Author Archives: Lorna Howell
St Petroc’s Walk, Sunday 28th May
The third Harford Special Spaces walk on Sunday 28th May, from St Petroc’s Church South Brent to St Petroc’s Church Harford via Spurrell’s Cross, was well supported and greatly enjoyed. The sun shone all the way and for tea and the Celtic service afterwards. Thanks to members of the Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team, who…More
Creative picnic on Harford Moor – Sunday 14th May
How to Bury the Giant In Moss and Moor Written By The Art and Energy Collective Celebrate, restore and explore, walk with us to Harford Moor on the edge of Dartmoor and help us Bury the Giant with moss and celebrate this living landscape with those that manage it. An exciting opportunity to come along on…More
Harford Special Spaces 2023
On Sunday 23rd April, the first walk of the Harford Special Spaces series will start at St John’s church, Ivybridge at 2pm. The route will go through the Cleeve to Lukesland, then across the moor to St Petroc’s Church, Harford. Here there will be tea and cake at 5pm, followed by a short Celtic style…More
Harford Special Spaces
From June to November 2022 a series of walks from St Petroc’s Church, Harford, took place on the fourth Sunday of each month. The aim of the Harford Special Spaces series was to: Explore this beautiful Dartmoor parish, reflecting on its history and environment, guided by local people who know it well. Link in with…More
How to Bury the Giant In Harford Moor
21 Oct Written By Naomi Wright Our first event for How to Bury the Giant has been in Harford Moor. We hoped for new dialogue and creative investment. We wanted the energy in the moor to speak to everybody present and we thought that we might deliver some tangible restoration and celebrate. In this first event…More
Stunning linocuts of local scenes by Harford artist Joanna Haigh on display in Lukesland Gardens tearoom
I am a mainly self-taught Lino artist. I previously studied Art and Art History at Oxford Polytechnic and taught Creative Textiles in Secondary schools. I do Reduction Lino prints which means the whole print comes from one block, therefore limiting the number of prints that can be produced. I find it a very stimulating and…More
Piles Copse, by David Bagott
Remanent of ancient splendour Noble in isolation. Family heirloom, More valued than gold. Roots beyond the present When humankind Was but a speck on the landscape. Before the land was, Sheep shattered; slag scattered, Stone slogged and groaning. In the shadows, cloud and leaf speckled, Moss clad stone, web strung, Where silence is never total.…More
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