May 2019

WOODBURY NEWS

MAY 2019

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MAY 2019 EDITORIAL

A recurring theme in this edition of Woodbury News seems to be the natural world – our environment; the countryside that surrounds our villages; the trees, plants, flowers and produce grown around and within this area, and the need to encourage bees and insects to ‘do their bit’. All this competes with opposing issues – keeping everything neat and tidy, and coping with invasive and alien plants (page 26).

To turn first to the subject of tidiness, renewed thanks to those who turned out at the end of March to join the ‘big’ Woodbury clean-up. Though ‘big’ turned out to be the wrong adjective in this case. Twice as many volunteers would have meant that the area tidied up would have been double the size.

And to reassure those who have worried about weed-killers being used, this involved pure manual labour – bending, stretching, pruning, hoeing and sweeping. As well as weeds, gone are the cigarette butts, sticks, dried leaves and weeds from the Arch to the junction of Greenway and Flower Street.

Let’s hope this is not just a temporary state of affairs.

Woodbury Garden Club learnt about organic gardening (page 8), and members are busy propagating in readiness for their plant sale, and later for the Plant and Vegetable Show. Exton Garden Club is holding both a spring and an autumn plant sale. Woodbury Wide Awake Festival has a diverse programme of events planned throughout the coming months (page 12), all connected in some way with Rev’d William Keble Martin, including a Flower Festival in the summer. Murrough MacDonnell reiterates concern about use of weed-killers and Sally Elliott mourns the loss of traditional verges and wild flowers (page 21). Kate Ponting, however, is equally concerned about the problems of the damage done by Himalayan balsam and other alien plants. Care of the environment must surely remain at the forefront of our actions and activities.

OUR COVER PHOTO Thanks to an excellent article by Peter Grist (page 6),

the editor was eager to have a photograph to show what the St Swithun’s bells look like from above – so it was a case of DIY! Thanks, Peter, for your words of encouragement.

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4 ST SWITHUN’S CHURCH, WOODBURY Vicar of the White Cross Mission Community: Reverend Sid Humphries. Tel:01395 274512. email: revsidh@gmail.com Associate Priest: Reverend Nigel Mason. email: revdnigel540@gmail.com SPECIAL SERVICES AND EVENTS Thursday 30 May – Ascension Day. 10.00 Clyst St George, 18.30 Woodbury.

ST SWITHUN’S SUNDAY SERVICES - MAY 1st Sunday: 11.15 Holy Communion. 2nd Sunday: 11.15 Holy Communion.

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

NEWS AND EVENTS Next lych gate stall in church, Saturday 4 May, 09.30 - 11.00.

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

Further information - Digest available in church. To receive this by email, please send your email address to st.swithuns.digest@gmail.com FLOODLIGHTING ST SWITHUN’S CHURCH (dusk until 23.00) For your special event, contact Mike Jeans 01395 232544. Floodlight dedications are displayed on the church noticeboard at the lych gate.

CHURCH ALTAR FLOWERS - MAY 5 & 12 - Mrs C Keep. 19 & 26 - Mrs J Butler. Many thanks to everyone who helped to decorate church for Easter FoSS SPRING CONCERT SATURDAY 27 APRIL AT 19.00 (note earlier start) ST SWITHUN’S CHURCH Featuring Devon County Junior Choir, Bel Canto Choir and Woodbury Whalers.

Tickets £8.00 from Rook Pie, Pat Browne, committee members or on the door.

FRIDAY NIGHT FLIX FRIDAY 26 APRIL - Untouchable Woodbury village hall at 19.30. Doors open 18.45.

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6 ST SWITHUN’S BELLS Whites of Appleton Church Bellhangers will take down St Swithun’s bells for maintenance and repair this June and they will be missing for several months. During this time there will be no ringing at Woodbury and the church clock will not chime.

The tower and five bells were added to St Swithun’s in 1409 following a bequest, and increased to eight bells in 1897. The most recent major maintenance was in 1960. As these bells are rung weekly, they have had a continuous and active living history for over 700 years. They can be heard all over the village. Recently we have had comments from ringing groups who say that the bells are much more difficult to ring than previously and that they are too stiff.

Church bells are inspected periodically by the Guild of Devonshire Ringers and the 2015 guild report recommended this significant maintenance.

This involves turning the bells on the headstocks to change the strike point of the clapper every 40-50 years, evening out wear and preventing cracking.

Headstocks, pins, pulleys and ropes eventually become worn requiring repair or replacement and re-galvanisation will prevent corrosion. There is also a problem with the current pulley arrangement through the rope guides between the bells and the ringing chamber two floors below; reducing the number of pulleys per bell will improve efficiency and ease of use. The inefficiency of the pulleys has meant that the bell ropes are wearing excessively. The grease on the bearings requires replacement since it is oxidising and blackened.

We know that the bells are an important part of the village as we have received many letters of support for this project. We have raised £11,500 in three years and we have obtained grants from Viridor Credits Environmental Co (£15.4k), Devon Bell Restoration Fund (£5.5k), FoSS (£2.5k) and £750 from Follies.

This work needs to be carried out only twice a century; however, if it is not done now, the wear on the bells might be too great for them to be repaired in the future. We will have failed not only our predecessors but also future generations.

Peter Grist

7 WOODBURY VILLAGE GOLF SOCIETY Thurlestone - Tuesday 9 April. After a pleasant journey, with the kids on their school break, players congregated and cogitated in the car park, which was a bit of a distance from the club house where a coffee and a bacon butty awaited. Clever 'old' Paul managed to turn 26 players into 27, making a neat 9x3. The weather was perfect; the forecast threated rain but this did not materialise until the evening during our journey home. Despite it still being a little chilly, our chairman braved the cool breeze in his shorts. Good golf was played with 14 players scoring 30 and over. It was a closely fought contest with the top three players having the same score and the teams only being one point apart. The meal was excellent.

Interestingly, despite all the good play, there was only one two, scored by Graham Jackson who chipped in on the 3rd and who won the pot of cash.

Nearest the pin was John Collier-Marsh on the 17th. In third place was team 3 with Jeremy Browne, John Beevers and Phil Hurley with 78 points; in second place was team 2 with Tony Beck, John Collier-Marsh and Nick Jones also with 78 points, and the winners with 79 points was team 1 with Paul Saunders, Clive Bennett and Martin Briggs. It clearly paid off to go out first.

