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ITEMS OF NOTE from the What residents said… Parish Council Nov. Meeting There were a total of 266 Surveys returned, which is a response rate of Parish Council Meetings 28.6% • 11 households were found to be in LYMPSTONE HOUSING NEEDS housing need with a local connection to SURVEY REPORT Lympstone.

• In June, the Rural Housing The average house price in the parish Partnership with Lympstone Parish in 2010 was £313,000 Council carried out housing needs • 81% of those replying to the survey survey in Lympstone. The purpose of said they were in favour of a small the survey was to discover if there are a affordable housing development for significant number of people living or local people in Lympstone. working in Lympstone who have not What the report recommends… been able to obtain housing suitable to A provision of 11 affordable homes their circumstances. needs to be made to address the need. What we asked for… Cont Households were invited to complete a three part form. This was designed to gather details of the reasons for which the current Clerk to the Council: A J Le Riche, accommodation failed to meet its needs DMS, 43 Salisbury Road, , and the type of accommodation EX8 1SL, Tel 279665/ 07866 535580 required in the future. mailto:[email protected]

______Editor: Chris Carter, Hillcrest, Greenhill Ave, Tel 274104. Copy editor – P Acca Deputy Editor - Jan Teague, Advertising - Liz Griffiths Herald archive and Lympstone web site – www.lympstone.org Copy deadline for the next issue – Tues Dec 6th by 10 am Copy by e-mail, if possible, to [email protected] or The Editor at Hillcrest, Greenhill Ave, Lympstone, EX8 5HW Distribution by the Telfers tel 272275 and others

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Cont The minimum format that has been What happens next? suggested for the National The Parish Council will investigate celebrations is a sporting event, a the possibility of providing Big Jubilee lunch, Service of additional affordable housing in Thanksgiving and the lighting of Lympstone. The Parish Plan shows 2012 beacons throughout the United that this provision should be made Kingdom. Lympstone has already close to the centre of the Village but registered its beacon on Cliff Field land is scarce. Public funding to and this will be recorded in a support this kind of development is national book for the event.. becoming harder to get and so the In order to start to discussion about process will not be easy. events for the Village, the Parish Lympstone has been successful in Council would like invite you and having two developments recently. others from any Groups that you are The first, at Jackson’s Meadow, involved with to consider what you which was funded as part of a larger might do to help the Village to development, and another at celebrate this event and then to Churchill Court, which was funded come along to a meeting in the by Government money being made Village Hall to discuss a programme available to EDDC. of events for the weekend. Please also let anyone else know about this, HM THE QUEEN’S DIAMOND if you think that they might be JUBILEE willing to get involved. This meeting will be held at 7.30pm 2012 is the year of on Tuesday 29th November 2011 in HM Queen the Function room at the Village Elizabeth’s Diamond Hall. Please confirm that you can Jubilee. Such an attend, so that I can make full event is rare as the last one was in accommodation arrangements. 1897 and it is most unlikely that there will be another one in this FLOODING century. The extended weekend of 2nd – 5th Autumn and winter bring with them June 2012 has been designated as a an increased risk of flooding to the period of national celebrations. The lower part of the village. The Parish Parish Council has agreed to do its Council has been given 200 empty best to ensure that Lympstone sandbags which can be used to help celebrates this significant event in stop flood water entering houses. If the fullest possible way. 2 you would like to have some of Firstly, EDDC Development these, please contact Cllr Richard Management Committee (Planning) Eastley on 266165. Cllr David will formally consider the second Atkins has also reminded the Parish application on Tuesday 15th Council that many properties used to November at 2pm in the Council have a flood board which would be Chamber, The Knowle, . sealed with clay and this could be We anticipate that they will reject used as a longer term preventative. the application. Please contact David for more The Appeal is then scheduled for advice on 264003. Tuesday 24th January in the Town Hall, Exmouth. Clerk to the Council: A J Le Riche, Following the meeting on the 15th, I DMS, 43 Salisbury Road, Exmouth, will be seeking an urgent meeting EX8 1SL, Tel 279665/ 07866 with the Appeal Officer to see what 535580 mailto:[email protected] we as a community can do to assist the appeal. I have already produced COURTLANDS UPDATE a very large “file of evidence” that documents, formally, what we as a As you are no doubt aware the community have already done. “Courtlands Development” has I know that many of you have moved forward. Strategic Land questions to ask – What does this all Partnerships have filed for an appeal mean? Will there be a due to District Council’s technical/legal team hired to defend failure to determine the second our/EDDC case? Do our objections application within the statutory time still stand? Do we need to write period. again? What else can we do? This is surprising as both parties The answer to all these is – please were in discussion to resolve issues wait and watch www.lympstone.org and only leave outstanding the main . I promise that as soon as I have strategic reasons for refusal. In had the meeting with EDDC I will doing this EDDC were giving SLP respond to these questions. What every opportunity to present a we must not do is dissipate our reasoned case and were ensuring efforts – the next stage needs very that they (EDDC) were seen to be careful planning and coordinated “reasonable and equitable” should actions. the application have to go to appeal. Be assured this is my number one The appeal process now follows a priority for November. strict time line. Rob Longhurst

