SUMMER SPECIAL
For the People People of of Modbury Modbury & Brownston- Best Kept Large Village 2013 Volume 16, Issue Volume No. 20818, Issue 232August August 2016 2018
LOCAL MEMBERSRAISING OF THE THE ROOF ROYAL BRITISH LEGION TO REPRESENT MODBURY I am sureAT that WW1 no-one COMEMMORATIONS could IN BELGIUM have failed to notice the David and Bridget Scott will travel to Europe for The Royal British Legion’s Great Pilgrimage 90, 5-9 August 2018 changes at the Church; but Members of the Modburyfor anyone & District who Branch has, of the The Royal British Legion are to join thousands on a pilgrimage of buildingRemembrance is now tofully World scaffolded War One and battlefields protected that culminates in a parade and ceremony in Ypres as part of bythe aend perimeter of the First of World crinkly War tin! centenary As can be commemorations seen this August. The Royal British Legion event, known fromas Great the Pilgrimage photo, the 90 contractors (GP90), takes have place begun between the 5th and 9th of August and will be one of the largest in workthe charity’s on the history. roof, and as at the end of June, theGP90 South will mark and 90 Centre years since aisle innerthe original slopes, Royal and British Legion Pilgrimage in 1928, which saw 11,000 World War adjacentOne veterans transept and war slope widows have visit been the stripped; battlefields of the Somme in France and Ypres in Belgium, a decade theafter timbers the conflict inspected; ended. small That areas Pilgrimage treated culminated for in a march through Ypres to the Commonwealth War veryGrave localisedCommission’s woodworm; Menin Gate reMemorial.-felted and battened. Some old lead has been removed andLocal the Legion carpenters member are David in thisScott area and creating his wife Bridget will represent the Modbury & District Branch and the thelocal new community valleys. atAdditional the event, pictures as Standard are available Bearer and at the wreath back layer of the respectively. church and David on the and Raising Bridget the will Roof tour webpagesome of the - samehttp://www.modburyteam.org/rtr/ battlefields and cemeteries visited. We by are those also on creating the 1928 a videoPilgrimage, film of before the work’s marching progress along andthe originalwill post route a link, through on the sameYpres, webpage.to the Menin Gate on the 8th August, bearing the Branch Standard and a wreath. Work on de-pointing the tower is also They will join more than 3,200 other Legion representatives and dignitaries,underway. including A number civic ofand mortar military colour guests from the UK, Commonwealth and Northern Europe who are takingvariations part. Once have at beenthe Menin created Gate, and Bridget a final will lay a wreath on behalf of the community. decision on this will be made in the next Mr Chris Hawkey, Chairman of the Modbury & District Branch of Thefew Royal days, British as willLegion, the comments: final colour of our rainwater goods. The Church clock chimes “Great Pilgrimage 90 is a unique opportunity for the Legion communityhave been to switched come together off on and Health bear and our Standards along the same route in Ypres taken 90 years earlier bySafety the veterans grounds, and and widows shortly, of thethe First bells World will War. The Modbury & District Branch looks forward to proudly representinghave to ourbe communitysilenced whilst at the the event.” new mortar As champions of Remembrance, The Royal British hardensThe wreath properly. to be taken This silence to Ypres will probably Legion welcomes this opportunity to work in last until Christmas. partnership with the community to bring their unique The Parish Council has made grants, which Remembrance message to the Menin Gate, on their will now cover the whole of the clock face wreath, where it will be displayed in a wreath renovation costs; work on this will probably installation for viewing by the general public until the start in August. end of August. SLATE SIGNING: If you would like to dedicate a slate, then we will be having a stall at the Church Fete on Chris Hawkey added: “In this respect, we are 6th August. Please come along, purchase and sign a slate. Your dedication will be recorded in the book delighted to announce that, thanks to the help and of dedication and the slates then fixed to the church roof. encouragement of Head of School, Mrs Tess FREECoulthard, TIMBER: theFinally, children in the church of Modbury car park, Community there is a pile of timber that has been removed from the roof. ThisPrimary is mostly School untreated have provided timber battening some touching and would and make great material for log burning stoves. Please feelmemorable free to help comments yourself, on but the be wreath’s aware that citation there card. are nails in the timber. Likewise there is a growing pile of oldThis slates, has proved which aanyone unique is opportunitywelcome to to help pass themselves on the to. Please