March – Early April

Paintings from a Postman's round: Stephen Leworthy has been a local postman for the past 25 years. This exhibition will be his fourth solo exhibition at the museum, following on from his "Brush With Wildlife" exhibition two years ago. His post round has inspired him to put paint to paper to create snapshops of his daily routine, which covers most of Meshaw and Roseash. 

The works are mostly watercolours but also include Gouache and Pen drawings, and cover such subjects as old tractors, duck ponds, buildings, animals and even a postbox. All the exhibits will be for sale.

May

An exhibition from the South Molton Twinning Association to celebrate 35 years of twinning with our French neighbours, Livarot in Brittany. Pictures of the twinning ceremony.

June

The South Molton Art Group's summer exhibition.

During the month of June the museum will be continuing the theme of twinning with our other twinned towns - Bad Bevensen in Germany and Shama in Ghana. The exhibition will consist of pictures and objects given or loaned to the museum.

July

THE ROLLE CANAL AND  NORTHERN DEVON WATERWAYS SOCIETY OPEN DAY

South Molton Museum and Assembly Rooms Saturday 10th July and Exhibition throughout July in the Museum - ‘bringing an historic waterway back to life’

 The Rolle Canal - “Abandoned and forgotten for nearly 140 years Lord Rolle’s Canal, sometimes known as ‘The Torrington Canal’, is once again coming to light.  Some volunteers from The Rolle Canal and Northern Devon Waterways Society are quietly working away to uncover and restore were possible, remains of this once vital link and mode of transport.”

The Society was formed in 2003 by interested persons with the aim of researching, restoring and informing to make the public aware of their heritage by walks and talks.

 The Canal runs from Landcross/Weare Gifford to Torrington/Rosemore.  It was started in 1823 by Lord John Rolle to import lime and culm to burn in kilns to improve the hilly and relatively poor Devon soil;  clay from Peters Marland, farm produce and also pottery from Annery  were the main exports.

 The Canal was six and a half miles long with a tidal river lock and one inclined phase.  The boats were tub boats that carried five to six tons and had small wheel to be pulled up the incline on rails.  It closed in 1871 when the railway came to Torrington and followed partly on the Canal bed. The purpose of this Open Day and Exhibition is to present to the public the restoration that has been taking place;  photographs, maps, drawings and artefacts etc. will be on display.

 http:http://www.TheRolleCanal.co.uk or call 0845 833 9664 for more information

Throughout July - An Exhibition of Hand Made boxes by Martyn Brewer

August

This lily, known locally as The Molland Lily, is actually Lilium pyrenaicum, from the Pyrenees. How it came to grow on a few banks in lanes around Molland, is something of a mystery...............come to the museum and find out more!

September

The University of the Third Age. U3As are self-help, self-managed lifelong learning co-operatives for older people no longer in full time work, providing opportunities for their members to share learning experiences in a wide range of interest groups and to pursue learning not for qualifications, but for fun.

October

South Molton Community Policing exhibition.