June 2023

WOODBURY NEWS

Royalist or not, it would be hard to disagree with the fact that as a country we know how ‘to do’ pomp and pageantry. Anyone watching the coronation on Saturday 6 May, either in person in London, or on their television all over the world, must surely have been both moved by the ceremony and impressed by the procession as it made its way to and from Westminster Abbey. The glorious colours, the impeccable marching, the music and the coronation service itself could not fail to impress. The weather did not appear to dampen spirits, even if the wet busbies ended up looking a bit bedraggled.

On a smaller but certainly drier scale, our three villages also know a bit about enjoying celebrations. Thanks to a generous grant from the Parish Council, the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla was hugely celebrated at a local level. It would be wrong to name names (because surely someone would inadvertently be omitted) but the organisers and helpers know who they are, and we the villagers would like to record our grateful thanks for all the hard work that was undertaken by a few for the enjoyment of many. We trust you will like the centrespread (pages 19-34) which hopefully will provide a lasting memorial of a historic and hectic weekend. Many thanks to all the photographers who sent in their images. It was extremely difficult choosing which ones to include but, rest assured, a lot of angst went into the choice, which was governed to some extent by trying to cover each event, whether the photos fitted easily onto the pages, and the cost of providing a colour insert. We hope you enjoy William Hornblower’s poem on page 25, which he recited at the Sunday service in the marquee.

The front cover is a screenshot of the King and Queen as they acknowledge the massive crowds below from the balcony of Buckingham Palace. The back cover is a photograph taken by Colin Vallance of the firework display in front of St Swithun’s church - a grand finale to Saturday’s events.

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ST SWITHUN’S CHURCH, WOODBURY

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CHURCH SERVICES

28 May - Pentecost. Café Service at St Swithun’s, 10.30.

4 June - Trinity Sunday. Holy Communion at St Swithun’s, 11.15. Evening Worship at Exton, 18.00.

11 June - 1st Sunday after Trinity. Holy Communion at Exton, 09.30. Holy Communion at St Swithun’s, 11.15.

18 June - 2nd Sunday after Trinity. Morning Worship at Exton, 09.30. Choral Evensong at St Swithun’s, 18.30.

25 June - 3rd Sunday after Trinity. Café Service at St Swithun’s, 10.30.

Further information will be available on the church noticeboard and in the monthly Digest. To receive this by email please send your email address to st.swithuns.digest@gmail.com.

ST SWITHUN’S PATRONAL FESTIVAL

We are planning a series of events to mark St Swithun’s Day (15 July). There will be a summer concert on Friday night featuring an eclectic mixture of music and words for a summer’s evening, and starting with Pimms (soft drinks available) and canapés. Music will be provided by the community choir and friends.

On Saturday the church will have an open day with various activities and displays.

On Sunday there will be a service. More details will be available in the next Woodbury News. Tickets for the concert will be available towards the end of June from Sue Hudson.

TOWER REPAIRS

Passers-by may have noticed scaffolding at the tower end of the church. This is to allow the stonemason to make major repairs to the stonework. This work is being funded by FoSS and we are very grateful for their support. Having the scaffolding up has allowed us to inspect the stained glass window, which sadly is also in need of a great deal of repair work. This window bears the brunt of the weather as it faces west. We are hoping to raise funds to pay for this work to be done before any further deterioration.

If you would like to support this, please contact Sue Hudson or Pat Browne.

Sue Hudson

SUMMER LYCH GATE STALLS

These will begin on 3 June and then on the first and third Saturday of the month from 09.30 to 11.00. We will be in the church but tables will be available outside, weather permitting. If you are able to help as an individual or a group, please contact Sue Hudson or Lin Ashby.

FLOODLIGHTING ST SWITHUN’S CHURCH

For your special event, contact Mike Jeans on 01395 232544. Floodlight dedications are displayed on the church noticeboard at the lych gate.

CHURCH ALTAR FLOWERS - JUNE

4 and 11 - Mrs D Radford. 18 and 25 - Mrs J Hodge. Many thanks to everyone who helped to decorate church for the Coronation. Barbara

Hill

MAYTREE PRESCHOOL FUNDRAISER COFFEE MORNING

Every 3rd Tuesday of the month, commencing 16 MAY. WOODBURY CHURCH ROOMS. 09.30-11.30

All are very welcome.

FoSS SPRING CONCERT - 30 APRIL

After 100 guests arrived at the church, there was hardly a seat vacant. They had all come to hear one of the best balanced musical programmes produced in St Swithun’s. The Devon County Junior Choir (average age 9 years) stepped forward with Andrew Downton conducting and directing, and cathedral organ scholar Alex Finlayson-Brown accompanying on the piano. An assortment of familiar songs were given a few new twists, the session ending with a very accomplished trumpet solo Tico Tico from Rowan Greeves. Woodbury’s own soprano Catherine Luke, accompanied by Alex, then gave two very strong renditions of Domine Deus from Vivaldi’s Gloria and Hear Ye Israel from Mendelssohn‘s Elijah. The first half of the evening was completed by our own Bel Canto, under the direction of Robin Lennox accompanied by Dorothy Raven, with a journey around the British Isles ending with England and Where The Gentle Avon Flows. After a 20 minute interval, when the audience could move about and socialise, we were ready for the second half.

The Junior Choir were ready and gave another taste of familiar songs, ending with one of the youngsters, Harry Churchill, demonstrating his skills on the electric guitar with the rest of the choir clapping and stamping in time. Andrew Downton (a former Oxford organ scholar) made the organ sing with an appropriate piece Crown Imperial by William Walton written for George VI’s coronation.

