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2014

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1 Worship in April and the beginning of May ! ! April 6th 10am Morning Worship with Communion (+Junior Church) 6pm Evening worship Palm Sunday 13th 10am Morning Worship (All Age) 6pm Evening worship with Agape ! Maundy Thursday th 17 7pm Worship with Communion

! Good Friday 18th 11am Worship (AXMOUTH CHURCH) ! Easter Sunday 20th 10am Morning Worship with Communion (All Age) 6pm Evening worship

! th 27 10am Morning Worship (+Junior Church) 6pm Evening Worship with Agape

May 4th 10am Morning Worship with Communion (+Junior Church) 6pm Evening worship ! 11th 10am Morning Worship (+Junior Church) 6pm Evening worship with Communion ! ! FROM THE REGISTERS Baptisms/ Thanksgivings: nil Marriages/Blessings: nil Funerals/ Thanksgivings: th 26 February: John Manfield, burial of ashes 17th March: Betty Broad, Thanksgiving and burial of ashes.

Parish News Deadlines Please remember the next issue of the magazine is for May and all articles up to and including things for early June should be with us by the 10th April Email to - [email protected] 2 CONTENTS

Service Times & from The Register Inside Front Cover Contents 1 More Coffee Curate...? 2 From the Editor 3 Priming the Pump 4 Notices & Events 5 Out & About with John Pennington 6 Adverts 7 Adverts 8 Horticultural Society 9 Why Easter will never go away 10 Diana Shervington 11 1st Lym Valley Scout Group 12 The Full Poodle 13 Uplyme Pre-School 14 Local Notices 15 Uplyme WI & National Trust 16 Why all the Drama 17 Brownies & British Legion 18 Village Hall Booking Dates 19 Si-the-Fish & The mobile Library 20 Adverts 21 Adverts 22 In the Garden with Nigel Ball 23 Trinity Matters 24 Trinity Matters 25 Parish Council Report 26 Parish Council Report & The Philpot Museum 27 Uplyme Together 28 Local Adverts Inside Back Cover

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Slow down, Look up ‘Slow down, you move too fast. You got to make the morning last….’

I often have a problem making the morning last – or the afternoon, or evening for that matter! Time seems to fly at ‘broadband’ speed, making the seasons and my head spin. I have to grab for something motionless occasion- ally, and say, ‘Let me catch up’. I hang on to a few minutes. I take my own bit of time, and my world slows down to a breathing pace. This year, to test myself, I have been trying to make an effort to sit still for part of every day in lent – the period from Ash Wednesday to Easter. I find it very hard, and very rewarding. Like much that’s worth striving for in life. I have been helped by starting a lent journal. Forced time alone - to reflect, to notice, to be thankful - seems to lead to better time with others. Life is a bit more intentional and a bit less reactive. Of course this is exactly how Jesus lived and how He wants us to live today. Living life in all its fullness (John10:10) does not mean being manically busy, cramming activities in at all hours. It means putting relationships first – time for God, for yourself and for others. Jesus knew the pressure of constant demands on His time and for His attention. He had good experiences and terrible ones, and He often went off to recharge his batteries in prayer and communion with his Father God. For example, the events from Jesus’ life recorded in Marks Gospel chapter 6, verses 14-28 are as shocking as anything from today’s tabloid headlines. You can read it for yourself! No wonder Jesus then said: “Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.” As we approach Easter, we remind ourselves that Jesus lives on today. What better time to slow down, look up and ask God to set the pace from now on? Easter greetings! Shuna 4 Welcome to the April / Easter edition of our Parish News.

It seems to me that I need to concentrate a little more! Last month I ran into problems with getting the magazine finished. In the end I got it all sorted...... and I sent the wrong copy to the printers!! A most important article got left out, so please read the Parish Council report on page 26 & 27 and the “Uplyme Together” article on page 28 to catch up. My apologies to Lois. Some of you will know that David Coates who organises the sorting and bundling of the magazines is poorly at the moment. His help with the magazine is invaluable, and we ask you to think of him in your prayers during this time. As Christians we have just spent six and a half weeks of repentance, fasting and abstinence in preparation for the most important Christian festival of Easter. Holy week starts with Palm Sunday on 13th April, when Jesus made his entrance into Jerusalem, Maundy Thursday 17th, the last supper, Good Friday 18th the day of Jesus crucifixion and Easter Sunday 20th the day he rose again. There is a small explanation of Holy week on page 10. I hope you all have a very enjoyable Easter, and we would love to see you in Church to help us all celebrate this very special time of year.

Parish News Distributor required. Could anyone help out by delivering the magazine to around 40 houses on the Lyme Road? From Yawl house at the top to Lime Kiln Lane. This was done by David Coates, who is poorly at the moment. I took over it for him in December, but have now broken my ankle. Any help would be grateful. Please let the Church office know if you can help. Many Thanks Ed.

“It doesn't matter how old you are, but how you are old” Ancient Uplyme Proverb!

Betty Broad (1924-2014) – In Loving Memory Very sadly Betty died peacefully in February. Betty had a full and very interesting life and always took a keen interest in Uplyme and its community. She will be greatly missed by her family and her large network of friends both in the local area and abroad. One of her tributes read: “so tiny, and yet such a great personality”, which very much reflects the person she was. 5 Priming the pump -‐ ABC of Uplyme’s water and sanita;on project

Wells: Another possibility for clean water supply is to dig a well where the water table permits. This is dug by hand by the community and the water is liCed by a series of washers aDached to rope going through a pipe down into the well. The washers were cut roughly by hand from old car tyres, as a result there was a poor ﬁt between the washers and the pipe and the pump did not liC the water eﬃciently. We came back to the UK to research the possibility of sending punches to make the washers and beDer material to extend their life. Recently we had an email from the water engineer telling us how successful the tools and material, we sent, are.

Westernize: One of the beneﬁts of the project being run by Zambians is that they understand and make use of the culture to bring about change. Western is not necessarily beDer! Having Western input to enable the team to adapt ideas to their culture is the ideal situa;on. There is liDle internet usage in rural Zambia, although many people have mobile phones.

Windows: Rural Zambian houses have few windows and those that there are, have no glass and oCen have bars to keep unwanted visitors out. It is quite dark inside. Ronah and Ireck’s house does not have a door yet, so the gap has to be barricaded at night and someone is leC to guard the house during the day. You can see some leC-‐over rooﬁng which will become a porch when the saplings that Ireck has intertwined between other trees become straight. Morag and Ronah have just ﬁnished sweeping the courtyard with a twig brush. It was very hard work. Zambian ladies do chores with a chitenge cloth covering their skirts and scarf on to keep hair clean.

