February 2020

WOODBURY NEWS

FEBRUARY 2020

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FEBRUARY 2020 EDITORIAL

It would be difficult not to grumble about the recent weather – relentlessly grey, damp, dull days, though at the time of writing there have been three consecutive dry, cold but sunny days. But looking farther afield from our geographically small spot in Devon to the other side of the world, how much worse it must be for the inhabitants of Australia who have had to endure the highest temperatures on record and the subsequent catastrophic fires that have swept across huge swathes of the country leaving behind devastation, destroyed and damaged properties, death, homeless people and a vast number of the indigenous animal population wiped out. As I write, which is mid-summer Down Under, huge hail stones are somewhat ironically causing yet more damage to whatever comes in their way as they crash onto the parched ground below.

Other parts of the UK have suffered far more than here in Devon, with overflowing rivers, blocked drains and relentless rain which has caused severe flooding and damage to properties. Let’s hope the World Economic Forum in Davos can come up with suggestions and action plans to tackle the crisis of worldwide climate change.

Around Christmas time, carol singers sang on despite rain and floods in Woodbury and Exton, raising funds for their chosen charities. Children in Woodbury Salterton were able to walk on planks to reach church for their Christingle Service, though ducks looked happily at a flooded Grindle Brook! On and around 14 January, our villages were battered by high winds, causing local damage. Fallen trees blocked roads, and rain turned the already sodden ground into mud baths. Norman Cann’s weather reports (page 21) make interesting reading.

Someone who has probably weathered many storms throughout her long life is looking forward to celebrating her “23rd” birthday on 29 February. Happy Leap Year Birthday, Betty Woodruff, from all your friends in Woodbury!

The cover photograph, by Roger Stokes, shows damage caused on 14 January to the roof of the Old Smithy in Broadway which was ‘dumped on the road’, and the subsequent sterling work by the Fire Brigade who rendered the property safe and dealt with passing traffic.

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4 ST SWITHUN’S CHURCH, WOODBURY 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 Evensong.

4th Sunday: 08.00 Said Holy Communion, 09.30 Breakfast Service.

Mondays at 09.15 Morning Prayer.

Mission Community Service: Wednesday 26 February, Ash Wednesday, Woodbury Salterton at 19.00 Holy Communion.

NEWS AND EVENTS Woodbury PCC Monthly Draw - Draw made at the lych gate stall on the first Saturday of each month. Details from Margo 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) Anna Eyres: 13th March, the 100th Anniversary of my Mum’s birth, Mrs Winnifred Bertha Summerfield.

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 2 - Mrs J Hodge. 9 & 16 - Mrs P Michael. 23 - Mrs B Hill. Many thanks to everyone who helped to decorate church for Christmas.

FoSS (FRIENDS OF ST SWITHUN’S) The AGM is to be held on Saturday 25 January at 19.00 with a concert at 19.30 and supper to follow. Ken Crundwell is standing down from the committee after ten years of committed support which has been appreciated by all members. We are pleased that Tim Green has volunteered to take his place.

The next concert will be on Saturday 25 April at 19.00 when we will again welcome Devon County Junior Choir, directed by Rachel Smith, to join our own Bel Canto choir and Woodbury Whalers.

FoSS has given financial support to the two major church projects: the bell restoration and the new lighting scheme; thus all money raised has been and will be used to maintain and improve the fabric of St Swithun’s Church.

Pat Browne

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6 WOODBURY GARDEN CLUB Rebecca Wells, a garden designer, came and gave us a talk entitled The Use of Foliage as Structure for the Garden. She began by stating that you can go into a summer garden and it will often have that ‘wow’ factor because of the number of plants that are in full bloom. So, if someone were to sneak into your garden and pick every flower, would it still look good? We are seduced by colour. Beth Chatto, an extraordinary plantswoman, taught many gardeners that 'if the foliage is right then the flowers are almost incidental.’ Penelope Hobhouse, an equally well-known plantswoman, has designed a garden that is entirely green.

Rebecca then went on to raise the Rebecca Wells profile of foliage in the garden, especially during the winter. She pointed out that deciduous trees, evergreens, topiary and shrubs all work alongside the hard landscaping to give the garden shape and form. Rebecca gave examples of evergreen climbers that could be used against a wall, e.g. pyracanthus, and she named many types of hedging that could be used as a boundary. She particularly liked beech and hornbeam. Rebecca then moved closer to the ground with shrubs and grasses and gave examples of different leaf shapes and textures that would give interest. Some of the palms, she said, could be 'the star of the show.’ You could have contrasting foliage side by side.

Plant combinations are fun to play with especially those with variegated foliage. Also, not all leaves are green. Many are silvery grey and can bring light into the garden.

Rebecca ended with ground covering plants.

Many have red/purple/black foliage and make a good contrast with green.

Sometimes, though, you have to be careful because too much red can be distracting.

7 Rebecca also mentioned good foliage plants that could bring scent to the garden, especially herbs, and highlighted the fact that a lawn could be mowed in different ways — stripes and high cuts with low cuts, for example.

Some of her favourite foliage plants were tellima grandiflora ‘Rubra’, hebe ‘Red Edge’, eringium yuccifolium, liriope muscari, drimys lanceolata and some camellias. She also liked silverleaved plants like olearia and the globe artichoke. Rebecca’s talk was all the more interesting because, rather than use illustrations, she brought with her examples of the foliage she was talking about and passed them round for us to see.

Our next meeting, on 11 February. will be our AGM at which we will be having a shared supper, 19.30, Woodbury village hall.

Joyce Jeans

FRENCH MEAL Come and sample a French meal SATURDAY 22 FEBRUARY 19.00 FOR 19.30 WOODBURY VILLAGE HALL Tickets £15 A welcome drink and a five course meal in aid of FORCE Tickets will be limited. Bar available.

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8 WOODBURY C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL In December, we said a fond farewell to Mrs Alison Sparks, our head teacher for five years; she was a dedicated, kind and thoughtful leader and one whom we will all miss. We wish her the very best in the next journey of her life.

Thus the start of 2020 was a time for new beginnings. The school has federated with Pinhoe Primary School and we are excited about the possibilities this will bring for all of ‘Team Woodbury.’ My role has changed from Deputy Head Teacher to Head of School, and my responsibilities lie in the day-to-day running of the school, along with teaching and learning. Mrs Sian Lane, our Executive Head Teacher, will have overall responsibility for both Woodbury and Pinhoe Schools. Mr Chris Holding has joined us as our Assistant Head Teacher; he will be supporting me in the day-to-day running of the school alongside curriculum and teaching duties.

