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marathon – it will be over the rugged terrain of Dartmoor! You can read Chris’ story, starting on page 10.
INSIDE MARCH’S MAGAZINE Helping others is very much the ethos of the Rotary movement. Rotarians come from all backgrounds but share a common purpose – to serve the local community, as the feature on page 17 highlights. Often described as the town’s ‘hidden gem’, Lukesland celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. A host of events are lined up to commemorate the occasion, including the chance to see inside the house. Details of these, and the story of the house, are on page 15. It was panto time last month... oh, yes it was! I took my nine-year-old daughter and we both thoroughly enjoyed an excellent production of Snow White, and there are photos and a review on page 22. Community news includes: a mother, and councillor, who has had enough of dog mess and wants your help to clear it up; your chance to help build a local legacy of the Olympics by becoming a Sports Maker; details of the town’s first-ever Sport Relief mile event; and details of the town’s Jubilee celebrations. Enjoy the read!
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THERE ARE some extraordinary people in our town, who do incredible things for groups in the town or raise money for worthwhile causes. I’ve been delighted that the magazine has been able to bring you some of these stories, but I don’t think even these quite compare to that of a disabled soldier who is set to take on a marathon challenge, in every sense of the word, to raise money for The Royal British Legion (RBL). Chris Jones was given a medical discharge from the army but, despite his disability, has tried and succeeded in living as normal a life as possible. Along the way, though, he has been extremely grateful to the RBL for assistance with training for a new career, medical care and adapting his home so that he can continue to live there. To give a little something back, Chris is set to complete a marathon on his hand-cranked bike to raise much-needed funds, which will enable this wonderful charity to help other former soldiers as they have Chris. But it is to be no ordinary
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Clear up the mess ARE YOU concerned about the amount get in touch. Provide as specific and of dog-fouling around Ivybridge? If so, then your help is needed! Mum and town councillor Lydia Farmer is launching a campaign to get dog owners to ‘scoop the poop’ and clear up after their dogs. Here, she explains why: “As I walk my children to school, I have become increasingly concerned about the amount of dog mess lining the pavement along our route. In one morning alone, we had to dodge six or seven separate deposits – which is not easy with a small child and a pushchair. Dog mess is an eyesore and a serious health hazard, and costs significant amounts of our council tax to clean up in our parks and on pavements. Dog owners, or any person in charge of a dog, has a legal duty to clean up every time their dog messes in a public place. I appreciate that the majority of dog owners are responsible, but it only takes the unthinking and selfish action of the minority to spoil the environment for everyone. Rather than simply moaning about it, with your help I’d like to do something about it. If you have an issue with dog-fouling in your area, please
detailed information as you can, to include location, amount, frequency and, if possible, the time of fouling. I will collate all of the information and pass it on to the town council, our local dog-wardens, the streetscene managers plus South Hams District Council officers. This will enable the dog-wardens and enforcement officers to target problem areas at the appropriate times, look at better placement of signage and assess whether there are enough dogwaste bins in the most used locations. SHDC is to review dog bye-laws later this year, with a view to replacing these out-dated regulations with more up-to-date Dog Control Orders, which can be very specific to deal with particular issues in particular areas. Therefore, the more detailed and accurate the information used to inform these discussions, the more effective the outcome in terms of reducing the problems.” CONTACT LYDIA ---------------------------Email: cllrmrsfarmer@hotmail.co.uk Write: Cllr Mrs Farmer, c/o Town Hall, Erme Court, Leonards Road. Ivybridge PL21 0SZ.
Be part of the first ‘Ivy Mile’ ERME VALLEY HARRIERS and Ivybridge Town Council are hosting the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile in Ivybridge and want you to be part of it. Dig out your best sporting gear, dust off your trainers and be part of the ‘Ivy Mile’ in and around Woodlands Park. You can walk, jog or run the mile, or if you feel more energetic tackle the three and six mile distances. The event takes place on Sunday, 25 March, with the mile event getting underway at 11am, the three mile at 11.15am and the six mile at 11.30am. The event is a first for Ivybridge and provides a local alternative for other mile events. I To enter the ‘Ivy Mile’ and for further information visit www.sportrelief.com
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A SPECIAL EVENT to plant ‘Jubilee trees’ in Victoria Park is planned as part of the town’s Diamond Jubilee commemorations. The specially-selected trees form a collection called Year-round Colour, which includes Silver Birch, Wild Cherry, Dogwood, Hawthorn, Hazel and Rowan trees, and they will provide a living and lasting legacy of this special occasion. Details of the event had not been finalised at the time of going to press, so watch this space. Victoria Park, which will also host an exciting family entertainment event on Tuesday, 5 June, has been chosen as the centrepiece of the town’s Jubilee celebrations as it was given to the town to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.
ADVICE ON a range of business issues will be available from experts at a free advice session. The Federation of Small Businesses is staging its Business Advice Evening at Endsleigh Garden Centre, on Monday, March 26, 6-8.30pm. I Book on 01803 322499 or www.fsbendsleighbae260312. eventbrite.co.uk March 2012 THE IVYBRIDGE MAGAZINE
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Now on iPad! You can now read The Ivybridge magazine anywhere, any time! It is available on a number of digital platforms, including: I iPad I Page turning e-edition I Smartphones However you choose to read it, you can be sure of the same crisp, clear design and readability of the printed version. Go to facebook.com/ Theivybridgemagazine for all the links for how to view the magazine digitally.
Central ward councillor needed CENTRAL WARD residents are looking for a new councillor to represent them on the town council following the resignation of Cllr Dave Amphlett. For there to be an election, 10 or more electors in the central ward must submit a request, in writing, to that effect to the returning officer at SHDC. But they need to hurry, the deadline is 28 February. If no request is lodged, the town council will take steps to fill the vacancy. 6
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Enjoy great views of Dartmoor and raise money for a good cause, too
Take up the challenge ARE YOU READY to take on the Dartmoor Challenge? Cycle 50 miles around spectacular southern Dartmoor and raise as much sponsorship as you can to help Devon Wildlife Trust’s work for wildlife in our county. Ivybridge railway station car park is the start and finish of this circular cycle challenge on Saturday, 12 May, , which is being organised by the Devon Wildlife Trust as part of its 50th anniversary. Entrants will cycle through the varied scenery of Dartmoor, rang-
ing from high moors to tranquil hidden river valleys. Entry is £10 and minimum sponsorship is £50. To find out more, contact Dan Smith, DWT fundraising officer, on 01392 279244 or local organiser Graham Wilson on (01752) 691183. Alternatively, visit www.devonwildlife trust.org/cycle-challenge/
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New era of cinema at The Watermark THE VERY BEST in digital cinema is now showing at The Watermark thanks to a link-up with one of the most respected independent cinema chains in the country. Curzon At The Watermark will see the latest independent, European and world films, screened on state-of-the-art digital equipment, on show in the town. It also heralds the return of Saturday morning children’s cinema. As well as the latest film releases, there are plans to screen theatre and opera. The first of these is this month, when a pre-recorded production of Tosca from the Royal Opera House will be shown on Friday, 9 March. I See What’s On (p18-19) for March’s screenings
Open House Cafe in March THE OPEN House Cafe, the great place for youngsters to ‘hang out’, is open for most of March but will stop for Easter. The OHC will be open on 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd March from 8pm until 10 pm at Ivybridge Methodist Church, and they are planning to do something with an Easter theme on the 23rd, so there will be a bit more than just hot chocolates! The OHC will start again on 20 April.
