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Issue 43: July/August 2014
for themselves as well as having a good time at the Football & School adventure parks they visited.
I’m writing this on the summer solstice, wondering where the first six months of the year went. The weather is glorious - so can’t complain about that, however don’t get me started about the ***** football. What is so entertaining and fever producing about watching twenty two overpaid men chasing a little ball around a field? And as for the national team - perhaps the results would have been better if they were put up in a B&B and only paid when they won. Oh and made to wash up in a local café to earn their air fare home!
Talking about football, Bradninch Rocks is back on Saturday 19th July with a brilliant line up. Starting at three o’clock with Wildwood Kin a folk/indie band, the event culminates with Bradninch superstar Chris Da vison and his band Uncle Jam, followed by the Jake, Jack, Ben and Millie J from Foundation class on a forest school day out at Killerton Thorvertones. Tickets are on sale at Spar, but don’t leave it too late as numbers are limited. We hear so much in the national press about the poor state of our education system, it is easy to for In the last issue, I published a piece about activities get that there are a lot of really good schools like at the Duchy School, written by headmistress Claire Duchy, where the teachers do an outstanding job of Baillie. I asked Claire if the children could write about giving the children an excellent education. the school from their perspective and in this issue we have exactly that beginning on page eight. School has certainly changed for the better since my day! It’s fascinating, from Freya’s description of a typical Monday, to the report by Brunel class of their week’s residential stay at Buckfastleigh where they cooked The Talking Machine
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2 Bradninch Rocks is back!
This family music festival is organised by Bradninch Football Club to raise funds to sustain and develop youth football in our community. This year the event will be held on Saturday 19th July, starting at 3pm. There are lots of family friendly activities planned, as well as great music from this year’s double headlin ers – Uncle Jam and the Thorvertones.
The music kicks off at 3:30pm with Wildwood Kin, an award winning 3 -piece folk/indie band from Devon. Next, Bradninch’s Zoë Leonard takes the stage with a mix of quirky and dainty covers and original songs, followed by My Black Hat performing a set of ragtime and country blues. South West trio Slipdown Dog fill the early evening slot with an original country rock style from the ‘deep south west’.
As the evening advances into the night our first headline band Uncle Jam fronted by Bradninch’s own Chris Davison will perform a funky set that is certain to get everyone dancing. Finally, the Thorver tones - our second headline act - will close the event with an eclectic mix from the Clash to Elvis Presley to entertain everyone into the early hours.
In addition to the music, we have lots of activities planned for the whole family. There will be a bouncy castle, football skills challenges, Punch and Judy, speed ball to see who can kick the fastest ball in Bradninch, craft stalls and another chance to throw Keep your pets cool this Summer ….NEVER wet sponges at your favourite coach including your local postman! Not to mention the usual hog roast, leave them in the car bar by the Castle and the ever -popular scout’s “chill out zone”. Cullompton Honiton All funds from Bradninch Rocks go towards develop (01884) 32228/35558 (01404) 44095 ing and maintaining the club for the benefit of not just youth football, but also Bradninch Scouts and other Tiverton Uffculme (01884)253355/258585 (01884) 841317 community groups. Last year’s festival paid for maintenance of the grass cutting equipment, general ground maintenance, and for new kit and equipment 24 hour emergency service for all of the teams. www.valevetgroup.com
Tickets are priced at £15 in advance and £20 on the gate. Entry for under 15s is free with a paying adult, with a reduced price of £5 for 15 to 17 year olds.
This year, we will NOT be opening the site for camp ing by the general public, but if you would like to camp with your family, please ask one of the football club committee, or email [email protected] in advance. - Tickets are available now from Bradninch Spar, and you can find out more information about the event on - our website – www.bradninchrocks.co.uk . -
We only have a limited number of tickets, so please - buy your tickets early to avoid missing out on what is - sure to be a memorable festival!
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This year’s Produce and Handicraft Show has sever FASCIA, SOFFIT, GUTTERING al new classes in the handicraft section, including NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL one for a poem or limerick, to be judged by visitors to the show. FOR ALL ROOFING AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS CONTACT So why not have a go and write something to enter tain the visitors. There are prizes in the adult and CHRIS ACTON children’s classes for the items that get the most 01392 881222 OR 07856722436 votes. Even if you’re not a poet, limericks are easy to write. As long as they are relatively clean, you stand a good chance of winning - so join in the fun. If you’re not sure what a limerick is, there is an exam ple below - but I’m certain you can do much better.
