Knowstone News

On Tuesday 13th December the hall was packed with people praying that they had the lucky numbers and would win one of the ten Christmas dinners on offer or a bottle of wine, some biscuits or even the top prize of a turkey. The bingo caller for the… More

Please see below an email sent by Hilary Winter (Forum Officer of Devon Countryside Access Forum) regards recruiting new members to the Devon Countryside Access Forum: The Devon Countryside Access Forum is a statutory local access forum under the… More

The end of December saw the departure of John and Olwen Smith of Anstice Cottage, East Knowstone who had been heavily involved in village activities during their ten years in the Parish. John and Olwen ran the monthly coffee mornings and both were… More

Members of the Parish Hall committee have decided to try to continue the monthly coffee mornings with the first one taking place in the Parish Hall on Wednesday 22nd February from 11.00 to 12.30. Open to everyone to drop in for tea, coffee, cake,… More

Captured this week, a bright and beautiful double rainbow in the sky above Knowstone. All indications are that a pot of gold can be found in St Peter's Church, Knowstone. Certainly we are assured that a bright and cheery welcome will be found by… More

The Community Bus is a registered bus service that runs every Thursday morning from Oakford, calling at Roachill, East Knowstone & Knowstone. The bus then runs to South Molton and Barnstaple on alternate weeks.  Fares are very reasonable,… More

The Parish Hall has held some recent fundraising events. A coffee morning run by parishioner Tiffany Nicholson raised £122.27 for Macmillan. The coffee and cakes were lovely and the event well attended by locals. Thanks to Tiffany for organising… More

Not long to go until the Knowstone Film Night. The film is Bridge of Spies starring Tom Hanks. The pre show meal deal with the Masons Arms is booking up fast. Cost for the meal deal is £16 per person. Call the Masons Arms directly to book (01398… More

A CPR familiarisation day was held at the Parish Hall on 6th October. The training sessions took place throughout the day and 30 parishioners attended in total. The attendees learnt valuable skills on how to give CPR. A number of parishioners stated… More

Mid Devon District Council are holding a consultation on refuse storage for new residential properties. Although it does not affect the North Devon area at the moment, it is useful to see what other councils are planning. See attached.