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We have just been lucky oblivious to the fact that I completely used to doing enough to come back from a wasn’t standing next to him. I before lovely husband was four-day, whistle stop tour of hammered on the window. around. I had left everything northern Italy, (Padua, Venice, Husband remained oblivious. up to him. Verona, Padua), to have a I banged on the door. It seems to me that there have break and to give lovely Husband couldn’t hear. The been times in my life when I husband a much-needed bus started to move. I started have done the same thing, Italian fix. He just can’t get to shout. The bus moved regarding faith. I have left it enough of it. And of course, I some more. Everyone on the up to others to do on my am very happy to tag along. I bus began to shout and behalf: parents, friends, don’t have to do a thing. He gesticulate. Husband still seriously-religious-people- does it all. He can reach to get stood on the pavement unlike-myself, professional the luggage in the overhead looking clueless. pray-ers and vicars. Lent, lockers. He can read the Easter and Pentecost are words. He can speak the great times to take stock, to language. All I have to do is re-examine what we believe, smile and nod, say the and take a bit of responsibility occasional ‘Ciao’, order pasta for it. and drink red wine. It’s tough! And it’s made me into a very There is a lot going on in the lazy traveller. Mission Community this season. Come and join us and All was well until we were see what it’s all about. You making our journey home. We may well be pleasantly were on a bus taking us to the surprised. bus station and then on to the And the thing was, in a split airport. Suddenly, without second, I realised that I had Wishing you and your families a stupidly left everything for saying a word, lovely husband happy and holy Easter. stood up, picked up his case lovely husband to do. and stepped onto the Although I knew I was in pavement. Before I had the Padua, I hadn’t really taken Steph chance to collect my luggage any notice about whereabouts (and my wits) the bus doors in Padua I was, or how to get Please read additional shut, leaving me inside and to the airport, or having my information from Steph on own boarding card or any of lovely husband standing on Pages 3,10,17,& 19 the pavement, completely those things that I was Copy Deadline for June / July 2019 issue Wednesday 8 May 2019 TODAY April / May 2019

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as to on whom the Doones were based, drawings of the plan view of 3 gardens FROM THE ARCHIVES and what was the location of the Doone [that the designers wished to create] and Valley. the result was presented in aerial views ‘TODAY’ 50 years ago of the ‘real thing’ – all involved should Members of Calverleigh W.I. had take enormous credit from the perfect April and May, 1969 responded to the question, “What do you reproduction. However much as I envy like or dislike about Tiverton?” with many the planting knowledge, I feel it differs oday’s most popular pastime is to adverse comments on the new flood- little from interior design taken outside, “Tthrow stones at the government, and prevention wall opposite The Walronds! and save for the heroes in the nurseries especially the Prime Minister”. So began it doesn’t feel like communing with the April lead article. [Good to know that The internal decoration of Loxbeare Nature. in a rapidly changing world, there are Church had been completed. some areas of life where things don’t Similarly I would direct your attention to change!]. However, the thrust of the Celebrations were planned for the Adachi Museum garden [sometimes article was against the power of the Rackenford W.I. celebrating its 21st entitled ‘of Art’] in Japan. This garden is unions, and their leaders who were birthday. so perfect that you are not allowed in it, interested only in their own membership, and have to view it through windows or but blind to the adverse effect their claims Work had started on the rebuilding of from contrived viewing points. Our would have on members of other unions, Templeton Church tower. garden may fall somewhat short of this and the public in general. “No matter (!) but it too benefits from a borrowed which party is in office, there is no hope A dedication Service was to be held for landscape. What we borrow is not only of national recovery until we lose our the Washfield PCC. A village outing to seen but is dynamic, and one can even selfishness and recover Christian ideals”. Paignton was planned – adults fare 6/6d hear and smell it. The contribution (32½p), children 4/6d (22½p)! On the home front, Rackenford Church ranges from slow moving livestock to the was filled for the Group Mothering Sunday imperious pines which whisper and Withleigh were to hold a Beetle Drive in move to warn of changes in wind Service, with a robed choir of no less that aid of the Withleigh Wasps football team. thirty-five young people. direction and release scent down the garden as the humidity rises with the Stoodleigh were planning a country Paul Iliff approach of evening. market to help with Group expenses. The reverence for nature is also An experiment at Withleigh to have an enhanced by knowing the garden space 8am Holy Communion Service during the is only ours to share with other creatures. winter months had proved less than A peacock butterfly in February [?], the successful. gentleman robin acting as doorman every time you leave the house, the In May, the Rector voiced his ‘serious summer dragonflies, the skittish wild life misgivings’ about the idea of the UK and even the insect life which is certainly joining the ‘Common Market’! not reducing here. Nature is sometimes Grateful thanks were expressed to our NATURE NOTES unkind on what it allows us to sheep farmers who looked after sheep on successfully grow and I should record behalf of the Parishes, the regular income that a gardener does not meet or treat from which went towards the cost of ow that the sukebind is due to invade triumph and disaster just the same. repair and restoration of our Churches. the hedgerows, it is hard to avoid Perhaps better to summarise by saying N ‘The glory of the Garden lies in more than Almost two pages of the magazine were realising the plans made for your gardens meets the eye … ...’ given over to the centenary of the and the joy of Spring. But how many will publication of “Lorna Doone” [now 150 have made a vow to avoid the coverage of years in 2019], with various suggestions the Chelsea Flower Show as I did last Thomas More year? It happened to me as I saw the

