Buckfastleigh Town Council

The Washerwoman & the Lord's Ring
2019-11-23 19:30 - 22:00 UTC | Jellyfish Art Hub

Town Council Meeting
2019-11-27 19:30 - 21:00 | Buckfastleigh Town Hall
Agenda (Published 5 working days before the meeting)
Minutes (available after approval at next meeting)

Buckfastleigh Matters Meeting
2019-12-03 19:30 - 21:00, 2020-01-08 19:30 - 21:00 | Buckfastleigh Town Hall

Walking for Health
2019-12-04 10:00 - 12:00 | victoria woodholme car park, Plymouth Road, Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0BD
Walking for Health offers free easy guided walks in a variety of locations. All walks start from Woodholme car park. Meet there at 9.45 am for a 10 am start and car share.
Today’s walk goes to Hembury Woods and down to the river Dart. Contact Val Hoare: 01803 866133 / 07792 802307. More information about Walking for Health is here.

Christmas Fair
2019-12-04 15:00 - 20:00
Street market stalls, late night opening, children’s magician Sicromagic, Higher Beings stilt walker, Jazz with Band Friday, children’s choirs, artists’ exhibition, street auction, Santa and much more!

Art in the Yard @ Buckfastleigh Christmas Fair
2019-12-04 15:00 - 20:00 | Longwood Court
Art in the Yard @ Buckfastleigh Christmas Fair – a chance to meet your local Makers & Artists

The Rambunctious Social Club return to Buckfastleigh Town Hall
2019-12-07 19:30 - 2019-12-08 00:30 | Buckfastleigh Town Hall
“Clubbing for the Creatively Curious”

Enchanted Christmas Family Event
2019-12-08 15:00 - 17:30 | Buckfastleigh Town Hall

Council Matters Meeting
2019-12-11 19:30 - 21:00, 2020-02-12 19:30 - 21:00 | Buckfastleigh Town Hall

Claire's Magical Hair (Storytelling)
2019-12-14 17:00 - 18:00 | Jellyfish Art Hub
Once there was a girl whose hair could not be cut. Her mother tried scissors, which only broke! Her father tried an axe. Same thing! But why? Why is she the only girl with magical hair? It takes a meeting with a wise old woman and many more adventures before she discovers what her hair is really for.
Running time 40 minutes. Ages 4+
Storytelling by Leo Sofer with music by Sundara Sofer.
Leo started storytelling in 1989 and has given thousands of performances for children in schools all over England. He has created a website of stories for children, Palace of Stories, which features over 100 audio stories for children.
Sundara Sofer started playing music as a young child, and plays accordion, harmonium, flutes and whistles. Her latest love is the Handpan, a magical instrument that instantly transports its listeners into story land! Sundara and Leo have been playing music together since they met in 1999.

Psychic Medium Nikki Kitt at Buckfastleigh Town Hall
2019-12-14 19:30 - 21:30 | Buckfastleigh Town Hall – Main Hall

Walking for Health
2019-12-18 11:00 - 15:00 | victoria woodholme car park, Plymouth Road, Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0BD
Walking for Health offers free easy guided walks in a variety of locations. All walks start from Woodholme car park. For this walk, meet there at 11.00 am and car share.
Today’s walk goes around Buckfast Abbey and will be followed by a shared Christmas Lunch. Contact Val Hoare: 01803 866133 / 07792 802307. More information about Walking for Health is here.

Jack and the Devil's Purse (Puppet Show)
2019-12-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Jellyfish Art Hub
Puppetry for adults and older children by Angel Heart Theatre.
In this darkly humorous and devilishly thought-provoking show the value of money and the nature of individual responsibility is played out with verve and comic bravado, proving true the old saying, ‘The Devil dances in empty pockets’.
“I am the temptation… but I am not the sin.” So says the the Devil in Angel Heart Theatre’s re-telling of the traditional Scottish Travellers’ tale, ‘Jack and the Devil’s Purse’. In it an idle young lad by the name of Jack lives alone with his aged mother and bemoans the tedium of a poor life. if only he were rich beyond belief… and so enters the Devil.
Performed by James Richardson and Dave Oliver. Live music by Felicity Hollow. www.angelhearttheatre.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diTeVJYiXa8
PLEASE NOTE: ONLY FOR AGES 10 YEARS AND OLDER.
Unlike all of the other shows in the Jellyfish Festival this would NOT be suitable for younger children.
This performance is also on at 9 pm.

