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September 2016
From the Editor Friends of Library CADS/CRAPS ‘Dream’
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The Children’s Voice 3
Chudleigh Rotters Chudleigh Film Society Amenity Society Target Ovarian Cancer
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Chudleigh WILD Stover School Twinning Skittles
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Pynsent Foundation Cabaret Sauvignon Garden & Produce Show
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Red Earth Opera Devon Opera
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Patient Participation Health Service Consults
8 8
Town Hall News 9
What’s On Mr Pesto On The Beat
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Inside this issue:
www.chudleighphoenix.co.uk
See page 12
Thanks to this month’s sponsors: Stover School
and Webselect
Variety Concert Tickets Go On Sale This Month!
The seventh Annual Variety Concert, in aid of
the Christmas Lights Fund, will be held on
Saturday 22nd October in the Community School
Hall on Lawn Drive starting at 7pm (doors open
at 6.30pm).
This year, the theme is Hollywood and the
Big Screen. Chudleigh’s own Tank Sherman
will be topping the bill, supported by a host of
local perfomers, a mix of old favourites and some
exciting newcomers. Full details can be found on
the chudfest website.
Advance booking for this event is
essential; seats (by table) are allocated at the time
of booking. Last year we sold out in less than a
week and we do not anticipate having any tickets
for sale on the night. The Box Office opens on
Thursday 22nd September and will be in the
Chudleigh Market, outside the Town Hall, on
Thursdays and Saturdays while stocks last.
The annual Devon Open Studio programme runs until 18th
September, so there’s still time to visit the venues, including some
right here in Chudleigh. Sculptor Angela Holmes got in touch with
Chudleigh Phoenix to tell us all about it:
“I will be sharing venue 92, Old Pottery Court Studios,
with colleagues Roger Dennis, Ingrid Parker Heil and Chris
Parker. We will be flanked by venues 91 (Louise Bougourd) and
93 (Diana Tingley), which are neighbouring workshops in the
same complex.
“Old Pottery Court consequently offers a great diversity of
work including sculpture, ceramics, painting, woodwork, weaving,
printmaking and photography in a friendly and relaxed
environment. The workshops are accessed by an alleyway near to
the War Memorial; there are 2 cafes in close proximity and easy
parking in Chudleigh car park.
“I will be showing outdoor stone sculptures and a new
collection of bespoke garden planters as well as smaller indoor
sculptural works and collagraph prints.
“I have also recently installed a commissioned piece of
sculpture in Culver Park, just 5 minutes walk from the studio,
which you may enjoy
viewing.
“On Thursday 15th
September, we have
extended opening hours
until 8.00 pm when you
are welcome to join me
for a glass of wine and
nibbles.”
Angela’s Open Studio...
Left: Angela Holmes works on one of her sculptures at
her studio in Old Pottery
Court
MacMillan Coffee Morning
Friday 30th September
10am to 12.30pm,
Chudleigh Parish Church
Chudleigh Phoenix September 2016
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From the Editor
Friends of Chudleigh Library from Chairman, Douglas Neely
We’re back up to 10 pages this
month and, as is often the case,
I am running out of space for
my editorial; however, I want to
point out a couple of events that
are coming up in the next few
days:
Tomorrow, Friday,
there is a consultation meeting
in the Town Hall regarding the
future of health services in our
area. Read the article on page
8 and, if you have strong views,
do go along to the meeting and
make them heard.
And between now and
If you would like more information about Friends of Chudleigh
Library, please contact Librarian, Jill Hughes on 01626 852469
or Chairman, Douglas Neely on 01626 853456.
Fake medicine kills.
No-one is safe.
When a friend buys a
bottle of cough syrup with
tragic consequences,
regulator Suzanne Jones’
m i s s i o n t o s t o p
counterfeiting in Africa
becomes personal. But her
invest igations bring
danger ever closer. In
Uganda a factory burns;
Suzanne’s friend goes
missing; and in Swaziland
and Zambia, children die.
Who is supplying the fake drugs? What is the Eastern European
connection? Can Suzanne stop the counterfeiters before more
people die?
Counterfeit! is the new thriller from Elizabeth Ducie, author
of the prize-winning novel, Gorgito’s Ice Rink.
www.elizabethducie.co.uk
Counterfeit! is available both as an ebook and in paperback.
