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 also order copies from him if you’d like; details are …
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 hands nice and warm when the weather changes! They come …
Mittens – keep your hands warm for a good cause! Read More »
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 going at Kingsbridge Hospital Come along and have a cup …
Macmillan Cancer Support coffee morning – Friday 26th, 11.00 – 1.00 Read More »
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 final results are as follows; Best pedigree puppy 1. Bailey shown …
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 28 mins 48 sec Adult …
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 shapes and sizes, all breeds and cross-breeds, and of every …
Village Voice by Rosie Warrilow – 19th September. Read More »
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, numbers; 143, 263, 339, 400 Dinah has tried to contact …
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 led the service and I prepared the talk on the …
Village Voice by Rosie Warrilow – 12th September Read More »
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, for distance of 3 miles. The event is open to …
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. Best Veteran Dog [7 year and over] [open to all …
Aveton Gifford Fun Dog Show – Sunday 14th September Read More »