February 2019

WOODBURY NEWS

FEBRUARY 2019

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FEBRUARY 2019 EDITORIAL

Although dated February, this is the first edition of Woodbury News since our holiday issue, which readers should have received just before Christmas; this accounts for mention in some articles of events that occurred at Christmas time.

Despite the turmoil and uncertainty that surrounds us at the present time, it is reassuring to see that the cycle of nature continues as normal, with snowdrops and the first daffodils making an early appearance. On a floral theme, the logo illustrating the item ‘Woodbury Wide Awake’ on page 22 promises an exciting series of events planned for this forthcoming festival, reminding readers of the publication of Revd Keble Martin’s book, The Concise British Flora, and marking the 50th anniversary of the author’s death in Woodbury.

We draw attention to two specific important bits of information (and see also page 10):  Friends of Woodbury Surgery now operates from Woodbury Parish Council Office. A co-ordinator can be found there on Tuesdays from 15.00 until 16.30, and on Wednesdays from 09.30-11.00.  Messages requesting transport help, etc can be left at any time on 01395 206123, and on 07961 809423.

Friends of Woodbury Surgery offers help. However, Maytree Pre-School needs help. The Chairman, Martin Goddard, explains on page 11 why, for several reasons, availability of Woodbury village hall is no longer sufficient for the needs of the Pre-School. With an anticipated move of venue to a redesigned and refurbished cricket pavilion in the village, help and support both financial and practical is at the top of Maytree’s agenda. Maybe you can help in some way, large or small?

THE COVER PHOTOS, by Bob Budd, were taken at the annual wassail at Woodbury Community Orchard (see page 6) and they show Kate Turner with wonderful lanterns and Alex Thiemann pouring cider onto a tree to toast it using the new wassail bowl.

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4 ST SWITHUN’S CHURCH, WOODBURY Vicar of the White Cross Mission Community: Reverend Sid Humphries. Tel:01395 274512 email: revsidh@gmail.com Associate Priest: Reverend Nigel Mason. email: revdnigel540@gmail.com ST SWITHUN’S SUNDAY SERVICES - FEBRUARY 1st Sunday: 11.15 Holy Communion. 2nd Sunday: 11.15 Holy Communion.

3rd Sunday: 11.15 Holy Communion; 18.30 Sung Evensong. 4th Sunday: 08.00 Holy Communion (said); 09.30 Breakfast Service. Mondays at 09.15 Morning Prayer.

NEWS AND EVENTS Next lych gate stall, in church Saturday 2 February, 09.30 - 11.00.

Woodbury PCC Monthly Draw - Draw made at the Charity Coffee Morning 3rd Tuesday each month. Prize every month ranging from £50 to £500. Details from Ken Crundwell 01395 232826.

Further information - Digest available in church. To receive this by email, please send your email address to st.swithuns.digest@gmail.com.

FLOODLIGHTING ST SWITHUN’S CHURCH (dusk until 23.00) For your special event, contact Mike Jeans 01395 232544. Floodlight dedications are displayed on the church noticeboard at the lych gate.

CHURCH ALTAR FLOWERS - FEBRUARY 3 - Mrs J Hodge. 10 & 17 - Mrs P Michael. 24 - Mrs B Hill.

Many thanks to everyone who helped to decorate church for Christmas.

CORNERSTONES The Cornerstone Group will meet on 26 February at the Maltsters for a talk about The Old-fashioned Penny given by one of our members, Nigel Tucker.

For details please contact Ernst at 232878 or pandg@britishisles.plus.com.

Ernst Gruber

IN MEMORIAM Private John (Jack) Lee, Tank Regiment (Gunner School) Died in France on 24 February 1919, aged 34.

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.

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6 WOODBURY COMMUNITY ORCHARD The year has started well with our annual wassail to wish the trees good health for the year and a fine harvest. The community choir, led by Sarah Owen, processed to the orchard and sang the traditional wassail songs, accompanied by a very varied collection of instruments including a trombone and a kitchen grill!

Tony Bennett had a fire burning and people brought cider to drink and share. Our new wassail bowl, handcrafted by Cyril Rowsell, was used to hold the cider offerings.

This is a good time to mention and thank the committee who work hard behind the scenes to make the orchard flourish and grow: Tim Green, the unsung hero of the accounts, Judy Green for help and cake making, Charlotte Goddard for our Facebooking, Imogen Hallam our wassail queen, Ken Crundwell as pruning guru, Bryony Giles for use of her barn and fruit, Glenis Pewsey and Jules Hester for secretarial and practical help, Tony Bennett for wildlife and general support and Kate Turner for arts events and creative workshops.

We would always love more help and ideas for events, so please do join our email list and become a member by contacting us on Facebook, or at orchardwoodbury@gmail.com.

This year we will need to do our annual pruning days and arrange weeding around the trees - but we also have some exciting events planned for later on, which will involve lots of new ideas for using the orchard space.

Alex Thiemann WOODBURY COMMUNITY CHOIR We meet on Monday evenings (except 1st Monday of every month) in Woodbury School at 19.30 until 21.00. No need to read music, just enjoy singing! ÂŁ5 per session.

Jan Owen FRIDAY NIGHT FLIX The next meetings of Friday Night Flix will be on Friday 25 January and Friday 23 February in Woodbury village hall. Doors open at 18.45. To receive our email newsletter, please send a request to fridaynightflix.wvh@ gmail.com.