Values Our value this half term is Compassion. Each week in our collective and class worship we will be thinking about what the Bible can tell us about compassion: "Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience" (Colossians 3:12).

The children will be learning that compassion is about ‘standing in someone else’s shoes when they are having a hard time.’ They will talk together about how they can show compassion and kindness to one another at home, recognising when their friends at school need time to be listened to and how nations show compassion to other nations at times of disaster.

Forest School We have had a wonderful start to the year so far at Forest School and have managed to avoid all the heavy downpours. The sun has been shining and Beech class have been enjoying exploring the area, discovering beetles and worms and even making magic potions!

Meanwhile Cherry class have been in survival mode: they are learning about survival first aid, such as how to deal with and avoid hypothermia, and they have shown great creativity making some amazing survival shelters for Lego men.

Lego person shelter made during survival first aid

9 Music This half term some of the children are having music lessons given by our music specialist Miss Steph Hawker. The children are learning to play the steel pans: they have been learning a new note each week and a new song with each note. We all look forward to hearing them play as they develop the key skills needed.

Some children from Ash class playing steel pans

Fire Safety Visit Years 2 and 5 had a visit from Devon and Somerset Fire Service’s Fire Safety Officers, when they talked about the correct way to dial for emergency services and how to deal with hoax calls. They also talked about escape plans, the method of STOP/DROP/ROLL, benefits of smoke alarms, and the safety of electrical equipment in the home. The children were encouraged to discuss what they had learnt, including fire safety within the home. All parents have been offered a free service of a fire safety home check.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a happy and peaceful year.

Gillian Pyle, Head of School

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10 WOODBURY AND DISTRICT ROYAL BRITISH LEGION A Happy New Year to all members and friends of the branch. Sadly the fortnightly coffee mornings are not going to be so frequent, but we are having some community events instead. Our first event will be a coffee morning on Wednesday 19 February and the second will be a visit from the Veterans with Dogs (with a dog) on Saturday 29 February - a coffee morning in the Church Rooms from 10.00-12.00 including a raffle - donations of cakes would be very welcome. All profits for the Poppy Appeal.

The most important events for our branch and the Royal British Legion this year are the 75th Anniversary of VE Day (8 May) - the ending of the second World War in Europe, and VJ Day (15 August) - the final end of the war in Japan and signing of the peace treaty.

There will be a community commemoration on Friday 8 May followed by celebrations on the village green: May Day maypole dancing performed by Woodbury School children, and other entertainments, cream teas and stalls.

More details next month - please save the date and come and enjoy the day. If it’s wet, it will take place in the village hall.

All proceeds go to the Poppy Appeal, which supports our veterans young and old.

Sandra Huish WOODBURY TENNIS CLUB There are a number of Winter League matches to be played as rain, and recently frost, has prevented play and matches have had to be rearranged.

However both the men’s and mixed teams are well positioned in their leagues with more matches won than lost.

We now look to the summer. The AGM of the club is to be held in the Church Rooms on Wednesday 5 February at 19.15; 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. The committee recommend keeping subscriptions at the present reasonable level of £65 full membership for the year. The committee will be able to report on a good season with a significant number of improvements: new netting to the top court, a new net for the bottom court and both courts cleaned. There will be a discussion on improving the hut (pavilion). Phil Moores, former chair, will step down from the committee after many years of total commitment to the club. He will remain a member and continue to captain the men’s B team.

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).

Pat Browne

11 WOODBURY WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Pauline Jackson chaired January’s meeting, which began with members voting on the NFWI Resolution shortlist; the resolution most supported was End Modern Slavery.

Jill Pond and Ann Shell had organised a quiz which was then enjoyed by all over a glass of wine and a selection of cheese and biscuits prepared by Rosemary Carr and members of the committee. The photo shows the winning team, called ‘The Hopefuls.’ The competition for the most unusual Christmas present was won by Sue Bury, whose granddaughter had taken great care in choosing a keyring with charms on it which reminded her of her grandmother.

The next meeting is on 13 February, when we shall be celebrating our 100th birthday, and we extend an invitation to all members past and present to join in our celebrations (see page 23).

Jackie Pleydell

12 WOODBURY LIVING ADVENT CALENDAR A huge thankyou to all the Woodbury residents who decorated their windows so creatively. We really did light up our special village. It was such a privilege to join so many of you in your light-up, meeting old friends and new - it really did get us talking to our neighbours and into the Christmas spirit.

Many who couldn’t come on individual light-ups toured around the village in groups and made it a social event. The number of people who attended the Maltsters final light-up was overwhelming; it was great to see our village come together.

All windows were so individually decorated, some with humour and some with great artistic talent.

However, it was the gathering of our friends and neighbours of all ages which was the highlight of this Advent. After all, that is what Christmas is about — loving our neighbours with friendship and hospitality.

I would encourage you this year to volunteer to decorate your window and make Woodbury even brighter and more sparkly than last year. £300 was raised for Woodbury Primary School and Wild-Woodbury.

Barbara Woolley

13 HOPE4KIBERA Breaking the cycle of poverty through education STOP PRESS: The School is OPEN! ‘The Bright Hope Education Centre’, a free school for children from the Kibera slum in Nairobi, opened its doors for the new school year on 9 January. The first class of 30 girls has settled in to a life of transformed opportunity.

This is only 11 months since we, a group of local people, were introduced to the challenge of the empty school and decided to create a charity to do something about it. Congratulations to all our generous supporters!

A life changed A typical story from the admission profiles (printed with Teresa’s permission): “TERESA ADHIAMBO is 14 years old and has three siblings. Both parents died. She stays with her grandmother. She wants to be a lecturer. Grandmother has no job. They get help from relatives and the church to sustain them. Main challenge is lack of fees, food and clothing. She thanks the supporters for the chance. God bless.”

Our next event is the Barn Dance and Ploughman’s Supper on Saturday 1 February, dancing to Spinach for Norman. This will be great fun and a chance to celebrate the opening of the school. Sadly the tickets are sold out and we are sorry that we cannot fit in others who wish to come. For those who are coming, we are having a raffle with fantastic prizes including a £100 Moshulu voucher, Exeter Chiefs’ tickets for the Premiership Cup semi-final on 2 February, and Dinner B&B for two at Woodbury Park. Come prepared.

If you would like to join us on the Teresa Adhiambo exciting Hope4Kibera journey and hear about future events visit <www.hope4kibera.org.uk> and click on ‘Register your interest’.

