Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 3rd April
Keep up with all the village going on’s here.
The older children’s play area will REMAIN CLOSED
Unfortunately, the older children’s play area on the green WILL NOT BE OPENED AGAIN, because a lot of the wood has rotted so much that…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 26th July
We start this week with some very distressing news. I was phoned last week by Mr Wilf Walters who is a farmer, with land in…
Yoga Classes are starting again
Stephen Harding’s yoga classes have restarted in Aveton Gifford. The classes are for a maximum of 5 people in line with all the Government rules.It’s…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 19th June
If you are getting out and about during the Covid-19 crisis it’s interesting to know that the Ordnance Survey organisation has some good information on…
St Andrews is open again for private prayer.
The PCC is pleased to announce that St. Andrew’s Church will be open from 12noon to 6pm for private prayer from this Sunday 21st June,…
The community pool will not open this year.
The 2020 season UNFORTUNATELY, THE PARISH COUNCIL HAS HAD TO MAKE THE VERY DIFFICULT DECISION THAT THE POOL WILL NOT OPEN THIS YEAR AT ALL,…
More Jazz at Home – for KJC members, the Upside Down Jazz Cellar!
Dear Jazzers, There is a new way to enjoy live jazz from home. You do not have to have a FaceBook account to join in because both…
Summer opening times at the shop and post office
Jas has revised the opening hours for the shop and the post office counter for the coming summer months, startin g on Monday 15th June…
Keeping safe and active outside – Ordnance Survey website gives useful information
If you are getting outside during COVID-19 Stay at home as much as you can is still the mantra – so let’s carry on doing…
Devon libraries – a phased reopening from 6th July
Devon libraries will be reopening from the 6 July.The buildings have been closed since the end of March, but staff have been working hard and…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 12th June
The advice about using green spaces has changed again leaving an air of confusion in its wake! Devon County Council has sent this reminder…
Live jazz from the garden – from a distance!
A KIngsbridge Jazz Club newsletter – now that events still can’t take place inside the pub, the jazz club has joined the many other groups…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 5th June
We have some sad news to start with this week. Mr John Freeguard a long standing member of our farming community has passed away. John…
Some of these days! – Kingsbridge Jazz Club newsletter
Some of These Days! Dear Jazzers, Bob Eley has kindly sent us information about The Ben Holder Trio LIVE FACEBOOK event tonight You will need to…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 29th May
The weather has been lovely lately and it’s been great to sit in the garden and enjoy the flowers and plants. I have been most…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrilow, 22nd May
It seems that there are some bogus emails circulating purporting to be from HMRC regarding tax refunds. These are a scam, they suggest that folk…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 15th May
In these difficult days we are all trying to find ways to communicate, and our churches are no exception. Rev Matthew, the Churchwardens and service…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 1st May
Our lovely resident Yvonne Knapman is in the throes of knitting headbands for nurses and each one needs two buttons, which our dedicated nurses can…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, April 3rd
Well, even during these challenging times people are still being positive and making acts of kindness. It’s heartwarming to find a gift on your doorstep…
How to find out up to date info, or send some out
A decision has been taken that our AG Facebook page and this website must become the initial point of contact for the foreseeable future for…
April Jazz Club cancelled
JAZZ AT THE FISHERMAN’SThe April performance has been cancelled altogether, but the Club is going to invite the Ben Holder Trio back again at a…
If you need food supplies from the shop
FOOD SUPPLIES FROM THE SHOPJas and Sukh will be able to supply food for people in the forthcoming weeks if they need it.Jas has suggested…
Future help with dog walking
We’re quite a big dog owning community here in AG, and for anyone who is going to have to self isolate for a while, taking…
Community Self Help in the parish during the Coronavirus epidemic
Our community here will inevitably have to deal with some of the changes which will be introduced in the next few weeks. There is no…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 7th February
Three ladies from our WI group had a wonderful trip to Exeter college last week. The ladies, including myself, had treated themselves to a Top…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 28th February
It seems that I have ‘unleashed’ so to speak a bit of a controversy talking about dog poo on the allotments, and sadly more selfish…
This year’s Lent Course – dates and info
Our lent course this year consists of five sessions on Humble Confidence. Please feel free to come to any or all sessions which last an…
Presentation for the new village hall build – March 2nd
Do you want to know about plans for the new village hall?The March parish council meeting (Monday 2nd) will start earlier at 7.00 pm, to…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 21st February
Oh Dear, here we go again! Someone is allowing their dog or dogs to ‘exercise’ on the allotment field. Either people are walking their dogs…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 14th February
Oh dear I have to start with the news of a road closure for this coming week. Part of Fore Street will be closed between…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 7th February
Well, Rugby’s Six Nations Championships are underway again with early results maybe not going the way we had all hoped with England’s early loss of…
Junior play park ready for use again!