note that collection and loading is at themessage collector’s of Remembrance risk, and please to ourspeak young to the people, site foreman and – Marina, before collecting. indeed their message to the very heart of TheRemembrance.” pigs are coming…….. Alex Hammerstein, Project Co-ordinator Chris Hawkey Page 1 Page 1 Page 2 Modbury Parish Council News The Parish Council met on Monday the 9th July in the meeting room of the Memorial Hall. (The next meeting will be on the 11th of September a Tuesday at the MARS Pavilion the QE II Recreation Ground). Public Forum: During the public forum the issue was raised of parking in Brownston Street. There were a number of residents from Brownston street and one gave a short presentation on the parking issues, based in a survey of all residents in Brownston Street (see article on p11). The following points were raised from the presentation: • Possible permit/residents’ parking in Brownston Street, • Brownston Street is being used as free parking by various traders in Modbury, • Residents do not want one way traffic in Brownston Street because of possible speeding issues, • Could the yellow lines be revisited • In future better consultation made to areas affected. Planning: There was 1 planning application that was supported, District Council Report: Beth Huntley reported that the planning application for the next phase of 40 houses at Palm Cross has been approved by SHDC. It was also reported that approx. £100K of the S106 money from this development has been allocated towards play facilities and the OSSR within Modbury. The Parish Council requested that the provision of a pavement opposite the school could also be looked at to improve the safety of people walking to school. Police Report: over the last period there were 3 crimes these being Damage, Theft and Assault. In the same period last year there were also 3 crimes. Parking/Traffic: This was an agenda item for this month’s meeting and the following items were discussed:- • Parking issues within Modbury are not just confined to Brownston Street but is a town-wide problem and a solution that covers the whole town is required otherwise the problem will just be pushed from one area to another. • Staff working in Modbury park in the streets to avoid the car parking charges, perhaps a reduced car parking fee could be looked at for traders? • Reduced residents’ parking costs in Poundwell? • Residents’ permits on certain streets? • Check that the yellow lines in Brownston Street are in the correct place. • Traffic calming in Brownston Street to slow vehicles down? • Road Signage for Sheepham and Brownston Street re HGV and possibly having to reverse. The above issues will be pursued by the Parish Council and we will report back in due course. Bus Stops: The Parish Council has been working for two years to get the Palm Cross bus stops reinstated. Jo Woodcock focused everybody’s minds on the issues about the bus stops at a Parish Council meeting last year and with our County Councillor Rufus Gilbert facilitating actions at county level, the bus stops were installed at Palm Cross with the manual work being carried out by members of the Parish Council. We would like to thank everybody who was involved for their work over the years to bring this situation to a successful conclusion. Please note there is no Parish Council Meeting in August with the next meeting being the second Tuesday in September in the Mars Pavilion at the Queen Elizabeth II Recreation Ground. Chris Barnes New Modbury Messenger Distributor Needed The Modbury Messenger is distributed free to all the homes and businesses in Modbury by a dedicated team of distributors who each deliver to one or two streets. John Curry has been the central distributor for the Modbury Messenger for many years and is now retiring from the role. Many thanks to John for all his hard work. The role of central distributor involves receiving the Messengers delivered by the printers then spending a couple of hours counting out the Messengers into lots for each street distributor and then spending about three hours delivering the Messengers around Modbury to the individual street distributors. If you feel you could volunteer to take on the role of the Central Distributor, please contact the Editor, Lynne Barnes, via email [email protected] or phone on 01548 830031. The role could be split in two with one person receiving the Messengers and counting them out into street lots and another person delivering them around Modbury to the street distributors. It is a great opportunity to give something back to the Modbury community, to meet new people and discover parts of Modbury you didn’t even know existed. Lynne Barnes Page 3 Aveton Gifford Preschool Playgroup
Every Monday morning 9.45am in term time
Babies, Toddlers and Pre-schoolers welcome
A friendly group always happy to welcome newcomers
Find us in The Hive, located behind the school, access through the school.
