WOODBURY NEWS
MAY 2021
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MAY 2021 EDITORIAL
Whether you consider yourself to be a royalist, or not, or are not bothered either way, it would be pretty difficult not to have been moved on 17 April by the sight of the small, lonely figure of Her Majesty, the Queen, masked and clothed in black, sitting by herself in front of His Royal Highness Prince Philip’s coffin in St George’s Chapel in Windsor. Over 70 years of marriage is a very long time. As the country is gradually being freed from many months of lockdown, not only do we feel sympathy for the Royal Family, but we also send condolences to the many families who have lost loved ones and been unable to mourn their loss in a more traditional manner. Reading through May’s Woodbury News, it is as if our villages are slowly waking up from slumber, and dates of forthcoming events are being pencilled into hitherto empty diaries. Dare we believe that the vaccination programme is having its desired effect, and that we may soon have freedom to meet with friends and neighbours in churches, pubs and houses, at clubs and in workplaces, and maybe even go on holiday to destinations once so readily taken for granted? We welcome back all our local businesses that have been closed down for so long and hope they have weathered the storm and will not have to face such times again. One new enterprise since the beginning of lockdown is The Coffee Hatch, well worth taking a detour to on your daily walk, which helped out with the Easter cream tea (page 24) by providing the all-important jam to go on top of the scones – this is Devon, after all. We are tentatively starting up again our Forthcoming Events column (page 35), ever mindful that inevitably all dates must be provisional. Readers will have benefited from six free months of Woodbury News, but please read the Chairman’s article on page 9 and have your £6 in a named and addressed envelope by your door ready for collection by your local deliverer. The cover photograph is a sculpture of Neptune (or Poseidon if you prefer), standing resolutely in the sea near Orcombe Point in Exmouth. Congratulations to Woodbury’s Brendan Rawlings (see page 26). Woodbury News is a Private Company Limited by Guarantee No. 5263356
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ST SWITHUN’S CHURCH, WOODBURY Vicar: Reverend Bill Lemmey 01395 232161 Email: revbillwhitecross@gmail.com Administrator: Jill Dupain dupain@hotmail.co.uk SPECIAL SERVICES FOR WHOLE MISSION COMMUNITY Sunday 30 May - Trinity Sunday, Holy Communion, 10.30 at Clyst St George. SUNDAY SERVICES 2 May - Easter 5, Holy Communion at St Swithun’s, 11.15. Evening Worship at Exton, 18.30. 9 May - Easter 6, Holy Communion at Exton, 09.30. 16 May - Easter 7, Evening Prayer at St Swithun’s, 18.30. 23 May - Pentecost, Zoom Family Service, 09.30. For a link to this please email dupain@hotmail.co.uk. Further information will be available in the monthly Digest. To receive this by email please send your email address to st.swithuns.digest@gmail.com. Please email Jill at dupain@hotmail.co.uk for the Zoom address, the usual Revd Bill Zoom address for those who have been on Zoom before. 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, and normal service will be resumed as soon as possible. CHURCH ALTAR FLOWERS No rota this month. Many thanks to everyone who helped to decorate church for Easter. Barbara Hill FoSS (FRIENDS OF ST SWITHUN’S) Although there is no possibility of hosting an indoor concert for some time, the FoSS committee decided that there should be a gathering of members and friends when it is safe to meet up. Thus we have pencilled in Sunday afternoon - 19 September - to have an autumn cream tea in the Browne’s garden at 5 Escott Cottages. Support for FoSS is necessary as it is one of the ways in which members of our community can support the maintenance of the church, a Grade 1 listed building and the most significant building in the parish. The present project is to remove or reduce the damp on the north side of the church. Pat Browne
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FOOTPATHS REPORT Spring has sprung and drier weather has allowed us to enjoy our local paths from the front door. I'm sure many of us have found the huge benefit of walking for our mental and physical health during the Covid restrictions. We are privileged to have a network of paths in our parish that can take us from common to sea. Primroses, daffodils and bluebells add to the enjoyment. But we need to be respectful of our paths. Please, please pick up dog poo, keep dogs on a lead where livestock could be present, and cycle and horse-ride only on designated routes. There has recently been a problem on the footpath from Exton to the Breakers Yard. The farmer there has been so concerned about his animals because of dog and cycling nuisance that he has sought advice from his solicitor re possible path closure. His farm is his livelihood and his animals need to be protected. It is in fact a criminal offence to allow dogs to cause distress to animals, whether farm or wild ones. We know of one case where the police are trying to track down a dog owner whose dog was chasing deer and one was so seriously injured through crashing into a fence that it had to be put down. So we are appealing to everyone to respect the rules (and the law) when enjoying our footpaths. Please help to keep animals safe and relationships harmonious. Happy walking! Judy Green, volunteer footpath warden
6 LENT AND EASTER IN OUR CHURCHYARDS
Last month Woodbury Salterton reported on the White Cross Mission Community Lent projects. These were a feature of all the churchyards and were well supported. It was wonderful to have services in all the churches during Holy Week and Easter Day. These pictures by Viv ArmstrongMacdonnell are of the cairn of stones and tree with hearts in Woodbury. Carolyn Keep FRIENDS OF WOODBURY SURGERY It would have been really lovely to announce an actual face-to-face gathering, but sadly, in view of current guidelines, we will have to meet virtually. We will be holding our AGM on Tuesday 11 May, at 14.30 via Zoom, so no afternoon tea and cake to accompany it this year! Volunteers and supporters will be receiving an email or letter with the invitation and link to the meeting in due course. However, the meeting is open to all, so if anyone not included on the volunteer/supporter list would like to attend they should contact FOWS Chair John Redwood, who will then send them the link: johncredwood@btinternet.com (01395 232122). Largely on account of the pandemic, there have been significant changes to the operation and services offered by the Friends of Woodbury Surgery since the first lockdown more than a year ago. The focus of discussion at the AGM will therefore be on how we have had to adapt and how we can best move forward in our service to the patients of Woodbury Surgery. We would be very happy to welcome new members, either as volunteers or supporters, and even more happy if there were anyone who would like to join the committee. The FOWS number to call is 01395 206123. Val Arndt, FOWS Coordinator
