Denbury MOBILE LIBRARY ISSUE Outside School 208 Friday June2pm 1st & – Monday2.45pm June 25th June 2018 Diary What’s on this month Sunday 3rd 9.15am Sunday Club Meets Monday 4th Art Club, 7-9pm Church Cottage Parish Council Meeting 7.30pm, Village Hall Tuesday 5th Stitchers 7.30pm, Church Cottage Thursday 7th Coffee Drinkers Hostess: Viv Allen Saturday 9th 10-3pm Clean and Clear Church & Churchyard 3pm Messy Church bring & share picnic at Orley Common Sunday 10th 3pm Churchyard Service followed by afternoon tea Thursday 14th Coffee Mates 10.30 – 12 noon, Church Cottage Coffee Drinkers Hostess: Margaret Hersey Saturday 16th 10-1pm Medieval Sewing Bee and open morning - choosing costumes. Monday 18 June Art Club, 7-9pm Village Hall Thursday 21st Coffee Drinkers Hostess: Mary Bishop Saturday Medieval Sewing Bee 10 – 1pm Church Cottage. Sunday 24th No Service in Denbury Tuesday 26th Stitchers 7.30pm, Church Cottage Thursday 28th Coffee Drinkers 1pm Lunch At Dainton Saturday 30th & Sunday 1st July Open Gardens At The Priory Abbotskerswell 1 – 5pm Ipplepen Post Office Mon, Tues, Thurs, Frid PUB 9.00am - 5.30pm. Wed 9.00am to 1.00pm. Sat 9.00am to 12.30pm. REGULARS Folk Night Broadhempston Post Office 8pm Thursdays Monday - Friday Denbury Post Office 9.00am to 12 noon. Pub Quiz 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 8pm Tues Abbotskerswell Post Office 9.00am - 11am Pie & Pint Wednesdays Monday - Sunday 1st Wednesday of the month Church cottage 7.00am to 8pm. Bits and pieces… Have your say… 700th Anniversary Celebrations From the Editor Another month closer, and still the ideas and offers Thank you for your lovely comments about the the Snowy Photos feature in last months of help come in! Terrific support from village issue, it seems to have been very well received. In contrast what a scorcher of a day we organisations. Denbury May Fayre had a medieval fancy dress theme and the children did us proud – had for the May Fayre, thank you again to the team for all their hard work putting on several knights and damsels, and a splendid dragon. another great event, we are so lucky to have so much going on in the village. Don’t forget Great to see on a fabulous day. The Flower & Produce to let us know if you are organising something or doing some fundraising we Committee have a photograph of Denbury Church need your news! as a competition entry to celebrate the Anniversary – that’s in addition to their plans for the Market itself! The new Art Club has come on board with plans for Thank you COMMUNITY SPEEDWATCH. a mixed media display marking the occasion. Then, A few months ago you advertised my fundraising Over the past year or so the Police have received a in addition to Medieval Icecream (Aunty Moos) and sponsored challenge for my volunteer program in number of complaints from Denbury residents regarding Medieval cup cakes (Ann Law), we are also to have a Asia. I would like to say that I was overwhelmed by speeding in the village. They, the Police, have agreed Medieval Photo Booth!! Vikki Ellis will be offering to the support and donations from the people of Denbury. to lend out their Speed Monitoring equipment so that take pictures of you in your Medieval Finery, which Thank you to everyone who donated, they have made villagers can monitor motorists driving through the will then be included in a pictorial record journal this once in a lifetime experience a reality! village. It takes a team of 3 to properly do this. Any of the day. This is an online production, which will Abby Foster-Turner motorist exceeding the 30mph limit within the village be available after the event. There are several other boundary will receive a caution NOT a ticket or fine. market stall ideas bubbling under, which I’m keeping Volunteers to assist in the Speed Watch are requested under wraps at the moment. And….. Dog Poo Watch! to contact PCSO 30245 Debbie McCaffery at Newton Abbot Police Station on 07703469131 • I have at least six musicians ready to play in the Thank you for clearing up your dog’s poo but procession, so now is the time to volunteer as you PLEASE do not then deposit it in the hedgerows! definitely won’t be going solo. Dig out those unused Bin it or take it home. Please be considerate. instruments! Not convinced? Could you play 1 Beautiful – and accurate – note?? The monotone drone was an essential part of drawings of your home, that you’ll be Medieval music. STILL not sure? Can you hum? I • I have found Bishop Stapledon!! He will lead the proud to hang on your wall, or for Planning have some kazoos, which – if you don’t listen too procession to the Market via the Church and open Application, or other purpose. closely – have something of the harsh, nasal sound the Market. The horse is still being interviewed for Ring 01647 24436 of early instruments, such as the shawm. Well why the job! By the way, I went to a talk on the Bishop. for some interesting options. not? We’ll just have to apologise to any early music Oh my! A real character and an amazing rags to experts who turn up! riches story. I’ll save the gory detail for another time. Suffice it to say the talk was subtitled “good BACK AND NECK PAIN? • June 16th, is the first open morning at the JOINT STIFFNESS OR MOBILITY ISSUES? or bad man?”. Besides, can’t say too much now, or Church Cottage (10-1pm). Come early to claim STRESS AND TENSION? your “off the peg” Medieval outfit. (Donations, the guy I volunteered – thanks Rob Watson – may change his mind! towards essential expenses for the Market Fayre, Individual massage therapy treatments addressing your needs welcome). • Finally, joyful news. Denbury’s new Rector will be Appointments in Totnes clinic or home-visits in Denbury area • The children in the school will be working with the with us in time (just) for the Anniversary weekend. Fully-qualied and insured artist on the permanent memorial mosaic towards I had really thought this was too much to hope for, RELIEF RELEASE RESTORATION the end of June. This will be complete, and maybe given the vast amount of ecclesiastical red tape even in place, in time for our Market Fayre. Can’t these things involve, but it’s happened. What an Unison Massage Therapy wait to see the results of their work. I was SO amazing start for him. A bit overwhelming? 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There are no rules, no assemble a core group of ten to twelve, a good number club to join, no membership subscription, you just as you are then likely to get two pieces of cake, Jeff turn up. Quite a few people told us that it wouldn’t knows the permutations and when to cut up the left- The View from Torbryan work, ‘what do men have to say to each other for an overs. However, on one or two occasions sixteen have hour and a half over a cup of coffee (or tea Dave)?’ squeezed into Church Cottage. Left-overs? Some I am pleased to say that, after what seems like yearsA ofcandlelit toing and froing evening Torbryan of now music has its withown the Well we might surprise you! No unacceptable jokes, come from far away exotic places such as Highweek defibrillator, situated in the outhouse round the side and Ipplepen and there is an occasional visitor from of Tapleys Cottage. This is always kept unlocked the South Hams. What about our age range? Well, (since thereInCon is nothing Singers of value from in it.) IfAshburton you would Arno at the top of the tree nearly 91 years young (and like to be shown the exact location, do knock on the still supporting Plymouth Argyle) closely followed door Atand weHoly will happilyTrinity point Church, it out. Torbryan. by Tom (supporting a well known Italian team called I have a personal interest in defibrillators since a Juve (pronounced ‘you vay’) then there is a steady few years ago my father-in-law suffered a cardiac ‘decline’ down to the ‘young’ sixty-something’.