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Easter Eggs in the National Trust Easter egg trails and cool foxgloves all over Dartmoor...

From Saturday 10th March to Sunday 22nd April "Blue" a free entry exhibition at the Devon Guild of Craftsmen at Bovey Tracey on DartmoorThe colour blue has had great importance throughout craft history, with particular significance to textile and ceramic disciplines. Blue explores the different ways current artists use the colour within their practice. The use of the traditional blue and white gives the works particular points of reference,recognising its roots and heritage in Europe as well as in the Far East. Exhibitors Renae Anderson, Felicity Aylieff, Amanda Caines, Carol Cassidy, Fuku Fukumoto, Mia E Göransson, Louise Amy, Jane Hughes, Carol Kap-Sun Hwang, Livia Marin, Åsa Pärson, Fiona Rutherford, Paul Scott, Caroline Slotte, Kaori Tatebayashi, Elaine Wilson, Rebecca Wilson, Henk Wolvers

Tuesday 3rd April 2-4pm Children’s Easter craft activities at Lydford Gorge, near Okehampton. Children get ready for Easter. Craft activities in the marquee in the orchard. Child £3 (normal admission charges apply). Contact 01822 820320 or Take a look at the Lydford Gorge website for more information.

Tuesday 3rd April 10am to 12 noon Young Bird Watchers are welcome to come on a fun walk in the woods identifying all the different birds that live there. Plymbridge and the Upper Plym, nr Plymouth. Bring your own binoculars if you can. Meet at Plym Bridge grid ref SX 524 585. Child £4. Booking advisable on 01752 341377

Tuesday 3rd April 10am to 12 noon Young Bird Watchers are welcome to come on a fun walk in the woods identifying all the different birds that live there. Plymbridge and the Upper Plym, near to Plymouth. Bring your own binoculars if you can. Meet at Plym Bridge grid ref SX 524 585. Child £4. Booking advisable on 01752 341377 e-mail for further information

Wednesday 4th April Scotland v England in the Six Nations Rugby. Watch it on a giant screen at the Globe Inn, in Chagford. Be in place for 5 o'clock. Globe website

Friday 6th April Don't miss the Weekly Flea Market at Chagford from 10 to 1p.m. in the Jubilee Hall, next to the town car park. It's stuffed with great bargains every week. Refreshments available. More info on the Flea Market website

Friday 6th April From 11am to 3pm. A fun Easter Trail for youngsters at Parke, Bovey Tracey, Devon. Follow the trail and see if you can win an easter egg. Meet in the main car park, grid ref SX 805 786. £3 per child. Booking is essential on 01626 834748 during normal office hours or e-mail here for further information

Friday 6th April From 11am to 3pm. Join in on a fun Easter Trail at Plymbridge and the Upper Plym, near to Plymouth. Children’s Easter fun trail. Find the answers to the clues to get your Easter egg. Meet at Plym Bridge grid ref SX 524 585. Adult £1, child £3. Booking essential on 01752 341377 or e-mail for further information

From Friday 6th April to Sunday 8th April From 11am to 3pm, a fun Easter Trail at the Finch Foundry, near Okehampton. Fun trail for children aged 5 to 12. Collect a quiz sheet from the shop and on completion, receive an Easter egg. Children £2 (normal admission charges apply). Contact 01837 840046 or e-mail for further information

From Friday 6th April to Monday 9th April From 12 noon to 3.30pm Youngsters will enjoy the fun of a Family Easter Trail at Lydford Gorge, near to Okehampton. The trail around the orchard is suitable for ages 4 to 12 years. Children £2 per trail (normal admission charges apply). Contact 01822 820320 or e-mail the Trust for more information

Saturday 7th April Widecombe Village Market today from 10 to 4. Free entry. Stalls with an interesting range of produce, from olives and olive oil to locally grown vegetables and plants. Cheeses, apple juice, honey, home made bread, cakes, jams, chutneys etc. are all there with the core stalls being beef, lamb and pork from local Widecombe farms. Refreshments are provided by local groups and charities who benefit from the proceeds. Do come along and see for yourself. The Market has now become an established fixture on the village calendar. It is usually held on the fourth Saturday of the month apart from December when dates may vary. The main aim of the market is to benefit local producers and businesses. In order to continue to be varied and interesting and to continue to evolve, enquiries from new stall holders are always welcome. For any information or enquiries please contact Diana Cameron or Richard Holmes on 01364 621 218.

