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RIVERSIDE CARAVAN AND CAMPING PARK

AND COUNTRY CLUB SOUTH MOLTON

AUGUST SUMMER SEASON

CAMPING FOR CARAVANS, RVs, MOTORHOMES, TENTS

FISHING LAKES

ENTERTAINMENT EVERY WEEKEND

FAMILY FUN BINGO EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY

BAR AND RESTAURANT BREAKFAST, LUNCH, EVENING MEALS,

SUNDAY CARVERY

FOR FULL DETAILS PHONE

01769 579269 EMAIL : relax@exmoorriverside.co.uk

New Wednesday Morning Clinic at

Chulmleigh Pavilion!

For more details: Tel: 01769 572176

or visit: www.marketvets.co.uk

The 51st North Devon Show will take place at Umberleigh Barton Farm on Wednesday 2nd August

a fantastic day out for the family

The Show prides itself on retaining the agricultural heritage of the area, as well as showcasing the magnifi-cent animals bred in our region, we also have a fabulous display of produce in our foodhall. Our area has a fine tradition of producing high quality food plus a variety of local beers and wines. Over the years we have endeavoured to provide a first class agricultural show embracing the country way of life through our Rural Skills, Vintage Vehicles and Rare Breeds of animals, to the future with our traders providing an excellent range of high tech machinery and farming equipment. This year we are running our Long Service Awards in Agriculture & Horticulture and new classes have been introduced in our Horticul-tural and Floral Art Schedule. We have introduced a Pig Exhibition this year and demonstrations from Dartington Crystal will be taking place in the Arcade throughout the day. We have a Fairground and lots of attractions including in the Main Ring: Bolddog ‘Lings’ Freestyle Team and in our Tarka Ring: Mountain Aerial Display Team. Plus all our other firm favourites: Crafts & Gifts, Arcade, Open trade, Country Pursuits, Classic Cars, Young Farmers Rally and much more. Also, keep your eye out for TITAN the Robot making appearances during the day.

All this, set in the beautiful North Devon Countryside offers a perfect day out. There are buses from South Molton and a shuttle bus from Umberleigh Railway Station.

In addition, free parking is available on site all day.

Kings Nympton Revel Old Rectory gardens from 12 on Bank Holiday Monday 28th August. Hog roast, Pimms, stalls, produce, cream teas, grand draw, music by Rog-er Colome, morris dancing, pet show and children play area. Also Kings Nympton Fruit flower & Veg show St James' Church; viewing from 2.15pm and Revel evening Whist Drive, 7.30pm, in the Parish Hall.

Chimney sweeping

Hetas and APICS registered Brush & vacuum

Certificate issued Insured

Call: Taylor Made Projects on 01271 900450

Sunday

South Molton Pannier Market 10am to 3pm

20th August 17th September 15th October

19th November 17th December

Visit www.pannierantiques.com to buy and sell antiques

Withypool Flower Show and Fete is on Wednesday 16th August at 2.30pm. Traditional Stalls and Sideshows, Raffle, Teas, Children's Races. Come and join us for a family afternoon out by the beautiful river Barle.

Bishops Nympton Flower & Vegetable Show is at the Parish Hall on Saturday 12th August from 3pm by Stalls, sideshows, teas. Entry £1.50 adults, Children 50p

Wuff Wuff!!! Ask your owner to bring you to Umberleigh Dog Show on Saturday 5th August. Lots of other dogs there and plenty to do. First class 2.15pm – clas-ses for pedigree and non pedigree dogs. Only £1

per class and simply fab rosettes!

N Devon Atlantic Classic Scramble Club Presents a British Classic Championship Scram-ble and Twinshock Event on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th August. Racing starts 11 am both days. Entrance £7; Under 16 Free.

Berrynarbor, North Devon, EX34 9SZ

Heasley Mill Summer Fete, Duck Race and Dog Show

is on Thursday 10th August from 7pm. Lots of different stalls, games and refreshments availa-ble. Raising funds for the Village Hall.

