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The magazine for St Peter’s Church, Dalwood; St Giles’s Church, Kilmington; St Michael’s Church, Shute; St Michael & All Angels Church, Stockland;

St John the Baptist Church, Yarcombe Photo by TIM PHILLIPS THE SUNDAY SERVICES November 2019

Shute/ DATE Dalwood Kilmington Stockland Yarcombe Whitford

Saturday 6pm 2nd Evening All Souls Day Service

Sunday 11am 11am 11am 11am Morning NO SERVICE Parish Morning 3rd Family Service Prayer All Saints Day Communion Worship

Sunday 10.50am 9.45am 10.50am 10.50am 10.50am 11th Remembrance Remembrance Remembrance Remembrance Remembrance Remembrance Service at The Beacon Service Service Service Day

Sunday 11am 11am 9.30am Holy 11am 17th Parish Parish Communion NO SERVICE Parish 2nd Sunday Communion Communion Said BCP Communion before Advent Service

Sunday NO SERVICE 8.30am 11am 11am 7pm 24th JOIN SHUTE Holy Morning Holy Evensong & Christ the King AT 11am Communion Prayer Communion Lite Bite

GROWTH MATTERS: MIDWEEK SERVICES

Midweek Holy Communion: Verse of the Year Tuesdays 9.30am St Giles’s, Kilmington Wednesdays 9.30am St Peter’s, Dalwood Pauses for Prayer: ‘As you have Tuesdays 9.40am Yarcombe opportunity, do good to Tuesdays 10.20am Kilmington Tuesdays 10.30am Stockland all for in due season, Bible Studies & Home Groups: you will reap a harvest’ Mondays 7.30pm Yarcombe Tuesdays 3.30pm Dalwood Tuesdays 7pm Kilmington Galatians 6v9 Wednesdays 7pm Dalwood - For further details please contact Martin or Caroline Nunns

2 CLERGY COMMENT

REMEMBRANCE: BRINGING IT HOME

Anna Crabbe

SOME thoughts from Anna they remained part of her. What she careful carrying with us of those Magnusson in this remembrance experienced on the hills gave her parts of our past to which we give season… perspective in her everyday living. value and meaning. “Someone once said to me that “Remembrance is carrying the “That is the kind of remembering the exhilaration and contentment past with us, bringing it home. What that shapes us and gives us she felt after a day on the hills was else are we doing when we stand in perspective. We bring it down from that she ‘brought the day home’ with silence around the village war the hills, and into the valley where her. memorial; or when we tell each we live.” “All the air, light and beauty, all the other about the people and events I am sure many of us who are sounds, thoughts and moments- all of yesterday, and of long ago, and walkers will identify with these brought back in red cheeks, aching w h y t h e y w e r e i m p o r t a n t . sentiments and we thank God for legs and a full heart. She carried the Remembrance is not just a our memories and as well as our high places back down again and collection of memories; it’s the beautiful world.

Gill Heighway TO continue the theme of tense, ready to defend yourself, remembrance this month, a attack. reflection from Joan Copeland, Now you must rest. author of the book, Autumn Yes, rest. Reflections… Of course you cannot sleep. Rest Your mind won’t stop. It’s all right now, everything’s all What’s the foe up to now? right, Where’s the next strike? you’re quite safe here with me. Will the line hold? I’ve brought you right away, Or will the ammunition all run out? beyond the enemy fire, out of his Now leave the worrying to me, reach, for you must rest. so that you may rest. Yes, rest. rocks, Yes, rest. Let your ears rest in soothing Here on a little grassy patch of constant sound, I know it’s hard. land, Let body rest on yielding sunlit You’re shell-shocked, nerves on beneath the oak tree’s shade, turf, edge. watching the mountain stream So mind will rest. You jump at every noise. and listening to its unending song. Yes, rest So used to being on your guard, Let your eyes rest on ripples over In my own presence safe.

CONTENTS Mission community news 6 Yarcombe news 20-21 Travellers’ Tales 7 Area news 22 Sunday services 2 Dalwood news 8-10 Parish Proﬁle 23 Clergy Comment 3 Kilmington news 11-13 Advertising 24-28 Psalm of the Month, bible readings Stockland news 14-16 Future events 29 and registers 4 Shute news 17-19 The Parishes’ Directory 30 Partner churches 5 Whitford news 19 Five Alive Mission teams 31

The Parishes’ Paper is the magazine of the Five Alive Community. Views expressed in this publication are not necessarily the opinion of the editor of the mission community. Submissions should be sent, preferably by email in text or Microsoft Word, jpeg or PDF format to the respective contributor - contact details are on page 31. We welcome photographs and request that these are sharp images and at least 1MB in size. The editor reserves the right to delay or refuse publication of articles for reasons of decorum, space, practicality or libel. Inclusion of advertisements or articles does not imply or suggest any form of endorsement. 3 PSALM OF THE MONTH

PSALM 100 - chosen by DAVID WILSDON

ANYONE who regularly with gladness and come attends Morning Prayer in before his presence with a the Church of England is song. likely to know this psalm a l m o s t b y h e a r t - n o 2. Know that the Lord is complaints; no petitions; God; it is he that has made us not even any historical and we are his; we are his reminders or rebukes. people and the sheep of his Here is simply an invitation pasture; to come before the Lord with joy, praise and thanksgiving, and a short list of the reasons 3. Enter his gates with for doing so. It is perhaps thanksgiving and his courts even better known as the with praise; give thanks to him 'Jubilate', referring to the first and bless his name. word in the Latin translation of the psalm with its instruction 4. For the Lord is gracious; to 'rejoice - be joyful'. h i s s t e a d f a s t l o v e i s e v e r l a s t i n g a n d h i s 1. O be joyful in the Lord, faithfulness endures from all the earth; serve the Lord generation to generation.

Bible readings November 2019

Date OT Readings NT Readings

NOVEMBER Cont: Readings Cont: Readings

Sat 2 Nov Own Readings Own Readings [G] All Souls Day

Sun 3 Nov Dan: 7:1-3,15-18 Eph: 1:11-End [W] All Saints Ps: 149 Luk: 6:20-31 Day

Sun 10 Nov Remembrance Own Readings Own Readings Sunday

Sun 17 Nov Malac: 4:1-2a 2 Thess: 3:6-13 Blossom [R/G] 2 Sunday Ps: Ps: 98 Luk: 21:5-19 before Advent where you’re Sun 24 Jer: 23:1-6 Col: 1:11-20 planted [R/W] Christ the Ps: 46 Luk: 23:33-43 King 4 PARTNER CHURCHES IN THIS AREA

Sunday services in other local churches: Dalwood Methodist: 11am Yarcombe Baptist: 11am The Beacon - Baptists in Kilmington: 10.30am and 6.00pm Roman Catholic: 9am Lyme Road Axminster; 11am Silver Street, Lyme Regis

Dalwood Methodist Chapel Yarcombe Baptist Chapel

THIS year our congregation was ‘having enough’ and took the NOVEMBER can be a bit of a joined by our friends from St reading from 1 Kings 17: 1-16. The dreary month. The colours of Peter’s Church for our annual story of Elijah in a time of famine autumn have faded and the lights harvest celebration, which I was recounts his arrival at the home of a of Christmas not yet lit. privileged to lead. widow, where she is preparing her At the baptist chapel we have an Our organist, Roderick Ovey, was last meal for her son and herself event to cheer you on November in hospital at the time, and we wish with the last of their ingredients. The 30th. Between 10am and 12noon him a speedy recovery. Efforts to prophet assures her that if he is we will be serving tea and coffee find another accompanist failed and included in the meal there will along with toasted tea cakes. Then so I brought along a digital hymn always be ingredients for them to from 12noon until 2pm, why not join player from one of my other have enough at this difficult time. us for hot soup and warm rolls? churches, although I have to admit Despite her worries, she acts on his There will be a raffle and a small the machine and I don’t get on! With word, and God provides. stall which might just solve some of all the great harvest hymns chosen The service concluded with the your Christmas present quandaries. it was good to have music, and hymn We Plough the Fields and No need to book, just come along there were only a couple of hiccups, Scatter. Many of the congregation and enjoy the experience. which added to the service! then retired to the village hall for a Thelma Clarke The decoration of the church had community lunch, and we are been shared between the grateful to all who made it special. congregations, and the colour and On November 13th we are holding organisation. arrangements gave a real sense of a coffee morning from Our services during November will God’s gifts to us all. This was 10am-12noon, when we will be be at 11am, except for the 24th reflected in the prayers for those in raising funds for the Devon Air which will be at 2.30pm, and will be farming, fishing and food Ambulance and we hope many of service of Holy Communion. production. you will be able to come and Brian Hadfield, Minister The address was on the theme of support this worthwhile Dalwood Methodist Church

