Luppitt Packet

May 2010 USEFUL PHONE NUMBERNUMBERSS

LUPPITT Parish Council: Chairman, Gavin Brake 892767 Clerk: Mrs Tracy Bell 01823 681138 Village Hall: Chairman: Brian Pulman 891324 Secretary: Mary Joyce 891328 Commoners: Secretary : Gavin Brake 892767 Footpaths : Julia Sparks 891659 Luppitt Wives: Mrs Jean Hooper: 892969 Youth Club: Julia Crabb: 01404 891192 Vicar: Revd Nick Wall MBE 891243 PCC secretary: Wendy Watson 891959 Churchwardens: Brian Pulman 891324 John Arbuthnott 891032 Mothers Union: Olive Clapp MBE 891386 Captain of Bellringers: Pearl Pulman 891324 Cricket Club: S Berry 891268 Luncheon Club: Jean Hooper 892969 Hartridge Buddhist Monastery: 891251

ROADS - Area East Highway Management Little Moor House, Falcon Road, Industrial Estate, , EX2 7PL Telephone 0845 155 1004 Email - eastareahm@.gov.uk

OTHER Editorial board Police: 08452 777444 David Street Crimestoppers:: 0800 555111 Joan Beckett Blackdown Practice: Lindsey Dalgety Carol Scott 891861 The views of contributors are not Blackdown Support Group: necessarily those of the Editorial Board.

() 01823 681036 The Editor’s decision is final. Honiton Medical Centre : 548544 The Luppitt Packet is published ten times a Honiton Hospital: 540540 year, and is delivered to most households in Dev.Air Ambulance: 01392 466666 the Parish of Luppitt. TRIP: 46529: community transport ADVERTISADVERTISINGINGINGING C.A.B.: 44213 Honiton Library: 41212 contact Carol Scott phone: 01404-44819 Traveline: 0870 608 2 608 Email

Hi There - I do hope that all holidaying Luppitters are safely back and not stuck somewhere because of Icelandic dust! And that everyone who stayed here has enjoyed the lovely sunny weather. I do find the computer rather less appealing when the sun is out! I do hope that everyone has had a go at the Parish Plan Questionnaire, even if it is just to comment about renewable energy sources, and got it to Philip Watson. The seminar on Japanese Knotweed on page 26 is similar to the one advertised in a previous Packet, but is in London, so is rather more accessible to Luppitt. There are two gardens open in May - see page 14. James came across this verse in a Victorian scrap book and thought that it should be in the Packet to encourage advertising.

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Have a good month

Lindsey Dalgety

1 LUPPITT PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes for a meeting of Luppitt Parish Council held in the Village Hall on Tuesday 6 th April 2010 at 8pm.

PLANNING http://planning.eastdevon.gov.uk/PublicAccess/tdc/ DcApplication/application_searchform.aspx for full details Decisions (for information) 09/2399/FUL Primrose Farm – Permission granted for amenity and coarse fishing lakes. Applications (For comment, support or objection) 10/0583/FUL Gulley Lane Farm – rendering of property. COMMENTS: No objection, this would be a positive visual improvement to the property. Enforcement Fairview Farm – new pole barn – copy letter enforcement to remind owner to submit a retrospective application. The owner has instructed an application, however the agent hadn’t as yet submitted it. Land adjacent to Catkins; enforcement have been informed of a shed which has been erected, they have noted the concerns of parishioners and the file will remain open as this is agricultural land. There was a complaint that the moveable field shelter at Adamsleigh (between Barn Cross and Pennythorne Cross) has been in situ for several years now and has not been moved. HIGHWAYS AND TRAFFIC Parish Highways programme – report on progress and receive quotes for work for agreement; work opposite church £1400.00 agreed. Formation of separate parish group/sub committee to handle emergency and winter issues. 28 th April 2010 has been set for the first meeting and all parishioners who had expressed an interest have been invited. A coach company has contacted the parish council about mud on the road at Wick, Cllr Hooper declared an interest and confirmed he had cleaned the road and will keep it as clean as possible from now on. However, this is a working farm it is impossible to keep it completely clean at all times. This problem could be solved if the children could be picked up further up the road as they have been in the past. The offer was made that the children could leave their wellies in the dry at the house and change into school shoes if this might help.

