July 2018

WOODBURY NEWS

JULY 2018

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JULY 2018 EDITORIAL

Life in our villages continues apace with an eclectic mix of tradition and innovation. Children dancing around a maypole (see page 14) had its origins in this country in Roman Britain around 2,000 years ago when soldiers celebrated the arrival of spring by dancing around decorated trees; whereas what could be more up-to-date than enjoying a variety of sports on Woodbury’s recently opened MUGA (see page 10). Woodbury village’s Fun Day (see page 8) was just that – a fun day – with traditional sideshows, music, games, cream teas and the very popular dog show.

A fascinating and original way of acknowledging the recent Royal Wedding was celebrated by the staging of a display of wedding dresses in the local parish church (page 6). Our thanks must go to Lin Milsom for masterminding and bringing this idea to fruition. Many a bride, past and present, and many visitors must have recalled their happy day and been able to share memories of it with friends and families.

Not only did the scarecrows in Woodbury Salterton frighten away the birds, encourage visitors and raise funds for the church, but the molecatcher crouched on the ground with his head buried in a heap of soil nearly caused the editor to leap out of her passing car in alarm and to come to his assistance!

Living in our villages is a joy and a privilege for which I am sure we are all most thankful. There is no excuse for boredom – and many opportunities for service, be it visiting the lonely, driving for the surgery, serving on the Parish Council or being a committee member on one of the countless clubs and organisations that flourish amongst us.

OUR COVER PHOTO shows members of the Woodbury Twinning Association, together with their friends from Bretteville-sue-Odon enjoying Monet’s Garden (pages 18-21).

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4 ST SWITHUN’S CHURCH, WOODBURY Vicar: Reverend Sid Humphries. Tel:01395 274512 email: revsidh@gmail.com SPECIAL SERVICE for Mission Community: Sunday 29 July, 09.30, Combined Eucharist at Clyst St George (no service at Woodbury).

ST SWITHUN’S SUNDAY SERVICES 1st Sunday - 11.15 All-age Holy Communion. 2nd Sunday: 11.15 Holy Communion. 3rd Sunday: 11.15 Holy Communion; 18.30 Evensong. 4th Sunday: 08.00 CW Holy Communion (said); 11.15 Morning Worship. Morning Prayer: Mondays at 09.15.

NEWS AND EVENTS Lych gate stalls - Saturday mornings 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.

CHURCH ALTAR FLOWERS - JULY 1 - Mrs J Hodge. 8 - Mrs J Jeans. 15 - St Swithun's Festival. 22 - Mrs J Bashforth. 29 - Mrs S Huish. Please note: we will decorate church for St Swithun's Festival on Thursday 12 July.

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.

6 June Peter and Bridget Williams “Celebrating Peter and Bridget’s 20th Wedding Anniversary". *

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6 WEDDING DRESS EXHIBITION The recent Royal Wedding seemed like a good reason to hold an exhibition of wedding dresses worn by local brides from the middle of the last century to 2017.

Nineteen brides responded to the invitation to display their dresses and tell their stories of the dress, the day and other fascinating details, and on 24 May they brought their dresses along to church. Local flower arrangers were already hard at work on the windowsills, providing wedding displays which had been sponsored by village organisations - the WI, Garden Club, RBL and the Local History Society. Sue Hudson had baked and iced a wedding cake and the exhibition soon came together.

As part of the celebrations Gordon Davis had offered to put on the floodlights. He got quite a shock when he went into the dimpsy church to be confronted by 20 ghostly dummies!

At 10.00 on Friday morning the first visitors arrived and from then on there was a constant stream of people interested in viewing a slice of local history through wedding dresses. The stories that the brides told about their dresses and their wedding day made interesting and sometimes poignant reading.

The dresses varied in style, material and age. The oldest dress loaned by Marion Pollard dated from 1957 and the most recent from Stephanie Emerson was worn in 2017. Some were made by local or Exeter-based dressmakers. I heard stories of a village lady called Dolly who made dresses for many village brides until she was in her mid-eighties.

Marion and her sister with the dress they both wore

Marian Mead’s wedding and bridesmaid’s dresses - early 1960s.

7 Stephanie’s dress came from an Exeter-based charity called the Wishing Well Foundation which provides weddings as well as dresses for terminally ill people; dresses are donated and can be purchased from the charity too.

At least half of the weddings had been in St Swithun’s with Nigel Alcock playing the organ for some, and Sandra Huish doing many of the bouquets and church flowers.

The photo shows Marion Pollard, married in 1957, when her dress cost £7!

Two years later her sister wore the same dress. They were so thrilled to see how good the dress still looked — note the tiny waist! Marion and her family joined the congregation at the special Songs of Praise Morning Prayer Service on the Sunday, where the hymns and readings had been chosen by brides in the congregation.

I wonder how many of today’s wedding dresses, which cost thousands of pounds, will be as loved after 60 years as Marion’s dress has been? It is amazing that so many dresses have been kept for so many years in lofts and cupboards.

By the end of the exhibition around 100 people had visited, Dresses loaned by Bridget Williams, Ruth Bagwell loved the dresses and and Margo Crundwell. stories, admired the flower arrangements and enjoyed wedding cake and tea. But the nicest thing of all was the lovely atmosphere in the church with people swapping stories and memories, thinking back to their own wedding and being part of a village community.

We hope to make a photobook of the exhibition as a permanent record of the day.

Lin Milsom-Ashby OPENING UP TO GOD This opportunity for Quiet Prayer draws on a range of Christian traditions and is open to anyone wanting to develop their relationship with God in the company of others. Each meeting is complete in itself.

Sponsored by the White Cross Mission Community.

19.30 to 21.00. 2 July 2018 in Woodbury Church Rooms Open to all, free of charge For further information please contact Carolyn Keep 01395 232318.

8 WOODBURY FUN DAY - 16 JUNE Breezy weather brought lots of people to the village green for a relaxing afternoon. They were entertained by toe-tapping music from Good Traditions (a band from Walsall), the Woodbury Whalers, and Rob & Abi Seymour, using the stage constructed again by CML Scaffolding. Many thanks to all of them for providing an excellent atmosphere.

Charlie Collins was our MC for the afternoon, inviting everyone to enjoy the variety of free activities on offer: skittles, hand massage, face painting, nail painting, Gems play area, inflatable with a slide and a jungle assault course, and the crockery smash with its unique monkey face. Men’s Shed had constructed a golf game and splat-the-rat for Hospiscare; these were on loan to us for the day – thank you.

The highlight event was the dog show presented by Margaret Edwards. After demonstrating several obedience training techniques, she held a fun competition, including classes for the dog with the waggiest tail, the best trick, and a ball and spoon race. Thanks to Margaret and everyone who brought their dogs along.

Chris Lear’s renowned cream teas, on sale in support of FORCE, were a sell-out.

Also available were the BBQ, pancakes, ice creams and soft drinks. Friends of Woodbury Surgery had a successful fundraising stall.

St John’s Ambulance staff dealt with one minor incident; their presence was much appreciated.

The organisers from Christ Church and St Swithun’s wish to thank everyone for making the Fun Day such a happy occasion.

Ann Wheeler

9 FoSS (FRIENDS OF ST SWITHUN’S) The next concert organised by FoSS on Saturday 21 July at 19.00 will feature Exeter University Chapel Choir. This will be their third visit to Woodbury and we are very fortunate that they enjoy coming to St Swithun’s. Tickets are on sale from the beginning of July from committee members and from Rook Pie, £7.50 to include a refreshing summer drink.

