- Marie Curie Garden & Food Fair

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- Blackdown Hills - 
   Food & Drink Festival 

- Blackdown Hills Market

- Bradninch Events
- Mike Last
- 47A
- The Sharks
- Jerry and Friends
- Flower Power Night
- Elvis

- Last Sunday Folk with Wren

- Pennymoor Singaround

- Pennymoor Music & Song Session

- Bradninch Folk Club

- Bradninch Musical Gardens

- Devon County Council - 
   Review of Local Councils

- Grand Western Canal Walk for CLIC

- Grand Western Weekend &  
   Countryside Fair

-   Knightshayes House & Gardens

- Mid- Devon Keyboard Organ Club

- Tiverton Comedy Hall - Top Headliner

- Tivvy Fest

- Tiverton Film Club - The Ladykillers

- Tiverton Markets and Factory Shop 

- Crediton Farmers Market

- CRAMP - Open Mic

- Crediton Walks

- Gallery 86 -  Isabel Merrick 
  Exhibition    

- Sandford Music Festival

- Uffculme Show

- Wellington Folk Club

- Wellington Markets

- Devon County Show

- Devon English Wine Week

- Devon Squeezebox Workshops

- People 4 Ponies Open Day

- Compost Awareness Week

- Deaf Awareness Week

- English Wine Week

- May Day Bank Holiday

- Silver Surfers' Day

- Spring Bank Holiday

- Wildlife Week

- Exmoor Folk Festival

- Hemyock Market

- Wildlife Gardening Workshop

Bampton Folk Club

Tuesday 13th May 2008 - Bampton Folk Club
Tuesday 27th May 
Bridge House Hotel 24 Luke Street Bampton, Tiverton EX16 9NF
8 pm

A supportive and friendly folk club for singers, musicians, storytellers and everyone

The Bridge House Hotel stands close to the old railway bridge (now quite difficult to spot, and home to a spectacular floral display of bright colours) in Luke Street.  For more details on the Bridge House Hotel go to www.bridgehouse-bampton.co.uk/

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Blackdown Hills

www.blackdown-hills.net/

for more details go to
www.blackdown-hills.net/calendar.htm

May 2008- Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Blackdown Hills AONB St Ivel House Hemyock Cullompton Devon EX15 3SJ

The Blackdown Hills AONB is one of the protected landscapes of England and Wales and was designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in 1991.  The AONB covers 360 sq kilometres and sits between 150 and 310 metres above sea level

Sunday 4th May - Blackdowns Early Music
Culmstock Parish Church Culmstock Cullompton Devon EX15
6.30 pm
Blackdowns Early Music - Choral Concert. 1640 Vespers, Monteverd. 

Monday 5th May - Blackdowns Early Music
Wellington Parish Church Wellington Somerset TA21
Blackdowns Early Music - Choral Concert. Biber F minor Requiem, Monteverdi Vespers 1640. Tickets £10 Concessions available from Ted Turner Music, South St. Wellington or e-mail 

Saturday 24th May - Blackdown Hills Market
The Parade Taunton Town Centre Taunton Somerset TA1
For more information go to www.bhba.org.uk/freepage.asp?ID=4

Wednesday 28th May 2008 - Wildlife Gardening Workshop
Hemyock Parish Hall Hemyock Cullompton Devon EX15
All you need to know about wildlife gardening with John Hayward from Devon Wildlife Trust, whether you're an expert or a complete beginner. Learn the principles, look at the best plants and habitats to bring in the birds and butterflies and make your own 'creature feature' - a home for wildlife in your garden
www.blackdown-hills.net/Wildlife-gardening-workshop-Event.htm

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Blackdown Hills - Food & Drink Festival
www.blackdownhillsfoods.co.uk/Festival.html

Friday 23rd May to Sunday 1st June 2008 - Blackdown Hills Food & Drink Festival

Friday 23rd to Monday 26th May - Beer Festival
Half Moon Inn Clayhidon Devon EX15 3TJ
6 pm - 11 pm Friday 
11 am - 3 pm and 6 pm - 11 pm Saturday to Monday 
Come to the Half Moon Inn for their Bank Holiday beer festival. Lots of locally produced real ales to try. Live music in the garden and in the beer tent.  Blackdown Bangers and Mash on Friday & Saturday, Barbeque on Sunday and Hog Roast on Monday  
Email:    or go to www.halfmoondevon.co.uk 

Saturday 24th May 2008 - Launch of Blackdown Hills Food & Drink Festival
Hemyock Parish Hall Hemyock Cullompton Devon EX15
10 am - 4 pm
Hemyock Parish Hall is the venue for the launch of the 2008 Blackdown Hills Food & Drink Festival. There will be something for everyone – local producers selling their fabulous food, drink and crafts, take some refreshments whilst catching up with friends and enjoying the entertainment on offer. For the more energetic there will be sports events on the field. A great family day out and it’s free!

