AUGUST 2010 Price 40p
ST. CATHERINE, WHITESTONE
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Pathfinder Village
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ST. THOMAS, OLDRIDGE
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St. Catherine’s Church, Whitestone
Priest in Charge
Reverend Martin Wood, The Rectory, Church Lane, Cheriton Bishop 01647 24119 (Tuesday to Saturday )
Whitestone and Oldridge Churchwarden
Dr. Jane Richards, Quarryfield House, Whitestone (01392 811492)
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SERVICES FOR AUGUST 2010
Sunday August 1 st 8.0 am Whitestone Holy Communion Revd David Ursell 9.30 am Holcombe Burnell Parish Communion Canon John Tutton 11.0 am Tedburn St Mary Family Service Lay led 3.0 pm Pathfinder Holy Communion Canon John Tutton 6.0 pm Cheriton Bishop Evening Prayer Lay led
Sunday August 8 th 9.30 am Whitestone Parish Communion Canon John Tutton 9.30 am Holcombe Burnell Holy Communion Revd Tim Gorringe 11.0 am Cheriton Bishop Family Service Lay led 3.0 pm Pathfinder Prayer and Fellowship 6.0 pm Tedburn St Mary Evening Prayer Lay led
Sunday August 15 th 8.0 am Tedburn St Mary Holy Communion Revd Tim Gorringe 9.30 am Cheriton Bishop Parish Communion Revd Martin Wood 11.0 am Whitestone Family Service Revd Martin Wood 3.0.pm Oldridge Evensong Revd Martin Wood 3.0 pm Pathfinder Evensong Lay led 6.0 pm Holcombe Burnell Evensong Lay led
Sunday August 22 nd 8.0 am Cheriton Bishop Holy Communion Revd Martin Wood 9.30 am Tedburn St Mary Parish Communion Revd Tim Gorringe 11.0 am Holcombe Burnell Family Service Revd Martin Wood 3.0.pm Pathfinder United Service 6.0 pm Whitestone Evening Prayer Lay led
Sunday August 29 th 10.30am Tedburn St Mary Benefice Communion Canon John Tutton Revd Tim Gorringe to preach
Every Thursday 10.30 am Pathfinder Holy Communion (BCP) August 5 th Canon John Tutton August 12 th Revd Martin Wood August 19 th Canon John Tutton August 26 th Revd Martin Wood FROM THE RECTOR
A month of waiting
In August people are often waiting for significant events. August is a popular time for a wedding and quite often these are booked at least a year ahead. You can see it is a long wait and a lot of preparation goes into such an event. People studying for GCSE and A levels expect the results in mid to late August. This marks the end of at least two years of study and hard work. The provisional future choices depend on the success or failure of these results. Judging by the traffic at weekends in August a lot of people go away on holiday then. For many people they have been counting the days down to the time when they can relax and not worry about work and the routine tasks.
August marks the last part of the wait and the realisation of something new. For most of us the waiting is the worst part and something we are not accustomed to doing. The transformation of communications and distribution networks have revolutionised the time we wait. I remember as a child collecting tokens off a cereal packet for a free gift and it always said allow 28 days for delivery! I guess if I order something from Australia it might only take two weeks to arrive, and if I paid for an express service it could be here in three days! Most of what we want usually arrives within a week, not the four weeks it used to take. If we miss a favourite TV program we do not have to wait for the repeat next time around. A lot of channels have +1 hour program or a web site where we can watch the program on demand. It seems where it is possible, waiting times have been reduced dramatically or are not there at all. I have talked to people who have lived overseas when the only realistic form of communication was airmail letters once a week or fortnight. Now with mobile phones and cheap telephone rates it costs not much more to phone direct, or through the internet to get live video of the family overseas. It seems we think that the faster things can be done the better we will be. However there is often a downside, and in this case on the whole more and more is expected of people. This leads to an increase in pressure and expectations. When we become overwhelmed by the pressure it becomes counterproductive and we become less effective. I think we have lost sight of the fact that doing things more quickly is meant to give us more time so that we appreciate what is around us and not overfill our capacity. As we rush, we miss so much in the world about us and the people we care about.
It is not really a surprise that the Bible favours waiting on God for help and guidance. In the Bible, people have to learn to wait for God’s timing which is often much slower than what we expect or would like. We find that patience often leads to a better outcome. I am reminded how patient God must be with me and my constant short comings. It is no wonder God wants us to exercise patience, act responsibly and wait on Him.
Rev. Martin Wood. The Rectory, Church Lane, Cheriton Bishop 01647 24119 (Tuesday to Sunday)
DAILY OFFICE (MATTINS AND EVENSONG) Martin will be saying the Daily Office (Mattins and Evensong) in each of the churches once a week at 9.00 am and 3.00 pm as follows: Tuesday: Holcombe Burnell Wednesday: Tedburn St. Mary Thursday: Cheriton Bishop Friday: Whitestone He will be very pleased to see anyone who wishes to join him or speak to him at these times as well.
FAMILY SERVICES IN THE PARISH HALL
In August, there will be no Saturday Surprise services in the Parish Hall. Instead, the Family Service will be held in St. Catherine’s church on the 15 th August at 11:00 am.
