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What’s on in Brent – July2016 and onwards
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What’s on in Brent – Events in JULY 2016 and onwards
This month's quick links:
South Brent Folk Day
Carnival Football
St Petroc's Flower Festival
An evening with Wild Harmony and Friends
South Brent Radio Hour
South Brent Village Hall Cinema presents 'Bridge of Spies'
Village Hall Annual General Meeting
Jazz Cream Tea Garden Party at Garfield House
NB. Ann Widdecombe WI event cancelled
REGULAR CLASSES & SESSIONS:
Community Choirs: Wild Harmony and Brent Singers
South Brent & District Caring Coffee mornings and Lunch Club
Meditation group in Didworthy
WI (amended programme); Walk & Talk (two levels); Breton Dance; Life Drawing
(Dartington course – more classes amended dates) and Wood Carving; Water colour
painting; General Painting Class; Drop-in Kitchen Table Art Workshops; 5 Rhythms
dance; Yoga (8 classes); Advanced Yoga Practices; Pilates (4 classes); Rainbow Tai Chi;
Walk and Talk; Children's Martial Arts; South Brent COOL Help and Hope Group
Old School Community Corridor Gallery
South Brent Rec.: Table tennis, Scrabble, Bingo; Men's Tennis night, etc.
VILLAGE PUBS
OTHER LOCAL EVENTS FOR YOUR DIARIES
Hillyfield tour & planning developments and events
Dartington Playgoers auditions for 'Inventing Utopia'
Brent Singers present HMS Pinafore
Midsummer Dreams Festival at Dartington
Cool Rethink celebrating mental health Summer Party in Totnes
'Arts Lab' collaboration in Dartington
Ivybridge U3A general meeting –'Experiencing Egypt'
Ermington & Ugborough ‘Sustainable Saturdays’
NEWS:
South Brent Parish Plan 2016+ published
SSB Anniversary Artist's commission – submission deadline extended
artworks has moved
South Brent Cricket Club
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The information is correct to the best of our knowledge but please check if you plan to attend.
Saturday 2 July 2016 South Brent Folk Day. South Brent Folk presents the 5 th annual South Brent
Folk Day with singing, music, dancing, workshops and concerts around the village.
Dance displays in the Old School car park from 11.00am -12.30pm and 2.00-3.30pm by:
Heather and Gorse Clog Morris - ladies clog dancing side
Bradninch Millers Morris – mixed side dancing Cotswold, Border and Molly traditions
Harberton Navy – mixed Cotswold Morris side
Food in the Old School car park by 'Crumbs and Cuppa' from 11.00am
Pub session for musicians in The Oak and sing-around in the Pack Horse from 11.30am into the
afternoon
Afternoon Concert with Tricia Moore, Ben Campbell and John Connor at 2.00pm in the Old
School Hall. Doors open at 1.30pm; Tickets £6:
Inspired by the stories of mermaids and giants which abound in Cornwall, as well as the history
and tales of tin and copper mining on both sides of the Tamar Valley, Tricia Moore has a growing
collection of self-penned and other songs as can be heard on her CD 'Sail Away'. She frequently
appears throughout Cornwall and West Devon and is also a regular at 'Folk on the Moor'.
Singer-songwriter Ben Campbell originally from Tyneside but adopted Devon 40 years ago and
now co runs the 'Folk on the Moor' club in Lee Mill. With a strong guitar style and earthy voice, his
own songs evoke Dartmoor and the surrounding area as well as some traditional material from his
native north east. His CD 'Songs of lost skies' features accompaniments by the Lakeman family.
Singer/songwriter, John Connor, originally from Liverpool and long time resident at Bromsgrove
Folk Club, is now also a regular contributor to 'Folk on the Moor'.
Poetry competition, around the theme of 'Moor Weather' to be judged by 'Moor Poets' Susan
Taylor and Simon Williams.
The evening Folk Concert at 7.30pm (with Reel Ale bar) in the Village Hall has a national line up:
Snob Hill family (Chris Richards, Claire Richards, Alex Richards & Jim Flanders) a capella folk group
from Cornwall.
Devonbird (Kath: Lead Singer, penny whistle and guitar; Rob: Guitar; Sophia: Fiddle) are an Exeter
based band who were Southwest Music Awards' 'Best Folk Act' finalists in 2013 and have brought
an exciting new sound to the Devon folk scene and beyond. The trio combine foot stomping jigs
and reels with haunting ballads and songs and their albums 'Turning of the Year' and 'Hangman's
daughter' and live performances have attracted great reviews.
and
Sunjay picked up the guitar when he was just 4 years old and hasn’t put it down since. With his
guitar picking wizardry, he is one of the rising stars on the folk, blues and acoustic circuit. His third
album 'Sunjay' featured him collaborating with some great guest musicians and his new album,
'Black and Blues', is a collection of blues standards revived in classic acoustic folk-blues.
Reel Ale Bar; Doors open 7.00pm; Tickets £12 on the door or £10 in advance from artworks or the
organisers. FFI: Contact Eileen McKee on 01364 73699 or email eileen.southbrentfolk@gmail.com or
John Rawlinson on 01364 73117 or email or john.rawlinson@southbrent.gov.uk.
Organised by South Brent Folk to support folk music in the South Brent area
See southbrentfolk.org.uk/.