Throughout the festival - Lamb and Flag Inn Week Long Special Menu
The Lamb and Flag Inn Blagdon Hill Taunton Somerset TA3 7SL
Our usual locally sourced, homecooked menu will be packed with even more local food and new ideas for the week using produce from the Blackdown Hills. Come and try the difference! 
Email: or go to www.lambandflag.co.uk

Saturday 24th May - Farm Open Day and Farm Shop Tasting at Wallaces
Wallaces Farm Shop and Restaurant Hill Farm Hemyock Devon EX15 3UZ
9 am – 5 pm
Farm shop tasting and open farm. View the Bison, highland cows with tiny calves and all the deer, plus the new baby goats and lambs, and our miniature pony called chocolate. It might even be hot enough for an ice-cream !!
Free Entry
Email: or go to www.welcometowallaces.co.uk

Saturday 24th to Monday 26th May - Royal Oak Farm Cream Tea Special
Royal Oak Farm Cotleigh Near Honiton Devon EX14 9LF
Open 2pm to 5pm
We will be serving award winning cream teas in our pleasant gardens during this weekend and we will be holding a special offer of 10% off on teas when you show this brochure at this event only.
Email: or go to   www.royaloakfarm.co.uk

Sunday 25th May - Farm Visit with Food Tasting at Kedget Barton Farm
Kedget Barton Farm Churchstanton Taunton TA3 7RN
12 noon – 6 pm
Come and enjoy a relaxing afternoon of sumptuous home cooked food made from fresh local ingredients prepared by Jacqui on the farm, including their own home reared beef.
Free entry
Email:

Monday 26th and Saturday 31st May - Tutored Tasting of West Country Cheese
The Cheese Gig Orchard Barn Buckland St Mary Somerset TA20 3TA
Event runs from 12 noon to 2pm
Enjoy a tutored tasting of 10-12 West Country cheeses with bread and local pickles. Kath will present each cheese and tell you a story or two about the cheese makers as well! Booking essential
Email: or go to www.thecheesegig.com 

Tuesday 27th May - Ellises' Farm Open Day and Tastings
Two Ellises Farm Hemyock Devon EX15 3SP
11am – 4pm
Come and see the pigs and taste our fantastic roast pork and sausages. Children can adopt a piglet and feed the animal. Produce available to buy on the day.
Free entry
Email: or go to www.ellisesfarm.co.uk 

Tuesday 27th May - Learn to Cook the Italian Way
Corfe Village Hall Corfe 
Three sessions on Tuesday 27 May at Corfe Village Hall:
10:00 to 12:30     14:00 to 16:30    18:00 to 20:30
Discover how working Italian mothers whip up such delicious, healthy meals in so little time. Come and learn the tricks of the trade of Italian cuisine - simple, healthy, quick and tasty meals. Using fresh local ingredients were possible you will be able to try your hand at some of Sandra’s delicious recipes.  Places limited – 
Three sessions on Tuesday 27 May at Corfe Village Hall:
10:00 to 12:30     14:00 to 16:30    18:00 to 20:30
Cost £25.00 per person, ingredients included with a pasta sauce to take home for the family.
Email:

Tuesday 27th May - The Merry Harriers Blackdowns Luncheon
The Merry Harriers Forches Corner Clayhidon Devon EX15 3TR
Open 12 noon – 3pm
A celebration of Blackdown Hills produce condensed into a 2 or 3 course lunch menu with a choice of starters, main courses and desserts. All produce will be locally sourced and cooked to order by our brigade of 3 chefs.
Email: or go to www.merryharriers.co.uk

Wednesday 28th May - Little Pirzwell Farm Cookery Demonstration and Lunch
Little Pirzwell Farm Kentisbeare Cullompton Devon EX15 2AH
11.30 am – 2.15 pm
‘Casserole cooking for the reluctant!’ Cookery demonstration using lower cost beef cuts including farm visit to the sheep (Jacobs and Dorsets) and cattle (Red Rubies). All followed by a casserole lunch of fabulous Little Pirzwell beef. 
£12 per head entry – please pre book by 27th May, numbers are limited.
Email:

Wednesday 28th May - Trout Barbecue at Hollies Trout Farm
Hollies Trout Farm Slade Lane Sheldon Near Honiton Devon EX14 4QS
7 pm

£12 per head to include tour and BBQ
Email: or go to www.holliestroutfarm.co.uk

Friday 30th May - Meet the Producers
Dunkeswell Spar Unit 5 Culm Way Dunkeswell Devon EX14 4JP
11am to 4pm
Your chance to meet the farmers and producers who supply the Blackdown Spar in Dunkeswell and enjoy some of their tasty samples.
Free entry
Email: or go to www.tasteyourviews.com

