[email protected] DECEMBER/JANUARY 2017 THE SPREYTON FLYER

The Spreyton Flyer has had a revamp and is now looking to include not just what has happened, and what will happen but welcomes articles St Michael’s from Spreytonians to share with the community. Let us know and we Church could publish items in the next Flyer. Our Suggestion box gives you details of how you can get in touch.

MANY THANKS TO SHARON HAWKING FOR TAKING THE MANTLE OF KEEPING THE FLYER ALIVE.

The community is growing and many people who have moved into the village recognise the friendliness of Spreytonians. This magazine is for everyone so if you have a The quest to skill or knowledge that you would like to share, introduce raise funds yourself through the medium of the Spreyton Flyer, the continues Village Website or Facebook.

Spreyton School “Tour of Britain”

In September the UKs highest ranked cycling event took place from Sunday 4 - Sunday 11 September 2016, attracting the world’s top riders to the race on the UK roads. Martin Marriot They passed Spreyton on 9 September and the finishing at Haytor later that day. children tell us what has been happening WHAT’S INSIDE

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SPREYTON SPREYTON PARISH CHRISTMAS TREE 2 COUNCIL4 FESTIVAL6 VILLAGE TRUST UPDATE

One of the unique What’s been happening How developments favourite events of the in your Village Hall year affect us all Bella Snook, the new Manager, gives us an update Page 2 Contents

Page 3 News From the Village Trust

Farmers Market

Use of our Village Hall

Page 4 Spreyton Parish Council Page 6 Tennis and Gardening Clubs Page 7 Good Companions, Bell Ring and AND Bridge Club Page 8 School News MUCH Page 9 WI and Village Shop Volunteers Page 10 Spreyton Sings and Artists MUCH Page 11 Tom Cobley Pub Quiz MORE Page 12 Tom Cobley News

Page 13 Spreyton Village Shop Page 14 Methodist Church Update from Wind Farm Page 15 Dates for your Diary Page 16 What’s On

St Michael’s Church adding to the sum In both cases we will Christmas Tree Festival raised so far to place a card acknowl- 2016 £21,000. edging, with thanks, Please could you There are two ways of those who sponsored sponsor a Christmas sponsoring a tree: and decorated each tree for this special tree. 1. Donate a suggest- festival which is being Please contact Les ed minimum of £25 to held again, due to pop- Jewell on ular demand, to raise cover the cost of tree, funds for the upkeep lighting and decora- 01647 231533 tions. and maintenance of our beautiful Church of Donate £10.00 to cover St. Michael's, Sprey- the cost of a tree, ton? Last year this which will be in place event raised a signifi- and you can then deco- cant amount of money rate it.

Please share this publication with friends and family to With Many Thanks for times a year, spread our news. all the contributions accompanying the from Spreytonians for Whiddon Down Parish this publication, paid Magazine that is issued If you live in Spreyton and do for by the Spreyton Vil- bi-monthly. not receive a copy, please lage Trust. So our next issue will contact Sharon Hawking be prepared towards (231369) if you wish to receive the end of March 2017. The Spreyton Flyer will a copy. be distributed three Page 3 NEWS FROM SPREYTON VILLAGE TRUST

