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‘What an impressive event’ wasthe comment of one of the newhelpers on Pixie Day. And shewas right. Although it didn’tofficially open until 2.30pm,there were people at the feteby 2.00pm, and as the after-noon wore on so the crowdincreased. The Pet Show, the bar,the refreshments and the stalls

were kept busy all the time, thesound of smashing crockerynever stopped, and, though theintention was to have a temp-orary closure at 4.45 so thatpeople could get ready for theRevenge, there was no chanceat all of that happening. TheKagamusha drummers fromExeter, supplemented by ourown Taiko group from Otteryattracted a large crowd, andBrass Class, the junior sectionof the Town Band, was a verywelcome feature as well. TheOttery Help Scheme benefitedto the tune of some £60 fromthe skittles.

After the Revenge, in which theentertainment was unfortun-ately not as good as we hadhoped, the fete resumed in theevening with a Punch and JudyShow, and more live music, andending with the traditionalfirework display. The sunshinekept lots of people theremeeting friends and family, andthey eventually consumedpretty well all the food anddrink on sale.Behind the scenes there wereenough volunteers for all thepreparations and clearing up,

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though a few more stallholdersin the afternoon and eveningwould have been welcome. Theday ended on a rather sad note,however. At midnight the lasthelpers were leaving the field.Most of them had been theresince early that morning, andwould not be getting to bed foranother couple of hours.Then a small group of seem-ingly tough but inwardly child-ish and inadequate teenagerscould find nothing more toamuse themselves than toobstruct the people trying toclear up. They even put them-selves in danger by lying downin front of vehicles or jumpingon the bonnet of one of them.They smashed the window ofa caravan, and stole a bottle ofdrink from a car. Similarly, onSunday after every scrap oflitter had been picked up, leav-ing the ground in pristine con-dition, a group found ‘pleasure’in scattering some of thecontents of the skip around,finally setting it on fire in theevening. But the pleasuregained by such crowds ofpeople far outweighed theseirritations, and we look forwardto another successful day nextyear.For Gazette Advertising

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At the June Full Council Meet-ing there were further discus-sions regarding the Skate-board/BMX Park at the King’sSchool. Students from theSchool attended the Meetingand spoke in support of itduring the public questionssession. I would remind youthat you are welcome to attendall Council Meetings with therebeing an opportunity for youto speak at Full Council andPlanning Committee Meetings.Agendas for all meetings aredisplayed on the seven CouncilNoticeboards around theParish and are also on theCouncil’s website.The Council has receivedinformation that the PlanningInspectorate has refused theapplication for the diversion ofFootpath 46. This is the foot-path along the eastern side ofthe River Otter linking TiptonSt John and Ottery wherebecause of erosion near Wigg-aton Devon County Councilhad applied for a diversion. TheCouncil was surprised anddisappointed at this outcomeand has asked Devon CountyCouncil to ensure that the

path is reinstated as soon aspossible so that everybody canonce more enjoy this footpathin its entirety.You will I’m sure have noticedthat the flower beds aroundOttery have been planted withsummer bedding. This workhas been undertaken by StLoyes Enterprises on behalf ofthe Town Council following thewithdrawal of this service byEast Devon District Council.Unfortunately it is not possibleto install the hanging basketsusually found around themonument on Silver Street andon St Saviour’s bridge. Also themembers of Ottery in Bloomand their supporters have beenbusy and their containers arenow planted up and once againwill help to make the townlook very attractive. Tipton StJohn Residents’ Association,with the assistance of a Grantfrom the Town Council, has alsoplanted up its flower basketson the River Otter bridge.Writing this just after PixieDay I’m please to report thatOttery is now quiet again withthe Pixies hiding away again

until next year! The day wasblessed with good weatherwith the firework finale (supp-orted by a Town Council Grant)being a dramatic end to theday. It is to be hoped that theGuides and Scouts will havehad a very successful fund-raising day and that you allenjoyed it.By the time you read this theJune Councillors’ Surgery willhave taken place at the Instituteas part of the CommunityMarket giving you the oppor-

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tunity to raise any matters ofconcern. If you missed it, thenext Surgery will be on Satur-day 31st July so put the datein your diary now!Judith ReynoldsTown ClerkCouncil OfficesThe Old Convent8 Broad StreetOttery St MaryEX11 1BZ01404 812252

(The Annual Town Council Meeting)will be held at 7pm on Monday 5th July 2010

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The following meeting will be held onMonday 2nd August 2010

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We were very lucky with theweather on our trip toPaignton Zoo on Tuesday 15thJune and I must say it is thebest zoo I have seen. Havinghad three children of my ownI have been to quite a few butthis one seems to have theanimal’s best interest in mind.They have large enclosuresand the animals look to becontented.For anyone not keen on zoos,a little boy summed it up bysaying he had seen giraffes in

books and on television butdid not realise how big theywere or how long their ton-gues were. Did anybody seethe picture of the lioness andtawny owl in the Daily Mail?One thing I was disappointedin but had been warned of andthat was the flora and fauna. Iexpected it to be separate butthe greenhouses with the birdsin were very good.The next event in the Garden-ing Club is the quiz night atOtter Nurseries on Wednesday

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Saturday 15th May was the night that we had been training forsince before Christmas. It was The Moonwalk, a 26.2 mile walkaround London, starting and ending at Hyde Park, walkingthrough the night. The money we raised goes to Breast Cancercharities and we were both very proud to be amongst the 15,000people that took part.We had great fun on the night and really enjoyed the vigoroustraining which paid off. We finished the walk in a good time andthere were no blisters or other injuries and we would be happyto do it all again!We feel that if we could do it, so could you! You need to registerearly if you are interested. You get lots of help and support withyour training etc. The support from friends and everyone whoknew we were doing the Moonwalk has been amazing. Thankyou so much to all of you.If you want more information about the Moonwalk check outthe website www.walkthewalk.orgPam Joy and Jennifer Webber

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14th July at 6.30pm. You canstill come along and take partand if that doesn’t appeal toyou, just come and support us.It’s not just questions ongardening. Our next trip is toWildside Nursery on Tuesday20th July stopping on the wayfor a spot of lunch at theDartmoor Inn and after ourvisit to Wildside, a cup of teaand perhaps a cake at Knight-stone Tea Rooms.In the future the trips are Taun-ton Flower Show on Friday 6th

August, Burrow Farm Gardenson Tuesday afternoon 7thSeptember and Stourhead onTuesday 26th October. Don’tforget the Autumn Show onSaturday 18th September whenthe tickets for Bob Flowerdewwill be on sale for Tuesday 5thOctober. Also on Saturday 6thNovember we have the Cheeseand Wine with Peter Cantrill.For more information on anyof the above and to join theGardening Club contact JoanDalton on 01404 815082.

New food stalls selling certified organic beef and lamb, beautifulcupcakes made in Ottery, and amazing homemade chocolate areproving to be very popular at the monthly Community Marketin Ottery St Mary.The stalls are a welcome addition to the thriving market, whichalready sells locally produced, organic fruit and vegetables, free-range eggs and egg products, a huge selection of preserves andchutneys, apple juice and home-baked goods. All this food isproduced within 5 miles of Ottery!There is also a Traidcraft stall, which sells those other essentialstaples, such as tea, coffee, rice and dried fruit, which cannot begrown locally. These Fairtrade goods are sold at a price and in away that benefits the producers in the developing world.This month’s market takes place Saturday, 31st July from 9.30amto 12.30pm at the Institute in Yonder Street.

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On Monday 7th June Gwen Hartley showed the group how touse “sumptuous fabrics” to create a patchwork of silks, velvetsand gauzes which were then embellished with embroider stitches.Everyone enjoyed the day rummagaing among the bags ofmaterials brought by Gwen.Last month Ann Holden, the group representative demonstratedmaking cup cakes from old jumpers. Quite a tasty looking dishof cakes was produced by everyone. In July Thea Hope (foundermember) will teach how to make calico gardens.The group meets at The Institute, Ottery St Mary on the firstMonday in the month at 10.30am to 3.30pm. If you are interestedin joining the needlework group and you would like moreinformation please contact Pat Snelling on 01404 812651.

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“What is happening aboutSainsburys?” is a question I amfrequently asked. Quite oftensomeone wants to know whenthe building work will comm-ence, and when the store willbe open. What better way tolet Ottery know the answers tothese questions, than to writean article for The Gazette?First of all some history: Sains-burys were granted planningpermission for a 20,000 sq ftstore by East Devon DistrictCouncil (EDDC) on 15thApril. Cllr David Cox and I(the EDDC Cllrs for OtteryTown), the EDDC shoppingconsultants (GVA Grimley),Ottery St Mary Town Council(OSMTC), and the EDDCplanning officers all felt that a20,000 sq ft store (representing70% of Ottery‘s retail space)was too large. English Heritageand EDDC‘s own ConservationOfficer also had concerns.Unfortunately the EDDCDevelopment ManagementCommittee (by seven votes tofive) ignored the arguments fora smaller store.Subsequently OSMTC, DavidCox and I were concernedabout the traffic impact of sucha large store; we feared thatOttery might become grid-locked. We therefore looked athow it might be possible to

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reduce the traffic impact. Oneof the measures we looked atwas the possibility of two-waytraffic at the western end ofHind Street, to reduce thecongestion we feared in BroadStreet. This would have allowedpeople from the west of Ottery(communities such as Broad-clyst, Rockbeare, West Hill andWhimple) to return homewithout having to go throughBroad Street. The additionalroad width necessary, couldhave been achieved by puttingthe pavement behind the wall.A meeting took place with theEDDC Planning Officer and theSainsburys traffic consultant. The traffic consultant insistedthat his report was robust, andinsisted that there would notbe severe traffic congestionresulting from store traffic. There was an unwillingness to

depart from the traffic reportand the planning conditionsagreed on 15 April. It was alsofelt that a two-way traffic flowwould have an adverse impacton some of the properties onthe south side of Hind Street,would be impractical, and therecould be safety implications. Asa result, consideration of theintroduction of two-way trafficin Hind Street is not to be pro-ceeded with (of course hadthere been a real possibility ofintroducing it, a key elementwould have been to consultwith local residents and bus-inesses). However we did get a commit-ment to look at upgrading thepedestrian crossing at theeastern end of Hind Street, andto look at other measures if thetraffic situation is worse thanpredicted after the store opens.Following the 15 April decisionseveral Ottery residents wroteto the Government Office ofthe South West (GOSW) askingthat the decision be “called-in”(in other words for the Gov-ernment to take the decision

away from EDDC). EnglishHeritage is understood to havemade a similar request toGOSW.When certain legal agreementshave been made between theplanning authority (EDDC) andthe applicants (Sainsbury) theplanning authority issues aDecision Notice to the app-licants. Issue of the DecisionNotice was held up because ofthe consideration of trafficimpact, and also because of theconsideration by GOSW. Inmid June GOSW advised thatthey had decided not to call theplanning application in. Issueof the Decision Notice is likelyto be at the end of June or earlyJuly. The next stage of theprocess is for the applicants toagree the conditions withEDDC. On completion of this– building can start! When building does commenceis, of course, up to Sainsburys. However it appears that theymay be in a position to do soin late summer. Interestingtimes await us in Ottery!Roger Giles

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hand account of the accidentin the Exeter & PlymouthGazette. Although he made nodirect criticism of the road, theTrustees decided to borrowanother £1250 (£97,320today) for “improvements”. Income remained unimpressivehowever, much of it disappear-ing each year in maintenance.While Exeter was making £70per year per mile of its 147miles of turnpikes, Ottery/Sid-mouth was making only £19,dismal even for a rural turnpike.In 1865/6 the 21 year termgranted to the Trustees by the1844 Act expired - just at themoment the railway arrived atOttery, and the work to extendthe line to Sidmouth wasalready under way. In spite ofthis, the Trustees decided topress on with a renewal raisingthe tolls in the hope of betterreturns. By 1874 the railwayconnection to Sidmouth wasfinally completed, and inconsequence the Trust threw inthe towel with debts of£14,337/13s/0d (just over£1.1million in today’s money). Chris WakefieldOttery Heritage SocietyPictured: the milestone markingthe start of the Ottery turnpikein Sidmouth, It also carries anOrdnance Survey benchmark.

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Feniton exhibition to mark150 years of the railway

Feniton will be celebrating 150years of the railway on Sunday18th July 2010 from 10.00amto 5.30pm at Feniton Chapel(adjacent to Feniton station).The Feniton History Group isputting together an exhibitionof photos, memories and localand family history. We wouldlove to hear from anyone whohas recollections of SidmouthJunction, as it was known, alongwith the Nog Inn, formerlyknown as the Railway Hotel.On the day, alongside the dis-plays, a DVD and video of thestation will be shown. There willbe light refreshments and aroom raffle with the first prizeof a South West Train rail ticket.Other prizes will include a passfor Escot Gardens and a DVD.

