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Chulmleigh Old Fair- Tuesday 25th to Sunday 30th July 2017

Different events each day. Full details in Free programme booklet from local Libraries, Tourist Information Centres, Newsagents etc.

Make it a day out and visit on the Traditional Fair Day, Wednesday 26th July. There’s something for everyone, where else can you go where car parking is Free?

Interesting and unusual Crafts and Gifts from around 50 stallholders at the Country Market in the streets around the centre of Chulmleigh (a few £12 spaces available, be quick - phone 01769 580276).

This year the Flower Festival is hosted by the Methodist Church and held in the Congregational Church. Do find time to visit this interesting building with its Minstrels Gallery.

The Open Golf Challenge welcomes all ages or there’s the Pavement Artists Competition for the little ones. Walk around to see the Scarecrow Competition entries or have a go at the Window Spotting Competition. Refreshments in the Town Hall when you need a break.

Of course, there are all the traditional attractions plus more at the Country Fair, just a short walk from the centre, including the Sheep Show, Flower Show, Vintage Vehicles, Dog Show, good choice of Food includes Hog Roast, pasties by Baker George, Crepes, Cream Teas, Ice Creams etc while you listen to the Jazz Band.

Plenty to keep the youngsters occupied with the Climbing Wall, Inflatables including a slide and dome, Penalty Shoot Out, Memory Lane, the Ladder Man.

Look forward to seeing you, more details 01769 580276. SDG. RIVERSIDE CARAVAN AND CAMPING PARK AND COUNTRY CLUB

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RADLEY CROSS MARKET GARDEN Bingo at OPEN DAY Sunday 9th July 2-6pm Brayford Village Hall is hosting another fundrais- Come and look around. Entrance £3. Cream teas ing Bingo evening on Saturday 1st July. Doors £5. Flowers and produce for sale. Proceeds to open 7pm, eyes down 7.30pm. 10 game book is Giving Africa - www.givingafrica.org £5, with prize games for full line, two lines and full EAST RADLEY EX36 4PB 01769 550639 house. Fliers £1. The Bar will be open: snacks, coffee and tea Quiz and Carvery available. As before Anthony ‘Quizy’ Bawden and at the Sportsman's Inn, Sandyway 7 for 7.30pm, Steve ‘Herby’ Warren will be your Bingo Callers. Friday 7th July, in aid of the South Molton Parish Game books sold on the night. Please tell your Church Protect Appeal. Teams of up to 6, £11 friends! More information at facebook.com/ per person to include carvery main course. To Brayford Farmers Market. book your team (mentioning any special dietary requirements) ring 07831 468703/email heather- Mariansleigh Revel [email protected] by Monday 3rd July. * Mariansleigh Church Revel will be held at Ox- All welcome ham Hall on Saturday July 8th from 2pm Dog Show, Duck Race, Stalls, Teas for more infor- Summer Fete mation telephone 01769 550424 South Molton United C of E Primary School Fete * Mariansleigh Church Concert Sunday 9th July ( Road, S Molton, EX36 4EN) is on Friday 6.30pm Revd Alastair Foreman will welcome Ad 21st July 2017 from 2-5pm. Stalls, games, re- Lib and Fran Evans for an evening of entertain- freshments, bouncy castle, face-painting, raffle ment; refreshments to follow. and much, much more! Quince Honey and South * Bingo at Mariansleigh Oxham Hall on Wednes- Molton Football Club will be there too! Come day 12th July 7.30pm along and see our brand new school. For further * Whist Drive at Mariansleigh Oxham Hall on information, please contact Debbie Quick 01769 Thursday July 13th 7.45pm 573103 Email: [email protected] All welcome (PTA Events Committee) Worlington Church Fete Mid Show On the grounds of House on Sat- The 24th how will be held at Knight- urday August 5th at 2pm. Something for every- shayes near Tiverton on Saturday 22nd July, one. The grand Worly Bargain Stall—100s of from at 9am. Tickets are available locally at items. Huge Draw. Coconut Shy. Lots of Games. Stags in S Molton Square. There is a full pro- Ice Creams. Cake Stall. Lottery. All home made gramme planned with several displays in the ring cakes and savouries for tea. Sports, Tug-of-war, including Motostunts International. For more in- Competitions in the Parish Hall. For more details formation see the brochure available at the Tour- please call 01884 860332. ist Information area at Amory House in East Street, S Molton or go to www.middevon show. co.uk or call 01884 820859 Advance Notice of Bishops Nympton Flower & Vegetable Show at the Par- Busking Success ish Hall on Saturday 12th August The West Buckland School buskers would like to To be opened at 3pm by Mr. Ian Cowl- thank the generous people of South Molton for ing, Chairman of Bishops Nympton Parish Coun- helping them to raise £130 for the Teenage Can- cil. Stalls, sideshows, teas. cer Trust on Saturday 20th May. Entry £1.50 adults, Children 50p Chimney sweeping Sunday Hetas and APICS registered South Molton Pannier Market Brush & vacuum 10am to 3pm Certificate issued Insured 16th July 15th October 20th August 19th November Call: Taylor Made Projects 17th September 17th December on 01271 900450 Visit www.pannierantiques.com to buy and sell antiques

