B R A T F T L O E N M N I E N N o. W G 1 S 3 9 2 Editor Lesley McLean 13, Church Close 710115 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS Artwork Kris Lindo South View 710690 Distribution Monica Roberts Sentry House 710692 CATEGORY PAGE(S) Treasurer Monica Roberts Sentry House 710692 Accommodation.............9, 12, 19, 26, 39. Advertising Charles Payne Tawside 710493 Agricultural..................24, 39. Art............................41. Articles to: Lesley, the Outreach Post Office; the Shop Builders......................2, 30, 34, 43, 44, 50. or e-mail [email protected] Computers...................45. All articles are subject to editorial control Diary..........................57-58. Electricians..................19, 20, 42, 44. Entertainment..............37, 63. DEADLINE FOR NEXT EDITION NOV 16th Exercise......................29. EDITOR We now have an index! See over the page on page 4. I Finance/legal...............8, 25, 26. hope it proves useful! I welcome any comments on it or any Food..........................10, 64. other aspects of the ―News.‖ I found a Crossword on the Fuel/heating................28, 43. Gardening...................11, 12. 30, 41, 47. internet, it isn't a patch on Preposterous but it is topical. Anyone Hairdresser..................6. want to have a go at providing a crossword for us? All Post Office..................43. contributions to the News are welcome and gratefully received, Plumbing....................34. as ever. I love this cover, I am off to Lundy next week for a (well Tutoring.....................14. deserved) break, hope the weather improves! Lesley What, Where, When ......54-56. THE COVER . Zoo...........................22. The front cover is by local artist Annie Hart, who is taking part in Art Trek this year. Art Trek starts on the 14th September and runs until the 30th September Bratton Fleming Baptist Church and offers you the chance to visit local artists in their own venue throughout Ignite! Youth club at the Baptist Church for 10-16 year olds. Meeting North Devon. Details are on the website: arttrek.co.uk. fortnightly on a Wednesday evening 7 - 8.30pm. PS4, Wii, Football, Sweets, Annie’s work will be on show at The Grange at the top of the village on the 3 Table Tennis, Pool, Volleyball. Please come along! th th weekends of Art Trek, as well as Wednesday the 19 and 26 of September Bright sparks (Childrens group) also at the Baptist Church at 6pm-7pm on from 11.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. Tea and coffee available at the venue. Mondays. Annie’s work includes water-colours and collages of local flora and fauna. She As a Church we have regular Coffee mornings on the first Monday of each will have A4 prints and cards on sale as well. month at 9am-12pm, and regular afternoon teas on the 4th Sunday of each KRIS month at 4:30pm 3 4 St. Peter’s news – September 2018 You‟ll see somewhere later in this magazine a poster for something we are calling the „HUB‟. This is something emerging from discussions we have been having about our community – and the survey which some of you completed and returned to the village shop. We are grateful for your continuing input. One thing which people felt was needed was “more ways to get together”. This came from one of our young people. We hope to provide a safe place for all generations to be able to meet. A place to be able to offer the skills we all have, as well as to learn Devon Community Together new ones and in doing so meeting neighbours and making friends. Energy Efficiency Initiatives Passing skills on from old to young, and from young to old. Smart Meters Energy Saving Network We can offer space to bring and set out your scalextrics (or racing Devon Oil Collective Making your community energy wise cars or train sets). If you think you are good at mending stuff bring To find out more, please visit our web site: some suitable hand tools or needle and thread, and if you have www.devoncommunities.org.uk stuff that needs mending… bring it along! Tel 01392 248919 Email: [email protected] We‟ll cook a meal for all to share, contributions (of cooking skills 1 2 and of food) welcome but not required. We can provide a place 3 for talking or dancing, and a quieter place for homework or study. 4 5 We ask that primary school aged children be accompanied by an 6 7 adult who is responsible for them – this won‟t be an after-school 8 club. But you also don‟t need a child to be able to come! 9 10 11 While we are hosting this hub at St. Peter‟s, this is not „church‟. We 12 13 won‟t be preaching or praying with you… unless of course you want and choose to chat about faith. This hub is purely meant as a 14 15 16 partnership between church and community – and a meeting 17 18 place for everybody. We want to use the community building that is the church for the community. 