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Sainsbury’s discussed at packedChamber public meeting

Ottery Chamber of Commerceheld an extraordinary meetingon Wednesday 9th February atThe Tumbling Weir Hotel,

Ottery St Mary, for a presen-tation by Sainsbury’s Public andCommunity Relations repre-sentatives and the buildingcontractor responsible forbuilding the store. The meetingwas open to the public whichresulted in a full house with over70 people attending. The objectof the meeting was to giveresidents and businesses an

impression of what the buildingworks would entail in terms oflength of build and any resultinginconvenience caused duringthe period.The following points wereclarified by Sainbury’s:

The building works will startin March and should take 6 to7 months. The store should be

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completed by the Autumn andthe contractors will do theirbest to minimise any disruptionto residents. The build processwill start with the Service YardEntrance from Canaan Way. Ifthere are any concerns, contactcan be made through the web-site shown below. A free-phonenumber and telephone num-bers will be advertised on thehoardings around the works.There will also be quarterlynewsletters to keep people upto date with progress.

The site has been examinedby an expert archaeology team.Nothing of any value was dis-covered.

The construction companyhave confirmed that they willhave to use part of the car parkto complete works and storeequipment. 50% of the car parkmay be taken up at any timebut they hope to complete thispart of the build as quickly aspossible. Hind Street will haveto be closed at some point inorder to lay service cables. Anappropriate time will be agreedwith EDCC. Access will beavailable for residents. The carpark will be finished before theroad closure (2 to 3 days).It was suggested that Sains-bury’s pay for part of the carpark at Land of Canaan for freeparking to make up for loss ofspaces nearer to town. Theysaid this had already been dis-

cussed and it would be a goodidea if the Chamber also putforward this proposal toEDDC.

The Farmers market will bemoved to the Land of Canaancar park. The existing Hind Street toilet

block will be demolished andSainsbury’s will provide temp-orary toilets at the Land ofCanaan car park. The store willhave toilets when completed. The contractors hope to mini-

mise any noise from the build-ing works. Although they willbe restricted to work 7.30amto 6.00pm, they may decide towork seven days a week toexpedite the building works.

Once the store has beencompleted there will be 130parking spaces. There is a legalrequirement to make a specificnumber of these available forthe disabled which Sainsbury’swill comply with.

There will be a display panelin the car park showing a planof the town enabling people tolocate the key points of interestand its shops and businesses.

The car park will be open 24hours daily with a restrictionof two hours parking duringstore opening hours. This willnot be policed by Sainsbury’sinitially but it may prove neces-sary if it becomes mis-used. There was some concern that

if there were events held at the

parish church or in town wherepeople would want to park formore than two hours. Sains-bury’s Tony Cook didn’t see thisas a problem. He suggested thatthe peak shopping times wouldbe 5.00pm to 6.00pm on Fri-days and Saturday morningsand there will be room for all.He did confirm that principally,the car park is a designatedshoppers car park as declaredin the terms of the lease withEDDC.

The store will close at 10pm. The store will be predom-

inately a food store. There willbe no garage facilities on sitebut if the garage in Hind Streetshould come up for sale thenSainsbury’s may be interestedin purchasing it. This has notbeen offered to them at thepresent time. Deliveries to the store should

only involve 3 to 4 lorries a dayand they will avoid peak timesi.e school home time etc.Refrigerated lorries will tele-phone ahead to announce theirarrival which allows the storestaff to open the gates readyfor the lorries to drive straightin to the store, minimising anynoise to residents.

There will 200 jobs availableat the store. These will be amixture of full and part time to

be advertised nearer the timein local media on Sainsbury’swebsite. There will be a coremanagement team but the maj-ority of the vacancies will befilled by local people. Most emp-loyees of Sainsbury’s live within2 miles of their workplace.Training will take place at theExeter stores a month beforethe store opening.

Sainsbury’s endeavour to uselocal suppliers. These are selec-ted by the buyers for the store. Concern was raised about the

large volume of customer’s carscausing air pollution. Sains-bury’s has complied with re-quirements agreed during theplanning process and it was nota stipulation that this should bemonitored after the build.EDDC have air quality proce-edures in place. Sainsbury’ssuggested that because shop-pers will be shopping locally, itshould actually reduce pollu-tion.

