Ugborough Parish Newsletter

March 2019

What’s on Saturday 2nd Ugborough Sustainable Saturday at Ugborough Village Page 8 March Hall from 10 a.m.-12 noon Pot Luck Supper at Ugborough Village Hall, 6.30 for 7 p.m. Page 8 Tuesday 5th Lent Study Groups start at The Rectory, Diptford, 2 p.m. Page 15 March and 7.30 p.m. (continue each Tuesday to 9th April) Thursday 7th Ugborough Fair Committee meets at The Anchor at Page 6 March 7.30 p.m. Wednesday Ugborough Parish Council meets at Ugborough Village Page 12 13th March Hall at 7.30 p.m. Saturday 16th Ugborough Sustainable Saturday at Ugborough Village Page 8 March Hall from 10 a.m.-12 noon Sunday 17th Breakfast Church at Ugborough Church at 9.30 a.m. Page 9 March Monday 18th Ivybridge U3A meets at The Watermark at 2 p.m. Page 5 March Wednesday Ugborough Annual Parish Meeting at Bittaford Page 13 20th March Community Hall at 7.30 p.m. Thursday 21st Garden Club meets at Sou West at 7.30 p.m. Page 2 March Saturday 23rd Safari Supper at various venues Page 5 March Sunday 24th Plant a tree at the Community Coppice at 10.30 a.m. Page 4 March Messy Church at Ugborough Church from 4.30-6 p.m. Page 9 Wednesday History Group meets at Ugborough Village Hall at 8 p.m. Page 5 27th March Saturday 30th Ugborough Sustainable Saturday at Ugborough Village Page 8 March Hall from 10 a.m.-12 noon Details of services at Bittaford Methodist Church are on Page 13 Details of services at St. Peter’s Church, Ugborough are on Page 15

1 Garden Club Anne Holway Next meeting- 7.30pm, Thursday 21st March at Sou West, Park Cottages. Our speaker will be Angela Dodd-Crompton and her topic will be ‘The Hidden Garden at Ambrook’. Angela was recommended by Kingsbridge Garden Club who thoroughly enjoyed her interesting talk. All are welcome, it is just £3.00 for non members. Please let Anne know on 941872 if you would like to come.

Coffee Drop-In Centre 10.30 a.m.-Noon every Thursday morning in Ugborough Church Post office available 10.30 a.m.–12.30 p.m. Why not meet up with friends and neighbours over coffee, tea, cake & biscuits? Everyone welcome.

Erme Valley Riding for the Disabled- Peggy Douglas (tel. 07882286421, or 01752 894348.) A huge thank you to Sian Holway who, as a result of her epic bike ride up the East coast of Australia, has raised just about £5000! A fantastic effort and a very welcome boost to our funds. At the end of 2019 EVRDA will celebrate 35 years of providing riding for a vast number of riders. Our last major financial Appeal was 20 years ago now – and the result of that was the current indoor school facility at The Brook. So, it must be time for another project to yet further improve our riders’ experiences. We are therefore delighted and excited to announce the launch of an Appeal to provide a life skill area to add a new and more holistic approach to our work. Watch this space! As ever, we are in great need of volunteers… this lack of ‘man’ power has the very real knock on effect of curtailing the number of riders we can actually help. Do call me if you feel you can help in any way. Thank you.

Ceremonial flying of the Flag. The flag will be flown on the following occasions- March 10th Birthday of the Earl of Wessex March 11th Commonwealth Day

The last of the men commemorated on Ugborough's War Memorial will be remembered on 6th March, the 100th Anniversary of his death. HMS Ramillies did not see action during World War I and it is not clear why Boult's name appears under this ship. However, as previously advised World War I did not end with the Armistice but with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in June 1919

