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www.visitsouthmolton.co.uk/community-news For local events and information please see inside Tuesday 22nd July to 26th July 2014 Can it really be time for Chulmleigh Old Fair already? When Good King Henry III signed our Royal Charter in 1253, he stated that the fair, along with several others, should start on Tuesday 22nd of July or the next following Tuesday, so Chulmleigh Old Fair is as early as it can be this year. In addition to all the traditional events like the raising of the Glove and Money Scramble on Tuesday, the Sheep Show and Country Market on Wednesday, Sports on Thursday, Horse Show on Friday and Fun & Games on Saturday, there will be some modern twists on old favourites. The Sheep Show, Flower & Dog Show, together with the Vintage Vehicles, will be known collectively as the Country Fair. The children’s Sack Race will be traditional but the adult’s version will be teams of six-in-a-sack so register your team in advance. Don’t miss the Blues night on Wednesday. The Skittles Tournament still takes place in the Pubs but the final, a Fun event with prizes, takes place in Fore Street, again register teams in advance please. Loads more news - collect your FREE programme from Tourist Information Centres Enquiries and more information Sylvia Gilson, 01769 580276 SOUTH MOLTON’S The Blackcock Inn BEST KEPT Come down and see us SECRET!!!! NEW CHEF Lynda will amaze you!! Selection of Real ales and cider, Beer garden, Camp site, Static caravans, Holiday cottages, Pool table, Skittles!! Come and see us at Sat 5th and Sun 6th July.. Pathfields The Blackcock Inn beer and Business Park wine festival with LIVE music all weekend!! 01769 579000 01769 550297 For all your DIY needs Molland, S Molton EX36 3NW Registering to vote gets personal Instead of filling out a registration form as a household, everyone now needs to apply as an individual. You will need to supply evidence of identity, such as a National Insurance Number 8 & 9 Barnstaple Street, South Molton EX36 3BQ and date of birth. The new forms will be sent out 01769 573657 [email protected] soon by N Devon Council so that the new register will be ready for the General, District and Parish Forget-me-nots and Poppies Council elections on 7th May next year. I am organising a Special Event to mark the start For more information contact elections@ north- of World War 1. All are welcome to hear family devon.gov.uk or call 01271 388277. stories, join in songs of WW1 and enjoy a free th Chulmleigh Sunday afternoon tea on 10 August. North Devon Show will be held on Wednes- This advance information is to request that any- day 6th August at the showground between one with a WW1 story that has been passed Chapelton and Umberleigh. Tickets are available down through the family consider sharing it with from S Molton Tourist Office—for details see their us. Not just sad losses in the War, but how it af- advert on the back page. Once again there will fected the community and changed people’s lives be buses running to the ground from S Molton. forever. Sylvia Gilson, Chulmleigh 01769 580276. Tennis Court - Mill Street, South Molton Exmoor Pony Centre Available to hire by the hour or by season ticket. Ashwick, Dulverton TA22 9QE Tel: 01398 323093 Cost per hour - £6; Quarterly Season Ticket - Moorland Mousie Trust and Exmoor Pony Centre £35; Annual Season Ticket - £120. For further Annual General Meeting will be held at the Cen- details please contact S Molton Town Council on tre at 2pm on Friday 4th July. To be followed by 01769 572501 or call in at the Amory Centre refreshments. In Winsford Village Hall on 6th July at 2.30pm the High Park School Orchestra will The Cinnamon Trust is the only spe- perform an hour’s concert followed by a cream cialist charity for the terminally ill and peo- tea; tickets in advance from Winsford Stores, ple in their later years and their much Withypool Shop or from the Pony Centre. loved, much needed companion animals. We ur- th th On Sunday 27 July we hold our 8 Birthday gently need dog walking volunteers in S Molton to st Bash between 11am and 3pm and Thursday 31 offer walks for Saint, a lovely old Greyhound. July sees the first Cream Tea afternoon from 1 till Elderly or ill pet owners become very worried 4. Both these occasions will have pony rides, about their ability to care for their pets. Our dedi- grooming and other activities for children as well cated volunteers step in to help them to stay to- as home-made cakes and scones for all. There is gether. We’ll walk the dog, we’ll foster