Updated: 25/09/2021 What’s on in Brent – September 2021 – Save THIS LINK for most recent update WHAT’S ON IN BRENT: save THIS LINK for future access to updated versions. QUICK LINKS TO THIS MONTH’S VILLAGE EVENTS (Use these links to navigate to the item) • Dartmoor Invasive Species Project – Volunteers needed – new dates • ‘Local and Sustainable Food at the EcoPubHub’ • Art House Summer of Play - ‘Intuitive Art Trail’ • Shoeboxes to Romania - talk from Liz and Rob • Learn to Scythe • Sunday Market at the Rec • South Brent Carnival Bingo • Cake and Produce Stall for Afghan refugee appeal and outcome • Devon Open Studios at the Art House - DON’T MISS THE LAST THREE DAYS! • Yoga and Ayurveda for Anxiety workshops with Liz Turner • Claudia’s evening of films and stories from Tanzania with raffle • Simplified Harvest Festival QUICK LINKS TO OTHER EVENTS IN THE LOCAL AREA • Ashburton Food and Drink Festival • Devon Stage of the Tour of Britain Cycle Race • ‘Follow the Tour’ – Guided Family Bike Ride around Ivybridge • ‘From Devon with Love’ festival live performances – Villages in Action • Great Lawn Sessions with Susie-Ro Prater and Tobias ben Jacob at Dartington • Harbottle & Jonas, ‘Beacon Album’ Concert and Song-writing workshop at Dartington • Dartmoor Hut Circles Archaeological Restoration - bracken clearing work party • Ashburton Arts – Lots of live events at the Community Arts Centre – including Devon Afrobeat Collective QUICK LINKS TO REGULAR SESSIONS & CLASSES: (Please let us know of changes) • Ashburton Community Folk Orchestra • Community Choirs: Wild Harmony; Brent Singers; • Art House classes • South Brent ‘Walk & Talk’ • Five Rhythms Dance classes with Kay • Yoga Classes with Megan Beck or Liz Turner (plus Liz’s anxiety workshops) • On-line Meditation Group; • Sweeney Toddlers • SSB Hedges and Woodland Group - The Steepers • Old School Community Centre Corridor Gallery GENERAL LOCAL INFORMATION • ‘South Brent Assist’ and ‘South Brent Community Chat’ pages • Old School Community Centre; and Village Hall • South Brent & District Caring – Coffee mornings, Lunch Clubs etc. • SSB Marsh Composting Centre – open – Compost available – Green waste wanted! • Pubs: Packhorse Inn; Station House Café; Turtley Corn Mill and Avon Inn • Takeaway Food, including The Friary; Rowan Grill • Other local facilities: inc. Post Office hours; Lloyds Bank mobile services, etc Co-op opening hours, • Community Library and South Brent Archive Click here to return to first page 1 Updated: 25/09/2021 What’s on in Brent – September 2021 – Save THIS LINK for most recent update • Citizens Advice Video Booth at the Old School • Mobile Share Shed ‘Library of Things’ • Devon Mobile Library in Brent - times and venues • St Petroc’s – open daily NEWS: • Afghanistan citizens arrivals in Plymouth – Appeal and update • SHDC Suspension of Garden/Green Waste collection • Old School Community Centre - LET’S RAISE THE ROOF • Soft Plastic recycling at the Co-op • COVID-19 Vaccination arrangements (and scam vaccination passport invitation) • South Brent Parish Council meetings and continuing vacancy NB.: - Not all items are in chronological order as some events are grouped together - Lightly shaded events or information have been added or amended in ‘What’s on’ in the last month or since the last mailout. Any underlining indicates active hypertext links to items or additional external information. The monthly MailChimp mailout is under review; in the meantime, save the link - CLICK HERE and access the regular updates on-line - Information is correct to the best of our knowledge but please check if you plan to attend. Please let us know if any advertised events are cancelled. *NB. While the South West had relatively low levels of coronavirus infection throughout the initial phases of the pandemic, this has now changed and Devon and Cornwall have recently had some of the highest rates in the country. While remaining restrictions on social contact and social distancing have been lifted and larger events allowed, some local authorities (Cornwall, Isles of Scilly, Devon, Plymouth and Torbay) have been designated 'enhanced response areas', implying targeted, additional support will be deployed for a defined period (5 weeks from Friday 27 August). Face coverings may no longer be mandatory, but are recommended in crowded and enclosed spaces and public transport. Meeting outdoors is safer and vastly reduces the risk of airborne transmission. Let fresh air in if you meet indoors. Steve Brown, Director of Public Health Devon urges everybody to continue to act carefully and remain cautious. Please regularly use the free NHS lateral flow/rapid antigen self-tests, which you can also pick up from South Brent Pharmacy - they are easy, quick and convenient, and the result is ready in 30 minutes; if you have symptoms, please isolate and take a PCR test which you can order free on line. If you are eligible and are not yet vaccinated please