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Editor: David Carter A.C.I.B. Wispers Kingston Tel: 01548 810915

E-Mail davidcarternews@btinternet.comParish Clerk Sue Green Tel. 01548 810270

Email kingstonclerk@gmail.comParish WEB Site www.kingstonparishcouncil.co.uk

Kingston History Society www.kingstonlocalhistory.co.ukNeighbourhood Plan www.kingstonplan.org

This may be the January 2020 issue, however, it is published before Christmas so we also have Christmas greetings included featuring the annual Christmas greetings from many of you to the village as a whole. These are appended at the back of the publication.

I have been asked to note the changes to the “Sing for Joy” dates you will find the advert on page 3.

In the New Year we will be looking forward to the hugely popular village pantomime. This year the “Wizard of Bos” is being staged on January 23rd, 24th and 25th. This is likely to be a sell-out so book your tickets early.

Flicks in the Sticks is again in full swing following the Summer break and the team have a good line up ready for you during the next few months: but keep an eye on the dates as there have been changes so as not to clash with the pantomime.

I thank you all for being such avid readers of the Newsletter and hope you will continue to follow us in the coming year: and I wish you all a very Happy and, in particular, Healthy 2020.

David

PARISH CHURCH FLOWER ROTA

2019

Dec.22nd & 29th All Helpers pleaseJan 4th-11th Carole WaltersJan 18th-25th Jeanne CurtisFeb 1st-8th Jennie Stanley

Feb 15th-22nd Margaret Birch Lent - no flowers until EasterApr 11th EASTER all helpers please Saturday a.m.April 18th Carole WaltersApr 25th-May 2nd Shioya Walters

If you are unable to do the flowers on a given date,please change with someone and let Carole know –

Tel 810566.

********************KINGSTON READING ROOM 200 CLUB

The numbers drawn in the November 2019 draw are as follows:

18 Lisa Dyer £25

155 Nick Wrench £20

76 Caroline Carter £20

47 Jim Shaylor £10

The draws take place at the morning market on the last Tuesday of each month.

The change in the number and value of the draw prizes for November is due to the significant drop in the number of those who support the 200 Club. The Club is expected to split its total income (raised in ticket sales) evenly between prize money and ‘profit’ (Reading Room fund), so the Reading Room Committee are presently considering various permutations for prize numbers and values, and will make an announcement in due course. Once again, many thanks to all those who have signed up to continue supporting the 200 Club; it is a significant source of income for a key village facility.

Owen & Elaine Roberts

1 Overlangsowenroberts10@hotmail.com01548 81096807910 111471

Copy for February Newsletter by Monday 20th January please

Editor

TUESDAY MARKET TEA/COFFEE ROTA

2019

January 14th - MargaretJanuary 21st Judy/DeidreJanuary 28th Sue/CathFebruary 4th Jen/JoanFebruary 11th Karen/LesleyFebruary 18th Kit February 25th Cynthia / Irene March 3rd Anne/ElaineMarch 10th JeanetteMarch 17th Pauline/SallyMarch 24th MargaretMarch 31st Judy/DeidreApril 7th JohnApril 14th Jacky April 21st Rae/GinaApril 28th Jen/JoanMay 5th Karen/LesleyMay 12th Kit May 19th Cynthia / Irene May 26th Anne/Elaine

Tuesday Morning Market every Tuesday 10 am -12 noon In the Reading Room. Come for a cuppa, meet up with new and old friends. Stalls - Corner Shop on a Table, Fresh Cakes, Jewellery, Books, Natural and Organic Soaps, Meat and Haberdashery. Have you got anything to sell? Only 10% of your sales go to the R/R. See you there Tina Tel. 07796975291

A big Thank you to the bowls club for putting the tables up every week for us.All the wonderful people on the tea rota and the stall holders that turn up come rain or shine.And of course everyone that comes to supports us.Love Tina and Team x

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The mobile library visits the village every 4th Tuesday at the Fire station from 11 am to 11.40 am