Colin Ashby

7 WOODBURY ROYAL BRITISH LEGION The year ended with a Christmas coffee morning and raffle, when David Keep was thanked for all his support over the last 20 years, and he was presented with a gift. We wish him well, taking life a little easier.

The fortnightly coffee mornings will still be running, but on a Wednesday morning, and commencing at the later time of 10.30 until 12.00. It's a dropin session, so you can come and go whenever you like, and anyone, member or not, is really welcome. A donation of just £1 gives you as many cups of coffee or tea as you like, as well as a biscuit, in a lovely warm room.

Any enquiries, please ring Sandra Huish, Chairman 01395 232696.

Sandra Huish

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION COFFEE MORNINGS WEDNESDAYS, 10.30 - 12.00.

RBL ROOM behind Woodbury village hall.

6 & 20 FEBRUARY, 6 & 20 MARCH. Then every other week throughout the year.

NB Please note new day and time.

8 WOODBURY GARDEN CLUB

Our monthly meeting in January took the form of a Question and Answer session. Members had previously handed questions from their own gardening experience to Debby Mullier, our secretary, and questions were also taken from the floor. We were sorry that Debby could not be with us for the evening, especially after organising it. We wish her well following her recent operation and hope she will be back with us soon. Jean Carpenter, Ken Crundwell, Peggy DuBuisson, Ann Hildred and Bryony Giles formed a panel to answer questions. Their gardening experience and knowledge covered a wide spectrum and they did not disappoint us answering a wide variety of questions ranging from composting (especially composting leaves during the autumn) to keeping plants in containers healthy. They also covered when and how to prune wisteria, what could be grown under a eucalyptus tree and the causes and prevention of brown spots on apples. If you want to repot a very prickly cactus, then speak to Bryony Giles. She has an ingenious method, too complex to describe here, that will keep you pain free! Camellias, fig trees, strawberries, lemon trees, green manure, polyanthus and sparrows were amongst other subjects covered. It was an interesting evening made even more fun because the members also shared their experiences. The evening ended with the panel sharing some topical tips. A thank-you must go to Peter Grist, who chaired the evening. He kept the questions and answers moving smoothly and with humour.

Our next meeting will be the AGM and shared supper on Tuesday 12 February, 19.30 in the village hall.

Joyce Jeans

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How lovely it was to have the support of the local community, who really got behind the first Woodbury Living Advent Calendar. Thank you to all.

It was really special to meet so many happy people wandering around the village with a map and torch in hand! To top it off, we raised a total of ÂŁ621.32 which has been divided between our two chosen charities, FORCE and Woodbury Community Playing Fields.

We are delighted to be able to announce that this year we have new custodians for the Woodbury Living Advent Calendar (WLAC19). Anna Taylor, Barbara Woolley and Helen Crighton have volunteered to organise this year’s event and will be sharing information in Woodbury News in due course. It was always our hope that the project could be adopted by a new team each year in order to keep reaching out to as many people as possible in our community, and therefore keeping the project always open to new ideas.

We look forward to seeing what WLAC 2019 has in store!

Thanks again for your support.

Ruth Bagwell and Emma Taggart

10 FRIENDS OF WOODBURY SURGERY This is a reminder of our new arrangements for anyone who isn’t sure how to contact us since we moved from the surgery.

We’re now happily installed in the Woodbury Parish Council Office opposite the Green, thanks to the approval of the Council. One of us is on duty at the office on: TUESDAYS from 15.00 – 16.30 FRIDAYS from 09.30 – 11.00 You can call in to see us during those times or you can leave us a message on the answering machine at any time. The service is available to all patients of Woodbury Surgery for medical or dental appointments and for visiting sick family/friends when no other transport is available.

We would like three to four days’ notice of a request for transport, but please phone in an emergency as we may be able to help.

Donations towards travel costs are encouraged as we are entirely selffunding.

Phone Numbers: Landline: 01395 206123 Mobile: 07961 809423 If for any reason you need to cancel or change an arrangement previously made, please call us on one of the above numbers so that we can contact our volunteer in good time.

Val and Elisabeth – Co-ordinators FoSS SUPPER CONCERT SATURDAY 26 JANUARY ST SWITHUN’S CHURCH AT 19.30 featuring Bel Canto singers and the Barbershop Quartet followed by homemade soup, bread and cheese.

Tickets £8.00 from Rook Pie, Pat Browne or committee members (from 2 January).

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11 MAYTREE PRE-SCHOOL NEEDS YOU! Maytree Pre-School is our local organisation that cares for the children of Woodbury and surrounding areas. The Pre-School has operated for almost 30 years and continues to extend a warm welcome to local children. It provides a secure and stable environment for future generations.

Up till now, Maytree has operated from Woodbury village hall, which has provided a great venue for the Pre-School. The village hall however is a community resource with many other users, and Maytree has been unable to provide enough sessions at a time that allows parents to meet other commitments. As a result, the intake of children at Maytree has declined, whilst other providers in the area have waiting lists to join. It has become clear that a change of venue is required to avoid closing down.

