June 2017

WOODBURY NEWS

JUNE 2017

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JUNE 2017 EDITORIAL A very useful and informative booklet has become available in Woodbury Surgery, and it is well worth either reading through it while you await your appointment, or taking one of the copies home for future reference.

It is called Health & Community Guide, and this is the Exeter 2017/18 edition. To quote from it: ‘As well as providing details about steps you can take to make your neighbourhoods and communities better places to live and work, it contains introductory information on a wide range of health and social care issues that might affect you, your family, friends and other members of your community, and summarises services and treatments that are able to provide help and support.’

Another useful publication that will become available to Woodbury News subscribers in September is our Directory, being compiled by Jeremy Boyden and his team. At the AGM of Woodbury News held on 15 May, Jeremy was elected as Chair of the Board of Directors. He replaces Peter Payne (see page 22), who remains a member of the Board.

The monthly Woodbury News endeavours to reproduce most copy sent in by contributors, though some editing may be necessary. We always welcome reports of news and activities that have taken place, and occasionally publish articles of general interest. We are open to feedback, constructive criticism and suggestions for the future (and even praise!). The editors do, however, work hard to a tight schedule each month in a voluntary capacity and are appreciative if feedback is delivered in a polite and friendly manner!

THE COVER PHOTO by Pete Broadbelt shows Liz Hill, Annette Smith, Jane Greenslade and Jill Newton at the Garden Club’s Plant Sale.

‘The members came up trumps’, said Chairman Annette, as the Club waits to see how much was raised.

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4 ST SWITHUN’S CHURCH, WOODBURY Vicar: Reverend Karen Spray. Tel: 01392 877400 email: church@Revdkaren.org.uk Associate Minister: Reverend Sid Humphries. Tel:01395 274512 email: revsidh@gmail.com SPECIAL SERVICES Mission Community Event: Sunday 4 June ‘Holy Ground’ Exeter Cathedral 19.00. Praying with Icons - Sunday 25 June Farringdon Church 18.30.

USUAL 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 Weekly Lych Gate Stalls, from Saturday 3 June, 09.30-11.00.

Woodbury PCC Monthly Draw - Draw made at the Charity Coffee Morning 3rd Tuesday each month. Prize every month ranging from £25 to £500. Details from Ken Crundwell 01395 232826.

FLOODLIGHTING ST SWITHUN’S CHURCH (dusk until 23.00) 12 May Sue Burgess “Happy 80th Birthday Nick, with lots of love from Sue and all the family”.

29 May Joyce Jeans “Happy 80th Birthday Mike, with much love from Joyce and the family”.

For your special event, contact Mike Jeans 01395 232544, or see the details and book it online at our website: www.whitecrossdevon.org.uk/ woodbury-with-exton/flood lighting-form.php.

CHURCH ALTAR FLOWERS - JUNE 4 - Mrs P Michael. 11 - Mrs M Mead. 18 & 25 - Mrs S Huish.

Digest available in church or from website www.white crossdevon.org.uk.

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18 JULY. 19 SEPTEMBER. 17 OCTOBER. 14 NOVEMBER. 5 DECEMBER. (SEPTEMBER ISSUE WILL BE A DIRECTORY)

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6 CORNERSTONES (Men's Social Group)

On Wednesday 26 April we met in the Arch at 09.00, travelled to Bishops Lydeard and caught the 10.20 Dunster Castle Express steam train; from Dunster Station we were taken to the castle by coach. Dunster Castle was the home of the Luttrell family from1376 to 1976 when it was presented to the National Trust. After a leisurely tour of the castle we had a light lunch on the terrace and took in the views over the hills and the Bristol Channel to Wales.

We then undertook an 'attic tour' - up a spiral staircase with 86 steps where we saw the servants’ quarters; our guide told us what work they did and what they got up to in years gone by. This was followed by a tour of the kitchens on the ground floor; then a gentle walk through part of the village down to the Water Mill, which was working, and where some bought freshly milled flour. We then finished our circular walk around the castle, through the gardens, to wait for the coach to take us back to the station for our journey back to Woodbury. An enjoyable day was had by all.

In June we expect to have a tour of Exeter Cathedral and in July we will have another tour of Otter Brewery. For further details please contact Ernst Gruber. Tel. 232878.

TABLE-TOP SALE SATURDAY 3 JUNE, 10.00 TO 14.30, WOODBURY VILLAGE HALL Stalls include tombola, raffle, bric-a-brac, craftwork, plants, cakes, RNLI gifts.

Face-painting 10.00-11.00 and 13.00-14.00.

Refreshments served all day including tea and coffee.

Soup and French bread 12.00-13.30.

All in aid of Exmouth RNLI. Table hire ÂŁ5. Apply to Jean Carpenter 01395 232120.

7 WOODBURY CRICKET CLUB The cricket season has now begun at Town Lane. The men's cricket team have joined with Newton St Cyres to put out two men's teams on a Saturday in the Devon Cricket League - D Division East. Pre-season games went well and hopes and spirits are high for the coming season. The 1st Xl narrowly lost the opening game against Topsham St James, while the 2nd Xl convincingly won their game against the same opposition. In the second weekend the 1st Xl lost at home to a very strong Barnstaple team who were playing in a higher division last year and the 2nd Xl lost narrowly at Feniton on a game decided by run rate, due to the weather.

We have had noticeable performances from two of our young players, Daniel Alford and Matthew Moretta, with Matthew taking three wickets in one over against Feniton. Fixtures for men's cricket can be accessed by using the Devon Cricket website or the Play Cricket website.

We are looking forward to hosting two Devon Girls U15 games on 10 and 17 June. Colts cricket has begun on Friday evenings and it is tremendous to see so many very young players learning new skills and being enthusiastic about cricket.

As a club we would love to see people come up and watch the games especially on lovely sunny days. If you are also an adult who wishes to get into cricket, then please get in touch (Hughes7591@hotmail.co.uk).

WOODBURY COMMUNITY PLAYING FIELDS Woodbury Community Playing Fields are very excited to announce that we have now secured planning permission from EDDC to install the new MUGA (Multi Use Games Area) at the large Playing Field!