For individuals, in third place was Richard Perry with 35 points; in second place on countback and also 35 points was Nick Jones, and the winner was Phil Hurley on countback with 35 points. How many strokes to be deducted next time, Mr Chairman?

Phil Hurley presented a very nice dark blue Glenmuir shirt which will be embroidered with the WVGS logo and dark blue jerseys (short and long sleeved) will also be produced - more information about this will be circulated shortly.

The next event will be at Weston-super-Mare on Thursday 16 May. Jeremy Browne Past WVGS Chairman

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8 WOODBURY GARDEN CLUB For our April meeting, John Studley came and gave us an informative talk about vegetable growing, based on his own experience of many years of growing vegetables and fruit on an allotment. Until he retired, John was a farmer. Having spent his life growing things it was a natural progression, therefore, for him to acquire an allotment on which he established a greenhouse, a polytunnel and a method of composting. His aim was to be able to visit his allotment and to pick vegetables and fruit throughout the year.

He gave us some startling facts about the world’s population, as it is now and how it would rise to 11.2 billion. He also pointed out that only 3% of the earth is arable and only approximately 12% of the population have connections with agriculture.

John gardens organically. He stressed this with the following three points:  it is essential to know the life of your soil, and organic matter is a must for healthy soil. When using fertiliser, it is essential to look at the percentage of NPK (nitrogen, phosphates, potash). All plants need a mixture of this and the percentage of each chemical varies considerably within different fertilisers. The NPK of farmyard manure is not high.  use of straw bales as a method of establishing a hot bed propagator for seed germination.

use of Nemaslug as a good way of controlling slugs as it is environmentally friendly and safe for children, pets and wildlife.

John brought with him a selection of vegetables he had picked that morning: brussel sprouts, lettuce and miner’s lettuce, purple sprouting, broccoli, spinach, carrots, parsnips, spring onions, potatoes, celeriac and leeks. He does not grow flowers though he was asked to do so by his granddaughter when she was getting married, but he said ‘not on my patch!’ So John’s wife grew them on her allotment. At the end of John's talk however, when he was discussing new things to grow, which he does each year, he did mention the names of some flowers — so perhaps he is mellowing in this way! 

9 Throughout the evening we were given a number of useful tips and ideas, from the growing of plants to pruning.

We did wonder what John did with all his produce. No doubt family, friends and many other people benefit from his time on the allotment. He has, without doubt, achieved his aim of being able to fill his basket each day when he visits his allotment.

Don’t forget our Plant Sale - 11 May. Look out for the poster with further details.

Joyce Jeans CHARITY COFFEE MORNINGS Liz Hill ran a raffle for ELF at the charity coffee morning in memory of her partner Richard. It was a team effort raising £90, and the coffee morning added £50, so £140 is going to a great cause. Well done everyone.

Anna Crafer WOODBURY TENNIS CLUB The summer season has started, all teams having played their first matches; both the mixed and men's B have recorded points, and it is hoped that many more will be gained during the season.

The junior coaching programme with coach John Wingate has been organised and will carry on during the summer term.

New netting for the top court should be in place for the first home matches in May. This work is financed by the club, assisted by a grant from the Parish Council (Coombe Solar Farm Fund).

The Club has five double tickets for Wimbledon (including the men's final) to offer for sale; the draw for the tickets to lucky members will take place on Sunday 28 April at the courts.

Pat Browne ROYAL BRITISH LEGION COFFEE MORNINGS WEDNESDAYS, 10.30 - 12.00.

RBL ROOM behind Woodbury village hall.

1, 15 and 29 MAY Then every other week throughout the year.

NB Please note new day and time.

10 WOODBURY AND DISTRICT ROYAL BRITISH LEGION At our coffee morning held on 3 April members and friends enjoyed celebrating the use of our own room for 20 years. Many Poppy Appeal collectors were present and Brenda Treasaden made us a beautiful birthday cake.

John Treasaden was the Poppy Appeal organiser for our district for many years until his retirement. A raffle was held raising ÂŁ39 for the Poppy Appeal which is added to our total at the end of the year. A lovely morning.

Our coffee mornings are very friendly and informal. You don't have to be a member of the RBL as they are run as part of the branch community support so anyone can come and ask for information and have a chat. Coffee and biscuits are ÂŁ1, so it is great value in a pleasant room.

On Thursday 6 June the branch is commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day Normandy Landings which led to the liberation of France and Europe. Many of my generation, born during or after the Second World War, had parents, relatives and family friends helping the war effort. I would love to put any stories and other memorabilia you may have in a small exhibition in the Church Rooms, along with work by the children from school. The day will run from approximately 11.00 until 16.00. We will be laying a special wreath at our War Memorial at 11.00, followed by a short 10 minute service, then the Church Rooms will be open serving light refreshments. There will also be a cake stall.

11 Wooden poppy crosses will be available and special commemorative poppy pins; there will also be a display from the Dogs for Veterans charity. We are hoping to move the exhibition to the village hall over the Saturday and Sunday, welcoming the French friends from Normandy who will be in the village as part of Woodbury's Twinning Association visit.

For any information about the exhibition, please ring me on 01395 232696.

Sandra Huish WOODBURY WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Woodbury WI’s new programme for 2019/2020 was available at the meeting on 11 April, promising some interesting speakers for the year.

Our President covered business matters and we started the fun part of the evening without delay.

This month our artistic talents were put to the test with the making of suncatchers. So, there were a few quiet moments until our creative juices started flowing and then the noise level rose. We are always pleasantly surprised when we see the results of our craft sessions. Thanks went to Lin and Ann for organising the evening and for showing us that we can achieve an acceptable end-product even when we think we can’t. All we need now is some sun.

Please note that our Annual Meeting will start at 19.15 on Thursday 9 May and will be followed by Brian Phelps’ talk By Hook Or By Crook. It’s hoped that members will think positively about offering their own particular talents, if they are able, at this meeting.

Pauline Wratten

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12 WOODBURY WIDE AWAKE This year's Woodbury Wide Awake Festival celebrates the legacy of famous wildflower illustrator and former resident Rev’d W Keble Martin. Walks, talks, concerts, exhibitions, courses and many other events are planned throughout Woodbury Parish from April to November.