7 WOODBURY GARDEN CLUB With the recent chilly weather, our gardens have been slow to get going this year. The daffodils in the Arch have provided a wonderful show and, once the foliage has died back, we will replace them with summer bedding. In the meantime, the new growth of the photinia shrubs is providing colour. As happened last year, we can’t hold our plant sale in the village hall, but once again the website is in operation and we will hold a table sale on the corner of Bonfire Lane and Parsonage Way on 1 May, with possibly another on 8 May. If government guidance permits, our first club meeting will be in July and the annual Flower and Veg show will take place in August. For further information about the plant sale, email woodburygardenclub@gmail.com, check the website https://woodburydevonplants.wordpress.com/ or call me on 232462. Debby Mullier WOODBURY VILLAGE FRONT GARDEN TABLE-TOP SALE Whether you have been decluttering, are a local crafter or gardener with items to sell, or a local group looking for an event to raise much needed funds, we have planned a fun village event for everyone on Sunday 30 May from 10.00 to 15.00. We would like as many villagers as possible to have a stall in their front garden/driveway or from their car boot and sell whatever they wish. Each stall will be marked on a map, so that the community and visitors can go around the village and visit all the stalls. The cost will be £5 to appear on the map, which will be on sale for £1. The money raised will be donated to local groups/organisations. Please contact us if you would like to register via deborahstevenson@ hotmail.co.uk. The last day to register to be on the map is Thursday 20 May. Look out for event updates on the Woodbury and Woodbury Salterton Community Matters Facebook page or village noticeboards. Deborah Stevenson
8 WOODBURY CRICKET CLUB Cricket is back! As you can imagine, we are all very excited at the cricket club to be playing cricket again. It has been a long winter, with only limited sporting activity allowed, but that hasn’t stopped us from making improvements to the club. We are very proud to announce we have agreed a three-year sponsorship deal with Jurassic Fibre, a local ultrafast full-fibre broadband provider. The Marketing Manager of Jurassic Fibre is also a keen cricket fan and we look forward to hosting a match between Jurassic Fibre and the club this summer. At the time of writing, the pre-season friendlies are already underway and we have witnessed some notable performances; in particular, 50s from Nalin Chouhan, Tom Sunderland, Max Weston and Andy Smale, as well as wickets for Ross Jarvis, Becca Silk, Leighton Dayman and Daniel Alford. We plan to post our fixture list on the village noticeboard and extend a welcome to anyone who wishes to watch our matches. The colts section of the club will begin training sessions on Friday evenings from the end of April and I am sure that all parents and children are looking forward to organised cricket coaching and the subsequent age-related games against other cricket clubs. Young players being able to enjoy physical exercise and learning new skills in a structured environment is to be welcomed by everyone. Finally, I think I should mention the dog ban. As a cricket club we would love to work with the local community to enable dog walking to continue in the summer. However, during the season we do need to protect the health and safety of our players and, to this end, we have agreed with the Council/ Orchard that a fence can be erected, so that dog walking can continue to the left of the entrance during the cricket season. Please speak with the Parish Council if you support this approach, in order to help support and drive this initiative. Ian Hughes, Woodbury & Newton St Cyres CC CREAM TEA ON WOODBURY VILLAGE GREEN SUNDAY 1 AUGUST AT 15.00 In aid of FORCE After a long year of events being cancelled, I plan to organise a relaxed gathering on the green. Bring your own chair, rug, and drink. For £4, I will provide two scones, cream, jam, knife and serviette. Orders in advance please; pay on the day. Make yourself comfortable on the green (socially distanced if still necessary). Your scones etc. will be brought to you. Limited numbers; contact me now. Chris Lear 01395 232772. Mobile 07941 045918. chrisalear06@gmail.com.
9 WOODBURY NEWS SUBSCRIPTIONS 2021-22 Many thanks to all our readers who have been so understanding throughout the pandemic. As you are probably aware the usual collection of subscriptions was suspended for six months in January because of the uncertainty over the spread of the virus. Throughout the pandemic, Woodbury News has continued to be published, although for some months this was online only in order to keep our volunteers and readers safe. Unfortunately we cannot continue to produce a magazine with a circulation of more than 700 copies for free. We will therefore be resuming the collection of subscriptions from June. The cost of £6 (no change from previous years) - just 50p a month - will cover a whole year of the Woodbury News from July 2021 to June 2022. When your collector calls in May/June, it would be much appreciated if you could have £6 ready, preferably in an envelope with your address on. Many thanks, in advance, to all readers for your continued support. In an age when newspapers and magazines have suffered steep declines in sales because of changing habits and online competition, Woodbury News has retained readers and gained new ones, continuing the job it has done for Woodbury, Woodbury Salterton and Exton since 1964. We look forward to reporting the resumption of activities for many years to come as the Woodbury area and its residents move carefully into the postCovid era. Jeremy Boyden, Chairman, Woodbury News
WOODBURY NEWS CLOSING DATES 18 MAY. 15 JUNE. 20 JULY. 17 AUGUST. 14 SEPTEMBER. 19 OCTOBER. 16 NOVEMBER. 7 DECEMBER. ALL MATERIAL FOR THE MAGAZINE SHOULD BE SENT TO KAREN SQUIRES, WILLOWFIELD, OAKHAYES ROAD by 19.00 on the closing date, with a name and telephone number, or email to karensquires100@gmail.com PLANT SALE SATURDAY 1 MAY - 10.00-11.30 OUTSIDE ‘HAYDONS’, BONFIRE LANE, WOODBURY Tomatoes, tub and basket plants, bedding plants, perennials, vegetable and herb plants, indoor plants, equipment.
10 WOODBURY AND DISTRICT ROYAL BRITISH LEGION On Monday 3 May, at around 14.00, Reg Wilkinson, the Chairman of Brixton Branch Royal British Legion, is taking to the skies perched on the top wing of a bi-plane to complete a wing walk, and by doing so is hoping to raise money for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. The former royal military policeman and retired Thames Valley police officer feels it is the right time to shake off the Covid blues and do something positive by raising money for our organisation to help the beneficiaries of our armed forces community.