The flag will fly at half-mast for Boult, G.H., OC1 Royal Navy – HMS Ramillies. 6th March 1919 - We Will Remember Them. 2 Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates: -Sue Johns This Village Community never fails to amaze me with the huge wealth of talent that lies (mostly) latent until a random bunch of characters (and I use the term advisedly….) decide to tread the Village Hall of Fame. Months of sheer, joyful slog, not to mention the blood and sweat, finally came together at the end of January in the form of our Annual Panto. And just every single person who was involved played a vital and indispensable part. Vici Hemmings must have my first mention … her vision for the set, costume and props and ability to mastermind Backstage astounds me. Maggie Barker was Vici’s right-hand woman in her calm, no nonsense, reliable manner. The Costumes were superb. Charlott Fletcher’s unbelievable creations for the Dame were of such a professional standard that we wonder why she’s not up for a BAFTA. I have an abiding memory of Annie Haigh chortling along to the jokes whilst creating a starfish out of a pile of rags and sticks (it seemed). Shelley Hutcheon and Annie Douglas juggled singing and dancing with their Panto creations. And a team of makeup artists from the Actors themselves to most of the chorus plus Helaena Pilcher & Nic Courtenay morphed the characters… Mention too for exceptional props to Nellie Dadge for her cardboard creations – and to Sara Gilbert plus the backstage crew. Steve Haywood took some spectacular photos for us and we await with bated breath the video from Roger Underwood. Steve Bulgen – the curtain man and leader of audience cues always makes us laugh in some unexpected way each night. Steve Hughes with his mood lighting and atmospheric backdrop projections sets the scenes, and as for Anne Holway – who as prompt- takes much of the blame for forgotten lines in a good humoured totally unflappable manner (THE worst job!) Susan Williams practised her carpentry skills in stage erection and costume creation alongside her Polly character (who seemed to become more of a hussy each night!) Paula Long stunned her husband by being first up the ladder with a drill and still managed to sing sublimely and slap her thigh as our Hero Robinson. Not the ethereal magical character she might have planned - but this year Norma Roe’s interpretation of the dreadlocked Calypso had everyone bound by her spells. Sharon Hughes made the evil Blacktashe her own – and her ridiculous laugh caused much hilarity. The irrepressible Sprat (Claire Hobart) was master of her trade (or was it mistress??); and as for Winkle and Captain Crusoe you were so brilliant and believable in your roles that no one ever knew who you really were! Clive Hart as Polly’s Father had his work cut out to tame the 18-year-old – and Millie Lloyd- Harling gave us Friday as her triumphant debut role. And of course, The Dame… mild and mellifluent in rehearsal she became raucous, raunchy and positively scary with an audience. A brilliant Junior Team: Daisy, Tean, Evie, Amalie, Millie, Alfie and Abby flung themselves wholeheartedly into every performance. Libby Johns excelled herself with inspired Choreography – and led Annie, Helen, Helen, Shelley, Jennie and Karen into heights they never knew they possessed! Luckily Dave didn’t really lose anything during his pirate song! And we’d be nowhere without the Front of House Team; from barstaff to draw sellers to ticket collectors… a sincere thank you. Finally I am totally indebted to the ironic, quick witted, reliable, calming, electronic genius that is Kim the sound Solomon. 3 Huge thanks to the Village Organisations who made the show possible – and the 400 odd punters who fought through snow, ice and rain to be the best audience ever! (Huge thanks also to our inimitable producer and director- Sue Johns!)

Ugborough Church Bellringers Anthony Lugger [email protected] 01752 892428 Our regular ringing sessions are before the Sunday service 9- 9.30 a.m. and Thursday practice 7-8.30 p.m.. Variations to this schedule in March, at present known, are: Saturday 9th March 12.30 to 2.30 p.m. (Ringing for Wedding service); Monday 18th March 2.45 to 3.45 p.m. (visiting team of ringers).

These dates and times may be subject to change, if you would like to be informed of changes please let me know your preferred contact method. In addition to these sessions we also hold practice nights with the bells silenced, anyone of any age who would like try their hand at bell ringing would be most welcome, please contact myself to arrange.

