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WOODBURY NEWS AUGUST 2014 EDITORIAL As the Chairman of Directors stressed last month, 'Woodbury News wouldn't be Woodbury News without you', a sentiment that the Editor fully endorses. Articles are submitted every month, sometimes regularly by the same correspondent, sometimes as a one-off. Unless someone specifically asks that their name is not attributed to an article, it is proposed that the writer's name will in future appear at the end of their article. Please do keep the news coming in! Readers may have noticed improved images in the July edition of Woodbury News. The printers, Optima Graphics, have told us that they are printing the magazine on higher resolution now, using a better printer. One of the effects of this is that high resolution printing adds more contrast to images, therefore making them slightly darker. Digital camera images are preferable to those taken on mobile phones. These images are fine to look at on the phone itself, but because of the low resolution, such images do not transfer to paper so well. However, do keep emailing in the pictures to Karen, as they enhance the printed page. On the subject of actually taking pictures when out and about in public places, if they are close ups, please ask permission of the subjects, and if taking pictures of children, please try and ensure that parents have given their permission, and/or that there are adults in the picture too. Photos submitted by schools and families have sought the necessary blanket permission. It is also assumed that photos taken at private events have the subjects' permission to be reproduced. OUR COVER PICTURES show Woodbury Salterton’s prize-winning scarecrows. The robot secured first place, the straw horse with rider was second and the mountaineer third (see report on pages 20/21). Woodbury News is a Private Company Limited by Guarantee No. 5263356 Secretary: Karen Squires, Willowfield, Oakhayes Road, Woodbury EX5 1JT. Tel: 233299 Registered Office: Willowfield, Oakhayes Road, Woodbury EX5 1JT. Tel: 233299 Chairman: Peter Payne, ‘Harsley’, Toby Lane, Woodbury Salterton. Tel: 232394 Editor: Mrs Sue Bury, Mayflower Cottage, 37 Greenway. Tel: 233753 Subscriptions: Mrs Ann Shell, 6 Summerfield. Tel: 239175 Circulation: Mrs Beverley Simcox, 2 Beeches Close. Tel: 232858

ST SWITHUN’S CHURCH, WOODBURY Vicar: Reverend Karen Spray. Tel: 01392 877400 or email: church@revdkaren.org.uk Associate Minister: Reverend Christopher Cant. Tel: 01395 488178 email: chriscant@tiscali.co.uk SUNDAY SERVICES - AUGUST 1st Sunday 11.15, Family Eucharist. 6.00pm World War One Anniversary Songs of Praise on the Green - all welcome. 2nd Sunday 11.15, Team Eucharist. 3rd Sunday 11.00 Sunday Club, Church Rooms. 11.15, Eucharist. 4th Sunday 8.00, CW Said Eucharist. 11.15, Morning Prayer. FLOODLIGHTING ST SWITHUN’S CHURCH (dusk until 11.00) For your special event, contact Mike Jeans 01395 232544, or see the details and book it online at our website - www.whitecrossdevon.org.uk/woodburywith-exton/floodlighting-form.php Dedications: 20 June “Happy Birthday Dad, Granddad and Derrick, love from us all.” Marian Mead. 28 June Doug and June Barlow: “Celebrating our Diamond Wedding Anniversary.” June Barlow. (Apologies; these should have appeared in last month’s edition) 3 August “Anna and John Ayres celebrating their Ruby Wedding Anniversary. Much love from the family.” Lucy Ayres. 2, 3 and 4 August Commemorating the start of the First World War.

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5 ST SWITHUN’S LYCH GATE STALL A tempting smell wafts over the village, reminiscent of camping holidays … bacon butties and coffee! It's Saturday morning in Woodbury and people are up and about to purchase fresh produce and baking from St Swithun's summer lych gate stall. The early birds know that they need to get there promptly after the stall opens for business at 9.00 to guarantee the freshest fruit and vegetables and the 'still warm' scones and pies straight from the oven. Some items hardly touch the table before they are snapped up by the 'regulars'. Strawberries, gooseberries, sweet peas and courgettes are particularly popular each week, and pies and cakes are requested by the baker's name. This season the stall holders are wearing specially-made aprons, the stalls and tables cloths match too. Some mornings have seen twenty or more villagers and a good few visitors enjoying a late breakfast and socialising. We had a visitor from Gelong, Australia a few weeks ago, she was amazed at the atmosphere and friendliness of the event, not to mention her enjoyment of the food on offer. Did June's whisky marmalade make it back to the other side of the world? The point of this pleasurable event, however, is to raise much-needed funds for St Swithun's. Last year more than £5,000 was raised for the church, and so far this summer between £150 - £200 each week will go tow ar ds our attempt to surp ass that grand total. This is added to the amount from the monthly winter lych gate stall held inside the church, which proved to be equally popular. Make sure you are there on Saturday at Woodbury’s "must do" event!

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7 WOODBURY COMMUNITY ORCHARD Following our Blossom day in May, the Community Orchard group has had a much-needed weeding session in the Town Lane orchard around the new young trees, which are thriving. But the weeds need removing to minimise competition and enhance good strong growth in their early stages. The Community Orchard has been successful in gaining an Orchard Windfalls Grant to cover the cost of further trees, which we plan to plant during National Tree Planting Week 29 Nov - 7 Dec. To accompany the grant we are also planning suitable school and youth group participation, so if you have any good ideas or are interested in involving your youth group, please contact us (alexthiemmann@tiscali.co.uk). We are keen to encourage everyone to get involved in whatever capacity you can to support your Community Orchard. You don’t have to be on the committee, but if you become a Member you can join in a wider range of events. More events and activities will be circulated to Members in our autumn newsletter including details about our apple pressing and juicing event. Single membership £5, family membership £10; forms are available from Bridget - pandb@pbwilliams.plus.com or Eileen – family.pye @btinternet.com. CONNECTIONS Monday 8 September will be a visit to the Theatre, the Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth, to see Last of the Red Hot Lorens, a comedy. Meet at the Arch at 7.10 for 8.00pm performance. Cost £13.00. Please may I have the money by Friday 15 August. Judy Bashforth, 41 Fulford Way. CHARITY COFFEE MORNINGS IN THE CHURCH ROOMS The charity coffee mornings in the Church Rooms every Tuesday are going well. Thank you to all those who have come along for freshly ground coffee and home made cake for £2. Come and join us any Tuesday 10.00 until 12.00 - all welcome. Anna Crafer and Vicki Weatherburn. Charity Coffee Mornings in the Church Rooms

