February 2012

DELIVERED FREE TO EVERY Out & about with JP! HOME IN THE PARISH The Rapping Rev! A voluntary contribution towards production costs of the magazine is always gratefully appreciated. Si-the-Fish!

1 Worship in February & beginning of March 2012 February 5th 10am Morning Worship with communion (9.50am children’s groups in school) 6pm Evening Worship

12th 10am Morning Worship (9.50am children’s groups in school) 6pm Evening Worship with communion

19th 10am Morning Worship with communion (9.50am children’s groups in school) 6pm Evening Worship

26th 10am Morning Worship (9.50am children’s groups in school) 6pm Evening Worship with communion

March 4th 10am Morning Worship with communion (9.50am children’s groups in school) 6pm Evening Worship

11th 10am Morning Worship (9.50am children’s groups in school) 6pm Evening Worship with communion

Further details are available on: www.uplymechurch.org.uk

FROM THE REGISTERS Baptisms/Thanksgivings: nil Marriages: nil Funerals/Interment of Ashes/Thanksgivings: 26th November Hilda Higginson 23rd December Simon (Gerry) Anholt

2 CONTENTS

Service Times & From The Register Inside Front Cover Contents 1 More Tea Vicar 2 From The Editor & Parish News Deadlines 3 Si-the-Fish & Music @ Uplyme 4 The “Rapping Rev” 5 Uplyme WI & Phillippa’s daffodils 6 Jenny Short - Late Winter Gardening 7 Brownies 8 The Full Poodle 9 Stewardship 10 Horticultural Society 11 Out and About with John Pennington 12 Village Hall dates for February 13 News from Mrs Ethelstons’ 14 Royal British Legion & Mothers Union 15 Local information & Cartoons 16 Fairtrade Fortnight! 17 Recipe & Poem from Iris Cox & Nigel Ball’s Garden Tips 18 Teddies for Tragedies & 1st Lym Valley Scouts 19 Parish Council Report 20 Parish Council Report & Police Notice 21 Trinity Matters 22 Trinity Matters 23 Local Notices 24 Local Adverts & Notices Inside Back Cover Church Officers & Phone Numbers Back Cover

3 MORE TEA VICAR?

Dear Friends

We enter the season during which vicars write prefaces at the beginning of parish magazines about New Year resolutions whilst tacking on some tenuous link with the Bible. But rather than trying to sanctify the secular practice of the New Year resolution is there another way?

In our culture a vast number of people (some estimate up to 40%) make some kind of New Year resolution. Popular promises include improving ones health, lifestyle, finances, career, education or giving. The mantra of the New Years resolution is “I can become a better person by trying harder.”

The desire to become a better person is an indicator that we are not perfect – that we all mess up and make mistakes. New Year is a time of reflection over the preceding year and many of us recognise that during the year we have hurt ourselves or others and that we long for inner peace. It should come as no surprise that this sort of reflection has its roots in many cultures and religions and is also a feature of Christianity.

However – and this is the biggie – there is one enormous difference between the secular New Year resolution and what Christians believe and practice. Christians believe that we do not become better people by trying harder. Rather than try and change the outside – the things we do and say in a hope that it will change us on the inside – Christians believe that we become better people by allowing God to change us and transform from the inside. It is through getting closer to God – letting him/her in – that we become the people that God created us to be. We are divine works in progress.

So, at the beginning of 2012 you will not find me giving up something or making promises to do something, but you will find me seeking God with all my heart, mind and strength.

It is my prayer that you will find peace in 2012 – a peace that comes not from within you but from the God who created you and knows you and loves you.

Your friend in Christ. Gavin

4 Welcome to our February edition of the Parish News: I hope you all had a good Christmas and an enjoyable New Year. I always start the new year thinking about what I did in the old and if that served God/others/me well or not? I can’t make my mind up about 2011 at the moment, it was a bit of a mishmash of a year, a bit like the curate’s egg...... “Good in parts”! However, although 2012 has started in a mad rush, I’m looking forward to the challenges it holds.

You will see from the Stewardship report, that we are looking at all sorts of ways to reduce costs and increase income for the church. One area is the Parish News. It would be very helpful if the readership could let me know what they think of the magazine - good or bad, we welcome feedback and would like to know your views on whether we should consider advertising or perhaps press more for a contribution from the recipients of the magazine. Do email me at: [email protected]

Good to see Si-the-Fish back, he’s been very busy over the past few months but has found a few minutes to send us in an article. Look out for his TV appearance during this season (or did I miss that as well?)

Now is the time to start planning your garden, we’ve lots of articles this month on what to do and what’s happening in Horticulture and the garden, a new contributor Jenny Short guides us through some garden design.

Keep in touch and keep your articles coming. Ed

Parish News Deadlines Please remember the next issue of the magazine is for MARCH and all articles up to and including things in early APRIL should be with us by the 10th FEBRUARY Email to - [email protected] Robin Hodges

5 Si-The-Fish

January and February is white fish time. Many types of sole and shellfish are going through the spawning season and are full of Roe. Cod, Pollack, Ling and Whiting are all at their best, not to mention being full of edible hard Roe, Cod Roe being most popular.

We’re all a bit green these days and I expect there’s a few people wincing out there. ‘Cod Roe’ you say? ‘Shouldn’t that be banned’? But the fish has been caught and we’re not sending anything to waste. Having seen first hand the fish prices over the last 20 years, I can safely say I haven’t seen a decline in south coast Cod. When it’s not seasonally available locally, North Sea Cod we’ve received has been a very steady price for a long time and I certainly don’t see any signs of imminent collapse, as opposed to what Fleet St newspaper editors would have us believe. Also, wholesale whole Pollack has been dearer than whole Cod for over 2 years due to media trends/demand. I honestly believe there is more Cod around than Pollack. - Rant over!

Cod Roe is great wrapped in tinfoil with a slice of lemon and poached in boiling water for 15 mins to start. Let it cool, then slice it and fry quickly for a really filling meal. It’s a dry taste and texture so look for moist ingredients to counter-act as garnish. I’ll leave that one to you, get creative.