FoSS is proposing to finance further masonry work on the external walls of the church, the refurbishment of two of the windows, and to help pay for new lighting in the church.

There is considerable work being done in the church tower. Some of the slate louvres have been replaced by identical-looking fibreglass ones, the challenge being to identify the new ones! Antennae are located at each tower window, and cabling from vestry to the tower is completed. The contractors now await BT to complete the connection to the box in the Arch; then Woodbury will have a powerful mobile phone signal supplied

by Vodafone with O2.

The autumn concert with Exeter Singers will take place on Tuesday 9 October in the Church.

Pat Browne WOODBURY GARDEN CLUB We were pleased to welcome Peter Cantrill to our June meeting. He arrived with a very colourful and interesting display of herbaceous plants for his talk on Plants that Excite. Peter gave a brief introduction on how he became involved with herbaceous plants, starting as a gardener then moving to Otter Nursery where he 'fell into' herbaceous plants when he was in charge of the herbaceous department, to ending with running his own nursery.

Peter has been at Dayspring Nursery, Farringdon for 25 years, where he specialises in supplying herbaceous plants wholesale to nurseries and landscape gardeners. He then proceeded to show us many of his plants, some new varieties and some old favourites. Alstromeria Indian Summer is one new variety that is proving very popular with its dark foliage and fiery coloured blooms. There were several kniphofia of different colours, more orange and yellow going away from the more traditional red hot poker. At the end of the talk members were delighted to find all the plants were for sale and most members went home with one (or more) of his lovely plants.

The schedule for our annual Flower and Vegetable Show on Saturday 4 August is now available. Anyone requiring a copy please contact Annette or Debby. We also need volunteers to set up the hall Friday 3 rd and help on Saturday 4th. Anyone who can help please let Annette or Debby know.

Our next meeting on is on 10 July: The Bee Friendly Garden with Neil Lovesey. This will be an open meeting for anyone interested in making their garden more nature friendly.

Sandra Wills

10 WOODBURY COMMUNITY PLAYING FIELDS

The official opening of the new MUGA at the playing field on Town Lane was held on 14 June. Woodbury Community Playing Fields would like to extend their thanks to those who helped provide this fantastic facility: Margaret Webb (Norman Family Charitable Trust), Richard Scott (Devon CC), Trevor Swingler and Richard Powell (Devonshire Freemasons), Woodbury Parish Council, Anna and Paul Crafer and their colleagues, Matt Lynch (clearing the brambles), Mike (helping with groundworks), Aaron (electrician reconnecting the light), Sarah Hughes (designing the sign), Staylite (providing the sign), Amy Cox (all the grant applications), Scouts and Guides (for the use of their hut), Courtstalls (for producing this great facility), Kids’ CafÊ (refreshments and support at the opening).

Finally, thanks to the people of Woodbury who have supported us all throughout this project!

We have a magnificent facility that our community will be able to use for many years to come.

Emma Finnegan

11 CORNERSTONES The Archers of Woodbury A chance remark, "We had a really good time", during a conversation with someone in the Twinning Association last year, resulted in thirteen members of Woodbury Cornerstones having a splendid afternoon recently at Exmouth Archers on one of their Have a Go sessions, which we would thoroughly recommend.

On arrival at 14.00 we were each tested for our dominant eye before being issued with a right or left-handed recurve bow and three arrows, along with arm and finger protectors.

At first the rather disciplined approach to shooting at targets seemed somewhat daunting, but it quickly became apparent that an arrow can be as damaging as a bullet and therefore adherence to the rules of the range was essential, with safety being the number one rule.

After receiving group instruction from Ian Evans, the Instructor-in-Charge inside the club's indoor range, we were split into four groups for individual tuition from expert club members. As with any group some were quick and others less so in acquiring the basic skills to hit the target at twenty yards.

What enabled us all to improve and enjoy our own shooting ability during the first 45 minutes was the care, patience and attention to detail shown by the instructors.

Following a tea break in the club house we enjoyed another supervised session of indoor target practice honing our newly acquired skills, after which we had great fun out on the field range trying to hit balloons pinned to the ground but moving about in the breeze at a distance of 30, 40 and 50 yards. Aiming high to allow for the arrow's trajectory was very different from the almost point-blank shooting indoors. Volley after volley missed the balloons until a cheer went up as crack shot Richard McCord bagged the one and only ‘kill’ of the afternoon and was deemed to be Top Woodbury Archer.

The day ended at the Otter Pub at Colaton Raleigh in good company and conversation over a pie and a pint.

Cornerstones’ next outing is an afternoon visit to Sandy Park, the home of Exeter Chiefs, on Thursday 2 August. If you're interested, please call Derrick Mead on 233775.

Chris Sheppard

COMMUNITY CHARITY COFFEE MORNINGS 4th BIRTHDAY PARTY TUESDAY 3 JULY, 10.00 - 12.00 IN THE CHURCH ROOMS Please come and join us to celebrate this great event.

Free birthday cake for all customers.

12 WOODBURY C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL We have all returned to school after the half-term break ready and eager to enjoy the final weeks of our school year. This final half term proves to be our busiest yet, including sports days for both Key Stages, visits and trips for many classes and rehearsals for our Key Stage 2 production.

Character Education As a school we have been exploring different facets of character education.

This is a programme designed to help develop pupils’ character skills encompassing aspects of wellbeing, ethics, citizenship and social and emotional education. The children have been considering ways in which they can help the local community, how they can be good citizens and how they keep themselves and others emotionally healthy.

As part of their work to help different causes, the children in Ash and Chestnut classes held a dementia awareness afternoon where they invited family, friends and members of the community into school to share songs, poetry, artwork and learning about the brain. They also held a cake and book sale as part of the afternoon raising £180, which was donated to the Memory Cafe in Woodbury on 20 June, when the children performed a variety of songs.

The children in Cherry and Oak classes asked families to donate old books and toys or to bake cakes and other goodies to sell in order to raise funds for our partner school Seeway Tanzania (SWTz). They held three sales after school and were very proud to have raised £130.10 from their efforts. The money will be presented to Rebecca who is visiting us from SWTz next month. We look forward to hearing all of her news and learning how our funds will help towards building a new nursery unit there.

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Willow class visited Woodbury Community Orchard as part of their Character Education project to help with the weeding and clearing duties and to enjoy some time hunting for bugs around the area.

Maple class visited Stallcombe House to take part in a range of activities.

They shared time with the residents, completed a bell treasure hunt around the grounds, created some amazing clay faces and helped collect the eggs.

They had a wonderful day and now have exciting plans to work on a collaborative art project with the residents.

Class Assembly Maple class presented their recent learning about dragons in an assembly for the school and their families.

They explored whether dragons were real or imaginary and shared their thoughts and reasoning with the audience. They performed three myths and legends from different countries as well as class recitals of dragon-themed poetry.

14 May Day Celebration Last half term concluded with an afternoon of May Day celebrations which saw our two youngest pupils as May Queen and King. The afternoon featured a country dance performed by each class as well as a selection of maypole dances performed by our Key Stage 2 classes. Parents, family and friends were all in attendance on the sunny afternoon to watch the children perform, dressed in keeping with our 2018 theme A Royal Wedding – a theme that produced a number of well-dressed wedding guests, wedding party members and a few royal faces thrown in for good measure!

