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A calendar of what's on in Bampton and surrounding parishes.

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COMMUNITY DIARY 2026
Repeating Events. All in Bampton unless otherwise stated

Monthly

2nd Tuesday Clayhanger WI 7.15pm at Clayhanger Hall Contact 01398 361550
2nd Wednesday Huntsham Hall Book Club Contact jennyvinter3@gmail.com
1st Thursday (April-Sept) Car Boot 11am-1pm Tiverton Pannier Market
1st Thursday Bampton Unite Carers Coffee & Chat. 10.30am Bridge House.
1st Thursday Bampton LARCS Chess Club 4-6pm
2nd & 4th Thursday Nifty Needles Group 9.30-12.30pm Community Hall
1st Saturday Children’s Choir 10-10.45am Bampton Church. If interested, contact rebecca.haxell75@gmail.com
1st Saturday Food & Craft Market 9am-2pm Tiverton Pannier Market
1st & 3rd Saturday (Apr - Oct) BHVC Guided Town Trail. Leave from Bampton Heritage Centre at
11.00 am. Suggested minimum donation £3 pp. No need to sign up
1st Sunday Live@5 informal Christian all age service 5pm LARCS

Daily

LARC open Mondays: 10.00-15.00, Wednesdays: (see magazine entry), Fridays: 10.00-12.30
Library at LARCS open Mon 3-5pm, Thur 9.30am-12.30pm & Sat 10am-Noon
Bampton Heritage & Visitor Centre Open Thur 11am-1pm, Fri & Sat 11am-3pm.
Contact info@bamptonheritage.com

Mon

Get Fit with Kim Circuit Class 9.30-10.30am St Michael’s Hall Contact: 07470 400221 kim.wootten@hotmail.com
Strength & Balance Class 10am Riverside Hall. Claire info@thewhitewaterclinic.co.uk
Bampton Wellbeing Walks 10.30 LARCS. Choice of 30 mins or 1 hour +, just turn up.  Any queries – Judi Thomas 07595 497476 or email wwbampton@gmail.com
Knit & Natter Bampton Church 2pm-3.30pm (not bank holidays)
Pilates Community Hall 5.30-6.30pm. Contact Karen 01392 439660
Bampton Yoga Riverside Hall 7pm Contact 07472 900822 or saragibbels@yahoo.com
Table Tennis Community Hall 7.30-10pm. Contact Roy Hooper 01398 332114

Tues

Coffee Morning Bampton Church 8.45 - 11.30am
Mindfulness LARCs 9am-10am Contact Cherry on scox578@btinternet.com
Get Fit with Kim Circuit Class 10-11am Brushford Village Hall, contact as Monday
Short Mat Bowls Riverside Hall 2pm-4.30 & 7-9.30pm. Contact Anne 07934 199756
Brushford Yoga Parish Hall 5-6.30pm. Contact Phoebe 07942 287734
Pilates Morebath Village Hall, 10.30 - 11.30am with Debbie Bidmead. Contact Valerie 07887 996861

Wed

Bampton Yoga Community Hall 5-6.30pm. Contact Pat 01884 253229
Huntsham Hall Skittles 8.30pm 2 teams play but spectators & new talent welcome

Thurs

Bounce & Rhyme 10.30-11am Bampton Library – Free – Liz Redfern 07966 260058
Bampton Ballroom Dance Club Riverside Hall 7pm-9pm Contact Lynne 07704 614107
Huntsham Hall Games Night 7-9pm Table tennis, pool, darts Contact Ian 07977 09506
Bellringing 7.30-9pm Bampton Church.  Contact 01398 331843 or 01884 256819
Get Fit with Kim 5.00-6.00 and 6.00-7.00pm. St Michael’s Hall. Contact as Monday

Fri

Chi Kung Community Hall 9-10am.  Contact jan.botsford@btopenworld.com or 07474 908033
Bampton Yoga Community Hall 10.30–Noon Contact Pat 01884 253229
Huntsham Hall Short Mat Bowls 7.30-9.30pm Contact Craig Woodman 07976 569636

Sat

Huntsham Hall Saturday Social Club 7-11pm email huntshamhall@gmail.com

Sun

Bampton Ballroom Dance Club Riverside Hall 7.30pm-9.30pm. Lynne 07704 614107

 

 

 

OCTOBER 2026

18

St Michael & All Angels Church: 6.00 – 8.30pm, Tarren - “A Mini Folk Supergroup”
Bringing their New-Folk style to Bampton.  Tickets from
eloquentproductions.co.uk/bampton-presents or call Beccy on 07533 000984.

