Bridestowe & Sourton Extra
Community News and Events October 2020 Edition 221
Photo of Bridestowe’s First XI by Katie Jecks
It was to prove a day of mixed fortunes in two Victorious Bridestowe highly entertaining and competitive matches, with the First XI crowned divisional champions and the Second XI finishing runners up to a Bridestowe vs Sampford Peverall and better team on the day with home advantage. Tiverton Saturday (12th March) was an important day The First XI has been bolstered by the return for club cricket, bringing the finals of the of a lot of local talent, Tallan Burns, Leon regional competition that the Devon Cricket Horn, Tom Pengelly, and Tom Pearce have all League had worked hard to organise when the signed on for next year, while Tom Fogerty powers that be decreed that club cricket could and Sam Ewen have been available more be resumed. It was also an important day for often than in recent years. With the strong Bridestowe Cricket Club, whose First and leadership of club captain Eddy Jones, the Second XI’s had both navigated the 7-match team has quickly become a class outfit and competition undefeated, and were in the Tier have played some quality cricket in recent 4 and Tier 8 final respectively. The First XI had matches, with a renewed confidence. Both a home final against an also undefeated, and teams have batted first in every game and set newly formed, Sampford Peverell and Tiverton good totals that the traditionally-strong side with the Second XI away playing the First Bridestowe bowling has easily defended. XI of Sidbury CC in South Devon. At Millaton, the firsts opened up with Gary Sizmur and Tom Pengelly, who played pair Hooper and maturely against the SP&T opening pair and Lock both falling to had 48 on the board before Pengelly drove smart catches off the upishly and was caught at mid-on for 19. This bowling of Tom brought returning Bridestowe boy, Leon Horn Fogerty (2-23). to the crease, looking to build on his Bridestowe had to significant accumulation of runs this season. hold their nerve He and Sizmur continued to build a solid base however, as father and son, William and Guy before Gary was caught in similar fashion to Bucknell patiently set about getting the visitors Pengelly with the score on 83. This is the point back in the game with a 107-run partnership. that in recent seasons, Bridestowe have Guy (37) eventually fell to another excellent struggled by getting off to decent starts and single-handed catch by skipper Eddy Jones at then collapsing in the middle order, however, mid-off from the bowling of Callum Mallett. the growing confidence and maturity showed Tom Pengelly (2-28) then dismissed William as Horn provided the anchor around which (76) and from that point, the required run rate the middle order all contributed well with Jack climbed quickly to unrealistic levels. The Hatton (26 ret.), Tom Fogerty (16) and Pat innings was wrapped up with an over and Ewen (25 n.o) all contributing fast runs to three balls to come with Mallett fittingly taking allow a total of 226-7 to be set at the end of the final wicket to finish up with match the allotted 40 overs. There were some delays winning figures of 4-44, taking his season tally with visiting fielder Lewis Hough rushed to to 19 wickets, the fourth highest in the league. A&E with a nasty knee injury and home batsman Jack Hatton retiring hurt after In the Second XI game, Bridestowe posted a fracturing his wrist after being hit by a firmly respectable 165, with runs from Phil Hatton struck drive at the other end. Horn finished (32), Tim Shaw (40), Andrew Brimacombe (34) the season with an impressive average of 76.4 and Tom Mallett (25). It proved to not be after scoring 382 runs, the fifth highest in the enough as Sidbury chased the runs down for Devon League this year. the loss of 6 wickets with ten overs still Confidence was building as two early wickets remaining. were taken in the SP&T reply with opening James Ewen
Second XI Photo by Katie Jecks BaSE Page 2 Contents complexity that goes against entropy. Riverside Stores page 6 Our bodies undergo the physical changes of the life cycle but they do not evolve. The October night sky page 7 physical deterioration of old age comes to us Howard Barkell pages 8- 9 all, where I could once run a marathon I can Bridestowe PC news page 9 now only run a tap. Nancy Cleary page 12 Within an individual lifetime, however, the Sourton Round up page 11 human spirit may evolve dramatically; our Stone Lane Garden page 17 lifetime offers us unlimited opportunities for Movie Watch pages 18-19 spiritual growth until the end. Spiritual growth News from Lydford Gorge page 21 is similar to what we might call ‘character building’. Spiritual growth also has to work against entropy, there is a resistance to be overcome that requires work and effort. Great spiritual The Vicar writes... traditions talk about the dangers of sloth and acedia, two of the seven deadly sins, to Autumn seems to have arrived all of a spiritual growth. We could loosely describe sudden this year. It doesn’t seem long ago we these as ‘laziness’, spiritual entropy, the were enjoying a vibrant spring, the countryside original sin. was bursting into new life. Green leaves “But what is the force that pushes us as appeared on trees, the grass began to grow, individuals and as a whole species to grow birds began to sing and now those same against the natural resistance of our own leaves are dying and falling off of the trees lethargy? It is love. Love defined as ’the will to leaving bare branches once again. Eventually extend one’s self for the purpose of nurturing everything in nature returns to the ground. one’s own or another’s spiritual growth.’ When we On entering the church for the first time in grow it is because we are working at it, and we several weeks after lockdown everything are working at it because we love ourselves. It is seemed familiar and no different, after sitting through love that we elevate ourselves. And it is quietly for a while I noticed that faint musty, through our love for others that we assist others churchy smell. I began to notice the dust and to elevate themselves. Love, the extension of the bits of debris on the carpet and pews, where self, is the very act of evolution. It is evolution in did that come from? It occurred to me that it progress. The evolutionary force present in all of doesn’t take long for a building to begin to life, manifests itself in mankind as human love. return to the ground, the layers of dust and Among humanity love is the miraculous force that dirt would soon support mould and fungi, defies the natural law of entropy.” M.Scott Peck. plants begin to grow into the walls, tiles would slip and fall off allowing the rain to get in and so forth. Adrian Brook This process is a natural law (Newton’s 2nd Law of Thermodynamics) and it applies to everything, even people, which becomes obvious as we get older. I am actually shorter now than I was in my twenties! and wider come to think of it. I am slowly composting back into the earth. This force is called Entropy, it means energy flows from a state of greater organisation to a state of lesser organisation. The process of evolution goes against the force of entropy and is nothing short of a miracle, complex life forms like ourselves are highly organised in biological terms. Evolution is a process of increasing organisation and BaSE Page 3 As you will be aware Okehampton Library is now open but the opening hours have been slightly adjusted:
Wednesday & Saturday 9:30-12:30 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9:30-12:30 The 59 Club - supporting Bridestowe’s & 14:00-16:00 village hall August and September winners • 2 metre social distancing measures are in 29th 16 Mike Dennis place September • you will be required to wear a face covering, 5th 32 unallocated unless you are exempt 12th 14 unallocated • we are open for you to browse, borrow and 19th 56 unallocated return items 26th 45 Fiona Harrison • public computers are available for 1 hour Alison Young 01837 861157 use, please book in advance ali.young53@btinternet .com Welcoming you back safely. Please check our Nancy Cleary was a member of the 59 Club website for safety guidance and also donated generously (and anonymously) to the Ram Roast. The https://www.devonlibraries.org.uk/web/arena/c Bridestowe Village Hall Management oronavirus-updates. Follow us on Facebook Committee would like to formally https://www.facebook.com/OkehamptonLibrary/ acknowledge a debt of gratitude to Nancy for her support of our community building. BaSE Page 4 QUALITY SEASONED LOGS FOR SALE Shed stored and ready to burn to keep you toasty this winter!
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Lilian Luxton would like to say a very BASE submissions - a reminder big thank you to all the very kind We usually plan to print BaSE 4 days family members and friends who before the end of the month so please get your submissions in before this date. remembered her 90th birthday, sent If you do have a late submission, it’s cards, beautiful flowers, chocolates worth phoning to see if we can squeeze and other gifts. It was quite it in. There is no charge for adverts amazing.Thank you for making it so . Don’t forget you can read BaSE online happy and memorable and God bless via Bridestowe’s and Sourton’s websites. you all. Lilian Martin & Alison Young BaSE Page 5 BaSE Page 6 October’s night sky encourage you to start watching first thing at The Dracnoid Meteors nightfall. Be sure to find a dark, open, country The October Draconids, in the past also sky. unofficially known as the Giacobinids, are a How many Draconids will you see? In general, meteor shower whose parent body is the the Draconids aren’t a rich shower, unless periodic comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner. They are their parent comet is nearby. They typically named after the constellation Draco, where produce only about five meteors per hour. they seemingly come from. Draco is a constellation in the far northern sky and its This annual meteor shower happens when name is Latin for dragon.(see diagram below) It Earth, in its orbit, crosses the orbital path of was one of the 48 constellations listed by the Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner. Debris left 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and behind by this comet collides with the Earth’s remains one of the 88 modern constellations upper atmosphere, to burn up as Draconid today. meteors. This comet has an orbital period of about 6.6 years. It’s about six times more distant at its farthest point from the Sun than at its nearest point. At aphelion – its most distant point – it’s farther out than the planet Jupiter. At perihelion – its closest point to the Sun – it’s about the Earth’s distance from the Sun.
On rare occasions – when the peak of the shower coincides with the comet’s perihelion – this shower has been known to rain down hundreds or even thousands of meteors in an hour. It’s reassuring to know that almost all meteors which fall towards Earth ablate long before reaching its surface.