Sunday 3 July 2016: Carnival Football at the Recreation Ground with as many teams as possible.
Please contact Duncan Stewart on 01364 73606 or Mike Murphy on 01364 649363 / mobile 0756
5901031 if you wish to put in a 5-aside football team.
For further information on South Brent Carnival events, contact Jean Cleave, South Brent Carnival
Secretary, Middle Stidston, South Brent. Email: jean@cleave.entadsl.com; Tel: 01364 73292; mob:
07973 443318. The South Brent Carnival website http://www.southbrentcarnival.org.uk/ is currently
undergoing maintenance. See South Brent Carnival acebook pages.
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Friday 8, Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 July 2016: The biennial St Petroc's Flower Festival: the festival
show ‘Magical Musicals’ will be open 10.00am to 6.00pm on Friday and Saturday and 10.00am to
4.00pm on the Sunday. The church will be filled with a riot of theatrical colour from 21 displays
depicting famous and less well known musical shows and the weekend will finish at 4pm on Sunday
with a short celebratory concert by the ladies singing group SASS. Refreshments will be served in the
Church Room. Admission free, but donations will be welcome in aid of Safebreaks Holidays – a local
organisation providing holidays, activities and clubs for young people and vulnerable adults with
additional needs.
Saturday 9 July 2016: South Brent Radio Hour from 3-4pm there will be a new one hour South
Brent Community Radio programme of items and soundscapes. It will be pre-recorded & broadcast
on Soundart Radio and broadly themed 'Folk' to include local traditions, tales and folk arts in the
widest sense. Recorded contributions are invited - Either leave a labelled USB stick at artworks or
send via Dropbox/We Transfer to: radio@sustainablesouthbrent.org.uk. Deadline for submitting
pieces: Thursday 7th July. Alice will collate and can be contacted by email
radio@sustainablesouthbrent.org.uk or phone 07813391294. There will be a Community Radio stall
with information about the project and listening post in the village on the broadcast day. More
information to follow.
You can now hear, or 'Listen again' to all the recent South Brent Community Radio broadcasts:
Summer (Saturday 18 July 2015); Autumn (Sunday 18 October 2015); Winter (Saturday 12 December
2015) and Spring (Saturday 5 March 2016). Click on www.mixcloud.com/southbrentradio and select
the part of the programme you would like to hear.
In addition to being able to listen online, past broadcasts will become part of the South Brent Radio
Archive, available via 'South Brent Listening Posts' designed to make the archive more widely
accessible via three small mp3 players with headphones and instructions, loaded with selections of
South Brent Radio pieces and located at different points around the village (Crumbs and Cuppa, The
Oak and Foggs); the access points may move and could be available at event stands etc.
For further information on any of the South Brent Radio activities, or to get involved with the SSB
Community Radio Broadcasting Project please contact Alice, the project leader on 07813391294 or
radio@sustainablesouthbrent.org.uk or see acebook; Twitter: SBrent_Radio.
South Brent Village Hall Cinema:
Sunday 10 July 2016 Bridge of Spies (2015) : German-American historical drama thriller,
directed by Steven Spielberg. Based on the 1960 U-2 incident during the Cold War, the film tells
the story of lawyer James B. Donovan (Tom Hanks), who is brought in to defend Rudolf Abel
(Mark Rylance), a captive Soviet KGB spy held by the United States. Donovan is then recruited by
the CIA to negotiate the release of Francis Gary Powers (Austin Stowell), the pilot whose U-2 spy
plane was shot down over the Soviet Union in exchange for Abel. Also starring Amy Ryan as Mary
Donovan and Alan Alda as Thomas Watters Jr., Donovan's associate.
Subsequent provisional Village Hall Cinema dates in 2016: Saturday 17 September; Saturday 19
November. See: http://www.southbrentvillagehall.co.uk/page2.html
Run by the Village Hall Committee, raising funds for South Brent Village Hall. Tickets on the door: £4
adult, child £2; doors open at 7.00pm for 7.30pm start. Bar opens 30 mins before showings. If you
have a film that you would like to see, or if you have any suggestions please contact Jude at
jude.bishop@icloud.com or Mandy at mandy.haley@southbrent.gov.uk or phone 01364 73809.
Tuesday 12 July 2016: Village Hall Annual General Meeting at 7.30pm in the Stansbury Room, South
Brent Village Hall. All residents are invited to attend. (It is essential that regular users send a
representative as the annual Statutory Fire Regulations briefing will take place at the end of the
AGM).
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Friday 15 July 2016: An evening with Wild Harmony and Friends: Wild Harmony, the South Brent
based community choir led by Emily Roblyn, invites you to join them for their last session of the term
in an informal evening, sharing their songs, their harmonies, their company and more at the Old
School Centre at 7.30pm. Bring songs, music, friends and some snacks to share. Donations in aid of
The Kambeng Trust. For more information about Wild Harmony see below and
http://wildharmony.org.uk.
Sunday 17 July 2016: Jazz Cream Tea Garden Party at 1.30-5.30pm at Garfield House, Aish TQ10 9JQ.