Woodbury and District RBL have donated £50 to Reg’s magnificent undertaking. What a wonderful effort at 84 years of age! If you would like to sponsor Reg on his wing walk, please go to his fundraising page at https://justgiving.com/fundraising/rbl-wing-walk or email brixton.secretary@rbl.community to find out more. Sandra Huish CHRISTIAN AID WEEK 10-15 May In view of Covid-19 restrictions, there will be no Christian Aid envelope collection in Woodbury this year. However donations can be left in a slotted box in the porch at Heatherdene between 09.00 and 19.00 from Monday 10 May to Saturday 15 May inclusive. The box will be checked regularly. Contributions will also be made by the congregations of Christ Church and St Swithun’s. Last year’s envelopes will be available so that donors can fill in the Gift Aid form if they wish to increase their donation by 25%. To encourage your generosity, you are welcome to walk round the garden at Heatherdene AT YOUR OWN RISK and help yourselves from the potted and labelled plants on display, until they run out. The plants and some bags will be placed around the upper lawn. Please beware of some uneven paths. Heatherdene is on Broadway. Coming from Exeter it is just before Fulford Way on the left with a parking layby in front of the arched gateway. This entrance gate will be marked with balloons. Please leave by the top gate and drive, which will be signposted, to enable a one-way flow and make social distancing easier. We have been so fortunate with the vaccination programme here that donations to help those countries which are struggling to even access vaccines would seem particularly appropriate this year. Carolyn Keep
11 WOODBURY TENNIS CLUB There is plenty of activity at the tennis courts. The players are competing with the tractors on the playing fields — even our noisiest players cannot be heard. Members have taken advantage of the dry weather and the courts have been in use for most of the time. The club has had to close membership for those outside Woodbury but residents of the parish may still join. The planning application for the rebuilding of our club hut has been approved but, to enable uninterrupted play during the summer, we have decided to wait until autumn to start the work. Hopefully the club will be able to refurbish and use the former football club toilets in the summer season. We intend to continue our successful junior coaching programme on Wednesdays during the summer term with the experienced Exmouth coach John Wingate taking charge — the first session will be on 5 May. New members (6+) wishing to join, please email Helen (helenryland@btinternet. com) to express interest. The club now has many enthusiastic members and there have been team practices for both men’s teams and the ladies team. All league matches will start in the second half of May. The regular club sessions on Tuesday and Sunday mornings have been well supported (the maximum of 12 being achieved), and it is hoped that members will also attend on Friday evenings when the courts are available for turn up and play. The club hopes to be able to host a mixed tournament and barbecue on Sunday 18 July and a triples tournament on 15 August. For new members the annual subscription rates remain at £65 per adult, £40 day membership and £15 junior membership, so we hope Woodbury residents who have played or wish to play the game will visit the club and join in. Please contact Pat Browne 232805 (ruthandpatb@aol.com). Pat Browne NOTE TO CONTRIBUTORS FROM THE EDITORIAL TEAM We are most grateful to all contributors for sending in copy and photographs for inclusion in Woodbury News. Without your efforts, our monthly publication simply would not exist. However, please may we remind you to help us by sending in your contributions by the closing date, and even more importantly, before the deadline of 19.00 on that day. If you are not yet on the list of people who have already provided me with their email address so that I can send you a reminder each month, please do so now. This arrives in your inbox one week before the deadline. Emails go out bcc, so no-one knows who else is on the list. Sue Bury (Editor), suebury@aol.com
12 WOODBURY C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL We are excited to be welcoming the children back for the summer term. The teachers have lots of fun and exciting plans for the children and we will be making the most of the finer and warmer weather by getting outside to enjoy our lovely grounds. For this edition, it is Maple and Beech Classes’ turn to share what they have been exploring with their learning in class. Beech Class In March, Beech Class were very excited to have some visitors come to school. We had lambs and our school guinea pigs. We learnt that the guinea pigs need fresh hay, grass and vegetables every day. They also need cleaning out, and need lots of opportunities to play and have fun. The lambs need a big field so they can run around and have to be fed - some are fed by their mothers and some are fed by bottle. Their wool is used to make clothes like jumpers. We also had great fun learning new things in our topic – Down on the Farm.
Maple Class It is hard to believe that we are now entering the summer term at school. Even with the challenges of another lockdown and remote learning, we enjoyed another fantastic spring term of learning in Maple Class.
13 Our topic for the first eight weeks of the term was Tree Top Explorers with our learning focused around rainforests. We spent time researching and learning about where rainforests are found, why rainforests exist, what they are like and why they are so important to the world that we live in. Some children even created their own rainforests in a jar!
We also had an art focus, with the children looking at the work of Oenone Hammersley and creating their own rainforest-inspired paintings and drawings, particularly focused on the use of pattern, colour and texture.
14 WOODBURY C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL cont’d/... For the final four weeks of the term, our topic was Vive la France! We spent time learning about France – its geography, climate and culture – and comparing and contrasting the human and physical geography of France and Paris with the UK and Woodbury. On the final Wednesday of the term, to celebrate all of our learning, Maple Class opened our very own fast food restaurant, La Maison de la Salade!
The children created websites, posters, menus, logos and TV adverts. They also decorated the classroom and then prepared their own salads that we had been designing as part of our DT work. It was a great day. Wishing you all well. Gillian Pyle (Head of School)
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15 WOODBURY VILLAGE HALL The Woodbury Village Hall AGM on 12 April was held virtually. 2020 was a difficult year and the hall suffered along with most businesses, having to close for long periods and having limited use when it was allowed to open. We qualified for government grants and, as usual, our trusty treasurer Pat Browne looked after our accounts and kept everything shipshape. Robin Lennox together with his wife Marian have worked wonders with the limited bookings we were allowed to make. We took advantage of the closures to make improvements, decorating as we went along. The corridor between the kitchen and the back emergency exit has been widened allowing a cloaks storage area to be created; the old preschool store room has had the door widened and is now much easier to access and has become the store for users' equipment; the kitchen floor substructure was breaking down so this has been repaired and a new floor fitted; the stage floor has been painted and an additional sensor light put along the back passage to the car park. Julia Thornton and David Whitton were welcomed as new directors and thanks were given to all of the directors for their unstinting work in keeping the hall in tip-top condition. Chris Lear retired as a director and Chris Quantick stood down as chairman with Belinda Price taking on this role. The chairman thanked everyone for their hard work during the year and their support for her as chairman for the past five years. Chris Quantick BICTON ARENA Local Residents’ Event Information 2021 British Show Jumping Show 14 - 16 May Arrivals Thursday 13 May (large lorries). Limited number of local competitors will travel in daily. Departures Sunday 17 May. Inter Area Tetrathlon 1 - 2 June Arrivals Monday 31 May. Limited number of local competitors will travel in daily. Departures Wednesday 2 June (pm). Pony Premier Show 18 - 20 June Arrivals Thursday 18 June & Friday 19 June (large lorries). Limited number of local competitors will travel in daily. Departures Sunday 20 June.