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Give Chernobyl children a chance A CHARITY WHICH gives child victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster the chance to experience a clean and healthy environment is looking for host families. The Totnes & South Hams link of the Chernobyl Children’s Lifeline is looking for families to host a group of 10-year-old children from Belarus over Easter. Twenty-five years after the disaster, children in many areas of Belarus are still suffering from the
effects of radiation, including being born with life-threatening conditions. It is estimated that four weeks in a clean and healthy environment can add two years to their life expectancy. If you can help in any way, either as a host family, fundraiser, car driver or general supporter, please contact link chairman Sue Wyeth on 01548 821201. FIND OUT MORE: Visit ccll.org.uk/totnes/
Are you a sports maker? A WORKSHOP for people who would like to become ‘sports makers’ and help build a lasting Olympic legacy is being held in Ivybridge. The Sport Makers volunteering workshop at the rugby club on Wednesday, 7 March, is part of the Sport Makers programme, a new Sport England initiative, backed by Sir Steve Redgrave, for volunteering in sport and physical activity. Sport Makers are, quite simply, people who make sport happen. Volunteers
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are asked to sign up for a minimum of 10 hours of volunteering and in return will receive Sport Makers gear, an Active Devon Reward Card, access to the Active Devon coaching bursary scheme, training and advice on building an online sports volunteering CV and a chance to win London 2012 tickets. To find out more about the workshop, which will run from 6.30pm to 9pm, visit the Active Devon website – activedevon.org/sportmakers – or contact Charlie Keene on 01392 263674.
and there will be an event to allow the community to get involved in the planting. from Cllr Trevor Parsons The trees will provide yearThere are some exciting round colour in the park events to look forward to in and will serve as a lasting this Diamond Jubilee Year. reminder of a landmark The highlight is a commu- year in British history. nity celebration of the JuAnother date for your diary bilee in Victoria Park on is Wednesday, 9 May, when Tuesday, 5 June. This will we will hold the Annual be a free entry event, with Town Meeting at The Wathe town council working termark (7pm). with a number of local organisations to make this a Cinema at The Watermark memorable day. There have been some exAlso to mark the Jubilee, citing changes at The Wathe town has been awarded termark, with the a number of ‘Jubilee Trees’ introduction of the Curzon to plant in Victoria Park, At cinema venture. The
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Free online basics course A COURSE to help people get the most out of the internet is starting in Ivybridge. Online basics is an easy to use, two-week course that will help you get started using computers and the internet. The course will show you how to use a mouse and keyboard, how to email, and how to search for information online. The Online Basics Course is free and starts on Tuesday, 6 March, 2012, at The Watermark, with sessions running from 1-4pm. I For information and to enrol, call 0845 155 1004 or email acltotnes-mailbox@ devon.gov.uk
ART PREVIEW Law firm SWLaw is holding a preview evening of its latest art exhibition on 29 March at its Kingsley Close, Lee Mill Industrial Estate, offices from 6-8pm. The exhibition is in support of local charity, Camphill Devon. Contact 01364 642631 for more details.
town can now enjoy the best in digital cinema, with the latest independent, European and World films screened on state-ofthe-art equipment. Find out what’s on by visiting The Watermark website – ivybridgewatermark.co.uk It is easy sometimes to forget just how lucky we are to have this fabulous community facility, which, as well as being home to the library, information centre, cinema and live events, can also be hired by businesses and community to host a range of functions.
Out and about As ever, I am looking forward to getting out and about around the town over the coming months, meeting up with residents and the business community. Such get togethers are an invaluable opportunity for me to find out what makes our town tick. I do know how difficult it must be for us all during this present economic climate but I am delighted that the business people of Ivybridge are very positive, professional and provide an excellent service to our community. March 2012 THE IVYBRIDGE MAGAZINE
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disabled former soldier will be doing ‘moor than a marathon’ on his handcranked bike in April to raise money for The Royal British Legion as a way of saying ‘thank you’ for the help they have given him since he was medically discharged from the army. Chris Jones, 39, who lives in Clare Street, will be covering the marathon distance on two circuits of a route from Burrator Reservoir to Princetown on Saturday, 7 April, and is hoping to raise £1,800 for The Royal British Legion (RBL) in the process. Chris joined the Army Air Corps straight from college in 1993 and enjoyed five years in the service, making good progress up the army career ladder before a training accident, which severely injured his left ankle, tendon and ligaments, led to a medical discharge in 1998. Since leaving the army, Chris has tried to live as normal a life as possible in spite of his medical conditions and his success in doing so is due, in no
small measure, to the help he has received from the RBL. Chris underwent more than a year of medical treatments after his discharge to improve his mobility, and it was help to get the best diagnosis and treatments that was Chris’ first contact with the RBL. “At the time of my discharge, there were quite a few differing opinions as to what was wrong, and hence the treatments I needed,” says Chris.“The Legion arranged for me to see a brilliant specialist, who picked up things others had missed and arranged suitable treatment and therapy. This was, literally, the first step on the road towards recovery and a more normal life.” On top of the medical conditions he had to contend with, one of Chris’ biggest challenges after leaving the army was to decide on a new career. The RBL helped Chris get a place at college, then university and he studied for four years, including at postgraduate level, before he took up teaching, which he still does today at a school in Plymouth ®
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As well as being able to pursue a fulfilling new career, Chris has not let his medical conditions prevent him from taking part in active outdoor activities. As his mobility improved after his discharge he took up kayak surfing, and became so proficient that he was invited to competitions all over the world. It is an activity he enjoys so much that he built his own kayak, which he still has today. He was always a keen cyclist, and his hand-cranked bike has allowed him to take this up once again, much to his delight. “I really like off-road cycling and the bike, which I got in 2010, has enabled me to ride off-road for the first time since 1998.” Chris will be forever grateful for the support the RBL has given him and for some time had been thinking of what he could do to give something back as way of a small thank you. Initially, he intended to compete in the London Marathon to raise money but was surprised by the hurdles disabled entrants have to overcome to take part. “Disappointingly, the entry requirements for disabled entrants are much stricter than for able-bodied runners, to the extent, I feel, that they discriminate against us,” says Chris. 12
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Chris’ marathon starts at Burrator Reservoir, with the first circuit following the shorter loop to Princetown and back, then the second circuit following the same route back to Princetown but returning the long way, coming round the south side of Sheep’s Tor, to finish on the west side of the Burrator Dam.
