The Lympstone Herald

Volume 42, No 8 APRIL 2019 50p where sold THE LYMPSTONE HERALD PARISH COUNCIL ELECTIONS COMING UP You will all probably have received you All you artists be aware the Art Exhibition ballot cards by now but don’t forget to is coming at the end of May so time vote for your new Parish Councillors on to finish off those masterpieces. Any 2nd May. The Parish Council does lots budding tennis players should come of good and important work in the village along to the club open day on 27th April and this is your opportunity to decide for a taste of village tennis and don’t who will sit on the council so don’t miss miss out on the Sailing Club Barn Dance it. the same evening. Editors: Claire and Rob Hilton - [email protected] | 07739969311 Advertising: Steve Morgan [email protected] | 01395 276020 Copy deadline for the next issue : Sunday 12th May, 6pm by email Distribution by Robin and Judith Telfer Tel. 272275 | Copy Editor: P Acca Cover Art: James Tatum SWAc Village website: www.lympstone.org | [email protected] PARISH COUNCIL NEWS This month was the Annual Parish people across the UK. Meeting as well as the Parish Council Identified health risks include: Meeting. During the APM we had #Loneliness is likely to increase your annual reports shared from the: risk of death by 29%. #Loneliness, Chairman, Clerk, District Councillor, living alone and poor social connections Flood Resilience Group, Youth Club, are as bad for your health as smoking Pre-School, Exe Estuary Trail, Footpath 15 cigarettes a day. #Lonely people Warden and Village Hall. There were are more likely to suffer from dementia, many positive messages shared and heath disease and depression. a lot of ongoing, hard work recognised #Loneliness is worse for you than and celebrated. We should all feel very obesity. proud to be part of such a supportive For organisations such as Westbank, and cohesive community. which deliver services across the Due to the upcoming elections and the Woodbury, Exmouth and Budleigh current period of PURDAH, this month’s (WEB) area, we witness on a daily Parish Council news cannot comment basis the often devastating impact on individual Councillors. Therefore, I of loneliness on individuals and the have selected to report on the general challenges in generating activities to support from our meeting for all our help make a lasting difference. No one Parishioners. individual or organisation can tackle this Devon Carers Presentation: Nina issue alone. Westbank have therefore Parnell from Westbank, Devon came taken the step to join the national drive and presented tackling loneliness from to end loneliness in the WEB area. Our the very young to the elderly. aim is to raise awareness of the issues ‘Working Together To End Loneliness’ surrounding loneliness and to explore “I cry every morning when I put my legs ways we as individuals, communities out over the bed, as I know it will be and service providers can work together another day that I will spend alone” to improve the health and wellbeing of The Commission on Loneliness which those people living in our communities was first set up by the late MP, Jo Cox, who are lonely or socially isolated. has highlighted that loneliness is seen How can you help? Help to raise by many as one of the largest health awareness of the issues of loneliness concerns we face. In the spring of 2018, at your place of employment, school the government appointed a Minister or college or activity/community group for Loneliness, to tackle the nationwide by requesting a short presentation from issue which affects around nine million our campaign manager. Become a 2 volunteer for one of the organisations The key message and procedure would listed at volunteer opportunities. be to call 999 first. Remember you can give as much or as Then to adopt the following: little time as you are able it doesn’t have DANGER check for danger to yourself to be a regular weekly commitment. or casualty. Might any of your neighbours, family RESPONSE Shake the casualty’s members or friends be lonely? Is there shoulders. anything you could do to help? A five- AIRWAY Tip the patients head back and minute conversation can make the lift the chin up (head tilt chin lift) world of difference to a lonely person. BREATHING look, listen and feel for 10 For further information please contact seconds looking for normal breathing. Nina Parnell, Social Action Development If not breathing or anything less than 2 Manager normal breaths or a gasp or groan is not e: [email protected] enough to sustain life. t: 01392 824752 option 2 option 2 CPR if not breathing or not breathing Visit www.jocoxloneliness.org for normally start Cardio pulmonary information about the Commission on resuscitation. 