An invitation to all from Tony Harley ("It's Tony's birthday - he’s only 60!"): Everyone is welcome to
have fun with live jazz on the lawn from some of Devon’s top musicians (plus Tony). Good company,
infectious bonhomie and Tony’s famous cream teas (until all three run out); all for a reasonable
donation raising funds for St Luke’s Hospice. "We are hoping to create the dreamy atmosphere of a
typically English Garden Party so it would be great if you could wear blazers and Panama Hats and
floaty dresses!” Feel free to be nosey inspecting the B&B. NB. This is also an opportunity for healthy
exercise as parking will be totally inadequate so please walk up to Aish. FFI contact Tony on 01364
649242 or email tonyharley@aol.com.
South Brent W.I.:
Tuesday 19 July 2016: 'On Your Marks' talk by Louise Brown about hallmarking and carats, giving
members confidence when buying or selling jewellery. Members are invited to bring along
a piece of jewellery that they want to know more about (The meeting is in the usual venue).
Competitions: 'An Interesting Piece of Jewellery' and Bloom of the Month
(Unfortunately, Ann Widdecombe had to cancel her 'Life and Times' talk. This was beyond
the control of the WI who apologise for any inconvenience and hope to invite Ann back
next year. Refunds for paid tickets are available from Cosy Corner Crafts on production of
the original ticket.)
(August: no meeting)
W.I. meetings are held at 7.15 for 7.30pm (note prompt start time) on the 3 rd Tuesday of each month,
except August, in the Old School Centre, South Brent. If you are interested in joining us, please come
along and try us out. Members are free; the first meeting for prospective members is free; new
members and friends are always welcome and we ask guests for a £4.00 contribution.
Please see posters in the centre of the village for details of each WI meeting or see the South Brent
Community web site where you can also see the complete programme for 2016. FFI contact Anthea
Davies via summer.hut@btinternet.com
[Saturday 8 October 2016: The Village Hall Show originally being planned for this day is postponed
and will now be planned for a later date tbc.]
REGULAR EVENTS AND CLASSES:
Wild Harmony: Friday sessions are 8.00pm until 10.00pm at Millswood Cottage, South Brent
Remaining dates for Wild Harmony in the summer term 2016:
Friday 8 July
Friday 15 July: Wild Harmony and friends in the Old School Centre
£5.00 per session / £35 in advance for the summer term.
Wild Harmony is a small, friendly community choir, which meets regularly (usually fortnightly during
term time) in South Brent to share the fun of singing together and learning songs and harmonies
from all parts of the world. All are welcome – there is no audition and no requirement to read music
as most of the songs are taught by ear.
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Emily Roblyn is a choir leader, musician and singer-songwriter who grew up in Canada and was
encouraged to harmonise and perform from an early age so that singing is so much a part of her she
doesn’t remember ever being without it. She is passionate about sharing her love of people coming
together to sing and the magic of harmony.
You can hear some Wild Harmony songs on the new website: http://wildharmony.org.uk or Click
here to ‘listen again’ to a feature about Wild Harmony from the 7 December 2013 broadcast of
South Brent Community Radio. Please email J.Rawlinson@plymouth.ac.uk or ring John on 01364
73117 for more information or if you would like to be on the Wild Harmony mailing list.
Brent Singers rehearse every Monday during term time from 7:30-9.30pm in the main hall at the Old
School Centre. New singers are always welcome. It is non auditioning choir whose members have a
wide range of experience and ability, but regular commitment is essential. Enquiries by email to the
Secretary, Barbara Wintersgill at barwintersgill@gmail.com or by phone to the Vice-Chair, Alastair
Cuthbertson on 01364 72190 or see www.brentsingers.org.uk/ if interested.
Brent Singers will be performing HMS Pinafore on Saturday 9 July 2016 at 7.00pm in Rattery Village
Hall. See below under 'Other local events' for details.
‘South Brent Walk & Talk’
South Brent Walk and Talk has started new Free and Friendly 'Easy Access' 'Grade 1' walks. Every
Wednesday at 10.30am. Meet at the Old School Community Centre. These walks are a great way to
become more active if you don't usually walk or if you have been unwell or have limited mobility.
They are suitable for people who but would like some support to get back to walking again or maybe
just would prefer to walk with others. The walks usually last 30 minutes and are on firm, level
surfaces so are perfect for wheelchair users or people with walking aids. Led by a trained walk leader,
the walks take up to 30 minutes, are free and you are welcome to stop afterwards for a tea or coffee
in the Old School Community Centre, which cost about 50p. We are a very friendly group of leaders
and participants and would welcome new walkers or people who would like to become walk leaders.
No booking required – just turn up. More info from South Brent & District Caring on 01364 700282
or Jude Bishop 01364 72458.
Weekly walks on Friday afternoons. Meet outside the newsagent at 2.30pm. “Come and join our
friendly group and enjoy regular, free, healthy walks (60-90 minutes) on roads and footpaths in and
around South Brent. After the walk we stop for a cup of tea or coffee.”
The Friday walks are 'Grade 3', the more challenging grade, lasting for 60-90 minutes using a variety
of footpaths, roads and tracks, some of which may be uneven, muddy and slippery or involve steps,
inclines and stiles. They are suitable for those who do a certain amount of physical activity but who
wish to improve their general fitness.