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are with you all at this sad and difficult afterwards. To sponsor a duck and for CALVERLEIGH time. more information please contact Lorna or Geoffrey. Dates for Your Diary: n 20 January a Thanksgiving for Holy Schedules for the Produce and Flower OBaptism Service was held for Shirley We are holding a Fund-raising Coffee Goldsworthy and was attended by family, morning in aid of the window repairs fund Show, which this year will be held on 31 church family and friends. It was a very for the Church from 10am to 12noon on 30 August, will be available from the end of moving Service with Shirley giving a March at Palmers Oak in Calverleigh. April. If you would like one, please personal testimony. A 'light lunch' was There will be a cake stall, produce, bring contact Sheila or Rita. We would like to served in the Hall afterwards where & buy and raffle. encourage entrants in the vegetable Shirley's 60th birthday was also classes, so even if you're new to growing celebrated. The Church APCM will be held on 11 April veg, do have a go! at 7.30pm in the church, where all 3 February was a Cluster Service with parishioners are welcome to attend. Please see the website, or the centre Holy Communion and Baptism led by pages for details of our Easter Services. Steph. At this Service Alyssa and Bobby Our Annual Spring Clean morning will were brought to Baptism by their parents take place on Saturday 13 April from 9am. Cleaning Rota Devon and Neil. They were supported by If you are able to give even half an hour of 18 / 30 Mar: Mrs N Burton many family members and friends and your time it would be greatly appreciated. 1 / 13 Apr: Mrs S Greenslade welcomed into the church family. We wish Please bring along a mop, bucket, 15 / 27 Apr: Mrs J Goldsworthy them well at the beginning of their faith sweeping brush and cleaning cloth. Hot 29 Apr / 11 May: Miss J Herniman journey. water, dusters, polish and refreshments 13 / 25 May: Mrs M Furneaux will be provided. 27 May / 8 Jun: Miss S Goldsworthy Also in February we joined with the rest of the Exe Valley for a special Praise Party On Saturday 11 May our annual Day of Altar Flower Rota at Calverleigh Village Hall. It was a time of Prayer will be held from 9am - 9pm. You LENT: No Alter Flowers fun for all ages, learning some new songs, are invited to choose a half hour prayer 21 / 28 Apr: Mrs M L Ravnkilde a story about Zaccheus as well as crafts! time during the 12 hour period to pray for 5 / 12 May: Mrs L Thomas The next one will be on 2 June, so do the wider world and local needs. This can 19 / 26 May: Mrs N Burton come along to see what it's all about. be done in the church, your home or wherever you feel comfortable. A list of Church Mowing Rota Our very best wishes go to anyone who times will be available in church closer to 1 / 13 Apr: Mr A Goldsworthy has celebrated a special birthday, the day and those taking part will receive 15 / 27 Apr: Mr D White wedding anniversary or any other special a prayer guidance sheet. Over the years 29 Apr / 11 May: Mr K Hayes many people have taken part in this occasions recently. 13 / 25 May: The Webber Family spiritual time and if you would like to join 27 May / 8 Jun: Mr C Durnan Our thoughts and prayers are with all in please contact Aubrey or Jackie for more information. those who have been unwell, awaiting or Have we missed anything? If there is undergoing treatment at this time. We something that you think we should have hope that you are all feeling much better Lorna and Geoffrey Thomas are once mentioned, or you have something for soon. We also think at this time of those again arranging a Duck Race. The date inclusion in the next Magazine, please who now live in residential or nursing this year will be Saturday 25 May with contact Dave Burton 01884 561499 or homes and are unable to be a part of ‘Duck Racing’ starting from just below [email protected] and village and church life as they once were. Lurley Bridge and ending opposite get the latest on the website at: Palmershayes. Tea (and no doubt www.exevalleychurches.org/calverleigh We also remember all those who have biscuits and cakes) will be served and the been bereaved recently and our thoughts prizes will be awarded in the village hall tiverton catering Exe Valley Osteopathy Sam Mildren & Lauren Mildren using lots of locally produced Conveniently located in Tiverton & Dulverton and sourced food ● weddings ● parties 07902831602 ● fundraising events www.exevalleyosteopathy.co.uk ● shabby chic afternoon teas with vintage china ● cook and drop service good west country food and friendly service for more details contact Judith on 01363 860056 / 07970590352 e-mail [email protected]

