www.visitsouthmolton.co.uk/community-news For local events and information please see inside South Molton Tourist Information ‘Not Just for Tourists’ A Warm Welcome Awaits you at South Molton Tourist Information Throughout the year we will again be selling local event tickets including: Devon County, Mid & North Devon Shows and the Tiverton Balloon Festival. Show tickets are cheaper bought in advance; so don’t spend more than you need, get your tickets from us. This also brings in vital funds to keep us running. We are agents for National Express – there’s no booking fee if you book through us and don’t forget to ask about the discount cards available for Over 60’s, Disabled, Young People (16-26yrs) & Families. We are also agents for Lundy Island and the Eden Project! We have lots of local interest books and maps for sale and also New for this year – The Exmoor Flag Merchandise including Mugs, Bumper & Window Stickers and Lapel Pins. We are your one stop shop for Bus & Train Time Tables, Theatre Guides, Tide Times, Local Event Information and so much more Find us on Facebook, Twitter and Trip Advisor Through the summer we are open six days a week Mon/Thu 9.30am-4pm, Tue/Fri/Sat 10am-4pm and Wed 10am-2pm Tel: 01769 574122 or visit www.visitsouthmolton.co.uk RIVERSIDE THE EXMOOR CARAVAN MOLECATCHER AND CAMPING PARK South Molton, North Devon Whether it’s a few mole hills in the garden or hundreds in your fields 2015 Luxurious statics Specimen Carp Lakes I CAN HELP Bar & Restaurant Friendly local service covering Now Open All Day [Breakfasts, Cream Teas, Evening Exmoor and surrounding areas Meals, Sunday Roasts] On Saturdays! No Mole- Entertainment 1-3rd May 50’s & 60’s Rock & Roll No Fee! 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Call Graham on: Mobile: 07779 475324 01769 573 880 Home: 01398 324569 www.lilyrosewindows.co.uk Exmoor Pony Centre Summer Fete Ashwick, Dulverton TA22 9QE The PTA Events Committee of South Molton May half term Activity Day will take place on Community Infants School are holding their an- th Thursday 28 from 12noon- 3pm; pony rides and nual Summer Fete on Friday 15th May at the grooming, activities for children and refreshments school. 5.30-7.30pm. Admission 50p. Stalls in- for all will be available. To arrange moorland clude cakes, refreshments, a raffle, auction of rides or taster sessions during half-term, please prizes, Pimms tent, hot dogs, giant inflatable, book well in advance. Note that taster sessions Repto Bug, face painting and lots more. take place under cover. All proceeds will go to improving the pond area If you could help us in any way, whether by within the school grounds, to enhance the chil- mucking out or by holding a fund-raising event, dren's outdoor learning experiences. If you please get in touch on 01398 323093. There will would like to donate a prize for our raffle please be ponies taking part in the Golden Horseshoe contact Debbie Quick on 01769 573103 or email th. Pleasure Ride on May 17 You can sponsor [email protected] (PTA Member) them by texting MMTX22 £5 to 70070 – thanks. Finally a FREE offer – if you would like some Auction Room horse manure for your garden, do come along The Auction Room is holding an Auction of An- during our opening hours, 10am-4pm Sunday to tiques and Collectables on Thursday 21st May Friday, with your own bags and help yourself! 6.30pm at the George Hotel, South Molton, with viewing from 10am same day. Tickets cost just £5 and includes a free glass of Pimms or beer with canapés. Tickets strictly limited to 100 and can be purchased in advance from The George Hotel or online www.wegottickets.com/event/313472. See also our facebook page www.facebook.comevents/1590273251214286/ Filleigh Tunnel and Bluebell Walk For further details please call 07940 794463 or Monday 4th May Start 2pm at Shallowford 01769 572514 or email info@the-auction- £1 per adult, 50p per child room.co.uk Double your money and you can have Rascal Records Vinyl Sales cake and tea at the end! This Month’s Top 20 Rascal Village Hall fundraising 1 ( 1)................The Beatles Waterproof footwear and torches good for the Tunnel 2 (7) .................Dire Straits Records Enquiries [email protected] 3 ( - )..................The Faces Every Thursday 4 (3).........................Queen 01598760332 from 5th March 5 (10)....Simon & Garfunkel 8am-1pm We will be walking on private property, many 6 (5)...........................Abba thanks to Lady Arran for making this possible. 