This means that for our community there will be an allweather surface, open to all and suitable for all different types of sports (goal mouths, basket hoops, painted on cricket stumps, and a variety of court markings).

We have two large grants to put towards this project but there will still be a funding gap – we now need your help.

WANTED – Directors to join Woodbury Community Playing Fields We are pursuing other funding streams and are working hard on behalf of all the users of the playing field. However this is a large project and we require more involvement from the local community.

We require help applying for larger grants and we need community members with relevant skills and expertise in this area to join our team of hardworking members to help improve facilities on the large playing field.

We also require help creating and organising our fundraising events.

Please contact secretary.wcpf@yahoo.co.uk if you would like to help or can offer expertise.

8 FoSS (FRIENDS OF ST SWITHUN’S) The Spring Concert was held on Thursday 20 April in church featuring The Woodbury Community Choir, Bel Canto singers, Woodbury Whalers and Exeter School music department.

Exeter School provided a varied programme: a highly skilled cello quartet, solo violinist Oran Friar, an excellent saxophone quartet, and the girls as Belles Canto, the vocal ensemble featuring five items with a wonderful variety of sound. We started the whole evening with the Woodbury Whalers under Mike Jeans’ direction, providing the appropriate rousing start with a new rendition of Drunken Sailor. In addition we welcomed our own Bel Canto singers, led by Robin Lennox, who are more professional and proficient on each successive occasion; they provided six items which were much appreciated. The whole event was sandwiched between performances from Woodbury Community Choir under the able direction of Sarah Owen; over the years the Community Choir has entertained us with a variety of songs, and it is now performing challenging pieces. The whole event was enjoyed by a full church and almost £600 was raised for FoSS funds. As with all FoSS events, quality food and drink was supplied, thanks to sterling work by Elspeth Fisher and her team.

On Saturday 22 July we are very fortunate to be able to welcome Exeter University Chapel Choir to the church, who will provide a varied programme of choral music starting at 19.00. Tickets £7.50 from committee members or Rook Pie. The choir comes together to sing at the graduation ceremonies at the University and has a free weekend to visit us in Woodbury. David Stevens has volunteered to give us a reading (or act) to enable the choir to rest their voices. Thus there is another quality event coming to Woodbury. We hope to fill the church.

In the summer FoSS will be helping with the lych gate stalls, and there will be an autumn concert featuring Exeter Singers on 5 October.

As in the past FoSS is ready to provide funds for the maintenance of the fabric of the church, the latest project being to pay for further masonry pointing work on the tower and north wall.

OPENING UP TO GOD This course of Quiet Prayer draws on a range of Christian traditions.

It is continuing in 2017 and is still open to anyone wanting to develop their relationship with God in the company of others.

Each meeting is complete in itself.  Learn new ways of listening to God.  Explore and practise different modes of prayer.  Find and refine your own style of spirituality.

Sponsored by the White Cross Mission Community.

5 JUNE, 3 JULY, 19.30 to 21.00, WOODBURY CHURCH ROOMS Open to all, free of charge.

For further information please contact Carolyn Keep 01395 232318.

9 WOODBURY GARDEN CLUB James Cross is the head gardener of the Bishop’s Palace Garden in Wells, and he came to give a talk to Garden Club on 9 May ahead of next month’s Club visit to Wells on the 13 June. He had been appointed 13 years ago when the Cathedral authorities decided that they must make better use of their 14 acres for the benefit of the community and the church.

James presented slides showing how the garden had been in the past, following the fashions of the day at the whim of different bishops. The Picturesque Garden used the ruins of the Great Hall (other contemporary gardens had had to build ruins specially), and this was succeeded by the Victorian fashion for carpet bedding schemes. Then the world wars took away the gardeners and most of the acres were put down to easily maintained grass.

Now many new borders have been dug out and filled with exciting new planting schemes. A lottery grant has paid for a splendid new café and new paths. The garden is partly surrounded by the famous moat in which the “wells” bubble up and give the town its name. There is a rampart walk amongst other things, and an arboretum, allotments for the townspeople, a special stainedglass garden, and a dragon-themed play area for children. James showed us slides of his interesting plant combinations and left us eager to see the gardens for ourselves next The Annual Garden Club Plant Sale on 13 May month.

WOODBURY GARDEN CLUB VISIT TO WELLS On Tuesday 13 June there will be a coach trip to the Bishop’s Palace and gardens in Wells. There are 14 acres of gardens, a moat and swans who ring a bell when they want food. The chapel and palace are included in the admission price, along with the gardens (see www.bishopspalace.org.uk).

The outing is open to non-members. £5 deposit. Please contact Liz Hill to book your place 232363; liz.hill38@gmail.com.

10 WOODBURY LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY The Society held a very successful evening on Thursday 4 May in the parish church of St Swithun. Our speaker was Dr Nigel Browne, a very knowledgeable musicologist and organist in Exeter, who spoke to us on The History of Organ Building in Exeter. He explained that the organ, in a simplified form, had existed in the period of the Roman Empire, and there was evidence of the instrument existing in early Christian churches in Devon. He told us that there were records of an organ in St Swithun’s in the early 1500s, but after the Reformation, when the parish church discarded its Catholic origins, the organ too vanished as a part of the service within the church. A simple organ was reintroduced in the early 19th century in Woodbury and was in use for many years, until a modern instrument was bought in the early 20th century.

Dr Browne then gave us the history of all the organ builders in Devon and where they were working. Organs were usually built for specific churches and so were made in the county in which they were to be used. He also explained some of the finer points of building an organ and the complexity of the keyboards, stops and pipes.

After the talk we were taken round to the back of the organ where we could see in action many of the intricacies, and the size of all the workings of the instrument. We were lucky to have our parish organist, Nigel Alcock, to demonstrate the power and gentleness that could be shown by an expert on the instrument. This was a very satisfying evening, full of fascinating information, and enjoyed by everyone – the ‘Alcock & Browne Show’ (but not the first transatlantic flight in 1919), as our chairman dubbed it in his introductory remarks! The evening concluded with refreshments and the opportunity to question the speaker.