22-24

Riverside Hall: Bampton Players Production of Neil Simon’s play Rumours. 7.30pm.
£10 per ticket available from Bampton Fresh.

24

Huntsham Village Hall: Apple Day. A cosy autumn get-together with food, fun, and village spirit.

27

Bampton Fly Tying Group @ Exe Valley Fly Fishing, Exebridge, 7.30-9.30pm Contact: John Dawson 07816 453474

28

Bampton Ladies Group at LARC: 2.00-4.00pm, AGM and quiz.

28

Dulverton Town Hall, 10.00 for 10.30am.  Exmoor Friends, Presentation by Grant Sherman entitled ‘Galactic Atoms to Golden Ammonites’. Further info from: info@exmoorfriends.co.uk

29

Bampton Fair: Funfair, street stalls and entertainment, refreshments.

29

St Michael’s Community Hall: Pre-loved stalls and pop up café, Trish 07597 295346

30

Riverside Hall: Bampton Players Quiz Night, 6.30pm start, £42 for table of 6, bring your own drinks & nibbles. Tickets from Bampton Fresh.

30

Morebath Village Hall Inter Village Hall Quiz, from 7.00pm.  Details from Valerie – 07887 996861 or valerie.babington@gmail.com

 

NOVEMBER 2026

2

Huntsham Village Hall AGM and Have Your Say session: 8.0pm.  The perfect opportunity for the community to get together and hear about how we keep up with all the requirements of the Village Hall.

5

All Saints Church, Dulverton: 7.00pm, The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico.  Adapted for stage by Fabula Arts. Tickets - £5 for adults, £2.50 for U16s (profits to the churches themselves), book online (www.fabulaarts.co.uk) or cash on the door.

6

Day at the Races (Exeter), £45 per person, coach at 11.00am from Morebath Village Hall, return by 7.00pm. Book early via Mandy Gardner: amandagardner666@gmail.com

7

St Michael’s Church, Bampton: 10.00am – noon, Bellringers Autumn Fayre. Coffees and range of stalls, proceeds to Bampton Church and Bells.

7

Huntsham Village Hall: Bonfire, Band and Birthday Bashes – Pizza van and bonfire from 6.30pm. Music by the Wooden Suits Band from 8.00pm.

7

St Peter’s Church, Clayhanger: 10.00 for 10.30am start, Community Walk and Picnic, bring your own picnic, transport available back to Clayhanger. Info: Janet 07807245765 or Denise 07807245765.

10

Clayhanger WI Hall: Craft Evening, 7.30 pm - 8.30 pm. Admission £5 to include light refreshments. Further info:  Clayhanger@DevonWI.org.uk or 01398 361550.

10

Bampton Fly Tying Group @ Exe Valley Fly Fishing, Exebridge, 7.30-9.30pm Contact: John Dawson 07816 453474

13

Shillingford & Petton Victory Hall: Monthly talk TBC. Caroline 07739 479242

18

Bampton Over 60’s & Friends: 10.00am (9.30 from Tivy), Xmas Outing - Cribbs Causeway, Bristol lights/Shop/Meet with friends.

20

Morebath Village Hall: Pop-Up Pub from 6.00pm with Grand Christmas Prize Draw. Fabulous prizes including Family Break, Sunday Lunch Package, Car MOT & More. Tickets £2.50 each from the committee. Info from Mandy Gardner – 07495 690393

20

Shillingford & Petton Victory Hall: Christmas Bingo, 7.00 for eyes down at 7.30pm. Raffle, bar, entry £10. Further info: Caroline 07739 479242

24

St Michael’s Community Hall: 9.45am – 2.30pm, Sustainable Sewing Bee – reduce waste and help people keep warm using discarded fabrics and wool.  Refreshments (donations welcome).  For info or to register: Catherine, 07763 882955

24

Bampton Fly Tying Group @ Exe Valley Fly Fishing, Exebridge, 7.30-9.30pm Contact: John Dawson 07816 453474

25

Dulverton Town Hall, 10.00 for 10.30am.  Exmoor Friends, Presentation by Andy Beal, ‘A Season on a Deer Farm on Exmoor’. Further info from: info@exmoorfriends.co.uk

25

Bampton Ladies Group: LARC, 2.00-4.00 pm. Talk by Lis Jorgensen, Medical Herbalist.  New members welcome - just come along or telephone 01398 332755

27

Bampton Twinning -BINGO – 7.00pm at Riverside Hall. Eyes down 7.30pm

27

Bampton Countdown to Christmas Evening.  Further details to follow.