3 FROM THE EDITOR group or offering your garden for use please contact me, Liz Chris Carter is Hustwayte, on (01395) 266517. away. This is the first time he will Liz Hustwayte have missed an issue in ten years – FRIENDS OF LYMPSTONE what a trooper! So it falls to me this SURGERY month to wax lyrical about the vagaries of village life or just about Please note that the last hospital village life itself. And what a life we journeys/prescription collections have here in Lympstone! So much before Christmas will take place on going on, so much to see and do. Wednesday, 21st December. The From arts to photography, panto to service will re-start on Tuesday, 3rd poetry, bands to baking, Brownies to of January 2012. Bookings with the Beavers. Just take a look at the surgery may still be made during What’s On section of the Herald to surgery open hours. get a taste of all the interesting and exciting events taking place. If you Merle Wheeler have an event or advertisement you would like to appear in our bumper PARISH CHURCH Christmas edition, please make sure we have your copy by 6th December. Quiz Night On Saturday 3rd December at Jan Teague, Acting Ed. 6.30pm we are inviting you to form a team for a family quiz. Entrance OPEN GARDENS EVENT FOR is free and the quizmaster is Basil 2012! Strickland. There will be a raffle and you may bring your own Following its great success last time, refreshments, wine and nibbles. The Lympstone School PTFA hope to event will aim to finish at the family run the popular Open Gardens event friendly time of 9pm. Look for again next year. The PTFA is posters around the village for more currently putting together a working information. group to organise the event. This Carols at Christmas event provides a wonderful Advance notice of the carol service opportunity for collaboration among on the evening of Monday 19th villagers, both garden owners and December and the childrens’ visitors, young and old. If you favourite, the Christingle service on would be interested in joining the 4 Friday 23rd December (4.30pm for By the time you read this the refreshments and 5pm the service.) Christmas stamps will be on sale. Comings and goings The second-class stamp depicts The new Mission Community Jesus in the arms of Mary and the Rector the Revd James Hutchings first-class stamp the angel appearing will be licensed by Bishop Bob of to Joseph. Both stamps give the at Holy Trinity, Exmouth biblical reference from the Gospel on Thursday 15th December at 7.30 according to St Matthew. It’s good pm. to know that the true message of Bishop Bob has announced that he Christmas will be repeatedly coming will be retiring next year. He has into everyone’s homes this year. served the Diocese for the last 7 years and was born in . Brian Mather Bishop Bob has made many visits to Lympstone and Exmouth and VILLAGE praised our worship band as one of PANTO the best he has ever heard. Another friend of Lympstone who oversaw The panto both the recent clergy changes season is upon locally is the Venerable Penny us! Robinson Driver the Archdeacon of . Crusoe and the Pirates will be this Her last eucharist before leaving the year’s village panto. Performance Diocese will be at Holy Trinity on dates are 15th, 16th and 17th Saturday 10th December at 2.30pm. December at 7.30pm, with a matinee She leaves to take up the post of on the 17th at 2.30pm. Tickets will Archdeacon of Westmorland and be on sale from November 18th at