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Page 4 St George’s Church Fete
Sunday July 29th ST. GEORGE’S CHURCH, MODBURY This year our fete is on a August 2018 Services and Events Sunday afternoon at 2.30 Welcome to our church, everyone is welcome here, whether you are new to Modbury, have pm in the Vicarage Garden, lived here a while or just visiting – tea and coffee is served at the back of church, after all of Church Lane, or in the our services – we do hope that you will join us Church if it is wet. Offers of Noah's Ark for children under 5 (to be confirmed, see Thursday 2nd 9:15 am help, gazebos and note below*) contributions of cakes, preserves, produce, plants, Sunday 5th 9:30 am Holy Communion Service toys, baby/children’s Sunday 12th 9:30 am Family Service equipment, books, toiletries, Noah’s Ark for children under 5 (to be confirmed, see Thursday 16th 9:15 am jewellery and full bottles for note below*) the tombola would be much Family Holy Communion with Sunday Club for the appreciated. Sunday 19th 9:30 am children Please contact:- Sunday 26th 9:30 am Sunday Worship Sue Chambers 831447, Morning Prayers 9am - 9.20am: Rachel Taylor 830021, Every Monday & Tuesday, Thursdays (2nd, 4th and 5th of month) & Every Friday Visit our website: www.modburyteam.org Angie Tall 831139 and find us on Facebook Most importantly, come and CONTACTS enjoy this community fun Churchwardens: afternoon. Emma Romney - 01548 831126 or Robin Chambers - 01548 831447 The Vicar, Matt Rowland - 01548 830260 Rachel Taylor * please check church noticeboard or FB page for confirmation this is taking place Christian Comment: What shall we pack? Are you one of those who have everything laid out a week before your holiday, ready to be packed? Or do you have a mass panic late at night before you leave? And always with that nagging thought in the back of your mind: what have I forgotten? Alongside clothes, toiletries and other essentials, there is that pile of vital documents which accompanies us. Not just the tickets, but the passports (what about that visa?), booking forms, insurance documents – and so the list goes on. Let’s just hope that the queues at the check-in desk are not too long. Guide books and maps are also on the list. But how many will pack a Bible, God’s guide book for life? Will our “religious experience” on holiday be limited to admiring the architecture of an ancient church building? We know where we’re going on holiday, but do we know for certain where we’re going in life? The Bible is God’s handbook, telling us what he is like and what life is all about. But, like any other guide, it needs to be consulted and followed. It’s no use having a fantastic guide book if it’s left on the bookshelf! But sadly, that’s what so often happens with the Bible. If we want to be a good Christian, a good follower of Jesus Christ, we need to read regularly about him. You can, of course, dip into the Bible at random, and there are nuggets to be found throughout its 66 books. Perhaps better is to use Bible aids, such as those produced by the Scripture Union or Bible Reading Fellowship. Holidays give us a good opportunity to take stock, and think about the things that get pushed aside in our busy lives. Is God a remote deity or heavenly Father? Is Jesus someone cruelly executed on a cross, or God’s Son, whose loving sacrifice can wipe out every wrong we’ve ever done? So slip a Bible (or its online equivalent) into the suitcase, and learn about the Maker of the wonderful world we enjoy when on holiday. And of our part in that world. Michael Tagent
St Monica’s Roman Catholic Church St Austin’s Priory, Ivybridge Tel 01752 892606 Sundays 8.45am Mass - Everyone Welcome
Page 5 Help Needed for Modbury Information Centre Would you like to volunteer for half a day a week at the Modbury Information Centre telling people about our wonderful town or perhaps you can fill in occasionally when our regular volunteers can’t do their slot. We are looking for more volunteers so that we can keep the Modbury Information Centre open throughout the summer months. It is a great opportunity to meet new people and find out more about the town and our beautiful South Hams. To find out more call into the Information Centre in Modbury Court, phone on 01548 830159 or email [email protected] From all at the Information Centre I’ve got money 4 U Any person residing in Modbury Parish who is leaving school to start higher/further education or a training scheme is ENTITLED to a small, one off, grant from the Modbury Education Foundation Please apply by 1st October 2018. with brief details of the course to: [email protected] Adrian Woods Calling all gardeners, bakers, florists, photographers and crafts people! The horticulture tent at CORNWOOD SHOW 2018 is looking for more entries.
It is on Saturday 11th August. Entries close on Tuesday 7th. Entries to [email protected] or Frog Cottage, Cornwood, PL21 9PN New classes this year include: Tangy Lemon Cake and a decorated birthday cake! Floral art classes include a ‘Photo finish’ and ‘Jubilation’. Photography classes include: Farm animals and Dartmoor stone. Children’s classes include: Chocolate brownies, poster against plastics and a decorated horse shoe.