St Swithun's was the venue for the first event of the Festival, when Diana Wackerbarth introduced Anne Stobart who is a medical herbalist, Fellow of Exeter University, author of Household Medicine in Seventeenth Century England, founder of Holt Wood Herbs and the Medicinal Forest Garden Trust. An audience of 40 were treated to a tiny fragment of Anne's knowledge which left us all wanting to know more. She'd brought a range of fresh herbs from home — wormwood, yellow archangel, rosemary — and she passed around medicinal bottles filled with interesting smells. She regaled us with medical histories of the past and reminded us of words such as costive, dropsy, posset, bloodletting and humours, and the reason why we call a cold a cold. Anne answered many questions about her subject and at the end of the talk was Dr Anne Stobart surrounded by more of us keen to dig deeper.

May events for the Woodbury Wide Awake Festival Writing Workshop: Sunday 5 May. Poetry in Nature with South Devon ecopoet and workshop facilitator Rosella Angwin. This will the first of three Sunday afternoon workshops throughout the year. Tel: 01395 239078.

Monday 6 May. Children’s Quizzes available (see page 32).

Landscape by Patrick Dillon: Thursday 9 May. Prof Patrick Dillon of Exeter University talks about landscape change since William Keble Martin’s time and its impact on wildlife.

Bloom of Beauty concert with the Grace Notes a cappella ensemble: Sat 11 May, 19.30 at St Swithun’s - a concert of ballads, folk songs and poems set to music, some especially commissioned for the festival. Entry by donation.

Guided Nature Walk: Edible plants through history led by Robin Harford: Sunday 12 May, 14.00. Robin is an Exeter-based researcher in the history of wild plants as food.

Macro-Photography in Nature: Tuesday 21 May, 19.30 Church Rooms.

Dorset-based Colin Varndell is a superb wildlife photographer. A follow-up workshop is planned.

More information is available on the website: www.woodbury-wideawake.co.uk and on the Woodbury Wide Awake Facebook Page.

To get involved or to discuss any of the events please phone 01395 239078, email info@woodbury-wide-awake or message us on the Facebook page.

13 WOODBURY VILLAGE CLEAN-UP

Where were you in the morning on Saturday 23 March?

WOODBURY GARDEN CLUB PLANT SALE Back in the village hall and better than ever!

Pot and basket plants, summer bedding, border perennials, runner beans, tomatoes and other vegetables, and herbs including french tarragon.

SATURDAY 11 MAY, 11.00 TO 12.30 WOODBURY VILLAGE HALL

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WOODBURY SALTERTON NEWS HOLY TRINITY Holy Baptism - Scott and Lyla White were baptised by Rev’d Sid on 24 March at a private service, attended by a large number of family and friends.

Their grandfather Nigel Dupain read the bible passage. We pray for them and welcome them into the family of the church.

Confirmation - Harriet Mottershead was one of six people from the Mission Community to be confirmed by the Bishop of Crediton, the Rt Rev’d Jackie Searle, on Sunday 24 March at Holy Trinity Church, Exmouth. Harriet is a member of our church choir and I think is the only one of the many choristers in the last twenty-six years to have been confirmed while actually in the choir.

In Memoriam The funeral of Brian Turner in our church on 28 March was conducted by Rev’d Nigel Mason. His close friend, Paul Trimble, gave a moving tribute. Brian’s passion for horses was reflected in the playing of The Horse Of The Year theme music as they left the church. We extend our sympathy to his wife and family.

Fund-raising Events for the Church: Scarecrow Challenge This popular annual event takes place at the beginning of June, culminating in the judging by popular vote on Sunday 9 June with tea, craft stalls and games in the Glebe Field in the afternoon. The theme this year is Sports and Hobbies. Please start planning your entry.

Saturday Coffee Mornings It has been decided to keep the coffee morning with bacon butties on the first Saturday of each month. We are hoping to hold coffee mornings weekly throughout the summer if we can get sufficient offers of help to serve on the stall. These coffee mornings are appreciated as a social get-together, but we need more volunteers to man the stall. Can you help?

Party in the Park On Saturday 13 July there will be a street party to be held in the village play park. More details later, but please book the date in your diaries.

We Need Funds! Our church income from collections at services and fundraising events last year was not sufficient to meet all our expenses and we face a hefty bill for repairs to the stonework. If you want our village church to keep going, we need your support.

15 APCM This is our church AGM when elections take place and the past year is reviewed. At our meeting in April Rev’d Sid thanked all the PCC members, especially Debbie Jung (Churchwarden, Synod Representative and Safeguarding Officer), Nigel Dupain (Treasurer) and Jill Dupain (Secretary).

The PCC thanked Sid warmly for all he has done for our church and school.

PCC members were re-elected en bloc and Biddy Lagus was voted on as a new member.

WOODBURY SALTERTON WOMEN’S INSTITUTE President Gill Bricknell thanked everyone who had brought toiletry items for the mental health unit at Derriford Hospital. An impressive number of donations had been brought and these were on display on a table. Gill will hand these over at the Spring Council meeting.

Members discussed some of the suggestions in the list of One Hundred Ways to Celebrate the Centenary of the Devon Federation, put forward in the County Newsletter. It was decided that Woodbury Salterton would do four things: 1. Bulbs would be planted in the village. The PC are happy with this.

2. The rusty plaque on the tree planted for The Queen’s Silver Jubilee would be restored and updated.

3. WI members would pick up 100 items of plastic from around the village.

It was decided to meet up on the 6 May Bank Holiday, outside the school, and to end with coffee in the village hall. Anyone would be welcome to join in with this – you do not have to be a WI member.

4. Each member would donate three items for the local Food Bank - thus reaching 100 items. Food items (tinned meat is greatly appreciated) as well as toothpaste, washing up liquid, washing powder are all much needed.

These will be collected at the May meeting or could be left at the home of Biddy Lagus, our new member, who is a volunteer at the Food Bank.

The speaker, Marilyn Bishop, gave a fascinating talk, illustrated with slides of paintings, on the artist Beryl Cook (1926-2008), who made her home in Plymouth. Beryl never painted anyone looking sad – she loved to depict people enjoying themselves and that enjoyment leapt out from her exuberant paintings — we all found ourselves laughing out loud at some of them. She loved painting very large ladies! She painted people living their ordinary lives — in the pub or café, shopping, outdoors (often in places in Plymouth), and thereby recording social history as she depicted the activities and fashions of the time.