STRICTLY BEGINNERS BALLROOM Professionally led Dance Classes will start in Fly-tipping September 2017 Council successfully Sessions will run at Bishops Nympton, prosecuted two separate cases of fly-tipping in Bampton, and . May. Over £1,600 in fines and costs were or- For more information and to book your place, dered by the Court for the two offences, which Ring Lynne on 01769 550899, related to the use of unregistered waste carriers, or visit www.happy-feet-dance .co.uk who fly-tipped what they were paid to take away. This is a reminder that if you're having building Exmoor Pony Centre, work done, or are getting rid of any waste items, Ashwick, TA22 9QE you must check that the person you pay to take it Well it’s certainly been a month to remember! away, is a registered waste carrier. Ask to see Our Crowdfunder campaign has been very suc- their permit, ensure you get a receipt and any cessful attracting 882 supporters who between other details, including a name, address and ve- them donated £35,000. Thanks to them we will hicle registration. Unscrupulous characters can not be closing after all, but have a real chance of come across as very helpful and plausible and securing our long term future. As a result of all will fly-tip waste anywhere they can, leaving the this wonderful publicity, we have seen a huge customer to face a court appearance and to pay increase in visitors at the Pony Centre. Our vol- potential fines. If you suspect that a waste carrier unteers and staff kept busy, meeting and greet- is bogus or if they refuse to issue you with a re- ing people and organising rides and taster ses- ceipt for carrying any waste, contact North Devon sions. This has shown us how desperately we Council on 01271 388870. To report littering, fly- need more volunteers to talk to visitors and gen- tipping or other environmental offences, please erally help around the Centre. If you are interest- contact [email protected]. ed, do please get in touch. You can also report incidents on the Council’s We currently have ponies grazing around Ex- website, www.northdevon.gov.uk/flytipping. moor. They have to be checked regularly: much of this is done by Linzi in addition to all her other tasks. Could you join our group of pony check- ers? Checkers would not be expected to under- The main prize winners of the South Molton Vin- take any handling tasks, just to report any prob- tage Rally raffle were Sue Gettings from Yeovil lems. Full information and support will be given. winning £200.00, Mrs Honeywill South Molton We need a part-time pony person to fill our usual won £100.00 and £50 went to Colin Hazell from seasonal vacancy to help Linzi and Lydia with the Bridgend. There were more than 30 other prize ponies, and with tasters and trekking. If you are a winners, all winners have been notified. rider and would like to join us for the season, A sincere thank you to all who bought raffle tick- please contact us or look on our website for the ets and to those who helped in any way to make job spec and send a CV and cover letter to the the rally happen. Paul Dayman, Chairman. Exmoor Pony Centre, Ashwick TA22 9QE. We are open every day except Tuesdays and Stuart’s Quirky Quotes! Saturdays. All riding must be booked in advance. 1) ‘Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble Every Thursday in August we have our usual Ac- without.’ - Confucius. tivity Afternoons (12-3pm). Why not come and 2) ‘Joy, Temperance and Repose, meet the ponies, enjoy crafts, pony grooming and Slam the door on the Doctor’s nose’. rides, then round off with a cream tea and cakes? 3) ‘Each generation imagines itself to be more www.exmoorponycentre.org.uk; www.facebook. intelligent than the one before and wiser than com/TheExmoorPonyCentre; info@exmoorpony the one that comes after.’ - Longfellow. centre.org.uk; 01398 323093 NEW - North Devon Branch

