NEWTON POPPLEFORD & HARPFORD PARISH COUNCIL NEWSLETTER - MARCH 2012 Delivered by volunteers, free to all households in the civil parish of Newton Poppleford & Harpford www.newtonpopplefordpc.co.uk ______
THE QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE OUR LOCAL CELEBRATIONS!
It hardly seems like 10 years since we celebrated the Queen’s Golden Jubilee - but that’s the way time flies nowadays. Once again the residents of the parish are being invited and encouraged to join in special events in the villages to celebrate 60 years of Elizabeth II’s reign.
st Friday 1 June
Royal Variety Show in the marquee See Notice Boards for tickets.
Saturday 2nd June
Afternoon on the playing
field. 2.15pm Royal Parade 8.00pm Royal Ball starts at Burrow. Please join in - Cream teas, side shows, in the marquee. Bar and wear fancy dress or Royal theme! sports, entertainment. band. Bring your own Bring/use musical instruments & Distribution of Jubilee nibbles. noisemakers mugs.
Sunday 3rd June
Royal Lunch
12.30 in the marquee; tickets available closer to the time
Church Service 6.30 – 7.30pm in the marquee
Monday 4th June
Barbecue at Harpford
FREE COMMEMORATIVE MUGS FOR OUR YOUNG RESIDENTS: UP TO 16 YEARS OLD See back page for details how to apply
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PARISH PLAN UPDATE The help scheme provides a number of services which provide a number of The results of the questionnaire/survey have volunteering opportunities, as a volunteer been collated and summarised, and an open you could: session for public inspection and feedback was held on 28th January in the Village Hall. - provide transport to medical Approximately 50 people attended the session, appointments – we particularly need many of whom provided valuable additional people who live in the outlying villages feedback. - Support people at the memory café – an informal drop-in for people with The summarised results are available on the dementia and their carers Parish Council website. - Visit people at home and support with small practical tasks The members of the Steering Group identified a - Support our nail cutting service few inconsistencies in the results (which occurred during data entry) and are in the - Support people who have recently been process of rechecking the questionnaires to bereaved, at our groups or on a 1:1 ensure the accuracy of the results. - Help at fundraising events or with funding letters and applications, helping We hope to have a draft of the actual plan to keep our charity going or share any document ready to put before the Parish other skills you may have to support our Council for finalisation in the Spring, and aim to charity. complete the process in time for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. A little bit of your time goes a “The Diamond Jubilee Parish Plan - long way to helping someone The people have spoken!” else – we all need a helping .hand sometime in our life ۞ ۞ ۞ ۞ ۞
A little bit of history: NEXT BLOOD DONOR SESSIONS Football Club, Ottery St Mary: 23/03/12 The help scheme was started in 1992 with West Hill Village Hall: 11/04/12 the help of Ottery St Mary Hospital League Stowford Comm Centre, Sidmouth: 19/04/12 of Friends. Since then the scheme has Ring 0300 123 23 23 for appointments. gone from strength to strength providing a
number of services for local people. In ۞ ۞ ۞ ۞ ۞ 2002 Ottery St Mary & District Help Scheme became a charity in its own right. Ottery St Mary & District Our funding comes from a number of sources but mainly relies on the generosity Help Scheme of local organisations and businesses, Can we help you or would individuals and bequests.
you like to help us? Thank you for taking the time to read this article – We provide much needed support to local residents in times of illness or a period of Please call us on life changing circumstances. Many of you 01404 816700 may know us, but many of you will not. if you can help us or we can help you. We are based at the Coleridge Medical ۞ ۞ ۞ ۞ ۞ Centre and provide support to people of Ottery St Mary and surrounding villages and hamlets, reaching as far as Newton Poppleford, Colaton Raleigh, Aylesbeare, Rockbeare, Whimple, Talaton,
Payhembury, Feniton.
