The Plympton Community Magazine November 2015

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LOCAL HISTORY Find out all about the significance of the Mayflower

PLYMOUTH PAVILIONS The latest events occurring at the Pavilions this November

PROTECT YOUR HOME FROM FRAUD The latest advice from the Plympton Neighbourhood Policing Team

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Editor’s Note ...

Hello November! It’s a busy month ahead with various events happening in Plympton, especially as it’s coming up to Christmas.

Check out our freshly updated What’s On Guide if you’re looking for things to do or a new hobby for you and your family to take up.

In collaboration with Plympton Chamber of Commerce, Born Hectic Events brings you the Plympton Christmas lights switch on this month on Monday 30th November. The festivities will kick off at 5pm; find out more on page 14.

November 11th marks the 395th anniversary of the Pilgrim Fathers’ landing at Plymouth in the United States, after many days at sea upon the Mayflower ship, which had departed from the Barbican in 1620. Read on in our interesting local history article on page 30.

How would you like to have your very own photograph featured on our next front cover? Send your photograph (no smaller than 3MB) of a scenic area in Plympton to harriet@oracle.uk.net by 18/11/2015.

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I hope you enjoy this issue of the Plympton Community Magazine, packed full of amazing features and offers. See you next month!

Harriet McClure - Interim Editor

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Beacon Electrical

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Starlight

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A1 Carpets

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Jump

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Halo Hairdressing

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Ben Bennett

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Maxim Eyes

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ADS Windows and Doors

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Russells Flooring

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GA Solicitors

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Access 4 Lofts

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Minerva Accounting

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Kingfisher Fish & Chips

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Marshall Motors

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What’s On Guide

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Friends and Families Of Special Children Friends & Families of Special Children was initially set up in 2002 as a support group by parents of disabled children.

Since then the organisation has grown and developed significantly; now supporting over 650 families.

Friends and Families of Special Children is a unique organisation as they provide services and support for each member of the family, individually or as a whole unit.

They provide social, leisure, and information and education activities for every member of each of the families, ensuring that all of the children have the best quality of life possible and enable them to experience as many opportunities to have fun as they can. No children are excluded from the provision offered as everything is adapted in order that it can be accessed by all.

Support also extends to the Young Carers within the family. These are a particularly disadvantaged group of young people for whom services within the city are few and far between.

The Fun and Freedom Club enables Young Carers to have some special time for themselves and be children/young people rather than carers. Many of these Young Carers suffer low self-esteem and lower academic grades. Due to their personal situations they experience social isolation and miss out on many childhood/teenage experiences.

Regular activities are run for special needs children, their siblings and carers, a facility that is not widely available in Plymouth but one that families with able

bodied children take for granted.

Many families with special needs children feel intense isolation on holidays and because of the lack of respite offered to most families, they find these times extremely tiring and can feel quite desperate. These sessions offer access to a support network on a weekly basis throughout the holidays and hopefully ensure that families do not reach crisis point. These sessions may be the only time in the week that carers can drink a cup of coffee in a relatively relaxed manner without having to watch and care for their child.

These sessions have been described as ‘a life saver’, ‘the one thing that stopped me from having a nervous breakdown’ and ‘the place I do not need to keep apologising for my son’s behaviour’.

For Parents there is both practical and emotional support available. Parents can access the Face 2 Face peer befriending scheme, which links Parents facing similar difficulties with a volunteer Parent.

A Parent Advocate is available; supporting Parents to navigate their way through statutory agencies and various processes, as well as signposting to organisations that can support families financially with grants and much needed equipment.

To find out more about the organisation and how they can support you and your family, please visit the website www.friendsandfamilies.org.uk or give the team a call on 01752 204369.

Also find them on Facebook - Friends and Families of Special Children or Twitter @FAFplymouth.

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Would you like to have your photography published on the Front Cover of Plympton Community Magazine?

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Alexandra Boardman

Chartered Legal Executive

hristmas - a time for fun, C excitement, and, oh, family conflict?

By Alexandra Boardman

Alexandra Boardman from The Family Law Company in Plymouth considers the best way to tackle Christmas for separated parents.

Perhaps I should apologise for raising the issue of Christmas when we haven’t finished with all the other festivities of the year yet. However, as Christmas cards have been on the shelves for weeks now, this seems like an opportune time to raise an issue that, like so many around Christmas time, can prove to be a real sticking point.

Some of the ‘Ps’ associated with Christmas Presents: we all like that one. Parties: for some, they are the best thing about Christmas, for others not so much fun (although we might enjoy it in the end). Another ‘P’, and one we reluctantly accept as a requirement of the festive period, is Planning. When we are making our arrangements for Christmas, there is always a long list of what needs to be dealt with. Turkey ‒ tick. Decorate the tree ‒ tick. Buy the gifts and wrap them – tick.

