THE HARTLAND POST First published in 2015, in the footsteps of Th omas Cory Burrow’s “Hartland Chronicle” (1896-1940) and Tony Manley’s “Hartland Times” (1981-2014)

Issue No. 21 Winter 2020 £1 ‘A Prevailing Wind’ by Merlyn Chesterman THE HARTLAND POST A quarterly news magazine for Hartland and surrounding area Issue No. 21 Winter 2020 Printed by Jamaica Press, Published by Th e Hartland Post Layout: Kris Tooke All communications to: Th e Editor, Sally Crofton, Cover: by Laura Zalewski 102 West Street, EX39 6BQ Hartland. Website: John Zalewski Tel. 01237 441617 Email: [email protected] IMPORTANT MESSAGE from ANNOUNCEMENTS Greta and Derek would like to say a big Th ank You for all the FATHER CHRISTMAS lovely fl owers, cards and gifts received on our Diamond Wedding Th e Hartland Post has just received a very important email from Anniversary on the 29th October. Special thanks to the family Father Christmas. Although Christmas may look a little diff erent and friends for making it a special day for us both. this year, he wants to let all the children of Hartland know that Th ankyou to everyone for the good wishes for my retirement! as he is a frontline work he will be carrying out his deliveries as Love Sally xx usual on 24 December. So you had better all be very, very good Gary, Lorna, Fred and family would like to thank everyone for until then... Father Christmas all cards, fl owers, kind messages and prayers, cooking and all donations received on the sad loss of their dear Mandy. It was THANK YOU greatly appreciated. Th e Hartland Post would like to thank all contributors, occasional or regular, loyal readers, points of sale and advertisers IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT for their wonderful and unfailing support throughout the year. CONTRIBUTING Very special thanks go to computer wizard, Kris Tooke, to those TO THE HARTLAND POST who have contributed cover artwork, to Simon Phillips for his weather report and to Clare Gurton for her informative Nature Please submit all articles and advertisements to the Hartland Counts column. After many years of contributing to the former Post by email ONLY! [email protected] Hartland Times and to the Hartland Post for fi ve years, Clare Unfortunately we cannot guarantee publication of material has decided it is time to retire from this role to concentrate on received by any other means. Th is is because of having to her very considerable professional work load. Our sincere thanks hunt around the diff erent social media messaging services; for all those years of top-quality contributions. something invariably gets lost or forgotten. As we bid farewell to 2020 it is surely with a certain feeling of Th ank you for understanding! relief and the hope that we will start to see the return to a more Sally Crofton, Editor normal life next year. HARTLAND POST DATES FOR PUBLICATION 2021 Issue 22 Spring: deadline 15 February 2021 Issue 23 Summer: deadline 15 May 2021

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No. 21 Winter 2020 The Hartland Post 3 NEWS from HARTLAND SURGERY As a precautionary measure we took the decision to temporarily suspend all face to face appointments at the practice and being part of a Primary Care Network with the Bideford and Torrington Practices, meant that we were able to send some patients to Bideford Medical Centre who had kindly offered to see anyone that needed urgent appointments. Under the guidance of Public Health England and the Clinical Commissioning Group, we were soon able to recommence ‘business as usual’ and so our service was thankfully only disrupted for two weeks. Throughout this pandemic we have tried to keep footfall within the surgery to a minimum. This has meant that access to the building is by appointment and unfortunately patients Flu Vaccination Clinics – This year because of COVID-19 are expected to wait outside to collect their medication. We we have had to change the way in which we operate our flu realise that we are heading into the winter and that the weather clinics. The team have been extremely busy trying to plan our may not always be kind, but we hope you will agree that this is clinics to ensure the safety of everyone, whilst at the same the best possible way to keep you and our staff safe. time dealing with the increased numbers of people we have All of those staff that were affected have now returned to to vaccinate. work and we would like to thank everyone for the kind words received during this time. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank SCT Cleaners for undertaking the electrostatic disinfecting at the Surgery free of charge. We are enormously grateful for this very generous offer and they have also now offered to continue to undertake this every 3 weeks, again free of charge. What an amazing team. Thank you so much. COVID-19 Vaccine – At the time of going to print, we are very excited about the promising news of a Covid-19 vaccine. This has shown to be more than 90% effective in preventing coronavirus. The NHS are preparing a service to be delivered in early Thankfully we were able to undertake the clinics at the Parish December however the actual start date will depend on the Hall enabling us to carry out the clinics safely by maintaining availability of vaccines. We expect vaccine availability to be social distancing and also to have a one-way system in place. limited to begin with and most vaccinations will take place I hope those that attended the clinics felt safe and we have early in 2021. received lots and lots of positive feedback. We are always open to comments/feedback to help us to continue to deliver our At present the vaccines being developed require two doses per service in a safe and efficient way. We would like to thank patients with a 21-28 day gap between doses. Eligible patients all of those that attended the clinics for their patience and for will be confirmed soon however are expected to be similar to working with us at this challenging time for everyone. the flu groups ie all patients over 50, those at high risk and all health and care workers. This years flu programme may be further extended to include those in the 50-64 year old age group however this is subject The logistics of delivery and the characteristics of the vaccine to vaccine supply and after existing eligible groups have been means that the service may need to be delivered at scale prioritised. We are still awaiting guidance from NHS England working collaboratively with the Bideford and Torrington on this, and as soon as this guidance is received, we will contact Practices and we are working hard with the other Practices those who fall within this cohort to arrange appointments. within our Primary Care Network as to how this programme can be delivered. COVID-19 – You may be aware that unfortunately at the end of October we had a small number of staff who tested We will of course ensure that as and when further details are positive for COVID-19. Precautionary testing of all staff was received by us, we will publish the details on our website and immediately undertaken and thankfully no further cases were advertise the details via posters around the village. identified. 4 The Hartland Post No. 21 Winter 2020 Face Coverings – We would like to remind everyone whether becoming seriously unwell. A healthy diet can improve both you are attending for an appointment or when collecting of these within weeks. medication that you will need to wear a face covering. We’ve been seeing some really positive results in terms of Breast Cancer Screening Update – Breast cancer screening weight loss, improved diabetic control and improved blood services have once again resumed after being paused in March. pressure. Many patients have been able to stop some or all of During the pandemic, local breast screening services took their medication. Often these people have previously struggled the decision to reschedule appointments and invitations for with the standard calorie-counting, low fat approach. tests to a later date to protect patients from the virus and to The “Real Food, Low Carbohydrate” approach that we redeploy staff to support coronavirus-related work. recommend is simply cutting out sugar and processed foods, Breast screening services are urgently working to prioritise and reducing starchy carbohydrates (as these turn to sugar seeing: in the body). This approach is a varied, nutritionally well- • Women clinically diagnosed as being at very high risk of balanced, satisfying and affordable way of eating. breast cancer As well as being good for people with type 2 diabetes, high • Women who need more tests following their screening blood pressure and weight problems, this approach has other potential benefits including helping joint pains, sleep, • Women who have been invited for screening but who migraines, digestive problems and depression. have not yet been seen • Women aged from 50 to their 71st birthday due their Zoom meeting 10th December 18:30 routine screening. If you would like to know more about the Real Food, Low Plans are also in place to send invites out for routine screening Carb lifestyle, Dr Ruth Tapsell and our practice nurse Holly where they were previously delayed and to focus on high-risk Haywood will be hosting a meeting on Zoom on Thursday patients or those who need follow-up tests and treatment. 10th December. Please email the surgery if you would like to attend and we will send you a link and password. The North and East Devon Breast screening Service is based in Exeter and invitations for screening are sent automatically by Please also see our Real Food, Low Carb website https:// them to women registered with a GP. If you have any queries healthyhart.co.uk for lots of resources. with regards to your invitation please contact them direct on Christmas… 01392 262600. Please note we are only closed on Friday 25th December, In the meantime, if you are worried about breast cancer Monday 28th December and Friday 1st January. With this in symptoms, such as a lump or an area of thickened tissue in a mind we will not be providing patients with extra medications breast, or if you notice that your breasts look or feel different for the Christmas period but would ask you to order slightly from what’s normal for you, do not wait to be offered screening. earlier than usual. When collecting your prescriptions from Please contact your GP. the 25th November we will inform you when you should Social Prescribers order your next lot of medication. We’ve been delighted to have Loren Leaver become an We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our important part of our team as our social prescriber. Loren has patients for their continued support throughout what has been working with a number of our patients offering them been a very unusual and challenging year for us all. We wish practical or emotional support. you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year. As part of the Torridge Primary Care Network we are currently expanding our team of social prescribers and soon Hartland Surgery, 66 The Square, Hartland EX39 6BL. hope to be providing Wellbeing Programmes. This is because Tel. 01237 441200 we recognise that often when people are struggling with an www.hartlandsurgery.co.uk aspect of their life, they may benefit from addressing some of the fundamental pillars of health and wellness which include nutrition, exercise, emotional wellbeing and sleep. We hope that this will enable group support and the development of new skills and friendships. Healthy Lifestyle Update – healthyhart.co.uk We’ve been trying our best to support our community (and team!) in adopting a healthy lifestyle. During the pandemic this has become even more important than ever, as we know that obesity and type 2 diabetes increase people’s risk of