pets, we’ll no need to book but for an individual Taster Ses- fetch cat food, even clean out the bird cage. We sion or Exmoor Experience Ride , it is essential are always seeking volunteers, even an hour a to book well in advance. week, we would love to hear from you, please call in office hours 01736 758707 or email volunteer Book Breaks for Carers @cinnamon.org.uk. Details at www.cinnamon. Relax with a cup of tea and listen to best loved org.uk. Registered charity number 1134680 stories and poems. Drop in at any time - it’s free! Every week until September. Call Sarah Hopkins Our New Website is now on the S Molton Tour- on 01364 653992 for more information. ist Information Centre’s excellent website. Find us All carers are welcome. at www.visitsouthmolton.co.uk/community-news Computer Repairs South Molton Friendly & understandable assistance Rascal Records Broadband set-up -- Internet advice - e-mail Every Thursday 8am – 1pm problems resolved – Virus, trojans & South Molton Pannier Market others removed – Networks –Data recovery New Discs, CD/DVD writers, modems etc. Sell your LP Records installed at very competitive prices. Bring along your vinyl to sell or browse for turntables, music books & records of rock and John Smallridge 01598 710252 roll, chart, soul, metal, punk and jazz. World War I Exhibition In South Molton Parish Church from 24th-28th July—a display of local history and flowers. AMNESTY GARDEN PARTY Exhibitions by all three S Molton Schools, a won- Saturday 19th July 11am - 3pm 79b South Street, derful display of British Legion memorabilia and South Molton. Beverages, light lunches, cakes, more local history by S Molton Archive. Come and plants, books, bric-a-brac, raffle, live music and see what happened to some of its townspeople. good company. We look forward to seeing you. Refreshments. Music by S Molton Choral Society and Harmonica Singing Group and our own organ- ist. S Molton Junior School will perform War Song SOUTH MOLTON FESTIVE FAIR…. on Thursday at 2.30pm, Jonathan Edmunds will talk is the new-look Christmas late-night Shopping on th on the Coming of War in the European Context on Friday 5 December. This year the evening is Friday at 7pm and there will be a special evensong being planned by a committee of market-traders at 4.30pm on Sunday. and local shop-owners. Our emphasis will be Exhibition times: Thurs, 11am-4pm: Fri 10am-4pm: very much on ‘shopping’, with a full market, and Sat 10am-4pm: Sun 1-4pm: Mon 10am-4pm. the town’s shops and cafes open for business. So far, we have received great support from all Les Mis hiccup the businesses we have canvassed. Later in the South Molton was recently on London’s radar; John year, look out for the programme. We expect it to Parkhouse was contacted by Weinberger’s (the li- begin with the Lantern Parade, involving all our censing agent for Les Mis). In addition to the various local schools; and we hope to have lots of com- restrictions on performances of Les Misérables, of munity involvement – choirs, the town band, local which S Molton Sings was already aware, a new crafts. If you’d like to know about what is going stipulation of a 25-minute time limit was imposed for on and how you might be involved, please con- the performance itself. So now, in addition to the tact [email protected] or have a word with concert version of Les Mis, ticket-holders will also be treated to songs from the shows performed by market-manager Peter Stanford or Andrew Jones encore!, a talented group of singers, based in Bide- at the coffee stall in the market. ford. This will also allow for a greater contribution by local children, who will be taking the stage with hit- musical numbers. So the evening will be even more of a community event. Plans for the transformation of S Molton’s Pannier Market into a West End thea- The established dates for the S Molton Vintage tre are moving on apace. Pick up a programme to Rally proved unlucky this year, the field was too find out more. Tickets, £5, are on sale at S Molton wet to get ready. So the rally had to be post- Tourist Information Centre, N Devon Hospice and poned until 6th/7th September. All documenta- online at www.northdevonhospice.org.uk/event/ tion (rally passes etc) bearing the May/June all.events/les.miserables.concert.ashx dates are valid for the revised dates. Additional exhibitors are invited and very welcome; if you The ninety-third Umberleigh Garden Show would like enter an exhibit or are interested in a will be at Umberleigh Village Hall on Saturday 2nd stall pitch, ring 01271 378019/ 07974 026060.