Church of St. Michael Ilsington TQ13 9RW Parish Magazine June 2020

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Parish of Ilsington The Vicar Writes Dear Friends

I am writing this the day after the Prime Minister’s address on the future direction in tackling Covid-19. It’s very good that our two schools should be opening at least to some pupils in early June. Some who aren’t able to work from home may now have felt it right to return to their work place. The news that family members who don’t live in the same household should now be able to meet up is very welcome. We await any decisions on church services being allowed to take place. But when that time does come, there will obviously be strict conditions on social distancing.

So life looks like remaining pretty constrained for a while yet. One of the effects of the lockdown has been that our usual schedules and routines have been dramatically affected. It has sometimes been hard to work out what day of the week it is. Hopefully Sunday still stands out as different: church is still happening, albeit virtually. (Do ask me if you’d like to be included in the regular email list to receive the service online). Many of us have no doubt found that we suddenly have a lot more time on our hands – for good or ill.

I have put together some phrases to do with ‘time’, which we use a lot. And I have added a Bible comment on each one, so that we can see God’s perspective.

“Where has all the time gone?” We’ve been running round in circles, in a flap. Jesus in Matthew 6: 25 & 33 “Do not worry about your life… seek first God’s kingdom.” “I haven’t got time.” When we say this, we probably mean that whatever we’ve been asked to do isn’t a priority for us: other things are more important. Ecclesiastes 3:1 “There is a time for everything under heaven…” “Give me time.” This is probably a plea for patience when someone is breathing down our neck and we feel under pressure. Lamentations 3:22 “God’s mercies never come to an end.” “It’s high time.” Action required: it’s time for the children to go to bed or for us to leave the party. Jesus in Matthew 7:24 “He who hears these words of mine and puts them into action is like a wise man…” “If I could have my time over again.” This is usually said with a certain amount of regret as we look back. Paul in Philippians 3:13 “Forgetting what lies behind, I press on towards the goal.” “My time has come.” We’re facing up to a serious operation or even a terminal illness. Psalm 23:4 “Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.”

With all best wishes and continuing prayer for us all

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Swifts are the most breathtaking birds. Literally aerodynamically perfect a fledgling Swift leaves its nest and flies straight to South Africa without touching Earth once. It remains airborne for the next two years and then flies back to the very roof from which it fledged. Unfortunately Swifts like to nest in the little cracks that energy efficient homes need filled in. This is fine so long as we provide new spaces for the Swifts to use. But we haven’t and now 60,000 pairs of Swifts have been lost from British skies since 2000.

Swifts fly hundreds of miles daily catching airborne insects. In 2019 some passed within earshot of Ilsington and TV presenter Nick Baker’s Swift caller lured them in. The calls played from the church tower actually brought Swifts back to Ilsington. Without this Swifts would never find the custom-built nestboxes fitted to the church tower because Swifts are totally loyal to their own nest site. They need help finding a new one.

Coronavirus has prevented refitting of the church nestboxes but there are swifts on their way back to Ilsington right now. I am looking for homeowners nearby willing to have a Swift nestbox on their house. All materials will be provided free of charge. I’ll set up a timer to play the call. If the church tower caller can lure them from afar, quieter callers on a few homes will hopefully bring them in to your box.

If you are willing to help us give Swifts a home in Ilsington once again please email me at [email protected] or phone 01626 824071.

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HAs I write this, the latest changes to lock-down have just been announced, so we may be going out more over the next few weeks, depending on our own personal circumstances. Notwithstanding this, I have put in lots of puzzles etc into the magazine for adults and children, to hopefully keep us amused, see below for details. Summer Show -please see page 10 for an update from Rob Wills, regarding the summer show. Bring back the swifts - please see the article on page 3, would you like to help bring back the swifts to this area again? Something positive that could be achieved for this year. Would you like us to post your magazine?- This month if you subscribe to the magazine you will have received your copy by post. However, going forward the magazine cannot be posted to all subscribers, as the cost of postage is considerable, and not covered by the annual subscription cost. Please can we therefore ask that if you would like your magazine posted each month that you send us sufficient money to cover the postage cost to the end of the year. (£3.35). Please contact Martin Smith who organises distribution of the magazine (contact details on inside front cover) if you would like to take up this option. Unfortunately because of the lock down, and following Church of England guidelines, and given the age of the majority of our distributors, we may not be able to guarantee hand delivery of the magazine to all subscribers for the foreseeable future. Puzzles, -there are a few pages of puzzles, which I hope you will find entertaining. Childrens on pages 26 and 27. Adults on pages 11,21,23,29,43 and 47. Parents Home Schooling - see page 37 for details of more online resources following on from last months. Plus Can you find the little rabbit in this magazine again? He usually lives in St Michaels Church.