Walk and Talk is an accredited scheme under the national ‘Walking for Health’ programme
coordinated by South Hams CVS. Pick up a programme from the Toll House information centre in the
village, or for more info contact Keith Rennells 01803 962266 / 07562 378175 or email
keith@southhamscvs.org.uk. See www.walkingforhealth.org.uk
Community Library Book Group This group meets on the 2 nd Thursday of the month, at 7.30pm in
the Old School Centre. All welcome. New members, for further details contact Derith Taberner,
01364 73852 or southbrentbookgroup@gmail.com
Old School Community Corridor Gallery: July/August: 'South Brent Water Colourists'; September:
Bird and wildlife photographs by Phil Dean, Steve Hopper, Barrie Whitehall; October: South Brent
Primary – Images around the School; November: Collage by Sara Downham-Lotto.
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Meditation Group: meeting every Wednesday at 7.30pm at Mogador in Didworthy. We are a small
friendly non-denominational meditation group. Whether you practice a particular type of meditation
or would like to try meditation, all are welcome. Contact Bill Vennells by email at
billvennells@hotmail.com or ring 01364 73835 / 07482 191207 (mobile).
South Brent Recreation Association, Palstone Park, Exeter Road South Brent
• Table-Tennis (Tuesdays) and Scrabble (Wednesdays) will resume in September. Call Anne on
01364 72223 or email: nichollsbennie@aol.com
• Every other Wednesday 7.30 – 9.00pm Cash Bingo at the Recreation Ground Pavilion. Doors
open from 7pm; 'Eyes down' at 7.30pm. Everybody is welcome and teas and refreshments will be
available. For further information contact Avril Kelly on 01364 73476, or email
avrilkelly@spxservices.co.uk.
• Tennis: Men's night every Thursday 7.00-9.00pm
• Pavilion Hire: We are looking for new groups to use the pavilion hall: We have availability on
Mondays 9am-4.30pm, Thursdays 9am – 3pm and Fridays 9am – 5pm. Hall hire is £7 per hour plus
£5 for kitchen call Anne on 01364 72223 or email: nichollsbennie@aol.com to book.
See the website for further information http://southbrentrecreationassociation@weebly.com/
South Brent & District Caring: fortnightly (4 th & 18 th July) Monday Drop in Coffee mornings at the
Old School Community Centre on Mondays from 10.30am – 12.00noon, hosted by South Brent &
District Caring are very much appreciated by people who don’t get a lot of social contact and who
love a chat, a game of something and a cuppa. Do drop in if you’re passing – it’s a good way to get a
feel for some of the work SB&DC does.
The coffee mornings alternate with the fortnightly Lunch Club (11 th & 25 th July) which provides lunch
and company every other Monday from 12.00-13.15 in the Old School at a cost of £3
FFI contact Sue Burgess in the Old School or phone 01364 700282 or email info@sbadc.org.uk.
Also volunteers needed to help with this (e.g. setting up or clearing away) – please contact Sue if you
can help or know anyone who can, or if you would like to become a member of South Brent &
District Caring. Also visit the newly revamped website: http://sbadc.org.uk/.
Monday afternoon Tea Dances 1.30-5.00pm in South Brent Village Hall. All levels and new members
are welcome. FFI contact Margaret Eales on 01364 72001 or see posters in the village.
Fest Noz: Breton and French Dance night with Poisson Rouge, on the 1 st Friday of the month, 8pm-
11pm Palstone Recreation Room. All welcome; lots of fun - no previous experience necessary - easy
to pick up the steps as you go along. £4.00 on the door includes tea/coffee & biccies. Bring your own
wine/beer. Tel: Louise on: 01364 649227 for more info.
5 Rhythms dance drop in class in South Brent Village Hall on Monday mornings from 9.45 to 12.00.
Whatever age or fitness ability, no experience necessary. Cost £10 / £9 concession drop-in. For more
info call Kay Chambers on 01803 812584 or email kaydancedelicious@hotmail.com.
Drop-in Kitchen Table Art Workshops at Stockbridge Cottage, South Brent on Thursdays 10-12 or
Fridays 2-4pm. Open to anyone of any level interested in making beautiful mixed media pictures in a
creative environment with professional artist and experienced teacher. Novices always welcome.
Free materials, coffee/tea & cake. For a peak at the sort of things we could get up to, see
www.sarastudio.net £8 per drop-in session/ £42 for 6 classes spread over any chosen days/weeks.
Contact: Sara Downham-Lotto on 01364 72728/ email: sara.downlot@gmail.com
Also contact Sara about the 'Arts Lab' every Monday from 10am to 6pm at Aller Park, Dartington for
Arts collaboration and education for all.
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Life Drawing with Isabel Coulton – Isabel Coulton is an accomplished artist, woodcarver and stone
carver based in South Brent and has been living and teaching life drawing in Devon for many years.
See www.isabelcoulton.com.
Thursdays 23 & 30 June / 7, 14, 21 & 28 July 2016 Evening Classes with Isabel Coulton from 6.30 -
8.30pm. A brand new series of contemporary Life Drawing classes at the newly re-opened in the
Attic Room, Shippon Artists' Studios, Dartington. This class presents a contemporary feel to life
drawing. Through imaginative styling, composition and consideration, surreal scenes are created for
the figure. The aim of the class is to develop individual style and personal expression. £40 for 5
classes. Advance booking only - Course details will be sent to you, but for more information, please
email - crafted@dartington.org or see www.dartington.org/whats-on/event/?id=171798.