2020January 21st February 18th March 17th

April 14th May 12th June 9th

July 7th August 4th September 1st

September 29th October 27th November 24th

DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES(Also see Parish WEB site for further detailsMorning Market every Tuesday 10 a.m. till noonMother & Toddler Group every Wednesday 10-11.45am

(Bigbury Memorial Hall)2019Dec 19th 6 – 8 pm Carol singing Round the village meet at Fire StationDec. 22nd 6pm Carol Service St. James the Less2020Jan 23rd – 25th Panto “The Wizard of Bos” R/RFeb 1st 7pm Flicks in the Sticks “Judy”Feb.20th 7 - 8pm Sing for Joy St James the LessFeb 29th 7pm Flicks in the Sticks “The Good Liar”March 14th 7.30pm Barn Dance Reading RoomMarch 19th 7 - 8pm Sing for Joy St James the LessMarch 28th 7pm Flicks in the Sticks “Official Secrets”April 21st 7 - 8pm Sing for Joy St James the LessMay 19th 7 - 8pm Sing for Joy St James the Less

KEEPING FIT WITH TINA

Ladies Only

Come and have some fun while doing some Keep Fit for all abilities.

Wednesday nights 7pm.

Secret weigh in.

Reading Room.

£2 per session.Start back 15th January 2020

Tina 07796975291

Beware:-attempted scam received by one of our readersI received a letter purportedly from NatWest asking why I hadn't cashed the refund cheque they sent me in August. If I hadn't received the cheque would I mind filling in the attached form and provide proof of identity (2 from utility bill, bank statement, driving license, council tax, HMRC, benefit agency) so that they could issue a duplicate cheque. The refund was due to some incorrect charges applied to my "open credit card with us".This was all very interesting, given that I am not now, nor ever have been, a customer of NatWest. It was very plausible, so any NatWest customers out there should be vigilant. If you receive any communication from the "Remediation Team" based in Rotherham, treat with suspicion and contact the NatWest fraud team immediately.

Advance notice

A welcome return to Kingston by the inimitable

RICHARD DIGANCE

In concert, Kingston Reading Room

Saturday 21 March 2020 7.30 (Doors open 7.00)

Support from Silvington and Emily-Paige Worthington

Tickets £10 advance, £12 door from John 01548

810806

A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY : SATURDAY 14 MARCH 2020 AT 7.30 PM

BARN DANCEIN KINGSTON READING ROOM

MUSIC AND “CALLING” BY LOCAL GROUP FOLK 2

TICKETS ON SALE IN JANUARY

FUNDRAISING FOR THE FRIENDS OF ST JAMES THE LESS

Kingston Sing for JoyCommunity singalong, purely for fun and the health/well-being benefits of singing. No experience necessary and all standards welcome.

In the Church of St James the Less

7 pm to 8 pm on:-

Tuesday 20 February Thursday 19 March

Tuesday 21 April Tuesday 19 May

FLICKS IN THE STICKS

In 2020, Flicks in the Sticks enters its 6th year of bringing cinema to the village! The Committee have enjoyed every minute of organising films for you, even if we haven’t got it right every time (anyone remember ‘Birdman’?) We hope to be able to carry on for many years to come with your support and enthusiasm for the movies.Films for our winter/spring season have been booked and it was very hard to make the choices – there were so many good films on offer. We think we have one of the best line-ups ever on offer for you and we hope you can come along and enjoy some great films. Just a reminder that our January film is being shown a week later than normal on Saturday 1st February. We resume on the last Saturday of the month on 29th Feb. As always, films are subject to change, but here’s what we’ve got for you –

Saturday 1st February 2020. ‘Judy’ Cert 12A, 1 hour 58 mins.Starring Renee Zellweger and Rufus Sewell. Legendary performer Judy Garland (Renee Zellweger) arrives in London in the winter of 1968 to perform a series of sold-out concerts…Judy Garland: The legend behind the rainbow

Saturday 29th February 2020. ‘The Good Liar’ Cert 15, 1 hour 49 minsStarring Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen. Consummate con man Roy Courtnay has set his sights on his latest mark, the recently widowed Betty McLeish, worth millions. But this time, what should have been a simple swindle escalates into a cat-and-mouse game with the ultimate stakes.Read between the lies