Furness (South Cumbria to you and the Post Office. Reserved seating (in me.) We wish them all well in their the front rows) will cost £12 per new roles. adult or £4.50 per child and standard Regulars seating £10 and £4 respectively. The drop-in coffee morning this Look out for the posters around the month will be Tuesday 29th village for further details. November at Southerleigh, Church Road - the home of Catherine Jo Borrie Hennessy. Come anytime between 10am and noon for coffee and a ‘JENNY AND FRIENDS’ -ARTS chat. Proceeds to the church flower AND CRAFT GIFT SALE arrangers’ funds. Christmas Stamps Jenny de la Haye and several other Lympstone Art Group artists and 5 makers are presenting their varied work on December 10th. 9.30am – HAVE A WONDERFUL 3.30pm at Temple Methodist Hall WINTER GARDEN! (opposite Tourist Information Centre), . Cards, Spring has blossom, green shoots prints, hand-made gifts, and bulbs bringing long awaited refreshments, etc. Everyone colour, summer flowers in welcome. abundance. So, when planting a garden, you should plant for autumn Jenny de la Haye and winter. You can introduce plants of differing height, shape, RIDE AND STRIDE – colour and scent that will not only CONGRATULATIONS & provide structure throughout the year but could make your garden a THANK YOU! Winter Wonderland. To find out Many thanks for the contributions how, come to a talk by someone and generosity of everyone who who opens his own garden in contributed to this year’s RIDE & February. Mike Stevens' talk is at STRIDE day in September. 7.30pm on Wednesday 16th Lympstone Parish raised a total of November, in the Function Room at £522 which is almost double the the Village Hall. amount raised last year! Fifty per Sheila Stone cent of that total (£261) comes straight back to Lympstone Church EAST EXE PROBUS CLUB for its ongoing maintenance. Therefore heartiest congratulations Thirty two members of East Exe and a big ‘thank you’ to everyone Probus Club (which includes who participated – these included Lympstone) enjoyed a humorous 'Riders and Striders', the Welcoming talk given by David Holt on the subject of ‘The Funny Side of Party, and to the many who so Primary Teaching’. This was well generously donated money. received by the members with a vote Make a diary note now to join in of thanks being given by Rod next year’s event which will be on Gibson. Saturday 8th September 2012 - and Chairman, John Eaton-Terry join in a lovely day out! reminded members to put their names down for the Christmas lunch th Basil Strickland on the 14 December and for a visit 6 to the Christmas Concert to be given The group now hopes to launch a by the Band of the Cub Pack having successfully on the afternoon of 13th December. recruited some leaders to help with Probus is a national organisation to the running of the pack. encourage retired professional and It is hoped that a Scout troop will be businessmen to come together for launched in the new year, but they social contact. We meet at need some adult leaders to come Withycombe Rugby Club on the forward to help. first and third Wednesdays of the The Beavers are staging their month at 10.00am for coffee Christmas Bingo evening at the followed by a guest speaker. village hall on Thursday, November Anyone interested in joining should 17th from 7.15pm. All families contact the undersigned. welcome. For information, or to volunteer as a leader/helper call Brian Cotton. (01395) 270157.