NB. Wood carving is still on hold and needs a minimum of six participants to start again – If you are
interested, please contact Isabel on 01364 73120 or email info@isabelcoulton.com.
Watercolour painting: with Louise Bougourd - weekly classes on Tuesday mornings 10am - 12.30pm
in South Brent Old School Community Centre. £10.00 per class. To book a place or find out more
contact Louise: Tel: 01626 203859 or email louisebougourd@hotmail.co.uk. See new website:
http://www.louise-bougourd.com/
'Brushes with Colour' — A General Painting Class: Weekly art classes on Thursday mornings in the
Old School Community Centre from 10.00 - 12.30. Established group, mixed levels, new members
welcome! Painting and drawing in any media [oils, acrylics, watercolours, etc.]. Independent course
tutored by Roger Dennis M.A., a practising artist with many years experience in teaching adults.
Terms are organised around themes, to include both landscape and still life, depending on individual
interest. Also figures-in-settings options. Instruction in techniques is provided, tailored to individual
requirements. Established group, mixed levels, new members welcome! Advance bookings of five
weeks at £70 per block, otherwise £20 per session. FFI contact Roger Dennis on 01364 652513 email:
rpd.art3@btinternet.com or see www.rogerdennisart.com
Yoga Classes:
Yoga Classes with Paula Jones
In the Village Hall:
Tuesday morning: 10.00am to 11.30am 'Yoga 'in your own way' Encourages students to
develop poses their own way at their own level with
Paula to advise.
Wednesday morning: 10.15 to 11.45am ‘Keep moving’ – easy yoga
Wednesday midday: 12 noon to 12.30pm Meditation
Wednesday evening: 6.45 to 8.15 pm
Mixed ability class - including beginners
contact Paula for enrolment details.
Thursday evening: 6.45 to 8.15pm Small yoga class
At Shipley Close:
Thursday afternoon: 3.30 to 4.15pm Chair Exercise (formerly 'Community Balance'
- refreshments at 4.30pm /'Yoga for Independence')
All classes except Wednesday evening are 'Drop in' - pay on the door.
Contact Paula on 01364 72548 or email paula@beara.eclipse.co.uk or text 0779 078 2869 for further
information/booking.
Hatha Yoga with Joanna Pelly on Monday evenings at 6.45 - 8.15pm at Bala Brook (TQ10 9ED
between Didworthy and Shipley Bridge). Strong deeply effective stretches for body & mind vitality,
unwinding and accessing natural health & joy. £6 per session. For more information contact Joanna
at jo.pelly@yahoo.co.uk or phone 0797 329 6605.
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Advanced Yoga Practices – Integral Yoga classes with Tristan Dorling on Sunday evenings (term time
only) from 7 to 9pm in the hall at The Old School Centre, South Brent. Cost: by donation. Call Tristan
on 07789101524 or see Advanced Yoga Practices; website - www.secretsofyoga.org.
Rainbow Tai Chi & Chi Kung classes for health, relaxation & happiness on Wednesdays in the Old
School Community Centre, South Brent. Come and join us for a relaxing, inspiring class of Tai Chi &
Chi Kung. Learn to let go stress and find creative solutions to everyday life problems! Experience the
hair standing, tingling sensation of chi energy flowing in you! We will study the roots and philosophy
of Rainbow Tai Chi Chi Kung with Master Choy who has more than 40 years experience teaching
these ancient arts.
6.45pm to 8pm – Fundamental Tai Chi & Chi Kung – 15 Ways to a Happier You! Beginners welcome
8.15pm to 9.15pm – Rainbow Tai Chi Form - 37 Steps of Happiness (open to those who are enrolled
on the fundamentals course, or have completed 1 cycle previously)
Six week cycles - £30 for each 6 week course. Contact Christine Chin on 01364 653810 for enrolment
Find out more about Rainbow Tai Chi at www.rainbow-taichi.org.uk where the course text books, '15
Ways to a Happier You' and '37 Steps to Happiness' are available to purchase.
Pilates Classes:
Pilates Classes with Andy West. Fully qualified and experienced instructor - Pilates Foundation.
Weekly on Wednesdays in South Brent Village Hall:
9.30 - 11.00am: Class suitable for beginner and intermediate levels
11.15am to 12.15pm ‘Pilates for the over 60's’: gentle class, suitable for beginners
Please contact Andy before attending the class on 07976912909; email: westieandos@yahoo.co.uk
Pilates Classes with Zoe Winterbourne, local teacher accredited with the Register of Exercise
Professionals (REPs). Weekly classes for all abilities on Tuesdays in South Brent Village Hall
- from 6.00 pm to 7.00 pm – new class
- and 7.15 pm to 8.15pm.