Charlie Collins, Chair WOODBURY HISTORY SOCIETY AGM followed by a buffet supper and entertainment THURSDAY 6 FEBRUARY, 19.30 WOODBURY VILLAGE HALL

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WOODBURY SALTERTON NEWS HOLY TRINITY CHURCH Carol Service Half of the collection at this service was sent to ShelterBox. The service was well attended, an increased attendance on recent years.

Before the service there was a short presentation showing the flower ladies, who decorated the church so beautifully, at work. Many thanks to Sally Rawlings, Liz Cherrett, Sheila Gerdes and Gill Bricknell - your skill was much appreciated.

Carol singing round the village Another well-supported evening in aid of The Children’s Society. This, together with the collection at the School Christingle Service, amounted to £160.

School Christingle Service A potential disaster before this service was speedily averted by prompt action from Debbie and Geoff Jung. Just before the service was due to start, it was found that there were lakes of water under the lych gate and by the lower gate due to heavy rain and the drain overflowing.

Debbie and Geoff brought boards and mounted them on bricks to form a makeshift bridge so the children could cross safely without getting their feet wet.

A big thankyou to Debbie and Geoff.

Monthly Coffee Mornings The dates of these have now been altered from the first Saturday in the month to the third, so the February coffee morning with bacon butties will be on Saturday 15 February from 09.30 until 10.30 in church.

Beetle Drive on Saturday 8 February at 18.30 in the village hall — another effort to raise much needed funds for our church.

Church Quiz - Thank you Jean Carpenter I wish I could thank Jean personally but, as I can’t, I will express huge thanks through Woodbury News. Jean had asked if I would email her a copy of my church quiz so she could duplicate copies (at her own expense) to sell to friends. A few days before her death in December she handed over the money she had made to her friend Carol to pass on to me. She had collected £44 — a marvellous effort and so much appreciated.

15 Choir Carol Singing The church choir sang carols at Halsdon House Nursing Home in Exmouth.

On the Box Quiz Result This quiz, on television programmes, put me in a quandary when I came to check the answers submitted, as so many of the entrants had come up with some perfectly good alternative answers which just had not occurred to me when I set it. In the end, I decided that it was only fair to accept viable alternative answers, so 19 names went into the draw carried out at our Family Service on 19 January, and the ÂŁ10 prize went to Joanne Foss. Thank you everyone who supported it. The quiz has raised ÂŁ493 for our church funds.

Katharine Wheeler

The Grindle Brook rushing by with ducks stranded

16 WOODBURY SALTERTON WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Woodbury Salterton WI started the new year by welcoming a new member, Sue Strainge. The meeting commenced with a talk by Alice Rooke on her forthcoming visit in July to Malawi with the St Peter’s School volunteering project. The group of 40 pupils will help with the building of a school classroom. St Peter’s has had a partnership with the school in the village of Mtunthama since 2009, during which time seven new classrooms have been built. They will do work in the orphanage - many children are orphaned due to the prevalence of HIV - and in the hospital. They will have time off to go on safari. Each pupil has to raise just over £2,000 to take part in this visit, so there was a bowl on the table for voluntary contributions for Alice and the proceeds of the monthly raffle were added to this. Alice promised to make a return visit to the WI to report on her experiences.

President Gill Bricknell said that the Christmas evening at The Digger’s Rest had been much enjoyed. She thanked Ann Short for arranging her usual game (this year pinning the tail on the donkey), which caused much hilarity.

She also expressed appreciation of Glenys Clarke’s raffle, which had resulted in every member getting a prize. Proceeds from the Secret Santa had been given to Biddy Lagus to purchase items for the Exmouth Larder.

The evening concluded with wine and cheese and a quiz organised by Terrie Newman.

The speaker on Wednesday 12 February at 19.30 in the village hall will be Peter Scott JP on A day in the life of a local magistrate.

The next coffee morning at The Digger’s Rest will be on Thursday 20 February at 11.00 and the monthly lunch will take place on Tuesday 25 February at 12.00 – the venue to be arranged.

Katharine Wheeler WHIST DRIVE TUESDAY 18 FEBRUARY, 19.30 WOODBURY SALTERTON VILLAGE HALL

17 WOODBURY SALTERTON C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL The staff and children have been busy working and learning this past month and are excited to see the signs of spring arriving. Here is a snapshot of what we have been doing in the past few weeks. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find more of our news on the school website on the Latest News page.

Our headline is that, following the management partnership and consultation process, Pebblebed Heath Federation (of which our school is part) has formally joined with our partners, Jubilee Federation. We are now a group of five small Church of England Schools in East Devon sharing our Executive Head Teacher Mrs Gray. Our day-to-day Head of School remains Mrs Milford, who will work with three other heads of learning across the group.

City Community Trust are working with us to promote healthy, active lifestyles in our children. The children have been learning about the benefits of daily exercise and the positive impact it can have both physically and mentally. This has included classroom-based activities before using the outdoor space for energetic football games and fun exercises.

The whole school created some artwork for our vision week last term, which resulted in a playground banner. The pieces represent how we want to live out our school vision of Inspiring one another to live life in all its fullness (John 10:10) and how we can use the gifts God gave us to serve others. We are grateful to the support from the school PTFA, who have kindly paid for the artwork to be printed and weather-proofed. The key word in our vision is LIFE and the acronym from this will help our children remember the vision.

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WOODBURY ROYAL BRITISH LEGION COFFEE AND CAKE MORNING With a visit from the Veterans With Dogs organisation SATURDAY 29 FEBRUARY, 10.00 - 12.00 WOODBURY CHURCH ROOMS Do come along and see the dogs and how they assist veterans with mental health problems.

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In science, the children are studying the theme of Identity. They have measured spans of their hands, feet and bodies. They collected data and then analysed the results to see what relationships they could find between measurements. Year 6 also investigated if gender had an impact on the measurements.

Before Christmas the children were thinking about injustice. They thought carefully about the meaning of injustice and where they might see it in our society and in other societies around the world. In particular, they looked at homelessness and the plight of street children, about how the homeless may feel, and then wrote prayers and poems for the class reflection spaces. The children learnt about charities that help street children including Save the Children, who work tirelessly to find safe and secure homes for those children who find themselves living on the streets. The children raised £50.63 on 13 December by wearing Christmas jumpers. Some of the younger children looked at the Toilet Twinning project and how important it is to have good sanitation in place in order to stop people from becoming ill.