Interesting Articles - see pages 39 and 41 for a personal perspective on working in a School under the new arrangements for key workers children, and a local history article on pages 6 and 7.

Please note - if you received this magazine by email please share it with as many folk as you think would find it useful. During lock-down it seems a good idea to distribute the magazine for free via email; sadly because of the cost of producing the magazine this cannot be done every month. There are a limited number of paper copies of the magazine at the two village Shops. If you wish to start subscribing to the magazine please contact Martin Smith-his contact details are on the inside front cover of the magazine. 5 The Lambshead Family Behind the Widger graves detailed in last months magazine are those of some of the Lambshead family. The Lambsheads had been in Ilsington since the records began in 1558, and these graves are those of William and his wife Sibella, Williams parents John and Betsey, and his uncle Samuel and his wife Sarah Wills.

John Lambshead was born in Ilsington in 1797 to William Lambshead and Mary (nee Browning) then aged 39 and 40 respectively. He was the 4th of 6 sons (like most of the Lambshead sons from 1640 onwards their sons are called William, Samuel, Jasper John, Joseph and Thomas. Most daughters were called Elizabeth, Sarah, Mary and Susan or Susanna so it gets a bit confusing). John married Elizabeth Smallridge in Bridford on 7 Feb 1833. In 1841 he lived at Pinchaford and he is still there in 1851 and 1861. He and Betsey had 6 children - John Smalridge 1835-1894, William 1836-1903, Mary 1840, Jasper 1843, Betsey 1845 and Samuel 1847. John died in 1870 and Betsey In 1887

John’s son William married Sibella Mann in April 1861 (location unknown but probably Widecombe) and they had 4 children Mary 1862-1929, William S 1863-1947, John 1870-1933 and Jasper 1871- 1923. Sibella died at East Horridge in 1878. In 1861 William is at Pinchaford, but in 1871 the family is in Widecombe. In 1881 he is at East Horridge with his children and in 1891 the whole family is at Honeywill . In 1901 all the family except William are still at Honeywill (to add to the confusion there is another William Lambshead aged 75 living next door at Portland Villa). William died at Honeywill in 1903, leaving £1926 12s 8d with Jasper listed as a farmer and Samuel, gentleman his executors. His son William was a school master at a grammar school in Newton Abbot and retired to Portland Villa where he is living in 1939. His son Jasper farmed at Smallacombe and his son John at Honeywill.

John’s brother Samuel married Sarah Wills in Ilsington on 25 July 1827. They had 7 children Elizabeth 1827-1828, Mary 1831-1916, Samuel 1832-1913, William Wills 1835, Sarah 1839, Thomas 1841- 1924 and Susan 1845-1897. They farmed at Coombe in both the 1851 and 1861 census and Samuel died there in 1870. Sarah moved to Crosshill Cottage, Highweek where she was living with Susan in 1881 and she died there in November 1881 6 Samuel and John’s brother Jasper was a baker who moved to St Pancras in London. He is buried in London but his family tree shows the family links remained strong. He had married Sarah Browning (presuming a relative as his mother was Mary Browning before her marriage) and they had 3 daughters. The youngest daughter Emma married Samuel’s son Samuel in Somerset in 1878. They had no children but lived in Kingskerswell.

