Welcome to Hemyock, Anonymous Saturday, August 08 2026 @ 12:45 am UTC
Are you thinking about who might come for Christmas this year? Some of the adults from overseas who are currently studying at UK universities would love to spend a couple of days in a real home, rather than on a deserted campus.
There is a keen interested in providing Allotments in Hemyock as evidenced by the recent village Survey. What we lack is land close to the village which can be used for Allotments. The Parish Council is seeking to lease land of between one and one and a half acres for this purpose on a long term basis. If you have suitable land available, please contact the Parish Clerk, Anne Kingston on 680918.
Making it Local is a five year European Rural Development Programme offering funding to projects in the Blackdown Hills and East Devon area. Decisions are made locally by a Local Action Group.
Is continuing on the 4th Tuesday in each month at 2.30pm at the Back Room of Hemyock Baptist Church. The dates for October and
The 8th October meeting will be given by James Skeggs on the Luttrell Family and on the 16th November Dennis Silk will be talking on Siegfried Sassoon. The August Meeting was a talk from Mac McDonnell who had lived in Uvedale Crescent when working as a youth worker in Croydon.
The Blackdown Practice, the Blackdown Support Group and the Violet Chapman Trust have purchased or been given various items of medical equipment e.g. walking sticks, zimmer frames, wheel chairs, an electric 'buggy', raiser/recliner chairs and beds.
Hemyock Women's Institute meet in Forbes Lounge at 7.30pm on the first Tuesday of each month.
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'The Power of a Simple Gift' is the heading on the leaflet sent out by this charity and how true it is.
The Hemyock ringers are having an anniversary year! With two members celebrating Golden Weddings earlier in the year, they now have a Silver Wedding Anniversary to ring for.
There is a planned shopping trip to Cardiff on the 1 December leaving Hemyock at 8.45am and departing Cardiff 4.00pm. Dry, sunny and very warm weekend ahead.
A fresh start with the odd mist patch in rural areas, but these will quickly clear. Otherwise a dry and sunny day across the region, although the sunshine may become rather hazy at times. Feeling very warm with light winds. Maximum temperature 25 °C.
A dry and fine evening with plenty of late sunshine. Overnight will remain dry with clear spells, but feeling a little warmer than recent nights. Minimum temperature 13 °C.
Another fine and dry day with plenty of sunshine across South West England. Feeling hot in the sunshine and light winds. Maximum temperature 28 °C.
A little more cloud in the sky on Monday, before the sunny weather returns on Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures briefly dip on Monday before becoming hot once again by Wednesday.
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Sourced from the Met Office