Whimple News Online
Whimple Village Bi-monthly Magazine
What's on in Whimple
August 2025
Sun 3rd Open Mic Night. New Fountain. From 7pm.
Mon 4th: Surgery with District Councillor Todd Olive at the Hive, opp TF, 4-7pm.
Mon 4th: HS volunteers' get-together at the New Fountain 11am-12noonWed 6th:
Wed 6th: All entries for Flower and Craft Show must be handed in today. Entry forms
available in Whimple Stores.
Thurs 7th Quiz Night at the Thirsty Farmer. 8-10pm.
Sat 9th: Whimple and District Gardening Club Flower Show. Show schedule
available in Whimple Stores. 14.15pm
Sun 10th: Cash Bingo. New Fountain. 7.30pm
Tue 12th WI. Yellands Farm. Garden Party
Sun 17th: Quiz Night. New Fountain. 7.30pm
Sat 23rd: Live Music at NFI with Rhiannon
Mon 25th: Whiteways Cup T20 Tournament at the Cricket Club.
Sat 30th: Final league games and end-of-season social at the Cricket Club.
September 2025
Mon 1st: HS volunteers' get-together at the New Fountain 11am-12noon
Mon 1st: Whimple Parish Council meeting. Victory Hall. 7pm. All welcome.
Mon 1st: Surgery with District Councillor Todd Olive at the Hive, opp
TF, 4-7pm.
Tue 2nd: meeting EDDC Strategic Planning Comm including consideration of changes
to Whim08 an Whim11. Meetings can be viewed on EDDC youtube
channel.
Thurs 4th: Quiz Night at the Thirsty Farmer. 8-10pm.
Sat 6th: Whimple Gardening Club trip to Cotehele. Forms available in Whimple
Stores.
Sun 7th: Open Mic Night. New Fountain. From 7pm.
Mon 8th: Whimple Victory Hall AGM at 7pm in the Hall.
Tue 9th: WI at The Hub: A short history of Gin - Michael Rendell 2pm
Thurs 11th: WI outing to Fursdon House.
Sat 13th: Front Row Club restarts at the Hall. Film starts 7.30pm. Subscriptions due.
Sun 14th: Cash Bingo. New Fountain. 7.30pm
Sat 20 – 21st Courtneys of Whimple Open Orchard ‘Big Pick’. Music, Food and Fun. 11-5. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-big-pick-2025-orchard-days-apple-picking-pressing-cider-and-music-tickets-1258196703209?aff=ALLEVENTS
Sun 21st: Quiz Night. New Fountain. 7.30pm
October 2025
Thurs 2nd: Quiz Night at the Thirsty Farmer. 8-10pm.
Sun 5th: Open Mic Night. New Fountain. From 7pm.
Mon 6th: HS volunteers' get-together at the New Fountain 11am-12noon
Mon 6th: Surgery with District Councillor Todd Olive at the Hive, opp TF, 4-7pm.
Fri 10th: HS talk A bottled History of Whiteways and it’s Advertising by Jo Yarwood at
the Victory Hall. 7.30pm
Sat 11th: Front Row Club. Film begins at 7.30pm.
Sun 12Th: Cash Bingo. New Fountain. 7.30pm
Tue 14th: WI. The end of Romanov Russia - Stewart Raine. 2pm
Sat 18th: Live Music at NFI with Roger Styles
Sun 19th: Quiz Night. New Fountain. 7.30pm
Fri 24th: Talk arranged by Whimple Gardening Club at the Hall. Caradoc Doy on How to
fit gardening into a busy lifestyle.
November 2025
Sat 1ST Bonfire Night with a Halloween theme at Whimple Cricket Club
Sun 2nd Open Mic Night. New Fountain. From 7pm.
Sun 2nd HS talk RAF Exeter during 1937 – 45 by Chris Wiseman. VH at 3pm.
Mon 3rd HS volunteers' get-together at the New Fountain 11am-12noon
Mon 3rd: Surgery with District Councillor Todd Olive at the Hive, opp TF, 4-7pm.
Tue 4th: meeting EDDC Strategic Planning Committee. Meetings can be viewed on
EDDC youtube
Wed 5th: Whimple Community Choir restarts. St Mary’s Church 7pm. All welcome.
Thurs 6th Quiz Night at the Thirsty Farmer. 8-10pm.
Fri 7th: Whimple Gardening Club Quiz night.
Sat 8th: Front Row Club. Film begins at 7.30pm.
Sun 9th: Cash Bingo. New Fountain. 7.30pm
Tue 11th WI. An illustrated talk about East Devon Lace - Carol McFadzean. 2pm
Sun 16th” Quiz Night. New Fountain. 7.30pm
Fri 28th HS talk I bought a Church: The Story of the Sidmouth Toy and Model
Museum by Ian Gregory at the VH 7.30pm.
December 2025
Mon 1st: HS volunteers' get-together at the New Fountain 11am-12noon
Mon 1st: Surgery with District Councillor Todd Olive at the Hive, opp TF, 4-7pm.
Thurs 4th: Quiz night at the TF. 8-10pm.
Sun 7th: Open Mic Night. New Fountain. From 7pm.
Sat 20th: Live Music with Club Classics Experience at NFI
Wed 31st: Live music for NYE with Nikita.
If you would like to add any events to this diary, please send an email to walmsley_louise@yahoo.co.uk