The Village PumpNymet Rowland April 2017

What’s on… AFTERNOON TEA in FUN QUIZ EVENING NYMET ROWLAND VILLAGE HALL Friday 31st March, 7.30pm at The Jubilee Centre Cleavehanger Farm. Saturday 6 May 2017 Teams of six. It may be possible to book a last 3.00pm to 4.30pm minute place by calling Mary Gruncell 01363 83633 or Penny Odhams 01363 83344 See last month’s Pump for more information

LITTER PICK Saturday 8th April. Starts 10.00am at the Village Hall and should be done by 11-30am. Equipment Come and join us for a cream tea or will be provided. Thanks to Oliver for organising a slice of cake this. Will include a draw COLDRIDGE W.I. Proceeds towards Nymet Rowland We are a jolly friendly small group and in need Village Hall of new members. Our next meeting will be on Any questions please contact 12th April when we will be having a Birthday 01363 83256 Celebration. This month the meeting will be in Nymet Rowland Village Hall at 7.30. If interested, RECYCLING AND REFUSE speak to Viv (83806), Sheila (83520) or Mary (83349). (Nymet members). Do come! Recycling (black & green boxes) and Refuse (black bag waste for landfill): MOBILE LIBRARY Monday 3rd Wednesday 19th April and The Tiverton Mobile Library Van now visits Tuesday 2nd May. Nymet Rowland MONTHLY and stops by the Food (blue caddy): garages next to Cedar Holme between 12.25 Mondays 3rd, 10th, Wednesday 19th, Tuesday and 12.45 on a Tuesday. The next visits will be on 25th April and Tuesday 2nd May. April 18th and May 16th. Tel: 0845 1552 1001 Garden Waste (brown bin / PAYG sacks): www.devon.gov.uk/libraries Monday 10th, Tuesday 25th April and Monday [email protected] 8th May. at said meeting, but could agree to answer at the What’s on… next meeting. BC suggested that 15 mins. should be sufficient for our small Council, although CONCERTS: MoP’s would be invited by councillors to speak The Winkleigh Singers with four top flight during meetings on specified topics; all in favour, soloists and former Exeter Cathedral organist, motion carried. Andrew Millington, perform Liszt’s Via Crucis and At this point BC said JD had another meeting Mozart’s Requiem at Great Torrington Church. to attend and was thanked for attending. MoP Ian Saturday 1st April at 7.30pm. Tickets will be Binnie asked BC to clarify if any comments at all available on the door. could be made at any other part of the meeting without invitation, BC answered No they could ‘South Molton Sings’ present HMS Pinafore not, at which point he left the meeting. (concert performance) with the Petrovian It was agreed that if MoP’s wanted a specific Orchestra, conducted by Tom Bayliss. 29th topic adding to the agenda at a meeting they must April at 7.30 in South Molton Assembly Rooms. give at least 3 full working days notice (excluding Tickets £5.00 on the door. weekends & bank holidays) in writing to the clerk for the matter to be raised by a councillor. FIBRE BROADBAND BC welcomed Victoria Littlewood repre- Took longer than promised by two weeks but senting St Bartholomews’s Church, who report- finally connected to Cabinet 4 on 17th March. ed on the very perilous state of the Church’s RFS finances and the very large bills of at least £600 they face this year, due to the 5 year building NYMET ROWLAND PARISH survey that will take place later this year. The COUNCIL councillors discussed how they could help and Minutes of the 161st meeting of the Parish voted to provide £150 towards these expenses. Council, held on Wed. 22nd March 2017 at 7.30. The minutes of the meeting on 16th Present:- Councillors Babs Channing (Chair), November 2016 were approved and signed. David Gruncell (vice Chair), Viv O’Dell, Winnie Matters arising: Rooks, Clerk Roger Cooper. John Daw Chairman PC Website. RC advised that he had checked MDDC. Apologies Adrian Pike. with MDDC that there is no specific deadline RC advised that Adrian Pike’s apology had for the website to be available for the public been followed by his resignation because he to view as long as the required information is finds it so difficult to attend the meetings. BC published elsewhere. BC advised that her sight said the Council thanked him very much for his was now sufficiently improved for her to work many years of service. on the website with RC. MoP Roland Smith said BC went on to say that Anthony Odhams has that a lot of village information and a forum are volunteered to be co-opted onto the council; all now available at nymet-rowland-pump.uk . in favour so AO took his seat on the council. Emergency Plan. DG advised that the plan was JD advised us about correct procedure for nearing completion and thanked all those who allowing Members of the Public to speak at had been helping to finalise it, and should be meetings. This should take place at the beginning available for publication soon. of each meeting and last up to 15 or 30 minutes, BT Broadband. AO reported that high and at no other time during the meeting unless speed broadband was now operating in the asked to speak on a specific matter. Councillors village providing higher speeds than had been should not necessarily have to provide an answer anticipated. However households in the Hele farm area had not yet been able to connect, and further correspondence was now taking place Design for with BT. Village Defibrillator. As Ian Binnie had left Advertising, Print and the meeting there was nothing to report. the Web The subject of a general first aid course was proposed as well, regardless of the outcome of the defibrillator, to be discussed further at the Very competitive web hosting next meeting. packages Finance Report: Expenditure. RC reported that there had been Roland Smith no expenditure since the last meeting, the bank balance remaining at £1,349-54. New 01363 884466 expenditure for Village Hall hire (£23), RC honorarium (£25) and DALC affiliation (£58.81) [email protected] were approved. RC advised that he had heard from Grant Thornton that the Audit information would be sent out by the end of March. Roland Smith agreed to perform the internal audit. New Business: The annual litter pick has been arranged for Saturday 8th April, at the Village Hall between 10-00 till 11-30AM. A.O.B.: Christmas Tree. DG said that the Christmas Tree had been a great success, but it had been arranged with no cost to the council, Peter and Suzanne at the Old Rectory have kindly offered to provide the electricity again this year. DG suggested planting a tree on the border of the nymet music Village Hall and the Old Rectory to be paid for by the Council. The Village Hall committee Your local music shop and would be consulted about this. He also thanked music publisher David Coeshall for providing the lights and assisting him to set it up and to Mary Shapland Sheet music can be supplied for providing the barrel. from most publishers Street Lighting. VO’D advised that if lighting has failed and the council are provided with the Music setting service for reference number of the light, they will usually composers and arrangers attend to the matter promptly. using Sibelius software. Dates of meetings for the year: 17th May 2017, 16th August 2017, 15th November 2017, Please visit our website at 21st March 2018 and 16th May 2018. www.nymetmusic.comor The meeting closed at 8-42pm. phone 01363 83515 Feeling stressed or anxious? Lacking confidence and self-esteem? Frustrated your phobia, fear or addiction is THE BIG getting in the way? Hypnotherapy is a quick and effective way to get your life back on track! 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Many thanks to Penny and Mary for organising clubs and societies as well the Quiz at Cleaveanger on Friday 31st March. There is still time to put in a team of up to six as for private events. people for what promises to be a good evening out. see page 1. The rates of hire are very

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