This will be a poignant day asit will be the last event to beheld in Feniton Chapel beforeit is sold on the open market.The day will close with a serviceconducted by the ReverendDanny Beavan. Any moniesraised on the day will be sharedequally with the Rev. Danny’sBaptist work in the village andThe Friends of St. Andrew’sChurch.Admission £2.00, children free.Commemorative programme£1. We look forward to seeingyou all on a day which couldevoke fond railway memories.Some parking will be availablein Feniton Station car park.For more information call ChrisGibbins on 01404 850713 ore mail [email protected]

At the Bowd Inn, just a shortway along the road to Sidmouthvia Bulverton, is a milestone -now almost the only reminderthat this route was once aturnpike, the last to be built inDevon. In 1844 parliamentpassed “An Act for making andmaintaining a Turnpike Roadfrom Sidmouth to Collumpton”and a group of trustees wasappointed to raise funds andcarry out the work. The hopewas to link Sidmouth andOttery with the Brunel’s newLondon to Exeter railway atHele near Bradninch. They bor-rowed over £5000 (about£400,000 in today’s money)and set to work at the Sid-mouth end.In year one they spent all theyhad raised and more (£5789)on the new road between

Sidmouth and Ottery - whichwould appear to be as far as itever got. Expenditure included£1005 for land purchase,£3568 on contractors, £300for the surveyor and £568 onlegal fees. The line of the new road fromOttery to Sidmouth follows anearlier road as far as Tipton,but then takes off in a newalignment for much of the restof its course. The section acrossthe Goyle at Tipton and uparound to Woods Farm rep-resented a significant engineer-ing challenge and must havecost a good deal of the cashraised - large embankmentscarry the road across the Goyleand support it as it skirtsaround the steeply sloping hilltowards Woods Farm. Theregularity with which the

modern road here is underrepair, is the result of a less thanthorough survey of the route.Despite today’s highway tech-nology bits of it still periodicallyslip down into the valley. In the summer of 1850, the Sid-mouth antiquarian PeterOrlando Hutchinson was on amailcoach from Sidmouth toOttery when the horses tookfright and the coach came togrief, hurling the outsidepassengers, including Hutchin-son, into the hedge. No one wasseriously hurt but shortlyafterwards he published a first-

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Guides celebrate centenary in colourful floral styleThis year’s Ottery In Bloomtheme is based around the GirlGuides colours of blue andyellow with some pink. This isto celebrate the organisation’sCentenary Year. The Guides,once again helped to plant theupright containers at the Landof Cannan. The compost usedin the planters was providedby Otter Rotters. The flowerbeds, which have been passedback to Ottery Town Councilcontrol from EDDC, wereplanted by St Loyes Enter-prises. The job of watering, deadheading and weeding all of theplanters in the town and theflower beds is carried out byvolunteers. There is no formalstructure or anyone withoverall responsibility. Chair-man of Ottery In Bloom, SarahClarke said “We rely on localpeople taking part and lookingafter the plants when they arepassing. This is not ‘someoneelse’s job’, so if you want themto stay looking nice - do some-thing to help!”. There arewater butts around the townwhich can be used, although abottle of water in a very dryplanter is better than nothing.The planters on St Savioursbridge will be put out soon andhave been provided by OtterNurseries and planted by stud-ents from the Kings School.

Ottery In Bloom are in theprocess of preparing theportfolio and presentation forthe South West In Bloom judg-ing. The portfolio is an excell-ent way to show case the townand the committee are keen toinclude any other projects thatare focused on improving ourtown in any way, not justflowers. Also any conservationprojects that are happeningaround the town would be awonderful addition and greatway to earn points. Anyonewith any ideas or details of suchprojects is urged to contactOttery In Bloom by email at:[email protected] call Sarah Clarke on 07977900778 or drop details intoPhyllis at Ottery TIC.

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SUSTAINABLEOTTERY NEWS

The recent closure of Wendy’sveg shop has created a big gapin the retail market in OtterySt Mary. Costcutters and Coopfill a small part of that gap butcertainly are unable to providethe variety that a specialist shopof it’s kind can offer. Unfortun-ately this means that shoppersare having to go out of townto fulfil some of their vegetableshopping needs.Every town needs a vegetableshop, and with sustainability inmind, the idea of a Commun-ity Shop has been put forwardto Sustainable Ottery to pro-vide an outlet for local prod-ucers and growers. There aremany benefits to a shop beingrun on a community enterprisebasis. Keeping food local meanswe know where our food iscoming from and who is grow-ing it, food miles down andprices down to name a few. Alsoin principle it would not berun for any one person’s gain,it would run on a not-for-profitbasis so that all net profitswould go back into benefittingthe community.

COMMUNITY VEGETABLE SHOPA venture of this kind will needa committed core group ofpeople to manage and steer thesetting up of the shop. It willalso probably need a paidmanager to run the shop as itis a committed responsibility,along with volunteers and thereis no doubt that a shop of it’skind would command enoughtakings to be able to sustain apaid position.Sustainable Ottery would liketo explore the potential of thisidea at a meeting to be held atthe Town Council Offices at7.30pm on Thursday 15th July.If you would like to be involvedin this exciting new ventureeither as a volunteer or as apotential manager then pleasejoin us at the meeting or [email protected] you are unable to attend onthe day. Maybe you have hadexperience of running such anenterprise before and wish topass on some lessons learnt.We look forward to seeing youthere or hearing about anyideas you might have on this.

A series of One Day Spanish Workshops have been arranged forthis summer at the Council Offices in Ottery St Mary. Theseworkshops are a great opportunity to immerse yourself in thelanguage for a total of six hours and benefit from a series ofactivities specially designed to learn quickly with the minimumof effort. In a very relaxed and happy atmosphere we will becovering trouble-shooting sessions of grammar, vocabulary,listening, speaking techniques, and ‘get by’ strategies. The newaudiovisual facilities at the Council Chamber will allow thoseattending to view TVE International recordings and will providethem with an inside view of Spain and South America.The day will include a typical Spanish “bocadillo” and a “copade vino” at a local pub. Tea and coffee facilities will also be availableduring the workshop.

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Dear Sir,I would like to comment on Mrs Sheila Heathcote’s letter in thelast issue of the Gazette objecting to Sainbury’s coming to Ottery.Unfortunately we do not all have access to the internet to beable to buy on-line or even run a car. Presumably this lady ownsa car and is able to shop at a supermarket outside of Otterywhenever she likes. So she has a choice! Maybe she should puther car in the garage and shop in Ottery instead for a week!Beryl Wood

In support of a Sainsbury’s Store

Dear Sir,I wholeheartedly endorse the sentiments in Sheila Heathcote’sletter in your last issue: many of the points she raised were onesI and many others made in vain to the deaf ears of the PlanningCommittee.I quote from an article (June 8th) in the Guardian headed‘Supermarkets don’t regenerate communities - they hoovermoney out’. Written by Andrew Simms, Policy Director of theNew Economics Foundation, it referred to evidence from theJoseph Rowntree Foundation which concluded that a Tesco-ledregeneration scheme in Leeds had been disastrous for the localeconomy.Based on evidence from NEF’s own research and elsewhere,Simms states inter alia that: Claims of supermarket job creationhide the net destruction of employment, since their profitscome from reducing operational costs of which a key one is labour.• Money spent in locally owned enterprises is more likely tostick and re-circulate.• Conventional street markets often provide cheaper fresh fruitand vegetables. (And I might add for Ottery, fresher because somuch can be local)• Community relationships wither because people have fewerconversations in supermarkets.(My italics)• The big store’s negative impact on other local enterprises destroyssocial capital, dissolving the glue [holding] communities together.NB: this is not off-the-cuff prejudice or mere hearsay - but thefindings of solid research. Is it too late to save our thriving Otterycommunity? I sincerely hope not.Heather Wheeler

If you have an opinion on the Ottery Sainbury’s store you wouldlike to express in the Gazette please write in to: Readers Letters,The Ottery Gazette, The Old Town Hall, The Flexton, Ottery StMary EX11 1DJ or call in with it. (Next door to Ottery library).

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Ottery St Mary artists John and Helen Wakefield will have theirhighly distinctive work on show at an exhibition at A La Ronde,Summer Lane, Exmouth, which will run from Friday 2nd July toMonday 14th July 2010.Helen and John have been working professionally as artists for anumber of years and have exhibited in many parts of the UK.Helen is a printmaker and batik artist. She studied at ChesterSchool of Art and Maidstone College of Art and began work asa typographer. Her prints are not produced as illustrations andshe sees her series of Malta’s temples as her most importantwork to date. It is an ongoing project.John studied at Beckenham School of Art and from there wenton to be employed in graphic design studios in London. However,watercolour painting and drawing were always on his mind buthe kept them separate from his profession. He now works mainlyin watercolour, charcoal and mixed media. His preferred subjectsrange from industrial scenes and landscapes to semi-abstracts.The exhibition will include both new work and some earlierpieces from both artists in a variety of subjects, media andtreatments.

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OTTERY SILVER BAND DIARYBusy, Busy, Busy!

The Band enjoyed their firstplayout of the season at the MayFayre at Cadhay. As usual thiswas a really good day outdespite a few showers! How-ever the Band carried on in trueprofessional style sheltered intheir usual spot under the bigtree.Another good playout was atthe Bicton College Open Day.The band were situated by thetea tent this year and seemedto go down well with the pass-ing crowd.By the time this goes to printwe would have played at OtterNurseries on Fathers Day. Theband play outside for a couplehours in the afternoon enter-taining shoppers. It is alwaysnice to play in our local town.It also gives the Band an extrachance to run through theirprogrammes in preparation forplaying down at Sidmouth inConnaught Gardens.Concerts at Connaught Gar-dens, Sidmouth began on Tues-day 22nd June 7.45pm-9.00pmand the band will be thereevery Tuesday untill the end ofAugust. It is a beautiful settingand is definately a highlight forthe band , why not come alongand enjoy a relaxing eveningof music, at no charge.

The next playout will be at theCotleigh Fete on the 17th July,another nice country fete. Weare also going to be joiningforces with the Rotary Club fora concert and cream tea at theTumbling Weir on Sunday 22ndAugust, more details to follow.The Brass Class training bandhave also been practising hardunder the leadership of Gayleand Verity. Brass Class nowhave 10 members, all of whichvery talented and the mainband looks forward to welcom-ing them in the future.Having performed at the PixieDay on 19th June, Brass Classwill next perform at a coffeeevening on Friday 23rd July,7.30pm at the Institute Hall. Thiswill be a chance for the young-sters to show off their talent tofamily and locals alike. Postersand tickets are available fromthe Tourist Information Centre,Ottery or on the door. TheBrass Class have been proudlyshowing off new music standsand banners given by a gener-ous sponsor. You will have achance to see these at theCoffee evening!If you are interested in joiningthe Brass Class or Ottery StMary Silver Band we would loveto hear from you. Please con-tact Verity (Brass Class) or BrianBaker on 01404 814502.

Coleridge Playgroup News

As always the final term of thepre-school year is proving tobe a busy one. The childrenhave been helping to plant upand care for our outside con-tainers. Some have floweringplants and others have fruitand vegetables. When these arefully grown we hope to be ableto pick and use them for oursnack time. We would like tothank Ottery in Bloom for pro-viding us with some of theseeds and Sarah Gibbons forco-ordinating this task.

Whilst talking about our out-side play areas, we are hopingto undertake major improve-ments to the main playgroundover the next year or so. Wewould like to be able to use thespace a good deal more what-ever the weather. We are think-ing how best we might achievethis whilst keeping within con-servation area requirements.

