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What’s on in Brent – July2016 and onwards<br />
Updated: 01/07/2016<br />
What’s on in Brent – Events in JULY 2016 and onwards<br />
This month's quick links:<br />
South Brent Folk Day<br />
Carnival Football<br />
St Petroc's Flower Festival<br />
An evening with Wild Harmony and Friends<br />
South Brent Radio Hour<br />
South Brent Village Hall Cinema presents 'Bridge of Spies'<br />
Village Hall Annual General Meeting<br />
Jazz Cream Tea Garden Party at Garfield House<br />
NB. Ann Widdecombe WI event cancelled<br />
REGULAR CLASSES & SESSIONS:<br />
Community Choirs: Wild Harmony and Brent Singers<br />
South Brent & District Caring Coffee mornings and Lunch Club<br />
Meditation group in Didworthy<br />
WI (amended programme); Walk & Talk (two levels); Breton Dance; Life Drawing<br />
(Dartington course – more classes amended dates) and Wood Carving; Water colour<br />
painting; General Painting Class; Drop-in Kitchen Table Art Workshops; 5 Rhythms<br />
dance; Yoga (8 classes); Advanced Yoga Practices; Pilates (4 classes); Rainbow Tai Chi;<br />
Walk and Talk; Children's Martial Arts; South Brent COOL Help and Hope Group<br />
Old School Community Corridor Gallery<br />
South Brent Rec.: Table tennis, Scrabble, Bingo; Men's Tennis night, etc.<br />
VILLAGE PUBS<br />
OTHER LOCAL EVENTS FOR YOUR DIARIES<br />
Hillyfield tour & planning developments and events<br />
Dartington Playgoers auditions for 'Inventing Utopia'<br />
Brent Singers present HMS Pinafore<br />
Midsummer Dreams Festival at Dartington<br />
Cool Rethink celebrating mental health Summer Party in Totnes<br />
'Arts Lab' collaboration in Dartington<br />
Ivybridge U3A general meeting –'Experiencing Egypt'<br />
Ermington & Ugborough ‘Sustainable Saturdays’<br />
NEWS:<br />
South Brent Parish Plan 2016+ published<br />
SSB Anniversary Artist's commission – submission deadline extended<br />
artworks has moved<br />
South Brent Cricket Club<br />
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Saturday 2 July 2016 South Brent Folk Day. South Brent Folk presents the 5 th annual South Brent<br />
Folk Day with singing, music, dancing, workshops and concerts around the village.<br />
Dance displays in the Old School car park from 11.00am -12.30pm and 2.00-3.30pm by:<br />
Heather and Gorse Clog Morris - ladies clog dancing side<br />
Bradninch Millers Morris – mixed side dancing Cotswold, Border and Molly traditions<br />
Harberton Navy – mixed Cotswold Morris side<br />
Food in the Old School car park by 'Crumbs and Cuppa' from 11.00am<br />
Pub session for musicians in The Oak and sing-around in the Pack Horse from 11.30am into the<br />
afternoon<br />
Afternoon Concert with Tricia Moore, Ben Campbell and John Connor at 2.00pm in the Old<br />
School Hall. Doors open at 1.30pm; Tickets £6:<br />
Inspired by the stories of mermaids and giants which abound in Cornwall, as well as the history<br />
and tales of tin and copper mining on both sides of the Tamar Valley, Tricia Moore has a growing<br />
collection of self-penned and other songs as can be heard on her CD 'Sail Away'. She frequently<br />
appears throughout Cornwall and West Devon and is also a regular at 'Folk on the Moor'.<br />
Singer-songwriter Ben Campbell originally from Tyneside but adopted Devon 40 years ago and<br />
now co runs the 'Folk on the Moor' club in Lee Mill. With a strong guitar style and earthy voice, his<br />
own songs evoke Dartmoor and the surrounding area as well as some traditional material from his<br />
native north east. His CD 'Songs of lost skies' features accompaniments by the Lakeman family.<br />
Singer/songwriter, John Connor, originally from Liverpool and long time resident at Bromsgrove<br />
Folk Club, is now also a regular contributor to 'Folk on the Moor'.<br />
Poetry competition, around the theme of 'Moor Weather' to be judged by 'Moor Poets' Susan<br />
Taylor and Simon Williams.<br />
The evening Folk Concert at 7.30pm (with Reel Ale bar) in the Village Hall has a national line up:<br />
Snob Hill family (Chris Richards, Claire Richards, Alex Richards & Jim Flanders) a capella folk group<br />
from Cornwall.<br />
Devonbird (Kath: Lead Singer, penny whistle and guitar; Rob: Guitar; Sophia: Fiddle) are an Exeter<br />
based band who were Southwest Music Awards' 'Best Folk Act' finalists in 2013 and have brought<br />
an exciting new sound to the Devon folk scene and beyond. The trio combine foot stomping jigs<br />
and reels with haunting ballads and songs and their albums 'Turning of the Year' and 'Hangman's<br />
daughter' and live performances have attracted great reviews.<br />
and<br />
Sunjay picked up the guitar when he was just 4 years old and hasn’t put it down since. With his<br />
guitar picking wizardry, he is one of the rising stars on the folk, blues and acoustic circuit. His third<br />
album 'Sunjay' featured him collaborating with some great guest musicians and his new album,<br />
'Black and Blues', is a collection of blues standards revived in classic acoustic folk-blues.<br />
Reel Ale Bar; Doors open 7.00pm; Tickets £12 on the door or £10 in advance from artworks or the<br />
organisers. FFI: Contact Eileen McKee on 01364 73699 or email eileen.southbrentfolk@gmail.com or<br />
John Rawlinson on 01364 73117 or email or john.rawlinson@southbrent.gov.uk.<br />
Organised by South Brent Folk to support folk music in the South Brent area<br />
See southbrentfolk.org.uk/.<br />
Sunday 3 July 2016: Carnival Football at the Recreation Ground with as many teams as possible.<br />
Please contact Duncan Stewart on 01364 73606 or Mike Murphy on 01364 649363 / mobile 0756<br />
5901031 if you wish to put in a 5-aside football team.<br />
For further information on South Brent Carnival events, contact Jean Cleave, South Brent Carnival<br />
Secretary, Middle Stidston, South Brent. Email: jean@cleave.entadsl.com; Tel: 01364 73292; mob:<br />
