Our pick of the week’s events

25th June 2026 Bob Carpenter

Storytelling & Butoh workshop starts. Birdwood House. Fri 26 Jun.

In this craft focussed weekend immersion, after laying some foundations of storytelling and butoh, we will begin to see how these two art forms can inform and enrich each other: playfully revealing deeper embodiment of character, the disciplines of presence and the metamorphosis of moment to moment.

Applications here

5-minute poems with Harula Ladd. The Mansion. Fri 26 Jun. 9.30-12.30.

E-Co Cars car-share club advice drop-in – free. Climate Hub. Fri 26 Jun. 11.00-2.00.

e-cocars

Drop in and speak to Steve Rogers, the coordinator of E-cocars, the Totnes Car Club. The club offers a sustainable car hire option — primarily for drivers who only need to use a car occasionally, can’t afford to own or can’t justify the cost of owning a car.

Creative Writing workshop – free. Totnes Library. Fri 26 Jun. 2.00-3.30.

All Welcome, no previous experience necessary. Come one or all. We will be writing three or four pieces per session. Harula will be offering prompts and she will allocate a time- short bursts of writing help bypass the inner critic. It’s not about ‘writing well’ it’s about writing freely, bravely, exploring and surprising oneself. After each piece of writing everyone has a chance to read aloud what they’ve just written, if they wish.

Donations are welcome and will be split evenly between the library and the facilitator. No Booking required, just drop in.

Astrology group. Waterside Bistro. Fri 26 Jun. 2.00.

Live music – Sam Holloway. Dartmouth Inn. Fri 26 Jun. 8.30.

Holistic Fair – free. Civic Hall. Fri 26 – Sun 28 Jun. 2.00-5.00.

There will be an eclectic range of therapy practitioners, readers and stallholders.

Entry is free, and dogs are welcome.

Beer & Cider Festival. Albert Inn (Bridgetown). Fri 26 – Sun 28 Jun.

it’s that time of year again when The Albert hosts its annual summer beer bash!
Combine six nationally-sourced beers with the normal award-winning Bridgetown Brewery range – plus…”specials” concocted by our very own brewer George (note; ALL beers while stocks last depending on how quick you drink ’em all!!)
Add in some ciders, plenty of food for all tastes – including the mighty Albert Sunday roast (booking might be advisable) – and Saturday night musical mayhem from the magnificent Ben’s Band and what’s not to like?
Opening times (food availability in brackets):
Fri 1500-2300 (1500-2100)
Sat 1200-2300 (1200-2100)
Sun 1200-1900 (1200-1900)

Free Garden Party with Mabonman. Library Bar (Totnes Brewing Company). Sat 27 Jun. 7.00.

Pottery picnic. Dartington Estate. Sat 27 Jun. 10.30-12.30.

20, 27 June, 4, 11, 18, 25 July | £25 per adult, £10 for children under 12

The Ceramics Studio is hosting pottery picnics on Saturdays. Get creative in the Herb Garden in Lower Close while making whatever you wish with clay. This is a self-led making session, with Imogen on hand to offer guidance. No experience is necessary; tools provided. Includes 1kg of clay and firing one small item. Bring a picnic and Imogen will provide the pottery and mid-morning refreshments. Booking essential – email: imogennoble@icloud.com

Help out at Radical Plant Folk Community Garden (Dartington). Sat 27 Jun. 10.30-3.30.

We are pleased to be 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

Harmony Singing weekend starts. Bowden House. Sat 27 Jun. 10.30-4.00.

If you love to sing in harmony with a big group, then you might LOVE this weekend workshop with the highly acclaimed choir leader and prolific songwriter, Ali Burns.

She’s coming all the way down from Scotland for this weekend at The Angel Hall at Bowden House. We’ve got 4 spaces left…

Would you like to join?

Do let anyone you think might like this know, as it’s a rare thing for Ali Burns to come this far south.

Mussel Men Paella pop-up & summer tunes. CLASH (Cider Press Centre). Sat 27 Jun. 12.00-7.00.

Garden Party. Puddavine Court care home (Dartington). Sat 27 Jun. 2.00-4.00.

Burger Night. China Blue. Sat 27 Jun. 6.00-10.00.

Who Nicked Jupiter pop-up party. Kommune Koffee Shack. Sat 27 Jun. 6.00-10.00.

Lyric String Trio – an evening of Classical masterworks. Great Hall (Dartington). Sat 27 Jun. 6.00.

Palestinian Food Evening. Dartington Village Hall. Sat 27 Jun. 6.00.

Torbay Symphony Orchestra concert. St John’s Church (Bridgetown). Sat 27 Jun. 7.30.