The ever popular end of termparty and family evening will behappening in July.We would like to take thisopportunity to also expressour appreciation to everyone

who has supported our pre-school over the past 12 months,parents and children, comm-ittee and staff, May Kenealy andBeatrix Godfrey (our regularvolunteers), those of you whohave hired the hall for yourevents and those who haveattended our fund raisers, thepeople of the town who dropoff items for craft activities orunwanted toys and those whodisplay their posters on ourfence.Finally we are currently organ-ising the sessions for next term,if you are interested in visitingus with a view to booking yourchild in, please call in or giveus a ring on 01404 812663and ask to speak to SharonCake or Sue Scott. Sessionsoperate from 9.15am – 3.15pmon Mondays, Wednesdays,Thursdays and Fridays and9.15am to 11.45am on Tues-days during term time. There isalso the opportunity for wrap-around care from 8am to 6pmdaily for parents who chooseto also use Happy Days – theout of school provision thatoperates independently fromour premises. Details can beobtained by ringing the samenumber and asking for LyndaHole.Sue Scott - Manager

The opening of Camp Wildrepresents an important stepin the continuing diversifica-tion by John-Michael andLucy Kennaway of Escot,their East Devon rural estateof some 1100 acres. Escot isalready well known as the sitefor the highly successfulBeautiful Days music and artsfestival, and venue of 2010concerts by JLS and JamesMorrison. Last year EscotPark won the 2009/10 SouthWest Small Visitor Attractionof the Year Award.Escot has long been a centrefor conservation and natureeducation with current pro-grammes including, for exam-ple, the re-introduction ofbeaver and water voles and therestoration of historic watermeadows. Much of Escot’sconservation effort involveswork in association with theTale Valley Trust. (See thewebsite www.talevalley.com).Keen to break new ground inenvironmental education, in2009 Escot advertised widelyand offered use of the estate tothe person with the most

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powerful and appropriate newidea. From a field of well over100 candidates, VictoriaSiddle-Virok was the clearwinner with her concept of aneco-education centre, based ina yurt village and centred on auniquely exciting curriculum.Planned activities draw on thenatural resources both on andoutside the estate. Forays outto the Jurassic Coast, forexample, are important ele-ments of the programme. Herapproach has been developedover several years working inCalifornia. We believe it to beunique in the UK.Camp Wild has bunks for 64in four dormitory yurts. Hotshowers, toilets and a fieldkitchen are provided. Amighty 28ft communal yurtprovides a central point offocus. The yurts are sourcedlocally here in Devon. Seewww.thereallyinterestingtentcompany.co.uk.After an initial schools weekin early July, the camp opensto the general public with a sixweek residential and daychildren’s summer camp

ortunity of a mixed ‘timetogether / time apart’ holidayduring a part of which thechildren will enjoy CampWild while the parents spendtime together staying in thelocal area. If this trend contin-ues it might become a signifi-cant new reason for familiesto visit East Devon, therebyestablishing Escot as a re-source of regional as well aslocal importance.

programme during July andAugust. Thereafter CampWild environmental educa-tion courses become availablefor schools and private groupsthroughout the year. (Theyurts have wood burners!)Escot has been surprised butdelighted by early bookingsfor children’s summer campfrom as far afield as Taiwan andSpain. Some of these are fromfamilies who value the opp-

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Borders, Landance 2010Landance brings people fromthe local community togetherto create contemporary danceperformances in areas ofoutstanding natural beauty.This year’s setting is therenowned local landmark ofWoodbury Castle, which willbe used both for inspirationand as a natural theatre space.Thanks to funding from EastDevon AONB, Dance inDevon, Dance South West andArts Council England thispromises to be the mostinspiring Landance project yet,involving dance, music, visualart, costume design and film.Guest workshop with DevonParkour.Landance Open to All

Participants are invited toembrace their creative side andtake part in a series of work-shops, leading to public per-formances on Saturday 24thand Sunday 25th July. Childrenand adults will work closely withfive arts professionals within thenatural landscape and canchoose to take centre stage asa dancer, perform as a musi-cian, develop visual art/costumedesign or film a documentaryof the project. The workshopsare open to everyone (from age8 upwards) - no special skillsor experience required!“Landance was an amazingexperience for me and mydaughter… I really enjoyeddancing outside and using thelandscape as a direct source ofinspiration, rather than workingindoors... The range of ages of thepeople involved, from youngchildren to older people, was greatto see and be par t of aseverybody was invited to join in attheir own pace.” Landance 2009Participant

When and WhereEnrol now for workshops onSaturday mornings and Tuesdayevenings in July, culminating inpublic performances on Satur-day 24th and Sunday 25th July.All workshops and perform-ances will take place at Wood-bury Castle. You can take partin just one section of theproject by attending one Satur-day and Tuesday block, thedress rehearsal and performa-nces.There is a one-off fee of £20 totake part in all of the workshopsand performances (£10 foreach accompanying sibling,parent or carer) and free placesare available to those on in-come support or means testedbenefit.Booking: To book a place or findout more telephone Ella Huhneon 07807 052515 or email herat [email protected]. For more information visitwww.landance.org.uk

Arts Project celebratesWoodbury Castle heritageAt the time of writing we are

putting finishing touches onone of our biggest events of theyear – the Year 11 Prom on26th June. A report will follownext month, however, we mustgive our thanks to all of youwho have agreed to help on theday and a huge thank you toOtter Nurseries for offering aplant display to decorate ourphoto area – I hope to send apicture in next month.A few decisions were made atour last months meetingresulting in some of our hardearned cash being distributedas follows.We are to support a new extracurriculum club run by one ofour Teachers to teach studentsabout the world of Journalism,we have agreed to donate over£400 to help buy up to theminute camera equipment toget them started.Over the years many hundredsof our Students get involved

King’s School PTFA Newswith the Duke of EdinburghSchemes and also the Ten Torstraining and event. Our supplyof camping equipment is overused and despite valiant effortsbehind the scenes and out ofhours by our Teachers andVolunteers to repair and extendthe life of items. We havereached a time where newtents etc are necessary, thebudget is low so the PTFA aredelighted to donate nearly£450 towards purchasing somereplacements.Our next meeting is Tuesday20th July in Ottery CricketClub prior to the end of schoolyear match between Staff andPTFA – join us! If you want tobe involved on the field pleasecontact the school as soon aspossible.You can contact us via theSchool Front Office or by emailon [email protected] the School website onwww.thekings.devon.sch.ukDiana Mckay

The residents and staff of The Priory, 10 Paternoster Row, OtterySt Mary, will be holding their Summer Fete on Saturday 10th July2010 which will be opened by Glyn Dobson, Mayor of Ottery, at2.00pm. There will be lots of different stalls, face painting, brantub, guess the weight, live music, the Talatones Handbell Ringersand much much more!Please come along and join in the fun - we’d love to see you!

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D.I.Y. TIP OFTHE MONTH

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Hello and welcome to July’s tipof the month. Now the sun isshining, and people are workingout doors, we have been askeda lot about how to mix sandand cement. What quantity ofeach to use, and how to makeconcrete. So over the next twomonths we will cover all bases.First of all, we will start withthe quantity required to mix. Ifyou have a small job to do, ourconvenience size bags of sandand cement or concrete mix(5kg, 10kg, 20kg) will be ideal.As they already come with thecorrect amount of cementrequired for the job, whichmakes it nice and easy. If youhave a large area to do, thenour larger builders bags (25-30kg) of sand, cement andchipping would be the most

cost effective way of doing thejob. But for this you will haveto work out how much cementyou require for the job.It’s a bit like making a large cakereally, but just not quite as niceto eat. Each of the ingredientsneed to be measured by vol-ume. To get the proportionsright, people usually do this byshovel load but, unless youhave experience, it is better tomeasure the cement and ballast(or sharp sand/gravel) byactually using a bucket. You tendto get more ballast on a shovelthan cement so just countingthe shovel loads can be mis-leading.Below is a table of how muchcement is needed for what job.this is just a rough guide asevery job is different.

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Ottery W.I. Diary Dates

Last month the Gazette reported 19 year old Ottery studentBen Matthews attempt to cycle across Canada from coast tocoast in an attempt to raise £10,000 for Help the Heroes charity.He is being accompanied by his Canadian friend Brad. This is anextract from his blog dated Sunday 20th June 2010.“So I’m still in Medicine Hat. Brad and I cycled through some ofthe worst rain southern Alberta have had in a long time, and thishas caused some pretty substantial flooding. Luckily we’ve beenhosted by Bonnie and Doug Dirk from warmshowers.org andhave waited for the floods to subside, and the highway to re-open. Being Canada, the roads system isn’t really that intricate,so going around the flooded section means a 200km detour.What was intended to be a one night stop for just me, turnedinto a 3 night stop for Brad, and 4 for me. Despite the last twodays being brilliantly sunny and warm, the highway is still largelyunderwater. It’s so flat here, that there’s nowhere for the waterreally to go except down into the ground, which unfortunatelyfor me is taking days.”If you wish to follow Ben on his epic journey read his blog atwww.benstranscanada.blogspot.comAbove: The road ahead - very wet, very flat and very, very long.

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We have numerous eventslined up in the near future, andI hope to see some of you bothin Honiton and around andabout.As I have already reported,Honiton Lions will be holdinga Classic Car and Vehicle showat All Hallows on Saturday24th July, which is also HonitonCharter Day. Our burger stallwill be in operation, along withothers, so do come to see usand take part in the fun.On Sunday 8th August we willbe holding our Annual DuckRace on the River Otter atWeston, finishing at the OtterInn. Draw tickets will be on saleshortly in both Honiton andOttery St Mary on successiveSaturdays beginning on Satur-day 10th July near to HonitonChurch. Prizes for the firstducks home are £100, £75,£50 and 2 prizes of £25.Smeatharpe Air Day will beheld on Saturday 21st andSunday 22nd August. OurLions will be there on theSaturday with a Classic Car/Vehicle Rally, and other attrac-tions. Also on the Saturday,there will a display by a Spitfire,and another vintage plane fromthe second world war.

When you read this article ournew President will have beeninstalled, along with his variousofficers. The new President willbe Lion Brian Richards who Iam sure is well known to manyof you. The event took place atthe Turks Head, which wasformerly the Honiton Motel.Following the appeal for equip-ment in last months Gazetteby the Junior Section of theOttery St Mary Cricket Club,Honiton and District LionsClub have made a presentationof £250 to them. (See photoabove). This money will enableequipment to be purchased forthe Under 11s and Under 12s.Exmouth Lions Club held theirAnnual Charter Anniversaryon Sunday 4th July, by holdinga boat trip from Exmouth upthe River Exe, with a barbecueon board. I’ll let you know if Iwas sea sick!For those who don’t know me,I am Lion Bill King, and I canbe contacted on 01404813513. I will be pleased ans-wer any questions which youmay have regarding joiningLions or anything else.Advertise in the Gazette!

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I enjoy doing these articles on behalf of the bells for the OtteryGazette but I do run out of things to say sometimes, because themain thing is to encourage more people to come and enjoy thebells and how many times and different ways can you say that?I have had my little moan and now on to some good news, onJuly 5th Jane and John Willis from Okehampton are coming toshow us how to play ‘four in hand’ bells. That means you ringtwo bells in each hand and it can only be done with the smallerbells. It’s going to be very interesting.We now have several bookings. The one at the Priory is confirmedfor July and believe it or not we have two for 2011 one inJanuary and the other for Christmas 2011. That’s what you calladvance booking. Anytime you would like to come and see usyou are welcome. Just come and listen to the beautiful soundfrom the bells and decide whether you would like to join us. Wemake a lovely cup of tea.Ring the number below to make sure we are at the Institute onthe day you decide to visit us. For any further information pleasecontact Joan Dalton on 01404 815082.

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The annual OVAS exhibition will be held in the Ottery St. MaryInstitute on Friday August 6th to Sunday August 15th at 1.00pm.We enjoyed watching Jane Leitch draw her husband at themonthly meeting of the Art society and some of us found outhow difficult it really was when we tried at the workshop thefollowing day. At the next meeting John Atkins one of our ownmembers a skilled artist will be encouraging us to drawmovement. Everyone is welcome. For more information call JennyUren telephone 01404 812124.

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On Friday14th May, Ottery StMary scouts hiked 6 miles,which felt like a lot more, toget to a field just outside of Sid-mouth, on top of a what feltlike mountain. This was wherewe would stay for 2 more daysand nights learning how to fendfor ourselves. When we gotthere we started straight awayby putting up our tents. It wasgoing to be a long weekend.The next morning everyonewas up and ready except forsome of the leaders. Well, if wewere ready, then they shouldbe was our thinking, so we wentover with our pots and pans,making a somewhat loud noisethe leaders would say, andbefore long a lot of mumblesof ‘go away’ were coming outof their tents.After Breakfast we were thenoff down to Sidmouth in ourPatrols to get our food whichwould last us for the weekend.We had all planned out our

meals but didn’t know exactlyhow much we would stick tothat idea. When we got downinto Sidmouth we all boughtthe stuff we needed such asbread, pasta and cheese at thecheapest price and we hadquite a lot of money left overas we were given £5 perperson. We decided to spendthe rest of the money on cakes,sweets and fizzy drinks. Afterthe long walk back up the hillout of town we started on ourmeal making skills, setting outare eating area and collectingsome wood and for our fire.We were also taught the art ofchopping wood with an axe,using saws and how to use ourpen knives safely, most of us fartoo close to cutting ourselvesapparently!

