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Police – Operation Fardel
Operation Fardel is Devon and Cornwall Police response to a professionally run national scam that is attempting to defraud people, many of whom are vulnerable due to age, out of thousands of pounds. The offenders are tending to exhaust opportunities in one particular area of the country before moving onto another. Within our force area Torbay has been targeted but within the past few days West Cornwall, in particular Helston has been the focus where a number of victims have transferred money into the offenders back accounts. Within the last 48 hours there are reports of over £130000 being taken. The offender calls the victim purporting to be a police…
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Changes
Village Voices would like to welcome Dominic Hilton who will be posting on behalf of the Parish Hall. Please see their new Page in the top menu bar. The Menu Pages are for standing information and news posts will appear in the stream. (No, not that one!) There is also a standing page for The Website itself. Anything unclear please don’t hesitate in the comments or privately. Great time of year to live in North Bovey!
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Spotted flycatcher!
At long last I have seen the spotted flycatcher in our lane this year. There used to be one who regularly used the village pump as one of its stopping off places, but it would always get scared off during the fair – which incidentally, is less than a month away. If anyone reading this remembers Alec Lees he and Barbara would always visit our gates to see the bird in summer.
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Himalayan Balsam Bash Monday 23rd June
Many parts of the River Bovey banks are infested with Himalayan Balsam a noxious invasive weed that causes a great deal of damage to river banks and displaces many native plants. Each year around mid June a group of Parish volunteers join Natural England and Dartmoor National Park volunteers to destroy the invader by mechanical means which mainly involves uprooting the plants by pulling and stacking the debris to allow it to compost. This year there will be a “Balsam Bash” taking place on Monday 23rd June along the banks of the River Bovey starting at Blackaller Bridge (Bovey Bridge) and working towards “Bovey Castle”. Anyone willing to join in…
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Open Arts Forum
Hello We had a lovely gathering in the Parish Hall on Monday 9th with our inaugural OAF meeting! The subject was ‘Village Life’ and a great selection of different glimpses into village life were offered, and discussed enthusiastically! These ranged from the diaries of the Rev Thornton (the Rector in North Bovey for 50 years in the late 19th century), to Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas, to the works of Miss Read, and a song by Ray Davies, released in 1968 by The Kinks! Our next OAF meeting will be on Monday 18th August at 7.00pm for a couple of hours or so, with the subject ‘Life Changing/Changes’. Just…
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ARE YOU GAME?
CAN YOU HELP? We have a few games sorted for this year’s fair, but if anyone fancies organising a safe(!), cheap and fun game to go along with bucket golf and the coconut shy, please get in touch – a small budget is available! Please give Mandy a ring 441307.
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Six weeks to go! The Fair Needs YOU!
This year is on the 19th July. Please remember that the fair is the major source of income for our village and is also FUN. What’s not to like? If you don’t do anything else, get involved in this. All the usual things – Church Bells, Maypole dancing, Fabulous Teas, Nearly New, Cake stall, Bottle Stall, Book Stall, Duck Race, Dog Show, Plants and Produce, Bric-a-Brac, Raffle, Hill Run (up Easdon – join in this year!). The Ring of Bells will be making a special effort to join in with sheep shearing (weather permitting) and there will be music in the evening. There will be competitions and exhibitions in the church, particularly…
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Military Wives Choir – concert in the church
Ticket sales are going well, just a few tickets left or if you’re lucky, you may get one at the door on the night. Don’t miss out – bar and hog roast available in the church yard from 6pm. We also have a raffle with some superb prizes Concert starts at 7.30, so look forward to seeing you there!