bigbury news june 2015
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News and events in and around Bigbury, DevonTRANSCRIPT
BIGBURY ON SEA HOLIDAYS
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16 The 19th Hole Report from the Golf Club
Your handy pull-out Guide to Local Business
Front Cover:
by
Carol Pink
4 Church Services Service times for Bigbury, Kingston and Ringmore
6 Parish Council Notes from the Parish Council monthly meeting
2 What’s on and Dates for your Diary
3 Editors Page News, Views & letters
5 Message from the Minister from Michael Tagent
14 Bigbury Memorial Hall Reports and Diary of events
23 National Trust A report from Marc Hoskins
9 Shack Splash News from the Oyster Shack
20 News from all your Regular Social Meetings
Bigbury News is published monthly at Lucerne Ringmore Drive
Bigbury-on-Sea Kingsbridge Devon TQ7 4AU Tel: 01548 810815 email: [email protected]
Editor - Rose Owen Treasurer - Margaret Hawes, Blue Waters, Marine Drive, BoS, TQ7 4AS
All contributions and requests for advertising to the Editor
DISCLAIMER - Whilst every effort has been made to ensure adverts and articles appear correctly, Bigbury News cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage caused directly
or indirectly by the contents of this publication. The views expressed in this magazine are
not necessarily those of the Editor.
somewhere in the pages!! He’s hiding
Where’s Alfie ??
13 Musings by Weekend Wendie
24 Modbury Events
June... 1st Bigbury Bookworms at Jo Dudmesh’s home 3rd Korniloff Coffee Morning (supporting Brittle Bones) 10.30am - 12noon
3rd Victorian Tea Party - the Old Rectory at 3pm (see below) 10th Parish Council Meeting at the Memorial Hall - 7.30pm
19th Conservative Ass. Summer Garden Party at the Old Rectory (p.3) 27th BIGBURY FUN RUN - Starts 3pm - The Waterfront, Challaborough, (p 12)
July…
1st Korniloff Coffee Morning - (supporting Brittle Bones Ass.) 10.30 - Noon 2nd History Society - Trip to Overbecks, (see p.21)
5th Bantham Swoosh - see p.10 9th Wimbledon Tea Party - The Byre, Easton (p.20)
9th Bigbury Memorial Hall AGM - Memorial Hall at 7pm
September…
6th Bigbury Garden Produce Show
Look out for other dates of events in and around Modbury and Kingsbridge also mentioned in articles in this magazine.
Dates for your Diary
Friends of St Lawrence’s - Future dates for your Diary
Wednesday 3 June 2015 - Victorian Tea Party 3 pm at The Old Rectory
Friday 9 October 2015 - Quiz and Curry Night at The Memorial Hall
November - date to be confirmed - Musical Evening in the Church
Friends of St Lawrence’s, Bigbury Invite you to attend
A VICTORIAN TEA PARTY
Wednesday 3 June 2015 3 pm
£10.00 (Friends £ 8.00)
At The Old Rectory, Bigbury
RSVP 01548 810864 (Alice)
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Keep an eye on the Local Business ads section, some ads are always changing their information - like the Golf Club, and always the
Oyster Shack, the Pickwick Inn, Holywell Stores and the J.E. Inn(sending many Congratulations to Tracy & Connor on their forth-coming Marriage) Servane Caps is now at ‘Unwind’ in Bigbury, good news for her local customers! And Homebuddies say “We have decided to offer free call outs for minor electrical and plumbing issues for customers who use our holiday change overs services (1st hour free, covers most issues)” We are so lucky that our local business cover such a wide range of services - why go anywhere else? Please support them, they need you as much as we need them!!
If any of you have any news, views or interesting articles that you would like to share, please send them to me at the Bigbury News. Either drop them into me at Lucerne,
Bigbury on Sea or hand them into Holywell Stores or phone me on
01548 810815 or email: [email protected]
You can now find each months issue at www.bigburyonsea.co.uk in ‘The Community’ section and also on the Bigbury Community website
www.bigburycommunity.co.uk in the documents section of the Bigbury News Group.
CAN YOU SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY
& HAVE A SAY IN IMPORTANT DECISIONS?
COUNCILLOR VACANCIES
There are three seats vacant on the parish council. If you are interested
in being considered for a position as a parish councillor, please apply in writing to the parish clerk, giving some details of your background
and your wish to be considered for one of the posts. Councillors serve for a term of 4 years.
Clerk: Mrs P. Trundle, Deben Reach, Parker Road, Bigbury on Sea, Kingsbridge,
TQ7 4AT Tel: 810 719 Email: [email protected]
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South West Devon Conservative Association - Charterlands Branch
Summer Garden Party - Friday 19 June 6pm
Murder Mystery Evening - Saturday 24 October
Coffee Morning and Christmas Flower Arranging - Friday 27 November
For further information please contact Gill Cook on 810156
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Korniloff Communion - Tuesday 17th at 2.30 p.m.
CHURCH SERVICES FOR JUNE BIGBURY - KINGSTON - RINGMORE
ST. LAWRENCE - BIGBURY
All services start at 11.00 a.m.
7th
14th 21st 28th
7th
14th 21st 28th
7th
14th 21st 28th
Family Communion Sunday Worship Morning Prayer Holy Communion*
ALL HALLOWS - RINGMORE
All services start at 9.30 a.m.
ST. JAMES THE LESS - KINGSTON
All services start at 9.30 a.m.
Family Communion Sunday Worship Family Communion Village Service
* Service in traditional language
Sunday Worship Holy Communion* Village Service Family Communion
WHAT DOES A CROSS MEAN?
Crosses can mean very different things.
A cross in a child’s school book means they got it wrong and need to do better.
People often do wrong things, and this goes right back to the Garden of Eden and the first sin. We are not perfect, and need to do better.
