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St Luke St Gregory the Great St John the Baptist Newton Poppleford Harpford (BCP) Colaton Raleigh Sunday 4th July 11.00am Morning Worship – 9.30am Holy Communion * Sunday 11th July 11.00am Holy Communion 6.30pm Evening Prayer – Sunday 18th July 11.00am Morning Worship – 11.00am Holy Communion Sunday 25th July 11.00am Morning Worship 11.00am Holy Communion – * provisional, to be confirmed . A Sunday service on 'Zoom' is held at 10.00am each Sunday: anyone welcome to join. Email Mark Ward to receive the link to join in. With the Prime Minister's recent announcement, restrictions are in place until at least 19th July: after which churches will probably take a cautious approach to restoring fuller services. Schedules are subject to the availability of clergy and lay leaders. Of course, services in church will have to follow the safety rules – hand sanitising on entry and exit, social distancing and wearing of face covering. No singing is permitted, so it won't be 'returning to normal' in July. At present, chairs at St Luke's are set at 2 metre distancing, so there is space for some 20 people (depending on how many come as couples or family groups). You'll be welcomed if you do come, but please obey any instructions from the steward, and don't be disappointed if there is not enough room to fit you in safely. Colaton Raleigh Church is open for private prayer a couple of mornings a week – Tuesdays from 10.00am to 1.00pm, and Fridays from 2.00pm to 5.00pm – please respect the safety and distancing rules. St Luke's Church website is at www.newtonpopplefordchurch.org.uk

The Vicar is the Reverend Mark Ward on 01395 568390, [email protected] also at www.facebook.com/revmarkward. Please respect the Vicar's day off which is Tuesday. Rector for Otter Vale Mission Community is currently vacant, – contact parish office 01404 812062 St Luke St Gregory the Great St John the Baptist Church Contacts Newton Poppleford Harpford Colaton Raleigh Churchwardens Haylor Lass 568786 Brian Bartlett 568718 Nick Higgins 568074 Jaclynn Baker 567665 John Russell 579986 Alan Hulse 567064 Funerals Admin Sandra Duffin 567665 Hon. Secretary vacancy Jane Bartlett 568718 Susan Tyrrell 568166 Hon Treasurer Mike Gunn 567077 Hendrik Vollers Brian Turnbull 567339 Capt. of Ringers Bob Pearce 568628 David Pester 446043 Safeguarding Jaclynn Baker 567665 Mark Ward 568390 Mark Ward 568390 Prayer Coordinator Audrey Callis 568742 Musical Director Flower team organiser Flower co-ordinator

Ruth Lass 568786 Lorraine Frost 567521 Gill Townshend 567460 Holy Baptism, Holy Matrimony, Funerals, Sick Communions at all three Churches Please get in touch with one of the churchwardens who will liaise with the Team clergy. July 2021 Parish Magazine NP, H & CR people, even if they are not regular churchgoers, like to have a vicar living in the local vicarage. T IS NOW a very, very long time since every I want to stress, though, that I will still be the parish had its own vicar. In some towns and vicar of Newton Poppleford, just as I have been I cities, where church congregations tend to be the vicar of the other surrounding parishes. It is larger, there are still some vicars with only one an amazing privilege to be a vicar, and although church, but even in urban areas they often have I often feel very stretched, I will endeavour to more. In more rural areas like ours a vicar in serve all of the parishes in my care to the best of each village is a distant memory. I have now my ability. been ordained for twenty-eight years and have Several people have asked me what will happen spent all of that time working in multi-parish to the vicarage in Glebelands. The house groups of village churches. This means that in a belongs to the Diocese of Exeter, and it will be predominantly rural county like Devon most up to the senior staff and property department villages do not have a resident vicar. Every to decide. In theory, they could sell the house, square inch of England has a vicar, but for the but I very much hope that they will do what majority of places he or she will live elsewhere. they usually do with vacant vicarages, which is And although this is the norm, most to let them to tenants. This keeps the option of communities find it difficult when they lose their a resident vicar open for the future. resident vicar for the first time. On the whole subject of clergy, we recently In this area Colaton Raleigh, Otterton, Tipton St received some really good news. For the last John, Venn Ottery, Aylesbeare and Sidbury have twelve months, ever since our Team Rector gone through this transition many years ago. In Steve Weston retired, there have been just one the last couple of years Sidford has also and a half of us serving the Otter Vale Mission experienced this change as their new vicar now Community. My colleague Dave Carrington lives in Sidmouth. Whether you include and I are not alone, of course. There are several Harpford depends on the extent to which we licensed lay ministers and retired vicars, not to think of it as one community with Newton mention many other Christian people, who do a Poppleford. variety of ministries in these parishes. But Dave You might have heard on the grapevine already and I are the only paid clergy. that Newton Pop. is now going to join this list. The good news is that a new Rector has been Sadly, the trend of clergy numbers going down appointed. She is the Rev Lydia Cook, currently continues. When I first joined this collection of vicar of a group of parishes in Dorset. Lydia churches that we call The Otter Vale Mission and her husband Simon will move into Ottery St Community, there were three full-time clergy Mary vicarage, otherwise known as The Vicars’ serving seven parishes; now there are two full- House (and yes, the apostrophe does come after time and one half-time serving ten! As part of the ‘s’!), in October. She will be the parish that ongoing trend my area of responsibility is priest for Ottery with Wiggaton and Alfington widening further, and before the end of the year but will also be the overall leader of our whole I will add the parish of West Hill. And with this Mission Community. change in my work, my family and I are moving I hope that, like me, you will thank God for this to the vicarage in West Hill. news and also join me in praying for Lydia and This means that, for the first time in many years, Simon as they prepare for their move. certainly in living memory, there will not be a Mark vicar resident in the vicarage in Newton wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw Poppleford. This will not make any difference at all to the folk in Tipton St John and Venn Ottery, and not much difference to Colaton Raleigh and Harpford, but I do appreciate that it will be a loss to Newton Pop. I would not dream of presuming that you would want this particular vicar living in the village, but I do know that, in general, most See page 7 for an introduction to Lydia

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Since 17th May you may have visited a pub, had a restaurant meal, or met up with 6 people indoors (suitably distanced) – the next step of restriction easing is now not due before 19th July, but this depends on review of infection rates The School – The Summer Term runs until 23rd July, for all pupils and subject to covid-safety restrictions; – parents and friends should look at the school website for updates. The Tennis Club is back in action – subject to the rule of 6. Young People's football training on the Playing Field on Saturday mornings.

The Cricket Club have already had a few matches and are hoping for a full Salads, strawberries & cream .. summer season at the Newton Poppleford Playing Field. The Wednesday Wanderers are back on Wednesday mornings to get that vital fresh air, exercise and raising of the spirits – subject to the rule of 6. The Otter valley Association (OVA) have restarted guided walks, subject to signing up. See their website www.ova.org.uk for the latest details. ... Tennis on the telly The Village Halls at Harpford, Newton Poppleford and Colaton Raleigh and the NP Playing Fields Pavilion plan reopening as soon as possible. The Pavilion Lunch Club re-started successfully on Friday 21st May, subject to restriction limitations. The next meeting is July 9th - make sure you book. Colaton Raleigh Village Hall plans to re-open after 19th July, all being well. Probus Club is hoping to meet again in person for a belated AGM and talk in Harpford Hall and plan a luncheon in August before a September season.

Some music and theatre performances, have started again, subject to ... or just a laze on the beach distancing and Covid-safety rules. Others are waiting for less restrictions on attendance and planning for rehearsals in June. Sidmouth rep theatre has School's out, Budleigh has its arranged a limited summer season – book in advance now. own music festival. Heath Week at the end of the The Parish Council has information on its website: month ... it's the ideal time to www.newtonpopplefordpc.co.uk get out and about and enjoy If you hear of any other clubs or organisations starting up again, even in being in glorious Devon. a small way, or on-line, do let me know. It's encouraging good news for sharing in this magazine. Haylor Lass 01395 568786 vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv Welcome WE are pleased to welcome all new residents to the villages. We wish you every happiness in your new homes. Useful general information Most of the many clubs and can be found at societies are planning a full www.eastdevon.gov/welcome start-up for September We hope the magazine will be of onwards, but some are running interest and the listing of events a few events before that, useful to you. subject to restrictions in force at If anyone should require a copy of the time. Where I have been the magazine, please feel free to get informed, these are included in in touch with Haylor Lass, the following pages. Sunnyhill, Littledown Lane, If in doubt or to find out more, Newton Poppleford tel.568786 get in touch with the contact person – list on p.6 July 2021 Parish Magazine NP, H & CR

DIARY for June Due to the on-going Covid situation, despite some easing of restrictions, there are still not many village events to list but here are the few I have been told about. If you run a local club or business or are having a charity event in the area, please let me know by the deadline below if you have reports for the next issue – Editor; [email protected] or tel 01395 568786 ------Thursday 1st 10.00am Otter Vale 6mile 3hr walk, email [email protected] to book Friday 2nd Devon County Show book entry www.devoncountyshow.co.uk Saturday 3rd Devon County Show book entry www.devoncountyshow.co.uk 9.30am Balsam Pullers working party NP Tennis Courts car park ------Sunday 4th Devon County Show book entry www.devoncountyshow.co.uk Monday 5th Colaton Raleigh Village Hall AGM – postponed to 6th September Wednesday 7th 9.40am OVA Sidmouth Ring walk part 2 bus from Sidmouth to Sidbury 9.45am Wednesday Wanderers short walk Branscombe bus from Church Green, Newton Pop. Thursday 8th 7.30pm Colaton Raleigh Players AGM ? Colaton Raleigh Village Hall ? through to 12th Bicton Arena Show Jumping Tour (horseboxes on the roads) Friday 9th from 12.00noon Pavilion Lunch Club must be booked ------Monday 12th 6.00pm Sid vale History Group Zoom talk Wednesday 14th 9.30am Balsam Pullers working party Goosemoor Farm 9.45am Wednesday Wanderers bus then walk Harcombe to Sidford through to 17th Bicton Arena Show Jumping Tour (horseboxes on the roads) Thursday 15th 10.00am OVA 9 mile walk Coleridge Link email [email protected] to book Saturday 17th * LAST DAY for August MAGAZINE ITEMS PLEASE * Sunday 18th FUN DAY at the Newton Poppleford Pavilion / Playing Fields ------Monday 19th 7.30pm Focus Club "Growing Old Disgracefully" Colaton Raleigh Village Hall Tuesday 20th 7.30pm Ottery Heritage Society zoom meeting "Topsham – echoes of a maritime past" Wednesday 21st 9.45am Wednesday Wanderers walk from The Memorial, NP 10.00am OVA 5 mile 2½hr walk email [email protected] to book Friday 23rd School Term ends Newton Poppleford School ------Sunday 25th Heath Week begins, look out for events Joney's Cross Monday 26th 10.00am OVA 7.2 mile walk email [email protected] to book Tuesday 27th monthly Mobile Library, 'choose & collect' - see timetable on page 33 Wednesday 28th 9.45am Wednesday Wanderers walk, Littledown, Monkey Lane, Dotton Sunday 1st August 4-8pm Colaton Raleigh "Picnic in the Park" Colaton Village Hall: note date change. ------

