Newton Poppleford Harpford & Colaton Raleigh

St Luke St Gregory the Great St John the Baptist Newton Poppleford Harpford (BCP) Colaton Raleigh Sunday 1st 9.30am Morning Worship 6.30pm Evening Prayer 11.00am Parish Communion Lent 1 Sunday 8th 9.30am Parish Communion 11.00am Holy Communion Lent 2 6.00pm Chill Out Thursday 12th 7.30pm Prayer Meeting Sunday 15th 8.00am Holy Communion 6.30pm Evening Prayer 11.00am Parish Communion Lent 3 9.30am Morning Worship Sunday 22nd 9.30am Cafe Church 11.00am Holy Communion 11.00am Family Service Mothering Sunday Wednesday 25th 11.00am Holy Communion Thursday 26th 10.30am Prayer Meeting Sunday 29th 9.30am Parish Communion 6.30pm Evening Prayer Lent 5

Sunday 5th 9.30am Morning Worship 11.00am Holy Communion 11.00am Parish Communion Palm Sunday

The Vicar is the Reverend Mark Ward on 01395 568390, [email protected] also at www.facebook.com/revmarkward. Please respect the Vicar's day off which is Tuesday. Rector for Otter Vale Mission Community is Reverend Steve Weston, – contact parish office 01404 812062

St Luke St Gregory the Great St John the Baptist Church Contacts Newton Poppleford Harpford Colaton Raleigh Churchwardens Haylor Lass 568786 Brian Bartlett 568718 Nick Higgins 568074 Jaclynn Baker 576895 John Russell 579986 Alan Hulse 567064 Funerals Admin Sandra Duffin 567665 Hon. Secretary vacancy Jane Bartlett 568718 Susan Tyrrell 568166 Hon Treasurer John Slade 567152 Hendrik Vollers Brian Turnbull 567339 Capt. of Ringers Bob Pearce 568628 David Pester 446043 Safeguarding Jaclynn Baker 576895 Mark Ward 568390 Mark Ward 568390 Prayer Coordinator Audrey Callis 568742 Musical Director Flower team organiser Flower co-ordinator

Ruth Lass 568786 Lorraine Frost 567521 Gill Townshend 567460

Holy Baptism, Holy Matrimony, Funerals, Sick Communions at all three Churches Please get in touch with one of the churchwardens who will liaise with the Team clergy.

March 2020 Parish Magazine NP, H & CR boy and then a man. He was human in every way, including being mortal. And sure enough, he died. AS I WRITE this in mid-February, the news is all about the new coronavirus, now officially One of strange things about Christians is our named Covid-19. The best guess of the experts understanding that Jesus’ death was a victory in disease and statistics is that there probably not a defeat. Of course his resurrection was will be more cases across Britain in the weeks to pretty good too, but his death and resurrection come. are not seen as a defeat followed by victory but as a double victory—a victorious combination For the majority of us, who are not experts in event in which God demonstrated his absolute these things, it is difficult to assess the risk. And power over death. when we hear of people dying, it naturally raises our fears. But how does this risk compare So what would this do for us, for you and me? with the many other risks that we simply live It would set us free from the fear of death. It with all the time? does not say that we will not die; it does say that we can be set free from fear. We easily forget that, every day, across this country, people die from flu and other This Bible verse also suggests that some people contagious flu-like viruses. Logically, we all live in such fear of death that the fear holds know that people in Devon die every day of them in a kind of slavery. I can assure you that various diseases and ailments, but we do not God does not want anyone to be enslaved. He consciously dwell on that fact. is in the business of freedom. Because most deaths are due to quite common It may be that Covid-19 will reach us in east diseases, they are not newsworthy. We do not Devon. It may be that the Government will tell have reporters waiting outside hospitals every us to take precautions, and we should follow day ready to make headline news about whatever advice we are given. It may be that someone’s passing. some will become unwell—I might—and that will be pretty unpleasant. It may be that some This is what happens, though, with any new people in Devon will die as a result of catching virus. An exotic virus from China sounds this virus. ominous and scary. This is newsworthy, and the newspapers, television, radio and internet shout If that happens, it will be terrible for the out alarm and warnings of this deadly menace. individual and their family—I am not in any The news has the power to frighten us, and fear way belittling the personal tragedy and grief of grows as it is fuelled. the death of a loved-one. But let’s not allow fear to enslave us. The truth is, we are all Fear can be either fed or disarmed. In the New mortal, and our natural bodies are going to stop Testament book called ‘Hebrews’ we find this one day. If we take Jesus seriously, though, we pair of verses about fear: need not fear. Since the children have flesh and blood, he too Mark shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil—and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. 2:14-15a NIV 2011 This is quite complicated, and you might be worried about the reference to the devil. What I would ask you to note, though, is what Jesus— the ‘he’ of these verses—has done, and what he intended to do for us. The first thing is that Jesus shared our humanity. That is what Christmas is all about. Jesus was born from a woman’s womb and grew up as a Parish Magazine NP, H & CR March 2020

Spring lambs, new grass, carpets of primroses … Monday Get out and about and enjoy 9.00 am – 10.00 am Tea & Toast (term-time) St Luke’s Church 9.00 am – 3.00 pm Little Popples (Mon-Fri) School Lane all Devon’s wonders ... 9.30 – 11.30 am Doctor’s Surgery (appntmts.) N. Pop Surgery 2.00pm Tennis Club Members NP Tennis Courts 6.00 – 8.00 pm Youth Club (term time) NP Pavilion 6.30 – 7.30 pm Zumba NP Village Hall Tuesday 10.00 am – 12.00 pm Tuesday Art Group NP Pavilion 1.30 pm Poppets Playgroup NP Pavilion 2.00 pm Arts and Crafts Group Col. Raleigh Hall March brings us St David's 3.15 pm JIGSAW (term-time) St Luke’s Church Day, Lent meetings, St 6.30pm (beginners) Adult Tap Happy NP Pavilion Patrick's Day, Mothering 7.30pm (improvers) Adult Tap Happy NP Pavilion Sunday and World Water Day 7.30 pm Bowling Club NP Village Hall Wednesday 9.50 am Wednesday Wanderers Church Green 10.00 am – 12 noon Bowling Club NP Village Hall 10.30 – 11.30am Dance Exercise/Keep Fit NP Pavilion 10.30 – 11.45am Hatha Yoga Hunger Hill Yurts 7.00 pm Bridge Club NP Village Hall 7.00 pm Table Tennis Club NP Pavilion Thursday

2.00 – 4.30 pm American Square Dancing NP Village Hall nd 7.00 pm Tennis Club NP Playing Field Don't forget mum on the 22 7.00 pm Whist Drive NP Village Hall Friday 9.30 – 11.30 am Doctor’s Surgery (appntmts.) N. Pop Surgery 10.00am –12.00 American Square Dancing NP Village Hall Sunday times vary Sunday Worship (details p 2) All three Churches Please see facing page for other non-weekly activities vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv also … spring forward Welcome WE are pleased to welcome all new residents to the villages. We wish you every happiness in your new homes. Useful general information can be found at www.eastdevon.gov/welcome We hope the magazine will be of interest and the listing of events useful to you. summertime starts th If anyone should require a copy of on the 29 March the magazine, please feel free to Springtime – plenty going on get in touch with Haylor Lass, in all the various clubs and Sunnyhill, Littledown Lane, societies. To find out more, Newton Poppleford tel.568786 get in touch with the contact person – listed on page 8

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DIARY for March Monday 2nd 2.30 pm History Group meeting Newton Poppleford Village Hall 7.30 pm Colaton Raleigh Village Hall AGM Colaton Raleigh Village Hall 7.45 pm Keswick in Devon (through until Thursday) All Saints Church, Sidmouth Tuesday 3rd 10.00 am Sid Vale morning countryside walk Bowd Lay-by, SY 104898 10.45 am Keswick in Devon (through until Thursday) All Saints Church, Sidmouth Wednesday 4th 10.00 am OVA 6-mile walk By Colaton Raleigh Church, SY 082872 11.00 am Doctor's Surgery Colaton Raleigh Village Hall 7.30 pm Lent Course, session 1 (repeated Thurs 10.30) St Luke's Meeting Place Thursday 5th 9.15 am Biscuits & Banter St Luke's Meeting Place 3.00 pm Pebbleford Friends East Hill Pride (top Four Elms Hill) Friday 6th 9.30am & 7.30pm Keswick in Devon All Saints Church, Sidmouth Saturday 7th 9.45 am OVA 7 mile walk, Sidmouth Ring from Triangle bus stop, Sidmouth 10.00 am Sidmouth Daffodil day, talks 11am & 3pm Kennaway House, Sidmouth 10.30 am Harpford Coffee Morning & Draw Harpford Village Hall ------Sunday 8th 6.00 pm Chill Out St Luke's Church & Meeting Place Monday 9th 2.00pm - 4 Care for a Cuppa, drop in St Luke's Meeting Place 7.30 pm Colaton Raleigh Parish Council meeting Colaton Raleigh Village Hall Tuesday 10th 8.45 am OVA 6 mile Dorset walk car share N Pop Playing Field SY 088 899 10.00 am Sunnyhill Mob fellowship Sunnyhill, Littledown Lane 10.00 am Craft Morning Harpford Village Hall Wednesday 11th 9.30 am Probus Club Red Cross' Harpford Village Hall 2.30 pm SVA Talk Bob Symes annual lecture Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth 2.30 pm PAGs homegroup Jean's, Burrow Lane 7.30 pm Lent Course, session 2 (repeated Thurs 10.30) St Luke's Meeting Place 7.30 pm OVA Talk 'Exeter Cathedral' Peter Hall, Budleigh Salterton Thursday 12th 2.30 pm Garden Club meeting Newton Poppleford Pavilion 7.30 pm Invitation to Prayer St Luke's Church Friday 13th 10.00 am OVA 5½ mile riverside level walk Otterton Fore Street, SY 083853 from 12 noon Lunch Club Newton Poppleford Pavilion Saturday 14th 9.30 am Digital Help Workshop Newton Poppleford School * LAST DAY for April MAGAZINE ITEMS PLEASE * ------Monday 16th 7.30 pm Focus Club 'Turning to Murder' Colaton Raleigh Village Hall Tuesday 17th 7.30 pm Ottery Heritage 'Weather Forecast' The Institute, Yonder Street, Ottery St Mary Wednesday 18th 10.30 am Coffee Concert Sidholme Music Room, Sidmouth 7.30 pm Lent Course, session 3 (repeated Thurs 10.30) St Luke's Meeting Place 7.30 pm Carpenters Apprentices homegroup 43 Otter Reach Thursday 19th 10.30 am OVA 6½ mile coast & hill walk Donkey Sanctuary, SY 161892 Friday 20th 10.00 am Gift of Years All Saints Church, Sidmouth 7.00 pm PIE 4 All Colaton Raleigh Village Hall Saturday 21st 10.00 am Yoga Workshop Harpford Village Hall ------Sunday 22nd Mothering Sunday (see page 2 Services) & World Water Day Monday 23rd 7.30 pm St Luke's PCC Meeting St Luke's Meeting Place Tuesday 24th 10.00 am Craft Morning Harpford Village Hall 10.00 am Sunnyhill Mob fellowship Sunnyhill, Littledown Lane monthly Mobile Library visit see timetable on page 35 Wednesday 25th 9.00 am OVA 7 mile Lustleigh walk + picnic Newton Pop Playing Field cp SY 088 899 11.00 am Lady Day Holy Communion St Luke's Church 12.00 noon Mothers' Union Soup Lunch and meeting St Luke's Meeting Place 7.30 pm Lent Course, session 4 (repeated Thurs 10.30) St Luke's Meeting Place Thursday 26th 11.30 am Prayer meeting St Luke's Church from 12 noon Colaton Raleigh Lunch Club Colaton Raleigh Village Hall end of Term Newton Poppleford School 7.30 pm Colaton Raleigh Church Annual Meeting Colaton Raleigh Village Hall Friday 27th 2.30 pm Outlook4Friday 'Lent, Spring & Easter' St Luke's Meeting Place from 4 pm Maybe Magazines ready for distributors St Luke's Church Porch ------Monday 30th 10.15 am OVA 5½ mile town to Topsham walk Exmouth railway station Tuesday 31st 10.00 am Craft Morning Harpford Village Hall Wed 1st April 11.00 am Doctor's Surgery Colaton Raleigh Village Hall Parish Magazine NP, H & CR March 2020