In politics – as we have seen recently – a cross indicates the person we are voting for. Which candidate should be chosen? A much more fundamental question is who
we will choose to follow in life? Jesus said “follow me” – is he your choice?
When we send a card to someone, we may sign off with a cross, symbolising a kiss.
It’s a sign of love, but can be abused; Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus with a kiss. God’s love is not fickle or deceitful; he loves each of us, and wants to help us in our
lives.
In advertising many years ago, “Brand X” was the product to buy – or not. Is it as
good as they say? As good as it should be? We try to be good, but often fail. But if
you want something sure and guaranteed, Jesus is the answer.
In churches, crosses are very special, whether as a crucifix or a bare cross. The
crucifix speaks of Good Friday, with Jesus dying on the cross to secure our salvation; the bare cross proclaims Easter and the resurrection: proof that Jesus is indeed God.
Love, rather than nails, held Jesus to the cross, a love that went even to death in order that sins might be forgiven – yours and mine.
The truth is that God loves us so much, that he gave his one and only Son Jesus, that whoever believes in him, without exception, will have eternal life. This is life to
the full, starting now and continuing into eternity.
A cross may indicate a crossroad. The prayer and longing of every Christian is that
their family, friends and everyone they meet may come to a crossroad in their lives when they decided to accept Jesus as their Saviour and to follow him as their Lord.
Michael Tagent
Team Rector: The Revd Neil Barker (830260: any day except Mondays)
Team Readers: Chris Lally (521587), Michael Tagent (810520) Website: www.modburyteam.org
Message from the Minister
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PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE ARE NOTES OF THE PARISH
COUNCIL MEETING. If you wish to read the minutes in full, please look on the Bigbury Community website at
www.bigburycommunity.co.uk or read them on the notice boards.
A meeting of the Parish Council was held in the Memorial Hall on WEDNESDAY 13th MAY 2015 at 7.30 p.m. CllrS.
B Carson, I.Couper, G.Rosevear and N.Stanesby attended. D.Cllr Lindsay Ward was also present for part of the meeting together with two residents.
Apologies for absence: C.Cllr R.Hosking
Election of chairman: Bryan Carson was elected chairman and then took his seat.
Election of vice-chairman: George Rosevear was elected as vice-chairman. Appointment to outside bodies:
Memorial Hall – Nina Stanesby
CPRE: - Iain Couper DALC - Bryan Carson
DPFA - George Rosevear
D.Cllr Lindsay Ward reported that she would be attending the SHDC Annual
Council meeting during the forthcoming week and intends to come to all the Bigbury Parish Council meetings and fulfil any follow-ups. She referred to proposals to add
Ivybridge to the schedule for the once-a-week Friday bus service serving our parish and neighbouring ones and was fighting the proposal on residents’ behalf.
Those responsible for the draft were working on the assumption that the bus was already going via Ivybridge and because there would not be any savings the
proposal is not showing up on the website. She said it is imperative that the parish council lodges an objection and to urge C.Cllr Richard Hosking to fight this all the
way. Matters arising from the minutes
- Trees at treatment works Warren Rd, BoS: Bryan Carson had asked Ross
Kennerley for some more trees for the boundary hedge - ‘Swan Man’ – it was reported that the daughter of a local resident had been
followed by the ‘swan man’ from Bigbury to her work at Salcombe early one weekday. The matter had been reported to the police and it is essential that all
incidents relating to this person are reported on the 101 number to the police. - Open Session
- Mrs Gubbins congratulated the four councillors on their new appointments and wished everyone well.
- Councillors were asked if anything can be done further about the seagulls. It was explained that whilst two or three residents in BoS continue to ignore requests
not to do so, they are continuing to feed the gulls so it had been decided to shelve the matter for the time being. It had been previously suggested that
notices be placed on SHDC bins in the car park but Iain Couper stated that during the time he had worked for SHDC down there it was apparent people ignore such
notices.
- Car park signs, BoS: following comments by a resident present regarding notices in the car park it was agreed to seek a meeting with a SHDC representative in
the car park. D.Cllr Ward will liaise on the matter
- Nina Stanesby reported she had been asked by a Bigbury resident if she could
request that the village green be tidied up after work to the horse trough has been completed. Bryan Carson would see John Tucker on the matter.
- Planning (planning applications for Bigbury parish have 05 prefix) - 0921/15: Mr & Mrs Hesse, Glebe House, Easton: it was agreed to hold a site
meeting. A letter from a neighbour relating to the application had been received.
- 1020/15: Mr & Mrs Grainger: Lavender Cottage, Bigbury: internal alterations. Councillors inspected the plans and would submit a response of support.
- 366/15: Mr & Mrs Willis: The Cedars, Marine Drive, BoS: It was agreed to ask that any decision be held over until councillors could inspect the plans and
consider the differences in the new submission. - Warren Cottage/Bay View Café: two emails had been received requesting that
the parish council apply for an “Asset to the Community” to safeguard the café for the community. However, Bryan Carson pointed out that it would be
necessary for the parish council to be able to prove they could purchase the café
at the end of stipulated time and this would be impossible. - Financial: It was agreed to pay a cheque for £30 to the Memorial Hall for hire.
A discussion took place on the quotations received for repairs to the children’s play area. It was agreed to accept the quotation for repair work but not to
accept the quotation covering pressure washing and re-staining of wooden surfaces
- Councillor vacancies: There are three vacancies on the parish council – if you are interested in filling them, please apply in writing to the parish clerk giving a
background of yourself and your wish to be considered. The parish council are anxious to fill these vacancies as soon as possible and it is hoped to be able to
make the appointments at the June meeting. -
- Date of next meeting WEDNESDAY 10th JUNE at 7.30 pm -
Please note that all items of correspondence should be addressed to the Parish
Clerk: Mrs P. Trundle, Deben Reach, Parker Road, Bigbury on Sea, Kingsbridge, TQ7 4AT Tel: 810 719 Email: [email protected]
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SEAGULL NUISANCE
The parish council request:-
Please DO NOT FEED the seagulls.