At just £1.99, the ebook is cheaper than a cup of coffee and
lasts much longer. Order your copy today by clicking here.
For those of you who prefer your books in print version, the
paperback is £6.99, directly from Chudleigh Phoenix
P u b l i c a t i o n s . C o n t a c t u s v i a e m a i l :
[email protected] or phone: 01626 854611.
Every year, all Devon Libraries run the Summer Reading
Challenge, where children are encouraged to read six books
through the summer holidays. This year’s challenge was called
the Big Friendly Read, based around Roald Dahl’s BFG which
was, of course, released as a film this summer.
To encourage Chudleigh children to complete this year’s
challenge, our Friends Group has provided prizes. Any child
completing the Challenge will go into the draw for a number of
prizes. The first prize is a Family Ticket to the Alexander Cinema
in Newton Abbot and a deluxe hardback edition of the BFG.
There are also five runners up prizes of the BFG paperback.
The Challenge has just ended and sixty Chudleigh children
achieved the target, which is an excellent performance. Just too
late for this article, the draw will take place on 16th September
and the winners will be informed. Details of the winners will be in
October’s Chudleigh Phoenix.
Finally, an early warning about our AGM, which will be
held on 1st November in the Library, starting at 6.30pm. The
agenda is still to be finalised but we will obviously be looking at
what we have achieved in 2016 and what we can do in the future.
We will hopefully have someone from Libraries Unlimited
attending to update us on how the new organisation running
Devon Libraries is progressing.
Sunday, you have your last
chance to visit the venues taking
part in this year’s Devon Open
Studio, including premises of
several Chudleigh artists in Old
Pottery Court. Get the details on
page 1.
And for any opera fans
out there, a couple of real treats
coming up: Red Earth Opera
performing in Chudleigh Church
(with an added bonus for any
singers or musicians who want
to take part); and Devon Opera
in Chudleigh, Dartington or
Dartmouth. Details on page 7.
Have a great month. See
you in the autumn.
Kate
Copy date 30th September for the October issue. Reserve your space
in advance: [email protected] or phone Kate on
854611. The editor reserves the right to edit copy for considerations of
space. Views expressed in CP are not necessarily those of the editor.
If you think you don’t like Shakespeare,
try this: CADS/CRAPS are proposing a
new, odd, fun version of this well known
comedy (see the Russell Davies version
recently on BBC1).
The first odd thing is it will be in
the middle of winter, the second odd
thing could be the cast, the third that it
takes up the panto slot at the end of
January, not in the school hall, but in the
Woodway Room. There will be music, dancing and jollity, so if
you’ve never been on the stage in Shakespeare before, now’s
your chance.
Contact me or a CADS member for a look at the script.
Tessa Frost
01626 852551 [email protected]
Midsummer Night’s Dream
Chudleigh Phoenix September 2016
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The Children’s Voice With Guest Editor William Gale
On Friday 9th September, the
world’s best cyclists passed
through Chudleigh.
All of the school came out
to cheer on the super cyclists such as Bradley Wiggins and
Stephen Cummings as they passed through Fore Street.
The Tour of Britain includes a number of short sprints.
The Chudleigh sprint, which finished outside the Phoenix
restaurant, was won by Wouter Poels, a Dutch member of the
Sky team.
As the cyclists zoomed past, Chudleigh school screamed
with excitement, backed by the beat of the taiko drummers.
Lots of people came out of their houses to watch and wave
Devon flags.
Everybody really enjoyed themselves and we look
forward to the next one!
The Super Spectacular Cycle Race by Izzy &Jun Li
While the whole school was very
excited to be given the chance to
watch the Tour of Britain again,
Dartmoor Sports Schools
Partnership organised a special
cycling event for primary school
children.
Four children from Chudleigh school took part in the
cycling event: Charlie, Hattie, Josh and Noah.
On Friday 9th September, these children missed a day
of school so they could ride up Haytor Hill. It only took our
team about five minutes because they are super speedy! They
waited for the other schools to finish and then every school
took it in turns to actually stand on the podium!
After they had finished their lunch, they watched the
Tour of Britain come past and also watched them getting
presents such as alcohol and jerseys. This time, it was Steve
Cummings who got the yellow jersey.
Overall, the children had an exciting experience and
were thrilled to have met their heroes.
2 Cool 4 School by Ellen and Otis
After a jam-packed summer, Chudleigh School’s pupils were
dreading being summoned back. Until they walked through those
doors and found...