Another real winter warmer is Fish Pie. We prepare it while you wait, the reason being, if you chop it all up and put it all together and sit it on the counter (a popular supermarket shortcut), the Smoked Haddock within will permeate every other ingredient! Si-the-Fish Music @ Uplyme Christmas at Uplyme church was a musical feast, we had everything. On the morning of the 18th a performance if JS Bach’s advent cantata Wachet Auf. Then in the evening the 9 lessons and carols with a choir of around 30 singing with real skill and control, especially in complex pieces such as Peter Brown’s ‘Fall before the manger’ and Cornelius’s ‘The Three Kings’ The Gospel choir also enjoyed Midnight Communion singing as an anthem a Gospel version of ‘Rise up Shepherd. Getting involved with music at Uplyme couldn’t be easier, just get in tough with the Musical Director on 01297 440088, or [email protected] and we will help you to find the group that will enable you to express yourself whether as an instrumentalist or a singer. As you read this, the festival choir will be gear- ing up to our Easter carol worship. Why not get involved? Andy Hague 6 The Rapping Rev

This Christmas ITN and Jerusalem Pro- ductions launched an online video competition based around the nativity. Con- testants were asked to create a 3-minute video that retells the story of the nativity as creatively as possible. Judges included Michelle Williams from Destiny’s Child and Julie Etchingam, presenter of ITV News at Ten. Revd Gavin Tyte’s Beatbox Nativity video won the competition and was featured on just about every news site and newspaper in every English-speaking territory across the globe. It racked up a good few views on YouTube and was played in hundreds of churches, youth clubs, schools and prisons over the 2011 Christmas period. The highlight for Gavin was Chris Evans playing it to The Archbishop Canterbury live on his BBC2 Radio breakfast show!

“A fantastic short film full of wit and humour – perfectly formatted. The rap was pure genius, and stayed close to the story from Luke’s gospel without losing any of its impact. If there were ever a way of breaking the Nativity through to a new generation, then this is surely it. My kids watched it over and over again – we loved it in our house.” (Julie Etchingham, ITN News at Ten)

The Beatbox combines two of Gavin’s loves - The Bible and human beatboxing. The video is designed to look like a 1980s drum machine complete with buttons, but on this drum machine the sounds are produced by three mini Gavins each in a separate window! Gavin makes all of the drum sound using a technique called human beatboxing. This is a form of urban vocal percussion where the drum and instrument sounds with the mouth. The term beatboxing comes from ‘beatbox’ which is another name for a drum machine, so a human beatbox is a human drum machine.

The lyrics come from the Beatbox Bible - a rhyming version of Luke’s gospel - currently being written by Gavin. It is a verse-by-verse translation of Luke’s Gospel into rap (rhyming couplets). What is great about The Beatbox Bible is that it engages with all-ages. It was not designed primarily to be ‘down with the kids’ as many of members of the hip-hop generation are now in their 40s! It can be rapped, sung or read slowly as poetry. People love it because they engage with the story and it brings The Bible to life. Gavin is currently exploring publishing opportunities so watch this space!

A friend of mine on meeting his girlfriend’s best friend for the first time could not decide between, “How do you do?” and “Nice to meet you,” and instead asked the young lady, “How do you moo?” 7 UPLYME W.I. The President Sue Kennedy welcomed members and visitors to the January meeting. Jerusalem was sung and two birthday posies were presented. Lilian Bagnall was thanked for making them.

The Secretary and Treasurer gave their reports and the Secretary said all correspondence was on the table for members to read. The President pointed out interesting parts of the Devon News and asked everyone to cast their votes for this year’s resolutions to be sent back to headquarters.

Kate Norbury, the speaker for the afternoon was introduced. She spoke on having fun running an antique shop. She told how she had come to being doing this and then went on to tell some anecdotes, both funny and serious. She judged the competition which was a favourite antique. She was thanked by Joan Cool. This was won by Betty Hudson with an antique tea caddy.

The flower of the month was won by Enid Gorman with a hellebore.

The next meeting will be on February 8th when the speaker will be Tony Burges on The Jurassic Coast.

New members and visitors are always welcome. Lilian Bagnall

Philippa’s Daffodils With its lovely light yellow flower and golden trumpet, our native wild daffodil is often known as The Lent Lily because it habitually flowers during the period of Lent. Two-thousand wild daffodil bulbs have been planted in the triangle opposite The Church and at the top of The Cemetery. We trust these deli- cate flowers of early spring will flower and flourish each year bringing joy to everyone who sees them. They have been planted in memory of dear Philly who loved these yellow icons of the early Spring. 8 Late Winter Gardening!

You may be tempted to think this very title is a bit of an oxymoron! Whoever wants to garden in the grey soggy days of February? But in fact it is very therapeutic to spend some time in your outdoor space with only the sky above your head, and late winter is the perfect starting time for transforming your garden. If you start NOW you can spread the jobs out in manageable chunks throughout the next few weeks, so that by Easter, when traditionally we all have a mountain of urgent jobs to do, you will find you only have a molehill of urgent jobs to do – much more satisfactory! And you can enjoy your garden all summer, instead of living in anticipation of the weeds turning into Triffids while you are struggling to restore order among the raspberries and restrain brambles galloping through the rose bed!

Think of February as the “Edges” month. During the summer when plants are all bushy they soften the sides of paths and hide the edges of the lawn. But in the winter utilitarian concrete paths are at their most unappealing, and the raggedy edges of the lawn are clearly obvious, where some of the grass has died off, and in other places it is sneaking into the borders. So now is the moment to address these unglamorous bits!

Brick or paving along the edges of a lawn give a satisfying sculptural quality to the whole garden. Paving slabs are good do for straight lines. Sand- stone setts or brick pavers are better for curving lines – laid side by side (rather than end to end) they can go round curves neatly and easily. Any edging should be set in a small concrete foundation (6”/15cm.), with the top surface lying flush with the lawn. Done thus, cutting the grass will be a doddle and you won’t ever again have to follow up each mowing session with a strimming session. Brick edges added to a plain concrete path improve its appearance no end. Choose bricks or pavers that complement nearby walls and create a pleasing link with the surrounding architecture.

One crucial plant job, to be done as soon as possible, is the winter pruning of Wisterias. To have a Wisteria that is a mass of flowers in May you have to give it two haircuts a year. The first one is now. You cut back each arm (the side shoots) back to 3 buds, to focus all its energy into producing flowers rather than long whippy branches with lots of leaves.