This service does not exceed 45 minutes and is designed with children in mind.
Please contact me if you would like to be involved or just want to know more about this.
Mary Stanbury 01392 811532
WHITESTONE PARISH HALL FUND
APPEAL
Thanks to all those who have contributed to the Appeal in the last month, particularly the Milverton’s who have donated the proceeds from the sale of their boat, and to the Social Club for their donation after the Music Evening. The total raised so far is now £30,136. There will also be some money paid in as a result of the Pilates and Salsa classes that have been going on in the hall. Thanks to all those who have organised and attended these sessions!
There is a Fund Raising Committee which has regular meetings to discuss possible fund raising ideas, and anyone who has any suggestions is welcome to come to these meetings. THE NEXT MEETINGS ARE SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY 12 th AUGUST AND MONDAY 13 th SEPTEMBER AT 7.00PM IN THE PARISH HALL BILLIARD ROOM.
WHITESTONE FETE
Don’t forget that the annual Whitestone Fete will now be on the 28 th August 2010 from 2:30pm to 5:00pm before the Musical Evening in the Community Garden.
As usual, all proceeds will be in aid of the Parish Hall Development Fund.
A DOG SHOW has been arranged and will take place at 2:45 pm with categories such as:
• Dog most like its owner • Dog with the waggiest tail • Most obedient dog, etc.
A token entrance fee of only 50p per dog will be made.
Please make a note in your diary and start training your dog today!!!
If you feel you can help in any capacity on the day, please contact Jock Kirkpatrick on 01392 811205.
ADVANCE NOTICE
SKITTLES EVENING IN THE HALL
A skittles evening has been arranged for 7:30 pm on the 27 th November 2010. Teams of four members will be required for a knock-out competition to find the Whitestone Champions. It is hoped that all parish clubs, societies and other organisations will put forward a team of four but, if you can form a team of four with friends or neighbours, please come along. A fun game of Killer Skittles, where everybody takes part as an individual, will also take place.
Entrance is only £4 per team of four for the team event and 50p for the fun Killer Skittles.
Other free indoor games will be available. THE SOCIETY OF MARY AND MARTHA
Magical nights out under the stars in the Sheldon Open Air Theatre. Fun, family-friendly concerts staged in a unique open-air setting. The grass-terraced auditorium seats up to 500 people and the all-weather stage has a magnificent woodland backdrop. The stewards are friendly local volunteers and you can enjoy a sizzling supper from the Burger Bar. All proceeds in aid of the Long Barn appeal - improving guest accommodation at Sheldon, so enjoy yourselves in a good cause. Great value tickets with huge discounts before 30th June.
Beach Boys lnc - Wed 28 th July - the authentic soundtrack to summer Kiss This! - Wed 4 th August - favourite '80s party hits The Fab Beatles - Wed 11 th August - the UK's number 1 Beatle tribute
Off the B3193 Teign Valley Road, half way between Exeter and Newton Abbot. www. sheldon. uk. com/theatre 01 647 -2527 52
SALSA CLASSES WHITESTONE PARISH HALL
Wednesdays 6:30 to 7:30pm Only £3
The teacher is Venezuelan with salsa “in her bones” Contact Peter Hanson 811878 for information.
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ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Domestic and Commercial Installations
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NEW BOILER FOR THE PARISH HALL Shawthorne Bungalow Whitestone Many of you will be aware that we had a serious oil leak Exeter EX4 2JS Tel: 01392-811374 earlier in the year. The leak contaminated the soil and the resulting remedial work cost about £13,000 - which Mary Belt was paid for by our insurance. As a result, though, we were told that we needed to have a bund installed which would catch any future oil leak. Dressmaking Curtains Alterations Repairs As the cost for this would be about £2200, we decided to look into other options. These were:
Zip Replacements 1. Keep the existing boiler and tank with a new bund. 2. Obtain a new more efficient oil-fired boiler keeping old tank and a new bund. 3. Obtain a new efficient LPG boiler with four cylinders outside against a wall. H E N R Y J. N E T H E R W A YYY 4. Obtain a new efficient LPG boiler with a large storage tank.
Carpenter & Joinery Manufacturer Although oil is the cheaper fuel, the annual running cost of a new LPG boiler would be lower than that of the
current boiler because it would be so much more Pitt Farm, Churchtown, Whitestone, Exeter, EX4 2LG efficient. As the cost of supplying and fitting a new LPG boiler would be less than that for providing a new bund 07710 434760 (mobile) 01392 811829 (tel/ans) for the oil tank, the Committee of Management have decided to proceed with option 3 before the start of the new heating season.
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General maintenance and MONEY FOR NOTHING Refurbishment Do you have anything unwanted in your loft or Dealing with all types of maintenance shed that you’d like to sell but have never got Painting and Decorating round to it?
If you would like me to sell it for you on the internet auction site, eBay, please let me know. We would divide up the profits as follows: one third for you; one third for me and one third for the Hall Development Fund. For this I will come to your house to photograph and get details of the item/product before I list it on the eBay site.
I will be doing this during the summer holidays, so if interested please call me in the near future.