October’s Draconid meteor shower – is gearing up, with the Draconids’ expected peak The last perihelion of the comet was night to fall on October 7. Fortunately, the September 10, 2018. On that same night, waning gibbous moon won’t rise until mid-to- Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner came closer to late evening, providing a few to several hours Earth than it had in 72 years. Consequently, of dark sky, starting at nightfall. Unlike many the Draconids had an outburst in 2018. meteor showers, the best time to view the Draconids is during the early evening hours. Because this comet has an orbital period of The Draconid shower is usually a sleeper, nearly seven years, the next perihelion won’t rarely offering any more than five meteors per come until 2025. So we’re not expecting any hour. But watch out if the Dragon awakes! The outburst this year, in 2020. But, then, no one Draconid meteor shower produced awesome really knows for sure. For people who enjoy meteor displays in 1933 and 1946, with meteor showers, that’s part of the fun! As a thousands of meteors per hour seen in those wise person once said, meteor showers are years. European observers saw over 600 like fishing. You go, and sometimes you catch meteors per hour in 2011. something.
The Draconid shower is active between October 6 and 10. As noted above, the best evening to watch is likely October 7; try the Bruce McClure evenings of October 6 and 8 also. Notice the https://earthsky.org word evening. This is one shower you don’t have to stay up late to see. Once again, we BaSE Page 7 Another Excuse to Walk on Dartmoor a whole new panorama comes into view continued ahead. The track descends in a straight line on by Howard Barkell an embankment to the remains of the peatworks with Kitty Tor crowned with its A short, but usually wet, detour from Lydda flagpole on the skyline behind. Hunt Tor is Bridge leads to the crash site of the Flying away to the left and between the two can be Fortress which failed to negotiate the lower seen the old, pre railway peat track. Away to flank of Corn Ridge just after midday on the right are the Dunnagoat Tors and Bleak Christmas Day 1943 in typical Dartmoor House. Hereabouts the track has been weather, mist and poor visibility. The repaired with brick rubble which seems a Investigating Officer reported that the plane strange choice of material for such an isolated skidded across the moor for a considerable spot until you realise that it has come from distance before finally coming to rest. The the ruins of the peatworks buildings nearby. bomb bay fuel tanks were ruptured and the fuselage was consumed by a fire so intense The Rattlebrook is bridged by a replacement that the aluminium melted. That spot has timber structure. Just over the bridge are the never recovered. Today the bare ground is ruins of the peat processing plant where littered with the odd piece of wreckage various schemes were tried but, it is safe to despite efforts made over the years to tidy it say, no fortunes were made. In fact, several up. Three crew members miraculously were lost. The ruins are the remains of survived, but five perished. The remains of buildings erected around 1880 to dry the peat two lie in the American Cemetery at sufficiently for various commercial uses. They Cambridge, the other three were repatriated were demolished by the army in 1961 in the to the United States at the end of the war. On days before conservation was considered a a recent visit my only companions were a few viable possibility. Sporadic attempts to ponies and their foals. Some might find the successfully exploit the peat beds were made spot desolate and melancholy. It is certainly between 1870 and 1950. The rails on the track off the beaten track and appears to be had been lifted and sold as scrap as early as isolated. On three sides the horizon is close at 1932 as had any machinery worth salvaging. hand, but it is actually no more than a quarter of a mile from the track. I don’t know if anyone reads Eden Phillpotts novels anymore. They can be pretty hard Unbelievably a similar accident occurred only going and not loads of fun. The Whirlwind, a mile from here three days later. This time a published in 1905, contains a vivid Liberator from the US Navy was returning to description, hopefully not too inaccurate to fit base at Dunkeswell in East Devon from action his story, of the run-down state of the site at against German warships in the Atlantic. At the turn of the century. Bleak House, or about half past ten at night in zero visibility it Dunnagoat Cottage, also features. The author hit level ground above Slipper Stones, broke often stayed locally while writing and this into two as it ploughed on before crashing book contains names like Friend and down into the West Okement valley. All ten Brendon. It is rumoured that when he wrote crew were killed. The Portreeve, mainly about the Meldon area, From Lydda Bridge the track continues to he stayed at the Royal Oak in Bridestowe. climb past Gren Tor on the left. On the right Again, local names like Yelland and Horn an original wooden fence post stood alone appear. until comparatively recently when it finally Although extensive drains were cut to try and succumbed to being used as a rubbing post lessen the amount of water held in the peat by generations of cattle. The stump is still the area is still very wet. To aid walkers the visible. Nearby is an upright triangular rock. A National Park rangers have made a similar one can be seen on the left when waymarked route between the ruins and Kitty approaching Points. Perhaps they were once Tor. Wooden duckboards have been placed boundary stones for some enterprise or in the wettest areas. If you take the walk up other. to the flagpole you may notice The track reaches the summit in a cutting, but the remains of one of the BaSE Page 8 tramways on the right. Timbers to which the Bridestowe Parish Council News iron rails were attached are still visible. I have no idea how much, if any, work has been done There has not been a meeting of the parish on Amicombe connected with the Dartmoor council but there are one or two updates: Mires Project. This aims for the regeneration of Last month’s BaSE reported on the vandalism moorland bog vegetation by building timber to the nest swing and to the air ambulance dams to retain water and increase the amount mast electrics in the sporting green, which of sphagnum. This usually involves the use of were both damaged by fire. The insurance mechanical diggers. Some will argue that this has