Worship: We aDended worship at Hammubwato Church on the Sunday morning. The church has only rough

benches and a dirt floor. Services started at 9.30 and finished at 12.30. Many people came to sing for us, it was amazing. The youth choir would not have been out of place in a TV talent show; they made a fantas;c sound. This was followed by lunch; goat, chicken, the delicious Zambian cabbage mixed with groundnuts and nshima. No need for a kitchen, the fire was made out the back of the church, someone brought the goat and someone else brought the chicken and others contributed the rest of the ingredients. 3 hours later it was all ready – delicious! The church is near a borehole and they are hoping to build a storage shed so that they can keep equipment that can be shared. We met with all the local care teams there. So many people are HIV+ and the church provides support and care as well as advocacy for them.

Thank you to everyone who supported our Quiz Evening for Zambia at the Talbot. We raised £404.30. Special thanks to Darren our intrepid Quizmaster and to Steve and Wendy for making us so welcome and providing the food.

Dates for your diary:

4th April -‐ Swishing party at 12 Glebelands 10.30a.m. and 7.30p.m. Bring 5 good quality things to swop 31st May -‐3p.m. Tea at “PinecroC”, Greenway, an award-‐winning wildlife Garden in Lyme Regis, DT7 3EY 28th June – Summer Ball at Haselbury Mill, Crewkerne, fabulous new venue and band; details to follow ! More Priming the Pump next ;me..... Russell and Morag Kingsbury 6 When? Every Friday, 10am-11.30am (Term time) Where? The Scout Hut, Rhode Lane, Uplyme Who? 0-4 year olds (please bring your parents/carers) What? Playtime, arts & crafts, wriggly worship, bubble-pop prayer time, Bible stories, snacks and drinks Cost? £1 per child For more information please contact Esther on 07803 253 355 or Kathryn on 01297 442796.

Mellow Birds “Mellow Birds is a group which provides the opportunity for Christian women of all churches to grow spiritually. Our focus is on mums with young children as this is a phase when finding time to connect with God can be particularly difficult.e W meet weekly in each other’s houses and follow bible based studies with occa- sional speakers. A crèche facility is available for those who wish to use it but if your child does not settle they are more than welcome to join us” Contact the Church Office 01297 444499 for further details.

BBC One are looking for people who live in interesting homes in Uplyme and the surrounding areas and would be happy to try a home swap holiday for a new TV series. Do you live in an interesting home you’d be happy to swap with someone elsewhere in the UK for a short break? IF SO THEN GET IN TOUCH NOW! For an application form please email [email protected] with your contact details

Easy Fundraising Would you like to raise money for Uplyme Church simply by shopping online? More and more people are shopping online, from groceries to clothing, from utilities to holidays. If you would like to do a good deed whilst doing your shopping simply go to www.easy fundraising.org.uk, click “support a good cause”, enter Uplyme church as your good cause and register your details. Then visit online retailers via the easy fundraising site and start shopping to raise up to 15% of what you spend for Uplyme Church, donated by the retailers. It costs you nothing, other than what you were going to spend anyway! 7 Out and about with John Pennington Of all the little birds to see in England, surely one of the most colourful and delightful is the Goldfinch. Mrs P spotted a Charm of 12 all feeding from dead flowerheads on a lavender bush in our garden last week which made her day. Al- though not a rare site in Devon and Dorset the sight of a Goldfinch always causes me to stop and look. There are several common birds that I always notice; the Buzzard, the Robin and (maybe not so common) the Dipper. The Dipper is a lovely little bird that can often be seen on the River Lym. It's fairly obvious why it has this name (always bobbing up and down on the spot), but it has a lovely white breast which catches my eye. This winter, having been so mild, has been a boom for the bird population - especially ducks and other waterbirds. In cold winters many birds cannot feed during prolonged periods of very low temperature and the population of some species can really suffer. I think the mild weather is the reason I've been noticing birds quite a bit of late - they are enjoying the mild temperatures Of course, by the time you read this it will be early Spring. The sun will be out, the paths will have dried out and you'll be out and about in the lovely lanes and fields of Uplyme. Well, I hope that's the case! Nothing can be taken for granted with the weather in the UK. As I write this the sun is shining and I've just got back from a walk to Ware cliffs, where the land is on the move. After months of rain, there are huge fissures in the fields, a new cliff has appeared in the woods and a house sits between the two looking in perfect order. It must be exceptionally worrying for the owners and the next few weeks will be critical for them. The land may stabilise and not move for decades or it may move significantly and leave a totally new land- scape. These things are impossible to predict. After the huge landslip at Bindon nearly 200 years ago, the land has moved very little since, but in the Pinhay area and to the East towards Lyme the last few years has seen quite a bit of movement. If you have ever seen any old sketches or drawings of the local coast from the 18th or 19th centuries you will see a very different coastline to that of today. Last month I talked about Roman occupation of this area. One thing is certain, when The Romans were marching up and down the road next to my house, the coastline was a good deal further away than it is today - possibly hundreds of me- tres further. I have a theory that 2000 years ago what is now The Cobb was actually an inlet with cliffs either side. I don't believe anyone would build a harbour in open water. I could be mistaken but I'd like to think I've come up with a credible theory?

Until next time.... JP 8 ON THE EDGE TAILOR-MADE FRAMES The Haven, Harcombe, Nr Lyme Regis, DT7 3RN

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Based in Uplyme To discuss please contact Tessa; [email protected] 01297 449146 [email protected] 01297 443819 10 Uplyme & Lyme Regis Hor1cultural Society www. ulrhs.wordpress.com !

Ferret Race Night Despite being re-‐scheduled from the 14th February, due to the storms, the Ferret racing evening was extremely successful and aFended on 7th March, by a capacity audience. Everyone delighted in the thrill of the races and enjoyed a tasty curry provided by “Spice & Rice” Over £300 in prizes were awarded to the lucky winners but most importantly a signiﬁcant amount of funds was raised to support this year’s Summer Show on 12th July. So a big thank you to the students of Kingston Maurward College for organising the races and the members and friends who worked so hard to make this unique evening such a success.