30

Morebath Village Hall: from 7.30pm, Parish Council Meeting, including Budgets for 2027.  Info from: clerk@morebathpc.org.uk

 

DECEMBER 2026

6

Bampton Fly Tying Group @ Exe Valley Fly Fishing, Exebridge, 7.30-9.30pm Contact: John Dawson 07816 453474

6

Huntsham Village Hall: Christmas Wreath making.  Limited places so if you’d like to come, message Claire on 07931 301230 for more details by end of October.

8

Castle Grove: Save the Children Coffee Morning, 10.30 – noon.

8

2.00 for 2.30pm, Community Hall, Afternoon Xmas Bingo & Draw. Good Xmas prizes Bampton Over 60’s & Friends:. All welcome 

9

Bampton Ladies Group: LARC, 2.00-4.00 pm. Christmas Social + Quiz, Raffle and festive nibbles.  New members welcome - just come along or telephone 01398 332755.

11

Shillingford & Petton Victory Hall: Monthly talk, 7.00-9.30pm, TBC. Caroline 07739 479242

12

Hayne Barton (for St Petrock’s Church, Petton): 4.00pm, Nativity at the Farm, followed by drinks & mince pies.  Donations towards churchyard extension.

13

St George’s Church Morebath: 6.00pm,  Carol Service and Supper after at Morebath Village Hall.  Info from Huckley Mission & Valerie – 07887 996861

16

Bampton Over 60’s & Friends: Riverside Hall, Members’ Christmas Lunch, 12.30 for 1.00pm.

18

Shillingford & Petton Victory Hall: Live music from Bolero. Details to follow. Caroline 07739 479242

31

Morebath Village Hall: New Year’s Eve Casino Night.  £15 per ticket, to include Buffet, Entertainment & Disco.  Info from Valerie: 07887 996861

 

JANUARY 2027

5

Bampton Fly Tying Group @ Exe Valley Fly Fishing, Exebridge, 7.30-9.30pm Contact: John Dawson 07816 453474

12

Clayhanger WI Hall: Talk by local resident Andrew Luck-Baker about Dominican Nuns and how they are helping to save Achoque Salamanders from extinction. 7.30 - 8.30pm.  Further info:  Clayhanger@DevonWI.org.uk or 01398 361550.

19

Bampton Fly Tying Group @ Exe Valley Fly Fishing, Exebridge, 7.30-9.30pm Contact: John Dawson 07816 453474

19

Bampton Over 60’s & Friends: Lunch at the Community Hall, 12.30 for 1.00pm.

27

Bampton Ladies Group: New Year lunch at The Toucan. Tel. 01398 332755 for details.

29

Shillingford & Petton Victory Hall: Comedian Jonny Cowling. Details to follow. Caroline 07739 479242

 

FEBRUARY 2027

2

Bampton Fly Tying Group @ Exe Valley Fly Fishing, Exebridge, 7.30-9.30pm Contact: John Dawson 07816 453474

16

Bampton Fly Tying Group @ Exe Valley Fly Fishing, Exebridge, 7.30-9.30pm Contact: John Dawson 07816 453474

24

Bampton Ladies Group: LARC, 2.00-4.00 pm. Talk by Colin Williams on The Great Train Robbery.  New members welcome - just come along or telephone 01398 332755

 

MARCH 2027

2

Bampton Fly Tying Group @ Exe Valley Fly Fishing, Exebridge, 7.30-9.30pm Contact: John Dawson 07816 453474

6

Bampton Twinning – Quiz Night at Riverside Hall. Doors open at 6.30pm.

16

Bampton Fly Tying Group @ Exe Valley Fly Fishing, Exebridge, 7.30-9.30pm Contact: John Dawson 07816 453474

24

Bampton Ladies Group: LARC, 2.00-4.00pm.  Talk from Blood Bikes Charity.
New members welcome - just come along or telephone 01398 332755

30

Bampton Fly Tying Group @ Exe Valley Fly Fishing, Exebridge, 7.30-9.30pm Contact: John Dawson 07816 453474

 

APRIL 2027

3

Bampton Twinning – Race Night at Riverside Hall. Doors open at 6.30pm.

28

Bampton Ladies Group: LARC, 2.00-4.00pm.  Jan Boddington’s own grown organic flower demonstration.  New members welcome - come along or telephone 01398 332755.

 


 

Dulv HC = Dulverton Heritage Centre – for more detail of events see their website

For details of Tiverton Museum programme see their website www.tivertonmuseum.org.uk/

 

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