However, as you get organised, spare a thought for family lawyers and mediators for whom Christmas can be one of the busiest times of the year. This is often because of child contact disputes, a very difficult issue for families at Christmas.

It is widely accepted that Christmas is really all about the children and spending time with family. The tree, presents and Christmas dinner are secondary to watching the joy and excitement on the children’s faces when they open their presents. Even letting them overindulge in chocolate is all part of the fun of Christmas morning.

However, with many parents now living in different households it has become more and more difficult for both parents to share these wonderful moments with their children. Understandably, both parents want to have their children wake up with them on Christmas morning and experience the thrill and excitement of those first few hours.

Although some parents will find it difficult to put aside their differences, this isn’t true in all cases. Many separated parents reach agreements that might involve one parent going to the other parent’s home in the early hours so that they can both share in the excitement with their children. It’s worth bearing in mind that for some children, this could be very difficult or confusing.

There really isn’t a ‘one size fits all’ arrangement that can be put in place for every family over the festive period when the parents do not live together. Relationships between separated parents are unique, down to individual circumstances and even personalities. What is usually common, however, is the desire to put the child or children at the centre of the arrangements and try to ensure that Christmas is a fun and enjoyable time for all.

The best way forward is to discuss the likely arrangements early, so both parents know where they stand. By ensuring that neither parent will be disappointed, much of the stresses and strains of making arrangements for children to spend time with their parents is removed.

Having an open conversation about arrangements can highlight areas that may need the additional guidance of a family lawyer or mediator. Where a mutual agreement cannot be reached, knowing the areas of disagreement early on will provide plenty of time for the court to consider the proposals of each parent before giving guidance or, making a decision should no agreement be reached.

In reality, the court would much prefer parents to sort things out between themselves and by agreement, rather than be forced into an arrangement.

Children find it difficult to deal with conflict in the same way that adults do, whatever time of year it is.

Most children would ideally like to spend time with both parents, not least with the expectation that Father Christmas is likely to visit two homes to deliver presents to them.

Where things can become difficult and upsetting is when a child wakes up with one parent to the excitement of Christmas Day, but then feels responsible for or even guilty about their other parent being sad or upset because they haven’t seen them. This can bring on an untimely reminder that mummy and daddy are still not getting on.

By talking to an experienced family lawyer in good time, these problems can often be resolved well before the festive season. With arrangements agreed and in place, everyone can relax and enjoy a peaceful, happy Christmas.

For more information please visit: www.thefamilylawco.co.uk email:enquiries@thefamilylawco.com Tel: 01752 548171 The Family Law Company, Princess Court, Plymouth, Devon PL1 2EX

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Plympton What’s On Guide Attitudes Dance School 5pm - 8:45pm Dance Studio at Heles School

4th November

St Vincent’s English Tea Party Join the staff, residents, family and friends of St Vincent’s in a traditional English tea party and enjoy cakes, sandwiches and pots of tea.

5pm 79 Fore Street, Plympton 14th November

Moor Foreshore Christmas Craft & Gift Fayre Featuring local traders selling items that often cannot be found on the high street.

Products range from cards, jewellery, textiles, home wares, woodwork and Moor Foreshore!

10am - 4pm Harewood House, Plympton 21st November

JAVA Java are an exciting Pop/Rock/Soul duo based in Plymouth. With many years gigging experience they are a professional duo who are

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Zumba 7:15 - 8.15pm Main Hall at Heles School St Vincent’s English Tea Party

no strangers to entertaining crowds.

Evening Plympton Conservative Club 27th November

Trust10 A free 10k running event open to both members and nonmembers of the National Trust. Enjoy the combination of paths and tracks as you take in the historial parkland.

Meet at the grassed area in the car park.

9am Saltram Park, Plympton 30th November

Plympton Christmas Street Fayre Join in for some Christmas festivities and fun. The show will start at 5pm and will provide lots of

food, entertainment and gift stalls up until 9pm. Make sure you are there at 6pm for when the lights are switched on!

