Bickleigh Parish Council Newsletter Edition 6 February 2014
BICKLEIGH PARISH COUNCIL Clerk to the Council - Mrs Marilyn Small The Parish Office, The Woolwell Centre, Darklake Lane, Woolwell, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7TR email: parishclerk@bickleigh.gov.uk Telephone - 07730 132426 The role of Parish Clerk is part time so if no one is available when you call please be prepared to leave a message and you will be called back. Councillor Barrie Spencer (Chair) Councillor Carolyn Bruce-Spencer (Vice-Chair) Councillor Charlie Ellis Councillor Rhidian Goddard Councillor Bill Hitchins Councillor Linda Crowe Councillor Roger Ivey Councillor Edwin Dobinson South Hams District Councillors Councillor P W (Bill) Hitchins Tel: 705494 Cllr.Hitchins@southhams,gov.uk Councillor Mrs Carolyn Bruce-Spencer Tel: 313855 Cllr.Bruce-Spencer@southhams.gov.uk
Foreword from editor and team of Signpost Welcome to the latest edition of Signpost. Instead of producing a newsletter monthly we will from on now be producing it every other month. We welcome contributions from local organisations. Please tell us what you are doing, about to do and your success stories. Contact us with articles and ideas by emailing signpost@bickleigh.gov.uk. For advertising enquiries email signpostadvertising@bickleigh.gov.uk. 1
Bickleigh Parish Council Bickleigh Parish Council (BPC) meets on the fourth Thursday of each month with the exception of August and December. Additional meetings are held at other times dependent upon special circumstances. Full details of meeting dates as well as agendas and minutes are available on BPC’s website; Agendas – go to www.bickleigh.gov.uk/meeting_agendas; Meetings – go to www.bickleigh.gov.uk/minutes_full_council; Dates of Meetings – go www.bickleigh.gov.uk/diary_dates. BPC uses the website as its main communication tool so please visit regularly for updates on what is going on in the area. We also have an established mailing list which is used to communicate important information about issues that do, or might, have an impact on the area. If you would like to be added to the list please send an email to the Parish Clerk; parishclerk@bickleigh.gov.uk or follow the link on the Parish Council website. Each email that is issued will have instructions
Roborough Recreation Hall Ideal for your private party, club or society meetings Includes kitchen area, and also available separate committee room Highly competitive rates
Roborough Playing Field Sports/events field for organised sporting or club events Pavilion and facilities available upon request For enquiries and bookings contact Susan Miller on 302238 or visit our website www.roborough-recreatiomhall.co.uk Registered Charity No. 270557
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showing how you can remove yourself, and the list will not be disclosed to any third parties, being used solely for the purposes of keeping you better informed. A full list of your BPC Councillors is available at www.bickleigh.gov.uk/thecouncil and on the inside of the front cover. All correspondence should be sent to the Parish Clerk at parishclerk@bickleigh.gov.uk or to our address at The Parish Office, Woolwell Centre, Darklake Lane, Woolwell, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7TR. Bickleigh Village Phone Box The Parish Council now owns this phone box. If you have any ideas about what you would like to see displayed in it, eg walks, local history, cycle rides, please contact the Parish Clerk. Pets to Vets A husband and wife team of animal lovers are appealing for drivers. Wendy and Tony Souter run Pets to Vets based in Roborough, who provide 24-hour transport service for pets to get urgent medical attention. The couple are desperately seeking volunteer drivers. Wendy, said: “The drivers that we’ve got now are spectacular, they are absolutely wonderful. “We are looking for new drivers who must come with a reference. Any hours to suit, even if it is only for a couple of hours a week, we can fit in with them and drivers do receive a fuel allowance.” The pair, who also run Happy Days Yorkshire Terrier Rescue, are self-funded and have been helping animals for over 40 years. Any area is covered and people needing help with their pets or potential volunteer drivers can get in touch with Wendy by calling 01752 774517. 3
Fun & Fitness for Children Classes for Pre-School Children in Woolwell, Ermington, Saltash and Elburton Also birthday parties for ages 2-8 Please call or click Amanda for further information on 07962431431 www.amandaspopkids.co.uk
Rosemary Woodwark School of Dance
Based at Woolwell and Buckland Monachorum Teach classes in RAD Ballet (Grades and Vocational Grades to Advanced 1), ISTD Modern and Tap, Musical Theatre classes Tap Classes for Adults and also specialise in 2 yr old and upwards in ballet classes. CRB checked Any more information please call 01626 367537 or visit www.rosemarywoodwarkschoolofdance.co.uk
