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 THE BRIXHAM MISSION COMMUNITY  THE CHURCH OF IN BRIXHAM    CHURSTON FERRERS, GALMPTON AND KINGSWEAR  

Team Rector Vacancy The Church of England Team Vicar The Rev’d John Gay 13 Warborough Road, Churston Ferrers TQ5 0JY 01803 845692 [email protected] Associate Priest The Rev’d Angela Sumner (Self-supporting) 9 Wayside, Brixham TQ5 8PY 01803 853959 Licensed Miss Wendy Emlyn, 42 Old Road, Preston TQ3 2RA 555192 Lay Mr Martyn Hodge, 3 Gillard Road, Brixham TQ5 9EG 851302/07932620999 Ministers Mrs Hilary Hyde (IT)1 Windmill Road, Brixham TQ5 9SG 852323 Mrs Eileen Saunders, 50 Alma Road, Brixham TQ5 8QR 852975 Miss Sue Shaw, 13 Higher Copythorne, Brixham TQ5 8QB 882613 Mrs Elaine Vestey (IT) 167 Northfields Lane, Brixham TQ5 8RD 883454 Mr Roger Williams, Hunters Moon, 19 Horsepool St, Brixham TQ5 9LD 431961

SUNDAY SERVICES IN THE MISSION COMMUNITY

ALL SAINTS 9.30am Sung Eucharist and Junior Church BRIXHAM (Morning Worship 3rd Sunday) ST MARY’S 8.00am Holy Communion BRIXHAM 11.00am Sung Eucharist (1st, 3rd and 4th Sundays) 11.00am Worship for All (2nd Sunday) 6.30pm Sung Evensong ST MARY’S 8.45am Said Eucharist (Barn Chapel, Galmpton) CHURSTON 9.30am Sung Eucharist (1st and 3rd Sundays) 10.00am Worship for All (4th Sunday) 11.00am Sung Eucharist (2nd Sunday) 4.00pm Evensong (1st Sunday, Barn Chapel) ST THOMAS OF 10.30am Morning Prayer(1st Sunday) CANTERBURY 10.30am Sung Holy Communion (2nd and 4th Sundays) KINGSWEAR 10.30am Morning Worship (3rd Sunday) When there is a 5th Sunday there will be a joint BMC service at one of the BMC churches WEEKDAY SERVICES Tuesday 10.00am All Saints, Brixham Wednesday 10.30am St Mary’s, Brixham Thursday 10.00am Barn Chapel, Galmpton

CLERGY DAYS OFF Revd John Gay Friday, others Monday Except for emergencies The Vicar and Licensed Lay Ministers are glad to be told of anyone who would like a visit. The Blessed Sacrament is reserved in our Churches. Communion can be taken to the sick and the housebound by arrangement.

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3 4 Two local nursing homes, two outstanding reputations Three Corners Nursing Home in Churston Ferrers and Hill House in Brixham are now part of the same group. Both homes have outstanding reputations amongst local residents and healthcare professionals. Both homes also have excellent accommodation having been recently refurbished and extended and are mainly purpose built. They provide the best in nursing and residential care including short stay respite (subject to availability) and day care for convalescence. There are top quality en-suite bedrooms, fantastic lounges and dining areas, all in peaceful settings. Please ask to see what many local residents have said about the quality of the accommodation and the outstanding attention delivered by the care teams. Three Corners and Hill House both provide: Purpose built environment Highest quality care Freshly cooked wholesome food Well being and social activities Short and long stay Visitors welcome at any time For further information please visit www.threecornersch.co.uk or www.hillhousenursinghome.co.uk Or ring us on 01803 842349 Three Corners, Greenway Road, Churston Ferrers TQ5 0LW 01803 853867 Hill House, Park Avenue, Brixham TQ5 0DT

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We invite new members (experienced or novice) to join our friendly club. Coaching is available, and we offer first year membership for free (although we do have to charge a small fee to cover our affiliation to Bowls Devon). For details, please see our website www.brixhambowlingclub.co.uk Or contact the Hon. Secretary, Chris Dawes, via email [email protected] Or phone 01803 883874 7 Editorial Welcome to the September magazine. This feels like a sort of waiting period—the CONTENTS holidays are almost over and, while we look forward to the events of autumn, 9 From Rev’d John especially the lead-up to the anticipated 10Exeter Diocesan news coming of a new rector, we are still reluctant to say goodbye to summer. 11 BMC Vacancy/ harvest appeal So it was pleasing to have some vivid reminders of summer, in Kingswear 12News from Churches: St Mary’s, All Saints, Alison’s sunflowers and St Mary’s and Churston BMC administrator Alison’s swan count. You may be as amazed as I was at the Annual memorial 17 lovely picture of the swan draped round service Alison’s neck—I was attacked by one in my 18 Swan count at pram! Abbotsbury The cover was inspired by the fact that 20 Sunflowers by September sees ’s birthday Alison Crozier (although I haven’t heard of any commem- Ken’s Merchant Navy orations this year) and her donation of the career Chapter 9-10 east window in Churston connects her to 23 Letter from Tanzania the BMC. The picture was taken by my friend Heather on our recent visit to 24 A thought for today’s Greenway. She had done her homework lifestyle from by reading Dead Man’s Folly, which makes Christine Watt particular note of the Greenway blue 25 Shoebox appeal: hydrangeas. Operation Christmas Child We look back to the success of an earlier 26 Ageing Well harvest appeal, on to the current one and further ahead so that we are well 27 Being a Reader by prepared for the Christmas shoebox Eileen Saunders collection. I look forward to receiving your 28 September diary, harvest pictures – please send them in . copy date for October, Happy harvest! BMC office Anne Rickwood