2014 Full Day Coach Trip Outings 2014 May 20, Tuesday: DAY VISIT to Mo`sfont Abbey and gardens by coach – Na1onal Trust property on the banks of the River Test at Romsey, Hampshire, a roman1c country house with art gallery and remains of a 13th century priory. Extensive gardens with ancient trees, riverside walks and walled garden with world-‐famous rose collec1on. Depart from Uplyme Village Hall at 9am, price £20 for coach and admission; Na1onal Trust members £12. Please ring Brian Cursley on 01297 443642 or 07831 533580 by May 12 to book. Non members are welcome at extra £3 to cover temporary membership

July 8, Tuesday: DAY VISIT to RHS Hampton Court Flower Show at East Molesey, Surrey, by coach. Depart from Uplyme Village Hall 7am, return late evening, price £45 for coach and admission. Please ring Rob Harvey on 01297 631644 or Jenny Harding on 01297 444034 to book. Non members are welcome at extra £3 to cover temporary membership

September 9, Tuesday: DAY VISIT to Coleton Fishacre gardens and house by coach – Na1onal Trust property at Kingswear, Devon. This wonderful RHS accredited garden (daily tour) lies in a stream-‐fed, secluded valley on the South Devon Coast The mild climate and shelterbelts make the garden suitable for a wide range of rare and exo1c plants. The 1920s Arts & Crals style house with Gilbert and Sullivan connec1ons was the country home of the D’Oyly Carte family. Depart from Uplyme Village Hall at 9.15am, price £18.80 for coach and admission; Na1onal Trust members £10. Please ring Brian Cursley 01297 443642 or 07831 533580 by September 1 to book. Non members are welcome at extra £3 to cover temporary membership ! Diary Dates

April 23rd, Wednesday, 7.30pm: Uplyme Village Hall . “Willow Weaving” a demonstra1on and workshop with Jenny Knight of JK Willows. Your chance to create your own willow item. Materials provided but please bring your own Secateurs and chopping board. Members free. Non-‐members £3.

Spring Plant Sale & Coﬀee Morning Saturday 10th May 2014 Uplyme Village Hall 9-‐30 1ll 11-‐30am Our ever popular spring event and your chance to re-‐stock your garden for the summer with bargain plants grown and donated by the Society’s members and friends. Donated plants and garden items accepted from 8am at the hall on morning of the sale. For further details please ring Brian 07831 533580

11 Why Easter will never go away

How do you make sense of the Resurrection? Dead men don’t rise, so why believe that this particular dead man did rise? At the end of St Luke’s Gospel we read that: “they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement” (Luke 24.4). This is highly signifi- cant. The Gospels do not show us a group of disciples who were in a recep- tive frame of mind. After the crucifixion, they were in hiding, frightened and scattered. Then suddenly, they came out of hiding and were totally different; excited, joyful. By Pentecost they were confident, with one firm message: “You crucified Jesus, but God raised him up!” How did they know this? Because of experience. Some of them had visited the tomb of Jesus: it was empty. Others claimed to have seen and touched the risen Lord. Were they hallucinating? People can hallucinate in groups – when taking drugs, for example. But of course each one will see a different hallucination. But the disciples all saw the same thing. Or rather, the same person. Jesus. Were they lying? Jesus had died a humiliating death as a criminal. Perhaps they wanted to rescue his good name. So did they pretend they had seen him? This theory has a big problem. Their preaching led them into trou- ble with the authorities. They were beaten and imprisoned and some of them killed. People will die for ideas and causes which they believe in pas- sionately. But not for things they have made up. We might suffer for our convictions, we will not suffer for our inventions. What about the ‘swoon’ theory? That Jesus didn’t die on the cross, despite terrible wounds. He recovered in the tomb, and escaped. The disciples nursed him back to health. But Roman soldiers knew when a man was dead; and there was the guard on the tomb. Also, the events which followed simply don’t fit. If the disciples had been hiding Jesus, they would have kept very low-key, and out of the way, so that the authorities did not come after him again. Besides, to preach that God had raised Jesus from the dead – which is exactly what they did preach – would have been a lie. Beatings and threat of death would soon have loosened their tongues. Inventions crumble under pressure; convictions hold fast. Another reason for believing in the Resurrection is this: Jesus’ continuing impact. Thousands and soon millions of people in every generation since have shared an inescapable sense of being ‘accompanied’ through life. Though unseen, they identify this presence as the Risen Lord. Sometimes this experience of meeting Jesus is gentle and fitful. Sometimes it is dramatic and life-changing. This reminds us that the resurrection of Jesus is not just an interesting historical puzzle. It is a vital present day reality. It brings wonderful comfort,12 assuring us of the central Christian truths: death is dead; Jesus is alive; God is love. This central notion was captured, most movingly, by the great Al- bert Schweitzer: “He came to those men who knew him not. He speaks to us the same word: ‘Follow thou me’, and sets us to the tasks which He has to fulfil for our time. He commands. And to those who obey him, whether they be wise or simple, He will reveal himself in the toils, the conflicts, the suffering which they shall pass through in his fellowship, and, as ineffable mystery, they shall learn in their own experience who He is.”

Have a joyful – and a challenging – Easter. www,parishpump.co.uk

Diana's Page! ! “Show respect and be loving and patient with everyone, encouraging those among whom we live. Rejoice! and remember to give thanks for the Grace given us by God so freely and lovingly”!

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Ingredients! ! 1 tbl spoon Sunﬂower oil! 4 Boneless skinless chicken breasts! 200ml tub half fat Creme Fraiche! 1/2 tsp! Dijon or wholegrain mustard! 1/4 tsp Dried Tarragon!

Method! ! Heat oven to 200F 180C 6 Gas! Heat oil in a ovenproof pan. Season the breasts then brown for 1 minute both sides.! Remove and set aside.! Add Creme Fraiche, mustard and tarragon to pan, stirring to combine.! Bring to boil, then simmer. Return chicken too, spooning sauce over them. ! After about 10 mins, lift into oven and bake for 20 mins till chicken is cooked and sauce bubbling.! Great with green beans and rice.!

Tip! if you want to use chicken thighs, cover the pan, bake 20mins then uncover pan and bake 20 mins more.!

It's! delicious either way!!! Diana Shervington 13 ! !

1st Lym Valley Scout Group

We have at last been able to get out of the scout hut I think we may have gone a bit stir crazy in there, well the leaders did. The Beavers have been out swimming at the Flamingo pool and Beach combing to make Mothering Sunday picture frames. Three Beavers went up to cubs this last half term so there is space if anyone has a child who is nearly 6 and would like to join please contact me.

The cubs have also been swimming as well this term and look forward to an Easter extravaganza before the Easter Holidays.

The! scouts have been working on their community challenge badge by helping deliver the Uplyme Parish plan newsletter for the Parish council. It’s amazing how many houses there are in Uplyme hidden away up little tracks, not easy to find in the dark, but I think we managed ok. We will get to do the Guide badge and that will be the community challenge done. The scouts enjoy a good game and last month went up to lamberts castle and did several wide games in the dark, cold but fun. Managed to see the planet Jupiter as the sky was clear.

