The Bear Trail in Cullompton Devon
We were invited along to the brand new Bear Trail in Cullompton, Devon to see what it's all about.
My two had a fantastic time as you can probably see in the video.
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The Bear Trail - Cullompton Devon 28 05 2018
A perfect sunny day to get covered in mud at The Bear Trail!
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Places to see in ( Cullompton - UK )
Places to see in ( Cullompton - UK )
Cullompton is a town and civil parish in the district of Mid Devon and the county of Devon, England, locally known as Cully. It is 13 miles north-east of Exeter and lies on the River Culm. The earliest evidence of occupation is from the Roman period – there was a fort on the hill above the town and occupation in the current town centre. Columtune was mentioned in Alfred the Great's will which left it to his youngest son Aethelweard (c.880-922). In the past the town's economy had a large component of wool and cloth manufacture, then later leather working and paper manufacture.
A large proportion of town's inhabitants are commuters but there is some local manufacturing, including flour and paper mills. It has a monthly farmers' market held on the second Saturday of every month which is the oldest event of its kind in the South West. It is home to two grade I listed buildings: the fifteenth-century St Andrew's parish church and the seventeenth-century house known as The Walronds. The centre of the town is the only conservation area in Mid Devon and there are seven grade II* listed buildings and ninety grade II listed buildings in the parish.
The derivation of the name Cullompton is disputed. One derivation is that the town's name means Farmstead on the River Culm with Culm probably meaning knot or tie (referring to the river's twists and loops). In 1805 or 1806 the last bull-baiting in the town took place. On 7 July 1839, a severe fire destroyed many houses in Cullompton.
Cullompton is 4 miles (6.4 km) south-east of Tiverton, 13 miles (21 km) north-north-east of Exeter and 149 miles (240 km) west-south-west of London. It is at about 70 m above sea level. The parish covers nearly 8,000 acres (32 km2) and stretches for 7 miles (11 km) along the Culm valley.
The street plan of the town still reflects the medieval layout of the town. Most shops lie along Fore Street with courts behind them linked by alleyways. The length of the high street reflects the prosperity of the town from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century when it was a centre of the cloth trade. The street plan is still fundamentally the same as shown on a map of 1663, with a wider area at the North end where markets were held, roads to Tiverton and Ponsford and a small lane leading down to a mill (now known as Lower Mill). This map has only two buildings with roofs coloured blue (conventionally meaning they were of slate) – St Andrew's church and the Walronds. There are two grade I listed buildings in Cullompton: the fifteenth century parish church (St Andrew's) and the Walronds at 6 Fore Street. There are also seven grade II* listed buildings and ninety grade II listed buildings. The centre of the town is a conservation area – the only one in the Mid Devon area. Hillersdon House, a Victorian manor house is near to the town centre and within the parish.
The Walronds was probably built in 1605 which is the date over the hall fireplace. St Andrew's church dates from the fifteenth century. Cullompton Manor House is a grade II* listed building with sections built in 1603 (dated panel and initials TT for Thomas Trock on the top corner of the front of the house) and 1718 (on a lead cistern head of a drainpipe, are the letters (L) S/WT (R) and the date 1718). Running parallel to the main high street is a leat with a public footpath running along it. The leat runs from Head Weir, north of Cullompton.
Junction 28 of the M5 lies within the parish of Cullompton and a short distance from the town centre. The Bristol and Exeter Railway opened Cullompton railway station when the railway opened on 1 May 1844. Devon County Council's Travel Transport Plan includes the reopening of Cullompton Railway Station.
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Getting Soaked at The Bear Trail!
Me and my mate jumping headfirst into the mud at The Bear Trail assault course.
Dorset Adventure Park Mud Trail
Amazing afternoon at the mud trail, Corfe Castle, Dorset
Sevens against Cullompton
Light's out over Cullompton
Running a high iso of 1600 with a grad filter in place to tame the glow from the enviroment.
Geochache in cullompton find
Sick
Shoe! - I May Be A Mong From Cullompton, But At Least I Ain't A Cully Mong
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Higher Bebington Rangers Crocky Trail - 18th July 2015
A day out at Crockey Trail - 18th July 2015
Playing at Muddy Park
Playing with my favourite truck in muddy puddles at favourite park.
Cayla's Fight Fun Day in Cullompton
Family fun in the sun was enjoyed by hundreds at a day raising funds for a five-year-old girl in her battle against cancer.
Cayla’s Fight, a cause to help raise £200,000 to help Cayla receive treatment in the USA, hosted the day on Sunday, August 25, at Cullompton Community Association (CCA) Fields.
Just two months after celebrating her fourth birthday, Cayla’s parents found themselves in a living nightmare when they were told their daughter has a rare form of cancer which only 100 children in the UK are diagnosed with a year.
