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The Ottery St Mary’s CarnivalQueen and Princesses are busyvisiting East Devon Carnivalswith their float called “StarryEyed”. The unusual float haswon 1st Prize at Colyton and

Axminster carnivals and 3rdPrize at Seaton. This year’s floathas been wholly created by theteams of volunteers from thecarnival committee and familiesof the girls. The magnificentstars were made by talentedcarpenter Les White.The carnival float entry is a vitaltool for the carnival. It acts asan advert for the Ottery StMary carnival and as a fundraiser. The money that is raised

when visiting neighbouringcarnivals is split between thehost carnival and the Ottery StMary Carnival Committee. Thishelps to fund the carnival andtar barrel events.Ottery’s Starry Eyed Royals canbe seen at Newton PopplefordCarnival on the 2nd October,Exmouth Carnival on 9thOctober, Honiton Carnival onthe 23rd October and at ourown Carnival on 30th October.

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Why not get involved in your local Carnival?tion. The winning guy will sit atthe top of the bonfire. Prizesfor all entrants. Anyone interes-ted please contact Steve Pearcy(811335) and bring your Guyto The Institute on October30th by 1.30pm for judging atafter 2.00pm. Teresa and PeterYoung will be judging yourefforts.The Queen and Princesses willlead the Procession whichstarts at 7.30pm from Finni-more Trading Estate and travelsup Mill Street, through BroadStreet, Jesu Street and dispersesin Yonder Street.Entries from across EastDevon, South Devon, and Som-erset, along with a strong localcontingent will be paradingthrough the town for yourenjoyment. Please come alongand enjoy this communityevent.The procession will be followedby our grand Firework Displayat 9.30pm on the Land ofCanaan.

Anderton and Rowland’s Fun-fair will be here for both theprocession and Tar Barrel night.Of course, as our traditiondictates, the Tar Barells will takeplace on Friday November 5thstarting at 4.00pm with the firstjunior barrel. A full programmeof this year’s Tar Barrel routewill be available at the end ofOctober. This is a world famoustradition, unique to Ottery StMary, and one that the comm-ittee is dedicated to sustaining.Our Grand Bonfire will beginto take shape on October 9thand will be lit on Friday Nov-ember 5th at 6.30pm by ourVice President, Mrs Joyce Lovell.The Majority of our events arefree to watch but they do costa lot to organise. So if you enjoyyourself, please contribute toour collections so that we cando it all again next year! Everylittle helps.Steve Pearcy.Carnival Secretary

CARNIVAL CAKE STALLSaturday 2nd October in the Volunteer Passage at 9.30am

CARNIVAL DISCO FOR KS2 CHILDREN(6-11 years) Friday 8th October at The King of Clubs

(King’s Arms) from 6.30 to 8.30pmEntry £2 per child. To include a drink and snack.

All children must be dropped off and collected by an adult.

DIAMONDOGZ AND SKAPER(Glam Rock and Ska Tribute Bands)

Saturday 9th October at The Institute from 7.00pm until late.Tickets £10 from Steve Pearcy (811335)

Graham Rowland (814778) or Ottery TIC (813964)

CARNIVAL BINGOSunday 10th October at Ottery Football Club.

Eyes Down 8.00pmTransport available – contact Steve Pearcy on 01404 811335

CARNIVAL QUEEN AND PRINCESSCROWNING CEREMONY

Saturday October 30th at The Institute at 2.00pm.

CHILDRENS FANCY DRESS COMPETITIONSaturday 30th October at The Institute at 2.00pm.

Under 5 boys, Under 5 girls, Over 5 boys, Over 5 girls,Pairs. Cash prizes. Sweets for all entrants.

GUY FOR THE BONFIRE COMPETITIONJudging at The Institute on Saturday October 30th at 2.00pm

The winning Guy sits at the top of the bonfire.Prizes for the most original and best.

GRAND CARNIVAL PROCESSIONStarting from Finnimore Trading Estate at 7.30pm

FIREWORK DISPLAYLand of Canaan at approximately 9.30pm

TAR BARRELS - FRIDAY NOV 5THJunior Barrels start at 4.00pm

GRAND BONFIRE - FRIDAY NOV 5THLit at 6.30pm on The Millennium Green

Carnival Season is now uponus and Ottery St Mary’s Carn-ival Procession hits the townon Saturday 30th October at7.30pm.We are currently invitingentries for the local classes. Wehave a local float class, localwalking class for children,adults, pairs, groups and atrade class. Cash prizes andtrophies are up for grabs. Justcontact Steve Pearcy on 01404811335 for an entry form.Please get involved. We havestrong local support but alwayswelcome new clubs, individ-uals, families and businesses. Itcosts nothing to enter andcould help promote yourorganisation or business.The procession is just part ofthe programme of events thatthe Carnival Committee haveorganised for your enjoyment.On Sunday 10th our popularBingo will be held again at theFootball Club. Eyes down at8.00pm. Transport can be

arranged; just contact StevePearcy on 01404 811335.This year’s Carnival Queen andPrincess contestants are curr-ently selling official draw ticketsand holding cake stalls etc toraise funds for the Carnival.They are: Jadine Dyer, TaniaCake, Jasmine Marshall andLauren Pearcy. Please helpthem by buying a draw ticketor a cake! The girls will becrowned at the CrowningCeremony to be held in theInstitute at 2.00pm on SaturdayOctober 30th.The popular Children’s FancyDress will also be held at theCrowning Ceremony. We have5 classes: Boys and Girls under5, Five years and over, andPairs/Groups. Cash prizes willbe awarded for 1st, 2nd, 3rdand 4th places plus sweets androsettes for all entrants. Justcome in costume and sign inat the Institute on the day.Back by popular demand is our‘’Guy for the Bonfire Competi-

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The September Full Meetingreceived with regret the newsof the resignation of John Hard-ing as Councillor for Tipton StJohn Ward. East Devon DistrictCouncil has been informed forthe due procedure to befollowed before the Councilcan proceed to advertise to co-opt. There are also ongoingvacancies for the West Hill andNorth Wards. Once again mayI please encourage you to con-sider serving your local comm-unity by serving as a Coun-cillor? Further details can beobtained from this Office or dotake the opportunity to speakto a current Councillor aboutwhat it entails at the monthlyCouncillors’ Surgery.The September Meeting discus-sed the idea of the creation ofa Drop-In Centre for youngpeople at the redundant toiletsin The Old Town Hall at TheFlexton. Councillor Giles hassuccessfully bid for a grantfrom the Devon Safety Part-nership for this proposedproject. A Working Party hasbeen set up to consider thisproject which will report backto the next Full Town CouncilMeeting.Do watch out for the leafletfrom East Devon DistrictCouncil (to be delivered to

each house) regarding its LocalDevelopment Framework draftCore Strategy Preferred App-roach document. Although thismay sound a very dry topic it isvery important as it will affectplanning policy up to 2026 andbeyond. It is being referred toas the “Plan-It East Devon”consultation and you have untilthe end of November to makeyour comments.In early September you willhave seen in the press infor-mation relating to the £22,500held by East Devon DistrictCouncil which can be spent inthe Parish on sport provision.This money has been accum-ulated from recent housingdevelopments (Section 106money). You are invited to makeproposals as to how this moneycould be spent by Friday 8thOctober. Please send yourname, the name of your group,your contact details and infor-mation on what your proposalis, why it is important to OtterySt Mary Town Council’s Parish,information about otherfunding you may have and whatstage your project is currentlyat. The Council can then con-tact you for further informationif needed.Please send the information toOttery Town Council by e-mail

at: [email protected] or you can post it orhand it in to Ottery St MaryTown Council, The OldConvent, 8 Broad Street, OtterySt Mary EX11 1BZ.The Council is also interestedto hear your ideas on how torecognise the Queen’s Dia-mond Jubilee in 2012. Onceagain please contact the Coun-cil with your suggestions.Allotment tenants will knowthat a large part of a tree fellon the bank of the allotmentssome weeks ago. LandownersRedrow were contacted andthe tree has now beenremoved.As you know, all Council Meet-ing Agendas are displayed in theCouncil Notice Boards aroundthe Parish (there are seven intotal). Those of you who livein Ottery may have noticed thatthe board outside Hill Househas gone. In fact it has beenmoved further up the hill andis now on the side of The OldTown Hall near to the steps upto the Library.Some very good news is thatpreliminary soil sample work forthe new footbridge andcycleway over the River Otteris underway. The first meetingof the Community SteeringGroup for the project is in earlyOctober. It is anticipated thatwork on construction will be-gin in the Spring with comple-tion in the Autumn of 2011.

This is a final reminder to thoseOrganisations wishing to applyfor a Grant from the Councilthat your application formneeds to be in by 31st October.You can download a copy fromthe Council website or call intothe Office to collect one. If yourapplication is successful, theGrant will be awarded at theAnnual Parish Meeting in Aprilnext year. This procedureallows the Council to budgetmore accurately for the nextfinancial year.By the time you read this theSeptember Councillors’ Sur-gery will have taken place atthe Institute as part of the Com-munity Market giving you theopportunity to raise any mat-ters of concern. If you missedit, the next Surgery will be onSaturday 30th October so putthe date in your diary now!Also please note that the Oct-ober Full Council Meeting willbe at Tipton St John Comm-unity Hall on Monday 4thOctober at 7pm. This will givethose of you in the Tipton StJohn Ward area a chance toattend the Meeting withouttravelling into Ottery.

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The feedback on Burrow FarmGardens was very good andone of our members took somesuperb photographs. I under-stand that the weather wasquite kind although there wasa shower of rain but it didn’tseem to spoil the visit.Once again we had a very goodAutumn Show with plenty ofentries and visitors eventhough the Church FlowerFestival was on at the sametime. The four judges were Mr.L. Peek (Fruit & Vegetables), Mr.D. Hurford (Flowers) and newfor this year Mrs. D. Capon(Culinary) and Mrs. C. Robin-son (Homecraft). The results areas follows:Mr. P. Kiddle - Leslie StarkMemorial Cup, National DahliaSociety’s Silver Medal for BestExhibit and Reserve Best.Mr. B. Godfrey - St. BudeauxCup, The Autumn Jubilee Cup,Royal National Rose Society’sBronze Medal & Certificate,National Vegetable Society’sMedal & Certificate, OtterNurseries Vouchers for BestExhibit Garden Collection andSalad Collection, RHS Certifi-cate for Fruit Section & Vege-table Section.Mr. J. Dyer - William GoughMemorial Cup, Best in Show,Reserve Best in Show, National

Chrysanthemum Society’s Cert-ificate for Best Exhibit Classes10/11 & 12/13, RHS Certificatefor Flower Section.Mrs. H. Linton - The Salverfor most points in CulinaryClasses. Mrs. P. A. Stevens - RHSCertificate for Culinary ClassesMr. David Stevens - RHS Cert-ificate for Homecraft Classes.Well done to everybody andthank you to the many peoplewho set up the Show and puteverything away at the end.Don’t forget your tickets for theBob Flowerdew evening onTuesday 5th October at 7pmin the Institute. The prices are

Lots of entries in Ottery Gardening Club Autumn Show

£6.00 for members and £8.00for non-members. For groupsof ten or more the cost is £6.00each person.Our last trip of the year is toStourhead on Tuesday 26thOctober. We look forward toseeing you.On a much more serious note,another three people haveresigned from the committeemaking four in all in the lastyear. We now feel that unlesswe have more members to helpwith the general running and

input of the gardening club wewill not be able to continue hi2011, therefore the gardeningclub will close.We have had a gardening clubin Ottery for many years butunfortunately none of us aregetting any younger and weneed new blood with youngerideas and suggestions so pleasedo not let the club close.For more information on anyof the above and to join theGardening Club contact JoanDalton on 01404 815082.

RAF Veterans’ Day at OtterOtter Nurseries are delighted to announce that WW2 BomberCommand Veteran Heroes will be visiting their nursery at GosfordRoad, Ottery St Mary at 1pm Saturday 6th November.After 70 years of campaigning to have a Bomber CommandMemorial, Westminster Council granted planning permission fora memorial to be built in Green Park, Piccadilly, Central London,in memory of the 55,573 aircrew of Bomber Command thatgave the ultimate sacrifice in WW2.The deadline for funds is October 2010. To help raise thesefunds the Veterans of Bomber Command will be visiting GardenCentres all over the country to share their stories and experiences.The Royal Air Force (Bomber Command) give away goodiesincluding flags and badges. On sale we have books about thehistory of Bomber Command, WW2 aviation Greetings Cardsand prints, which the Veterans are happy to sign. The event isfrom 1.00 to 4.00pm. We advise you to arrive early!

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Consultation plans at least 250 new homes for OtteryLocal councillors have urgedpeople to give their view to EastDevon District Council, follow-ing the launch of East DevonDistrict Council’s consultationfor homes and other develop-ment over the next 15 yearsor so.Concerns were raised at a spec-ially convened meeting forcouncillors and other keymembers of the community, todiscuss what the local develop-ment core strategy means forOttery St Mary, West Hill andother villages in the parish.Anxieties were expressedabout the level of homes plan-ned - 19,400. New policies arealso introduced, such as the‘flexible’ built-up area bound-ary, which we believe couldcause East Devon to resemblean urban sprawl in years tocome.Around 250 homes are alloca-ted for Ottery St Mary town(surrounding villages have theirown allocations) over the 15-20 year period, in addition to180 homes already planned forthe town. The document alsoalludes to future ‘larger scalegrowth’ for the town.There is also a proposal towater down landscape protec-tion policies, meaning naturereserves such as, Woodbury,

Aylesbeare and Venn OtteryCommons, as well as protectedcoastline could be built on, ifdevelopers manage to convincethe planners it is necessary.Other worrying key aspects ofthe plan include:• No freedom for communitiesto decide their own futures,which is not in accordance withguidance from central govern-ment• A policy of one house = onejob. Provision of one hectareof employment land for every250 homes – leading to newbusiness parks and industrialestates springing up, even incommunities like West Hill• Development permitted in theopen countryside in andaround farms, if there is a ‘pro-ven need’• No plans to curb building ingardens, despite new Govern-ment guidance• A vast network of roads anda large increase in traffic• Lack of clarity about whetherthe development outside theboundary in towns would thenhave a further boundary drawnto prevent further developmentmoving towards neighbouringvillages

We believe that these propo-sals would cause communitiesto creep closer together, withthe outcome that one of themost beautiful districts in theentire country could, in a fewyears, resemble an urbansprawl.Clearly, development is nec-essary and must be planned forand there is a need for afford-able homes in the area. How-ever, there is no justification, inour view, for building on sucha large and potentially uncon-trolled scale.The previous Government hadimposed 17,100 homes on EastDevon – a figure widely regar-ded to be far too high. Thesetargets have now been scrap-ped and many neighbouringcouncils have since taken theopportunity to decrease theirhousing figures. Unfortunately,EDDC has increased its alloca-tion by over 2,000.Communications from thecouncil on this subject will be‘broadbrush’ and are unlikelyto refer to the concerns above.We urge you to get involvedin the debate. Here’s how:• View plans and express yourviews online at the websitewww.e a s t devon . go v. u k /ldfconsultation2010 or at theCouncil Offices, Knowle,Sidmouth

• Write to East Devon DistrictCouncil’s planning department,asking that communities shouldbe able to decide their ownfuturesIf you want to raise the matterwith other people and organis-ations, you could also:• Write to our MP, Hugo Swire– [email protected]• Write a letter for publicationto your local papers• Write to organisations suchas Devon Wildlife Trust, theCampaign to Protect RuralEngland, the RSPB, the NationalTrust and the Woodland Trust• Participate in the publicmeetings organised by OtterySt Mary Town Council• Join Facebook group – ‘Fightplans to turn East Devon intourban sprawl’• EDDC also has a Facebookgroup where you can commentvia the discussion page – youcan access it through thecouncil link above.We don’t believe these plansshould ever become localplanning legislation. You haveuntil the end of November toget involved and give yourviews.Kind regardsCllrs Roger Giles,Ray Bloxham, David Cox,Claire Wright andJo Talbot.