8 WOODBURY CRICKET CLUB The Woodbury Cricket Club report for this month is split into three parts. The first is a report on the Woodbury Cricket Club Under 10 season so far by Nick Pratt. The second is an update on the Under 13 season to date, together with a team photo, by Kevin Miller. The third is a report entitled A View from the Edge – of the Boundary by Ian Hughes, which describes the action that took place during the hotly-contested Dubuisson Shield 6-A-Side Competition, held on Sunday 6 July at Woodbury Cricket Ground. Under 10 League Season Update Woodbury CC have run two Under 10 teams this year, playing hardball and softball respectively. These have been successful not only in terms of victories on the pitch – the hardball team have won all their games and the softball all bar one – but also in terms of the number of players who have been involved. Over 20 youngsters from the group have represented the club, some as young as 7 or 8, starting with the softball version, and others who have been playing for three years now moving on to hardball. The latter involves the same rules but the hard cricket ball means that pads, gloves and helmets all come into play and therefore demands more confidence and is a perfect way to continue to develop players' techniques. The success of the teams has been lovely to witness, but best of all is the enthusiasm of all the players and the extent to which they are progressing as cricketers. It bodes very well for the future of the club. Under 13 League Season Update The season as a whole has seen great improvement in many of the children’s performances, this culminated in a 9 wicket defeat of Ottery St Mary with starring roles coming from Sam Corney (42no) and Joe Rockey (18no) sharing an unbeaten partnership of 69 runs, chasing down a total of 91, mainly thanks to Louis Vissiere claiming 3 wkts for 9 runs. The photo shows the Under 13s team. Back row: Jack Hope, Matthew Miller, Jake Pond, Sam Corney, Joseph Rockey, Louis Vissiere. Front Row: Matthew Williams, Stan Hart, Max Handford, Matthew Shaw-Smith, Emma Corney.

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9 A View From The Edge – of the Boundary The weather was kind and the sun shone as the 6-a-side tournament began at Woodbury Cricket Club. Rain and thunder abounded but, due to Doug`s traditional Woodbury dance, the weather took a right at Exmouth and travelled elsewhere. Mighty hitters oiled their bats and their tonsils as battle commenced. Two groups of 3 contested the group stages and thankfully nobody had to bring on a substitute for a bowl off! Defending champions Newton Poppleford (hereafter referred to as the Popples) were off and running and finished top of their group with Lympstone a gallant second. The Erratics were as the name suggests – erratic – but many sixes were dispatched to keep the watching hordes entertained and insurance policies checked in case an errant ball did damage to their horseless carriages. In the second group Woodbury, Popples and Woodbury Colts did battle with both Woodbury teams going through. Popples acquitted themselves well and were unlucky to finish a close third. The semifinals were now ready to begin but not before the Erratics played the Popples in the plate match – the loser to take home the “Golden Duck” – a trophy – not a place to get a Chinese take away! The Popples produced a game that had them leading from first ball to last and thus avoided the “Golden Duck”. The first semifinal saw Woodbury play Lympstone. Lympstone started well and restricted Woodbury to a total they felt comfortable with. So to the Lympstone innings and after a quick start they rather lost their way towards the end and Woodbury, led by Jimmy “Steve McQueen” Jones, produced their version of the great escape and won the game in the last over. In the second semifinal it was men against boys – literally as the Woodbury Colts played Newton Poppleford. The Colts produced a tremendous performance but it was not enough to stop the sages of N ewt on P op p l ef or d f r o m qualifying for their fourth final in four years. Both Woodbury and Newton Poppleford sought refreshment and once more the scene was set for an epic encounter. Woodbury batted first and Adam Olesky produced Flintoff-like aggression and hit his first four balls for 6 – each ball travelling a little further each time and threatening the club house. Jimmy Jones with the Dubuisson Shield

CRICKET CLUB Cont’d/... “Steve McQueen” Jones produced an elegant display at the other end and brought comments of Dexter-like proportions – the TV programme, not Ted! Over 70 runs were plundered in 5 overs and it was the biggest pillaging of runs since the Vikings first set foot on our shores. Try as they might Newton Poppleford could not break the anaconda-like grip of the Woodbury bowlers and victory was assured. A great day had come to an end and all people had left to do was to finish the food and drink more refreshing bottles and cans of apple juice or Danish water. Many thanks go to Rob and John for organising the competition, to Doug for his dancing and bar work combined with tales of yore, to Derrick and Andy for umpiring, and of course to Neil for the preparation of the ground and wicket. Let’s hope for more of the same next year.

Dominic Prosser of Erratics with the 6 award trophy presented by John Kirkaldy for hitting 6 sixes on the day – an alltime record for the event! Mark Phillips of Erratics CC who won the Golden Duck.

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS

WOODBURY GARDEN CLUB The meeting on 8 July in Woodbury village hall took the form of a Question and Answer Session or perhaps to be more precise, a general discussion amongst the members! It also covered forthcoming events and was a general reminder of what we need to do! For the members not present at the meeting we were asked to support the lych gate stall on 2 August, during the weekend of the WW1 Commemoration activities. All proceeds from this event will go to the Royal British Legion. The format for the Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Show on 9 August will remain the same as last year but, due to the refurbishment of the village hall, tea and cake cannot be offered. This year there will be an extra award, a RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) medal for the member with the most points gained in the show. Volunteers are needed on the evening of Friday 8th, 6.00pm, for setting up the village hall. There was much discussion on how members should prepare their Show onion for this event! Briefly, remove the onion from the ground or container and let it dry, take away the outer skin LIGHTLY, trim the roots, trim the top down to about 2 to 3 inches, moisten the base of the necks to avoid cracking the skins when the tops are tied, fold over the top and bind with raffia. Marian Mead will have raffia available and there will be sand and a container for displaying at the village hall on the day of the Show. One useful tip you might like to try. During a discussion about how to get rid of weeds, one member has found that a mixture of Fairy Liquid and Roundup rubbed on the leaves works well. Do come and support the Flower and Vegetable Show on Saturday 9 August, open to the public at 2.00. Prize-giving and draw will take place at 3.00.