Maytree is therefore very excited to announce that, in conjunction with Woodbury and Newton St Cyres Cricket Club, Maytree will be operating from the cricket pavilion in 2019. The pavilion will be undergoing some significant redesign internally and refurbishment which will not only give good space for the Pre-School but will also upgrade the facilities for the Cricket Club. The new venue will allow the Pre-School to operate all day every weekday and give much needed outdoor space for children to play.

Another advantage of this venue is that it is in the same grounds as the community orchard. This means that the children will have the opportunity to take pride in this fantastic community project and help care for the orchard as it develops.

So what is needed to get this project running? Funding! We need to raise a significant amount of money to complete the works. A crowdfunding page has been set up to support this project: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ maytreepavilion. Donations through this site are most welcome. If anyone knows of any sources of funding or businesses that may offer funds, or would even like to write grant applications on our behalf, please do get in touch.

The other thing that is needed is support from the community. We need willing volunteers to help with some of the renovation works and would love to hear from tradespeople who would be willing to assist on the project. If you feel that you could help with either of these things, please email healthandsafety@maytreepreschool.com or leave your details with the Maytree staff.

This is a really worthwhile community resource and one that will benefit the children of the village now and for years to come. To ensure that we maintain our Pre-School both now and in the future, we would really encourage all residents of the village to get behind the project.

Martin Goddard, Maytree Pre-School

12 WOODBURY C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL School News Happy New Year from the team at Woodbury School. We welcomed staff and pupils back, ready for another exciting term of learning, and we enjoyed sharing tales of what we had done over the Christmas break.

As one of our school priorities, we have been focusing on our health and wellbeing, with children in all classes thinking about what they can do to keep both their minds and their bodies healthy. To start 2019 the children have been discussing what they can do to make themselves happy and how they can manage their emotions. Groups of children have been taking part in weekly yoga and mindfulness sessions before school, and each class has been trying to complete the ‘10 things a day’ challenge to keep themselves happy and healthy.

Outdoor Learning This term Willow, Oak and Cherry classes will be having forest school lessons. They will spend an afternoon a week in our forest school area taking on challenges, completing activities, cooking over the campfire and exploring the environment around them. The classes have talked about hibernation and migration in winter and took on the bird beak challenge that their older peers had attempted last term. The children had to choose a suitable bird beak from a range of items and then had to ‘battle’ as pairs to gather enough food for winter before the other birds!

Class News Each class has embraced a new topic for the term, with the children learning about themes such as The Romans, Magnetism and Forces, Healthy Me and Florence Nightingale. The children will explore their topics through a range of subjects, activities and tasks with some exciting trips and visits planned for later in the term to reinforce the classroom learning.

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13 Wild Garden As you may be aware, a year ago we were chosen by the WWF to be a flagship school for their project to create a wild garden. We were visited last year by Frances Tophill and the WWF Education team who worked with the children to discuss what they would like to see in the new garden and to plan out their ideas. We have been watching with excitement over the past few months as the garden has begun to take shape in the hands of Plantation Gardening who have been bringing Frances’ designs to life. At the time of writing, our new wild garden is almost complete and we look forward to sharing with you the grand opening in the coming weeks. Once open, the children will be able to enjoy a fantastic outdoor space incorporating a pond with a creature inspection station, a bird hide, a set of raised beds and seating areas, compost bins and woven willow sculpture. We are extremely grateful to the WWF, Plantation Gardening, Frances Tophill and The Seed Pantry for making the garden a reality and the children are very much looking forward to using it regularly. Alison Sparks, Headteacher WOODBURY TENNIS CLUB Winter League matches have almost been completed. There has been a good standard of play and although not many victories, points have been gathered and many of our members have had good practice and experience.

We now look to the summer. The AGM of the club is to be held in the Church Rooms on Wednesday 6 February at 19.30; anyone interested in finding out more about the club will be warmly welcomed. We will have to decide the number of teams to be entered in the local leagues, and the committee recommend keeping subscriptions at the present reasonable level of £65 full membership for the year. This year we aim to renew the netting to the top court at a cost of approximately £4,000, with the help of a grant from the Coombe Solar Farm fund.

The junior coaching programme will start at the beginning of the summer term in late April, hopefully with experienced coach John Wingate in charge.

Those wishing to have their name on the list should contact Helen Ryland (helenryland@btinternet.com) as soon as possible.

The courts are available for the playing of tennis to all residents of the parish and visitors at a reasonable fee of £4.00 per hour, key available at 5 Escott Cottages (Pat Browne 232805) or from Jackie Clarke 232832, but if playing regularly annual membership (£15 junior) is more economical. Pat Browne WOODBURY LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY The Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held in the village hall on Thursday 7 February starting at 19.30. After the meeting, which will include some important business items, there will be light refreshments and entertainment. All members are urged to attend.

Nick Burgess

14 WOODBURY WOMEN’S INSTITUTE The January meeting was opened by the president, Lin Milson-Ashby, who wished everyone a Happy New Year. We went on to discuss business and to vote for the NFWI resolution which we would like to put forward for further consideration.

The WI has a long history of campaigning on a range of issues, from equal pay to climate change, increasing public awareness and bringing about policy change. The resolution we chose to support was, “Pelvic Floor Education” with “Decline in Local Bus Services” coming a close second.

The final choice will be debated at the NFWI Annual Meeting in June.

Our competition this month was for the most unusual Christmas present.