The May coffee morning at The Diggers will be on Thursday 16 May and the monthly lunch there on the 28 May. Wednesday 8 May: Annual Meeting at 19.30 in the village hall with discussion of the resolutions – local bus services and the smear test.

Diamond Wedding Belated, but very sincere congratulations to Malcolm and Brenda Randle who celebrated their Diamond Wedding on 28 March.

16 WOODBURY SALTERTON C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL Farewell to Mr Nelmes Parents, teachers and the whole school joined together to celebrate our Easter Service which was also our opportunity to say a big thankyou and farewell to our departing Executive Head, Mr Duncan Nelmes. Mr Nelmes has led the two schools in our federation and supported us to ensure the benefits of collaboration and partnership. We have been very fortunate to have retained an experienced Head Teacher through a federation model which has resulted in excellent inspection outcomes in Ofsted and SIAMS (the Church school inspection). Mr Nelmes has been a great example of a team player - there has been no job too grand or too small for him; he has taken on each role and task with a commitment to make our schools happy and safe places of learning. He has made a point of getting to know each child and being an approachable face of our leadership team. He leaves us to carry on his work in education specialising in supporting pupils with additional educational needs, a role he enjoys. The whole school wished him every success and blessings for the future.

Welcome to Mrs Gray Governors have been negotiating with the Jubilee Federation to secure Executive Head leadership for Mrs Katie Gray. Mrs Gray has been working with Mr Nelmes and our Head of Learning, Mrs Milford, to ensure a smooth transition. Mr Nelmes will continue to support us until the end of April, ensuring that Mrs Gray has a full handover and continues to familiarise herself with our two schools, their staff and pupils.

We are grateful for the part that each person has played in this process and look forward to welcoming Mrs Gray as our new Executive Head Teacher at the start of the summer term.

We have also said farewell to our School Business Manager, Mrs Rachel Evans, who worked across both our schools and led our team of school administrators. Mrs Evans’ role has been very important in ensuring the success of the Federation model. She has helped Mr Nelmes and governors ensure that as an organisation we are financially well led, and we are grateful for her hard work and leadership. We welcome Mrs Deborah Maddocks into the role of School Administration Manager; she will be taking up her post across the Federation, continuing the work of Mrs Evans in our two schools leading our admin team.

CREAM TEA AND TREASURE HUNT WOODBURY SALTERTON VILLAGE HALL SUNDAY 19 MAY, 14.30 - 16.30 £3 Adult - £1 Child. Selection of cakes and drinks. Raffle.

Child’s treasure hunt to include Parkhayes Plantation, Sages Lea and New Way play park with a small prize for completion!

17 Church and School Links Our Year 6 students planned and delivered a whole school assembly in church based on our theme of Doing Lent Generously. They read this poem, which really sums up what we have all been trying our best to do in school: Do all the good you can By all the means you can In all the ways you can At all the times you can To all the people you can As long as ever you can.

Class 2 and 3 were visited by Sally and Anne-Marie from the ICE team, who helped the children to explore prayer spaces. The children were able to think about thankyou prayers, help prayers and forgiveness prayers, and take part in exciting and unusual activities to help them explore different types of prayer.

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

Clare Rooke, Chair of Governors WHIST DRIVE 21 MAY, 19.30, WOODBURY SALTERTON VILLAGE HALL COMMUNITY COFFEE MORNING WOODBURY SALTERTON VILLAGE HALL 09.00 - 12.00 1st Monday of each month, if a Bank Holiday 2nd Monday of the month. ÂŁ2 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.

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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EXTON NEWS ST ANDREW’S CHURCH, EXTON SERVICES FOR MAY Sunday 5th - Easter 3. 18.00 Evening Service.

Sunday 12th - Easter 4. 09.30 Holy Communion. Sunday 19th - Easter 5.

09.30 Lay-led service. Sunday 26th - Easter 6. Holy Communion.

Thursday 30th - Ascension Day 10.00 Clyst St George. 18.30 Holy Communion, Woodbury Church.

We are now licensed for weddings at our warm and welcoming church. There are seats for up to 50 people, car parking and a well-equipped hall adjacent to the church. All enquiries to Mrs Janet Atkins 01392 876300.

EXTON LADIES GROUP On a sunny spring afternoon, the Exton Ladies Group met in the village hall.

Eileen Pratt announced that the village fete would be on 8 June and hoped that helpers would come forward. Doris Harvey introduced the speaker, John Tucker, who described a journey following canal and river from Exeter to the Nature Reserve at Dawlish Warren. He spoke about the history of the area, its bridges, locks, boats and people as well as the wildlife to be seen.

His photographs were of high quality, taken at different times of day and season. It was a fascinating talk, much enjoyed by the ladies, a reminder of the beauty and peace that we have in our part of Devon.

At the next meeting on 9 May (as ever on the second Thursday of the month) the talk will be about Poltimore House. Pauline Collas will give further details of the forthcoming visit to Highgrove. All welcome.

Elsie Wood EXTON VILLAGE FETE SATURDAY 8 JUNE 14.00-17.00 BBQ – Bouncy castle – Raffle – Teas – Games – Fun for all the family.

19 ESTUARY LEAGUE OF FRIENDS May activities at Nancy Potter House Assistive Technology for Visually Impaired. Next session Tuesday 28 May 12.30 – 16.00.

New Volunteers. Meet our Co-ordinator. Tuesday 7 May 13.00 to 14.00.

We have many regular weekly activities at Nancy Potter House, with transport if required, for a small price.

Independent Living aids. We have a large stock of equipment either for sale or hire at competitive rates.

For more information on these and any other enquiries please ring Nancy Potter House 01392 879009.

Audrey Elphick All Exton residents are invited to THE EXTON VILLAGE HALL AGM WEDNESDAY 22 MAY, 19.00 IN THE HALL Come along to see the newly refurbished main hall, and join the committee for a drink.

If you have a couple of hours each quarter, why not find out how you could get involved with this community facility?

Everyone welcome.

CLYST VALLEY CHORAL SOCIETY 50TH ANNIVERSARY - Haydn's Creation SATURDAY 4 MAY, 19.30, St Margaret's, Topsham SUNDAY 5 MAY, 19.30, Holy Trinity, Exmouth Tickets 232318.

WOODBURY GARDEN CLUB David Usher, former Head Gardener at Hestercombe, will talk about The Restoration of Hestercombe Gardens TUESDAY 14 MAY AT 19.15.