Chittlehampton Garden Show & Fete at the Village Hall on Saturday 12th August, 2-5pm. Dog Show, Music, BBQ, Grand Raffle, Stalls, Bar, Re-freshments, Children’s Games and Fun For All

Evening Deer Search On a still August evening, lace up your walking boots, pack your binoculars and get ready to do a little sleuthing. Join an Exmoor National Park Ranger for an evening deer search to try and lo-cate these wonderful, if elusive, animals. Meet at Ashcombe Car Park in Simonsbath at 6:30pm and be prepared for around a 2hour/3 mile walk. 8, 15, 22, 25 August.

www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk

South Molton Carnival Entry forms for this year’s Carnival on 23rd September are now avail-

able from the Rotary Shop in the Square.

Heavy Horses at Work A weekend of displays, wagon rides, have a go. Competitions, demonstra-

tions, craft stall and refreshments. Hog roast, band and bar on Saturday from 7pm; Dog Show on Sunday. All in aid of the Addington Fund and Chittlehampton Parish Church at Higher Bid-dacott Farm, Chittlehampton EX37 9PY. By kind permission of Jonathan and Fiona Water-er 01769 540222.

Indoor Car Boot Sale On Saturday 2nd September the Brayford Village Hall Committee will be holding an Indoor Car Boot Sale. Reservations for tables (£5) are now being taken. Please contact Joe Poole on 01598 710236 or joemarypoole@btinternet.com. So free up space in your loft, garage, shed, stable, barn and home by selling items you don’t need or use. Sellers set up from 9am, for buyers doors open 11am-4pm. Entry £1 to include tea, coffee, soft drinks. Beef burgers and sausage baps on sale during the lunch period.

Buyers, there are bound to be bargains!

Amnesty International Thanks to all who came to the Amnesty Garden Party on July 1st, kindly hosted by Anne and Mike Rigby. We raised £481.

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STRICTLY BEGINNERS BALLROOM Professionally led Dance Classes will start in

September 2017 Sessions will run at Bishops Nympton,

Bampton, and Chittlehamholt. For more information and to book your place,

Ring Lynne on 01769 550899, or visit www.happy-feet-dance .co.uk

Cinema at the Library The films on show at the Library in

South Molton from September to March are : September 28th - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

(Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell) October 26th - North by North West

(Cary Grant and James Mason) November 30th - It Happened One Night

(Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert) December 21st - Miracle on 34th Street

(Maureen O'Hara and a young Natalie Wood) January 25th - The Lavender Hill Mob

(Alec Guiness and Stanley Holloway) February 22nd - To Kill a (Gregory Peck) March 31st - The Importance of Being Earnest(Michael Redgrave, MichaelDenison, Edith Evans) Entrance free, buy some refreshments to defray costs.

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South Molton and District Museum is de-lighted to welcome back the Primrose League Banner, which has now been cleaned and con-served. Come see it at The Constitutional Club on Thursday10th August at 7pm, and join us for a short talk by Jonathan Edmunds and a free finger buffet. All welcome, free entry! cash bar available

Two Moors Festival 13th to 21st October General Booking for this year’s fabulous festival opened on 26 July. Please note that we no longer have a booking form. There are several easy ways you can book and pay for your tickets: Online Go to http://tickets.thetwomoorsfestival. co.uk/sales/2017festival for a full list of events and choose your seats online 24 hours a day. We have introduced e-tickets. Choose the ‘print-at-home’ option at checkout and your e-ticket will be emailed to you. Please print it out as you may not be able to access your email at the venues due to poor phone signal. By phone OR in person at Exeter Visitor Infor-mation and Tickets (EVIT) 01392 665885 Dix’s Field, EXETER EX1 1GF A £1.50 charge is applied to credit card transactions. There is no charge for debit card or cash transactions. There are no booking fees. A £1 charge applies if you would like your tickets posted.

Evening Cruise and Auction on MS Oldenburg from Bideford Quay at 7pm on 8 September to raise finds for the Addington Fund. A private charter cruise to Clovelly and back (if rough to lower reaches of the Taw and Torridge). For more details email glaspers@btinternet,com or call 01297 680218. www.glaspers.co.uk The Addington Fund is a registered farming charity providing homes for farming families who have to leave the industry, through no fault of their own, and by doing so will lose their home. In times of emer-gency and where hardship prevails we may be able to assist with a grant towards certain business costs.

