Events Calendar

August 2010
- Teddy Bears' Picnic - Sunday 1st August
  Your favourite teddy would love to come to this party - so don't leave hime behind! Into the garden to find food for the Teddy Bears and then back to the lawn for jam tarts and sandwiches. Bring a rug and do not forget Teddy!
  Where: The Garden House, Buckland Monochorum
  Time: 2.00pm
  Cost: £2 per child (tea) Normal admission charge for adults.
  Contact: 01822 854769
- Ferns of Cotehele - Sunday 1st August
  Guided walk to see the ferns of Cotehele with Clarie Roper from the Tavistock Devon Wildlife Trust.
  Meet at Cotehele Quay, St Dominick.
  Time: 10am
  Cost: £3 suggested donation to DWT.
- Gunnislake Festival - 4th - 7th August
  Featuring live music in the pubs, exhibition of works by local artists, locl history talk & exhibition. Festival Day & Street Fair Saturday 7th.
- Churchtown Farm Community Nature Reserve Open Day - Saturday 7th August
  Various events, including craft stalls. children's activities, falconry display, food & drink and guided walks.
  Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
  Venue: Wearde Park, Saltash
  Information: 01752 846407 (Hazel)
- Open Garden in support of St Lukes - Friday 7th August
  As part of the Gunnislake Festival, there will be an Open Garden Walkabout in aid of St Lukes. Look out for more details on the St Lukes website or through the Gunnislake Festival. Refreshment will be available.
  Admission: TBC
  Parking: In public car parks
  No dogs please.
- Awareness Open Day - Satuday 7th August
  Churchtown Farm Community Nature Reserve is holding an Open Day to raise awareness of this nature reserve, to celebrate it's beauty and diversity. There will be falconry, guidied walks, craft stalls, childrens activities and refreshments.
  Where: Wearde Park, near Saltash
  Time: 10am - 4pm
- Guitarist at the Old Chapel - Saturday 7th August
  Guitarist Guy Buttery is performing at the Old Chapel in Calstock. His latest album Fox Hill Lane won the 2010 "Best Instrumentall Record of the Year at the South Africa Music Award's, the most prestigious event in the South African music calendar.
  Time: Doors open 7.00pm
  Tickets: £6 in advance, £8 on the door, £5 for under 21s. Tickets from Levine's in Calstock, or call 01822 834465 or email info@calstockarts.org.uk
- Earth Magic - Monday 9th August
  Come and use all your sense to explore the wonders of Kit Hill. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
  Meet: Kit Hill summit car park
  Time: 10.00 - 12 noon
  Note: sorry no dogs. Please bring sun hat, sun screen and refreshments.
  Booking essential: 01872 323468
- Pond Dipping & Mini Beast Safari - Monday 9th August
  Come and poot, dip and sweep at Kit Hill Country Park and find out about a bug's life. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
  Meet: Kit Hill summit car park
  Time: 2.00pm - 4.00pm
  Notes: please bring sun hat and sun screen and refreshments.
  Booking: essential - 01872 323468
- Introduction to Map Navigation & Orienteering - Tuesday 10th August
  With the help of instructors from Cornwall OUtdoors learn the basics of map navigation and orienteering, then try out your new skills on Kit Hill.
  Meet: Delaware Outdoors Education Centre, Drakewalls
  Time: 10.00am - 3.00pm
  Cost: £5, includes transport to Kit Hill and use of maps & compasses.
  Booking essential: 01872 323468
  Notes: for children ages 12 years and over. Bring packed lunch, drinks, waterproofs, walking boots/trainers.
- The Great Garden Bug Hunt - Wednesday 11th August
  Meet up with Carly and Jennifer and learn all about the very best creepie crawlies and shere they live at the Garden House! See how many you can find!
  Where: The Garden House, Buckland Monochorum
  Time: 2.00pm
  Cost: Children free. Adults - normal admission charge. No booking required.
  Contact: 01822 854769
- Splash & Clamber - Wednesday 11 August
  Canoe & climb on Kit Hill under the guidance of instructors from Cornwall outdoors. Children do not need to be supervised on this event.
  Meet: Kit Hill Adit car park (second on left)
  Time: 10.00am - 3.30pm
  Cost: £20 first child, £15 others in same family.
  Notes: for children aged 7-15 years. Sorry no dogs. Please bring packed lunch, drinks, and full change of clothes, towel, wet & dry shoes, waterproofs/wetsuit if possible and a warm jumper. They will get wet!