A late winter “jewel” is Daphne odora Aureomarginata. It is flowering now, full of beautifully fragrant flowers. Its neat evergreen dome makes a perfect companion to drifts of ornamental grasses such as Pennisetums or Festucas, giving a bit of winter sturdiness and interest amidst the fragility and softness of the grasses. Jenny Short 9 As advised in the last edition Chris who was Guider in charge left at Christ- mas and we want to thank her again for all her years of dedication to Up- lyme Brownies. Rewind 20 years ago and Claire and I were Uplyme Brownies together at the same time having attended pre-school, primary school and secondary school we have remained best friends and now we are taking over running the Brownie Unit at Uplyme. I started helping back in 2007 when an appeal went out in the Parish Magazine for helpers or the unit would close. Having been a Brownie and learning different skills and gaining badges I then went onto Guides so I felt it was time to volunteer and give back some of what was taught to me it can be very rewarding as you see the girls grow up from the ages of 7-10. Then in 2010 we needed another helper and I put out an appeal on Uplyme.com and Facebook to my friends and Claire said she was interested, with two young children and working at the Donkey Sanctuary she has still found the time to complete her leadership training to help me run the unit from 2012. As this edition goes out I will be adding a new addition to my family so Claire will be running the unit for a term with Elizabeth Street- ing who recently moved to Axminster and was a guider previously and we could not continue without the support of local volunteers and parent helpers. Last term at Pinhay we said Goodbye to Kerry, Stella and Nancy and welcomed Caitlin and Posy to the unit. We will be working towards the Science Investigator badge this term along with our local guiding Thinking Day even at the end of February. If anyone is interested in their daughter becoming a Brownie please contact us at uplymebrownies @aol.co.uk or on 07516 168917. Donna Drew – Guider in Charge.

Uplyme Church Mens 8 – 80’s Breakfast Meeting

Enjoy a superb breakfast at the Old Black Dog on Saturday 11th Febru- ary 2012 at 8.00am and then relax and enjoy:- A talk by Ian Dunton. Cost £7.00 Contact Martin Wells 01297 444289 or Mark Trafford 01297 443252

10 Notes from a Large Island by The Full Poodle – 443819 By the time you read this, The Poodle will have returned and be enjoying the remains of a proper British winter after enjoying an Antipodean Christmas and New Year – in fact, I am typing this on our travelling netbook using a WiFi link … on January 2nd in Melbourne … and in a warm 35ºC rather than 35ºF … We travelled with a netbook – both light & compact – the Poodle installed Ubuntu rather than Windows to keep us safe from viruses whilst providing a useful operating system which would run the Internet & Open Office. Understandably, we were a bit disappointed when the battery refused to charge in a 'rustic' part of Thailand and the Poodle came close to abandoning the infernal instrument, especially as he was the pack mule … However, he hates giving up on even the most miserable machine and it charged again at our next stop when we were back on the normal tourist trail - we realised that the failure had been caused by very low local voltages and wasn't a hardware problem. There was good free Wifi coverage throughout Thailand & Malaysia, so we were a bit blasé by the time we reached Singapore, where to our astonishment, our hotel wanted to charge us £10 a day for WiFi. The Poodle's face was a picture as he turned it down, especially as the signal would have been too weak to be any use – it's a rare occurrence to see him growl. We met several people with tablets – they look really silly taking photos with them but they are an even lighter way of keeping connected. Weighing up the pros & cons of netbooks -v- tablets … the netbook's touchpad is painful to use making navigation difficult yet it does have a good keyboard. Conversley, tablets are easier to navigate but the on-screen board can be very irritating if doing much typing. Whether a netbook or tablet, the pluses outweigh the minuses as you can access information from weather to travel tips, complete your online check-in – and, most important of all, submit articles to the Uplyme Parish Magazine from the other side of the planet. Having our travel guides and reading matter on Kindles saved a ton of weight when backpacking and we were surprised to find that with a bit of jiggery- pokery we were able to access the Internet through the Kindle's WiFi when we thought the Netbook had failed. With all the maps in the world, although the Poodle accepted the sun in the north, he couldn't get used to it arcing from right to left through the day. Margaret Wiscombe The Full Poodle, Computer Repair & Training www.thefullpoodle.com 01297 443819 [email protected] 11 Stewardship – ‘early’ January 2012

Hello everyone,

A brief update: Once again a big thank to all who are helping with Church in whatever way. During 2011 I provided a number of updates on our quest to balance our books by the time we got to 2012. Well here we are (1st January as I write this!) and I thought it right to give you all a brief update on the situation. Just to re-cap, we entered 2011 with our ‘budget’ (or ‘plan’ as it is termed by some) to have a deficit of almost £19,000 (estimated income of approx £75,500 and expenditure of approx £94,500). The actual numbers for 2011 will be approx; income £79,500 and planned spending of £94,500, giving a deficit of approx £15,000. In 2011 we made great strides to reduce our deficit, you may recall my updates on these through 2011, they included; a reduction in Youth Ministry that we pay for, a reduction in paid administration, the stopping of paid cleaners and the work being done by volunteers. For a full year these savings equated to approx £15,500. We have prepared our draft budget (plan) for 2012 and the initial result is; expected income approx £80,000 and planned expenditure approx £89,000, giving a deficit of approx £9,000. Given the above, the obvious question is why still an approx £9,000 deficit? There are a number of factors; the Diocese Common Fund payment we make will increase by approx £2,000 for 2012, Axmouth will not pay us £2,000 for administrative support services (as this service will cease), income from the Parish News has been dropping drastically and we have reflected that in our budget, expenditure for it is £2,500 per annum, yet income is budgeted to be as low as £500. There are a few other things also that will cause expenditure to rise (e.g. gas & electricity continue to increase). The PCC have not yet finalised the budget for 2012, they will do this in early 2012, and they are considering what actions to take; accept a deficit (a reduction from 2011 due to the great strides taken), cut our expenditure elsewhere and/or increase our income in some way. I will of course keep you updated of events as they unfold. By the time you read this in February via the Parish News or during January via News Update, some of these decisions may well have been taken. Nevertheless, we welcome views from our Community here in Uplyme and the surroundings so please do let me, any PCC member or the Church Office know your views.