8 FROM THE VICARAGE SAFEGUARDING – A RESPONSIBILITY FOR US ALL To think that, in the 21st Century, in churches and parishes, perhaps not just in the UK, vulnerable people of ALL ages could be suffering from many forms of abuse may seem hard, if not for some impossible, to believe. But, tragically, this IS the case. We only have to read our papers, both local and nationally, see our television news, again both locally and nationally, to see that many in our society have not been safe from abuse and, therefore, harm. And, even more tragically, “church people”, even clergy at a high level, have been found guilty of such abuse. Our part in this is to look, listen and to act! That is why we make no bones about our determination to support those we feel are being subject to abuse and harm. There is a well-known saying: “If you are not part of the solution you are part of the problem” and within the world of Safeguarding there is no more appropriate mantra. It is no good saying “well I wasn’t sure and didn’t want to cause a fuss…..” etc You cannot and will not be blamed, if your fears prove to be groundless. However, how will you feel if, having had concerns about someone’s safety, after their funeral or, eventually, a court case, you didn’t speak up? Our policies and practices are simply aimed at either preventing abuse happening in the first place or nipping things in the bud if they do start to occur. Please, do familiarise yourself with our Safeguarding Policy. Jesus wants us all to be safe and happy; let us help him to make our church world that way. John Gay

If you ring the vicarage or send me an email on a Friday, please don’t be offended if I don’t get back to you straight away. I am taking my day off!

9 From the Diocesan Newsletter To read the newsletter visit http://www.exeter.anglican.org/magazine and for the prayer diary http://www.exeter.anglican.org/prayer-diary.

Back to school by the Right Revd Robert Atwell There's always a rush of adrenalin in September, combined with a sense of relief to be back in some sort of routine after the holidays. We associate school with childhood, and certainly not with church. Even in these days of life-long learning and vocational training, school is invariably something in the past, a phase we've got through. For St Benedict though, being part of a monastery or Christian community is an experience of constant learning from and with one another how to serve God and others with joy. In a striking phrase, Benedict describes it as ‘a school of the Lord’s service’. And here’s the paradox. We all get a buzz out of helping people. It makes us feel good and, if we're honest, we like it that way. We prefer to be in the role of giver rather than receiver. It is easier; it is also more powerful. Most of us find the prospect of being dependent on others painful to contemplate. In the gospels, Jesus tells us that, 'The Son of Man has not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.' In other words, being part of a 'school of the Lord's service' is not about us serving God, but letting God serve us. Discipleship is a response to the God who has already served us in Jesus Christ. So this September, as the school bags come out again or when we curse because we are stuck in yet another traffic jam caused by the school run, let's not forget that we are all pupils in 'the school of the Lord's service'. Let’s allow God to be God in our life and be open to the lessons he has to teach us. It could be exciting. 10 BMC VACANCY WORKING PARTY The key dates are: the advertisement for a new Rector will go in the Church Times between 12 and 19 September with a closing date for applications of sometime in October. On 6 November there will be the Familiarisation Day where the short- listed candidates will visit all our churches. Interviews will be held on the 7th with the Crown Representative present. More information on this will be available in the near future. Roger Holtom, St Mary’s Churchwarden

Harvest Appeal All Saints’ and St Mary’s, Higher Brixham This year the Harvest Appeal for the two Brixham churches is for the Brixham Foodbank, which fulfils an important role in enabling parents to feed their families when income is low. Sometimes this is for a short term, but often families need the additional practical support offered by the food bank for a longer period. As donations to the Foodbank are irregular, it is helpful to those who volunteer there to have a contingency fund, to be able to supply essential items at short notice. We aim to boost this fund so that this important local project is able to continue to provide the support needed to many families. To this end we would welcome monetary donations in both churches throughout September and October. Envelopes for your donations will be available in each church. The Foodbank would still be grateful for the donations of non-perishable food items, which many generously donate, and which help form the basis of their store cupboard for those in need. Thank you in anticipation. Lindsay Williams