James Oliver. Exeter 811313 (answer phone on at all times)
GREEN CORNER • Cumulative marriage: In middle-aged men, there is
Do mobile phones damage your health? a strong protective effect of marriage and a harmful From time to time this question arises in the press, effect of being divorced. Both effects are sometimes in the form of whether too much time with a cumulative. The longer a man is married the more phone pinned to your ear can fry your brain, sometimes the benefit. This cumulative effect is handed down whether a nearby phone mast can give you cancer or from father to son, continuing to affect the rate of other health problem. early death in subsequent generations. • Single women: Remaining single has, however, Recently though, an unexpected effect has come to been found to offer one particular health benefit to light. Not just from mobiles but from other forms of women. In the United States, the decline in communication in general,- like the increasing use of marriage has been cited as the cause for a decline things like Facebook, Twitter and “blogging” (no, I don’t in the murder rate, as fewer husbands now have know what that is either). fewer opportunities to kill fewer wives!
What seems to have happened is that various new This isn’t a covert advertisement for the Social Club and technologies have been developed that allow us to you may be wondering what it’s got to do with being communicate in all sorts of ways we never could before, “green”. The answer is that because we are all social - so, naturally enough, we take them up - and more so animals, we need to co-operate and work together for our amongst the younger ones of us. own health and happiness, - and by working together we can also live greener lives without wrecking our This is all fine and dandy except that because we can environment. communicate so easily in these new ways, they often replace face-to-face communication. The trouble with Any comments? Please send them to Peter Hanson. this is that we are social animals and, whatever we like to think, we do all need face-to-face communication and, if we don’t get it because we’re having all this fabulous The Royal Naval Association electronic communication with our internet “friends”, we Exeter Branch suffer.
The interesting thing, which is only just coming to light, St. Catherine’s is one of the few churches entitled to fly is that we suffer physically as well as mentally and the White Ensign and the one currently used was kindly psychologically. provided by the Royal Naval Association. They would like to welcome New Members to their venue at: The Institute of Biology, has carried out research Royal British Legion showing that as electronic media use increases, social Alphington interaction decreases. It shows the physiological They meet at 7.30pm in the last Thursday of each changes which result from everyday things like hugging, month. You can be sure of a warm welcome if you kissing and having feelings of trust. These changes come along. result in lower levels of heart disease. Some of the other findings:
• Strokes: Women with fewer social relationships suffer strokes at more than twice the rate of those with more social relationships. • Loneliness: Being in a relationship and having a number of close friends helps keep blood pressure down. • Susceptibility to the common cold: people with the most types of social bonds are the least susceptible. • Flu: The more social ties you have the better your resistance to flu. • Dementia: Social interaction helps reduce the incidence of dementia and may protect against memory loss. • Cognitive function: Only 10 minutes of social interaction is found to improve cognitive performance just as much as so-called intellectual activities. Social interaction improves memory and mental performance. • Coronary disease: Women who have suspected coronary artery disease with a small social circle exhibit more than twice the death rate of those with a larger social circle. • Living alone: People living alone have a significantly higher death rate than people living with somebody, married or not.
MARY’S DAIRY DIARY - JULY ON THE FARM
July, and the sun is already past its peak, almost before we’ve spotted it’s summer. So many plants and animals know that’s where we are and change their growth and behaviour. The drive to leaf becomes the drive to fruit. Hatchlings are pushed out of the nest, and if there’s enough food, another brood started. Leaves on the trees imperceptibly but surely turn from new, fresh, light and infinitely coloured leaves into heavy and hardworking tresses.
CROPS - In the fields, the wheat moves from green ear-shaped but insubstantial flower into filling ear, and we hope for a fine Wimbledon because that’s when it pollinates, and the wind-borne pollen gets washed onto the ground by rain - joy for hayfever sufferers, but less full ears of corn. One or two less grains on each ear matters if you’ve millions of ears in a field. Deer are getting fat grazing our crops to feed their young.
Before the grain harvest, dependent on how much extra winter food we need, we’ll cut some of the wheat fields for silage. We cut the whole wheat plant, ear and straw together, just before it’s ripe and chop it up and take it to the silage pit, squash it down with a big tractor and cover it with plastic and weight it down to exclude the air. That’ll make a lovely feed for the late winter and spring, when the grazed grass is so soft, no fibre, nothing to hold the grass from going straight through the cows, and a nice bit of stored sunshine in the grain to give them a bit of energy.
COWS - Most of the spring calving cows are in calf again. Our crossbreed cows (Friesian, Swedish Red and Montbeliarde) don’t give as much milk as Holstein cows (although it’s lovely for cheesemaking) but they are very fertile, unlike the Holsteins - a body won’t do huge milk and get in calf at the same time. Less milk, and your body is willing to conceive or ‘hold to
service’ (grow the fertilized egg on). The bulls keep checking hopefully to see if anyone’s in need, but less and less are. We will let the bulls carry on serving the stragglers to get them in calf so that we can sell them as in-calf cows for milking in someone else’s herd, instead of going ‘to market’ (polite for ‘to slaughter’).