WOODBURY VILLAGE HALL Everyone welcome - £3 for non-members WOODBURY TWINNING ASSOCIATION DAY TRIP TO SLIMBRIDGE WETLAND CENTRE, GLOS. SATURDAY 11 MAY Ticket prices: Adult £12.10 (£13.32 with donation) 65+ £10.30 (£11.34 with donation) Transport to be arranged depending on numbers.

Please contact either Nita 232314 or Jan 232694.

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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.

The Parish Council has been elected unopposed but this does not suggest a lack in interest. We are a full complement of thirteen, seven for Woodbury, three for Woodbury Salterton and three for Exton. We will have our AGM on Monday 13 May and then begin our normal business.

Agendas for future meeting, and minutes of meetings can be found on http://www.woodbury-pc.org.uk/ DEVON AND CORNWALL POLICE 101 Non-Emergency justin.willis2@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk Hi, I am PCSO Justin Willis and I thought as I hadn’t reported for a while I probably should. I am still your current PCSO but now have a considerably larger rural patch to look after. However, it would appear with the changes being implemented within the police force, they are wanting PCSOs like me to start doing more community-based work again. This work will be targeted at the force’s mission of protecting and safeguarding vulnerable people. I am hoping, when shifts allow, to attend the memory café in Woodbury as regularly as possible as this is a great way to engage with the Woodbury community. I also thought I would let you know I have been nominated for an award: this was for my assistance in helping to get a suicidal person from the edge of the cliffs in Exmouth, an incident that lasted nearly four hours in the freezing weather of January last year. This isn’t to brag about my achievements but to show the diverse work we PCSOs are required to do, with shrinking numbers and much larger patches to cover.

DEVON BIG BREAKFAST IN AID OF OUR LOCAL CANCER CHARITY, FORCE SATURDAY 1 JUNE, 08.00-11.00 WOODBURY VILLAGE HALL Come and start the day with a great British Breakfast Tickets are now available from Chris Lear 01395 232772 or chrisalear06@gmail.com, or at the door, but it does help with catering if tickets are bought beforehand. Adults £6, under 12s £3.

Many thanks for your support.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

From Murrough MacDonnell I note in April’s Woodbury News the editor’s enthusiasm for the days of weedkiller around the village.

Outside my wall on Greenway you will see primroses, lesser celandine, pink purslane, sweet violet, herb robert, a michaelmas daisy, a feverfew, love-inthe-mist and a cultivated lobelia type which I bought and whose name I have since forgotten. All weeds bar one. Some people say they appreciate them as ‘flowers’ and did not know they were ‘weeds’. On the corner just by the Bonfire Lane sign is a common fumitory – I think it very attractive; not in flower yet.

I am sure folk can and should be encouraged to help keep the village tidy, but please do not just turn some ignorant sprayer loose to glyphosate everything.

Editor: Thanks for your comments. I am aware that use of glyphosate is banned in some countries, and I was not intending to advocate its continued use in Woodbury. Rather, I was trying to stress that tidying up and caring for our surroundings is to be encouraged.

From Sally Elliott, Hanzell, Woodbury Salterton Congratulations to Tony Bennett for his superb article Seeing the Wood for the Trees that featured in the April issue. He informs and alerts admirably.

Tony and his Wild Woodbury team merit the highest praise for all they have achieved in their three years to date, and, with their commitment and vision, will continue to do so in the future. The 38 trees planted in the cricket field are a small but valuable contribution to the UK tree cover which is one of the lowest in Europe at a shameful 13%.

The obsession with tidiness to which Tony refers, is tending to creep out of the main settlements into the surrounding lane network, where it introduces an urban element totally alien to the rural character the lanes still retain. In areas where the need for visibility splay maintenance does not exist, lengths of roadside verges abutting some properties are regularly mown to resemble lawns. This practice prevents wild flowers from establishing, thriving, and setting seed, while species diversity declines. With the demise of meadows, down 97% since the 1930s, verges are their last refuge. But verges themselves are shrinking in width due to constant traffic erosion which has increased dramatically over the past 30 years. With the flowers go the pollinating insects on which we depend to fertilise food crops.

This year the Parish celebrates the life and legacy of the Reverend William Keble Martin, former Woodbury resident, renowned botanist, and author/ illustrator of The Concise British Flora. It seems appropriate that we honour him by ceasing to destroy and starting to nurture the subject of his art, and making this year a turning point towards that objective.

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ROUND AND ABOUT

DEATH David Shaw We send our condolences to Giles and Daniel Shaw and family on the death of their father, Dr David Shaw, on 15 March. David was born into a medical family in Barnstaple on 11 September 1929. He chose to study medicine in London and Colorado, becoming a pioneer in the treatment of heart disease. A keen sailor, David was a member of the Royal Ocean Racing Club. When he moved with Audrey and the boys to Bixley Haven in Broadway, it was to an appointment at the RD&E. In 1964, this was still in Southernhay and David established a cardiology team in a wooden hut on the tennis court. The first pacemaker had been fitted in 1961 and David’s team worked with Manchester University, amongst others, on the development of improved ‘intelligent’ pacemakers. His published specialisms included the study of slow heart rates and his work gained international recognition. He was a modest man, who kept calm amid the many upheavals in the NHS and RD&E, quietly and effectively getting on with the real job of caring for patients. He was always ready to teach and guide others; many friends and colleagues attended his funeral at St Swithun’s on 11 April.

THANKS Carolyn Keep is most grateful for all the pots delivered to her.

Now she is hoping that the plant sale at Woodbury Wide Awake Flower Festival, 12-14 July, will be well supported; do come and buy the filled pots!

CHRISTIAN AID There will be a house-to-house collection in Woodbury for Christian Aid during the week 12-18 May. This charity has been working to end poverty worldwide for over 70 years by tackling its root causes and helping people to thrive. Support is offered in 37 countries to people of all faiths and none, working with local partner agencies who can respond quickly and appropriately. Please continue to be generous.

WOODBURY COMMUNITY LONG TABLES SATURDAY 6 JULY, 17.00 WOODBURY VILLAGE GREEN Tables £15 for six people. Bring your own chair, gazebo, food, wine.

Decorate tables with flowers, candelabra etc, but please take all rubbish home.

Draw prizes, music, entertainment, ice cream van.

To reserve a table contact Chris Lear 01395 232772 chrisalear06@gmail.com Once paid, you will be allocated a number for your table(s) This is going to be a great community event raising funds for FORCE.