THE JUNIOR PLAY PARK IS OPEN AGAIN!Peter Smith and Ed Tarr have finished the work in the play park for the time being. It’s taken…
Traffic control through Fore St – group to be set up
REDUCING THE TRAFFIC ON FORE STREET The Parish Council has asked me to form a group to investigate the feasibility of reducing the traffic using…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 31st January
Rosie Warrillow Village Voice for Aveton Gifford 07779290653 or email [email protected] It’s been an exciting time for AG resident Pippa Unwin recently. Pippa, local artist…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 24th January
Unfortunately, our junior play park has had to be closed for a few days to allow some work to be done on it to comply…
For those of you who haven’t been to the shop recently – hot lunches and lots of new lines
Now that there is a hot cabinet in the shop there is always a selection of hot pasties, sausage rolls and pies, or their vegetarian…
Memorial bench for Peta
MEMORIAL BENCH FOR PETASomebody wrote to the shop committee suggesting a bench in memory of Peta. It’s had everybody’s full support, and they would like…
Photographic competition to help the village hall
This was sent to Peter Javes, and he wonders if anyone would be interested in taking part? I am writing to ask for a little…
Junior Play Park closed this week
JUNIOR PLAY AREA ON THE VILLAGE GREEN TEMPORARY CLOSUREUnfortunately some necessary work has to be done to comply with the latest safety inspection, and it’s…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 17th January
Firstly apologies for not having a report last week but I had fallen foul of the AG flu bug that has been sweeping our community…
Free wood in Jubilee St car park!
FREE LOGS AND WOODThe work to clear the trees away from the Rectory Stables wall in Jubilee St car park has now been done, and…
Hedgehog habitat area on Pittens
There is a pile of old wood and leaves at the bottom of Pittens against the wall of Rectory Stables that has been there for…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 3rd January 2020
Happy New Year to everyone, I hope the festive season was very enjoyable for everyone. The Parish Council is still trying to contact the owner…
Last call to claim a trailer left in Jubilee St car park
The trees along the Rectory Stables garden are going to be cleared, (many are dead and diseased, and one recently naarrowly missed a car parked…
Shop opening times over New Year
OPENING HOURS OVER NEW YEAR27th – 30th normal hoursNew Year’s Eve 8.30 – 1.00 pmNew Year’s Day 10.00 – 12.00 noon
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 20th December
The Jubilee Street car park is going to receive a bit of a facelift but the problem with that is that there are some trailers…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 13th December
Local Yoga teacher Stephen Harding has a few more classes in the village hall, starting at 7pm on Tuesday December17th . Stephen’s friendly approach has…
Soup and Pud this month half an hour earlier to fit in with Peta’s funeral
The December Soup and Pud will be this coming Saturday – 14th. It will start this week at 12.00 instead of 12.30, so that everybody…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 6th December
Oh dear, here we go again!! There seems to be a problem with people exercising their dogs off the lead in our churchyard again. The…
What do you want to buy in our shop – suggestions please!
