WOODBURY NEWS
HOLIDAY ISSUE DECEMBER 2016 / JANUARY 2017
DECEMBER 2016 / JANUARY 2017 EDITORIAL Woodbury News would like to wish all contributors, readers and advertisers a joyous Christmas and a New Year of peace and calm. We are delighted to publish this photograph of Cerys Rimmer, whose drawing was on the front cover of last month’s Woodbury News. Cerys, who is in year 3 at Woodbury C of E Primary School, was thrilled to receive a voucher as her prize for the cover competition and is looking forward to spending it. She told us she was busy rehearsing for the school’s Carol Service. In her free time, she enjoys swimming, dancing and drawing, and is particularly keen on a pond in her garden, especially when there are frogs and tadpoles in it! OUR COVER PICTURE shows the backdrop for the recent Follies production. Alex Burge designed and painted the backdrop, as well as photographing it. Woodbury News is a Private Company Limited by Guarantee No. 5263356 Secretary: Karen Squires, Willowfield, Oakhayes Road, Woodbury EX5 1JT. 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 Deputy Editor: Mrs Val Arndt, Castlehaye, Castle Lane, Woodbury. Tel: 233175 Subscriptions: Mrs Anna Crafer, 15 Haymans Orchard, Woodbury. Tel: 232007 Circulation: Mrs Beverley Simcox, 2 Beeches Close. Tel: 232858
ST SWITHUN’S CHURCH, WOODBURY Vicar: Reverend Karen Spray. Tel: 01392 877400 email: church@Revdkaren.org.uk SPECIAL SERVICES: Sunday 18 December 18.15 Youth Service, then Carols on the Green. Saturday 24 December Christmas Eve 23.30 Midnight Mass. Sunday 25 December Christmas Day 08.00 Said Eucharist, 11.15 Eucharist Sunday 22 January 11.15 Morning Worship. Sunday 29 January Candlemas 18.30 Eucharist at Aylesbeare. This is the only service in the Mission Community on that day.
USUAL SUNDAY SERVICES 1st Sunday: 11.15 Eucharist. 2nd Sunday: 11.15 Eucharist. 3rd Sunday: 11.15 Eucharist. 4th Sunday: See Special Services. 5th Sunday: See Special Services. Morning Prayer every Monday at 09.15 (not 26 December). NEWS AND EVENTS Next lych gate stall - Saturday 4 February, 09.30-11.00. Woodbury PCC Monthly Draw - November’s winner: Janet and the late Reg Brown. Draw made at the Charity Coffee Morning 3rd Tuesday each month. Prize every month ranging from £25 to £500. Details from Ken Crundwell 01395 232826. FLOODLIGHTING ST SWITHUN’S CHURCH (dusk until 23.00) 10 Dec. Happy 80th Birthday David, your arrival on the 10.12.1936 was far more important than Edward VIII’s abdication. With all my love Audrey. 26 Dec. Happy Birthday Chris, with love from Peter, Nancie and all the family. 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/flood lighting-form.php.
CHURCH ALTAR FLOWERS - DECEMBER 25 - Mrs S Huish. Please note, we will decorate church for Christmas on Wednesday 21 December. JANUARY 2017 - Sandra Huish and Barbara Hill. Digest available in church or from website www.white crossdevon.org.uk.
IN MEMORIAM Private Daniel James Shapland, 16th Battalion Royal Devon and Royal North Devon Yeomanry Killed in action at Jerusalem on 3 Dec 1917, aged 24
WOODBURY CAMERA CLUB The Camera Club continues to meet in the Church Rooms on the third Tuesday in the month. We have 25 members at the moment. We would like to keep our club fairly small, but we have room for new members as we have set an upper limit of 30 members. We still welcome both experienced and beginner photographers and pride ourselves on learning from each other, regardless of prior experience. We have produced a calendar again this year and have sold most of them, although we miss Cyril’s shop as a natural outlet. At the time of writing Sue Hudson still has a few calendars left and if you want one, it might be worth contacting her on 232203. There are some interesting views of Woodbury, some wildlife close-ups and one (reproduced below) of the Garden Club Plant Sale in May, in which you might find yourself, or a few people you know!
We have continued working with the History Society and made a substantial contribution to their Exhibition in the village hall on 15 October. Indeed, we are interested in providing a photographic service for our local community and other organisations. Resulting photographs are quite often published in Woodbury News. Those interested in our Club can visit our website at www.woodburycamera club.org and/or contact me, the Secretary, at mike@ jeansy.org or ring me on 232544 for further information. Mike Jeans
FoSS (FRIENDS OF ST SWITHUN’S) Saturday 28 January is the next date in the FoSS diary when the fourteenth AGM will take place in Church at 19.00. This will be the last meeting at which our Treasurer, David Keep, will present the accounts. He and Chairman, Pat Browne, are the only current members of the original committee. In that time David has been a magnificent supporter of FoSS and has kept committee members in line. He has kept the books meticulously and has ensured that expenditure is kept in check. We have been lucky that in his many roles in the community David has been able to give some time to FoSS, and are very grateful for all his contributions. He will be succeeded by Chris Sheppard. The AGM will be followed by a short concert at 19.30 and supper. The Woodbury Barbers’ Shop Quartet, Nigel Alcock and the Bel Canto singers will be providing the entertainment. A supper of homemade soup, bread and cheese with a glass of wine or juice will be provided at the west end of the Church. The concert is an open event, everyone is welcome. Tickets @ £7.50 will be available in January from committee members, Jenny Westman at Rook Pie, or on the door. FoSS is supporting the Church Bell Appeal, having given £2,500. They are now acting as the support group for an application to Pennon Environmental Fund, when 10% of the grant will have to be sent to Pennon (SW Water). Pat Browne
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CRCRM LYMPSTONE ANNUAL COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CONCERT TUESDAY 20 DECEMBER, 14.30 - 15.30
WOODBURY COMMUNITY ORCHARD ANNUAL REPORT 2016 Another fruitful year for the Orchard group ‒ we started in the cold months with a wonderful Wassail, and are looking forward to our next on 14 January 2017 ‒ do join us! In between, we have continued to tend the fruit trees and encourage an interest in all things ‘orchardy’. In January and February we held pruning workshops for the few (fool?) hardy souls who braved the elements. May was a lot milder and a number of people helped to feed and weed the trees and plant some wildflowers. Tony Bennett from WildWoodbury created a magnificent bug hotel complete with hedgehog boxes, and The Maltsters Pub donated two more picnic benches. In June we were delighted to receive a special award recognising the Parish Council’s support of our venture in the Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations! July saw more mowing and weeding, with the orchard becoming a beautiful place for picnics and watching the cricket across the field. In October we held two days of apple juicing at Gilbrook, using many apples from the new orchard, many brought by families and many from Gilbrook’s orchard.