Contact the Councillors by e mail or telephone:Roger Giles [email protected] 01404 813387Ray Bloxham [email protected] 01395 273438David Cox [email protected] 01404 814637Claire Wright [email protected] 01404 812531Jo Talbot [email protected] 01404 814232

LOCAL COUNCILLORS URGE PEOPLE TOEXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON DEVELOPMENT

It’s Dinosaur Day at Ark Pottery,Wiggaton, Wednesday 27thOctober (half term). Come and model a pottery dinosaur! Suitable8-12 year olds, book early for morning or afternoon session.Coffee and cakes for Mums/ Dads. For more details call 01404812628 or email: [email protected]

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It won’t be long before we seethe bonfire pole erected on theMillennium Field which signalsthe beginning of the lead-in toOttery’s procession and tarbarrels.The procession and fireworksare on Saturday October 30ththis year followed by the bonfireand tar barrels on Friday 5thNovember.There are a few changes to thebarrel order this year, broughtin mainly to alleviate trafficproblems during the early even-ing and crowd congestion later.The roads will start to be closedoff from 5.00pm on 5th Nov-ember but there will be a diver-sionary route through the townfrom Sidmouth Road to ButtsRoad.It wasn’t so long ago that weproduced a surplus in our ann-ual accounts and we were ableto give money away locally, un-fortunately those days have

gone. The high insurance costmeans our committee has towork tirelessly throughout theyear to raise funds just to satisfythe insurance man, so if you area business, an organisation orindividual taking advantage ofthe large numbers attendingthe tar barrels, remember uswhen calculating your profits.A donation will help towardsthe ever increasing demands onexpenditure. Remember, if wefail to maintain this traditionthere is no future income.Finally a thank you in advanceto all of you who support thistraditional event and to thoseof you who don’t, shut yourwindows, close the curtains,turn up Eastenders and it willall be over before you realiseit.Have great and safe carnival.Andy WadePresident, Ottery St MaryCarnival Committee.

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Young people in Ottery havelong complained, with somejustification, that there isnothing for them to do inOttery. Hopefully that situationwill change within the next sixmonths. It is quite likely thatthe long awaited skate park willbecome a reality by April 2011.I also hope that our youngpeople may also be able toenjoy a drop-in centre in thenear future. First of all somehistory. Ownership of the OldTown Hall building at TheFlexton, which houses the Lib-rary, recently transferred fromEast Devon District Council toOttery St Mary Town Council(OSMTC). Two years before, asan economy measure, EDDCdecided to close the toilets atThe Flexton. OSMTC felt it wasimportant to keep a toilet open,but felt unable to meet the highcost, which had previouslybeen met by EDDC, of keepingall three toilets open. So thereare two redundant toilets.In August I was delighted tolearn that a bid that I had madeto the Devon Safety Partner-ship for £3,000 towards thecost of converting the redun-dant toilets to a young persons‘drop-in centre had been

successful. For the first timethere could be a facility forolder young people in Ottery.The money is available untilMarch 2011 – so time is tight.At its September meetingOSMTC agreed to set up aworking party to look at howthe project might be delivered,recognising that there would beissues to be resolved, such asobtaining planning permission– which would allow peoplewho had concerns about theproject, as well as those whosupported, it to be heard.Not surprisingly very manyyoung people are already veryexcited at the possibilities. Ofcourse it is important that theplanning and running of thedrop-in centre should involvethe users – local young people. But a drop-in centre wouldneed to be supervised for thewhole time it was open. If youwould be prepared to help runthe drop-in centre, or to helpwith the fund-raising necessaryto keep it going – please get intouch with the Town Clerk. Ireally do hope that we canprovide this much neededfacility for local young people. To do so we do need your help.Roger Giles

At last - a Drop-In Centrefor Ottery’s youngsters

Diamondogz and Skaperat Carnival Dance Night

Ottery Carnival Committe have organised another of their nowlegendary Dance Nights at the Institute, Ottery St Mary onSaturday October 9th featuring a return of the hugely popularDiamondogz and Devon band Skaper, pictured above. You candance the night away to great glam rock and ska music from7.00pm until late.Tickets £10.00 from Steve Pearcy (01404 811335) GrahamRowland (01404 814778) or from Ottery St Mary TouristInformation Centre (01404 813964).

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7 year olds Ellie Thomas andAbby Cobbledick, picturedabove, picked raspberries intheir school holidays and soldthem locally raising £25 whichthey have donated to theOttery St Mary Skateboard/BMX Park fund. This was a verythoughtful and enterprisingeffort by two Ottery youngsterskeen to help a very worthycause. Every little helps!£5,000 is still required to pro-vide only the very basic require-ments of the Park. The girl’sgrandmother, Rose Goodland,said “We have the site, now weneed the money for equipment.If all the people in Ottery dona-ted £1 each it would be enoughto get the project under way. It

needs a concerted effort byeveryone to help give thetown’s youngsters somewherethat they could expend theirtalents and energy. Many smalltowns already have BMX/SkateParks which are hugely enjoyedby young people. I would beover the moon if we could haveone here in Ottery”.Work will begin on the Skate-park at the end of October. Thiswill include the access path,fencing, drainage and generalgroundworks. Further fundingis still required for the rampsand equipment.If you want more informationabout Ottery’s Skate/BMX Parkproject call Elli Pang on 01404812268.

Do you have stories of TarBarrels or Pixie Day? Did youexperience life in Ottery StMary during WWII? Did youattend The King’s School whenyou were young? Do you knowabout the myths and legendsof the area? Were you living inOttery St Mary or the localarea when you were a teenager?If so, this is an opportunity tohelp students at The King’sSchool who are investigatingthe Ottery St Mary area,collecting stories and making acreative response to theirresearch. As well as a series ofevents and exhibitions, thework will be collected forposterity to form part of theSchool ‘Looks Around’ archive.Please come and get involvedat a coffee morning on Tuesday12th October 2010 at TheInstitute, Yonder Street, OtterySt Mary from 10.00am to12noon and help the students

learn more about their chosentopics and tell the story of thisunique town. Share yourmemories and knowledge ofOttery St Mary. We would loveto see your photographs, draw-ings, scrapbooks, notebooks,newspaper clippings etc. aboutthese subjects too. Please bringthem with you!

Your StoryWe would really like to addyour own story to the archive.This could be about your lifein and around Ottery, a workof art, a story you would liketo share, an object of somesignificance, a mystery or amemory… just about anything!So come along and tell us yourstory! If you are interested intaking part or would like moreinformation, please telephoneRuth Cohen at DAISI on 01392385214 or contact her byemail: [email protected]

Your Ottery stories wantedfor King’s students project

After the inspirational demonstration by Stephen Foster whoencouraged us to try oil paints without solvents applied withpalette knife, we shall enjoy watching Richard Thorne as he paintsa landscape with watercolour. The new screen and projectormeans that we are all able to watch the demonstrators clearly asthey create their pictures. All are welcome to the evening at7.30pm in the Institute, Ottery St Mary. Contact Ann Brown formore details on 01404 814192.

Otter Vale Art Society News

Ottery in Bloom has won aSilver Award from South Westin Bloom for our town in the2010 competition. ChairmanSarah Clarke collected themedal at the Regional AwardsCeremony in September at Bathand displayed it to the team ofhelpers at the Lamb & Flag.Afterwards Sarah said ’ we wereencouraged by a Silver Awardlast year and have maintainedthe standard in 2010. Theterms of the competitionrequires not only horticulturalexcellence but communityparticipation, conservation andsustainability to be demon-strated to the judges.‘ ‘ I am grateful to a number ofindividuals and groups whohave assisted with Ottery inBloom this and previous years.Thank you to my small comm-ittee who organise select andplant the planters are dulyproud of their efforts. WithoutOtter Nurseries who plant themagnificent display on StSaviours Bridge, other busines-ses that support us and Otter

A Silver Medal for Ottery -bloomin’ marvellous!

Valley Rotary who undertake aweekly watering programme wewould not be able to compete.Otter Rotters provided somecompost and will recycle theplants and compost at the endof the season. Young townsfolksuch as the Guides, Browniesand Play Group continue toprovide invaluable assistance inmany ways. To these and thoseof you who just tend individualplanters as you pass by a bigThank You. ‘Even though we have only justcleared the 2009 displays ourteam is already considering the2010 displays and imput frommore individuals or groups willbe welcome. Some have alreadycome forward. To achieve a goldaward there is be a need foradditional support from all ofthe community, maybe volun-teering to water or maintainone small display from June toSeptember. With points award-ed by the judges for environ-mental matters and conserva-tion it is not only green fingersthat can help.

The theme for this years OtterySt Mary Twinning Associationautumn social evening is Franceand Germany with food, wine,pictures and entertainmentbased on the 2010 successfultwinning exchanges during thesummerMany of those who visited ourtwin town of Ilsfeld in July andthose hosting our friends fromPont l’Eveque in May haveinteresting tales to tell with

France and Germanywithout Euros

photographs and souvenirs todemonstrate the success ofthese exchanges. Dates andpreliminary details of nextyears visits will be announcedWhy not join us on Saturday16th October at West HillVillage Hall and experience anevening with not a Euro in sight.Tickets are available from theOttery Tourist office or fromany Twinning Committeemember

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In the last issue of the GazetteI mentioned that we would beat Smeatharpe Air Day inAugust. The day went very well,but I was unable to attend dueto family commitments. All inall, August and September havebeen quiet months for ourLions, but we are looking for-ward to things warming up inthe near future. On Saturdaythe 9th October we will bepushing a wheelbarrow up anddown Honiton High Street.This will be full of goodies inkeeping with Harvest Festivaltime. For the outlay of £1 youwill be able to win the barrowand its contents.On the previous Saturday, the2nd October, our ladies willholding a stall outside theparish church selling homemade jams and chutneys. I canrecommend the Green TomatoChutney which was made bymy own hands (with a littlehelp from ‘the boss’).On a sad note, I am sorry toreport the passing of two of ourstalwart members in the per-sons of Lion Ralph Hibbert andLion Roland Buckingham.Those of you who knew LionRalph will know that he waspopular figure, with a stronginterest in the community. Lion

Roland had been restrictedthrough age for some time.Now then, how do you feelabout becoming a ‘Friend ofthe Lions’? We are discussingthe introduction of a schemewhereby those who have notthe time to make a full timecommitment to the Lions, canjoin by the payment of a smallannual fee, become a ‘friend’.This will mean that a ‘friend’will be able to take part in thesocial side of the Club. You willbe informed by way of a news-letter of what we are doing. Justthink of it, as a ‘friend’ you willbe able to have a friendly gameof skittles with us or attendone of our many other socialactivities. You will be able torequest to attend one of ourmeetings in order to see whatwe get up to. Some of us usuallyfinish up at the Otter Inn atWeston for a quiet drink afterthe meeting. Watch this space!The 9th to the 17th Octoberwill Lions Awareness Week,when we should all be wearingsomething to indicate that weare proud to by Lions.That’s all folks for now. I amstill at the old number 01404813513.Bill King

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Almost two thirds of EastDevon mums are exhaustedwhen they leave hospital afterhaving a baby. That’s the resultof a survey just published bycampaign group, HonitonMaternity Matters.And a worrying 16 mums(almost half the respondents)then went on to ‘struggle tomanage’ or ‘really struggle tomanage’ when they returnedhome. The online questionnaire,which was emailed to morethan 2,800 people on theFacebook group ‘Save HonitonMaternity On-site Aftercare’was aimed at women who hadgiven birth at Honiton mater-nity unit and the RD&E sincetransfers from the RD&E andovernight stays ceased atHoniton in February.A total of 39 women respon-ded to the survey – thoughtto be around half of EastDevon women giving birth inthat timeframe - which listed28 questions on local mums’experiences, including breast-feeding support.Ann-Marie Chapman from Ax-minster gave birth at Honitonin May. After 48 hours withjust a couple of hours sleep andthen a difficult first night athome with her new baby, she

Many new mums exhausted when they leave hospitalwas completely exhausted andstruggled to cope.She said: “It was really hard. I was utterly exhausted andwas extremely teary. I was verylucky and had the support ofmy husband and parents wholooked after my baby whilst myhusband and I got little naps.”And due to problems withtrying to get a midwife to visitat the right time for help withbreast-feeding, Ann-Mariedecided instead to turn to hermidwife sister-in-law forassistance.Ann-Marie explained: “I had ahorrible first night where mybaby screamed and screamedbut wouldn’t latch on prop-erly. We phoned the maternityunit to ask for advice but Iwanted someone there in per-son. Unfortunately the timingnever worked. In the end I hadto ask my sister-in-law for help,who is a midwife at Yeovil.”Retired Ottery St Mary GP,John Ackroyd said: “I am notsurprised by the results of thissurvey. A period of rest is veryimportant after childbirth,whether normal or complex,for most mothers. In a com-munity hospital experiencedstaff are on hand to assist withthe practical initiation ofbreast-feeding and the essen-

tials of baby care. Overnightstays allow this to occur butalso allow recovery time fromthe exhaustion which accom-panies many labours.”Claire Wright, Ottery St MaryTown Councillor for West Hill,added: “We had some veryrevealing remarks which provethat the new telephone advicesystem is impractical. “Mums need three hands toreceive telephone advice onbreast-feeding - one to positionthe baby, one to adjust thebreast and another to hold thephone. It’s not fair and itdoesn’t work.” Ann-Marie’s experience istypical of the mums whocompleted the survey, withover half of the women (18 outof 33) not confident aboutbreast-feeding when they weredischarged. 13 of those womensought help once they were athome and seven women werevisited by a midwife. Three ofthose seven waited longer than13 hours to be seen. At Hon-iton’s maternity unit, womenreceived instant face-to-facehelp and advice any time of theday or night they needed it.Two women say they gave upbreast-feeding due to difficul-ties.The survey results are pub-lished ahead of Devon CountyCouncil’s Adults Health Scrut-iny meeting debate on mater-nity services, which takes placenext Thursday (23 September)at 10am. At this meeting thescrutiny committee will decidewhether or not to endorseproposals to end overnightstays at Honiton maternity unit.Women from all over EastDevon took part in the surveybut the majority of respon-dents were from Honiton, with

16 (41%) of replies from thetown. Ottery St Mary and Ex-mouth had six and five respon-ses respectively. All the otherEast Devon towns had one ortwo respondents each.Honiton Town Cllr, VernonWhitlock said: “The results ofthe survey confirm that theretention of overnight facilitiesat Honiton Maternity Unit isnot just a luxury, but an essen-tial option for new mums. Theunit and its staff have estab-lished an excellent reputationand provide a vital servicewhich should be retained.”Over half of respondentsindicated that they would liketo stay at Honiton Hospital fortwo nights. The most popularreasons for this were rest andbreast-feeding advice. Over two thirds of women whogave birth at the RD&E saidthey did so for medical reasonsonly. Just two said it wasbecause the RD&E was theirfirst choice. The remainder ofwomen (one quarter) said theygave birth at the RD&E be-cause Honiton maternity unitwas closed overnight. Claire Wright commented: “Although the numbers arequite small, one quarter as aproportion is significant and itmakes us wonder that if theplans do go through, the num-bers giving birth at Honitonwould simply dwindle until itwas difficult to justify keepingthe unit open.”“We are now looking forwardto the scrutiny meeting nextweek, to presenting our findingsand hearing the debate. Manycouncillors expressed concernover proposals at their lastmeeting on 3 June. We hopethe results of our survey willconvince them to reject NHSplans.”