  Booking essential: 01872 323468
- Walk and Talk - Wednesday 11th August
  Walk by the limekiln and tramway remains of the industrial past. A one hour walk, short hill, footpaths and pavements, some uneven terrain.
  Where: Calstock station
  Time: 11.45am
  Contact: Dave Readman 07909 965762 or email walkscoordinator@tamarvalley.org.uk
- Wild Flower identification - Saturday 14th August
  Find out about wild flowers with Ian Bennallick at the Churchtown Farm Community nature reserve at Saltash.
  Time: 10.30am til late pm (bring pack lunch or lunch in the pub)
  Where: Wearde road entrance, Churchtown Farm Community nature reserve.
  Contact: Hazel 01752 846407
- Gawton Downhill Riders Races - Sunday 15th August
  A series of 3 downhill mountain bike races will take place at Gawton, near Bere Alston. The races will be open to all downhill riders and they will be British Cycling sanctioned races offering BC points.
  More details to follow.......
- Calstock Footpath Society Walk - Sunday 15th August
  Enjoy a 5 mile walk from Calstock via the ferry to Bere Ferrers with return journey by train (15.35) from Bere Ferrers. The exact route will depend on the state of the paths but there will be great views of the Tamar Valley. Bring lunch and money for ferry and train. A donation of £2 is requested from non-members. Sorry, no dogs.
  Meet: Calstock Quay
  Time: 10am
  More info: Linda@Calstock.wanadoo.co.uk
- Drawn to the Valley - Summer Exhibition - Monday 16th - Sunday 22nd August
  Come and see the work of the Valley artists plus a chance to purchase their work.
  Venue: Town Hall, Tavistock
  Information: 01822 834384 (Rita Hoile) www.drawntothevalley.co.uk
- Painting Estuaries and the Seaside - Tuesday 17th August
  Watercolour painting workshop with Richard Mabey. The focus this month is on water, reflections and figures.
  Where: The Garden House, Buckland Monochorum
  Time: 10.30pm - 4.00pm
  Cost: £27.50pp - Booking essential
  Contact: 01822 854769
- The Great Garden Bug Hunt - Wednesday 18th August
  Meet up with Carly and Jennifer and learn all about the very best creepie crawlies and shere they live at the Garden House! See how many you can find!
  Where: The Garden House, Buckland Monochorum
  Time: 2.00pm
  Cost: Children free. Adults - normal admission charge. No booking required.
  Contact: 01822 854769
- Willow Spheres Workshop - Wednesday 18 August
  Create your own beautiful, sculptural ball for the home or garden using brown and coloured willow. The balls may be large or small and once finished may be suspended from a tree or weighted with pebbles. This workshop is suitable for complete beginners or accomplished basket makers alike.
  Venue: Home Park Studio, Calstock
  Time: 10.00- 4.00pm
  Cost: £35 per person
  Info: 01822 832811 (Chrissy Wallis)
- Splash & Clamber - Wednesday 18th August
  Canoe & climb on Kit Hill under the guidance of instructors from Cornwall outdoors. Children do not need to be supervised on this event.
  Meet: Kit Hill Adit car park (second on left)
  Time: 10.00am - 3.30pm
  Cost: £20 first child, £15 others in same family.
  Notes: for children aged 7-15 years. Sorry no dogs. Please bring packed lunch, drinks, and full change of clothes, towel, wet & dry shoes, waterproofs/wetsuit if possible and a warm jumper. They will get wet!
  Booking essential: 01872 323468
- Walk and Talk - Wednesday 18th August
  Join the group for a 1.5 hours walk on quiet lanes and bridelways past Calstock Church to Hare Woods, finishing in Calstock. Bring a drink and snack.
  Meet: Gunnislake Station
  Time: 11.30am
  Contact: Dave Readman 07909 965762 or email walkscoordinator@tamarvalley.org.uk
- Creatures of the Night - Friday 20th August
  Discover the night flying creatures of in Kit Hill quarry using night vision equipment, bat detectors and moth traps. Led by bat and moth specialist Martin Summers.
  Where: Kit Hill, summit car park
  Time: 11.00pm (approx)
  Cost: Adults £2, concessions and under 16s £1.50, family £6 (includes a cup of soup)
  Notes: Bring warm clothes and a torch (sorry no dogs)
  Booking essential: 01872 23468
- Walk and Talk - Wednesday 25th August
  Join the group for a 1 hour circular walk around Kit Hill with huge views across the Tamar Valley. Enjoy a chat and cuppa in Louis Tea rooms after the walk.