We are enormously grateful to our many supporters, especially the Tuesday coffee and cake mornings, and all the committee who work behind the scenes. The Coombe Solar Farm community benefit scheme has helped us to purchase a fine new apple crusher and juicer, which is available to hire for a modest fee. Do check out our Woodbury Community Orchard facebook page for links to our events, or to become a member email: alexthiemann@tiscali.co.uk Alex Thiemann
WOODBURY LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY ANNUAL REPORT The Society has enjoyed four good and varied talks over the year. The first lecture, in March, was an illustrated presentation given by Malcolm Randall in Woodbury Salterton village hall. He had fully researched the life of Marianne Pidsley, who was responsible for the building and funding of the church and school in Woodbury Salterton. In May Michael Wilson asked the question What are Museums for? and gave us an illustrated tour of the different types of museums and their purposes. Woodbury village hall was packed out for the September meeting in which Julian Ware (son of Eric Ware) showed a wonderful film of the early days of the Ware family in Woodbury. Being a professional documentary film-maker with the BBC and ITV, his production was excellent, with a first-rate commentary given by Andy Price from Woodbury (a former professional radio journalist), and thoroughly enjoyed. Incidentally, Julian’s second film on the family will be shown on 2 March 2017. Our last lecture was given by Professor Patrick Dillon from Woodbury Salterton entitled It’s all in the Map – a fascinating and enlightening talk showing a completely different way of making and interpreting maps. We have been fortunate to have had such a good year of excellent lectures. The Society outing this year was in early July when we went by coach to Hartland Abbey. We had an interesting tour of the Abbey, which is a most beautiful building, and explored the grounds, which lead down to the coast. We enjoyed a good lunch and coffee in beautiful weather – a splendid day’s outing, with thanks to John Treasaden for arranging it for us. Gill Selley FRIENDS OF WOODBURY SURGERY We have had a busy year with a total of 260 transports. These involve taking patients to either surgery or hospital appointments, or delivering prescription medicines. We have also arranged two safeguarding training sessions for volunteers and will be arranging further sessions, so that all volunteers are made aware of the vulnerability of some of our patients. We have gained three volunteers in the past year but we have also lost three. We always need new volunteer drivers to help with transport for patients who otherwise have no way to get to appointments. For appointments outside the village, mileage will be reimbursed if required. If you feel you could give up a couple of hours every now and then to help, please contact our Co-ordinators Val and Lis at the surgery, or any committee member who will be only too happy to give you further information. Joan Mansell
THE FOLLIES During late summer, I noticed that some of my fellow tennis players at Woodbury started whispering, giggling, and laughing. When I enquired what was going on I was told The Follies. I had never heard of the Woodbury Follies (being foreign and from Topsham) so of course I had to find out what all that giggling and whispering was about. I duly invited some friends to join me for this unknown event and we all turned up on the Saturday evening, carrying our bottle and glasses as advised. What a very pleasant evening we had! It was so nice to see the effort the villagers, young and old, had made. You could sense the community spirit throughout it all. Even the village hall is proof of how much the people of Woodbury care for their community. I am sure Topsham will be jealous of the new sound system! I was amazed at how well it was organised and how smoothly it all went, like clockwork. It looked as if fun was had by all, including those cheeky young boys at the back who clearly enjoyed controlling the new sound system. We were presented with an array of different acts including satire; looking back into Woodbury’s history of crime in the 1850s and the introduction of the sewing machine (careful, Woodbury, because you never know whether the current austerity or Brexit will bring back those old Woodbury habits!); and various different styles of choirs and music by young and old (that nice young man must continue with his drumming, very impressive). All these were introduced to us by an MC who would keep us entertained until the thumb would appear from behind the curtains to indicate that the next act was ready.
I was also very impressed by those who organised the food. It was beautifully presented and thought out, fresh, plentiful and, again, showed care. That apple pudding is the best I ever tasted. Must get the recipe! We were even asked by a friendly face if we preferred cream or custard with our pudding. You do not even get that service in a lot of restaurants! Mary de Jong The Show Did Go On! A very special thank-you to all those who made the recent Follies production in the village hall such a success. It takes a big team and much time and effort to put on a show of this kind, and this is a credit to all involved. Thank you also to those who took part in the show and for giving up their time to entertain others. They should be really pleased with their performances and array of talent. It’s not easy getting up on the stage, so all credit to them. Thanks also to those who came to watch the performances. Your support is particularly important. What more could you want – an evening’s entertainment by local people, the chance to chat with others you may not have seen for weeks, lovely food, and knowing that the monies raised will go to local charities and good causes? If you would like to take part in future shows or to help in the production and organisation, please contact us: philslater6022@gmail.com or k ar e ns . w e ir @b t in t er n et . c o m. Thank you. Phil Slater
WOODBURY C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL The lead-up to Christmas has been a very special time for us. I hope you enjoy reading about what we have been doing in school this month. I am very fortunate to work with so many fantastic people – staff, governors and parents who are so committed to providing the best for the children, and I would like to thank them for all they do, especially at this busy time. On behalf of everyone in school, I would like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year. Alison Sparks, Head Teacher Fun Kitchen Maple class had a fantastic time with baking quick and slow breads with Joe Mann’s Fun Kitchen. The children learnt to use different methods, including how to make bread without using a mixing bowl. All of the children were inspired to continue baking at home.
