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They also offered to meet a small group of Councillors but this offer was made NEWS FROM THE in between meetings and so the Parish COUNCIL Council was not able to discuss this. As Cllr Rob Longhurst explained to the Courtlands Again! meeting, it is not the Parish Council’s The Parish Council moved its venue to normal practice to meet developers the Methodist Church on 7th October in once a planning application has been anticipation of a large crowd to discuss submitted. the latest Courtlands application. We There was public concern that the were not disappointed as around 60 current proposal was more dense than people turned up to give their views the previous application even though it and to hear the debate. The applicant, was on a smaller site. There was also SLP had been invited to attend to no guarantee that other applications explain the application but was not able would not be submitted to develop the to come as he was on holiday. It is, remaining land in SLP’s ownership, in perhaps, a shame that none of their the future. Consultants or Advisers were able to Cont come along either. SLP did have email correspondence Clerk to the Council: A J Le Riche, with Tony, the Clerk to give some DMS, 43 Salisbury Road, , explanation as to their proposals and to EX8 1SL, Tel 279665/ 07866 535580 suggest that some of the information [email protected] provided on the Village website was inaccurate. ______Editor: Chris Carter, Tel 274104. Copy editor – P Acca Deputy Editors - Terri Scott & Jan Teague, Advertising - Liz Griffiths Lympstone web site – www.lympstone.org Copy deadline for the next issue – Tuesday Oct 8th by 10 am Copy by e-mail, if possible to [email protected] The Editor at Hillcrest, Greenhill Ave, Lympstone, EX8 5HW Distribution by the Telfers, Tel 272275 and others

