The Dandelion Daily

Several new community events are coming up in and around Totnes. At the Climate Hub in The Mansion on Fore Street, visitors can drop in for Fun Pebble Painting & Messaging for Loving Our Oceans. Marcea will help participants paint messages on pebbles to leave for others to find. The Hub also hosts a free Christmas Card Printing session, offering people the chance to save money and make their own festive cards.

Further afield, the Moor Imagination Centre in Buckfastleigh hosts The Snow Queen (Christmas Show & Workshop!). Paul Batten from Theatrix Arts will tell the winter tale using puppets, scenery, music and sound effects, followed by a craft session where children colour and assemble their own puppet using card, split pins and rods. In Newton Abbot, Moving Stories - for women offers a taster session at The Hands On Retreat. Led by dance movement psychotherapist Clare Osbond, the workshop uses breathwork, movement exercises and discussion, welcoming women of any fitness level.

A selection of community gatherings and live music is coming up across the local area. In Buckfastleigh, the Moor Imagination Centre hosts Practising Possibility: A Warm Data Lab. Led by Emily Stewart, the evening offers small group discussions where neighbours are invited to listen, share stories and explore new ways of seeing the world over tea and snacks. The session is open to anyone wishing to take part, whether they speak or choose to sit in silence.

Music lovers have two concerts to consider in Totnes. At St Mary's Church on the High Street, Martha Tilston and Dartsong Chorus join together to sing seasonal tunes in aid of a local charity. Meanwhile, the Angel Hall at Bowden House will stage a Candlelight concert with Charlotte Mabon & Maya Love. The two friends bring harmony singing, folk melodies and original songwriting to an evening complete with hot mulled apple juice and cake served during the interval.