Children In Need We enjoyed supporting Children In Need by coming to school in our pyjamas and creating a Pudsey using silver coins; altogether we raised £320.
Athletics and Netball Fixtures Despite the cold weather the sports teams have been in action. Years 5 and 6 have taken part in a friendly netball match at The Beacon Primary School – making new friends and, on this occasion, winning the match. Meanwhile, year 3 and 4 children took part in a local school athletics tournament. They competed individually and as a team in many events, especially enjoying the relay race. When the scores were totalled, the team were delighted to find out that they had won the tournament.
Digital Mentors In Action This term we have added LearnPads (educational tablets) to our curriculum. Digital Mentors have been appointed from the older children to lead the implementation of the new technology and evaluate its impact upon learning. So far the Mentors have prepared the LearnPads and helped Maple class use them in their maths lesson ‒ in the photo a LearnPad is being used to take pictures of different angles around the school which the children then measured using the digital protractor. Year 3 has been using the LearnPads to develop their coding skills and other classes have been using them to do maths and reading quizzes. The Landlord’s Cat and Carol Service The younger children performed the Nativity story fr om the perspective of the Landlord’s Cat. All their preparations rewarded us with a w o n d e r f u l performance w ith acting, clear narration and beautiful singing – including a cheerful solo by the cat! The older children led our tr ad it io n a l C ar o l Service in St Swithun’s, presenting a combination of readings, tableaux and carols, with many families joining us to celebrate.
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, WOODBURY The total sum raised locally for this year’s Poppy Appeal was £1,960. We are looking forward to 2017 with social events at the newly refurbished White Hart Inn ‒ look out for them in Woodbury News. On hearing of the death of Reg Brown, a dedicated member of our branch, Woodbury RBL would like to send our deepest sympathy and love to Janet and family. A full report of Reg’s service to our branch will follow in the new year in Woodbury News. RBL Woodbury wishes everyone a Happy Christmas and peaceful New Year. Sandra Huish
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION COFFEE MORNINGS 22 DECEMBER. 5 & 19 JANUARY. 2 & 16 FEBRUARY 10.00 - 11.30, RBL ROOM behind WOODBURY VILLAGE HALL All are invited to join us on alternate Thursdays. WOODBURY TWINNING ASSOCIATION 2016 has been a really successful year for Woodbury Twinning. We have seen an increase in our membership and held many enjoyable and wellsupported events. We started with a super Wine Tasting Event, courtesy of Majestic Wines, then a Meal and Film Night at Woodbury Park. We also organised a Redcoat Tour in Exeter, learning about the ghosts and legends in our city. Summer saw trips to Wookey Hole and the British Fireworks Championships in Plymouth. We started our Autumn programme with an Archery Session. Then, in October, Moonstone Theatre entertained us with an hilarious Dad’s Army evening in the village hall, with a great meal provided by the committee. Our ever-popular Progressive Supper was held in November. On 1 December, over thirty members visited the Norman Lockyer Observatory for a private tour. We were so lucky as it was a clear and starfilled night sky. Some of us were lucky enough to see one or more shooting stars. The tour was very interesting and we were able to view distant stars and constellations through the telescopes. The evening finished with a talk in the planetarium, where more wonders of the night sky were revealed. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Jan Owen on 232694 or Nita Goffron on 232314 for more information. Jan Owen
WOODBURY TENNIS CLUB The year ended with a very special pre-Christmas party in the Church Rooms on Friday 2 December with 22 members present, to enjoy a risotto dinner with Christmas music, decorations and a challenging quiz, with Judy Bashforth and Joyce Jeans topping the scoreboard. The Winter League programme is almost complete with only one match to play. Woodbury should be clear of the relegation zone, having won three matches and drawn one. It will soon be time to think of the more competitive Summer League, when we hope to have two men’s teams and one mixed team, provided that there is the commitment from our players. New or returning members are always welcome; please contact Pat Browne (232805) (ruthandpatb@aol.com) or Jackie Clarke (232832), or come to the courts on Sunday 10.30 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. Pat Browne WOODBURY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION We are an association which keeps an eye on planning applications that may affect our village, as well as other issues, such as trying to set up a Community Speed Watch group. There is no membership fee. So if you want to be kept informed and have regular updates, just send your email address to Jan Owen at jmowenteacher@aol.com. Jan Owen WOODBURY TWINNING ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 24 JANUARY 2017 AT 19.30 THE DUBUISSON ROOM, WOODBURY VILLAGE HALL
FoSS CONCERT AND SUPPER SATURDAY 28 JANUARY ST SWITHUN’S CHURCH AT 19.30 (following the AGM at 19.00) Barbers’ Shop, Nigel Alcock, Bel Canto. Tickets £7.50 from Pat Browne, Committee members, Rook Pie or on the door.