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“I would not have been able to use my hand-cranked bike, instead, I would have had to get a proper, certified racing wheelchair, which cost upwards of £3,500, and do a qualifying marathon in sub 31/2 hours. Able-bodied entrants, in contrast, seem only to have to buy a vest, shorts and a pair of trainers. “I still am very disappointed that such obstacles were put in my way to do the L o n d o n Marathon, but I wasn’t going to allow the unfairness to stop me from doing something for the RBL. Being a determined
Chris has a blog where you can follow his progress, which also has details of how you can sponsor him – go to www.walkingthevirginlondonmarathon 20.blogspot.com/ to pledge your support. There is a Facebook page, too – go to facebook.com and search for Dartmoor Adaptive Marathon. You can also support Chris by joining him for all or part of the marathon on the day. Contact Chris through his blog, or through the Facebook page, for more details.
person, some may say stubborn, I vowed to think of another challenge and that is where the idea of a marathon on Dartmoor came from. “We are very lucky to live so close to Dartmoor and I really enjoy going onto the moor on my bike, so it seemed the logical solution – a marathon on Dartmoor.” Chris is cycling his marathon on Saturday 7 April, and, despite his preparations being interrupted by injury when he fell off his bike and damaged his ribs on a practice ride, he is now fully fit and putting in the miles as he counts down the days until his ‘moor than a marathon’ challenge.
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Small move - BIG difference! Gribble’s Butchers 15 Fore Street Ivybridge Devon PL21 9AB
We’ve moved - Next door! On Monday, 30th January, Gribble’s Butchers at Ivybridge moved from number 16 Fore Street - next door to number 15. “It’s a small move that’s already making a big difference to our customers,” says Mark Gribble, owner and Manager of the Ivybridge shop. “Previously, people would have to get their meat in one shop and their deli items in another, but now it’s all under one roof. This is good news for all our customers because it means that all our shop staff are now in one place. This will improve efficiency, building on the great Gribble’s customer service we already work hard to achieve. It’s also great news for Gribble’s loyalty card holders. With all our products in one place loyalty card holders are reaching the minimum spend easier, getting more stamps as a result, and saving more on a wider range of products than ever before!”
Old hands running the new Ivybridge shop! Mark Gribble with Clive, Bob & Tracey outside 15 Fore Street
Mark continues, “The new shop also has better access for disabled and pushchair customers, is a newer facility that’s easier to clean and maintain; and it’s bigger too, so we still have all the shelf and deli items our customers have come to expect. All in all it’s a better shopping experience for everyone.” Mark, Tracey, Bob and Clive are operating the new shop, and Stewart works there on Saturdays, even though he is now based at Gribble’s Occombe Farm shop during the week, from where he runs the trade side of the business.
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ukesland, the unique Gothic mansion just north of Ivybridge, celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. In 1862, a Victorian businessman and his pretty, young wife began building their dream home on the southern edge of Dartmoor. W E Matthews had inherited a fortune made by his father on land deals in New South Wales and he decided to spend it on a fanciful neo-Gothic hunting lodge on the steep hillsides of Erme Valley. Between 1862 and 1866 this striking mansion, built of local pink granite from the Western Beacon, gradually took shape. Lukesland, well-known for its wonderful 24-acre gardens, is organising a range of special events to celebrate its 150th anniversary. On Tuesday, 27 March, at 7.30pm, John Howell, owner of Lukesland and keen historian, is giving an illustrated talk on the history of the house and its inhabitants. Advance booking is essential – call (01752) 691749 – with proceeds from the evening going to Devon Air Ambulance. For the first time, visitors will be able to see inside the house on a number of guided tours by the owners. Although still lived in as a family home, Lukesland has many fasci-
nating architectural features from vaulted and hammerbeam ceilings to a huge stained glass window and a high tower room with spectacular views over the gardens. The first tour is on Thursday, 29 March, at 2.30pm. Places on this and the other tours (12 April, 10 May and 8 November) must be pre-booked through Invitation to View – invita tiontoview.co.uk – or 01206 537948. On 21st April, at 7pm, Lukesland will host a special 1862 anniversary recital with leading musicians Sebastian Combierti on cello and Katharine Durran on piano, playing a programme of music linked to the 1862 date. The concert will be followed by a delicious buffet supper.
Tickets are £25/£10 students, and must be pre-booked (01752 691749). On Sunday, 29 April, during normal garden opening hours (2-6pm) visitors are invited to come to the garden in Victorian attire. Everyone who dresses up will be entered for an exciting prize draw and all children will get a special treat. Visitors to the garden openings (from 1 April-10 June, Suns, Weds and Bank Hols, 2-6pm) will be able to view a fascinating new ‘living bridge’ made of intertwined ash trees, completed for this anniversary year. For further details of all the above visit lukesland.co.uk or phone (01752) 691749 March 2012 THE IVYBRIDGE MAGAZINE
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A monthly guide to the wonderful wildlife you may see in Ivybridge BY MARGERY EVANS AND CELIA RALPH CLIVE COOMBES
Look out for Dippers on the river this month
On the river this month look out for dippers and grey wagtails. Dippers are about the size of starlings and are easily identified by their white chests. As their name suggests, they spend much of their time bobbing up and down on rocks in fast flowing rivers and, because of their specially-adapted eyes with what looks like a double eyelid, are able to see under water. They dive and even swim in the hunt for invertebrates, es-
pecially caddis fly larvae and even small fish. They can often be seen on the river right in the centre of Ivybridge and near the tennis courts. The small yellow bird flitting about on the river is the rather inappropriately named grey wagtail. The dipper is an ‘indicator species’, the sign of a healthy river. We are fortunate to have such a river flowing through our town and need to do all we can to keep it that way.
To enjoy a ‘host of golden daffodils’ for yourself, why not join us on our next walk, which is at Hembury Woods on Thursday, 15 March. All are welcome. Details on the DWT website and in Newsome`s window. Margery and Celia are volunteers with the Ivybridge and South Brent local group of the Devon Wildlife Trust
Contact Margery Evans on (01752) 892984 • www.devonwildlifetrust.org
Carers’ advice at clinic ARE YOU A carer, and would you like to speak to someone about practical support, or find out further information about services available to you? If so, then the Carers’ Clinic at Highlands Health Centre on Friday, 23 March, is for you. Liz Shouls, carer support worker from the Devon Virtual Carers Centre, will be available between 13pm for appointments. If you would like to meet Liz, you need to book an appointment, which will last for 30 minutes, at the Highlands Health Centre reception or by phoning the surgery on (01752) 897111.