Refreshments were then served by our PTFA afterwards to complete a lovely afternoon.

Sport A group of Year 5 and 6 girls competed in a Kwik Cricket tournament hosted by Devon Cricket. The girls battled on a very hot afternoon to triumph in three out of their four matches, demonstrating their usual high standard of fielding, bowling and teamwork skills. The girls will now progress to the county finals.

15 Devon County Show Our last update told how Maple class had been working hard to design a wheelbarrow for the Devon County Show competition based on their given topic of Bees and Honey. We were thrilled to be told that our wheelbarrow won the competition and we welcomed Lauren from Mole Avon Country Stores recently who presented the class with a voucher to use at the store for equipment to help the school. Well done Maple class!

Singing concert We welcomed parents and friends to our final singing concert of the year on Tuesday 12 June and were thrilled that so many families were able to attend one of the performances.

The children treated their audience to a selection of songs from each year group as well as Mrs Vernon’s choir presenting some of their recent work from films like The Greatest Showman and Moana. We are exceptionally proud of the hard work put in by the children to learn the lyrics, melodies and harmonies that made the performance so memorable.

Exmouth Community College Science Workshop Ash class were recently invited to visit Exmouth Community College for the morning as part of their current topic on electricity. They enjoyed being taught by the college physics teachers, learning about electricity and creating different types of circuits. Activities like these prepare our oldest pupils for their imminent move to secondary school, as well as stretching their knowledge of scientific concepts further. We are very grateful to the Community College for providing such a fun and informative morning.

WOODBURY PRIMARY SCHOOL SUMMER FAIR FRIDAY 13 JULY, 15.15 – 17.00 Lots of fun for the whole family Games, raffle, tombola, assault course bouncy castle, refreshments and lots, lots more.

16 WOODBURY VILLAGE GOLF SOCIETY Launceston Newsletter (from our on-course correspondent) On Wednesday 13 June we set off to Launceston Golf Course which was a great venue just outside the historic town. It is a parkland course, which was in excellent condition, but made tricky by some rather long grass where your ball can mysteriously disappear. So those who could consistently hit the ball straight definitely benefitted. The day was perfect, although we did have a short shower of rain just before we set off.

There were only sixteen players so we played as four threeballs and one fourball. Out of these, only five made 30 and over. We finished with a good meal and perfect guidance from Peter Heron, who was our stand-in chairman for the day.

Nearest the pin for the day was John Smith on the 15th and he also scored a two on the same hole. Two other 2s were scored on the 4th by Peter Heron and Paul Crafer. For the teams, Team 3 (Richard Perry, Peter De La Mare and Charlie Collins) were in 3rd place with 69 points, Team 2 (Simon Davies, John Collier Marsh and John Smith) in 2nd place with 72 points and the outright winners with 78 points were Peter Heron, Paul Crafer and Martin Briggs.

For individuals, in 3rd place was Stewart Price with 31 points, in 2nd place (with a reduced handicap) Peter Heron with 33 points, and the winner with 36 points was Paul Crafer.

The next event is at China Fleet on Thursday 19 July.

Graham Rawlings MAYTREE PRE-SCHOOL IN WOODBURY Maytree Pre-School is now taking bookings for children starting this September.

Interest in our lovely pre-school is welcomed from across the local area.

Please contact: Admissions Secretary, Claire Partridge - 01395 233525 (mornings), admissionsmaytree@hotmail.com. http://www.maytreepreschool.com Registered Charity No. 900545.

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION COFFEE MORNINGS 5 & 19 JULY. 2, 16 & 30 AUGUST. 10.00 - 11.30.

RBL ROOM behind Woodbury village hall.

All are invited to join us on alternate Thursdays.

17 WOODBURY AND DISTRICT ROYAL BRITISH LEGION This is the last chance if you would like a Remembrance Cross taken to the Menin Gate on 8 August.

Raising funds: Jean Carpenter has produced a quiz (£1) which is available from her or from Chris Lear at the Saturday morning lych gate stall each week; there is a £10 prize.

St Swithun’s has kindly agreed to let the Branch run the stall at the end of the season on Saturday 6 October, 09.30 to 11.00. Members and friends, please support the event - the famous bacon butties will be available. If wet, the event will be in church.

The arrangements for the Armistice Exhibition is progressing and any family histories from Devonians, not just Woodbury people, would be great for the exhibition in the village hall on Saturday 10 November from 12.00 - 16.00.

Please save this very important date.

Sandra Huish (01395 232696) WOODBURY TENNIS CLUB We are now half-way through the summer season. The Men’s A team have won and drawn the last two matches and now have young Ben Johnson playing with dad Andy providing extra power and hopefully ensuring that the team retains its place in Division 5. The B team have been more successful, recording two wins and three draws from their eight matches.

Club Treasurer, Pat Browne, is going to Devonshire Park Eastbourne as a guest of the LTA, to be presented, on court, with the South West Regional Volunteer of the Year award. The club had four double tickets for Wimbledon to distribute; all were accepted by the lucky ballot winners.

The junior coaching is well under way with experienced coach John Wingate and his assistant Tom Kinch; there are 36 youngsters on court on Wednesday evenings in four sessions. It is hoped that many of them will graduate to club sessions on Sunday mornings.

The club will hold its doubles tournament on Sunday 22 July from 10.00 followed by a barbeque; all members and former members are invited to enter.

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.

WOODBURY LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY SUMMER OUTING to Buckland Abbey WEDNESDAY 4 JULY Coach leaves The Arch at 09.15.

All welcome.

For details see page 12 of June’s Woodbury News.

18 WOODBURY TWINNING ASSOCIATION 1978 - 2018 (40 years of friendship) Visit to France. Friday 25 - Monday 28 May After a couple of quiet years with regard to the twinning exchanges, our French friends in Bretteville-sur-Odon really pushed the boat out this year to celebrate the 40th anniversary!

We had a calm crossing on the Friday afternoon ferry, arriving in Bretteville in the late evening. Some people stayed with their French host families, with whom they've developed a lifelong friendship, and the others, either by choice or because they did not have a host family, stayed in a local hotel.

After a good night's sleep, we were ready for an early start the next day.

Saturday was probably the best full day's programme we have ever had on a visit. In the morning our hosts took us to Giverny to see Monet's Garden, where we had a guided tour. It was a gloriously sunny day and the reflections across the world-famous water garden, full of lovely waterlilies, had an almost magical quality. We then strolled through the flower garden which Monet designed himself, laid out in front of his house. It was a riot of colour and perfume with masses of peonies, irises, roses and poppies among other flowers, and we had plenty of time to wander around at our own pace.

Our French hosts then provided a sumptuous picnic which was enjoyed under the shade of some trees, before seeing the Impressionists’ Museum.

Next we journeyed to Pont l'Eveque, to the Pere Magloire Calvados Distillery, where we had an interesting interactive tour, explaining the history and making of calvados, followed by the obligatory tasting session afterwards (well it would have been rude not to!). Several of our party replenished their drinks cabinets from the onsite shop, then we were treated to a fabulous four-course meal in Les Tonneaux Restaurant, alongside the distillery.