1 Cont raised by the public and voted to A member of the public asked the request that the application be refused Parish Council to show civic leadership on the following grounds:. in opposing this application and 1. National Planning Policy Framework suggested that SLP’s business model (NPPF) was to buy land at agricultural or i. The “Planning Statement” states:- similar value and then seek to develop. “6.21 The NLP is the subject of The land had fared very poorly in its significant objection in relation to sustainability assessment and the access relevant policies within the plan and was in a poor location with the land the N LP has yet to be submitted to the being approximately 3m higher than the Secretary of State for Examination. As road. such, the emerging LP is still in This would mean the loss of a development and carries little weight in considerable length of hedge in either the assessment of the current direction in order to achieve the proposal.” visibility sight lines shown on the This is untrue in two respects application. a. As the New East Local Plan Public comment also emphasised that was submitted for examination on the the matter of flooding and surface 2nd August 2013 (Letter from Inspector water run-off could not be ignored. Anthony Thicket to EDDC dated 15 There was a proposed balancing pond August 2013) but this was small and shallow and b. There is also general public support would not cope with moderate rainfall, for Strategy 8, Development in Green let alone the considerable storms that Wedges with the only objections to this we have experienced in recent years. policy coming from 3 agents acting for Due to the lie of the land and proposals developers wishing to build within a for drainage across adjoining land, all green wedge. Greater weight should rainwater would find its way to Sowden therefore be given to this policy in the End adding to the problems that already NLP occur there. ii. The “Planning Statement” states:- There was a great likelihood of “2.1 ...... The application site is flooding of adjoining land and this approximately 3.7 hectares and is would make these areas and parts of the situated on the northern edge of Way impassable for most Exmouth, Devon, immediately to the of the Winter period. north of the defined Built up Area When asked by Cllr Longhurst, no one Boundary for Exmouth.” in the public gallery indicated that they This is untrue. The BuAB for Exmouth would support this application. is separated from this location by the Members of the Parish Council then houses in Lympstone Parish in discussed the points that had been Courtlands Lane, and some 450m from 2 the houses in Seafield Avenue. The 3. New EDDC Local Plan Statement also makes no mention of the This development would contravene dislocation of this location from the the following policies of the New Lympstone BuAB. EDDC Local Plan: iii. The application in quoting the  Strategy 6 – Development within NPPF:- Built-Up Area Boundaries Fails to state that within the NPPF local  Strategy 7 – Development in the planning authorities should maintain Countryside the character of the undeveloped coast,  Strategy 8 – Development in Green protecting and enhancing its distinctive Wedges landscapes (NPPF, 2012; paragraph  Strategy 22 – Development at 114). Exmouth a. The “Planning Statement” fails to  Strategy 27 – Development at the mention the “Super Appeal” which has Small Towns and Larger Villages been proposed to deal with 3 appeals on  Strategy 35 – Mixed Market and sites in and around . This is Affordable Housing Outside Built-up principally to cover the matter of Area Boundaries “prematurity” and “5 year Land  Strategy 44 – Undeveloped Coast and supply”. Statements from previous Coastal Preservation Area Feniton appeals are therefore unsafe 4. Lympstone Neighbourhood Plan whilst this Super Appeal is outstanding. This development would contravene b. The Planning Statement fails to make the following policies of the Lympstone reference to the latest housing number Neighbourhood Plan:- figures for East Devon as published in  DMP 1 – Housing Allocations: This “Consultation on Proposed Post- development is not one of the Allocated Publication Changes to the Local Plan”. Sites within the Lympstone 2. Inspector’s Decision at 2012 Appeal Neighbourhood Plan and scored only Whilst the Planning Statement attempts 5.9 against the Sustainability Criteria. to address some of the issues raised by the Inspector it cannot overcome his  DMP 3 – Location: - P7 and P8 conclusion:- 33. The proposal would  DMP 5 – Density & Scale: - P10 seriously harm the character and  DMP 12 – Natural Environment:- appearance of the area, including the P27 & P27 setting and identity of the village of 5. New access/egress to A376 Lympstone. This harm and the conflict Lympstone Parish Council has opposed with the saved new access and egress points to the development policies that I have found A376 within the Parish until such time lead me to conclude that in as the new Dinan Way Extension route landscape/settlement terms this site is (as detailed in the Devon Highways unsuitable for housing.” Strategy) is finalised. 3 6. Flooding Lympstone Pre-school, Pay for an Lympstone Parish Council has grave Apprentice £93 X 44 weeks - concerns on the effect that this Contribution of £279 development could have on flooding Lympstone Scouts, Camping within the vicinity. Since SLP built the equipment and works to the building - “Devon Bank” and the existing Contribution of £279 retaining pond there has been an Cliff Field increase in flooding in lower The Parish Council has secured funding Courtlands Lane – the proposed of £3,310 to provide a new surface to retention pond would seem to be the entrance to Cliff Field which is used inadequate. extensively by Lympstone FC and Although the NPPF is the overarching Lympstone Scouts. Materials have planning framework for this application been purchased and the ground works the Inspector’s Report at the 2012 have been carried out. However, appeal, the New Local Plan and the Councillors were dismayed to hear that Parish Council adopted Neighbourhood parents and young members of the Plan should all be material Football Club and the Scouts were not considerations for determining this willing to lend a hand in carrying out application. The Parish Council the simple task of laying plastic mesh strongly recommend REFUSAL. tiles and spreading topsoil over them. In brief I quote The Inspector “...... in This is not an onerous task and with a landscape/settlement terms this site is few willing hands it could easily be unsuitable for housing.” completed in one short morning’s work so come on and show some true village Grants spirit. Let the Scout leaders and The Parish Council considered Football Club leaders, or Tony, the applications for financial assistance and Clerk, know that you are willing to help decided to award the following grants: and a work party will be arranged. This Lympstone Young Persons, Society will be a great help to improve the Purchase of pinball machine - £399.17 gateway into the Field and when the +VAT work is done, it will help give the Lympstone Village Hall, Cycle racks - Village some credibility in applying for £250.00 + VAT more funds for other improvements in Lympstone PCC, Cost of servicing the Village. repairing and repainting the church Neighbourhood Plan clock - Contribution of £279 The Lympstone Neighbourhood Plan Lympstone Players, Cleaning and has now been adopted by the Parish repair of stage curtains - Contribution Council but there is a long way to go. of £279 EDDC are arranging a sustainability appraisal and when this is done, the 4 Plan will be handed over to them to household waste is disposed of properly carry out their part of the formal including recycling wherever possible process. An exhibition was held in the and that information about this should village hall on 20th & 21st September to be available to holiday makers. show the adopted Plan and the changes that have been made as a result of your Clerk to the Council: A J Le Riche, views being put forward. DMS, 43 Salisbury Road, Exmouth, CTC-RM Young Officers Village EX8 1SL, Tel 279665/ 07866 535580 Exercise [email protected] This was held over the week end of 28th September – 1st October. As far as the Parish Council is aware, all went well FROM THE EDITOR but Councillors would like to hear your views – good, bad or indifferent. The CTC-RM Council sees these exercises as an EXERCISE important way of showing support for This was the fourth the work that are given such invasion of our to do and welcomes comments to help village and from all them run smoothly in future. reports both the young ‘Welcome to Lympstone’ officers and the village found the Six new signs on the entrances to the exercise most satisfactory. The parish have been ordered from South Lympstone Players provided the West Highways. These will now ‘village elders” and miscellaneous include the parish Logo and will be a villains and Scottish military types in great and noticeable improvement for mufti provided the opposition. visitors to the area. Rubbish Bins CHICKENS/GEESE/RABBITS/++ Parish Councillors The Saddlers’ little zoo should heard that some of the be of interest to many children rubbish bins were being used to dump DRAINS normal household Owners of houses with drains passing waste. It was thought that through their gardens are reminded that part of this problem came from houses they are responsible for their upkeep. let as holiday homes where there was no information about how to dispose of Cllr Chris Carter rubbish the which includes recycling. All householders and holiday home owners are asked to make sure that all

