TheThe PARISHES’PARISHES’ PAPERPAPER March 2020 60p where sold

The magazine for St Peter’s Church, Dalwood; St Giles’s Church, Kilmington; St Michael’s Church, Shute; St Michael & All Angels Church, Stockland; St John the Baptist Church, Yarcombe THE SUNDAY SERVICES March 2020

Shute/ DATE Dalwood Kilmington Stockland Yarcombe Whitford

Sunday 11am 11am 11am 11am Morning No service Holy Family March 1st Family Service Lent 1 Worship Communion Service

Sunday 11am 11am 11am March 8th Holy No service No service Morning Morning Lent 2 Communion Worship Worship

Sunday 11am 11am 11am 11am March 15th Morning Holy Morning No service Holy Lent 3 Worship Communion Prayer Communion

Sunday 11am 11am 11am 11am Morning March 22nd Morning All Age Holy No service Worship & Mothering Worship Service Communion Sunday Baptism

11am Please Please Please Sunday Please Support Mission Support Support Support MCHC at Community March 29th MCHC at MCHC at MCHC at Stockland Holy Lent 5 Stockland Stockland Stockland Communion GROWTH MATTERS: MIDWEEK SERVICES

Midweek Holy Communion: Tuesdays 9.30am St Giles’s, Kilmington ‘Let us not become weary Wednesdays 9.30am St Peter’s, Dalwood in doing good for at the Pauses for Prayer: Tuesdays 9.40am Yarcombe proper time, we will reap Tuesdays 10.20am Kilmington a harvest if we do not Tuesdays 10.30am Stockland Bible Studies & Home Groups: give up’ Mondays 7.30pm Yarcombe Tuesdays 3.30pm Dalwood Galatians 6v9 Tuesdays 7pm Kilmington Wednesdays 7pm Dalwood - For further details please contact Martin or Caroline Nunns

2 CLERGY COMMENT

THINK BEFORE WE SPEAK

Gill Heighway

OVER the last couple of weeks, words were on a white van of people taking themselves a little I’ve been looking through books belonging to the water supply bit too seriously, but we do need to and articles in the hope that company. When I got home I take care about the way we use something would leap out at me checked it out on the internet. Yes, it language. for this month’s Clergy Comment. was part of their publicity and was in “It’s so easy to mean well but for I found it in a Thoughts for the their annual report. The slogan another sense to creep into the Day book by Eddie Askew called read, ‘Your water is safe in our words we use without us realising it. Chasing the Leaves. These hands.’ And the words come out with the thoughts are like the Thought for the “My water? I won’t venture into the wrong message. Day you can hear on Radio 4 each medical aspects of whose and “Let’s think before we speak, and morning at around 7.50am. This which water they were claiming, but let’s wait a moment before we thought for the day resonated with water safe in their hands? respond to the things other people me and so I’m sharing it with you “I can accept water safe in a say to us. Misunderstanding is so now. reservoir, or even safe in a bucket, easy – and so difficult to sort out It is based on a verse from John’s but safe in their hands? when it’s happened. Think twice Gospel: “All my attempts at holding water before we react. Everyone who drinks this water in my hands come to nothing. It “Guard me, Lord, from speaking will be thirsty again, but whoever trickles away. Even when I rinse the too much, too often, and with too drinks the water I give him will never soap off my face, I have to be quick little thought.” thirst. Indeed, the water I give him or the water’s gone. And I reckon so I think the last sentence should be will become in him a spring of water will the slogan be when the publicity my daily mantra as I often speak welling up to eternal life. department reactivates its sense of first and think second, which is not a These are Eddie Askew’s words: humour. good plan, then I have to do some “I wasn’t sure I’d read it right. The “I suppose it’s just a nice example very quick damage limitation!

CONTENTS Mission community news 6 Whitford news 19 Special feature 7 Yarcombe news 20-21 Sunday services 2 Dalwood news 8-9 Area news 22-23 Clergy Comment 3 Special feature 10 Advertising 24-28 Psalm of the Month, bible readings Kilmington news 11-13 Future events 29 and registers 4 Stockland news 14-16 The Parishes’ Directory 30 Partner churches 5 Shute news 17-19 Five Alive Mission teams 31 COVER PHOTO: This month’s cover photo is the view towards Stockland with Owls Castle, by Tim Phillips

The Parishes’ Paper is the magazine of the Five Alive Community. Views expressed in this publication are not necessarily the opinion of the editor of the mission community. Submissions should be sent, preferably by email in text or Microsoft Word, jpeg or PDF format to the respective contributor - contact details are on page 31. We welcome photographs and request that these are sharp images and at least 1MB in size. The editor reserves the right to delay or refuse publication of articles for reasons of decorum, space, practicality or libel. Inclusion of advertisements or articles does not imply or suggest any form of endorsement. 3 PSALM OF THE MONTH

PSALM 111 - chosen by DAVID WILSDON

THIS psalm begins and Lord!") the power of his works in ends with praise. It is also I will give thanks to the Lord giving them the heritage of the an ‘acrostic’ in that each with my whole heart, in the nations. half verse begins with a company of the faithful and in different letter, in order, of the congregation. 7. The works of his hands the Hebrew alphabet, giving are truth and justice; it a sense of completeness. 2. The works of the Lord are all his commandments are The word for praise at the great, sure. end of verse 10 begins with sought out by all who delight the last letter of the alphabet in them. 8. They stand fast for ever (Taw). and ever. Otherwise, following a stated 3. His work is full of majesty They are done in truth and intention to give thanks to the and honour equity. Lord, reasons for these and his righteousness thanks are given, most of endures for ever. 9. He sent redemption to his them relating to the history of people; the people of Israel, and 4. He appointed a memorial he commanded his covenant concluding with a reminder of for his marvellous deeds; for ever; the wisdom and benefit of the Lord is gracious and full holy and awesome is his maintaining one's appreciation of compassion. name. of God's presence. This content of the psalm 5. He gave food to those 10.The fear of the Lord is m a k e s i t s u i t a b l e f o r who feared him; the beginning of wisdom; congregational worship. he is ever mindful of his a good understanding have covenant. those who live by it; 1. Alleluia, ("Praise the 6. He showed the people his praise endures for ever.

Bible readings March 2020 From the registers… Gen: 2:1517; Sun 1 Mar Rom: 5:12-19 Nothing from the 3:1-7 [P] Matt: 4:1- 11 registers as it stands Lent 1 Ps: 32

Rom: 4:15, Sun 8 Mar Gen: 12:1-4a 13-17 [P] Ps: 121 Lent 2 John: 3:1-17 Blossom Sun 15 Mar Exod: 17:1-7 Rom: 5:1-11 [P] Ps: 95 John: 4:5-42 Lent 3 where Sun 22 Mar [P] Own Readings Own Readings you’re Mothering Sunday

Sun 29 Mar Ezek: 37:1-14 Rom: 8:6-11 planted [P] Ps: 130 John: 11:1-45 Lent 5 4 PARTNER CHURCHES IN THIS AREA

Sunday services in other local churches: Dalwood Methodist: 11am Yarcombe Baptist: 11am The Beacon - Baptists in Kilmington: 10.30am and 6.00pm Roman Catholic: 9am Lyme Road Axminster; 11am Silver Street, Lyme Regis