Come for a relaxing Reiki or Reiki Massage Session at the Beautiful Rose & Crown Clinic in South Molton

For more information or to book a session, please contact:

Julie – Reiki Master Practitioner 07561 835339 [email protected] www.devonschoolofreiki.co.uk / www.reikirascals.com

Computer and Gadget Help, S Molton Library, 10-12noon and every Wednesday S Molton Men’s Shed, Scout Hut, 10am-12noon Cook & Eat, S Molton U3A, Parish Hall, Bishops Nympton, 11 Writing Group, S Molton Library 2-4pm 01769 572128 S Molton Volunteer Bureau, Amory Centre, 2-4pm 01769 573167 Short Mat Bowls, Parish Hall, Bishops Nympton, 7.30pm 07772 757124 and every Wednesday JULY Social Badminton, Parish Hall, Kings Nympton, 7.30-10pm

1 Pannier Market, S Molton 8am-1pm & every Saturday 01769 580581 and every Wednesday Sat Lego Club, S Molton Library 10-12am & every Saturday Dance class, Village Hall, 01769 572384 & every Wed Coffee morning, Methodist School Room, , 6 Country Market, Pannier Mkt, S Molton 8.30-1 & every Thurs 10.30am-12noon Market Stall, Church, Pannier Mkt, S Molton from 8 Fete & Whacky Races Georgenympton, 12.30; Dog Show 2 N Devon Voluntary Services drop-in, Amory Centre, S Molton Garden Party, Amnesty Int, 79b, South St, S Molton, 2-5pm 10am-1pm 07531 447222 & every Thursday Atherington Fete, Playing Field, from 2.30pm 01769 560537 S Molton Foodbank, YMCA10am-12.30pm 07542 184276/ Jazz by the River, E Worlington, 6 for 8pm 01884 860988 07874 206438 and every Thursday Baby Jools and the Jazzaholics Citizens Advice Bureau, Amory Centre, S Molton Bingo, Village Hall, Brayford, 7 for 7.30pm appointments 03444 111444 & every Thursday Murder mystery, Dulverton Players, Town Hall, 7pm book Coffee morning, Squire Ct, S Molton,11am & every Thursday 01398 323474 Thursday Craft Group, Age Concern, S Molton, 2-4pm 01769 You should be Dancing, live music, for N Devon Hospice, 575952 and every Thursday Pannier Market, S Molton, 7pm book 01271 347232 Jive N Devon Folk Choir, Amory Centre, S Molton, 7.30 and every Talking/Woo-town Hill Billies Thursday Dance, Victory Hall, N Molton, 7.30pm Activity Afternoon, Exmoor Pony Ctre, 12-3pm 01398 323093 2 Race for Life, Cancer Research UK, raceforlife.org Sequence Dance Club, Church Hall, S Molton, 7.30-9.30pm Open Day Wimbleball Lake Jazz, Castle Hill, Filleigh, 7pm book 01598 760335FB Pocket Car Boot sale, old Tesco, Barnstaple 10-2pm 07999 445489 Orchestra and every Sunday 7-9 Samphire Festival, Porlock Pet and Plant Service, Parish Church, , 9.30 Family Campout, ENP, Ashcoumbe, Simonsbath from 4pm Big Breakfast N Devon Hospice, Village Hall, Filleigh 8.30-12 book 01398 323841 Revel 12-5pm 01769 551861 Dog Show, Craft Show 7 S Molton Striders walk, Bampton Knots, from S Molton 3 Yoga, YMCA S Molton, 6.30-7.30am 07808663021 and every Square, 10am, 01769 573258 5.5 miles Monday Fitness with Friends, Ageing Well, Methodist Hall, S Molton, Molton Meddlers, Pannier Market, 9.30am and every Monday 2pm 01805 622666 and every Friday Yoga, Amory Centre, S Molton, 9.30-11am 01769 572501 Library Stitchers, S Molton Library, 4-5.30 & every Friday S Molton Community Connections, Amory House, 10am- Quiz and Carvery for S Molton Parish Church, Sportsman’s 1pm 01769 572501 and every Monday Inn, Sandyway, 7 for 7.30pm S Molton Striders walk, from S Molton Square, 10.30am, 1-2 Hidden Figures (PG), Dulverton Films, Town Hall, 7.30pm miles and every Monday except 24th 01398 32347412 Bingo, Village Hall, Chittlehampton, 7.30pm Tina Turner Tribute, Riverside, S Molton 01769 579269 Shortmat Bowls, W Anstey Hall, Yeo Mill, 7.30-10pm 01398 8 Creative Writers Group, S Molton Library, 10am-12noon 341615 and every Monday Sat 01769 572128 Badminton, Parish Hall, Filleigh, 7.30pm and every Monday Lego Club, S Molton Library, 10am-12noon 01769 572128 4 Parents and Toddlers group, Parish Hall, Kingsnympton, 9-11 Mariansleigh Revel, Oxham, 2.30pm dog show, duck race Molton Meddlers, Pannier Market, 9.30am & every Tuesday 01769 550424 Coffee morning, Old School, N Molton, 10am-12noon & every Abba Tribute, Riverside, S Molton 01769 579269 Tuesday 9 Plant Fair, Pannier Market, S Molton, 10-3 Plant Heritage Yoga, Parish Hall, Bishops Nympton, 10.15-11.45am 01884 Tractor Run, YFC 07794 738541 253229 and every Tuesday County Show, Taunton Racecourse 10am-4pm Bounce & Rhyme, S Molton Library, 10.30am & every Tues Patronal Service, Parish Church, Chittlehampton, 11am N Devon Library Sling with Josie, S Molton Library, 10.45-1 Three Church Service, Charles, 11.15am S Molton Hearing Loss Group, Age Concern Pop-in, 2-4pm Open Day, Radley Cross Market Garden, Bishops Nympton, 2- 01271 373236 6pm 01769 550639 Meditation, Simon Millward, Rose and Crown, S Molton, Heritage Tour walk, from Heritage Centre, Dulverton, 3-4pm 6.30pm 01769 579829 and every Tuesday 07969 243887 Zen meditation, Being Well Clinic, S Molton, 7pm 01769 Concert, Parish Church, Mariansleigh, 6.30pm 540135 and every Tuesday Floating Bye remembrance, N Devon Hospice, Beach, 6 Bishops Nympton Dance Cl, Parish Hall, 6.30 & every Tues for 7pm 01271 347206 Hallshare meeting, W Anstey Village Hall, Yeo Mill, 7pm 10 S Molton WI, at Pollards Farm, Exeter Road, 2pm Dance classes, Village Hall, Filleigh 01769 572384 & every New Tricks for Old Gardeners, Chulmleigh and District Tuesday Garden Society, Pavilion. 7.30pm 01769 580719 American Square Dancing, St John’s Community Centre, 11 Wildflowers of Exmoor, EnP, guided walk, from Simonsbath Barnstaple, 7-9pm 01769 579680 and every Tues Silver Spurs Sawmill, park at , 10am-3pm book 01398 323665 5 Coffee morning, Chapel Schoolroom, Burrington, 10-11.30am Musical Memories for those with dementia, Age Concern, S and every Wednesday Molton, 2-3.30pm Coffee morning, Methodist Church, Brayford, 10am-12noon Badminton, W Anstey Village Hall, Yeo Mill, 7-8.30pm 01398