Tuesday 10th April From 10am to 12 noon young bird watchers are invited to Plymbridge and the Upper Plym, near Plymouth. A fun children’s walk in the woods identifying all the different birds that live there. Bring your own binoculars if you can. Meet at Plym Bridge grid ref SX 524 585. Children £4. Booking advisable on 01752 341377 or e-mail for further information

Wednesday 11th April From 8 to 10pm At Tavistock, a talk by Victoria Judd and an opportunity to handle some of her collection of lizards. £3 suggested donation, refreshments included. At the Parish Church Centre, Plymouth Road, Tavistock (next to the Bedford Hotel).Contact Fran McMurray on 01822 613628. Organised by Tavistock Devon Wildlife Trust Local Group. Find out more on the Devon Wildlife Trust website

Thursday 12th April From 1 to 4 pm Fancy a crack at Saxon Pot Making ? If so then hurry along to National Trust, Lydford Gorge, near to Okehampton and have a go a making yourself a clay pot, Saxon style! Suitable for children aged 4-12 years. Please wear old clothes and bring a box to take your pot home in. Children £2 (normal admission charges apply). Contact 01822 820320 or e-mail for further information

Friday 13th April Don't miss the Weekly Flea Market at Chagford from 10 to 1p.m. in the Jubilee Hall, next to the town car park. It's stuffed with great bargains every week. Refreshments available. More info on the Flea Market website

Saturday 14th April Tavistock Farmer's Market at Bedford Square. The markets take place on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays each month 9 til 1 Everything on sale is produced locally, meat, cheese, bread and cakes, fresh vegetables, and stallholders are the farmers, growers or producers themselves. There is also an annual Christmas market in December. take a look at the market website or ltake a look at all of the farmer's markets in the Dartmoor area.

Saturday 14th April From 11am til 4.30 A Vintage Car Rally on today at Finch Foundry, near Okehampton. A free display of some of the best vintage vehicles in the area. Contact 01837 840046 or e-mail for further information. Normal admission charges apply.

Sunday 15th April Andrews Corner garden open for charity at Skaigh Lane, Belstone (EX20 1RD) open for Hospiscare from 2.30 to 5.30pm. Refreshments and plants for sale. Dogs welcome on leads. Telephone 01837 840332 for any further information.

Tuesday 17th April Manaton village holds a market on each third Tuesday of the month where you can buy lots of local goods including cakes, puddings and pies, honey, fresh eggs, cheese, meat from local farms, pork, lamb, bacon, even locally made fudge. Get yourselves along to the Parish Hall to find all these goodies. Open from 10.30 to 12.30. For more information or to book a stall ring Mrs. Christina Everett on 01647 221302 Click here to see photos and information

Wednesday 18th April Music at the Globe in Chagford. A musical event (every month third Wednesday) with a group of musicians, the Trans Dartmoor Session Band, from Moreton, Chagford & Bridford stepping outside of their normal band environment and getting together in a corner of the Globe Inn pub, to play some acoustic(ish) music... Great evenings with a large group of musicians playing to an appreciative audience. From 8.30pm on. All welcome FREE ENTRY. Visit the Globe Inn website for more information.

Friday 20th April Don't miss the Weekly Flea Market at Chagford from 10 to 1p.m. in the Jubilee Hall, next to the town car park. It's stuffed with great bargains every week. Refreshments available. More info on the Flea Market website

From Friday 20th April to Monday 21st May Devon Guild of Craftsmen exhibition to showcase the work of Priscilla Trenchard, a printmaker. This new body of her work documents and celebrates her experience as artist in residence on the Pebblebeds Project, anarchaeological project which investigated the historic landscape of East Devon. As artist in residence, Priscilla’s brief was to interpret the fieldwork through a variety of creative media. See more on the Devon Guild website

Saturday 21st April At the Dart Valley nature reserve from 10am 'Seven pearls of Dartmoor' Join us for an exploration of the Dart Valley nature reserve with Jackie Gage, DWT Nature Reserves Officer. Discover the wildlife from the valley oak woodland up to the moorland slopes of Aish Tor, inhabited by pearl-bordered fritillary butterflies. Meet at the New Bridge car park (grid ref SX 712 708). No booking required. Please wear sturdy footwear for steep terrain. Organised by Bovey Tracey Devon Wildlife Trust Local Group. Find out more on the Devon Wildlife Trust website