5 TODAY April / May 2019 PARISH ROUND-UP May 6 /13 Vine Spragg THE CRUWYS MORCHARD YOUNG CRUWYS May 20/27 Diana Vincent and Val FARMERS Randerson The Club competed in the Exe Valley June 3/10 Marian Kingdom Group of Entertainments with their MORCHARD performance of “Cruwys along with Us”. MOWING ROTA They were placed third, with Jess e are now at the beginning of Lent it April Guy Cruwys Kingdom and Phoebe Kingdom being Wis still 40 days to Easter and Easter May Peter Lake nominated for the Best Actress Award eggs - but they are already in the shops! June- Steve Guscott and Tom Palmer being nominated for the Best Actor Award. Layla Hill came third in July The Berries the Senior Member of the Year What are you giving up for Lent? It has August Lez Tosdevin been suggested that we take up Competition and Gracie Rice came second. Jess Kingdom came third in the something, “give rather than give up” A very big thank you to everyone who which invites you to give food items of Junior Member of the Year Competition. supported the recent Burn’s Night Well done Cruwys Morchard! The Club Food to CHAT for their Food Bank. Rather Supper and Ceilidh in aid of Hospiscare. than give up something, take up giving to have held Bingos during January, Because of snow, the event had to be February and March raising on average CHAT, a tin of food of any kind every a postponed but everyone who was able to week. Try it. £240 at each Bingo. The next two big attend on 22 February enjoyed events will be the Clay Pigeon Shoot at themselves. The traditional meal of the end of May (please look out for RUBBISH. Children across the country haggis with neeps and tatties was have made the first step for us, by posters) and the Annual Tractor Run on provided, with chicken casserole and Sunday 7th July. Meetings are held on the marching to save the world. Inviting us to vegetarian haggis alternatives. Delicious reduce plastics and tidy up our first Tuesday of every month at 7.30 pm puddings of cranachan and trifle followed. in Cruwys Morchard Parish Hall. Please environment. We could all do our bit to Jude and her team of helpers did a help, every time you go for a walk, take a come along if you are interested in fantastic job providing and serving the becoming a member. bag with you, (and a pair of gloves,) pick food. Once again we must thank Paul and up any rubbish you pass, you will be Sue Grant for the donation of swede. CONGRATULATIONS Sarah and Ollie surprised how quickly your bag will fill. “Dumbo’s Feather” was on great form, Smith on the birth of your twin boys, providing the music accompaniment for 6lb.6oz and 5lb.7oz. Grandsons for With the run up to Easter, we have the dancing, with Jeremy showing great Chrissie and Andy. Mothering Sunday on Sunday 31 March, patience and humour as caller. Front man, with posies for all mothers, at 11.15am. It Richie Evans, gave the address to the will be taken by the Rector Steph Gordon- haggis. Many have requested that this CRUWYS ARMS GARDENERS Jeffs. event be annual so we have booked the We met on 6th February 2019. Eleven band and hall for next year. members gathered at the Cruwys Arms Palm Sunday on 14 April, is followed by on Wednesday for our monthly meeting. Holy Week, with Good Friday, 19 April and An apology for two mistakes in the Clare distributed some spare packets of seeds for members to use. We discussed Easter Sunday 21 April. February/March issue: our garden visit programme and decided Please look up in the middle pages for the The proceeds from the Christmas bingo to repeat last years' successful tour of times of the services on these important and Dave and Di’s quiz went to the Parish members gardens. This year we will have days Hall funds not to the Church as stated in separate days for Puddington and the Today magazine. Pennymoor as there was too much to do FLOWER and CLEANING ROTA The second error being that there will be in one day last year. Chrissie very kindly April 1 /8 Anne Gillbard no Community Lunch in April, the next offered the opportunity for members to April 15-DECORATORS for EASTER Community Lunch will be on Wednesday drop in, any time now, to view her 16 October with raffle. It is free and for April 22 /29 Denyse Standen and Jo wonderful snowdrop display and the everyone in the Parish. Hilton daffodils in March.

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Proclaiming the Gospel since 1988 Next month members will draw cards to pick a subject to address the club at a By serving Him, we are serving you future meeting; should be fun! There was lots of lively discussion on what to do in the garden this month, the best time to prune roses and fruit, and how to grow This is such a very special time of year. As we continue through Lent and prepare for leeks successfully. Easter, the wonderful celebration of our Lord’s Death and Resurrection, may we challenge you to think how you may share with others the events recorded in the Bible. Our planned visits will include: For example: May- Garden visit to see Rhododendrons If you still have cards or gifts to buy please do come in and look for ways in which you can June- Members gardens in Puddington proclaim this joyous Easter story, helping to bring the receiver closer to God. July- Members gardens Pennymoor and AN OPPORTUNITY ? another Garden visit Revd Paul Snell, the County Ecumenical Officer for Churches Together in Devon, is August-Members bring a dish lunch at organising a visit to the Holy Land and Oberammergau in September 2020. New Creation West lane has a few brochures or you can contact Paul by email [email protected] September- Garden visit by phone (44) (0)7735 603553, or his website www.thesnells.org.uk October- Speaker on a topic to be agreed When you give Easter Eggs, give the Egg that Tells the Easter Story. It’s Fair Plant sales at Sonia's on 26 May. Puddington Fete and Plant Sale 6 July. Trade and an Easter Egg that celebrates the meaning of Easter. It contains a new Pennymoor Fete and Plant Sale 13 July. illustrated, 24 page, version of the Easter story-activity book and a high quality Pauline provided the mystery seeds for milk chocolate egg - all at last year’s price of £3.99. The wrapping is plastic this year, at the meeting on Wednesday free and the egg contains no palm oil. Also available is the Real Easter Egg 6 March. Special Edition (200g) with a bookmark/keepsake made by disabled craft artisans in India, and an orange milk chocolate bar for £9.99 The Annual Flower Show will take place in the Parish Hall on Saturday 10 August. PLEASE PRAY WITH US Please take a look at our schedule, as we We are eager to find a new home for New Creation. This building is in a poor condition have many new classes this year. We and needs substantial work done therefore it is not honouring to the Lord. Please pray would like to welcome and encourage that suitable premises soon become available. We are thankful that the Lord has provided new exhibitors, to ensure we have funds to help with the move but we don’t yet know where. If He gives you any ideas another great show. The buckets are please come in and share them with us. Meanwhile, we still need your presence where we now available for children, under 16, who are so come and say hello! would like to grow their own potato. Any HELP NEEDED, PLEASE! questions, or help with exhibiting your Could anyone offer us a couple of hours, on a flexible basis, to cover for sickness and entries, please contact Pauline Guscott holidays? If you feel you would enjoy serving people in this oasis provided by God in our 07968 101121 or email town please call in and we will be grateful for any time you can offer. [email protected]