11 News from the Mission Community Churches News from the Square I can hardly believe that I have just written ‘September’. Where has the summer gone? Hopefully we will have a beautiful autumn but there is a definite ‘backendish’ (as they would say up north) scent in the air. However to cheer us up it’s good to be able to show some sunny pictures of the June wedding of Geoff and Hilary, which we couldn’t include last month as Geoff and Hilary were on their honeymoon! (They still look a bit nervous!) We had a lovely afternoon on Sunday 28 July when Evie Aurora May Woodman chose to be baptised at St Mary’s. Evie is a delightful eleven year old who has been attending Messy Church and she sought baptism herself. Evie’s family came along to support her and it was a very moving and sincere service. We will keep Evie and her family in our prayers. On Monday 5 August we had the funeral of Chris Tombs. Chris was born in Swindon but came to Brixham when he was four. He worked as an electrician and married Ann, his boss’s daughter, at St Mary’s forty two years ago. They had two daughters and grandchildren. Chris was a fun- loving father and grandfather. We then had the funeral of Lyn Bateman on 9 August. Lyn had brought up her three daughters on her own, moving from Cornwall to Devon as the girls grew up. Lyn was very brave during her illness, encouraging others to stay positive. Lyn will be sorely missed by her daughters, grand- children and loyal friends. After our two lovely weddings described in the last two magazines, we have no more weddings for the rest of the year at St Mary’s. I’m sure that people are still marrying but not in Higher Brixham!

12 On a practical level, in the day to day running of the church, the grass cutting problem in the churchyard is hopefully sorted and the problem with the bins seems to be resolved, so hopefully things will be looking good again out- side. The Outreach trip to Saltram House was really good. We were very fortunate with the weather and had a stress-free drive to and to our destination. The parkland was outstanding with so many beautiful specimen trees; the cake was really rather splendid as well. I found the house quite cosy for such an enormous mansion but the kitchen and scullery were the most interesting. One can only imagine the hard work involved working with such heavy pots and pans and how much water and coal must have been carried up the numerous staircases to the people upstairs! We all enjoyed ourselves so much and say a big thank you to Val Dixon for organising the trip for us. After finding the heat earlier in the year difficult to deal with we are now wondering where the summer went as we are talking about coffee mornings for Operation Christmas Child and projects for Harvest. The life of the church goes on just as the seasons do and things change and we usually adapt, so let us look forward to September, often a beautiful month, and remember to pray for the right person to become our new rector as the search starts in earnest. Until the next time God Bless. Christine Carroll

13 ALL SAINTS’ So what have we been up to on “the Hill” over the past month? Following concerns from some of our neighbours about the encroaching lime tees in the grounds of the church, we met with contractors about reducing the height and width of the trees. Being within a Conservation area we have had to obtain permission from for this work, which we intend to get done around October. Despite a torrential downpour on the morning of 10 August we “descended” in droves on Marge and Ken Morris who kindly hosted us for our annual Cream Teas, raising £261 for church funds. A thoroughly enjoyable event, and thanks to Marge, Ken and all who helped. The following morning Christine Watt (well-known throughout Brixham) marked her 10th anniversary of arriving in the town and the start of her relationship with All Saints’. Christine had lived for many years in Zimbabwe but was forced to leave as a result of the oppressive regime of Robert Mugabe. We love Christine “to bits” and are always grateful for the tender loving care she takes over our churchyard flowers. The following week we had our Quinquennial Inspection which proved to be a thorough examination of the church building and which confirmed some issues we had previously identified. We now await the report which we will use to prioritise maintenance/repair work over the coming five years. Susan and I were very impressed by the professionalism and attention to detail displayed by our new architect. With our on-going quest to provide suitable accommodation for our Junior Church we have arranged a visit from members of the Diocesan Advisory Committee (DAC) to discuss proposals ahead of any formal faculty application. As part of his Mission Community “tour”, Archdeacon Douglas visited us towards the end of July during which, in his homily, he spoke in detail about the Lord’s Prayer. Together with the other three parishes and John, we are working hard to meet the timetable created for the vacancy situation. By the time you read this the new Parish Profiles will have been approved by Archdeacon