There once was a young man from Hele Who loved to eat green apple peel After eating his fill He got very ill And the peel was his last ever meal!
The show takes place on Sunday September 7th at the Guildhall. There are classes for jewellery, em broidery, knitting, patchwork, painting and photog raphy as well as cooking.
There will be tea & cakes upstairs, plus craft demon strations, food and plant stalls as well as children’s entertainment with prizes to be won. So mark the date on your calendar.
Entry forms are available from Spar in the Bradninch Life rack on the right just inside the door, or down load one from the website at www.bradninchlife.co.uk.
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Changing Times at the Town Council HERITAGE The new Mayor of Bradninch, Rick Andrews (pictured below with his wife Vicki) took up his post in May. Rick who lives in Hele and has been a town councillor for five years, will also oversee the installa tion of a new town clerk, as Lorna Knowles resigned in April, after fifteen years service to the council. Rick who has two grown up children has also been chairman of the Hele Society for the past three years. • • • • •
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Introduction by Deputy Head Chris Willcocks.
There’s always something going on at The Duchy School. Our children were given the simple task of writing about the school. The resultant texts range from a typical day in Cook Class to the perspective of a six year old, to a letter thanking firefighters for paying us a visit.
Everything that they wrote about has happened in the past few weeks, and the next few weeks look like being just as busy. There’s never a dull moment at The Duchy School – come and pay us a visit to see for yourselves .
Acland Class (age 8 -10) Our View of the School
The Duchy School by Poppy
The Duchy School is in Bradninch and lots of people go to it. At the Duchy we do a lot of things like book club which is lots of fun. We choose a book then get some milkshake and sometimes eat a biscuit. We do book club with Mrs Ripley and Megan.
ADAM MONTAGUe We also have a pond where we look for animals like Qualified & Professional Gardener tadpoles. We have six teachers and seven teaching assistants. We have really fun lessons at school with Bring life and colour back to your garden. fractions. The Duchy School is amazing. Fruit, ornamental and native tree specialist. Classrooms and Teachers by Callum All aspects of gardening maintenance. Garden Design . At the Duchy School, our facilities are great, but I
wanted to tell you about our classrooms and teach ers.
Our classrooms are almost perfect. We have a great amount of space in our classrooms for all the things we use in our work and playtimes. I couldn’t have much better classrooms but I think we should change the fact that we have double -doors with win dows in between the classrooms. This can be VERY distracting while you’re working!
But what makes our school the best, is the amazing teachers we have. I always look forward to moving into the next class to get a new teacher. I also love getting my end -of -term reports. Our teachers put SO much work into each year for us so we can have great lessons, playtimes and fun at the amazing Duchy School. Duchy Sports by Tilly
At Duchy we do many sports, such as: rugby, run ning, hockey and athletics. Recently we went to an Aquathlon. An Aquathlon is where you have to swim four lengths of a pool, then you have to rush out of the pool, grab a shirt and slip on your trainers and
cont’d on page 9 8 run round a field four times. At sports day we have all the years running, jumping and win ning races. I can tell they all en joy it. And we have events away from school like hockey. This year our hockey team got to the Devon finals and we only lost one game throughout the year. I’m happy with the sports that our school does and I’m sure you will be too.
Cook Class (age 5 -6)
A Typical Monday by Freya
First we line up in the playground. Second we go into the classroom and do our dinner name. Then we do the register. It is very important.
After that we go to Literacy. I like Literacy because we get to do lots of writing.
Then we wash our hands ready for tuck. Next we go out to play in the playground. After that we do maths. Gilletts of Callington
Then we change our reading books. After that we Silverton Spar & Family Butcher have a very yummy lunch made by Sue. After lunch We sell top quality meat we go out to play then we supporting local farmers. go into our classroom and do the register again. We also source a large range Then Mrs Huntley comes in of local produce including fish, bread, to do art with us. I like doing water colours in art. cakes, milk and honey.