No. 21 Winter 2020 The Hartland Post 5 HARTLAND WEATHER

Any hope that the new month of August might see a return to September continued relatively dry, with a good run of warm more settled weather was quickly dashed as the low cloud and sunny weather breaking out over the weekend of 12/13th. Monday mist, accompanied by damp days, continued although some 14th saw temperatures reach 25° although Tuesday 15th was fi ne weather did prevail on 4th to 6th. On Monday 10th a slow disappointing when a thick fog hung around for most of the day. moving thunderstorm swept up from the south bringing over 16 September continued as a mixed bag - Monday 21st was truly mm of rain. Lightening strikes were reported around Hartland spectacular with long periods of uninterrupted sunshine and a including Baxworthy Farm. Th e storm dragged the temperature balmy temperature of 22°. Th e next day was the autumn equinox down to around 16° but it recovered in the afternoon to over 22 and it defi nitely felt more autumnal, making one wonder if the degrees. A muggy night prevailed with 16° , way below the 20° Monday was the last good day of the year. Fear not, the warmth that much of the south suff ered, in what was classed a tropical and sunshine returned on the following week when Monday and night! Somewhat rare a few years ago, a tropical night is classed Tuesday saw both days with a pleasant 16°. As September drew as a night when the temperature doesn’t fall below 20° during the to a close, it had proved to be a dry month, in fact the third night time. Th e UK has seen no fewer than 84 tropical nights driest month of the year so far after April and May and with that since 1991 but bear in mind in the thirty years between 1961 and dry weather of just 49mm of rain, meant that this was the most 1990, only 44 tropical nights were recorded. Th e Met offi ce has productive September in terms of solar production in the past fi ve attributed this to global warming. years with 380 kWh produced compared to 2019 (370). However, a new month saw a new storm. Th is one, storm Alex, (named by Wednesday 12th was a belter of a day, with a top temperature of the French meteorological offi ce as it hit France fi rst), hit the UK 26 degrees around midday. A lack of a breeze and the humidity on Friday 2nd October, bringing wind and rain across the UK. made uncomfortable conditions for many. Th under and lightning Here in Hartland we saw rain every day for the fi rst week. Sunday arrived at 1am with 1mm of rain falling, bringing the night time 4th was particularly bad when 17mm of driving rain fell over 24 temperature just below 19° so that was the nearest we got to a hours. A very autumnal feel to the weather meant that daytime tropical night but certainly hot enough to ditch the duvet. temperatures were generally in the mid teens. October continued An unsettled week followed, Wednesday 19th saw over 13mm of pretty much as we would expect for the month with damp days and rain fall but temperatures held up, peaking at 22 degrees just after it wasn’t until the 14th that we fi nally experienced a dry day and midday. Overnight saw an area of low pressure build over the West by the 15th a period of settled sunny weather in a prolonged spell. coast of Ireland, forming storm Ellen, named by the Irish met offi ce. Th e clear night sky also gave a good view of Mars owing to it being Th e storm brought unseasonal wet and windy weather with winds the closest to planet Earth than it will be for the next fi fteen years. gusting to 20mph overnight on a south easterly. Storm Francis then Th e fi ne weather continued, but Wednesday 21st saw yet another built out over the Atlantic causing the Met Offi ce to issue a yellow deluge when another 16mm fell over a 24 hour period. Bear weather warning that was short lived as the storm swept over the in mind that the total rainfall for September was 49 mm, and UK. Interestingly, this is the fi rst time two named storms have three separate days in October alone (1st, 4th and 21st) saw a arrived in August in the UK since the naming process started in combined total of 47mm. 2015. Th e next storm however will begin with an “A” rather than a “G” as the naming calendar resets on 1st September which is the As the month of October closed out as unsettled as it began, the start of meteorological autumn, ending on 30th November. last week saw the wind varying between westerly and south westerly with gusts every day in the high thirties, peaking at 40 mph on In any event, once the storm passed, it was Th ursday 27th that Halloween, enough to buff er the witches on their broomsticks. saw a deluge with over 12mm of rain falling. Th e start of the bank holiday weekend saw a weak area of high pressure forming Halloween was also remarkable for the fact it was the second full that brought some good spells of sunshine on Saturday, Sunday moon in the calendar month. Th e second full moon in a month and the bank holiday Monday, with 18° during the daytime is known as a Blue Moon. A full moon on Halloween is also a but the clear skies meant an autumnal feel to the evenings and rare occurrence, and a blue moon that falls on Halloween will not early mornings, with temperatures down to single digits. Solar occur again until 2039. October only saw a total of fi ve dry days production for August was down on last year’s with 441 KWh and they ran consecutively from the 14th to 18th inclusive. Th e compared to 2019 with 476. Rainfall for August was 94mm, predominant wind direction for October was a south-westerly compared to 93mm in 2019. with a total rainfall of 116 mm compared to 2019’s 158mm. Solar production for October was 184 kWh compared to last With meteorological autumn starting on 1st September, the clear year’s 218 kWh, It should also be noted that October 2020 skies overnight off ered a good chance to see the full moon on produced the least amount of solar power in the past fi ve years . Wednesday 2nd. Normally, the September full moon is known as the harvest moon. But this year is a bit diff erent, as the full moon A full round of the year’s weather will appear in the next edition closest to the autumn equinox was on October 1st. September’s with all associated data compiled from Dr Patrick Moore’s moon is known as the Corn or Barley moon, associated with very comprehensive website. Sincere thanks goes to him for both these crops being harvested or threshed at this time of year. permitting use of this information. Check out his website at hartlandweather.co.uk As the sun rose on September 2nd the skies turned briefl y red with the clouds appearing a bluey grey, stunning for those who Finally, may I take the opportunity to wish all readers a very caught this magnifi cent, albeit short spectacular. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Simon Phillips, Philham 6 The Hartland Post No. 21 Winter 2020 CHRISTMAS GREETINGS KEEP OUR POSTIES LOCAL!! Ann and Alan Hobbs would like to wish family, friends and all Royal Mail are proposing changes to cut costs that will have an the people they know, a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. impact on the service provided here in Hartland. Jan and Graham Nichol send best wishes for Christmas and the At the moment three rounds of mail are collected from Bideford New Year to all their friends and relatives in Hartland. and sorted here in Hartland Post Offi ce before delivery. Th e Davey family from Stoke Barton Farm will be making a One of the proposals is that all Posties will drive to Bideford, donation to charity this year instead of sending greetings cards. sort the mail there before returning to deliver here, this will of Th ey would like to wish family, friends and everyone a very Happy Christmas and the very best wishes for the New Year. course have an eff ect on the delivery times. Although it is still intended they drop undelivered packages for collection from Barbara Davey sends all family and friends many good wishes for Hartland PO, any queries will have to go through the general a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year 2021. Royal Mail customer helpline not through phoning us here at To all my dear friends and neighbours, I wish you all a very Happy Hartland Post Offi ce. Christmas. May 2021 bring us all peace and happiness, love and laughter. Friendship and togetherness. Stay safe everyone. Love Th e other proposal is that the three rounds will be cut to two, Pat Deane xx with two remaining rounds being extended and some of the To all our friends and neighbours, Doctors, Offi ce Staff , Carers Hartland mail being added to the Clovelly route. Again this and all the very kind helpers who have given their total dedication will have an eff ect on timings especially during busy periods, and support throughout the Covid 19 virus, we wish for you all a but also those addresses added to the Clovelly route will have happy Christmas and the very best of health and happiness in the to go to Bideford to collect any undelivered mail. It could also New Year. From Lorna & Ralph James mean that your mail will more often be delivered by other Kieran Johns, KRJ Autos, would like to send a big thankyou to posties who don’t have the local knowledge our posties have, everyone for all your support throughout this year and wishes as they all live here in our community. you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. All staff here wish to continue to off er the best service possible Daniel Hall: I would just like to say a massive thank you to all and feel very strongly that it will have a very negative eff ect on my clients who have supported me through this year and looking the Postal service here in Hartland. We would like your help forward to a great 2021. Have a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year! to try and stop these changes. Clear View Windows would like to wish everyone a merry A petition will be available at Hartland Post Offi ce for signing Christmas and a happy new year. We would also like to thank and the posties will also carry one too and we will of course our customers for their continued support through these diffi cult bear in mind the covid rules. If you feel you could, we would times, Jon. appreciate letters of objection to the changes in support of Coast Gardening Services wishes everyone a Merry Christmas keeping our posties local. Th ese can be handed to the Posties and a happy new year. Th ank you to our customers for supporting or at Hartland Post Offi ce. us through these unprecedented times. Fingers crossed everyone And Finally, keep using us! will be able to spend time with family and friends over the festive period and that 2021 will be a year we can all look forward to, With Royal Mail proposing to remove our sorting offi ce and Tony and Wendy. with the much advertised ways to post parcels without using Christina Woodroff e wishes all her friends in Hartland a Very the Post Offi ce it could have an impact on the business here Happy Christmas and a Healthy, Peaceful and Joyful New Year. in Hartland. Th ank you to all of you for your tremendous kindness, support Remember the Post Offi ce counter is open from 8am till and understanding since Rob’s death (and during his battle with 9pm and 8am till 1pm and 4.30pm till 7.30 pm on Sundays cancer) - I will be forever grateful to this community. and Public Holidays for all your Post Offi ce needs including Tony and Barbara Manley send warmest greetings to the team Banking, Car Tax, Foreign Currency and of course Post! who bring us the 'Hartland Post', with a special mention of all the problems they have had to cope with due to the Covid 19 Many Th anks for your support, pandemic, a diffi culty unimaginable in my 33 years with the Nikki Dixon - Hartland Post Offi ce & Stores - 01237 440251 'Hartland Times'! We sincerely hope that better times are ahead for us all. So a very happy fi fth birthday and every success in the future, and, in spite of the restrictions, a very happy Christmas and peaceful New Year to all the many readers who continue to enjoy our local magazine. Nick Walter, Cyril & Rita Walter would like to wish everyone a happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year. Jane and Bill Hayes are not sending cards, but wish everybody a safe, peaceful, and blessed Christmas. Merry Christmas and a Happy (& healthy) New Year

No. 21 Winter 2020 The Hartland Post 7 ARTIST YOGA IN HARTLAND Please note that the Hartland Post 21 was prepared during the CLIVE BROCKLEHURST second when yoga classes were suspended. Please check when WHITE HARE STUDIO yoga classes will be resuming. Whilst White Hare Studio Gallery remains closed Clive ANDIGWA DANCE ON ZOOM Brocklehurst has created a new workspace at fi rst fl oor where First sessions to all classes FREE! has been continuing with framing for local customers and working on commissions including a set of stained glass panels AFROBICS: 6-7pm GMT – From Tuesday for a local house. Clive explains “Th e owners salvaged vintage 19th January 2021 glass from an existing glazed lobby and wanted them used Move, dance, exercise our abs, glutes and in new panels on a theme of the laurel leaf. It was diffi cult thighs - and stretch to fabulous African music. working with the old glass which becomes very brittle but the £4 drop in or bundles: £15 for 4, £25 for 7, client was delighted with the end results” £40 for 12. Ongoing commissions include sets of framed prints and his CHAIR MOVES TO MUSIC From Friday 21st January 2021 bespoke mirrors made in frames using his unique glass material - 10 – 10.45 am from the comfort of your home for people ‘octarine’. He hopes over the winter time to fi nd time to paint with long term health and mobility conditions. Warm up and a new collection of watercolours for an exhibition in 2021. stretch! Move to fun old time and popular music from around Clive can be contacted via his website www.whitehare.co.uk, the world. Use your imagination and follow easy moves from by email on [email protected] or on 01237 441539 your chair. Please have your doctor’s approval to enrol. £3 per session - Bundles – £12 for 4 sessions. Carers: free.

Andigwa Virtual World Dance Fitness From Friday 21 January 11am - 12 noon GMT – Easy to follow moves or improvisation. Moves from around the world to uplifting happy music from Africa, Brazil, the Caribbean and Latin Americas such as Congolese kwassa-kwassa, samba, salsa belly dance, Bollywood, fl amenco, hip-hop and street! CHOCOLATIER £4 drop in or bundles: £15 for 4, £25 for 7, £40 for 12. CAROLINE BROCKLEHURST To enrol, contact Rebecca Jeff ery: rebeccam.jeff [email protected] Tel: 07788 475173 Facebook.com/andigwadance WHITE HARE Facebook.com/groups/letsdancewithrebeccajeff ery HANDMADE CHOCOLATES YOGA WITH GRIZEL Chocolatier Caroline Brocklehurst is back in her dedicated Classes are suspended until further notice chocolate making kitchen producing a collection of her renowned handmade chocolates. Caroline says “It’s been BREEZE YOGA BUDE a diffi cult time to make fresh produce with uncertainty of Classes only by Zoom at the moment opportunities for sale. Th e chocolate collections take up to two weeks to make so you have to be sure you have an outlet” FITNESS CLASSES But White Hare Handmade Chocolates are available for Hartland Circuit training, fi tness, personal training and Pilates Christmas 2020 in boxes of 20 and 10 and gift bags of 6. Th ey Daniel Hall’s classes are on Zoom during lockdown: are available from Monday 14th December to order. Monday Pilates: 7pm, Th ursday Fitness: 6.15, £2 per class To get your hands on some of these scrummy treats visit the You can pay cash, bank transfer or PayPal. You will need to website www.whitehare.co.uk, or email on studio@whitehare. send Daniel your email address or phone number so that co.uk or call 01237 441539. he can send you the Zoom invitation with a pass code. All abilities welcome; work at your own pace. Th e chocolates can be collected from 67 Th e Square Hartland For all information please message or text on 07901 948665. or sent by post up until Friday 18th December. 8 The Hartland Post No. 21 Winter 2020 Update from Atlantic Academy As we draw to the end of this Autumn term, we refl ect on the many successes and moments of joy we have shared as a school community. After the partial school closure during the fi rst national lockdown, it was such a pleasure to welcome pupils back in September. We welcomed our new year 7 pupils through an induction session prior to the start of term proper, and have been delighted with how well they have settled as a group and how enthusiastic they are in their lessons. We do hope to be able to hold our residential with them in the future, introducing them to our passion for adventure learning. Open evening had to move to a virtual event, and the aerial shots of the school taken as part of our promotional video remind us how lucky we are to live, work and learn in this stunning part of the world. We have been able to carry out personal tours of the site prior to the November lockdown, and look to be able to restart these when it is safe to do so. We have been delighted to welcome so many new members to our school community since September, with pupils settling well in all year groups; our school population is growing steadily with new parents and students enjoying the personal touch a small school can off er. Like all schools, we have been very much restricted with the extra-curricular activities we can off er currently. We 01271 322362 have focused on supporting students through after school homework club, as well as extension lessons for GCSE Please only contact 0300 330 5466 us if the person students undertaking triple science and support for students died in hospital in year 9,10 and 11 who will be completing GCSE art this year. Following last summer's amazing art results, our walls are looking increasingly like an Art Gallery, as we nurture and encourage student talents. Where possible, we have moved many of our activities online, including off ering students who have had to self isolate the chance to join live lessons, as well as developing the use of the Google Classroom to build excellent revision resources 0800 3047 412 for Exam classes. Even our Duke of Edinburgh's award 01237 479027 programme has moved online, with participants documenting their progress through diaries and pictures. Students will still be able to receive an award even if we cannot complete the 01271 347225 famous expedition section; we are planning to be able to If a member of your family has died complete this in the summer of 2021, all being well. and the impact of Covid We thank all parents and members of our local community for is making it even harder for you, we are here to offer you emotional and spiritual support. their support in these diffi cult times. We will very much miss the annual carol singing around the local area, which so many We are your local bereavement services. of our students and staff look forward to, and wish every body Please give one of us a call. a healthy and happy Christmas as we look forward to 2021.

