Issue No. 2 Spring 2016 £1 ‘A Prevailing Wind’ by Merlyn Chesterman

A quarterly news magazine for Hartland and surrounding area Issue No. 2 Spring 2016 Printed by Jamaica Press, Published by The Hartland Post All communications to: The Editor, Sally Crofton, IT: John Zalewski 102 West Street, EX39 6BQ Hartland. Layout: Kris Tooke Tel. 01237 441617 Email: [email protected] Cover artwork: Clive Brocklehurst

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2 The Hartland Post No. 2 Spring 2016 Hartland Coastguards to run the ‘Bideford 10k’ for the CGA SPONSORED EVENT HARTLAND WEATHER HARTLAND As recorded at Gawlish Cottages, COASTGUARD Hartland by Airlie Needham BIDEFORD 10k December 2015 A total rainfall of 182.4mm (7 ¼ inches). Four members of the Hartland Coastguard team – Kevin Southwesterly gales throughout the month with showers, rain Rowe, Chris Johns, Jack Coleman and James Morley are going and fog ending with more than an inch of rain on 29/30th. to do a 10k run in aid of the Coastguard Association. No dry days. For two of the team it’s their fi rst ever 10km event and that is January 2016 a huge achievement so please help by showing your support A total rainfall of 148.9mm (6 inches). With thanks to and helping them raise money for the Coastguard Association.Hartland Primary School A repeat of December with southwesterly gales, showers and Th ey will be participating in the BidefordPlease sponsor10k on online Mayat 15th. www.coastguardassociation.org.uk rain. Th undery showers and hail in the second week, sleety under ‘latest news’ rain on the 15th, then the wind went easterly with frost on 19th and 20th. Southwesterly gales came back bringing rain, drizzle and showers with hail on 30th. One dry day on 19th. February 2016 Total rainfall of 122.2mm (nearly 5 inches). Another wet and windy month. Southwesterly gales, rain, Please sponsor online at www.coastguardassociation.org.uk showers, fog and drizzle with a storm on 7th. Th en the wind underCollecting ‘latest tins andnews’. sponsorship Collecting forms tinsare kindly and beingsponsorship displayed atforms are went northwesterly and got cold with showers and hail. Wind Thekindly Quay, Kings being Arms, displayed Pop In, Post at Th O! cee andQuay, the OldKings Bakery Arms, Co" eePop Shop In, Post Offi ce and the Old Bakery Coff ee Shop. went northeasterly and we had frost on 15/16th before the wind went back to southwest for a week with gales, rain, Whilst every care has been taken to ensure that data in this publication is accurate, drizzle and fog before it went back to northwest with frost neither the publisher nor its editorial contributors can accept, and hereby disclaim, on 23rd and 24th. Th en the wind became easterly and the any liability to any party for loss or damage caused by errors or omission resulting from negligence, accident or any other cause. Th e Hartland Post does not endorse rain stopped at last and the mud began to dry up. Sadly this any advertising material, product or service appearing within this Publication. changed on the 29th when a southwesterly gale brought rain Th e statements and opinions contained in Th e Hartland Post are those of the again. Two dry days on 27th and 28th. authors and do not necessarily refl ect those of the editor or the publisher. CONTENTS Page 2 Readers’ Messages Concerts at Hartland Parish Hall Farewell To... Ringing Th e Changes, Literally! Page 3 Hartland Coastguard - Bideford 10k New Chef at Th e Hart Inn Hartland Weather Page 14 Hartland Society Page 4 Cycle Hartland Hartland W.I. Th e Societies of Hartland Page 5 News From Hartland Quay Town Twinning Page 6 Hartland Players: ‘Murdered to Death’ Page 7 Norman Westlake Offi cial Clock Winder DIARY Action For Children Page 15 Out and About in Hartland Page 8 Hartland Parish Council News Page 16 Hartland Abbey Special Events Glenart Castle Memorial Service Page 17 Hartland Carnival 2016 Page 9 Hartland Garden Society Page 18 Hartland Town Band Diary Dates Pine Feroda Celebrating Easter Cook’s Corner Page 19 Hartland ‘Churches Together’ Diary Hartland Welcomes New Vicar Page 20 What’s On in Clovelly Page 10 Spring Greens & Wayside Nibblers Welcombe News Nature Counts Page 21 Meddon Village Hall Page 11 BBC Production: ‘Th e Night Manager’ Page 12 Route 39 Academy Page 22 Update from the North Devon Coast AONB Page 13 From Th e Beat: Th ink JESSiCA Page 28 Appledore RNLI in Dramatic Rescue No. 2 Spring 2016 The Hartland Post 3 CYCLE HARTLAND

Hartland Parish Council’s Cycle Hartland Project is underway The cycle stands and wall plates are now in place in locations thanks to funding from the North Devon Coast AONB throughout the Parish, from the centre of Hartland to Meddon Sustainable Development Fund. and Hartland Quay. The Cycle Hartland Project was initiated by the Parish Ms Leaper said “When I was a transport campaigner in the Council in response to a need highlighted by Stoke resident Midlands, I never had such a successful campaign! One email Jane Leaper who had noticed that there was nowhere in the to the Parish Council and bike stands start popping up all Parish for residents and visitors to securely park their cycles. over the Parish! Well done Parish Council, and thanks to the North Devon Coast AONB!” Councillor James Morley saw an opportunity to include secure cycle parking as part of a wider project to increase Terry Green, SDF Chairman said, “The North Devon Coast sustainable transport and tourism in Hartland Parish and the AONB Partnership is pleased to have used the Sustainable North Devon Coast AONB by developing cycle routes and Development Fund to aid the provision of cycle racks in promoting cycling. Hartland. This project closely matches the spirit underlying the fund. It is potentially beneficial in so many ways, Cllr Morley said: “This was a real team effort, with the initial encouraging healthy exercise, supporting a sustainable means idea coming from a parishioner and funding kindly supplied of transport and providing an additional convenience for by North Devon AONB and Hartland Parish Council. The seasonal visitors, bringing benefit to the local economy by cycle stands and wall plates were supplied by Devon County making the Hartland area an even more attractive place to Council; the Parish Council would like to thank Peter Knight visit. at Travel Devon for his expert advice. Local builder Pete Furse and his team did the majority of the installation work, This project has been supported by the North Devon Coast completing it to a very high standard, and SW Highways AONB’s Sustainable Development Fund (SDF) which is voluntarily installed the stands by St Johns whilst they were funded by Defra. The SDF supports projects such as Cycle resurfacing The Square. The Parish of Hartland now has Hartland which bring environmental, social or economic decent cycle lock up facilities ready for two wheeled visitors benefit to the North Devon Coast AONB. in the summer”

4 The Hartland Post No. 2 Spring 2016 NEWS FROM HARTLAND QUAY It came as a great surprise and sadness to us last summer being on the edge of the cliff. But because of its dramatic when Chris and Jill Johns told us of their plan to retire situation it does have the bonus of unexpected film crews from the management of Hartland Quay. and actors turning up and taking everyone by surprise! Chris and Jill took over the tenancy of the Quay in 2000 Chris and Jill have built up a wonderful relationship on the retirement of Chris’s father, Philip, and his aunt, with their loyal staff, and many visitors and guests to the Nancy, who had run it with Philip’s wife, Marge, and Quay who return on a regular basis, some who have been Nancy’s husband, Geoffrey, since 1975. Their parents, staying annually for the past fifty years! Frank and Harriet, had been partners of Sir Dennis and We wish Chris and Jill every happiness in their ‘retirement’ Lady Stucley since 1963. Chris and Jill were the third and in any future ventures. We thank them for everything generation of the Johns family to run the Quay. they have done to make the Quay the successful business it is, and for carrying on the great tradition of the Johns family running Hartland Quay. We would also like to thank all the staff for their dedication and hard work and their support to Chris and Jill.

