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Kindly sponsored by Bradleys Estate Agents July/August 2014 Events, Activities and Notices Befriending Buckfastleigh Neighbourhood Could you spare approximately 1 hour per Plan week to visit someone who may be disabled On Thursday 24 July, 7.15-9.30pm in the or housebound? It could be to give time off for Town Hall there will be a Public Meeting for all carers, or even just popping in for a cup of tea residents of Buckfastleigh and Buckfast to and a chat. If you can help, please contact hear about progress in our Neighbourhood Isobel on 644557. Plan, and to influence the next stage. The meeting will be a ‘cafe style’ event, Christmas Day Party giving you the chance to share your views on Help is needed for the Christmas Day what housing developments we need and Party for those who might not have family or want to see in the parish, and to discuss the friends around on Christmas Day. For the protection of green spaces. past seven years, Jan Young and Carol Jones Refreshments will be served. have headed up a team of volunteers to provide this special day for as many as thirty Buckfastleigh & District Society people. This year it looks likely that neither of Calling all walkers! Do contact George on them will be available in December, and if the 643912 and register for the Society’s Summer party is to go ahead we need to find a Walk, taking place on Saturday 12 July, volunteer co-ordinator / 2 cooks / host for the departing Victoria Woodholme Car Park at party. Funding is available, and the Hall is 10.30am to walk from Beltor Corner, over booked and an action plan available. If you Corndon Down to Yartor, a distance of some 5 feel you could take over any part or parts of miles. It is essential to book with George so these roles, at least for this year, and would you do not get left behind, giving your name like more information, please contact Jan on and contact number in case of cancellation 07724 841438, or 388397. due to bad weather, and stating if you need, or Please note, the fundraising cream tea can provide, a lift to Beltor. A picnic and a event will NOT now be taking place on 12 drink are advisable. July, as previously advertised. Uncovering the Archaeology of Garden Show This year’s Buckfastleigh & District Garden Buckfast Abbey Show will be on Sunday 3 August, in A talk by archaeologist Stewart Brown on Southpark Community Centre, Buckfast. 30 years of Archaeology at the Abbey, Doors open 1.30pm, free entry to all. Saturday 19 July, 2.30pm in the Schiller Hall, Schedules will be available approximately 2 in the Abbey. Tickets £5 from the Abbey weeks before from Huccaby’s, Brainwave and Giftshop or on the door, or reserve by calling both Post Offices. 645517 1 There are lots of categories to enter, A Beautiful Evening for Women! including baking, photography, craft, kids etc. On Friday 19 September there will be an etc., cups and prize money to be won in all evening of health and beauty for local women categories, including children’s entries. in the Town Hall. Austin’s of Newton Abbot Thursday 31 July, 7.00-9.00pm - entries, with will be bringing staff and products to sell from forms only please - to the Town Hall. the cosmetic counters of Benefit, Clarins, Prize Bingo as usual at Southpark on Clinique, Dior and Estee Lauder. Friday 1 August, eyes down at 7.30pm, Boots No 7 will be represented; Cocoon Free car parking at the Mill on Sunday. from Buckfastleigh and the Haven from Thank you for your support. Ashburton, plus local aromatherapists and massage therapists, a nail specialist, and Road Salt Storage other practitioners. The Buckfastleigh Snow Warden scheme There will be goody bags, opportunities for urgently requires a new home for their mini facials etc., and a raffle. Refreshments emergency stock of road salt / grit. We have will be sold downstairs by the Singing Kettle, been very fortunate to have had storage at the and there will also be a bar. Live music will be home of Jennifer Dove for several years, but played as you drink your wine or coffee. she is now moving house and we need to MC for the evening is Trefor Jones, and move the grit. If you have, or know anyone tickets bought in advance or on the door are who might have, dry storage close to town for £5. This is a charity event, and monies raised approximately two pallets of easy to handle will go to local and international charities of bags, please contact Jan on 388397 or the the Ashburton and Buckfastleigh Rotary Club, town Clerk on 642576. Registered Charity no 1062456. For more information and to buy your Buckfastleigh Ramblers tickets, please contact Sandra Coleman on 643699, or visit Bradley’s Estate Agents