14 Douglas and we’ll be well on the way to having the advert placed in the Church Times. As I asked before, please do pray for those who will be attracted by the prospect of becoming our new Rector. With All Blessings Peter From the Churston Churchwardens Greetings to you all. I guess, like Churston church and the Barn chapel, you have all been busy churchwise. We have to do the best we can to give all who attend our churches a friendly welcome, especially those who are visiting the bay or are on holiday. We also have to ensure that those who are less able are made to feel comfortable and their needs where possible catered for. Following from that thought, recently at Churston church we had the solemn duty to celebrate the life and sad loss of a young man who, some of you may remember, lost his life, along with his best friend of many years, just off Babbacombe beach. The funeral directors explained that a very special service would be required in memory of him. A day or two before the service we met to finalise numbers attending: the first estimate was 300. We only have seating for 230, so arrangements were made for seating on the lawn out- side the church, together with a large screen and sound system. However, upon a recount, the number was reduced to approximately 250. On the day of the funeral, some hours before the service, the sound specialist arrived and prepared the church with four large screens looped up with the sound system. The service started at 3pm with everyone in beach wear, including the funeral directors, as requested by the parents. A short way into the service a film was shown of the life of the young man from a young boy up to recent times. His mother, sister and girlfriend gave the eulogy, reliving fond memories. It was something to behold and how they held it together: help must have come from the Almighty. After the service the thanks received by the clergy and church members for arranging the service were beyond belief – a day to remember. It just goes to show that a warm welcome, a willingness to help and a smile to those in need is what it is all about. John Bowles & Bob Brooke 15 Forthcoming events at Churston Music Recital by Roger Fordham at Churston Church Tuesday 10 September 10.30 am – 12 noon Roger is a wonderful Pianist and Organist. Please support him and Churston Church. An illustrated talk by John Risdon in aid of Churston Church Saturday 28 September 3.30pm In commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day on our Home Front Tickets £6 to include refreshments Harvest Festival at Churston On Saturday 21 September from 10.30am to 12noon we are inviting children to come and help us decorate the church in the traditional manner with flowers, fruit, vegetables and any other produce. It will be a fun morning with activities and competitions; and refreshments will be available. We hope lots of people will come to enjoy the morning with us. We will need helpers, lots of children and flowers, fruit, vegetables and any- thing else you can think of to decorate the church with. Look out for posters with more details during September. Our Harvest Service is on Sunday 22 September at 10am, where we will not only be celebrating harvest, but also thinking of those who have very little and how we can help them. We all know that the Brixham Food Bank is desperate for non-perishable food items. We will be having a collection of goods during the service, and invite all members of the congregation to bring something to contribute, so that the parish of Churston can make a significant and useful contribution to the food bank. Prizes for Saturday's competitions will be given out during the service. There will be refreshments after the service.

As Rev’d John’s article was particularly serious this month it didn’t seem appropriate to put this sign near it. Thanks to Alison Crozier for sending it.

16 The Brixham Mission Community Memorial Service at St Mary’s Church, Higher Brixham on Sunday, 27 October 2019 at 3pm

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17 Swan Count at Abbotsbury – oops we nearly missed Church Eight years ago, I heard a talk by the then swanherd Steve who mentioned the swan count at Abbotsbury of mute swans held every two years. Volunteers were needed to canoe up the Chesil Fleet (a body of water like Slapton Ley) and round up the swans to be penned ready for the count. Colin and I decided to volunteer and early on a Saturday morning I took Colin and his canoe to the army base on the Fleet at Weymouth. The canoeists launch forming a line across the Fleet to herd the swans up towards the people wading who herd the swans into the pens. At about 7am the volunteers start arriving to form a queue by the pens to carry a swan to the various exam stations. The swans are handed to us backwards so their necks and feet face outwards and their wings are folded against our front. Occasionally we can wind the swan’s neck around our own which seems to calm them down.

18 At the exam stations the vets check their eyes, give them a vaccination against bird ‘flu and then we carry them to the weighing stations. Here they are sexed if it is not already known and then weighed. They have rings put on them: one colour if the Queen’s bird, which every bird not born at Abbotsbury is classed as, and a different colour if born there. A Queen’s representative is present all day to check this. They are then carried to the folk who will release them into the water. A random check is made on some birds to take swabs and bloods to get an overall check on the herd’s health. We have access to constant food and drinks to keep us going. The day ends around 2pm with over 800 swans having been checked. It is a unique privilege to handle these beautiful creatures and we all get dirty and wet some- times, but there is a great camaraderie about the day and we gain immense enjoyment and satisfaction from it. Alison and Colin Lodge

Going Away Mum and I are going on a trip. We are in a big group about to head off to a wood in the south of Africa. I am a bit scared but I know I have a leader so that makes me feel a little bit better. We are all cold today so we have to fly faster if we want to get out of it. ‘When are we going to get there?’ I asked. ‘I don’t know, it could be a ten-hour trip or a two-hour trip,’ she replied. It is not a lot of fun being a swallow! By Jack D, year 6 dunsford.devon.sch.uk