together across North Devon Lynsey Slater, Principal

No. 21 Winter 2020 The Hartland Post 9 HEDGEHOG RESCUE, THE ONLY PERSON SOUTHOLE I TALKED TO TODAY Well 2020 has been a very unusual year for us all and this WAS THE POSTIE... includes the unprecedented numbers of hedgehogs that have You might be forgiven for thinking that the ‘Royal Mail’, now come through our doors. We know that we have increased the a private company might only be thinking in terms of the local population, and are observing that they are successfully logistics of cutting costs. Certainly it feels that way when there breeding after their rehabilitation with Project Prickles. is a suggestion that our local posties might have to switch from More interest is being shown being centred here in Hartland and have the additional travel in the plight of the species , time to and from Bideford to contend with. In fact it might no knowledge is being shared and longer even be one of our local posties who calls with the mail. now many of you are offering hog houses and year round But, there’s a new scheme being piloted in conjunction with support feeding. Thank you. Royal Mail in various areas in the UK. “Safe and Connected” The autumn juveniles are still is based on a successful scheme set up in Jersey called ‘Call and arriving daily, found out in Check”. And it’s not just provoked interest in the UK. Other the day, malnourished and/ countries in Europe are piloting similar schemes too. or poorly. They will be with So what is ‘Safe and Connected’? Well, it’s not that different me throughout the winter from what our local posties do anyway. So why talk about months, repairing, gaining it now? Well – that’s just it. We might lose our local posties. strength and putting on This government-funded scheme highlights just how important weight. To further help support these endearing creatures, a role posties play in a community, particularly in a rural please take a look at our Facebook page : Project Prickles community the size of Hartland Parish. Here’s what Brenda Hedgehog Rescue (Southole) and see the lovely handcrafted Simpson, 76, up in Whitby, one of the pilot areas, had to gifts that kind volunteers have made,stocking fillers, cards, say about the scheme: “I think it is absolutely brilliant. It is jewellery and so much more. Gay Kite reassuring to know the postman is going to call twice a week on Project Prickles, Hedgehog Rescue Southole, 07503 756972 days agreeable to both of us to check up to see if I am well and [email protected] if there’s anything I need help with.” Whilst “Safe and Connected” might not be a scheme we actually need here in Hartland it at least provides public recognition of the fundamental importance of the personal connection between a local postie and their community. In the words of Sue Brendan & Sarah Davey Whalley, former CEO, Royal Mail Post and Parcels UK: “Our celebrated their wedding nationwide “feet on the street” network gives us unparalleled on 30th October 2020 UK reach and local knowledge. She goes on to acknowledge in Cornwall “the role we already play in tackling loneliness and isolation…” You said it, Sue! We’ve got a great system already here in Hartland – let’s hope Royal Mail has the vision to build on it. https://qz.com/1424127/the-uk-is-sending-postal-workers- door-to-door-to-combat-loneliness/ Andrew, Dee, Helen, Mark and https://gazetteherald.co.uk/news/17321565.royal-mail-staff all the Grandchildren and Great Alex Wilkinson Grandchildren would like to wish Mum and Dad, Greta and Derek Thorne of Northgate a very MASKS - PARKINSONS UK Happy Diamond Anniversary Masks - Parkinson’s UK are for the 29th October. Married very grateful to all in Hartland at All Saints Church, Clovelly by who contributed so generously the Rev. R.O.H Eppingstone. these past months. More than Greta and Derek would like to say £1700.00 has so far been a big Thank You for all the lovely collected for facemasks. flowers, cards and gifts received Like all charities ParkinsonsUK The photo taken on the on our Diamond Wedding fundraising efforts have come day of Anniversary Anniversary on the 29th October. to a grinding halt this year but the research into the causes Special Thanks to the family and and cures still goes on. There is extensive information on their Friends for making it a special day website: https://www.parkinsons.org.uk. Christmas themed for us both. masks are now available in the Post Office! Vera Tooke

10 The Hartland Post No. 21 Winter 2020 FILM REVIEW: “REBECCA” RETURNS – does what it says on the boat! Eighty years on “Rebecca” has returned as a Netflix remake marched up the coast from Cornwall, in the near background. of the Alfred Hitchcock classic of 1940 based on the novel Bless those computer generated images. In another anomaly, by Daphne du Maurier. And Lily James returns to Hartland a flock of starlings, a ‘murmuration’, flies over the sea (never as the second Mrs. de Winter, the leading lady, having played happens in real life), its swooping movement reminiscent of the protagonist of “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel the late Rebecca’s signature. The exact same shape-shifting Pie Society,” also largely filmed in Hartland. “Je Reviens” (‘I ‘murmuration’ makes an appearance later in the film: about as return’ in French) is the ironically named boat owned by the improbable as winning the lottery a dozen times in succession! mysterious Rebecca, whose only appearance in the film is as While much of the film’s plot proceeds at a reasonable pace, a discreetly enveloped corpse who returns from her watery it accelerates to the point of incomprehension towards the grave off Hartland Quay aboard the wreck of said boat as it is finale. Fortunately I had read “Rebecca” many years ago so dragged up from the sea floor. (The “Je Reviens” is staying put, I still had an inkling of what was happening but I fear the dropped in the middle car park of the Quay, a souvenir from uninitiated will be scratching their heads. This rather partial the film production company.) film viewer thoroughly enjoyed it nevertheless – how could a Hartland does not have the starring role it had in “Guernsey”. paid up member of the Lily James fan club not? In fact, only about ten percent of this two hour film is shot in But, what surprised me most about du Maurier’s “Rebecca” is locations that are identifiably Hartland. The Hartland Quay that is an unabashed rehash of “Jane Eyre”, Charlotte Brontë’s hotel complex has been transformed into a sinister looking Gothic classic. You could almost call it “Jane Eyre Returns”. seaside village where the inquest into Rebecca’s death is held. The plain looking heroines are both of the “staff” class, one a A since dismantled boathouse was built alongside the Quay child’s governess, the other a lady’s paid companion. There’s a slipway where much of Rebecca’s troubled past is revealed. Lily rich, alternately charming and brooding leading man: Messrs. James - we never learn her character’s first or maiden names Rochester and de Winter; a mysterious (and tall) first wife: - discovers the boathouse when chasing an errant spaniel Bertha and Rebecca. Manderley and Thornfield Hall are both down the coast path towards Screda Point just south of the torched by the female baddies who commit suicide shortly Quay. The chase continues south along the beach under the after by leaping from high places. high cliffs just north of the Quay until she happens upon the And they all lived happily ever after. boathouse and its trove of secrets. So much for geographic continuity. (Ok, this a film; we shouldn’t expect it.) “Rebecca” is available on the Netflix internet service and Most of the film is set in the fictional stately home “Manderley” eventually on DVD and Blue-ray. John Zalewski owned by Richard de Winter (competently played by a rather beefy Armie Hammer). Manderley is ostensibly located on the HBF – THE BOOKSHELF clifftop above Hartland Quay as we discover from two heavily In response to the increasing number of businesses and computer-doctored aerial shots. But the mansion is, in fact, organisations that have had to reinvent themselves online at an amalgam of different properties scattered about the UK. this time, The Hartland Book Festival decided to take their It’s hard to know which ones because Netflix doesn’t let the display of local authors to the marketplace. Festival organiser full credits roll at the end of streamed films – frustrating. The Sandy Fish has created a dedicated Facebook page to support initial scenes of the film are shot in sunny Monte Carlo and the incredible diversity of talent in need of a local window. the south of France before the newly married de Winters end their whirlwind romance - honeymoon idyll in spooky, old The Bookshelf has joined the now popular movement that Manderley where artificial rain periodically douses all and promotes the local economy; buying local and supporting sundry and helps set a dreary mood. local people. In the penultimate scene of the movie, Mrs. Danvers (Kristin And what better time than now to buy and read a book? As Scott Thomas at her dark and menacing best) prepares to leap we head towards a different kind of Christmas, the time seems from the Quay wall with Sharpnose Point, which has somehow right for a bit of calm reflection and simple pleasures like discovering a new author or finding the latest from those more familiar in our area. Whatever the reason, it’s a good time to come and browse and support on a local level. Familiar names and titles along with quirky fresh discoveries from cosy cottages in the countryside. We have a book for all tastes and look forward to connecting the enquiring mind directly to the local author. One thing’s for certain, having found all these lovely books, the next Hartland Book Festival might have to expand a little. https://www.facebook.com/HBFTheBookshelf