This! month straight after Easter it is St Georges Day Parade, our Patron Saint. This year it is being held in Sidmouth so hopefully the weather will stay dry. Next year we hope to bring it to Lyme Regis.

Next! month it is our Annual open day and AGM, and I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you for those on the committee that help us with the running of the group and the hut. We still need more volunteers on the committee and also leaders. If you think you would like to help in scouting in any capacity, you don’t have to have children in scouts, please come and have a chat with me.

Yours! in Scouting Karen Yelland Beaver and Scout Leader 01297 442072 mob 07588389389 [email protected] 14 OFFICE OFFICES by The Full Poodle Have I written that before or is it Déjà vu again? So, you’ve bought a sparkly new computer, ripped the wrapping off like an excited Easter Bunny … and sat in front of it to do some serious business. But wait … whither Word? What of Excel? At this point the cold light of the dark side dawns: Microsoft Office does not come as part of Windows. If you look carefully there is a limited function word processor called WordPad, but that’s it. MS Office is the ‘Standard’ for good reasons, and is pricey for those same reasons. It has a complex functionality and is constantly under development. Both those attributes can also be drawbacks for a normal home user as there are far more functions than we will ever need, and the look and feel seem to change with every version. Although the Poodle is sure that the staff at Microsoft are all lovely people and wouldn’t like to see their poor wee baby children thrown heartlessly into the street, the Poodle really doesn’t want to pay Microsoft Megacorp any more than he has to, which is one reason he doesn’t use MS Office. For years the Poodle has used a free program called ‘Open Office’ or more recently ‘Libre Office’ and still more recently ‘Open Office’ again. Despite the radical name changes the user interface has stayed constant despite an ongoing evolution to stay compatible with Microsoft Office. Like MS Office it has a Word Processor, Spreadsheet, and Database. Enter the Dragon, taking the form of Chinese software giant Kingsoft, with their free office product called - wait for it - Kingsoft Office Free. In use, it’s virtually indistinguishable from MS Office 2007, and the user interface can be changed to mimic MS Office 2003. Word Processor, Spreadsheet and, for the terminally sad, a PowerPoint lookalike, are all there. One small adjustment and it will save by default into the new Docx format. Perhaps uniquely, there is a browser-like tabbed interface, i.e. it’s very easy to chop and change between several open documents. Disadvantages? No Access-like database, but then who still uses a database? Spreadsheets do the job for most of us. Perhaps the biggest downer is the software dance needed to install the English GB rather than US spellchequeer, but no doubt this will be fixed for the Windows version as it has been for Linux. So there you are - you don’t pays your money and you makes your choice … and have some pennies left for lots of Easter eggs. Happy Easter! Rob Wiscombe The Full Poodle, Computer Repair & Training www.thefullpoodle.com 01297 443819 [email protected]

15 The children have been very lucky this term as they have had some very special visitors from the Axe Valley Wildlife park. The children were treated to a cuddle with a cockroach and a stroke of a spider, they also got to manhandle a millipede, sneak up on a snake and tackle a tortoise! A big thank you to the park for coming along and giving the children such a fun packed and educational morning. The park staff had lots of interesting facts for the children and worked well with them. Also, as we did have a day where is stopped raining, the children have managed to get out for a couple of village walks. The children made pancakes on Shrove Tuesday and were able to taste them along with a choice of toppings. It is a hectic time for the preschool and the committee as we are currently changing to become a limited company. This will help to protect the liability of the committee member and hopefully make the idea of becoming a member more appealing. The down side is that it involves a lot of paperwork and red tape so we are very thankful to Martin Whitehead for his help with this.

Easter Celebration, Wednesday 2nd April 2014 at 11am. On Wednesday 2nd April 2014 we invite you all to an Easter Celebration. The Celebration will start at 11.00 am until 12.00 am. If it is your child’s usual day they will still be able to attend the normal session times, all other children attending will have to be accompanied by a supervising adult. There will be Easter songs from the children, an Easter Egg Hunt, Easter Hat making, Egg and Spoon races and an Easter Egg Tombola. Teas and coffees will be provided by the committee, parents will be asked for donations of cakes, Easter biscuits, Hot Crossed Buns and Easter Eggs for the tombola. All monies raised at this event will go towards the outdoor canopy. Please come along and support the children and the Pre-school, even if you do not usually attend on a Wednesday. Extended family and friends are welcome as always. Also any new families that wish to visit us with children who are due to start.

!Parents Evening There is a Parents evening on Wednesday 19th March. Please see one of the Playleaders to book and appointment. We have not invited the school reception teacher to this meeting as we will invite her along to the summer term meeting. By the next parents evening you will all know which school your child has been allocated. We will invite all reception teachers into the setting or to parents evening before your child leaves, so please let us know if your child is going to schools other than Mrs Ethelston’s. Many thanks.

!Parent Questionnaire There will be an opportunity to complete a parent question at Parents evening. Please fill one in as it helps us to know what you want and how we can improve.

!Term Times 2014 End of Spring term – Friday 4th April Annie Thurgood Summer term starts – Wednesday 23rd April Uplyme Pre-school May Bank Holiday – Monday 5th May Manager Half term – 26th May – 30th May 01297 24318 2nd half Summer term starts –Monday 2nd June uplymepreschool.co.uk End of Summer term – Thursday 24th July Setting contact 01297 445087

16 COMMUNITY WALK This months community walk led by David Jones will take place on Saturday April 12th Please meet outside the church for an 11.30 start. The walk will last for about an hour. Wellingtons, walking boots or stout shoes are recommended. For more information contact David on 01297 444729

CRUSADER FOOTBALL Crusader football is now running on the KG5 playing field in Uplyme on: Saturday mornings 9am - 10.15am Our last session will be Saturday May 10th when we will finish with the usual “Lads v Dads” match (Mums & Sisters welcome too)

A History of Uplyme Church An updated “History of Uplyme Church” is being produced in time to go on sale for Easter. Jack and Imogen Thomas are busy re-doing this, with new photos by Matt Roe. The first copies should be available on Easter Sunday ! Lyme Bay Chorale’s Spring Concert! ! ‘Rejoice and be Glad!’! ! with Baritone soloist! David Fouracre! ! Kodaly, Vaughan-Williams, Howells and Bernstein! ! Musical Director Alex Davies! Guest conductor! David Bruce Payne! ! 7pm Saturday 10th May! St Michael’s, Church St, Lyme Regis ! Tickets £12 include a delicious post concert buffet.! Box Ofﬁce : Hilary Highet, A Kind Of Blue, ! 7 Broad St, Lyme Regis, DT7 3QD! 01297445649 email: [email protected]! Free to young people 18 or under! Our charity is Lyme Bay Chorale’s Bursary for Young Singers! Kate wished she’d never mentioned www.lymebaychorale.co.uk Fresh Expressions of Church 17 Uplyme WI

Twenty members arrived to the March meeting of the Uplyme W.I. Institute on a lovely sunny afternoon. After a welcome and apologies a Birthday posy was presented to Dorothy Tonkinson. Lilian Bagnall was thanked for making it. The members were told that the April meeting would be the 90th Birthday celebration in the form of a tea with entertainment..After the rest of the business the speaker was introduced.

