This Month In Denbury Thursday 2nd Denbury PreSchool Extraordinary General Meeting 7.30pm Church Cottage Denbury Gardening Club, Gardeners' Questions, 7:30pm, Village Hall Coffee Drinkers - Hostess Liz Mills Folk Night, 9pm, Union Inn Saturday 4th February 2017 Issue 193 Scouts’ Paper Collection – Papers out by 9am, please Sunday 5th South Hams Motor Club Primrose Rally Passing by the village approx. 1am Sunday Club meets 9:15am Monday 6th Parish Council Meeting, 7:30pm, Village Hall Tuesday 7th Denbury Stitchers, 7:30pm, Church Cottage Wednesday 8th Pub Quiz, 8pm, Union Inn Thursday 9th Coffee Drinkers - Hostess Valerie Watson-Jackson Coffee Mates, 10:30 – 12 noon, Church Cottage Folk Night, 9pm, Union Inn Saturday 11th Messy Church 3-5pm, Ipplepen Church Hall Sunday 12th No Service in Denbury Monday 13th Half Term begins Tuesday 14th Valentine's Day Thursday 16th Coffee Drinkers - Hostess Mary Avard Mobile Library Folk Night, 9pm, Union Inn Outside School Monday 27th February Friday 17th 2pm – 2.45pm Half Term ends Tuesday 21st Denbury Stitchers, no meeting nd Wednesday 22 Pub Quiz, 8pm, Union Inn Thursday 23rd Coffee Drinkers – Hostess Mary Griffin Folk Night 9pm Union Inn The Denbury Diary is an independent publication distributed free to residents of Denbury & Torbryan. An online copy is available on our Local Post Office Facebook page and at www.denbury.net. Opening Times If you would like to contact the editor please email [email protected]. Ipplepen Post Office Mon, Tues, Thurs, Frid 9.00am - 5.30pm. Wed 9.00am to 1.00pm. Sat 9.00am to 12.30pm. Broadhempston Post Office Monday - Friday 9.00am to 12 noon. Forthcoming Events Glas-Denbury In & Around Denbury 2017 Discounted tickets available Rabbit Theatre – The Odyssey for everyone are now on sale for a limited time for Glas-Denbury, which returns on the weekend of July 7th – 9th at Fairfield Farm, Denbury. Individual day tickets are available at just £15 for Friday, £25 for Saturday or £35 for a 2 day pass (without camping). A weekend ticket including camping is just £55 and children 12 and under are still free! If you have never been to Glas-Denbury for fear of the unknown then come and see what everyone is talking about! It has something for everyone of all ages - from rock & roll to Chap-Hop, delicate heart felt acoustic music to jump jive bands, new wave 80s pop to choirs and new beginners; there truly will be something for everyone! The festival is run by a dedicated volunteer Friday 17th March 2017 – 7.30pm team from the area who are passionate about Denbury Denbury Village Hall and it's community, passionate about Devon and passionate about local. Glas-Denbury provides a platform Based – very loosely! – on the epic poem by Homer for local bands and artists as well as opportunities for and from the makers of ‘Great Expectations’ and many local businesses and charities. It truly is a delight ‘Dracula’ comes a tale more exciting than excitement and a magical mix of music, entertainment, fun, colour itself: The ODYSSEY! It’s Greek stuff… all the good and smiles for all the family to enjoy. Book your tickets bits with the boring stuff removed. now on www.glas-denbury.co.uk or contact us on [email protected]. Group discounts, Carer tickets If ever a show was designed for our lovely rural also available. venues, this is it; a compact piece of theatre magic. David Mynne’s skill with just a few simple props, a rubber face and clear and concise storytelling will fill Coffee Morning In Aid Of the hall with drama and delight! Cancer Research UK 4th April 10 – 12 This year he’s going to hell and back in the company In the Village Hall of Heroes, Gods and Monsters. A host of exciting (and daft) characters – including a one-eyed Cyclops, a For more details or to donate six-headed monster and the terrifying Sea God contact Jill Chapman on 01803 813660 Poseidon – will conjure up a mighty storm and keep you on the edge of your seat. Suitable for adults and older children (12+). David Mynne is a founder member of Cornwall’s legendary Kneehigh Theatre. www.rabbittheatre.com To book tickets, please call Clare Head 01803 813149 Production Company Information Rabbit Theatre www.rabbittheatre.com Denbury The Allotments Gardening Club By the time you read this hopefully you will have “The North wind doth blow” and we come to our meeting are promised snow as I write. But introducing the new site take hope there are signs of Spring. I being offered to the have two daffodils out in the garden and the snowdrops Allotments Association by are almost out by the Church Cottage. the Parish