Chris and Jill took over at a very difficult time, in the year of foot and mouth when visitors to the area were reduced to a minimum. At that time the Quay Hotel used to close up during the winter from October until May with Now we look to the future and wish Donal and Sarah only the bar open. Although Chris had been brought up Stafford every success and happiness as the new Managers at the Quay, Jill had no hotel experience at all, except at Hartland Quay. Sarah is the daughter of the late Walter half a day’s tuition from Nancy! So it was straight into Heard and of Yvonne Heard of West Titchberry. Donal the frying pan for her! Lauren and Lucy were both born and Sarah met whilst working for Jury Inns and have shortly afterwards. Chris and Jill subsequently became long experience in the hotel trade. They have a young Managers in 2008. son, Daniel. Sarah owns and runs The Old Bakery Coffee Chris and Jill have worked tirelessly since then and Shop in The Square which has become so popular with overseen major improvements. They proved to be very local people and visitors alike and which will continue efficient administrators and managers supported by very in exactly the same way. We look forward to working loyal and hardworking staff and family, including Chris’s with them very much and hope that they will continue mother, Marge, and Jill’s mother, who has now sadly to have the wonderful support of the Quay staff and the passed away. Hartland community in the future. Chris was able to turn his hand to anything from mending Hugh and Angela Stucley the roof, shoring up the cliff, plumbing, painting and February 2016 decorating to running the bar and the normal day to day duties of a hotel manager, alongside being a crucial part of the Coastguard team. Jill, meanwhile, taught herself to be an extremely efficient hotel and kitchen manager, IT expert, accountant, shopkeeper, wedding organiser, publicist and museum curator! Very much more than is normally expected of a hotel manager in any other part of the country! But then the Quay is very different to a normal hotel being almost a village of its own with the added responsibility of the health and safety issue, The Next Beach North of Hartland Quay at Low Tide No. 2 Spring 2016 The Hartland Post 5 MURDERED TO DEATH The Hartland Players have another roaring success under their belt in the form of their latest production “Murdered to Death” by Peter Gordon and directed by Stella Draycott. A glittering cast of ten played to packed audiences on 4th, 5th and 6th February in the Hartland Parish Hall. An Agatha Christie- inspired murder mystery spoof, the action takes place in the drawing room of a country house in the mid 30s. Between the hilarious malapropisms, the manic knitting of Miss “Maple” and inevitable murders, this was an epic “who dunnit” which was met with huge enthusiasm by all those present. Congratulations to those on stage and behind the scenes who worked so hard to make this a night to be remembered. We eagerly await your next production!

Philip Leach, Simon Willby & Maria Bremridge Rob Cole & Eileen Carrington

Paula Chapple, Tony Goss, Deirdre Conniss & Nigel Alford Tricia Oakley & Eileen Carrington

Tricia Oakley, Eileen Carrington, Rob Cole, Richard Paula Chapple, Tony Goss, Deirdre Conniss, Macdonald, Joan Barnsdale, Paula Chapple & Tony Goss Nigel Alford & Elaine Peake

6 The Hartland Post No. 2 Spring 2016 NORMAN WESTLAKE official winder of the St. John’s Church clock, is moving away from Hartland! Norman Westlake is leaving number 77 The Square, where he was born, for a new home in Action for Children is a charity which works with Newquay. The move will mean that Norman disadvantaged and vulnerable children all over Great will be nearer to sons Matthew, who lives in Britain. It was founded in 1869 by Rev. Thomas Bowman Wadebridge, and Simon who lives near Plymouth. Stephenson, a Methodist Minister from the north-east of England, who went down to London. While walking For the past 50 years Norman has been winding around the area, he listened to the children who were St John’s church clock in the square. Originally homeless and living under the arches of Waterloo Station. wound once a day, this changed in 1999 when As a result, he started a home for them and more followed a Professor from Exeter University altered the becoming known as the National Children’s Homes. He weights which resulted in the clock only needing challenged the Methodist Church to take action to help homeless children living on the streets and the ethos is to be wound every three days! Norman inherited still rooted in Methodist principles today. the winding duties from George Bearmoore In recent years the Charity has been re-named Action for when he moved away from the cottages behind Children because they no longer open homes but work the church. George worked as a van driver for in the community looking after children who need help A.W. Jeffrey & Sons (Mace stores) which is and the Methodist churches throughout Great Britain where Norman maintains was where you could raise a lot of the money needed to carry out this work. buy “the best bacon you could get”, smoked on the premises and very tasty. We wish Norman well for his new adventure in Newquay and hope he doesn’t miss Hartland too much. His own father said of Hartland “if you can last three years, you’ll stay forever” so let’s hope that proves to also be the case in Newquay!

Here in Hartland, with help from a generous supporter in Woolsery, there are 16 collectors who have lantern- shaped boxes in which they put their small change throughout the year. The boxes are collected in and opened at the end of the year and last year, thanks to the generosity of our local supporters, £281.46 was sent to Action for Children’ which was a great result. Maybe by the end of this year we can make it £300!! If you are interested in supporting the work and would like a lantern box and become a collector, please contact the local secretary, Barbara Manley at 1 Shamrock Cottages (441481).

No. 2 Spring 2016 The Hartland Post 7 of more charges at Devon County Council run Recycling Centres, we may see more of this anti-social behaviour. To find out what can be taken to recycling centres and what is chargeable go to: http://www.devon.gov.uk/recycling_centres Torridge District Council is responsible for clearing items and for prosecuting anyone discovered fly tipping. Fly tipping should be reported to: http://www.torridge.gov.uk/article/10724/Report-it Hartland Parish Council News Parish Council contact details, dates of meetings, agendas and minutes are on the website: www.hartlandpc.org.uk ; agendas The Parish Council meets on the last Thursday of the month and contact details are also posted on the notice boards in in the Parish Hall; the meetings usually begin at 7.45pm Hartland, Meddon and Stoke All are welcome to attend and there is a public comment Your Parish Council session at the start of each meeting if anyone wishes to bring an issue to the attention of the Council Chair Cllr Robert Parsons; Dogs Vice-Chair Cllr Fred Poole; Cllr Joy Cooper; Cllr Anna Dart; Cllr Viv Gale; Cllr John George; Cllr Victor Goaman; Councillors have received a number of comments from Cllr Robin Julian; Cllr Grahame Mather; Cllr James Morley; concerned residents about the amount of dog waste that is Cllr Sarah Stafford; Cllr Terry Winchcombe being left on our pavements and other public areas. Clerk: Mrs Chris Hannington; The Council would remind dog owners that it is their responsibility to clear up after their dogs and that a fixed www.hartlandpc.org.uk penalty can result in a fine of up to £1,000. There has been a [email protected] recent report of a dog owner in Bude being fined £800 for a 01237 441438 similar offence The Council has recently invested in two new dog waste bins Glenart Castle Memorial Service to add to the network available in Hartland but if you think that there are other areas that need a bin, or if you have any ideas about how to tackle this problem, please let one of your councillors know It is so important to keep the public areas clear of dog faeces; not just because of the unsightly mess but because of the health risk, particularly to young children. The following information comes from the NHS website: “Toxocariasis is a rare infection caused by roundworm parasites. It’s spread from animals to humans through contact with infected faeces. H.M. Hospital Ship Glenart Castle, Formerly Galician Roundworm parasites are most commonly found in cats, dogs and foxes, and usually affect young children. In rare cases, the Reverend Kevin Beer, Assistant Curate Hartland led the roundworm larvae infect organs such as the liver, lungs, eyes annual memorial service held on the cliffs at Hartland Point or brain and can cause severe symptoms”. to commemorate the sinking of the Glenart Castle hospital ship by enemy torpedo on 26 February 1918. Twenty people, Hartland Parish Council has reported the problem to the including descendants of some of the 162 victims were in Torridge Clean Environment Officer and he will be making attendance for this moving ceremony. regular visits. Climbing Wall Councillors are considering the viability of a project to create a climbing wall in the village to provide a safe exciting facility targeted primarily at teenagers but one that could be open to all ages. The Parish Council would be very keen to hear from anyone who has specific knowledge in this area or indeed groups and individuals that might be interested in using it. Fly Tipping A recent case of fly tipping has been reported to the Parish Council. Councillors are concerned that, with the introduction