get a vaccine (see below) The government published its ‘COVID-19 Response: Autumn and Winter Plan 2021’ on 14 September- click here to download the full document. For updated information, current restrictions and guidance on Coronavirus go to: www.gov.uk/coronavirus and www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/. Click here to return to first page 2 Updated: 25/09/2021 What’s on in Brent – September 2021 – Save THIS LINK for most recent update VILLAGE EVENTS: • Wednesday 1 September 2021: Dartmoor Invasive Species Project – more Volunteers needed. Dartmoor Ranger Ella Briens says: “Thank you so much for the help you have been giving this project over the Summer. We are making brilliant progress in the area and will be working again in South Brent from 10am until 3pm. Meet at 10am at Lydia Bridge to join the work party. Bring a packed lunch and drink and gloves. Please email me ([email protected]) to let us know if you can come along and help.” The work follows the survey conducted by ecologist Mervyn Newman Mervyn for Dartmoor National Park to help plan for the control of invasive alien species such as Himalayan Balsam and ‘American Skunk-Cabbage’. See: https://ssb.org.uk/event/dartmoor-invasive-species- project-more-volunteers-needed-4/ • Thursday 2 September 2021: ‘Local and Sustainable Food at the EcoPubHub’ from 8- 9.30pm via Zoom. The latest free ‘EcoPubHub’ discussion session organised by SSB. With food miles, pesticides, welfare standards and food poverty all increasingly in the news, what can we do to support a more sustainable food economy in our area? We have a great line up of contributors who will talk for 5-10 mins each, with time at the end for questions and discussion. - Oliver Lee of ‘How Now Dairy’ is a local, organic dairy farmer, producing and delivering milk products to our community. He has a strong commitment to sustainable and regenerative farming. - Clare Hargreaves, is a journalist and photographer, specialising in food who is 8 months into her challenge of eating just British food for a year. - Melissa Harvey is from School Farm (Community Supported Agriculture), Dartington. School Farm aims to grow high-quality organic vegetables which are shared between their members each week. They also run horticultural courses. - Inge Page, Ashburton Community Fridge. Inge will share how the recently established community fridge scheme in Ashburton was set up with the aim of increasing awareness of food sustainability and inspiring local resilience. - Kate from Hylsten Sourdough Bakery and School, Buckfastleigh, which uses organic, stoneground flour to bake good bread with as little waste from field to loaf as possible - Dartmoor Farmers Association is a group of nearly 100 farmers raising native breeds of livestock using traditional farming methods on sustainable farms. They have formed a co- operative to market their meat. See: https://ssb.org.uk/event/local-and-sustainable-food-at-the-ecopubhub/ Join us for a free evening of discussion - pre-register for the Zoom link at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/local-and-sustainable-food-ecopubhub-tickets-166562008451 • Friday 3 September 2021: ‘Intuitive Art Trail’ 10am-12noon. Part of The Art House ‘Summer of Play’. A playful and inspiring morning on The Island, South Brent connecting with others, the more-than-human world and yourself through intuitive, ephemeral and expressive art activities. Led by Emma Capper, certified nature and forest therapy guide. Suitable for all ages at £5 per adult. See https://www.arthousesouthbrent.com/classes-at-art- house/intuitive-art-trail-1. To book your place at £5 per Adult & Child place, visit the Art House Shop: https://arthousesouthbrent.com/art-house-shop. For more information on this and other Guided Walks from Emma, visit https://creativejourneys.org.uk. Click here to return to first page 3 Updated: 25/09/2021 What’s on in Brent – September 2021 – Save THIS LINK for most recent update • Friday 3 September 2021: Shoeboxes to Romania - Talk at 7.30pm in the Old School Community Centre by Liz Rider and Rob Wills, who will be explaining the work of Link to Hope Shoeboxes and talking about their trip to Romania with Link to Hope in December 2019, when they helped distribute the shoeboxes after organising the local Shoebox Appeal to help some of the poorest and most marginalised people in Eastern Europe. All support welcomed! Phone Liz on 01364 73696 for more details. See: https://linktohope.co.uk/. • Saturday 4 September 2021: Learn to Scythe - 10am - 12noon. Jeremy Sabel of SSB’s ‘4Bs’ says: “I hope you have been enjoying the wildflowers once again in the village. The eagle- eyed among you may have noticed that the Apple a Day Orchard at the Doctor's Surgery has now been scythed but we want to give an opportunity to you all to try scything for yourself. Please come along at 10am to the wildflower verge outside the play park to try scything for yourself.