Welcome to Widecombe-in-the-Moor
Post List
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Concert in Widecombe Church (November 19th)
Two Moors Festival Duos Residency Concert St Pancras’ Church, November 19th, 7pm This recital will be a chance to hear some of the finest young musicians on the international concert stages, including one of Classic FM’s Rising Stars, a City Music Foundation artist, and winners at numerous international competitions. The six musicians will performing in
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Hiring The Church House
You may not know that The Church House is available for hire for your special event. More details can be found here.
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Tribute to Mike Leaman
The parish would like to say a big thank you to Mike Leaman, who has served as the main postie to the parish for almost thirty years and has just retired. Mike has been kind, considerate, very helpful, always good-humoured, and has blessed us with his common-sense, an all too rare commodity. Thank you Mike.
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Widecombe and District Sports Group
The 2025 Sports Group renewal letter and renewal form is now available on the WDSG page on this website. This page can be accessed here.
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Meet Your Councillors
The Parish Councillors have written a page for the website describing their backgrounds and some of the things they do as councillors. You can take a look at the page here.
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Artisan Craft Market Dates 2025
The 2025 Artisan Craft Market in the Church House runs from Thursday 17th April 2025 to 30th October 2025 (apart from Election Day Thursday 1st May 2025), with a Christmas market on 4th December 2025. More details of the craft market can be found here. All the dates can be viewed on the What’s On
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Village Market Dates 2025
The 2025 dates for the village market, held in the Church House, Widecombe, are now available. Please visit the Village Market page for full details. Dates for all local events can be viewed here.
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Marie Curie: Beat the 13 Tors
Beat the Trails – 13 Tors – Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October Will you beat the 13 Tors on Saturday 11th or Sunday 12th October 2025? Take on this 14 mile trail across 13 Tors of Dartmoor, as you navigate this historic land of myths and legends and the inspiration for Sir Arthur Conan
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Fungi on the Moor
A lot of fungi can be found everywhere at the moment (Autumn 2024). Those in the photo were spotted on Hameldown. The colours are amazing. How many varieties can you spot while you are out walking? Which ones are ‘magic mushrooms’? (Don’t spend all your time looking down though — if you do you’ll miss