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The economy looks pretty gloomy to say the least. Unfortunately, the Chairman - Richard The media is full of negative forecasts and a rise in Swan - has recently resigned. There are living standards does not look like happening soon. East Devon District Council, like most of us, has a now 4 vacant seats on the Parish Council. falling income but is still expected to provide ever In his time as Chairman Richard introduced improving services. Despite this the Council is new disciplines and a number of proposing to freeze the Council Tax for 2012/2013. organisational changes that will serve the East Devon District Council`s medium term financial Parish Council well for many years to come. plan predicts future deficits for the General Fund with on going reductions in Government funding. It is recognised that pressure on future budgets exist and You now have a great opportunity to take a that preparing plans for 2013/2014 and beyond must more active part in local life and making start now. decisions that can help shape the future of the parish. A little of your time would go It concerns me that developers are seeking to build a long way to helping your fellow on the flood plane here in Newton Poppleford. I do hope you will agree with me that this should be residents . . . resisted. The 2008 floods in the Otter Valley clearly demonstrated the misery and cost associated with Please contact the Clerk (or any Councillor) building on the flood plane. I am also concerned that for information and details of what to do that planning applications are being submitted next. seeking consent to build in the Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty. I will do my best to protect the
AONB
On a brighter note it is great to enjoy more daylight hours and to look forward to the spring in sunny Newton Poppleford .
Ken Potter - District Councillor
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ COUNCILLORS AS AT MARCH 2012 Name Tel. Address Ward PARISH COUNCILLORS Maureen Cook 01395 568348 24 Littledown Orchard, Newton Pop EX10 0BQ N Pop Dave Jeffery 01395 568897 Old Orchard, Burrow EX10 0BP N Pop George Pearce 01395 568571 25 Turner Close, Newton Pop EX10 0EN N Pop (3 Vacancies) N Pop Bill Phillips 01395 567786 7 Chestnut Way, Newton Poppleford EX10 Harpford Mark Sanders 01395 568052 Luscombe, Back Lane, Newton Pop EX10 0EZ Harpford Derek Simmonds 01395 567751 Westfield, Lower Way, Harpford EX10 0NQ Harpford (Vacancy) Harpford Chris Cole - Vice Chair 01395 567621 Court Barn, Southerton EX11 1SE Venn / Chairman pro-tem Ottery
County Cllr 01395 442927 12 Cricket Field Court, Cricket Field Lane, N/A Christine Channon Budleigh Salterton District Cllr 01395 567147 Bayford Lodge, Exmouth Road, Newton Pop N/A Ken Potter Clerk to Council 01395 264003 Potters, Lympstone Hill, Exmouth EX8 5AF N/A David Atkins Local Police Officer 08452 777444 N/A Dave Wallace Website & Newsletter 01404 812733 Venn Ottery Barton, Venn Ottery, EX11 1RZ N/A Shân Merritt [email protected]
The Parish Council meets monthly, usually on the first Tuesday of the month, in Newton Poppleford Village Hall at 8.00pm. Correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk to the Council.
Page 3 NEWTON POPPLEFORD & HARPFORD QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS
Forth-coming fund-raising events:
9th March Barn Dance in Newton Poppleford Village Hall Tickets from Committee members, or contact Derek Simmonds 01395 567751
16th March Pam Ayres Evening, with Margaret Woodley, Newton Pop Village Hall
8th April Open Gardens - See posters for details.
(Spring) An evening with The Riverside Players - details yet to be confirmed
25th May Pudding evening (May) Skittles competition (date and details not yet confirmed)
Please support these events and any others that are organised before ‘the day’! Additional events are still being planned so keep an eye on Notice Boards and the Parish Council website for more details: www.newtonpopplefordpc.co.uk
The Jubilee Committee currently comprises: Bryan Woodley (Chairman), David Atkins (Secretary), Derek Simmonds (Treasurer), Maureen Cook, Haylor Lass, George Pearce, Jill Savage, Geraldine Swan, Sheila Tweed, Sandy Wallace, Margaret Woodley, David Zirker, Rosemary Zirker.
HELP NEEDED! GENERATOR NEEDED! Over the jubilee weekend some willing hands Do you have a generator that could will be needed to help, e.g. traffic and be used to provide some power for
parking control, general help, plus other tasks the celebrations? that will no doubt arise. PLEASE . . . if you can offer some time to Please contact Bryan Woodley help contact Bryan Woodley 01395 568666 / 7 01395 568666 / 7
Commemorative mugs!
The Parish Council is purchasing mugs commemorating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and on Saturday 2nd June will give one to each youngster (up to 16 years old) who is resident in the parish. To get a free mug you must register the name, address and date of birth details by 10th April 2012 by email to: [email protected]
Alternatively, please complete the tear-off slip and return it by 10/4/12 to: Shân Merritt, Venn Ottery Barton, Venn Ottery, Ottery St Mary EX11 1RZ
Yes, I would like my child/ren to receive the Parish Council’s Jubilee gift.
Parents name: ...... Address: ......
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