26 July Jean Carpenter. Open Garden. 2 August WWI Commemoration Lych gate stall, 9.00-11.00, St Swithun’s 3 August WWI Commemoration ‘Songs of Praise’. 6.00pm Woodbury Green 4 August WWI Commemoration Remembrance. 11.00. Woodbury Green. 4 August WWI Commemoration Day Exhibition 2.00-4.30. WVH. 4 August WWI Commemoration Concert. 7.00-9.30. Woodbury Green. 9 August Garden Club Flower and Vegetable Show. WVH. 2.00. 9 August Party for the Park. The Maltsters. 7.00 ‘til late. 10 August Woodbury Park Big Fun Sunday. 14 August Woodbury WI Outing to Bath and the American Museum. 19 August Whist. 7.30. WSVH. 28 August Woodbury WI Croquet afternoon at Budleigh. 2.30 start. 4 Sept. Local History Society Meeting. Bernard Hughes. 7.30. WVH. 6 Sept. Big Breakfast for Force Cancer Charity. WSVH. 8.00-11.30. 6 Sept. Bowling Evening and Meal. Woodbury Twinning Association. 6-21 Sept. Devon Artists Network, Open Studios. 11.00-6.00 (see box). 11 Sept. Woodbury WI Heirlooms of the Future, 7.30, WVH. 13 Sept. Parish Council Surgery. 10.00-12.30. Exton Village Hall. 20 Sept. WCPF Country Fair. Playing Field at Woodbury. 11.00-5.00. 9 Oct. Woodbury WI Declutter your Life, where do I begin? 7.30, WVH 11 Oct. Parish Council Surgery. 10.00-12.30. Woodbury Church Rooms. 11 Oct. Progressive Supper. Woodbury Twinning Association. 6 Nov. Local History Society Meeting. John Allen. St Swithun’s. 13 Nov. Woodbury WI Wallis and the Abdication. 7.30, WVH. 15 Nov. Wine Tasting Evening, WVH, Woodbury Twinning Association. 17 Nov. Friends of Woodbury Surgery AGM, 2.30, WVH. 22 Nov. Parish Council Surgery. 10.00-12.30. W/Salt Village Hall. 29 Nov. Town Lane Community Orchard tree planting. 11 Dec. Woodbury WI Christmas log decoration. 7.30, WVH. Jan. 2015 Town Lane Community Orchard Wassailing tba

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ROYAL BRITISH LEGION COFFEE MORNINGS 10.00 - 11.30 RBL ROOM behind WOODBURY VILLAGE HALL 7 & 21 AUGUST. 4 & 18 SEPTEMBER. All are invited to join us on alternate Thursdays. CHARITY COFFEE MORNINGS EVERY TUESDAY, 10.00-12.00 CHURCH ROOMS, WOODBURY Coffee/tea and a homemade cake £2 on vintage china. All profits to local charities. Everyone welcome.

WOODBURY COMMUNITY PLAYING FIELDS UPDATE Woodbury Community Playing Fields have recently been awarded £10,000 from the Exeter Foundation which will be put towards providing a piece of large equipment in the children's play area - fantastic news for the local community! We encouraged the community to collect the tokens in the Express and Echo for their charity competition and we are very pleased that we will be given £475 – many thanks if you collected the tokens on our behalf. Our first target is to raise £80,000 towards a new Children's Play Area to be built in the winter 2014/2015. At present we have received grants and donations of nearly £44,000 towards this target. Children within the local community (8+ years) have been consulted about their wishes for equipment within the new play park, and soon will be asked again to make a decision about the final design. Thank you very much for these generous contributions. Our website shows how much we have raised so far and how much we still require to improve the facilities. If you would personally like to contribute, there is a link on our website to donate money – every little bit helps! We have also been successful in receiving sport money from East Devon to help provide a MUGA (Multi Use Games Area) on the playing field. This was put forward by East Devon for public consultation with residents and we have been awarded £25,000! We need to fund-raise another £20,000 to provide an excellent community facility, open to all. Please come to our events this year to help us reach our target. Please visit our website to donate money to help meet our target www.wcpf.co.uk

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WANTED Committee Members to join Woodbury Community Playing Fields We are still continuing to pursue other funding streams and are working hard on behalf of all the users of the playing field. However, this is a large project and we require more involvement from the local community. We are in the process of applying for larger grants and we need community members with relevant skills and expertise in this area to join our team of hard-working members to help improve facilities on the large playing field. We also require help creating and organising our fundraising events. Please contact secretary.wcpf@yahoo.co.uk if you would like to help or can offer expertise.

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13 WOODBURY TENNIS CLUB Wimbledon might be over, attended by Club members, but tennis still flourishes. 2014 has been one of our more successful seasons, with good weather, club sessions have been well supported, with full courts on Friday evenings and Sunday mornings. The junior coaching under the guidance of Steve Wood has enabled many aspiring players to reach a good level. Steve will be available during the summer holidays for private sessions and the courts are available to all members during the day; we hope that they are used responsibly and locked up after use. The teams are well on in their competitive programme: the A team under the guidance of Russell Gibbs have played 9 won 5 and are in mid-table; the B team, with captain Phil Moores, have played 7 with 3 wins and a draw to be in 4th position; while the Mixed team under James Brown lie in second position with 3 victories from 5 games. A successful mixed tournament and barbecue was held on 5 July, with 14 competitors playing for the Mixed doubles trophy. Tim Greenslade and Nikki Onslow defeated Hans Petrovics and Mary Davis in the final. The trophy was presented by President Jackie Clarke. The Club has purchased an elegant wooden seat which will be positioned outside the Club hut in memory of former member Pam Adams. New or returning members are always welcome; please contact Pat Browne (232805) or Jackie Clarke (232832), or come to the courts on Sunday 10.30am or Friday 6.30pm when club sessions take place. Occasional use of the courts can be arranged, key from Pat or Jackie, £4 per court per hour + £5 key deposit; however for regular players it is cheaper to become a member.

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Tennis Club Finals Day - President Jackie Clarke presenting the cup to winners Nikki Anslow and Tim Greenslade.

