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We have a number of FREE workshops coming up that you may be interested in. The workshops are for Baby & toddler group leaders and volunteers, childminders, foster carers, nursery staff, peer supporters and anyone whose role brings them into contact with children aged 0-3 years and their carers and community members/ volunteers who link in with families with children aged 0-3.

BAG –- This fun, FREE, Brain Architecture Game session will help to increase your knowledge/ confidence of baby brain development, bonding and resilience and to be more confident in passing this information on to parents/ carers and communities. This is a 2-hour Workshop

South Molton at the Methodist Church 10am-12noon on Friday 20th Jan 2023 – The link to book is:

Brain Architecture Game (FREE event) Tickets, Fri 20 Jan 2023 at 10:00 | Eventbrite

Barnstaple at Early Nourishment – Thursday 26th Jan 2023 10.30am-12.30pm – The Link to book is: Brain Architecture Game (FREE event) Tickets, Thu 26 Jan 2023 at 10:30 | Eventbrite

Speech and Language Workshops

Find out how you can help parents and toddlers you are working with. An informal, safe, information session for community members who support 0-3 year olds and their parents and carers, including peer supporters, volunteers, foster carers, library staff and anyone whose role brings them into contact with 0-3 year olds. Support knowledge of where to signpost carers for support.

Bideford – Bideford Baptist Church on Wednesday 25th Jan at 12 noon to 1.30pm

The link to secure your FREE tickets for you, staff members or volunteers is https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/472499658197

Ilfracombe – Pip and Jims Church 23rd Feb 2023 at 12.15pm

FREE Speech, Language and Communication Workshop Tickets, Thu 23 Feb 2023 at 12:15 | Eventbrite

We look forward to seeing you at these events – Please feel free to forward onto your colleagues and volunteers

Please see downloadable application form below:-

A Service of Remembrance was held at the war memorial in Great Torrington cemetery on Sunday 13th November 2022. Representatives from many local organisations laid poppy wreaths in memory of the fallen and the service was also well attended by members of the public.

We will remember them

The full service is now available to watch here.

Short videos of the Remembrance Parade arriving at the Cemetery, marching down the entrance drive and arriving at the War Memorial can be viewed here:-

Parade

Entering the Cemetery

Arriving at the War Memorial

A Great Torrington Calendar is being produced! The idea for this calendar came from Great Torrington Town Council’s Marketing Working Group. It has been commissioned by the Town Council, working closely with the Futures Group. Local photographers from the town of Great Torrington and surrounding areas have contributed their own photographs. There were so many brilliant entries to choose from!  The Futures Group will undertake the marketing of the calendar and any profits from the sale of this calendar will be re-invested in activities and projects led by the Futures Group which will benefit the town of Great Torrington. We would like to thank all who put forward a photograph and hope you all enjoy the different perspectives of our lovely town portrayed in this calendar.

If you wish to purchase a calendar, keep a look-out in next month’s Crier for more details, on the Town Council’s social media and also the One Great Torrington website.

Citizens Advice are running some free digital “Money Management” sessions in the coming weeks.

Please see the attached poster which contains more information, the relevant dates and how to book on to these, or visit the specific webpage that has been set-up if preferred: https://ruraldevoncab.org.uk/managingyourmoney/

The reading of the Proclamation took place in Great Torrington at 12 noon on Monday 12th September to mark the beginning of the reign of our new Sovereign, King Charles III, a video of the reading can be viewed here.