Join us for a Spring Woodwind Concert in Dulverton’s beautiful All Saints Church on Sunday 10 May from 3pm.
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Come along to the Parish Rooms, Rosemary Lane, Dulverton on Sunday 17 May from 2 – 4pm to enjoy a talk by Loraine Stevens – Nearly Half a Century of Beekeeping (A Personal Recollection).
Loraine has spent nearly 50 years keeping bees and will be sharing memories, insights and advice to those that keep bees, might like to take it up or are just interested in how bees play an integral part in nature and how we depend on them.
Light refreshments and free admission – although donations to the Parish Rooms Trust and Brushford Church will be most welcome.
The second annual Dulverton Family Dog Show will be held on the afternoon of Sunday 24 May on the pretty Exmoor Lawns beside the River Barle in the heart of our charming moorland town. The event in July 2025 attracted large crowds and a whole host of four-legged friends of all ages, sizes and breeds. Pictured above are the winners of the Matching Pair Class of 2025.
The event is sponsored by generous local businesses The Bridge Inn of Dulverton, Masons Kings of Exebridge, Shalden Shooting School of Tiverton and Tarr Farm Inn at Tarr Steps.
Enjoy an exemption dog show with classes to suit all ages and abilities, as well as some activity classes too. The Show Schedule includes details of all sixteen classes, including some new ones for 2026 including the Best Local Gun Dog (living within 5 miles of Dulverton) and a Fancy Dress class too! The Judge’s decision will be final.
There will also be a selection of hot and cold refreshment stalls, and Billie from Field and Fable Photography will be taking photos of our four-legged friends throughout the day.
The Committee wishes to thank the Show Judge, Pauline Tolhurst BVSc MRCVS, Sue Blackmore and all the volunteers and helpers.
Go to the Dulverton Family Dog Show page for all the details, and to see a few images from the 2025 show.
Exmoor Friends May Talk
The Exmoor Friends invite Gary Cooper to talk about how Music Can Change the World Part 2 on Wednesday 27 May in Dulverton Town Hall. 10 for 10.30am.
Non-members are welcome – Admission free as an introductory offer
Harmonia Chamber Choir has grown from six people in a garden during the pandemic, to a flourishing chamber choir of around 30 singers. Their expertise, repertoire and beautiful resonant sound has developed beyond all expectations. Their conductor is Jackie Ayres, an experienced teacher, conductor accompanist and Graduate of the Guildhall School of Music.
The Harmonia Chamber Choir concert in Dulverton’s All Saints Church on Saturday 6 June will include some French masterpieces, ‘Cantique de Jean Racine’ and ‘Madrigal’ by Faure, pieces by Boulanger and Cesar Franck, as well as a feast of short British songs, including the atmospheric ‘Where Corals Lie’ by Elgar, ‘Linden Lee’ arr Vaughan Williams, ‘Waly Waly’ from Somerset, a bit of Jazz from George Shearing, and songs from around the British Isles and beyond.
Their soprano soloist is Mary Morgan, who is well known in the world of oratorio and solo song. Their new president, Margaret Archibald, BEM, a professional clarinettist with an international reputation, will also be playing.
This promises to be a very varied and entertaining concert, making a memorable and musical afternoon in the lovely Parish Church. Do come and join us.
Tickets are £10, (cash only please) and refreshments will be served in the interval. Further information available here: https://www.bridgwaterchoral.org/
Exmoor Friends June Talk
The Exmoor Friends invite Richard Partington to talk about Exmoor National Park – Nature, Culture and Community, on Wednesday 24 June in Dulverton Town Hall. 10 for 10.30am.
Non-members are welcome – Admission free as an introductory offer
Exmoor Friends July Talk
The Exmoor Friends invite Les Silverlock to talk about Exmoor Living for the Young on Wednesday 29 July in Dulverton Town Hall. 10 for 10.30am.
Non-members are welcome – Admission free as an introductory offer
Exmoor Friends September Talk
The Exmoor Friends invite Simon Rous to talk about the Dutch Golden Age 1588 to 1702 on Wednesday 30 September in Dulverton Town Hall. 10 for 10.30am.
Non-members are welcome – Admission free as an introductory offer
Join us for another evening of Exmoor on Film with a presentation entitled: Exmoor: A Thousand Years in a Hundred Minutes.
After sell out Exmoor on Film evenings in 2024 and 2025, TV programme maker, David Parker will return to Dulverton on Wednesday 14 October with a presentation he has created about the last 1000 years of Exmoor.
David has made many films over the years that have told stories of Exmoor in the Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age and the time of the Romans, as well as the Vikings, the Normans, the Medieval Period. There are also more recent clips of film from the Victorian Era, during the Second World War and the modern day. The film screening will see David having assembled all these various clips to form a fascinating film detailing a chronological timeline of Exmoor.
Tickets will be available from September, both online here and also in person at the Dulverton Town Hall Thrift Shop.