Dalwood Methodist Chapel Yarcombe Baptist Chapel DRIVING over to Dalwood, it’s doctors and hospital appointments, THE signs of spring are becoming lovely to see the snowdrops and and so our March Coffee Morning clearer each day. The days are primroses lining the banks, will be to raise funds to help with the lengthening and the sun is gaining daffodils just beginning to come work they do. This will be on in warmth. We are indeed, grateful. into bloom, and some trees Wednesday, March 11th from 10am Two things come to mind as we showing their blossom already. until 12noon, and we hope that as prepared to move the clocks forward at We are, indeed, fortunate to live in many of you as possible will come the end of the month to utilise day light such a beautiful part of the country. along and support this worthwhile more efficiently. Jesus told us to Another thing for which we can be cause. “consider the lilies of the field”. How thankful are the number of charities Our services during March are at beautiful they look but don’t take any in this area which operate to help 11am, and a warm welcome is credit for that, it is the way God created those with all types of problems. extended to you all at any or all of them. At a time when many folk are One that is well used is The them. distant from their food’s origins and Axminster Care Service, particularly have little green space to enjoy, it is it’s transport to get people to Roderick Ovey proven that being in the fresh air and close to the natural world is so good for our mental and spiritual wellbeing. Those wise words of Jesus come to me on many occasion when I’m working in our garden. My husband often tells me that this is not a hobby, it is an obsession. He may well be right, but there is mileage in that old saying, “One is nearer to God in a garden than anywhere else on earth.” All things praise Thee Lord, may we? Thelma Clarke

The Beacon - www.beaconbaptist.org.uk

Events at The Beacon, Whitford carers with children age 0-4. Stories, After School Club for Primary School Rd, Kilmington EX13 7RF play, songs and lunch. Lunch & snacks Children. £2.00 for adult + child in a relaxed Sunday 22nd March environment. Thursdays 9.45am - Special Breakfast Church for 7pm term-time only - Fusion Youth Mothers’ Day followed by Worship Tuesday, March 17th Club Service at 10.30am 10.30am - CAMEO (Come And Meet Sunday, March 8th Each Other) Coffee Morning Friday Mornings 6pm - Celebration Service 10.30am - Focus Prayer Group March 9th and 23rd Tuesday, March 17th 10am - Reflections Group 12.30am - Contact Lunch Saturday, March 14th 2pm - Scrabble Club Sundays Wednesday 10.30am - Morning Worship Service 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th March Toddlers & Tinies SPECIAL EVENTS Tuesdays 9.30am - Parents, carers and little Friday, March 6th POST OFFICE ones can come in term time to enjoy 11am - World Day of Prayer (The 10am – 12noon Post Office services space where babies play and parents Beacon to host) available at The Beacon every relax. Saturday, March 14th Tuesday with FREE drinks for all users Refreshments are served. 8.30 to 10.30am - Women’s Breakfast - Suggested donation £1. all welcome Tuesday, 3rd March Saturday, March 28th 10.30am-1pm - Messy Sparklers. A Wednesdays 8am to 10am - Men’s Breakfast with sensory play group for parents and 3.30pm term-time only - Flame 2 guest speaker Steve Waller

5 MISSION COMMUNITY NEWS Stunt rider Rev BBC newsreader Ian Fiona explains to be guest speaker prayer power THE Five Alive Mission Community A FEW weeks ago, 46 people is pleased to announce its first from Yarcombe, Stockland, event of 2020 - a meal at The Dalwood, Shute and Kilmington Tuckers Arms in Dalwood with Iain sat down to a delicious meal at Purdon as the guest speaker. the Tuckers Arms, Dalwood. The supper and talk event will take It was the first of the reinstated place on March 24th at 7pm. Five Alive Churches supper talks Iain joined the local hospital radio with everyone thoroughly enjoying service while at the University of the evening. After coffee, tea and Edinburgh. He went on to work in delicious brownies, Rev Fiona various computer-related jobs while Beale gave an inspiring and attempting to pursue a radio career. extremely interesting talk. Purdon joined BBC Scotland in May Fiona is a curate with the 1973 becoming a newsreader and Beaminster team. She was a former continuity announcer for the Radio 4 world champion stunt bike rider Scotland opt-out service. From since the age of 16, breaking many 1975-1978 he was also a regular TV records for female riders. announcer on BBC One Scotland. He She later went into outdoor was then appointed to lead the education before starting her announcer team at the launch of BBC He plays bass guitar in a vintage journey to become ordained. Radio Scotland in 1978, also rock and roll band, and in another Clearly God kept her safe despite presenting music magazine group specialising in the repertoire of some serious accidents, one programmes. The Shadows. Iain is a member of included breaking her back in 13 In 1982, he moved to BBC Radio 2 STAG and has been in several recent places! where he became editor of the productions. Fiona emphasised the power of presentation team until 1994. After a He is an active member of his local prayer all the way through her life year in local radio at BBC CWR, parish church and has recently and her excitement for motorcycling followed by a spell of freelancing with completed the Foundation in and now her work serving God, was BBC Radio 4 and BFBS UK, he Christian Ministry Course with Exeter clearly evident in all she told us. moved in April 1995 to the BBC World Diocese. Thank you to Tracey and her Service delivering news bulletins on The evening is open to all residents excellent team for catering for us so the hour and summaries on the half- of the Five Alive Parishes and their beautifully and we look forward to hour. These broadcasts are heard friends and is a ticket only event. the next talk, March 24th 7pm at the around the world. Tickets can be obtained by Tuckers Arms in Dalwood when Iain Iain Purdon read the last ever news contacting Anna Crabbe on 01297 Purdon will be the speaker. bulletin from Bush House at 11am on 32777, or via e-mail at Anna Crabbe July 12th 2012, moving immediately [email protected] or Rachel to complete the shift at New Hudson on 07752098001, e-mail: Broadcasting House which entered [email protected] and are also on service that day. He retired from the sale in the five churches at a cost of GET INVOLVED BBC staff in October 2013 but £12 which includes a two course Send your parish news, photos continued to work as an occasional meal and talk. and events to the village relief newsreader on the World This is a fantastic opportunity to Service until May 2016. After 43 hear an extremely interesting speaker correspondents. Contact years of delivering BBC news he felt and enjoy a meal at the Tuckers Arms details on page 31 that was enough for anyone! with family and friends.

The Parishes’ Paper would like to Non-parish-specific editorials and all inclusion on the Future Events page clarify where contributors should adverts (including for charities and and pages 1-7 should be sent to send material they wish to be charitable events) should be sent to Martin Nunns. published. Martin Nunns. Email addresses for the above Parish-specific editorial material In order to ensure your advert is contacts can be found on page 31 for publication on a specific Parish printed please do not send adverts and we would be very grateful if page (Dalwood, Kilmington, to the parish correspondents. you could submit your contributions Stockland, Shute, Whitford and We welcome photographs and by the deadline date printed each Yarcombe) should be sent to the request that these are sharp images month on page 31. respective parish correspondent. and at least 1MB in size. Items for Thank you. 6 TRAVELLERS’ TALES

