Diary of Events A guide to all the forthcoming events in and around our area Events listed correct at time of printing


26 Special Handkerchief Tree Opening in aid of St Luke’s Hospice, 2-6pm at Luskesland Gardens, Ivybridge.


27–31 May - Half Term at Pennywell. Packed full of half term fun and family entertain- ment with Nutty Noah, Dan the Hat and Ben Cornish. All the fabulous activities that Pennywell is famous for are on offer every half hour. Race the ferrets, go pond dipping, cuddle a piglet or join in with tortoise tea time.


31 South Devon Railway’s ‘Teddy Bears Picnic’.


JUNE


1 Donkey Summer Fair and Fun Dog Show 10am-4pm at the Donkey Sanctuary Ivybridge, Filham Park. Stalls, games, BBQ, inflatables, pup- pet shows and much more! Demonstrations from various groups/clubs. Fun dog show and ‘have-a-go’ agility ring. Free entry and parking.


1 Lemon Fest. Newton Abbot.


1,2 Malborough Open Gardens. Tickets on the day at Malborough Church.


4 Kingsbridge Jazz Club 7pm at The Fisherman’s Rest, Aveton Gifford with ‘Frog Island Jazz Band’.


9 Rambler Group Walking Distance 10 Miles Devon.


15 Brixham Trawler Race.


15 Open Garden for NGS, 2pm-6pm, Bramble Torre, Dittisham, TQ6 0HZ.


15 The Stanborough Chorus ‘Summer Selection’ featuring A concert version of G&S Trial by Jury, 7.30pm Thurlestone Parish Hall.


16 Fathers Day Free pasty and a pint for all Dads at Pennywell. Treat Dad to a great day out. Take him on the Red Rocket and Tractor and Trailor rides, watch a bird of prey flying display and enjoy a family day out.


16 Open Garden for NGS, 2pm-6pm, Bramble Torre, Dittisham, TQ6 0HZ.


16 Open Garden for NGS, 10am-4pm, Dartington Hall Gardens, TQ9 6JE.


16 South Devon Railway’s ‘Fathers Day Dining Train’.


16 Vintage and Classic Car Rally at Woodlands.


21 National Trust South Hams Centre Grand Summer Fair at Kingsbridge Market Hall 10am. Free Entry. Contact Samantha Short 01548 853195.


21–24 Kingsbridge Food and Music Festival, on Kingsbridge Quay.


22 Bridge Ceremony. A re- enactment by local primary children of the Battle of the Bridge between the parishes of Ivybridge and Ermington at Ivy Bridge off Harford Road, 10am.


22 Ivybridge Rotary Duck Race at The Lower Glanvilles Mill pedestrian bridge, 11am.


22 Meet Peppa Pig at various intervals throughout the day at Woodlands.


23 Loddiswell Congre- gational Church, Open Air Songs of Praise, Loddiswell Courtlege with Plymouth Salvation Army Band.


23 Open Garden for NGS, 2pm-5pm, Ash Tree Farm, Ash Cross, Dartmouth, TQ6 0LR.


29,30 Dart Art and Craft Weekend in aid of Children’s Hospice South West. Royal Avenue Gardens, Dartmouth, 10am-4pm daily.


JULY


2 Kingsbridge Jazz Club 7pm at The Fisherman’s Rest, Aveton Gifford with ‘The Amy Roberts Band’.


5–15 Dartington Way With Words.


6 Barn Dance, 7pm at the Donkey Sanctuary Ivybridge, Filham Park. Alongside danc- ing there will be a caller and live band, a hog roast and a bar to keep dancers refreshed. Tickets to be bought in advance. Call 01752 690200 for tickets or more info.


6 Ivybridge Fun Day and Beer Festival at Ivybridge Rugby Club 12pm-12am.


6 Malborough Village Fete at Malborough Village Hall and playing fields, 12 noon - 4pm. Barbecue, Pimms, cream teas, Maypole danc- ing, fun and activities for all the family. Raffle, tombola and lots more.


6,7 South Devon Railway’s ‘40’s Weekend’.


7 Open Garden for NGS, 11.30am-4.30pm Cliff Cottage, Colebrook Road, Plympton.


13 St Andrews Church Fete, Aveton Gifford Memorial Hall Grounds, 2.30pm.


14–20 Merlin Rocket Week, Salcombe.


19 Kingsbridge Jazz Club’s Estuary Cruise.


20–27 Kingsbridge Fair Week.


20 Open Garden for NGS, 2pm-6pm, Dittisham Gardens, Nr. Dartmouth, TQ6 0ES.


21 Longbow Canoe Festival, Totnes Longmarsh. Opens 12.30pm. 16 teams of 10 to race Longbow canoes in fours over a 300 metre straight course. Food Stalls, Sideshows, Music, Enter- tainment. A Rotary Event.


