Matt Smith took lots of photos of the various dogs and competitors at the recent dog show. He has put them all on to a gallery on his Picture South Hams website, and anyone wanting a look can see them here – http://www.picturesouthhams.com/aveton-gifford-dog-show/ You can…
Yvonne Knapman is very kindly knitting Fingerless Mittens to help with the raising fund for the Village Shop stockroom. They are made by Yvonne and we are selling them in the shop for £6 a pair. They will make great presents, or keep your own…
The Fisherman’s Rest is hosting a coffee morning to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. This wonderful charity offers care for patients and support for their families during extremely worrying and critical times. Macmillan is also one of the organisations which keeps our local Triangle Centre…
The Aveton Gifford Fun Dog Show raised over £400 towards a new storage shed for the village shop. Over 70 dogs turned up for the event, and judges Carol Tanton and Pip Ainsworth had quite a hard job selecting the winners from the varied entries. The…
The Fun Run on the 21st was a great success. 45 people entered for a 3 mile course, and the event raised approximately £150 for Sports and Leisure. There were classes for three differing age groups, with the following winners;- Adult (17+) Male Ollie Stainton…
The Village Green was the venue for the Aveton Gifford Fun Dog Show on Sunday afternoon. The weather was perfect for the event and lots of our four legged friends arrived from all corners of the South Hams to participate. There were dogs of all…
There are several raffle prizes as yet unclaimed from the dog show last weekend. If you have any of the following tickets, go along to the shop where your prize will be waiting for you… White tickets, numbers; 44, 90, 94, 115, 335 Pink tickets,…
In Church this week it’s been an exercise in make do and mend, with Karen Rowse and myself standing in to lead the service due to the fact that there wasn’t a Reader to be had anywhere, as our Mr Tagent was on holiday. Karen…
Although some of the events organised by the Sports and Leisure committee have had to be cancelled or rearranged because of our recent spell of bad weather, the Fun Run will now take place on the 21st. It will start on the Green at 9.30,…
Classes 1 – 7 will be judged by Mrs Carol Tanton 1. Best Pedigree Puppy (6-12 MONTHS) 2. Best Pedigree Dog [over 12 months] 3. Best Cross Breed Dog [open to non pedigree dogs] 4. Best Rescue Dog [open to all dogs] 5….