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Here are some Useful Telephone Numbers if you want to know more about Local Organisations (prefix 01395, unless otherwise listed).( Art Group, Tuesdays ...... Geraldine Swan ...... 567450 Bridge Club...... Gill Potter ...... 01404 371174 Brownies …………...... Nicola Rose ...... or 07928 209 980 ... 222549 Care for a Cuppa ...... June Smith ...... 562994 Cats Protection Area Rep Shelagh Morse ...... 568716 Cemetery (Newton Poppleford) ...... Paul Hayward (Clerk) ...... 07711 929227 Colaton Raleigh Focus group ...... Rowan ….………...... 567339 Colaton Raleigh Lunch Club ……… Gillian Forward ……………………………………… 568818 Colaton Raleigh Parish Council ...... Clerk, Susan Tyrrell ...... 568166 Colaton Raleigh Players ...... Claire Blackwell ...... 07775 921063 Cricket Club ...... Matthew Raistrick ...... 567962 Dance Exercise/Keep Fit classes...... Sally Sinclair ……………………………………. 07837 570011 Dance, Otter Squares ...... Ron Peppin ...... 578306 Footpaths, Newton Poppleford ...... Ted Swan …...... ….... 567450 Footpaths, Colaton Raleigh ...... Ed Suttie ...... 567046 FORCE Cancer Charity ……………. Fiona Gunn ……………………...... 567077 Funerals at St Luke's Church ...... Sandra Duffin ...... 567665 Garden Club ...... Colin Campbell ...... 568343 Hospiscare ...... Exeter Office ...... 01392 688020 Hospiscare, Colaton Raleigh rep ……. Sheila Pink ………………………………………… 567719 Junior Sports Club, Sid & Otter Vales Ian Hosker ...... ****** Later Life Forum, Ottery & district ... Elli Pang ...... ****** Little Popples, pre-school ……...... Mel Burns ...... 568300 Living With Cancer (self help group) .. Sue Walters ...... ****** Mothers' Union ...... Ruth Lass ...... 568786 National Trust Sidmouth Centre …… [email protected] ……..……… 01404 811295 Newton Poppleford Football Club …. Ken Woodsford ………………………..……….. ****** Newton Poppleford History Group … Terry Gregory ……………………………………….. 568848 Newton Poppleford Primary School... Office / Reception ...... 568300 OSM Hospital, League of Friends ..... Dr G Ward ...... ****** Otter Valley Association...... Newton Poppleford rep Haylor Lass...... 568786 Outlook4Friday ……………………. Audrey Callis ………………………………………... 568742 Parish Council: Newton P & Harpford Paul Hayward (Clerk) ...... 07711 929227 Parish Magazine, Managing Editor..... Haylor Lass...... 568786 Distribution – vacancy, via Haylor: Advertisement Manager – Wendy Lee 567715 Pavilion - Bookings...... Geraldine Swan ...... 567450 Playing Field Foundation...... Paul Hayward (Parish Clerk) ...... 07711 929227 Prayer Matters ...... Audrey Callis ……………………………………….… 568742 Probus Club ...... Haylor Lass ...... 568786 Riverside Players …………………… Tricia Barclay ……………………………………….. 568897 Royal British Legion ...... Area Organiser, Peter Eagles ...... 516060 Scouts, Tipton St John ...... Graham Leah ...... ****** Short Mat Bowls, Newton Poppleford John Tanner...... 568680 Table Tennis Club ………………….. Steve Filer ………………………………………….. 567756 Tap Happy, adult tap dancing ...... Barry Easter ...... 567897 Tea & Toast ………………………… Lisa or Fiona ………………..…… …...... 567381 or 567077 Tennis Club ...... Steve Filer ...... 567756 Village Hall Bookings, Colaton Raleigh Rowan Turnbull ...... 567339 Village Hall Bookings, Harpford ……. Nick Howe ………...…………………………………. 568679 Village Hall Bookings, Newton Pop.... J Drake ……...... 568571 Wednesday Wanderers …………….. Elizabeth Austing ...... 568903 Whist Drives, Newton Poppleford...... Judith Raymont ...... 568865 Young Church ...... Maria Pinney/Angela Slade ...... 568627/567152 Zumba, dance exercise ……………… Wendy Anderton ………………………………… ****** (Revised October 2020) Devon and Cornwall Police National Number 101 GDPR the ****** mark those who haven't confirmed agreement to publish - please help make this list complete!

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1. I have 2 cats called Flash and Arrow. Team Rector-to-be 2. My initials “LMS” are in honour of my Grandfather who worked on the London, Rev’d Lydia Cook Midland and Scottish railway. 3. I once sang my way through Hymns Ancient and Modern as a fundraiser- singing for 12 hours. I could still sing the next day but couldn’t speak… With every blessing, Lydia Lydia and her family moved to the Diocese of Salisbury 16 years ago. She is currently Rector of the Okeford Benefice in Dorset and she is also Chair of the Diocesan House of Clergy and Rural Dean of the Blackmore Vale. wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw Covid-19 restrictions: reaction from the Bishop of London Following the Prime Minister’s statement on coronavirus restrictions, the Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally, (formerly Bishop of Crediton) who chairs the Church of England’s Covid Recovery Group, said: Dear All, “The confirmation tonight of a delay in the next stage of ’M VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD to joining lifting Covid-19 restrictions will be a blow to many the Mission Community in October and thank you for people but I understand why this decision has been taken. I the welcome I have already received through emails, “I am hugely thankful for the success and speed of the cards and phone messages – it has been very humbling, vaccination programme which has undoubtedly saved and I shall try to live up to your expectations. many lives - but we do have to take the spread of the I have spent most of my ministry in parishes, bar for one more transmissible Delta variant very seriously and do all appointment as a school chaplain and RE teacher. I have we can to protect each other as Christians called to love only ever worked in market towns and villages and, our neighbour. having run a 32 acre smallholding for 10 years, know of “I know from those on the front line that the pressures on the reality of rural living rather than just having a the NHS are extreme and understand that a delay of a few perception about what rural life is like. more weeks in lifting restrictions could make a big I also understand how rural churches work and the place difference in helping us all to get ahead in the ‘race’ they hold in the hearts of the wider community. Our against this virus which has caused so much death and churches are repositories of prayer, memory, happy and misery. sad events, history and tradition. They are also living and “Thankfully church buildings remain open for public breathing communities of faith and churches never sit worship and prayer. While we look forward to preserved in aspic, as they evolve and grow and change restrictions on worship being lifted in the near future, I over time. will continue to press for ongoing appraisal of choral and The pandemic has brought great change to our church life congregational singing. and its rhythms and patterns: and we will find our way “We will also update our guidance on public worship forward together as a Mission Community. That is the where necessary in light of today’s announcement and I great strength of such a community – we don’t all have to understand that the Business Committee of the General re-invent the wheel – we have to stay faithful to God and Synod will be looking at options for the planned July to each other and the way will become clear. Be assured meeting of Synod in the next few days. of my prayers for you in this time of transition for us all. “The Prime Minister’s comments about lifting the limit My husband, Simon, and I enjoy walking and we are of 30 people attending weddings will be a relief to many. really looking forward to exploring our new area and We will await the detail from the Government about what hope to visit again in the summer. We have visited it means in practice and will update our guidance to Devon many times, but it will be good to walk and watch churches accordingly. the changing seasons here. I had a taste of that when I “Most of all, however, we do have hope. This pandemic came for interview, as the “meet and greet” day had has been a trial for us all but we put our trust in God and glorious sunshine, and the interview day had heavy hail! have hope that there are better times to come.” Three things about me that weren’t in my application wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw form: –

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Jab the World Bishop Of Crediton Backs Calls For Global Covid-19 Vaccine Equity The Bishop of Crediton is supporting widespread calls to Summer of Hope Launches boost the number of people receiving coronavirus vaccines worldwide. This summer we give thanks to God for the gift of life and for our loving and compassionate families and The Right Reverend Jackie Searle is encouraging people friends. to donate the cost of their vaccines to charities like Christian Aid and Unicef which are working to get We owe our unique role for women within the Church to Covid-19 vaccines to the people who need them. our founder Mary Sumner. This year we celebrate 145 years of the Mothers' Union and pay tribute to Mary She said: “Following my first dose of the vaccine, I made Sumner on the 100th anniversary of her death, for all she a donation to Christian Aid in thanksgiving and in achieved in life, empowering women and mothers recognition that everyone in the whole world needs worldwide, and establishing the home as a place of protection from Covid. religious education and growth. “Unicef and Christian Aid are doing a fantastic job to support those in need around the world. “I encourage anyone who has had the jab to donate, giving thanks for the amazing skills of scientists who have developed the vaccine and ensuring the gift that we have received can be shared with others.” Faith leaders and health and humanitarian leaders have called for greater vaccine equity between rich countries and developing nations. The Archbishop of Canterbury and Muslim and Jewish leaders have said that “no-one is safe from Covid-19 until everyone is safe.” and that global leaders must choose Our Worldwide President Sheran Harper has sent a between “vaccine nationalism and human solidarity.” message of hope for the days ahead with three themes of The Rev’d Professor Gina Radford, who has been the Joy of Reconnection, Rebuilding of Confidence, and advising the Church of England and the Diocese of Renewing Hope as she wishes us all the best for the Exeter on public health during the pandemic, said summer months. “Covid-19 is a global disease that needs global solutions. Joy of Reconnection – with the gradual lifting of “Enabling the whole world to be vaccinated makes sense restrictions, the joys of fellowship together; catching up from a Christian perspective as it shows love and care in with families and friends – and not forgetting to look out action. for our neighbours who may as yet feel uncertain. “It also makes sense from a practical level, because until Rebuilding Confidence – the Lord knows we need it: he everyone is offered this vaccine, this disease remains a looks at each one of us, chosen and equipped for his threat to us all. service; renewing our activities with caution, taking one day at a time. “Let’s do what we can so that as many people as possible can have access to the vaccine – a real example of love in Renewing Hope – the lasting hope which is ours in action.” abundance with the refreshing waters of the Spirit. And to deepen our roots in prayer. The Church of England is officially endorsing the Vaccinaid programme, which is being led by Unicef. It A Prayer to share provides an online giving platform for people to donate Loving Lord, give us the wisdom to know what must the cost of their jabs. be done and the courage to do it. Christian Aid also has a Give Thanks for Your Virus Fill us with renewed hope and the confidence to Appeal boldly accept the world's fresh beginning and a Summer of Hope. Chris Keppie, the Church and Society Officer for the Diocese of Exeter, said “So many people around the Sheran's message can be found at:– world in poorer countries don’t have free healthcare https://mothersuniononline.org/1I8Y-7E21V-JHTLMC- provision or vaccination programmes. 4GWWHM-1/c.aspx “The brilliant Christian Aid and Unicef campaigns easily wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw enable us to help our less fortunate global sisters and A Sunday School teacher asked her class why Joseph brothers, to love our neighbours. Let’s all donate when and Mary took Jesus with them to Jerusalem. A we get our jabs – or retrospectively if already done, and small child replied: "They couldn't get a baby-sitter." also give through church donations, to ‘give the world a shot’!”