We have a fully stocked off licence Raleigh Class (age 6 -7) Our Fire Service Visit You can buy lottery tickets and use
We have recently been visit Pay Point for your TV licence, gas and ed by the Fire Service to electricity, mobile phone top-ups etc. learn about fire safety. We were really excited to learn We sell calor gas, logs and kindling.
about some of the equip Open 6.30am - 10pm 7 days a week ment used and we had lots of interesting questions to 2 Newcourt Road, Silverton Tel: 01392 860226 ask.
We learnt what to do in a range of fire emergencies and had an opportunity to act out what we would do in a house fire during a ‘smoke simulation’ exercise. After the firemen left we took the time to write to them to thank them:
Dear Lorraine, Thank you for letting the firemen come to the Duchy - School. When the firemen walked in I was so happy to learn about fire. We learnt the Stop -Drop -Roll, to check our fire alarms once a week and we talked about our fire plan. And we were doing some acting. Can you tell the firemen thank you for coming and would they like to come here again. Many thanks, Esme. Drake Class (age 7 -9) Our Arts Week We looked at the artwork of Jan Pienkowski who illustrated the Meg and Mog books and we took our The solution to your household chores cont’d on page 10 9 HANDYMAN & GARDEN SERVICES inspiration from his Services include: illustrated book of ♦ Renovations fairy tales. We used the story ♦ Painting & Decorating of Little Red Riding ♦ Maintenance & Repairs Hood and decided ♦ Basic Plumbing on the most im ♦ Lawn mowing & hedge trimming portant parts to ♦ Garden/house clearouts make eight ♦ Garden Renovations scenes. Then we
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Contact Etienne for a free quote features of the scene outside the picture just as Jan had done. on 078 8801 0570 or e-mail: [email protected] Play in a day started with us thinking about fairy tales and imagining ourselves as some of the characters. We put little scenes together from some of our fa vourite tales and then from improvisation we came up with ideas about how these characters could be linked together, such as where Goldilocks and Little Red Riding Hood could meet.
We ended up with the characters from Beauty and the Beast meeting up with the characters from Cin derella, then characters from Little Red Riding Hood, then Goldilocks and the three bears. We made masks and hats, and brought in costumes so we could perform our play to our parents. There was
Dog Grooming Service mayhem, but lots of fun. All your grooming requirements taken Brunel Class (age 9 -11) care ofcare of Our Residential Competitive prices Competitive prices Competitive prices We stayed in Buckfastleigh in the lovely Grangehurst Friendly & caring serviceFriendly & caring service House which is in the Abbey’s grounds. We prepared Collection & delivery service availableCollection & delivery service available breakfast, lunch and dinner each day, and cleared Telephone Maggie on 01392 881052 away as well as doing all the dishes. We cooked such treats as homemade pizza, spaghetti bolo gnaise and chicken tikka masala with all the trim mings. We made sandwiches in groups for everyone and we all chipped in to make sure everything went smoothly.
On the Tuesday we climbed Haytor as well as a short(ish) walk around the moors. On Wednesday we visited Woodlands Adventure Park which was incredibly quiet for the time of year so got to do everything we wanted several times. On Thursday we went to the Quaywest water park in Goodrington, which again was quite quiet so we didn’t have to queue to try the death drops or the rapids! In the evening we held our presentation awards and party to finish the week in style before leaving on Friday. Before we got home we spent - a few hours on the quay in Ex - eter in canoes and kayaks. We then stopped for our daily ice -cream on the way back to school before seeing our parents and having a cont’d on page 11 10 deserved early night. We all had an excellent time even though we may not have had quite as much Some Scorching Summer Offers sleep as we should! from Love Beauty Foundation Class (age 4 -5) Love Beauty in the High Street have some super Our Forest School Day Out at Killerton summer offers just for you.
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Jake said “We had to look Call Lottie now to make an appointment for different leaves. I liked on 01392 881901. finding the leaves and ticking them off our chart.” Worried about re-sits or next year’s maths
Jack said “I really liked GCSE & A levels? finding the bluebell.”
Ben said he “loved look ing for the volcanic rocks - hidden in the grass.” Millie J enjoyed making a natural collage using sticks, leaves and other interesting objects from the woods. Daniel enjoyed hitting the tubes and making differ ent sounds.