We were amused to see beard decorations and a pair of bongo drums amongst the items, but the winner was Pauline Wratten with her goggles to be worn when peeling onions!

The speaker, Val Cornes, was an accomplished pianist and, within her topic of Memories and Dreams, she played a great variety of music. We heard songs from the early 1900s to the more recent Lloyd-Webber and Abba.

Included were famous composers from all over the world but two very familiar tunes, Misty and Forgotten Dreams, were written by people you probably haven’t heard of – Eroll Garner and Leroy Anderson.

Music has great power to evoke memories and we all enjoyed listening to the tunes; we could have joined in too, if we had known the words.

Woodbury WI will be celebrating its 99th birthday with a bring-and-share supper on 14 February.

Marian Lennox WOODBURY TWINNING ASSOCIATION This month we are organising an Indian meal at Spice and Stone in Broadclyst on Tuesday 26 February at 19.00. This is a members-only event, and limited to 20 people. Then on 19 March, we shall be visiting the Northcott Theatre to see a production by Mischief Theatre The Comedy About a Bank Robbery. Ticket prices are £27. Places are again limited, so if you wish to attend either or both these events, please contact Nita or Jan. Jan Owen

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WOODBURY SALTERTON NEWS HOLY TRINITY Christmas The church celebration of Christmas does not end until Candlemas on 2 February so there is time to reflect on our church services and thank all who made it so special for us.

There were many appreciative comments on how lovely our church looked, so our grateful thanks to Sally Rawlings and her helpers for the stunning arrangements and to Devon Clinton Estates for the gift of the tree.

This year we had new safer lanterns with the candles in, along the ends of pews hung on shepherd’s hooks, and new lanterns alongside the path leading into church. We have bought these using our share of the generous donation made to all the churches in the Mission Community by Gill Needham in memory of her husband Bill.

The candlelit Carol Service was well attended. The choir sang two items, The Little Road to Bethlehem being accompanied on the flute by Alice Rooke. A donation from the collection at this service was sent to ShelterBox. Mulled wine and mince pies were served afterwards. We also sent a donation to the Children’s Society: £42.22 from the school Christingle service and £113.41 collected by our carol singers going round the village.

The Children’s Colouring Competition was won by Sam Wood, Niah and Ellis Bown.

The Adult Church Quiz On The Map was very well supported. Forty-four entries were submitted and most provided almost all the answers which matched mine. Once again I have to apologise for my mistake. No matter how carefully I check a quiz, I always seem to get one thing wrong which confuses everyone. The clue Good when fresh was supposed to be Ayr three letters – and I put four, having confused the town with the River Aire!

However, quite a few people realised and got the answer right. Two people matched all my answers – Fiona Vessey, and Joyce O’Gorman from Wolverhampton. A draw will be made by Revd Nigel to allocate the prize at our Family Service.

The winner of the Children’s quiz, Know your carols was Aidan Bown with Sam Wood second.

At the time of going to press, I am still waiting for some payment and donations so do not yet have the total figure raised for the church, but it will be over £400.

My sincere thanks to the school, who duplicated quiz forms, and to all who helped to sell copies in their own churches and to friends.

Monthly Church Coffee Mornings are held in church throughout the winter months on the first Saturday from 09.30 until 10.30 – with the popular bacon butties. 2 February will be the next one, then 2 March.

Whist Drive The February Whist Drive will be held on Tuesday 19 February at 19.30 in the village hall.

Katharine Wheeler

16 WOODBURY SALTERTON C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL Happy New Year… spring is on its way!

Our youngest learners have been getting outdoors on cold and frosty mornings and learning that spring is on its way after the Christmas period. Class 1 set out to look at the changes a winter morning had brought to the village. They found lots of white, frosty leaves and grass. Safely wrapped up in their coats and hats, the children told how they had to help scrape the ice off the cars earlier that morning. Alice told us that animals kept warm because they had thick furry coats. Magnus told us some animals hibernate in the winter to stay warm until the spring.

They found the first signs of new life in the snowdrops by the brook – Dylan said because they look like snow! Elanor could tell me that when the spring came the birds would come back to our country from the other hot countries.

This half term we will be focusing on our core value of Courage during collective worship. We will be learning an acrostic poem to help us understand the value in more detail: Courage is…

Carrying on when things are difficult Overcoming fear Understanding and facing a challenge Risking being out of your comfort zone Always believing in God’s promises Going for a goal Empowered by encouragement This month we will be preparing with our new music teacher to take part in a concert to celebrate the 125th birthday of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra where the children will take part through song and body percussion.

The children will be working and playing hard, with class 2 and 3 starting their swimming lessons and classes up at our forest school in the Stony Lane site. Breakfast club and our after-school activities are all up and running with games club, construction, multi sports and more. There are places and fun to be had – ask in the school office for further details.

For further information or to arrange a visit to our school, please contact the office on admin@woodbury-salterton.devon.sch.uk.

Clare Rooke, Chair of Governors WOODBURY TENNIS CLUB Junior coaching course (10 sessions) on Wednesdays after school, starting end of April with coach John Wingate. £22 for the course for club members.

Contact Helen Ryland: helenryland@btinternet.com.

17 WOODBURY SALTERTON WOMEN’S INSTITUTE President Gill Bricknell was delighted to welcome two new members who have just joined our Institute – Biddy Lagus and Debbie Jung.