No. 21 Winter 2020 The Hartland Post 11 REINTRODUCING PRZEWALSKI’S HORSE In the early 1980s, when I was working for WWF in Paris, a stick up and never flop over onto the neck. There are just seven bulky file appeared on my desk with a PostIt attached: “You wild equids found in the world today: three are zebras, three like horses, try and do something with this”. The file contained are wild asses and one is a horse, Przewalski’s horse! Of all the the preliminary study and a funding request for an ambitious rustic and ancient breeds of horses and ponies found throughout project to reintroduce the Przewalski’s horse (or Mongolian wild the world, it is our own Exmoor pony which is considered to horse) back to Mongolia. Immediately intrigued, I contacted the most closely resemble Przewalski’s horse. They both possess an project initiator in the Camargue, southern France. Twenty six “ice tail” which means that the tail hairs grow in such a way as years later we sent 22 wild horses back to Mongolia. This year, to deflect chilling rain, hail or snow away from the body and 2020, we celebrated the birth of our 100th foal to be born in particularly the vulnerable belly area. their native land! So what is a Przewalski’s horse? And how did To effectively set up a breeding herd of Przewalski’s horses two we do it? This is the story of reintroducing an extinct species things were essential: land and horses. The first task was to identify back into its natural habitat. a site where the herd could be built up and where the horses could acclimatise to living in semi wild conditions. The Cévennes National Park in southern France was identified as the area most similar to Mongolia (where the last horses were observed in the wild) because of its harsh cold and snowy winters; hot, dry and arid summers. This land of deep gorges and high plateaux is even more isolated than Hartland! The National Park offered security and protection from poaching. There was little risk that the Przewalski’s could breed with domestic horses; the sparse grazing and limited supply of natural water would mean that the horses would acclimatise to the conditions they would face in Mongolia. It is the ultimate irony that one of the reasons that drove these horses to the brink of extinction, A Mongolian ranger and a French volunteer their capture in the wild for zoos, enabled their reintroduction carry out behaviour observations all year round back to their native land in Mongolia. At the end of the nineteenth Przewalski’s horse is the world’s only truly wild horse living today. century, a total of 14 Przewalski’s horses were successfully captured It was discovered in 1881 by Colonel Przewalski, a Russian in the wild and brought back to zoological gardens in Europe explorer of Polish origin, on the windswept Asian steppes. and the US before their demise in the wild. All Przewalski’s living Scientists of the time, believing that all large mammals had today are descendants of these 14 individuals, which is a very tiny already been identified and classified, were hugely excited by this gene pool. new discovery. Was it a horse or a wild ass? A hybrid, or perhaps a completely new species? No sooner had this intriguing discovery of an unknown large mammal been made, than the scientific world scrambled to try and procure some live specimens. The race to capture these horses for zoological gardens and private collections, together with hunting pressure and competition with domestic horses for grazing, drove Przewalski’s horse to the brink of extinction. By 1970, less than a century after its The early days of the project were fraught with disaster. The discovery, Przewalski’s horse was extinct in the wild. initial four horses from local French zoos turned out to have Although many people refer to horses, such as brumbies and genetic abnormalities and found adapting to natural conditions mustangs, as being wild, they are in fact feral. They are the very challenging. Bad luck also featured predominantly in these descendants of horse that were imported from other continents; early days as one horse died of a snake bite and another was they then either escaped or were turned out into the wild to fend struck by lightning. It quickly became clear that the selection of for themselves and to breed with astounding success. Similarly, horses had to be improved to give the best chances of success, the mountain and moorland ponies of the British Isles, living in but funds were very short. In those days, the best horses had to a natural state, are actually rustic breeds and not “wild” ponies. be purchased from zoos and were extremely expensive. Luckily Przewalskis are more similar to zebras in temperament and this trend was eventually reversed and there is now international morphology and there are some notable differences between agreement that these horses are exchanged for breeding purposes them and other horses. Firstly in the number of chromosomes; and not sold (all data on Przewalski’s horses is now kept in the Przewalski’s horse has 66 compared to 64 of all other horses. stud book held by the Prague Zoo). Because of lack of funds the They are always the same colour – a dun or sandy coloured coat project seemed doomed to failure; WWF France was only able with black mane and tail and black stripes on their legs. They to offer a small amount of financing and other funding seemed have mealy muzzles, no forlocks and short brush-like manes that out of reach as international organisations considered the risks

12 The Hartland Post No. 21 Winter 2020 CLOVELLY'S too high. Several years went by and the search for sponsors continued while the project in the field stagnated. And then, REMEMBRANCE SERVICE finally, there was a huge stroke of luck. A Swiss foundation, On Remembrance Sunday as the church could not be used a caught up by the enthusiasm of the team, agreed to take a chance short service was held at the war memorial in Peace Park. and provide long-term funding. This enabled the purchase of a Jane Hayes officiated and wreaths small hamlet in the Cévennes with 250 hectares of grazing and were laid by representatives of our several dilapidated barns and structures. An association, Takh various organisations, including (Mongolian for horse), was created and an onsite custodian the RNLI, The Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleet. recruited to complete the small volunteer team. Marwell Zoo, in Hampshire, also believed in the mad adventure and generously The Bugler was Lisa Stubbs who donated ten horses. Finally project Takh was up and running! played The Last post, Reveille and The National Anthem. Angie Hill The challenge was then to find more suitable horses. With the had remembrance pebbles painted by the children of Clovelly, help of a specialist in horse genetics, more Przewalskis from a these were also placed on the memorial. One of the Clovelly total of eight European zoos were selected and donated, thus donkeys was there with Sue Green. John Hawkins read out the enabling the herd to slowly grow. After a pampered life in zoos, names of the fallen and Nigel Symons read the epitaph. the horses had to fend for themselves in harsh climatic conditions This was a very poignant service overlooking the sea and just with poor pasture, restricted sources of water and a minimum the song of the birds, and all agreed we should do the same in of human intervention. They managed to adapt incredibly well, future years. learning to dig through the snow with their hooves to reach the grazing and to eat the snow when their source of water froze over. Mongolia is known as the country of +47°C and -47°C so AVIAN INFLUENZA (bird flu) the Przewalskis had to be able to adapt to this rude climate if the Poultry and other captive birds project were to succeed. Gradually the herd increased with regular An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) has been declared births and the horses learnt to form family groups of about five across the whole of England effective from 5pm on 11 or six individuals with a stallion at its head; their behaviour and November 2020. All poultry keepers in England (whether they social structure became closer to that of wild equids. The project have commercial flocks or just a few birds in a backyard flock) gained international notoriety attracting biology and ecology are required by law to take a range of biosecurity precautions. If you keep poultry (including gamebirds or pet birds) or students from the world over came to study the “wild herds” and other captive birds, you must act now to reduce the risk of their ecosystem. These studies have shown that if horses are left disease in your flock by following the relevant biosecurity alone in sufficient space to form family groups and roam freely, measures required within the AIPZ. Your stock needs to be they choose the best breeding partners, produce viable foals and feed and watered under cover to prevent contamination from rediscover a “wilder” way of behaviour. wild birds. Good biosecurity improves the overall health and In the early 2000s there were over 40 horses in the Cévennes and productivity of your flock by helping keep out poultry diseases it was finally time to start the long and complicated planning such as avian influenza and limiting the spread of disease in an process involving excessive amounts of red tape, both in outbreak. All bird gatherings within the AIPZ are prohibited France and Mongolia. And so finally, between 2004 and 2005, therefore the general licence that had permitted bird gatherings has been revoked. For more guidance please visit https://www. project Takh sent 22 Przewalski’s back to their native land in gov.uk/guidance/avian-influenza-bird-flu Mongolia. Their final destination was Seer in the west of the country where they were released into an area of just under If you find dead wild waterfowl (swans, geese or ducks) or other dead wild birds, such as gulls or birds of prey, you should 3000 square kilometres. In a parallel operation to that in the report them to the Defra helpline (03459 33 55 77) Cévennes, an extensive project was underway in Mongolia to identify a suitable release site and local partners who would take Public Health England advises that the risk to the public’s health is very low. Food Standards Agency (FSA) has said that over the surveillance and care of the horses. This year, 40 years on the basis of the current scientific evidence, avian influenzas after the inception of the project, marked the birth of the 100th pose a very low food safety risk for UK consumers Przewalski horse foal in Seer. Of course, great celebrations were Avian influenza is unconnected with coronavirus (COVID-19). planned but these will have to wait for more settled times. Our Mongolian counterparts are immensely proud of what they have Voluntary registration achieved by taking over the care of the horses and involving the You can choose to register fewer than 50 birds, or birds you local communities. The challenges were considerable but Takh keep as pets. The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) considers that with over 100 horses grazing the arid Mongolian encourages you to register even if you do not have to by law. steppe, the little horse has finally returned home. By registering, APHA will be able to contact you if there’s a disease outbreak (such as bird flu) in your area you’ll help prevent For more information: www.takh.org the spread of disease and protect the national poultry flock. Sally Zalewski, President, Takh Development No. 21 Winter 2020 The Hartland Post 13 THE HARTLAND PLAYERS AND FINGERPOSTS OF HARTLAND THE HARTLAND FILM CLUB I have been contacted by a heritage fingerpost maker who is trying to establish exactly what original finIals or roundels on Sadly, as with many other local clubs and societies we have the top of signposts looked like in the county of Devon. suspended all activities until the dreaded virus is brought under control. Our usual production will not be taking place Here in Hartland we are fortunate to still have an original cast this February as it would be very difficult to rehearse and iron (listed) fingerpost on Fore Street. The top has a pyramid impossible to mount under current guidelines. We did consider style with two “D” letters on opposite faces. A number putting on a simpler show like a revue with individual acts but of other counties, Dorset for example, favoured a cast iron with the various restrictions likely to be in place we had to rule roundel similar to that used by Transport for London - a cast that out as well. But, we will be back! And also with the Film iron circle with a horizontal metal bar. Club, which by its very nature is a social occasion. The sign post and the more common oak post with metal Richard Macdonald lettering were once commonplace throughout England but have sadly been replaced by modern plastic versions in recent HARTLAND CAVALIERS years. We are fortunate that our Parish Council has recently installed some beautiful wooden signposts in the original style BINGO CLUB which greatly enhance the local environment. Due to dwindling membership the Hartland Cavaliers Bingo If anyone can recall any finIals or roundels in Hartland and Club has decided to close. We would like to thank everyone surrounding villages in years gone by, could you please email who has helped the Club to raise thousands of pounds since it details to [email protected]. was established in the late 1970’s. The craftsman in question is keen to create a cast that can be Donations have been made to many charities including used to enhance any future signposts produced in the county. Firemen, Hartland Town Band, Children’s Hospice, Hartland School, Doctors Surgery, CLIC, Lifeboat, A.T.C., Over and Above, Blind, Hartland Lights, Cubs, Chapel, N.D. Hospice, Chemo Unit, Air Ambulance, and Church Tower. W. Tape (Chairman), A. Littlejohns (Treasurer) HARTLAND GARDEN SOCIETY On behalf of the Hartland garden society, we hope everyone is safe and well in these difficult times. We ask that any cups that have not yet been returned, please could you return them as soon as possible to Jean Heard. A message from Joy Cooper: To Whom it may Concern At the Garden Society talk on bees, a man was offered a cutting of MYRTUS (myrtle) shrub. The cutting is now ready for collection, please contact Joy on 01237 441 500. WELCOMBE NEWS Apple Juicing autumn 2020 This autumn saw a bumper apple crop in both Hartland and Welcombe. The community press was set up in Welcombe village hall and was in action for seven weeks producing over fifteen hundred bottles of juice! Most of these went back with the people who brought their apples to be juiced, but we were also given the bounty of a large Welcombe orchard which has left us with plenty of bottles to sell. Find us at the next Hartland Farmers’ market! All the money generated goes either back into the community or to charity, so after donations to both Welcombe Village Hall and church we have so far been able to send £500 to the Devon Air Ambulance. We are really grateful to the Welcombe Horticultural Society who donated a brand new pasteuriser and other equipment, and thank you everyone who brought your lovely apples, contributed so willingly, and gave us your encouragement. Jill Edwards,Welcombe