The Beacon - www.beaconbaptist.org.uk

Events A sensory play group for parents Wednesdays (term-time only) at The Beacon, Whitford Rd, and carers with children age 0-4. 3.30pm After School Club for Kilmington EX13 7RF Stories, play, songs and lunch. Primary School Children Lunch & snacks £2.00 for adult + Sundays child in a relaxed environment. Thursdays (term-time only) 10.30am - Morning Worship 6.30pm Fusion Youth Club Service Tuesday 19th November CAMEO and Contact Lunch Friday Mornings Monday 11th & 25th November 10.30am & 12.30pm - CAMEO is 10.30am Focus Prayer Group 10am - Reflections Group a coffee & chat session followed by lunch for senior citizens in the local Saturday 9th November Tuesdays community. Please book your 10am - Come for a fun game of POST OFFICE place. Suggested donation £3.50 Scrabble with others. Meet and 10am – 12noon Post Office make new friends. Cost £1 services available at The Beacon Wednesday every Tuesday with FREE drinks 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th November Special Events for all users Toddlers & Tinies 9.30am - Parents, carers and Sunday 10th November Tuesday 19th November little ones can come in term time to 10.30am United Service with St 12.30am Contact Lunch enjoy space where babies play and Giles (Remembrance Sunday) parents relax. Tuesday, 5th November Refreshments are served. Saturday 30th November 10.30am-1pm - Messy Sparklers. Suggested donation £1 8am Men’s Breakfast

5 MISSION COMMUNITY NEWS Pupils enjoy Elijah stories of drought as rain pours

By Caroline Nunns

ON a very wet Monday morning, the Open the Book team set off to present two stories about Elijah to the three schools in our Mission Community. Ironically, with so much water about, our Stamp Collections story that day centred on a drought! / Albums Our first stop was Kilmington church where, after a quick Especially British and rehearsal and a prayer asking for Colonial Victorian Period God’s blessing on the day, the Anything postal considered children from the primary school arrived. They enthusiastically joined Please phone Mike in with the telling of the stories of Elijah and the Ravens and A Jar and on a Jug. Our next stop was Shute where 07527 538863 the children had to wade through groundwater to reach the church enjoyed playing the part of the and to hear the story. ravens feeding Elijah with bread; It was then time for a short break wicked King Ahab and the poor and some lunch before heading off widow’s starving child. to Stockland school, our final school At each school we introduced Seasoned Hardwood of the day. the story and finished with a short The pupils of all three schools message and a prayer. We then sang Our God is a Great Big God, LOGS which many of the children already know… better than I do as it turned out! Diana Mellows then presented each school with an early Advent present of a calendar telling the true story of Christmas and, of course, containing a chocolate for This year we have a surplus each day leading up to Christmas. of logs at Lillington Farm, to sell at The Open the Book team very much enjoy being able to go into £75 per dumpy bag our local schools and to share Delivered within the five Parishes stories from the Bible and it is Call Nick Chance always a great pleasure and privilege for us that we are able to 07752 640526 visit all three schools where we always receive a warm welcome. 01404 861446

The Parishes’ Paper would like to adverts (including for charities and page should be sent to Martin Nunns. clarify where contributors should send charitable events) should be sent to Items for inclusion on pages 1-7 should material they wish to be published. Martin Nunns. In order to ensure your be sent to directly to Simon Holloway. Parish-specific editorial material for advert is printed please do not send Email addresses for the above contacts publication on a specific Parish page adverts to the parish correspondents. can be found on page 31 and we would (Dalwood, Kilmington, Stockland, Shute, We welcome photographs and request be very grateful if you could submit your Whitford and Yarcombe) should be sent that these are sharp images and at least contributions by the deadline date to the respective parish correspondent. 1MB in size. printed each month on page 31. Thank Non-parish-specific editorials and all Items for inclusion on the Future Events you. 6 TRAVELLERS’ TALES

A WEEKEND AWAY AT LEE ABBEY - Anna Crabbe RELAX, RECHARGE AND ENGAGE

WE had a lovely weekend at Lee Abbey, a Christian Community in the Valley of the Rock, seven of us from Kilmington and Dalwood churches and 31 from the Beacon Baptist Church. We had beautiful weather and had an inspirational speaker, Bob Payne, who used to be warden at Lee Abbey. There are 90 people who live in the community and there were 70 visitors. Mealtimes were lively and two of each of the community sat with us on the round tables. Most of them are 18-25- year-olds from all around the world. Lee Abbey was founded in 1946 and is an ecumenical Christian community between Woody Bay and Lynmouth in Devon. It is a beautiful Grade II listed building, which has been used as a school, a The well-appointed rooms, some of farm as well as a private house. It is which have stunning coastal views, a beautiful; comfortable relaxed are very comfortable. The home to stay in, with delicious community welcomed us very meals, a well-resourced library, warmly into their home and we quiet comfy spaces to relax in and immediately felt very relaxed. Lee 288 acres of the estate to explore. Abbey is eco-aware, has its own farm and you can order meat to take home after the weekend. Courses and breaks for schools, youth groups, churches, and families are run. It was lovely to have time to chat over meals, coffee, tea and have a break away from our very busy lives Kazakhstan and Bolivia amongst while being looked after so well. others. It was so encouraging to On the Saturday evening we were hear the young people talking so entertained by the international enthusiastically about their lives and members of the community. Robert, their faith. myself, Gill Heighway and two People could attend the three others started the evening by teaching sessions led by Bob Payne singing a Swahili song, led by the and we had a communion service young Kenyan leader from the on Sunday morning where all the Singing Kids of Africa, who is part of community gather which was led by the community for a year. Robert Nick Haigh, the Mission Chaplain. was really out of his comfort zone Each evening ended with hot by having to dance in front of a chocolate and a quiet reflection time large audience! But he did join in in the chapel. There is no pressure and it was very funny. He pretended to attend any session. to collapse on a chair at the end! Robert and I really enjoyed the We had dancing in traditional weekend and we are looking costume and singing from a variety forward to going again in the near of 20-year-olds from Kenya, future. 7 DALWOOD NEWS Parish correspondent Michael Dods - [email protected] Parish distributor Susan Hunnisett – 01404 881268

lines. The grounds were neat without being overly manicured and St Peter’s churchyard with several nice touches throughout the judges felt this was a good entry and a credit to the village.” is highly commended The notices to keep dogs on leads and the welcome notice on the ST Peter’s has won a ‘highly church door and the fact that the commended’ trophy in the church was open with a burial competition run by Council for register readily available were all the Preservation of Rural England noted. (CPRE) Devon for the best kept Judges liked the wild flower area churchyard. but would suggest inclusion of Thanks goes to the brilliant team wildlife havens, such as bug hotels, of volunteers who turn up every 10 dotted about. The judges also liked days to mow and strim to keep the the “sympathetic placing of the shed churchyard looking good. The group and trailer which add rather than of volunteers was started in 2004 by detract from the aesthetic aspect”. Roy Jarvis and Peter Major, The churchyard team includes: churchwardens at the time, and has THE churchyard Peter Major, Alan Reay, Michael continued ever since. team and, inset, Dods, Barry West, Barry Wynn, Bill This is the first year they have the award Scholes, Brian Howard, Tony Drew, entered the competition and team Gwynn Rosser, Brian Eddy, Nick didn’t know what to expect but the published in September. The judges Harrison, Peter Grimmett, Stephen judges came to visit during July and said: ”The graves were well cared Boyes-Lee and Ray Bradley (chief August with the results being for and mostly laid out in straight coffee maker).