2 Potholes : Large single pothole Luppitt common cross towards Windsor Farm on the left hand side heading towards Honiton, Maple Cross to Ford Bridge multiple potholes, Ringborough to Fairview six large potholes. Between Fairview and Honeywells. Luppitt Common to Combeshead, road is closed with no update as yet. Top of Dumpdon down to Ford Bridge, there are many large holes, these are often flooded and not visible. Pennythorne to Uxford, Wick to Rolleshayes to Barn there are many holes. Last issues reported have not been responded to, clerk to check. Luppitt Cross sign is missing an L and leaning. Another roadwork sign has been found in the parish, chairman to remind highways that he is still holding the signs that he has collected over the last twelve months. The lengthsman did not complete the work requested – much of this was only brush work, or silt removal to allow water into ditches - not work where machinery was needed. Cllr Brake to ask for report of what work was meant to have been done in the days allocated. Outside Riggles a ditch has been cleaned out which is 3ft below the road, ignoring the area where it floods. FOOTPATHS AND BRIDLEWAYS Footpath 10 and Footpath 38 Luppitt – DCC temporary prohibition order from 24 th March – 23 rd September 2010 or until works are completed due to unsafe footbridge, there is no alternative route. (for information) Footpath 14 - bridge over ditch near Jacks House – EDDC confirmed it is now safe and have asked for some improvements, before planned Hensemoor diversions are actioned. CHAIRMANS DISCRETION DARE will be coming to survey the Village hall to explore its Photovoltaic potential during April.

PLEASE NOTE Dates for next meetings – ALL PARISHONERS WELCOME

8pm Tuesday 4 rd May 2010 Luppitt Village Hall - Annual GeneralMeeting

8pm Tuesday 11 th May 2010 Luppitt Village Hall - Annual Parish Meeting

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From Heather Plummer

Last Spring there was a coach trip to Strasbourg, the beautiful Cathedral city in France, so I went along for a holiday.

The boat crossing was uneventful and smooth, and the company excellent. We stopped off through France the first evening and ate a delicious supper in the French style.

The next day we made Baden Baden in Germany, (where the footballers and their wives stayed last year), after crossing the River Rhine. We were a little tired, but the hotel was a spa resort and had a range of health treatments and baths.

The following morning we walked into Baden Baden city centre and saw the gothic church, the square “hause”, the fine parks, and the Queen Victoria Hotel near the market hill.

The next day we saw Strasbourg and walked in the Boulevards, the squares and sat at the kerbside cafes. There were 8 fine art museums, one near the cathedral which had a carved relic from Notre Dame - 12th C and workings in metal and silver. Also, of course, paintings.

Then came the long trip back, touring Paris on the way and stopping off to look at the Tattinger Champaign Factory Cellars and lingering to take a good look at the Roman archway.

Strasbourg Cathedral

5 LUPPITT WIVES GROUP.

Our next meeting is on Thursday 20th May, at Mrs Jean Hooper’s Orchard View at 8pm. It is the A.G.M. where any ladies are welcome to come along. We will be sorting out our new programme for the coming year. Our meeting in April was held at Otter Nurseries, where we had a lovely lunch, then looked around the store.

Jean Hooper 892969.

Blackdown Hills Transition - Selena Mitford (Churchinford)

We’ve had our first AGM, gained an excellent committee and discussed what we each hope BHT will achieve in this first year. Each of us comes to this group with a will to move from a life so intricately entwined with oil, to one more reliant on re- sources closer to hand. We are from all walks of life, and our journeys in ‘Transition’ are likely to vary, but this should make it a dynamic and exciting group to be part of. Our principle aim is to provide a hub, a central point for each parish within the Black- down Hills AONB, where they can find help and advice to set up their own Transi- tion initiatives and find out what is happening in neighbouring parishes. We have a website, www.blackdownhillstransition.org, it’s in it’s infancy but as the movement grows it will be updated more frequently. In time we hope to have a forum where you can post your own ideas, questions to the community or transition happenings. I had the opportunity to test drive an electric van and car from Ecodrive in Penzance. They lease or hire electric vehicles of all shapes and sizes to everyone from holiday makers to businesses to the police. After getting over the initial shock of no engine coughing and rumbling into life, the drive was easy enough to get used to, especially if you’ve driven an automatic as there are two pedals…stop and go! The car was a little under powered, a bit like the fiesta 1100 I learned to drive in, but good enough for tootling in and out of town with a range of 40-60 miles. The van had a lot more grunt, and was much the same as a ford escort van, but with more power you get less range. The best bit of the day was meeting Matthew Trevaskis, the ecodrive man, as his knowledge and passion for EV’s was infectious. Whether you want to build your own or find out which of the many emerging models are worth having, there’s not much this guy doesn’t know, www.eco-drive.co.uk With Nissan in the news for beginning to manufacture EV’s in Britain, they look set to become more than just an alternative for London suburbanites who feel the under- ground is beneath them.

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Hillview Nursery Ltd

We sell seasonal bedding plants, shrubs, climbers, decorative planted tubs, and much more from our Nursery at Dunkeswell and from the markets of Honiton and Somerton. Visitors always welcome.