Saturday 28th March 2020. ‘Official Secrets’ Cert 15, 1 hour 52 minsStarring Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes and Matt Smith. The true story of a British whistle-blower who leaked information to the press about an illegal NSA spy operation designed to push the UN Security Council into sanctioning the 2003 invasion of Iraq.Nothing is More Dangerous Than the Truth

Saturday 25th April 2020. ‘1917’ Cert 15, 1 hour 58 minsStarring Andrew Scott, Benedict Cumberbatch and Richard Madden. Schofield and Blake, two young British soldiers during the First World War, are given a seemingly impossible mission. With time against them, they must deliver a message, deep in enemy territory, that will stop their own men, and Blake's own brother, walking straight into a deadly trap.Time is the enemy.

See You at the Movies!

Kingston Community Cinema Committee

The Devon Countryside Access Forum is seeking new members.The Forum is a statutory local access forum under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. It has seventeen members who advise on the “improvement of public accessto land for the purposes of open-air recreation and the enjoyment of the area..” The Forum gives independent advice to a number of Government bodies in addition to Devon County Council, district and borough councils and parish and town councils.

Appointments are made by Devon County Council and applications from anyone with an interest in recreational access are warmly invited. No formal qualifications are required. All applications will be considered and we would love to hear from landowners and managers, access users and people with other relevant professional interests such as planning, education, sport, sustainable transport and business. Although membership is voluntary, a generous mileage rate is paid. Formal meetings are held three times a year. There are occasional small working groups and a yearly training day.

In this round of appointments applications from walkers, women and those with a knowledge of the Definitive Map review process would be particularly welcome.

During 2019 the Forum responded to a number of local and national consultations including proposals for management of Fire Beacon Hill, and visitor access and management on the Pebblebed Heaths. It will be looking at the Natural England coastal access reports (the England Coast Path) on stretches between Kingswear and Cremyll and Combe Martin and Marsland Mouth early in 2020.

At one of its meetings in 2019, Forum members had a presentation from a Public Rights of Way warden and discussed how the network is managed and maintained. This theme was part of its Training Day when members visited the Granite Way and Pegasus Trail to talk about development of recreational trails, different use patterns, surfacing and maintenance.

Forum members participate in Parish Paths Partnership (P3) events and are always keen to learn about improvements that P3 groups have made locally.

Why don’t you consider applying to join the Forum? It’s an interesting opportunity and you can:-

contribute to the debate- share your experience and expertise from your specific area of interest;

meet and work with others- listen to and share ideas on solving access problems;

help make a difference- influence local and UK policies which impact on access;

be informed- receive regular local and national access information updates.

For details and an application form please see www.devon.gov.uk/dcaf The closing date is Friday, 21st February 2020

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Church NewsThe Christmas Bazaar was a huge success. Many thanks to everyone involved in the preparations and running this event, especially

Santa and his Elf! We raised over £500 for Church Funds so thank you to everyone for supporting us.The Kingston Cookery Book has sold really well there are only a few copies left, you can email lorraine.squire@googlemail.com for a copy price £5 proceeds to Church funds. A huge thank you to Andy & Heather for the brilliant evening at the Reading Room “WOULD I LIE TO YOU”. We all had an amazing fun filled evening and raised a substantial sum towards the projected Flower Festival to be held 3 - 5 July 2020.A gentle reminder that the plastic box in the Church near the bell tower is for donations for the Food Bank, and at this time of the year your gifts would be very welcome. Dates for your diary:Christingle service – 15th December 2019 with Matt Rowland at 4pmCarol Service – 22nd December 2019. Ken Bromage will officiate at 6pm. The service will be by candlelight and the Church will be decorated with fairy lights and wonderful flower arrangements (thanks to Carole Walters and her team) so we look forward to welcoming you to St James the Less for this lovely occasion. There will be mulled wine and mince pies after the service. The collection will be for Shekinah Mission. December 24th – Christmas Eve Holy Communion with Matt Rowland at 10pm.December 25th – Christmas Day Sunday Worship with Joyce Howitt at 10 am.December 29th – Team Service in St James the Less 10.30 am Matt Rowland

Local contacts for St. James the Less, KingstonChurch Wardens:Brian Alloway, 810692, bja6devon@gmail.comRobert Beard, 810500, r.beard@scobbiscombe.co.ukBoth Churchwardens will be pleased to help you find the right person to talk to and help with any church-related arrangements. Please note full information is also on the Parish website as well as the Modbury Team website:www.modburyteam.org Kingston.