covered the damage and repairs are may cause more harm than good. I saw one expected to be carried out shortly. drowned sheep stuck in a pool, but that may The date for co-options for the vacancy on have had no connection with the project. the parish council has now closed and there On my way back to Nodden Gate I came across has been an excellent response with four a small pile of fairly recent origin, made of local candidates showing their interest. An stone picked up in the vicinity, perhaps only a additional virtual council meeting will be held dozen or so. I thought it might be a geocache, on October 21st at 7.30pm to select the new but it didn’t seem to hide any container. On councillor. closer inspection I was surprised to see that There have been a number of incidents one stone, about the size of the palm of my reported by parishioners on dogs running hand, was a flat grey pebble, possibly having loose on the sporting green which is clearly been brought from the seaside. It was placed unacceptable in a children’s play area. Dogs, carefully on top of a small piece of almost pure always on leads, are permitted and welcome white stone, the whole protected by local only on the public footpath that runs material. Another had a face which reflected adjacent to the churchyard fence. As always it the sunlight. It might have been part of a tile. seems to be a tiny majority that create these Do you have any ideas about what it might be sorts of difficulties. or its significance? Date of Next PC Meeting: Wednesday 30th September 2020 (Full parish council Lunar cycle for meeting). October This will be via video conferencing. All parishioners are welcome to log in. Please New moon 16th contact me for details. First quarter 23rd Agendas and also minutes from the previous Full moon 1st and 31st council meeting are displayed a few days Last quarter 10th before parish council meetings, in the bus shelters and noticeboards in the parish, or on the Bridestowe web site at Bridestowe and Sourton’s www.bridestowe.org.uk. Neighbourhood Plan is undergoing an examination by an independent, If any parishioners know of anyone, experienced planner who has a wide including perhaps the elderly, those with ranging knowledge and understanding of disabilities and the vulnerable who may Neighbourhood Planning. need assistance or are struggling post lock- The examiner asks questions and seeks down, then please do make contact and we clarifications from the NP working group as will try and help, or make contact with the examination proceeds and these someone who can, on their behalf. queries and our responses will be posted on both parish websites as they are dealt with. Contact details for Bridestowe Parish Council: The initial questions and responses are now Pete Daniels (Parish Clerk), 4 Trescote Way, on line and more will follow. Bridestowe. EX20 4QB. Tel: 01837 861244. www.bridestowe.org.uk Email [email protected] www.sourtonpc.org.uk BaSE Page 9 Copywriting – Writing, in a strong portfolio in preparation for launching World Full of Words my new business early next year. By Oliver Petts Using my skills to help businesses and organisation get back on their feet after the Take a look around you and lockdown has been incredibly satisfying, and think about where you I’m glad to be doing my bit to get the local might find writing. It’s right economy rolling again. here in BaSE, in books and So far, my successes include writing for The newspapers, and even online as blogs and Annex bar and restaurant in Tavistock, the articles. You can probably even see who NHS’s Clifton Hampden Surgery in Oxford, wrote each piece. and individuals wanting to improve their But what about everything else? What about online B&B listings. While I only qualified as a labels on the things you buy, advertisements professional copywriter in August, I’ve found in magazines, instruction manuals, people very quick to trust my skill, and very brochures, posters, newsletters, marketing grateful for my contributions. emails, websites, online search results, and even the scripts for TV and radio ads? You Whether you’re a business who wants to get might rightly ask yourself “who wrote all this customers through the door, an organisation stuff?” looking to share information, or an individual The answer: a copywriter. with a personal project, I can give your writing the flair it needs to get people reading. The vast majority of the writing you read Please email every day was written by a copywriter. In [email protected] short, copywriters write whatever a person or call 07305 211 881 needs, from straightforward information to arrange your free bulletins to engaging advertisements to copywriting today comprehensive travel guides. (while you still have Businesses use copywriting to sell products the chance!). or attract customers, charities use it to encourage donations, and public services use it to give useful, reassuring information. However, the true talent of copywriting comes in choosing the right words to express Bacon baps and the Volunteer Group your ideas clearly in the smallest amount of The Village Hall Management Committee has space. It’s about bringing out the potential of thought very carefully about the language to show people new ideas and to appropriateness of restarting BB. Although help them better engage with the world the prospect of meeting up again with our around them. loyal bunch of friends and supporters is appealing, it was agreed that the risks are too Nobody could have predicted the COVID-19 great. This will be a blow for the Volunteer lockdown that started in March this year. Group who after their physical exertions look Regrettably, I found myself furloughed from forward to chowing down on a bacon bap. my part-time job at The Cornish Arms in On Saturday 26th September the group Tavistock. But, when faced with four months worked hard to clear and widen the path that of isolation supporting my mother and runs parallel to the village hall. Also the grandfather, I saw the perfect opportunity to rubberised surface around and beneath the become a professional copywriter. play equipment in the Sporting Green was As a former English language teacher with a given a vigorous brushing to dislodge the lifelong fascination with words, I can think of moss and crud. nothing better than making a living through The group will meet again on Saturday 31st my writing. That’s why I’m currently offering October at 9.30am by the cemetery gates for to write completely free of charge, to build a more fun and games. Why not join us.
