Musbury Diary Spring 2020 ch-Church: vh-Village Hall MUSBURY PARISH March Sunday 1st Village Praise Ch 10.00am Monday 2nd Parish Council Meeting Vh 7.30pm NEWS Thursday 5th Lent Course Ch 7.00pm
Sunday 8th Holy Communion BCP Ch 8.00am
Wednesday 11th Coffee and Chat Vh 10.30am
Saturday 14th Table Top Sale Vh 10.00am
Sunday 15th Sung Eucharist Ch 11.15am
Friday 20th Bowls “Ted’s Trophy” Vh 6.30pm
Sunday 22nd Mothering Sunday Evening Prayer Ch 3.30pm
Monday 23rd Garden Club Neil Lovesey Vh 7.00pm
Tuesday 24th Church AGM Vh 7.00pm
Saturday 28th Curry night with Wholly Funk Hind
Sunday 29th Sung Eucharist Ch 11.15am
April Sunday 5th Palm Sunday Village Praise Ch 10.00am
Monday 6th Annual Parish Council Meeting Vh 7.30pm
Wednesday 8th Coffee and Chat Vh 10.30am
Wednesday 8th Compline Ch 7.00pm
Friday 10th Good Friday Liturgy Ch 12.00am
Saturday 11th Easter Activity Morning Ch 10.00am
Sunday 12th Easter Sunday Holy Communion Ch 11.15.am
Sunday 19th Sung Eucharist Ch 11.15.am
Monday 20th Garden Club Christine Stones Vh 7.00pm
Saturday 25th WI Jumble Sale Vh 2.00pm Sunday 26th Evening Prayer Ch 6.30pm Spring 2020
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Rector Fr Steven Martin [email protected] 553180 Church Office Administrator Emma Laughton [email protected] 552307 Revd Preb John Lees (Associate Minister) 551351 May Linda Joy (Children and Families Worker) 07599292449 Sunday 3rd Village Praise Ch 10.00am Jan Lees (Reader) 551351 Emma Laughton (Reader) 551400 Friday 8th VE Day Quiz Hind Victoria Chester (Reader) 07489882824 Saturday 9th Plant and Craft Sale Vh 9.30am Charles Hill (Reader) 552141 Saturday 9th Open gardens Musbury Barton Revd Canon Colin Preece (Retired Assistant clergy) 552154 Sunday 10th Open Gardons Musbury Barton Revd Nigel Freathy (Retired clergy) 22303 Sunday 10th Holy communion Ch 8.00am Revd Jeremy White (Retired clergy) 32299 St Michael’s Church, Musbury Monday 11th AGM parish council Meeting Vh 7.30pm Church wardens Sunday 17th Sung Eucharist Ch 11.15am Mrs Sue Irving, Cherry Tree House, Church Hill 552440 Monday 18th Garden Club Ben Candlin Vh 7.00pm Mr Michael Pritchard, Knap Orchard, Combpyne Rd 552297 Saturday 23rd Live music The Skalatans Hind Sunday 24th Evening Prayer Ch 6.30pm Treasurer Friday 29th Village Hall 100 club relaunch Vh 7.00pm Mr Robin Collis, Monmouth House 551105 Sunday 31st To be confirmed see notice board
Anagram answers MUSBURY PARISH NEWS The Wasteland, Golden Hind, Musbury, Three blind mice Village Website: www.musburyvillage.co.uk Ziggy Stardust, Ban the bomb, Confessions on a dance floor Cecil Day Lewis, This magazine is published quarterly by the Parochial Church Council of St. Brain Teaser answers Michael’s, and is distributed free of charge to all households in the Parish. The cost is borne by the PCC but is largely offset by advertising revenue and by a 9 o'clock. At 3 o'clock there are 2 gaps between the 3 strikes, so each gap grant from the Parish Council. The Treasurer will always welcome donations lasts 4.5 seconds. If it takes 36 seconds to strike then there by readers. must be 36/4.5=8 gaps, which means there must be 9 strikes. The services provided by our Advertisers are commended; when using them please mention the Musbury Parish News. 30%. There are 6 ways in which eggs can be selected so that each of the three Editor hens has contributed an egg to the omelette. Denoting the hens by T, O and G, Jolly Sargent, Ruffles, Doatshayne Lane 552470 the possible combinations for selecting the eggs are the orderings: TOG, TGO, [email protected] OTG, OGT, GTO, GOT. Taking the first possibility (TOG), it can be calculated Distribution: by noting there is a 1 in 6 chance of selecting Tilly's egg first, then a 2 in 5 Mr David Antell 553454 probability of selecting one of Olivier's two eggs from the remaining five eggs, Advertising: and then a 3 in 4 probability of selecting one of Gillian's three eggs from the Rod Powell 552681 remaining four eggs. And so the probability of that combination is: 1/6 x 2/5 x 3/4 =6/120 = 1/20 = 5%. Fortunately calculating the probability of any one of these 6 events is the same, (e.g. GOT is 3/6 x 2/5 x 1/4 = 5%). And so the probability of selecting three eggs each laid by a different hen, is 6 times 5% =30%. And Finally From The Vicarage Steven writes Thank you for making Caroline, Henry, John and I feel so welcome in Musbury. I feel very fortunate to have been appointed Rector here and hope “What is meant by: "We mustn't give in to the terrorists"? We gave in to that we shall have many happy years together. This Parish is part of the them the moment the first bombs fell on Afghanistan.” Holyford Mission Community, which as you may know, consists of six church Terry Jones 1942-2020 communities who worship in six very different, very beautiful churches. The churches work together to share ideas and resources. Each is fortunate to A reminder that the Musbury Parish News is now available in full colour on have a faithful, dedicated and welcoming congregation and St Michael’s is no the village web site with live links to advertisers. exception As well as weekly services in each of the churches, we also The The Parish News as always, is very grateful to the advertisers for their organise events across the six churches, such as this year’s Lent Course. It support in the production of this magazine. Advertising enables The News focusses on the life and spirituality of St Francis of Assisi and the first session to be delivered free of charge to every house-hold in the village. We could (led by The Reverend Jeremy White) will be held at St Michael’s on Thursday not continue without our advertisers and I hope readers will continue to 5th April at 7pm. The other three sessions take place on the following support them. Thursdays, same time, in the churches at Branscombe, Southleigh and Colyton. Thank you as well to all the contributors who I think keep The Parish News, fresh and interesting and reflect some of the opportunities and The Lent Course is for anyone—all are welcome, whether or not they are interests available within the village. regular church-goers. You can come to any one or all of the sessions if you wish and there is no charge. We have some excellent speakers coming, Finally a big thank you must go to Nick Raison who started editing The including Elizabeth Maslen, who is a Franciscan Tertiary, The Right Reverend Magazine 15 years ago, and has seen it go through some dynamic Martin Shaw and Brother Clark Berge who is the Guardian at Hillfield Priory changes. Including not least having The Magazine printed by Axminster and has served as Minister General (leader of thousands of Franciscan Printing, which has led to a well presented printed publication. Nick has religious across the world). These inspiring Christians will be talking about St also sorted out Advertising, increasing the number of advertisers and Francis’s life, his journey to faith and how we can learn more about life and therefore increasing our income. For the last 2 years we have been able to prayer through him. print the cover in glorious colour, and I hope soon to be able to produce the whole magazine in colour. The team wishes Nick all the best for the future, Lent is the period of forty days before Easter during which we remember and I am sure we may well see him in Axminster Jesus’ time in the wilderness, which he spent in prayer and reflection before his ministry led him to the cross, through death to the resurrection on Easter We can now welcome Rod Powell to the team who is going to take over Day. The origin of the word ‘Lent’ means spring, or growth. Lent is about the advertising. Thank you Rod creating a space for growth; creating a space and letting God fill it. During Lent it is good to work at finding a time and space in which we can stop and In the interests of continuity, I am hoping someone will come forward to think and pray, in order to let God in and let our trust in him and love for him offer editorial support. Not least so someone else knows how to do it! grow. St Francis, like all Christians, realised that the Christian life is not about diminishment but about growth. God’s growth enables us to grow more Jolly than we can imagine. The Lent Course offers a simple opportunity to ‘make space’. I end this article by sharing a poem by Robert Herrick (1591–1674) which I hope will Contributors please note help get us in the mood for Lent. Deadline for next Issue 15th May With every good wish and blessing,
Fr Steven.
44 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 1 Saturday 18th Dawlish and Teignmouth £16 Enjoy a drive along the coast and visit these seaside resorts!
Thursday 23rd Otter Nurseries Garden Centre £7
To Keep a True Lent Thursday 30th Sheppy’s Cider, nr Taunton £7 Visit Sheppy’s House of Cider. They have their own butchery, a bakery and Is this a fast, to keep deli. The larder lean? Also a Farm Shop and Restaurant And clean From fat of veals and sheep? MAY Thursday 7th Topsham £7 Is it to quit the dish Visit this thriving shopping town. Many independent shops, restaurants and Of flesh, yet still cafés. To fill The platter high with fish? Thursday 14th Monkton Elm Garden Centre, Taunton £7 Taunton’s premier garden and pet centre. Family restaurant Is it to fast an hour, Or ragg’d to go, Saturday 16th Weston Super Mare £16 Or show Visit this bustling seaside resort with its level promenade, the Grand Pier and A downcast look and sour? the famous Weston donkeys! A wide variety of shops and places to eat.
No; ‘tis a fast to dole Thursday 21st Mystery drive with a stop for tea £7 Thy sheaf of wheat, And meat, Thursday 28th Shopping in Sidmouth £7 Unto the hungry soul. JUNE It is to fast from strife, Thursday 4th From old debate Otter Nurseries Garden Centre £7 And hate; To circumcise thy life. Thursday 11th Portland £7 Visit the Isle of Portland, a wonderfully isolated coastal area. Lighthouse and To show a heart grief-rent; café for tea. To starve thy sin, Not bin; Saturday 13th Dartmoor £16 And that’s to keep thy Lent. Enjoy a drive over beautiful Dartmoor with stops for shopping and refreshment.
Thursday 18th Shopping in Exmouth £7 Situated at the mouth of the beautiful Exe estuary and at the very beginning of the Jurassic Coast, Exmouth is one of the most picturesque seaside towns in Devon.
Thursday 25th Shopping in Yeovil £7
2 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 43 Axe Valley and West Dorset In celebration of Mothers
Ring and Ride Service Ltd This month holds a very special celebration on the third Sunday of Lent. It is Parish Office, St Paul's Church, High Mother’s Day or Mothering Sunday as it was more traditionally called. Street, Honiton, EX14 1PE Tel: 01404 46520 Mothering Sunday was originally a time when people returned to their ‘Mother Church’, the one in which they were baptised or where they attended services when they were younger. This meant that families were reunited and returned to the towns and villages where they grew up. In time, it became customary for young people who were working as servants in “RING & RIDE large houses, to be given a holiday on Mothering Sunday. They could use this day to visit their own mother and often took a gift or food. In turn, this PASSENGER CLUB” moved towards the modern celebration, which we know today. TRIPS FOR 2020 - ZONE 2 + 4 Registered Charity No. 1098002 Many families get together around their mother and celebrate with a special meal out and I love to see generations of the same family all gathered Please pay for your trip on the day directly to the driver. together. The shops are bursting with beautiful bouquets and bunches of Saturday Trips: First pick up 9.00am Return 4pm (Times are flowers to give as gifts to our mothers and the array of special cards are in approximate) abundance too. Thursday Trips: First pick up 12.30pm Return 4.30pm However, for some it can also be a sad time, remembering the mother they MARCH can no longer hug, or perhaps some wish they had a different or closer Thursday 5th Monkton Elm Garden Centre, Taunton £7 relationship with their mother. Others may not be a mother yet and long for a Taunton’s premier garden and pet centre. Family restaurant day when they might have a child.
Thursday 12th Shopping in Sidmouth £7 I love the image of this verse from Luke 13 v 34
Saturday 14th Poole £15 ‘How often I wanted to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers Enjoy the bustling quay and shops, walk on the beautiful beach or visit her brood under her wings’ Brownsea Island in the stunning natural harbour. That feeling of love, safety, nurture and warmth is so necessary for young to Thursday 19th Darts Farm Shopping Village £7 thrive and a human need in us all.
Thursday 26th Shopping in Yeovil £7 However we will be spending Mother’s Day this year we can be sure that God longs to gather us up and meet all our needs in Him. APRIL Thursday 2nd Kings Garden & Leisure, Exmouth £7 Services will be held around the Mission Community on Mothering Sunday nd Family-run Garden Centre with Coffee Shop/Restaurant, Farm Shop and Gift 22 March to which you are all warmly invited.
