Chulmleigh Old Fair 2018 At 6.30pm on July 24th this year, a service in St Mary Magdalene church is the calm start to our six day, action-packed Fair. Once the royalty (the Fair Queen and her attendants) have been blessed, the fun begins! You can watch street entertainers and the hotly anticipated ‘money scramble’ in front of the Town Hall in Fore Street. The opening celebrations go on until about 10pm. Save some energy for the rest of the Fair, because no- one would want to miss Wednesday’s activities! The Country Fair starts with its craft stalls; sheep show; flower show; dog show; climbing walls and food and drink - accompanied by live music and the rumble of vintage tractors. A party atmosphere maintains the energy at the Golf Club in the evening. Sports Day is on Thursday – much more fun to be had by all ages including drivers, badminton players, golfers and enthusiastic athletes. The Gymkhana and Horse Show on Friday is a great chance for young and older riders to smarten up their horse for showing; amaze everyone at their jumping skills or dress up their pony for the fun races. Even if you don’t ride, what could be better on a warm summer’s day, than sitting in a beautiful field, eating ice-cream and watching horses go through their paces? In the evening you can exhaust yourself playing six a side football and then sleep well before Saturday’s events. This is the real town Carnival Day. A fancy dress competition and parade start us off, followed by street entertainment, a fun run and then games for children in Fore Street. As darkness falls, the atmosphere livens up even more; there is music and dancing until late- supported by local refreshments. If you love history and re-enactments we have an exciting encampment of soldiers on the playing field during the Fair. With The Company of the Lamb, frequent battles and skirmishes are bound to occur- a lot of energy, skill and enthusiasm is displayed by the group who are frequently joined by members of the audience. We all work hard to organise this high spot of our community‘s year - we’d love to see you all enjoy it too. When King Henry lll granted the royal charter in 1253 to allow us to hold a Fair, he can hardly have expected it still to be going strong, 765 years later!

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The Dog Show commences a at 2pm. Rosettes 1 Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Alon are having - 4 plus specials, prizes Champion and Reserve their Summer Gathering at Filleigh Village Hall on trophy to include: Buckham Fair Best Rescue/ Saturday 18th August at 10.30 for 11 am start. Rehomed Qualifier. First 3 get an invitation to en- Entry £2. Open meeting- all welcome. Bring your ter Buckham Fair Show with an opportunity to own lunch - teas and coffees available - all in a meet Martin Clunes. beautiful countryside location. For more information or a schedule contact 01808 804347 or email [email protected]. All The Moor Rover Minibus provides a unique drop proceeds to the Friends of St James, Iddesleigh - off and pick-up service for walkers, cyclists and explorers in the Exmoor National Park and Cole- Duffield Court Open Day ridge Way. Most buses are fully accessible and (Abbeyfield South Molton Society) can carry bikes, wheelchairs, and dogs. Further On Saturday 7th July 2018, 2–4pm, in West details available from www.atwest.org.uk, e-mail Street, South Molton EX36 4DG. Refreshments, [email protected] or phone 01643 709701. Plants, Raffle, Handmade Items, Bric-a-Brac, Face Painting. Tel: 01769 572119 or 574764. National Plant Monitoring Scheme On 9th July from 10am-3pm come and join an Atherington Summer Fete expert from Plantlife for an introduction to the Is on Saturday 7th July from 2pm at Atherington National Plant Monitoring Scheme. This one-day Children’s Playing Field. Peppa Pig, Spiderman, course will cover how to carry out the survey and Torrington Silver band, Dog show, Cream teas, an introduction to identifying plants. Following an Stalls, Games, Vintage vehicles and more! Fun indoor session at Exmoor House in the morning Family Dog at 2.30pm. We would welcome offers there will then be a chance to put the survey into of help, donations of prizes for the raffle & tom- practice in the afternoon in an outdoor session. bola, and cakes, plants and produce for the Please bring walking boots/wellies, waterproofs, stalls. Traders welcome - £10 per plot. Contact packed lunch and a drink, pen and paper to Sarah 01769 560537 make notes and suncream. Tea and coffee will be provided. Booking is essential – this is a free Don't miss the 97th event. Please book on the National Plant Moni- Garden Show, Fête and Dog Show toring Scheme website www.npms.org.uk/ (Supported by Winson Petroleum Ltd and “Boxes content/training-and-events and Bits” Antiques) on Saturday 4th August at 2.30pm at Umberleigh Village Hall (Dog Show Maclins Quarry commences 2.15pm) Admission £1, children free Recycling Centre EX36 3EB Bar, cream teas, crafts, live music, plant sales, Summer hours at our local tip are: Saturday and games and children's activities and much more... Sunday 10am-6pm. Please note that trailers over Download your Schedule from 1.8m internal/body length are no longer permit- www.umberleighvillagehall.co.uk ted. For more information call 0345 155 1010 Chimney sweeping