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11 The Hele Society
Condolences: It is with great sadness that we must report the passing of Bob Nash, an ex - Chairman and Founder Member of the Society. Our sincere condolences go to Paddy and to Clare and John and their families. A fuller obituary will be pub lished in due course.
The Old station Building: A most positive meet ing of the project Steering Group with Network Rail took place on -site on Friday 6 th June. Network Rail will provide more ballast for repairing the car parking area and to level the outside area within the com pound. We also obtained clarification of our freedom to carry out other work on the building and its sur rounds. Working Groups on the 7 th and 11 th June completed the flower trough. Clare Nash has pro duced an excellent painting of the building as it may one day look, to enable greater promotion of the pro ject. This artist’s impression was fully sponsored by Barry Bryant, originally from Hele (see below).
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New Chairman: We are delighted that Horst Blum, the General Manger of Devon Valley Mill and a Vice Chairman of the Society, has agreed to take
on the mantle of Chairman. The appointment should Full range of fresh salad, burgers and be confirmed at the AGM. sausages always in stock Forthcoming Events
Hot pasties and sausage rolls available Working Parties have been scheduled for the first throughout the day Saturdays in July (5 July) and August (2 August) at the usual times of 2 - 4pm at the old Station Building. PLUS – free to use cash machine and the The Society’s Annual General Meeting will take usual Post Office services place on Saturday 12 th July at Hele Payne Farm, by
kind permission of Roger and Sally Maynard. The Open 7 days a week: Monday-Saturday 7am-9pm Meeting will start at 7pm and those attending are Sunday 8am-8pm asked to bring a sweet or savoury dish as a contribu tion.
The date and venue of the next bi -monthly meeting of the Society will be decided at the AGM.
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Fox King Dance Academy ISTD Dance classes in Ballet, Tap, Modern and Jazz for children from 12 months to adults 25th AUGUST Dancing for exams, festivals, performances and fun Classes take place at Bradninch Guildhall BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY For more information please contact 12.00 – 4.30 pm 01278 434623 / 07788 752491 email [email protected] THIS YEAR AT WEAVER CROSS or visit our website www.foxkingdanceacademy.com (On the Cullompton to Plymtree road, 1 mile outside of Plymtree village centre, by postbox. Nearest postcode EX15 2LR) Silverton Barber Shop
Free parking & Entry Haircuts for Men & Boys Local Crafts, BBQ, Hog Roast, Beer Tent, Teas, Horse Show, Dog Show, Flower & Produce Show, Classic Cars, Punch & Judy, Children’s Games, Bric-a-brac, Tombola, Book Stall, Cake & Produce Stall, Bouncy Castle, Grand Draw, Main Arena Events including Honiton Majorettes and Sheepdog Display, Eggathon….and more!
www.plymtreehorseshow.co.uk No appointment necessary Concessions for over 65’s & under 16’s Anita Petherick A New Look for the Cricket Club 12 Fore Street Silverton Bradninch Cricket Club is having a make over and will be re -launched in the autumn as The Kensham 0796 8171851 club. and is planning to open on weekends through out the year. The club are looking for darts and pool players to form new teams to operate out of the club. If you are interested ring Steve Birley on 01392 882447. Pool nights are on Tuesday and Darts is on Marcus Riggs Landscaping Friday. Hard & Soft Landscaping
Paving ♦ Decking ♦ Brickwork Bradninch Cricket Club are also planning to host Rendering ♦ All Types of Stone Walling CAR BOOT SALES at their Kensham Park home. Water Features ♦ Fencing ♦ Drainage They will be held on some Fridays and Sundays Turfing ♦ Planting throughout July and August. Tel: 07891 008859 e-mail: [email protected] More information on precisely when they are being held can be found on the club's website at www.bradninchcc.org.uk KINGSMILL TIMBER LTD FIRST CLASS TIMBER FIRST CLASS SERVICE
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Silverton offers a warm welcome to everyone in Bradninch – come on over and enjoy the fun! Open from 10am to 4.30pm, the theme this year is “Space/ Sci -fi”, so do dress up and add to the mood!