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Ward Councillor's Report Public toilets Councils do not have a statutory duty to provide public New Devon County Councillor toilets. This is some background to what started the provision of public toilets according to Historic England: Our new DCC councillor is Cllr Jess Bailey, congratulations to her and thanks to her predecessor Cllr “In 1851 the Great Exhibition took place in Hyde Park, Claire Wright whose life is taking a new direction. DCC London. The refreshment rooms featured public are responsible for roads and health amongst other things. conveniences for which a small charge was made. By the Her contact details are: Phone: 01404 814056 time the exhibition closed over 800,000 visitors had paid more than £2,000 for use of the facilities. And so was Email: [email protected] born the concept of ‘spending a penny’ to use the loo”. Spending a Penny: an Exploration of England's Public EDDC Annual Meeting Toilets | Historic England. Certainly I remember having As I wrote last month it is a legal requirement that EDDC to pay for public toilets until my twenties I think. They (East Devon District Council) hold an Annual Meeting. were often built underground so as not to be unsightly; The government also refused to allow remote meetings to they were often quite grand inside. Initially only continue from early May, so on 25th May Westpoint available for men, public toilets later became available exhibition centre was hired in order to be able to have all for everyone and over time the penny charge was councillors at the Annual Meeting, socially distanced. dropped. We have now come to expect to use public Independent councillor Ian Thomas was voted in as the toilets at no cost. new Chair, taking over from Cllr Cathy Gardner who had At some point we have all been very grateful for access faced a very difficult year previously as Zoom meetings to a public loo, and more so with children, for the elderly, were introduced. This meant more councillors attended for anyone with a medical condition and so on. One each meeting and there was a lack of understanding from problem is now that loos are unattended, they are some councillors about appropriate behaviour at these. sometimes misused and deliberately vandalised, often in Cllr Gardner faced a very difficult time trying to instill the most disgusting way, many of the buildings are old, some discipline into the meetings so they didn’t drag on tired and not places you would choose to go ideally. Our for hours. Cllr Gardner did a great job but stood down own WCs in the car park Newton Poppleford cost £5,000 from the role this year to be able to focus on taking the a year to clean and it's not even possible to guarantee government to task over the death of her father in a care they are clean when you visit them, depending on who home due to CV-19, she has launched a formal legal used it last. CV-19 has meant additional cleaning action case over this on behalf of all bereaved families routines have to be in place for the public toilets that which has received a lot of publicity. This legal case is have remained open, this all puts up costs. It has meant ongoing. that EDDC has kept some toilets closed for the past year Cllr Paul Arnott of the Democratic Alliance was re- as it has not been viable to pay the additional costs of elected as Leader. This was a good outcome to enable multiple cleaning that are a requirement. the current administration to complete the work they had So EDDC is having to look at what it needs to do to begun last May. I was re-elected as Vice-Chairman for upgrade or replace toilet blocks and work out how to the third year running, the civic role was reduced over the fund this. A resident has written to the council past year due to Covid-19. The meeting ran well suggesting we lobby for the government to make the although it caused a huge amount of work for the officers provision of public toilets statutory as this would organizing it and it will not be viable for the council to hopefully bring some funding with it, I think this is a continue to hire outside venues for larger meetings. The good idea. It is likely an EDDC consultation will be current situation is that council meetings are now held at taking place in the near future about how to best fund an Blackdown House but only those directly appointed to upgrade to our tired and run down council owned public committees can attend in person. Others can attend toilets. remotely including both councillors and the public. Only I feel somewhat torn over the issue. Some other councils councillors physically present in the room can vote. do charge for toilets. If I were paying to use a toilet I would expect it to meet certain standards. There is an Government Consultation on law argument that if you had to pay for access, they would be changes to allow remote meetings less likely to be casually abused. However, equally, if you have to pay, there is a possibility that people will EDDC has formulated a response to this consultation, take alternative action, resulting in a health hazard to arguing for the benefits of councils being able to everyone else. Other options that might be considered determine whether meetings are held in person or via are offering parish councils the opportunity to take them Zoom to suit their individual circumstances. I am on and for each parish council to make a decision as to waiting to hear how the fuel claims have reduced over the how best to run the toilets in future. It may be cheaper to past year of remote meetings. Their must also be a way knock down the current toilets and replace them with to calculate the savings in carbon emissions. 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Ward Councillor's Report, cont'd RESOLVED that Cabinet: 1. ‘make’ the Newton Poppleford & Harpford ... or to make larger ones into multi-use buildings Neighbourhood Plan, Cabinet 9 June 2021 including a toilet with public access, which would take some imagination but has been done elsewhere. 2. noted that once made the Plan will carry full weight in I would definitely not support the permanent closure of the planning decision making process as part of the any toilets. statutory development plan for the Newton Poppleford & Harpford Neighbourhood Plan Area, the parish of Covid 19 update from EDDC Newton Poppleford & Harpford, and More than 1.3 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine 3. congratulated the Neighbourhood Plan Steering have been given locally in the six months since 81-year- Group and all involved in developing the Plan and all old Kathleen Viney became the first person to have the their hard work. vaccination in Devon. REASON: The Plan received a majority ‘yes’ vote in the Between 8 December and 30 May, 769,059 people in neighbourhood area referendum, as required by the Devon received a first vaccine dose and 553,204 second Regulations and there is no substantive reason not to doses have been given as part of the fastest vaccination make the Plan. In addition, to recognise the significant programme in British history. work over a number of years by Newton Poppleford & The milestone comes in the week that people aged 25 to Harpford Parish Council and dedicated volunteers to 29 became eligible to book their vaccination, along with prepare the Plan. other eligible groups; including frontline health and care workers and people at higher risk from Covid-19. Newton Appointments can be booked online or by calling 119. Poppleford Please ensure you have confirmed your booking and cancel it if you are unable to attend. Neighbourhood Green bin Waste collection service Plan EDDC green waste collections are proving to be ever popular with 16,000 users of the service and more joining Newton Poppleford Doctors Surgery every day. They are able to hold the price to £48/year again in 2021, to give residents value for money. Make – consultation update your gardening easier and save trips to the recycling A number of residents contacted me wishing to have a centre, by having your green waste collected at the kerb- form to respond to the consultation about the permanent side. closure of the Newton Poppleford site but were not given All the green waste EDDC collect from households is the opportunity. I emailed the surgery manager about composted in East Devon and used as a natural soil this saying I felt all residents should be able to have a conditioner by East Devon farms; part of our local green voice but did not receive a response. Cllr Jess Bailey economy. For further information regarding our green contacted them to say she felt the consultation time was waste collection service, please visit the EDDC website too short. The response from Ross Jago, Public Affairs or phone them on 01404 515616. Manager of the NHS Clinical Commissioning Group was that this wasn’t a formal consultation but an ‘engagement Four Elms Hill process’. He stated, in bold, ‘the results of that engagement will be carefully considered before any The latest update is that the hill will be closed overnight th formal process begins’. He also stated that all residents from 5-9 July with a diversion along the A30 to allow did have a chance to respond because they could collect a for the double white lining to take place. form from Ottery St Mary or Newton Poppleford surgery Neighbourhood Plan referendum where they were available outside the branch. How were people that weren’t directly contacted expected to know th This went to EDDC Cabinet on 9 June to be formally they could visit a closed branch of the surgery to collect a ‘made’ along with two other Neighbourhood Plans for form or get themselves to Ottery to pick one up. Not Farringdon and Otterton. The document will be used to everyone is online. determine planning decisions. By the time you read this He also stated: ‘You may not be aware that patients are the decision should be fully ratified. This is the formal able to choose which GP service they wish to use’. This statement released by EDDC: again I felt was very misleading as when you click on the Newton Poppleford & Harpford Neighbourhood Plan link he then provided it explains that you can approach ('the Plan') to be formally 'made' any surgery you like to apply to become a patient, but the The Newton Poppleford & Harpford Neighbourhood practice can choose not to take you. This is the case with Plan had now successfully passed referendum and must the Sidmouth Beacon Medical Practice who currently do be formally ‘made’ (adopted) by East Devon District not take on new Newton Poppleford residents generally. Council in order to form part of the development plan. continued next page > > >

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Ward Councillor's Report, cont'd Housebuilding Crisis? Complaints Latest Government Figures Reveal that Devon is Building a Third more Houses than 'Required' Streetlight in Turner Close Devon's Local Planning Authorities – with the exception A streetlight has now been broken in Turner Close for of Torbay – have over-delivered on housing for the last over a year, with a second one now also failing. A five years, according to the Government's own figures. resident has tried unsuccessfully since March 2020 to get Devon CPRE's analysis of the Housing Delivery Test: this repaired with a battle going on between EDDC and 2020 measurement shows the county as a whole has DCC over who is responsible for its repair. Both parish delivered 30% more new homes than it was required to council Chairman Cllr Burhop and I have chased this up over a five-year period, in effect building 6,332 more but at the time of writing it remains unresolved due to houses than it had to. The Government data substantiates arguments over whether it was the responsibility of what we've been saying for years that Devon is building EDDC or DCC. I think we are nearly there as our DCC far more homes than required and the countryside is Neighbourhood Officer has confirmed to me that as the being ravaged as a result. lights are 35 to 45 metres away from the nearest highway or public right of way, it is not DCCs responsibility. I An analysis of the 2020 measurement reveals: have asked EDDC to repair it anyway and invoice DCC • Exeter over-delivered by 45%, 25% and 90% over the at a later date if it can be proved it is their responsibility. past three years (average 53%); by 50% overall over With grateful thanks as always to residents for helping to the past five years (1,501 excess houses). raise local issues so they can be addressed. • Plymouth, West Devon and the South Hams over- delivered by 108%, 5% and 28% over the past three Val Ranger years (average 44 % ) ; by 44 % overall over the past Ward Councillor, Newton Poppleford and Harpford five years (2,401 excess houses). tel 07475 201 340 or email [email protected] • North Devon & Torridge overdelivered by 57%, wvwvwvvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw 22% and 48% over the past three years (average 41%); and by 32% overall over the past five years (1,076 excess houses). • Mid Devon has over-delivered by 76%, 19% and 28% over the past three years (average 39%); by 30% overall over the past five years (473 excess houses). • East Devon has over-delivered by 37%, 5% and 28% over the past three years (average 22%); by 33% overall over the past five years ( 1 , 155 excess houses). • Teignbridge has over-delivered by 32%, 5% and - 35% (under-delivery) over the past three years (average - 2%), and over-delivered by 11 % overall over the past five years (342 excess houses). Devon CPRE Director Penny Mills says, "The government's own figures vindicate what we have been saying for years. In 2018, we commissioned an independent report from specialists at Opinion Research Services (ORS) to establish the true number of homes needed across the county. It showed that delivering 4,300 homes each year would meet all local needs, allowing for a continuation of past migration trends and a fall in average household sizes. In July 2020, a second report produced for us by ORS concluded that a total of 2.3 million homes are needed nationally over the decade 2020-30 to meet household growth and provide for past under-supply, an average of 230,000 each year, NOT the 300,000 which the government claim." wvwvwvvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw Let's hope our local planning authorities, their officers and elected councillors will now start to put our A small boy stunned his parents when he began to empty countryside and green spaces first, before permitting any his pockets of coins. Finally his mother asked him where more unnecessary new housing developments. he had got all that money. "At church," the boy replied nonchalantly. "They have bowls of it there." From Devon Voice Newsletter, CPRE 2021

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St Swithun (or Swithin), saint for a rainy day St Swithun is apparently the saint you can blame for rainy summers. It is said that if it rains on his special day, 15th July, it will then rain for 40 days after that. It all began when Swithun was made Bishop of Winchester in 852 by King Ethelwulf of Wessex. It was an important posting: Winchester was the capital of Wessex, and during the 10 years Swithun was there, Wessex became the most important kingdom of England. During his life, instead of washing out people’s summer holidays, and damping down their spirits, Swithun seems to have done a lot of good. He was famous for his charitable gifts and for his energy in getting churches built. When he was dying in 862, he asked that he be buried in the cemetery of the Old Minster, just outside the west door. If he had been left there in peace, who knows how many rainy summers the English may have been spared over the last 1000 years. But, no, it was decided to move Swithun. By now, the 960s, Winchester had become the first monastic cathedral chapter in England, and the newly installed monks wanted Swithun in the cathedral with them. So finally, on 15 July 971, his bones were dug up and Swithun was translated into the cathedral. That same day many people claimed to have had miraculous cures. Certainly everyone got wet, for the heavens opened. The unusually heavy rain that day, and on the days following, was attributed to the power of St Swithun. Swithun was moved ****************************** ****************************** again in 1093, into the new John Francis Regis (1597 – 1640) for the poor, visited prisoners, and Winchester cathedral. His shrine was could be a patron saint of relief even set up some homes for desperate a popular place of pilgrimage workers. It all began back in the early ex-prostitutes. throughout the middle ages. 1600s when he was ordained a Jesuit In mid-September of 1640 John had a ****************************** priest in Toulouse, a town raging with premonition of his approaching death. plague. Instead of fleeing for his life, , He took a three-day retreat in order to St John Francis Regis John Regis decided to stay and patron saint for relief workers calmly prepare himself for it, and then minister to the plague victims. he went back to work. Over Do you ever admire relief workers? Somehow, he survived, and was then Christmas, while helping the poor, he They are hardy folk who regularly sent by his bishop to do mission work caught a chill. By 31st December he appear on our TV screens, actively in Pamiers and Montpellier. For years was dying of pneumonia, but at peace: seeking out the disease-ridden, John taught and preached Christ’s he had been granted a vision of starving, destitute people of the world, love, and also put it into action: he heaven and could not wait to get instead of avoiding them, as most of collected food for the hungry, clothing there. His was a life well lived. us try and do. June 2021 Parish Magazine NP, H & CR

St Christopher, patron saint of motorists The legend goes that St Christopher was a Canaanite who lived in the 3rd century. He was a giant of a man, of fearsome appearance. At first, he decided to serve the devil, but when he discovered that the devil was afraid of Christ and His Cross, Christopher decided to serve Christ instead. A nearby hermit instructed Christopher in the Christian faith and assigned to him a place near a river: Christopher’s job was to help travellers cross it safely. All went well, and Christopher helped lots of people on their way until one day a child came along and asked to be carried across. Christopher put him on his back and set off, but was soon staggering under the astonishing weight of this child. The child then told him that He was in fact Jesus Christ, and that He carried the weight of the whole world. The Christ-child then told Christopher to plant his staff in the ground: the next day it bore flowers and dates – confirmation that the child was indeed who He claimed to be. After some time more of helping travellers cross the river, Christopher went to the city of Lycia, where he preached the gospel with such success that the Roman emperor (Decius?) had him arrested and imprisoned – especially when Christopher refused to sacrifice to the gods. Two women sent into his cell to seduce him came out converted Christians instead. So, Christopher was beaten, shot with arrows and finally beheaded. Christopher has been well-loved of the English down the centuries. Many wall- paintings of him have been placed on the north wall of churches, opposite the porch, so that he would be seen by all who entered. There wwwwwwwwwwwwwwww was good reason for this: as patron saint of travellers, it With holidays approaching, some of the following may was believed that anyone who saw an image of St Christopher would not die that day. As the ancient strike a chord! saying goes: ‘Behold St Christopher and go thy way in Holiday: an all-expense tour safety’. Holiday: something you take when you can’t take what A kind of daily insurance policy against death - this was you’ve been taking any longer. so good that in due course St Christopher became the The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight patron saint of motorists. There is even a church in the before you appear in a swimsuit, because by then your Javel area of Paris where Citroen cars are made, that is body and your fat are really good friends. dedicated to St Christopher. In modern times, with the Why is it called tourist season if we can't shoot at increase in air and motorway travel, Christopher has them? remained popular. Why don't sheep shrink when it rains? (A question When in 1969 the Holy See reduced his feast day, there for anyone holidaying in the Lake District or Wales.) was a sharp protest in several countries, led in Italy by a number of popular film stars. If you ever travel in a taxi If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the on the Continent, look out for a little St Christopher ‘terminal’? hanging from the rear-view mirror beside the driver. Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes when he Now you know why it is there! had the chance?