The Society’s summer outing to the City of Bath takes place on Wednesday 5 July. A coach has been hired and will leave the Arch at 09.00. The cost of the coach trip is £14 per person – non-members are very welcome to join us for the day. Please contact John Treasaden on 01395 232738 to book a place.

The next meeting of the Society will be on Thursday 7 September, when Dr David Parker will be telling us how the people of Devon fared during the First World War.

CHARITY COFFEE MORNING THIRD BIRTHDAY PARTY TUESDAY 4 JULY IN THE CHURCH ROOMS, WOODBURY 10.00 UNTIL NOON Raffle and free birthday cake.

Come and celebrate. All welcome.

11 WOODBURY SCOUT AND GUIDE HUT Chairperson Needed Did you know that Woodbury Scout and Guide hut is used by over 80 youngsters a week? Could you help keep this vital community amenity up and running, and ensure its future for generations to come? The committee has some exciting plans, but we urgently need a Chairperson to co-ordinate our efforts and drive things forward. No connection to the Scouts or Guides is needed – just enthusiasm and a few hours a month to spare. For details, please contact the Secretary on 07720 935109 or email faye@technocool.net.

WOODBURY TENNIS CLUB The club has been busy: there has been a good turnout for club sessions with 8-12 players attending on Sundays, up to 6 arriving for ladies Tuesday sessions, and a gathering on Friday evenings. The lights have been put to good use enabling early season matches to be finished off. The teams have all been in action: the Men’s A played three and won two, the Men’s B have played one and gained two points, while the Mixed team have played one and gained maximum points, the second match being postponed due to rain.

Matches will take place on two evenings during the summer months. In addition we will be holding our annual doubles tournament on Saturday 22 July from 10.00. Any former, prospective or present member may enter.

There will be a barbeque at the courts following the event.

The junior coaching programme is well under way: Steve Wood and his assistant, Matt Grover, have 32 enthusiastic youngsters on court at different times on a Wednesday evening.

Wimbledon tickets have been assigned to Ruth Drieson, Jon Hall, Tim Green and Tom Cherrett, who will enjoy watching top class tennis in south west London.

New or returning members are always welcome; please contact Pat Browne (232805); occasional use of the courts can be arranged, key from Pat, £4 per court per hour + £5 key deposit; however for regular players it is cheaper to become a member.

WOODBURY TWINNING ASSOCIATION Our next event is a walk around Fernworthy Reservoir on 17 June. Meet in the village hall car park at 09.30 with a picnic. Open to members and nonmembers.

On 29 July we shall be visiting Dartmouth Naval College and having a guided tour of this historic place. The cost of this is £9.50pp and we shall leave The Arch at 09.00.

In August we are organising a trip to The Turf Locks. For further information on any of these trips, please contact Nita Goffron on 232314 or Jan Owen on 232694.

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Maple class have been learning how to convert different units of measure. They learnt how many centimetres there are in a metre and the number of millimetres in a centimetre.

Miss Slade then set the class a challenge to use resources to show the difference between a metre, centimetre and millimetre. The children found they had to plan carefully by choosing an appropriate resource and sometimes had to change their original plan as it did not show the right number of millimetres in a cm or cm in a metre. Many groups chose to use a geoboard to demonstrate their learning.

Pirates have arrived in Beech class and with them they have brought lots of treasure!

The children have been setting up treasure hunts for each other using positional language to give clues.

They have drawn their own treasure maps and even created a huge treasure map on the patio. They have also been creating their own treasure chests using papier-mâche and decorating them with different materials.

Our school administrator, Mrs Latham, completed the Moonwalk on Saturday 13 May and we are all very proud of her. She and a group of ladies took on the challenge to walk 26.2 miles overnight, starting and ending at Clapham Common. As a group they raised over £9000 for ‘Walk the Walk’ – a breast cancer research charity – through sponsorship, cake stalls and bucket collections around the local area.

Well done Mrs Latham!

13 As part of their recent topic work on rocks and fossils, Cherry class enjoyed a trip to Charmouth beach recently. They were met by fossil expert Chris who explained to them how fossils are formed and how to identify different types of fossils. They had a fantastic time scouring the beach trying to discover ammonites, trilobites and echinoids!

Children in Ash class and Maple class were asked to enter the schools competitions for the Devon County Show. Ash class have been busy designing and planting a bee-friendly planter for the Farmwise garden competition while Maple class have researched, designed and created a wheelbarrow based on Angora goats for the ‘Wheelie Wild Trail’ competition.

Both entries will be exhibited and judged at the Devon County Show, which some of the children will attend to see their hard work in situ.

14 WOODBURY WOMEN’S INSTITUTE On 11 May Woodbury WI held their Annual Meeting in the village hall. On arrival each member received a copy of the new Programme of Events for 2017/18.

The present committee has agreed to continue for another year and one new member has joined the committee. Each committee appointment (continuing and new) was proposed and seconded by the members present. Following this, the Treasurer informed us that the audited Financial Report was available in the hall for any members who would like to see it.

The President, Lin Milsom, then read out her Annual Report. Among the issues recorded were that six members had sung at the WI carol service at Exeter Cathedral and that Woodbury WI had contributed more than 150 knitted poppies to the Radio Devon Appeal. These poppies will be on display at the Devon County Show.

Our speaker for the evening was Sue Ashmole who gave us an interesting and humorous talk about keeping alpacas and her business Cadenza Alpacas. Sue keeps a small herd of 14 Huacaya alpacas near Torrington — soon to become 19.

She started with four alpacas in 2014. We learnt that all alpacas are camelids (a sub species of the camel) and they originate from the 12,000 feet high altiplano in South America. There are now about 39,000 alpacas in the UK, kept mainly for their fleeces, which produce good quality yarn and have 22 recognised colour tones. Sue sells knitted goods and alpaca wool, does a lot of showing and has just started doing agility classes. As well as doing felting demonstrations and cream teas at her farm, Sue also takes the alpacas on residential care visits, where their sensitive nature appears to benefit the residents.