07973 443318. The South Brent Carnival website http://www.southbrentcarnival.org.uk/ is currently<br />
undergoing maintenance. See South Brent Carnival acebook pages.<br />
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Friday 8, Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 July 2016: The biennial St Petroc's Flower Festival: the festival<br />
show ‘Magical Musicals’ will be open 10.00am to 6.00pm on Friday and Saturday and 10.00am to<br />
4.00pm on the Sunday. The church will be filled with a riot of theatrical colour from 21 displays<br />
depicting famous and less well known musical shows and the weekend will finish at 4pm on Sunday<br />
with a short celebratory concert by the ladies singing group SASS. Refreshments will be served in the<br />
Church Room. Admission free, but donations will be welcome in aid of Safebreaks Holidays – a local<br />
organisation providing holidays, activities and clubs for young people and vulnerable adults with<br />
additional needs.<br />
Saturday 9 July 2016: South Brent Radio Hour from 3-4pm there will be a new one hour South<br />
Brent Community Radio programme of items and soundscapes. It will be pre-recorded & broadcast<br />
on Soundart Radio and broadly themed 'Folk' to include local traditions, tales and folk arts in the<br />
widest sense. Recorded contributions are invited - Either leave a labelled USB stick at artworks or<br />
send via Dropbox/We Transfer to: radio@sustainablesouthbrent.org.uk. Deadline for submitting<br />
pieces: Thursday 7th July. Alice will collate and can be contacted by email<br />
radio@sustainablesouthbrent.org.uk or phone 07813391294. There will be a Community Radio stall<br />
with information about the project and listening post in the village on the broadcast day. More<br />
information to follow.<br />
You can now hear, or 'Listen again' to all the recent South Brent Community Radio broadcasts:<br />
Summer (Saturday 18 July 2015); Autumn (Sunday 18 October 2015); Winter (Saturday 12 December<br />
2015) and Spring (Saturday 5 March 2016). Click on www.mixcloud.com/southbrentradio and select<br />
the part of the programme you would like to hear.<br />
In addition to being able to listen online, past broadcasts will become part of the South Brent Radio<br />
Archive, available via 'South Brent Listening Posts' designed to make the archive more widely<br />
accessible via three small mp3 players with headphones and instructions, loaded with selections of<br />
South Brent Radio pieces and located at different points around the village (Crumbs and Cuppa, The<br />
Oak and Foggs); the access points may move and could be available at event stands etc.<br />
For further information on any of the South Brent Radio activities, or to get involved with the SSB<br />
Community Radio Broadcasting Project please contact Alice, the project leader on 07813391294 or<br />
radio@sustainablesouthbrent.org.uk or see acebook; Twitter: SBrent_Radio.<br />
South Brent Village Hall Cinema:<br />
Sunday 10 July 2016 Bridge of Spies (2015) : German-American historical drama thriller,<br />
directed by Steven Spielberg. Based on the 1960 U-2 incident during the Cold War, the film tells<br />
the story of lawyer James B. Donovan (Tom Hanks), who is brought in to defend Rudolf Abel<br />
(Mark Rylance), a captive Soviet KGB spy held by the United States. Donovan is then recruited by<br />
the CIA to negotiate the release of Francis Gary Powers (Austin Stowell), the pilot whose U-2 spy<br />
plane was shot down over the Soviet Union in exchange for Abel. Also starring Amy Ryan as Mary<br />
Donovan and Alan Alda as Thomas Watters Jr., Donovan's associate.<br />
Subsequent provisional Village Hall Cinema dates in 2016: Saturday 17 September; Saturday 19<br />
November. See: http://www.southbrentvillagehall.co.uk/page2.html<br />
Run by the Village Hall Committee, raising funds for South Brent Village Hall. Tickets on the door: £4<br />
adult, child £2; doors open at 7.00pm for 7.30pm start. Bar opens 30 mins before showings. If you<br />
have a film that you would like to see, or if you have any suggestions please contact Jude at<br />
jude.bishop@icloud.com or Mandy at mandy.haley@southbrent.gov.uk or phone 01364 73809.<br />
Tuesday 12 July 2016: Village Hall Annual General Meeting at 7.30pm in the Stansbury Room, South<br />
Brent Village Hall. All residents are invited to attend. (It is essential that regular users send a<br />
representative as the annual Statutory Fire Regulations briefing will take place at the end of the<br />
AGM).<br />
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Friday 15 July 2016: An evening with Wild Harmony and Friends: Wild Harmony, the South Brent<br />
based community choir led by Emily Roblyn, invites you to join them for their last session of the term<br />
in an informal evening, sharing their songs, their harmonies, their company and more at the Old<br />
School Centre at 7.30pm. Bring songs, music, friends and some snacks to share. Donations in aid of<br />
The Kambeng Trust. For more information about Wild Harmony see below and<br />
http://wildharmony.org.uk.<br />
Sunday 17 July 2016: Jazz Cream Tea Garden Party at 1.30-5.30pm at Garfield House, Aish TQ10 9JQ.<br />
An invitation to all from Tony Harley ("It's Tony's birthday - he’s only 60!"): Everyone is welcome to<br />
have fun with live jazz on the lawn from some of Devon’s top musicians (plus Tony). Good company,<br />
infectious bonhomie and Tony’s famous cream teas (until all three run out); all for a reasonable<br />
donation raising funds for St Luke’s Hospice. "We are hoping to create the dreamy atmosphere of a<br />
typically English Garden Party so it would be great if you could wear blazers and Panama Hats and<br />
floaty dresses!” Feel free to be nosey inspecting the B&B. NB. This is also an opportunity for healthy<br />