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DOG SHOW LIVESTOCK SCHEDULE Our Companion Dog Show starts at approximately 1.00pm, We offer a packed schedule of Equine & Livestock Classes, with entries being taken on the day from 11.00am, at which are now open for entries, with a closing date of th £1.00 per class. Please contact us for a schedule. Monday 26 June. Download, enter & pay online or call in.

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SOUTH MOLTON TAXIS Day &Night Services 8-16,33 341507 Summer Concert for Dementia Friends, Parish Church, S Seater Buses Molton, 8pm Vocal Accord available 12 Feel Better with a Book, S Molton Library, 10-11am 01769 572128 Dominick’s Close, Parsonage Lane, South Molton Coffee House, Methodist Hall, 10.30am-12noon Bees, Brayford WI, Village Hall, 7.15pm Bingo, Oxham Hall, 7.30pm Mariansleigh Revel 01769 573636 13 Market Stall, Macmillan Cancer Support, Pannier Mkt, S Molton from 8am 01769 572123 25 Coffee Break, W Anstey Village Hall, Yeo Mill, 11-12.30pm Memory Café, Amory Centre, S Molton 10.30am-12.30pm 01398 341972 memorycafe@northdevoncab Charles and Brayford single wicket Kwik Wicket Challenge, Family Craft session, S Molton Library, 10.30am-12noon Charles, 12noon 01598 711828 Royal British Legion Welfare drop-in, Amory Centre, S Musical Memories for those with dementia, Age Concern, S Molton, 12-2pm 0808 802 8080 Molton, 2-3.30pm Witheridge PTFA Summer Fayre, Witheridge School S Molton Town Council meetings, Town Hall, 6.30pm Quiz and Carvery, Macmillan, Sportsman’s Inn, Sandyway, 7 Folk Dancing, W Anstey Village Hall, Yeo Mill, 8-10 live music. for 7.30pm 01271 815724 26-28 Summer Club, Edgemoor Group of Churches, Parish Hall, Whist, Oxham Hall, 7.45pm Mariansleigh Revel Bishops Nympton book 01398 3421278 14 La La Land (12A) Rural Cinema, Pavilion, Chulmleigh, 7.30pm 26 Murder on the Terrace, Castle Hill, Filleigh, 7pm 01805 01769 580005 624624 Heartbreak Productions 15 Deadline for August’s edition of the Community News 27 Launceston Show Sat Green Man Festival, Pilton Historic Tour, from Heritage Centre, Dulverton, 3-4.30pm Animal Agents summer game launch day, S Molton Library 07969 243887 Man vs Moor, trial running from Pinkery. Book 01398 323665 28 Last day for N Devon Link Road consultation replies 10k David Ingelby from Stourbridge. S Molton Organ and Village Fete, E Anstey Keyboard Club, Methodist Hall, 7.30pm Disney Choir Festival, Pannier Mkt, S Molton S Molton Sings The Levelliing (15) Dulverton Films, Town Hall, 7.30pm 01398 Sunset Café Stompers, Parish Hall, Brushford. 