I list some of the ideas the PCC will consider, I must stress they are only ideas as I write; decisions have yet to be formally taken by your PCC: • Methods of increasing our income, e.g. fund raising events, getting more of our income ‘gift aided’ (so that we can claim the 25% tax back on it) and so on. • As indicated above, income (i.e. donations for its production and delivery) has fallen drastically in recent years for the Parish News, we could strive in the first part of 2012 to get recipients to cover the cost, £5 from each house would cover the production costs. An alternative solution would be to stop the publication and delivery of a printed Parish News and have it on-line (internet access) only. This would not happen in the immediate future, it would be a reluctant move, but if we can’t balance our books we may have to do it. • We could introduce ‘advertising’ in to the Parish News and of charge for it (to increase our income). • During 2012 we may investigate some alternatives for maintaining the churchyard, one option being the possibility of handing over responsibility to the council from 2013 onwards via formal closure of our Church yard. Current budgeted expenditure for this work is £2,500 per annum. • Our thinking caps are on so we’ll identify others, but we welcome your views.

So many more people are contributing to your Church via ‘standing order’ (thank you), this helps us to calculate income more accurately in advance and thus to plan better. If you’d like to do the same then contact the Church Office, go to the Church website for details, or of course do contact me.

Our ‘mission’ work continues, in 2011 we donated over £6,500 to your ‘water project in Zambia’. What fantastic news and a great tribute to the people of our Community and Church that they contributed to those really in need, thank you. We aim to continue this vital ‘mission’ work in 2012.

We are blessed that people provide us with money via donations, legacies or the like and they want it spent on specific things, we call this ‘restricted’ funds, i.e. we can’t spend it on the day-to-day running of the Church. We do have money for such projects and during 2012 we’d hope to implement a number of these as we shared and discussed with our Community in 2011. e.g. the re-instating of a bell ringing floor in the bell tower, the re-ordering of the Church with chairs to give a more flexible arrangement for Church, School and other uses. We will of course keep you updated on these events.

If you can volunteer to help with the running of your Parish Church please do say. I will continue to provide more updates during 2012.

Thank you and may God Bless you, Mark Trafford, PCC Stewardship Advisor 12 Uplyme & Lyme Regis Horticultural Society

Looking Back What a year 2011 turned out to be for our Society! With carefully advanced planning the committee delivered a varied and popular programme of events with something to appeal to all members.

Our “Barn Dance” in January was enjoyed by a capacity audience and over ﬁfty members and friends enjoyed a superb coach trip to “Lost Gardens of Heligan”in July.

Also July saw what, despite the weather, turned out to be out best summer show ever and was featured on Channel 4’s “River Cottage” series.

In August we hosted another sell-out evening in support of the RNLI’s “Lifeboat Week” in Lyme with a live demonstration of “Birds of Prey” by the Hawkridge Centre

A further capacity audience in October enjoyed our “Celebrating the Apple” evening and provided an amazing 30 plus apple pies for the best pie competition.

Finally over eighty members and guests participated in the “Christmas Quiz and Social evening ”

Add to this a further three evening visits, six talks, two plant sales and our competitive “Autumn Show” it evokes the old theatrical saying of :-

FOLLOW THAT! Well we can.

Your committee has been beavering away to put together a programme of popular meetings and events for this year.

By now you will have received your membership card detailing the 2012 programme plus the “Summer Show” schedule if not or you would like to join our society please contact our membership secretary Jane Godfrey 01297-445709. Diary Dates

nd Wed. 22 February 7-30 pm Uplyme Village Hall “Local Butterﬂies and their Lifestyles” an illustrated talk by David Cox Members frees. Non-Members £2 th Wed 28 March 7-30 pm Uplyme Village Hall AGM followed “Potatoes and Carrots” a talk by Nigel Ball Members free. Non-Members £2 th Wed. 25 April 7-30 pm Uplyme Village Hall. Talk “Something Nasty in the Garden” by Pippa Greenwood from BBC’s Radio 4 “Gardeners’ Question Time” Tickets Members £6. Non Members £8 from Uplyme P.O. and Ginger Beer, Lyme Regis for more details ring Ann Prince 01297-443793 13 OUT AND ABOUT WITH JOHN PENNINGTON I’ve just got back from a bike ride and coming down Springhead Road into Uplyme I saw lots of squirrels run across the road in front of me. As I’d been wondering what to write about for the first ‘Out and About’ of 2012, the drey of squirrels gave me some last minute inspiration. The grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) , although rather cute is really a rodent with a fluffy tail. Until this species was introduced, the far more attractive red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) was common in the South of England, but is now ex- tinct in the South of the UK (apart from a small colony on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour - as the grey squirrel never managed to get on to the island). Vul- garis in its Latin names actually means common and it’s kind of ironic given the fact that they are now so rare in England. Grey squirrels are now very common in Southern Eng- land and as they love acorns - and the fact that there are plenty of oak trees in Uplyme, means these animals are a common sight in the village. Their ability to leap from branch to branch with total accuracy never ceases to amaze me. According to Mr Fearnley-Whitingstall our local celebrity chef, from an eating perspective, squirrels are at their best in the Autumn. Hardly a game staple, I personally have not tried squirrel, but I must make a mental note to give it a go in nine months time. Here’s why, according to a game dealer on the internet, squirrel meat is low in fat and completely free range. It’s about as ethical a dish as it is possible to serve on a dinner plate and tastes somewhere between duck and lamb. Sounds tempting, unless of course you are a vegetarian!

