BIGBURY NEWS April 2018 Issue 434
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BIGBURY NEWS April 2018 Issue 434 BEAST from the EAST v BIGBURY PARISH NOMINATIONS for HERITAGE ASSETS REMINDER MEMORIAL HALL Thurs 12 APRIL NATIONAL TRUST & HIMALAYAN EVE re-scheduled Mon 16th April DONATIONS WANTED for BIGBURY NEWS £7,500 RAISED for CHARITIES DO WE NEED A SNOW WARDEN & DOG WARDEN? Charterlands Chatter www.bigburycommunity.co.uk LETTER FROM THE EDITOR FREE COPIES that is considered of value to the com- due to feeding on bags of dog poo thrown Bigbury News - to 450 homes in Bigbury BIGBURY ON SEA HOLIDAYS munity and this is your chance to have into the hedgerow by irresponsible dog thanks to volunteer DISTRIBUTION TEAM your say. The NHP is being drafted by owners. Bigbury News featured the toxic Bigburyonsea.co.uk CONTENTS DONATIONS volunteers with community spirit. They nature of dog poo in the last issue. Al- Letter from Editor 3 welcome all year round need our support! The suggestions box though this did not happen in Bigbury - it cheques ‘Bigbury News’ Keeping Bigbury busy 4-5 BACS :Lloyds Bank Sort Code 30-99-12 The site for great holidays in a great community; Nineteenth Hole 6 is at Holywell Stores and the deadline could happen here. Trish Bagley our foot- Acc No: 29305568 Acc Name Bigbury News Post bag 6 for your suggestions has been extended path warden says this is a local problem. Crews that keep us cruising 8-9 now gives the accommodation, holiday activities, to 20th April. Remember any photos Let’s put a stop to this. Perhaps, people SUBSCRIPTIONS Post bag 8 of views sent to Valerie must not be who employ dog walkers should ask them 2nd class post to UK mainland Bigbury Cares 10 from private property or open fields - to bring the evidence that they have prop- £30 per year (12 issues - colour version) many useful links and maps. Neighbourhood Watch 10 [email protected] only from inside the boundary line of erly collected the dog poo by bringing the Church News 11 01548 810991 Bigbury Life 12-13 public footpaths or roads. I am among sack home for disposal. To report dog HOLYWELL STORES Unwind 14 those who have not put a suggestion fouling go to: https://apps.southhams. Beach Banter 15 black & white version available in the box! I am going to address that. gov.uk/webreportit. There is an £80 fine Farm Gate 16-17 What about you? for each offence and if this is not paid - a FREE DOWNLOAD Pull-out Calendar 18-19 £1000 fine can be applied. Stuart Watts bigburycommunity.co.uk & Environment Matters 20 bigburyonsea.co.uk Weather Watch 20 Steve Comely is another volunteer who laments that we used to have a Dog War- Take a Walk on the Wildside 20 - 21 works hard to keep the community safe den but this post may have been lost due Neighbourhood Plan 22 by informing us of security risks and ac- to cut backs. Hands on Energy Healing 22 tions needed. Together with volunteer Bigbury Contacts 23 First Responder, Nigel Toms, he has Louise Wainwright Broadband Update 23 organised a Re-start a Heart training at Editor Bigbury Art Beat 25 1100 hrs on Saturday 21st April 2018 Bigbury Reminiscences 26 Contributors:Trish Bagely, Norman Bigbury Album & Postcards 27 at the WI Hall, Ringmore. The more Garden Gate 28 people who know how to perform CPR Botton, Pete Marsh, Sally Watts, Charles Common Ground 28 and the use of the defibrillator, the more Harrington, Steve Comely, Beth Huntley, ADVERTISE HERE Bigbury Bake-Off 28 chance we have of saving someone’s Valerie Scott, Rita Baker, Yvonne Klidjian, Parish Council Minutes 30, 32, 34 life. The local Neighbourhood Polic- Sally Errett, Rev Matt Rowland, Rose Owen, Waves Youth Club 32 Hazel Osborne, Venus Cafe, Juliette Jackson, ing team will also be there and it could £150 per year turn into a very enjoyable and useful Lucinda and Aidan Ellis, Claire Banks, Dear Readers, event. Let’s support these people who Ursula Phelan, Lorna Sherrif, The Weather- (12 issues) Now features community events and dates. care about us. Together we can make a man and the Editor. No sooner had the front cover of the difference. You could save a life. Photo credits: Sharon Smith, Cathy Case, March issue featured nodding snow- Mike Wynne Powell, Louise Pitt, Lynn His- [email protected] Send any ideas for the site to drops, heralding the onset of spring, than Charles Harrington and Sally Watts cock, Hans Van Der Heiden Storm Emma decended upon us with Thanks to all of you! Sorry if I have left [email protected] diligently organise the events at the Me- a vengence. The way that our commu- morial Hall. Sally is helping the Editor anyone out. Pls remind me. nity worked together to overcome this check all event dates to avoid blunders Contact the Editor if you have onslaught is celebtrated in the ‘Crews like those in the March issue. Apologies an article to offer about Bigbury. that keep us Cruising’ feature. It also for any inconvenience caused. In April highlights the gaps in our responses and we look forward to the talk by the Na- Total Donations 2018 suggests what preparations might be help- tional Trust about their local properties £142 from 6 individuals. Total Postal Subscriptions 2018 ful in future. Do we need to reinstate the on Thursday 12th April 7.30pm. The Snow Warden? 