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Jeannine Jourdan and Her Portraits
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Jeannine Jourdan and Her Portraits

ByEditor 1st May 20251st May 2025

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
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Belstone’s Dawn Chorus Walk – 3 May

ByEditor 16th April 202516th April 2025

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
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North Dartmoor Garden Club – January 2025

ByEditor 20th January 202520th 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
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The Hairy Hands – A Dartmoor Horror Film

ByEditor 27th December 202427th December 2024

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
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Belstone’s D-Day Beacon Bonfire Film Released

ByEditor 28th June 202428th June 2024

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
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Belstone D-Day Bonfire

ByEditor 9th June 20249th June 2024

Photos courtesy of Chris Walpole

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Taw Marsh
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Taw Marsh

ByEditor 28th November 202328th November 2023

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
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North Dartmoor Garden Club – 23 November

ByEditor 20th November 202320th November 2023

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
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Jim Causley at the Matronal Festival

ByEditor 22nd October 202324th October 2023

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
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The Archangel’s Way – Saturday 30 September

ByEditor 9th September 20239th September 2023

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
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Exhibition of Old Belstone Photos – Special Afternoon 12 August

ByEditor 8th August 20238th August 2023

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
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Pictures from a Bygone Era

ByEditor 2nd July 20232nd July 2023

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
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A Great Night For a Bat Walk

ByEditor 10th June 202310th June 2023

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)
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More Encounters with The Queen (or other royals)

ByEditor 10th May 202310th May 2023

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
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Cogs and Wheels at Nine Maidens

ByEditor 3rd May 20233rd May 2023

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! . . .
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It’s National Bird Box Week! . . .

ByEditor 21st February 202321st February 2023

. . . 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)
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Encounters With The Queen (and other royals)

ByEditor 17th February 202317th February 2023

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
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Bernard’s Acre Defibrillator

ByParish Clerk 7th December 20227th December 2022

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
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BOOK LAUNCH – West Devon History Tales

ByEditor 2nd December 20222nd December 2022

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
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Online Shopping Can Still Mean Local This Christmas

BymoorSites 5th November 20225th November 2022

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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National Minute of SIlence HM Queen Elizabeth II
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Belstone Remembers Her Majesty The Queen

ByEditor 3rd October 20228th October 2022

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
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Belstone Botanical Walk

ByEditor 14th August 202214th August 2022

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
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Andrews Cottage Thatching

ByEditor 6th August 2022

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
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Beating the Bounds 2022

ByEditor 8th June 20228th June 2022

A Grand Day Out Photographs courtesy Chris Walpole, John Moppett and Robin Hill

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A Love Letter to Spice
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A Love Letter to Spice

ByEditor 13th May 202213th May 2022

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
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Belstone Dawn Chorus Walk

ByEditor 6th May 20226th May 2022

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
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Jet Suit Flight at Watchet – Belstone

ByEditor 20th March 2022

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
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‘Iron Man’ Flies Over Watchet

ByEditor 24th February 202224th February 2022

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!
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COMING SOON … THE SHED 3.0!

BymoorSites 18th February 202216th February 2022

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!
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CHSW Snowdrop Sunday Success!

ByEditor 14th February 202215th February 2022

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
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Celebrating Jim Causley’s Latest Song

ByEditor 20th January 2022

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
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Oliver Scott-Lawson’s Welcome to Belstone Booklet

ByEditor 24th November 202125th November 2021

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
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Gilby’s Challenge

ByEditor 30th October 202115th February 2022

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!
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And What a ‘Do’ It Was!

ByEditor 26th September 20211st October 2021

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 . . .

ByEditor 3rd September 202131st October 2021

… From our environmental garden tour on Sunday 18th July when 20 people joined a tour of four very different…

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Church Fete Success!
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Church Fete Success!

ByEditor 30th August 20211st October 2021

HUGE thanks to all those who helped run the Fete on Saturday 28 August and all those who supported it….

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