Bish Nym Bash on Saturday 2nd September 3-9pm with a car boot, bouncy castle, a Fire Engine, Horse and Cart rides, stalls, music and entertainment, and cream teas right through to the evening, when local duo Bicycle Repair Man will be playing from 7pm, with a BBQ and the official opening of

the new Community Club.

Tractor Run on 1st October. Assemble at Sheepskin Car Park, Pilton Causeway, Barnsta-ple EX32 7AA for 10am departure · Entry forms and details 01271 850903 mob 07974026060.

A Big Thank You to everyone in the S Molton area who so generously supported the Captain’s Charity Day at Highbullen Golf Club. We raised over £3,300 in aid of Prostate Cancer UK. Thank you also to Highbullen Hotel for their gen-erous support.

01398 323093 and every Thursday Thursday Craft Group, Age Concern, S Molton, 2-4pm 01769

575952 and every Thursday Heritage Tour walk, from Heritage Centre, Dulverton, 3-

4.30pm 07969 243887 N Devon Folk Choir, Amory Ctre, S Molton, 7.30 & every Thur Activity Afternoon, Exmoor Pony Ctre, 12-3pm 01398 323093 Sequence Dance Club, Church Hall, S Molton, 7.30-9.30pm Bayou Seco, Cajun/cowboy music, George, S Molton, 8pm

01805 624624 Plough 4 Ponies on Winsford Hill, guided walk from Tarr Steps Car

Park, 11am-3pm, 01398 323335 Exmoor Society Fitness with Friends, Ageing Well, Methodist Hall, S Molton,

2pm 01805 622666 and every Friday Library Stitchers, S Molton Library, 4-5.30 & every Friday 5-6 Scramble and Twinshock event. Berrynarbor, 11am Steam and Vintage Rally, WSR, Norton Fitzwarren, 10am-5pm

01823 433856 5-20 Exmoor Pony Festival 5 Pannier Market, S Molton 8am-1pm & every Saturday Sat Lego Club, S Molton Library 10-12am & every Saturday Coffee morning, Methodist Sch Rm, Chittlehampton, 10.30-12 Church Fete, E Worlington House, 2pm 01884 860332 George Nympton Show, 2.30pm Brayford Show Cutcombe Fete and Dog Show, Wheddon Cross Playing Field,

2pm 01643 841142 Umberleigh Dog Show, 2.15; Garden Show, Village Hall, 2.3 Worlington Fete, E Worlington House, 2pm 01884 860332 Barbecue and Quiz, Exmoor Pony Centre, Ashwick, 7pm book

01884 839930 Dave Rich, Conservative Club, S Molton, from 9pm members

and members guests 6 Car Boot sale, old Tesco, Barnstaple 10-2pm 07999 445489 and

every Sunday Family Fun Day, Wimbleball Lake Antiques, Collectables and Vintage Fair, Village Hall,

Umberleigh, 10am-4pm 07765 263844 Messy Church, Methodist Church, N Molton, 4pm United Open Air Service, Square, Kings Nympton, 6.30pm 7 Yoga, YMCA S Molton, 6.30-7.30am 07808663021 and every

Monday Molton Meddlers, Pannier Market, 9.30am and every Monday Yoga, Amory Centre, S Molton, 9.30-11am 01769 572501 S Molton Community Connections, Amory House, 10am-1pm

01769 572501 and every Monday Short Mat Bowls, Parish Hall, Bishops Nympton, 2pm 07772

757124 and every Monday Sandcastle Competition, Combe Martin, 2-3pm 01271 889031 Bingo, Village Hall, Chittlehampton, 7.30pm Short Mat Bowls, W Anstey Hall, Yeo Mill, 7.30-10pm 01398

341615 and every Monday Badminton, Parish Hall, Filleigh, 7.30pm and every Monday 8 Exmoor Butterflies day, British Dragonfly Soc, Pinkery

Outdoor Centre, book 01398 323665 Musical Memories for those with dementia, Age Concern, S

Molton, 2-3.30pm Wind in the Willows, Box Tree Productions, RHS Rosemoor,

Torrington, 5pm, workshop 2-4.30pm 01805 624624 Plough Evening Deer Search guided walk, ENP, Ashcombe, Simons-

bath, 6.30pm 3 miles and every Tues except 1&29 01598

AUGUST 1-31 Butterflies and Moths, embroidery exhibition, Heather

Everitt, S Molton Museum 1 Molton Meddlers, Pannier Market, 9.30am & every Tuesday Coffee morning, Old School, N Molton, 10-12 & every Tues Northern Devon Healthcare Trust meeting, N Devon

