August 2018

WOODBURY NEWS

AUGUST 2018

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AUGUST 2018 - EDITORIAL Woodbury News, and I am sure the whole of Woodbury, sends congratulations to the Community Charity Coffee Morning, which celebrated its fourth birthday party on Tuesday 10 July. Each week, come rain or shine, regulars and visitors turn up in Woodbury’s Church Rooms or under a gazebo on the Green outside to enjoy what Vicki Weatherburn so aptly describes as ‘coffee, cake and a natter’. They are often joined by residents from Stallcombe House.

Neighbours Vicki and Anna Crafer were enjoying coffee in a similar situation, when a chance observation between them about how pleasant that occasion was led them to lay the foundations for Woodbury’s Community Charity Coffee Mornings. Helped by Liz Hanes, these enterprising ladies run this highly successful venture, which not only provides a welcome social event, but has also raised in excess of £10,000 in just four years. Freshly ground coffee is served and it’s sometimes hard to choose between the delicious cakes. Prices are still what they were four years ago - £1 for coffee, £1 for cake. Thanks are also extended to all the cake-makers who provide the ingredients and bake at no cost to the organisation; to those who serve and wash up; and to the willing band of helpers who set up and clear away each week with no fuss.

Nowadays, four organisations tend to benefit with a £500 cheque on a regular basis: Budleigh and District Hospiscare, the Stallcombe House residents’ social fund, the Community Playing Fields, and the Church Rooms itself, with new chairs, contributions to general maintenance costs and a magnificent panoramic photo of the village. Other beneficiaries have been the Friends of Woodbury Surgery, the Community Orchard, The British Heart Foundation, the Royal British Legion and Red Nose Day. OUR COVER PHOTO, taken at the birthday party by Mike Jeans, shows Pat Browne (Church Rooms), Mandy Tuckett (Stallcombe House), Gary King (Woodbury Community Playing Fields), with organisers Vicki Weatherburn and Anna Crafer. Other photos by Mike of the party are on pages 33 and 34.

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4 ST SWITHUN’S CHURCH, WOODBURY Vicar: Reverend Sid Humphries. Tel:01392 274512 email: revsidh@gmail.com ST SWITHUN’S SUNDAY SERVICES 1st Sunday - 11.15 All-age Holy Communion. 2nd Sunday: 11.15 Holy Communion. 3rd Sunday: 11.15 Holy Communion; 18.30 Evensong. 4th Sunday: 08.00 CW Holy Communion (said); 11.15 Morning Worship.

Morning Prayer: Mondays at 09.15.

NEWS AND EVENTS Lych gate stalls - Saturday mornings 09.30-11.00.

Woodbury PCC Monthly Draw - Draw made at the Charity Coffee Morning 3rd Tuesday each month. Prize every month ranging from £50 to £500. Details from Ken 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.

Friday 27 July Alan and Maureen Wright “Celebrating our 50th Wedding Anniversary”.

Monday 6 August Sue and Nick Burgess “Celebrating our 58th Wedding Anniversary”.

Tuesday 7 August Peter and Chris Grist “Happy Birthday Nancy, with much love from Peter, Chris and all the family”.

CHURCH ALTAR FLOWERS - AUGUST 5 & 12 - Mrs P Michael. 19 & 26 - Mrs J Hann. Many thanks to everyone who helped to decorate church for St Swithun’s festival.

FoSS (FRIENDS OF ST SWITHUN’S) There will be a report on the Summer Concert in next month’s Woodbury News. The Autumn Concert with Exeter Singers will take place in the church on Tuesday 9 October at 19.30.

FoSS is proposing to finance further masonry work on the external walls of the church, the refurbishment of two of the windows, which will be done next month and to help pay for new lighting in the church. Thus all receipts will be put to good use in maintaining the fabric of Woodbury’s most important historic building.

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6 WOODBURY GARDEN CLUB 10 July The meeting was well attended and we were delighted to welcome some visitors and members of Wild-Woodbury. The subject for the evening was The Bee Friendly Garden presented by Neil Lovesey from Picket Lane Nursery and Gardens, South Perrott, Dorset.

Neil began by describing the weather pattern we have had for the past year, a wet winter, very little sunshine, snow in March and then May with no rain.

A very challenging year for gardeners and also bees! As he said, no bees, no flowers, no flowers, no bees, they are intertwined, what came first? There are 260 different species of bees and to identify them you have to look at the colour of the head, the colour of the body and lastly count how many bands there are on the tail; not an easy task when they never seem to be still for long. Of the 260 species of bee in the United Kingdom, these include one honey bee, about 17 bumbles, two common wasps and hornets.

These are all social bees and live as colonies.

The other 230 species come under the heading of solitary bees. He explained how bees can be grouped into types, solitary, masonry, tree, leaf cutters, bumble, wasps, hornets, cuckoo and of course the honey bee. Many of these he illustrated with photographs. He gave us many interesting facts about the different lifestyles of the various groups of bees and how, due entirely to man’s interference, the bee population is being decimated by a number of diseases. Climate change is also having an effect on the bee population.

So, what can we do about it? Bees need pollen, nectar, water and propolis which is a glue collected from certain plants, shrubs and trees to fill up gaps and holes anywhere in the hive.

By selecting appropriate flowers, bees can be seen in the garden from as early as February right through to November and even December given good weather.