5pm - 9pm The Ridgeway, Plympton

Weekly Events Monday Yoga 10am - 11:30am Colebrook Community Centre Ballet and Tap 4pm - 9pm Susan Jane School of Dancing Ballet and Tap Class for Children Plympton St Maurice Community Hall

Plympton Tennis 7:20 - 9.20pm The Dome at Heles School Plympton St. Maurice Judo Club 6pm 7 to 11 years Plympton Guildhall Tuesday Bodyblast Ladies Fat Burning Class 9:30 am Energie Fitness Lister Close Prayer Group 9:15pm - 10:15pm Woodford Methodist Church C. Friends Over 60’s Club 2pm - 4pm Colebrook Community Centre Off Road Run 6.30pm Plymbridge Car Park

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November 2015 Legs, Bums & Tums 7pm-7:45pm Plympton St Maurice Community Hall Open Mic Night 7pm till late Lord Louis Belly Dancing 7pm - 8pm Dance Studio at Heles School Wednesday Play and Craft Pilates 9:30 am - 10:30am Colebrook Community Centre Dance Aerobics 6pm - 7pm Chaddlewood Farm Community Centre Under 14 Modern Jazz 6pm - 6:45 pm St Maurice Primary School Healers 6pm - 9pm Colebrook Community Centre Zumba Party 6:30 - 8:30pm Heles School Under 14 Ballet

6:45pm - 7pm St Maurice Primary School Adult Ju-Jitsu 6:50pm - 8pm Plymouth Ju-Jitsu, Plympton Thursday Over 50’s Fitness and Fun Dance Class run by Eldertree 1:30pm - 2:30pm Chaddlewood Farm Community Centre £1.50 per session Plym Valley Self Defence 6pm - 8pm Gymnasium at Heles School Adult Ballet 6:30pm - 7:15pm Dance Studio at Heles School Club Fit 6:30 pm Heles School Multiple Sclerosis Every 3rd Week Colebrook Community Centre Friday Ladies Only Low Impact Aerobics

9am, Eneergie Fitness, Lister Close

Mothers Union

Toddler Group

South Coast Martial Arts 9:30 - 11:45am Sports Hall at Hele’s School

St Mary’s Infant Ladies Only Ju-Jitsu School 10am - 12 pm 9:30 am to 10:30am Zumba Plymouth Ju-Jitsu, Plympton 11am - 12pm Main Hall at Hele’s Pilates School 9:30am - 10:30 am Colebrook Sunday Community Centre 10am - 11:30am Ridgeway Methodist Church Country Dancing 2pm 1st and 3rd Week Colebrook Community Centre

Car Boot Sale 8am Colebrook Community Centre

After School Story Time For under 10s 4 pm at Plympton Library

Square Dancing 4:30 - 7:30pm Chaddlewood Farm Community Centre

Kettlebells 6:30pm - 7pm Chaddlewood Farm Community Centre Salsaciso 6:00pm - 6:45pm Plympton St Maurice Community Hall Saturday Fitness Bootcamp 8am Lister Close Car Park

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Recipe: Alexa Peduzzi onegreenplanet.org

Pumpkin Butter Truffles Thai Peanut Pumpkin Soup Ingredients Ingredients

• 1/2 cup natural peanut butter • 1½ kgmaple pumpkin ordivided squash, peeled and roughly chopped • 2 tablespoons pure syrup, • 2 tablespoons flour • 4 coconut tsp sunflower oil • 3/4-1 teaspoon plus 1/4sliced teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, divided • 1 onion, • 2 tablespoons oil • 1 coconut tbsp grated ginger • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder • 1 lemongrass, bashed a little • Splash of vanilla extract

• 3-4 tbsp Thai red curry paste

• 400ml can coconut milk TO make the Pumpkin Peanut Butter Filling: • 850ml vegetable stock

1. Combine peanut butter and 3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, and stir • Lime juice and sugar, for seasoning until well combined. Add 1 tablespoon maple syrup and stir until smooth.

• 1flour red and chilli, serve (optional) Add coconut stirsliced, until it to firms.

It should resemble a stiff cookie dough. If your “dough” is too wet, add more coconut flour. If it’s too dry, Method add more peanut butter. This recipe is very forgiving. Taste, and add more pumpkin pie spice if desired.

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The Voyage of the Pilgrims November the 11th marks the 395th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers at Cape Cod, in the North East of the United States, after a gruelling 66 days at sea upon the Mayflower ship which had departed from Plymouth in 1620.

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he Mayflower has strong ties with the Plymouth Barbican as on September 6th 1620, the ship departed close to the Mayflower steps landmark. The Mayflower brought the group of English settlers, now known as the Pilgrims, to what is known today as Plymouth, Massachusetts in North America.

It is known that the Puritan Pilgrims left for America in search for freedom to practise their religion in the hope of a better life, without fear of persecution from the government; anyone who had objected the beliefs of the church could be arrested.

102 passengers travelled 3,000 miles on the ship, a typical English merchant ship of the early 17th century. The ship measured approximately 34 metres long and 7 metres wide; meaning the passengers had to survive in an extremely confined and crowded living space.

Upon the voyage, beer was the main beverage for everybody including children. Lemon juice was also taken to help prevent scurvy.

