Hartland Chronicle” (1896-1940) and Tony Manley’S “Hartland Times” (1981-2014)
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THE HARTLAND POST First published in 2015, in the footsteps of omas Cory Burrow’s “Hartland Chronicle” (1896-1940) and Tony Manley’s “Hartland Times” (1981-2014) Issue No. 5 Winter 2016 £1 ‘A Prevailing Wind’ by Merlyn Chesterman THE HARTLAND POST A quarterly news magazine for Hartland and surrounding area Issue No. 5 Winter 2016 Printed by Jamaica Press, Published by e Hartland Post All communications to: e Editor, Sally Crofton, Layout & IT: Kris Tooke 102 West Street, EX39 6BQ Hartland. Cover artwork: Clive Brocklehurst Tel. 01237 441617 Email: [email protected] Website: John Zalewski ELIZABETH WALTER 100 YEARS OLD ON THE 1st NOVEMBER 2016 49 years died. In 2000 aged 84, Elizabeth sold Tosbury Grove and then moved into a bungalow in Hartland. Elizabeth had a Elizabeth was born on the 1st November 1916 at Hessaford fall in 2008 and spent a time in hospital and then moved into Farm Kilkhampton to George and Clara Cleave. Trelana Nursing home in Poughill, where she has been well In 1917 the family moved to Higher Asworthy the farm cared for by all the sta and carers. overlooking Lower Tamar Lake. Elizabeth has had a truly long and remarkable life seeing so Elizabeth and her two sisters were founder members of many world changes in her 100 years. She has always been a Kilkhampton Young Farmers Club and they also attended St wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. James Church Kilkhampton. In 1940 Elizabeth married Jack Happy Birthday Mother! Walter and they moved in to Tosbury Grove Hartland, which was an 8 acre smallholding. Shirley Pillman and family would like to thank everyone for the cards and owers and the many good wishes that were sent On this smallholding Elizabeth and Jack kept all types of to Elizabeth on this very special day. farm animals. Jack was a carpenter and wheelwright for the Hartland area, so the farm was left for Elizabeth to run.Tthe main source of income from the smallholding was from the milk from the four cows that they had. From 1941 until 1990 [for 49years ] Elizabeth hand milked the four cows twice a day, whatever the weather. Elizabeth was a very strong lady to run the smallholding and to bring up two daughters. She also made time, to run a small Bed and Breakfast at the farm for many years. Elizabeth and Jack had two children Shirley (1941) and Gillian (1947). Elizabeth also has four grandchildren and ve great grandchildren. In 1999 Elizabeth’s beloved husband of Previous issues of the Hartland Post are available online Advertising costs at thehartlandpost.com. is issue will be available Small ads 1/18th of a page: £25/year (4 issues) online when the next issue is on the newsstands. Full page: £450/year Half page: £225/year If you would like to join the Friends of Hartland Post and make a donation to secure the nancial future of our publication, please send contributions to e Hartland Post, 102 West Street, Hartland. Cheques payable to e Hartland Post. Whilst every care has been taken to ensure that data in this publication is accurate, neither the publisher nor its editorial contributors can accept, and hereby disclaim, any liability to any party for loss or damage caused by errors or omission resulting from negligence, accident or any other cause. e Hartland Post does not endorse any advertising material, product or service appearing within this Publication. e statements and opinions contained in e Hartland Post are those of the authors and do not necessarily re ect those of the editor or the publisher. Regretfully, any modi cations to adverts during the running year will incur a £5 charge. 2 The Hartland Post No. 5 Winter 2016 FAREWELL TO CONTENTS Page 2 Elizabeth Walter - 100 Years Old Kenneth Davies died on 5 October 2016 Page 3 Farewell To Hartland Weather Janet Mann died on 19 October 2016 Page 4 Christmas Day in Hartland Violet orne died on 21 October 2016 Hartland Town Band Christmas Carol Tour Vanessa Sluggett died on 23rd October 2016 Hartland Town Band Christmas Bingo Ken, Emma and Sally Sluggett would like to thank everyone Page 5 Christmas Greetings for the cards, messages and o ers of help since Vanessa's e WI death, also to those who attended the service at Barnstaple crematorium and for the donations received in her memory Page 6 News from Hartland Medical Centre for North Devon Hospice and Cancer Research UK. Hartland Surgery Opening Hours Beatrice Abbes died on 7 November 2016 Page 7 Hartland Abbey Wins Prestigious Award Filming Again at Blackpool Cottage! e family of David Webber wish to thank everyone for their kind thoughts and cards of sympathy, and also for the Page 