SINCE THE LAST FLY- Potter flower arrange- running the The Show ment. The children’s cup Tombola and Bottle ER WE HAVE HAD was jointly won by Alba, Committee are so Harmony, Alfie and Sam for stall. OUR FLOWER SHOW their paintings of flowers, proud of our show and in true British Greek pots and models of  Elizabeth Williams which dates back to safari animals. The Junior and her team of spirit and despite the Cookery cup was won by around 1958 and Amber Weather Connie helpers in the kitch- continues to be a en who provid- warning, we had a Special prize winners were popular event for Jack Brand for Carrots and ed a delicious good crowd to sup- Gladioli , Sam for a Greek afternoon tea. the village each port our annual pot, Connie for Cheese year scones, Angela Hawkins for  Douglas and Betty Flower Show. raspberry jam, Cleave Col- Endacott who were lins for Red Wine , Alethea Tony Talbot , the Chairman Kennerley for a floral ar- ‘on the door’. of Spreyton Village Trust rangement in a shell, introduced our President Heather Pinwill for the best  Hilary Elston who for the day, Alethea Ken- White African Marigold and organised the draw. nerley and the Show was Trisha Koenig for a fault- officially opened. SPREYTON less Chocolate Victoria  Thanks must also go Sandwich. VILLAGE The committee were thrilled to our judges. that the entries were up and After much deliberating WEBSITE as usual the standard was between raspberry jam, a amazingly high. Trophy chocolate victoria sand- The day was rounded Please forward winners were our local leg- wich and a white gladioli off by a Whist Drive. any changes, end Cleave Collins for his spike the judges decided Flowers, Vegetables and that the best exhibit in the updated or A donation was made Wine, John Endacott won whole show was the spec- additional the residents vegetable tacular Gladioli spike and to RNIB and the re- cup. The ladies cookery therefore the Rosebowl was maining funds are for information that and preserves trophies presented to Jack Brand. the Village Trust. you would like were won by Angela Haw- kins and Wendy Sincock Thanks go to placed on the won the RNIB Silver Salver  Tessa and Doug re- Village website for most points in the spectively for and when it Handicraft section. Wendy The Big breakfast gang also did a delightful Beatrix occurs. who tirelessly work in the kitchen. Each month any A reminder of the Farmer’s Market attendance as profits go to charity. website address is well as "a big Make a date with friends Our Farmer's Market www.spreytonvill breakfast". for Saturday 3 December was held on 1st October age.co.uk Your support adds to the for your next breakfast. in aid of the Kidney effort put in not only by Unit. Local produce Following that, the next Thanks stalls were in stallholders but also by one will be on 4 February Lucy Cudlip

How has the Village Hall been used?

On Friday 7 September, hind the scenes. between Jazz, Blues and Swing enabled those who the Trust organized the liked dancing to take to the floor. Others enjoyed annual Harvest Supper the excellent choice of 3 types of casseroles. that was well attended The following Friday, a with 92 people who sat 6 Piece Band called IF THEY COME AGAIN, DO MAKE A NOTE IN down for supper of cold “Desperate Measures YOUR DIARY meat and salad. A raffle superbly and profes- was held and the sionally entertained a Spreyton Singers enter- small number of tained the guests. As villagers who didn’t usual there was a great know what to expect. team working hard be- Their ability to switch Page 4 SPREYTON PARISH COUNCIL NEWS November 2016

The Parish Council Joint Local for development. A second consultation welcomes Cleave Col- period now runs from 9 Plan The Spreyton SIP document November until 21 De- lins as a new council- shows four new ‘infill’ sites cember, and all (updated) lor, having agreed to West Borough and owned by local landowners documents are available be co-opted onto the South Hams District Councils, potentially available for fu- for viewing and public Council following the together with Plymouth City ture housing development, comment on the Joint death of Martin Council, are developing a new namely three plots along the Local Plan consultation Joint Local Plan that identifies east side of Spreyton Close portal: Leonard. Cleave brings protected green sites and (confirmed availability) and http:// much practical proposed sites for housing one opposite Cross Meadow plymouth.objective.co.uk/ development. An initial con- (availability unconfirmed). experience and local portal/planning/jlp/ knowledge to parish sultation with stakeholders The Parish Council has giv- issues, and takes on (incl. parish councils and land- owners) took place during 1 en interim feedback to SW Martin’s previous focal July-12 August, for which a Devon Strategic Planning point responsibilities booklet “Thriving Towns and over some inaccuracies in for the school and Villages” was produced for the Spreyton Site Infor- local business (shop, South Hams and mation Pack and expressed supported by individual Site opinion on the relative pub, garage etc.) Information Packs (SIP) for landscape impact of the parishes, highlighting and sites. grading potential sites

OKEHAMPTON HOSPITAL

Okehampton Hospital who value retaining this runs for 6 months until hospital facility to sign 20 April 2017. In the An online parliamentary this petition at: language of today, this petition has begun to Pens out https://petition.parliame petition therefore needs save the 16 remaining nt.uk/petitions/169206 ‘to go viral’. please and beds at Okehampton SIGN both Hospital threatened to be At 10,000 signatures, the petitions if you withdrawn by the Clinical government will respond Commissioning Group. to this petition, and at want to add 100,000 signatures, the your voice. James McInness, our petition will be DCC Councillor for considered for debate in & , Parliament. The petition urges all local residents Highways and Road Safety

