October 2019

WOODBURY NEWS

OCTOBER 2019

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OCTOBER 2019 EDITORIAL

What a delight to see, on our front cover this month, the happy, smiling faces of the Year 5 children from Woodbury School on perhaps their first outing under the Bikeability scheme. This scheme provides high-quality cycle training at various levels to a National Standard, leading to cyclists, both young and not so young, gaining the necessary skills and confidence to cycle safely on today’s busy roads, as well as providing an excellent form of exercise.

But are we, as adults, doing our own bit to provide a safe environment in which these young cyclists, pedestrians and road users can manoeuvre safely around our own villages, let alone around busy urban streets? Reading through this month’s Woodbury News, you too may ask this question. There are two letters to the Editor (see page 28) which highlight road safety awareness, one from Gill Selley and one from Jean Carpenter. The main issues seem to be about speeding, signalling and parking, subjects that we return to fairly regularly in these columns.

There is no excuse for speeding, especially through villages where children play and pedestrians walk often in the road, because there is no pavement.

Speeding is dangerous, as is failure to signal intention to turn off or join a road. Whilst parking on the pavement is currently not an offence (this could change soon), it is dangerous for pedestrians and inconsiderate for those using mobility vehicles or pushing small children in buggies.

Parking continues to be an on-going problem; more and more families now own two, three or even more vehicles and, somewhat naturally, older properties were not built with sufficient space on-site to provide parking spaces for such vehicles. There is no automatic entitlement to ‘own’ the space outside one’s home for parking. This should not mean, however, that cars should park there and cause potential obstructions to buses, tractors and emergency vehicles, for example, who cannot safely pass. The Highway Code says: ‘Do not stop or park opposite or within 10 metres (32 feet) of a junction, except in an authorised parking space.’ There are many junctions, certainly in Woodbury, where sadly local residents have chosen to ignore this rule. How is a motorist expected to safely join a road when the junction is obstructed by a parked car, or even worse, by a van or high-sided vehicle?

How can a child cross the road there safely for the same reason?

Please let’s stop risking others’ lives and think again when driving in our villages and when parking our cars. Let’s at the very least set a better example to the young cyclists who appear with their bikes on the cover this month.

4 ST SWITHUN’S CHURCH, WOODBURY Associate Priest: Reverend Nigel Mason email: revdnigel540@gmail.com ST SWITHUN’S SUNDAY SERVICES - OCTOBER 1st Sunday: 11.15 Harvest Festival and Holy Communion. 2nd Sunday: 11.15 Holy Communion. 3rd Sunday: 11.15 Holy Communion. 18.30 Evensong. 4th Sunday: 08.00 Said Holy Communion, 09.30 Breakfast Service. Mondays at 09.15 Morning Prayer.

NEWS AND EVENTS Harvest Supper - Saturday 5 October 19.00 in Church. Tickets £7.50 from Sue Hudson.

Coffee Morning and Book Sale - Saturday 12 October, 10.00-12.00 in Church Rooms. Donations of books to Lin Milsom-Ashby or leave in back of church.

Lych gate stalls 09.30-11.00, first Saturday of the month.

Woodbury PCC Monthly Draw - Draw made at the lych gate stall on the first Saturday of each month. Details from Margo Crundwell 01395 232826.

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

CHURCH ALTAR FLOWERS - OCTOBER 6 - Harvest. 13 - Mrs S Huish. 20 - Mrs M Mead. 27 - Mrs C Keep.

Please note, we will decorate church for Harvest on Thursday 3 October.

FoSS (FRIENDS OF ST SWITHUN’S) The Autumn Concert with Exeter Singers will take place in the Church on Tuesday 19 November at 19.00. It is hoped that Woodbury School choir will join us and sing a selection on the evening. Tickets at £7.50 (to include interval drink) will be on sale mid-October from Rook Pie and Committee members. There will also be entry at the door.

The FoSS committee has assisted at two lych gate stalls. It is now preparing for events in 2020: Supper Concert - 25 January and Spring Concert - 25 April.

Pat Browne 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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6 WOODBURY AND NEWTON ST CYRES CRICKET CLUB At the beginning of the final day of the season, there was still one relegation space to be decided in Woodbury and Newton St Cyres first XI division.

The bottom of it looked like this: Bradninch 197, Woodbury 195, Ottery 189, Bideford 188, Countess Wear 187, Upottery 92. Upottery were gone but who would join them? With 20 points for a win and only 10 points separating 5th to 9th, the fight was on to avoid the drop.

Two years ago, the Devon Cricket League did an amazing thing for smaller clubs like Woodbury and Newton St Cyres: they created an all-through league. Previously, there had been two leagues: one for first XI teams and another for second, third and fourth XI teams. It meant that smaller clubs like Woodbury and Newton St Cyres couldn’t play against the bigger clubs’ second or third XI teams even though they might be of a very similar level.

Consequently, the smaller clubs often lost, and in our experience, they learned two things: not to expect too much and not to take themselves too seriously.

The season before the all-through league was introduced, Woodbury was going to leave the league, because they had often struggled to raise a team.

Newton St Cyres had heard of this and could empathise with Woodbury’s difficulties, having experienced similar things themselves.

Though geographically they were not neighbours, in the way they played the game they felt they were kindred spirits. The merger was formed, and after only two seasons, it was deemed so successful that they decided to move permanently to Town Lane and not to play any matches at Newton St Cyres.

Fast forward to the final day of the season and Woodbury and Newton St Cyres needed five points against Sidmouth third XI to avoid relegation. An amazing game was played, with Sidmouth scoring 227-4, Dave Church (351) being the pick of the bowlers, and Woodbury coming very close, scoring 221-8, with runs coming from Phil Dale (31), Andy Smale (34), Nalin Chouhan (44) and Martin Pearce (28*). However, there were smiles all around as Woodbury had done enough to secure their place in the division.

It is interesting to see how the willingness of the Woodbury and Newton St Cyres players to battle for every point made a difference. On closer inspection of the final table, Woodbury had won fewer matches than the team who was relegated (Bideford) but had scored more batting and bowling points than them, which meant they finished above Bideford in the table.

As a result of the merger, two teams were formed: a first XI and a second XI. Going into the final day of the season, Woodbury second XI needed 14 points against Countess Wear to secure the first promotion in the history of the new merged club.

It is great to have a second XI team for several reasons, the main one being it enables players, who are new or returning to the game, to play in a slightly less competitive environment before progressing to the first XI, if that is their intention.

7 Quite a few Colts have played for Woodbury in this way and, in this final game of the season, three Colts were playing for the second XI. Woodbury’s captain, Andy Cork, won the toss and elected to field first.

Andy had captained the club to its first silverware, winning the Cheriton Fitzpaine Finals Day earlier in the season; he had won the toss and fielded then too, so he knew something about pressure situations.

Woodbury bowled Countess Wear out for 145 runs, the main wicket takers being Tom Dowle (3-8) and two Colts, Jack Garner (2-17) and Ollie Brealy (4 -38). A run chase is never easy, especially with so much riding on the result.

However, John Quicke (46), Ed Salter (18) and Woodbury’s third Colt, Matthew Moretta (22), helped Woodbury to a six-wicket victory and secured their first promotion.

If you are interested in playing cricket and would like to join Woodbury and Newton St Cyres Cricket Club, there will be training on Sundays 11.00 – 13.00 at the indoor nets in Exmouth Community College from January 2020.

Hope to see you there!

Shenan Grossberg WOODBURY COMMUNITY CHOIR On Monday 16 September, Woodbury Community Choir celebrated its 10th Anniversary. Judith and Chris organised a celebratory evening in The White Hart function room where the choir used to meet in the early days.

Sarah Owen, the leader of the Choir, was given a beautiful bouquet of flowers and a lovely card made of photos of the choir and herself, plus an amazing cake with the choir logo on the top. Mike gave a moving speech, thanking Sarah for her constant encouragement and patience and her total commitment to the Choir. She really is a fantastic choir leader!

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8 WOODBURY GARDEN CLUB On 10 September, Jeremy Wilson gave us an interesting and informative talk entitled The Scented Garden. He is a professional gardener and has worked as head gardener in many parts of England. He is obviously very fond of camellias, judging from the photographs on the screen before he began his talk and the number of camellias he has in his garden. He began by showing us a photograph of a colourful long border saying that to walk through a flower garden is always good, but to walk through a scented garden is even better. Plants can evoke memories of people and places and, for him, liliesof-the-valley always bring back memories of his grandmother.