Throughout the past years, Cayla has endured gruelling treatment for high-risk Neuroblastoma, which has successfully led to her reaching remission. However, the chances of relapse within the next five years are 50/50, and the only way of reducing those odds is if her family can raise £200,000 for a vaccine treatment in the USA.
Cayla’s mother said: “Cayla was diagnosed last July, it was a terrible time, we were distraught. She went through a lot of treatment to get where she is now. Thankfully she is in remission which has taken a while, and she’s getting stronger every day.
“We still have quite a bit of money to raise, and we’re hoping to take her to New York in October for her first lot of treatment which will be five weeks long, and she’ll have the first three vaccines within that trip. After that, she comes home for a little while, then goes back over in week eight. She’ll hopefully have all the vaccines in the space in a year, and it will hopefully keep Cayla in remission.”
Enya added that the day had been “absolutely fabulous.”
“To see everyone in Cullompton get together and raise funds for Cayla has been fabulous. The people who put this together, their team has been incredible, everyone has enjoyed the day, it’s been great.”
Louise McRandal, who organised the day added: “It’s been a phenomenal day, we’ve had so many people coming to enjoy the event. We’ve had Ben Moon on the BBQ and meeting fans, we’ve had a celebrity racing driver down, we’ve had Blind Date, a Mr and Mrs competition.
“This event was planned five weeks ago, and the spirit of Cullompton and people who have come together to help organise has been phenomenal.
“Cayla’s Fight has consistently been raising funds to help Cayla to get her treatment. Already more than £140k has been raised, and so we’re all doing our bit today to help that.”
Tour of Britain Cycle Race - Stage Five - Cullompton, Mid Devon - 2010
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CULLOMPTON residents packed the road sides to witness the spectacle of the Tour of Britain.
Stage five of the race headed through the town on Wednesday September 15, as cyclists such as Bradley Wiggins, and race winner Marco Frapporti made their way from Tavistock to Glastonbury.
The sprints were dominated by Michal Golas as the Vacansoleil rider got a hat trick of sprint wins at Cheriton Bishop, Cullompton and Langport. For his efforts through Cullompton, the town's mayor Councillor Wendy Gillings was in Glastonbury to present him with a blanket woven in Cullompton from local wool.
In the town bakers had made special biscuits for the day, banners and balloons had been given to the town's schools, and Bike Doctor cycle shop were also giving free checks on bikes.
Year five pupils made a six mile round trip from Kentisbeare Primary School to Cullompton on their own bikes.
Jill Thompson brought 26 of her pupils to see the race. She said: We love the Tour of Britain, and it's one of our targets this year to do lots of cycling, so this was an ideal start to the new term.
Cullompton Farmers Market 20th Anniversary
Neil Parish MP cut the cake as Cullompton Farmers Market celebrated its 20th-anniversary last week.
The market has been running in Station Road car park since 1998 after Tracy Frankpitt heard about the idea on Radio 4. The market was the fourth Farmers’ market in the UK and the first in the South West to be started by anyone other than a local authority.
Tiverton and Honiton MP Mr Parish was invited to launch the celebrations on Saturday, June 30 with entertainment including Stripey, the original musician from years ago.
Mr Parish said: “It’s a wonderful thing to celebrate 20 years of having this market here. We’ve got wonderful produce, we’ve got arts and crafts and food, and it’s nice for me as an MP to be able to come to something so lovely.
“Everybody enjoys themselves, and we need more of this kind of thing. I appreciate what the organisers have done over the years as these things don’t just happen overnight and I think it’s great for Cullompton.”
The current chairman of the Farmers Market Sarah Jones praised her “passionate committee” who had seen the market through the highs and lows of two decades.
“I think in the current climate we’re just grateful to be here,” she said. “We’re going to take the market back to the high street, we have a pop-up market on Saturdays, and we head out from Station Road to events such as the Uffculme Show, Tesco car park, and we also like to help promote the high street as a destination too.
“The high street seems to suffer here with traffic and everything else and the town is growing so we’ve got to maintain the market as they will be glad of it in years to come I hope.”
Mayor of Cullompton Iain Emmett also encouraged residents to come and support it. He said: “It’s a new market every month with new people and a chance to attract visitors from outside the town. It’s a tradition we can build on.
“There’s a lot of people here today I haven’t seen before, and hopefully it will continue for the next 20 years.
“People can get behind the market by getting down here, buying things and supporting the town’s events.”
“We have our new town centre development committee which is going to be looking at market activities, the high street and aims to improve the town from parking to toilet facilities, so everything is all part of the mix.”
Armitice Day 2016 in Cullompton
CULLOMPTON honoured those who sacrificed their lives and continue to do so at an Armistice Day ceremony this morning.
The town fell silent at 11am as councillors, pupils, veterans and members of the public gathered to say thank you through wreath laying at the war memorial.
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