Hospital, Barnstaple, 10am 01271 311830 Yoga, Parish Hall, Bishops Nympton, 10.15-11.45am 01884

253229 and every Tuesday S Molton Striders walk, Chittlehampton, from S Molton

Square, 10.10am, 01769 540638 4.5 miles Bounce & Rhyme, S Molton Library, 10.30am & every Tues S Molton Hearing Loss Group, Age Concern Pop-in, 2-4pm

01271 373236 Family Arts afternoon, Castle Hill, Filleigh, 2pm Billionaire Boy, Castle Hill Gardens, Filleigh, 5pm, Family arts

afternoon, 2-4.30pm 01805 624624 Plough Meditation, Simon Millward, Rose and Crown, S Molton,

6.30pm 01769 579829 and every Tuesday Zen meditation, Being Well Clinic, S Molton, 7pm 01769

540135 and every Tuesday Bishops Nympton Dance Cl, Parish Hall, 6.30 & every Tues American Square Dancing, St John’s Community Centre,

Barnstaple, 7-9pm 01769 579680 and every Tues Silver Spurs 2 North Devon Show, Umberleigh 01769 573852 Coffee morning, Chapel Schoolroom, Burrington, 10-11.30am

and every Wednesday Coffee morning, Methodist Church, Brayford, 10am-12noon Computer/Gadget Help, S Molton Library, 10-12& every Wed S Molton Men’s Shed, Scout Hut, 10am-12noon Cook & Eat, U3A, ParishHall, Bishops Nympton, 11pm Sciencedipity, use science to solve the crime, S Molton Library,

1.30-5pm book 01769 572128 6-11yr olds Writing Group, S Molton Library 2-4pm 01769 572128 S Molton Volunteer Bureau, Amory Centre, 2-4pm 01769

573167 MP Surgery, Amory Centre, 3.30pm book 01271 327990 Short Mat Bowls, Parish Hall, Bishops Nympton, 7.30pm

07772 757124 and every Wednesday Social Badminton, Parish Hall, Kings Nympton, 7.30-10pm

01769 580581 and every Wednesday 3 Country Mkt, Pannier Mkt, S Molton 8.30-1 & every Thurs Market Stall, W Buckland Hall, Pannier Market, S Molton

01598 760478 N Devon Voluntary Services drop-in, Amory Centre, S

Molton 10am-1pm 07531 447222 & every Thursday S Molton Foodbank, YMCA10am-12.30pm 07542 184276/

07874 206438 and every Thursday Citizens Advice Bureau, Amory Centre, S Molton

appointments 03444 111444 & every Thursday Coffee morning, Squire Ct, S Molton,11am & every Thursday Seated Yoga, Scout Hut, S Molton, 11am and every Thursday Activity afternoon, Exmoor Pony Centre, Ashwick, 12-3pm

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Badminton, W Anstey Village Hall, Yeo Mill, 7-8.30pm 01398 341507

9 Exford Show, 8.30am-5pm 01598 710512; Exmoor Pont Society Breed Show, from 9am Roome Hill Rd

Animal Craft, S Molton Library, 10am-12noon 01769 572128 Coffee House, Oldways End Methodist Hall, 10.30am-12noon Merry Wives of Windsor, Festival Players, Castle Hill

Gardens, 7pm 01805 624624 Plough 10 Okehampton Show, Stoney Park, 01837 659965 Open Day, Exmoor Pony Centre, Ashwick 01398 323093 Street Collection, Macmillan Cancer Support, S Molton 01769

572123 Memory Café, Amory Centre, S Molton 10.30am-12.30pm

memorycafe@northdevoncab Royal British Legion Welfare drop-in, Amory Centre, S

Molton, 12-2pm 0808 802 808017 Fete, Duck Race, Dog Show for Hall funds, Heasley Mill, 7pm Primrose League Banner conserved, S Molton Constitutional

Club, 7pm South Molton Museum 11 Exmoor Pony film night, Sue Baker, Moorland Hall, Wheddon

