£ 1 or annual Subscription of £5 The Magazine for , Crapstone & Milton Combe Coming from a dark place

At the turn of the year, a government minister in Ireland stated that with the ongoing COVID-19 situation, the nation was in a “dark place”. This past year, life around the globe, has been overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the “darkness” it has brought.

Of course, life without a pandemic, still brings situations or moments that initially seem to be full of darkness. There are times when all of us struggle to see any light at the end of the tunnel. There are times when we all feel hopeless.

We are rapidly moving towards Holy Week, when the church remembers the final days leading up to Jesus’ death and resurrection. For Jesus’ first disciples it was a time marked by apparent darkness.

Very early on the first Easter morning, as we are told in the according to John, Mary is on her way to Jesus’ tomb. It is very early in the morning, so there is a darkness around her, and she is mourning the death of her beloved teacher, friend and Lord; she sees only sadness and darkness.

In her grief, amid her tears, she meets the risen Jesus – and yet she does not recognise him – instead, she imagines that he must be the gardener.

However, in this dark place, she sees a glimmer of light. Jesus calls her by name. Jesus cares about her, and her pain. He calls out to her with love and compassion. In an instant she is transformed. It does not matter that it took her a short while to recognise Jesus, and in time she was able to see that there was light despite the darkness. Easter is time of transformation. Darkness replaced by light; sadness turned to joy. As Jonathan Edwards, the 18th Century Puritan, boldly declared: “The resurrection of Christ is the most joyful event that ever came to pass.” And rightly did Charles Spurgeon say: “No man shall ever take from me the joy that Christ rose from the dead.” The resurrection is the most joy-filled divine event in biblical history worthy of our attention, awe and wonder.

Phillip Brooks, a 19th Century American Clergyman, is perhaps most well-known for writing the lyrics to the popular Christmas Carol, O Little Town of Bethlehem. In another of his compositions, Tomb, Thou Shall Not hold Him, he describes the wonder of Easter:

Tomb, thou shalt not hold Him longer; Death is strong, but Life is stronger, Stronger than the dark, the light, Stronger than the wrong, the right, Faith and Hope triumphant say Christ will rise on Easter Day.

At Easter, God calls out to us all with love and compassion, turning sadness to joy and bringing light to our darkness.

Praying for a joy and light-filled Easter for you all. God bless.

Rev. Andy.

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Pg 4 Hello! News from the Many thanks to all our contributors, especially as so few of us know, in these Editor’s Desk uncertain times, how quickly we will be able to resume our usual routines and activities. Which events will be allowed in April and May, and what dates can we mention in these articles?

Much of this issue is written in the HOPE of better times to come. We continue to thank those who are helping roll-out the vaccines to our communities, bringing forward the day when we can see family and friends again - see you back in church from Palm Sunday!

We wish you a very Happy Easter. Nick and Diana

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Contributors this month Mary Barber, Andy Bowden, Ken Farnham, Steven Fryer, Jan Hughes, Richard Mabey, Caroline Mitchell, Jane Oliver, Nigel Rendle, Tom Watson, Shane Willson, Gavin Young and others The deadline for articles for our June/July issue is 15th May 2021 Pg 5 Buckland Cares

A reminder of the purposes of this Facebook page:

This group has been set up to provide support and information for the villagers of Buckland Monachorum and Crapstone. This page can be used as a point of contact for help and assistance. Anyone who can volunteer their time please leave messages via the page. The Food Hub run by the Buckland Cares group of volunteers in the Buckland Chapel was restocked generously last month and is always delighted to receive contributions of food or donations via the Chapel.

Following the success of the Buckland Cares and Buckland Shares groups on Facebook, a new Strava group has also been set up for the village, as below: New Buckland Strava group, we had so much fun doing the LE JoG challenge (raising funds for charity) that we have set up a village Strava group. Please join in the fun.

Buckland Monachorum Village Group A club for all residents (past and present) of Buckland Monachorum and surrounding areas to document exercise, discover new routes and support each other. All forms of exercise welcome. No offensive comments of any kind will be tolerated. Buckland Food Growers are back on their patch! Ke March is my favourite time of year as we have all the goodness of Spring and Summer ahead of us. It is also a time that I think of the Buckland Food Growers season getting underway. In reality, many of the groups are active throughout the year, but the increased light and warmer days do provide the impetus and spark of enthusiasm for the year ahead - a shot in the arm, if you will.

The vegetable group is a case in point. We have had our winter meeting, chosen what to grow, planned our beds and have started preparing the ground. But on visiting the patch you are met with signs of work already done; a couple of rows of garlic, planted out in November, which have been belligerently defying the cold, and wind, and rain, to push on and get a head start on 2021. The sight of them also provides a lift to the members of the group when everything else is a little barren.

The bees are a group that have little activity in the colder months as they stay in their hives, huddled together to survive until Spring. They are certainly active again now and members of the group will be busy attending to their needs and I'm sure will have been busy planning and preparing at home over Winter. The bee group have done a fine job rebuilding in the last couple of years after a loss of a couple of their hives.