23 THE HAMLET OF WOODMANTON

A Short History of the Hamlet of Woodmanton Woodmanton is a very old and interesting hamlet in the parish of Woodbury: not only have some of its early buildings survived but its landscape is largely unspoilt and contains early features. In the nineteenth century the hamlet consisted of one freehold farm, twelve leasehold farms, one cottage and one overland estate. The leasehold estates were all owned by the Rolle Estate (now Clinton Devon) and in many cases rented out to local farmers. Some of the leaseholders were not residents of Woodbury, and some of the farms were combined under the same tenant farmer. The following is a short description of these farms.

Woodmanton Farm was a large farm of about 90 acres and can be traced back to a survey of the Manor dated 1523-26. It was an important farm and its lessees were prosperous yeomen farmers.

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24 Cont’d/… A Short History of the Hamlet of Woodmanton By 1900 the lands of some of the surrounding farms were absorbed into Woodmanton Farm and it had increased in size to about 160 acres. In the middle of the 19th century the Hon Mark Rolle, in order to give modern housing to his tenants, pulled down the ancient farmhouse and replaced it with the building now standing. In the 1980s the farm was sold when Norman Bowles retired. It was bought at auction and became the home of the teapot factory for several years, its lands being incorporated into other farms in the parish. The farmhouse is now used as a conference centre.

Higher Mallacks and Lower Mallacks have been farmed by members of the Middleton family since the 1930s. These farms were originally one large farm of about 217 acres and can be traced back to the 1523-26 survey – 197 acres of which were pasture, which probably included large tracts of furze.

Throughout its history it has been occasionally divided when brothers were farming it. Its name comes from one of the leaseholders in the 17th century, Richard Mallack, who was a sergemaker from Axminster. Another lessee was the infamous Nathaniel Langley, who was found guilty of murdering a butcher from Broadclist in one of the barns – incidentally, on the recommendation of the judge, who deemed him to be innocent, he was pardoned after spending nearly two years in prison in Exeter. These two farms are almost the only remaining working farms in Woodmanton.

A farm, known as Taylors, was formed in the middle of the 17th century from part of Mallacks Farm. William Taylor was a lessee of Mallacks and may have partitioned 15 acres off for his son to farm. This farm recorded a dwelling house in 1798, but later in the 19th century it appears to have been a smallholding without a farmhouse and was probably absorbed back into one of the Mallacks farms.

One ancient farm, Sparkhays, has completely disappeared, the lands absorbed into other farms and its farmhouse demolished – it was leased for nearly 350 years by members of the Lee family. The Lee family also owned lands in Gulliford, and one of the family, Matthew, through marriage to the daughter of a wealthy family of merchants and sergemakers in the parish, acquired not only a great deal of land, but also the ships and business of the Venn family. His home became Ebford Manor which was built by Robert Venn. It is sad that there is absolutely nothing to be seen of this ancient farm and its buildings except a few bumps in a field.

Heathys Tenement and Haynes Ground was a 36 acre farm dating from the early 17th century. It was leased from this time until the 1780s by families of shipwrights and mariners from Lympstone. This farmhouse became what is now Woodmanton Cottage, which sadly caught fire in 2018.

Another small farm of 18 acres dating from the same period was known as Richards. This farm was leased in 1605 by the same man, called Henry Heath, as the Heathys Tenement.

25 This farm was occupied by local Woodbury men but it, too, did not survive the amalgamation of farms in the late 19th century. Francis Nicks, who farmed this farm as well as Woodmanton Farm, absorbed the lands into his own farm.

Symonds Farm, another small farm of 31 acres dating from 1605, was also occupied by mariners from Lympstone. This farm again vanished in the late 19th century.

Bridgepitt Farm, on the south-east part of Woodmanton, is recorded in the early 16th century when it is named as Biggapitt, which name implies a very early origin. It was a small farm of about 18 acres, but survived on its own until the late 20th century. The farmhouse is now a private dwelling and the lands have been absorbed into other farms.

Two other farms on the fringes of Woodmanton were called Pedricks (26 acres) and Presford (30 acres) – both farms date from the 1530s. In 1762 a man called John Rous from Farringdon, leased both farms for about 40 years, and was succeeded by Samuel Lindsey. By 1839 the Rolle Estate decided to combine both farms and they acquired the name of Ford (Presford) and Pedricks. By the 20th century the name was shortened to Ford Farm, as it is now known. About 12 years ago the Rolle Estate sold the farmhouse and barns to a developer – the lands were farmed by Ray Brown of Cottles Farm.

The last of the leasehold estates was a 15 acre area known as Deer Park or Tuckers Wood – this consisted of various fields and was usually leased to the occupier of Sparkhays Farm. The name is interesting as it seems probable that there was a large deer park formed by Woodbury Woods and this parcel of fields. The name continued until the beginning of the 19th century. In the 1523 survey of the Manor a Thomas Towker (Tucker) leased the land, hence the additional name for the estate of Tuckers Wood.

A survey of 1605 records a cottage with half an acre of land also in Woodmanton. This house had vanished by 1839 and so its whereabouts cannot be identified.

The one freehold farm in the hamlet is Lower Woodmanton Farm. Its original name was Reeds and Rocket, and there were families of these names living in the parish in the early 1600s. At some point in the 18th century the farm was bought by the Lee family of Sparkhays with a tenant farmer occupying the farmhouse. The ownership has changed several times over the last 80 years but is still a working farm.

Gill Selley WOODBURY TWINNING ASSOCIATION Host families needed to host French twinners 8 - 10 JUNE Please contact Nita Goffron on 232314 for further information.

26 CLINTON DEVON ESTATES Every year around this time I write about invasive plants, especially Himalayan balsam, impatiens glandulifera and what Clinton Devon Estate and dedicated local volunteers are doing to manage the spread of alien invaders. But are we making a difference and is there any point in even trying to control this beautiful but harmful riverbank thug?

Himalayan balsam spreads very quickly along watercourses. Growing up to three metres tall it outcompetes native wildflowers, and when it dies back in winter, leaves banks prone to erosion by flood water. Undoubtably its pink flowers, seen from June to October, are a good nectar source for bees who enjoy its abundant nectar but at the expense of our native plants. Himalayan balsam is listed on Schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act in England and Wales which makes it an offence to plant or allow to spread onto neighbouring land. Balsam can be controlled by spraying with weed killer, brush cutting or by pulling out whole plants by hand. Staff and contractors employ all these methods.