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Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team has moved into larger, rented premises at Devonshire Meadows, Roborough after relocating from Widewell. The team are hoping to raise £150,000 in the next two years to purchase the property and install an extra floor. To help with fundraising efforts, a member of the team has written a book about the moor's geology. Ken Ringwood has penned the Dartmoor's Tors and Rocks paperback, which has been printed and published by Plymouth University. And the foreword was written by the team's patron Professor Iain Stewart, professor of geosciences communication, at the university's school of geography, earth and environmental sciences. The book describes how tors and associated features may have formed, features a map showing the relative positions of tors and rocks and has more than 365 colour photographs. "It will be a useful reference book for anyone interested in Dartmoor," a team spokesman said. University of the Third Age (U3A) There will be an inaugural meeting for a new U3A on Thursday, January 30th at 2pm in the Roborough Suite of the Woolwell Centre. Are you retired or semi-retired? Do you want to be active – socially, mentally and physically? Would you like to learn a new skill or study a new subject? Would you like to join one of our many interest groups? Would you enjoy outings to theatres, concerts and other events with a group? Would you help to support and develop these activities? And finally, would you like to help other people get more out of life? If the answer is yes, then the University of the Third Age is for you! Just come along to the Woolwell Centre situated in Darklake Lane or for more details contact Liz Johnson on 01822 810596 or email maj.ejh@gmail.com or Janet Hunt on 01822 613088 or email janle.hunt47@gmailcom. 5
1st Roborough Scout Group 1st Roborough scout group is a thriving and active group of young people and adult volunteers who meet in the Scout Hut near the Woolwell Centre, in the heart of the community in Woolwell and Roborough. We currently run Beavers for children 6-8 years of age, Cubs for youngsters 8 to 10/11, scouts for slightly older youngsters 10/11-14, and an explorer scout section for those aged 14-18 for those interested in even more adventurous and teenage related activities. We are keen to recruit more boys and girls to join us who would want to partake in outdoor and adventurous activities. Any adults who wish to volunteer as leaders are also welcome; we mentor and train volunteers around their work and domestic requirements. We thoroughly enjoy camping, and we shall hold a number of camps throughout the year again this year. Scouts and explorers will be travelling to Switzerland in August. We shall hold our now annual cycle ride from North Devon to South Devon IRENE PETERS HALL over the May Day bank holiday. (Woolwell Scout Hall, Darklake Lane, Woolwell) If you are at all interested, please contact me, Eric Drabble, mobile 07533 186772 Available for hire - ÂŁ10 per hour Includes kitchen and disabled or email toilet facilities ericdrabble@blueyonder.co.uk, or 1r.scouts@gmail.com; or For enquiries and bookings check our website contact Sam on 211959 www.1rscouts.org.uk. Look forward to hearing from you. or visit our website www.1rscouts.org.uk Reg. charity 1002877
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Roborough Pre-School Methodist Church Hall, Bickleigh Down Road, Roborough
AN OFSTED REGISTERED SCHOOL Toddlers welcome from 2 years old £10 PER SESSION Funded Places for 2 - 5 years olds Monday - Friday mornings 9.15 - 11.45 Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons 12.15 - 2.45 pm Lunch Club Monday to Friday 11.45 - 2.15 ONLY £2.00 per session We have a maximum of 19 children in any one session which means that we can provide a more personal approach for your Child’s needs. Contacts Karen for a Prospectus on 07944 076272 or email roboroughpreschool.co.uk or www.roboroughpreschool.co.uk
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South Hams District Website For those with internet access, the South Hams District website, www.southhams.gov.uk , contains lots of useful information. For example on the first page at the bottom right is a box entitled “Where you live�. If you enter your postcode and then select your address you can find out who your local councillors are, details about your Council tax including how much, all about Recycling and Waste collection and informing you of when your next collection day is and what type, how to order more bags (also available at the Woolwell Centre), find out about nearby planning applications and how to report things like dog fouling and fly tipping. eBooks and Audiobooks from Devon Libraries If you belong to Devon Libraries then you can download eBooks to portable devices. For more information see http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/cultureheritage/libraries/e1721210 545-b00kmarketingdl-2012
Your local Methodist Church, Roborough Methodist, is situated in Bickleigh Down Road, just off Roborough Village. Sunday Morning Services at 10.45 am (All are welcome) The church has been internally modernised in recent years and has a loop system and facilities for the disabled.