Marie Kenny gave us a talk with slides on the Lyme Regis Town Mill .A mill was granted a licence by Edward 111 in 1340. A mill was built in 1640 and there is a small piece of that mill still standing. In those days everyone had to take their wheat to be milled there. A by-product of the milling was starch which was used for powdering the wigs worn by men and women. .In 1890 the mill was flooded an as wheat was being imported and milled at the docks the mill went into decline. It was no longer a going concern and in 1928 was bought by the council for E800. and used mainly for storage. To save it from being demolished the local community took over and it was restored and reopened in 1991. We had a visual tour of the mill from the top floor,the sack floor down to the stone floor for milling then the bagging floor. For a donation you may have a bag of the flour. 11 Trustees run the mill and there many outlets including a brewery,pottery,art skills,an Italian café, sewing sanctuary and a shop. An 18th century garden is being restored. Entrance is free but a donation welcomed. Dorothy Tonkinson gave the vote of thanks for very interesting talk. Flower of the month was won by Enid Gorman and Sue Kennedy won the competition for a knitted hat. This will go on to the Council meeting next month to represent Uplyme W.I... New members and visitors are always welcome. Ring 35647. Lilian Bagnall

National Trust – Axe Valley Centre Everyone is welcome to attend our events. Talks start at 2.30pm in the Colyford Memorial Hall. Wednesday, 16th April: ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’ – the full story. An il- lustrated talk by Ewart Walker Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Concert in the Great Hall, Exeter Uni- versity at 7.30pm on Thursday, 10th April. A Brahms overture, then Rachmaninov’s 2nd piano concerto, followed by Sibelius 1st symphony. Tickets £25.50, including coach. Contact Charles Harris for details, tel. 552428. All welcome; programme details on BSO website. Other enquiries to Membership Secretary, Janet Creasy, 01297 35880. 18 Why all the Drama?

Go to any village hall throughout the country and at some time during the year you will find a group of people working together to stage a drama production of some sort. In larger communities this desire to tread the boards has developed with Little Theatres being created from derelict buildings such as churches, fire stations, warehouses, etc. This enthusiasm for amateur dramatics is endemic throughout the country. Here in Lyme Regis, perched uniquely on the edge of the sea, we have the Marine Theatre, created many years ago from an old drill hall and continuing against all odds to provide residents and visitors with entertainment by the way of drama, music, comedy, etc. It is additionally the focus for various local amateur groups staging a wide range of productions. Lyme Regis Dramatic Society has used the Marine as its stage for over sixty years putting on two productions a year. The attraction of this wonderful theatre and the reputation of the group brings members from far and wide, one of its strengths being the comraderie of its members when working together to stage a production. A production requires a big team. Not only the acting cast led by the director but also a whole raft of support volunteers: costumes; set design construction and painting; props sourcing and making; lighting and sound; music; stage management; publicity. It’s therefore no surprise that the society is always looking for new recruits. If you have always had a secret ambition to tread the boards, you have practical skills that you could put to use on one of our productions or you have organisational skills that could be brought to bare on managing a production, we would be very pleased to hear from you by emailing secretary@lymedrama. org.uk To read more about the group, visit our website www.lymedrama.org.uk Bethany Chapel's 4pm service on Sunday 27/4/14 will be back in Bethany, newly extended, and will feature Torbay Gospelaires Male Voice Choir followed by our traditional full scale Sunday tea. All are welcome.

Mothering Sunday Youth Service

On Mothering Sunday 30th March we will be holding a special youth led service at 10am in the Church Building. Many local children are taking part and we would love to see you there whatever your age! Come along and join us for a lively celebration life,family and our Church which supports many youth activities in Uplyme. 19 Happy Birthday Brownies.

Wow, is it really April already? We are at the end of our Spring Term & this term we have welcomed 5 new Brownies. !

The brownies decided what badge they would like to do, and they chose the Hostess badge. !

For this the brownies held a party for their friends and family, and they had to waitress on their guests.!

Brownies this is 100 years old, to celebrate this amazing organisation we joined up with our district neighbours in Axminster and celebrated Thinking day together, and some of the girls got to try on the old versions of the Brownie uniform. The girls decided that they preferred their uniform now than the brown dress that I had when I ﬁrst joined brownies back in 1992, also they saw how the badges have changed format from the brown and yellow to the multi- coloured badges of the noughties. ! ! ! If you wish your daughter to join Uplyme Brownies ! please go on to www.girlguiding.org.uk/interested ! and ﬁll in the form, please do bear with us though as ! we are at high record numbers so there is a little wait ! at present. ☺!

! Kindest Regards!

! Donna and Claire

Royal British Legion Women's Section - Uplyme Branch

On the 3rd February we had a really interesting speaker - Mary Hyland gave us lots of tips and information on doing our family tree. As somebody who has so far gone back to 1647 on my relations, I now know how to further.

Jane Garland did a superb Quiz on March 3rd - not too brain taxing and thoroughly enjoyed by all.