A group which is definitely active all year round is the chickens. These guys are a fantastic feature in the field and let their presence be known to visitors. They also produce eggs year round. Not to be left out, they have had their own version of lockdown as Avian Flu has returned again. We have had to repurpose our brassica cage to keep them in and, more importantly, to keep wild birds out. Our group leader has always been very imaginative in providing enrichment for the flock, but this is more important now that they are 'cooped up'. Netflix is not available in the field, but the chickens have an old Christmas tree with hanging toys, a swing (yet to be seen used), treats hidden amongst the straw and regular herbs and vegetables dotted around. Things are looking up as it looks like they have a similar exit strategy timeline to us.

The cider group are the least and most active of the groups. Their 'work' is restricted to a couple of months in Autumn, but they are usually socially active throughout the year. Last year lockdown hit a couple of weeks before a scheduled curry night and that was the end of that side of things. Restrictions also meant that the annual October cider pressing in Buckland 's Great Barn had to be scaled down. Thanks to Andy and Bethany Bowden who provided space and assistance at the Vicarage for a team of two and associated logistical helpers to run the press for a few hours.

Our annual May Open Day had to be cancelled last year and who knows whether we will be able to go ahead in 2021. Probably not May, but we will hopefully be able to welcome visitors to the field later in the year. If you would be interested in joining any of the groups, contact Gavin Young at [email protected]. Going Digital to help Rural Churches survive The new Growing the Rural Church online resource hub to help rural churches ‘grow and thrive’ has been launched by the . Growing the Rural Church (GtRC) is a Diocese of Exeter pilot project funded by the Church of ’s Strategic Development Fund. Its aim is to resource rural mission communities to creatively use their talents and buildings to connect with their communities and landscapes to develop sustainable futures. Growing the Rural Church began in 2017, but is now The Bishop of Exeter, the Right Reverend Robert relaunching following a major re-appraisal of its Atwell, said “Helping our rural churches to grow operational methods during the pandemic. and flourish is something I am passionate about. “For centuries our village churches have been at The resource hub will offer churches across the UK the heart of our communities and now rural life is support to plan projects, apply for grants, work with at a turning point with people rediscovering the local communities, get help with building ‘gift of local’. maintenance, plan special events and make the “A healthy church is a sign of a healthy society and most of church festivals. the Growing the Rural Church team is here to help As well as free tutorial videos and online guidance, with that.” there will be regular free webinars throughout the Sarah said the project was about much more than year. just preserving church buildings for the future. The Growing the Rural Church team also wants to “We want to the help churches which see they help churches explore innovative uses for their need to change in order to survive, grow and buildings, for example as community work hubs and thrive,” she said. cafés during the week for people working from “We are really excited about the launch. This feels home. like it could be a helpful resource for rural Sarah Cracknell, the project manager, said “When churches. the pandemic hit, we couldn’t operate as before, “It will give them the essential building blocks to be going out to meet church groups face to face. sustainable but it also has a lot of creative ideas for “We realised that offering support online would ‘risk taking’ and growth.” enable us to offer the same advice and guidance to Sarah said the lifestyle changes forced by the a much greater number of rural churches. pandemic had given rural churches a renewed “Also, we can connect churches in similar situations opportunity to be at the heart of their with each other through the webinars, so they can communities: work together more easily.” “People are becoming much more committed to their local areas and as a society we have become more aware of the needs of others and the importance of our own wellbeing. “Rural churches have a unique opportunity to speak into that. “We are hoping to work with the Work Hubs organisation to encourage churches to offer community work spaces so people don’t just have to work at home alone. “People are missing that connection with others.” Sarah Cracknell and Sam Upham are part of Devon’s Growing the Rural Church project team www.growingtheruralchurch.org The Bolthole & Annie’s Cottage Milton Combe We look forward to welcoming your family and friends to stay. Short breaks available. Open all year. The Bolthole sleeps max 3, 1 kingsize double, 1 twin, cot & high chair available. Annie’s Cottage sleeps 2. 5ft zip and link bed. Both cottages welcome one dog (min age 12 mths). Patio and parking space for each cottage.

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Pg 10 It's a plantsman's paradise this Spring * Open 6 days a week Camellia, Magnolia, Azalea and Rhododendron - and bluebell walks - from April 1, Tuesday to it's a plantsman's paradise... Sunday 10.30am – 5pm [last entry 4.30pm]* From hot pink to orange to purple to fresh whites and vibrant greens, a Spring visit to The Garden House, near Buckland Monachorum, will be a treat for the senses post lockdown.

This Dartmoor hidden gem, just a few miles outside Plymouth, boasts 10 acres of gardens surrounding a beautiful Georgian country house and romantic ecclesiastical ruins linked to Buckland Abbey.

The gardens are at their most beautiful and romantic in the Spring: Camellia, Azalea and Magnolia nod in the breeze as they unfurl, the shrub Rhododendron look magnificent and the Corylopsis are just magical. Bluebell fans will also love the dreamy blue and white bluebell walks during April. The Café at the Garden House re-opens for outdoor eating on 1st May, offering drinks and its fab cakes. And from May 17, there will be a full service of lunches, teas, coffees and cakes. The second-hand bookshop will also open at the same time (please bring donations!).

New for 2021 is The Garden House Art Trail, with a number of lovely frames positioned around the garden to frame special views. Take a snap of your favourite view or create a Garden House selfie on socials!