Homeowners - please take all steps possible to prevent seagulls nesting on your rooftops.
If you let your property, please ask your guests not to
put food out for the seagulls.
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New Beach Wheel Chair
There's great news that Bigbury on-sea has kindly been donated a new Beach Wheel Chair. Bill Huntington raised funds at Clifton College in Bristol, a huge thanks to Bill and Clifton College. So there are now two Beach Wheel Chairs for use at Bigbury; the other was kindly donated by Sue Bush, who sadly passed away last year. Both chairs are available to use (no charge), all year round, just ask at Discovery Surf School or the Venus Cafe, Bigbury on-sea.
Martin Connolly and the Discovery Surf Team
Student needing accommodation
Ivybridge college student with summer job seeks
accommodation in Bigbury-on-sea / Challaborough area -
preferably as lodger but anything considered. From start
July to start September. Considerate and friendly.
Tel 07910137093
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Hello Shackers!
At last we are slowly getting towards summer and lunches are outside nearly every day now. We had
a lovely time at the Modbury Fair market in the car park behind the White Hart. The sun shone (eventually!) and we shucked oysters and met lots of locals which
was such fun!
We are delighted to announce the arrival of our new website!!
www.oystershack.co.uk The Oyster Shack is there in all its glory with lovely photos, menus, booking forms, events and directions. We are so pleased with it
and hope that you will find it easy to use, informative and given the dubious coverage of mobile phone signal down here, we hope you will be able to find us on
the web without any difficulty wherever you are. We would love to hear what you think of it.
There are just a few places left on Thursday 4th June for our ‘Seafood Tasting
Menu with Wine Pairings’ event here at The Oyster Shack . We’ve devised the most delectable menu and have invited Yannick, owner of Le Vignoble, to match
wines with each dish. The evening will start with an aperitif and canapés at 7pm followed by a 6 course tasting menu at 7.30pm with matching wines, so please
make sure you don’t miss it. Give us a ring to book your place for only £60 per person for what is going to be a fascinating and delicious evening.
Do you love fishing and cooking? Our Shack Fishing Trips are getting booked up as well. We will be setting out from Salcombe for a fantastic, fully packed day
(8.30am - 5.30pm) for those that are keen to learn how to fish, shuck oysters and prepare the fish you catch. With a backdrop of the beautiful waters and bays of
the South Devon coastline you will be able to learn all you need to know about seafood preparation from landing your catch to serving up a delicious meal on the
plate! The dates are Saturday 11th July and Saturday 15th August with only 10 places available on each trip at £195 per person which will include breakfast, lunch,
drinks and prizes for the biggest and smallest catch!
Throughout June we will be adding a Tapas Menu to our usual dishes. Our Head Chef Andy has devised some delicious tapas dishes from £4.50 each with grilled local
fish, selections of shellfish and other seasonal local vegetables. These dishes will be available 7 days a week, so why don’t you pop down and try some?
That’s it from us for the moment, if you would like any more information on our events please do not hesitate to get in touch with us by email or phone, we hope to
see you all at The Shack soon! Don’t forget the summer season is nearly upon us, so do give us a ring to book a table to avoid disappointment.
Love Chris & the crew
01548 810876 | www.oystershack.co.uk | [email protected]
Twitter @theoystershack / @chefandy_09 | Facebook The Oyster Shack Bigbury | Instagram @theoystershack
Open 12 - 9pm | gift vouchers | take away wines | take away menu | picnics | BBQ chests | outside catering
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HOW TO SWIM FOUR TIMES AS FAST....
The OSS is pleased to announce a new event on our
annual event calendar: The Bantham Swoosh, a 6km swim
in a sandy bottomed estuary in Devon on Sunday 5th July.
This is a world class swim - the estuary is shallow and can
be crystal clear, giving swimmers the sensation of snorkelling over sand ridges, fallen leaves and seaweed
as they swim. As you approach the end of the swim the estuary narrows, creating
the 'swoosh': an increasingly fast moving body of water that carries you towards the sea. It can run at 8 knots - swim four times faster!
It's exciting, invigorating, beautiful and fun.
This will be a very low key event with minimal event infrastructure, all the better to
enjoy ending the swim on one of the Devon's finest family surfing beaches, with picnics, family and friends. From the beach there are views of Bigbury Beach and
Burgh Island, and at low tide there are miles of rock pools. The swim takes you from a narrow inland Devon river, surrounded by hills, into a different landscape on the
edge of the sea.
Swimmers will receive a swim hat, coach to the start, comprehensive professional
safety cover and hot drink afterwards. We are delighted to announce Alpkit as supporters of this and all our other events this year - a limited edition Alpkit Airlok
bag will be provided for all swimmers, along with timing chips.
DETAILS
The swim will take place on Sunday 5th July on an outgoing tide. Tickets cost £70
and are sold singly or in pairs. The finish of the swim (where parking and registration
a r e a l s o f o u n d ! ) i s B a n t h a m B e a c h n e a r T Q 7 3 A F . Please do NOT rely on Sat-Nav to reach the event - you can
download driving directions here.
You'll need to be able to swim 5km confidently. The swoosh occurs as the estuary
narrows at the end, making the volume of water in it speed up. You are not swooshed from start to finish.
The event requires an early start! On the day registration will open around 7am, coaches will leave after 8, and the swim will begin around 9am. Registration packs
can be collected the Saturday afternoon before the swim, or posted to you (for a small cost), or collected on the morning of the swim at 7am. There is a 5km
upstream path for those that prefer to stretch their legs in advance of the swim, instead of using the coaches.
The event will be open to 16s and above.