Saturday 31st May - Cider Yard Open Day and Tasting
The Tricky Cider Company The Old Bakery Honiton Road Churchinford Taunton TA3 7RF
Open 11am ‘til late
Come along and join us at the cider yard. Sample our traditional farmhouse cider and our hot and spicy mulled cider. Sit around and chat about cider and anything else that takes your fancy.  Guest appearances by the Tricky Chicks (slapjack) and their own brand of hill music.
Free entry
Email: or go to www.trickycider.com

Saturday 31st May - Tutored Tasting of West Country cheese
The Cheese Gig Orchard Barn Buckland St Mary Somerset TA20 3TA
Event runs from 12 noon to 2pm
Enjoy a tutored tasting of 10-12 West Country cheeses with bread and local pickles. Kath will present each cheese and tell you a story or two about the cheese makers as well! Booking essential
Email: or go to www.thecheesegig.com 

Sunday 1st June - Goren Farm Open Day
Goren Farm Stockland Honiton Devon EX14 9EN 
2pm – 6pm
Enjoy a guided walk and talk about the wildflower meadows and food produced on the farm using traditional techniques and processes. This will be followed by refreshments and food tastings.
Free entry
Email: or go to www.goren.co.uk

Sunday 1st June - Finale Event
Beech Hayes Farm Churchinford Taunton TA3 7DW
Beech Hayes Farm Churchinford Taunton TA3 7DW
Beech Hayes Farm Churchinford Taunton TA3 7DW
Beech Hayes Farm Churchinford Taunton TA3 7DW
Beech Hayes Farm Churchinford Taunton TA3 7DW
Beech Hayes Farm Churchinford Taunton TA3 7DW
Beech Hayes Farm Churchinford Taunton TA3 7DW
Beech Hayes Farm Churchinford Taunton TA3 7DW
Beech Hayes Farm Churchinford Taunton TA3 7DW
11am – 5pm
Nick and Ruth Strange welcome you to Beech Hayes on Open Farm Sunday to enjoy a relaxing day out. There will be farm walks, a chance to feed the calves and lambs, collect the eggs and then browse around the stalls offering local produce. Children can take part in a quiz and treasure hunt and for the grown ups there will be a bar & barbeque whilst you enjoy the live music.
Free Entry
Email:

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Bradninch Events
www.bradninchevents.org/

Saturday   3rd May 2008 - Coffee Morning
Guildhall Bradninch Exeter Devon EX5

Saturday   3rd May - Fundraising Gig
Guildhall Bradninch Exeter Devon EX5
8 pm

Saturday   3rd May - Mike Last
White Lion Bradninch Exeter Devon EX5
9 pm

Saturday 10th May - 47A
White Lion Bradninch Exeter Devon EX5
9 pm

For more details go to www.mikelast.co.uk 

Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th May - Musical Gardens
Bradninch Exeter Devon EX5
A walk around 13 lovingly tended Bradninch gardens will be thrown open to the public to raise money for and promote the Annual Bradninch Music Festival.  All the gardens will be "musically-themed" 
Tickets from the Spar Shop in Bradninch or call the organisers see www.bradninchevents.org/

Friday 16th May - The Sharks
Castle Hotel Bradninch Exeter Devon EX5
8 pm

Friday 23rd May - Jerry and Friends
White Lion Bradninch Exeter Devon EX5
9 pm
Fundraising for the music festival

Saturday 24th May - Flower Power Night
Castle Hotel Bradninch Exeter Devon EX5
8 pm
All the best hippie songs...sing along with Scott McKenzie to San Francisco, Peace and Love!  Dig out your tie dye's, jangle those bells, smell that incense and feel the love!

Sunday 25th May - Elvis 
White Lion Bradninch Exeter Devon EX5

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Bradninch Folk Club
www.bradninchevents.org/

Tuesday 20th May  2008 - Bradninch Folk Club
Castle Hotel Bradninch Exeter EX5
8.30 pm - Every Other Tuesday

Acoustic Music

Do you enjoy playing, singing or listening to acoustic music?

Alternative, Blues, Classical, Comedy, Country, Folk, Music Hall, Original or Popular etc.  They are all OK they just have to be live. All music is folk music – Louis Armstrong  

The Bradninch Folk Club is re-launching on 20 May at 8:30pm in the Castle Hotel Function Room. 

Then every two weeks –

June 3 &17

July 1, 15 & 29

August 12 & 26 etc.  

Performance is in ”the round” but may include guest spots and visitor space. Enjoy an evening with likeminded friends. 

A great opportunity for beginners to develop, professionals to try out new material and to have fun. 