The store will be heated by abio-mass boiler using no gas.This was a condition agreed inthe planning consent. KierConstruction also propose toassist in some type of comm-unity project whilst they arehere and have asked for somesuggestions from Chambermembers that they couldconsider.

MUD ON ROADSAt the time of going to press, ground works are now under waywhich may result in mud on roads as lorries remove soil andclay. The contractor is taking measures to ensure that this isminimised by regular street cleaning.

End of Ottery Skip ServiceYou may have noticed on the Skip Dates panel on page 39,which we run every month, that there is only one date; Sunday13th March. From April 2011, Devon County Council is stoppingthe skip service on the Land of Canaan. Held on the secondSunday every month, this well used service will be missed bymany Ottery folk who will now have to travel to Wood’s Farm.

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COUNCILMATTERS

The February Full Councilmeeting considered the resultsof the public voting on whichorganisations were to benefitfrom the Section 106 moneyavailable in the Parish. TheCouncil decided to approvethat £15,267 will go to theSkateboard/BMX Project withthe remaining £4,733 to begranted to the outdoor multi-gym project with future Section106 receipts for sport/recre-ation to go towards the out-door multi-gym until the targetamount was reached.Planning matters are issues thatconcern many of you. EastDevon District Council curr-ently supplies copies of plansto the Town Council which youare able to come in and view.However, soon paper copies willno longer be supplied and wewill be showing you plansonline in the Office. In orderthat this can be done efficiently,it will be necessary to restrictthe times that it is possible foryou to look at plans to between11am and 1pm Monday toFriday. You can of course lookat plans on your own computerat www.eastdevon.gov.uk clickon Planning and insert thePlanning Reference number.With the Royal Wedding fastapproaching, the Council has

decided that it may be able togive some limited financialsupport to street parties beingorganised for children in theParish. Please write to me givingfull details of where, when, howmany children will benefit andwho is organising the streetparty. It is necessary to applyfor a temporary road closureand to do this you need tocontact Devon County CouncilHighway Management depart-ment on 01392 381459 to getan application pack. The packis also available online fromwww.devon.gov.uk and searchon “Royal Wedding roadclosures”. Note that a mini-mum of 6 weeks notice is re-quired to process an applicationbut there is no charge as it is asmall community event.I would remind you that theCouncil will make an award tothe “Citizen of the Year 2011”at the Annual Parish Meetingso it’s time once again to con-sider who you think is worthyof this honour. That personmay be someone who has donea lot in their community, work-ed to see through a particularcommunity project or...it’sreally up to you to decide whoyou think merits this honourand why although no Coun-cillor or Council employee is

eligible. The person receivingthis honour will be the onereceiving most votes by you, thepublic. The person voted formust live in the Parish but theperson voting can live outsidethe Parish. Use the voting slipon page 19 (or write a separateletter or email giving all therelevant information if you don’twant to cut up your Gazette)and submit it to the CouncilOffice by 25th March 2011.Remember that the person whowill become “Citizen of the Year2011” will be the one whoreceives most votes so it’s upto you!At the same time as searchingfor the “Citizen of the Year”,Mayor Glyn Dobson is alsolooking to back a charity in2011 and he is asking for yourhelp in deciding which one tosupport. The Council will helpthe successful charity withpublicity by including its logos,straplines and slogans on theCouncil’s website and com-puter-generated literature.Posters and leaflets will be onshow at the Council Offices.Once the voting deadline haspassed the Mayor will reviewthe nominations and shortlistthree charities, then the resi-dents attending the AnnualParish Meeting on Tuesday 12thApril will be asked to vote fortheir favourite charity from thethree shortlisted charities and

the charity with the most voteswill become the Mayor’s Charityof the Year. To vote for yourfavourite charity please com-plete the nomination slip onpage 19 and return to theCouncil Offices by Thursday31st March. Alternatively youcan email your nomination [email protected] including these details:nominated charity, your name,address and phone numberand the reason for your nomin-ation.Allotment holders will beeagerly anticipating the start ofthe growing season and gettingto grips with the ravages thewinter weather has caused. TheManagement Committee hasasked me to remind you aboutits AGM (to which all tenantsare invited), to be held in thesmall room of the Institute,Yonder Street at 7.30pm onWednesday 16th March. Takealong some seeds and swapthem for some you need in theseed swap! Another plea totenants from the Committee isplease do not dump stones orother debris in the grass areasaround the allotments as itmeans that grass cutting cannotbe carried out.Did you go along to theCouncillors’ Surgery on 26thFebruary at the CommunityMarket? If you missed that

