Buckland Filleigh Newsletter
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Buckland Filleigh Newsletter June/ July 2013 Diary Dates June Library Van 2nd Family Service 9.30am The library calls at both West 9th Small Service at Shebbear 11.00am Heanton and the Village Hall every fortnight on a Thursday. 13th Library Van th West Heanton 11.35-12noon 16 Holy Communion 9.30am Village Hall 12.10-12.30pm 23rd Evening Prayer 6.30pm th 27 Library Van Hiring the Village Hall th 30 Holy Communion and Confirmation (at Langtree) 11.00am Great place to hold your parties, July family gatherings and meetings 6th Shebbear Village Fete please call 281535 for more details 7th Family Service 9.30am 11th Library Van th 14 Small Service at Shebbear 11.00am Anyone with any Announcements, For Sale’s 21st Holy Communion 9.30am or Wants do let me know. 25th Library Van Deadline for next Aug/Sept 2013 Newsletter 27th Shebbear & Buckland Filleigh Flower Show 20th July 28th Evening Prayer 6.30pm Editor: Kelly Martin August Lower West Heanton Farm, 4th Family Service9.30am Buckland Filleigh 8th Library Van Tel 01409 281 535 26th Dog Show, see next newsletter Email: [email protected] Wanted Coppers for the Bell fund. Phone Steve and Mel 281385 Church News The fundraising event for the ‘Tea at Lyons Corner House’ has had to be postponed from the planned date th Saturday 6 July, as it clashed with the Village Fete at Shebbear. We hope to re-organise it for a date in September. SD THE FRIENDS OF ST MARY’S: AGM 15th April 2013 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT 2012 In 2012 the total sum of £2,070 was raised, of which: £ 336 came from Brenda's Coffee Morning, £ 297 came from the sale of Jane Taylor’s History of the Parish, and £ 520 came from the sale of Christmas cards, postcards & tea towels. We also received a Gift Aid tax refund of £495 for 2008 - 2011. The remaining balance came from various donations, including the usual £50 from David Stock in Canada. The major expense this year was £3,346 for restoring the tarmac paths, and £236 for tea-towels. In addition, this month the Friends have paid £8,076 for the new air heater. This includes 20% VAT which the PCC is reclaiming; it is then a matter for them to decide how much they could afford from the General Fund and therefore how much they should return to the Friends' Fund. Unfortunately, the Dog Show this year had to be cancelled due to the weather. At Brenda’s suggestion, the Friends have marked the Diamond Jubilee by planting a commemorative amelanchier tree in the churchyard, and a plaque will be placed there in due course. Together with Jane Taylor, Sarah has nearly completed recording the gravestones in the churchyard, and all the information will eventually be available on a disc for sale, to raise funds from this project. Jackie and Phil have kindly volunteered to hold a Coffee Morning this year – date to be confirmed. Looking forward, we have decided that we must differentiate between alms and sales in the Church, and therefore Phil Hammans has kindly made us an additional box in which to collect payments for merchandise. Very many thanks to all who so generously support us. Nancy Thurley, Chairman Shebbear and Buckland Filleigh Website The website for Shebbear and Buckland Filleigh can be found at www.shebbearvillage.co.uk please do log on and see all the news and latest goings on in both villages. Anything that you would like to say or contribute please get in touch. Email- [email protected] Tel- 01409 281968 DRIAN ETT EGDAW COMPUTERS A P Computer Repairs and Upgrades BUILDING CONTRACTOR Computers built to your requirements NEW BUILD, RENOVATIONS, STONE WALLING, DECORATING, PAVING, New and used systems, 1Metre WIDE MINI DIGGER with concrete desktops and Laptops. Breaker attachment AVAILABLE Tuition, Virus Removal, Software FREE ESTIMATES Problems 01409 281650 07790 312877 Hardware Problems, Networking THE OLD GLEBE, BUCKLAND FILLEIGH No Fix No fee Is your computer behaving badly and in need of a boost Chiropodist / Podiatrist For an honest and friendly Service (Home visiting service) Mrs Sally Clarke, BSc (Hons) Pod, MChS HPC Registered Routine Nail Care, Callus/ Corn Removal Call Mark on Diabetic Footcare 01566 774118 or 07888775755 Neurological/ Vascular Appraisal Footcare/ Footwear Advice or email Biomechanical Assessment/Treatment Custom made orthotics to ease foot pain [email protected] Nail surgery/ Local Anaesthesia 01409 281944 07969 721054 Horraslew, Buckland Filleigh On the 18th May at 8pm we took part in the NightWalk, walking from Barnstaple Rugby club