We have managed to get a year the budget will be Cross. good share of DCC High- found to give the high Residents have raised road ways attention and budget street its final micro-asphalt safety concerns over the in the recent repairs to our surface. The reduced state Message to ALL number of vehicles exceed- roads, and the results are of the Bowbeer Cross road motorists ing the 30 mph speed re- clear to see in the extensive sign has been reported to striction when entering the re-surfacing and patching DCC Highways and awaits village from the direction of given to the road from repair, along with the many CUT YOUR SPEED Bow (and similarly Whiddon Spreyton to Bow, especially potholes in Bowbeer Lane. Down). Measures are being in the Weeke Hill vicinity, Large potholes, one at least investigated to reinforce and in the re-edging and constituting a safety issue, That doesn’t mean motorist’s attention to the re-surfacing of the worst have also been reported for you have to even NEED TO CUT SPEEDS!! parts of Heath Lane. We repair on the edge of the drive at 30 mph still live in hope that one parish towards Brandis Village Waste Bins Page 5

Ongoing dog fouling of rights of way in the village is still a problem, most likely when dogs are being exercised off- lead. To this end, dual pur- pose waste bins (i.e. dog waste & general litter) have been installed on the village green and near Chapel Park. The Parish Council has a ser- vicing agreement with WDBC for the bins to be emptied every two weeks (frequency subject to future review). For the sake of maintaining a cleaner and heathier village environment, please use these bins, or take your waste and litter home.

SPC meets every Den Brook Wind Farm two months on the third Tuesday This wind farm with its 9 x requests for eligible projects and its affiliates of the month, starting with the 120m blade-tip high tur- within each parish/town’s a statutory obligation AGM in May. bines, has certainly made fund allocation. Money can of the govern- an impression on our parish also be accrued to some ment, local au- The last meeting landscape, surpassing most extent for larger projects. thorities or agen- was held on residents expectations. cies thereof 15 November A Responsible Financial contrary to the princi- Now that the wind farm is Officer (RPO) is also being ples of sustaina- operational and supplying recruited to provide admin- ble development Contact Clive electricity to the national istration support for the or sustainable Wotton 01647 grid, Renewable Energy DBCC - see accompanying energy develop- 231518 for Systems (RES), the current local press advert in this ment information owners, will make the initial Spreyton Flyer. made on behalf of Community Benefit Fund Projects should promote individuals with- payment one month from social and environmental out the capacity start up, and annually To conclude, sustainability initiatives for to be of benefit to thereafter. as we the benefit of the communi- the wider commu- approach the The annual Community ty within the environs of the nity end of another Benefit Fund is £36,000 Den Brook Wind farm Please give serious thought year, the shared between the five Proposals need to be made as to how our parish could parishes/town by an agreed Parish Council by an ‘acceptable project use this annual funding formula reflecting relative wishes all applicant’, such as a regis- stream on community pro- populations (re last 2011 parishioners a tered charity, club or socie- jects, in line with the census). This means Sprey- very happy ty, or other not-for-profit above conditions imposed ton Parish’s share of the entity based within the area by RES. Christmas and fund will be £3557.65 pa. of benefit (i.e. the above prosperous Fund payments will be five parishes/town). Funding application forms New Year. managed and supervised by will be forthcoming from Projects are ineligible for a Den Brook Community the DBCC and held by the funding if they are: Committee (DBCC), consist- Parish Council. Ken Whitaker ing of two members from in support of political each of the relevant coun- or religious objec- cils (i.e. Bow, North Taw- tives Chairman, ton, South Tawton, Sprey- adverse to interests of Spreyton PC ton and Zeal Monachorum). the Den Brook The DBCC will meet twice Wind Farm, or the yearly to handle funding company owner Page 6

Tennis Courts Dennis Edwards who organises the Tennis players may times and we do not Spreyton Club have noticed that the want to upset or turn mentioned that the lock has been taken off anyone away. special “10 year the gate. This is to al- membership” paid low the basketball by some members hoop to be used. So if there are issues has now finished then please contact this year although The Village Hall Trust us. On the subject of membership fees hopes that this has not the tennis court if you still do apply. Please contact Dennis on caused problems with are not a member we 231140 for further information. the court being re- do make a charge of quired for tennis and £2 per hour for the basketball at the same use of the Court and Open sessions were encouraged but time. there is a tin in the the turnout was disappointing this last It is the intention to shop for this purpose. year. allow everyone to use LET’S TRY FOR MORE INTEREST IN the tennis court at all 2017. Gardening Club