The final contribution was Bel Canto with Catherine Luke as soloist giving us Mozart’s Laudate Dominum, Heidi Cottrell’s Deep Peace and Howard Goodall’s The Lord Is My Shepherd, with the choir ending up with their favourite Orpheus In The Underground. There were many favourable comments from visitors and regulars, with more than £900 collected for FoSS funds. We will be holding a FoSS cream tea at 5 Escott Cottages on 10 September from 15.00. Pat Browne

WOODBURY CAMERA CLUB

In April we were treated to a presentation from club members. All members had been asked to submit about five of their favourite photographs on the subject of Spring. These were projected and members discussed why they had taken each particular photograph, what they liked about it and other members of the group commented on the composition. This is always a very positive and rewarding experience with everyone learning a little and appreciating each other’s point of view. The photographs were very varied and showed that actually we have had some really nice days this year already.

In May we are having presentations from Mike Gilan on Japan and on Wildlife. We are so fortunate to have such a variety of presenters with such interesting topics. On 20 June we will be having our usual social at The Maltsters; if anyone is interested in joining our friendly club, then please feel free to contact me. This is always a good time to join and get to meet people. Debbie Jung (07903 345683 debbiejung16@gmail.com)

WOODBURY HISTORY SOCIETY

On 4 May Woodbury History Society members welcomed Robert Hesketh of Bovey Tracy to give his talk on A Curious Look at Devon Churches.

Robert is a writer and photographer who has published more than 70 West Country books, illustrated with his own photographs, and contributed articles to several publications such as Cornwall Life and Dartmoor Magazine. During his slide show Robert took us on a rapid tour of many beautiful Devon churches pointing out their wealth of artistic, architectural and historic treasures.

He covered many aspects of church architecture including a wide variety of church towers, one example being the unusual octagonal lantern tower of St Andrew’s Church in Colyton. Robert illustrated other features including sundials, bench ends and stone carvings like the fine depiction of the monkeys at St Peter’s in Tiverton and the sailing ships linked to the local merchant, John Greenway.

Unlike churches in the rest of the country, Devon churches still possess at least 150 beautiful rood screens which somehow managed to survive the Reformation, one of which we have in our own St Swithun’s church. As well as showing us examples of inscriptions and stone fonts, often the oldest item in a church because they were well protected from the elements, he described the prevalence of green men carvings and the tinners’ rabbit, a mysterious symbol to be found in a least seventeen Devon churches. One item which caused great amusement was the set of stocks to be found in Hatherleigh church that possesses, for some unknown reason, seven legholes!

Another interesting item Robert showed us was the ‘Matthew the Miller’ clock high on the west tower of St Mary’s Steps, Heavitree, Exeter. This was apparently a firm favourite of his young daughters who insisted on staying to hear the quarter chimes each time they visited.

At the end of his talk Robert answered questions before being thanked by a warm round of applause after which he enjoyed a cup of tea and continued to chat to society members.

Woodbury History Society’s next event is Woodbury Beneath Our Feet, a free exhibition which will run from 10.00 to 15.00 on Saturday 24 June in Woodbury village hall. This exhibition is centred around the late Nigel Tucker’s large collection of finds from around Woodbury, discovered with his metal detector. It will be curated by Adrian Christopher and Gill Selley and there will be talks and demonstrations throughout the day by Peter Grist, resident of Woodbury and keen metal detectorist.

Volunteers from our membership are urgently needed to help make this event a success. If you can spare a couple of hours to help on the day, please contact Adrian Christopher or Gill Selley.

Presentation to two long-serving members

On 10 May committee members gathered with their partners to celebrate and thank two of their members for their long service to the society since its inauguration in 1994. The chairman, Nick Burgess, presented Gill Selley and Roger Stokes with framed original paintings of two local landmarks in recognition of the dedication and work each has put into the society over the years. Although Roger and Gill have decided to step down from the committee, both want to remain involved in the Society’s activities for the time being.

Gill, who initiated the idea of a local history society for Woodbury and is the only sole founder member still in the society, has overseen the archive room in the village hall for many years. As the retiring archivist, she will help curate the upcoming exhibition, Woodbury Beneath Our Feet, along with Adrian Christopher and then continue to carry out her research on Woodbury affairs. Roger, a very long-standing society and committee member, has been instrumental in developing the Woodbury History Society website. He now wishes to devote more time to uploading the many Woodbury related photographs in his possession onto the website, a task he reckons will take another two years!

Joyce Peachey

Nick Burgess making a presentation to Gill Selley and Roger Stokes

WOODBURY GARDEN CLUB

On 9 May Tom Sharples gave us a presentation entitled Herbaceous Delights.

Tom began his career as Trial Grounds Manager for Sutton Seeds when Suttons worked with its sister company Dobies in Llangollen, North Wales. He took charge of young plants and in 1977 was responsible for the introduction of the first plug plants to the UK from Germany. He later moved to Devon when Suttons took over Dobies, and he soon found himself on the retail side with responsibility for product development. This involved travelling the world, looking for new and interesting seed and plant varieties and growing techniques suitable for the home gardener. Tom’s work involved bringing new varieties from all over the world to the trial grounds, now based in Yorkshire, and trialling them so that they were viable for the UK climate. The emphasis today is very much on sustainability and seed is produced in an ethical, socially responsible and environmentally sustainable way. After giving us some insight into his career with Suttons, he introduced us to some of the new and improved additions to Suttons range of seeds. For a winter flowering plant he suggested helleborus Christmas Carol. Many new spring flowering varieties include polyanthus which have a smaller flower ‘eye' and a longer flowering period, and erysimum, Fragrant Sunshine, is a really fragrant wallflower. For summer flowering, try eryngium Picos Amethyst or verbascum Jester. Tom’s advice was to notice how seeds are displayed and buy nothing that is in sunlight. Ideally buy direct from seed merchants.