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What an afternoon we hadwith Les Peek as our speaker.He was so interesting andknowledgeable and then withthe added bonus of a cream teaafterwards, it made a veryenjoyable afternoon. With sixtyfour people attending it was fun.Next was the AGM with ournew nominees being voted ontothe committee followed by teaand biscuits and later HeatherTalbot from Joshua’s as ourspeaker. Fifty six people att-ended with a big thank you toeverybody for making the effort.We have Chris Laxton fromEast Devon Produce on 12thApril at 2.30pm at a cost of£2.00 which includes anafternoon tea.One last thing to mention onspeakers: please amend the dayquoted for Keiron Bewes talkon 8th October from Tuesdayto Saturday. A typing error, youcan’t get the staff nowadays!Our Spring Show is nearly hereon Saturday 19th March (howtime flies) and we are hopingas many people as possible willenter and attend so that wekeep these important activitiesgoing. The schedules are nowavailable from Dilly’s andanybody from one to ninety ormore can enter, so go for it. The

Institute opens at 8.30am forpeople to arrange their exhibitsand 2.15pm for spectators toarrive.Highgrove Gardens (PrinceCharles’s residence) will be ourfirst trip of the year on Friday15th April. We have been luckyenough to get a spring visit hav-ing been in September beforealso two back to back tours.Although each tour last one anda half hours there is only atwenty five minute wait betweenstarting times, and that can beused to have tea and biscuitsor visit the shop for souvenirs.Some of the paths in the gar-den are unmade and there arecobblestones and no seatingfacilities so please bear this inmind but there is wheelchairaccess. More details will begiven out nearer the date.One last thing to mention is thatMembership Subscriptions aredue before the end of Marchand the fee is still only £5.00for the year. Future visits andevents will be mentioned in thenext issue of the OtteryGazette.For more information on anyof the above and to join theGardening Club contact JoanDalton on 01404 815082.

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Enjoy an exciting days racingright on your doorstep.Saturday 5th March is this yearsdate for the Point-to-Pointhorse race meeting at thespectacular venue of BishopsCourt.Situated at Fluxton, just outsideOttery St. Mary on the road toTipton St. John, Bishops Court,made available by kindpermission of John Carter andhis family, provides one of thebest racing experiences in the

Go racing at Bishops CourtSouth West. With some 80runners and riders, stunningviews over the entire 3-milecourse, licensed refreshments,trade stands, old fashionedsweet stalls and on-coursebetting, there is something foreveryone. At just £20 for thewhole family there’s a great dayout starting at 11.30am with thefirst of up to 10 Races.Come and enjoy the thrill andbeauty of live horse racing inthe glorious Otter Valley.

opportunity to find out about becoming a Councillor in theforthcoming Local Elections on May 5th, do call in at the Officefor further information, or speak to any Councillor. Contactdetails for all of them are available on the website, or in theCouncil Notice boards.Judith Reynolds Town ClerkCouncil Offices, The Old Convent, 8 Broad StreetOttery St Mary, EX11 1BZ01404 812252

