Capturing village's starlight festivities

EVENTS THIS WEEK

BARNSTAPLE

Roundswell Community Centre, Gratton Way: Barnstaple Keyboard and Light Music Club presents Andrew Varley. £5, members £2. Tuesday 7.45pm.

BELSTONE

Village Hall: Garden Club, Growing and Exhibiting Hostas. Thursday 7.30pm; High Passes of Everest, talk and film by Chris Walpole. Saturday 7.30pm.

BERE ALSTON

Parish Hall: University of Exeter archaeologist Dr Chris Smart presents What's In Your Back Garden. £1 donation. Monday 7.30pm.

BODMIN

St Lawrence's Community Church: Christmas Music Concert, with the Liskeard Lady Singers. Sunday 3pm.

BUDE

Parkhouse Centre: Bude, Stratton & District Old Cornwall Society festive evening. All welcome. Monday 7.30pm.

BOVEY TRACEY

Devon Guild of Craftsmen: Christmas festivities, carol singers, free mulled wine, etc. Saturday 10am-5pm.

BUDE

Parkhouse Centre: Bude Flower Club demonstration by Susan Kehoe 'It's Red, It's Green, It's Christmas'. Non-members £5. Members £3. Wednesday 2.30pm.

BUGLE

Village Hall: Bingo, Monday 7.30pm.

CAERHAYS

The Vean, Caerhays Village: Christmas Fair, stalls, refreshments, music all day, for Cornwall Hospice. Saturday 10am-5pm.

CAMELFORD

St Thomas Church and Methodist Church: Advent Rings and December Saint of natural materials and silk flowers and Methodist Church Magic of the pantomime Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-til late, Sun 1-4pm.

CHAGFORD

Endecott House: Mid Devon Craft guild monthly fair. Friday 9am-4pm. Free.

DARTINGTON

Village Hall: Table Top Sale. Refreshments. Sunday 12noon-4pm.

Meadowbrook Community Centre: Silver Churn country music with Capricorn (£6). Music 8-11.15pm.

Village Hall: Playford-style country dances. 01626 834981. Friday 7.30pm.

EXETER

The Palace Gate Centre, Baptist Church: Exeter Folk Dance Club with caller Muriel Forrest. All welcome. Friday 7.30pm.

EXMOUTH

Withycombe Methodist Church Hall: Exmouth Folk Dance club with Denis Warry. Thursday 8pm.

FALMOUTH

The Methodist Church: Christmas Concert for Falmouth RNLI Guild with Pendennis Brass and St Stythians MVC. Entrance £6. Sunday 7.30pm.

FILLEIGH

Village Hall: Christmas Fete, stalls, Father Christmas. Thursday 5.30pm. 01598-760332.

FRADDON

Kingsley Village: Antiques Fair. Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10.30am-4pm.

GERRANS

The Royal Standard: Euchre Drive. Monday 8pm.

Wheal Martyn, Carthew: China Clay Museum, park, walks etc. Daily 10am-5pm.

GOONHAVERN

Village Hall: Goonhavern & District Old Cornwall Society meeting. Friday 7.30pm.

HAYLE

Daycare Centre: Hayle Flower Club. Demonstration by Cathy Reeve. Wheelchair friendly. Wednesday 7.30pm.

IVYBRIDGE

Ivybridge RFC: Blood donor sessions, Monday 13.15-15.15 and 16.45-19.15.

LAUNCESTON

Eagle House Hotel: Launceston Electronic Organ Club presents Paul Carman. Tuesday 7.30pm.

LOSTWITHIEL

The Community Centre: Antiques and Collectors Market. Friday 11am-3pm.

LUXULYAN

Church: Christmas Fete. Saturday 4-7pm.

Kings Arms: Coffee morning hosted by Keith and Patricia. Thursday 10am.

MARWOOD

St Michael & All Angels Church: Exmoor Carollers' Christmas carols. £5 in advance or £7 on night. Friday 8pm.

MELDON

Village Hall: Okehampton Sequence Dance Club. Wednesday 8pm-10.30pm.