A TRIP TO AUSTRALIA - Simon and Pauline Holloway AUSTRALIA IS BURNING IN the context of a special service in repentance and faith and turn at the Anglican Cathedral of St towards each other in compassion Andrew’s, Sydney, on Sunday, and love. January 19th, Dr Stead, the The hymns and prayers in the Bishop of South Sydney, gave a service were also designed to bring compassionate and moving comfort and support. To the tune of address about our response to Finlandia, an 18th Century hymn, Be those affected by the bushfires. Still, My Soul, led into the offering to Earlier in the Service of Prayer for support Anglican Aid and Anglicare, those Affected by the Bushfires, two national agencies on the ground some facts and figures were shared giving help to the bereaved and about the overall situation in the displaced. We heard interviews with n a t i o n – m a n y h u n d r e d s o f is to look at the cross. Jesus was Chaplains for Operation Bushfire thousands of wildlife and livestock innocent and yet suffered. God is Assist and Disaster Recovery died, 28 people died including three not distant or inactive but suffers for Network. Donations can be sent via voluntary fire workers from New us and with us. Yet we still hurt www.anglicanaid.org.au/nsw- South Wales, 3,000 homes were when we suffer. bushfire-appeal. destroyed and an area larger than A third response is to blame and We saw first-hand the devastation the size of England has been burnt. accuse others. Job was falsely caused by the bushfires on The purpose of the service was to accused by his ‘comforters’ of being Kangaroo Island - half the size of provide sympathy, comfort and a wicked sinner under God’s Cyprus - which had suffered burning support, including thanks to the fire judgment. This may seem right but of over half the Island yet was services, who were represented in the attitude is poisonous. Jesus reopened to the public when we the service as well as the Governor refused to link suffering with sin in made a day visit from Adelaide. of NSW Her Excellency The many places recorded in the New We saw some animals in the Honourable Margaret Beazley. Testament, including Luke 13. wildlife park in the middle of the After bible readings of Psalm 46, Bushfires are not God’s judgment. island and the green shoots already Job 1 and 2 (selections) and Luke We cannot blame the government, springing up after the devastation. 13v1-5 and a choir anthem of t h e a g e n c i e s o r e v e n t h e There were signs of hope and new Rutter’s Psalm 23, Dr Stead outlined environment changes. We cannot life even there. This is a link to ‘four contrasting responses’ during control the climate and the explain about Bushfire support on times of suffering as in the recent environment, although care for them Kangaroo Island - https:// bushfires across Australia. is part of our creation mandate. It is www.sealink.com.au/bushfire- First is a positive response of a harsh world, that is broken and update. compassion. Job’s comforters got it perishing. CS Lewis reminded us Later, in Singapore, we met the right when they just came and sat that suffering may be ‘God’s severe niece of our hosts who came from with him in the ash heap, wept with mercy’. God warns us because He Sydney. Livinia and her family had him and did not speak. Sometimes loves us. This world is broken and been evacuated five times from their no words are appropriate but our so prepare for the next. rural home south of Sydney physical presence does make a The final response is to repent. because of the bushfires. This difference. That is to turn around and come brought it all home to us on a The second response was ‘Give back to God as our loving and personal level. Up on God’, as reported by Job’s faithful creator and redeemer. Give But we thank God that some rains wife, who said, “Curse God and up our indifference and hostility have come, dowsed many of the die!”, when she saw his suffering. towards God and turn back to Him in fires and stopped the spreading to Some today as then ask, “How can faith. Trust God to be our God even new areas. you believe in a good God when when we suffer. So much depends also on the suffering comes to the innocent?” Job responds this way in Chapter wind strength and direction. And Suffering causes some to doubt 42 and earlier in Chapter 13 we that, prayerfully, is all in God’s the existence of God. There are no read, “Even though He slay me, yet hands. simple answers. Job was innocent will I hope in Him.” In short, the four On our return to the UK, we saw and yet still suffered. Evil and responses are: negative ones – turn the Channel 4 documentary, Is the suffering in this world do not away or turn against God and each recent apocalyptic Australian however disprove God. One answer other or positive ones – turn to God bushfire what the future looks like? 7 DALWOOD NEWS Parish correspondent Michael Dods - [email protected] Parish distributor Susan Hunnisett – 01404 881268

By Michael Dods

ST Peter's Church, Dalwood, hosted a delightful coffee and wine concert on the evening of Wednesday, February 12th. The duo of Shirley Ewart and Sharon Muhl - known as Shiraz - entertained the audience with their singing and guitar playing and £139 was raised for the regional cancer charity Force. Sharon and Shirley have been singing together for many years. They first met while Shirley was musical director of a local Bridport choir. About four years ago, they decided to write and perform their Shiraz entertains own songs and Shiraz was born. They haven’t looked back since. Sharon gets by on the violin and the two voices blend perfectly for Shirley usually plays a guitar has been known to play the shaky the listener to hear the story in accompaniment, but she is also a egg. Most of their songs are written each song. Shiraz also sing covers, talented piano player and about aspects of life and sung in which Shirley arranges for their percussionist. harmony. Each word is important so particular style.

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th St Patrick’s Day March 17 2020 Raise a glass, beer, wine spirits. Enjoy it with some cheese. We sell it all. Dalwood’s Award winning wine is also on our shelves. Come in and buy a bottle or two

8 DALWOOD NEWS A ‘thank you’ Seeds ready for DEAR friends and neighbours. It is the goodness in the hearts of folk that makes Dalwood such a May’s plant sale wonderful place to live. I o ff e r m y s i n c e r e a n d SEEDS are still available for warmest gratitude for the level Dalwood’s plant sale to be held in of love and support poured out May. to me in respect of my current The plant sale last year, on behalf orthopaedic troubles - thank of The Recreation Field, was very you! successful with the addition of annual George Marshall plants grown from seed, which I hope can be repeated this year. The date of the upcoming plant sale will be announced in due course. I have more seed packets which Please note that include some herbs, Zinnias, Sweet Peas, Morning Glory, Lobelia, there is no church Cosmos, Rudebekia, Wallflowers and Pinks. flower rota during I would also be very grateful if needed. anyone planting vegetables would Please contact me on 01404 March as it is Lent donate some to the sale. 881760 for more details. I have seed trays and pots if Shelagh Beak

WINE TASTING & ‘CALL MY BLUFF’ DALWOOD METHODIST CHURCH QUIZ EVENING at Dalwood Village invite you to a Hall on SATURDAY 14th MARCH 7pm for 7.30pm start TICKETS £10pp COFFEECOFFEE MORNINGMORNING AT THE CHAPEL WEDNESDAY 11th march 10 AM - 12 NOON “” Please bring guests and pit your wits and WITH a bring and buy stall wine tasting expertise against our panel of in aid of three carefully chosen "experts" who will try to entertain, convince or confuse you over axminster care service which wine you are actually tasting! There will be a glass of sparkling wine on arrival DO COME AND enjoy a followed by two white and two red wines. There will be a prize for the winning table cuppa AND a CHAT! (4-6 people), and the tasting quiz will be accompanied by cheese and crackers followed by dessert. Wines will also be available for purchase. In addition there will be a secondary quiz and raffle and all profits will go towards maintenance costs of St. Peter's Church. Tickets available at the door or from Brian Eddy or Michael Dods. 9 ‘Eggstraordinary’ party

By Eve Smith remaining chairs - the smallest, help from James, managed to avoid nimblest child being on the bottom a gooey ending! of the pile! After much egging on by his DALWOOD hosted yet another Sue and Kathy provided a peers, Milo stepped up to try his fun-filled and action-packed party sumptuous feast that Hogwarts luck with the last egg and you can for the children of the village on would be proud to serve. After that probably imagine the outcome! I January 18th. James, of J’s Disco, shrunk and must say, he took it The youngsters had a great time enlarged his head for the children’s ‘eggstraordinarily’ well! dancing to every parent’s favourite, entertainment. What a brilliant way to bring the the Choo Choo Wah song! There The ‘Good Egg’ award, however, community together. Many thanks to was plate spinning, fake snow and must go to Milo, who willingly took Sue and Kathy who book the no one can forget the raucous game one for the team in a game of entertainer, set up and clear the of musical chairs which culminated chance involving six eggs. A number hall, prepare the food, and drive to in the ‘stacking’ of as many children of younger, more unsuspecting, the far reaches of the village to as possible on the last few victims went first and, with a little deliver the invites each year.