As kids under 5 go free and 6-16 year olds are £5 when they visit with an adult, it's a great opportunity to bring the whole family for a wander around the gardens as they spring into life. Plus, for those of you who love The Garden House as much as we do, don't forget that if you become a member, you can visit as many times as you want this Summer (we've introduced memberships as gift vouchers, so you can give the gift of The Garden House) and there are many more benefits, including hearing all our garden news first! https://www.thegardenhouse.org.uk Tel: 01822 854769 Email: [email protected] The Garden House, Buckland Monachorum, Yelverton, Devon. PL20 7LQ. To follow the story go to @TGardenHouse Pg 11 Youth Group Easter Trail !

On Palm Sunday (28th March) two Easter Trail maps (one for each village) will be published on the Churches Of Buckland Monachorum and Milton Combe Facebook page and on the church website (www.bucklandchurchdevon.co.uk).

The maps will show locations in the villages of Buckland Monachorum and Milton Combe where a flat, wooden Easter egg can be found. Attached to each egg will be a section of the Easter story to read, a challenge to complete and a letter of the alphabet to make a note of.

Once all the eggs have been found, the letters need to be rearranged to make an Easter related word! Both trails (they are the same) will be available to complete until the end of Easter Monday. If you want to take photos as you do one of the trails and complete the challenges then feel free to post your pictures on the Facebook page! Family Focus

Our new Church website is the place to go Videos to keep in touch with weekly sermons from Rev. Andy Bowden, and side-by-side with these you can see a message from Youth Leader Tom Watson.

Yes, they are frequently unpredictable, often a bit messy, certainly very humorous, and definitely produced for the young (and young-at-heart) in our community.

Look out for the videos called “Family Focus” in the “Resources” section of the website. (Until church services resume)

To see Family Focus videos, either: www.bucklandchurchdevon/services-and-messages/

Or search YouTube for: St Andrew’s Church Buckland Monachorum

If you would like to find out more about how our Youth and Children’s Worker is supporting groups of children, please email Tom at: [email protected] Tom’s challenge: There are 30 books of the Bible in this paragraph. Can you find them?

The first person/family to email me ([email protected]) with the correct list of Bible books (in order), will win an Easter surprise!

This is a most remarkable puzzle. It was found by a gentleman in an airplane seat pocket, on a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu, keeping him occupied for hours. He enjoyed it so much, he passed it on to some friends...One friend from Illinois worked on this while fishing from his john boat. Another friend studied it while playing his banjo, Elaine Taylor, a columnist friend, was so intrigued by it she mentioned it in her weekly newspaper column. Another friend judges the job of solving this puzzle so involving, she brews a cup of tea to help her nerves. There will be some names that are really easy to spot. That's a fact. Some people, however, will soon find themselves in a jam, especially since the book names are not necessarily capitalised. Truthfully, from answers we get, we are forced to admit it usually takes a minister or a scholar to see some of them at the worst. Research has shown that something in our genes is responsible for the difficulty we have in seeing the books in this paragraph. During a recent fundraising event, which featured this puzzle, the Alpha Delta Phi lemonade booth set a new record. The local paper, The Chronicle, surveyed over 200 patrons who reported that this puzzle was one of the most difficult they had ever seen. As Daniel Humana humbly puts it, "The books are all right here in plain view hidden from sight." Those able to find all of them will hear great lamentations from those who have to be shown. One revelation that may help is that books like Timothy and Samuel may occur without their numbers. Also, keep in mind, that punctuation and spaces in the middle are normal. A chipper attitude will help you compete really well against those who claim to know the answers. Remember, there is no need for a mad exodus, there really are 30 books of the Bible lurking somewhere in this paragraph waiting to be found.

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Why does the date move around so much? Because the date of Passover moves around, and according to the biblical account, Easter is tied to the Passover. Passover celebrates the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt, and it lasts for seven days, from the middle of the Hebrew month of Nisan, which equates to late March or early April.

Sir Isaac Newton was one of the first to use the Hebrew lunar calendar to come up with firm dates for the first Good Friday: Friday 7th April 30 AD or Friday 3rd April, 33 AD with Easter Day falling two days later. Modern scholars continue to think these two Fridays to be the most likely.

Most people will tell you that Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox, which is broadly true. But the precise calculations are com- plicated and involve something called an ‘ecclesiastical full moon’, which is not the same as the moon in the sky. The earliest possible date for Easter in the West is 22ⁿd March, which last fell in 1818. The latest is 25th April, which last happened in 1943.

Why the name, ‘Easter’? In almost every European language, the festival’s name comes from ‘Pesach’, the Hebrew word for Passover. The Germanic word ‘Easter’, however, seems to come from Eostre, a Saxon fertility goddess mentioned by the Venerable Bede. He thought that the Saxons worshipped her in ‘Eostur month,’ but may have confused her with the classical dawn goddesses like Eos and Aurora, whose names mean ‘shining in the east’. So, Easter might have meant simply ‘beginning month’ – a good time for starting up again after a long winter.