NEWQUAY

Lunch Bay Hotel, Esplanade Rd: Newquay Pentire Probus Club. Wednesday 11.30am for 12 noon start. Guest speaker: Cdr Ian Inskip, RN (Ret'd). 01637-878990.

NEWTON ST CYRES

Village Hall: Newton St Cyres Art Group Christmas Exhibition and sale. Friday and Saturday 10.30am-4.30pm.

OKEHAMPTON

Fairplace Church: Service of Light. A service of remembrance open to all, for Hospiscare (Caring in Devon). Friday 7pm.

PENRYN/ST GLUVIAS

Enys Gardens: Treverva MVC concert Sunday 2pm. Gardens open from 1pm. House open to the public for the first time in 50 years. Tickets £10. 01326-259885.

PLYMOUTH

RBL Club, Crownhill: Karen Sharp and Craig Milverton Trio. Admission £8 for visitors. All welcome. Sunday 7.30pm.

Old Stroke Unit, Mount Gould Hospital: Plym Neuro Unit Christmas Craft Fayre. Entrance free. Proceeds for unit. Friday 1.30-4.30pm.

Legacy Hotel, Plympton: Blood donor sessionsTuesday 13.15-15.15, 16.45-19.15.

PORTHLEVEN

Public Hall: Porthleven Old Cornwall Society meet. Tuesday 2.30pm.

PORTREATH

Gwel an Mor's Feadon Farm: Celebration of Christmas Festival. £7.50 per child incl. gift. Sat-Sun 9.30am-6pm.

REXON CROSS

Village: Carol Service. Sunday 3.30pm.

RILLA MILL

Village Hall: Whist Drive, Tues. 7.30pm.

SALTASH

SS Nicholas and Faith Church: 50 lit and decorated Christmas Trees. Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 3-6pm, Mon-Fri 3-6pm.

SIDMOUTH

Manor Pavilion Theatre: Wit and Songs of Noel Coward. Tickets £11.50. Ring 01395 514413. Friday 7.30pm.

STRATTON

The Tree Inn: Coffee morning and Christmas Bazaar. Thursday 10.30am. For Children's Hospice South West.

ST BLAZEY

Church: Christmas Bargain Bazaar and Coffee morning. Saturday 10am-noon.

ST DAY

Teyluva Children's Centre: Historical and Conservation Society talk: Harveys of Hayle by Kingsley Rickard. Wed 7.30pm.

ST MABYN

Village Hall: St Mabyn Mistletoe Fayre. Saturday noon-4pm.

ST STEPHEN-IN-BRANNEL

Parish Church: Christmas Fair Saturday 10am-1pm.

TAVISTOCK

The Wharf: Jazzologists, Thursday 8pm; The Rollin Clones, Friday 8pm; Guns N Roses Experience, Saturday 8pm.

Methodist Church: Blood donor sessions Thursday 13.15-15.15 and 16.45-19.15.

TEIGNMOUTH

TAAG Centre, 4/5 Northumberland Place: The Teignmouth Art Society Christmas Exhibition. Saturday to Dec 7.

United Reformed Church: Isca Singers. Saturday. Tickets £10.

TORPOINT

The Tanyard, Millbrook: Local produce market. Saturday 10am-2pm.

TORQUAY

Princess Theatre: That'll Be The Day Christmas Show, Wednesday 7.30pm; Royal Marines Christmas Spectacular, Sat 7.30pm.

Babbacombe Theatre: Christmas Starlight. Wednesday 2.30 8.15pm.

TOTNES

Civic Hall: Totnes Folk Club dance with Robert Blackborow and The Ivor Hyde Band. Admission £6. Saturday 7.30-11pm.

TRURO

Cathedral: St Mary's Singers concert. Saturday 7.30pm.

Hall for Cornwall: Band of HM Royal Marines and Plymouth Gilbert & Sullivan Fellowship. For RNLI. Tuesday 2.30pm.

WADEBRIDGE

Royal Cornwall Showground: Wadebridge Prime Stock and Produce Show. Monday.

WARBSTOW

Community Centre: Christmas warm-up – proceeds to church. Sunday 3pm.