Saturday 21st April Barefoot Belly Dance Show starring the one and only Super Star of Belly Dance BOZENKA!!! (USA)plus some of the UK's most innovative Fusion Style Belly Dance Artists. Samantha Emanuel is celebrating her birthday in the best way she can imagine: Hosting an evening of dance performance alongside compere Michelle Ridings followed by open dance floor to world music by DJ Romatherapy. The shows starts promptly at 8 prompt. Very limited seating available please arrive in good time. Entry by Donation on the Door. Please do not park at Eaglehurst or block the road. Parking available in Chagford town marked bays and car park. click to see more on the website

From Saturday 21st April to Monday 21st May Great Auction at Chagford today in the Jubilee Hall. Huge collection of fascinating stuff for sale. Antiques, household items including oriental furniture, and jewellery. Run by John Wood, local Dartmoor Auctioneer. This is always a great day out. Bacon sandwiches made to order plus drinks and cake. Take a look at his website

Sunday 22nd April ‘Andrew’s Corner’ garden open for charity at Skaigh Lane, Belstone (EX20 1RD) open for Devon Air Ambulance from 2.30 to 5.30pm. Refreshments and plants for sale. Dogs welcome on leads. Telephone 01837 840332 for any further information.

Friday 27th April Don't miss the Weekly Flea Market at Chagford from 10 to 1p.m. in the Jubilee Hall, next to the town car park. It's stuffed with great bargains every week. Refreshments available. More info on the Flea Market website

Friday 27th April Widecombe Village Market today from 10 to 4. Free entry. Stalls with an interesting range of produce, from olives and olive oil to locally grown vegetables and plants. Cheeses, apple juice, honey, home made bread, cakes, jams, chutneys etc. are all there with the core stalls being beef, lamb and pork from local Widecombe farms. Refreshments are provided by local groups and charities who benefit from the proceeds. Do come along and see for yourself. The Market has now become an established fixture on the village calendar. It is usually held on the fourth Saturday of the month apart from December when dates may vary. The main aim of the market is to benefit local producers and businesses. In order to continue to be varied and interesting and to continue to evolve, enquiries from new stall holders are always welcome. For any information or enquiries please contact Diana Cameron or Richard Holmes on 01364 621 218.

Friday 27th April My Good Friends, it's dance night again. The Long Room, The Drewe Arms, Drewsteignton. A visual treat and a party for your feet - come and enjoy the swing, jazz, soul and Latin sounds of the amazing JIVE JACKS Rosie Lowe, vocals, Pete Lowe, saxophones, clarinet, flute, Hoagy Plaistow, saxophones, Jesse Mollins, guitar, Tony Plato, drums, Dhevdhas Nair, piano, Doug Kyle, double bass 8.30 - 11.30 pm £5 on the door

Saturday 28th April Tavistock Farmer's Market at Bedford Square. The markets take place on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays each month 9 til 1 Everything on sale is produced locally, meat, cheese, bread and cakes, fresh vegetables, and stallholders are the farmers, growers or producers themselves. There is also an annual Christmas market in December. take a look at the market website or ltake a look at all of the farmer's markets in the Dartmoor area.

Saturday 28th April Whist Drive fans should know that Whiddon Down village hall is the place to be on the last Saturday of each month with games starting at 8. Meat prizes in the whist plus a raffle. For any more information please ring Peggy Reed on 01647 231342

Saturday 28th April You are most welcome to come and come and join us, the Ivybridge Walking Club in a great walk, the Erme Valley Trail Walk length 15 miles. Meet at 8am at Watermark, Ivybridge. Pick up at 4pm at Wembury. The return coach costs £6 and booking is essential either in person at Trail Outdoor, Fore Street, in Ivybridge or telephone 01752 892585 for more information.

Sunday 29th April ‘Andrew’s Corner’ garden open for charity at Skaigh Lane, Belstone (EX20 1RD) open for the national Gardens Scheme from 2.30 to 5.30pm. Refreshments and plants for sale. Dogs welcome on leads. Telephone 01837 840332 for any further information.