Welcome to Hemyock, Anonymous Saturday, August 09 2025 @ 10:49 pm UTC
We look forward to our friends from France being with us in May when we will formally seal our twinning arrangements after 11 years of relationship and visits. The signs at the entrances to our village will soon reveal that our Twinning activities have been officially recognised. Twinning is educational, interesting and fun - why not join UCTA and make new friends internationally?
'The Saviour' by Lloyd Webber is the work that has been chosen by Hemyock Singers as they begin a new round of rehearsals. This will be presented on Maundy Thursday, 9th April, at St Mary's Hemyock.
Would all those who have expressed an interest in having an allotment please register this interest in writing, if they have not already done so, and as soon as possible. The address to send it to is: The Parish Clerk, Mrs A Kingston, Fourways House, Hemyock, EX15 3PF
A big thank you to David & Paul Graham of Dobles Garage for the kind donation of the Parish Hall Christmas trees. Also thanks to the members of Hemyock Party Club, Les & Barb Bowden, Derek & Ruth Brooks, John & Barb Churchill, Denis & Pam Gubb, and John & Rita Hooper for supplying all the lights and arranging for installation on the Parish Hall, making the village look festive.
If you still have an uncompleted Parish Appraisal form sitting on the sideboard at home and would like another day or so to complete it, please take it along to the Post Office in Hemyock by 10th February. If you have lost your copy please contact Heather Stallard today on 680237 for another.
As of 1st January 2009, BHaam (Blackdown Hills Artists and Makers) are renting the old Tennis Court site in Hemyock. We hope to make this an inspiring and exciting space in which all the community can participate and we look forward to creating some highly enjoyable and thought provoking events.
It is that time of year again, we have just got over Christmas and the new year, and now we are in budget time, having to fix the Council Tax. As I am sure you already know, all Local Authorities collect the resources (Formula Grant), they need to run the services they provide, mainly in two ways. One we get formula grant from the Government, who collects that from VAT, Income tax, business rates, etc, and the second from the Council Tax we all have to pay. Depending on how much the formula grant they give us, according to their complicated system, will then depend how much we have to collect from Council Tax Payers.
The Parish Hall Management very reluctantly decided that unless the vandalism to the Hall roof was halted the razor wire on the east side of the building would have to be re-instated.
Another year has gone by so once again you should find an envelope for your donation towards the printing costs in with the latest edition of the Parish Pump.
It always amazes me the number of different Good causes/charities that are supported in Hemyock. If it were possible to keep track of all of them and add up the total money sent we might all get big headed or complacent so perhaps the Bible has it right that we should not let our right hand know what the left is doing, it also says that we will always have the poor with us. Dry overnight with clear spells. Feeling fresh in rural spots.
Plenty of sunshine this evening, then dry with clear skies overnight. Patchy low cloud developing later with a few fog patches possible in the countryside, particularly across Devon and Cornwall.. Turning fresh in rural areas. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
Any mist or fog quickly clearing after dawn to leave a dry day with plenty of sunshine. Feeling warmer than on Saturday with lighter winds. Maximum temperature 26 °C.
Largely dry and very warm early next week with some strong sunshine at times. Isolated showers, perhaps thundery, later on Monday and Tuesday. Possibly turning somewhat fresher on Wednesday.
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Sourced from the Met Office