On the 1839 Tithe maps the following records relate to the Lambsheads Samuel owned Bridgland, Bethills Overland, Coombe and Claws, and parts of both Pinchaford and Honeywill Down. Representatives of William owned Honeywill Farm and a cottage at Hannafords Sigford John occupied Pinchaford (owned by William Drake White) and part of Kenny Parkwell (owned by George Templar) and he owned a cottage and garden. Samuel occupied part of Mountsland owned by William Kingwell. I think it’s fair to assume that John is the same one as on the gravestone but I havent untangled William or the Samuels yet!!

I have created an Ilsington Lambshead family tree on Ancestry which might help clarify things a little bit. If there’s anything incorrect or any information you have that might be useful do let me know via the magazine and I’ll put it right. Where there are only birth dates I haven’t been able to guarantee that I’ve found the correct information regarding date of death.

This article has been written by Alison Archer-Lock, using parish records as a source, and is therefore as accurate as possible at the current time. If anyone knows any more, or wants to correct anything here, please email the magazine and let us know.

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Christian Churchs of all denominations have come together and recorded an uplifting and inspiring song, listen to it on YouTube, it is called The UK Blessing:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUtll3mNj5U

11 THE WEATHERMAN SAYS… Spring is now well underway and summer will not be far behind. I mentioned in my last article that the last few springs have been dry and this is no exception. Over the last 11 years, 3 April’s have been wet, 7 dry and one near normal. Of course, you cannot create a long-term trend, at the moment it is just an interesting stat. The farmers and growers are concerned though and May so far has been dry as well. Last month we talked about climate change so I thought we could think about something different this month. I have just watched to film “the Aeronauts” and found it very interesting. The plot is of an early meteorologist, James Glaisher who was very keen to find out how certain parameters such as wind, pressure, humidity and temperature changed with height. We take such information for granted these days, but remember that a 150 years ago there was no such thing as “upper air” data. He was an amazing guy who put his life at risk to explore that upper atmosphere. Just imagine, in 1862 he rode a balloon up to an estimated height 36,000 feet (he passed out at 26,000 feet), the cruise height of a modern passenger jet. What an adventure and in the film he was partnered by a lovely lady who proved to a be a real heroine. I have a feeling that was not in the original narrative! So, what was the point of it all? Glaisher was convinced that without a knowledge of the upper atmosphere forecasting the weather, beyond a few hours, would not be possible, and of course he was right. The discovery of the jet stream, stratosphere, tropopause is relatively recent and was only properly understand after WW2. Indeed, as aircraft could fly higher and higher, they encountered the jet stream and were often blown many miles off course as a result. At the start of WW2 most aircraft could not fly much above 22,000 feet, but by the end the B29 (the aircraft that dropped the first atomic bomb) could routinely fly at 34,000 12 Additionally the Mosquito fighter bomber had a service ceiling of 37,000 feet - well into jet stream territory. So, the conditions of the upper atmosphere, became increasingly important for accurate navigation. As time went by the jet stream’s impact on our weather became increasingly understood and a whole network of balloons were launched across the world, every 12 hours, to measure the atmospheric conditions in the upper atmosphere. The balloons were filled with hydrogen and as you can imagine accidents, when they did happen, where quite explosive! I remember looking at a balloon through a theodolite and tracking the angle and working out the height and direction of the balloon. It was fine until the balloon entered any cloud. Each balloon carried something called a pay load that was a simple radio transmitter that fed back information on temperature and humidity via a radio link. It was a bit primitive as it was an electro mechanical device, but very effective. Of course, as time progressed radar tracking was used and now most of the upper air properties are measured remotely by satellites and direct aircraft measurements. There are literally millions of pieces of information on the upper atmosphere gathered every day and analysed by sophisticated computer algorithms. It will be an interesting study so see how the accuracy of our weather forecasts has been affected by the absence of the aircraft data over the last few months. I once had a ride in a hot air balloon and loved every minute of it. One of the overwhelming experiences is one of complete quiet and the occasional whistle of the gas burner. The whistle was of such a high pitch that the dogs below started barking. I read the account of the first crossing of the Atlantic in a balloon and for much of the journey they were travelling at over 100mph happily embedded in the jet stream, although they hardly felt a breath of air. It is all quiet and serene when you go with the flow!