BaSE Page 10 Harvest Festival Unfortunately our Harvest Festival Celebrations will be completely different this year due to the current Covid 19 restrictions. Our Harvest Service is on Sunday 4th October at 9.30 am and will be a Harvest Communion Service taken by SOURTON ROUNDUP October 2020 Rev. Adrian Brook. We are encouraging people to bring a small gift with them to Val Long give afterwards to a friend or neighbour in We are disappointed and saddened to need or give to the Okehampton Foodbank. know that Val will not be returning to Sourton to live. During the night she had a Church Services in October nasty accident, falling down a flight of 4th 9.30 am Harvest Communion stairs. She was in hospital for a while Service - Rev. Adrian Brook recovering from her injuries. Her family 11th 6.30 pm Taizè Service have decided that Val must move nearer to 18th No service at Sourton them so that they can look after her. The 25th 11 am Morning Prayer - church has bought a lovely picture for her Caroline North of the sun setting over Sourton Church Rose Dashper during the lockdown and we will soon be giving it to her. We will miss Val’s company very much and we would like to thank her The ‘Flu Clinic’ at Sourton will be held on for all she has done for the church and the Thursday 22nd October from 2 pm - 4 pm at community over many years. Our love, Sourton Village Hall. prayers and very best wishes for a happy The hall will be marked out and volunteers and deserved retirement Val. will be there to show you where to go. Sourton village hall is conforming with the Government’s guidance to ensure safety and International Aid Trust social distancing. We will not be sending the Christmas Shoe PLEASE REMEMBER EVERYONE MUST WEAR A Boxes this year but are asking for MASK. donations to send to them. If you would like to be part of the appeal, could you please let Jenny or me have your donation Would you by 14th October. Thank you very much. like to book Sourton Village Hall Lottery - September Winners Parish Hall? 1st 100 Ray Beavan Sourton Parish Hall has good facilities and would be 2nd 74 Tony Batten suitable for a variety of functions and 3rd 76 Rose Dashper meetings. It offers a large hall, kitchen, Thank you very much indeed to everyone disabled toilet, committee room and large who supports our hall by being part of the stage. It has disabled /wheelchair access lottery. It does raise vital funds for the with ramped entrances. upkeep and maintenance of the hall. The To book or for more information contact subscriptions for 2021 will be due at the Geraldine Jury 01837 861414 or end of the year and we would encourage email: [email protected] everyone to support our hall in this way. Website - www.sourtonvillagehall.org.uk Alison Horn on 01837 861223 is our contact Facebook - Sourton Village Hall SourtonVH for this community venture. BaSE Page 11 On a sunny day in September Nancy Cleary was eventually finishing with them converting the laid to rest in Bridestowe’s cemetery. It seems barns into self-catering cottages with fishing fitting that readers who perhaps didn’t know lakes. Nancy lost John in 1999 and continued Nancy well have a glimpse of the energy and to run the business, working hard all her life. spirit of this remarkable lady. AY She did not retire until she was 74 when she Tribute to Nancy – by the Family sold South Reed and brought Wheatly Park It would appear that Nancy was slightly Barn, Roadford and then finally moving into confused over her place of birth, on her Bridestowe. During her retirement Nancy passport she had Seaton, on another became the consummate globetrotter document Axminster but on her Birth travelling to Australia, New-Zealand, China, Certificate it transpired that it was actually India, Canada and South Africa to name but a Axmouth, all fairly close in proximity I know, few countries. Always up for a challenge, but odd all the same! Nancy took part in Parachute Jumps, White Water Rafting, Jet Boating, Elephant Washing, Nancy Morey a Devon girl by birth, moved to Camel Riding, Husky Sledding and Balloon Berkshire with her family in her teenage years Safari, either for her own enjoyment or and upon leaving school she worked for raising funds for charities all done in her later Huntley and Palmers – the biscuit company, years. as Sports Organiser, mainly managing their netball team. It was while working there To quote a message from a family friend: - attending a social event that she met and “No Passport, Visa or Expensive Ticket married John Dennis Cleary, builder and required on this trip. We pray that that you farmer, in 1956. The wedding wasn’t straight have a safe journey and arrive at your forward as Nancy’s mother thought that her ultimate destination to find everything you daughter was too good for John and was are looking for in a lifetime of travels, convinced that he was seeing someone else. although they must be aware that you might She instructed a private investigator to follow expect a few adjustments made on your him and, I understand, was very disappointed arrival!” to find out that in fact John only had a second job working evenings to pay for the wedding. Nancy had a love of horses, especially when Things as you can imagine were always more it came to racing; she was a member of Elite than slightly tense between Mother-in-law racing, enjoyed her days at Exeter and and Son-in-law. John and Nancy bought a 2 Newton Abbot Race courses and attended acre plot in rural Hurst which was an old many of the local Point to Points, especially dump (literally) and turned it into a the Lamerton Hunt, where she sponsored the smallholding, first farming chickens and Best Turned Out for several years. having an egg-round and then changing to pigs, looking after 400 in sties they built Going through the lovely cards of sympathy themselves. Eventually they were able to and bereavement these are some of the build a couple of bungalows on the site. They words that people have have used to describe also sub-rented a 140acre beef farm from Nancy: independent, a real character, John’s father but it was a council property and admired, dry-humoured, companion, they were unable to take over the tenancy on contrary, determined, great fun, fierce the death of John’s dad, and so in 1972 they competitor and friend. sold up everything and purchased “South Reed Farm” Boasley Cross. Things were never All family gatherings, friends’ outings, group easy as the year they moved was the start of meetings, girls’ get-togethers, etc. will be the Beef Slump making life very difficult for quieter affairs without her. Nancy loved to them for many years to come. 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Kevin Ball, your Devon County Councillor Contact details. Address: 74 North Street, Okehampton, EX20 1BD Mobile: 07870 377879 Email: [email protected].
