West Devon Community and Voluntary Services

We are dedicated to supporting local voluntary and community action by working with voluntary and community organisations and groups. Acting where possible with local partners we stimulate community activity, develop local networks, increase volunteering and provide a voice for the community and voluntary sector in West Devon. We do this through advice, support, practical and development services and learning opportunities for individuals and groups in our area.

We work to promote community and voluntary action in West Devon.

We aim to: promote volunteering develop and support voluntary and community organisations facilitate consultation give the voluntary sector a voice

For further details about how we can support your organisation, please call either our Okehampton office on: 01837 53392, or our Tavistock office on: 01822 618230,

Email info@westdevoncvs.org.uk      www.westdevoncvs.org.uk

Connexions

Information and advice for young people

Confidential advice, support and information for 13-19 year olds. Connexions Direct can offer you all the information and advice you need to make the decisions and choices in your life.

Tel: 080 800 13219

www.connexions.gov.uk

East Devon Volunteer Support Agency

We offer advice and information on a wealth of topics, including funding, volunteers, and we also manage projects including the Devon LINk, Side by Side and Carer’s Link. We help local groups to work together and we support them as they grow and develop their activities. We also act as a voice for the local voluntary and community sector.

Address : Ridgeway House, Ridgeway, Ottery St Mary, Devon, EX11 1DT

Tel: 01404 549045  -  Fax: 01404 814215

Email: sharon.whitfield@edvsa.org.uk       www.edvsa.org.uk

South Hams CVS

South Hams CVS exists to help local voluntary organisations, community groups and charities to flourish.

We offer advice and information on a wealth of topics, including funding, volunteers, the law and management. We help local groups to work together and we support them as they grow. We also encourage and enable a voice for the local voluntary sector.

The office is open Monday to Friday, 9am - 3pm. Answerphone available at other times.

South Hams Community and Voluntary Services

The Cottage, Follaton House, Plymouth Road,

Totnes, Devon TQ9 5NE

Tel: 01803 862266

www.southhamscvs.org.uk

Citizens Advice Bureau, Advice Guide

www.adviceguide.org.uk

Awards for All

A Lottery grants scheme funding small, local community-based projects in the UK.

For general enquiry or want an application form call: 0845 4 10 20 30

Apex House 3 Embassy Drive Calthorpe Road Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 1TR

www.awardsforall.org.uk

Devon Association of Councils for Voluntary Service

Formed in 2004, the partnership works to support the voluntary and community sector to develop and improve its contribution to the lives of local people in Devon.

Wat Tyler House, King William Street, Exeter EX4 6PD

Tel: 01392 202057

www.dacvs.org.uk

DISC

DISC is the Family Information Service (FIS) for Devon and holds a wide range of information about children's services and registered childcare including Childminders, Creche, Holiday Schemes, Nurseries, Out of School Clubs, Pre-schools/Playgroups and non-registered Parent and Toddler Groups.

Early Years and Childcare Service

Kingfisher House, Western Way, Exeter, EX1 2DE

Tel: 0845 155 10 13

www.devon.gov.uk/disc_services

Dartmoor Society

The Dartmoor Society is an independent, lively group dedicated to sharing well-researched information and promoting the well-being of Dartmoor and its communities.

The Dartmoor Society, PO Box 38, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 0XJ

info@dartmoorsociety.com

D.A.R.E 

Not sure which Renewable Energy technology is suitable for you?

The Devon Association for Renewable Energy offers a range of assessments with a wealth of experience in Renewable Energy options and being totally independent can offer impartial advice on which energy solutions are best for your property and your lifestyle.

12 A The Square, North Tawton, Devon, EX20 2EP

Tel: 01837 89200

mail@devondare.org     www.devondare.org

Orchard Link

Orchard Link was established in 1998 by a group of Orchard campainers, advisors from Devons local authorities, cidermakers and orchard owners.

PO Box 109, Totnes, Devon TQ9 5XR

Tel: 07792 664710

email: info@orchardlink.org.uk

Wren Music

Works with people of all ages and abilities, and work with them in places where they feel comfortable to develop skills and to address the issues that they care about, and together we make things happen. Wren’s mission is to work with traditional music to inspire creativity and celebrate cultural identities.