6.45 for 7.30pm 323474 Exmoor Jazz Jazz at the George, S Molton, 8.30-11pm 01598 740114 Dance, Village Hall, W Buckland, 7.30-11.30pm b&s supper Ben 29 Big Breakfast, Village Hall, W Buckland, 9am-1.30pm 16 Antique Market, Pannier Market, S Molton, 10am-3pm Community Stall 01598 760437 Maritime Festival Farmers Market, Lion Car Park, Dulverton, 10am-2.30pm Patronal Service, Parish Church, S Molton, 11am Step back in Time guided walk, to Tarr Steps from Messy Church, W Anstey Village Hall, Yeo Mill, 11.30am Withypoolcar park, 10.30pm 9.5 miles Exmoor Society 17 Open Day, Simonsbath Sawmill, 10am-4pm 01643 831202 Garden Party for S Molton Library Friends, 79b South St, S 18 Badminton, W Anstey Village Hall, Yeo Mill, 7-8.30pm 01398 Molton, 2-4.30pm 01769 572128 341507 Warkleigh, Satterleigh and Chittlehamholt open Garden Exmoor Search/Rescue, Bishops Nympton WI, Parish Hall, 7.30 Show, Village Hall, 2pm Cldren’s sports Coffee morning, Village Hall, Chittlehamholt Open Day, Duffield Court, West St, S Molton, 2-4pm 01769 19 Historic Tour, from Heritage Centre, Dulverton, 3-4.30pm 572119/574764 Abbeyfield 07969 243887 Barbecue Café evening, Bulworthy Project, 6-11 07594 569441 Bingo, Parish Hall, , 7pm Flamenco Guitar Concert, T Bourne, Stable Green Chapel, 7.30 20 See Hear on Wheels, 12noon Southley Road S Molton, 2-4pm Dance, Victory Hall, N Molton, 7.30pm 01271 373236 30 Club Summer Seaside Spectacular Service, Parish Church, S Molton Community College Fete Bishops Nympton, 10.30am Acoustic Night, Old Coaching Inn, S Molton, 8-11pm Birthday Bash, Exmoor Pony Centre, 11am-3pm 01398 323093 21 End of School Term New Perspectives on Archive, Chulmleigh, 2-5pm Devon Cruisers Weekender, Riverside, S Molton book 01769 01769 572573 579268 Songs of Praise, Warkleigh Church, 6.30pm Summer Fete. Primary School, Exeter Rd, S Molton, 2-5pm 31 Woolsery and District Agricultural Show, Clovelly Court 01769 573103 01409 240328 Reading Group, S Molton Library, 2-4pm 01769 572128 22-23 Real Ale and Cider Festival, Grove, Kings Nympton AUGUST Step Back in Tine Festival, Pattiland Farm Broadwoodkelly 1 Family Arts afternoon, Castle Hill, Filleigh, 2pm 22 Mid Devon Show, Knightshayes 01884 820859 Billionaire Boy, Castle Hill Gardens, Filleigh, 5pm 01805 Coffee morning, Parish Church, 10am-12noon 624624 Plough S Molton Striders walk, Valley of the Rocks, from S Molton 2 North Devon Show, Square, 10am, 01769 573258 4 miles 5 George Nympton Show Summer Fete, All Saint School, 12-4.30pm Brayford Show Charity Dance, W Anstey Hall, Yeo Nill, 7pm-12 Umberleigh Garden Show, Village Hall, 2.30pm 23 Patronal Service, Parish Church, Kingsnympton Worlington Fete, E Worlington House, 2pm 01884 860332 Show, Chiltons Farm from 9.30am 01398 341217 6 Family Fun Day, Wimbleball Lake Messy Church, Methodist Church, S Molton United Open Air Service, Square, Kings Nympton, 6.30pm Joint Service, Chittlehampton Parish Church, 11am 9 Exford Show Barbecue, Oxham Hall, Mariansleigh, 1pm book 01769 550862 Merry Wives of Windsor, Castle Hill Gardens, 7pm 24 Blood Donors, Village Hall, Filleigh 0300 1232323 10 Show 25-30 Chulmleigh Fair see front page 12 Chittlehampton Garden Show and Fete Bishops Nympton Flower Show, Parish Hall, 3pm A Traditional Sweet Shop where The Cheese Larder you can be a child again! Purveyors of Fine West Country Cheese We’ve moved to The Old Dairy 12 Broad Street South Molton EX36 3AE