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To judge from this small sample, Ilsington’s shop is pretty typical: takings up, with new customers, new staff and suppliers, and a delivery and collection system. But there’s more to the shop than just maintaining its service. It now has River Teign seafood being delivered every Tuesday, local meats on Wednesday, and each week a variety of lettuces from an organic salad supplier in Ashburton. Finally, don’t forget that the third Sunday in June is Fathers’ Day, and that various gifts for men, some of which may contain malted barley and hops, will be available in the shop.

Paul Brassley Follow us on Facebook 19 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS Church Registers The following graveside funerals have recently taken place: April 21 Peter Rex Cave of Benedicts Road, Liverton, aged 87 April 30 Alfred James Harvey formerly of Drewsmead, Ilsington, aged 93 Our sympathy to the families in their loss

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Liverton Village Hall June's film 'Judy' is likely to be cancelled in light of continuing restrictions, though do keep an eye on the Hall's website and facebook pages for news. When restrictions ease, as they must sooner or later, we will look at rescheduling postponed films. Given that there is little else to report as hall business this month, I thought I might share some interesting details of our constitution with you. The purposes of the Hall are set out as: “physical and mental training and recreation and social moral and intellectual development through the medium of reading and and recreation rooms library lecture classes recreations and entertainments or otherwise as may be found expedient ...” (such legal documents documents are often short on punctuation!). These purposes are largely met by groups such as the WI, Guides, exercise classes and the occasional film or other performance. I do wonder, though, if there is scope to cover more fully the more cerebral purposes of the hall: i.e., the 'mental training/intellectual development/lecture/library' aspects. Food for thought for the committee. Home-working is likely to be much more prevalent in the 'new normal' (whatever that will be!). Might there be scope for the hall to function as some sort of occasional 'home-workers hub' when restrictions ease? At least one café in Bovey Tracey welcomes laptop workers to its premises for regular sessions (in normal times), and it is not too hard to envision a local network of such homeworker-friendly premises, each with areas for those of a more sociable disposition as well as quieter corners for people who want to get their heads down and work in a place with a little bit of a buzz rather than in quiet isolation at home - the idea is not as paradoxical as it seems: I believe Harry Potter's early adventures were set down in a café environment! The future may well be a little different than we were used to, but let us hope that a great deal of the changes will be positive for community cohesion. Adrian Patch Chairman, Liverton Village Hall Management Committee Missing Link Quiz Place a word between the two given to make two new words e.g. cat….sauce, answer mint.

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COVID-19 Telephone Boxes The council have been following The Liverton kiosk was painted just before Government guidance and the most recent the lock down and once life gets back to meeting have been cancelled – BUT it normal the work will be completed. We doesn’t mean that we have stopped work! are still awaiting ideas for the conversation of the Haytor box – Please contact the clerk A new page has been created on our with your thoughts on 01364 661532. website that holds information and links to help the community cope with the ‘lock Planning down’. The councillors are still available to Planning applications are still being give advice and support their contact details processed along with the parish council are on all the notice boards or from our consultation, the delegated powers adopted website. by the council are dealing with all applications and any public comments can These are stressful and difficult time, below be sent directly to the appropriate authority are a few important phone numbers if you (Teignbridge DC or Dartmoor National Park). have concerns about anyone you are supporting: Domestic and Sexual Violence Annual Parish Meeting and Next Council and Abuse Meeting If you are in immediate danger call 999 now Sadly the Annual Parish meeting has been cancelled for this year, but please keep an For independent confidential advice call: eye on the website at www.ilsingtonpc.org Devon's domestic abuse help line or on the parish notice boards for details of 0345 155 1074 the next full council meeting. Rape crisis help line 0808 802 9999 KEEP SAFE.

31 Local Help and Advice I have taken the following very useful details from the email newsletter from the local doctors surgery.

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Some Birdsong of Ilsington

Ilsington nestles amongst such a variety of bird habitats that I hardly know where to start. Farmland punctuated by heaths, lakes, rivers, parks and gardens plus classic Dartmoor valley oakwoods lie just below one of the two best “bird areas” on Dartmoor covering the mires and heaths from Buckland Beacon to Haytor Down.