CALVES - The calves are looking lovely, all shiny coated and eager looks. We are still feeding the youngest on milk, but plan to stop soon. It helps them when they are young to have milk, as they can’t graze properly, more nibble the most tender shoots, and they are susceptible to various parasites if you make them
graze too close to the soil. It’s all extra work taking the If you would like a last resting place in little mobile tank of milk behind the quad bike out to the beautiful countryside overlooking field, so we do it for as long as they need it, then wean them. Dartmoor. Their big sisters, a year older, are in calf now, but you can’t tell yet, they are boisterous and lively, dashing Phone 0164724382 and speak to Julie from one end of the field to the other for the joy and fun or Martin Chatfield of it, kicking and snorting and tossing imaginary horns along the way. www.crosswayswoodlandburials.co.uk CHEESE - The milk is of lovely composition, just right for our creamy flavours - becoming gloriously buttery even - complex and unfolding. In the hot weather the hard work in the cheese dairy is really hard, working over vats of warm milk, draining the whey off, cheddaring (turning the blocks of curd that gives the special flavour of handmade cheddar), milling the curd so we can add the salt, punching into moulds, ALUMINIUM - DOMESTIC - PVC WINDOWS moulds into press. For the next three days we bump the DOORS - CONSERVATORIES - SHOP FRONTS cheese out of the presses, out of the moulds and dress CURTAIN WALLING them in a finer and finer cheese cloth to form the rind that gives traditional cheese its complexity and earthy notes. All this needs doing every day, hot or cold. In the heat, the job of turning the young cheeses in the cool store becomes more attractive.
We have the relentless job of blowing the cheese mite from our cheese with compressed air, and sucking the mite up into a dust extractor. Cheese mite is so Unit 7 heartbreaking - we are dealing with some cheese that got GD Units damaged before we developed the blowing machine, and Cofton Road Tel: 01392 829800 you take the cloth off and there is a ruin of a cheese. We Marsh Barton Fax: 01392 829808 sometimes struggle to get a handful of clean sixteenths out of a cheese, some of the rest delicious but non- Exeter standard blue cheddar or more often damaged beyond EX2 8QW repair. By the middle of July we hope to see better cheese coming through, but forgive us, please, if there is Email: [email protected] a little blue in our cheese - good blue is wonderful. Web: www.westcoastwindows.co.uk
PRIZE Royal Bath & West Show Extra Mature Cheddar Contact : Nigel Gribble or Mike Melluish Best Traditional (Bandage Wrapped) Cheese
RECIPE - My sister-in-law, Gina Quicke, made this wonderful light and delicious pie, great as a light lunch with salad. The Sharpham Spelt flour is particularly delicious, to be found in our farm shop. Spelt Pastry Spinach and Goats Cheese Pie Quantity for a 22cm pie tin and serves about 6 Oven 200°C / gas mark 6 Pastry 100g Sharpham Park Organic Spelt Stoneground Wholegrain Flour 100g Sharpham Park Organic Spelt Stoneground Refined White Flour 100g Quickes Traditional Slightly Salted Butter
Filling 250g Spinach, chopped, steamed until wilted and any moisture squeezed out. 3 eggs 200g cream cheese 150g Quickes Traditional Hard Goats Cheddar grated 1/8 tsp grated nutmeg Salt and ground pepper
Pastry. Sift flours together then rub in the butter until like breadcrumbs. Add cold water, 2 tbsp approx, until the pastry comes together but is not sticky. Rest in the fridge for about 30 minutes. Roll out and line pie tin. Prick all over the sides and bottom with a fork and bake in the heated oven for 10 minutes. Take out of oven and separate one of the eggs, keeping the yolk. Whisk the white briefly, and then tip into the pastry case and swirl around quickly until it is coated all over. Tip out any white that is left over. Put back in the oven for about 3 - 4 minutes until the white has set then remove. This stops the pastry going soggy when the filling is put in.
Filling. Place the 2 whole eggs along with the yolk in a bowl. Add the cream cheese and whisk or beat until smooth. Add the spinach, about 120g of the goats cheese, nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste. Place in pastry case, sprinkle remaining goats cheese on the top and bake in the oven for about 40-45 minutes until the filling has set and is golden. Serve warm or cold. MARY QUICKE
WHITESTONE PARISH COUNCIL 8 TH JULY 2010 and taken place on 30th June and this was thought to be due to the lack of notice/advertisement. Minutes of Whitestone Parish Council meeting held at Whitestone Parish Hall on Thursday 8th July 2010 to be The Chairman reported that on a recent visit to Devon ratified at the Council meeting on Thursday 16th Septem- County she had obtained a new map for Whitestone ber 2010 showing the public paths and bridleways. This is to replace the one currently displayed at the Parish Hall Attendance: Chairman – Councillor Mrs M Belt which is showing signs of age. It was agreed that the Councillors P Hanson, D Munro, A Reed Clerk should get this laminated. District Councillor P Bromell, County Councillor J Brook Prior notice of the Devon Association of Local Councils Mrs P Vaughan, Clerk to the Council AGM was given as 25th September.