21 Open Garden for NGS, 2pm-6pm, Dittisham Gardens, Nr. Dartmouth, TQ6 0ES.


22 July–3 Aug Dartmouth Art Society Summer Exhibition in the Flavel Church, Dartmouth. Special Section ‘Blooming Marvellous’ local artists


original paintings available to buy. Free admission.


26–28 Plymouth Barbican Internation Jazz and Blues Festival.


26 July–3 Aug Stokenham Arts and Crafts Show, Village Hall every day from 10-6 daily except Aug 3 when it will close at 4pm.


27 Marldon Apple Pie Fair. 27 July–4 Aug Torbay Carnival.


27 July–4 Sept Tip Top Entertainers everyday at Woodlands.


28 Totnes and District Agricultural Show.


28 Town Criers Competition. 31 Yealmpton Show.


AUGUST 2–9 Sidmouth Folk Festival 2–4 Torbay Steam Rally 3 Loddiswell Show


3 Open Garden for NGS, 1pm-5pm Rowden House, Stoke Road, Noss Mayo, PL8 1JG.


3 Strete Village Day. 3 Totnes Show


4–10 Salcombe Town Regatta.


6–10 Dartmouth Shake- speare Week


6 Kingsbridge Jazz Club 7pm at The Fisherman’s Rest, Aveton Gifford with ‘Brian Carrick’s Algiers Stompers’.


7 National Qualifier Sheep Dog Trials at Pennywell. Entrance is included in admission price. It’s a day out in itself!


8 East Portlemouth Fete. 10 South Pool Village Day.


10,11 South Hams Vintage Rally.


11–17 Salcombe Yacht Club Regatta. 11–18 Totnes Carnival Week. 13,14 Plymouth Fireworks.


17 Jumble Sale at Loddiswell Congregational Church, 2pm.


17 Summer Show, Stokenham Garden Society. Stokenham Parish Hall, £1 Entry.


17 Totnes Carnival Procession.


20 Totnes Orange Races 2013.


21 Cream tea at Chivelstone Parish Hall, East Prawle, 3-6pm in aid of Prawle Point National Coastwatch Prawle Point.


21–23 Brixham Regatta.


23 Meet Peppa Pig at various intervals throughout the day at Woodlands.


23–26 South Devon Railway’s ‘Bank Holiday Rails n’ Ales’.


23–28 Torbay Royal Regatta. 23 Aug–1 Sept Totnes Festival.


24 West Alvington Horticultural Society Summer Show at Malborough Village Hall.


24–26 Hope Cove Weekend.


26 Bank Holiday Monday Aveton Gifford Classic Car Show, 11am -4pm.


28–31 Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta.


SEPTEMBER


3 Kingsbridge Jazz Club 7pm at The Fisherman’s Rest, Aveton Gifford with ‘The Tony Oreshko Trio’.


7 Fishstock Brixham. 7 Kingsbridge Show.


7 Kingsbridge Cookworthy Museum ‘Museum at the Show’ at Kingsbridge Show.


7–22 Devon Open Studios. 8,9 Kingswear Regatta. 10 Widecombe Fair. 12–15 Heritage Open Days.


14 Dartmouth and Kingswear Horticultural Society Annual Flower and Produce Show, 2.30pm Townstal Community Hall, Dartmouth.


14 West Alvington Horticultural Society Summer Show at Malborough Village Hall.


14,15 South Devon Railway’s ‘Heritage Transport Gala’ Behind the Scenes.


15–22 Agatha Christie Festival. Contact 0844 474 2233.


21 Vintage Bus Day.


22 Loddiswell Congrega-tion- al Church, Harvest Thanks- giving Service, 10.30am.


24–29 ‘Museum on the Quay’ Cookworthy Museum’s exhibi- tion of museum photographs and artefacts at Harbour House, Kingsbridge. Free Entry.


OCTOBER


1 Kingsbridge Jazz Club 7pm at The Fisherman’s Rest, Aveton Gifford with ‘Martin Bennett’s Old Green River Band’.


5 PFA Race Night at the Donkey Sanctuary Ivybridge, Filham Park, 7pm. Fun horse racing night to raise funds for our donkey assisted therapy centre at Ivybridge. Come and place your bets! Watch the races on an indoor screen and if you’re lucky win prize money! Bar and raffle on the night. Races sponsored by local companies.


12 Jumble Sale at Loddiswell Congregational Church 2pm.


13 Challaborough Challenge, sponsored 5 mile walk for families/dogs (accompanied).


13 Oct–10 Nov Lukesland Gardens, Ivybridge Autumn Openings 11am-4pm.


13,14 Avon Mill Garden Centre Autumn Festival, Loddiswell.