exercise as parking will be totally inadequate so please walk up to Aish. FFI contact Tony on 01364<br />
649242 or email tonyharley@aol.com.<br />
South Brent W.I.:<br />
Tuesday 19 July 2016: 'On Your Marks' talk by Louise Brown about hallmarking and carats, giving<br />
members confidence when buying or selling jewellery. Members are invited to bring along<br />
a piece of jewellery that they want to know more about (The meeting is in the usual venue).<br />
Competitions: 'An Interesting Piece of Jewellery' and Bloom of the Month<br />
(Unfortunately, Ann Widdecombe had to cancel her 'Life and Times' talk. This was beyond<br />
the control of the WI who apologise for any inconvenience and hope to invite Ann back<br />
next year. Refunds for paid tickets are available from Cosy Corner Crafts on production of<br />
the original ticket.)<br />
(August: no meeting)<br />
W.I. meetings are held at 7.15 for 7.30pm (note prompt start time) on the 3 rd Tuesday of each month,<br />
except August, in the Old School Centre, South Brent. If you are interested in joining us, please come<br />
along and try us out. Members are free; the first meeting for prospective members is free; new<br />
members and friends are always welcome and we ask guests for a £4.00 contribution.<br />
Please see posters in the centre of the village for details of each WI meeting or see the South Brent<br />
Community web site where you can also see the complete programme for 2016. FFI contact Anthea<br />
Davies via summer.hut@btinternet.com<br />
[Saturday 8 October 2016: The Village Hall Show originally being planned for this day is postponed<br />
and will now be planned for a later date tbc.]<br />
REGULAR EVENTS AND CLASSES:<br />
Wild Harmony: Friday sessions are 8.00pm until 10.00pm at Millswood Cottage, South Brent<br />
Remaining dates for Wild Harmony in the summer term 2016:<br />
Friday 8 July<br />
Friday 15 July: Wild Harmony and friends in the Old School Centre<br />
£5.00 per session / £35 in advance for the summer term.<br />
Wild Harmony is a small, friendly community choir, which meets regularly (usually fortnightly during<br />
term time) in South Brent to share the fun of singing together and learning songs and harmonies<br />
from all parts of the world. All are welcome – there is no audition and no requirement to read music<br />
as most of the songs are taught by ear.<br />
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Emily Roblyn is a choir leader, musician and singer-songwriter who grew up in Canada and was<br />
encouraged to harmonise and perform from an early age so that singing is so much a part of her she<br />
doesn’t remember ever being without it. She is passionate about sharing her love of people coming<br />
together to sing and the magic of harmony.<br />
You can hear some Wild Harmony songs on the new website: http://wildharmony.org.uk or Click<br />
here to ‘listen again’ to a feature about Wild Harmony from the 7 December 2013 broadcast of<br />
South Brent Community Radio. Please email J.Rawlinson@plymouth.ac.uk or ring John on 01364<br />
73117 for more information or if you would like to be on the Wild Harmony mailing list.<br />
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Brent Singers rehearse every Monday during term time from 7:30-9.30pm in the main hall at the Old<br />
School Centre. New singers are always welcome. It is non auditioning choir whose members have a<br />
wide range of experience and ability, but regular commitment is essential. Enquiries by email to the<br />
Secretary, Barbara Wintersgill at barwintersgill@gmail.com or by phone to the Vice-Chair, Alastair<br />
Cuthbertson on 01364 72190 or see www.brentsingers.org.uk/ if interested.<br />
Brent Singers will be performing HMS Pinafore on Saturday 9 July 2016 at 7.00pm in Rattery Village<br />
Hall. See below under 'Other local events' for details.<br />
‘South Brent Walk & Talk’<br />
South Brent Walk and Talk has started new Free and Friendly 'Easy Access' 'Grade 1' walks. Every<br />
Wednesday at 10.30am. Meet at the Old School Community Centre. These walks are a great way to<br />
become more active if you don't usually walk or if you have been unwell or have limited mobility.<br />
They are suitable for people who but would like some support to get back to walking again or maybe<br />
just would prefer to walk with others. The walks usually last 30 minutes and are on firm, level<br />
surfaces so are perfect for wheelchair users or people with walking aids. Led by a trained walk leader,<br />
the walks take up to 30 minutes, are free and you are welcome to stop afterwards for a tea or coffee<br />
in the Old School Community Centre, which cost about 50p. We are a very friendly group of leaders<br />
and participants and would welcome new walkers or people who would like to become walk leaders.<br />
No booking required – just turn up. More info from South Brent & District Caring on 01364 700282<br />
or Jude Bishop 01364 72458.<br />
Weekly walks on Friday afternoons. Meet outside the newsagent at 2.30pm. “Come and join our<br />
friendly group and enjoy regular, free, healthy walks (60-90 minutes) on roads and footpaths in and<br />
around South Brent. After the walk we stop for a cup of tea or coffee.”<br />
The Friday walks are 'Grade 3', the more challenging grade, lasting for 60-90 minutes using a variety<br />
of footpaths, roads and tracks, some of which may be uneven, muddy and slippery or involve steps,<br />
inclines and stiles. They are suitable for those who do a certain amount of physical activity but who<br />
wish to improve their general fitness.<br />
Walk and Talk is an accredited scheme under the national ‘Walking for Health’ programme<br />
coordinated by South Hams CVS. Pick up a programme from the Toll House information centre in the<br />
village, or for more info contact Keith Rennells 01803 962266 / 07562 378175 or email<br />
keith@southhamscvs.org.uk. See www.walkingforhealth.org.uk<br />