Jeremy warned us that he would be throwing questions at us and his first one was ‘What were the earliest recorded scents from plants?’ Lavender, roses, lilies and other plants were named but the answer was frankincense and myrrh! We were asked questions about human scent physiology, which no-one could answer. But we soon realised that human beings have thousands of genes associated with scent, but only three associated with colour. Perhaps an acute sense of smell was needed for survival by early man.

We were then shown photographs of individual scented plants; some we recognised, others were more unusual varieties. With each slide we were told what the scent was actually doing for the plant. Jeremy pointed out that leaves and roots can also be aromatic. Pollination is the primary factor.

Some plants, when infested by wasps, can produce an odour that attracts predatory wasps, and eucalyptus trees can add a bitter taste to their leaves to prevent animals from eating them. A wide variety of plants and trees were covered, including those pollinated at night.

Many of the plants he mentioned had been brought for sale and, of course, were bought by members.

Our next meeting is on Tuesday 8 October, when Becca Flintham will be presenting an evening called Water, Water, Everywhere, Woodbury village hall at 19.15.

Joyce Jeans WOODBURY LIVING ADVENT CALENDAR MEETING 7 OCTOBER, 19.30, CHURCH ROOMS JUST TURN UP! The WLAC Team.

9 WOODBURY VILLAGE GOLF SOCIETY Dainton Park Golf Club - Thursday 15 August As ever, Dainton Park was a popular venue. It was fully subscribed with 30 players signed up. Before starting there was a shower but from then onwards it was a perfect day. The course was in great condition although the greens were a bit slow due to recent maintenance. Eighteen players scored 30 points and over. The meal afterwards was the usual excellent carvery.

It is always good to score 2s when there is a full turnout, and the lucky winners were Peter Payne on the 4th and Clive Bennett on the 8th. Nearest the pin was Bill Peaker on the 8th and Jeremy Browne on the 15th - our Chairman provided two NTP prizes on the day.

For the teams, in third place with 78 points Barry Chapman, Simon Davies and Jeremy Browne; in second place with 80 points Nick Jones, Mike Elstub and David Moore, and the winners with 82 points were Bill Peaker, Graham Jackson and Richard Perry.

The individual results were close with only a point in the difference! In third place was John Maidment with 35 points beating Graham Jackson on count back. In second place was David Moore with 36 points but one point was then deducted due to a previous third place result, and the winner, again with 36 points, was Robin Jackson.

Churston Golf Club - Thursday 12 September Churston is a pleasant venue with lovely views over the sea. The course was in great condition but the greens were slightly slow. There was a bit of a breeze which became stronger as the day progressed and I must say I did wonder if every hole went uphill! The meal was excellent at the end of a good day, which everybody enjoyed.

We had a gathering of 25 players so the last group was a 4 ball with three to count, the final score for this group being multiplied by 0.7. Fifteen players managed 30 points and over.

Two out of the three 2s were scored in the last group: Derek Carmichael managed a 2 on the first hole with a wonderful chip and Bill Peaker had terrific 40 foot putt on the 17th. The third 2 was from Phil Hurley on the 4th. Nearest the pin was Simon Davies on the 17th - a magnificent shot with a 5 iron placing the ball about 5 feet from the hole, which was positioned just behind the bunker at the front of the green.

For the teams, in third place team 6 with 78 points Richard Perry, David Miller and John Maidment, in second place team 2 with 80 points Paul Crafer, Simon Davies and Tim Kirk, and the winners with 82 points Phil Hurley, Jeff Kamester and David Moore. The individual results showed the remarkable consistency of David Moore who came fourth but scored 36 points again (same as Dainton) but with a net 34 with two points deducted, in third place was our guest Jeff Kamester with 37 points, in second place Tim Kirk with 38 points but a net 37 with one point deducted, and the winner with an outstanding 39 points and a net 38 with one point deducted was John Maidment.

The final 2019 event takes place at St Mellion on Thursday 10 October.

Jeremy Browne, WVGS Past Chairman

10 WOODBURY LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY Silver Jubilee The Society celebrated its 25 years with a tea party in the DuBuisson Room of the village hall.

The room was simply decorated and the tables laid with pretty cloths and a centre decoration.

Tea and coffee was served with a variety of sandwiches and scones. We toasted the Society with glasses of Prosecco and slices of a beautifully decorated cake made by Nita Goffron, the first cut being made by Nigel Tucker, one of our founder members and first Chairman.

There were photographs of the early and deceased members of the Society on display as well as a record of every meeting and outing which took place over the last 25 years. It was so nice to see early and founder members including David and Audrey Elphick, Mary Wheaton and Carol McFadzean.

Thanks must be given to Sandra Huish, Sue Burgess, Vera Stokes and Shirley Purves who prepared and served the food; also to Marian Mead, Chris Bowers and Judy Green who contributed with serving tea and generally helping; thanks also to the men who helped with the setting up and taking down of the tables.

Woodbury History Society had a return visit from a very popular and knowledgeable speaker on Thursday 5 September in Woodbury village hall.

John Allan gave a fascinating and informative illustrated talk on the recent archaeological discoveries and ongoing work in Exeter and its suburbs. He has a formidable background in his subject being Consultant Archaeologist to the Dean and Chapter of Exeter Cathedral, Archaeological Adviser to Glastonbury Abbey, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, Senior Hon. Research Fellow of the University of Exeter, a Past President of the Devon Archaeological Society and current President of the Devonshire Association.

11 He has also written about 50 papers on different aspects of the medieval and later archaeology of Southwest England, including medieval and later ceramics, church architecture, monastic sites, Anglo-Saxon coins, castle architecture, Anglo-Saxon town growth and defences, medieval alabasters, and farm buildings. So with this background we expected and were rewarded with a brilliant lecture.

Destruction of the Royal Clarence Hotel He touched on the discoveries of the medieval houses disclosed by the fire at the Clarence Hotel, work being done on the ancient Exe Bridges, the Roman remains found in many parts of the city (as well as St Loyes and Topsham) of smaller forts in addition to the main fortress.

John himself has been using ancient deeds to discover the occupants of the medieval houses in Fore Street and the High Street, and was able to tell us who occupied the buildings which are now used as shops, and which have medieval features still in parts of the buildings. He showed us a series of ancient maps disclosing the well at St Sidwells which fed water into the ancient underground passages taking it to the Cathedral. John is a fluent speaker and his enthusiasm for his subject infectious, leaving the very appreciative audience with a different view and understanding of the ancient City of Exeter.

The next meeting of the Society will be a talk by Andrew Cooper entitled Wild Days and Medieval Knights – the life and times of William Keble Martin, the author and illustrator of The Concise British Flora. He lived in Woodbury and is buried in St Swithun's churchyard. The meeting is on Thursday 7 November at 19.30 in Woodbury village hall, and is held jointly with Woodbury Wide Awake as part of the Keble Martin Festival.

Everyone is welcome – admission is free to members of Woodbury History Society, £3 to visitors.

Gill Selley WOODBURY GARDEN CLUB invites you to their October talk Water, Water Everywhere!

As well as pond and bog gardening, Becca Flintham will talk about water-wise gardening in these times of climate change.

TUESDAY 8 OCTOBER, WOODBURY VILLAGE HALL Join us at 19.15 for coffee; talk starts at 19.30. Visitors £3

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12 MAYTREE PRE-SCHOOL Fashion show – Save the date!

We are back from holidays and, although the children have had a rest, Maytree has been busy. We are continuing to raise funds for the Pre-School and the exciting project with the Scout and Guides.

On Friday 1 November at 19.30 we will be holding a Fashion Show in the village hall to raise funds for Maytree. Tickets will be £5 and you will receive a free glass of fizz or elderflower bubbly on arrival. There will be a gin and fizz bar, nibbles and cakes, local craft stalls, raffle, tombola and lots more.

The Shopaholic Fashion Show team have suppliers who source their products directly from the manufacturers so are able to offer a big discount of between 30% and 70%. Most of their clothes come from the High Street and online retailers such as Seasalt, White Stuff, Next, Marks & Spencer, Wallis and many more. They carry a range of sizes and offer a selection of branded, fashionable items as well as classic wardrobe staples.

We need to sell a minimum of 65 tickets for the evening to go ahead, so please pass on the details to your friends and family. It will be a great opportunity to bag yourself a bargain outfit for Christmas parties, or to get started on your Christmas shopping. It will also be a nice excuse to have a few drinks with your friends.