When describing the lifestyles of the various groups, Neil gave many examples of plants that could be grown. Neil also advocated wild flower gardening because we have lost Echinacea purpurea many traditional habitats like hedgerows, hay meadows and chalk grassland. Bees are important to the world and anything we can do to help them helps the planet. It was a very interesting evening with much information about bees, how they live and what we can provide in our gardens to help them flourish.

Please come and visit our Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Show, Saturday 4 August, 14.00 in the village hall.

Joyce Jeans

7 WOODBURY HISTORY SOCIETY The next meeting of Woodbury History Society on Thursday 6 September at 19.30 in Woodbury village hall is The History of Woodbury Castle: an illustrated talk by Kim Strawbridge, the Pebblebed Heaths Site Manager. All are welcome. Admission to members is free, £4 for visitors.

Woodbury Castle, an Iron Age hill-fort, is an iconic and nationally important Scheduled Monument which is enjoyed by large numbers of visitors. Numbers have increased since the last major maintenance scheme a decade ago and this fragile site has been placed on the Heritage-at-Risk Register, due to increasing erosion and the risk of damage from tree roots.

Work started in August 2017 to prevent any further decline before irreplaceable archaeological deposits are lost.

The project is a fantastic opportunity to ensure the removal of the Iron Age monument from the Risk Register, and also to raise the profile of the site, improving understanding of its significance as a rare prehistoric structure.

Join Kim Strawbridge to hear more about how we are securing the future of an important national monument, the advantages of harnessing peoplepower, and the progress made at the hill-fort in the last year.

Professor Nick Burgess, Chairman Woodbury History Society WOODBURY AND DISTRICT ROYAL BRITISH LEGION We send our sincere sympathy to Julia Thornton and family on the death of Peter, who was a Vice Chairman and member of our branch for many years.

The boats at the Arch are in full flower, having been planted earlier in the year by the Brownies with plants donated by the Parish Council. It will be the last time they are part of the 100 Years Commemorations for the Great War. The boats are life-rafts, donated by Debbie and Kilve Marchant, so they don't leak and will make an ideal small pond or bog garden; we will be holding a silent auction in the autumn to raise funds.

Generous donations are being received for GP90: Exton Garden Club, M and P Glanvill Storage, Charity Community Coffee morning, Optima Graphics, Jean Carpenter’s quiz raising over £70, also more promised. A full list of thank-yous will be in Woodbury News and the Exmouth Journal in the autumn.

Sue Hudson, churchwarden, is embroidering a special kneeler depicting a poppy to be placed by the Passchendaele memorial in St Swithun’s Church and we will also be running a fund-raising lych gate stall on the first Saturday in October.

GP90 5 - 9 August - a full report and pictures will be in the Woodbury News in the September issue.

Sandra Huish

8 WOODBURY C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL As we begin our last week of term, the School is a hive of activity. Our oldest pupils are presently readying themselves for the Leavers’ Service, to be held at St Swithun’s Church on Wednesday 25 July, where the whole school will be joined by parents, teachers and friends to say goodbye. We wish all the children who are leaving well in their new schools where we are confident they will continue to thrive. We look forward to hearing all about their future successes.

We wish you all a happy and healthy summer break and look forward to seeing the children when they return on Wednesday 5 September.

KS2 Production – Robin and the Sherwood Hoodies The Key Stage 2 children recently gave three outstanding performances of Robin and the Sherwood Hoodies. The main roles were brought to life by our Year 6 pupils, with supporting roles filled by year 5 and a wonderful chorus of all the children in the Key Stage 2 classes. The children put on a fantastic show which was enjoyed by all. Notable performances by many had everyone laughing, singing and booing at appropriate moments!

Children and staff worked tirelessly for many weeks to perfect the songs, learn each line and memorise every stage direction; we are very proud of their commitment and the result was an extremely polished and professional show.

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Trips and Visits The children in Oak class recently took a trip to Pizza Express as part of their topic on healthy eating.

Whilst there, the children were given the opportunity to learn about how pizzas are made and the ingredients used in them.

They all had the chance to make their own pizzas which they then brought back to school to enjoy as a whole class for a lunchtime celebration.

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10 The children in Willow class enjoyed a day at Pennywell Farm. The children met a variety of animals, many of which they were able to handle and feed such as chicks, guinea pigs, rats and piglets. They were given the chance to feed goats and deer and were invited to watch a Chicken Licken puppet show before experiencing a pond-dipping session.

Ash class recently spent the afternoon at the Sidmouth Donkey Sanctuary taking part in a ‘Life Skills’ day. The police, RNLI and Fire Service all demonstrated to the children ways in which they can keep safe, such as sea safety and lifesaving, handwashing and hygiene skills and fire safety at home.

The children learnt much from the different services who were there and were very grateful for such a valuable and informative day.

Beech class visited Living Coasts and enjoyed seeing a huge array of underwater creatures such as sting rays, starfish and a huge favourite - the robotic shark!

They enjoyed learning about different penguins and their habitats and watching them being fed by the keepers. They were very interested to learn all about how we can care for the ocean and all its inhabitants as part of their recent topic of Under the Sea.

11 Sport Two teams of year 4 children represented the school recently at the QuadKids athletics festival at Exmouth tennis centre. They took part in a series of running, jumping and throwing events to test all of their sporting skills.

Both teams demonstrated two of our school values, reciprocity and respect, working as a team and supporting each other. One team achieved second place which saw them through to represent Exmouth Schools at the East Devon final in Ottery St Mary where they were awarded second place again. Well done to all of our competitors.