A very big thankyou to all those who came and supported our Annual Plant Sale. More detail will be given in next month’s report.

On 6 June we plan to visit RHS Rosemoor in North Devon. Joyce Jeans

WOODBURY SURGERY

Thanks to all of you who had your covid vaccination at the surgery. Having your recommended NHS vaccinations is the most important thing you can do to protect yourself and others against ill health. You can help support small village surgeries like ours to remain open by having any NHS vaccination with us, which includes your flu vaccination. We know it's early in the year to start hearing about flu jabs, but did you know we have already ordered the number of vaccines for this year? The Practice Manager orders them before you are administered with last year’s dose as this helps the NHS plan for the following year.

Flu vaccines which are administered at other sites are not reimbursed to the surgery but to the site at which they are provided. This could mean that some vaccines go to waste, and results in a loss for the surgery. We understand you may have found work and general life commitments hard to juggle with our clinics in the past, so this year we will endeavour to arrange times to help you help us. Clinics will start at the end of September and eligible patients will receive notification to self-book via text or by letter.

Tanyah Whittaker-Parkes, Deputy Practice Manager

WOODBURY TENNIS CLUB

The summer season is under way, and all the teams have played their first matches. In addition the Triples league on Friday evenings has had its first session with six teams competing. The club now has the resources to have a new pavilion, to be built on the site of the present hut. The Parish Council has made a generous grant and loan to enable the club to reach its target. It is hoped that this project will take place in the autumn.

Anyone in the parish interested in tennis please contact Pat Browne (01395 232805 ruthandpatb@aol.com) or come along to club sessions at 10.00 on Sundays.

For junior coaching contact Christine Sheward (christinesheward58@ gmail.com). Pat Browne

WOODBURY HISTORY SOCIETY

Woodbury Beneath Our Feet

A Free Exhibition

SATURDAY 24 JUNE, 10.00 - 15.00, WOODBURY VILLAGE HALL

The Nigel Tucker Collection: discovered with his metal detector around Woodbury

Peter Grist: demonstrations and talks on metal detecting at intervals throughout the day. Raffle. Try out a metal detector! Refreshments Families very welcome.

WOODBURY C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL

Chestnut Class experienced a true Victorian school day. The morning began with letter, times table and history drills. Unfortunately, some had to endure the dunce hat and one was even 'caned' for their wrongdoings (no child was hurt in the process!). Thankfully, after an hour of realistic Victorian schooling, we went outside to try some traditional games - hopscotch and skipping. Mrs Temple-Murray was most definitely impressed with the children and their skipping abilities. They finished the day with some sewing for the girls and toy boat-making for the boys. After a busy but enjoyable day, we ate all of the sweet Victorian treats the children had made.

Just before the Easter holidays, Beech Class were fortunate to visit Rydon Farm as part of their learning about farms. The children saw cows being milked by the ‘robots’, explored the farm machinery (and sat in a tractor) and visited and fed calves. The team at Rydon Farm were so accommodating and put on a real show for the children.

This visit led nicely into their learning this half term about different types of transport. Having explored farm machinery, they were then able to compare the different sizes of wheels found on various forms of transport. The story Naughty Bus is providing lots of opportunities for problem solving – such as how can the children rescue the bus from the pond, and how can they get it out of the baked beans?

Our traditional May Day celebrations of country dancing and maypole dancing included a joint celebration for the King's Coronation.

Gillian Pyle, Head of School

SATURDAY 1 JULY, 11.00—15.00

WOODBURY PRIMARY SCHOOL PTFA

Free entry. Bouncy castle, inflatable football darts, craft stalls, games, face painting, ice cream, glitter tattoos, entertainment, archery, yummy food and much more. We will also be holding a silent auction so are looking for donations of prizes.

If interested in hosting or manning a stall, email: ptfawoodburyschool@yahoo.com

BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY THROUGH EDUCATION

<hope4kibera.org.uk> Charity Number 1189029

The Barn Dance in March was well supported and great fun. After all expenses, an excellent £1,025.09 was raised. Thank you for joining in.

Withycombe School enthusiastically completed a cycle challenge in not very nice weather, and raised £349.60 towards the school costs.

Review and support visit

In July, a team from Woodbury is going on a fact-finding visit to Kibera. We have three teachers in the team, who will hope to offer some encouragement and input to the school. This will also be a formal Review visit, as per the Memorandum of Understanding, to ensure that your support for H4K is being used wisely and well.

We pay our own expenses for the visit but, whilst there, we will support the work of our local partners. We are raising funds to pay for food boxes for the neediest families and new shoes for kids who have to negotiate paths of mud, rubbish and sewage in bare feet. The boxes cost £18.50 and, amazingly, give a family of six food and household needs (matches, candles, soap, salt, toothpaste) for two weeks!

Only £13 pays for a child to have a brand new pair of shoes and a snack and fizzy drink. The latter is a once-in-a-year treat. With any extra funds, we can give ‘local NHS’ cover for those who cannot afford it. £45 covers a family for a year.

In addition, we need to formally open the school. Because of Covid, we haven’t been able to do that. Having seen an empty building and launched H4K in 2019, the initiative has been so successful that we are only just managing to have the formal opening before our first class of students graduates!

As I write this, Linda Collins, one of our Trustees, is currently cycling from John o’Groats to Land’s End for H4K, a total of approx. 1,100 miles over 16 days. Thank you to all those who have supported and encouraged her.