SKIN SWIMMERS AND WETSUITS
Full length (wrist-to-ankle neoprene) wetsuits are compulsory, unless you have approval
for a non-wetsuit swim from the events team. This is because the majority of swimmers will suffer hypothermia in water of the anticipated temperature (12-17 degrees) over a swim of
this duration without a wetsuit, and safety cover is shared.
The non-wetsuit category is for experienced swimmers who have recent experience of swims of similar and greater length without wetsuits in 2015. Forms are sent out later in the sum-
mer, which are approved at the discretion of the event manager. If you are not approved
then you will need to swim in a wetsuit.
The bottom line on skin swimmers is that we welcome experienced skin swimmers, who can
show recent experience and acclimatisation to these distances at this temperature, but we are not the place to do your first long skin swim (or your first long skin swim in a while) as
you will not have individual safety support. This rule is for everyone's safety - safety cover is shared. Groups such as the BLDSA offer swims where you provide your own safety cover, and are more appropriate for anyone trying a long distance swim without a wetsuit for the
first time.
All swimmers agree to abide by event rules.
NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES
Places are non-transferable and exchanges cannot be made. After an initial 14-day cooling
off period they are also non-refundable . This means when you buy a ticket it is yours to
keep! Please see our Event Terms for more information.
FAQs
We publish answers to Frequently Asked Questions here.
Bantham is in the South Hams, the home of our other big event, the Dart10k. We have
looked far and wide for a second swim to rival the Dart, many a weekend has been spent up country and in Wales... and ended up just a few miles away. The search will continue - and if you have somewhere near you that you can't understand why we're not swim-
ming, please do contact us. We might just not know about it.
JUMP IN AND JOIN US! TICKETS NOW ON SALE
REGISTRATION CLOSES ON 15TH JUNE.
With thanks to Christine Anderson at Surfin' Sam on Thurlstone for her wonderful image of
the estuary used in the logo picture. Christine rents boards and boats at nearby Thurlstone.
THANK YOU
I would like to say thank you to the person who found my car key and left it on the handrail
leading up to the front door of the Korniloff. I am so pleased to get it back.
For those who don’t know, at the end of a long day on Election Day – I couldn’t find my car key. Everyone was hunting around but no joy so many thanks to Mike Holness who
drove me in to Plymouth to return the ballot boxes etc. and to the Korniloff staff for helping the search. Many thanks to Dane and Hilary for displaying a request for anyone finding the key to return it. I realise it was probably picked up by accident and someone possibly
thought “where has that come from?” I spent a frantic 24 hours trying to get the spare key working and thanks to Bob Carter who took the immobiliser in to Quay Garage for a re-
placement battery and the help of a mobile immobiliser advisor, we got the car going Satur-day afternoon. So – many thanks for returning the key – I got it 8 days later – a
very thankful lady.
Pam Trundle
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Sponsorship Forms available from all the local village pubs and shops in the Big-bury, Ringmore and Chalaborough area
For more information please email [email protected] / www.bigburyfunrun2day.ws
Full details on the route and the days events and activities will be on this years programme.
Posters designed by www.devoncow.co.uk
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Conservatory with lovely sea view of Bigbury
Bay. Living/dining room, TV + DVD. Well
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Friday change-over. Open all year. Short
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A delightful two-bedroom apartment
Please Contact:
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01453 873318
BIGBURY ON SEA PROPERTY SERVICES Tel: 01548 811137
Email: [email protected] Local Trustworthy couple offering a first class
Management / Maintenance Service. Services Offered:
Changeovers and laundry - Key Holding / Property checks
Deep Clean - Window Cleaning - Garden Services
We also offer:
Complete property maintenance from decorating to a new bathroom.
We will liaise with local tradesmen for plumbing,
heating and electrical problems.
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Strashleigh View,
Lee Mill Industrial Estate,
nr. Ivybridge, Devon PL21 9GS
Mechanical Repairs that include
Servicing, Tyres, Exhausts,
Brakes, Batteries, Clutches,
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Safety Checks, Full Bodyshop,
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Every car that passes through our doors receives a complementary wash and vac Open: Mon - Sat 8.30-5.30 - Sun 10.30-2.00 (Sun car sales only)
Collection and Delivery Service with Courtesy Cars Available
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T: 01548 810308
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Unit 6, Erme Bridge
Ivybridge, Devon PL21 9DU
Tel: 01752 893139
Mob: 07749 454039
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May/June 2015
I cannot believe it is June already. This means it is nearly the end of year 5 for Weenie Weekend. Where did that year go!? It has been a big one… there was a tenth
birthday… ‘I’m a pre-teen now mum’… deep joy. For this special birthday, Weenie received a hallowed and much anticipated mobile phone. This was the realisation of
a promise I made, rather lightly at the time I seem to remember, in response to a request from a five year old Weenie. ‘You can have one when you’re ten’, I said,
thinking ten seemed an eternity away. Well, never make a promise (or a threat) you are not prepared to carry out was my mother’s advice when I produced offspring of
my own. The die was cast. We had to get one. We managed to find a reasonably cheap, pay-as-you-go, touch screen number that fitted the bill. It was explained to
Weenie that she would be paying for all the calls and texts. So much has she taken this to heart that she never replies to texts because ‘don’t you know it costs me 30p
every time!?’
Another rubicon was crossed this week when Weenie asked to go to the local supermarket on her own for the first time. Not a big deal, you might think, but sadly
we were not talking about popping down to Holywell Stores. Not being in Bigbury at the moment, this involves crossing a major A road and although I trust Weenie to be
careful, I don’t have similar faith in the drivers rushing to get home after work. Anyway, I thought it probably was a good idea for her to experience some
independence and let her go on a mission to buy a cake for tea. Off she went, leaving me wearing my best nonchalant ‘it’s-perfectly-OK-to-let-our-precious-only-
child-out-in-the-wicked-world-all-by-herself’ face in an effort not to appear to be an over-anxious mother (because that, I thought in my over-anxious mother way,
would scar her for life psychologically). Five minutes later my phone rang. My heart was in my mouth as I answered… ‘Hi Mum… there’s nobody at the cake counter.