The children realised that this has a huge impact on children’s lives and how being healthy meant they were able to attend school and access an education.

Children thought that it wasn’t fair that parents had to choose between paying medical bills or school fees. They were intrigued by some of the simple toilet huts that were being constructed in villages in the developing world, and how people were able to use materials available to them.

Please call our admin team on 01395 232649 and ask for our Head of Learning, Mrs Milford, if you would like to book a visit; we have spaces in some year groups and welcome parents who are choosing for Foundation/ Reception. We also welcome children who live out of catchment. Follow us on Facebook for updates on our latest news.

Clare Rooke, Chair of Governors, Pebblebed Heath Federation 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 people living in the village.

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EXTON NEWS ST ANDREW’S CHURCH, EXTON SUNDAY SERVICES and ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE FOR FEBRUARY 2 – Presentation of Christ in the Temple, 18.00 Evening Service. 9 - 3rd Sunday before Lent, 09.30, Holy Communion. 16 - 2nd Sunday before Lent, 09.30, Lay-led Service. 23 - Sunday before Lent. Wednesday 26 - Ash Wednesday, 19.00. Combined Community Holy Communion at Woodbury Salterton.

EXTON LADIES GROUP Our November meeting was a talk about Storybook Dads, an organisation that keeps families in touch with inmates in our prisons. When a parent is sent to prison it is devastating for the children involved, especially if they are very young. Storybook Dads enables fathers and mothers to record stories which can then be played to their children, often at bedtime, when they would have been doing so had they still been at home. It also encourages inmates who are illiterate to learn how to read and write. 96% of prisoners who take part said they felt better as a parent and felt encouraged to interact and read more to their children in future.

The December meeting was our Christmas lunch organised by Pauline Sturtridge and held at The Redwing, Lympstone. Twenty-four ladies enjoyed the lovely meal and good company. Thanks to James and his staff for making it a memorable occasion.

Wishing everyone a very peaceful new year.

Chris Bilyard EXTON VILLAGE CAROLS 2019 In spite of the awful weather and the road to the church being under water, Exton Carols went ahead on the Wednesday before Christmas. The brave souls who made it through the flood sang with great gusto, accompanied by our little band of local musicians led by Liz Williams. We were so pleased to have our Associate Priest, Revd Nigel Mason, with us to introduce the service and to give the final blessing, whilst Brian Wood announced the carols and readings. A retiring collection raised £120 for The Children’s Society, and everyone enjoyed mince pies before braving the elements once more. (Anybody interested in playing in the band for this year’s carols, please contact Liz on 07745 376 706).

Liz Williams ROYAL BRITISH LEGION COFFEE MORNINGS WEDNESDAY, 10.30 - 12.00.

19 FEBRUARY. 15 APRIL. (NB no coffee mornings in March or May) RBL ROOM behind Woodbury village hall.

20 ESTUARY LEAGUE OF FRIENDS 01392 879009 www.estuary-league-of-friends.co.uk A huge thankyou to our staff and volunteers for giving up their time and coming together to make Christmas Day celebrations so special and full of fun for our 97 guests, most of whom would otherwise have spent their time alone on Christmas Day. Eight Christmas meals were also delivered to elderly people in their own homes. Father Christmas dropped by to deliver presents that had kindly been donated by members of the local community.

Our Shop is now open, with a complete facelift, and ready for business.

1st Topsham Brownies and Guides: We are pleased to welcome both the Brownie and Guide groups to Nancy Potter House. They are delighted to be in larger premises for their growing units, and now have spaces for Brownies (7-10 years) and Guides (10–14 years). For all enquiries please log onto the Girlguiding website.

Half Term Activities Reading Support: Our volunteers are again offering support for any child who needs it. This service is free, commencing Monday 17 February.

Children’s Craft Activities for 5–10 year olds: There is a choice of either making jewellery or model aeroplanes. Friday 21 February, 10.00 – 11.00 or 13.00 – 14.00. Cost per child £5.

Games Galore: Our new games club for 4–11 year olds. Held fortnightly on Saturday mornings. 10.30 – 11.30. Next sessions 1, 5 and 29 February.

Repair Café: Items (including electrical, bicycles, fabric or wooden) can be brought along on the last Saturday in the month from 10.00 – 12.00. All people willing to assist during the morning are also very welcome.

Topsham Post Office, now situated in Nancy Potter House, opening hours Monday - Friday 09.00 – 17.00. Saturdays 09.00 –14.00.

Monthly Craft Club: Meets every Thursday from 14.30 in the Bradbury Café. Beautifully made items are on sale every third Thursday from 10.00 15.00.

For all enquiries about any of the above or ongoing clubs and activities, please ring: 01392 879009.

Audrey Elphick

VE DAY COMMUNITY CELEBRATION FRIDAY 8 MAY (May Day Bank Holiday) 14.00 - 17.00 ON WOODBURY VILLAGE GREEN (if wet, in the village hall)

21 VISITING HEDGEHOGS IN AN EXTON GARDEN Last October we were visited by two adult hedgehogs and two hoglets. I managed to measure the hoglets which were just 4â&#x20AC;? long but I did not weigh them. After three weeks, the adult hedgehogs and one hoglet stopped coming, leaving one hoglet which we named Snuffles. So far in January he is still with us. Although from a late autumn brood and now measuring 6â&#x20AC;? long, he is strong and very active with bright eyes, but is still very thin.

Snuffles knows where to find food and his favourites are peanuts and a little cat food. Our concern for him is that if the weather turns very cold during February and March, he will not be big enough to satisfactorily hibernate.

Neighbours have kindly allowed a reasonable sized hole for him to pass from one garden to another.

We have also given him some suitable accommodation, courtesy of Wild-Woodbury, but so far we do not have a resident. We look forward in future to further healthy hedgehogs and an increase in numbers.

Juliette Limb

LETTER TO THE EDITOR The destruction of coppice at the upper end of Dog Lane I write on behalf of Woodbury Parish Council to express our concern over the unauthorised damage to coppice and hedgerow that took place at the upper end of Dog Lane on the evening of Friday 29 November 2019. The area is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and therefore a formal conservation designation. The destruction was such that the area may never recover unless remedial action is taken by a skilled arboriculturalist.

The owners of the land have confirmed this area was cleared without their knowledge or consent. If you have any information in relation to this incident please would you contact the Parish Council so that we can pass it to the relevant authorities.