Bradninch Folk Club supports the Bradninch Music and Arts Festival June 6, 7 & 8^th

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Broadclyst, Exeter
Killerton - National Trust House and Gardens

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-yh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-killerton/  

for more details of events go to

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-events/w-events-find_event.htm?propertyID=23

You can find Killerton at Broadclyst Exeter Devon EX5 3LE

Sunday 4th May  2008 - The Working Laundry
Meet a Victorian laundry maid and discover more about her busy working life

Monday 5th May - Punch & Judy
Enjoy a great performance of Punch & Judy in the garden for all the family

Saturday 10th May - Arts & Crafts Sale
A one-day sale of arts and crafts made by skilled crafts-person Yvonne Johnson in the Discovery Centre

Saturday 17th May - Farmers Market
Come to the farmers market at Killerton where there will be lots of tempting, fresh, local produce on sale. The farmers market is scheduled to take place on the third Saturday each month during the season (March - October). Please telephone Killerton for further details or to confirm this event is taking place.

Sunday 18th May - Victorian Costumed Tours of the House
Enjoy a special tour of the house with a guide in period costume

Tuesday 20th May - Painting on Fabric
A fun workshop exploring the effects of acrylic paints on fabric. The results could be complete in themselves or a basis for further embellishment. No drawing skills necessary.

Tuesday 20th May - Painting Gardens
Develop the skill of drawing gardens using watercolour, pen and ink or pencil, with experienced artist Liz Pepperell. Drawing will take place outdoors, weather permitting. Beginners and the more experienced welcome. Please bring your own materials, including drawing board. Includes tea, coffee and biscuits.

Sunday 25th May - Wild Things & Plant Fair
Discover what goes on around the Killerton estate 'behind-the-scenes'! Learn how the wardens help to take care of the butterflies, bats and dormice who live on the estate. See the mammoth compost beds and find out how the gardeners look after Killerton's garden and nursery. Go on a special guided tour of the garden and woods. Help to make a bat box and pot up some plants using peat-free compost. With lots of other fun activities and displays and a peat-free plant fair

Tuesday 27th May - Stitching in Space
Create a stitched bowl with free machine embroidery techniques on to water-soluble fabric. A hands-on workshop with Jan Tillett in the Discovery Centre. Beginners welcome

Wednesday 28th May - Making Movies
Discover the Victorian fascination with the moving image and make your own 'movie', a zoetrope, to take home

Thursday 29th May - Serve at a Victorian Table
Have you ever wanted to be a butler or a parlour maid? Come and experience for yourself the strict code of etiquette that prevailed at the table of a wealthy Victorian household in this fun role-play session.

Friday 30th May - Hoops, Tops & Skipping Ropes
Come and play in Killerton's garden in an afternoon of organised games with Victorian toys

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Cheriton Fitzpaine Walks with
Walking the Way to Health
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May 2008 - Cheriton Fitzpaine Walks
Starting outside the Church
First Monday in the month
2 pm

Monthly short walks around Cheriton Fitzpaine, first Monday in the month.  Walks last approximately 30 to 40 minutes are on fairly even ground, and start at 2 pm

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Chulmleigh CHSW Friends Group
Fun Fashion Show & Party for

Saturday 17th May 2008 - Fun Fashion Show and Party for Children's Hospice South West
The Pavilion Chulmleigh Devon EX18 - 6.30 pm til late

 Fun Fashion Show and party

for ages 3 to 90
on  17^th May 2008 from 6.30 ‘til late

Children’s fashions by Pumpkin Patch
Ladies Clothing from Pushkin’s of Barnstaple
Nostalgia provided by the Real McCoy Exeter
Finale with Romantica of Devon  

Fully licensed bar, tea, coffee, refreshments available, fashion stalls
Then party the night away with music provided by Steve

All this for £5.00 a ticket!
Tickets available from:
Fresh and Fruity, Chulmleigh
Winston Pincombe, The Garage, Chulmleigh
Chawleigh Post Office, Chawleigh
And on the door

Come and enjoy yourselves whilst supporting such a necessary charity.

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Crediton Arts Centre
www.creditonartscentre.org/

Thursday 15th May 2008 - Opera Glass presents: A Night at the Opera
Crediton Arts Centre East Street Crediton Devon EX17 3A

7:30pm

This award winning presentation from the Exeter Autumn Festival contains a wonderful variety of choruses, arias and ensembles to include: 'O Isis and Osiris', 'They call me Mimi', 'On with the Motley', 'The Flower Duet', 'Song to the Evening Star', excerpts from Rigoletto and Don Giovanni, 'The Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves' and 'Softly awakes my Heart'. Enjoy all your favourites performed by this highly respected group of wonderful singers. It is good to find that Exeter can produce such talented performers. Indeed the whole evening was most enjoyable - Express & Echo (Nov 07). 