15 Open Garden for NGS, 5pm-9pm, Ash Tree Farm, Ash Cross, Dartmouth, TQ6 0LR.


15–18 Dartmouth Galleries Week.


THIRTEEN 19–27 South Hams Arts Trail.


25–27 Dartmouth Food Festival


26 Oct–3 Nov Halloscream Week. Devon’s Best Family Scare Days at Woodlands. Free pumpkin carving cham- pionships. Phantom Pirates Maze, Dracula’s Castle, Ghoulish Ghost Train, Flying Spooks Ride, Weird Workshops, Trick or Treat.


28 Oct–1 Nov Half Term Jollyween, treats with no tricks, pumpkin carving and traditional family entertain- ment with Dan the Hat, Nutty Noah and Ben Cornish. Free pumpkins for every child to carve and take home, mask making, apple bobbing and much, much more at Pennywell.


31 South Devon Railway’s ‘Halloween Dining Train’


31 The Stanborough Chorus Festival of Vocal Music at St Edmund’s Church, Kingsbridge with the Military Wives Choir, 7.30pm.


NOVEMBER


1 Wildest Halloween Party Ever! at Woodlands.


1 The Stanborough Chorus Festival of Vocal Music at St Edmund’s Church, Kingsbridge with the Plymouth Gilbert and Sullivan Fellowship, 7.30pm.


2 Kingsbridge Cookworthy Museum closes but Heritage Resource Centre remains open.


2 The Stanborough Chorus Festival of Vocal Music at St Edmund’s Church, Kingsbridge, 7.30pm.


2,3 South Devon Railway’s Half Price Weekend.


5 Kingsbridge Jazz Club 7pm at The Fisherman’s Rest, Aveton Gifford with ‘The JB Jazz and Blues Band’.


10 Remembrance Parade, 11am Ivybridge War Memorial.


11 Armistice Day Remem- brance Sunday (brief) 11am Ivybridge War Memorial.


23,24 Brixham Christmas Market.


29 Ivybridge Christmas Festival and late Night Opening Event. From 5pm Ivybridge Town Centre.


30 South Brent Floodlit Winter Carnival.


30 Oct–1 Dec Candlelit Dartmouth.


30 Town Centre Festive Entertainment morning. Town Centre and The Watermark, Ivybridge.


DECEMBER


1 South Devon Railway’s ‘Santa by Steam’.


1–24 Join the Pennywell ani- mals for nativity plays (book- ing essential) and visit Santa and his reindeer. The perfect way to start your Christmas celebrations.


1–24 Totnes Christmas Markets.


3 Kingsbridge Jazz Club 7pm at The Fisherman’s Rest, Aveton Gifford with ‘Kevin Grenfell’s Jazz Giants with George Huxley’.


4 Carol Service at The Donkey Sanctuary Ivybridge, Filham Park, 6.30pm til 8.30pm. Come and join us for an evening of carols, warm mince pies and mulled wine. There will be a reading from local vicar Chris Osborne, children’s nativity (with real donkeys!) and live music. Refreshments include turkey and stuffing rolls, warm mince pies and mulled wine. Free entry and parking.


6 Kingsbridge Cookworthy Museum Christmas Fair, Market Hall, Kingsbridge.


7 Christmas Fair at The Donkey Sanctuary Ivybridge, Filham Park 10am til 3pm. Donkey carriage rides to Santa’s grotto. Stalls and games to enjoy, live music and raffle. Refreshments include turkey and stuffing rolls, mulled wine and warm mince pies. Free entry and parking.


7 Kingsbridge Celebrates Christmas - market stalls line Fore Street, street entertainers etc.


7 The Stanborough Chorus ‘Proclaim Christmas!’ Concert with seasonal refreshments at St Michael and All Angels Church, Stokenham.


7,8 South Devon Railway’s ‘Santa by Steam’.


10 Dartmouth Fatstock Show.


13 The Stanborough Chorus Service in Celebration of Christmas at Buckfast Abbey, 7.30pm.


14,15 and 18–23 South Devon Railway’s ‘Santa by Steam’.


21 Informal Carols at Loddiswell Congregational Church, 2-4pm.


25 Christmas Morning Service at Loddiswell Congre- gational Church, 10.30am.


28 Dec–1 Jan 2014 South Devon Railway’s Mince Pie Specials.


Tuesdays Elizabethan Charity Market. From May to September, 9am-3pm.


First Tuesdays Kingsbridge Jazz Club meet at The Fisherman’s Rest, Aveton Gifford. Gigs start at 7.30pm.


First and Third Saturday Farmers Market, Kingsbridge.


Second Tuesday Stokenham Garden Society monthly meeting at Stokenham Parish Hall, 7.30pm.


Second Saturday Farmers Market, Dartmouth.


Every Third Sunday Totnes Good Food Market, Totnes Market Square. Award win- ning fine food.


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