Ugborough and Bittaford Pre- School-(incorporating breakfast club and after school club) Charity Number 1043499- Catherine Nightingale. Open 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday – Friday during term time in Ugborough Village Hall Baby and Toddler Group (drop-in) – Monday 1.30-3 p.m. Contact 07763215455 [email protected] As February brought some milder weather the children have been enjoying getting outdoors. They explored the village on ‘shape walks’ in line with our focus on the mathematical element of the curriculum, and also relished getting muddy in their wellies around the school field. February also saw the return of Forest school for the older children. Chinese New Year provided a useful platform for learning. We watched the cooking of a Chinese stir-fry and then enjoyed eating it, developing our chopsticks skills! There was dragon dancing around the village hall, Chinese lantern making and learning about the lucky colour red. We are now looking forward to Book Week, week beginning 4th March, where we will no doubt be entering new worlds of action and adventure with a bit of dressing up for good measure.

Ugborough Community Coppice – Plant a Tree! –Stephen Fletcher Come and help plant a new copse in Ugborough on Sunday 24th March from 10.30am, Ugborough Community Coppice, via steps Parsonage Lane. The Woodland Trust has donated a further two hundred trees to Ugborough. Come and work off the effects of the Safari Supper. Tea and cake provided! Please email [email protected] for further information. 4 Ugborough Local History Group- Merryl Docker Wednesday 27th March at 8 p.m. History Group member and friend Terry Calcott will be entertaining us again with more 'Tales from the River Bank'. This time our kayaks and canoes head out towards the sea when he presents "The History of the Wembury Coastline" from his View from a Kayak series. Come along and find out more about how this beautiful unspoiled area may have developed if history had taken a different turn. Also see beautiful photos of the coastline and the 'other side' of the Mew Stone with the strange story of its lonely inhabitant. Everyone will be made welcome, History Group members free of charge, non-members just £4 on the door. History on our door step, don't miss it!

The Beacon Federation - Executive Headteacher - Mrs. Jane Byrne Ugborough Primary School. World Book Day -It is World Book Day on 7th March 2019, and we will be celebrating by dressing up as a character from a BOOK and bringing that book to school to share with others. Red Nose Day- It’s Red Nose Day on Friday 15th March and people across the UK will be coming together to do things big and small that will add up to something massive and we will be joining in to raise money for this worthwhile charity. Comic Relief spends the money raised by Red Nose Day to help people living tough lives across the UK and internationally. Children may come to school in mufti in exchange for a donation (minimum suggestion £1.00). Parents’ evenings are from 11th-14th March.

Safari Supper The Ugborough School PTA Safari Supper will be on 23rd March 2019. We hope that many of you will be able to join us for another year of eating, drinking and plenty of merriment! We have lots of new faces interested so will be good opportunity to introduce them to you all. Please feel free to contact me if you haven't been involved before and want to know more! Entry forms from [email protected] or the School Office, please return to Beth and Geraint @ Cnwc, Fore Street, or pass to the School Office by Friday 8th March.