Caroline Mott, your West Devon Borough Councillor Contact details: Great Close Farm, Bridestowe, Devon, EX20 4NT Tel: 01837 861212 Email: [email protected]
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Okehampton Auctions The third online Easylive timed auction in September was a huge success and saw nearly 1300 lots processed with prices extremely buoyant throughout. Our next auction will run from 10a.m Wednesday 7th October, with the lots finishing from 1p.m on Sunday 11th. For those wishing to book a viewing slot please ring us on 01837 55592 or email us on [email protected] from Thursday 1st to book for week commencing Monday 5th. We will be continuing with the timed auctions for the foreseeable future- it is impossible to predict when “normal” auctions could safely resume. BaSE Page 14 Citizens Advice - there to help you during this crisis
For those requiring ANY form of assistance, please don’t hesitate to ask. Bridestowe Email: [email protected] Telephone: Pete Daniels - Clerk to the Council: 01837 861244 Sourton Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01837 871308 or 0799071248
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BaSE Page 16 Stone Lane Garden WE ARE OPEN ! No pre-booking required. Chagford TQ13 8JU Please observe social distancing during your garden sculpture nursery visit and follow the guidelines displayed on 01647 231 311 noticeboards. This year’s sculpture exhibition, suitably entitled “Re-awakening”, is Stone Lane Gardens was the creation of a slightly smaller, more intimate gathering of Kenneth and June Ashburner, the owners of artwork. The COVID-19 pandemic forced us to the grade 2 listed Stone farm. Kenneth was cancel the original Mythic Garden exhibition, an avid traveller and plant finder and in the but many of our regular artists have agreed early 1970’s began planting the trees he had to show work for this slightly later sculpture grown from seeds gathered on his travels exhibition. and from other botanic gardens. Gradually Opening times: 10am till 6pm or dusk in the garden expanded as the Ashburners winter. We are currently operating a bought land, until it took the shape it is today. simplified admission charge of just £5 for adults and £2.50 for children aged 11-18 yrs, In 1992 June felt that the gardens would be with under 11 yrs Free (as part of a family an idea backdrop for an open air sculpture group). You can pay using your phone at the exhibition and “The Mythic Garden” annual un-manned Visitor Reception, by cash in our sculpture exhibition was born. Three years honesty box (no change given) or you can buy later in 1995, Pant Heritage awarded the an admission ticket in advance by following gardens its ‘National Collection’ status in the link on our website. recognition of the importance of the diversity Dogs on leads welcome. and rarity of its trees. And in 2015 Plant Families welcome Heritage further awarded the gardens Disability access is limited, but possible. ‘Scientific Status’ in acknowledgement of the Tea room 12-5pm great work Kenneth Ashburner had done to Toilets. extend and promote knowledge of the species, work that continues today under the How to find us: stewardship of our Garden Manager, Paul We are near Whiddon Down, 2.5 miles from Bartlett. the A30 (Exeter / Cornwall dual-carriageway). In 2019 Stone Lane Gardens became an RHS Follow the A382 south towards Partner Garden. Moretonhampstead and look for the brown signs. The Charity The Charity (no. 1141252) was set up in 2011, following Kenneth Ashburner’s death the previous year, in order to safeguard the National Collections of Birch and Alder. Our remit is to increase knowledge of these beautiful, and extraordinarily useful, trees. As part of this remit our Garden Manager has worked with Botanic Gardens Conservation International, based in Kew, on a long term conservation project in Georgia. The aim of the charity has always been to combine beauty and science within the gardens and to make it a place of delight for all, but more serious students of the genera can link through here to published scientific papers, as well as Kenneth Ashburner’s magnum opus on birch and alder ‘The Genus Betula’, published by Kew Publishing. https://stonelanegardens.co BaSE Page 17 MOVIE WATCH – SEPTEMBER 2020 continent on the globe, exploring the wild places of our planet and documenting the Well, the good news is that our plucky local living world in all its variety and wonder. He cinema, certainly at the time of writing, now reflects on both the defining moments remains defiantly open for business. of his lifetime as a naturalist and the However you hardly need me to tell you devastating changes he has seen. In David that things change quickly when dealing Attenborough: A Life on our Planet, Sir with an accelerating global pandemic (not to David offers a first-hand account of mention our Government and their humanity’s impact on nature, together with advisers), so do please check before a message of hope for future generations. booking seats at the New Carlton. After the film, which runs a little over two It’s also worth restating the measures taken hours, audiences will be able to watch an by Merlin Cinemas, to ensure the safety of exclusive conversation between Sir David customers and staff, and Sir Michael Palin.
