The Zero Waste Revolution Meet Love Devon's New Patron: Fitz
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COMMUNITY NEWS & VIEWS: ISSUE 3, 2019 MEET LOVE DEVON’S NEW PATRON: FITZ UNCOVERING DEVON’S ROADSIDE SECRETS WE DISCOVER A BLOSSOMING RURAL BUSINESS DEEP IN THE DEVON COUNTRYSIDE BROUGHT TO YOU BY: THE ZERO WASTE REVOLUTION HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED LOCALLY? VILLAGE HALL GRANTS APPLEDORE CLT MEET THE ‘TRI-HARDS’ The Club Brothers AND MUCH MORE ... A DEVON BAND ON THE UP CONTENTS ADVERTISE: 4 14 If you would like to advertise DARTMOOR WALK: in LOVE Devon please Devon Communities Together is the WELCOME NOT THE TWO contact Grant Harrison at: operating name of the Community MOORS WAY Zara Media & Design BECOME A DCT Tel: 01392 201227 Council of Devon. VOLUNTEER Email: [email protected] Registered Charity No: 1074047 15 VAT Reg No: 942 0496 27 5 5 THE CLUB BROTHERS CONTRIBUTE: Company Limited by Guarantee No: 369409 GET INVOLVED WITH 73 & 74 Basepoint Business Centre, Yeoford Way We welcome all contributions to LOVE DEVON Exeter, EX2 8LB. 16 LOVE Devon but we regret we VILLAGE HALLS cannot guarantee a publication LOVE Devon magazine is printed by 6 GRANTS SCHEME and we reserve the right to edit Exe Valley Design & Print, Exeter. INTRODUCING NEW for reasons of space and style. Tel: 01392 426464 www.exeprint.co.uk PATRON: DAVID Email: marketing@ LOVE Devon do not necessarily 17 The contents of FITZGERALD devoncommunities.org.uk represent the views of the publisher or Devon AT THE FARM GATE Communities Together. - A HIDDEN DEVON 7 GEM President: John Lee OBE VillageGuard now offers FREE defibrillator Chair: Nigel Arnold ® BECOME A FRIEND OF - the UK’s cover up to £5000, with NO EXCESS! Home of VillageGuard Call us for details. LOVE DEVON 18 Chief Executive: Elaine Cook Allied Westminster Favourite Village Hall Insurance NATIONAL CITIZEN 8-9 SERVICE CONTACT: ZEROING IN ON DEVON’S WASTE ENTERPRISE 01392 248919 VillageGuard is chosen by more Trustees than any other COACHING Village Hall Insurance policy. [email protected] 10-11 www.devoncommunities.org.uk THE FUTURE 19 It comes with a FREE* highly detailed Rebuild Valuation TACKLING RURAL @DevComsTogether IS BRIGHT - @LOVEDevon Report to eliminate potential legal action against Trustees for SUPPORTING ISOLATION underinsurance! DEVON’S YOUNG /devoncommunitiestogether PEOPLE 21 /LoveDevon2016 Rebuild Cost Valuation (RCV) Full details can be found at APPLEDORE Report Prepared For: The Trustees of Sample Village Hall Our Ref: 54513718 @Loving_Devon Village Hall/Policy Reference: Not Advised Property Address: Sample Village Hall, The Green, Little Whitton COMMUNITY LAND Postcode: GR3 6DF Date of Assessment: 13/11/2019 CommunityAssessed By: Hall A National RICS Surveyor - MCIOB AssocRICS www.villagehallsurvey.com 12-13 For Queries Please Contact: [email protected] ValuationSupporting Phone Call: No sessment detailed later in this r eport. TRUST The Rebuild Cost Valuation must be read in conjunction with the Instructions and Basis of As CONNECTING ReportC U R R E N T S U M S I N S U R E D A N D R CV Rebuild Cost Valuation Courtesy of... Current Sums Insured RCV Ex VAT RCV Inc VAT ACTIVELY TO NATURE Main Buildings: £ Not Advised £ 891,470 £ 1,069,764 Or call us on 01937 845245 Other Permanent Structures: £ Not Advised £ 693,321 £ 831,985 Listed: No Conservation Area: No Allied Westminster * Our Property Rebuild Valuation Report is free to VillageGuard (InsurancePrepar eServices)d by Ltd National RICS Surveyor clients who enter a 3- or 5-year agreement with us, and heavily Page | 2 - Rebuild Valuation Report Prepared by an subsidised for those who don’t. Details available on request. accredited RICS Company Allied Westminster (Insurance Services) LtdRegistration - Authorised Number and regulated 308386 by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - PRINTED ON A FSC ACCREDITED 100% RECYCLED PAPER DO YOU LOVE DEVON? SHOW US HOW MUCH! Welcome to our LOVE Devon magazine where we ...get behind this wonderful WELCOME highlight what is great and good about Devon. “ There are individuals and charity that does so much to I am delighted to welcome David Fitzgerald as our LOVE communities in Devon that are support the people and places we Devon Patron. As a born and bred Devonian, he is passionate facing serious challenges and about this county and has been a great supporter of the work of Devon Communities Together, giving time to support need our support. There are lots love.” Bryony Frost, LOVE Devon our fundraising and raising the profile of our work. We are of ways you can help... ambassador also so fortunate to have renowned jockey Bryony Frost as our LOVE Devon ambassador and so pleased that she is now DONATE! Your donations