Tavistock Food & Drink Festival 2010

Tavistock Food and Drink Festival 2010 – Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th September 2010 – The Bedford Hotel

The Big Lunch 2010

At noon on Sunday, we braved the swirling mist and pitched the first tarpaulin on the banked grass in Bannawell Street Park ready for our Big Lunch 2010. Armed with local homemade or Fairtrade food, an assortment of games and stubborn optimism we laid out our fare. It was great to see the first of our neighbours coming around the corner handling their hamper up the hill. Before long we had around thirty people lunching on a giant patchwork of picnic blankets. Children played freely and safely on the recreation equipment whilst others adventured down the stream bisecting the park. Our star guest finally showed up, parting the clouds and turning the afternoon into a perfect little community event.

Tavistock Town Council remove their support for TaVi

I have just heard that Tavistock Town Council have removed their support for the Tavistock & Villages Development Forum (TaVi). The TaVi committee provides vital funds to third sector organisations like Horrabridge Youth Club and Tavistock Rugby Club and also hosts a monthly Open Forum for Tavistock and the surrounding villages to be able to air their concerns and plan for the future together.

New website for the Tavistock Peace Action Group

New website for the Tavistock Peace Action Group.

For all your community transport needs…

If you need information about community transport, contact Tavistock Area Support Services and see about their new project ‘Transport For Your Community’.

Free Recycled Art Workshops at Tavistock Youth Cafe

Making Dream Catchers from Recycled Materials and Style Factor from the Tavistock Youth Cafe this half term.

Climate Change update talk at the Wharf, Tavistock

At 7pm on Sunday, 28 March 2010, The Friends of the Wharf are hosting Professor Philip Chris Reid, Professor of Oceanography at the University of Plymouth to give a review of the current status of Climate Change as presented to UNESCO in Paris, 2009.

Odyssey Orchard at Tavistock College

Westden are excited to see the Odyssey Orchard go in at Tavistock College. The college report said, “”Tavistock College students plant heritage orchard to safeguard trees for the future Tavistock College students are helping to save local fruit tree varieties from extinction by planting apple trees in the school grounds.

Drake’s Trail is almost complete

According to the Tavistock Times Gazette, the plans to build The Gem Bridge across the River Walkham at Grenofen has been given consent by Dartmoor National Park. This means that the 26 kms trail which is part of the National Cycle Network and links Tavistock to Plymouth is complete bar one kilometre stretch. Great news for all trail lovers, especially cyclists.

Tavistock becomes Milan with a twist of the old re-vamp!

Taylor Made Fashion show in the Bedford Hotel, Tavistock. Collections of fashions for all generations all in the name of Childrens’ Hospice and St Luke’s Hospice. Re-cycle, re-use and reduce.

Second place for Tavistock Town Farmers’ Market in Devon Life Best Farmers’ Market Awards 2009

Tavistock Farmers’ Market in top three of Devon Life Best Farmers’ Market 2009 again.

One step closer for Tavi Riders

Tavi Riders win critical vote towards their BMX facility in the Meadows.