Members voted for the resolution of their choice to go forward to the Selection Committee.

Our social programme continues with ‘Walking with Dogs’ every Monday morning, monthly coffee mornings at The Digger’s Rest at 11.00 on the third Thursday – the February one will be on the 21st – and the recently started monthly ‘Ladies Who Lunch’. This is also open to non-members to join our friendly group. We meet at The Digger’s on the last Tuesday of each month, so 26 February at 12.30 for 1.00.

Anne Baker made a very welcome return as our speaker to tell us about an expedition she went on last August/September to Louise Boyd Land, a small island surrounded by glaciers in East Greenland. The island was named after the explorer Louise Arner Boyd, an American lady who lived from 1887 to 1972 and used her wealth to explore this largely uninhabited region and do scientific research and recording of the area. Anne’s presentation included some stunning photography. Anne is herself involved in scientific research and we were horrified to find that water samples taken there revealed micro plastics present in even such a remote area. Anne visited the only settlement there, a village comprising 200 Inuits and their dogs, named Ittoqqortoormiit! We were amused to hear that during the summer an estimate is made of the number of people likely to die in the coming winter and the appropriate number of graves are dug in preparation!

You never know what you will learn at WI. Why not come and join us?

The speaker at the February meeting on Wednesday 13th at 19.30 in the village hall is Bethan Spencer (and Tim) on The YMCA Exeter, which has been supporting the needs of young people for over 170 years.

Katherine Wheeler COMMUNITY COFFEE MORNING WOODBURY SALTERTON VILLAGE HALL 09.00 - 12.00 1st Monday of each month, if a Bank Holiday 2nd Monday of the month. £2 for unlimited drinks and cake.

Everyone welcome (from babies to retirees).

Come and feel part of a community and get to know the people living within the village.

FRIDAY NIGHT FLIX 25 JANUARY WOODBURY VILLAGE HALL 19.30 doors open 18.45.

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EXTON NEWS ST ANDREW’S CHURCH, EXTON SERVICES FOR FEBRUARY Sunday 3 - Candlemas, 18.00 Evening Service. Sunday 10 - 4th before Lent, 09.30 Holy Communion. Sunday 17 - 3rd before Lent, 09.30 Lay-led Service. Sunday 24 - 2nd before Lent, 09.30 Holy Communion.

EXTON CAROL SERVICE St Andrew’s Church was overflowing with joyful singing. The carols were accompanied by village children, Emily Patterson, Grace Batchelor, Annabel Paglliero and Charles Dowll, with violins and clarinets.

Their mentor Liz Williams played the keyboard.

Readings from Christ’s Nativity were given by Ellie and Henry Chubb, Oscar Pagliero, George Chubb and Rachel Hammond. After the service, mulled wine and hot mince pies were enjoyed by everyone. A collection in aid of The Children’s Society raised £233. Our many thanks to all.

Audrey Elphick

ESTUARY LEAGUE OF FRIENDS We are commencing a new project for recycling the following items: jewellery, used stamps, gadgets (mobile phones, cameras, games, consoles, laptops and satnavs).

Unwanted currencies (all those foreign coins and banknotes from your holidays, no matter how old) are welcome.

These will help boost our much needed funds, which go into supporting our services and activities for local people.

Just pop into our reception at Nancy Potter House where there is a drop-off point, or ring the office for collection of your donations.

New Project - Reflexology for Carers Carers are invaluable members of a family who very rarely make time for themselves. If this involves you and are in need of some time to relax, we have a friendly radiologist who can help, with four sessions for carers to try. Her next session is Wednesday 6 February. Ring the office for an appointment and find out more.

For our regular weekly feature, activities, events and services, please contact us so that we can arrange a meeting to discuss your requirements.

Our office number is 01392 879009.

Audrey Elphick

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19 EXTON DRAMA CLUB Our spring play is Entertaining Angels by Richard Everett. This is described as a sharp-edged comedy about human frailties, and is set in a vicarage garden soon after the demise of the vicar. What revelations may come out, and how can the family adjust to them?

The play runs from Thursday 4 to Saturday 6 April at Exton village hall.

Further details and ticket information from the director, Simon Bolt, 01395 233407 or email simonbolt60@gmail.com.

Simon Bolt EXTON LADIES GROUP The final 2018 meeting of the Exton Ladies Group was at the Redwing pub, where a convivial Christmas lunch was enjoyed, well organised by Sue Lonton.

The ninth birthday gathering on a cold day in January was in the newly painted village hall.

Steve Ellis delivered a fascinating talk about the RNLI, an organisation entirely funded by voluntary donations to the tune of ÂŁ170m per annum. The brave souls, mostly men, turn out for the "shout" and the most qualified for the particular emergency are chosen. Since its inception in 1824, the service has grown and developed. Improvements in boat design and technological advances such as diesel engines, radar and radio telephones have made dramatic improvements but the exercises remain highly Chris Bilyard and dangerous. 1,300 lives are saved annually, but Val Thomas with our sadly lifeboatmen are all too often lost. Truly, it anniversary cake. is a matter of ordinary people doing extraordinary things on a regular basis, for those in peril on the sea. Following the talk, a delicious tea provided by Valerie Thomas was enjoyed, and a birthday cake was cut and shared.

