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What’s on in Brent – July2016 and onwards Updated: 01/07/2016 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 10
What’s on in Brent – July2016 and onwards Updated: 01/07/2016 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 11
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