What should I do?’ I was so proud that she was phoning me (spending very precious pocket money on the call too) and asking calmly for advice. Ten minutes later she
was home, beaming and with cake in hand. I’m sure it tasted better because she had
been to buy it herself.
A final milestone for year fives will take place after half term. A local nurse is coming
to school to talk to them about ‘hygiene and puberty’. We parents have been invited to a private viewing of the puberty film they will be shown. I’m pretty sure that
watching this in the company of our fellow mums and dads and the teachers will rank alongside watching graphic images of lions mating on ‘Life on Earth’ with my
parents when I was ten. Being fascinated by history and having a full working knowl-edge of the sexual predilections of the Tudor monarchy, Weenie has learned all she
needs to know about matters of biology. She could probably give the lesson. This is in contrast to her best friend who, when telling me about the forthcoming talk, could
not bring herself to say the words ‘sex education’ out loud and instead mouthed them in the style of Les Dawson. Several years ago, Weenie asked me how babies
were made so I told her… after a pause, she said, ‘That’s disgusting’. ‘That’s why you only do it with someone you really love’, was my answer. So hopefully this is one
bridge we are already at least half way across. Much less traumatic for me than the
trip to the supermarket!
Much love
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BIGBURY MEMORIAL HALL Bringing the Community Together
At the time of writing, two events in May are about to
take place. The first is the annual Spring Bazaar, held
jointly with St. Lawrence Church on Bank Holiday Monday. Hopefully the weather was kind and there was a good turnout. Many
thanks to all those willing helpers who do so much to make these events go well.
The other is the latest in our series of twice yearly Wine Tasting Evenings, hosted
by local wine expert Richard Taylor, assisted by Alice, on May 29th. As I write, ticket sales are going extremely well and I’m sure the usual good time will have been had
by all. Thanks to Richard, Alice and Holywell Stores.
The next event at the Hall is our Annual General Meeting, to be held on Thursday
July 9th at 7.00 p.m. – see formal notice in this issue. This is your chance to hear what is happening at the Hall and raise anything you want to with the Committee,
so do come along.
After a bit of a summer break, we resume on Sunday September 6th with the annual
Garden Produce Show, There will be the usual fruit and veg categories plus various extra ones, details of which will be publicised shortly. The theme this year is
“Eggs”, so get cracking with your entries to make it an Eggstra special occasion.
Other news is that we’ve just submitted our requests for events sponsored in the Villages in Action programme which, as you may know, enables small local venues
such as ours to stage performances by professional entertainers. We shall know how successful we’ve been later in the summer but we’re hoping to get two events,
possibly in October and the New Year.
Finally, you may have noticed that we have a new sign at the entrance to the Hall
and are planting new shrubs in the front flower bed. Many thanks to Turtle Produce for their help in this. Over the next couple of months we’re hoping to redecorate the
Hall and replace the doorframe around the main entrance.
Charles Harrington.
Tel. 810023. Email [email protected]
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BIGBURY PRODUCE SHOW (with an Egg theme)
Sunday September 6th 2015
at the Memorial Hall
This year we shall continue with our usual Fruit and Vegetable Class and in addition have EGGS as a basis for many of our categories in the Miscellaneous Class. A complete list of the entry categories will appear in the July edition of Bigbury News and will also be displayed on the Memorial Hall noticeboard.
Bigbury Memorial Hall
Calendar of Events
May 2015
Day & Time Activity Contact name Tel. no
Mon. 9.30 – 10.15 Body Boost *Jill Gubbins 810651
10.30 – 11.30 Pilates *Jill Gubbins 810651
19.00 - 20.15 Yoga Fi Baker 831599
Tues. #
Wed. 9.30 – 11.45 South Hams Kylie Worden 07845 280734
Shrimps
Thurs. 9.15 – 10.00 Body Conditioning *Jill Gubbins 810651
10.05 – 11.05 Pilates *Jill Gubbins 810651
11.15 – 12.00 Strong & Steady *Jill Gubbins 810651 (plus tea & chat)
# French Conversation classes with Vic Gubbins (810651) take place between 5.00
and 6.00pm on Tuesdays in the Pickwick.
Future Events:
Garden Produce Show: Sunday 6th September. Further details next month.
50:100 Club (Promoted by Dane Vanstone). Tickets for the penultimate monthly draw are on sale from Holywell Stores and now cost only £2. Buy now for your
chance to win. 50% of the money goes in prizes and 50% to the Memorial Hall. Winners of the May draw were Helen Smith (£20) and Chris Curgenven (£10).
The Kingsbridge Estuary Decorative and
Fine Arts Society.
Turner in Devon
Sam Smiles
Methodist Church, 100, Fore Street, Kingsbridge.
June 24th - 7 for 7.30pm
June 25th - 10 for 10.30am
No need to be a member – all welcome –
Donation £8 including a coffee or tea
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MOBILE LIBRARY
Our librarian is Steve and he will be at:-
BoS - Cleveland Drive 12.40 – 1.25 p.m.
Bigbury Green 2.00 – 2.30 p.m.
Ringmore Church 11.50 – 12.20 a.m.
Kingston Fire Station 11.00 – 11.40 a.m.
Dates; 16 June; 14 July; 11 Aug; 8 Sept.
Please note the library now only visits once a month and especially note new times.