19 20 So we‟re starting out on this adventure – not knowing quite what it th will look like initially – on Thursday 20 September. We have more 21 22 23 24 th th dates booked for 11 October and 8 November. It will be shaped by you, and you are all invited be a part of it. 25 Blessings, 26 Rosie 27 28 5 6 AUTUMN CROSSWORD How We Will Remember Them ACROSS: 1. Oak fruit (6) 4. The fruits of the bramble (11) The Devon Remembers project is a partnership of 6. Shy colourful corvids (4) organisations, including the Royal British Legion, Devon County Council, 8. A general term for shore birds(6) and other voluntary and community organisations. The partnership has 11 and 23 across This happens after abscission (4,4). been helping communities to research local stories and to commemorate 12. Creatures who will not be awake during the winter prepare for the sacrifices made by the people of Devon between 1914 and 1918. this (11) We would love to hear about how your community is commemorating, 13. Martins, swifts and these summer visitors can be seen fattening remembering and celebrating the end of the First World War 100 years up before migrating (8) ago. 14. The red fruits of flowers in the rose family (8) Please send in details of any events you are holding over the next few 18. Do not confuse these for 26 across (10) months for inclusion in our online calendar, and share news, stories or 19. These networks of fine silk threads can be seen glistening with photographs of how your community has remembered them. raindrops (10) Email any information, dates, stories and photographs to: 20 and 28 across The fruits of this look like big red beads on a [email protected] string in the hedges (5, 6) www.devonremembers.info is ready for your stories. 22. Solstice after autumn (6) Heidi Watson-Jones 23 see 11 across. 25. These rodents forget where they have buried their acorns (9) Caller Financial Solutions Ltd 26. Similar to 18 across (9) Professional Ethical Competent 27. Fungi and ferns have these instead of seeds (6) 28. See 20 across Wills, Making Legacies & Will Trusts Lasting Powers of Attorney Arranging your Affairs DOWN: 2. This green substance in leaves starts to decline in autumn (11) Estate and Asset Preservation Planning Inheritance 3. Birds that will spend the winter elsewhere set off on this (9) 5. These orchard fruits ripen in the autumn (6) Tax Planning Advance Decisions (Living Wills) 7. This large fish may be seen leaping up rivers (6) Business Succession Planning Pre-paid Funeral Plans 9. Stags and bucks perform this in the contest for females (4, 7) Document Storage & Will Registry 10. At the end of the flowering season, this will have happened to seeds (9) A member of the Institute of Professional Willwriters 15. The season that precedes autumn (6) 16. The larvae of insects do this when they have finished growing Contact: Paul Caller (Dip PFA, MIPW) (6) 17. The technical term for shedding of leaves (10) Tele/Fax: 01598 710282 E: [email protected] 21. When farmers gather in the crops they get this (7) Mobile: 07526 730266 W: www.visionifp.co.uk 24. “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”(6) 7 8 Brian Andrew Murphy The Codfather After several years of declining health, Brian passed away peacefully on Friday 25th May in Spain, surrounded by his family. Fish & chips Dorothy and the family would like to thank everyone in the Village for MILES the tremendous support they have given us over many years. Also, to everyone who sent letters and cards of comfort, attended the Bratton Fleming Friday 4.3pm– 7.30pm funeral and gave donations. Thank you everyone, we are indebted to you all. Dorothy Murphy ‘ Welcoming Wednesday ‘ We meet on the last Wednesday of every month, in the Wesley Suite, from 2 . 30 - 4 pm. I can assure you that a very warm welcome awaits you and you Traditional fish and chips Freshly Prepared and Cooked never know this could open up new friendships that could last a Using Gas fired Stainless Steel Ranges lifetime. Est.193 Hope to hear from you or see you there. www.thecodfather.co.uk Please phone me on for lifts etc 01598 710 454 Gill Williams. A. W. K. WALLING, LANDSCAPING & GARDEN SERVICES Specialist in Dry Stone Walling All Aspects of Landscaping Undertaken Rockeries, Feature Stones, Patios, Decking, Turfing and Fencing Contact Andrew Kellaway For a Free Quotation 07807 281232 St Peter's Church St Peter's church now has a Welcome Pack to give to new residents.