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PROMISES TO BE BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER! Carnival takes place on

The Crowning of the Queen takes place at Noon in the Pannier Market This year's Queen is Summer Warren

The Princess is Faith Symonds and Pageboy, Cameron Hosker

The Procession assembles from 5pm and commences at 6pm from Southley Road Entry to the procession is FREE and entry forms are available from The Rotary Shop and Webbers Estate Agents in South Molton. It is possible to enter at Southley Road on the day of the Carnival. Walking entries of any size

welcome, cups and rosettes to be won in a range of categories

Showcase your business/organisation and support your community by participating or attending this event!

In the Pannier Market

FUNFAIR, POP UP PUB, HOG ROAST, BURGERS, ICE CREAM Fun for all the family!

For more details look out for published publicity or Telephone John Maxfield on 01598 710051 or John Price on 01769 574109 RIVERSIDE CARAVAN AND CAMPING PARK AND COUNTRY CLUB SOUTH MOLTON

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RIVERSIDE CARAVAN AND CAMPING PARK’S ANNUAL Now Open 3 DAY COUNTRY AND All Day On WESTERN FESTIVAL Saturdays! 8th, 9th and 10th September

Your Local Independent LIVE MUSIC ALL WEEKEND Veterinary Centre. TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE Southley Road camping pitches still available South Molton FOR FULL DETAILS PHONE Tel: 01769 572176 01769 579269

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Castle Hill Gardens,

Spooktacular all weather family day Sunday 22 October 11am to 5pm Fearless fools are invited to uncover the mysteries in our creepy clues garden trail A day full of spine tingling family fun Scary surprises and terrifying treats Frighteningly good refreshments served all day have working/ploughing day at South Leigh Pumpkin carving Ghostly storytelling Farm, South Molton EX36 3EH on 3rd Septem- All activities are free after normal garden admission ber from 10am. Owners of vintage tractors and www.castlehilldevon.co.uk 01598 760336 machinery are invited to bring their tractors and machines – ploughs, harrows, etc - to demon- Two Moors Festival strate the various modes of agricultural cultiva- 13th to 21st October tion that was generally used before the advent of To book your tickets online go to http://tickets.the modern technology. Participants, supporters and twomoorsfestival. co.uk/sales/2017festival. We spectators welcome. Refreshments available. For details and to register ring 01769 572965 or have introduced e-tickets this year. Choose the 01271 378019 ‘print-at-home’ option at checkout and your e- They are having a tractor run on 1st October: ticket will be emailed to you. Please print it out as assemble at the Sheepskin Car Park, Pilton you may not be able to access your email at the Causeway, EX32 7AA for a 10am de- venues due to poor phone signal. parture. Entry forms can be downloaded from the A £1.50 charge is applied to credit card website http://smoltonvintagerally.co.uk/ or from transactions. There is no charge for debit facebook.com/SouthMoltonVintageRally card or cash transactions. details 01271 850903 or 07974 026060 thetwomoorsfestival.co.uk South Molton Rock & Roll Night Sam Pickard Art Trek Venue 28 Saturday 9th September, in support of Known for her award winning floral and moorland the Air Ambulance’s 25th anniver- textile designs Sam is delighted to be part of the sary. An evening of 50s and 60s music with The Art Trek open studios again this year. Twice Sundowners and DJ Midnight Shift in the Pannier been shortlisted for the British Design Awards, Market from 7.30pm. Entry £8. Bar. Refreshments she has exhibited all over the UK, from the V&A or bring a picnic. to the Scottish Gallery, the USA and Europe. On Seating provided but bring a chair if you wish. 16, 17, 23 and 24 September from 2 – 5pm Sam will be opening her studio in South Molton to the Master Carver Laurence Beckford public (as seen in Episode One of George lives and works in Dulverton, and is one of only Clarke’s Old House, New Home on Channel handful of master carvers in the country. His Four). Please come along and see Sam’s beauti- work is in high demand; he has worked on many ful work and have a chat with the maker herself – prestigious projects, including the restoration of the fire damaged Grinling Gibbons carvings at there will be bargains! North Street Design Hampton Court Palace and the replacement of Works, South Molton, EX36 3AN the carved enrichments in the State and Octagon Dining Rooms at Windsor Castle . Laurence is Thinking Matters! giving a talk at Filleigh Village Hall as part of the N Devon’s discussion group now meets on the Two Moors Festival on 29th September - visit first Tuesday of September, October, November, thetwomoorsfestival.co.uk to book tickets. December, February, March, April, May and June He will speak about the rigorously detailed work at 7.30pm in the Castle Centre Main Hall, 25 involved in the damaged carvings and also about Castle St, Barnstaple EX31 1 DR. For more infor- his passion for traditional ‘hand cut’ lettering in mation contact Nicola (07771 424741) or visit our slate and stone. To see more of his work visit website: www.thinkingmatters.org.uk www.beckfordsartworks.co.uk Chimney sweeping