Apologies: Councillors E Beeching (illness), FINANCE Mrs B Netherway, R Phillips, Mrs T Taylor. Bank statements as at 30th June 2010 are as follows:-
The meeting was opened by the Chairman and the July Current Account £200.00 Draw for the 100 Club in support of the Parish Hall Reserve Account £6,683.86 Appeal was made. The lucky number was 51 and Capital Deposit Account £3,392.70 belongs to Shirley Brooks. As the Council do not have a *£10,276.56 meeting in August the Draw was also made for that *This total includes £279.38 P3 Grant money and £800 month and was number 87 which belongs to Eileen donated for new play equipment for Crossway Park Milverton. Expenditure The following accounts were presented and proposed Minutes of the Council meeting held on 10th June 2010 and seconded for payment. All in favour. having been circulated were taken as read and signed as Clerk’s expenses/salary £281.33 a true copy by the Chairman. Parish Hall Management Committee (July monthly payment) £125.00 Whitestone Open Spaces Community Group Parish Hall Management Committee The Chairman said that Councillor Taylor was unable to (August monthly payment) £125.00 attend this meeting owing to illness but that she has Mr Joll grass cutting and general cleaning to Crossway indicated her intention to set up the above Group in order Park and surrounding area and the bus stop from to raise funds to enable the purchase of a piece of 1st April to 30th June £431.35 and £72 for the same replacement play equipment for the Crossway Park and period for the P7 Footpath. she was looking for volunteers to help with this process. A letter from Derek Fisher was circulated to the CORRESPONDENCE Councillors in which he raised concerns that this fund Mid Devon District Council - notification of consultations raising might detract from the fund raising for the Parish regarding development required for Mid Devon over the Hall. A letter of support for the Group has been received period to 2026. from Rachel Wilson and this was also distributed to Councillors. Discussion followed and the Council Teignbridge District Council – notification of consultation welcomed the setting up of this Group in order that such exhibitions for Teignbridge District Council Core Strategy a Group might benefit from Grants available to such Shaping Tomorrow Today. organisations, but would wish to stipulate that consulta- PLANNING tion takes place with them on the ultimate choice and Grant of Conditional Planning Permission Installation of the equipment. 10/01226/FUL. Replacement dwelling and car port/
Parish Hall store at Trelake Cottage, Tedburn Road. It was reported that the application made by the Parish 10/01511/AGR. Erection of a lean-to extension to Council from Rural Aid has been sanctioned and the sum existing building and erection of new machinery and of £1,500 will be forthcoming upon completion of the roof implement store at Williams Fields. replacement. It was reported from the Hall Management 10/01510/DCC. No objections to consultation from Committee meeting that this will cost £2,961 and the Devon County Council on County Matter Application for work will commence on 9th August. variations of conditions on planning permission at Springdale Farm. Discussion regarding the agreement which had been provided by the Hall Management Committee for signing Appeals took place. Councillor Hanson submitted a statement Notofication by Teignbridge District Council of Appeals with some suggestions as to how this might be taken made to the Planning Inspectorate, Bristol by the further and it was resolved that this be circulated to Huntswood Sports & Leisure Ltd against refusal of Councillors and that a special closed extra-ordinary planning permission for the provision of six and twelve Council meeting be convened in August for the sole units of holiday accommodation at the Fingle Glen Golf purpose of the Council discussing this matter fully. Club.
Councillor Munro gave a report on the meeting of the REPORTS Hall Management Committee. It was noted that the unsightly rubbish in the field by Southlands, opposite Rebecca Springs, still has not been MATTERS RAISED BY THE CHAIRMAN removed and the Clerk was instructed to write to Concerns raised over the litter in the play area at Teignbridge regarding this. Crossway Park and the Community Garden. County Councillor Brook gave a report on Devon County It was noted that only seven persons had attended the matters. PACT meeting which had been organised by the Police The meeting closed at 9.40pm. INTOUCH MAGAZINE MITCHELL Devon County Council CYCLING Sydenham & Vernon
Devon took the honour in the Cycling Improvements FUNERAL SERVICES category at the 10th annual National Transport Awards, which are endorsed by the Department for Transport in Your local Funeral Directors association with Transport Times magazine. Should you wish to telephone, there is an experienced The award recognised the work of the Cycle Exeter Member of our staff available 24 hours a day to offer advice Project which has helped increase cycle journeys in the city by more than 40% and developed over 45km of new Tel: (01392) 272682 Chapels of Rest King William Street, York road, Exeter, EX4 6PD and improved routes since its launch in 2005. Thanks to the project, 20% of secondary school children in the city now cycle to school, compared with a national average of 3%, and 1,500 children receive Bikeability cycle Master Craftsmen in Stone training every year. There are also 23 Bicycle User Providing superb quality & value Groups established at businesses and organisations in the city to promote cycling to staff. Langmead Memorials Memorials, additional inscriptions Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council cleaning & renovations Cabinet Member for Highways and Transportation, and Lester Willmington, the County Council’s Head of Phone 01392 273259 Highway Management received the prize. St. Marks Avenue, Exeter, EX1 2PX
Councillor Hughes said: “This is just reward for the hard Web: www.langmead-memorials.com work and dedication of County Council staff. Cycling is Email: [email protected] playing an important role in our local economy and in improving our local environment, and the Cycle Exeter project has made great strides in encouraging people to GARETH J CLATWORTHY commute or travel to school by bike to help tackle congestion. We’re committed to becoming a cycling county and it’s pleasing to see that so many more people Interior & Exterior Quality Decorating are cycling in Devon.