If you want to add to the effort please search <justgiving.com> for ‘Hope4Kibera’ or use this link: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ lindacollinsh4k?utm_term=dmNG3g4JN

Grants to Kibera in 2022

In 2022 we sent a fantastic total of £25,624 to support ‘our’ class in the school. They are on track to graduate this November. We also sent £500 from the John Wynne fund to support needy families, and a further £1,000 to our partner’s Christmas shoe appeal. Withycombe School raised a further £861 for books and laboratory equipment. These amounts have a real impact and it is thanks to our supporters, Withycombe School and our grant-giving Trust that this has been achieved.

Asante Sana (thank you) from the people in Kibera. While there were only 29 students in the first class, there are now four classes and a total of 73 students, seven teachers and five other staff. Register for regular news or support at www.hope4kibera.org.uk. Regular donors are vital to us; in Kibera, any amount makes a significant difference. Please consider joining them.

Charlie Collins Chair H4K

WOODBURY WOMEN’S INSTITUTE

May’s speaker was to have spoken about glass design. I was looking forward to this because I did not know whether it would be about blowing glass, or stained glass, or design of glasses through the years. However, it was not to be because, due to an error on her part, the speaker was on her way to Brussels at the time she was due to be in Woodbury. So, at very short notice, our wonderful committee came up with an alternative - as usual, of course, it did involve cake and tea. Ann Shell filled the vacant spot with quizzes.

In teams of six, we endeavoured to answer ten questions about women novelists, food and drink (most interesting was that the name of the monk who discovered how to put bubbles into wine was Dom Perignon), the same word which had two completely different meanings, and we ended with ten dingbats. What could have been a disastrous afternoon ended being a happy one.

Our next monthly meeting will be on Thursday 15 June (NB a week later than usual) - a boat trip to Brixham, leaving Exmouth at 11.15. If you would like to come, please let Rosemary know as soon as possible on 01395 232357.

Tricia Willey

HOSPISCARE

COFFEE AND CAKE MORNINGS FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH

WOODBURY CHURCH ROOMS

10.00 - 12.00. All very welcome.

WOODBURY SALTERTON NEWS

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH Creation Service

As part of the church’s outreach to families and children, the United Mission Community service held at Woodbury Salterton church on the last Sunday in April focused on Creation. Instead of a sermon, everyone went outside into the churchyard where a gazebo and mats had been set out for a talk and activities led by Liz Bull from Twig-Lits Forest School.

Liz encouraged everyone to search for mini beasts or other wildlife. As it was trying to rain there was a lack of butterfies or bees buzzing round but the children did find some very large black slugs in the grass and a woodlouse.

Shirley Moore joined in the spirit of the occasion by wearing a special hat which did have some mini beasts on it! The children enjoyed other activities including making a bug hotel, and then everyone went back into church for the rest of Family Service which was led by Debbie Jung. The children were asked ‘What does creation mean to you?’ Some answers were love, life and time. Prayers were read by Robin Lee, Revd David Ireson and Paul Hudson.

When told about this coming service in school, one boy asked anxiously ‘You will put all the bugs back afterwards won’t you as it is important that they stay in their natural environment?’ He came to the service and saw that the wildlife was left at the end as it had been found.

Weekly Summer Coffee Mornings

On Saturday 3 June we start our summer programme of weekly coffee mornings from 09.30 until 10.30 outdoors in the churchyard or inside the church if wet.

Katharine Wheeler

THE MOBILE LIBRARY IN WOODBURY

9 June. 7 July. 4 August. 1 & 29 September. 24 November. The van stops near The Arch bus stop on the opposite side to the garage from 14.00 to 15.30.

Contact the Devon Libraries Service at info@librariesunlimited.org.uk or by phone at 0345 1551001 for more information.

EXTON NEWS

EXTON GARDEN CLUB

We made a colourful and noisy impression at the Exton Village Coronation Event on Sunday 7 May, with our ‘make a posy’ and bagatelle stall at the Goosefield. It was great to share a tent with the entertaining Drama Club and be part of the community celebration. We had a very successful Plant Sale on 13 May, taking over £350. We are considering replacing a bench at the Goosefield using the funds raised. Thank you to one and all for the help setting up and supporting us. Our next event is a trip to Stonelands Garden in Dawlish on 22 June. We shall be leaving Exton at 09.45. Our visit is arranged from 10.30 - 12.00, and includes refreshments - £7 for members and £10 for non-members. All enquiries to skellagher@btinternet.com.

EXTON GARDEN CLUB

THURSDAY 22 JUNE, 10.30 VISIT TO STONELANDS GARDEN

Sarah Kellagher

FRIDAY 30 JUNE, 18.30 - 22.00

Tickets £12.50 in advance or £15.00 on the night. Do come along with family and friends, bring your own picnic, and please use our licensed bar.

Enquiries and tickets: David (01392875009), Alex (07957374983) or Lynn (01392879579)

THE GOOSEFIELD, EXTON SUMMER PICNIC WITH LIVE MUSIC

WOODBURY PARISH CELEBRATIONS FOR THE CORONATION OF KING CHARLES III

WOODBURY

‘…….until the next time’ was how our article in July 2022’s edition of Woodbury News ended after reporting on the village’s celebrations for the Platinum Jubilee anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II. In November 2022, the organising team found itself once again meeting in the Maltsters but this time, to plan how to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III in Woodbury parish.

At this first meeting we had representatives from Woodbury Salterton and Exton to discuss the way forward under the umbrella of Woodbury Parish Council. It was decided that each village would plan their own events, which would be open to everyone.