In September a talk was edible mushroom from the Members meet on given by Elizabeth Holman Bolete group were identi- the first Thursday on “Renovating a Tired fied, including Yellow of every month. Garden”. Questions were Cracked and Bay, which asked by those who go blue when handled. For the 2017 admitted to needing Programme, advice. Elizabeth enter- Lin described in her Minutes many others contact tained members with Caroline on 01647 photographs of “before” that were seen both edible and poisonous and 231195 and “after” gardens that Or she had worked on. it was stressed that ex- treme care must be tak- Lin Summers on Last year’s Fungi Foray en even when handling 01837 849106 was enjoyed so much by the mushrooms. The day those who attended that it was enjoyed by everyone Guests £3 per visit was added to this year’s and remarkable for the Programme too. “We number of different Katy who was happy to were again fortunate with species found. Some of pose but not touch the the weather for our visit to the members had lunch at The topic for the toadstools - they are Castle Drogo for the the Café at Castle Drogo, December very poisonous October meeting”, wrote but perhaps not mushroom meeting to be held Lin Summers in the soup! on 1 December Minutes of the Gardening will be Gardeners’ The November meeting Club, as it had been quite Question Time” . was arranged at Bow dry for previous weeks. Visitors and Garden Centre with a talk The guest lecturer, Phil Members are invit- on Water Gardens, a pop- Page, had doubts about ed to phone in to ular topic for many of the what would be found. Caroline with their members. Once again tips questions before- However the higher parts and instructions were hand. of the walk provided more gratefully received. specimens than he had Christmas refresh-

anticipated. ments will be available after the Several specimens of meeting. Page 7

SPREYTON GOOD COMPANIONS

At our last meeting we profits will go towards Interesting speakers and heard from Angela Ham- the Christmas Lunch other events are often mond from Little Bridge held annually for the old- organised. We would be House, who gave us an er residents in the Vil- delighted to see more update as to what has people come along and lage. been happening at the join us. local children’s’ hospice. FOR FURTHER DETAILS A cheque for £400 was We are a very friendly CONTACT: presented to her which and welcoming group represented a very gen- DOUGLAS ENDACOTT and meet on the THIRD erous contribution from THURSDAY of each members. 01647 231 420 month at 2.30 pm in the In late October we raised meeting room of the Vil- over £280 from a Coffee lage Hall. Refreshments Morning held in the are served and we aim to Village Hall. These just have a social time.

Interested in Bell Ringing!

Help to keep a Do you have a sense centuries old tradition of rhythm, and able to Then Bell Ringing alive in Spreyton? commit to an hour on may be for you. alternate Tuesday

evenings, some Are you between 13 Sundays for services If you want to join our To make a years and 70+ years (no commitment to friendly team or find mistake in bell young, and looking for stay for the service, out more, please an interesting hobby though you will be contact ringing is which will make you made very welcome if referred to as Jenny Lee 231603 welcome anywhere in you do) plus a clanger! the country, and help occasional Saturdays you keep fit and when there is a mentally agile? wedding? Next Sessions in Jan- uary are 11th and 25th Bridge Club goes from strength to strength

The Club meets fortnightly new players, a number of whom arranging further bridge lessons to on Wednesday evenings at have recently joined us. improve our bridge. 7.00 in Spreyton Village Hall. We are a friendly club Thanks to the hard work of our Club New members are very welcome playing social rather than Secretary we are benefiting from a whether experienced or have just competitive bridge. grant from the National Lottery started learning. Fund. As a result we have been For further information please The Club continues to able to replace our old card tables, contact Erich or flourish and now has a cards and holders – which were on membership of 35 people. loan to us - with new equipment. Trisha Koenig at Two of our members, Chris We are also in the process of [email protected] or and Sue Hendy, have purchasing self-tuition DVDs and telephone them on 01647 231132. been teaching bridge to SCHOOL NEWS — written by the children Page 8 (with some help!)

Gardening iday the gar- FRIENDS OF den needed some more raised beds SPREYTON Last year we so we can in- SCHOOL (FOSS) started to attention. So far this term we have crease the amount improve our for food we grow, harvested seeds FOSS have been garden area. both to use in the for next year and working hard to We weeded and weeded and dug school and to sell raise funds for dug over the soil over the soil ready to parents. We al- the school this then added com- so want to make a past year. They for spring plant- have put on sev- post to enrich it. ing. We have also small pond to at- tract wildlife into eral successful We grew a range had a shed built to events including of salad plants and store our tools. the school. the Great Sprey- sold them to our BY Ruby and Josh ton Bake Off, parents. After In the future we which raised the summer hol- will be building over £300 this year and the Spreyton Sum- The curriculum this last term mer Fest, in con- junction with the church, which Since September own Aboriginal Tree project raised over we have been and Pop Art. Our based in Georgia. £1000 for each working really English work has Our Science and institution. hard. We have also linked in and Geography work been studying the we have written is closely linked to The money theme ‘Paintings poems inspired the project. We raised will be through Time’. In by the book Paint are also designing going towards history we have Me A Poem by and making an art project in looked at how Grace Nichols. Christmas games the school paintings have and crafts in DT grounds, further This half term we developing the changed over the are working with for our Christmas school garden centuries and fol- Stone Lane Gar- Fair. and supplying lowed this up in dens and are in- BY Martha, Sam games for the art by making our children to use at volved in a Birch & Evie break and lunch times. Christmas Celebrations