Editor’s Note : In order to maximise submitted copy and photographs into Woodbury News, it may be necessary to reduce the size of some items. The Editorial team will attempt to do this as carefully as possible.
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WOODBURY SALTERTON NEWS HOLY TRINITY CHURCH Easter Day - Back in church It was a joy to be back in church to celebrate Easter Day – as we were unable to do last year. Revd Bill conducted the service of Holy Communion at which a group of four singers in the choir were able to sing the Easter hymns. He blessed the Easter garden in church and two small ones made by children. At the end everybody went outside into the churchyard where all were allowed to sing the final hymn Thine be the glory. Katharine Wheeler Katharine receives Maundy Money from the Queen We were all thrilled to hear that Katharine Wheeler had received a letter from Her Majesty the Queen awarding her the honour of receiving Maundy money. Her nomination was for Christian service. She was recommended by the Bishop but sadly could not go to Westminster Abbey to receive it in person, due to the lockdown. Only 95 men and 95 women in the whole of the country received the money this year – the number relates to the age of the Queen. Katharine has been the organist at Woodbury Salterton for over 29 years, often helping out at other churches in our Mission Community. She also runs the church choir, has made many of their robes and is very active in the school, being a governor for 20 years and linking the school and the church. Katharine raises hundreds of pounds for the church every year with her very popular quizzes and numerous knitted animals. Maundy money comes in two leather purses. The red purse contained £5.50 including a special £5 coin to commemorate the Queen’s 95th birthday and a 50p coin to mark the 50th anniversary of Decimal Day in 1971. The white purse contains Maundy coins - silver pennies, twopences, threepences and fourpences totalling 95 pence. All coins are newly minted. Congratulations Katharine, so well deserved. Jill Dupain
17 WOODBURY SALTERTON WOMEN’S INSTITUTE As lockdown ceases we all hoped to return to normal life (as it was preCovid). Sadly, in many cases this will not happen and we have had to adapt to a new normal. Woodbury Salterton WI has maintained contact with members as best we could during lockdown but we reluctantly voted to suspend our Institute, taking effect from 31 March 2021. This does not mean The End of our Institute: Suspension means just that, namely that we hope to restart activities at some future point. WI records of importance will be held by the Devon Federation of Women's Institutes for a period of three years. If anyone should want to reinstate the WI within this period, there will be a record of our history and funds to start again. We have an exceptional group of ladies and we have had offers to join nearby WIs. We thank both Woodbury and Aylesbeare for offering a hand of friendship to us. Our WI was started in 1954 and, according to the records we have, there were 42 members. Some of us were privileged to know two founder members - Doris Eveleigh and Margaret Smith. There were many Christmas shopping trips, group meetings with competitions and debates after about who and what won. We visited Highgrove Gardens with a bus driver who did not know the way. Many a Christmas service was enjoyed at Exeter Cathedral and to hear Jerusalem being sung by a congregation consisting mainly of ladies was unforgettable and we were pleased to see two of our members in the choir. There are so many happy memories. Now is the time to move forward and we hope to start the lunches at The Digger’s Rest as soon as we are able. We would like to think that we could evolve into an all-inclusive group of people who want to get together and have a chat over a cup of coffee or a meal. Gill Bricknell Suspension by Zoom - but a chance to say Thank You The formalities of the suspension of Woodbury Salterton WI were carried out via Zoom, led by DFWI Adviser, Jenny Roberts. A few WI members joined the three officers, Gill Bricknell (President), Terrie Newman (Secretary) and Gill Scott (Treasurer) online. Valerie Davieson wished it to be recorded that our branch is very appreciative of, and grateful for, all the work that our three officers have put in to keep our Institute going for so long. Gill has served two terms as President, Terrie has been an excellent Secretary for many years and Gill Scott an extremely efficient Treasurer. In normal times we would have thanked them all at our AGM but in the present circumstances we have to do this through the magazine. Katharine Wheeler
18 WOODBURY SALTERTON C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL A belated Happy Easter from us all! The continuing Covid-free school restrictions prevented us from having our usual Easter service in church with our children’s parents and carers. We want to share with you all that we have been learning about this month in the lead-up to this very special time of year. Class 1 listened to the Easter story and created an Easter garden. Class 2 have been learning about the Easter story and painted pictures to show the life of Jesus and wrote about why he was such an important person. The artwork has been fixed to the perimeter fence, so it can be seen by all walking or driving past our school. Class 2 also wrote an EASTER acrostic poem: Everybody can celebrate because Jesus rose from the dead, All on earth are loved by God, Spending time with family and friends, This is a time for new beginnings, Easter is a time for reflection towards God, Remember that God loves everyone, let’s pray for today. Learning has continued in both the classrooms and in the newly refurbished Forest School that we told you about last month; highlights for the children have included Bikeability training for the year 5s with a trainer from Devon County Council. The children learned how to check that their bicycles are roadworthy and safe for use, mastered some tricky manoeuvres and how to stay alert and safe when cycling on the roads in the village by paying attention to important road signs. Classes 2 and 3 took part in learning with Becky Mason (School Sport Coordinator from the Dartmoor School Sport Partnership) about being ‘Sugar Smart’. All the children were really interested and engaged in learning how to become more aware of the good and bad sugars in our food. They learned all about increasing the amount of good natural sugars that occur naturally in our fruit and vegetables and how to limit the bad sugars in many of the products we consume every day. The children learned about the effects that too much bad sugar have on our bodies, teeth and behaviour. The recommended maximum amount of bad sugar a day is no more than five cubes for 4 – 6 year olds, six cubes for 7 – 10 year olds and seven cubes for 11+ year olds (1 cube = 1 teaspoon = 4 grams). Did you know that research has shown that some children in the UK are having 10 times their daily recommended maximum of bad sugar a day!?!
