THE HARTLAND POST First published in 2015, in the footsteps of Th omas Cory Burrow’s “Hartland Chronicle” (1896-1940) and Tony Manley’s “Hartland Times” (1981-2014) Issue No. 7 Summer 2017 £1 ‘A Prevailing Wind’ by Merlyn Chesterman THE HARTLAND POST A quarterly news magazine for Hartland and surrounding area Issue No. 7 Summer 2017 Printed by Jamaica Press, Published by Th e Hartland Post All communications to: Th e Editor, Sally Crofton, Layout & IT: Kris Tooke 102 West Street, EX39 6BQ Hartland. Cover artwork: Clive Brocklehurst Tel. 01237 441617 Email: [email protected] Website: John Zalewski ANNOUNCEMENTS I would like to thank everyone for their kind wishes and get well cards after my stay in hospital. Am getting better and hopefully should be back to my usual self soon. Th ank you again. Peggy Amy Sands and Sam Lythgoe-Jones were married on the 1st April at St Nectan’s Church. Th ey would to thank everybody who made their day very special. Th ey honeymooned in St Agnes and then reopened Th e Point @ Hartland. Right: Amy Sands & Sam Lythgoe-Jones arriving at St Nectan’s, Stoke, accompanied by their dogs, Lilly and Buster. New arrival at Hartland Quay Donal and Sarah Staff ord welcomed their new baby, Grace Catherine, to the world on 5 April. A little sister for their son, Daniel. Congratulations! Previous issues of the Hartland Post are available online Advertising costs at thehartlandpost.com. Th is issue will be available Small ads 1/18th of a page: £25/year (4 issues) online when the next issue is on the news stands. Full page: £450/year Half page: £225/year If you would like to join the Friends of Hartland Post and make a donation to secure the fi nancial future of our publication, please send contributions to Th e Hartland Post, 102 West Street, Hartland. Cheques payable to Th e Hartland Post. 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Regretfully, any modifi cations to adverts during the running year will incur a £5 charge. 2 The Hartland Post No. 7 Summer 2017 FAREWELL TO CONTENTS Page 2 Announcements Sheila Margaret Meaker December25th Page 3 Farewell To Kathleen Prouse December27th Margaret Patricia Voce December29th Page 4 Staying Safe at Hartland Quay David Paul February3rd 5th Hartland Heartbreaker Julia Hilda Bottomer February18th Page 5 Tidal Predictions for Hartland Peninsula Olive Irene Olsen March10th Page 6 News from Hartland Medical Centre Steven Lott April 3rd Hartland Surgery Opening Hours Alan Whittle, Torridge District Councillor, passed away peacefully Exmoor Pony Centre & Ponies at home on 7 April aged 70 years. He was Ward member for Page 7 Cheristow Hartland & Bradworthy. Page 8 Richie Heard in Lesbos Susan Ann Airlie Needham of Gawlish Cottages, 29 April Page 9 326(Hartland) SQN ATC Always known as Airlie, particularly to this magazine and the former Hartland Times, she was born in Pakistan, the daughter of a British Page 10 Out & About in Hartland Army Offi cer. At the age of 5 her father’s unit was overrun by the Page 11 Self Defence Against Zombies Japanese in Burma and he was killed. At the age of 14 her mother died St. Nectan's Church Diary and she was brought up by a loving aunt and uncle. Airlie married and had two daughters. Her husband left her with two babies and she Page 12 Hartland Chamber Orchestra remarried a wonderful Royal Navy Offi cer, Dick Needham. News from Hartland Primary School Airlie moved to Hartland,with her husband Dick, from Bristol Page 13 Route 39 Academy in 1978. Dick had been working on the Concorde project and was looking for a life change, involving peace and quiet. Th is they Page 14 News from the AONB found at Gawlish Cottages where, apart from Dick’s job with the Page 15 Nature Counts Coastguards, they kept meteorological records for the Met Offi ce. NHS Blood Donations When Dick died in 2009, Airlie continued to record Hartland’s rainfall and to provide a weather report for the Hartland Times and Page 16 Hungry Hartland & Cook's Corner then the Post. She posted her last report in Autumn 2016 and felt Page 18 Th e WI that she could no longer continue with her weather watching. Coastwise North Devon Airlie passed away shortly before her 80th birthday. She is survived by two daughters, Caroline who lives in France (fi ve children