Cross, 7-10pm book 01884 839930 Viceroy’s House (12A), Dulverton Films, Town Hall, 7 for

7.30pm book 01398 323474 12-13 Heavy Horses at Work, for Addington Fund and Parish

Church, Higher Biddacott, Chittlehampton 01769 540222 Minehead Harbour Fest Garden Open, Old Vicarage, W Anstey, 12-5pm 01398 341604 Out and About new Landscape painting exhibition, Old School,

Richard Blackmore, 10am-5pm 12 Coffee morning for Barnstaple Hospital League of Friends, Sat Town Hall, Chulmleigh, 9-11am Anstey Garden Show, W Anstey Village Hall, Yeo Mill, 2-5pm Chittlehampton Garden Show and Fete, Village Hall, 2-5pm Bishops Nympton Flower Show, Parish Hall, from 3pm Dance for Church funds, Village Hall, Knowstone, 8pm Ben Chulmleigh Local History Soc, visit to S Molton 01769 581753 13 Brendon Show, MEPBG Exmoor Pony Show Heritage Walk, from Heritage Centre, Dulverton, 3-4.30pm

book 07969 243887 14 Really Wild Learning, 10-11am, S Molton Library 3-7yrs; 11-

12, 8-16yrs book 01769 572128 50th Birthday, Chulmleigh/District Garden Soc 01769 580719 15 Deadline for September’s edition of the Community News Badminton, W Anstey Village Hall, 7-8.30pm 01398 341507 16 Coffee morning, Village Hall, Chittlehamholt Coffee morning, Parish Hall, Knowstone, 10.30am-12noon Flower Show, Withypool, 2.30pm 17 Open Day, Exmoor Pony Centre, Ashwick 01398 323093 See Hear on Wheels, New St, Chulmleigh, 10am-12noon

Southley Road S Molton, 2-4pm 01271 373236 18-20 Flower Show, RHS, Rosemoor, Torrington 18 Dunster Show 19 Family Craft, animal collage, S Molton Library, 10.30-12noon Sat Discovering Exmoor Ponies workshop book 01643 862466 Flower and Produce Show, Town Hall, Dulverton 20 Antique Market, Pannier Market, S Molton, 10am-3pm Acoustic Night, Old Coaching Inn, S Molton, 8-11pm Open Day, Simonsbath Sawmill, 10am-4pm 01643 831202 22 Musical Memories for those with dementia, Age Concern, S

Molton, 2-3.30pm

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Coffee Break, W Anstey Village Hall, Yeo Mill, 11-12.30pm 01398 341615

23 Historical Tour, from Heritage Centre, Dulverton, 3-4.30pm 07969 243887

24 See Hear on Wheels, Witheridge Sq10am-12noon 01271 373236 Secret Agent Dress Up, S Molton Library, 10am-12noon 25 Discovering Exmoor Ponies workshop book 01643 862466 Mikado, Old Glebe, Eggesford, 6pm book 01895 624624 Plough Evening Deer Search guided walk, ENP, Ashcombe,

Simonsbath, 6.30pm 3 miles 01598 323841 Their Finest (12A), Dulverton Films, Town Hall, 7 for 7.30pm

book 01398 323474 Byron Jones from Filton, S Molton Organ and Keyboard

Club, Methodist Hall, 7.30pm 26-28 George Nympton Past and Present, Flower Festival and

Parish Church, 10am-4pm; display of old Photos, Village Hall, Awakened holistic healing event, Weirmarsh Farm EX37 9BB,

01769 560118 10am-6pm 26 Big Breakfast, St John Ambulance, Assembly Rms, 8.30-1.30 Sat Farmers Market, Lion Car Park, Dulverton, 10-2.30pm Summer Fair, Wesley Manse/Methodist Church, S Molton, 2pm Flower and Produce Show, Exford, 2pm 01643 831634 Barbecue Café evening, Bulworthy Project EX16 8DL, 6-11pm

07594 569441 Wizz Jones, acoustic guitar, George, S Molton, 8pm 01805

624624 Plough 27 Messy Church, Parish Church, Chulmleigh, 11am Garden Party, Eastleigh Care Home, East St, S Molton, 2-4 Festival service, Parish Church, George Nympton, 4.30pm 28 Bank Holiday Hawkridge Show and Gymkhana, 10.30am; Family Dog Show