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Umberleigh Garden Show Community Unity The ninety-sixth Umberleigh Garden Show, sup- Supporting you and your Community ported by Winson Petroleum, will be held at the We are Devon Communities Together, a charity Village Hall on Saturday 5th August at 2.30pm. that works for the benefit of the rural community Admission is £1, children free. There is also a across Devon. Our mission statement is to Children's Competition organised by Umberleigh ‘Inspire and support communities to be thriving, Primary Academy. Visitors can enter their pets in resilient and inclusive.’ Community Unity is a new our Family Dog Show, supported by the Rising 15 month pilot project. We’ll be working with Sun Hotel, Umberleigh, and enjoy a home-made groups and organisations in South Molton to un- cream tea or real ale at the bar. There will be dertake a range of development activities, and locally-sourced food, plant sales and trade deliver practical training to community groups stands. Schedules are available from local and volunteers: shops, pubs and post offices and at the Village  How Community Unity can help you: Hall website: www.umberleighvillagehall. co.uk  Building stronger links across the community.  Organising volunteer recruitment and training. Warkleigh, Satterleigh and Chittlehamholt  Working with external organisations to deliver Open Summer Show new opportunities. will be held at Chittlehamholt Village Hall on Sat-  How you can help your community: urday 29th July, judging exhibits 8.30-10.30am;  Get involved with volunteering opportunities. doors open 2pm. Come and join in, lots of cate-  Learn new skills and make new friends. gories, bake a cake, pick from your garden, take  Help to build an even stronger community. a photo, children’s section or make something for South Molton is a dynamic, well-connected and the handicraft section. Schedules available at thriving community. With Community Unity let’s Chittlehamholt Community Shop (open Monday- work to make it even better! For more information Friday 9am-1pm, 3-6pm, Saturday 9am-1pm, see www.communityunitydevon.org.uk or tele- Sunday 10am-1pm). phone the Project Manager, Mike Felstead 01392 248919. If you’d like to volunteer, or link your ex- Flamenco Guitar Concert isting group to the project to access support and On Saturday 29th July at 7.30pm lo- resources, please email: cal musician Terence P Bourne will [email protected] be performing Flamenco Guitar at Stable Green Chapel (EX18 7RJ) in Rose Ash Revel aid of North Devon Hospice and In 1860 Rose Ash organised its first Revel, held Chapel Funds. on the village green and enjoyed by all. A few years ago the villagers decided to re-establish this event . The fifth Revel will be held on July St Mary Magdalene's Day 2nd on the Village Green next to the Parish and the work of the Friends of the Parish Church Church and the Village Hall. Every year the Rev- will be celebrated at a Patronal Festival Service el is raising money for the Devon Air Ambulance at 11am on Sun 23rd July at S Molton Parish Trust and supporting our Church to enable the Church. On Saturday 22nd there will be a coffee purchase of much needed new bell ropes. The morning in the Church from 10am-12noon. Revel will also be raising money to support the on-going maintenance of the Village Hall. The Filleigh Village Hall Church and Hall are a very important part of vil- July 24th 2017 Blood Donors lage life and both are worthy recipients along with To book a time please ring 0300 123 2323 the vital work of the Devon Air Ambulance Trust.