WOODBURY SALTERTON BIG BREAKFAST SATURDAY 9 SEPTEMBER WOODBURY SALTERTON VILLAGE HALL Breakfasts will be served from 08.00 until 11.30.

All proceeds to FORCE CANCER CHARITY.

15 Clyst Group meeting hosted by Pennsylvania WI on 9 May Host President Shirley Western welcomed WI members, guests and Ann Widdecombe, the speaker for the evening. Jerusalem was sung and the business part of the meeting proceeded with a report of the last Group Meeting and reports from each WI about the things they had done, including highs and lows of the past six months. Mention was made of a variety of speakers, visits made, projects started and engagement with the community.

All WIs reported steady or increasing membership, and times of enjoyment.

Shirley then introduced Ann Widdecombe who spoke engagingly about her life since leaving Parliament. There were so many exciting and interesting things she has Ann Widdecombe achieved in this second phase of her life: we all knew about Strictly, but she gave us the 'inside story'. Strictly led to pantomime appearances, TV series and documentaries, as well as writing her many books (which were on sale and which she signed). Everyone agreed that it was a most exciting talk and Ann was warmly thanked by a member from Magnolia WI. Members then enjoyed a sumptuous supper followed by entertainment from a trio with ukuleles; they sang and played George Formby numbers and Hawaiian songs and were very entertaining.

The competition, a Dorothy bag, was judged and the cup awarded to Pennsylvania WI. Lots of members won raffle prizes and the evening ended with the singing of the National Anthem. Woodbury President Lin MilsomAshby gave the vote of thanks and invited the WIs to come to Woodbury for the next Group Meeting in autumn 2018.

Lin Milsom-Ashby

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION COFFEE MORNINGS 8 & 22 JUNE. 6 & 20 JULY. 10.00 - 11.30 RBL ROOM behind WOODBURY VILLAGE HALL All are invited to join us on alternate Thursdays.

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WOODBURY SALTERTON NEWS HOLY TRINITY CHURCH Easter Although Easter seems a long time ago we want to say a sincere thank you to all the skilled flower arrangers, led by Sally Rawlings, who made our church look so beautiful for this most special of days.

An extra service On 4 June, the first Sunday, we will be celebrating Pentecost and the following week, 11 June, there will be an extra service at 09.30 to celebrate Trinity Sunday, as our church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity.

Family service with breakfast The date - 18 June, falls on Father’s Day. Why not treat Dad to breakfast in church?

Coffee mornings On Saturday 3 June we begin our summer weekly coffee mornings from 09.30 until 10.30. Weather permitting, the stall will be outside the school and during the summer we hope to have produce for sale as well as cakes.

Beetle Drive On 13 May, the village hall was buzzing with competitive excitement as adults and children took part in a Beetle Drive.

Twelve rounds were played and the winner with an outstandingly high total score was Isabelle Olney. At the end of each game a balloon was presented to the winner to hold until the next one was finished.

A platter of refreshments was served half-way through and Pictured here is Emma Jackson Jill Dupain ran the raffle. (granddaughter of Katharine Wheeler).

Debbie Jung was warmly thanked for organising the event, which was a great success socially and raised £173 for church funds.

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.

17 WHEELBARROW EVENT For the last three years, scarecrows have gone up round the village, causing much interest and raising money for our church. This year as a change we hope to see decorated wheelbarrows outside people’s homes. Will you rise to the challenge and use your ingenuity to transform your wheelbarrow?

Wheelbarrows can be on display from the latter half of June ready for judging on Sunday 2 July in the Glebe Field. Teas will be served and the votes counted to decide which is the best entry. Even if you decide not to participate, please come and have a look and vote. This will again be in aid of church funds. Entry forms to go to Debbie Jung. Further details will be up on posters.

If you are sad that it won’t be scarecrows this year, please note that we have not given up on the idea and no doubt they will be back in other years!

WOODBURY SALTERTON WOMEN’S INSTITUTE President Jenny Kemp welcomed a visitor, Vera Downey, to the May Annual Meeting. Jenny and nine others had recently attended the Clyst Group Meeting run by Pennysylvania WI at Southernhay United Reformed Church.

Ann Widdecombe was the speaker, talking in a very entertaining way about her life after Parliament and a few Strictly secrets.

The Annual Meeting included a session on WI Resolutions which were discussed and will ultimately be voted on at the forthcoming National WI AGM. This year the Resolutions relate to dealing with loneliness in the community and microplastic pollution in our oceans.

This was Jenny’s last meeting as our President, so a heartfelt thank you again was offered to her from all the members and a presentation made of a potted rose bush. Gill Bricknell was elected President and Gill Scott will take her place as Treasurer.

The business meeting was followed by some social time which involved everyone trying to solve the late Donoveen Alcock’s 2016 Christmas Quiz which we had been keeping under wraps. We had given Donoveen a contribution for her church funds in anticipation of using her quiz.

The 14 June meeting will be our Summer social event.

The June Coffee Morning will be held at Woodbury Park on Thursday 22 June at 11.00.

WHIST DRIVE TUESDAY 20 JUNE AT 19.30 IN WOODBURY SALTERTON VILLAGE HALL 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).

18 WOODBURY SALTERTON C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL Looking back on what we’ve done  Our class 3 pupils have been learning about water safety after reading the book A River by Marc Martin. This is an award-winning book about the imaginary journey a child takes in a little boat along a winding river through different environments. Our children took inspiration from this and had to research facts about water safety and then design their own posters to warn others of the dangers surrounding water.  Class 3 have also been looking at Shakespeare with Dr Ryland, including learning a rap to help them remember the words. There was certainly no shortage of volunteers to act out the different parts!  Our children have been enjoying being outside more with Forest School.

Lots more wildflowers and plants are emerging and the children have carried out a tick list of what we found on our site. They have been learning about habitats for plants and animals and micro-habitats for bugs. They have explored the site, gathering natural materials for our 'house for a mouse' and all enjoyed building a structure out of twigs leaves and grass and making a cosy nest inside.  Well done to our Year 6 Girls Rounders Team who competed at Exmouth Community College. The team were playing their first match of the season against other local schools. Everyone really enjoyed the three games and showed good throwing and batting skills. Well done also to two of our year 4 pupils Sam Holt and JJ who also helped with fielding in the games.  Our pupils have been working hard completing SATS tests in May and will be delighted once the exam season has passed so that they can start preparing for the annual school summer show and sports events.  The year 6 pupils enjoyed the annual residential stay at PGL which we know they will find memorable and a great life experience.

