What's Happening in Bovey Tracey
Newsletter 10 March 2026
Dear Community Hub members,
Thanks to Lisa Baxter, we now have a steady flow of groups and companies asking to be promoted on the website. Thanks also to Phil Carrodus who continues to add key words to the search engine …without this, access to any of the info would become very difficult.
It has been great to receive promotional material, and also exciting to be able to start designing adverts for those who don’t have access to specialist programs- which makes this process so much easier. We are happy to advertise groups, services, events and businesses, in and around Bovey and Heathfield. If you know of anyone who might be interested, please do ask them to get in contact with us and we will be glad to help.
With my other hat on, I am delighted to say that the Riverside Community Centre now has a kitchen accessible from the hall. It is wonderful that no one now needs to take a circuitous route to get a cuppa! Those hiring the hall no longer have to rely on us setting up for them, but can independently help themselves to crockery and hot water etc. This should help create a much more relaxed and informal atmosphere. For larger numbers we still have our trusty urn!
Although the kitchen is not big enough to have the facilities of a commercial/preparation kitchen, we also have a new oven for use when reheating large trays of pre-prepared products. We hope that this increased flexibility will enable more people to consider using the Riverside CC.
A while back I tried to raise funding to develop the area of grass outside the RCC. I had envisaged creating a small sensory garden where people could bring over their locally bought coffees etc and sit outside and enjoy the sun…..obviously some things didn’t go to plan: the sun disappeared and the funding requests were not successful. However, I am reluctant to let this idea disappear and would welcome any help or suggestions as to how I might get the project up and running.
Please contact me at helen.tate@boveytracey.gov.uk
Many thanks.
Helen
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