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Material things were not important to you. You donated Sue Adey - a daughter's tribute to charity as often as you could. The British Heart UTTING A LIFETIME of memories and stories Foundation and Devon Air Ambulance were your into a 10-minute tribute is incredibly hard so I will favourite charities. P focus on the things that were most important to I am grateful that we lived so close together. My break her. Mum, you were the most kind, caring and selfless from work each day was spent with you having a cuppa person I have ever known. You always looked for the and a natter. I don’t think I will ever get used to not good in everyone and everything and always managed to being able to just walk in and sit down with you. find a positive to take from every situation. Your heart You will always be my mum. I will always miss you. I was full of love and light. know one day I will see you again and we will have so You devoted your adult life to caring for Debbie and much to catch up on. I will try to live each day like you myself (Zoe) and put our needs above all else. You did – with love, kindness, forgiveness and generosity in weren’t just my mum but you were my confidant and my my heart. friend. For over 30 years you cared for Debbie at home, Sue Adey's funeral was held on 2nd June 2021 never asking for any outside help, you just got on with it. Tributes & donations for her chosen charity can be made When you could no longer care for her at home you made the brave decision to let her move into Windmill Court via this link https://susanadey.muchloved.com/ and subsequently letting me take over responsibility for wvwvwvvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw her welfare. We found the most wonderful people in both Julie-Ann and Liz to take care of her and they became part of our family too. They gave you the peace of mind you needed to be at peace with your decision. As a Nanny to Holly, your support was invaluable. You We had a very successful meeting on May 21st with 29 cared for her every day when she was very small so that I members enjoying a lovely meal as well as the wonderful could go back to university and finish my degree. company that we have all been starved of for so long. You were a role model for Holly and helped to shape her As you probably know we are limited to only 30 people. into the kind, caring and compassionate young lady that We had planned to have our next meeting on June 25th we are all so proud of today. We are so sad that you without being limited to 30 people. However as I am won’t be with us next July when Holly and Shaun get writing this article our Prime Minister announced that married but we will set a place for you with a cup of tea there will be a 4 week delay in lifting the restrictions and a ginger biscuit and we know that you will be there meaning that the meeting on June 25 will be limited to 30 in spirit. Thus, the meetings for the rest of 2021, as follows:- Your other big love in life was flowers. You only had a th very small piece of garden but every single inch of it was July 9 th covered in flowerpots. Every day you were out there August 13 planting, weeding and planning your next visit to the September 10th nursery. When you needed to rest you sat on your picnic October 8th bench and watched the world go by, chatting to any November 12th neighbours that passed or doing some colouring in books th with the little girl next door. December 10 Sadly, only a few months ago you had to say a final The few rules relating to Covid that we must continue to goodbye to your sister Wendy. You were so close, adhere to. Members will arrive at the normal front always calling or writing to each other. I hope that you entrance but leave via the French doors in the main hall. have been reunited with each other and are once again Members are asked to sanitize their hands on arrival – swapping stories about the good old days. suitable solutions are provided. Members are asked not Visits from your brother Mike were always a treat for to attend if they are feeling unwell on the day but to let us you – catching up on family news and talking about your know so we can invite members on the waiting list. childhoods. You moved around a fair bit when you were Seating by law can be a maximum of 6 at a table. Hopefully some of these rules can be dispensed with after younger as your dad ran the NAAFI shop on various th forces bases. As a family you eventually settled in July 19 . Sidmouth where you met my dad and once married If anybody has any other suggestions on how we can moved to Newton Poppleford where you stayed for the provide a service to our senior community that is within rest of your life. the current Covid rules, then please let us know. We Your sister Jane used to visit you with cards and goodies. have the will we just need to find a way. You shared a special bond in that you both had If anybody would like to join as a member of the Lunch handicapped children to care for and I know you took Club or become a regular or occasional helper, then they comfort from being able to talk to Jane about the should contact Rosemary or myself on 01395 567430 or challenges you both faced being parents to children with 07802 755411 or by email on [email protected]. special needs. David & Rosemary Zirker, for the Committee

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Archbishop Justin Welby to open new Melanesia Pilgrimage Route in Devon The Archbishop of Canterbury is to visit Devon in September to open a new pilgrimage route in honour of John Coleridge Patteson, the first Bishop of Melanesia. The 12-mile Patteson’s Way is a joint initiative between the Melanesian Mission UK (MMUK) of which Archbishop Justin Welby is President, local school children and the Diocese of Exeter. This year marks 150 years since Patteson, who grew up in Feniton in East Devon, was killed for his faith in 1871, after travelling from Devon to Melanesia as a Christian missionary in 1855. The Diocese of Exeter is linked with the Anglican Province of Melanesia, which covers the South Pacific nations of the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New John Patteson was born in East Devon Caledonia. During his visit on 18 September, Archbishop Justin will do part of the walk with local families before preaching at a special service at Exeter Cathedral. Katie Drew, MMUK’s Executive Officer, said “The legacy of Patteson lives on, not only in Melanesia, but in Devon. So many of his values and concerns speak to us today – hidden slavery, black lives matter and care of the environment. “Patteson simply followed his calling and sowed in faith and love” Rev’d David Carrington “We hope this new pilgrimage route will enable people to reflect on Patteson’s life, mission and courage, and bring a little bit of Melanesia to walkers in the beautiful East The new pilgrimage route has been devised by the Devon Countryside.” Melanesian Mission UK, local schools and the Diocese of Exeter. Picture shows Feniton Primary School pupils, Rev’d David Carrington and Rt Rev’d Mark Rylands Today Christians in the islands revere Patteson as a martyr and many regard his family home and churches in Devon as places of pilgrimage. The Right Reverend Mark Rylands, an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Exeter and Chair of MMUK, said “The Archbishop of Canterbury’s visit to Devon is a wonderful tribute to the witness and ministry of a great missionary. “150 years ago, Patteson’s endeavours helped to birth a Melanesian Church that is numerically and spiritually St Andrew’s Church, Feniton, vibrant today. Now, they are ready, willing and able to is on the new pilgrimage route help us in the UK to renew our Christian faith and tread The Reverend David Carrington, vicar of St Andrew’s, more lightly upon the earth.” Feniton, said “I am sure Bishop Patteson could not have Exeter Cathedral Service imagined what would grow from his missionary work. He simply followed his calling and sowed in faith and The new circular pilgrimage route begins and ends at St love.” Andrew’s Church in Feniton. It also includes St James and St Anne, Alfington, where Patteson was first a priest, MMUK, which is based in Devon, also works to St Mary’s, Ottery St Mary, which has a Melanesian highlight the effects of climate change in Melanesia, Chapel, and Patteson’s Cross, a memorial sited where where some islands are already succumbing to rising sea Patteson left Devon by stagecoach on his journey to levels. Melanesia. Continued next page > > >

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Mark Rylands said the Melanesia link was an opportunity For here’s a man exalted as a martyr, whose name for Christians in the UK to make a difference in the fight appears in the Church of England calendar every against climate change “We, in MMUK, do all we can to September. My ordinary vicar-ness feels hopelessly help the people of Melanesia with disaster relief funding, inadequate under his gaze. The foreboding Victorian resourcing vital research and facing the impact of global style of the sculpture doesn’t help! warming. We are a family 10,000 miles apart – brothers But I always recover from my intimidation, to being and sisters in Christ supporting one another.” inspired and encouraged. For here’s a man who lived in this village yet chose to leave British comforts. A man who crossed oceans and took huge personal risks because of his love for God and for people. A man led by the Spirit whose heritage shines on 150 years later in the vibrancy of the Melanesian church. And this, for me, is the amazing thing about the Church: the spiritual connection it gives to people across time and space. Bishop Patteson lived in a different era, and I find it difficult to associate with some of the values of his day. How Britain viewed its place in the world, even some aspects of Christian mission, can sit uncomfortably today. But this helps me appreciate all the more how Christ reveals himself uniquely in all languages and cultures. I have immense admiration for Patteson for The Archbishop of Canterbury with members of Melanesia's crossing the bridge into a very different culture, and so four Anglican Religious Orders at Lambeth Palace enabling Christ to be met there through his life and wvwvwvvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw words. Remembering Patteson – Revd David Carrington

Revd Sr Veronica preaching in East Devon One of the fruits of Patteson’s ministry is then the privilege of having modern-day spiritual connections, to numerous Christian sisters and brothers in Melanesia. Bust of Patteson in the Melanesian Chapel I’ve had the joy of meeting some when they’ve come to at St Andrews, Feniton Feniton whilst visiting the UK, and I had an earlier On a ledge in the Melanesian Chapel in Feniton parish special pleasure of knowing Revd Sister Veronica whilst church sits a bust of Bishop Patteson. As vicar there, I at theological college. I would love to visit Melanesia feel a little intimidated each time I go into the chapel myself. But whether I do so feels immaterial in a way, for with his stern head looking down on me. the bonds of faith and fellowship transcend this. continued > > >

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I met my friend Marie Schlenker in late 2019 when the Remembering Patteson – cont'd ACoM Environment Observatory began. We installed a These bonds overflow in tangible ways here. Every week rain gauge, a thermometer, shoreline poles and conducted (in non-pandemic times) I join the children of Feniton GPS measurements of shoreline and vegetation positions Primary School for Friday Collective Worship. There at on the Selwyn College shoreline. When Marie returned to the front sits the Melanesian Gospel Canoe. The walls the UK, I continued to help Freda with the shoreline and are decorated with a Melanesian wall-hanging, a vegetation recordings. So much has been learnt from the Melanesian flag, and pictures of the school’s special link observatory, but there are also many challenges ahead. with Melanesia’s Norman Palmer School. All of this was The observatory gives us the understanding that we need seeded all those years ago by Bishop Patteson. to keep records on weather and assess the shoreline Sowing seeds is what he did, and Christian ministry closely to make predictions on sea level rise, weather being like sowing seeds is close to my heart. Jesus patterns, hazards and disasters and to create adaptation famously compared the Kingdom of God to a mustard and mitigation strategies now and for the future. As our seed – tiny yet growing into a mighty plant. I am sure islands are mainly low-lying islands and atoll islands, we Bishop Patteson could not have imagined what would are highly affected by climate change. Like other Pacific grow from his missionary work. He simply followed his Islands, we need to prepare. calling and sowed in faith and love. Tankio Paina. wvwvwvvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw Recognising & Preparing for Climate Change wvwvwvvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw Hospiscare Open Gardens Gardens are opening again for Hospiscare. With spaces big and small to visit, and delicious tea and cake to be enjoyed, this is a wonderful way to spend a day out and support a local charity. You’re able to take well behaved dogs on leads to some of the gardens, so a day out for your canine friends too! The list of gardens is as follows - Dunsford Open Gardens (three gardens), Saturday 3 July, 2pm – 5pm Little Ash Farm Bungalow, Honiton, Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 July, 1pm – 5pm Prospect House, Axminster, Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 July, 1pm – 5pm South Wood Farm, Honiton, Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 July, 1pm – 5pm Sowden Edge, Lympstone, Sunday 4 July, 2pm – 5pm Halo Olketa! My name is Naomi Hovell Maitani and I am from South Malaita in the Solomon Islands. Briar House, Exeter, Sunday 18 July, 12pm – 5pm Climate Change is a global issue but little has been done Fursdon House, Exeter, Wednesday 28 July, about it. I resided at Selwyn College National Secondary 2pm – 5pm School for six years (2015-2020) and my interest in Topsham Open Gardens (three gardens and Tea on climate change issues emerged in 2016. I watched the the Quay), Sunday 18 July, 2pm – 5pm shoreline while traveling to Honiara from Selwyn Axminster Open Gardens (two gardens), Saturday 21 College and back and I could tell that the coastline had and Sunday 22 August, Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 been eaten away by the waves and tides. This also October, 1.30pm – 5pm applies to our other islands in the country. I usually Jazz in the Garden, Topsham, Sunday 22 August, spend my holidays at my home village of Oloha, South 4pm – 7pm Malaita, and the roots of the trees grown at our shoreline have also been eaten away by the waves and tides. It is Rossli, Woodbury Salterton, Monday 30 August, my hope that the understanding about climate change, its 10am – 4pm impact and human adaptation to climate change will White Cottage, Crediton, Saturday 4 and reach our rural areas. That is to prepare them and to keep Sunday 5 September, 12pm – 5pm them alert and safe. wvwvwvvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw

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A big opportunity to tackle the We engage in areas of the debate where we have something really valid to offer. Where we have evidence of approaches and solutions that work brilliantly on the CLIMATE CRISIS ground. In the run-up to the UN Climate Change What are your hopes for the negotiations? Conference (COP26), we get an insider's We need more resources and more ambition globally. That's the only way we're going to solve the climate view from Practical Action's Head of challenge and limit future temperature rise to just l.5°C. Climate and Resilience, Colin McQuistan. We want to see a huge injection What is COP26 and why is it so important? of global finances directed to communities on the front It's the 26th meeting of all the world's governments to line of the climate crisis so they can adapt. We want discuss the actions necessary to tackle the climate significant additional finance to support the poorest and emergency. The UK will host it in Glasgow this most vulnerable communities who are already facing November. irreversible impacts of climate change and face losing The nations will come together to discuss the everything. In the discussions, you might hear this commitments they made in the 2015 Paris Agreement. referred to as "loss and damage". The Paris Agreement is unique in that it's the only Personally, I would like to see a renewed sense of agreement that actually requires countries to develop global solidarity at the talks. A realisation that we legally binding plans of action and deliver them. have a shared responsibility to look after the planet What's special about COP26 is that the smallest and least for future generations. And that means working developed countries have exactly the same negotiating collectively. All of us, together. space as the United States, Russia and China. This approach has been the foundation of Practical What will be discussed? Action's transformational work for decades. And we'll have a great opportunity to demonstrate this at COP26, as There are five themes on the discussion table: the UK Government will be showcasing our work in • helping people adapt to the impacts of climate change Sudan as proof of what's possible. • reducing the impact of climate change by restoring You can find out more about COP26 and nature how Practical Action is involved at: • switching from fossil fuels to clean energy practicalaction.org/ smallworld • increasing the use of clean transport Your children can rise to the challenge • and channeling global finance to help make all this In this important year for the future of our planet, it's the possible. perfect time to inspire children to get involved - at home How is Practical Action involved in COP26? or in school. Our education resources are designed to The negotiations take place behind closed doors, and raise awareness, develop creative and critical thinking, there are three groups of key players on the inside: the and most of all, be fun! UK government's COP26 President, Alok Sharma, who A recent addition to the educational activities is will host the negotiations; the delegations from countries "Farmers' Footsteps': Set in Nepal, the board game who will do the actual negotiating; and then admitted transports children to the Himalayas, where they can rise observers who can contribute their expertise, feed in to the challenge of farming in a changing climate. ideas based on their experience, and ask challenging This is just one of questions to influence the discussions. I will represent many activities Practical Action at the conference as an admitted available for free. observer. Each one comes The important thing to recognise is that taking part in with all the COP26 isn't about just going to a single event - it's an downloadable ongoing participation in a hugely complex and long-term resources you'll global change process. Our involvement spreads way need. We'd love to beyond the talks themselves. We're working directly see how you got on, with the UK negotiators. so please do share And we've been supporting the delegations from the any photos or countries we work with to ensure the voices of those experiences on our most affected by climate change are heard. social media pages. And if you know Ultimately, our involvement in the talks is about any teachers, please doing what we do best: bringing our real-world do share these resources with them too. experience to the table to show what ingenuity and collective action can do. See our amazing games atpracticalaction.org/schools

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Colaton Raleigh Focus Club Colaton Raleigh News We managed to meet in Hayes garden on the late afternoon of 17th May, despite the threatening weather Doctor's Surgery and a clap of thunder in the middle of the party. Fifteen At the Village Hall – closed until further notice. brave members turned out for a picnic and a chat, and it ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ was fun. Colaton Raleigh Pilates Our 21st June meeting was intended to celebrate the Suspended: contact Grace on 07500 112646 opening of the hall with an evening meeting, but Covid or via www.redbaypilates.com has prohibited that. Instead, at the time of this report ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ being submitted, we hope to meet at 3.00pm in Marjorie’s garden for a little party with a cheering Pimms Colaton Raleigh Lunch Club or soft drink and again a chance to chat. th The Village Hall is not planning to reopen until 19 July 19th July we hope (we continue to hope) to have a and Village Lunch Club will not be starting until speaker, Val Sutherland, talking on “Growing Old September 2021 at the earliest. Disgracefully”. If the hall is open and things look safer It will be run in accordance with Government Guidelines we shall go ahead. We shall contact members with at the time. I will be in touch with members when plans details nearer the time. Anyone who would like to join are finalised. Gillian Forward us please contact Jane on 01395 568561 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Colaton Raleigh Village Hall Colaton Raleigh Art Please note that all dates are dependent on COVID Exhibition Update restrictions; th The art exhibition will take place at the Village Hall on The Hall plans to fully re-open from 19 July 2021 and is Saturday to Monday 28th, 29th and 30th August. now taking bookings for after this date: Please contact Rowan Turnbull 01395 567339/Email: - EX10 STUDIO and GUESTS - [email protected] Also a children’s art competition. PLEASE NOTE A CHANGE IN DATE: The subjects for this are – 'The Coronavirus Battle' or 'Life in the Ocean' Colaton Raleigh Village Hall Please keep creating everyone! Picnic in the Park For entry forms and information. Sunday 1st August 2021 Laura Boyd 07770 809571 4.00pm – 8.00pm [email protected], Bring your own food & drink / gazebos Penny Silverthorne 01395 568365 And we will provide music & toilets [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Colaton Raleigh Village Hall AGM Table Top Trail Sale – postponed until Monday 6th September, 7.30pm – All Welcome around Colaton Raleigh ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saturday 3rd July 10 - 12 Colaton Raleigh Flower, Craft If you would like to have a table at the front of your & Produce Show house in Colaton Raleigh, and sell your unwanted stuff, Books, Plants, Cakes etc please contact me, Penny on Saturday 11th September 2021 01395 568365 or [email protected] and you Schedule with classes can be collected from porch of 10 will be put on the trail map. The cost is £5 which is for Meadow Way from 1st July. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the charity Petes Dragons (specialising in suicide bereavement support). Or come for a walk around the For further details on any of the above contact village and see if you can find some bargains. Lorraine on 07967520679 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ vwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw July is a time for visiting beautiful little country Colaton Raleigh Players churches, and reflecting that.... are delighted to be gathering together again for their The name of Jesus is not so much written as ploughed Annual General Meeting into the history of the world. - Ralph Waldo Emerson. on Thursday 8th July 2021 at 7.30pm Prayer is the rope up in the belfry; we pull it, and it rings in Colaton Raleigh Village Hall the bell up in heaven. C Evans Knowing God is your single greatest privilege as a All will be very welcome Christian. - Sinclair Ferguson Parish Magazine NP, H & CR July 2021

Newton Poppleford & Harpford Tennis Club HAT AN AMAZING CHANGE in the weather. Wall to wall sunshine. Let us hope W the weather continues like this until you actually read this article in early July. Tonight, our Prime Minister announced a delay in the easing of lockdown for another 4 weeks. It looks like we made a good call when your committee decided that we should have an outside AGM. This will happen in our garden on Sunday 27th June starting at 12:30. This will be followed by a BBQ and is open to both members and their guests although there will be a small charge of £5 for non-members. However, you must let me know if you are coming so there is enough to eat. Until the new committee is formed, and the social restrictions are lifted we cannot put together a social programme, but over the next couple of months we should have one ready to go. SO WATCH THIS SPACE. Our Thursday evening Club Nights are running well, with a few restrictions in place. To “follow the rule of 6”, only 6 people are allowed on a court at any time, 4 playing and 2 waiting to play. Thus, Club Night can only allow a max of 12 people on the courts at any time. If you arrive and are number 13 or greater, then please tell the players on court that you are waiting to play and stay vwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw on the outside of the courts or in your car until you get on court. A small price to pay for playing Tennis again. Can your child swim If anyone needs tennis balls, the length of a pool? we have a stock of them available. The balls are Head Before the pandemic, about a quarter of children could Core which cost £4 for a tube not swim the curriculum stipulated length when they left of 4 balls. Just call Steve on primary school. But now it is feared that by 2025, this 567756 or call/text him on could rise to three in five of all primary school children. 07958 033882. The figure comes from the All-Party Parliamentary Let us hope that this 4-week Group (APPG) for Swimming and Swim England. With delay in restrictions being fully pools closed during lockdown and pupils not able to have lifted is the last and that somehow, we will learn to live face-to-face swimming lessons, fewer and fewer of them with the virus. Our mainly veteran group still meets can swim at 25 metres competently, use a range of every Monday and Wednesday afternoon at 2.00pm if strokes effectively, or perform safe self-rescue in you fancy a game, just come along. If you just want to different situations. have a knock around to see if those skills from your past The APPG says it will raise the issue with the mis-spent youth are still there give me a ring and we can Department for Education ‘as a matter of urgency’. have a few rallies. I can even provide a racket in case vwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw you cannot find yours. My phone number is 07802 755411. Slim down Two out of three adults in the UK are now overweight. David Zirker That means that the Government has made tackling Contact: tel: 01395 567430 or mobile 07802 755411 obesity as the ‘priority’ for recovering from the or email [email protected] pandemic. (80 per cent of our health problems are caused vwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw by unhealthy lifestyles.) Boris Johnson recently announced an Office for Health Sky at night Promotion (OHP) to boost our activity and to slim our The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of waistlines. Experts say that the Covid-19 death toll has Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage. been fuelled by the obesity epidemic.

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the editor's ramblings ELL, now we know we are still subject to UST a footnote about Public Toilets. IoW is visitor- W restrictions until at least 19th July, particularly the J 'rule of six' indoors. After that the scientific advice is not friendly with plenty of open and well-kept loos – a "free for all", but learning to live with the virus, or essential, particularly for walkers and bus travellers. variants of it, always in circulation - rather like the 'flu East Devon, as a prime tourist area, please take note! virus currently is. This may mean taking care – keeping NOTHER DAY OUT to Gloucestershire, for a vaccinations up to date, wearing face coverings in some Acouple of meals and a long walk by the Stroudwater situations, avoiding high risk situations, and keeping up Canal in (again) brilliant sunshine to celebrate the other with good basic hygiene, such as washing hands daughter's 50th (how time flies!). Great to be together, if frequently. High risk may well include some foreign only for a short time. travel, so get used to holidays in Britain – we have some of the most wonderful countryside and historic locations in the world to make the most of.

ETTING TOGETHER: It's great that Sidmouth G summer rep theatre is starting up again, in a limited E had a short break on the Isle of Wight going by way with social distancing, etc. String quartets have W train and ferry, doing a lot of walking around the been happening, for fun here at home, and we went to a western end of the island and using the excellent local concert at Crediton which has a big enough church to bus services. One heavy shower on Alum Bay beach host 50 audience suitably spaced. Sadly, the local and the Needles, but otherwise brilliant hot sunshine. orchestras won't be able to give concerts before the The Hove branch of the family had a chalet nearby for autumn, as none of the local halls are large enough to half-term, so we met up for ice-creams on the beach safely contain both players and audience. (cover photo), visits and picnics at a country house FTER a cold April and a mostly cloudy and wet garden and Carisbrooke Castle and some lovely meals AMay , so far June has been hot and sunny – lovely, together, including a superb Indian restaurant just round except it's been a challenging spring for the gardener. the corner from our excellent Freshwater B&B. The garden is now back on track after some overnight rain, but some plants are a month behind, except, of course, the weeds which have romped away! As a bonus, we've been having some wonderful sunrises and sunsets – I hope you've enjoyed at least some of them. EFORE the Euro football media takeover, the TV Band local news was dominated by the G7 in Cornwall. Lots of stuff about limousines, helicopters, beach parties and the number of police involved, but little about the real issues desperately in need of attention by the world's leaders. I was not alone in being disappointed that there was almost nothing about Climate – the biggest crisis ever facing mankind. And although Boris said the ET up for a chat with the Rev'd Leisa (previously right thing about Vaccination, in that 'none of us are M curate at Ottery) at a coffee bar opposite the most Covid secure until the whole world is Covid secure', the picturesque of her four churches. She sends her regards British offer of 5m doses by the end of September is less to all who remember her here in Devon. than a 50th (2%) of what is needed in Africa alone.