We recently held successful sports days for both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, with wonderful weather on both occasions. The children took part in events such as crazy catch, speed bounce, 100m sprint, team relay, obstacle course and standing long jump. Boy and girl winners were selected from each year group based on the points earned in each event; the winners were then awarded trophies which they may keep at home for the year.

12 Outdoor Learning The children in all classes have been enjoying a block of weekly forest school sessions this term. Beech class have been exploring natural colours and textures with mud paint and smelly cocktail making; Willow class have learnt what it is like to be a seed and how important it is to care for our plants; Oak class investigated food chains across different species and how they are the key to animal survival; Cherry class began to learn about the important role each part of a plant has and how photosynthesis works; Maple class extended their topic work on the Mayans and created Mayan weapons out of willow; Chestnut class took on a challenge to explore how unsupported objects fall to earth and Ash class spent time completing a series of challenges designed to test their teamwork, leadership and communication skills.

Could you be a School Governor?

Our school Governing Body is made up of members of the local community, members of the local churches, pupil parents, school staff and local authority representatives. Governors come to us from a variety of backgrounds, with a range of skills and experiences, and work voluntarily for the benefit of the school. The governors are a link between the school and the wider community and we are currently looking for new foundation governors to join our committed team. We would be delighted to hear from anyone who:  has an interest in working alongside others to achieve the best learning environment for our children  has time, energy and enthusiasm to make a difference  is ready to accept responsibility for individual areas within the board  has a desire to contribute to and to represent the community If you are interested in becoming a governor please submit a maximum of 150 words detailing why you would like to be involved and what skills, attributes and experiences you could bring to the role to: Jackie Doyle, Clerk to Governors, Woodbury CE Primary School, Castle Lane, Woodbury, EX5 1EA or alternatively email: jdoyle@woodbury.devon.sch.uk.

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13 WOODBURY TENNIS CLUB We are approaching the end of the summer season, which has been hot and dry so no matches were cancelled due to weather. The Men’s A team have struggled but are now approaching safety, having recorded their first 8-0 victory over Torquay in Division 5. The B team have been more successful, recording three wins and four draws from their 12 matches, and are securely placed in mid-table. Both teams have been excellently organised by captains Tim Greenslade and Phil Moores.

The junior coaching programme has now been completed. The coach, John Wingate, and his assistant, Tom Kinch, regularly had 36 youngsters on court on Wednesday evenings in four sessions. The youngsters thoroughly enjoyed the sessions and we hope that the programme can be repeated next year. Contact Helen (helenryland@btinternet.com) if you wish to be included next year!

The tournament and barbeque will take place on Sunday 22 July and there are a good number of entries.

Club Treasurer, Pat Browne, accompanied by Ruth, had a good day at Devonshire Park, Eastbourne on 26 June, as a guest of the LTA, when he was presented, on court, with the South West Regional Volunteer of the Year award. He then had the privilege of tossing the coin for the match between Elena Kivitova and Kateryna Bondarenko; the photograph shows him dwarfed by these tall ladies.

The club had four double tickets for Wimbledon to distribute; all were accepted by the lucky ballot winners who saw some high quality tennis during the fortnight.

The courts are available for the playing of tennis to all residents of the parish and visitors at a reasonable fee of £4.00 per hour, key available at 5 Escott Cottages (Pat Browne 232805) or from Jackie Clarke 232832, but if playing regularly annual membership (£15 junior) is more economical.

Pat Browne

14 WOODBURY WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Woodbury WI’s summer outing this year was a trip and cream tea on the Tiverton Canal.

On a sunny Thursday more than twenty WI ladies set off for their day out on the horse-drawn barge on the Tiverton Canal. After meeting in the car park they drove to The Globe Inn, Stamford Peverell, where they had a delicious snack lunch (in anticipation of the cream tea).

Then all met up at the canal, where the horse was munching polo mints in readiness for his task.

Once on board, the boat owner/guide told us the history of the canal, the boat, the horses and all sorts of very interesting facts and anecdotes. The canal was at its most picturesque, with many spring flowers and wildlife at the canal edge, and the birdsong was amazing too.

At one point everyone was asked to remain completely silent for a few minutes and all experienced a true sense of calm and peace when the only sounds were the clip clop of the horse’s hooves on the tow path, the slap of the water against the sides of the boat and the birdsong. Surprisingly for a group of very chatty people, the return to conversation was slow - many wished that the silence could have gone on longer!

After just over an hour the boat stopped, the horse had a well-earned rest, people strolled along the tow path, viewed the canal from the little bridge and enjoyed the sunshine.

Back on the boat cream tea was served and enjoyed as the boat meandered back to the quay at Tiverton.

All agreed it was a super day out, relaxing and refreshing, and in good company. Do try it if you fancy recharging your batteries in a totally nontechnological environment and in a way that has not changed in two centuries.

Lin Milsom-Ashby Lunch in Stamford Peverell before boarding the boat

15 The president, Lin Milsom-Ashby, welcomed members and visitors to the July open meeting. She updated us on forthcoming local and national trips and courses, reminding us that the next Clyst Group meeting will be hosted

by Woodbury WI in the village hall on Thursday 4 October. She congratulated Sue Bury on having one of her photos accepted for the DFWI calendar for 2019.

Alison Haslam, a former London tour guide, was our speaker for the evening and her subject was Blue Plaques. As a 9-year-old she was taken to Piccadilly Circus and was disappointed that there was no circus! She went again to London at 19 to begin a six-month training course to become a London Guide and failed. Not put off, she tried again ten years later, along with 100 other people, and was accepted this time. It was a two-year course covering the main attractions as well as 30 topics about museums, such as the V&A and the Tate, architecture and ten cities around London.