Community Library Book Group This group meets on the 2 nd Thursday of the month, at 7.30pm in<br />
the Old School Centre. All welcome. New members, for further details contact Derith Taberner,<br />
01364 73852 or southbrentbookgroup@gmail.com<br />
Old School Community Corridor Gallery: July/August: 'South Brent Water Colourists'; September:<br />
Bird and wildlife photographs by Phil Dean, Steve Hopper, Barrie Whitehall; October: South Brent<br />
Primary – Images around the School; November: Collage by Sara Downham-Lotto.<br />
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Meditation Group: meeting every Wednesday at 7.30pm at Mogador in Didworthy. We are a small<br />
friendly non-denominational meditation group. Whether you practice a particular type of meditation<br />
or would like to try meditation, all are welcome. Contact Bill Vennells by email at<br />
billvennells@hotmail.com or ring 01364 73835 / 07482 191207 (mobile).<br />
South Brent Recreation Association, Palstone Park, Exeter Road South Brent<br />
• Table-Tennis (Tuesdays) and Scrabble (Wednesdays) will resume in September. Call Anne on<br />
01364 72223 or email: nichollsbennie@aol.com<br />
• Every other Wednesday 7.30 – 9.00pm Cash Bingo at the Recreation Ground Pavilion. Doors<br />
open from 7pm; 'Eyes down' at 7.30pm. Everybody is welcome and teas and refreshments will be<br />
available. For further information contact Avril Kelly on 01364 73476, or email<br />
avrilkelly@spxservices.co.uk.<br />
• Tennis: Men's night every Thursday 7.00-9.00pm<br />
• Pavilion Hire: We are looking for new groups to use the pavilion hall: We have availability on<br />
Mondays 9am-4.30pm, Thursdays 9am – 3pm and Fridays 9am – 5pm. Hall hire is £7 per hour plus<br />
£5 for kitchen call Anne on 01364 72223 or email: nichollsbennie@aol.com to book.<br />
See the website for further information http://southbrentrecreationassociation@weebly.com/<br />
South Brent & District Caring: fortnightly (4 th & 18 th July) Monday Drop in Coffee mornings at the<br />
Old School Community Centre on Mondays from 10.30am – 12.00noon, hosted by South Brent &<br />
District Caring are very much appreciated by people who don’t get a lot of social contact and who<br />
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<br />
feel for some of the work SB&DC does.<br />
The coffee mornings alternate with the fortnightly Lunch Club (11 th & 25 th July) which provides lunch<br />
and company every other Monday from 12.00-13.15 in the Old School at a cost of £3<br />
FFI contact Sue Burgess in the Old School or phone 01364 700282 or email info@sbadc.org.uk.<br />
Also volunteers needed to help with this (e.g. setting up or clearing away) – please contact Sue if you<br />
can help or know anyone who can, or if you would like to become a member of South Brent &<br />
District Caring. Also visit the newly revamped website: http://sbadc.org.uk/.<br />
Monday afternoon Tea Dances 1.30-5.00pm in South Brent Village Hall. All levels and new members<br />
are welcome. FFI contact Margaret Eales on 01364 72001 or see posters in the village.<br />
Fest Noz: Breton and French Dance night with Poisson Rouge, on the 1 st Friday of the month, 8pm-<br />
11pm Palstone Recreation Room. All welcome; lots of fun - no previous experience necessary - easy<br />
to pick up the steps as you go along. £4.00 on the door includes tea/coffee & biccies. Bring your own<br />
wine/beer. Tel: Louise on: 01364 649227 for more info.<br />
5 Rhythms dance drop in class in South Brent Village Hall on Monday mornings from 9.45 to 12.00.<br />
Whatever age or fitness ability, no experience necessary. Cost £10 / £9 concession drop-in. For more<br />
info call Kay Chambers on 01803 812584 or email kaydancedelicious@hotmail.com.<br />
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Drop-in Kitchen Table Art Workshops at Stockbridge Cottage, South Brent on Thursdays 10-12 or<br />
Fridays 2-4pm. Open to anyone of any level interested in making beautiful mixed media pictures in a<br />
creative environment with professional artist and experienced teacher. Novices always welcome.<br />
Free materials, coffee/tea & cake. For a peak at the sort of things we could get up to, see<br />
www.sarastudio.net £8 per drop-in session/ £42 for 6 classes spread over any chosen days/weeks.<br />
Contact: Sara Downham-Lotto on 01364 72728/ email: sara.downlot@gmail.com<br />
Also contact Sara about the 'Arts Lab' every Monday from 10am to 6pm at Aller Park, Dartington for<br />
Arts collaboration and education for all.<br />
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Life Drawing with Isabel Coulton – Isabel Coulton is an accomplished artist, woodcarver and stone<br />
carver based in South Brent and has been living and teaching life drawing in Devon for many years.<br />
See www.isabelcoulton.com.<br />
Thursdays 23 & 30 June / 7, 14, 21 & 28 July 2016 Evening Classes with Isabel Coulton from 6.30 -<br />
8.30pm. A brand new series of contemporary Life Drawing classes at the newly re-opened in the<br />
Attic Room, Shippon Artists' Studios, Dartington. This class presents a contemporary feel to life<br />
drawing. Through imaginative styling, composition and consideration, surreal scenes are created for<br />
the figure. The aim of the class is to develop individual style and personal expression. £40 for 5<br />
classes. Advance booking only - Course details will be sent to you, but for more information, please<br />
email - crafted@dartington.org or see www.dartington.org/whats-on/event/?id=171798.<br />
NB. Wood carving is still on hold and needs a minimum of six participants to start again – If you are<br />
interested, please contact Isabel on 01364 73120 or email info@isabelcoulton.com.<br />
Watercolour painting: with Louise Bougourd - weekly classes on Tuesday mornings 10am - 12.30pm<br />
in South Brent Old School Community Centre. £10.00 per class. To book a place or find out more<br />