10 KILMINGTON NEWS Parish correspondent - Michael Tyler - [email protected] Parish distributor - Alun Evans 01297 353585 Postman and talented musician Chris chosen as village unsung hero

customers by their first name and is By Anna Crabbe always ready to help in any way he can. T H E w e e k e n d o f M a r c h Chris is a talented guitar player 20th-22nd, the three Bishops are and met Ollie when they were part spending the weekend in various of an Axminster-based rock band places of the Exeter called Blitz. Archdeaconry. The pair have performed at the Bishop Nick, of Plymouth, will be village show, the New Inn, the Old at Millers Farm Shop from 10am Inn, Sidmouth Arms, Upottery, until 12noon on Saturday, March among other local places. 21st. Known as In 2 the Blue, the duo On the Friday evening, there will also play with a talented pianist, be an Unsung Heroes dinner at Gavin, under the band name, Babs Woodbury Park Hotel and we have and the Boys. invited Chris Rowley and his wife, Their Cockney Knees Up is a Ollie, to attend with Gill Heighway popular event which we have and myself. enjoyed several times at the New Gill and I were asked to choose Inn. an unsung hero from our village and One of the highlights for Babs and we felt Chris was a person who the Boys was a British Legion event goes above and beyond in his job in Kilmington Village Hall for the as our local postman. 100th anniversary of the end of the Chris left school at 16 and was First World War. offered a three-year apprentice at a The group designed a superb First local bakery, becoming a master World War set, dressed up and baker. performed songs from the era. It He later owned Sue’s Pantry was a super evening and clearly bakery in Sidmouth and the Pied everyone enjoyed the event Piper bakery in Seaton. immensely. He went on to be a postman in We would like to thank Chris on 2002, working for 10 years in behalf of Kilmington, for being such Honiton before transferring to a special postman. Axminster in 2012. He has now been delivering post for six years in the Kilmington area. POSTMAN and unsung hero Chris loves his job and loves Chris Rowley, top, and, left, band KIlmington. He knows all his Bags and the Boys performing

Please send Kilmington news to Michael Tyler - [email protected]

11 KILMINGTON NEWS Sharing the light together at the Candlemas service

By Jean Falconer and shows Mary and Joseph in the temple offering Jesus to God, as the Scriptures said they should do. THE Candlemas service was held In the Temple they met the old man, on Sunday, February 2nd at St Simeon, who is seen holding Jesus Giles’s Church and, although Anna and declaring, “I have seen your Crabbe was still recovering from salvation, the light of the world.” her recent knee operation, she had Nine candles on a table at the front put the service together. of the church were lit symbolising the David Wilsdon led the service, nine letters of Candlemas. assisted by Diana Mellows, John The choir, and then the Thorne, Maureen Lane and Jean congregation, were invited to bring Falconer, who all helped to ‘share the the candles to the front to be lit, thus light’ with the congregation. filling the church with light. As the congregation arrived at The celebration of Candlemas church, they were each offered a reminds us that Jesus is like a light, candle - a tea-light - for use later in shining in the world and his love the service. lights up the dark places so that we Light influenced all aspects of the are not afraid. service from the well-chosen hymns such as This Little Light of Mine, to PICTURED top, the lighting of the the readings from the prophet, Malachi, and the Apostle, Luke. candles at St Giles’s Church, In order to illustrate the story of Kilmington. Right, the Christ’s presentation in the temple, congregation brings candles to be the painting by Fra Angelico was lit displayed. The picture is full of light Photos Diane Mellows Meeting for flower arrangers A COFFEE morning for St Giles’s Church flower arrangers will be held on Monday, March 9th at 10.30am in the Cider Orchard. The event will be held to arrange the roster for the coming church year, starting on Easter Sunday, April 12th. Anyone interested in joining the flower arranging group or willing to help will be welcome at the meeting. Please contact Caroline Lavender on 01297 34922 or or Jenny Nickolls on 01297 639758 for further details. 12

KILMINGTON NEWS

THE Five Alive Mission Open the Book team are pictured at St Giles’s Church, Kilmington, sharing the story of The Greedy Farmer. Some pupils from Kilmington Primary School took part in telling the story, whilst the other children watched and learned. RBL’s special spring event

SPRING is just around the corner with a special seasonal event taking place in the village. The Royal British Legion Spring Fair and Coffee Morning will be open at 10.30am on Saturday, April 4th at Kilmington Village Hall. There will be teas, coffees and cakes available as well as plant sales, garden bird foods, tombola, raffle and craft stalls. Entry to the event is £1.50.

Come and meet Bishop Nick at Millers Farm Shop

March 21st 2020 10.00 to 12 noon

St Michael and All Angels Church, Chudleigh Rd, Alphington Exeter EX2 8XJ

Tuesday 17th March 2020 2pm – 4pm

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13 STOCKLAND NEWS Parish correspondent - Gill Metcalf [email protected] Parish distributor - Mary Walsh 01404 881893 Learning tool STOCKLAND ACADEMY NEWS CUISINAIRE Rods are a tool used daily at Stockland Academy to support maths teaching and learning. SCHOOL PROUD OF They are a powerful tool to help represent mathematical concepts visually. In Reception, teachers encourage children to play with the ITS YOUTH SPEAKERS rods to make pictures or patterns which really helps them become familiar with the different lengths and how they relate to each other.

Boudicca art AS part of their work on Celts and Romans, Stockland Academy’s Class 3 created Giacometti-style wire models of By Gill Metcalfe speeches and they performed Boudicca. brilliantly. The pupils worked hard to All the teams were praised by the capture the sense of power and STOCKLAND Academy is judges for speaking so well and strength they thought Boudicca fantastically proud of these three confidently, showing passion for displayed when she faced the children who competed in the subjects of crucial importance for Romans during their invasion. Rotary Club Youth Speak Regional today’s world. Unfortunately, on this Final. occasion, they are not through to the They have put in hours of extra next round. Thanks go to the parents PAUSE FOR PRAYER work to fine-tune and polish their for their work and support of the girls.

A Celtic Lenten Prayer Class 6 Science Topic As part of a science topic on Surround the routine things of light, Stockland Academy Year your life with a prayer. 6 students have been inspired As much as possible follow Paul’s advice to “pray constantly”, by the work of Vincent Bal, an lifting each thing you do and each artist who turns the shadows parson you meet to God for of everyday objects into blessing. drawings by adding features, Say a blessing each day for one known as ‘shadowology of the common, everyday things doodles’. Some examples of in your life, the artist’s work are shown, and ask that as you are blessed, left you may in turn be a blessing to others. Amen. Philippa Wilkes

14 STOCKLAND NEWS PUB BRINGS VILLAGE BACK TO LIFE AS COMMUNITY HUB

By Gill Metcalfe

WOW. The King’s Arms, Stockland. No one can doubt that the pub has reopened, but this must be way beyond any expectations. Enter by the side doors and the wow never stops – from the bars through to the restaurants and then upstairs to the stunning guest rooms, all en-suite, and just so light, airy and inviting. Then meet the staff, all with a welcome second-to-none. Jess, Richard, and Aby are all front-of- house and more, with Jess’s husband, Ben, in the kitchen. The restaurant has been fully booked for the past three nights at FROM left, Aby, 50 covers per night and, looking Richard, Jess ahead, similar for the rest of the month. This is hardly surprising if the come. ‘heaving’ from the opening night is potted shrimps, the delicately From the ‘open invitation’ of not an exaggeration. cooked calamari, the over-flowing nibbles and prosecco, the pub has A word of warning, those wishing plates of mussels, the steak dish already brought Stockland back to to celebrate Mothering Sunday on and the outstanding hake, with life – it is proving already to be the March 22nd are urged to book deserts, are to signal menus to community hub; to use the word now.