14 The Hartland Post No. 21 Winter 2020 HARTLAND PARISH COUNCIL NEWS from HARTLAND ABBEY www.hartlandpc.org.uk We are looking for people to join our friendly team of visitor [email protected] stewards. If you live locally, are interested in history and Covid-19 enjoy working with the public, please contact us for more As we see Covid-19 hit the UK for the second information. Theresa Seligmann, Administrator. time, the Parish Council would kindly like to Tel. 01237 441496/441234 remind our Parish, that everyone must be extra vigilant about maintaining social distancing, handwashing, wearing face coverings and avoiding social mixing if they can. THE HARTLAND FOOD BANK The food bank continues to operate At Christmas we hope to give a Christmas Hamper to those with a need - groceries, and a gift for each occupant. If you would like to receive a hamper or if you know of anyone else who needs a hamper please contact, at the telephone numbers listed below, with approximate age and sex of occupants. To give items for the food bank, drop off points are the Post Office and the Pop in. If giving a gift, please wrap and label with detail of age and sex. Many thanks to the community of Hartland for your continuing support. Contact numbers - 07503731465 or 441 276 HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN TRAIL To The Snow Warden Volunteers The Parish Council would like to thank everyone for getting I am hoping you can continue to participate in the scheme. involved in this year’s Pumpkin Trail. A special thanks to Zoe However if you have moved, unable to continue to do it, or Mountjoy and Tamsin Heard for helping with decorating wish to have more supplies of salt and grit, please contact me. forestreet, and to Jess George, Ros Toase and Sue Jinks for Thank you for your support. Joy 441 500 Hartland Parish decorating and hiding the pebbles. The children had great fun!! Council. Exciting news about your local ______Household Waste Recycling Centre Parish Council contact details, dates of meetings, agendas and Bideford Recycling Centre is participating in a trial to boost minutes are on the website: www.hartlandpc.org.uk ; agendas, the reuse of electrical items. Residents are now able to buy minutes and contact details are also posted on the notice boards safety tested reused TVs, vacuum cleaners and lamps from the in Hartland, Meddon and Stoke. Members of the public are resale shop. welcome to attend the meetings and speak at the beginning of Road Closures the meetings if there are issues they would like to bring to the December attention of the Parish Council. If you can’t attend a meeting • 7/12/2020 - Hardisworthy Cross to Elmscott Cross - but would like something to be considered by the Council Replace a telegraph pole, BT Openreach please contact the Clerk at [email protected] • 8/12/2020 - Sandhole Cross to Park Vale Cottage, Southole Chair: Grahame Mather - Replace a telegraph pole, BT Openreach Councillors: Joy Cooper; Viv Gale; John George; Victor • 21/12/2020 - Lymbridge to Edistone Chapel - Replacement Goaman; Fred Poole; Robin Julian; of defective pole Terry Winchcombe, David Heard, Kevin Rowe, Sarah January 2021 Gossling, • 08/01/2021 - 12/01/2020 - Somerville Cross to Gorvin Anna Dart, Torridge District Council and Hartland: Cross - Build 2 modular chamber 725mm x 255mm x [email protected] 665mm deep in verge, install 5m of 1 way poly duct in verge. Tony Inch, Devon County Council: [email protected] • 11/01/2021 - 17/01/2021 - Gorrans Down to Baxworthy Clerk: Lisa Hutchings, [email protected] Cross - BT Openreach

No. 21 Winter 2020 The Hartland Post 15 HUNGRY HARTLAND As we go to press, we are unsure what the new Covid 19 regulations and restrictions will be for pubs, restaurants and cafés. Please call ahead of your visit to check opening hours. Pattard Restaurant - 01237 441444 Under the new management of Felicity Cook and Aaron WHAT’S OPEN in Vanstone, a charming rural restaurant in a farm setting. Open Wednesday or Thursday through Sunday. Lunches and HARTLAND from dinners from home-grown and locally sourced produce. Please call ahead for more information on winter opening hours. 2 DECEMBER? The Hart Inn - 01237 441474 Pattard Restaurant Village pub and dining; locally sourced produce “from our Pattard Restaurant will be open in line with government farm to your plate”. Sunday lunches, themed evenings and advice. They have a new winter menu and will be announcing quiz nights in the winter months. Christmas events throughout December. You can book by The Anchor Inn - 01237 441414 phone (01237 441444), leave them a message of email at Open daily. Food 12-3 and 6-9 Tuesday to Saturday. Sunday [email protected] lunch (also available for takeaway) Kings Arms Cream teas, excellent homemade cakes and biscuits. Lovely Kings Arms remains closed for the moment. outdoor seating area overlooking countryside. The Hart The Kings Arms - 01237 440151 The Hart closed until 16 December when they hope to reopen Traditional pub with large beer garden overlooking the according to government regulations. woods and play area. Serving traditional home cooked bar meals, real ales and a huge gin selection. Pool table, The Anchor dartboard, sky bt with two screens. The Anchor plan to open around 10 December. They will be serving Christmas lunch on the 25th. Reservations 01237 Hartland Quay - 01237 441218 441414 Stunning coastal location, serving substantial meals (which can be served with alcoholic drinks). Wreckers bar is open Coffee on the Square all day and all year. To book, email info@hartlandquayhotel. Coffee on the Square will remain closed until the New Year. co.uk or call 01237 441218 However the craft shop will be open a couple of afternoons Chocolatier Caroline - 01237 441539 a week for Christmas shopping. Please check the door or We are pleased to say that Chocolatier Caroline is going facebook for opening hours. You can also call ahead and back in to her kitchen for CHRISTMAS 2020 make an appointment (ideal for the vulnerable) for a quieter Handmade Chocolates shopping experience: Marie 01237 440013. Festive Mixed Boxes & Bags available to order from Monday Hartland Quay 14th December for pick up from 67 The Square Hartland Hartland Quay open for substantial meals, soft drinks, teas or by post up to Friday 18th December and coffees (see separate article) · BOX of 10 different chocolates £10.00 Shamrock fish & chips · BOX of 20 (2 of each different chocolates) £20.00 · Cellophane cone bag of 6 £5.00 Shamrock fish & chips open as usual (bag contains 3 chocolates and 3 flavoured solid chocolate hearts) Order online for collection or postage at www.whitehare.co.uk Fish & Chips Call 01237 441539 email [email protected] December 2020 boxes contain a fixed selection of Orange Shamrock Fish & Chips Seville, Smugglers Delight, Vanilla 99, Midnight Mint, Opening hours: (Closed Wednesday and Sunday) Champagne Cocktail, Passionata, Raspberry Bombe, Cornish sea salt caramel in toasted nuts, roasted and caramelised Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday: 5 - 8.30pm macadamia nut in chocolate. Bags will contain a random Friday: 12 - 2pm and 5 - 8.30pm variety of chocolates and flavoured chocolate hearts. Telephone orders taken on 07471 150078 / 01237 488123. Coffee on the Square - 01237 440013 Cash only please. Coffee on the Square serves coffee...that’s not all. We will also serve a delicious menu made from fresh local produce. The Kings Arms Added to that we have for sale a selection of local handmade Eat in or take away. OAP special price Friday lunch time crafts, art and cards, original and unique gifts for all. We look forward to welcoming you to your village café, so Woolsery Fish & Chips please keep an eye on this page for updates on the present Wednesday & Thursday: 4.30pm - 8.30pm Covid 19 regulations https://www.facebook.com/Coffee- Friday & Saturday: 12noon - 2pm & 4.30pm - 8.30pm on-the-Square-103181591288981 or call first. Specials menu changes weekly, bringing a selection of [email protected] favourites as well as some creative new dishes.

16 The Hartland Post No. 21 Winter 2020 COOK’S CORNER HARTLAND As we go into winter and approach the shortest day of the day on 22 December, we turn our TOWN BAND 2020 thoughts to cosy evenings around the fi re, Like every other group in the village, Hartland Town Band accompanied by bowls of warming soup! have had a very diff erent year. We started the year with myself being the Musical Director and, once all the Christmas music Spiced Coconut and Sweet Potato Soup was packed away, we began to think about some music to Ingredients prepare for our spring concert. 1 tabsp extra virgin olive oil, 1 cubed red onion, 900g Unlike other repertoires, I let the Band choose their own music, unpeeled cubed sweet potatoes, 2 garlic cloves (crushed), so the program was going to be the Band’s choice. What a wide 1 tsp grated ginger, 1 tsp ground cumin, ½ tsp garam variety of music we chose! Practices were well underway when masala, ½ tsp ground turmeric, 1 tsp ground coriander, we received the awful news about the Coronavirus Pandemic. 400ml tin coconut milk, 700ml vegetable stock, Pinch sea And, following the Governments guidelines, we held our last salt. For the chickpea topping: 1 tin chickpeas (drained practice on Th ursday 8th March, with the message that any and rinsed), 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil, ½ tsp ground future events for the band would be cancelled. cumin – ½ tsp smoked paprika – pinch sea salt and chilli, Fresh coriander for topping Eight months on, the Band still haven’t been able to get together as a group. Th ere are many diff erent factors that, Method at the moment, make it impossible for us to get together. 1. Heat olive oil in pan and add red onion and sweet Th ese range from the ‘group of 6’ restriction to the aerosols potato. Fry for a few minutes before adding garlic and we might be blowing through the instruments. We are ginger. Add ground cumin, garam masala, turmeric constantly keeping up to date with rules and regulations that and coriander. are recommended by Brass Band England, who are closely 2. Coat chunks evenly in spices, once fragrant add following guidance from the Department for Digital, Culture, coconut milk, veg stock and salt (optional). Turn Media and Sport. to low heat, simmer approx 35-40 minutes. Potato should be soft, stir occasionally. What does this all mean for the Band? For the immediate future, we are ‘watching this space’. But, as we move towards 3. For the topping: Preheat oven at 180°. Scatter chickpeas onto a tray with olive oil, ground cumin, what should be our busiest time of year, it’s going to be very paprika and salt. Coat chickpeas in spices and place quiet for the Band. Our Christmas concerts and carol playing in oven to roast for approx 30 minutes until crunchy. tour will have to be cancelled. But, the greatest sadness, Before serving, blend soup to desired consistency then this year, is that there will be no carols around the tree on add chickpea and spicy herb topping. Christmas Eve. Something we have done since Hartland Town Band began. Roasted Pumpkin Soup We are all hoping, that by the spring time, the Band will be Ingredients able to meet again and start making music for this amazing 1.5kg pumpkin or other squash (peeled, deseeded and cut community. into large cubes), 2 large onions, peeled and cut into large On behalf of the Band, I would like to wish you all a happy wedges, 4 garlic cloves (peeled), 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp Christmas and best wishes for a happy, healthy and safe garam masala, 1 tsp chilli fl akes, Vegetable stock cube, Th ick Greek yogurt to serve new year. Rosalind Toase Method 1. Preheat the oven to 200° (180° fan oven) gas mark 6. 2. Put the vegetables and garlic in a large roasting tin. Drizzle over the oil, then sprinkle with the garam Keep sending us content! masala and chilli fl akes. Season with salt and freshly If you have anything to submit for reader’s messages, ground black pepper. Toss together, then roast in the obituaries or general interest articles, please submit oven for 40 minutes. to Th e Hartland Post by the next deadline of 15th of 3. Dissolve the stock cube in 1 litre of boiling water. February 2021. Transfer the roasted vegetables into a large saucepan. Pour in the hot stock, bring to a simmer and cook [email protected] until the vegetables are tender. 4. Blitz until a smooth soup using a stick blender or carefully transfer in batches to a food processor. Check the seasoning and serve with a spoonful of yogurt.