Hundreds of market stalls will line Fore St and the Square, and there's a whole raft of entertainment during the day plus live music from young (and not so young!) local talent, Crediton Town Band, the Somerset Paddies, and a Samba band. There's spectacular children's activities, including breakdanc ing and activity based workshops by “Just for Funk” Bradninch Baby and Toddler Group and “Wacky Nation”. We've also got Magic Kev, Every Friday Morning Bradninch Morris dancers, Tiverton Majorettes, Craft Tent, 1914 Exhibition, and a Tug of War Finale. 9.30 a.m. – 12.00 noon There will be plenty to eat and drink during the day, at the Guildhall with our wonderful refreshment centre in the Method £2 per family ist Church, BBQ on the Little Rec, and our 3 village
All parents, carers, babies and toddlers welcome pubs. There you can also taste our Street Market beer “Ale -ien”, specially brewed for us by Exe Valley Contact Ellie on 07949 112307 or Vicky on 01392 882425 Brewery. Live music and disco in the village pubs in the evening will finish off an action -packed day. [email protected] Or find Bradninch Toddlers on facebook Entry is £2 per adult, 50p for children, and parking is free. As all proceeds go to worthwhile village groups and charities, we do hope you will support us. Can You Help? Down Syndrome International is an international charity, dedicated to improving lives for people with Down syndrome worldwide, now based in Exeter. We aim to provide information, support and re sources to people with Down syndrome, their fami lies and carers, and the professionals who work with them with specific focus on developing countries, represent people with Down syndrome with a single global voice and encourage international communi cation and cooperation and raise awareness about Down syndrome and the potential of people with Down syndrome to be valued members of their com munities.
DSi is a small charity with a major challenge and we are in much need of assistance to help us deliver our goals. To learn more about us and how you can join our cause, please visit our website www.ds -int.org or contact Andrew Boys on contact@ds -int.org or by phone 01392 357554. Tom Vanneck
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TRADE DIRECTORY - CUT OUT AND KEEP Aerial Installers House Clearance ABC Aerials Tel: 01392 424874 CFS House Clearance Tel: 01392 881342
Antique Gramophones Home Help The Talking Machine Tel: 07774 103139 Carer/Home help Tel: 01392 882025
Builders & Home Improvements Industrial Coatings Lawson Home Improvements Tel: 01392 881431 ICS Tel: 01884 34506
Bridge Schools Letting Agents Devon School of Bridge Tel: 01392 341458 Smiths Gore Tel: 01392 278466
Cake Makers Mobile Massage Ellie the Cake Fairy Tel: 07764 495016 Magic Touch Tel: 07772 050821
Carpentry & Woodworking Math Tuition John Alderidge Tel: 07971 691141 Bob Sllim Tel: 01392 881333
Chimney Sweeps Plasterers Alexander the Grate Tel: 01404 890193 Exe Valley Plasterers Tel: 01392 881619 Heritage Tel: 01392 881648 C Osmund Tel: 01392 882478
Cleaning Playgroups Clean Sweep Tel: 01392 832969 Toddler Group Tel: 01392 882425
Chiropodists Plumbers F&D Mobile Foot Care Tel: 07751 928611 Callum Stone Tel: 07702 416696 Cullompton Foot Care Tel: 01884 39317 H2O Plumbing & Heating Tel: 01884 242051
Dancing Schools Public Houses Fox King Dance Academy Tel: 01278 434623 The Blacksmiths Arms Tel: 01884 277474 The Silverton Inn Tel: 01392 860196 Dog Grooming Maggie Tel: 01392 881052 Pump & Water Engineering Chenpump Tel: 01752 665530 Folk Dancing Clubs Willand Folk Dance Club Tel: 01884 253546 Restaurants urbanburger Tel: 01392 422999 Furniture Restorers Tom Vanneck Tel: 01392 860502 Roofing CA Roofing Services Tel: 01392 881222 Furniture Makers Tim Ward Tel: 01884 251477 Sawmills Dom Barber Tel: 01392 881885 Kingsmill Timber Tel: 01884 839888