19 The children were very surprised at the amount of sugar in the everyday food products they looked at and learned how important it is to check the labels of the products we buy to be aware of what we are consuming. The children also looked at the importance of exercise and that they need a minimum of 60 minutes’ activity a day to achieve an energy balance. Our energy balance is our input of food to our output of energy we use… trying to make it balance out! The children learned about swapping bad sugar for good and shared how they got on at home over the holidays. Some additional information to look at can be found on the government website: Sugar Swaps for Kids | Make a Swap | Change4Life (www.nhs.uk) In March the children in Class 2 celebrated Red Nose Day by creating giant red noses with funny faces and an inspirational message to spread happiness and joy. Class 3 joined in the fun on Comic Relief Day and created red noses with a smile. The children thought of inspirational quotes to pass on to our community which can be found on our school website on the Latest News page. Also in March, Class 3 celebrated the work of great scientists during British Science Week, including Alan Turing, Helen Sharma and Jane Goodall. They discussed the importance of scientific discovery and imagined how they could one day be involved – from studying animals in the wild to flying to the moon! This month we have said farewell to two very special teachers who are moving on to new careers. Mrs Turner and Mrs Shepherd are both leaving and the children gave a special outdoor assembly to say thank-you and goodbye. Mrs Shepherd has been with the school for ten years and Mrs Turner has been with us for nine years. Cont’d/...
20 WOODBURY SALTERTON C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL cont’d/... They have both made an enormous contribution to the school, to the children they have taught and to the team they have been part of. They will both be sorely missed and we offer them our thanks and warmest wishes as they move on to the next phases of their lives. Mrs Milford, Head of Learning, shared a message for children and parents on our website: We have reached the end of this term but it is fair to say that the last few months have been a bit of a rollercoaster! We have felt incredibly supported by all of you and the children have shown such resilience in the face of many changes. It has been a relief for all of us to be able to get back to a relatively normal school routine and it has been lovely to see the children laughing, playing with their friends and enjoying their learning. We hope you and your family have a wonderful break and can find some time to rest and catch up with friends and family. Clare Rooke, SEND Governor WEATHER REPORT March was a very dry month: only 34mm (1 1/3 inches) of rain fell, of which 22mm appeared in the second week here at Ebford. The recent 10-year average for the month is 69mm (2 3/4 ins). March rainfall followed a relatively dry January and February, the 3-month total being only 197mm (7 3/4 inches). As I write in mid–April no significant rain/snow has fallen here since 25 March, and none is really forecast for the next two weeks. Garden pots and transplanted items require steady, frequent watering; perhaps climate change includes the absence of April showers! Norman Cann
EXTON NEWS ST ANDREW’S CHURCH EXTON CHURCH SERVICES FOR MAY As at present we shall be having two services a month, which are on the 1st and 2nd Sundays. Sunday 2 May - Easter 5. 18.30, Evening Service, taken by Revd Bill. Sunday 9 May - Easter 6. 09.30, Holy Communion, taken by Revd Margaret Scrivener.
21 EASTER DAY CELEBRATION AT ST ANDREW’S CHURCH, EXTON
Lighting the Pascal Candle.
Early, at 06.15 on Easter Sunday, a group of 12 people gathered at the rear of St Andrew’s Church for the first part of a dawn service. Revd Bill had lit a barbeque fire from which he lit the Pascal Candle and two lanterns. A short service followed which included prayers and readings, and because we were outside, we were able to sing hymns. Peter Grist was a great help as there was no organist.
Some of the socially distanced congregation
We then processed into the church, which happily was warm, for the second part of the service. Although quite chilly outside, it was a unique experience and one we all felt we would like to repeat another year. After receiving Holy Communion we left to find the sun had indeed risen, the windscreens of the cars were sparkling with frost, and it was a beautiful start to Easter Day. Janet Atkins
22 WOODBURY PARISH COUNCIL Woodbury Parish Council Offices Greenside, Greenway, Woodbury EX5 1LP Tel: 01395 233791. Email: woodburyparishcouncil@gmail.com WPC are continuing their meetings via Zoom. Parishioners are reminded that it is always possible to join the meetings and speak in the Public Session. The Zoom details are posted at the top of our agendas on our website, though WPC will always favour face-to-face meetings with the public in attendance. Current government guidelines are that we must resume face-to-face meetings in early May but this must surely be balanced against other government guidelines about meeting in large groups. It is still the subject of some debate and we await its outcome. The lockdown period has inevitably left us more hemmed in. An unfortunate consequence of this is an increase in dog fouling in the Parish. Please clear up after your dog wherever it fouls. Whilst most dog owners do clean up, it is an offence not to clean up in any public place. As well as being unpleasant and unsightly, dog mess can carry a parasite called toxocara, which can lead to toxocariasis infection. At its worst this infection can cause blindness, with children being particularly vulnerable. In addition, a number of local farmers, who support public footpaths passing through their fields, have become particularly distressed by dogs running in their fields off leads. As a dog owner myself, if I am in a farmer’s field, I always put my dog on a lead; you never know what is there, particularly during lambing season. Please expect to see some additional signage throughout the Parish concerning this issue. The cricket field in Woodbury will resume its traditional May to September dog ban, a ban that was suspended last year in light of the Covid restrictions. We recognise this leaves little area where dogs can be walked off the lead within the Parish; WPC are looking at possible options to resolve this but are open to suggestions and efforts as to possible solutions. David Craig, Proper Officer, Clerk & RFO Agendas for future meeting, and minutes of meetings can be found on http://www.woodbury-pc.org.uk/ WOODBURY NEWS to your door … If you are a new resident to the area, or would like your Woodbury News to be delivered to your door monthly, just call Jeremy Boyden on 233072 and he will put you in contact with your local deliverer. Any queries regarding delivery of Woodbury News within Exton should be directed to Audrey Elphick on 01392 876909.