After cooking our meals, whichwe all had to do on open fires,we were called to the scoutleaders and asked to prepareour ‘skits’ which we wouldperform that night in front ofthe fire. There were lots of skitswhich are really just acts orsketches which are funny.When the evening came we allgathered around the camp fireto invest some new Scouts. Thepeople to be invested were AliAdams, Saphie Herbert andKate O’Brien who were all

given a flaming torch each tolight the camp fire. There waslots of singing, skits and reallybad jokes but everyone enjoyedit and I bet they would do itagain.When morning broke the nextday everyone woke up to thesound of rain on their tents. Wehad to cook our breakfast andthen we were split into twogroups within our patrols to goorienteering. We had a map andourselves to find the markersthat were dotted around thewoods. Most of us thought wewould give up half way through,but kept going on at thethought that we could earnsome points for our team.At the end of the Sunday, whenit was time to go home andafter the torrential rain we hadthe ‘Flag Down’ ceremony toend the camp. We were also tolearn that some of our olderscouts had, over the weekend,completed the Chief ScoutsGold award. They were MollyBarker, Jack James and HazelSalmon. It was then time tolower the flag and go home. I’msure that all the scouts wouldsay it was one unforgettableweekend, lots of new skills werelearned and fun was had.Katie Richmond (Scout)

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The sun shone all weekend on Ottery Cub ScoutsThe Sun shone all weekend aswe took the Cubs camping. Thelocation for the weekend wasthe Sidmouth Scout site,Salcombe Regis. After arrivingon Friday, the Cubs pitched thetents themselves (with a bit ofhelp from the parents).

We tried to tire them out byplaying lots of wide games onthe field. After a huge campfirethe Cubs had a hot chocolateand some cake before finallydropping off to sleep around1am!

Dawn woke them around 5amso we had a number of grumpyCubs (and leaders!!) on Satur-day. However a walk to theDonkey Sanctuary soon perkedeveryone up. The staff at thesanctuary were brilliant, veryhelpful and taught the Cubshow to groom, feed and walkthe donkeys. After a picniclunch and an ice cream wewalked back to the campsiteand decorated our tents basedon Countries in the WorldCup. Sid Vale Scout GroupLeaders then visited the site toteach the Cubs Archery. A fewmore games followed tea, thenanother huge campfire thistime with the addition ofmarshmallows heated on sticks.Luckily the Cubs were prettytired by this point so all were

in bed by 10.30pm - we didn’tsee them again until 7am onSunday morning - bliss!After packing up camp (againwith some assistance fromhelpful parents) the Cubs wenthome exhausted, grubby andhappy! Not a single drop ofrain fell the whole time we were

Only 52 days left before the coach will be departing from Otterytaking a group of 32 Scouts and Explorers and 8 leaders acrossto Ilsfeld. The 9 day adventure is going to be fun packed withactivities including white water rafting in Austria, visit to Stuttgart,day at Tripsdrill, Woodfest market in Ilsfeld plus many other things.There is a meeting for all parents to attend at the Scout Centreon Thursday 1st July were they will receive a final briefing for thevisit.

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away helping to make this avery successful Cub camp.Thanks must go to those par-ents that helped at varioustimes throughout the day; theDonkey Sanctuary for a greatfew hours; and Sid Vale ScoutGroup for teaching us Archeryand letting us use their field.

The photograph shows thegroup at the Donkey Sanctuarywearing the special camp Tshirts issued to all who atten-ded. Thanks to Catrina, Duncanand Ben for organising theweekend.Ben RowlandAssistant Cub Leader

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CHURCHES TOGETHER IN OTTERYAs you have seen each of the churches isputting on extra events as well as their usualservices. Why not do a tour of them and seewhat is on offer? We are always pleased to seeyou and to hear from you as well.

As I write I am anticipating the commencing of 125th Anniversarycelebrations. By the time this is read it will be over. A report ofevents will be included in next month’s contribution.As I looked back at some of the old documentation I discovereda copy of a lease signed by William Booth in 1893 for the use ofa property on Chapel Lane that we actually occupied for around80 years before moving to Hind Street in 1976.Our next event will be our Harvest celebrations in Septemberwhen Majors John and Lorna Smith, national Adult and FamilyMinistry Officers, will be our special guests. During his trainingto be a Salvation Army Officer Major John spent four monthsrunning the Salvation Army in Ottery, although I’m not sure how‘in charge’ he was in the days of Mrs Waterfield and Miss Townsend.After all the excitement of the anniversary our regular Fridayevents continue with Coffee Morning and Over Sixty Club everyFriday morning and Lunch Club on the first Friday of the month.Our worship meeting is at 3.00pm every Sunday. Everyone iswelcome to come and share with us at any of our events.Steven Watson (Captain)

Women’s Breakfast This event takes place on July 10 at theTumbling Weir beginning at 8am. This month’s guest speaker isElizabeth Cozens from Tipton who for the past 10 months hasbeen working with science teachers in Nepal and Bangladesh.Please contact Ruth 850747 to book your place.Barbecue and Campnight Also on July 10 young familiesfrom Ottery United Reformed Church have a sleepover at Escot.On the Saturday evening from 6pm they will be joined by otherfriends and members of the congregation for a summer barbecue.Tickets are available from the URC secretary Lorna 814475Saturday coffee mornings at Ottery URC. Following thesuccess of this event in recent years Ottery United ReformedChurch, opposite the Co-op, invites shoppers and tourists to acuppa in the front gardens. Some people take the opportunity tovisit the interior of the church which has played an historicalrole in the town’s past. The first such event is on the 24 July from10.15am until 11.45am.Goodbye Maureen! Ottery URC says a fond farewell thismonth to Maureen Guillem who is moving with husband Bunnyto Kent. She has an endless capacity for work, it seems. In thedozen years she attended the United Reformed Church she haskept an eye on the building, edited the monthly newsletter, servedcoffee to hundreds of people, organised the Women’s Fellowshipand help transport older people to services. She will be sorelymissed.

Every Tuesday from 10am we are open for Coffee and a Chat.Everyone is welcome to come in and share this caring fellowship.We serve coffee and biscuits, open the door to the TraidcraftStall for those who wish to purchase, and just enjoy sitting andenjoying each others’ company. We have a small rota of helpersto serve - so you may not see the same people each week makingthe coffee, but many of those who call in are regular and you willsoon make friends. Give us a try!

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We are beginning to have theusual influx of visitors to ourlovely old churches. It is some-times rather difficult when acoach tour arrives in the middleof the Sunday morning servicebut we try to make them as athome and welcome as possibleeven though language differ-ences can pose a problem!We are still in need of volun-teers to offer to do turns atstewarding during the week. Ifyou are interested contact thechurch office and you will beput in touch with the groupthat can give you the details andhelp to show you the manyinteresting parts of our buildingand its history. It is not diffi-cult...a love of people and theenthusiasm to show them wherethings are and to let them enjoythe stillness too and have theopportunity to pray if that istheir wish. You will meet somemost interesting people andhear their stories as well.Church office 01404 812062:[email protected] well as our usual servicesBen Scott and his friends arepreparing for their concert onAugust 14th at 7.30pm in aidof the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. Ifyou were at the concert whenBen and many young people

from the town performed youwill know that this is anothertreat in store.The Chamber PhilharmoniaCologne concert is on TuesdayAugust 24th at 7.30pm: ticketsat the door or from the TouristInformation Bureau. We arevery fortunate to have manydistinguished performers want-ing to use the church becauseof its lovely setting and formid-able acoustic. Do come alongto experience some of the lov-ely music making.The Flower Festival ‘Showtime’is from September 17th – 20thplease put that in your diariesbut before that there is to be acoffee morning to raise neces-sary funds on July 10th at10.00am in the Feeoffees’room. Play and Praise for theyoungsters is on Thursday 15that 10.30am in the church andon the 16th we have a team ofringers from Nottinghamvisiting us.We are preparing to say‘Goodbye’ to Jane Ollier as shefinishes her time with us ascurate. She is to be Rectordesignate of St Matthew’s, StMark’s and St Sidwell’s in Exeter.We will be going along to wishher well as she is installed at aservice in St Matthews on

The church continues to meet at the Kings School main hall at10.30 am on Sunday where we enjoy worship, biblical teachingand Sunday School groups for the children. We are always pleasedto welcome visitors and are happy to pray with anyone whoneeds healing or who has any concerns.Our Youth Group, for 11 – 18 yr olds, recently went on theirannual weekend away where they enjoyed a mix of lively activitiesand biblical teaching. The group meets every Friday night at 7pm.‘Groundbreakers’, a kids club for children aged from about 7– 10 years old is continuing to go well. The club meets at theNew Life Chapel on Yonder Street, on Friday nights during termtime from 6 – 7.30pm. The evening includes very lively fun andgames and an art activity based around a simple Christianmessage. All children are welcome, for more information contactHelen on 07933 774469.Our annual ‘Iron Man’ and ‘Junior Iron Man’ competitionsare to be held on the afternoon of July 18th. The event, held inAlphington, consists of a swim-run-cycle-run-swim and is hotlycontested by men, ladies and teenagers in the church – anyoneis welcome to enter. Last year also saw the first ‘Junior Iron Man’which was thoroughly enjoyed by children aged between 7 and11 yrs as they undertook a short run-swim-run. If you want toknow more about New Life or any of our activities contact Bruceand Heather Talbot at [email protected] or check outour website www.newlifeottery.org.uk.

St Rita’s day was celebrated recently in our community; everyoneenjoyed a gloriously sunny day and people came from far andwide to join with our community and celebrate this very specialsaint’s day. On the Sunday a Hog Roast and Barn dance was held:again we were fortunate with the weather which is rare indeedin these climes!We meet for Mothers’ Prayers every Thursday at 10.30, so pleasefeel free to join us. Also on Sunday 25th July, our church is hostingthe monthly Christians Together in Ottery Meeting at 6.30pmwhere we shall be considering how we can best pray for theneeds in our community. The Catholic Women’s League will beorganising this service and we would love to see any new friendswho might like to come along to join us. We hope to see FrJoseph this summer to tell us first-hand of the needs in SierraLeone.

Monday September 6th at7.30pm. This may seem a longway ahead but if you wish tojoin us contact the churchoffice about transport: if thereare enough people wanting totravel by coach we may be ableto arrange for that.The Songs of Praise held at theConnaught Gardens was agreat evening and we wereblessed by lovely summerweather. Bishop Bob spoke andexpanded on Matthew 13: 31-

33 as well as interviewingpeople who gave testimonies asto how God had been at workin their lives. It was only a yearago that +Bob had been oneof the captured at Pixie Dayduring the Bishops in Missiondays. It is good to know thatthe bell ringers and the clergyhave freed themselves again sowe are safe in the knowledgethat the bells can still ring towelcome anyone and everyoneto the church for prayer.

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In glorious afternoon sunshine,our ‘Open Gardens’ day atCadhay on Thursday, 2nd June,was a great success. Manyvisitors and loyal supporterscame along to take a leisurelywalk around the beautifulgardens and then to enjoyeither a cream tea, or tea anda choice of cakes from a wideselection, made by our volun-teers.We are grateful to RupertThistlethwaite, the owner ofCadhay, for allowing us to holdthis event in such a lovelysetting, which enabled us toraise £440.00 for Hospiscare.There are still more opengardens to visit in aid of Hospis-care, details of which are in thebooklets available from ourshop. If you haven’t alreadyvisited any of these, now is thetime to treat yourself to someinteresting gardens, full ofinteresting ideas and oftenhaving both plants for sale andhomemade refreshments, supp-orting your local Hospice at thesame time.The Ladies Midnight Walk onthe 22nd May, had over a thou-sand walkers, on the warmestnight of the year so far, to walk

a 7.5 mile route aroundExmouth. Since the ExeterChiefs were unable to attenddue to their new trainingschedule, the Exmouth RugbyClub jumped in with superbroutines to YMCA etc. and gotthe ladies into the partyatmosphere. The event is theHospice’s biggest fund raiserand to date has raised over£25,000.00, the final amount tobe available at a later date. Abig thank you to those of youwho supported our local ladies!The exciting premier of ‘JaneEyre the Musical’ which is tobe performed by the NewOttregians in aid of Hospiscare,starts on Tuesday July 27th untilSaturday July 31st inclusive, atKings School. Tickets will be onsale at Bagpuss and Stage-struck, for which the price willbe £8.00, £4.50 for children –three tickets for the price oftwo for the first performanceon Tuesday night. Tickets for theSaturday night buffet, preparedby our team of volunteers andhelpers, will be an additional£7.00 and must be bought inadvance. On each night therewill be a bar, raffle and freeparking.

Registration is now available forthe ‘One Mile Swim’ atRoadford Lake, Okehamptonon Saturday September 25th,open to novices and exper-ienced swimmers from 16 yearsup. Entry via the websitewww.onemileswim.co.uk orpick up a form our shop orlocal swimming pool.Future events are also toinclude a Cheese and Wineevening at Ottery Cricket Clubin September (date to beconfirmed) and an early Christ-

mas or Autumn Fayre on Octo-ber 16th at the Institute –further details to be given at afuture date.As always the need for helpersand more committee membersis great. Our fund raising eventsare happy occasions and thosewho help, enjoy meeting upwith other people and contri-buting to such a worthwhilecause. Anyone interested inhelping in any way would bevery welcome. Please contactHeather on 01404 813467.