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8 DALWOOD NEWS CELEBRATING MARY! Mary Jarvis, 70 years as St Peter’s Church organist

By Brian Eddy Mary will have seen several different vicars come and go and she has, no doubt, given advice to LET me take you back to 1949… them all, rather like the queen and Clothes rationing ended in March her prime ministers do! Mary had and sweet rationing ended in April, been sitting on her organ stool for the world’s first passenger jet liner, three years before The Queen came the De Havilland Comet, made its to the throne. She will have seen maiden flight, Wolverhampton many changes, new tunes, more Wanderers won the FA cup beating modern hymn books, changes in CHURCH organist Leicester City 3-1, the Marquess of choir members and the formation of Mary Jarvis Bath opened Longleat House to the the Five Alive Mission Community. paying public, the first privately- Mary has coped with it all in her "I hope you have a wonderful day owned stately home to do so. In the quiet competent way and always and enjoy the birthday celebrations rugby world, one of Mary’s favourite with a cheery smile. No matter what a f t e r H o l y C o m m u n i o n o f sports, the Welsh Legend JPR strange requests wedding couples Wednesday. Williams was born. Petrol was 25 or funeral parties had for their entry “With Best wishes, The Right old pennies a gallon, Ealing studios or exit music, Mary just said OK and Reverend Jackie Searle, Bishop of released the first of their Ealing settled down to learn it. Crediton." comedies, A Passport to Pimilco, Knowledge of Mary’s organ A presentation was made to Mary and Winston Churchill made a playing has spread far and wide and in Dalwood church when everyone maiden speech in favour of a I would like to mention a message wished her a very happy birthday European Union. from Bishop Jackie Searle, Bishop and said a very big ‘thank you’ for But most important of all, 15-year- of Crediton. all your years of service as our old Mary Ashley started playing the She has written: “Dear Mary. Very much-loved organist. As a organ at St Peter’s in Dalwood. best wishes to you on your birthday permanent reminder of her 70 years She must have done really well as and my thanks to you for your 70 of playing, a plaque will be fixed to Deanery magazine for 1951 printed years of musical contribution at St the organ to commemorate the an article written by the vicar, Rev Peter’s. That really is an amazing event. For those of us that can Arthur Warne, making mention of a contribution to the church in remember back 70 years, as Eamon new organ being purchased for the Dalwood and sounds like it ought to Andrews would have said, Mary princely sum of £600 for the church. be a record. Jarvis, this your organ. Church’s welcome notice impresses A LOCAL newspaper reporter in a bucket. the dumps, or you don’t like was recently very impressed by You’re welcome here if you’re ‘organised religion’ – we’ve been the welcome notice on St Peter’s just browsing, just woken up or just there too. Church door. got out of prison. We welcome you if you have The notice reads… We don’t care if you’re more blown all your money on the All are welcome here! Christian than the Archbishop of horses. We extend a special welcome to Canterbury, or haven’t been in a We welcome you if you think the those who are single, married, church since little Jack’s baptism. world is flat, work too hard, don’t widowed or divorced, of any sexual We extend a special welcome to work, can’t spell or because orientation, certain, confused, filthy those who are over 60, but haven’t grandma is visiting and wanted to rich , comfortable or dirt poor. grown up yet, and to teenagers go to church. We extend a special welcome to who are growing up too fast. We welcome you if you’re those who are crying, new born, We welcome keep-fit Mums, tattooed, pierced, or both. skinny as a rack or could afford to football Dads, starving artists, tree We offer a special welcome to lose a few pounds (like our church huggers, latte sippers, vegetarians those who could use a prayer right warden). and just junk food eaters. now, had religion shoved down We welcome you if you are new We welcome those who are in your throat as a child, or got Dalwood, old Dalwood or just recovery or those who are still separated from your coach party passing by. addicted. and wound up here by mistake. We welcome you if you can sing We welcome you if you are We welcome tourists, seekers, like Pavarotti, or can’t carry a note having problem, or you’re down in doubters… and YOU!

9 DALWOOD NEWS Spring is around the corner for show NEXT Year’s Corrydale Show will various formats, such as Spring the performance. be a spring performance from Madness, Music Round the World, No acting experience is Monday-Thursday May 11th-14th, and A May Pantomime. necessary, just a willingness to with the dress rehearsal on Organisers would love to receive enjoy yourself, or even sing and/or Sunday, May 10th. any ideas for appropriate songs, make a fool of yourself! A meeting will be held on sketches or cameo performances. All are encouraged to join the November 12th, 7.30pm, in More importantly, the group would upcoming meeting in November for Dalwood Village Hall to discuss welcome new cast members to join discussions.

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10 KILMINGTON NEWS Parish correspondent - Michael Tyler - [email protected] Parish distributor - Alun Evans 01297 353585 Celebrating the Bells ring for Remembrance WHY are the bells ringing? This year, the joint-Remembrance ponies at RDA Day Service is being held at The Beacon. With the agreement of Pastor Holmes and the Kilmington branch of the RBL, the bells at St Giles’s Church will be ringing from 9am- 50-year event 9.40am. The ringing will be half-muffled - achieved by placing a leather By Elana Blackmore demonstrating the ponies’ talents and their unique personalities. muffle on one side of the clapper of The whole service was based each bell - which gives a haunting, ON Monday, September 16th, a around loving our four-legged pals. but beautiful sound, usually only gorgeous afternoon was spent God created them all to be our rung in this way on Remembrance celebrating 50 glorious years of companions, we must love! Sunday. riding and carriage driving through The whole service was in a perfect The service at The Beacon will Riding for the Disabled Association location, the weather was drizzly but it begin at 9.45am. (RDA). was still very warm We held a blessing for all the We thank God that he was on our ponies, being thankful for the hard side. Thanks, friends work they have done and the The work that RDA does is brilliant. I JEAN and John Thorne would volunteers that have helped out, out of would know because I went there like to thank friends and their pure hearts. As a long-term when they first established the RDA at neighbours in the village for returner, I felt welcomed back by this Forde Abbey. I love the way they treat their good wishes, visits, cards lovely group. us. We are not treated any different. and flowers since Jean returned The event was held outside the We are one and the same in Christ! home from their holiday in main house, at Forde Abbey. We We had a short but sweet carriage Cornwall where she had a blessed the ponies with rosettes, they drive along the lovely long stretch at stroke and spent six nights in neighed away through the service. the abbey, after that we had plenty of the Royal Cornwall Hospital, We also did the Lord’s Prayer, but cake, tea and coffee. Truro. with a twist, of course we catered it for I’m so thankful that I had the They have been amazed and the ponies, I mean, after all, it was all opportunity to go to such a fabulous overwhelmed by the kindness about them! event, celebrating such a fantastic shown to them from the people in We did a lovely tribute to Diana and milestone for the RDA; I pray that their village. Lisa’s late ponies, Tigga and Twiglet, there will be many years to come. Volunteer drivers required urgently for ACS FOR many years the Axminster service which can be booked by urgently required. Drivers need a Care Service (ACS) has provided telephoning the ACS Shop, Charity current licence and, as volunteer a Car Service to take patients Togs, in Axminster on 01297 drivers for a charity, insurance who are unable to drive 35550. companies will usually accept the themselves to and from hospital Some 20 drivers between them liability. The requirement is and/or medical appointments are taking on average 95 patients extremely flexible and drivers will and for whom public transport is per month, sometimes to places as only be required to undertake any unsuitable. far away as Exeter and Plymouth. journey if it is convenient to them. Drivers are volunteers who use Thousands of patients have If you feel you can help, please their own car and who only receive benefited and appreciated this contact the Drivers Co-ordinator their expenses. Anyone living service over more than 20 years in Andrew Cleare on 01297 33461, within the area covered by the return for a donation to the service. Russell Pearce on 01404 881543 Axminster Medical Practice is Recently, the ACS has lost five or Caroline Lavender on 01297 eligible to take advantage of this drivers and replacements are 34922.