In further articles I will return to the birds of these areas but it struck me as I walked the lanes between Sigford and Ilsington early this morning, that this is the season of birdsong. There is still a wonderful variety of bird songs to be heard around Ilsington but perhaps we should start with the quintessential singers - the warblers.

Chiffchaffs are the first to sing in the spring and their cheerful notes are the perfect way to end winter when they first appear in early March. They are soon followed by an incredible singer; one that I think is often underrated. The Blackcap’s song has such strength, range and enthusiasm that I consider it easily a match for Song Thrush. Right now almost every group of larger trees around the village with nice, thick tangly undergrowth has a Blackcap in it, singing away.

Much scarcer and more subtle however, is my favourite songster. Garden Warbler is the archetypal little brown job (even though I love their plump brown and cream bodies, short thick bill and oh-so-subtle grey neck tinge) but wait until one sings. Notoriously like Blackcap’s song, listening to a Garden Warbler in full flow is like standing next to a tiny brook tumbling over stones into a small pool. The song is a fantastic rich, throaty, burbling babble of delicious fruity notes pattered out as fast as a torrent itself, hardly stopping for breath. I have heard three in Sigford already this month and I hope they are still in the lovely tangle of bramble between hawthorn, chestnut and willow saplings below Narracombe Farm.

It’s a great spring too for my other favourite, Willow Warbler, the sweetest song of all and audible now all over the edge of the moor.

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Working in a primary school in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic is an experience I tell you. Under normal circumstances, each day working within a large school of 3-11-year olds is different and brings its own challenges anyway let alone adding a pandemic into the mix. Granted, we only have a fraction of our normal pupils in and a similar proportion of staff but it still a very strange situation we find ourselves in. At present we find ourselves on a rota system, coming into school in small groups to supervise the vulnerable pupils and children of key workers. There’s little teaching going on, partly due to the variation in age ranges of the children in school, partly because it would be unfair to teach some children whilst others are at home where they may or may not be doing their own learning and additionally owing to the fact the children are just not in a space to be ready for formal learning in the current situation. Regardless of this, our children are doing more creative, thoughtful and sporty educational activities, of which we wouldn’t usually do much of during normal time. For example, the children in school created and tested a working papier mâché ‘volcano’ using Coca-Cola and Mentos, created an assault course in the school hall, made brownies and had a child vs. teacher scooter/tricycle race on the playground. Although it’s a less than ideal situation it’s given us as teaching staff the opportunity to properly get to know the children and actually have proper fun with them; not “school fun” as coined by a perceptive year 5 the other week. We’ve also been able to do things which we never do in school time such as having an hour-long Disney sing-along where even our school caretaker stopped his work and joined in. We’ve made slime, assembled pom-pom animals and decorated the school gates and car park with artwork. It’s been quite a strange experience working during this time although not necessarily a bad one. Amidst the worry and uncertainty there have many highs and, in some ways, our school has never been more united. We’ve seen a shy child come out her shell and take part in activities which under normal circumstances she wouldn’t attempt. Another child, who finds friendships hard, has formed a close bond with a child in another year group and this progress is exciting. Each day, someone within school phones the families of children on our ‘vulnerable’ list to check in with them and ask if there is anything they need. As staff we have made countless work resources and created videos of us baking, reading, dancing to keep connected with our kids, as well as a school video to keep spirits up. We’re trying our best but it’s still an incredibly peculiar situation we find ourselves in. Working with the children and being able to do fun and different activities has been positive. However; social distancing is near impossible in this current set up. The smaller children do not always understand the necessity for it and don’t always remember to do it and even the older children find it difficult to comprehend why they cannot be closer to others. It’s also incredibly difficult to kindly tell a four-year-old you cannot hug them when they’re tired and teary because they might get a nasty illness. For little people, the possibility of the illness is too remote when all they need is some comfort. Furthermore, there is no PPE in many schools, the hand soap/sanitiser is often alcohol free so not especially helpful and taps in classrooms are frequently cold to prevent burns so hand washing is ineffective to some extent. However; in true teacher style we always carry our own resources; this time alcohol hand sanitiser. Regardless of these issues, we’re happy to play a part in keeping our country going and looking after the vulnerable. However, we do hope this pandemic doesn’t last for a long time, because (like everyone else) we’re itching to get back to normality!