WOODBURY WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Woodbury WI has had a very good year with many outings and talks. We have 51 members, but would always welcome more to join us. Just come along to our meeting on the second Thursday of the month in the village hall from 19.00 for coffee, biscuits and socialising before the business, followed by a speaker or entertainment at around 20.00. We have had a very varied programme including talks on Missionary Work in Nepal; How Well Do You Know Devon?; Wildlife on the Otter; RNLI Exmouth and Have Wig Will Travel, to name but a few. We had a very enjoyable Garden Party at our new venue of the Woodbury Cricket Club – all that was missing was the sun. A window was ably decorated for the Queen’s 90th birthday in Woodbury’s St Swithun’s Church Flower Festival; our day’s outing was from Exeter Quay to Double Locks by boat with lunch, and seven of our members joined in with the Devon WI Federation’s residential trip to Blenheim Palace and Bletchley Park. It seems unbelievable that such secret, near-impossible code-breaking work was managed on the Enigma Machine (and so many women involved), thus reducing the length of WW2. Another county-run activity was a day at Bicton Agricultural College, Find Your Way Around Your Digital Camera, to which three members went to improve their photographic skills. The Woodbury WI have also formed a Book Club; they play whist, skittles and enter quizzes; hold coffee mornings and afternoon teas, the latest of which was combined with craft – making knitted poppies/flowers. Woodbury WI has attended Devon Group and Council Meetings and always participates in the WI choir at the annual Carol Service in Exeter Cathedral. If we can interest you in joining please contact the President Lin Milsom Ashby (233854), or Secretary Elspeth Fisher (239248) or any other member of the committee or group. Liz Hill
PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR Information about arrangements over the C&NY period is proving very hard to find! Everyone directs us to their websites, as details about many services and amenities are not currently available. So, please consult the relevant website for up-to-date announcements. Rubbish and recycling collections: www.eastdevon.gov.uk (01395 571515) Leaflets detailing revised collection times will be left at your house. These leaflets will also contain information about Christmas tree and Christmas card recycling. Train services: www.nationalrail.co.uk (03457 484950). National Express bus services: www.nationalexpress.com (08717 818181). Bus services: www.traveline.org.uk (0871 200223, or 01392 427711 for Stagecoach). Woodbury Post Office & Londis Store (01395 233864 ): Opening times will be posted in the shop as soon as they are known. Clyst St Mary Post Office and Store (01392 875647): Opening times will be posted in the shop as soon as they are known. Mobile Library www.devon.gov.uk/libraries (03451 551001): The final visit of 2016 will be on Friday 16 December, times as usual for Woodbury Salterton, Woodbury and Exton. Information about dates for 2017 will be available from the mobile library. Woodbury Surgery www.woodburysurgery.com (01395 232509): Please refer to the box below for details. WOODBURY SURGERY CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS We will be closed Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 December 2016 and Monday 2 January 2017. OPEN SURGERIES will be held from 08.45 on Wednesday 28 December and Tuesday 3 January. No appointment is necessary, but please arrive by 10.30. For urgent healthcare queries when we are closed, call “NHS 111� by dialling 111. NHS111 is a 24 hour non-emergency medical helpline. You may be directed to an appropriate local service, for example, Devon Doctors on Call, a Minor Injuries Unit, Emergency Department, community nurse or community pharmacy. NHS111 is free to call from landlines and mobile phones. If you need an ambulance for a medical emergency at any time dial 999.
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HOLY TRINITY CHURCH The Candlelit Carol Service will be on Sunday 18 December at 18.30 followed as usual by mulled wine and mince pies. The collection at this service will be divided between our church and the local charity ShelterBox. Carols Round the Village Some members of the Church Choir and anyone else who cares to join us will be singing carols round the village to raise money for the Children’s Hospice South West. Meet outside the Diggers Rest on Wednesday 21 December at 18.30. The Midnight Communion Service will begin at 23.30 on Christmas Eve.
WOODBURY SALTERTON WOMEN’S INSTITUTE 2016 has been a special year for us, as four members celebrated their 80th birthdays this year! We held a surprise tea party to mark the occasion. Queen Elizabeth II had to go one better of course! And this led to our Summer Event being a 90th Birthday party in her honour, with the requisite sparkling glass and celebration cake. It was a beautiful evening; members wore posh frocks and had a lovely time. Sociability and friendship amongst our members is the focus and continued aim of our WI. Jenny Kemp, our President, kindly agreed to stand for a further year which was very much appreciated. During the year she gave a radio interview to Bay Radio about our WI. There has been an artistic bent to our meetings with visiting speakers talking about subjects as diverse as Theatre and TV Production Design, An Artist’s Life, and a speaker who brought the World of Glass alive, with members able to handle ancient Egyptian glass artefacts during the talk. We have also had a visit and interesting talk from Hearing Dogs for the Deaf, with a very entertaining puppy! In total contrast we had a former United Nations peacekeeper telling us about her life, and reminding us of how tough the world is out there. We have continued with our walking group every Monday morning, and our monthly coffee mornings at the Diggers Rest, and during the summer new monthly trips to local places of interest, including a very enjoyable afternoon at Topsham Museum. Jenny has held social gatherings to fund-raise, including a very successful coffee morning, which raised £170 for the local Hospice. We always love to have new members… so do feel free to come along to a meeting on the second Wednesday of the month in Woodbury Salterton village hall at 19.30.
DUMBUTU: THE BEGINNINGS The constant drumming throbbed through the Gambian sunshine as we arrived in a minibus at the village. Three visits by link members from Woodbury Salterton to Dumbutu were greeted with this overwhelming welcome. Laughter, running children, whistles and wild straw men who danced were our first glimpses of the African village. We had heard about it from our leader John Pickering in January 1993. Although tired from our long day’s travel over potholed roads, we awakened to the villagers’ joyful response. Throughout our visit we were treated like royalty. We saw conditions that made us question ourselves, feel guilty eating fish, their only protein for the week, with our rice, and ashamed that we took education and healthcare as standard, often complaining at the minor irritations here in the UK.
I first met John Pickering in 1986 when he was a recent arrival in our village, where I was the newly appointed head teacher of Woodbury Salterton’s primary school. “Could the school adopt a child from Dumbutu as part of a project?”, John asked. I said “No”, as at that time budgets belonged to Devon County Council and the only funds to which I had any access were our bids for PTA money. This was for the benefit of the children in our school, and was certainly not for me to dictate otherwise. Cont’d/...