RUNNERS and marshalls braved the weather for the third Stockland Academy Cross Country Event of the season on Wednesday, February 12th. Despite the muddy ground and the rain, the children were all in great spirits. Well done to all those who ran and many thanks to all who organised, catered, baked cakes, marshalled, cleaned up and supported. Thanks also go to the super supportive backmarkers who ran twice as far as anyone else

15 STOCKLAND NEWS Thank you, Jill

THE recent Swag meeting was Wine and wisdom entitled The Way Forward, and was indeed just that for the group as the long-standing and long-suffering chair, Jill Bellamy, announced, that gets cheers galore having sorted this year’s programme, she would be By Gill Metcalfe stepping down at the end of the year. Jill was president when the TRY these for starters… the group was the WI and simply smallest British rodent; only bird continued in this role when it that flies backwards; only couple to became an independent group – win an Olympic gold together. shouldering all the Lulled into a sense of security at responsibilities that this entailed. this point – quizzes not so difficult The varied programme of after all? outings, talks, demonstrations, Stockland Village Hall wine and garden parties have been down wisdom evening took no prisoners. to her but, in future, members Whilst the quiz was exceptionally well will now take turns in organising balanced using basic recall questions monthly activities with, hopefully, and then some rather challenging - lots of advice. The group motto and perhaps causing the will to survive of ‘friends, fun, and forays’ has to be in doubt for some - examples of been well and truly lived up to – the latter, a ‘This and That’ section. thank you, Jill. A sample of some of the anagrams: Jane Wedlock He bugs Gore; Mr Mojo Risin’; Old West Action; Genuine Class; I’ll Make a Wise Phrase. Whilst there was a clear winning six, the results were fairly even across the teams. The evening was fun and exceptionally competitive with cheers galore every time the scores between rounds were announced. Whilst the winners went home with a bottle of wine, each other participants went home with one of the exceptionally generous raffle prizes – topped by the meal for two at the newly-opened The King’s Arms, Stockland. A genuine well done to the organisers – especially those who made the supper and made the hall most welcoming. Educational and lands charity reports

STOCKLAND Educational Charity illness or special circumstances. The Educational Charity benefits trustees met and made financial These charities were both set up adults or young people with small grants towards educational by the Charity Commission early in financial grants towards resources project applications received for the 1900s to benefit organisations for educational purposes. the benefit of those living in the or individuals living within the Requests for consideration in parish. parish. 2020 can be made directly to Stockland Parish Lands Charity The Parish Lands Charity is for Monica Parris on 01404 881 535 or trustees met and made financial ‘relief of the needy in times of Fiona Drew on 01404 881 644 by disbursements to benefit distress’ due to illness and other March 31st. parishioners with needs due to circumstances. Monica Parris

16 STOCKLAND NEWS HEATHSTOCK HAVEN Observations of a newcomer from Worcestershire

retirement relocation to Heathstock, near Stockland, has succeeded in recapturing much of that rural life idyll experience as a boy growing up on a farm in Worcestershire. My wife and I were fortunate to meet the ‘legendary’ Nancy Patch, whose family run a 200-acre dairy farm in Heathstock. To our delight, Nancy allowed us tenancy of Meadow View, a traditional farmhouse bungalow, high on the hill outside Stockland. The clue is in the name, Meadow ‘View’. We look out on miles of beautiful Devon countryside with the iconic Beacon illuminating the night sky which serves as a landmark to ensure we do not get lost on the rabbit warren of narrow lanes that wind through

PHOTO: TIM PHILLIPS TIM PHOTO: the rural landscape. Nancy is an accomplished and By Colin Bentley Indeed, I lived in the generation keen gardener, but the demands, when the world’s first ever youth- pressures and exigencies of farming driven culture burst on society life allow her little time for tending AT the onset of the Second World changing the social face of this the home garden. It has been my War, Churchill famously said, ‘green and pleasant land’ forever. delight to beaver away redesigning “The lights are going out all over English pop groups rocked the and landscaping the lawns and Europe”. He was not wrong. Our world, Carnaby led international borders that surround Meadow nation was plunged into the fashion trends, British-built Mini cars View. Just maybe the share value of greatest conflict in world history. won the Monte Carlo rally and the Otter Nurseries has benefitted I am one of the post-war groups England football team won football’s significantly from my investment in of ‘Baby Boomers’, born in the world cup. I think it fair to say the plants and shrubs over the past five late 1940s. lights were coming back on all over years. Born at home in a tied cottage, Europe. Moving on, they say here, ‘You owned by the landowners who In the mid-1960s, I sojourned need three generations in the provided work, sustenance and north to County Durham to further c h u r c h y a r d b e f o r e y o u a r e accommodation for us country my education. Like many of my considered a local’. Mmm… as I ‘peasants’, I enjoyed a wonderful generation, I was full of ambition move on through my 70s, I fear that rural childhood somewhat in the and aspiration preparing to launch a I will not live long enough to m o u l d o f To m S a w y e r a n d life in pursuit of fame and fortune. properly qualify as a local, but I am Huckleberry Finn. Unlike the My life voyage has been exciting a country man born and bred, I am f i c t i t i o u s c h a r a c t e r s o f m y and wide-ranging; both challenging delighted to have landed in this comparison, I did not live in the and fulfilling. I have travelled the wonderful part of the world to America’s deep south, my boyhood world and have known both success rediscover my country roots and was spent in the tranquil framing and failure. I think it fair to say that values. As I say, don’t believe what region of a very rural over half a century in life’s ‘fast they say about retirement. It’s great, Worcestershire. lane’, with places to go, people to as is my home in what I like to call Also known as ‘The Teme Valley’, see and things to do that I lost sight Heathstock Haven; time enough to I grew up in a prosperous hop- of the values and lifestyle that enjoy village quiz nights, country growing region where life was good. defined my working-class rural shows and make new friends. I witnessed the end of rationing and youth. The gift, as they say, is life itself! the progressive return to normality Jumping forward in my story, I am Enjoy this and every day of life - following the 1939-45 austerity. delighted to report that a 258-mile hey? 17 SHUTE NEWS Parish correspondent - Bijan Omrani - [email protected] Parish distributor Betty Harris - 01297 34199 SPECTACULAR LINE-UP

By Bijan Omrani East Devon,” said Sam Knights one of the directors and founders of Shute Festival. SHUTE Festival returns this year The Festival has had full support with another spectacular line-up from the community throughout the of speakers and events, including past 5 years and has attracted a Sunday Times war correspondent number of awards and grants as Christina Lamb, cider-maker, poet well as sponsorship from local and broadcaster James Crowden organisations and businesses. This and best-selling international has allowed it to cover the expenses writer Tracy Chevalier, all with and fees for speakers as well as new books published this year. provide outreach to the local The Festival now in its 5th year primary school in the form of will be structured differently to workshops and after school clubs. previous festivals which took place These are being planned for 2020. over a single weekend in This year the Festival is delighted to September. This year individual have sponsorship in place already events will be spread out over the from the Carew Pole Charitable year from May to October. We hope Trust and Axe Vale Show. Profits this will make it more user friendly from the Festival will go to Shute for our local audience and also Primary School at St Michael’s spread out the wealth of ideas and Church Shute. culture. Full details of all events and As before the Festival prides itself individual tickets are on sale online on a diverse array of speakers from at www.shutefest.org.uk fiction (Tracy Chevalier) to trees (Jill Shute Festival 2020 Events Butler) to travel (Sophy Roberts, Programme James Crowden), and walking in • Friday, May 1st, 7.30pm: Lyra the landscape (Robert Twigger and Vocal ensemble - Concert of SPEAKERS at this year’s Shute Peter Fiennes) to art and landscape Russian church and folk music Festival include Susan Owens, (Susan Owens), to politics and • Friday, May 22nd, 7.30pm: top; Dan Gretton, above; and current events (Dan Gretton, Sophy Roberts on The Lost Christina Lamb, below Christina Lamb). The Festival will Pianos of Siberia also include three wonderful musical • Saturday, May 23rd, 7.30pm: events. The highly acclaimed Lyra James Crowden on The Frozen Vocal Ensemble from St Petersburg River - Seeking Silence in the Russia will open the season with a Himalaya concert on 1 May of Russian • Friday, June 26th, 7.30pm: Orthodox Church music and also Peter Fiennes on Footnotes: A folk. Also vocalist Polina Shepherd Journey Round Britain in the who performs the world over will be Company of Great Writers running a Russian and Yiddish • Saturday, June 27th, 7.30pm: singing workshop (no previous Robert Twigger on Walking the experience or Russian/Yiddish Great North Line language required) and then • Friday, July 17th, 7.30pm: Dan performing a concert on 19 Gretton on I You We Them September. Bijan Omrani will end • Saturday, July 18th, 10.30am: • Saturday, September 19th, the season with a highly Christina Lamb on Our Bodies, 12-4pm (workshop), 7.30pm entertaining talk based on his new Their Battlefield (concert): Polina Shepherd: and ongoing research on Shute • Sunday, July 19th, 10.30am: Jill Russian and Yiddish songs House. Butler: Ancient Trees in an Historic • Friday, October 23rd, 7.30pm: “We are thrilled to have such a Tree-scape Tracey Chevalier on A Single fantastic line up of speakers again • Friday, September 18th, Thread this year. It really brings something 7.30pm: Susan Owens on Spirit of • Saturday, October 24th, 7.30pm: new to our locality and also brings in Place: Artists, Writers, and the Bijan Omrani: The Story of Shute newcomers to our beautiful part of British Landscape House - Tales of the Unexpected 18 SHUTE NEWS