Once the date for the coronation was announced as Saturday 6 May 2023, the marquee and band were ordered within the hour, the fireworks soon after. As the team had worked together for the former Queen’s Jubilee, they were familiar with the issues involved and were enthusiastic to deliver. During the week before the coronation, volunteers put up bunting under the guidance of Chris Sheppard, and great excitement was felt when the marquee was erected by Dave and his team from Brooklands. We were ready for anything, whatever the weather!

On coronation morning, St Swithun’s bells were heard announcing that King Charles III was to be crowned (see the article on page 34 with details of the bell ringing).

A champagne tea on the village green kicked off the celebrations where we catered for over 200 people in the marquee. Lots of sandwiches were made in my kitchen and great cakes were baked by volunteers.

The evening event saw the fantastic band All Jazzed Up return, as they had played at the earlier Jubilee and were a great success. It was so good to see the members of the band interact with the dancers, especially with the children.

Sam and her team from the Maltsters did a booming trade at the bar on the green.

The barbecue team worked tirelessly producing over 280 burgers and hot dogs, and Richard Bird supplied a hog roast and expertly carved it to serve some 175 people.

The finale was a spectacular fireworks display provided by Sonics, with St Swithun’s church as the backdrop (see back cover). Once again the people of Woodbury made it all happen.

A ‘brick wall’ was available at each event and people could purchase a brick for £1. The lucky winner of £100 worth of vouchers to spend at Greendale Farm Shop was Christine Grist.

The church bells were once again heard across the village on Sunday morning. There was a full house in the marquee for a joint service with the White Cross Mission and Christ Church, led by Steven from Christ Church, Rev Bill from St Swithun’s and Rev Peter. The musical accompaniment was provided by Christ Church band and singers; a great sound was heard across the green.

The family street party was held in wonderful sunshine on the green in the afternoon, where tables creaked under the fantastic food and families picnicked on rugs and children played football. There was a great atmosphere to end an action-packed weekend of celebration.

A huge thankyou must go to the organising team and to all the volunteers. This included putting up bunting, making sandwiches and cakes, moving tables and chairs, running the bar and barbecues, erecting the marquee and gazebos and many other activities behind the scenes. Thank you, too, to Woodbury Parish Council for generous financial help. Dare I say ‘Until next time?’

Chris Lear

WOODBURY SALTERTON The School

The school children had a celebration tea party in the playground on the Friday afternoon before the coronation. Bunting and flags were put up and the national colours were echoed in the tables with their white tops and red and blue chairs.

Many of the children were wearing crowns which they had made. After the weekly awards of Star of The Week were announced by Nikki Wickes and the cups presented and certificates celebrating those who had exemplified the school values were handed out, everyone sang two verses of The National Anthem accompanied by Katharine Wheeler on the keyboard. Tea was then enjoyed.

The King’s Coronation Big Lunch was held on Sunday in the Glebe Field which was decorated with home-made bunting - made originally for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Charlie Olney was MC and the afternoon got off to a good start with the singing of The National Anthem followed by three rousing cheers for King Charles.

As usual, people had gone to a lot of trouble to decorate their tables and prepare special food, which gave a great problem to Katharine Wheeler who had the task of judging the best entries. She awarded first prize for the best dressed table to Jo Solman with Ann Short a very close second. The best food presentation went to Judy Langdon with Clare Thomas second.

Katharine was later presented with a beautiful bouquet of flowers by Jane Angus. While everyone tucked into their lunch, gentle background easy listening music was provided by Joe Spurrell singing to his own guitar accompaniment.

There was a raffle, for which prizes had been given by villagers and by some local businesses. Proceeds will go into village funds. For the children there were various activities, the most popular being a free lucky dip sponsored by the Parish Council. Prizes included water pistols and fortunately, as there was a supply of water to hand, these were very much appreciated. About 200 people of all ages, including Ruth Parsons who hopes to celebrate her 100th birthday in August, had a very happy time.

Our grateful thanks for organising this most enjoyable and very successful celebration event go to Jane Angus and her committee of Charlie Olney, Gill Bricknell, Sue Woods, Ngaio Southard and Emma Charrington-Lee. In the evening there was live music at The Digger’s Rest. This was privately sponsored by a generous anonymous donation which also paid for over 60 coronation mugs which will be distributed to all children in the village under 12 years of age. Many thanks to this kind donor. This was a day which will live long in our memory.

Katharine Wheeler

EXTON

According to The Times, Sainsbury’s sold some 150 miles of coronation themed bunting in the run-up to The Big Day. A fair number of those miles were clearly destined for Exton’s lanes, gardens and fields, along with flags and banners galore! But it was The Goosefield that stole the show, with its castle portal at the gate – and yet more bunting, flags and banners.

Our wonderful Exton Village Events Committee and the Coronation Planning Committee, along with what must have been a small army of helpers, had arranged a full afternoon and evening of entertainment for young and old alike. For the afternoon there were stalls and activities for all to enjoy.

The Garden Club encouraged children to make sweet little posies in jam jars, using common garden flowers and used jars, and with everything recyclable or compostable this surely ticked all the boxes for Exton’s eco-warriors. Meanwhile, at the Drama Club’s very well-stocked cake and produce stall, children could decorate cookies or cup-

cakes with startlingly coloured icing, sugar strands and even a completely edible commemorative ‘keepsake’ portrait of our new King. Not much of a keepsake once it’s been eaten, but who cares when you’re only five or six years old! The tombola had been ‘streamlined’, with different coloured tickets for children’s prizes, alcohol, and sundries. So, sadly, no more chances of one’s innocent grandchild landing a bottle of gin – or even tonic!

Professor Bumble arrived soon after, with his magic tricks, mono -cycle, juggling, balloon animals, and the most astonishing ability to amuse, and contain, an audience of at least 30 small children at the same time. A rare talent indeed.