19 Sunflowers always make me smile. Sometimes we grow them just to see how tall they can grow. Apical dominance is the process that produces a single stem with one main flower at the top– the one we wonder at for its size and pattern of tightly packed seeds. The flower in the photo is different. No apical dominance there! It had lost its head and had produced on the day I saw it eight flowers together. The day after there were ten. Perhaps people are a bit like that – without apical dominance they are a joy to be with and a multiplicity of good things are easily observed. Alison Crozier Ken’s Merchant Navy career—CHAPTER NINE continued Home again, with a sun tan, too! I had two weeks leave. It was a glorious English springtime. It was at this point that I was introduced to Mary’s dad, George. I wore a jacket and tie, not to impress but felt it was the right thing to do. George was very welcoming. I remember her three younger sisters were in attendance, too. It felt like a bit of an interview but, on the whole, I think I passed with flying colours. I stood out a bit with my sun- tanned face amongst the pale ones in front of me. Mary was delighted that, after months of going back and forth to her elder sister’s house to retrieve my airmail letters to her, I could now post them direct to her parents’ house. She noticeably relaxed now our relation- ship was out in the open for everyone 20 to see. She still had to stay in one night a week and be home for ten o’clock. I respected that arrangement but felt it could have been over- looked during my intermittent leaves. Our days and nights in each other’s company were precious and valued immensely. We couldn’t help but keep counting down the days for when I returned to sea again. The ending of my leave was always the same, pretending it’s not here and then floods of tears and wringing of hands (Mary’s, not mine!), pleading to me not to go or promise this would be my last trip. I tried my best but I still had lots of places to discover and the next trip was to be completely the opposite of what I had so far experienced. CHAPTER TEN I signed on the MV Tremayne of the Hains Norse line, a 5000 ton cargo vessel built before WW2. I signed on because of the destinations the ship was going to: India and Pakistan, the far side of the Indian Ocean. It sounded exciting after the last trip to East Africa which was cut short for reasons unknown to a lowly seaman. The ship itself was a bit of a ‘tub’ as I was to find out shortly, not smart and fresh like the Castle Line ships but rather homely in a down-at-heel sort of way. The accommodation was typical of pre-war built British ships: 4-berth cabins, very basic and uncomfortable. This was the voyage where I came across one of the Borstal boys I mentioned earlier. He was berthed in the adjacent cabin to mine. I didn’t like the look of him at first sight and later, when I came off watch, I wondered what the thudding sounds were coming from his cabin. I saw the open door and there he was throwing a large knife into the back of the cabin door! All seamen had their own knives and spikes used in rope work and splicing wire but we didn’t use them for target practice. I made certain my door was closed most of the time from then on and we hadn’t yet sailed from where we were at anchor in the Thames Estuary, awaiting a full complement of crew. 21 We spent perhaps two days at anchor when we spotted a launch coming towards us full of men. We put a rope ladder over the side ready for them to come aboard. What we weren’t ready for was seeing a bunch of fighting sailors coming up the rope ladder! They had been ashore for a couple of weeks, drinking and fighting in the dockside . We had been allocated a crowd of seamen that other ships had refused to take on board. This was the start of a nightmarish three month trip to India and back. The drunken crowd were led by a burly seaman from Liverpool, perhaps 25 years of age but seeming much older. His nick- name was ‘Kingy’ and king of the deck crowd he made himself. Strangely enough, I managed to get on with him better than most, mainly due to being polite and standing aside. He was twice my size and very swarthy. We sailed to Malta for loading cargo. I received letters from home which always cheered me up. Through to Port Said and the Suez Canal and out into the Indian Ocean. It’s vast! Days and days of not seeing anything at all: the odd dolphin, schools of flying fish, a huge shark that actually came alongside the ship whilst we were drifting with the current after breaking down for the third time. His teeth were enormous as he opened his jaws and rolled over. We were at sea for two weeks before sighting the coast of India. The daily temperatures were over 40 degrees centigrade. I managed to ‘acquire’ a single berth cabin due to it being vacated by the previous occupant. I soon found out why. It was abaft the funnel, no port holes. There was a deck-head light (window) that opened but then each day regularly about lunchtime a cloud of soot was deposited onto the cabin roof from the funnel to settle inside the cabin. The temperature was probably around 40-45 degrees. Night time brought some cool relief but, on the whole, I was quite happy on my own in the ‘oven’ and I could place my personal possessions where I wanted. Mary’s photograph, a framed colour one about 8” x 10”, took pride of place on a shelf level with my head when lying in my bunk. To be continued 22 Letter from Tanzania You may remember that a while ago, as a harvest project, the BMC collected £6,500 for a scanner for Tanzania which was doubled by a charity. When it needed repair, Val and Sue put out an SOS, Val received a very generous anonymous donation and Sue asked for donations in lieu of birthday presents. This extract from a letter Val and Sue have received shows the successful result. Additional money which we raised also bought a pair of shears to remove POP splints, a very necessary tool especially with children. The photo shows radiologist Dr Somi with the author (in white) We fitted the new power supply unit (PSU) which was certainly needed and the ultrasound sprang into life but it was clear that something was not right. We phoned the technician at the Gloucester firm who supplied the ultrasound machine and were advised that the hard disc was not working. Following directions we installed a back-up disc, went to lunch while it downloaded and, to our relief and delight when we returned, found the ultrasound was working normally! The project cost £1960 (VAT exempted) and we hope this machine will last for some time but we may have to think about a new one some- where in the future. Presentation of the Plaster of Paris saw(cost £600 VAT exempted). This will enable children born with club feet to lead normal lives rather than be permanently disabled. Treat- ment involves using plaster of paris and hence the saw will be most useful to remove the cast when the treatment is changed. Best wishes and I’m so pleased that your help has been fruitful. Richard Collins 23 From Christine Watt As Peter recounts in his All Saints’ contribution, Christine has just marked ten years since arriving in Brixham and the Mission Community. In Zimbabwe she had edited her local church magazine and often gives poems and articles to the editor, which sadly there is rarely room to publish. But in the summer break from Messy Church there is space. Here is an edited paraphrase of Christine’s much longer and funnier Thought that fits today’s lifestyle. Earlier generations may not have been overtly green BUT:  We returned milk, soda and beer bottles to the store who returned them to the plant to be washed, sterilised and filled over and over again—in effect recycled;  Groceries were bagged in brown paper bags which could be re- used for many things, including for rubbish and to cover school books, which could be personalised on the brown paper covers.  We washed babies’ nappies because there weren’t disposable ones, and dried them on a line—using wind and solar power.  We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty, not a plastic cup or bottle.  We refilled pens with ink instead of buying a new one.  In the kitchen we blended and stirred by hand; in the garden we used a push mower that ran on human power—we exercised by working so we didn’t need to go to a health club to run on electrically powered treadmills.  We walked upstairs and to the shops and children rode their bikes to school.  We didn’t need a computerised gadget to receive a signal from a satellite 23000 miles out in space to find the nearest burger bar. Were earlier generations really responsible for today’s climate change? Christine ends:Please forward this to another selfish old person who needs a lesson in conservation from a smart ass young person who can’t give change without the cash register telling them how much. Keep writing Christine and the editor will try to publish more.

