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Sid Vale Association Winter 2019 £2.50 – Free to Members Magazine Number 91 sid vale association Winter 2019 £2.50 – free to members past • present • future The Association promotes conservation and heritage, the museum, and facilities for recreational and cultural activities in the Sid Valley www.sidvaleassociation.org.uk A word from the Chair… Editor’s Note As I sit here gazing through my study window in late The SVA mission statement declares that we look after the September, Muttersmoor opposite is shrouded in mist and past, present and future. In this magazine, you can see the past is rain and it is clear that Autumn is now upon us. well represented with all the work at the museum in articles Sheep will have been brought as usual to Peaslands Knapp about the art collection, the archives (will Maureen ever escape to graze. They did a great job last year and we probably had from the attic?) and Jane Austen’s Sanditon. The present is our best show of wildflowers yet, including a new flower covered with looking after our land and encouraging walkers to that we haven’t seen before – an unusual orchid that we are enjoy the delights of the valley walking the new Sid Valley ring. still trying to identify. The butterflies have done pretty well But what of the future? We give out grants through the Keith and this year we’ve had painted ladies, marbled whites, red Owen Fund to secure the future of many clubs and societies for recreational and admirals, small blue, holly blue and small copper. The cultural activities for example to Sea Fest and the cricket club. As an organisation, we volunteers have been out through the year cutting back the brambles and saplings and can do more to improve the future. For example, the article about the onslaught of ash the sheep will help us keep on top of it, ready for another show of wildflowers next year. die back shows the need to plant replacement trees plus many more to help the planet. We are still in the process of purchasing the EDDC land (the Knapp) adjacent to Pollution in the sewage has caused major problems and put Sidmouth on the map for Peaslands Knapp, and we hope to have acquired it by the time that you read this. Ash the wrong reasons. We all need to be careful about disposal of waste and aim to dieback is very common now and we have found evidence of it in the Knapp, and in the recycle and avoid single use plastic even if it is for the removal of dog poo! We need to Byes. This is a huge problem for the country. look at our own carbon footprint in all the activities that we undertake. As an We opened the “Sid Valley Ring” at the Walking Festival in September. This is a new organisation, we would like to lead the way on environmental issues so we really do signed route around the Sid Valley using existing footpaths; a short note about it is in this look after the future. magazine. Val Huntington – [email protected] We plan to renew the central heating in the Museum over the winter months. The museum has to be kept at about 18deg C throughout the year and the humidity has to be controlled. As a consequence, the costs of heating are very high, (about £7,000 per year) Volunteering with the SVA and we must reduce this. We plan to place insulation where we can to minimise heat There are many opportunities to volunteer with the SVA. We encompass many activities losses, and install a system that is more efficient, all of which will reduce our heating bills. in our role to promote the conservation, museum and facilities for recreation in the Sid We have also applied for Planning Permission to create a small extension in the car Vale. We are always looking for help in the museum either stewarding or behind the park of Hope Cottage, which will enable the present very unsatisfactory kitchen and toilet scenes with the archives, research etc. The woodlands and estates team would welcome facilities to be much improved, and a new disabled access to be provided. more help. Looking to the future, it is becoming apparent we will need to also take a The Museum will also install two original fireplaces and Dutch Ravestyn tiles from the major role in environmental issues such as plastic pollution, recycling. As the largest Knowle; these will be the last extant objects from a building once a beautiful and unique organisation in Sidmouth, we would like to lead the way forward in whatever way we can. house, but debased over the years and now in the process of demolition to build a We need your help to do this. If you have any ideas, skills or would like to be involved in retirement homes complex. any way, we would like to hear from you. You will have heard that unfortunately at a recent Public Inquiry, the Inspector [email protected] approved Fords application to build the Sidford Employment site. We tried very hard over a number of years to stop this unnecessary development, but unfortunately in the end we failed. So, we are still working very hard on your behalf to better maintain what we have and Cover Photo – part of the Yardley collection preview from members day (which will be improve all SVA facilities. We are always looking for volunteers and if you have any on display in the museum next season) inclinations to “give a hand” in any activities, you would be most welcome. Meanwhile a happy and joyful Christmas and a good New Year to you all and see you all at the Museum for a special members pre season event on Thursday 19th March, 5-8pm. Do we have your email address? Richard Thurlow Send it to [email protected] 2 3 Museum News in the bag?’ I was hugely impressed with Over the winter there will be significant building works taking place, including alterations how much primary and improvements to the reception and shop areas. Due to these structural changes, age children Christmas Late Night Opening will not be possible. understood about We are hopeful that the planned new wheelchair entrance and single storey extension what can and cannot will be largely completed before the new season starts. In November two fireplaces from be recycled. the Knowle will be installed, one on the ground floor and the other on the first floor. One A Victorian seaside is made from very fine marble and dates from the Richard Napoleon Thornton era ‘peep-o-board’ was (1867 -82) with his initials prominently shown. The other contains rare Ravesteyn tiles created for the event by retired carpenter Dave Kensale, which was painted with a from Utrecht and dates from the period when the building was a hotel. Sidmouth backdrop by artist Margaret Adams. Many young visitors enjoyed having their There will be extra display space on the ground floor and new displays on the first floor. photograph taken in this novelty context. The board was the idea of young visitor leaders These will include Sidmouth in WW2 – to commemorate 75 years since the end of WW2, Marian Gadden and Dorothy Law and Order, Royal Connections and the Yardley collection of perfumery and related Slack who organised the activities items. We would be very pleased to hear from anyone that has memories, items or and the volunteers. photos of WW2 in Sidmouth that they could loan to the Museum for next season’s I thoroughly enjoyed the event display. Please contact Ann Tanner on 07501005084. and the enthusiasm of volunteers You are invited to the members preview evening on Thursday 19th March 5-8pm, and children alike. The organisers before the museum opens on Friday 20th March 2020. have many ideas for future SVA publications can be bought on line from the SVA web page or Paragon Books in events to attract young families Sidmouth hold a large selection. and Trustees will certainly Ann Tanner continue to support their innovative approaches. Young Visitor Day at Sidmouth Museum Di Fuller What a wonderful time I had at the Museum on Wednesday August 21st when I volunteered to help out for a couple of hours with children’s activities. Nearly 300 people, including 150 children, visited Sidmouth Museum during the day. It is almost impossible to guess how much time went into planning the event and making sure that there were enough volunteers in place to keep everything running. Anyone who has children knows how busy they are and attention is only given when they are truly absorbed in what they are doing. There was certainly a lot to keep them entertained. Children were able to dress up as Victorians, build a paper construction of Alma Bridge, take part in a Cluedo-inspired mystery around the whole museum, get locked in the stocks or play ‘Splat the rat’, a particularly popular activity! Other activities included quilt signing, sorting rubbish into what was and wasn’t recyclable and a tactile game for younger children to guess ‘What’s 4 5 Archaeology Room at the Museum carefully scraping away the soil to reveal an artefact that may not have seen the light of day for 2000 years is an awesome experience. I am Bill Hayes and I am very fortunate to be the ‘Curator’ of the Apart from the task of cataloguing the existing collection, making sure the various sub- Archaeology collection at the Museum. I started the role in March collections are kept up to date and planning for future exhibitions, there is also the task this year and am thoroughly enjoying the experience of being part of looking at new items that are brought to our notice as potential additions to the of the Museum team.
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