May 2018 Vol. 49 No.5 50P FOCUS MAGAZINE INFORMATION Chairman Michael Ayre, Ratcliffe Farm, Raddon
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FOCUS ON THORVERTON May 2018 Vol. 49 No.5 50p FOCUS MAGAZINE INFORMATION Chairman Michael Ayre, Ratcliffe Farm, Raddon. Secretary Geoff Bulley, 17 Broadlands, Thorverton. Advertisements Secretary Maggie Dunlop, Kibby Yew, School Lane, Thorverton. Tel.(01392) 861185 Treasurer Bob Swaffield, Schiehallion, School Lane, Thorverton. Tel. (01392) 860309 Editor Neville Lane, Stable House, 2 The Glebe, Thorverton. Tel. (01392) 861062 Email: [email protected] Back issues (courtesy of Rob Purvis): thorvertonfocus.wordpress.com Assistant editors Eileen Mason and Fiona Harrison Printed by Sarum Graphics At the present time Focus is produced each month except one (August). The Editor welcomes interesting news items, reports etc. for publication. Items for inclusion in Focus should be accompanied by the name of the originator, which may be withheld from print if requested. The aims of Focus are: To produce a non-political monthly magazine serving the people of the parish of Thorverton, providing them with information on activities in the parish; For the magazine to be one that villagers are proud of; To provide a window for those outside Thorverton to see what the village has to offer; To promote local businesses through advertising; and To run at a small annual profit, but with surplus funds put to support village organisations for the benefit of Thorverton residents. Items for publication, adverts, changes to adverts, Diary entries, changes to Thorverton Information lists should be sent to the Editor, preferably as plain text in an email, or as a Word doc file or a pdf file email attachment (to [email protected]) by the 20th of the month prior to publication please. All items received are acknowledged, so if you don’t receive an acknowledgment within a few days, please assume not received. 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Focus on Thorverton 1 Vol 49 No 5 – May 2018 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Editorial was too wet (and for much of the time it was too cold to encourage me out anyway). So I shall be catching It felt like a long winter, with some prolonged cold up on Lorraine’s articles for last month as well as for and wet spells, but spring well and truly arrived in this to see what I need to do to get back on track. the second half of April and the village feels as There are still allotments for rent. I strongly though it has now quite sprung into life. I use that recommend it. They are in a lovely position and it term both for the colour around the village and the can be so peaceful to spend some time up there in the surrounding fields and lanes, and also for the spring, particularly in the evening as the sun is setting activities. behind Raddon Top. If you are interested in taking one on, do contact Alison Marshall, who is our Parish The Sherlock Holmes adventure which TADS Council Clerk (there is a small notice about the performed in April was well received by some allotments on page 14 of this month’s Focus) appreciative audiences. It was hard work for the cast, but rewarding (not financially though!). It would be Time to get this off to print now. We have been great to see a few more in the audience for the next using Sarum Graphics for a year now and they have TADS productions. In her letter on the following proved very efficient, reliable and helpful – even page, Sheena also makes the offer for others to get ready to take the occasional last minute amendment. involved in the November production. We need new I am hoping to visit them at the end of May to see faces and vitality to allow us to keep entertaining. Focus right the way through the process. I will report back on that in due course. May has two particular highlights for me: the Gas Up th at Sunnymead, which is now in its 17 year, is on Enjoy May, which is invariably a beautiful month in Sunday 13th; and the following week, from Tuesday th th and around Thorverton. Oh, and don’t forget that we 15 to Saturday 19 , is the Arts Festival. Sadly I are still intending to produce a 2019 calendar of your won’t be able to attend the Gas Up, but I do photos, so if you take any good ones in May do keep thoroughly recommend it – and not only for lovers of them handy. vintage cars, tractors and stationary engines. I will be able to attend the Arts Festival, which continues to Neville Lane grow and diversify in its display of arts and crafts. Focus Editor Apart from that, I need to make up for lost time on my allotment. I wasn’t able to do a thing on it in March and the first half of April because the ground In this Focus Garden Club News ................................................... 27 Editorial ..................................................................... 1 Crossways ................................................................ 28 Letters ........................................................................ 2 The Garden in May .................................................. 30 Thorverton Parish Council ......................................... 4 Rainfall Record ........................................................ 30 Thorverton Memorial Hall ......................................... 5 Cricket Club ............................................................. 30 Notice Board .............................................................. 6 Nature Notes ............................................................ 31 Parish Letter ............................................................. 17 Checking-in ............................................................. 32 Baptist Church ......................................................... 18 Gas Up ..................................................................... 32 Women’s Institute.................................................... 19 Mobile Library ......................................................... 33 Thorverton Co-operative Trust Ltd ......................... 20 Adverts ..................................................................... 34 Thorverton Millennium Green Trust ....................... 21 Thorverton Organisations ........................................ 61 Poetry ....................................................................... 21 Doctors’ Surgeries ................................................... 62 History Society ........................................................ 22 Waste Collection Dates for 2018 ............................. 64 Legal Eagle .............................................................. 23 Mobile Library ......................................................... 64 TARTS News .......................................................... 24 Union Flag Flying days in May ............................... 64 From the Archives ................................................... 25 Road works .............................................................. 64 Newton St Cyres Tennis Club ................................. 26 Bus Services ............................................................ 64 The Royal British Legion ........................................ 27 Diary 2018 ............................................................... 65 Sherlock’s Excellent Adventure .............................. 66 Focus on Thorverton 2 Vol 49 No 5 – May 2018 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Letters Family friend, Guitarist Graham Clow, turned Mum’s Funeral into a Celebration of her Life. He played From Alice and Frank Selley some of Mum’s favourite tunes and dedicated some Sherlock’s Excellent Adventure. beautiful songs to her too. Graham met Mum in 1977 May we take this opportunity to congratulate all the and Mum loved watching and listening to him play... members of TADS who took part in this latest so it was fitting he gave tribute to her as we production? It was a very enjoyable and amusing celebrated her life. show and we would like to thank everyone involved. The Thorverton Arms provided a lovely buffet and Well done! catered for our guests very well. We must say, Thank you for the kindness shown to From Sheena Hunter-Hedges, Thorverton Amateur Mum by Dr Anderson, Dr Wride & Dr Ziegler, and Dramatics Society (TADS) Chair we will always be eternally grateful to the team of District Nurses who visited Mum daily. It didn’t TADS would like to thank everyone who assisted in matter how much pain she was in, they always putting our recent production “Sherlock’s Excellent managed to put a smile on her face. We would also Adventure” on the stage and to also say thank you to like to say