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The banner over the south gatewas an indication of the treatsin store and on entering theParish Church there were morebanners as well as the first ofthe ‘trees’ created by thechildren and young people’svarious groups in the churchand town.The shows depicted covered awide variety of musical joys.Carousel ...a merry go roundwith horses and flowersentwined. Then we hadGodspell with the footprintsthat the children wanted towalk in as they came round.Carol Bennett and her teamshad provided us with a realfeast of imagination and beautyas well as sustenance for theinner person in the way ofexcellent refreshments servedin the Loft. During the openingtimes we had a variety of org-anists playing quietly to en-hance the atmosphere andMichael Farley gave a spiritedperformance of many of thetunes in the shows in his Con-cert on the Friday evening.Everyone who came had theirfavourite, possibly dependingon personal memories. The TinMan from the Wizard of Oz,topped by a lovely rainbowdecorated the pulpit. Chess was

a striking vision in black andwhite with a real ‘wow’ factorbeing provided by the enginein Starlight Express. Can Canand the Rocky Horror showgave amusingly cheeky touchesas well as the line of washingin the Seven Brides for SevenBrothers display.Joseph and the Amazing Tech-nicolour Dreamcoat, The Kingand I, My Fair Lady, Fiddler onthe Roof, Phantom of theOpera, Gigi and finally MissSaigon just to name a few ofthe magnificent displays. TheDisplays on the Windowsillswere much admired too. It isnot possible to name all of theshows illustrated but each andevery one was a lesson inartistic expression and skilfulflower arranging.

We hope that this is only oneof the ways in which the churchand its community can be ofservice. Many of the flowerdisplays were created by peoplefrom other churches and the

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It is time to dust off your dictionary, textbook and notes. A newrange of Spanish courses has now started at the Council offices.The programme has been tailored to cover the needs andrequirements of those who have contacted us and expressed aninterest in learning the language and also those who, over thelast two years, have attended the Spanish courses offered andhave progressed in their knowledge of the language and theircommunication skills.Monday – 7.00pm to 9.00pm – Hablando En Espanol – Acourse for students with a good knowledge of the language wishingto improve their conversational skills. Want to learn how tospeak like a native? Then this is the course for you.Tuesday – 7.00pm to 9.00pm - ¿Como Se Dice….? – Acourse for absolute beginners specifically designed to enable youto learn quickly with a minimum of effort. Just as we do in Spain.Wednesday – 10.00am to 12.00pm – El Toro Dos – A coursefor students at intermediate level. The saga of “El Toro” willcontinue during this term and we will be able to finally knowwho “El Toro” is.Wednesday – 1.00pm to 3.00pm – No Comprendo – Abeginners course for those wanting to take it easy at “siestatime” but still learn quickly.Wednesday – 7.00pm to 9.00pm – Puedo Hablar Espanol– A course for students at intermediate level. Just the course forthose wanting to consolidate their knowledge of the languageand discover how much more they know.Free coffee and tea facilities during the two hours sessions. Weprovide all the material necessary during the course. Recordingsfrom TVE (Spanish television) will be shown periodically usingthe audio-visual facilities at the Council Offices. Competitive fees.For more information please contact Josefina Gori at 01297 23777/ 01404 811583 / 07941459441 or e-mail: [email protected]

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ART APPRECIATION AND IMPRESSIONISTPAINTINGS - ONE DAY WORKSHOPS

Do you want to know more about art and the Impressionistsand Post Impressionists? Then come to the Council Offices andlet’s look at some pictures and begin to discover the joys of19th century and 20th century paintings with our well knownlecturer in History of Art, popular art historian and experiencedart tutor Annie Pollard, who will take you through the wondersof the art world in the interesting workshops shown below.Thursday 28th October, Saturday 20th November, and Thursday9th December from 10.00am to 3.30pm. Entry £35.00 whichincludes coffee and lunch at the local pub.For more information email: [email protected] or call01297 444719 (10.00am to 7.00pm week days only).

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At its recent meeting, the CMPcommittee was advised that theLord Coleridge has agreed tobecome the Project’s Patron.Chris Wakefield, chairman ofthe Memorial Project summedup the committee’s delight atthis development. “Lord Cole-ridge has been a key supporterand enthusiast for the MemorialProject right from the start. Weare confident that such disting-uished patronage will carry usa great way further than wecould otherwise have expected,and we are very grateful for hiscontinuing commitment”.The committee was also briefedby John Pilsworth on progresswith various funding bodies,and on progress with a newreport commissioned fromTourism Research Solutions inPlymouth on the potentialeconomic and social impact onOttery of the memorial. This willbe available for the next bid toEDAONB’s Making it LocalFund which is pencilled in formid October.Another step forward was thenews made available at themeeting, that Ottery church-yard has emerged as a favouredoption for the location of thenew memorial. It appearedmany times in the February2010 public consultation docu-

ment as a prefered location andrecent discussions, initiated bythe CMP’s treasurer, DavidRoberts, have made it clear thatthere is considerable supportfor the idea from the Churchauthorities. The option ofCanaan Way has been retainedfor the time being, but thesignificance of the Church forColeridge is immense and thecommittee is anxious to see thechurchyard option developed.The Project continues to lookfor celebrity supporters to joinex poet laureate Professor SirAndrew Motion and ColeridgeBiographer Richard Holmeswho both sent letters of supportfor the first MIL bid.There is more information onthe Coleridge Project websitewww.coleridgememorial.org.uk.or you can contact the Hon Secon 01404 812737.

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WCE held their AGM on Monday 6th September. The Represen-tative, Ann Holden, reported that the year had been busy andsuccessful. The next year’s programme was discussed and noticegiven of an exhibition to be held in the Institute.The next meeting on Monday October 4th will be a lesson onmaking Biscornu, a form of canvas work. Anyone interested injoining the group, or coming to see what we do, please contactPat Snelling on 01404 81222651 to make arrangements. Thegroup meet on the first Monday of the month at The Institute,Ottery St Mary.

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It’s October and so at Escot it must be time for Tasty Towers. On Sunday 5th October, teams compete for the Tasty TowersChallenge Trophy. It’s quite straight forward, simply build atower as high as you can – but using only spaghetti andmarshmallows! It’s all great fun for charity and choccy prizesabound. If you’d rather watch without taking part, that’s noproblem. Just come along: there’s no charge for spectatorsand the more the merrier. But if you’d like to take part (thereare separate prizes for adult, children and family teams) thenplease pre-book to reserve your starting time. Just [email protected] or call 01404 822 188 for moreinformation. We even provide the spaghetti and themarshmallows in return for just a small contribution to theTale Valley Trust, our local community charity.

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On line booking is now available for our exciting residentialand day Halloween Camp. Activities include: star gazing,bat detecting, nature craft, pumpkin carving, night hikes,campfires, trick or treat treasure hunts, wild boar and otterfeeding, nature craft, dream catcher making, folklore stories,tracking, pumpkin pie and toffee apple making, face paints,spooky feasts, apple bobbing, and much, much more… Seewww.escotcampwild.co.uk or call 01404 822 188 for fulldetails. But be quick, it’s filling fast.

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October brings the promise ofone of the sweetest events inEscot’s calendar: ChocolateLetterboxing!!! Readers mayalready be familiar with thischoccy challenge which is anestablished favourite of theDevon Celebration of Foodfestival. For a small extracharge, gardens visitors re-ceive clues for a special kindof treasure hunt for hidden

The Chocolate Horizonink stamps that take you allaround Escot’s beautifulgardens, maze and woodland. Everyone finding theirhidden stamps receives achocolate prize! ChocolateLetterboxing takes place dailythroughout Choctober. Nobooking needed: just turn upand full Escot letterboxinginstructions are given. Happyhunting!

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We had a very enjoyable time at Payhembury part of which wasthe lovely cup of tea and biscuits they gave us. Perhaps they willinvite us again? We are practising different pieces of music nowso that we can enlarge our repertoire for future bookings.Our next booking will be at the Priory in December and thereare other venues in the pipeline. Perhaps our playing is gettingbetter or people have bought themselves earplugs, either waywe love playing the bells so why not come and listen and seewhat you think. All are welcome and if you would like any extrainformation please contact Joan Dalton on 01404 815082.

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The concert held in the Parish Church and organized by BenScott raised the magnificent sum of £1300, which was presentedto the Cystic Fibrosis Trust last Sunday at the 9.30 a.m. Service.Ben and his friends have shown how using our own local talentother people can be helped. Also the audience on the evening,without exeption, said how much they had enjoyed the concert,especially the musical talent of a number of young people, fromthe age of seven! Photo by Phyllis Baxter.

Concert in aid of CysticFibrosis raises £1,300!

There will be two talks during October. On Wednesday 13thOctober Miss P Salter will give a talk entitled ‘Italy’ illustratedwith slides. This is an open meeting when ladies are welcome.On Wednesday 27th October Dr G. Wilkins will give a talk on‘The Exploration of Space’ illustrated with slides.Meetings are held at The Institute, Yonder Street, Ottery StMary. Doors open 2.30pm for 3.00pm meetings. Further infor-mation from the Secretary Harry Phillips, Tel: 01404 814524.

Ottery Mens’ Forum

Many Ottery residents who are customers of the NationwideBuilding Society are concerned that their local branch withinthe offices of Easterbrook Eaton Ltd, 8 Jesu Street, is facing closureon December 31st 2010. The branch provides an invaluableservice to local residents. Those who have no means of transportwill find it particularly inconvenient living in a rural area.However, all may not be lost. If you feel strongly about the closureyou could sign a petition to the directors of Nationwide to requesta reversal of their decision. This is available at several shopsaround town including Ottery TIC and Ottery Office andComputer, Mill Street. Those who shout loudest are the first tobe heard!The petition has NOT been initiated by any members of staff ofEasterbrook Eaton Ltd. It is a measure of concern by localcustomers who may be forced to take their business elsewhere ifthe closure goes ahead.

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Ottery St Mary Chamber ofCommerce News

As one reaches their “middleyears” many questions springto mind as to what is life allabout? Two questions in partic-ular, specific to me and theOttery Chamber of Commercehave recently been asked:‘What’s the purpose of it?’ and‘When did I get to be so old tobe the chairman of anything?’The second question is easy toanswer, I just did!The first is more challenging.I’ve lived in or very close toOttery for 40 of my 46 years.It was and still is a great town.But, commercially, it’s on theslide. None of us want to seeempty shop fronts. We all knowthat “making a buck” is gettingmore difficult of late and sowhat to do? For my part, I willstrive to put energy into ourbi-monthly meetings. They willstart at 6.00pm sharp at theTumbling Weir and will be doneby 7.00pm. Each meet will have

a guest speaker for 20 minutes.All invitations, reminders ofmeetings, events and minuteswill be sent by email. If youhaven’t recently been asked foryour e mail address, pleasesend it with any other detailsto our new secretary, SueTallack at the address below.What can you do? Get in-volved!! Whether you have abusiness or not, you’re verywelcome. Improving the townwe live in is in the interest ofeveryone. At Chamber meet-ings we can and do get involv-ed with all aspects of town life– come and have your say andthen help us to act on it.On a personal note and oneI’m sure I share with many, Imust thank Vivienne Abbott fora job well done as outgoingChamber Chairman.Marc Perkins – [email protected]

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This month we cover the lovelysubject of toilets. We often havecustomers in Abbott’s asking uswhy their toilet will not flush.The reason usually for this isthat the diaphragm washerinside has become brittle andbroken. This washer causes avacuum when you pull thehandle that moves the waterfrom the toilet cistern to thepan. It is only a small piece offlat plastic so the good news isthat it is relatively inexpensivefor a new washer.The bad news is that it is anightmare to get at, as thewasher is at the bottom of thesyphon unit. To change it, firstof all, it’s a good idea to turnthe water off and remove asmuch water as possible fromthe cistern. Then you will needto un-hook the handle mechan-ism, and unscrew the syphonunit from the flush pipe below.Then remove the entire syphonunit and you’ll find the washeris located below this.

But if you havea closed coupletoilet i.e. onewhere the toiletcistern sits ontop of the pan,it is a bit moretricky. As youhave to remove

the whole cistern unit, just toget to the darn syphon, just tochange a washer. Talk about abad design! As you can prob-ably guess, my toilet as homeis a closed couple one, and it is

an annoying pain in the arseto change the washer. To do thisfirst of all turn off the water, andagain remove as much wateras possible from the cistern.Then disconnect the mainswater inlet pipe from the cis-tern, unscrew the two wingnuts on the underside of thecistern, as this will release themetal plate that connects thetoilet pan to the toilet cistern.Now remove the two screwsthat hold the cistern to the walland then the entire cistern unitwill come away from the panand the wall. Then as above,unhook the handle mechanismand then unscrew the syphonon the base of the cistern toremove the syphon unit to getto that annoying flat plasticwasher that you need tochange.When you come to put it allback together the closedcouple units have a rubberwasher between the metal plateand the toilet pan, which isstrangely called a doughnutwasher, as it is doughnut shap-ed but it looks a lot less appet-ising. It is always a good idea tochange this at the same timeas it never seals as good onceit has been removed.As they have gone to thehassle of removing the syphonunit many customers, replacethe complete unit as it is quiteinexpensive. But we stock boththe complete unit or just thewashers so the choice is yoursreally.