Shop. Linda Joy 07599292449 th Thursday 9 IKEA, Exeter £7 Children and families worker Visit the famous store with everything for the home and a restaurant! Holyford Mission Community
Thursday 16th Shopping in Dorchester £7
42 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 3 Parochial Church Council The Village Hall Committee are pleased to say that they have donated a defibrillator for the village located by the village notice board by Musbury Father Steven Martin seems to be settling into Holyford Mission Community Garage. Kindly installed free of charge by Matt Craker of Next Phase well and has not only taken several services at Musbury Church but Electrical Ltd and generously housed and lit up by Julian Rinaldi at Musbury attended the Christmas Craft Fayre and met many of you on that occasion, Garage. Thank you to Adrian and Emma of The Hind for the donation of too. It is good to have a resident Rector again and we are grateful to the £97.20 towards the defibrillator. Rev’d Prebendary John Lees and his small team for serving the Mission Community during the Interregnum last year. There will be changes as there Thank you for supporting your Village Hall in every way you can, again I always are when new incumbents take over but everything seems to be would like to thank the tireless efforts of the committee, thank you all. carrying on as usual at present as we all try and serve God in this place. Michelle Craker The Carol Service was well attended as it always is with many different villagers reading lessons, Laura playing the organ and Fr Steven training and conducting the ‘hidden choir’. We are so fortunate that he is such an accomplished musician. On his first service in St Michael’s he not only took the service but played the organ as well! The school once again held their end of term carol service and Christingle Service in Church and again it was lovely when the lights were dimmed and they were all holding their lit Musbury Plant and Craft Sale 2020 Saturday 9th May Christingles. Many parents attended. Spring has sprung a little early this year judging by our garden and I've The Christmas Craft Fayre was a great success in December. Thank you to sown chilli and sweet pea seeds hoping they will be ready for the Plant all who helped in any way way to raise a magnificent £874. Sale in May. Our next fund raising effort is a Table Top Sale on March 14th in the hall. We The Village Hall will be open from 5.30 - 7.30pm on Friday 8th May and shall have several Church Tables as well as all the other contributors who from 7.30am on Saturday 9th May for table hirers to set up and for us to come back year after year because they find our events such friendly receive any donations of vegetable, ornamental or indoor plants you are mornings. Please come down and support us. Bacon Butties will be awaiting willing to make to our own Sales Table. you. Smell them as you approach the hall! Tables will be on hire at £10 each for both plant and craft sales. Our Monthly Coffee & Chat Mornings continue on the second Wednesday in the Committee Room. We were able to send £160 to ARC in December from The Sale will start at 9.30am finishing at 12.30pm on Saturday and will our surplus donation over 2019. Do come and join us for a coffee and a include a Raffle, a Tombola by the Bowls Club, and Refreshments provided good natter to friends. by Musbury Church. The Axminster Food Bank continue to be very grateful for our weekly donations so keep them coming to Church. The Garden Charm Competition, open to all in the Parish of Musbury, will be held in June; remember the emphasis is on Charm and not gardening The Annual Meeting will be held on March 24th at 7pm in the Village Hall perfection! Committee Room. Everyone is welcome to join us at this important meeting where we have the opportunity of thanking all those who keep the Church For hire of tables, donations and enquiries please contact: running especially Sue Irving and Michael Pritchard our Church Wardens, who had extra duties this past year, when we were without a Rector. Lesley McGowan Lock 01297 551556 and
Valerie Nicholls 01297 552131
4 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 41 Musbury Village Hall As we look forward to Easter, we have our usual Lent Course - the first of which is in Musbury Church on Thursday March 5th at 7pm. Other Thank you to all who came and supported all the village events recently held sessions will be in other MC Churches. You are most welcome at them all. in the Village Hall. These include the weekly regular activities such as Lt. Col Drake is opening his garden again in May and June and we will be pilates, badminton, line dancing, zumba, table tennis and bowls to name just doing the teas with Church having the profit from this. You still need to pay a few and of course the one-off events. The next few months are busy too to go round the garden as last year. with a table-top sale, a tea dance, a jumble sale and a plant sale all open to We look forward to welcoming you as always to the variety of services the public. provided by Musbury Church each Sunday.
The AGM for the Village Hall was held on Monday 10th February, we would Kay Short like to thank all that spared their valuable time to attend, however we are PCC Secretary looking for a New Secretary for the Village Hall Committee urgently, if 552711 no-one steps forward, we would unfortunately have to close the Village Hall until further notice. If you are interested in filling this role please call Debbie on 01297 35898.
The charges to hire the Hall are slightly increasing from 1st March 2020, the new charges are £10 per hour for the main hall, £8 per hour for the committee room and £16 per hour for the entire hall. This includes kitchen, lighting and heating. This is very competitive compared to similar halls locally. Please be advised the key code is set to change from 1st March 2020. If you would like to hire the hall please do so by emailing Sarah on [email protected]
100 Club Mission Community Lent Course: Lent with St Francis December winners 1st prize £60 Joly Sargent (60) Thursdays in Lent – refreshments from 7 pm, sessions begin at 7.30 pm 2nd prize £40 Jill Anscombe (85) and end by 9 pm. Further details on the Lent leaflet. All welcome, 3rd prize £20 Joan Welch (76) whether you are a regular church goer or not, to any or all the sessions January winners 1st prize £15 Jill Bowles (28) Thursday 5th March at St Michael’s, Musbury 2nd prize £10 David Rixon (77) Francis—Relevant Today: The Reverend Jeremy White 3rd prize £5 Mary Oborn (88) February winners Thursday 12th March at St Winifred’s, Branscombe 1st prize £15 Kath Gay (27) Francis and Meditation?: The Right Reverend Martin Shaw 2nd prize £10 Susan Nisbet (89) 3rd prize £5 Joan Welch (76) Thursday 19th March at St Lawrence, Southleigh The Paradox of Francis: at the edge and at the core: Elizabeth Maslen If you would like to join the 100 Club email Mary on [email protected] TSSF
The 100 Club relaunch event is on Friday 29th May in the Committee Room Thursday 26th March at St Andrew’s, Colyton from 7pm come along for wine and nibbles, everyone welcome. Living the life of Penance with St Francis. The call to live differently in the world: Brother Clark Berge SSF
40. Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 5 CHURCH FLOWERS AND CLEANING Spar & Garage
Well, here we are again the Annual Spring Clean of the Church is Christmas seems a long time ago and we have Easter eggs in the shop! looming.....this year the dust will ‘fly’ on Saturday 28th March at 10.00am. I But before that, don’t forget Mother’s Day on 22nd March. I’m sure no-one look forward to seeing all cleaners (let me know if you can’t make it) ready will forget Mum BUT, just in case we will be open at 8am for chocolates, with their buckets and mops ! Tea and buns provided !!! wine and flowers.
Two weeks later it will be the turn of the flower arrangers as we decorate the Then it’s Easter; we have a lovely range of eggs & chocolates, including Church after the long period of Lent. Decorating will be on Saturday 11th some gluten & dairy-free, plus of course, hot-cross buns and Easter April ready for Easter Sunday. I look forward to those spring arrangements biscuits. As normal, the shop and Post Office will be open our normal that you all do so well. hours, every day over the Easter period, including Easter Sunday. Although the Post Office is open, Royal Mail won’t be collecting on Good Friday, Lastly, I would like to welcome two new volunteers to our flower team. Thank Easter Sunday or Easter Monday, so please allow extra time for your you for the giving of your time which parcels to arrive. Also, there will be no Evershot Bakery delivery to us on makes SUCH a difference to the rest of Good Friday, Easter Sunday or Monday, so if you need extra, please order us. early.
Happy Easter As usual, we opened early for the Exeter Trial in January. It was a great night and Sue Irving for once, the weather was perfect for the 552440 competitors, dry and not too cold. Our Smokin’ Bean coffee machine was well used and appreciated by drivers, riders and staff alike.
If you’ve got the winter blues, why not treat yourself to a bunch of daffodils for only Easter Activity Morning £1? They will cheer you up, make you realise Spring is on its way and 10p from every purchase goes to Marie Curie, a Calling all children, Mums, Dads & everyone ! great charity.
Come and join in our Holy Saturday Activity Morning Looking forward to seeing you at Musbury at St Michael’s Church on 11th April at 10.00am Garage very soon.
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All are most welcome
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Spring 2020 Musbury Parisn News 8 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish Nes 37 Weather Watch
November was wet! Love Devon The total for the month was 176 mm (7”). The average for the previous 15 years was 101 mm LOVE Devon helps brings communities together (4”). There were two or three frosty mornings around the middle of the month and one welcome It may be cold outside, but there’s a warm glow spreading out across the sunny spell, but there was plenty of rain with a nd with an inch on each whole of Devon. From coast to countryside, villages and towns to particularly wet spell on 21st-22 day. cities, LOVE Devon is bringing communities together to support themselves and each other and to celebrate everything that is good and glorious about The meterological autumn (September to November) was, living and working in this part of the world. as I’m sure you are all aware, exceptionally wet; at Musbury there was a
total of 500 mm (20”) for these three months. The average over the last 15 LOVE Devon was established by Devon Communities Together which is years is 254 mm so autumn 2019 was twice as wet as usual. approaching its 60th birthday. The independent charity was set up with the December was also wet with a total of 169.5 mm (just under 7”). The first intention of helping communities to help themselves, and LOVE Devon was few days were dry with frosty mornings but thereafter there were few dry established as a way of raising awareness and raising much-needed funds days. The average for the previous 15 years was 91 mm (just under 4”). to support the charity.
January 2020 was pretty wet throughout although there were a few sunny The charity’s key objectives are more important than ever – to ensure days mid-month. The total rainfall for the month was 81 mm (a little over 3”). Devon’s communities are given the support they need to address the issues This is a little below the average for the last 15 years but because the wet that affect them; to help them become more resourceful and resilient and to autumn saturated the ground, everywhere remains very wet indeed. As I build places that are healthier, more vibrant and inclusive with improved write, Storm Ciara has just passed and I think we got off lightly. Further well-being. stormy weather is in the offing but there is a slight hint of a cold dry spell in
March. We shall see. LOVE Devon is unashamedly proud of its people and places and there’s a whole raft of enterprises. Projects include the Village Halls Service which Mike Lock keeps the buildings at the heart of any community beating and the Big Energy Saving Network which tackles the issue of fuel poverty that is worse in rural areas where there is limited access to the mains gas network.
There are important challenges facing everyone in Devon including affordable housing, entrepreneurship, rural isolation and loneliness, the environment and sustainability. But for every challenge, LOVE Devon has a Parish Records creative way of approaching it. Baptism
If you love Devon, get involved! Join in with fundraising, access help and 29.12.19 Lila Richardson advice or simply spread the word. Go to Facebook (www.facebook.com/ lovedevon2016/), Twitter (@LoveDevon) or Instagram (@Loving_Devon) or the website Burial of Ashes
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36 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 9 Nature Watch Quiz Night at the Hind in Musbury – Emma and Adrian have promised us another Quiz Night at the Hind in Musbury in the New Year. The last one The mild winter has brought was great fun and I am sure the next one will be just as good. Watch this snowdrops, crocuses and daffodils space for details. into flower unusually early. Both Concert on Saturday 18th April in The Guildhall, Axminster. snowdrops and daffodils were in "An evening with The Four Tune Tellers and Friends" flower by mid-January, and this early flowering was widespread as Musbury and Whitford W.I. Jumble Sale is being held on the 25th April I saw both in flower in both Norfolk in Musbury Village Hall. From 2 p.m. till 4 p.m. Part of the funds raised and Staffordshire at this time. One and all the funds raised from the refreshments, being done by the LOF, will plant that is fairly inconspicuous go to Axminster Hospiscare@Home but which always flowers very early The League of Friends Annual General Meeting Friday The 15th May at is Winter Heliotrope of which there 6.30pm in the Axminster Guildhall. The speaker is yet to be confirmed but is a large patch on the verge opposite the junction of Axminster Road and light refreshments and a glass of wine will be provided after the meeting. Malborough Road. The large rounded leaves are very obvious but few The meeting is open to everyone regardless of whether they are a member notice the spikes of pale mauve flowers that appear in January and provide of not. early nectar for any bees that may venture out on warm days. Winter Heliotrope is an introduced species and only male plants occur I this country Axe Vale Festival – 20th & 21st June -The League of Friends will once so no seed is ever produced. It is very common on roadside verges and again have a stand in the Mall at the Festival. Please come and see us and must originate from cast-out garden rubbish. A relative, Butterbur, is support our grand prize draw. probably native and grows by streams; it has much larger leaves that were used in the past for wrapping butter. The rest of the calendar for 2020 will be put together soon and I will keep Another plant that has just come into flower is cherry-plum. This is a you informed tall shrub that produces white flowers that look like those of blackthorn, for Ann Veit - Hon Secretary which it is often mistaken. It flowers earlier than blackthorn and leaves usually start to develop at the same time; those of blackthorn appear after Telephone – 01297 552376 Email – [email protected] the flowers have fallen. The fruits of cherry plum are much larger than the sloes that blackthorn produces; they are yellow or orange when ripe and can be used to make jam. The first frog spawn of the year appeared in one of our ponds on I have noticed that anagrams are popular in the village quizzes about 24 January. This is very early; in normal years I would expect to see it So here Are a few Answers at the back in late February or early March. Frogs hibernate at the bottom of ponds and emerge to mate and lay eggs as the water warms up. Toads lay later; they Eliot Poem - talented shaw. Pubs former name - hidden long. produce long strings of eggs whereas frogs produce dense clusters. Where we live -by rum us visually impaired rodents - timbered lichen
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10 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 35 Seaton Wetlands have been rather quiet in recent weeks. There are, League Of Friends Of Axminster Hospital however, large numbers of Lapwings using Black Hole Marsh to rest during the day and these make a delightful spectacle when they all fly up – often because there is a Peregrine overhead. Lapwings tend to feed at night THANK YOU MUSBURY FOR ALL THE TERRIFIC SUPPORT YOU HAVE because during the day they are liable to have any worms they may catch GIVEN US OVER THE LAST YEAR stolen from by gulls! Shelduck have now mostly returned and I have seen a The LOF thank everyone in Musbury who has contributed to making a few further up the valley – they will nest later in rabbit holes under the massive £1,000 for our funds during 2019. Thank you too Emma and hedges. Other ducks on Black Hole Marsh include plenty of Teal and Adrian at the Hind for their Quiz night and Coffee Morning and for all the Mallard, a few Wigeon, and occasional Shovelers. Curlews and Black-tailed other support given. Thanks to the Monthly Coffee Morning for their Godwits are in plenty on the Estuary, together with numerous Redshank, a support. Thanks to the Garden Club for sharing the Christmas Raffle money few Dunlin, and one or two Greenshanks. with us. Thanks to the gardeners and allotment holders for all the surplus Soon, rain permitting, water levels will be lowered on Black Hole Marsh to fruit and vegetables they gave Ann for her jam and pickle making (net profit encourage migrating waders to call in. Between March and May various this year £519). Thanks to everyone who bought jams and pickles. It makes species should pass through – Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin, me proud to be part of this wonderful village. As most of you know Common and Green Sandpipers and Ruff among them. Axminster Hospiscare@Home is costing the League of Friends £180,000 Gulls are very numerous on the Estuary this winter and recently there has per annum and it is our intention to provide this service as long as we can. been an influx of Common Gulls and Mediterranean Gulls. Common Gulls This can only be done with the continuing support of t he local community. are not common here; they look like small Herring Gulls with a delicate WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING yellowish beak and greenish legs. Mediterranean Gulls are like Black- headed Gulls but in the breeding season have a truly black (not chocolate- The Field of Vision Analyser, bought for the Axminster Ophthalmic brown) head, a larger red and black beak (not plain red), and pure white Department by the League of Friends at a cost of £12,500, is being installed wings (Black-headeds have black wing tips). They first bred in Britain in the as I write. 1960s and there are now about 400 pairs breeding in Hampshire. However, A number of people who have asked for Axminster appointments recently ringing shows that some of our birds come from as far away as Poland. have been re-routed to Exeter which has caused some concern. This is a short term situation due to reorganisation of the outpatients department and Early to mid-March should see the first Sand Martins and Chiffchaffs arrive, things should be back to normal shortly. Please, when being referred by following soon after by Swallows. One or two Swallows have been seen in you GP ask for an Axminster appointment, Ask For Axminster. Devon this winter, perhaps not risking the journey to South Africa.