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Communities Together Funding Once again Council and Devon County Council have teamed up to make over £82,000 cash available to help kick-start projects which will benefit local communities. A new finan- cial year not only means that £82,609 of new funding is on offer, but the fund also has a new name – the Communities Together Fund. This new name is in recognition that the fund, formerly called the Town and Parishes (TAP) Fund, has now been revised and will be open to local groups and community organisations in October 2018 to apply, as well as parish and town coun- cils who can apply for the funding from 21 May 2018. Devon County Council contributes £1 for each elector and North Devon District Council contributes 10p per elector. Funding is available to ‘kick-start’ local projects and to encourage local action for projects and services that will make a real difference at com- munity level. Funding can be sought for capital and revenue projects that will benefit residents of Farming Community Network at least two parishes, and meet identified com- The Farming Community Network, munity needs. Applications which show that town Devon FCN are holding induction and parish councils and voluntary and community events for anyone wanting to know more about groups are working together to trial solutions to their work and who are maybe thinking of volun- local issues, empower communities and enable teering There are lots of ways you can help, in- community resilience are welcomed. Projects cluding: befriending, visiting, fundraising, admin, that develop community self-help within an area show displays, giving talks, event & service plan- will be particularly supported. ning, telephone helpline, finance & much more! Voluntary groups, communities, organisations Come along on Tuesday 3rd July at 7.30pm at and town and parish councils are encouraged to the Amory Building, Devon YFC Centre, Cheriton jointly apply for funding for projects that will bene- Bishop to find out more! fit more than one community. Funding opportuni- Current volunteers will be on hand to answer ties like this really shouldn’t be missed, so local questions and a presentation will be given about Councillors encourage local groups to find out FCN. Light refreshments will be available. more information about the fund, and other Please reply to joanne [email protected] grants that are available. or 07897 540278 For more information contact: FCN HelplineTel: 03000 111 999 [email protected], call 01271 388253. (7am-11pm everyday)

Withyfest‘18 South Molton Community Connections offers Will be held on July 20th—22nd at Edge Down free, informed and confidential help with all sorts Park, Witheridge, Devon EX16 8AH with live mu- of questions. For advice, links to more specialist sic, DJs, stages, festival food and klids’ stuff. organisations and practical help with things like Friday 3pm - late, Saturday 12pm – late, Sunday filling in forms visit us in the Amory Centre every 12-4pm. Adults £10, Students OAPs £5, Under Thursday from 10am to 12noon, check our web- 11s free (with an adult). 3 nights Camping includ- site on smconnect.weebly.com or e-mail us on ed. For tickets please visit: www.withyfest.co.uk [email protected].

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Your Mobile Library Mobile Library/Outreach Service Consultation Providing good quality sustainable library services 125 East St, South Molton EX36 3BU 9am-5pm Monday-Friday 01769 572501 in a very rural county presents many challenges, particularly with dispersed communities and an Bereavement Support 01769 572476 ageing population. We believe that everyone 1st & 2nd Thursday 12-2pm should be able to access our services. New tech- Citizens Advice Bureau 03444 111444 Thursday, by appointment only 01769 572501 nology and ways of working, as seen in many oth- Community News 01769 575528 er parts of the country, offer fresh opportunities to Councillors’ surgery 01769 572501 consider that could help us to improve access to 2nd Saturday 10am-11am library services for even more people in rural are- Energy Clinic, Energy 361 01271 599361 as. This consultation seeks your views on our ex- 1st Tuesday 2-5pm isting mobile library and outreach services. Our Library 01769 572128 aim is to understand what is of most value to you. Tuesday 9am-5pm Let us know your views and share your ideas so Wednesday 9am-1pm that, together, we can shape a library service fit for Thursday 9am-5pm the future. Have your say online; the closing date Friday 9am-6pm Saturday 9am-1pm is 28th July at devon.cc/librariesoutreach You Member of Parliament surgery 01271 327990 can also complete the consultation online in any of Quarterly by appointment our 50 libraries. Paper copies are available at li- North Devon Council Customer Advice braries and mobile library service stops. Mon, Tues, Thurs 9am-5pm 01271 327711 Why are we reviewing services? Usage of both our Royal British Legion welfare drop-in 07884 886050 static and mobile libraries is changing. Our static li- 2nd Thursday 10am-12noon braries are adapting to provide a greater range of S Molton Community Connections 01769 572501 digital and other services and to act as vital commu- Thursday 10am-12noon nity hubs. Library outreach services also need to South Molton Town Council 01769 572501 adapt and develop to meet people’s changing needs and connect better with more people in rural areas. Monday-Friday 9am-4.30pm The number of mobile library loans has reduced from South Molton Town Clerk Surgery 01769 572501 over 90,000 to 64,000 since 2014/15. The current Tuesday 2-4pm service is provided from 4 mobile library vehicles South Molton Volunteer Bureau which make 447 short stops across the county each 1st Wednesday 2-4pm 01769 573167 month. That’s around 6 stops per day for each vehi- Visitor Information is available in reception at cle. An average stop lasts less than 40 minutes serv- the Amory Centre 125 East St, South Molton ing just 4 people. Mobile libraries can offer only a limited service due to their size. More people now COMMUNITY NEWS S Molton & District use mobile technology and the internet. Please get news, advertisements and events for What alternatives could there be? our July issue to us by 15th June.  Extended Home Library Service delivering books To advertise in the 24 parishes around S Molton and audiobooks. or to contribute items or diary dates, please write  Help with Transport – Working with local community to us, or drop off messages, at the Amory Centre, transport providers to provide stops at town libraries 125 East St, S Molton EX36 3BU, email us at  Good Neighbour Scheme – This would enable a friend to collect and return books on your behalf. [email protected] or call 01769  Pop-up Community Libraries 575528 (answerphone).  eBooks and online material – Invest in a wider Events can also be entered in the Events Diary at the Amory Centre reception. range of online material for all library card holders. devon.cc/librariesoutreach Thank you all for your support! Castle Hill Gardens Filleigh, EX32 0RH 50 acres of historic parkland ideal for garden lovers and perfect for youngsters to explore. Stroll amongst wood- land, temples, follies and statues and climb to the Castle for outstanding views. Dogs on leads welcome. Refresh with a visit to the tearoom. Open daily except Saturdays 11am – 5pm. Adults £7, Seniors £6.50

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