St Michael’s Church Flower Rota David’s talk on

March 1st - Lent - No flowers March 8th - Lent - No flowers brushes history March 15th - Lent - No flowers AT the last meeting of Umborne The next meeting is on Thursday, March 22nd - Mothering Sunday - Ladies, David Knapman, a March 5th at 1.45pm at Umborne E Gosling volunteer from the Axminster Hall. March 29th - Lent - No flowers Heritage Centre, came to talk Brent Shore will be coming to talk about the history of Axminster to the group about his latest novel, Brush Making. Blessed are the Meek. It is his first April 5th - Lent - No flowers Members learned many fascinating historical piece set in the North West April 12th - Easter Sunday - all facts about the brushes sold by the of England - his home town of Hyde - helpers please two competing companies, Coates during the middle of the 19th Century, and Co and the Bidwell Bros. They at the time of the Chartists and the April 19th - Flowers will stand mainly made brushes for teeth, nails Plug Riots. April 26th - Flowers will stand and hair but did make other types There is also a reference to too. Peterloo, of which the 200th Most bristles came from hogs and anniversary is being commemorated were, thankfully, de-bugged and this year. The book follows the life of sorted into colours, length and a real person, a machine mender in stiffness. Both companies made a the cotton mills who was imprisoned huge array of toothbrushes with for his part in the riots. It is a work of different qualities and stiffness. fiction, largely based on historical The group was thankful to David for facts. Visitors welcome at £3 to educating members on the subject, include refreshments and a raffle. and it was great to see the old photos relating to the industry. Ann Shepherd WHITFORD NEWS Parish correspondent - Bijan Omrani - [email protected] Parish distributor Betty Harris - 01297 34199 Members take turn Morris dancing AT the latest meeting of Musbury and fife. It was then the WI’s turn! Griggs will give the group a talk and Whitford WI, the group was Members walked through a dance in entitled, An Audience with Lady entertained by two members from groups of three with their sticks and Katherine. Everyone is welcome to Exeter Morris Dancers. then ‘performed’ it with much join the event. They arrived in costume and gave laughter as they got it wrong. An advance notice that Musbury members a brief history of Morris The more energetic of the group and Whitford WI will be holding a dancing. There is a stone carving then danced a ring version of jumble sale on Saturday, April 25th showing a Morris dancer dating Shepherd’s Hey. A fantastic way to at Musbury Village Hall. More back to 1485. One gave the group a spend a February afternoon. details will be published in The rendition of a very spritely jig whilst The next meeting, on Tuesday, Parishes’ Paper next month his companion played the tabour March 10th at 7.30pm, Rosemary Jean Fullerton

Send your Shute and Whitford news, photos and events to correspondent Bijan Omrani - [email protected]

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Parish correspondent - Lesley Sutton - [email protected] Parish distributor Mary Smith - 01404 861541 Kayleigh’s high Gill gives ‘light’ to altitude tours explained at Candlemas service

By Rebecca Bell same way, we, too, must try to be like new year lunch Jesus and bring ‘light’ to wherever we go and whoever we meet. WHY do you do it? This was the IT was a pleasure to have Gill Concentration was then the order of question on everybody’s mind Heighway to lead our Family the day, as we all sang a new song, at the first community lunch of Service at St John the Baptist Share the Light, with everyone quickly the year. Church, in Yarcombe, on February picking up some sign language to go It was also asked during 2nd with the theme for this with the words we were singing. question time after the lunch, Candlemas service being Share the Benjamin Rich read the opening which was held in the Jubilee Hall Light. Bible passage from the Book of on Wednesday, January 15th. The Candlemas feast is based on Malachi and the prayers were read by Kayleigh Johns kindly came the Bible passage in Luke 2:22-40. Lucas and Jake Dear, Edward and along to tell everybody about her This was read by Holly Rich and Katie Grace Rich and Daniel Rich. Jessica ‘high altitude adventures’ - her and Ellie Rich, telling us about the Rich gave out the hymn books and mountaineering experiences time when the Holy Family journeyed took the Collection, assisted by her climbing Mt Kilimanjaro in Kenya to Jerusalem, 40 days after the birth two sisters, Ellie and Katie. and Mera Peak, Nepal, in the of Jesus, to present him to God and Lucas and Jake Dear, played some Himalayas. offer sacrifice in the temple. During delightful piano pieces before the The whole physical effort their time in the temple, Simeon gave service and Louise Dear played the required, the consumption of a his famous prophecy about the Christ piano throughout the service. very high carbohydrate diet to Child being a light to all nations. Refreshments were served after the sustain energy, much of which is Gill’s talk focused on ‘light’, starting service. lost due to the altitude sickness with a discussion about different Thanks go to everyone, especially and other tummy bugs prevalent. types of torches and when and why the children, who helped in any way Traversing through hot, humid we use them “to light up the to make this such an enjoyable time rainforests, gradually acclimatising darkness”. Then she said, in the of worship and fellowship. to freezing conditions, scrabbling over rough terrain, abseiling rocky crags, negotiating glaciers does not seem to be much fun, but the a c h i e v e m e n t i s o b v i o u s l y “I think I’ve exhilarating. Pictures of her toils and travails finally become were shown whilst she explained her journeys to those who had fully accepted enjoyed the first community lunch of the new year. here. After Kayleigh had also brought along the boots, gloves and jacket 25 years, the needed for her expeditions. She answered many questions and villagers have was thanked by Mary Smith. Lin Box had prepared and cooked the pork casserole whilst stopped Lek Sochon cooked rice and Mary the mixed vegetables. Warm calling me mince pies with custard followed and teas, coffees and mints were ‘the new served later. incumbent’!” Lesley Sutton

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day-to-day internet usage was discussed with several revealing Big Brother expands aspects unknown to many of those attending. This was followed by the comfortable with, or find even subject of ‘useful and helpful apps’, By Clifford Sochon acceptable. that can be installed on devices. The discussion then moved onto Later, the subjects of remotely ON Friday, 7th February, the first the similarities of today with controlled Large Area Networks Friday Forum of 2020 was held George Orwell's book written in (LAN) and Radio Frequency at Glebe Farm, hosted by Brian 1949 and named 1984 and, later, Identification (RFID) devices were and Mary Smith. the implications of the currently examined in some depth. Big Cliff Sochon was the elected known and unknown properties of Brother was noted to be active and speaker to compere and speak the mobile phone and its uses by growing exponentially in many upon the chosen subject. The topic younger and older generations. areas, some which were partially was chosen as one from those The problems posed by this new found to be acceptable, whilst provided at the last forum. This Chinese platform, Tick-Tock, were others were less so. Finally, forum month’s subject was: Is Big Brother also examined, which has the members agreed that little could be too big? potential for everyone's details done to slow the continual The meeting was started after a being given freely to Chinese inexorable and exponential mountain of food, supplied by our servers and usage. Later, the advance of new technology, but lovely ladies, was consumed. seemingly indiscriminate use of AI, that we should all be very wary of The subject of Big Brother then facial recognition, and the new use the System Operators, who were reigned over many aspects of our of digital camera technology, praying upon our emotions, and modern acceptance of what is followed by the coming demise of stealing by stealth our details, for influencing our lives today. These the personal password, and log in in exchange to us, a few perceived included the question of whether name in exchange for biometric but seldom realised benefits. Big there was indeed any level of an and physical input data was Brothers onward march to make acceptable degree of ‘bigness’ that discussed at some length. money is in reality currently we, as a nation, would or could feel The growing use of ‘cookies’ in unstoppable.