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DEATH Valerie Mary Whiteley (nee Heggs). 2 August 1939 – 25 March 2021 Val was born in Plympton on 2 August 1939. She attended Plympton Junior School where she met lifelong friends Richard, Ann, Ian and Judith. She then went to Plympton Grammar School where she excelled - but not at sport, even prevailing on her mother to write notes to get her out of joining sports classes. Val qualified as a teacher at Salisbury Training College where she was known to sneak out with friends after lights out! Her first teaching job was in West Quantoxhead in Somerset where, in 1963 during the coldest winter on record, she met Dennis. They were married on I August 1963. Later, having moved to Exeter in the early 70s, Val taught at the School for the Deaf. After successfully completing a 2-year mandatory Teacher of the Deaf Diploma, Val worked with many age groups, ending her career in the Further Education Department teaching computer studies and accompanying the students to Exeter College. Val and Dennis, along with their boys, Miles and Bruce, moved to Woodbury in 1976 and soon engaged fully in village life and activities. Their links with Woodbury remained as strong as ever after they moved to their present house on Marley Drive. After she retired, Val threw herself into local activities, including the Inner Wheel, the Garden Club, the book club and the church to name just a few, gaining executive positions. She was enthusiastic about everything from a greenhouse full of seedlings to be potted out, to the arrangements for the next speaker or to the baking of the next batch of fruit cakes. Val would be the first to admit that sport was not her top priority. However, when it came to walking, there was no stopping her! Along with their friends, Mike and Joyce Jeans and Keith and Jackie Bungay, Val and Dennis completed a number of long distance paths that included the South West Way, Cotswold Way, Offa’s Dyke, Two Moors Way and the Pembrokeshire Coast Path – 1000+ miles in all. Sincere condolences go to her husband Dennis, sons Miles and Bruce, daughters-in-law Karen and Jo, grandson Arthur, her brother Roger and sisterin-law Jill. They wish to say a special thankyou for all the wonderful cards and messages received and for the generous contributions made to their chosen charity, the Donkey Sanctuary. Val was very fond of animals and loved all things wildlife. Val will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved her. Keith Bungay and Pat Jebb
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To mark the first anniversary of Dad’s passing and to honour the incredible work of Hospiscare, which enabled us to keep him at home until the end, we decided to hold a fundraiser to support their brilliant care in the community work. We baked 206 scones and 60 cupcakes, and were supported by Jess from the Coffee Hatch in Woodbury Business Park, who provided takeaway cups and the jam. Between 14.00 and 16.00 we provided a steady stream of customers with a takeaway cream tea and were thrilled to have raised £442.20 for Hospiscare. Thank you to everyone who came along and supported us. Sarah Hornblower and Jane Butler
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25 THE BUDLEIGH HUB The Budleigh Hub aims to improve the health and happiness of our communities in Woodbury, Exmouth and Budleigh (including surrounding villages). We have been doing this for the last three years. The last year has been interesting and we have adapted and supported our community in differing ways. Our volunteers have completed over 4,000 ‘acts of kindness’. These range from: 600 food shopping trips; 800 vaccinations trips; 2,000 meals cooked and delivered by our Launchpad café; 1,200 prescriptions collected; 200 people befriended via phone; library book delivery and dog walking. Some volunteers have given over 250 hours of their time. Simply amazing. In better times we have run low impact exercise classes in Woodbury and used our transport service to bring Woodbury residents to the Budleigh Hub for other classes, activities and medical appointments. Those good times are hopefully starting to return and it is more important than ever that, after a year of isolation, we go the extra mile to help Woodbury residents. We have realised that the name Budleigh Hub points to a specific location when in fact we provide services outside that location. Some people think it is restricted to Budleigh residents only. We want to help people make a seachange, better themselves and lead happy, healthier lives. The name Seachange fits exactly with what we are trying to help others to achieve, and so Budleigh Hub will be known as Seachange from the end of June onwards. You will start to see Seachange being more visible in Woodbury. Our vehicles now offer a wider transportation service. Working with the Friends of Woodbury Surgery, our drivers can now take you to your medical appointments throughout East Devon and Exeter for a small donation. We continue to offer a great range of low impact classes, dementia support, a gym, café, nursery, holistic therapies, NHS services and support groups. If you find something we don’t do, but would like us to do, let us know.
Want to find out more? Call 01395 446896, email help@seachange devon.org, visit www.seachangedevon.org. Marc Jobson, Budleigh Hub Manager
26 OLD GODS ASSEMBLE Brendan Rawlings’ new sculpture is called Old Gods Assemble. Neptune/ Poseidon (depending on whether it’s the Roman or Greek God of the rivers and sea) is summoning all of the old gods to help humanity in their time of need. C-19, pollution, deforestation, capitalism, global warming and the general over-exploitation of the planet’s resources and inhabitants has angered this god and he intends to put a stop to it. The sculpture took four long weeks to complete; standing at 12ft tall to the top of his trident, it is arguably Brendan’s best work yet. The main body of the sculpture is predominantly made from two reclaimed Douglas fir docking blocks from Plymouth, but Brendan has also used local driftwood for the head, shield and trident. The sculpture is currently residing in the sculptor’s front garden in Woodbury but will be officially shown at a fundraising event for the RNLI in the next couple of months. Brendan aims to bring the drift and reclaimed wood he uses back to life whilst still respecting it with sustainable practices. He makes all manner of sculptures, from colourful highland cows to human busts and large-scale tree carvings. As Brendan explains, “One of the most fascinating aspects of figurative work for me is how the manipulation of the slightest body movement, be it in the raising of an eyebrow or extension of the neck, can trigger a powerful emotive response in people; it’s about capturing a specific emotion in the sculpture to evoke another in the onlooker." Brendan is very open to producing bespoke commissions and can remake any past piece, albeit slightly different due to the unique nature of the materials used. You can contact Brendan at www.zenwooddesign.co.uk or info@zenwood design.co.uk.