DUMBUTU - THE BEGINNINGS Cont’d/… “But I am sure we can establish some form of pen-pal link, with some money-raising for the school in Dumbutu”, I said. So we all wrote to a nine-year-old girl called Jariatu Darboe. John’s interest came from taking groups of students from Exeter University on visits to the Gambia. Penny, a post-graduate who spent a year living with the women in Dumbutu, told our village at a pizza evening about their conditions, which led to further fund-raising. In 1993, with Gambian politics simmering, as valued visitors we were invited to the home of the President of the Gambia. We then visited a christening, a secondary school, a fish market and a hospital with a clinic beneath a giant tree. Whatever we felt about their daily conditions, we saw that like all parents, the people wanted the best for their children. The children had chores but they were the vital part of life in their compound and village. Many gifts were sent: hand sewing machines, a tractor and second-hand tools, all surplus to our needs here, and shipped free by a container ship from Exeter. Initially, money requested was for projects of the Gambian village leaders, to give status to the village, with little reality about its long-term use. Suggestions for helping the women in their workload were rarely made, although we knew that the women were the true workers of the village. They fed everyone with their garden produce, hauled water and kept the village together when the men left for work and ‘the bright lights of the city’. Certainly, they bore the brunt of the healthcare problems, many of them curable diseases. But gradually women’s education is helping them to move on, and we insist 50% of sponsored students are female. Life in Dumbutu is basic, but people there deal cheerfully with huge problems on a daily basis. Yet they are a people with no word for either ‘orphan’, or for ‘old people’s homes’. They still have many things to teach us. Leo Wilson
WHIST DRIVE TUESDAY 20 DECEMBER, 19.30 AND TUESDAY 17 JANUARY, 19.30. WOODBURY SALTERTON VILLAGE HALL
EXTON NEWS ST ANDREW’S CHURCH, EXTON SUNDAY SERVICES 3rd Sunday - Advent 4, 18 December, 09.30 Lay-led Service. 4th Sunday - Christmas Day, 09.30 Family Eucharist Service. 1st January - Christmas 2, 11.00 A joint Mission Community Eucharist Service at St Swithun’s Church Woodbury.
SUNDAY SERVICES FOR JANUARY 2017 1st Sunday - Christmas 2, 1 January - no service in Exton. Woodbury Church 11.15. 2nd Sunday - Epiphany, 8 January - 09.30 Eucharist Service. 3rd Sunday - Epiphany 2, 15 January - 09.30 Lay-led Service. 4th Sunday - Epiphany 3, 22 January - 09.30 Eucharist. 5th Sunday - Candlemas, 29 January - 18.30 Combined Mission Community Service at Aylesbeare. St Andrew’s Day, Exton We would like to thank all our friends from the Mission Community who came to help us celebrate our Patronal Festival and Revd Chris Cant’s last service, followed by breakfast when we all had a chance to catch up with each other. Our Christmas Fair was also a great success, with many thanks to those who kindly helped and those who came to spend. It was a particular delight to see several children from the village. We raised just over £400. Final Reminder Before we all celebrate our Christmas Festival, please remember the Food Bank and the families who rely upon it. This is still urgently needed. NOVEMBER WEATHER Four inches of rain fell over the three day period 19 to 21 November. After a long dry summer this was quickly mopped up except in areas with a lot of hard standing where one or two cars got drowned. How Network Rail failed to keep the track open at Cowley Bridge was a surprise. So it came to 165.1mm for the month (6.50ins and 151% of average). Winds were all over the place but settled in the cold NE round the 21st. Then for the last few days we had some hard air frosts which put ice on ponds giving max/min temperatures for the month at 17C to -3C. Severe hail storms were a feature on the 5th and 6th. I’ll wager that a lot of the snipe I saw at Chew in October will now be in Co Mayo where they can easily get their long beaks into the soft bogs. PJH
EXTON LADIES GROUP A Review of the Year 2016 There’s a common belief that as you get older time passes more rapidly. If that is the case, then I must be ancient as I really can’t believe that yet another year has gone with a full cycle of Exton Ladies Group events! As I write this we are once again looking forward to our traditional Christmas Lunch in The Puffing Billy, supplied by Adam and Charlotte and their wonderful team. If previous years are anything to go by, Pauline Sturtridge’s superb organisation will mean that everything runs smoothly and everyone gets what they ordered, even if most of us can’t remember what that was. Many thanks Pauline. Last January was Exton Ladies Group’s sixth birthday and we celebrated in style with a visit to the pantomime in Plymouth at the beginning of the month, organised by the wonderful Pauline Collas, and our traditional ‘birthday tea’ a few days later. Val Thomas provided a scrumptious feast together with a birthday cake. A good start to the year! In June we enjoyed an excellent outing to Prideaux Place and Padstow. Pauline Collas not only organised the coach but ensured the sun shone; what more could we ask for! Thank you so much Pauline. Throughout the rest of the year we enjoyed talks from nine speakers with subjects ranging from Devon Freewheelers, St Petrock’s and ShelterBox to Global Warming, the National Coastwatch Institution and the Isca Photographic Collection. We learnt a lot and were able to provide some support to some very worthwhile charities. Thank you to all those who have helped make Exton Ladies Group the sociable and enjoyable group it is. Thanks to all those who make tea, provide cakes, move chairs, manage funds, wash up, put tables out, put tables away etc etc etc. You are all appreciated. The group can only work with the help and support of its members in little things as well as the not so little. Once again particular thanks must go to our wonderful Chair, Chris Bilyard. Chris continues to manage the group’s activities throughout the year with a lightness of touch and superb organisation. Exton Ladies Group wishes all Woodbury News readers a wonderful Christmas and a happy, healthy and peaceful 2017. Do email your photos of local people or events to Karen at karensquires100@ gmail.com The editorial team still needs a wider spread of news, particularly about our younger people. What are you all up to? Why don’t YOU write an article or send in a photo?