11 KILMINGTON NEWS

By Brian Lavender

ST Giles’s Church was beautifully Harvest baptism decorated for the Harvest Festival and Baptism Service on Sunday, October 6th with wheat sheaves decorating the gates, apples on the wall, a stunning altar pedestal for little Reuben and autumn flowers throughout the church; a huge wheat sheaf harvest loaf and plenty of produce were prominent, donated by residents. Reader Anna Crabbe welcomed everyone, particularly her grandson, 22-month-old Reuben Magnus McLaren, and his parents, Oliver (Boo) and Rachel, as well as the G o d p a r e n t s a n d R e v D a v i d Primrose with his wife, Alison. David is currently ministering in the Lichfield Diocese and had agreed to help conduct the service and baptism. Members of the congregation were invited to bring harvest produce to the altar for a blessing which the children did very enthusiastically. There was a mixture of hymns, some harvest and others baptismal and the choir sang the well-known WILLIAM Cope is pictured with his uncle, Sebastian Cope, above, and anthem by John Rutter, Look at the Reuben, inset. Below, from left, the altar pedestal; Anna Crabbe serves World. the cocktails; and Elana with judge Paul Dunsford Following the address, David invited all the family and to the New Inn for lunch, back at the Jane Bond’s farm took place with congregation to the font where they village hall, Caroline Lavender and Robert Crabbe narrowly winning made their vows before Reuben her team were preparing lunch of with the biggest and Elana the was signed with a cross in water cottage pie, apple pie, harvest loaf smallest! and a candle lit to remind all present and cheese with tea and coffee Everyone appeared to agree that that Jesus is the light of the world. during which a raffle of produce, it had been a very successful and Lots of photographs were taken conducted by Mike Marsh, took enjoyable occasion and the total afterwards while everyone enjoyed place raising £105. profit of £318.73 was donated to the elderflower cocktails in celebration. Judging of the courgettes sown at Farming Community Network, a While the Christening party went the Rogation Service on Nick and charity to help farmers in difficulty.

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ABOVE, Reuben is pictured with parents in between Anna and David. Right, the harvest loaf. Left, lunch in progress at the village hall

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13 STOCKLAND NEWS Parish correspondent - Gill Metcalf [email protected] Parish distributor - Mary Walsh 01404 881893 A residential HARVEST FARE and a knight By Gill Metcalfe YEARS 5 and 6 pupils at Stockland School had a great STOCKLAND held its Harvest time at Pixie’s Holt on their Festival and Lunch on Sunday, week’s residential, dodging the September 29th. showers. After a well-attended service in the They enjoyed climbing and church, conducted by Rev Nigel weaselling at Hound Tor, mountain Freathy, lunch was served in the biking, orienteering, a full day’s Stockland Victory Hall to around 60 walk, team games and den people who enjoyed delicious fare building. provided by many local people. The Wednesday saw Mrs Whitten’s puddings, in particular, were very final Forest School session and popular. she was thrown a surprise party. Many thanks are due to Eileen Thanks go to all who donated party Pearse for organising the lunch and to food. Mrs Whitten then treated the the many volunteers who provided the children to a campfire and a food and prepared the Hall. Thanks marshmallow toasting session. also goes to Tim Phillips who said the Class 2 were fortunate to grace before the meal, and conducted experience a visit from the History the traditional auction of produce Squad, a totally interactive, afterwards. historical activity. During the The event raised over £300 for the workshop, a knight arrived in a full church of St Michael and All Angels. harness of historically-accurate plate armour. He brought with him TOP right, harvest produce being a huge collection of medieval arms auctioned. Right, the harvest lunch and armoury, all of which the children were able to handle safely. Headline in here

The children then built some unique castles, pictured. They finished by assessing how they might conquer the castle, including a chance to fire a catapult and listen to a number of incredible true stories about castles being JULIAN Pady, of the Goren Festival, presented Mr Hellawell with a besieged. The session was fantastic cheque for £2,000 recently from the proﬁt generated by this exceptionally powerful, entertaining year’s festival. The event took place on a sunny weekend at the end of and engaging. June and will be back on the ﬁrst weekend of July 2020 14 STOCKLAND NEWS Veritable feast as village raises £200 for Ride and Stride Day was a table selling mostly indoor for its annual repairs - a most By Rozanne Bulmer plants to brighten up homes now generous gesture. that the days are closing in. A VERITABLE feast with a coffee This was a wonderful effort and morning held at Stockland many thanks go to those who Church on Saturday, September came and supported the event and 14th raising £100 for the Devon to those who made such inviting Historic Churches Preservation cakes and helped on the day. Trust’s Ride and Stride Day - a Brian Drew also organised a most worthwhile charity. walk from Kilmington this year for The coffee morning was a great the trust. success and enjoyed by those who With his sponsorship, he raised came along for a chat and to £100 which took Stockland’s sample fresh coffee and delicious contribution total to £200 for the homemade cakes and biscuits. charity. Jane Wedlock brought some of Whatever monies are raised the bric-a-brac items which she during the weekend the trust has collected over time and there returns 50 per cent to the church

Stockland ? Tennis STOCKLAND Club ? CHRISTMAS FOOD ? & CRAFT MARKET ? Come and See Santa in his Grotto Saturday November 30th, 2019 STOCKLAND VICTORY HALL Wine & Wisdom 10am – 12noon Saturday 23rd November Festive Craft Stalls Crackers Wreaths Table Decorations 7.00 for 8.00 pm Christmas Cake Stall, Mince Pies and Hot Refreshments Stockland Victory Hall Local Food Producers Tables of 6, £6 per person Stall Booking now being taken Contact: [email protected] All Welcome or Tel: 01404 881535 Please book with www.stockland.org Cathy - [email protected] DO COME ALONG TO THIS 01404881398 Rowena - [email protected] SPECIAL CHRISTMAS MARKET 01404881538

15 STOCKLAND NEWS PAUSE FOR PRAYER BALMY SUNSHINE A Prayer of St Anselm

We bring before thee, O Lord, the troubles and perils of FOR THE SCAMPER peoples and nations, the sighing of captives, the sorrows of the bereaved, the needs of strangers, By Emma Parris 13.09. All 3k runners were awarded a the helplessness of the weak, medal and the hotly contested the despondency of the weary, Primary School Cup will have a new the failing power of the aged; ORGANISERS would like to thank name engraved this year - St Mary’s O Lord, draw near to each, everyone who helped with The Primary School in Axminster. For the sake of Jesus Christ, our Stockland Scamper on Sunday, Special thanks goes to all the Lord. September 15th. different running clubs and primary Amen. What a contrast to last year’s schools that came and supported the soggy and chilly morning with this event this year. year’s blue skies and glorious balmy Thanks must also go to the very sunshine. kind landowners who allowed A turnout of 37 10k runners and 89 runners to ‘tramp’ over their land, all 3k runners, 53 marshals, spirited the lovely, kind and enthusiastic Stockland spectators and countless helpers marshals who ensure the runners were welcomed on the day, which all are safe and heading in the right Christmas Lunch created a strong community direction. Thanks also to the atmosphere resulting in a very backmarkers, who amazingly clear Sunday 8th December memorable race. Around £600 was the course at the same time, water 12.30 for 1.00pm raised to go towards the Stockland station attendants, lovely ladies in

Join us for Christmas lunch Academy School PTFA. the kitchen cooking the bacon, the with all the trimmings Prizes were handed to the fastest PTFA catering team and all who

Adults: £15.00 male and female around the 10k baked delicious cakes, the timing Children 11-16: £8.00 course, this went to first-time runner team, Phil Cordon, the nominated

Children under 11: £6.00 of the Scamper, Tim Lenton, of Axe first aid person, who didn’t even have

Contact Kim Valley Runners, in a great time of a graze this year. on 01404 881466 42.37 and to Karen Eyre, of Axe Axe Valley Runners, in particular

Valley Running Club, in a time of Garry Perratt, for his endless help Come and join in the 51.02. A highly competitive set of and support; Angie Triner, Katie festive fun! runners for the 3k course meant the Hirst, Nigel and Paul and Fiona Drew fastest boy was Jake Johnson, of - the run simply wouldn’t happen Honiton Community College, in a without you. record time of 11.56 and fastest girl After last year’s soaking, everyone to Kendra Druce, of Gold Star involved was grateful to have blue Runners, in another course record of skies and no hornets.