Aims are to:
Improve posture and core strength
Guard against injury & lower back pain
Improve flexibility, balance & co-ordination
£5 per class or £20 for five classes (i.e. buy 4 get 1 free). For more info email Zoe at
zorotraining@gmail.com
Children's Martial Arts: Little P.U.M.A.s on Wednesdays from 4.45-5.30pm in South Brent Village
Hall; A bite size Martial Arts programme for 4-7 year olds, helping them to learn confidence, focus,
respect, self discipline, co-ordination whilst having fun! Class numbers are limited to ensure quality
learning and instruction Pease contact Tamzin Goodwin on 0845 6001967 or 07970 520078 or email
tamzingoodwin@sky.com to reserve your child’s place. See: www.goodwinmartialarts.com or
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VILLAGE PUBS - Regular weekly events at the village pubs:
The Oak
Under the management of Carol and Andrew Dorée
Folk music session – a folk music session to join in every Wednesday for adults from 8.30pm(ish);
Children’s folk night - 7.30-8.30pm on alternate Wednesdays in term time encourages young people
to learn and enjoy playing instruments and singing
Folk at the Oak – Traditional music and song on the third Thursday of the month from 8.00pm(ish).
FFI Mick Bramich on 01364 649339.
Second Sunday of the month: Bluegrass music session from 7.45 onwards: After a couple of
successful trial sessions, this is now a regular occurrence. Upbeat and great fun - everyone welcome
– to play or just listen. Musicians of stringed instruments and singers all welcome to join in with the
session. Have a drink and a listen to lots of lively tunes and songs. A great end to the weekend.
First Thursday of the month – General Knowledge quiz at 8pm with Graham ‘legend in his own
lunchtime’ Jordan.
Wednesday: Tai Budo kick boxing - upstairs 6.30 – 8.00pm. FFI: 07956 963223. Due to requests for
another session, kick boxing is now also on Sundays 3.30-5.00pm.
Last Saturday of the month - Music Quiz at 9.00pm with the Chuckster.
For more information contact Carol or Andrew Dorée (01364 72133) or email info@oakonline.net or
see The Oak on acebook or www.oakonline.net.
Pack Horse Inn
Under the management of Marian and Steven
Mixed folk session - mainly a song session/‘sing around’ from around 8.30pm on alternate Tuesdays:
- Contact Eileen on 01364 73699 eileen.southbrentfolk@gmail.com
Quiz night every Sunday. New menu with food on a daily basis
For events at the Packhorse ring 01364 72283 for more information.
See website www.thepackhorse.co.uk.
The Avon Inn at Avonwick
Under the management of Mark and Claire. Traditional British pub serving Devon Real Ales, draft
ciders, lagers, fine wines and good food. Weekly Quiz Night at 8pm on Mondays with different
quizmasters each week. FFI call 01364 73475.
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A LITTLE FURTHER AFIELD BUT OF INTEREST TO BRENT FOLK – OTHER LOCAL EVENTS:
Friday 1st July 2016: Hillyfield Tour; Hillyfield's status as a woodland regeneration project is
currently subject to a planning appeal. Visit the Hillyfield from 2.30pm to 4pm to hear more about
the management of the land and the current planning situation. Please wear sensible footwear &
clothing for the weather. The tour will be on foot and will go down a track through the woods, stop
for a cup of tea at the field kitchen, and then return to the cars up by climbing a fairly steep pasture.
If anyone requires assistance please contact Doug Kingsmith on 07976589927 to arrange transport
within the woods.
The Hillyfield is a 45 acre woodland farm and ancient woodland regeneration project in a secluded
valley in Harbourneford within Dartmoor National Park and walking distance from South Brent. It is
managed for environmental and community benefit, although it is being forced to fell 1000 trees due
to the disease Phytophthora Ramorum. Volunteer and join the team to help fell the trees. It’s a huge
job, hard work, and good fun. However, See www.thehillyfield.co.uk/ for further information and
how you can help the campaign to save it.
The Hillyfield also breeds organic rare-breed hens and runs community events like The Great
Hillyfield Egg Hunt and Woodland Olympics. ‘Living Projects’, is a youth led collective caring for 4
acres in Dartington and creating opportunities for sustainable living and building community. The
Hillyfield aims to engage young people and adults in rural skills and sustainable livelihoods through a
programme of workshops and monthly volunteering opportunities:
9 July: Bridge building
13 August: Helping fell trees/bridge build
TBC 3 September Woodland Olympics – more details to follow
10 September: Clearing branches from tree felling
8 October: tbc
12 November: Willow work
See www.thehillyfield.co.uk/ or acebook
Friday 8 and Saturday 9 July 2016: Dartington Playgoers auditions for 'Inventing Utopia'. ‘Inventing
Utopia’ is a new play written by Nick Stimson for Dartington Playgoers' to be presented on 15-19
November 2016. The play tells the story of Leonard and Dorothy Elmhurst's vision for Dartington and
its influence in today's context. It examines the beginnings of the Elmhurst's social and artistic aims
for Dartington Hall and explores some of the conflicts and tensions that arose within the local
Community, showing how the Dartington Hall of today discovers itself in its past and how its past
must inform its future. The writer Nick Stimson and the director Richard Clark were the successful
team behind Playgoers last newly commissioned play 'Love and Fire' which played to virtually full
houses. With its artistic and structural challenge of telling a story set both in the past and today, the
play will have a company of 30-40 actors, musicians, choreographers, technicians and stage hands.