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21 YFC ‘dog show’ fourth place

By Natalie Sampson 29th, where the group played against Whimple YFC, competing in skittles, darts and pool. Yarcombe AFTER a busy December won the darts and skittles and have rounding off 2019, many upcoming matches against Honiton Yarcombe and District Young and Culm Valley. Good luck to all Farmers’ Club members were those taking part. kept busy with all the Christmas The re-run of the performance of festivities, including balls, YFC Hound Dog, was held on Sunday meals, carol singing and Taunton February 2nd, at Axminster horse races, and a brilliant time Guidhall. A good turnout was had was had by all. Alongside all of this, we have also with profits going towards our This year has come around very found time to fit in a lot of sport, with charities of the year - Exeter quickly, kicking off with many of our the girls taking part in five-a-side Mardon Neuro-rehabilitation Centre members busy practising for the football match on January 17th, and Farming Community Network. East Devon YFC drama competition coming third. Well done to those Afterwards there was family round. This year, we performed who played. entertainment by chairman Dan Hound Dog, pictured, on Friday, On January 19th, members Olive of a First and Last game January 24th at Exmouth Pavillions, played mixed netball, with show. Thank you to everyone that which the group came in at a congratulations to those who took came along and supported the respectable fourth place. Well done part. Yarcombe entered two teams - group. to all members who took part and to Yarcombe A came in first place, and There will be a whist drive on all those who helped backstage to Yarcombe B came second. There Saturday, February 29th at get the drama ready. A huge thank was a boys’ five-a-side football team Yarconbe hall, 7.30pm for 8pm you especially to Sam Parris for who made it into the Devon round start. If anyone has any questions producing our show and pulling us and played on January 31st, being please contact chairman Dan Olive all together over the past few placed fourth. on 07811 744714, or secretary months. Pub sports started off on January Laura Dare on 07411 837605.

YARCOMBE WEATHER JANUARY 2020

2020 2019 2018 Average Max. temperature 8.8°C 6.7°C 8.5°C Average Min. 4.5°C 2.6°C 3.8°C Average Overall temperature 6.6°C 4.7°C 6.2°C Rainfall 106.4mm 62.4mm 110.5mm Wettest Day 14th 21.5mm 18th 17.1 mm 3rd 11.1 mm Sunniest Day 19th 8.5 hrs approx 30th 8.0 hrs 6th 7.0 hrs Warmest Day 14th 12.2°C 25th 10.9°C 23rd 12.6°C Coldest Night 20th - 0.7°C 31st -0.4°C 12th -0.8°C Sunshine hours. 76 hours approx 74hrs 83 hrs

The overall temperature was slightly warmer than average but January seemed a very wet month, as we only had four dry days. In actual fact the month turned out drier that average. For those who can remember 2014 was one of the wettest Januarys on record with 314mm of rain. Sunday the 19th was the sunniest day of the month and the pressure climbed to 1050mb which was the highest since 1957. Tony Newman Show launches second photo contest

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28 FUTURE EVENTS March Sun 1st 14:30 Whitford Village Hall Sunday Lunchtime Bar 2nd - 6th All Saints Church, Sidmouth Keswick in Devon - see ad Tues 3rd 19:30 Whitford Village Hall Skittles & Social Evening Tues 3rd 10:30 The Beacon, Kilmington Messy Sparklers - Sensory playgroup Wed 4th 9:15 The Beacon, Kilmington Toddlers & Tinies playgroup Wed 4th 15:30 The Beacon, Kilmington Flame2! After primary school club Wed 4th 18:45 Kilmington Village Hall Moviola Film Judy (12A) film starts 19:15 Thurs 5th 18:30 The Beacon, Kilmington Fusion Youth Club - Year 6, 7 & 8 Fri 6th 11:00 The Beacon, Kilmington World Day of Prayer Tuesday Morning The Beacon, Kilmington Post Office and Cafe Sun 8th 18:00 The Beacon, Kilmington Praise Evening Mon 9th 10:00 The Beacon, Kilmington Reflections Group Tues 10th 10:30 Whitford Village Hall Tuesday Chat Wed 11th 10:00 Dalwood Methodist Church Coffee morning for Axminster Care Service Wine Tasting & “Call my Bluff” Quiz Sat 14th 19:00 Dalwood Village Hall Evening £10pp, Tickets available from Brian Eddy or Michael Dods Sat 14th 08:30 The Beacon, Kilmington Women’s Breakfast - all are welcome! Tues 17th 10:30 The Beacon, Kilmington CAMEO Coffee Morning, Contact Lunch Tues 17th 19:30 Whitford Village Hall Skittles & Social Evening Thur 19th 18:30 The Beacon, Kilmington Fusion Youth Club - Year 6, 7 & 8 Sat 21st 14:00 Stockland Victory Hall Jumble Sale Sat 21st 20:00 Tucker’s Arms, Dalwood Tucker’s Jazz - Jake Leg Jug Band The Tucker’s Arms, Supper and Talk with Ian Purdon - See ad Tues 24th 19:00 Dalwood for details Tues 24th 10:30 Whitford Village Hall Tuesday Chat Wed 25th 10:30 St Peter’s Church, Dalwood Coffee Concert, East Devon Daytime Band Sat 28th 19:30 Whitford Village Hall Bingo Sat 28th 8:00 The Beacon, Kilmington Men’s Breakfast, Speaker Steve Waller. April CPE Bach’s St Matthew Passion by the Sat 4th 19:30 The Minster, Axminster Axminster and District Choral Society. For regular church services see page 2