14 WOODBURY C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL Shakespeare Rocks! at Woodbury School

Photo courtesy of Simon Horn LRPS, Exmouth Journal

To mark the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s birth, Key Stage 2 children from Woodbury C of E Primary School entertained audiences with Shakespeare Rocks! - a light-hearted musical biography of the great bard. The main parts were played by Year 6s, with support from Year 5s; Years 3 and 4, provided additional support as the chorus. The play told the story through loosely historically accurate extracts from a newly discovered personal diary (£1.99 on eBay!) of the nation’s greatest-ever writer. Expertly narrated by comedy duo Cody Tyrrell and Rebecca Osborn, the story told of how the vain and increasingly follicly challenged Will (Matthew Williams) and his humble assistant (Matt Shaw-Smith) rose above disappointing early reviews to greatness. Along the way, he had to deal with an exasperated wife (Faith Fielder), a demanding Queen (Eve Hester) and an inept and overcharging architect (Hector Kilvington). His retinue of actors at the Globe Theatre included a pompous Director (Will Pye) and an airlutenist minstrel (Polly Broad). The show featured a series of very catchy songs, sung by the entire cast, but the delightful duet between Romeo (James Powell) and Juliet (Jessica Walls) stole the show. Full of jokes and misquotes from Shakespeare’s works, the audience were kept entertained and amused.

35 As I write Heathweek is approaching and we are busy distributing leaflets and putting up posters to try and let as many people know as possible about the week-long series of events celebrating everything about the East Devon heaths. If you missed it this year, look out for the publicity next year: the last week in July is the usual time. Also as I write the weather forecast is for thunderstorms this weekend. But by the time you read this we may have had a drier spell. So I am going to close with my usual seasonal plea: Please be careful not to start fires on the heaths. Every year wildfires do untold damage to the habitats and kill the wildlife, as well as threatening property and even lives. This time of year, as the grass dries out and even the thin, peaty soil can catch light, is the most dangerous. My heart sinks whenever I see a black smoke cloud rising on the ridge, as I know my colleagues will be out fighting another fire along side the local fire brigades. Take care and enjoy your visits! JUNE WEATHER At last a dry sunny month with rainfall down to 39.3mm (1.55ins and 52% of the norm). Coming on top of the wet spring the countryside is bursting with growth, particularly deep-rooted items such as ferns and brambles. Butterflies and other insects are finally showing in good numbers but the damage has been done to dependent birds. Although we did not have any particularly high temperatures, with a max of 27C, minimum daily figures were consistently high with the lowest of these at 12C. Winds were almost exclusively from the South and West. One of the deranged crows that has adopted us has developed the habit of courting its own image in the panes of the summerhouse and in the process has demolished the doors – an expensive visitor! PJH

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RSPB AYLESBEARE COMMON RESERVE The heaths are alive with the sound of ... well, mostly invertebrates. This is the peak time of year for the dragonflies, damselflies, bees, wasps, beetles and flies, everything that goes swish or buzz, as well as the butterflies of course. Now I have never heard a butterfly make a sound (apart from battered wings on a window) but I have listened to caterpillars singlemindedly crunching their way through their food. I think you will have got my drift by now: I am encouraging you to try to experience all the little sounds that make up an English high-summer day: the gentle rustle of the breeze in long grass stems, the zizz and buzz of the insects overhead, the scrape of a grasshopper. And look out for my favourite butterflies: the green hairstreaks. If you see a small piece of bramble leaf take flight, that will be a green hairstreak. Once you spot one they seem much too brightly coloured to be camouflaged, but when they settle back down on a plant, they disappear. And only the odd chirrup from the birds. It’s a funny time of year for the birds as they have generally pretty much finished raising their kids (unless they are onto a third brood), so all the competitive behaviour dies down and they go strangely quiet. After the middle of July you will have stopped hearing the blackbirds singing (as the males stop staking out territory) and only get alarm calls when they are spooked. This is largely because they are taking the chance to moult and renew their feathers for the winter, so they don’t want to attract attention from the predators while they are a bit less able than usual to zoom out of danger. On the reserve the breeding bird surveys for this year have been completed and are being processed, turning cryptically annotated maps into hard numbers. Dartford warbler numbers have roughly doubled since last year, and the other heathland specialists are on the way back up; bless that warm winter! Meanwhile we have a chance to concentrate on some public events: we held the Big Wild Sleepout on Aylesbeare over midsummer and several families joined in to help build an Iron Age roundhouse, as well as experiencing nightjars, moths and bats and waking to a dawn chorus including turtledoves. One chap, who started mostly interested in the roundhouse, now has a whole new enthusiasm for nature and joined the RSPB on the spot!

However, the loudest laughs arose when the tradition for men only actors saw a batch of unconvincing ‘men-playing women’ and ‘womenmasquerading–as-men-playing-women’ put through their parade ground paces by the arrogant burly Burbage (Matthew Miller) and his fey assistant, Nic (Charlotte Horn). Priceless! Learning lines and songs, putting costumes together, and making a set and props, meant the success of the production was a real team effort. The play owed much of its success to the dynamic direction of teacher, Mark Dinnin who will be leaving at the end of the summer term, having spent eight years teaching the school’s oldest pupils – the children, staff and governors wish him well at his new school. East Devon Schools School Partnership Year 3/4 Athletics Final Winners A Year 3/4 team of pupils represented Woodbury School at the Exmouth schools’ outdoor ‘quadkids’ athletics event and won. The competition required the children to undertake two running events, a throwing event and a jump. The children then went on to represent Exmouth Schools at the East Devon Final held at The King’s School, Ottery St Mary. They won this event with an impressive 150 points lead ahead of the runners up. Special mention goes to Benjamin Johnson who beat the previous record of 32 metres in the throwing event. Dazzling Performances Woodbury pupils were among performers who ‘dazzled’ audiences with their talents at Dazzle, a musical show staged at the Barnfield Theatre, Exeter. The children, pictured, regularly attend the StageCalls Theatre School’s workshops in Exmouth and had a lot of fun rehearsing their parts for the show. Max Abrehart-Smith’s comical portrayal of a policeman was a particular favourite. Pictured left are Eva Squires, Hazel Joyce, Rebecca Squires, Max Abrehart-Smith, Molly McLellan, Sophie Knighton and Anna Cartlidge.

16 Tennis Triumphs Year 4 pupils, Kirsten Waller, Katie Harries, Ben Johnson, Sam Reay and Olivier Frayling represented the school in the East Devon Tennis Competition to secure a place in the final held at the Plymouth Life Centre. After a hard-fought competition, they came a very close second out of all the schools across Devon. Ben is on a winning run and has won his last 4 tournaments, one of which was at county level in the next age group up. He is currently 4th on the national leaderboard for his age group. Community Healthy Picnic The Community Picnic is becoming a regular feature of the school year at Woodbury School and this year proved as popular as ever. Parents, grandparents and other members of the village community were invited to come into school to enjoy a picnic with staff and children. Following the picnic, which this year was eaten in classrooms due to inclement weather, the clouds rolled away and the sun eventually came out enabling children of all ages to go outside to play.