The next meeting will be the AGM, followed by a talk from Kevin White about fans. New members are always welcome.

Elsie Wood

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WOODBURY PARISH COUNCIL

David Craig, Clerk to the Council. Woodbury Parish Council Offices, Greenside, Greenway, Woodbury, EX5 1LP Tel: 01395 233791. Email: woodburyparishcouncil@gmail.com.

Happy New Year to everyone. We have a busy year ahead of us. Priorities include completing improvements to the Arch (including the bus stops), a new slide for Woodbury Salterton, improving the trampoline area in Exton, improvements to our website, repairing the wall at Gulliford, repairing the damaged wall in the Flower Street car park, improving flood resilience, getting a weeding programme underway and completing the Neighbourhood Plan. Some of these things will take a little longer than some might hope, but we will endeavour to complete them all before the end of the year.

We were able to make some meaningful grants from our Solar Fund and Community Fund to a number of applicants with projects that will have direct benefit to the community. Recipients include Exton village hall, the Goosefield Exton, Wild-Woodbury, Woodbury Primary PTFA, the Tennis Club, the Wide Awake Project, Friends of Woodbury Surgery, the Long Tables charity event, the History Society and Woodbury Salterton Baby and Toddler Group. I shall be working on distributing these funds over the coming weeks.

Finally, there has been some concern over the missing bench at the entrance to Fulford Way. It is currently being refurbished. I am well aware it acts as a base camp before the final ascent into Fulford Way and hope to have it back in place in the very near future.

David Craig Agendas for future meeting, and minutes of meetings can be found on http://www.woodbury-pc.org.uk/ WEATHER As a very interested reader of Peter Hancock’s monthly reports published in Woodbury News, I was sorry to read of his recent passing. I too record the rainfall here in Ebford, probably less accurately but fairly conscientiously, and always compared my readings with his: September 2018 PJH: 44.7 mm Mine: 53 mm October 2018 PJH: 70.7 mm Mine: 68 mm.

They are of course, by definition, very locally appropriate. My readings for November: 186 mm, extremely heavy precipitation (slightly more even than March 2018) and December: 108 mm, which is fairly average, I would say.

This now gives me an annual value for 2018 of 941 mm, or nearly 38 inches, which is definitely on the high side of average in my experience over the last 18 years.

Norman Cann Editor: we are very grateful to Norman for stepping in with weather reports, and look forward to receiving regular contributions from him.

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ROUND AND ABOUT

DEATH Frances Joy Ratcliffe Chambers was born in 1924 into a naval family. At the age of 18 she joined the WRNS and served in intelligence at Bletchley Park and Scarborough. Her fiancé died in the war. After demob she taught domestic skills at a finishing school in Eastbourne, then opened an antique shop in Sidmouth, making her home in Sidbury. She was a member and past chairman of the East Devon Hunt. She retired to Beeches Close, always with a beloved dog as companion, and was a keen bridge player.

There was a large congregation of relations and friends at her memorial service at St Giles, Sidbury on 14 December 2018. It was conducted by Canon Ken Parry and concluded with a vigorous rendering of Do ye ken John Peel and Going Home played on a hunting horn.

THANKS A big thank-you to John Treasaden and Diana Wilson who, after many years of delivering Woodbury News, are now stepping down from their roles.

Many thanks also to Maggie Light for taking on John Treasaden’s deliveries in Long Park.

Carol Singing around Woodbury I have just received a letter from Mr Peters, of the Exmouth branch of Save the Children, thanking us for the generous donation to the charity and congratulating all concerned for their annual collection when singing carols around Woodbury. He confirmed the sum deposited as being £413.52. I would like to add my thanks to all the singers and collectors who did such a magnificent job on 20 December. Our thanks are also due to all the people who contributed to the door-to-door collection and to at least one very generous donor.

You may recall that I asked last year for help with carol singing in Woodbury, and I am pleased to say that Sarah Owen, leader of the Community Choir, will continue to run one evening and Julia White has also agreed to help with leading the singing. I am conscious that we only sang on one day during last year’s carol singing and we used to get a better coverage of the village when we sang on two days. I am hopeful that we might reinstate that coverage next year. Thanks to all.

Mike Jeans Living Advent Calendar in Woodbury We would like to thank the organisers, those who decorated windows and all those concerned, for the Woodbury Living Advent Calendar - a lovely idea and one which we thoroughly enjoyed. It wasn't always easy to get up from a cosy fire and go out into the dark but, as well as looking for the windows, we loved meeting families and groups also searching and enjoying the displays. A good community feeling. We always came home grateful for being able to share it, with memories stirred and some lovely photographs.

Joyce and Mike Jeans

22 WELCOME Welcome to Jayne, David and Charlie the dog who are pleased to have moved to Woodbury Salterton. They are enjoying exploring the area and looking after David's thatched cottage whilst he is on his travels.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

From Phyllie I am a very, very large epiphyllum-oxypetalum, to many known as The Queen Of The Night. My flowers stay open for just one night and their scent is absolutely enchanting and divine. I have outgrown my present conservatory and am looking for grander accommodation, befitting my name.

Would anyone care to come and collect me and give me a new home? At the present my host is Digger. You can contact him on 232878 or pandg@britishisles.plus.com.