contact Louise: Tel: 01626 203859 or email louisebougourd@hotmail.co.uk. See new website:<br />
http://www.louise-bougourd.com/<br />
'Brushes with Colour' — A General Painting Class: Weekly art classes on Thursday mornings in the<br />
Old School Community Centre from 10.00 - 12.30. Established group, mixed levels, new members<br />
welcome! Painting and drawing in any media [oils, acrylics, watercolours, etc.]. Independent course<br />
tutored by Roger Dennis M.A., a practising artist with many years experience in teaching adults.<br />
Terms are organised around themes, to include both landscape and still life, depending on individual<br />
interest. Also figures-in-settings options. Instruction in techniques is provided, tailored to individual<br />
requirements. Established group, mixed levels, new members welcome! Advance bookings of five<br />
weeks at £70 per block, otherwise £20 per session. FFI contact Roger Dennis on 01364 652513 email:<br />
rpd.art3@btinternet.com or see www.rogerdennisart.com<br />
Yoga Classes:<br />
Yoga Classes with Paula Jones<br />
In the Village Hall:<br />
Tuesday morning: 10.00am to 11.30am 'Yoga 'in your own way' Encourages students to<br />
develop poses their own way at their own level with<br />
Paula to advise.<br />
Wednesday morning: 10.15 to 11.45am ‘Keep moving’ – easy yoga<br />
Wednesday midday: 12 noon to 12.30pm Meditation<br />
Wednesday evening: 6.45 to 8.15 pm<br />
Mixed ability class - including beginners<br />
contact Paula for enrolment details.<br />
Thursday evening: 6.45 to 8.15pm Small yoga class<br />
At Shipley Close:<br />
Thursday afternoon: 3.30 to 4.15pm Chair Exercise (formerly 'Community Balance'<br />
- refreshments at 4.30pm /'Yoga for Independence')<br />
All classes except Wednesday evening are 'Drop in' - pay on the door.<br />
Contact Paula on 01364 72548 or email paula@beara.eclipse.co.uk or text 0779 078 2869 for further<br />
information/booking.<br />
Hatha Yoga with Joanna Pelly on Monday evenings at 6.45 - 8.15pm at Bala Brook (TQ10 9ED<br />
between Didworthy and Shipley Bridge). Strong deeply effective stretches for body & mind vitality,<br />
unwinding and accessing natural health & joy. £6 per session. For more information contact Joanna<br />
at jo.pelly@yahoo.co.uk or phone 0797 329 6605.<br />
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Advanced Yoga Practices – Integral Yoga classes with Tristan Dorling on Sunday evenings (term time<br />
only) from 7 to 9pm in the hall at The Old School Centre, South Brent. Cost: by donation. Call Tristan<br />
on 07789101524 or see Advanced Yoga Practices; website - www.secretsofyoga.org.<br />
Rainbow Tai Chi & Chi Kung classes for health, relaxation & happiness on Wednesdays in the Old<br />
School Community Centre, South Brent. Come and join us for a relaxing, inspiring class of Tai Chi &<br />
Chi Kung. Learn to let go stress and find creative solutions to everyday life problems! Experience the<br />
hair standing, tingling sensation of chi energy flowing in you! We will study the roots and philosophy<br />
of Rainbow Tai Chi Chi Kung with Master Choy who has more than 40 years experience teaching<br />
these ancient arts.<br />
6.45pm to 8pm – Fundamental Tai Chi & Chi Kung – 15 Ways to a Happier You! Beginners welcome<br />
8.15pm to 9.15pm – Rainbow Tai Chi Form - 37 Steps of Happiness (open to those who are enrolled<br />
on the fundamentals course, or have completed 1 cycle previously)<br />
Six week cycles - £30 for each 6 week course. Contact Christine Chin on 01364 653810 for enrolment<br />
Find out more about Rainbow Tai Chi at www.rainbow-taichi.org.uk where the course text books, '15<br />
Ways to a Happier You' and '37 Steps to Happiness' are available to purchase.<br />
Pilates Classes:<br />
Pilates Classes with Andy West. Fully qualified and experienced instructor - Pilates Foundation.<br />
Weekly on Wednesdays in South Brent Village Hall:<br />
9.30 - 11.00am: Class suitable for beginner and intermediate levels<br />
11.15am to 12.15pm ‘Pilates for the over 60's’: gentle class, suitable for beginners<br />
Please contact Andy before attending the class on 07976912909; email: westieandos@yahoo.co.uk<br />
Pilates Classes with Zoe Winterbourne, local teacher accredited with the Register of Exercise<br />
Professionals (REPs). Weekly classes for all abilities on Tuesdays in South Brent Village Hall<br />
- from 6.00 pm to 7.00 pm – new class<br />
- and 7.15 pm to 8.15pm.<br />
Aims are to:<br />
Improve posture and core strength<br />
Guard against injury & lower back pain<br />
Improve flexibility, balance & co-ordination<br />
£5 per class or £20 for five classes (i.e. buy 4 get 1 free). For more info email Zoe at<br />
zorotraining@gmail.com<br />
Children's Martial Arts: Little P.U.M.A.s on Wednesdays from 4.45-5.30pm in South Brent Village<br />
Hall; A bite size Martial Arts programme for 4-7 year olds, helping them to learn confidence, focus,<br />
respect, self discipline, co-ordination whilst having fun! Class numbers are limited to ensure quality<br />
learning and instruction Pease contact Tamzin Goodwin on 0845 6001967 or 07970 520078 or email<br />
tamzingoodwin@sky.com to reserve your child’s place. See: www.goodwinmartialarts.com or<br />
acebook<br />
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VILLAGE PUBS - Regular weekly events at the village pubs:<br />
The Oak<br />
Under the management of Carol and Andrew Dorée<br />
Folk music session – a folk music session to join in every Wednesday for adults from 8.30pm(ish);<br />
Children’s folk night - 7.30-8.30pm on alternate Wednesdays in term time encourages young people<br />
to learn and enjoy playing instruments and singing<br />
Folk at the Oak – Traditional music and song on the third Thursday of the month from 8.00pm(ish).<br />
FFI Mick Bramich on 01364 649339.<br />
