Yeoford May 2018 Village Voice Distributed free to homes in Yeoford and District, Devon Issue 325
This month: Double Deckers! Nasty Nick Bateman! Yeofest! Parish Council AGM! A New Defibrillator! And much, much more... Contact Details
LOCAL ORGANISATIONS/CLUBS ETC. USEFUL CONTACTS
YEOFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION POLICE Chair: Tim Donne 101 in a non -Emergency Bookings: [email protected] or 01363 84501 999 in an Emergency 0800 555111 Crimestoppers 0800 405040 Transport Police YEOFORD RECREATION GROUND Warden: David Lucking 01363 84988 EMERGENCIES 080 036 5900 Electricity Failure YEOFORD CHAPEL 0845 9881188 EA Floodline John Stevens 01363 772456 0800 807060 Environment Hotline 0800 111999 Gas Emergency YEOFORD HOLY TRINITY CHURCH 0800 1691144 Water Leaks/Burst Mains Contact: Carol Price 01647 24468 0845 1551004 Roads/Street Lights 0310 1234999 RSPCA 0845 6000388 Social Services YEOFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL Contact: School Administrator 01363 84234 MEDICAL 01363 772227 Chiddenbrook Surgery YEO -YO’s (After School Club) 01647 24272 Cheriton Bishop Surgery Contact: Rose Billson: 01363 84891 01363 775066 New Valley Practice 111 NHS Choices (non -Emergency)
YEOFORD YARNS 01363 775588 Crediton Hospital 01363 772062 Boots Pharmacy Contact: Edna Beasley: 01363 84750 01363 773030 Crediton Pharmacy 01363 772841 Lloyds Pharmacy YEOFORD FOOTBALL CLUB Secretary: Scott Moore 07890 229938 SCHOOLS 01363 84234 Yeoford Primary 01363 773401 QE Academy Trust YEOFORD CRICKET CLUB Captain: Paul Coren 01363 84238 OTHERS 01363 778410 Citizens Advice YEOFORD YOUTH CLUB 0845 7484950 National Rail Enquiries Contact: Ashley Taylor: [email protected] 01363 84348 Mare and Foal 01363 772319 Jonathan Wood Vet
YEOFORD 200 C£UB COUNCILS/MP Contact: Nikki Rattenbury 01363 85177 0345 155 1015 Devon County Council 01884 255255 Mid Devon District Council CREDITON HAMLETS PARISH COUNCIL 0207 2197037 Mel Stride MP Chairman: George Mortimer 01363 777990 [[email protected]] Clerk: Diane Shepherd 01363 85051 [email protected] The Village Voice Really THE YEOFORD VILLAGE VOICE TEAM Needs You...
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2 Editorial
It’s nearly bloomin’ Summer! Yessiree! May is upon us and that means a couple of Bank Holidays and, sssh, hopefully some decent weather coming our way. It also means the smell of Yeoford will return, but I won’t dwell on that!
Anyway, how the devil are you all?! All shipshape and that I hope? April brought us quite a few events in the village, which was great to see. First up we had the ever random Bingo up at the hall, held by the School PTA. Another great turnout and another superb array of prizes...it always surprises me how generous local businesses are! Then we had a couple of quizzes, firstly down at the pub, and the second up at the hall run by the Young Famers. I expect a suitably head - scratching time was had by all!
Harking back to March, we now have the near final tally for Yeofest (write -up later in the issue) and it’s looking like being one of our most successful ones ever despite of the snow! As ever, a huge amount of gratitude to all those who helped, sponsored and, of course, came, drank and were merry!
Not an awful lot going on in May, but there is the return of the Family BBQ down at the pub on the 25th. So, get down there for meaty fun!
That’s it! I’m off to get some sun cream, as it’s going to get hot, I’m absolutely sure of it!!!
Until next time...