Finally, why Easter eggs? On one hand, they are an ancient symbol of birth in most European cultures. On the other hand, hens start laying regularly again each Spring. Since eggs were forbidden during Lent, it’s easy to see how decorating and eating them became a practical way to celebrate Easter. Many of you will have be ‘warned’ by Google that As we become more savvy with attempts to they are limiting scam us out of our hard-earned cash, so the the free storage scammers will attempt to thwart our they give you defences with more cunning and with your account. I don’t have much, but it sophisticated tricks. From spoofing prompted me to find a way to back up all legitimate looking local phone numbers, to my Google pictures without laboriously giving themselves ‘normal’ sounding names clicking loads of photos. and now another twist, using an ‘English accent’ phone message rather than a There is an easy way (there usually is!) and terrible American accent one. Had this it will download ALL your Google data if you recently with the ‘amazon prime renewal are so inclined. Go to “takeout.google.com” call’ which seems to be back in favour right and scroll down the very long list of things now. There was the requisite local(ish) code that Google has about you (more than you phone number and a lady’s voice thanking ever thought I suspect). I just wanted my me for renewing prime for £79.99! If you pictures, so I ticked the photos box and get one of these, don’t press 1, just hang waited. You eventually get an email with a up. Remember: If it’s out of the blue, it’s link to download the files. They are all not for you. ‘zipped’ up so will need to be ‘un-zipped’ for you to view them. Likewise, with email. I’ve had lots of Morrisons/Sainsburys/Waitrose, ‘Shopping And to finish: An IT engineer returned to his Experience’ email with a £90 ‘exclusive desk to find a message saying “please ring offer’ as bait (from strange domains ending Mr Thompson – it’s urgent” and a phone in .XYZ and starting with ‘deutsch’ in the number. He didn’t recognise the name but name) plus get-rich-quick schemes from rang the number. A child’s voice answered Bitcoin and Martin Lewis. I don’t the phone. “Hello?” said the voice. “Can I understand ‘bitcoin’. I have tried but it speak to Mr Thompson please?” asked our sounds like a cross between a ponzi scheme engineer. “No, Daddy’s not here.” said the and the emperor’s new clothes! How can voice. Long pause, “Ok…….is your Mummy something you can’t hold, see or ‘own’ be there?” enquired our engineer. “No. ‘fraid worth £60k each?! she’s not here either” said the voice. Another pause, and getting slightly Looking ahead, (won’t it be nice to get to exasperated our engineer asked, “well…..is the pub, socialise and sink a nice pint or two there anyone else there I could speak to?”. of Doom!) the next update to Windows 10 “Oh yes!” said the voice, “my ’s is due in May. Hard to tell at the moment if here.” “Great!” says our engineer, “Can I there will be major changes. In the speak to him then please?”, and the voice meantime, make sure you have version replied, “Yes, OK, I’ll just get him for you.” 20H2 on your PC. The quick check is to click The phone was put down and there was an on Start, then type ‘winver’ (without even longer pause, Finally, the voice quotes) and press enter. If you haven’t got returned. “I’m sorry, but I can’t lift him out 20H2, then click Start, then Settings, then of his cot!” scroll down and click on ‘Update and Keep Safe! Security’ and then ‘Windows Updates’. Install any updates that are waiting, Stephen Fryer including any which are ‘optional’. Buckland Computers Pg 17 Rotary Club Spring Update of Yelverton

Our programme of on-line meetings has continued with a variety of speakers – notably from Mercy Ships (a charity which runs two hospital ships, staffed entirely by volunteers who pay for their own food and accommodation) and from the Regional Fraud Protect Advisor.

In April we have organised a talk from Dartmoor Rescue who are presently raising funds for a new vehicle, and in May we have Plymouth YMCA telling us about their educational and medical recovery activities. This will be supplemented by our ‘monthly’ quiz, an on-line Bingo evening and a game of ‘Majority Rule’. Hopefully we will be able to start meeting again face to face towards the end of May.

I’m delighted and grateful to report that our appeal in the last magazine issue for a Car CD Player to fit to Santa’s sleigh Easter? has resulted in the donation of an excellent piece of equipment X which should serve our needs for some years to come. Our thanks go to that generous donor. Autumn! With the announcement of the Government’s road-map for lifting Covid restrictions we have had to reschedule the annual Easter Tea Party – for this year it will now be an Autumn Tea Party and all the advance arrangements have been put in place for this.

If all goes well, it looks as though our School Holiday Fun Day should be able to take place in early August as planned and we have also put in place provisional arrangements for the annual Postbridge Dog Show at the end of July.

I am aware that many of the Village Fêtes have had to be cancelled again this year but we are looking forward to helping out at Harrowbeer Open Day and (hopefully) Widecombe Fair later in the year.

Using our reserves and our reduced Christmas collection, we have tried to continue to make donations to worthy causes during the pandemic but, sadly, the coffers are rapidly emptying and we look forward to starting to organise fund-raising events again towards the end of the Summer. We’ll provide details of these as the planning matures in the hope that some of you will be able to support us. See our website: www.yelverton.rotary1175.org Or contact us at: [email protected] Ken Farnham I once met . . . HELP needed - Buckland Playgroup Richard Mabey’s challenge (aka Kiddiewinks) to Outreach readers We are looking for a new person/group of The Grasshoppers Rugby people to run our community playgroup for club was then situated at a couple of hours, one morning a week the Dysart Arms, a former (term time only). coach house, in Petersham, opposite a gate to Richmond Park where we It would involve opening the Buckland had our pitches. Pitches that needed to be Chapel, bringing out the toys, welcoming cleared of sheep and deer poo, before each match. Our changing rooms were the former those who come, offering teas and coffee stables and the public bar served as a (and a snack for the children) and putting clubhouse after the matches. Home team, things away afterwards. opposition and referees met year after year, renewing acquaintances, after our friendly If you have any creative leanings, or ideas matches. No leagues or cups existed in club about activities you might like to do with rugby in those days. The landlord, Jim, the children/babies, we would welcome understood that we needed to let off steam by these too! drinking and spilling too much best bitter, poured from gallon jugs, and to sing mostly rude songs as the night wore on. If interested, please contact Jo Green at [email protected] or 01822 Myself and a few team mates were in the bar 617524 for more information. on a summer Saturday having a pint and a game of darts. The saloon bar would have been Thank you! full with respectable people enjoying snacks.