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8 TODAY April / May 2019 PARISH ROUND-UP father, Raymond Richard Pyne Spurway The Moorland Club (Dick) passed away on 28 February. Dick, 11 April - AGM starting at 7pm to be RACKENFORD 94yrs, died peacefully at his home, The followed at 8pm by a talk from Dr David Manor, Oakford. Dick gave long service to Jenner about butterflies. Guests are very St Peter’s and attended regularly. He will welcome to attend the talk (visitors £2). ow fortunate we were to enjoy be greatly missed. His funeral is taking Meeting in the Village Hall. H‘Summer-like’ days towards the end of February and we look forward to more, place in St Peter’s at 11am on 27 March. 9 May 7.30pm - Talk & Slide Show by as Spring arrives. Carla Bancroft ‘My Journey with the Husky Mothering Sunday Service – 9.30am on Dogs’. Open Meeting - all welcome 31 March (visitors £2). Thank you to Fred Phillips for his work in Come and celebrate this special day, helping us to reach the Link Road when dedicated to mothers everywhere. Bring Oakford & District Flower & Produce the snow arrived on 3 January, luckily it your mother for breakfast (croissants, tea Show Saturday 14 September 2-4pm didn’t last long. & coffee) or just come and share fond Please note the change of date from memories. Flower posies will be August. We’re trying a later date this year Our first Cluster PCC Meeting took place distributed. Rev’d Steph Gordon-Jeffs will to offer a different season of flowers & on 28 January at Oakford Village Hall. It lead the Service. Make a Mother’s Day! produce. Lots more time to prepare. You was helpful to hear the views of others may have received a schedule inserted about things which would concern all Easter Service into this newsletter, if not, there is a copy Parishes. Steph explained she is unable Everyone is welcome to the Easter Day displayed in the telephone kiosk in the to attend all nine individual Parishes when Service at St Peter’s on Sunday 21 April at centre of Oakford or you can contact Chris their PCC meetings are being held, so 9.30am. Join us for singing and Holy Holdom 01398 332039 or Brenda intends to try Cluster meetings to unite Communion in beautifully decorated Burrows 01398 351331. the family group of churches in our surroundings on this very important day in Mission Community. the Church’s calendar. The Rev’d Ian The Red Lion Johnson will officiate. Stay for coffee, Excitement is building for the opening of On 24 February we were delighted to Simnel cake and possibly even chocolate the village pub. It is hoped this will happen have a full Church for our Group Service. after the Service! before Easter. Steph took our Service and welcomed our guest speaker, who spoke about the life- The Bell Tower Fund-raising Appeal Oakford Village Fête – 8 June transforming work of The Leprosy Mission, Can you believe it’s nearly a year since As always lots of activities and games to which diagnoses, treats and offers this appeal was launched at the St play. BBQ, beer tent and cream teas plus, specialist care including reconstruction George’s Day tea. The fund stands at this year, an Indian Dancing surgery, to leprosy patients. The Leprosy £1830.60 but there’s a very long way to go. demonstration and a chance to join in! Mission has been in operation for over We’d love to hear from you if you have any Free entry and free parking. Don’t miss it. 140 years. It was a most enlightening fund-raising ideas or could make a Make a note of the date now and if you can insight into all the work involved. The donation. 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LENT 2019 EXE VALLEY WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY GROUP Experiencing God’s We meet on alternate WEDNESDAYS, at Barton View, Loxbeare, EX16 9RH from 2.00-4.00 p.m. Love – Five Images of This Spring term, with the help of the Good Book Guide, Transformation “Hosea – God’s love song” we shall be looking at the Old Testament book of Hosea, a prophet who gave God’s Venue: The Rectory, message to His people 750 years before Christ; his message still speaks to us today of God’s amazing love Withleigh for His people. The early weeks of this Course will have gone but the details are here for home study. Time: 7.00pm February 27 “Unfaithful” May 1 “Reap the wild wind” 1 April Tended Hosea 1 v. 1 – 2 v.1 Hosea 8 – 9 8 April Welcomed March 13 “If you leave me May 29 “Never going to give you up” now” Hosea 2 v.2 – 3 v.5 Hosea 11 Prayer Breakfasts March 27 “D.I.V.O.R.C.E.” June 12 “History repeating” Hosea 4 - 5 Hosea 12 – 13 Come and meet to pray over croissant and coffee April 10 “Sorry seems to be June 26 “Return to me” the hardest word” Hosea 14 on 27 April and 25 May at Hosea 6 – 7 9am in The Rectory, For more information contact Marion on 01884 256302 Withleigh E-mail: [email protected]