Here are some Useful Telephone Numbers if you want to know more about Local Organisations (prefix 01395, unless otherwise listed).( Art Group, Tuesdays ...... Geraldine Swan ...... 567450 Bridge Club...... Gill Potter ...... 01404 371174 Brownies …………...... Nicola Rose ...... or 07928 209 980 ... 222549 Cancer Research UK ...... Volunteer Area Manager ...... ****** Cats Protection Area Rep Shelagh Morse ...... 568716 Cemetery (Newton Poppleford) ...... Paul Hayward (Clerk) ...... 07711 929227 Colaton Raleigh Focus group ...... Rowan ….………...... 567339 Colaton Raleigh Lunch Club ……… Gillian Forward ……………………………………… 568818 Colaton Raleigh Parish Council ...... Clerk, Susan Tyrrell ...... 568166 Colaton Raleigh Players ...... Claire Blackwell ...... 07775 921063 Cricket Club ...... Matthew Raistrick ...... 567962 Dance Exercise/Keep Fit classes...... Sally Sinclair ……………………………………. 07837 570011 Dance, Otter Squares ...... Ron Peppin ...... 578306 Footpaths, Newton Poppleford ...... Ted Swan …...... ….... 567450 Footpaths, Colaton Raleigh ...... Ed Suttie ...... 567046 FORCE Cancer Charity ……………. Fiona Gunn ……………………...... 567077 Funerals at St Luke's Church ...... Sandra Duffin ...... 567665 Garden Club ...... Colin Campbell ...... 568343 Hospiscare ...... Exeter Office ...... 01392 688020 Hospiscare, Colaton Raleigh rep ……. Sheila Pink ………………………………………… 567719 Junior Sports Club, Sid & Otter Vales Ian Hosker ...... ****** Later Life Forum, Ottery & district ... Elli Pang ...... ****** Little Popples, pre-school ……...... Mel Burns ...... 568300 Living With Cancer (self help group) .. Sue Walters ...... ****** Mothers' Union ...... Ruth Lass ...... 568786 National Trust Sidmouth Centre …… [email protected] ……..……… 01404 811295 Newton Poppleford Art Society...... Janice Faulkner ...... 597521 Newton Poppleford Football Club …. Ken Woodsford ………………………..……….. ****** Newton Poppleford History Group … Terry Gregory ……………………………………….. 568848 Newton Poppleford Primary School... Office / Reception ...... 568300 OSM Hospital, League of Friends ..... Dr G Ward ...... ****** Otter Valley Association...... Newton Poppleford rep Haylor Lass...... 568786 Outlook4Friday ……………………. Audrey Callis ………………………………………... 568742 Parish Council: Newton P & Harpford Paul Hayward (Clerk) ...... 07711 929227 Parish Magazine, Managing Editor..... Haylor Lass...... 568786 Distribution – vacancy, via Haylor: Advertisement Manager – Wendy Lee 567715 Pavilion - Bookings...... Geraldine Swan ...... 567450 Playing Field Foundation...... Paul Hayward (Parish Clerk) ...... 07711 929227 Prayer Matters ...... Audrey Callis ……………………………………….… 568742 Probus Club ...... Haylor Lass ...... 568786 Riverside Players …………………… Tricia Barclay ……………………………………….. 568897 Royal British Legion ...... Area Organiser, Peter Eagles ...... 516060 Scouts, Tipton St John ...... Graham Leah ...... ****** Short Mat Bowls, Newton Poppleford John Tanner...... 568680 Table Tennis Club ………………….. Steve Filer ………………………………………….. 567756 Tap Happy, adult tap dancing ...... Barry Easter ...... 567897 Tea & Toast ………………………… Lisa or Fiona ………………..…… …...... 567381 or 567077 Tennis Club ...... Steve Filer ...... 567756 Village Hall Bookings, Colaton Raleigh Rowan Turnbull ...... 567339 Village Hall Bookings, Harpford ……. Nick Howe ………...…………………………………. 568679 Village Hall Bookings, Newton Pop.... J Drake ……...... 568571 Wednesday Wanderers …………….. Elizabeth Austing ...... 568903 Whist Drives, Newton Poppleford...... Judith Raymont ...... 568865 Young Church ...... Maria Pinney/Angela Slade ...... 568627/567152 Zumba, dance exercise ……………… Wendy Anderton ………………………………… ****** (Revised January 2020) Devon and Cornwall Police National Number 101 GDPR the ****** mark those who haven't confirmed agreement to publish - please help make this list complete!

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5 members met in The Meeting Place on Friday 14th February and welcomed our Speaker, Di Passey, who had come from Ottery to give a talk on, what is the MU 2020 Theme, entitled “Building Hope and Confidence”. Building hope and confidence has been placed at the heart of our call to support individuals and families to transform their lives. As we build our hope and confidence in God we will be inspired and equipped to build hope and confidence in others, in both a local and global context. One of the ways we build our hope and confidence in God, in ourselves and in those we support is by using the gifts God freely gives to us. Research has found that developing kindness and compassion for ourselves and others builds our confidence, helps us create meaningful, caring relationships and promotes physical and mental health. After hearing Di’s excellent talk, we then carried out an exercise in highlighting what we considered qualities and gifts that other members had. This was, indeed, encouraging – and enlightening! The Bible makes it clear that our foundation for building hope and confidence is God and his Word. “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor wvwvwvvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” — Romans 8:38-39. How’s that for confidence!? Somewhere comfortable to start the This Month day with a cuppa and a chat, before Wednesday 25th March will be our only meeting in you tackle what there is to tackle! March, when we will welcome Mothers' Union members from our 'East Exe Cluster' to a service in Church to celebrate Lady Day – the day commemorating the visit of the angel to Mary to announce that she would give birth to a son – Jesus. We will follow this with a soup lunch in and of course, coffee, marmite the Meeting Place. These events are open to everyone, so and home-made jam and marmalade do come and join us, 11.00am followed by lunch at 12 noon. If you haven't yet visited us, do wvwvwvvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw drop in some time, especially if you are a young mum or new to the village Prayers When my daughter was young, she was glad to say her prayers, but she always worried whether God would know which little girl she was. One night after the usual ‘Amen’, she dropped her head upon her pillow and closed her eyes. After a moment she said, “Lord! This prayer comes from 203 Seldon Ave. I’ll get you the postcode tomorrow.”

Parish Magazine NP, H & CR March 2020 Lent Course 2020

Some people have been asking me what this year’s Lent Course is about and how our natural everyday News: today, for the first time in history, 9 out 0f 10 concerns such as the environment have any people in the world have clean water. This shows connection to Lent and God. I have also been asked astonishing progress, BUT ... over 800 children will still how it will take shape. die today – and every day – because they are forced to drink dirty water. And over 40 billion hours are wasted To try and answer those questions it may be worth by women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa every year just using light as an example. collecting water – a waste of human potential that could Light is a regular theme throughout the Bible. God be invested in education, health care and economic used it in many ways – it is a source of beauty and activity. It doesn't have to be this way. life, but sadly the same is not always true of our WaterAid are asking us all to solve this crisis, push for world. Electricity and heat generation is one of the progress and make history. Much has been achieved in largest sources of CO2 emissions, if we are to the last 20 years, but if we accelerate the pace of change, provide light and heat it would seem we have to do the whole of humanity could have clean water by 2030. it in a way that uses renewable sources. The need is obviously great and continues the We will be looking at our current way of life as we year round, but WaterAid are causing serious harm to creation and having a make a special appeal in devastating impact on our planet, pushing some the season of Lent, which nd people to live in poverty. In our part of the world always includes 22 climate change is a problem now and for the future. March – World Water Day. For some it is a problem of everyday survival! During our Lent course at We will also be sharing ideas about recycling, how St Luke's we will have a to think more before we buy and throw away – 'Jar of Change' for donations to WaterAid. giving suggestions regarding Rubbish Revolution Fill it generously, or if you can't get to the church, drop it Petition and looking at the terrible statistics from in to Haylor Lass at Sunnyhill, Littledown Lane or go to 2019 of mammals at risk of extinction. www.wateraid.org/uk/progress. nd Christians believe people of all racial and religious Note also that 22 March is World Water Day (as it is every year), so you're asked to think about water for the backgrounds are made in God’s image. The poorest and most deprived people in the world. challenge for us is in what ways do we reflect God’s wvwvwvvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw image in our lives in relation to other people and in the wider world. Justice is something mentioned so often in the Bible, God cares deeply about these things. I am hoping at the end of each session we can discuss what action will take us forward. The session will last just over an hour and be held on Wednesday evenings at 7.30pm, starting Wednesday 4th March and run until Wednesday evening the 8th April 2020. The same session will be repeated on Thursday mornings at 10.30am, starting on Thursday 5th March, until Thursday 9th April 2020. Both sessions take place in the new Meeting Place @ St Luke's – no need to book, just come along! Your views and ideas will be appreciated or it may be you prefer to listen to others. Everyone is most welcome. Sandra Duffin.

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Overall it was a widely varied selection of prose and Outlook 4 Friday verse and every item gave us food for thought. Our February meeting is on the topical theme of How “Seasonal Readings” was the theme for our Green Are You? and then in March we will look at Lent, January meeting, and not only this season, but all 4 were Spring and Easter, see below. JR. covered along the way. Audrey started us off with a thought-provoking piece about a lone figure walking Lent, Spring and Easter through a winter landscape. On the way he encountered Do you have memories of Lent, Spring or Easter which a young couple expecting a child who were waiting for you could share at our meeting on 27th March 2020? an ambulance, attended a rather unusual carol service, Was there perhaps a special holiday, or some other and arranged accommodation for a young pregnant girl. event? Did you read a particular book during Lent one Only gradually did it dawn on the reader that this was the year, or do you have fond memories of Easter as a child, angel Gabriel, coming to tell Mary about the birth of her or perhaps you find Spring amazing as the countryside child. awakes after its winter sleep? Bring your special The next reading told of a carol service at the Royal moments of Lent, Easter and/or Spring to share at the meeting, whether religious or secular. See you 2.30pm in Mews, where the Queen herself made a very low key th appearance, and this was written by Alan Titchmarsh, the Meeting Place on Friday 27 . Audrey Callis. who was lucky enough to attend with his family. wvwvwvwvvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw

Next came the rendition of poem by John Betjeman, “Diary of a Church Mouse”, which describes so beautifully the bounty of autumn displayed Thomas Hood’s famous poem “I remember, I remember the house where I was born" followed, which describes so vividly the joy and innocence of childhood. Next came some comic relief with readings for each season from the diary of a very down-to-earth but St Luke's Church philosophical farmer, which is published under the title “Clarts and Calamities”. This was followed by the story of the consumption of a 2.30pm chocolate teddy bear, which illustrated the link between consumption and free will. Friday 27th March Then there came a prayer asking for a healthy mind in a healthy body and also a lovely poem about a snow scene which was written by the reader’s 11-year-old 'Lent, Spring, or granddaughter A piece on the virtues of “good old grass” came next, pointing out how good natured lawns remained under Easter moments' neglect and ill treatment inferring that humans too should just forgive and get on with it. Everybody welcome – The next speaker made the point that we should listen to the meaning of the words of songs we sing by heart. To illustrate this she read one of her favourite carols “It come and join us Came Upon a Midnight Clear” details from Audrey 568742 After this we heard a poem called “The Song of the Rabbits Outside the Tavern” which described some wvwvwvwvvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw hungry, cold little rabbits gazing through a lighted window at the warmth and plenty beyond. Despite their Pastoral care envy they concluded that they would rather be outside The young clergyman was walking through the village free and wild than warm and tamed inside. when he met one of his elderly parishioners. “How’s Then we were treated to perfect performance of “I’m a your cold?” he asked. Little Teapot” with all the actions! “Verra obstinate,” came the bleak reply. This was followed by a very seasonal reading indeed, “I’m sorry.” The clergyman decided to try again. “Well, “My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose” by Robert Burns. how is your arthritis?” Audrey rounded of the readings with a piece taken from a “Verra obstinate,” came the reply. Methodist magazine which applied health and safety “Oh dear, I am sorry,” soothed the clergyman. He tried rules and political correctness to the Christmas story and a third time: “And how is your wife?” its traditions! “About the same.”