Sean Connery and his beautiful new wife, Diane Cilento, came into the bar, I suppose to escape the crowd and looking for somewhere quiet to drink.

I think he said something like ‘Hello boys, OK to join you? I can hear the Scottish accent now. We all acted cool and recommended that he did not drink the ‘ordinary bitter’. We called it Brother Bung, a reference to the vinegar in the large jar of pickled onions always on the bar counter.

He was friendly and relaxed, we chatted about this and that and he asked if he could join in playing darts. He was tall enough to be a second row forward and I seem to remember someone asking if he was available to play next season!

I think he probably showed us up at darts so we challenged him to a bottle walking contest, a favourite bar game of ours. For the uninitiated this is done along the dart board mat, using a half pint beer bottle in each hand to see who can walk them the furthest. We probably let him win at that too but were surprised when Diane Cilento wanted to try. It took her awhile to get the hang of it, but she was determined to beat us. I remember her low cut dress was an embarrassment to us young boys! James Bond was a gentleman and just smiled and joined in the fun. Anyone rise to the challenge? We’d love to hear from you to see Richard Mabey. whether we can carry on the “I once met” theme . Editor Sadly, there are over 6,000 children in the south west who cannot be looked after by their own family. Young people and children may be in need of a foster home for all kinds of reasons. It has its ups and downs, but it’s the simplest things you do, like sharing a family meal or going for a dog walk, that can bring such joy to these young people’s lives and there is nothing more rewarding than knowing you’ve played a part in helping them enjoy a better future.

Jan and Sarah Hughes started fostering 2 years ago with their family. Sarah has worked in childcare for over 20 years and Jan has volunteered in the community, running part of Horrabridge football club for many years. Jan and Sarah run local building company Yelverton Construction.

People ask what is it like? Sometimes it can be a rollercoaster of If you would like an emotions, but it’s amazing to see kids in your care achieve and informal chat or would grow and become confident in themselves - it’s like planting a like to explore this option seed and watching it grow. more then please ring us There are many different kinds of fostering:-respite, long or short on 01822 859459 where term. Anyone can be a foster parent, so don’t rule yourself out. If we would be happy to you have a spare room, a heart to help and can offer a safe and answer any questions. secure home, then maybe you could be just what a child needs. Giggles Lot’s Wife Adam, Eve and Dog and Cat A father was reading Adam and Eve said, "Lord when we were in the garden, you Bible stories to his walked with us every day. Now we do not see you anymore. young son. ‘The man We are lonesome here, and it is difficult for us to remember named Lot was warned how much you love us." to take his wife and And God said, "I will create a companion for you that will be flee out of the city, but with you and who will be a reflection of my love for you so his wife looked back that you will love me even when you cannot see me. and was turned into a Regardless of how selfish or childish or unlovable you may be, pillar of salt.’ this new companion will accept you as you are and will love His son looked up, you as I do, in spite of yourselves." concerned. ‘What happened to the flea?’ And God created a new animal to be a companion for Adam and Eve. And it was a good animal and God was pleased. And Can it be Easter the new animal was pleased to be with Adam and Eve and he wagged his tail. And God said, "I have created this new Already? animal to be a reflection of my love for you, his name will be a reflection of my own name, and you will call him DOG. And Can it be Easter already? Dog lived with Adam and Eve and was a companion to them Can that be really so? and loved them. And they were comforted. And God was The carols and the Christmas pleased. And Dog was content and wagged his tail. tree Don’t seem that long ago! After a while, it came to pass that an angel came to the Lord and said, "Lord, Adam and Eve have become filled with pride. Can it be Easter already? They strut and preen like peacocks and they believe they are Do April showers splash? worthy of adoration. Dog has indeed taught them that they The weeks gone by since are loved, but perhaps too well." Christmas day Have gone in just a flash! And God said, "I will create for them a companion who will be with them and who will see them as they are. The companion Can it be Easter already? will remind them of their limitations, so they will know that The time of Lent has passed they are not always worthy of adoration." The forty days and forty nights Went by so very fast. And God created CAT to be a companion to Adam and Eve. And Cat would not obey them. And when Adam and Eve If it is Easter already, gazed into Cat's eyes, they were reminded that they were not That time has sped away. the Supreme Beings. And Adam and Eve learned humility. Perhaps it’s time to ponder, And they were greatly improved. And God was pleased. pause And Dog was happy. And savour every day! And Cat wasn’t bothered one way or the other. By Nigel Beeton Pg 21 Our latest news bulletin is full of good things:

We have a shiny new website, www.bucklandchapeltrust.org. Many thanks to Rachel Barnes for her work with this. The website can be updated so, if you have an event at the Chapel, it can be advertised on the website. Our Facebook page is up and running again so when you see it, please “like” and “share” so that more people are aware of what we are doing.