Hetas and APICS registered Sunday

Brush & vacuum South Molton Pannier Market Certificate issued Insured 10am to 3pm

17th September 19th November Call: Taylor Made Projects 15th October 17th December on 01271 900450 Visit www.pannierantiques.com to buy and sell antiques

LEARN TO DANCE - A HEALTHY OPTION!

New Ballroom and Latin Beginners Classes start on Tuesday 19th September Do you speak Spanish? at Bishops Nympton Parish Hall I am looking for fellow Spanish speakers to start an informal conversation group (if there are Beginners Classes also available at Bampton and enough people, we can get a room at the South Molton Library). If you are interested, please call For more info and to book your place Mary on 07941 941544 or e-mail me at cm.i.tait Ring Lynne on 01769 550899 @googlemail.com. or visit www.happy-feet-dance .co.uk

Exmoor Pony Centre Music in Minehead Ashwick, Dulverton TA22 9QE Minehead and West Arts Society aims The Exmoor weather threw the lot at us on our to bring top-quality classical music in to our area. eleventh birthday. It must have been one of the It is a small charity run by a handful of volunteers, wettest activity days ever at the Pony Centre. who love good music. We are now preparing for Despite that, we had plenty of visitors who cheer- our 54th season of concerts with top-class artists fully braved the rain. All the activities and riding and introducing gifted young musicians: took place under cover! Trekking and taster ses- Friday 29th September 7.30pm Regal Theatre, Mine- sions continue through the summer but do need head £18 The English String Orchestra playing Mo- to be pre-booked and you can find all the details zart, Schubert, Kreisler, Elgar and Britten about our riding sessions online at www.exmoor Friday 10th November 7.30pm Regal Theatre, Mine- ponycentre.org.uk or call us on 01398 323093. head £15 Wihan Quartet: Mozart, Schubert, Dvořák Friday 19th January 7.30pm Avenue Methodist Church, Minehead £15 James Turnbull (oboe) and The 96th Garden Show and Libby Burgess (piano) with Schumann, Brahms, Dog Show was held on 5 August. “The contin- Vaughan Williams and Mendelssohn uing success of the Show lies in the tireless sup- Friday 9th March 7.30pm Regal Theatre, Minehead port from many local people who give freely of £15 Florilegium with Handel, Vivaldi, Bach and Pergo- their time and talents to create this great local lesi event” reports Show secretary David Hawkings. Tickets are available from the Regal Theatre in There were nearly four hundred entries across person, on 01643 706430 or at https://regal thea- six categories. More than forty pupils from Um- tre.co.uk. Booking for non-members opens on 1st berleigh Primary Academy submitted entries. September. The Society also organises coach The Village Hall was packed with visitors admir- outings to live opera, ballet, theatre and concerts, ing the exhibits, which the judges described as more details at www.mineheadartssociety.org.uk. being of a “very high standard”. There was a wide range of music, from skiffle and jazz to cho- ral music. The Dog Show attracted 50 dogs! Drop in to new Free Energy Clinics from 361 Energy CIC at the Amory Centre in South Molton Devon Open Studios on first Tuesday afternoons. Fully trained energy Local artists and makers Lucy Perry, Alissa Mihai, advisers will be on hand to bring you all the latest Carol Rhodes and Ken Hildrew are at The Old advice about energy use helping you save Energy, School, N Molton from 11am-6pm on Saturdays/ Money and Carbon. Bring your latest gas and Sundays 9/10th, 15/16th and 23/24th September electric bills to get advice on tariff and supplier Stuart’s Funnies switching, apply for warm home discount, get en- The world is a stage but the play is badly cast ergy saving advice and tips and book your free Oscar Wilde home energy visits. Fuel and water debt advice Talkers are not good doers William Shakespeare and Smart Meter Advice available. All welcome. Life doesn’t imitate art, it imitates bad television www.361energy.org [email protected] Woody Allen 01271 599361 All New Beginners Ballroom Dance Classes Qualified Dance Teacher for: Modern Sequence Dancing starts Tuesday 26 September 2017 Ballroom Dancing starts Wednesday 27 September 2017