Exeter University studentsvisit Ottery St Mary

The ten Exeter University students pictured here with MayorGlyn Dobson paid a visit to the town in September. They areworking on a project researching East Devon towns and enjoyedexploring Ottery St Mary’s places of interest.

The Full Monty Breakfast Brunch Halloween Special will be heldin Payhembury Parish Hall on Sunday 31st October. Meals servedfrom 9am to 1.30pm (extended time). Adults: £4.50, kids: £1.50.Free tea and coffee as usual. All proceeds to the Cancer SupportGroup FORCE. Come and sample the best breakfast in Devon.For more information please telephone Mrs Pat Holdaway on01404 841816 or e mail [email protected]

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Our Saturday walk in Septem-ber started at Sticklepath. Dueto holidays and other commit-ments there were only four toenjoy the delights of the RiverTaw and numerous DartmoorTors. From Sticklepath we foll-owed the path alongside theriver through woodlands andBelstone Cleave to the villageof Belstone. Passing the puband the church we followed theroad on to the moor. Leavingthe track we made a beeline upBelstone Common throughgranite rocks.Close by, on Belstone Common,sits the Nine Maidens stonecircle consisting of 16 stones.Legend has it that the maidensdanced on the Sabbath andwere turned into stone. It isclaimed that the stones cometo life every day at noon toenjoy a dance and that after thedance the stones do not quiteregain their original positionsand that each day this can bedetected.We continued up BelstoneCommon past Belstone Tor tocross Irishman‘s wall at thesummit. This wall was built byIrishmen in an attempt to en-close a section of the commonbut was promptly attacked bythe folk of Belstone to ensurethe common remained open.The wall was never rebuilt.We then made our way toHigher Tor to join the track to

Oke Tor then down to Steep-erton Gorge to cross the RiverTaw for our picnic lunch.Upstream is the Knack Mine socalled as the crushing orstamping was known asknacking and when the mineworked was knacked (nowworn out or tired knackered).Leaving the sheltered spot bythe river we made our way toSteeperton Tor where it wasdecided to take a short cutthrough very rough reed grassand after a struggle we reachedWild Tor and then at last on atrack which followed to HoundTor (not the one that is by

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Saturday Walks (about 10 miles)2nd October ~ details to be advised6th November ~ Chardstock to Smallridge. Optional pub lunchThursday Walks (5 to 6 miles)7th Oct. - Woodbury to Lympstone and Exton (Exe Valley Way).21st Oct. - Broadhembury area. Optional coffee at Gliding Club.4th Nov. - Stockland area. 18th Nov. - Silverton area.

Haytor) and down to WhiteMoor stone circle which com-prises of 16 stones in a circleof 66ft diameter. There couldhave been more but the localscould and did remove stonesfor building. South East of thecircle is a 5½ foot standingstone at the junction of threeparishes. This stone could havebeen part of the circle and

moved to mark the spot be-cause it was at hand.Leaving the stone circle andpassing Little Hound Tor wefollowed a track throughmarshland to reach CosdonStone Row, known as the cem-etery. This runs for some 150yards East to West implying analignment with the rising andsetting sun and comprises adozen or so stones of unequalshapes and size. At the westernend is a kistvaen which is aburial box consisting of 4 smallslabs topped by another slaband earthed over which wouldhave contained the crematedremains of a body.From here we followed tracksand paths between stone gran-ite walls going down a steeplane to reach the road back toour car, some feeling rather tiredbut having enjoyed the walk.Why not join us for one of ourforthcoming walks. All walksmeet at the Land of Canaan carpark at 9.00am. Share cars tostart of walk. For further infor-mation and a programme ofwalks, please contact Barbaraon 01404 814204 or Trevor on01404 811830.

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The Inner Wheel year has gotoff to a flying start with our newClub President, Jill Cobley, atthe helm. In July we visited theExeter Hospiscare which wastruly uplifting – even thoughwe all thought we knew of thecare and support provided byHospiscare it was amazing tolearn of the various projects,fund raising ideas and futureplans. The evening was finishedwith a sumptuous supper at Jill’shouse and raised £176 forHospiscare. In August we wereinvolved in the Honiton Showwhere we hosted a “How ManyBalls?” competition – balls ofall sizes were crammed into astandard tractor cab andpeople were invited to make aguess for £1 (donations forShelterbox). At the end of theshow the cab doors were open-ed and there was a mad dashby the children for the balls,chaotic but very funny!This month we joined withOtter Valley Rotary Club for avisit to Beer Caves – what ahidden treasure right on ourdoorstep! The undergroundquarry first worked by theRomans, supplied stone for 24cathedrals including Exeterand St. Pauls, parts of West-minster Abbey, the Tower ofLondon, Hampton Court andWindsor Castle. As well as aplace of refuge and worshipCatholics during times of pers-ecution, it also assistedsmugglling and helped in thestruggle to survive in days gone

by – there are tales of humanendeavours a-plenty! John, ourinspiring and knowledgeableguide has lived in Beer all hislife and has past family mem-bers who actively worked thequarry caves. There simply isn’troom enough here to describejust how wonderful thesequarry caves are…if youhaven’t visited Beer Caves thenmake it a must for the future.For our regular Club meeting(held 3rd Monday each month)we were invited to take alonga item which we believedrepresented a significant mom-ent in our lives. What secretsour members have! Itemsranged from an English/Frenchdictionary stitched by onemember’s father whilst held asa prisoner at the infamousStalag camp in WW2, to aNeolithic pebble, an invitationto the 1961 Christmas Ball atBuckingham Palace, vintageclothing and various familyphotos and memorabilia. Areally fun evening whichenabled everyone to sharetreasure memories and items.Looking forward we have our8th Annual Quiz in aid ofHospiscare (see separate item)– we hope that many of youreading this will come alongand join in this fun evening tohelp raise funds for really greatlocal charity.More news in future Gazettes!Sue HulleyClub Correspondent

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October already! We have enjoyed a lovely summer this yearthat has brought us many visitors to Ottery from all over theworld. They have delighted in visiting our wonderful ParishChurch with all that it has to offer. They have appreciated thefriendleness of everyone they have met within the town,particularly in our local shops.We are ticket agents for National Express Coaches, SovereignCoaches tours, also Hotel Bookings at Heathrow and GatwickAirport. New leaflets are now in on Cycling in Devon - Tavistock,Exeter, Exmouth and much more. We also have new walkingbrochures. New bus and rail timetables will be available shortly.Wehope to have the new 2011 Ottery St Mary Calendar on sale bythe end of October.Do call in and see us at The Tourist Information Centre - we’rehere to help you. Telephone 01404 813964.

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On Tuesday 7th September in the Institute, nearly sixty peopletook part in an unusual antiques evening produced jointly byWest Hill Branch Conservatives and Bearnes, Hampton andLittlewood: Auctioneers and Valuers. While sampling a free glassof wine and subsequently a light snack, guests were able to viewten selected antiques.After which the team of three experts told stories and valuedeach item in turn, with guests being invited to choose the trueversion. One person managed to score nine and two eight outof ten, each receiving a bottle of champagne as a reward togetherwith much applause, as everyone had enjoyed the evening.

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11pm on Monday 23rd Augustsaw the start of OSM Scout &Explorers best ever adventurewhich ended in the early hoursof Wednesday 1st September.This was the RIOT (ReturnIlsfeld Ottery Tour) – aninternational camp but with adifference – to share a camp,adventures and culturalexchange with Scouts inOttery’s twin town of Ilsfeld inSouthern Germany. Last yearthe German Scouts visitedOttery St Mary for a week ofjoint activities and this was thereturn visit. It may have taken18 hours travel to get there,including an overnight ride inthe coach but any hope thatthe young people would sleepwas crushed early on whenthey just wouldn’t stop talking.The campsite itself was laid outby our German hosts in theusual fashion for their culture,utilising the famous black roundcommunal tents. This was anovelty for our group as wehave traditionally travelled lightwith smaller 2-4 man tents.Our contribution was a mar-quee which we put up the dayafter arrival along with the erec-tion of the tallest flagpole wehad ever seen. The marqueewould prove to be a saviouron more than one occasion.After the flag raising ceremony

the group headed off to enjoya relaxing afternoon at a localswimming pool which boastedfountains, gardens, severalflumes and a Naturists Zone.This last area was carefullyavoided by our shy contingentand one of the leaders (NickRosen) ensured this was thecase by patrolling it at regularintervals. Then back to camp forwelcome speeches by ThomasKnödler, Ilsfeld’s Bürgermeisterand local vicar which wasfollowed by a delicious hogroast before retiring to thecampfire and thence to bed.The next day saw us drive toBregenz in Austria for one of

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the highlights of the trip – whitewater rafting. This was 4 hoursof sheer delight watching lead-ers Chris and John demonstra-ting how to capsize a dinghy atevery obstacle and corner ofthe river. The Scouts had avariety of different sized raftsfrom single seater up to an 8-man monster. The day was veryhot and the river very cold andour rafters could either burnin the sun or freeze in the water.All of the youngsters took theplunge, whether it was adeliberate manoeuvre such asgetting the boat trapped on asmall weir and having toabandon ship or a simple over-

exuberance when paddlingthrough rocks. An exhilaratedbut tired crew returned to thecamp, ate, lit a fire, sang a fewrenditions of ‘American Pie’ andthen dragged themselves tobed. Then it rained. Then itpoured. At 1.30am our mar-quee proved instrumental inrescuing the Scouts when afreak storm hit the camp andthe German tents had theirAchilles heel exposed – tooeasy for high winds to blowthrough! At daybreak the insideof the marquee resembled arefugee camp. Not one Scoutcomplained – they just got onwith things.

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Spirits were soon raised withthe presentation of breakfast –a traditional Bavarian treat withweisse-wurst, sweet mustard,giant pretzels and beer. For-tunately for the Scouts, theGermans have a marvellousnon-alcoholic drink made frommolasses called ‘Kinderbier’ –it went down a treat. This wasa great start to our Stuttgartday, where the shopping andMercedes Motor Museum wasenjoyed. We returned to campin time for it to start rainingagain but it did relent longenough for the young peopleto enjoy another German Scout

tradition – night hiking withflaming torches.Dampness the following daysoon gave way to warm weatherand this proved the perfectopportunity for a rematch ofthe World Cup encounter be-tween England and Germany.The English Scouts took noprisoners and the 10-nil score-line may have had somethingto do with the average age ofthe German team being 25%less than the English. No matter,the world was put to rights.Whilst this was happening therest of the group enjoyedwashing their clothes by hand

and took the opportunity tobuild their own mini-deck-chairs, decorating them withtheir own designs. This proveda real hit with some highlycreative artwork going into thecanvas paintings. After severalhours of sanding, drilling,screwing and painting it wastime for a wide game in theforest which saw Ilsfeld andOttery Scouts mixed in equalmeasure to smuggle delicateitems to a safe spot deep in thewoods without getting am-bushed by suitably camouflagedLeaders in combat fatigues.This was followed by dinner, theusual campfire and bed justbefore it started raining again.The rest of the trip was takenup with a visit to the famousIlsfeld Woodfest, enjoying hostfamily lunches, joining in theIlsfeld parade, spending a dayat Tripsdrill, a local theme parkwith a huge wooden roller-coaster amongst the many

Extract of comments made by the Scouts, Explorersand Leaders who attended RIOT 2010

I have some good memories of the swimming pool and the bigchains on the water slides and also singing around the campfire. SarahI absolutely loved the camp and seeing everybody a year onand meeting new people. I made friends with Felix, Max,Annika and Sarah. BethThis trip has been one of the best experiences of my life. SamI was very worried about going to the Germans house. Lisaand her family were very nice and I liked her pig! JemimaOverall an amazing trip! White water rafting & the theme parkwere amazing. Made some great friends. ArtieThe highlight of the RIOT trip for me was spending the timewith such a fantastic group of young people many whom Iknew as cubs. Fiona (Leader)The rafting was really funny watching Chris and John fall outof their raft every time they went down a rapid! MayaI loved the German scouts and the way we had to protect thecamp and also the swimming pool & Stuttgart. JoshEvery single person was well behaved and a pleasure to bewith. I have enjoyed the week. Chris (Leader)

rides and finishing with arelaxing day at a nearby townwith an interactive sciencemuseum.Our departure at 5.30am onthe Wednesday was a sad onebut filled with many great mem-ories: the night-time visits of the‘wild boar’; watching an AlpineHorn Band perform in front ofus; the horrific noise of anunknown Scout leader’s snor-ing; creating new friendshipswhich will endure and pullingtogether when the going gottough at the river and when thestorm hit in the early hours ofthe morning. The experiencesof our young people willremain with them forever butnone of this would havehappened without the hardwork and dedication of a teamof volunteers and the fundingsupport of organisations suchas the Pain Trust, who gener-ously subsidised the Scouts andthe Ottery Scout Group is in-debted to them and other org-anisation who kindly supportedthem with grants from OtteryTown Council, the TwinningSociety, Norman Family Trustand the UK German Exchange.All that is now left is to planthe next Ottery-Ilsfeld Scoutevent to further strengthen thelinks between the youth of eachtown. This story is set tocontinue.........Bruce HarveyASL – Ottery St Mary Scouts

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At the recent CTIO meeting we discussed the findingsof the small group that had been commissioned tolook into the pros and cons of going ahead with ourYouth Worker project. Mac Dick had convened thegroup and he brought its recommendations. ACommunity Profile will be undertaken which will

involve consultations with local people of all ages and in particular ouryoung people’s views will be encouraged through their organisationsand the schools. CTIO has some funds for this and the churches arelooking for support too. It will be necessary to have a survey of thiskind if we are to apply for grants in the future as grant making bodiestend to insist on this as part of an application. Do please join in whenthis Community Survey is being done to give your views and we trustyour support.

New Life Church celebrated its 5th birthday in September. The occasionwas marked with a family fun day, with bouncy castles, inflatable obstaclecourse, bungee run and plenty of games, not forgetting great food andgood company!The church first met at Escot Village Hall, we then moved to the NewLife Chapel on Yonder Street. The church soon outgrew the chapel andour Sunday service met at the Primary School for a year, before finallygoing to our current home of the Kings School. The church continuesto be lively, friendly and family-focused, making Christian teachingrelevant to people from a wide cross-section of ages and backgrounds.Visitors are always welcome. ‘Groundbreakers’, our kids club for children aged between 7 – 10years, is now running for the Autumn term at the New Life Chapel onFriday evenings, as are our mid-week home groups. The Youth Group,for 11 – 18 yr olds, continues to meet every Friday night at 7.30pm.If you want to know more about New Life or any of our activitiescontact Bruce and Heather Talbot at [email protected] orcheck out our website www.newlifeottery.org.uk.