RECIPE OF THE MONTH SALAD SAVOYARDE This is an old favourite from my days in the Alps. It requires little or no cooking and you can add or subtract ingredients depending on what is in your fridge. It makes a lovely light lunch or refreshing starter. Traditionally made using lardons and Gruyere for the authentic flavour, you could substitute a flavoursome Cheddar and smoked bacon instead. (Serves 4-6) INGREDIENTS • 1 medium firm lettuce or mixed salad leaves • 2 tomatoes chopped into a 1cm dice • 200g lardons of smoked bacon cubed • 4 slices of medium sliced bread cut in to 1cm dice • 200g Gruyere or Cheddar cubed in 1cm dice • dressing made of 1tbs dijon mustard, 3tbs olive oil, 1tbs cider vinegar, salt, pepper and a hint of honey and mixed well. METHOD 1. chop the various ingredients into similar sized cubes. 2. fry off the lardons in a pan and when cooked remove from the pan and fry/ toast the croutons in the remaining oil. Turn occasionally until crisp. (If necessary add a little more olive oil). 3. arrange the ingredients on a plate and pour over the dressing just before serving. Our thanks once again go to Stephen Leger who can be contacted at: stephenleger55@gmail.com Tel: 01395 233549 / 07977 422164 Secret Gourmet. www.secretgourmet.co.uk

WOODBURY LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY Inland Waterways of England and Wales - an illustrated talk by Bernard Hughes THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 7.30, WOODBURY VILLAGE HALL Coffee and biscuits available from 7.10pm. Visitors welcome.

WOODBURY PARISH COUNCIL WOODBURY VILLAGE GREEN PLAY PARK CLOSURE 3 AUGUST 2014 5.30 – 7.00pm Please note that the play park on the Village Green will be closed between 5.30 and 7.00pm on 3 August during the Royal British Legion Songs of Praise Service to commemorate WW1.

17 WOODBURY TWINNING ASSOCIATION On Saturday 21 June, a group of Twinners and guests went to Rosemoor Gardens near Torrington for their 'Heavenly Scent' day which, as the name suggests, focused on their rose gardens. It was a glorious day and the roses were in full Some of the Twinners who visited Rosemoor bloom and looked and smelled absolutely stunning, a real sight to behold. We had a wonderful and inspirational day. A big thank you to Jim Light for driving the minibus and to Maggie Walker for organising this great day out. Our next event will be a bowling evening and meal on Saturday 6 September. Contact Jan Owen on 232694 for more information. EXE EQUESTRIAN CLUB NOVICE HORSE AND DOG FUN SHOW Fun was the aim of the the Exe Equestrian Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Novice Horse and Dog Show, which took place at Nutwell Court on Sunday 6 July. Young, novice riders and their horses took part in showing, show jumping, handy pony, fancy dress classes plus a versatile pony class where riders and their ponies showed off tricks. After the dog show the event ended with gymkhana games. The competitors in the bending, trotting, ball and spoon race were cheered on by the spectators, bringing the show to a happy end. A further fun show will be held on 24 August, but prior to this the Open Show, again at Nutwell Court, takes place on 27 July, entries on the day, all very welcome. www.exe-equestrian.co.uk WOODBURY GARDEN CLUB FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SHOW SATURDAY 9 AUGUST WOODBURY VILLAGE HALL Open to the public at 2.00. Prize-giving and Draw to take place at 3.00. Please come and join us.

WOODBURY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE Woodbury WI President Margaret Edwards, assisted by Lin Milsom acting as secretary, welcomed members and guests to the July meeting. After business matters, which included feedback from the WI AGM held in Leeds, attended by Sue Bury, the ladies were grateful to Anna Crafer for offering to compile a directory of members' skills, and for her offer to paint the WI seat. The talk this month was a little out of the ordinary. The music started and everyone felt their bodies start to sway, but instead of a belly dancer, the speaker arrived in a burka - black from head to foot. Jane Brunt's talk was entitled One Woman, a Harem and a Thousand Cows. It described her life in the Rub al Khali, the empty quarter of the Saudi Arabian desert, two and a half hour's drive from the capital, Rihyad. Her husband, Derek, had been employed by Prince Mohammad to set up a pilot dairy farm in the desert and Jane accompanied him with the ir tw o yo u ng children. They arrived at the site late at night and far from being daunted by the long journey and very basic facilities, Jane looked up at the sky which "sparkled like diamonds" and fell in love with the country. The first year was spent building the accommodation blocks, barns and milk production unit and sowing the fields with alfalfa, corn and barley for cattle feed. It took a year for the farm to be completed and it was a wonderful day to see the cows arrive, Friesians from Australia. Out of the 1,000 head only 2 died. While Jane awaited construction of her new home she was invited to stay in the harem at the summer palace with the king's four wives and their children. She described this time as "enormous fun". She was introduced to local customs and behaviour, learnt to eat with her hand and dance. At the King's request she performed her newly-acquired belly dancing skill and was given a gold ring that she has always treasured.

Neil Quaintance took up the last garden spot before the whole thing moved inside for a stunning performance by Jess McAlister. With little fanfare this young lady was outstanding and a real find. The afternoon was rounded off with a great performance by the ever-reliable Doctors Orders.

Blue Swayed Blues

Saturday night brought everything back onto familiar ground with four acts from last year’s festival. Blue Swayed Blues started proceedings in their inimitable style followed by a storming set from Ben & Si’s Stompin’ Blues. The Sensational Travelling Bluesburys got the audience dancing and Buffalo Angels rounded the evening off with a lively and entertaining performance.

Buffalo Angels

Are we doing it again next year? Apparently so… 19 and 20 June, at the Maltsters again… Put the date in your diary. Sensational Travelling Bluesburys

BLUESBURY FESTIVAL Over £1,000 was raised for Force cancer at the second Bluesbury Festival held at the Maltsters arms. This year the organisers extended the range of music on offer and included folk and indie genres with great results. All the artistes gave their time and talent free and all organisation was undertaken at no cost; all profits went directly to the charity. Delicious cream teas were on sale on Saturday afternoon when a beautiful cake from the vintage cake lady was also raffled. Brian Highley was a very able host and compere. So, to the acts ... Friday night started with the wonderful Cloudi Lewis backed by Sam Langley. Fresh from supporting Newton Faulkner they made the journey from Bristol just to be here. Cloudi was followed by Hooper & Mills whose witty banter between songs kept everyone entertained. Josie Lloyd took us all through some down home blues and ragtime before Alex Kumar brought the whole room into silence with his interpretations of old songs as well as some of his own compositions. If we could bottle what that young man has and sell it, we could make a fortune. Saturday afternoon started with sunshine and Woodbury School Choir. It’s always great to see children singing, their enjoyment of music is infectious and even the audience sang along. What a great start. Bicton Street Blues in their two-man acoustic guise carried on the entertainment in fine style to be quickly followed by Twa Corbies fronted by Laura Watson.