1 St James Street, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1DW

01837 53754

www.wrenmusic.co.uk

The Dartmoor Circle Network

The Dartmoor Circle network consists of thirteen climate change groups from all around Dartmoor who have agreed to work together to tackle climate change and promote sustainability across the moor and the areas around it. The network will allow the different green groups to speak with a single voice, representing a membership of 2,000 individuals, all committed to tackling climate change and promoting sustainability.

The thirteen groups who signed the Dartmoor Protocol are:

1. Ashburton Futures
2. Bovey Climate Action
3. Chagford Action for Sustainable Energy
4. Crediton Climate Action
5. Devon Association of Renewable Energy
6. Devon Community Composting Network
7. Devon Community Recycling Network
8. Ilsington & Haytor Vale Group
9. Ivybridge Environment Action Group
10. SEARCH Holne & Scorriton
11. Sustainable South Brent
12. Transition Town Moreton
13. Westden

01822 8 01822

www.dartmoorcircle.org.uk

The Tavistock Astronomical Society

  The Tavistock Astronomical Society meets each month between September and May (usually on the first Wednesday), in the Headmaster's Drawing Room at Kelly College, Tavistock. Meetings start at 19.30.

Robin Venables (Chairman), Robin@sigmanova.com , or

Julia Johnson (Secretary) on 07828 731444, Jewelsv137@aol.com,

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The Dartmoor Radio Club

The Dartmoor Radio Club was formed in November 1983 at Princetown by 11 members, who were studying to take the Radio Amateurs Examination in May 1984. Its aim is to promote, in a friendly atmosphere, the use of all forms of telecommunications for all the family.

www.radioclubs.net

Devon Archaeological Society

The Devon Archaeological Society, founded in 1928, is an active and friendly organisation with a membership of over 800. The archaeology of Devon is without equal in England: it includes the rich historic landscapes of Dartmoor and Exmoor and extends in time from the Palaeolithic axes of the East Devon river valleys to industrial remains from the extraction of tin and other minerals.

The Dartmoor Trust

The Dartmoor Trust is an independent charity established in 1996 to grant aid practical projects which help benefit Dartmoor, the region designated as a National Park, its landscape, communities and visitors. The Trust's principal activities involve the provision of grants and the proactive support of adopted projects.The Trust has also established and continues to oversee the development of the Dartmoor Archive, a digital archive of photographs of Dartmoor accessible to the public through its website. This archive is now of national importance.

DTRG

Devon's tinworking heritage

Dartmoor in the heart of Devon has one of the best preserved tinworking landscapes in the world.

Tin has been a valuable commodity from the Bronze Age to modern day and historical records relating its working survive from the mid 12th century to the 1970s. In the Middle Ages the wealth it generated enabled churches and substantial farmhouses to be built. Indeed, the very character of Dartmoor has in part been shaped by the tin miner, for almost every hillside or valley shows some evidence of the tinners' hand, whether a winding water channel, a large excavation, neatly arranged piles of waste or ruined mills and dressing floors.

The scale of the industry has left an interesting legacy of cultural and historic remains, impacting both the Dartmoor landscape and forming an important part of the heritage of European mining practice and trade.

www.dtrg.org.uk

Yelverton and District Local History Society

The Society was formed twenty seven years ago, in 1982, by a group of people who believed there was a need to study the fascinating history of the villages nestling on the Yelverton side of Dartmoor, and to make an effort to record as much of that history as possible while the places existed free of development and the people remembered the past.

The Devonshire Association

The Devonshire Association - for all aspects of Devon research, especially Devon Botany, Devon Buildings, Devon Entomology, Devon Geology, Devon History, Devon Literature, Folklore and DialectThe Devonshire Association (the DA) welcomes any members who have an interest in Devon Botany, Devon Buildings, Devon Entomology (insects), Devon Geology, Devon History, Devon Literature, Folklore and DialectFirst established in 1862, the DA is unique in the county for the breadth of its interests and for bringing together amateurs and professionals

www.devonassoc.org.uk