Higher Westonfields Community Picnic. Teletubbyland (Bridgetown). Sat 27 Jun. 2.00-5.00.

It’s in the “Teletubbyland” open space in the middle of the loop in Higher Westonfields, Bridgetown.

Live jazz 2.30-4.30.

Everyone welcome!

Bring a blanket or a chair and some food and drink to share.

Movie Night – The Notebook (free). Bridgetown Community Hall. Sat 27 Jun. 7.30.

Movie night this Saturday – 7.30pm at Hope Close, Community Hall. Free entry and drinks!

The Notebook is a 2004 American romantic drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes, from a screenplay by Jeremy Leven and Jan Sardi, and based on the 1996 novel by Nicholas Sparks. The film stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams as a young couple who fall in love in the 1940s. Their story is read from a notebook in the modern day by an elderly man telling the tale to a fellow nursing home resident.

Becoming the Ocean – River Dart walk (free for kids). Sharpham Estate. Sun 28 Jun. 11.00-12.30.

River Dart valley view with the front cover of Trust Director Julian Carnell's new book Becoming The Ocean Explore the River Dart valley, its history and habitats in the company of Julian Carnell: Sharpham Trust director, river-campaigner, conservationist, educator – and now author.

Julian will lead guided walks along the river to mark the publication of his book Becoming the Ocean: A River Dart Journey Through the Wild, the Ancient and the Sacred.

Jazz Brew Sunday – Tom Unwin’s Jazz Jam. Totnes Cinema. Sun 28 Jun. 12.00-2.00.

Jazz music player and the instruments doodle

Totnes Classic Vehicle Show. Staverton. Sun 28 Jun. 11.00-4.00.

Free invertebrate & wildflower coast walk with free minibus from Follaton Arboretum. Tue 30 Jun. 9.30-2.00.

Join us for the latest in a series of walks aimed at helping people discover more about the coast of the South Devon National Landscape.

This will be a circular walk from Brownstone Car Park to Pudcombe Cove along the coastal path to Brownstone Battery then back inland past the Daymark to the carpark. This section of Maritime Cliff and Slope is home to a wealth of threatened invertebrates including some found in only a handful of places nationally like the Mediterranean Oil Beetle and Long Horned Bee. This site is also designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its unique vascular plant assemblage being home to Autumn Squill, Toadflax-leaved St. John’s-wort, Hairy Bird’s-foot Trefoil and Sea Storksbill. Join us to explore this wonderful corner of our landscape.

This is a moderate to strenuous walk of about 2.5 miles, allowing time to stop and enjoy. There are relatively easy parts, but with a steep decline to Pudcombe Cove on potentially uneven ground, followed by an undulating coast path and a steep incline via Brownstone Battery back up to the carpark. There is ample parking at Brownstone (fee applies), but there are no toilets en route.

Bring a bottle of water, a snack, good footwear and weather-appropriate clothing. Dogs on leads are welcome if making your own way there, however if booking our transport option, we are unable to take dogs in the vehicles.

We are running a 7 and a 9-seater van for people who don’t have their own transport, with pick-ups at Follaton Arboretum, Totnes (by wooden sign) at 09:35, or Paignton Asda (adjacent to the main entrance) at 10:00. Booking essential. Unfortunately, we are unable to carry dogs in the leased vehicle, sorry.

Life on the Edge is a Heritage Lottery funded project of South Devon National Landscape – www.southdevon-nl.org.uk

Compost training session. School Farm (Dartington). Wed 1 Jul. 6.00-8.00.

Reading Group. Castle Books. Wed 1 Jul. 5.30-7.00.

The Castle Books Reading Group has been running since 2013, providing participants with the opportunity to share their experiences of reading, discover new authors, and enjoy the company of fellow book lovers.

We meet in the bookshop once every four weeks, on the first Wednesday of each month. Everyone has a chance to suggest books to be read which we then put to the vote every three months, giving us plenty of advanced notice of what’s coming up. To find out what we are reading next, check the blackboard in the shop window.

If you see something that interests you and would like to join us, simply come along to the next meeting. There is no obligation to attend each month – although some of our members have been coming for years! Everyone’s opinion is valid and carries equal weight, and if you would rather listen than speak that’s fine too. Above all, we aim to keep the pleasure of reading at the heart of every meeting

Naturelings parent & toddler sessions in Jellyfish Woods. Park School (Dartington). Thu 2 Jul. 10.30-12.00.

Songwriter Showcase with Straw Hat Studios. Bay Horse. Thu 2 Jul. 7.30.