24 Shoebox Appeal 2019 Operation Christmas Child As we come to the end of the summer holidays our thoughts begin to turn to the Festive Season in a few months’ time. As a Mission Community we are extremely generous in our giving throughout the year, but Christmas is the time of year when we think specifically about children in 150 countries round the world who would receive nothing at Christmas time without our generosity. Last year over 12 million shoeboxes, packed in UK, US, Australia and Canada, were distributed to children in Central Europe, Asia, Middle East, Far East and Africa. The shoeboxes make all the difference to these children as for many it is the first time they have had something of their own. Leaflets and posters in each church explain more about the Shoebox Appeal and what goes into each box should you wish to make up one (or more!) complete boxes. In this technological age there is also the possibility to make up a box on-line. (www.samaritans-purse.org.uk) However, if this is not possible, a small donation of some of the essentials needed for the boxes could be delivered to churches:Tooth- paste/soap/flannels or sponges/stationery/gloves /a cuddly toy/a game or toy…tennis balls are ideal! There will be a Christmas box in each church for such donations. These will be taken to St Mary's, Higher Brixham, a central collection point, to fill boxes. St Mary's will be open to receive filled boxes or additional items from 11am to 4pm from Tuesday 12 to Saturday 16 November and from 12noon to 2pm on Sunday 17 November. Last year, with support from local schools, the Boys' Brigade, Roselands nursery and many generous people, we managed to send over 380 boxes to the main collection point at Central Church, Torquay, from whence they were sent and distributed in Romania. Bless you for your care……The Shoebox Team