David Craig, Proper Officer, Clerk & RFO WEATHER REPORT Rainfall during December continued the pattern of the very wet autumn, with 122mm (5 ins) falling here at Ebford. The total for September, October, November and December was slightly more than for the first eight months of the year.

Annual rainfall for 2019, 936mm, compared almost exactly with that for 2018, 941mm (both around 37 ins). Of course the monthly distribution was significantly different in each case.

Previously from 2012 to 2017, three wet years were followed by three drier years, producing a six-year average of 36.3 inches. Perhaps rainfall is currently stable, but certainly heavier than during the first decade of this century, the annual average then being only 29.2 inches.

Norman Cann WOODBURY NEWS is available online via Facebook and Twitter.

22 WOODBURY PARISH COUNCIL Woodbury Parish Council Offices Greenside, Greenway, Woodbury EX5 1LP Tel: 01395 233791. Email: woodburyparishcouncil@gmail.com Many of you will have noticed that we are now sporting a new bus shelter in the Arch. It has been a long time coming but there were many complications regarding its installation. We are grateful to Devon Transport, their engineers and County Councillors Richard Scott and Jeff Trail for all their efforts in making this happen. It is nice to see school children and shoppers alike finally having some shelter from our incessant rain.

We have introduced a Twitter account for WPC. @Parishwoodbury is the new 'Twitter' handle for all Parish Council news and updates. We are hoping to build our following over the year so please give it a follow and comment.

You will find links to the latest meeting minutes and agendas and a host of other useful local news.

We are pleased that this year we are able to offer grants for many of the organisations that make a difference to the Parish. These include:  Exton village hall, for a safety ladder, new kitchen flooring, new toilet flooring, entrance flooring and hearing loop;  Woodbury Centenary Allotments, for restatement of path edging and repair of a gate;  Woodbury Salterton village hall, to replace main entrance door and insulate the back door;  Woodbury village hall, towards new energy-saving lighting;  The Church Rooms, a contribution to new flooring for WC, kitchen and mid area;  Holy Trinity Church, a contribution toward repair of stonework around main door and windows;  Woodbury Community Playing Fields, to replace broken entrance gate, refurbish park bench and a security post to prevent parking on the field;  Woodbury Local History Society, toward costs of preserving parish records and making records accessible on the internet.

In addition, we have been able to provide infrastructure funds to improve the Scout Hut in Woodbury, not only for the Scouts and Guides, but also to provide a permanent home to Maytree Pre-School, an asset we regard as essential for the young mums and dads of the Parish.

There is a general dissatisfaction within the Parish Council with our bus services. The routes are convoluted, do not provide quick and easy access to ongoing rail services, have cut-off times that make a daily commute unfeasible and do not provide an easy route to popular shopping destinations such as Topsham.

23 Stagecoach are consulting on their proposed service changes and if you have any comments their link is: www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/south-west/feedback-onproposed-service-changes Both WPC Cllr Richard Ball and County Councillor Richard Scott take a strong interest in this area.

Finally, can I wish you all a Happy New Year. We are a full complement of thirteen councillors and we will continue to work hard for you this year to bring about changes and improvements to the Parish.

David Craig, Proper Officer, Clerk & RFO WOODBURY WOMEN’S INSTITUTE 100TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS THURSDAY 13 FEBRUARY, 19.00 WOODBURY VILLAGE HALL To commemorate this memorable milestone, we would like to invite everyone who was a member of Woodbury WI in the past to come and join us for a special celebratory evening. There will be cake and bubbly and entertainment from a superb speaker, who will be enthralling us with tales of the Victorian Music Hall.

Please dress appropriately, if you would like to, and the competition for the evening will be a music hall hat!

We will have on display artefacts from the archives and scrap books down the decades — you might even see pictures of yourself!

We do hope to see you on the 13th, but please let me know, for catering purposes, if you can come.

Lin Ashby 233854 WOODBURY COMMUNITY LONG TABLES In aid of FORCE SATURDAY 4 JULY, 17.00 to 22.30 WOODBURY VILLAGE GREEN Purchase a table for £20 for 6 people. Bring your own chair/ food/wine etc. Decorate your table, gazebo.

All tables will be on the Village Green.

Music/entertainment/prizes/band/dancing.

Choose a theme for your table and maybe dress with the theme.

First, second and third prizes for the best dressed tables.

Draft beer/Pimms/ice cream/sausage and salad van.

Little China will be open so you could order a Chinese banquet.

Please contact Chris Lear 01395 232772 chrisalear06@gmail.com for further information.

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ROUND AND ABOUT

DEATHS Liz Hanes died peacefully at her home, Cleve Cottage, on 28 December 2019.

Liz was born in Sale, Cheshire but moved around during her school years due to her parents’ work. On leaving school she worked for Boots until she was able to join the Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS) in 1965, training as a dental surgery assistant and becoming a Petty Officer. During that time, she was picked to sail on the schooner, The Sir Winston Churchill, as part of an experimental all-female cruise where her report stated that she was “a girl of great spirit and ability, willing to have a go at anything.”

After leaving the WRNS in 1970, Liz and her children, Chris and Katie, eventually relocated to Woodbury where her parents, Ron and Sue Hanes, were running The White Hart. She quickly embraced village life, originally working in the pub then at Redfern’s Estate Agents, getting involved with the playgroup, taking part in The Woodbury Follies (memorably as part of a can can group and playing Cilla Black during a Blind Date skit), becoming Akela of the 1st Woodbury Cubs and simply rolling her sleeves up and helping at many events over the years.

Liz moved from Woodbury in the 90s, maintaining close contact due to Ron and Sue still living there, then returned in 2012 and naturally settled back into being part of the village. She took pride in being part of the village hall caretaking team, ensuring that a great community facility was known as one of the best in Devon, due to its clean and welcoming environment. Liz never missed the chance to chat with people during her trips to look after Moses, her horse, or on her walks around the village with her beloved whippet, Scout. Always sociable, she was a regular helper at the Charity Coffee Mornings and enjoyed renewing old friendships as well as making new ones.

Liz’s family would like to thank you, the village of Woodbury, for supporting her as she faced her illness and for supporting us during a difficult time. Your kind messages of condolence and lovely memories have brought comfort and made us smile through the tears. Thanks also to the wonderful team at Budleigh Hospiscare at Home who helped Liz to do things in her own way and her own time, with dignity, humour and care.

Marcus Clinton We are sorry to report the death on 27 December 2019 of Denise Hill, formerly of Woodbury, and send our condolences to her husband Peter, her daughters Alison and and Caroline, and their families. Denise was for many years a staunch member of Woodbury WI, and she used to display many of her paintings in the Surgery. Her funeral was held at Exeter Crematorium on 24 January.

