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January 9 - April 3 Art for All
Thanks to funding from the Okehampton United Charities, a new series of Art for All workshops are being held at the Ockment Centre in Okehampton in the New Year. Available to people living in Okehampton or Okehampton Hamlets, the art workshops take Read more
How do you celebrate a 750th birthday?
Descendents of the Bidlake family came from all over the world to their ancestral home in Devon recently, to commemorate 750 years since the land was first bought by their forebears. Many of the far-flung family, from two years old to 86, met each ot Read more
The Yanks are here and they’re drinking all the beer . . . Turning back the clock on Moretonhampstead during the Second World War
Life in a Dartmoor community suddenly changed 75 years ago, with the arrival of about 1,500 American men. For the next few months the mainly white US army officers were billeted in Moretonhampstead, while the mainly black GIs built and lived in a ten Read more
Rosemoor Winter Sculpture Exhibition
Last year, over 40,000 visitors enjoyed the eclectic mix of exhibits that are set against the backdrop of the RHS Rosemoor garden at Great Torrington. This year, the exhibition has been freshened up with a high proportion of new exhibitors. The cent Read more
Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy
Carl Palmer is a drummer’s drummer. A consummate professional, a brilliant technician and a dynamic showman, he has thrilled listeners and audiences alike for nearly four decades with some of music’s most memorable bands including Atomic Rooster, The Read more