Friday 23rd May - Dreams
Crediton Arts Centre East Street Crediton Devon EX17 3A
7:30pm

To celebrate the publication of the book "Dreams", there will be an exhibition of the original photographs and readings of poems and stories at the Crediton Arts Centre. You will have the opportunity to view the highly acclaimed set of images by Gabi Krukenberg-Tayler. The photographs were used as stimulus at the Crediton Arts Centre Writers' Workshop, and Roy Eden and Roger Tayler have written poems and stories inspired by the images. The book is on sale at £7.50 and can be obtained on the evening or through the publishers at

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Crediton Farmers Market
www.creditonfarmersmarket.com/

Held on the first Saturday of every month between 10 am and 1 pm, Crediton Farmers' Market takes place on the new Market Square in Crediton, which was designed and built with the market in mind.  

With a wide range of organic and conventional produce available, including meat, fish, seasonal fruit and vegetables, dairy products, cakes, plants, apple juice, cider, pottery, cards and woven baskets, and with virtually all stallholders living less than 5 miles from the market, Crediton has one of the most local farmers' markets in the county.  

Although we do have to occasionally look further afield in order to keep the market as fresh and interesting as possible, produce does not travel more than around 30 miles at most, and the result is one of the finest farmer's markets in the county, a fact recognised by the readers of Devon Life magazine who recently voted Crediton Farmers' Market Best Market of the Year for the second time in three years.

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Gallery 86

www.gallery86.co.uk/

Saturday 10th to Monday 26th May 2008 - Isabel Merrick Exhibition
Gallery 86 High Street Crediton Devon EX17 3LP

On Saturday 10th May, the prolific artist Isabel Merrick, will be unveiling a series of exciting new paintings at Gallery 86. This solo exhibition runs for just over two weeks until Monday 26th May. One not to be missed.

Isabel's work has sold throughout the UK and internationally. She is currently enjoying successful relationships with various London Galleries.

Her last exhibition was by invitation from The Brook Gallery to form part of a Joan Miro retrospective, an artist who greatly inspires and influences her work.

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Crediton Rural Arts & Music Project - CRAMP
Open Mic Session
www.crampdevon.org 

Friday 30th May 2008 - Open Mic Session
The Lamb Inn Sandford Crediton Devon EX17
8 pm - 11 pm

Fed up with having nowhere to perform? Looking for fresh opportunities to perform locally with like-minded people? Then the CRAMP Open Mic Sessions are designed with you in mind.

The sessions - which take place on the last Friday of each month at The Lamb Inn, Sandford, near Crediton (8pm-11pm) - have been running since April 2005, and they just keep getting better and better.  With people coming from as far afield as Totnes, Newton Abbot, Honiton and Tiverton each month, the word is spreading rapidly. But don't just take our word for it, come and experience it for yourself! Novices, as well as experienced performers of all ages and abilities welcome; just turn up and tell us how and what you would like to perform. 

So, whether you’re a solo singer/songwriter, a folk duo, a sitar player, a musician looking for a band, a poet, a storyteller, or simply a keen fan of live original music, come and join us at the next session!

For more details e-mail

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Crediton Walks with
Walking the Way to Health
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May 2008 - Crediton Walks
Starting opposite the Post Office
10 am

Fortnightly short walks around Crediton.  Walks last approximately 30 to 40 minutes are on fairly even ground, and start at 10 am

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Cullompton 
Cullompton Farmers Market

Saturday  10th May 2008 - Cullompton Farmers Market
9.30 am to 12.30 pm.

Cullompton holds a Farmers Market on the second Saturday of each month. Quality Local Produce.  Including Free Range Eggs, Lamb, Pork, Beef, Chicken, Venison, Trout, Speciality Cheese, Fudge, Honey, Preserves, Home Made Lemon-Curd, Seasonal Fruit and Vegetables, and hot and cold drinks.  www.cullompton.org/farmers-market.html

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Culmstock

Sunday 4th May 2008 - Blackdowns Early Music
Culmstock Parish Church Culmstock Cullompton Devon EX15
6.30 pm

Blackdowns Early Music - Choral Concert. 1640 Vespers, Monteverd.

Free admission; retiring donations. Tickets from Ted Turner Music, South Street Wellington or e-mail  

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Devon County Council - Review of Local Councils
www.devon.gov.uk/index/democracycommunities/devonreview.htm

Thursday 8th May 2008 - Boundary Review
Town Hall St Andrews Street Tiverton Devon EX16 6PG
7 pm - 9 pm

Have your say on the governments plan to do away with local councils

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Devon County Show

www.devoncountyshow.co.uk

Thursday 15th, Friday 16th and Saturday 17th May 2008 - Devon County Show
Westpoint Clyst St Mary Exeter Devon EX5 1DJ

The Devon County Show is the largest event in the county calendar and is the perfect place to enjoy a tour of rural life. The Show is a giant shop window for rural Devon and links consumers with farmers, food producers and others working in the countryside economy

Thanks to our top quality local ingredients - magnificent livestock, bountiful food and drink, a glorious flower and garden marquee and great side dishes of family entertainment - we have the perfect recipe for a great day out!