Stockland Church Flower Rota A reminder about the meeting to discuss the flower rota for 2020. This will be held on November 4th, 11am, at 1 Walshams (Trish’s home). Please come along and join us for a coffee and a chat. All are most warmly welcome. Trish Bass (881597) and Jenny Broom (881331)

16 SHUTE NEWS Parish correspondent - Bijan Omrani - [email protected] Parish distributor Betty Harris - 01297 34199 Special war memorabilia and poppy exhibition OVER the course of November, St afield, and a selection of wartime N o v e m b e r Michael’s Church, Shute, will be memorabilia - mostly with local 18th-23rd church playing host to a major exhibition connections will be displayed. open of wartime memorabilia and The first chance to view the 12noon-4pm; knitted poppies, as part of the exhibits will be at the Remembrance November 25th season of remembrance. Service on Sunday, November 10th. exhibition will be Over a year ago, people were The church will remain open on that packed up. asked if they would climb into their day until 4pm. Items brought to the attics and look for any wartime On November 11th, the children church must be clearly labelled. If souvenirs. from Shute Primary School will be anyone has any battery operated Many have come forward but walking down to the war memorial candles they can lend please make event organisers are asking if and laying their own wreath. contact. anyone else has, or knows of Everyone from the committee is Organisers would also be very someone who has, anything they very welcome to attend together grateful to anyone who could help might be prepared to lend to please with parents from the school. Once with stewarding when the church is contact them. They are happy to again, the church will stay open until open, or help to set up. Please let show photographs or photocopies if 4pm. Angela or Ella know if you are able the original items are too precious to Opening times for the church and to lend a hand. be loaned. exhibition are: November 12th-15th Contact: Ella Sweetland on 01297 From November 1st-9th, Shute church open 12noon-4pm; 5 5 3 3 5 7 o r e m a i l church will undergo decoration with November 16th-17th Shute Barton [email protected] or Angela hundreds of poppies, which are Open Weekend, church open Parry on 01404 831675 or email being made by ladies local and far 10am-4.30pm plus refreshments; [email protected].

St Michael’s Church Flower Rota Choir to be re-established AFTER many years in abeyance, every two months at Shute. The November 3rd - M Williams a choir is being re-established music would be the main November 10th - Remembrance for Shute’s church to sing component of the service, and the Sunday - E Gosling occasional services. service would be lay-led, and It is hoped that many will be without a sermon. November 17th - J Sansom tempted to join, or come and listen. Those who are able to join will be November 24th - C Churchill Peter Lea Cox, a world-class benefitting the community. It will organist and choirmaster, has provide a different and more December 1st - M Albano volunteered to direct the choir. As a traditional style of service to that result, thanks to his experience, the which has been generally offered in December 8th - C Amato rehearsals and singing will be a recent years. December 15th - Carol Service positive and uplifting experience. The first rehearsal will be at All Helpers, please The intention is to sing Gregorian 7-8.30pm on Thursday, November December 22nd - Flowers will stand Chant, or plainsong. This music is 7th at St Michael's Church, Shute. not only beautiful, ancient, and This will be for an evensong on December 29th - Flowers will stand highly spiritual, but also is in unison, Sunday, December 1st at 4pm and will be easy to sing. (Advent Sunday). The idea is to sing music which Please let Bijan Omrani know if can be learned quickly and without you would like to be in the choir, much rehearsal, but which the choir and confirm that you will be able to can perform confidently and without make the rehearsal on November stress. 7th. The long-term goal is to sing a Email address for Bijan is service - hopefully evensong - once [email protected].

17 SHUTE NEWS Second ‘apple day’ is a scrumptious success ROWLANDS Orchard played host to the second Shute Apple Day on Volunteers for Sunday, October 20th. The large number of visitors, both young and old, were fortunate to have footpaths call warm sunshine and enjoyed a wide number of activities in the beautiful THE parish council is still and historic orchard which dates back looking for volunteers to act to the 16th Century. as footpath wardens in the Children participated in parish. competitions for the longest apple Wardens don’t have to do all peel, apple and spoon races, apple the paths – they could just adopt bobbing, and other apple-based art a local or favourite footpath. The and craft activities. They were also council already has a green able to visit and feed some of the road and footpath adopted in alpacas which are now bred in part of Umborne. the site. Contact the Parish Clerk, Everyone was able to enjoy - and to Carol Miltenburg at taste - the extraordinary display of 67 [email protected] apple varieties from trees in local or telephone on 01404 831080. orchards, including Shute’s own cider apple, the Crimson Victoria. There was also a practical demonstration of Warning bid pruning by Kew-trained arboriculturalist Mike Lock. WITH bonfire night looming, Later in the afternoon, local author, the parish council would like poet and BBC presenter, James to appeal to all those having Crowden – writer of a number of firework parties to notify other books on food in the Westcountry – residents in the vicinity. gave a talk at St Michael’s Church on After a recent incident, there the history of cider. were several reports of animals In a highly entertaining and wide- becoming very distressed at the ranging session, he covered sudden noises. Informing everything from the science of cider neighbours will give them the making, to apple varieties, to local opportunity to make sure their customs and traditions about cider. animals are better protected The audience was also able to taste from this. a range of local ciders generously donated by the Lyme Bay Winery. Thanks are due to Legacy to Tree warden Landscape and all local volunteers for THE parish council is looking organising the day, Little Orchard for someone to be a voluntary Alpacas at Rowlands Orchard for Tree Warden. hosting it, and Lyme Bay Winery for The volunteer does not need the donation of cider. to be an expert, or spend lots of hours on it. The post is backed TOP right, an impressive 67 by East Devon District Council, varieties of apple were on display which will provide training. The during Shute Apple Day. Above task is mainly keeping an eye right, children were able to feed out for sick and diseased trees, alpacas bred at the orchard. Right, and reporting back to the council BBC presenter and author James when needed. Crowden spoke on local cider- making traditions 18 SHUTE NEWS Ringers trip to Bath, Secrets of the Masons told MYTHS were dispelled, bathed in sunshine 'secrets' told and information ON a beautiful sunny September hours to explore the sights. freely given at the latest Saturday, Shute bell ringers were We had a quick stop at Burrington Umborne Ladies Social Club delighted when 48 ringers, friends Church before arriving at Brent House meeting. and family clambered aboard a for a very tasty carvery, that was Local farmer, and definitely the coach for our outing to Bath. enjoyed by all. We finally returned to best dressed person in the hall On the way, we stopped at Whitford, tired but happy, around 9pm. that night, Rob Summers gave Haselbury Plucknett. The bell ringers Our thanks go to Ros and Mike members an interesting evening very much enjoyed the bells at St Loud, our tower captain, for arranging in his talk on the Freemasons. Michael’s, whilst family and friends t h e d a y, w h i c h i s v e r y m u c h He showed a short film giving had plenty of time to amble around the appreciated by one and all. some of the history of this ancient association, which church and then gathered at the White Maureen Davey Horse pub for refreshments. unknown to most, has had a Just before we arrived at Bath we women's order since 1908! Rob stopped at the church of Barton St highlighted in his address the David. It was quite a novel experience large amount of money raised to see the bells in an octagonal tower, by the Masons for general which appeared to have been added charitable causes, ranging from especially to house them. After an teddy bears for children in enjoyable ring and wander around we hospital to Bangladesh flood eagerly returned to the coach for Bath. victims. Bath is a glorious city and seeing it The tables were covered with bathed in the beautiful September sun items of masonic regalia, which made it feel wonderful. The city was the group was able to examine buzzing with happy holiday makers at the end of the talk. Members and sightseers and our group c a m e a w a y m u c h b e t t e r dispersed to spend a leisurely few informed. The next meeting is on Thursday, November 7th at 1.45pm at Umborne Hall - note the afternoon time. Jane Uden Festival raises £900 total will be coming to talk about Botanical Gardens of the World. SEPTEMBER'S Shute Festival selling refreshments, were also able to Visitors (ladies and gents) raised over £600, which has been raise over £300 on top of this during welcome at £3 to include donated to Shute Primary School the weekend. Organisers thank refreshments and raffle by Linda and Friends of Shute Church. everyone who came and also Ambler. The Friends of Shute Church, by volunteered their help at this event. WHITFORD NEWS Parish correspondent - Bijan Omrani - [email protected] Parish distributor Betty Harris - 01297 34199 October was a foody month with harvest and lunch OCTOBER is a foody month for cream. Thanks to all our wonderful Murphy will be telling us the 10 Musbury and Whitford WI. cooks Steps to a Green Old Age. This will We celebrated our harvest festival We were also asked to hand in be at 2.15pm at Whitford Village with a shared supper. There was a our choices for our birthday lunch Hall on Tuesday, November 12th. choice of delicious homemade which is to be held at The Mariners Please note the afternoon start soups served with crusty bread. Hotel in Seaton on Tuesday, time. Join us if you can – you will be This was followed by a collection November19th. most welcome! of fruit crumbles with custard and/or In November our Speaker Richard Jean Fullerton