Looking ahead at what we have to come  With spring really here our children will be enjoying time outside for their learning including preparing for our annual sports day.  Our younger children in class 1 and the FSU are thinking about plants and growing things. They are busy growing flowers and vegetables in our outside area. The children are taking it in turns to water and look after the plants. They have been for a walk around the village to look at the wildflowers that are growing in our banks and hedgerows. In literacy they are busy writing an information card about their chosen flower. Choosing facts and painting pictures of the plants will to help others recognize and name them.

19 Class 2 are busy this half-term learning about our amazing Jurassic coast and all that it has to offer. They are studying rocks and how coasts are formed. They are also learning about the Jurassic period and will be writing reports on dinosaurs in literacy lessons. The children will be bringing this learning to life by going on a trip to Charmouth fossil hunting.

If you would like to find out more about school life in Woodbury Salterton C of E Primary School please contact our school office. We have places available in school and our own Foundation Stage Unit on site. Call our office on 01395 232649 or visit our website www.woodburysalterton.devon.sch.uk or see our Facebook page. 

WOODBURY SALTERTON-DUMBUTU LINK Unexpected success for Woodbury Salterton-Dumbutu Link may help 12 pupils to get to school.

After a cheerful get-together and AGM at Ann and Rob Hunt's home on 6 May, we were all delighted to receive donations of £192.50 towards stout bikes for secondary pupils in Dumbutu in The Gambia. These bikes are hired (£1.50 per term) and take two children to morning school and then two more for afternoon sessions as they can only have half-day schooling. This sum will provide three bikes enabling 12 children to attend secondary schooling. Cash collected helps to maintain bikes.

WSDL at present sponsors 83 children, mainly primary pupils, to stay in school.

Penny Price, who has regular contact with Dumbutu, told us of the improving political situation as, with a new president, The Gambia has rejoined the Commonwealth.

Still one of the poorest countries, this offers a glimmer of hope for all their efforts.

Leo Wilson (Chair WSDL) wilson.email@tesco.net

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EXTON NEWS ST ANDREW’S CHURCH, EXTON

SUNDAY SERVICES 1st Sunday - 4 June, Pentecost 18.00 Evening Service. 2nd Sunday - 11 June, Trinity Sunday, 09.30 Eucharist Service. 3rd Sunday - 18 June, Trinity 1. Fathers’ Day, 09.30 Lay-led Service. 4th Sunday - 25 June, Trinity 2.

Eucharist Service.

EXTON CRAFT GROUP The next meeting in the church will be on Thursday 15 June from 14.00 to 16.00. Spend an enjoyable afternoon with friends doing the craft of your choice.

EXTON LADIES GROUP May 2017 - A Devon Selection - by Tony Burges.

We were treated to a well-informed and picturesque talk by Seaton born and bred Tony Burges. A former Royal Marine with a longterm involvement in the family floral business, Tony is now one of the "Red Coats" of Exeter.

His talk covered all aspects of Devon: the Jurassic coast, Dartmoor with its 160 Tors, the Valley of the Rocks, Lundy Island's landscape and puffins, and Plymouth. He told tales of the Wicked Monk, the Barbary pirates and the white slave trade, Tavistock's ruined castle with its Lady Ghost, and Pixie Pins amongst the beech leaves in the autumnal woods.

Tony's photographs of various spectacular bridges, Ilfracombe's Damian Hurst 300ft high statue and many other landmarks of Devon, illustrated his talk beautifully. Red squirrels in Escot, ponies dancing in the snow, grazing goats — all are found in our historic and varied county. Finally, to that old question, the cream or the jam first?

Date for your diary: 8 June Summer outing to Paignton and beyond. Please contact Pauline Collas for further information.

More details about the Exton Ladies Group can be found on the Exton village website http://www.extondevon.org.uk/. We usually meet in Exton village hall at 14.15 on the second Thursday of the month and you would be most welcome to join us. Please just come along.

EXTON GARDEN CLUB CREAM TEA AND PLANT SALE SATURDAY 29 MAY, 14.00 - 16.00 ST ANDREW’S VILLAGE HALL SEE WOODBURY ONLINE www.woodburydevon.co.uk

21 COULD YOU VOLUNTEER? WILLING TO GET INVOLVED? Exton Village Hall is looking for someone to join the Committee to act as Secretary.

Main responsibilities are to attend committee meetings (around 5 or 6 each year) and to take and circulate minutes. Could you help us?

If so, or to find out more, please phone Judith on 01392 876821 or email: extonhall@gmail.com. We (the committee members) are a friendly group of volunteers. Our aim is to keep the hall maintained and improved for the benefit of the village.

Exton Village Hall (also known as St Andrews Hall) is a registered charity.

Charity Details: St Andrews Hall. Registration Number 1104463.

WOODBURY PARISH COUNCIL

Tony Le Riche & Leigh-Anne Kendall, Joint Clerks Woodbury PC, Greenside, Greenway, Woodbury, EX5 1LP Tel: 01395 233791. Email: woodburyparishcouncil@gmail.com. http://woodbury-pc.org.uk Councillor Cheryl McGauley has been elected as Chairman of the Parish Council for another year and Councillor Pat Bricknell has been elected as Vice-chairman for another year. These two will lead the Parish Council through its next year of business. If you have any ideas or questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with them.

Bernard Hughes has stepped down after 12 years as County Councillor.

Bernard has been a source of great help and support to the Parish over this period and has been able to give financial support to a number of projects in the Parish. Christine Channon was County Councillor for Woodbury Salterton but the Ward boundaries have now changed and so Christine is now County Councillor for part of Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton. Both were thanked for their service at recent Parish Council meetings.

