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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, Sowton Industrial Estate, Exeter, EX2 7PL Telephone 0845 155 1004 Email - [email protected] OTHER Editorial board Honiton Police: 08452 777444 David Street Crimestoppers:: 0800 555111 Joan Beckett Blackdown Practice: Lindsey Dalgety Carol Scott Dunkeswell 891861 The views of contributors are not Blackdown Support Group: necessarily those of the Editorial Board. (Hemyock) 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 <[email protected]> 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. Oh, tradesman, in thine hour of e e e , If this paper you should c, Take our advice and now be y y y, Go straight ahead and adverti i i i , You’ll find the project of some u u u, Neglect can offer no ex q q q, Be wise at once, prolong your d a a a, A silent business soon de k k k . 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 Combe Raleigh 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 3 4 To the Luppitt Packet 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.