Awesome new style; red walls, orange doors and checked
carpeted floors;
Mega-tech upgrade: computers begin to fade, but now
Ipads and chrome books come to join the parade;
The library’s moved; there’s a new class in the room; and,
there’s new offices too.
We also have a new school value: we’ll talk about that in
a future issue of The Children’s Voice.
Haytor Hill Climb by Eliza and Hattie
This year, we have had eight new staff joining Chudleigh
School’s team. And here they are:
Miss Diamond, Dinner Lady
Miss Fraser, EYFS Teacher
Miss Jenks, Year 2 Teacher
Miss Mattson, Year 6 and EYFS TA
Mrs McCular, EYFS and Year 6 TA
Mrs Rowling, Office
Mrs Slater, TA
Miss Yarnell, Year 3 TA
Welcome All Newbies by Isabelle and Saffron
Miss Fraser Miss Jenks
Miss Mattson
(near right)
and
Mrs Rowlings
(far right)
Welcome! We hope you have a great time at our school.
Amenity Society News
Chudleigh Phoenix September 2016
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Frances - Treasurer
01626 853173; [email protected]
Lyn - Membership Secretary
01626 852090; [email protected]
Chudleigh Rotters Update
Thankfully on 3rd September the lashing rain kept off until
after the Rotters’ morning session.
Our members set to work turning the compost from our
middle bins into the end bins ready for bagging up on the
October session. The bulging quantity of donations which had
been put into the large bin in August had already settled and
partly composted. This was transferred into the now empty
middle bins to make way for the pile of new donations. So,
same as last month, the large bin was filled to the brim with the
latest donations to which grass cuttings, shredded paper and
plenty of water were added. Whilst this was going on, other
members set to clearing the weeds and brambles, which seemed
to have vigorously grown since the last session, from around the
boundary of the site.
The weeds were placed in the plastic dustbins, to which
water was added from our water butts, to produce some lovely
smelly liquid compost. Once it has stewed sufficiently, it will
be added to the composting bins to help things along.
We were unable to bag up compost on this session as we
had run out of bags. By returning the mulch/compost bags to the
site or bringing along any other suitable bags for re-use, we can
be actively re-cycling plastics and maintaining the supply for
refilling on the work sessions. If anyone has any bags, please
either drop them down to the site and place them in the brown
bins at the side of the shed or bring them along to one of the
sessions. Hopefully we will have enough bags to use on the
October session for bagging up some of our lovely compost.
But before then, we will be holding a Coffee Morning
with cake stall and raffle in the Town Hall Rest Centre from
10am to 11.45am on Saturday 24th September and everyone is
welcome. Coffee, tea and squash will be available for 50p and
biscuits are free! We will have some great raffle prizes so
hopefully there will be a good chance that your ticket will be the
winning one! Look forward to meeting you.
Our second screening of the 2016/7
season is our foreign language film
(with subtitles): The Motorcycle
Diaries (2004) Cert 15, on 30th
September in the Woodway Room of
Chudleigh Town Hall (Woodway St.
entrance). On this occasion, the doors
will open at around 7.30pm for the
8pm screening as our AGM is held at
7pm. This ‘biographical road movie
drama’ involves two friends who
travel around South America in 1952.
The social struggles and injustices
they witness en route awaken their
political consciousness—and in the
case of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, seal his future as a revolutionary
icon.
Subsequently, on Friday 14th October,
we will be screening Bridge of Spies
(2015) Cert12A, a spy thriller based on
a true story during the time of the Cold
War in 1960. The compelling drama
stars Tom Hanks as a US lawyer and
Mark Rylance, who won an Oscar for
his ‘best supporting actor’ role as the
spy, Rudolf Abel. That night we will be
back to our normal opening time of
7.15pm for the 8pm screening.
Our programme leaflets/membership
application forms can be found not only
in the wall racks just inside Chudleigh
Town Hall but also at the local library and the retailer, Dandelion,
in The Square. They can also be downloaded from our website:
www.chudleighfilmsociety.org. The standard membership
subscription fee is £20 per annum and £2 payable on the door per
film. Additionally, non-members are welcome to just ‘turn up and
pay’ at a charge of £6 per film.