5 THE PARISH CHURCH information see Jill Wilson or Pete Simpson. 0 to 50 in one service. Pet Service Celebrations in church are not usually This is a service wild, however it was special to have which Revd Geoffrey Wrayford celebrating acknowledges the the exact date of the 50th anniversary importance of pets of his ordination as a Deacon and, on in many homes. the same day, the first service for Sid The service will Humphries after his ordination as give thanks and Deacon for the Parish of Lympstone. bless any of God’s creatures and their Demelza owners. All welcome, with your pets, Henderson has on Saturday 12th October at 4 pm in also church. successfully Halloween completed her Halloween is a contraction of All probationary Hallows’ Evening, also known as All year as Reader. Hallows' Eve, and is an annual She will celebration on October 31, the eve of receive her full the feast of All Saints Day. It is Reader’s Licence at a special service in followed by All Souls' Day, also known Cathedral on Saturday 5th as the Commemoration of All Faithful October. Departed. Our church will celebrate Harvest All Souls’ Day Eve on Friday 1st Lympstone Church usually celebrates November at 7.30 pm. the Harvest Festival on the first Sunday Remembrance Sunday in October, possibly news too late for The Remembrance Sunday service will this year, depending on when you begin 15 minutes early at 9.45. This receive your Herald, but make a note year the service falls on Sunday 12th for the future! November. Booking the Church. Quiet Time If you wish to book the church for an There is a regular service on Monday event you can now do this by mornings at 9.30 am to start the week downloading the forms from the with a quiet time of reflection and website www.lympstonechurch.org. prayer. The next in the calendar is Look for the red tab on the ‘home’ Monday 14th October in church. page. Full explanation is included on Mid Week Eucharist the form. It can be filled in and There is a celebration of Holy emailed back as directed. For more Communion, in said form (no singing) every Wednesday at 11 am. 6 Sunday Services 8 am Morning Prayer all weeks except LYMPSTONE NEIGHBOURHOOD Said Communion on third Sunday. PLAN 10 am Sung Eucharist second, fourth and (if there is one) fifth Sundays Dear Lympstonians, All age communion on first Sunday We are writing to say Morning Worship on third Sunday thank you to: everyone who Junior Church takes place during the turned up to all the 10 am Communion services. different Lympstone 5 pm Taize style service fourth Sunday Neighbourhood Plan meetings to share (this is a quiet service with repetitive, their opinions and all the people who meditative singing. The style of bothered to send in their comments service comes from the French town of during the final consultation Taize. The Taizé Community is an stage. Soon the Lympstone ecumenical monastic order in Taizé, Neighbourhood Plan will be submitted Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France. It to EDDC for their review by an is composed of more than one hundred independent inspector. If approved, it brothers, from Protestant and Catholic comes back to the Parish for all of us to traditions, who originate from about vote on it's adoption; yes or no. If thirty countries across the world.) adopted, it makes our job of The school uses the church for representing you so much easier assemblies, rehearsals and music because we know what you want to lessons at irregular times during the happen over the next few years. It week. You are most welcome at any of will give us a clear sense of direction. our services. Your church is open for In addition, we want to thank the library, quiet prayer and meditation Lympstone Parish Council for agreeing every day. to support the idea of creating a La La Concert in Church Neighbourhood Plan and the Steering Saturday 16th November in the Parish Group for their hard work in creating Church. Doors open at 7pm for the Neighbourhood Plan from all of 7.30pm. There will be an interval, a your opinions. wine bar, and guest performers. The Thank you and best regards to concert is expected to finish at 9 pm. you all – Tickets for this special event are just £5, available from Shears Cafe and Cllrs David Atkins and Ben Ingham. members of the choir.

Brian Mather.