The Axminster Hospiscare@Home nursing continues with the wonderful Mike Lock team of Hospiscare@Home nurses. Please remember that the service in our area is fully funded by the League of Friends of Axminster Hospital. Donations made to the League of Friends Axminster Hospiscare@Home are ring fenced for that purpose. Money donated directly to Hospiscare can be used for any purpose near and far. Donations League of Friends WHAT’S COMING UP £108 was collected at the Christingle Service before Christmas for the Musbury Monthly Coffee Morning – On the second Wednesday of Children’s Society every month. This village event gives the villagers, though open to anyone, a chance to meet and chat and buy some of the jams and pickles on sale Thank you for LOF funds.
34 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 11 Musbury Short Mat Bowls
Fifteen club members thoroughly enjoyed their trip to Manor House Hotel where they not only played short mat bowls several times, they attended a variety of craft and sport activities over the four days. The food was excellent. We held a successful Christmas Lunch at the Hind in December attended by 25 members. A great time was has by all and we celebrated our 25th Birthday. Our two afternoon teams are enjoying mixed success in Division 2. They got to play each other a few weeks ago which was interesting with a win for the Red Team. There are several matches left until the end of the season and we wish both teams all best for each one. Please remember we still have room for new members if you would to try Short Mat Bowling. Tuition is given and woods can be borrowed. The first three sessions are free. After April 27th, we shall just be meeting in the evenings only. The afternoon sessions have been particularly popular during the winter. On Friday March 20th at 6.30pm we are holding The Ted’s Trophy - a club charity competition and a fund raising event. There will be an enormous raffle and prizes will be gratefully received. Everyone in the village is welcome to join us for the evening. We also have our AGM in April on our Friday club night (24th). We look forward to welcoming you at our friendly club. Kay Short 552711 [email protected]
Brain Teasers; answers at the back
When Big Ben's bongs are back as before building began, every hour the first strike will sound exactly on the hour. If it takes 9 second to strike 3 o'clock, what time would it be it if it takes 36 seconds to strike?
Jane owns three hens: Tilly, Olivia and Gillian. Each week Tilly lays 1 egg, Olivia lays 2 eggs and Gillian lays 3 eggs. At the end of the week Jane gathers up all six eggs and randomly selects three of them to cook herself an omelette. What is the probability that each hen has contributed to the omelette?
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14 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 31 Musbury and Whitford Women’s Institute. Musbury Garden Club
Our December meeting was one of Fun, Fellowship and Food plus a visit Firstly, thanks must go to all who from 2 of Santa’s Elves with a gift for everyone. bought a raffle ticket at our December event. We are delighted to report that On a wet Tuesday we had our first meeting of the New Year.Our speaker you raised nearly £200, so £100 was was one of our own members. Carolyn has been our secretary for many donated to Axminster Hospice at years; escaping every few months on an exotic holiday to places most of us Home and £100 to the local just read about. She estimates that she and her husband, Brian,have counselling service ARC. visited over 150 different countries with the main exceptions being Antarctica The next dates for your calendar are: and Canada. Her love of travelling was fostered by the books she and her Father collected from the library in the neighbouring village every Saturday Monday 23rd March where we have a and discussing them on their walk there. We were spell bound as we return visit from Neil Lovesey who will listened and escaped for a few minutes from the wind and rain outside. We present a very practical session on wish them well on their move and future journeys. propagation. Neil runs Picket Lane Nursery in South Perrott. He will be This month, February, we welcomed two members of Exeter Morris Dancers, covering bulbs, corms and tuberous –rooted plants, all top cuttings and much in full costume! We were given an in-site into the history of Morris Dancing. much more! He encourages anyone with material they are concerned about to There is a stone carving dated 1485 depicting a Morris Dancer. We were bring it along too. Additionally at the March meeting, we will be inviting people to given a rendition of a very spritely jig accompanied by music on the fife and sign up for our summer outing to South Wood Farm, Cotleigh on Thursday tabour. It was then our turn! We gave of our best as we walked through a afternoon, 4th June. dance in groups of three. We then ‘performed’ it to music, with much laughter as we got it wrong. The more energetic then danced a ring version On Monday 20th April we welcome Christine Stones who is a Garden Historian of Shepherd’s Hey. A fantastic way to spend a February Afternoon! with extensive knowledge of gardens across the world and their history. She will be looking at gardens in World War One, covering not just the Home Front, but Our next meeting is on Tuesday 10th March at 7.30pm at Whitford Village gardens in unexpected places such as concentration camps and the trenches. Hall when Rosemary Griggs will give us ‘ An Audience With Lady Katherine’. The last talk of this season is on Monday 18th May when Ben Candlin will introduce UK sub tropical plants. Ben is a professional gardener based in Do come and join us. Just turn up for a warm welcome. Besides our Exmouth. 'UK Subtropical Gardening' takes a look at the history of this garden monthly meeting we have a Bookclub for members; a Tea ‘n’ Chat group style, from its Victorian origins through to the present day, before exploring a meeting at various local eateries. We run a monthly area meeting of Food, variety of hardy plants and planting ideas that can be used to create a Craft and Skills. This enables us to invite speakers and teachers that small subtropical or exotic effect. institutes cannot afford and also to meet others from the district. You don’t have to be a gardener, or even have a garden to come along to Advance Notice:- Musbury’s Garden Club – everyone is welcome. All meetings are at the Village We are holding a Jumble Sale on Saturday 25th April at Musbury Village Hall, and each session starts with refreshments from 7.00p.m., before the talk at Hall. 7.30 p.m. You can become a member for the season for £5, and pay £1.50 per session, or come along at any time and pay £2.50. Look out for the posters which will be appearing during March.
Jean Fullerton Karen, Val and Sue [email protected] [email protected]
30 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 15 Beastly Vet or Misunderstood Pillar of the The NLO starts the month of March with a family day for British Science Week. More information can be found https://www.britishscienceweek.org/ Community? The complete programme commences 15 minutes after time listed. Arrivals after programme commencement may miss some of the programme Musbury Heritage – Stories from our village history content.
Musbury may not lend itself to the setting for a soap opera, but one of our The programme is approximately 2 hours duration and will usually include a past residents would seem an ideal character if that should ever happen. short talk, a planetarium presentation and visits to the historic telescopes From around 1871 Musbury had its own veterinary surgeon. David Rawle and Lockyer Technology Centre. Telescope domes are unheated and from Rackenford (near Tiverton) moved here at the young age of 24 years. suitable clothing should be worn. Telescope viewing is dependent on clear Originally, he lived with his sister on Axminster Road, but he married in July sky. The observatory will always be open at the advertised times. There is 1871 and moved into “Spillers” on the Seaton Road. no need to pre-book for any published open afternoon or evening.
He was a devout Chapel man, marrying in the Wesleyan Chapel, Yeovil and continuing to preach in many various venues in Devon and Somerset. He was also a strong advocate of temperance, writing letters to the papers appealing for the election of politicians supporting this cause. When advertising for a governess to their children the Rawles asked for a British Science Week “Christian, abstainer, musical” person and “a connection with Methodism”. Sat Mar 7th 11am-5pm open day
Unfortunately, his character seemed to be somewhat lacking in other issues. Sat Mar 21st 19:15 What is a moon? David Rawle spent a lot of his time in Exeter Court or Axminster Petty Sessions, either defending himself or suing others. In one court, where he Sat Apr 4th 19:15 What is a supernova? was a specialist witness, an RSPCA officer declared his testimony invalid as Sat Apr 25th 19:15 Planets he was not a qualified vet. Mr Rawle, in rebuttal, said that he had passed through courses and had a skilled knowledge, though he did not state that Sat May 2nd 19:15 What is a nebula? he was qualified. Often, he is simply called a farrier. Wed May 13th 14:15 Open Afternoon Whether he was a vet or a farrier, he hardly treated animals with kindness. Jupiter and the Juno Initially, when summoned for ill-treatment or cruelty the courts seemed to Sat May 23rd 19:15 find in his favour. The bench was often filled with local dignitaries, with Moons whom he socialised. Eventually, his reputation got the better of him. He was fined for cruelly whipping a horse (pulling 15cwt up a hill) until it was on http://normanlockyer.com its knees with its flank bleeding. On another occasion he was found guilty of working a horse whilst in an unfit state. He also seemed reluctant to bury The Norman Lockyer Observatory is both a historical observatory and home carcases, being fined for leaving a dead bullock and later a dead horse to to an active amateur astronomical society. It is a centre for amateur rot above ground. He was repeatedly fined for allowing his pony and trap to astronomy, meteorology, radio astronomy, and the promotion of science stray, out of his control, on the highway. education. Situated just this side of Sidmouth it is well worth a visit Contact via the web site
16 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 29 The sky at Night He was no better with people, as he was guilty of hitting a road contractor on the head with an iron bar, causing a severe wound and knocking out a With March, April and May we see the movement of the winter constellations tooth. There are many other court cases involving financial issues, in which to the horizon and have a new set of constellation to find. he invariably lost. One Court Chairman refers to his being summoned “over and over again” for having no lights on his vehicle, for which “he doesn’t Like Orion, Leo is one of those constellations where I can see the figure it is appear in court and makes no defence”. named after. There is a distinct pattern to the lower stars with “the sickle” at the front forming his head. David Rawle’s life was also afflicted with tragedy. His eldest daughter, when only 14, died in a horse-riding accident. She was found unconscious, Between Leo and Gemini there is the faint constellation of cancer, if you being dragged along with her foot in a stirrup. Mrs Rawle died, aged 46, focus on the centre you may see a misty patch. This is the Bee Hive cluster following childbirth, when she refused to see a medical man until it was too or Praesepe. It is nearly 600 light years away and contains over 1000 stars late. They had at least 10 children. which were all born around 600 million years ago. Never out of the limelight, our vet was also very politically-minded, Venus is brightening in our evening skies and by the end of March it is interrupting two husting meetings in Musbury to cajole both Sir John Phear visible until after midnight. Jupiter, Saturn and Mars are all morning objects. and Sir John Kennaway during their respective election speeches in 1885.