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Reading Hack Café for age 12+, S Molton Library, 2pm Meditation, Simon Millward, Rose and Crown, S Molton, 6.30pm 01769 579829 and every Tuesday Zen meditation, Being Well Clinic, S Molton, 7pm 01769 540135 and every Tuesday Bishops Nympton Dance Club, Parish Hall, 6.30 & every Tues Badminton, W Anstey Hall, Yeo Mill, 7-8.30pm 01398 341507 American Square Dancing, St John’s Community Centre, SEPTEMBER Barnstaple, 7-9pm 01769 579680 and every Tues Silver Spurs 1 Library Stitchers, S Molton Library, 4-5.30 & every Friday Ballroom Dance class, Filleigh Village Hall 01769 572384 and Bingo for Harriet Selley’s Amigos trip to Uganda, Parish Hall, every Tuesday Bishops Nympton, 7.30pm 6 Coffee morning, Chapel Schoolroom, Burrington, 10-11.30am Jazz on the Moor, Parish Church, Dulverton, 7.30pm 01398 and every Wednesday 323462 Le Jazz Coffee morning, Methodist Church, , 10am-12noon N Devon YFC end of summer party, Higher Biddacott, Feel better with a book, S Molton Library, 10-11am , 9pm-1am 07435 578088 Computer/Gadget Help, S Molton Library, 10-12& every Wed 2 Pannier Market, S Molton 8am-1pm & every Saturday S Molton Men’s Shed, Scout Hut, 10am-12noon Sat Lego Club, S Molton Library 10-12am & every Saturday Cook & Eat, U3A, Parish Hall, Bishops Nympton, 11pm Coffee morning, Methodist Sch Rm, Chittlehampton, 10.30-12 Writing Group, S Molton Library 2-4pm 01769 572128 Sheepdog trial, Whitefield Barton, , 10.30am- S Molton Volunteer Bureau, Amory Ctre, 2-4 01769 573167 4.30pm Dog Show from 2pm, 01598 763217 Ballroom Dance class, Filleigh Village Hall 01769 572384 and Coffee morning/Garden open, for N Devon Hospice, 79b South every Wednesday St, S Molton, 10.30am-1pm Short Mat Bowls, Parish Hall, Bishops Nympton, 7.30pm Indoor Car Boot , Village Hall, Brayford, 11-4 01598 710236 07772 757124 and every Wednesday New Perspectives: Hidden Histories launch, Beaford Arts, Social Badminton, Parish Hall, Kings Nympton, 7.30-10pm Assembly Rooms S Molton, 11am-2pm 01769 580581 and every Wednesday Gardens Open, NDevon Hospice, 79b South St, S Molton, 2-5 7 Country Market, Pannier Mkt, S Molton 8.30-1 & every Thurs Bish Nym Bash, Parish Hall, 3-9pm Opening of Community Market Stall, Motor Neurone Disease, Pannier Market, S Club, 7pm Bicycle Repair Man Molton 01598 760478 Raise the Roof Builders’ Barbecue, Anstey’s Got Talent, W N Devon Voluntary Services drop-in, Amory Centre, S Molton Anstey Village Hall, Yeo Mill, 6pm 01398 341615 10am-1pm 07531 447222 & every Thursday Dance, Victory Hall, N Molton 01598 740477 S Molton Foodbank, YMCA, 10am-12.30pm 07422 651253 3 Car Boot sale, old Tesco, Barnstaple 10-2pm 07999 445489 and and every Thursday every Sunday Citizens Advice Bureau, Amory Centre, S Molton appts 03444 Working/Ploughing Day, S Molton Vintage Rally Club, South 111444 & every Thursday Leigh Farm from 10am Coffee morning, Squire Courtt, S Molton,11am & every Thurs Lobster and Crab Feast, Clovelly Seated Yoga, Scout Hut, S Molton, 11am and every Thursday Thursday Craft Group, Age Concern, S Molton, 2-4pm 01769 4 Beginning of School Term Yoga, YMCA SMolton, 6.30-7.30am 07808663021 & every Mon 575952 and every Thursday Molton Meddlers, Pannier Market, 9.30am and every Monday Families for Children, Garden Room, Castle Hill, Filleigh, 1-3 Yoga, Amory Centre, S Molton, 9.30-11am 01769 572501 Heritage Tour walk, from Heritage Centre, Dulverton, 3- S Molton Striders walk from Square 10.30 1 mile & every Mon 4.30pm 07969 243887 S Molton Community Connections, Amory House, 10am-1pm N Devon Folk Choir, Amory Ctre, S Molton, 7.30 & every Thur 01769 572501 and every Monday Activity Afternoon, Exmoor Pony Ctre, 12-3pm 01398 323093 Short Mat Bowls, Parish Hall, Bishops Nympton, 2pm 07772 Sequence Dance Club, Church Hall, S Molton, 7.30-9.30pm 757124 and every Monday and every Thursday Bingo, Village Hall, Chittlehampton, 7.30pm Autumn Show, BishopsNympton GardeningCl, ParishHall, 7.30 Short Mat Bowls, W Anstey Hall, Yeo Mill, 7.30-10pm 01398 8-10 Live Music Weekend, Riverside, S Molton 01769 579269 341615 and every Monday 8 Fitness with Friends, Ageing Well, Methodist Hall, S Molton, Badminton, Parish Hall, Filleigh, 7.30pm and every Monday 2pm 01805 622666 and every Friday 5 Molton Meddlers, Pannier Market, 9.30am & every Tuesday Harvest Festival, Parish Church, , 6.30pm Coffee morning, Old School, N Molton, 10-12 & every Tues Harvest Festival, S Molton Livestock Market, 7.30pm Yoga, Parish Hall, Bishops Nympton, 10.15-11.45am 01884 A Monster Call (12A), Dulverton Films, Town Hall, 7 for 253229 and every Tuesday 7.30pm book 01398 323474 S Molton Striders walk, Chittlehampton, from S Molton Square, Phill Jupitus, Adult Comedy, George, S Molton, 8pm 01805 10.10am, 01769 540638 4.5 miles 624624 Bounce & Rhyme, S Molton Library, 10.30am & every Tues 9-10 Open Studio, local artists, Old School, N Molton, 11am-6pm Energy Clinic, 361 Energy, AmoryCtre, SMolton 01271 599361 9 Last day for Animal Agent trails, S Molton Library S Molton Hearing Loss Group, Age Concern Pop-in, 2-4pm Sat Coffee morning/book sale, for Devon Historic Churches Trust, 01271 373236 Parish Church, S Molton, 10am-4pm Creative Writing Group, S Molton Library, 10am-noon

