Due to Covid-19, we have reluctantly decided to cancel this year’s Umborne Ug, which would have been run on June 27th. All pre-entry runners have been informed and fees sorted out. We look forward to seeing you all in June 2021. Thank you for your support. Rick & Eleanor
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VE Day 75 in Umborne
(photos can be enlarged by left clicking once and then left click again for a full screen picture) Friday evening, May 8th 2020, we celebrated the 75th anniversary of VE Day in the community of Umborne in East Devon. We had a minute’s silence in memory of all those who suffered or died in the […]
Miniature Steam train rides in Shute
Steam up at Penventon, Shute The “Steam-up”, on Saturday 20th July 2019 at 2pm, is an annual event held in the grounds of Liz and Tony Gosling’s house, Penventon, in Shute. This is a whole family occasion and the great attraction is the opportunity to have a ride on Tony’s miniature steam train as it huffs […]
Ug results and photos
Umborne Ug 10k and 2.5k Fun Run results 2019 Plus photos – to view, left click once and then left click again for a full screen photo. The Umborne Ug was blessed with a beautiful sunny, warm evening, great for the spectators but slightly sticky for the competitors.The top 3 prizes in the 10k race […]
Umborne Ug 10k & Summer BBQ
(Photos can be enlarged by left clicking once and then left click again for a full screen picture) Umborne Ug 10K 29 June 2019 Axe Valley Runners & Umborne Hall Committee bring you the Umborne Ug 10k SATURDAY 29th June 2019 at 6.00pm Held under the Association of Running Clubs rules. […]
Umborne Trustees minutes of meeting February 2019
MEETING OF THE UMBORNE HALL TRUSTEES 6:45pm, Tuesday 19th February 2019 Present: Phillip Ambler, Neville Cheeseman, Sue Gush, Lorna Ockenden, John Pearce, Carolyn Selley, Ann Shepherd, Melanie Smith, Rob Summers, Teresa Wilmington-Wills, Eleanor Wood 1. Apologies: Carl Coman 2. Minutes of previous meetings (9/10/18, 27/11/18 and 11/12/18) These were agreed and signed off at this […]
Hearty Breakfast at Umborne Hall
On the morning of Saturday 23rd of February we held an event called “Hearty Breakfast” at our hall to raise money for a defibrillator for the hall. (photos can be enlarged by left clicking on them once and then left click again for a full screen picture) We had an amazing turn out of many […]
Legacy to Landscape – Winter Newsletter 2019
WINTER NEWSLETTER 2019 Legacy to Landscape a three year project involving the community and celebrating a hidden area of landscape based upon an historic 1781 map of the Shute Estate. Our aim is to reveal the rich heritage of this hidden landscape that remained virtually unchanged for centuries. The 1781 Estate Map We have commissioned […]
Macmillan High Tea in Umborne Hall
Macmillan Fund Raising Event: (photos can be enlarged by left clicking on them once and then left click again for a full screen picture) The Umborne High Tea held on the afternoon of Saturday 29th September was well supported by the community. We were incredibly lucky as the rain that was promised did not appear […]
Autumn Supper Saturday October 20th 2018
Autumn Supper: (photos can be enlarged by left clicking on them once and then left click again for a full screen photo) A most enjoyable evening was held in Umborne Hall for our annual Autumn Supper on Saturday and 50 locals decided to come and support this event for which we are very grateful. The […]
