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Saturday 4th April to Sunday 19th April National Parks Fortnight

Dartmoor is one of 15 national parks joining in the two-week long celebration, with events and experiences to inspire all ages and interests to go outdoors and explore the wild open moorland, spectacular tors, valleys and rivers. Whether it’s a gentle family bike ride, stargazing, high octane adventures or exploring Dartmoor’s cultural history, there are events for everyone and many are free or low-cost. Here is just a selection of what is on offer:

Go rock climbing: Crag 2 Mountain will lead a climb of iconic Hound Tor where myths and legends abound.

Or go underground: Qualified cave leaders from Crag 2 Mountain will help you explore the caves beneath our feet at Pridhamsleigh Cavern, Buckfastleigh.

Go on a starry adventure: Dartmoor Skies will take you on a journey through the galaxy - on a clear night you may spot the Venus and the Pleiades star cluster.

Sunday 19th April The Canterbury Tales

This is Chaucer… but not as you’ve ever seen it. From the company that brought you A Christmas Carol, Dracula and The Odyssey comes a one-man performance of The Canterbury Tales, featuring David Mynne. Revered as one of the most important works in English literature, The Canterbury Tales paints an ironic and critical portrait of English society in the Middle Ages. All of life is here in these few bawdy, funny,

Learn about the history of Burrator: Historian and walker Paul Rendell will lead a five-mile walk where you’ll learn about the history of Essworthy Farm, now hidden under the reservoir, and explore secret caves and old buildings.

Wander the tors at night: For the Wild’s Shona Fernyhough will take you on a family-friendly night walk around Chinkwell and Honeybag Tors.

Search for dragons: Join Dartmoor’s Daughter to hear the moorland dragon myths; learn how to dowse for these mysterious creatures and the ‘Dragon lines’ at Combestone Tor.

For more information pop into the visitor centres at Haytor or Princetown or visit www.dartmoor.gov.uk

serious and sometimes shocking, short stories. Experience a journey down the foul and fetid footpaths of fourteenth-century England, told with the usual irreverence, wit, silliness and plenty of nonsense! There may be tights and a codpiece. There will, no doubt, be some fourteenth century swearing - so let’s party like it’s 1387!!

Doors open at 7:00pm at Clearbrook Village Hall, cash bar available. For tickets contact 01822 853911 or book online at villagesinaction.co.uk/events (booking fee applies): Adult £10.00; U16 £7.00; Family £25.00 (2 adults, 2 children)

Friday 24th April Pepper & Honey

There are two types of people: the ones who move away, and the ones who stay and wait…

Not Now Collective brings you Pepper and Honey - a new play about two women questioning the meaning of home. The play is timed to perfection in order to deliver a perfect Croatian pepper biscuit, baked in front of, and with the help of, a live audience. The baking process is intertwined with a story of what it is like to settle in a different country, leaving and

returning, and making and breaking family traditions.

Sunday 24th April Sparkwell Gardens, PL7 5DF Delightful local gardens in the pretty village of Sparkwell are coming together to open their gates to St Luke’s. This private garden trail offers a wide variety of planting schemes and landscaping, from large lawns and majestic trees to quirky garden features and clever use of spaces. There’s plenty of inspiration to be found on this relaxing walkabout. Open 11am-4pm; £5; free parking in village hall car park; refreshments available; sorry no dogs

For more details see stlukes-hospice.org.uk/open-gardens

Sunday 26th April Weir Cottage, Weir Quay, PL20 7BT Originally owned by Lady Harriet, wife of the 3rd Curator of Kew Gardens. Join us and explore this lovely sheltered riverside garden, which includes a wonderful display of historic daffodils, spring flowers and a fascinating collection of specimen trees. Enjoy walking along this peaceful stretch of the River Tamar. Open 11am-3pm; £5; free parking; refreshments available; stalls & tours; dogs on leads

Saturday 16th May Fardel Manor, Cornwood, PL21 9HT The 13th century manor house, former home of the Raleigh and Hele families, has 5 acres of gardens, divided into a number of beautifully maintained outdoor rooms, including a secret herb garden, rose garden and the main lawned area with spring and summer borders. Grass paths lead through the arboretum to the tranquil lake. You may well encounter chickens and peacocks as you explore! Open 2pm - 5pm; £5; free parking; refreshments available; plant sales; sorry no dogs except guide dogs

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Friday 8th May VE Day 75 Plymouth is joining the national commemorations, with a remembrance service on Plymouth Hoe at 11am and a day filled with activity to honour this significant anniversary. Join veterans and cadets in a moving event marking 75 years since the end of World War II. Later you can enjoy music from local bands and choirs, see vintage military vehicles and re-enactments, meet veterans’ organisations in the Royal British Legion Village and cheer on schools as they take part in the junior field gun competition. Plymouth will be joining the national and international celebrations, at 2.55pm, with the local bugler playing the Last Post and Reveille, followed by the City of Plymouth Pipe Band at 3pm, when a lone piper will play the traditional tune, the Battle’s O’er – the time on 8th May 1945 that Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced that the war in Europe was over. After this, put on your dancing shoes and join the traditional tea dance on the Hoe Promenade, where the original tea dances took place during the war, organised by Nancy and Waldorf Astor to boost morale after the city was bombed. Why not dress in your best 1940s outfits and get into the spirit of the day?