We’re putting out a suggestion box –We want to know what you think!We’d love to hear what you like, don’t like and anything new you’d…
Christmas orders at the shop now being taken!
It’s that time of the year again!We are taking Xmas orders now,if you’d like to order anything, please place your orders at the till, …
Services at St Andrew’s in December
St Andrews has a number of services this month leading up to Christmas. This Sunday (8th) there is a Family Communion service with Rev Matt…
Peta’s funeral
Peta’s family have arranged that her funeral will take place at St Andrew’s on Saturday 14th December at 2.30 pm.
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 29th November
The WI December meeting on the 12th will be held in the Fishermans Rest starting at 7.30pm. an amended venue due to the General Election…
Book now for Village Christmas Party – 21st December
The SLB Christmas Party was replaced last year by a Christmas lunch party open to everybody, and was so popular that Athenia and Mark are…
Children’s Christmas Craft workshop – 7th Dec – book now to avoid disappointment
Caroline Barker will be holding one of her very popular craft workshops on Saturday December 7th, 4.00 – 5.45 in the hall Children ( primary…
New! Hot pasties at the shop!
You can now get hot pasties etc at the shop – ideal in this winter weather!There is also a good selection of fruit and vegetables…
No monthly quiz in December – Christmas Eve instead!
December’s monthly quiz night is so close to the Christmas break that Athenia and Mark now incorporate it into the annual Christmas Eve Quiz and…
The shop – an update on all the recent news
Peta’s family have now confirmed that the body found on Saturday’s search at Hope Cove is indeed Peta’s.We would all like to send our deepest…
Fundraising coffee mugs on sale to support the John O’Groats – Land’s End Tractor Run
Ed Tarr has sponsored some great coffee mugs which are now on sale at the Fisherman’s Rest for only £5.The money will be split between…
Christmas Craft Fair – 24th November
This coming Sunday – 24th November10.30 till 4.00 at the pub.There are 10 stalls at the time of posting this here, all with varied things…
Switching on the Christmas Lights
Athenia and Mark will be hosting the annual Christmas tree lights evening this year on Saturday 7th December.For those of you who haven’t been before,…
Vigil in remembrance of Peta
There will be a vigil held at the church this Thursday at 12.30, for half an hour conducted by Rev Matthew. Everybody who would like…
Shop hours for this Sunday (17th) ONLY
The committee would like to give everyone advance notice that the shop will only be open from 0900-1100 on this Sunday (17th) and there won’t…
Update John o’Groats – Lands End tractor run
John Foale and his team of helpers have been working hard on the tractor. It’s had a complete facelift, but a few little things still…
Next Sound Meditation – 8th December. A date for your diary!
The next sound meditation in Aveton Gifford Village Hall will be held on 8th December 5pm -6.30pm ~Sounds to Silence the Mind, a session to…
Shop and Post Office still open for all normal hours
THE SHOP AND POST OFFICE IS STILL OPEN AS NORMAL – Please let everybody know.Unfortunately there has been no further news from the Police this…
Not too late to contribute a donation towards the firework display
Thank you to everybody who helped to put on such a fantastic bonfire and fireworks display on Saturday. You all worked so hard to get…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow
This weekend sees the community here in the Parish remember the fallen of the two world wars. St Andrews church will have the Act of…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 1st November
The last couple of weeks have been a terrific success for our art community here in AG with the Arts Trail exhibits attracting so many…
Don’t forget the Art Space this week!
Here is an invitation from Claire Williams, who is hosting one of the venues for the Arts Trail in her home at Glebelands Sandra Litchfield…
Arts Trail – don’t forget to visit Sue Luker!