7 EAST EXE PROBUS CLUB He has studied and is a WINTER TALKS knowledgeable speaker on Devon matters. Several Lympstone men attend the We also plan daytime visits to places of thriving East Exe Probus Club which is interest approximately twice a year. one of a group of National Clubs for We look forward to seeing old friends retired PROfessional and and meeting visitors and new members BUSinessmen. Visitors and new alike. For further information, please members are always welcome. contact Ian Stratford on 01395 224759 We meet at 10.00 am on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at Ian Stratford Withycombe Rugby Club, Hulham Road, Exmouth. Meetings are preceded YOUTH CLUB by coffee and a chat with other members. Last week saw the first Youth Club Our programme covers a wide range of session after the summer break. Usually subjects and promises to be fascinating, on the first junior session back whilst so why not put the following dates in school is still closed attendance is very your diary and come along :- poor so we were pleasantly surprised to have 27 juniors in attendance. The  16th October PAULA senior session saw 23 members attend CLARKE Community the highest number for some time. Engagement Officer for the Last Friday saw 28 senior members on CASTLE attended and the hall decorated with DROGO. PAST, PRESENT good luck banners by Lauren and and FUTURE. Louisa to give our eldest member  6th November ANDREW Connor Breslan a send off before he BUTLER National Farmers joins the army on Tuesday. A cake was Union representative for Devon also presented to Connor with his on FARMING in DEVON picture on and shared amongst the NOW. members. The evening finished with  20th November MYLES most of the members dancing to some BLOOD –SMYTHE on real party music. All in all the evening EXMOUTH MUSSELS. was amazing and it made us feel very Myles will tell us how they are proud to see so many members having farmed and treated and future such a great time. stocks preserved.  4th December ROBERT Eddie Mingo HESKETH on DEVON INNS.

8 2013 POPPY APPEAL take this opportunity to thank the band The 2013 Royal British of willing volunteers who continue to Legion Poppy Appeal give their time to and assist with the House to House collection as without them it would not Collection will take be possible. If you feel that you would place in Lympstone like to volunteer as a Collector or get between Saturday 26th involved in the Poppy Appeal in some October and Saturday 9th November. A other way then please do contact me on street collection will also take place 264988 or email me at outside the Londis on the 8th and 9th [email protected] November. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the The Flanders fields saw some of the 11th month we will stand in silence most appalling fighting of World War once again to remember those that have 1, where homes, farms and countryside fallen. But let us also remember those had been, a sea of mud and carnage that are here amongst us now and need engulfing everything. However every our help. Please give generously as I year the warm weather allowed the know you always do. Thank you. poppies to flourish and their vibrant colour gave hope and heart to the Becks Pearson soldiers fighting in the trenches. The first Poppy Appeal took place in 1921 LYMPSTONE TWINNERS when artificial poppies made by the Disabled Society, forerunners of Could this be the start of a today’s Royal British Legion Poppy revival? A new young Factory were offered to the public and family has made contact today the Poppy continues to be a with the Lympstone symbol of hope and reassurance. All Twinners’ co-ordinator, the money raised by the Appeal (except [email protected] , for the costs of the Appeal itself) still with the prospect of establishing a goes to help serving and ex- twinning friendship with a similar servicemen, and women and their French family. Whoopee! To read dependants in times of need through the more visit our website via the last line Royal British Legion’s Benevolent on www.lympstone.org/clubssocieties/ Fund. Our next social event, Après Noël, is Lympstone is remarkable in the way it scheduled for early January 2014, gives and I am incredibly proud to be unless…….. taking over the role of Poppy Appeal Organiser from Shirley Friend who has Richard Crisp retired having organised the Appeal for a number of years. I would also like to 9 LYMPSTONE POLICE REPORT If you have any information which 23RD AUGUST – 4TH could assist Police, please contact us on OCTOBER 2013 the details below quoting KE/13/2282. Please remember that Lympstone is a We have had a number low crime rate area and these types of of burglaries reported to incidences are rare. Residents are the police in the area of understandably concerned at this time, Gibraltar and Trafalgar but please be assured that Officers are Road in Lympstone regularly patrolling the area day and since the 27th September. So far we night. have had seven burglaries reported with If you would like to join our a number of properties visited by the community messaging service which offender on more than one occasion. updates you on what is happening in Police are working very hard to locate the area, please contact me on the this offender and are working with the details below. community and the Commando Parking in Highcliffe: Training Centre to offer support and I have received a number of complaints reassurance to residents. regarding the parking in Highcliffe A few security tips : Close. Please remember it is an Please ensure that your windows and offence to park on the pavement, doors are locked at all times, even if around junctions and to obstruct you are just in the garden, and remove resident properties and a ticket could be the keys from the door. (keep them in issued. I will be monitoring this area an area nearby for access) over the next few weeks. Be aware of any changes in your We have had 7 crimes reported to surroundings, has anything been Police recently. Most burglaries were moved? A gate left open, a hole in the in just two roads. We believe these are hedge etc. all linked and they are currently with If you hear a noise in the night and are our CID department. We have in fear for your safety, dial 999. We are increased patrols in the area and 24 hour policing and based in Exmouth. CTCRM security are also patrolling. Please be extremely vigilant at this Please remain vigilant and contact time. If you see any person or vehicle Police if you see any person or vehicle acting suspiciously in the area, contact acting suspiciously. Police immediately. If it is safe to do so try and take a note of what the PCSO Sarah Trayhurn 30110: General person looks like or the vehicle details. Enquiries 101 : Email: [email protected] .police.uk