We also have a landscaping and general building dept. For help with your ideas or a free estimate contact Donna at the Nursery

Hillview Floristry Ltd

We are able to help with all your floristry needs From - Wedding flowers to corporate events - Floral gift bouquets to simply supplying cut flowers - Funeral wreaths and sprays

We also have a floristry barn at the Nursery filled with fresh cut flowers and floristry sundries of all kinds

General opening times 10 – 5 Daily (Ring first Thursdays and Sundays) Any other times please ring as we live on site and are usually home

Telephone Donna or Wanda on 01404 891 376

7 The Event: Grassland Biodiversity Walk Date: 22 May 10 Location: Chantry Wood Farm, near , Join ecologist Dr David Allen for a tour of the farm where time has stood still. Original hedges and unimproved meadows have become a haven for rare species. 11am - 1pm

Cost: Adults £5, children under 16 free. Booking required.

For more information: Contact the AONB office on 01823 680681,

The Event: An evening in the forest Date: 22 May 10 Location: Castle Neroche A walk through Forestry Commission woodlands from Castle Neroche to Staple Hill, with Forester Steve Eyres and Wildlife Ranger Brian Turley. A chance to learn more about how the forest is managed and the issues and processes involved. A lift back to Castle Neroche from Staple Hill will be provided. 5.30pm - 8.30pm

Cost: Free, booking required.

For more information: Contact the Neroche Scheme office on 01823 680846 , or email [email protected]

The Event: Fire by Friction Day Date: 29 May 10 Location: Lower Mackham Farm, Hemyock, EX15 3QX Learn how to achieve success at making fire by friction as well as how to get a fire going with only natural materials. The session will include tool safety and leaving only footprints. Suitable for beginners and those who wish to improve their fire- lighting skills. Children under 14 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

10am - 4pm Cost: £20 + £7 if you wish to take a friction fire-lighting kit home.

For more information: Contact Richard or Alison Whiteside

8 Making It Local – free funding workshops

We are holding 2 free ‘pre-application’ workshops for anyone wishing to apply for some of our funding. If you are a small business or commu- nity group in the Blackdown Hills or East Devon AONB area you may be eligible!!

We run 2 grants programmes- one will fund projects £1,000-£10,000 and one that will fund projects £10,000- £100,000.

If you think you may be eligible and would like to come along to talk to our Development Officers- Hattie Winter and Nicola Buckingham- about your project and how to fill in your application forms, please call the office to let us know you are intending to come on 01823 680626 or e-mail [email protected]

A Business Link Advisor will also be present for the last hour of each workshop to offer you advice and guidance too!

The dates, times and venues are listed below. Wednesday 19 th May Buckland St Mary village hall 10am-12noon Wednesday 26 th May Colyford Memorial Hall 2-4pm

For more information about the programme please look at our website www.makingitlocal.org . If you have any further queries please contact us on the above.

We look forward to meeting you!

Hattie and Nicola

This month’s useful information….

The Blackdown Hills AONB Countryside Events programme 2010 is now out –

It is once again a packed and interesting schedule of quite di- verse activities, there is something for everyone. View online www.blackdownhillsaonb.org.uk or call 01823 680681 for a pa- per copy (large print version is available on request).

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Staff Required

Oaklands Farm Shop Cafe

Monkton Honiton EX14 9QH Tel. 01404 47442 Email;[email protected]

- Kitchen assistant. 16 hours per week. Would suit person with good home style cooking experience. Could fit around school hours. - Assistant for farm shop and cafe work. - Outside worker to help maintain the farm site. Mowing , Strimming, other general duties. 16 hours a week at start.

Please contact the above numbers for interview for early start.

STATE OF LOCAL ROADS HIGHLIGHTED AT VILLAGE HALL MEETING

We have all suffered because of the state of our local roads – we grit our teeth as we slow down to zero miles per hour to negotiate huge potholes whilst trying to get to work on time or get the kids to school on time without damaging our cars and for weeks on end in the last winter, many of us could not go anywhere because of the ice and snow on those untreated roads. At a lively meeting held in the Village Hall on Monday l9th April, Neil Parish, a parliamentary candidate for the May election, was sympathetic with the idea, put forward by a member of the audience, that certain issues affecting rural areas such as Luppitt should be dealt with by the local community rather than the County Council. Maintenance of the local roads was the most striking example put forward by the local audience with one informed local resident confidently suggesting that we could maintain our local roads at a fraction of the cost quoted by the County Council if the local residents were given the funds to carry out the repairs. The vision of lovely roads with no potholes and loads of grit to keep them open in the winter is something to keep us all smiling!