CHURCH LOTTERY Pete Hardy

In October the Friends of LP FATHER CHRISTMAS TO Church lottery was won by Mrs M. VISIT LYMPSTONE! Hiley-Payne of Courtlands Lane with ticket No.623. The Elves at the North Pole have managed to find a gap in Santa’s Joyce Malster busy schedule, which means he will be visiting Lympstone on the LYMPSTONE BEAVERS Sunday before Christmas! So come and have afternoon tea with Father The 1st Lympstone Christmas at the village hall on Scout Group has Sunday 18th December, between 2 reformed with the and 4pm. Not only will children be launch of its first able to meet Father Christmas, but Beaver Colony and there will be games to play and now has a waiting list refreshments too. Parents and carers of children aged will be able to relax in the café area between six and eight who want to with a nice warm cuppa or a glass of join. Last week the children were mulled wine. All proceeds will go given their uniforms with their the PTFA for Lympstone School. unique blue and white scarves after a ceremony to invest them into the Liz Hustwayte Scouting movement. 7 LYMPSTONE SCHOOL KE/11/2722 refers to an assault, which took place in the Strand on With lots of very different visitors to the 15th October. the school in October, inlcuding KE/11/2858–False representation, pirates, former pupils and Royal which occurred between the 26th Marines, it was hard to decide which October and the 30th October. was the scariest! Our topic this term 6 x Common Assaults has been ships and seafarers and as We have received 9 calls to our part of this the children enjoyed an Communication Centre during excellent travelling production of this time: 'Treasure Island'. Shiver me 2 x anti social behaviour timbers! We have many teaching 4 x public safety students working with us at any one 2 x administration time but this term we also had two 1 x transport related former pupils, Ed Stone and Alicia As your local Policing team we are Curtis on work experience. I pleased to report that the Royal remember them when they were Marine Exercise went extremely toddlers. They seemed to enjoy well and there were no issues or revisiting the sand and water trays, concerns reported to us. but were less impressed by the size Cycle Track of the chairs! As part of the I have been invited to attend the CTCRM young officers exercise in meeting on Monday 14th November the village, Royal Marines used the to discuss the safety issues of the school during half term. Royal cycle track and can confirm my Marine families are an integral part attendance. of our school and it’s always a We have put together a portfolio of pleasure to help. Thoughts now turn over 70 incidents involving conflict to tinsel, teatowels and Chirstmas between cyclists, pedestrians and carols! motor vehicles for presentation to DCC in an attempt to really bring Tony Priest home the problem and the need for action. Evidence gathering is still POLICE REPORT continuing with Sarah and Clem 2ND OCTOBER 2011 to 6th Davies, so please do keep reporting NOVEMBER 2011 any incidents or near-misses. Your local Neighbourhood Policing There have been 8 crimes team are intending to put together an reported to us during this period: event of cycle education. We will be in attendance on the cycle track and speaking to cyclists regarding 8 cycle safety and training. – date to CRAFT FAIR be confirmed. The Parish Council have adopted a policy of pressing Please come along to the Pre- for the original route for the Cycle School's Christmas Craft Fair on Way to be taken alongside the Thursday 24th November, 6.30 – railway bridge and then either 8pm at the Function Room of the dropping down onto the Underhill Village Hall. We have a great range Car park or continuing through the of stalls, with loads of presents for village and out the other side. you to buy, from bunting to delicious treats; from hand made PCSO Sarah Trayhurn 30110 crafts to bath goods and much more. Exmouth's popular design store LYMPSTONE BROWNIES - 'INC' will also have a pop-up stall. EVENT FOR ‘CHILDREN IN Tickets are only £2.50, to include a NEED’ glass of wine or soft drink - so it's a The Pack is holding a fund-raising great chance to catch up with friends event in aid of Children in Need on and get organised for Christmas in a Wednesday 16th relaxed and festive environment! November at the Every penny raised goes to Youth Centre in Lympstone Pre-School to provide Candy’s Field, new toys for the children, so please between 5.15 come and along and show your and 6.15pm. The event will have a support. Tickets on the door or from spotty theme and will include a me. lucky dip, mini raffle, a book bring and buy sale and refreshments. Suzie Creighton The Pack is going from strength to strength - a new leader has now CHRISTMAS IN LYMPSTONE joined them, which means that up to LONG AGO 24 girls can attend on Wednesday afternoons. Girls must be between The best-selling new book about the seven and ten years of age. There is village, The Houses of Lympstone, currently a short waiting list, so if would make a perfect Christmas you would like your daughter to join present, says Helen Dimond, the Pack please get her name down Chairman of Lympstone Historic on the list as soon as possible, even Houses Group. Send it to your if she is not yet seven. Contact on friends and relations, and show them 225545 for details. the glories of the village where you live. Rosie Jones 9 Office. And don’t forget – post early for Christmas.