No. 21 Winter 2020 The Hartland Post 17 CHRISTMAS SHOPPING CHRISTMAS SHOPPING COVID STYLE Christmas shopping is going to look very diff erent this year with many Christmas fairs being cancelled and non-essential shops closed until at least 2 December. Amazon and other giant online companies will be the go-to solutions for Christmas presents; but please don’t forget all the wonderful presents that you will be able to buy locally. Th is will be a very big help to all small businesses, crafts people and charities who have seen their livelihoods battered since the beginning of this year. Th e Hartland Post has tried to compile a comprehensive list of what is on off er locally and in the surrounding area. Th e wonderful shops of Hartland are also very well stocked with everything you will need to prepare your Christmas feast. If they haven’t got what you want, they will order it in for you! Th ey also have an impressive array of Christmas chocolate and other essentials for the festive period; plenty of cards, wrapping paper, decorations and toys. Devon Hair Overleigh Meadow Overleigh Meadow sell hanging baskets and patio pots for all seasons to keep your garden alive during the cold winter months. Located just outside the village of Woolsery where we have honesty stands fi lled with plenty of pots and baskets to brighten up your garden or we off er a FREE DELIVERY service direct to your door, or someone else’s door if it’s a gift. Live Christmas wreaths and table centres now available to pre-order. If you're struggling to think of a Christmas gift for someone, why not treat them to a colourful patio pot to brighten up their front door or garden. To place an order or if you have any special requests or questions please contact Andrea on: 07308 434243 or 01273 Devon Hair is located at Merry Harriers Garden Centre, our 431274, E-mail: [email protected] opening hours are Tuesday - Saturday from 10-4. We have 2 Visit Facebook @overleighmeadow stylists (Ashley and Kirsty) who are friendly and professional, specialising in cuts and colours. We opened our doors on the 29th of July, and are eager to reopen on the 2nd of December. We can be found on Facebook by searching Devon Hair, and can be contacted either through our Facebook page or by calling 01237 431611. We also have gift cards available to purchase for those looking for Christmas ideas. Ayur Devon Remedies Gorgeous beauty products on sale at our Farmers Market and also available online. All-in-one soap/shampoo/shave bars and lotions are based on dedicated exploration of the healing Woodencraftworks properties of plants. I started to make a few items in the spring of 2020, to take up www.ayurdevon.com Tel. 07930220364 and on facebook spare time during lockdown. Making items like coasters, key Handmade pottery and racks and tea light holders using locally sourced wood and re- contemporary furniture and prints used pallet wood. During the summer I had a few items for - Popalini and Jezando produce beautiful handmade sale in the shop at Hartland Quay, with the coasters proving wheel thrown pots, stoneware and slipped terracotta tableware. very popular. Since then, I have grown the range of items Based at Koa Tree in Welcombe. to include serving platters, cheese boards, coat racks, fl oating wine holders, phone/iPad stands and a coff ee table. www.popaliniandjezando.com Please check out my Facebook page woodencraftworks for - Pacha Design, also based at Koa Tree, Glenn photos and prices of all items and updates on new items. Rushbrooke and Samantha Robb make fi ne contemporary Please message me if you would like more details or to make furniture and accessories from reclaimed and natural resources. a purchase. I can arrange for collection and delivery. Card www.pachadesign.co.uk payments accepted. Merlyn www.facebook.com/Woodencraftworks-105225794569355 A selection of greetings cards on sale Annie Clark at the Pop In. Bold, statement, simple polymer clay earrings thoughtfully Sale of selected framed and unframed prints handcrafted in North Devon. Check stock on Instagram @ at very good prices, for Christmas. aclay.creates for regular sales. DM for custom orders. See through studio window by appointment!

18 The Hartland Post No. 21 Winter 2020 SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES Essence of Hartland Dee's Design's Established in 2019, Essence of Hartland is a local North Hi, I am a locally based crafter, all my products are handmade, Devon business based in Hartland Village specialising in please browse through my website or contact me @ Dee's home fragrances made with essential oils. Our products range Design's on Facebook... any colours or designs of your choice... from reed diffusers, room sprays and most recently essential oil Sarah Jane Lander candles, tea lights and scented paper. We collaborate with other After eight years at The No 39 Pottery Sarah Jane Lander has amazing artists around Hartland such as Sarah Jane Lander, relocated to the Calf Street Pottery at 37 Fore Street Hartland. Lydia Duncan, and Clive Brocklehurst; whose creations It is a small pottery studio and gallery where Sarah produces feature on some of our packaging as well as complement our stoneware domestic pottery. From mugs to bowls to cider creations. Please support us by following our Facebook and flagons , all the pots are oven, dishwasher and microwave safe. Instagram. We also sell through our website as well as in our local shops such as The Pop-In, Post Office and Cafe in the The shop is open most days of the week from 10am and you Square. can follow the Calf Street pottery on Facebook.

37 Fore Street Hartland EX39 6BE 01237 441883 [email protected] Lydia Jane Duncan Lydia Jane Duncan is an artist, printmaker and surface pattern www.essenceofhartland.com designer, working from her studio in Clovelly, Candyland www.facebook.com/essenceofhartland Studios, The Gallery. www.instagram.com/essence_of_hartland Lisa’s Crochet Critters Inspired by the natural world, she creates wallpapers, prints, paintings and textiles, mixing traditional with modern Lisa’s Crochet Critters specialises in finding homes for Crochet techniques. Collectables. From Crocodiles to mice we have a wide selection Find her online shop here: of all sorts of Crochet Animals. Prices start from as little as £6 for a mouse, with a medium animal between £15 and £18. www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Candylandstudios We also have Crochet cactus, crochet flowers and Rag dolls. Come and view our window on Fore Street, Hartland. Postage available.

No. 21 Winter 2020 The Hartland Post 19 Tina'sPaperCrafts From the Hart I love papercrafts and seeing what I can make from simple Vicky Baker Prouse has been making jewellery under the paper and card. My main love is making greetings cards, I love name 'From the Hart' for about 4 years. Working from her coming up with designs and ideas and my favourite thing is studio at her home in Hartland Village, she uses silver and making bespoke cards, seeing someone's face when they open seaglass to create bespoke commissions and also has a range of a card that is personal to them is so satisfying. I never make designs, all made by hand. She uses Silver clay, which is made the same card twice so all my cards are completely unique. You from recycled silver, along with sterling and fine silver. Vicky can find me on Facebook @Tina'sPaperCrafts. sells her work at The Calf Street Pottery and has a website show casing her work. www.madefromthehart.co.uk. with a new 'stocking filler' range. Vicky can arrange viewings at her workshop in Fore St on request and is happy to discuss making to your own requirements. You can call her on 07812572025. She would like to wish her clients and customers, past, present and future, a very Merry Christmas.

Pocket Mirrors I sell cute and quirky pocket mirrors. I have all sorts of designs available in my Etsy shop perfect for stocking fillers, sending in post etc. The mirrors are £3 each and £1.80 p&p no matter how many you order. I also have a half price sale going on too. https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/misslilymu Heal To Soul - Holistic Therapies Being a Holistic Therapist I’m working with clients on a daily basis who have skin problems and sleep issues. I’m constantly recommending well known branded products, but I find that most of these contain some form of chemical or steroid base ingredient. So, for me it is part of my ethos that substances that we use on our body are naturally and ethically sourced, by using plants or minerals from the earth. I feel these hold the Macrame by Lilian best properties to help heal or soothe the skin. I started doing macrame in the lockdown at the start of Having studied Aromatherapy Massage, I have extensive the year and enjoyed it so much my room was overflowing knowledge on essential oils, base oils and the way they should with pieces, so I decided to make it into a small business. I be blended. My studies have given me the qualifications to make many products such as plant hangers, keyrings, wall mix, make and produce my own line of skincare and well- hangings, coasters and more. I am also now making Christmas being products. decorations in the run up to Christmas! I can do custom orders My best seller is the Wonder balm which contains Shea butter, aswell! To see more follow @lilstrinkets on Instagram, and for Avocado oil, Beeswax, Coconut oil, Lavender, Tea Tree and any questions or orders email me at [email protected] Frankincense. This balm has received great reviews on the way it has helped control and heal skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis. All the natural ingredients within this balm give the skin a replenishing and nourishing feel. The Sleep Mist spray is my second most popular. This little bottle contains Lavender, Rose water and Frankincense and smells divine. You just spray a little on your pillow to entice a deep and sound sleep. One of my most sort after treatments is the Holistic Facial, born out of its own popularity, I blended my own Cleansing Balm and Facial Oil. Both of these are an impressive way to clean the skin properly without damaging or stripping the skin of their natural oils. They work well for both skin types, especially oily skin as it brings balance to the natural PH of the skin, they also work as a great anti-aging agent. What I love about the Facial oil is that it encourages you to have a more mindful approach

20 The Hartland Post No. 21 Winter 2020 to your usual skin care routine, because you take the time to Products offered, are the Lunch/Fridge pack of four wax wraps massage the skin which is a great way to increase the blood flow, at 25 x 27cm. A single extra large wrap, with a unique two therefore flushing toxins which are under the skin surface. You button and jute tie off system, perfect for the loaves of bread also get the time to inhale the essential oils which send a trigger at 50 x 54 cm. Personalised wax wraps, using your own photos to your brain to relax, bringing a little self-care to your life. You or artwork printed on 100% cotton using food safe inks - can add a Jade roller and organic facial pads to help give your completely unique to Waxilicious. Finally and one of the skin the ultimate pamper. most favoured gifts this christmas is the, Make Your Own Kit, I also have roller-Blends available which have different healing with fabric, wax, instructions and even a paint brush, for the properties from boosting immunity, to helping you feel more ultimate crafty gift. All my products can be found online at relaxed when stress gets too much. Just roll these to the wrist https://www.waxilicious.co.uk or in a variety of local outlets, or the temples. I do offer bespoke blends, so if there is a including Hartland Post Office. particular condition or scent your looking for, do not hesitate Tracey from Waxilicious Wax Food Wraps, would like to wish to ask. I think this year has hit hard and shown people the you all a very Happy & Healthy Christmas and New Year. importance of the environmental impact that big mainstream companies have on the planet, so by using small organically made products your making changes for the future. Steph Northcott 07375 862960 Printed and Pressed UK Since relocating to North Devon in 2016, I was keen to continue with my love of screen printing and so set up Printed and Pressed Uk. I have always loved the magic of the technique and am often inspired by nature. All my products are hand printed at my home studio where I print to order, selling my work through online shops such as Etsy www.etsy.com/uk/ shop/PrintedandPressedUK. I also have a selection of work which can be viewed at ‘Coffee on the Square’ - Hartland. Please feel free to contact me on 07791 554320 or contact me via messenger lucyjaynecurnow if you which to place an order or discuss any bespoke products. Nicola Hallman From colourful seascapes and striking life portraits, to rich watercolours and abstract resin colour work. Beautiful, soft hand dyed yarns and ergonomic crochet hooks, stitch markers and yarn trinkets....lots of unique gifts, always full of colour and cheer! Nicola Hallman - original acrylic and watercolour paintings, resin colour work and yarn/craft accessories. Contact via [email protected]. 07867422319

Waxilicious Wax Food Wraps Waxilicious Wax Food Wraps continue to offer a range of products to help reduce the use of single use plastics (ie clingfilm) and tinfoil. All handmade to order, choosing from a large variety of 100% cotton fabrics, using beeswax and fabrics all locally sourced, helping to support other local businesses.