8 The Hartland Post No. 2 Spring 2016 HARTLAND GARDEN SOCIETY COOK’S CORNER Hopefully by the time you read this the weather will have RECIPE improved and gardens will be a little less soggy! Schedules will Bramley Apple and Farmhouse Cheddar Loaf be available in shops any time now and we can start planning Makes 1 loaf ahead for our shows. Summer show Saturday 30th July and the Autumn show Saturday 24th September. Th is is a great cake to serve as a teatime treat or as an unusual accompaniment to a winter soup. Summer show class 69 will be lettuce (seeds supplied by the Society for a small fee) and for children, free cornfl ower seeds 170g butter, softened for class 107 and again for class 109 free seed potato and 60g soft brown sugar bucket for who can grow the most potatoes. (A cup for the 3 medium eggs, beaten winner) 1 tbsp honey All available March 1st from Jean Heard (21 Fore Street). 240g self raising fl our, sifted Our fi nal winter meeting will be held at the Merry Harriers 600-700g Bramley apples, peeled, cored and cut into nursery on Monday 18th April 3pm, with a demonstration on 1-2cm chunks or coarsely grated hanging baskets by Lorna Sterne, all welcome. 80ml cider or apple juice Diary Date 200g grated farmhouse cheddar plus a little extra for scattering “Gwen’s” Bring & buy Coff ee Morning for the Society will be held on Saturday 14th in the Pavilion 10 – 11.15am Prepare a loose-bottomed, approx 23cmx11cmx9cm deep loaf tin by greasing it lightly or lining with greaseproof paper. Elizabeth Hodges (Secretary) Preheat oven to 160°C/gas mark 3. Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl until light and PINE FERODA fl uff y. Gradually beat in the eggs with the honey, then fold in the fl our. Stir in the apples, cider (or apple juice) and cheese. Pine Feroda’s open day in Transfer to the loaf tin, scatter extra cheese on top and bake St. John’s Music and Arts Centre for 1 ¼ hours, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes Merlyn and her colleagues Julia Manning, Rod Nelson, Ian out clean. Cool in the tin, then carefully turn out. Serve while Phillips and Judith Westcott will be inviting the people of warm or later at room temperature. Hartland to come and see what the group of printmakers PLEASE SEND IN YOUR FAVOURITE RECIPES known as Pine Feroda are doing in St. John’s Music and Arts FOR PUBLICATION IN THE HARTLAND POST! Centre. Th ere will be refreshments and a chance to talk to printmakers from across the UK, and an opportunity to try cutting and printing a small woodblock. HARTLAND WELCOMES Saturday 23 April 11am-3pm at St. John’s in the Square, NEW VICAR ! Hartland. All welcome! Th e Hartland Post is delighted to report from the Hartland In the meantime, we would love you to have a look at our Together newsletter that we now have a new Vicar for the short video. Just visit Youtube and then type in Pine Feroda. nine parishes which form the Hartland Coast Mission Community, stretching from Buckland Brewer to Welcombe. Th e Rev. Brenda Jacobs will be joining us at the end of April and has already visited the area and had the chance to chat with Parish welcoming parties and had a tour of the vicarage. Brenda is married with adult children and golden retrievers! Having holidayed here for many years, she is familiar with this part of the country and is all experienced in rural, multi-parish ministry. So it looks like a really good match! Th ose who met our new Vicar on her tour found her to be friendly and warm; everyone is very much looking forward to working with her! Th e Hartland Post hopes to carry a full interview with Rev. Brenda Jacobs in our next issue.

No. 2 Spring 2016 The Hartland Post 9 SPRING GREENS & WAYSIDE NIBBLERS Nowadays we have ready access to every kind of vegetable you roots and give a sense of connectedness that is hard to find in could think of, sold in shops all year round. Before the age of our modern world. Yet I have never liked the word ‘foraging’ or the internal combustion engine, vegetables were not so readily the sudden fashion for it. Rather, I like the idea of the wayside available though, particularly during the winter months, and nibbler; someone who is still in touch with nature, knows wild the fresh young leaves of the many edible wild plants that plants, and who uses the odd serendipitous findings as treats appeared in early spring were prized. Some of these plants along the way. We should always remember that our built-up, are still relatively common, and easy to spot in unimproved over-farmed and over-populated country has fewer and fewer pastures and along roadside verges that have not suffered unimproved pastures, meadows, woodlands and verges and as under the excesses of fertilizer run-off or from destruction by long as we limit this leisure whim in keeping with the other heavy farm vehicles. pressures on the natural world, I’m happy. Foraging used to be a common and necessary occupation of At this time of the year many fresh young leaves are suitable country people who frequently supplemented their food with for nibbling on or for collecting the odd few to add high notes pickings from the wild but it has resurfaced in recent years, to a spring salad - they include dandelion, common sorrel, popular among hippies, supermarket refugees, organic foodies wild garlic, chickweed and navel wort, to name a few. If you and nostalgic country lovers; now so-called wild food has also want to find out more, book a walk with me! become fashionable in expensive restaurants and foraging I run individually arranged guided walks throughout the year courses are available for the well-off. Modern day foraging is for groups of up to ten people; please phone or email for certainly not essential for survival, or commercially important, further details: but it is a demonstration of our ancient rights and a snub to the idea of nature as private property. Being able to identify 07584-045272; [email protected] and use the odd wild plant can put you in touch with your Clare Gurton

NATURE COUNTS Love amongst the pondweed As snowdrops announce the end of Winter, Spring is ushered This Winter average temperatures in December were close to in by billowing carpets of wildflowers. From the two distinct those in April. Cold weather in the Winter months kills off types of buttery primroses – pin-eyed and thrum eyed – to pests and prompts animals to hibernate as there is little for daffodils, bluebells, aconites and our own native species of them to eat. Some plants also need to stop growing for a few orchid. Amphibian love life is in full swing with both frogs and months and a mild winter can weaken them for the following toads undertaking long and perilous journeys to find a mate. growing season. Their jelly-like spawn was laid early this year because of the warm winter, and hopefully has weathered the storms. Frogs The winter migratory birds have now left our shores whilst lay their eggs in clumps which can contain over a thousand we await our summer visitors who will soon be arriving from eggs. Toads, on the other hand, lay necklaces of two strands of their winter holidays in warmer southern climates. If you spawn which they wrap around pond weed in deeper water. have a little patch of garden to spare, leave it unmown and If you collect frog or toad spawn to observe the evolution of unweeded. It will quickly be full of untreated the eggs and hatching of tadpoles, only take a small amount. plants that are so vital for the wellbeing The charity, Froglife, advises returning the of bugs to sustain bird populations, tadpoles to the pond where they particularly the swifts and swallows were found once they hatch. following their long flights back to Hartland.

