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Brentor Wildlife
 Don't miss our new wildlife sightings article!
Click here to find out about the wealth of wildlife to be seen around Brentor throughout the seasons.
Elephant hawk moth - photo by CE
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The Brentor Village Website
Welcome to our website about the whole of Brentor Parish - its people, activities and history. We hope you find it useful if you live in Brentor or are just visiting. Brentor is a strong community and this website is looked after by a team of local volunteer editors. The website includes access to the Brentor News, which has been a source of information to the Parish for over 30 years.
This photo of St Michael de Rupe church on Brent Tor is by Colin Sargent.
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Singing for the Brain at Brentor Village Hall
On Friday the 27th of January from 2pm - 4pm at Brentor Village Hall
Alzheimer's Society will be launching 'Singing for the Brain' which is a fun,
stimulating and social activity for people with memory problems or in the early
to moderate stages of dementia and their carers. (Singing for the Brain will
then run every other Friday at Brentor Village Hall from 2pm - 4pm). Sessions are led by a trained Singing for the Brain Leader and they provide
an opportunity for people with dementia and carers to meet regularly in an
informal and enjoyable environment where refreshments are provided. Sessions
involve a wide variety of music and include familiar favourites as well as
simple songs that enable harmonies or rounds. Participants are able to join in
as fully as they wish and lyrics and percussion instruments are made
available.
At the moment we are in the process of trying to recruit volunteers for
Singing for the Brain. Volunteers are needed to assist with signing people in,
to interact socially with people living with dementia and their carers, to help
the leader deliver the singing programme, to actively participate in the session
and to encourage others to do the same. (All volunteer travel expenses will be
reimbursed).
Sally Ellis ,Volunteering Officer for Devon, Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly
Alzheimer’s Society
Scott Lodge, Scott Road
Plymouth' PL2 3DU
07889 604537 or 01752 608911
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Improve your French and help with Playing Field funds!
Are you interested in joining a French evening class in Brentor? Kath Warren, the Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages Launceston College, is hoping
to start one as soon as possible. It will be on Tuesday evenings, probably 7.30pm - 8.30pm.
Initially the course will run for six weeks and will be on an informal basis, although
it will be a properly taught session. The cost will be around £4 per session, paid
on the evening, with no obligation to pay if you can't make the session. There will be varying levels of competency, some will be complete
beginners and some will wish for something more demanding, but Kath willl try to cater
for all who take part.
Phillipa and Dom Carnell have kindly offered their kitchen
as a venue and all the money taken will be donated to the playing field maintenance
fund.
If you are interested, contact Kath on 810024 (evenings) for further
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Book the Village Hall!
 Our new Village Hall is there to be used! Why not use it for a party or other event? Very reasonable charges!
You can find out when it is available by using the new Events Calendar on this website. |
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2011 Housing Survey - Full Report now available to
Parishioners
41.6% of the surveys were returned, a high proportion, and 64% of those who replied were in favour of a small development of affordable housing for local people.
The survey has identified the need for 10 affordable homes in Brentor in the next three to five years. Click here to see the findings and recommendations document.
Following a request by the Parish Council, the Devon Rural Housing
Partnership has now agreed that the full report of the recent Brentor Housing
Needs Survey can now be made available from the Parish Council to parishioners
only on condition that the report is not to be published in a format where it
can be accessed by the wider public i.e. on this website. For a copy of the report, please contact the Clerk with a confirmation of
your address in the parish.
Debbie Ashton (Parish Clerk)
Brentor Parish Council, 36 Marythorne Road, Bere Alston, PL20 7BZ
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