By April, due south the main constellations in the sky around 10pm are Leo, He was certainly a character, but would his arrogant behaviour be tolerated Virgo, with Bootes overhead, binoculars and small telescopes show more today? now than the naked eye. There is a wonderful collection of galaxies between Leo and Virgo, called the Virgo cluster. In amongst this you will find M87 Martin Minter / Musbury Heritage / [email protected] which is a giant elliptical galaxy that emits a 5000 light-year long jet of gas travelling at one tenth the speed of light.. It is quite an impressive view is you have the equipment to see them, look for the bowl shape which is formed by School Report Virgo’s Y shape and you will see a load of fuzzy blobs. The Virgo cluster is our closest giant cluster, with some 54 million light years away. There are The children have been throwing themselves into their learning since the Christmas holidays. Amongst many other things, they have been learning around 2000 galaxies and many of them are a spiral shape the same as our about the Romans, E-Safety, the seasons and the counties of UK. milky way. We have been looking after some baby trout (fry), who have been entrusted As May dawns we find Leo heading off to the western horizon and Virgo, to us by the Axe Valley Rivers Association. In the next few weeks, we hope Bootes, Corona Borealis and Hercules in the south. Bootes, the herdsman, to be able to release the trout into the River Axe or one her tributaries. is shaped rather like a kits. The name of the brightest star is Arcturus which means “bear driver”. It apparently ‘drives’ the two bears (Ursa Major and As always, we welcome support from the local community. We are fortunate Ursa Minor) around the sky. The lowest star in Virgo is Spica. It is ten times to be visited regularly by a small group of very able and talented local heavier than the Sun, it’s also more than 12,000 times more luminous, and people, who support us with projects across the curriculum and are an incredibly valuable addition to the Musbury Team. We are always on the its surface temperature rage 25,000 degrees C, compared to the Sun’s lookout for people with curriculum enriching skills e.g. crafts, woodwork, 5,500 degrees C. technology, music or drama, so if you are willing and able please don't hesitate to contact the office. Venus begins May as an evening star, but by the end of the month it is moving closer to the sun and becomes a morning star. Mr T Nield. Head of Teaching & Learning
28 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 17 Can you help with Musbury’s House Histories? Friends Of St Michael’s We all know that there are many interesting historical properties in Musbury. Most of these are still standing, but some have disappeared with the passage of time. Just to remind you, the twin objects of the Friends are to raise My own new house sits where an old wooden bungalow was before. Many funds to help preserve, restore, of you will have memories of this bungalow, but did you know underneath maintain and improve the church building for the benefit of the whole that building there were the foundations of 3 cottages dating back to before community and for future 1841 and, possibly, to Tudor times? These were known as Princes House. generations to come; and to help Another property called Princes Cottage was where our pile of (temporary!) to raise awareness of the historic rubble now is. Look carefully and you can see where the fireplace was. I’ve role St. Michael’s has played over done some research and been contacted by previous occupants, so we are the centuries in the way of life and building up a bit of a history for Adcroft. I’ll be putting this on the Musbury heritage of the village, and at the Heritage website soon. same time foster an appreciation of the church’s very special architectural and aesthetic value, I'm sure many of you have memories of your houses, your parents’ and in whatever ways we can. grand-parents’ homes or other buildings around the village. It will be a shame to lose these. The turn of the year is the time for renewing annual subscriptions to the Friends and the committee is grateful I would love to hear from anyone who can help with their knowledge of to those who have already done so. The reminder letter this year also houses, farmhouses, their occupants and any photographs you may have. invites people to think about mentioning the Friends of St Michael’s Any history up to recent times will be of interest, but please be assured no Musbury in their wills – this has certainly helped the equivalent Friends details of current occupants or living residents will be stored or revealed in body in Colyton to raise funds for St Andrew’s. the Musbury Heritage archives. In return I can tell you what I have Fund-raising plans for the future include a series of ‘Musbury Evening discovered about your house in my current research. Talks” on a wide range of subjects with a local speaker or someone from further afield. The concept is based on a successful initiative to raise funds Please email me, call me or I will happily pop round to see you. for the church in Wambrook (near Chard). The format would be for an early evening gathering over a glass of wine
Musbury Heritage / www.musburyheritage.co.uk Other suggestions for fund-raising and further activities will be much appreciated.
Andrew Kennon Secretary [email protected]
18 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 27 Doom and Gloom! News from the Hind
‘And it was very good’ Happy new year to everyone! We have some great things coming up please save the date's for our The feature on trees in the winter edition was possibly not read by many and forthcoming Events! those who did read it may have wondered what it was all about. The punch line was unfortunately left out of the text so the few words now being penned are on a similar topic but now disguised with a heading that is far more Sunday 22nd March - Mothering Sunday Lunch please book early to avoid serious and hopefully eye catching! disappointment the diary is already filling up our wonderful home cooked Sunday roast available 12-2pm The short five quoted words come from the Biblical story in Genesis of the creation. God tells us what happens over a six day period and at the end he Saturday 28th March - Live Music with Wholly Funk & Curry Night, was very pleased for it was good! Yes everything may well have been good Musbury's very own Ian from Rosemary Lane and his band are back by in those days but what about today. Is everything still good or have we popular demand!!! since the industrial revolution time being doing our best to abuse all those ‘good’ things from previous times. Quite definitely humanity and society 8th May - VE Day Quiz have benefitted hugely from the technological advancements that have been made over the last two hundred years or more so we cannot knock or blame Sat 23rd May - The Skalatans - Live Music Rocksteady band with a little our ancestors for the present climate change fear that is constantly being
discussed at the moment. Was the oil and coal put beneath our soil for us Latin infusion to use as an energy and raw material product or was it nature’s way of naturally storing the dreaded carbon emissions which occurred when the Times and further information will be on the village notice board opposite the world was evolving? I believe we were intended to find these wonderful Pub nearer the time! materials beneath our feet to help our advancement but we as a human race now know that if we continue to use up all these old fossil fuels making Best Wishes plastic bags and bottles then we are going to speed up climate change Emma & Adrian which will make living on this planet very difficult for future generations. We 553553 have to think of the next one or two thousand years not just the next fifty or one hundred. Many often remember today people of around two thousand years ago such as Pythagoras, Aristotle, Homer and Jesus so in the scheme of things two thousand years is nothing! Now the question; is there anything us Musbryites can do to help slow climate change to make sure that our world remains ‘Very Good’? It has Some great music coming! For those of you who have seen these bands at been suggested that if all people living in this country were to plant 60 trees the Hind before you will know to expect a great evening each that would help to make the UK carbon neutral. It is actually quite daft A clip of Wholly funk can be seen here to think that all of us could plant that many trees and actually how would that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H17yPyk4Zzw really help when you consider the Amazon Forest is being destroyed at a great rate of knots and there are frequent bush fires in the likes of Australia, The Skalatans USA and even the UK at times. But the conservative party have pledged to https://www.youtube.com/watch? plant a huge number of trees, so did the National Trust, but will politicians v=yboaHVzB__Y&list=RDyboaHVzB__Y&start_radio=1&t=58 and who ever keep their word!? Are you ready to plant a tree along Marlborough Road or in a field hedge? We are really lucky to have both these top quality bands in our Local Pub. “Lets Keep music Live!” Letters to the editor are invited to further this discussion Michael Pritchard Jolly 26 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 19 Elder Banking … Priceless What follows, is an actual letter sent to a bank by an 86 year old women. The Bank Manager thought it amusing enough to have it published in The Times.
Dear Sir I am writing to thank you for bouncing my Cheque with which I endeavoured to pay my plumber last month. By my calculations, three nanoseconds must have elapsed between his presenting the cheque and the arrival in my account of the funds needed to honour it. I refer, of course, to the automatic monthly deposit of my entire pension, an arrangement which, I admit, has been in place for only eight years. You are to be commended for seizing that brief window of opportunity and also for debiting my account £30 by way of penalty for the inconvenience caused to your bank. My thankfulness springs from the manner in which the incident has caused me to rethink my errant financial ways. I noticed that whereas I personally answer your telephone calls and letters, when I try to contact you, I am confronted by the impersonal , overcharging , prerecorded , faceless entity which your bank has become. From now on, I like you, choose only to deal with a flesh-and -blood person. My mortgage and loan repayments will therefore and hereafter no longer be automatic, but will arrive at your bank, by cheque, addressed personally and confidentially to an employee of your bank whom you must nominate. Be aware that it is an OFFENCE under the Postal Act for any other person to open such an envelope. Please find attached an Application Contact which I require your chosen employee to complete. I am sorry it runs to eight pages, but in order that I know as much about him or her as your bank knows about me, there is no alternative. Musbury Village Hall Committee Please note that all copies of his or her medical history must be countersigned by a Notary Public figure, and the mandatory details of his/her urgently need a Secretary financial situation (income, debts, assets and liabilities ) must be accompanied by documented proof. For more information please In due course at my convenience, I will issue your employee with a PIN number which he/she must quote in dealings with me. I regret that it cannot be shorter than 28 digits but , I have modelled it on the contact: number of button presses required of me to access my account balance on your phone bank device. Debbie Ellis on 01297 35898 As they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Let me level the playing field even further.
20 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 25 TRIP Services When you call me, press buttons as follows: TRIP Wheels – Wheelchair friendly and easy access transport. Taking less Immediately after dialling, press the star (*) button for English mobile people to medical and social appointments whenever they need to go. #1. To make an appointment #2. To query a missing Payment TRIP Cars – Transport to medical appointments through our network of #3. To transfer the call to my living room in case I am there volunteer drivers. To local medical providers, Exeter or further afield. #4. To transfer the call to my bedroom in case I am sleeping. Servicing GP Surgeries, Hospitals, Den sts, Op cians, Chiropodists & many #5. To transfer the call to my toilet in case I am attending to nature other medical appointments. #6. To transfer the call to my mobile phone if I am not at home #7. To leave a message on my computer, a password to access my TRIP Informa on – Impar al informa on and advice on transport and other computer is required Password will be communicated to you at a later date to that authorised issues, plus signpos ng to other providers. contact mentioned TRIP Mobility – New and used mobility equipment for sale or hire. Servicing earlier #8. To return to the main menu and to listen to options 1 to 9 and repairs, ba eries & res. #9. To make a general complaint or enquiry
TRIP Equipment – A comprehensive range of equipment and daily living aids, The contact will then be put on hold, pending the attention of my automated designed to make life easier. Lots of items in stock, plus we will order in for answering service you. While this may on occasion, involve a lengthy wait, uplifting music will play for the duration of the call. TRIP is proud to introduce ‘Winter Friendship Group’ – A new pilot program Regrettably , but following your example, I must also levy an establishment aimed at helping people who are o en isolated, especially during the winter. fee to cover the setting up of this new arrangement . Targeted at all ages, this program aims to reduce isola on by providing May I wish you a happy, if ever so slightly less prosperous New Year ? weekend day trips, some with a hot meal included. Your Humble client And Remember: Don’t make old people mad. We do not like being old in the Planned dates: 9th, 12th & 23rd of February – 11th & 22nd of March For first place, so it does not take much to piss us off. more informa on please contact TRIP: Tel: 01404 46529 www.tripcta.org [email protected] Messy Church Parish Council Mee ng Dates.. Sunday 8th March - Reese Strawbridge Centre 4-6 We look forward to seeing you at the next Parish Council mee ngs Good Friday 10th April - St Andrews Colyton (time tbc) Sunday 10th May - Reese Strawbridge Centre 4-6 Village hall Commi ee Room at 7.30pm Monday 2nd March Noahs Ark Monday 6th April (Annual Parish Mee ng) Colyford Memorial Hall 1.15 - 2.45 Monday 11th May (Including Annual General Mee ng ) Thurs 12th March Amanda Hill (clerk to Musbury Parish Council) Thurs 26th March Thurs 23rd April Tel 553348
24 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 21 Musbury Parish Council News With 1 in 10 Devon households classed as fuel poor there's so much more New Parish Clerk than can be done to help people save money. So, if you or someone you know would like some 1-2-1 advice, Devon Communities Together are able We are very pleased to announce that Jo Boyce has been appointed to the to offer this service until the end of March and would love to help as many position of Musbury Parish Clerk with effect from the 1st April 2020. Jo and people as possible! her family moved to the Musbury in 2014 and up until recently she worked as a To find out more contact: [email protected] or primary school teacher. Jo now works assisting her husband in his business, [email protected] she also bakes for Axminster Country Market and visits clients on behalf of Age UK. Many of you will know Jo from her daily walks with her black cocker spaniel - Millie. Jo is very much looking forward to getting to grips with the Parish Council business and becoming more actively involved in the lovely Song of the Allotments community of Musbury. A lovely rhyme put forward for inclusion by one of our allotment holders:
Devon Air Ambulance – Night Landing Site in Musbury The spring is sprung The grass is riz Councillor Matt Craker has been busy with plans to progress a potential night Do you know where the allotments is? landing site for the village. He is engaged in talks with Toby Russell from Devon Air Ambulance Trust and Musbury School who have now given There are plots to spare agreement in principle to the site being located on the school playing field. Ready to dig This will offer a potential life saving service to the village given our Some are small, while t'others are big. geographical distance from the RD&E in Exeter. Want to eat more veg? Giving vegan a try? Village Lengthsman Or perhaps it's flowers to catch the eye?
County Councillor Ian Hall has supplied Musbury Parish Councillors with Why not rent a plot? details of funding which could help offset the cost of the provision of providing The rates are low Lengthsman services to Musbury Village. The role of the Lengthsman dates Come join us and give it a back to medieval times when he was required to "walk the length of the go! parish", to ensure that the ditches and drains were clear. Now the role could encompass so much more including weed clearance, removing litter, cleaning For a no commitments tour road signs, and general light maintenance to keep the parish neat and tidy. and chat, contact the Parish Clerk in the first Fuel Poverty In Devon – Devon Communities Together instance. The Big Energy Saving Network programme continues apace, following a very busy Big Energy Saving Week during which we visited a number of communities to help people save money on their energy bills. From village halls to supermarkets, energy saving champions have been getting out and about to support people with lots of advice from energy saving to switching suppliers and much more.