Chudleigh Film Society
Talks in the next three months are: Birds in your garden on 16th
September, to be given by Martin Overy of the British Trust for
Ornithology (BTO); Demshur on 21st October, a collection of
stories and poems in the local dialect by Christopher Pidsley; and
hopefully on 18th November, a talk on the Stover Canal that will
replace the advertised talk that has been postponed until next year.
Many readers will know that the Town Enhancement
Committee has been replaced by the Town Centre Enhancement
Advisory Committee that has been given the full powers of a
Council committee with its own budget. CADAS has two
members on the new committee: Anne Chinneck and Oliver
Stone.
CADAS wants more members and, in October, every
household in Chudleigh will receive a leaflet with a list of talks
for 2017, our objectives and a membership application insert.
Estelle Says ‘Thank You’
A couple of months back, we brought news
of the fundraising activities being done in
Chudleigh in aid of Target Ovarian Cancer.
This month, we have heard from
Estelle Sossat who organised that campaign.
“Thanks to people's sponsorship,
online donations, the quiz and raffle the final
amount raised towards Target Ovarian Cancer
is £1011.10. A huge thank you to everyone
who contributed to this great cause.”
Chudleigh Phoenix September 2016
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What a busy summer we have had, with the expectation of an
equally busy autumn and winter. After BioBlitz came summer
holidays, which meant many people missed a lovely and
informative walk at Harcombe House with Dave Smallshire. It was
a very hot day.
Raking of verges and preparation of the bank at Millstream
Meadow for woodland flowers continue. These are very long term
projects. Lawn Drive and other verges will be planted with native
and larger foreign daffodils this autumn sponsored by CADAS and
Chudleigh WILD.
Bat Event
There will be a bat event on Friday 23rd September when we will
be netting and identifying live bats, as long as the weather is
co-operative. Details will be available nearer the time, but if you
want to come, please let us know.
Swift boxes
Winter is coming, the time to place swift boxes. We are lucky to
have a colony of swifts in Chudleigh, but their nest sites, high in
buildings, are at risk because of our habit of ‘improving’ buildings.
We hope to place a dozen or more on buildings at the back of Fore
Street, but need sponsorship; for £40 we get a nest site for twenty
five or more years, very good value, and we hope to protect
Chudleigh swifts. Please get in touch to help.
Chudleigh Community orchard
We have a group of cider apple trees in Millstream Meadow; they
were pruned by volunteers last winter and now there is a
reasonable crop. Julie Bannister at Coombeshead Farm arranges an
apple pressing day and has agreed to take our apples to add to the
ones they harvest from their ancient orchard for their special cider.
This all happens on Sunday 30th October. If you want to be part of
it, please get in touch. It is hard work but also lots of fun.
We have other projects, including permanent planting of
fragrant and pretty flowers, more snowdrops and primroses,
raising our own native bluebells, continue contributing to the
Greater Horseshoe Bat project, and keeping the paths and
vegetation in control. If you would like to contribute get in touch.
Tessa Frost
01626 852551, [email protected]
Chudleigh WILD with Tess Frost
Right: cider apples growing in
the orchard at
Millstream
Meadow
C h u d l e i g h / T r o a r n T w i n n i n g
Association is holding a SKITTLES
EVENING on Saturday 8th October at
the Con Club, Fore Street, Chudleigh.
The venue is on the first floor, but
unfortunately there is no disabled access.
The evening will commence at
7.30pm and a Ploughman's Supper will
be served. A licensed bar will be
available and there will be a raffle.
The cost is £5 (pay on the door)
to include the supper. However for
catering purposes, we need to know
numbers by Wednesday 5th October.
To book your places, email
'phone 01626 852670.
A l l a r e
welcome, so come and
join us for a fun
evening.
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Garden and Produce Show: the biggest yet
This year’s Garden and Produce Show, on
20th August, was the biggest yet. Organiser
Mark Macnair told CP: “there were slightly
fewer people entering this year than last, but
between them, they presented nearly 200
examples of flowers, fruit, vegetables, baking
or preserves.”
The Overall Winner was David Luxton and the
individual class winners were:
Evelyn Marsden (Floral Art)
Petrina Frost (egg cup)
Ettie Funnell (age 1, children)
Mark Macnair (Flowers and Tomato trophy)
David Luxton (Vegetables and Fruit)
Vicky Macnair (kitchen produce)
(Left) The prize winners with Chudleigh Mayor,
Councillor Richard Keeling
Chudleigh Phoenix September 2016
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This year Devon Opera offers a semi-staged production of
Rigoletto, considered one of Verdi's masterpieces, and containing
some of his most famous arias, including la donna e mobile.