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We will be on hand to give advice at the morning market on 4th February

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Christmas Recycling ReminderPlease be aware that Christmas wrapping paper CANNOT be recycled, so MUST NOT be placed in the blue recycling bags. Thankfully, when it is placed correctly in the black bin, it goes to the New Plymouth power plant, which processes non-recyclable rubbish, and uses it to power the dockyards, with surplus sold to the grid. This means there is still a “green” solution for all that waste – great news! Christmas cards can be recycled, but ONLY those that are plain card, with NO GLITTER. Thanks folks.

Village Speeding - Your Parish Clerk asks, “Please Slow Down!” - 20 is Plenty

An extra plea - PLEASE, as one of the many Main Street dwellers – it’s noticed how much of a hurry everyone is in at the moment. Please do slow down, look at your speedometer – surprise yourself - see how fast you are actually going and not what you think you are travelling at. No more than 20 mph is the fastest you should go through the village and slower when you cannot see clearly ahead and when there are pedestrians and riders around.

Slow Down - Look Out – Children – Bikers –Horses – Walkers – Look Out – Slow Down

Kingston Parish Web Site – Your Information BaseDo You Need extra information then please do go to the Kingston Parish Council Web Site onwww.kingstonparishcouncil.co.uk This is well worth

visiting with all sorts of information, including the current monthly Parish Newsletter, Parish Council Agenda, Minutes and Planning Applications. It contains many contact names for different groups in the village and much much more . The Web Site is managed by Cllr Merv Freeman who regularly updates the site. If you should have anything you may feel would benefit the community on the Web Site then please contact Merv on either 01548 810070 or by e-mail on burlockcouncil@gmail.com Remember, to visit the Parish Web Site go to www.kingstonparishcouncil.co.uk Also the Kingston Parish Neighbourhood Plan Web site on kingstonplan.org

Highways Salt/Grit ReminderThere are grit supplies in bins at certain strategic points in the village. Do please remember though that the grit is supplied for the use on the village highways only. If it gets colder, Cllr. Merv Freeman will bring out the parish supplies of salt. If you should need to use this salt the ratio is 1 tablespoon per square metre ONLY.

Recreation Ground Monitoring DatesHappy Christmas everyone and thanks again to everyone on the monitoring group keeping a very keen eye on the tidiness of the grounds. Here is the rota for the next few weeks

2nd December 2019 Leah Worthington 9th December 2019 Sally Denham16th December 2019 Sue Green23rd December 2019 Flo Watts30th December 2019 Kit Connor

13th January 2020 John Wurr20th January 2020 Ali Lewis27th January 2020 John Connor

The Next Kingston Parish Council Meeting will be on Thursday 16th January 2020 7-30pm in the Kingston

Reading Rooms.

Your Parish Councillors are here for youEve White. Chairman. (810289)Mervyn Freeman. Vice Chair. (810070)Phil Anderson. (810960)Flo Watts. (810019)Alison Lewis. (811234)Heather Summer Nutting. (811294) Don Kelly. (810358)Sue Green ~ Parish Clerk. (810270)

Happy Christmas Everyone & Happy New Year

Kingston Parish Council wishes everyone a veryHappy Christmas and Prosperous New Year

READING ROOM SCHEDULE JANUARY 2020

This schedule is up to the date that the newsletter was finalised Please note that you can now see the Reading Room Schedule in real time via the Parish WEB site Parish WEB Site www.kingstonparishcouncil.co.uk Click on “What’s On & Parish Newsletter” Click on “HERE”