Then came the highlight of the afternoon – the children’s tea party when each of the 40 participants was presented with a commemorative coronation mug.

Liz Williams

By five o’clock the evening entertainment was underway with a licensed bar, a barbeque organized by the Puffing Billy, and Dave Woolcock’s jazz trio providing the background music. Like the afternoon event, this part of the celebration was very well supported with over 120 tickets sold and more people arriving with their own picnic suppers. What a splendid day we all had! Even the weather was kind. Heartfelt thanks must go to Exton Village Events Committee, the Coronation Planning Committee and all their helpers – those who made tea, coffee and Pimms, ran the bar, put up the tents, booked the entertainers, made sure there were enough tables and chairs, organized the raffles, and those invisible but essential people who cleared up afterwards. His Majesty the King has asked us all to become volunteers in some way and we have certainly ticked that box!

THE CORONATION GARDEN PARTY AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE ON 9 MAY

Lin Ashby interviews Chris Lear (see page 20 of May’s Woodbury News)

LA. Chris, how did you initially get involved in fundraising for FORCE?

CL. Jonathan was diagnosed with cancer in 2002 and he began baking bread, which he sold to FORCE. Before that we had sold bread and scones to the village. In 2009, after Jonathan died, I became involved in FORCE’s Devon Big Breakfast. I wanted to do something for FORCE, as their support to us both had been amazing. Over the years the Big Breakfast has raised around £900 each year. People are very kind and donate more than the cost of their breakfast or donate even if they will be away on the day. It has become an eagerly awaited annual village event.

LA. What other fundraising things do you do?

CL. During lockdown, I sold books outside my gate; the 50p per book donations mount up and I send FORCE £100 at a time. We did a garage table event around the village too. I do cream teas for FORCE on the village green and in my garden which are very popular, and many people come, raising a lot for the charity.

LA. Tell me about Long Tables

CL. Several local villages organised an event called Long Tables, where villagers paid for a table and then brought their own food, decorated their tables and invited friends to share it with them. Entertainment was provided and a great time was had by all. FORCE benefited from the 500 people attending and what started in 2019 (apart from during the covid years). has become an anticipated annual event. I am already planning the 2024 Long Tables summer event.

LA. What about your involvement in village community events?

CL. I became involved, initially, with the Woodbury PTFA in the mid1980s, and as the years went on I was asked by Jean McGee, the vicar’s wife, to set up a non-church group for women in the village. So, in 1997 Connections was born. It started off with 12 people meeting in my house but quickly outgrew that and now we meet on the first Monday of the month in a pub or other venue. It is a non-committee group, driven by the ideas of the 60-70 members on a pay-as-you-go basis. Each year there is a walk followed by a meal, skittles or bowling, a visit to Sidmouth Theatre as well as speakers and a garden party lunch. Last year, 2022, Connections celebrated 25 years of events for women.

LA. Food seems to play a large part in Woodbury village life; what else have you organised?

CL. Yes, food has always played a major part in local events, so the idea of themed meals was born. For example a five course French meal for £10 with entertainment led on to other similar events and again raised money for FORCE.

LA. Following your nomination for an award, you were invited to a Buckingham Palace Garden Party, the week after the coronation; tell me about that.

CL. It was amazing, I went with my daughter Catherine to the Palace, but we met up with two of my other daughters in a London wine bar for drinks and nibbles before the event. Catherine and I had an Uber to the Palace where we had to queue up to be security checked, and details about the reason for my being there were noted.

We talked to so many interesting people in the queue, all of whom had various and interesting reasons for being there. At this Garden Party the Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Catherine, were chatting with the invitees; Catherine looked stunning in a blue outfit. We had afternoon tea in the large tea tent where we were able to sit at tables in the sunshine. The forecast had been mixed but it was sunny all day.

After the excitement I met up with my daughters again for a meal and then Sarah and I made our way to Waterloo station for our journey back to Devon. We hadn’t realised that parts of Devon had suffered major flooding until we were told that trains could not get through. At midnight, we were put up in a London hotel overnight. So I slept the night (not literally) in my garden party finery - posh frock and hat! We caught the early morning train back to Honiton and saw the flooding for ourselves. An amazing day out and a wonderful experience.

Finally, all the things that I have done and am able to achieve would not be possible without the wonderful team of helpers that I have for each eventthose who bake, who serve the food, who put up the tables, wash up, provide the entertainment and all the million and one things that make any event happen. There is such a marvellous group of helpful people in Woodbury - I couldn’t do it without you.

WOODBURY CHURCH BELLRINGERS

The Woodbury band of church bellringers were really pleased to have been part of such a long-lasting tradition by ringing for the Coronation Service. It's especially lovely to see such a number of ringers in our own village at a time when bellringing as a craft and skill is so at risk nationally, fuelled by dwindling congregations and threatened church closures. Just as professional choirs and orchestras rely on music being taught in schools, so our churches rely on a steady stream of learners building their skills at local practice nights and guild events. The Coronation Service would have been a far quieter and more impoverished event without the skills of the nation's musicians, as would weddings and other celebratory occasions be without the skills of local bellringers.

Guild of Devonshire Ringers. Woodbury, Devon. St Swithun’s.

Saturday 6 May 2023 (23–0–3 in D)

Rounds and call changes (incl Kings), plain hunt. Julia Thornton, Catherine Barnes. Eileen Pye, Bridget Williams, Chris Wakefield, John Fisher, Robert Goodwin, Debby Mullier, Jules

Hester, Chris Lear, Peter Grist, Kate Coldrick, Lizzie Coldrick, Thomas Coldrick, Oliver Coldrick, Gordon Davis. Rung for the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

Kate Coldrick

WOODBURY PARISH COUNCIL

Woodbury Parish Office

Greenside, Greenway, Woodbury, Devon EX5 1LP.