27 JAMES RUSSELL, A MUSICAL PRODIGY OF THE PARISH James Russell was born in 1830 in Exton, the son of William and Mary Ann née Payne. William was a carpenter and father of seven children. The 1841 census shows James to be at school, but ten years later he was living at Ebford Barton as a servant to Major General Brice Wakeford Lee. There must have been something exceptional about this young man since, as a boy, he was receiving piano and organ lessons from a wellknown teacher in Exeter, Mr H Franklin. In 1846, at the age of 16, he was appointed organist at St Swithun’s, but soon resigned in his opposition to the new high church vicar, the Reverend John Loveband Fulford. The Lee family at Ebford Barton had for many years employed various members of the Russell family of Exton and Ebford, as a consequence of which all the Russell employees followed the Presbyterian beliefs of their employers, worshipping at Gulliford. So how did this young man end up at Magdalen Hall in Oxford, and who would have funded his musical education there? It seems likely that this young musician was taken under the wing of the Lee family, having shown such great promise as a boy. His parents were simple, uneducated country folk who were unlikely to be able to pay for lessons with a good teacher or his degree course at university, so one has to surmise that funding came from the Lee family. It is possible that James may have been the recipient of a scholarship, but his family would not have been in a position to arrange this. The family at Ebford Barton might also have taken pity on the boy as his mother died of TB when James was 12, and in 1859 his father died. It is also possible that he was not resident in Oxford but attended Magdalen to present his ‘exercise’ for assessment for his degree – this was not unusual at this time. Magdalen Hall was an older college than Magdalen College and in the 1870s changed to its present name of Hertford College. In 1858 the local newspaper reported that ‘Mr. James Russell of Magdalen Hall, Oxford, and resident at Ebford Barton, composed an exercise for orchestra, choir and solo singers, which was played in front of the music school and Dr Elvey (D Music), the vice-chancellor.’ This composition was an exercise for his B Mus degree and according to the judges ‘it is one of the best exercises which has been performed for a number of years and affords indication of extraordinary musical ability.’ Cont’d/…
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The Oxford alumni list for Magdalen Hall shows that in 1865 James was awarded a doctorate of music – he is also recorded as a gentleman. After receiving his degree, James started to earn his living, and the following advertisement was inserted in the Exeter newspapers in July 1858: ‘Mr James Russell, Bachelor of Music in the University of Oxford, Professor of organ, pianoforte and thorough bass (notation and harmony) - address Ebford Barton, or at Messrs Smith musical Emporium, High Street, Exeter.’ He also offered lessons in piano and singing at Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton. The following year James wrote, and had published, some songs and religious music, including a motet which was published by Novello. One of the highlights of the year for him was a concert given by the Exeter Oratorio Society in which the motet he had composed at Oxford was performed – it was described as a beautiful and elaborate piece. A further triumph for him was in 1865 when he composed a new choral anthem to be performed in Westminster Abbey. In 1865 James married Ellen Nicks, the daughter of a grocer from Exmouth, and they moved into Riversmeet Terrace, a substantial house in Topsham which was divided into three dwellings, where he taught music. The household could afford a nurse, a housemaid and a general servant. Ellen was 17 years younger than James but within the first five years of marriage had produced four children – two more were born in the middle of the 1870s. By 1877 the family had moved to Guernsey, where Percy the youngest child, was born. They were living in Vauvert Villa in St Peter Port, where James described himself as a doctor of music (Oxon). In 1876 James became the Hon Sec for Devon for the newly established National Training School for Music in Kensington, with Arthur Sullivan as its principal.
29 A report in 1870 considered the school unsatisfactory and it was closed and replaced by the new Royal College of Music. By 1891 the family was back in England, this time to ‘Coombe Meadow’, Prince of Wales Road in Carshalton. James was still teaching, but was also supporting five of his children who were living at home. Two of the daughters were governesses, two of the sons were clerks in an office, and his oldest son, George, was also a music teacher. By 1901 James and Ellen were ready to retire, and moved to ‘Clare House’ in Margate living ‘on their own means’. Evidently James’ career had been successful enough to fund their comfortable retirement. He died in 1905 at the age of 75. Gill Selley
We get a lot of calls asking us to rescue animals and the first questions we ask are: Are you sure that it's still alive? What is it? Is it a baby, juvenile or an adult? Can you see any blood? Can you see any visible injuries? When we get to the casualty it is often a different species, a different age and in a different condition. Bearing that in mind you can understand why we were sceptical when a boat owner called us to say that a beaver was stuck in the mud on the estuary in Exmouth! If he hadn’t sent me a photo of the casualty I would have expected to find a wet squirrel or a young otter. In this instance I knew straight away that their identification was correct and that we had a serious problem on our hands. “Don’t approach it.” I told them: “It will be extremely dangerous to try and touch it.” We stopped what we were doing and cancelled our plans for the rest of the day. We loaded a large cage and a grasper (a sort of lasso on an aluminium pole) plus blankets, welding gloves and a net onto the Land Rover and dashed down to the river Exe. The poor animal was exhausted. It was a young adult that had probably been sent off to see the world by its parents. We waded into the mud and carefully placed the open cage near its head. We then built up a barrier around the cage so it had no choice but to go into it. Cont’d/...
30 WILD WOODBURY cont’d/... I put the noose around its neck and tightened the cord as much as I dared. I then started to drag it towards the opening. With an explosion of energy, anger and determination it burst forward into the cage and Colin, my assistant, pulled the door shut using a rope we had attached to it. Mission accomplished. We carried the cage carefully up the muddy banks and put it into the Land Rover. All that was left for us to do was take it to the waiting vets at RSPCA West Hatch near Taunton for emergency treatment. We will let you know how it's getting on next month.