200 ClubThis year the number of tickets sold has fallen from over 200 to 183, which means that, in order to keep to the 200 club logic of sharing the proceeds 50:50 between the Reading Room and the prizes, we have reduced the number of prizes each month from five (£20,£20,£20,£15 & £10) to four (£25, £20, £20, £10). In order to balance the prize share we have had an additional £5 in the December draw and an additional £10 in October. The Committee have published the agreed rules on the Reading Room pages of the Parish Council website.Hall Hire ratesThe Committee have reviewed the hall hire rates and have revised the rate schedule as follows:

Sessions are 8:30am to 1:30pm, 1:30pm to 6:30pm, 6:30pm to 11:30pm. If more time is needed to set up or clear away, then it should be booked.

Hall users that satisfy the objects of the Reading Room charity Trust deed are charged at £6 per session. They must be non-profit (and may be subject to financial review) and open to all residents of Kingston Parish and be advertised in Kingston as such.

Private events are charged at £7.50 per hour or part hour, including set up and clean up times.

Sole occupancy of the Reading Room for a full day is charged at £275.

Afternoon session children’s parties are charged at a concessionary rate of £10 per session.

The meeting room is charged at £5 per session. Existing agreements will be honoured. Bookings are recorded in the Reading Room

bookings calendar which is available on the Parish Council website . Please check the calendar before requesting a booking.

Booking enquiries to Judy Wurr, 01548 810065, kingstonreadingroom@gmail.com

MEETING ROOM RENOVATIONS

Thanks to TESCO BAGS OF HELP , Michael Jarvis and Jo Gulliford, our downstairs meeting room, the toilets and corridor have been given a 2019 makeover. We have new modern lighting including new lights in the corridor outside the toilets, and Jo has done a tremendous makeover so that all the paintwork looks bright, clean and dazzling! The toilets look clean and fresh. Many thanks to all concerned.

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READING ROOM NEWS

SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES IN JANUARY

Aveton Gifford11.00 am

Bigbury11.00 am

Kingston9.30 am

Modbury9.30 am

Ringmore9.30 am

5th Sunday Worship Communion* Communion Communion Sunday Worship

12th Communion Sunday Worship Sunday Worship

Communion*(8 am)

All Age Service

Communion

19th Communion Sunday WorshipCommunion

(11 am)Communion Village Service

26th Sunday Worship Communion Sunday Worship

Sunday Worship

Living Room(6 pm)

Communion*

* Service in traditional language.

Happy New Year!

When you read this, Christmas festivities will be behind us and a New Year will be stretching out ahead. The New Year can be a time of looking back over the year that is behind and remembering the joys and the sorrows, the goals achieved, and the dreams and hopes that have been fulfilled, as well as the problems solved and the lessons that have been learned in the process. But the New Year also gives us an opportunity to look forward in expectation and hope to the year ahead, to dream new dreams, and to make new resolutions, which we think will improve the quality of our lives.

For the church this is also a time of looking forward as on the twelfth day after Christmas we celebrate Epiphany when we follow the journey of the wise men to Bethlehem. These wise men were magi, or soothsayers from Persia, who were looking forward in expectation and hope to finding the location of the young child, who, according to their studies, would be the new king of Israel. They believed that this child was destined to change the lives of many people. The Bible tells us that they followed a new star in the sky that led them to Bethlehem where they found the infant Jesus, not in a palace, but in a stable where he lay on a bed of straw in a manger. There they knelt down and worshipped, offering the gifts they had brought, gold, frankincense and myrrh, which symbolized Jesus as king, the Holy One of God, and the one who would give his life to take away the sins of humanity.

The fact that God had chosen to speak to the wise men, who were not Jews, through a star, the language that only they were able to understand, shows us that Jesus came to earth for all people. His commission was to reach out to everyone and reveal the universal love of God, and maybe one of our resolutions for the New Year could be that we will take every opportunity to reflect that love to the people we meet in our daily lives.

Joyce Howitt

Vicar: The Revd Matt Rowland (830260: every day except (normally) Saturday)Readers: Joyce Howitt (01364 73370), Michael Tagent (810520)

Website: www.modburyteam.org