By the time this is read we will have celebrated our Harvest. Ourspecial guests were Majors John and Lorna Smith from The SalvationArmy Territorial Headquarters in London. Major John, however, is nostranger to Ottery as, during his training to be a Salvation Army Officerin the 1970’s, he spent four months as leader of The Salvation Armyhere.Part of my role, in addition to that of Minister of The Salvation Armyworship centres in both Ottery St Mary and Exmouth, is supporting thework of The Salvation Army and the wider Church in responding tomajor incidents. During the last month this role has taken me to ExeterCathedral and the Met. Office and, in October, will see me at PoliceHeadquarters. On average The Salvation Army responds to a majorincident in Devon once a month, often supporting the fire service withour mobile canteen.Dare I say that Christmas is coming. It seems to me that Christmascomes more quickly every year. We will be holding our usual range ofspecial events during December. For many years The Salvation Army,initially in conjunction with ITV This Morning, has had a ChristmasPresent Appeal to provide gifts for people who wouldn’t receive muchat Christmas. Over the last few years Superdrug has acted as collectionpoint for gifts; this has meant that Ottery has been unable to participate,although gifts have been distributed here. If any local business would bewilling to act as a collection point please let me know.Steven Watson. Captain Corps Officer, Tel: 01404 812159

UNITED REFORMED CHURCHIn the last days of August we managed to alter our church routine. ‘Notthe Men’s Breakfast’ proved to be an enjoyable curry night. Some of usworked up an appetite playing table tennis before enjoying thehospitality of Colin and Chris I’Anson. With the Pakistan flood disasterfresh in our minds, Anitra Lockwood updated us on the problems inthe north. £110 was collected for Dr Haroon’s Christian hospital toaid local victims.On Bank Holiday Monday we walked to Escot Park through sunnymeadows to enjoy a picnic at the home of Judith Webber. Last year’swalk had been cancelled because of wet weather. At Cadhay Bridge wespotted the familiar egret and a kingfisher keeping company with a largefamily of ducklings.Further survey work of the URC buildings occurred in the summer.For some years the condition of the church hall roof has caused concernand we are now awaiting quotations for a major refurbishment. Hallusers will be notified of any disruptions in good time.The popular harvest supper also changes this autumn. Instead we plana ‘bring and share lunch’ on Sunday October 3rd. The 10.30am service,to which everyone is warmly invited, will be led by the children’s team.Gifts of dried goods (eg cereals, pasta, sugar, toothbrushes) and goodclean children’s clothes will be taken to the Haven of Hope Orphanagein Romania later in October by Aid to Eastern Europe.

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As with our brothers and sistersin the other churches our harvestmay well have taken place by thetime you read this. We continueto support the St Petroc’s centrein Exeter which caters for home-less people.Our Flower Festival ‘SHOWTIME’ was a great success and amagnificent achievement by thecreators of the displays. Showssuch as Gigi, The Sound of Music,Godspell, Carousel and so manymore gave us a feast for our eyesand imagin-ations. The children ofthe local schools, young people’sorganisations and our children’schurch craft groups had made theircontribution in the manner ofcollages of flowers and hangingsillustrating Cats and The Lion King,suspended from trees specially

designed for the purpose. Thescrumptious refreshments weregratefully consumed and everyonewho gave towards these orhelped in serving them is to becongratulated too. Carol Bennettthe Co-ordinator and her teamsagain gave us a feast of delights...soa big thank you to each and everyone of them. Visitors from far andwide in our country and fromabroad enjoyed their trip to theFestival and it again put our townand community on the map. Theconcert by Michael Farley was ofhis usual high standard and theSongs of Praise service roundedoff our Sunday worship appro-priately. This is always one of ourbig fund raising events as well asbeing a contribution to the life of

By the time this Gazette goes to print the Pope’s visit will have beencompleted. This has been a wonderful opportunity for us to beencouraged in our Catholic faith and to share with other churches andfaith communities, both locally and nationally. Four members of theparish made the journey to participate in a Papal Mass. We shall lookforward to hearing all about it from them.In October, the Children’s Liturgy Group will be organising an Auctionof Gifts and Promises. This annual event always proves popular.‘There’s more to it than Fish on Friday: A brief look at life through aCatholic Lens’, by David Wells at St Anthony’s on Mondays October4th and 18th and Thursdays Oct 7th and 21st at 7.30pm with coffee onarrival. During the sessions David will take a brief look at what makesus Catholic. It is designed for both those who are curious but notcommitted as well as those who might like to look with fresh insight atthe tradition they are already part of. Come and enjoy!Our parish hall is well used. Perhaps any ladies would like to join us forKeep Fit on Friday mornings at 10.15; whilst there is a continued openinvitation to join us for Mothers’ Prayers every Thursday morning from10.30am.Sue Wakley-Stoyle

Our Senior Steward com-pleted her sponsoredcycle ride from London toParis, and at the time ofgoing to print, had raisedover £1000 for the ClassicFM Music Maker’s Charity. Meg returned home withboth her bike and healthintact.Meg’s own camera wasnot in working order for the trip, and she was indebted to Reg Ammonfor the loan of his little ‘point-and-shoot’ which she used for theaccompanying pictures. Unfortunately, despite being told the clock anddate were not correct, Meg forgot to put them right before settingthem to record on the pictures. So the dates are running 12 hoursadrift, and the first image was actually taken on 1st September, as thegroup assembled on Blackheath Common at 5.30am (!) - while thesecond records the somewhat triumphal entry into Paris on 4thSeptember. A very interesting chapter in her life now closed, Megwould like to thank all those who supported her with encouragementand financial support during this Adventure.Meanwhile the fellowship begins to plan a winter programme of meetingsand looks forward to the celebration of Harvest on 17th October. Bythe time this magazine appears we will have hosted the CTIO eveningservice, with a recorded interview with Bono and hope that some ofthe Ottery people who don’t normally worship regularly anywheremay have been amongst the audience on that occasion. Our regularSunday Worship is at 10.30am and all are welcome.

the town so our gratitude toeveryone who donated so gener-ously.We now return to the reorder-ing of part of the interior of ourchurch building and look forwardto the installation of the newheating system, a new venue andlayout for the shop and increasedflexibility in how we can use thebuilding as a community asset in awider variety of ways. The DorsetAisle looks very imposing nowthe space has been cleared and ofcourse it would not have had pewsthere when it was first built sowe are returning to our formerhistory!At half term on Tuesday October26th at 10.30am there will be

Children’s half Term Craft work-shops in the Loft and the Churchfor ‘Pottery Painting’. A cost of£2 per item painted with refresh-ments included. Under 8’s mustbe accompan-ied by an adult. The8s and over please register on theday. The previous Craft work-shops were so popular that weare repeating them with Potteryas the medium this time.Soon we will be having theRemembrance Service: as thingsare in the field of war today itbecomes more and more poignantand our young people see that itis even more relevant to theirgeneration than before. Do comealong to join in this service thathonours those who have giventheir lives for their country intimes past and today.

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The Cheese and Wine Eveningat the Cricket Club was alovely evening. I was a littleconcerned that the sale oftickets was down but as ithappened we had to search forextra tables and Chairs. Theselection of cheeses boughtfrom Joshua’s were the best –Cornish Yarg, Quicks Cheddar,Sharpham Brie and Devon Blue.A variety of breads fromMillstone Bakery and a choiceof Australian and French Winesfrom Chris Piper made it a verylocal evening enjoyed byeveryone.Our next event is the AutumnFayre held in the Institute at10.00am on Saturday 16thOctober. This is an earlyChristmas event so please comealong and make a start on yourChristmas shopping. I promisethere will be no mince pies! Allthe tables have been allocatedso it promises to be a morningwith lots of interesting tablesselling their handicrafts.On 30th October we will bemeeting all our friends atWhimple for a Coffee Morningin the Victory Hall at 10.00am.

The full range of ChristmasCards, Calendars and Diarieswill be there as well as ourhospice table of gifts and manyother stalls including ourfamous cakes.Members of our Group atten-ded a Volunteers meeting at theInstitute. This was held mainlyto explain the value of Volun-teers and for everyone to meeteach other and talk over fundraising ideas. To bore you withstatistics – they raise in excessof £1,000,000 per annum. Thespecialised nurses divide intofive clusters: Mid Devon, Exeter,Budleigh/Exmouth, Sidmouthand East Devon. East Devoncovers Seaton, Axminster, Hon-iton and Ottery St Mary. Thetotal number of patients in2009-10 was 1975 (1815 ifthese cared for within theircommunity via their GP’s andNurses). The remainderreferred from the RD&E. Thereis to be no increase in Govern-ment funding next year so75% needs to be raised frompublic funding. If anyone wouldlike to learn more about thefinances we can chat about itat our fund raising events.

We have a large programmeof events in the next couple ofmonths: Friday 12th November - Inner Wheel Quiz at WestHill. Our popular quiz masterRoland Saunders will be settingthe questions. This is always avery popular evening so pleaselook out for the posters. Teams of 4-6 must register inadvance with Linda Shingleron 01404 811384 [email protected] £5 per team member, toinclude refreshments.Saturday 13th November - Coffee Morning, at St MichaelThe Archangel Church, WestHill for 10-00am.Friday 26th November -Gifts and Promises Auction atthe Football Club, Ottery StMary. This event is sharedwith Ottery Carnival; thecatalogues will be available

before the event showing somevery good gifts and promisesto be auctioned by RolandSaunders.Saturday 4th December -Christmas Coffee Morningorganised by Ros and DaveMonday 6th December -Tree of Light 2010. - at OtteryChurch. 7-00pm.The special Tree of Light willagain be in Exeter this festiveseason. Each light on the Treeis dedicated in memory of aloved one. Giving a donation,making a dedication andrecording it in our Book ofMemories is simple by post orphone. You will be able to seeyour dedication in the Book ofMemories at the Cathedral andat the Churches where theServices take place. We feel veryprivileged this year that aService is being held in ourbeautiful Church.

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The Band were overjoyed toplay to a sellout audience at theSummer Concert and CreamTea held at the Tumbling WierHotel on the 22nd August. Theevent was in association withthe Rotary Club of Otter Valleywho later presented the Bandwith a cheque for £300. Wethank them very much indeedfor their kind support andeveryone else who attended theconcert. We trust you enjoyedthe music and the wonderfulDevonshire Cream Teassupplied by the Tumbling WierHotel!We look back on a successfuland enjoyable summer seasonand would like to expressspecial thanks once again toMary Moore and Harry Phillips,our weekly volunteer boxcollecters at Connaught Gar-dens, Sidmouth.The Band would dearly love tobe able to replace five of theband instruments,one of whichis over 60yrs old! The £300raised at the Cream Tea Concertand proceeds from the collec-tions will make a start towardsthis ambitious goal. As you canimagine the cost of instrumentsare very high but it would befantastic for the Band to be ableto provide these new instru-ments to encourage players andimprove the band, and mostimportantly of all, keep the trad-ition of Brass Banding goingwell into the future!

We have now settled back intoour practice room and havebeen playing through somenew music and even someChristmas arrangements havecrept into the packs!Our next engagement is at theOttery Church on Sunday 3rdOctober where we will beplaying at the Evening Songs ofPraise Harvest Festival at6.30pm. We then look forwardto the Ottery St Mary Carnivalat the end of October when wehope for dry weather for ourmarch up through the Town!A date for your diary is Sat-urday 11th December. This isthe date of our Christmas Con-cert to be held at the InstituteHall, Ottery. The concert hastraditionly been on the Sundayhowever we had a request thisyear from Father Christmas(who makes an appearance atour concert)to change to theSaturday as apparently he hasdouble booked!! We will bringyou further details regardingtickets next time.The Brass Class have beendoing very well and some of theyoungsters will be travelling toBideford with Gail to take partin a Solo and Quartet Conteston the 6th October. We wishthem luck and will let you knowhow they all got on.If you are interested in joiningthe main or training band wewould be very pleased to hearfrom you. Please contact BrianBaker(Main Band) or VerityBaker (Brassclass) on 01404814502.

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Hello everyone, well what canI say apart from a massive thankyou for all your continuedsupport. We have beeninundated lately with lots ofwonderful donations from youof lovely clothes, lots of men’sthings, toys and bric-a-brac.Please keep your donationscoming. I am even acceptingsmall items of furniture andelectricals now.Remember - if you are a UKtax payer then you could GiftAid your donation. This meanswe can claim an extra 28p inthe pound from the Govern-ment that is all extra revenuefor the Hospice. If you alreadyare a Gift Aider then no doubtyou have just received a letterfrom the Hospice telling youhow much extra revenue youhave helped us secure. Thankyou so much.I would especially like to thankyou for the fabulous Vintageclothing we are having in aswell. There has been a lot ofinterest in our Vintage rail herein the shop. There have beenlots of 70s parties happeningand not so long back a 70swedding. I have been trying to‘rent’ things out, so it makes ita bit easier on your pocket andyou’re not left with an item ofclothing you’ll never wearagain. If you are looking for anitem of Vintage clothing then

come in and take a look. I don’talways keep all of it out on theshop floor as I have so muchof it, but if you are looking fora 50s, 60s, 70s, or 80’s piecethen please ask. We are alwayshappy to help. You may noticethat some of our Vintage itemsmay have a few marks on, ormay be ripped or a seam mayhave come undone. This isbecause some of the Vintageclothes I have are over 20 yearsold, and have been well wornand well loved. I do try andprice accordingly.We sometimes have things leftbehind in the shop after it hasbeen paid for. On 4th Septem-ber someone bought a HarryPotter game for the PC and leftit on the counter. It is still hereif the person bought it wouldstill like it! I’m still look-ing for newVolunteers, on Monday andFriday afternoons. Please cometo the shop and ask for meTracy (manager) or Carol(assistant manager).I would also like to say anotherthank you this time to all myfabulous volunteers. Thank youall very much for doing extraand for going the extra mile forme. It’s always so appreciated. Thanks again and look forwardto seeing you in the shop.Tracy Spencer, Manager

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Childbirth is generally regarded as an inevitably excruciatingexperience. But it doesn’t have to be like that. Hypnosis canprovide a powerful technique for a pain free birth.In the early 1800s eminent physicians performed operations,including amputations, using hypnosis to provide anaesthesia,but the technique fell out of use following the development ofchemical anaesthetics. However, in 1955 the British Medical Assoc-iation approved the use of hypnosis for hypnoanaesthesia inpain management in childbirth and surgery.In the months leading up to the baby’s birth, trained hypno-therapists can help mums-to-be to use the power of hypnosis toease the birthing experience. Through the use of self-hypnosis,incorporating relaxing visualizations and appropriate suggestions,a drug and pain free birth is possible in all normal circumstances.Self-hypnosis courses are available for individuals, couples orgroups of mums-to-be. For details contact Deborah Pearce HPD,Clinical Hypnotherapist, on 01404 813388 or 07939 840788,email [email protected]

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PRECIPITATIONSAs I mooched about the gardenOnly the other dayAll around fell still and silent,Banked clouds reflecting grey.And I always think at such timesOf fields so long ago,When the small birds stopped their singingAnd we shoulder-armed our hoe,To make for the nearest shelterAs we looked up at the sky,And waited for a visitorThat shortly would pass by.