Telephone: 01395 233791. Email: clerk@woodburyparishcouncil.gov.uk

The Parish Office is open: 09.30 - 12.30, Mon, Tues, Weds and Thurs.

Clerk to the Council: Anne-Marie Bates

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PARISH COUNCIL BUSINESS

Report by the Chairman of Woodbury Parish Council Cllr Cheryl McGauley

In May 2022, I was elected Chairman and I have attended a number of events both in an official and an unofficial capacity. Our last Annual Parish Meeting was in May 2022 and although we have now come through the Covid pandemic it is still a challenging time for us all, especially with the current cost-of-living crisis.

Friends of Woodbury Surgery have continued to provide valuable help to our vulnerable residents and we forward our sincere thanks to them.

This year, we have been very busy especially with the emerging East Devon District Council’s Local Plan; we have run several consultations giving our residents the opportunity to have their say in shaping their village and communities.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the other Councillors for their hard work during this period and over the last year; they have volunteered their time representing this parish. Additionally, I wish to thank all our volunteers who help provide facilities or service to those living and visiting our parish.

Our Clerk, Anne-Marie Bates, has provided us with support and has been working with us to strive to be a modern, dynamic, forward-thinking Council, bringing a good service to its residents.

In November we welcomed a new member of staff, Debbie Thomas, who provides some admin support. We wish Debbie all the best in her new role.

We continue to have a good working relationship with our County Councillors Jeff Trail and Richard Scott and our District Councillors Ben Ingham and Geoff Jung who attend our monthly Full Council meetings. They provide us with information that involves or has direct impact on the parish. It is a good opportunity for us to raise questions and forward any local issues. We are looking forward to a continued working relationship with them.

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During 2022 - 2023, the Parish Council has:

 Funded events across the parish for the Queen’s Jubilee, which was enjoyed by many. Thank you to all those who organised these events.

 Given commemorative mugs to all pre-school and primary school children.

 Provided a Queen’s Jubilee commemorative tree at the cricket field.

 Funded a commemorative bench, to be located on Woodbury’s village green.

 Funded a new much needed dog area at the cricket field.

 Refurbished the Parish Office, where a warm welcome awaits residents with any concerns, queries or requiring information. The Parish Council has started to look at our assets and agree a maintenance programme. So far, we have:

 Installed a new Woodbury sign at the top of Globe Hill; others will be replaced this year.

 Replaced a fence at Exton play park.

 Refurbished the fence which will soon be painted at Woodbury’s village green.

 Installed a new sign at Parsonage Cross showing that the cross stands on the site of the old village pound. We are now looking forward to the next productive year and have several projects that will come to fruition. We will also continue to fight our corner and do our upmost to protect this Parish from overdevelopment and ensure that each of our Wards get the facilities and infrastructure they so need. The Annual Report can be viewed on our website: https:// woodburyparishcouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Annualreport 2022-23.pdf

Parish Council Meeting update

The Parish Council is pleased to provide grants to the following organisations which will benefit residents of the parish. Community Grant:

 Woodbury village hall £400 (caretaker’s store room improvements).

 Exton Events Committee £950 (CCTV village safety).

 Woodbury History Society £250 (to assist with conserving data and providing public access to parish records).

 Friends of Woodbury Surgery £400 (providing a befriending, transport and shopping service).

Coombe Solar Farm Community Benefit has provided grants to:

 Woodbury Salterton School £420 (service of village clock)

 Woodbury Village Hall £2,000 (provision of full audio-visual facility)

 Woodbury Parish Council £3,950 (Flower Street car park height barrier)

 St Swithun’s Church £1,300 (service and repair the clock)

 WPCF Committee £1,600 (relining of the MUGA at the community playing fields).

 Woodbury Parish Council Environment Group £200 (purchase of water quality testing kits).

We also sponsored the King’s coronation events across the parish. A commemorative tree will be planted later in the year.

Neighbourhood Plan Update Cllr John Pyne – NP Chairman

Progress of the Neighbourhood Plan has taken longer than anticipated and wished for. The Local Plan, GESP, the New Emerging Local Plan and the Parish Council’s Consultations have resulted in necessary changes, so there was a need to adapt our NP to respond accordingly.

The Parish Council supports the NP Steering Group, who are all volunteers; a programme of works is in place which will be submitted to the Planning Committee for ratification. Dates of the programme will be available on our website, but these dates are unfortunately fluid, as other statutory bodies are involved and have their own timescales. The intended target date for the NP to be finalised is the end of 2023.

The Parish Council has via our consultations engaged with residents; more than 400 residents responded and many of their comments have been included. Cllr Richard Ball and I have met with two residents who had questions about the NP and we have continued dialogue with them. We are more than happy to meet with anyone else who has concerns and welcome anyone who would like to contribute and work with the NP Steering Group. The Parish Council will be organising a consultation on a draft NP so there will be ample opportunity for residents to engage on this matter. Terms of Reference for the Steering Group are on our website and a regular report is given to the Parish Council at either their Full Council or Planning Committee, which is open to the public and minuted.

Our Annual Meeting of the Council is on Monday 22 May 2023, slightly later due to the elections. As Woodbury Parish Council elections were uncontested, the duly elected Parish Councillors will sign their acceptance of office. This does however mean that we will have two seats in Woodbury Salterton and one seat in Woodbury that will be vacant and will need to be filled by co-option. If you are interested in becoming a Parish Councillor, please contact the Parish Clerk or visit our website and fill out the co-option application form.

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.

WOODBURY

PARISH COUNCIL cont’d/…

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Bench is now in situ and looking lovely on the village green.

