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I 1.0 I No. 1 I 1.0 I No. 1 ISSUE No. 131 Pu lished and Distri uted quarterly y The Membury MerryMakers. Sup p lied Free to each household in the Parish Pu lished and DistriAdditional uted quarterly copies y Theare Memburyavailable MerryMakers from THE POST.. SupSup OFFICE p p lied lied &FreeFree STORES toto eacheach, Membury householdhousehold inin thethe ParishParish Additional Enquiries copies to our arenew availableemail: [email protected] from THE POST OFFICE & STORES, Membury Enquiries to our new email: [email protected] PARISH NOTICE BOARD ISSUE NO. 131120127 WINTERWINTER 201720162018 EDITOR: MOLLY BARRELL ASUBSSISTANT EDITOR EDITORS & : JAKKI HENDERSON & RICHARD BARRELL ADVERTISING: ALEX TASKER SUBFRONT EDITOR: COVER Richard: Richard Barrell Barrell VILLAGE REPORTER: Judy Martin PROOF READERS: Mike & Jenny Beaman Enquiries to our new email: [email protected] ST. JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH POSTAL COPIES Regular monthly services ou too could have a copy sent to a friend 1st Sunday 11.00am Parish Communion Yfor just £10.00 per calendar year - and that includes the purchase price of £1.20 for 2nd Sunday 11.00am Morning Prayer the magazine. 3rd Sunday 11.00am Parish Communion An interesting gift! 4th Sunday 11.00am Informal Service For details, please contact us on our new 5th Sunday 10.30am Team Service email: [email protected] See Diary of Events for seasonal services/other events Want to VILLAGE CAR PARK book the Please Note: The car park in front of the Village Hall Village Hall? is intended for the use of visitors to the Go to:- VillageVILLAGE Hall, Church CAR or School. PARK Would PARISHstu_jul_payne COUNCIL @hotmail.com ELECTIONS residents whoPlease regularly Note: use the car Parish Council andelections just doare it!due in May 2019. The car park in front of the Village Hall is If you are interested in becoming a councillor go to: park for extended periods please make intended for the use of visitors to the Village http://eastdevon.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/or phone: 01297 792437 alternative arrangements when events Hall, Church or School. Would residents who becoming-a-councillor/become-a-parish-or-town-councillor/ for more information. regularlyare scheduleduse the car atpark any for of extended the above. periods Forplease Notice boardmake alternativeThank youarrangements when events are scheduled at any of the above. ACCESS CODE FOR THE DEFIBRILLATOR Parish Council IS 1234. Thank you - Parish Council IN CASE OF EMERGENCY: ALWAYS DIAL 999 FIRST THEN ACCESS DEFIBRILLATOR, AS INSTRUCTED. Repeat Prescriptions Did you know we can sign up to re-order on the internet? It really works. Ask the surgery for details. 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Yellow 24) Hew, 23) All, 21) Takings, 20) to, Ask 19) Brand, 16) Drama, 15) 5) Tot, 7) Income Tax, 8) Seam, 10) Memorial, 11) Your, 12) Penalty, 14) Alto, 16) Ever, 17) 17) Ever, 16) Alto, 14) Penalty, 12) Your, 11) Memorial, 10) Seam, 8) Tax, Income 7) Tot, 5) ACROSS: 6) Estate Agent, 8) Axe, 9) Dry, 10) Toddler, 12) Smear, 13) Teens, 14) Clogs, Clogs, 14) Teens, 13) Smear, 12) Toddler, 10) Dry, 9) Axe, 8) Agent, Estate 6) ACROSS : ACROSS: SOLUTIONS: WINTERWINTERSPRING2017 20162018 1 DIARY OF EVENTS Editorial DECEMBER DECEMBER PlusDecember ça change, again! Can youplus believe c’est it? Justla même in case you chose can’t, you- - 1st7th S4YH VH: 6.00 Oak VH Apple Café - decorating the will find your Christmas card tucked between the pages (thanks to “The more it changes, the more it stays the same” – and this 3rd PTFA:Christmas Christmas tree Lunch 12.30pm VH Sarah Clemens for the art work, and to all those contributors whose old French quotation certainly applies to Membury, as we MM: Pantomime rehearsal 4.30 pm greetings are printed within) and we’re representing a popular 8th School: Open Morning and Craft approach Christmas. We all knew we would miss the PO and Christmas carol on the front cover of the magazine. (If you really 3rd Church: Christingle Service 3.00pm store, but it’s only since its closing that the village has set its Exhibition 10am-12noon can’t work out what it is, the answer appears at the end of this 4th Watercolour workshop 2.00pm – 4.00pm communal mind to arranging traditional amenities and events 9thColecroft VH: PTFA Cottage Christmas Lunch 12.30pm editorial.) differently, and some surprisingly good things have come out 4th Moviola Church: 7.00 Christingle for 7.30pmVH Service 3.00pm of thatThe dilemma.year has seen The a lotFriday of changes afternoon in Membury, Post Offi comings ce counter and 5th15th School: VH: RaucousNativity PlayChorus Church : A Christmas - goings,one of and,the busiestin true Membury in the area style, - has we given offer arise hearty to Oakwelcome Apple to those who have joined our community. Of course, the Mercury MM: PantomimeCracker 6.30rehearsal 6.30pm Café, which has come into being since the last issue (see p12). 