Finally, as we are in a new year and its time for some resolutions, why not make a point of getting out and about in Uplyme a little more this year? It’s a huge village (well at least from a boundary point of view), has lots of paths & bridleways to explore, plenty of diverse architecture to admire (or otherwise) and much flora & fauna to discover. Until next JP 14 VILLAGE HALL DATES FOR FEBRUARY & early MARCH 2012 FEBRUARY 2012 Wednesday 1 February 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 5.30pm-7.00pm Brownies 1.30pm-4.30pm Patchwork Group 7.30pm Short Mat Bowls Thursday 2 February Tuesday 21 February 9.30am-4.00pm School 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 4.00pm-6.15pm Ballet 12.15pm-1.30pm Lunch Club Friday 3 February 12.15pm-3.30pm Toddlers 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School Wednesday 22 February 12.15pm-1.30pm Lunch Club 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 1.30pm-4.30pm School 7.00pm-9.00pm Hort.Soc. Talk Saturday 4 February Thursday 23 February 12.00pm-6.00pm Villages in Action 9.30am-4.00pm School Sunday 5 February 4.00pm-6.15pm Ballet 9.30am-midday Quakers Friday 24 February Monday 6 February 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 12.15pm-1.30pm Lunch Club 2.00pm-4.30pm Royal British Legion 1.30pm-4.30pm School 5.30pm-7.00pm Brownies Saturday 25 February 7.30pm Short Mat Bowls 6.30pm-11.00pm Mainly Ballroom Meeting Room Sunday 26 February 7.30pm Horticultural Society 9.30am-midday Quakers Tuesday 7 February Monday 27 February 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 12.15pm-1.30pm Lunch Club 5.30pm- 7.00pm Brownies 12.15pm-3.30pm Toddlers 7.30pm Short Mat Bowls Meeting Room Tuesday 28 February 7.30pm VH Committee 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School Wednesday 8 February 12.15pm-1.30pm Lunch Club 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 12.15pm-3.30pm Toddlers 2.00pm-4.30pm WI Wednesday 29 February 6.45pm-10.00pm Parish Council 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School Thursday 9 February MARCH 2012 9.30am-4.00pm School Thursday 1 March 4.00pm-6.15pm Ballet 9.30am-4.00pm School 7.00pm-10.00pm Prayer meeting 4.00pm-6.15pm Ballet Friday 10 February Friday 2 March 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 12.15pm-1.30pm Lunch Club 12.15pm-1.30pm Lunch Club 1.30pm-4.30pm School 1.30pm-4.30pm School Saturday 11 February Saturday 3 March 10.00am-4.00pm JUMBLE SALE 10.00am-4.00pm JUMBLE SALE (prov) 6.30pm-11.00pm Mainly Ballroom 6.00pm-midnight Private hire Sunday 12 February Sunday 4 March 9.30am-midday Quakers 9.30am-midday Quakers Monday 13 February Monday 5 March 7.30pm Short Mat Bowls 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School Tuesday 14 February to Friday 17 February 2.00pm-4.30pm Royal British Legion Nil 5.30pm-7.00pm Brownies Saturday 18 February 7.30pm Short Mat Bowls 10.00am-4.00pm JUMBLE SALE Meeting Room 6.00pm-midnight Private hire 7.30pm Horticultural Society Sunday 19 February 9.30am-midday Quakers To book the Village Hall, Monday 20 February phone 01297 443819 Booking times are not necessarily start times of events - check with the individual organisations for event times 15 News from Mrs Ethelston’s !

December is always a busy month in school and this year was no exception with Christmas lunch for 200 people in the village hall run by our amazing cook Lindsey Cozens. Various carol concerts over the last two weeks of term always brings the spirit of Christmas to the fore and our chamber choir sang at the Woodroffe School Concert with Mrs Hulbert and Mrs Rinaldi which made us very proud! Our own ‘Carols by Candlelight’ filled the church to capacity, many thanks to Gavin, Lucy and the church wardens for making it so special. Our youngest children celebrated Christmas with their nativity with some fantastic speaking and singing performances! We have some serious bud- ding thespians and my thanks must go to teachers Miss West and Miss Singleton for all their hard work with the children.

Our PTFA continues to thrive – watch out for Breakfast in a Bap in the village hall on Saturday 28th January starting at 8-30. The teachers and children are extremely excited with our new laptops and cameras courtesy of our Parents, Teachers and Friends Assocation which will make a huge difference in our day to day teaching.

Reverend Tyte ran a Beat-Boxing Club last term which proved extremely popular amongst the children and I am told that their song is available to download on the Uplyme website! Thanks to Gavin for giving up his time for this.

Our Art and Design work in school has been ably supported by our Arts Co-Ordi- nator Miss Hodder who is running various arts initiatives throughout the term including a club with children from Woodroffe who are supporting our own children with their expertise. If you are able to support us in bringing new dimensions to Art in school we would love to hear from you.

January has had a very sporting start in school. Our Sports Co-ordinator, Miss Lowe has been busy signing us up for various Olympic initiatives and this week the children have been thinking about what excitement lays ahead this Olym- pic year. They met 400m silver medallist Todd Bennet at the beginning of term who introduced them to the Team Super Schools event in February. Children are being asked to get sponsored for a circuit acitivity which will raise money for Olympic Sports in Schools and our own school funds. They will get the chance to meet Larry Achike, an Olympic contender for the Triple Jump (he came 7th in the Beijing Games and is a Commonwealth Gold medallist) and have their photo taken with him so you may be approached by children over the next month for sponsorship! You have been warned!

Miss Lowe is also running an Eco Club with the aim of achieving Eco-Schools award for our school. The children will be planting seeds to grow vegetables and flowers to improve our school environment, therefore any donations ofseed, compost or expertise will be gratefully received! Mary-Anne Crafter Head of Teaching and Learning 16 ROYAL BRITISH LEGION WOMEN’S SECTION We hope some non-members will join us on Feb 6th to learn of various helpful gadgets presented by “Lake- land’s” Sally Petrich – 2.30pm in the Village Hall.

Only members attended our meeting on Jan 9th, when Christine Badger demonstrated her skills in flower arranging – it looks so quick and easy when done by a practised arranger! The flowers she brought were later auctioned for the benefit of the Legion.

Our meeting in March will mainly be a fairly light-hearted quiz or- ganised by Jane and John Garland, on various subjects. We hope to welcome visitors – come in teams of 4 or be fitted in when you arrive. Again, 2.30pm in the Village Hall. Ursula Everett

UPLYME MU was represented at the Diocesan meeting held at Colyton at the end of November and amongst the reports received was that there had been a fire in the girls’ dormitory of the orphanage in Uganda where we send knitted squares which they make into very colourful blankets. Fortunately all 26 girls escaped and they are now raising money to rebuild the dormitory.