Our Christmas cel- bric-a-brac and book December at Spreyton Finally, as an end of ebrations start with stalls. The fair was a Church, starting at term treat, the whole the Xmas Fair which is great success last year 6.00pm. This event was school will be so please come along very well attended last being held at the school going to the pantomime th and support us again. year and we hope to see on Friday 9 December, to watch Beauty and the Also any donations of as many people there starting at 3.30pm. Beast at the Corn Ex- bric-a-brac or books again this year. Once There will be games, change in Exeter. face painting, the raffle, would be gratefully re- again The Tom Cobley food & drink (tea, cof- ceived. will be providing re- BY Lilia & Lena freshments after the ser- fee, mulled wine, cakes, The carol concert will vice. mince pies & hot dogs), be held on Tuesday 13th Page 9 SPREYTON WOMENS INSTITUTE Arrangements are well in hand for the VOLUNTEERS GET TOGETHER TO TASTE Programme for 2017 with some really THE NEW WINE SELECTION IN THE SHOP interesting and varied speakers, and demonstrations. Just a few things Recipe for Volunteers Evening organised for next Ingredients: year is a talk and slides on Africa, a 15 Volunteers talk on Nordic A pinch of manage- walking (an easy and ment good way of walking and exercising suitable for all ages!), 10 tasting wines Floral demonstration of Easter and A sprinkle of nibbles Springtime flowers with the arrangements being raffled off. Christmas products We meet on the 2nd Thursday of each Post It notes month in the village hall meeting room Put in the village hall, mix well, and warm gently at 7.30. Members bring along a few nibbles, tea and coffee is served and Listen for the comments & feedback, record, and follow we have an enjoyable social evening. up We are currently a small group and To preserve the effect repeat at least annually would be delighted to have more mem- bers so please do come along and see for yourself. So our advice to you can be based on experience! Further talks and demonstrations will be advertised. If you would like further information or BADMINTON CLUB Organised by Cleave Collins on a Wednesday evening in the Village Hall. to speak to someone please contact Inexperienced players / beginners are very welcome to Judith Talbot 01647 231 393 or Sharon join in or bring your skill and smash Cleave! Hawking 01647 231 369 Phone Cleave 01647 231505

CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL DAYS

Friday December 16th and Saturday December 17th 11.00am – 4.00pm Tea and biscuits will be available Carol Service at 6.30pm on Sunday 18th December followed by mulled wine and mince pies.

Should you wish to donate towards the upkeep of this historical building you can donate on line to Donations gratefully Bank Account Name: PCC Spreyton received towards the Sort Code : 30-80-37 Account Number 18907162 upkeep of the St Michael’s Church Or make out a cheque to PCC Spreyton And either leave at the Shop or hand to Les Jewell Page 10 What’s on in the Village Hall?

SPREYTON SINGERS frankly whenever any other oppor- We experimented with a couple of choir leaders with tunity arises. Auditions are Formed in early 2015 the different approaches before not necessary to join, nor is Spreyton Singers are a settling on our current local there any requirement to small community choir who choir director who is primari- read music. Most of our are made up of a group of ly a flautist but has experi- members had never been in dedicated people who ence in chamber choirs to a choir before and there is no meet every Thursday from symphonic works. Emmi- barrier to age, gender or ex- perience. Our youngest 7:30 - 9:00 in the Village lynne studied flute, piano member is just 30 and our Hall. and voice at Chetham's Call Emmi if oldest...well it's never polite School of Music and the Roy- you are to mention one's age! We al Northern College of Music Interested in The pieces we perform and has performed in Man- would love to welcome new joining the vary from madrigals to One chester's Free Trade Hall as a members; we have a Face- choir Direction mash ups and we soloist and at the Royal Al- book page and especially usually have a variety of 3- bert Hall before moving to those who could help in the 01837 849088 5 works on at any one Devon and performing as a tenor and bass sections! time. We are building our soloist in Tavistock and in performance repertoire local orchestras. This next “It’s great There is a session and are delighted to have year we are hoping to add to charge of just £2.50 per fun, very been asked to perform at our occasional guitarist (Bill evening to assist relaxing and some really enjoyable local Porritt) with a piano accom- with running costs. We we don’t venues. Our first true per- panist, solo performer Caro- don't take ourselves take formance was as a "flash line Clipsham and we will be too seriously which ourselves anyone at the Harvest mob" choir at Emmilynne performing in the Church seriously” Supper will certainly and Martin's wedding; un- Carol Service with the con- tell you! said one beknownst to the groom gregational choir. member the wedding song "I hope