She told us about the City of London being one square mile, the City of Westminster and the 32 Boroughs. She kept us entertained with various anecdotes: Jonas Hanway who, it is said, was the first Londoner to carry an umbrella - upsetting the hackney coachmen; a ‘piccadil’ was the white neck ruff/collar made by Robert Baker, a tailor, who lived in Piccadilly when London started to burn, Samuel Pepys buried his wine and cheese before going to the Tower of London to report the fire; and Nell Gwyn was granted the freehold to her property in Pall Mall. Illegal activities in London included dying in the Houses of Parliament — the reason being you would then be entitled to a state funeral – and impersonating a Chelsea Pensioner.

Alison gave guided talks for 28 years before moving to Cornwall. She has written a book titled London: The Tales behind the Statues. She was warmly thanked by Lin. The next meeting will be the garden party, which will be held at the cricket pavilion at noon on 16 August; it will be a bring-and-share lunch.

Liz Hill WOODBURY TWINNING ASSOCIATION On 7 July, a group of us went to Yeovilton Air Day. Phew, it was hot! But we had a super time and saw some amazing air displays, including the phenomenal Red Arrows, which was just breathtaking. The skill required by all the display teams is just exceptional. There were many static planes and events, including the Royal Marine Band and the Military Wives Choir. Our thanks must go to Jim Light who drove us in the mini-bus. Our next event is The Progressive Supper on 22 September. Please contact Jan Owen or Nita Goffron if you wish to go.

Jan Owen

The car park in Flower Street will be closed on TUESDAY 28 AUGUST (see Woodbury Parish Council article on page 21)

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WOODBURY SALTERTON NEWS HOLY TRINITY Family Service Debbie Jung conducted the July Family service, which was very well attended (25 adults and 22 children) including several families joining us for the first time.

Her theme was moving on – to senior school or after a change of circumstances in life. Children drew happy or sad faces on the whiteboard and then Debbie invited adults and children to speak about changes in their lives. These included a new classroom, new school, new house and a new job – Debbie speaking about becoming Churchwarden and Jill about her role as Administrator for the Mission Community. We welcomed Ramona Nash and her son Finlay to the choir – joining his sisters Maya and Lily.

There is no family service in August, so the next one will be on 16 September, when Robin and Louise Lee’s baby son Alfie will be baptised.

The service will as usual be preceded by breakfast.

Choir Party Instead of choir practice on the last Tuesday in June the choir had a party in church.

A beetle drive was enjoyed before refreshments were served. This was particularly to thank the girls for their participation in the Licensing

Service for Revd Sid. He and his wife Tina attended the party and Sid gave each child a small gift and gifts also to Katharine and the adult choir members.

17 Prayer Fish The school were very taken with our church prayer fish with strands hanging down onto which people could attach prayers they had written.

Each class has made its own prayer fish to go in their classroom in an individual style.

The photo on the right is the prayer fish made by Class 3.

School Leavers At the School Leavers’ Service, conducted by Revd Sid Humphries, the gift from the church of a Bible was presented to Eve David, Kyan Dunn, Elliot Evans, Daisy Johansen, Thomas McCafferty, Jonathan Ovenden, Joseph Reddin, Olivia Vining, Isobel Ward and Emily Wilmott.

We wish them all well in their senior schools and have enjoyed having them at Woodbury Salterton C of E School.

WOODBURY SALTERTON WHIST DRIVE There is no break in our monthly Whist Drives, so they will be held on 21 August and 18 September in the village hall at 19.30.

TOPSHAM RUGBY CLUB CAR BOOT SALE BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY - 27 AUGUST from 09.30-13.00 Back by popular demand. Public on foot - free entrance.

We would welcome a £1 donation for parking.

Sellers will be welcome to set up at 08.00 with fees of £6 per car or small van, larger vehicles and trailers at £10 each.

The clubhouse will be open with hot food and drinks available all morning and the bar will also be open towards lunchtime, with guest ales and longstanding favourites on offer.

For more details visit www.topshamrugby.co.uk or call Bee Jenkins on 01392 873651.

CLYST VALLEY CHORAL SOCIETY Fiftieth Anniversary Concert HANDEL: MESSIAH 17 NOVEMBER, 19.30, St Margaret's, Topsham 18 NOVEMBER, 19.30, Holy Trinity, Exmouth New singers welcome. Thursdays 19.30 Clyst St Mary from 13 September.

18 WOODBURY SALTERTON C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL It is the end of another busy and productive academic year at Woodbury Salterton Primary School. At a recent show the children demonstrated their many talents in music, dance, art and poetry not to mention the very amusing sketch that the year 6 students entertained us with. The theme was Animals and the sketch was based on the TV programme I’m a celebrity get me out of here! Some very confident and capable year 6 students played the parts of a cheesy compère and some obnoxious teaching staff, all of whom learned, along with their fictitious students, that being competitive is not always positive and working together can be much more fulfilling. Every child from the youngest to the oldest shone and showed off their creative talents.

The PTA then followed the show with the annual summer fete in the Glebe Field which was well attended and opened by local sports personality Ian Whitten from the Exeter Chiefs. We were supported by a number of local businesses and sponsored by Tony Rowe.

Our thanks go to them and the local community, as we raised over £1,200 which will be used to support the children in our school.