25 John Hall After a courageous fight against ill health, John sadly died on 17 December and a service was held at the East Devon Crematorium on 7 January attended by his family and friends, including his Woodbury friends from the men’s group Cornerstones and from the Woodbury Camera Club.

John was born was on 29 April 1933 and his family home was in Kent. He was one of two children with a younger sister Judy, who sadly died 50 years ago. Due to the ill health of John’s mother, the family moved to Johannesburg, where relatives lived, to take advantage of the warmer climate.

John attended school in South Africa, but he left at the age of 15 to join the Merchant Navy. John did well and eventually earned his captaincy, though he never had the chance to captain his own ship.

John’s father, who was a pilot, tragically died in a plane accident. His mother decided to return home as her condition had worsened. One of the nurses looking after her was Shirley, the woman who John was to meet and go on to marry in 1955. They had three children: Chris in 1958, Sheryl in 1960 and Julie in 1964. During this time John left the Merchant Navy and found work in sales and marketing for Fords of London.

John continued working for Fords for some time in different franchises until he retired from full-time employment and set up his own business as a consultant, working freelance and with BMW. His work took him all over the world including Thailand and Saudi Arabia. When John retired, it was to live in Devon.

John joined the Woodbury Camera Club when it first started almost 10 years ago. He was the Membership Secretary and became a very regular and constructive member, and he was also always ready to share his expertise with others. He was very interested in cooking, bird watching and photography using a drone and, despite his deteriorating health, he loved to share these interests with others right to the end of his life. He will be sadly missed. msj/sh CAROLS AROUND WOODBURY I received the following letter from A.M. Cox, a volunteer who works for the Sidmouth branch of Save the Children.

“Thank you very much for your kind donation of £541.42 to Save the Children. It was very much appreciated.”

Our thanks are due to those who made donations to the carol singers on 19 December, those who sang and those who collected and, of course, to Julia Whyte, who led the singing for the first time, in very inclement weather.

Thanks also to Paul and Anna Crafer who donated the mince pies.

Mike Jeans

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.

26 THANKS As reported briefly in Decemberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Woodbury News, Beverley Simcox, who has painstakingly headed our distribution team for many years, was suddenly taken seriously ill while on holiday in South America.

We are pleased to report that Beverley was finally well enough to travel back to Woodbury shortly before Christmas. All the Woodbury News team wish her well with her recovery.

Unfortunately she has decided to step down from her magazine duties. I would like to pay tribute to her for all her hard work over many years. She quietly ensured that Woodbury News subscribers received their copies like clockwork every month. Her efforts typify the hard work carried out throughout the year by the countless community volunteers who improve life in our villages.

The directors will be looking to find a new head of distribution in the course of the next few months. As in many village organisations, the search for willing volunteers becomes harder. If any readers feel they now have more free time and would like to get involved in a truly worthwhile organisation that helps to keep the communities of Woodbury, Woodbury Salterton and Exton alive and thriving, please get in touch with me.

Jeremy Boyden. Chairman, Woodbury News newswoodbury@gmail.com Tel 01395 233072

Update on the Lower Otter Restoration Project In January, a significant milestone was achieved in the delivery of the Lower Otter Restoration Project (LORP). Planning approval was granted for the construction of a new cricket ground to the north of South Farm Cottages Budleigh Salterton. The long-term future of the cricket clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current home at Ottermouth has been under threat due to the impact of flooding and poor drainage, with the club flooded as recently as December. The planning decision means that, should the wider restoration project go ahead as planned, an important sporting, recreational and social focal point for the community will not be lost.

This restoration project is being developed by the Environment Agency and Clinton Devon Estates. It has broad and ambitious aims, attempting to attain more sustainable management of the River Otter, its estuary and its immediate surroundings in the face of rapid climate changes and rising sea levels. Key aims of the project include:

27  maintaining and securing existing public footpaths;  securing vehicle access to the residents and businesses at South Farm,

along South Farm Road;

 reconnecting the river to its floodplain, allowing it to flood and drain

naturally;

 stabilising the former domestic refuse tip to protect against future erosion;  finding a more sustainable site for Budleigh Salterton Cricket Club;  increasing the area of rare inter-tidal habitat with significant biodiversity

benefits, including for birdlife.

Details on the project can be found at www.lowerotterrestortionproject.co.uk Although the planning decision on the cricket club’s relocation is very welcome, before LORP can proceed, planning approval is also required for the broader scheme. Detailed plans are being developed for submission to the planning authorities for consideration in the first half of this year. Prior to submission, some technical issues still need to be resolved. Most critical is ensuring that South West Water infrastructure is protected, including an important freshwater borehole south of Otterton. Detailed plans for the scheme will be shared with the public once these have been developed. This is unlikely to be before Easter.

Together with an allied partner scheme in the Saâne Valley, Normandy, France, we await the outcome of a funding application to the Interreg VA Programme (a European Funding stream) to support some of the project delivery costs. The final delivery of the project, including the relocation of Budleigh Salterton Cricket Club, will depend on both us and our French partners attaining planning approval for the whole scheme and securing funding. Other funding partners include the Environment Agency and Clinton Devon Estates.

Sam Bridgewater, Head of Wildlife and Conservation sam.bridgewater@clintondevonestates NOTE TO CONTRIBUTORS FROM THE EDITORIAL TEAM We are most grateful to all contributors for sending in copy and photographs for inclusion in Woodbury News. Without your efforts, our monthly publication simply would not exist.

However, please may we remind you to help us by sending in your contributions by the closing date, and even more importantly, before the deadline of 19.00 on that day.

If you are not yet on the list of people who have already provided me with their email address so that I can send you a reminder each month, please do so now. This arrives in your inbox one week before the deadline.

Emails go out bcc, so no-one knows who else is on the list.

Sue Bury (Editor), suebury@aol.com

28 RSPB Aylesbeare Common As I write this the wind is howling around the cabin and rain is smashing horizontally at the windows.

What a season! We have struggled along with our winter management in the most appalling conditions, hats off (no pun intended) to our residential volunteers who have battled on, all in the spirit of nature conservation. We have been clearing encroaching scrub from the reserve in many locations; most recently we have been opening up the tracks on one of our butterfly transect routes, where we hope to allow more light to the track edges and increase the floristic diversity of the area, thus improving the conditions for many of the butterfly species.