Please see page 41 where there is a lighthearted diary entry of a days schooling to compliment this article. 39 Sarah Harcourt-Smith email : [email protected] Daily Diary of a Teaching Assistant

8.30AM- I arrive into school having avoided being stopped by the police and asked where I’m going. School is eerily quiet and I go to the designated classroom to meet my colleagues for the day. We’ve been randomly assigned days to work and many of us have never really interacted before so we take a few minutes to get to know each other. We decide on a game plan for the day (which we already predict won’t be followed) and prepare to welcome the children into school. 9.00AM- The children arrive and immediately gravitate towards the painting table which is adorned with paint and glitter ready to be used to decorate rainbows for the school gates- as well as (inevitably) the children’s clothes. Once the artwork is complete it will be displayed outside which makes us all feel proud of the children and their creations. 9.30AM- We attempt to do some interactive learning on the whiteboard. This is some feat when the children we have in range from 4-11 years and the year 5 child shouts out all the answers before the year 1 has even read the first sentence. We swiftly decide to abandon this activity and give the children laptops to do “educational activities” which keeps them occupied for a short while. 10.00AM- Back to the painting table where there’s currently more glitter spread on the table than in the glitter containers. We’ve decided to make papier mâché masks and this keeps everyone engaged until the balloons start popping under the weight of the mixture and the room is sprayed with a mixture of glue, flour and water. 10.30AM-A colleague has remembered to bring in some cornflour and we use this to make slime which we pour into a large container and attempt to teach some semblance of a science ‘lesson’ explaining solid and liquid states. Everything is going swimmingly (if you’ll pardon the pun) until one of our youngest children steps into the container and sits down in it. We all start laughing and cannot stop-hopefully their parents won’t mind too much… 11.30AM- To get everyone moving just before lunch we have a ‘dance-off’ to a Disney song playlist. The winner gets first choice of sandwich filling from the lunch selection and the pride of knowing they’ve won the ‘dance-off’. 12.00PM- As a treat we have a picnic lunch on the field and have a competition as to who can make the longest daisy chain. It’s a fun, calming activity and reminds us that there are moments of peace amidst this crisis. 1.00PM- An afternoon playing on the field and using the play equipment is in order to get everyone up and active. We have a basketball competition as to who can shoot the most hoops. In the end the children have given up and only the adults remain forcing the competition to end. We move onto a teacher v children tricycle race. We’re all pleasantly surprised we can still fit onto the tricycles-even though our knees end up at our ears and peddling is almost impossible. Predictably the children win this race (#heightadvantage) but it’s the taking part that counts right? 2.30PM-Back inside for some calm (and educational) activities. We play some maths matching games on the whiteboard and then settle down to do some kid’s yoga and wind down before home time. There’s even time for the long-awaited game of ‘sleeping bunnies’ which keeps the children all still and quiet for about 10-15 minutes at a time-win win. 3.15PM-We deliver the children to their parents in the playground, laden with glittery crafts and papier mâché masks, and begin planning the next day of activities. It’s difficult finding ‘new’ things that the children haven’t already done with another staff team and that isn’t too messy. However we invariably we will find something for the next day. 41

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Clues on page 45 - you may need a bible for some of this crossword… Answers page 49.

Notes……… 43 Quality products, locally sourced

Local bread, honey, meats and cheeses Local and National newspapers Local ales and ciders Coffee Shop Post Office (Mon & Fri) The little shop with a big heart

Open 8am-7pm Mon to Fri 8am-6pm on Sat & 9am-1.00pm on Sun Tel: 01364 661788 www.ilsingtonvillageshop.co.uk ROSSWORD C lues Across C 1 See 23 Across 3 Where the thief on the cross was told he would be, with Jesus (Luke 23:43) (8) 8 Invalid (4) 9 Blasphemed (Ezekiel 36:20) (8) 11 Adhering to the letter of the law rather than its spirit (Philippians 3:6) (10) 14 Shut (Ecclesiastes 12:4) (6) 15 ‘This is how it will be with anyone who — up things for himself but is not rich towards God’ (Luke 12:21) (6) 17 Mary on Isis (anag.) (10) 20 Agreement (Hebrews 9:15) (8) 21 Native of, say, Bangkok (4) 22 Deaf fort (anag.) (5-3) 23 and 1 Across ‘The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of — to work it and take — of it’ (Genesis 2:15) (4,4)