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arch is the month for daffodils, although the seasons seem to be all over the place this year. Wild daffodils or Lenten lilies are smaller than the cultivated sort but very beautiful and a good place to see them in Ivybridge is on the sunny bank next to St Andrew’s Priory at Cadleigh. You don’t need to go to the Lake District to see a ‘Host of golden daffodils’ – they grow in profusion in Hembury Woods on the banks of the River Dart at Buckfast, along with the beautiful white wood anemones otherwise known as wind flowers. If you want to drive a bit farther but have an easier walk, go to the Devon Wildlife Trust reserve at Dunsford in the Teign Valley where there is a wonderful display. Never plant cultivated daffodils or bluebells in the wild as these can hybridise with the wild ones. FIND OUT MORE
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Fairtrade Fortnight finale A FUN TRAIL around the town’s traders who stock Fairtrade goods will be the culmination of a host of events that have marked this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight. A ‘Take a Step for Fairtrade’ stall will be in Glanville's Mill on Saturday, 10 March, between 10am and noon, where people will be able to find out
Fairtrade apricot growers in the Hunza Valley, Northern Pakistan
more about Fairtrade and sign a giant footstep. People can also pick up a leaflet for the trail and come back for a prize when they have completed it.
DAY WILL DEBATE DEMENTIA CARE A HOST of expert speakers will be tack- Commissioning ling the issues surrounding dementia at the Senior Council for Devon’s Dementia Awareness Day. The day is being held at Harberton Parish Hall on Friday, 16 March, and the speakers will include Dr Sarah Wollaston, MP for Totnes, Dr Nick Cartmell GP, Dementia Lead NHS Devon, and Jenny Richards, Joint
Manager NHS Devon. The day is free to attend and will run from 10.30am until 3.30pm. Lunch and refreshments will be available at a small cost. To find out more and to book your place, contact the Senior Council for Devon on 01803 732678 or email info@scfd.org.uk.
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head teacher, a police officer, a hotelier, a solicitor and a naval officer are just some of the members of an Ivybridge club whose members volunteer their time and talents to serve their community. They are all Rotarians and belong to an internationally-renowned movement that has, for more than 100 years, been serving local communities and working to improve the lives of millions of people. The Rotary Club of Ivybridge has been going for 41 years and currently has 32 members. It donated £19,000 to good causes in the last year alone, of which £5,000 was distributed in Ivybridge. The money went to a range of needs, such as care in the community for the young, the elderly and sufferers of illness, as well as to projects to help young people. Other causes the Rotary Club have helped include Families for Children, a South West-based adoption agency, Shelterbox, the world-renowned disaster relief charity, and the Rotary’s own polio elimination programme. These donations are made possible by the generous support of the residents of Ivybridge. Money is raised through a variety of events and initiatives, including the annual duck race, Father Christmas’ sleigh
tour of the town, a golf day, collec- track at Filham Park, sponsor a sixth tions and the club’s Wishing Well at form student to go on a week-long Endsleigh Garden Centre. outdoor activity leadership course Rotary is a worldwide netand provided a copy of the work of inspired men Osbourne Dictionary for and women who Life to children at all translate their pasthe town’s primary sions into relevant schools. Members social causes, to also link with the make their comcommunity college munities better for to stage mock job inall who live in them. terviews for Year 11 There are 54,000 students. Rotarians, men and These are just a few women of all ages and examples of how Rotarians backgrounds, in Great Britain provide practical help in our and Ireland. community. Much of this work goes unheralded; it is evident upon meetMore than money ing an Ivybridge Rotarian that they Rotarians’ service to the community do not seek recognition for their extends beyond simply raising work, very much adhering to the money. As valuable, if not more so, one of the Rotary movement’s unis the time members give to help derlying principles – service above Ivybridge groups. self. Practical ways they have helped include providing Ivybridge Caring Rotary Club events coming up: with a van and a man to get a treas- Know Your Blood Pressure, in the ured piece of furniture for a vulner- town centre, 28 April. able older person, and carrying out Annual Duck Race, 16 June. work to make a garden more accessible for a person with restricted Find out more mobility. To find out about The Rotary Club Ivybridge Rotarians place a great of Ivybridge, contact Louise Jones emphasis on helping the young peoon (01752) 698111 or email ple of the town, too. They provided louise_jones@btinternet.com the shelter at the re-vamped BMX The club will be running an open evening at a later date – watch this space for details.
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what’s on calendar Thursday
1st Tuesday 6th Saturday 10th Thursday 15th
Film @ The Watermark – W.E 7.30pm. Tickets £6, £5 con.
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Ivybridge Country Market 8.30-11.30am, Scout Hut next to the leisure centre. Women’s World Day of Prayer (an annual ecumenical service), 7.30pm, St Austin’s Priory, Cadleigh. Speaker Mrs Theresa Conway from The Salvation Army. Film @ The Watermark – W.E 7.30pm. Tickets £6, £5 conc.
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Children’s Cinema @ The Watermark – How to Train Your Dragon (Cert PG), 10.30am. Tickets £5 for a child and then 1 free adult. Quiz Night EST Ivybridge PFA Parents & Friends Ass, 7 for 7.30pm start, EST Donkey Centre. £3.50 per person (max 6 per team). Booking essential – call (01752) 690200. Film@The Watermark – W.E 7.30pm. Tickets £6, £5 conc.
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South Hams Citizen Advice Bureau. Drop in at The Watermark, 10am to 1pm, or call 08 444 111 444. Give Blood, Ivybridge Rugby Football Club, 1.15-3.15pm and 4.45-7.15pm. Call 0300 123 23 23 for appointment. Meeting of Ivybridge Town Council, including public participation session, 7pm, The Watermark.
UK Online Basics course, 1-4pm, The Watermark. Free two-week course. See page 9. Meeting of Town Council Planning & Infrastructure Committee, 7pm, inc public participation session, Town Hall. Ivybridge & District Camera Club meeting, 7.30pm, New Hall, Bittaford. ivybridgecc@tiscali.co.uk
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Toybox, Chapel Place Community Centre, 9.30-11.30am. £1.50 per family. Ivybridge Work Club, The Watermark, 10am-12 noon. ivybridgeworkclub.org.uk One-day pencil and watercolour workshop (10am4pm), Town Hall. £37.50 for the day. Tel 01752 893852. Film @ The Watermark – Coriolanus (Cert 15) 7.30pm. Tickets £6, £5 conc.