There are two new County Councillors for the Parish: Councillors Richard Scott and Jeff Trail were elected on 4 May 2017. Both are also Exmouth Town Councillors and were unable to come to the Parish Council meeting on 15 May as there was a clash of meetings. However, we look forward to at least one of them being able to come to the Monday 12 June meeting.

The Parish Council's accounts and audit statements were approved at the meeting on 15 May and will now go to the Internal Auditor for thorough checking. The accounts will be available for public inspection from 5 June to 14 July 2017 between 10.00 and 12.00 noon on Mondays to Thursdays. If you wish to have a look at anything it is always best to phone first to make sure that one of the Clerks is available. The telephone number is 01395 233791.

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

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ROUND AND ABOUT

DEATH We are sad to report the death of John Wynne (the Rose-Casemores' son-inlaw) who fell while walking with daughter Alice in Snowdonia on Sunday 14 May. WEDDING Congratulations to Claire Pike and Peter Evans who were married at St Swithuns on 6 May. The best men were James and John and the bridesmaids Emma, Claire and Tallia.

RETIREMENT Peter Payne has decided to stand down from the chairmanship of the Woodbury News Board of Trustees after 14 years.

Woodbury News is extremely grateful to him for steering the Board for so long. We will not lose his expertise and good humour, however, as he will continue as Deputy Chairman.

An article about Peter will appear at a later date. The photo shows Peter handing over to incoming Chairman, Jeremy Boyden.

WOODBURY LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY COACH OUTING TO BATH WEDNESDAY 5 JULY £14 per person - leaving the Arch at 09.00 and Bath at 16.30.

So many things to see – Bath Abbey, Roman Baths, Museums - Jane Austen, Art, Postal, etc.

Contact – John Treasaden Tel 01395 232738 WOODBURY C of E PRIMARY SCHOOL SUMMER FAIR FRIDAY 14 JULY, 15.15 – 17.30 Lots of fun for the whole family.

Games, raffle, tombola, refreshments and lots more.

23 THANKS I would like to thank all my local friends who generously sponsored me when I took part in Walk the Walk London 2017 on 13 May. Together with my sister, my two daughters and my two nieces, we walked from Clapham Common at midnight into London, followed the river Thames to London Bridge, where we crossed it again. We were able to see the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, the London Eye, St Paul’s, the Shard, Tower Bridge and Buckingham Palace at close quarters, before returning (exhausted!) to Clapham Common.

I personally raised over £1,500 in sponsorship, and the team raised over £4,786. A considerable amount of GiftAid at 25% will be added to this total.

All funds raised will go to breast cancer research and charities.

Sue Bury BLACKHEART CONCERT AN EVENING OF ACOUSTIC FOLK AND POP THE GOOSEFIELD, EXTON LANE, EXTON SATURDAY 1 JULY Gates open 18.30 Advance tickets £10, under 12s free from 01392 876821 or 07780 666354.

Licensed Bar. Picnics welcome.

SUNDAY 2 JULY - CREAM TEAS FROM 15.00 - 17.00. £3.00.

Followed by Songs of Praise at 17.30. All welcome

WOODBURY NEWS to your door …

If you are a new resident to the area, or would like your Woodbury News to be delivered to your door monthly, just call Beverley Simcox on 232858 and she will put you in contact with your local deliverer.

CHARITY COFFEE MORNINGS EVERY TUESDAY, 10.00-12.00 CHURCH ROOMS, WOODBURY Coffee/tea and a home-made cake. £2.

All profits to local charities. Everyone welcome.

24 WOODBURY SLIMMING WORLD Kind-hearted slimmers in Woodbury are celebrating losing 31 stone between them and are clearing out their wardrobes and donating clothes they’ve successfully slimmed out of for an event in support of Cancer Research UK that aims to raise £3million.

The Big Slimming World Clothes Throw is a two-week long event that runs in Slimming World groups across the UK from 5–18 June. Members confident enough to know they’ll never need their ‘before’ clothes again are being invited to donate clothes, shoes, bags and accessories to local Cancer Research UK shops, by collecting them in special bags and taking them along to their weekly group.

Last year, The Big Slimming World Clothes Throw raised £2.1million and this year it is set to be bigger and better. New for 2017, group members who find one of the 4,000 specially-branded golden bags in which to donate their clothes will be entered into a prize draw, giving them a chance to meet a mysterious celebrity, or win shopping vouchers to replace the clothes they’ve kindly donated.

Local weight loss consultant Hannah Roberts, who runs the Woodbury Slimming World group says: “Lots of people don’t know that keeping a healthy weight helps reduce the risk of developing some types of cancer. I’m very proud to say that in the first two months since opening on 16 March this year, the Woodbury slimmers have lost an outstanding 440 pounds, which in total is the equivalent weight of an average fully-grown male lion!”

Anyone who would like to take part in The Big Slimming World Clothes Throw or find out more about Slimming World is invited to get in touch with Hannah Roberts, who runs the Woodbury group of Slimming World every Thursday at 19.30 at Woodbury Primary School. Or call Hannah on 07508308564.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

From Peter Horning Woodbury Burial Ground Unfortunately, the attempt to eradicate the leaving of rubbish at the burial ground was very short-lived. I recently counted several empty/full plastic milk bottles which had been discarded, as had old dying pot plants shoved in the hedge. Why leave an empty plastic bottle in the cemetery when there is no tap? Once again I ask people to take these eyesores home and dispose of them properly. I do, and can't see why others cannot do the same. It is a beautiful resting place: let's keep it that way.

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.

25 CLINTON DEVON ESTATES Fire on the Pebblebed Heaths There was much public interest in the wildfire that turned 38 hectares of Woodbury Common to ash. We would like to thank the emergency services who worked alongside our wardens to bring the fire under control. Anyone who remembers previous fires, such as the 100-hectare fire of 2010, knows nature is resilient, and heathland is adapted to coping with fire. We expect the current burn site to make a full recovery, but it will take decades. The first shoots of new grass are already showing but it will take longer for gorse and heather to return.

Species such as the dartford warbler favour mature gorse and this site is a long way from becoming suitable for supporting populations of this rare bird.

During very dry weather periods we ask people to be very vigilant.

Fires are harmful.