can recovered from her injury and back on winning form. help us help communities. Find out more on page 7. I am sure you will agree with me that Devon is a special place to live, work and visit. At DCT, we have a special focus on VOLUNTEER! Could you spare Devon’s communities and I hope you will enjoy reading about some of the amazing individuals, businesses and community some time to get involved in one initiatives that keep our county vibrant and thriving. of our projects? Find out more on page 2. As the rural community council for Devon we have a special SAVE THE care for those individuals and communities for whom living in Devon can be a challenge – low ATTEND A FUNDRAISER! Keep DATE! wages, high cost of housing, loss of local services such as public transport and banks, and a an eye on our website and social growing older population are some of the challenges we face in Devon. LOVE Devon was created media for the latest fundraising to give people who love and care about Devon the opportunity to give something back. You can 5th Nov ‘19 - help us, by becoming a Friend of LOVE Devon through giving a regular donation, supporting one of events, which include dining ‘A Question of 22nd Oct ’19 - our fundraising events or volunteering your time in many ways. During the summer we will be out events, rural shows, sporting Racing’ - LOVE Devon and about at the Devon County Show and local shows. Do come and visit us at our stand to find Jockeys v events and more! Race @ Exeter out more about us and to show your support! Trainers @ Racecourse Exeter Elaine Cook, Chief Executive, Racecourse Devon Communities Together The career of jockey and LOVE Devon ambassador Bryony Frost soared to new heights DCT NEEDS YOU! after her performance at the 2019 Cheltenham National Hunt Racing Festival, where she If you’re inspired by what you read in this magazine and think became the first female jockey to win a Group One race over fences at jump racing’s you could spare some time to support the work we’re doing in iconic showpiece event, on her “best friend” Frodon. communities throughout Devon, we’d love to welcome you on “With growing career demands now it is more important to me than ever that I still get board as a DCT volunteer! There are lots of ways to get involved... back to the home comforts of Mum and Dad’s, see family and friends and reinvigorate • Events Support Team Volunteers myself in Devon’s wonderful environment. I am proud to represent a charity that is doing • Community-based Project Volunteers so much for the people and communities that I have grown up in, which face some real • Devon Senior Voice Strategic and Focus Group challenges. • Office Administrative Support Volunteers “I am always taken aback at the generosity and spirit of those involved in the LOVE • Fundraising Volunteers FIND OUT MORE: Devon events and I hope many others are inspired to join my family and friends and get • Rural Housing Enablement Team Volunteers 01392 248919 behind this wonderful charity, which does so much to support the people and places we • Member of DCT Board of Trustees [email protected] love.” DEVONDEVON COMMUNITIESCOMMUNITIES TOGETHERTOGETHER || LOVELOVE DEVONDEVON || 55 MEET FITZ, LOVE DEVON’S NEW And finally, why should people donate to Devon Communities Together? If you don’t donate, you won’t see real, strong communities. To be a real community, you need things like good village halls. You also need good community spirit. That’s very PATRON important for keeping Devon alive. It won’t become a community without the support of We’re delighted to announce that well known radio personality and proud Devon Communities Together. Devonian David Fitzgerald is our new LOVE Devon patron. We caught up with Fitz to find out what Devon means to him. “To be a real community, you need things like good village halls. You also need good community spirit. That’s very important for keeping Devon alive.” Hi David! Let’s begin with you telling The official 50th Anniversary of the opening of South Devon Railway our readers a little bit about your at Buckfastleigh. Fitz playing the part of Dr Beeching.of South Devon David Fitzgerald, LOVE Devon patron background. What is your history with Railway at Buckfastleigh. Fitz playing the part of Dr Beeching. Devon? Where are you from? I’m from a small village called Bridford, BECOME A FRIEND OF LOVE DEVON on the edge of Dartmoor. I went to school in Exeter and left with just one O Level. I have been away for work, but I always return to my home county of Devon and I’m now working back here. Your donation will help us help Devon’s What led you to work for BBC Radio Devon? communities to overcome some major I went into broadcasting straight after challenges and support the people and leaving school.