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Devon English Wine Week
Yearlstone Vineyard
www.devonwineweek.co.uk/

Saturday 24th May to Sunday 1st June 2008 - Devon English Wine Week

Devon now has close to 30 vineyards, many planted in the last few years as the English wine boom has gathered pace. It's estimated Devon wines have already captured 1% of the wine market in their home region. The Exeter area is a particular hotspot - many vineyards are as yet too new to take part in the Wine Week, but Yearlstone, Pebblebed, Manstree, Sharpham, Kenton, Old Walls, Willhayne and Summermoor vineyards have joined together to promote their regional wines and to celebrate Devon's local food and wine culture, in what's believed to be the biggest regional celebration of English Wine Week . 

Yearlstone Vineyard near Bickleigh has just been named Fastest Improving Vineyard in England in the prestigious Wine Report 2008. Sharpham Vineyard near Totnes is now selling in excess of 100,000 bottles a year. Kenton Vineyard near Exeter sold out its first vintage rapidly and is producing some excellent English reds. Pebblebed Vineyard near Topsham won a Gold Medal with its first rosé at the English & Welsh Wine of the Year competition. Old Walls, Manstree and others are also making waves in the English wine world.

Over the week, there will be something taking place every single day, at the vineyards and participating outlets. A host of different activities, both informative and entertaining, are being laid on for your enjoyment, giving a wide range of opportunities to get to know these many award-winning wines better, and really see just how versatile and delicious they are.  For example, following the 2007 Challenge where Devon wines took on the best from New Zealand, the main event of this year's Devon Wine Week will be "Devon's Sparkling Wines vs Champagne" on Wednesday 28th May hosted by Master of Wine Alastair Peecles at the Devon Wine School in Cheriton Fitzpaine, judged to professional standards by some of the top names in the profession.

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Devon Squeezebox - Workshops
www.devonsqueezeboxfoundation.co.uk/

Wednesday 14th May 2008 - Squeezebox Workshops
Rockbeare Village Hall Parsons Lane Rockbeare Devon EX5 2LR

Mid Devon Melodeon Workshops

Starting on Wednesday 10th October 2007, the Workshops will be in exactly the same format as those already running, i.e. there will be 1st Squeeze for Beginners, 2nd Squeeze for Improvers, and 3rd Squeeze for advanced

If you might be interested in attending, or know someone who might be, please drop an email at and title your email "Mid Devon Workshops"  It makes Eds' life sooo much easier!

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East Anstey May Day Fayre
www.eastanstey.org.uk/

Monday 5th May 2008 - East Anstey May Day Fayre
Village Green East Anstey 
12 noon to 4 pm

Dog Show, Animals from Exmoor Zoo, Line Dancing Demonstration, Car Boot Sale, stalls selling locally produced Arts and Crafts, Ram Roast, and much more!

Everyone welcome!

All profits to CARE and East Anstey Primary School

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Eggesford Walks with
Walking the Way to Health
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May 2008 - Eggesford Walks
Eggesford Forest Centre Eggesford 
10.30 am

Fortnightly short walks around Eggesford Forest.  Walks last approximately 30 to 40 minutes and start at 10.30 am. 

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Exmoor & North Devon Walking Festival
www.walkingnorthdevon.co.uk/

Thursday 1st to Friday 9th May 2008 -  Exmoor & North Devon Walking Festival

This year's walking festival has a wonderful choice of 66 guided walks covering all of Exmoor and North Devon. There are short gentle walks through to full day energetic rambles, something for all abilities

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Exmoor Folk Festival
www.exmoorfolkfestival.co.uk/

Friday 16th May to Sunday 18th May 2008 - Exmoor Folk Festival

The Exmoor Folk Festival will take place in the Brendon Valley, continuing the folk tradition in a beautiful setting.

Attractions include Morris Dancers, folk and craft workshops, and concerts.