The River Otter, like water bodies across the region, is heavily infested with Himalayan balsam. Each plant can produce 800 seeds which when ripe will be launched over several metres from explosive seed pods. Lying at the end of 32 kilometres of river, the banks and flood plains of the lower Otter will always be susceptible to seed washing down from any up-stream plants.

Clearing the flood plain of balsam, before upstream areas are balsam free, is almost impossible, as these areas are undefendable. Instead a more productive strategy is to focus on eradicating balsam from the top of the tributaries down. Although away from public knowledge, progress here is positive but takes time.

From the middle of next month scores of volunteers will set out again to reduce Himalayan balsam’s impact on the environment. Work will continue on the brooks which flow easterly from the commons before joining the river. Village volunteers at Newton Poppleford do a great job on the Back Brook in a challenging environment. The Otter Valley Association (OVA) mobilise their volunteer efforts twice weekly and after many years are seeing balsam on the brook in Colaton Raleigh reach an easily manageable state even in the swampy sections. Pebblebed Heath Conservation Trust volunteers sweep the Budleigh Brook focussing on a boggy, wooded stretch at Yettington and target hotspots to stop the spread to SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) heathland and hedgerows near public rights of way.

Himalayan balsam arrived in Britain in 1839 around the same time as John Rolle and Lady Louisa, like other Victorian gardeners, were developing their own impressive plant collection for their garden at Bicton (now open to public as Bicton Park botanic gardens).

Today, the Bicton estate falls into three separate ownerships: Bicton Arena, Bicton Park and across the Great Lake, covering just under half of the Bicton

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Local people are encouraged to get involved, pull what they can before plants produce seed, leaving stems to dry out and to report any balsam ‘hot spots’ they see in the lower Otter valley to their parish councils, the OVA or Clinton Devon Estates. Pulling is hugely satisfying and easy for almost anyone. On Wednesday 19 June, many volunteer pullers will meet to tackle a new area of wet woodland at Bicton College, where local landowners, environmental experts and volunteers are keen to share experience from nearly a decade of management in the lower Otter valley to help the next generation of farmers, horticulturalists and conservationists tackle their invasive plants. To find out more or to get involved in this or other areas, contact kate.ponting@clintondevon.com 01395 443881 Although, whatever we do, it won’t be enough to eradiate balsam yet... if all the landowners and organisations in one place combine and pull together with a dedicated volunteer team for this season and for many to come, then in the future a Balsam Free Bicton is very possible!

Kate Ponting BEd (Hons), Countryside Learning Officer.

Tel : 01395 443881. DDI : 01395 446918. Mobile : 07917 104250 BUDLEIGH SALTERTON PUBLIC HALL SATURDAY 11 MAY DOORS OPEN AT 19.00 A DOUBLE SHOW WITH THE ZOOTS! Join us for an evening of live 60s and 70s music.

Tickets £15 available in person or by phone from Budleigh Salterton Information Office 01395 445275.

All proceeds to Budleigh Salterton & District Hospiscare.

WOODBURY AND DISTRICT ROYAL BRITISH LEGION COMMEMORATIONS FOR D-DAY, THE NORMANDY LANDINGS THURSDAY 6 JUNE, 11.00-16.00 Laying of Commemorative Wreath, 10.55 Pop-up Poppy Shop, Cake Stall, Dogs for Veterans display, and memorabilia display.

The Church Rooms, Woodbury Light refreshments available all day.

The Woodbury News attempts to represent a variety of views within the community, but does not accept responsibility for anything but Editorial comment. While it may publish unacknowledged material, nothing is included unless the Editor knows the name and address of the author(s).

28 HOSPISCARE EVENTS Open Gardens 2019 Once again, passionate gardeners around Exeter, Mid and East Devon are opening their gardens for Hospiscare from May through to August. Pick up your Open Gardens booklet today from Hospiscare shops and other outlets, and start planning which wonderful gardens you might visit. There is often the chance to enjoy delicious tea and cakes to complement your visit too.

To find out more please visit https://www.hospiscare.co.uk/events/opengardens-2019 or call 01392 688020.

Will Fortnight This year Hospiscare’s Will Fortnight runs from Monday 3 June – Friday 14 June. Generous solicitors across Exeter, Mid and East Devon will be giving their time and expertise in June so you can have your will prepared or updated. Instead of paying the usual solicitor’s fee, make an appropriate donation to Hospiscare at your appointment.

To find out more please visit https://www.hospiscare.co.uk/events/willfortnight or call 01392 688020. Book your appointment from 13 May 2019.

Ali McGeown, Fundraising Administrator 01392 688054 WEATHER REPORT The weather in March was similar to that of February, with the first two weeks being wet with plenty of ‘lion’ type winds, followed by dry, calmer, warmer conditions later for the local lambs to enjoy. The total rainfall was 68mm, which included two heavy dumps on 5/6 March and also on 12 March, 38mm in total.

The aggregate rainfall this year for January, February and March was only 167mm (6 3/4 ins), definitely below average and continuing the sequence of alternating wet (about 300mm) and drier (about 170mm) first quarters that has occurred here at Ebford since 2014.

As I write at the end of the second week in April, we have suffered a minimonsoon of 44mm followed by a sometimes warm, sometimes very cold easterly airstream, unlikely to provide the showers beloved of gardeners at this time of the year.

Norman Cann PHOTOGRAPHY SEMINAR AND WORKSHOP SATURDAY 8 JUNE, 10.30-16.00 WOODBURY VILLAGE HALL The workshop is ideal for enthusiastic photographers looking to improve their skills at taking and editing photos. £12 for all day if pre-booked.