Speaker Don Jones is joining us on 7th April to talk about the pleasure and pain of publishing children's books. Once again we will be in the Village Hall at 2.30pm and look forward to seeing some new faces. ! On! May 12th we have another very interesting speaker telling us all about the life of a truant officer Bridget Turner 20 VILLAGE HALL DATES FOR APRIL & early MAY 2014

! APRIL 2014 Tuesday 1 April Friday! 25 April 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 12.15pm-1.30pm Lunch Club 12.15pm-1.30pm Friday lunch club 12.15pm-3.30pm Toddlers 1.30pm-3.30pm School 4.00pm-6.30pm Gym Club Saturday 26 April Meeting Room Midday-midnight Private hire 7.30pm VH Committee Sunday 27 April Wednesday 2 April 9.30am-midday Quakers 9.00am-12.30 Pre-School 3.00pm-6.00pm Bethany Chapel (prov) 1.30am-4.30pm Patchwork Group 6.00pm-9.30pm Private hire Thursday 3 April Monday 28 April 9.00am-3.30pm School 9.00am-12.30pm Pre-School Friday 4 April 1.00pm-5.30pm School 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 5.30pm-7.00pm Brownies 12.15pm-1.30pm Friday lunch club 7.30pm Short Mat Bowls 1.30pm-3.30pm School Tuesday 29 April 3.30pm-6.30pm PTFA Easter Bingo 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School Saturday 5 April 12.15pm-1.30pm Lunch Club 11.00am-4.00pm JUMBLE SALE 12.15pm-3.30pm Toddlers Sunday 6 April 4.00pm-6.30pm Gym Club 9.30am-midday Quakers Wednesday 30 April 3.00pm-6.00pm Bethany Chapel (prov) 9.00am-12.30pm Pre-School Monday 7 April MAY! 2014 2.00pm-4.30pm Royal British Legion Thursday 1 May 7.30pm Short Mat Bowls 9.30am-3.30pm School Meeting Room Friday 2 May 7.30pm Horticultural Society 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School Tuesday 8 April 12.15pm-1.30pm Friday lunch club 4.00pm-6.30pm Gym Club 1.30pm-3.30pm School Wednesday 9 April Saturday 3 May 1.30pm-5.00pm WI Nil 6.45pm-9.45pm Parish Council Sunday 4 May Thursday 10 April 9.30am-midday Quakers Nil Monday 5 May MAY DAY Friday 11 April Nil 2.00pm-9.00pm Neighbourhood Plan Tuesday 6 May Saturday 12 April 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 6.30pm-11.00pm Mainly Ballroom 12.15pm-1.30pm Lunch Club Sunday 13 April 12.15pm-3.30pm Toddlers 9.30am-midday Quakers 4.00pm-6.30pm Gym Club 3.00pm-6.00pm Bethany Chapel (prov) Meeting Room Monday 14 April 7.30pm VH Committee 7.30pm Short Mat Bowls Wednesday 7 May Tuesday 15 to Friday 18 April 9.00am-12.30pm Pre-School No bookings 1.30am-4.30pm Patchwork Group Saturday 19 April Thursday 8 May 1.00pm-9.00pm Private hire 9.00am-3.30pm School Sunday 20 April Friday 9 May 9.30am-midday Quakers 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 3.00pm-6.00pm Bethany Chapel (prov) 12.15pm-1.30pm Friday lunch club Monday 21 & Tuesday 22 April 1.30pm-3.30pm School No bookings 6.00pm-11.30pm Private hire (prov) Wednesday 23 April 9.00am-12.30 Pre-School 7.00pm-9.00pm Hort.Soc.Talk TO BOOK the Village Hall:! phone 01297 443819 Meeting Room or email [email protected] 5.00pm-5.30pm Parish Council Events listed may change with additions and/or Thursday 24 April cancellations. Booking times are not necessarily 9.00am-3.30pm School start times of events. Check with individual organisations for event ! times. ! 21 Si-the-Fish.

Spring: Sand Soles are everywhere at the moment. Juicy Dover- like flat fish best cooked with mild flavours. Plenty of fat Bream about too. You may be used to the bright silver farmed Grecian ones. These darker coloured wild fish hit our shores in the lead up to Summer, making a great alternative to Bass, with a similar taste. Here’s three more Spring fish recipe ideas to get your Omega levels up:

1. Brixham Hake poached in tomato with a bit of garlic. 2. Lyme Mackerel skinned and filleted then diced and eaten raw with soy sauce, sesame seeds and sesame oil. 3. Lyme Diver Scallops, shucked but left in the shell and placed under a hot grill for 2 minutes with a slice of gruyere and pinch of nutmeg on top.

Business is good since the weather has sorted itself out. It really wasn’t as bad as the media made out as big boats were doing short trips in that stormy time. The wholesale side is also busy locally and up in London. We’ve also worked hard on the website lately at www.wetfishshop.com.

My wife Jo is running the London Marathon on 13th April on behalf of the Chor- doma Cancer Charity. My lovely Mother In-Law (not a joke) had the pioneering new proton beam therapy treatment late last year to successfully kill a tumour at the base of her brain. If candidates don’t qualify for NHS help and can’t afford the expensive treatment, they could be helped through The Chordoma Founda- tion. Feel free to drop some money in the collection pot in the shop for Jo’s run or search UKViginMoneyGiving for ‘Jo Bennett’ if you can help.

Simon Bennett 07534080893 Wetfishshop ltd. [email protected] www.wetfishshop.com

The Devon Mobile Library Did you know that the Mobile Library visits Uplyme? Every 4 weeks from the 3rd April 2014 the Mobile Library will visit Up- lyme Village Hall Car Park between the hours of 15.20 and 16.15 There is a good selection of books and also you can reserve books at a cost of 50p per item. Please use this service or it will be lost! Shirley Hobden 22 Terry's Toolbox 07939 259246 Terry Welsh General Handyman • Gardening, • Property Maintenance, • Car Washing and Valeting • Van removals and clearance • Pond maintenance & tool repairs. Reliable and prompt service No job too small [email protected] Si-the-Fish.

Is your will up to date? Laurence Cole is a qualified will writer and estate planner who specialises in the over 60. He can advise on: marc smith bespoke Wills kitchens bedrooms furniture Trusts Handmade kitchens, bedrooms, Long Term Care bathrooms & bespoke furniture. Inheritance Tax • Powers of Attorney Fitted-wardrobes,cupboards,bookcases, dressers,window seats, study’s. Secure storage Built to fit those funny shaped spaces • Laurence Cole Free standing- beds, chairs, tables, island

(H) 01297444153 (M) 07902477040 units, dressers, butchers blocks, desks, t.v cabinets. [email protected] • www.write-wills.co.uk Free design & estimates Call now to organise a Uplyme, Lyme Regis, Dorset. free home visit Contact Marc: 07881 388507 01297 443941 [email protected] www.marcsmithbespoke.com 23 Well furnished 2 bed cottage (sleeps 4) in stunning hilltop village. 300 days sunshine per year, virtually no English people to be found and wonderful views. £290 - £430 per week (fully inclusive) dependant on number and season. Call Sam Pennington (444432) or look at website www.rosan- scottage.com for more details and pictures.