Thursday
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Film @ The Watermark – Coriolanus (Cert 15) 7.30pm. Tickets £6, £5 conc.
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Ivybridge Country Market 8.30-11.30am, Scout Hut next to the leisure centre. Careers advice for adults. For aged 19+. Contact The Watermark to book an appointment. South Hams Lifestyles Gentle (seated) exercise, 22.45pm Ivybridge Scout Hut. Free. Details 01803 849229. Opera @ The Watermark – Tosca (pre-recorded). Tickets: £15, conc £12.50.
Children’s Cinema @ The Watermark – Prince’s Quest (Cert PG), 10.30am. Tickets £5 for a child and then 1 free adult. Live @ The Watermark – Sean Taylor, 8pm. Tickets £10 Conc £9.
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Open day at Ivybridge Leisure Centre, 10am-2pm.
Monday
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South Hams Citizen Advice Bureau. Drop in at The Watermark, 10am to 1pm, or call 08 444 111 444.
Tuesday
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Ivybridge Flower Club, 7.30pm, The Watermark. Ivybridge & District Camera Club Meeting, 7.30pm, New Hall, Bittaford. ivybridgecc@tiscali.co.uk
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Toybox, Chapel Place Community Centre, 9.30-11.30am. £1.50 per family. Ivybridge Work Club, The Watermark, 10am-12 noon. ivybridgeworkclub.org.uk Blossom, Ivybridge Breast Cancer Self Help and Support Group, Chapel Place, 7.30-9.30pm. Film @ The Watermark – Carnage (Cert 15) 7.30pm. Tickets £6, £5 conc. Deadline for entries for the Community Diary is the 12th of each preceeding month – tel (01752) 892220 or email info@ivybridgewatermark.co.uk
Film @ The Watermark – Carnage (Cert 15) 7.30pm. Tickets £6, £5 conc.
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Ivybridge Country Market 8.30-11.30am, Scout Hut next to the leisure centre. Careers advice for adults. For aged 19+. Contact The Watermark to book an appointment with Next Step, Careers South West Ltd. Senior Council for Devon Dementia Awareness Day, 10.30am-3.30pm, Harberton Parish Hall - see page 16.
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Children’s Cinema @ The Watermark – Arrietty (Cert U), 10.30am. Tickets £5 for a child and then 1 free adult. Slapton’s Wartime Story, Starts 9:30am, duration two hours - just turn up! Adults £4, child £2. Meet at the tank, Torcross car park. Film @ The Watermark – Casablanca (Cert U) 2.30pm. Tickets £6, £5 conc. Film @ The Watermark – Carnage (Cert 15) 7.30pm. Tickets £6, £5 conc.
Monday
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South Hams Citizen Advice Bureau. Drop in at The Watermark, 10am to 1pm, or call 08 444 111 444.
Live music @ the Duke of Cornwall 3rd ......Decade 5 17th....Karaoke 24th....Less is More 31st ....Nick Jones
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Meeting of Town Council Planning & Infrastructure Committee, 7pm, including public participation session, Town Hall. Ivybridge & District Camera Club Meeting, 7.30pm, New Hall, Bittaford. Extra evening! ivybridgecc@tiscali.co.uk
Children’s Cinema @ The Watermark – Tin Tin, The Secret of the Unicorn (PG), 10.30am. Tickets £5 for a child and then 1 free adult. Live @ The Watermark – The Mersey Beatles Band, 8pm. All Tickets £15.
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Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile - Dame Hannah Rogers Six local schools come together School and Woodlands Park. for a night of music - see pg 28. See page 6.
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Toybox, Chapel Place Community Centre, 9.30-11.30am. £1.50 per family. Ivybridge Work Club, The Watermark, 10am–12 noon. ivybridgeworkclub.org.uk
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South Hams Citizen Advice Bureau. Drop in at The Watermark, 10am to 1pm, or call 08 444 111 444. Ivybridge U3A monthly general meeting, 2pm, the Methodist Church.
22nd Tuesday 27th
Ivybridge Garden Association, 7.45pm, Methodist Church Hall.
23rd
Ivybridge Country Market 8.30-11.30am, Scout Hut next to the leisure centre. Careers advice for adults. For aged 19+. Contact The Watermark to book an appointment with Next Step, Careers South West Ltd. Carer’s Clinic, Highlands Health Centre, 1-3pm – see page 16. Live @ The Watermark – Neil Maya Quartet, 8pm. Tickets £7.50 conc £6.50, students £5.
Guided tour of interior of Lukesland House – see page 17. Film @ The Watermark – A Dangerous Method (Cert 15) 7.30pm. £6, £5 conc.
Ivybridge & District Camera Club Meeting, 7.30pm, New Hall, Bittaford. ivybridgecc@tiscali.co.uk
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Toybox, Chapel Place Community Centre, 9.30-11.30am. £1.50 per family. Ivybridge Work Club, The Watermark, 10am–12 noon. ivybridgeworkclub.org.uk Lukesland House 150th anniversary talk, 7.30pm. Pre booking essential from 01752 691749. Film @ The Watermark – A Dangerous Method (Cert 15) 7.30pm. £6, £5 conc.
(All dates and times believed to be correct at time of going to press)
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Live music @ The Watermark in March
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Ivybridge Country Market 8.30-11.30am, Scout Hut next to the leisure centre. Careers Advice for Adults. See 9th March for details. Film @ The Watermark – A Dangerous Method (Cert 15) 7.30pm. £6, £5 Conc.
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Children’s Cinema @ The Watermark – Hugo (Cert U), 10.30am. Tickets £5 for a child and then 1 free adult. Home from Home Community Day, every last Saturday of the month at Chapel Place, 10am to 1pm. Opera @ TheWatermark – 9 March
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Countymatters by Ivybridge’s County Councillor Roger Croad
Hello there. As I write, Devon County Council (DCC) Cabinet voted this week to freeze the council’s share of the Council Tax for the second year running. It is a significant decision because a rise of just one per cent would amount to some £3 million.
ROAD GRIT AND SALT As I am writing this, it is interesting to note that, to date, the county council has used about 3,000 tonnes of grit and salt on Devon’s highway network – this time last year we had used some 16,000 tonnes! So far, so good – I hope I’m not tempting fate here!
