The village has an active community life with many societies and groups. These well supported clubs/groups include but not exclusively Northlew Walking Group, badminton, Knit and Knatter, Mother and Toddler, Northlew Amateur Dramatic Society (NADS), snooker, Women’s Guild and yoga. It is reported that Northlew is one of the very few remaining villages to have a Silver Band, playing most recently for Christmas carols around the village Christmas tree and at the village bonfire night carnival procession.

Many of the activities are held at the Victory Hall, opened in 1921 to commemorate the lives of the men lost in the first World War. In 2014 it was extensively refurbished with time and money given by local people with some external financial help. The Victory Hall hosts some of the clubs/groups including the annual Craft and Produce show, the carnival, performances by NADS and meetings and is also available for hire for private parties.

Northlew Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled Church of England school in the Diocese of Exeter.   This is a small rural school with an intake of children from Northlew and outlying areas.

Post Office - The church room hosts the weekly visits by the Post Office on Monday and Wednesday mornings 09:30 to 12.30 noon and on Fridays 09.00 am to 12.00 noon. 

'The Square Shop’ in Northlew, a Community Interest Company helps provide the village with food and general supplies and also cut down the necessity to travel to supermarkets and town outlets. See opening hours below.  It is exceptionally well stocked, mainly because the majority of their products are sourced locally and are without restriction.   They always aim to stock local milk, cheese, vegetables, bread and eggs, along with staple cupboard items and, of course, lots of chocolate and sweets.  Deliveries will be available within the village to assist the elderly and residents with impaired mobility - please use contact details below to discuss.

Contact Details: 

Steve Lofthouse/Tim Williams      

Mob no: 07533 017938  Email: squareshopnorthlew@outlook.com

St Thomas of Canterbury, Northlew.  It is likely that there has been a church in Northlew since the 11^th century. The earliest church would have occupied about the same area as the current tower, and it is probable that the tower is built over the site of that earlier church.   Click here for more information.

Northlew Methodist Church.     Click here for more information. 

The Green Dragon - The Green Dragon Public House, situated just off the square, is a quintessential English country pub.  Refer to the Green Dragon Northlew Facebook page for further details.  

Village Fun Day - The village fun day raises money for local charities and the community and is usually held on the last Saturday in April on the village playing fields. For more information please contact Dan Anscomb above.

The Village Playing Field is the site of many community activities including the Children’s Playground. Northlew Parish Council have set up a working party to ensure the play equipment and area is regularly checked and maintained to a good standard. If you are interested in joining this working party then please contact the Clerk.   All parishioners are also actively encouraged to play a part in this and report any issues to the Councillors or Clerk as soon as possible. The Playground routine checks policy can also be accessed here on the website.

Devon Air Ambulance Night Time Landing Site – following a fundraising exercise by the village, the installation of night time landing lights and electrical supply in the playing fields was completed in 2018 and the DAA can now land in darkness in the case of a medical emergency in the village or surrounding area. This is an important lifeline to a rural community such as Northlew, particularly during the winter months.

World War One Commemoration - It is understood that Northlew has the sad distinction of having lost proportionately more men than any other village in Great Britain during the first world war. In 2014 a commemorative event was held in the village square to remember the fallen men from Northlew whose names are carved on the war memorial in the church yard. The commemoration was held on 28th June 2014 the 100th anniversary of the start of the first world war. There are several records of the event on YouTube.