100 Years of Ringing
The Devon Association of Ringers celebrated its centenary on 31st May when bells rang out from over 100 church towers…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Belstone D-Day Bonfire
Photos courtesy of Chris Walpole
Taw Marsh
Views of Taw Marsh, North Dartmoor sent to us by local historian and photographer Chris Walpole. ‘The view of Steeperton…
North Dartmoor Garden Club – 23 November
Wild Meadows – Thursday 23rd November 7.30pm Belstone Village Hall – John Walters. This evening is open to all –…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
It’s National Bird Box Week! . . .
. . . so here’s a little blog about the joys of nest boxes in a Belstone garden, from Jane…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
Belstone Botanical Walk
On 22 April 1882 a ‘Public Botanical Walk’ took place in North Devon. It was the first of many undertaken…
Andrews Cottage Thatching
In May and June many locals and visitors probably watched the re-thatching of Andrews Cottage with interest and will have…
Beating the Bounds 2022
A Grand Day Out Photographs courtesy Chris Walpole, John Moppett and Robin Hill
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…
Belstone Dawn Chorus Walk
Some visitors to the Belstone village website may remember the short YouTube dawn chorus films I posted during the first…
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…
‘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…
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,…
CHSW Snowdrop Sunday Success!
Amazingly – despite the dreadful weather – on Sunday 13th February , 63 people braved the elements and visited Andrews…
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…
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…
Gilby’s Challenge
Gilby and Jane Taylor wish to express their heartfelt thanks to everyone in the village who supported us with Gilby’s…
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…
Greener Belstone – Top Tips . . .
… From our environmental garden tour on Sunday 18th July when 20 people joined a tour of four very different…