If you:  are interested in modelling for the show (we need 8-10 models if possible)  would like to pay £10 to secure a table to sell your own crafts or beauty products etc  know of anyone who would be willing to donate a raffle or tombola prize or alcohol for the bar  would like to buy tickets then please contact Ellie Richards on 07719 904026 or ellie.phaby@ live.co.uk.

We are still collecting clothing which we can sell at a weighing station. The clothing needs to be unstained and not ripped, in other words it needs to be in a condition where it could be worn again. We can accept all types of clothing, shoes, handbags and costume jewellery. Donations can either be left at Maytree Pre-School during sessions or at 9 Orchard Close, and larger donations can be collected. If you would like your donation collected please email healthandsafety@maytreepreschool.com or contact the Pre-School and leave your details. You can also contact us through Facebook.

Donating clothes is not the only way you can support us: if you wish to make a cash charitable donation again please contact the Pre-School. As a registered charity we can claim gift aid back on any cash donations made. We will also be holding events to raise funds through the next six months, so keep an eye out in local media to see what we are up to.

Martin Goddard, Maytree Pre-School

13 WOODBURY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION I am pleased to say that on Tuesday 3 September at the meeting of the Development Management Committee of EDDC, the members overwhelmingly voted to refuse the application by Plutus to install 20 generators on the site near to Woodbury Business Park.

We are so lucky in our community to have some very knowledgeable residents who put forward very strong arguments. Not only that, but I would estimate that at least 50 residents came to give them their support, an amazing show of community involvement.

The solicitor for the Council wanted to defer the decision and seek more information on certain issues like pollution, but the majority of the Committee felt that they had been given ample information in order to make their decision. In the end, eight members voted to reject the application and three voted to have the matter deferred.

To be kept informed of future developments, contact Jan Owen at jmowen teacher@aol.com.

Jan Owen WOODBURY ROYAL BRITISH LEGION The 2019 Poppy Appeal commences on Saturday 26 October and runs for two weeks, finishing on Sunday 10 November.

The Remembrance Sunday service will be held on the village green. Please assemble from 14.30, the service starts at 14.45, then gather in church for a short thank-you at 15.00.

Sandra Huish ROYAL BRITISH LEGION COFFEE MORNINGS WEDNESDAYS, 10.30 - 12.00.

2, 16 OCTOBER. RBL ROOM behind Woodbury village hall.

Then every other week throughout the year.

WOODBURY ROYAL BRITISH LEGION LYCH GATE STALL AND COFFEE MORNING SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER, 09.30 - 11.00 ST SWITHUN’S CHURCH In aid of this year’s Poppy Appeal Bacon butties, bring-and-buy cakes, biscuits, fresh produce and a raffle.

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).

14 WOODBURY C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL The new school year has started very well, with the children returning keen to learn and see their friends. This term promises to be an exciting one for the school as we prepare to form Cedar Tree Federation with Pinhoe C of E Primary School. The school development plan is as full and exciting as ever, looking at ways in which to improve the school experience for the children in terms of their education and pastoral care.

Silver School Games Award We are delighted to have achieved the Silver Sports Award Mark. This reflects the high profile sport and healthy activity has in our school. The children enjoy their PE lessons, active playtimes and take part in many inter-school events. This year we are aiming to build upon this achievement and will be working for the Gold Award.

Bikeability Over the month, children in Year 5 are taking part in The Bikeability Scheme. James, the Bikeabilty tutor, teaches the children in groups, starting with a bike inspection and training on the playground before going onto the road. In the first round the children learnt how to do a U turn, indicate and many more rules of the road. The children all had a favourite part, which included doing a snake formation, going round the roads in pairs and entering and exiting the T junctions. The children now know how to safely ride their bikes and feel confident being around cars on the road, one saying, ‘We have had a great time experiencing real life cycling in our village and know we can use the skills for future bike rides.’

Jigsaw Personal, Social and Health Education has always been a key part of our curriculum ensuring that the children learn how to live positive, healthy and safe lives. This year we are pleased to be able to use the Jigsaw programme to develop this aspect of the curriculum.

The children will learn about developing their social skills, mental health, physical health, community awareness and citizenship.

The lessons involve learning through role play and different scenarios, with opportunities to develop mindfulness strategies.

The soft toy representations of the ‘Jiggies’ are very popular in all classes and they are a useful way for children to learn about aspects of personal development in a safe way.

Alison Sparks, Headteacher

15 WOODBURY TENNIS CLUB The summer season is well and truly over. The A team had a victory in their final match, ensuring promotion to Division 5 next summer. We are now in winter season mode with both a men’s team and a mixed team playing matches through to March 2020.

There is an autumn junior coaching programme with coach, John Wingate, and his assistant, Tom Kinch, with fourteen youngsters on court on Wednesday evenings in two sessions. Contact Helen (helenryland@ btinternet.com) if you wish to be included in the autumn and in next year’s programme.

The Club was fortunate to receive a grant from Woodbury PC Solar Farm fund, which has enabled us to put in new external fencing on the top court, and to relay and organise the paving on the lower court.

Pat Browne Matt Lee of Le Courts organising the fencing with his Woodbury helper.

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

16 WOODBURY WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Almost every year the weather thwarts our plans for our August Garden Party but this never manages to dampen our spirits. Our alternative venue was St Swithun’s Church where we had the chance to socialise over a Devonshire cream tea. The informal atmosphere encouraged our favourite pastime of catching up with everyone’s news and putting the world to rights.

Livvy stood in for Lin and updated us on future activities and our raffle winners judged the competition for a handmade necklace. There was a good variety of mediums used: beading, fruit, edible snacks, everlasting flowers and, the winner, poppyseed pods.

Pauline Wratten Members met on 12 September with a very good turnout and the return of Audrey and Claire. Business items included the request that as we had done so well making knitted poppies, could we contribute to knitting five miles of bunting to hopefully achieve a record for The Guinness Book of Records.

This will be on display at the Devon County Show in 2020. Also on the subject of bunting, to mark the centenary of the Devon Federation WI every WI has been asked to contribute a flag to represent their WI. The competition this month had been to design some bunting for Woodbury; Pauline Wratten and Jean Batten did so well that we will send both. Everyone will have triangular eyes.

Many people signed up for Christmas lunch at Exeter College and the plan is to go on the bus. Yes, thirty members of the WI on the bus — no further comment.

17 The speaker in September was Brian Phelps whose talk was entitled By Hook or by Crook. We were not sure whether to expect it to be about fishermen or bishops. It transpired that it was about well-known sayings and their origins. The evening took the form of Call my Bluff with three possible explanations of how they came into use, and the audience voting on which they thought was the correct one. This was a fun way of learning something one might never have considered. Many of the sayings originated from naval terms or other occupations. ‘By hook or by crook’ derives from the custom in medieval England of allowing peasants to take from royal forests whatever deadwood they could pull down with a shepherd’s crook or a reaper’s billhook.

The speaker on 10 October is Rosemary Griggs and the subject Costume History and, to relate to that, the competition is for a mask.

Livvy Robins FRIDAY NIGHT FLIX 25 OCTOBER - 19.30 (doors open 18.45) WOODBURY VILLAGE HALL Further details from fridaynighfflix.wvh@gmail.com FoSS AUTUMN CONCERT TUESDAY 19 NOVEMBER IN ST SWITHUN’S CHURCH AT 19.00 Featuring Exeter Singers directed by Tony Yates.

Tickets £7.50 from Rook Pie, Pat Browne, committee members or on the door .

WOODBURY TWINNING ASSOCIATION WESTONBIRT ARBORETUM - FRIDAY 25 OCTOBER Adults £10, Children £4. Group rate (10+) £8, Child £2.

We shall hire a minibus if numbers warrant it.

Contact: Nita 232314 or Jan 232694 to reserve your place.

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WOODBURY SALTERTON NEWS

Harvest Thanksgiving The Church Harvest Service will be on Sunday 6 October at 09.30.

The School Service will be on Thursday 3 October at 09.15. The produce brought by the schoolchildren will be given to the Exmouth Food Bank. A representative of this charity will attend the school service and take the produce away immediately afterwards as there is a wedding in church on Saturday 5th and the flower ladies will be arranging flowers. If you attend the Sunday service, please understand why there will be little harvest produce on display.

Harvest Supper Look out for posters.

Coffee Morning - 12 October. In the winter we revert to our programme of coffee mornings on the first Saturday of each month in church from 09.30 until 10.30 when bacon butties are served. However, there is a wedding on the first Saturday in October and we don’t want the church to be smelling of bacon so the coffee morning will be one week later, ie on 12 October.