10 ART WORKSHOPS AND Tel 01395 271915 email EXHIBITION [email protected]

Lympstone Art Judith Carter Group is running a Batiq Workshop HOUSEHOLD RUBBISH. on Wednesday 6th November from 10am East Devon District Council has to 4.00pm.The workshop leader is requested that our Village litter bins are Deborah Vallance; she will explain the NOT used for household waste. Litter process of using batik on paper to bin contents go to landfill, household produce unusual, abstract pictures with rubbish should be sorted and any bright, jewel-like colours using wax- recyclable materials put in appropriate resistant and coloured dyes. You will receptacles. be able to produce both a small design and a larger picture during the Terri Scott workshop. The cost is £30 per person + £5 for materials. BEST KEPT We are hosting an exhibition of work VILLAGE by Pricilla Trenchard on Saturday 16th COMPETITION and Sunday 17th November, in the 2014 Village Hall, which is inspired by the excavations of the Pebble Bed on Judging May-July next year. Woodbury Common. The Exhibition is Thank you to all those who responded supported by Villages in Action and with “Black Spot” locations around the opens at 10am with free coffee and Village. There will be a working party croissant between 10.30 and 11.30 on to visit some of these on November Saturday . Opening times 10am until 30th, meeting at the Village Hall Car 4pm on both days. In addition Priscilla Park at 10.00am with a view to litter will run a Workshop on “Making Your picking and trimming vegetation (stout own Book” on Sunday 17th November: footware recommended) followed by you can make a book in the morning coffee and biscuits. Thank you also to and learn about cutting, folding and those on a continuous tidy up sewing and in the afternoon you get to campaign. work on your book with sketch, paint, collage and print. The workshop cost is Terri Scott [email protected] £40 per person. Entry to the exhibition is free. If you are interested in attending either workshop, please contact Mai Targett, 11 LA LA CHOIRS to 50. It’s going to be a big event, I suspect us having to turn people away. Next year La La I’d like it to become an annual one if Choirs (originally it’s a success. La La Lympstone) Sam Abrahams, creator and Musical will be hosting the first Director tells us why she is promoting National Choir Festival for Non singing for all. ‘My ethos is that Audition Choirs. Our promotion for the everyone should have somewhere they event starts on Saturday October 5th. can go and sing. La La choirs are for We will be surprising shoppers in people who want to sing, not just those Exeter’s Princesshay, followed by a who can sing. It is proven to have performance but in the style of an open benefits both physiological and rehearsal. There will be people there psychological. The Daily Mail and talking to shoppers about singing and Telegraph published articles a month or the benefits of it as well as talking to so ago about it and I have been banging them about what its like to be part of La on about it for years. Research has La Land as we like to call it. shown that singing can be as good for There isn’t currently an event for those your health as Yoga as it synchronises people who sing for fun to come along your heartbeats which grow faster and to. The festivals that do exist are slower at the same time as you breathe competitive. I intend to run the La La in and out in unison. one with a Friday evening full of local ‘The study could explain why choral music, all based on singing. We will singing is said to be good for your involve as many local bars and venues health, because reducing the variability as possible and a ticket for the Festival of your heart rate is likely to be good will entitle people to free entry at any for your well-being’, they said. of these places. They can tour Exeter Another article in the Metro goes one and local music at the same time. step further and suggests singing along Saturday will be workshops run by specifically to Bohemian Rhapsody has local experts including vocal health benefits, something which we at techniques, singing in harmony, world La La can attest to. Check out our music etc Saturday evening will be a Facebook page or You Tube to see concert where each choir performs two videos of us performing it at a couple of their favourite songs and the finale of recent gigs. will be all choirs singing a song they’ve ‘I had a very stressful job when I learnt that day, together. Sunday will be started La La Lympstone 6 years ago a massive flash mob in Princesshay. and ran it as a once a week escape from We already have over 15 choirs from that. When membership went up to 75 all over Britain that have shown an and I was getting people from Exeter, interest. They range from 15 members 12 Woodbury, Exmouth etc I knew what I HERALD DELIVERIES was destined to do. So not only do we have a good laugh, We have just received a enjoy some fantastic music, and make note from David new friends but we are also providing a Hinchliffe of Greenhill health boost by regulating our breathing Avenue, informing us of his intention pattern and therefore our heartbeat (and to retire as a deliverer. He tells us that you don’t even have to wear lycra!!) If he has done it for more than 30 years! you fancy joining us, why not come He must have delivered more than along to your nearest session and give it 10,000 copies! What's more, he has a go – remember, its good for you!!’ very thoughtfully found a successor. La La Choirs runs in Lympstone, David is typical of the thirty plus Exeter, Exmouth, and people who every month deliver more . For more information you than a thousand Heralds. We owe them can take a look at the website all a big vote of thanks. www.lalachoirs.co.uk Judith Telfer Sam Abrahams