A tragic tale of love, revenge and sacrifice, this opera is
the tale of court jester Rigoletto, his beautiful young daughter,
Gilda, and his playboy master, the Duke of Mantua.
The stellar cast includes Philip Smith, Natasha Day,
Alison Kettlewell, Leonel Pinheiro, Matthew Buswell, and
Roderick Hunt. See the web site www.devonopera.co.uk for full
cast details, biographies and where and how to buy tickets.
Award-winning Ruth Bettesworth, will direct this first full
length production by the company. Devonian Natalie Birch, a
graduate from King’s College London, joins Devon Opera this
year as Project Music Director/Accompanist.
Devon Opera seeks to nurture and encourage some of the
best of British talent by deliberately casting young singers, and
offering them a performance platform. Such experience provides
this young talent with an invaluable stepping stone to the larger
professional productions.
With performances at Aeolian Court, Chudleigh; the home
base of Devon Opera, The Great Hall, Dartington and The Flavel,
Dartmouth on the 10th,12th & 14th October respectively, opera
lovers of all ages can come and experience what promises to be a
superb production.
Devon Opera is most grateful to Hawksmoor Investment
Management for supporting this production of Rigoletto.
Red Earth Opera is bringing a unique experience to singers and
musicians in Chudleigh: the chance to take part in a weekend
workshop on Mascagni’s wonderful opera Cavalleria Rusticana,
finishing with a performance in Chudleigh Parish Church.
Anyone who saw REO’s performance of Iphegenia in Tauris last
March will know what a great location this is for live music.
The opera is a story of love, loss and revenge in 19th
Century Sicily and features some well-known music, including
the Intermezzo and the soaringly-beautiful Easter Hymn.
Soloists confirmed for this performance are: Justine Viani,
Hugh Legg, Louise Mott, Will O'Brien, and Iryna Ilnytska.
Red Earth Opera was formed in 2013, The idea came
from a meeting of performers looking for opportunities to sing
and play opera in Devon and to involve local musicians.
Members are drawn from Devon, Somerset and Cornwall (and
beyond) and range in age from under-18 up to past retirement. It
also offers places in the orchestra and chorus to talented young
musicians from Torbay—supported by a donation from the
Torbay Music Hub.
The aim of REO is to present affordable opera which is
complementary to that offered by the large touring companies or
the corporate opera pops, and which is approachable and
enjoyable for those who are not already keen on opera. It also
gives performers opportunities at all levels.
And if you are a music-lover, but not a singer or musician,
do come along on the Sunday night and listen to the performance.
Chudleigh Phoenix September 2016
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A Patient Participation Group (PPG) has been established at The
Bovey Tracy and Chudleigh GP Medical Practice. (Surgeries at
Riverside in Bovey Tracy and at the Tower House in Chudleigh.)
A PPG is a group of people who are patients of the surgery
and want to help it work as well as it can for patients, doctors and
staff. The NHS requires every practice to have a PPG: If The
Bovey Tracy and Chudleigh GP Medical Practice is not your
practice, your own surgery will have their own PPG and you can
find out what they are doing by getting in touch with them.
The work of our PPG is coordinated by a Core Group of up
to 20 people (CorePPG); this group meets every other month or so,
and is made up of patients from both Riverside (Bovey Tracy) and
Tower House (Chudleigh) GP Practices. The purpose of the
CorePPG meetings is to respond to the feedback, ideas and
thoughts of the practice patients and staff with the aim of making
things work as well as it can for all involved. For example,
reviewing responses to surveys such as Friends and Family or
suggestions made by patients.
Topics we are working on at the moment include:
Devising a directory of local health and care services;
Representing the practice at health related forums.
As well as the core PPG we are establishing a virtual PPG
(vPPG). All patients (including their carers) can belong to the
vPPG. The virtual PPG is a group of patients who would like to be
part of the process of making things better but prefer to give their
views and feedback mostly by email. (Any form of feedback is
welcome if email is not available)
As part of our work we have prepared three leaflets to help
patients make better use of the practice services:
Patient Participation Groups. What do they do? How
can I become involved?
Patient Participation at Tower House an update by Michael Benson
Tower House GP Practice, Chudleigh
What you can do if you are not well. Getting an
appointment.