WHIST Whist is as usual on the third Tuesday of each month, so the next session is on 15 October in the village hall at 19.30. We are small in number but always have a pleasant evening and make a profit for the church. We would be delighted to welcome more players.

COMMUNITY COFFEE MORNING WOODBURY SALTERTON VILLAGE HALL 09.00 - 12.00 1st Monday of each month, if a Bank Holiday 2nd Monday of the month. £2 for unlimited drinks and cake.

Everyone welcome (from babies to retirees).

Come and feel part of a community and get to know people living in the village.

THE COMMUNITY COFFEE MORNING ON MONDAY 7 OCTOBER, 09.00-11.30 will be in aid Macmillan Cancer Support and part of the world’s biggest coffee morning.

WS HOLY TRINITY CHRISTMAS BAZAAR SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER, 10.00-12.00 Table top style event offering crafts and gifts.

If you would like to book a table @ £5, or for more information contact Louise on 07809644782 or bounty.louise@hotmail.co.uk

19 THE BOOK EXCHANGE When British Telecom decided to withdraw the service of the red public phone box in the village seven years ago, the Parish Council took up the option of buying it for £1. They had the idea of converting it into a Book Exchange. David Rose and other members of Woodbury Salterton Residents’ Association carried out the work five years ago and it was officially opened by Simon Hall from Spotlight. It is managed on behalf of the village as a free book exchange library by members of the Residents’ Association, who keep it tidy and clean. It has proved an extremely popular and much used facility by local residents and those who visit the village.

Earlier this year the Residents’ Association decided that the old phone box needed re-painting and Peter Bolton, who lives in Sages Lea, very kindly offered to carry out the refurbishment, painting the inside as well as the exterior. The Parish Council provided the paint and materials. Hearty thanks to Pete for all his hard and meticulous voluntary work. We not only keep this iconic symbol of the red phone box but have made it an asset that is much used by many people.

THE PATH ALONG THE PLANTATION What a lovely community spirit we have in this village.

First Pete painting the Book Exchange, then on 1 September Ngaio Southard decided that the overgrown path along the Plantation was unsightly and a hazard to those who use it, so she spent Sunday morning trimming turf from the path edges and cutting back brambles and other weeds growing on and over the fence. Just in time before the autumn term started to benefit the children walking to school.

Thank you, Ngaio.

Two individuals making a difference. Add to that all the work that members of the Residents’ Association and Parish Councillor Patrick Bricknell do in keeping the brook clean and maintenance on the Plantation and many other jobs – all of which make this such a lovely village in which to live. Thank you all.

Katharine Wheeler

20 WOODBURY SALTERTON C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL A warm welcome back was extended by Mrs Turner to children and their parents at the first celebratory assembly of the term, when our new starters in reception were welcomed to our school community and presented with Bibles.

Our oldest learners are off to Heatree on Dartmoor for their residential camp. With the weather forecast looking good, the Year 6s look set for a few days of exciting activities and learning. Doing the residential in the first few weeks of the academic year is intended to help our older students grow personally by taking on new challenges (including sleeping away from home – maybe for the first time) because this last year of primary school is all about personal development. This year we will help them face the challenge of SATS, of leaving the safety of primary school and successful transition to secondary schools. Already they are attending open evenings and considering where next.

Several of our children took part in the Space Chase Summer Reading Challenge 2019 and showed off their medals and certificates following completion. The aim of this is to promote reading skills and confidence over the holidays and encourage a love of reading. Those who took part through their local libraries were rewarded with a smart medal, a certificate and a free day for them and their parent at World of Country Life, where they had a chance to have their photo taken with a certain Space Wookey! On the theme of reading, some of our children also attended an event at Exmouth Community College as part of the Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival.

Our programme of before and after school clubs is up and running and parents are welcome to contact the school office or talk to their class teachers for further details. In collaboration with external education partners we have provision by some members of our team from 07.50 to 16.30 at very reasonable rates. We have spaces for children in our Foundation Stage Unit and welcome parent contact if you want to visit for a tour.

We are currently working with Jubilee Federation in a management partnership as we have entered into a formal arrangement to share an experienced Executive Head Teacher, Mrs Katie Gray. This partnership continues and governors have met to discuss the next steps in this collaboration. Already there are benefits for staff and pupils as we work within a larger group of Church of England Schools involving collaborations between staff working in maths, SEN and our senior leadership team. The face of our school, as Head of Learning, is Mrs Milford who continues to lead our team of teachers and teaching assistants in our core business of teaching and learning. She is the first point of contact after the class teacher. We have an exciting year ahead and welcome contact from prospective parents who may wish to come and discover why Woodbury Salterton is a lovely place to learn.

For further information or to request a tour please contact our administrator on 01395 232649.

Clare Rooke, Chair of Governors

21 WOODBURY SALTERTON WOMEN’S INSTITUTE The speaker at our September meeting was a member of the Devon Federation executive - Alexis Swain, our County Treasurer, a very busy lady and a qualified research biologist. She gave a very entertaining and amusing talk about her life in Africa and in the Emirates and other areas.

She came to live in Devon in 1992 and was invited to join her local WI, an organisation about which she was previously ignorant.

She became interested in ducks and developed a pond in her garden, and her talk was entitled My Life with Ducks. She explained how she rears them and helps them by sometimes putting those which are slow to hatch in her airing cupboard with a hot water bottle. She circulated photos of the ducks, many of which were given unusual names like Sir Francis, Vasco da Gama, Admiral Nelson, Lady Jane Grey and Sir Walter. She kept her audience amused and also taught them a lot about duck behaviour. President Gill Bricknell thanked her warmly.

Our donation to the Pennies for Friendship fund contributes to a large total from the DFWI. Gill suggested that as many of us do not know much about where this money goes, or the work of the Associated Country Women of the World, we should try to get a speaker next year to enlighten us. The money from the September raffle will be given to the Denman College appeal.

Our WI coffee morning at The Digger’s Rest will be on Thursday 17 October at 11.00 and the lunch there on Tuesday 29 October at 12.00.

The speaker at the 9 October WI meeting at 19.30 in the village hall will be Dr Jenny Moon. Her subject is The Story of the West Country Fishing Trade with Newfoundland.

THE BIG BREAKFAST IN WOODBURY SALTERTON The Big Breakfast in Woodbury Salterton was held in the village hall on Saturday 31 August. The wonderful team of volunteers worked extremely hard to produce a splendid breakfast for about 100 guests and were delighted that their efforts raised £838 for Force Cancer Charity.

My thanks to all of them and to those who came to enjoy the breakfast.

I would also like to thank Kenniford Farm, Dartfresh and Rosamundford Farm for so generously donating produce for the breakfast and supporting this effort.

Peter Payne

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EXTON NEWS ST ANDREW’S CHURCH, EXTON SUNDAY SERVICES FOR OCTOBER 6th - Trinity 16, 18.00 Evening Service. 13th - Trinity 17, 09.30 Holy Communion. 20th - Trinity 18, 09.30 Lay-led Service. 27th - 09.30 Last Sunday after Trinity, Holy Communion.

EXTON LADIES GROUP Our September speaker was Wakefield Whitton from Whitton and Laing who brought along pieces of jewellery and interesting items. He told us about each one and got us to guess the value. This was followed by a cream tea, concluding a very enjoyable afternoon.

Our next meeting on 10 October is a talk on Lace-making by Pat Perryman.

Guests and new members welcome.

Chris Bilyard ESTUARY LEAGUE OF FRIENDS 01392 879009 www.estuary-league-of-friends.co.uk Voluntary Help Appeal Outings To assist staff on minibus outings, by greeting people and helping them on and off the bus and with seatbelts. Taking food to the tables at meal breaks. There will be no cost involved for volunteers for the trips and food. These are fun days out. Pickups usually start at 10.00 and are back by 16.00. These are set nearer the time. 16 October will be to Buckfast Abbey, 23 October Mill on the Exe and 30 October the Twisted Oak Pub, all with meals.

Transport - Volunteer Drivers If you have your own car, a current driving licence with insurance to cover voluntary driving on a regular basis with a little time to spare, please think about helping with our present team. You do not have to undertake any journey that you would rather not. Expenses of 45p a mile for fuel and car running costs.

Charity Shop Our shop is in Fore Street, Topsham and we are looking for volunteers to assist staff, particularly for a Saturday afternoon, 12.30 to 16.30. Please ring for details.

For information about ongoing activities including: Defibrillator training, Half Term Reading, IT training sessions, Fun to dance, Goldies Music and Songs from the 50s, 60s and70s, Lego Club, Visually impaired Technology and any other information, please ring 01392 879009.