Harland Walshaw

LYMPSTONE HISTORY SOCIETY

What a fantastic start to our winter meetings we had with Ursula Perry's slides; I'm sure Part 2 will be in the Lympstone Mill, Christmas 2010 offering soon. Meanwhile, we are This book not only gives a picture in pleased to annouce a talk by Mr words and photographs of Derek Gore, Honorary Fellow of Lympstone today, but it tells the Exeter University on "Vikings in story of village life in days gone by. Devon". This is at the Main Hall, One of the characters we meet in its Village Hall, Thursday 24th Nov at pages is Harry Parsons, the village 7.30pm, admission £3. postman, who lived at Honeysuckle Cottage 100 years ago, and was a Angela Coles cousin of the great novelist, Thomas Hardy. Harry was also a musician, HELPFUL BANKING the church organist, and a member of the village band. He played for Lympstone Scout group has seen the Christmas Carol service, and his first hand what Helpful Banking trio supplied the music for weekly really means. A team of volunteers dances, as well as organizing from NatWest spent a day giving the Saturday Night Penny Concerts, the headquarters of the 1st Lympstone Maypole dances and the Morris Sea Scout group a much needed coat dancing for the Harvest Festival, of pain - free of charge. The team of choral performances in the church, six, lead by Lucy Allington, chipped and the Drill Hall concerts of World in to buy the paint for the job War I, when he persuaded many themselves. celebrities to come and take part. A one man Lympstone Entertainments, Pete Hardy in other words. You can buy a copy of the book for only £8.50 from Lympstone Post