22 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 23 Musbury Parish Council News With 1 in 10 Devon households classed as fuel poor there's so much more New Parish Clerk than can be done to help people save money. So, if you or someone you know would like some 1-2-1 advice, Devon Communities Together are able We are very pleased to announce that Jo Boyce has been appointed to the to offer this service until the end of March and would love to help as many position of Musbury Parish Clerk with effect from the 1st April 2020. Jo and people as possible! her family moved to the Musbury in 2014 and up until recently she worked as a To find out more contact: [email protected] or primary school teacher. Jo now works assisting her husband in his business, [email protected] she also bakes for Axminster Country Market and visits clients on behalf of Age UK. Many of you will know Jo from her daily walks with her black cocker spaniel - Millie. Jo is very much looking forward to getting to grips with the Parish Council business and becoming more actively involved in the lovely Song of the Allotments community of Musbury. A lovely rhyme put forward for inclusion by one of our allotment holders:
Devon Air Ambulance – Night Landing Site in Musbury The spring is sprung The grass is riz Councillor Matt Craker has been busy with plans to progress a potential night Do you know where the allotments is? landing site for the village. He is engaged in talks with Toby Russell from Devon Air Ambulance Trust and Musbury School who have now given There are plots to spare agreement in principle to the site being located on the school playing field. Ready to dig This will offer a potential life saving service to the village given our Some are small, while t'others are big. geographical distance from the RD&E in Exeter. Want to eat more veg? Giving vegan a try? Village Lengthsman Or perhaps it's flowers to catch the eye?
County Councillor Ian Hall has supplied Musbury Parish Councillors with Why not rent a plot? details of funding which could help offset the cost of the provision of providing The rates are low Lengthsman services to Musbury Village. The role of the Lengthsman dates Come join us and give it a back to medieval times when he was required to "walk the length of the go! parish", to ensure that the ditches and drains were clear. Now the role could encompass so much more including weed clearance, removing litter, cleaning For a no commitments tour road signs, and general light maintenance to keep the parish neat and tidy. and chat, contact the Parish Clerk in the first Fuel Poverty In Devon – Devon Communities Together instance. The Big Energy Saving Network programme continues apace, following a very busy Big Energy Saving Week during which we visited a number of communities to help people save money on their energy bills. From village halls to supermarkets, energy saving champions have been getting out and about to support people with lots of advice from energy saving to switching suppliers and much more.
22 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 23 TRIP Services When you call me, press buttons as follows: TRIP Wheels – Wheelchair friendly and easy access transport. Taking less Immediately after dialling, press the star (*) button for English mobile people to medical and social appointments whenever they need to go. #1. To make an appointment #2. To query a missing Payment TRIP Cars – Transport to medical appointments through our network of #3. To transfer the call to my living room in case I am there volunteer drivers. To local medical providers, Exeter or further afield. #4. To transfer the call to my bedroom in case I am sleeping. Servicing GP Surgeries, Hospitals, Den sts, Op cians, Chiropodists & many #5. To transfer the call to my toilet in case I am attending to nature other medical appointments. #6. To transfer the call to my mobile phone if I am not at home #7. To leave a message on my computer, a password to access my TRIP Informa on – Impar al informa on and advice on transport and other computer is required Password will be communicated to you at a later date to that authorised issues, plus signpos ng to other providers. contact mentioned TRIP Mobility – New and used mobility equipment for sale or hire. Servicing earlier #8. To return to the main menu and to listen to options 1 to 9 and repairs, ba eries & res. #9. To make a general complaint or enquiry
TRIP Equipment – A comprehensive range of equipment and daily living aids, The contact will then be put on hold, pending the attention of my automated designed to make life easier. Lots of items in stock, plus we will order in for answering service you. While this may on occasion, involve a lengthy wait, uplifting music will play for the duration of the call. TRIP is proud to introduce ‘Winter Friendship Group’ – A new pilot program Regrettably , but following your example, I must also levy an establishment aimed at helping people who are o en isolated, especially during the winter. fee to cover the setting up of this new arrangement . Targeted at all ages, this program aims to reduce isola on by providing May I wish you a happy, if ever so slightly less prosperous New Year ? weekend day trips, some with a hot meal included. Your Humble client And Remember: Don’t make old people mad. We do not like being old in the Planned dates: 9th, 12th & 23rd of February – 11th & 22nd of March For first place, so it does not take much to piss us off. more informa on please contact TRIP: Tel: 01404 46529 www.tripcta.org [email protected] Messy Church Parish Council Mee ng Dates.. Sunday 8th March - Reese Strawbridge Centre 4-6 We look forward to seeing you at the next Parish Council mee ngs Good Friday 10th April - St Andrews Colyton (time tbc) Sunday 10th May - Reese Strawbridge Centre 4-6 Village hall Commi ee Room at 7.30pm Monday 2nd March Noahs Ark Monday 6th April (Annual Parish Mee ng) Colyford Memorial Hall 1.15 - 2.45 Monday 11th May (Including Annual General Mee ng ) Thurs 12th March Amanda Hill (clerk to Musbury Parish Council) Thurs 26th March Thurs 23rd April Tel 553348
24 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 21 Elder Banking … Priceless What follows, is an actual letter sent to a bank by an 86 year old women. The Bank Manager thought it amusing enough to have it published in The Times.
Dear Sir I am writing to thank you for bouncing my Cheque with which I endeavoured to pay my plumber last month. By my calculations, three nanoseconds must have elapsed between his presenting the cheque and the arrival in my account of the funds needed to honour it. I refer, of course, to the automatic monthly deposit of my entire pension, an arrangement which, I admit, has been in place for only eight years. You are to be commended for seizing that brief window of opportunity and also for debiting my account £30 by way of penalty for the inconvenience caused to your bank. My thankfulness springs from the manner in which the incident has caused me to rethink my errant financial ways. I noticed that whereas I personally answer your telephone calls and letters, when I try to contact you, I am confronted by the impersonal , overcharging , prerecorded , faceless entity which your bank has become. From now on, I like you, choose only to deal with a flesh-and -blood person. My mortgage and loan repayments will therefore and hereafter no longer be automatic, but will arrive at your bank, by cheque, addressed personally and confidentially to an employee of your bank whom you must nominate. Be aware that it is an OFFENCE under the Postal Act for any other person to open such an envelope. Please find attached an Application Contact which I require your chosen employee to complete. I am sorry it runs to eight pages, but in order that I know as much about him or her as your bank knows about me, there is no alternative. Musbury Village Hall Committee Please note that all copies of his or her medical history must be countersigned by a Notary Public figure, and the mandatory details of his/her urgently need a Secretary financial situation (income, debts, assets and liabilities ) must be accompanied by documented proof. For more information please In due course at my convenience, I will issue your employee with a PIN number which he/she must quote in dealings with me. I regret that it cannot be shorter than 28 digits but , I have modelled it on the contact: number of button presses required of me to access my account balance on your phone bank device. Debbie Ellis on 01297 35898 As they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Let me level the playing field even further.
20 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 25 Doom and Gloom! News from the Hind
‘And it was very good’ Happy new year to everyone! We have some great things coming up please save the date's for our The feature on trees in the winter edition was possibly not read by many and forthcoming Events! those who did read it may have wondered what it was all about. The punch line was unfortunately left out of the text so the few words now being penned are on a similar topic but now disguised with a heading that is far more Sunday 22nd March - Mothering Sunday Lunch please book early to avoid serious and hopefully eye catching! disappointment the diary is already filling up our wonderful home cooked Sunday roast available 12-2pm The short five quoted words come from the Biblical story in Genesis of the creation. God tells us what happens over a six day period and at the end he Saturday 28th March - Live Music with Wholly Funk & Curry Night, was very pleased for it was good! Yes everything may well have been good Musbury's very own Ian from Rosemary Lane and his band are back by in those days but what about today. Is everything still good or have we popular demand!!! since the industrial revolution time being doing our best to abuse all those ‘good’ things from previous times. Quite definitely humanity and society 8th May - VE Day Quiz have benefitted hugely from the technological advancements that have been made over the last two hundred years or more so we cannot knock or blame Sat 23rd May - The Skalatans - Live Music Rocksteady band with a little our ancestors for the present climate change fear that is constantly being
discussed at the moment. Was the oil and coal put beneath our soil for us Latin infusion to use as an energy and raw material product or was it nature’s way of naturally storing the dreaded carbon emissions which occurred when the Times and further information will be on the village notice board opposite the world was evolving? I believe we were intended to find these wonderful Pub nearer the time! materials beneath our feet to help our advancement but we as a human race now know that if we continue to use up all these old fossil fuels making Best Wishes plastic bags and bottles then we are going to speed up climate change Emma & Adrian which will make living on this planet very difficult for future generations. We 553553 have to think of the next one or two thousand years not just the next fifty or one hundred. Many often remember today people of around two thousand years ago such as Pythagoras, Aristotle, Homer and Jesus so in the scheme of things two thousand years is nothing! Now the question; is there anything us Musbryites can do to help slow climate change to make sure that our world remains ‘Very Good’? It has Some great music coming! For those of you who have seen these bands at been suggested that if all people living in this country were to plant 60 trees the Hind before you will know to expect a great evening each that would help to make the UK carbon neutral. It is actually quite daft A clip of Wholly funk can be seen here to think that all of us could plant that many trees and actually how would that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H17yPyk4Zzw really help when you consider the Amazon Forest is being destroyed at a great rate of knots and there are frequent bush fires in the likes of Australia, The Skalatans USA and even the UK at times. But the conservative party have pledged to https://www.youtube.com/watch? plant a huge number of trees, so did the National Trust, but will politicians v=yboaHVzB__Y&list=RDyboaHVzB__Y&start_radio=1&t=58 and who ever keep their word!? Are you ready to plant a tree along Marlborough Road or in a field hedge? We are really lucky to have both these top quality bands in our Local Pub. “Lets Keep music Live!” Letters to the editor are invited to further this discussion Michael Pritchard Jolly 26 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 19 Can you help with Musbury’s House Histories? Friends Of St Michael’s We all know that there are many interesting historical properties in Musbury. Most of these are still standing, but some have disappeared with the passage of time. Just to remind you, the twin objects of the Friends are to raise My own new house sits where an old wooden bungalow was before. Many funds to help preserve, restore, of you will have memories of this bungalow, but did you know underneath maintain and improve the church building for the benefit of the whole that building there were the foundations of 3 cottages dating back to before community and for future 1841 and, possibly, to Tudor times? These were known as Princes House. generations to come; and to help Another property called Princes Cottage was where our pile of (temporary!) to raise awareness of the historic rubble now is. Look carefully and you can see where the fireplace was. I’ve role St. Michael’s has played over done some research and been contacted by previous occupants, so we are the centuries in the way of life and building up a bit of a history for Adcroft. I’ll be putting this on the Musbury heritage of the village, and at the Heritage website soon. same time foster an appreciation of the church’s very special architectural and aesthetic value, I'm sure many of you have memories of your houses, your parents’ and in whatever ways we can. grand-parents’ homes or other buildings around the village. It will be a shame to lose these. The turn of the year is the time for renewing annual subscriptions to the Friends and the committee is grateful I would love to hear from anyone who can help with their knowledge of to those who have already done so. The reminder letter this year also houses, farmhouses, their occupants and any photographs you may have. invites people to think about mentioning the Friends of St Michael’s Any history up to recent times will be of interest, but please be assured no Musbury in their wills – this has certainly helped the equivalent Friends details of current occupants or living residents will be stored or revealed in body in Colyton to raise funds for St Andrew’s. the Musbury Heritage archives. In return I can tell you what I have Fund-raising plans for the future include a series of ‘Musbury Evening discovered about your house in my current research. Talks” on a wide range of subjects with a local speaker or someone from further afield. The concept is based on a successful initiative to raise funds Please email me, call me or I will happily pop round to see you. for the church in Wambrook (near Chard). The format would be for an early evening gathering over a glass of wine
Musbury Heritage / www.musburyheritage.co.uk Other suggestions for fund-raising and further activities will be much appreciated.
Andrew Kennon Secretary [email protected]
18 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 27 The sky at Night He was no better with people, as he was guilty of hitting a road contractor on the head with an iron bar, causing a severe wound and knocking out a With March, April and May we see the movement of the winter constellations tooth. There are many other court cases involving financial issues, in which to the horizon and have a new set of constellation to find. he invariably lost. One Court Chairman refers to his being summoned “over and over again” for having no lights on his vehicle, for which “he doesn’t Like Orion, Leo is one of those constellations where I can see the figure it is appear in court and makes no defence”. named after. There is a distinct pattern to the lower stars with “the sickle” at the front forming his head. David Rawle’s life was also afflicted with tragedy. His eldest daughter, when only 14, died in a horse-riding accident. She was found unconscious, Between Leo and Gemini there is the faint constellation of cancer, if you being dragged along with her foot in a stirrup. Mrs Rawle died, aged 46, focus on the centre you may see a misty patch. This is the Bee Hive cluster following childbirth, when she refused to see a medical man until it was too or Praesepe. It is nearly 600 light years away and contains over 1000 stars late. They had at least 10 children. which were all born around 600 million years ago. Never out of the limelight, our vet was also very politically-minded, Venus is brightening in our evening skies and by the end of March it is interrupting two husting meetings in Musbury to cajole both Sir John Phear visible until after midnight. Jupiter, Saturn and Mars are all morning objects. and Sir John Kennaway during their respective election speeches in 1885.