Audrey Elphick BANGERS AND MASH SUPPER EVENING WOODBURY SALTERTON VILLAGE HALL SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER, 19.30 Tickets £8 adult, £5 child, from Pat Bricknell 01395 232463 to include a raffle. This event is bring your own bottle.

23 EXTON VILLAGE FIREWORKS AND BONFIRE NIGHT TUESDAY 5 NOVEMBER Gates open at 18.00 in the field next to the village playground.

Admission to include BBQ food £5 per adult, £3 per child 5-16 years, under 5s free. Money raised will benefit the Royal Marines charity and support village events.

We look forward to seeing you there.

For more details, contact Debbie on 01392 875238/07779 68639.

HALLOWEEN IS NEARING … 31 OCTOBER Look out for the spooky posters.

In Exton we will be holding our annual walk around the village with adults and children dressing up and undergoing the traditional ‘trick or treat’ event with a twist!

We visit houses who are kind enough to host with the sharing treats for all.

Children’s activities are provided and we all finish at the Puffing Billy for a buffet and a few drinks.

It’s a great evening so look out for the posters soon and find out how to sign up! For more information call Rachel on 01392 879360.

OH NO YOU WON’T … OH YES YOU WILL! EXTON DRAMA CLUB ARE PERFORMING CINDERELLA EXTON VILLAGE HALL Evening performances 4, 5, 6 and 7 December with Saturday matinee.

Tickets £10 per adult to include mulled wine and mince pie, £5 for children.

Please come and join us and start the festive season with a bang. Cinderella shall go to the ball.

For further information please contact extondramaclub@gmail.com

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24 CALLING ALL WOODBURY, WOODBURY SALTERTON AND EXTON RESIDENTS! Do you have space for a wildflower patch or tree?

In the lead-up to the finale of Woodbury Wide Awake Festival, we are looking to create wildflower areas for the future – in memory of William Keble Martin, author and illustrator of The Concise British Flora in Colour.

We are particularly interested in areas which are highly visible, and/or roadside or central village locations, but all suggestions are welcome.

Please contact info@woodbury-wide-awake.co.uk for more details. We’ll provide the raw materials, advice on annual maintenance and help if needed, if you can provide the ground.

Image courtesy of British Wildflower Seeds/Devon Meadow Seed Mix

Woodbury Wide Awake Festival will conclude with showing a short, locally made film about the project at the Friday Night Flix on 22 November, and a Wildflower Festival on Saturday 23 November in Woodbury village hall.

This promises to be a fabulous exhibition of wildlife and wildflower photography and other creative arts; hints and tips for ‘rewilding’ your own garden; the results of the 2019 Wildflower Survey; plus talks from experts, and a quiz for the young at heart. More details next month.

Please add to your diary and keep an eye on the website https:// www.woodbury-wide-awake.co.uk/calendar-of-events or our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/woodburyawake/ for more information.

Susie Culhane

25 WOODBURY WIDE AWAKE PROGRAMME October - November Sunday 6 October 14.00-17.00. Trevanin Farm, Woodbury Salterton – Nature Writing Workshop with Roselle Angwin, author and poet – all ages welcome – by donation.

Wednesday 16 October 19.30. Holy Trinity Church, Woodbury Salterton – Talk by Basil Strickland of Exeter Beekeepers Association Why are Honey Bees so important? – by donation.

Wednesday 23 October 19.30. St Swithun’s Church, Woodbury – Talk by ecologist Pete Yeo – Changing Climate, Changing Flora: Impacts on landscape and gardens – by donation.

Thursday 24 October 10.00-12.00. Church Rooms, Woodbury – Childrens Art Workshop – Let’s Go Wild! – For ages 6–12 with Liz Swann. £15 per child incl. all materials, snack and drink. Book by email elizabeth.swan@creativeminds.art Thursday 7 November 19.30. Village Hall, Woodbury – with Woodbury Local History Society - Talk by Andrew Cooper, award winning wildlife film-maker – Wild Days and Medieval Knights – History and wildlife of the Haccombe valley in S Devon, where Keble Martin was parish priest for many years.

Tuesday 12 November 19.30. Church Rooms, Woodbury – Talk by Sam Bridgewater of the Pebblebed Heaths Conservation Trust – Reconnecting with nature through the power of the oral tradition – biodiversity life stories – by donation.

Friday 22 November 19.30. Village Hall, Woodbury – with Friday Night Flix – short film by Jemma Cholawo and Andy Price, with local residents remembering Keble Martin, and reflecting on ecological change since his time.

Saturday 23 November 10.00-16.00. Village Hall, Woodbury – Concluding exhibition and talks – full details in next month’s edition.

Sunday 24 November The morning service at St Swithun’s will commemorate Keble Martin’s life and work.

Some dates and venues are still to be confirmed, so please look out for posters, check the website www.woodbury-wide-awake.co.uk, email info@woodbury-wide-awake.co.uk, or tel 01395 239078.

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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.

Parish Council grants - the Parish Council will be considering applications for funding from the Coombe Farm Solar Fund and the Community Grant Scheme again this year. Application forms and criteria can be found on the website or from the Parish Council Office. The Parish Council typically favours applications that have an overt benefit to the community. The closing date for applications is 31 October 2019 and applications will be considered at our meeting on 11 November 2019.

Unfortunately there has been a small delay to the installation of the new bus stop in Woodbury. We are hoping that it will be installed by December dependent on contractor availability.

Finally, it is with some disappointment that the Parish Council has had to pay out £400 of parishioners’ funds to repair the vandalised zip wire at Woodbury Salterton and further costs for the deliberate removal of ‘No Parking’ signs on the verge at Broadway. We hope the culprits might reflect on how this money might have been better spent for the direct benefit of the community (see Letter to the Editor from Councillor Bricknell on page 30).

Agendas for future meeting, and minutes of meetings can be found on http://www.woodbury-pc.org.uk/ WEATHER REPORT Rainfall for August was 68mm (23/4 ins) similar, but a little less than that of June, with again a wet first two weeks and a dry, warm second half, including a wonderful Bank Holiday weekend of record-breaking temperatures.

Last year here at Ebford we received 60mm of rain and in the previous August 63mm. Four years ago in 2015, in what was in general a dry year, August’s total was a huge 143mm (73/4 ins), in a yearly total for 2015 of only 784mm (31.3ins). September is now beginning to get wet!

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR From Gill Selley Could motorists through the village take note that pedestrians and cyclist do not have second sight? Apart from the increasing speed throughout the village another hazard, which is becoming more common, is the inability of motorists to indicate at junctions or side roads where they are going. If there is no signal from a vehicle then pedestrians assume that it is going straight along the road.

One of the worst spots is at the four roads by the Green Spot where vehicles swing on and off Greenway, to right or left, regardless of whatever is on the road or pavement and with no indication of their direction. The parents and their children who cross these roads to and from school are at increased risk from this inconsiderate (and illegal) driving. Whilst waiting for buses at the Green Spot, I have watched quite appalling driving including speed, lack of signals, and driving on the wrong side of the road. Another bad spot is at the busy junction of Pound Lane and Bonfire Lane, where some vehicles drive at speed straight across regardless of other road users – pedestrians assume that if there is no left signal given, then the vehicle will be driving down the main road of Bonfire Hill. I expect that pedestrians have come across this behaviour in other parts of the village, too, as well as in the areas I have mentioned.

From Jean Carpenter I am getting very irate at the situation with parked cars in Gilbrook and I suspect I am not the only one.

As you most probably know, there is inevitably a hold-up with vehicles of all kinds trying to turn into Gilbrook from Broadway or Globe Hill, the buses especially find it very difficult to get through. One day, there will be an accident. And I can see the day when the drivers refuse to come that way.

I have a little scooter for getting around the village and have great difficulty in getting onto the footpath in order to access the pedestrian crossing – inevitably there is a car blocking my path.

There is usually some kind of vehicle parked right on the corner of Beeches Close – sometimes one on each side – making it dangerous to turn out of the Close. Again there will be an accident one day – anyone exiting the Close cannot see what is coming.

Re my scooter, I had occasion to come from Town Lane down Broadway.

Using the footpath was impossible – there were cars parked on the pavement thus reducing the space available. I was obliged to go onto the road, for which my scooter is not permitted, and was extremely concerned about my safety.

(In passing, there is another hazard which comes each week-end – the refuse bins are put out on the pavements, thus making it impossible to travel on them.)

Can nothing be done to stop all this trouble? I know the idea of double yellow lines has been vetoed in the past, but I really do think we are going to have to accept that they are necessary in some areas. What do the readers think, I wonder?