Just before Christmas we had a local contractor on site with his swing shovel (digger) creating areas of bare ground. We have some very rare invertebrates which require the open sandy areas and patches of pioneer heath. This is one way that we are able to create and maintain this particular type of habitat.

Our grazing animals have also been keeping us busy, with moving groups between different areas on the site. We have recently brought the Dartmoor ponies back from the Killerton Estate. These have ended up on the reserve at Aylesbeare. We have moved a few of the other groups of ponies about to help target management in particular spots, which also assists with looking after the animals over the Christmas period, as you could otherwise spend hours looking for livestock over the whole reserve!

Over November and December we trialled some winter grazing of Red Devon cattle on Fire Beacon Hill, which worked really well until someone decided to repeatedly take the electric fence down, almost on a daily basis.

The site will not have any more livestock there until the spring. The effect of having livestock on site had helped with the trampling of the bracken and brambles, and eating down hard the invasive coarse grasses. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s see how things respond next summer.

We welcome Megan, who joins us for six months, and Leo, who is helping out several days a week. Aaron has moved on to Forestry England and Becky has stepped up to help keep the wheels turning with both our daily and residential volunteers. As the nights start to shorten, we look forward to a little less rain and some warmer temperatures.

The RSPB Aylesbeare Common Team WOODBURY NEWS to your door â&#x20AC;Ś If you are a new resident to the area, or would like your Woodbury News to be delivered to your door monthly, just call Karen Squires on 233299 and she will put you in contact with your local deliverer.

Any queries regarding delivery of Woodbury News within Exton should be directed to Audrey Elphick on 01392 876909.

29 THE THREE WEBBERS FARMS IN WOODBURY Anyone living in Woodbury since the late 1980s will know Webbers Farm as a caravan park, half-way up Castle Lane. Anyone living in the village before this date will know Webbers as the large farmhouse and farm on Greenway and Bonfire Lane (see photo below). But villagers before 1860 will have only known of the first Webbers Farm which was an ancient farm on the site which later included Hayman’s butchers shop and abattoir, and now Hayman’s Orchard. The only part of the original farm complex still standing is the house known as Drakes. To explain this abundance of Webbers Farms it is necessary to go back to the earliest survey of the Manor of Woodbury dated 1523-26 and trace its history.

Webbers Farm aerial c. 1960

This early survey records a 32 acre farm, and again in 1605 when it was occupied by Elizabeth Hunt, a widow. In 1630 a Thomas Webber held the farm, hence the name of the estate. A rental of 1729 shows that a Mrs Harrison was the occupier of the farm, valued at £24, and for which she paid the rent of 25s. 4d. This was quite a high rent for a smallish farm so it is likely that the land was very good and productive. The occupant in 1765 was a Jane Gilbert, but by 1796 John Taylor was the farmer. From the early 1800s the farmer was a John Salter who was succeeded by his son, William, who also occupied the farm at the time of the tithe assessment in 1839.

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As you can see below, the names of some of the fields had changed over a forty year period, and also the land use. In 1796 all the fields were arable, but by 1839 Pound Park, Thorn Park and Bonfire were now used for pasture.

The difference in acreage was due to modern and more exact measurements in 1839.

1796 1839 Pound Park 2.1.7 acres 2.2.37 Quarry Park 4.0.22 acres 4.1.27 acres Well Park 5.3.21 acres 5.3.14 acres Horse Park 3.0.0 acres Best Lear 2.3.9 acres Orchard 0.2.34 acres Yonder Ellis 4.2.37 acres Yonder Field 5.0.22 acres Thorn Park 3.0.14 acres Thorn Park } 6.2.3 acres Bonfire } Hill Close 2.3.0 acres Hill Close } 5.3.21 acres Hannersons Close } Cot Field 0.3.37 acres Cot 1.0.10 acres The real change to the farm occurred in the 1850s when John Searle Lindsey, who held the lease of the farm on the opposite side of the road called Hunts, took over the lease of Webbers too on the death of William Salter. At this period the Hon Mark Rolle, the new Lord of the Manor, decided to demolish some of the ancient farms in the parish and build solid modern dwellings.

Whenever a farmer held more than one lease he was encouraged to combine the lands of adjoining farms, and the unused farmhouse was either demolished or turned into a dwelling house (without the land) by the Lord of the Manor. One of the farms he chose to pull down was Hunts, and on its site was built the new farmhouse which took the name of Webbers. The original Webbers farmhouse was still standing but the lands were transferred to the new Webbers farm, and the old farm became the dairy. John Searle Lindsey continued to lease both farms, and he was followed by his son-inlaw, Henry Glanvill. The last occupants of the second Webbers farm and its house were the Stokes family. In the 1980s, due to the increase of motorised traffic through the village, the Clinton Devon (Rolle) Estate decided to move the farm to a new site in Castle Lane and to sell the farmhouse and the yards, orchards and farm buildings to a developer. The farmhouse was divided into two separate dwellings, and the barns and stores were converted into cottages known collectively as Woodcote Court. The lands from Bonfire Lane to Greenway and Mirey Lane were turned into a modern housing estate known as Culvery Close. The word Culvery was chosen because the field to the west of the estate, on which Fairfield House was built, was originally known as Culvery Field.

31 Part of the original Webbers farmhouse, now known as Drakes, was occupied by shopkeepers in the 20th century and in the memory of many Woodburians was a sweetshop up to the 1980s. It is now a private house divided into two dwellings. In the 20th century the barns and outhouses were either demolished or converted into the butchery business. That too has now disappeared and a small housing estate takes its place.

Drakes Cottage at the present time Hunts Farm (also known as Smiths), which was demolished in the 1850s, was an ancient farm of 33 acres, which had been occupied in 1630 by a Humphrey Smyth (and earlier by the Hunt family) who paid a rent of 10s 4d.

He was followed by a farmer butcher called Edward Holwell – in the 1690s the farm was valued at £20. Edward died in 1638 and one year after his death his widow, Margery, remarried. It was common practice at this time for a widow to remarry as she would need assistance in running the business.

Margery, aged 75, chose a 29-year old man called Zacharias Phillips (possibly an employee of Edward), as her husband. Margery died aged 88 in 1752 and through her will Zacharias acquired the lease of the farm.

Unfortunately for him he was convicted in 1754 of stealing wooden planks valued at £10 from Matthew Lee, the result of which was that the farm and other lands he had inherited from Margery were confiscated. A mariner from Exmouth leased the farm and it remained in his family’s hands until the early 1800s when William Skinner acquired the lease. By the 1850s John Searle Lindsey had become the occupier of the farm and its lands as well as Webbers Farm.

