100 Years of Ringing
The Devon Association of Ringers celebrated its centenary on 31st May when bells rang out from over 100 church towers…
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Jeannine Jourdan and Her Portraits
Featured above: Andrea Ormsby (BBC Spotlight) filming Jeannine Jourdan putting the finishing touches to Margaret Martin’s portrait at her studio…
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Belstone’s Dawn Chorus Walk – 3 May
This year’s annual Dawn Chorus walk, led as usual by Chris Walpole, leaves Belstone Village Hall at 5.30am on Saturday 3rd…
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North Dartmoor Garden Club – January 2025
The next Garden Club meeting is Thursday 23rd January 7.30pm in Belstone Village Hall. Colin Sargent from Brentor will be…
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The Hairy Hands – A Dartmoor Horror Film
Following a successful sold out world premiere at September’s Chagford Film Festival the 3½ minute film The Hairy Hands, shot by…
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Belstone’s D-Day Beacon Bonfire Film Released
Watch, below, a new 10 minute film of the events surrounding the commemorative beacon bonfire on top of Watchet Hill…
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Belstone D-Day Bonfire
Photos courtesy of Chris Walpole
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Taw Marsh
Views of Taw Marsh, North Dartmoor sent to us by local historian and photographer Chris Walpole. ‘The view of Steeperton…
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North Dartmoor Garden Club – 23 November
Wild Meadows – Thursday 23rd November 7.30pm Belstone Village Hall – John Walters. This evening is open to all –…
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Jim Causley at the Matronal Festival
On Sunday 13th August, 2023 St Mary’s Church, Belstone celebrated our Matronal Festival and were fortunate to have Jim Causley…
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The Archangel’s Way – Saturday 30 September
Join us at Belstone on Saturday 30th September for the second MICHAELMAS GATHERING of The Archangel’s Way, a pilgrimage route…
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Exhibition of Old Belstone Photos – Special Afternoon 12 August
The exhibition of old photos from the Dartmoor Trust, Belstone Community Archive and Okehampton Museum, currently on show at the…
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Pictures from a Bygone Era
An Exhibition of Archive Photos of the Moorland Village of Belstone The Dartmoor Trust has joined forces with West Devon…
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A Great Night For a Bat Walk
A huge ‘thank you’ to Jane Taylor for organising, on behalf of the Village Hall Committee, the Bat Walk and…
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More Encounters with The Queen (or other royals)
The Queen’s portrait in Belstone Village Hall In February the village website posted memories of the days when sixteen locals…
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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…
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It’s National Bird Box Week! . . .
. . . so here’s a little blog about the joys of nest boxes in a Belstone garden, from Jane…
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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…
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Bernard’s Acre Defibrillator
Another Defibrillator in the Village Bernard’s Acre have installed a defibrillator in their car park, providing a welcome boost to…
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BOOK LAUNCH – West Devon History Tales
Chris Walpole, local historian and custodian of the Belstone Community Archive, has contributed to a new book, West Devon History…
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Online Shopping Can Still Mean Local This Christmas
It doesn’t have to be all Amazon this Christmas. Local can be even more convenient, much more interesting – and just better! Here are some ideas …
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Belstone Remembers Her Majesty The Queen
A short film has been released on YouTube which records a few events held in Belstone in the days either…
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Belstone Botanical Walk
On 22 April 1882 a ‘Public Botanical Walk’ took place in North Devon. It was the first of many undertaken…
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Andrews Cottage Thatching
In May and June many locals and visitors probably watched the re-thatching of Andrews Cottage with interest and will have…
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Beating the Bounds 2022
A Grand Day Out Photographs courtesy Chris Walpole, John Moppett and Robin Hill
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A Love Letter to Spice
Have you seen the message that has been pinned to a gatepost at the top end of Skaigh Lane since…
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Belstone Dawn Chorus Walk
Some visitors to the Belstone village website may remember the short YouTube dawn chorus films I posted during the first…
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Jet Suit Flight at Watchet – Belstone
You may remember some photos and a report on the village website a few weeks ago about Richard Browning flying…
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‘Iron Man’ Flies Over Watchet
Last Monday afternoon the North Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team and four paramedics from the NHS Incident Support Unit met…
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COMING SOON … THE SHED 3.0!
Back by popular demand, The Shed at The Tors will be open again this summer from April to September. Serving award-winning burgers,…
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CHSW Snowdrop Sunday Success!
Amazingly – despite the dreadful weather – on Sunday 13th February , 63 people braved the elements and visited Andrews…
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Celebrating Jim Causley’s Latest Song
Fans of multi-award winning Devonshire singer-songwriter and musician, Jim Causley, are in for a treat with the release on YouTube…
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Oliver Scott-Lawson’s Welcome to Belstone Booklet
We are delighted to share photographs from a lovely booklet that Oliver Scott-Lawson, produced as part of his graphic design…
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Gilby’s Challenge
Gilby and Jane Taylor wish to express their heartfelt thanks to everyone in the village who supported us with Gilby’s…
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And What a ‘Do’ It Was!
The Belstone Hall’s ‘A Bit of a Do’ (and mini show) went ahead on 18th September, as planned. The sun…
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Greener Belstone – Top Tips . . .
… From our environmental garden tour on Sunday 18th July when 20 people joined a tour of four very different…