“ Cinema visitors must wear a face mask The bad news is that only one transmission “ Advance Booking is strongly advised is currently planned, on Monday 28th “ Each family group making a seat September. However a repeat showing booking will automatically be placed at least must be likely and would surely serve as an one metre away from other attendees effective means of attracting people back to “ Film start times will be staggered, to the cinema. It would be well worth keeping reduce contact when entering and leaving an eye open for that. the cinema “ Visitors should arrive in good time for It’s difficult to imagine film distributors their chosen performance. Doors will open rushing to launch their multi-million dollar 20 minutes in advance of the film start time. productions into the current environment, but then how long can they realistically The New Carlton will be providing sanitising wait? The ‘new’ James Bond film, No Time stations on entry and various points around To Die, has reportedly been ready for the the cinema. They are also increasing the best part of 12 months now and was frequency and intensity of their cleaning confidently expected to premiere in April. procedures. Needless to say, if you are experiencing any possible Covid symptoms, That was an early victim of the pandemic you should stay at home. The cinema will be but Universal Pictures are determined the assisting the NHS with their Track and Trace rescheduled launch date (12th November) programme so, if you own a smartphone, will be met. With around $250m invested in you should ensure you have downloaded the title, you could understand if those the updated NHS app. concerned were getting a bit twitchy. We’ll see but rest assured I shall report back The actual on-screen offering feels relatively nearer the time. unimportant when set against the efforts involved in getting the cinema open for On a rather lower level, certainly in terms of business, but the most significant production budget, are a series of titles we production will be shown just as BaSE lands can expect to see at the New Carlton in the on your doormat. reasonably near future.
The publicity blurb states that in his 94 Bill And Ted Face The Music (starring years, David Attenborough has visited every Keanu Reeves who should probably know BaSE Page 18 better), Tenet (John David Washington, throughout West Devon, be reassured that Michael Caine and Kenneth Branagh but Andre Rieu will not be letting a piffling presumably not as good as that cast pandemic come between him and a suggests), After We Collided (apologies but celebration of 15 years of glorious I lost the will to live reading the synopsis hometown concerts. The self-appointed and that only comprised two sentences), King of Waltz has selected his most The Secret Garden (Colin Firth and Julie spectacular performances and will bring the Walters, which makes it sound better than it joyous atmosphere of his iconic open-air probably is), Respect (the story of Aretha concerts in Maastricht straight to your local Franklin) and finally Death On The Nile (in cinemas. It says here. which the ubiquitous Mr Branagh stars as Hercule Poirot in a remake of the Agatha So why not join André Rieu, the Johann Christie classic directed, funnily enough, by Strauss Orchestra, his world-class sopranos Kenneth Branagh). That’ll do for now, not and The Platin Tenors for the most uplifting least because that’s a ridiculously long concert of the summer from the safety of sentence. your local cinema, reunited with your loved ones in music? It promises to be the heart- So, in the cinema as everywhere else, these warming event of the season! are strange times. Art imitating life, or is it the other way around? Whatever, great And with that on the horizon, what could credit is due to the cinema ownership possibly go wrong? group, who operate 60 screens in 17 mostly seaside venues, for staying open and Take care out there. maintaining some vestige of normality.