SOUTH MOLTON TAXIS Day &Night Services 8-16,33 Rock and Roll Night for Air Ambulance, Pannier Market, S Seater Buses Molton from 7.30pm Jukebox Favourites, for Memory Café, Methodist Hall, S available Molton, 7.30pm Harmonica Singers 10 Flea Market, Pannier Market, S Molton, 10-3pm 01837 83098 Dominick’s Close, Parsonage Lane, South Molton Harvest Festival/supper/auction, Parish Church, Bishops Nympton, 11.30am bring and share 01769 573636 Three Church Service, Brayford Chapel, 11.15pm Historical Tour, from Heritage Centre, Dulverton, 3-4.30pm Bishops Nympton WI, Parish Hall, 7.30pm Harvest Concert, Methodist Chapel, Burrington 19 Their Finest (12A), Village Hall, Winsford, 7.30pm 11 Bring and share harvest tea, S Molton WI, Methodist Hall, 2pm 20 Coffee morning, Village Hall, Chittlehamholt Autumn Show, and District Garden Soc, Pavilion, Feel better with a book, S Molton Library, 10-11am 7pm 01769 580719 Flower Demonstration, Twitchen Ladies Club, Parish Hall Bishops Nympton History Soc, Parish Hall, 7.30pm Fuschias, Garden Club, Parish Hall, Rose Ash, 8pm 12 Widecombe Fair 21 See Hear on Wheels, Southley Rd, S Molton, 2-4 01271 373236 Parent/baby/toddlers, Parish Hall, Kingsnympton, 9-11am Open Hearts bereavement care, Amory Centre, S Molton,12-2 Musical Memories for those with dementia, Age Concern, S 22-30 Appledore Book Festival Molton, 2-3.30pm 22 Quiz and Carvery, Sportsman’s Inn, Sandyway for W Anstey Evening of Poetry, S Molton Library from 6pm 01769 572128 Village Hall Extension 7 for 7.30pm 01398 341615 13-21 Two Moors Festival www.thetwomoorsfestival.co.uk Quiz evening for Church, Parish Hall, Chawleigh, 13-16 Barnstaple Fair 7.30pm 01769 580265 13 Coffee House, Oldways End Methodist Hall, 10.30am-12noon Jackie (15), Dulverton Films, Town Hall, 7 for 7.30pm book Coffee morning, Parish Hall, Knowstone, 11am-12noon John Otway, rock, George, S Molton, 8 01805 624624 Plough 1920’s costume, Brayford WI, Village Hall, 7.15pm 23-8 Oct Somerset Art Weeks www.somersetartworks.org.uk 14 Striders Walk, N Molton, from S Molton Square, 10am 01769 23-24 Open Studio. North St Design Works, S Molton, 2-5 Art Trek 574511 4 miles Open Studio, local artists, Old School, N Molton, 11am-6pm Royal British Legion Welfare drop-in, Amory Centre, S 23 South Molton Carnival Molton, 12-2pm 0808 802 808017 Sat Hope Bourne guided walk from Withypool Car Park, 10.30am- Memory Café, Amory Centre, S Molton 10.30am-12.30pm 1pm 01398 323335 Exmoor Soc 3 miles Heasley Mill WI, Village Hall, 7.30pm Dance for Hall funds, Village Hall, Knowstone, 8pm Ben Exmoor Mires Project, Exmoor Soc, Congregational Church Live Music, S Molton Conservative Club 9 Bicycle Repair Man Hall, Dulverton, 7.30pm 01398 323954 24-7 Oct Art exhibition, Heritage Centre, Dulverton 07969 243887 15-16 Open Studio, local artists, Old School, N Molton, 11am-6pm 24 Plant Fair, RHS