01398 341530/01643 831320 Kings Nympton Revel, Old Rectory Gardens from 12noon; Fruit

Flower and Vegetable Show, Parish Church from 2.15pm; Whist Drive, Parish Hall, 7.30pm

29 Badminton, W Anstey Village Hall, 7-8.30pm 01398 341507 30 Finishers Picnic for 1st 50 children to finish the Summer

Reading Challenge, S Molton Library, 2-4pm 01769 572128 S Molton Town Council meetings, Town Hall, 6.30pm

SEPTEMBER

2 Indoor Car Boot Sale, Village Hall, Brayford, 11am-4pm 01598 710236

Gardens Open, N Devon Hospice, 79b South St; Crown Hill, S Molton, 2-5pm,

Bish Nym Bash, Parish Hall, 3-9pm Opening of Community Club Bicycle Repair Man from 7pm

3 Lobster and Crab Feast, Clovelly 4 Beginning of School Term 8 Harvest Festival, S Molton Livestock Market, 7.30pm

Castle Hill Gardens Filleigh, EX32 0RH

50 acres of privately owned gardens ideal for garden lovers and perfect for youngsters to explore. Stroll amongst woodland, temples, follies and statues and climb to the Castle for outstanding views. Dogs on leads welcome Refresh with a visit to the tearoom

Open daily except Saturdays 11am–5pm Adults £6.50, Child (5-15) £3.00, Seniors £6.00

Groups welcome by prior arrangement

Full calendar of events from April-October 01598 760336 www.castlehilldevon.co.uk

Advance notice: S Molton Rock & Roll Night on Saturday 9th September, in support of the Dev-on Air Ambulance. An evening of 50s and 60s music featuring inter-national band The Sundowners and DJ Midnight Shift in the Pannier Market from 7.30pm. Bring your dancing shoes and join in the fun for £8. Bar. Refreshments or bring a picnic. Seating provided by bring a chair if you wish.

NEW - North Devon Branch

Come for a relaxing Reiki or Reiki Massage Session at the

Beautiful Rose & Crown Clinic in South Mol-ton

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

South Molton Museum exhibition Butterflies and Moths by Heather Everitt, an artist and embroiderer from North Molton. She creates pieces inspired by the beautiful landscape of North Devon. Come and see some of her won-derfully detailed embroideries in pure silk, embel-lished with stitching and hand beading.

Devon County Council is reminding working parents of children aged three and four that their entitlement to free childcare and early learning will rise from 15 hours to a potential 30 hours per week from September 2017. The deadline for applications to use the extra Government funding, for children expected to start childcare this September, is on 31 August. But before then parents must apply online to re-ceive an 11 digit code from HMRC to take to a childcare provider who must validate the code with Devon County Council. That might take time the closer to the end of the August deadline To be eligible, parents must be in work and earning the equivalent of 16 hours per week at the nation-al minimum wage £120 a week or £6,000 a year. You can apply for your 11 digit code from the HMRC online. More information at www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/

The dreams of the Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon (MBND) team will soon become reality, as all the funding is now in place and its extension project can begin! The final piece of the funding jigsaw is now in place and the Herit-age Lottery Fund has given the museum "permission to start" its £1.8m project to extend the Long Bridge side of the building. For more information about corporate sponsor-ship contact the museum on 01271 346747 or email museum@northdevon.gov.uk.

South Molton Vintage Rally Club are planning a Ploughing/Working Day on Sunday September 3rd from 10am at South Leigh Farm S Molton EX36 3EH (by kind permission of Mr M Burnell). Owners of vintage tractors and machinery are invited to bring their tractors and machines – ploughs harrows etc to demonstrate the various modes of agricultural cultivation that were gener-ally used before the advent of today’s modern technology. All are welcome: participants, sup-porters and spectators. There will be a range of refreshments available. For details ring 01769 572965 or 01271 378019

The Devon Air Ambulance is cur-

rently looking for people to join their vol-unteering family. Our volunteers are an

invaluable part of our team and ensure we re-main truly rooted in the community we serve. If you have a couple of hours to spare, we would love to hear from you. We welcome flexible vol-unteers who do not need to commit to a mini-mum amount of time. We have a variety of roles to suit everyone such as, box collecting, giving talks, attending cheque presentation, assisting in our charity shops and attending our events. Please contact our Volunteer Manager Cara Jones by calling 01392 466666 or emailing c.jones@daat.org for more information

Do you have any spare Lego People? South Molton Library’s Lego Club has lots of brick and things but is short of people to inhabit the creations built every Saturday. If you have any spare Lego people who would like to move to the Library, do call in or call 01769 572128.