19 The weather was also wonderful for the annual sports day, where the four houses competed, with Pipistrelle House winning. The children impressed us all with their determination and team spirit, working together to demonstrate our school values in action.

Our school moto is Where Every Child Matters as a Child of God. Our year 6 students will be leaving us and graduating on to new schools. At the end of term we hold a leavers’ service in church and take this time to celebrate their progress as they have grown up with us. We have taken great pleasure in watching them grow as young people. We will miss them and wish them every success as they go on with their education.

We look forward to our new starters joining us in reception and offer a warm Woodbury Salterton welcome to all. Our provision for early years in our Foundation Stage Unit (FSU) includes places for 2, 3, and 4-year-olds.

Morning sessions are 09.00-12.00 and an afternoon session is 12.00-15.00, which involves lunchtime. If you are interested in places for the autumn, please see our school website, where you will find further information about sessions, costs and application forms. We will be able to offer visits in the new term and have places in certain year groups as well as in the FSU. I want to take this opportunity on behalf of the governors to wish our children, their families and our hardworking staff a restful and enjoyable summer. There will be more news updates from us in the new school year.

Clare Rooke (Chair of Governors) COMMUNITY COFFEE MORNING Woodbury Salterton Village Hall 09.00 - 12.00 1st Monday of each month.

(Bank Holidays on 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 the people living within the village.

Do email your high resolution photos of local people or events to Karen at karensquires100@ gmail.com The editorial team still needs a wider spread of news, particularly about our younger people. What are you all up to? Why don’t YOU write an article or send in a photo?

Photos taken with a camera, rather than a mobile phone are preferred as they reproduce more clearly on paper.

20 WOODBURY SALTERTON WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Despite the meeting clashing with England playing in the semi-final of the World Cup, there was a good attendance at the July meeting.

Jill Cobley from Aylesbeare WI, who had also represented our WI at the NFWI Annual Meeting, gave a detailed account of the day. Thanking her, President Gill Bricknell said that it had made us feel as if we had actually been there.

Gill had taken part in the Twilight Walk for Cancer in memory of Lis Appleton and she thanked all who had supported her. She raised £300 in sponsorship.

On Friday 10 August at 14.00 Gill will host a cream tea in aid of our own WI funds. The cost will be £3 and there will be a raffle.

Jasmine Atkinson, a Terrestrial Conservation Officer from the Devon Wildlife Trust, gave a talk on the history and work of the Trust and Devon’s wildlife, illustrated by some beautiful photos of birds, animals, flowers and scenes from some of the 50 nature reserves in Devon. The Trust is a charity and receives no government funding for its vital work, which is making a real difference to endangered species and educating children to appreciate nature and our role in conservation.

As usual we do not have a summer break, so the next meeting will be on 15 August at 19.30 in the village hall. Mark Richardson will talk about the work of Exeter’s Food Bank.

On 12 September we will hear about the history of Woodbury Salterton from Gill Selley.

The monthly coffee mornings, on the Thursday following our WI meeting, will be held at the Diggers Rest at 11.00 – so 16 August and 20 September.

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, we ask (no, BEG) you to please help us by sending in your contributions by the closing date, but even more importantly, before the deadline of 19.00 on that day. If you do not do this, it causes us an enormous amount of extra work, and stress.

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

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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.

We are entering a slightly quieter period for the Parish Council. We do not have another main meeting until 10 September. This will allow me to concentrate on bringing to fruition some of the projects we wish to undertake including improvements to the Arch and the War Memorial. In addition, we finally have a volunteer to paint the phone box, to whom we are enormously grateful.

The village hall will be closed for maintenance from Monday 27 August through to Friday 31 August. The Flower Street Car Park is in need of a tidy up as our ground works team have been unable to clear the banks because the car park gets so full. We therefore wish to close the car park on Tuesday 28 August so strimming can take place. If you absolutely must park there on that Tuesday, please could you make sure your vehicle is parked in the centre of the car park away from the banks.

Whilst on the subject of the car park, please could we also request that people leaving village hall events late in the evening keep noise levels to a minimum, as it is disturbing local residents. Please also note some of the residences around the car park have access gates onto the car park and we would be grateful if you did not park in front of these.

Finally, a big thank-you to all those who cut back their hedging when it was encroaching on foot paths or obscuring vision on highways. A few parishioners have expressed surprise that we asked for the offending hedges to be cut back before the end of July. However, it is a requirement of the Highways Act 1980 (Section 154) that footpaths and highways are kept clear at all times.

Wishing you all an enjoyable summer break.

Agendas for future meeting, and minutes of meetings can be found on http://www.woodbury-pc.org.uk/

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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EXTON NEWS

ST ANDREW’S CHURCH, EXTON SERVICES FOR AUGUST Sunday 5 - Transfiguration, 18.00 evening service. Sunday 12 - Trinity 11, 09.30 Holy Communion. Sunday 19 Trinity 12, 09.30 Lay-led service. Sunday 26 - Trinity 13, 09.30 Holy Communion.

FROM SOUTH AFRICA TO EXTON - AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY In April a strange coloured woody stem, rather like a wheat plant, appeared in our garden. I was about to pull it up when my son said, “Give it a chance to live,” so I did. In May it started to produce rough textured buds, one on each stem. By June a delicate pale blue flower appeared rather like a daisy. When I looked at it the next day it had faded and another daisy-like flower had appeared. Over the months there have been eight flowers, each lasting only a day, followed by fluffy heads rather like those of a dandelion.

Local enquiries drew a blank as to where this floral species had come from.