and seven Page 19 Hartland Parish Council grandchildren), Tracey lives in the USA (two sons) and stepson James Hartland Carnival in Hampshire (two sons). Page 20 Whale Washes Up at Hartland Quay Th e Hartland Post is very honoured to have been bequeathed Airlie’s Hartland Abbey rain gauge by Tracey, so that we can continue to record Hartland’s Hartland Raises Its Game considerable rainfall in her memory. Page 21 Th e Cann Family 'Hartland Quilts' Page 22 Clovelly Village News Page 23 Welcombe Village Diary & News Page 24 Meddon Village Hall Chris de Blocq van Kuff eler Community Transport Page 32 Filming 'Guernsey' in Hartland Hartland Weather - Th e Post is struggling to get organised with Keep sending us content! weather reporting. So far we can only report that the total rainfall If you have anything to submit for reader’s messages, for April was 41mm, making it a very dry month! Would anyone obituaries or general interest articles, please submit to like to take over the weather reports for Hartland? We will look after Th e Hartland Post by the next deadline of 22nd of rainfall with Airlie’s rain gauge but we need additional reporting. Any August 2017. volunteers? [email protected] No. 7 Summer 2017 The Hartland Post 3 STAYING SAFE AT HARTLAND QUAY My name is Richard Heard and I grew up swimming and surfing • Surfing at Hartland quay is not advisable due to very strong down at Hartland Quay. I am an RNLI lifeguard and crewman, currents and dangerous rocks. and I’d like to share a few safety tips with our beach users. Here • Do not sit under, or climb the cliffs, and take care when are a few points to remember when visiting the Quay. walking the coast path. The cliffs are very unstable, with • Know your limits! There is no lifeguard cover at Hartland rock slides occurring throughout the year! Quay so it’s important to stay alert and be aware of • If you are launching any kind of craft… canoes, fishing your environment. boats, RIBs etc please ask permission at the Bar first. • Tidal cut offs are a big problem at Hartland quay. Buy your Tell someone where you are going and when you will be tide book from the shop opposite the bar or consult the tide back. Whilst afloat always wear a lifejacket and wetsuit, table in this magazine. Know what the tide is doing. The and have a phone or VHF radio attached to your person. northern side of the beach will become cut-off 2-3 hours The waters north of the Quay towards Hartland Point are before high tide. Play it safe and leave the cut-off area at INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS! Stay SOUTH. mid tide pushing. • If you get into difficulties yourself, stay calm, stay with any • The safest time to swim is at high tide. Avoid low tide flotation device that you may have, raise one hand and call due to strong currents that are present on the southern side for help. of the beach, next to Life Rock. Unless you are a strong • If you see someone in trouble, raise the alarm and use swimmer, it’s always best to use a flotation device, like a the life ring positioned on the slipway (if you are confident body board or swim float. Wetsuits are advised. to do so). • Parents, please supervise your children at all times. The • Never go into the water and try to carry out the rescue your water, loose cliffs and tidal cut-offs are all major hazards for self. In an emergency call 999 from the bar at the top of the small children. slipway and ask for the coastguard. • During times of big surf, stay off the rocks near the water. • In a medical emergency you can find a first aid kit and a Be aware of big waves surging over the breakwater on spring defibrillator in the Bar at the top of the slipway. high tides. 70% of people who drown, did not intend to get Make sure you grab an ice cream in the shop on your way into the water! home! I wish you all a safe and happy Summer. 5th HARTLAND HEARTBREAKER In the true tradition of the Hartland Heartbreaker, just under 300 participants lined up in front of Hartland Abbey in torrential rain on 30 April for the gruelling 18 mile race on the Hartland Peninsular. No doubt the irony that the race was preceded by weeks of dry, and often sunny, weather will not have escaped the runners as they battled their way through the mud and rain.