PLEASE, PLEASE do use our mobile library. We are very lucky to have the service
and don’t want to lose it through lack of support. DCC have made many cuts and libraries are one of them. We must retain this service so please use it. Some
people are under the misconception you can only keep books a month – but Steve is very good, we do not have to pay fines. Pam Trundle - Parish Clerk:
Tel: 810719
Email: [email protected]
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Bigbury Memorial Hall ‘Bringing the community together’
A G M - AGENDA
Thursday 9th July 2015 at 7.00p.m. at Bigbury Memorial Hall
1. Notice of meeting
2. Apologies for absence
3. Minutes of 2014 AGM
4. Matters arising from Minutes of 2014 AGM
5. Management Committee/Trustees’ Report and Financial Statement for year ended 31st March 2015
6. Appointment of members of Management Committee
a. Members standing for election/ re-election
b. Other nominations*
7. Open Forum
8. AOB
*Please send any nominations with names of a proposer and seconder to the Chairman by Thursday 2nd July.
Charles Harrington – Chairman.
Some future visits for 2015
News and ‘What’s New?’
By Liz Playle
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Friday 24th July
2015
Allen Chubb: “Learn to sail a tall-ship with people who
will change your life” – The Jubilee Sailing Trust
Have you seen the majestic tallships “Lord Nelson” or
“Tenacious” in a harbour near you? Maybe you never realised
the very special part they play as the mainstay of the Jubilee
Sailing Trust where every aspect of life on board is available to
people of every physical ability – setting the sails, helming the
ship, and even going aloft. Sign up for a JST voyage or this talk
and you will know how by working together we can achieve
great things.
Membership Sec: Judy Tyler [email protected] 01548 842217
Secretary: Sylvia Griffin, [email protected], 01548 856956
Website: www.u3asites.org.uk/kingsbridgeestuary
June
Fri 19th
Tues 23rd
July
7th
Sept
Tues 1st
RIVERMAID trip June 19th evening. Our French language group have arranged a visit by a group of French
visitors (similar to U3A). They have hired the Rivermaid for the evening for a tour of the estuary with pasties and strawberries. At a cost of only £10 per head Please let me know as soon as possible if
you want to come.
RHS GARDENS at ROSEMOOR: a joint Garden Appreciation visit.
We will be travelling to Rosemoor by coach leaving Kingsbridge at 8.15am and returning at 6.10pm. The cost of £23 includes coach, entry fees and a guided tour. There are a
few places left.
Ugbrook House: We will be travelling in our own cars to arrive at 12
noon for a light lunch at 12.30. Followed by a guided tour of the house, which is the ancestral home of
Lord Chudleigh, and a cup of tea in the orangery. Then we will be free to explore the Capability Brown landscaped gardens and lake.
The cost is only £20
NEWTON ABBOT RACECOURSE: Twilight Races 4.45 - 6.45pm.
The 19th Hole
As previously stated I would give the results of the Presidents Trophy which was played on April the 26th. Andrew Ware won
with a net 64, great conditions for the day. I must say a certain Gordon Phillips came in with a net 76, very good considering
this is with a 13 on the 8th hole (par 5). I hear he hit the green keepers shed two times to knock it out of bounds and it wasn't
until his fourth try that he managed to stay in bounds. This is what Gordon called his “senior moment” It was great to be out with good company and a very good day was
had.
April the 30th saw the Bowmaker competition. This is a four ball stableford format
where the best 2 scores for each hole are to count. The origins of the Bowmaker name itself comes from a company that first sponsored this type of format, it then
became known as The Bowmaker. Scores came in high with the winning team from Downes Crediton having 85 points, they were 4 points clear of any other team.
The 8th to the 10th of May saw the DCLGU (Devon County Ladies Golf Union) join us
for the Devon Ladies County Championship, the first day saw 36 holes trying to be played. The first 18 went very well, with some excellent scores. The second 18 holes
were slightly different due to the weather, the sea mist was in and out and so were the golfers! They were called in twice and in the end it became apparent the weather
was going to win on the first day, so with that the first 18 holes were to count, Saturday was a lot better and so was the scoring. Sunday was a slightly late start
due to inclement weather, after this the day went very well and the final being won by Chloe Howard, it was a very close match, in fact they had to play a sudden death
hole as it was all square on the 18th, but Chloe (age 16, Handicap 1) won the hole and won the championship, so congratulations and the trophy went to her. I must
say a quick note that on Friday one of the lady golfers got an albatross on the 8th hole! This hole is a par 5 so she sank it in the hole for 2! Her playing partner thought
she was in a good position when she put her second shot 2 foot from the pin! It was an excellent weekend.
May 12th – Take 2 of the Babbage competition, this was a big day for myself and
Gordon, so with that in mind we had one of Martin's superb full English breakfasts before we teed off, the match went very well with us being 2 up by the 3rd hole, after
this we kept pushing on. Gordon was playing excellently, chipping in on the 5th hole (par 3) for 2, I didn't even have to get my putter out of the bag! So 3 up on the 12th
tee and then we won the next 2 holes, at this point I had just warmed up and started to help my playing partner. The match was won on the 15th 5 & 3. (5 holes up and 3
to play) The Babbage competition states you have to play until the 18th hole, so unfortunately we lost the 16th but halved the rest so at the end of 18 holes we were
4 up. Needless to say celebrations were well in order!
The 14th of May was a big charity day organised by one of our members John Bower.
The charity was Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, it was an excellent day with 80 people playing in the competition. It was a shot gun start, so with a delayed start
due to rain the golfers went to their designated tee and waited for the signal to start. I had put a team together and was hoping to play but I had to work so I got some
last minute people to take 2 places due to another person pulling out. The team was
called “a brick short of a load” They played excellently and came 3rd with 88 points. The format was full handicap stableford with the best 2 scores to count. It was a
great day and just under £6000 was raised for this great charity. One quick word is that John Simes managed a hole in one! Well he was on the 5th tee (par 18
SOUTH HAMS SOCIETY
Why not join members of the South Hams Society for a beach
clean? You will be made very welcome.