10 The Hartland Post No. 2 Spring 2016 BBC PRODUCTION OF THE NIGHT MANAGER BY JOHN LE CARRÉ

In early February 2015 we were approached by Location Manager, Steve Hart, on behalf of the BBC and The Ink Factory, who was looking for a suitable location for the windswept and remote Cornish cottage, the Lanyon. Later in the month a large contingent from Production came down, including Producer Rob Bullock, and the set designers. Always a tense moment when arriving tired after the long journey from London, first impressions are so important and we hoped for a beautiful day to show the cottage in the best light! It was not to be but thankfully they were bowled over by the location having searched the length and breadth of Britain. Negotiations are always tight and in this case, as usual, we were told there was very little money for the location. But for us it is better to have it than lose it and it was only ultimately that we learnt the budget was £20,000,000! From 11th – 18th April the car park at Hartland Abbey was used as the Unit Base whilst filming went on in Hartland village and at Blackpool Mill Cottage. Getting the larger winnibagos in was a bit of a headache and the double decker catering bus just couldn’t make it in but a local marquee company came to the rescue to enable everyone to be fed under cover. A huge amount of support vehicles filled the whole car parking area; make up, costume, catering, cameras, lighting, props to name but a few, with winnibagos for production and the actors. The caterers did an amazing job with delicious food on offer for the big crew. The BBC, the actors and production could not have been more considerate, especially to the Hartland Abbey visitors who managed to get a peek of the filming. Starring Hugh Laurie as Richard Onslow Roper, Tom Hiddleston as Jonathan Pine and Olivia Colman as Angela Burr, at the time of writing it has got off to a fantastic start; we are eagerly awaiting the Hartland and Blackpool Mill scenes in Episode 2. It has been an honour for us all in Hartland to have been awarded such a prestigious production but it is thanks to the welcome of local people in the past that has made Hartland such a popular place to film. Angela Stucley

Filming The Night Manager at Blackpool Mill Police Action in The Night Manager at Blackpool Mill

Night Filming The Night Manager at Blackpool Mill Part of the Unit Base for The Night Manager at Hartland Abbey

No. 2 Spring 2016 The Hartland Post 11 Students win science award Four students from Route 39 Academy were awarded a prize engineer, spoke about the variety and scope of jobs in IT. for winning the open category of the Aerospace Challenge Emily Cunningham described her life as a journalist and in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) encouraged budding writers to start blogs. Ellie and Anne Fair South West. The pupils designed a model plane that flew Jarvis, from Clovelly Silks, enthused about their careers in for the longest duration, and now look forward to their prize textiles and design. Tony Lloyd spoke of leaving the army which is a flight around the coast of Cornwall with the Isles of and becoming a personal trainer. Finally Liz Clarkson from Scilly Airbus Company. Mr Mark Nason, director for Science Duchy College encouraged students to consider animal care, and the Environment at Cornwall College, came to the food manufacturing and food technology as careers. Marie Academy to give the award to the students. “It was a friendly, Newman from Waves Hair & Beauty was also on hand with purposeful and busy environment,” he said, “The students are the tools of her trade to chat to students interested in working enthusiastic and obviously love their school.” as beauticians. A huge thank you from Route 39 Academy to all of our local careers’ advisors! A focus on communication Mr Kelly, Acting Principal, has been greatly impressed by his STOP PRESS: Planning permission granted! visit to School 21 an ‘Outstanding’ free school in London. The Academy welcomes the Secretary of State’s decision to “It is important to build links with a school that shares so grant planning permission for our permanent home at Steart much of our innovative outlook,” he commented. Following Farm. His decision clearly supports the work and dedication of his visit, students have been focusing on improving their skills the parents, students, staff, governors and the local community in spoken language during their coaching sessions. They are who have created and sustained Route 39 Academy. learning how to present their ideas effectively, and how to Both the Secretary of State and the Planning Inspector agree debate and reason. There is also a debating class held on Friday with us that Route 39 Academy is “a thriving school which afternoons, for those who want to improve and challenge provides choice and an inspiring educational experience”. themselves further. The Secretary of State also agrees with the Inspector that the The Permanent Site importance of Steart Farm as an “inspirational setting must not be underplayed, and that the proposed location is likely As this goes to print (in mid-February) the Academy is still to encourage children to attend school, enjoy their experience awaiting a decision from the Secretary of State for Communities there and relate their studies to future careers in, among other and Local Government regarding the planning appeal for our matters, conservation and science.” permanent premises. Meanwhile we would like to thank the community of Clovelly - especially the Parish Hall Committee The Secretary of State also notes that there are a significant and Clovelly Estate - for their patience and for providing the number of economic and social benefits associated with academy with a temporary home. Please check our website the development and that it would lead to over 70 jobs, for more up to date information: www.route39.org.uk/steart- construction employment, and nearly £1.7 million brought farm into the economy. Both the Secretary of State and Planning Inspector note Sport and skiing “that there is a deep felt appreciation of what the school has The academy’s calender has been packed with sporting fixtures achieved so far by local parents and students at the school”. and we have been able to turn out teams for netball, cricket, We would like to sincerely thank all of our parents, Governors, football, rugby, badmington, athletics and cross country. At staff and students who have contributed to creating Route 39 the end of this term a group of lucky students and teachers are Academy’s strong and inspiring learning community. off to Serre Chevalier in France for a week of skiing. As well We would also like to thank the community of Clovelly - as experiencing the mountain slopes, they will continue their especially the Parish Hall Committee and Clovelly Estate - academic lessons focusing on geography, tourism and climate who have continued to provide the academy with a temporary change. home. We look forward to working productively with local First Careers Fair residents to ensure that the new building is accessible and has varied community-focused uses. Members of the community discussed their career paths with Year 9 and10 students at our first Career’s Fair. Sally Axworthy Richard Bence, Chair of Governors gave an insight into life as a diplomat and recommended Jordan Kelly, Acting Principal the Foreign Office as a career. Richard Bence, a software

12 The Hartland Post No. 2 Spring 2016 FROM THE BEAT: THINK JESSiCA Th e THINK JESSiCA campaign is helping Protect • You’ve won a major prize in a lottery or draw, even if elderly & vulnerable people from scams which you haven’t entered one come through the postal system and criminals • Clairvoyant scams that may ask victims to buy who contact them by telephone. gems and trinkets and that this is the only way Criminals worldwide are targeting the most to have wealth, health and happiness fragile members of our society by “working” • A chance to join an investment scheme from mailing lists which Categorises people that will make you vast amounts of cash as being elderly or vulnerable in some way. • Betting scams, this could involve any sport. Everyone is at risk but those listed as living Off ering to sell victims inside information alone, not having the internet or any way of and foolproof ways to win. being educated about scams or how to report them are their preferred targets. For more information about Scams may arrive over the internet, through your THINK JESSiCA post, unsolicited telephone calls and go to www.thinkjessica.com sometimes even via a door step caller. Reporting an incident, contact Th ose who respond end up have their www.actionfraud.police.uk details put on what criminals call or on Tel: 0300 123 2040 “suckers lists”. Th ey sell these lists to other scammers all over the world. North Torridge Coastal team Th is can result in victims being delivered 100+ scam letters a PCSO 30336 John McGovern day and plagued by international phone calls. [email protected] Th ese Scams may have a plausible and persuasive patter like us on Facebook explaining you will benefi t with little eff ort or risk. Some www.facebook.com/bidefordpolice common Scam types are: or follow us on Twitter @BidefordPolice

CONCERTS at HARTLAND PARISH HALL RINGING THE CHANGES, LITERALLY! Peter Howarth Have you ever wondered what it feels like to ring a 17 CWT Sat 2nd July, 7:30pm £16 bell? Th at’s the weight of the tenor bell at St. Nectan’s. Often Lead Singer of the Hollies called “Th e cathedral of North Devon” St. Nectan’s has one of Singer/Guitarist with Cliff Richard the best bell towers in the area. If you have ever thought you West End Star of Roy Orbison Story might like to have a go at ringing, you would be welcome to Playing music from his career join us for one of our informal practice evenings. Don’t worry, we won’t put you on the tenor straight away! We’ll start you off with 6 or 7 CWT. It’s a great upper body workout! Beverley Craven For more information please contact: Fri 28th October, 7:30pm £20 Jean Giff ord on 441350 or Top UK Singer/Songwriter Frannie Leach on 441506 BRIT Award Winner Hits include Promise Me, Holding On, Woman to Woman, Love Scenes... Clare Teal Fri 2nd December, 7:30pm £24 The UKs finest Jazz Singer BBC Radio 2 Presenter Intimate Concert with Festive Treats NEW CHEF AT THE HART INN Tickets available THE POP IN Cash sales only no booking fee Watch out for new spring menus at the Hart on the Square. Russell, the new chef, comes highly recommended and will Other Local Concerts and Tickets: www.ex39.net be doing food on Friday and Saturday nights and Sunday lunchtimes for the moment. Th ursday is curry night. Keep Or Call 0333 666 3366 (booking fee applies) your eye on the board outside the pub for changes to their “FOR YOUR COMMUNITY IN YOUR COMMUNITY” schedule and menus.