Down 1 Struggle between opposing forces (Habakkuk 1:3) (8) 2 James defined this as ‘looking after orphans and widows in their distress and keeping oneself from being polluted by the world’ (James 1:27) (8) 4 ‘The one I kiss is the man; — him’ (Matthew 26:48) (6) 5 ‘Be joyful in hope, patient in — , faithful in prayer’ (Romans 12:12) (10) 6 St Columba’s burial place (4) 7 Swirling current of water (4) 10 Loyalty (Isaiah 19:18) (10) 12 ‘God was pleased through the foolishness of what was — , to save those who believe’ (1 Corinthians 1:21) (8) 13 Camp where the angel of the Lord slew 185,000 men one night (2 Kings 19:35) (8) 16 ‘There is still — — — Jonathan; he is crippled in both feet’(2 Samuel 9:3) (1,3,2) 18 David Livingstone was one (4) 19 Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (1,1,1,1)

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Cross word page 43 20 Covenant 6 Iona answers 21 Thai 7 Eddy Across 22 Trade-off 10 Allegiance 1 Care 23 Eden 12 Preached 3 Paradise 13 Assyrian 8 Null Down 16 A son of 9 Profaned 18 Scot 11 Legalistic 1 Conflict 19 DVLA 14 Closed 2 Religion 15 Stores 4 Arrest 17 Missionary 5 Affliction 49 Towns and cities quiz - answers

Page 29 20)Glasgow 41) Liverpool 21) Canterbury 42) Maidstone 1) Newcastle 22) Nuneaton 43) Gravesend 2) Dundee** 23) Darlington 44) Derby 3) Wrexham 24) Preston 45) Grimsby 4)Nottingham 25) Bournemouth 46) Boston 5)Sheffield 26) Londonderry 47) Sevenoaks 6)Truro 27) Doncaster 48) Rugby 7)Belfast 28) Watford 49) Weston-super-Mare 8)Penzance 29) Bolton 50) Deal 9)Blackpool 30) Crewe 51) Blackburn 10)Leeds 31) Harrogate 52) Hull** 11) Folkestone 32) Stockport 53) Gateshead** 12)Exeter 33) Southend-on-Sea 54) Mansfield 13) Uphampton** 34) Motherwell 55) Grays 14)Norwich 35) Oldham **Alternatives: 15) Cardigan 36) Swansea 2 Dover 16) Portsmouth 37) Luton 13 Brighton; Ampthill 17) King’s Lynn 38) Wakefield 52 Keele; Sale; (Blue 18) Telford 39) Poole Anchor) 19) Northampton 40) Bath 53 Dorking