LYMPSTONE FILM SOCIETY LYMPSTONE GARDEN CLUB

The Film Society’s Martin Our Autumn/Winter Fisher has chosen Now, series of talks begins on Voyager - another great Wednesday 16th October at Bette Davis film - as the 7.30pm in the Village Hall matinee screening on Tuesday 22nd Function Room. We look forward to an October. The film starts at 2.15pm in illustrated talk from John Eustace, a the Methodist Hall. £3.50 at the door. Lympstone resident, on Bees and The November Friday evening Beekeeping. He will tell us about screening is the legendary Withnail and beekeeping in our gardens and the best I from 1987. This film, with shorts, ices plants and flowers to grow to and a bar, starts at 7.30pm on Friday 8th encourage these essential insects. November. £5 on the door (or Refreshments will be provided. We membership £20 for the 8 films through look forward to welcoming you to this to April). and other talks on gardening subjects. Entry £3. Don Mildenhall Ian Stratford

13 The Gl be Inn THE STRAND, LYMPSTONE T: 01395 263166

Summer’s finally over, & what a fabulous one it was, We thank you all for your support, With the cricket team, the tennis club, The fun & frolics at Furry Dance, & musical enchantment of Sherry Morning, We do hope grand summer was had by all.

Now the autumn has arrived, There are still many delights to behold, Our open fire’s burning brightly, & Our winter menu is sure to lift your spirits, Pull up a chair with a glass of your favourite tipple, & join in the fun, our atmosphere really is second to none.

WHATS ON THIS OCTOBER?

Monday: Our fabulous Monday curry nights are back! Only £7.95 eat in or takeaway. Tuesday: Quiz night, from 9pm be sure to be here early to ensure your seat. 1st Tuesday of the month (5th Nov) 1pm Ladies do Lunch Thursday: Fish & Chip night Friday: Live Music from 9pm, 11th – A38’s 25th – Ian Boyd Saturday: Food now served all day from 12 till 9pm Sunday: Food now served from 12 till 8pm

Live sports shown on SKY SPORTS & BT SPORT daily

14 LUNCH TIME SPECIAL: Join us for some hearty pub fayre, What ever takes your fancy be it our soup & a sandwich special at £5.50, our warming homemade stews & pies, or even our fabulous paella to share. Relax & Curl up next to our fire with selected drinks only £2.50 with any main meal purchased. 12 till 2pm Monday to Friday

HALLOWEEN Thursday 31st October Please drop your carved pumpkins into us by no later than 6pm on Wednesday 30th for judging

From 2pm. From 6pm

Spooky story telling for the little Set 3 course menu only £19.95 one’s. Book now to avoid Face painting. disappointment. Apple bobbing. Adult pumpkin carving Junior pumpkin carving competition. competition, Prize for the best fancy dress Prize for the best fancy dress outfit. outfit. Dance the night away to some chilling music.