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Parish correspondent - Lesley Sutton - [email protected] Parish distributor Mary Smith - 01404 861541 ALL INVOLVED FOR HARVEST

By Lesley Sutton g l a s s e s o f w i n e , o r a n g e o r Yarcombe pressed apple juice from Moorhayne, teas, coffees and After GILL Heighway, Five Alive Eight mints. Gill kindly said grace Mission Community Reader from before the meal and oversaw the Kilmington, came to Yarcombe to giving out of prizes for the grand take the well-attended Harvest raffle. Service on Sunday, October 6th. There is a lot of work to be done Louise Dear played the organ for before and after such large lunches the well-known harvest hymns and and Jean Rich thanked everyone for introductory and leaving music. their food preparation and hard work Lorna Burdge and Robert Dyer which enabled everything to flow so read the Old and New Testament efficiently. Thanks were also given readings. Several of the children in Gill and to the people who had the congregation had brought along decorated the church so beautifully harvest produce which they took to Katie and Ellie Rich, together with and contributed harvest produce. the altar to be blessed. Benjamin, Edward, Holly and Grace It is a joy to be able to thank all For her talk, Gill required seven Rich, Lucas Dear and Ollie and the children who nobly cleared the children to come to the front. They Jodie Burdge had all written a tables, helped stack the chairs and were all given a placard with a letter prayer which they read out. put the tablecloths away in such an on which spelt the word ‘harvest’. As Henry Derryman and David Bristol enthusiastic manner after the meal. she read her script they had to were sidesmen and Rebecca Bell The produce which had decorated rearrange themselves in order to and Margaret Hoare served coffee the church was on sale on spell out specific words in a ‘harvest and tea in the south transept after Wednesday, October 9th and Jean shuffle’. the service. Rich, Doreen Parris and Barbara At least 27 words were used and Meanwhile, the Yarcombe ladies Salter had organised a light lunch the children managed dextrously to had been hard at work in the Jubilee which was available and much site themselves where required at Hall preparing the harvest lunch. enjoyed by those attending. great speed. A thoughtful and Over 70 adults and children sat All proceeds from the morning will interesting way to send a harvest down to enjoy, cold meat salads be donated to the disaster fund to message. with hot potatoes, apple crumbles or help those affected by the hurricane Assisted by Rebecca Bell, Daniel, cheesecake, cheese and biscuits, in the Bahamas. Martin recalls his time as a London police officer

By Lesley Sutton held. Martin became a recruit in marches became popular and the 1962 in Borough High Street. He poll tax riots led to dreadful clashes. explained that cadets had to learn They had to attend the picket lines CAROLINE Ford conjured up a by rote from an instruction booklet during strikes and it was especially super sausage stew which was and were involved in role play to harrowing to have to man the served with crispy potatoes and learn how to deal with incidents and miners strike when policemen were runner beans provided by Lin accidents. shipped in from all over the country Box and cooked by Veronica At those times there was a sort of to assist the local forces. Wadey and Rosemary Abel at the ‘honour amongst thieves’ and Although he remained a community lunch. everyone knew who and what they constable all his working life, Martin Pat Bright made a delicious pear were dealing with and accepted the quickly graduated to driving and and chocolate sponge, which was outcome. Heavy ceremonial was content in his duties and ended served with pouring cream. uniforms had to be worn at national h i s c a r e e r a s a f e d e r a t i o n After lunch, Martin Wale gave a events, which required lining the representative serving his talk about his 36 years as a London roads, usually in the hottest colleagues. He was an enthusiastic policeman which he preferred to weather which could be very and interesting speaker and was call from ‘Dixon to Digital’ for very uncomfortable. It was necessary to thanked for giving his time. good reason. Some of us police football games which could Kayleigh Johns will talk about her remember policemen on the beat turn very unpleasant and they had adventurous life at the next meal on and the respect in which they were to turn out at the time when November 13th.