By April, due south the main constellations in the sky around 10pm are Leo, He was certainly a character, but would his arrogant behaviour be tolerated Virgo, with Bootes overhead, binoculars and small telescopes show more today? now than the naked eye. There is a wonderful collection of galaxies between Leo and Virgo, called the Virgo cluster. In amongst this you will find M87 Martin Minter / Musbury Heritage / [email protected] which is a giant elliptical galaxy that emits a 5000 light-year long jet of gas travelling at one tenth the speed of light.. It is quite an impressive view is you have the equipment to see them, look for the bowl shape which is formed by School Report Virgo’s Y shape and you will see a load of fuzzy blobs. The Virgo cluster is our closest giant cluster, with some 54 million light years away. There are The children have been throwing themselves into their learning since the Christmas holidays. Amongst many other things, they have been learning around 2000 galaxies and many of them are a spiral shape the same as our about the Romans, E-Safety, the seasons and the counties of UK. milky way. We have been looking after some baby trout (fry), who have been entrusted As May dawns we find Leo heading off to the western horizon and Virgo, to us by the Axe Valley Rivers Association. In the next few weeks, we hope Bootes, Corona Borealis and Hercules in the south. Bootes, the herdsman, to be able to release the trout into the River Axe or one her tributaries. is shaped rather like a kits. The name of the brightest star is Arcturus which means “bear driver”. It apparently ‘drives’ the two bears (Ursa Major and As always, we welcome support from the local community. We are fortunate Ursa Minor) around the sky. The lowest star in Virgo is Spica. It is ten times to be visited regularly by a small group of very able and talented local heavier than the Sun, it’s also more than 12,000 times more luminous, and people, who support us with projects across the curriculum and are an incredibly valuable addition to the Musbury Team. We are always on the its surface temperature rage 25,000 degrees C, compared to the Sun’s lookout for people with curriculum enriching skills e.g. crafts, woodwork, 5,500 degrees C. technology, music or drama, so if you are willing and able please don't hesitate to contact the office. Venus begins May as an evening star, but by the end of the month it is moving closer to the sun and becomes a morning star. Mr T Nield. Head of Teaching & Learning
28 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 17 Beastly Vet or Misunderstood Pillar of the The NLO starts the month of March with a family day for British Science Week. More information can be found https://www.britishscienceweek.org/ Community? The complete programme commences 15 minutes after time listed. Arrivals after programme commencement may miss some of the programme Musbury Heritage – Stories from our village history content.
Musbury may not lend itself to the setting for a soap opera, but one of our The programme is approximately 2 hours duration and will usually include a past residents would seem an ideal character if that should ever happen. short talk, a planetarium presentation and visits to the historic telescopes From around 1871 Musbury had its own veterinary surgeon. David Rawle and Lockyer Technology Centre. Telescope domes are unheated and from Rackenford (near Tiverton) moved here at the young age of 24 years. suitable clothing should be worn. Telescope viewing is dependent on clear Originally, he lived with his sister on Axminster Road, but he married in July sky. The observatory will always be open at the advertised times. There is 1871 and moved into “Spillers” on the Seaton Road. no need to pre-book for any published open afternoon or evening.
He was a devout Chapel man, marrying in the Wesleyan Chapel, Yeovil and continuing to preach in many various venues in Devon and Somerset. He was also a strong advocate of temperance, writing letters to the papers appealing for the election of politicians supporting this cause. When advertising for a governess to their children the Rawles asked for a British Science Week “Christian, abstainer, musical” person and “a connection with Methodism”. Sat Mar 7th 11am-5pm open day
Unfortunately, his character seemed to be somewhat lacking in other issues. Sat Mar 21st 19:15 What is a moon? David Rawle spent a lot of his time in Exeter Court or Axminster Petty Sessions, either defending himself or suing others. In one court, where he Sat Apr 4th 19:15 What is a supernova? was a specialist witness, an RSPCA officer declared his testimony invalid as Sat Apr 25th 19:15 Planets he was not a qualified vet. Mr Rawle, in rebuttal, said that he had passed through courses and had a skilled knowledge, though he did not state that Sat May 2nd 19:15 What is a nebula? he was qualified. Often, he is simply called a farrier. Wed May 13th 14:15 Open Afternoon Whether he was a vet or a farrier, he hardly treated animals with kindness. Jupiter and the Juno Initially, when summoned for ill-treatment or cruelty the courts seemed to Sat May 23rd 19:15 find in his favour. The bench was often filled with local dignitaries, with Moons whom he socialised. Eventually, his reputation got the better of him. He was fined for cruelly whipping a horse (pulling 15cwt up a hill) until it was on http://normanlockyer.com its knees with its flank bleeding. On another occasion he was found guilty of working a horse whilst in an unfit state. He also seemed reluctant to bury The Norman Lockyer Observatory is both a historical observatory and home carcases, being fined for leaving a dead bullock and later a dead horse to to an active amateur astronomical society. It is a centre for amateur rot above ground. He was repeatedly fined for allowing his pony and trap to astronomy, meteorology, radio astronomy, and the promotion of science stray, out of his control, on the highway. education. Situated just this side of Sidmouth it is well worth a visit Contact via the web site
16 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 29 Musbury and Whitford Women’s Institute. Musbury Garden Club
Our December meeting was one of Fun, Fellowship and Food plus a visit Firstly, thanks must go to all who from 2 of Santa’s Elves with a gift for everyone. bought a raffle ticket at our December event. We are delighted to report that On a wet Tuesday we had our first meeting of the New Year.Our speaker you raised nearly £200, so £100 was was one of our own members. Carolyn has been our secretary for many donated to Axminster Hospice at years; escaping every few months on an exotic holiday to places most of us Home and £100 to the local just read about. She estimates that she and her husband, Brian,have counselling service ARC. visited over 150 different countries with the main exceptions being Antarctica The next dates for your calendar are: and Canada. Her love of travelling was fostered by the books she and her Father collected from the library in the neighbouring village every Saturday Monday 23rd March where we have a and discussing them on their walk there. We were spell bound as we return visit from Neil Lovesey who will listened and escaped for a few minutes from the wind and rain outside. We present a very practical session on wish them well on their move and future journeys. propagation. Neil runs Picket Lane Nursery in South Perrott. He will be This month, February, we welcomed two members of Exeter Morris Dancers, covering bulbs, corms and tuberous –rooted plants, all top cuttings and much in full costume! We were given an in-site into the history of Morris Dancing. much more! He encourages anyone with material they are concerned about to There is a stone carving dated 1485 depicting a Morris Dancer. We were bring it along too. Additionally at the March meeting, we will be inviting people to given a rendition of a very spritely jig accompanied by music on the fife and sign up for our summer outing to South Wood Farm, Cotleigh on Thursday tabour. It was then our turn! We gave of our best as we walked through a afternoon, 4th June. dance in groups of three. We then ‘performed’ it to music, with much laughter as we got it wrong. The more energetic then danced a ring version On Monday 20th April we welcome Christine Stones who is a Garden Historian of Shepherd’s Hey. A fantastic way to spend a February Afternoon! with extensive knowledge of gardens across the world and their history. She will be looking at gardens in World War One, covering not just the Home Front, but Our next meeting is on Tuesday 10th March at 7.30pm at Whitford Village gardens in unexpected places such as concentration camps and the trenches. Hall when Rosemary Griggs will give us ‘ An Audience With Lady Katherine’. The last talk of this season is on Monday 18th May when Ben Candlin will introduce UK sub tropical plants. Ben is a professional gardener based in Do come and join us. Just turn up for a warm welcome. Besides our Exmouth. 'UK Subtropical Gardening' takes a look at the history of this garden monthly meeting we have a Bookclub for members; a Tea ‘n’ Chat group style, from its Victorian origins through to the present day, before exploring a meeting at various local eateries. We run a monthly area meeting of Food, variety of hardy plants and planting ideas that can be used to create a Craft and Skills. This enables us to invite speakers and teachers that small subtropical or exotic effect. institutes cannot afford and also to meet others from the district. You don’t have to be a gardener, or even have a garden to come along to Advance Notice:- Musbury’s Garden Club – everyone is welcome. All meetings are at the Village We are holding a Jumble Sale on Saturday 25th April at Musbury Village Hall, and each session starts with refreshments from 7.00p.m., before the talk at Hall. 7.30 p.m. You can become a member for the season for £5, and pay £1.50 per session, or come along at any time and pay £2.50. Look out for the posters which will be appearing during March.
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32 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 13 Musbury Short Mat Bowls
Fifteen club members thoroughly enjoyed their trip to Manor House Hotel where they not only played short mat bowls several times, they attended a variety of craft and sport activities over the four days. The food was excellent. We held a successful Christmas Lunch at the Hind in December attended by 25 members. A great time was has by all and we celebrated our 25th Birthday. Our two afternoon teams are enjoying mixed success in Division 2. They got to play each other a few weeks ago which was interesting with a win for the Red Team. There are several matches left until the end of the season and we wish both teams all best for each one. Please remember we still have room for new members if you would to try Short Mat Bowling. Tuition is given and woods can be borrowed. The first three sessions are free. After April 27th, we shall just be meeting in the evenings only. The afternoon sessions have been particularly popular during the winter. On Friday March 20th at 6.30pm we are holding The Ted’s Trophy - a club charity competition and a fund raising event. There will be an enormous raffle and prizes will be gratefully received. Everyone in the village is welcome to join us for the evening. We also have our AGM in April on our Friday club night (24th). We look forward to welcoming you at our friendly club. Kay Short 552711 [email protected]
Brain Teasers; answers at the back
When Big Ben's bongs are back as before building began, every hour the first strike will sound exactly on the hour. If it takes 9 second to strike 3 o'clock, what time would it be it if it takes 36 seconds to strike?
Jane owns three hens: Tilly, Olivia and Gillian. Each week Tilly lays 1 egg, Olivia lays 2 eggs and Gillian lays 3 eggs. At the end of the week Jane gathers up all six eggs and randomly selects three of them to cook herself an omelette. What is the probability that each hen has contributed to the omelette?
12 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 33 Seaton Wetlands have been rather quiet in recent weeks. There are, League Of Friends Of Axminster Hospital however, large numbers of Lapwings using Black Hole Marsh to rest during the day and these make a delightful spectacle when they all fly up – often because there is a Peregrine overhead. Lapwings tend to feed at night THANK YOU MUSBURY FOR ALL THE TERRIFIC SUPPORT YOU HAVE because during the day they are liable to have any worms they may catch GIVEN US OVER THE LAST YEAR stolen from by gulls! Shelduck have now mostly returned and I have seen a The LOF thank everyone in Musbury who has contributed to making a few further up the valley – they will nest later in rabbit holes under the massive £1,000 for our funds during 2019. Thank you too Emma and hedges. Other ducks on Black Hole Marsh include plenty of Teal and Adrian at the Hind for their Quiz night and Coffee Morning and for all the Mallard, a few Wigeon, and occasional Shovelers. Curlews and Black-tailed other support given. Thanks to the Monthly Coffee Morning for their Godwits are in plenty on the Estuary, together with numerous Redshank, a support. Thanks to the Garden Club for sharing the Christmas Raffle money few Dunlin, and one or two Greenshanks. with us. Thanks to the gardeners and allotment holders for all the surplus Soon, rain permitting, water levels will be lowered on Black Hole Marsh to fruit and vegetables they gave Ann for her jam and pickle making (net profit encourage migrating waders to call in. Between March and May various this year £519). Thanks to everyone who bought jams and pickles. It makes species should pass through – Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin, me proud to be part of this wonderful village. As most of you know Common and Green Sandpipers and Ruff among them. Axminster Hospiscare@Home is costing the League of Friends £180,000 Gulls are very numerous on the Estuary this winter and recently there has per annum and it is our intention to provide this service as long as we can. been an influx of Common Gulls and Mediterranean Gulls. Common Gulls This can only be done with the continuing support of t he local community. are not common here; they look like small Herring Gulls with a delicate WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING yellowish beak and greenish legs. Mediterranean Gulls are like Black- headed Gulls but in the breeding season have a truly black (not chocolate- The Field of Vision Analyser, bought for the Axminster Ophthalmic brown) head, a larger red and black beak (not plain red), and pure white Department by the League of Friends at a cost of £12,500, is being installed wings (Black-headeds have black wing tips). They first bred in Britain in the as I write. 1960s and there are now about 400 pairs breeding in Hampshire. However, A number of people who have asked for Axminster appointments recently ringing shows that some of our birds come from as far away as Poland. have been re-routed to Exeter which has caused some concern. This is a short term situation due to reorganisation of the outpatients department and Early to mid-March should see the first Sand Martins and Chiffchaffs arrive, things should be back to normal shortly. Please, when being referred by following soon after by Swallows. One or two Swallows have been seen in you GP ask for an Axminster appointment, Ask For Axminster. Devon this winter, perhaps not risking the journey to South Africa.
The Axminster Hospiscare@Home nursing continues with the wonderful Mike Lock team of Hospiscare@Home nurses. Please remember that the service in our area is fully funded by the League of Friends of Axminster Hospital. Donations made to the League of Friends Axminster Hospiscare@Home are ring fenced for that purpose. Money donated directly to Hospiscare can be used for any purpose near and far. Donations League of Friends WHAT’S COMING UP £108 was collected at the Christingle Service before Christmas for the Musbury Monthly Coffee Morning – On the second Wednesday of Children’s Society every month. This village event gives the villagers, though open to anyone, a chance to meet and chat and buy some of the jams and pickles on sale Thank you for LOF funds.
