Cogs and Wheels at Nine Maidens
It was a gloomy old morning at 5.51am up at Watchet Hill flagpole on May Day this year, supposedly sunrise…
North Dartmoor Garden Club – 27th April
Spring has Sprung – Thursday 27 April 7.30pm Belstone Village Hall – Alan French The ever popular Alan, well known…
Dawn Chorus Walk – Saturday 29 April
Yesterday (23rd April) Chris Walpole heard his first cuckoo of the year – on the slopes of Cosdon above Ford…
Don’t Forget . . .
Smart Meters, Broadband and Energy Efficiency Talk – Belstone Village Hall this coming Saturday 22nd April at 7.00pm. Refreshments provided…
Appeal for Stem Cell Donors
A stem cell, or bone marrow transplant, replaces damaged blood cells with healthy ones. It can be used to treat…
Dawn Chorus Walk – Saturday 29th April
It’s twenty years since the first Belstone Dawn Chorus walk (led by the late Mark Blacksell) and it is still…
Andrews Corner Garden Belstone – Open for NGS Charities
Join us as we enter our 52nd year of opening and take a walk on the wild side. Enjoy the…
Coronation of King Charles III
As you all know by now, King Charles III will be crowned on Saturday 6th May 2023, and the country…
Smart Meters, Broadband and Energy Efficiency Talk
There will be a talk and question and answer event in Belstone Village Hall on 22nd April at 7pm, hosted…
Belstone ‘Super Saturday’
Tomorrow – 1st April – in the Village Hall : Belstone Bazaar from 11am-3pm and Cricket Club Bingo 7.15pm The…
Autographed England Cricket Shirt . . .
. . . To be auctioned at Kevin’s Race Night on Saturday 25th March, in Belstone Village Hall. Doors open…
North Dartmoor Garden Club 23rd March
Thursday 23rd March 7.30pm Belstone Village Hall Tim Ellis ‘Plant Peculiarities’ Tim will be giving a talk/slide show about some…
St Mary’s Church Belstone – Update
The Parochial Church Council have managed to carry out some repairs to St Mary’s Church Belstone – some more obvious…
One Great Night . . .
. . . supporting two great local causes – Okehampton Men in Sheds & Tor Support – 25th March in…
Belstone Bazaar Saturday 1st April
Following the success of the Belstone Christmas Bazaar, there is to be another Bazaar on 1st April (Just in time…
Mothering Sunday Service
St Mary’s Church Belstone 10.00am Sunday 19th March Join us at St Mary’s, for a celebration of mothers and all…
Belstone Cricket Club’s Easter Bingo
April Fool’s Day, Saturday 1 April – the perfect time to head down to Belstone Village Hall for the Cricket…
MED Theatre Presents – GRANITE
– At Breaking Point – A coffin is being carried by procession across the moor, but who is the man…
The Beacon Online Directory
The Beacon have just been updating The Beacon’s online Directory of What to Do and Who to Contact. If you…
Belstone Cricket Club AGM
The Old School Tearoom, Belstone 7.30pm Thursday 9 March Come along to our AGM on Thursday 9 March to find…
It’s National Bird Box Week! . . .
. . . so here’s a little blog about the joys of nest boxes in a Belstone garden, from Jane…
Snowdrop Sunday Success!
On Sunday 12th February, the Belstone Friends of the Children’s Hospice South West held their annual Snowdrop Sunday in the…
North Dartmoor Garden Club – 23rd February
Wildlife in a Devon Garden – Thursday 23rd February 7.30pm Belstone Village Hall – John Walters This evening is open…
Encounters With The Queen (and other royals)
The Queens portrait in Belstone Village Hall At the first Thursday cafe in Belstone Village Hall after the death of…
Can You Help?
Over the last few years the Sticklepath and Belstone School Charity has helped many young people in the two villages,…
Snowdrop Sunday – Andrews Corner – Sunday 12th February
Yes it’s that time again! Time to don the winter woollies and join the Children’s Hospice South West Belstone and…
Mel Stride MP visits Belstone Cricket Club
On Friday 20 January Central Devon MP Mel Stride visited Rew Meadow on a whistle-stop tour of Devon cricket grounds…
North Dartmoor Garden Club -26th January
Belstone Village Hall Thursday 26th January 7.30pm ‘In the Footsteps of Marianne North and Charles Darwin in Chile’ This talk…
Community Café
Huge apologies – no Community Café again this Thursday 12th January due to illness. Hopefully back again on Thursday 19th.
Quiz Night at The Tors
Tuesday 10th January – start time 7.30pm – In aid of Hospiscare Only a few days to go so don’t…
St Mary’s Belstone With Sticklepath
January Services: Sunday 1st 10.30am Sticklepath Village Praise (In Village Hall); No Service at St Mary’s Church, Belstone Sunday 8th…
Reverse Advent Calendars – Thank You!
A HUGE thank you to all the households who gave to the Reverse Advent Calendar scheme this Christmas. Two cars…
Granite – A MED Theatre Production
A Play Inspired by John Trevena’s Stark Depiction of Dartmoor Life MED Theatre’s 2023 community play Granite follows the storyline of John…
Grant Applications to Sticklepath and Belstone School Charity 2023
Applications for financial support are invited from young people, aged under 25 years, who live in the parishes of Belstone…
Community Café
HUGE apologies but there is no Community Café this coming Thursday 5th January. It will be back, as usual, on…
Don’t Forget the Reverse Advent Calendar. . .
Boxes/bags to be delivered to Belstone Village Hall between 9am-12 noon on Tuesday 20th December. Alternatively, if you are unable to…