The next one is at South Milton, on Saturday 13 June. Meet at
the Beach Hut at 10 am. It may even be warm enough to swim after our hard work. LW 10.03 BST
Then it’s Soar Mill on 4 July. Meet in the car park behind the hotel at 2 pm. It is a superb time of year to be on this dramatic beach. The beach seems to attract an
unusual amount of rubbish washed in from who knows where, so well worth the
effort. LW 14.31 BST
3) and it went slightly off target to the left of the main green and it went in the
temporary 5th green hole. So a sort of hole in one, just not the correct hole John. Good fun was had and Jenny and her team looked after the golfers very well.
Would you believe it! Another hole in one! The 20th of May saw Alan Daly have a hole in one on the 17th in the mid week medal, many congratulations Alan, the gin and
whisky were flowing yet again. Because it was an official competition he qualifies to win a limited edition Hugo Boss watch! He's the 5th Bigbury member to do so.
24th May saw the Barbarians society up here, with just over 80 in the group it kept us all very busy. It was a great day with many golf tales being told. With the course
booked for them until 16:15 they had plenty of time to fit all of their golf in. They did 18 holes for 1 competition and 11 holes for another competition, with lunch in
between. After all of this they came in to the bar for a well deserved drink or two! Then it was onto the prize giving and a lot of good scores were had, it was a great
evening in the Clubhouse and it kept me very busy.
Although I will be seen behind the bar for a while longer, I'm currently looking to
move on to new ventures away from the Club. It has been a pleasure having been
given the opportunity of writing the 19th hole and I'm sure there will be more news about what happens up here at Bigbury Golf Club to follow.
Many thanks and chin chin, Dan
‘Twas on the second day of May Just after half past eight. Two VIPs were being born, Both babes of high estate. One was a princess dear and sweet, Her Mum - Duchess of Cam; The other on John Tucker’s farm The cutest little lamb!
Now Princess Charlotte in her cot Is wrapped in robes of silk… The lamb’s bed is the grass – and yet Both little girls sup milk. So Princess Charlotte wear a crown And let us call you ‘M’am, While Farmer Tucker sees his babe Is never crown of lamb!
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On Wednesday 6th May the Korn- iloff Coffee Morning raised
£184 for Modbury Caring. Many thanks to all those who came and supported us, there was a lovely social atmosphere.
Next month there is a slight change as Pauline, Yvonne’s sister, will be over from Cambodia and on Wednesday 3rd June we will be
supporting the Women’s Groups in Cambodia. This is a thank you for all the silk scarves, bags and other goodies they produce for
Yvonne to sell. I am sure there will be some new stock and of course it will be good to hear about the woman’s work from Pauline. Please do come and support us be-
tween 10.30 a.m. and noon.
We will be supporting Brittle Bones on 1st July.
We would like to give our grateful thanks to Gina and Gordon, their staff, who are so helpful, and of course the residents of Korniloff for welcoming us into their lovely
home and for their continual support.
Jean
At our May Meeting we discussed "Mrs de Winter" by Susan Hill
which is a sequel to Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca. Some of us were put off reading this because it was advertised as a Ghost
Story - which we all agreed it certainly was not. There were mixed reactions to this book, several enjoyed it, most thought it
was rather drawn-out and took a long time getting anywhere, but worth the read.
In June we hope to read again "To Kill a Mocking Bird", these books have been ordered by The Mobile Library and will be with us on it's next visit. As an extra book
this month, we are going to read "Courting Trouble" by Kathy Lette.
We are also hoping to get a party together to visit " Way with Words" at Dartington
in July.
As our next meeting is scheduled to be on the same day as The Victorian Tea Party,
we are changing the date to Monday June 1st and will meet at 2.30pm at the home
of Jo Dudmesh.
A WIMBLEDON TEA PARTY AT THE BYRE, EASTON . . .
Thursday 9th July
To raise much needed funds for the restoration of the bells and tower at St Lawrence Church. The cost per person is £7.50 for Pimms,
strawberries and cream, scones, cake etc.
There will be a raffle with Wimbledon memorabilia, and the Bigbury
hand-bell ringers will play.
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Bigbury History Society
Overbecks - By Invitation Only!
Join the Bigbury History Society for a private and unique visit to Overbecks on the evening of July 2nd. Perched high above Salcombe, Overbecks has
an amazing exotic garden with panoramic views over the estuary coast. Inside the Edwardian house of inventor Otto Overbeck is a small but extraordinary museum
with many intriguing treasures and oddities.
This will be the first time that the National Trust team at Overbecks has organised a private event and they will be extending a warm welcome to us. For many years the
house was used for YHA accommodation which prevented any evening functions being organised. As it is now no longer involved with the YHA the National Trust are
keen to explore opportunities to maximise the use of their facilities.
So, we will have exclusive access to the house and gardens and our programme will be as follows:-
6.00 p.m. Arrival and welcome drink with the opportunity to browse the shop
and take in the stunning views.
6.20 p.m. Tour of the amazing “sub tropical” garden with the head gardener
followed by question time.
7.00 p.m. Museum tour with senior guide.
7.45 p.m. Refreshments - wine, cheese and biscuits.
8.30 p.m. (approx) Depart.
Whilst taking refreshments, music will be provided by Overbecks “Polyphone” - an
extraordinary music box playing 20” discs and dating from the 1890’s.
All times are, of course, approximate as the Overbecks team have never organised such an event before but they are very keen to make this a success and it promises
to be a memorable occasion. Please note that Overbecks has its own car park very close to the entrance.
The cost per person is £12 and numbers are limited so please contact Charles
Harrington (810023), Mike Baker (810792) or Peter Cook (810156) as soon as possible if you would like to attend.