10 LYMPSTONE SCHOOL – youngsters, whilst providing a rich GOVERNORS’ REPORT and rewarding curriculum. Our students benefit from a range of In March of this year, we predicted extra-curricular events, and all that there would be 185 pupils in the pupils have the opportunity to school. We actually have 187, so participate in outdoor activities and that was an accurate forecast. In trips. Many of our pupils have, for order to accommodate and educate example, already travelled to far- the children in appropriately sized flung places to see battleships and classes, we took the decision to galleons this term, as well as taking divide the school into seven classes part in sailing lessons, music from Reception to Class 6 from lessons, clubs and assemblies. I September onwards. . hope, therefore, that you will agree We have worked closely with the that ours is an active and exciting Church PCC over the past year, in school, and a rewarding place to be an effort to secure planning involved in. permission for a new temporary classroom to be erected on the site Victoria Laney-Hubbard of the Church Room. However, this Chair of Governors did not meet with district planners’ approval. Economic constraints LYMPSTONE TENNIS CLUB – mean that we have had to think AUTUMN NEWS creatively in order to come up with The nights may be drawing in but an affordable solution, and I am you can still enjoy your tennis right pleased to tell you that, at our through the winter. Club sessions meeting this week, Governors voted will continue on Tuesday evenings in favour of applying to install a from 6.30pm and Saturday new, temporary classroom on the afternoons from 2pm. Everyone is bottom playground. most welcome. To entice you out to In these times of economic play on cold evenings the flood constraints, we have needed to plan lights will now be available. If you the school budget very carefully, so wish to take advantage of this please my thanks to the Finance Committee contact Jill on 224774. for that. Governors constantly Congratulations to the Men’s A review less obvious, but nonetheless team, who gained promotion by important areas of concern, such as winning their division for the fourth making necessary improvements to consecutive year. The Ladies also the toilets, provision of school gained promotion by finishing lunches, as well as looking at our runners-up in their division. Our main purpose of educating our junior teams enjoyed success too, 11 with all the teams winning their Bandstand Marathon", as Devon's respective divisions! leading brass band, we were selected Congratulations to the Girls U13 to play at this prestigious venue. and U16 teams and the Boys U13 Continuing with the charity theme, team. Time to leave your racquet at as I write, the band is preparing for home and join us for a skittles the Classics Galore concert in the evening in Exmouth on Friday 2 Great Hall of Exeter University on December. It promises to be a fun November 12th. The concert has night out for only £5 - the cost already raised £20,000 for the includes the skittles and a buffet. cancer charity Force. The band is Please contact Adrian (276922) or justifiably proud of their Jill (224774) to book your place, or involvement in this massive and call in during a club session and successful event. speak to any committee member. Bryony Snell Liz Griffiths LYMPSTONE.ORG LYMPSTONE BAND Did you know that if you run a club It’s been a busy and or society in the village you can productive few have a free web page at weeks, we have lympstone.org to help publicise it? had the opportunity You get a linked entry to the not only to entertain, Clubs/Societies page, which is then but also to help raise money for linked to your own full page. This some important and worthwhile can contain both text and local and national charities. In photographs, which may be updated September, a nice sum of money regularly. You can also publicise was raised performing at Darts upcoming events on the news page. Farm to help support Vranch House To take advantage of this facility in Exeter. Then, at the Band Centre, please send your events and photos a concert performance in aid of to: [email protected]. Shelter Box raised a healthy £145. The band really enjoyed this Jan Teague performance and used it to "showcase" some of the fine soloists BY TRAIN TO EXMOUTH – A within our ranks. The previous week JOURNEY OF 150 YEARS the band had played on the Experience the whole journey in Bandstand in Dartmouth as part of a just 20 minutes! national initiative called "The On 1st May 2011 the 12 Rail Users Group (ALRUG) sung Mrs Cynthia Summerfield organised a highly successful series was introduced to preside over of events up and down the Exeter to the meeting. Diana Budgen - Exmouth line, marking 150 years of Secretary, and Diana Winterford- our essential local transport link. Young - Treasurer, both stood First Great Western arranged for a down from the committee and special Intercity 125 train to make a celebratory trip up and down the were presented with a gift as a line.The Lympstone Film Society token of thanks for all their hard Film Makers Group has now work. President, Mrs. Frampton, produced a commemorative DVD serves for another year and new featuring a 20 minute film of the member Mrs. Janet Ward was whole journey, shot both on the train voted onto the committee. Mrs and at several locations along it, Annette Watson gave an together with one hundred stills. informative and amusing report Many Lympstone folk are featured on her recent trip to The Autumn on the DVD in all their Victorian Council Meeting at . finery. The DVD can be bought Names were taken for the from Shear’s Place in Lympstone for £5 or ordered from Sue or Don Christmas meal to be held at the Red Wing on Tuesday, January Mildenhall (01395 260500) at a cost th of £6, to include postage and 10 . The next meeting will be on th packing. If you would like more Wednesday, December 7 . information or would like to become Everybody was asked to bring a involved in the future of the Avocet small plate of food, and a gift for Line, please visit the ALRUG the Bran Tub. The WI Carol website: www.avocetline.org.uk for Service is to be held at Exeter further information. Cathedral on Tuesday December (All proceeds from the sale of the 6th. The next Committee DVD will go to the film making Meeting will be held at 12 group for extra equipment.) Underhill Crescent on Tuesday th Sue Mildenhall November 8 at 2.15 pm. All visitors welcome, contact Mrs A LYMPSTONE WI Frampton on 276464.

