Flooding
There is flooding on the roads to tavistock, which will take time to clear, please drive slowly. There is flooding between the two Lydford gorge entrances and between Brentor and Tavistock.
Beating the bounds is an ancient tradition intended to remind people of the boundaries that were important in their lives. This year the event took place on Saturday 20th May.
Funding opportunities received to the beginning of August 2025 Wild About Devon Grants Grants of up to £300 are available to support community groups whose activitiesdemonstrate Community Action for Nature: projects that clearly demonstrate a benefit tolocal wildlife and demonstrate community involvement or benefit. We can fund wholeprojects or a specific element of a larger…
There will be a meeting for the parish at the Nicholls Hall on Tuesday 14th May, starting at 6.30pm. Representatives from Nicholls Hall, Sports field, Lydford Foxes, Lydford primary school, Lydford Gorge and the Dartmoor National Park Authority have all been invited to attend and give a short presentation. This is an open meeting. It…
There are only a couple of possible sources this month, relating to energy savings for charities and to funding for Duke of Edinburgh provision. There are time constraints relating to the National Grid offer, so if it’s relevant – you’ll have to be quick! National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED), via their Community Matters Fund, is offering grants…
A big thank you to everyone who made a scarecrow for the scarecrow trail over the bank holiday weekend. It was an absolute delight to see so many fun and fabulous scarecrows popping up all over the village. There were also a large number of people who complimented the trail and individual scarecrows when they…
The dates that the back road from Lydford to the Mucky Duck will be closed have changed. The road will now be closed from Monday 4th to Monday 11th November