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For more information
visit blood.co.uk or call
0300 123 23 23
Tuesday 9 June
13:15 to 15:15 & 16:45 to 19:15 VILLAGE HALL
MARLBOROUGH
(with apologies to Nick Nack Paddywack)
“Bigbury Girls, we have fun
See the sun and away we run, Here, there and everywhere,
Bigbury Girls are go, Bigbury Girls are out for the day
And fun to know”
Yes – we have had another lovely day out again. Wednesday 20th May saw eight of
us set off from Helen’s around 10.0am with Jean (Wright) driving Helen (Smith), Hazel (Osborne) and me (Pam) and with Rita (Baker) driving Gill (Peet), Jane
(Tucker) and Mo (Richter). Mid-morning saw us arriving at The Garden House on the outskirts of Crapstone, near Yelverton. Starting off with hot chocolate or coffee, we
then roamed around the lovely grounds. The azaleas and rhododendrons were glorious – their colours so vibrant and varied and the many varieties of trees were a
sight to behold. We all spotted a gorgeous blue flower with large petals – it looked like a wax flower but apparently was a Himalayan Lily. It doesn’t seem possible –
some thought it was last year that we visited the grounds but it is 2 years since our last visit – this is known by the fact that we couldn’t enter the new arboretum in
April 2013 as it was opened by the Countess of Wessex a couple of days after – a plaque to this effect verified the date of our visit. (It didn’t say that Bigbury Girls
were there on 13 April but that the arboretum was opened by the Countess of Wessex). We kept meeting up with an American couple whom we had greeted in the
café – they were from Seattle and told us they had phoned home the day before to
learn that Seattle was covered in snow. Inevitably, out came the American camera as they had to have a record of meeting us – their new-found English friends!!!
Some of us succumbed to the enticing range of plants for sale – I came away with a Japonica (can’t think of its Latin name) and some of the others also bought a variety
of plants.
From the Garden House, we made the
small journey (just over a mile) to Buckland Abbey – home of Sir Francis
Drake. Naturally, we started off with lunch in the café there before touring
the house, followed by a rather loud, but well behaved group of French school
children. Once the tour was over, it was time for 3 of us to climb on to the
buggy back to the car park whilst the
others walked, and home – again via the moor - before 4.30 .
Grateful thanks, yet again to Jean and Rita for being our chauffeuses. Our
next trip is to Port Eliott – just into Cornwall – on Wednesday 17 June –
setting off from Helen’s about 10.00. Please let one of the above-named know
if you wish to join us – you will be very welcome.
Pam Trundle
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The mixed weather over the last month has been great for the
wild flowers therefore the hedgerows have looked beautiful, de-spite the varied weather many visitors have been out and about
on the stunning South Devon coast. We have had numerous complaints from walkers regarding cyclists on the Warren and
Netton Cliffs. The policy of the National Trust is the same as the local authority and that is that no cycling should be undertaken
on any public footpath regardless of the time of day or number of walkers on site. We understand that some paths are more ac-
commodating for both pedestrians and cyclists, however if it is classed as a footpath then cycling is not permitted. People are
free to cycle on bridleways and restricted byways.
Please stop and have a chat to the team if you see us out working or if you have any
comments about the work of the National Trust. For further information please call Marc Hoskins on 01548 562344 or email [email protected]
Marc Hoskins
Area Ranger Follow us on Twitter: @NTSouthDevon and Facebook: National Trust South Devon
Countryside.
We are one of almost two hundred local supporter groups across the country helping the
National Trust to maintain or enhance the special places it looks after. Since 1980 the South Hams Centre have raised over £225,000 to support the National Trust’s work in the beautiful
area we live in.
Membership is open to all National Trust members and volunteers for just £5 a year. Join our friendly group for walks and talks, visits to gardens and houses, coffee mornings, lunches,
bird watching cruises and much more. You will receive details of all our events, a regular
newsletter and a priority booking form for coach trips on the programme.
Coming up:
Coach trip to Axe Vale Festival Saturday 20th June
Grand summer fair, Market Hall Kingsbridge, 24th June 10am to 2 pm. Donations of
books, plants and gifts gratefully received
Coach trip to Lanhydrock and Pinsla garden, 9th July
Coach trip to Honiton and Sand, 29th July
For membership details please contact Mrs. Muriel Woolmer on 01548 852591 or dmwool-
mer@yahoo,co.uk
For trip information contact Midge Elliott 01548 562017
For information on the summer fair contact Sam Short 01548 853195
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Think Pink Hampers and Champers Evening
Saturday 13th June, 7.30pm,
Modbury Memorial Hall
in aid of the Primrose Breast Cancer
Tickets available from myself, Jackie and at Petty Cache
For more info tel- Jackie 07748999700 or Rebecca - 07770740605
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St. Georges Church Modbury - Summer Fete Saturday June 20th 2 - 5pm
Bric a Brac - Bottle Tombola - Produce - Plants Cakes - Books - Toiletries - Jewellery
Stationery - Children’s Activities Everyone is welcome to this fun community afternoon
Treasure Hunt, Games, Raffle and Teas
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Modbury Society Summer Party Saturday 20th June from 7pm - 9pm
At Middle Traine, Brownston Street
Tickets Available from Pickles - Visitors Welcome
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Modbury Barrow Market will be running on Saturday mornings from
June to September outside the Lazy Cow, Poundwell. Local Produce - Arts - Crafts - Charity Stalls For more details and to book a barrow contact:
Trish Berry at [email protected]
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MODBURY FRUIT & PRODUCE SHOW 2015 Yes folks, it’s that time of year again to give a thought to your exhibits for the 111th
Modbury Show. As usual the show takes place on the last Saturday of July the date this
year is Saturday 25th July at Modbury Memorial Hall. The schedules will be available in
the shops about six weeks before the show date.
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