Contacts: Police Community Support Officer: You have several ways of contacting your local PCSO, PC Ryan Hayhurst, from the Kingsbridge Neighbourhood Policing Team: Tel: 101 Email [email protected] District Councillor (Charterlands Ward): Beth Huntley: Tel: 07565 263894 Email: [email protected] County Councillor (Salcombe Division): Rufus Gilbert. Tel: 01548 856659 Email: [email protected]
MODBURY PARISH COUNCIL OFFICE. PERSONAL 2 Galpin Street, Modbury PL21 0QA Tel: 01548 830222 ANNOUNCEMENTS [email protected] (Births, Deaths, Hours of Business: Mondays 2.00pm –4.00pm Parish Surgery: 10 –11 am every Saturday Marriages, Thanks etc) Planning Applications: Notices of planning applications lodged with £5 per insertion—Max. 50 words SHDC are displayed on the Parish Noticeboard outside the Post Office. Copies of plans relating to these applications can be The Editorial Committee inspected at the Parish Office during the above office hours. reserve the right to précis/ Contacting Parish Councillors: Parish Councillors attend the Parish abbreviate any copy Office, on a rota basis, on Saturday mornings from 10.00 -11.00am. submitted for inclusion in the Should you have any parish matter you would like to discuss come Modbury Messenger. The along to the Office or call in to the Office and speak to the Parish contents of the Modbury Clerk, Sacha Hager. Alternatively you can write a letter or speak at the Messenger may not be public forum held at the beginning of each monthly meeting of the reproduced in any form without Parish Council, on the second Tuesday of each month (except August) at the prior written permission of 7 pm in the Mars Pavilion at the QE II Recreation Ground. Modbury Parish Council.
Page 6 Modbury Twinning Association Another Happy Visitation! A short official ceremony at Lanvéoc Way in the new Palm Cross estate, a welcoming ‘Vin d’Honneur’ in the QE2 Pavillions, shopping in Modbury, walks along the coastal footpaths, crab sandwiches in Hope Cove, a visit for some to the Cathedral and Marks and Spencer in Exeter, a drink on Burgh Island, or a trip to a National Trust Treasure, a day at The Eden Project, a sumptuous official dinner, a walk on Plymouth Hoe, an evening wining and dining with their Modbury guests and a tasty Barbeque at the Modbury Inn left the Twinners from Lanvéoc in Britanny tired but very happy. Wall to wall sunshine, as always in Modbury, calm seas, and hardly a mention of Brexit! Jeff Booth
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Page 7 NOTICE OF CASUAL VACANCY MODBURY PARISH COUNCIL NOTICE is hereby given that by reason of the resignation of Cllr John Joseph a vacancy has occurred among the members of the Parish Council.
Any person willing to fill this vacancy should apply to the Clerk in writing before Monday 3rd September 2018. The applicant’s name must appear on the FETE register of the Voters List or the applicant should St. George’s 2018 Church Fete during the whole of the twelve months preceding the relevant date have resided in or within three Games & Children’s Activities miles of the parish or the applicant’s only place or work during the whole of the twelve months Cakes • Produce • Books preceding the relevant date is in the parish. The applicant must not be debarred from standing as a Bottle Tombola • Toiletries • Plants Councillor. Jewellery • Raffle (PUBLIC elections cannot be held until the year 2019 Delicious Teas but for the interim period election to the aforesaid Council will be voted for by the present sitting Sunday 29th July 2018 number of Councillors.) Sacha Hagar Vicarage Garden 2:30-5pm Clerk Modbury Parish Office in St. George’s Church if wet 2 Galpin Street Modbury Fun for the whole family - PL21 0AG come along and enjoy yourself (email: [email protected])
SOUTH HAMS Modbury & District Branch Royal British Legion MOBILE LIBRARY There will be a street collection Saturday 4th August continuing to raise funds for this year’s Poundwell Square 09:30 to 12:30 Poppy Appeal (100 years since Armistice Day) on Saturday 4th August. The next meeting of the Modbury and District Tuesday 14th August Branch of the Royal British Legion will take place in Poundwell Square 15:35 to 16:35 the Club on Monday 13th August 2018 (note 2nd Ayleston Park 14:45 to 15:30 Monday) starting at 7.30pm. Everyone welcome. David Scott (Hon Secretary)
Page 8 THE JOB IS DONE! Back in the June Issue, I detailed the tremendous Community Effort that went into moving 20 tons of hardcore to resurface one of our most used Footpaths, but if you remember there was the ‘sting in the tail’. Another 20 tons was still to be moved, raked and compacted to renovate footpath 14 down to Gas House. This was very successfully accomplished on Sunday 24th June, again with a willing band of volunteers but this time only nine in number as we adopted a different working practice. We were much closer to our source of supply (Tom Hendy’s farm yard) and