Vice President Mrs Diana De La Jo Cotton Rue opened the 92nd Annual Meeting. After Jerusalem was 13

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14 Christmas Lunch Menu Starters Homemade creamy winter root vegetables and apple soup topped with apricot & herb croutons, served with a warm bread roll and butter Roast Pork & shallot terrine served with toasted focaccia bread and onion marmalade Smoked Salmon tower stuffed with crayfish tails in a homemade Marie Rose sauce finished with a rocket salad garnish topped with a tiger shell on prawn Goats Cheese & sun-dried tomato tartlet, topped with toasted walnuts and served with crisp, dressed salad garnish Main Course Traditional Christmas Turkey in a rich gravy served with sage and onion stuffing, bread sauce, pigs-in-blankets and fresh cranberries Pan seared Pork Fillet with apricot stuffing in a wild mushroom sauce Roast Cod Loin Fillet topped with chorizo & olives in a white wine & parsley sauce Vegetarian Luxury Nut Roast in a spiced gravy served with sage & onion stuffing,bread sauce and cranberries. All the above served with goose fat roast potatoes, hot new potatoes, brussel sprouts, roasted honeyed parsnips, carrots and braised red cabbage with apples Desserts Traditional Christmas Plum Pudding with a choice of hot vanilla custard, chocolate double cream or brandy sauce Mincemeat and nut filo pie served with Chantilly cream or handmade cinnamon ice-cream Black cherry and cherry brandy torte with your choice of accompaniment The Saddlers Festive Christmas Cheese Plate (Why not add a glass of port for £2.00?) Citrus Sorbet 3 Courses £20.50 – 2 Courses £16.95 – Main Course £12.50 Add a free home-ground coffee and mince pie to any three course meal!

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Wine Club November Diary Dates and - next tasting on Tuesday 29th November Promotions Our next meeting will be Tuesday 29th November. We will Early dining offer 6-7pm be tasting French and Spanish wines along with Sundays- -Thursdays £10.95 2 Champagne - just in time for Christmas! Cost: £15 per course or £12.95 3 Courses couple or £8.50 per person. Glass of wine on arrival, along Menu available on line or with complementary light bites from Redwing Bar & Dining. Christmas Bookings We are taking bookings for Christmas parties. £25.00 for a three-course dinner or £19.95 for a two-course lunch. (Available from 25th November 2011 – 24th December 2011)

The perfect Lympstonian Christmas present! Colour, photographic print on canvas of a stunning sunset on the estuary and Lympstone sea front Order by December 4th for delivery by Christmas day! Two sizes: 48” x 12” - £80, or 32” x 8” - £65. Go and see the example in the dining room at the Swan or look online at www.lympstone.org (must be seen in colour!) To order call Joel on: 01395 273182. 16

Christmas Family Fun Art Session Saturday 3rd December – 10am to 12 noon Come and join in the fun at our art session in the Function Room of the Village Hall. Children must be accompanied by an adult. £5 per child, £3 for siblings. Tickets available from Lympstone Post Office, or call Nicki on: 07584 102296

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What's On: Friday 10th December 'BOBKATZ' playing live. Christmas Day is fully booked, but we have a fantastic Christmas Party Menu which we could extend into January if required. There are still vacancies for large or small parties lunchtime and evenings, Sunday to Friday. Check for availability. New toilets now finished. Thank you for your patience. Christmas decorations will be up by the 1st December so.... look forward to seeing you all over the festive period! As always GREAT FOOD - SERVICE - WINE- AND GREAT ATMOSPHERE ______

