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Beacon Villages Journal
Belstone News from Chris Walpole

Out and about in December

 

 

 

 

Belstone Parish Church has launched an appeal to raise money for urgent repairs to various parts of the historic building. £18000 is required for the works and by the end of the month about £1500 had been collected. Please contact Sandra Moppett on 01837 840372 to make a donation.

   
Diary Dates for December and beyond
Thursday 5 Jan and every Thursday 9.30 to 12.30 - the Post Office operates in Belstone Village Hall foyer.  And in the main Hall is our cafe serving delicious home-made cakes and Belstone's celebrated cheese scones. 
Fri 6 Jan - Belstone Players present their pantomime "Mother Goose" at 7.30pm in Belstone Village Hall.  Tickets £5 from the Box Office on 01837 840498. Sat 7 Jan - "Mother Goose" in Belstone Village Hall, 2.30 and 7.30pm.  Matinee tickets £4, evening tickets £5 from the Box Office on 840498.

Fri 13 Jan - "Mother Goose" at  7.30pm in Belstone Village Hall.  Tickets £5 from the Box Office on 840498.

Sat 14 Jan - "Mother Goose" in Belstone Village Hall, 2.30 and 7.30pm.  Matinee tickets £4, evening tickets £5 from the Box Office on 840498.

Mon Jan 16 - Belstone Cricket Club AGM 8pm The Tors.  All players, vice-presidents and supporters cordially invited. 

Wed 18 Jan - Yoga restarts 10am in Belstone Village Hall.  Details from Angela Blezard on 01837 54880.

Fri & Sat 20/21 Jan - Map navigation course 9am to 5pm by Compassworks, in Belstone Village Hall.  Compassworks specialises in the provision of land navigation skills training and development.  For further details, and to book, contact 01566 783236, or view www.compassworks.co.uk , or email info@compassworks.co.uk or pick up a leaflet in Belstone Village Hall.

Mon 23 Jan - Flamenco classes start in Belstone Village Hall 6pm .  Details from Elena on 01363 772433

Tues 24 Jan - Fun Bingo 7pm in Belstone Village Hall.  All welcome, lifts available (phone Angela on 840234).

Thurs 26 Jan - South Tawton Garden Club meets in Belstone Village Hall at 7.30pm .  Topic "Look to the Plant" Dr Don Archer illustrates what can be learned from plants and their structures.  All welcome - members free, visitors £1. 

Sat 28 Jan - Belstone International Supper 7pm sharp in the Village Hall.  Entry by ticket only -  £8 from the Walpoles on 840498.  Bring your own cutlery and booze. 

The Book of Belstone
 
The Book of Belstone 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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