19 Sunday was a little more relaxed, but began with a reception at the Mairie, where the new Mayor, Patrick Lacoplain, gave us a very enthusiastic welcome. He is keen that Woodbury and Bretteville continue our links, especially after forty years of friendship between our communities. He said that whilst they are also twinned with Gladbach in Germany and a village in Senegal, their English link was the first, and as such, is very important to them. The Mayor then presented Nita Goffron (Chair of Woodbury Twinning) with a bronze Medal of Bretteville and a beautiful hamper of Normandy goodies which, it was decided, would be shared with everyone who participated in the exchange visit and the Woodbury committee at a later date. We also each received a book about the history of Bretteville.

Nita then thanked the Mayor and the Bretteville organising committee for their wonderful weekend programme, reconfirming our commitment to promoting the Twinning organisation and other links, after which she presented our gift to the Mayor for the town of Bretteville. It was a stained glass panel depicting the national flowers of France (blue iris) and England (red rose), encircled by white (to represent the colours of both our national flags), surrounded with a streaky mixed glass of green, white and blue — reminiscent of the lush countryside of Devon and Normandy.

Lunch was then provided at the Social and Cultural Centre, followed by a folk dance in the afternoon. It was a very hot day, but we managed to join in. Later, several people drifted off for a walk around the village, or just relaxed outside in the shade before returning to the Social Centre for another meal in the evening.

20 There has always been a culture of eating and drinking when the French and English get together and this year was no exception.

Wine was free flowing, bottled water plentiful (to combat the heat and keep us hydrated) and the food was wonderful!

As we were to return on the late afternoon ferry on Bank Holiday Monday, their Chairman had arranged for us to visit Bretteville School in the morning before we left. The children (aged 9 and 10) had prepared a lovely welcome for us. They began by singing two songs for us in English, then we were split into two groups to visit their classrooms. Here, we were each allocated three children who read to us from sheets they had prepared about themselves. They told us their names, about their families, their pets and, favourite things and asked us about ours (all in English). The teacher then asked them whether they knew anything about us individually, which was a great way of checking that they had tried to speak English and had listened to our replies. Very soon it was time for their break and, as we passed the playground, Tony Walker was press-ganged into action as referee for their football match. There were great cheers of delight as he agreed to do it, but disappointment when we had to leave.

There are some new French families who joined this year, so they are looking forward to seeing Woodbury for the first time in 2019.

21 We hope that with all the new housing in Woodbury and the surrounding Parish there will be new couples and families who will be interested in learning more about the Twinning Association. It's not only a great confidence booster for youngsters (and adults) to interact with each other and learn or improve their French language skills, but also great fun. Many past and existing members have built firm friendships with their French families over the years and even meet outside the twinning weekends. You don't have to speak French as most of their families speak English and, if you do not want to stay with a host family, a cheap hotel is within walking distance of the centre of Bretteville.

We also have a very active social calendar here in Woodbury, so you can become a Social member without participating in the exchanges if you wish.

Annual Membership is just ÂŁ5 per adult (whether you go to France or not), and school-aged children of the adult's family are free. Many events throughout the year are open to non-members, but are cheaper as a member.

Do please consider it if you are new to the village, as it's a great way of meeting like-minded people.

For more information please contact: Nita Goffron (232314) - email: nita goffron@live.co.uk, or Jan Owen (232694) - email: jmowenteacher@aol. com.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Nita Goffron

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WOODBURY SALTERTON NEWS HOLY TRINITY Frederick George Reed The funeral service of Fred Reed on 12 June was conducted by Revd Sid Humphries. A large congregation of friends joined members of his family to pay their last respects to a friend who Sid called ‘A traditional Devon lad’. Fred was born at Heathfield Farm and moved into the village when he married Pauline in 1960. We extend our sympathy to Pauline, his son Mark and Debbie, to Debs, his grandchildren Thomas and Laura and Florence, the little great granddaughter he so loved. See the fuller obituary on page 29.

COFFEE MORNINGS Every Saturday from 09.30 to 10.30 outside the church if fine and indoors if not. We plan to have bric-a-brac and books on sale as well as cakes and other cooked items and, as the season progresses, some fresh produce.

KNITTED CONGREGATION When our previous Vicar Revd Karen Spray was licensed to her new parishes in Somerset, people from our local congregations who went to support her noticed that someone in that church had knitted a congregation!

Karen kindly sent Katharine Wheeler a photo of this and Katharine has knitted one for our own church. It is on the little corner table by the organ.

TEDDY BEARS’ PICNIC AND ABSEILING This had to be postponed when it was found to clash with a free Open Day at Crealy Park, which was likely to attract a lot of local people who would otherwise have supported this event. Details later when re-arranged.

WHIST We continue to enjoy our evenings, although we are few in number, and warmly invite others to join us on the third Tuesday of each month at 19.30 in the village hall. The July one will therefore take place on the 17th.

23 SCARECROW CHALLENGE After a slow start entries speeded up and there were nineteen scarecrows on the day. There was no set theme so there was a wide variety of exhibits.

The winner, decided as always by popular vote, was Mary Poppins by the Clarke family with Mary flying high and the sweep’s head coming out of the top of the chimney.

The Olney family’s amusing mole catcher was second and Fiona Hawker’s Scarecrow third.

Teas and other activities and stalls in the Glebe Field were enjoyed in the fine weather, and the event made a profit of just over £500.

Huge thanks to Debbie and Geoff Jung for organising this popular event again and to all who helped in any way.

As this was a fund-raising event for the church it had been decided that it was a suitable opportunity for the PCC to thank two people for all they have done for the church. Jill Dupain thanked Aran Brown for all his practical and administrative help given as Deputy Church Warden and presented him with a garden token and a bottle of wine. Debbie presented Valerie Davieson with a potted orchid, thanking her for all her service as a PCC member.

24 WOODBURY SALTERTON WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Gill Bricknell (President) reported that the outing to Crediton Flower Festival had been most enjoyable. The flower arrangements were superb and a delicious tea followed. She suggested that we might have another outing in December to see their Christmas Tree Festival, and this was agreed.

Gill and Jenny Kemp will accept the invitation from Aylesbeare WI to its 75th birthday party in July.

The Committee had been discussing the Group Meeting which we will be hosting in September 2019. It had been decided that in place of a competition we would have an exhibition of members’ skills.

The WI had run a tombola at the church Scarecrow Event using items left over from donations from the table top sale. This raised £57 for church funds.

Gill offered to host a cream tea on Friday 10 August as a social get-together and in aid of our own funds.

The speaker was Wendy Richards Wood from Teignmouth. She gave a fascinating talk on The Role of Women in the RNLI, founded in 1824. In the early days they would support the men by heaving the heavy boats down the beach and into the water in their ankle-length skirts and with just a headscarf for protection in ferocious weather conditions, at times being almost up to their chests or even necks in water. They would then wait in their sodden clothes for the return of the boat and then drag it back up the beach. It was not until 1969 that a woman first became a crew member. Now 8% of the lifeboat crew members are women. Wendy showed some footage of lifeboat rescues and spoke about the heroine Grace Darling who, in 1838 with her father, rescued nine people from the water. The RNLI is entirely run on voluntary contributions and it costs £485,000 a day to keep the vital service going. Jenny Kemp gave a heartfelt vote of thanks for such an informative and interesting talk.

The talk at 19.30 in the village hall at the Wednesday 11 July meeting will be on the subject of The Devon Wildlife Trust.

The coffee morning on Thursday 19 July at 11.00 will be held at The Diggers Rest, and this will from now on be the usual venue.