34 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 11 Nature Watch Quiz Night at the Hind in Musbury – Emma and Adrian have promised us another Quiz Night at the Hind in Musbury in the New Year. The last one The mild winter has brought was great fun and I am sure the next one will be just as good. Watch this snowdrops, crocuses and daffodils space for details. into flower unusually early. Both Concert on Saturday 18th April in The Guildhall, Axminster. snowdrops and daffodils were in "An evening with The Four Tune Tellers and Friends" flower by mid-January, and this early flowering was widespread as Musbury and Whitford W.I. Jumble Sale is being held on the 25th April I saw both in flower in both Norfolk in Musbury Village Hall. From 2 p.m. till 4 p.m. Part of the funds raised and Staffordshire at this time. One and all the funds raised from the refreshments, being done by the LOF, will plant that is fairly inconspicuous go to Axminster Hospiscare@Home but which always flowers very early The League of Friends Annual General Meeting Friday The 15th May at is Winter Heliotrope of which there 6.30pm in the Axminster Guildhall. The speaker is yet to be confirmed but is a large patch on the verge opposite the junction of Axminster Road and light refreshments and a glass of wine will be provided after the meeting. Malborough Road. The large rounded leaves are very obvious but few The meeting is open to everyone regardless of whether they are a member notice the spikes of pale mauve flowers that appear in January and provide of not. early nectar for any bees that may venture out on warm days. Winter Heliotrope is an introduced species and only male plants occur I this country Axe Vale Festival – 20th & 21st June -The League of Friends will once so no seed is ever produced. It is very common on roadside verges and again have a stand in the Mall at the Festival. Please come and see us and must originate from cast-out garden rubbish. A relative, Butterbur, is support our grand prize draw. probably native and grows by streams; it has much larger leaves that were used in the past for wrapping butter. The rest of the calendar for 2020 will be put together soon and I will keep Another plant that has just come into flower is cherry-plum. This is a you informed tall shrub that produces white flowers that look like those of blackthorn, for Ann Veit - Hon Secretary which it is often mistaken. It flowers earlier than blackthorn and leaves usually start to develop at the same time; those of blackthorn appear after Telephone – 01297 552376 Email – [email protected] the flowers have fallen. The fruits of cherry plum are much larger than the sloes that blackthorn produces; they are yellow or orange when ripe and can be used to make jam. The first frog spawn of the year appeared in one of our ponds on I have noticed that anagrams are popular in the village quizzes about 24 January. This is very early; in normal years I would expect to see it So here Are a few Answers at the back in late February or early March. Frogs hibernate at the bottom of ponds and emerge to mate and lay eggs as the water warms up. Toads lay later; they Eliot Poem - talented shaw. Pubs former name - hidden long. produce long strings of eggs whereas frogs produce dense clusters. Where we live -by rum us visually impaired rodents - timbered lichen
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10 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 35 Weather Watch
November was wet! Love Devon The total for the month was 176 mm (7”). The average for the previous 15 years was 101 mm LOVE Devon helps brings communities together (4”). There were two or three frosty mornings around the middle of the month and one welcome It may be cold outside, but there’s a warm glow spreading out across the sunny spell, but there was plenty of rain with a nd with an inch on each whole of Devon. From coast to countryside, villages and towns to particularly wet spell on 21st-22 day. cities, LOVE Devon is bringing communities together to support themselves and each other and to celebrate everything that is good and glorious about The meterological autumn (September to November) was, living and working in this part of the world. as I’m sure you are all aware, exceptionally wet; at Musbury there was a
total of 500 mm (20”) for these three months. The average over the last 15 LOVE Devon was established by Devon Communities Together which is years is 254 mm so autumn 2019 was twice as wet as usual. approaching its 60th birthday. The independent charity was set up with the December was also wet with a total of 169.5 mm (just under 7”). The first intention of helping communities to help themselves, and LOVE Devon was few days were dry with frosty mornings but thereafter there were few dry established as a way of raising awareness and raising much-needed funds days. The average for the previous 15 years was 91 mm (just under 4”). to support the charity.
January 2020 was pretty wet throughout although there were a few sunny The charity’s key objectives are more important than ever – to ensure days mid-month. The total rainfall for the month was 81 mm (a little over 3”). Devon’s communities are given the support they need to address the issues This is a little below the average for the last 15 years but because the wet that affect them; to help them become more resourceful and resilient and to autumn saturated the ground, everywhere remains very wet indeed. As I build places that are healthier, more vibrant and inclusive with improved write, Storm Ciara has just passed and I think we got off lightly. Further well-being. stormy weather is in the offing but there is a slight hint of a cold dry spell in
March. We shall see. LOVE Devon is unashamedly proud of its people and places and there’s a whole raft of enterprises. Projects include the Village Halls Service which Mike Lock keeps the buildings at the heart of any community beating and the Big Energy Saving Network which tackles the issue of fuel poverty that is worse in rural areas where there is limited access to the mains gas network.
There are important challenges facing everyone in Devon including affordable housing, entrepreneurship, rural isolation and loneliness, the environment and sustainability. But for every challenge, LOVE Devon has a Parish Records creative way of approaching it. Baptism
If you love Devon, get involved! Join in with fundraising, access help and 29.12.19 Lila Richardson advice or simply spread the word. Go to Facebook (www.facebook.com/ lovedevon2016/), Twitter (@LoveDevon) or Instagram (@Loving_Devon) or the website Burial of Ashes
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36 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 9 Stockers Maidenhayne Lane Musbury Axminster Devon EX13 8AG
27 January 2019
Dear Don,
Thanks for coming around on Friday.
I confirm that we would be happy to carry an advert for Probus in our magazine this year. We publish quarterly and distribute free to 300 or so households in Musbury. Our actual readership is rather higher than this as we know our magazine is passed around friends & family in the outlying area. In addition, and although we are primarily a community magazine, through the church it also reaches our sister parishes of Coyton, Colyford, Southleigh & Branscombe. We carry a quarterly diary on the back page of each issue, and we know our readers generally don’t throw out before the next one arrives…thus ensuring all our advertisers have a constant presence amongst our readership. This year we also expect to make the magazine available online. Our magazine is in A5 format and is laser-printed in black & white and published quarterly. We discussed the proposal for a quarter-page advert (approx 50mm wide x 70mm high ‘portrait’) in each of these four issues this year at a total cost of £50
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38 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 7 CHURCH FLOWERS AND CLEANING Spar & Garage
Well, here we are again the Annual Spring Clean of the Church is Christmas seems a long time ago and we have Easter eggs in the shop! looming.....this year the dust will ‘fly’ on Saturday 28th March at 10.00am. I But before that, don’t forget Mother’s Day on 22nd March. I’m sure no-one look forward to seeing all cleaners (let me know if you can’t make it) ready will forget Mum BUT, just in case we will be open at 8am for chocolates, with their buckets and mops ! Tea and buns provided !!! wine and flowers.
Two weeks later it will be the turn of the flower arrangers as we decorate the Then it’s Easter; we have a lovely range of eggs & chocolates, including Church after the long period of Lent. Decorating will be on Saturday 11th some gluten & dairy-free, plus of course, hot-cross buns and Easter April ready for Easter Sunday. I look forward to those spring arrangements biscuits. As normal, the shop and Post Office will be open our normal that you all do so well. hours, every day over the Easter period, including Easter Sunday. Although the Post Office is open, Royal Mail won’t be collecting on Good Friday, Lastly, I would like to welcome two new volunteers to our flower team. Thank Easter Sunday or Easter Monday, so please allow extra time for your you for the giving of your time which parcels to arrive. Also, there will be no Evershot Bakery delivery to us on makes SUCH a difference to the rest of Good Friday, Easter Sunday or Monday, so if you need extra, please order us. early.
Happy Easter As usual, we opened early for the Exeter Trial in January. It was a great night and Sue Irving for once, the weather was perfect for the 552440 competitors, dry and not too cold. Our Smokin’ Bean coffee machine was well used and appreciated by drivers, riders and staff alike.
If you’ve got the winter blues, why not treat yourself to a bunch of daffodils for only Easter Activity Morning £1? They will cheer you up, make you realise Spring is on its way and 10p from every purchase goes to Marie Curie, a Calling all children, Mums, Dads & everyone ! great charity.
Come and join in our Holy Saturday Activity Morning Looking forward to seeing you at Musbury at St Michael’s Church on 11th April at 10.00am Garage very soon.
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6 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 39 Musbury Village Hall As we look forward to Easter, we have our usual Lent Course - the first of which is in Musbury Church on Thursday March 5th at 7pm. Other Thank you to all who came and supported all the village events recently held sessions will be in other MC Churches. You are most welcome at them all. in the Village Hall. These include the weekly regular activities such as Lt. Col Drake is opening his garden again in May and June and we will be pilates, badminton, line dancing, zumba, table tennis and bowls to name just doing the teas with Church having the profit from this. You still need to pay a few and of course the one-off events. The next few months are busy too to go round the garden as last year. with a table-top sale, a tea dance, a jumble sale and a plant sale all open to We look forward to welcoming you as always to the variety of services the public. provided by Musbury Church each Sunday.
The AGM for the Village Hall was held on Monday 10th February, we would Kay Short like to thank all that spared their valuable time to attend, however we are PCC Secretary looking for a New Secretary for the Village Hall Committee urgently, if 552711 no-one steps forward, we would unfortunately have to close the Village Hall until further notice. If you are interested in filling this role please call Debbie on 01297 35898.
The charges to hire the Hall are slightly increasing from 1st March 2020, the new charges are £10 per hour for the main hall, £8 per hour for the committee room and £16 per hour for the entire hall. This includes kitchen, lighting and heating. This is very competitive compared to similar halls locally. Please be advised the key code is set to change from 1st March 2020. If you would like to hire the hall please do so by emailing Sarah on [email protected]
100 Club Mission Community Lent Course: Lent with St Francis December winners 1st prize £60 Joly Sargent (60) Thursdays in Lent – refreshments from 7 pm, sessions begin at 7.30 pm 2nd prize £40 Jill Anscombe (85) and end by 9 pm. Further details on the Lent leaflet. All welcome, 3rd prize £20 Joan Welch (76) whether you are a regular church goer or not, to any or all the sessions January winners 1st prize £15 Jill Bowles (28) Thursday 5th March at St Michael’s, Musbury 2nd prize £10 David Rixon (77) Francis—Relevant Today: The Reverend Jeremy White 3rd prize £5 Mary Oborn (88) February winners Thursday 12th March at St Winifred’s, Branscombe 1st prize £15 Kath Gay (27) Francis and Meditation?: The Right Reverend Martin Shaw 2nd prize £10 Susan Nisbet (89) 3rd prize £5 Joan Welch (76) Thursday 19th March at St Lawrence, Southleigh The Paradox of Francis: at the edge and at the core: Elizabeth Maslen If you would like to join the 100 Club email Mary on [email protected] TSSF
The 100 Club relaunch event is on Friday 29th May in the Committee Room Thursday 26th March at St Andrew’s, Colyton from 7pm come along for wine and nibbles, everyone welcome. Living the life of Penance with St Francis. The call to live differently in the world: Brother Clark Berge SSF
40. Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 5 Parochial Church Council The Village Hall Committee are pleased to say that they have donated a defibrillator for the village located by the village notice board by Musbury Father Steven Martin seems to be settling into Holyford Mission Community Garage. Kindly installed free of charge by Matt Craker of Next Phase well and has not only taken several services at Musbury Church but Electrical Ltd and generously housed and lit up by Julian Rinaldi at Musbury attended the Christmas Craft Fayre and met many of you on that occasion, Garage. Thank you to Adrian and Emma of The Hind for the donation of too. It is good to have a resident Rector again and we are grateful to the £97.20 towards the defibrillator. Rev’d Prebendary John Lees and his small team for serving the Mission Community during the Interregnum last year. There will be changes as there Thank you for supporting your Village Hall in every way you can, again I always are when new incumbents take over but everything seems to be would like to thank the tireless efforts of the committee, thank you all. carrying on as usual at present as we all try and serve God in this place. Michelle Craker The Carol Service was well attended as it always is with many different villagers reading lessons, Laura playing the organ and Fr Steven training and conducting the ‘hidden choir’. We are so fortunate that he is such an accomplished musician. On his first service in St Michael’s he not only took the service but played the organ as well! The school once again held their end of term carol service and Christingle Service in Church and again it was lovely when the lights were dimmed and they were all holding their lit Musbury Plant and Craft Sale 2020 Saturday 9th May Christingles. Many parents attended. Spring has sprung a little early this year judging by our garden and I've The Christmas Craft Fayre was a great success in December. Thank you to sown chilli and sweet pea seeds hoping they will be ready for the Plant all who helped in any way way to raise a magnificent £874. Sale in May. Our next fund raising effort is a Table Top Sale on March 14th in the hall. We The Village Hall will be open from 5.30 - 7.30pm on Friday 8th May and shall have several Church Tables as well as all the other contributors who from 7.30am on Saturday 9th May for table hirers to set up and for us to come back year after year because they find our events such friendly receive any donations of vegetable, ornamental or indoor plants you are mornings. Please come down and support us. Bacon Butties will be awaiting willing to make to our own Sales Table. you. Smell them as you approach the hall! Tables will be on hire at £10 each for both plant and craft sales. Our Monthly Coffee & Chat Mornings continue on the second Wednesday in the Committee Room. We were able to send £160 to ARC in December from The Sale will start at 9.30am finishing at 12.30pm on Saturday and will our surplus donation over 2019. Do come and join us for a coffee and a include a Raffle, a Tombola by the Bowls Club, and Refreshments provided good natter to friends. by Musbury Church. The Axminster Food Bank continue to be very grateful for our weekly donations so keep them coming to Church. The Garden Charm Competition, open to all in the Parish of Musbury, will be held in June; remember the emphasis is on Charm and not gardening The Annual Meeting will be held on March 24th at 7pm in the Village Hall perfection! Committee Room. Everyone is welcome to join us at this important meeting where we have the opportunity of thanking all those who keep the Church For hire of tables, donations and enquiries please contact: running especially Sue Irving and Michael Pritchard our Church Wardens, who had extra duties this past year, when we were without a Rector. Lesley McGowan Lock 01297 551556 and
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4 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 41 Axe Valley and West Dorset In celebration of Mothers
Ring and Ride Service Ltd This month holds a very special celebration on the third Sunday of Lent. It is Parish Office, St Paul's Church, High Mother’s Day or Mothering Sunday as it was more traditionally called. Street, Honiton, EX14 1PE Tel: 01404 46520 Mothering Sunday was originally a time when people returned to their ‘Mother Church’, the one in which they were baptised or where they attended services when they were younger. This meant that families were reunited and returned to the towns and villages where they grew up. In time, it became customary for young people who were working as servants in “RING & RIDE large houses, to be given a holiday on Mothering Sunday. They could use this day to visit their own mother and often took a gift or food. In turn, this PASSENGER CLUB” moved towards the modern celebration, which we know today. TRIPS FOR 2020 - ZONE 2 + 4 Registered Charity No. 1098002 Many families get together around their mother and celebrate with a special meal out and I love to see generations of the same family all gathered Please pay for your trip on the day directly to the driver. together. The shops are bursting with beautiful bouquets and bunches of Saturday Trips: First pick up 9.00am Return 4pm (Times are flowers to give as gifts to our mothers and the array of special cards are in approximate) abundance too. Thursday Trips: First pick up 12.30pm Return 4.30pm However, for some it can also be a sad time, remembering the mother they MARCH can no longer hug, or perhaps some wish they had a different or closer Thursday 5th Monkton Elm Garden Centre, Taunton £7 relationship with their mother. Others may not be a mother yet and long for a Taunton’s premier garden and pet centre. Family restaurant day when they might have a child.