Back at the farm her days were filled with teaching her children, brewing the occasional beverage that may have resembled wine, playing games including live beetle drives and visiting Bedouin friends that they made on their travels into the desert. Coping with the indigenous desert wildlife including camel-spiders, scorpions and snakes did nothing to dampen her enthusiasm. The farm proved a great success. Fresh milk, yoghurt and dairy products became available in the supermarkets and supplied the increasingly affluent markets of the country. Based on this project five more dairy farms of increasing size have now been developed. Jane and her family continued their travels, including seven years in Libya before returning home to her beloved Devon. The trip to Bath and the American Museum in August is now fully subscribed, but there are still places for the croquet afternoon at Budleigh on 28 August (much enjoyed last year!); let Jo Lovejoy know if you would like to come on 01395 232158.

Twa Corbies

Ben and Si’s Stompin’ Blues

GARDEN OPEN - 26 JULY, FROM 2.00 - 6.30. 5 BEECHES CLOSE, WOODBURY On Saturday 26 July Jean Carpenter will be opening her garden in aid of the RNLI. She has an interesting garden with plenty of colour and some of the more uncommon plants. The entrance fee will include tea, coffee and biscuits. Please note: there are easy-going steps to the two upper levels so there is no problem for people on crutches or who use a walking-stick and there are railings everywhere. The lower patio is ok for wheelchairs. Anyone using a rollator trolley or zimmer-frame would not have a problem. Admission £1.50 to include tea, coffee or squash and a biscuit. RNLI souvenirs and goodies for sale, plus Christmas cards, and plants (mostly pelargoniums) will be on sale. For anyone not knowing where Beeches Close is situated, the satnav post code is EX5 1JN.

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WOODBURY SALTERTON NEWS

BIRTH Jane and Steve Middleton would like to announce the safe arrival of their first son Alexander William Middleton on 30 May 2014 weighing 8lb 14oz. He is the first grandchild of Sue and Ray Middleton and first great grandchild of Bill Fenwick all living in the village. We feel blessed to have him in our lives and look forward to spending time together as a family.

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, WOODBURY SALTERTON Church Coffee Mornings The weekly coffee mornings, outside church if fine or inside if wet, continue throughout August – every Saturday morning from 9.30 until 10.30. As the season progresses more garden produce becomes available as well as the ever-popular rock cakes and scones and other delicacies. Please join us for a social chat and support this church fund-raising effort. Advance notice – there will be no coffee morning on 6 September because of the Big Breakfast in aid of FORCE Cancer Charity. Harvest Thanksgiving will be celebrated on the second Sunday in September with a short evening service at 6.00pm followed by the Harvest Supper in the Village Hall. Plaque for Miss Pidsley’s grave The cost of this has been met by generous donations – thank you everyone concerned. Church Scarecrow Challenge From mid-June onwards scarecrows kept appearing throughout the village as over fifty people rose to the Scarecrow Challenge, organised by Debbie and Geoff Jung on behalf of the Friends of The Church. Spotting and admiring the new additions became a daily pleasure and talking point not only for villagers but also for visitors. Schoolchildren staged one made by each class by the school railings and the Little Acorns Pre-School had two little people on top of the fence by the village hall. A topical entry in the Tour de France, Bradley Diggins, appeared on the roof of the Diggers’ Rest and Marianne Pidsley, a swimmer, Aggie Cleansweep and a Vicar, that Revd Karen made, all appeared in the churchyard. There were scarecrows cutting hedges, painting windows up a ladder, playing rugby, sitting reading a book, cooking a barbecue, taking afternoon tea or a tea break from building … the list of ingenuity went on and on. There was a member of the Home Guard and a Colonel and a cook and children on surfboards and a slide and even one ‘Elf and Safety’ up in a tree. The challenge culminated in a Scarecrow Trail on Sunday 6 July, when crowds of people were seen streaming round the village armed with maps to locate all the entries and spot the letter clues to solve the anagram and to vote for their favourites. Tea was served in glorious sunshine in the Glebe Field by Debbie, Sheila Gerdes and Jenny Kemp from tents lent and erected by Charles Olney. David Rose and Graham Gerdes helped Geoff with the trail entries and calculated the votes. It was a close run result with Aran and Jill Brown’s marvellous moving robot named ‘Marvin - just one point ahead of Julia and Angie’s straw horse and rider ‘Roxy and George’ and third came Paul Mattin’s ‘Roger’ mountaineering up a snowy mountain to place a Union Flag atop. The whole event was an outstanding success, bringing people in the village together (several entries were from recent newcomers to the new houses) and making an astounding £470.88 for Church funds.

RUBY WEDDING Congratulations to Michael and Anna Eyres (nee Summerfield) who celebrate their Ruby Wedding Anniversary on 3 August. They have planned a party with their family and friends on 19 July at The White Hart Pub, Woodbury. DIAMOND WEDDING Doug and June Barlow would like to thank their family, friends and neighbours for all their cards and greetings on the occasion of their Diamond Wedding on 28 June 2014. They would also like to thank everyone who came to the party in the evening at the White Hart, with special thanks to family who travelled from Okehampton, London, Wales and Midlands to attend. Also thanks to Nick, Sue and staff of the White Hart. THANKS June Hallett would like to thank all those who kindly sent cards, gifts and flowers for her 85th Birthday. CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Oliver Squires, one of the Buckingham15, who represented Lympstone at the Foundation Parade of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Cadets on 7 July at Buckingham Palace in celebration of the 350th Anniversary of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines. Oliver and his fellow cadets marched from Horseguards up The Mall and into Buckingham Palace accompanied by the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Collingwood. HRH The Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh inspected the parade and gave the royal salute. The event was followed by a splendid reception at Wellington Barracks. It was a very proud day for Oliver’s parents, Karen and Andrew who were delighted to be guests at the event.