It’s particularly important that cigarettes are disposed of responsibly and that there are no camp fires or barbeques.

A new face Last month we were pleased to welcome Kim Strawbridge to the role of site manager in the Pebblebed team. Kim, who has a double MSc in Sustainable Forest and Nature Management, joins us from the Eastern Moors Partnership in the Peak District. She will lead our highly-dedicated team who are responsible for protecting and maintaining the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths whilst promoting its value and helping to enrich the lives of the public who use it.

Change and opportunities at Clinton Farms There is much speculation as to what will happen to agriculture post-Brexit, with the end of Britain’s promise to match the EU’s farming subsidies scheme set for 2020. Successful dairy farming operations will be those that have the right systems in place.

They will need to be resilient and able to take advantage of global and local demand for milk. The Estates remain committed to an in-hand operation, managed well and invested in, providing worthwhile and fulfilling careers and seen as a leader in the dairy sector.

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Experts believe that the current basic payment subsidy, which is based on farm size, is likely to switch over to a conservation-related subsidy which encompasses the sustainable soil and water management of the land as well as other public goods and services. Conservation and protecting our environment is incredibly important to the Estates. We believe you can’t farm successfully unless you maintain these scarce resources.

Europe’s leading farming company, Velcourt Limited, who have been advising us since November 2016, were appointed last month to manage our East Devon organic dairy and help to steer us through the complexities of Brexit. A fiveyear plan for the farming business will focus on improving dairy performance whilst setting ambitious targets for soil and water quality and improving wildlife habitats and biodiversity.

Ensuring we have a farming operation fit for the challenges after 2020 has meant some significant changes to staffing and operations. The end of May saw a farm sale with funds from the sale of arable machinery re-invested in the dairy operation.

Farm Manager, Barney Tremaine, explains: “Organic farming is all about farming the land sustainably and we are focussing on where to invest to get the best return, not only for the business and the welfare of our animals but also for nature, the environment and society.”

For the first time in 20 years, Clinton Devon Estates are to let a farm on the open market: Stantyway Farm is a 264-acre arable organic farm located just above the village of Otterton. It was farmed by the same family for two generations until their retirement three years ago and, until now, it has been part of Clinton Devon Estates’ in-hand farming operation.

This presents an incredibly rare opportunity for a new farmer to farm on the Estates, as most farms are passed down the generations and it’s not often that one becomes available. We hope to encourage entrepreneurial farmers in East Devon and beyond to bid for the chance to join us.

EVENTS FOR JUNE Otterton Mill walk series: plants and plantlore A riverside walk with plant expert.

Tuesday 6 June 10.30-12.30 Otterton Mill EX9 7HG Join botanist Dr Sam Bridgewater, author of Flora Celtica, on a walk to discover the folklore and practical applications of our diverse and colourful wild plants. Free.

Conserving water quality: the River Otter Wednesday 14 June 11.00-13.00 Dotton Farm EX10 8LD The ‘Upstream Thinking Initiative’ is one of the largest UK conservation projects. Join Yog Watkins of the Westcountry Rivers Trust, to learn how the project helps farmers look after the land to protect our rivers. Includes footpath, road and farmyard sections. Free but donations to WRT welcome.

27 Nightjar Hunt: once heard never forgotton!

Thursday 15 June 20.45-22.45 Wheathill car park, East Budleigh common (SY 041846) Join staff from the Pebblebed Heath Conservation Trust on a search for the enigmatic summer visitors.

Wear appropriate clothing footwear for walking after dark and bring a torch.

Free but donations to PHCT welcome.

Otterton Mill walk series: landscape scale conservation. Why do we need landscape scale conservation and how do we achieve it?

Tuesday 4 July 10.30-12.30 Otterton Mill EX9 7HG Join Dr Sam Bridgewater, Head of Wildlife and Conservation at Clinton Devon Estates to explore the opportunities and challenges of delivering an ecologically healthy countryside using the landscape of the Lower Otter valley as a case study. Free.

Places are limited so booking essential: 01395 446918. kate.ponting@clintondevon.com Coming Up‌ Heath Week 23-29 July a week of events for all ages celebrating everything the heathland has to offer. Visit www.heathweek.org or www.facebook.com/heathweek for more details.

COMMUNITY POLICE REPORT PCSO 30734 Justin Willis Justin.WILLIS2@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk I have been out again and done some speed checks on the B3179; two cars have been issued advisory letters.

APRIL WEATHER April showers – what are they? Apart from 2012, the month of April has been dry, cool and plagued with easterly winds for the last decade. This year was no different and my seeds are still in their packets; it stayed bone dry till the last day of the month when steady rain fell on into the night. I did not stay up till midnight so it is a bit of a guess as to what fell between April and May. Anyway it all rushed down the cracks in the beds and did not do me much good except I got the butts filled up. The main reservoirs are falling already and unless things change rapidly there is trouble ahead on the water front with official warnings already given for many parts of the country. So to my guessed stats for the month: rainfall of 43mm (1.7ins and 83.7% of average), max/min temperatures 18C/1C. PJH

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28 RSPB AYLESBEARE COMMON RESERVE Spring is marching on and wildlife everywhere is taking advantage of increased daylight and temperature. This is similarly a busy time for us working on the Commons and no sooner are we done with our winter tree and scrub work, than we are headlong into our surveying and monitoring work. Our summer migrants are mostly all here with our latest arrivals being swifts on 2 May and a cuckoo reported on 5 May. Grasshopper warblers have been recorded reeling and we will shortly be starting our nightjar surveys for this season.

Our volunteer team have been busy out fencing and repairing infrastructure on Venn Ottery Common and Venn Ottery Hill as well as installing a new bridge at Lower Woolcoombes which replaces a lower bridge subject to topping over during periods of high rainfall. More ponies came on Aylesbeare and Harpford Commons from Haldon Forest bringing us to twenty grazing here in total. A further six are now grazing at Blackhill Quarry and three at St Marys in The Willow. Both Welsh Black and Galloway cattle will be coming on over the next few weeks to take us up to our full summer grazing quota.