Rosemoor, Torrington, 10-3pm Plant Heritage 15 Deadline for October’s edition of the Community News Harvest Thanksgiving, Parish Church, S Molton, 11am Mission Unbreakable for N Devon Hospice, from N Molton Tea Dance, Parish Hall, Bishops Nympton, 2.30-5.30pm Sports Hall; book www.missionunbreakable.org.uk Ordination Service. Parish Church, N Molton, 3pm Families for Children, Garden Rm, Castle Hill, Filleigh, 10-12 26 Open Studio, rag rugs, S Molton Library, 10am-4pm Art Trek Reading Group, S Molton Library, 2.30-4pm Coffee Break, W Anstey Parish Hall, Yeo Mill, 11am-12.30pm Harvest Festival/supper, E Anstey Ch/Oldways End Hall, 6.30 Musical Memories for those with dementia, Age Concern, S Quiz and Carvery for Twitchen Church, Sportsman’s Inn, Molton, 2-3.30pm Sandyway, 7 for 7.30pm S Molton Town Council meetings, Town Hall, 6.30pm Stained Glass talk, Chulmleigh Soc, Parish Ch 01769 581398 Folk Dancing, W Anstey Parish Hall, Yeo Mill, 8-9pm Acoustic Night, Old Coaching Inn, S Molton, 8-11pm 27 Yorkshire Pudding, film night, E Anstey book 01398 341423 Quiz for High Bray Church, Village Hall, Brayford, 7.30pm 28 Rural Futures Conference, Devon Communities Together, 16-17 Open Studio. North St Design Works, S Molton, 2-5 Art Trek Westpoint, Exeter, 9am 01392 248919 16 Barnstaple Carnival Striders Walk, , from S Molton Square, 10am Sat Vintage Gathering, Broadwoodkelly 01769 572506 5.5 miles Devon Association 8 bells competition, Parish Ch, S Molton Gentlemen prefer Blondes, Film, S Molton Library, 6.30pm Open Studio, rag rugs, D Hastings, S Molton Library, 10am- 29 Coffee morning and light lunches, Community Hall, Oldways 1pm: workshops available 01769 572124 Art Trek End, 10.30-2.30pm 01398 341580 Macmillan Cancer Support Family Craft, S Molton Library, 10.30-12noon 01769 572128 Laurence Beckford, wood carver, talk, Village Hall, Filleigh, Harvest Festival/supper/auction, Parish Ch/Hall, Knowstone, 7 6.30pm 01769 581398 Two Moors Festival Charity Dance, Village Hall, W Anstey, from 7pm 30-1 Oct Autumn Gala, and Railway, Woody 17 Antique Market, Pannier Market, S Molton, 10am-3pm Bay Station Messy Church, W Anstey Village Hall, 11.30-2 01398 341199 30 Bubble Rush Charity Run, Children's Hospice SW, Castle Hill, Harvest Festival, Parish Church, Mariansleigh, 12noon Sat Filleigh www.chsw.org.uk 5km Hidden Figures (PG), S Molton Film Soc, George, 7.30pm Big Breakfast and Market, Village Hall, W Buckland, 9am- 18 Open Day, Simonsbath Sawmill, 10am-4pm 01643 831202 1.30pm: tables available 01598 760437 Chulmleigh Local History Society AGM and Social evening Coffee and Cake, RNLI, Twon Hall, Dulverton, 9.30am-1pm 19-20 Open Studio, rag rugs, S Molton Library, 10-1pm Art Trek John Shillito’s Select Jazz Band, Parish Hall, Brushford, 6.45 19 Coffee morning, Friends of Dulverton Library, Library, 10.30-12 for7.30pm Exmoor Jazz

