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Hemyock A Village on the Blackdown Hills
Welcome to Hemyock
Friday, March 12 2010 @ 12:01 AM GMT

Welcome to Hemyock


Hemyock is the largest village on the Blackdown Hills, which is now designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The parish has an area of about 2350 hectares, and lies on the NW of the Blackdown Hills.

The village boasts a wide variety of clubs and activities to suit all ages and requirements - from bowls and tennis to WI and religious meetings.


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Science & Faith

Hemyock Men
Barry Jennings was undoubtedly  just the right person to talk on issues of science and faith to Hemyock Men.  Barry retired from being Research Director at English China Clays and Research professor at Reading University as well as being a visiting Fellow at several Universities before being ordained into the Church of England.
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New Players for The 2010-11 Season

Youth FootballHemyock Youth Football are looking for new players for the next season. We are hoping to have age groups for Under 15, Under 13, Under 11, Under 9 and a new team for Under 7's. Anyone interested should contact Mark Jordan on 01884 841030 or Nick Allen on 01823 680520. Training still carries on on Tuesday for Under 8 6-7pm, Under 10 7-8pm, Under 14 8-9pm. With the Under 12's training on Thursdays at 6-7pm, anyone invited.
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Mobile Library

General NewsOver the last ten years the number of people using the mobile library service has declined by more than 40%. Devon District Council want to revitalise the mobile library service so that it becomes a better used and more vibrant service within rural communities. The people who still use the service value it very highly but the drastic decline in use means that DCC now need to consider how we increase use of the service to deliver the best value for money for Devon’s communities.
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Around Hemyock - February & March 2010

General NewsJust before Christmas those who went to a concert given by Hemyock Singers may remember them singing 'Winter Wonderland'. Included in the song are the words 'Over the ground lies a mantle of snow.... In the lane snow is glistening ..... A beautiful sight ..... Walking' in a winter wonderland'. Recent weeks have certainly brought us a mantle of snow and it has without doubt been a beautiful sight greatly enjoyed by the  young and young at heart with sledging, snowmen, igloos and snowballs abounding. Of course for some it has meant being unable to get out and about and created difficulties for farmers and other folk. What it has seen is neighbour helping neighbour which is always a good thing.
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Scrabble Club

General NewsScrabble Club is continuing on the 4th Tuesday in each month at 2.30pm at the Back Room of Hemyock Baptist Church. The dates for February and March are as follows: 23.02.10 and 23.03.10
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Valley Arts & Social Club News

Valley ArtsValley-Arts have enjoyed an active and successful second year, we finished 2009 with an awards evening and Christmas Dinner. The awards: "The best overall male performance" and "The best overall female performance" were presented to Richard Shepherd and Helen Williams for their portrayal of Buttons and Beauty in the pantomime BEAUTY and the BEAST. In December the group took delivery of new staging funded mainly from a grant from Mid Devon Council. This means that Valley Arts now own more than half of the staging. Anybody wishing to hire any of our staging should email us at valley-arts@live.co.uk
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Primary School News

Primary SchoolIt has been an exciting snowy start to the new term. School was closed for two days, with our children spending a lovely couple of days (in their own time) learning masses of practical scientific stuff especially how the laws of physics relate to sledging down Pencross Hill! The PTFA and staff were out in force on the second of the (s)no(w) school days and cleared the walkways ensuring for a safe opening on the Friday,  when many others including Uffculme remained closed. For the 118 children who braved the snow, they had the treat of enjoying a Space Odyssey in the form of Simon Ould's inflatable planetarium as part of the whole school space project.
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WI News

WIThe December Meeting of Hemyock WI resulted in some members going home with quite impressive Christmas decorations. Home made mince pies and mulled wine were very welcome.

The January Meeting was cancelled due to bad weather but members are hopeful of being able to attend the Reading Group on Tuesday January 19th at Cindy's home and the Birthday meal at the Catherine Wheel on Tuesday 26th.
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Thank You

General NewsBlackdown Merrymakers would like to thank everyone who attended our final New Years Eve Party and for making it a great success.

The draw raised £261 which has been donated to the Help for Heroes Fund.
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Blackdown Community Choir

General NewsThe Blackdown Community Choir present their FREE Easter Concert on Sat. 20th. March at 7.30 at Clayhidon Village Hall. Refreshments will be available.
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Make Hay While the Sun Shines

General NewsMake Hay While the Sun Shines & other stories from Hemyock, is a new book by Brian Clist who has lived and worked all his life in the village. Its publication has been made possible by the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty's Sustainable Development Fund.
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Thank You

General NewsA big "Thank You" to the staff of the Post Office and Spar shops for helping and caring for all our parishioners, especially the elderly, during the recent spell of icy weather.