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Cheerio and big thanks go toKathryn Dyas Assistant Man-ager who left Hospiscare at theend of May and a big hello andwelcome to Carol Mayo thenew Assistant Manager whostarts with us on the 16th ofJune. We are all looking for-ward to working with youCarol, and wish you all the verybest. I would also like to sendlots of love and a speedyrecovery to one of our longserving volunteers - Mrs JoanLayton. Get better soon Joan,we all miss you.I would like to make anotherplea for volunteer help. I amlooking for ladies/gents onMonday mornings/afternoonsand on a Friday afternoons. Ifyou have a few hours sparedon any of these days I wouldbe so grateful. Ask to speak tome Tracy Spencer (Manager).We are always very grateful toreceive your donations; nodonation is too big or too smallhere at the shop. But, I wouldrespectfully ask that no VHSvideos go in the bag or box.We find it very difficult to storethese items so it’s easier nownot to accept them. I love toget games here in the shop foradults and children alike, butplease no broken or incom-plete toys, games or puzzles. It

costs Hospiscare over £5,000a year to dispose of refusefrom our shops alone, so Ithank you in advance for yourassistance in this. It would alsobe great to get some smallelectrical items, as I havedecided to sell them here inthe Ottery shop, so please re-member us when you want toget rid of that old toaster etc!!Have you Gift Aided yourdonation? If you are a UK taxpayer then you could Gift Aidyour donation. This meansthat we can claim an extra 28pin the pound from the Gov-ernment. It might not soundlike a lot but if we can sell forexample a jumper you havedonated and Gift Aided for£5.50 that is £1.54 extra rev-enue you have helped ussecure.I would also like to say thankyou to my wonderful volun-teers for their dedication, theirhard work, and their tirelesssupport. I have some wonderfulyoung people here as welldoing their Duke of EdinburghAward and would like to thankthem too. I have a great balanceof mature and maturing volun-teers; I am a very lucky Man-ager! Until the next time, enjoythe summer.Tracy Spencer, Manager

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Whitehaven: a muchearlier disaster

When earlier this year I pre-pared my August contributionto Kentisbeare Parish MagazineI couldn’t possibly have imag-ined another tragic occurrencewas drawing near. I had headedthe piece: A Fateful Crossover.Each year as the 12th Augustlooms I am called back to thatdate in 1947 when I found my-self as a conscript (picturedhere) boarding an afternoontrain at Cullompton, destina-tion RAF Padgate, via BristolTemplemeads. Chaps who hadexperienced training campswere only too pleased tosupply info much of which Ididn’t like the sound of. You hadto test the water. Too right youdid!On with the journey. FromBristol to Crewe I was in a fullcarriage. Opposite me sat anattractive young lady, fair locksescaping from a straw hat,above a blazer and skirt. Wechatted away and I learned thatshe was travelling to her firstteaching post. She was full ofit. Time went on and she grewdrowsy and fell asleep. As Iwatched a pretty probationerI’ll admit I’d taken a fancy to,she very gradually slid forwardand, not wishing to waken her,I eased my knees across to saveany embarrassment. I waspleased to be of assistance.I believe it was around 8.00amwhen we arrived at Crewewhere we went our separateways. My lady, on a high, wason course for Whitehaven onthe Cumbrian coast as I carrieda contrasting mood to Padgateto be kitted out over severaldays before assignment toanother RAF station and acouple of months square-bash-ing, with full supporting pro-gramme.

As I was being shunted aroundPadgate I envisaged a younglady settling in and preparingto receive a class at the begin-ning of a chosen career forwhich she had trained. All setfair. Alas, alas! Fate allowed mypresumption just two days.On 16th August I saw “White-haven” writ large on nationalnewspapers. There had beenan explosion at the WilliamPitt Colliery the day before and,in spite of all efforts over fivedays, 104 miners perished, themajority through carbon-monoxide poisoning. And therewas another grave statistic: 342fatherless children.The harrowing thought of anapprentice teacher, a girl barelyout of her teens, having such atragic experience with itsdreadful aftermath thrust uponher possessed my mind. I pic-tured the opening of a class-room door at the start of a newschool year. I saw …..No morewords! Such an occurrence criesout of itself. And there was I, inretrospect, off on eight weeksholiday.Derrick V. Rugg

Busy Otters Playgroup NewsIts been another fun packedhalf-term at Busy Otters Pre-school.This half term’s theme has been‘Books’ including the popularfavourites ‘Dear Zoo’, ‘My CatLikes to Hide in Boxes’ and ‘TheTiger Who Came to Tea’. Thechildren have enjoyed extend-ing the themes of these storiesto their craft sessions and havemade some fantastic creations,including making clay animalsand icing biscuits.We will keep you posted regar-ding the exciting move of thepre-school to the Ottery Prim-ary School site, but we wouldlike to assure parents that BusyOtters will continue to be runby all current staff and comm-ittee members as an indepen-dent charitable organisation,providing excellent pre-schoolsessions as usual.The staff and committee at BusyOtters would like to extend awarm welcome to parents whohave happily joined the comm-ittee putting in valued time andeffort to make Busy Otters acontinued success. We wishthem the best of luck. This doesmean we have a bigger andstronger committee but if youstill feel like you would like to

help in anyway, big or small,please contact Sarah for aninformal chat on 811271.Don’t forget the Fun SportsDay on Thursday 1st July at theCricket Club. All children andparents from the pre-schooland toddler parents are invitedto come along. More detailscan be obtained from BusyOtters Pre-school.Busy Otters offers pre-schoolplaces to children aged from 2years, 6 months up until theybegin school. Governmentfunding is available for childrenonce they are 3. Sessions underthe funding age cost £8.00each. Morning sessions runfrom 9.30 until 12, Monday toFriday.Busy Otters also runs a fantas-tic, widely attended Toddlersession, which offers you thechance to meet other parentsand carers in a relaxed environ-ment while your children play.Little Otters is on Thursdayafternoons (for under 5’s) ~ 1-2.30pm. £2.00 per family.All sessions are held at The OldBoys School on Yonder Street.To find out more about thePre-school or Toddler sessions,please phone 01404 815370 orpop by.


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Local author Philip Algar’s newbook, entered for the EverymanWodehouse prize for comicwriting, is the story of the pictur-esque village of WoodfieldMagna which has changed littleover the centuries. Some of itsresidents, at peace in thechurchyard for many years andalmost as active as some of thelocals, would still recognisemuch of the village which,surrounded by helpful hills,seems detached from theoutside world. The residents,keen to enjoy some aspects ofmodern life, nevertheless aredetermined to maintain theessential character of the villageand the surrounding country-side. Do they have the guile towithstand the efforts of thoseanxious to alter their comm-unity for ever?How long can the village remaindistant from the modern world?

How will it react to a concertedattempt from a large company,intent on changing everything,for its own commercial gain?How could the firm advance itsplans whilst still hiding its realintentions from the wily localresidents?The story, which will appeal tomany in East Devon, is toldthrough some of the leadingvillagers, including an agnosticvicar, a doctor whose hobby iserotic topiary, the libidinouspresident of the local cricketclub and a manager in anengineering company, frustra-ted by the stupidities of bigbusiness and his marriage.Aspects of village life, familiarto all who live in this part of

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THE 21ST CENTURYthe world, have a role, includingthe pub, the local newspaperand members of the Woodfieldcricket team whose selectiondepends more on what they dofor the club than their skills onthe field. A match with a localvillage, which attracts nationalattention, plays a key role indetermining Woodfield’s futureand makes one local a celebrity.As the plot unfolds, it takes amocking look at the businessworld, public relations, themedia and local government, allof which help to determinewhether the village will survivein its current state.The book can be read at twolevels. It is a humorous novelbut its underlying and topical

theme will be recognised by allanxious to preserve a way oflife that is being overtaken bythose who believe changealways means progress.A sequel, ‘It’s Just Not villagePolitics’, will be available in2011. The book is available fromThe Curious Otter Bookshop,priced £7.99.

Calling all Singers!Ben Scott, a local musician, is doing two concerts as a varietyshow of local talent called “Ben Scott & Friends”. Concerts areon Saturday 31st July in Beer Congregational Church andSaturday 14th August in Ottery St. Mary Parish Church.Ben is looking for singers who would like to sing in a choirwhether it is for the first time or not to do these concerts andwith a view to forming a community shortly after the concerts.Being able to read music isn’t essential but it’s preferred. Limitedamount of places so get involved quickly or the places will go.Call Ben Scott on 07746 281290 or Sandra Chapman on 07863325415. Open to all ages and abilities, a small, informal auditionwill take place just to see what you can do, so come along.

Dance and Exercise classes for all ages and a wide range ofabilities are available with Dance Action for Youth, Ottery StMary. (International Association of Margaret Morris Movement).Children’s dance classes: Saturday mornings - Station Centre,Ottery St Mary From 3 years upward.Teens and adults dance and exercise: Thursday eveningsat Old Boys School, Ottery St. Mary. From 17 yearsFit for life classes: Wednesday morning - Sidford Church Hall,Thursday morning - Station Centre, Ottery St. MaryThese classes include exercises for mobility, co-ordination,flexibility, breathing, relaxation, and simple dance routines.Exercises can be adapted to suit varying abilities. For moreInformation phone - 01404 813399.

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The Annual General Meeting ofthe Ottery St Mary HeritageSociety was held on June 15 atthe Institute, Ottery.In his chairman’s report,Robert Neal gave a comprehen-sive review of the activities andachievements of the past year.He said that since the closureof Museum Exhibition at Sals-ton Manor Hotel, when displaysand exhibits were moved tosecure storage at Honiton,Trustees were now concernedthat after almost three years insealed containers, much of thedisplay material is showingsigns of deterioration, and thetown needs a museum buildingsoon if further serious andcostly damage is to be avoided.Despite the Society’s frequentexcitement at the prospects ofa suitable building being identi-fied, it was obvious that withoutgenerous funding the prospectof a Heritage Museum for oneof the oldest and most historictowns in Devon remainselusive.The summer exhibition at TheInstitute over the August BankHoliday weekend was hugelysuccessful with visitors packingthe hall for the entire five-dayperiod. The exhibition comm-emorated the outbreak ofWorld War II in 1939, and foc-ussed on the home-front herein Ottery reflecting people’smemories of those austere days.Members were thanked fortheir hard work in staging thissuccessful event.Ongoing projects include theBlue Plaque scheme in the town,the Coleridge Memorial ProjectGroup, in co-operation withother key organisations, tosecure a fitting commemorationfor the most famous andaccomplished Otteregian of alltime, and the Luke ColeridgeMemorial Prize, sponsoredjointly by the Heritage Society

and The Devon and Cornwallbranch of the Western FrontAssociation. This is a monetaryprize to be awarded annuallyfor the best essay submitted byan East Devon Scholar on thetwin themes of Sacrifice andRemembrance.Thanks to Hon. Secretary ChrisSaunders, successful outingshave been arranged to TuckersHall Exeter, St. Nicholas PrioryExeter, and an imminent repeatvisit to the Hunter Flying Clubat Exeter Airport.Peter Harris and Oliver Wilsonhave continued with their am-enities programme of mainten-ance of seats and benchesthroughout the parish, pluscare of the stocks and theupkeep of our famous TumblingWeir.Membership of the Societyremains steady at around 210,making it one of the strongestorganisations locally, andrecruiting of new membersremains a priority.Monthly meetings continue todraw large audiences of 60 to70, the quarterly ‘Heritage’Journal, under the stewardshipof Chris Wakefield, maintains ahigh standard – a reflection onthe quality of local researchersand contributors.The Hon. Treasurer, Jim Woolley,delivered his report on theAnnual Accounts confirming asatisfactory financial position.These were adopted unani-mously by the meeting. Mr JohnBrown was re-appointed asIndependent Examiner of theAnnual Accounts.The three officers of the Societywere re-elected for the comingyear: Robert Neal as Chairman,Chris Saunders as Hon. Secre-tary, and Jim Woolley as Hon.Treasurer. All committee mem-

bers agreed to stand for thecoming year and were re-elected: Hazel Abley, JohnPilsworth, Chris Wakefield,Betty Williams and OliverWilson.The highly popular AnnualColeridge Birthday Lunch isheld at the Tumbling Weir

Ottery Heritage Society AGM Restaurant in October. Lastyear the guest speaker was thedistinguished author GrahamDavidson MA. Details for the2010 lunch are to be advert-ised shortly. In closing themeeting, the chairman paidtribute to the dedication andhard work of members in thevarious enterprises of theSociety which had been wellrewarded.