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24 In the Garden with Nigel Ball Dear Readers As I mentioned in the last parish magazine I would try and include people and experiences that I have met with in my Horticultural life so far. The list is quite long and some have had a big impact on my life through friendship, fellowship and of course growing of plants trees and shrubs. This month I focus on a garden that leads down to the fields by Pine walk in Lyme Regis (I have not Named the garden only to protect the owners privacy) The garden was owned by the late Mr & Mrs Wilson whom I worked thirty years ago. This couple were an inspiration to me and we proceeded to build a garden from a blank canvass. Clearing bram- bles making new flower beds even a walk way to a bog garden and a collection of Magnolias. You might ask yourself were do you all fit into the picture of this article. I planted all those years ago a collection of Magnolias down at the bottom of this garden some now are near reaching a height which can be viewed from a distance through the trees. These include Magnolia Yellow Bird, Apollo, Milky way, Star wars, and Vulcan. These were trees that would have cost sixty pounds to buy, a lot of money at the time. The trees flower usually sometime in May depend- ing on the season, they may be earlier this year. Gardeners and folk alike say that you plant a tree not for yourself, but for other people, such true words are spoken in this case. I have been inspired and you will be if you catch a glimpse of these great trees. This article leads me on to encouraging you all to enjoy your own gardens as well as others in the beauty that God has set before us, and the eyes he has given us to see. I now move on to jobs you could be getting on with in your own garden.

• Cut back and tidy up perennial borders. • Fork in manure or compost into flower and veg beds when soil allows. • Sow seeds in trays or cells in greenhouse eg salad crops and annuals. • Order plants you need from garden centres or look out for plant sales. • Share plants with others if you have any surplace. • Make sure tools are sharp and clean for the coming season. • Check dates for shows and enter a few entries. • Make sure ties are secure on climbers. • Spray early for green fly and black spot on roses. • Make sure garden furniture is serviceable.

Above all enjoy your gardening and garden

God Bless

Nigel Ball

25 April 2014

Uplyme to benefit from big funding win for Seaton Jurassic … We are set to have a major new visitor attraction just down the A3052 in Seaton, as Seaton Jurassic received a massive boost of £300,000 from the Coastal Communities Fund.

Seaton Jurassic will tell the uniquely powerful story of the geology and ecology of the Jurassic Coast. To be located in the centre of Seaton, next to the Seaton Tramway terminus, the attraction is expected to attract 60-70,000 visitors annually and boost the economy of our eastern extreme of East Devon by £4M per annum. Beyond the 12 full time equivalent jobs in Seaton Jurassic itself, the centre is expected to safeguard 25 existing jobs and lead to over 100 additional new jobs in the surrounding area.

As East Devon Cabinet Member for Economy and Chair of the Seaton Regeneration Board I was interviewed on BBC Radio and Spotlight to boost this fantastic result, great news for our part of East Devon.

I expect to see construction starting this summer and be completed in time for a full opening in early 2016.

Superfast broadband for most of Uplyme by end of March? It’s been a long time coming, but the ‘go-live’ date for much of Uplyme from the Lyme Regis Exchange is scheduled for 31st March, at the time of writing. This should allow Superfast Broadband speeds, in excess of 24Mb, to premises within around 1.5Klm of your PCP Cabinet (little green box, like the one outside Uplyme Village Hall).

Unfortunately Devon County Council refused to share the details of the publicly funded BT/DCC deployment plan to extend Superfast Broadband to the rest of Trinity Ward and beyond. As a result of this the Trinity Broadband Group made a Freedom Of Information request, which DCC denied and a subsequent appeal, also denied. The latter with the bizarre justification that;

“It is in the public interest that the public does not know…”

Trinity Broadband Group referred the refusal to the government Information Commissioners Office (ICO) in October 2013. I understand that the ICO has concluded that Devon County Council has a case to answer, with the result expected in April… 26 But why is this important for Uplyme, Combpyne-Rousdon and Axmouth? Superfast broadband is particularly important to a rural area like ours and widely regarded as the ‘fourth utility’. It removes our disadvantage in traditional infrastructure, roads, rails and air, and allows us to compete and enjoy the wider benefits, on a par with urban areas. This opportunity is not being taken, as the urban:rural gap in provision is actually widening, rather than narrowing as had been promised.

The effects are now being much more widely recognised and reported.

They include the inability to use modern working practices, including working from home, mobile working or running small businesses in country areas. This affects East Devon particularly badly. Our tourist visitors often chose their destination based on broadband availability. Our children are compromised by the inability to access learning materials, and the Telegraph recently reported a 20% reduction in value of houses without Superfast Broadband, when compared to similar properties which do.

Central Government has just promised a further £250M of which the largest individual recipient is Devon and Somerset, with £22.7M.

Will this result in a real attempt to reach the more ‘challenged’ parishes, share information and engage communities, or merely be used to extend the existing urban centric BT contract? Only time will tell…

Uplyme Neighbourhood Plan moves forward… Our Neighbourhood Plan is the third level of the National Planning Policy Framework, with which those of us who watched the recent series of Planning related TV shows will know. It sits under the East Devon Local Plan and must be consistent with that document.

Planning might seem dry sometimes, but it is probably the area of EDDC activity I am approached about most often. Our Neighbourhood Plan is crucial to shaping the future of Uplyme. I will be supporting our team as they wrestle with this demanding subject and do encourage all to take the opportunity to get involved and let the Working Group know what you want to see here.

The latest documents are online at www.uplymeparishcouncil.org/neighbourhood-plan ! Cllr Ian Thomas – Trinity Ward, East Devon District Council

