An illustrated talk by Dorothy Kirk on the art created by world renowned English Artist JWM Turner whilst he was visiting the Tamar Valley. Friday 20th March – St Anne’s Church – 7pm
Cancelled: Turner In The Tamar – An illustrated talk
Scoop That Poop – Clean up our Village
In July last year Gunnislake Community Matters was awarded a grant from The Highstreet Fund towards provision of street signs to address the issue of litter and dog mess within the village. A ‘Design a Sign’ event was organised in August at the Village Hall, the aim of this event was to highlight the issue of litter and dog mess
TAVISTOCK to MAGPIE BRIDGE along DRAKE’S TRAIL – Walk and Talk
During the next two weeks we will be walking along different sections of Drake’s Trail which you are sure to know was named after the famous Elizabethan sea-farer, Sir Francis Drake; this 21 mile cycling and walking route links Tavistock with Plymouth whilst skirting around the western edge of Dartmoor, but this route is just a small part of a
YELVERTON to CLEARBROOK Walk and Talk
Once at the scattered village of Yelverton just five miles north of Plymouth we wasted no time signing in and after a brief talk we were off on another of my favourite walks. Somewhere hereabouts Yelverton once had a railway station with a line looping around on its way across Dartmoor to Princetown as can be seen on the map
DISCOVERY TRAIL, LOPWELL DAM and the MARISTOW ESTATE Walk and Talk
Once again we will be following part of the Discovery Trail but this time as it travels beside the River Tavy, one of the tributaries of the mighty Tamar. Both sides of this river are in Devon with Lopwell Dam linking the Bere Peninsula to the 6,000 acre Maristow Estate, their land rises from the Tavy Estuary to around 600
Tamar Valley Bat Walk
Friday 24th May at 8.30pm
An evening walk to see and hear the bats living in the Tamar Valley
Book Essential – contact Ross Hanley: 01822 834773
Meet at Car Park at 8.30pm to share lifts to the start of the walk.
Wear appropriate footwear, warm clothing and bring a touch.
Dogs on leads welcome.
No charge but voluntary donations are welcome.
Newbridge at Gunnislake set to reopen
Below information taken form Devon County Council Website – 17th April 2019. Newbridge at Gunnislake is on schedule to reopen by lunchtime on Good Friday (19 April). Repair work has been completed a week ahead of schedule and now teams are waiting for the lime mortar repairs to reach sufficient strength before they can reopen the bridge to traffic. Yesterday
CityBus Timetables – updated as of 3 April 2019
Update at 15.00 on 3rd April 2019: Due to the closure of the bridge on the A390 between Gunnislake and Gulworthy the service 79/A will be on diversion. An emergency timetable can be accessed and downloaded from the bottom of this page. In general the service 79/A will operate from Gunnislake to Callington and passengers will be able to change buses
Emergency Bus Timetables – Bridge Closure (until further notice)
Below information taken from https://www.plymouthbus.co.uk/news-service-updates/gunnislake-bridge-damage-affecting-services-7979a/ – Wednesday 3rd April ** Update at 16.33 on 2nd April 2019: After an RTC we have been informed that due to structural damage Gunnislake Bridge will be closed for several days. From Wednesday 3rd April we will be operating an emergency timetable. More information will follow when we have a better idea on how long the closure
Tamar Valley Donkey Park
Visit Cornwall’s Happiest Donkey’s! FUN FOR ALL WITH OUR DONKEYS, GOATS, SHEEP, PIGS, RABBITS & GUINEA PIGS TO FEED WINNERS 2004 to 2007 OF THE BEST GROUP OF WORKING DONKEYS IN THE SOUTHWEST HOLLY’S CAFÉ FOR HOT & COLD MEALS & CORNISH CREAM TEAS – SEE THE MENU DONKEY BAZAAR GIFT SHOP FOR DONKEY GIFTS HUGE INDOOR PLAY BARN YOU
Tamar Valley Discovery Trail
A warm welcome to the Tamar Valley, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. We hope you enjoy exploring this special landscape and all it has to offer.
Kit Hill Park
With its 400 acres (152 hectares) for public enjoyment, Kit Hill Country Park is an ideal place for a wide range of activities including bird watching, kite flying and picnics.
Tamar Trails
Where will the trails lead you? Explore the network of trails on bike or foot, try some outdoor activities or relax, enjoy and learn at the Tamar Trails Centre & Café. A great place for family days out in Devon or Cornwall whether you are on holiday or live locally. Come and see what we have to offer at this hidden gem in the Tamar Valley on the Devon and Cornwall border.
Local Area Walks – COTEHELE CIRCULAR via DUNG QUAY and the HOUSE – By Jean Croft
Our walk today takes place on land owned by the National Trust, a charity devoted to preserving and protecting historic places and spaces. The National Trust bought their very first house, Alfriston Clergy House in Sussex in 1896 for £10 (about £600 in today’s money). It is believed that a decorative cornice in one of the rooms there may have given the trust
Local Area Walks – DANESCOMBE VALLEY via the KELLYS – by Jean Croft
I offered to lead our group this morning with the help of Rosy as I am familiar with all the paths at Calstock and Danescombe and although this was described as a ‘new walk’ it was mostly just a new configuration of well-trodden paths. The programme said we would make our way along Higher Kelly but it didn’t stipulate how to
Pirate Panto
Photographs from the GLAD Pirate Panto, please click through to the article to access the link to the photographs.