Ivybridge U3A - Jean Sherrell The March General Meeting of Ivybridge U3A will be held on Monday 18th March at 2 p .m. in the Watermark. Our speaker Gill Cowsill will talk about “The RNIB Transcription Service” The RNIB Transcription Centre Ivybridge provides a vital service to those who are blind or partially sighted. They provide a range of fiction and non fiction books and magazines which are delivered on CD or memory stick. In addition they can provide a more personal service such as large print music, Braille greetings cards and books and even tactile diagrams. See our website for full details www.ivybridge-u3a.org.uk Or email [email protected] Or phone 07866 077030 5 Ugborough Fair Saturday 13th July 2019 - Shelley Hutcheon The date has been set, notebooks dusted off, our little corner of the Anchor re-inhabited, multiple emails sent to all those who help organise Fair Week and the Bric-a-brac store re- opened!!. I finally distributed money from last Fair Day and the Hall, Church and Pre- school have each received £1,000.00 directly from Fair Funds. The PTA, Bell Ringers and charities supported by the Long Bar also benefitted from Fair Week, which amounts to a phenomenal amount of money raised by you! It is time to start thinking about our amazing Fair Week and the community effort that goes into it. We have had our first meeting and felt it would be a good idea to have a couple of sub committees to help plan certain areas, the most important being the Children’s Tent in the Square and Kids Playing Field Activities. Other major jobs are Stall Planning and help with Marketing and Promotion. It is always a massive help to have a fresh pair of eyes in organising and sometimes we get a bit bogged down in the detail, so if you feel that you could help, that would be amazing. You don’t even have to be on the committee, just thoughts and ideas are ok! Our next meeting is 7th March in the Anchor at 7.30 p.m. You can meet us there or contact me for more details – [email protected] 07720765014 Don’t forget that donations to the book stall and bric-a-brac are always welcome – leave at Oakenham or Hillhead Farm.

Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child 2018 Shoebox Appeal Destination Update - Kate Brampton Thank you to everyone (including St Peter’s Church and Ugborough Sustainable Saturdays) who supported the Appeal last year by providing filled shoeboxes and/or monetary donations – it has all helped. The 48 Gift Shoeboxes started their journey after a Blessing Service on 4th November 2018 to Shoe Zone in Plympton, which is our local drop off point for the next part of their journey. We have just been notified that the Gift Shoeboxes went to needy children/young people in Bulgaria. Several people have said they would like to do shoeboxes this year for the Appeal – as most of you want to collect shoeboxes and items such as new toys, school supplies, hygiene items etc for the shoeboxes during the year leading up to October, I am happy to confirm that the Appeal will definitely be on this year for those who want to contribute. Thank you once again for your generous support.

Rainfall at Shellwood Hill -George Arnison 2019 started with a very dry couple of weeks - continuing on from the last week of 2018 - giving 17 days in a row without any rain at all... something we rarely get in the height of summer! During January overall I recorded 103.5mm (4”) of rain at Shellwood Hill and the month ended with snowfall, though it didn’t last. This is my tenth year recording rainfall, so I can now report against a 10 year average (which is a satisfyingly round number), and this January was well below the 175mm January average, in fact the driest January in the last ten years. 6

7 Beryl’s Bookworms – Sue Johns This month’s book was the hugely successful best seller ‘This Is Going To Hurt’ by Adam Kay, the autobiographical tale of a Doctor from Junior House officer to Senior Registrar in Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Nearly all felt that this book managed to combine poignancy, real wit in the form of sardonic black humour and quite frankly was a sad indictment of the NHS. Few books actually have that ‘laugh out loud’ factor that many promise – but this book, for every one of us at some point, made us do just that. We had a fascinating discussion as we came to the table with many varying degrees of insight into the nitty gritty of hospital life. Some of us were horrified by particular incidents – and others were able to relate comparable tales. We each had our favourite passage – from ‘The only thing that should have a home delivery is a pizza’ – to the frank comment that ‘Homeopathic medicine is best used to put out a fire!’ Several commented that they were glad they hadn’t read this book before having their children – and we were all able to appreciate that discussion of case histories actually is vital for the wellbeing and sanity of the Medic. A few of us thought that the approach of the author was too cynical, and the consequent second career of the author as a comedic script writer was inevitable. However, the majority found the book highly entertaining and very touching. Scoring an average of over 4/5 – one of our better choices.

Next month; ‘I am, I am, I am.’ By Maggie O’Farrell

Ugborough Sustainable Saturdays –Sarah Scanlon At USS we have such talented producers and I hope you would agree that there is a wide variety of high-quality crafts, cards and food produce available every time. I would like to take this opportunity to focus on a couple who are regular producers to highlight their reasons for attending and a little about themselves.