And as I mused on those days;Let memories enfold,The wife ran out in spotting rainAnd went back fully clothed.

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Readers WriteCyclists - Pavements are for People!

Dear Sir,I write to inform Gazette readers that the R.N.I.B is campaigningon behalf of visually impaired persons nationwide to make iteasier for us to navigate roads and pavements by requesting thepublic to remove obstructions.The Campaign Officer for the West Country visited me lastweek and has undertaken to work with the Town Council andDevon County Council on matters such as parking on pave-ments, wheelie bins etc. on pavements, ‘A’ boards outside shops,and overhanging shrubs etc. all of which make mobility difficultfor the visually impaired. I am concerned with the matter ofcycling on footpaths, which increases the hazards we have tocope with in our already stressful lives, and have written to theHeadmistress at the King’s School to remind pupils that this isan offence and punishable by a fine.At the Parish meeting at the Institute last April, I raised thismatter with the Town Council and was assured that they wouldcampaign on behalf of Vision Om, the Group I formed in 1999for blind and partially sighted people in Ottery and District. Iwas also encouraged by the support of the general public atthis meeting for they too were concerned on their own behalf,so I am asking ALL cyclists, please be aware of the needs ofothers and to remember that “Pavements are for People”.Sincerely,Mrs Anne Decent

On this it’s fourth successiveyear, Masquerade will presentanother evening of entertain-ment starting with a Sausageand Mash Supper, plus dessert,followed by two contrastingOne Act Plays. Beginning with‘Drinking Companion - an un-successful seduction attempt,observed with humour andperception by Alan Ayckbourn.With the second play, Stop andRun, a comedy by Diana Raffle,Eileen returns from holidaywith Raymond, a blind BingoCaller. Her daughters areworried as the couple plan tomarry in just a week’s time. IsRaymond only after her

Sausage and mash supperand two Masquerade plays

money? Will Eileen find realhappiness?Dates and venues are Friday12th and Saturday 13th Nov-ember at Tipton CommunityHall. Friday 26th and Saturday27th November at St. FrancisHall, Woolbrook.Supper will be served at7.00pm sharp (Vegetarian op-tion available)Tickets available from KenDavis on 01395 568578. Allproceeds from these events aredonated to FORCE, the Exeterbased Cancer Charity, whichcares for sufferers and carersalike.

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Busy Otters Playgroup News

We would like to give a hugewelcome to our new childrenwho have started with us thisterm. They are helping to fill thegap left by a large number ofleavers who went up to the bigschool (Ottery St Mary Prim-

ary). Numbers are up this term,so much so that we can nowoffer on Monday, Tuesday andWednesday morning sessions,lunch clubs and afternoonsessions. This years AGM hasbeen scheduled for Friday 8th

October at 7pm at the OldBoys School. It is an obligationthat a parent of a childattending the Pre-school alsoattends the AGM. Officialbusiness usually takes less thanan hour. We then retire to thepub. We look forward to seeingyou there.Lots of you will know, but forthose who don’t, we are lookingforward immensely to our ‘BigMove’ scheduled for January2011. Our new building,situated at Ottery St Mary Prim-ary School, is coming on inleaps and bounds as you willsee by the photo. The walls goup this week, yippee! You cankeep a track of the build andlots more on our new websitewww.busyotters.co.ukAlso on our website are ourfundraising events. On Sunday17th October we have an

Autumn Shopping Extrava-ganza again at the OtteryFootball Club at 7.00pm. Stallscost £10. Queries to LornaBrice-Nye on 07956672463 [email protected] nights (Busy OttersSocial Scene) are ongoing andposted on the website. We hada marvellous Quizine night atthe Lamb and Flag over theholidays and look forward toour next one in October. Any-one connected to Busy Ottersis welcome to come. Numbersare appreciated again contactLorna Brice-Nye for details.Top secret plans are afoot forthis years’ Carnival entry,Parents and Carers keep youreye out for notices. Anyonewho can offer any help withlogistics for our move or thecarnival please let us know.There is a contact form on thewebsite.

National Womens’ RegisterThe National Women’s Register (NWR) is a National organisationfor lively minded women, and is celebrating its 50th Anniversarythis year. The Ottery St Mary Group meets on the first Mondayof the month in the comfort and security of members’ homesand our topics avoid domestic issues and challenge your intellect.Our annual programme means that we have animated discussions,some based on our own research and what we find interesting.Subjects can be anything from stress management to transgenderissues; current affairs or controversial idea; all will widen yourhorizons and we aim to generate stimulating topics.Our celebratory meeting will be on 4th October, but for furtherinformation please call: Brenda on 01404 814520 or Sue on01404 815303.

Local resident, Mandy Parker of Toadpit Lane, West Hill, isattempting to climb Kilimanjaro in order to raise funds for thecharity she co- founded in 2003; The Magnolia Incentive. Thecharity provides financial and pastoral assistance to ExmouthCommunity College pupils as they pursue their higher educationstudies.The 14 day trip will see Mandy and 5 friends trek along theLemosho route for 8 days in order to reach the summit on her41st birthday. Upon her return to Arusha she is going to meetwith a local orphanage and primary school to discuss setting upa permanent “gap year” project that The Magnolia Incentive hopesto oversee.Mandy is hoping to raise £5895 (£1 for every metre climbed)and if she is successful in reaching this target a local resident haspledged to match this amount.“I’ve never undertaken anything like this before” said an excitedMandy” It’s the culmination of a lot of hard work training andfundraising. It is also a wonderful opportunity to raise the profileof The Magnolia Incentive and raise money for a fantastic groupof young people. I would be really grateful for any support given”If you would like to help please go to www.justgiving.com/Mandy-Parker1969 and make a donation. If you would like furtherinformation on the work of The Magnolia Incentive please visitour website at www.themagnoliaincentive.org.uk

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Claire’s cut flowers are fresh from The Flower FieldI started my business, TheFlower Field, just a couple ofyears ago after finding itvirtually impossible to sourcetraditional cottage garden flow-ers that were British grownsuch as cornflowers, love-in-a-mist, larkspur and dahlias for afriend’s wedding. The more Ilooked into it the more I realisedthat the British cut flower ind-ustry had become sadly dep-leted over the years with manyof the old growers retiring, andwith the massive competitionthat comes from the Dutchflower industry meant thatyounger growers were un-willing to continue.So, having worked in horticul-ture all my working life andhaving a lifelong love of flowers,I retrained in floristry and itthen seemed the natural thingto do to start a cut flower bus-iness. It can be incredibly hardwork but the pleasure that I getfrom being at the field just afterdawn on a summer morningcarrying arms full of flowers isone of the greatest joys of thejob.I grow under glass and out-doors on a small ¾ acre site inVenn Ottery. Everything isgrown pesticide and artificialfertiliser free and with minimuminput wherever possible.Although I grow under glass, Idon’t heat as I feel it is important

to keep The Flower Field’s car-bon footprint to a minimum.I pick very early in the morningto ensure super fresh flowers.Many flowers are sold withinjust a few hours of picking andI feel this gives them such longvase life, especially when com-pared to flowers that have beenflown to the auction houses inHolland from all over the worldand then trucked to the UK.At markets my flowers are al-ways very popular with cust-omers and I am constantly de-lighted when customers comeback to tell me how long theirflowers lasted.I grow colours and varieties thatappeal to me and love the won-derful scents that are often lack-ing in so many supermarket

For more information call 01404 814173, mobile 07964 586464,e mail [email protected] or visit Claire’s website atwww.theflowerfield.co.uk

I will have to move from mypresent site in Venn Ottery atthe end of the growing seasonand try as I might, I can not finda small 1-2 acre site to rent inor near Ottery. I am hoping toexpand the business next yearin both retail and wholesaleand I have had many requests

to send my flowers out by post.There is such a demand for myflowers and if I cannot find anyland then I will have to holdback my plans and possibly foldthe business. If anyone can helpme or point me in the rightdirection I will be happy to talkto them. Help please!

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flowers. It is the old fashionedlook and the scent of my flow-ers that appeal to my customers.It is amazing how a bunch ofsweet-peas or lilac can send somany people back to childhoodmemories of their parent’s andgrandparent’s gardens.

Flowers for weddings, bunchesof flowers and weekly flowerbuckets are available from thesite in Venn Ottery and period-ically from the Ottery Comm-unity Market. See my seperatearticle below about a new site.Claire Gilles

For a time of worship, teaching and SundaySchool groups for the children.

Also midweek home groups and a Youth Groupmeets every Friday night at the Chapel in

Yonder Street.

All are welcome to come along to any of our meetings.For more details do contact Bruce and Heather Talboton 01404 850900 or email [email protected]

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Every Sunday at The King’sSchool main hall at 10.30

Shoppers will be able tosupport Ottery’s Help Schemeat October’s market, to be heldon Saturday 30th October, bybuying raffle tickets for prizesdonated by the stallholders.New food stalls selling certifiedorganic beef and lamb, beaut-iful cupcakes made in Ottery,and fresh bread are proving tobe very popular at SustainableOttery’s monthly CommunityMarket. The stalls are a welcome add-ition to the thriving market,which already sells locallyproduced, organic fruit andvegetables, free-range eggs and

Support Ottery’s HelpScheme at October Market

egg products, a huge selectionof preserves and chutneys,apple juice and home-bakedgoods. All this food is prod-uced within 5 miles of Ottery!There is also a Traidcraft stall,which sells those other essen-tial staples, such as tea, coffee,rice and dried fruit, whichcannot be grown locally. TheseFairtrade goods are sold at aprice and in a way that benefitsthe producers in the develop-ing world.This month’s market takesplace Saturday, 30th October9.30am – 12.30pm at theInstitute in Yonder Street.

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Last month saw the launch ofa third book of poems by pop-ular local writer Betty WilliamsMA. A researcher and teacherof European languages, herretirement has provided theopportunity to devote moretime to her writings, many ofthem inspired by her interestsin travel, literature and theromantic poets.Born in Derbyshire, Betty, pic-tured above, was educated inNottingham, read French atSomerville College, Oxford,and after gaining her degreetaught in the UK and thenTournon-sur-Rhone, France .From Head of Department atChesterfield St Helena School ,she moved to Luton HighSchool where, in charge of mod-ern languages, she taughtFrench, Italian and Spanish.Close friends since their timeat Oxford together TerryWilliams and Betty weremarried in 1966, and, with edu-cational changes, Betty movedto Luton Sixth Form College,the first of its kind to be estab-lished in the UK. They retiredto West Hill, in Devon, in 1987.Terry died in 2003.Asked where she drawsinspiration for her writings, shesays, “they come from life’s

New poetry book to benefitOttery Heritage Society

experiences, perhaps journey-ing to far off places, or fromdomestic observations, theycan spring from moments ofpure happiness to deep melan-choly, from philosophical towhimsical and,” she adds mis-chievously, “they can on occa-sions break the taboo of includ-ing the odd poem about myfriends.”Betty is donating the proceedsfrom all three of her books,‘Then and Now’, ‘Hereafter’and ‘Moreover’, in support ofthe Ottery St Mary HeritageSociety.Copies can be purchased fromThe Curious Otter Book shop,Ottery St Mary, and the OtteryTourist Information Centre orby calling 01404 814044.

Liz and Helen would like to welcome all new members and allthe ones that have been with us from the start. We have just heldour 4th Card Making Club meeting and our membership issteadily increasing. So all you budding card makers, whether youare male or female and would love to join us at our next evening,we would advise you to contact Helen to ensure that we alwayshave enough materials for everyone that comes along.Once again everyone made fantastic cards with this month’sproject being Waterfall Cards. Watch out readers, one of youcould be receiving one in the post!! Our next Card Making Clubis on Friday 15th October from 7pm - 9pm at Coleridge Pre-school. The project will be ‘Hunky Dory’ Don’t know what thisis? Come along and find out! There will also be some materialsand cards for sale. Minimum age is 9 and under 14’s must beaccompanied by an adult. Contact Helen on 07907584517 oremail her at [email protected].

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Can you believe it’s bewitchingmonth already and the nightsare drawing in (rather tooquickly if you ask me). Thechange is all to clear with thechill in the air and the treeslosing there leaves, the flowershiding away again until nextspring. The other thing that ischanging is our name, we willno longer be using the headingSalsasize, we shall be now usingthe title Dance’a’size.So here’s an idea, why notmake a choice to pass the dark-er nights quicker by comingand joining us at one of ourOHL exercise classes. OHL(Ottery Healthy Living) hasbeen running in Ottery St Maryfor over two years, Whimple fornearly two years and our latestclass in Talaton is proving to bea hit too. We have decided forseveral reasons to change ourexercise class name fromSalsasize to Danceasize.The main reason being that wefind Salsa steps can be limitingand can get a little repetitive.Being able to add a few differentstyle dance steps i.e. Rumba,Cha Cha, bachata to name buta few, we can create a better

challenge and added move-ment. The music also makes abig difference whilst you aredanceasizing. Many differenttunes which are upbeat and fun(not necessarily fast) it is thebeat of the music that weexercise to, so whether it is latinsalsa, reggaton, Tom Jones orMichael Jackson all our musicis used to co-ordinate eachroutine taking you fromslow, through to medium andon to slightly faster. Eachperson works at there ownlevel in a wonderful fun atmos-phere. Although a level of fit-ness is required it is veryimportant that we understandover time the more you exer-cise, the fitter you will becomeand healthier you can feel.Exercise has proven to bringdown blood pressure reducestress levels helps to maintainor lose weight and can also beassociated with a better clearercomplexion. Win, win really!With the British Heart Found-ation Literature always readilyavailable and your choice tochange your lifestyle, Dance-’a’size is a must try. As we area pay as you go with no rout-ines to learn, the recipe is justright.Although no partners arerequired, you will need astandard level of fitness, comfyclothes and smooth soledfootwear. You can come alongto any of the classes and seefor yourself how much fungetting back into shape can be.All this whilst raising muchneeded funds for the BritishHeart Foundation. See yousoon!Michele

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The Claque, an excellent group of unaccompanied folk singers(Tom Addison Barry Lister Dave Lowry Sean O’Shea) will appearat Payhembury Parish Hall at 7.30pm on 23rd October at 7.30pm.Their material is drawn from the British Isles and almost all istraditional. The Claque sing regularly at Exeter Folk Club andmore widely in the UK.Tickets - £6 for adults, £3 for under 16s; family £15 (two adults,2 child) – are available from John Somers (01884 277390 [email protected]). Audience size limited to accommodatetables on which a complimentary bread and cheese supper willbe served. Licensed bar; supporting acts. Proceeds in aid of TaleValley Community Theatre.Tickets will be available on the door, but we may be sold out andit would help us with catering arrangements of you booked inadvance. “They’ve all been singing for very many years in variousguises - solos, duets, trios - and now, at last, as a quartet. Andwhat a splendid quartet they are sounding now!”See ‘The Claque’ at the Cheltenham Folk Festival at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNS144PKTXI&feature=related

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Opticians Brian Knapmanand Eiohn Hayes have joinedforces to create KnapmanHayes, opticians specialisingin home visits. Brian, whohas been in optics in Torquaysince 1961, disposed of hispractice in 1988 andsubsequently started adomiciliary service forpatients who are house-bound and unable to visit ahigh street optician.

