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September 2014 Vol. 45 No. 8 40p FOCUS MAGAZINE INFORMATION Chairman Michael Ayre, Ratcliffe Farm, Raddon. Secretary Geoff Bulley, 17 Broadlands, Thorverton. Treasurer Bob Swaffield, Schiehallion, School Lane, Thorverton. Tel. (01392) 860309 Editor Neville Lane, Stable House, 2 The Glebe, Thorverton. Tel. (01392) 861062 Email: [email protected] Back issues (courtesy of Rob Purvis): thorvertonfocus.wordpress.com Assistant editor Eileen Mason Printers Barrie Phillips and Peter Mason At the present time Focus is produced each month except one (August) and is assembled by volunteers on the last working day of the month. The Editor welcomes interesting news items, reports etc. for publication. Items for inclusion in Focus should be accompanied by the name of the originator, which may be withheld from print if requested. The aims of Focus are: To produce a non-political monthly magazine serving the people of the parish of Thorverton, providing them with information on activities in the parish; For the magazine to be one that villagers are proud of; To provide a window for those outside Thorverton to see what the village has to offer; To promote local businesses through advertising; and To run at a small annual profit, but with surplus funds put to support village organisations for the benefit of Thorverton residents. Items for publication, adverts, changes to adverts, Diary entries, changes to Thorverton Information lists should be sent to the Editor, preferably as plain text in an email, or as a Word doc file or a pdf file email attachment (to [email protected]) by the 20th of the month prior to publication please. All items received are acknowledged, so if you don’t receive an acknowledgment within a few days, please assume not received. 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COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENTS The following advertising charges apply: Maximum dimensions COST per ENTRY FULL YEAR (11 entries) Half page 18.2 cm x 12.2 cm £5.00 £50.00 Quarter page 8.5 cm x 12.2 cm £2.50 £25.00 One-eighth page 8.5 cm x 5.8 cm £1.50 £15.00 LOCAL ORGANISATION and CHARITIES ADVERTISEMENTS COST per ENTRY Half page £3.00 Quarter or one-eighth page free of charge Front Cover: Wild flowers at the Millennium Green – photo by John Spivey The opinions and views expressed by contributors within the magazine are not necessarily those of Focus producers or of the Focus Committee. Focus on Thorverton 1 Vol. 45 No.8 – September 2014 Editorial I hope that you all enjoyed what was, certainly for This edition marks my hundredth as editor of Focus. the earlier part, a good summer weather-wise. I have I haven’t gone to any lengths to make it a special had some days off, but have been saving most of my edition, just relying as always on the quality and holiday (probably for when the wetter and colder breadth of contributions from villagers. It has been a weather comes). As I write this editorial it does feel pleasure for me to have edited Focus over the past very autumnal. Readers may be interested to know nine years because I rarely have any difficulty in that over the past ten years in Thorverton, September filling the pages. Indeed, it is sometimes quite a has been drier on average than June, July or August challenge to fit everything in. (or should I say, less wet than those summer months?). This edition does contain a fair few photos – and I know that not all village magazines include so many There is an awful lot of dreadful news in the news – but I believe that they can brighten up the magazine these days. I hope that Focus provides a break from and often give a far better picture of things than that and a reminder that village life is alive and is far words could give. I rely heavily, but not exclusively away from all of the hatred and conflict that is shown on John Spivey for a steady supply of photos. in the news. The letter on page 4 from a couple from Swansea who visited here in early August is typical Continuing in praise of John, I have taken the of what I have experienced. Do keep those opportunity to print his map of the footpaths of contributions to Focus flowing in to show what Thorverton (see page 29). A colour version is village life in Devon is like. available in the Post Office. John has done us a service in showing these footpaths on a single page and now all that we need do is to use them. I hope Neville Lane, Editor that they will remind us of the many good rambles within easy range of the village. In this Focus Editorial ..................................................................... 1 Recipe ...................................................................... 21 Thorverton Parish Council ......................................... 2 Newton St Cyres Tennis Club ................................. 22 Thorverton Memorial Hall Committee ...................... 3 Promise Auction ...................................................... 22 Dry Leats ................................................................... 3 Nature Notes ............................................................ 23 Letters ........................................................................ 4 The Garden in September ........................................ 25 Parish Church Services and News ........................... 11 Rainfall Record ........................................................ 25 Parish Letter ............................................................. 13 Poetry ....................................................................... 26 Thorverton Church Home Group............................. 14 TARTS ..................................................................... 26 Baptist Church ......................................................... 14 TARTS Caption Competition .................................. 28 Clean Cobbles .......................................................... 14 Thorverton Parish Information ................................ 33 Royal British Legion ............................................... 15 Thorverton Organisations ........................................ 34 Legal Eagle .............................................................. 15 Doctors’ Surgeries ................................................... 35 Garden Club ............................................................. 16 Waste Collection Dates for 2014 ............................. 37 Enterprising Women ................................................ 16 Mobile Library ......................................................... 37 Ask the Police .......................................................... 16 Flag Flying days in September ................................ 37 Women’s Institute.................................................... 17 Road works .............................................................. 37 Crediton Community Bookshop .............................. 17 Bus Services ............................................................ 37 Funny old world....................................................... 17 Diary 2014 ............................................................... 38 Thorverton and District History Society.................. 18 Golf Society ............................................................. 20 Focus on Thorverton 2 Vol. 45 No.8 – September 2014 Thorverton Parish Council Report of the July meeting of the Parish Council Co-options Two new Councillors were co-opted onto the Council at the July meeting – Mrs Mary Ette and Mr John Hodge, both residents with long connections to the village. Planning Matters Decisions – an application to erect a lean-to conservatory at 23 Silver Street had been approved. Planning applications:- (i) Ref 14/14/01009/CAT Notification of intention to carry out works to a Strawberry Tree within the Conservation area. Garden Cottage, Dinneford Street. (ii)Ref 14/01029/FULL Erection of timber garage/office following demolition of existing garage (Revised scheme). Hazel Cottage. The Local Plan Part 3 (Development Management Policies and map) had been issued to local councils in hard copy but it is also available on the internet, should any resident wish to study it. Surgery The Devon Association of Local Councils had advised that the Council was limited in what it could do to help retain the presence of a surgery in the village. That said, Council decided to approach MDDC for pre-planning advice on the possibility of siting a temporary building, to be used as a surgery, either at the Memorial Hall or the Quarry Car Park Bin News D/Cllr Deed told the Council that refuse collection arrangements were being reviewed because of the continuing problems with the new system, which he was reporting to MDDC usually each week. Communications Council only had time to consider some of Cllr Cashmore’s suggestions under this heading at this meeting. It was decided however that Cllr Spivey, Cllr Wills and Cllr Cashmore should look into the possibility of setting up a web-site; Council also agreed to hold a monthly surgery at the Hall’s Saturday market, to be manned by Cllrs on a rota basis. Highways Many residents will no doubt be delighted that Footpath11,