in the Rugby Club town. We are gearing up for another season, with training starting on Tuesday 1 July under the leadership of new head coach Jared Buckfastleigh Rangers Baker, and training every Tuesday and Social Club Thursday thereafter. Any new players wishing July events:- to join can pop up on any training night, visit Sat 5 July - ‘Sweet Freedom’ - live music. the website, or find us on facebook. We have Sun 6 July - Big Tel’s Bingo, tickets on a mixture of young and old, with a club ethos sale 7.30pm, eyes down 8.00pm. of enjoying rugby, and pride ourselves on Sun 12 July - Funday - stalls, activities, being welcoming to players of all abilities. The football, games, refreshments, and, in the club also enjoys the support of many of the evening, live music with ‘The Barracudas’. All families of the players, making for a great welcome, see posters. atmosphere on match days. Fri 18 July - Party Night, with ‘Lipstick and Lashes’. Days out with Sandra Sun 27 July - Quiz Night, with resident quizmaster Don. Cash prizes for winners. Seats have been booked for the evening Plus, every Monday, except Bank Hols, performance of the Agatha Christie play ‘Black 9.00pm General Knowledge Quiz, with cash Coffee’ at the Princess Theatre, Torquay with prizes. an all star cast, for Wednesday 17 September. Cost, including coach, is £37.50. Payments may be made in instalments, but Pilates Classes full payment must be made by 10 August. Tuesdays, 9.15-10.30 & 10.45-12.00 in The coach will leave Woodholme car park the Town Hall, £7 per session, please call at 6.15pm, with a pick-up in Buckfast. For Faith on 07952 157585, or e-mail more information, please contact Sandra [email protected] first to book a place. Coleman on 643699. Also in Bovey Tracey, call for details. 2 Buckfastleigh Primary School Holne Gardening Club This is always the busiest of terms, with The July outing will be on Wednesday 16 assessments and school trips. July to Torre Abbey, Torquay, where we will Willamore children should feel proud of the see Potent Plants - poisons, antidotes and way they approached the national SATS tests remedies inspired by Agatha Christie’s last month. Their attitude, and the ways they novels, as well as the Palm House, which tackled the challenge, were very impressive. houses one of the best dahlia collections in Children across the school are now involved in the Westcountry, a medieval children’s a range of assessments and the overall garden, turf seats, willow tunnels and sensory picture is of another very positive year of planting. There is an excellent cafe and the progress in all classes. sea is just across the road if you fancy a These assessments are important, but the paddle! Leaving Holne, Church House Inn at summer term is all about trips and being 10.00, and Ashburton, Dartmoor Lodge at outside in the open air. Classes are off to 10.15. For more details, to join the group or Dawlish Warren, Bigbury, Stover Country Park book outings, contact Judy Henderson on and Woodlands to name but a few, and 631461. Willamore class will be travelling to a new venue for their residential trip, staying at Croft Ilsington Flower Show Farm Water Sport Centre near Tewkesbury. The 89th Ilsington Parish Flower Show will This will be closely followed by their week-long take place on Saturday 19 July, 2.00-5.00pm induction at South Dartmoor Community in the Ilsington Parish Playing Fields (signed College in July. from Ilsington and Haytor). There will be a As ever, parents and members of FOBS vast display of vegetables and flower are working tirelessly to support our school. arrangements, along with handicrafts and Improvements are taking place all the time, baking. Outside there will be a dog show and making such a difference to the school many craft stalls and side shows. environment. As I write, we have a student Refreshments, including a barbecue, ice working with the children, clearing and relining creams and a bar will be available all our school pond. Their efforts are greatly afternoon, and there will be family games, and appreciated, FOBS have supported our school a plant swap, as well as a bouncy castle. incredibly over my six years as head teacher, Ample parking available, cost is £2 per adult, and I cannot thank them enough. children free. As you may know, this will be my last news report as head teacher here, as I will be moving on at the end of the summer term. I ‘Railway’ Coffee Morning have thoroughly enjoyed my time here, and There will be a special coffee morning feel very proud to have worked with some with a railway theme at the Methodist Church great children, supportive parents and on Saturday 12 July, 10.00-12.00noon, in wonderful colleagues.