Huge thanks to Charlie Coates and Susie Connors for organising “LeJog” at half term and getting children running, walking, cycling and riding to raise money for the Chapel and for encouraging us to open our new “Justgiving” page to make it even easier for you to donate. www.justgiving/bucklandchapeltrust

With the building work near to completion, we are ready to redecorate the entrance hall, stairs, landing and small meeting rooms. Keith Topham is co ordinating a team so please get involved and contact Keith as soon as possible. The more the merrier and even a couple of hours donated will make a difference!

Anyone who has been in the Chapel when there has been a large group or lots of children will know how noisy it is! We are now raising funds for acoustic panels and ceiling hangings to reduce the noise and make it a more comfortable place to be. The project cost will be around £5,000. If this problem is as dear to your heart as it is to mine, please donate!

As always, huge thanks to my amazing team of Trustees and helpers, especially the media team: Cally and Rachel Barnes and the building team: Ken Farnham and Keith Topham without whose help we would never have achieved so much. Caroline MitchellPg Thank you Rachel For some very fine work by Arbie Creative Solutions in the design and production of our new websites for the Church and Buckland Chapel Trust. www.bucklandchurchdevon.co.uk www.bucklandchapeltrust.org Advertising in Outreach This space costs just £75 a year!

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Morris Bros. Funeral Directors Established in 1870 Your local independent Funeral Director is owned & run by the fifth generation of the Morris Family, Simon & Lucie Luke. We provide a qualified, professional & sensitive service to the people of & surrounding areas. Simon & Lucie live on site at The Old Bedford Foundry providing you with a very personal service regardless of the time of day or night. Call for a 24 hour service on 01822 612023 The Old Bedford Foundry Lakeside, Tavistock PL19 0AZ Golden Charter Pre Paid Funeral Plans available www.morrisbros.co.uk In February Simon Dell kicked off our new Visions of a much more thriving and series of virtual talks with 33 members prosperous Dartmoor came with the arrival tuning in. of Thomas Tyrwhitt to the area. The Hannoverian period (1714 A man of some renown serving George 1 up to Queen Victoria as Secretary to the Prince of in 1837) saw many changes to Wales, amongst other roles the activities and lives for the such as local MP for Plymouth people of the Moor. Early and Okehampton, Lord Warden agricultural practices consisted of the Stannaries and Black Rod, of ridge and furrow enclosures plus being an MP for the “rot- (Challacombe lynchets) and ten borough” of Portarlington in hand ploughing and seeding, Ireland! He was knighted in though Jethro Tull’s seed drill 1812. He founded Princetown in 1701 had started to see and his ambitions were bound- some mechanisation. With the less, if somewhat flawed. end of the plague in 1720, the pace of From his new home at Tor Royal, he put the change picked up. village on the map with his building There were still epidemics however, such projects. He hoped for great prosperity as smallpox and living conditions were from growing flax crops for linen, turnips poor. Despite this, the population gradually and potatoes and the water supply to increased with people keen to expand their Devonport. When most of these failed, he horizons. Clapper bridges were built over was presented with an opportunity from rivers for packhorse tracks, new routes the wars with France and the US, leading to appeared such as the or Jobbers the building of the prison for the POWs. Way, the Lych Way and the Tavistock to Even this had a short life, closing in 1815 Ashburton Track. By the mid-18th century, after a mutiny and the end of the conflicts. new turnpike roads were being built It was not until 1850 that it re-opened as a making travel across the Moor quicker and penal colony. easier. However, the Moor did see many other There were many farms on the Moor but improvers making their mark during the life was still difficult and basic, given the 1800s with the granite quarries of Foggin- unsuitable conditions and climate. Lime tor and Haytor, china clay, peat working was burnt for use in improving the soil and and the associated tramways (P&DR 1823), in building construction. Potatoes were the Stover Canal and Templer Way, and the grown and sent to markets such as at Two GWR railway of 1876. One way or another, Bridges and there was a growing wool the Georgians had a major impact on life on industry. Dartmoor. Coming by Zoom (7.30pm) Tues April 20th – “The Dartmoor moss gatherers in WW1” – a talk by Dr. Ann Pulsford Tues May 18th – “The History & Art of the Catacombs of Rome” – a talk by Geri Parlby Nigel Rendle (Chairman) www.yelvertonhistory.co.uk Pg 25 Anyone for Tennis? Yelverton is a friendly inclusive club set in beautiful surroundings with three hard courts refurbished to a high standard in 2016. New members applaud both the facilities & the welcoming attitude. All ages and standards are accepted regardless of whether your ambition is to play in the Plymouth & District League or just join in regular fun club sessions. We strive to keep our fees as reasonable as possible, an adult membership is just £75 per annum. If you would like to give us a try We are very much looking forward to re-opening from please call our membership 29th March. We have revised safety measures in place secretary Mags Berry (01822 and courts are reserved via the online Skedda booking 855583) to arrange a trial visit. See system. Under normal circumstances various more on our site tournaments and social occasions are held throughout www.yelvertontennisclub.com the year including fun tournaments, quiz nights and club championships, and we hope these will resume as soon as Government guidelines allow. Our accredited coach Roger also offers individual & group coaching with regular junior and adult sessions. If you would like to give us a try please call our membership secretary Mags Berry (01822 855583) to arrange a trial visit. Who’s Who at St. Andrew’s

