Art Trek North Devon Open Studios
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Art Trek North Devon Open Studios September 14th - 30th sees the popular, annual Art Trek Open Studios event taking place across North Devon and West Exmoor, where artists invite the public into their homes, studios and work- spaces. In the South Molton area, artists involved are; textile artist, Sam Pickard and landscape artist Phil Rycroft, S Molton; four local artists and makers sharing at Judith Westcott's studio; South Molton Pannier Market, highlighting the artisan stalls; South Molton Library, hosting 'Artists Unlimited' showcasing local artists; painter Colin Allbrook, Umberleigh Nancy Kelly, stoneware sculptures, Brayford working in wool, Jackie Payne, West Buckland Swimbridge artists Ruth Bateman and Edward Crumpton painter Tony Williams, Kingsnympton and on Exmoor, Molland printmaker, Luna North, the Withypool artist, Jo Minoprio and ab- stract printmaker, Lisa Hanson at Parracombe. For details about all the artists involved please see www.arttrek.co.uk RIVERSIDE CARAVAN AND CAMPING PARK AND COUNTRY CLUB Bar & Restaurant open 7 days a week Breakfast 9am-12noon Now Open [Sundays 9am-10.30am] Lunch 12noon-2pm All Day On Evening meals 6pm-9pm Sunday Carvery 12noon-3pm Saturdays! Your Local Independent Luxury Statics for Hire, Veterinary Centre. Caravan Storage, Fishing at Woody Bay Station on the A39 Camping for caravans, tents, (EX31 4RA) between Southley Road motorhomes, campervans Blackmoor Gate and Lynton South Molton FOR FULL DETAILS Under 5’s travel free! Tel: 01769 572176 PHONE: 01769 579269 Pay once - ride all day EMAIL: [email protected] www.lynton-rail.co.uk Spooky Cycle Charity Hallowe’en Night Ride: Calvert Exmoor Trust/Isca Barum Insurance. The first ever Spooky Cycle will take place on the evening of Saturday 27th October and is open to all levels of cyclists, families, company teams and individu- als. Ride to start and finish from Barnstaple Rug- by Club along the Tarka Trail on a choice of two Filleigh Village Hall routes: route one: Puffing Billy in Great Torring- A little light exercise is good for you, especially ton and back, 30 miles; route two: Chivenor and when it includes fun and friendships. Also social- back, nine miles. Fancy dress is encouraged and ising can help boost your immunity to those win- there will be prizes for the best costumes. Early ter bugs. So try Short Mat Bowls (7.30pm Thurs- bird tickets available until 15th September via days) and/or Badminton (7.30pm Mondays). The Eventbrite: https://spooky-cycle.eventbrite.com first session of either is free in Filleigh Village with individual entries starting at £10, family entry Hall. For more information contact 01598 760332 starting at £17.50 for up to six members, and [email protected] adults teams of four starting at £25. For more info visit https://spooky-cycle.eventbrite.com or Remember and Rejoice Flower Festival call Jane Byrne on 01598 763221. to commemorate the end of the First World War and the coming of peace is at Bishops Nympton WAR HORSE 10K Parish Church on Saturday 15th and Sunday Sunday 23rd September, 11am 16th September from 10am-5pm. September will be our first 10K race, An exhibition of World War I memorabilia from it is also the 100th year Anniversary Bishops Nympton Local History Society and con- of Armistice Day, so as our run is in in War Horse tributions from the Primary School. Refreshments Country, we thought it was the perfect time to and Stalls For more information please phone start. The race will start and finish in Iddesleigh, 01769 550798 and will include some private land. This is a sce- Harvest Thanksgiving Sunday 16th Septem- nic 10K, 90% of which will be on the road. For ber at 6.30pm followed by a bring and share sup- more info and how to enter visit our face book per and an auction of produce in aid of the page or call 01805 804347. All proceeds for The Church Tower Repair Appeal. Friends of St James, Iddesleigh. South Molton Vintage Rally Club are planning Bish Nym Bash! a Ploughing/Working Day on Sunday September Saturday 1st September beginning at 3pm at 2nd from 10am at South Leigh Farm, South Mol- Bishops Nympton Parish Hall. with Captain Co- ton EX36 3EH (by kind permission of Mr M Bur- conut, barbecue from 5pm and much more!! nell).Owners of vintage tractors and machinery Evening entertainment and ‘mini’ beer festival are invited to bring their tractors and machines – provided by Bishops Nympton Community Club, ploughs harrows etc. to demonstrate the various live music by ‘Landspeeder’ from 9pm. For more modes of agricultural cultivation that was gener- info please contact Laura on 07305 812174. ally used before the advent of today’s modern technology. All are welcome participants, sup- NatWest Bank porters and