B10 Event: Torrington Commons Activity Weekend 6/7 July

Torrington Conservators are contributing to the B10 celebrations, marking ten years of North Devon’s Biosphere Reserve, with a weekend of fun and fact filled activites. The event will be held on Torrington Commons on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 July 2013 from 11 am to 3 pm

Activities included will be:

• Pond dipping
• Craft activities – including paper making and paper craft
• Leaf and flower identification quizzes – with £10 vouchers as prizes!

A chance to enter the B10 prize draw – a variety of fab prizes including:

• A trip to Lundy,
• Organic veg box from Marshford Organics,
• A potters wheel experience from Tarka Pottery in Little Torrington and much more.

Matt Edworthy from the Biosphere Team will be there in the North Devon Biosphere inflatable dome, to let you know more about what the Biosphere Reserve is and does. The Torrington Conservators will be on hand all weekend to tell you all about the history and importance of Torrington Commons. This is a great opportunity to find out what treasures your local environment holds!

Torrington Commons Activity Weekend 6th and 7th July 

Something to Write Home About! B10 & North Devon Libraries Writing Competition

As part of the B10 anniversary celebrations North Devon’s Biosphere Reserve is holding a short story writing competition in partnership with Barnstaple Library.  The North Devon Biosphere Reserve is a source of inspiration for writers and we are looking for the best stories about living and working in this special part of the country.

There are three themes to choose from:

• Past and Future
• Young and Old
• Town and Country

and three age groups categories:

• Children up to 11 years old
• 12 -18 years old
• Adults

Entries can be made in writing or in audio format – entry forms can be picked up from any library in north Devon. There are some great prizes including tickets to a North Devon Theatres show, Book Tokens and limited edition North Devon Biosphere t-shirts.
Closing date for entries is Saturday 31 August 2013.
Visit the B10 website www.northdevonb10.org.uk for more information and full terms and conditions

Celebrate B10 at Bideford's Community Arts Festival

Community and culture are fundamental elements of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves and Bideford's First Friday events are a superb celebration of these. For this very special B10 First Friday, Mill Street traders are spreading the word about buying local, supporting local farmers and growers, appreciating local artists and entertainers and supporting the local community. There will be live music in the First Friday marquee outside Blazey's Cafe with Trudi Mackie-Brown at 4 and the fabulous folk trio Babelfish, featuring Chris Millington, Lisa Sture and John Hextall from 5.30pm. There will be more live music and street entertainment throughout the afternoon along Mill Street and an art workshop with North Devon artist Peter Ward from 4-6pm. Peter will be painting using the Bideford Black pigment which is the subject of a current research project at The Burton Art Gallery in Bideford. B10 First Friday will also present an exclusive opportunity for visitors to get their hands on a set of B10 recipe cards created by Camper Van Cook, Martin Dorey. A great champion of the North Devon Biosphere and outdoor living, Martin has produced five collectible cards featuring delicious recipes using North Devon ingredients. The recipes are ideal for summer barbecues and camping trips but can easily be adapted for indoor cooks! Selected shops along Mill Street in Bideford will be giving out these free recipe cards on First Friday 5 July before they are distributed to libraries and tourist information centres around the Biosphere. Follow the trail and be the first to collect the full set of cards.

Camper Van Cook - Martin Dorey 

B10 & Bideford First Friday Community Arts Festival, Friday 5 July 2013, 2-7pm Mill Street, Bideford