to Bideford Rugby club along the Tarka Trail. We managed to successfully complete the 11miles in 3 hours! We have raised a total of £256 for The North Devon Hospice and Macmillan Cancer Support. Thank you to everyone who sponsored us. Kelly, Bird and Rosie Martin THE BEAST OF BUCKLAND FILLEIGH!!! Following our appeal for information about a stray sheep in the last issue, the wayward animal was cornered and caught by Phil and Val Kirk on Easter Saturday. She was discovered to be heavily in lamb and was taken back to Week Barton. She produced a healthy lamb on Easter Sunday. After the weekend, a phone call to DEFRA with the number from her ear tag revealed she belonged to farmer from Iddesleigh. The owner, Peter Ansty, rang the next day. He had winter keep at Upcott Barton and had been one short when he had picked them up. He collected the sheep and lamb from Week Barton and gave a £10 donation to Buckland Filleigh Village Hall. Weather Michael Ashton, Awsland Farm, Petersmarland, Torrington, EX38 8QW 01409 281 246 March Thank goodness, a bit of dry weather so that we can do a bit of field work but we could do with a bit of warmth to start the grass growing. The cows seem to be enjoying it even though it is so cold, as their milk production has gone up quite a bit! We had 3.56 inches of rain which is quite a lot compared with the last couple of years (1.06 and 1.26 respectively). We have had 16 days with no measurable rain (or snow) The heaviest snow was actually a sort of hail and when it melted it was under a quarter of a mm. There were two very wet readings of rain, 27 and 32mm respectively. The daytime temperatures got up as high 62 & 67f on just a couple of days. 7 days were as low as the 30's just managing to get above freezing on a couple of those days. Regarding the night temperatures, 6 only dropped to the 40's but 11 were below freezing, two as low as 28 & 29f. My blood thinning pills do not help me to keep warm!! April A drier month (thank goodness!) with 1.18 inches of rain and 16 days with no measurable rain. The average day temperatures was 50.6f and night was 39.5f. Temperatures felt colder because of the cold winds. 4 of the nights fell below freezing. 3 of the day temperatures were in the 60's. Nice to have the cattle out as the grass is growing at last. West Heanton Residential Home Buckland Filleigh 24hour care for the elderly En-suite rooms Friendly caring staff Short term care also provided Sheltered Housing now available Tom Bond Tel: 01409 281754 GRASCOTT FIREWOOD Quality Seasoned Firewood £85: Single Load £160: Double Load £230: Triple Load Delivery charges may apply Tel: 01409 281393 E-mail: [email protected] Mike Wye & Associates Ltd Buckland Filleigh Sawmills, EX21 5RN www.mikewye.co.uk 01409 281644 SHEBBEAR AND BUCKLAND FILLEIGH HISTORY SOCIETY CASTLE DROGO IS OPEN!!!!! This was the main message of a talk to the History Society, on the 15th April, by Paula Clark who is the National Trust’s Community Engagement Officer for Castle Drogo. Paula took us through the early years, when Julius Drewe, a wealthy tea importer who founded Home & Colonial Stores started looking for a location to build himself a castle, in the early 1900’s. He settled on the site, near Drewesteignton, and employed the most famous architect of the day, Sir Edward Lutyens, to design it. Julius certainly got the location right – Castle Drogo has the most wonderful views over Dartmoor – but, and probably because of Julius and in spite of Sir Edward, the structure has never really coped with the Dartmoor weather. As an example, Sir Edward designed cavity walls, which would have been warm and waterproof – but Julius insisted on filling them in, so they now leak; and the flat roof, which was Julius’ idea, never really kept out the rain. Paula told us how the Trust is now embarking on a massive project to remedy the problems, using a careful combination of traditional and modern materials. The roof will be a particular beneficiary, and, on completion of the works, it is hoped to open the roof to visitors so they will be able to enjoy the wonderful views (when it’s not raining!). In the meantime, the Castle will be very much open, and most of the Castle’s original contents will be on show in about half of the normal rooms, with staff moving things from room to room as the work progresses. A special feature of the works will be a viewing gallery on a scaffold, from which visitors can see how the work is being done. Our thanks to Paula for an interesting talk – and she is always on the look out for volunteers to help visitors to the Castle.