Cheers… The Editor
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3 Local Information
YEOFORD COMMUNITY HALL COMMUNITY HALL CHARGES (hourly rate) Local Private Private Trustee User Community Bookings Bookings Groups Groups (Local) (Non Local) Main Hall (includes kitchen) Meeng Room (includes kitchen) Party/Wedding — — 24hr hire Party/Wedding — — 48hr hire 01363 84501 - [email protected] latest www.yeoford.org.uk/communityhall 01363 85611
4 YEOFORD COMMUNITY HALL CALENDAR [note: times indicate when hall is booked from]
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Lile Private Sweetpeas Yeos Sweetpeas party
Yeoford School
Yarns gym Esme
Yoga Lile Esme Yoga Sweetpeas Sweetpeas Yeos Sweetpeas Yoga Crediton School School Youth Messy Hamlets Parish gym gym Club Church Council Esme
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Lile Yoga Private Yoga Sweetpeas Sweetpeas Yeos Sweetpeas workshop booking
School Yeoford School gym Yarns gym Esme
Yoga
Lile Birthday Yoga Sweetpeas Sweetpeas Yeos Sweetpeas party
School Yeoford School Youth gym Yarns gym Club
Life Esme drawing Yoga - Lile Yoga Sweetpeas Sweetpeas Yeos School Yeoford School gym Yarns gym
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5 Local Information
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Yeoford Community Garden Yeoford Community Hall now has an area Devon Library & dedicated to Information Services providing a small community garden. Mid Devon Mobile Library Any villagers are welcome to get Upcoming Visit Dates: involved in running 10 th May and maintaining the th 7 June garden. th 5 July
Please speak to Dee Hawkins or email Mare and Foal [email protected] for further information. 10:45 —11:30
TRAINTIMES FROM YEOFORD (until 19th May) NB: Yeoford is a Request Stop
Monday to Friday and Saturdays To Exeter/Exmouth: 0746 (0754 Sat), 0928, 1024, 1124 (1126 Sat), 1224, 1324 (1327 Sat), 1424, 1524, 1624, 1759 (1757 Sat), 1900 (1857 Sat), 1958, 2105, 2256 (2311 Sat) To Barnstaple: 0607 (0611 Sat), 0705 (0711 Sat), 0848, 0944, 1044, 1144, 1244, 1344 (1346 Sat), 1444 (1447 Sat), 1544, 1715, 1817, 1920 (1914 Sat), 2120, 2311 (Fridays only)
Sundays To Exeter/Exmouth: 1050 , 1209, 1411, 1610, 1810, 2006, 2219 To Barnstaple: 0903, 1010, 1226, 1427, 1625, 1825, 2024
6 Bus Timetables Holy Trinity Church Yeoford Thy Kingdom Come is an initiative by the 677 (Fridays only) Archbishops of Canterbury and York to Turner Tours (01769 580242) encourage prayer between Ascension day and Zeal Monachorum Church 0912 Pentecost. In Yeoford we will have a prayer Coleford Gospel Hall 0927 tree at Messy Church and then it will be Colebrooke Church 0932
moved into the Church. Paper leaves will be YEOFORD MARE & FOAL 0940 Raddon Down Cross 0945 available to write prayers on to hang on the Crediton TIC High Street 0955 tree. These prayers will be offered at a Taize Exeter Bus Station 1020 service at 6pm on Friday 18th May. All ————————————————————————–
welcome to leave prayers or join the service. Exeter Bus Station 1320 Crediton TIC High Street 1345 Raddon Down Cross 1350 Cafe company is in the church from 9 -30 till YEOFORD MARE & FOAL 1355 11am on Monday mornings. Colebrooke Church 1403 Coleford Gospel Hall 1408 Zeal Monachorum Church 1423 Messy Church will be on May 12th in the Village hall 3 -30 till 5pm 669 (Tuesdays only) Carmel Bristol (0117 303 5214) May Services South Zeal Oxenham Arms 0915 Sunday 13th May Holy Communion 9 -30 am Whiddon Down Shelter 0922 Sunday 27th May Hittisleigh Cross 0930 Communion by extension 9 -30am Crockernwell 0945 Cheriton Bishop School 0947 YEOFORD MARE & FOAL 1002 Colebrooke Church 1010 This space could be yours! Coleford Gospel Hall 1013 To advertise in the Village Voice and reach Crediton St Saviour’s Way 1022 over 600 people locally Crediton Morrisons 1027 ————————————————————————– Monthly Charges Crediton Morrisons 1115 Crediton St Saviour’s Way 1235 Full Page...£20 Coleford Gospel Hall 1244 Half Page...£15 Colebrooke Church 1247 Quarter...£8 Eighth...£4 YEOFORD MARE & FOAL 1255 Cheriton Bishop School 1310 Please contact Di on Crockernwell 1313 01363 84155 Hittisleigh Cross 1326 [[email protected]] Whiddon Down Shelter 1333 to discuss your requirements. South Zeal Oxenham Arms 1340
Outreach Post Office Service The service operates from the Village Hall at the following times: Monday 0930—1030; Tuesday 0900—1000; and Thursday 1230—1400.