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Suffice to say we said hello to many of the resident Wednesday Wanderers donkeys which are such gentle and friendly creatures and th some of them came up to their fence to be admired and 26 May ~ Otterton - I.adram - Otterton stroked. Five members looking forward to a walk from Otterton It was a most enjoyable journey through the fields of wild on the first, very warm and sunny day for a long time. flowers accompanied by a chorus of bird songs. Arriving at Otterton by bus it was a steady climb up Maunders Hill stopping to view some attractive gardens. Programme for July 2021 Two swallows were seen (but that does not make a 7th – SHORT WALK; bus to Sidmouth, 899 bus to summer as the saying goes!) Onward and upward there Branscombe, 2.15 bus back to Sidmouth. were beautiful views, one field of which showed up in the sun with waving young bright green barley. Skylarks 14th – Bus to Donkey Sanctuary, then to Harcombe via could be heard but not seen until further along the coast 2nd footpath to Sidford for bus back to Newton path. The small white butterfly was also spied fluttering Poppleford among some vibrant bluebells (which amazingly had not 21st – Northmostown, left fork to A3052, Harpford been spoilt by a recent hail storm and heavy rains). Woods, Newton Poppleford Later we came to a footpath full of muddy puddles which th had to be carefully negotiated, then the Water Treatment 28 – Littledown Lane, Monkey Lane, Dotton, Newton Plant was quickly passed and we entered a narrow path Poppleford leading out to the Coast Path. Wonderful views of vwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw Higher Peak and Salcombe Hill towering over Sidmouth below. Here the sound of pheasants in the distance and Young Christian Climate also skylarks soaring high into the blue sky from the fields. Network Relay A left turn along the coast path to Ladram Bay - on the En Route to Devon! way great views of the Triassic (?) red cliffs and blue Climate change campaigners set off from Truro last calm sea. A very pleasant descent down to the caravan weekend on a 750 mile relay to the COP26 environment park {meeting holiday makers on the way). Another long summit in Glasgow in November. They will be in Devon climb to a wet track alongside Bay Road leading to from 29 June - 4 July. There will be a special Exeter Ladram Road and eventually to the centre of Otterton. Cathedral Service at 5.00pm on Wednesday 30 June. What a lovely walk of about 3-3½ miles. The On Friday 2 July from 7.30-9pm, Exeter University Wednesday Wanderers have been on this walk at various Chaplaincy will host online talks and a panel discussion times of the year but never tire of the variety of views featuring the young and the pure air feels very healthy! activists, the Melanesian nd 2 June ~ Even though the weather forecast Mission, Christian included light rain and some thundery showers we set off, Climate Action, and Prof just the three of us, on the bus to the Donkey Sanctuary. Chris Southgate. I'm pleased to say that, while it rained driving down, we A 7-foot boat being remained dry during our walk. Once we arrived we transported as part of the walked through to the far side of the fields behind the relay will be processed 'overflow' car park, which apparently is not well known through the Devon and therefore a very quiet area of the-Sanctuary. We County Show on 3 July enjoyed our walk along the tranquil pathways and and YCCN volunteers stopping now and then to read some of the writing in will be sharing their story memory to the life of a loved one. We also admired the by the churches tent. many beautifully kept trees to shade the plaques. *Please contact Chris Further along we passed what looked like a forest of Keppie if you are under white willows and some man-made ground structures we 30 and would like a free named 'Bug Hotels' as that seemed to be the only ticket to the show to functional reason for being. As we progressed through volunteer with the YCCN boat the area we came to a junction which crosses the Sid vwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw Valley Ring walking route and brought us to part of the Church notices that didn’t quite come out right…. Sanctuary which is specially preserved as a breeding area There will be a procession in the grounds of the of skylarks. These are lovely farmland birds who make monastery next Sunday afternoon. If it rains in the their nests on the ground in the grass. A sign near the afternoon, the procession will take place in the morning. area also alerted to another farmland bird called the yellowhammer, which apparently is often seen feeding in The preacher for Sunday next will be found hanging on the same area. the notice board in the porch.

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payable, free to members Walks, Talks & Eats 7.2 miles OVA walk; from Stonebarrow Lane, we descend to the coast path and follow this undulating path through farmland and past dramatic landslips to the foot of the mighty Golden Cap, the highest point on the South Coast of England. We will either stop for coffee halfway Otter Valley Association up the ascent, if in need or a breather, or at the top where The Walk Team is pleased to offer a selection of walks we can enjoy (weather permitting) views over the whole over the next three months and details are listed below. of Lyme Bay. Descending to Seatown, we will stop at As restrictions are eased, we will now walk as one group the beach for lunch and then back to Stonebarrow Lane and the number of places available has increased, but we via lanes and tracks past the ancient Saxon settlement of will continue to manage them via the booking system. Stanton St Gabriel. Please bring a picnic. Once a walk has been advertised on the OVA website Leaders: D & R Conner. 01395 443757 / 07831 406959 you will need to email: [email protected] to request a Tuesday 3 August; 10.00am - ‘Otter and Orchards’ place, please include a telephone contact number. Newton Poppleford Recreation Ground SY 088 899 You will receive a reply to confirm if there is availability 5miles, 3hrs OVA walk northwards from Newton (please check your junk/spam folder as the OVA email Poppleford taking in hamlets west of the Otter as far as address may not be recognised). Fluxton, as well as the river bank. A moderate walk with We regularly monitor Government guidelines re Covid- a coffee stop part way round (so bring a flask) 19 and will continue to adhere to them. Walk Leader: Ross Hussey. 01395 227991 Many thanks for your support. (or contact on the day 07902 255915) The Walk Team Please email [email protected] if you want to join any of these walks, you cannot just turn up. Covid Thursday 1 July; 10.00am – ‘Right up your Street’ Grammar Lane CP, Weston, SY 1663 8898 restrictions still apply. You need confirmation that a 6 miles, 3 hrs OVA walk, eastwards across the plateau to space is available. Edge Farm and then gradually descend to Street wvwvwvvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw (Branscombe) passing the Medieval manors of Edge Barton and Hole House. Following a moderate climb up to the coast path we can expect extensive views of Lyme Countryside Bay as we walk towards Weston Combe. Walks Leader: Jon Roseway. 01395 488739 / 07788 7936280 First Tuesdays Wednesday 7 July; 9.45am – ‘Sid Valley Ring Part 2' Sidmouth triangle for 9.49am bus or 10.15am at St Giles Church Sidbury SY139 917 OVA linear walk from Sidbury, country lanes before a steep ascent to cross the A3052. We then head to the coast with sea views before turning inland to Salcombe Regis. We will ascend back to the coast path and descend through the Eastern side of Sidmouth. Bring a packed lunch. Walk Leader: Viven Insull. 01404 811267 Thursday 15 July; 10.00am – ‘Coleridge Link Trail’ Newton Poppleford Recreation Ground SY 088 899 9 miles OVA walk visiting Tipton St John, Ottery St Mary, Knightstone, White Cross, Harpford Wood and Harpford. Stops for coffee and lunch Tuesday 6th July; 10.00am Walk Leader: Sarah Westacott. 01395 277644 'A walk to the Pebblebeds and Commons Wed 21 July; 10.00am – ‘The Path less Travelled’ Meet: 10:00am at Newton Poppleford Recreation Ground Newton Poppleford Recreation Ground SY 088 899 car park (Grid ref: SY088 899, near postcode EX10 0EY) 5 miles, 2.5 hrs OVA shortish walk along shady paths to 5 miles, one moderate hill. Booking Required Venn Ottery Church, possibly the oldest building in the Dogs permitted - on short leads please Lower Otter Valley still in regular use. The views open Walk Leader: Roger Livesey 01395 577651 up on the steady climb up to Venn Ottery Common and Benchams before returning along the East Devon Way. www.sidvaleassociation.org.uk/events Walk Leader: Brian Turnbull. 01395 567339 BOOKING WINDOW: Friday 2 July to Sunday 4 July (call 01395 577651) Monday 26 July; 10.00am – ‘High above Lyme Bay’ Stonebarrow N Trust CP, SY 384 933, parking fee Bookings will not be accepted outside of these dates. Parish Magazine NP, H & CR July 2021

Nature News... Spring is a great season for wildlife sightings and the best time to spot water voles! Water voles are active from April to September and shorter vegetation on riverbanks in the spring provides a great opportunity to spot these elusive mammals.

Baby birds are appearing! We've seen some curious heads popping out of nests, hedges and trees recently, some covered in downy feathers and some with no fluff at all. 'Precocial' birds are those which are raring to go soon after hatching, whilst 'altricial' birds, like owls, need a bit more support from their parents. Download the spotter sheet here

Look out for burrows in the riverbank, often with a nibbled 'lawn' of grass around the entrance. You may even see their five-toed tracks in the mud, with characteristic 'star shaped' hindfeet. They are sensitive animals, so bring your binoculars and keep your dog on a short lead. Go Wild at Home... One of the first winged insects, dragonflies were in the sky long before the dinosaurs roamed the earth. They may not be as giant as they were 300 million years ago, but they are no less fascinating! They were out in How well do you know your woodpeckers?! abundance in the sunny days of early June. # The lesser spotted woodpecker is the smallest woodpecker and has a distinctive white ladder marking down its black back. ❤ The great spotted woodpecker is black and white, with white shoulder patches and red underneath its tail. % The green woodpecker is olive-green, with a yellow rump, red crown and black around the face. Take a look at our species page to find out more.

Wildlife windows !"Butterflies and moths often have vibrant colours and distinctive markings, and so do their caterpillar counterparts! Many caterpillars are most obvious when they're fully grown and looking for a place to pupate or settle down for the winter, or when munching on their favourite food plants. Here's a guide to caterpillars you may see throughout the spring and summer. ✍ Illustration by Corinne Welch July 2021 Parish Magazine NP, H & CR

Steve from DWT says: "We want to thank the efforts of Devon Wildlife Trust, cont'd this beaver's rescuers, and also the wonderful work of the '!()*Our hedges are flourishing at the moment, RSPCA in giving it a safe and secure home during the and so is the wildlife inside them! Butterflies, mammals, recuperation. bees, birds and amphibians - there's a lot of life in those "We think this beaver was a juvenile animal, probably shrubs and trees. How many animals have you spotted so looking to find a new territory in which to set up home. far? Download the spotter sheet here. Somewhere along the line it just took a wrong turn." Sunshine, blue skies and butterflies

Working hard for nature!

'+As tree planting season has come to an end, we look Common blue butterfly, Photo: Janet Packham back at what the Saving Devon's Treescapes project has achieved in the last year. Establishing a community tree vwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwv nursey, creating an app for species monitoring, working with landowners, schools, communities and businesses to plant thousands of trees. It's been a busy year! Take a look at our video. Filmed by Bad Wolf Horizon Beaver rescue! A beaver was recently rescued near Exmouth after being found stuck in the mud. Once it was rehabilitated at a specialist RSPCA wildlife centre, the beaver was carefully released into a temporary enclosure so its health could be monitored by DWT's beaver team. After a few weeks, it was released into a quiet section of the River Otter, doing well and a lot less muddy!