  Where: Kit Hill main entrance car park (grid ref. SX383713
  Time: 11.45am
  Contact: Dave Readman 07909 965762 or email walkscoordinator@tamarvalley.org.uk
- Drawn to the Valley - Summer Exhibition - Friday 27th August - Tuesday 7th September
  Come and see some of the artists work here on display at the Tamar Valley Centre. There will also be the opportunity to purchase their work.
  Time: 10.00am - 3.30pm
  Where: Tamar Valley Centre, Cemetery Road, Drakewalls
  Info: 01822 835031
- Open Studios - Drawn to the Valley Saturday 28th August - 5th September
  More than 50 artists from local group 'Drawn to the Valley' will open their doors to exhibit the wealth of creative talent in the area. Look out for Directories in local outlets nearer the time.
  Information: 01822 834384 (Rita Hoile), www.drawntothevalley.co.uk

September 2010
- Walk and Talk - Wednesday 1st September
  Walk the Tamar Discovery Trail by the river with otional loop to the old mine workings at Okel Tor and back. This is a 45 minute level circular walk or longer with slopes and steps on Okel Tor loop.
  Meet: Calstock Station
  Time: 11.45am
  Contact: Dave Readman on 07909 965762 or email walkscoordinator@tamarvalley.org.uk
- Cocktails, Canapes and Cabaret with MusicDeco - Saturday 4th September
  A chance to re-live the jazz age with Cocktails, Canapes and Cabaret with MusicDeco. Originally formed in 1979, this jazz trio specialised in music from the Deco period, both classical and popular.
  The new MusicDeco consists of one of the founder members, saxophonist and clarinetist, Chris Gradwell, along with two new members, singer Kate Walker and pianist Andrew Daldorph. Their performance at The Old Chapel will focus on the popular style of songs and melodies from the Deco period, featuring, amongst others, melodies and songs from Bix Beiderbecke, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington and George Gershwin, along with a compelling, musical setting of Dorothy Parker’s witty and cynical prose piece, “The Waltz”, written for the original MusicDeco Trio. We are delighted to welcome Kate Walker again to The Old Chapel, following her highly successful ‘Sweet to Remember’ revue in March.
  Tickets are £10 in advance, which wil
- Open Garden in support of St Lukes - Sunday 5th September
  Hotel Endsleigh was designed by Jeffrey Wyattville as a cottage orne and the gardens designed by Sir Humphrey Repton. The garden is a fantastic mix of formal gardens and picturesque landscapes. the formal areas include a rose walk and parterre, while the Arboretum is home to many unique and well-established trees.
  Where: Hotel Endsleigh, Milton Abbot, PL19 0PQ
  Time: 10am - 5pm
  Admission: £5
  Refreshments will be available. Dogs are welcome and there is some wheelchair access.
- Tea with Turner - Sunday 5th September
  Calstock Arts will host an exhibition about the artist JMW Turner and how he was inspired by the beauty of the Tamar Valley. The exhibition will be open along with the Chapel cafe every Sunday in September. Join us for tea, coffee and cake between 2.00pm and 5.00pm.
  Where: The Old Chapel, Calstock
- Walk and Talk - Wednesday 8th September
  A one hour walk through wooded valley past Cotehele Mill towards Boars Bridge and back on t'other side. Woodland paths, one uphill and steeper down on lane.
  Meet: Cotehele car park
  Time: 12 noon
  Contact: Dave Readman on 07909 965762 or email walkscoordinator@tamarvalley.org.uk
- Wild Food Foraging - Saturday 11th September
  Learn more about edible plants at Churchtown Farm Community Nature Reserve, Saltash.
  Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm
  Meet: Cecil Arms Pub, Saltash
  Information: 01752 846407 (Hazel)
- Drawing to Print - Saturday 11th/Sunday 12th September
  A 2 day workshop exploring drawing and mark-making techniques and developing them into mono and silk screen printmaking. Set in the beautiful and tranquil surroundings of Mount Tavy Cottage and gardens within a short distance from Tavistock town. The workshop is designed for all abilities and led by experienced tutors Sue Bryant and Shaun Dudley. Lunch can be provided at additional cost. Accommodation is available booking through proprietors at www.mounttavy.co.uk.
  Cost: £60 to include tea and coffee.
  Contact: Sue Bryant on 01579 370404
- Wild Food Foraging - Saturday 11th September
  Learn more about edible plants at Churchtown Farm Comminity Nature Reserve, Saltash.
