Popular Monthly Event The Village Hall Management Committee discussed recommencing this popular monthly social event. There will need to be appropriate risk assessment but it should be doable unless new restrictions are put in place....
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Bridestowe Scouts AGM
Bridestowe Scouts will again be holding its AGM online this year, due to the coronavirus restrictions still in place. As part of this process, we’re publishing our annual reports online. You can download and view the reports and also view...
Wine & Wickets – Women’s Cricket
Wednesday Evenings (weather permitting) 6pm – 7pm No experience necessary – everyone welcome! Please come and join in for a fun and social hour of softball cricket, especially for ladies. Just £1 per session Includes FREE glass of...
Bridestowe Cricket Club
We are very excited for another, hopefully, full season of youth cricket training sessions at the cricket ground this year. Please come and join us! Friday 11th June from 6pm Boys and Girls 5 Yrs+ welcome (under 8’s to be accompanied...
News from Lydford Gorge A Dartmoor themed limerick.
Apparently, April was the coldest since 1922 and the sunniest on record. I’m writing this in mid May and the leaves have finally burst and the birds are finally nesting, but the cold weather has certainly meant a very late spring. The...
Annual General Meeting – Chairperson’s Report
23rd May 2021 As a result of the Covid 19 Pandemic things at Bridestowe Village Hall have been somewhat quiet with little to report since the last AGM – partly this has been due to the long periods of ‘lock down’ which had curtailed...
Let’s make Bridestowe bloom!
It would be lovely if as many households as possible could take part Why not decorate your house with a hanging basket , a planted pot, or maybe a windowbox. If you are not green-fingered then something floral themed in your window or...
Marriage Register Changes
After hundreds of years the traditional ‘signing of the registers’ in church weddings came to an end on May 4th. New legislation passed by Parliament means all marriages will now be registered on an electronic system. For the first time...
June News
Bridestowe Methodist church June services will be led by; 6th Alison Morgan 11am 13th Bridestowe worship group 11am 20th Irving Pemberthy 11am 27th Angela Banfield 11am We are all looking forward to the 21st of June when we hope that most...
We have our own otter!
Dartmoor National Park’s Moor Otters Arts Trail 2021 We have our own otter. Dartmoor trail for ‘otter spotters’ began on Friday 28th May. Bovey Tracey-based Jolly Roger Lifesize Models is delivering the sculptures ready for ‘otter...
News from the Castle
Hi everyone I hope that you are all keeping well and enjoying the occasional warm and sunny day. There is lots to update you on this month. The exciting news is that after 8 years we have said a fond farewell to the builders and we are no...
Peat Cuttings
Around two years ago El Tel and I were walking on the west side of the moor near Bleak House. In the distance we saw a slightly surreal sight, two diggers. Too far to get to we were perplexed by how they could possibly have got there and...
Bridestowe Parish Council News
At the recent annual parish council meeting, Alison Young was re-elected as chair, with Bill Thirtle as vice-chair of the parish council. Alison’s report on her first year as chair is published below. Five enthusiastic walkers have...
Bridestowe Churches Partnership
Bridestowe Methodist church During May we will be worshiping in the Chapel every Sunday at 11am as well as our Zoom worship. For our worship in the Chapel, on the 2nd May Mr Gary Yates will be leading worship on the 9th there will be a...