The project is supported by a grant from the National Lottery through Arts Council England
Dartington Playgoers, which was established by Dorothy Elmhurst in 1946, are holding the auditions
in Studio 31, their home on the Dartington Estate, with the Director, Richard Clark on Friday 8 July at
7.30pm and Saturday 9 July at 10am and 2pm. You can see the cast of characters on the website. If
you are interested in taking part please email jeannemcilven@gmail.com. See:
http://www.playgoers.co.uk/.
Saturday 9 July 2016 Brent Singers will be performing HMS Pinafore at 7.00pm in Rattery Village
Hall. Bring picnic & drinks. Tickets only available in advance: £7.50 from choir members or tel: 01752
892703
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University of the Third Age (U3A): Monthly general meeting of the Ivybridge U3A at The Watermark
from 2-4pm.
Monday 18 July 2016: tbc (postponed from last month) "Experiencing Egypt - Three Years in
Cairo”. Janet Diamond will look at the many rich and varied historical and cultural influences over
the centuries, and the political disruptions that Egypt recently experienced, events that take in
some Egyptology, an unusual visit to the Valley of the Kings; some lesser-known, but very
important pyramids - and experiencing the assassination of the then president of Egypt.
Containing numerous personal photos from her time there, including street scenes of life in Cairo,
this talk is a visual record of three years in Egypt in the early 1980's.
Monday 15 August 2016: "Devon and Cornwall refugee support” Talk by Ian Gasper from Devon
and Cornwall Refugee Support Centre in Plymouth.
Retired or no longer working full time? Keen to meet people, learn new things, have new
experiences? Ivybridge U3A could be just what you are looking for! U3A provides an opportunity to
make new friends and join a wide range of interest groups including Walking, Gardens, Dartmoor
Archaeology, Etymology, Bridge, Tai Chi, Local History – and many more that combine education,
creativity and leisure in a fun and friendly environment. New and potential members welcome. For
further info ring the Membership Secretary on 01364 724700 or email Ivybridge.u3a@gmail.com or
see www.ivybridge-U3A.org.uk.
Friday 22 July 2016: Cool Rethink Summer Party – 'Celebrating mental health & keeping cool' from
10.30am-8.00pm in the Royal Seven Stars Ballroom, Totnes A varied programme of activities
throughout the day - meet and make friends, try something different, learn & share. Most of all-drop
by and have some fun. Lunch not included, but light refreshments available, cream tea £2. Everyone
is welcome. It is run by volunteers - ordinary people who find themselves in extra-ordinary times. For
more information contact Claudia Benzies on 07712210300 or email help&hope@rethink.org;
mobile 07756965814.
South Devon Rethink Mental Illness Help and Hope Network meets in a variety of locations across
South Devon including South Brent COOL at the Packhorse Inn on the Last Thursday of the month
from 10am to 12.00, for people to share experiences, seek information, interact socially & make new
friends. A warm welcome awaits you - group meetings provide support & information for anyone
affected by mental ill health, including families & friends who might otherwise feel alone or isolated.
For more information please contact: Tel: 07756 965814 or email helpandhope@rethink.org.
Saturday 23 – Sunday 24 July 2016: Midsummer Dreams Festival on the Dartington Estate: A
Summer weekend festival of theatre and arts for families aiming to inspire and entertain all ages by
bringing national touring theatre companies and artists together with regional Devon based artists to
create an exciting programme of theatre, puppetry, dance, comedy and music. Entrance to the
festival is free and there are lots of free events including performances from Puck, The Dartington
Playgoers, Isabella Necessity and the Tintagel Storyteller! Tickets from the Dartington Box Office
online or by phone: 01803 847070 or see ticket page. For more information see:
www.midsummerdreamsfestival.co.uk/
Saturday 17 September 2016 Concert by the Collati Singers in Buckfast Abbey at 7.30pm
Concert programme will include the Bach motet Lobet den Herrn, Christopher Tye's Euge Bone mass,
Hymn to Saint Cecilia by Britten and Richard Rodney Bennet's Missa Brevis.
See www.collatisingers.co.uk/ or acebook or contact 01364 643134 or cosylaurel@yahoo.co.uk
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Ermington and Ugborough ‘Sustainable Saturdays’: Fortnightly from 10am to 12noon in each village
throughout the year (2, 16 & 30 July 2016 in Ermington Reading Rooms and 9 & 23 July 2016 in
Ugborough Village Hall). Be sustainable – come and buy locally produced food and crafts and sell
your own locally made products; visit the café or have a good chat (sellers within Ugborough,
Ermington or neighbouring parishes, including South Brent).
See http://www.ermingtonparish.com/sustainable-saturdays or acebook and
http://www.ugborough.com/uss/ or acebook.
Sunday 18 September 2016: Avonwick Apple Pie Fair held by the Avonwick and North Huish
Community Hall Project from 12.30 to 3.30pm. Spaces available for Local arts and craft stalls. Call
01364 73383 to book a stall - £10 for table in the marquee or £20 for 3mx3m outdoor pitch. See
www.avonwicknorthhuish.co.uk/events_183592.html or AvonwickNorthHuish acebook. (Details of
the event itself to follow)
NEWS NEWS NEWS
South Brent Parish Plan 2016+:
The new South Brent Parish Plan is being published for its revised target date of 10th July 2016,
following a second Parish Council review on 27 June. Its vision is for South Brent to be “a safe and
sustainable, diverse and inclusive community which supports a thriving local economy, increasingly
adaptable to local and global challenges and with the resources which allow both people and the
natural environment around them to flourish”. The plan sets high ambitions and includes three 'Big
Ideas' of 'Cohesion, Inclusion and Carbon Reduction' and includes key action points in each of the
following domains:
Safety Wellbeing & Ethos
Community Facilities
Village Environment
Housing
Traffic & Transport
Employment & Economy
Environment & Renewable Energy
Rural & Moorland Environment
After being formally launched, a single page summary of the plan's vision, big ideas and the key action
points will be delivered to each household in the village. For further information see the Parish Plan
section of the Parish Council website where there are also links to the Parish Plan webpage.