No. 21 Winter 2020 The Hartland Post 21 OBITUARIES 1st WOOLSERY SCOUT GROUP The 1st Woolsery Scout Group has now been up and running since June 2019 and continues to go from strength to strength. We currently have 85 members which includes young people and leaders from Bideford, Bradworthy, Holsworthy , Parkham, Buckland Brewer, Bucks Mills/Bucks Cross, Bude, Torrington, Fairy Cross, Meddon, Horns Cross, Hartland, Clovelly and Woolsery. I am incredibly proud of the leaders who have quickly adapted to the strange times that we find ourselves in and ran sessions throughout April, May, June and July via Zoom. It was a joy to return to face to face Scouting in September and we were able to run for 6 weeks before the 2nd lockdown. A big thank you to everyone who supported our successful Calor Gas Rural Community Fund bid - once we can return to full Scouting we look forward to using the camping equipment that we have been able to purchase with this grant. Kestrel - Group Scout Leader BEAVERS Woolsery Beavers have had so much fun! We have had such a wonderful time meeting our Beavers face to face again. Each week Arthur Hobbs we have had 28 Beavers attend, even when it has been a little Arthur died on 31st August at home after a short illness. He wet! We have had a woodland adventure, a farm walk, a trip to Kenwith Nature Reserve and campfire with huge marshmallows! was 94. His funeral took place on Friday 11th Sept at the We have also invested 10 new Beavers and had 5 move up to Methodist Chapel where he was buried beside Mary. Cubs so it has been a busy time. We have been working on Arthur was born at Philham in 1926, the only son of Louisa badges and many badges have been awarded. Some of the badges Hobbs. Even at school he was keen on gardening and, during we have worked on include Health and Fitness, Safety and Level school holidays, often walked to the village to tend the school One Navigation. We are looking forward to our next face to face garden at Ford. This interest in gardening lasted throughout meetings. Heron, Duck, Toad & Weasel - Beaver Leaders his whole life. After leaving school, he went to work on various CUBS local farms and during the war was in the Home Guard. He It was great to meet our enthusiastic Cubs again after the summer married Mary Rowe in 1949 and early on they lived at Ball lockdown. We have separated into 2 packs meeting at the school hill where Sheila was born. After a few years they moved to a playground/hall and the school field/tent. Headtorches have become part of the uniform! cottage at Beckland Farm where Arthur worked. There they had four more children, Ann, Christine, Tom and Neil. When The Cubs have practised using a compass and developed map his back became troublesome he gave up farm work, moved skills for part of the Navigator badge. They enjoyed making and into Gregory Terrace in Hartland and worked at the Clovelly following tracking signs on a night hike at Brownsham Woods. car park. Sometime after he had retired, Arthur and Mary A highlight was the autumn campfire involving backwoods moved to Well Spring Close to look after Mary's mother. cooking and camp songs. We concluded the half term with pebble painting for local Halloween trails. Hopefully we'll be All his life Arthur was always interested in sport and spent back together soon... Baloo, Bagheera & Buzzard - Cub Leaders time in his later years as a spectator of sport on the TV. He SCOUTS was especially keen on football and had both played and We have 25 Scouts in 1st Woolsery Scout Troop. We always aim later managed teams in Hartland. Arthur was a supporter to have some fun and games in our sessions as well as learning of Burnley after seeing them play during a trip to the North skills for life. This term the Scouts have had lots of different with his cousin Charles Westlake. Both Arthur and Mary were activities planned for our sessions. enthusiastic supporters of the British Legion and at times held We have been working towards our Naturalist badge. This several committee posts. They played in some legion teams involved having a guest speaker to talk to us about the important and later were active spectators of many more. work going on behind the scenes at the Milky Way fun park. Part Arthur was well known and respected and will be greatly of their land has been planted with certain trees to encourage wildlife to return to the area - this led to the Scouts taking a missed by his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren wet and muddy walk around the site to see how the work is and by many friends and acquaintances. He was quiet, had a progressing. As part of our Skills Challenge Award , we had sense of humour and, on occasions, was willing to speak his another guest speaker show us the importance of drug and mind. alcohol awareness. Finally, the Scouts had some fantastic hands The family would like to thank Rev. Jane Skinner and Nick on sessions - learning how to safely use a drill, practise the skills Walter for the funeral arrangements and also the bearers. A needed to put up a shelf and how to replace and rewire a plug. collection was held for the Air Ambulance which raised £319. Greybeard, Buzzard, Raven, Kestrel, Goshawk & Kite - Scout Leaders

22 The Hartland Post No. 21 Winter 2020 NEWS from HARTLAND QUAY So, as 2020 draws to a close it’s time to reflect a little on what As is now the norm, the beach is open for dogs until the end has been such a strange and challenging year for us all in so of February, we hope it gives more people a chance to exercise many different ways. Having been able to re-open in July, we and enjoy the space during these unusual times. For anyone would like to thank all the locals who came and supported us not able to make it down in person, we have a new webcam in the Summer and Autumn. We appreciate not all our friends installed which gives people a chance to take in the view any were able to make it down to see us but you have all been in time they like. The camera link can be found on our website our thoughts and we hope to see everyone under more normal hartlandquayhotel.co.uk. circumstances soon. The COVID guidelines we had to follow to keep everyone safe did mean some challenges in delivering a high level of service while maintaining everyone’s safety so thank you for following the rules to allow us to do that for all our guests. We would like to mention our terrific team and thank them for being superstars all through the season. We had to implement some different ways of working at short notice at our busiest time of year and the way they all took it all in their stride made us very proud. Thank you all. After a few delays, Rebecca has finally made it onto our screens through Netflix. We hope people can get to see it and the Quay in all its glory. While there is plenty of footage of the beach and the temporary beach hut they built, it’s a pity more of the street wasn’t seen - particularly given the time they spent changing it! With the second lockdown in progress at time of writing, Currently we are scheduled for an early December reopening being closed has allowed us to progress our normal Winter date although there are some doubts around this! All being repair and refurbishment programme a little ahead of well, our normal Christmas opening hours will apply. These schedule. Essential slip way repair works took place in early can be found on the back page. November to repair a large section of the wall that had come down. Thank you to the local team of volunteers for your help, Lastly, we’d like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and it’s greatly appreciated as always. New Year. Here’s to a more ordinary 2021! Donal & Sarah YOUNG SEALS Young seals are born in the Autumn and are only suckled for three weeks then left to fend for themselves in the Autumn storms. As you can imagine they can get damaged in rough seas. They sometimes get washed up on the beaches like this one found recently on Berry beach. It had a small wound on its side but it seemed very strong. It was camouflaged in the rocks but as soon as we saw it we backed away and watched it from a distance as it made its way down a sandy gully and out to sea.

No. 21 Winter 2020 The Hartland Post 23 ST. NECTAN'S CHURCH Dear Friends, success last year will happen again, by the time you read this, It’s difficult to keep up with what’s going on in the world at the there may have been several already unveiled. moment with all the different rules, regulations, lockdowns etc. I hope you all manage to keep safe and well over the next few but we carry on… months. Don’t forget there is always someone to have a chat I’ve been enjoying the change in the seasons and continuing with if you’re feeling down. Please contact us, we promise not to my ‘keep fit’ campaign which I started in the summer- walks preach - just listen. Although we pray for the whole community through the fallen leaves and autumn colours are always daily, if you have a particularly difficult situation you would like interesting – there is always something to enjoy, even in the us to pray for please do contact us; or use the Prayer Line email. rain. I haven’t quite given up on swimming yet, although the And with the local community spirit in my mind, I sign off sea is getting a bit chilly, and often too rough at the Quay. Will with a Bible verse… I risk it on New Year’s Day? Maybe! ‘Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as Over the summer, I spent a lot of time in the garden too, but it’s in fact you are doing.’ 1 Thessalonians 5:11 looking a bit bedraggled at the moment. A hedgehog house has Rev'd Jane Hayes been installed; there have been a few visitors but no permanent POSTSCRIPT: resident as yet; also a frog house, but our resident seems to Please look out for stars in windows around the village too. The prefer the bottom of the mini-pond. Of course, the starlings children of Hartland School will be asked to think about how are back, decimating our bird feeders and creating a lot of mess, the wise men might find their way to Jesus if he had been born in but I do love the way the tenacious sparrows take no notice and shove them out of the way. Hartland. Many have made stars to guide them to the village… As I write this we have been in the new lockdown for just CONTACT NUMBERS under a week. We have got used to doing things differently, Team Rector: Rev’d Jane Skinner. 01237 431622 and of course, it’s not quite so constrictive as the last one. Let’s Team Vicar: Rev’d Madeline Bray. 01237 451455 hope and pray it does the job. With the possibility of a vaccine Associate Priest: (announced today) I can only pray that this will indeed prove Rev’d Jane Hayes. 01237 440161 / 07503 731465 to be successful, and while we may not yet be on track for a normal Christmas, there is hope for the new year. DIARY The ministry team have been trying to keep things going and In this time of Covid, it is difficult to plan for our services. Having have enjoyed services across all of the churches in the Mission had something planned for every Sunday in November bar one, all Community, but we are now unable to hold services in church had to be scrapped. Sadly, with the ban on public singing in church, again for the duration of the lockdown - keep a look out for the we cannot hold a Carol service this year churches being open on certain days to use for individual prayer, In December, we plan or maybe just a space to escape. We continue with telephone December 6th 11am Service for Advent and Zoom services and also post some simple recorded services December 13th 11am Holy Communion as well as weekly reflections/prayers on our FaceBook page. It’s December 20th 4pm Christmas Family service. Look out for posters a closed group, as some folk are still nervous of social media, so nearer the time if you are interested, please ask to be invited. December 24th 11pm Christmas Holy Communion. With Remembrance Sunday having just been commemorated in a very ‘pared down’ way this year, I have to say that I felt there Beyond that we have nothing firmly planned. Please check our was a quiet and powerful message being sent out during the notice boards at church or in Hartland car park, or on line for up silence and socially distanced wreath laying. We may be unable to date details. to do things in our normal ways but there is a determination to www.hartlandcoastchurches.org for the website or be inventive and continue with the things that are important to Hartland Coast Mission Community on Facebook. us. Where there’s a will, there’s a way, as my mum used to say! Kay Greenish There is a huge will in Hartland for community spirit; and help and support continues in often understated but effective FRIENDS OF ST NECTANS ways. Again, I thank all those who have given so generously As with many other societies and clubs in Hartland nothing much over the past months to the Food Bank – we continue to make has taken place since the lockdown last March. However, being deliveries; and will do so over the winter. Please do contact a registered charity we did hold our AGM, somewhat later than me on 07503 731465 if you need help yourself or know of usual, on 30th September. We decided to hold it in St. Nectan’s somebody who would welcome a delivery; but doesn’t like to Church this time and the social distancing was excellent with ask. All calls are confidential, no questions asked, except how about six metres or twenty feet between ourselves. Sadly, no wine many in the family, and an address. As we approach Christmas, or nibbles but we were delighted that so many people attended. we are hoping to deliver a few festive foods too, to families in Unfortunately we are not able to hold our Christmas coffee need or maybe just a small treat for someone who is lonely. morning either but we still have mugs, tea towels, aprons and Please contact me. shopping bags for sale. These make lovely Christmas gifts and Please do look out for posters etc. nearer Christmas. Kay has we can get these to you if you live locally. Please contact us on given details of proposed services but things will no doubt 441824 or ask any committee member. change/develop. Our Advent windows which were a huge Richard Macdonald