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CRUWYS MORCHARD CRUWYS MORCHARD 8 am Family Communion 9.30 am Morning Prayer ALL PARISHES SEE TEMPLETON LOXBEARE LOXBEARE 11.15 am Cluster Service 11 am Family Communion CALVERLEIGH With Holy Communion OAKFORD CRUWYS MORCHARD OAKFORD 9.30 am Family Communion 10 am Morning Praise LOXBEARE RACKENFORD RACKENFORD 9.30 am Family Communion OAKFORD 9.30 am Family Service STOODLEIGH RACKENFORD 11.15 am Family Communion STOODLEIGH STOODLEIGH 11 am am Family Service TEMPLETON 11.15 am Family Communion TEMPLETON TEMPLETON 10.30 am GROUP SERVICE 11 am am Family Service

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RACKENFORD OAKFORD LOXBEARE 11.15 am Cluster Service 6.30 pm Evening Praise OAKFORD with Holy Communion RACKENFORD 9.30 am Morning Praise RACKENFORD STOODLEIGH See Rackenford STOODLEIGH STOODLEIGH 6.30 pm Evensong TEMPLETON TEMPLETON 11 am Morning Service TEMPLETON WASHFIELD 10.30 am GROUP SERVICE WASHFIELD See Cruwys Morchard 6.30 pm Evening Prayer WASHFIELD WITHLEIGH 11.15 am Family Service WITHLEIGH 10.30 am Morning Worship WITHLEIGH See Cruwys Morchard

11 TODAY April / May 2019 PARISH ROUND-UP Brian. Jen’s Funeral and Interment was Bingo Dates. Two dates for you all – 11 always memorable. Audrey was a valued held on 4 March. The Church was April and 9 May. 7.30 start and all meat member of the former Poetry Group where overflowing with family and friends prizes. The venue is ‘Rest a While’ at her understanding and comprehension of wishing to pay their respects to Jen and Witheridge. Thank you all for your help the most complex poems was always remember all she meant to them and to and support and to Marjorie and Herbert thought-provoking. Her reading of verses, support the family at this difficult time. for continuing to organize these evenings. often in dialects, was a joy. Both Audrey and Bryan will be much missed for their We were saddened to hear of the death of Our AGM will be in Rackenford Church massive contributions to Church and Beryl Colman on February 25. Beryl died on 11 April at 7pm. All welcome. village. in a hospice in her home town of Weston- Super-Mare. Beryl, Bob, and family first We would like to extend our deepest lived at East Wilson Farm and later Thank you Stoodleigh and the Exe Valley sympathy to Geoff and Jenny Parnell on moving to Little Acres. Beryl worked for Mission Community for the numerous the death of Jenny’s Mum. You are in our good wishes we have received as we many years at Rackenford School and prayers. prepare to move away. was in her element if she was with the children, helping and having fun and We have felt really privileged to have lived more than happy to get involved with We send our continued prayers to in such a welcoming, caring community school activities during and after school Philippa Fraser, Gilbert Isaac, John Isaac, and we thank you for all the kindness, if possible. She enjoyed being part of the Des Reed and Jacques Cann. generosity and love that we have community and both she and Bob had received during our last thirty-two years many friends with whom they kept in with you. Anyone coming to live in contact when they moved to Weston. Our Stoodleigh will have so much to look love and deepest sympathy to Bob, STOODLEIGH forward to and enjoy. Michelle and Chris, Susanne and Little We shall miss you and remember you. Robert. Church News Our belated sympathy to Ann Reynolds on n March we said goodbye to Bryan and the death of Peter in January. IAudrey Rigg, who have lived in the There will be a Coffee Morning in aid of village for thirty-two years. It is really the Church Flower Fund on Wednesday Sadly Jean and Derek Berry have lost a difficult to cover everything with which 15 May, 10am to 12 noon at Barns Cottage. very young member in their family, our they have been involved, from Everyone is welcome. thoughts are with you all. membership of the Parochial Church We are immensely grateful to Nellie Croft, Council to the Stoodleigh Poetry Group. It is some years since Stoodleigh had a Dennis Saupe and Tim and Liz Paxton for They have conducted the monthly Family Flower Festival but please now put the all the very hard and difficult work in Service and regularly opened their own weekend of Friday 21 to Sunday 23 June clearing the church tower of debris which Church Cottage for prayer meetings. into your diaries. Plans are still on the has accumulated over the years. Such Bryan was a Churchwarden for many drawing board for this Festival of Flowers difficult conditions for you to work in. years. His artistic talents have been and Music. The church will be open, so Thank you. demonstrated in many different ways, not that people can see the flower displays, only as handyman and poster painter, but which will have a musical theme. Visitors Work also continues to upright the also in setting up the crib and will be able to enjoy a cream tea, listen to headstones and great improvements are decorations for Christmas and the a concert on one evening and join Songs being made. Thank you to Herbert Smith, wonderful Easter garden for the church of Praise on the final evening. Further Dennis Saupe,Tim Paxton and Ian Lucas windowsills. Bryan’s many unsung roles details will be in the next Today Magazine. for all the heavy work you are tackling. will be hard to replace. Audrey's contribution has included producing Parish Hall News So good to see the tidying up of the inspiring talks for the Family Service On 15 February SWAG held an evening of brambles and scrub land on the common each month. She played the organ for skittles at the Parish Hall. Forty being undertaken before the bird nesting Services during all these years and her competitive villagers joined the evening to begins. Nativity Play at the Carol Service was QUOIT-AT-CROSS, MOORHAYES MEAT STOODLEIGH “…. really delicious! We’ll be back for more from your freezer!”