8 Royal British Legion donations to the Hospice and Hartland Town Band. Coastguard & RNLI Violet Mary orne Page 9 326(Hartland) SQN ATC Ken and the family would like to thank everyone for their Page 10 Out & About in Hartland cards, messages of sympathy and kind donations. We would also like to thank the Doctors and Sta at Hartland Medical Page 11 Wartime Memories Centre as well as the Nurses at Wooda Surgery for their Page 12 News from Hartland Primary School wonderful care for Violet. Shirley & Nick Walter at Old Tra ord ank you also to everyone who attended the funeral service, Page 13 Route 39 Academy held by the Rev. John Peake in such a thoughtful way, under the care of the funeral directors JL Fulford and Sons. Page 14 News from the AONB Page 15 Satish Kumar 80 : Resurgence 50 HARTLAND WEATHER Nature Counts As recorded at Gawlish Cottages, Page 16 Hungry Hartland Hartland by Airlie Needham Page 18 Cook's Corner September 2016 Messy Church and Nativity: Messy Christmas Total rainfall 125.3 mm Page 19 Hartland Parish Council A wet and windy month with four dry days from 14th to 17th. St. Nectan's Church Diary First two weeks the wind was southwest with southeasterly and northwesterly winds for eight days. In the third week it Page 20 Hartland Garden Society was southwesterly again with gales and heavy rain. e wettest Hartland Arts & Crafts Club day was the 24th with 1 ¼ inches. October 2016 Page 21 A Word Along e Way Welcombe Village Diary & News Total rainfall 33.4 mm A very dry month but cold and windy. Frost on 20th. 18 dry Page 22 Clovelly Village News days and six wet days 14th – 19th of rain showers and thunder Clovelly Pilot Gig Club and hail on the 16th. Page 23 Littermouth November 2016 Total rainfall 132.4 mm (until 22 November) Page 24 e Gaia Trust See, Hear, Wheels Two dry days began the month and then the wind went from northeast to southwest and the rains started, ending with Storm Angus on 19th with northwesterly gales and over 2 inches of rain in four days. Keep sending us content! If you have anything to submit for reader’s messages, e Hartland Post would like all those who have supported obituaries or general interest articles, please submit to and contributed to the publication during this rst year. e Hartland Post by the next deadline of 20th of Very special thanks also go to Clive Brocklehurst of the February 2017. White Hare Gallery for providing our wonderful cover. Our Email address has changed! [email protected] No. 5 Winter 2016 CHRISTMAS DAY in HARTLAND Bring and share tea party for the gentlefolk of Hartland parish. To be held in the Church Rooms from 3.00pm to 6.00pm. We would love you to join us. To give us an idea of numbers please ring Kay Petley on 441649 THE HARTLAND TOWN BAND CHRISTMAS CAROL TOUR ursday 15th Friday 23rd Band A Rosedown, Mettaford Farm, e Milky Way, Band A Wargery, Trellick, Lymbridge, Elmscott e Old Post O ce Band B Welsford, Tosberry, Summerswell, Band B Harton Cross, Goaman Park, Natcott, Pen Y Bryn Wembsworthy, Edistone Saturday 17th urs 24th Hartland Quay 7.30pm & e Royal British Legion 9pm Carols in the Square at 7.30pm Sunday 18th Methodist Carol Service 6pm Band A Ford, Sutherland, Greenhill, Fosfelle, Philham Band B Greenlake, Galsham, Stoke Tuesday 20th HARTLAND TOWN BAND CHRISTMAS BINGO Band A Pattard, Mount Pleasant, Hescott, Highdown, e Retreat ursday 8th December Hartland Parish Hall. Band B e Mill, Downe, Cheristow, Pitt, Gawlish Doors open 6.30pm. Good prizes. Wednesday 21st Hartland Town Band invite you to join them for ‘Carols around the Christmas Tree’ Hartland Town ( e band will not be collecting door to door. e Square, Hartland on Christmas Eve at 7.30pm. We will be playing at designated stops to be advertised separately. Collection for Over and Above Please come and support us) (Premature Baby Unit, North Devon District Hospital). 4 The Hartland Post No. 5 Winter 2016 CHRISTMAS GREETINGS Bill Slee wishes all his friends a very Happy Christmas and a healthy New Year. Grace Heywood wishes all her friends and neighbours a happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year. Ivor & Sandra Rowe will not be sending cards this year and NEWS from THE HARTLAND WI would like to wish all their relatives, friends and neighbours a e Hartland WI, with the permission of the Parish council very happy Christmas with every good wish for a prosperous has placed a trough of plants at the entrance to the village. and peaceful New Year. is is to commemorate the 100 years of the W I forming. Eric and Michelle Heard, of Cheristow Lavender, would Our own W I was started 90 years ago and is still going strong, like to wish their friends, family and customers "Health and adding 5 new members this year.