We’re looking forward to Heath Week 2021 but planning anything with any certainty is a challenge. We’ve made the decision that any mass gatherings such as our Festival Day will not go ahead this year, whatever the summer might bring. However, the team are exploring opportunities for a range of virtual, self led and smaller, bookable covid-safe events to enable all ages to learn more about the heaths, it’s wildlife and take part in all your favourite Heath Week activities. Put 24-31 July on the calendar and check back over the coming weeks for more updates. #HeathWeek

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cutting season, we carefully cleared any encroaching vegetation by hand, and now that the ground has dried out enough, we have collected the arisings to be taken away and made into a habitat pile elsewhere on the reserve. We do all the work on the tumuli by hand rather than mechanically to prevent any damage to the ESPITE the unreasonably wet start to the monuments through compaction or disturbance of the Summer that has spelt disaster for many of the surrounding ground. first broods of our garden birds, the birds out on D Of course, bracken is not just a problem for the tumuli. the heath are doing well. There have been plenty of Although bracken is an important part of the heathland cuckoos heard this year on Aylesbeare and across the community, it is incredibly good at spreading and wider Pebblebeds. The first nightjar on Aylesbeare were outcompeting other plants in an area – so we cut and recorded on the 17th of May. Although unfortunately our manage the bracken to prevent it overtaking everything. first nightjar walk of the year didn’t turn up any birds, it Bracken control is a long and involved process; bracken was a beautiful evening. is able to store sugars and essential growth nutrients in We often tuck ourselves away at first sign of darkness, underground rhizomes, this is what allows it to die off but really the heathland is spectacular in the dark. When during the winter and regrow in the summer each year. It the moon is full, the silvery light floods the landscape also means bracken can survive being cut repeatedly, and even the most ordinary of plants take on an ethereal therefore we must make several visits each year to any quality – if you’re lucky enough to time it right and hear patch we are trying to control – with repeated cutting the the calls of the nightjar it feels like almost another world. bracken is unable to photosynthesise, and in constantly Nightjar walks led by our experienced site manager can regrowing, it depletes its stores in the rhizomes – be booked online on the Eventbrite website or through eventually allowing us to clear the patch (and in time for the RSPB Exe Estuary facebook page, and are an us to start somewhere new). We will never get rid of all excellent way to get closer to nature and gain more the bracken on the reserve, and we wouldn’t want to as it insight into the management of the commons for nature. provides valuable habitat for some of our heathland If you decide to go out on your own to hunt for nightjar, specialists, however we do need to keep on top of it to don’t forget to wrap up warm – even in the summer prevent it spreading out too far. temperatures can drop sharply when the sun goes down Species feature: Nightjar (hot flasks definitely recommended), and in the interests of safety; take a pair of sturdy boots and a torch, and let The nightjar is one of someone know when you’re intending to be home by. the most evocative heathland birds we Dartford warblers are another of our heathland have on the specialists. We had a rather slow start to the surveys Pebblebeds; a identifying their territories, but we have still identified a summer visitor from good number of breeding pairs. Stonechat, Africa, it is a bird yellowhammer, and willow warblers have also been out rarely seen but often in full force, and at full volume – it seems you can’t go heard, and provides a anywhere without the wheedling voice of the rich soundtrack to summer nights on the heathland. yellowhammer asking for some cheese. Nightjar are exceptionally well camouflaged when at rest On more practical terms, we spent one afternoon recently during the day, they are mottled brown, grey, and tan – putting a few leaky dams in the stream on Harpford. like loose bark chippings – but have distinct white spots With the dramatic fluctuations in rainfall we’ve seen this on pointed wings and tail, which are diagnostic in flight. year, the water levels in the stream on the reserve and in The nightjar is a nocturnal hunter, catching moths and neighbouring fields have swung from flash flooding to other large insects on the wing, by day they rest almost just inches of water. By building leaky dams, we will still motionless on the ground; unlike allow the water to flow through the stream, but we will most passerines, they often perch be slowing the flow, and increasing the ability of the along a branch rather than across it, stream system to hold back excess water during storm in an attempt to disguise their surges to reduce downstream flooding. The building of shape. They have almost comically dams to store potential floodwaters has already been seen large bristly mouths, flat heads, and to great effect locally, where the beavers on the Otter large, sensitive eyes. The best time build their dams to store food during the winter. to find nightjar is at dusk/dawn Due to the long history of habitation in East Devon, around a full moon, listen out for the male’s churring Aylesbeare is home to several features of archaeological calls and ‘wing-claps’ – made to attract females to their interest, among which are two tumuli. We have a duty of territories. The nightjar is an amber-listed bird in the care to preserve these ancient monuments, which UK, as a ground-nesting heathland specialist it is includes prohibiting the growth of woody vegetation and particularly vulnerable to habitat loss and disturbance bracken across the tumuli. During the winter scrub during the breeding season (June-September). Find out more information on nightjar on the RSPB website July 2021 Parish Magazine NP, H & CR

for other species too as part of Butterfly Conservation's East Devon AONB annual Big Butterfly Count Survey. This nature reserve Daytime and Dusk Wild Discovery Walks - is managed by RSPB, where nearly 30 butterfly species Bats, Blooms, Butterflies and Ancient Trees! choose to make their homes here in this wild unspoilt habitat. Summer has finally arrived and July in East Devon Booking Essential – parking and meeting point details is packed with events to get you closer to the great given on booking. nature on our doorstep and to learn more about some of East Devon’s rarest species. All of a flutter at the Creative Cabin Ruth Worsley, East Devon AONB wildlife engagement Saturday 31 July, 11.00am – 3.00pm officer explains, “Wildlife can be seen in all its glory in Aylesbeare Common the height of summer – in July many plants are now in The Creative Cabin welcomes you to come and get full bloom, trees in leaf and bats well and truly out of creative to celebrate the Pearl Bordered and Small Pearl hibernation”. Bordered butterfly. These are beautiful orange butterflies Ruth added,“As part of our Grey Long Eared Bat project with a string of pearls along their edges when their wings we are starting a series of nightime detecting walks to see are folded. Aylesbeare Common is one of the few places and hear some of UKs rarest bat species that thrive here where they have been seen in recent years. This nature in Devon. We also have a chance to venture into a reserve is managed by RSPB and they tell us that nearly medieval deer park and gaze in wonder at 800 year old 30 butterfly species choose to make their homes here in veteran oak trees. Also as part of Devon’s Heath week this wild unspoilt habitat. We will be there with the we will be looking for the Pearl Bordered Fritillaries and Cabin Crew from the Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG) and other butterflies on our events at Aylesbeare Common Wild East Devon, who run this amazing travelling near Newton Poppleford.” creative space. Follow the butterfly trail from the car Bats about Bats park to find us and drop in to make a butterfly kite and find out more about these endangered butterflies. The Saturday 17 July, 9.00pm - 10.30pm Creative Cabin - a space to create, explore, learn and Shute Village discover! These are FREE drop-in activities. Donations Spy on these mysterious flying mammals of the night on always welcome. No need to book. Come at any time a magical bat detecting walk, in search of the rare Grey between 11am and 3pm. Please be aware that we will be Long Eared Bat and some of the other 17 UK bat species, running this activity within current Covid – Safe with expert Fiona Matthews. This event is also part of guidelines and appreciate your patience if you have to Shute Festival of Literature and Landscapes Talking wait before you can take part. Walks programme. Booking Essential – parking and Event location signed from Joneys Cross car park (EX10 meeting point details given on booking. 0BL), just off A3052 opposite RSPB Aylesbeare Deer Park Tree Discovery Trail Reserve. Care as you cross that busy road. Heath Week event - and Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count Saturday 24 July, 2.00pm - 4.00pm Great Summer Plant Hunt Woodend Park, near Shute Saturday 7 August, 2.00pm - 4.00pm Meet remarkable and magnificent trees ancient and young in the medieval Deer Park including the oldest Shute Woods resident King John at over 800 years old with Jill Butler, In search of Heath Lobelia, first discovered growing in Ancient Tree Specialist. Jill will discuss King John and the UK at Shute Common in the 1760s and only grows in his oak and also other veteran trees in the park and will five southern counties. Guided walk with members of reveal what these ancient trees can tell us about the past the ‘Heath Lobelia Champions’ volunteers. Walk will landscape and how it was managed and explore what the start from parking at Shute Pillars (near A35). This event future might hold for this little changed corner of East is also part of Shute Festival of Literature and Devon. This event is also part of Shute Festival of Landscapes Talking Walks programme. Booking Literature and Landscapes Talking Walks programme. essential. Booking Essential – parking and meeting point details Events are bookable where specified - also free and all given on booking. ages welcome. To book: Contact: Ruth Worsley The Big Butterfly Search [email protected] Phone: 01297 489741 or 07765 126 565 Wednesday 28 July, 2.00pm - 4.00pm The Grey Long-eared bat project is funded through the Aylesbeare Common governments Green Recovery Challenge Fund and is one Aylesbeare Common is one of the few places where the of East Devon AONB’s ‘Elusive Eight’ threatened Pearl Bordered and Small Pearl Bordered butterfly have species it is focussing on for nature recovery. More been seen in recent years. Join butterfly expert Paul information: www.eastdevonaonb.org.uk Butter for a guided walk around this rare piece of Devon Saving Special Species Grey Long Eared Bat Project heathland in search of these elusive insects and also look

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might cause disturbance to nesting birds. Work has started on the site for the new Budleigh Salterton Cricket Club. This is an exciting and tangible benefit to this project and will secure a sustainable future for this popular community asset. North of South Farm Road, excavation of the creek Summer is a busy time. Enjoy this seasonal snapshot network may also begin over the coming months with from across the Estate. environmental exclusion zones providing a 50-metre buffer zones around hedgerows allowing birds to raise Clinton Farms their young undisturbed. The first cut of grass for silage was taken at the end of From July if you walk by the estuary, look out for our May to provide winter’s food for our dairy herd. These colleagues from ABPmer as they will be collecting fields were then fertilised naturally with slurry to give the feedback on your visit to the lower Otter. An important next crop of grass the best start. These cut and ‘empty’ part of the lower Otter scheme is understanding society’s fields are still delivering an important job so please current use of the site and how it is valued and tracking respect our farm and those of our tenants. Help keep how that changes over time once the scheme has been animals healthy and farmers happy by staying on delivered. We are always grateful for any engagements footpaths and other permissible routes and not walking in with us you might like to have and the data collected is fields without access routes or using them to exercise valuable. dogs. We have installed signs on many of the gates to remind Bicton Arena people about following the Countryside Code and to After the success of delivering a prestigious 4-star explain what is growing in some of the fields. Most of International Horse Trials last month this event also the land on the home farm is either given over to grass marks the end of an era at Bicton Arena, as Helen West is for grazing or grass for silage with some other fodder leaving to become the CEO of British Eventing. Helen crops, but this year we are also growing 30 hectares of joined the Arena in 2013 and immediately saw how potatoes for Riverford Organics. Bicton deserved to be up there with the likes of leading equestrian venues such as Blenheim and Bramham. Back Pebblebed Heaths then, Bicton only hosted one British affiliated horse trial. Cattle and Dartmoor ponies help us manage the heathland Under Helen’s leadership there are now three, including vegetation. Animals are now grazing Bicton Common, two international horse trials. As well as three-day Hawkerland, Dalditch plantation and behind the eventing Helen and her team oversee a full programme of temporary electric loop on Colaton Raleigh Common. show jumping and dressage. Bicton supports riders of all Please remember to keep gates shut and report any issues standards. As well as attracting competitors at the to our rangers directly on 07792 242242 or 07976 highest level it also delivers an impressive offer of grass 062717. Thank you. roots competition, training events and pony club camps. Delivery of visitor access improvement were delayed last Whilst Clinton Devon Estates will be very sorry to see year. But after such a busy time for the heaths we have Helen go, we congratulate her heartily on obtaining such worked with East Devon District Council to review these a high-profile role in the equestrian world. plans making sure they still deliver what is needed to make access easier, while protecting the special character Property and Land of the heaths and the wildlife that lives here. The work Those who visit the businesses trading from Exmouth’s will take place in three phases to ensure that there are Liverton business park will have noticed welcome always car parks open while others are closed for improvements to the junction onto Salterton Road, which refurbishment. It is expected that the first phase of will alleviate queuing traffic leaving the site. The work improvements will take place later this year. The first was carried out by MAC Plant, a small Southwest will include Four Firs and Joney’s Cross car parks along company who undertake contract work for Devon County with the informal roadside parking areas at Frying Pans Council. DCC contributed half the £200,000 bill and the and at Stowford. remaining costs were split between Clinton Devon Volunteer teams are poised to begin their summer tasks, Estates and Exmouth Town Council. whether monitoring bird or invertebrate species on the This month the team also say goodbye to Eliza Raine, heaths or getting involved practically with weekly work who has spent the year on placement and now returns to parties to manage invasive Himalayan balsam plants on Harper Adams University to complete her studies to be a the tributaries of the river Otter. If you would like to be land agent. We look forward to welcoming surveyor, involved please contact [email protected] Tom Whiffen who will take up a new full-time graduate position with the Estate. We wish him every success in River Otter this new role. The programme of work for the Lower Otter Restoration Kate Ponting Project has been revised following our decision to [email protected] 01395 443881 postpone, until this autumn, vegetation clearance that July 2021 Parish Magazine NP, H & CR