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Barnardo’s Donation Centre, Woolwell Barnardo’s has just opened what is believed to be Plymouth’s first donation centre at Towerfield Drive in Woolwell. Opposite Lidl, the shop has easy access and plenty of free parking which saves people from having to struggle down the street with bags and boxes. The front of the building is a traditional store where people can browse for a bargain after delivering their items. However, the ‘open plan’ means donors can also see the rear of the building where volunteers sort the goods into 30 large bays, ready for them to be sent to the most appropriate shop – some shops prefer certain types of clothes, others prefer books or DVDs. The Barnardo’s team consists of manager Gemma Attwood-King, deputy Alison Davis and sales assistants Sabrina Hoque and Amanda Glinn. Gemma said: “This is a fantastic concept which has already proved to be very popular in other parts of the UK, so we are delighted to bring it to Plymouth as well. “We opened our first donation centre in the South West last year, in Gloucester, and in the first 12 months it received 24,000 bags of clothes, books, toys and games. “It makes shopping and donating so much easier for all of our local supporters – there is no need to search for a parking space and then carry everything down the road.” “They simply pull up at the door and transfer everything from their boot, with help at hand if needed.” “Then we sort the stock and arrange distribution to our network of shops where the items are resold to support our work with vulnerable and disadvantaged children.” The donation station is open Monday-Saturday from 9am-6pm, and Sundays from 10am-4pm, and always welcomes donations of good quality items including clothes, books, toys, games, DVDs, CDs, bric-a-brac and accessories. The team is also keen to receive offers of help from potential volunteers just call 01752 696352. 9
POLICE NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAM NEWS “Happy New Year from the Neighbourhood Team. We welcome back PCSO Jim Brokensha who is covering the patch until a new recruit is found. We have also had some staff restructuring with A/Sgt Rachel Ward replacing Sgt Livingstone as the Neighbourhood Team Leader. Sgt Livingstone is currently A/INSP as the South Devon Unifi Change Manager and we also wave Goodbye to INSP Ralph who has been temporary promoted to C/INSP at Torquay. Instead we welcome INSP Leisk to Ivybridge and look forward to showing him around the patch. The Police surgeries at The Woolwell Centre have been running for around 8-9 months now and we would welcome any feedback from you. ·
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All feedback can be emailed to Ivybridge@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk FAO PC 6350 Dingley. The Speed Watch Volunteers for Bickleigh have now completed all training/supervised sessions and are now on their own gathering speed data for the Police. If anyone else would like to become a volunteer for Speed Watch, Neighbourhood Watch, Farm or Horse Watch then please contact the Team on the above email address with your enquiry.”
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News from Dartmoor National Park There is concern over the dramatic crash of the cuckoo population in England, reported to be as high as 70% over the last 25 years or so. The reason for this dramatic decline is unclear. In order to throw some light on the situation, Dartmoor National Park Authority is taking part in a national project managed by the British Trust for Ornithology to track cuckoos by satellite. Cuckoos only spend a short part of the year in the Uk for their breeding season and then migrate to the Sahara region for overwintering. Dartmoor National Park, as southern England’s largest upland, hosts a stable, nationally important population of birds who thrive in its mixed vegetation and grazing environment. In May 2013 four cuckoos were fitted with satellite tags for identification purposes to enable information to be gathered with regard to their long, hazardous migration route. The birds were named Dart, Tor, Ryder & Whortle. The tracking evidence showed that Dart died in Mallorca and Ryder perished while crossing the Sahara desert. However Whortle & Tor successfully reached their overwintering location. The programme is continuing in 2014 and the results will be made available. Land of Granite A new film about Dartmoor National Park and the work of the authority has had a successful premiere. Using local expertise, the narration was by the wildlife presenter, Nick Bake; music was composed by an Authority’s employee, Sarah Oxton, and was performed by students from South Dartmoor Community College from Ashburton. It can be viewed on the Authority’s homepage at: http:/www.dartmoor.gov.uk Bill Hitchins 14
Devon County Council Budget
Bickleigh WI
Devon County Council has 2.15 pm every 3rd Wednesday of created a website each month (except Aug) at www.toughchoices.co.uk Roborough Recreation Hall which gives details of the financial challenges facing the County and gives suggestions We enjoy friendship, team spirit, interesting speakers, various and proposals for change in outings, a powerful voice on your local services. It also many national issues & raising gives the opportunity for you to monies for charity. comment and join the debate about their future. You would be most welcome Quote from the website: “The So come along and make new latest Government spending friends. review means we now need to save a further £100 million Tel: Sue - 07544 560 675 over the next three years.” WOOLWELL TOWNSWOMENS GUILD www.woolwelltg.com We meet every 2nd Tuesday of the month at Woolwell Centre 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm Our varied programme includes speakers, craft days and social events DO COME AND JOIN US Please contact: Pam Tel: 01752 785094 15
Music Lessons
MusiTech Studios Patient, friendly one-to-one For all exams or just for fun! Piano, keyboard, flute, Clarinet, saxophone, singing and music theory.