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Devon Environmental Maps Ever wanted an Environmental map at your fingertips? Well, Dev-

on County Council have produced such a thing and it is available to view on their website. http://map.devon.gov.uk/dccviewer There are a number of base maps to choose from, including the original Tithe Map of 1842 as well as various Ordnance survey maps beginning with the 1st Edition compiled in the 1880s. There are aerial maps as well from the first comprehen-sive fly through in 1947 up to 2010. You can apply various levels of environmental data to these base maps, with information related to landscape, wildlife and heritage. In addition, for those wishing to know where to ride and walk a comprehensive data base of the various public rights of way is also available.

Police and Crime Commissioner’s Community Link Officer for N Devon

The Police and Crime Commissioner is keen to build better connectivity between

her office, the police and local communities. To assist with this, each policing area in Devon and Cornwall has an allocated member of PCC staff to be her local contact. The local Link Officer is Richard Martin. Please get in touch if you have a question or query for the PCC or would like someone to attend one of your meetings. He is in North Devon regularly, so feel free to get in touch: rich-ard.martin@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk Website :www.devonandcornwall-pcc.gov.uk Mobile: 07525918516 @NDevon_OPCC

The Sexon and Sanders families would like to thank all that supported their Big Breakfast in Filleigh Village Hall on Sunday 2nd July plus the local businesses that gave, and friends who helped, running the draw, washing dishes, clear-ing tables etc. All the profits have been taken to the North Devon Hospice, and the total handed over was £1,374. See you next year!”

Exmoor Pony Centre, Ashwick, Dulverton TA22 9QE 01398 323093

There will be lots going on at the Pony Centre through the summer holidays. On 30 July from 11 am, we celebrate our eleventh birthday with a fun-filled activity day. There will also be activity after-noons every Thursday in August from 12 noon. Admission is free with small charges for the activ-ities. Minimum age for riding is 4 yrs. In the summer months we often find ourselves at various events or offsite activities. Don’t forget our popular riding activities need to be pre-booked (unless it’s an activity afternoon) and you can find all details at

www.exmoorponycentre.org.uk.

Drummer recently moved to South Molton seeks other musicians for casual sessions and perhaps occasional gigs. I have good equipment and sev-eral years experience in various styles of music - rock/folk/country/blues etc. Please call Dave on 07553 072074 or email djheath51@gmail.com and make my day!

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South Molton Flea Market

The next Flea Market will be Sunday 10th Sep-tember from 10am to 3pm, for more information please contact the new organizers Mel and Gra-ham James on 01837 83098 or email on our-bills@talktalk.net. Thank you to everyone who supported us dur-ing the last 4 years, and we look forward to see-ing you all in the future at the flea markets.

We wish Mel and Graham every success.

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Final round of consultation for Local Plan The final round of consultation on the main modifications to the draft North Devon and Torridge Local

Plan has started. The modifications were re-quested by the Planning Inspector during exami-nation hearings last year. They are needed to comply with national policy and to make sure the Plan will be found sound when the Inspector re-sumes the examination later this year, before be-ing adopted, scheduled for the end of this year. An important outcome of the modifications is that the Local Plan will be able to demonstrate a suffi-cient supply of land for housing development that could be brought forward over the next five years to meet requirements when adopted. The Local Plan sets out how North Devon and Torridge will develop up to 2031. It shows what development the area needs and where it might be located. Lead Member for the Local Plan at North Devon Council, Councillor Jeremy Yabsley, said: "During this new consultation we can only con-sider comments on these main modifications not what has already been agreed - I would like to thank everyone who has got involved with all of our previous consultations." The consultation ends on 1 September. Local residents and organisations can have their say online. Paper copies can be viewed at Council

offices and at libraries.