SSB 10 year anniversary Artist's Commission and Workshops: Sustainable South Brent's goals are to
encourage the sustainable use of natural and man-made resources and to enhance the
environmental, economic and cultural sustainability of our community. To mark our tenth
anniversary this year, we have lots of plans to celebrate and to kick things off, we seek to commission
an artist or artists to produce a piece of work which embodies in some way the aims, achievements
and the future of the organisation, and to facilitate linked creative workshops for our community.
The opportunity is open to all art-forms across the artistic spectrum. Submissions will be selected by
trustees of SSB, with the help of a curator.
An award of £750 is available, comprising a fee of £500 for the commission and £250 for up to three
public workshops workshops (to include materials). It is envisaged that the work will take place
during August 2016.
To apply please send a proposal (no more than 500 words) together with a CV and up to 5 examples
of your work (preferably all in one PDF document) to info@sustainablesouthbrent.org. The deadline
has been extended to 14 July 2016 and the successful artist/s will be contacted by 25 July 2016.
See www.sustainablesouthbrent.org.uk/ and www.facebook.com/sustainablesouthbrent/
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artworks: As you have probably noticed, artworks, South Brent's wonderful little 'much more than a
gallery' in the heart of the village moved three doors up Station Road and has now reopened. It is
now neatly sandwiched between 'Foggs' deli and the The Oak. We wish Jane (who is currently this
year's South Brent Community Champion) and Penny all the best in their new venue, See
www.artworksouthbrent.co.uk/.
South Brent Feoffees: Grants from South Brent Feoffees are available to support post 18 education
for all young residents of South Brent parish. Application forms are available from The Clerk to the
Trustees via Luscombe Maye office in the village. Grants are not income related but reflect whether
the student is studying away from home or living locally and in what year of study the application is
made. Each individual can apply once a year for 3 years whether it is a university course or vocational
training. Our allocation of funds varies according to the number of applications and the amount
made available each year by the charity. The deadline is Monday 31 October 2016 and applications
need to be supported by a letter of authority from the student’s college or university.
South Brent Cricket Club The success and growth South Brent Cricket Club has achieved in the its
first two full seasons since reforming in 2013 has given the club the confidence to take the
unprecedented step into competitive league cricket on Saturdays. After a glorious summer season of
village cricket in 2015, the club is now playing cricket in the Devon Cricket League D Division 1 st XI
West in the 2016 season! The club is also still playing some Sunday friendly games and mid -week
evening cricket. The club warmly welcomes anyone who is interested in playing either league or
friendly cricket. Enthusiasm and commitment are all you need! If you would like to register an
interest in the club then please use the club contact form or you are always welcome to turn up to
any of our practice sessions. All abilities and levels are welcome and the club also has a youth section.
Outdoor training is held on Tuesday evenings at 6pm for seniors and Fridays 6pm for juniors. Please
visit the club's website to see a full list of fixtures. The Pack Horse Inn is the club's main sponsor for
this season. http://southbrentcricketclub.weebly.com/ for details and contacts or email
southbrentcricketclub@gmail.com or text 07956 762052.
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That’s all folks!
‘What’s on in Brent’ is collated and distributed by request to 549 email addresses by John Rawlinson from
information sent to us.
Our aim is to support local events and let people know what is going on in the village.
Email us (at J.Rawlinson@plymouth.ac.uk or info@english-on-dartmoor.com) with information about
events that you are organising or hear about in or around the village - the more the merrier. Let us know as
early as you like, but before the 25 th of the month preceding the event. Be as brief as possible and include
venue, times, ticket price, the charity if it is a charity event, contact details etc... (Please note we don’t
attach posters to the mailout).
If you are planning an event, please check that your event doesn’t clash with another village event by
looking at the 'What's on diary' on the new South Brent Community website (www.southbrent.org.uk/).
'What's on' is now presented there in an easy to use, colour coded events calendar, which incorporates
information sent to 'What's on in South Brent'. If you have an event arranged, please check that it is listed
on the community website 'What's on diary' correctly. If you run a regular class or sessional activity, please
review your entry in the 'Activities' section of the website. If anything needs updating, please let John
Shepherd the webmaster know. You can also click on 'Contact us' on the left hand menu and complete the
form there with any new items or email John (john.shepherd@southbrent.co.uk).
Please let us know if any advertised events are cancelled.
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What’s on is sent out once a month near the last day of the month. We are trying to avoid having to
send out extra editions of ‘What’s on’ (which must clog up inboxes), so please try to let us know about
your event by the 25 th of the month deadline.
Thank you, John and Lynn
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