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12 TODAY April / May 2019 PARISH ROUND-UP fund-raise for the Village Fun Day and the the Parish website. Other attractions will replacement Millennium Bench. The be included. For further information, TEMPLETON organisers of the Fun Day are very please ring 01398 351391. grateful to SWAG for their generous Church and Village activities: support. The Stoodleigh Garden Club Annual Show will be held on Saturday 31 August Services: On 2 March walkers from the Village and at the Parish Hall. Details of show neighbouring Parishes joined a Spring classes will be published on the website n Thursday, 21 February, Steph led Breakfast, Walk and Lunch. After bacon and the Parish Hall notice board shortly. O‘Sing Praise’, an informal mid-week rolls and coffee at the Parish Hall, one Meanwhile, please contact Jean Winter service at St Margaret’s Church, group took on the 6.5 mile challenge on 01398 351561 for further information. Templeton. Many of our favourite hymns through typical Stoodleigh valleys and were accompanied by the very talented hills. The second group strolled to Ash guitarists Marion Roberts, and Rev’d In the Village, we send our Farm and enjoyed meeting the alpacas – Robert Gordon. Thank you so much. congratulations to Nicola Palfrey and thanks to Louise and David for making The twice monthly Services at Templeton Chris Quick (from Bridgwater) on their this possible. Happy walkers returned to continue, with Cluster Services (joining recent engagement. We also say goodbye the Hall where 33 people enjoyed a three parishes) and Group Services to the Taylor family leaving Vindor and in delicious lunch followed by beautiful rotating between Parishes. their place we welcome Robin Lewington cupcakes kindly baked by Vanessa and Cat Dale to Stoodleigh. Turner. The event raised £320 for Parish Deanery Synod Hall funds. Thank you to the supporters, Church Flower Rota The Tiverton and Cullompton Deanery organisers and to Tesco, Morrisons and Synod Open Meeting was held in 7/14 April Lent Lloyd Maunder for their kind sponsorship. Cullompton on Monday 25 February with 21 April Easter Flowers, all helpers an interesting and uplifting talk by Bishop please On Saturday 2 April the Parish Hall will be Jackie, Bishop of Crediton, on the subject open from 10am to 12 noon for the Easter 5/12 May Enid Hamidullah of ‘Serving the People of Devon with Joy’. Market and Coffee Morning, when local 19/16 May Geraldine Talbot We sincerely hope that Bishop Jackie will businesses and craft-makers will be able to visit Templeton later this year. showcase their goods. Also on sale will 100 Club winners - congratulations to: be books, cakes, vegetables, plants and January 1st prize Dorothy Ayre; 2nd Knit and Natter more. Details will be on the parish prize Betty Wotton; 3rd prize Linda Knit and Natter is held on the last website and entry is free. To book a table Brice; 4th prize Julian Earl. Wednesday in every month at St to sell your work, please ring 01398 February 1st prize Roland Chant; 2nd Margaret’s Church, Templeton. Everyone 351391. This event is for Parish Hall funds. prize John Lang; 3rd prize Phyllis Hill; is invited to come along and to bring any 4th prize Joyce Lacey. Saturday 8 June is an important date for craft, sewing or knitting between families in Stoodleigh. The Village Fun 10.30am and 12 pm. This is also an ideal Here’s how to keep in touch with what’s time for a cuppa and a chat even if you Day takes place on the cricket field. going on in Stoodleigh:- don’t have any sewing to do! There is no charge for this afternoon, Stoodleigh Parish website for all the news which will include fun and games for https://parish.middevon.gov.uk/stoodleigh. children and adults alike, plus lots of tea Thank you, Gloria! Stoodleigh Parish Community email for and cake. Look out for notices around After over 30 years of service, Gloria is to Stoodleigh information and messages – if the village nearer the time. step down from the Templeton Parochial you are not already on the addressee list Church Council (PCC). Gloria is happy to The Stoodleigh Family Dog Show on and would like to be included, please continue all her other church activities Saturday 10 August is a joint fund-raising email [email protected] such as heating control, helping with between St Margaret’s Church and the coffee after the Services, and fund- Parish Hall. The show is for family dogs, This website is run by volunteers Jean raising events. The PCC is hugely grateful with prizes and rosettes for winners. Winter and Geraldine Talbot. Details of classes will be published on Painful Feet ? Viv Pulford Foot Health Practitioner Diploma in Foot Health and Bsc Adult Nursing Nail clipping and filing. Corn and Callus removal. Foot balancing … and more !! Treatment in your own home Phone 01884 861306 Unit 5, Oaklands Court, Tiverton, EX16 6TG www.homelifecarers.co.uk Mobile 07827779559 Regulated by the Care Quality Commission