CHRISTMAS PARTY NIGHTS. Every Friday from Friday 22nd November. Live Music & Set 3 course meal only £19.95. BOOK NOW TO SECURE YOUR PLACE. 15 FOR MESSIAH LOVERS: concert featuring tangoes by Piazzola MESSIAH IS COMING TO and Jet Whistle by Villa Lobos. LYMPSTONE Tickets for both these concerts are available from Shears’ Café (not Weds) Clyst Valley Choral or by phoning 271 915. Society will be performing a highly polished version of Harland Walshaw this wonderful work in Lympstone on Sat 23rd CYCLE ROUTE PETITION November 7.30pm at Lympstone Parish Church. Tickets: £8 in advance or £9 at There is a petition at the door On sale at ~ Shears Café, the Post Office for Lympstone Or Tel 01392 271858 to people to sign to let reserve your ticket - www.clystvalleychoral.org.uk know that we want the cycle route altered so that it carries on Janet Macdonald along the railway line and not through the village to alleviate a very serious A ‘SPESHAL’ CONCERT accident or fatality from occurring. Please remember to record any Bird song predominates in the flute incidents in the book in the Post Office concert being given by the brilliant or email details to me young flautist Ruth Molins at Thank you. Lympstone Church on Sunday [email protected] th afternoon, 20 October from 4 – 5pm. Michael Colquhoun’s composition Pat Squire ‘Speshal Birds’ is dedicated to a ‘speshal’ friend. And Daniel Dorff’s KARATE IN LYMPSTONE ‘Tweet’ is played on the solo piccolo. There are two pieces by French Kenpo-ryu Kickboxing- composers Poulenc and Ferroud, and a Karate at Lympstone Partita by Bach, his only work for solo Youth Centre Candys flute. Field every Tuesday and This is the second of three Lympstone Thursday classes for children and Entertainments afternoon concerts led adults for more details call Phil by Ruth Molins. The last one is on Cawood 07544577715, or 3K Martial th Sunday 10 November, when she will Arts on Facebook or email be joined by guitarist David Cottam [email protected]. and cellist Hilary Boxer for a Festive Eddie Mingo 16 LOTTERY WINNERS! tumblers, and musicians of all shapes and disguises…for contributions that The lucky winner in the reflect the wide variety of talent in the July draw of the village including grouping our more Friends of the Church experienced entertainers in different Lottery was Bruni Young. And in ways, or with new and perhaps not so August, Jan Napper. So a fabulous £25 confident contributors. Can you help prize for each of them! us to identify new talent including newcomers to the village who may be Clive Wilson just waiting to be asked to join in?

Lympstone Entertainments VILLAGE CONCERT Saturday 8 February 2014

New to the Village? Never heard of the ‘Village Concert? Read on. The Village Concert is the occasion when the Village entertains itself, a neo pagan ritual of self-examination and flagellation… and that is just the audience. Fast moving, post-post There is so much talent in the village modern, the Village Concert is all you that we find it best if acts are between can imagine in your wildest dreams three and five minutes long. We need to about Village life and there are only 18 build up a balanced programme and I weeks left to plan ways in which you will be glad to discuss the way you may may be able to contribute. The date of like to contribute and how it will fit in. the concert will be Saturday 8th Once again we do not plan to use February with a rehearsal on Friday 7th amplification but rely on your natural February. Following the successful talent! Please contact me to discuss the introduction of a matinee performance way you can contribute! last year there will be performance in Stop Press: the Bagpipes will be back the afternoon as well as our normal in 2014. evening performance. We are always looking for new acts - dancers, actors, John Welton storytellers, jugglers, magicians,

17 ROMAN CENTURION TO VISIT and we hope to be out in greater force LYMPSTONE for the Remembrance Sunday service in November. On Wednesday, the 30th Over the Summer – the Scouts have October, a Roman camped at both Haytor on & Centurion will give a first Caddihoe Campsites and the Cubs have hand account of life as a been working on their gardening soldier in the Roman project outside the Car Park Toilets and Army at Topsham and on the grass verges opposite. Planning beyond. is well underway for the Scouts Night The talk, organised by Lympstone Walk on Woodbury Common, a visit to History Society, will be in the Function a local Fire Station and Lympstone Room of the village hall, starting at Church Bell Tower, and the Dry Ski 7.30 pm. It will not only be of great Slope event. Cubs are very active interest to adults but children too. working on several badges, visits Admission: Adults £3: children free around the village, Bonfire night fun and a Christmas Party. Diana Letcher, History Society Advance Notice ~ Our Annual Christmas Bingo will take place on th SCOUTING IN Friday 29 November at the Village LYMPSTONE Hall from 7pm. – details will be available shortly, around the village, of how you can book for the evening and Lympstone Beavers (6-8 year olds), are LOOKING for a we will also have a Bar available and new Volunteer Team – ARE YOU able lots of prizes in our raffle. to help us. Training will be given as Scouting relies on lots of adult needed – Experience of being a Parent, volunteers giving up their time to allow Grandparent, Teacher, Play Leader etc children from 6 – 17 to have fun and will be of great benefit. Both Male & friendship whilst training them for life Female volunteers are welcome, if you skills and citizenship, would you like to are interested please contact Mike join us in the Scouting game, have Goom ([email protected]) or some fun and the satisfaction of seeing phone 01395 740162. This is now them grow into happy young adults? – VERY URGENT as we have needed to If so please contact Mike Goom suspend the weekly meetings until new (Assistant Group Scout Leader) details volunteers are found. above. Some 16 Scouts, Cubs & Beavers plus 4 Leaders attended the recent Harvest Mike Goom(AGSL) Festival Service @ Lympstone Church

