The Dandelion Daily

A couple of new gatherings have been announced locally on the Dandelion platform. Over in Buckfastleigh, Atton=Raon is returning to the Moor Imagination Centre on Chapel Street. The multi-instrumental performance features experimental pop with soaring melodies and rolling beats, and the event welcomes people of all ages.

Meanwhile, at Bowden House near Totnes, Bowden Pillars Future is hosting National Emergency Briefing - Film and conversation. at the community centre. Recommended for anyone aged 16 and over, the free event centres on a 50-minute film showing climate and nature experts briefing Westminster MPs on what the environmental situation means for everyday life in the UK. Attendees will have time to introduce themselves, watch the screening together, and join a half-hour discussion on what the film means for those attending and for the village planned at Bowden Pillars.

Local gatherings across the area are inviting residents to connect over conversation, shared creativity, and acoustic music. In Buckfastleigh, the Moor Imagination Centre is hosting Seeing the soul in the aberration: A talk with hands-on art-making, part of the Edge School series. Artist Rima Staines will speak on the necessity of imperfection in art and craft, followed by dinner and a guided sketching session. The event is open to all, with no prior artistic practice required, and includes twenty-five places offered as a gift with a shared meal.

The centre also hosts Practising Possibility: A Warm Data Lab, led by Emily Stewart. Open to everyone, the evening brings neighbours together for small-group discussions to share stories and listen, with snacks and a cup of tea provided. Over in Totnes, Candlelight concert with Charlotte Mabon & Maya Love takes place at The Angel Hall at Bowden House. Friends and songstresses Charlotte Mabon and Maya Love will sing in harmony, blending poetic lyrics, folk, chant, and earth-rooted melodies on guitar, shruti box, and drum. Hot mulled apple juice and cake will be served in the interval for those looking to rest and sing along.