We were able to report to the Colyton meeting that 420 squares had been sent to Uganda from Uplyme during the year and we hope the small band of ladies in our village who like to knit and watch TV will continue to support us by using the wool we provide to them. They are so colourful and beautifully knitted.

Our December meeting was held in Uplyme Church when Roger Grose entertained us respectively on the organ, on the piano, by CD, and by anecdote. We learnt much about carols and spent a delightful afternoon concluding with sausage rolls, mince pies and special biscuits. Thank you Roger – gotcha at last!

Our next meeting is on Thursday 2nd February at Uplyme Church when our speaker is Mr Chris Dobbs of the Save the Children Fund. Visitors most welcome. 2.00 pm.

Audrey J Coussens 17 Lyme Regis Museum Bridge Street, Lyme Regis, DT7 3QA telephone: 01297 443370 www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk email: [email protected]

Lyme Regis Museum’s half-term Family Fun Day is on Wednesday Febru- ary 15. Drop in any time between 11am and 3pm for arty-activities with dinosaurs. Local author Janis Lane’s book Meet the Ecosaurs is the inspiration for a day of fossil rubbings, dinosaur colouring and jurassic timeline creating. All materials and museum entry free for everyone. ROCKSCHOOL CAMP 2012 Yr7 - Yr11 13th - 15th February Contact: Irve on 07939079062 for furher details and information.

A CIRCLE OF TALES - PUPPETCRAFT THEATRE

Saturday 4th February 4pm - Village Hall Ring 01297 445050 for further details

FLOWER ARRANGING? Interested in helping with the Church flowers, please contact Felicity Langford via the Church office. Number on back of magazine.

The theme for this years Lent Course is “Prayer”. It will be led by the Evening Prayer Group and will run for Five weeks starting on:

Tuesday 28th February @ 7pm in the Church Building

18 Do you vote with your shopping for a fairer world?

With Fairtrade Fortnight fast approaching (27 February – 11 March), we are again challenged to scan the supermarket aisles for products that carry the green and blue Fairtrade mark.

Many such products have now entered the ‘main stream’. Thousands of churches are not only using FT products on their premises but also using debates, talks and quizzes to raise awareness and get people talking. The Fairtrade premium restores dignity and respects both people and the environment. The campaign for trade justice aims to enshrine these principles in new trade rules.

In denominational areas like dioceses, churches are getting together to give their campaigns a louder voice and bigger impact. A small step- change here in the UK can make a big difference to the lives of farmers and workers around the world. That’s why the Fairtrade Foundation is issuing ‘Take a step’ postcards this year: the idea is to set targets for how many steps for Fairtrade you hope to take in 2012. There are around 2,000 steps in every mile. You can collect and record these steps in any way you choose (go to www.fairtrade.org/step).

What constitutes a step? It could be a small step, like swapping your tea to Fairtrade, or a bigger one like organising an event. The Fairtrade Foun- dation hopes that 1.5 million steps will be taken this year. That’s one for every Fairtrade farmer and worker around the world.

Harriet Lamb, who heads the Fairtrade Foundation, says: “As companies engage more and more with producers, everyone learns and understands, creating a basis for lasting change. Working alone on a small plot, a farmer can change very little, but working with her neighbours she has power. Step by step, we are beginning to achieve transformative change.”

OK – some of us have less to spend this year, but can we honestly say that we are as poor as those who produce so much of what we consume? www.parishpump.co.uk

P.S. There is a good selection of Fairtrade products available in our own Village Stores - “It’s good to buy local” Ed.

19 Recipe and Poem submitted by Iris Cox

Fresh Baked Beans 250g (9oz) dried haricot beans soaked overnight in cold water 1tbs Sunflower oil 1 small onion, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, crushed 1tbs black treacle Pinch of ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground cumin 1 tin chopped tomatoes (400g) 1 dessertspoonful tomato puree 1 teaspoon English mustard powder ¾ pint water ½ teaspoon salt Pinch of cayenne Freshly ground black pepper

1. Drain the beans and rinse in plenty of cold water 2. Put in a large saucepan with the rest of the ingredients. Cover, bring to the boil and simmer gently for about an hour until the beans are tender. Taste for seasoning.

Mass at Dawn

My boat in her new paint shone like a bride, And silver in my baskets shone the bream, My arms were tired and I was heavy-eyed, But when with food and drink, at morning-light, The children met me at the water-side, Never was wine so red or bread so white. Roy Campbell Ten Gardening Tips for February

1. Now is the time to plant early potatoes in bags or containers. 2. cut back roses at end of this month to final shape and form. 3. sow parsnips at end of the monthin open ground. 4. cut down autumn raspberries canes to 25mm of soil level. 5. summer raspberries tie in new canes and cut out old canes from last year. 6. finish any fruit tree pruning eg apples pears etc. 7. apply manure or compost after weeding beds and borders. 8. sow flower seed in green house also veg seed for early plants. 9. check water butts are clean after winter rain, wash out if needed check for leaks. 10. Look out for slugs and Snails they can do alot of damage act accordingly.

Happy Gardening Nigel Ball 20 TEDDIES FOR TRAGEDIES

Just before Christmas another batch of 80 teddies has been sent to the charity Shelterbox. Each box will contain a teddy and will be sent out to help brighten up young lives when a disaster happens.

A thank you to all the knitters in the community – sometimes the teddies just appear in church and I have no idea who has knitted them. So a BIG thank you and do keep on knitting.

The pattern is pinned on the Mothers’ Union notice board in church for those who might like to have a go or see the website www.teddiesfortragedies.org.uk

You can imagine a child receiving one of these smiley teddies and just falling in love!

Sue Wells

PS On the 1st of January a large box appeared in church addressed to me and you can imagine my surprise when I discovered 50 teddies tucked inside!! I tracked down their maker – a lady who lives in Rickmansworth and sister of Sheila Smith of Rocombe (another regular knitter) and I gather there are already more in the pipeline!! How amazing is that? 1st Lym valley Scout Group

We are pleased that our new roof was put onto the scout hut last November.We now have a wonderful leak free,fully insulated roof,which will make such a difference to all our hut users (about 100 every week).