Kay and Phil Hart are always to be found towards the back of the Hall and depending on the time of year, you may find them hiding behind huge lush green plants that they have grown themselves. Kay is also a very talented knitter and produces some really lovely items. They have been attending for about 2 ½ years now and enjoy the atmosphere, the low cost of the table rent and meeting lots of interesting people. Kay says “If we make a profit on our stall, we support Children’s Hospice Southwest because of the help they give in supporting Families with disabled children who live in Devon” Both Kay and Phil also added that they really enjoy the home-made food and coffee at USS!

We all offer a very warm welcome to you at USS. Forthcoming dates March 2nd, 16th, 30th

8 Remember it is the long-awaited Potluck supper on 2nd March. In the Village Hall 6.30 for 7 p.m.

Bring along a plate of food to share, some drink and look forward to spending an evening with friends. There will be a quiz and some hands-on activities for those who are creative.

Thank you to Sarah and Val and all helpers for organising the brilliant TLC on 19th February. Delicious food and great company. Thank you to all who made it possible.

The next TLC is Tuesday 9th April- save the date!

Sunday 24th March from 4.30 p.m. – 6 p.m. Stories, crafts, messy activities, songs, food and fun at St Peter’s Church, Ugborough, All Ages welcome Children to be accompanied by an adult

This month’s Breakfast Church will be on Sunday 17th March at 9.30 a.m. But what’s it all about? Well, in February our service went something like this...... People started to arrive just before 9.30 and found the back of the church had been transformed into a cafe. There were bacon rolls, croissants, fruit, fruit juice, coffee, tea and juice. Everyone had a chance to relax and chat at the tables, decorated with flowers. Just after 9.40 the service started. It was very informal but focussed and there was plenty of opportunity to discuss the topic of the day, which was Fake News. We went on to consider the evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus and what that meant to us. We listened to music and Bible readings, joined in with prayers and sang a hymn. So, all the elements of a ‘proper’ service but done in a new and very accessible way.

Why not try it for yourself? You will be very welcome.

9 Your Stars Tonight I used to go to the monthly astronomy meetings at the Norman Lockyer centre at Sidmouth – but it’s a challenging drive even in the daylight and I quit after a couple of near death experiences on the A 3052. An alternative was the Plymouth Astronomical Society which meets every second Friday of the month at the Babbage Building in the Plymouth University campus. But for a little brown country mouse like me, going up to the Big City was a bit of a challenge. In the end the allure of a talk on meteorite craters at their February meeting proved too much – ever since I had stood on the rim of the mile wide Meteor Crater at Flagstaff, Arizona I’ve been fascinated by these extra-terrestrial scars. So I braved the terrors of multi storey car parks, money eating parking meters and a Friday night downtown redolent with murder, mugging and mayhem to discover more about them. At the start of the meeting there was a discussion on the eclipse of the moon at 4 a.m. on 21st January – I seemed to be the only person in the room who had not got out of bed at 3 a.m. to see it. It turns out my love of a warm duvet at that time in the morning also meant that I missed a unique sight – the flash of light on the darkened face of the eclipsed moon at 4.41 a.m. which was later identified as a large meteorite impacting on the lunar surface.

The speaker, Mike Shearer, then launched enthusiastically into his topic of meteorite craters (Patrick Moore certainly seemed to set a standard here) and I soon realised that my simple model of how a meteorite crater is formed (largely based on throwing rocks into the River Medway mud banks) is hopelessly inadequate. A proper meteorite – let’s say a dinosaur killer - might be about 10 kilometres wide and travelling at around 10 km per second (which works out at a hefty 36,000 km per hour). On impact that kinetic energy is converted within microseconds into an incandescent shock wave at 20,000C. This vaporises the surface (and the meteorite) into a cloud of white hot debris tens of kilometres high as it bores a hole several kilometres deep. At the same time the shock wave is pulverising a few billion tonnes of geological strata into small chunks which are blasted into a circle of debris perhaps 30 km wide around the point of impact. And then the whole area is liberally coated by a rain of toasted debris from the hot rock cloud above. Sounds like Pompeii on a bad day!