Readers: Vicar: Music Group: Philip Tuckett 870492 Rev. Andy Bowden 852227 Jane Oliver 853960 Mob. 07776 069402 Paul Nixon 854247 [email protected] Caroline Mitchell 853364 Roy Matthews 07736 367373 Mark Smith 854614 Associate Minister: Organists: Angela Smith 854614 Rev. Andy Farmer 859328 Buckland: A.Mills 853979 [email protected] MC: E. Baxter 852065, MC: B. Dilnot 853514 Deputy Church Warden: Terry West 852717 Church Wardens: Bob Barnes 855737 Captain of the Bells: Church Bookstall: David Oliver 853960 Ken Farnham 853640 [email protected] Cally Barnes 855732 Gift Aid Officer: PCC Hon.Secretary: Rob Hubble 01752 839407 Messy Church: Helen Hopkins 833524 Debbie Farmer 859328 [email protected] Electoral Roll Officer: (1st Tue mthly) Rob Hopkins 833524 Hon. Treasurer: Prayer Chain: Rumbi Mukono 854021 Open Doors Margie Goodfellow 853152 [email protected] Susanna Campbell 853078 Youth & Children’s Worker: Men´s Prayer: Flowers: Rev. Andy Bowden 852227 Tom Watson [email protected] Debbie Morris 859081 Christianity Explored: Safeguarding representative: Crèche: Rev. Andy Bowden Trish Topham to be confirmed 852227 or 07776 069402 [email protected] Prayer Ministry: Outreach Magazine: Pastoral Care Team: Margie Goodfellow Nick & Diana Kilby 853671 Karen Price 853152 [email protected] [email protected]

Home Groups: Church Website: David Waine 819747 Diana Kilby, Helen Hopkins & Terry West [email protected] homegroups@ Bucklandchurchdevon.co.uk Pg 27 Contacts for our local Organisations

Yelverton Surgery SUPPORT Buckland Cares NHS Doctors - medical advice 852202 For practical help and support www.yelvertonsurgery.co.uk Email [email protected]

Citizens Advice Tavistock Buckland Monachorum Parish Telephone Advice 03444 111 444 Clerk to the Council 855889 Legal, financial & social advice Contact Katharine Griffiths

Yelvercare Abbeyfield Buckland Monachorum Help with transport 07775 695864 Contact Ken Farnham 853640 to surgery, hospital etc weekday 10-

The Rock Dentists, Yelverton Tavistock Area Support Services For advice and treatment 853344 Local charity providing transport 617525 & support for those with disabilities Scouts CLUBS Brownies Contact John Belcher 852874 Contact Jill Kurdzweil 855564

Yelverton Local History Society Beavers & Cubs Contact Nigel Rendle: Contact Lewis Belcher 852874 [email protected]

Buckland Drama Group Buckland Art Group Contact N. Maxwell by email: Contact: Derek Mahoney 855032 [email protected] Iain Grant 855683

Allotments Association RAF Harrowbeer Interest Group Contact Mike MacKenzie: 854549 Email: [email protected] Contact Stephen Fryer 855336

Buckland Food Growers Yelverton Bridge Club Contact Gaviin Young Contact Keat Cawse 855592 Email: [email protected]

ANIMALS Dartmoor Livestock Protection Drake Vets Injured or distressed animal on the moor - Urgent Care & Medications 854255 describe details 07873 587561

Pg 28 HELP us keep this up-to-date, please - email changes to [email protected] Contacts for our local Organisations

St. Andrew’s Primary school CHILDREN Buckland Beehive - Pre-School School Office 852867 Contact- Jane Beard 853634 Head Teacher 853153 Email: [email protected] Youth & Children Penmoor Nursery Youth Worker Tom Watson Contact Anne-Marie Cooper 851201 Email: [email protected] Website www.penmoor-nursery.co.uk

Buckland Playgroup Rosemary Woodwark School of Dance Contact Joanna Goodfellow (Wed 9-11) Contact 01626 367537/ 07932 916826 [email protected] Website: www.devon-dance.school SPORTS Buckland Cricket Club Yelverton Short Mat Bowling Contact Tom Rogers 852855 Contact Hazel Viney 852551

Yelverton Badminton Yelverton Bowling Club St Paul’s Church Hall Contact Bob Clarke 853493 Thursdays 7.30pm 854888

Yelverton Tennis Club Buckland Snooker Contact Mags Berry 855583 Phil Bennett 855367 Buckland Village Hall VENUES Buckland Village Hall Buckland Chapel Bookings: Vicky Harvey 481748 Contact Susanna Campbell 853078 Chair - [email protected]

Buckland Abbey Milton Combe Village Hall Administrator 853607 Contact Elaine Stansbury 852721 [email protected] Childrens’ Hospice South West CHARITIES Cancer Research UK Contact Zoe Partridge 07500 081971 Contact Frances Halls 855003

Leukaemia Research Fund British Heart Foundation Contact Vivienne Wright 852323 Tavistock - Kris Budge 615338