29 THE PARISHES’ DIRECTORY

DALWOOD Kilmington Players: (Chairperson): Fair Committee: Acting chair & stall Badminton Club: Derek Gould - D Lavender - 01297 631868 bookings: Annie Williams - 01404 01404 831749 Parish Council: Parish Clerk: Adrian 881521 or 07593 648983 Bell Ringers: Tower Captain: Donald Jenkins 07800 826657 Secretary: Jill Mills - 01404 881244 Pike - 01404 881356 Post-script: (Editor): Janfryd Gordon- Parish Council: Councillor R O Community Shop: 01404 881401 Kerr - 01297 639115 Griffiths - 01404 831207 Corrydale Singers: Shelagh Fearnley Primary School & Pre-School: Parochial Church Council: Secretary: - 01404 881193 Headteacher: Rozanne Bulmer - 01404 881838 Jubilee Field & Pavilion: Booking Lee White - 01297 32762 Stockland & District Horticultural secretary: Chris Eddy - 01404 831009 Royal British Legion: Commander Society: Secretary: Pauline Goodwin - Parish Council: Kathy Laing - 01404 Stafford Seward RN OBE 01404 881199 881601 (Ret’d) - 01297 33909 Stockland & Yarcombe Pre-school: Methodist Church: Pauline Ovey - Short Mat Bowls: Ron Foster - 01297 Sarah Bilson - 01404 549606 or 07775 01297 442433 35529 701269 Mary Berry (bookings) - 01404 Table Tennis: Jenny Nickolls - 01297 Stockland C of E Primary School: 831685 639758 Headteacher: Clive Hellawell - 01404 Raft Club: Richard Seward - 01404 Tennis Club: Sue Moore - 01297 881456; PTFA: Valerie Conlon - 881343 32361; Sue Wells - 07912 272102 [email protected] Reading Room: Richard Seward - The Hitchcock Pavilion: Peter S.W.A.G: Chairperson: Jill Bellamy - 01404 881343 Huscroft - 01297 32243 01404 881641; Secretary: Jane Recreation Trust: Chair: Shelagh Village Hall: Louise Quincey Wedlock - 01404 881817 Fearnley - 01404 881193 (bookings) - 01297 32358 Tennis Club: Chairperson: Cathy Spinning group: Meet weekly, Derryman - 01404 881398 SHUTE – WHITFORD – UMBORNE Thursdays, 2-4.30pm Victory Hall: Bookings secretary: Bell Ringers: Maureen Davey - 01297 Methodist Chapel Meeting Room Annie Williams - 01404 881521 or 553195 Jane Griffiths - 01404 831207 07593 648983 Parish Council: Chairperson: Bill Stitch & Bitch (craft group): Yarcombe & Stockland Cricket Club: Marshall - 01297 551077 Meet 2nd & last Thursday Chairperson: D Patch - 01460 62196 Clerk: Carol Miltenburg - 01404 Tuckers Arms, Dalwood, 8pm YARCOMBE 831080 Mel Gosling - 01404 831481 Baptist Chapel: Secretary: Thelma Parochial Church Council: Bijan Jane Griffiths - 01404 831207 Clarke - 01404 861267 Omrani - The Corry Valley Community Land Bell Ringers: Gareth Dear - 01460 [email protected] Trust: Shelagh Fearnley - 01404 68521 Primary School: 881193 Children’s Committee: Julie Rich - Headteacher: Patrick Germscheid - Upholstery: Jane Griffiths - 01404 01404 861274 or 07967 965208 01297 33348 831207 Parish Council: Chairperson: Nick Shute Theatre & Arts Guild: Village Hall: Bookings Secretary: Randle - 01404 861648 (Chairman): Simon Ford - 01297 Chris Eddy - 01404 831009 Parochial Church Council: Secretary: 553680 Hall Treasurer: George Marshall - Rebecca Bell - 01460 234002 Women’s Institute Musbury & 01404 881442 Jubilee Hall: Debbie Carter - 07498 Whitford: Lesley McGowan Lock - Yoga: Di Magrane - 07940 120221 503316 01297 551556 KILMINGTON Tuesday Club: Lesley Sutton - 01404 Whitford Village Produce Badminton Club: Derek Gould - 861386 Association: (Hon Sec): 01404 831749 Yarcombe & District Young Farmers Christine Wyatt - 01404 830098 Baptist Chapel: Rev Darrell Holmes - Club: Roger Patch - 01404 881267 Village Hall: 01297 631638 Yarcombe Amenities Club: Lesley Joy Burgess - 01297 551416 Bell Ringers: Celia Dunsford - 01297 Sutton - 01404 861386 Umborne Hall: 33563 Yarcombe Community Handbells: Sheila Townsend - 07818 662402 Bridge Club: David & Stephanie - Secretary: Liz Freeman - 01404 Umborne Ladies Social Club: 01297 35033 861450 Ann Shepherd - 01297 553343 Cricket Club: Secretary: D Lavender - Yarcombe Flower Show: 01297 631868 STOCKLAND Press secretary: Julie Rich - 01404 Country Dancing: Gill Perkins 01297 Bell Ringers: Wendy Urquhart - 861274 or 07967 965208 32888 & Marie Thorne 01297 33906 01404 881207 ‘Maggie’s Mix’ Singing Group: Gardening Club: Secretary: Jean Book Group: Wendy Urquhart - Leader: Margaret Lane - 01404 Falconer - 01297 33708 01404 881207 861401

30 THE FIVE ALIVE MISSION COMMUNITY

LICENSED MINISTRY TEAM Parish contact: Sally Huscroft - 01297 32343 David Wilsdon - 01297 34142 Alun & Rose Evans - 01297 553585 Priest in Charge: Shute/Whitford - VACANT Shute Vacancy Parish contact: Peter Easton - 01297 553537 Elisabeth Miller - 01297 32194 Iris Morton - 01297 551135 Licensed Readers: Stockland Stockland Gill Heighway - 01297 33951 Rozanne Bulmer - 01404 881838 Gill Heighway - 01297 33951 Anna Crabbe - 01297 32777 Eileen Pearse - 01404 881261 Suzanne Bradbury - 01404 881530 Yarcombe Jenny Donne Davis - 01404 861344 Lay Chair of Mission Jean Rich - 01404 861274 Nancy Patch - 01404 881675 Community Council: Geoffrey Berry - 01823 601386 Peggy Pearce - 01404 881426 Martin Nunns - 01404 881313 Mary Walsh - 01404 881893 PASTORAL TEAMS Philippa Wilks - 01404 881366 Mission Community Administrator: Dalwood Yarcombe Rachel Hudson Laurie Lucas - 01404 881495 Rosemary Abel - 01404 861774 email: [email protected] Caroline Nunns - 01404 881313 Rebecca Bell - 01460 234002 Tel: 07752 098001 Ray Bradley - 01404 881262 Lin Box - 01404 861400 www.fivealive.org Mary Harrison - 01404 831975 Diane Frost - 01823 601103 Peter Major - 01404 831296 Miranda Gudenian - 01404 861387 CHURCHWARDENS Evelyn Tratt - 01404 831316 Maggie Lane - 01404 861401 Dalwood Kilmington Heather & Tony Newman - 01460 Brian Eddy - 01404 831009 Barbara Woodsford 234739 Michael Dods - 01404831208 - 01297 33777 Doreen Parris - 01460 62502 Kilmington - VACANT John Church - 01297 32417 Barbara Salter - 01404 861465

ADVERTISING RATES THE PARISHES’ PAPER PRICES PER MONTH INSIDE PAGES Editor IN FULL COLOUR Kate Williams Whole page £110.00 Email: [email protected] Half page 17.5 x 12cm £60.00 Tel: 07875 411538 Quarter page 12 x 8.5cm £30.00 Advertising & Business Manager/Treasurer Eighth page 8.5 x 6cm £18.00 Martin Nunns Back page 10% extra Email: [email protected] 12 Months Discount 20% Tel: 01404 881313 6 Months Discount 10% Non-commercial (charities, fundraising events) Parish correspondents: Dalwood: Michael Dods – [email protected] 50% DISCOUNT Kilmington: Michael Tyler - [email protected] All adverts to be sent to Martin Nunns using the Shute/Whitford: Bijan Omrani - email address below in Microsoft Word or PDF format [email protected] Please submit quarter page adverts in portrait format Stockland: Gill Metcalf - [email protected] and half page adverts in landscape format Yarcombe: Lesley Sutton – [email protected] Payment must be made before adverts can be included

Cheques made payable to The Parishes’ Paper and sent to: Distribution Manager Martin Nunns, Popehayne Farm, Stockland, Honiton, Sue Drew - 01404 831365 Devon EX14 9ET Tel: 01404 881313 Parish Distribution Contacts Email: [email protected] Dalwood: Susan Hunnisett – 01404 881268 Or pay by BACS (details on request) Kilmington: Alun Evans – 01297 553585 Shute/Whitford: Betty Harris – 01297 34199 We are grateful to our advertisers for their Stockland: Mary Walsh – 01404 881893 continued support which ensures The Parishes’ Yarcombe: Mary Smith – 01404 861541 Paper continues to serve the community.

DEADLINE FOR THE APRIL ISSUE IS MARCH 12th It would be much appreciated if contributions could be received as early as possible. Thank you.

31 WORLD DAY OF PRAYER (A WOMEN LED, GLOBAL, ECUMENICAL MOVEMENT)

Friday 6th MARCH 2020 (Written by the women of Zimbabwe)

Local Service

11.00am Beacon Baptist Centre, Kilmington, Whitford Road, E X13 7RF followed by a bring and share lunch.

Everyone is very welcome.