REVIEW FOR CHRISTMAS VARIETY SHOW Performed by Exton Drama Club, 1 - 3 December 2016 Exton Village Hall (St Andrew’s Hall) The entertaining show contained two pantomime stories and a whole array of other acts, starting with an amusing introduction and jokes by compere Simon Bolt. Music throughout was by Trevor Perkins on keyboard, his humorous ad-lib comments adding to the fun. The audience were treated to Snow White the Seven Gnomes (yes gnomes), an unusual short comedy version of the traditional pantomime show. This set the scene for the hilarious entertainment to follow and involved many children from the village. The entertainment carried on with a wonderfully varied programme. Abigail and Rachel Pattison tumbled their way around the stage while Emily Pattison and Annabel Pagliero gave us several festive tunes on violin and flute. A trio of Exton’s leading ladies performed a rhyming comedy sketch where a customer tries in vain to buy lace in a department store and is wrongly directed by the assistants to every floor. The first half ended with Brian Wood and Eddie Genrey singing numbers from Flanders and Swann, ending with Flannagan and Allen’s Underneath the Arches. Following the interval when mulled wine and mince pies were enjoyed by all, the entertainment carried on with a song and dance routine from Lynn Spry and accompanying chorus. Rachel Feeny-Williams then treated us to a cheeky version of a well-known Victoria Wood song. Next up were five actors with a very alternative version of Cinderella, the whole pantomime performed in one liners and with deadpan voices – very funny! The Show ended with the full cast on stage singing the Tommy Steel classic Flash Bang Wallop. A great evening of fun entertainment had been enjoyed by all. Exton has got talent. A full list of cast and backstage crew can be viewed on the new hall website www.extonvillagehall.uk. Paul Mcloghlin
A PROFILE OF GRAHAM AND SHEILA GERDES Woodbury must get used to the news that two prominent pillars of the community are on the point of moving to Exeter and leaving us to our own devices, and we must try not to feel insecure. Graham and Sheila Gerdes over the last couple of decades have been involved with every sort of community committee worth sitting on. Graham left the Army at 48 as a Colonel, with lengthy service in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps when he served as an ammunition technical officer, a commander and staff officer. He had won a scholarship to Welbeck College from his secondary school in Winchester and was commissioned from RMA Sandhurst at the age of 20. Part of his service career was spent on the Army’s Staff, his senior management experience and daily command of fifteen hundred staff fitting him absolutely for the job of Director of Operations with Devon Family Health Services Authority, the ‘civvie street’ job he took on resigning his commission. Sheila Gerdes and Graham have been married for 19 years: “We are both second time rounders.” Curiously they already shared the same family name, since Graham was a cousin of Sheila’s first husband, a scientist who died at the age of 42, leaving two little girls. Graham, who had been their best man, was widowed some years later. The banns for their marriage were read in a Cornish parish, “the shared name set tongues wagging, I can tell you,” Sheila twinkled. Graham explained “I brought two boys to the marriage and Sheila two girls, one of whom was my godchild before we got together as a family.” Graham has been a long-standing councillor and before that had worked on the Parish Design Statement with Reg Brown. “Planning has always held my interest.” Just as well, because during nearly ten years as chairman of governors at Woodbury School he had to deal with a huge growth in demand, requiring three new classrooms to keep up. Sheila taught at the school when she first arrived, after teaching and working with the Samaritans. She has always been the backbone of Church affairs in Woodbury Salterton and volunteered at St Petrock’s, cooking, serving and laundering for homeless folk.
When arthritis forced a retreat she worked at the Centre for Women’s Health at the RD&E. Life bringing up two small children as a single parent in Cornwall had taught Sheila a thing or two about adversity and shaped her view of compassion: during our interview she worked in a crafty plug for The Big Issue… “It might seem such a small thing, but those magazine sellers on draughty street corners are making a big step in the right direction for themselves.” The Gerdes will be off as soon as their new build is finished. The home they are leaving is substantial: the end of their garden in Woodbury Salterton disappears in the slightest mist. “We need to down-size and we have found what we want in Exeter.” “Don’t worry about us leaving a vacuum,” they said, “there are plenty of energetic people in their thirties and forties to take over… it’s just a generational change and Woodbury Parish is a popular place to live and bring up a family.” Andy Price
WOODBURY PARISH COUNCIL Greenside, Greenway, Woodbury EX5 1LP 01395 233791 woodburyparishcouncil@gmail.com http://www.woodbury-pc.org.uk/
FLOOD PREVENTION A reminder that sand bags are now available from the following Parish Councillors: WOODBURY Councillor Cheryl McGauley Brookside, Gilbrook EX5 1LG 01395 232057 Mobile 07786 706546 WOODBURY SALTERTON Councillor Patrick Bricknell Rossli, White Cross Road EX5 1EL 01395 232463 Mobile 07929 134325 EXTON Councillor Graham Murrin Exton Barton, Exton EX3 OPP 01392 873017 Mobile 07967 649901 Sand bags are free for all residents but please note that they are supplied unfilled by East Devon District Council. It is the householder’s responsibility to fill their sand bags. Guidance from the Environment Agency on best practice for filling sand bags can be found online using the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/ file/467902/LIT_3833.pdf
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FLOWER STREET CAR PARK, WOODBURY TEMPORARY PARKING RESTRICTIONS South West Water are carrying out essential works in Woodbury with the intended start date on Monday 16 January 2017. The work involves surface water separation and laying new sewers in Summerfield, Long Park, Parsonage Way, Flower Street, Greenway and Mirey Lane. Most of the works are taking place on the public highway and it is expected that this will last around 20 weeks. During this period the eastern half of the car park will be used as a compound for storage and this area will be fenced off and out of use for the duration of the works. South West Water would like to apologise for any temporary inconvenience these works may cause in the village; they are being done to reduce the likelihood of sewer flooding and pollution, for the benefit of the wider community and the environment generally. ITEMS FROM THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING - 14 NOVEMBER A very mixed bunch of issues for the councillors to discuss. County Cllr Bernard Hughes and District Cllr Ben Ingham were present. Cllrs Jung and Pattison were unable to attend. PLANNING Some non-residential applications of interest: Hogsbrook Farm, Woodbury Salterton: Proposed silage clamp and associated access. Combe Farm Exton: Solar Farm Acoustic Panels. White Hart Woodbury: Extend opening hours on a Sunday to open at 08.00. COMMUNITY GRANT SCHEME The Clerk advised that the total sum of money available for distribution was £2,426 which will be distributed between four different parish groups. PARKING outside Woodbury village shop ‒ double yellow lines not supported. DUMPY BAGS of debris obstructing highway in Bonfire Lane Woodbury. NEIGBOURHOOD PLAN continues to progress. For full details of this and other Parish Council meetings please Google Woodbury Parish Council.