For enquiries, contact 08457 22 33 44 Monday to Friday 0815 - 1800 and Saturday 0830 - 1400.
7 Yeoford 200 C£ub April Draw
1st prize (£30): Di Parsons
2nd prize (£20): Georgie Marshall
3rd prize (£10): Mary Pugh
4th prize (£10): Jasmine Rattenbury
Drawn by Izzy
Witnessed by Pete Halford and Jean Woolley
Enquiries to: Nikki Rattenbury (Yeoford PTA) 01363 85177
8 NAME AND SHAME... We collect litter from the Yeoford to Crediton road very regularly. Usually no more than two weeks between each litter -pick and we are dismayed as to how much can accumulate in such a short time. We have, for sometime, collected numerous “Double Decker” wrappers on each trip and must assume that the antisocial offender must be rather obese by now judging by the amount picked up. Anything readers can do to ‘name and shame’ and persuade others to take their litter home would be much appreciated. And help to keep our wonderful countryside wonderful.
‘A story is always better if you have someone to share it with’
If you are interested in joining Yeoford Book GroupGroup, reading and discussing one book per month, please get in touch with JaneJane, 01363 84609 or [email protected]
Book lovers of all genres welcome – there won’t be any restrictions on book choices!
Now reading: And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
9 Quiz
YEOFORD VILLAGE VOICE CASH QUIZ LEAGUE SEASON 19 (Month 2)
Rules: - Go! 1 2 3 4
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This Month’s Entries in by 25th May...Good luck!!!
10 — - Season 19 League Table (after 2 months) Arthur Shelby Jo Ha Name Pts Bank (£) 1. Jo Ha 30 0.75 1. Arthur Shelby 30 0.75 League Prize Fund: Raised for the Village Voice:
WHAT’S GOING ON IN YEOFORD?
11 Yeofest 2018 Saturday 17th March saw our 11th annual village beer festival, Yeofest, held every year to raise funds for the community hall and recreation ground. Despite the very real threat of yet more snow, the festival ploughed on attracting over 320 people, including CAMRA groups from Exeter, North Devon, Cornwall and a group from London who we learned travel down every year especially for it!
The doors were officially due to open at 1130...by 11 we had a queue of 20! And it was cold...so, we were nice and let them in! By 1200 we had over 120 punters, seemingly undeterred by the weather and happy to drink, eat and be very merry!
Entertainment was superb, provided by Rob and Michelle, and Bernie!
As ever, we always try to get a large selection of different beers from all around the country. This year, the festival champion beer Milk Street’s Funky Monkey an awesome pale ale, second was Penzance’s Potion No 9 and third, Powderkeg’s Speakeasy. The first beer to go was Exeter Brewery’s Darkness, a yummy dark beast of a beer that some seemed to latch on to without deviation!