PART NIGHT LIGHTING Coming to a street near you (or already there!). All you night owls or very early birds may have noticed that the streets around you are a little darker and you can see a lot more stars than previously. The county council is responsible for some 76,000 street lights in Devon with an annual budget of about £4.6 million, of which £3.4 million is use of energy (up from £2.2 million in 2008/9) and also using up some 20,000 tonnes of carbon – that is the equivalent of the total energy use of all Ivybridge homes and then some! A decision was taken last year, as part of DCC’s carbon reduction and management strategy, to move to a phased ‘part night’ lighting – meaning that the hours some streetlights are on will be changed from night-long operation to lighting between dusk and about half past midnight and again from about 5:30am until dawn. When the clocks go forward in the Spring the times will move to about 1:30am and about 6:30am. Across the county, some 60,000 lights will be converted and the scheme is about half way completed. It is estimated that annual savings (less energy used, less maintenance cost and lower carbon tax) will exceed £1 million.
HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND It’s on its way to Ivybridge but we need to nudge it along! DCC has invested £10 million to match fund, with Somerset County Council, government and private finance to bring high-speed broadband but we need to demonstrate that there is a demand for it – the greater level of demand we can evidence, the stronger our case. Check your present broadband speed with this link to our new online survey – www.connectingdevonand somerset.co.uk/connection-speed-survey/ ---------------------------------------------------------WHAT DO YOU THINK? Contact me: By phone: (01752) 892223 By email: roger.croad@devon.gov.uk By post: Higher Newlands, Godwell Lane, Ivybridge PL21 0LE 20
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The fairest of them all TRADITIONAL pantomime story met the cult of celebrity in an original adaptation of Snow White by Ivybridge Theatre Company, performed in front of packed crowds at The Watermark. The pacey script, penned by Mark Reid, fizzed with topical gags, many aimed squarely at the adults in the audience. But there was still room
for some good, old fashioned panto audience participation to get the kids involved. Bravely, a number of singing and dancing routines were incorporated, which added a welcome musical element to the show. Strong performances from the whole cast, which was a blend of experienced ITC stalwarts and newer faces, supported a stand-out per-
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formance by Mark Reid as (drag) Queen Clarissa. Vicki Sherwood was hilarious as the Prince Zachery-obsessed Nicola and Justin Avery was convincingly sinister as evil Killjoy, while Robin Lee was the crowd favourite as loveable Muddles. At the end, the audience did not need a magic mirror to tell them that this was the fairest panto of them all.
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The return of sanity and a good night’s sleep is just £50 – it could be the best £50 you’ll ever spend! To find out more and to book an appointment, contact Christine on (01752) 892460. PS All the above applies to girls as much as boys!
At the heart of the community BEING AT THE heart of the lands community helps an award-winning Ivybridge estate agents sell the town to prospective residents. That’s the view of Maitlands managing director Andy Blacklock: “We believe that our committed involvement in the town allows us to advise prospective residents effectively about everything Ivybridge has to offer.” Maitlands has a strong partnership with Wood24
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Park Primary School, with the team at the Ivybridge office regularly helping with high volumes of printing and photocopying, and also attending many school events, running stalls to help raise funds. “We feel it’s important to spread the message that the success of the town lays in its ability to offer outstanding local services, such as Woodlands Park,” explained Andy.
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PLAY IT AGAIN! Matthew, Jade, Abi and Faith all set to record
Caught on camera
FOLLOWING THE huge success of the The concert will see individual and ‘Walking on Sunshine’ concert held at The Watermark last year, six local primary schools, including Woodlands Park, Stowford and Manor in the town, are joining together again for another musical spectacular.
joint performances by the schools and will be a fusion of choir, orchestra and ensemble arrangements. There will be two performances, on 20 and 21 March, starting at 6.30pm, at The Watermark.
PUPILS AT Stowford are busy filming life at the school with new Flip Cams purchased using Tesco vouchers given to the school by friends and families during last year’s award scheme. The cameras are being used to produce a virtual tour of the school for the website and the Blog Club have been busy interviewing staff and children around the school to give a new dimension to their posts. You can see some of the films at http://stowford school.blogspot. com/
Children over the moon LITTLE BO PEEP, the Cow who jumped over the moon and Humpty Dumpty all turned up for lessons last week when the Foundation classes at Stowford School spent a day celebrating nursery rhymes. During the day there were many specially-themed activities, including making Incy Wincy Spider biscuits and investigating the five current buns from the baker’s shop. Foundation teacher Julie Eaton
Alyssa, Adam, Naomi, Sophie, Samuel and William with Karen Freeland
said: “All the children got the chance to take part in so many activities.They went home tired, but happy, looking forward to enjoying all the nursery rhyme food they had made.”
STOWFORD SCHOOL’S netball team moved into the next round of the Devon Cup after coming out on top of a hotly-contested Ivybridge Learning Community tournament at ICC. The team now face Thurlestone for a place in the Devon final. Stowford netball coach Laura Plane said: “I am incredibly proud of the children. They played really well as a team and supported each other. They are now really fired up for their next encounter!”
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Life is local
New website for walking club FIND OUT all the latest news and details of forthcoming walks at Ivybridge Walking Club’s new website – www.iwcdevon.org.uk. Date for your diary The sixth Ivybridge Walking & Outdoor Festival will run from 28 April - 7 May, 2012.
Guild donates sixth ShelterBox SEVEN MEMBERS of the Ivybridge Trefoil Guild travelled to Cornwall to present ShelterBox with a cheque for £590, the cost of a complete box. ShelterBox, the disaster relief charity, has been the Guild’s ‘charity for the year’ a number of times since 2005 and in that time the Guild has raised enough money to buy a total of six boxes; boxes paid for by the Guild have been sent to Nepal and Kenya. The group were given a guided tour of the charity’s Helston base and shown a DVD of ShelterBoxes in use around the world.
New group for novice knitters A NEW KNITTING group aimed at novice knitters is being planned for Monday nights. Margaret Punchard, who already runs a knitting club on Wednesday nights in her shop, True Design Cards & Crafts, on Fore Street, is hoping to put on the extra session and is keen to encourage noivces and men knitters to come along. If you are interested, call into the shop and speak to Margaret.