spectators. There will be a range of NatWest’s Mobile Bank has extended its hours in refreshments available. For details ring 01769 South Molton Pannier Market on Tuesday mornings 572965 or 01271 378019 to 10.45-11.30am. Chimney sweeping Hetas and APICS registered Brush & vacuum Certificate issued Insured Call: Taylor Made Projects on 01271 900450 Personal Injury Claims Landlord & Tenant Disputes and Litigation Conveyancing Debt Collection Trusts, Wills & Probate Court Representation Business Advice and Contract Divorce & Family matters matters Northern Devon Healthcare Trust Flytipping Put your feet up, sit back and think … Are you North Devon Council has agreed to increase the the person we are looking for? fixed penalty notice (FPN) fines for environmental We are seeking committed, reliable volunteers to offences, such as littering, graffiti and flyposting. join us at South Molton Hospital as From September the Council will also be able to • Volunteer mealtime companions issue fines for flytipping for the first time. Previ- • Volunteer dementia companions ously all those caught flytipping would face pros- If you like talking to people and would like to be ecution at court, which is time consuming and part of a great team, whilst gaining valuable work can be costly. The Council will now be able to experience, then we need YOU to help us keep issue fines from £150 to £400 for small-scale on improving the fantastic care we offer our pa- flytipping offences. Large scale , repeat offend- tients and their families. We ask our volunteers to ers, operators in the waste management industry commit to 2-4 hours per week for a minimum of 6 and those tipping hazardous substances will still months. be dealt with through prosecution in court, where For more information on visit: www.northdevon fines can reach £50,000 or 12 months in prison. health.nhs.uk/work/volunteering/. The new FPN fines come into effect on 1st Sep- Or call: 01271 313933, email: ndht.volunteer@ tember, with maximum fines of: nhs.net, or pick up a leaflet at South •£150 for littering (including littering from cars) Molton Community Hospital. •£150 for graffiti or flyposting •£200 for abandoned vehicles Better Care Fund •£400 for flytipping Additional funds are available for The Council is also working towards the introduc- disabled adaptions and improvements to North tion of a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) Devon households following the introduction of a for dog fouling, which will see the fine increase new housing policy for Devon. The new policy from £75 to £100. means the council can provide more Disabled You can report flytipping or littering online at Facilities Grants, Accessible Homes Grants and www.northdevon.gov.uk/litter, call 01271 388870 Healthy Homes Grants. These grants will provide or email [email protected]. support and facilities to households in need meeting the priorities of reducing admissions to Tour of Britain Monday 3rd September hospital and residential nursing care homes. The published timetable for the Tour of Britain More information is available on the benefits and cycle race and its road closures are: grants pages of the N Devon Council website. Tiverton 12.27 Nomansland 12.51 Open Studios Witheridge 12.55 Devon Artists Network has artists’ studios open- South Molton 13.20 ing all over the County from 8th-23rd September Swimbridge 13.36 for full details see www.devon artistnetwork.co.uk Landkey 13.40 or pick up a guide. Barnstaple 13.44 Coffee morning, Parish Hall, Knowstone, 10.30am-12noon Coffee morning, Methodist Schoolroom, Brayford, 10.30am- 12noon S Molton Volunteer Bureau, Amory Ctre, 2-4 01769 573167 Ballroom Dance class, Filleigh Village Hall 01769 572384 and every Wednesday Short Mat Bowls, Parish Hall, Bishops Nympton, 7.30pm 07772 757124 and every Wednesday SEPTEMBER Social Badminton, Parish Hall, Kings Nympton, 7.30-10pm 1 Pannier Market, S Molton 8am-1pm & every Saturday 01769 580581 and every Wednesday Sat Alcoholics Anonymous Saturday Promises meeting, Meth- 6 Country Market, PannierMkt, SMolton 8.30-1 & every Thurs odist Hall, S Molton, 8.15-9.15am 07843 668814 & every Sat Market Stall, Air Ambulance, Pannier Market, S Molton Sheepdog Trial for Church, Whitefield Barton, Chal- S Molton Community Connections, Amory Centre, S Molton lacombe, from 10.30am; Family Dog Show, 2pm 01598 763217 10am-12noon and every Thursday Lego Club, S Molton Library 10am-12am & every Saturday S Molton Foodbank, YMCA, 10am-12.30pm and every Thurs Coffee morning, S Molton Parish Church, 10am-12noon Citizens Advice Bureau, Amory Centre, S Molton appts 03444 Family Craft, S Molton Library, 10.30-12 book 01769 572128 111444 & every Thursday Spanish Conversation Group, S Molton Library, 10.30- Better Together, friendly chat, S Molton Library,