Tel: 01752 704465 Robert Dyer 5 Farnley Close, Roborough .DOG
GROOMING AT GLENHOLT
Bathing, Grooming, Clipping, Hand-stripping, Nail Clipping, etc Experienced and sympathetic grooming Telephone Ann on 01752 776991
FRENCH & GERMAN - PRIVATE TUITION Do you own a property abroad? Are you going on holiday? Are you preparing for an exam or a business trip? All levels catered for on a one to one or group basis from conversational through Key Stage 3 to Advanced Level (CRB Cert). Phone Dave Jones BA(Hons),PGCE on 01752 695625 for further information.
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We hope you had a good Christmas and wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year. For those of you who took part in our Quizmas, published in December’s edition of Signpost, here are the answers:QUESTION
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1. Precipitation isn’t cheap. 2. A Big Bird that doesn’t live on Sesame Street. 3. Encased sweet meats. 4. Crazy. 5. Glittering metal from Cornwall. 6. Handy in a blackout. 7. A jolly show with a few sex changes. 8. Can be found inside soft toys. 9. Put up indoors, but taken down from outdoors. 10. Stiff paper mail. 11. Some may be returned in the New Year. 12. Pater is plump and jolly red.
Reindeer Turkey Mince pies Crackers Tinsel Candle Pantomime Stuffing Tree Cards Presents Father Christmas 13. They could be blind or double. Dates 14. Many lay bet’s, or dream of this. White Christmas or snow 15. Gifts are covered, but not by insurance. Wrapping paper 16. Broken for the kernel. Nuts 17. Jack used his thumb instead of a spoon. Christmas pudding (pie) 18. Sometimes worn over the head on a robbery. Stocking 19. Coloured schemes may be apportioned. Decorations 20. Hung up to buss under. Mistletoe How did you do? Well done for having a go!
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We are now holding weekly and half term sessions at Roborough Recreation Field
FOOTBALL PLAYERS ARE NEEDED FOR THE FOLLOWING AGE GROUPS Under 5s (School Year Reception), Under 6s (School Year 1) Under 7s (School Year 2), Under 8s (School Year 3) Our coaching programme develops fundamental movements and allows young children to enhance their footballing ability, balance, co-ordination in a positive, fun and safe environment. Parents are welcome to come along and watch All Coaches are FA Qualified and hold a current CRB
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GROUP Woolwell Centre Brownies 1st Woolwell
CONTACT Carole Spencer Mrs S George
TEL 695888 211859
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Brownies 1st Roborough
Mrs A Stoddard
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Rainbows 1st Roborough
Ms C Harris
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779255
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708237 708237
BD SH
07944 076272 302238
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Mr E Drabble
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Mrs Hext Mrs N Ridge
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1st Mrs N Ridge
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Rainbows 2nd Roborough Mrs A Stoddard Woolwell Townswomens Mrs P Griffiths Guild Crusaders Youth Club Mrs S Cannon Mr S Cannon Cubs 1st Roborough Pre-School Roborough
Mrs K Mannell
Roborough Recreational Mrs S Miller Hall (Bookings) Mr E Drabble Beavers 1st Roborough Scouts 1st Roborough Bickleigh WI Guides 1st Roborough Ranger Guides Roborough Explorer Scouts
Adrian Perkins LOCATIONS
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Woolwell Centre
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Woolwell Scout Hut
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Bickleigh Down School, Woolwell
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Roborough Recreation Hall
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HELPFUL NUMBERS Bickleigh Parish Council. Parish 07730 132426 Clerk
Website www.bickleigh.gov.uk
Devon County Council
0845 155 1015 www.devon.gov.uk
South Hams District Council
01803 861234 www.southhams.gov.uk
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust - 0845 155 8155 Derriford Hospital
www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk
Out of Hours (previously NHS 111 Direct) Police - general enquiries 101 Emergency Service - Police, Fire, 999 Ambulance, Coastguard
www.devon-cornwall.police.uk
National Grid Gas emergencies 0800 111 999 (previously Transco Gas)
www.nationalgrid.com/uk
South West Water
0800 169 1144
www.southwestwater.co.uk
Western Power Distribution
0845 601 2989
www/westernpower.co.uk
Dartmoor National Park Authority 01626 832093
www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk
Environment Agency
www.environment-agency.gov.uk
03708 506 506
Mobile Library The mobile library is timetabled to call at the Woolwell Centre on Jan 31, Feb 14, Feb 28 and Mar 14 arriving at 09:15 and departing at 11:15. The views expressed in this newsletter are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Editorial Team. Reproduction of editorial is strictly prohibited without prior permission from Bickleigh Parish Council. All rights reserved. Copyright 2014. 21
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