If you would like to make a contribution towards our appeal, please contact us directly or go to our “GoFundMe” Wild-Woodbury animal treatment centre appeal at https://gf.me/u/yki8t5. If you have any questions please get in touch with us at info@wildwoodbury.org or call Tony Bennett on 07971 082384. Please join our Facebook group: Wild-Woodbury and check out our website http://www.wild-woodbury.org to find out more about what we are doing to help our local wildlife. Tony Bennett
31 RSPB AYLESBEARE COMMON The first thing to mention this month is the completion of the roadside ash removal on the A3052, following the identification of ash dieback last summer. While it is a shame to lose these trees it is vital to ensure the safety of road users. We felled these infected trees now, before the dieback became so pronounced that there was a danger of brittle branches falling in high winds and while they were healthy enough to fell easily and safely. The timber currently remains on site as we are once again working with the arboriculture students from Bicton College, who are chipping the brash and processing the timber ready for removal. Following the scrub control work on the mires for the southern damselfly, the habitat is now at a good stage to promote colonisation when young adults (called tenerals) emerge in the summer while still providing some shelter for roosting adults. The presence of our hardy ponies and cattle helps to maintain suitable conditions in the areas currently used by the population of southern damselfly – their grazing keeps the mire vegetation in check and as they move through the landscape they trample down the tussocks and lightly churn the waterlogged soils, creating bare ground on the runnel edges for plants such as the bog pimpernel and sundew to establish. One last human intervention into the area has been to dig a network of ponds in the cleared zones across the mire to provide still water in which breeding pairs of many species of damselfly and dragonfly can lay their eggs. Dams and small ponds are a useful means by which to slow the flow of a watercourse, holding water in an area to create a network of shallow runnels and creating places where there are reliably high water levels year round. Southern damselflies are highly sensitive to water pollution; in combination with habitat loss, water pollution is thought to have caused the significant past declines in their populations. The clean, oxygenated water that flows across the mires on Aylesbeare Common is one of the most crucial elements ensuring the persistence of the population on Aylesbeare. Our last section of scrub clearance before the beginning of the birds’ breeding season was around the tumuli on Aylesbeare. Preventing the encroachment of scrub and trees close to the barrow is a way for us to protect these historical features – roots growing into the tumulus can damage the structure, as can trampling by people and ponies. As mentioned, the breeding season for many of our birds on Aylesbeare has now begun in earnest. This is an excellent time of year to view male birds displaying to attract a mate: the trees are not yet in full leaf so birds are comparatively easy to spot, and the males necessarily like to make themselves very visible to any females within their territories. Cont’d/...
32 RSPB AYLESBEARE COMMON cont’d/… At the time of writing, we have already seen breeding displays or heard breeding calls from Dartford warblers, blackcaps, and stonechats, and the thrushes and tits are beginning to construct this year’s nests. Species feature: blackcap Blackcaps are a type of warbler, sometimes called northern nightingales for their beautiful fluting song. A partial migrant, blackcaps come to Britain to breed, although in the southern counties individuals are increasingly choosing to overwinter here as well. About the size of a sparrow and greyish in colour with a pale breast, their easiest identifying feature, as their name suggests, is the distinctive and sharply defined glossy black cap, reaching down to just above the eyes from the beak to the back of the neck. However, as with many species, the female is less obvious, as her cap is a rich chestnut brown; juvenile birds also start off with a brownish cap, rather duller than the adult female’s, which then intensifies or changes to black as the bird matures. Blackcaps make loose cup-shaped nests of grass, roots and animal hair, laying around half a dozen eggs per brood. Many birds will use animal hair to construct or line their nests, so if you have a pet you need to brush regularly, try leaving some of their Find out more fluffy hair out near a feeder or nestled in information on a tree branch for your local breeding blackcaps on birds to use. Human hair is not suitable the RSPB for birds’ nests as it is too strong, and website. birds can struggle to free themselves if it gets tangled around their legs. Ellie Woolway, Devon Reserves Administrator Exe Estuary (01392 833311) and Aylesbeare Common (01395 233655) Eleanor.woolway@rspb.org.uk, 07834 174541
Pebblebed Heaths becomes UK’s newest National Nature Reserve Clinton Devon Estates are celebrating this month, as their largest wildlife site, the Pebblebed Heaths, has been awarded the status of National Nature Reserve (NNR). On 13 May the chief executive and chair of Natural England, the government advisor for the natural environment, will visit to help mark the occasion. Celebrations will be modest and in most part marked remotely but this doesn’t diminish this significanct milestone for Clinton Devon Estates and the other organisations involved with the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths.
33 The Pebblebed Heaths NNR joins another nine across the county; others nearby include Dawlish Warren, which became an NNR in 2000, and the Axmouth to Lyme Regis Undercliffs, which has been an NNR since 1955. The majority of this new National Nature Reserve covers land owned by Clinton Devon Estates and managed on their behalf by the Pebblebed Heath Conservation Trust (PHCT). Additional areas are in the care of RSPB and Devon Wildlife Trust. The NNR includes the commons at Aylesbeare, Bicton, Colaton Raleigh, Dalditch, East Budleigh, Hawkerland, Withycombe Raleigh, Woodbury, Venn Ottery plus Bystock Reserve, Dalditch Plantation and Mutter’s Moor. NNRs include some of the nation’s most important natural habitats with rare plant and animal species and geology. Many NNRs have protected status (as does the Pebblebed Heaths) but an NNR declaration recognises that nature and public benefit together. Most NNRs welcome groups of all ages to experience wildlife first-hand and learn more about wildlife conservation. Clinton Devon Estates are delighted that the Pebblebed Heaths has received this accolade. It is by no means the only area of conservation importance that the estate has in its care, but has been a key conservation focus since the 1990s. Fifteen years ago a Conservation Trust was established to professionally manage the core area of the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths nearly four square miles of lowland heath. Very few rural estates have the conservation expertise to manage nature reserves of this importance and are trusted by Natural England to do so. Thus the award is recognition of how important conservation is amongst the Estate’s land management interests. To hand future generations landscapes with increased biodiversity we must understand what we have, how best to protect and enhance it and manage the environment based on sound science. Alongside this aspiration, the estate is also committed to providing free and open access to the land where possible. Balancing the needs of nature and public recreation will almost certainly provide some interesting challenges into the future too. Visitors will continue to enjoy open access on foot, and on the areas in Clinton Estates ownership, the additional permission to cycle and horse-ride. The day-to-day management by individual teams from the PHCT, RSPB and DWT will continue, but a new management partnership with additional support and input from Natural England and East Devon AONB will help shape the strategic direction for the whole area including improving connectivity and resilience within the wider landscape. In the future, being an NNR will mean that we focus on collaboration for the benefit of the whole site and its visitors. Joining the NNR network means we will be able to draw from the expertise of other conservation leaders and help influence at national level, raising the profile of heathland management and how estates can play their part in conservation. Cont’d/...
34 CLINTON DEVON ESTATES cont’d/… Other benefits may mean it is easier to secure funding for ongoing management and protection and to continue to improve visitor experiences and offer high quality life-long learning opportunities. Those who love and value the heaths as part of their everyday lives will hopefully feel the same sense of pride. Woodbury Common has historically supported the village community, and now receives additional recognition as one of the nation’s most important places for wildlife and people. Kate Ponting BEd (Hons), Countryside Learning Officer, 01395 443881, kate.ponting@clintondevon.com
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