BELSTONE NEWS
Parish Meeting - Tuesday 24th January 7.30pm Village Hall - to discuss the celebrations for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee on the 4th June.
ALL ARE WELCOME
Pudding Club - Saturday 18th February - Village Hall
What do Grandmas’ Birthday, Richmond Maids of Honour and Durham Fluffin’ have in common? Or what connects Skegness, Eton and Bridgwater? And where do Wet Nelly and Orange Betty fit in? Answer: they are all puddings (or in the case of Eton, a Mess) that have been served up at some point since the Pudding Club began in 2006. Along with 212 other puddings with more normal names like Rice, Chocolate and Treacle.
Ten more piping hot specimens of the pudding genre will emerge from the ovens at Belstone Village Hall at 7.30pm on Saturday 18 February. Please ring Marion or Chris on 01837 840498 or email chris.walpole@mypostoffice.co.uk to reserve your tickets. They cost £7.50 each, most of which will go towards a deserving charity – last time £201 went to MacMillan Cancer Support. All you need to bring is a bottle and an empty stomach. And if you would like advance notice of the evening’s pudding with a silly name – it’s Juicy Lucy (may contain nuts). (Chris & Marion Walpole) 20/01/12
From Belstone to Steeperton: 400 Years of Tinners and Tin Working
Fourteen months ago it was standing room only in Belstone Village Hall when Dr Tom Greeves gave a talk on East Okement Farm. Now he is returning to the Hall on Saturday 11 February (7.30pm start) with a new talk specially prepared for us – From Belstone to Steeperton: 400 years of Tinners and Tinworking on the River Taw. As Dr Greeves is the world’s foremost expert on all things relating to Dartmoor tin mining this should be full of fascinating facts and photos, maybe touching on John Rapechyn (a Belstone tin-miner working in 1471 and thus one of the oldest Belstone names we know), Thomas Takefield’s 14th century knacking mill and blowing house at Taw Marsh, and the mysterious presence of a tinners’ mould stone near the footbridge over the Taw below Belstone. Please get there early this time to make sure of a seat. Refreshments will be available; donations will be invited for Hall funds. (Chris Walpole) 16/01/12
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
Thank you to all our regular visitors and welcome to anyone visiting us for the first time - we hope you find the site helpful.
The site continues to provide a valuable source of information for residents and those wishing to find out more about Belstone's past and present. We now have a large contingent of regular visitors and are frequently contacted by new visitors wishing to track down old friends, find out information from the past or offer us further information for the village archives - thanks to Chris Walpole for the help he gives at those times! (Select Belstone History from the green buttons on the left, to find out more).
ALSO . . .
The events pages are regularly updated so it is easy to see what is on in Belstone and if you would like your event advertised, please let us know - we can only promote the activities we know about!
All regular Village Hall activities can be quickly viewed by clicking the Village Hall button, as can the Hire Charges and the Hire Agreement, which can be downloaded from your computer if you wish to hire the Hall and . . . just to whet your appetite . . .
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * COMING UP THIS YEAR FOR THE VILLAGE HALL * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
*** Another of Tom Greeves' popular talks - for further info, see the February events page.
*** A Chris Walpole Special - "Secrets of Priestacott and West Cleave". Chris's walks are always popular so visit the April events page and make a note in your diary!
*** The Belstone Photographic Competition is now in its fourth year and goes from strength to strength - details below and by clicking on the Photo Competition button.
AND FINALLY . . .
For all you pudding connoiseurs - Marion Walpole will be running her quarterly
pudding feasts for different charities, starting in February - you can find out more by following the Events updates.
SO . . .
If you want to know more, just browse the site. Can't find what you're looking for? Then contact us - if we can't help we'll find someone who can! Similarly - if you can think of items that would inprove the site, then let us know . . . do you like our weather widget on the left there? Click on it to see a 14-day forecast.
5/01/12
Photographic Competition 2012
The results of the Photographic Competition 2011 were announced on Saturday 10th December at theVillage Hall coffee morning. Many thanks to all who took part and to our judge Vanessa Miles. The winners can be viewed here and the highly commended here.
The three classes for the 2012 competition are:
1) Beautiful Belstone
2) Flowers, Ferns and Fungi
3) People, Pets and Ponies.
The rules are as before with all photographs being taken in Belstone or the immediate environs and entry open to residents and non residents. Full details of the competition can be seen by clicking here11/12/2011
Belstone by Moonlight - Photo by Chris Walpole
Christmas Coffee Morning - Belstone Photographic Competition
Once again the B
elstone Photographic Competition, now in its third year, has attracted a huge number of entries, which offer wonderful memories of the Belstone year, and the results will be announced at the Belstone Village Hall Christmas Coffee morning on Saturday 10th December at 11am. Many of the other photos will be on display and all of them will be available for viewing on Chris Walpole’s ‘mini cinema’ on the stage, during the Coffee Morning.
Following the unveiling of the winning photos, the winners of this year’s 100 Club Draw will be announced, so why not join us for a little Christmas Cheer and view some stunning photos?
Robin - Photo by Rhiannon Bragg
Entrance is £1, which includes a mince pie and glass of mulled wine or cup of coffee and there will be a last minute opportunity to buy the 2012 Belstone Calendars. 29/11/2011
West Devon Connect at Thursday Cafe - December 8th
Belstone residents with questions about public services can chat with an advisor from West Devon Borough Council at the Connect outreach event at Belstone Village Hall on Thursday December 8 between 10am – 12noon.
Representatives from Action on Hearing Loss and LINk Devon will also be joining Connect to highlight the services they provide to residents. Action on Hearing Loss (formerly RNID), is the largest charity in the UK working to improve the world for deaf and hard of hearing people.
LINk Devon works to make sure you have your say about your local health and care services. LINk wants to hear from you about both good and bad healthcare experiences. You can tell them what is working well or what could be improved to enable them to influence change. 27/11/2011