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VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY GROUPS Are you part of a local community and voluntary group and would like more information and support about running your activities, how to get funding and recruit volunteers? Do you want more people to know about your activities? Then make sure you register with Action East Devon over the next few weeks. £150 in prize money will be awarded through a draw of new organisations registering. Action East Devon (formerly East Devon Voluntary Support Agency) is a local charity that provides a range of support services to voluntary and community groups including one-to-one support, training, forum and newsletters on issues such as funding, governance, volunteering, and strategic developments. We currently have over 500 groups registered with us. We would like to double that figure, to link groups into the support that is available, and to provide fuller local information on their activities and services to communities. Action East Devon, with support from East Devon District Council, are working to increase their understanding of the range of voluntary and community groups in East Devon’s communities in order to ensure: that all groups have access to local support and information and engagement opportunities; that individuals know what groups/services are available in their local area; and that statutory agencies understand where there might be gaps in community-led support available at the local level. East Devon District Council is providing support over the next couple of months to identify and reach out to those community and voluntary groups that would like to benefit from registering with Action East Devon. As a result of this work they will be looking to provide a single point of contact for voluntary and community groups and services in East Devon both online and over the phone. If you would like to register your group or let us know of groups that might be interested, please email Ann Woodland: awoodland@eastdevon.gov.uk. If you would like to know more about Action East Devon services for voluntary and community groups such as FREE funding surgeries, training and one-to-one advice, please contact Sandra Chapman on 01404 549045, or email her: info@actioneast devon.org.uk. ARE YOU AN EXISTING OR POTENTIAL FUNDRAISER FOR YOUR ORGANISATION? Would you like to: ● Learn hints and tips to target your fundraising efforts? ● Know what fundraisers want? ● Maximise your time? ● Receive a free monthly funding newsletter? ● Have free follow-up consultation to discuss your individual needs? If your answer to any of these points is ‘yes’, then do contact Action East Devon who are offering courses and training packages locally early in 2017. www.actioneastdevon.org.uk; info@actioneastdevon.org.uk; 01404 549045.
PCSO JUSTIN WILLIS, 101 NON-EMERGENCY Justin.willis2@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk Merry Christmas to the residents of Woodbury, Woodbury Salterton and Exton. It has been a hectic couple of months for me learning the patch and meeting the people within it. Just a couple of points for the Christmas period: · First, please do not drink and drive. In my experience, nights out over Christmas have been planned well in advance so there is no excuse for not having transport home organised. · Second, please do not leave all your Christmas presents out on show well in advance of Christmas; all you are doing is advertising to potential criminals that there are goodies in your house worth taking. · Finally, do make sure when you go out that you leave your property secure and set alarms where applicable. Other than that, have a wonderful Christmas and New Year.
ROUND AND ABOUT DEATH We are sorry to report the death of Reg Brown and send condolences to his family. An obituary will follow next month. OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD SHOEBOXES A very big thank you to everyone who helped with the shoebox appeal in Woodbury this year. We were able to contribute 97 shoeboxes filled with gifts for children who would not otherwise receive anything for Christmas. These have now gone to the warehouse in Exeter and will shortly be sent out to Eastern Europe in time for Christmas. Jane Askew WOODBURY PARISH COUNCIL Agendas for future meeting, and minutes of meetings can be found on http://www.woodbury-pc.org.uk/
CHRISTMAS WISHES Tony and Lis Appleton wish all their local friends and neighbours a very happy Christmas and all peace and happiness in the New Year. They will both be making a donation to MDS Patient Support Group in lieu of sending cards. Peter and Christine Grist wish all their friends and neighbours a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year. Donations in lieu of local Christmas cards will be sent to Devon Air Ambulance.
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WILD-WOODBURY Millions of pounds are spent every year on wildlife conservation projects and they have failed. The recently published State of Nature UK report has shown that over 50% of plants and animals in the UK are still in decline. That is in spite of the best efforts of organisations such as the RSPB, the Hedgehog Society, the Beekeepers Association and numerous other hard working organisations. To a certain degree the existence of these organisations can lead to apathy on the part of the general population. When a particular organisation appears on the news telling the story of a species in peril, instead of worrying about the implications we think “isn't it lucky that we have the blah blah blah organisation to make it better.” The sad thing is that advertising campaigns, conferences and surveys may raise awareness, but only direct action will make a difference. It may look as though this article is going to turn into an appeal for funds, but it isn't. Wild-Woodbury does not have a membership fee, we are not government-funded and we are not a charity. People have made donations when we have given out bird boxes, hedgehog habitats, bug hotels, feeders and such like, but our income is negligible when you consider that in 2015 the RSPCA and the RSPB had a combined income of over £250,000,000. Our results and achievements have, however, been spectacular. We have made a difference by utilising voluntary labour and carefully planned material purchases. The cost of our website is minimal and the Facebook group costs us nothing. All of the administration is done by us without charge. We do not employ fund-raisers and have no advertising costs. In 2016 Wild-Woodbury spent just a few hundred pounds but we have run outreach projects in both Woodbury and Woodbury Salterton schools, inspiring children to get involved with habitat improvement and to take an interest in the local wildlife. We have built and installed scores of bird boxes, bug hotels and hedgehog boxes. Three more picnic benches were put into the community Litter from our Easter cleanup orchard so people can comfortably get in Photo Tony Bennett touch with nature.