Knapman Hayes expandedinto Ottery St Mary sometime ago and even thoughthe firm is based in Torquay,

Eiohn lives in Chudleigh sovisits to the town are wellwithin reach.There is no charge for theeye examination or visit ifthe patient is over 60 orregistered as housebound,and spectacles are free ifthe patient receives incomesupport or pension creditguarantee credit.Brian said: “The mainproblem we find is thatpeople are unaware thatthis service is available, andseem very surprised whenthey discover they can have

their eyes tested at home,free.”

“We are not in competitionwith high street opticians aswe only do home visits. Infact, several local opticiansalready use our services fortheir own patients.”

Eiohn explained: “We offer acomplete service. Ifspectacles are needed, wesupply them from a largeselection of modern frames,both metal and plastic, andsome designer frames. Wedeliver and fit all ourspectacles so there is noneed for the patient to haveto leave the house. And ifwe are unable to visitourselves, our colleagueKathy will come to visit youfor any alterations oradjustments.”

Knapman-Hayes are basedat 9a Ilsham Road,Wellswood, Torquay,telephone 01803 294418,and they would welcomeany enquiries from peopleliving in Ottery St Mary andenvirons.Please contact them soonfor further information orfor an appointment.

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This year’s Beautiful Days MusicFestival, held at Escot Park,Ottery St Mary, over the week-end of 20th – 22nd August, wasanother sell-out success attrac-ting over 12,500 visitors fromall over the UK who enjoyedan extravaganza of fun and fan-tastic music. And this year therain held off until Sunday after-noon so there was no mud!Performances were held at theMain Stage, The Big Top, theLittle Big Top, The Bimble Innand Dirty Davey’s Bandstand.Headliners included Mancunianband James, and Beautiful Days

Beautiful Days is a safe, friendly,family festival held in the beaut-iful setting of Escot Park withlots of entertainment and att-ractions for children.The festival enhances localtourism and brings a great dealof business to the Ottery area.People travel here from all overthe country and some combinethe festival with a holiday inEast Devon. Many local busi-nesses enjoy the custom offestival goers. “Beautiful Days

have redefined the way festivalsshould be run”, a statementmade by Virtual-festivals.com,describes how professionallythe festival is organised. As itimproves year on year it willcontinue to bring benefits tothe Ottery St Mary district.Top: The Main Stage. Above:Headliners James, who haveevolved from their ManchesterHacienda days, played to anOld Trafford sized crowd onSaturday night. Right: Charis-matic vocalist Koolant has filledthe void left by the late BobMarley with The Wailers whoheadlined on Friday night.

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The day went well on Fridaywith the construction of stageand the setting up of the beer-tent, however we had a callfrom one of our bands, MonkeyFunch, that the lead singer hadfallen ill. This presented us witha hole in the line-up but wewere hopeful we could copeby asking the other acts to fillin. The sun was shining as weput together last minutetouches on the Saturdaymorning. We suffered anotherset back as the PA supplierswere delayed but after sometense times we had PA up andrunning. The First act wasDave Somers, on acousticguitar doing mixture of R&B,and Folksie stuff. Dave receivedseveral encores, especiallyfrom the other musicians whowere happy soaking up thesunshine and a beer or two onthe patio.Next up was Sam Riley, againon acoustic guitar doing a

selection of quirky covers fromvarious genres of artist. Sammanaged to get some dancingstarted amongst the girls. Fartoo early for men to startthinking about that stuff!The volume and the visualsthen moved up a gear as ‘That70’s Band’ took to the stage.Resplendent in multi colouredwigs, flares and tank tops, theband did a repertoire of Mud,Sweet, T Rex, Slade and muchmuch more. Great fun andmore encores.The next act was Rob Edis,singer/songwriter doing folk,country and R&B stuff. Rob hasa good voice and kept the aud-ience entertained, even thoughthe weather had begun to cooldown rapidly by now as theSun disappeared behind theclouds.Because of the drop in temp-erature the next act movedindoors. Jeffi and Rob doingvarious R&B, folk, and country

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the Tipton FC lads later in theevening. We had face paintingand painting competitionslooked after by the Busy Ottersplaygroup. It was a great a dayonce again, and we look for-ward to making it bigger andbetter next year.Bill Hayes

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Ottery St Mary Cricket Clubrecently celebrated anothersuccessful season of youthcricket as many of the 100-strong junior section plusparents, friends and clubofficials gathered at the SalstonField clubhouse for their annualawards night.At the youngest age group, U-10 soft ball, a glut of playersnecessitated the club runningtwo teams under rookiecoaches John Mutter and IanJeacock. Wining half of theireight matches, the A sideimproved markedly during theseason. Charlie Olive’s devel-oping batting and excellentattitude in encouraging histeammates won him the battingaward whilst the steady line andlength of spinner GeorgeMutter claimed the bowlingtrophy. An enthusiastic allround performance securedthe Manager’s award for WilliamPitcher. The B side also had amixed season during whichtheir collective focus graduallyimproved and the fielding,which claimed no less than 18run outs, eventually becameexcellent. A fine eye clinchedthe batting award for openerTom Peters whilst paceman TomJeacock frequently shook upthe opposi-tion in claiming ninewickets and the bowling award.Tom Simmons received theManager’s award.

U-11 hard ball pairs managerJohn Tierney described hischarges efforts as “A nearlyseason in which we lost in alot of close finishes”. They did,however, defeat eventualchampions Budleigh Saltertonin a match which saw bowlerof the year Zak Hawes claim 5-11. Top run scorer Harry Peters,who sometimes stepped up tothe full U-11 team, claimed thebatting award whilst dead-eyedfielder Tom Conway receivedthe Manager’s trophy.The U-11s, under joint coachesWill Katene and Rob Southall-Brown, enjoyed a terrificseason, winning nine of theireleven league matches and

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losing in the cup semi-final toeventual winners and leaguechampions, Budleigh. Katenepaid tribute to the leadershipof skipper Joe Henkus, who alsocaptains the East Devon U-11s,and vice-captain Ollie Reed.The latter plus Billy Rudolphand Ben Phillips also represen-ted the full county side. Battingaward winner, Rudolph, posted230 runs in eight innings, beingdismissed only once, whilstOllie Reed’s 18 wickets securedthe bowling award which wastough on Henkus who actuallyclaimed one more wicket!Charlie Wright’s tremendousall-round season – 161 runs, 9wickets, 2 stumpings and 5

catches – landed him theManager’s award.Coach Steve Loud attributedhis U-12 side’s excellent seasonto hard work during wintertraining sessions. In a verystrong league, Sidmouth, Bud-leigh and Seaton were allthrashed by a side boasting notonly four county players, butreal strength in depth. Well leadby Dan Pyle and, in his absence,George Southall-Brown, theteam showed real progress inall three facets of the game. Thesound technique of openerGeorge Hoult, who retiredundefeated on six occasions toaverage 73, won him thebatting trophy whilst Tom

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Gurney’s rapidly improving leftarm spin clinched the bowlingaward. Manager’s award winnerand regular no.3 batsman,Harry Conway, also enjoyed aterrific season, posting sixundefeated innings and theseason’s highest individualscore of 56 not out vs. Topsham.Youthful coach John Phillipspaid tribute to his U-15 squadin having “The get up and goto make this season so worth-while” and also to fellow young-ster Alex Clements for hisenthusiastic assistance. Sevenmatches produced only onedefeat and a particularly cred-itable draw against Sidmouth.Billy Reed’s consistent scoringlanded him the batting awardwhilst eleven wickets at 21.75saw the bowling trophy go tofiery pace man John Buckland.Johnny Golder’s terrific comm-itment was rewarded with theManager’s trophy.U-17s coach Keith Biggs high-lighted the progress made bymany of his charges during theseason, observing: “A numberof the U-17s have developedinto talented cricketers andconsidering how manyteenagers I regularly find myselfplaying with in the 2nd XI,perhaps my nickname of‘Granddad’ is justified!”. JackPritchard, in the 1st XI and AlexThurgate, George Biggs, MattReed, Louis Biggs, Alex Tubbs,Sam Loud and Nick Mansfield

in the 2nd XI, all successfullymade the transition to seniorcricket. Middle order batsmanand brilliant outfielder, Reed,claimed the batting trophywhilst emerging all-rounderTubbs, who ‘hits the deck hard’,took the bowling award. LouisBiggs’s general commitment tothe club as well as his markedlyimproved batting and keepingwon him the Manager’s award.In emphasising the Club’s ethosof encouraging cricket to beplayed in the right spirit,Chairman Rob Bradshaw-Smithlabeled the Club’s youngplayers as: “A fantastic adver-tisement for Ottery St MaryCricket Club”. The contributionof many U-15 & U-17 playersin helping coach the youngerplayers was also acknowledgedand special awards were madeto retiring Junior SectionChairman Keith Biggs and ClubWelfare officer, Emma Webber.The evening was concluded bythe presentation of the fieldingtrophy to Will Tyers, theChairman’s trophy to highlypromising U-12 spinner TomGurney and the Colt of the Yearaward to Alex Thurgate, therapidly improving 16 year oldleft hander who has establishedhimself in the Men’s 2nd XI andposted a match winning maidenleague fifty in the home fixturewith Barnstaple & Pilton.Ian Townsend

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A grand day out – well, a morning the for members of GrandissonArchers! Fellow Grandisson Archers gathered for a woodlandGame Shoot (of the artificial target variety) at Escot, near OtterySt Mary. With great weather, the turn out was very good withover 14 archers in attendance. After about 2 hours the resultswere in. Lawrence Wonnacott 1st and Geoff Webber 2nd in theHunting Tackle class, Norman Tucker 1st and Neil Channing 2ndin the Primitive Bow class. Ken Wilkes 1st and Aaron Webber2nd in the Beginners/Juniors/Ladies class. The most notable archerwas Ken Wilkes (pictured above) who only having just completeda series of training sessions with Grandisson Archers won notonly his class but also the coveted Stag Tankard (kindly donatedby Brian Cooper) as well, not bad for a beginner!! The prizes forthese winners were all cuts of meat so following the tradition ofa woodland meat shoot.If you are interested in taking part in traditional archery thenwhy not visit our website grandissonarchers.co.uk or phone theclub’s Chairman on 07739 034 347.

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Ottery St Mary Youth Football Club formed four new teams thisweek for the coming season. The under 8s who will be coachedby Ben Smit. Two under 10s teams called the Ottery barrelersand the Ottery canons who will be coached by Matt bull, allthree will be playing in the Exeter and District Youth league. Alsoa new girls under 11s team coached by Holly Daly, who will beplaying in the Devon Girls league. The coaches were overwhelmedby the response on signing on day and couldn’t wait to kick offthe new season in September.There are spaces at most age groups and anyone wanting moreinformation on any of the Ottery Youth teams please check thewebsite at www.otterystmaryfc.co.uk/youth.

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August was a bit of a hotch-potch month for the RotaryClub of Otter Valley. Like mostmonths, it started with aBusiness Meeting followed, forthe second meeting, by a visitfrom our new District Gover-nor, Carole Angliss. She openedby encouraging the club toembrace Rotary’s new task –“Building Communities –Bridging Continents”. This wasrather like preaching to theconverted, since the role ofevery club is to support its localcommunity, something thatOtter Valley does very well.She then moved on to the erad-ication of Polio, and encour-aged us to support Bill Gatesand Rotary Inter-national’sinitiative, pointing out thatthere were now only threecases in Nigeria and twelve inIndia. Sadly, every time we seemto have succeeded, one ofthose cases goes to anothercountry and another outbreakoccurs. We seem to have beenon the brink of eradicating thisdreadful disease for the past tenyears but never quite makingit, however much cash wethrow at it; a point made byseveral members.

She then moved on to encour-aging us to recruit moremembers, at least three.Unfortunately, she had notdone her homework and wasrather taken aback when wetold her that we had alreadyexceeded that figure; she thenquickly shifted to “mentoringand retention”.After some words on Interactand Rotoract, which is partic-ularly suitable for graduates,she concluded her talk byexhorting us all to attend thenext District Conference whichwould take place on 26th/27thFebruary 2011 in DawlishWarren.Our third meeting featured oneof our own, Rotarian GeoffHawes, talking about “PublicProtection” or “Child Protec-tion” as it used to be known. Itnow covers anyone who hassuffered at the hands of aviolent offender or a sex offen-der. He opened his talk with thefact that 1 in 6 children areabused and of those 50% nevercomplain although that figureis now improving. The first timethat any positive action wastaken over such matters wasthe Sex Offenders Act of 1997.This act required all sex

offenders to be registered; itallowed them to be put on aSex Offenders PreventionOrder which required them tobe photographed and to reportif they intended to move in any7-day period. He illustrated thiswith the case of Jason Swift.Cooke, the abuser, who trav-elled with a fairground, usedassistants one of whom gaveJason 50p to go to Cooke’scaravan where he was abused,killed and then buried in Essex.In 2002/3 this act was super-seded by the Public ProtectionAct. The aim of this act was totrack offenders, of which thereare now some 40,000 in thiscountry – frightening isn’t it?This came about due to severalserious events in the yearsbetween 1997 and 2002; themurder of Sarah Payne, whereWhiting, a known sex offender,was arrested but no evidencecould be found until his van wasdiscovered. In his van, the policefound Sarah’s hairs which ledto his conviction; the SohamMurders, again Ian Huntley hada history but this did not cometo light until the court case.After the case, the BechardInquiry was set up; this un-covered the fact that Huntleyhad been investigated byHumberside Police but asnothing was proven, therecords were destroyed so “notrace” was found when en-quiries were made. Policeforces now share all informa-tion to avoid a repeat of suchan occurrence.Geoff then covered OperationOre. In 1999, the US PostalService noted that a man andhis wife were making large sumsof money. During the investi-gation, which showed that theywere paedophiles, more than2000 British Credit Card de-tails came to light. It took threeyears for the British policeforces to work through this listand produce a comprehensivecatalogue of paedophiles.