access was considerably easier (just across the road). Thanks to the ‘Old Boy’ network we had the use of a small dumper truck at very advantageous rates from Pete Douglas, of Ugbourgh. Tom had the equipment to load the dumper, about a ton at a time, and run it right up onto the path. This meant we only had to wheelbarrow three or four tons into place, the rest was just tipped in small piles, directly on the path and raked level. Easy Peasy but it still took nine of us three hours accompanied by much good humoured banter. The best part of the job is always the de-briefing. Once again, by courtesy of Kitty Hendy, we all chilled in the Mill garden helped by copious ice drinks, hot pasties (from the local Butcher) and Kitty’s homemade cake. A good job well done! But we are still in need of volunteer help. One of us, i.e. me, is getting to retirement age. Brian is not too far behind. Is there anyone out there who would like to work with us as another P3 Co-ordinator and learn a little of what it has taken us 15 years to acquire. Contact us : Mike 830550, Brian 830007 Mike Oakins, Joint P3 Co-ordinator
SHORT MAT BOWLS
An opportunity to try this game at free sessions. Please come to the Memorial at 7pm on one or more of the following dates: July 30th Aug 6th Aug 13th Sept 3rd All equipment will be available Any questions call Adrian Woods 830209
Page 9 Modbury WI The July meeting of the WI learned about the work of Jane Hutton from Trinity Holistics who specialises in mental health, nutrition, digestive complaints and weight management. Jane also works developing and teaching easy, healthy but budget conscious recipes for those unfamiliar with cooking. Cooking from scratch with raw, locally sourced ingredients is Jane's mantra, which makes economic sense too. Both the young and old alike can suffer from nutritional deficiencies which can lead to stress and anxiety. Two garden visits have taken place since the last meeting, the first to Thorn Gardens, near Wembury, truly a secret and spectacular location high on the hillside overlooking the River Yealm, which we visited on a glorious summer's day towards the end of June. The weather was not quite so clement for our visit to South Wood Farm Gardens at Cotleigh, near Honiton. The mist descended as we neared Exeter, but the damp did not diminish our admiration for this truly wonderful five acre garden set around a C17th thatched cross passage farmhouse. Some members of the Book Group heard Penelope Lively speak about her love of gardening and her latest book 'Life in the Garden.' Penelope referred to her other books during her erudite talk at the 'Ways with Words' Festival in Dartington, including 'Moon Tiger' which won the 1987 Booker Prize and was voted the 1980s decade best book in the 50 years of the Mann Booker award. It was truly a wonderful and enriching occasion. We wheeled out the barrow at the Modbury Barrow Market on 30th June, on another very hot summer's day. It was almost too hot to cook the day before so some goods were freshly baked very early that morning. The last market we will be attending will be on 25th August, weather permitting. The WI is changing its meeting day from a Friday to a Tuesday, which it is hoped will be more convenient, but has meant alterations to our programme for 2018/2019, which we will publish in the next edition of the Modbury Messenger. In the meantime if you would like to know more about Modbury WI and its groups, please contact me on 01548 830363. Rosemary Parker
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Page 10 Parking Problems in Brownston Street I have been offered this opportunity to write about my concerns about the increased parking in Brownston Street combined with the recent reduction in parking capacity. I asked if anybody on the Modbury Nextdoor website knew why the new yellow lines had been put at the top of Brownston Street and Silverwell. People explained about the safety issues at that junction and nobody would argue that people's safety is paramount. This then raised for me how the increase in parking could be better managed. There is a wider parking problem in Modbury than just Brownston Street. I am the first to accept that when you buy a house with road parking, that's the deal. I am fully aware that I have no right to park outside my house, but of late it has got harder to park anywhere, not just nearby. Following the Modbury website posts advice and comments, I undertook a brief two question survey about if resident parking permits may be a solution and if people would be in agreement with them.I posted 48 surveys to houses facing into Brownston Street, I had 31 responses , thank you to everyone who took the time. Of those responses, 25 thought there may be a role for resident permit parking, 6 didn't. Also, just a bit of data, by my counting there are potentially 52 parking spaces on Brownston Street and 17 houses have off road parking, so at two cars per house (if off road parking was used) there would/should be enough parking. People commented in a big way, I had letters, rants and people stopping to tell me how they felt about the increased parking and the reduced spaces. Thank you again, all were welcome. The two main issues people felt strongest about were, Brownston Street being used as free parking for people working in Modbury, and people generally using Brownston Street as free parking when there was a car park available. I gathered the comments into themes and took all of the information to the Parish Council. We talked about the parking problems encountered in the wider