Beacon Villages
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Out and about in July Belstone Village Fair was graced with fantastic weather on 10 July. The Cosdon Run was won yet again by Kevin Hagley in a time of 30 minutes 19 seconds, not surprisingly - given the conditions - several minutes outside his world record. 90 year old villager Mickey Dyer won the skittles with a three ball score of 17. The White Elephant stall even managed to sell the pot that the float money was in for £2 - it was a nice cigar box. Financially this was the best Fair ever, finally adding up to £1322
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President's Day at Belstone Cricket Club followed an unusual pattern. Instead of the usual close match it was all over by 1.50pm - Presidents XI all out for 61, Belstone 64 for 1 in six overs and 24 minutes! Question - what to do until 7pm when the ram roast and BBQ was due? Well, the Presidents XI won a 20 over game and there was a leisurely tea. |
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Yeoford are now odds on favourites to win the Buckley Cup this season after finishing their eight fixtures with only one defeat. Belstone are doing well in the South Devon League with July wins over Exeter and Dawlish & Teignmouth. |
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Diary Dates for August and beyond |
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Sundays 7, 14, 21, 28 August - Cream Teas in Belstone Village Hall 2.30 to 5.30pm |
Every Thursday evening in August between 7pm and 8pm - kickboxing sessions in the Village Hall. |
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Wednesday 10 August - Belstone Ladies' Club Cream Teas 2.30 - 5pm, £2.50, stalls, in the gardens of Dorney by kind invitation of Mr & Mrs Shott (in Village Hall if wet) |
Saturday 13 August - "War's End Lunch", a bring-and-share lunch in Belstone Village Hall between 12 noon and 2pm to celebrate the end of WWII. Come in period dress if you dare! Wartime music on the turntable. Bring any memorabilia you'd like to show; Pete Verran (ex Scots Guardsman) of Tavistock will also be bringing some of his collection, and he'd love to talk to anyone who'd like to share memories. |
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Monday 22 to Saturday 27 August - Belstone Village Hall Maintenance Week. The main hall will not be accessible as the floor is being re-varnished. |
Sunday 11 September - Belstone Treasure Hunt. Walk the village, solve the clues, end at the Village Hall for tea. Details from (01837) 840498. | ||||
The highlight on the cricket field in August is undoubtedly the visit by Australian tourists West Canberra . New players very welcome. Nets every Friday night from 6pm . Every Monday evening from 6pm is Colts practise. Cricket Club Annual Dinner will be in Belstone Village Hall on Friday 7 October.
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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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