ROUND AND ABOUT

It is hoped to have another scarecrow event next year – and possibly make it an annual event. Photos of all the scarecrows are on display in the church porch.

DEATH Jock Green was born in London on 13 May 1925, but he was proud of his Scottish ancestry. He grew up with and went to school at Sherborne with his identical twin brother Neil they used to play tricks at school by changing classes. From 1942 to 1943, Jock served in the Home Guard and then with the Paratroopers, while Neil entered the Air Force. Jock received two World War Two medals for his very distinguished service in the Beds & Herts, and was a proud member of the British Legion. He emigrated to Kenya in 1948, and photographs of that time show a very handsome, tanned and fit young man. He did well in Kenya, initially working as a Livestock Officer and from May 1953 for the Kenya Police reserve at Molo, during the Mau Mau rebellion. He was promoted to SRPO in 1953 and was Assistant District Commandant in command of a tracker team from April to June 1955. Jock married Pam Smith on 24 Sept 1960, and Hamish was born in Kenya. Jock moved to Malawi in 1966 and then returned to the UK the following year via Kenya. Alison was born after their return to this country, completing their family. Jock worked for years as an agronomist and sales rep for agricultural chemicals, travelling round to farms and often taking Hamish with him when he went. Jock was in a hockey team; he loved walking, nature and watching sport. He was also a great reader, and had a huge collection of books. He was not a patient man - and was quite a fast driver! He was also very determined: he insisted on driving his car to Exmouth in the snow when others were being stranded and made it there successfully, but unfortunately slipped on the icy pavement and broke his hip. When a neighbour collected his car, they couldn’t get it out of second gear! That was the end of Jock’s driving. He was a strict but very caring dad, and a caring husband. When his wife Pam became ill at a sadly early age, he cared for her with devotion, and has always taken great care of Hamish and Alison. He loved family holidays together, and Hamish particularly remembers walking on Dartmoor with his dad and mum, with Jock encouraging Pam when she suffered from vertigo. He and Hamish have enjoyed many mini-breaks together over the years. Jock had a great interest and pride in his family history, and his home contained many treasures displayed with pride; family trees worked out in great detail, and drawers full of photograph albums. Jock died on 18 June after a short illness, and was very well looked after by those who cared for him and by his neighbour, Judy.

Scarecrows ... Rose, a cyclist - Bradley Diggins, on the roof of the Diggers’ Rest, a swimmer in the churchyard and the Home Guard. Stig arrived to judge the scarecrow competition n Woodbury Salterton but ended up in the wrong village!

WOODBURY SALTERTON C OF E SCHOOL Tennis Competition Four children from Years 3 and 4 took part in a mini tennis competition at East Devon Tennis Centre. They played extremely well and came 3rd out of the 15 schools competing. PGL After finishing their SATS tests Year 6 pupils spent a week at PGL Beam House near Bude. They were lucky with the weather and had a great week with lots of exciting activities including for the first time body boarding at Westward Ho. They overcame their fears about climbing and heights and came away with a real feeling of accomplishment. Their behaviour and team spirit were commendable.

These were but a few of Simon’s amazing true tales and Janet Atkins, whose father had been in the Devon and Cornwall Police Force, gave a well earned vote of thanks. On Saturday 2 August the lych gate stall at Woodbury is in aid of the commemoration of the First World War. Please support this by bringing or buying local produce there and maybe enjoying bacon butties and coffee from 9.00 - 11.00.

WOODBURY PARISH COUNCIL Agendas for future meetings, and minutes of meetings of Woodbury Parish Council can be found on www.woodburydevon.co.uk WOODBURY PARISH COUNCIL SURGERIES The Parish Council is intending shortly to convene Saturday morning Surgeries, monthly in each of our villages. The first of these will be held in the Village Hall at Exton on 13 September from 10.00 to 12.30. Thereafter, at the same times, in Woodbury on 11 October in the Church Rooms, and Woodbury Salterton in the Village Hall on 22 November. Further information about future meetings will continue to appear in Woodbury News and on Public Notice Boards. These Surgeries will offer the following: ¨ An opportunity to meet Parish, District and County Councillors to discuss any aspect of personal concern in the parish. ¨ To become acquainted with the extended role Councillors now play in local Government and why this is crucial in ensuring local democracy is preserved in our communities. ¨ To obtain advice about local issues and formal procedures, including Planning matters. ¨ Any other topic of local relevance. In addition to the above, we need to be aware that there is always a need for new blood to continue to serve their respective villages and local communities at all levels. New elections are due in May 2015 and apart from the immediate matters referred to, it is hoped these Surgeries will also help to redefine the essential importance of a Councillor’s work for the community, as well as stimulate interest in coming forward yourselves as candidates for election. Further enquiries, as usual, may be made direct to the Parish Clerk, Mrs Belinda Price, Greenacre, Couches Lane EX5 1HL 01395 232791.

EXTON LADIES GROUP Simon Dell, our July Speaker, spent thirty years as a Police Constable with the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary, seventeen of which were at Tavistock police station, where in 1997 he was awarded the MBE for services to the community and mountain rescue. Following retirement from full-time policing in September 2007, Simon became a Special Constable and is now Assistant Chief Officer leading various volunteer policing teams. In 2003 amongst other accolades he received the Queen’s Commendation for Bravery and in 2009 was given the Anne Frank Educator Award for work with young people who suffer from discrimination. Finally this year, after 40 years’ service as both a regular full-time and volunteer special constable, he has received the Home Office award for a life-time in Policing. Amongst Simon’s various publications he has written twelve books on Policing as well as about Dartmoor Prison, one of these being The Beat on Western Dartmoor from which he gave his illustrated talk entitled Murder Most Foul. The first incident was about one of the earliest recorded murders at Budgehill farm in the parish of Whitchurch in 1815. Mary Metters, the wife of the farmer, was struck down by a billhook. It transpired that Sam Norton, a servant had murdered her and was subsequently hanged in front of Exeter Prison watched by 2000 people. The strange thing about this case is that on Mary’s tomb some time later was added later the name of her murderer. In 1875 Constable William Bennett was called to a domestic incident: on entering the house, a man hit him so hard that it broke his neck. Unbelievably the man was found not guilty because the wife should not have let him into the house. In 1892 William Williams of Peter Tavy had some mental problems and had been jilted by his girlfriend Emma Doidge. Having bought a gun and some bullets he waited down the road for Emma and her then boyfriend William Rowe to come out of church. He had been taunted and so he then shot them both. He then shot himself behind the ear but having survived, he then attempted to jump off the bridge into the river Tavy but there being no water he just broke his ankle. Although there was a significant petition, he was hung. Bringing the cases into the 20th century, on Valentine’s Day in 1959 at Knowle Down near Horrabridge a lady was reported to have fallen from a car and been accidently run over by the same car. After careful inspection of the car Constable Phillips of Yelverton, who subsequently became Assistant Chief Constable, found blood on the inside roof and as the car was American with the left hand door being hinged from the back, the lady could not have fallen and then gone under the rear wheels. It transpired that the couple had been quarrelling and because of her incessant nagging, her husband had bludgeoned her to death, pulled her from the car and run over her.