No. 2 Spring 2016 The Hartland Post 13 HARTLAND SOCIETY Marking the 40th anniversary of its formation in 1976, the local history group, the Hartland Society is continuing its winter session. Th e session has so far included an evening presented by Roger Chapple, a member of the Lundy Field Society, when he presented a very interesting video of the history of the Island. It was good to welcome a group of HARTLAND visitors including Mary Gade, the daughter of the late Felix WOMAN’S INSTITUTE Gade, for so long the agent of the island under the Harman Th ere is a meeting every month except August. Unless family. During the war years Felix Gade also spent some time otherwise advertised, meetings are on the fi rst Th ursday of at Hartland Quay managing the hotel. Th e group, along with the month at 2.30 pm in the Church Rooms adjacent to Roger and Paula Chapple had just returned that very day after the village car park. For a small entrance fee you can attend a short break on Lundy. and pay for up to three meetings before taking out an Th e November meeting was spent looking at the history annual membership. of Hartland Point Lighthouse, the very week that it was  26 March: Th eatre outing: Agatha Christie’s announced that new owners were due to exchange contracts “A murder is announced” with Trinity House. Decommissioned in 2012, Trinity House  5 April at 1.30 pm: Atlantic Group meeting in Clovelly have now installed a solar powered LED beacon on the fog signal plinth on the edge of the lighthouse, together with  7 April: Review of the Group Meeting. Flower arranging (tbc) two solar panels a short distance away, allowing the historic  5 May: Annual and Resolution meeting Lighthouse itself to be decommissioned. So the lighthouse,  2 June: Louise Brown of Draycotts of Bideford, on with a price tag of £450.000, has fi nally been sold. “Buying & Selling Jewellery” Th e December meeting took the form of a ‘Festive Celebration Competition: A ring Supper’ to mark the Society’s 40th Birthday, with a delightful buff et supper provided by Sarah Staff ord and her staff at the Old Bakery Coff ee Shop, followed by a video projector THE SOCIETIES showing of lots of the slides from the Society Archive which OF HARTLAND have recently been digitally copied. Women’s Institute: Jane Leaper 01237 441578 For the fi rst meeting in 2016 David Harris gave another of his Friends of St Nectan’s: Sue Macdonald 01237 441824 own unique presentations on Hartland’s past, which as always Hartland Garden Society: Elizabeth Hodges 01237 441808 proved to be both fascinating and very amusing. Th is time Hartland Players: Richard Macdonald 01237 441824 David chose to look at how Hartland, like ‘Topsy,’ had ‘just Parish Lunches: Greta Th orne 01237 441550 grow’d.’ As these notes are being prepared the session concludes with the February meeting entitled ‘Further Tales from the Wednesday Community Lunches: Churchyard’, the fi fth time that Kay Greenish and Joy Cooper Kay Greenish 01237 441091 have researched and presented fascinating tales regarding those Information/Tourist Hub: Th e White Hare 01237 441539 buried in the Churchyard, and for the fi nal meeting of the Hartland Town Band: Ann Pillman 01237 441434 session in March, which also includes the AGM, Tony Manley Hartland Chamber Orchestra: will be recalling ‘More Memorable Hartland Characters’ he Malcolm Woodcock 01409 261672 enjoyed meeting whilst preparing articles for the ‘Hartland Jill Johns 01237 441997 Times.’ Torridge Volunteer Cars: 01237 237200 Th e Hartland Society holds its meetings in the Methodist Hall during the winter months from October to March, on the third Th ursday of the month and, looking forward to the TOWN TWINNING next session, the fi rst meeting will be held on Th ursday, 20trh If anyone is interested on working with a Committee to revive October at 7.30 p.m. and anyone interested in the history of the Town Twinning with Plozevet, Brittany in France please Hartland will be very welcome. Th e annual membership is contact the Hartland Post for details. £5.00 and each meting concludes with tea, coff ee and biscuits. For information about the Hartland Society contact Tony Manley 1 Shamrock Cottages, Hartland or by email: [email protected] Th e Hartland Chronicles can be consulted at Bideford Library or the North Devon Records Offi ce in Barnstaple.

14 The Hartland Post No. 2 Spring 2016 OUT & ABOUT IN HARTLAND

HARTLAND & WELCOMBE HARTLAND TENNIS CLUB CANCER RESEARCH UK Tennis Courts for Hire COMMITTEE £5.00 per hour The Committee would like to thank all those who supported (Children’s rates by arrangement) the New Year’s Eve Celebration in Hartland Parish Hall on Bookings / Key available from: 31st December 2015. Landsdaw 01237-441492 Upcoming events: (opposite the back gate of the playing fields) BIG Breakfast Saturday 16 April, 11am-1.30pm, Hartland or Parish Hall. 81 The Square 01237-441569 Sue Heywood (01237 441268) FRIENDS OF ST NECTAN’S Friday 20 May at 7pm in the Methodist Hall. A fun evening including a Beetle Drive in aid of the Friends of St. Nectan’s. All welcome! HARTLAND TOWN BAND Hartland Town Band Spring Concert: Sunday 10 April 2016, at 7.30pm, Parish Hall, Hartland Admission by ticket £5.00 available from Join Our Tennis Club To Find Out More Contact 01237-441347 Ann Pillman 01237 441434 or Sheila Jeffery 01237 441543 Bring your own drinks (and glasses) and nibbles. Tea and coffee will be served during the interval.

Christian Aid sponsored walk Monday 2 May 2016 Leaving the Methodist Church at 10 am. The walk will be approximately 8 miles, but anyone wishing to do just half then that’s fine. Our lunchtime stop for refreshments will be at Gawlish Farm by kind permission of John and Jill George. Please bring a packed lunch with you. Sturdy footwear is advisable as it could be muddy! Further information can be obtained from Ralph James, Silver Dream, 4 Pengilly Way or telephone 01237 441587. Sponsor forms are available.

The Big Bookshop/Coffee Morning in the Methodist Hall Saturday 21 May 10-11.30am. There will be a cake/savoury stall and a draw. All are welcome.

No. 2 Spring 2016 The Hartland Post 15 HARTLAND ABBEY – SPECIAL EVENTS 2016 Sun 27th & Mon 28th March, 11- 5pm EASTER EGG HUNTS AND FAMILY FUN HARTLAND ABBEY EASTER FUN DAYS Sun 17th & 24th April 11-5pm Easter Sunday 27th & Monday 28th March BLUEBELL SUNDAYS* 11-5pm Easter Egg Hunts and Family Fun Sun 1st May 11am HARTLAND HARTBREAKER CHARITY RUN Follow the clues around the gardens www.hartlandhartbreaker.com and paths to an Easter Surprise * reduced admission charges * Walk to Blackpool Mill Cottage where OPEN AIR THEATRE SEASON IN CONJUNCTION ‘Sense & Sensibility’ and the new BBC drama WITH THE PLOUGH ARTS CENTRE ‘The Night Manager’ were filmed* Box Office 01805 624624 or online www.theploughartscentre.org.uk * Follow woodland paths around the gardens Tickets: £9 - £13 to see beautiful daffodils, spring flowers, Tues 26 July 5pm Illyria Theatre - primroses and other wildflowers on the way ‘DANNY THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD’ by Roald to the beach* Fascinating house open too* Dahl (+ 3.45 – 4.45pm Drama Workshop for 5-11 yrs £3) *Dogs really welcome on leads. Bring wellies* Thurs 28th July 2 4.30pm Plough Artists - FAMILY ARTS & FUN AFTERNOON (Drama, kite *Enjoy light lunches, cream teas making, willow weaving, story-telling, character treasure & delicious Easter treats* hunt, wacky races and more… £2.50 per person) Thurs 28th July 5pm – The Pantaloons - ‘ Admission: Adults £7.50, children over 2 £4. GULLIVERS TRAVELS’ by Jonathan Swift House £4 Children free Tues 9th August 7pm The Festival Players - Go to www.hartlandabbey.com ‘HAMLET’ by William Shakespeare for regular opening times and Wed 17th August 5 pm Heartbreak Productions - outdoor summer theatre events ‘RATBURGER’ by David Walliams (+ 3.45 – 4.45pm Drama Workshop for 5-11 yrs £3) Tel: 01237441496/234 Hartland Abbey, Wed 24th August 7pm Illyria Theatre - Nr. Bideford EX39 6DT ‘A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM’ by William Shakespeare (between Hartland village Mon 29th August 5pm Heartbreak Productions - ‘THE and Hartland Quay) IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST’ by Oscar Wilde **For further information on events please see our website** NEXT EVENT: Grounds open free to those attending performances BLUEBELL SUNDAYS 1 hour before start. Bring rugs/low backed seating/picnics. 17th and 24th April Bar, barbecue and refreshments