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The lands which had originally belonged to the first Webbers Farm, and were then transferred to the second Webbers, are now farmed by the Glanvill family of Rydon Farm.

1839 map of Hunts and Webbers farms

The map is the Tithe Map of 1839 and shows both Hunts Farm (no. 1214) and Webbers Farm (no. 1193).

Gill Selley 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).

A MAD MARCH HOP featuring live music by The Fun Band SATURDAY 21 MARCH, 19.30-23.00 WOODBURY VILLAGE HALL Tickets ÂŁ15, including supper, from 07835 519892.

In aid of Julian House.

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS 1 Feb. 5 Feb. 6 Feb. 11 Feb. 12 Feb. 13 Feb. 19 Feb. 22 Feb. 28 Feb. 29 Feb. 5 March 12 March 14 March 21 March 27 March 9 April 15 April 17 April 24 April 25 April 7 May 8 May 14 May 23 May 26 June 4 July 15 August 3 Sep. 5 Nov.

Hope4Kibera Barn Dance, WVH. Woodbury Tennis Club AGM, Church Room, 19.15.

Woodbury History Society AGM and social. 19.30, WVH. Woodbury Garden Club. AGM & shared supper 19.15, WVH WSWI Peter Scott, JP. WSVH, 19.30.

Woodbury WI 100th Birthday Celebrations. 19.00, WVH. RBL Coffee Morning. 10.30-12.00. RBL Room, WVH. French Meal. 19.00 for 19.45, WVH. In aid of FORCE. Friday Night Flix. WVH. Doors open 18.45 for 19.30.

RBL Coffee Morning. Church Rooms. 10.00-12.00.

Veterans with Dogs organisation will be attending.

WHS The Ware family of Woodbury (part 5). 19.30, WVH. Woodbury WI Assistance Carers. 19.00, WVH. Hospiscare Men’s Walk.

Rotary Mad March Hop. 19.30-23.00, WVH. (07835 519892) Friday Night Flix. WVH. Doors open 18.45 for 19.30.

Woodbury WI Creative weaving with Pam Day. RBL Coffee Morning. 10.30-12.00. RBL Room, WVH. Charity Quiz. 18.30 for 19.00. WVH. (07831 121268) Friday Night Flix. WVH. Doors open 18.45 for 19.30.

FoSS Spring Concert.

WHS A Short History of Tiverton - M Sampson. 19.30, WVH VE Day Commemorations Village Fete. 14.00-17.00.

Woodbury WI AGM. 19.00, WVH. Friday Night Flix. WVH. Doors open 18.45 for 19.30.

(NB Saturday) Friday Night Flix. WVH. Doors open 18.45 for 19.30.

Woodbury Community Long Tables in aid of FORCE. 17.00-22.30. Woodbury Village Green. (01395 232772) VJ Day. RBL/Local History Exhibition and Lunch. WVH. WHS Origins of the Parish of Woodbury, G Selley, 19.30, WVH WHS The Blackshirts of Devon – Todd Gray, 19.30, WVH.

FRIDAY NIGHT FLIX FRIDAY 28 FEBRUARY DOORS OPEN 18.45 FOR 19.30 WOODBURY VILLAGE HALL

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FOR RENT Garage close to the Woodbury village centre. £65.00 per calendar month. Contact Victoria: 01395 233060.

FOR SALE The Camera Club is offering their Optima Projector for sale.

Bought 4 years ago for £357. Perfect working order £150 ono. Mike Jeans 232544.

BUSINESS ADVERTISEMENTS MATHS TUITION: Experienced, female Maths teacher available to teach primary to GSCE level maths, 11+ and SATs prep. Reasonable rates. Jane Moffatt on 07730 877889 janepmoffatt@gmail.com. (1/12) EXE CLEANING & DOMESTIC SERVICES All types of cleaning and other chores around your home. Call 01392 879592 (1/4) ALTERATIONS TO LADIES AND GENTS WEAR, MADE TO MEASURE CURTAINS AND ROMAN BLINDS, ALTERATIONS TO CURTAINS. Contact Shirley on 01395 223523. (3/12) 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) ELECTRICIAN James Sliman Local, reliable, fully qualified and experienced. NAPIT registered and insured. From a socket to rewire 01395 276323 07866 313812 www.jslimanelectrician.co.uk. (6/12)

35 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)

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36 HOSPISCARE EVENTS Men’s Walk – 14 March 2020 Take part in an 8-mile walk raising much needed funds for Hospiscare. Starting and finishing at the Double Locks Pub, the route will take you along the historic Exeter Quay.

Enjoy a warm welcome back at the pub, together with a free pint and pasty, and then relax in Hospiscare’s heated marquee with three games of rugby on big screens: Wales v Scotland 14.15, Italy v England 16.45, France v Ireland 20.00.

Entry – advance entry is £25 each or £80 for a team of 4. The event is open to men and boys aged 12 and over.

Sign up online at www.menswalkexeter.co.uk.

Hospiscare Coffee Morning Month - March Organising a Hospiscare Coffee Morning is simple and fun, and the money raised goes towards the charity’s care of local people living with a terminal illness. So, boil that kettle, don your apron and start baking those cakes!

Please get in touch with Hospiscare for your free Coffee Morning pack today – fundraising@hospiscare.co.uk or call 01392 688020.

Or to find out more - www.putthekettleon.org.uk.

SPRING FORWARD SATURDAY - 28 MARCH, 10.00 - 16.00 Topsham is the place to be when it marks the start of Spring with its annual event, Spring Forward Saturday.

The streets will be filled with live music, offers and treats across its 50 independent shops and cafes.

Activities include a Spring Fair, pop-up gallery plus crafts for the kids.

Bring the family! www.lovetopsham.co.uk The Liberty Sisters and the Lindy Hoppers at Spring Forward Saturday 2019.

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Woodbury Dance Studio RAD BALLET Grades and Majors

Children from 2½ years Principal: Mary Griffiths ARAD, MA(Oxon) Tel: 01395 271249 marygriffiths@hotmail.com www.woodburydance.co.uk All classes at Woodbury C of E Primary School

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Woodbury Salterton Village Hall Hall â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Tables and Chairs, Well equipped kitchen with cooker and fridge, crockery and cutlery inclusive in hire.

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For bookings please contact:

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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 Meetings and Classes Exhibitions 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

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