Friday 8th May Ringing out for Peace Bells in cathedrals, churches and other locations will ring out at 7pm in a collective celebration of peace, including churches in Bere Ferrers, Lamerton, Tavistock, Sampford Spiney and Brentor. WHAT’S ON EXTRA

Friday 8th to Sunday 10th May VE Day anniversary celebrations Come and join the Nation’s Toast at Buckland Abbey as we celebrate the heroes of the Second World War on Friday 8th May, along with thousands of pubs and historic sites across the United Kingdom who will be asking their customers to raise a glass at 3pm. There will also be a special display in the barn over the bank holiday weekend. Open daily 10:00am to 4:30pm.

Friday 8th May VE Day anniversary concert Abbey Brass and the Avalon Barbershop Quartet present a concert in commemoration of VE Day at 7.30 pm in St Eustachius’ Parish Church, Tavistock. Tickets: adults £10; 18 & under £5, available from ticketsource.co.uk/tavistock-festival, Book Stop in Tavistock or on the door.

Sunday 17th May Yelverton Tractor Rally & Dog Show

This year, Yelverton Tractor Rally will be raising money for Devon Air Ambulance. This is a lovely family day out, filled with stalls, BBQ and hog roast, licenced bar, bouncy castle, face painting, raffle and much, much more. Everyone is welcome at the event which is open from 10am to 4pm, and is based next to The Knightstone Tearooms on Yelverton aerodrome, PL20 6BT. The tractors leave around 11am to go on a 15-mile run around the countryside, arriving back around 1.30pm (tractor drivers get a bacon bap and a rosette with any donation given). We also have a large family fun dog show organised by Macmillan Cancer support, starting at 12 noon (entries open from 11am). If people wish to bring a stationary display such as a car, bike, tractor or engine they are more than welcome to do so - setting up starts from 8am. Sadly we

do not have any more space for trade stalls or attractions. For more information and event updates see Facebook: Yelverton Tractor Rally and Dog Show. If anyone has any questions please contact Sophia Buckingham-Wood at sophiab-wood@ hotmail.co.uk or 07759 107238.

Open from Saturday 16 May The Box

Plymouth’s amazing new museum and gallery opens with a stunning programme featuring major contemporary artists and an internationally important exhibition about the Mayflower. Plymouth’s original city museum and art gallery have been transformed and extended to include the former central library and St Luke’s Church, creating 13 new galleries and exhibition spaces, an elevated ‘archive in the sky’ with research and learning facilities, and a public square for performances and events. A life-size mammoth is the centrepiece of the natural history collection, and a mesmerising multi-coloured window, created by leading artist Leonor Antunes forms part of the renovation of St Luke’s Church. A series of permanent galleries exhibit natural history, human history, art, archive, film and photographic collections, including 14 monumental ships’ figureheads. For more details see theboxplymouth.com

Mayflower 400: Legend and Legacy The national commemorative exhibition for the Mayflower 400 anniversary features 300 items on loan from 100 museums, libraries and archives around the world. Sharing powerful perspectives, it includes the first bible printed in America, the last known record of the Mayflower, the oldest existing state document of New England, Native American items, diaries, maps, portraits, and Plymouth’s first piece of Wampanoag art. Tickets: adults £5; U18 free entry.

Making It The Box’s flagship contemporary art exhibition features new artworks by Antony Gormley, Leonor Antunes, Christopher Baker, Alexandre Da Cunha, and Eva Grubinger, including a giant ship’s ‘fender’ and a ‘wall of sound’. Entry free

Narrenschiff (Ship of Fools) This three-channel film work by Obama’s official portrait painter, Kehinde Wiley, looks at historical and contemporary histories of migration. Entry free

Saturday 13th June Buckland Monachorum Summer Fair & Bounder

The fair starts at 1pm at the village hall with a ‘Mayflower 400’ fancy-dress parade, led by The City of Plymouth Pipe Band. The scarecrow competition is back with this year’s theme, ‘Royalty throughout the ages’, and is open to individuals, groups and businesses – see bmsf.co.uk for entry details. There will be numerous stalls, attractions, live entertainment, miniature steam railway rides, family dog show kindly organised by Gables Farm, Plymouth Harley Davidson group, church tower experience, village green children’s play area and games, face painting and singing by St Andrew’s School Choir. Refreshments will be served in the Buckland Chapel, along with a hog roast and ice-creams. There will also be live music during the day and evening outside the Drake Manor Inn. Stalls can be booked at garybaird@outlook.com. A pitch costs £10, payable on the day. Car parking is free and clearly signposted.