Sue has been working hard to produce a new body of work this year, and her display of ceramics is well worth a visit. You’ll…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 18th October
Last Sunday the congregation of St Andrews Church, along with a few visitors celebrated the harvest tide in style. The Harvest Communion service was led…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 11th October
If there is one good thing about the approaching winter time it must be that it’s also Soup and Puds season too. This year’s regular…
Arts Trail in AG – our talented artists
THE ARTS TRAIL IN AG – SIX OF THE BEST!This year’s SHAF Art’s Trail runs from 12th OCTOBER to 27th OCTOBERNot to be missed are…
New times – Winter weekend opening hours at the shop
WINTER WEEKEND OPENING HOURS ARE CHANGING SOONPeta will be going back to winter hours at the weekend from November 2nd;Saturday – 8.30 until 1.00Sunday –…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 4th October
The Aveton Gifford Film Festival will be held tomorrow at 7.30 pm in the village hall. There will be teas and coffees available but the…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 27th September
Our Community Pool has closed for the winter season over the last weekend. In spite of the recent warm weather the water temperature has struggled…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 20th September
It does seem that there is a rise in the amount of litter around our parish. It’s up to all of us to ensure that…
Mobile Library visit
The Mobile Libray will be visiting on Wednesday September 25th and will be available in the hall car park from 9.30am-10.30am.
The Hive AGM
The Hive Pre school will have their AGM in the Fishermans Rest at 7.30pm on Thursday September 26th .
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow 13th September
I love walking down the river with the dogs as I’m sure many people do but it must be said that the speed that some…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 6th September
Our wonderful Classic Car show has been deemed a huge success this year, in spite of the very hot weather on the day and competition…
Children’s group at Church on September 8th
St Andrews will be having a Family Communion service this Sunday with the Rev Matt Rowland leading. There will also be a Children’s Group in…
New vacancy at the village shop – please see Peta if you are interested
There is now a vacancy at the village shop, as Connor has moved to Paignton. Peta is hoping to fill his hours as soon as…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 30th August
Our own lovely lady, Helen Phillips will be offering another sound meditation in the village hall on Sunday September 8th from 7pm – 8.30pm. Come…
Classic Car Show – didn’t it do well!
This year was not quite as busy as last year – maybe we were competing with the beach as the weather was so good. However,…
Jazz Club September meeting – tickets only – get yours now!
JAZZ NIGHT REMINDERThe Jazz Club September meeting is a ticket only evening with the exciting Jeff and Annie Barnhart with their Hot and Sweet Quartet.…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 23rd August
The next meeting of Kingsbridge Jazz at Aveton Gifford is to be held on Tuesday, September 3rd in the Jazz Cellar at the Fisherman’s Rest.…
Don’t forget the Classic Car Show is on Sunday this year!
Our annual Classic Car Show is on Sunday this year, not Bank Holiday Monday as in previous years! Lots of entries to see, lots of…
Don’t forget the Shop Extravaganza – Saturday 24th August
Dear Lovely CustomersThe Village Shop Extravaganza is on Saturday 24th August from 12-4pm with live music, BBQ, Face Painter, Wine Tasting and a Raffle. All…
20 litre plastic containers free to good homes!
There are now more 20 lt plastic bottles which have been used for the water purifier at the pool. If they are washed out well…
Recycling – 2 litre plastic drink bottles wanted
Does anyone have any empty 2 litre water/lemonade type plastic bottles? I want to make some eco bricks and also have another project in mind.…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow, 17th August
These days it seems that everyone is into re-cycling and upcycling all manner of old or broken items. One of my neighbours has made a…
Village Voice by Rosie Warrillow August 3rd
A local man is planning an epic trip next spring to raise money for Devon Air Ambulance. John Foale, a well known retired farmer…
Stephen’s Yoga classes continue during the holiday – see info here for dates
Tuesdays 7-8.30 pmAveton Gifford, Memorial Hall23, 30 July13, 20, 27 AugNew term starts 3 Sept You can find out more on his facebook page;https://www.facebook.com/Yoga-With-Stephen-Harding-525845930788884/ or…