13 TODAY April / May 2019 PARISH ROUND-UP to Gloria and to Ron for all their selfless appointments and Services. Please come the local community more, and ways in work and tireless effort in supporting the to the Annual Meeting and have a say in which you might like to be involved. Church and the Community. what you feel would help Templeton’s Church and Community. Would you like to Saturday 8 June 10am Clay Pigeon Shoot The Church Fabric join the Templeton PCC? There are four The Charity Clay Pigeon Shoot will be at The wiring to the storage heaters in St meetings each year and, with your help, Town Farm, Templeton, with Margaret’s Church has now been we can work together to keep the Church refreshments during the event and a repaired. We have a warm Church just as and its activities which are so important barbecue afterwards. All proceeds to St Devon reached record February to our Village Community. If you’d like to Margaret’s Church. More details later! temperatures! More work will be needed know more about the Templeton PCC, For more information, contact William to maintain the Church fabric over the please contact Reg (860246) or William (251513). next few months. Many thanks to all those (251513) who have supported the Church so Saturday 10 August at 1.30pm - generously. Sunday 14 April. Templeton Trails Templeton Summer Fair at Templeton The Exe Valley Rotary Club are organising Village Hall The Lighting Column at the Village Hall. their annual Templeton Trail with a On Friday 8 February, Neil Parish MP for marshalled route for runners (or walkers), Saturday 17 August all day: Bike Show Tiverton & Honiton joined Toby Russell of starting at Templeton Village Hall and - organised by Pentagram Motorcycle Devon Air Ambulance and local residents continuing through Town Farm, Partridge Club, in aid of Devon Air Ambulance at to officially open the Lighting Mast at the Farm, and Cruwys Woods and ending Templeton Village Hall Village Hall, which enables the night with refreshments at Templeton Village landing of a DAA helicopter in any Hall. If you would like to take part, please Saturday 5 October at 7.30pm – Harvest emergency. Many thanks to all who get in touch with Charles Denman Supper at Templeton Village Hall with helped make this such an asset for our ([email protected] ) for more musical entertainment from Andrew community. information about registration. Curtis and other musicians.

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and decorating, followed by coffee and 4.30pm to 7pm, starting from the Social WASHFIELD hot cross buns, plant sale etc. on the Club with refreshments available. Look Saturday. Easter Day Family Communion out for more details of both events - not At this time of year we may think will be at 11.15 am. Plenty to celebrate! available as we go to print. that we are nurturing our garden but, of course, it's our garden that is The PCC thank you all for the financial Return of the Tractor Fest on Saturday 13 really nurturing us! contributions and support for all the July (Forward notice) building repairs taking place. Please reetings to the Spring and the new come to the Annual Parochial Church Many thanks are sent to everyone who Glife springing up all around us! Meeting on Wednesday 3 April at 6.30 for donated items for CHAT last year. With 7pm and hear all about it. The Annual the extra push for Harvest and Christmas However, we are all very conscious that, Report will contain many more thanks for our yearly total was 337 items, well over for some in our Village, life has sadly generous support. the previous years. Please continue to come an end. We send our prayers and give as your donations are always thoughts to Maurice, Linda and Matthew Two very special couples in our village gratefully received. The box for Balment who have lost a much loved wife, have recently celebrated the amazing donations is in the Church porch and mother and grandmother. Alice will be accomplishment of being married for 65 there is a list of suggested items. They missed by all who knew her. The large years! Both Frank and Joy Smith and Joe get taken to CHAT every month. Well number attending her Funeral showed the and Margaret Elston married in 1954 and done everyone; keep it up! love and respect in which she was held in have had the pleasure of celebrating their the Community. It was a great blessing Blue Sapphire Wedding anniversaries: Annual Parish Meeting is on 17 April at for her to be cared for by her family until how amazing! We hope that you have 7.30pm in the Village Hall. Speaker is the end of her days. enjoyed the fuss and attention that this from Children’s Hospice South West. achievement warrants. Our love and best Everyone welcome. We send our deepest sympathy to the wishes go, belatedly, to both couples. family of Sylvia Cockram for their recent Our best wishes go to John Mock for a great loss. She was a faithful member of To those with special birthdays or events speedy recovery from his accident and the Church during all her years in we send all good wishes. operation. The bells have been greatly Washfield. We will miss her cheerful missed. manner and faithful attendance at Church, We also wish the young people of the WI, Luncheon Club and many other village Village good luck as they practise for the Prayers and kind wishes go to anyone events. Sylvia was also a frequent Exmoor Challenge and Ten Tors events. who is unwell at this time and we hope passenger on the Market Bus. that soon you will feel better. The Social Club recently held its first We send our very sincere sympathy, too, family-centred evening with supper and Dates for your Diary to Jenny Parnell who has lost her mother games on offer. A good number of after a long illness. Grace always enjoyed families came, some new to the Village Wednesday 3 April Annual Church her visits to Washfield Luncheon Club and Social Club. It was good to meet Meeting from 6.30pm in hall and was lively company and a friend to them and for the children to socialise. many. She was devotedly cared for by Tuesday 9 April teatime@thehall 3pm The evening was a great success and will Jenny and Geoff for many years and our Thursday 11 April W.I. in hall 7.30pm. surely be recreated in the future. Thanks thoughts are with them and their family at Speaker Jo Mortimore 'Portrait of an Artist' to James Wych for taking the initiative to this sad time. Wednesday 17 April Annual Parish Council get this off the ground. Meeting in Hall 7.30pm. Speaker TBC We can now look forward to Easter so Saturday 20 Egg Decorating and Rolling Events planned for the coming months please see the centre pages for times of meeting in the church porch at 10am are the May Day Party on the Green on Services. There will an Agape Meal on followed by Coffee morning in hall with Bank Holiday Monday 6 May and a Car Maunday Thursday, a Service of Treasure Hunt on Saturday 8 June Reflection on Good Friday, Egg-rolling