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Come for a relaxing Reiki or Reiki Massage Session at the Beautiful Rose & Crown Clinic in South Molton Soft toy safety advice This has been issued after some toys fail tests. For more information or to book a session, please contact: Buying the right soft toy for a child includes think- Julie – Reiki Master Practitioner 07561 835339 ing about safety. Look for quality design and con- [email protected] struction in all toys for all ages and become a www.devonschoolofreiki.co.uk / www.reikirascals.com label reader, says Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards. Ensure that all directions or instructions are clear to you, and, when appropri- Rural Futures Conference ate, to the child. Plastic wrappings on toys should Devon Communities be discarded and check toys for small parts, Westpoint Conference Centre Clyst St Mary Exe- sharp edges and accessories. Keep toys intend- ter EX5 1DJ , 28th September, 2017 at 9am. We ed for older children away from younger children have turned to our home universities of Exeter – such toys may injure young children. and Plymouth rational and reasoned considera- tions of how the South West’s rural communities Families for Children Trust is a Specialist will respond to Changing Worlds. Now in its 6th Adoption Agency and charitable trust based in year, the Rural Futures Conference has estab- the South West. We place vulnerable children lished itself as the essential gathering for those from all over the UK with new adoptive families in concerned with rural issues in Devon. We pride Devon, Dorset, Cornwall, Somerset and the Isles ourselves on themes that are topical and contrib- of Scilly. We have a growing number of older chil- utors who are lively and thought provoking. dren, sibling groups and children with disabilities Tickets are £45 for this all day event (if you are a waiting to be adopted and we are looking for member of Devon Communities Together) or £60 more adopters to come forward quite quickly. for non-members. Please phone 01392 248919 Meetings where people can learn about becom- or email [email protected] if you ing an adopter and how we can support you for would prefer us to send you an invoice for your life will be at The Garden Flat, Castle Hill Estate, booking or to just to let us know if you are having Filleigh, Barnstaple, N Devon. EX32 0RQ on any problems booking online. Thursday 7th September 1-3pm Thursday 15th September 10-12noon Helping to Support Village Life Thursday 20th October 10-12noon A Community Benefit Fund has distributed over And on Thursday 19th October, 6.30-8.30pm £30,000 since opening for applications earlier this Voice FM Meeting Room, Belle Meadow Court, year to ensure the community receives support Albert Lane, Barnstaple, North Devon EX32 8RJ for projects that help to make a positive differ- ence to the lives of local people. Four Parish Funding is available to kick-start local projects Halls were given funding from Devon Community and to encourage local action for projects and ser- Foundation’s Batsworthy Cross Wind Farm Com- vices that will make a real difference at community munity Fund including , Bishops level. North Devon Council is inviting applications Nympton, Knowstone and and Crea- for the Town and Parish Fund (TAP Fund) from combe. To bring the community together and town and parish councils and voluntary and com- help reduce any social isolation felt by local resi- munity groups who are working together to trial dents, Bishops Nympton Parish Hall Trust were solutions to local issues, empower communities awarded funding to enhance the new Community and enable community resilience. The Council Social Club and maximise the range of activities works with Devon County Council to allocate mon- available to all generations. Applications are wel- ey from the fund. For more information contact come at any time, you can find out more about North Devon Council on 01271 388253, email the Foundation and funding opportunities at [email protected] or find more details www.devoncf.com. Or just get in touch on 01884 and an application form at 235887 or email [email protected]. www.northdevon.gov.uk/grants The Cheese Larder TURNER FRAMES