Christine Ryder

(If anyone would like to comment on other meetings, please send it to the Packet)

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11 Garden Jottings by D.Street

One of the magazines we take each month is Home Farmer . Not that we’re farmers. I don’t suppose we do much in the way of farming at home either. Really it’s a magazine for anyone interested in things you might do or see in country side. Not so much perhaps for hard-working farmers, but for amateur dabblers. Anyway aside from all that, for £3.50 you can have a wide range of fascinating articles and tips about growing crops, raising animals, making things for yourself, instead of getting them off the supermarket shelf. I suppose it’s the magazine for the urban smallholder. And some of it’s probably more idealistic than down to earth. Nevertheless it’s full of brilliant ideas. I’ve been looking at a couple of Home Farmers. The first one’s February’s. Quite sensibly it starts off telling you about early sowings of seeds and potatoes. Then it goes on to tell you about cloches to protect them. About glass cloches, light-weight handy polythene cloches, green fine netting cloches, and what you might call extruded polythene cloches, like the sort of packages Easter eggs come in and then fill up the dustbin, sorry - the land-fill wheelie bin. There’s a short article on snowdrops. Sowing flower seeds, and the modules or containers you can get for sowing seeds. After that there‘s a bit about rhubarb, before it goes into a full-scale article about raising and looking after sheep and lambs. Later on its chickens, ducks, goats and cheese- making. Another fascinating article is devoted to recipes for hand creams, soaps and preparations for caring for your hands during the cruel winter month weather. Detailed preparations you can make yourself, and soaps as well, with all the necessary ingredients you need - rosewater, glycerin, honey, almond oil, beeswax - the sort of thing my father used to make over the kitchen sink for the chemist shop we had during the war. Do you fancy a dill and horsetail nail bath to pamper your shattered finger nails? Maybe you’ve never heard of goji berries? Well, here’s an article about goji berries. But if you’re wishing you had some goji berries, there seems to be some sort of legal problem with owning them. Just why, I’m not sure. At the moment it looks as though you’ll have

12 to make do with blackcurrants instead. And there’s all about growing blackcurrants too - delicious vitamin- C rich blackcurrants, a great favourite of mine on cornflakes years back. Recipes are a feature throughout this number - meringues on one page, later baked bean recipes, not baked beans out of a tin either. You‘ll need some fresh tomatoes for these baked beans. Later on a whole page on various recipes - Kentish chicken pudding, lamb chops, Richmond Maids of Honour, Tonbridge biscuits. On another page you can learn all about chillies. Find out which are the hottest on the Scoville scale. It might be the habenero, but more likely the naga napalm. And if you’d like to try growing them, here are all the tips you need. Then to chill out after all that, there’s how to deal with murphies, or spuds-u-like. How to grow them and how keep them in good condition for when they‘re needed. Wild life is not forgotten either. Here are instructions for making an owl box, like the one the owls at Mount Stephens enjoy. You’ll need a hammer and some nails. Finally you can read about saving rain water to irrigate all those crops you’ve been toiling over. I haven’t touched upon many topics in this February number. As for the other month’s Home Farmer I looked out, well, I haven’t had time to do anything with that at all, but I think it’s got wine making in it.

So just make sure you pop out and get a copy of Home Farmer.

Bellringers Outing Will be on May 8th 2010

Leaving from Mountstephen’s at 8.30.

Ringing at Babbacombe, Cockington, for lunch and tea. Ringing in Exeter Fish and chips and home about 8pm.

Names to Pearl 891324

Do join us on our day out!

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National Garden Scheme Open Gardens

Pound Cottage, Beacon Saturday 1 st and Sunday 2 nd May 1 - 5pm Home made teas

Pound Cottage and Woodhayes Saturday 29 th and Sunday 30 th May 1 - 5pm Home made teas at Woodhayes

Some Dates for Your Diary

May 23rd—Sunday Stroll, 2pm, Jean for details - 892969 June 12th - It’s A Knockout July 10th - Summer madness

Honiton Mobile Library arrive depart May 5th Village Hall 11:05 11:25 May 19th Village Hall 11:05 11:25

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Over 60’s Luncheon Club

Thursday 13th May 2010.

Glass of Sherry

Toad in the Hole Potatoes Seasonal Vegetables

Sherry Trifle

Tea & Coffee

Raffle £3-75p Jean Hooper 892969.

