What’s on

Saturday 23 March
South Sands Ferry re-starts for the Summer Season.

3-10 August
Salcombe Town Regatta.

5-9 August
Salcombe Town Sailing Regatta

Anne Rainbow presents ‘Artists on Air’ on SoundArt Radio 102 FM. 10am-12noon. Enjoy an artist date with Anne and her guest, performance poet and Professor of Whimsy, Robert Garnham, and be inspired to flex your creative talents. Listen live/stream at https://soundartradio.org.uk/listen/ or catch up by joining Rainbow on the Radio FB group.

Hope Cove Weekend – Raises money for local charities and causes, with family fun and live music.

Classic Car Show, principally supporting Devon Air Ambulance (www.daat.org). In the beautiful setting of the Lyneham Estate near Yealmpton, Plymouth PL8 2LG. General public gates open 11am until 4pm. Admission £5 Per Adult Under 16s free. South Hams Singers; food craft stalls; jazz band; drinks bar; bouncy castle. Facebook page here.

Anne Rainbow presents ‘Artists on Air’ on SoundArt Radio 102 FM. 10am-12noon. Enjoy an artist date with Anne and her guest, Stephen Baird, and be inspired to flex your creative talents. Listen live/stream at https://soundartradio.org.uk/listen/ or catch up by joining Rainbow on the Radio FB group

Wednesday 11 September - 10am-12:30pm ONLINE
Wednesday Writers ONLINE. Anne Rainbow invites you to enjoy an artist's date a la Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way via ZOOM. Guest presenter Kerry Hadley-Pryce. Topic = TBA. Workshop cost = £30. For more details, visit website here, or email Anne at [email protected] or call her on 07721 695044

In September, Phillip StLawrence a regular visitor to Hope Cove is hosting a talk on 'The Story of the Spanish Armada. Phillip frequently hosts this and other talks on Cruise ships' and is very entertaining, receiving reviews..... "Brilliant"... Shaftesbury Fringe Festival and "Enthralling"....Queen Elizabeth, Cunard. The proposed date for this talk, lasting about an hour is Saturday 21st September, tickets will be available from reception nearer the date raising funds for the Hope Cove Breakwater appeal. The San Pedro El Mayor is the only Spanish Armada ship known to have been wrecked in England, is believed to have struck the Shippen Rock, October 28th 1588.

On Thursday September 26th, Linda Samuels, an established Artist and Author, will be hosting a talk ' The Man under the Radar' This is the story of her brave and courageous father, Jack Nissenthall who was a Radar engineer and volunteered for a suicidal mission on the Dieppe Raid, he survived against great odds and went on to live a varied and interesting life, which is told in her fathers biography The man under the Radar.

Prior to the Dieppe Raid, Jack set up and ran the Radar station at Bolt Head and he found billets for himself and his staff at the Cottage Hotel, the book draws heavily on Jacks own writings and his part in the development of radar before and during WW2 and its impact on the eventual outcome and original letters and photos, Linda will be talking about Jacks adventures around the area of Hope Cove and Bolt Head, copies of the book will be available to purchase from the hotel soon. Please contact reception if you are interested in attending on 01548 561555 so we can arrange sufficient seating.

Salcombe Live Festival

Anne Rainbow presents ‘Artists on Air’ on Sound Art Radio 102 FM. 10am-12noon . Enjoy an artist date with Anne and her guest, Maggie Smith, and be inspired to flex your creative talents. Listen live/stream at https://soundartradio.org.uk/listen/ or catch up by joining Rainbow on the Radio FB group.

Wednesday 9 October - 10am-12:30pm ONLINE
Wednesday Writers ONLINE. Anne Rainbow invites you to enjoy an artist's date a la Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way via ZOOM. Guest presenter Kerry Hadley-Pryce. Topic = TBA. Workshop cost = £30. For more details, visit website here, or email Anne at [email protected] or call her on 07721 695044

Friday 25 – Sunday 27 October
Dartmouth Food Festival

Monday 4 November 10am-12noon
Anne Rainbow presents ‘Artists on Air’ on Sound Art Radio 102 FM. 10am-12noon. Enjoy an artist date with Anne and her guest, Paul Dodgson, and be inspired to flex your creative talents. Listen live/stream at https://soundartradio.org.uk/listen/ or catch up by joining Rainbow on the Radio FB group.

Thursday 14 November – Sunday 17 November
Hope Cove Writers’ Retreat at Cottage Hotel. Hosted by Anne Rainbow. 72 hours of writerly fun. To book, ring Anne on 07721 695044, or email Anne at [email protected].

Wednesday 4 December - 10am-12:30pm ONLINE
Wednesday Writers ONLINE. Anne Rainbow invites you to enjoy an artist's date a la Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way via ZOOM. Guest presenter Kerry Hadley-Pryce. Topic = TBA. Workshop cost = £30. For more details, visit website here, or email Anne at [email protected] or call her on 07721 695044.