Council. There are 20 plots at the bottom of the Playing Field. We are thrilled to be about to enjoy the Looking back we had a most pleasant Christmas Social at community spirit we have known before. Not to mention the Union Inn. Good food promptly served in a festive the good food, fresh air and exercise that results from room. In January John Risden took us on a holiday tour having an allotment. Our heartfelt thanks go to the Parish with his excellent slides of the Isles of Scilly. (He Council for their support. We shall be planning an opening emphasised not the Scilly Isles”!). He has entertained us event in March. We'd love to see the whole village down over a number of years with his well researched, there cheering us on our way. If you would like more interesting presentations. A special thanks to him as this information please contact Vicky White 07854257499. is the last one he is able to do in Denbury. See you down there. Jim Peck Our “Gardeners' Question Time” is back in February by Chairman Denbury & Torbryan Allotments Association Ltd popular request – so have your questions ready! We have the usual panel of our members and a local expert. I am enjoying the colourful seed catalogues that come through my door – so full of promise. Here's to good gardening in 2017. Mary Griffin Thank you Nesta Clode would like to thank everyone who has sent cards and helped her since the sad passing away of her husband Bill Clode on Wednesday 21st December. Also thank you to all who came to his funeral. If anyone would like to make a donation in Bill's memory his wish was that donations could be made to The Children's Hospice Southwest - www.chsw.org.uk/donate. Church Tower Floodlighting Denbury Pre School Important Update Many of you will know that Denbury Church Tower is regularly floodlit due to the generous sponsorship of Dear all individuals and families, some anonymously, in celebration We have been looking at the Pre- of a special occasion. Sponsorship is recorded in the school’s finances and we are sorry Beacon and from November 2016 in the Denbury Diary. A to have to tell you that it has become apparent that minimum donation of £5.00 for each week of sponsorship there are insufficient funds for the Pre-school to be able please. Should you wish to mark a special occasion please to continue past 31 August 2017. contact Mick Sutherland-Cook 01803 813 871. Our average monthly income is £1,726 vs an average monthly expenditure of £(2,753) creating a net deficit January 2017 per month of £(1,027). This has been an ongoing trend Mary Head in Memory of husband Peter. for the last few years and despite a tremendous effort on the fundraising front we are now fighting a losing battle. As such we have arranged an Extraordinary General Meeting to take place on Thursday 2nd February at 7.30pm at the Church Cottage, Denbury. All welcome. We would like to thank-you all for your support and efforts in keeping Preschool going and are sorry to be the bearer of this difficult news. Yours sincerely, Nicky Bennett (Chairperson) Donate online to the St Mary the Virgin Bell Appeal at: www.btplc.com/mydonate Once there, in the 'Donate to a Charity box' enter 'Bell Appeal' scroll down to St Mary the Virgin, Denbury and go from there. Thank You For Your Support! The View from South Hams Motor Club Torbryan Primrose Rally On 11th January we had a constructive meeting with On the 4th & 5th of February South Hams Motor Clubs Rowena Riley of the Churches annual Primrose Navigation Rally will come past the Conservation Trust. We outskirts of Denbury (past my house actually!). The event discussed how the Heritage covers 140 miles with up to 45 cars will be competing. it Lottery Fund grant had been spent and the different is organised in accordance with Section 13 of the Road schemes such as the schools outreach and the Medieval Traffic Act and the Motor Vehicles (Competitions & Trials) Fayre that had taken place. This project is now nearly Regulations. The rally will be coming to the village at over and any future events will be in the hands of the around 1am in the morning of the 5th Feb and will pass villagers. It was therefore decided to set up a Friends of along the lane from North Street to Healthfield Road. Torbryan Church group to take things forward. We thought that we might organise events such as historical South Hams Motor Club would like to thank all residents talks, or a candlelit carol service at the church. Obviously and landowners for their co-operation and tolerance over a major obstacle to holding events there is the lack of the years.