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Hemyock Community Week
www.hemyockbaptist.org.uk/pages/pv.asp?p=hemyock22

Saturday 17th to Sunday 25th May 2008  - Hemyock Community Week organised by Hemyock Baptist Church

Saturday 17th May - From Baroque to Folk
Hemyock Baptist Church Hemyock Cullompton Devon EX15
5 pm - Teatime concert
A tea time soiree with professional musicians including USA born Soprano Lynn Daniels-Morgan for an event entitled "From Baroque to Folk".  Billed as a collection of agreeable light opera, classical violin and piano pieces, the tea time concert will be reminiscent of events held in Victorian days.
No admission charges, but funds being raised for charity at the concert

Monday 19th May - Skittles
Catherine Wheel The Square Hemyock Cullompton Devon EX15 3RQ
7.30 pm

Tuesday 20th May - Seniors Sing Sankey Tea
Hemyock Baptist Church Hemyock Cullompton Devon EX15
2.30 pm
Community hymn Singing

Tuesday 20th May - Space Odyssey
7.30 pm
Enter the amazing Voyager Dome and travel with us through the Solar System.  Presented by Simon Ould - Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society

Wednesday 21st May - Chapel Cafe
11 am
Special Event.  Students from Moorlands College who will entertain and delight

Thursday 22nd May - Tempo for Tots Special
9.30 am
Tempo for Tots Special.  Music and movement plus puppets

Thursday 22nd May - Surgeon Sage
Hemyock Baptist Church Hemyock Cullompton Devon EX15
7.30pm 
Surgeon Sage Gavin Haig will entertain with wit and charm.  A great night out!

Friday 23rd May - Crusaders Special
6.30 pm
With students from Moorlands College

Friday 23rd May - Hizone for Youth
8 pm
Informal gathering for young teens to meet students from Moorlands College

Saturday 24th May - Hemyock Men Breakfast
Catherine Wheel The Square Hemyock Cullompton Devon EX15 3RQ
9 am
Speaker Mark Thompson Chief Executive Toshiba UK

Saturday 24th May - Free Car Wash
Longmead Sports Field Hemyock Cullompton Devon EX15 
10 am - 12 noon
Enjoy coffee and a cake as your car comes up clean.  The car wash is free but raising funds for books at Hemyock School 

Saturday 24th May - Rock the Boat Special
2 pm - 4 pm
With the Moorlands Gang

Saturday 24th May - Ignite Youth Event with Rapper Neil
Hemyock Baptist Church Hemyock Cullompton Devon EX15
7.30pm 
Rap artist Neil Reid will appear at Ignition, a live music youth event, accompanied by his One Way band
No admission charges, but funds being raised for charity at the concert

Wednesday 28th May - Wildlife Gardening Workshop
Hemyock Parish Hall Hemyock Cullompton Devon EX15
All you need to know about wildlife gardening with John Hayward from Devon Wildlife Trust, whether you're an expert or a complete beginner. Learn the principles, look at the best plants and habitats to bring in the birds and butterflies and make your own 'creature feature' - a home for wildlife in your garden
www.blackdown-hills.net/Wildlife-gardening-workshop-Event.htm

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Hemyock Market
www.hemyock.org/calendar/event.php?eid=20080429155751732

Saturday 17th May - Hemyock Market
Hemyock Parish Hall Hemyock Cullompton Devon EX15
10 am - 12 noon

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Kentisbeare 
Marie Curie - Garden & Food Fair

www.mariecurie.org.uk/inyourarea/waleswest/events/gardenfood_fair.htm

Sunday 11th May 2008 - Garden & Food Fair
Kentisbeare House Cullompton Kentisbeare Devon EX15 2AA
10.30 am to 4.30 pm

The Marie Curie Cancer Care Garden & Food Fair is a wonderful day out with over fifty specialist West Country nurseries selling their plants side by side with local produce, food, willow structures, garden furniture, crafts, pots, stakes, decorative items and much more.

In the food tent there are jams, chutneys, herbs & spices, meat, fish, curries, cheese, biscuits & olives. Outside are organic burgers, local cider, Cornish organic ice cream, a wine bar and a refreshment tent with delicious cream teas and cakes.

After exploring the food tents visitors to the fair can wander through the formal gardens, the orchard, and the lawn with bleached lime squares and sit by the lake overlooking the Devon countryside. The gardens at Kentisbeare House have been re-designed by the internationally renowned landscape practice, Arabella Lennox-Boyd Landscape Design.

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Mid-Devon Markets, Farmers Markets & Factory Shops, etc.
www.middevon.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=383
  

Tiverton Pannier Market

Crediton holds a Farmers Market on the first Saturday of each month. This is becoming so popular that people are travelling from miles around to attend them. In 2004 it is hoped to extend these and to increase the frequency to meet the local and seasonal demands. They supply a wide range of organic vegetables, meats, preserves, cheese and other locally produced foods together with local crafts. In between, our High Street shops regularly provide a great variety of local and regionally produced foods.  www.creditonfarmersmarket.com/

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Saturday 10th May 2008 - Cullompton Farmers Market
9.30 am to 12.30 pm.