Grateful thanks to everyone who donated money – Lyme Regis club for young people, Mr.McHardy of RC Developments, Uplyme United Charities, Coverstruc- tures SW., Lyme Regis Rotary club, Regatta and Carnival committee, and Rhode Lane residents.

For further information about Scouts,cubs,beavers or hiring the hut please call Paula on 678 351. 21 Notes from the monthly Council meeting, 11th January 2012 At the open forum, issues including the state of Pound Cottage were discussed. The Clerk reported that EDDC is hoping to take action against the landlord. Our PCSO notes that no crimes were reported since the December meeting Planning: Tenders for the affordable housing are in, and completion for mid- November is still hoped for. Applications will be considered in August/ September, so it’s important for local applicants to make sure their Devon Home Choice registration is up-to-date before then (call 01395 517469 or email devonhomechoice@ eastdevon.gov.uk). Applications dealt with at meeting • Post Office Lyme Road. Demolition of existing single span storey shop unit to facilitate construction of 2 storey residential units (2nd revised plans). The Parish Council does not wish to amend its comments made on the original plan and objects to this application. • Land At Red Lane Cross Rocombe. Retention of field shelter for equine use. The Parish Council does not object to this application. • Ware Barn Ware. Internal alterations to garage to form pantry (Listed Building Consent). The Parish Council supports this application • Dashwood House Lyme Road. T1, Scots Pine - shorten low second order branch on north side of tree by 1.5m. The Parish Council supports this application. Applications granted by EDDC since last meeting • Hunters Cross Farm Yawl Hill Lane. Construction of agricultural storage building. Granted with conditions. • Hook Farm Camping and Caravan Site Gore Lane. Installation of solar pv panels on roofs of reception building and 2no amenity buildings. Granted with conditions. Readers can look at www.uplymeparishcouncil.org for full details of these decisions, which are published in the Minutes section after approval by the Council, and minutes are also displayed on the PC noticeboards. Chestnut tree in Pound Lane: it was reluctantly agreed that this memorial tree, which is terminally infected with Chestnut Bleeding Canker disease (confirmed by the EDDC Tree Warden), should be felled. The Council will consider suitable replacement native tree(s), after discussion with the Horticultural Society, in time for planting next winter. Highway matters: There is some extra funding from Devon Highways, which will be used for jetting the culvert by the tennis courts and ditching improvements in Cannington Lane. Cllr Turner was thanked for all his efforts in getting supplies and equipment for snow clearance, a process that has been far from easy! Precept: the Council set the Parish Precept for next year (April 2012 – March 2013) at the same level as for the last two years, namely, £16,260 (which equates to £19.07 per Band D property, or 37p a week – only a penny more than the price of a second-class stamp). This is despite budgeting for extra items including expenses for the Snow Warden winter self-help scheme, a 22 computer and printer to replace the 7½-year old kit currently in use, a generous contribution towards a new toddler slide for the playground, and a substantial sum towards the preparation of a Neighbourhood Plan. The surplus from the current financial year (due largely to the fact there was no election in May 2011) will be used to defray the shortfall in anticipated income. Footpaths: Scalpings will be used to repair the surface of the Hacker’s Mead footpath, and the permissive path from Venlake will soon be finished. Litter deposited on the Coach Rd is a continuing problem; the Police cleaned up after the last incident, but did not find any evidence of drug-taking, despite local reports to this effect. A handrail will be fitted in the Glen near a drop in the ground. Stafford Mount: the Council realises that this garden is under-used presently, and welcomes suggestions on how the space could be best used, before spending any money on refurbishment or alteration. Please give your ideas to a Councillor or the Clerk. Council handyman jobs: local tradesmen (or women!) who would be interested in consideration for small jobs in the parish are asked to contact the Clerk with details of their hourly rate, and areas of expertise. Examples include minor repairs to fences, bus shelters, footpath signs etc. and one-off gardening/ groundwork tasks not covered by the regular maintenance contract. Councillor vacancy: since Cllr Sellers resigned in December, a vacancy for a co-opted Councillor has become available. Anyone interested should contact a Councillor or the Clerk for more information, and can attend a meeting to see some of what’s involved. Lois Wakeman, Parish Clerk 01297 444707; [email protected] Horseman’s Hill Barn, Gore Lane, Uplyme, DT7 3RJ

FARM WATCH – Calling all farmers

Farm Watch is a scheme run for and by members of the farming community and is supported by the police. (Similar to Neighbourhood Watch Scheme). As a member of Farm Watch you will have opportunities to directly influ- ence the dissemination and collection of information about crime, anti- social and suspicious behaviour in your area to prevent crime. If you are interested in joining please contact me on Telephone no. 101 and ask for your contact details to be sent to me or email me [email protected].

We also have a number of security alarm padlocks available to purchase which features a 110db siren for the cost price of £7.00.

PCSO 30200 Amanda Wooster Axminster Police Station

23 February 2012

A rubbish start to 2012...? East Devon recycling has been very successful. We now recycle over 50% with landfill waste down 33%, and rank just outside the top 10 UK authorities.

On 15th December the Refuse and Recycling Board refined their policies to best serve customers for waste collection and recycling. They decided to re-introduce the ban on collection of waste not stored within East Devon bins, with the lids are closed, or that left at the side of bins…

A ‘full and frank’ debate on the proposals took place at the EDDC Cabinet on 11th January. I am pleased to report that the proposals are now shaped by our requirements as customers, whilst working to minimise the waste we put into Landfill sites, to protect our environment and deliver the best possible value to Council Tax payers.

For Trinity, this means… From 6th February ‘side waste’ will not be collected from our properties.

The actual problem is very small, with typically only just over 300 weekly records of ‘side waste’ from almost 120 thousand East Devon properties from which waste is collected.

So what can we do if we cannot get all our waste into the EDDC bin…? The single wheelie bin provided has proved adequate for the vast majority of households, when used in conjunction with recycling bins, but it is recognised that one size does not fit all…

Large families can request additional bin capacity, as can residents with relevant medical conditions, children in nappies, pets or other similar individual needs. Businesses or business rated holiday lets can pay to have additional waste collected.

If are concerned or need help, call the East Devon Waste Management Team now on 01395 571515.

Staff will work with you to either provide additional capacity, or help manage your recycling.