The study of rocks altered by the intense heat of A Bomb tests gave what is now diagnostic evidence to distinguish a meteor crater from an extinct volcano. And this, combined with satellite photography, has now identified hundreds of craters across the globe. Meteor Crater at Flagstaff is a mere youngster at 50,000 years old compared with the one at Sudbury in Ontario which is estimated to be nearly 2 billion years old (and rather larger at 130 kilometres across). Nearer home is the 15 million year old Ries crater in western Bavaria where the city of Nordlingen comfortably nestles within in its 24 km diameter walls. This summer’s destination of Switzerland and Germany had already been decided by our campervan captain – but I will be lobbying hard for a detour to have a look at it – and then perhaps tuck into a plate of schweineshaxe, sauerkraut and potato dumplings. 10 Ugborough Parish Council Clerk: Sarah Woodman Tel: 01364 661127 Email: [email protected] Website: ugboroughparishcouncil.gov.uk e-newsletter: ugboroughparishcouncil.org/parish-newsletter-2019/ The Public session at the start of the meeting gives residents the opportunity to raise a variety of issues. At the February Parish Council Meeting, concerns were raised about parking opposite Bittaford Community Hall; faint road markings at the approach to Wrangaton Road, Bittaford; the extent of the double yellow lines at Wrangaton; the new Ugborough post box, which is inaccessible to the disabled; and objections to planning applications being considered at the meeting. All these issues are followed up after the meeting – some with a positive outcome! District Cllr Holway reported on the imminent Joint Local Plan adoption, progress towards setting up a South West Mutual Bank, and SHDC’s submission that business rates should not apply to second/holiday homes. He highlighted the local elections, which take place on the 2nd May – the election timetable is given at https://www.southhams.gov.uk/article/5035/Local-Elections-2-May-2019 and the new Councillor candidate session programme is available on the SHDC website. County Cllr Hosking reported that Devon County Council was proposing the maximum budget increase of 2.99% plus 1% for adult health services. Apparently, the school allocation was still £294/pupil below the national average, and DCC is asking for a further review. Planning applications considered at the Meeting, with the Parish Council recommendations in bold. Look at the e-Newsletter to use the planning links  Change of use of barn to equestrian stabling and storage at Earlscombe Farm, Bittaford Ref 4162/18/FUL Neutral, subject to satisfactory footpath arrangement. Number of stables should not exceed RBS recommendations (minimum 1 stable per acre)  Demolition of garage/store and garden room, alterations and erection of single storey extension to existing dwelling at Fanara, Shute Lane, Wrangaton Ref 0014/19 Neutral, subject to a pitched roof being provided  Approval of reserved matters following outline approval 1629/18/OPA for the erection of an agricultural workers dwelling at Filham Farm, Filham Ref 4202/18/ARM Neutral. The elevation should be lowered to reduce its impact in the landscape  Change of use from agricultural to equestrian and erection of timber stable building and rest/feed room (resubmission of application Ref: 0485/18) at land adjacent to Quillet, South Brent Ref 0616/18 As previous comments. Emphasise previous requirement for a 5-10 year business lease or purchase of the adjacent land  Window replacement at Owley Cottage, South Brent Ref 0048/19 Support