Medical Services in our area. Before asking for an
appointment, could one of these services help first?
The leaflets can be found on the Bovey Tracy and
Chudleigh Practice website. Anybody is welcome to download the
leaflets; the more people that see them, the better. We would be
really grateful if you could bring these leaflets and what the PPG
is doing to the notice of as many people as possible.
You may also know that there is a major NHS
Consultation exercise that is being run by South Devon and
Torbay Clinical Commissioning Group (see below, Ed.), about the
choices facing our healthcare system. There are public meetings
and opportunity to have your say on line as well. You can find
more information by clicking here.
The way health services are provided in
local communities needs to change. The
current provision cannot cope with
increasing demand, is not affordable and
will not deliver in future the quality of care
people rightly expect. Doing nothing and
leaving services as they are is not an option.
Between 1st September and 23rd
November, South Devon and Torbay
Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is
seeking the views of local people in relation
to proposals to increase resources to fund
the community based NHS services that
most people use most.
If approved, this would mean
reducing the number of hospital beds we
need and establishing stronger, community
based health and social care teams able to
support people in or close to their homes,
24/7.
A consultation document, Into the
Future has been published which describes
the proposed new model of care. Summary
versions focusing on the impact of these
proposed changes on the localities – Moor
to Sea, Newton Abbot, Paignton and
Brixham, Torquay – are also available here,
as well as a range of other more detailed
information, examples of the new model of
care working in practice, a FAQ (frequently
asked questions) document and details of
public meetings and how to get more
information during the twelve week
consultation. Paper copies of documents are
available on request.
A questionnaire has been devised,
designed to get our views on different
elements of the proposals and to give us an
opportunity to comment more generally.
Chudleigh’s consultation
meeting will be tomorrow, Friday 16th September at 6.30pm in the Town Hall.
Have Your Say...
Chudleigh Phoenix September 2016
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Community Grants
Each year the Town Council tries to support local groups by
offering a community grant. Any organisation can apply provided
it is based in the town, has a membership of predominantly local
residents and aims which benefit the inhabitants of the town. The
closing date for applications is 31st October and application forms
are available from the Town Hall.
Connecting Devon and Somerset Update
In July Connecting Devon and Somerset partnership (CDS) issued
its open tender to extend the superfast broadband scheme in phase
two. £39.5m of public sector investment will deliver Next
Generation Access broadband services (a minimum of 30 Mbps)
and ultrafast broadband (of speeds greater than 100 Mbps) to tens
of thousands of homes and businesses across Devon and Somerset
in predominantly rural areas.
The overall investment figure is anticipated to rise as
successful tenderers will be expected to provide further capital
investment in the programme. Potential suppliers will set out their
plan to connect as many people as possible for the available
budget by the end of 2017, and CDS will have confirmed a
contract and plan by the end of this year.
Divided into six bidding lots to encourage greater
competition from a broader range of providers and technologies,
the phase two intervention area is comprised of premises that have
received no superfast Next Generation Access under phase one,
are outside of central urban areas that CDS are encouraging to be
served by the market, and have not been identified in the OMR as
part of a private commercial rollout.
The tax-payer subsidised CDS programme has focused
phase two on rural areas and as such provided contractual
incentive to suppliers to deliver step changes in speeds; benefitting
those who need it most. This second phase builds on the success of
phase one and comes after the milestone announcement connecting
a quarter of a million premises to superfast broadband. This means
CDS remains well on track to meet its target of connecting around
275,000 premises to superfast broadband by the end of 2016, as
agreed with the Government.
National Parks: The new tender builds on the phase two
National Parks programme already underway in the most difficult
to reach areas of Dartmoor and Exmoor. CDS will have by the end
of 2016 delivered superfast speeds to around 5,800 premises
across the moors, boosting the rural economy.
Airband Community Ltd, the wireless broadband
contractor for Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks, have
concluded their network testing on Dartmoor and have begun to
roll out the service to selected communities on an incremental
basis. The build on Dartmoor is expected to be complete by the
early autumn.
Voucher Scheme: The CDS Broadband Voucher Scheme,
which provides anyone with a broadband speed of less than 2
Mbps with a voucher for £500 towards the cost of a new
broadband connection, has received in excess of 2,000
applications. Of these over 1,500 have been approved and the first
installations have already been completed. Further details can be
found on the CDS website.
