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Homeyards historical data gathering
At the end of May the Friends held a historical data gathering event in the Castle. The residents of the 54 houses built by Maria Homeyard during the 1920’s and 30’s were invited to get together and share old photos and material from their deeds. The aim was to get a...
Shaldon Garage Sale Trail
The weekend of 12th May saw the inaugural Village Garage Sale Trail - about 40 households took part and it proved extremely popular with buyers and sellers alike. Not only were The Friends of Homeyards one of the beneficiaries of the Trail but we ran a stall of our...
Easter Fun pics
In a sea of wet days, we had a dry one for our first Easter event for families since the restoration of the Castle and we made the most of it. We were delighted to welcome a very good mix of ages to enjoy crafts, games, hunting, seed sowing and Bridget’s special...
Easter Fun in the Gardens – Thursday 5th April
Easter Fun in the Gardens, Thursday 5th April, 10 am to 12 noon. Everyone welcome. As always it will be free to all - everyone welcome. We wish to acknowledge the generous support of Teignbridge Green Spaces and also Wyevale Garden Centre and Morrisons Stores. This...
2017 accounts
Please click on the link below to view the accounts for 2017 (.pdf, 4.1Mb) Year End Accounts 31 Dec 2017
Garden Crafts
In February when we cut back the beautiful coloured dogwoods, Bridget showed us how to weave platters with the prunings. And because of the heavy pruning the plants will be all the more glorious next year. We are hoping to do some simple outdoor weaving for grown-ups...
Gary’s new headgear
A generous gift at Christmas has enabled Gary to weather the chill in comfort!
Rescuing the Gardener’s Hut
You don't have to be a gardener to volunteer, look what happens when you mention your carpentry skills ... the Gardener's Hut, being repaired by Tony with help from Gary and a kind donation towards the cost of materials being made by a Shaldon family.
Extra Work Days, November 21st and 23rd
We will soon take delivery of hundreds of plants for the Italian Garden rockeries and we have scheduled Tuesday 21st November for planting them out. If anyone can spare a few hours to come and help it would wonderful. If you are able to assist then bring a packed...