Issue 7 February—March 2011 CHAIRMAN CHARLES CHATS... Happy New Year to you all! My new year’s resolution it to try to be polite and positive in my dealings with everyone. Now for a negative the road from Highampton to Windmilland Cross is going to be closed from the 28th of February until the 11th of March. The official diversion is via Folly Gate and Dunsland Cross, a nice little round trip! I hope that there are enough of you interested in books to keep our mobile library visiting us on alternate Tuesday afternoons at the Village Hall, you know the old adage “use it or lose it”. This is true of all the facilities in the village so please come and join in all the events held this year by the clubs and organisations, volunteers put a great deal of time and effort in to stage these events. Please support your school, Holy Cross Church, Burdon Grange and all clubs and societies, also, please in these difficult times, all your local businesses. If you have any talents to exploit please do so and help us keep a vibrant village. We hold our parish council meetings on the first Wednesday of each month and all your representatives would be pleased to hear from you if you need our help or wish to tell us something. Charles Dumpleton (Parish Council Chairman) Happy New Year to all readers! As always, thank you to everyone who contributed to this issue. If you would like to submit an item or an advert for publication in the next issue please email [email protected] Alternatively please hand in any Newsletter items to the Village Post Office. Submissions deadline for next issue: Wednesday 23 March 2011 Highampton Holy Cross Church Services Sunday 13th February - 11.15 am Holy Communion with Healing - Revd Kathy Roberts Sunday 27th February - 11.15 am Morning Prayer - Mrs Dorothy Chandler Wednesday 9th March - Ash Wednesday - 9.30 am Holy Communion at Black Torrington 7.15 pm Holy Communion at Bradford Sunday 13th March - 11.15 am Holy Communion with Healing - Revd Kathy Roberts Thursday 24th March - 9.30 am Holy Communion - Revd Kathy Roberts Sunday 27th March - 11.15 am Morning Prayer - Mrs Margaret Taylor & Mr Tony Lobley HIGHAMPTON MESSENGER HIGHAMPTON Page 2 A BIG THANK YOU! Debbie Croft would like to say a BIG Thank You to everyone who attended and helped at her 40th Birthday Party, especially Mum, Kate and Jenny for all the help with the food. I hope everyone had a great time, I certainly did and it was great to meet up with loads of people again. I would also like to say Thank You for your enormous generosity of donations in lieu of presents to the Devon Air Ambulance which has amounted to £620 and which I am sure you will agree they will be grateful for as this is a much needed service in our area. Thanks again! Debbie Croft Christmas Bingo Christmas Bingo held at the Village Hall in December 2010, and organised by Gill Bowden, raised £168 for Hall funds. Prizes included chicken dinners for a ‘full house’ and Christmas goodies for one or two lines! A raffle was also held with a variety of prizes to be won. Thank you to all who came and supported the event. LOCAL LAMB OAKWOOD KENNELS AND CATTERY Purebred Devon Closewool lamb, great flavour, from our small Individual care and attention for your pet traditionally managed Highampton farm lamb boxes half lamb cut to your requirements, ready to eat/freeze Paul Collins Proprietor 8-10 kgs £55-65 New Farm Highampton EX21 5LU Free Delivery Tel: 01409 231320 Beef from our pedigree Aberdeen Angus herd also sometimes avail- able Email:[email protected] Sally Vergette 01837 810349 [email protected] www.oakwoodkennels.net Coombe Farm Highampton Page 3 HIGHAMPTON PRE-SCHOOL WINE & WISDOM AT HIGHAMPTON VILLAGE HALL On 26th MARCH 7.30pm for 8pm £4.50 pp – 6 members per team Price includes a bottle of wine & cheeses (per table!) To book a table Contact Kate on 01409 231324 Or Helen on 01409 231481 Page 4 HIGHAMPTON MESSENGER Highampton Primary School 100 Year School Reunion The reunion organising committee attended the School Christmas Fayre on the 4th December 2010 and presented the School with items that were purchased with the profits raised by the reunion event held in October 2010. A total of £450 was raised. The committee presented a banner, which was specially commissioned for the reunion, but can be used by the School to promote it at any future events; a photo on canvass showing the pupils holding the celebratory mugs; two boxes of K-nex educational construction toys and a wooden bench with a plaque which is to become a permanent fixture on School grounds. The teachers Mrs Barnett and Mrs Neal, along with the pupils, were delighted