18 LYMPSTONE W.I. organising a short break to the W.I. Denman College in June next year – 4 Our speaker on 2nd October was Mrs very interesting courses on offer. Margaret Knight. As a Chartered A questionnaire was distributed Librarian, for 16 years Margaret was regarding the possible local Chief Librarian at Harrow School broadcasting of the Centenary AGM in Library, generally known as “The June 2015. Choices range from internet Vaughan” after Charles John Vaughan viewing to Big Screen in a central who was Headmaster in the 1850’s. location. Opened in 1863, The Vaughan is a 3 members are going to the Autumn Grade 2 listed building on 3 floors, Council Meeting in Plymouth on 17th designed by architect Sir George October, when the main speaker will be Gilbert Scott, and in the excellent Toya Wilcox. There are spaces on the pictures that we were shown we could coach available for £10 for anyone who see many elements from his other work, would like to take the opportunity of a such as St Pancras. In 1999 The day out in Plymouth. Please contact Vaughan was refurbished and now has Diana de la Rue (see below) if you are an impressive 40,000 books, plus interested. Music, newspapers, and an IT The Estuary Group Carol Service will suite/Reading Room. Margaret’s be at Glenorchy Church, Exeter Road, favourite part of her job was the on Monday, 2nd December, at 2.30 pm. interaction with the boys – out of It was agreed to hold our Christmas approximately 800 in the school there evening meal in early January. could be as many as 250 boys in the Our next meeting is on Wednesday, 6th library at break times! November, at 2.30 p.m. in the Village We have registered for a visit to the Hall, when Mr Stuart Dowle will give Met Office – no date known yet. a talk entitled “The History and Cheese A letter had been received from the making of Quicke’s Traditional Parish Council thanking us for our Cheeses” “litter picking” in the village and giving Visitors and prospective new members some information about the 2014 Best are always very welcome. If you Kept Village competition. would like any more information please Our next “litter picking” is on either check out our dedicated website Wednesday, 23rd link on www.lympstone.org (Social October, at 2.15 section) or phone Diana de la Rue on p.m. starting at 01395 274099. the end of Highcliffe Close. Heather Stratford The Devon Federation is 19 LYMPSTONE FURRY DANCE annual Curry Lunch will be held on Sunday, 27th October, 12.30 for 1pm. The Friends of the Lympstone Furry A licensed bar is available, and all Dance would like to thank all those proceeds will be in support of the who have contributed to our fund upkeep of the church, Lympstone’s raising activities this year. As a oldest and finest building. result, we have made a small net profit and as in previous years, we will be Harland Walshaw making donations to local charities and organisations. This year we have FRIENDS OF THE CHURCH chosen, Lympstone and Exmouth LOTTERY Hospiscare, Headway, Lympstone Brownies and Friends of Lympstone This month's lucky winner is Adrian Surgery. Any residue will go towards Colson - now a magnificent £25 better the cost of next year's Furry Dance. off! Our next event will be the Santa and Mulled Wine Morning, with the Clive Wilson Lympstone South West Telecoms Band, in The Globe Inn on Saturday MOBILE LIBRARY DATES 7th , December at 1030 hrs. More details in next month's Herald. Friday: Oct 11, 25. Nov 8, 22. Chris Doak. Meadow Close: 10.50 to 11.10 THE CURRY LUNCH Car Park: 11.30 to 12.45

One of the Diana Letcher consolations of Autumn in Lympstone is the Curry Lunch. This is the season for seasoned DISCLAIMER food and good company, when some of the village’s spiciest cooks reveal their This news letter is compiled from secret recipes: lamb, beef, and chicken emails sent to the editor by numerous curries, vegetable korma, tasty tarka people and very little of the information dal, chutney and raita, and freshly fried is checked before publishing which is poppadums. done in good faith! These are the hottest tickets of the social calendar, and are available in the Chris Carter, Editor Post Office at only £10 per head. The

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OCTOBER NOVEMBER 11& 25 Mobile Library 4 Parish Council 12 Bhangra Band 6 WI Meeting 16 Water Colour workshop 6 Probus Talk 16 Bee Keeping talk 8 Film Withnail & I 16 La La Concert 8 &22 Mobile Library 16 Probus Talk 10 Festive concert 20 Concert- flute and other 12 Remembrance Service 21 22 Film - New Voyager 18 Parish Council 23 Litter Pick Parish Council 27 Curry Lunch 20 Probus Talk 30 Talk- Roman Army in Devon 23 Messiah Concert 30 Litter Pick

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