HELP us keep this up-to-date, please - email changes to [email protected] Pg 29 CHURCH CALENDAR for APRIL 2021 1ştt Thursday Maundy Thursday 7.30 pm Holy Communion BCP 2ⁿd Friday 8.00 am Morning Prayer BCP via Zoom** Good Friday 10.30 am All Age Good Friday Service 12.00 noon An hour at the Cross, at Milton Combe 4th SUNDAY 9.15 am Easter Holy Communion at Milton Combe EASTER SUNDAY 10.30 am All Age Easter Communion Service

7th Wednesday 8.00 am Morning Prayer via Zoom** 10.00 am Holy Communion at St. Andrew’s 8.00 pm Central Prayer Meeting via Zoom** 9th Friday 8.00 am Morning Prayer BCP via Zoom** 11th SUNDAY 9.15 am Holy Communion at Milton Combe 2ⁿd after Easter 10.30 am Morning Worship 14th Wednesday 8.00 am Morning Prayer via Zoom** 10.00 am Holy Communion at St. Andrew’s 16th Friday 8.00 am Morning Prayer BCP via Zoom** 18th SUNDAY 9.15 am Morning Worship at Milton Combe 3std of Easter 10.30 am Holy Communion 21ştt Wednesday 8.00 am Morning Prayer via Zoom** 10.00 am Holy Communion at St. Andrew’s 23std Friday 8.00 am Morning Prayer BCP via Zoom** 25th SUNDAY 9.15 am Holy Communion at Milton Combe 4th of Easter 10.30 am Morning Worship 28th Wednesday 8.00 am Morning Prayer via Zoom** 10.00 am Holy Communion (BCP) at St. Andrew’s 30th Friday 8.00 am Morning Prayer BCP via Zoom** N.B. These services are subject to change, depending on the advice at the time. ** Please contact [email protected] for logon details.

Pg 30 CHURCH CALENDAR for MAY 2021 2ⁿd SUNDAY 9.15 am Morning Worship at Milton Combe 5th of Easter 10.30 am All Age Family Communion Service

5th Wednesday 8.00 am Morning Prayer via Zoom** 10.00 am Holy Communion at St. Andrew’s 8.00 pm Central Prayer Meeting via Zoom** 7th Friday 8.00 am Morning Prayer BCP via Zoom** 9th SUNDAY 9.15 am Holy Communion at Milton Combe 6th of Easter 10.30 am Morning Worship 12th Wednesday 8.00 am Morning Prayer via Zoom** 10.00 am Holy Communion at St. Andrew’s 13th Thursday 7.30 pm Holy Communion ASCENSION DAY 14th Friday 8.00 am Morning Prayer BCP via Zoom** Start of 10 days of prayer between Ascension and Pentecost 16th SUNDAY 9.15 am Morning Worship at Milton Combe 7th of Easter 10.30 am Holy Communion 19th Wednesday 8.00 am Morning Prayer via Zoom** 10.00 am Holy Communion at St. Andrew’s 21ştt Friday 8.00 am Morning Prayer BCP via Zoom** 23std SUNDAY 9.15 am Holy Communion at Milton Combe PENTECOST 10.30 am Morning Worship 26th Wednesday 8.00 am Morning Prayer via Zoom** 10.00 am Holy Communion (BCP) at St. Andrew’s 28th Friday 8.00 am Morning Prayer BCP via Zoom**

30th SUNDAY 9.15 am Holy Communion (BCP) at Milton Combe SUNDAY 10.30 am Holy Communion

N.B. These services are subject to change, depending on the advice at the time. For more information, please visit www.bucklandchurchdevon.co.uk It is a sunny winter’s day, and the sun is surprisingly warm to the skin, which marks a difference from the previous chilly days. Tall ancestral trees stand bare, yet daffodils have pushed aside the earth that have protected this hardy flower over the winter, and the faint smell of wild garlic is in the air, spring is just around the corner.

Rain hasn’t fallen for quite a few days, yet the river Tavy rolling under Denham Bridge is undoubtedly above summer levels. The lack of rain that would otherwise run off the land coincides with the clarity of the water. Like in the cartoons I have a devil versus angel moment, one is telling me the water’s going to be biting, the other responds by saying, well you do have your semi-dry wetsuit, quickly countered by, yes, but you’re not in your surfing teens anymore and it’s a pain to get on, and torture to get off. A female goosander drifts by on the current… 15 minutes later I’m suited up.

How do these wild swimmers deal with the rawness of these water temperatures? The small areas of any exposed skin hurt when immersed, but from past experience I hope that passes. In other words, those areas will become numb, so I will not feel the pain anyway! Kayakers and wild swimmers may not be the angler's best friend, and I understand they pay good money for the privilege to fish the local rivers, which obviously must be thoroughly enjoyable for them, just like it is for me to view our local species in their environment. I have never had the pleasure of watching anyone fly fish in the flesh but seeing someone honing their skills must be a sight to behold.

Downpours throughout the autumn and winter reconfigure certain sections to the riverbeds and banks, which is fascinating to witness year after year. Drifting along, I take in the differences in the riverbed since I was here last summer: beautiful vivid sandy ripples remind me of childhood visits to the beach. An underwater rocky pebbly bank has formed which redirects the flow away from a pool where I had the joy of watching salmon and trout up close last year. I wonder if the fish will return to this modified section.

My youngest Thalia who intensely enjoyed snorkelling last year, has stated that she will only return once Mediterranean temperatures are upon us. Now for the hard part, getting this dratted wetsuit off!!

Shane Willson