For a ‘one-off’ requirement, for example ‘just moved in’ or ‘had a clear out’, then a one-off collection can be arranged. If you have no recycling containers, the appropriate bin/box or caddy, then these can be ordered and excess waste collection arranged.

If the ‘side waste’ is not yours, then it will be treated as ‘fly-tipping’ The EDDC Waste Team will help you by collecting the rubbish, and working to identify who has left it.

East Devon Recycling and Refuse staff are here to help us.

In the unlikely event that you are not able to resolve your problem with the Waste Management Team, email me at [email protected] or give me a call, and I will do all I can to help. 24 10Mb Broadband for Trinity…now available… Most of the Uplyme area is served by the BT Lyme Regis Exchange, as is the eastern side of Combpyne-Rousdon. The area to the North of Trinity, around Raymonds Hill is from Axminster exchange, and that to the West, from Rousdon to Axmouth, by Seaton.

Seaton and Axminster exchanges are both scheduled to be upgraded by BT to 21CN (21st Century Network), effective 31st March 2012. This will allow the current BT ADSL service of ‘up to 8Mb’ to be increased to ‘up to 20Mb’. Lyme exchange is not currently scheduled to be upgraded by BT.

However, all three exchanges covering a large proportion of Trinity, also offer services from TalkTalk and Sky (Easynet) with an ‘up to 20Mb’ service to their customers– so what is the problem?

Both technologies work on the aging ‘copper’ network. This means that the ‘headline’ speeds are only achieved when effectively ‘sitting on the steps’ of the exchange. The speed of both services falls away quickly as you move from the exchange, and disappears altogether in our more remote rural areas, of which Combpyne is typical.

Now a new option is available for the rural ‘not spots’, which will deliver up to 10Mb today, through a satellite signal. A deal to subside the initial installation costs, with funds from DEFRA through DCC, is now available, but is it for you?

Satellite services cost substantially more than typical Broadband equivalents. They are perhaps only attractive to remote businesses, those who have no alternative at all or who place a high value on their broadband service. The appeal is perhaps limited, but it may be just what you need now if you currently have a poor or no service at all.

See the trinitymatters website at www.trinitymatters.co.uk for full details, and the subsidies now available.

Last Minute News… As this issue goes to press…I can confirm that I expect there will be NO increased in EDDC Council Tax for another year, and that this will be confirmed at the Full Council Meeting on 22nd February.

If confirmed, this would reflect excellent financial management from our Council, against the background of a 12% reduction in our formula grant from Central Government.

All the latest news updates are published online at www.trinitymatters.co.uk

Cllr Ian Thomas – Trinity Ward, East Devon District Council The beautiful coastal parishes of Uplyme, Combpyne-Rousdon and Axmouth.

Inform - Consult – Participate Mobile: 07884 494474 email : [email protected]

For the latest Trinity news... Facebook at ianthomas007 Follow on Twitter @ianthomas007 25 Saturday 3rd March 2pm Uplyme Village Hall In aid of hall funds. Tel 678 351 for details and local collections. The monthly "tea meeting" at Bethany Chapel Coombe St, Lyme Regis at 4pm on Sunday 26/2/12 will tell about Logos School of English Education in Cyprus, "one of the finest Christian private schools in the Middle East." It will be followed by Bethany's now traditional full scale Sunday tea! All are welcome.

National Trust – Axe Valley Centre

Everyone is welcome to attend the following events. All talks start at 2.30pm in the Colyford Memorial Hall.

Wednesday, 15th Feb. – AGM followed by a talk, ‘The History of Beer Caves’ by John Scott.

Wednesday, 14th March – An illustrated talk, ‘Bhutan – the Mysterious Buddist Kingdom’ by Angela Pitt.

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Concerts at the Great Hall, Exeter Uni- versity at 7.30pm on Thursday,16th Feb. and Thursday, 15th March. Tickets £24, including coach. Contact Malcolm Steer 01297 631831 for details.

Other enquiries to Membership Secretary, Janet Creasy, 01297 35880. 26 ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Job Vacancy WOMEN’S SECTION Meal-time Assistants required at

Mrs Ethelston’s CE Primary School.

Reliable Meal Time Assistants needed to ensure and monitor the safety and good Sat. Feb 11th, 2.00pm behaviour of children at lunchtime. Uplyme Village Hall

Position 1: 1 and 1/4 hours per day, Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, term time only. Refreshments, Raffle Position 2: 1 and 1/4 hours per day, Mondays, term time only. YOUR Pay scale: Devon County Council Grade A For this position you will be required to undertake an enhanced CRB check and provide the contact details of 2 references

VILLAGE For more information please ring the school on 01297 442210

Or visit our website at: www-uplyme-mrsethelstons.devon.sch.uk

01297 678351

27 Uplyme Church, Pound Lane, Uplyme, DT7 3TT Priest in Charge of Uplyme & Axmouth

Rev. Gavin Tyte, The Rectory, Rhode Lane, Uplyme, DT7 3TX Tel: 444499 Email: [email protected]

Church Administrator Carol Linsley 444499 (Church Office) Email: [email protected] Churchwardens Sue Wells 444289 Jo Cursley 443642 Deputy Churchwarden Mark Trafford 443252 Hon Treasurer Neil Pullinger 443973

Adult and Child Protection - Adult Safeguarding Advisor Morag Kingsbury 443947 - Child Safeguarding Advisor Brenda Soldan 553269

Stewardship and Giving Mark Trafford 443252 Church Membership Mike Maccoy 442321 Small Groups Jan Maccoy 442321 Youth Minister Irve Griffiths 07939079062 Junior Church Margaret Trafford 443252 Musical Director Andrew Hague 552436 Organist Adrian Pearson 442902 Bell Ringers: Tower Capt. James Booth 443687 Pastoral Team Pam Pope 442467 Martin Wells 444289 Saturday Football Robin Hodges 445180 Concerts Don Draper 442755 Mrs Ethelston’s School Head Andrea Rice 442210 News Update Val Hatcher 560760 Parish News Editor Robin Hodges 445180

Redlands, Email: [email protected] Lime Kiln Lane, Uplyme, Lyme Regis, Dorset, DT7 3XG

Uplyme Church Registered Charity Number 1131962