16 The Hartland Post No. 2 Spring 2016 Hartland Carnival 2016 Sunday 7th – Saturday 13th August 2016

A Plea From Th e Committee. Other Events Every year Hartland Carnival is enjoyed by all, including all Spot the Mistake Competition our visitors. In order to keep the Carnival running we urgently Fun Figures Competition. need new members with fresh ideas. You do not need to Th eme to be announced in the belong to any organisation to be a committee member, just June edition of Hartland Post. come along, see what we do and join in or just listen. Here is a list of all the meetings to be held this year. We look forward 2016 Carnival Queen to seeing you! Hello to all you lovely ladies who are 12 and over. Please do Our website is www.hartlandcarnival.com and for those who apply to be our Carnival Queen. Th is is your chance to shine. have Facebook, please join our group “Hartland Carnival”. For the whole of Carnival week you will be given VIP status, 2016 Meetings in the Royal British Legion (all Mondays) treated like Royalty (obviously), giving you the opportunity 22nd Feb 7.30 pm AGM & Ordinary to draw raffl es, present prizes, and being allowed to “jump the queue” at any Carnival event. 14th March 7.30 pm You will of course be leading our fantastic procession on 18th April 7.30 pm Carnival Saturday, and have the chance to enter other 16th May 7.30 pm Carnivals if you so wish. Th e committee provides a trailer for the Carnival Procession as well as a donation towards costs. 13th June 7.30 pm Applications for Carnival Queen will need to be received 11th July 7.30 pm by the closing date of Sunday 15th May in order for the 1st Aug 7.30 pm announcement to be made at a special event being organised for Saturday 4th June. (More details will be on posters 26th September 7.30 pm displayed in the village). Hartland Carnival 2016 Events Application forms will be available from the Post Offi ce, Pop-In and online from mid-April. Sunday 15th May Deadline for Carnival Queen Entries Saturday 4th June If you have any questions or concerns Major Event for Announcement of Carnival Queen please contact Julia 01237-441347 (see posters / website for more details nearer the date) Carnival Week starts on the 7th August with the Crowning of the Carnival Queen, and ending with the Grand Procession the 13th. A full list of events will be in the next issue of Th e Hartland Post.

No. 2 Spring 2016 The Hartland Post 17 HARTLAND TOWN BAND CELEBRATING EASTER DIARY DATES 2016 Another festival, Easter, and the airwaves are stuffed with the sales patter of the vendors of unnecessary goods, just as we are stuffed 19th March Easter Bingo with hot cross buns and chocolate. My waist tells me that with these 10th April Spring Concert 7.30 I could also have done without. 12th April Concert Braunton 7.30 A few years ago I had a letter from the chaplain of what was then called North Devon College. It was a request for financial help. 22nd May Hartland Quay or Clovelly Mike, who had ‘a vast experience of serving God’ here and in the US, 4th June Ploughman’s and Pudding wanted to do something special to get others to think about Easter. What the ‘vastly experienced’ Mike came up with was distributing 12th June Hartland Quay over 1,000 Cadbury’s Easter eggs with an appropriate text attached. 25th June Chapel Fete In this way the good news of Easter would be shared. 10th July Sea Sunday Service 7.00 Call me a theology duffer but the connection between an empty tomb and a spheroidal casket of milk chocolate encased in foil and 14th July Concert – St. Nectan’s 7.30 encompassing a very sweet white sticky fondant surrounding an Male Voice Choir equally sweet and sticky orange fondant eludes me completely. If such a confection gets me to think about anything it’s the dentist. Is 17th July Hartland Quay 7.00 Start pain the connection? Is my cavity the tomb? 30th July Hartland Garden Show Anyway, what sort of impact would 1,000 texted eggs make 7th August Carnival Concert 7.30 alongside the more than 1.5 million eggs laid daily by the Cadbury’s Creme Egg plant, which, end to end, would stretch all the way from 13th August Hartland Carnival the Bournville factory in Birmingham UK to Sydney Down Under? 4th September Hartland Quay – Cadbury’s texts are not exactly profound. They have included, ‘Dip Time To Be Announced in the goo to unleash your naughty, playful side!’ From 1994-1996 Spitting Image characters showed us ‘How To Eat Yours?’ Shooting 18th September NFU Harvest Festival Stars was followed by the Pointing Finger campaign and The Milky Way 7.30 for 8.00 Eggmeister Returns campaign. This year they have a ‘joy-o-meter’ on their website. 9th October RNLI Concert with MVC 7.30 Start To Be Confirmed Let’s get to the hard-boiled question: What text would be appropriate to affix to the eggs? ‘Man does not live by bread alone…’, ‘eat, drink 12th November Pasty And Pudding and be merry for tomorrow we die’. My Bible concordance offers only 13th November Remembrance Sunday two examples of the singular egg. Job asks, ‘is there any taste in egg- Clovelly - Hartland white?’ and Jesus enquires whether a father, asked by his son for an egg, would give him a scorpion. Or asked by his son for a text would 3rd December Christmas Fayre Concert 7.30 Start give him an egg. Or asked for an egg would give him a text. 4th December Concert 7.30 Start I’ve been hatching a plan. What about an egg hunt? Might not the 1,000 cremes be hidden around Barnstaple? That would certainly 8th December Christmas Bingo widen the text field: ‘Seek and ye shall find’, ‘Nothing is concealed 18th December Methodist Carol Service which will not be revealed’, ‘God reveals hidden things’, ‘You hid these things from the wise and revealed them to babes’, ‘My yolk is easy…’ 24th December Carols Around The Tree I hope the chaplain undertook a risk assessment of the project. What if recipients became chocoholics? Or spewed up in a public place? But let’s not be too hard on them. They are not the only ones seduced by chocolate. A nearby parish studied the film Chocolat, a syrupy confection, the message of which seems to be that through drooling over chocolate one can discover one’s own individuality and a new sense of freedom. As a reviewer has written, ‘It’s like the kind of lesson a schoolteacher might prepare for incredibly sleepy students.’ Would do as a sermon, then! What is it about chocolate that causes people to lose moral and aesthetic perception? I know from my experience as a teacher that youngsters who indulge in chocolate get hyper. But I had not realised that judgement is also impaired. Which leads me to a free range alternative: these students could apply to be Santa’s little helpers when the time comes round. Meanwhile, weather permitting, I shall enjoy Spring in the countryside. Written in the landscape we can discover much of what can be said about New Life and Resurrection: wholefood for the spirit. Hartland Town Band Plays in The Square in the 1960s Colin Hodgetts Photo from: http://hartlandtownband.org February 2016 18 The Hartland Post No. 2 Spring 2016 HARTLAND ‘CHURCHES TOGETHER’ DIARY