Inform -‐ Consult! – Par=cipate Mobile: 07884 494474 email [email protected] Facebook : www.facebook.com/CouncillorIanThomas TwiIer : www.twiIer.com/CllrIanThomas Website : www.trinitymaIers.co.uk 27 Notes from the monthly Council meeting, 12th March 2014 Planning: Applications dealt with by the Planning Committee: • Squirrels Whalley Lane Alterations and 2 storey extension to front of property Objection. (Two members of the public were present and said they were submitting objections directly to EDDC.) • Wellhayes Harcombe Construction of extension. No objection. • Leverton Lyme Road Replace existing conservatory with rear extension. No objection. • Hornbeam Cottage Tappers Knapp Construction of garage and formation of new vehicular access. No objection. • Larks Hey Woodhouse Hill Alterations and extensions to include two storey and single storey extensions, first floor balcony, 2nd floor observation room with balcony and detached double garage Objection. (There are three local objectors to this application. The applicant had written a letter to EDDC taking issue with the Council’s objections.) Applications granted by EDDC: • 14 Whalley Lane Single storey front extension and two storey side and rear extensions to dwelling • Rocombe Farmhouse Rocombe Proposed construction of new vehicular access and garage with ancillary accommodation on first floor, refurbishment of outbuilding to create annex. Approved with conditions • Tracey Cottage Harcombe Construction of single storey side extension Mobile Library: from April, this will only be visiting once a month. C Cllr Knight is trying to get the time changed from 3.20pm since this clashes with parents’ parking at school closing time. The next 2 visits are April 3rd and May 1st. The Clerk will publish details of the revised timetable when available – on the web site and the notice board. Playground: now the wet weather seems (temporarily at least) to have gone away, it is hoped to open the Children’s Playground in time for the Easter holidays. There will be a working party on Sunday April 6th starting at 9am to clear up the mud and debris left by the winter floods. If you can lend an hour of your time, please come along with wellies, shovels, rakes or brushes, and a wheelbarrow if you have one. Let’s get it tidied up for the children! Business support: Making it Local is looking for funding ideas to help agriculture and employment for its next round of projects. Do you have any ideas for what we could do in Uplyme to support local businesses? Police: PCSO Andy Trott attended the meeting and reported one crime for the last month, property stolen from a car parked at a local beauty spot. This is the second 28 similar crime in a couple of months – so please don’t leave your valuables on display when you go for a walk – take them with you or lock them in the boot! A recent speeding check in Yawl counted 90 cars, of which only four were exceeding the speed limit. Parking by parents collecting their children from Mrs Ethelston’s was discussed. Residents of Ethelston’s Close are sometimes prevented from getting their cars out by thoughtless or dangerous parking – so if you are leaving your car within 15m of a junction, remember that this is illegal as well as inconsiderate! Why not park in the village hall and walk up the path instead? It’s safer for the children leaving school, as well as motorists.

Neighbourhood Plan – if you are reading this before 5th April and have not already completed your questionnaire, please make every effort to get it done in time! The Neighbourhood Plan is our chance to say how Uplyme should develop, so it’s important that as many people as possible tell us what they want. You can leave it at the Post Ofﬁce or give it to a Councillor or the Clerk, or download from the web site and email it back. The results will be on display on April 11th at the Village Hall, between 4 and 8pm, with various maps and displays, plus the chance to ask questions, hear from experts, and put your views in person. Please come along and join in. Refreshments!

Lois Wakeman, Parish Clerk 01297 444707; [email protected] Horseman’s Hill Barn, Gore Lane, Uplyme, DT7 3RJ www.uplymeparishcouncil.org

Friends of Lyme Regis Philpot Museum Coach Outing to Portsmouth Dockyard – Thursday, May 15th All Welcome Coach leaves Holmbush Car Park at 8.30am; returns at approx. 6.00pm. Still some places remaining; closing date 30th April. Entry to all dockyard attractions, coach included: £32.00 Entry to Mary Rose and museum alone, coach included: £26.00 Please enquire and book through Sylvia Oliver, 01297 445537 (lift to car park can be arranged). Thursday, 3rd April: AGM at 2.30pm in the Woodmead Hall, followed at 3.00pm by a talk: ‘Hidden History: Slavery in Dorset’ by Jane Ferentzi- Sheppard. All welcome. David Cox 29 ‘UPLYME TOGETHER’

Uplyme Parish Neighbourhood Plan In November’s Parish News we gave ini3al details of the Neighbourhood Plan (NP), which offers us all a powerful new opportunity to plan the future of our parish. We hope to involve the majority and preferably all of our parishioners, hence our choice of the 3tle ‘Uplyme Together’ for ongoing discussions, consulta3ons, newsleFers and communica3ons. To obtain your comments and thoughts we will be issuing a ques3onnaire and a newsleFer. This will be delivered to every household in the parish. We will be communica3ng and repor3ng progress of the NP on a regular basis through the Parish News and also on the website at www.uplymeparishcouncil.org/neighbourhood-‐plan/ As part of the consulta3on we will be holding parish mee3ngs in the spring. The first one is on 11th April between 4pm and 8pm, at which the ini3al results of the ques3onnaire will be available to see, and you can also come along and put your ideas and worries to the NP Group. There will also be displays of informa3on gathered by the group so far. Focus Groups are being set up to consider coordina3on of the various aspects of individual topics such as Transporta3on, Medical, Community Links, The Village Economy, Social Facili3es, Environmental Issues, Housing and Development Prospects as part of the overall NP. Offers to assist in the consulta3on and coordina3on process will be always be welcome, as we need to prepare a Dra[ Plan by October 2014. Comments can be submiFed through the website which will be collated and considered as we progress. Please note that, to avoid the plague of spam that is inevitable, your first comment will be sent for approval before it appears, so don’t worry if you don’t see it for a day or two.

A Day for Atheists? An atheist complained to a Christian friend, "Christians have Christmas and East- er; and Jews have Passover and Yom Kippur; Muslims have Ramadan. EVERY religion has its holidays. But we atheists," he said, "have no recognized holidays. It's an unfair discrimination, and all just because we say there is no God." "Nonsense!” his friend replied, "You’ve had a special day in your honour for years. We call it April first.” 30 Uplyme Village Hall Dances for 2014

Entry £4.50 per person in aid of Hall funds

Royal British Legion Saturdays Womens Section 8.00pm -10.30pm April 12th Saturday May 10th Ballroom, Latin & 5th April 2pm some Sequence For further information Uplyme Village Hall please telephone: 01297 442439 40p entry

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Vicar Rev Kate Woolven 444499 email [email protected] Curate Revd. Shuna George 792205

Reader Roger Grose 22107 Youth Leader Val Hatcher 560760 Church Administrator Frances Apolon 444499 (Church Office) Churchwardens Jo Cursley 443642 Sue Wells 444289 Hon Treasurer Neil Pullinger 443973 Adult Safeguarding Advisor Morag Kingsbury 443947 Child Safeguarding Advisor Brenda Soldan 553269 Health & Safety Annie Thurgood 24318 Church Membership Mike Maccoy 442321 Pastoral Team Leader Revd Shuna George 792205 Junior Church Margaret Trafford 443252 Under 5’s Esther Stansfield 07803253355 Connected Church Russell Kingsbury 443947 (Zambia Water Project) Festival Choir Adrian Pearson 442902 Bell Ringers: Tower Capt. James Booth 443687 Flower rota Felicity Langford 440996 Saturday Football Robin Hodges 445180 Mrs Ethelston’s School Head Andrea Rice 442210 Church News Update Carol Linsley 444499

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