The Ottery Heritage Societyhas recently published the firstin its planned Historic Recordsseries. Called “People andPlaces in 14th Century OtterySt Mary”, the booklet includesa transcription of the 1327 taxlist for Ottery, never beforepublished, and with additionalmaterials from other sources,offers over 200 names of Ott-regians of that time, togetherwith information about wherethey lived. There is an introduc-tion to the lists to help withgetting the most out of them.This will be invaluable to familyand local historians or anyoneinterested in the history of thetown and parish.Copies are available at £3 fromThe Hon Secretary, ChrisSaunders at the Society’s reg-ular monthly meetings at the

New Heritage Society bookon 14th century Ottery

Institute, or by post at £3.50(includes P&P), or you cansend an A5 SAE (standard firstclass stamp) to Chris Saunders,Myrtle Place, Gosford Lane,Ottery St Mary EX11 1NA,Devon. Cheques should bemade out to “Ottery St MaryHeritage Society”.

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]

New Life Church is part of Churches Together in Ottery.

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Every Sunday at The King’sSchool main hall at 10.30

SEASONAL FLUVACCINATIONS

The seasonal influenza immun-isation programme is nearlyupon us. Please do not waitfor us to write to you, youcan book now for a flu vaccin-ation if you fall into one of thefollowing categories:* All those aged 65 years andover.* All those aged 6 months orover who suffer from any of thefollowing: chronic respiratorydisease and asthma, chronicheart disease, chronic renaldisease, chronic liver disease,chronic neurological disease(including stroke, TIA, multiplesclerosis and hereditary anddegenerative disease of thecentral nervous system),diabetes, immunosuppression* Pregnant women NOT in thegroups above and who haveNOT already received theH1N1 swine flu vaccine* Those living in long stayresidential care homes

* Poultry workers* Those in receipt of carersallowances or those who arethe main carer of an older ordisabled person whose welfaremay be at risk if the carer fallsill.

DR TIM COXAfter 30 years of full timegeneral practice in Ottery StMary, Tim Cox has reduced hiscommitments. He will be con-sulting all day on Mondays andon Tuesday and Thursday morn-ings. Dr Jonathan Osborn willbe sharing Dr Cox’s patient listuntil the autumn, when thepractice is hoping to appoint anew partner.Dr Cox has stepped down asSenior Partner and has handedthe baton into the very safehands of Dr Dilley.DR NIGEL DE SOUSA

Dr de Sousa has returned towork on a part time basis. Hewill be consulting with patientson Monday, Tuesday, Thursdayand Friday mornings.

STAFF CHANGESAfter 21 years, Anne Maher hasretired from her role as Prac-tice Manager. From 1st JuneSue Stokes is the new PracticeManager. Anne has taken on anew, part-time role as BusinessDevelopment/Project Manager.

TEST RESULTSPlease make sure you contactthe surgery to find out your testresults (including x-rays). Thereceptionist will usually be ableto tell you if all is normal, if thedoctor has requested that youdo something (eg continuemedication and repeat test) orif you need to speak to thedoctor.

WHIMPLEThe extension at Whimplebranch surgery will be com-pleted at the end of June. Weaim to re-open the surgeryagain to patients in early July.There will be two extra consul-ting rooms plus some addition-al facilities for the staff workingthere. We have made somebasic improvements to thewaiting room to bring in morelight, which should be morepleasant for you while you waitfor your appointment. We arealso planning to install acomputerised check-in screenfor patients to use when theyarrive, which will alert thedoctors and nursing staff whenyou arrive for your appoint-ment.We appreciate your patienceand tolerance while the surgeryhas been closed, and we areparticularly grateful to Mr JohnDiscombe and the Victory HallCommittee for their co-oper-ation with the disruption of thecar park.

THE ROLE OF OURRECEPTIONISTS

Our receptionists are here tohelp you with any queries andto organise the doctor and

nurse surgeries. They do notwish to know the details ofyour illness but sometimes anindication of your problems canhelp in giving a prompt answer.They are trained to be discreetand maintain confidentiality atall times.

CARERS HEALTHAND WELL BEING

CHECKSCarers often tell us that theyput the health of the personthey care for before their own.We know that if you are busylooking after someone, maybebalancing that with othercommitments to family or work,it can be difficult to take timeto think about your own healthWe have obtained specialfunding from the Departmentof Health that allows us to offerfree health checks to carers fora limited period.The check takes about an hourand it covers safety and warmthat home, living and caring safelyat home, your own health andhealthcare, questions aboutcheck-ups vaccinations andscreening, work, education andleisure, healthy lifestyle, caringrole and tasks.If you are a carer aged between40-74 who does not have acurrent chronic disease we canalso offer, at the same time asthe carers check, a bloodpressure check and a vascularcheck. This is a simple finger-prick blood test to screen forblood cholesterol and diabetes.

What to do nowIf you have already registeredwith us as a carer and wouldlike to have a Health and WellBeing Check please phone andmake an appointment.If you would like to register asa carer then please call in for aregistration form and we canregister you and you can makean appointment at your con-venience.

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CAR PARKThank you for your patiencewhile the car park was partiallyresurfaced. We have repaintedthe disabled bays and provideda larger hatched area alongsidethe entrance to the pharmacy.This has given pedestrians,particularly those using awheelchair or with a pushchair,a wider and safer access to thepharmacy.

URINE BOTTLESUnfortunately NHS stores canno longer supply us with astock of urine sample bottlesthat we can give out to patients.If you are asked to bring in asample of urine you can use aclean container with a lid fromhome or buy a urine samplebottle from your local pharmacy.

THE HELP SCHEMEOur volunteers continue to beas busy as ever and we areextremely grateful for the timethey give so freely. In order tokeep the service going we havebeen busily fundraising. As wellas the spring raffle Annie Hainesand Janet Farrow were kindenough to put on a play for us,Louise Saunders chose us asher nominated charity for theLondon Marathon and MalcolmHenson made a sponsoredparachute jump. We are verygrateful to them and all thosewho supported the events.

The Ottery Herald has chosenthe Help Scheme for theirCampaign 2010 which hasbrought us lots of much neededpublicity. If you would like toknow more about the HelpScheme brochures are availableat the Medical Centre and youcan telephone Pat Lane andJane Ross on 01404 816700.

SLIP! SLOP! SLAP!It is summertime and hopefullythe sun will shine all summerlong so it’s time to: Slip on ashirt, Slop on some sunscreenand Slap on a hat.Skin cancer is a largely preven-table disease but the levels havealmost doubled since the1980’s. There are 2 main typesof skin cancer: - Non-Mela-noma which is very common(more than 84,500 cases in2007) and usually easily cura-ble Malignant Melanoma whichis much more serious but lesscommon (10,600 cases in2007)

Do people surviveskin cancer?

Non-melanoma skin cancer(basal cell carcinoma: BCC, andsquamous cell carcinoma: SCC)is very common and is usuallydetected early and is not lifethreatening.Melanoma survivalrates have increased in the last20 years and are now amongstthe highest for any skin cancerwith over 80% of men and 90%

of women surviving for morethan 5 years.What should you look for?Melanomas- A mole that isdifferent from the rest that ischanging in any way. Sometimesthey can bleed or start itching.The moles may suddenly lookvery black or you may evennotice a different looking newmole. A melanoma can be alarge or small mole. A brownor black streak under a nail. Acommon site for melanomas ison the chest or back whilst inwomen they are commonest onthe legs.Non melanoma skin can-cers (BCC, SCC)- A sore thatnever heals-Translucent growthwith rolled edges-Waxy feelingscar-A flat or slightly depressedlesion that feels hard to thetouch.

What to do if you areworried

Make an appointment to seeyour doctor at ColeridgeMedical Centre and we canreview the area you are worriedabout. Most of the time we canreview your lesion and reassureyou. The majority of nonmelanoma skin cancers can betreated with a cream calledEfudix without the need forsurgery or referral into hospital.Some non-melanoma skincancers will need referral tospecialist skin doctors either

due to their size or position. Allsuspected melanomas willrequire urgent referral to thespecialists at the Royal Devonand Exeter Hospital.

How do you protectyourself from sun damage

and skin cancers?In 1981 Australians were veryworried by the rocketing num-bers of skin cancers and so theSlip Slop, Slap campaign wasintroduced and this signif-icantly raised awareness of theneed to protect the skin fromthe effects of sun damage andhow to do it. It is attributed toslowing the rate of growth inskin cancer in Australia. So…Slip on a shirt: any shirt willdo but try to make sure it isone that covers your shouldersand the V of your neck. Ideallyif you are going to the beachget the whole family UV protec-tion T shirts, even supermarketssell them now. Slop on somesunscreen: Choose a factor 30sunscreen and put it on whenyou get dressed and before yougo out and then reapply reg-ularly throughout the day.Always take enough sunscreenfor the day if you go out walkingor to the beach.Slap on a hat:the wider brimmed the betteras it protects your face ANDthe back of your neckAny worries about your skin?Come in and see one of theMedical Centre Doctors.

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better to start than at one ofour Healthy Living Groups.We run three separate classesthroughout the week. The firstis on Monday evenings inWhimple Victory Hall from7.30 until 8.30pm, the secondis in Talaton Village Hall onWednesday mornings from10.00 until 11.00am, and thethird class is on Wednesdayevenings in Ottery St Mary atthe Old Boys School, YonderStreet from 8.00 until 9.00pm.The healthy living classes aresuitable for ages from 18 to 80as long as you have some levelof fitness. All classes are pay asyou go, so if you cannot makea class due to hectic lifestyleyou are not tied in, so you loseno money and there is nocatching up to do because

we are NOT a diet club in thesense of dieting. We do workwith people trying to break oldhabits and start a new changefor life diet. You are what youeat! The word diet actuallymeans ‘a way of life’ and this iswhat we work with. Our motto is ‘Getting the Bal-ance Right’ - life is not a rehear-sal so make the most of it. If youlook after your body it will lookafter you. As we have just hadwhat seems to be never endingfootball with the World Cup Iwill be a little cheeky and saythere are so many reasons tokick start a new healthier lifestyle and there are so manyexcuses not to. Go on makethis your goal and and give us ashot. For further informationcall Michele on 07984 869498

Fancy a little magic in your life? West Hill based Reiki MasterKara Green, pictured here, has opened her newly refurbishedhealing room in her garden.The Magic Cottage is designedas a beach hut, drawing on thepowerful healing influences ofthe sea amid a luscious garden.Kara says “It’s a little oasis inWest Hill, a creative, gentlebeautiful space where you canjust be. Everyone comments onhow peaceful it is. It’s a specialplace to take in the naturalbeauty of the flowers, you canhear the birds and just take alittle time for you.”Kara is offering healing treat-ments, Reiki or Indian HeadMassage in the Magic Cottageat a special price of £25 until the end of August. Reiki 1 trainingis available. The Rainbow Warriors also run personal and spiritualdevelopment workshops, such as Wake Up and Smell the Rosesat Exeter’s Phoenix Arts Centre on 3rd July, and children’sstorytelling workshops and parties. Please call for more detailsand information on 01404 812158 or visit the website atwww.therainbowwarriors.co.uk

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Not the Hailstone Hop‘Not the Hailstone Hop’ is being held after the resounding succ-ess of last year’s ‘Hailstone Hop’, held to support the victims ofthe terrible floods of October 2008. The event will held at theTumbling Weir Hotel again on Friday 23rd July from 7.00 to11.30pm with a buffet supper and music by Ken Westlake.I hope this year’s Hop will be as well supported. Any profit willbe donated to Feniton Church again which is still undergoingextensive re-building work after suffering terrible flood damage.Due to your generosity a cheque for £500, the profit from lastyear’s event, was donated to the church.It would be great to repeat it this year. Tickets priced at £13.50will be available from Ottery Tourist Information Centre andfrom me at 35 Thorne Farm Way, Ottery St Mary. Telephone01404 811441.Barry Fearn


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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

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“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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OTTERY PRIMARYSCHOOL NEWS

As we move through thesummer term, we’re continuingto get out and about as muchas possible. Year 5 recently tookpart in their residential trip toWembworthy. Each class spentthree days away and had theopportunity to camp out. Thechildren all helped out withmaking meals and clearingaway and they needed to be fedwell so that they could carryout the night walk. Torcheswere taken and the childrenwere led around the woods toultimately play the Bat andMoth game in the darkness. As

challenges and fears will befaced over the course of theweekend (more by the teachersthan the children) as activitieslike abseiling, zip wire, rockclimbing and the trapeze aretaken on.Back in school, the Year 5 and6 performance of ‘Gel’ iscoming together well. Thechildren are all working ard tolearn their lines and all thesongs. It promises to be quite ashow at the end of term. Wealso have our ey Stage 2 SportsDay to look forward to on

if this wasn’t enough of a chall-enge, the legendary ‘Mud Run’was also faced by the children.All the children lined up on abridge before wading throughthe mud as quickly as possible.Speed was of the essence herebecause, if they went too slowly,they would get stuck in themud. Beth and Freya summedup the feelings of all thechildren when they got backsaying, ‘It was a really fun tripand we had an amazing time!’Year 6 are also off on their res-idential trip to the PGL activitycentre at Barton Hall. Many

Wednesday 30th June (weatherpermitting) and this is followedby the Key Stage 1 Sports Dayon Thursday 8th July. Sand-wiched in between these, weare holding our PTA summerfete on Friday 2nd of July afterschool and it will run from 3.30- 6.00pm. The fete this year willhave a World Cup theme (sur-prise, surprise) and lots of activ-ities and stalls are planned forthe afternoon.Before we know it, we will berunning headlong into thesummer holidays...