  Where: Meet at Cecil Arms Pub, Saltash
  Time: 10.30am - 12.30pm
  Info: 01752 846407 (Hazel)
- Gawton Downhill Riders Races - Sunday 12th September
  A series of 3 downhill mountain bike races will take place at Gawton, near Bere Alston. The races will be open to all downhill riders and they will be British Cycling sanctioned races offering BC points.
  More details to follow.......
- Tamar Harvest - Sunday 12th September
  Tamar Grow Local is hosting this event at Cotehele Quay with local producers stalls, music, exhibitions, refreshment and a community show.
  Where: Cotehele Quay, Cotehele near St Dominick.
  Time: 11.30am until 4.30pm
  Information: 01822 834848 or email info@tamargrowlocal.org.uk
  Details of community show check website: tamargrowlocal.org
- Walk and Talk - Wednesday 15th September
  Walk the Tamar Valley trails on the old Morwellham Mineral Railway towards Chimney Rock. Approx. 1 hour walk with gentle slopes, good trail surface.
  Meet: Bedford Sawmills pay/display car park
  Time: 11.45am
  Contact: Dave Readman on 07909 965762 or email walkscoordinator@tamarvalley.org.uk
- Painting Dartmoor - Tuesday 21st September
  Watercolour painting workshop with Richard Mabey. The focus of this workshop is paiting tors and moors along with farm buoldings.
  Where: The Garden House, Buckland Monochorum
  Time: 10.30am - 4.00pm
  Cost: £27.50pp. Booking essential
  Contact: 01822 854769
- Walk and Talk - Wednesday 22nd September
  Join us for a 1.5 hour walk along the bridleways and quiet lanes down old Kelly Lane to Calstock and catch the train or bus back.
  Meet: Gunnislake station
  Time: 11.30am
  Contact: Dave Readman on 07909 965762 or email walkscoordinator@tamarvalley.org.uk
- Turner in the Tamar - an illustrated talk- Thursday 23rd September
  To complement our Turner in the Tamar exhibition, local authors Diana Cook and Dorothy Kirk will describe their pursuit of artist JMW Turner throughout his time in the Tamar Valley. This illustrated talk traces Turner's footsteps from Calstock to Endsleigh, unravelling the story of the painting Crossing the Brook. Copies of their book will be available on the evening.
  The Gallery bar and exhibition will open at 7.00pm. The lecture is a free event starting at 8.00pm.
  Where: The Old Chapel, Calstock
  Time: 7.00pm
- Calstock Footpath Society Walk, Devils Point Plymouth - Sunday 26th September
  A chance to see some of Plymouths fascinating history. A leisurely stroll in the heartland of Stonehouse with shipping activity and some of the most historic pubs in Plymouth. Something for everyone, including Henry VIII's artillery tower, WWII gun emplacements and the victualling yard in a setting of outstanding sea views and spectacular landscape. Sorry no dogs. Bring a packed lunch.
  Meet: 11am - From the roundabout at the western end of Union Street, turn into Durnfor Street. The Brewery Tap pub is on the corner. Follow road to the end then fork left at the bollard. You will pass Nazareth House on your left and around the next bend a kiosk with car park and public toilets. Continue on round a right hand bend, following the dockyard wall until you come to a large free public car park.
  More info: Linda@Calstock.wanadoo.co.uk
- Walk and Talk - Wednesday 29th September
  Walk the Tamar Discovery Trail by the river with optional loop to the old mine workings at Okel Tore and back.
  Meet: Calstock station
  Time: 11.45am
  Contact: Dave Readman on 07909 965762 or email walkscoordinator@tamarvalley.org.uk

October 2010
- Apple Juicing Day, Tavistock - Saturday 2nd October
  The Tavy & Tamar Apple GRoup will provide a service of producing apple juice from apples supplied by members of the public. Please bring along clean plastic/glass fruit juice containers. Apples must be from 'clean' orchards (ones that have not been grazed by cattle or sheep within the last 3 months).
  Time: 10am - 2pm
  Venue: Guildhall Square, Tavistock
  Cost: a nominal charge will be made for the processing
  Information: 01822 841309 (no booking required)
  Organiser: Tavy & Tamar Apple Group
- Bere Apple Fest - Saturday 9th October
  Popular annual event for growers and purchasers of apple products. Free admission.
  Venue: Bere Ferrers Church Hall
  Time: 1:30pm - 5:00pm
  Organiser: Tavy & Tamar Apple Group

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