25 Ageing Well Torbay by Rosemary Clarke, Community Builder for Brixham Staying Put: Ageing Well Torbay & the charity the Torbay Community Development Trust (TCDT) have teamed up with five other groups in the area to deliver an important new service that allows people to stay in their own homes for longer. Perhaps as the result of the death of a loved one, you may be struggling to prepare meals if you have never done it before, but Ellacombe Community Café is on hand to give cookery lessons, help with online shopping and prepare recipes. Health- watch Torbay is on hand to help ensure that everyone has access to the health and care services they need when they need them. seAp (Support, Empower, Advocacy, Promote) will help resolve concerns and help you have a say in the way you, or someone you love, are cared for. Brixham YES will provide an affordable handy person service to help with the type of job that was once no trouble, but becomes too difficult– like changing lightbulbs, putting up curtains or fixing that shelf. Ageing Well Torbay and TCDT are on hand to answer your queries, point you in the right direction and provide help around the house through a ‘Buddying Up’ system. We also coordinate much-needed volunteers because we want to get back to the days when neighbours looked out for each other and did those little, but essential, jobs like putting the bins out or mowing the lawns. Please spread the word so that everyone knows about our services and people don’t struggle to stay in the homes that they love, sometimes because of easily surmountable issues. Launch of Brixham Dance Join professional dance practitioners Pete & Di for ballroom and sequence dancing to music. The first dance is onThursday 5 September from 1.30pm to 3.30pm in the hall, New Road. Free – for the launch. Tea & biscuits will be provided. For all ages and abilities. No partner is required, turn up alone or come with your friends. “We have what we need when we share what we have’ To know more about Staying Put, Brixham Dance or Brixham Community Builders please get in touch - 07703 715229 or rosemaryclarke @torbaycdt.org.uk 26 Being a Reader! A couple of months back I read Sue’s description of her call to teach. This inspired me to tell how I became a Reader (or Licensed Lay Minister). In the early nineties I went to a service in Newcastle Cathedral with my parish priest. As I recall it was a service about the ordination of women to the priesthood. Anyway, on the way home the vicar asked me if I had ever thought about becoming a Reader. Well that surprised me because up to that point I believed all Readers were men!! So I took that idea home, talked about it to Graham and later told the vicar (Glyn) that I didn’t think so. However, I went to the Lake District a few weeks later to collect my daughter from a friend. The car broke down and the AA driver who subsequently drove us home turned out to be a Reader who talked about his ministry, which included recently scattering ashes in the sea! Another time I went to SPCK in Newcastle to look up about Reader Ministry and met a priest I knew as he was chair of governors at the school in which I taught. He showed me a book he thought I should get about Reader Ministry! I bought the book – and read it! So the upshot of all that seemed to be pointing in a direction in which it seemed God wanted me to go. And in 1996, after completing the course of training, I was licensed along with my fellow trainees at a service in a church in Cullercoats, which is a town on the Northumberland coast not far from where we lived. So there it is – being a Reader has been a great experience. My parish priest was right. If you ever fancy going in that direction and it is the right one for you then I am sure God will help you on your way. Eileen St Mary's Higher Brixham 3.45—6.00pm Friday 13 September Friday 11 October Friday 8 November Friday 13 December For information contact Lesley on 854036 or Lindsay on 431961 27 MISSION COMMUNITY DIARY SEPTEMBER 2019 Sun 1 Sept 5.30pm Barn Chapel Songs of Praise Tues 10 Sept 10.30am Churston Recital by Roger Fordham Fri 13 Sept 3.45pm St Mary’s Messy Church Sun 22 Sept 10am Churston Harvest festival Sat 28 Sept 3.30pm Churston John Risdon D-Day talk Sun 29 Sept 10am Churston BMC joint Eucharist ADVANCE NOTICES Sun 27 Oct 3pm St Mary’s Annual memorial service 6/7 Nov Familiarisation/Interviews for new Rector applicants —————————————————————————————–- COPY DATE FOR OCTBER 2019 MAGAZINE Friday 20 September 2019 Publication Date Sunday 29 Sept 2019 Copy please to the Editor: Anne Rickwood, 29 Douglas Avenue Brixham TQ5 9EL Tel: 01803 882206 or 07753 658900 Preferably by email: [email protected] FOR THE WEEKLY GRAPEVINE Copy please to Paul Stamp: 97 Berry Head Road, Brixham TQ5 9AG Tel: 01803 855904 or 07534 029496 Email: [email protected] BMC OfficeTuesday 10am—1pm (Alison Lodge) Church House (Lyte House) 26 Bolton Street TQ5 9DH Tel: 01803 851340 Email: [email protected] CHANGE OF OPENING TIME FOR BMC OFFICE (w.e.f 1 Sept) Tuesdays from 10am to 1pm (instead of Wednesdays as previously)

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29 Davids Fish & Chips 64 Bolton Street Brixham 855771 Large Menu, Gluten Free Teaching GCSE Physics, Chemistry and Biology Fish & Chips Available A Level Chemistry Open Monday to Saturday 11.30am - 2pm & 5pm- 9pm Tel. Elaine Vestey 07930815155 or Sunday 5pm - 9pm 01803 883454 PRIVATE TEACHING Experienced, patient and confidential help equally for the challenged and for those ready to surge ahead. Ages: at least 6 to 13. Subjects: mostly Maths and English. A first home visit is free. Kingswear and Dartmouth only—or very near by. Tel: 020-7794-0237