We hope that you all enjoyed the various King’s Coronation events across the parish and we would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who organised the events. The Parish Council will be planting a commemoration tree at the cricket field later in the year.

Flower Street Car Park

We are pleased to confirm that the Parish Council is funding the refurbishment of Flower Street car park in June. It will be closed for a short time the date will be confirmed as soon as possible and notices put up. The car park is going to be resurfaced, lined and a height barrier installed as well as a dedicated area for pedal bikes. The new Parking Orders will take effect and will be available on our website. These orders will confirm the car park’s use and vehicle types permitted; all cars must be insured, MOT’d, taxed and be roadworthy otherwise they will be removed. We hope that the car park will allow more vehicles to be accommodated, and apologise in advance for any inconvenience.

Parish Grass Cutting

We appreciate that the normal grass-cutting schedule has not been adhered to, but this has unfortunately been due to our contractor having issues with equipment and staffing. Hopefully this will be rectified soon.

Leaking Drain at Entrance to Community Playing Fields from Town Lane

We have had a contractor to try and unblock the leaking drain and following their survey we have now instructed another contractor who will be pumping out the drain and putting down a camera to try and see the cause of blockage. We have taped this area off; please be careful when using this pathway.

ROUNDANDABOUT

THANK YOU

I would like say a big thankyou to a very special little person. On the Thursday before Easter, I fell on my patio having tripped over some washing. I lay there very much in pain and feebly shouting for help. Eventually a young neighbour, Elliot, heard me and told his dad. They immediately came round to see what the situation was. They were brilliant, festooning me with their jackets and eventually blankets they found in my house. I was conscious but I guess not terribly coherent. They called 999 and kept checking on the ambulance’s progress …. it took a long time. I was in terrific pain and getting quite cold but they continued to stay with me and keep up my spirits until the ambulance arrived. So many, many thanks Elliot and dad Simon. You really were terrific. I spent the next four weeks in hospital and had a fracture of my femur. Recovery will be very slow.

Daphne Lemmey

FUNDRAISING

I will be completing a sponsored Olympic distance triathlon called The Goat in Newquay on Sunday 18 June which will consist of a 1.5km swim, 40km bike and 10km run. This will be very challenging and will require a lot of training if I am to fulfil my aim of completing it within 3.5 hours. I will be fundraising money for my year in Senegal where I will be volunteering teaching English and running sports clubs in a school called Lycée Yène. Any donations to support me with this challenge are massively appreciated and can be made via my JustGiving page or email me at katieharries123@icloud.com.

Katie Harries

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WEATHER REPORT FOR APRIL

This was not a typical April, as the showers were more than light and nourishing, and at times particularly heavy; the 11th and 27th of the month each provided 3/4 inch of rain. So the total rainfall was 76mm (3.0ins.), exactly the same as that in April 2019. The three Aprils between 2019 and 2023 totalled only 67mm (2.6ins.)!

A 20-year average amount here at Ebford is 1.9ins, but each decade included four dry Aprils when the weather came mainly from the eastern quarter.

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A WARNING FROM THE RSPB

If you go for a walk on Aylesbeare, or any of our commons, please keep your dog on a lead. We ask this during the breeding season above all else, and this is for the sake of ground-nesting birds but also small mammals and reptiles. I’d also like to bring your attention to addersthey’re very much moving around now, and they have a venomous bite. Most years we hear of dogs being bitten, so this is another good reason to keep them on a lead.

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS

26 May FNF Friday Night Flix. 19.00 for 19.30. WVH.

30 May Cornerstones Boat Trip. Exmouth to Sidmouth and return.

3 June St Swithun’s Church lych gate stall. 09.30 to 11.00.

3 June WS Summer coffee mornings begin, 09.30-10.30.

6 June Woodbury Garden Club visit to RHS Rosemoor.

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15 June WI Boat Trip to Brixham (see p.15).

17 June St Swithun’s Church lych gate stall. 09.30 to 11.00.

20 June Camera Club Social, Maltsters.

22 June Exton Garden Club. Visit to Stonelands Garden.

24 June Woodbury History Society Exhibition, Woodbury Beneath Our Feet. 10.00-15.00. WVH.

4 August Mobile Library. The Arch bus stop. 14.00-15.30.

5 August St Swithun’s Church lych gate stall. 09.30 to 11.00.

19 August St Swithun’s Church lych gate stall. 09.30 to 11.00.

1 Sept. Mobile Library. The Arch bus stop. 14.00-15.30.

2 Sept. St Swithun’s Church lych gate stall. 09.30 to 11.00.

2 Sept. Plant Sale and Cream Teas. Exton village hall. 14.30 - 16.00.

7 Sept. Woodbury History Society, 19.30, WVH. A talk by Jan Betteridge of Topsham Museum, Topsham as a Maritime Port.

10 Sept. FoSS Cream Tea from 15.00 at 5 Escott Cottages.

16 Sept. St Swithun’s Church lych gate stall. 09.30 to 11.00.

29 Sept. Mobile Library. The Arch bus stop. 14.00-15.30.

7 Oct. Creative Gardening with Bulbs, Lady Skelmesdale. 14.3016.00. Exton village hall.

2 Nov. Woodbury History Society. 14.30, WVH. A talk by Simon Dell The History of Dartmoor Prison. NB this is an afternoon talk.

3 Nov. Jeremy Wilson, The Scented Garden, Exton Village. 14.00.

18 Nov. Christmas Craft Fayre. The Church Rooms. 10.00-14.00.

24 Nov. Mobile Library. The Arch bus stop. 14.00-15.30.

1 Dec. Christmas Theme. Exton village hall. 14.00.

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