The Buckland Bouncer children’s race, a fun run of 1.5 miles, starts at 1.30pm, open to children in key stages 1-3, aged

13 and under. The course takes in local footpaths and a loop around the beautiful Garden House. Entries are in the Buckland Chapel. The Garden House is offering free entry to PL20 postcode residents. The Buckland Bounder adult race is a multiterrain run of 6 country miles starting at 3pm. Numbers are limited to 200, so please pre-enter as this event is likely to sell out. The exertion is worth it for the free pint of Dartmoor Brewery Jail Ale at the finish. For details of both runs and how to enter see www.bucklandbounder.co.uk

Sunday 17th May Family Fun & Open Day with Buckland Food Growers

If you have ever thought about growing your own food, raising your own livestock or learning about traditional cider making, then come along to the Buckland Food Growers Open Day from 1 to 4pm. Entrance is free and there is lots for all the family with a sheep shearing demonstration, pig racing, the BFG snail race and lots of other activities for children including a treasure hunt and craft stalls. For the adults there is also the opportunity to taste some of this year’s entries as we find out

which cider will win the top prize in the annual competition. There will also be a chance to try some of the tasty BFG produce cooked over a barbecue! So why not come along, meet the animals, join in with the fun and support a local community group. Buckland Food Growers is a community farm based at Buckland Abbey, Yelverton. There is no need to book and parking is available at Buckland Abbey. For more information please visit bucklandfoodgrowers.org.

MUSIC & BEER FESTIVAL 20TH & 21ST JUNE DARTMEET at badgers holt

We are expanding our successful Summer Solstice festival and are inviting local bands & musicians to come join our line up!

Tavistock FESTIVAL2020 Tavistock

23 APRIL - 11 MAY 19 DAYS of music and arts events in Devon’s top award-winn ing market town

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Thursday 23 April 12.30pm Festival Opening with To Music Borne Tavistock Parish Church

Friday 24 April 7.30pm Calstock’s Big Jazz Choir Tickets £6 Tavistock RC Church 10.30am Town Walk with Simon Dell

Saturday 25 April 7.30pm The Ridgeway Chorale Retiring collection Tavistock Parish Church

Sunday 26 April 7.00pm Mount Kelly Chamber Choir and instrumental soloists Retiring collection Tavistock RC Church

Tuesday 28 April 1.00pm Hannah Griffi ths (Cello) and Stella Searson (Piano) Tickets £5 Sponsored by Alistair Kinsey Tavistock Parish Church

Thursday 30 April 1.00pm Mary Mazur-Park (Piano) and Leslie Mazur-Park (Oboe) Tickets £5 Sponsored by Alistair Kinsey Tavistock Parish Church

Saturday 2 May 7.30pm Mount Kelly Choral Society – Requiem in Blue by Harvey Brough, soloists and orchestra Tickets £10 Tavistock Parish Church MAY

Sunday 3 May 7.30pm Mount Kelly Concert Society – Charlotte SalustreBridoux (Violin) Tickets £8 Tavistock Parish Church

Tuesday 5 May 1.00pm Children’s Concert preceded by a Workshop Retiring collection Sponsored by Alistair Kinsey Tavistock Methodist Church/ Library

Thursday 7 May 1.00pm Jacqueline Kershaw (French Horn) and Andrew Wilson (Piano) Tickets £5 Sponsored by Alistair Kinsey Tavistock Parish Church

Friday 8 May 7.30pm VE Day Anniversary Concert – Abbey Brass and Avalon Barbershop Quartet Tickets £10 Tavistock Parish Church

Saturday 9 May 7.30pm North Devon Sinfonia Tickets £12 Tavistock Parish Church

Sunday 10 May 6.30pm Stannary Brass Band 25th Anniversary Concert Tickets £8 Tavistock Wharf

Saturday 9th May North Devon Sinfonia

North Devon Sinfonia was selected to take part in the BBC4/ BBC2 TV programme All Together Now: the Great Orchestra Challenge hosted by presenter Katie Derham in 2016. The programme set out to find the amateur orchestra that best demonstrated the spirit of amateur music making. North Devon Sinfonia went on to win the final in the Royal Albert Hall which was followed a few weeks later by a performance to thousands at BBC Proms in the Park in Hyde Park. The orchestra has been much in demand since then but is still exclusively amateur, with performers ranging in age from the teens to the 70s, including some of the county’s most talented amateur musicians. The concert programme will include Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending, with soloist Cecilia Lamon; Chopin: Piano Concerto No 2, with the 15-year-old

soloist Clara Sherratt; and Dvorak: Symphony No 7. 7.30pm at St Eustachius’ Parish Church, Tavistock. Tickets: adults £12; 18 and under £6, available from www.ticketsource.co.uk/ tavistock-festival, Book Stop, or on the door.

