Bampton Diary & Calendar
A calendar of what's on in Bampton and surrounding parishes.
Note. To book Bampton's Halls for an event:
Community Hall (Carla Dawes) 01398 332158
Riverside Hall (Claire Benton) 07754 577691
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COMMUNITY DIARY 2026 |
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Monthly |
2nd Tuesday Clayhanger WI 7.15pm at Clayhanger Hall Contact 01398 361550 |
Daily |
LARC open Mondays: 10.00-15.00, Wednesdays: (see magazine entry), Fridays: 10.00-12.30 |
Mon |
Get Fit with Kim Circuit Class 9.30-10.30am St Michael’s Hall Contact: 07470 400221 kim.wootten@hotmail.com |
Tues |
Coffee Morning Bampton Church 8.45 - 11.30am |
Wed |
Bampton Yoga Community Hall 5-6.30pm. Contact Pat 01884 253229 |
Thurs |
Bounce & Rhyme 10.30-11am Bampton Library – Free – Liz Redfern 07966 260058 |
Fri |
Chi Kung Community Hall 9-10am. Contact jan.botsford@btopenworld.com or 07474 908033 |
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 |
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OCTOBER 2026 |
18 |
St Michael & All Angels Church: 6.00 – 8.30pm, Tarren - “A Mini Folk Supergroup” |
22-24 |
Riverside Hall: Bampton Players Production of Neil Simon’s play Rumours. 7.30pm. |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
30 |
Bampton Fly Tying Group @ Exe Valley Fly Fishing, Exebridge, 7.30-9.30pm Contact: John Dawson 07816 453474 |
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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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