you're the end of my story" (a country love song by the The Spreyton Singers are a Pistol Annies) was sung warm and welcoming group after their vows in a sunny who enjoy a good social get field in Spreyton. together at Christmas and

Spreyton Artists

The Spreyton Painting around 9 but not everyone would like to join us, con- Group meets in the Vil- always turns up and we tact Kari on 01837 840695. lage hall on Wednesday can always fit in a couple The Group plans to meet mornings from 10am - more. from 11 January 2017. 12pm. We work mostly in A warm and happy karimcgow- watercolour but this is not environment in which to [email protected] obligatory! We number learn new skills, so if you

Beverley Pasquet is kindly Page 11 opening up her home on Saturday, 10 December at 11 am—1 pm and Monday 12 December at 2—4 pm to sell many of her Christmas Dec- orations that she has made in this last year. All profits, together with additional items made by friends in Bow will go towards a charity in Nepal. Beverly ex- plained that the charity raises funds to support start-up projects to women in remote communities to improve their economic prospects . See www. [email protected]

The Tom Cobley Tavern Charity Pub family for welcoming us at the Tom Cobley and providing Quizzes the half-time refreshments and to Lucy for advertising The monthly charity Michaels Church Res- the quizzes each month. quizzes in the Tom Co- toration Fund, S preyton bley continue to be very Village Hall and S prey- The first quiz of 2017 will well-attended with as ton S chool. take place on 15th many as 13 teams tak- January followed by 19th ing part. The quizzes, Thank you to everyone February and 19th March. hosted by Roger and who has come along to E verybody is welcome but it's family are run by vari- support the quizzes and best to telephone the Tom ous question-masters to those who have Cobley on 01647 231314 to and take place at generously donated reserve a table. 7.30pm, usually on the raffle prizes. S pecial third S unday of each thanks to the question We look forward to seeing month. masters and their help- you there! ers who have prepared S o far this year, over and run the quizzes (and Please contact E rich Koenig £1500 has been raised raffles) and provided the on 01647 231132 for further for various local chari- quiz prizes. Once again information. ties including S t thanks to Roger and News from The Tom Cobley Page 12

We have just been awarded a Visit ROSE 2016. This award is awarded to businesses that 'go the extra mile' in order to provide excellent customer service and is only given to 100 establishments in the UK every year, so we are very honoured to have won such a prestigious award that celebrates what we strive to achieve here at The Cobley.

We have also recently been awarded CAMRA South West Regional Pub of the Year 2016 Runner Up, so keep an eye out for our ‘Small Batch Brews’ exclusively from St Austell which are now into Season 3 at the bar and on our Facebook page.

Also after an awards ceremony on Thursday 3rd November which Roger and Lucy attended we were awarded Devon Life’s Best Devon Sunday Roast Finalist 2016 so why not come and enjoy our Sunday Roast here at The Cobley? Award Winning Traditional Sunday Roast – Don’t forget about our Special Served at 1pm - £15.95 per Adult and Wednesday Lunchtime Menu, served

£9.95 per Child – Main Turkey, Beef or between 12noon-2pm every Wednesday, a main meal, pudding and tea or coffee PorkAward Roast, Winning Pudding Traditional and Tea Sundayor Coffee Roast - – Served at 1pm - £15.95 per Adult is only £8.95 per person. Bookingand £9.95 Essential per Child – Main Turkey, Beef or Pork Roast, Pudding and Tea or Coffee - Booking Essential This will be continuing throughout December this year so come and join us on Wednesday lunchtime for a heart-warming meal with friends and family.

As you well know Christmas is nearly upon us and we are getting ready to put up all of our decorations. The Christmas page of our website is now up and running with our Christmas Party Menu, Boxing Day Buffet Menu, Christmas Day Menu and our Festive Opening Hours should you wish to take a peek.