It is almost July and there are plenty of wild flowers bringing a welcome pop of colour to our road verges, parks and gardens – although some species are flowering two-three weeks later this year, after the cold spring ... They are being helped by local authorities and organisations supporting Plantlife’s No Mow May, from These guidelines have been sent to large local authorities Wandsworth, Wirral, and Winchester City Council, to (for example county/unitary/district and boroughs), so North Devon, Derby City, and Basingstoke and Dean you don’t worry about sending printed copies to Borough Council, to name but a few. Social media has highways teams. But if you’d like a copy for yourself, been awash with pictures of wildflower-rich verges and for your new verge or wildlife group, or perhaps to take parks - thank you so much to everyone who took part, it’s to a parish council meeting, you can request one or both been fantastic. publications – just click here to fill in this short form to Unfortunately, there are still many pictures of verges request your copy. being cut unnecessarily at this time of year when they wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw need to flower and have the chance to set seed. If your council is collecting the grass cuttings, this can still result Newton in flower-rich verges, but your pictures are spurring us on Poppleford to keep campaigning for changes to management. Denbighshire County Council has announced 21 more verge and greenspace sites will be added to their Garden wildflower project this year. The whole project, including the road verge nature reserves, now contributes Club almost 60 acres of local provenance wildflower habitats. The trustees of the Pavilion are having a And Bath and North East Somerset Council’s Get Bath th Buzzing project has been letting the flowers grow in and Fun Day on Sunday18 July. around the city, creating lovely sights like this to boost There will be a garden club stall that Christine will be in residents’ wellbeing. charge of. We will need plenty of plants - seedlings, cuttings etc to sell and we will need a few members to help Christine "man" the stall. Please contact Sue Burge (568711) or me (568343) if you can help with plants and/or on the day. Best wishes, Colin Campbell A reminder: The Autumn Show is on 9th September wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw Summer is a time when families spend more time together. With this in mind… The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. If they squeeze olives to get olive oil, how do they get baby oil? Get your copy of Plantlife road verge guideline Ever notice that the people who are late are often much We have more printed copies of our road verge jollier than the people who have had to wait for them? guidelines available. The Good Verge Guide is your go- to guide to transforming local verges to wildlife havens How long a minute is depends on what side of the and Managing grassland road verges has more detailed bathroom door you're on. technical information and case studies on sustainable Children’s wisdom: In the Olympic Games, Greeks ran management. races, jumped, hurled the biscuits and threw the java.

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Newton Poppleford History Group All in the month of JULY The West Country Dialect 100 years ago, on 10th July 1921 Belfast’s Bloody The West Country, with its patchwork fields, thatched Sunday took place. Protestant loyalists attacked Catholic cottages and inns, scrumpy cider, leafy lanes and country enclaves and set fire to homes and businesses, sparking walks, Lazy days, also that scrumptious Devon Cream rioting and gun battles. At least 17 people were killed and Tea. But for the holiday maker to enjoy your journey more than 70 injured. 2,000 people were left homeless. through the county, you would be well advised to learn Also 100 years ago, on 30th July 1921 the hormone their dialect. So here are some words and sayings. insulin was discovered by Frederick Banting and Charles Best at the University of Toronto. Deb'n Devon 80 years ago, on 19th July 1941 British Prime Minister Yer tiz Here it is Winston Churchill launched ‘V for Victory’ campaign. Do'ee 'ave a dish o'tay Do have a cup of tea 75 years ago, on 22nd July 1946 the King David Hotel Us doant know We don't know bombing took place in Jerusalem. The Irgun (a militant Where be gwain Where are you going right-wing Zionist group) bombed the hotel which Ow be ee How are you housed the British administrative headquarters for Palestine. 91 people were killed. Es a praper vule He is a proper fool 60 years ago, on 1st July 1961 Diana, Princess of Wales, Passel of old crans Lot of rubbish was born. (Killed in a car crash in 1997) Purty viddy Very well Also 60 years ago, on 2nd July 1961, Ernest Hemingway, Noa I bant No I'm not American novelist and short story writer, died. Winner of What be'em bout What are they doing the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature. Best known for For Cun inyer an wet thee wizzul Whom the Bell Tolls, A Farewell to Arms, and The Old Come in here and have a drink Man and the Sea. (Suicide) th Ungry as a unter Starving 40 years ago, on 4 July 1981, the Toxteth riots broke out in Liverpool. Maze's a sheep Very foolish Also 40 years ago, on 17th July 1981 the Humber Bridge, Argify Argue linking Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, was officially Avore Before opened. It was the world’s longest single-span suspension Bant Am not bridge at that time. Backsivore Front to back Also 40 years ago, on 29th July 1981 the marriage of Crakin Complaining Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer took place at St Crayme Cream Paul’s Cathedral in London. th Cursemass Christmas 25 years ago, on 5 July 1996 the first cloned mammal was born. Dolly the sheep was born at the Roslin Institute Dollop A big lump in Edinburgh. (Died 2003) Dunky Donkey 15 years ago, on 15th July 2006 Twitter, the micro- G'wan I telee Go on I tell you blogging social network, was launched. Johnny Vortnight Collector Salesman 10 years ago, on 23rd July 2011 Amy Winehouse, Nort Nothing British soul/R&B/jazz singer and songwriter died. Ouze house (Alcohol poisoning, aged 27) wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw Tetties Potatoes Twidden It would not Please take my money At the end of your visit you will be much at 'ome down Have you ever tried to use cash in a shop, and been yer that I'm danged if you baint startin to tawk praper refused? That happened to more than a third of us last Beb'n. Terry Gregory year. wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw But now, in response to widespread protest, supermarkets and high street shops have promised that they will Ottery St Mary continue to accept cash. Aldi, Asda, Co-op, John Lewis, Lloyds Pharmacy and Waitrose have all joined a pledge Heritage Society organised by the consumer group Which? to protect Remote meetings by Zoom customers’ choice. Tuesday 20th July, 7.30pm Which? is now asking the government to set out when it 'Topsham – Echoes of a Maritime Past' – J Betteridge. will introduce laws protecting access to cash, which the Treasury promised in March 2020. Secretary contact: [email protected]

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Nick's Wildlife final photos I said a few weeks ago that I would stop sending my lockdown photos in May. With lockdown now just about over it seems an appropriate time to stop, so these Otter pictures will be the last ones I send. On one of my trips to find the Otter, (on the River Otter) a few weeks ago I was lucky enough to find it at the end of its feeding session. It was headed upriver and when it reached a fallen big old tree that lies across the river it climbed up on to the trunk of the tree.

I do hope you have enjoyed seeing my photos as much as I have enjoyed sharing them with you, and who knows maybe some of them will appear in a 2022 fundraising calendar for the village hall if I do one this year. I was able to get closer to it and hide in amongst a stand Take care, Nick of dead teasels and watch for at least 20 minutes as it As ever, enormous thanks to Nick Howe of Harpford for groomed itself, did a lot of rubbing against a branch, lots sharing his wonderful encounters with local wildlife over of yawning and then it settled down for an afternoon the last several months – editor. snooze. wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw Maybe, you’ll be able to get out on holiday this summer! I wonder if you’ll send any post cards? The Post Card A post card from you sent to me causes me to smile with glee! I can’t have the blues as I read the news of your time with the sun and the sea! I love how it lands on the mat so it’s there when I hang up my hat; and no more time passes ere I reach for my glasses Without doubt this was one of most amazing wildlife and happily read all your chat! experiences I have had, and I felt so privileged to witness A message by text’s not the same. this gorgeous creature relaxing in its natural environment. And Facebook is all just a game. I know some will say it’s the new modern way, but the lack of a card? It’s a shame! By Nigel Beeton wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw In the summer we have more time to spend with our loved ones and in relaxing… It is what you do when you have nothing to do that reveals what you are. - Anon If you have half a mind to turn on television, it is all you will need for many programmes. - M De Haan

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our house except for supervised watching. There is so Tech Corner much toxic material on YouTube and TikTok that I Child Safety Online would advise all parents to carefully monitor their children’s usage. Of course, the iPlayer, YouTube Kids HIS IS A TOUGH SUBJECT as there is no clear and other children’s’ services are safe and filtered. guidance from the authorities, and every parent T has got a different idea of what’s safe and what’s Summary: supervise younger children online; make sure not for their kids. I’ll share my thoughts and the rules in your kids can talk to you openly about situations; don’t our house, but this isn’t necessarily right for everyone. allow toxic material; use a good antivirus product and ask your children to always check with you before Some ISPs offer content filtering and this can work well. downloading or running a new app. Some filters work by detecting naughty keywords hidden in the data. These need little ongoing maintenance but I hope you find this information useful. If you would like encryption now makes them obsolete. Other types of to see particular subjects covered then please feel free to filters, known as black-listing, have lists of banned ask at www.alfindlay.com. 01395 542500 websites, this method requires constant maintenance by Al Findlay | Freelance IT & AV Support Consultant the ISP because new sites pop up all the time. White- wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw listing filters also known as walled-gardens, only allow How a vicar’s TikTok meant for seven access to a pre-written list of acceptable sites. Some filters can be set on the whole broadband teenagers reached 1.7 million connection and some run on the individual computer. What began as an amusing way to keep up with the seven Whatever system you use, your kids will find a way teenagers in her congregation is now serious outreach for around it, and this is often seen as a challenge to ‘beat the the Revd Anne Beverley of Christ Church in Wesham, Lancashire. ban’. So I prefer to recommend teaching your children to browse safely and navigate themselves away from When the coronavirus pandemic struck, the first danger. lockdown brought with it a need to stay in touch with the Younger children should always be supervised online, up teenagers in her congregation, so Revd Anne Beverley to the age of 7 or 8, to prevent any risk of them straying filmed on the social media platform, TikTok – but she into a site where a person could make contact. Children did not expect what happened next. will learn online safety in the upper years of primary In three days, her video on her TikTok account school, but it’s good to reinforce that at home with @ChristChurchWesham was seen not just by the seven discussion and rules. local teenagers, but by 1.7 million people around the In our house we do not allow devices into bedrooms, so world. any homework or social use of computers is done in “We just sat at home watching the numbers go up every shared areas. It is particularly important to keep devices time we refreshed our phones,” said Revd Beverley, “it with cameras out of children’s bedrooms as this can lead was ridiculous.” to tragedy; I advise any parent to watch the 2015 film Today, five or six videos are posted each week, which Cyberbully with Maisie Williams, which is a true-to-life range from dances and singing, to short sermons while depiction of what can happen online. It’s available on walking the dog. YouTube in full. The real moral of that story is to make The church has more than 66,000 followers and receives sure your children are able to talk to you about situations around a thousand comments and questions about God they are in, and to understand that no matter how much each week. trouble they think they may have caused they shouldn’t wvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw be scared to ask for help. Minecraft is a great game for youngsters to get started with because the chat between users is very limited and only in text, so bullying is almost impossible and usernames are anonymised. In contrast to this, Roblox has been reported as being rife with bullying and Back in May the magazine carried an article for Christian grooming and it’s easy to share personal data there. We Aid Week, with an opportunity to donate with an e- don’t allow Roblox in our house. Fortnite is a shooting envelope. I know it doesn't have the same impact as a and adventure game, but there is no blood or gore, when bright red envelope through your letterbox, but I'm you get shot the player disappears and it’s very cartoon in delighted to report the village raised £340 – nearly £400 nature. There is voice chat between players, but users are with the GiftAid added. anonymous so it’s difficult for targeted bullying to occur on Fortnite. So a huge thank you to those who responded via the Newton Poppleford CA Group and also thanks to any The legal age for having a login account to most services who may have given in other ways. Your gifts are much is 13, and this includes Facebook, twitter, YouTube, needed among so many communities in our troubled and TikTok, etc. My 11 year old nags me constantly to have climate-changing world, and much appreciated. accounts on these things, but again this is contraband in Haylor Lass July 2021 Parish Magazine NP, H & CR

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