Illness and tragedy plagued the treacherous journey. The exhausted passengers encountered vicious storms that led the ship miles off course, as they had intended to land at Virginia. Almost half the passengers passed away in the cold and unfamiliar winter of New England.

18 husbands decided they should bring their wives with them on the journey. 3 of these women were heavily pregnant on board, and all survived the journey. One baby, named Oceanus Hopkins, was the only child born on the voyage, and another was born as the ship lay at anchor. It was not until the ship landed that 78% of women would unfortunately pass away in the first bitter winter.

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English had arrived. Upon reaching the Plymouth Rock, an important symbol in American history, 41 male English colonists upon the ship signed the Mayflower Compact – the first governing document of Plymouth Colony, considered as the foundation of the U.S. Constitution.

The settlers began the building of the first house in the New World on December the 25th. The Pilgrims assigned each family a house-plot; they were therein responsible for building their own housing.

Families were also assigned a plot for farming and growing crops, and raising livestock.

In 1621, the Plymouth settlers celebrated a successful growing season at the Plymouth Plantation. This, alongside the Wampanoag Indians interaction with the Pilgrims, traces the origins of the Thanksgiving holiday. Master Jones and the Mayflower departed back to England in this year, but not one of the Pilgrims joined him as they decided to stay put in their New Plymouth community.

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The Mayflower Steps at Pilgrims Point on the Barbican commemorate the journey of the brave Pilgrims who were to form the most celebrated American story of courage, survival and community.

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Remembrance Day in Plymouth Remembrance Day, otherwise known as Armistice Day, marks the day the First World War ended in 1918, at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month.

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The national ceremony is held in London at the Cenotaph where the Queen will lay the first wreath, followed by the Duke of Edinburgh.

In Plymouth, thousands will gather, as one, on Sunday November 8th on the Hoe. The prominent Plymouth Naval Memorial is a familiar sight for residents of our city, commemorating the loss of 7,251 sailors of the First World War and 15,933 of the Second World War. Remembrance is a large part of modern British life, culture and heritage and the poppy, species name papaver rhoeas, is the symbol of Remembrance and hope. The poppy was adopted as a symbol after Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae was inspired by the sight of poppies to write the famous poem titled In Flanders Fields.

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New Website to Help Local Employers Fill Their Apprenticeship Vacancies “Working with the Skills Group team, we invested a lot of time in developing a complex search functionality behind the scenes to ensure that the consumer-facing site was clean, simple and, most importantly, easy to use to ensure that prospective apprentices could find their ideal apprenticeship.”

Skills Group Child Care students, Holly Bennett, Courtney Spencer and Nickalya Lyle, using the new A4M website.

Skills Group has worked with local company, Altitude, to launch a new website promoting apprenticeship vacancies to young people.

The new dedicated recruitment website, www.apprenticeships4me.com, has been designed to help young people make an informed choice about becoming an apprentice, and then finding a vacancy to match their career aspirations.

“The launch of our new website is particularly timely,” said Skills Group Apprenticeship Manager, Mandy Kerslake, “as the increase in the national minimum wage for apprentices to £3.30 per hour has heightened interest in apprenticeship opportunities.

This dedicated recruitment website has been designed to showcase the top local employers that Skills Group works with, and to promote the vacancies they have, while also helping a young person to make the decision to start an apprenticeship.

“All our research shows that it is the employers that attract potential recruits, and our new apprenticeships4me website really highlights the many companies that Skills Group works with.”

Altitude Managing Director, Miles Noble, said “The brief from Skills Group was a fantastic challenge – to develop a website that promotes the various employers the company works with but is appealing to young people making a life-changing decision about what to do with their future, and giving them numerous ways of searching through the many opportunities open to them.

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Skills Group Marketing Manager, Fay Steer, said: “Developing a new website is a big investment for any organisation, both in terms of the actual cost but also the time involved in pulling together the brief, consulting with colleagues at every step of the way, creating all the new content – text and imagery – and testing the features and navigation with the target audience.

“The brief was to develop a more interactive website to help us fill our employer vacancies.

The site needed to convince young people and their parents of the benefits of undertaking an apprenticeship, highlighting the many successful young people who have already chosen this route.

Nickayla Lyle, a child care student with Skills Group, said: “I was showing a friend the new apprenticeships4me website while I looked for a job with a local nursery. It is so much easier to use – I can search by type of vacancy and the location, and then all the information I need is there to help me decide whether to apply or not.”

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Skills Group is a locally-based independent training provider with centres in Plymouth, Newton Abbot and Exeter. The company works with employers across the region to offer apprenticeships in Business Administration, Care and Early Years, Construction, Engineering and Automotive, Hairdressing, and Sport and Leisure, and Teaching and Education, and currently has nearly 200 vacancies.

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