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Locals and visitors are invited to attend a free event at South Molton Town Hall on Saturday 2nd September, 125 East St, South Molton EX36 3BU 11am-2pm, New Perspectives, to celebrate the launch 9am-5pm Monday-Friday 01769 572501 of Hidden Histories of rural North Devon: opening up the Beaford Archive. This is a vibrant and unique 3 Citizens Advice Bureau 03444 111444 year project for the N Devon, funded by the Heritage Thursday, by appointment only 01769 572501 Lottery Fund. Community News S Molton & District 01769 575528 Formerly unseen images from the Archive collections Councillors’ surgery will be on display, shedding new light on our local her- 2nd Saturday 10am-11am 01769 57250 itage. A first glimpse of a small sample of the 3000 Energy Clinic, Energy 361 plus contact sheets to be published online later this 1st Tuesday 01271 599361 year. We look forward to learning more about these Library 01769 572128 and hearing about your know-ledge and experience of Tuesday 9am-5pm the familiar places and faces captured on film. Wednesday 9am-1pm Members of the Hidden Histories team will share in- Thursday 9am-5pm formation about the volunteering opportunities availa- Friday 9am-6pm ble and what to expect from the project. An Oral Histo- Saturday 9am-1pm rian will be looking for people interested in training in Member of Parliament surgery oral history techniques to help support the ongoing Quarterly by appointment 01271 327990 collection of memories. Andrew Jones, the Chairman Memory Café for those with memory problems of Devon History Society will speak about life in North 2nd Thursday 10.30am-12.30pm 01271 311630 Devon during the Victorian era; and Education Histori- North Devon Council Customer Advice an Dr Phillip Norman will discuss the S Molton Com- Mon, Tues, Thurs 9am-5pm 01769 572501 munity College Memories Project. A free light buffet North Devon Voluntary Service drop-in will be provided throughout, this is a free ‘drop-in’ Thursday 10am-1pm 01271 866300 event, so no pre-booking is needed. Open Hearts for the bereaved For more information, please contact Beaford Arts at 1st and 3rd Thursday 12-2pm 01769 572476 [email protected] or 01769 572573. Royal British Legion welfare drop-in The Project has been further supported by the Paul Hamlyn 2nd Thursday 12noon-2pm 07884 886050 Foundation, Elmgrant Trust, Fullabrook CIC, Leader 5 Tor- S Molton Community Connections ridge and North Devon, and the North Devon Coast Areas of Monday 10am-12noon Outstanding Natural Beauty. Thursday 10am-1pm 01769 572501 South Molton Town Council COMMUNITY NEWS S Molton & District Monday-Friday 9am-4.30pm 01769 572501 Please get news, adverts and events for our Octo- South Molton Town Clerk Surgery Tuesday 2-4pm 01769 572501 ber issue to us by 15th September. To advertise in South Molton Volunteer Bureau the 24 parishes around S Molton or to contribute, 1st Wednesday 2-4pm 01769 573167 please write to us, or drop off messages, at the Yoga Amory Centre, 125 East St, S Molton EX36 3BU, Monday 9.30-11am 01769 572501 email us at moltonnews@ hotmail.co.uk, or call 01769 575528 answerphone. Events can also be Visitor Information is available in the reception entered in the Events Diary at the Amory Centre area of the Amory Centre 125 East St, South reception. Thank you for your support! Molton 01769 572501 during office hours.

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