Our pick of the week’s events
Live music – Schofield. Dartmouth Inn. Fri 17 Apr. 9.00.
Restorative Yoga workshop. Forge Therapy Centre. Sat 18 Apr. 10.00-12.00.
ShareFest & Big Repair Cafe sharing, repairing, making & swapping event – free. Civic Hall. Sat 18 Apr. 10.00-4.00.
Help out at Radical Plant Folk community garden. Dartington. Sat 18 Apr. 10.30-3.30.offering another year of funded Saturday community gardening days in Dartington. Come and help
grow and be a part of a beautiful and thriving community herb garden for education and wellbeing. Sessions are relaxed and family friendly. We take you on the full journey from soil to seed to harvest to medicine making and cooking, drying and preserving. Throughout the harvest season volunteers share in the herb, flower and veg harvest and remedies that we make together. We also offer courses and workshops specialising in herbal medicine.
For more info here is our website: www.radicalplantfolk.com/volunteer
For any questions please email Mariam at hello@radicalplantfolk.com
Flax Growing drop-in session. Climate Hub. Sat 18 Apr. 11.00-1.00.
Our 2026 kick off event at the civic Hall on 14th March
If you were unable to join us but want to grow flax with us, you are now able to collect your seeds from the Totnes Climate Hub (open Wednesdays-Saturdays 11am-3pm) until the end of April (seed sowing deadline).
Do you have flax growing or processing questions for us?
We are also hosting drop-in sessions at the Totnes Climate Hub, pop by for a chat!
Info on flax processing sessions and a full programme of activities announced shortly!
Morris Dancing. St Mary’s Church forecourt. Sat 18 Apr. 11.15-12.00.
Live music – Amber Fire Ceilidh Band. Green Table cafe (Dartington). Sat 18 Apr. 12.00-2.00.
Shiva Shakti Ceremonial Kirtan evening with Premanjali. Bowden House. Sat 18 Apr. 6.00-9.00.
After laughter, chaos, costume changes at lightning speed, and audiences that have lifted the roof (and our spirits), we have just THREE shows left.If you’ve been meaning to come… this is your moment.
Expect:
A cracking soundtrackProper, joyful belly laughs
A story full of heart (with just the right amount of mischief and mayhem)
Two actors doing the work of twenty
We’ve poured everything into this show, and these last performances are going to be something special… a little wilder, a little looser, and full of that end-of-run magic you can’t quite bottle.
Bring your friends, your family, your neighbour who “never goes to theatre”… this is the one to change their mind.
Tickets are going fast – don’t miss out.
Let’s fill these final nights with laughter.
Jazz Brew Sunday – Tom Unwin’s Jazz Jam. Totnes Cinema. Sun 19 Apr. 12.00-2.00.
Led by accomplished jazz pianist Tom Unwin and supported by a groovy rhythm section, the jam session offers an opportunity for all musicians, whatever their skill level or instrument of choice, to step up and have a go. This event never fails to create an uplifting, rumbunctious atmosphere as both participants and listeners are taken on an impromptu musical journey from ballads to bebop, blues to bossa nova.
Music from 12-2pm. Free entry as always, but donations to musicians welcome. Come early to grab a seat as we always fill up fast!
We are open from 10am, serving delicious home-made cakes, Crankhouse coffee and speciality teas. Wonderful cocktails and full bar from 12pm
Totnes Sunday Good Food & Craft Market. Market Square. Sun 19 Apr. 10.00-3.00.
Haydn’s Creation by Dartington Community Choir. Great Hall (Dartington). Sun 19 Apr. 7.30.
Kids Just Wanna Dance. Things Happen Here (Dartington). Sun 19 Apr. 2.00-4.00.
The Blow-Up play distinctive, dynamic, cinematic jazz grooves, drawing on a rich pool of 60s and 70s soundtrack tunes – Get Carter, Alfie, Bond, Black Orpheus, Bullitt, Midnight Cowboy and more. Features Tom Unwin on piano, Stig Olson on saxes and bass clarinet, Marcus Vergette on double bass and Ric Byer on drums. Free event, donations welcomeKayak, canoe & paddleboard sessions for beginners & improvers start. River Dart. Mon 20 Apr.
Totnes Canoe Club are running 3 TASTER SESSIONS on the River Dart on Sat 28th March. You can choose from these time slots: 12:30 to 1:30; 1:30 to 2:30 ; 2:30 to 3:30. Pre-booking is required at only £2.00 per person.
Boats and kit provided. Adults and families with children age 8 or over welcome. Run by British Canoeing coaches.
Please book at our website www.totnescanoeclub.org.uk
If you like it join the club – Our fun evening sessions for beginners and improvers start from April 20th on the beautiful River Dart at Totnes.
enquiries@totnescanoeclub.org.uk
Pankind Introduction to Handpan workshop. The Glade (Dartington). Mon 20 Apr. 7.30-9.30.
Guided tour – free. St Mary’s Church. Tue 21 Apr. 10.30-11.30.
Wellbeing Walks start. The Space (Dartington). Tue 21 Apr. 11.00-12.15.
Bereavement Support Group starts. St John’s Church (Bridgetown). Tue 21 Apr. 2.00-3.30.
Argentine Tango taster class – free. Royal Seven Stars Hotel. Tue 21 Apr. 6.00-9.00.
There is no need to have any previous experience of dancing.
Bring a friend or two, or come alone. Bring slippery soled shoes or a pair of thick socks.
This venue has an excellent sprung wooden dance floor, and the staff of the hotel extend a warm welcome to their guests. Come early or stay on for a drink downstairs.
Ageless Man stop smoking starts. Totnes. Tue 21 Apr. 6.30-9.00.
Baby Squids swimming lessons start. Bidwell Brook School (Dartington). Wed 22 Apr. 4.00-7.00.
Copperhead Trails Wednesday Night Run Club. Copperhead Ales brewery & taproom. Wed 22 Apr. 6.00.
Pub quiz & raffle. Steam Packet. Wed 22 Apr. 6.30.
These circles are for young women aged 17 and up and offer a space to connect, share, and explore experiences of being a young woman – something often missing in our wider culture. Our aim is to create a safe, supportive environment where participants can speak authentically from the heart, be vulnerable, learn from one another, and feel truly heard and held.
During the evening, we’ll hold a sharing circle with prompts to inspire conversation, alongside the opportunity to speak about whatever is on your mind and in your heart. The session may also include crafts, activities, and offerings from older women, adding richness and variety to the experience.
The circles are led by experienced, fully trained, and vetted facilitators, while also providing space for anyone in the group who feels inspired to step forward, bring their own ideas, and contribute their unique gifts to the circle.
The Light is Rising film – Sharpham Meadow through the seasons. Methodist Church. Thu 23 Apr. 7.00.
Sharpham Meadow is an impossibly beautiful place. A simple field overlooking the Dart estuary, it faces the sea and the daily sunrise, its earth holding the bodies of those who have died. In the autumn and winter its bare bones speak of pain and loss, while in the spring and summer its burgeoning flowers and grasses bring hope as the graves hum with insects. It is a place where somehow the core mysteries of life – time and our mortality – are symbolised, or even embodied.
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