School Leavers On 24 July the School says farewell to Oliver Escott, Thomas Johnson, Jeremy Lambert, Daniel Merrick, Jude Pearson, Charlie Pretty, Harry Sommers, Zak Wilton-Davies, Marnie Broomby, Anya Corlett, Hannah Gillett, Hollie Hinksman, Eve Hooton, Abigail Hopley, Amber McCrindell, Talia Shire, Freya Webb and Cora Woodley. This year the church obtained several versions of the bible and the children had the chance to look at these in school and decide which they would like to have. These bibles, signed by the Vicar, Revd Karen Spray, are presented as a gift from the church at the Leavers’ Service. We wish them every happiness and success in their new senior schools in September. A Sad Farewell At the end of term the School says ‘Goodbye, Thank You and Farewell’ to Mrs Louise Lowes, who has been a much loved Headteacher here for four years, and to Miss Rowena Burrows, who has taught Class 3 for a year and who will also be sadly missed. We wish them both all happiness in the future and really appreciate all that they have both given to our School. WOODBURY SALTERTON WOMEN’S INSTITUTE President Jenny Kemp announced several events to take place in August as our WI does not shut down for a summer break. On the 11th members are invited to visit the Farm for City Children, Nethercott House in Devon, and will be entertained with a cream tea after a tour of the farm and accommodation. There will also be a lunch at Jenny’s home on Wednesday 20th to raise money for our own social funds. Jill Fade gave a talk on her career and how she came to take an interest in making edible crystallised garden flowers. After Delia Smith used some of her primroses on a cake in one of her books, and an article appeared in The Daily Telegraph supplement, her flowers became extremely popular. She started her company Meadowsweet Flowers over four years ago. She has just had an order for 300 flowers to cover a wedding cake. Members watched with interest as she demonstrated the process and admired her boxes of crystallised flowers and chocolates – a very unusual skill. At the August meeting on Wednesday 13th we will discuss our programme for next year. The August Coffee Morning at The Diggers’ Rest will be on Thursday 21st at 11.00. BIG BREAKFAST FOR FORCE CANCER CHARITY WOODBURY SALTERTON VILLAGE HALL SATURDAY 6 SEPTEMBER, 8.00-11.30. £5 per person. The Breakfast is once again supported by Kenniford Farm and Dartfresh.

CAN YOU SPARE JUST £2 A MONTH? We often hear this and maybe wonder just how much of the £2 would go in administration. We at the Woodbury Salterton Dumbutu Link would send all of that £2 to The Gambia village of Dumbutu to sponsor a child in school. We have a committee here who work with the head teacher and our link committee there. Our only expense is the annual bank transfer charge. So do you want all of your money to actually benefit a child? If so contact Leo about sponsorship on 01395 268820, or see Ann Hunt, Malcolm Randle or Gill Bricknell.

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AUGUST CALENDAR 2014 This year August will have 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. This happens only once every 823 years! The Chinese call it ‘Silver pockets full’. WHIST We do not close down in August! Next whist drive - Tuesday 19 August at 7.30 in the Village Hall COMMUNITY POLICE REPORT PCSO 30028 Donna Baker tel. 08456569412 Donna.baker@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk Crime report, 9 crimes reported – ¨ Criminal damage to antique garden item at property on Exton Lane which occurred between 6 and 8 June. ¨ Damage to sign at a property on Green Lane Exton on 21 June. ¨ Theft of hay from field on Oil Mill Lane Woodbury Salterton which occurred between 20 and 21 June. ¨ Burglary to property on Exton Lane, purse stolen. ¨ Theft of purse left on a bus in Exton. ¨ Cash stolen from business premises at Greendale Business Park on 12 June. ¨ Theft of cash from a vehicle parked at Woodbury Common car park on 13 June. ¨ Theft of trailer from stables on Oil Mill Lane, Woodbury Salterton; trailer has since been recovered. ¨ Theft of cash from prepay electric meter at camp site in Woodbury Salterton which occurred 3 July. Seasonal care of hedges Could I remind all residents to check whether your boundary hedges are overhanging footpaths/roads and possibly causing an obstruction or reducing visibility for pedestrians/motorists. Thank you. Fun Day What a great day that was. My colleague Sarah and I thoroughly enjoyed it too and it was good to be so busy with all the children racing the Speed Indication Device (SID).

ST ANDREW’S CHURCH, EXTON SUNDAY SERVICES 1st Sunday 6.00pm Songs of Praise on Woodbury Village Green followed by refreshments in St Swithun’s Church - this service is part of the British Legion’s commemorations of the 1st World War - there will not be a service in Exton. 2nd Sunday 9.30am Eucharist with Hymns. 3rd Sunday 9.30am Lay-led Service. 4th Sunday 9.30am Eucharist with Hymns. 5th Sunday 11.00am Eucharist at Clyst St George. Whitecross Combined Mission Community Service. EXTON VILLAGE FETE On Friday 20 June a team of helpers put up the village tent in the play area and, from early Saturday morning, everyone was busy putting up tents and gazebos and setting out their stalls ready for the afternoon. It was a perfect day and everything was set for a successful fete. The stocks were popular and quite a few people had a bit of a soaking. There were all the usual stalls with a Thai barbecue and cream teas and at 4.30 the children’s sports took place, finishing with the ever-popular men versus women tug-of-war! On Sunday, another beautiful day, the play area was filled with people enjoying their picnics and being entertained by Miranda from Show of Hands band, who are very popular. We were very lucky with perfect weather for the weekend and thanks to everyone who helped or supported the weekend in any way. It was a great success and enjoyed by all who came.