We then contacted Kew Gardens giving them a description and photo. They declared that it was a salsify, related to a daisy but originating from South Africa. My son had visited the Botanical Gardens in Kirstenbosch, South Africa the previous September and a seed of this plant must have settled in the sole of his boot. Having then worn these same boots in our garden the seed had transplanted itself to Exton, taken root and flowered. Nature is very clever and we have the joy of a beautiful flowering plant, with our mystery solved.

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23 ESTUARY LEAGUE OF FRIENDS It was a glorious summer day for the opening of Nancy Potter House.

With the ribbon cut, the House blessed and speeches delivered, the Estuary League of Friends are now ready to continue providing services, activities and events in their new home in Topsham and, from day one, have been doing a wonderful job of bringing people together from local communities.

Their next big fund-raiser will be the swim from Topsham Quay to Turf Locks on 19 August at 12.40. This is a mile-and-a-half swim across open water. Come and support those swimming.

There are many new events happening in August and to find out more about our services and activities, please ring us on 01392 879009, visit our website www.estuary-league-of-friends.co.uk, or look us up on Facebook and Twitter.

Audrey Elphick EXTON LADIES GROUP Exton Ladies Group outing took place on 14 June and a full coach left Exton for Kilver Court Gardens and Retail Outlet at Shepton Mallet. After coffee and biscuits we split up, some to look at the gardens and others to indulge in some retail therapy, then on to Bath in time for lunch. Most of us took in the sights that Bath has to offer before a cup of tea and the trip home, tired but having had a good day out. Thanks go to Pauline Collas for arranging it all.

The 12 July meeting was our annual Garden Meeting, this year held in the beautiful garden belonging to Lyn and Barry Yard. It was lovely to sit in the sunshine amongst the colourful flowers and enjoy sandwiches and cream tea provided by Lyn. A discussion took place as to the venue of our Christmas lunch, this year to be organized by Sue Lonton, and suggestions were put forward for next year’s outing. Chris Bilyard then presented a bouquet of flowers to Lyn to thank her for a lovely afternoon.

Exton Ladies Group meets again on Thursday 13 September at 14.15 in the village hall.

Chris Bilyard 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).

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Summer Fete: Although rather cloudy, everyone enjoyed the day with record numbers of both children and adults. We had the usual interesting stalls, a popular bouncy castle and lots of games and races for all ages.

The day was rounded off with an evening barbeque, with music provided by a local duo. The money raised on the day will help support our local church, village events and charities.

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION COFFEE MORNINGS 2, 16 & 30 AUGUST. 13 & 27 SEPTEMBER 10.00 - 11.30.

RBL ROOM behind Woodbury village hall.

All are invited to join us on alternate Thursdays.

25 The Goosefield Picnic in Exton was magical.

It was a perfect summer evening with everyone enjoying their picnic and refreshing drinks, whilst listening to Andy Marshall singing songs which transported us back to the age of music from the big Dance Bands of the 1930s and 40s.

On behalf of all who were there, may I say a big thank you to the people who organised the evening, including those who manned the bar. Audrey Elphick

JUNE WEATHER It was the driest June since the long hot summer of 1976 with 4.6mm in the gauge, being 0.8% of the norm; in ’76 it was 2.0mm and we dug a latrine in our garden in Co Wicklow – the three girls in my family did not like it! It was close and muggy in the first half of the month and then the sun came out with a vengeance till the 30th giving max/mins of 31C/7C. Apart from a little blow on the 18th winds were light and variable. So far it’s been a disastrous year for nature especially when I look at my plot: early sown seeds failed in the cold and rain and then drought took over and some things died back and others bolted to seed, not to mention the unknown blighters that chewed up my young spinach.

PJH PS. Forgot to give you the basic stats in May: rainfall of 24.9mm (44%) and max/min temperatures 26C/3C.

26 EXTON GARDEN CLUB At our June meeting we welcomed Peter Cantrill back to talk about Plants that Excite. As usual he brought an interesting selection of plants to talk about and they are always very reasonably priced at £3. He began with a hydrangea Annabella which is very popular at present, grows to about 4’ and will send out suckers. He had several grasses, including a good red one, and Zebrina which is tall and green with cream stripes resembling a zebra, which explains the name. The last grass was Arunda which is tender and needs to be taken inside for the winter. He had a good selection of day lilies in a wide range of subtle colours, single and double flowers and heights. There was a lovely honeysuckle called Rhubarb and Cream and a hardy thistle Trevor’s Blue Wonder. There was an orchid which is ideal for a wet area and an astilbe, happy in both wet and dry areas.

Another unusual plant was penstemon Digitalis which has red leaves in winter. There are a lot of new varieties of monarda, one a dwarf one called Petit Delight. Peter supplies the National Trust and local authorities with plants. Two of the most popular plants at present are verbenas and alchemilla mollis. As always Peter took away a lot fewer plants than he brought.

We now have a break until 2 September when we will be holding a coffee morning with plant sale in St Andrew’s Hall from 10.30-12.00. Eileen Pratt

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ROUND AND ABOUT THANKS Julia, Becca and Will Thornton would like to thank everyone who came to Peter’s service of remembrance and for all the lovely messages of condolence. They would like to especially thank the staff of Woodbury Surgery and the staff at the RD&E who showed such kindness and compassion during Peter’s last few days.

Betty Woodruff would like to thank all her friends in Woodbury for their cards and good wishes, and for all who visited her whilst in two hospitals.