MARCH JUNE 16th 10am Holy Communion; Church Rooms 1st 10am Holy Communion – Church Rooms 20th 11am Palm Sunday Service at the Methodist Church 3rd 7.30pm Bude Circuit Singers – ‘Thank you for the Music’. Stoke 23rd 10am Holy Communion - Church Rooms 5th 11am Joint Family Service with Baptism, Stoke 25th 11.30am Good Friday. Short service at Methodist Church - followed by Walk of Witness to The Square for 8th 10am Holy Communion – Church Rooms open air service at 12 noon 12th 11am Sung Eucharist - St. Nectan’s Stoke 27th 6.30am EASTER DAY. Son Rise Service - Warren Cliffs 11am Morning Worship - Methodist Church 11am Easter Day Communion - St. Nectan’s Stoke 11am Morning Worship - Methodist Church 15th 10am Holy Communion – Church Rooms 30th 10am Holy Communion - Church Rooms 19th 9.30am Morning Worship, Methodist Church 11am Morning Worship, St. Nectan’s Stoke APRIL 3rd 11am United Service - St. Nectan’s Stoke - Hartland Methodist Church 6th 10am Holy Communion - Church Rooms 101st Chapel Anniversary Weekend Celebrations 10th 11am Sung Eucharist - St. Nectan’s Stoke 11am Morning Worship - Methodist Church 25th 3pm Fete in the Manse Garden with Hartland Town Band 13th 10am Holy Communion – Church rooms 26th 11am Anniversary Service 17th 9.30am Morning Worship, Methodist Church 11am Morning Worship, St. Nectan’s Stoke 20th 10am Holy Communion – Church Rooms 24th 11am Sung Eucharist - St. Nectan’s Stoke DIARY DATES 11am Morning Worship - Methodist Church FOR HARTLAND 27th 10am Holy Communion – Church Rooms Induction of New Team Rector, Brenda Jacobs. METHODIST CHURCH By invitation Monday 2 May 2016 MAY Christian Aid sponsored walk. Leaving the Methodist Church at 10 am. 1st 11am Joint service, Methodist Church 2nd 10am Sponsored walk for Christian Aid. The walk will be approximately 8 miles, but anyone wishing to Leave Methodist Church 10am. do just half then that’s fine. Our lunchtime stop for refreshments See posters or call Ralph James 441587 will be at Gawlish Farm by kind permission of John and Jill George. Please bring a packed lunch with you. 4th 10am Holy Communion – Church Rooms Sturdy footwear is advisable as it could be muddy! 8th 11am Sung Eucharist - St. Nectan’s Stoke 11am Morning Worship - Methodist Church Further information can be obtained from Ralph James, Silver 11th 10am Holy Communion – Church Rooms Dream, 4 Pengilly Way or telephone 01237 441587. Sponsor forms are available. 15th PENTECOST Morning Worship 9.30am Methodist Church Saturday 21 May 11am St. Nectan’s Stoke The Big Bookshop/Coffee Morning 18th 11am Holy Communion – Church rooms in the Methodist Hall 22nd TRINITY SUNDAY 10-11.30 am. 11am Sung Eucharist - St. Nectan’s Stoke There will be a cake/savoury stall and a draw. 11am Morning Worship - Methodist Church 25th 10am Holy Communion –Church Rooms All are welcome. 29th 11am Team Service – Venue tba; check in Hartland Together

No. 2 Spring 2016 The Hartland Post 19 WHAT’S ON IN CLOVELLY Seaweed Festival in aid of the North Devon Hospice June 12, 2016 Its launch in 2015 was a great success. It is held to promote seaweed for its immense health & nutritional benefits. As it is hugely versatile, quay kitchens will have a surprising variety of dishes and stalls will be selling a range of seaweed products along with demonstrations, crafts and talks. There will also be plenty of entertainment for both adults and children to enjoy, such as the Marine Biological Association’s ‘Amazing World of Algae’ interactive workshop, The National Trust seaweed craft activities and The Seaweed Health Foundation will provide information on the benefits of human Lentsherd - Driving the demons into the sea - February 9 food quality seaweed for food and health. There’ll be street Find the Easter Chicks entertainers and live music throughout the day. Sat. 19 March to Monday 28 March You will be amazed at the world of seaweed. Bring your own and ask the experts what is the best use for your particular Children receive a village map on entry on which to mark the selection. location and number of Easter chicks perched up and down the tumbling cottages along the High Street to the Quay. Admission charges include all entertainment. Return the map to the Visitor Centre reception if you spot at least 10 chicks to win an Easter egg and a bigger prize if you WELCOMBE NEWS spot all 15. Usual weekly events: Lunch Club 12.30 1st & 3rd Mondays Clovelly Wedding Fair Village Hall April 24, 2016 From 1pm to 5pm March Wedding Fair at Clovelly Court Great Terrace, whatever the weather. 20th Sewing Course: Textile Art Village Hall *contact Franca on 07989 303488 or at No matter what the weather, Clovelly is the perfect place [email protected] to create your own unique wedding. With its festival vibe, Clovelly Wedding Fair will have a band for all tastes, a bar, 15th Coffee Morning with talk on caring for a children’s area, outside caterers and local suppliers from all Alzheimer’s disease over Devon and Cornwall. Come along and be inspired to 22nd Film Club Village Hall 7.30pm SPECTRE (tbc) create your perfect day. April For further details contact: [email protected] 8th Bring and Share Tapas evening , followed by Quiz Visit http://www.clovelly.co.uk/weddings and with local bridge maestro Chris Nichols. (not about http://www.clovellyweddings.com bridge!!) Village Hall 7.15pm CLOVELLY LECTURES 13-15 & 15-17th Pottery Courses at Koa Camp Hollacombe 14th 7.30pm Concert at Welcombe Church by Greg Saturday 14th May Hookway Clovelly Lectures - now in its 5th year, holds interesting and 19th Film Club VH 7.30pm GRAND BUDAPEST informative annual talks and debates on world politics. HOTEL Dominic Grieve QC MP, Former Attorney General and 22nd Sewing Course :Machine Skills & dressmaking* Present Chairman of the Parliamentary Intelligence And Security Committee 23rd Village Hall Sewing Group fundraiser, ‘Saffron day’ Quilt exhibition & craft stalls, fundraising for baby Will speak on: cots & Welcombe Church ‘Does the United Kingdom have a future 27th Induction of new Vicar (venue tba) and what can be done to preserve it?’ May 5.45pm - 10.30pm For tickets and further information contact [email protected] 17th Film Club Village Hall film film tbc 22nd Sewing Course :Apron/Garment in a day *