Luppitt Flower Show

Saturday 31st July, 2010

Entries will include the following - 5 potatoes, white Perennials, Annuals 5 potatoes, red Tea roses Pansies 5 peas Sweet peas Gladiolus 5 runner beans Cactus 5 French beans Lemon Curd Raspberry Jelly 5 carrots Knitting - bonnet for shoebox charity, 5 beetroot pattern on request 5 tomatoes Sewing - novelty pincushion. Cherry tomatoes on the vine. Men’s - sample of hay 5 onions Adults novelty - Useful bag made from Courgette, flower attached recyclable materials. 2 cucumbers Curley parsley growing in 4in pot Full schedule in July

3x3 vegetables not shown elsewhere Joan and Sue

15 New Street Veterinary Surgery A friendly, mixed practice , providing advice and expertise to all sections of the community from our surgeries at both Honi- ton and Hemyock

For an appointment or veterinary enquiry, call one of the numbers below : Hemyock Veterinary Surgery 29a Station Road Hemyock Devon Tel : 01823 681067 between 4-6pm

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24 hour Emergency Service available

16 BIRTHDAY PARTIES @ Honiton Pottery Shop & Milkshake Bar – 30 High Street, Honiton – 01404 42106 **** Ceramic Painting Parties **** Potters wheel Parties **** **** 50’s ‘themed’ Parties ****

Parties include burger and fries, milkshakes or ice cream desserts. Special rates for group bookings – youth groups, brownies, hen parties, girls nights out etc

CHIROPODY IN YOUR HOME Debbie Broome BSc (Hons) MChS. HPC Registered.

Debbie has extensive experience in the NHS including several years at Kings College Hospital in the Diabetic Foot Clinic and is now available for home visits. If you have any problems with your feet, even if it’s just hard to reach them to cut your toenails, give Debbie a call on 01404 831036.

17 Quality Carpentry and Joinery Free Estimates

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Thirty ladies gathered for our invitation meeting which was held in the Throgmorton Hall, Dunkeswell. Margaret Young lead the service and Olive Clapp played the keyboard for the hymns.

Our Speaker, Mrs Ann Legge had met a group from the diocese of Bath and Wells who were looking for people to go out to Eastern Zambia for a visit especially someone interested in primary education and the ordination of women. She joined a group of 16 persons who went to Zambia in July for three weeks and visited Lusaka and many villages as well. The average age there is 38. There are many old people but many die young of AIDS leaving a large number of young orphans.

They arrived in Lusaka and stayed in a guest house where 20 people shared one shower. They then moved on to a hospital compound where they helped to construct a building. From there they moved out in villages and received a warm welcome where ever they went and had gifts for everyone.

Ladies who are interested in joining the MU must spend a year in training. They are expected to tend the sick, help carers and orphans and even conduct funerals. They are very proud to be able to wear the MU uniform which consists of a white top and a blue and white wrap around skirt, with a white bandana and badge.

A Fathers Union is being encouraged, hopefully to encourage them to treat their women better. Even though women are on the lowest level of society they think that they can help to change things.

Subsistence farming is the norm but they are praying that education will improve that.

A very informative talk with slides.

On Thursday 13 May we are invited to hear Marie Cates talk about “Mama Bags”. Members in Muyembe, Uganda make up bags for expecting mums with baby clothes, blankets, vaseline, medical gloves, soap, etc.

We are planning an outing to Wells Cathedral on 5 July. Guided tour of the cathedral is £5.50. Leave Luppitt village Hall at 9:30. Speak to any MU member if you would like to join us.

19 20 LUPPITT YOUTH CLUB

I hope everyone had a good Easter Holiday and enjoyed the lovely weather. Our Youth Club AGM was held on the 20 th April and the grand total of four of us turned up which was disappointing! We will be trying to continue running the youth club the best we can - taking into account such a small Youth Club Committee. There will be some Fridays when no youth club will be held due to lack of cover for rota. Membership renewals are now due and updated forms can be picked up on club evenings.

Mandy has kindly agreed to arrange our ever popular trip to “Quasars” in and I know the children will be really pleased with this. Our annual summer camp weekend has been provisionally arranged for the first weekend in July and more details will be forthcoming very soon!

Rota & Plans for Next Few Months :

Friday, 7 th May – No Youth Club

Friday, 14 th May – ‘Normal Session’ – Village Hall 6-8 pm Rota: Mandy, Sue & Jackie

Friday, 21 st May – “Quasars Trip, Torquay”

Friday, 28 th May - ‘Normal Session’ – Village Hall 6-8 pm Rota: Mark, Sue & Wanda

Friday, 4 th June – No Youth Club

Friday, 11 th June – ‘ Normal Session’ – Village Hall 6-8 pm Rota: Julia, Suzanne & Dell

Friday, 18 th June – ‘Normal Session’ – Village Hall 6-8 pm Rota: Julia, Mark & Jackie

Friday, 25 th June – ‘Normal Session’ - Village Hall 6-8 pm Rota: Mandy, Sue & Suzanne

Friday, 2 nd July – Sunday, 4 th July – Youth Club Camp Weekend Names of interested families to Julia please

Friday, 9 th July – ‘Normal Session’ – Village Hall 6-8 pm Rota: Julia, Mandy & Wanda

Julia Crabb (Chairman) 21

11:00 am, Sunday, 16 May 2010

at St Mary’s, Luppitt

Bishop Bob will conduct the service of commissioning and celebration of the Dunkeswell Mission Community

The service will be followed by a ‘bring and share’ lunch in the Village Hall: your chance to meet the Bishop

Due to restricted car parking at the church, and the need to keep Church Hill free for passing traffic, please leave vehicles at the Village Hall: a shuttle car up the hill will be available. Do please allow plenty of time to get from Hall to Church.