Last year Devon received the top honour of being named Transport Local Authority of the Year at the ceremony. ‘LOWER HURSTON’ Devon County Council is one of only two local Tedburn Road authorities, along with Cambridge, to have twice won the Whitestone title. Tel: (01392) 811819 Exeter, EX4 2HF
POTHOLES Devon County Council has welcomed assurances that it will receive £3.6 million from the Government for SEQUENCE DANCING repairing potholes. at The Department for Transport has confirmed that the WHITESTONE PARISH HALL money, which is a share of £100 million announced by the previous Government in March, will not be cut by the Every Tuesday at 7:30 pm new Conservative-Lib Dem coalition Government. Come and meet new friends Devon County Council is currently carrying out a Everyone welcome £7million programme of repairs on its 8,000-mile highway network to deal with the damage caused by the harsh winter. This has seen 70,000 potholes filled since For more details, ring Colin on 01392 206442 the start of the year – more than 30,000 of those since April.
The Government funding is being given to the County Place to be, Therapy Centre
Council on the condition that it will be spent where it can Set in the relaxation of the countryside of Whitestone. clearly be demonstrated that roads have been damaged Therapeutic treatments are also available in Crediton, Exeter, Shaldon and in the comfort of your own home by the winter rather than those roads that were already in disrepair. The County Council has to provide evidence • Various Massages and Facials to the Government as to where the money has been • Crystal therapies • Therapeutic Counselling & Psychotherapy spent and how those roads were damaged by the winter • Reiki Training and Healing Treatments weather. • Pamper Days and Short Courses
Rooms available to Therapists, Artists & Musicians to hire Devon County Council filled 85,000 potholes during the last financial year (2009/10), four times the amount fixed For further details call Mandy on 01363 772298 during a normal year. www.placetobetherapycentre.co.uk Tedburn’s Mobile Shop Tel: 01647 61320 Clive: 0797 1234 827 Email: [email protected]
Debit and Credit Cards Welcome (Cash back available)
At Whitestone Centre on the following days : Wednesday: 10am to 11am Saturdays: 10am to 11am On Saturdays specific deliveries and housecall are available. Please phone Sylvie to arrange this and to order your magazines and papers as we can only carry a small range on the mobile shop.
°Groceries °Meat °Frozen food °Vegetable °Fresh bread and cakes (daily delivery) °Dairy products °Newspapers °Magazines °Cards °Stamps °Confectionery °Crisps °Tobacco ° Wines and Spirits °Light bulbs °Batteries + many other items ……
Our shop in Tedburn is open till 9pm every night 7 days a week including bank holidays. We open at 6am Monday to Saturday and 8am on a Sunday
OPEN DAY FOR THE HALL DEVELOPMENT FUND
On September 26 th 2010 from 2 - 5 pm, an open day at Whitestone Parish Hall will take place with stalls from most of the Parish clubs, groups and societies. Combined with this will be a history of Whitestone display entitled: BILLIARD ROOM TAPESTRY
“Whitestone - Past, Present and Future” Above the piano in the Billiard Room of the Also on show will be the latest plans, drawings and Parish Hall is a rather faded tapestry. ideas for improvements to the Parish Hall. Does anyone know its origin and what it Comments from parishioners will be most welcome. depicts?
Good news: Entrance is now free Tea/coffee 50p Any information on its provenance would be appreciated by the Hall Committee of Management who will shortly be discussing its future.
Any information to Derek Fisher on 01392 811979
JUST FOR FUN
The Catholic Dog After the England Football Team’s effort in the A farmer lived alone in the Irish countryside except World Cup in South Africa, the following was for a pet dog he loved dearly. One day, the dog inevitable: died and the farmer went to the parish priest,
enquiring if a mass could be held for the dead What’s the difference between Cinderella and the pet. Father Patrick told the farmer, "No, we can't England football team? have services for an animal in the church, but I'll Cinderella wanted to get to the ball.... tell you what. There's a new denomination down
the road, and no telling what they believe in, but What's the difference between Rob Green's spill maybe they'll do something for the animal." The and BP's spill? Robert Green has got a cap for farmer said, “Thanks, I'll go right away. By the way, his. do you think 50,000 euro is enough to donate for
such a service?". To which Father Patrick replied: FIFA have released a statement saying the fan "Why didn't you tell me the dog was Catholic?" didn't break into the dressing room after all, but was let in by Rob Green. Yesterday's Stock Market activity:
Helium was up. Feathers were down. Paper was After the 1-1 draw with Algeria, a fan said, “I can't stationary. Fluorescent tubing was dimmed in light believe we only managed a draw against a such a trading. Knives were up sharply. Cows steered into rubbish team that we should easily have a bull market. beaten...... I'm ashamed to call myself Algerian.” Pencils lost a few points. Hiking equipment was
trailing. Elevators rose, while escalators continued The FA have launched an inquiry to find out how a their slow decline. Weights were up in heavy fan found his way into the dressing room. And trading. another enquiry into how Wayne Rooney also Mining equipment hit rock bottom. Disposable found his way into the dressing room. nappies remain unchanged. Shipping lines stayed
at an even keel. The market for raisins dried up. The England team went to visit an orphanage in Coca Cola fizzled. South Africa this morning, “It’s so good to put a Caterpillar stock inched up a bit. Sun peaked at smile on the faces of people with no hope, midday. Balloon prices were inflated and Kleenex constantly struggling, and facing the impossible”, Tissue touched a new bottom. said Samuel Omboto, aged 6. Invest wisely!