Second Sunday of the month: Bluegrass music session from 7.45 onwards: After a couple of<br />
successful trial sessions, this is now a regular occurrence. Upbeat and great fun - everyone welcome<br />
– to play or just listen. Musicians of stringed instruments and singers all welcome to join in with the<br />
session. Have a drink and a listen to lots of lively tunes and songs. A great end to the weekend.<br />
First Thursday of the month – General Knowledge quiz at 8pm with Graham ‘legend in his own<br />
lunchtime’ Jordan.<br />
Wednesday: Tai Budo kick boxing - upstairs 6.30 – 8.00pm. FFI: 07956 963223. Due to requests for<br />
another session, kick boxing is now also on Sundays 3.30-5.00pm.<br />
Last Saturday of the month - Music Quiz at 9.00pm with the Chuckster.<br />
For more information contact Carol or Andrew Dorée (01364 72133) or email info@oakonline.net or<br />
see The Oak on acebook or www.oakonline.net.<br />
Pack Horse Inn<br />
Under the management of Marian and Steven<br />
Mixed folk session - mainly a song session/‘sing around’ from around 8.30pm on alternate Tuesdays:<br />
- Contact Eileen on 01364 73699 eileen.southbrentfolk@gmail.com<br />
Quiz night every Sunday. New menu with food on a daily basis<br />
For events at the Packhorse ring 01364 72283 for more information.<br />
See website www.thepackhorse.co.uk.<br />
The Avon Inn at Avonwick<br />
Under the management of Mark and Claire. Traditional British pub serving Devon Real Ales, draft<br />
ciders, lagers, fine wines and good food. Weekly Quiz Night at 8pm on Mondays with different<br />
quizmasters each week. FFI call 01364 73475.<br />
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Friday 1st July 2016: Hillyfield Tour; Hillyfield's status as a woodland regeneration project is<br />
currently subject to a planning appeal. Visit the Hillyfield from 2.30pm to 4pm to hear more about<br />
the management of the land and the current planning situation. Please wear sensible footwear &<br />
clothing for the weather. The tour will be on foot and will go down a track through the woods, stop<br />
for a cup of tea at the field kitchen, and then return to the cars up by climbing a fairly steep pasture.<br />
If anyone requires assistance please contact Doug Kingsmith on 07976589927 to arrange transport<br />
within the woods.<br />
The Hillyfield is a 45 acre woodland farm and ancient woodland regeneration project in a secluded<br />
valley in Harbourneford within Dartmoor National Park and walking distance from South Brent. It is<br />
managed for environmental and community benefit, although it is being forced to fell 1000 trees due<br />
to the disease Phytophthora Ramorum. Volunteer and join the team to help fell the trees. It’s a huge<br />
job, hard work, and good fun. However, See www.thehillyfield.co.uk/ for further information and<br />
how you can help the campaign to save it.<br />
The Hillyfield also breeds organic rare-breed hens and runs community events like The Great<br />
Hillyfield Egg Hunt and Woodland Olympics. ‘Living Projects’, is a youth led collective caring for 4<br />
acres in Dartington and creating opportunities for sustainable living and building community. The<br />
Hillyfield aims to engage young people and adults in rural skills and sustainable livelihoods through a<br />
programme of workshops and monthly volunteering opportunities:<br />
9 July: Bridge building<br />
13 August: Helping fell trees/bridge build<br />
TBC 3 September Woodland Olympics – more details to follow<br />
10 September: Clearing branches from tree felling<br />
8 October: tbc<br />
12 November: Willow work<br />
See www.thehillyfield.co.uk/ or acebook<br />
Friday 8 and Saturday 9 July 2016: Dartington Playgoers auditions for 'Inventing Utopia'. ‘Inventing<br />
Utopia’ is a new play written by Nick Stimson for Dartington Playgoers' to be presented on 15-19<br />
November 2016. The play tells the story of Leonard and Dorothy Elmhurst's vision for Dartington and<br />
its influence in today's context. It examines the beginnings of the Elmhurst's social and artistic aims<br />
for Dartington Hall and explores some of the conflicts and tensions that arose within the local<br />
Community, showing how the Dartington Hall of today discovers itself in its past and how its past<br />
must inform its future. The writer Nick Stimson and the director Richard Clark were the successful<br />
team behind Playgoers last newly commissioned play 'Love and Fire' which played to virtually full<br />
houses. With its artistic and structural challenge of telling a story set both in the past and today, the<br />
play will have a company of 30-40 actors, musicians, choreographers, technicians and stage hands.<br />
The project is supported by a grant from the National Lottery through Arts Council England<br />
Dartington Playgoers, which was established by Dorothy Elmhurst in 1946, are holding the auditions<br />
in Studio 31, their home on the Dartington Estate, with the Director, Richard Clark on Friday 8 July at<br />
7.30pm and Saturday 9 July at 10am and 2pm. You can see the cast of characters on the website. If<br />
you are interested in taking part please email jeannemcilven@gmail.com. See:<br />
http://www.playgoers.co.uk/.<br />
Saturday 9 July 2016 Brent Singers will be performing HMS Pinafore at 7.00pm in Rattery Village<br />
Hall. Bring picnic & drinks. Tickets only available in advance: £7.50 from choir members or tel: 01752<br />
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University of the Third Age (U3A): Monthly general meeting of the Ivybridge U3A at The Watermark<br />
from 2-4pm.<br />
Monday 18 July 2016: tbc (postponed from last month) "Experiencing Egypt - Three Years in<br />
Cairo”. Janet Diamond will look at the many rich and varied historical and cultural influences over<br />
the centuries, and the political disruptions that Egypt recently experienced, events that take in<br />