She would like to thank everyone for all the help they have given her since returning home. Also, thank you to her daughter and son-in-law for all of their help.

LOST PROPERTY A large folder of drum music and other items have been left in the church.

Please contact Sue Hudson on 232202 to retrieve them.

DEVON ARTIST NETWORK OPEN STUDIOS Saturday 8 - Sunday 23 September Devon Open Studios is here again in September and is a unique opportunity to meet over 200 resident artists and craftspeople in their studios across the county. Many studios will open in East Devon, especially in and around Exmouth and Sidmouth, but also in several villages including Woodbury Salterton. This very popular event is run by Devon Artists Network — a non-profitmaking organisation promoting the visual arts through a range of projects. Free guides are available from libraries, tourist information centres and community venues, and also online at www.devonartistnetwork.co.uk.

Diana Wackerbarth

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

From Chris and Alan Quantick Just visited the Pizza Van which comes to Woodbury every Thursday on The Green and makes pizzas to order. We think this is a wonderful amenity for the village and understand that the Parish Council has been very negative about it and do not want it in the village. It has a licence to operate, wasn't noisy or smelly and the family (from Exmouth) who run it are delightful. It won't stop us visiting the local pubs for food as it is an entirely different entity. We picked up four pizzas and went to a friend’s house to share them.

It's only once a week that they visit the village and we wish them luck in their venture. Incidentally, we have no vested interest, as these are people we've never met before but it's great to see a little bit of entrepreneurial spirit and the pizzas were delicious.

28 CLINTON DEVON ESTATES As I write this the full heat of the glorious summer is still upon us. Groups have been happy to visit the farm and the heaths and volunteers to work, although we have sought shadier locations and planned ice-cream stops into the longer days!

When was the last time you cut your lawn? Hot weather results in slower grass growth, which is great if you want to ditch the mowing and head to the beach. Not so great, however for our dairy cows, who are almost exclusively grass fed during the warmer months. Because this food source is in short supply, the milking herd are being kept inside for longer periods to enable them to receive supplementary food. Outside, in the heat, flies can also be a problem causing stress especially in young animals. Livestock sheds are designed to be airy and cool with access to food and water at all times.

When we get some rain the cows and heifers will be out in the fields again, turning the sunlight energy in the grass into milk for us.

Last month staff on the Pebblebed Heaths were saddened to see the devastating wildfires in the north of the country and smaller fires here in Devon. Like other areas of moorland and heathland across the region we have been alert to the risk of fires for many months now. Our rangers and Devon and Somerset Fire Service remain poised to respond to situations that could devastate habitats and cause a serious risk to firefighters and the public. Camping, fires and BBQs are prohibited anywhere on the commons and we ask people to be careful when extinguishing cigarettes and take all litter home with them. If you see fire or smoke, phone 999 immediately.

Heath Week this year begins on Sunday 29 July continuing until 5 August. Full details of over thirty events can be found at www.heathweek. org or www.facebook.com/heathweek/ but here is a small selection: Wednesday 1 August Love your heath… love volunteering, Four Firs Car park Drop in to, between 10.00-14.00 to find out about how you can help us to manage the heath, monitor its wildlife or archaeological features. Whatever your age, take part in taster activities, learn about our new codes for dog walkers, cyclists and horse riders and sign up to be a ‘Friend of the Commons’.

Thursday 2 August Space for Nature, Rolle Estate Office, Bicton Arena at 19.00 Dr Sam Bridgewater, head of wildlife and conservation, will give an illustrated talk about the natural assets of the Pebblebed Heaths. He will also discuss the challenges and opportunities faced by land owners in managing productive landscapes that deliver landscape-scale conservation.

To book kate.ponting@clintondevon.com 01395 446918.

29 Saturday 4 August Dogs Breakfast, Four Firs Car park 10.00-12.00 Join a morning dog walk on the Pebblebed Heaths and finish with a dog (and human) breakfast as we celebrate the first birthday of Devon Loves Dogs.

Suggested donation £5 per person to cover human breakfast, dog breakfast, raffle, competitions, party bag and cake!

No booking required for more information contact: kate.ponting@clinton devon.com 01395 446918.

Finally at the end of August - Otterton Beaver Day Thursday 30 August 11.00-16.00 Clinton Devon Estates and Devon Wildlife Trust will team up at Otterton Mill for an update on the River Otter Beaver Trial with activities for all ages including a self-led river walk and dam building. Note: beavers unlikely to be seen at this event.

Countryside Learning Officer, Kate Ponting 01395 446918 kate.ponting@clintondevon.com.

HELLO FROM AYLESBEARE COMMON RSPB We are all very busy knee-deep in summer events – check out Eventbrite.co.uk (searching for the RSPB) for all our exciting events coming up, suitable for all ages ranging from Family Fun days to Amazing Archaeology, and even overnight sleep-outs on a restricted area of the common.

Talking about getting involved, it’s a fact that the RSPB wouldn’t be able to achieve all it does without its fantastic volunteers… people just like you. Right now, Devon Reserves need volunteers to fill the following positions: Family Engagement Volunteer, Workshop and Tool Maintenance Volunteer, Data Entry and Office Volunteer, Social Media Poster, Species Surveying, Volunteer Coordinator, Practical Conservation Work (weekend and weekday), PR and Advertising, Sales Assistant, Events Assistant, Work Party Leaders, Facilities Managers, GIS and Mapping Volunteer, Brush Cutter and Chainsaw Operators, Membership recruiter, Volunteer warden. Photographers, Yard Work and Firewood processing.