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Call: Phil 07812 661213

21 DOG GROOMING. Kind & Qualified Groomer. CLOCK REPAIRS Commissions for PET Terence C. Matthews - Horologist PORTRAITS •Westminster Chimes •Wall Clocks in pastel also undertaken. •Grandfather / Grandmother Clocks Make Superb Presents. •Dial Clocks (Examples of work can be viewed). •Long Case Clocks Tracey Crompton, Greenways, •Carriage Clocks Courtlands Lane, Lympstone. Free estimates and house visits Tel: 01395 273563 Tel: 01395 272815 /07973 986 268. WINTER SUN! ELITE CARPENTRY & Comfy casa near the Costa BUILDERS Blanca, Spain - available for All aspects of carpentry and holiday rentals building works including fencing Peaceful, two-bedroomed home. Roof and decking terrace, gorgeous views, communal Undertaken to the highest standard pool and tennis. Beaches, cycling, golf, hiking and more. Suits all ages. Fully insured references available Flights from Exeter & Bristol Call Daniel for free quotation or LONG WINTER LETS AVAILABLE advice Lympstone residents 15% discount Tel 07872 018482 or 07886 Tel: 07986 607610 500081 www.algorfaholiday.com

FOOD WITH FLAIR ELECTRICIAN CATERING Specialising in domestic work; Small and Large Events - happy to do small jobs. Menus to Suit your Budget Telephone Shirley or Michael on 265147 or see our Website Call Simon on: 07985 963075 www.foodwithflair.co.uk

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LYMPSTONE GREETING DE-STRESSING ,RELAXING, CARDS AND POSTCARDS THERAPEUTIC Neck & Back Scenic photographs of your village - Massage, Indian Head Massage from the harbour, pretty corner, and Reflexology & Reiki. Suppliers of washing- lines...to sunsets! Available unique MBT shoes to improve posture from Post Office or Frances Longhurst and relieve muscle, back & joint 263495 problems. Call 01392 873178 At The Studio, Lower Lane, Ebford REGISTERED HOMEOPATH www.atthestudio.co.uk Libby Clapham BA, RSHom; Safe, eco-friendly, non-addictive; wide range LADYBIRD GARDEN SERVICES of conditions; safe with conventional Your eco-friendly gardeners from medicines; allergy testing. Clinics Lympstone for all your gardening Exmouth and Exeter. libbyclapham needs. Reasonable rates. Telephone naturalhealth .co.uk; tel 01395 267432 Annie on 01395 275673/07814510760

PICTURE FRAMING. For all your framing requirements; also frame Items here just 60p a line restoration & chair caning. Caro Ambridge 01392 877460, Topsham.

PIANO with a VIEW Lessons for all ages, beginners and improvers, "purely for pleasure" and ABRSM exams to Grade 8. Theory to Grade 5. Tel: Judy Joss (BA Mus, Dip Ed) on 222749

MATHS TUITION Experienced tutor available to teach primary to GCSE level maths. Reasonable rates Tel: Jane Moffatt on 279952

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NOVEMBER DECEMBER 12 Table-top sale 2 Globe – Steve Waters 12 Quilts4London workshop 3 Christmas family fun and art session 16 ‘Winter Garden’ talk 3 Church quiz night 16 Brownies Children in Need event 10 Arts & Crafts Gifts Sale 17 Beavers Christmas Bingo 10 Swan - Bobkatz 18 Panto tickets on sale 15-17 Panto - Robinson Crusoe 19 Globe - Honest John & Ray Beavis 18 Father Christmas in Lympstone! 20 Jazz Brunch 19 Christmas Carol service 24 Christmas Craft Fair 21 Last prescription collections 24 ‘Vikings in Devon’ talk 23 Christingle 27 The Pauper’s Path – to Hope 29 Drop-in coffee morning 29 Diamond Jubilee meeting 29 Redwing wine club

Photocopied at cost by: Optima Graphics Litho and Silk Screen Printers For an efficient and friendly service

Tel: 01392 873822 Fax: 01392 875760

Email: [email protected] Website: www.optimagraphics.co.uk

20b High St, Topsham, Exeter, Devon, EX3 0EA

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