Brentor News October 2006 Issue 324 Bookclub *Harvest workshop & Harvest Supper* A big thankyou to Sally Pancheri and Helen The book club will have its first meeting on Harris for a very successful workshop and Monday 9* October at 8.00 pm at Lowertown family service. Farmhouse to discuss the coming season. Also harvest supper on the Monday evening There are still a few vacancies for any new was most enjoyable with some excellent food members who may be interested to join. and company.Thankyou to all those who Meetings will be the first Monday evening of contributed dishes of one kind or another. each month normally (We are away for 2"'' We raised over £150 which will go to two October). I suggest that at this first meeting charities: Shelter Box, and a housing trust for each member comes with some suggestions the homeless. as to a suitable book for us to read so that we Eric Rhodes can compile a list to give to the library. Heather and I look forward to greeting those who have already expressed an interest in renewing their membership together with any new faces. The first book will be "Self Made Jumble sale Man" by Norah Vincent, subject to the library Sat 7th Oct. 2.30ptn being able to source sufficient copies for the Good quality jumble needed for the Village jumble sale which is on October 7th in the Paul Webster (810004) Village Hall, starting 2.30pm. Any jumble can be left at the hall on Friday 6th October 7.30 - 8.30pm or on the day of the sale 10.30 - 11.30am. The proceeds Interested in Railways? from the sale will go to the hall mainte• A VERY interesting talk by John Snell nance funds. We'd be pleased to welcome on Tamar Railways, to include stories about helpers to sort on the evening before and our own station. This is a Fund raising event help on the day, so if you can please for the village hall. Friday 13th October at the village hall 7.30pm. contact - £3 per person Tel: Sheryl 810922 Please come along and support this event Sheryl 810922 or Kate 810287 t THANKS To all the village for the cards Together We Can Tackle Climate Change and gifts on the arrival of our baby daughter, Charlotte Madeline. She is a Climate change is one of the greatest challenges true Brentor baby, having arrived in our facing humanity today. Wherever we live, who• front room on 31st July weighing 71b ever we are. changing global weather patterns are 13oz. Seems such a long time ago! set to affect all our lives. And we can all do something to help tackle it. Andy <& Caroline Hay Local environmental charity Westden is work• ing in West Devon to help raise awareness of cli• Hillcrest mate change. Over the next eighteen months we will be writing articles, inviting expert speakers, organising debates, working with schools and shouting loud and clear about the causes and A warning to all groups who put up posters on likely impacts of climate change. telegraph/electricity poles. BT phoned me and Most scientists now agree that rising global warned that no posters should be attached to temperatures over the last decade go beyond what these poles and in future there will be penahies if can be explained by natural weather cycles. And they see or have to remove any poster.The HSE most also agree that the changes we are seeing, are putting pressure on BT to be more vigilant are to a large degree, caused by human actions. regarding this matter. Burning fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil on a Eric Rhodes large scale leads to greater emissions of green• house gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. These form a thicker blanket in the earth's Brentor Inn Petition Report atmosphere which means less heat than normal escapes back into space and the earth warms, With feelings running high about the continued significantly changing weather patterns. closure of the Brentor Inn a petition at the Village In Devon, climate change is predicted to cause Show received over 100 signatures. Since then increasingly warmer, wetter winters, drier others have added their names to it. A copy has summers, increased flooding, and more severe now been sent to Mr and Mrs Smith at the Brentor storms. On November 21'' Ian Bateman, Devon Inn asking them to respond to the next Brentor County Council Climate Change Officer will be News with a time scale on the reopening of the speaking in Tavistock about what climate change Brentor Inn. Copies have also been sent to West will mean for us here in our district and what we Devon Planning Office and the Parish Council. can do in our homes to cut our greenhouse gas Jeanette Emmett emissions. There will also be information from the Devon Association of Renewable Energy about help available for householders, communities and businesses who want to cut their greenhouse FOR SALE "Nathan" Oval Drop Leaf Table, emissions by generating some of their own en• dimensions 38 1/2" wide, 13" closed depth ergy. with two leaves of 25 1/4" long, opens out In the meantime if you would like to get to 63 1/2" long with both leaves up. Light involved, you can enter the Great West Devon wood effect, good condition (some cat Climate Change Challenge. It's free and there are scratches), £80 or near offer. great prizes, including a half day sailing trip on the River Tamar for four people and a weekend Andy Hay 810813 Just fill in the form enclosed and return to West• This document is open for public consultation and den or visit the Westden website on representation until 27'^ October 2006. Any \\vvv\ we stden • c 0 • uk comments, observations etc., should be addressed to:- There you can also find a list of practical and Chris France, Director of Planning and Sustain• positive actions you can take in your home or able Development, workplace to help reduce your carbon emissions. Dartmoor National Park Authority. If you would like to be kept in touch with events Parke, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, Devon, or would like to know more about the climate TQ13 9JQ. change talk in November, please contact Westden Section 4.10 and 4.11 of the document are the on (local rate) 0845 345 5077 or email most relevant to Brentor. The second half of infofS)westden.co.uk. section 4.10 and all of Section 4.11 is reproduced below:- 4.10 (second halO PPS7 (paragraphs 2 & 3) indicates that local planning authorities should make provision for some limited development in, or next to. rural set• House Building in Brentor tlements that arenot designated as local service centres, in order to meet local business and The latest Dartmoor National Park plans propose community needs and to maintain community that new build housing and commercial develop• vitality. It looks to support for small-scale devel• ment be permitted in North Brentor and other opment of this nature where it provides the most small Dartmoor villages. sustainable option in villages that are remote Despite overwhelming opposition from consulta• from and have poor public transport links with, tion groups, this is the surprising news contained service centres. in the DNP's Core Strategy Development Plan - 4.11 Preferred Option, which was issued two weeks ago. The scope for this type of development is most Whilst some will welcome the prospect of new likely to be associated with that needed to pro• developments in North Brentor, possibly for mote traditional agricultural livelihoods, to assist friends and family, possibly for socio-political rea• in the development of small home and farm based sons, or possibly because you just want more enterprises, to deliver local services and facilities 'action' in the village, many will be horrified at thereby reducing social exclusion, and to provide what is proposed. the development needed for the recreation and These proposals provide the ground rules against tourism sectors. Sympathetic consideration will be which individual future planning submissions will given to such proposals. Hence, for this develop• be assessed. The document is now open to pub• lic consultation and may be amended in the light ment plan document, a third tier of settlements of feedback. Therefore, if you oppose new has been identified as designated local housing development in Brentor you are strongly advised needs settlements. to write to the DNP stating your views. These are:- Belstone; North Brentor:Bridford; Since at least four business managers who own Dean/Dean Prior: Dousland:Holne: Liverton: land close to the centre of North Brentor, have Manaton: North Bovey; Peter Tavy: Postridge: expressed understandable interest in house Scorriton : Sourton; South Tawton; Throwleigh; building then the prospects for local residents are Whiddon Down self evident. I recommend you obtain or download the com• All the proposals are contained in the DNP's plete document. It makes for instructive and emo• 'Core Strategy Development Plan - Preferred Op• tional reading. tions' and can be viewed on the DNP website www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/pl-corestrategy. Robin Burdfield - 810412 Computer Ignition for Kitchen for sale Mature (Beginners. Silver fronted wall and base cupboards. 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