29 From Roger Stokes On the evening of 24 August Woodbury was rocked by four large explosions at 22.00. This caused some major distress in the locality of The Arch, and as far away as Cottles Lane, just on the noise factor alone. These explosions gave the impression that they were triggered by some very powerful source, like military grade explosives, and were certainly well above the normal firework level. It was like the start of a terrorist attack. Projectiles hit our windows, and it was only luck that none were broken. It is alleged that this incident was caused by certain individuals who were trying to send the cremated ashes of a relative into orbit over Woodbury. Regrettably the ashes never got into orbit, but finished up mostly in our driveway, garden, on our roof and scattered all over The Arch, leaving behind shrapnel-like hard and lethally sharp plastic shards covering the whole area, as can be seen in the photo shown on the right.

If dogs or cats had ingested any of these shards it would have been 'curtains' for them, for sure, plus a very large vet’s bill. If anyone had been walking on The Arch at the time, they could have been seriously injured by the flying shards, and their hearing seriously affected by the loudness of the bangs. As it was, some of the electronic equipment inside our property was disabled by the shock waves that were emitted from these bangs, and it has been a major effort to get it working again. How many cars might have got some of the sharp shards in their tyres is unknown. It took me most of the next day picking up these pieces from our own property. Five days later our dog, who now seems to have acquired the ability to sniff out explosives, to our horror, was still bringing in bits from the garden. It is incomprehensible to me that these powerful explosives were set off in the middle of a built-up residential area, late at night, without any regard for local residents, by people who don't even live here. What is even worse than that is the fact that we will now have to live with the knowledge that there is also someone else present on our property who wasn't invited, didn't ask for the statutory permission of the landowner, but who is now plastered all over it. I think that this must be the singularly most anti-social and stupid episode that has happened in Woodbury in the last 70 years. cont’d/...

30 Cont’d/… Letter from Roger Stokes Whilst I have some sympathy for those who have lost a loved one, I think it would be appreciated by the locals who live here if this type of episode is never repeated again close to residential buildings or roads. People would be wise to read the documentation on sending ashes into orbit. There are some responsible firms who will do it for you, if you want to follow this path, but it is left to the imagination as to whether it works or not!

From Councillor Patrick Bricknell This is an open letter to the individual who removed the seat from the aeriel runway in Woodbury Salterton play area at the start of the school holidays.

By your actions you have prevented other children from using and enjoying this piece of play equipment. Your parents must be very proud of your selfish actions.

You have also cost Woodbury Parish Council over £300 to replace the seat etc for which all the ratepayers (your parents included) contribute, which is money we could have spent more effectively elsewhere.

ROUND AND ABOUT WELCOME Welcome to Melanie and Mark Maynard and their children, Sam and Solana, who have moved to Cotswold House in Woodbury from Surrey.

CONGRATULATIONS To Glen Weir who is the new Technical Apprentice at the Theatre Royal Plymouth and to his brother, Ross, who will be joining the Exeter office of Trowers and Hamlins as a solicitor with their Housing & Regeneration Team.

Keith and Karen Weir SYMPATHY The Directors of Woodbury News extend their sympathy to the family of the late Mrs Miller who diligently delivered the magazine in Park Close from 1996-2018.

TENNIS UPDATE From Jayne Johnson (see page 22 of September’s Woodbury News) Ben narrowly missed out on the finals of international 14U Road to Wimbledon, losing his semi-final in a match tiebreak. Ben also reached the semi-finals in the doubles. Jess won her group and got through one round of the main draw. It was a fantastic experience and has inspired them both.

31 BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY THROUGH EDUCATION Hope4Kibera is a new charity being launched by local people Please see Woodbury News, August 2019, for an article about Hope4Kibera and the associated John Wynne Poor Fund. This is a new enterprise, which aims to improve the lives of children living in Africa's biggest urban slum, the Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya. The essential requirement to get out of the slum is a School Leaving Certificate. Our focus is to help more children achieve this vital goal by funding a free secondary school for families who cannot afford school fees. The school has already been built by Swahiba Networks, our local partners in Kibera, but they do not have the necessary funds to staff and run it.

Our website <hope4kibera.org.uk> will be on line in early October.

We initially planned our launch event for 22 September, but this was unavoidably postponed to: Friday 29 November in Woodbury Village Hall from 19.30 - 21.00.

All are welcome. Please come and support this open meeting featuring video interviews with our partners in Kibera, presentations from Charlie Collins and Carolyn Fulls and cheese and wine (see page 44).

Charlie Collins, Chair, Hope4Kibera LOCAL RESIDENT MAJOR EVENT INFORMATION British Dressage Pet Plan Area Finals 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 October Arrivals Tuesday 1 October (afternoon) Many competitors will be travelling in daily for this event Departures on all days as competitors finish International Horse Trials 24 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 27 October Arrivals from Tuesday 22 October throughout the week This will be a mix of larger lorries and trailers Local competitors will be travelling in daily Departing times throughout the day Reminder: The road between Sandy Cross and Brick Cross will be closed to traffic between 09.00-15.00 on Saturday 26 October to allow riders and horses to cross safely when competing at Bicton Arena International Horse Trials.

For any additional information please either email beccy.barrett@clintondevon.com or check our website www.bicton-arena.co.uk

32 EXTON FARM BEFORE WORLD WAR II A reminiscence of life growing up on a farm in Exton By the late Joan Trevelyan, nee Alford I was born at Exton Farm in 1923, the eldest of a family of four children, to Phyllis and Bill Alford. The Exton I remember as a child was small and quiet, there was very little traffic and not many houses, but the village boasted a school, church, church hall, pub, railway station, post office and a small sweet shop.

We all knew each other.

Not many villagers had a car Exton Farmhouse but it was not then a necessity as everything that people needed was delivered daily - bread, meat, vegetables, milk, groceries and even paraffin oil, which was used by most households for cooking, lighting and heating. The latter was brought around weekly by Mr Bamsey from Woodbury and his van also contained a wide variety of other goods used in the home. In those days the village was divided into two distinct groups of people living in either large houses standing in sizeable gardens and situated mostly on the river side of the main road or in cottages and small terrace houses.

The growth of the village was slow partly due to the rather poor water supply.

Only houses bordering the main road were on mains water. Everyone else had well water and this had mostly to be pumped by hand.

The School I attended the village school until I was eleven. The school was divided into two classes. Mrs Rundle, an excellent teacher, taught the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Big Classâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and Miss Polgrean, who cycled in from Woodbury, taught the younger children in the 'Little Class'. The youngest children all sat at long desks but once you graduated to the big class, you had your own desk.

The day always began with prayers, followed by tables 2-12 recited out loud.

Then followed lessons in spelling, writing, reading, history, geography or nature study. Girls did needlework and boys, simple woodwork with a fretsaw.

We had regular visits from the school nurse and the dentist. Every year, Empire Day on April 24 was celebrated by a message from the King and then dancing round the maypole.

I loved school, but my eldest brother Ken hated it. I often had to drag him out of a ditch to get him there, and on one occasion while doing this I found a sixpence. Riches! I spent it all in Sally Pike's sweet shop on my favourite sweets, halfpenny Chicago bars. I ate all twelve of these lovely chewy toffee bars and was promptly sick!

33 On the Farm The farm was part of the Clinton estate and comprised about 130 acres. Gradually, my father bought adjoining land so eventually it more than doubled in size.

The main part of the business was the dairy herd, at first mixed breeds and then Ayrshires but these were finally replaced with Friesians; each cow had its own stall in which it was chained up. Originally, they were milked by hand by a man sitting on a three-legged stool. Most cows were quite docile but occasionally a frisky one would have its back legs roped together otherwise the man milking and the bucket of milk would be kicked to kingdom come! Milking became a much quicker and easier job when eventually we bought our first milking machine. Most of the milk was sold around the village and transported first by bicycle and then pony and trap. Milk was carried in skillets and measured out into customers' jugs by half pint or one pint dippers. One of the ponies hated to hear Marines marching, which they once did regularly to Woodbury Road Station. One day while milk was being delivered to a house, the pony bolted along the water front to the railway crossing gate which it tried to jump, making rather a mess of itself and the trap!

Surplus milk was sent by train to Exmouth.

The pony knew it had to catch a certain train and it absolutely flew down to the station but coming home it would slowly amble back.

We also made several pans of cream each day, the richest milk, usually from Guernsey cows, being set aside for this.