THE WOODBURY SALTERTON VILLAGE HALL AGM The AGM was held on Wednesday 8 June. Patrick Bricknell, Chairman, was pleased to report that the hall continues to run at a profit and that the new patio doors, leading from the green room out onto the secure outdoor play area, seem to be much appreciated by many users, particularly at party time. Tables and chairs for use away from the hall are available for hire.

The Committee are very pleased to have Ngaio Southard and Louise Lee join them.

Ann Hunt

25 WOODBURY SALTERTON C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL Since the last magazine we’ve had another busy month of learning and having fun. The week after they took their SATs exams our year 6s enjoyed a residential trip to PGL at Beam House. All were able to enjoy the experience, knowing that their exams were behind them. The children enjoyed a varied programme of activities designed to challenge and develop them as young people. It included abseiling and climbing, a challenge course going through tunnels of mud, tyres and rope webs commando-style, followed by a hose-down from Mrs Milford, our Head of Learning. They also enjoyed archery, street surfing and high ropes. Rifle-shooting, where they learned about the different parts of the rifle and how to load and keep it safe, enabled them to have a go at shooting at a target.

Years 5 and 6 also had fun with history in action, using drama to recreate scenes of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole, both famous nurses in the Crimean War. They learned that although female nurses were not initially welcomed at the hospitals, they made a vital contribution to cleanliness and care of wounded soldiers.

Our youngest learners in the Foundation Stage Unit (FSU) have been enjoying their outdoor yoga sessions. They have been busy making passports ready to go to ‘Woodbury Salterton Airport’ to ‘fly off’ to Africa to learn all about the animals that live there! Getting ready for an important journey in their learning, our children have enjoyed their first story-time session which will help prepare them for the transition into our reception class in September. The PTA welcomed our new families with tea, and Mrs Milford then gave a talk to them.

The children in classes 1 and 2 have been learning about healthy eating, visiting Riverford Farm in South Devon. They have used this science topic to build on their learning about what plants require for growth. Also on that theme our youngest learners and nursery children in our FSU have enjoyed outdoor learning in our Forest School. The children were all great nature detectives, busy looking for and upturning logs and tyres, revealing lots of exciting mini-beasts and bugs. They also discovered our three new bat boxes, which were kindly donated by Wild-Woodbury and made by the year 6s. We are all very pleased to have our very own compost loo on site – many thanks to Woodbury Parish Council.

We have more outdoor learning planned during National School Sports week when we celebrate our annual sports afternoon. The children will take part in a carousel of activities in teams to score points for their houses and then finish with traditional running races. Also planned is a Sport Active Day in partnership with Premier Sport, where the children will be participating in active sports such as street surfing and archery.

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Keeping our fingers crossed for good weather and staying with the outdoor theme, our annual end-of-year show will be an open-air event this year and will open the school summer fete on Thursday 12 July, starting at 14.15. It will be held on the Glebe Field (behind the church). The children will be sharing performances from a range of arts, based around our theme of animals. Please feel free to come and join us in celebrating the achievements of all our learners. For more information about places at our school or for planned events please email us at admin@woodburysalterton.devon.sch.uk or visit the school website.

Clare Rooke, Chair of Governors Pebblebed Heath Federation THE WOODBURY SALTERTON BOOK EXCHANGE With the school holidays coming soon, it would be wonderful for children, and their parents and carers, if more children’s books could be donated.

Thank you in advance.

Ann Hunt CREAM TEA There will be a Cream Tea in aid of Woodbury Salterton Village Hall on Sunday 29 July in the gardens of the Old Vicarage. We thank Mrs Sheila Mills for her invitation and hope many people will join us there between 14.30 and 17.00.

Ann Hunt COMMUNITY COFFEE MORNING Woodbury Salterton Village Hall 09.00 - 12.00 1st Monday of each month.

(Bank Holidays on 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.

TOPSHAM RUGBY CLUB CAR BOOT SALE BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY - 27 AUGUST from 09.30-13.00 Back by popular demand. Public on foot - free entrance.

We would welcome a £1 donation for parking.

Sellers will be welcome to set up at 08.00 with fees of £6 per car or small van, larger vehicles and trailers at £10 each.

The clubhouse will be open with hot food and drinks available all morning and the bar will also be open towards lunchtime, with guest ales and longstanding favourites on offer.

For more details visit www.topshamrugby.co.uk or call Bee Jenkins on 01392 873651.

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EXTON NEWS ST ANDREW’S CHURCH, EXTON SERVICES FOR JULY Sunday 1st - Trinity 5, 18.00 evening service. Sunday 8th - Trinity 6, 09.30, Holy Communion. Sunday 15th - Trinity 7, 09.30, Lay-led Service. Sunday 22nd - Trinity 8, 09.30, Holy Communion. Sunday 29th - Trinity 9, 09.30 at Clyst St George, Joint Mission Community Communion.

ESTUARY LEAGUE OF FRIENDS Nancy Potter House, Nelson Close, Topsham The new Community Hub at Nancy Potter House in Topsham will be officially opened on Monday 2 July and blessed by Revd Janice Cackett. It will then be open Mon-Fri 09.00–17.00, Saturdays 09.30 – 14.30. There will be rooms for hire for businesses and private functions. At the Hub there are disability drop-offs and parking space, with limited parking for visitors.

The centre includes treatment rooms for nail clipping clinics and reflexology sessions, as well as laundry and sewing services.

Activities planned include needlecraft, dance, friendship group, IT training, and lunches.

Please ring the office on 01392 879009 for further information.

GOOSEFIELD SUMMER PICNIC AT THE GOOSEFIELD, EXTON With live music from Andy Marshall 6 JULY, 19.00-22.00 (Gates open 18.30) Bring your own picnic and support our licensed bar.

Tickets in advance £10 in advance or £12 on the gate.

Contact Judith 01392 876821, Eddie 01392 873335 or David 01392 875009.

Do email your high resolution photos of local people or events to Karen at karensquires100@ gmail.com The editorial team still needs a wider spread of news, particularly about our younger people. What are you all up to? Why don’t YOU write an article or send in a photo?

Photos taken with a camera, rather than a mobile phone are preferred as they reproduce more clearly on paper.

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ROUND AND ABOUT

DEATHS Peter Thornton died on 14 June in the RD&E following a short illness.

Peter and his siblings, Tony, John and sister Gill, were born in Sheffield. In 1939, at the outbreak of war, Peter’s uncle had moved his young family to the small village of Winster, in a quiet part of Derbyshire, between Matlock and Bakewell. For a short time, Peter’s parents, Norman and Muriel, joined that side of the family in Winster Manor where it was hoped to have protection from the impending bombing raids. Peter had watched Sheffield being bombed from the top of Whirlow Lane, which made a lasting impression on him.

As a youngster, Peter went to a Birkdale school in Sheffield, where he received frequent praise as being a particularly bright boy. He then went on to Repton which he enjoyed.

In those days university was not the norm for most young people, but in a way, two years’ National Service for young men was a reasonable substitute.

Peter was called up into the Royal Signals in about 1952 and was called back, after being demobbed, in connection with the crisis in Malaya where he served with men from the Gurkha Signal Regiment translating messages.

On one memorable occasion he was posted in the jungle and was positioned in a trench. Absolutely terrified, he heard a rustling in the bushes and thinking he was going to be attacked, he fired a shot. There was a loud squealing noise and a pig ran out past him. He returned home on the Empire Windrush. On his return he served in the Territorial Army for many years following his two years’ National Service, gaining his majority in the TA, being promoted from Captain Thornton to Major Peter Thornton.