The Cobley Christmas Draw is now up and running and will be drawn on Christmas Eve at 9pm. This year our draw will be in aid of the defibrillator funds.

Our Boxing Day a Buffet will be served from 12-3pm on Boxing Day and is £9.50 Per Person.

Our Boxing Day Buffet On New Year’s DayOn weNew will Year’s be serving Day weour willAward be serving our Winning Traditional Sunday Roast at 1pm - £15.95 will be served from Award Winning Traditional Sunday Roast at Per Adult and £9.951pm -Per £15.95 Child - PerMain Adult Turkey, and Beef £9.95 Per Child 12-3pm on Boxing Day or Pork Roast,- PuddingMain Turkey, and Tea Beef or Coffee or Pork - Roast, Pudding and is £9.50 Per Person Booking Advisable and Tea or Coffee - Booking Advisable

We look forward to seeing you all very soon and wish all of our customers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. From All at The Tom Cobley Tavern What’s new in our village shop? Page 13 Quite a lot, actually!

First of all – Spreyton Vil- what we’ve got – and say ensure that the vast ma- lage Shop has a new hello to me. jority of our produce manager. Bella Snook comes from this part of ‘A big change has been took up the post in Au- the country. in our vegetable suppli- gust, having worked in er. Hallwoods – whom ‘We are now also stock- the retail department at you may know from their ing Midfields Granola, Castle Drogo and, prior outlet in Okehampton. including their healthy to that, at Exbourne Com- They deliver to us each breakfast option, and in munity Shop in its early Thursday and customers response to demand, days. have been impressed by ready-made curry sauces Bella told the Flyer, how fresh the veg is, and for that easy mid-week how long it keeps at meal. And there’s giant ‘I’m delighted to have home. If you’d like us to (adult-sized?) chocolate been welcomed by such order any veg on a week- buttons. a positive and capable Select your wines ly basis for you, let me team of volunteers. I’m ‘I have also been work- for Christmas. know. And we’ve been also delighted to say we ing with our Duke of Ed- pleased to have contribu- We’ll order them have six new recruits inburgh Award student, tions of local fruit and on your behalf, from the village who are Sam, to develop our Fa- veg from many of you in and have them going to join the team. cebook page. Sam has the village. We can’t get boxed and ready There will be an ongoing, done a great job, has much fresher or more on-the-job training pro- linked us up to Spreyton to collect about a local than Spreyton- gramme, so if anyone Hub, and you can get week later – or just grown produce. else would like offer the wind of new develop- collect them on the shop a couple of ‘We are hugely commit- ments and special offers Christmas Eve hours each week, this is a ted to supporting local by becoming a friend on with the rest of good time to join the new suppliers and providing Facebook. Our recent your shopping. group. customers with local pro- Facebook ‘like’ competi- duce. That’s what village tion was won by someone There’s no ‘I’ll be gradually intro- shops should be about. living on the Island of minimum order ducing new products and Spreyton Village Shop Mull who shops with us and our prices are new lines to the shop, so aims to be the best port when visiting family in very competitive. if you haven’t been in for of call for locally pro- Hittisleigh!’ a while, come and see duced foods, and also to Choose the cheeses you like, Try something new for Christmas – every Saturday the weight you want, and we’ll Every Saturday you can order every- made by Anna source them from morning until thing for your festive Cholcroft at Holland our special Christmas – starting meals from us, and Farm – Anna’s past- seasonal on Saturday 26th No- collect it, boxed up ies, and scotch eggs suppliers. We’ll vember – you have and ready to take are legendary and refrigerate them the chance to taste home, on Christmas her Christmas ter- until you are ready some festive pro- Eve. No queueing, rines and deserts to collect them. duce. Just call into no driving, no park- mean you can serve the shop and taste ing problems – get your guests some- what’s on offer. If your Christmas thing that they won’t you like what you meats, pates, chut- get anywhere else! Order forms will taste, you can place neys, wines, trim- be available in the

an order for Christ- mings on your door- shop in December mas and we’ ll get it step. Saturday 26th to help with for you. November, 9.30 – planning your

12.00 noon. Christmas Fayre. Our popular Christ- We kick off the mas order forms After that it’s 3rd, tastings with a will be available 10th and 17th Decem- selection of produce from then, too, so ber. Page 14 Message from the Methodist Church