to receive the gifts on behalf of the School. Don’t forget that celebratory mugs, limited edition and only £4.50 each are still available from Highampton Shop and the School. All profits made from the sale of the mugs will be donated to the School. The reunion guest book and a scrap book of old school photos will be donated to Highampton Local History Group at its meeting to be held in February. FRESH LOCAL BEARA CROSS GARAGE VEGETABLES CHILLA ROAD: HIGHAMPTON DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR! ALL VEHICLE MAKES . SERVICING & Veg Boxes or specific orders of fresh seasonal vege- REPAIRS FREE FIT EXHAUSTS & TYRE SERVICE tables from just £5. Our own farm raised pork, beef & M.O.T. TEST STATION : FREE RETEST lamb. Hallwood Farm, Petrockstowe B.P. AUTO GAS FLO-GAS BOTTLED GAS SALES 01837 811762 ACCESSORY SHOP NUMBER PLATES ETC. www.hallwoodfreshveg.co.uk Tel: 01409 231 275 : Mobile: 07887871169 NEW FARM SHOP RED LION YARD Email: bearacrossgarage.co.uk OKEHAMPTON I ssue 7 Page 5 Village News – Halwill Junction Halwill Community Market Gents Barbers and Ladies Hairdressing During 2008 a group of volunteers decided to set up what they thought would be a few fund raising No Appointments (Except for colours & perms) events in the form of a monthly Coffee Morning Telephone 01837 53653 with stalls. However, the idea took off and here we 14 Fore Street Okehampton are in 2011 booked up with the Halwill Parish Hall Previously Trudy’s Hair Studio Sheepwash for a further 11 months. Our first date this year is 12th February. The market is held on the second Saturday of each month from 10.00am to noon, with a variety of stalls including, meat, vegetables, cheese, plants, crafts and charity stalls. We owe a big Thank You to the stall holders who have supported us over the months, some of them from the very beginning. It is an enjoyable morning where people can get together for a cuppa and a chat and also find that special “something” they T C M Plumbing have been looking for. Burst pipes? Taps dripping? Valves leaking? Radiators not getting hot? Gutters blocked? A positive outcome from the Market has been the donations that the group has been able to make to Based locally at Inwardleigh we cover the surrounding areas local community organisations and charities, helping you with your plumbing need no matter how small including: Contact Tim Morgan on 01837 843182 Or visit our website www.tcmplumbing.org.uk Parent & Toddler Group To see what we can do for you Scallywags Halwill Brownies NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Cubs & Beavers The Winsford Trust This message comes via the Community Messaging Halwill Primary School Garden Club System and relates to police log 381 of the 11th January Halwill Baptist Youth Club 2011. Beaworthy Church A resident of North Tawton reports receiving a phone- and significantly to the Devon Air call from a company offering to sell him a device to re- Ambulance Trust and Help for Heroes. duce his energy bills by 40% over a 12 month period. The asian sounding male requested £99 and tried to get the recipients' bank details. The person called smelt a rat We always welcome new “sellers” even if it is a and informed the police. This is a variation on the usual local community group needing a “one off” table. attempt to obtain bank details, please don't fall for it. Just contact Jane – 01409 221505 or Sandra 01409 Mr M Puckey 255668 for more details. Come along and join us, you will be sure of a Warm Welcome. Tel: 01409 231651 Page 6 Highampton Local History Group www.highampton-lhg.co.uk In December our members had an enjoyable social evening in the Golden Inn, Highampton, where we were served a sumptuous festive buffet in the privacy of the restaurant. Our thanks go to our secretary Mrs Mo Morel for organising the evening. The New Year marks a new start for the Group, with our meetings being moved to the fourth Wednesday of each month, with our first meeting of the year being held in the Village Hall on January 26th. Our speaker, on this occasion, will be Mr Brian Abell who will give an illustrated talk on his home town of Hatherleigh. The meeting starts at 7.30pm and all are welcome. Since the last gathering of the HLHG, our members have been privileged to acquire the very last signed copy of Rev Gerry Matthews book, Black Torrington, The Second Millennium. This hard back copy will make an invaluable addition to our archives. We have learnt that local historian Gerry Matthews is presently busy writing a similar book on the history of the neighbouring village of Bradford, which, hopefully, will be published later this year.