WOODBURY WIDE AWAKE: WILLIAM KEBLE MARTIN IN WOODBURY 120 years ago, in 1899, the renowned botanist Revd William Keble Martin made the first drawing for what eventually became his best-selling book, The Concise British Flora. The drawing was of snowdrops, in his father’s garden at The Vicarage in Dartington. So, alongside the freshly-appearing snowdrops, a year-long festival of events in the parish will also be emerging, to mark the 50th anniversary of his death in Woodbury. The name of the festival, ‘Woodbury Wide Awake’, comes from the title of a cover page he designed for Woodbury News.

There will be a wide-ranging series of talks and walks; classes in wild-flower painting, nature-writing, and the sacred geometry of flowers; exhibitions; and even a concert. The full programme of events and venues will be on the soon-to-be-published website woodbury-wide-awake.co.uk, and in Woodbury News. At the first talk, on Thursday 11 April, Dr Anne Stobart will speak about Herbal medicine past and present – household medicines from seventeenth century Devon onwards.

For information, or if you have any further ideas for this festival, please look out for the website, or contact Sue Hudson 232203 or Diana Wackerbarth 239078.

Diana Wackerbarth 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).

23 RSPB AYLESBEARE COMMON Staff: Toby Taylor (site manager), Aaron Boughtflower (warden), Vlad Przerwa-Tetmajer (estate worker).

Residential Volunteers: Stefano Sorrentino, Connor Charlton, Sarah Bedford, James Butcher.

Wildlife Whilst our own survey efforts have been mostly very cold and without sightings, there have however been hen harriers present over the winter so far. There have been numerous reported sightings on the commons, after initial reports at Woodbury Castle. Unfortunately we haven’t been able to capture any more glimpses since, though this is still encouraging.

Winter Bird Surveys have been carried out every week, with lots of snipe, stonechat, meadow pipits and even the occasional Dartford warbler.

There has also been some positive news with the development of Black Hill Quarry. Recent survey work returned some very encouraging results, with the number of great crested newts having trebled since the last survey.

Management: The work over the winter as usual has involved lots of birch and gorse management, preventing the encroachment and succession of woodland and maintaining a structural diversity in the vegetation. The gorse management particularly benefits our Dartford warblers and silver-studded blues, though all of the intensive work is vital in maintaining heathland in the correct balance.

Over the last couple of months we have worked across all of our Aylesbeare sites, as well as further efforts at other sites including Black Hill Quarry (pictured), Fire Beacon Hill and further afield at Bucehayes Commons (Stocklands). The work at Black Hill Quarry involves a site being converted back to heathland since the conclusion of quarrying works.

Alongside the heathland maintenance, further works also continued in supporting the Wetter the Better project, working at the upper catchment of the River Otter alongside the Wildlife Trust to improve habitat around the catchment and, in turn, the water quality further upstream. This has been another fruitful cross-organisational effort that will hopefully go on to have significant benefit.

Ellie Woolway

24 A SHORT HISTORY OF WOODBURY VILLAGE HALL When I came to Woodbury in May 1979 the hall was well used with many diverse activities taking place there. It was vastly different from the hall of today, with just the main hall, the kitchen, the small room, toilets and a storeroom. Where the RBL room now is, the playgroup had a shed in which they stored their equipment. After a short time, I became secretary.

There were quite a few items of culture emanating from its walls. We had concerts given by the Budleigh Salterton Male Voice Choir, the Police Band, the Plymouth G & S Society, Exmouth Operatic Society and Orfeo, each one raising a good amount to swell the maintenance funds. Then there were the usual coffee mornings, plus the venue being used for the various clubs, barn dances, badminton, football, short tennis, judo, playgroup, short-mat bowls, a regular tea dance, an American dance, Floral Club and so on. At times it became a polling station and a blood transfusion base. We even held a very successful auction. Whilst this was going on, my husband Bill became involved as he had been stage manager for Exmouth Operatic for many years and saw the possibilities for the hall. He saw that there was a possible weak spot in the stage area and built a fire-break into the back-stage wall.

One fateful evening - 12 June 1996, at around 19.15 - I saw smoke coming from the Flower Street area. Then a fire engine came down Town Lane and turned into Flower Street. I realised that it had stopped at the hall, which was well alight. Three fire engines were attending; the fire was put out within two hours, and it was time to assess the damage!

The roof and the down-street wall had gone, the kitchen was badly damaged as was the area backstage. It was a mess! Investigations revealed that it had all started when some boys were playing with fire near to the playgroup shed. The shed caught fire and so it spread to the hall.

After assessing things it was decided to still go ahead with a retirement party for Dave Sellick, who had been a postman for many years. Some kind of cover was installed in the missing roof and wall, and all went well.

Before the fire it had been decided to update the hall and tenders had been

25 received for this work. It was decided to go ahead with these plans and pleas were sent to various charitable organisations for gifts of money to cover the costs. Various grants came in, plus a loan by Nigel Mansell’s club. The tenders were vetted by husband Bill (a contracts manager in the building industry) and after a few weeks, work commenced. A new sprung floor was laid, a new roof with special ventilation was installed as well as a boiler, a storage room for Pre-School was built, as was the disabled toilet with a babychanging table and a shower, and the RBL room.