Parish Magazine NP, H & CR March 2020 and comedy to communicate the Gospel to young and Keswick in Devon old. Tony is the only half Spanish half Scottish hybrid working comic in the world !! Doors open at 6.45pm; seats cannot be reserved. It's free to come; gifts to help cover costs can be made at the door. Living for Christ Our Story in Today's Fast Changing World Nearly 40 years ago, two Christian ladies who managed Hotel Elizabeth on Sidmouth seafront had the burden for Change is all around us. Do Christians need to a week of Bible Ministry in Sidmouth following the ethos change? of the popular Keswick Conference in Cumbria. They A week of Fellowship and exploring Romans 12 & 13 arranged a special week, out of season, filling the hotel with Chris Sinkinson and the book of James with Helen with visitors and inviting local Christians for an Morris. At All Saints Church, Sidmouth: opportunity to come together for a "Keswick Week". Now a small group of volunteers from different churches Monday 2nd to Friday 6th March 2020 in the Sid Valley undertake the planning of what is Mon 7.45pm Introduction – A Wise Life Chris known as Keswick in Devon. We hold to the ethos of Tues 10.45am Worship that Works Chris Keswick Ministries and are part of the Keswick 7.45pm A Faithful Life (James 2) Helen Fellowship. All Saints’ Church Sidmouth, an Anglican church and member of the Evangelical Alliance has been Wed 10.45am Love that Lasts Chris the venue for Keswick in Devon since it started in 1981 7.45pm A Fruitful Life (James 3) Helen and members of the church undertake most of the tasks Thur 10.45am Citizens who Serve Chris that are needed to ensure that Keswick in Devon happens. 7.45pm A Powerful Life (James 4&5) Helen In keeping with the Keswick tradition no charge is made Fri 9.30am Seminars (details below) for attendance at Keswick in Devon events but a 7.30pm Friday Night Special: collection is taken up during the week to cover costs. 40th Anniversary Celebration Evening Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings at Refreshments: Coffee and tea will be served at 10.00am 7.45 – 9.30pm; doors open at 7.00pm in the church hall and after evening meetings. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings at 10.45am – 12noon; doors open at 10.00am Recordings: to order recordings of all the main sessions Friday morning 9.30am – 1.00pm with the opportunity to contact Ground Vision on [email protected] or attend two seminars 01392 203511. Friday evening 7.30pm – an opportunity for something Seminars: Friday Morning (9.30-1.00) different; doors open 6.45pm Seminars continue the theme of the week, with the wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw opportunity to attend two of the four offered: Community and Identity: Being the Church in a Thy Kingdom Come Secular Age with Helen Morris Thy Kingdom Come is a global prayer movement that Helen Morris lectures in Applied Theology at Moorlands invites Christians around the world to pray for more College and is course leader for their BA programmes. people to come to know Jesus. What started in 2016, as Raiders of the Biblical World with Chris Sinkinson an invitation from the Archbishops of Canterbury and Chris Sinkinson lectures at Moorlands College in Biblical York to the Church of England, has grown into an Studies and Christian Doctrine. international and ecumenical call to prayer. Social Media: Gift from God or Curse from Hell with St Luke’s Church has taken part each year so far and plans to do so again this year. So … will you join us Andy du Feu. Andy is Vice-Principal, Academic at st st Moorlands College, and his teaching portfolio includes between 21 and 31 May 2020? Do mark the dates in digital theology your diary. Details to follow. Is There Hope for Everyone or are Some Beyond Audrey Callis, Prayer Co-ordinator Hope? with Peter Holloway. Peter is CEO of Prison wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw Fellowship, whose 2,800 volunteers support the 120 The foreign student, writing a letter to the prisons of England and Wales. superintendent of the mission society, desired to end th 40 Anniversary Celebration Evening with the words: ‘May Heaven preserve you.’ A special family friendly evening of Fun, Tricks and Laughter to mark our 40th Anniversary, with Steve Legg Not being quite confident of the meaning of and Tony Vino. Steve is an international baffler and ‘preserve’, he looked it up in a dictionary. When the funny guy who had made hundreds of TV appearances letter reached the director, it ended with the words: and visited 23 countries using his unique mix of tricks ‘And may Heaven pickle you.’ March 2020 Parish Magazine NP, H & CR

Care for a Cuppa Now we have our Meeting Place and "the sky's the limit". We would like to start the ball rolling with a community drop-in cafe. A warm welcome awaits you with refreshments, biscuits or cake on the second Monday afternoon each month between 2.00 and 4.00pm. A jigsaw will be on the go and we envisage board games and other activities. Why not come along and meet friends there. We look forward to seeing you June, Fiona and Lisa Details from June Smith 01395 562994 wvwvwvwvvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw Care for a Cuppa

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Feeling in need of some company, wvwvwvwvvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw and a cuppa you haven't had to make for yourself? Drop in between 2.00 & 4.00pm every second Monday afternoon of each month The Meeting Place @ St Luke's Everyone welcome th Starting Monday 9 March wvwvwvwvvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw Church Notices – The Women's Tea for next week has been cancelled. We are sorry for any incontinence this may cause. The church will host an evening of fine dining, super entertainment and gracious hostility. Parish Supper Sunday at 5.00pm - prayer and medication to follow. Don't forget the Singles Progressive Dinner. Attire is optional. The pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the congregation would lend him their electric girdles for the pancake breakfast next Sunday. Parish Magazine NP, H & CR March 2020

St David’s Day – time for daffodils 1st March is St David’s Day, and it’s time for the Welsh to wear daffodils or leeks. Shakespeare called this custom ‘an honourable tradition begun upon an honourable request’ - but nobody knows the reason. Why should anyone have ever ‘requested’ that the Welsh wear leeks or daffodils to honour their patron saint? It’s a mystery! We do know that David - or Dafydd - of Pembrokeshire was a monk and bishop of the 6th century. In the 12th century he was made patron of Wales, and he has the honour of being the only Welsh saint to be canonised and culted in the Western Church. Tradition has it that he was austere with himself, and generous with others - living on water and vegetables (leeks, perhaps?!) and devoting himself to works of mercy. He was much loved. In art, St David is usually depicted in Episcopal vestments, standing on a mound with a dove at his shoulder, in memory of his share at an important Synod for the Welsh Church, the Synod of Brevi. ******************************

****************************** ****************************** In Roman times, great festivals were of the sweet cakes called simnel cakes held every Spring to honour Cybele, traditionally eaten on that day. Mother of all the Gods. Other pagan In recent years the holiday has festivals in honour of Mother Earth changed and in many ways now Mothering Sunday: were also celebrated. With the arrival th resembles the American Mother’s 4 Sunday in Lent –22 March of Christianity, the festival became Day, with families going out to There is an old Jewish saying: God one honouring Mother Church. Sunday lunch and generally making a could not be everywhere, and During the Middle Ages, young fuss of their mother on the day. therefore he made mothers. people apprenticed to craftsmen or Mother Church, Mother Earth, Mother working as ‘live-in’ servants were of the Gods - our human mothers - all allowed only one holiday a year on of them have been part of the which to visit their families - which is celebration of ‘Mothering Sunday’ - how ‘Mothering Sunday’ got its as the fourth Sunday in Lent is name. This special day became a day affectionately known. It has been of family rejoicing, and the Lenten celebrated in the UK since at least the fast was broken. In some places the th 16 century. day was called Simnel Day, because

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Lady Day: the Annunciation - 25 March This beautiful event (Luke 1:26-38) took place in Nazareth, when Mary is already betrothed to Joseph. The Archangel Gabriel comes to Mary, greets her as highly favoured, tells her not to be afraid, that she will bear a son Jesus, and that her elderly cousin Elizabeth is already pregnant (with John the Baptist). The church calendar is never quite as neat as some would like it. To celebrate the Annunciation on 25 March does indeed place the conception of Jesus exactly nine months from his birth on 25 December, but the latter part of March almost inevitably falls during Lent. But the birth and death of Jesus are intrinsically linked - he was born to die, and thus fulfil God’s purposes. The Annunciation is a significant date in the Christian calendar - it is one of the most frequent depicted in Christian art. Gabriel’s gracious strength and Mary’s humble dignity have inspired many artists. Certainly, Mary’s response to the angel has for centuries been an example of good faith in practice - humility, enquiry of God, and trusting acceptance in his will for her life.

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********************************************** Where is the love? Stone-throwing. (John 8:1-11) Where is the compassion? Where is the concern for the common good? A familiar scene … How long Lord, will your teaching be ignored? Crowds of people with strong views, clamouring, demanding their way, How long till the stone-throwing stops? intolerant of others who made different mistakes, different choices. By Daphne Kitching Parish Magazine NP, H & CR March 2020 Colaton Raleigh News Village Hall PIE 4 All Village Hall bookings from Rowan Turnbull, tel. 01395 567339 or [email protected]. Pop In Evening social time ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Every 3rd Friday Evening of the month Doctor's Surgery In the Village Hall from 7.00pm until 10.30pm First Wednesday of the month, 4th March at 11.00am in Come along and enjoy playing pool, table tennis, the Colaton Raleigh Village Hall table football, table skittles or bring along your own ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ games to play. Free Tea & Coffee available Everyone is welcome to bring along your own drinks Colaton Raleigh Pilates and/or food. Arrange to meet up with your friends and Tuesdays, Village Hall, 10.30 - 11.30am and 11.35am - have a no cost night out :) Look forward to seeing you. 12.35pm. Please contact Grace on 07500 112646 or via – next date Friday 20th March www.redbaypilates.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Colaton Raleigh Lunch Club The Colaton Raleigh Players Next lunch: Thursday 26th March present Please let Gillian know as soon as possible if you will NOT be attending – avoid waste. Tel: 01395 568818 A Variety Evening ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ st Colaton Raleigh Village Hall on Saturday 21 March Colaton Raleigh Village Hall AGM at 7.15pm in the Village Hall Monday 2nd March 2020 at 7.30pm Tickets: Adults £10 Children £5 Everyone is invited to come and share your ideas (Includes a light buffet supper) and Tea/Coffee & Biscuits. All Welcome! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bring your own wine Focus Club To book Contact Judy Barber on The March meeting on 16th March will include a talk 01395 568185 “Turning to Murder!” by Devon novelist Stephanie Diary note: AGM on Thursday 23rd April Austin. 7.30pm in Colaton Raleigh Village Hall. Followed by Cheese and Wine At our January AGM we elected a new committee, with ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ very grateful thanks to last years’ committee, a hard act Colaton Raleigh Parish Council to follow. Our events for 2020 are the following: th Parish Council Meeting April 20 “Keeping ourselves safe” th th Monday 9 March - 7.30pm May 9 Charity coffee morning in aid of ‘Pete’s Dragon’ Colaton Raleigh Village Hall May 18th “Growing Old Disgracefully” th The Community Emergency Plan is now available and June 15 “RSPB: Working in East Devon” can be downloaded by visiting: July 6th Members’ Garden Party www.colatonraleighparishcouncil.weebly.com September 21st Members’ Evening For those unable to access the internet, paper copies may October 19th “The Transformation of a Kenyan Clinic” th be obtained by telephoning the Parish Clerk on 01395 November 16 “Passion and Power, the Three Mistresses 568166 of the Great War” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ December 14th Members’ Christmas Party. A theatre outing is being arranged for the autumn. St. John the Baptist Church Visitors are very welcome, at £2, but as you see there’s Colaton Raleigh more on offer for members and we have time to make Notice of Annual Parochial Church Meeting new friends and catch up on each other, and to make our th contributions to the local community. Give us a try and Thursday 26 March 2020 see if you’d like to join us, we’d be delighted to see you. 7.30 pm in the Village Hall There may be a lift available if you live outside Colaton All welcome Raleigh. Contact 01395 567339 or email ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [email protected] for further information.

March 2020 Parish Magazine NP, H & CR hall for tea. Some people will attend because they are More Colaton Raleigh News keen gardeners, some curious, others needing fresh air. Whatever the motive, it all helps toward keeping a living Colaton Raleigh Church church, here in the village. Churchyard Working Party – 4th April The weekend we have in mind is 4 – 5 July, and to make it work, we need between 8 – 12 gardens to open. We are planning to get together to smarten up the Churchyard, on Saturday 4th April, starting at 10.00am. If you feel you could help by volunteering to be one of We will be finished by 12 noon, and hot drinks and our gardens, please call either Alan (567064) or Nick (568074) and find out more. biscuits will be served at the half way point. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please come along if you can, and bring any tools you think might be useful. Wheel barrows, strimmers, hedge Clinton Devon Estates trimmers etc would be a great help! in Colaton Raleigh … Any questions, please call Alan (567064). In addition to working on Colaton Raleigh Common and Hawkerland, conservation volunteers have spent time in Hope to see you there. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the village too, contributing over 100 hours to improve an orchard, behind Drupe Farm. Italian Evening For a number of years managed with minimal input, this Thank you to all those who attended and contributed to parcel of land forms part of Clinton Farms but is not used the Italian evening in Colaton Village Hall in January. for the dairy operation. Field access must be maintained We raised over £700 for charity and had a great time. for the farm team but ongoing options for the orchard Many thanks, Penny Silverthorne might include grazing the orchard with sheep to help ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ manage the vegetation, further volunteer work parties, improvements to increase biodiversity and possibly Colaton Raleigh Flower, utilising the space and apple crop for occasional Produce & Craft Show community use. th During early February, bird surveys were carried out on Saturday 18 July 2020 the farmland at Kingston and Selwoods. This is the third This great village event is open to anyone young and old year that data has been collected as part of the GWCT’s and you do not need to actually live in the village to take annual Big Farmland Bird Count and this information part. feeds into planning for improvements for the farm to If you Grow Flowers, Arrange Flowers, Bake, Draw, increase biodiversity. Kate Ponting Paint, Love taking Photos, Sew, Knit, Embroider, or do wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw any Woodcraft then there will be a class for you to enter. (Please do check for size allowances) Cleaner for Holiday Cottage, Entry Forms will be available late April/Early May Colaton Raleigh For more information do keep an eye on the VH notice Cleaner needed for our holiday cottage at Drupe Farm board or visit www.colatonraleighvillagehall.org and Court, Colaton Raleigh. Mainly Saturday mornings Join the Colaton Raleigh Facebook page. approx. 10.15 until 12.15 from April until October each For any queries contact Lorraine Taylor 07967 520679 year. Good hourly rate. or email [email protected] We are also looking for someone to do the linen and ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ towels - but this could be a separate person. Music Festival Please call Julie Morton on 07784790395 or email: Colaton Raleigh Music Festival returns Saturday 20th [email protected] June – put the date in your diary now for more music wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw from Adam Barron and friends. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gifts for mothers on Open Gardens Mothering Sunday We are exploring the idea of holding an Open Gardens This year, you can either buy special gifts for your in Colaton Raleigh, as one of the fund-raising events for mother from Mothers’ Union, or else remember the Church, in 2020. They've proved popular in the past. your mother by sending a gift to Mothers Union to For anyone not familiar with the idea, volunteers open help empower women around the world. their gardens, usually for 3 hours on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, during a selected weekend in the More details at: Summer. Viewers pay a small entry fee at the Village https://www.mothersunion.org/mothering-sunday- Hall to browse around as many gardens as they wish, resources armed with their ticket / map. They then go back to the wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw

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a special Holocaust Memorial Day flag was raised to Ward Councillor's Report mark the occasion, witnessed by members of the Exeter Fireworks, Lanterns and Drones Synagogue and East Devon councillors. Cllr Stuart Hughes and Cllr Paul Jarvis, who lost A Notice of Motion (an item for discussion and members of his own family in the Holocaust, both spoke subsequent vote) has been put forward for the 26th movingly about the importance of the event, which bears February Full Council Meeting. witness for those who endured genocide, and honours the That this Council agrees to: survivors and all those whose lives were changed beyond a) request the organisers of all public firework displays recognition. within East Devon, of which the Council is aware or Holocaust Memorial Day Trust encourages remembrance becomes aware, to advertise them in advance of the in a world scarred by genocide. It promotes and supports event, allowing residents to take precautions for their Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) – the international day animals and vulnerable people; (Newton Poppleford on 27 January to remember the six million Jews and Harpford Parish Council have always done this murdered during the Holocaust, alongside the millions of for their displays) other people killed under Nazi Persecution and in b) continue to support public awareness about the impact subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and of fireworks on animal welfare and vulnerable people Darfur. It was a very moving event followed by an – including the precautions that can be taken to absolutely delicious vegan buffet to follow provided by mitigate risks; the Accidental Vegan Café in Honiton. c) write to the UK Government urging them to introduce EDDC Consultation on services legislation to limit the maximum noise level of fireworks to 90 decibels for those sold to the public EDDC's ‘Careful choices’ is about achieving a shared for private displays; understanding of the services which the council has to provide even though the Government is no longer d) encourage local suppliers of fireworks to stock funding them. It is also about protecting as far as ‘quieter’ fireworks for public use; and possible other services which people care most about. e) recommends that Cabinet adapts the Drone Policy so The council is asking for your views to help inform as to prohibit; decision making by the council by completing a i. the release of lanterns from EDDC property and land questionnaire about their services and the consultation is ii. the release of any firework (above 90db) from available to complete on our website at EDDC land. www.eastdevon.gov.uk/community-engagement/careful- choices I fully support the above and I am sure it would have the support of many residents. The consultation closes at 5.00pm on Monday 9 March. EDDC say they have already taken significant steps to Tree Planting deal with the reductions in their finances; compared with A number of residents contacted me about the need for 10 years ago, they’ve reduced the cost of running our more tree planting on EDDC owned land, this is also quality services by a total of £4.4 million. They say they something that has a lot of support. There are small steps are making progress towards bridging the funding gap by being taken in the district, for example in February, local • actively assessing commercial investment people planted 500 trees including native oak trees to opportunities and ways we can create income from the create a Cranbrook Canopy, helping to make Cranbrook a assets we own; (this includes the deeply unpopular better place for people and wildlife. I note also that trees suggestion of raising car parking charges in some car have been planted on the grassed area opposite the Bowd parks for example and some very concerning plans to Public House. I hope we will see many more instances of invest in commercial property via a very small team tree planting in the near future. We are losing so many at EDDC who have delegated authority to make trees through disease or convenience felling and purchases up to £20M in total). desperately need them to counteract the pollution as the • generating more income through services such as population expands. green waste collections; Holocaust Memorial Day • making organisational changes to ensure we are ‘fit I attended this event in Honiton at EDDC headquarters. for purpose’ to deliver the Council Plan Richard Halsey, the President of Exeter Synagogue, was • going digital to deliver services as cost effectively as welcomed to the council’s headquarters for a special tree possible. planting ceremony to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day, which takes place every year on 27th January – the Fly tipping day that Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death On Wednesday 5 February 2020, East Devon District camp, was liberated. Council’s Cabinet approved the introduction of an A silver birch tree was planted in front of Blackdown additional fixed penalty fine against householders who House as Mr Halsey recited the Kaddish Prayer and also fail in their duty of care in respect of how their waste is disposed. continued > > > > > March 2020 Parish Magazine NP, H & CR Ward Councillor's Report – continued The report also revealed that 42,000 people in the region could be brought back into the workforce through This sends a strong message to householders because the enhanced connectivity. This could include roles within financial penalty will be exactly the same as it already is small businesses and entrepreneurs – as well as allowing for anyone caught actually fly-tipping waste themselves. thousands more people to work remotely, by unlocking The council has adopted this variation in order to be able smarter ways of working, better public services and to use the following new penalties: greater opportunities for the next-generation of home- £200 fine (reduced to £120 if paid within ten days of grown businesses. service of the notice) for small fly tips of 180 litres (a standard wheeled bin) or less. 2020 Septic Tank Rules and updates £400 fine (reduced to £200 if paid within ten days of General Binding Rules (GBR) service of the notice) for medium and large fly tips. A resident notified me last year of the updates that are Officers from both the Environmental Health and required by the Environment Agency where properties in StreetScene teams will now be able to issue a fixed England and Wales with a septic tank that discharges into penalty notice to a person who had breached their duty of a water course must replace or upgrade their system by care by not ensuring the proper disposal of their waste. 01 January 2020. This deadline has now been relaxed Householders must either pass waste on to the council’s and the guidance now says you must do one of the collection service, or take certain waste to recycling following as soon as possible: centres or pass it on to registered waste carriers. They 1) Connect to a mains sewer must not pass waste on to any person who does not hold a 2) Install a drainable field, (also known as an infiltration licence. system) so the septic tank can discharge into the If unlicensed collectors are used they may fly tip the ground instead. waste and in these cases the householder remains 3) Replace your septic tank with a small sewage responsible for it. If the fly tipper cannot be found then treatment plant the originator of the waste can be issued with a fixed The guidance goes on to state that those affected by GBR penalty notice. must have plans in place to carry out this work within a During the past two years the Environmental Health reasonable timescale, typically 12 months. service of East Devon District Council has investigated This issue is causing delays to property sales and those 49 littering and fly tipping cases and issued 25 fixed with septic tanks that discharge into a water course may penalty notices. They have collected £3,460 in fines and need to consult specialist drainage contractors for advice. £1,263 in clean up reimbursement costs. Commercial carriers of waste must hold a licence and Upgraded Playparks in Axminster they are at risk of being issued with a fixed penalty if In my role as Vice- they carry waste without one. Some of the fly-tips Chairman of EDDC, investigated have involved a significant quantity of I officially opened material or large items such as mattresses and white two new playparks in goods, but many of them amounted to just two or three Axminster. The black bags, fast food packaging or one or two small larger one at Foxhills electrical items. is an enviable Householders can check that waste carriers are licensed resource for entire on the Environment Agency website. They can arrange families to enjoy for a bulky waste or additional collection by contacting with a really wide the council’s Customer Services team on 01395 516551 range of play or making a request using the council’s website equipment suitable eastdevon.gov.uk/waste for older and younger children, Broadband apart from the play Openreach is planning to make ultrafast broadband equipment some of available in 27 market towns and villages across the the pathways are South West and Newton Poppleford, Budleigh Salterton made to look like roads that small children can practise and Knowle are included in these. It’s part of a bigger riding their bikes and scooters, there is a ground level announcement involving 227 ‘harder to reach’ areas trampoline, huge climbing frame. The ground is also across the UK, with building to start in the next 14 marked up with traditional games like hopscotch. The months. A report by the Centre for Economics & equipment has a farm theme. The area was designed by Business Research commissioned by Openreach in 2019 local school children who came along to play at the claims that connecting everyone in the South West of opening and had a wonderful time trying everything out. England to ‘full fibre’ broadband by 2025 would create a It is well worth a visit with children if you are in the area £4.3 billion boost to the region’s economy. for ideas on what we might aspire to in Newton Poppleford. continued > > > >

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Ward Councillor's Report – continued King Alfred Gate I note the land that was promised for a doctors’ surgery is Local Matters now up for sale as a building plot on the open market Enforcement notice on Harpford stables with planning permission for two luxury houses. I have written to the MD of Clinton Devon Estates asking where Walkers may have noticed a very large barn which the ‘community orchard’ that was promised is situated on appeared on land adjacent to Harpford Woods about a the site and why Cavanna Homes offered some financial year ago which is being used for equestrian purposes support for a community project to the parish council and rather than agricultural purposes. This was put up then subsequently withdrew their offer. without planning permission and thus a notice has been served on the owner to remove the barn. Val Ranger Footpath 3 Ward councillor Newton Poppleford and Harpford Email [email protected] Mobile 07475 201 340 Concern was raised about the Footpath that runs parallel to the High Street from Venn Ottery Road to Lark wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw Rise/Meadow Drive. Our PP3 footpaths officer has confirmed that what the landowner has done is perfectly Newton Poppleford, legal, he has moved the footpath route back into its Harpford & Venn Ottery correct line, against the field margin and put up new fencing. People have walked off line as the scrub has Parish Council gradually encroached, but the landowner is within his th right to clear the scrub and re-establish the correct route. At the Parish Council meeting on Monday 20 January The cut back scrub is horrible for dogs to walk on PC Lee read out a statement relating to the death of Mr initially but should hopefully settle down over time as it Pearce. is walked more. The footpath warden said that FP19 was becoming dangerous and falling into the river in places. Funding is MUGA play area available to make FP1 more accessible and beneficial to I attended the Youth Club at the Pavilion to ask the users. Ted Swan said he had finished the annual survey young people there for their views of improvements they of the footpaths in the parish. He was thanked for his would like to see for Youth Play. It was unanimously work. agreed that they would like the Multi-Use Games Area Howard Hughes was co-opted on to the council as (MUGA) upgraded to an all-weather surface, new nets, Councillor for Venn Ottery. There are now no vacancies fencing, lining and so on. The Parish Council are on the council. working towards this using S106 money owed to the The parish Tree Survey is ongoing. The tree in the car parish from recent housing developments. The young park near the playing fields has been felled as it was people I spoke to were eloquent and helpful in their dangerous. The councillors would like to see the stump ideas. Ultimately they would like to see a skate park in removed to eliminate any accidents. Newton Poppleford. The Council voted to declare a Climate Change Double Yellow Lines Emergency. EDLC has proposed to become carbon free I think the issue of the car which was persistently parked by 2040. A few ideas were put forward and there was on the double yellow lines at the entrance to Meadow discussion on the subject. Drive has been resolved. It was suggested that the parish had a Clean-up Day on th Residents may also have noticed that new double yellow Saturday 28 March between 10.00am -2.00pm. lining in Otter Reach was disrupted by a car being parked Weeding and litter cleaning were mentioned. More right where the lines were due to be painted. In looking details will follow. into this matter it turns out that councils are able to Unfortunately the purple crocus bulbs that were kindly prosecute under Advertising Consent regulations where donated by the Rotary Club and which were planted on vehicles are parked in a prominent location “principally Church Green have been eaten either by grey squirrels or for the display of advertisements”. I spoke to the owner slugs as not one has come up!! of the car and explained the situation and they were very wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw apologetic and moved the car the next day. In making contact with DCC about the yellow lining, I Family car asked them whether it wouldn’t be more efficient to notify residents of their intention to put the lines down so Teacher: “Give me a definition of ‘home’.” they could ensure their cars were moved away in good Student: “Home is where one half of the family time. You may have noticed that Capper Close also had waits until the other half is through with the intermittent double yellow lines painted because a motorbike was parked in the middle of the section! car.”

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Neighbourhood Plan Public Consultation HE Neighbourhood Plan Public Consultation has now closed. Responses were received from 61 T members of the community who in general supported the Neighbourhood Plan especially in relation to traffic calming, pedestrian safety, parking, a new medical centre, improved walking and cycling routes, wildlife conservation, protection of the environment and high quality design for developments which protect heritage. They also asked for some wording changes to improve clarity and policies were updated to include: • 20mph speed limit, in particular along the A3052 • support of a National Park • roads to be wide enough for two vehicles • carports preferred to garages • two new green spaces were added. 51 Statutory Bodies (e.g. South West Water, Highways, wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw Natural England, etc.) were also consulted. Again, in general they supported our Neighbourhood Plan Newton Poppleford especially our views on sustainable transport, improved walking and cycling and protection of wildlife, Village Hall environment and green spaces. Newton Poppleford Village Hall Committee They also asked for new policies including: Do you have a few hours to spare each month? • mitigate fuel poverty Would you like to support your Village Hall? • adequate bicycle parking Sadly after many years of tremendous support our • avoid soil compaction and run-off into watercourses Treasurer is having to stand down as she is now moving • take into account the pinch-points on the A3052 away from the village. (at Toll House, River Otter Bridge and Four If you think you could be interested and would like more Elms Hill) information please contact the Vice Chairman Jackie The Neighbourhood Plan has now been updated in line Barnard on 01395 567803 with the responses and will soon appear on the Parish An Honorarium will be paid Council Website so that you can see the changes for wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw yourselves. So what happens then? The Parish Council will hopefully sign off the updated plan at their 24th February meeting before sending it on to East Devon District Yoga workshop - Burst into spring with renewed Council who will also review our changes. Then it will energy and vigour go to a National Planning Inspector who will review the To include Asna and Pranayama plan and make sure it can become a legally enforceable Saturday 21 March 2020 9.00 am – 4.00 pm document. Once all that’s done, the Neighbourhood Plan will go to a public referendum when you’ll get a chance Light lunch included £30.00 to vote on whether to accept it, hopefully that will take For queries or further information please contact place mid-2020. Jayne – tel 07565 600 429 From the Neighbourhood Planning Steering Committee email: [email protected]

Parish Magazine NP, H & CR March 2020 Thursday 19th March, 10.30am Walks, Talks & Eats “Sanctuary, Sidmouth & Salcombe” – Donkey Sanctuary car park, SY 161 892) A fairly energetic 6½ miles OVA walk with two steep

rd pulls, to Lower Dunscombe Cliff, Sidmouth, back up Tuesday 3 March - 10.00am Salcombe Hill to Salcombe Regis village and the Donkey Lay-by, west of the Bowd pub on the A3052, SY104 898, Sanctuary to enjoy a cup of tea. Please bring a picnic. (nearest postcode EX10 0NF) Walk leaders: David & Rosie Conner, 07831 406959 SVA Countryside Morning Walk Tuesday 3 March 2020 10:00 Wednesday 25th March, 9.00 / 10.00am “Parke Leader: Graham Knapton, 01395 445 872 (Bovey Tracy), Lustleigh and the Bovey River” Wednesday 4th March - 10.00am Newton Poppleford Rec Ground, SY 088 899 at 9.00am "An ideal walk for an early spring day" to share cars or meet at the start point: Parke (National Colaton Raleigh Church, SY 082 872, 6 miles OVA Trust) CP, SX 805 784 (Parke Entrance) / TQ13 9JQ) morning walk along the riverside, up and down green NT Membership cards will be required for free parking. lanes and over the commons, visiting Dotton, Goosemoor 7 mile OVA walk ‘thru the park’, steady climb to Higher and Naps Lane. Knowle Wood and a coffee stop; downhill to Wrayland Walk Leader: Brian Turnbull, 01395 567339 and Lustleigh where refreshments might be available. A Saturday 7th March - 9.45 / 10.15am picnic may be the safer option. Return past the May “Sid Valley Ring Part 2 - Linear Walk” Queen’s Chair, Pethybridge and Hisley Woods and along Sidmouth Triangle for 9.49am bus or St Giles Church, the River Bovey to Parke's Farm Café for tea and a bun! Sidbury, SY 139 917, at 10.15am. 7miles OVA walk Walk Leaders: Paula & Mike Paddison, 01395 446550 from Sidbury taking country lanes to Harcombe before a Monday 30th March - 10.15 / 10.45am steep ascent to cross the A3052. We then head to the “Take the train for a walk from town to Topsham”– coast with sea views before turning inland to Salcombe Exmouth Railway Station at 10.15am. Outward dep. Regis. We then ascend back to the Coast Path and 10.23am, arrives Digby & Sowton Railway Station, SX descend through the Eastern side of Sidmouth. Bring a 960 915, 10.45am. 5½ miles OVA walk thru edge of packed lunch. town to Ludwell Valley Park, down to River Exe for an Walk Leader: Vivien Insull, 01404 811267 th easy walk to Topsham where there are plenty of lunch Tuesday 10 March, 8.45 / 9.30am opportunities and a half-hourly train service back to “Eggardon Hill Fort and King John's Castle” Exmouth. About 2½ hours. Meet at Newton Poppleford Rec Ground, SY088 899 at Nearer the time, please check the OVA website (or 8.45 am to share cars, or meet at the start point: the contact the walk leaders) for the latest train times. Spyway Inn at Askerswell, Dorset. DT2 9EP ST 528 933 Walk Leaders: Penny & Paul Kurowski, 01395 742942 at 9.30am and optional lunch at The Spyway Inn. [email protected] 6 miles OVA walk, some hills (it is Dorset!) rewarded with some wonderful views... Weather permitting! Friday 3rd April - 9.15 / 10.00am Leaders: Paul & Fran Dike, 01297 20695/07977 057546 “Colyton, Shute Hill & Axe Valley circular” Wednesday 11th March, 2.30pm Newton Poppleford Rec Ground CP, SY 088 899 at 9.15 "The Whetstones of the Blackdown Hills" to share cars or meet at the start point:, Car Park in Manor Pavilion Theatre, Sidmouth EX10 8RP Colyton, Dolphin Street, SY 246 940) OVA 8 miles walk Sid Vale's Annual National Trust /Bob Symes Lecture by 4 hours plus lunch: Axe Valley and surrounding Dr John Mather who is Emeritus Professor of Geology at countryside with superb views of Musbury Castle Hill Royal Holloway College and a former Vice-Chairman of Fort and down the estuary to the sea. Bring a picnic. the Devonshire Association, Whetstones were mined in Walk Leader: Heather Fereday, 01395 446796 the Blackdown Hills; vast numbers were used for Tuesday 7th April, 10.00am sharpening tools from the 17th to the 19th century, th Budleigh Salterton Lime Kiln cp (£) SY073 820 Wednesday 11 March, 7.30pm SVA 6 miles Coastal and River Walk "The Building of Exeter Cathedral" OVA talk Leader: Peter Kuh 01395 576 641 Peter Hall, Budleigh Salterton @ 7.30pm th Mr John P Allan, Exeter Cathedral Archaeologist Wednesday 8 April, 10.00am - 5 miles Friday 13th March, 10.00am “A Riverside Ramble” "Paddocks, Commons and Orchards" Otterton, Fore Street, SY 083 853. 2-3 hours, 5½ miles Newton Poppleford, Robert Way free CP (off School OVA familiar local walk, river path to the sea at Lane, SY 087 897), 3 hours 5 miles OVA walk through Budleigh, returning by a different route. Flat terrain the paddocks and smallholdings behind Newton Refreshments/lunch at the Kings Arms or Otterton Mill Poppleford's main street, before skirting the fringe of Walk Leaders: Rosemary & David Hatch, 01392 444290 Harpford Common, then swinging north east to Venn Tuesday 17th March, 7.30pm Ottery. We'll pause there for coffee, so bring a flask. We "The Making of a Weather Forecast" return to Newton Poppleford via Southerton and the The Institute, Yonder Street, Ottery St Mary, orchards sloping down to the Otter. Ottery Heritage Society talk by Alex Deakin, Met Office. Walk Leader: Ross Hussey, 01395 227991 March 2020 Parish Magazine NP, H & CR

the editor's ramblings LOOK BACK to February's cover picture - no snow IT WAS the final weekend of the Bewicks at yet, but plenty of precipitation. This will be the third Slimbridge, the increasing day-length is encouraging I month running (no pun intended) when I've started my them to return to their breeding grounds, and a few had rambling notes with "The rain kept falling ...". This time already left. If they left during the week after we saw with a bit of folk memory; my old country calendar says them they may have made record time – like the airliner 'February – Fill-dyke'. It's certainly done that, and more, across the Atlantic with 200mph tail-winds from storm what with two weekends of named storms bringing high Dennis! winds along with the heavy rains. I've been pleased to go to the Garden Club meetings in a warm, dry, Pavilion – AKING the most of indoor entertainment, we've but I haven't done any useful gardening since October, enjoyed the Richard Alston Ballet with stunning not wishing to make the vegetable patch even more of a Mperformances for (sadly) their final tour before mud pie than it is already. disbanding. Austerity cuts bite deep. We also braved the floodwaters to visit the Manor Pavilion for the Moonstone theatre company's murder mystery – it was good to have an echo of the joys of the summer rep play season. Still a while to wait yet, but at least we've turned the corner of the year. UT the real joy of live theatre was closer to home with the Riverside Players pantomime, Jack and the BBeanstalk in Newton Poppleford. A thrilling evening of entertainment, particularly to be cosy in the Village Hall on a wet and windy night. All the usual panto elements were there – the goodie, the baddie and his useless henchmen, the dame, OVELY weather for Ducks! We visited the branch the hero, the idiot, the of the family in Gloucestershire and were treated to princess, the "oh, yes it L an afternoon in breezy sunshine at Slimbridge with is" "oh, no it isn't" the wildfowl, followed by a view of the Bewick swans audience participation, (visiting for the winter from the arctic tundra in the far together with "it's north of Russia) being given their evening feed under behind you" and the floodlights by the chief warden, with a fascinating and join-in song whilst the informative running commentary. Then into the warmth costumes and scenery of the restaurant for our own sit-down dinner and a glass are changed for the of mulled cider. final 'happy ever after' scene. Great fun, the cast were all good, including the smallest children, scenery and props, lighting, music, script and the 'groan' jokes. And then there's the hidden production and backstage crew making it all happen smoothly. It would be invidious to single out any single person or thing. Suffice to say it was all a magical blend to make the audience very happy, who went their way home singing. Congratulations to all who did so well – we know who you are! USIC as always plays its part in our lives. We've enjoyed listening to an organ and cello concert in MTopsham and a lively string quartet concert in Sidmouth Parish Church. Then we've both played in my first concert of the year with the Axe Vale Orchestra for a Sunday afternoon concert in the Minster, followed by tea and copious cakes. I like to think it's our music draws full church audience, but I suspect the tea party helps!