12 We raised around a fantastic £3,500 towards the community hall and recreation ground helped in part by a record number of sponsors this year. The organisers of beer festival would like to thank:
- SW Fencing - Zeenees - Simpkins Edwards - Pool N Spa - A&S Paving - Grain and Grain, Crediton - Crediton Milling Company - KB Auto Repairs - Crediton Tool Hire - RJ Brooks and Son - GP Pennington Plumbing - Howdens - Gilmax - Michelmores - Colm Fay Tiling - Crediton Garden Centre - G’s Valet - The Tom Cobley, Spreyton - The Cadeleigh Arms, Cadeleigh - Rod and Pete Davis - Christine Francis - AH Gilbert & Son - Great Heale
A special thanks also to our ‘London Staff’, Vicky and Tracey who run our tombola every year, and all those villagers who volun- teered for a few hours on the door, behind the bar or in the kitchen and to those who helped with the clear -up before the snow really did kick in! We couldn’t do this without you! Cheers!!!
13 Crediton Hamlets Parish Council April Report Crediton Hamlets Parish Council met on 2nd April 2018 at Yeoford Community Hall at 7.30 pm
Parish Council Vacancy: The Council had received three applications for the vacancy. The decision was deferred to allow the Clerk to take advice from MDDC
Citizens Advice Bureau: Cllrs deferred their decision re a grant for the CAB pending an informal meeting which would take place in April
Planning: It was noted that the following Planning Applications had been approved with conditions as filed: 17/01822 LBC for re -thatch from Straw to Water Read at Latymer, Courtnays 17/01090 Outline for the erection of up to 40 dwellings with associated access, parking, open space, landscaping and supporting infrastructure It was noted that the following application had been refused: 17/01511 Outline for the erection of up to 120 dwellings, public open space, vehicular access and associated infrastructure at Chapel Downs Farm
Cllrs Cole and Stevens had attended the MDDC Planning Committee and had spoken in objection to 17/01090 and 17/01511. The Council had been concerned to receive a letter from 71 residents suggestion that the Parish Council had supported 17/01090. It was noted that it was District Cllrs Heal and Coren who had spoken in favour of the application and Cllr Heal had voted in favour of it. The Clerk was asked to explain the correct position on the Noticeboard and to the author of the letter.
It was noted that the following application had been withdrawn: 18/00046 Conversion of agricultural building to a dwelling at Keymelford Farm
Cllr Brook gave a report on the planning training that she and Cllr Price had attended run by MDDC
Section 106 Monies: Cllrs discussed current projects at Yeoford Play Area and Tuckers Meadow Play Area and a potential project at Westernlea
Tiverton Transport: This organisation incorporates Crediton Transport and was seeking a grant from the Council. It was resolved to defer this request until the May Council meeting.
Binneford Cross Signpost: Cllr Brimacombe reported that the matter was in hand and should be completed with the next month
General Data Protection Regulations: The Clerk reported on the training she had received for these regulations that must be implemented from May 25th. This will become a standing item on the agenda
Roads and Footpaths: Cllrs discussed again the continuing deterioration of the road network. Cllrs were pleased to hear that some improvement work as planned at Posbury. Cllrs noted that everyone should use the DCC Report a Problem website. The Clerk was asked to produce notices for the noticeboards to encourage everyone to do this. Cllrs also raise issues with Cllr Way (DCC) who takes them up on the Council’s behalf
MDDC District Councillors: Cllrs Heal and Coren no longer attend Crediton Hamlets Parish Council meetings. There had been an exchange of letters between the Council and the District Cllrs and the Council noted that the District Councillors had not replied to the Council’s letter sent on the 28th February. The Clerk was asked to send the District Councillors a reminder
The draft minutes of Crediton Hamlets Parish Council are available on three noticeboards within the parish: Hookway, Western Lea and Yeoford. The minutes and other information about the Council is available on the Crediton Hamlets Parish Council website http://www.creditonhamlets.org.uk/
If you have any comments or queries the Clerk, Diane Shepherd can be contacted on 01363 85051 or [email protected].
The next meeting of Crediton Hamlets Parish Council will be held on May 8th at Yeoford Community Hall at 7.00 pm.