town and about the under utilisation of the lower Poundwell car park. Just a bit of my own research, for seven days I went to the lower car park 10:30am each morning and counted cars. There are 42 spaces including skips and there was an average of nine cars each day using the car park at that time. We talked about incentivising shop keepers and workers and local residents to use this car park by financially attractive permits. We also talked about resident or permit parking on Brownston Street to encourage people to use the car parks. The parish council have agreed to go away and investigate these options.We also talked about the huge lorries going down Brownston Street and the speed of vehicles up the road. Another strong theme from comments was that one way traffic would not help. It would result in even faster driving up Brownston Street, especially at the top now the road opposite Silverwell is more open. This road is increasingly dangerous with an increased footfall caused by people having to walk so far to get to their cars. I am aware people have really strong and diverse views and would really encourage you to contact the Parish Council as well. I felt listened to and I will be at the next meeting and each thereafter to follow all of these points. Thank you again for everybody's support. Gail Richardson
IVYBRIDGE U3A
August walk dates:- The August General Meeting of Ivybridge U3A will be 7th August held on Monday August 20th at 2 pm in the 14th August Watermark 21st August 28th August Our Beautiful Planet Modbury volunteer walk leaders: Sue Rogers (831289) Speaker: Peter Brooks Sandra Sidey (830582) Catherine Speight (830195) Our Speaker Peter Brooks will present “ Our Beautiful Deena Farrell (830692) Planet”. This will be a thought provoking talk which Jean Wright (810029) will challenge us to think about the damage being done to our planet by the human species. Louise Evans (Active Devon) Walking for Health Co-ordinator Jean Sherrell [email protected]
Page 11 Holbeton Film Club It costs only £15 to advertise here for a month or £96 for a year.
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Page 12 The Modbury History Society has been active despite the summer lecture break. A group of volunteers headed by the chairman, Barbara Thomas visited the conservation studio of Modbury the South West Heritage Trust (The Devon and Local Studies Service) at Exeter with a selection of the Society's archives, History Society which need urgent preservation. The Record Office has wonderful facilities including a drying room where our records now reside for two months. The cleaning and conservation of our documents will then take place during the winter months at the centre by members of the Society under the expert guidance of the Trust's staff. It was sobering to be informed that most family records are not being kept properly for longevity and, for example, on no account should documents or photographs be stored in plastic. The Heritage Trust has useful information and guidance in their publication entitled "Stopping the Rot,' which would be invaluable to all family historians. The Friends of Devon's Archives have produced Devon Document Donor Cards, which can be kept with personal papers asking that they be offered to the Devon Record Office if one's descendants or inheritors do not wish to keep them. The papers can then be preserved for future generations. The annual History Society visit took place on a blisteringly hot July day to Wheal Martyn, near St Austell. Wheal Martyn is a World Heritage Site and has been a working China Clay works since Victorian times. It was fascinating to see the old water wheel and buildings but disturbing to learn of the hardships endured by the mine workers in times past. The Society's 2018/2019 lecture programme is being finalised and will be published in the next edition of the Modbury Messenger but the first meeting will be held at 7.30pm on Wednesday, 12th September at The White Hart, Modbury. Rosemary Parker Acting Secretary
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The Arts Society Kingsbridge Lecture
Wed 26th Sept at 7pm for 7.30pm Thurs 27th Sept at 10am for 10:30am Methodist Church, 100 Fore Street, Kingsbridge. Queen of Sheba Speaker Louise Schofield
How this legendary Queen has inspired artists, film makers and archeologists. Detailing discoveries of great temples, tombs and treasures associated with her in Yemen and Ethiopia.
Refreshments available before each lecture. Free for members. £8 for visitors
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Modbury Messenger September Copy Date 10/08/18 The copy date for the September 2018 Modbury Messenger is 10th August. Please email all articles and notices of events, except for paid advertisements to: [email protected]. The editor welcomes contributions, both short and long from individuals, societies, businesses and groups. Only paid, commercial advertisements should be sent to the Parish Clerk at [email protected] The Modbury Messenger is published by the Parish Council and is printed by Kingfisher Print, Totnes. The views expressed in the Messenger do not necessarily represent those of Modbury Parish Council.
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