Cullompton holds a Farmers Market on the second Saturday of each month. Quality Local Produce.  Including Free Range Eggs, Lamb, Pork, Beef, Chicken, Venison, Trout, Speciality Cheese, Fudge, Honey, Preserves, Home Made Lemon-Curd, Seasonal Fruit and Vegetables, and hot and cold drinks.  www.cullompton.org/farmers-market.html

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Also in Tiverton 

Antiques and Craft Market  - at the Pannier Market - every Monday

Tiverton Pannier Market
Pannier Market Tiverton Devon EX16
Tuesday, Friday and Saturday

Tiverton Pannier Market now has a dedicated food hall on each of the market days - Tuesday.. Friday and Saturday, -  which has taken the place of the monthly Farmers Market - ironically produce on offer at the Pannier Market now travels an average of 5 miles to the market where it used to be an average of 20.   

For more details go to www.tiverton-market.co.uk/

Heathcoat's Fabric Factory Shop - www.heathcoat.co.uk/retail.html

John Heathcoat Factory Retail Shops are located within the John Heathcoat site in Tiverton, and next to Small & Tidmas Ltd in Barnstaple.   Both are easily accessible from the main routes into the South West of England. We have customer car-parks available for your visit and any helpful advice or assistance is always available from our friendly staff.

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John Heathcoat Retail Shop (Tiverton)
Westexe
Tiverton
Devon
EX16 5LL
Telephone: 01884 252816

John Heathcoat Retail Shop (Barnstaple)
Vicarage St
Barnstaple
Devon
EX32 7HA
Telephone: 01884 252816

National Plant Collection of Magnolia - Open Day
www.nccpg.com/Page57.Aspx?Code=373

Sunday  4th May 2008 - National Plant Collection of Magnolia - Open Day
Sherwood Newton St Cyres Exeter Devon EX5 5BT
also
Sunday 11th May 
Sunday 18th May 
Sunday 25th May 

15 acre garden comprising two steep wooded valleys on culm measure clay. Low summer rainfall. Many mature trees. Limited disabled access.

Sun afternoons throughout the year 2-5pm, or by appt.  E-mail

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North Devon Festival 2008 - 10th Anniversary
www.northdevonfestival.org/northdevonfestival/festival.asp/

Thursday 29th May to Monday 30th June 2008 - 10th Anniversary of North Devon Festival

A celebration of the rich cultural life of North Devon.

Every year over the month of June there are over 200 events in 80 towns and villages featuring top quality arts and entertainment alongside many events inspired and associated with the history, lifestyle and outstanding natural beauty of the area.  Encompassing stunning coastlines, North Devon's Biosphere Reserve, the wild magnificence of Exmoor and the Culm Grassland of Ruby Country, you really are spoilt for choice!

Now with no England football team to cheer along in June’s European Championship 2008, this is the perfect excuse to get away from it all and enjoy all that North Devon has to offer.

Holidaying in North Devon has never been better - escape the rat race, slow down a pace and soak up some spectacular scenery and culture.

North Devon - easy to get to, difficult to leave.

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Okehampton - Last Sunday Folk
with Wren Music

www.wrenmusic.co.uk/ 

Sunday 25th May 2008 - Last Sunday Folk
The Plymouth Inn 26 West Street Okehampton Devon EX20 1HH
8 pm

On the last Sunday of the month, from 8.00 pm.  Hosted by Wren Musicians, with guest artists, but mainly featuring Devon's own folk lovers (and any visiting from elsewhere). All singers and musicians welcome, or just come along and enjoy an evening of lively music Free entry, and a raffle in aid of local good causes. 

The Plymouth Inn is just over the bridge at the western end of Okehamptons main street.

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Pennymoor Singaround

pennymoor.members.beeb.net/ 

Wednesday 21st May 2008 - Pennymoor Singaround
Cruwys Arms pub Pennymoor Tiverton Devon EX16 8LF - 8 pm

The Pennymoor Singaround is a welcoming and friendly folk club centred in Mid Devon. It holds regular monthly sessions, as well as a number of occasional events. Its aims are to encourage participation in folk arts, music and culture through singing, instrument playing, story telling, dance and folk theatre at all levels of ability.

Pennymoor Singaround - third Wednesday of every month - 8 pm

Sunday 25th May 2007 - Pennymoor Music and Song Session
Cruwys Arms pub Pennymoor Tiverton Devon EX16 8LF - lunchtime

The Pennymoor Folk Session is a friendly, informal and relaxed session, mainly music but singers and tale tellers very welcome.  It  takes place in the Cruwys Arms at lunchtime on the last Sunday of each month.  We hope to encourage anyone who would like to play, say, or sing and, in doing so, help keep folk music, song and culture alive.

Music Session - last Sunday of every month - lunchtime

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