Due to Bill’s long-standing friendship with the owner, we had Stage Electrics to install stage lighting and a hearing loop. A small meeting room next to the kitchen was made and called the DuBuisson Room in honour of Chairman Valentine DuBuisson, who had been heavily involved with the hall for some time. I made stage curtains and those for the notice board.

Time has passed and the hall has had another facelift with disabled access, a superb kitchen and toilets. A generous legacy from a past committee member provided a projector and a state-of-the-art sound system. However, I am of the opinion that something has been lost in there being fewer cultural events taking place. It is SO easy to have a concert which would bring in some funds. Tickets could be sold by committee members, then the only work involved would be to put out the chairs and clear them away, and to provide refreshments for the performers. A glass of wine for the audience to purchase brings in yet more funds.

Jean Carpenter CLINTON DEVON ESTATES Chilly weather is welcome, as clear and sunny days show off East Devon’s wintery countryside beautifully.

I’ve braved the lower temperatures to lead a river walk and some practical work on the commons, with my volunteers. I have also been enjoying a few days in the warmth of the office too! Alongside colleagues and partner organisations this is the time to plan days out in the countryside for the rest of the year by finalising an exciting calendar of countryside learning events.

Local teachers are also starting to look for opportunities to escape the classroom once milder days arrive. Clinton Devon Estates and the Pebblebed Heath Conservation Trust offer free educational visits for all ages to our farms, woodland, the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths and River Otter.

We also have a few spaces available in a food, farming and wildlife initiative which combines a farm visit, project work in the classroom and culminates in a competition against the other primary schools. Many local schools are already on board, but if you know of children in a Year 4 or 5 class, do check that their school is taking part.

Our rangers made the most of the road closure on the B3180 below Four Firs, which allowed them to clear scrub to the road edges and open up views of the heath there.

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26 To find out more about the work of the Pebblebed Heath Conservation Trust, which manages the core area of the commons, do consider becoming a Friend of the Commons. Membership is free and you’ll hear about all our events and opportunities to get more involved.

For more information about educational visits, volunteering, booking an event or talk and becoming a Friend of the Commons please contact kate.ponting@clintondevon.com.

Kate Ponting, Countryside Learning Officer Clinton Devon Estates

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Friday Night Flix, Darkest Hour. WVH. Doors open at 18.45.

FoSS AGM at 19.00, followed by Supper Concert at 19.30.

WSWI inaugural ‘Ladies Who Lunch’, Digger’s Rest, 12.30.

Tennis Club AGM. 19.30. WVH. Woodbury Local History Society AGM. WVH. 19.30.

Garden Club AGM and shared supper. WVH, 19.15 for 19.30.

Community forum on cardboard recycling, 18.00-20.00, DuBuisson Room, WVH. WSWI YMCA Exeter. WSVH, 19.30.

Woodbury WI 99th Birthday Party, WVH, 19.00.

Woodbury Craft Group Friday Night Flix The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society, WVH, Doors open at 18.45.

Cornerstones, The old-fashioned penny. Maltsters.

WSWI ‘Ladies Who Lunch’, Digger’s Rest. 12.30.

Twinning Association meal. 19.00. Spice and Stone, Broadclyst.

History Society - Ware family of Woodbury. WVH, 19.30.

Community forum on cardboard recycling, 18.00-20.00, DuBuisson Room, WVH. Woodbury WI Honiton Lace, WVH, 19.00.

Hospiscare Men’s Walk.

Twinning Association trip. The Comedy About a Bank Robbery.

Friday Night Flix Victoria & Abdul, WVH, Doors open at 18.45.

Exton Drama Club Entertaining Angels. Exton Village Hall.

Woodbury WI Easter Craft, WVH, 19.00.

‘Woodbury Wide Awake’ talk. Dr Anne Stobart.

Friday Night Flix Untouchable, WVH, Doors open at 18.45.

FoSS Spring Concert. 19.30.

History Society Dalditch Camp on the Common. WVH, 19.30.

Community forum on cardboard recycling, 18.00-20.00, DuBuisson Room, WVH. Woodbury Community Long Tables. Village Green. 232772.

History Society Current Archaeology in Exeter. WVH, 19.30.

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WOODBURY HOLIDAY HOME TO RENT in centre of village. Luxury accommodation for 4 people, 2 en-suites, parking, courtyard garden. Weekly holidays & short breaks. www.woodburyholidays.co.uk 01579 350365. (6/12) COMPUTER REPAIRS AND UPGRADES; Broadband and wireless connections; Data recovery and backup; Windows, iPads and Apple computers, Virus and spyware removal; No fix no fee - Evening visits to suit you. Contact: Mark Doyle 01395 233694. (6/12) ROOFING Woodbury based RWI Roofing Specialising in Slating, Tiling, Re-Roof, New Roof, Repairs, Guttering. For a friendly, reliable service call Ray 232926, or 07988 691051 (As recmd in OurLocalExpert.co.uk). (5/12) PRIVATE CLEANER Weekly, fortnightly, monthly and one-off. I am experienced, flexible and reliable. I offer a friendly service. Contact Ya 07429 430812. (1/3) MATHS TUITION: Experienced, female Maths teacher available to teach primary to GSCE level maths, 11+ and SATs prep. Reasonable rates. Jane Moffatt on 01395 279952/07730 877889 janepmoffatt@gmail.com. (1/12)

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