7 (16)................Status Quo South Molton 8 (8)......................... Wings Pannier Market 9 (18)..............Led Zeppelin Computer Repairs South Molton 10 (4 ) ..............Iron Maiden 11 (2)...............David Bowie Sell your Friendly & understandable assistance 12 (13)..............Sex Pistols 13 (-)......................Genesis LP Records Broadband set-up -- Internet advice - e-mail problems resolved – Virus, trojans & 14 (6)............. Duran Duran 15 (-).................Pink Floyd Bring along your vinyl to others removed – Networks –Data recovery 16 (12)..........Black Sabbath sell or browse for New Discs, CD/DVD writers, modems etc. 17 (17 ).........Rolling Stones turntables, music books installed at very competitive prices. 18 (20)................. Madness & records of 19 (-).....................Madonna rock and roll, chart. soul, 20 (-)..................Lady Gaga metal, punk and jazz John Smallridge 01598 710252 Last months position in (brackets) Your Specialist Travel Agent in North Devon Cruises, Special Interest Holidays, Flights, Escorted Tours, Weekend breaks Call 01271 373724 Appointments with personal service always in a location to suit you LATE DEALS AND SPECIAL OFFERS This year is the 20th Anniversary of the Farming Take part in vital dementia research Community Network and to celebrate, 3 of the Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust is sup- Devon team are doing the 3 Peaks Challenge, porting a new nationwide online and telephone climbing Ben Nevis in Scotland, Scafell in Cum- service that helps people in the South West of bria and Snowdon in Wales over 3-4 June. If you England to take part in dementia research. Join would like to sponsor us, please can you send Dementia Research aims to accelerate the pace cheques made payable to FCN to: Manor Farm, of research by allowing people with and without West Haddon, Northampton. NN6 7AQ, or visit dementia to register their interest in studies, help- our Just Giving page: www.justgiving.com/ ing researchers find the right participants at the Joanne-Jones72, or by text. Text FCND72 fol- right time. This new DHS funded service is a col- lowed by the amount to 70070 - e.g. to give £5 laboration between the National Institute for text: FCND72£5 to 70070 Health Research , Alzheimer’s Research UK, Alz- heimer’s Society and Alzheimer Scotland. De- Car Boot mentia affects over 850,000 people in the UK, The PTA Events Committee of South Molton with 25 million of the UK population having a Community Infants School are holding a car boot close friend or family member affected. In Eng- sale on Sunday 3rd May in the Pannier Market, land there were 316,864 patients on GP demen- 9am-12pm. £6 per pitch. Sellers can arrive from tia registers in 2013: 16,786 of these patients 8am and strictly no buyers until 9am! For more were in the South West, that’s 0.74% of the info please contact Debbie Quick on 01769 population compared with 0.57% nationally. 573103 .This is our last one for the time being, Lack of access to willing volunteers is holding but we will return in the Autumn back critical research. The joindementiare- search.nihr.ac.uk website offers a secure, easy Stuart’s Quirky Quotes way to register your interest, discover studies of A thin grey fog hung over the city and the streets interest, and ultimately connect with researchers were very cold—for Summer was in England. to take part. Anyone 18 years or over can sign up Rudyard Kipling. The Light That Failed themselves, or on behalf of someone else, by registering online or by contacting the helplines of They say take an aspirin for a headache – but Alzheimer’s Research UK (0300 111 5 111) or who wants a headache? Tommy Cooper the Alzheimer’s Society (0300 222 1122). By signing up, people give permission for research- ers to contact them and can then decide whether Devon County Show to participate. By registering, you do not have to 21st, 22nd, 23rd May 2015 take part and can opt-out . Westpoint, Clyst St Mary, Exeter. 01392 446000 http://devoncountyshow.co.uk Frock Exchange at Heasley Mill Village Hall on Information leaflets and tickets are also available May 30th at 6.30pm until late. Bring your quality at Mole Valley Farmers or South Molton Tourist 2nd hand clothes, shoes and accessories. Entry Information Centre (see back page) £10. Proceeds to the Village Hall Fund. Ballroom/modern sequence dance classes, Village Hall, Filleigh 01769 572384 and every Tuesday 6 Coffee and chat, Methodist Schoolroom, Brayford, 10am-12 Rural Gateway advice service,