We hope to hear from you soon!

For more information or to apply please contact: devon.reserves@rspb. org. uk or 01392 833311.

Ellie Woolway, Devon Reserves Administrator

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Woodbury Salterton Hedgehog Project People often tell me that they only use hedgehog-friendly slug pellets.

However, I always assure them that the problem is when you use pesticides and weed killers of any kind, you are poisoning the hedgehogs’ food and the environment. In some cases you will also be poisoning your pets, your children and yourselves. We need to face up to the reality that, no matter how cutesy the pictures are on the labels of these products, we are spraying our gardens with toxic chemicals and they will end up in our food, rivers and drinking water. Take a walk around a cornfield and you will see no flies, no bees, no caterpillars and no butterflies. All of the essential food for birds and other wildlife is missing and without food they cannot survive.

Without the judicious use of the chemicals, commercial farming output would drop enormously and that is why organic vegetables are so expensive.

But for wildlife, the environment and nutrition available in a large monocultural field is equivalent to a carpark! Due to commercial pressure farmers are unlikely to be able to change the way they produce crops in the near future. We, however, do not need to use these toxins in our gardens to survive. There are many ways to deter slugs and snails. When planting vegetables or flowers that are subject to attack until they become established, you can scatter crushed eggshells around them.

Coffee grounds are another effective deterrent that will benefit the soil structure.

Self-adhesive copper tape, available from garden suppliers, is very effective against slugs when it is wrapped around plant pots. It can also be wrapped around the top of the cardboard tube from a toilet roll. Stick the tube into the ground with the copper above the surface. Fill the tube with compost and plant your seed or seedling in its own little fortress. The cardboard will become saturated and help keep the seedlings moist in dry weather eventually breaking down leaving behind a small circle of copper slug deterrent at the base of the plant. If you do need to kill the slugs rather than

31 deter them, you can use slug traps. Sink a few jam jars into the soil up to their necks and pour a little beer into each one. Empty them on a regular basis and particularly after rainfall. Obviously the best way to control the slugs and snails is to encourage hedgehogs into your garden and they will do the work for you. If I find any slugs or snails I put them onto the food I have left out for the hedgehogs - the slugs stay in the food bowls feasting on the cat food and then the hedgehogs come along and feast on the slugs.

The first phase of our project to make Woodbury Salterton hedgehog-friendly is going well. We are using camera traps to try and establish any hedgehog populations. We have now established two areas where hedgehogs are active and we now know there are four hedgehogs living in the village.

Please support the project by doing the following:  Stop using slug pellets  Put out a bowl of water and meat based dog / cat food at night  Make 125mm (5 inch) holes in your fences We will be putting regular updates in the Woodbury News and on the new Facebook Group “Woodbury Salterton Hedgehog Project”.

If you see a hedgehog or have any questions, please get in touch with us at info@wild-woodbury.org or call Tony Bennett on 07971 082384.

Please join our Facebook group: Woodbury Salterton Hedgehog Project and check out our website http://www.wild-woodbury.org to find out more about what we are doing to help our local wildlife.

Charity Coffee Morning - 4th Birthday Party

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS 29 July Cream Tea in aid of WSVH. The Old Vicarage. 14.30-17.00.

29 July-5 Aug. Heath Week (see pages 28/29 for details) 2 Aug. Cornerstones visit to Sandy Park.

4 Aug. Garden Club Flower and Vegetable Show. WVH. 14.00-16.00.

10 Aug. Woodbury Salterton WI Cream Tea. 11/12 Aug. Free Tour of Gulliford Burial Ground. 10.30 & 14.30 each day.

15 Aug. WSWI Exeter Food Bank. 19.30. WSVH. 16 Aug. Woodbury WI Summer Garden Party. NB New date.

19 Aug. Topsham Quay to Turf Locks Swim. 12.40.

27 Aug. Car Boot Sale, Topsham Rugby Club. 09.30.

28 Aug. Flower Street - Woodbury Car Park closed.

2 Sept.

Exton Garden Club Coffee Morning. 10.30, St Andrew’s Hall.

4 Sept.

Exton Ladies Group visit to Manor Theatre, Sidmouth.

6 Sept.

History Society The History of Woodbury Castle. WVH. 19.30.

8-23 Sept. Devon Open Studios.

12 Sept.

Woodbury Salterton WI History of W. Salterton, 19.30. WSVH. 13 Sept.

Exton Ladies Group, 14.15, St Andrew’s Hall.

13 Sept.

Woodbury WI Flock of Sheep, WVH, 19.00.

22 Sept.

Progressive Supper. Twinning Association.

28 Sept.

Friday Night Flix. 19.30, WVH. 4 Oct. Clyst Group of WIs meeting at WVH. 9 Oct. FoSS Autumn concert with Exeter Singers. 19.30.

11 Oct. Woodbury WI Wine and Cheese Evening, WVH, 19.00.

1 Nov. History Society The Water Mills of East Devon. WVH. 19.30.

8 Nov. Woodbury WI, Christmas Craft, WVH, 19.00.

10 Nov. Royal British Legion Exhibition. WVH. 17 Nov. CVCS 50th Anniversary Concert, 19.30. St Margaret’s, Topsham.

18 Nov. CVCS 50th Anniversary Concert. 19.30. Holy Trinity, Exmouth.

13 Dec. Woodbury WI Lighthouses, WVH, 19.00.

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Charity Coffee Morning 4th Birthday Party Tuesday 10 July

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