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SIR Ghillean Prance, former Sir Ghillean talks Director of Kew Gardens, had been invited to chair the first Friday Forum of the new session. His talk, entitled ‘Can we halt of unnatural cycle human-caused climate change?’ brought forth a wide group of concerned people from all around combustible, are responsible. ‘What about the natural disasters the local area. Methane, which lasts in the such as volcanoes erupting?’ proved Sir Ghillean explained that it was atmosphere for many years, has that everyone had been taking important to use the words ‘climate increased enormously. The notice and were aware of the change’ rather than ‘global permafrost in Siberia is melting dangers. warming’. The natural changes in releasing trapped methane gas. The The world is in need of drastic climate such as the Ice Ages mean amount of cattle pasture is action if we want to give our children that, in reality, it should now be increasing also (partly due to a future. getting colder rather than warmer so deforestation). Population increases Brian Smith introduced the we are not in a ‘natural’ cycle. Most mean that there are more mouths to session and thanked Sir Ghillean for people now acknowledge that there feed so therefore more agricultural giving his time and imparting his is a problem, sea levels are rising land is needed so it must be knowledge to the group, which left r a p i d l y, c o u n t r i e s s u c h a s managed more circumspectly. Trees everyone with lots to think about. Bangladesh, many of the low-lying are the lungs of the world and more Sir David Attenborough has made islands in the South Pacific and should be planted everywhere. us all aware of pollution of the cities by the sea are in danger of Everyone can and must do their bit oceans and the threat of plastic flooding. It is noticeable that the to reduce their carbon footprint. waste to our wildlife and indeed to Thames Barrier in London is being Solar panels produced enough humankind. Simon Reeve is closed more often. energy for all our needs on some currently travelling the length of Scientists have noticed that plants days this year therefore no fossil North and South America witnessing are flowering earlier, and their fuels were used. The use of LED the impact of climate change and natural habitat is being raised to light bulbs reduces energy required, what with Greta Thunberg rallying higher levels. Zoologists have found and care over food wastage could the world, we are being bombarded that animals are moving nearer to be managed. The withdrawal of with information and warnings. the pole as the Arctic Ice and plastic bags is a good example of Thank you to Mary and Brian for glaciers are receding quickly. Gases individual choice helping the their hospitality and to those who such as carbon dioxide, which are environment. provided refreshments. The next caused by the use of fossil fuels and Questions and comments from the forum will be on Friday, November deforestation due both to deliberate floor, such as ‘Can we mend climate 1st at Glebe Farm. The topic will be burning, but also because the change or just slow it down?’, ‘We ‘Where would we be without the forests are drier and therefore more could use insects as protein,’ and NHS?’ Dawn brings passion for saving wild animals to club DAWN Lawrence travelled from mammals. Dormice, hedgehogs, Dawn has written several books, near Sherborne to Yarcombe’s insects such as bees, ants and endorsed by Virginia, in easy-to- Jubilee Hall to tell Tuesday Club butterflies are on the list of read rhyming verse about many members about her association endangered species to the animals, describing in detail their with the Born Free Foundation. detriment of the natural food chain particular attributes, habitation and Virginia McKenna, whose and mankind as a whole. Many the way they live and eat. Part of passionate interest in wildlife baby animals are farmed, often by the proceeds from book sales goes preservation since the raising and interbreeding with all the genetic towards supporting animals which releasing into the wild of lion cub defects which shorten their lives. are threatened and endangered. Elsa, is still very involved with the White tigers are caused by Club members snapped up the fight to save animals from extinction genetic defects and therefore opportunity to buy the books and and the threat caused by the should not be allowed to mate with have them signed by the author. farming of wild animals. each other as they become weaker Next month’s meeting will be held Although many animals such as and should be acknowledged as on November 12th when Maggie’s rhino, tiger, elephants and lions are ‘freaks of nature’ rather than a Mix and the Allsorts will be bringing p o a c h e d a s t r o p h i e s o r f o r specific breed. As she says, each a programme of music and songs supposed medicinal properties, the animal deserves to live for their own on a theme of ‘light’ for an easy world is in danger of losing great sake fulfilling their own particular evening of entertainment for all to numbers of many lesser known purpose on earth. which everyone is welcome. 21 YARCOMBE WEATHER SEPTEMBER 2019

2019 2018 2017 Average Max. temperature 18.9°C 18.7°C 15.9°C Average Min. 13.1°C 9.9°C 11.1°C Average Overall temperature 15.7°C 14.4°C 13.5°C Rainfall 146.0mm 48.2mm 101.4 mm Wettest Day 23th 34.0mm 22nd 27.5 mm 3rd 20.2 mm Sunniest Day 21th 11.5 hrs approx. 27th 11.0 hrs 1st 11.0 hrs Warmest Day 21st 21.0°C 3rd 24.4°C 2nd 20.2°C Coldest Night 2nd 10.3°C 29th 3.5°C 22nd 6.6°C Sunshine hours. 145 hours approx. 130 hrs 89 hrs

FOR most of the month I was on holiday in South West France enjoying an average daytime temperature of 24°C. On returning home, I was pleased to see from my computer that Yarcombe also had fine weather. Plenty of sunshine, warm and most of the rain fell on three separate days. We had a very pleasant journey home on the boat from Santander to Plymouth but from the time we were allowed to return to our cars it took two hours to clearing immigration, where in the past we were kept moving and left the port without any delay. I wonder if this is the start of freedom of movement, and gearing up for Brexit? I felt sorry for the passengers who had a long journey home. Tony Newman

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28 FUTURE EVENTS November Sat 2nd 20:00 Tuckers Arms, Dalwood Tuckers Jazz Tine May & Craig Milverton Trio 14:30- Sun 3rd Yarcombe Jubilee Hall Light Party (see advert for details) 16:00 18:30- Sun 3rd St Giles Kilmington Sidmouth Gospel Choir (see advert) 19:15 Tues 5th 10:30 The Beacon, Kilmington Messy Sparklers, playgroup for pre-schoolers, lunch Wed 6th 09:15 The Beacon, Kilmington Toddlers & Tinies baby/toddler group, refreshments Sat 9th 09:30 Dalwood Village Hall Music of the Wars in aid of Royal British Legion Tues 12th 10:00 The Beacon, Kilmington “Pop-up” Post Office - biscuits and coffee available Tues 12th 19:30 Dalwood Village Hall Corrydale Planning evening Wed 13th 09:15 The Beacon, Kilmington Toddlers & Tinies baby/toddler group, refreshments Thur 19:00- The Beacon, Kilmington Fusion youth club – years 6-8. Games, tuck available! 14th 20:30

Wed 13th 15:30 The Beacon, Kilmington Fusion2 afterschool club for Primary School Children

10:00- Dalwood Methodist Wed 13th Morning Coffee for Devon Air Ambulance 12:00 Chapel Tues 10:30 The Beacon, Kilmington CAMEO coffee morning, followed by Contact Lunch 19th Wed 20th 15:30 The Beacon, Kilmington Fusion2 afterschool club for primary school children Tuckers Jazz, Annika Skoogh’s “Tribute to Anita Sat 23rd 20:00 Tuckers Arms, Dalwood O’Day” with Craig Milverton Quartet 19:00- Sat 23rd Stockland Victory Hall Wine and Wisdom (see advert for details) 20:00 Mon 25th 10:00 The Beacon, Kilmington Reflections Group St. Peter’s Church, Coffee Concert Kathryn Gray & George Marshall Wed 27th 10:30 Dalwood “Rhymes of Love” 10:00- Sat 30th Stockland Victory Hall Christmas Food & Craft Market (see advert) 12:00 10:00- Sat 30th Kilmington Village Hall Christmas Coffee morning in aid of RBL 12:00 Sat 30th 08:00 The Beacon, Kilmington Men’s Breakfast – all are welcome December Mon 2nd 19:00 Membury Village Hall Christmas Wreath Workshop (see advert) Sun 8th 12:30 Stockland Victory Hall Stockland Christmas Lunch (see advert) St Giles Church, Celebrate Together Service for people with special Sat 14th 15:00 Kilmington needs Sat St. Peter’s Church, All Day Christmas Customs Around the World Display 6th-8th Dalwood For regular church services see page 29 THE PARISHES’ DIRECTORY

