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FOCUS ON THORVERTON October 2020 Vol. 51 No.9 50p Focus on Thorverton Vol. 51 No. 9 October 2020 FOCUS MAGAZINE INFORMATION Chairman Michael Ayre, Ratcliffe Farm, Raddon. Secretary Geoff Bulley, 17 Broadlands, Thorverton. Advertisements Secretary Maggie Dunlop, Kibby Yew, School Lane, Thorverton. Tel.(01392) 861185 Treasurer Bob Swaffield, Schiehallion, School Lane, Thorverton. Tel. (01392) 860309 Editor Neville Lane, Stable House, 2 The Glebe, Thorverton. Tel. (01392) 861062 Email: [email protected] Back issues (courtesy of Rob Purvis): thorvertonfocus.wordpress.com Assistant editors Eileen Mason, Fiona Harrison and Jules Jeffreys Printed by Sarum Graphics At the present time Focus is produced each month except January. The Editor welcomes interesting news items, reports etc. for publication. Items for inclusion in Focus should be accompanied by the name of the originator, which may be withheld from print if requested. The aims of Focus are: To produce a non-political monthly magazine serving the people of the parish of Thorverton, providing them with information on activities in the parish; For the magazine to be one that villagers are proud of; To provide a window for those outside Thorverton to see what the village has to offer; To promote local businesses through advertising; and To run at a small annual profit, but with surplus funds put to support village organisations for the benefit of Thorverton residents. Items for publication, adverts, changes to adverts, Diary entries, changes to Thorverton Information lists should be sent to the Editor, preferably as plain text in an email, or as a Word doc file or a pdf file email attachment (to [email protected]) by the 20th of the month prior to publication please. All items received are acknowledged, so if you don’t receive an acknowledgment within a few days, please assume not received. Advertisements and Notices Poster Type Advertisements. Text for advertisements should be prepared as near as possible to how it is intended to appear. Pictures must be supplied as required on the advertisement. Focus reserves the right to refuse any advertisement or notice at its sole discretion for any reason whatsoever. COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENTS The following advertising charges apply: Maximum dimensions COST per ENTRY FULL YEAR (11 entries) Full page 24.4 cm x 18.2 cm £14.00 £140 Half page 18.2 cm x 12.2 cm £7.00 £70 Quarter page 8.5 cm x 12.2 cm £4.00 £40 One-eighth page 8.5 cm x 5.8 cm £2.00 £20 LOCAL ORGANISATION and CHARITIES ADVERTISEMENTS COST per ENTRY Half page £3.00 Cheques made payable to Quarter or one-eighth page free of charge (for up to 3 months) “Focus” Front Cover: Late-summer in the Millennium Green by John Spivey The opinions and views expressed by contributors within the magazine are not necessarily those of Focus producers or of the Focus Committee. Focus on Thorverton 1 Vol 51 No9 October 2020 Editorial few months. Congratulations to those involved for taking the initiative and seeing it through. Just as we thought that things might be gradually moving back to normality we have the Rule of Six, I have been enjoying filling up my freezer with advice to work from home where possible and the blackberries and apple over the past month. The tighter restrictions on pub and restaurant opening blackberries may not have been as large as hours. With the possibility of more localised sometimes, but they have been abundant. Readers restrictions to come. I had to have a covid test last will be pleased to know that I did just about find week before I could be seen at the hospital for a enough elderberries to make some blackberry and hearing appointment, and I have to say that it was elderberry wine, which I will look forward to being very easy at Sandy Park, with no queue. The test was able to drink next summer. The dandelion wine that I a little more, shall I say, probing than the one I had started on St George’s Day is not looking so clear self-administered as part of the Imperial College though, so I could quite understand if anyone turned study a couple of months ago. But I had better not go down the offer to try that with me. I had rather an into too much about this now! excess of tomato plants this year as I had been growing some small plants to give to my son, but Focus has continued through the pandemic, but lockdown measures prevented that, so I had to keep unless we can find a new editor soon it could be them at home. This has allowed me to make some coming to an end shortly. Editing Focus does not green tomato chutney, which tastes good – shame have to be an arduous job as we have such good that we didn’t have the Show this year to put our support from our assistant editors, Eileen Mason, produce to the test. I find that it is the occasional set- Fiona Harrison and Jules Jeffreys. We are very back and the uncertainty as to how home-made fortunate to have so many regular contributors, which things might turn out that makes it interesting. makes it easier – and more enjoyable - to compile an interesting magazine. It is also a whole lot easier than I hope that you find this month’s Focus interesting. it was when I started as we now deal almost Please be inspired to send in articles or even just exclusively with material emailed to us. All in all, snippets of information. this is a very rewarding role (though not financially!). Please don’t be shy. Neville Lane Focus Editor I hope that as well as visiting our village shop and our village post office/newsagents/stationers you have taken a look at the upgraded Exe Valley Farm Shop. This really has been transformed over the past Poetry ....................................................................... 16 In this Focus ‘Hands, Face, Space’ ............................................... 16 Where in Thorverton? .............................................. 17 Editorial ..................................................................... 1 Thanks Roy .............................................................. 17 The Future of Focus ................................................... 2 The Joy of Maps ...................................................... 18 Advertise in colour .................................................... 2 A Year on our Farm – September ............................ 20 Wanted ....................................................................... 2 Regrets ..................................................................... 21 The Late Jean Baker .................................................. 3 The Sky at Night ...................................................... 23 Richard Turner-Warwick ........................................... 3 Legal Eagle .............................................................. 25 Thorverton Memorial Hall ......................................... 3 Nature Notes ............................................................ 26 Thorverton Parish Council ......................................... 4 Court Barton Close from The Rookery.................... 27 Thorverton’s new Parish Councillors ........................ 5 Puzzles ..................................................................... 28 Possible new path ...................................................... 5 Devon Historic Churches Walk/Cycle ..................... 29 Notices ....................................................................... 6 The Garden in September ........................................ 30 Thorverton Co-Operative Trust Ltd........................... 7 Adverts ..................................................................... 32 Church Services and News ........................................ 8 Thorverton Parish Information ................................ 53 Parish Letter ............................................................... 9 Thorverton Organisations ........................................ 54 Baptist Church ......................................................... 10 Doctors’ Surgeries ................................................... 55 A Cracked Pot Story ................................................ 11 Waste Collection Dates............................................ 57 Newton St Cyres Tennis Club ................................. 12 Mobile Library ......................................................... 57 Fake Penalty Charge Email ..................................... 12 Union Flag Flying days in October ......................... 57 TARTS news ........................................................... 13 Road works .............................................................. 57 Hello, Jura here ........................................................ 14 Bus Services ............................................................ 57 Miracles Do Happen ................................................ 15 Devon Historic Churches Ride/Walk ...................... 58 Ride and Stride ........................................................ 15 Focus on Thorverton 2 Vol 51 No9 October 2020 The Future of Focus Advertise in colour The Focus Committee (Michael Ayre, Beryl Grace, Focus on Thorverton is very dependent on Bob Swaffield, Geoff Bulley and Neville Lane) met advertising. Without advertising revenue we would in September to mull over a few things about the be unable to continue the magazine in its present magazine. The committee agreed to publicise more format and at anything like the present price. We are strongly the need for a new editor to replace the also proud to be able to help local businesses by current editor when he