Parish Magazine NP, H & CR March 2020 Newton Poppleford. Wednesday Wanderers Despite all the mud a most enjoyable walk, outcrops of nd snowdrops on banks and in hedgerows to admire ,lovely It's going to be a shorter walk 22 January – bird song, glorious view's towards Mutters Moor, today, as it's our Christmas Lunch at the local pub. Eight finishing with a look through the windows of the new of us set off from the village, going down Meadow Drive Meeting Place: about 4.5miles to the alley that leads to Back Lane and turning left th towards Venn Ottery Road. A robin was merrily singing 5 February – Snowdrop walk. How quickly from a tree as we passed it. Turning right we followed the shorter walk (first Wednesday of each month) comes the road to the turn for Southerton; came across some round. A bright sunny day dawned and six of us set off catkin-like blossoms in the hedgerow which someone on our annual wander to Southerton via Venn Ottery said was gurria. Turning left, popped over to see the Road. This time we chose the first muddy track on the polytunnels on our right, but they were all closed. Passed left passing a piece of ground where we thought we could the ponies that we saw in the summer, sporting their see a lone (?) pig in one of the sties (clue - plenty of lovely warm coats. Saw catkins, lovely and yellow, churned up mud and apples on the ground and clean dancing in the breeze in the hedgerow. straw in the sty. Reaching the snowdrop field we turned left again: not Beyond was a small-holding with various sheds and many snowdrops out yet, but a few were there to greet us. shelters housing chickens. Plenty of trees for birds and a Following us to our right here a babbling stream kept us singing robin put in an appearance beside some berried company. The house selling plants still had a good store mistletoe hanging on a tree. Further on another pretty of plants – silver birch and laurel to name a few. Coming area of emerald green grass with a wooden gate and bird to the house with the gate made of gardening tools (we've feeders in surrounding hedges. mentioned it often) we all stopped to admire it. The bird Suddenly the conversation switched from nature to trying feeder in the middle had a fat ball and peanuts to tempt to understand the technicalities of smart 'phones and the birds; in the garden a simply beautiful verbena tablets, etc. before moving on to what our walk was all fragrans was in full flower, a splendid sight. Also on the about – the snowdrop copse near the Southerton post box. bank along the hedge lovely yellow primroses were Out came the cameras with 'oohs' and 'aahs' uttered. peeping out. To vary this familiar part of the hamlet, we retraced our Passed two lady walkers wrapped up against the cold. steps to a footpath near 'The Thatches', to cut off a bit of Back on the Venn Ottery Road, turned up the road road walking. We exited just before the 'famous' passing the allotments in Hunger Hill, then into Burrow implement gate beside a grassy bank with snowdrops, Close, Hillside and back to the village. A further eight primroses, iris reticulata and many more spring flowers joined us on reaching the pub – had a lovely meal. One just emerging. of our members keeps a record of the photos taken in an album which we handed round. It was lovely to see so Along this lane to the Veg Shed we all stopped to listen many memories of our walking trips. Although it was to loud birdsong then the quietness of the countryside – a misty, damp and cold, we all found the 3¼ mile walk peaceful moment from the hectic pace of life. very enjoyable. Back on to the Venn Ottery Road we soon reached th Newton Poppleford and Harpford Cemetery which, on 29 January – On a frosty dry morning four impulse, we took the opportunity of visiting as some had regular wanderers caught the 9.24 157 bus to Otterton: as never had occasion to look at the local gravestones. we left the bus we headed towards the river seeing A lovely 3 mile walk on a beautiful February day. polyanthus coming into flower on the green and a notice telling us we couldn't play ball games. Programme March 2020 Taking the path beside the river to Colaton stopping to 4th SHORT WALK Bus to Joneys Cross (Left) see if the beaver lodge was still being used in the brook Common Views (Hawkerland) left footpath that flows into the Otter it appears that they have moved Stoneyford, Newton Poppleford. on as it didn't seem to be in use. The river was flowing quite rapidly and the weir looking splendid in the 11th Northmostown left fork to cross 3052 into sunshine, a few ducks on the water being taken along Harpford Woods. with the current; due to the erosion of the river bank there 18th Bus to Waitrose, Core Hill right to Burscombe is an alternative path at one point. Since we were last Farm out to Sidford this way the wooden arch bridge has been fully repaired and is open again for walkers. 25th 9.15 at Memorial or 9.20 Exmouth Road 157 bus On reaching the girder bridge took a few minutes to to East Budleigh off at first stop, Obelisk, Bicton watch the rushing river before making our way into Church, playing field, East Budleigh (Budleigh Colaton Raleigh; painted stones and ornamental duck Circular Walk) adorning Paradise Cottage and Skylarks. Our walk so far today had been very muddy and so it was decided to take the Dotton Road instead of Wrinkly Lane back to March 2020 Parish Magazine NP, H & CR

London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) were pioneers History Group of the idea, placing them along station sidings at out-of- Camping coaches the-way branch lines. Paying guests or residents were obliged to travel on a return ticket by rail to their chosen Camping coaches were offered by many railway destination. They could even receive postal companies in the United Kingdom as accommodation for correspondence during their stay c/o the Station Master. holiday makers in rural or coastal areas. The coaches Luggage could be sent on ahead, which meant that on the were old passenger vehicles no longer suitable for use in day the family travelled unburdened by suitcases. trains, which were converted to provide basic sleeping Demand for Camping Coaches often outstripped supply and living space at static locations. Many of the coaches and other companies swiftly followed suit. would be removed from their stations in the winter and overhauled at the railway's workshops ready to be Following nationalisation, British Rail were able to offer returned in the spring, being placed on sidings. The local a 'Delightful Inexpensive Holiday' in over 130 locations railway staff looked after the coaches as part of their throughout the United Kingdom. The actual number of duties. coaches far exceeded the number of locations, as there were often several coaches at each location. In the The charges for the use of these coaches were designed to majority of cases, lighting, heating and cooking, were require groups of people to travel by train to the stations fuelled by paraffin or Calor gas, not included in the rental where they were situated; they were also encouraged to make use of the railway to travel around the area during Cheaper foreign travel opening up in the 1970s did much their holiday. to scupper the future of Camping Coaches. The last were offered to the public by British Railways in 1971, They were first introduced by the London and North although some were retained for many years after this for Eastern Railway in July 1933, when there was a great railway staff to hire for their holidays at Dawlish Warren deal of popular enthusiasm in the urban population for in Devon and Marazion in Cornwall. hiking and camping as holiday activities. Initially ten coaches were provided, chiefly at inland beauty spots. The number is now on the increase, many in private hands (and on abandoned branch lines, providing niche The following year, get-away-from-it-all accommodation) on run by heritage two other railway railway organisations. You can't get to most of them by companies followed train, but thankfully the odour of paraffin has gone, with suit: the London, modern fuels befitting the 21st Century. Midland and Scottish Railway and the Great Western Railway which called them "camp coaches". In 1935 they were introduced on the Southern Railway and on the LMS Northern Counties Committee in Northern Ireland. In the same year the LNER introduced a touring camping coach. As a result of World War II, they were not available after the 1940 season and many of them were used as temporary accommodation for railway staff or others in connection with the war Meetings rd effort. Some coaches were reintroduced in 1947, but The History Group did meet on 3 February, as no other their large-scale return came under British group had booked the Village Hall on that day. It was an Railways ownership in 1952. In 1960 some sites started error on my part and I apologise for any confusion this to receive conversions from Pullman lounge cars. may have caused. The next meeting is scheduled for Monday 2nd March at Camping Coaches History 2.30pm in the Newton Poppleford Village Hall. They were first introduced in Britain in the early 1930s I had also mentioned previously that the Carnival at and provided affordable holiday accommodation for Newton Poppleford ended because of Health & Safety – working class families. Equipped with a kitchen, dining this was not the case, it ended because of the lack of area and two or more bedrooms. These converted former personnel to marshal the event. passenger cars were once a popular holiday choice, the perfect way to escape city life. Terry Gregory

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It is great that our Village can put on an event like this Newton Poppleford & with local piper, local poet reciting the Ode, local band Harpford Tennis Club and local caterers in a local community hall. ODAY Dennis the Storm is waging only a week after the last storm, but by the time you read this, I T am quite convinced the sun will be out. Then young men’s (like me!!) thoughts will start to think about Spring and … ... you guessed it, the love of Tennis. The ladies' thoughts I am sure will be similar.

My nagging about the Wimbledon draw continued up to the end but we manged to get 47 members to opt in or 87% of our total eligible membership, this compares to 81% last year. We will be holding our AGM on March 16th thus we have nothing planned in the way of social events until the new committee takes control. I know I say this every year but we really do need some new members to join the committee. It only involves maybe 6-8 visits a year to the pub where our committee meetings are held and they only last about 1 hour. I have decided that I really will only do one more year as Secretary, if elected at the AGM. I would like someone to learn the ropes and work with me as an apprentice. All you need is to know how to use a computer, and write a few emails etc. Please think about it. Our Tennis Club has been reliant on the same 6 or so people for too long now. If you want your Tennis Club to remain successful, then stand and be counted. Your Tennis Club needs YOU!! Steve Filer, our Chairman, is continuing with his Thursday afternoon coaching programme for children aged between 4-11. He thought the youngsters and their parents would lose interest with the dark and cold nights, but not at all. So Steve Filer, our brave and dedicated Chairman decided that as long as our young people turn up, he will carry on regardless. The sessions are on Thursday Evenings between 5 and 6pm. Our Thursday Evening Club Nights remain popular despite the cold and dark nights. However, Spring is just around the corner All us players that come feel proud of ourselves after the session. The great thing about our Thursday Night Club Sessions is that we get to play people of all standards in a friendly and enjoyable atmosphere. Club Night is open to all members over 14

as well as guests who are interested in seeing what the We celebrated January 25th in style with a wonderful club has to offer. Burns Night, our very own Mark Wightman piping in the Haggis, Chris Burhop reciting by heart the famous Oude, Our Monday Afternoon sessions continue through the Rosemary my wife cooking the perfect Haggis just winter. If you are interested, we have a WhatsApp group leaving me to show it off, the Haggis that is. See the where you can tell if people are playing that day. If you pictures below. It was a complete sell out having to turn are interested in joining group just let me know. These away people who wanted tickets. Better get in earlier Monday sessions are open to all members and we play next year. We actually fed 73 people, probably a record every Monday afternoon from 2.00 pm to around 4.00 for the Pavilion, with almost standing room only. We pm. So, if you fancy a game of tennis then just come also made it a very enjoyable evening as well as a along any Monday. We also often play on Wednesdays as financially successful one. We even had two 90-year-old well. recycled teenagers enjoying the evening. continued > > > >

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Tennis Club – continued Newton If anybody is interested in seeing if the Tennis Club is Poppleford perhaps is for them, please call me on 01395 567430 or 07802 755411. I am happy to meet anybody on the tennis court for a free session to see if those latent but rusty Garden skills are still there, we even have some spare racquets. Club HAT A PLEASURE it was after a few months of illness to again attend a Garden Club event W– Thursday 13th February was our A.G.M. held at the Pavilion. The Chairman, Sue Burge gave a report of a successful 2019, with the Outings to Warwickshire and Rosemoor blessed with fine weather – many thanks to Colin for his organisation. Most events had been well attended, especially the talk by our favourite speaker, Todd Gray, on how Exeter was controlled by Street Mobs. More entries for the Annual Show in July would be appreciated – categories only cover what most people have growing in their garden – so come on and have a go. Colin Campbell, the Treasurer/Secretary followed with his report of a healthy bank balance with a small increase in membership and a year's activities producing a small profit – the Committee always having an eye on keeping costs down – thanks to Viv Rand for arranging the speakers on a budget. Colin had also changed the Club's banking arrangements after NatWest had closed their branch in Sidmouth, to Lloyds, whose systems could not accommodate the Club's long name and he had therefore shortened it to 'Newton Poppleford Garden Club and proposed that this should be the Club's official title – which was agreed. Colin thanked David Zirker for auditing the Club's annual acconts. The President, all the Officers and Committee members had agreed to serve for another year, leaving at least one vacancy – anyone interested in joining the Committee would be most welcome. Colin has arranged a three day/two night outing to South Wales on 17th to 19th June 2020 visiting The National Botanic Garden of Wales; Aberglasney Gardens and Dewston Gardens, Monmouthshire. Phone Colin on 568343 for more details and to book your place. The meeting closed and was followed by an excellent meal of steak and ale pie and vegetables and choice of dessert, provided by Rosemary and David Zirker. A very enjoyable evening. David Zirker The final speaker of the winter season on 12th March is wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw another favourite – Neil Lovesey with an unknown subject. Neil has such a lovely manner and is always Some miscellaneous observations on life interesting whatever the subject – so come and hear. Nature is wonderful. A million years ago she didn’t After that, Spring will be on its way and a new season of know we were going to wear spectacles yet look at the events and talks to look forward to. Christine way she placed our ears. wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw It is much more dignified to say we’re moving in cycles If you would like to live a quiet, peaceful, uneventful rather than running around in circles, although it life, you are living at the wrong time. comes to about the same thing.

Parish Magazine NP, H & CR March 2020 The future of our Youth Club is in your hands, either as potential members or volunteer helpers. Remember the old saying USE IT OR LOSE IT. Graham Harry & David Zirker Contact details: Graham Harry 07427 108734 or [email protected] David Zirker 01395 567430 or 07802 755411 Newton Poppleford Youth Club or [email protected] meets Every Monday from wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw 6.00pm to 8.00pm at The Pavilion Newton Poppleford HE PAVILION YOUTH CLUB now runs every Monday during Term Times. We have put Primary School T together a varied programme and this will change The children at Newton Poppleford Primary School as the weather and light improves so we can get outside. would like your help please! We need members' input into this programme if we are to be successful. The entrance fee is just £2 a session. We are creating outdoor areas that will provide There is a tuck shop with sweets and crisps and free soft opportunities for pupils to be creative and imaginative, drinks are available. quiet areas for reading and art, as well as places where games and sports can be enjoyed during lunchtimes. It obviously takes a bit of time until the word gets around, so we are asking you to help by telling To help us achieve this, please are you able to donate any everybody you know who have young people who are in of the following items to the school? year 6 to 10 at school, around 11-16 year olds. Toy cars/diggers/trains/other vehicles We really want to create a well attended Youth Club that Toy dinosaurs/animals/figures members want to come to, and with parents/guardians Dressing up clothes/bags/hats who support it. To achieve this we need YOU the Old kitchen equipment - saucepans, mixing bowls Young People of Newton Poppleford and the (not ceramic), utensils, wooden spoons - for an surrounding areas to come and help make the Youth Club outdoor play/mud kitchen a place where young people want to be and where they can enjoy themselves in a safe environment with a big Cushions/blankets/sheets say on both the programme and the general running of Scooters the club. Children's books So, if you are already coming, drag your friends along. If Small gardening tools transport is a problem give us a call and we can see if we Board games can help. Remember, YOUNG PEOPLE, it is your club and we your management committee and the volunteers Buckets, spades and other sand pit toys - are only her to help you achieve a successful club. To be colanders, funnels etc would be great too! brutally honest attendance has been a little on the low Please take your unwanted items to the school or email: side but we have put that down to the awful weather and [email protected] if you'd dark nights. The management committee have decided like to check if your unwanted items are suitable or to that we will run the club until the summer holidays even possibly arrange someone to collect the items from you. if it runs at a loss. If numbers do not go up then we will All contributions will be gratefully received and will give have to assume that the young people of our village and many happy hours of fun and enjoyment to our pupils ! their parents do not want or need a youth club. The decision is yours. Please discuss this with your friends wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw and see if we can achieve something good for the village Sign in school hallway: Free Monday through and our young people. Friday: knowledge. Bring your own container. We also need support from YOU, the Parents and Carers of those young people. Please call us if you And then…. would volunteer to support the Club Leader and help run Teacher: “What is the difference between the weekly sessions. Please text/call us so that we could set up a rota. We want helpers to attend the sessions results and consequences?” once a month at most. After all who wants their parents Bright pupil: “Results are what you expect; at their youth club every week. Helpers can be anyone consequences are what you get.” over the age of 18. If you could help on “a once a month basis” or even less for the 2 hours on a Monday Night, Experience is that marvellous thing that enables term time only, then please contact us soon. you to recognise a mistake when you make it again.

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Parish Magazine NP, H & CR March 2020 circumstances change – helping us manage the scrub the RSPB same way their wild ancestors would have done thousands of years ago. If you are concerned about your Aylesbeare dog interacting with the ponies, refer to the Pebble Bed Reserve Dog Code and always keep your dog in your sight. On the subject of our favourite four-legged friends; we have ELCOME TO THE NEW DECADE from all had some complaints about dog-mess left on the heaths, of us here at RSPB Aylesbeare! please remember to bag it and take it away with you to W It’s been a bit of a wet start to the year and our dispose of safely. Leaving ‘presents’ on the ground team have been soaked on many an occasion, but that means excess nutrients are taken into the soil, changing hasn’t put us or the wildlife off – a lot of you have come the pH and therefore adversely affecting the range of up to us on the reserve to let us know you’ve spotted plants and species that survive there. Dartford Warblers around the heath! It’s always good to Looking ahead to the summer, we have just released know the Dartys have been flitting about, and as the new tickets for the Nightjar walks we guide over Aylesbeare year has swept in, we’ve been busy doing the bulk of our Common in May, June and July once they finish their annual winter scrub clearance to make sure the migration from Africa to breed on the heaths. If you Pebblebeds remain a valuable habitat for all our brilliant would like to join us for an hour and a half one evening birds. to look for the nightjars, tickets can be bought from Our team has taken out chunks of birch and leggy gorse https:\\rspb-aylesbearenightjar20.eventbrite.co.uk across Aylesbeare and Harpford Commons where they’ve and we hope to see you there. been trying to encroach on the heaths, so that’s meant wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw plenty of controlled fires to warm us up in the January rain. We don’t just burn the scrub we cut to keep us When Spring comes warm; it’s a vital aspect of our habitat management ‘See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. schemes, preventing nutrients overloading the soil and Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has allowing the grass to take over. Controlled burns dispose come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land.’ of the plant matter effectively and all the scrub we Song of Songs 2:11-12 remove contributes to maintaining the open areas of the Commons for our ground-nesting birds and other March is the month that I associate with the coming of specialist wildlife. Spring, my favourite time of the year, and such a relief after the darkness and gloom of Winter. This verse Our winter bird surveys have found a good number of beautifully describes the joy that most of us feel as the species flying about – there are the usual suspects; robins, days begin to brighten, and Nature starts to awaken once and wrens, and a variety of tits, plus sparrowhawks, again. plenty of woodpeckers, jack snipe, and three woodcock – one of whom flew right into the face of this writer, These words also speak to us about a new season in life, frightening the life out of her! We hope you’ve all been one that is filled with hope and expectation. Sometimes able to get out and enjoy some of these birds, and if you we experience the darkness of winter in our lives – see something exciting or unusual please feel free to let maybe in the form of depression, bereavement, chronic us know. We would like to remind people when you visit illness, family difficulties, financial problems and so on. this special place, the car park is the opposite side of the These long winter months of the soul may seem to last road to the main reserve – the track down the middle is forever. Our joy disappears, our energy dissipates, our exclusively for access to the farm and use by RSPB staff. mood is low. A thick black cloud hangs over us and it seems as if the sun will never shine again. Some of our volunteers have been working down by the ford to create more butterfly habitats. The silver-studded Then we have this reminder that no season lasts for ever. blue needs bare ground to bask in the morning (the The cold grip of Winter gradually thaws and gives way to butterfly equivalent of coffee – which I think we can all warmer days. The sun does shine again, and the relate to). Differences in the length of short heathland temperature rises. Birds sing and flowers blossom. The vegetation promotes different rates of growth in the sap rises. Love is in the air. plants, creating the variety the butterflies and caterpillars And in the spiritual realm the same happens. Eventually need in their diets. T he silver-studded blue populations we will enter a new season of the soul. Joy returns and that remain in England are small, but our population is life gets back to something like normality. No darkness doing well, adult butterflies tend to be on the wing form lasts for ever. We experience our own awakening, a kind June onwards so controlling the scrub at this time of year of mini resurrection. We start to feel alive again, to see ensures there is fresh new growth when they lay eggs. possibilities and to dream again. The ponies we lease from our graziers were all turned out In the depths of Winter, we can look ahead to the together on Aylesbeare and Harpford Commons at the certainty of Spring. Faith enables us to believe that the beginning of February and are a mix of Dartmoor and winter of the soul will soon be past as well. In the Exmoor breeds. These cute little characters will be free darkness we choose to hope in God. to roam over the heaths until the Autumn unless By the Rev Tony Horsfall of Charis Training.

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riverbanks, creating wildlife-friendly homes for fish, insects, birds, mammals and flowering plants. Where beavers have returned elsewhere in Europe, wildlife has Nature has the answers to the climate crisis. Healthy thrived, including on DWT's securely-fenced beaver site natural habitats can store huge amounts of carbon, taking near Okehampton. it out of the atmosphere and locking it away in soils and plant matter, sometimes for thousands of years. But many of the UK's wild places are damaged, fragmented and threatened with further destruction. As these habitats are lost, carbon is released. To tackle the climate emergency, we need to protect and restore our wild places.

But Devon's wild beavers are only sure of a home until March 2020, when our licence to introduce beavers on the River Otter expires. What will happen after that? The government will make a decision on the future of Devon's wild beavers – and on possible beaver releases elsewhere in England – based on the evidence and On social media, you watched this video: conclusions we present. Evidence on the beavers' impact https://devonwildlifetrust.cmail20.com/t/i-l-xvzul- on water quality, wildlife and the surrounding landscape, jjdyodrw-c/ with interest as one of our Natural Flood farms and communities. Management Officers, Laura, explains the benefits of Reservoir beavers woody dams in slowing the movement of water and One of the most notable beaver journeys during the Trial reducing flooding! You also love this video: was that of a female born near Otterton in 2016. As a https://devonwildlifetrust.cmail20.com/t/i-l-xvzul- one-year-old, she moved 50km upstream to Otterhead jjdyodrw-q/ showing best practice from one of our Lakes where she paired up and gave birth to a kit in contractors, when they shared a worksite with some 2018, breeding successfully again the year after. passing otters! Otterhead Lakes, in the Blackdown Hills, is both a Wessex Water reservoir and a Local Nature Reserve. What impact would a resident pair of beavers – and later a family group – have on reservoir and reserve? Since 2017, the beavers have constructed 11 dams here, creating a complex wetland upstream of the reservoir and increasing the area of open water: more wetland habitat to benefit lots of other species. The animals have been feeding on vegetation growing in shallow water around the lake and are dredging further pools and canals. The beaver dams upstream of the reservoir are both storing water and trapping sediment. Monitoring stations have been installed to record the rate and amount of water travelling through the site, while turbidity sensors are monitoring whether the sediment trapped by the dams Devon's Wild Beavers is resulting in cleaner water downstream. You can learn more about the beavers’ activity on this on the River Otter site - and others in the River Otter catchment - the 132- So many stories about 21st century wildlife are negative: page River Otter Beaver Trial Science and Evidence insects decimated. birds declining, nature lost. Yet right report was launched on 14 February. here in Devon, a long-lost mammal is thriving again - The monitoring, research and reporting is all done by and is helping other wildlife bounce back. DWT volunteers, but it still costs lots of money to engage Absent from our countryside for centuries, beavers can the right professionals to put the case to government. So, bring back life to our nature-depleted landscapes. These if you love having beavers on our local river, support the amazing animals' activity re-shapes waterways and DWT, at devonwildlifetrust.org.

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Successful teamwork has enabled groups of volunteers to support the work of each other. The practical team cleared a number of Neolithic bowl barrows on Bicton and Woodbury commons, that members of the archaeological team had flagged as nearly disappearing amongst invasive vegetation. They also employed ITH SPRING upon us here is a seasonal update energetic raking skills to improve sites across the W from across the Estate. commons for our rare silver studded blue butterfly. T his was much appreciated by our ecological monitoring team Clinton Farms who were able to show us butterfly eggs overwintering At the beginning of February, we welcomed Sam Briant- nearby. Evans as farms manager. Greg Gray has also been wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw appointed as main tractor driver and both are settling well into their new roles in the team. Garden trends for 2020 In drier weather we were able to get slurry out onto the What plans do you have for your garden this year? grass leys and have started ploughing, in preparation for Probably you will slow down on the digging, and maybe spring cropping at Kingston and Dotton farms. Grass has try making some mud pies by your new bee hotel instead. grown well in the mild weather, so we were able to turn These are among the predictions of The Royal some milking cows out at Otter Dairy last month, to Horticultural Society (RHS). utilise the grazing we have available. The RHS reports a growing desire among gardeners to At Ashtree farm, hedge laying took place. This long- keep their soil healthy by adopting a ‘no dig’ philosophy, term restoration project is part of ongoing hedgerow which limits damage to soil structure and wildlife. maintenance across the farms. As for mud pies, the RHS hopes that more parents will River Otter tempt their children into the garden to enjoy themselves The River Otter Beaver Trial draws to a close this month with simple fun, and also to enjoy the benefits of soil and the publication of the science and evidence report bacteria on their immune system. presents the biodiversity benefits, the impact dams have And bee hotels? They are just one of many ways in on flood risk, fish passage and water quality, the health which we can take positive steps towards helping nature. and population growth of the beavers and documents Gardens need to be a bit less tidy, with seed heads left for people’s attitudes and perceptions during the five year the birds to eat, fallen logs left for the hedgehogs and trial. The report can be found at beetles to sleep in, and piles of dead grass and weeds for https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/what-we-do/our- our woodlice and other small crawlies. Gardens also projects/river-otter-beaver-trial need simple ponds, and plants for pollinators. Clipped Funding has recently been approved to help with the shrubs, manicured lawns and pesticides do not help delivery of the Lower Otter Restoration Project. nature at all. The bid for this grant, worth ca. £8.5 million was led by As Guy Barter, RHS chief horticulturalist says: “There’s Environment Agency partners who with the Estate and a rising tide of concern about the environment … In the the Conservation Trust have been developing the garden at least we can have some control. Now we are initiative since 2014. all wildlife gardeners, helping songbirds, helping beetles Although funding is in place, we still need to submit a and woodlice.” detailed planning application. Without this we cannot proceed. Should planning be granted we would be in a Eat seasonally position to begin work on the scheme from autumn 2020. Alan Titchmarsh, writing in his recent column in One of the many outputs would be the creation of 100 Gardeners’ World, points out: “We cannot berate hectares of mudflat and saltmarsh as well as naturalising members of the Royal family and global superstars for the lower river valley as far as possible. This will elevate flying hither and yon in private jets if we buy the conservation value of the lower Otter Valley from strawberries in January, for they, too, will have regional to international significance and is one of the necessitated the burning of fossil fuel to reach our table.” most exciting and ambitious habitat restoration schemes Titchmarsh says that if we really want to make a in the South West. difference, we should eat seasonally. “I yearn for a Pebblebed Heaths return to …. English apples and pears in autumn and winter, strawberries and raspberries in summer, and Car park improvements and modifications were agreed asparagus from April to June. last month, and work will commence soon to be And while he would not deprive anyone of “a slice of completed in stages. Redistributing and upgrading lemon for their G&T,” he does worry “about the growing parking across the site will improve safety and visitor consumption of avocados, which is causing the experience whilst minimising wildlife disturbance, destruction of Mexican rainforests to make way for damage to trees or heritage features and antisocial avocado plantations.” behaviour.

