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Rural Futures: Working Together

Rural Futures: Working Together is a one day conference brought to you by the Community Council of Devon, Devon Association of Community Buildings and Devon Playing Fields Association. It will be taking place on Friday 28 September at Exeter Racecourse. Designed to inspire, motivate and connect, the conference promises to deliver a range of ...

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Hallmark Awards 2011

A high point at this year's Devon Association of Community Buildings (DACB) conference was the presentation ceremony for Hallmark Awards. Eighteen awards were presented to twelve different community buildings celebrating the work undertaken by those management committees who had participated in the Hallmark scheme over the previous year. ...

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DACB Suppliers Conference 2011

The first event Suppliers Conference for the Devon Association of Community Buildings was a success with over 70 delegates in attendance. The event, held at the Teign Valley Community Hall in Christow on 17th July 2011, was host to 17 different suppliers displaying theirs goods, services and information, all of relevance to community buildin ...

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Bishops Nympton celebrates its new community shop

More than 70 villagers attended the launch of Bishops Nympton's new Community Shop and Post Office to sample the goods on offer. In addition to well stocked shelves, locally produced delights were available to try such as ice cream, jams and chutneys, bread, sausages and more. All these could be sampled whilst sitting at the new picnic table in ...

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Free conference for Community Buildings

You are invited to the DACB's free Suppliers Conference for community buildings Wednesday 13th July at Teign Valley Community Hall, Christow, EX6 7NA Times 9.30 –4.00 Drop in and meet our 20 exhibitors, such as: Big Lottery Energy Action Devon Stage Systems The Consortium No booking necessary and no fee! Refre ...

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Fund it, Build it event for community buildings

The Community Council of Devon is running a series of events for those communities who are involved in capital works projects on their community building. The next one will be held on 30th June at Beaford Victory Hall. The course will cover information about funding sources, introducing the new Big Lottery Fund (BLF) Community Building Grant ...

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DACB Suppliers Conference and AGM 13th July

The Teign Valley Community Centre in Christow will be hosting a new look DACB conference this year. The day will bring together over 20 suppliers and agencies used regularly by Community buildings and Village halls. These will include: • Funders • Advice agencies • Green technologies suppliers • Hall Equipment suppl ...

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New quality mark for East Worlington Parish Hall

East Worlington Parish Hall in North Devon is the latest hall to achieve a Hallmark award. They recently undertook their Hallmark 1 assessment and received a glowing report for the Peer Visitors. Hallmark is a quality assurance award for community buildings and management committees can work towards three different levels. Hallmark 1 focuses ...

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Woolsery achieve Hallmark 3!

Woolsery Sports and Community Hall, in Torridge, has become the latest community building in Devon to achieve Hallmark 3. Since the launch of Devon Hallmark in February 2007, only 4 community buildings have reached the top award. Hallmark is a quality assurance award recognising the good work undertaken by volunteer management committees ...

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Kentisbury & Trentishoe Village Hall achieve Hallmark 2

Kentisbury & Trentishoe Village Hall is the latest hall to achieve Hallmark 2 status. They are the 7th community building in North Devon to achieve this level since the launch of Devon Hallmark in 2007. Hallmark is a quality assurance award for community buildings and a nation wide scheme recognising the good and hard work of volunteer m ...

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Lee Memorial Hall achieves Hallmark 1 and 2

Lee Memorial Hall is the latest community building in Devon to achieve a Hallmark award. They combined their Hallmark 1 and 2 assessments and successfully achieved both awards earlier this month. Lee Memorial Hall, along with others, will receive their awards at the annual meeting of the Devon Association of Community Buildings this summer. ...

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Ten community buildings awarded grants from the County Grant Scheme

The latest round of the County Grant Scheme saw an exceptionally high standard of applications. Ten successful community buildings have now been awarded grants ranging from £1500 - £15000. Those receiveing grants are Clyst St George and Ebford Village Hall in East Devon who were awarded £4089 for works to their roof. Also a ...

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Fund it, Build it event for community buildings

The Community Council of Devon is running an event for those communities who are involved in capital works projects on their community building. It will be held on 30th March 2011 at Witheridge Village Hall. The course will cover information about funding sources, introducing the new Big Lottery Fund (BLF) Community Building Grant as well as ...

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Lympstone Village Hall is one of the best!

Lympstone Village Hall has been awarded Hallmark 1, a quality assurance award for Community Buildings. They received a glowing report from peer visitors, Paul Kinson and John Lambert, which stated that this was 'one of the best run halls we have ever visited'. The committee demonstrated excellent management practices and paperwork, and have ...

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CCD Training opportunities for Community Buildings with Big Lottery Fund and their new scheme

CCD Training opportunities for Community Buildings with Big Lottery Fund and their new scheme Click [here] to view the 2010/11 training courses and booking form   ...

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