8th S4YH 6.00 VH Theitself MerryMakers is not exempt fromPop–up change, pub, either, with itsand, attendant like much Fish of the & Chip 16th Church: Carol Service 7.00 pm MM: Public Meeting Re: Mercury 7.15 VH vancountry, has proved we have very to face popular, the reality even of sellingrising costs out onand one falling occasion revenue, tightening our belts accordingly. Initially, this has meant 10th19th MM: School: Pantomime Christmas rehearsal Play 4.00pm (be sure you order, to avoid disappointment!) reducing our page count, so we are sending Justine on an extended 12th21st MM: School: Pantomime Last Dayrehearsal of Term 6.30pm cruise,And now and weprioritising have an items offi cial from Membury within the Calendar.parish boundary. Displaying 14th School: Art Exhibition 5.30pm Chestnut Tree: Carol singing 6.30 localWe apologise scenes shot to our by neighbours, local people, who it have will regularlybe on sale written from 15th S4YH 6.00 VH 23rd Church: No Service thefor endus over of November the years, and for thank the paltry them forsum their of contributions.£5.00 (£7.50, if 16th Christmas Cracker 5.30pm VH We know from your reactions and comments that you value the 25th Church: Christmas Day Service 10.30am you want yours sent by post.) All profi ts will go towards the 17th MM: Pantomime rehearsal 4.00pm runningMercury costs in its ofpresent this magazine,format, and andso you we are thank all invited you in to advance a public 31st Church: VH: MMCarol – NewService Year 7.00pm Party 8.00 till late formeeting supporting at 7.15pm us in in thisthe Villageway – Hallsee p28on Friday, for more December details. 8th to 22nd Carols outside the PO Thanks,discuss additionaltoo, to all ways of you of funding who contributed, the Mercury and so that to our the judgeswhole 25thJANUARY Church: Christmas Day service 10.30pm –burden Drew is& not Joy shouldered Yapp, Roger by the & hard-workingSarah Clemens, MerryMakers and Jakki (see 31st MM:New Year’s Eve Party 8.0pm VH HendersonTreasurer’s –report who on selected p 7.) We suitable are confident shots that,for each with month.your ideas They 24th VH: MM 7.30pm Pantomime and observations, we can continue to maintain the present quality JANUARY decided that, the more local the scene, the better its chance of RED RIDING HOOD of the magazine, which owes as much to the high standard of the 2nd MM: Pantomime rehearsal 6.30pm inclusion, which is why some shots from the wider area were notsubmissions included. as Also, to the the high orientation expectations and of qualitythe editorial of some team. shots If 7th25th MM: VH: Pantomime MM 7.30pm rehearsal Pantomime 4.00pm provedyou are a not problem able to inattend the theprinting; meeting, that’s we wouldour learning be pleased curve to hear – 8th ParishRED Council RIDING VH HOOD moreyour suggestionsdetailed instructions and observations next year! beforehand Don’t byforget e-mail, it, telephonethough 9th Flower Show 2.00pm AGM VH 26th VH: MM 2.00pm & 7.30pm Pantomime –or we a noteneed in shots our PO of pigeonhole.Membury allPlease year put round, your nameso keep to your your MM: Pantomime rehearsal 6.30pm RED RIDING HOOD cameramessages, at theunlike ready, a reader and respondingsend in your to anshots item – in natural our last scenes issue. or 14th MM: Pantomime rehearsal 4.00pm eventsHumour - when is a thevery time individual comes. thing, the same remark or story 18th MM: erection of stage for Pantomime drawing uproarious laughter from some, while others remain One of the regrets expressed at the time of the PO closure 19thFEBRUARY MM: Pantomime rehearsal 6.30pm unmoved, or even upset. We seriously try to make sure that what was the loss of singing carols around the Christmas tree.