DALWOOD Kilmington Players: (Chairperson): Fair Committee: Acting chair & stall Badminton Club: Derek Gould - D Lavender - 01297 631868 bookings: Annie Williams - 01404 01404 831749 Parish Council: Parish Clerk: H 881521 or 07593 648983 Bell Ringers: Tower Captain: Donald Kirkcaldie - 01297 33462 Secretary: Jill Mills - 01404 881244 Pike - 01404 881356 Post-script: (Editor): Janfryd Gordon- Parish Council: Councillor R O Community Shop: 01404 881401 Kerr - 01297 639115 Griffiths - 01404 831207 Corrydale Singers: Shelagh Fearnley Primary School: Headteacher: Parochial Church Council: Secretary: - 01404 881193 Lee White - 01297 32762 Rozanne Bulmer - 01404 881838 Jubilee Field & Pavilion: Booking Pre-School: Emma Styles - 01297 Stockland & District Horticultural secretary: Chris Eddy - 01404 831009 23874 Society: Secretary: Pauline Goodwin - Parish Council: Kathy Laing - 01404 Royal British Legion: Commander 01404 881199 881601 Stafford Seward RN OBE Stockland & Yarcombe Pre-school: Methodist Church: Pauline Ovey - (Ret’d) - 01297 33909 Sarah Bilson - 01404 549606 or 07775 01297 442433 Short Mat Bowls: Ron Foster - 01297 701269 Mary Berry (bookings) - 01404 35529 Stockland C of E Primary School: 831685 Table Tennis: Jenny Nickolls - 01297 Headteacher: Clive Hellawell - 01404 Raft Club: Richard Seward - 01404 639758 881456; PTFA: Valerie Conlon - 881343 Tennis Club: Sue Moore - 01297 [email protected] Reading Room: Richard Seward - 32361; Sue Wells - 07912 272102 S.W.A.G: Chairperson: Jill Bellamy - 01404 881343 The Hitchcock Pavilion: Peter 01404 881641; Secretary: Jane Recreation Trust: Chair: Shelagh Huscroft - 01297 32243 Wedlock - 01404 881817 Fearnley - 01404 881193 Village Hall: Louise Quincey Tennis Club: Chairperson: Cathy Spinning group: Meet weekly, (bookings) - 01297 32358 Derryman - 01404 881398 Thursdays, 2-4.30pm SHUTE – WHITFORD – UMBORNE Victory Hall: Bookings secretary: Methodist Chapel Meeting Room Bell Ringers: Maureen Davey - 01297 Annie Williams - 01404 881521 or Jane Griffiths - 01404 831207 553195 07593 648983 Stitch & Bitch (craft group): Parish Council: Chairperson: Bill Yarcombe & Stockland Cricket Club: Meet 2nd & last Thursday Marshall - 01297 551077 Chairperson: D Patch - 01460 62196 Tuckers Arms, Dalwood, 8pm Clerk: Carol Miltenburg - 01404 YARCOMBE Mel Gosling - 01404 831481 831080 Baptist Chapel: Secretary: Thelma Jane Griffiths - 01404 831207 Parochial Church Council: Bijan Clarke - 01404 861267 The Corry Valley Community Land Omrani - Bell Ringers: Gareth Dear - 01460 Trust: Shelagh Fearnley - 01404 [email protected] 68521 881193 Primary School: Children’s Committee: Julie Rich - Upholstery: Jane Griffiths - 01404 Headteacher: Patrick Germscheid - 01404 861274 or 07967 965208 831207 01297 33348 Parish Council: Chairperson: Nick Village Hall: Bookings Secretary: Shute Theatre & Arts Guild: Randle - 01404 861648 Chris Eddy - 01404 831009 (Chairman): Simon Ford - 01297 Parochial Church Council: Secretary: Hall Treasurer: George Marshall - 553680 Rebecca Bell - 01460 234002 01404 881442 Women’s Institute Musbury & Jubilee Hall: Debbie Carter - 07498 Yoga: Di Magrane - 07940 120221 Whitford: Lesley McGowan Lock - 503316 KILMINGTON 01297 551556 Tuesday Club: Lesley Sutton - 01404 Badminton Club: Derek Gould - Whitford Village Produce 861386 01404 831749 Association: (Hon Sec): Yarcombe & District Young Farmers Baptist Chapel: Rev Darrell Holmes - Christine Wyatt - 01404 830098 Club: Roger Patch - 01404 881267 01297 631638 Village Hall: Yarcombe Amenities Club: Lesley Bell Ringers: Celia Dunsford - 01297 Joy Burgess - 01297 551416 Sutton - 01404 861386 33563 Umborne Hall: Yarcombe Community Handbells: Bridge Club: David & Stephanie - Sheila Townsend - 01297 552513 Secretary: Liz Freeman - 01404 01297 35033 Umborne Ladies Social Club: 861450 Cricket Club: Secretary: D Lavender - Ann Shepherd - 01297 553343 Yarcombe Flower Show: 01297 631868 STOCKLAND Press secretary: Julie Rich - 01404 Country Dancing: Sheila Hill - 01297 Bell Ringers: Wendy Urquhart - 861274 or 07967 965208 33795 01404 881207 ‘Maggie’s Mix’ Singing Group: Gardening Club: Secretary: Jean Book Group: Wendy Urquhart - Leader: Margaret Lane - 01404 Falconer - 01297 33708 01404 881207 861401

30 THE FIVE ALIVE MISSION COMMUNITY

LICENSED MINISTRY TEAM David Wilsdon - 01297 34142 David Woodward - 01297 32979 Shute/Whitford - VACANT Alun & Rose Evans - 01297 553585 Priest in Charge: Parish contact: Shute Vacancy Elisabeth Miller - 01297 32194 Peter Easton - 01297 553537 Stockland Iris Morton - 01297 551135 Lay Readers: Rozanne Bulmer - 01404 881838 Stockland Gill Heighway - 01297 33951 Eileen Pearse - 01404 881261 Gill Heighway - 01297 33951 Anna Crabbe - 01297 32777 Yarcombe Suzanne Bradbury - 01404 881530 Jean Rich - 01404 861274 Jenny Donne Davis - 01404 861344 Lay Chair of Mission Geoffrey Berry - 01823 601386 Nancy Patch - 01404 881675 Community Council: Peggy Pearce - 01404 881426 Martin Nunns - 01404 881313 PASTORAL TEAMS Mary Walsh - 01404 881893 Mission Community Administrator: Dalwood Philippa Wilks - 01404 881366 Rachel Hudson Laurie Lucas - 01404 881495 Yarcombe email: [email protected] Caroline Nunns - 01404 881313 Rosemary Abel - 01404 861774 Tel: 07752 098001 Ray Bradley - 01404 881262 Rebecca Bell - 01460 234002 www.fivealive.org Mary Harrison - 01404 831975 Lin Box - 01404 861400 Peter Major - 01404 831296 Diane Frost - 01823 601103 CHURCHWARDENS Evelyn Tratt - 01404 831316 Miranda Gudenian - 01404 861387 Dalwood Kilmington Maggie Lane - 01404 861401 Brian Eddy - 01404 831009 Barbara Woodsford Heather & Tony Newman - 01460 Michael Dods - 01404831208 (Co-ordinator) - 01297 33777 234739 Kilmington - VACANT John Church - 01297 32417 Doreen Parris - 01460 62502 Parish contact: Sally Huscroft - 01297 32343 Barbara Salter - 01404 861465

ADVERTISING RATES THE PARISHES’ PAPER PRICES PER MONTH INSIDE PAGES Editor IN FULL COLOUR Kate Williams Email: [email protected] Whole page £110.00 Tel: 07875 411538 Half page 17.5 x 12cm £60.00 Advertising & Business Manager/Treasurer Quarter page 12 x 8.5cm £30.00 Martin Nunns Eighth page 8.5 x 6cm £18.00 Email: [email protected] Back page 10% extra Tel: 01404 881313 12 Months Discount 20% 6 Months Discount 10% Parish correspondents: Non-commercial (charities, fundraising events) Dalwood: Michael Dods – [email protected] 50% DISCOUNT Kilmington: Michael Tyler - [email protected] Shute/Whitford: Bijan Omrani - All adverts to be sent to Martin Nunns using the [email protected] email address below in Microsoft Word or PDF format Stockland: Gill Metcalf - [email protected] Payment must be made before adverts can be included Yarcombe: Lesley Sutton – [email protected] Cheques made payable to The Parishes’ Paper and sent to: Martin Nunns, Popehayne Farm, Stockland, Honiton, Distribution Manager Devon EX14 9ET Tel: 01404 881313 Sue Drew - 01404 831365 Email: [email protected] Parish Distribution Contacts Or pay by BACS (details on request) Dalwood: Susan Hunnisett – 01404 881268 Kilmington: Alun Evans – 01297 553585 We are grateful to all our advertisers for their Shute/Whitford: Betty Harris – 01297 34199 continued support which ensures the Parishes Stockland: Mary Walsh – 01404 881893 Paper continues to serve the community. Yarcombe: Mary Smith – 01404 861541

DEADLINE FOR THE DECEMBER ISSUE IS NOVEMBER 12th It would be much appreciated if contributions could be received as early as possible. Thank you.

31 AXMINSTER & DISTRICT CHORAL SOCIETY Director Peter Parshall Conductor Judy Martin PUCCINI Messa di Gloria ELGAR Psalm 29 The Minster, Axminster SAT 16th NOV @ 7.30pm Tickets £12 & £15 Archway Books 01297 33595 Registered Charity No. 900458