Prior to entering Thorntons, Peter studied Chocolate and Sugar Confectionery at the Borough Polytechnic in London and was formally taken onto the staff in July 1953 at the grand wage of £5 per week. Peter had a long and distinguished career with Thorntons, which lasted nearly forty years, until JW Thornton Ltd became Thorntons PLC, on flotation, in 1988.

At this point Peter decided to pursue his own business interests. His entrepreneurial spirit never waned, and almost up to the time of his death Peter was working on his business of producing special medical stockings to prevent skin tears, from which he himself suffered.

One of Peter’s especially memorable enterprises was the work he did with the world-renowned asthma specialist Dr Morrow Brown. Peter suffered throughout most of his life from asthma.

29 Dr Morrow Brown was a world authority on asthma, and for many years Peter supported Dr Brown in his work and became quite involved in it. At the same time he found ways to lessen the impact of his own asthma, which allowed him to lead an almost normal life in this respect.

Peter was throughout his life a keen sailor. He and his siblings enjoyed summers in Abersoch, where their parents had a holiday home. This was very much designed to support the family’s enthusiasm for sailing. This culminated in his graduation from basic dinghies to 505s, in which Peter and his brothers became expert.

In the early 1990s, Peter fulfilled a passion and qualified as a helicopter pilot flying a Robinson R22 and later a Jet Ranger. Many exciting trips were had flying around both the UK and Europe.

He leaves behind three children from his first wife – Sarah, Sam and Miles, and two children from his third marriage – Rebecca and William. Julia, Rebecca and William have made Woodbury their home for the past fifteen years.

Frederick George Reed, born on 4 February 1937, sadly passed away on 24 May 2018 after a short illness.

Fred lived most of his life in Woodbury Salterton growing up on the family farm with his three brothers Frank, Michael, Ron and sister Olive in Oil Mill Lane, where he was born. He returned with his beloved wife Pauline 52 years ago, raising their children Mark and Debbie in the village. Fred enjoyed playing skittles for many years for the Hartbeats at The Diggers Rest and helping out at Woodbury Salterton AFC, putting up the goal nets or marking out the pitch.

Fred was a highly respected digger driver and enjoyed his work so much that he was only finally persuaded to retire at 70 years of age. When he retired he took great enjoyment and pride in his garden with many villagers enjoying his home-grown runner beans and tomatoes. His grandchildren Laura and Thomas and great-granddaughter Florence brought a smile every time he saw them.

Reverend Sid Humphries conducted a beautiful, personal funeral service at Holy Trinity Church, Woodbury Salterton on 12 June to a packed church, where fun and loving memories were shared.

Pauline and family would like to thank everyone for attending Fred's funeral and also for all the wonderful community support given to them during Fred's illness and after his passing.

30 CHRISTIAN AID WEEK IN WOODBURY Thank you to all the collectors and donors who contributed to the final total of ÂŁ1,200.15 for Christian Aid Week. This money will be used to help some of the poorest communities in the world, through partner organisations and based only on need, for example, funding new houses that will withstand storms in Haiti and replacing those lost in Hurricane Matthew, while also training and employing local labour.

FREE TOURS OF GULLIFORD BURIAL GROUND The Friends of Gulliford Burial Ground are holding their first public event on 11 and 12 August (Saturday and Sunday) at 10.30 and 14.30 each day.

The free tours will include an introduction to the history of the site and chapels by Gill Selley, followed by researched stories by Angela Coles of some of the dissenters buried there, from an artist to a whale merchant.

Refreshments will be available, however parking is limited. This is a great opportunity to learn about this historical corner of Woodbury and Lympstone, or find out more about the group and how you could help.

WOODBURY NEWS to your door ‌ If you are a new resident to the area, or would like your Woodbury News to be delivered to your door monthly, just call Beverley Simcox on 232858 and she will put you in contact with your local deliverer.

31 THE WOODBURY KITCHEN I’m very pleased to report that I have made enough profit to enable me to make three donations of £40 each to local organisations and almost enough for a fourth one. I still have copies of the recipe book for sale and if all are sold, I will have donated almost £300. Copies are being held at Little China, Rook Pie and the bicycle shop. Please buy a copy – they make a nice present for someone.

If anyone knows of a worthy local cause, I should be pleased to hear details.

Thank you.

Jean Carpenter 232120 WOODBURY ‘THESPS’ TAKE LEADING ROLES There’s a great play coming up at the end of July in Exeter’s Barnfield Theatre, and two of our favourite local thespians have leading roles. Alan Bennett’s Habeas Corpus is a blissfully funny farce set in Brighton in the 1960s. The play centres around the seemingly respectable Wicksteed family, but at a time when the lust and longings of the permissive society have well and truly taken hold. This end-of-the-pier romp shows how the family find themselves propelled into a whirlwind of mistaken identities, dropping of trousers and libidos bursting out of enforced hibernation.

Charlie Collins stars as Dr Arthur Wicksteed, a GP with more than a passing interest in young ladies, while Norma Payne plays Lady Rumpers of Rangoon, a pompous person with what she claims is an impeccable past in the colonies – though all is not quite what she would have us believe. Her principal concern is the moral wellbeing of her beautiful daughter.

Do not miss the chance to see this local cast embroiled in the frenetic antics of the Wicksteed family – as director Jenny Goode puts it: ‘this is the nation’s favourite playwright at his best.’

Habeas Corpus by Alan Bennett, at the Barnfield Theatre Exeter, 26-28 July at 19.30. Tickets £12 (£10). Box Office 01392 271808.

Charlie Collins and Norman Payne

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The Woodbury Salterton Hedgehog Project has got off to a fantastic start.

After a lot of intensive searching and observation by volunteers, we now have photographic evidence that there is at least one hedgehog residing in the village. This is the first confirmed sighting for three years and the implication of this is massive. It shows that although the environment is not ideal, hedgehogs can survive here. Reintroduction of wildlife into an area where they have been absent for some time is a contentious subject; after all, the species must have become extinct for a reason. The fact that hedgehogs are still able to hang on shows that the area is still capable of supporting a population. By improving and enhancing the local environment, we now have an opportunity to make Woodbury Salterton a place where hedgehogs can thrive and can be enjoyed by future generations. Hopefully, it will be our generation that takes the action to reverse their massive decline in numbers and to avoid extinction by bringing them back from the brink.

The next stage of the project is to start sowing more wildflower seeds and to give the hedgehogs access to more gardens to forage in via hedgehog highways. We now need people to start putting out cat/dog/specialist hedgehog food for them, to help supplement their diets, and to provide water in hot weather. Please contact us if you would like us to supply free wildflower seeds, or to help expand the hedgehog highway to include your garden.

One of the main reasons for the decline in hedgehog numbers is undoubtedly the use of slug pellets, pesticides and poisons which are all devastating to the environment and available food resources. There are a number of tried and tested ways to reduce the use of these environmental poisons whilst still protecting your garden: slugs can be controlled by the use of crushed eggshells (which they hate walking over) around vegetables and plants; various slug traps and copper tape are also very effective. We have also purchased some humane rat and mouse traps which allow the pests to be transferred to a suitable environment after capture. Putting out food will also mean that predators will be attracted to your garden to carry out their own natural vermin control.