14 Crediton Hamlets Parish Council Annual Meeting
Annual Parish Meeting held on 2nd April 2018 at Yeoford Community Hall at 7.00 pm
The Annual Parish Meeting was held on 2nd April. Six members of the public were present.
The Chairman, Cllr Mortimer, gave a full report and highlighted:
The Council responded to 33 Planning Applications undertaking site visits and attending MDDC Planning Committees when applications had been called in for decision
The Chairman highlighted the Council’s objections to the Barratt Homes proposal to build 120 dwellings at Chapel Downs Farm; the two applications for change of use of the Mare and Foal to a private dwelling and the erection of a dwelling in the car park and the applications to build 60 and then 40 homes at Threshers
The Chairman reported on the 12 months of discussion which resulted in the Council agreeing to support the Play Area at Yeoford by covering the costs of insurance, safety inspections and contributing to the ongoing repair fund
The precept had been raised by £1000 in 20181/19 to cover the additional costs to support the Play Area at Yeoford
The deteriorating road network had been a concern throughout the year. Problems were reported on the DCC website and directly to DCC via Steve Tucker and Cllr Nick Way. The Chairman noted that responses had been poor and usually negative. The Chairman paid tribute to the Parish Cllrs who had offered practical help clearing drains and ditches and in clearing and gritting roads when the snow fell
The Chairman acknowledged the changes to the Parish Council i.e the resignation of Cllrs Leigh and Wholley and noted the sad death of Eddie Parr who was previously a Cllr and Chairman of the Council
A defibrillator had been bought for Yeoford with monies from a DCC grant and a generous contribution for Cllr Brimacombe
The Chairman noted the grants paid during the year to the three parish Churchyards and for the Town and Hamlets War Memorial. The Council is currently considering ways to assist the CAB in Crediton as it has had its funding cut and has had to reduce its services
The Council has three noticeboards in the parish and the one at Westernlea was recently refurbished and the one at Hookway replaced
The Chairman reported on the Council’s continuing representation to outside bodies on matters affecting the Council i.e. the threat to the Crediton Town Offices and the decline in local health services
The Chairman thanked the Parish Councillors for all their hard work, members of the public who have made representations to the Council and Cllr Stevens for his support as Vice Chairman and also the Clerk
There was then an opportunity for members of the public to raise questions and the following issues were raised: Publication of the minutes – approval and timing, Mare and Foal Planning – current position, Use of the Council noticeboards – can they be used for non Council business, Road signs for at Forton Cross and Hookway Junction – could there be a sign indicating the road is Unsuitable for Long Vehicles.
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18 Following a changeable Easter break, the weather has started to look a little more favourable, shhh – don’t tell anyone! At the end of the Spring Term, parents and children enjoyed the Easter Service at the Church, with readings, singing and a bit more dressing up! The children enjoyed an Easter Egg hunt in the wonderful school grounds.
Owl Class had been studying Ancient Greece and were able to display some wonderful art work, with colourful drawings and clay pots, lego temples and yet more dressing up! Forest School continued with another age group and was again thoroughly enjoyed and more children will be taking part through the Summer Term.
The playground had an upgrade and new matting under the play equipment which has meant that the children can now enjoy their play without coming in with muddy shoes. It’s a big hit with all ages! We look forward to being outside even more this term.
Already this term, the PTA have organised a brilliant Bingo night and Bag 2 School collection, raising valuable funds to put towards improvements for the children. They have also taken over the running of the 200 Club and have contacted as many as they can already. If you haven’t been contacted but would still like a ticket, or if you are new to the 200 club, you can call the school on 01363 84234 to arrange this.
www.facebook.com/Yeofordcommunityprimaryschool/ www.yeoford.devon.sch.uk
19 Yeoford has a defibrillator! “A defibrillator is a device that gives a high energy electric shock to the heart through the chest wall to someone who is in cardiac arrest.
– – – – – - – – Peter Halford