The milk was then allowed to settle so that the cream rose to the top. This was then heated very gently until the top formed a crust. The next day it was skimmed up and sold as clotted cream. Most people bought My father, William Alford cream on Sundays and would provide their delivering milk in late 1920s own dishes for it.

The farm also had a herd of sheep and beef cattle and heifer calves were bred on to eventually join the milking herd. Pigs were bred for market and at least one kept to provide meat for the family. Wheat, barley and oats were grown as well as crops of swedes, turnips, mangols, kale and of course, potatoes.

Prior to the beginning of World War II all field work was done by cart horses.

We had three and they were well cared for because they had to work very hard and for long hours. Whenever they needed shoeing, we children would ride them up to the smithy at Woodbury. A very popular job.

Field Work Ploughing and preparing the fields for sowing crops was all done with simple horse drawn implements. Once crops such as turnips and swedes were large enough, they had to be weeded by hand and with a simple hoe. An awful back aching job, we all had to help. The chief weed was charlot and this had to be dug or pulled up before it could seed.

34 Harvest Time Normally, we employed one man and a boy but during busy periods, more people were taken on. However, farmers would help each other out and many people worked just for fun and cider. Hay - this was the first harvest, usually starting in June. Before cutting, it was essential to have sharp knives on the mowing machine. These knives were bolted on the top bar of a wooden gate and each tooth was sharpened by a whetstone. The mowing machine was pulled by three horses and the field would be full of local children and adults, some with their dogs and guns waiting for the rabbits to run out as they lost their cover.

The pasture in those days was a mixture of different grasses, clover and many wildflowers and these, when drying, gave off a beautiful, sweet smell. When dry on top, the hay would be tossed and turned by a horse-drawn rake and then gathered up in a heavy wooden sweep. It was tipped up in the corner of the field where the hay rick was to be built. The building of a well shaped hay rick with straight, smooth sides was a skilled job and our expert was a Bill Alford cutting oats in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Brakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; field. villager called George Tucker.

Horses Violet, Prince & Damsel He was short, thickset and as strong as an ox. He always had a mate to pass him the fork-loads of hay whenever it was needed to keep the rick in good shape. Our earliest piece of equipment for getting the hay up onto the rick as it got higher was a pitcher or grab. This consisted of a tall, sturdy wooden pole held in place by guy ropes.

At the top of the pole was a large iron ring through which ran a double chain.

One end of the chain was attached to a large iron grab and the other to either side of a horse. The grab full of hay was raised and lowered by the horse being led forward and back for a few yards - a job always done by a child. A rope was attached to the grab so that the hay could be deposited near to George. Working on a hot day on top of the rick was like wading in deep soft snow so you didn't walk about more than you had to. Thirsty work also, so often George would call down for the 'Extra Man', this being the flagon of cider.

Finally, the rick had to be thatched to keep out the rain and this again was expertly done by George. I can never remember a rick fire though this was common and caused by storing damp hay. The moisture caused overheating in the centre of the rick and when sufficiently hot, it would start to burn.

35 Corn Harvest This followed soon after the haymaking was completed and days of good drying weather were essential to finally get a good sample of corn to sell. The binder (so called because loose stalks were bound into sheaves) was pulled by three horses and again the field was full of villagers eager to catch the many escaping rabbits. Well-fed rabbits were a valuable source of cheap nourishing meals: rabbit stews, rabbit pies and baked stuffed rabbits were enjoyed by most folk.

Once dry, the sheaves were lifted by pitchfork onto a wagon and taken back to the farm and stored in the Dutch barn. Some weeks later, the threshing machine pulled by a steamroller would arrive from Clyst St George to begin the job of threshing out the corn. Hot, heavy, dry and dusty work, a job in which local farmers would help each other out. Sheaves would be fed into the top of the machine where corn, straw and chaff would be separated out. The worst job was at the back of the thresher keeping it clear of all the chaff. This flew everywhere getting into hair, eyes, nose, ears and right through clothes to your skin causing terrible itching and grazing. Wire netting was placed around the Dutch barn to trap the dozens of rats which ran out disturbed by the noise and bustle and children would be ready with dogs and sticks to kill as many as possible as they were a real menace around the farm doing much damage.

Samples of corn were eventually taken to Exeter to the Corn Exchange where merchants would offer you a price.

Potatoes These were lifted during the autumn, dug up by a horse-drawn digger and then collected into sacks by a gang of women from Woodbury. Many families in those days were glad of this bit of extra money. The potatoes were stored in a barn and covered in straw to protect them from the frost.

Root vegetable, turnips, swedes and mangolds These were hand pulled as required throughout the winter. Turnips and swedes were sold locally while the mangolds were cut up in a mangold chopper and fed to the cows in their stalls.

Long spells of frosty weather often made it impossible to lift these crops.

Apples The farm had two orchards well stocked with cooking, eating and cider apples I remember one variety of cider apples called Sweet Alford - our family name. During the autumn, cookers and eaters were picked and stored on straw covered shelves in a barn. The cider apples were left to fall naturally then gathered up into sacks. These were eventually made up into cider by none other than George Tucker. He had a little yard behind his cottage in Mill Lane and here in a lean-to was his cider press.

In this he made hundreds of gallons of cider. My father was his righthand man, not only for making but also spending happy hours drinking together and putting the world to rights.

There was a large cellar situated by the farmhouse and it was here that most of the hogsheads of cider were stored. They were 'tapped' one at a time and used by everyone working on the farm or visiting â&#x20AC;&#x201D; strong stuff!

Just prior to World War II, our first tractor, a metal-wheeled small grey Ferguson tractor arrived to change forever the face of farming.

36 The Farmhouse In common with most farms, there was a live-in assistant to help in the house. This was usually a girl from a large family who needed to find work and a home. They soon became one of the family. Our assistant was called Sarah and she was with us for many years. She always wore an apron and once a year, she would put on My brothers Ken and Jim Alford and my future her best clothes and bonnet husband Peter Trevelyan on our first tractor and walk down to the jumble sale at the village hall. As far as I remember, it was her one and only outing. Originally, all our cooking was done on an open fire burning a 'back stick'. Heavy iron pans were suspended by crooks over the heat. Water was also heated in this way. The chimney above was so large that a heavy rainstorm could put out the fire and sometimes bring down a lot of soot. I remember this chimney was always swept by a holly bush. Several times the soot in the living room chimney caught fire.

This was very serious as sparks could quickly catch the thatched roof on fire.

Later, cooking became much easier, first with a Florence oil stove and then a Rayburn. There was a fired boiler in the backhouse heating water for dairy work and laundry. A village woman came to help with the laundry, a job which took all day as did the clothes to dry, though they did go through a wooden mangle to squeeze out some of the water.

Meals After early milking there would be a substantial cooked breakfast for everyone followed by a cooked midday meal. Once or twice a week this would be rabbit stew and dumplings or rabbit pie. Rabbits were numerous and they did a lot of damage to growing crops so during the winter, there would be regular 'rabbit parties'. Friends who were good shots would come with their dogs and shoot as many as possible. Ferrets were used to put down burrows and make the rabbits run.

Everyone then gathered in the farm kitchen for an evening meal - always boiled beef and carrots, mashed potatoes and parsley sauce followed by apple pie and cream. The evening ended with a gamble at cards, nap or tuppenny halfpenny 100.

There was always a bowl of cream for tea, usually a junket, bread and butter, jam and home-made cakes. Supper was a light meal, bread and cheese, chutney or salads in the summer.

During harvest time, tea was taken out to the field. This was always blackcurrant jam sandwiches, rock cakes and tea.

Once a year in the winter, a pig would be killed for the farm use.

37 Delicious fresh bacon, liver, chittlings and faggots for breakfast and large joints of roast pork for main meals. Some of the meat had to be salted down to preserve it. This was done by rubbing in bar salt and saltpetre by hand and putting the meat in a large wooden vat. This had to be done each day and heaven help you if you had cracked hands! Chapped hands were very common in those days. Hams, when sufficiently salted would be hung from beams in the kitchen. Poultry and ducks were often killed for sale and these had to be plucked and drawn and rabbits had to be skinned. This was done by the family but around Christmas time, people would be hired to help.

Dairy Work All utensils had to be washed in a large wooden tub in the back house. Cold water was on tap but hot water had to be fetched. This had to be done twice a day in the morning and again late afternoon. Wooden tables had to be scrubbed in the dairy and then all the stone floors had to be either scrubbed on hands and knees or sometimes swilled out with water and brushed with a broom. The kitchen also had a stone floor and this was scrubbed once a week.

Bathing This was originally in a tin bath, screened off around the kitchen fire.

Eventually a bath was put into one of the bedrooms but it only had cold water, all hot water had to be carried up in buckets. Bathing was always on a Friday night. Friday night soon became known as 'Amani night', the make of a shampoo widely used for washing hair. Paraffin lamps had to be regularly filled and the wick kept neatly trimmed and there always had to be a good supply of candles to light the bedrooms. What a joy when we eventually got electric lighting.

Medicines How well I remember these. Every Friday night, we had a dose of Syrup of Figs to 'keep us regular'. It was absolutely vile and equally awful was Parishes Food and Virol given if we looked peeky.

The Farm House Roof Occasionally the roof would need rethatching and in those days the Rolle Estate would provide the labour, and the farmer the reed. Most of this was our own wheat straw and rushes cut from nearby marshes.

Free Time Evenings were spent around the fire, reading, playing cards and listening to the radio.

Women would often be darning. Can you imagine in our throw-away society sitting with a pile of socks to darn and clothes to patch and often sheets to turn 'sides to middle'?

Nowadays,* thanks to countless new inventions, we do indeed have time to stand and stare! After an absence of over fifty years, I have returned to where it all began and it feels very, very special.

Edited by Audrey and David Elphick * Editor: This piece was written in 2005

Joan Trevelyan (nĂŠe Alford)

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Have your say on proposals designed to improve visitor access to the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths whilst protecting wildlife and habitats.

This autumn a visitor access consultation will run from 23 September until 4 November where we will be asking local people and users of the commons to let us know what they think of plans to improve visitor infrastructure across the heaths.

We have been working with the South East Devon Habitat Regulations Partnership (SEDHRP) and an external consultant to produce an advisory report which makes proposals that balance the need for improved visitor experiences on the heaths while at the same time protecting this important conservation area. Due to the site’s European wildlife designations, funding can be drawn down from the SEDHRP to pay for this work because measures can help reduce the negative impact of local development pressure related to the delivery of the Local Plan.

Suggestions from the report include:  Improving access for emergency vehicles to reduce response times.  New information boards with maps and route markers for suggested trails.  Improving car park accessibility and layout while at the same time helping to protect ancient monuments and wildlife.  Increasing visibility in car parks to reduce theft, criminal incidents and antisocial behaviour.  Improving car park surfaces and entrances for improved safety and visibility.  NOT introducing car parking charges.

The full report is available at www.Southeastdevonwildlife.org.uk/visitors.

With a growing population, visitor numbers on the heaths are likely to increase. This work aims to ensure the site is able to cope with the impact of this increase, as well as making the heaths an easier and safer place to enjoy for those who already spend time here. Whilst working on these proposals we have been mindful that this is one of East Devon’s most cherished landscapes and a shared spaced used by a range of people for different reasons.

We hope all those who enjoy and value the heaths will take up this opportunity to provide feedback on the proposals. You can get involved in the following ways:

39 1. View proposed changes in detail and talk to our teams to find out more at three drop-in events:  Four Firs car park, between 0900-1300 on 28 September  Joney’s Cross car park, between 1300-1700 on 10 October  Exmouth Town Hall, between 1400-2000 on 17 October.

2. Look at the proposals online and answer a short survey www.Southeastdevonwildlife.org.uk/visitors 3. Send comments by email to habitatmitigation@eastdevon.gov.uk with ‘PBH visitor experience consultation’ in the subject box.

4. Send comments by post to: Kim Strawbridge, Pebblebed Heaths Conservation Trust, Rolle Estate Office, Bicton Arena, East Budleigh, Budleigh Salterton, EX9 7BL. When the consultation closes, we will consider all the comments submitted and make our responses available. We hope that funding will be approved in January, once plans are finalised following the consultation.

Kate Ponting, Countryside Learning Officer 01395 443881 kate.ponting@clintondevon.com RSPB AYLESBEARE RESERVE Three new residential volunteers moved into the RSPB site at Aylesbeare in the summer. July brought rocketing temperatures, the last birdsongs and an abundance of new flora to the various sites managed by the RSPB Aylesbeare team. It also prompted the use of a number of bracken control measures, mainly consisting of slashing and spraying. Slashing was predominantly carried out on Fire Beacon Hill, whilst areas populated with bracken on Venn-Ottery and Harpford Common were sprayed with pesticide.

Furthermore, the six Red Devons which graze on Fire Beacon were moved around the site and enclosed by temporary fencing loops constructed by volunteers. Venn-Ottery common has also had the broken or damaged fence posts replaced to ensure the cattle grazing there did not escape!

A variety of surveys were carried out during this sunny period to maintain current records. This included nightjar surveys during their active periods in July, and fortnightly southern damselfly and silver studded blue surveys.

We took part in a national Bat survey which involved putting a detector out on a given local site to detect any species, the memory cards being then sent to the Bat Conservation Trust for them to collect any data.

Much has been going on at Aylesbeare towards the end of the summer.

Spraying of invasive species such as bracken and brambles has continued, and cows have been moved to a different location on Fire Beacon hill to ensure that they have enough vegetation to graze on. cont’d/…

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Timber from various sites managed by the Aylesbeare team has also been removed to be stored and for firewood.

We have had visitors to the reserve from all over Europe for the lowland heathland conference hosted in Dorset and The New Forest in late August, and two of them (Martin and Yap from the Netherlands) visited the Eastern edge Dartmoor with us to learn more about commoners’ rights and how the moor is managed. Closer to home on Aylesbeare North, new fence posts and a large corner strut have been knocked in place to replace existing rotten posts, and also to ensure that the reserve is stock-proof!

Finally, new bird boxes for spotted flycatchers have been put in place at various locations on Harpford and Venn Ottery commons. These small bird boxes are similar to a robin’s in design; however, are filled with hessian to prevent other birds nesting in them before Spring 2020 when flycatchers are expecting to nest.

In other news, the upcoming Fire Beacon Hill Project is in its second consultation period from 17 September to 29 October. The project is a joint effort between RSPB, Forestry Commission, England Woodland Trust and East Deon District Council and hopes to expand the grazing area from the common land to include some of the surrounding areas, which will allow for more natural management of the land and is therefore more sustainable. If you would like to know more or register your views, then please email fbhconsulation@rspb.org.uk. We look forward to hearing your views and opinions.

Finally, our colleagues across the river are eagerly preparing for the upcoming winter events – the well-known Avocet Cruises are running again this year from Topsham’s Trout Boatyard all through November till late February. We would love to have you on board and it makes a great Christmas or birthday present; book now on http://rspbavocetcruises20192020.eventbrite.co.uk or contact swbookings@rspb.org.uk for questions. Ellie Woolway, Devon Reserves Administrator, 01395 233655 Eleanor.woolway@rspb.org.uk

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Friday Night Flix, 19.30 (doors open 18.45) WVH. Apple Juicing Day and Apple Stories.

Harvest Supper, St Swithun’s.

Harvest Festival, Holy Trinity, WS, 09.30.

W/Salt Community Coffee Morning. 09.00-11.30. WSVH. Woodbury Living Advent Calendar Meeting. 19.30 Church Rooms.

Garden Club Water, Water Everywhere! WVH 19.15.

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Supporting Hospiscare. 01392 271808.

WS WI West Country Fishing Trade, WSVH, 19.30.

WWI Costume History. WVH, 19.00.

Exton Ladies Group. Lace-making.

Coffee Morning and Book Sale. 10.00-12.00. Church Rooms.

Woodbury RBL Lych gate stall, 09.30-11.00, St Swithun’s.

Bangers and Mash Supper. WSVH. 19.30.

Woodbury Fun Run. 10.00, Flower Street, Woodbury (232992) Twinning Association Westonbirt Arboretum (232314/232694).

Friday Night Flix, 19.30 (doors open 18.45) WVH. International Horse Trials, Bicton Arena.

Exton Halloween Walk.

Closing date for receipt of applications for grants from Woodbury Parish Council (see page 26) Maytree Pre-School Fashion Show, 19.30, WVH. Exton Village Fireworks from 18.00.

History Society meeting with WWA. 19.30, WVH (see page 11) Classics Galore Concert for FORCE. Great Hall, Exeter University (see classicsgalore.co.uk for more information) Remembrance Sunday Service on Woodbury Village Green from 14.30.

Garden Club Winter Cheer, Spring Tonic WVH 19.15.

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FoSS Autumn Concert with Exeter Singers. 19.00. St Swithun’s.

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Exton Garden Club. The Self-seeded Garden. 14.30 EVH. W/Salt Holy Trinity Christmas Bazaar. 10.00-12.00.

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