The hunt for hedgehogs in Woodbury Salterton has produced some fantastic wildlife sightings. Within a two-week period, we photographed male and female deer, foxes, squirrels and rabbits. A great number of the nest boxes that we have installed have already produced a successful batch of new fledglings this year. Blue tits, great tits, sparrows, robins and house martins appear to have had a successful breeding season.

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We went to Woodbury and Woodbury Salterton schools where the talented pupils not only learnt about bat boxes, but also built and installed some, along with hedgehog and bird boxes.

As an ongoing part of the Wild-Woodbury plan, we have carried out a number of wildlife rescue rehabilitation and releases over the last few months. We will report these findings in the August edition of Woodbury News. If you find an animal in distress, please contact us using the details below.

We will be putting regular updates in Woodbury News and on the new Facebook Group - Woodbury Salterton Hedgehog Project.

If you have any questions please get in touch with us at info@wildwoodbury.org or call Tony Bennett on 07971-082384.

Please join our Facebook groups: Wild-Woodbury and Woodbury Salterton Hedgehog Project and also check out our website http://www.wildwoodbury.org to find out more about what we are doing to help our local wildlife.

Tony Bennett MAY WEATHER There wasn’t any weather to speak of in May. I suppose after March and April this was a bit of a blessing, especially for the farming community who finally got a chance to put machinery on the land and to spread accumulated stocks of slurry. The only slightly notable feature was the lack of wind which was mostly from the NE; so it felt muggy and warm and gave rise to huge thunder storms and very localized downpours round the 25th – the latter not affecting us. Sad to report, we have no swallows in our garage this year, the first time since we moved here in 1991. I have also noticed hugely reduced numbers of these graceful birds feeding over the reservoirs that I regularly fish; in the 90s we typically had three broods of three to four chicks, then it dwindled to two broods of two to three and last year it was one small brood.

PJH WOODBURY CRAFT GROUP 29 JUNE, 13.00-15.00 CHURCH ROOMS THE BEE-FRIENDLY GARDEN Speaker Neil Lovesey WOODBURY GARDEN CLUB OPEN MEETING 10 JULY, 19.15 for 19.30 WOODBURY VILLAGE HALL Free entry to all, tea and coffee available.

34 CLINTON DEVON ESTATES Farms and fundraising Last month the farm team enjoyed a very successful Open Farm Sunday welcoming over 400 people to Otter Farm for tours of the dairy to show them where their milk comes from.

Thank you to the many local businesses who supported this event helping us donate ÂŁ120 to our chosen farming charity, the Farming Support Network.

Other charitable activities Clinton staff are taking part in over the next few weeks include an all-female team walking 10 miles for Hospiscare and eight cyclists who are riding in the Nello event for FORCE. Around 200 pupils from seven local primary schools, including Woodbury, have been working on a project to learn about food, farming and wildlife. They will come together at Bicton Arena soon to compete for the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group Kingfisher Award Trophy and prize money for their schools. Good luck to all competitors.

Heath Week 2018 Later this month the commons will be the focus for events once more as the Pebblebed Heath Conservation Trust join with teams from our heathland partners, the RSPB, the Devon Wildlife Trust and EDDC Countryside, and gear up for another action-packed Heath Week.

Starting on Sunday 29 July with the Family Festival Day at Woodbury Castle and continuing until Sunday 5 August there is something for everyone, whatever your age or whether your interest is in the heathland ecology, its history or in getting active outdoors. Choose from over thirty individual events, many of them free. Flyers will be available at libraries, Tourist Information, local shops etc. and full event listings and booking information can be found at www.heathweek.org or facebook.com/ heathweek Throughout the week join family-friendly events (29 and 31 July, 1, 2 and 3 August) daytime and evening talks or guided walks (something every day) to learn about the landscape history (30 July and 3 August), how our grazing animals benefit the heathland habitat (31 July) or the ever-popular nightjar safaris (31 July and 1 August).

You can also join practical volunteers for a work party and lend a hand in the management of the heaths (Wed 1 August). Another new event for us this year will be our Dog’s Breakfast (10.00-12.00 Saturday 4 August) which celebrates our work with Devon Loves Dogs and local dog owners to ensure they know why it is so important to exercise their dogs in this important place responsibly.

35 There will be a short Waggy Walk and plenty of sausages for all our humans and canine friends!

Wildlife and livestock attacks Finally, and despite regularly reminding local people of the need to exercise their dogs responsibly in the countryside, several reports have been received of dogs worrying wildlife on the Otter Estuary, and heifers grazing Anchoring Hill above Otterton.

A number of our young cattle have bite marks and minor injuries. Estate staff will put up signs for visitors to highlight the serious impact harassment can cause livestock but need local dog walkers to do their bit too. Always ensure your dog is under close control and you both stick to the public rights of way. Anticipate and assume livestock may be grazing fields around any of the farms in the area at this time of year and do not ever allow your dog to chase and harass cattle.

Countryside Learning Officer, Kate Ponting 01395 446918 kate.ponting@clintondevon.com.

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, we ask (no, BEG) you to please help us by sending in your contributions by the closing date, but even more importantly, before the deadline of 19.00 on that day. If you do not do this, it causes us an enormous amount of extra work, and stress.

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 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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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.

Tony Le Riche has now retired and is planning his tour of the United Kingdom. So I have now stepped into his shoes. The office is normally open between 09.15 and 13.15 Monday to Thursday. However, I am often in the office at other times as well.

The Parish Council agreed a scope of work for improvements to the Arch at the last Council Meeting. In particular, there is hope that we can install two bus stops either side of the Arch to provide some uniformity. The current bus stop is a little bit tatty and would benefit from being replaced.

In addition, we are looking at refurbishing the benches and improving the plants in the area.

As previously mentioned, we have permission from BT to repaint the phone box in the Arch. They have supplied us with all the paints and materials we need. We are currently looking for volunteers who might help repaint the phone box. Please feel free to call the office if you are interested.

We have had one recent resignation from a Woodbury Councillor. In total we now have three vacancies for Parish Councillors - one for Exton and two for Woodbury. If anyone has an interest in becoming a Parish Councillor please feel free to contact the office.

A couple of housekeeping notes: during this heavy growing period please be mindful of overgrown hedges, bushes and grass on your property, particularly if they obscure vision near traffic or restrict access to footpaths etc. Please could we also note that parking directly in front of the retail units in the Arch is restricted to two hours. Some of the businesses are finding it hard to load and unload, as vehicles are parked there for extensive periods of time.

Finally, just in case you choose to ignore the requests in the above paragraph, Councillor Pat Bricknell has agreed to join the Exmouth Police Local Action Group, which meets once a month. This will allow us to have a greater understanding of policing matters and provide us with a direct line of communication to the Police.

David Craig Agendas for future meeting, and minutes of meetings can be found on http://www.woodbury-pc.org.uk/

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS 3 July 4 July 6 July 7 July 10 July

Coffee Morning 4th Birthday Party. 10.00-12.00 Church Rooms Local History Society Summer Outing. Buckland Abbey.

Goosefield Summer Picnic. 19.00-22.00 (gates open 18.30).

Yeovilton Air Day. Woodbury Twinning Association.

Garden Club. The bee-friendly garden, WVH, 19.15 for 19.30.

Open meeting.