9 subscribers regular events are in the Bigbury Life Total Bigbury News FREE distribution 2018 section. 1500 copies. There is an update from Valerie Scott All funds received and earned by Bigbury to read on progress with the Neighbour- Beth Huntley has a new date for the News, in excess of production costs, will be hood Plan and the Heritage Asset List. fund raising Nepalese Supper following allocated to Bigbury Charities in proportion to the amounts raised during 2018 by local Barely anyone has bothered to respond to the weekend when the Himalayan snow Valerie’s request for photos of vistas and people who have raised funds for a range of all moved to Bigbury on the same day charities (see p 10) views worth protecting or buildings of as the intended event! The new date is local historic value. The Neighbourhood Mon April 16th at 7 pm. Plan will be a powerful tool to ensure the protection of our important views, build- OUR POST BAG Beth posted a notice on Charterlands ings and the appearance and character of Chatter, from a news item outside of our parish. We should work together to See page 6 and feature “Crews that Bigbury about the death of two horses ensure that we have included everything keep us Cruising’ on page 8 Editor Louise Wainwright [email protected] 07908 525663 (01548) 810991 Long Easton, Easton , Bigbury TQ7 4AN Treasurer: Lucinda Ellis Bigbury Communications Team: Stuart Watts, Rose Owen, Valerie Scott, Mia Morris and John Davies. Distribution Team: Simone Stevens, Jim Bennett, Iris McSherry, Peter & Gill Cook, Trish Bagley, Jill Gubbins, Suzy Owelett, Danny Grace, Burgh Island Causeway, Korniloff, NISA shop, Park Dean, Noel Thornton, Sally Watts, Margaret Singleton, John Simes, Elise Wilson, Jenny Very, Jane Tucker, Ann Lamble, Burgh Island, Pickwick, Hexdown, Oyster Shack, Venus Cafe, Holywell Stores, Dane & Hilary Vanstone. Thanks to the Vanstones for delivering the bundles of Bigbury News to the Distribution Team and allowing Holywell Stores to be a pick up point. 2 3 KEEPING BIGBURY BUSY Golf in the heart of Bigbury as the exceptional chef she obviously website, strongly denounce any rumours is. Fine dining at The Dinner Service in that the new landlord is anything other About an hour before Storm Emma Bigbury is a jewel in the crown of this than fully supportive of the continuation descended to whitewash all the greens, parish. Curious? Better go and test it! of the land use as a golf club. The post I met with General Manager of Bigbury They are open for breakfast from 9.30 pm states, ‘He specifically has no intention to use Golf Club, Jason Pheasant, to learn more and close when you leave after dinner. the course to extend the pheasant shoot, or for about the club, the team who run it and building purposes or any activity that would the person who owns it. Jason joined as General Manager in interfere with golf in any way.’ The commit- February 2017, with a business back- tee are working with Nicholas to develop Against a backdrop of local pubs, shops, ground. He was invited to take on this an entirely new long term lease over the cafes and post offices closing, our com- role after he sold his local business which coming months which will be of mutual munity needs to support businesses with involved the development and production benefit to the club, community and the facilities where people can meet, build of compostable packaging – a topic he is Bantham Estate. new relationships and re-inforce old ones. passionate about. Jason extolled the mor- als, ethos and environmental awareness In return for rent reductions and other Jason explained, “Golf is changing. Twen- of another Bigbury business – the Venus financial incentives, the Bantham Estate ty years ago, it was a member only club but Café. reserves the right to limited residential it has evolved into a very friendly, member developments outside the boundaries of owned community asset where non-members Bigbury Golf Club will celebrate its the golf course. and social members are made welcome. It is centenary in 2023. It began its life as the registered as a Community Amateur Sports Hexdown and Bigbury on Sea Golf Club When this task is completed, all out- Club and is audited annually to maintain this in 1923 when local landowner, Com- standing deferred rent payments will be status, which it does by providing at least two mander Evans, gave in to the badgering cancelled and as an interim gesture of monthly events that are open to all members of from a few local lads wanting to play good will to both the club and the local the community.