Meanwhile, in news that will provoke David Harrison palpitations amongst ladies of A Certain Age September 2020
BaSE Page 19 Bridestowe Churches Partnership
News from Bridestowe Methodist Church. would like to attend please call one of the Plans are well underway for a service at numbers above. Bridestowe Methodist Church on Sunday 4th The Ark meeting place and coffee bar is October. The Church Council will vote on this approaching completion but we are not sure in the next few days. Our Superintendent if we can open it at the current time. Watch Minister, Rev Liz Singleton, has agreed to take this space! the service. We shall be following all the This is a challenging time for everyone and COVID-19 rules. Some of our members may the church in Bridestowe continues to pray still not want to come out so we will be for the whole village; if you would like prayers continuing with the Zoom service although or support for yourself or others, please let us this may have a different time. Contact Dean know by phone or email. James for details 01566 784609 or email In God’s Love for us all, [email protected] More details about future services next Dean James month. Sadly the Over 60’s Lunch Club has St Bridget’s Church suspended meeting for the present time. Church Notices Jennifer Thorne At present Church Services are unaffected by the group of six rule however social As we move into autumn we would distancing must be adhered to. normally be making arrangements for our There will be a Harvest Thanksgiving Service harvest festival and harvest supper. It is at St.Bridgets Church on Wednesday 30th always a special time to give thanks to God for September at 6.30pm. all the food we enjoy and give to charities that provide for those who do not have enough Church services in October food for what ever reason. The world 4th Harvest Thanksgiving at Sourton, 9.30am provides us with more than enough for all, we 11th Morning Prayer 9.30am just need to find ways of sharing it around! 18th Holy Communion 9.30am Many of the charities helping people in 25th Morning Prayer at Sourton 9.30am this country and abroad have not been able to collect money as they normally would due Something to look forward to …….. to the current restrictions, so we would encourage everyone to give what they can to St. Bridget’s Christmas Tree Festival a food aid charity at this time of harvest celebration. All being well, St. Bridget’s Church The Methodist Church will be sending would like to host a Christmas Tree Festival money to ‘Harvest for the Hungry’ and all we during December. can. If you would like to contribute with us The format will be different from previous please call Dean 01566 784609 or Brian 01837 years and will be carefully planned to be 861402. compliant with all current legislation, As Jennifer has commented we continue to guidance, and social distancing. hold our Sunday services on Zoom but with In these uncertain and challenging times, this the hope of commencing services at the is an event to look forward to, boost morale Chapel on the 4th October. It has been 6 and get us all in the Christmas spirit! months since our last service and things will Keep a look out; more details to follow in next be quite different due to restrictions on month’s BaSE worship. We are limited to 21 people so if you BaSE Page 20 The National Trust - News from time she can have for however long she’s got. Lydford Gorge Things Bumble has ticked off her bucket list so Rose Cooke, Visitor Experience Officer far include a cheese night, celebrating a half birthday party, forest walks, paddling at the September came, and as well as some beach, a duvet day, meeting a puppy and sunshine, it brought a bit more calm. Although creating her own piece of artwork. We’re glad we’ve been limiting the number of visitors we we could help Bumble tick off another item on let in to do the waterfall walk; we were still her bucket list. Due to planned roadworks between the Devil’s dealing with lots of people turning up with no bookings that we had to turn away. Now we’ve Cauldron entrance and Brentor, the gorge will quietened down on the booking front we’ll be be fully closed from Monday 19 to Thursday able to take a few more walk-in visitors. There 22 October. should be some beautiful autumn colour spreading through the woods to enjoy Booking a visit to the Gorge however with more changes to government Tickets are released every Friday for the week guidelines recently the rest of the gorge is ahead and you’ll need to book by 3pm the day likely to stay shut this year. before. The easiest way to book is via our website nationaltrust.org.uk/lydford-gorge. I finally managed to get a week off in Scroll to the what’s on section, then click the September and headed off to Pembrokeshire ‘book now’ link. If you’re having issues you can in Wales to camp on a cliff top overlooking the also call and leave a message on 01822 sea. It was a little blustery at times (we had to 820320 and we’ll get back to you as soon as replace a broken section of one of the tent we can. poles mid-week) but the site more than made Please check our website for up to date up for this with a secluded beach 5 mins walk information on opening times. All events are away and allowing campfires. There was a cancelled until further notice. baby seal in one of the caves along the cliffs and so I saw mummy seal every morning Website: nationaltrust.org.uk/lydford-gorge when I went for a dip. I kept a safe distance so Facebook: LydfordGorge Instagram: as not to disturb her. We then cooked on the lydford.gorge.nt fire while looking out to sea in the evenings. It Lydford Gorge National Trust, Lydford, Nr was a lovely break away. Okehampton, Devon, EX20 4BH Tel: 01822 820320 Registered Charity In September we had a VIP visit the gorge. The Number 205846 ‘Very Important Pooch’ was Bumble, and she can now tick off seeing a waterfall from her bucket list. She was seized by police at the end of last year after her previous owners allegedly used her to threaten officers. 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BaSE Page 31 Unusual ‘Thumbprint Art’ products from Penny McInnes Looking for a unique Christmas or birthday present? What about a water-colour representation of a loved-one’s thumbprint?
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