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Step Back in Time Festival Pattiland Farm, Broadwood- kelly, from Saturday 22nd, 11am until Sunday 23rd For information and July, 4pm. Step Back in Time is bookings please call like a time machine. Step in to 07920 034808 be transported back through recent history, all the way to the dark ages. Plough & Share Credit Union Ltd We are delighted to be joined by ACE Archaeol- The Financial Services Compensation ogy Club, of Winkleigh, who are undertaking an Scheme (FSCS) has stepped in to pro- archaeological dig at our Moistown site, which tect members of Plough & Share Credit Union you can see in action at the festival. The Festival Ltd, which has stopped trading. The Credit Union is set by the remains of a medieval manor house, is now in default. This means it cannot re-pay within an ancient landscape. It brings together re- deposits to its 2,550 members. FSCS will com- enactment groups from throughout the ages. pensate the vast majority of members within sev- From Dumnonika, who represent the life of a en days. The scheme will use the Credit Union’s Briton in the Iron Age to the Vikings who raided records to send payments out to them. People and settled the region from about 790 until the with up to £1,000 in their account have received Norman conquest of 1066. The Oathsworn a letter to get cash over the counter at the Post Warband, amongst others, will represent these Office. Anyone with more than this will receive a times, and their descendants. Kernow Levy, and cheque direct from FSCS; they expect the total similar groups, will help you to discover what it pay-out for Plough’s members will be more than was like to live in the medieval times. From knight £1.1 million. Any queries about the Plough & to a member of the peasantry, all had to train in Share Credit Union Limited can be directed to the the arts of war; Hazelgrove Archery will demon- administrators, Jo Milner and Stephen Cork of strate of the Art. Contemporary music will be per- Cork Gully LLP at 52 Brook Street, London W1K formed by members of the Harpies of Havoc. 5DS, telephone 0333 210 0027 or email Plough Find us on www.face book.com/groups/1731777 @corkgully.com. 117103751/www.step-back-in-time.co.uk. email: For more information on how FSCS helps people with Stepbackintimetv@ gmail.com. phone: 07456 current or savings accounts in banks, building socie- 944710 Adults £5, Children under 12 FREE. ties and credit unions, please visit http://www.fscs.org. uk/what-we-cover/compensation-limits/deposit-limits/ New Bus Timetable The summer bus timetable for North Devon and Encompass South West Torridge districts is out! It also includes a sum- The Rural Outreach Project which mary of local rail and National Express services. brought housing, benefit, debt and ben- Copies are available from Amory House, East St, efit advise to many people in this area closes on S Molton. Travel information can also at 13th July, although existing clients will continue www.traveline. org.uk or call Traveline on 0871 to be supported. Encompass if currently seeking 200 22 33 between 7am and 10pm. fresh funding. For National Bus Pass queries ring 01271 383688 For more information ring 01271 371499 or email [email protected]. Duffield Court Abbeyfield in West Street, S For help and advice contact the Citizens’ Advice Molton will be holding an Open Day on 29th July Bureau on 03444 111444; available at the Amory from 2-4pm with cream teas, plants, a raffle and Centre, S Molton on Thursdays, call 01769 stalls. All are very welcome! 572501 for an appointment.

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