Our next meeting is to refreshments Offering for Charity. Thanks to Mark be held on Sunday 11 All are welcome Tolboom, December in the Village On Friday 16th at 6 pm, currently stud- Hall at 6.00 pm where we we will hold our Carol Our January meeting will be showing the BBC Service, in the Village will be held on the 4th ying A-level program of the Nativity Hall, and will be taking Sunday of the month on photography at as in the nearest reflec- the form of a half hour the 22nd at 6.00 pm. Okehampton tion of the days in Pales- Puppet Show, together Our continuation with an College for tine. with a short service. interesting DVD program many The program is 4 x half This will be followed by has yet to be decided. hour series, a total of 2 mince pies, tea and cof- photographs hours. Come and re-live fee and we hope it will within this the difficult situation of be a light evening for all edition. the time. This will be ages. Come and enjoy followed by light the atmosphere.

UPDATE The registration FROM RES ON period for the DEN BROOK Local WIND FARM Electricity Discount Scheme has Construction work at now ended. Den Brook Wind Eligible Farm was completed residents who in late September have signed up with the final turbine The turbines are before the end of the will see an erected and the operating at normal year and will be ad- annual discount energisation of all speed although ministered by the of £108 paid turbines in that there will be oc- Den Brook Commu- direct to their month. Ongoing casions where the nity Committee. electricity habitat and ecology wind farm will be supplier. Together with works are underway static whilst routine the Community including installing maintenance and Residents are en- Benefit Fund, boxes for barn owls servicing takes couraged to keep an LEDs brings the throughout the site. place. eye on the project community website for further benefits information on the package at Den Testing and com- RES would like to Community Benefit Brook Wind missioning of the thank residents and Fund and how to Farm to £90,000 wind farm is now businesses for their apply: www.den- per year. complete with co-operation and as- brook.co.uk/commu compliance testing sistance during the nity- due to commence in construction phase benefits/community- December. The time of the wind farm. benefit-fund/ Please contact Sarah taken for this testing Ward, Community is dependent on Relations Manager, The first payment of for enquiries weather conditions relating to the as noise levels from the Community Ben- project on 07880 332 the wind farm must efit Fund, worth 151 or £36,000 per year, is sarah.ward@res- be measured over a group.com range of conditions. due to be available Page 15 Dates for your Diary 2016 / 2017

Events at the Village Hall

Thursday 1st December 2.30pm Gardening Club

Friday 2nd “ 2pm School Disco

Saturday 3rd “ 10am Farmer’s Market

Sunday 4th “ 7pm Games Club

Monday 5th “ 8pm Ringer’s Bingo

Thursday 8th “ 7.30pm WI bingo

th Saturday 10 “ 12.30pm Senior Citizen’s Christmas Lunch (by invitation) SUGGESTION BOX

Saturday 10th “ 7.30pm Whist Comments and suggestions to [email protected] Wednesday 14th “ 7.00pm Bridge Club Or to Sharon Hawking Friday 16th “ 7.00pm Methodist Concert

Every Monday 12pm Pilates

“ Wednesday 10am Art class Anyone interested in “ “ 7pm Badminton “ Thursday 10am Parents and Toddlers Starting a Walking “ Sunday 6.30pm Methodist Service Group

(except 1st Sunday-10.30am) Historical Society

Reading about SPREYTON VILLAGE TRUST Spreytonians who are VACANCY FOR A CLEANER/CARETAKER willing to share their stories - we are a diverse lot! The successful applicant will be required to open and close the Village Hall for occasional hirers as required both during the week CONTACT US and at weekends. General cleaning duties should be carried out during the week at times to fit in with the day to day use of the Hall. Further cleaning may be required at the weekend following Friday and Saturday night If you wish to place an bookings advertisement in the next Spreyton Flyer, please The hours worked should be flexible, consistent with the day to day email it to us before use of the Hall and should, on average, take no more than 20 hours a week 10 March 2017

If you are interested please contact Sharon Hawking on Make a note for your new 01647 231369 or [email protected] diary!

Christmas Tree Festival St Michael’s Church Spreyton Come and visit Our Christmas Tree Festival 2016 on the theme of Christmas Traditions Friday 16th December Saturday 17th December

5 11.00am to 4.00pm with refreshments

Sunday 18th December 6.00pm Carol Service with mulled wine and refreshments afterwards.

There will be a Memory Tree and all donations are going towards the essential works needed to keep our ancient church open and in good repair.

If you can help in any way with decorating, sponsoring a tree, doing a shift on open days, making some refreshments then PLEASE get in touch with Lesley Jewell on 01647 231 553

School Photos for the memory bank