Friday 24th April Big Jazz Choir

Calstock’s Big Jazz Choir enjoys performing a wide and varied repertoire of music. In the first half of this concert the choir will sing a variety of arrangements of well-known songs, predominantly jazz and

pop classics. In the second half of this programme, the choir is delighted to be performing Sheila Macbeth’s beautiful choral work BEE. The songs are settings of poems, either fragments or in their entirety, and the programme is interspersed with readings exploring the life cycle of our native honey bee. 7.30pm at Tavistock Roman Catholic Church.

Tickets: adults £6; 18 and under free entry, available from www.ticketsource.co.uk/tavistock-festival, Book Stop in Tavistock, or on the door.

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The Farmhouse CREATIVE WORKSHOPS

From 8th May Creative Workshops

A new venue for creative workshops will be opening at the home of Lizzie Watt (former publisher & editor of Links magazines) within her large Dartmoor farmhouse near Yelverton, and drawing on the talents of many of the local people she’s met during her years of working on the magazines.

Lizzie says: “I have a passion for all things creative and love to be in a learning environment myself so this seemed an obvious step for me, bringing together some of the amazing people I’ve met over the years. These include master florist and Chelsea gold medallist, Amanda Randell; very talented illustrator and artist Michelle Keith, textile designer Lynda Bird and many more, all offering to share their skills and talents with others.

This is a project I’ve been working on for some time and I’m really excited about getting it started and welcoming people to our creative days at The Farmhouse!”

Workshops will include: floristry; beginners’ illustration; lino printing; paper sculptures; block printing & lampshade making; beginners’ calligraphy; textiles; jewellery design; hand embroidery; willow weaving; pottery (throwing and hand-building). They will initially run every Friday from 8th May, offering a full learning and experience day - to include all tuition as well as lunch and afternoon tea. All courses are at ‘beginner level’ and will be run with a maximum class size of 8 people. For full details and online bookings see www.farmhouseworkshops.co.uk or Facebook & Instagram: FarmhouseWorkshops (courses may differ from above list).

Friday 8th to Sunday 10th May Annual Art & Craft Exhibition By Buckland Art Group

Pop in to Buckland Village Hall to view some stunning original paintings and craft work by local artists for sale at very reasonable prices, whilst enjoying tea, coffee, sweet and savoury snacks. In the annual exhibition there are over 100 original paintings and works of art, created by our members - an ideal opportunity to treat yourself, or buy a present for a friend. Art group members come from across Devon and consist of total amateurs to professional artists. They work in a variety of media including watercolours, acrylics, oils and textiles. The children of St Andrew’s School, Buckland Monachorum also displayed their work last year, which was of an incredibly high standard. Class 5 received the winning public vote. The exhibition is open from 10am to 5pm each day at Buckland Monachorum Village Hall; admission is free and refreshments are available; there is free parking to the front and rear of the hall.

Buckland Art Group meets on Mondays and alternate Thursdays in Buckland Monachorum Village Hall and during the summer there are also field trips to local venues. The aim is to paint every session, either individually or under guidance of the members who exhibit regularly. Established local artists are also invited to demonstrate, to help

Saturday 23rd May Gilbert & Sullivan workshop & concert

Ever wanted to sing some Gilbert & Sullivan or would like another go? Here is your chance to participate in Trial by Jury from scratch led by the experts from Plymouth Gilbert & Sullivan Theatre Productions (PGSTP). They will run a workshop at St Mary’s Church in Sampford Spiney, beginning at 2pm; scores will be provided, as will tea at around 5.30pm. At 7pm you will perform in front of a paying audience as the first part of an evening of Gilbert

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members explore different media or methods, thereby opening new avenues of creativity. Anyone who is interested in joining is welcome to contact Iain Grant on 855683 or basmudoc@gmail.com.

& Sullivan. After a short break you can join the audience for the second part and enjoy the concert version of Pirates of Penzance performed by PGSTP. Tickets for the workshop and concert are £10 each payable on the day – further information is available from Helen Sims on 01822 853784. Tickets for the concert only are £5 each and can be booked through from Simon Hill on 01822 859098. A licensed bar will be open from 6.30pm and during the interval

Wildwood Arts are proud to present: SPRING EXHIBITION Saturday 27th March-6th May

See our community website www.dartmoorlinks.co.uk DARTMOOR’S ART GALLERY Representing the region’s fi nest artists