Ottery St Mary
Historic Ottery St Mary
A small market town with a superb 14th-century parish church modelled after Exeter Cathedral, Ottery St Mary has been settled since the time of Edward the Confessor. The mechanical medieval clock still strikes the hours.
In 1688 William of Orange stayed here while on his way to London to be crowned William III of England. Author Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born in the vicarage here in 1772.
Ottery St Mary is famous for the ancient ceremony of the Flaming Tar Barrels. Every November 5 lit barrels of tar are carried through the streets of the town in a rite whose origins are lost in the mists of time.
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Community Raffle draw
more Raffle Drawn on 23/12/2021
Santa fun run
more fun run around Ottery St Mary
Honiton Food Bank
more Mike Huxtable presented a cheque for £250 to Honiton Food Bank today.
Christmas store collections
more Santa helped with store collections
Christmas presents for Womens Refuge
more 9 ladies were in a refuge this Christmas
Christmas presents for Womens Refuge
more 9 ladies were in a refuge this Christmas
Laptops/computers for schools
more Due to Covid children have been home schooled again, not all children have the IT equipment they need to do this. we have collected equipment kindly donated and given to Kings School in Ottery, where they have been cleaned up and made ready to donate.
Little Princess Trust
more We are proud to have supported 10yr old Freya who grew her hair for 18 months so it could be cut to be made into wigs for young people who have lost their hair
Remembrance Sunday
more members of Otter Valley Rotary laying wreaths in Ottery, Honiton and West Hill.
Covid-19
more With the easing of Covid restrictions we are delighted to have restarted our fund raising activities. supporting the Devon County show and the Honiton show issuing childrens wrist bands to keep them safe.
Community raffle
more The aim of the community raffle is to help community organisations to raise money for their funds in a simple risk free way
Santa sleigh
more Santas sleigh tours the streets of Ottery St Mary in the run up to christmas.he also attends the Honiton Christmas light up.
Santa at Millwater School
more Otter valley provided christmas gifts to all the children at Millwater SEN school
Santa fun run
more Fun run around Ottery St Mary
Christmas Tree Festival , St Mary's Church , Ottery St Mary
more Around the end of November over 50 local groups and organisations provide and decorate ChristmasTrees.which go on display in St Mary's Parish Church,Ottery St Mary. Rotary and Inner Wheel both have trees displayed. A lovely, peaceful spectacle to visit
Youth cricket tour to South Africa
more Otter valley rotary contributed to the fund raising of 2 local boys who went on the tour.
Kids Out
more Crealy Park
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