Buy tickets at www.exmouthphotogroup.com

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FOR SALE Honda 17 inch Rotary Mower (HRX426PXE) in excellent condition. £120. Tel. no. 01395 232789. (2/2)

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ELECTRICIAN James Sliman Local, reliable, fully qualified and experienced. NAPIT registered and insured. From a socket to rewire 01395 276323 07866 313812 www.jslimanelectrician.co.uk. (9/12) WE ARE POSH NOSH! With over two decades of experience in the catering industry we are at the forefront of special occasion and event catering in Devon and the West Country. We are committed to providing first class cuisine with outstanding levels of service. Phone: 01392 444877 or email: info@posh-nosh.co.uk. (10/12) 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. (9/12) 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. (9/12) ROOFING Woodbury based RWI Roofing Specialising in Slating, Tiling, Re-Roof, New Roof, Repairs, Guttering. For a friendly, reliable service call Ray 232926, or 07988 691051 (As recmd in OurLocalExpert.co.uk). (8/12) 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. (4/12) 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. (3/12) PRIVATE CLEANER Weekly, fortnightly, monthly and one-off. I am experienced, flexible and reliable. I offer a friendly service. Contact Ya 07429 430812. (1/3) SCIENCE & MATHS TUITION Science KS3-GCSE, A Level Chemistry.

Maths 11+, SATS Preparation and GCSE. Maria McGlashan Bsc(Hons) PGCE QTS. www.spacetolearnscience.co.uk 07760 443536 (1/12)

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS

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

Start of Friday Club sessions, Woodbury Tennis Club.

Exton Garden Club Camellias. 19.30. Exton VH. FoSS Spring Concert. 19.00. St Swithun’s Church.

Local elections.

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

31 4 May CVCS 50th Anniversary. St Margaret’s, Topsham, 19.30.

5 May CVCS 50th Anniversary. Holy Trinity, Exmouth, 19.30.

5 May Woodbury Wide Awake Writing Workshop.

6 May Woodbury Salterton Plastic Clean-up.

8 May WSWI Annual Meeting. WSVH. 19.30.

9 May Woodbury Wide Awake talk. Landscape Change.

9 May WWI Annual Meeting. WVH, 19.00.

9 May Exton Ladies Group.

10 May Re-opening of The White Hart Pub, Woodbury. 18.00.

10 May Hospiscare A Bit of a Do. Gipsy Hill Hotel, Exeter. 19.00.

11 May Garden Club. Plant Sale. WVH. 11.00. Free entry.

11 May Visit to Slimbridge Woodbury Twinning Association.

11 May Woodbury Wide Awake Bloom of Beauty Concert. 19.30.

11 May Exton Garden Club Spring Plant Sale. 14.30-16.00. Exton VH. 11 May The Zoots. B/Salterton Public Hall 19.00 (01395 445275).

12 May Gulliford Burial Ground Annual Garden Clear-Up. 14.00-17.00.

12 May Woodbury Wide Awake Nature Walk. 14.00.

12-18 May Christian Aid collection in Woodbury.

13 May Woodbury News AGM. 19.30. RBL Room, WVH. 13 May Woodbury Parish Council AGM. 14 May Garden Club talk on Hestercombe Gardens. WVH. 19.15.

19 May Cream Tea and Treasure Hunt. WSVH. 14.30-16.30.

21 May WWA. Macro-Photography in Nature 19.30. Church Rooms.

22 May The Exton Village Hall AGM. 19.00 in the hall.

28 May Community forum on cardboard recycling, 18.00-20.00, WVH. 1 June Devon Big Breakfast. 08.00-11.00. WVH. 3-14 June Hospiscare Will Fortnight.

6 June D-Day The Normandy Landings, Church Rooms. 11.00-16.00.

8 June Photography Seminar and Workshop. 10.30-16.00. WVH. 8 June Exton village fete, 14.00-17.00.

8-10 June Twinning Association host Bretteville friends.

9 June WS Scarecrow Challenge judging and fun afternoon.

13 June WWI Osteopathy. WVH, 19.00.

15 June Woodbury Community Fun Day. 14.00-18.00.

15-16 June Feast Fest (The Big Summer Blow Out). Topsham Rugby Club.

23 June Gulliford Burial Ground Free Tour. 14.30 (30th if rained off).

28 June Concert in The Goosefield.

6 July Woodbury Community Long Tables. Village Green. 232772.

9 July Garden Club Show Question Time WVH 19.15.

11 July WWI Devon’s Jurassic Coast. WVH, 19.00.

12 July Closing date for WWA Quiz.

12-14 July WWA Flower Festival and Exhibition. St Swithun’s Church.

13 July WS Party in the Park.

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Cathedral rooftop tour Woodbury Twinning Association.

Garden Club Flower and Vegetable Show WVH 14.00 – 16.00.

Photographic Exhibition Our Beautiful East Devon. Gulliford Burial Ground.

11 Aug. Gulliford Burial Ground Tours. 10.30 and 14.30.

12-16 Aug. Green Banana Drama Theatre Summer School. WVH. (see ad.)

31 Aug. Big Devon Breakfast for FORCE. WSVH. 5 Sept.

History Society Current Archaeology in Exeter. WVH, 19.30.

7 Sept.

Exton Garden Club Autumn Plant Sale and Coffee Morning.

10.30-12.00 in Exton VH. 10 Sept.

Garden Club The Scented Garden WVH 19.15.

8 Oct. Garden Club Water, Water Everywhere! WVH 10.15.

10 Oct. WWI Costume History. WVH, 19.00.

19 Oct. Bangers and Mash Supper. WSVH. 9 Nov. Classics Galore Concert for FORCE. Great Hall, Exeter University (see classicsgalore.co.uk for more information) 12 Nov. Garden Club Winter cheer, spring tonic WVH 19.15.

14 Nov. WWI Fairgrounds at War. WVH, 19.00.

23 Nov. WWA Exhibition on the local natural environment. WVH. 30 Nov. Exton Garden Club. The Self-seeded Garden. 14.30 Exton VH. 12 Dec. WWI Christmas Craft. WVH, 19.00.

Here’s something for children and young people: Two quizzes, centred around St Swithun’s Church and the churchyard, for under 10s and over 10s.

Quiz sheets from either Woodbury Parish Council Office or from St Swithun’s church porch available from Monday 6 May. On completion return them to either of the above places.

Closing date: Friday 12 July. £10 book token prizes.

So get your quiz sheet and mobilise your detective skills!

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

Tel: 07985 697205

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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.

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Pat or Gill Bricknell 01395 232463 WOODBURY GARAGE Local family business

Woodbury Village Hall Hall and two meeting rooms, Fully equipped kitchen WIFI, sound system and projector Available for: Dances and Parties Meetings and Classes Exhibitions and Craft Fairs Badminton, Plays, Business Lettings For bookings please contact: Robin or Marian Lennox Tel: 01395 232126 email:- woodburyvh@gmail.com www.woodburyvillagehall.org.uk

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