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If you see the funny side When the day is over You’ll always walk on the sunny side May I know within my heart And come out smiling That I’ve tried to do my duty Through the stress and strife. And always played my part.

So cultivate the power to see Given all I had to give The little touch of comedy And followed faithfully Behind the trials Along the path where I believed And tragedies of life. Thy hand was leading me.

2019 Annual General Meeting of the Exe Valley Market and Community Bus The Bus Committee AGM is to be held on Thursday 16 May at 7.30 pm in The Stoodleigh Inn. Everyone is very welcome to attend but please telephone the Secretary, Jennie Chappell, on 01398 351666 or e-mail her at [email protected] so that we can make sure we have enough sandwiches! Using volunteer drivers, Exe Valley Market Bus runs each Tuesday and Friday morning from Oakford to Tiverton. To travel on this service, please telephone Colin Radford on 01884 881351 for more details and to reserve your seat. The bus will run from Oakford to Barnstaple on the First Thursday of each month from Thursday 2 May and to South Molton on all other Thursdays of the month via Roachill and Knowstone. The journey to Barnstaple has a request stop at the car park at Moortown Cross enabling passengers from other parishes to pick up the bus there. Ring Reg Howe on 01398 341508 to book your seat. Concessionary Bus Passes can be used. The Bus is also available for private hire. Please ring Jennie Chappell on 01398 351666 or e-mail her at [email protected] for details. We also run regular trips on the 1st Wednesday of each month and we sometimes have spare seats - more details from Judith Govier on 01884 256325. All details are also on our website http://www.exevalleymarketbus.btck.co.uk We would like to thank the volunteer drivers and committee who generously give their time to keep this service running – and most of all to thank our passengers for their loyal support. If you would like to join us, either as a passenger or a driver, please ring either Colin or Jennie. Read the TODAY magazine, in colour, on-line at exevalleychurches.org/magazine/index.php

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Thy Kingdom Come 30 MAY - 9 JUNE 2019 ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ is an international, ecumenical prayer initiative, which takes place between Ascension Day and Pentecost, in which we are asked by the Archbishops to Pledge to Pray. More details will be forthcoming in the next magazine, and on the website. However, it is hoped that each Parish Church will host a prayer station for people to use over this period. The event finishes on Pentecost Sunday, with a celebration in the Cathedral.

We thank you, Lord of heaven For all the joys that greet us, Come to a For all that you have given PRAISE PARTY! To help us and delight us. In earth and sky and seas. Calverleigh Village Hall The sunlight on the meadows, The rainbow’s fleeting wonder, Sunday 2 June 2019 The clouds with cooling shadows, 3.30pm The stars that shine in splendour - We thank you Lord, for these. For all the family singing praising eating listening learning praying To place an advertisement, speaking playing making please contact Geoff Parnell praise party 01884 254402 (see inside front cover)

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Loxbeare Village Hall Perfect venue for up to 50 people Coffee Mornings, Small Group and Club Meetings, Family Parties, Social Evenings, Reunions All with Full Access. Recently improved and extended 10m x 5m Meeting Room. Full kitchen facilities. Toilet. Rates £5/hour - for further details contact Richard Vickery on 01884 881234 or email [email protected]