some Egyptology, an unusual visit to the Valley of the Kings; some lesser-known, but very<br />
important pyramids - and experiencing the assassination of the then president of Egypt.<br />
Containing numerous personal photos from her time there, including street scenes of life in Cairo,<br />
this talk is a visual record of three years in Egypt in the early 1980's.<br />
Monday 15 August 2016: "Devon and Cornwall refugee support” Talk by Ian Gasper from Devon<br />
and Cornwall Refugee Support Centre in Plymouth.<br />
Retired or no longer working full time? Keen to meet people, learn new things, have new<br />
experiences? Ivybridge U3A could be just what you are looking for! U3A provides an opportunity to<br />
make new friends and join a wide range of interest groups including Walking, Gardens, Dartmoor<br />
Archaeology, Etymology, Bridge, Tai Chi, Local History – and many more that combine education,<br />
creativity and leisure in a fun and friendly environment. New and potential members welcome. For<br />
further info ring the Membership Secretary on 01364 724700 or email Ivybridge.u3a@gmail.com or<br />
see www.ivybridge-U3A.org.uk.<br />
Friday 22 July 2016: Cool Rethink Summer Party – 'Celebrating mental health & keeping cool' from<br />
10.30am-8.00pm in the Royal Seven Stars Ballroom, Totnes A varied programme of activities<br />
throughout the day - meet and make friends, try something different, learn & share. Most of all-drop<br />
by and have some fun. Lunch not included, but light refreshments available, cream tea £2. Everyone<br />
is welcome. It is run by volunteers - ordinary people who find themselves in extra-ordinary times. For<br />
more information contact Claudia Benzies on 07712210300 or email help&hope@rethink.org;<br />
mobile 07756965814.<br />
South Devon Rethink Mental Illness Help and Hope Network meets in a variety of locations across<br />
South Devon including South Brent COOL at the Packhorse Inn on the Last Thursday of the month<br />
from 10am to 12.00, for people to share experiences, seek information, interact socially & make new<br />
friends. A warm welcome awaits you - group meetings provide support & information for anyone<br />
affected by mental ill health, including families & friends who might otherwise feel alone or isolated.<br />
For more information please contact: Tel: 07756 965814 or email helpandhope@rethink.org.<br />
Saturday 23 – Sunday 24 July 2016: Midsummer Dreams Festival on the Dartington Estate: A<br />
Summer weekend festival of theatre and arts for families aiming to inspire and entertain all ages by<br />
bringing national touring theatre companies and artists together with regional Devon based artists to<br />
create an exciting programme of theatre, puppetry, dance, comedy and music. Entrance to the<br />
festival is free and there are lots of free events including performances from Puck, The Dartington<br />
Playgoers, Isabella Necessity and the Tintagel Storyteller! Tickets from the Dartington Box Office<br />
online or by phone: 01803 847070 or see ticket page. For more information see:<br />
www.midsummerdreamsfestival.co.uk/<br />
Saturday 17 September 2016 Concert by the Collati Singers in Buckfast Abbey at 7.30pm<br />
Concert programme will include the Bach motet Lobet den Herrn, Christopher Tye's Euge Bone mass,<br />
Hymn to Saint Cecilia by Britten and Richard Rodney Bennet's Missa Brevis.<br />
See www.collatisingers.co.uk/ or acebook or contact 01364 643134 or cosylaurel@yahoo.co.uk<br />
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Ermington and Ugborough ‘Sustainable Saturdays’: Fortnightly from 10am to 12noon in each village<br />
throughout the year (2, 16 & 30 July 2016 in Ermington Reading Rooms and 9 & 23 July 2016 in<br />
Ugborough Village Hall). Be sustainable – come and buy locally produced food and crafts and sell<br />
your own locally made products; visit the café or have a good chat (sellers within Ugborough,<br />
Ermington or neighbouring parishes, including South Brent).<br />
See http://www.ermingtonparish.com/sustainable-saturdays or acebook and<br />
http://www.ugborough.com/uss/ or acebook.<br />
Sunday 18 September 2016: Avonwick Apple Pie Fair held by the Avonwick and North Huish<br />
Community Hall Project from 12.30 to 3.30pm. Spaces available for Local arts and craft stalls. Call<br />
01364 73383 to book a stall - £10 for table in the marquee or £20 for 3mx3m outdoor pitch. See<br />
www.avonwicknorthhuish.co.uk/events_183592.html or AvonwickNorthHuish acebook. (Details of<br />
the event itself to follow)<br />
NEWS NEWS NEWS<br />
South Brent Parish Plan 2016+:<br />
The new South Brent Parish Plan is being published for its revised target date of 10th July 2016,<br />
following a second Parish Council review on 27 June. Its vision is for South Brent to be “a safe and<br />
sustainable, diverse and inclusive community which supports a thriving local economy, increasingly<br />
adaptable to local and global challenges and with the resources which allow both people and the<br />
natural environment around them to flourish”. The plan sets high ambitions and includes three 'Big<br />
Ideas' of 'Cohesion, Inclusion and Carbon Reduction' and includes key action points in each of the<br />
following domains:<br />
Safety Wellbeing & Ethos<br />
Community Facilities<br />
Village Environment<br />
Housing<br />
Traffic & Transport<br />
Employment & Economy<br />
Environment & Renewable Energy<br />
Rural & Moorland Environment<br />
After being formally launched, a single page summary of the plan's vision, big ideas and the key action<br />
points will be delivered to each household in the village. For further information see the Parish Plan<br />
section of the Parish Council website where there are also links to the Parish Plan webpage.<br />
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SSB 10 year anniversary Artist's Commission and Workshops: Sustainable South Brent's goals are to<br />