He went on to cover the Crim-inal Justice Act 2003 whichdrew the Police, Probation andPrison services together to dealwith these matters. This wasfollowed by the Sex OffencesAct 2003 which consolidatedprevious legislation and addednew offences. He went on tocover Risk Assessment inprison, multi-Agency meetings,Public Protection Offices,Internet offending and womenwho offend against children.He was constantly asked ques-tions as he progressed, so greatwas the club’s interest in thesubject. Finally, the Presidenthad to cut him short or else hewould have had to go on allnight; in short, a first class talk.Sadly, for our next meeting wehad been unable to get aspeaker, so our President haddecided that we should have afellowship evening. To ensurethat everyone spoke to morethan two people, we all had tomove tables between eachcourse. Although our Presi-dent’s instructions were quiteclear, being Rotarians somewent where they liked andchaos ensued. That said, Ibelieve the object of the exer-cise was achieved!On Sunday 22nd August, theclub had arranged a Soiree inthe gardens of the TumblingWeir and invited the Ottery StMary Silver Band to play. Theclub has supported the bandfor many years but not had aspecific event to help themrecently, so Rotarian Nick Agg-Manning proposed this eventand acted as MC on the day. Itstarted at 3 pm and finished at5. The cost was £5 per headand included a Cream tea;there was also a raffle the pro-ceeds of which went to theband. It was open to bothRotarians and the generalpublic and was very well atten-ded; subsequently, the club wasable to hand over a cheque tothe band for £300.

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SeptemberThe First team have startedwith mixed fortunes, havingplayed 6, won 3 and lost 3. Ifwe continue to perform as wedid in beating Exeter CivilService away then we willsurely be in the right half of thetable at the end of this season.Our Youth section continues tothrive, with the new U8s andU10s getting to grips withleague fixtures. We have a largenumber of players from all ourage groups attending ExeterCity School of Excellencetraining on Monday nights. Thisextra coaching is a great helpin bringing the standard of allour kids to the highest we cangive them.Summer skittles has now fin-ished, with the ‘Wanderers’finishing on top of the tree. Iknow a couple of teams, includ-ing mine, had unplayed fixtures,but they wouldn’t affect the finalstandings I am told.

Upcoming EventsDates for the diary. The nextCarnival Bingo night is Sunday10th October. Doors will beopen for a normal 7.30pm start.The Bingo night in Septemberwas completely full so do comeearly to get a table. The BusyOtters playgroup have fund-raising Nights in October, asdo the Carnival committee.Keep an eye out for posters orring the Club to get anyconfirmed times.How to contact the ClubCome along and visit, whetheryou are into Football or not.The Club has Pool Table, DartsBoard & Bar. If you have youngkids, bring them along if youwant somewhere to relax in achild friendly atmosphere.Better still get them involved intheir Youth Age group if theylike the idea of playing. The Club

is open from Wednesday toFriday from 7pm, and onSaturdays is open all day from12.00 midday. Sundays the Clubis open from 12.00 midday till6.00pm.The Football Club has tworooms available for PrivateParties, Christenings, WeddingReceptions, Events or BusinessMeetings daytimes or evenings.To enquire on availability, anddiscuss your requirements forcatering or bar contact us ringColin on 01404 813539.

If you wish to advertise via theClub, or sponsor a team ormatch, then see the websitewww.otterystmaryfc.co.uk/ottery_st_mary_afc.htm .

And FinallyFor all you parents who watchfootball on the top pitch onSaturday or Sunday mornings,orin mid-week, good news.Certain teams are planning tohave tea, coffee and otherrefreshments available from

the cabin. Our own U12sparents and coaches have beenable to take advantage of thisnew venture, and very welcomeit proved too. If you areinterested in helping out withmaking this work for your kidsteam then contact your coachto see if they already haveanyone looking to do the same.If not then volunteers will I’msure be welcome.Anyone who is interested ingetting involved behind thescenes, get in touch by ringingthe Club or by asking to talkto a committee member if youare down at the Club itself. Weare always looking to welcomenew social or committeemembers to the Club and thereis always more than enoughwork to keep us all happy!!If you are interested then ringus on 813539 or just comedown and ask Colin behind thebar to grab a committeemember for you to talk to.Bill Hayes

Ottery St Mary AFC would like to thank Andrew Walkerand Lamb Hill Garden Machinery for sponsoring the club throughthe purchase of track suits shown in the photo above. Withoutgenerous sponsorship and help from the likes of Andrew andhis company, this club would not exist.Brian BarndenChairman

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We knew the end of the Bowling season was approaching whenthe Club Finals took place on two Saturdays in August this year. The results are as follows: John Ward is the winner in the Men’sfour wood singles for the Men’s Championship. The runner upwas Eric Saunders. Dot Luff won the Ladies four wood singles forthe Ladies Championship. The runner up was Ann Howells.John Pethick was the winner in the Open four wood singles forthe Club Championship beating John Ward. The men’s three woodsingles was between father and son William and Jamie Taylor, theresult went in favour of son Jamie. In the mixed triples Jo Sarton,Terry House and William Taylor beat Freda Hunt, Maggie Beightonand Harry Channon. (Freda Hunt replaced Joan Saunders in theFinal as she was unwell).The men’s two wood singles winner was William Taylor who beatNorman Lawence. The Ladies’ two wood singles winner wasValerie Kille who beat Freda Hunt. The nominated mixed pairsMike Smith and Sharon Kenny beat Norman Lawence andMaureen Phillips and the Otter Trophy went to Jamie Taylor whobeat Mike Smith.Photo shows John Pethick, Club Champion, being congratulatedby Maggie Beighton, Club Captain.

Ottery Bowls Club FinalsSustainable Ottery is offering a new cultural experience againin the town with a day of harmony singing. Following on fromthe successful launch of African Drumming in the Spring thereis now an opportunity for singers, both experienced and noviceto have some fun.Experience the joy of singing together in glorious 4-part har-mony in a day of fun, funky and soulful song. On SaturdayNovember 6th, Pete Linnett of the Natural Voice Practitioners’Network will be running a day of harmony singing for all in theOld Boy’s School Hall. Everything is taught by ear, so there’s noneed to read music or have previous experience. Pete says “Irun community choirs, where the emphasis is very much onsinging for pleasure. It’ll be a day of accessible vocal music fromvarious traditions, including Gospel and South African. It’s agreat thing to do together and needs no special training!”“By bringing this sort of workshop to Ottery we are able tohave some fun, make new contacts and friends and reduce theneed to travel elsewhere for our cultural fun. Instead of twentypeople maybe travelling to a choir in another town we will bringone person to the town who can make it all happen” said CliveEssame of the Sustainable Ottery steering group.The day runs from 10.30am to 4.00pm and costs £20 for theday. Enquiries - call Pete Linnett on 01297 445078 or email:[email protected]

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Following a successful move to the Station Youth Centre theSustainable Ottery African Drumming workshops are lookingahead to two more workshops. The first is on Saturday 23rdOctober and the second on Saturday 20th November. Beginnersare welcome in time for a 2pm start with more experienceddrummers at about 3.30. Drummers of all ages are welcome, itwas particularly pleasing to see two young men of primary schoolage joining in last month, and more youngsters are welcome.Each half of the afternoon costs £7.50 with a reduction forprimary age children. Some of the group will be performing inpublic for the first time at the Autumn Fest at the Institute, withideas already being put forward for more public appearancesnext year. If you want to find out more please [email protected] or 01404 814217, or just turnup on the day. Drums are available for loan.

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Kid’s Halloween Skeleton WorkshopMonday 25th October - Friday 29thOctober 2:30pm - 4:30pm. Keep the kidsentertained this half term with localentertainer Colin John and his cheekyCharlie the monkey. Watch them make askeleton mask to take home with them andplay a game of pass the parcel! Advancetickets are now on sale at the tills in themain shop, for only £3.75 each - includesrefreshments.Gifts for Gardeners:Monday 15th November - Tuesday 30th November. FREE EVENT.An exciting and NEW event for Otter! Come to Otter and finda superb display of gifts, in the plant centre, that have beenspecially chosen to give you inspiration when trying to find theideal present for the keen gardener in your life. From plants togardening tools you are sure to find the perfect gift for Christmas!

Whimple School Christmas Craft Fair will be held at WhimpleVictory Hall on Saturday 6th November 2010 from 1.00pm until4.00pm. Please join us for a fun afternoon browsing the craftstalls. All proceeds will be donated to Whimple Primary School.Relax with a cup of tea and piece of home made cake. There willbe lots of great Christmas present ideas and a raffle with lovelyprizes. Entry is Free. If you would like a stall please contact CathySharkey on 01404 822939 or Tracy Bunkum on 01404 823057

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Following the success of their big band dance night at AxminsterGuildhall last year, the popular 17 piece will be returning onFriday 15th October. Dance enthusiasts can look forward toanother packed programme of great music from this acclaimedband, guaranteed to get everyone onto the dance floor for anexciting evening of waltzes, quick steps, latin, jive and much more.The event will also feature songs from A.J’s stunning vocalistPaula Mitchell.Ticket £12.50p. can be purchased from Archway Bookshop,Axminster. Tel. 01297 33595 or hoteline 01392 411194.

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There will be a Fashion and Textile Show held at Feniton VillageHall on Saturday 2nd October 2010 from 1.45 to 5.00pm. Joinus for afternoon tea and homemade cake in aid of the NSPCC.Enjoy a Fashion Show, starting at 2.30pm, and a unique shoppingexperience featuring these local hand-crafted goods: ‘OverlyGorgeous’ by Julie Trickey - handmade clothes for size 16+. AnnePenfold: Textile Designer/Maker - Handmade bags and accessories.Touch of Class - Handmade jewellery.Tickets £5.00 including tea and cake.For more information andticket enquiries call Julie Trickey on 01404 850768 or visitwww.annepenfold.co.uk or www.overlygorgeous.com

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Remembering the Lives ofthose who have died

A simple service will be led byThe Rev’d Preb. Simon Franklynon Sunday 31st October at 3.00pm

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SKIP DATESThe Skip will be available at The Land of Canaan CarPark on the second Sunday of each month during 2010.Next dates: October 10th, November 14th.

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Ark Pottery. Open daily from 10.00am to 5.00pm. 01404 812628Cadhay House & Gardens. Open each Friday in May and lateSpring Bank Holiday, on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. From 2pm to5.30pm. For more information contact 01404 813511Escot Gardens, Maze & Park Open all year. See the Otters, RedSquirrels, try the Drop Slide. Watch the Falconry displays. Contact01404 822188 for more information about a great day out.1st Fri Ottery St Mary Farmer’s Market. Hind Street Car Park

9.00am to 1.00pm2nd Sat Fashion & Textile Show. Feniton Village Hall

Tickets £5 available from Coles Ottery St Mary2nd Sat Ottery St Mary Hospital League of Friends Coffee

Morning at Ottery St Mary Hospital. 10.00am to 12 noon2nd Sat Ottery Social & Charitable Association Curry Lunch

West Hill Village Hall. 12.30pm Tickets £8.50 fromInformation Centre.

2nd Sat Volunteer Inn Courtyard - raising funds for theCarnivalRoyalty – 9am to 12noon. Lovely homemade cake.

2nd Sat Autumn Fest – at the Institute 7.30pm. Sustainable Otterypresents an evening of World Music.

3rd Sun Choctober Letterboxing throughout October at Escot.Sunday Tasty Towers. An afternoon of competitivemarshmallow and spaghetti tower building. 01404 822188

3rd Sun Ottery St Mary Parish Church Family Communion10.00am – followed by a free lunch & the 2010 WellyOlympics at Ottery Cricket Club

3rd Sun Ottery Parish Church Harvest Songs of Praise withOttery Silver Band -Local Young Farmers - Parish ChurchChoir at 6.30pm followed by light refreshments

5th Tues Ottery St Mary Gardening Club evening. Institute. 7pmBob Flowerdew talking about ‘No Work Gardening’Tickets £8 from Joan on 01404 815082

6th Wed Wynn’s Coach Trip to Street / Wells. Leave 9.15amCost £10. Contact 01404 813542

9th Sat Yonder Close Social Club Coach Outing to SalisburyMarket. Price £10. For more details call 01404 812798

16th Sat Ottery St Mary Parish Church Coffee Morning.Feoffee Rooms. 10.00am

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16th Sat Sustainable Ottery Fungi Foray Day. 10.30am. For moreinformation contact 01404 814217.

16th Sat Ottery Twinning Association Autumn Social Evening atWest Hill Village Hall 7.30pm. Tickets £8 including supper.

19th Tues Heritage Society evening at The Institute 7.30pm. Atalk on the history of the Tar Barrels. Speaker Andy Wade

23rd Sat Sustainable Ottery Good2Drum at The Station YouthCentre £7.50 per session. Please book on 01404 814217

25th Mon Happy Halloween at Otter Nurseries. 2.30pm 4.30pm29th Fri Children’s Fun Halloween Workshop. Tickets £ 3.75 each27th Wed Dinosaur Day at Ark Pottery. Come and model a pottery

dinosaur! Suit 8-12 year olds. Call 01404 812628 for info.30th Sat Carnival Day in Ottery St Mary. Starts 7.30pm from

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30th Sat Ottery St Mary Community Market. 9.30am to 12.30pmAt the Institute Yonder Street.

TOWN COUNCIL MEETING NOTICE

will be held at 7pm on Monday 4th October 2010in Tipton St John Community Hall,

The following meeting will be held onMonday 1st November 2010

in the Council Chamber, The Old Convent,8 Broad Street, Ottery St Mary

The Agenda for these meetings will be displayed onParish notice boards and on the Council website

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The Louvigny and Feniton Twinning Assocation urgently requireshosts for the young people of Louvigny, France, for Thursday 28thOctober to Monday 1st Nov 2010. Our twinning friends in Louvignyhave several young people who wish to come over to east Devonduring the autumn half term, and - so far! - we only have 2 hosts!!Come on everyone - let’s give these young people a real Britishwelcome and give them the opportunity to see this beautiful partof our countryside. The twinning Association provides and pays forthe daily trips and events.Please contact Daphne Searle on 01404 851359, Mobile 07791253606 as soon as possible or email, [email protected]

Hosts urgently wanted foryoung French visitors

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October is the busiest monthof the year for publishers whoare busy releasing all their newbooks in time for Christmas sothe shop is bursting with farmore new books than we canpossibly mention here. We haveselected just a few of thehighlights for a special mentionbelow but do come along for abrowse if you want to see allthe great new books on offer!First up we have Nigella Law-son’s new offering ‘Kitchen’which accompanies her 13 partTV series showing on the BBC.As usual she will be concen-trating on fabulous feel-goodfood to make life less comp-licated and more pleasurable Ifyou like the look of her recipesthen you can get the book fromus for less than half price at just£12.99 against a cover price of£26.00.Moving on to another big nameStephen Fry has just releasedhis autobiography entitled ‘The

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Turning now to the desire ofmany of us to live a simpler,greener life father and son Dickand James Strawbridge shareeverything they have tried andtested on their smallholding inCornwall in a new inspiring andpractical book titled ‘PracticalSelf Sufficiency’. Inside there issomething for everyone to try– traditional crafts and cheeseand bread making sit alongside

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