‘Heat is on’ at garden meeting
Trefoil Guild members are usually women over the age of 18 who have been involved in the Guide movement but no longer have an active involvement. It is not necessary to have been a member, only to subscribe to the aims of the movement. Although the Guild does annual fundraising, this is not its primary function – they have a varied programme of activities, with an emphasis on fun and friendship and they also support girl guiding in the area. FIND OUT MORE: Contact Maggie Davey on (01752) 895833
A TALK entitled ‘The Heat Is On’ by Douglas Hersdon will be the highlight of the March meeting of the Ivybridge Garden Association. The meeting, on Thursday 22nd at the Methodist Church Hall, starting at 7.45pm, will also feature a Bloom of the Month competition, a raffle and refreshments will be available. Meetings are free for members, visitors are charged £1.50. FIND OUT MORE: Contact Lesley Acheson on (01752) 894867
Special florist demonstrates at flower club A MEDAL-WINNING florist was the demonstrator at the February meeting of Ivybridge Flower Club Caroline Crabb enthralled members with tales of how she opened her shop after having just qualified and entering the floristry section of the Chelsea Flower Show. She has a very laid-back attitude to competitions; often leaving final decisions to the last minute yet still winning medals! A recent Chelsea entry involved creating a parasol which took 80 hours of construction before a flower was even
placed. She is a very special florist. Her simple, but effective, arrangements were colourful, with spectacular materials and unusual containers – all included in the raffle afterwards. Caroline explained how her designs need to be commercially viable and not just look good. March’s meeting, on the 13th at the Watermark, will be a decorative wirework demonstration followed by a workshop, led by Maggie Murray. Visitors are welcomed to club meetings, the cost is £5. FIND OUT MORE: Contact Janet Weston 894643 March 2012 THE IVYBRIDGE MAGAZINE
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clubs&groups
THE ART OF SHARING SKILLS IVYBRIDGE ART and Crafts Society is a friendly group which meets in the Scout and Guide Hut in Victoria Park every Tuesday afternoon from 1.30pm to 4.30pm. It is £2 to attend and tea and biscuits are served. The society welcomes people of all skill levels and annual membership is only £5.
Approximately once a month, the society hold an all-day workshop with a tutor, for which there is an additional charge. The next workshop is on Tuesday, 20 March, with Rob Dudley demonstrating. There is still a few places available, so if you are interested please phone (01752) 690176.
And now for the interval MEMBERS OF Ivybridge Theatre Company have been enjoying a well-earned short break after the successful staging of the pantomime Snow White last month. The performances attracted enthusiastic audiences to The Watermark, with the total attendance exceeding 600. On their return, members will begin preparations for ITC’s summer production, which is already being planned. Ivybridge Theatre Company meet at Chapel Place every Wednesday at 7.30pm. They welcome new members and encourage anyone who has an interest in the ‘performing arts’ – from acting to back-stage help – to come along to a meeting. Membership is from age 16 years and over. We look forward to welcoming you. Black Ivy Mysteries, which is affiliated to ITC, is holding a 1920s-themed murder mystery at the Glazebrook House Hotel, South Brent, on Saturday, 10
Panto success – see page 22
March. For details and tickets contact 01364 73322 or email enquiries@glazebrookhouse.com FIND OUT MORE: Contact chairman Ron Davis: 01752 893308 or visit www.ivybridgetheatrecompany.co.uk
Successful year celebrated at meeting IVYBRIDGE PROBUS CLUB reflected on a good 2011 at its February meeting, a year which saw the club attract new members and raise money for the Dame Hannah Rogers Trust. The club’s roll now stands at 38 after seven new members joined during the year, with 25 or more members regularly attending the monthly meetings at the Smithaleigh Hotel. The meetings are an excellent opportunity for members to mix socially, 30
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and speakers address members on alternate months. It was not all good news, though, as David Dunton announced that he intended to step down as president. He was presented with a Probus Past President’s necktie by deputy president Howard Webster, who thanked David for his contribution to the club. FIND OUT MORE: Contact Bob Mailing on (01752) 892255
Join a club or group Ivybridge Art Group esinforster@groups.facebook.com Ivybridge Arts & Crafts (01752) 897024/ 344096 Ivybridge Garden Association (01752) 894867 Ivybridge Flower Club www.iwc.org.uk Ivybridge U3A www.ivybridge-u3a.org.uk Ivybridge Twinning Association (01752) 893726 Ivybridge German Society alanjwright1@btinternet.com The Rotary Club of Ivybridge (01752) 898906 Ivybridge Lions Club lionsivybridge@gmail.com Ivybridge Trefoil Guild (01752) 895833 Ivybridge WI (01752) 893851 Erme WI (01752) 892998 50+ Club (01752) 691974 Ivybridge Probus Club (01752) 892255 PL:21 www.pl21.weebly.com Friends of Ivybridge Library kathy@julianstockwin.com Community Computer Club 07979 998 949 Ivybridge Walking Club www.iwc.org.uk Cleeve Angling Club (01752) 895241 Ivybridge Cricket Club lionsivybridge@gmail.com Ivybridge Rugby Club www.pitchero.com/clubs/ivybridge Ivybridge Town Football Club www.ivybridgefc.com Ivybridge Bowling Club (01752) 691258 Ivybridge Short Mat Bowls Club (01752) 402658 Air Cadets www.339sqn.org.uk Fire Cadets ljulian@dsfire.gov.uk Boys Brigade (01752) 892756 Girls Brigade (01752) 892756 Scouts (01752) 893277 Explorer Scouts (01752) 346866 Erme Valley Girl Guiding ermevalleyguides@live.co.uk Manstow Football Club www.manstowfc.co.uk
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Take BETTER PHOTOS More tips on how to improve the images you take using your digital camera from David Rayner of Ivybridge & District Camera Club
NEARLY ALL cameras come with a zoom lens these days, so this month I’d like to explore what we mean by ‘wide-angle’ or ‘telephoto’ and some of the considerations that affect our decisions to use a particular amount of zoom. Traditionally, camera lenses are thought of as ‘standard’ when a figure of around 50mm is used to describe the lens’ focal length. Focal lengths below this are called ‘wide’ and above 50mm are called ‘long’ or ‘telephoto’. As a lens zooms, the focal length varies, and the range it varies over is the ‘magnification’ figure often used. In this way a 28mm to 70mm zoom lens could also be called a 2.5x lens. The focal length figure is the distance from the film or sensor in the camera to the point at which the light rays cross over – see diagram above. This terminology has been in use since 35mm-sized film cameras in the 1960s; most cameras still use the same mm definition of wide, standard and telephoto, even though the actual focal length measurements are much smaller on most cameras.
Consequently, we now have ‘35mm equivalent’ figures so that we all appreciate the actual performance in the same terms. 200mm telephoto ‘equivalent’ is thus the same magnification performance on a compact camera as it is on a full-frame professional camera and lens. The equivalent figures are often marked on the camera, but if not, simply take the widest ‘equivalent’ lens setting in the manual and multiply it by the magnification figure; a 5x zoom starting at an equivalent lens size of 28mm will be 140mm at full telephoto zoom.
The overall scene of Burgh Island in the diagram above can only really be taken from a high position such as Folly Hill. Go much lower down the hill and the island is too large to fit in the frame easily, plus it becomes partly obscured by nearby objects and also the sea horizon drops behind the island. Having an adjustable lens on my camera allowed me to set the composition I wanted from an acceptable location, and of course this is why manufacturers fit zoom lenses and probably partly why you made the decision to buy the camera you have.