The recent fire on Woodbury Common has highlighted the fragility of our heaths as we move into summer and the increased risks associated with drier weather. Indeed, it had been exceptionally dry preceding this event and RSPB staff assisted the Fire Service by widening firebreaks to contain the blaze.

In the month ahead we will be working alongside other conservation organisations in ongoing heathland regeneration work on the Stockland Turbaries and at Venn Ottery Hill following cessation of works by Aggregate Industries at this site where we will be creating new habitat, establishing a species rich meadow. We will be holding various events as we move towards summer including regular nightjar walks (from 25 May) and, of course, it won’t be too long before Heath Week will be here again (23-28 July).

As we look ahead, there have also been some recent staff changes within the RSPB Aylesbeare team and we welcome Aaron Boughtflower to the role of Warden. Aaron has a background in conservation, most recently with the RSPB on the Exe Estuary and is looking forward to a new working environment here on the Pebblebeds. He can be contacted on 07768040274 or at aaron.boughtflower@rspb.org.uk so if you are interested in the work of the RSPB-Aylesbeare Team, or would like to join our friendly volunteering team then please get in touch.

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS

25-29 May Show Jumping Show. Bicton Arena.

29 May Exton Garden Club Cream Tea and Plant Sale. 14.00-16.00.

30 May Closing date for Twinning Grants.

2 & 3 June Woodburystock 2017. The Malthouse, The Maltsters Arms.

3 June Table-top Sale. 10.00-14.30. WVH. Table hire £5. 232120.

5 June Opening up to God. 19.30-21.00. Woodbury Church Rooms.

8 June Exton Ladies Group Summer Outing to Paignton.

8 June Woodbury WI Stuart Line Cruise to Brixham.

13 June Woodbury Garden Club visit to Wells (open to non-members).

17 June Fun Day on the Village Green. 14.00 - 18.00.

17 June Twinning Walk - Fernworthy Reservoir. Meet in car park 09.30.

1 July Blackheart Folk Concert. 18.30. Lady Mary Goosefield, Exton.

2 July Wheelbarrow judging. WS, Glebe Field.

2 July Cream Teas. 15.00-17.00. Lady Mary Goosefield, Exton.

Songs of Praise at 17.30.

3 July Opening up to God. 19.30-21.00. Woodbury Church Rooms.

4 July Charity Coffee Morning 3rd Birthday Party. Church Rooms. 10.00.

5 July Woodbury Local History Society Coach Outing to Bath.

13 July Woodbury WI Haldon Belvedere, WVH, 19.00.

14 July Woodbury C of E Primary School Summer Fair. 15.15-17.30.

17-19 July Dressage Championships. Bicton Arena.

22 July Tennis Club Tournament. 10.00.

22 July FoSS Concert with Exeter University Chapel Choir. St Swithun’s Church. 19.00.

23-30 July Clinton Devon Estates. East Devon Heath Week.

29 July Twinning visit to Dartmouth Naval College.

10 Aug. Woodbury WI Garden Party, 12.00 for 12.30.

12 Aug. Twinning trip to Turf Locks.

7 Sept.

History Society: Devon in the First World War. WVH. 19.30.

9 Sept.

W/S Big Breakfast. W/S VH. 08.00-11.30. (232394).

14 Sept.

Woodbury WI. Puppy walking for the Blind. WVH. 19.00.

5 Oct. FoSS Autumn Concert with Exeter Singers. St Swithun’s Church. 19.30.

2 Nov. History Society: The Royal Clarence Fire and Ancient Buildings in Exeter. WVH. 19.30.

Do email your 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 preferred as they reproduce more clearly on paper.

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32 Green Banana Drama Summer School 2017 Monday 14 – Friday 18 August 10.00 – 13.00 at Woodbury Village Hall.

Our theme this year is ‘Time Travel’.

Will and Fred’s most terrific time travelling trip! Can Will and Fred save the School Concert in time!

Great parts for boys and girls aged 5-11 years.

The course is £75 per student.

We offer a 10% discount off a second sibling.

Includes drinks, biscuits and a costume for our performance on the main stage at the end of the week!

Booking essential call Marie Kelsall on 07870 296670.

Little China Fish & Chips and Chinese Food to Take Away Telephone Orders Welcome 01395 233353 The Arch, Woodbury EX5 1LL OPENING HOURS CLOSED MONDAY Tuesday 5pm - 10pm Wednesday - Saturday 12 noon - 1:45pm & 5pm - 10pm Sunday 5pm - 9.30pm Food Allergies If you are allergic to any ingredients, please advise when making your order.

Cash Only

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Finance available to make your desired treatment affordable.

Call us to book an appointment.

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Mike Dickson Gardening All Jobs Considered Specialist in hedge cutting, shrub pruning and grass.

Tel: 07985 697205

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Woodbury Dance Studio

R. Miller & Son

RAD BALLET

Painters and Decorators

Children from 2½ years

THORNS COTTAGE, WOODBURY

Principal: Mary Griffiths ARAD, MA(Oxon)

Tel: Woodbury 233773 All work expertly carried out under personal supervision.

Grades and Majors

Tel: 01395 271249 marygriffiths@hotmail.com www.woodburydance.co.uk All classes at Woodbury C of E Primary School

TREE SURGERY & CONSULTANCY  Fully Insured and qualified staff  All aspects of tree work  Stump grinding  Tree survey/reports  FREE quotations Office: 01884 232911 Mob: 07703105126 24 hr call out enquiries@arboricare.co.uk www.arboricare.co.uk

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Woodbury Salterton Village Hall

Woodbury Village Hall

Hall –Tables and Chairs, Well equipped kitchen with cooker and fridge, crockery and cutlery inclusive in hire.

Modest Rates.

Available for: Dances and Parties Wedding Receptions Meetings and Classes Jumble Sales and Craft Fairs Badminton, Plays, Business Lettings

Hall and two meeting rooms, Fully equipped kitchen WIFI, sound system and projector

For bookings please contact:

For bookings please contact: Robin or Marian Lennox Tel: 01395 232126

Pat or Gill Bricknell 01395 232463

email:- woodburyvh@gmail.com www.woodburyvillagehall.org.uk

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