The A.G.M. of Brentor Village Hall and Playing Field will be held at the hall on 17 February 2022 at 10:30am. The meeting will include the annual reports and election of trustees.
All motions for debate, to include detailed questions, should be emailed by February 10th to brentorvillagehall@gmail.com
The AGM will be followed by a Committee meeting.
The Trustees would like to thank all the residents who have helped and supported them, from strimming, gardening and cleaning to just enjoying the facilities and events that have taken place at the Hall and the Playing Field.
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Welcome to your news
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If you have any problems finding what you need please call Colin Dawes, the general editor, for more help on 811079.
Cleaner needed
Brentor Village Hall 
1h per week plus occasional hours after events.
Contact:
Sheryl Burroughs
01822 870554
Don’t miss the Brentorians’ next production
The Brentorians’ latest production, ‘Who Did You Say You Were?’, is an award-winning play by Giles Scott.
At Brentor Village Hall on 24th, 25th & 26th March 2022 at 7.30pm. Doors open at 7.00pm
There will be a bar.
Tickets £5.00 – from Helen de Carles, tel 810412
Continue reading Don’t miss the Brentorians’ next production
Brentor fete and produce show
Brentor’s fete and produce show will be held on Saturday 25 June 2022. The craft marquee needs stalls, so book yours in advance and please tell your friends if they are artists or craftspeople.
More details to follow.
Brentor Friends of the Field
JANUARY DRAW 2022
LUCKY WINNERS THIS MONTH
JANE DIAZ
GLENYS & BARRY MASON
IRENE WATSON
All Win £10 prize
Brentor Coffee Morning
JANUARY
“The best bacon roll they’d ever had”, quote from a satisfied customer! Continue reading Brentor Coffee Morning
Annual Star Count
Brentor surely must be one of the best places to see the night sky! The CPRE organise an annual Star Count which takes place between 26 February and 6 March. With your help, it enables them to identify where light pollution is a problem and where the darkest skies across the country are. Continue reading Annual Star Count
£250 for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
At their meeting on 18 December 2021 Brentor Parish Council gave the Village Hall and Playing Field Committee a grant of £250 towards events planned for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebration.
Officially, the Platinum Jubilee begins on Thursday, June 2, and extends to Sunday, June 5 2022. Further details of the plans for the celebration will be published when available from the Village Hall and Playing Field Committee.
Bird flu prevention measures
An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone came into force across Great Britain on the 3 November 2021, and in Northern Ireland on the 17 November 2021. This was extended to include housing measures across the UK on the 29 November 2021.
These measures mean that it is a legal requirement for all bird keepers across the UK (whether they have pet birds, commercial flocks or just a few birds in a backyard flock) to keep their birds indoors and follow strict biosecurity measures to limit the spread of and eradicate the disease.
Click here to go to the government website to see full details.
Calendar of local events
Carols by Candlelight
The Carols by Candlelight event at the Brentor Playing field was a “first” for the BVH&PF and it was a magical evening! The Committee and the Edge Singers were kept on tenterhooks until the last minute with regards to the weather but we were lucky.
Brentor Mistletoe Fair 2021 update
Our Mistletoe Fair held on Saturday 
27th November was a departure from our usual annual event. Short and sweet but none the less successful. Our plans had to take account of Covid guidance and although we intended to put a marquee up outside to provide more space Storm Arwen put paid to that! Continue reading Brentor Mistletoe Fair 2021 update
Picture of the month
This small antique print, only 10cm wide, shows a woman and dog, with Bren Tor in the background and foxgloves in the foreground. Continue reading Picture of the month
Farewell to the printed Brentor News
The last printed issue of Brentor News has been delivered to residents’ doors. It comes with an extra separate page to mark this change. From January all the news and information found in Brentor News will be here on our village website, along with the more in-depth items you are used to seeing here.
This website is regularly updated, so you’ll hear about events and all the latest news as soon as it’s available, just dip in as often as you like!
You can see the archive of past editions of Brentor news by clicking here.
Flooding from Gibbet Hill run-off may be resolved
Gibbet Hill lies in Mary Tavy Parish but its water run-off affects residents in West Blackdown. Recent and more frequent storms, accompanied by heavy rain, have led to damaging water run-off. Continue reading Flooding from Gibbet Hill run-off may be resolved
Flooding in North Brentor village centre
The surface-water drains in the village centre have overflowed during heavy rain for a long time, but in recent years the more frequent heavy storms have highlighted the problem.
In very heavy rain Station Road is like a river, and much of this water ends up flowing into the vulnerable sewage treatment works site. Continue reading Flooding in North Brentor village centre
At last – progress on Brentor’s fibre broadband project
West Blackdown residents are now connected to Brentor’s new digital broadband network and further connections to Station View and the village centre are underway. There will still be areas of the village centre that have no fibre connection, such as the Darke Lane area where residents have been given enormously high quotes for connection under the government’s Universal Service Obligation scheme. Houses near Bearwood farm are also not being connected at the present time.
Continue reading At last – progress on Brentor’s fibre broadband project
Find help in West Devon when you need it
Don’t deal with it alone – Find help in West Devon when you need it. West Devon Borough Council has launched a new online support directory to signpost local people to get help this winter.
The directory at www.westdevon.gov.uk/support-directory provides essential information and contact details for a wide range of support available across the borough from the Council and other groups. Continue reading Find help in West Devon when you need it
Church News
Church Service times Continue reading Church News
Conservation work on Bowden and Liddaton Downs
The Tavistock Taskforce recently completed a very productive day’s work on both Bowden and Liddaton Downs in glorious sunshine. The Taskforce was supplemented with helpers from The Duchy College, so we had three pieces of work going on at the same time. Continue reading Conservation work on Bowden and Liddaton Downs
Help improve mobile phone coverage
The Government is intending to introduce changes to the rules for mobile phone mast planning consent in the very near future.If you are in one of the many houses in Brentor with no mobile coverage then please call your mobile provider and register a complaint regarding your lack of coverage. If there are sufficient complaints then we should be prioritised for a new mast(s) to provide coverage.
Main line railway through Brentor?
Latest news
A local resident has written to Dartmoor National Park Authority Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Bishop, about the proposed railway reinstatement. His reply can be seen by clicking the image on the right. Let’s hope that Dr Bishop goes on to represent the views of National Park residents as well as the Park itself!
COVID-19 latest information
The government has announced that England will move to Plan B in response to the risks of the Omicron variant.
- Wear a face covering in most indoor public places and on public transport
- Get tested and self-isolate if required
- Work from home, if you can
- If you haven’t already, get vaccinated
- Let fresh air in if you meet indoors. Meeting outdoors is safer
Click here to go to the government Covid-19 web pages
Online-only bus timetable
This year, with so much disruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Devon County Council has decided not to publish a paper timetable with a short shelf-life. Travellers will have to rely on an on-line version for the time being.
Most services are now operating normally but any exceptions to this are indicated in the timetable.
Village Hall rebuild put on hold but will be revived
Brentor’s Village Hall and Playing Field Committee has been looking for ideas on how to move forward with rebuilding the main hall of the Village Hall, but the pandemic has put their plans on hold. The Village Hall and Playing Field is a registered charity, whose duty is to run the Village Hall and Playing Field for the benefit of our community. Continue reading Village Hall rebuild put on hold but will be revived