The website and Facebook group have raised awareness of the plight of local wildlife and publicised local environmental issues. Our spring litter collection cleaned up hedgerows and verges around the Parish. We have collected injured and sick wild animals and with the help of specialists nursed them back to health. Many Some of the wild flowers grown from seed supplied by packs of seeds were the “Grow Wild” programme. supplied to members free Photo Tony Bennett of charge through the Grow Wild project and many new wild flowers beds were created. The trip that we organised to “Wildwood Escot” and a “Bat Walk” around Woodbury were very popular and educational and we will be doing many more similar events in the future. In January 2016 we set out a list of objectives that some said were overambitious and impossible to achieve. We have already achieved and exceeded most of the targets that we set by a considerable margin. The local community has posted over 400 wonderful photographs and innumerable comments in the Facebook group and we now have over 150 members. The only target that we failed to achieve was the creation of new wildlife ponds but we are confident that this will be more than rectified in 2017 due to projects that are currently underway. Looking to 2017, our objectives will be even more ambitious. We will continue our programme of habitat improvement and hope Leucistic pheasant - near Woodbury to establish new footpaths around Common. Photo Bill Peaker the Parish. Cont’d/...
WILD-WOODBURY Cont’d/… We will continue to work closely with the schools and community organisations in the area and build links with other environmental groups. There are many meetings, walks, talks and events being planned for next year. The only way we can safeguard wildlife and the environment for future generations is by getting Heron in Fulford Way - Photo by Sarah Reynolds involved and taking direct action to improve habitats. We cannot afford to let the constant decline of wildlife continue: hence, our motto is Conservation is not enough. Please get in touch with us at info@wild-woodbury.org or call Tony Bennett on 07971 082384 with any wildlife issues or stories. Please join our Facebook group Wild- The very tiny “Crab Spider” (Misumena Woodbury and check out our website vatia) Photographed on a rose bush in Woodbury Salterton by http://www.wild-woodbury.org to find Malcolm Randall out more about what we are doing to help our local wildlife. Tony Bennett The Woodbury News attempts to represent a variety of views within the Community, but does not accept responsibility for anything but Editorial comment. While it may publish unacknowledged material, nothing is included unless the Editor knows the name and address of the author(s). Editor’s Note : In order to maximise submitted copy and photographs into Woodbury News, it may be necessary to reduce the size of some items. The Editorial team will attempt to do this as carefully as possible.
CLINTON DEVON ESTATES PEBBLEBED HEATHS Will the New Year encourage you to consider making changes or self-improvement? Would you like to be more active, learn something new, or just get out and explore the surrounding area a bit more? How about volunteering occasionally on one of Europe’s most important heathland sites? Practical volunteering provides an easily accessible and enjoyable way to keep active whilst giving something back to your local area. All tasks benefit wildlife; some improve public access. Whether you are unfamiliar with the commons or a frequent visitor, twice monthly you will have the chance to visit a new area of the heaths, meet new people and carry out a range of tasks. As volunteer Penny Kurowski explains: “Volunteering on the heaths gives me a great workout, with spectacular views and great company. Plus the feeling at the end of the day that I've done something useful.” Over winter, plenty of work involves cutting back invasive species, such as birch, to ensure the heathland habitats and open views are maintained. Scrub clearance is relatively easy and surprisingly rewarding. Led by the Countryside Learning Officer, volunteers use hand tools to replicate the commoners in years past, who would have taken small trees for firewood. If wind conditions allow we usually have a small bonfire. We currently meet fortnightly on Wednesdays at 09.30 and work through till around 14.30 with coffee, cake and a lunch break, although some volunteers find it suits them just to stay for a couple of hours. Occasionally we join with the commons wardens to undertake larger tasks under their guidance. Our first date of 2017 is 4 January, meeting at the Warren car park. We have path improvements scheduled for 2017, including boardwalk construction through some very wet sections, which will be great projects to enhance access for walkers and mountain bikers. We also keep some of the many archaeological features free from brambles and bracken, check permanent fence lines and gates as well as help set up temporary fencing before the grazing animals arrive in late spring. Later in the season we’ll remove a proportion of the naturally occurring ragwort on the commons and pull invasive Himalayan balsam on tributaries of the River Otter. Whether you are retired, a student, or if work enables you to work flexibly, our growing group of regulars would be pleased if you could join us when you can. In school holidays, tasks are chosen to suit accompanying children or grandchildren from five years up and these dates might include a walk, bug hunt or stream dip in the afternoon. We also provide opportunities for schools and youth groups to get involved in practical conservation on their doorstep.
CLINTON DEVON ESTATES - PEBBLEBED HEATHS Cont’d/... If you cannot join our Wednesday work parties, would your organisation be interested in a team day with us? Recently a group took part in an ‘Environmental Outcome Day,’ where twenty or so employees cleared invasive birch and pine from a sizeable area on Hawkerland common. “Everyone expressed how engaged and satisfied they were at the work they had done. It was great to be able to get involved in conservation on a local level and it felt that there were enough of us to make a visible impact across the site we were working.” (Chris Angell, Environment Agency) Finally, if you haven’t got time to commit to any volunteering at this point, please do become a ‘Friend of the Commons’ to receive free email updates on the wildlife and our management of these important sites, as well as information about talks and events for all ages. Contact kate.ponting@clintondevon.com 01395 466918.
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Woodbury Village Hall Hall and two meeting rooms, Fully equipped kitchen WIFI, sound system and projector Available for: Dances and Parties Wedding Receptions Meetings and Classes Jumble Sales and Craft Fairs Badminton, Plays, Business Lettings For bookings please contact: Robin or Marian Lennox Tel: 01395 232126 email:- woodburyvh@gmail.com www.woodburyvillagehall.org.uk
WOODBURY SALTERTON
W.S. TAXI 1 - 8 People LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE