Country News - February 2020

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Shillingford Film Night Tuesday February 4th at 7.30pm in the Village Hall Green Book And a Tom and Jerry short £3.50 with complimentary tea/coffee on arrival There is an intermission for ice cream In 1962, Tony \"Tony Lip\" Vallelonga, a tough bouncer, is hired to be the driver for the African-American classical pianist Don Shirley for a concert tour into the Deep South states and they begin their trek armed with ‘The Negro Motorist Green Book’, a travel guide for safe travel through America's racially segregated South. Starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali (who won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role). 2 other Oscars Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay And on Tuesday March 3rd Bohemian Rhapsody The story of the legendary British rock band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury, leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid. Save the date and design the logo! Doddiscombsleigh Village Summer Fete Saturday 27th June 2020 By popular demand and following its huge success over the last two years we would like to announce Doddi Village Summer Fete is back! So, save the date; this year it will be held come rain or shine on Saturday 27th June 2020. This year we are looking to launch an exciting competition to help with the design of the Doddi fete logo. The logo will be used on all our marketing material e.g. signs/flyers/websites etc. We are looking for a picture that really catches the spirit of Doddi in the Summer. So, to have your chance of seeing your design in print, please send entries to: Teign Springs, Doddiscombsleigh, EX6 7PR. Closing date is February 14th. Good luck! 5

Shillingford St George and Shillingford Abbot Community Questionnaire 2019 What’s happening now…? There was a really good response to the questionnaires in August 2019 with many suggestions for changes and improvements. The small working group (Anne and Peter Barwell, Sally Le Batteux, Gina Saunders, Ian Barwise, Tam Mucklow, Peter Wareham), collated the responses and on 22 November an Open Meeting was held in the Village Hall to share the results, discuss priorities for action and how these might be achieved. The meeting was well attended (over 30) with residents from both villages, including four members of the Parish Council. All comments from the questionnaires were available for those present to have a look at (and have now been posted on the Shillingford website www.shillingford.org.uk on the Home page under Community Questionnaire so all have a chance to see them). The working group then presented a summary of the main issues that residents would like addressed. These issues are: 1. Safer movement between villages for walkers, riders and car users. 2. Reduction in speed of traffic through the villages 3. Improved appearance of villages. 4. Improved mobile phone and broadband signal. 5. Resolution of Village Green dispute. 6. Better public transport links. 7. Assurance that rural nature of our villages can be retained. 8. Improved communication using technology and more traditional methods. 9. More comm ni ac i i The meeting was then presented with a summary of suggestions from the questionnaires as to how these issues might be addressed. Additionally, there were many ideas for enhancing village life with a long list of suggestions, such as table tennis, bowling, safe area for children s pla e c It was acknowledged that many suggestions would take considerable time and effort to tackle, but some can be achieved more easily. The Present and Future: a number of issues are either in hand or have been achieved: Speed of traffic. Consideration of how to tackle this difficult, high priority issue has begun. 6

Shillingford Wild! a wildlife group has been started by members of the community. Two meetings have already been held. (Details of next meeting in this issue) Mobile Library information will be updated locally. (See Shillingford Directory in this issue) Feedback will be given to the Church. Re-launch of Neighbourhood Watch. (Details in this issue) Safer routes between villages investigations have started for a new footpath Feedback to Country News issues raised are being considered Feedback to Parish Council regarding various issues. Further improvements to Notice Boards. We have had a number of offers of help (thank you) and need lots more to make these suggestions reality, so anyone who is interested in helping to improve our community however much or little you can manage - please contact any member of the working group, the Parish Council or the Village Hall committee. (Various numbers are on the new Directory page and Back page of this issue). If you offered help on the back sheet of the questionnaire, we will be contacting you to see how you would like to be involved. Thank you all! Peter W and Anne, on behalf of the Working Group Shillingford Parish Church You are invited to Lunches in Lent 2020 Wednesday 26 February, Wednesday 11 March And Wednesday 25 March In The Village Hall, 12.15pm £5 per ticket. Pay on the door All Welcome Names in advance to churchwardens: Nick Mansell 832660 Wendy Nelmes 832757 7

Shillingford Wild! I hope that by the time you read this you will all have enjoyed the talk on hedgehogs by Emily Stallworthy on 21 January and are now busily making your own hedgehog houses! You may remember that way back in November there was a really good turn out for Martyn Bragg’s talk about the diverse wildlife on his organic farm. He also gave us a good background to organic farming, it is not as easy as you might think, and showed us the benefits to soil structure and general biodiversity. He also made us aware of the other type of exploitative farming or Agri Business which still dominates much of the world. It is sobering to realize that by allowing ourselves to be driven by price in choosing the food that we eat we are supporting these unsustainable and environmentally damaging practices. We are so lucky to have farms like Shillingford Organics on our doorstep, and we can do our bit by supporting organizations like Fair-trade and buying local and organic when we can. On Saturday 1st February the Butterfly Conservation Trust are carrying out some work at their site on Haldon, which is near the Forest Centre – not far from us. They are asking for volunteers so if you fancy a few hours working out of doors and learning about nature conservation do join them. Details are on their website or contact Jenny on 07918073654 Our next talk in Shillingford Village Hall is planned for Tuesday 24th March, with wildlife wardens from Dawlish Warren. This is still to be confirmed and there will be more information in the next issue. We do ask for a small donation at our talks to pay the Speakers and Village Hall hire. Any surplus we will put towards local wildlife projects, the first of which is already underway. The area was once known for its Barn Owls but, sadly, that has not been the case for some years. So we are purchasing a Barn Owl Nesting Box and placing it near Glebe Farm, with the permission of the human residents of course. The land around the area is sympathetically farmed for wildlife we hope some of these charismatic birds may return to live with us. If you have any ideas for wildlife projects in the Parish please let us know: [email protected] – we are also on Facebook. Useful Local Contacts There are a number of copies of ‘Useful Local Contacts’ in Shillingford Village Hall. It has contact details for all sorts of jobs around the house and garden. Please help yourself to a copy. There is also a copy on the notice boards – in case you just want that one number for an emergency! Our thanks to Sally for putting the list together. 8

Shillingford Local History Society Wednesday19th February 2020 7.30 pm in the Village Hall Christopher Pidsley will talk on the story of Haldon Belvedere and the Rise and Fall of the Palks of Haldon House Everybody Welcome A light supper is included Members Free Guests £4.00 THE EXCHANGE Shillingford Village Hall SATURDAY 8th FEBRUARY 10.30am - 12.00noon BRING YOUR UNWANTED BOOKS, MAGAZINES, TOYS, PLANTS and HOME GROWN PRODUCE & SWAP WITH OTHERS COME & TAKE SOME AWAY Bring bras and postage stamps to recycle for charity Coffee & Cake is served 9

Shillingford St George Parish Council NEWSLETTER PARISH COUNCIL DEFIBRILLATOR January 2020 CHAIRMAN KEY FOBS HIGHWAYS The Parish Council would Feedback from the recent There have recently been a like to thank Cllr Chris Community Questionnaire number of issues with the Carr for his leadership and was that some people had parish roads, particularly in support to our community no knowledge of the key Waybrook Lane and and we welcome Cllr Peter fobs with the defibrillator Markham Lane with Barwell who has been code. Each household flooding, potholes and elected as our new received 2 clipped inside excessive build-up of mud. Chairman. After nearly 10 the Country News The Parish Council has years, Cllr Carr said that magazine about 3 years been lobbying Devon he felt it was time for him ago. The Parish Clerk has County Council Highways to step aside as Chairman a few spares which will be department asking for but he will continue to available at council urgent action. serve on the Parish meetings or at the next Council. Over his Litter Pick event. Should COMMUNITY Chairmanship Cllr Carr anyone need to access the has devoted much of his defibrillators in an LITTER PICK own time to get things emergency, the fob is not This will take place on done around the villages, necessary. They will be Saturday 7th March 2020 from unblocking drains, given the code for the starting from the car park cutting grass, carrying out cabinet by the ambulance essential repairs, often service when they dial 999. at the village hall at 10am. unnoticed and we would This event is always a very like to publicly thank him RE HOMING OF OLD well supported by villagers for his dedication. PARISH who tidy up the parish OLD VILLAGE PUMP NOTICEBOARDS lanes. Please put the date The pump will be sited at As the Parish Council were in your diaries and come the village hall, adjacent to fortunate to receive a grant and support us and enjoy the front porch. As it is to have new noticeboards some refreshments now a working pump, made for both villages, the there will be a water old noticeboards were afterwards. trough underneath and an offered to other nearby information plaque is parishes. They are now NEXT MEETING planned to explain its being refurbished for use at Our next meeting will be origins. the Teign Valley on Monday 10th February Community Hall. at 7:30pm in Shillingford St George village hall. Please come along and join us. MORE INFORMATION QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? Details about the parish council include Any comments or questions for the information can be found on the website. parish council please contact the clerk. www.shillingford.org.uk Parish Clerk: Juliette Thompson T: 01626 863811 E: [email protected]

TEIGN VALLEY REPAIR, RE-USE, RECYCLE DAY 15th February 2020 Teign Valley Community Hall, Christow Do you have any items that are ... BROKEN? Bring them to the REPAIR CAFÉ in the Bowden Room, 10.00 13.00 Clothes, toys, bikes, small electrical items, gadgets etc volunteer fixers will try their best to mend them and show you how to make your own repairs Tea, coffee and cake available while you wait This event is being organised by Teign Climate Hub as part of the Big Fix scheme. See www.recycledevon.org/big-fix-2020 UNWANTED but usable? Donate to the JUMBLE and BRIC-A-BRAC SALE in the main hall, 10.00 13.00 Clean clothes and household items please, bring on the day, 9.30 10.00 Drop off items in advance at Barn End, Village Road, Christow This event is being organised by the Teign Valley Community Hall to raise funds for the hall refurbishment project PAST REPAIR or RE-USE? As a last resort, the RECYCLING SKIPS will be in the car park from 10.00 16.00 For information on items accepted see www.teignbridge.gov.uk/recycling- and-waste/recycling/rural-skip-locations/ The rural skips are provided by Teignbridge District Council De on Air Amb lance - a call for ol nteers The De on Air Amb lance needs a comm ni of ol n eers o keep o r chari shops open and o r emergenc helicop ers fl ing Co ld o spare an ho r or o o help o r local E e er shop We ha e a hos of asks hich need o be comple ed o make o r shops a s ccess From c s omer ser ice on he ill sor ing hro gh o r genero s dona ions s eaming agging and crea ing displa s Yo do no ha e o ha e an pre io s re ail e perience as e offer friendl s ppor raining and enco ragemen So h no gi e ol n eering a go and arrange a rial session a one of o r shops This oppor ni o ld s i an one ho o ld like o mee ne people and help o sa e li es Pop in and ha e a cha i h o r lo el Managers a De on Air Amb lance Co ick S Hea i ree S mmerland S and Topsham or call o find o more Cara Jones DAAT Vol n eer Manager 11



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Teign Valley and Haldon Hill Mission Community The Teign Valley and Haldon Hill Mission Community includes the parishes of Ashton, Bridford, Christow, Doddiscombsleigh, Dunchideock and Dunsford. Re d Ruth Frampton (Priest-in-Charge) can be contacted on 01647 253164 or [email protected]. Her day off is Thursday. Pastoral Care If ld like k e e h ld be glad f a i i f Re d Ruth Frampton, or another member of the church community, please contact he ec c ac de ail ab e he Ch che Ad i i a ee Getting i ch below). The M h Ahead Wine Tasting Saturday 8 February at 7:30pm at Bridford Village Hall Suzie Atkins, wine critic for the Daily Telegraph, will be leading the tasting of various wines, with cheese and biscuits and a draw. Limited tickets - £15. Please contact Kathy Fitzjohn (01647 252515) or Tessa Derby (01647 253239). 16

Bible Study - Wednesday 19 February at 3pm Monthly Bible Study group, meeting at the Rectory, Dry Lane, Christow, EX6 7PE, with the theme From Old to New how we grow from our roots. All are welcome bring a Bible if you have one i d e a e hich a a i Sca e ed C c Friday 21 February Ruth Frampton will be taking Holy Communion to the people scattered throughout the Mission Community who are unable to come to church. Please c ac Re d F a he Ch che Ad i i a if d ike be included. Songs of Praise: Sunday 9 February at 6:30pm at Dunsford Sunday 16 February at 5:00pm at Dunchideock Two opportunities this month to sing your favourite hymns and enjoy refreshments together! Advance Notice Lent Lunches The Walled Garden Dunsford Join us for a soup and cheese lunch, and a short Lent meditation each Monday from 2 March to 6 April time to be confirmed. Lent Course All are welcome to a special Lent Bible Course on Wednesday 4 March, Wednesday 11 March, Tuesday 17 March, Wednesday 25 March and Wednesday 1 April: 11:45am The Spinney, Bridford, EX6 7JQ (by kind invitation of Frances and Daphne Leversedge) 6:00pm The Rectory, Dry Lane, Christow, EX6 7PE Me Ch ch Saturday 28 March: 3pm to 5pm at Teign Valley Community Hall All families with pre- and primary-school children are invited for this new kind of ch ch f he h e fa i C af g Bib e ie f d d ii Ge g ch If you wish to arrange for a baptism/christening, banns of marriage, wedding, or interment of ashes, or have any other enquiry, please contact Steve Cook, the Churches Administrator, on 01392 832332 or email [email protected] F ee e Baptisms: 8 December Evie Causley (Dunchideock) Weddings: 14 December Tom Lockton and Camilla Hall (Ashton) 21 December Jake Sprague and Emily Collins (Dunchideock) Funerals: 7 December Richard Weaving (Christow) 17

Dunchideock Parish Council NEWSLETTER January 2020 Election Noticeboards Woodland Trust was dedicated A local election has been called We still need to raise the by Reverend Ruth Frampton for Thursday 6 February. balance of the projected cost of and planted on St Michael and There are two candidates. almost £1,000 for the larger All Angels parish church green. Your polling station is as usual noticeboard on the Belvedere Many local residents attended at Dunchideock Village Hall. Park bridge and are pursuing the short ceremony and All electors should receive a various possibilities. enjoyed the refreshments polling card. Please exercise The noticeboard near (including mulled cider) that your democratic right and vote Dunchideock bridge and the were kindly provided for one candidate. School lane bus stop has been afterwards. leaking rainwater, so it is being Defibrillator assessed for permanent repairs. Telephone Box In the Newsletter for The noticeboard at Underdown Breaking news – the November we reported that as is supported on two posts but telephone kiosk removal has there had been no interest these are not seated properly. been reprieved. BT say that the from residents for a fourth The posts will need to be telephone service will be defibrillator at Underdown, the replaced if and when the retained and in addition, the project could not proceed. existing noticeboard from the wifi signal boosted However, we recently received Belvedere Park bridge replaces an email from one resident it. .Future Events expressing disappointment. Litter Pick – Saturday 14 This project can be resurrected Millenium Bench March at any time if there is sufficient This is the bench near the Annual Council Meeting – 12 support, so please contact the Biddy Park Lane junction. As a May Clerk, if you can raise interest. result of a very generous Annual Parish Meeting – 19 donation by Mrs Val Everest May Bus Shelter Project (whose husband made the This project is ongoing but is original bench) the bench has Our Next Meeting subject to various issues, the been repaired and refurbished The next Ordinary Parish most important of which is and is back in position Council meeting is at 7.30pm on the cost and the funding. It Tuesday 10th March when the will also require consent from Plant a Tree Event newly elected councillor will the landowner, ecological To celebrate Tree Charter Day take up their post. survey, certain preparation on 30 November and the start Please come along and support works, planning permission, of National Tree Week, a wild us. highways consent and minor cherry tree donated by The replanting of hedging on completion. We may try to install another noticeboard inside the bus shelter for a bus timetable and for Parish Council notices. Find o abo he Pari h Co ncil, ha on Is there something we can help with? and more. Visit Please feel free to contact any of your councillors to ask for our help. Contact details are on our www.dunchideock.org.uk website. You can also contact the Parish Clerk by emailing [email protected] We currently have a team of 6 motivated and or phone him on 01392 422390 enthusiastic councillors working for you. Please come along to our meetings and have your say

Dunchideock Parish Council Budget and Precept 2020/21 At the Parish Council meeting on 14th January the Budget and Precept were approved for the Financial Year for 2020 to 2021 and was a significant increase compared with this year. The Council is very aware of the financial impact on residents and the increase was a difficult decision. In view of this a resident suggested at the meeting that an explanation would be helpful. There are increases that are beyond the control of the Council and further information is provided below regarding the background to the larger items. For a number of years it has been known that the hours worked by the Clerks have been in excess of the contracted hours and the extra hours worked have been unpaid. This has been done as a gesture of goodwill and it was very much in evidence during 2019. A reasonable increase in hours has been approved. This has coincided with the award of a standard increment on the national pay scales and a possible increase in these scales. There have been contested elections in 2018 and 2019 with the cost to the Council and council tax payers for these of £1,928.74. A third election in February 2020 will increase the total cost to over £3,300 and will be the second election that has been held without provision in the Budget because they are beyond the control of the Council. This inevitably has an adverse impact on the financial situation of the Council. This cost is equivalent to about £23.00 in Council Tax for each average band D property which is then paid to Teignbridge District Council whereas it could have been used for the benefit of the parish or a lower amount of Council Tax. There is always the potential for a casual vacancy election in the parish and the Council has decided it would be prudent, as advised by the Chief Financial Officer of Teignbridge District Council, to include the full cost of about £1,500 of an election in the Budget. With the election in February that could not be included in the Budget this will need to be doubled to £3,000 to replace depleted reserves. The other items in the Budget are necessary for the Council to fulfil its statutory obligations and increases are due to inflationary price rises that again are beyond the control of the Council. The Council thanks residents for your support over the last year, and trusts that you will understand the reasons for the unfortunate increase in the parish precept outlined above, which is added to your Council tax. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions. Norman Harvey Responsible Financial Officer, Dunchideock Parish Council, 15th January 2020 19

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Parish Directory – Shillingford Abbot & Shillingford St George Shillingford St George Village Hall 01392 834734 Bookings: online [email protected] 01392 833478 Or by phone between 9am and 5pm Trevor (Treasurer) Sally (Chairman) Shillingford St George Parish Council Chairman – Peter Barwell [email protected] 07973473515 Parish Clerk – Juliette Thompson [email protected] 01626 863811 Community Defibrillators – Please contact the Parish Clerk to report any issues Devon County Councillor [email protected] 07843013705 Alan Connett Teignbridge District Councillors [email protected] Andrew Swain [email protected] Charles Nuttall [email protected] Alison Foden Mobile Library: - Ash Court, Sh. St George, 10.30-11.10, 3rd Monday each month Useful Numbers In the event of an emergency dial 999 for Fire, Police or Ambulance Police non-emergency 101 Ambulance non-emergency 111 Doctors – Ide Lane Surgery Appointments 0139 439868 Crimestoppers 0800 555111 Teignbridge District Council – General enquiries 01626 361101 (out of hours emergency) 01395 516854 Report Potholes or Overgrown Hedges 0345 1551004 Report Potholes on line www.gov.uk/report-pothole/devon Report Power Cuts or Damage to Power lines 105 Environment Agency hotline 0800 3286402 Citizens Advice Bureau 03444 111444 Samaritans 116123 For any suggested additions or amendments, please contact the Parish Clerk 22

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Shillingford St George Rector Rev Mike Partridge The Rectory, Alphington, EX2 8XJ (day off Monday) Parishes of Alphington 01392 491476; 07751 725306 Ide and Shillingford [email protected] Church Wardens Mrs Wendy Nelmes Mr Nick Mansell [email protected] Dunchideock Priest in Charge Rev Ruth Frampton The Rectory, Dry Lane, Christow, EX6 7PE (day off Thursday) 01647 253164 [email protected] Administrator Mr Steve Cook 01392 832332; [email protected] Church Wardens Mr Ray Mallett [email protected] Mr Jamie Cumming Country News For details of this month and next month’s editors, please see the paper version. Advertising Editor Michelle Saunders [email protected] Front Cover Miss Judith Travell [email protected] Treasurer Mrs Elizabeth Jenne [email protected] Main Distributors Mrs Wendy Nelmes (Shillingford) Mrs Elizabeth Jenne (Dunchideock) Articles for the next issue must reach the editor by 15th of the preceding month Advertising Rates Classified: £1 for up to 3 lines, per issue Box advertisements (10 issues per year): Full page: £16 per month/£120 per year Half page: £8 per issue/£60 per year) Quarter page: £4 per issue/£30 per year