BELL RINGING WHITESTONE WALKERS AUGUST WALK Practice nights are on Thursday evenings at 7.30 pm. Next Walk – Sunday 1st August, 2010 Visitors are welcome, please contact Joy Field on 01392 Meeting at the Parish Hall at 09.30 a.m. to share cars, we 811600 beforehand. will then drive to the car park at the rear of Okehampton Railway Station. BENEFICE CHOIR Anyone who would like to join the choir and sing please The morning walk will be approximately 5.5 miles - to West contact Jackie Lightband (811527). New recruits always Cleave above Halstock Woods, Cullever Steps and welcome. Fatherford.
GUILD OF ST. RAPHAEL The afternoon walk will again be approximately 5 miles, (Sec. Mrs. E. Milverton, Tel: 811268). starting from the same location – Okehampton Station and There will be no meeting in July and August. The next going over Black Down to Red-a-ven Brook and Meldon. meeting will be on Tuesday 28 th September at 2:30 pm in Pathfinder Village Church. Any requests for prayer to For anyone wishing to go directly to the car park at Eileen Milverton on 01392 811268. Okehampton Station, we will meet there at approximately 10.15a.m. . The car park is situated at Map reference TABLE TENNIS O.S. OL No.28.SX592.944. Contact Rob Prouse (Tel: 07720 510452) Again, it has been decided to continue with table tennis For anyone wishing to do both walks, there is a small in August. The hall has been booked for two sessions restaurant at Okehampton Station where a lunch could be nd th obtained. during August - on Mondays, the 2 and 16 - both at 7:30 pm. Any questions, please call Rob Prouse. Boots or good walking shoes will be essential. Looking forward to seeing you all on the first and third Mondays of August at 7:30 pm.
PLANS FOR FUND RAISING EVENTS FOR THE PARISH HALL
th August 28 Fete followed by the Musical Evening in the Community Garden.
September 26 th Combined Parish Organisation Open Day/History of Whitestone “Whitestone - Past, Present and Future”. Entrance £1 Tea/coffee 50p 2:00 - 5:00pm
rd October 23 Quiz
November 27 th Inter Parish Organisation Skittles Evening
March 3 rd 2011 Concert—Exeter Police and Community Choir
WHITESTONE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE (Sec. Mags Smith ( 01392 430485) The Royal Oak The next meeting of Whitestone WI will be on Monday 9th August 2010 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. NADDERWATER The speaker for the evening will be Tracy Fey who will WHITESTONE be giving a talk on What Happens to my Waste in Teign- EXETER bridge. This is a subject that a great deal of people are (01392) 272352 interested in so if you would like to come along to the email: [email protected] meeting you will be very welcome.
Enjoy a WHITESTONE SOCIAL CLUB Secretary Peter Hanson, (tel. 01392 811878) SENIOR MOMENT £4.95 Forthcoming Events: a choice of 5 main courses including a Monday July 26th Games evening (indoor and outdoor, take your pick or just watch and free ice cream laugh! August No meeting KIDS EAT FOR 99P September 27th “Bee-keeping for beginners” –joint 1 kids meal per adults meal meeting with Sustainable Children under 10 only Whitestone. Conditions apply October 25th “Around the World with P&O” Talk by Capt. Dornom. Visit us today…… November 22nd “Exeter Wild Life City” Talk by Wildlife Trust. We serve Homemade Meals daily The ‘Bring & Share’ food & drink evenings are a great including breakfast & snacks, way to meet other people in the village. In particular new- Teas,Coffees,Cappuccinos & Lattes comers to the village can get to know people, make new friends and find out what is going on. There’s also a book swap club. Meetings start 7 30 pm in the parish hall. The Royal Oak more than just a pub Why not join, it’s only £12 per year, or try one of our ‘Bring & Share’ food & drink evenings to see if you like it; it’s only £2.00 a head. SUSTAINABLE WHITESTONE REGULAR PARISH HALL BOOKINGS (Coordinator Liz Watkins, tel. 811285) We’ve been invited to Heath Cross Farm on Saturday There are regular activities in the Parish Hall apart from July 31 st at 10 30am. The house is well on its’ way to the monthly society events. In response to suggestions completion and is being built in a traditional style but in a we publish a list. Please note contact numbers for future very high tech, environmentally aware manner. It has a reference. reed bed sewage treatment system, huge underground water storage tanks, high levels of insulation and a WEEKLY sophisticated under floor and hot water heating system. Tue evening If you’d like to come you’ll be very welcome but please Sequence Dancing Colin Thorne 01392 206442 let me know so we can arrange to share transport. Wed 10.00 - 12.00 noon