When is a zoom lens called wide-angled and when is it called telephoto?
But composing a photo at a distance is not always what the zoom is useful for. In fact, although it is always useful for small compositional adjustments, it is also a major compositional tool in other, often closer, situations, allowing scenes to be photographed to produce entirely different results. In general, as far as distance viewing goes, the old maxim ‘get closer to take better photos’ still reigns supreme. Actually, there are not many situations where using the zoom just to save walking nearer will make for a better photo. Often it’s quite the reverse – the further you are away from a subject the blurrier it will appear on the final image (from camera vibration). Furthermore, there will be more moisture in the air between you and the subject reducing contrast, and colours will be less saturated too. The coloured table shows a few scenarios of when to use which zoom setting, but next month we’ll look at some creative examples.
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Pets’corner Pet health advice from Woodlands Veterinary Group By Jane Hitchings, veterinary surgeon Spring is coming and so is the breeding season! Therefore, now is a good time to talk about neutering. Last month, we said that rabbits need company but they are fussy about who they will accept. The easiest way to establish a bonded pair is to have a neutered male with a neutered female. Rabbits become sexually mature at around 4-6 months old, depending on the breed. Males can be castrated at 4-5 months old and females at 6-7 months old. Neutered males are happier and more relaxed and are less likely to spray urine and fight. In females (does), neutering not only prevents unwanted pregnancies but makes the doe less aggressive and territorial. Neutering a male rabbit (buck) costs approximately £45-50 and neutering a female costs £60-65. Rabbits undergo-
Neutered rabbits are happier
ing surgery will receive pain relief, fluids and drugs to prevent a condition called gut stasis developing after surgery. All stitches will be buried so that there is nothing for the rabbit to interfere with. Bring your rabbits down to the vet for a health check and to discuss neutering. It is a good idea to get the sex of your rabbit checked as soon as you buy them – many owners have been told that they have two boys, only to come down one day and find babies. Guinea pigs and Chinchillas, being
small herbivores, also live in family groups in the wild and need company. They too can be neutered but usually only the males are done. A group of female guinea pigs will live happily together with or without a neutered male. Two neutered males get on less well but it can work if they are brothers and there is space in the cage and hidey holes for the more submissive one to get away from a more dominant companion. Guinea pig castration and after care costs approximately £40. SPECIAL OFFER To encourage more rabbit owners to get their pets neutered, we are offering a £10 reduction on the cost of surgery on production of this copy of The Ivybridge magazine. Call Woodlands Vets on 690999 to book. The offer is available until the end of March.
Stiff competition at cross country championship
Billy Craske
Woodlands Veterinary Group is on Cornwood Road, Ivybridge, and offers a friendly veterinary service for all your pets. See their advert on page 2
Ivybridge Community College
ICC TOOK A squad of 26 runners as part of the West Devon team to the Devon County Schools’ Championship in Exeter. On a complex course, Inter girl Carie Robertson in Year 11 retained the title she first won as a Year 7. Senior girl and previous winner Jess Harvey, a Year 13 student, held a strong 2nd place and Year 12 Jessica Hoare qualified for the first time with a 7th place finish. In a tough Year 7 Girls’ race Emily Oakshott secured her place in the squad, coming 8th at her first-ever county schools’ event. In the Boys’ race, fellow Year 7 Billy Craske lead from the start to win by a good margin. Year 9 student Will Battershill won a fast Junior Boys’ race. This age group proved to be the most challenging, with many of the ICC
STROKES OF SUCCESS
team missing out on a place in the next round. The championships are a stage of the qualifying process for the English Schools’ Championships, which are taking place at NAS Merryfield, Ilton, in Somerset, on 17 March 2012.
A 12-STRONG TEAM represented ICC at the Plymouth Schools’ Indoor Rowing Championship at Plymstock School in February. The college’s best results were in the Year 8 boys’ race, which was won by Hayden Troke with Travis Bramley coming second, and the Year 11 boys’ race, won by Callum Jones. Other members of the team were Isobel Wilkinson, Jocelyn Aubrey, Poppy Stewart, John Speed, Louis ParryJones, Josie Briant, Emily Edwards, Harriett Pope and Daniel Jones. March 2012 THE IVYBRIDGE MAGAZINE
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SPORT
Send your sport report to: sport@theivybridgemagazine.co.uk
SUCCESSFUL SQUAD IVYBRIDGE RUGBY Club’s U11 squad The squad train every Friday and play every Sunday throughout the season. Three new players supplemented the squad this season, but the club is always keen to welcome enthusiastic recruits. Anyone interested in joining should contact the U11s’ team manager Ian on 07836 315108.
Harriers’ top lady TOP LADY ATHLETE Alison McEwing had a good run in the Fulford’s five-mile road race at Exmouth, finishing second lady behind Plymouth Harrier Ami Yetton, in an otherwise quiet month on the race scene. Several athletes tackled the tough ’10 mile off road’ event ‘Oh My Obelisk’ run from Dawlish Leisure Centre to the obelisk monument in Haldon Forest and back. Matthew Brown was first Harrier home in 22nd place, with Craig MacAlpine also having a good run. Meanwhile, an excellent turnout from the club ran in the Chris Reason Tribute Run at Newnham Park over a five-mile course. It was a fundraising event for Chris’ family after his tragic death a few months ago. Many competed in fancy dress and thoroughly enjoyed the day. FIND OUT MORE: www.ermevalleyharriers.co.uk 34
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Alison McEwing
are undefeated as they enter the final stretch of another successful season. In the games they have played to date, they have notched up a series of wins, with a couple of draws and no losses. During this run, opposition teams have not scored any points against them in league matches.
Season countdown begins IVYBRIDGE CRICKETERS of all ages have been busy preparing for the forthcoming season with a series of training sessions. Juniors’ training takes place on Sundays at the community college (until 11 March) with under 11s practice from 11.30am until 12.30pm, followed by U/13s and U/15s from 12.30-1.30pm. The sessions are taken by qualified coaches and equipment is provided. Newcomers are welcome – for further details phone Stafford on 07941 247207. Meanwhile, the grown-ups too are preparing for another busy campaign. Adult training takes place at the leisure centre on Sunday afternoons from 35pm (until 25 March). Once again, all kit can be provided and newcomers are welcome – contact Gareth on 07944 978570 for further details.
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‘Keep Meat Local’
Come and visit our
FANTASTIC NEW SHOP Gribble’s Butchers. 15 Fore Street, Ivybridge PL21 9AB
Organic Ruby Red Devon Cattle grazing at Occombe Farm in Paignton
www.gribblesbutchers.co.uk