encourage the sustainable use of natural and man-made resources and to enhance the<br />
environmental, economic and cultural sustainability of our community. To mark our tenth<br />
anniversary this year, we have lots of plans to celebrate and to kick things off, we seek to commission<br />
an artist or artists to produce a piece of work which embodies in some way the aims, achievements<br />
and the future of the organisation, and to facilitate linked creative workshops for our community.<br />
The opportunity is open to all art-forms across the artistic spectrum. Submissions will be selected by<br />
trustees of SSB, with the help of a curator.<br />
An award of £750 is available, comprising a fee of £500 for the commission and £250 for up to three<br />
public workshops workshops (to include materials). It is envisaged that the work will take place<br />
during August 2016.<br />
To apply please send a proposal (no more than 500 words) together with a CV and up to 5 examples<br />
of your work (preferably all in one PDF document) to info@sustainablesouthbrent.org. The deadline<br />
has been extended to 14 July 2016 and the successful artist/s will be contacted by 25 July 2016.<br />
See www.sustainablesouthbrent.org.uk/ and www.facebook.com/sustainablesouthbrent/<br />
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artworks: As you have probably noticed, artworks, South Brent's wonderful little 'much more than a<br />
gallery' in the heart of the village moved three doors up Station Road and has now reopened. It is<br />
now neatly sandwiched between 'Foggs' deli and the The Oak. We wish Jane (who is currently this<br />
year's South Brent Community Champion) and Penny all the best in their new venue, See<br />
www.artworksouthbrent.co.uk/.<br />
South Brent Feoffees: Grants from South Brent Feoffees are available to support post 18 education<br />
for all young residents of South Brent parish. Application forms are available from The Clerk to the<br />
Trustees via Luscombe Maye office in the village. Grants are not income related but reflect whether<br />
the student is studying away from home or living locally and in what year of study the application is<br />
made. Each individual can apply once a year for 3 years whether it is a university course or vocational<br />
training. Our allocation of funds varies according to the number of applications and the amount<br />
made available each year by the charity. The deadline is Monday 31 October 2016 and applications<br />
need to be supported by a letter of authority from the student’s college or university.<br />
South Brent Cricket Club The success and growth South Brent Cricket Club has achieved in the its<br />
first two full seasons since reforming in 2013 has given the club the confidence to take the<br />
unprecedented step into competitive league cricket on Saturdays. After a glorious summer season of<br />
village cricket in 2015, the club is now playing cricket in the Devon Cricket League D Division 1 st XI<br />
West in the 2016 season! The club is also still playing some Sunday friendly games and mid -week<br />
evening cricket. The club warmly welcomes anyone who is interested in playing either league or<br />
friendly cricket. Enthusiasm and commitment are all you need! If you would like to register an<br />
interest in the club then please use the club contact form or you are always welcome to turn up to<br />
any of our practice sessions. All abilities and levels are welcome and the club also has a youth section.<br />
Outdoor training is held on Tuesday evenings at 6pm for seniors and Fridays 6pm for juniors. Please<br />
visit the club's website to see a full list of fixtures. The Pack Horse Inn is the club's main sponsor for<br />
this season. http://southbrentcricketclub.weebly.com/ for details and contacts or email<br />
southbrentcricketclub@gmail.com or text 07956 762052.<br />
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‘What’s on in Brent’ is collated and distributed by request to 549 email addresses by John Rawlinson from<br />
information sent to us.<br />
Our aim is to support local events and let people know what is going on in the village.<br />
Email us (at J.Rawlinson@plymouth.ac.uk or info@english-on-dartmoor.com) with information about<br />
events that you are organising or hear about in or around the village - the more the merrier. Let us know as<br />
early as you like, but before the 25 th of the month preceding the event. Be as brief as possible and include<br />
venue, times, ticket price, the charity if it is a charity event, contact details etc... (Please note we don’t<br />
attach posters to the mailout).<br />
If you are planning an event, please check that your event doesn’t clash with another village event by<br />
looking at the 'What's on diary' on the new South Brent Community website (www.southbrent.org.uk/).<br />
'What's on' is now presented there in an easy to use, colour coded events calendar, which incorporates<br />
information sent to 'What's on in South Brent'. If you have an event arranged, please check that it is listed<br />
on the community website 'What's on diary' correctly. If you run a regular class or sessional activity, please<br />
review your entry in the 'Activities' section of the website. If anything needs updating, please let John<br />
Shepherd the webmaster know. You can also click on 'Contact us' on the left hand menu and complete the<br />
form there with any new items or email John (john.shepherd@southbrent.co.uk).<br />
Please let us know if any advertised events are cancelled.<br />
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send out extra editions of ‘What’s on’ (which must clog up inboxes), so please try to let us know about<br />
your event by the 25 th of the month deadline.<br />
Thank you, John and Lynn<br />
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