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Lustleigh May Day celebrations on May bank Holiday. Maypole dancing, duck racing and lots of fun for all the family.

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

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

Friday 4th May 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 Saturday 5th May to Sunday 17th June 'Engaging the Senses' an exhibition at the Devon Guild of Craftsmen in Bovey Tracey. Presenting work that entices and stimulates, Engaging the Senses examines ways that contemporary makers are exploring tactile and other sensory experiences through their work. Our senses of sight,hearing, smell, taste and touch, inform how we interpret and relate to the world. Craft offers a unique opportunity to connect with our senses and the natural world through experiencing a relationship with materials from the earth. The exhibition encompasses interactive installations and soundscapes engaging with multiple senses, increasing our awareness of how we interact with and respond to objects. Synesthesia art, made by artists who experience cross sensory perception, offers insight into how they experience mixed sensory responses, such as sounds as shapes, or words as colours or tastes. FREE entry. Open daily. 10am-5.30pm. Telephone 01626 8322233 or see more on the Devon Guild website

Saturday 5th May From 10am to 4pm on behalf of local charities, a second hand book sale, at the Church House (National Trust) at Widecombe-in-the-Moor. The first of two second-hand book sales (next in October) when a selection of charities will be selling second-hand books, cds, dvds and jigsaws. Tea, coffee and cakes will be available. Further information on 01364 621321 or e-mail for further information

Saturday 5th May From 11am to 3pm. How lovely a Blossom Festival at Parke, the Dartmoor National Trust headquarters at Bovey Tracey. They say "Bring a picnic for the family and celebrate the new season’s apple blossom in the orchard. Activities and music throughout the day. Follow the signs from the car park. Contact 01626 834748 (normal office hours) or Take a look at the Parke website for further information.

Saturday 5th May Saturday 7th May Lustleigh May Day celebrations. A superb day of family fun. See pictures at the top of this page. The event kicks off with a procession out of the village with the May Queen and musicians, to the church for a blessing from the rector and then into one of the village fields for maypole dancing and merriment. Refreshments, duck racing, face painting. Glorious Dartmoor entertainment. Don't miss it, it's utterly English. Do take a look at my Lustleigh May Day photo album from 2010

Thursday 10th May 1.30 to 3pm come and learn all about the Industries of Plymbridge and the Upper Plym, nr Plymouth. The quarries of Plymbridge were a thriving industry. Listen to the wonderful stories of times gone and see the remnants of their lives. Meet at Plym Bridge, grid ref SX 524 585. Adult £4, child £2. Booking advisable on 01752 341377 or Take a look at the NT website for more information.

Friday 11th May 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 12th May 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.

From Saturday 12th May to Sunday 13th May Ten Tors 2012 will take place over the weekend 12-13 May 2012. The Ten Tors expedition takes place each year on Dartmoor and lasts for 2 days. So you will see lots of activity on Dartmoor this weekend. With 3 levels of challenge for age groups 14/15, 16/17 and 17/20 years of age. Teams of 6, one a leader and one a navigator have to cover the course visiting the 10 tors, camping overnight and carrying all supplies. Tough for most youngsters who have to train for months to achieve physical fitness to enable them to complete the course. visit the Ten Tor website for this year

Tuesday 15th May 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

Friday 18th May 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 18th May 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 18th May This Friday in The Long Room, The Drewe Arms, Drewsteignton, Johnny Fuller Band. More info later. or tel Christy 01647 281191

Sunday 20th May Open Mic Night at the Sandy Park Inn, near Chagford from 8.30pm They say it's the best Open Mic in Devon. You can perform in a proper venue with a full PA. Come along to play or just to have a listen! Held every third Sunday of the month. FREE ENTRY Telephone the pub on 01647 433267 if you need any further information. visit the Sandy Park Inn website for more information.

Friday 25th May 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 26th May 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.

Saturday 26th May 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 26th May 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