24 The Hartland Post No. 21 Winter 2020 NEW COVID 19 REGULATIONS for HARTLAND From 2 December Hartland will be in Tier 2: High alert • organised outdoor sport, and physical activity and exercise Th e country has been divided into three tiers for local classes can continue restrictions: tier 1 medium alert, tier 2 high alert and tier 3 very • organised indoor sport, physical activity and exercise classes high alert. Th ese tiers will be reviewed every 14 days and you will only be permitted if it is possible for people to avoid should make sure which tier we are subsequently placed in by mixing with people they do not live with (or share a support consulting the government website gov.uk bubble with). Th ere are exceptions for indoor disability Tier 2 is for areas with a higher or rapidly rising level of infections, sport, sport for educational purposes and supervised sport where some additional restrictions need to be in place. and physical activity for under-18s, which can take place In Tier 2: with larger groups mixing • you must not socialise with anyone you do not live with or • you can continue to travel to venues or amenities which are who is not in your support bubble in any indoor setting, open, but should aim to reduce the number of journeys you whether at home or in a public place make where possible • you must not socialise in a group of more than 6 people • if you live in a tier 2 area, you must continue to follow tier outside, including in a garden or a public space – this is 2 rules when you travel to a tier 1 area. Avoid travel to or called the ‘rule of 6’ overnight stays in tier 3 areas other than where necessary, such as for work, education, youth services, to receive • businesses and venues can continue to operate, in a COVID- medical treatment, or because of caring responsibilities.You Secure manner, other than those which remain closed by law, can travel through a tier 3 area as a part of a longer journey such as nightclubs • for international travel see the Foreign, Commonwealth and • pubs and bars must close, unless operating as restaurants. Development Offi ce travel advice for your destination and Hospitality venues can only serve alcohol with substantial meals the travel corridors list • hospitality businesses selling food or drink for consumption on their premises are required to: Christmas Th ere will be a relaxation of the restrictions over the Christmas ➤ provide table service only, in premises which sell alcohol period, 23 – 27 December, when three households will be allowed ➤ close between 11pm and 5am (hospitality venues in to get together. You should check these regulations nearer the airports, ports, transport services and motorway service time. All information can be found on the government website: areas are exempt) gov.uk or on the Hartland Parish website. ➤ stop taking orders after 10pm • hospitality businesses and venues selling food and drink for consumption off the premises can continue to do so after 10pm as long as this is through delivery service, click-and- collect or drive-through • early closure (11pm) applies to casinos, cinemas, theatres, museums, bowling alleys, amusement arcades, funfairs, Visit our Showroom at Red Post, theme parks, adventure parks and activities, and bingo halls. Cinemas, theatres and concert halls can stay open beyond Nr Bude, Cornwall. EX23 9NW 11pm in order to conclude performances that start before 10pm  Supply and install woodburners & • public attendance at outdoor and indoor events (performances multi-fuel stoves and shows) is permitted, limited to whichever is lower: 50%  Gas & Electric stoves capacity, or either 2,000 people outdoors or 1,000 people  Fire places & surrounds indoors  Chimney flues & linings • public attendance at spectator sport and business events can  Laying slate hearths & oak beams resume inside and outside, subject to social contact rules and  Chimney stack rebuilds & repairs limited to whichever is lower: 50% capacity, or either 2,000  Fireplace renovations people outdoors or 1,000 people indoors  Showroom with live working stoves • places of worship remain open but you must not socialise Showroom Opening Hours: with people from outside of your household or support Mon-Fri 9am until 4pm bubble while you are indoors there, unless a legal exemption Saturday 10am until 2pm applies Call us now for a FREE no obligation • weddings and funerals can go ahead with restrictions on quote on: numbers of attendees – 15 people can attend wedding 01288 381 852 ceremonies and receptions, 30 people can attend funeral Website: www.cblstoves.co.uk ceremonies, and 15 people can attend linked commemorative Email: [email protected] events such as wakes or stonesettings.

No. 21 Winter 2020 The Hartland Post 25 HARTLAND+WELCOMBE CLIMB A TOWER CANCER RESEARCH UK CHALLENGE Our Cancer Research UK Group met in the early part of the year to make our usual plans for 2020. Well, we all know What is it? how that turned out. We cancelled our Big Breakfast planned Th is challenge is a charity stair climb event from the Hartland for early May hoping the pandemic, a new word we have all Coast Mission Community. It is a fundraiser for your local become so familiar with, would not last too long. As time went Community Church in which we agree to go 50/50 with the on and we went into lockdown it became obvious everything local Primary School. else was also likely to be cancelled. Th is challenge gives runners/walkers the chance to choose their However, Yvonne did manage to secure a stall to sell Christmas Climb & Challenge. Entry is Free, with participants asked Cards at the September Farmers Market being held outside. to commit to raise sponsorship. Or you can pay an upfront I helped Yvonne on the day and apart from one sudden amount and forget about the fundraising. downpour of rain, thank you Peter for the loan of a tarpaulin, we did very well. A few people needed some persuasion that it What are the Challenges? wasn’t too early to buy Christmas cards but it was all in good You could make it an individual or family challenge. You can spirits. We had planned the Christmas Card Coff ee Morning use your own stairs or use your step counter to count the for later in September but of course we couldn’t do that. As the number of steps. We’ve counted the steps in our towers, now weather was good on the date we were able to set up a table you can walk the same number out at home or outside, or the outside the pavilion. We did see a few people but it is not the distance between our churches! same without a coff ee and a good old natter. • Choose your Tower and commit to climbing a number of Well, everything else that goes on in Hartland around times in the month Christmas has had to be cancelled and we won’t be able to do • Commit to climb all the towers in the Hartland Coast our quiz, whist drive or Christmas coff ee morning. It’s all very Mission Community area sad but we all need to keep safe. Hopefully we will be back • Commit to walking the 62 mile or 130944 steps in a next year but who knows. In the meantime the committee circular distance between churches - even to Lundy! Th is would like to wish all our supporters a happy and healthy could be done over the month in your local area. We are not Christmas and New Year. expecting you to walk to each church. We are always in need of helpers at our events, if you could spare time to be part of our little group you would be welcomed When is it? with, socially distanced of course, open arms. If you would Th e month of January like any more information or could off er help please contact me Sarah Blackmore-Heal, on 01237 440186. How do I sign up? Collect a sponsor sheet from your local shop or School or use the local online Giving page for your Church. Watch your local parishes social media pages for further details. Why should I take part? • You’ll be doing something amazing for children at your local school and supporting your local Church. • It can be done in your own time, own home or local area and it is a great health incentive to get out in January. What else do I need to consider? Th ank you to everyone who attended our October events. Th e If you are unsure if you are fi t enough, please check with your Charles Eisenstein talk and the Festival of Wellbeing were a doctor and choose a challenge that you feel is suitable for you great success and we will have recordings available soon. Th e and your needs. 'world tree' storytelling walk in the woods went ahead despite Sadly our church towers are not open to visit in person. the weather being wild. Lisa Schneidau gave an amazing performance and lots of local children learnt about ash tree dieback. Our new events website is LIVE We are so pleased our site has now launched. Please take a look around, view our upcoming events and check out our home 'Th e Resurgence Centre' in Hartland. All our events are currently online but we hope to host talks, courses and community events at the centre soon. 26 The Hartland Post No. 21 Winter 2020 APPLEDORE DON’T SUFFER IN SILENCE help at hand for people in North Devon BOOK FESTIVAL feeling anxious about leaving lockdown For many people across the country, the past few months have been an incredibly difficult time with the COVID-19 pandemic creating a range of pressures and concerns. You might be experiencing job losses and financial worries, be missing loved ones or feeling very isolated. As lockdown eases, many people are also experiencing anxiety about entering the ‘new normal’, and being around more people again. Many of us have mixed feelings and remain concerned about the impact of the virus on our lives. Perhaps the virus is not your primary concern, maybe you are worried about going back to pre-COVID social situations, such as visiting a restaurant or a pub. Sunset over the Appledore Drive-In Book Festival by Terry Mathews. All of these situations are examples of what can lead to an We wanted to update you following the success of what is now increase in common mental health problems such as anxiety, known to be the UK’s first Drive-In Book Festival. Five days low mood or depression which can greatly impact on your of glorious weather and 25 interesting and thought provoking day-to day-life and leave you feeling exhausted or worried. events, from a field at Skern Lodge, made for an unusual but COVID-19 safe book festival. We would urge people to seek help from TALKWORKS if Thank you to all who came along or supported us in some way – they need support. it was so appreciated. Part of Devon Partnership NHS Trust, TALKWORKS is a Our thoughts now turn to 2021. Following the success free, confidential NHS talking therapy service dedicated to of 2020 we are already being contacted by authors and helping people improve their mental wellbeing. They are publishing houses wanting to come to Appledore. However, here to help individuals who may be struggling to cope, with so much uncertainty over what the COVID situation feeling low, anxious, stressed or just not quite themselves. will be like in 2021, and the possibility that there could still Chris Silman, TALKWORKS Clinical Team Manager for be some social distancing measures in place or a reluctance North Devon, says: “There is a real emphasis on taking to return to indoor crowded venues, we are considering all care of our physical health at this time, but it can mean options for September 2021. that people are struggling more with low mood, stress or For now, here are the provisional dates for your diary: anxiety. At TALKWORKS, we have adapted our services, Thursday 16th September (launch night) to Saturday 25th meaning we are now offering talking therapies and practical September. help with your mental wellbeing through online platforms Like so many literary festivals, we find ourselves in uncertain and over the phone.” and extremely challenging times. As a charity, we need your Sue Pike, TALKWORKS Service Manager adds: “Last year support to help secure the Festival for future generations to we saw almost 19,000 people across Devon. This year we enjoy. Annual membership is just £20 and being a Friend is a expect to treat even more people. However in common great way to support the Appledore Book Festival – this vital with other NHS services, we have seen fewer people contribution helps to ensure we can continue to plan ahead coming forward to get help and treatment since lockdown to bring the finest writers and talented artists to Appledore. If and social distancing was introduced. you are interested in joining our Friends Membership scheme, click here for more information. “It’s important that those who are struggling with their mental health and wellbeing know that the NHS is still For now, to help keep the memory of our 2020 Drive-In Book open as usual and that TALKWORKS in North Devon can Festival alive, please visit our website to see a wonderful video help you or anybody you know that is struggling. We are made by the very talented Josh Tucker from Panoptic Motion able to offer an initial appointment very quickly.” plus some fabulous Festival photographs by a local up-and- coming photographer, Jodie Mcwhinnie. Click here to see our We all did our bit to protect the NHS by staying at home, website. but now is the time to look after ourselves, too. Please note: Our Annual General Meeting will take place, via Call TALKWORKS today on 0300 555 3344 or self-refer Zoom, on 24th November at 7pm. Please email us for more online at www.talkworks.dpt.nhs.uk. information: [email protected] Once again, thank you for your support. Take the first step to improving your life With best wishes, and feeling like ‘yourself’ again. THE APPLEDORE BOOK FESTIVAL TEAM

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The Shippen is a warm, spacious barn conversion on a smallholding just outside Hartland, available to rent throughout the year. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, living/dining room, and conservatory. Sleeps 5. Dogs welcome. For more information: Penny 07951 581330 [email protected] No. 21www.shippenbarn.com Winter 2020 The Hartland Post 35 Hartland Quay Hotel

Hello Everyone, After much thought, Hartland Quay will be re-opening on Thursday the 3rd December but with the following restrictions in place to remain in line with the Tiered System. Only people from the same household may sit together inside. Up to 6 people from different households may sit together outside. We will be serving substantial meals and alcohol between 12pm and 3pm and 6pm and 9pm every day. Alcohol may only be ordered with a meal – this applies to indoor and outdoor seating. The pub will open at 11am as usual with hot and soft drinks available There will be no alcohol or meals served from 3pm to 6pm any day however tea/coffee and soft drinks will be available. As always, thank you for your continued support, cooperation and understanding during these difficult times. It was borderline decision as to whether we would re-open and our thoughts are with our colleagues in the industry who have made the difficult decision to remain closed. It’s a tough time for everyone in the trade.

A very Happy Christmas to all our wonderful customers and our team and thank you for your custom and support in what has been a difficult 2020 for so many. Christmas Opening Hours While nothing is guaranteed at the moment, we hope that we can be open as normal over the Christmas period. All being well, our hours will be as follows: The Hotel will be closed to Bedroom Reservations from December 24th until December 31st, re-opening on January 1st. The Wreckers Retreat Bar will have revised opening hours as per below:

Christmas Eve: 11am – 4pm (Food Served 12pm to 3pm)

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: 11am – 4pm (Food Served 12pm to 3pm)

New Year’s Eve: 11am – 4pm (Food Served 12pm to 3pm)

For all other days, normal opening hours apply. Our snack menu will also be available from 3.00pm to 5.00pm.

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