Thursday 12th Shopping in Sidmouth £7 I love the image of this verse from Luke 13 v 34
Saturday 14th Poole £15 ‘How often I wanted to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers Enjoy the bustling quay and shops, walk on the beautiful beach or visit her brood under her wings’ Brownsea Island in the stunning natural harbour. That feeling of love, safety, nurture and warmth is so necessary for young to Thursday 19th Darts Farm Shopping Village £7 thrive and a human need in us all.
Thursday 26th Shopping in Yeovil £7 However we will be spending Mother’s Day this year we can be sure that God longs to gather us up and meet all our needs in Him. APRIL Thursday 2nd Kings Garden & Leisure, Exmouth £7 Services will be held around the Mission Community on Mothering Sunday nd Family-run Garden Centre with Coffee Shop/Restaurant, Farm Shop and Gift 22 March to which you are all warmly invited.
Shop. Linda Joy 07599292449 th Thursday 9 IKEA, Exeter £7 Children and families worker Visit the famous store with everything for the home and a restaurant! Holyford Mission Community
Thursday 16th Shopping in Dorchester £7
42 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 3 Saturday 18th Dawlish and Teignmouth £16 Enjoy a drive along the coast and visit these seaside resorts!
Thursday 23rd Otter Nurseries Garden Centre £7
To Keep a True Lent Thursday 30th Sheppy’s Cider, nr Taunton £7 Visit Sheppy’s House of Cider. They have their own butchery, a bakery and Is this a fast, to keep deli. The larder lean? Also a Farm Shop and Restaurant And clean From fat of veals and sheep? MAY Thursday 7th Topsham £7 Is it to quit the dish Visit this thriving shopping town. Many independent shops, restaurants and Of flesh, yet still cafés. To fill The platter high with fish? Thursday 14th Monkton Elm Garden Centre, Taunton £7 Taunton’s premier garden and pet centre. Family restaurant Is it to fast an hour, Or ragg’d to go, Saturday 16th Weston Super Mare £16 Or show Visit this bustling seaside resort with its level promenade, the Grand Pier and A downcast look and sour? the famous Weston donkeys! A wide variety of shops and places to eat.
No; ‘tis a fast to dole Thursday 21st Mystery drive with a stop for tea £7 Thy sheaf of wheat, And meat, Thursday 28th Shopping in Sidmouth £7 Unto the hungry soul. JUNE It is to fast from strife, Thursday 4th From old debate Otter Nurseries Garden Centre £7 And hate; To circumcise thy life. Thursday 11th Portland £7 Visit the Isle of Portland, a wonderfully isolated coastal area. Lighthouse and To show a heart grief-rent; café for tea. To starve thy sin, Not bin; Saturday 13th Dartmoor £16 And that’s to keep thy Lent. Enjoy a drive over beautiful Dartmoor with stops for shopping and refreshment.
Thursday 18th Shopping in Exmouth £7 Situated at the mouth of the beautiful Exe estuary and at the very beginning of the Jurassic Coast, Exmouth is one of the most picturesque seaside towns in Devon.
Thursday 25th Shopping in Yeovil £7
2 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 43 And Finally From The Vicarage Steven writes Thank you for making Caroline, Henry, John and I feel so welcome in Musbury. I feel very fortunate to have been appointed Rector here and hope “What is meant by: "We mustn't give in to the terrorists"? We gave in to that we shall have many happy years together. This Parish is part of the them the moment the first bombs fell on Afghanistan.” Holyford Mission Community, which as you may know, consists of six church Terry Jones 1942-2020 communities who worship in six very different, very beautiful churches. The churches work together to share ideas and resources. Each is fortunate to A reminder that the Musbury Parish News is now available in full colour on have a faithful, dedicated and welcoming congregation and St Michael’s is no the village web site with live links to advertisers. exception As well as weekly services in each of the churches, we also The The Parish News as always, is very grateful to the advertisers for their organise events across the six churches, such as this year’s Lent Course. It support in the production of this magazine. Advertising enables The News focusses on the life and spirituality of St Francis of Assisi and the first session to be delivered free of charge to every house-hold in the village. We could (led by The Reverend Jeremy White) will be held at St Michael’s on Thursday not continue without our advertisers and I hope readers will continue to 5th April at 7pm. The other three sessions take place on the following support them. Thursdays, same time, in the churches at Branscombe, Southleigh and Colyton. Thank you as well to all the contributors who I think keep The Parish News, fresh and interesting and reflect some of the opportunities and The Lent Course is for anyone—all are welcome, whether or not they are interests available within the village. regular church-goers. You can come to any one or all of the sessions if you wish and there is no charge. We have some excellent speakers coming, Finally a big thank you must go to Nick Raison who started editing The including Elizabeth Maslen, who is a Franciscan Tertiary, The Right Reverend Magazine 15 years ago, and has seen it go through some dynamic Martin Shaw and Brother Clark Berge who is the Guardian at Hillfield Priory changes. Including not least having The Magazine printed by Axminster and has served as Minister General (leader of thousands of Franciscan Printing, which has led to a well presented printed publication. Nick has religious across the world). These inspiring Christians will be talking about St also sorted out Advertising, increasing the number of advertisers and Francis’s life, his journey to faith and how we can learn more about life and therefore increasing our income. For the last 2 years we have been able to prayer through him. print the cover in glorious colour, and I hope soon to be able to produce the whole magazine in colour. The team wishes Nick all the best for the future, Lent is the period of forty days before Easter during which we remember and I am sure we may well see him in Axminster Jesus’ time in the wilderness, which he spent in prayer and reflection before his ministry led him to the cross, through death to the resurrection on Easter We can now welcome Rod Powell to the team who is going to take over Day. The origin of the word ‘Lent’ means spring, or growth. Lent is about the advertising. Thank you Rod creating a space for growth; creating a space and letting God fill it. During Lent it is good to work at finding a time and space in which we can stop and In the interests of continuity, I am hoping someone will come forward to think and pray, in order to let God in and let our trust in him and love for him offer editorial support. Not least so someone else knows how to do it! grow. St Francis, like all Christians, realised that the Christian life is not about diminishment but about growth. God’s growth enables us to grow more Jolly than we can imagine. The Lent Course offers a simple opportunity to ‘make space’. I end this article by sharing a poem by Robert Herrick (1591–1674) which I hope will Contributors please note help get us in the mood for Lent. Deadline for next Issue 15th May With every good wish and blessing,
Fr Steven.
44 Musbury Parish News Spring 2020 Spring 2020 Musbury Parish News 1 Holyford Mission Community Musbury Diary Spring 2020 www.holyford.org ch-Church: vh-Village Hall
Rector Fr Steven Martin [email protected] 553180 Church Office Administrator Emma Laughton [email protected] 552307 Revd Preb John Lees (Associate Minister) 551351 May Linda Joy (Children and Families Worker) 07599292449 Sunday 3rd Village Praise Ch 10.00am Jan Lees (Reader) 551351 Emma Laughton (Reader) 551400 Friday 8th VE Day Quiz Hind Victoria Chester (Reader) 07489882824 Saturday 9th Plant and Craft Sale Vh 9.30am Charles Hill (Reader) 552141 Saturday 9th Open gardens Musbury Barton Revd Canon Colin Preece (Retired Assistant clergy) 552154 Sunday 10th Open Gardons Musbury Barton Revd Nigel Freathy (Retired clergy) 22303 Sunday 10th Holy communion Ch 8.00am Revd Jeremy White (Retired clergy) 32299 St Michael’s Church, Musbury Monday 11th AGM parish council Meeting Vh 7.30pm Church wardens Sunday 17th Sung Eucharist Ch 11.15am Mrs Sue Irving, Cherry Tree House, Church Hill 552440 Monday 18th Garden Club Ben Candlin Vh 7.00pm Mr Michael Pritchard, Knap Orchard, Combpyne Rd 552297 Saturday 23rd Live music The Skalatans Hind Sunday 24th Evening Prayer Ch 6.30pm Treasurer Friday 29th Village Hall 100 club relaunch Vh 7.00pm Mr Robin Collis, Monmouth House 551105 Sunday 31st To be confirmed see notice board
Anagram answers MUSBURY PARISH NEWS The Wasteland, Golden Hind, Musbury, Three blind mice Village Website: www.musburyvillage.co.uk Ziggy Stardust, Ban the bomb, Confessions on a dance floor Cecil Day Lewis, This magazine is published quarterly by the Parochial Church Council of St. Brain Teaser answers Michael’s, and is distributed free of charge to all households in the Parish. The cost is borne by the PCC but is largely offset by advertising revenue and by a 9 o'clock. At 3 o'clock there are 2 gaps between the 3 strikes, so each gap grant from the Parish Council. The Treasurer will always welcome donations lasts 4.5 seconds. If it takes 36 seconds to strike then there by readers. must be 36/4.5=8 gaps, which means there must be 9 strikes. The services provided by our Advertisers are commended; when using them please mention the Musbury Parish News. 30%. There are 6 ways in which eggs can be selected so that each of the three Editor hens has contributed an egg to the omelette. Denoting the hens by T, O and G, Jolly Sargent, Ruffles, Doatshayne Lane 552470 the possible combinations for selecting the eggs are the orderings: TOG, TGO, [email protected] OTG, OGT, GTO, GOT. Taking the first possibility (TOG), it can be calculated Distribution: by noting there is a 1 in 6 chance of selecting Tilly's egg first, then a 2 in 5 Mr David Antell 553454 probability of selecting one of Olivier's two eggs from the remaining five eggs, Advertising: and then a 3 in 4 probability of selecting one of Gillian's three eggs from the Rod Powell 552681 remaining four eggs. And so the probability of that combination is: 1/6 x 2/5 x 3/4 =6/120 = 1/20 = 5%. Fortunately calculating the probability of any one of these 6 events is the same, (e.g. GOT is 3/6 x 2/5 x 1/4 = 5%). And so the probability of selecting three eggs each laid by a different hen, is 6 times 5% =30%. Musbury Diary Spring 2020 ch-Church: vh-Village Hall MUSBURY PARISH March Sunday 1st Village Praise Ch 10.00am Monday 2nd Parish Council Meeting Vh 7.30pm NEWS Thursday 5th Lent Course Ch 7.00pm
Sunday 8th Holy Communion BCP Ch 8.00am
Wednesday 11th Coffee and Chat Vh 10.30am
Saturday 14th Table Top Sale Vh 10.00am
Sunday 15th Sung Eucharist Ch 11.15am
Friday 20th Bowls “Ted’s Trophy” Vh 6.30pm
Sunday 22nd Mothering Sunday Evening Prayer Ch 3.30pm
Monday 23rd Garden Club Neil Lovesey Vh 7.00pm
Tuesday 24th Church AGM Vh 7.00pm
Saturday 28th Curry night with Wholly Funk Hind
Sunday 29th Sung Eucharist Ch 11.15am
April Sunday 5th Palm Sunday Village Praise Ch 10.00am
Monday 6th Annual Parish Council Meeting Vh 7.30pm
Wednesday 8th Coffee and Chat Vh 10.30am
Wednesday 8th Compline Ch 7.00pm
Friday 10th Good Friday Liturgy Ch 12.00am
Saturday 11th Easter Activity Morning Ch 10.00am
Sunday 12th Easter Sunday Holy Communion Ch 11.15.am
Sunday 19th Sung Eucharist Ch 11.15.am
Monday 20th Garden Club Christine Stones Vh 7.00pm
Saturday 25th WI Jumble Sale Vh 2.00pm Sunday 26th Evening Prayer Ch 6.30pm Spring 2020
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