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The Chaplaincy Team are very aware that, with visiting restrictions, it is much harder to get messages of love and prayer through to friends and pa- rishioners in hospital. They are trying to find ways to make this possible across the hospital sites of Exeter, Tiverton, Sidmouth & Exmouth. Please leave a message on 01392 402024 and one of the Chaplaincy team will aim to write this message onto a card and deliver it to the patient. Simply say your name and contact number, the full name of the patient (and the ward they are on, if you know) and any simple message you wish to be written in the card. Alternatively you can contact hospital radio and pass on a message via them which is broadcast. 50 Regular Parish Events & Activities 1ST LIVERTON SCOUT GROUP Contact Rob White on 01626 821918. ILSINGTON BOWLING CLUB Contact Kate & Alan Hobbs on 01364 661576. Visitors always welcome. Members meet Sunday 10.00am to 12.00 noon and Tuesday 16.00pm to 18.30 HAYTOR VALE W.I. Contact Val Ransom on 01364 661250 Meet at Liverton Village Hall at 2.15 pm on second Monday of the month. ILSINGTON & BICKINGTON TENNIS CLUB Contact Angela Brassley on 01364 661285. ILSINGTON PETANQUE Contact Christine Bardell on 01626 835868. YOGA CLASSES IN ILSINGTON VILLAGE HALL Contact Ty on 07752 355882 or [email protected] Held on Thursday evenings 6.30 - 7.30pm . Mixed ability class . Plus Wednesday 10-11am gentle yoga- all welcome. www.tylynneyoga.co.uk ILSINGTON PARISH SUMMER SHOW COMMITTEE Contact Julie Souch on 01364 661297 for information. General Secretary Karen Smith on 01364 661411. ILSINGTON PLAYING FIELD AND RECREATIONAL ASSOCIATION Contact Phil Smith on 07974 672113 ILSINGTON VILLA FOOTBALL CLUB Contact Phil Smith on 07974 672113 ILSINGTON NETBALL CLUB Contact Carla Faulkner on 07915 390250 ILSINGTON TABLE TENNIS CLUB Contacts: David 01364 661136, Jeremy 01364 661394 or Ian 01364 661455 Meet at Ilsington Village Hall on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. LIVERTON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB Two mens teams - playing at The Halford Ground, Liverton. Contact Mrs Sue Stephens, Secretary, 01626-853303 or 07523 196872, email [email protected] YOGA WITH LEAH Contact Leah Edwards on 07712334129 or [email protected] Students meet at Liverton Village Hall on Thursday mornings 9.30 to 11.00 am

Automated external defibrillators Ilsington Village Hall Located outside the main entrance door Liverton Post Office Located outside shop on right hand side

51 Parish Services & Contacts Ring & Ride from Ilsington and Ilsington and Liverton Village Liverton to Bovey Tracey. Notice Boards: C Notices sent to ontact Newton Abbot Community Parish Clerk, Carol Retallick on Transport Association on 01626 01364 661532 will be put on the 335775.Non emergency Police Number boards.Ilsington Parish Council website 101 Non emergency NHS ‘ Number 111 www.ilsingtonpc.org’ The minutes The Environmental Hotline of the Parish Council Meetings can beIlsington found here. Parish website telephone number is 0800 328 : 6402 to report fly tipping, ‘www.ilsingtonparish.co.uk’ gives abandoned vehicles and dumped information about the Parish, fridgesIlsington and Village freezers. Hall Please Bookings use it! details of schools, church services andMobile events Library etc. Bus : Contact Sarah Harcourt-Smith - will call on an Feb Mar Apr email the following dates during 2020: May Jun Jul Aug Sep [email protected] J 7, 4, 3 & 31, 28, Oct Nov Dec Website is 26 23, 21, 18, ‘www.ilsingtonvillagehall.co.uk’ 15, 13, 10 , 8 and will Please note, people booking the be inMobile Haytor (Rock Library Inn) from 10.00 village hall have sole right to the use am to 10.20, then Ilsington (Old of the car parking facilities provided Shop)Suspended from 10.30 am at to Present10.50 then atLiverton the hall. Village Hall Booking Brimley (Chapple Cross) from 11.05 Clerk am to 11.25am and at Liverton Dartmoor Association of : Booking details and form (Shop) from 12.10 to 12.40 Community Transport Minibus: are available on the website ‘www.livertonvillagehall.co.uk’ All booking enquiries via Jo Distin on 01364 655332 [email protected]. uk Dates for your Diaries

June 2020

Fathers Day Sun 21st Cinema - LVH - Judy PLEASE CHECK BEFORE VISITING MAY BE CANCELLED Sun 21st 6.15pm for 7pm Mobile Library Visit see parish services - page 52 & page 47 July 2020 Cinema - LVH - Knives Out PLEASE CHECK BEFORE VISITING MAY BE CANCELLED Sun 19th 6.15pm for 7pm Mobile Library Visit see parish services - page 52 & page 47 August 2020 Mobile Library Visit see parish services - page 52 & page 47 September 2020 Bovey Tracey Craft Fair Mill Marsh Park Fri-Sun 18th-20th Devon Open Studios various venues 12th to 27th Festival of Clay Exeter Racecourse Fri-Sat 25-26

All of the above dates for June through to September are of course subject to change depending on how the situation with the Covid -19 virus develops.

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