Mothers & Toddlers Rachel Wilson 01647 61744 GARDENING CLUB Sec. Mary Stanbury, Tel: 811532) Fri evening The remaining programme for 2010 is as follows: Bingo Ray Kielty 07949 865204 th 20 Sept Nick Craig on Women in Agriculture Sat 9.00am - 1.00pm and Horticulture th Topaz Dancing Sally Gray 01392 424073 18 Oct Harry Colclough—A Garden Miscellany th 5 Nov Barry Starling—Azalias and Rhododendrons MONTHLY Parish Council Meeting Normally 2nd Thursday in the There is no meeting in August. The next meeting will be th month starting at 7.30pm. on the 20 September to hear a talk by Nick Craig on Open to the Public. “Women in Agriculture and Horticulure”
New members are always welcome. If you are not a BOOKING THE PARISH HALL member and would like to attend an occasional session, Please contact the Hall Caretaker, Paula Cook, to the fee is only £2.00. arrange bookings for the Parish Hall. Please remember that packets of seeds are still available Address: 8 Crossways, Whitestone at £1 each from Pat Martin, 11 Merrymeet (811354) any time. This offer is open to all. Tel: 01392 811038 Mobile : 07786596445 email: [email protected]
WHITESTONE WEBSITE THE KINGS ARMS If you have a computer with access to the internet, please have a look at:: TEDBURN ST MARY Tel. 01647 61224 www.whitestone-devon.org.uk www.kingsarmsinn.co.uk
Photographs of the Social Club’s July music evening and the July Round Robin visits of the Gardening Club have Saturday 7 th August – Rock Cover Band “Hooked” - 8.30pm been added. Please contact: [email protected] to comment on the site or to suggest additional material. Bank Holiday Monday 30 th August FOS Brothers from 3pm – Summer Garden Party
The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning For Macmillan Cancer Support Friday 24 th September between 10am and 11am Come and enjoy a coffee and help to raise much needed funds for this worthwhile cause See Posters for More Details The last date for contributions to the September 2010 Parish Magazine is New Exciting Summer Menu – Is Now Available Monday 16 th August
In Pat Martin’s absence, please send And Don’t Forget….. articles to Jock Kirkpatrick 2 Merrymeet, Whitestone The Kings Arms Gift Vouchers – the perfect present idea! [email protected]
Planning a Party or Celebration? Our function room will easily accommodate up to 40 guests En-Suite Accommodation Available
Plastic Bottle Recycling Bank for Whitestone Parish
TRIAL ENDS August 20 th 2010
Please remember to consign ALL your plastic bottles to the plastic bottle bank in the Parish Hall car park.
Please carry out a final check in your shed, garage or workshop to clear it of any empty plastic bottles.
USE IT OR LOSE IT
CARER URGES OTHERS TO HAVE A FREE HEALTH CHECK
An East Devon carer is taking steps to improve his health, after a free health and wellbeing check identified him as having a high risk of heart attack or stroke.
Jim Hanson's story describes the importance of good health for carers who are giving their time voluntarily to provide care to family or friends.
Jim, from Ottery St Mary, cares full time for his wife who has rheumatoid arthritis. He contacted his local carers group and was invited to attend their next meeting. He discovered that he and his wife were entitled to a reduction in their Council Tax because she is in a wheelchair. And he was told about a free health and wellbeing check available at his local GP surgery, because he is a carer.
For more information about Devon Carers Link, telephone: 08456 431 341, or visit: www.devoncarerslink.org
The Purrfect
Mrs. Pamela Chisholm Hatfield Longdown Exeter, EX6 7SR Tel: 01392 811682
Burmese and Birman A Country Hotel Kittens sometimes available DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
31 st July 2010 Visit to Heath Cross Farm—Sustainable Whitestone 31 st July 2010 Charity Pig Roast and fun-day at Royal Oak, Nadderwater 1st August 2010 Whitestone Walkers 9:30am 2nd August 2010 Table Tennis 7:30pm 9th August 2010 WI - “What happens to my waste in Teignbridge” 12 th August 2010 Hall Fund Raising Committee Meeting 7:00pm 14 th August 2010 Annual Churchyard & Church Working Party 9:30am 15 th August 2010 Family Service, St Catherine's 11:00am 16 th August 2010 Table Tennis 7:30pm 16 th August 2010 Last date for submission of articles to the Parish Magazine (Sept.) 20 th August 2010 End of Plastic Bottle Recycling Trial 21 st August 2010 Lisa Winders’ party in the Parish Hall 28 th August 2010 Whitestone Fete 2:30pm 28 th August 2010 Musical Evening in the Community Garden 13 th September 2010 Hall Fund Raising Committee Meeting 7:00pm 20 th September 2010 Gardening Club - Women in Agriculture and Horticulture talk 26 th September 2010 Combined Parish Organisations Open Day/Whitestone History 2-5pm 27 th September 2010 Social Club - Talk - Exeter Wild Life City 18 th October 2010 Gardening Club - A Garden Miscellany talk 23 rd October 2010 Quiz in the Parish Hall 7:30pm 25 th October 2010 Social Club - Talk - Around the World with P&O 22nd November 2010 Social Club - Talk “Exeter Wild Life City” 27 th November 2010 Skittles Night 7:30pm 5th November 2010 Gardening Club - Azalias and Rhododendrons 3rd March 2011 Concert - Exeter Police and Community Choir