Working locally to support anyone affected by cancer face to face

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The Support Centre is open Mon – Friday 9.30am – 4.30pm FORCE Corner House, Barrack Road, Exeter EX2 5DW simply drop in or ring 01392 402875 or visit www.forcecancercharity.co.uk

22 Forthcoming Services at Luppitt

Sunday 2 May 11:00 am Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion † Sunday 9 May 11:00 am Family Service * Sunday 16 May 11:00 am Five Worship Together

Sunday 23 May 11:00 am Family Service ‡

Sunday 30 May 8:00 am Common Worship Holy Communion *

Sunday 6 June 11:00 am Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion †

(* Revd Nick Wall † Revd Alfred Conway ‡ Mrs Anne Legge officiating)

Other Services in the Benefice

St Nicholas’ St James’ St Mary the Virgin Dunkeswell Sheldon Upottery Sunday 11:00 am CW 9:30 am 11:00 am CW 2 May Morning Prayer Family Service Holy Communion Sunday 9:30 am BCP Holy 9:30 am BCP 8:00 am BCP 9 May Communion (Abbey) Morning Prayer Holy Communion 11:00 am BCP 11:00 am Morning Prayer Parish Praise Sunday 11:00 am Five Worship Together at Luppitt with Bishop Bob 16 May 6:15 pm Hymns and Prayer at Wolford Chapel Sunday 11:00 am 9:30 am BCP 11:00 am CW 23 May American Service Holy Communion Holy Communion Sunday 11:00 am CW 9:30 am BCP 11:00 am 30 May Holy Communion Holy Communion Morning Prayer Sunday 11:00 am CW 9:30 am BCP 11:00 am CW 6 June Morning Prayer Holy Communion Holy Communion

23 Church cleaning and flower rota 1 May Jean Gardiner & Joy Tofts 8 May John & Ann Arbuthnott 15 May Wendy Clapp & Pearl Pulman 22 May Iris Selway & Mary Joyce 29 May Christine Page-Turner & Olive Clapp 5 June Celia Riley & Jackie Street

Bishop Bob to Celebrate our Mission Community

Something of a milestone will be reached on Sunday 16 May 2010, when Bishop joins us for worship in Luppitt.

For a number of years now we have been a group of churches called a United Benefice, comprising Luppitt, Sheldon, Upottery and Dunkeswell with Dunkeswell Abbey. During this time, a strategic review of the church in the Exeter Diocese took place which resulted in far-reaching plans and recognition that every member has a role to play in the mission of the Christian Church. Whilst this has always been the biblical pattern, the popular concept of the church being a vicar with a few camp followers has prevailed even into the 21st century.

Redressing this balance, the Diocese of Exeter has a general plan of about 150 Mission Communities which will encompass the 650 or so parishes within its area.

We, with our four parishes and five churches, are now being formerly recognised as one of these Mission Communities. Hence our Bishop’s visit as the other churches joins us that day. After Service we shall, of course, have our ‘bring and share’ lunch in the Village Hall. And we trust that many will take the opportunity to visit Wolford Gardens by the kind permission and generosity of Mrs Pam and the Very Revd Patrick Mitchell. A short service at Wolford Chapel will take place at 6:15pm. NJW

CHALLENGE TO COMMITMENT

During May and June, collectors will be calling on houses in the parish on behalf of St Mary’s Church. The money raised is put towards the upkeep of our beautiful church; and it’s true to say that without your generosity, the church funds would be very strained indeed.

If you miss our collectors and would like to contribute, please give me a call. Also, please remember that you can give by Gift Aid if you pay tax on your income. This will allow us to reclaim tax from HM Revenue & Customs.

Your support is very much appreciated.

Philip Watson (PCC Treasurer) 891959

24 THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE

Just in case it has escaped your notice, a General Election is now upon us. For some, the unremitting diet of news reporting has been so wearisome, self-important, nauseating, yes, boring, trivial etc. etc. that a complete shut-down has been seen as the only option. Others have found cynicism to be a good antidote to the whole issue. When it comes to the political promises and plans of some politicians, then it is little wonder that some want nothing to do with it at all. Nothing, it seems, makes a politician harder to understand than when he clarifies an issue.

