The summer’s on its way! Where has this year gone? We’ll soon be singing Christmas carols again! But until then, we have so many months to look forward to. We’ve got the Tinners and Tiegnton Fayres that we will be involved in, so please come and say hello and support us! We’ve also got another musical in August that we are able to help put on thanks to the fabulous Anna Shields and Emily Cook. What a great job they and the young people have done over the last two years and this year is sure to be even better! We will be performing Beauty and the Beast! If you are a young person interested in having a go at singing and acting, there is an open day/audition day on 8th June from 2pm at Endecott house. Hope to see you there!

On 7th and 8th July, Diana Marriott and On The Edge are planning a 30 mile walk. This walk is the Saints Way walk between Padstow and Fowey. We are hoping for good weather and plan to walk 15 miles a day, camping in between on the Saturday night. We are doing this to raise money for On The Edge and hope to get a number of the older young people along to help too. All of us involved will be looking for sponsors during June, so please support anyone involved with as much as you are able. We are really looking forward to this adventure and hope it will be a great success. Thank you to Diana, who has worked with me to bring this idea to life! Please keep an eye out for further information.

As the summer holidays quickly approach, The Mess will begin to open more and more over the summer months. We may end up in the park if the weather’s nice, or chill out at the centre if it turns nasty. We want as many young people to benefit from this space, even if it’s just to pop in and grab a refreshing drink before heading back up to the skate park!

So far the centre has been in constant use on Monday and Tuesday evenings after school and the hope is that this will continue as we look to keep the centre running from September. Please keep an eye out for opening times which are always displayed in the window and on the door! Reminder: The centre is predominantly for young people aged between 11 and 18, although, if they are 10 and in year 6 at Chagford Primary they are free to attend.

This year’s musical run by Anna Shields and Emily Cook (Starling Arts) is Beauty and the Beast! Over 40 young people have signed up and it is destined to be an amazing show! The dates of the performances are 22nd - 24th August! Please keep an eye out for posters and further publicity.