Beacon Villages
Under Cosdon Beacon Dartmoor Devon UK
| Beacon Villages Journal | Belstone News |
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Out and about in May Mark and Sarah Blacksell had a good sighting of a Red Kite on 9 May. They were in Taw Marsh and saw it flying over the Belstone Tor ridge. On 12 May a racing pigeon turned up in my garden; I read the phone number on its leg-tag - it was from Thirsk in Yorkshire . |
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General Election day at Belstone saw the usual higher than average turn-out; about 86% of the parish electorate voted (that's about 160 people) compared with the constituency average turn-out of 70.2%. |
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On 21 May the new kitchen at Belstone Village Hall was officially opened by John Moppett, President of the Hall committee. A free lunch was laid on as a thank you to all the villagers who have done so much fund raising over the years. |
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Belstone Cricket Club had their third game of the season washed out on FA Cup Final day, but they did record a win against Torquay on 15 May in their first South Devon League fixture. Sticklepath (70 for nine off 20 overs) were also well beaten by Belstone (74 for one off 13 overs) on 25 May in the first Buckley Cup evening match of the season. |
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Diary Dates for June and beyond |
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Friday 3 June Belstone Players AGM, 7.30pm , Village Hall. Come an hear about Mother Goose, the next pantomime. |
Sundays 5 and 12 June Garden Open at Andrews Corner, Skaigh Lane. 2.30 - 5.30pm . £2 admission, teas available, plants for sale. Lots of changes from last year. | ||||
Saturday 25 June Car Boot sale at Belstone Cricket Ground. Sellers from 9am (cars £4, vans £5), public from 10am . Refreshments available. Cricket Foundation Raffle tickets on sale - first prize £5000! |
Saturday 25 June Safari Supper around the village, in aid of Village Hall funds. Phone Eddy Hill on 01837 840332 to take part. |
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Friday and Saturday 1 and 2 July Belstone Art Group first Annual Exhibition in the Village Hall. |
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The cricket season hots up at Belstone with the following fixtures: Sun 5 June away at Honiton, Sunday 12 June at home to Paignton in the South Devon League (SDL), Saturday 18 June at home to Old Eldonians, Sunday 19 June away at Mount Edgcumbe, Saturday 25 June at home to Yeovil College and Sunday 26 June away at Buckfastleigh (SDL); all starting at 2.30pm. Evening games in June are away at Sticklepath on Wednesday 8 th , at home to Yeoford on Thursday 16 th and at home to Tedburn St Mary on Wednesday 22 June, all at 6.30pm . New players very welcome. For further details ring skipper Wayne Pearce on 01837 54774 or secretary Chris Walpole on 01838 840498. |
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The Book of Belstone |
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In this fascinating and richly detailed account, authors Chris and Marion Walpole bring the history of their village of Belstone to life. Many people will know the village, as a starting point for walks into the heart of Dartmoor. Armed with this text, they can also explore the hidden corners and forgotten industries of a beautiful corner of the moor. From Beating the Bounds to Letterboxing, from Cricket Clubs to the Women's Institute, the authors cover every facet of the village life through the centuries, introducing the reader to a host of colourful characters, incidents and stories. The text concludes with a section describing every house in the parish. |
This A5 soft-back book was first published in October 2002 and has now been reprinted, due to popular demand. It contains 194 pages, including 19 pages of black and white photographs and three pages of maps, graphs and tables. Also available is a video showing Belstone events (Beating the Bounds, fetes, pantomimes, Jubilee celebrations etc) and day-to-day farming life between 1965 and 2002 (running time 2 hours 40 minutes). Reviews of The Book of Belstone: "Truly a mine of information about Belstone past and present ....... each time I have dipped into it I have found a new gem." The Beacon "I consider it to be the best of all Dartmoor 'village' books of recent years." Dr Tom Greeves, Dartmoor Magazine "Just about everything you want to know about Belstone can be found in this book." ***** Best Buy, Dartmoor News The book costs £12.50 (12 pounds 50 pence) plus £1.50 (1 pound 50 pence) post and packing (UK). The video also costs £12.50 (12 pounds 50 pence) plus £1.50 (1 pound 50 pence) post and packing (UK). The book and video together cost £25.00 (25 pounds) plus £2.00 (2 pounds) post and packing (UK). Overseas visitors can obtain the current conversion costs by clicking here - http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi To order or make enquiries (and for overseas p&p) please e-mail : chris@beacon-villages.co.uk |
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