11  Replacement roof and windows to farmhouse at Owley Farmhouse, South Brent Ref 0049/19 Support The Ugborough War Memorial is being considered for listing, and the Parish Council supported the proposal on historical and architectural grounds. The Ugborough Annual Parish Meeting is planned for 20th March in Bittaford Community Hall. This is YOUR meeting, when you can discuss issues which affect you. The focus of the Meeting will be the upcoming Parish Council elections, and the vital role of Citizens Advice South Hams in our local community providing free, independent and impartial advice. Correspondence received by the Clerk, which may be of interest to you:  Citizens Advice Devon are running Benefits and Money Advice Training sessions – details on https://www.devoncommunities.org.uk/courses?category=25  Great British Spring Clean is being held from 22nd March – 23rd April. If you want to host or join a clean-up, go to https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/get- involved/support-our-campaigns/great-british-spring-clean?utm_source=launch- email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GBSC19  South Hams Newspapers is running a campaign in conjunction with South Hams District Council to make the South Hams one of the most environmentally friendly districts in the country ‘by chatting with a number of organisations, individuals, businesses and councils to see what they’re doing to combat climate change in any way, shape or form’. They would love to hear about your efforts to make your community a greener place – contact Kristen Bounds at [email protected] or call 07935 976202 The next Parish Council Meeting will be held a week later, on Wednesday 13th March at 7.30 p.m. Agenda and minutes will be displayed on the noticeboards and website. Privacy policy – visit ugboroughparishcouncil.gov.uk Website: https://ugboroughparishcouncil.org

Citizens Advice South Hams seeks new Trustees Citizens Advice South Hams plays a vital role in our local community providing free, independent and impartial advice to clients on issues such as debt, benefits, fuel poverty, housing and employment. Our trustees ensure that the charity is well managed and that resources are utilised effectively and appropriately. Trustees devote time, commitment and experience to carry out this voluntary role, which normally requires attendance at formal meetings once a month and participation in informal meetings and subgroups. We seek applicants with previous experience in the commercial, public or voluntary sectors and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are particularly keen to recruit those who may have used our services. Training and support will be provided. If you have the enthusiasm to help us steer and develop this essential advice service, please write to Rob Austin, Citizens Advice South Hams, Follaton House, Plymouth Rd, 12 Totnes, Devon TQ9 5NE or email [email protected] or telephone 01803 861241 for an informal discussion.

Come along to the Ugborough Annual Parish Meeting Bittaford Community Hall 7.30 p.m. Wednesday 20th March

. Citizens Advice South Hams plays a vital role in our local community providing free, independent and impartial advice on issues such as debt, benefits, fuel poverty, housing and employment – Janie Moor, South Hams CAB highlights the challenges and opportunities . Local Government elections are coming up – find out what’s involved!

Find out about & have your say on local issues affecting You Affordable housing – police - highways - local services - environment - recreation This is your chance to be involved in your Parish Make the most of it! Need a lift? Call George Beable 01364 649273

Bittaford Methodist Chapel - Chris Phillips 07899934743 Services at Bittaford Chapel for March Sunday 3rd March) Details of preachers not available at time of publication. Services start at 10.30 a.m. Sunday 10th March) except for 3rd Sunday of month when it is a Sacrament service starting Sunday 17th March)at 2.30 p.m. Sunday 24th March) Sunday 25th March)

Our hall is available for hire. We have a small tea/ coffee kitchen. All enquiries to Liz Cade on [email protected] or the above number.

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St. Peter’s Church, Ugborough A letter from our Rector- Rev’d David Sayle Dear All, As I sit thinking about the season of Lent, I am reminded of the importance of preparing ourselves by setting time aside for prayer and reflection. It appears to me that our daily news is full of articles that highlight many varied stories of change, despair, uncertainty and austerity. No doubt these news items will impact all of us to some level or another at some point during the period of Lent and into the future.

Yet how do our Lenten preparations as we approach Easter - the season of hope - help us to reflect on these issues?

In the Bible we are told that Jesus set time aside to pray and to fast in the wilderness - to pray to God the Father and to get to know him more deeply. In this time he became more aware of his surroundings and the wonders of creation. Jesus was tempted when he was desperately hungry and thirsty, weak and out of his ‘comfort zone,’ yet he remained faithful to God. As we strive to maintain our spiritual lives amidst so many negative news reports from around the globe often all we can do - is pray - and leave the rest to God. Perhaps we cannot begin to contemplate such an in depth reflection period but we can endeavour to promise to pray; finding a quiet moment once a week either at home or in the stillness of your local church and bring to God our world, our country, our local community and ourselves.