Garden Landscaping & Design Shops Adam Montague Tel: 01392 881873 Bradninch Spar Tel: 01392 881212 Baobab Design Tel: 01884 881641 Silverton Spar Tel: 01392 860226
Etienne Hill Tel: 078 8801 0570 Solicitors Garden Services Tel: 07736 362675 Veitch Penny Tel: 01392 344800 Marcus Riggs Tel: 07891 008859 Tree Surgery Hairdressers Four Seasons Tel: 01884 820839 Flixx Tel: 01392 861558 Love Hair Tel: 01392 881901 Upholstery Christiana Heard Tel: 01392 881575 Silverton Barbers Shop Tel: 0796 8171851
Holiday Companies Venues Bradninch Cricket Club Tel: 01392 882014 Turkish Holidays Tel: 01392 881363
Home & Garden Maintenance Veterinary Practices The Vale Veterinary Centre Tel: 01884 35558 Duchy General Maintenance Tel: 01392 881232 Roland Howlinson Tel: 01392 881981 Wine Merchants
Christopher Piper Wines Tel: 01404 814139
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JULY 1st Ballet 5.00 The Guildhall 2nd Karate 6.30 Duchy School 3rd WI Meeting 7.30 The Guildhall 3rd Burlesque Fitness 7.30 The Guildhall 4th Toddler group 9.30 The Guildhall 4th Ballet 2.15 The Guildhall 4th Bradninch Millers Morris 8.00 West End Hall 5th Patient Care CM 10.00 The Guildhall 5th Library Van 10.00 The Guildhall 5th Summer Ball 8.00 The Guildhall 6th Ballet 10.30 The Guildhall 7th Yoga 7.00 The Guildhall 8th Ballet 5.00 The Guildhall 9th Karate 6.30 Duchy School 10th Burlesque Fitness 7.30 The Guildhall 11th Toddler Group 9.30 The Guildhall 11th Ballet 2.15 The Guildhal 11th Bradninch Millers Morris 8.00 West End Hall 12th EBCM CM 10.00 The Guildhall 14th Yoga 7.00 The Guildhall 15th Ballet 5.00 The Guildhall 16th Karate 6.30 Duchy School 16th Gardening Club 7.30 The Guildhall 17th Burlesque Fitness 7.30 The Guildhall 18th Toddler Group 9.30 The Guildhall 18th Ballet 2.15 The Guildhal 18th Bradninch Millers Morris 8.00 West End Hall 19th Sustainable Bradninch CM 10.00 The Guildhall 19th Library Van 10.00 The Guildhall 22nd Ballet 5.00 The Guildhall 23rd Karate 6.30 Duchy School 24th Burlesque Fitness 7.30 The Guildhall 25th Toddler Group 9.30 The Guildhall 25th Ballet 2.15 The Guildhall 25th Bradninch Millers Morris 8.00 West End Hall 26th Bradninch 4 Business CM 10.00 The Guildhall 28th Yoga 7.00 The Guildhall 30th Karate 6.30 The Guildhall 31st Burlesque Fitness 7.30 The Guildhall
AUGUST 1st Bradninch Millers Morris 8.00 West End Hall 2nd Asthma UK CM 10.00 The Guildhall 2nd Library Van 10.00 The Guildhall 4th Yoga 7.00 The Guildhall 6th Karate 6.30 Duchy School 7th WI 7.30 The Guildhall The Old Mill 7th Burlesque Fitness 7.30 The Guildhall 8th Bradninch Millers Morris 8.00 West End Hall Printers 9th Bradninch Youth Club CM 10.00 The Guildhall 11th Yoga 7.00 The Guildhall 13th Karate 6.30 Duchy School ♣ ♣ ♣ 14th Burlesque Fitness 7.30 The Guildhall ♣ ♣ ♣ 15th Bradninch Millers Morris 8.00 West End Hall 16th St Petroc CM 10.00 The Guildhall 16th Library Van 10.00 The Guildhall 18th Yoga 7.00 The Guildhall 20th Karate 6.30 Duchy School 21st Burlesque Fitness 7.30 The Guildhall - 22nd Bradninch Millers Morris 8.00 West End Hall 23rd Messy Church CM 10.00 The Guildhall 25th Yoga 7.00 The Guildhall 27th Karate 6.30 Duchy School Bradninch Life is published bi-monthly. 28th Burlesque Fitness 7.30 The Guildhall Copy for the September issue should reach us by 15th August. 29th Bradninch Millers Morris 8.00 West End Hall Please send copy to Little Morland, Bradninch EX5 4NA, 30th Over Sixties CM 10.00 The Guildhall or e-mail: [email protected] Items will be published at the editor’s discretion.
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