Draw 5 took place on 8/11/2025. (Draws will now take place on the second Saturday of each month.) Winners are as follows: 1st: Number 022, Peter Marriott, from Giltbrook, Notts. – £53.00 2nd: Number 099, Bill Eaton, from Bittaford, Devon – £12.00 3rd: Number 117, John Hedderley, from Budleigh Salterton, Devon – £6.00
The Yeo Valley Trust has now officially changed its name to the Barnstaple & Yeo Valley Railway Trust. The Trustees decided to do this to better reflect the Objects of the Trust, which have not changed. At present, the bank account continues as the “Yeo Valley Trust” until advised otherwise. Look out for our new website – https://byvrt.org.uk/…
Draw 4 took place on 28/10/2025. The winners are as follows: 1st: Number 052, Mike Buse, from Chelmsford, Essex – £50.00 2nd: Number 106, Cliff Maddock from Reading, Berks – £12.00 3rd: Number 044, Richard Haste from York, N.Yorks – £6.00
Draw 3 took place on 26/09/2025. The winners are as follows: 1st: Number 103, Cliff Maddock from Reading, Berks – £40.00 2nd: Number 078, Phil Heathcote from Barnstaple, Devon – £12.00 3rd: Number 040, Chrissy Barnard from Malton, N.Yorks – £6.00
Draw 2 took place on 29/08/2025. The winners are as follows: 1st: Number 030, Jo Roesen from Chipping Camden, Gloucs – £38.00 2nd: Number 088, Jose Kimber from Tiverton, Devon – £12.00 3rd: Number 092, Jose Kimber from Tiverton, Devon – £6.00
This year’s Exmoor Associates and Yeo Valley Trust Autumn Shareholders Meeting has a new venue! Taking place at 10:00 am on Sunday, 28th September, the meeting will now be hosted by the Growforward Project at Chelfham, by kind permission of the Project leader, Danny Argent. Shareholders, supporters and guests are welcome to attend. The address is: The…
Draw 1 took place on 31/07/2025. The winners are as follows: 1st: Number 018, Barry Marshall from Bideford, N. Devon – £33.00 2nd: Number 008, Barry Marshall from Bideford, N. Devon – £12.00 3rd: Number 037, Malcolm Barnard from Malton, N.Yorks – £6.00
Every online purchase you make could help raise much-needed funds for the Yeo Valley Trust – at no cost to you! Just a handful of supporters have raised over £500 so far. Use the QR Code or URL above, or visit https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/yeo-valley-trust/ for more details and to sign up to this scheme. Remember, it will…
On 17 May 2025, as Chelfham Viaduct was open to the public for the first time ever, and in celebration of Rail 200, ‘200 years of rail travel’, The Yeo Valley Trust launched The Yeo Valley Trust 200 Club. Membership of the 200 Club costs just £12 per year, and it aims to provide materials…
Issue 6 of the YVT Newsletter, ‘Viaduct Views’, along with Exmoor Associates’ Trackbed Trails issue 44, was sent out to all EA shareholders and YVT supporters last month. Viaduct Views 6 is now available online for download, see this and all previous editions at https://yvt.org.uk/viaduct-views/