So what is a Christian response? Well, clearly opting out is not an option. It has been correctly observed that the person who never votes is often the first to tell you what is wrong with the government! What did Jesus do or say? “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s.” In asking to be shown the Tribute money, the inscription on the coin He was shown would almost certainly have been that of Tiberius, whom we know from the ancient historian Tacitus, was known for unbelievably crippling taxes. Here was Jesus, as He said of His disciples, “in the world but not of the world.” Certainly Jesus didn’t join a political party, but He did come out of love for the world, and became tired and worn in His compassion for the needy; and He got His hands dirty in the process, ultimately getting them nailed to the cross for us.

Perhaps the Sermon on the Mount, as a sort of unpacking of the Ten Commandments, gives us a good lead into His thinking. Beginning with the Beatitudes or Blessings of being a Member of the Kingdom of Heaven, He moved from privileges to responsibilities; and it took Matthew three chapters to summarise what individual and collective responsibilities we have. A further aspect of our responsibility as Christians is that of prayer: more being wrought by this than this world dreams. For St Paul tells us that we owe obedience to the civil power as the God-instituted agent for the punishment of wrong and for the promotion of right; he then tells us to pray for those in authority “that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life” under conditions that will further the Gospel.

So, don’t opt out. There are parts of the world where you can’t even opt in. Instead, the Christian is said to be salt and light. Let us then, bring flavour, seasoning and preservation to the society God has set us in, and reflect something of Him upon our dark and struggling world.

Positively yours

Nick Wall

25 INVITATION: BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF JAPANESE KNOTWEED SEMINAR Wednesday 9th June 2010 – 10.30am to 1pm (including networking lunch) The Royal Park Hotel, 3 Westbourne Terrace, London W2 3UL Dear Sir / Madam, We would like to invite you to our upcoming seminar regarding the imminent release of the non-native, bio-control agent for the control of Japanese Knotweed, Aphalara itadori , (Psyllid jumping louse). As I am sure you are aware, Japanese Knotweed is one of the most damaging invasive species to have arrived in the UK. It was introduced from Asia to Europe in the early nineteenth century as an ornamental and fodder plant. In its native Japan, the plant presents little problem due to natural controls that have evolved to co-exist alongside the plant, providing a natural brake to its continued spread. However, in Britain it has no natural control and is now recognised as the country’s most invasive species. Its vigorous growth can cause damage to buildings, paving, hard surfaces, rivers and rail- ways. It is also massively damaging to our native biodiversity growing to the preclu- sion of all of our British plants. The cost to the UK economy is great. In 2003 the Gov- ernment put the cost of control at over £1.5 billion. The control methods typically used rely on chemicals that have been deemed unsustainable and unsuitable for a national eradication programme – a longer term solution has been required. In 2001 a consortium of partners were brought together to examine the potential for the biological control of Japanese Knotweed. Works have been carried out by CABI, a not for profit organisation, who during the six year project have demonstrated that a sap sucking psyllid, Aphalara itadori , is highly specific to Japanese Knotweed and shows a good potential for its control in Great Britain. Following Public Consultation, the Aphid will be released in the UK this summer. Once it has been released, the Aphid will soon spread throughout the UK, predat- ing on Japanese Knotweed as it spreads. JKSL are proposing a seminar to discuss likely ramifications for land owners, environ- mentalists and developers following the release. To book your place for this event, which will be held on Wednesday 9th June, 10.30am–1pm at The Royal Park Hotel, London, please click here to download the booking form. PLEASE NOTE, DUE TO HIGH INTEREST PLACES ARE STRICTLY LIM- ITED AND WILL BE ISSUED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS. For more information on Aphalara itadori, please click here or call 0161 723 2000 Mike Clough - Managing Director

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For further details, please call: 01404 43820

Baby and Toddler Soft Play Session

This group meets in the Village Hall on Tuesdays Term time only at 2.302.30----3.453.45 pm

All welcome! For further information, Please contact Maria 891058.

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33 Attention all Gardeners

Farmyard manure, Horse manure, Chicken manure, Mushroom compost, Wood chip mulch, TOPSOIL Ornamental bark, recycled compost All 1.50 per bag Also available—loose truck load/ Trailer load.

Nick Stevens 01404891684 01884841694 07860459745

Police Community Support TRIP has all the local transport information for the area. Officers’ Community Open We have free bus timetables and Surgery local train timetables as well as

community transport information. Monthly surgeries held People can either call into the TRIP on the 1st Monday and Office in New Street, telephone us on Friday in the month at 01404 46529 or email us at Honiton Library & [email protected] Information Centre

STRUGGLING WITH SCHOOL?