Activities at the Town Hall:
As summer draws to a close this is the time of year when
opportunities for new activities open up and when some old
favourites return:-
James Tatum, who has been running two day weekend
painting workshops at the Town Hall for several years, has eight
weekend courses planned between now and May 2017. This year’s
theme is expressionistic landscape painting. To book a place
telephone James on 01392 256655 or email him:
[email protected]. To see James’s work visit his website.
Mary Marker has a new music class in the Town Hall on
Friday evenings between 6.30pm and 7.30pm, teaching both
children and adults how to play folk songs, dance music, carols
and children’s songs on the D whistle. Fees are £3 per adult and £1
per children. Children can attend for free if accompanied by a
paying adult. To reserve a place please ring Mary Marker on
01626 854141.
Qigong (pronounced chee gung) are very gentle, standing
exercises that will leave you relaxed and energized at the same
time. The exercises are easy to follow, and suitable for any age or
physical condition. If you find it hard to stand for a long time, a
chair will be available for you to take a break, if you need to. Here
are some of the benefits of qigong:
• Relieves lower back pain;
• Helps combat stress & depression;
• Relief for arthritis & osteoporosis;
• Helps combat diabetes & asthma;
• Good for heart & kidney issues;
• Calm mind, relaxed body.
Beside the many physical benefits, qigong will also keep
you relaxed, being ideal if you are suffering from stress, anxiety,
or similar conditions. Wednesday classes at 9:30am are drop-in for
an hour (£7), so just come along to see if this is the right exercise
for you. For more information, please feel free to contact Alda on
07437 332032.
Puppy Essentials runs for 10 weeks on Wednesdays from
6pm to 7.15pm, in the Woodway Room. There will be a field trip
lesson and an exam and certificate at the end. The course costs
£120, plus options to sign up for puppy walks and a ‘Speak Dog’
communication workshop. This class is for puppies under 6
months. There will be no more than 8 in a class, usually fewer.
You and your dog will learn basic foundation training;
good social skills, confidence and building a happy and
understanding relationship with you dog. The course also
addresses challenging behaviours such as jumping up, mouthing,
how to be happy home alone and much more.
Life skills, enrichment and understanding your dog are key
focus for all the training we do, ensuring training is fun for both
dog and human.
To book your place contact Lucy on 07812 355496. To
find out more about Lucy and the dog training services she offers
visit her website.
Town Hall News: featuring items
from CTC not covered elsewhere in CP
Contact details: John Carlton, Town Clerk, 01626 853140,
[email protected] ; Chudleigh Town Council website
Chudleigh Phoenix September 2016
Page 10
What’s On In Chudleigh
Friday 16th Devon Open Studios: Old Pottery Court, details page 1.
NHS Consultation: Town Hall, 6.30pm, details page 8. Amenity Society: Martin Overy with Birds in your Garden, Woodway Room, 7.30pm,
details page 4. Saturday 17th
Weekly Produce Market: Outside Town Hall, 9.30am to 1pm.
CADS Coffee Morning: Rest Centre, 10am. Town Council Surgery: Town Hall, 10am. Devon Open Studios: Old
Pottery Court, details page 1. Messy Church: Parish Church, 3.30pm to 5.30pm.
Sunday 18th Devon Open Studios: Old
Pottery Court, details page 1. Cabaret Sauvignon: Con Club, 7pm for 7.30pm, details page 6.
Monday 19th
Chudleigh Writers’ Circle: Rest Centre, 10am.
Wednesday 21st Mothers’ Union: Parish Church, 2.15pm.
Thursday 22nd Weekly Produce Market and Chudfest Box Office: Outside Town Hall, 8.30am to 1pm., details page 1.
Carnival Bingo: Town Hall, 7pm.
Friday 23rd Chudleigh WILD: Bat event, details 5.
Saturday 24th Weekly Produce Market and Chudfest Box Office: Outside Town Hall, 9.30am to 1pm, details page 1.
Chudleigh Rotters Coffee Morning: Rest Centre, 10am. Town Council Surgery: Town Hall, 10am. World Challenge Lunch: Rest
Centre, 12 noon to 3pm. Thursday 29th
Weekly Produce Market and Chudfest Box Office: Outside Town Hall, 8.30am to 1pm,
details page 1. Friday 30th
Chudleigh Phoenix: copy date for October issue. MacMillan Coffee Morning:
Parish Church, 10am to 12.30pm. Film Society: The Motorcycle
MDiaries (Cert 15), Woodway Room, 7.30pm for 8pm, preceded by CFS AGM, details page 4.