Seaton Tramway celebrated theBIG 40 in style (weekend 5/6June) when they had a glamrock theme, in honour of thedecade the tramway was firstbrought to Seaton.The weekend celebrations musthave been sprinkled with Fairydust by the Colyton ‘Fayries’who organised the concerts,with ALL proceeds going tocharity, as the sun shone on allthose who participated!At 5pm on Saturday eveningNicholas Owen (the BBC newsreader) launched the opentopped birthday tram, speciallydecorated in 70s style, beforethe original line up of Brother-hood of Man sang proudly fromthe top deck. The tram thentravelled, with VIP guests onboard and led by the Seatonmajorettes Fire and Ice to Coly-ton where the night’s revelrybegan with the concerts.The guest performers wereDiamondogz, the highly acc-laimed Bohemians (Queen tri-bute band) and of course,Brotherhood of Man. Both a barand food were available on thenight and the evening’s merri-ment culminated in a BIG

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birthday firework display thatlit up the summer’s night sky.Sunday 6th June brought moresunshine, for Seaton Tramway’s16th Classic Car Show. Thetheme this year was ‘spangles,sequins and stars’ to remain inkeeping with the BIG 40 theme!Forty years ago saw the goldenera of Ford Cortinas, Capris andVauxhall Vivas in a perfect arrayof psychedelic colours. Perfectfor the newly created categoryof 1970’s vehicle, to help markthis special birthday.

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Show writer thrilled with New Ottregians performersPictured here is the adultsection of The New Ottregians.In the centre of the picture (inthe grey striped dress) is RuthNunn, the writer of the up-coming show ‘Jane Eyre - TheMusical’.She is so delighted that we aredoing the show- written only 4years ago - that she came downfrom Bristol, where she teachesand lectures at university there,to see rehearsals in progress.And she is so thrilled with thecalibre of the performers thatshe has hired a cottage to stayfor the week of the show inBranscombe!We have a large cast of chil-dren in the show too but asthey only rehearse until 9.00pmthey had already gone home bythe time the camera came out!We are in the last few weeks ofrehearsal now and the cast arebusy learning lines,dances, andmaking costumes and props.It is so exciting to be doing ashow that no other adult ama-teur group have yet to do -

thanks to the internet and myhusband for finding it. It is verychallenging and particularlydemanding on the two leadroles of Jane (played by KarenRugg from Ottery PrimarySchool) and Rochester (playedby the well known Ottery post-man, her husband, Rick). Thetwo have very fine voices and

are superb actors too, wellbacked up by a very experien-ced and talented cast.The show opens at King’sschool at 7.30 on Tuesday 27thuntil Saturday 31st July. Allproceeds, as usual, will go toHospiscare and we are hopingto make as much (£5000) aswe did last year.

There will be an optional twocourse home made supperavailable on Saturday servedbefore the performance at6.30pm.Tickets are available now fromboth Bagpuss and Stagestruckin Ottery. We hope to see youall there!Helena Williams

Over the last two months, Ihave reported who will beplaying which parts in the NewOttregian’s production of ‘JaneEyre – The Musical’ with somenotable omissions (apologiesDave and David). However,there is one very importantgroup not yet mentioned. Oneof Toni and Helena’s objectiveswhen they started the group16 years ago was to give youngpeople an opportunity toappear on stage. And how theyhave met that objective! Thisyear is no exception. We havea group of talented youngplayers – vitally importantbecause they are the future.Maya, Hannah and Alec havebeen listed already and inaddition we have Esme, Hazel,

Katy, Maria, Miranda, Millie,Paige, Rebecca and Tamsin. Theyjoin in most of the chorus num-bers and also sing three songsas a separate group whichranges from orphans to avillage school and an eveningdress soiree. I would thank allthe mums and dads who pro-vided transport to and fromrehearsals in addition to pre-paring their many extravagantcostumes.Should you see any strangetypes around sporting embry-onic sideburns or full beards,it’s only the male Ottregiansgetting into1850s character!The show will be held at TheKing’s School, Ottery St Mary

New Ottregians Newson 27th to 31st July 2010 start-ing at 7.30pm. Tickets £8.00,Children £4.50, and on Tuesday27th 3 tickets for the price of2. The buffet supper, served at

6.30pm, will cost an extra£7.00 per person. Tickets avail-able from Bagpuss and Stage-Struck. There will be a bar, raffleand free parking. Please comealong and give us your support– see you there! Ron N

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The medieval knights in thepicture are some of the ‘Grand-isson Brotherhood of Archers’who once again, despite theweather, attended the CadhayFete with a successful ’Have-a-Go’ session.

The first successful beginnersintroduction course to trad-itional archery, took place atthe Kings School Sports Fieldover three successive Sundayafternoons. All eight candidateslearned the basics of traditional

TABLE TENNIS IN OTTERYOttery St Mary Table Tennis Club meets on Thursday eveningsfrom 7.00pm from May to September. It has 6 Tables and coachingis available on a regular basis. For further details contact RogerJohnson (01297 625061) or Ray Puttick (01404 813720).

archery under the guidance ofclub instructors and the fieldcaptain John Lowe.In the last session the candid-ates experienced a variety ofarchery activities, includingtarget, clout, field, flu flu in abarrel, simulated horse archeryand the foreign army storm ofarrows.At the end, the successful can-didates were all presented withcertificates of competence bythe club Chairman Paul Lowe.

They were: John Russell, PaulHowell, Steve and Sue Tallack,Kenneth Wilkes, AlexanderTrenchard, Christopher andKatherine Trenched. It is hopedto run another beginnerscourse later this summer if thenew Robin Hood film stimulatesrenewed interest!!If you would like details, pleasecontact the club Chairman,Paul Lowe, on 07739034347 orlook at the clubs website www.grandissonarchers.co.uk

News from Ottery TouristInformation Centre

Our opening hours to the end of November are Monday toFriday 9.30am to 5.00pm. Saturdays 10.00am to 1.00pmNew Walking book now in. Walking Close to the East DevonCoast – Includes near Sidmouth, Ottery St Mary, East Budleigh,Colyton, Salcombe Regis, Otterton, and Sidbury. Selling at £2.75here in Information Centre and at our local book shop.New Accessible Trails in Devon. This leaflet is an essentialcompanion to those who need information on different routeswith easy access. This system indicates suitable of those suitablefor wheelchair access and those suitable for the young familywith pushchairs. etc.

2010 Ottery Town GuideThe new colourful 2010 Guide forOttery St Mary and district is now avail-able. Articles on everything from thebarrels to the beauty of our town.

New in for 2010 are bus and rail time-tables, and the new leaflets on ‘Walk thisWay’, a programme of walks, for Honiton,Sidmouth, Ottery St Mary, Exmouth, andAxminster.

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A monthly round-up offixtures, events and

happenings, and a lookforward to next month.

Ottery St Mary Youth FC will be fielding two new teams thiscoming season in the under 8s and under 10s age groups bothplaying in the Exeter and District Youth Football league. If anyone wants to join the new teams please come along and bringone of your parents to Ottery St Mary FC, Washbrook Meadow,Butts Road on Saturday July 10th at 10.30am or for the under10s Or Call Julie on 01404 823876 or mobile 07515 517138 orMatt on 01404 812324 or mobile 07894 940322. For the under8s Call Ben on 01404 815443 or mobile 07810 482978.Players are also required for existing age groups, contact numberscan be found on the website at otterystmaryfc.co.uk

Looking back at JuneThis month has been mainlyabout getting the newCommittee and management inplace in time to be ready fornext season. The Club has anew Chairman in Brian Barn-den and Brian and the newexecutive committee have beenbusy interviewing prospectivemanagers for the first team. Ican report that Dane Bunneyhas been appointed manager.Pre-season training starts 1stJuly at 7pm, and players fromlast season, or new players whowould like to come along, allare welcome.I wish both Brian and Dane andall our teams a successfulseason.On behalf of the Club, thanksfor all the hard work go to allthose who’ve decided to stepdown this year, from both theSenior and Youth Committees.

Upcoming EventsThe big event for next monthwhich we will be putting ourenergies into will be ‘Otter

Daze’. More details will beavailable by next month’sGazette and the Website.

How to contact theFootball Club

Come along and visit, whetheryou are into Football or not.The Club has Pool Table, DartsBoard and Bar. If you haveyoung kids, bring them along ifyou want somewhere to relaxin a child friendly atmosphere.Better still get them involved intheir Youth Age group if theylike the idea of playing. The Clubis open from Wednesday toFriday from 7pm, and onSaturdays is open all day from12.00 midday. Sundays the Clubis open from 12.00 midday till3pm.The Football Club has tworooms available for PrivateParties, Christenings, WeddingReceptions, Events or BusinessMeetings daytimes or evenings.To enquire on availabilitycontact us via email [email protected] ring Colin on 01404813539.If you wish to advertise via theClub, or sponsor a team ormatch, then see the website atwww.otterystmaryfc.co.uk/ottery_st_mary_afc.htm .

And FinallyI am very hopeful that by thetime this month’s Gazette goesout, England will have pulledtheir collective finger out andprogressed on to the quarter-finals. If all goes sadly wrongagainst Slovenia then nationalmourning will have descendedand Fabio will have gone.Let’s hope the team can pulltogether and start performing.I know there are people withkids at 7 and 8 who’ve beenasking whether we’ll be runningan U8s team this comingseason. The answer is now yes,as Ben Smit has taken on thecoach’s role. Ben will be at theClub on Saturday July 10th

from 10.30am if you want tocome and talk to him aboutsigning up your future stars!!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

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Sheila Nankivell celebrated her100th. birthday on the 9th.June. Born in ‘The Ark’ inDevizes, Wiltshire in 1910, onlynine years after the death ofQueen Victoria, Sheila has seenenormous changes throughouther long life. Married to afarmer in 1936 they had oneson Michael. Throughout herlife she has been a keen sports-woman, playing tennis in heryounger years and then turn-ing to golf after the death ofher husband and continuedwell into her 90’s, having latterlybeen a member of Honiton GolfClub.

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The Otter Valley Rail and RiverRun 2010 will be held on Sat-urday 10th July starting at10.30am at Tipton St John play-ing field. The distance for thismulti terrain race is approx-imately10km. Minimum age forentrants 16years. (UKA licencenumber 2010-0284). There willalso be a 2.5 mile fun runwhich will start immediatelyafter the 10k run.Both runs are on mostly off-road on tracks, footpaths andfields. There are stiles and kiss-ing gates, and some of thepaths are uneven. The scenicundulating route of the 10kmheads towards the hamlets ofVenn Ottery and Fluxton, backinto Tipton then, picking up theroute of the fun runners,follows the old railway linebetween Tipton St John andHarpford, returning via thebanks of the winding RiverOtter to finish on the Tiptonplaying field.Conditions: 10km: £8.00;Discounted to £6.00 for EA

Licensed Competitors. FunRun: £3.00. 10km entries £2.00extra on the day, space per-mitting. 10km race limit: 200.The race is organised by TiptonSt John Playing Field Associa-tion (registered charity number1017119) in conjunction withtheWomens Running Networkunder UKA rules.Prizes: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Maleand Female and Local Runnerawards and Vet Categorycertificates. There will be aSouvenir for all entrants andrefreshments available includ-ing barbecue and home madecakes.All proceeds to Tipton St JohnPlaying Field Association, aregistered charity that maintainsthe 8 acre playing fields.Please come along and supportthe run. It’s the major fund-raising activity to raise funds forthe Tipton Playing Field whichis presently struggling to keepincome level with costs.Pictured above: Competitors atlast year’s 10k run

Download entry forms at www.womensrunningnetwork.co.uk/Events/WRN_Events.htm Or contact organiser Jo Earlam on01404 813933 or e mail: [email protected]

Report by Peter BebbThe Club Triples were playedat the weekend. We had 33players enter this competitionwith the Quarter and SemiFinals played on Sunday. Thetwo teams to reach the final tobe played on Finals Day inAugust were J. Sarton, T. House,W. Taylor and J Saunders, MBeighton and H Channon.