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Terry Manning Upholstery Gliddon Tel: 01803 550125 Mob: 07920 088213 Your local family owned Servicing agent and car sales www.gliddoncars.com Unit 12, Alders Way, Repairs and servicing M.o.T. Testing – Body Repairs PAIGNTON, Devon, TQ4 7QL New and Used Car Sales www.terrymanningupholstery.co.uk email: [email protected] CHURSTON FERRERS Tel: 01803 842245

S & J Carpentry Joinery Complete Building Services Sean Jaycock Fully Qualified Craftsman Kitchens & Bathrooms Loft Conversions Doors, Renovations and Alterations Damp proofing & Wall tiles Painter, Decorator No Job Too Small Local Business Tel: 01803 883713 25+ Years Mob: 07817 279176 Experience in the trade

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34 PARISH OFFICERS ALL SAINTS' BRIXHAM Wardens: Peter Thorp, 7 Leader Close, Berry Head Park, Brixham TQ5 9FQ Tel. 855329 Email: [email protected] Susan White, 3 Marina Close, TQ5 9BN, Tel. 267590 Email: [email protected] PCC Secretary: Chris Chinnery, Lower Flat, 99 Berry Head Road, Brixham TQ5 9AG Email: [email protected] Tel. 853023 Mobile 07539 231753 Organist: Mr R Thomas, 12 Bella Vista Road, Brixham TQ5 8BQ Tel. 850125 Choir Director: Jean Aird (Mrs Jean Holman), 36 North Furzeham Road, Brixham TQ5 8BD Email: [email protected] Tel. 858235 Treasurer: Dr D Watters, 27 Higher Ranscombe Road, Brixham TQ5 9HF Tel. 856648 ST MARY'S, BRIXHAM Wardens: Mrs Susan Francis, 23 Pine Close, Brixham TQ5 0DJ Tel. 411574 Mr Roger Holtom, 41 Mathill Road, Brixham TQ5 0DP Tel. 857357 PCC Secretary: Mr David Roberts, 13 Smardon Avenue, Brixham TQ5 8JN Tel. 854036 Organist/Dir. of Music: Mr Harry Symons, 29 Rougemont Avenue, Torquay TQ2 7JW Tel.616290 Treasurer: Mr Andrew John, Larkhill, Devon House Drive, TQ13 9HA Tel. 07472662250 ST MARY'S, CHURSTON FERRERS Wardens: Mr Bob Brooke, 25 Cumber Close, Brixham TQ5 6RP Tel. 857636 John Bowles, 24 Higher Ranscombe Road, Brixham TQ5 9HF Tel. 852612 Email: [email protected] PCC Secretary: Mrs Lyn Elliott, The Lane House, Upper Wood Lane, Kingswear TQ6 0DF Tel. 752578 Organist/Director of Music: Mrs Dawn Fallon, 16 Coniston Close, Brixham TQ5 0RA Tel. 857549 Mobile 07742 546368 Email: [email protected] Junior Choirmaster: Mr Mike Wilkinson, Shearwater, Dashpers, Brixham TQ5 9LH Tel. 07925818216 Email: [email protected] Treasurer: Mr I A Webb, The Cottage, Brixham Road, Paignton TQ4 7BQ Tel. 845961 ST THOMAS OF CANTERBURY, KINGSWEAR Warden: Mr N Critchley, 16 Raddicombe Close, Brixham TQ5 0HB Tel. 856600 PCC Secretary: Mrs Alison Crozier, Horizon, Redoubt Hill, Kingswear TQ6 0DA Tel.752618 Treasurer: Mrs Carolyn Williams, 3 Kingston Cottages, Brownstone Road, Kingswear TQ6 0EG Tel.752716 CHURCH HALL BOOKINGS - PLEASE CONTACT St Mary's Church Hall Mrs M Seffert, 58 Raddicombe Drive Brixham TQ5 0EZ Tel. 853525 Lyte House, Bolton Street, Brixham Mr Tom Fallon Tel. 854667 Barn Hall, Galmpton Lynn Milner, Windyridge Maypool, Higher Greenway, Galmpton TQ5 0ET Tel. 843677 Trust Room, Kingswear Jan Henshall, 3 Overhill, Wood Lane, Kingswear TQ6 0DL Tel. 752226 BMC OFFICE [email protected] Tel. 851340 FOR FUNERALS Please contact Rev’d John Gay or Martyn Hodge FOR BAPTISMS Please contact Rev’d John Gay FOR WEDDINGS Please contact Mandy Seffert Tel. 853525 Magazine Editor Anne Rickwood, 29 Douglas Avenue, Brixham TQ5 9EL Tel. 882206 Email: [email protected] Advertising Yvonne Brewer Tel. 855303 or 07483 810441 Email: [email protected] The dialling code for Torbay is 01803 35 36