If your child is having difficulty with schoolwork, and you think that some extra tuition from a qualified teacher (both primary and secondary experience) could help, then please give me a call on 01404 891959 to discuss.

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For free quotations and professional advice Please contact Paul Durman: Tel: 01823 353302 Mob: 07815 146343 E-mail: [email protected]

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Specialist Joinery for Listed & Period property.

Telephone: 01404 891815.

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Beautifully Hand Crafted Wedding, Birthday, & Celebration Cakes designed especially for you!

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For more details contact Sandra [email protected] www.Flutterbycakes.com 01404 891031 mob 077099 3911 10 Millrise Luppitt

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ARE YOU IN NEED OF HELP WITH:

• GENERAL HEALTHCARE or CARE AT HOME? • HOUSEWORK, CLEANING or COOKING? • WASHING & IRONING? • SHOPPING, or GETTING OUT AND ABOUT? If you are, and would like to find out more, then ring DDS on : 07896 424910 or 07528 651690 CRB & POVA CHECKED

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Contemporary Casual Wear and Accessories We are situated in the heart of in a beautiful location opposite St Nicholas church. Mia offers all our customers a friendly shopping experience in a relaxed atmosphere. We offer a number of high quality ranges including Out of Xile, Noa Noa, Nougat, Dranella and Pilgrim.

10% off all non sale items with this advertisement

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PLAGUED BY MOLES? Call Mr Mole Man

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44 Pete White 01404 861115

Custom Woodworking Carpentry & Joinery Traditional and CAD/CNC design and construction

Your desires in wood realised. From bookshelves to bookcases, trinket boxes to bespoke furniture and windows to wardrobes. When the job requires just that little bit of extra care and attention. Also electrical repair and alteration, Welding and light fabrication.

Upottery Pre-School is situated in the grounds of the recently refurbished Upottery village school, which ensures a secure, safe environment for all the children.

The Pre-School has recently celebrated a successful OFSTED inspection and the children attending our pre-school were shown to be making, 'good progress and achieve standards above those typical for their age’.

The Pre-School runs from Monday through to Friday, from 9:15am till 12 noon, with the option of a lunch club till 1pm and children are tken from 2 ½ years old.

We also run parent, baby and toddler sessions on a Monday (with music) from 2.15 – 4pm and on a Thursday from 2-4pm. All are welcome.

For more information, or to enrol your child at Upottery Pre-School please call Jo Webber on 01404 861705 or Liz Bright on 01404 861405.

45 46 GrandissonGrandisson FIRES,FIRES, FIREPLACES,FIREPLACES, STOVESSTOVES && DECORATIVEDECORATIVE PLASTERPLASTER FREE ADVICE AND SURVEYS EXPERT AND QUALIFIED FITTING BY OUR OWN FULLY SKILLED TRADESMEN VISIT OUR LARGE SHOWROOMS

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Need to rejuvenate old metal objects?

We provide a variety of services ranging from powder coating to hot zinc spray and shot blasting. We keep a range of about 100 colours in stock. Most are exterior polyesters, which provide excellent durability and colour retention on gates, railings and garden furniture.

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May 1st Casino Night, Village Hall, 8pm Open Garden, Beacon, see page 14 May 2nd Open Garden, Beacon, see page 14

May 4th Parish Council AGM, Village Hall, 8pm, page 2 May 5th Social Club, Village Hall, 8pm May 6th ELECTION , Village Hall, 7am-10pm May 7th Friday Market, Village Hall, 11am-1pm May 8th Bellringers Outing, see page 13

May 11th LUPPITT PARISH MEETING, Village Hall, 8pm, page2 May 12th Social Club, Village Hall, 8pm May 13th Luncheon Club, Village Hall, 12.30

May 14th Friday Market, Village Hall, 11am-1pm May 15th Blackdown Practice Coffee Morning, Village Hall, 10am- 12noon, Please support, cakes, stalls, raffle. MAY DANCE, Village Hall, 7.30pm, details J Edwards 42313 May 19th Social Club, Village Hall, 8pm May 20th Luppitt Wives Meeting, see page 6 May 21st Friday Market, Village Hall, 11am-1pm May 23rd Sunday Stroll, followed by Tea at Village Hall 4pm. Contact Jean on 892969 for start time. May 26th Social Club, Village Hall, 8pm May 28th Friday Market, Village Hall, 11am-1pm May29th Private Party, daytime Open Garden, see page 14 for details May 30th Open Garden, see page 14 for details

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CONTENTS

Church Services ...... 23.23.23 Luncheon Club ...... 151515 Mobile Library Times...... 14 Mother’s Union ...... 191919 Garden Jottings ...... 121212 Youth Club ...... 21 Parish Council ...... 2 What’s On ...... 20 Luppitt Wives ...... 6

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