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This set Graham thinking about the dynamics of an Probus Club auction and a perception being that the auctioneer was there as the agent of the sellers in an adversarial role OR THEIR February meeting PROBUS welcomed against the buyers. From this he worked at presenting Graham Barton himself as an even-handed bridge between the seller and F for a talk entitled buyer. He thought about the way he dressed, the way he “Auctions speak louder spoke and his body language at the rostrum – trying not than words”. He is well to be perceived as different to them. known through “Homes These ideas were further developed when he moved into under the Hammer” on property auctions with the Sun Alliance auction house, television as the 1995, handling 25-30 lots per day – dramatically auctioneer in the different from the aggressive atmosphere of his cattle distinctive blue and auction background with 200 lots per hour. In this white striped blazer. environment he had the time to manage a calm auction Graham described how room making it a pleasant experience for buyers from he had left school from many different professional backgrounds and particularly the sixth form without any clear idea as to what he supportive of nervous first-time buyers venturing onto wanted to do other than continue to live at home and play the property market. golf every day. His father was a dentist with his practice As a very successful property auctioneer Grahams career based in their house and in frustration eventually cajoled moved on with him setting up Westcountry property one of his patients to give Graham a job in his business. auctions in February 2000 and then joining Clive Emson This transpired to be a boring clerical job in a building West Country in September 2010 where he is still based. society office which he stuck at for a month and was then In these roles with his profile developed through offered the chance to work in another part of the business television auction programmes he is now asked to – a furniture auction house. Here his role was to clerk-in facilitate charity auctions, including fundraisers for Royal each sale carefully documenting the price and buyers Marine charities locally at Lympstone and nationally at name for each lot. Working alongside the auctioneers in such places as The Dorchester, Park Lane, London. Here a barn of an auction room for 6-7hrs in the summer this his positive comfortable interaction with buyers and the was hot unpleasant work. However, he impressed the repartee he develops has become his trademark built owner of the business and was given the chance to upon years of experience in many different auction become an Apprentice Auctioneer. settings. CPW Graham now had the opportunity to learn all the different Future Events: aspects of the business. Setting up the auctions, th recording the lots, researching items, drafting the March Meeting, Wednesday 11 “Origins of the Red catalogues and valuing properties. On market days there Cross Movement” by Adrian Mustoe. were two events: the pannier market where farmers wives Spring Ladies Lunch, Tuesday 24th March, Victoria brought in fruit, veg and other items to sell and the main Hotel, The Esplanade, Sidmouth. cattle market. Grahams job was to hold up each lot in the wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw pannier market and then shepherd the animals into the main market ring. Pebbleford Friends After about two years he was asked if he would like to The rain held off as twelve of us met up at East Hill Pride have a go as auctioneer and at the next pannier market for a cuppa and a chat. It was warm and cosy with the after he was just left on his own for 2 hrs. Graham wood burning stove glowing and the late afternoon sun remembers this vividly and is often reminded of it by streaming through windows. Maybe Spring isn't too far people in Axminster who were there! As he gained away!? experience as a regular auctioneer Graham realised he now needed to study for a recognised qualification and It was good to catch- up with news and to hear about the went as a paid mature student to Southampton College of arrangements for our skittle evenings. Sadly Jill was Higher Education which became part of Southampton unable to join us as she wasn't well. However, she has done a sterling job in organising our fun skittle evenings Solent University while he was there, 1982-85. After th st graduating as a Chartered Surveyor he joined an to be held at The Cannon on 11 March and 1 April Operation Raleigh group in Chile, then returning to the 2020 for 7.30pm with a light supper. big league in auctioneering terms – calf sales! Numbers were collected for our forthcoming lunch at The Blue Ball Sidford on Wednesday 26th February for 1pm. Graham explained that these are particularly robust We look forward to our next meeting which will be held events where the buyers like to intimidate the auctioneer th to unsettle them – his opportunity arising as a result of on Thursday 5 March 2020 for 3.00pm at East Hill the previous week's auction where a bale of straw was set Pride, when anyone wishing to join us will be warmly alight under the rostrum and the auctioneer left. welcomed. Best wishes Judith. Parish Magazine NP, H & CR March 2020

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Can we help you with your Police warning after thieves target laptop, phone or tablet? elderly shoppers Once again, on Saturday 8th February, our digital Police are calling on shoppers to be extra vigilant after a volunteers along with the Headteacher from Newton series of “distraction thefts” at a number of supermarkets Poppleford Primary School opened the school and invited across Exeter and East Devon. anyone from the community to come along with any There have been numerous instances in the last few questions or problems they had with their devices. months of people, mainly pensioners, who have had their On the day, we had the best turn-out so far when lot of PIN numbers stolen by someone looking over their lovely residents from the community visited the school to shoulders at the till, and then being distracted in the car seek assistance with their issues. We helped people with park and having their purses or wallets stolen. phones, tablets and laptops. The queries included In each case the thieves have subsequently made swift information about security, passwords and the myths purchases, sometimes amounting to several thousands of surrounding scams. We assisted people with accessing pounds. social media to connect with friends and relatives. Police are keen to raise awareness of the tactics being We had lots of people that wanted help with storage, employed by the thieves, which include a member of the particularly for photographs. We were able to show them group – which include both men and women – distracting how to crop and save photographs in albums and also a shopper in the car park while an accomplice carries out how to utilise music libraries. We also helped people the theft. with email questions. Everyone that attended left with Police are investigating at least six recent incidents at their problems solved, with many saying they will come supermarket car parks in Exeter and East Devon, again next month, with different devices. It was great to including one on Thursday 6 February in the Tesco Exe see some people return this month having attended in Vale car park. An 88-year-old woman was approached January. All of the volunteers also commented on how by a woman and a man at her car and her purse was during the sessions, we are learning too. It was a great stolen with purchases totalling more than £2,500 success. subsequently made. Do you need help with anything Digital? Would you like On Friday 31 January in the car park of Waitrose, any assistance with your phone, tablet or laptop? Would Heavitree, an 87-year-old man was approached by a you like to be able to use the internet to search for woman who started making conversation while another information, connect with people or share things? Do man stole his bank cards from his wallet. The thieves you need help to access online resources for work, subsequently made purchases from various shops in medical or financial purposes? Are you frightened of Exeter city centre totalling almost £5,000. Similar being scammed? We can help ... incidents have occurred at Tesco in Seaton, Sainsbury’s Following the success of the events, the team will be in in Pinhoe, Exeter, and Waitrose in Sidmouth. Newton Poppleford Primary School again 9.30 - 11.30am Police Constable Kat Henton, said: “It’s clear that a gang on the following dates: of up to three men and a female are freely targeting Saturday 14th March elderly people with little or no concern of being caught th on camera. We have found that the cards are used almost Saturday 25 April immediately to purchase high value items using the PIN, th Saturday 16 May or to withdraw cash. th Saturday 13 June “We are encouraging people to make sure that their PIN Saturday 11th July numbers are well hidden when inputting them at the Please do let friends, family and neighbours know and checkout, and that personal belongings including wallets visit us with any queries, no matter how big or small. and purses are kept safe and not left unattended at any There is no such thing as a stupid question, we would be time.” pleased to help you with anything we can. Bring your Anyone who has any information that could assist police device or come in and try one of ours. Tea and Coffee enquiries, or anyone who has been a victim of theft, is will be available. asked to call 101 quoting CR/008855/20. Could you help people in Newton Poppleford and local communities get the digital skills they need? If you can use a computer or a mobile device, then you can help and become a Devon Digital Lives volunteer! As a Digital Lives volunteer you can improve others’ lives by providing basic digital support. Are you interested? Contact Ben on 07767 883448

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Sidholme Concerts National Trust Sidmouth Centre Our season of talks continues in March, with the annual lecture in memory of Bob Symes. The lecture is jointly presented by the Sid Vale Association and the National Trust Sidmouth Centre, for both of which Bob was Chairman. Wednesday 11th March (2.30pm) – ‘Traces of a Forgotten Industry’ John Mather will talk about the fascinating history of the whetstone industry of the Blackdown Hills. In his professional career, John worked for the British Geological Survey and the University of London and, since moving to Devon, has taken a keen interest in local history. NB This event will take place at The Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth and admission costs £3. The National Trust Sidmouth Centre is a voluntary organisation offering outings, talks and social events to local residents. Details of our activities can be found at www.ntsidmouth.org For further information, or to become a member, please contact Dave King, Membership Secretary 01404 811295 [email protected] wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw

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Parish Magazine NP, H & CR March 2020 Church of England's 2030 Net Zero carbon target The Church of England’s General Synod has set new targets for all parts of the church to work to become carbon ‘net zero’ by 2030. At its February 2020 meeting, members voted in favour HO IS RESPONSIBLE for looking after the of a revised date encouraging all parts of the Church of earth? Climate change, the consequence of England to take action and ramp-up efforts to reduce W everyday activities by each of us, is having a emissions. measurable impact on this precious planet. The projected An amendment by Canon Prof Martin Gainsborough outcome of carrying on as we are is unthinkable; but that (Bristol) introduced a more ambitious target date of 2030, is just what we are doing. Someone else will sort it out fifteen years ahead of the original proposal. … But who? The motion follows the launch of the Church of Governments, businesses, scientists and the media all England’s first ever Green Lent (#LiveLent) campaign have their own limitations and priorities rendering them for 2020, featuring 40 days of prayers and actions to unable, so far, to fix the problem. Where are we encourage care for God’s Creation. Christians in all this? Are we walking by, leaving the The Church of England has also announced an appliance- safe future of our world in dire need on the other side of style footprinting tool for parishes to calculate their the road – or does our faith prompt us to action? carbon footprint. In 1934 the Church took a stand with the Barmen Following the debate, the Bishop of Salisbury, Nick Declaration which rejected Nazism. The lead author, Holtam, the Church of England’s lead bishop for the Karl Barth, had guts. He mailed the declaration to Hitler Environment said: personally. The authors believed that the subordination “Synod has set an ambitious target for the whole Church of the church to the Nazi state was a confessional issue, of England to respond to the urgency of the Climate an issue which touched the very heart of faith, not Crisis something that they could politely disagree about. “To reach Synod’s target of 2030 we will each need to Operation Noah believes climate change to be a hear this as an urgent call to action, but I am encouraged confessional issue of similar magnitude. The Christian by the statement of intent this makes across the Church, charity has recently launched ‘Climate change and the and wider society about our determination to tackle purposes of God: a call to the Church’ to give the church Climate Change, and safeguard God’s creation. and all Christians the opportunity to take a stand. “This is a social justice issue, which affects the world’s This declaration affirms that God wants a richly abundant poorest soonest and most severely, and if the Church is to earth. It states that now we know the dangers of climate hold others to account, we have to get our own house in change, repentance is the responsibility of every Church order. and every believer. It argues that the challenges facing “There is no serious doubt that climate change is us are not merely economic and scientific but are moral happening, and that people are causing it, so it is very and spiritual as well, and that we must hold our encouraging that Synod is grappling with the most urgent governments and corporations to account. issues of our time.” One of the signatories of the 1934 Barmen Declaration, wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw Dietrich Bonhoeffer, said “The ultimate test of a moral Church Energy Rating society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.” When climate change threatens the wellbeing of our In a first step, parishes are being offered a new rating world and all future generations then surely it is time for tool, which calculates their energy consumption. It will the church to take a stand – both in word and deed. take into account factors including the type of power they Operation Noah believes climate change is just such an use, whether they are on ‘green’ tariffs, the size of the issue; another moment in history when the church is building and usage. The Church of England has called to speak out. So our question is to ask whether buildings in every architectural style and material from you agree? Will we just keep quiet and go along with the the past 1,500 years, posing some unique challenges status quo or will we stand up and be counted? A when it comes to energy efficiency. decision is required of us. However, churches are not museums; they are living Leaders representing all the main UK denominations buildings which serve their communities every day of the have signed up and a number of Christian organisations week, and being greener isn’t about doing less, it’s about working on similar issues have endorsed it including equipping parishes to get smarter about energy usage. Tearfund, Christian Aid, Progressio, Micah Challenge, Faced with the reality of catastrophic climate change, Eco Congregations, A Rocha and the European Christian which will affect the world’s most vulnerable people the Environmental Network. soonest, radical and immediate action is our only option.

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Devon Library Services Mobile Library Tuesday 24 March Colaton Raleigh Eden Way 10.30 to 11.00 am Newton Poppleford Brook Meadow 11.15 to 12.00 pm Burrow Lane 12.15 to 12.45 pm Venn Ottery Sunnyside 13.30 to 14.00 pm Regular users: note changes of times ! This service is now being provided by the Exmouth Mobile Library. details at librariesunlimited.org.uk wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw

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