Ottery St Mary Bowling ClubIn the Over 60 ‘s League theOttery A team after playing 5matches are top of the LeagueThe Club is having an Openevening on Friday July 16th atthe Green in Strawberry Lane,Ottery St Mary.The photo shows NormanLawrence bowling and BillTaylor opposing Skip in theClub Triples.

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Highlight fixture of the year forWest Hill Short Mat Bowls Clubis their annual “Open Triples”competition, held at the WestHill village hall.Saturday 5th June was thenineteenth year they hadhosted this prestigious charityevent, when a total of eighteenteams from clubs throughoutDevon, plus three teams fromacross the borders of Somersetand Dorset, competed for thechampionship title – and soclose was the scoring that thecomplete results could only bedetermined after the final gameof the day.The competition was won byBeer Mariners, skipped byGeoff Stone, Peter Sydenham asnumber two and Colin Tims aslead. The ‘runners up’ wereStaplegrove from Taunton withTony Blackmore as skip, Bar-bara Blackmore as number twoand Bill Turner as lead. Refresh-ments were available through-out the day, and kitchen helpers

were highly complimented onthe variety of salad lunches,eagerly consumed by theplayers.West Hill Club chairman, DavidTarr, said, “Our objective thisyear was to raise money for theDevon Air Ambulance Trustthrough Radio Devon, as it istheir sponsored charity for theyear. We are delighted that wehave been able to match the£300.00 that we donated lastyear. We obtained valuablepublicity broadcasting live, onRadio Devon, before and afterthe competition. A huge thankyou is due to all the West Hillmembers who worked so hardto make this a very successfulday.”“But it’s not all about competi-tion,” said David, “we are asocial group who play for thefun of it. We meet three times aweek at the village hall, and newmembers are always welcome.Anyone interested shouldphone our secretary, Tricia Tarr,on 01404 822681.Pictured: “Open Triples”winning team, Beer Mariners. Lto R. David Tarr (West Hill clubchairman), Geoff Stone, ColinTims, Peter Sydenham.

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Ottery St Mary Tennis Clubopen day a sunny success

West Hill Wasps Junior Football Club is a friendly and welcomingyouth football club which runs teams from U8’s to U16’s. We arecurrently looking for new players for the U11’s and U12’s teamsfor next season - Yr6/7 as of Sep 2010. Home games are playedat the Kings School or West Hill School. For details contact SteveBerisford on 07831 387115.

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A sunny summer’s day was the perfect setting for Ottery St Mary’sTennis Club open day. It provided the Juniors from the summercoaching programme the opportunity to pair up with their parentsand other club members and have a fun competition.The day was a great success with some determined performancesfrom both children and parents! Thank you to everyone whosupported the open day. The club continues to seek new membersso come along to a club night on Tuesdays and Thursdays 6.30pm– Saturdays 2.00pm,for a warm welcome.For more info: www.ottery-st-mary-tennis-club.info

Kit needed for OtteryCricket Club’s youngsters!

Ottery Cricket club is once again regularly welcoming in excessof a hundred youngsters to weekly training sessions and enteringno less than seven teams into East Devon youth leagues. Runningsuch a large number of youth teams places a considerable burdenupon the club with regard to the provision of kit, and we wouldbe delighted to receive any donations of second hand bats andgloves, particularly for the three younger age groups. We are stilltrying to find someone to help organize one of the softball sides.Anyone able to assist should contact Emma Webber on 822932.

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Your town of Ottery St Maryhas a lawn bowling club just200 yards down StrawberryLane which has increased itsmembership by over a third inthe last three years. We have98 members and the committeehave decided on a limit of 120members.We have a bowling green in abeautiful rural setting which isshown in the picture. We havea fine clubhouse with a wellstocked bar in which we canseat up to 70 members forsocial events. In the grounds wehave a large parking area witheasy access.Our membership includesretired people and also, increas-ingly, younger people who haveoften given up the more activesports, such as football, but stillwant a competitive sport. It’s avery sociable game, and menand women compete on levelterms. The cost of bowling isusually only a fraction of golfclub membership. The club also organises varioussocial events throughout theyear, and our licensed bar isbusy on these occasions andon all bowling days.We are fortunate in having fivequalified coaches who givetheir time free to help membersimprove their game. Our club

is a particularly friendly one, asshown by the return year afteryear of touring clubs, many ofwhom write to comment on ourhospitality. One of these,Westlecot Bowling Club fromSwindon, has visited us eachyear for seventeen years andhas already booked for nextyear.

Our club has a good mix ofcouples, singles, widows andwidowers with little sign of thecliques which could spoil theatmosphere. We like to becompetitive but with a lighthearted approach and this is

Please come to our Open Evening and, if you would like moreinformation, please ring Maggie or Gerry Beighton on 01404814132 or Terry House on 01404 812467 or look at our websiteat www.otterystmarybowlingclub.org.uk Don’t miss out on anopportunity to discover our wonderful sport which gives so manypeople so much pleasure.

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the reason for our success. TheBowling Club “A” team in theExeter and District Over 60’sTriples League is, at the time ofwriting, top of its division, so ifyou want to compete with thebest, join us.So, what should you do if thisis of interest to you? Well, youare very warmly invited to comeand have a look at us at the

club on our Open Evening onFriday evening 16th July from6.00 p.m. when you will be ableto try your hand at bowling,without charge, using ourequipment. All we ask is thatyou bring a pair of flat-soledshoes or trainers. You will notbe expected to make any dec-ision about club membership.Refreshments will be available.

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A service of prayer for healingwith the laying on of hands. Wecan read this but what does itmean? It can seem to be anuncomfortable concept -frightening, even, to some. ‘Itsnot for me’ can be a normalreaction. So what does itmean?The healing group of St Mary’sChurch, Ottery, leads a serviceof music, readings, prayers andsilence. In today’s world anxietyand worry are ever present.Within this gentle servicehealing can bring peace, com-fort, hope and a renewal ofstrength to face the difficultiesof everyday life.

Anyone attending will be partof the service by their verypresence. There will be nopressure to take an active part;ease of mind and spirit isparamount. The laying on ofhands is simple, offered withlove - as is an opportunity totalk privately of any needswhich may be causing distresseither personally or for an-other, a relative or friend.So come, be welcomed, happyto have ‘time out’ in a quietand beautiful setting. The datesfor the rest of 2010 are July11th, September 12th andNovember 14th at 6.30pmJune Woodward

Service of prayer for healing

Teddy Bears Picnic:Wednesday 28th JulyJoin Colin John and Fred Bear for agreat afternoon of party games,pass-the-parcel, storytelling and notforgetting the all importantwonderful picnic! Advance ticketsare only £3.50 each from the tillsin the main shop. Don’t forget tobring your favourite teddy bear!

Tea Dance Afternoon: Wednesday 4th August4pm - 6:30pm. Join the folks at Otter again for another fantasticinformal tea dance afternoon to be held in their Restaurant. Theresident keyboard player, Elaine Ravenscroft, will be playing yourfavourite tunes so that you can dance to your heart’s content.All levels of dancers are welcome to join in the fun on the day.Advance tickets will be on sale from 28th June at only £3.75each, this includes refreshments. All proceeds from the ticketand raffle sales will go to the Ottery Tourist Information Centre -supporting the local community.

SKIP DATESThe Skip will be available at The Land of Canaan CarPark on the second Sunday of each month during 2010.Next dates: July 11th, August 8th, September 12th

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Is the teaching from 1 Corinthians chapter 9 which willbe given to a gathering of the Reformed Church onSunday 25th July at 6.30pm at the Old Boys School,

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Ark Pottery. Open daily from 10.00am to 5.00pmFor more information contact 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,Red Squirrels, try the Drop Slide. Watch the Falconry displays, somuch to see and do, contact 01404 822188 for more information,for a great day out.Thurs 1st A Midsummer Nights Dream. Escot at 7.30pm

Presented by Exeter Little Theatre Company. Book withOttery Information Centre on 01404 813964

Fri 2nd Ottery St Mary Farmer’s Market. Hind Street Car Parkat 9.00am

Fri 2nd Ottery St Mary Primary School Summer Fete at 3.30pmIn the School Field – Tug of War – Cake Stall –BBQ –Side Shows and Stalls and lots more

Thurs 8th Summer French Classes at The Old Convent Broad St10.00am. Book with Liz 01395 446378/Lindaon 01297 443918

Fri 9th Blood Donors. At the Institute. Times 13.30pm 15.15pm17.00pm 19.15pm

Sat 10th Summer Fete The Priory Ottery St Mary at 2.00pmTo be opened by the Mayor of Ottery St MaryStalls - Talatones Handbell Ringers – face paintingand much more – do come along and join in the fun

Sun 11th Healing & Wholeness Parish Church at 6.30pmWed 14th Wynn’s Coach Trips Totnes/Dartmouth

Leave Otteryat 9.15am. Call 01404 81354 for details.Fri 16th James Morrison Concert at Escot.Sat 17th JLS Concert at Concert at Escot.Tues 20th Ottery Heritage Society Meeting at the Institute 7.30pm

Exeter’s Medicine – People and Places. An illustrated talkon the history of medicine in Exeter’s hospitals.

Wed 21st Line Dancing at Otter Nurseries 4pm to 6.30pmAdvance Tickets on sale only £3.75 at Otter Nurseries

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Fri 23rd Not The Hailstone Hop at The Tumbling Weir Hotel7.00pm.Music by Ken Westlake at Tumbling WeirBook with Barry 811441 or Ottery TIC 813964

Sun 25th Messing About on the River at Escot. Celebrating TheReturn of 100 Acre Wood – Winnie the Pooh from10.00am River dipping, barefoot swamp, walk, facepainting,storytelling and much more.

Tues 27th The New Ottregians present Jayne Eyre - The Musicalto At The King’s School Ottery St Mary at 7.30pmSat 31st Tickets from Bagpuss 01404 814272 also

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One of my favourite authors isBill Bryson who has the honourof being the author who hasbooks in more sections of thebook shop than any other. Hehas written books about theEnglish language, lots of travelbooks, an autobiography andalso a wonderful book onscience called ‘ A Short Historyof Nearly Everything’ which isone of my favourite books inthe shop.His latest effort ‘At Home’which has just arrived meanshe will now be in the Historysection as well! The book isbased on the premise that mostof the key discoveries forhumankind can be found in thevery fabric of the houses inwhich we live. This inspired himto start a journey around hisown house, an old Rectory inNorfolk, wandering from roomto room considering how theordinary things in life came tobe. This takes us from architec-

ture to electricity, from thespice trade to the Eiffel Tower,from crinolines to toilets andon the brilliant, creative andoften eccentric minds behindthem! This is a hardback witha cover price of £20 but wehave taken £5 off to make itjust £15.For fans of Alistair Cooke wenow have the paperback of‘Reporting America’ in stock.This magnificent new bookcontains Cooke’s key dispat-ches, almost all of them prev-iously uncollected on the keymoments, movements men andwomen of post-war America. Itstarts with his first broadcast‘Letter from America’ onembarking on a ship filled withGI brides taking us on throughKorea, the McCarthy witchhunts, Civil rights, JFK, themoon landings, Nixon, Clintonand right up to the attacks ofSeptember 11th and the warin Iraq. This is an extraordinary tributeto the man and the countrythat he loved. Normally pricedat £10.99 we have it on offerat just £7.99 for a limited timeonly.Turning to the latest paperbackfiction we now have TerryPratchett’s latest Discworldnovel ‘Unseen Academicals’ onoffer at just £4.99. Also new inpaperback is Monica Ali’s novel

‘In the Kitchen’; this is also just£4.99 while stocks last.Moving on to the countrysidewe have just received a lovelynew book called ‘The BumperBook of Nature’. This is awonderful book for parents andchildren alike packed withinformation on the wildlife thatis all around us together withgreat practical, hands-on adviceon how to enjoy the natural

world. So whether you want tomake blackberry crumble, roastchestnuts, go crabbing orsimply identify the wildflowersand butterflies in your gardeneverything you need is betweenthe covers. Normally £12.99we have this on offer at thebargain price of just £7.99!The Curious Otter is availablefor orders and enquiries on01404 814469.

Musical Steps NewsHOLIDAY CLASSES

If you’re at a loss for something to do in the Summer Holidayswith your little ones then why not give Musical Steps a go. MusicalSteps is music and movement classes for babies, toddlers andpre-schoolers - with older siblings welcome. As it’s the holidaysthere are 5 possible dates on a Friday morning July 30th, Aug6th, 13th, 20th and 27th to be held at Ottery Cricket Club. Youcan sign up for one class or all five depending on how busyyou’re going to be - it’s cheaper to book in advance than to payon the day. Places are limited so please contact me in advance tocheck availabilty.For more details or to book a place contact Caroline on 01404815168 or email [email protected]

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