If you have never focussed on Lent or not done so for a long period of time -why not give prayer a try? You never know what the Lord can do unless you bring everything to him. Philippians 4:6 (NRSV) “Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” David

The Church of England’s has launched details of its 2019 Lent and Easter Campaigns. The following resources may help you mark these important seasons in the Church Calendar. Details can be found by using the following internet link, https://www.churchofengland.org/lent or on Twitter: #LentPilgrim.

Benefice Vision Morning Thank you to all who attended on Vision morning at Diptford Parish Hall on Saturday 16th February. It was a very constructive and helpful morning and I look forward to meeting up with Sam after she has analysed all the information you gave, so that we can move forward this initiative.

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LENT STUDY GROUPS These will be held at The Rectory, Diptford, TQ9 7NY on Tuesday afternoons and evenings 2 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. respectively, beginning on Tuesday 5th March and finishing on Tuesday 9th April. Our course this year will pick up The Church of England’s National Campaign based around those famous words of Jesus that we call the Beatitudes. Please feel free to come along and if you need a lift, or further information give me a call on 01548 821199.

Daffodil Festival at All Saints Church, Moreleigh, Totnes TQ9 7JN From Friday 5th April- Sunday 7th April. Wide variety of daffodils grown in pots and troughs on display in church. Refreshments available. All profits to be shared between All Saints church and Marie Curie.

St Peter’s Church Services in March All services now start at 9.30 a.m. unless otherwise stated.

Date Service Sunday 3rd March All Age Worship

Sunday 10th March Holy Communion

Sunday 17th March Breakfast Church

Sunday 24th March Holy Communion Messy Church at 4.30 p.m. Sunday 31st March Service of the Word Mothering Sunday Thursdays at 9.30 a.m. Mid week communion

The Three Rivers Mission Community covers the parishes of Diptford, Ermington, Halwell, Harberton, Harbertonford, Moreleigh, North Huish and Ugborough. You can find out about everything that’s going on across all the parishes at its website, www.threeriversmissioncommunity.org.uk For all church business and parish matters, please contact Rev'd David Sayle, The Rectory Diptford Totnes Devon TQ9 7NY 01548 821199 email [email protected].

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Contributions Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this Newsletter. Contributions should be sent to - Mrs. Norma Roe, The Editor, Ugborough Parish Newsletter, 20 Lutterburn St, Ugborough, Ivybridge, PL21 0NG. The deadline is 15th of the month please. Thank you for keeping to this. E mail is welcome to [email protected] (I use Microsoft word, font Calibri. Any articles as attachments in this format would be particularly welcome.) Your Newsletter is available online at the Parish Council website https://ugboroughparishcouncil.org and at https://ugborough.com

Production problems- Norma Roe (Editor) The Newsletter Team are having a few difficulties with the printing of your Newsletter and we are investigating a different method of production. In February, (at the height of the Pantomime season in which all the Team were involved,) the printer decided to cause havoc! Whilst it created extra work for all of us, I want to say a special thank you to Sue Johns, who spent many extra hours to make sure your copy continues to be available. We hope that we have found a solution to the problem.

Village services. A reminder that you can visit the Devon Libraries Mobile Library Service at Ugborough Square, Tuesdays from 9.30 a.m.-10 a.m. every 4 weeks. The date for March is 19th . And don’t forget to visit your Post Office in Ugborough Church on Tuesday afternoon and Thursday morning.

Kingsbridge Jazz At the Jazz Cellar, The Fisherman’s Rest, Aveton Gifford. The next Jazz Club is on Sunday 5th March, Doors open at 6.30, Music from 7.30-10 p.m. Spats Langham’s Hot Fingers with Emily Campbell.

Views published in the Newsletter are not necessarily those of the Editor or of the Newsletter Group, or of any other contributing group. Contributions are published at the Editor’s discretion. The Editor’s decision is final.

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