Community Christmas Lunch
2019-12-25 12:00 - 15:00 | Rill Estate

Adventures in Storyland (Storytelling)
2020-01-04 17:00 - 18:00 | Jellyfish Art Hub
Clive PiG – aka Mister Storyfella – is a globetrotting storyteller, songster and potato juggler. Have you heard the one about the cockroach who married a mouse?
Guffaw and raise an eyebrow to some of the most humorous and curious tales he has collected on recent travels around the world.
Globetrotting Clive PiG –aka Mister Storyfella – is an international storyteller and children’s author. Born in St.Albans, Hertfordshire, he attended the Muriel Green Nursery School. Nowadays he lives on Dartmoor in Devon, UK.
His dynamic delivery of traditional and original tales is theatrical and interactive, combining music and song, rhythm and rhyme and appeals to all ages, making him a popular performer in the UK and beyond.
This travelling talesman has sung songs on TV in New York City, shared stories in Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, and spouted poetry at Number 10 Downing Street.
Recent forays abroad include Brunei, Ecuador, Myanmar, Oman and Uganda.
Clive is equally at home sharing stories by the fireside with you and your friends or performing on a stage for hundreds of eager ears.
Signed copies of his books Unicorn in the Playground, and Jurassic Cove will be available to purchase @£5.99 each.
“He doesn’t just tell the story, he lives the story.”
Emma Cordy, Stage Manager, Big Top, Kidz Field, Glastonbury Festival.

Health and Wellbeing Drop-In
2020-01-10 10:00 - 12:00 | The Living Room, Fore Street, Buckfastleigh

Walking for Health
2020-01-15 10:00 - 13:00 | victoria woodholme car park, Plymouth Road, Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0BD
Walking for Health offers free easy guided walks in a variety of locations. All walks start from Woodholme car park. Meet at 9.45 am for a 10 am start.
Today’s walk will be a local walk. Contact Val Hoare: 01803 866133 / 07792 802307. More information about Walking for Health is here.

Council Matters Meeting
2020-01-15 19:30 - 21:00 | Buckfastleigh Town Hall
Agenda (Published 5 working days before the meeting)
Minutes (available after approval at next meeting)
Key messages

Town Council Meeting
2020-01-22 19:30 - 21:00 | Buckfastleigh Town Hall

Buckfastleigh SOUP + Heart of Buckfastleigh awards
2020-01-24 18:00 - 21:00 | Buckfastleigh Town Hall
SOUP is a non-bureaucratic way to support and fund local community projects, which started in Detroit in 2010. The idea is simple: Local people come together, give a donation for a bowl of soup, and listen to others pitch their project idea. Pitchers each have the floor for up to five minutes and must rely on their passion and speaking abilities to win over the audience. With the presentations over, soup is served and participants will have time to think, chat with others, and mull over the ideas before choosing their favourite idea. The winning pitches get to take home, between them, a share both of money taken at the door and of a local donation. This time, thanks to the generosity of a local donor and the Mayor’s Fund, the sum to be distributed is £1,000.
On the same evening, we will also be presenting the Heart of Buckfastleigh Awards to people who have made an extra special contribution to the community in the past year.
Reserve your free tickets here.

Chinese New Year workshop
2020-01-25 10:30 - 12:30 | Buckfastleigh Town Hall
Celebrate the start of the Year of the Rat, Chinese New Year! Paper lanterns and finger rats to take home

Inflatable Fun - for 10 years and under
2020-01-26 10:00 - 12:00 | Buckfastleigh Town Hall
Moorfun bring their bouncy castle and other inflatables to the Town Hall once again.

Walking for Health
2020-01-29 10:00 - 12:00 | victoria woodholme car park, Plymouth Road, Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0BD
Walking for Health offers free easy guided walks in a variety of locations. All walks start from Woodholme car park. Meet at 9.45 am for a 10 am start.
Today’s walk will be a local walk up Buckfastleigh Church Hill. Contact Val Hoare: 01803 866133 / 07792 802307. More information about Walking for Health is here.

Fix and Maintain Your Bike
2020-02-01 13:30 - 16:30 | The Bungalow, Victoria Park, Plymouth Road, Buckfastleigh, England, TQ11 0FB

Walking for Health
2020-02-04 10:00 - 12:30 | victoria woodholme car park, Plymouth Road, Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0BD
Walking for Health offers free easy guided walks in a variety of locations. All walks start from Woodholme car park. Meet at 9.45 am for a 10 am start.
Today’s walk goes to Bovey Tracey. Contact Val Hoare: 01803 866133 / 07792 802307. More information about Walking for Health is here.

Buckfastleigh Matters Meeting
2020-02-05 19:30 - 21:00 | Buckfastleigh Town Hall
Agenda (Published 5 working days before the meeting)
Minutes

Window Wanderland Workshop
2020-02-08 14:00 - 16:30 | Buckfastleigh Town Hall
Window Makers Workshop to prepare for Window Wanderland next weekend

Walking for Health
2020-02-12 10:00 - 12:30
Walking for Health offers free easy guided walks in a variety of locations. All walks start from Woodholme car park. Meet at 9.45 am for a 10 am start.
Today’s walk goes from Staverton station to Abham. Contact Val Hoare: 01803 866133 / 07792 802307. More information about Walking for Health is here.