20 The Hartland Post No. 2 Spring 2016 MEDDON VILLAGE HALL Look at our website for Hall activities at MEDDON MORSBAGS www.meddonvillagehall.btck.co.uk Th is worldwide initiative is for Just off the A39, half way between Bideford and Bude, Meddon anyone who Village Hall is a great venue for parties and functions, and ideal • begrudges paying 5p for a for craft-based activities, with fabulous natural light through plastic carrier-bag large south-facing windows. Want To start a gardening club, • wants to do their bit to keep children’s group, slimming class, sewing bee? Get in touch! plastic out of the sea ‘Meddon-rules’ badminton or table tennis: £5 per hour. • wants to keep serviceable fabric out of land-fi ll Contact us to book or discuss your requirements 07414 552 817 or email [email protected]) Meddon Village Hall proudly hosts Meddon Morsbaggers. One day per month (current dates: 3rd Friday – 19th Feb, 18th March, 15th April, 20th May, 17th June and 15th July 2016) we hold a communal bag-making session. Just drop in any time between 9.30am and 3.30pm, for some fun, company, free hot drinks and cake. If you have a sewing machine, bring it with. Training is given and if you don’t sew, you can still join in because there are plenty of other tasks! We are always on the look-out for any old curtains or duvet covers and odd reels/cones of thread, so if you have any materials going begging, bring them with you or drop them off on the day. Our attractive bags are free (currently available in Welcombe community shop) PILATES MEDDON FAMILY HISTORY CIRCLE AT MEDDON VILLAGE HALL Ever wanted to explore your own family’s history? Ever wondered... • Interested in joining a local Pilates class? • Where did my ancestors come from? • Need to exercise/ improve mobility, strength and balance/ become more supple? • Any rogues in my gallery? • Any skeletons in my cupboard? “In 10 sessions you will feel the diff erence, in 20 you will see the diff erence and in 30 you will have a new body” Joseph • Any famous names I’m related to? Young or Not-so-young, fi t or absolute beginner, we have a Meddon Family History Circle was established a year ago, and highly trained Pilates teacher who off ers all-levels classes at has a great program for 2016. Local or in-comer, beginner or Meddon Village Hall. experienced – we’ve people at every level within the group and all are welcome. At Meddon Family History Circle Th e classes take place 11.30am on Wednesday and 1.15 on Th ursdays. Class size is limited to 12, fi rst class free to folk • We can help get you started who haven’t been before. • You’ll get help with your ‘blocks’ Just turn up and pay on the day (all equipment provided), • You can pick the brains of our expert speakers (discounts for block-bookings, and you can participate in any • You’ll benefi t from advice from our highly of Sally’s classes at her other venues if you block-book but miss experienced ‘resident’ amateur genealogists your regular slot due to holidays etc). • Get help with on-line resources Find details at www.meddonvillagehall.btck.co.uk • Access club resources http://www.fi rmfriends.org.uk/timetable.html#sally We meet at Meddon Village Hall, 2-4 pm on the fi rst MEDDON WINE AND WISDOM Wednesday of the month – just turn up. Starting at 7.30pm on the last Friday in every month at Visit the Family History Circle page at our website Meddon Village Hall, this is a great way to meet people and www.meddonvillagehall.btck.co.uk phone Pauline on have a bit of fun. Th ere’s a hotly contested wooden spoon 01288 331523 or e-mail [email protected] prize, so bring a few friends with you and see what you can do! for more details.

No. 2 Spring 2016 The Hartland Post 21 UPDATE FROM THE NORTH DEVON COAST AONB Sustainable Development Fund Grants for 2016-17 Who wants to give away money? One of the very enjoyable and exciting aspects of the AONB Manager’s role, is encouraging and supporting local projects that contribute to delivering our AONB Management Plan. The fund offers small grants from Beach Cleans £100 up to £5000 to communities, businesses and agencies. The themes for this year are biodiversity and geodiversity – What were you doing on Valentine’s Day? Some 70 wonderful meaning projects related to wildlife or to the landforms of people turned up to the Crow Point beach clean, incentivised the area (although other Plan priorities can also be funded). by a BBQ, they gathered over 30 full bin bags of rubbish plus a This could include information and interpretation projects for spade, carpet and pallet too big to bag. Led by Kate Weld from visitors on wildlife, plants, beaches etc.; activities for children, the Biosphere Reserve team working with the AONB staff, we local residents or visitors to discover or learn more about our were delighted to be joined by Natalie Gibb, our former Clean wildlife and geology; setting up a community wildlife project Marine officer. The following day she was presented with her or delivering some scientific research. Find out more at www. “Environmental Hero” Award by the North Devon Journal in northdevon-aonb.org.uk/grantsandprojects or give us a ring recognition of her outstanding contribution to North Devon’s to talk over your idea on 01271 388647. environment. As well as enthusiastic local families, many of Coastwise’s members turned up to help, despite some of them Changes at the AONB having been up very early to carry out bird surveys round the Firstly, we are delighted to announce that Steve Mulberry estuary. Find out more about this group and their talks and has re-joined the Partnership as a community representative activities at www.coastwisenorthdevon.org.uk. and was voted in to be our Vice-Chairman. Many of you will know Steve from his former role as general manager for the The winter and spring storms have landed a whole heap National Trust’s North Devon estate, and he brings detailed of flotsam and jetsam on our beautiful beaches. The beach knowledge of the AONB and a wide range of experience to the scavengers are hard at work removing the edible parts, and Partnership. Secondly, we will be changing and updating our many local people collect the driftwood for all sorts of uses. websites over the next few months, so please bear with us as Community groups and agencies are actively addressing the we make them more responsive to different technologies and remaining debris, and you can get involved on a one-off or more accessible for everyone to find what they want. A very regular basis with your favourite beach. There are regular helpful conversation with Hartland Peninsula Association on beach cleans at Peppercombe, Westward Ho! and Croyde. If the information needs of businesses and visitors has helped to you want to join one or start up a new group, check out our inform our plans. website or Clean Marine North Devon on Facebook. Our next tasks are helping with the Northam Burrows beach clean and removing the rubbish collected at Blegberry by enthusiastic MM Tractors local beach cleaners, and getting it up to the road for Torridge District Council to kindly dispose of. (Michael May) MM Tractors We will be able to carry on supporting communities with their beach cleans as we have been shortlisted(Michael for a grantFor from allMay) your Agricultural and Tesco’s “Bags of Help” to develop the Clean Marine project. Horticultural Repairs and For all your Agricultural and This is the money from plastic bag sales which in this case Servicing will be going directly to addressing the consequencesHorticultural of ourRepairs and ‘packaged’ society. Voting will decide how much grantServicing we get with decisions in March. Lubricants and Hydraulic MM TractorsLooking North from Berry Beach to Damehole Point Lubricants and Hydraulic (MichaelHose May) Service Hose Service

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DUTCH WARSHIP JOINS PADSTOW AND APPLEDORE RNLI TO RESCUE STRICKEN CARGO VESSEL Mike Weston, Appledore RNLI Deputy Launching Authority, said: ‘We needed to make sure the cargo ship didn’t drift into shore. She was a bit too close enough for comfort. ‘It was a marathon job for both RNLI lifeboat crews who are all volunteers and who spent many hours in rough seas keeping the cargo ship safe. A very big swell and gale force winds provided tough conditions and along with the crew of the Dutch Warship, they showed a lot skill, grit and determination. ‘The co-ordination between Falmouth Coastguard, the RNLI and the Dutch Navy was excellent. It was an example of A Dutch warship joined Padstow and Appledore RNLI tremendous teamwork.’ lifeboat volunteers to rescue a stricken 300ft cargo vessel amid rough seas and force eight gales which was drifting worryingly close to North Devon coast. The charity’s lifeboat volunteers spent more than 24 hours at sea amid high winds and big swells helping to keep cargo ship the Verity and its seven-strong crew safe. The vessel was carrying 3,000 tons of scrap metal when its engine failed four miles off Hartland Point. With support from the Appledore RNLI crew, Padstow lifeboat established a tow to the ship at 9am on Friday, which later parted but the crew managed to re-join. The tow was maintained until 2pm when Dutch Frigate HNLMS De Ruyter arrived on scene at the request of the Coastguard to manage the tow. The disabled cargo ship had requested the assistance of a tug, which would be coming from Holyhead but was not due to arrive until the early hours of Saturday morning. Due to the rough sea conditions, the Dutch Warship, escorted by Padstow lifeboat began the slow tow towards Lundy Island, Stricken vessel Verity with Appledore Tamar class lifeboat a more sheltered location to await a tug boat. in the background. Photo: RNLI / Alan Hoskin Appledore lifeboat left to return to Clovelly for a full crew change, assisted by the Clovelly RNLI inshore lifeboat. Appledore then returned to the scene and continued to escort the Dutch Warship and tow towards the sheltered waters on the east side of Lundy Island. Padstow crew were stood down and returned safely to the station at 9.30pm. The sea going tug Bremin Fighter arrived at approximately 4am Saturday morning and set off with Verity on tow by 5am. She is due to arrive in Swansea tonight for repairs. The Appledore RNLI lifeboat crew waited until first light before returning safely to their station. Alan Tarby, Padstow RNLI Coxswain said: ‘It was excellent team work from the RNLI lifeboats and the skipper and The Dutch Frigate HNLMS De Ruyter crew from the Dutch Warship did an amazing job in difficult assisting in the rescue. Photo: RNLI / Alan Hoskin conditions.

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