Saturday 1st Weekly Produce Market and Chudfest Box Office: Outside Town Hall, 9.30am to 1pm,
details page 1. Bowling Club Coffee Morning: Rest Centre, 10am. Chudleigh Rotters: Monthly work session, details page 4.
Monday 3rd Town Council: Full Meeting, Town Hall, 7pm.
Wednesday 5th WI: Alan Brunton with Chudleigh
Newspaper and More, Rest Centre, 7.30pm.
Thursday 6th Weekly Produce Market: Outside Town Hall, 8.30am to
1pm. Friday 7th
History Group: Colin Vosper with Shaldon and Labrador Bay, Woodway Room, 7.30pm.
Saturday 8th Weekly Produce Market: Outside Town Hall, 9.30am to 1pm. WI Coffee Morning: Rest
Centre, 10am. Red Earth Opera: Workshop, Parish Church, details page 7. Twinning Association: Skittles, Con Club, 7.30pm, details page
5. Sunday 9th
Red Earth Opera: Workshop, Parish Church, details page 7. Red Earth Opera: Cavalleria
Rusticana , Parish Church, 7.30pm, details page 7.
Monday 10th Devon Opera: Rigoletto, Aeolian Court, details page 7.
Tuesday 11th Diners Club Monthly Dinner: Contact Phil on 07702418458 for details.
Wednesday 12th
Devon Opera: Rigoletto, Dartington, details page 7.
Thursday 13th Weekly Produce Market: Outside Town Hall, 8.30am to
1pm.
SEPTEMBER
On The Beat with PC Ali Hooper (14939); PCSO Mark Easton (30315)
Contact Details: website;
Emergencies: 999; General enquiries: 101
There were a total of seven crimes recorded for Chudleigh during
the last reporting period, broken down as follows:
Domestic Violence (3): The police and the relevant partner
agencies have been informed and are working with the persons
involved.
Criminal Damage (2): A children’s wooden shelter has been
damaged by pulling and kicking the structure. There are no lines of
enquiry; A Volkswagen Transporter parked secure and unattended
has had scratches to the body work. There are no suspects or
witnesses.
Arson: An attempt was made to set fire to a park bench belonging
to the council. No active lines of enquiry.
Burglary: An amount of money was taken from inside a property.
There are no witnesses.
Mark Easton PC Alison Hooper
PCSO 30315 JC 14939
Chudleigh Diners Club meets on the second Tuesday of
every month. For details, ring Phil Curtis on 07702 418458.
Friday 14th Film Society: The Bridge of
Spies (Cert 12A), Woodway Room, 7.15pm for 8pm, details page 4. Devon Opera: Rigoletto, Dartmouth, details page 7.
Saturday 15th
OCTOBER
Weekly Produce Market and Chudfest Box Office: Outside
Town Hall, 9.30am to 1pm, details page 1. Bellringers Coffee Morning: Rest Centre, 10am. Chudleigh Phoenix: October
issue due out.
A few weeks ago we were in
the Chagford area and spent a
very pleasant few hours
walking around Fernworthy
Reservoir. We had booked
lunch at the Chagford Inn, a
restaurant that had been
recommended to us and which
we’d been meaning to visit for
some time. Unfortunately, it
seemed that several hundred
people were also visiting
Chagford that day so we could
find nowhere to park. So the
Chagford Inn will have to wait
for another time; probably a
wet weekday in February. It did
make me think, however, of the
perils of becoming a tourist
destination.
Undaunted we drove to
the Mill End Hotel, just outside
Chagford. We had driven past
several times on our way along
the A382 and liked the look of
it. It was a sunny day so we sat
in their very pleasant garden
and chose from a menu of
small, tapas style, dishes.
The smoked salmon,
sour cream and caviar blinis
were lovely; as was the chicken
liver pate. There were some
surprises on the menu and the
aged cheddar and ham hock
croquettes and Devon Blue
mousse were both particularly
good. Service was friendly and
prompt; and the cost was
reasonable. All in all, it was a
great way to round off a
morning on Dartmoor.
Mr Pesto Recommends with Michael McCormick