11 July Woodbury Salterton WI Devon Wildlife Trust, WSVH, 19.30.

12 July Woodbury Salterton School Fete. 14.15.

12 July Woodbury WI Blue Plaques, WVH, 19.00.

13 July Woodbury Primary School Summer Fair. 15.15-17.00.

21 July FoSS Summer Concert, St Swithun’s, 19.00.

22 July Tennis Club Tournament and Barbecue. 10.00.

22 July Latin Evening. 18.00-20.00. WVH. 26-28 July Habeas Corpus, Barnfield Theatre, 19.30.

29 July Cream Tea in aid of WSVH. The Old Vicarage. 14.30-17.00.

29 July-5 Aug. Heath Week (see page 34 for details) 2 Aug. Cornerstones visit to Sandy Park.

4 Aug. Garden Club Flower and Vegetable Show. WVH. 14.00.

9 Aug. Woodbury WI Summer Garden Party.

10 Aug. Woodbury Salterton WI Cream Tea. 11/12 Aug. Free Tour of Gulliford Burial Ground. 10.30 & 14.30 each day.

27 Aug. Car Boot Sale, Topsham Rugby Club. 09.30.

6 Sept.

History Society The History of Woodbury Castle. WVH. 19.30.

12 Sept.

Woodbury WI Flock of Sheep, WVH, 19.00.

22 Sept.

Progressive Supper. Twinning Association.

9 Oct. FoSS Autumn concert with Exeter Singers. 19.30.

11 Oct. Woodbury WI Wine and Cheese Evening, WVH, 19.00.

1 Nov. History Society The Water Mills of East Devon. WVH. 19.30.

8 Nov. Woodbury WI, Christmas Craft, WVH, 19.00.

10 Nov. Royal British Legion Exhibition. WVH. 13 Dec. Woodbury WI Lighthouses, WVH, 19.00.

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Find out more: libbyclapham hypnotherapy.co.uk phone: 07986 157854 (10/12) HOME SWEET HOME DECORATORS - Lucy Ryan Lady interior and exterior decorator. Walls, ceilings, woodwork, up-cycled furniture, garden painting and more. Professional, very tidy, competitive, reliable and friendly. Fully DBS checked. Free estimates. Phone: 07484 272534 (6/12) 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.(11/12) FARMHOUSE BED & BREAKFAST AND APARTMENT, twin and double rooms. CL Caravan Club site. Jenny Broom, Courtbrook Farm, Clyst St George. 01392 877710. www.courtbrook.co.uk (10/12) ACCOUNTS AND TAX SERVICE Sole Trades, Partnerships, Limited Companies and Personal Tax. Full range of advice. Fixed fee plans and free initial consultation/quotation. Wheelers Accountants Tel: 233184 (17/24) 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. (6/12) BRISCOE TREE CARE - tree work and hedge cutting. All waste disposed. NCH Arb qualified at Bicton College. Fully insured. Free quotes and advice. Call Jon Briscoe on 01392 668931 or 07825 002362 (4/12) 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 (11/12) SQUIRREL COTTAGE Self catering 16th century property full of character, available for weekly holidays and short breaks. Sleeps 5. Graded 5 Star. www.thecottagecompanydevon.co.uk Tel: Kay 0776 9975557 (3/12) EVERTHING PLUMBING AND HEATING – For all your plumbing and heating needs. Large or small jobs at fair prices. Local, reliable and efficient.

Gas safe registered.

Tel Synergi SW: 07557 526167. www.synergiswltd.co.uk. (2/12) RUBBISH REMOVALS Domestic and Commercial. Environment Agency licensed. No job too small. Tel: 0800 335 7610 / 07979 841376. www.rubbishremovalsexeter.com (**)

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Green Banana Drama Theatre Summer School for ages 5-11

10 Year Anniversary!

Monday 13 – Friday 17 August 10.00 – 13.00 at Woodbury Village Hall.

“The Pirates of Nan’s Pants” Join us on our voyage across the high seas in pursuit of the good ship ‘Nan’s Pants!’

Will our intrepid pirates rescue their ship and the treasure on board?

The course is £75 per student.

We offer a 10% discount off a second sibling.

Includes drinks, biscuits and a costume for our performance on the main stage at the end of the week!

Booking essential call Marie Kelsall on 07870 296670

22 JULY From 6.00pm to 8.00pm

WOODBURY VILLAGE HALL

Come and have fun!   

Dance lesson Supper After lesson Party

£10 per person Call 07496 667963

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ELECTRICIAN  Fully qualified  All

work guaranteed.

 Local  No

& insured.

reliable service.

job too small.

Phone Paul on 01395 44028 / 07740 099195

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Woodbury Salterton Village Hall Hall –Tables and Chairs, Well equipped kitchen with cooker and fridge, crockery and cutlery inclusive in hire.

Modest Rates.

Woodbury Village Hall Hall and two meeting rooms, Fully equipped kitchen WIFI, sound system and projector Available for: Dances and Parties Wedding Receptions Meetings and Classes Jumble Sales and Craft Fairs Badminton, Plays, Business Lettings

For bookings please contact:

For bookings please contact: Robin or Marian Lennox Tel: 01395 232126

Pat or Gill Bricknell 01395 232463

email:- woodburyvh@gmail.com www.woodburyvillagehall.org.uk

T.D. BUILDERS General Quality Building Service * New builds & Extensions * Brickwork & Block work * Rendering & Plastering * Drives & Patios * All types of building work undertaken !!

FREE ESTIMATES

01395 233995 or 07751 738092

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The White Hart Woodbury

Little China

Thursday 12 July Charity Quiz

Fish & Chips and Chinese Food to Take Away Telephone Orders Welcome 01395 233353

Sunday 15 July FIFA World Cup Final

The Arch, Woodbury EX5 1LL

Sunday 15 July Wimbledon Men’s Final

OPENING HOURS CLOSED MONDAY Tuesday 5pm - 10pm Wednesday - Saturday 12 noon - 1:45pm & 5pm - 10pm Sunday 5pm - 9.30pm

Special events!

Wimbledon starts ...

Why not enjoy a cream tea.

Sunday 29 July Simple Chaos playing live from 16.00 in the beer garden.

Opening Hours

Open all day, every day. Please contact us for dining reservations.

Church Stile Lane, Woodbury EX5 1HN

Tel: 01395 489259

Food Allergies If you are allergic to any ingredients, please advise when making your order.

Cash Only

WOODBURY SALTERTON

W.S. TAXI 1 - 8 People

LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

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Welcoming New Patients A friendly, caring practice providing the very latest treatment techniques, in a relaxed setting:

 Routine dental care with oral health assessment

 Cosmetic dental treatments including whitening, implants, veneers

 Crowns made on the day of your visit, with no need for impressions!!

Facial Rejuvenation treatment also now available.

Speak to our friendly team.

Tel: 01395 442552

www.budleighdentalpractice.co.uk

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Mike Dickson Gardening All Jobs Considered Specialist in hedge cutting, shrub pruning and grass.

Tel: 07985 697205 WOODBURY GARAGE

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MOTS SERVICE REPAIRS ALL MAKES & MODELS ENGINE DIAGNOSTICS

The Arch, Woodbury EX5 1LL woodburygarage@hotmail.co.uk

T: 01395 233004 M: 07527 125956

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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

ALL BUILDING JOBS CONSIDERED

R. Miller & Son Painters and Decorators THORNS COTTAGE, WOODBURY

Tel: Woodbury 233773 All work expertly carried out under personal supervision.

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