30 compressions and 2 Loneliness breaths. Defibrillator If a defibrillator is to hand or someone We now have three defibrillators in is able to fetch one it should be applied the village. One outside the village to the casualty and the voice prompts stores, one at the Village Hall and one followed. in Churchill Court. The defibrillators at South Western Ambulance Service the village hall and Churchill Court both NHS Foundation Trust need a code to open – when you dial On a final note, I would like to wish all 999 the emergency services will tell you the District and Parish Councillors who the code to open the defibrillator case. will not be standing again all the very The defibrillator outside the village best for the future and enjoyment in store does not need a code, it must be your new ventures. Thank you for all opened by turning in the direction of the your time and dedication during your arrows on the case. Once the cases are time serving our community. opened, remove the defibrillator from Clerk to the Council: the case, there is an ‘on’ switch which, Lucy Tyrrell c/o Minnows, Longmeadow once pressed, the defibrillator will talk Road, Lympstone EX8 5LF you through the necessary instructions Tel: 07890717081 to follow to aid the casualty. Email: [email protected] 3 PARISH CHURCH From the Annual Meeting The wardens, Philip White and Jeff Russell were re-elected. Bobby Brunt was elected to the PCC. A decision was taken to allow retiring members to be co opted for a further year given the vacancies that exist. For the year ended 31.12.2018 there was a deficit £2149. The balance Sheet which includes a number of bequests which are worded so that only interest may be spent stands at £116,840 the Rector & Churchwardens Funds stands at £197,368. The Rector James Hutchins who has worked so hard for and in the h useit village including taking parts in Player’s your key to secure storage productions and the Village Concert, will be leaving in the summer. The Bishop of Southwark has appointed him to the post of Team Rector of Barnes in the Deanery of Richmond and Barnes. Lent Lunches -continue on Tuesdays Woodbury Business Park • Woodbury • Nr Exeter www.house-it.co.uk from noon to 1pm in the rear of the church with soup, bread, cheese and apple for a donation. The final one this CLOCK REPAIRS year is the 9th April. Terence C. Matthews, Rector@Lympstone James will be in Horologist Suzannah’s at 10am on Wednesday Tel: 01395 273563 10th and at the Swan at 1pm on All clocks repaired, including Tuesday 16th. Westminster Chimes, Wall Clocks, Easter Lilies – If you would like to Grandfather & Grandmother Clocks, Dial Clocks, Long Case and Carriage buy a lily in memory of a loved one, Clocks. to be displayed in church for Easter, Free estimates provided, with house please sign up on the list at the back visits. of the church. Envelopes are available 4 for your contribution which should be back to the church saving the local placed in the usual service collection treasurers all the work connected to bag, or put through the letter box of collecting money and reclaiming the tax. Glenhaven Cottage, next door to the If you have questions or require help to church. Please do not put envelopes in complete the form John Lupton will be the donation box in the porch as some available in church after the services have been stolen in the past. Many on Sundays 31st and 7th. Very many thanks. Carol Major thanks to all those who have already Palm Sunday Procession (14th April): completed the task, it will simplify the The walk of witness will start from the Treasurer’s life and more importantly Methodist Chapel: assembling outside will make it much easier to recruit the the chapel from 9:30 am and leaving at next one! 9:40 am for walk to Lympstone church. Quiet Prayer The next Quiet Prayer At 10:00 am the Sung Eucharist service time will be at 9.30am on Monday will start at the entrance to the church 29th April in church with Demelza where those already at church will meet Henderson. the procession for the Blessing of Palms Brian Mather and entrance into church, re-enacting Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem; including FRIENDS OF THE CHURCH the reading of the Passion Gospel. There will be refreshments afterwards. Our winner of the £25 prize in the last of Easter Services the monthly draws in the 2018/19 round Wednesday 17th 11am Communion of our Lottery is Drew Erskine. Tickets and at 6pm The Stations of the Cross are now on sale for the 2019/20 round service - £6 gives you 12 chances through the Thursday 18th 7.30pm Easter Watch year of winning; 50p just one chance! If communion no one knocks on your door this month GoodFriday 19th 11am Family Service offering to sell you a ticket then you with dramatic reading of the Easter can always contact me! All the money story raised goes to keep the church building Sunday 21st Easter Sunday Communion in good condition.

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