It has taken me a long time totell you about this but after theworst of the October floodwater in Feniton church hadsubsided I was walking aroundthe church on my own survey-ing the damage. Near the backof the church I saw on the floor,still covered in mud, a small 4cmblock of wood. I picked it upwithout looking and put it inmy pocket, thinking it hadprobably fallen off the screenleading into the choir vestry.When I returned indoors I tookout this piece of wood and tomy surprise found it was acarving of a “Green Man”So what is a Green Man? Wellthe term was only introducedin 1939 by Lady Raglan whoused the terminology in theJournal “Folk Lore”. It is a carv-ing either in stone or wood ofa man’s head with leaves orgreenery emerging from theface. With only a few excep-tions the medieval masons or

wood carvers depicted him asa gentle and benevolent deity.Try as I might I cannot findwhere this piece of wood camefrom, we have no missing pieceson any of the screens, perhapshe was hidden in the churchand the flood water releasedhim from his hiding place onlyto emerge as a symbol of cele-bration.What will we do with him? Ihope that we can mount himon a plaque and record thefind so that we will rememberthe night of 28th October2008 as a night of the re-birthof St. Andrews Church.David Lanning,Churchwarden

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West Hill’s long-awaited playpark is now being built. Theconstruction and planning ofthe park has been a huge com-munity effort, with a team ofcouncillors and residents work-ing together.Local businesses have also beenvery generous. Most generousof all has been West Hill resi-dent, Craig Williams from CSWGroundworks, who is sourcingthousands of pounds worth ofmaterials and giving an equalamount of time and labour tothe scheme.With Craig’s involvement, therewill be more seating, a drainagesystem to make the grounddrier in the winter, and humpsand contours in the ground tomake it more fun. Craig is alsocreating paths between theequipment to prevent shoesfrom getting muddy. He de-serves a large amount of creditfor his generosity of spirit.The final design for the parkincorporates:• a willow den village• a tree root seating/playing

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The ground will be attractivelylandscaped with contours andwildflowers and herbs, whichare designed to be hardyenough to withstand regulartrampling and picking.There will be provision for azip wire which will be added ata later date.The Playbuilder Governmentfunding is aimed at 8-13 yearolds as this is the age groupmost in need of play parkequipment, however, we alsointend to provide more faci-lities for younger children, assoon as we are in a position todo so.”The park itself will be built byAlastair Guy, the creator of

much of the equipment atEscot Park, such as the pirateship.Aside from Craig Williams,special thanks must go to thefollowing individuals andorganisations for their work inmaking West Hill’s play parkbecome a reality: DistrictCouncillor, Ray Bloxham,Ottery St Mary Town Council,

Halls Estate Agents, TravisPerkins, Westcountry Milk, WestHill Play Park Committee andWest Hill Village Hall Com-mittee.The work will be complete by31st March.Pictured above: At the turf cutin early February with mem-bers of the community whohave been involved.

Would you be interested in taking part in our Talent Show? It willbe held on Saturday June 4th at The Institute (time yet to beconfirmed). We are looking for a variety of short performances(no more than 20 mins) from different community groupswithin our town. We would also be happy to hear from anyindividuals who would be willing to perform. Rehearsing wouldhave to be done in the participant’s own time and venue, but wewill have a practice run at approximately 2pm on the day. We canprovide lighting, but any props will be the responsibility ofthe participants.The focus of the event will be to provide a fun and entertainingshow that highlights our wealth of local talent that seesdifferent age groups working together and gives publicity to thecommunity groups involved.This event is being organised in order to raise money for OtteryCarnival Royalty, but there will be no entry fee for participants.If you feel able to support us in any way please contact Toni Hiscockson 811636 ([email protected]) Mary Batten-Stevenson 815188 ([email protected]) Please return yourregistration forms to the Ottery Tourist Information Officeby 29th April 2011.

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The King’s School, Ottery StMary has been officially gradedas ‘Outstanding’ at a recentOfSTED inspection. In a letterissued to students, parents andcarers Chair of Governors MrEdward Bloomfield said: “Weare delighted to now be ableto publish the outcomes of therecent February 2011 OfSTEDinspection. OfSTED has offici-ally graded the school asOutstanding.“The Governors would like tothank all of the students andtheir parents for their unwaver-ing support over the last threeyears since the last inspectionwhich has led to this fantasticresult. Staff, past and present,have worked incredibly hardsince the last inspection whenthe school was judged as Goodwith Outstanding features, toreach the point where we arenow judged as Outstandingoverall. The Governors wouldalso like to acknowledge theoutstanding leadership of theSenior Team in helping to takethe school on this journey.“It was so rewarding to hearthe Lead Inspector in his feed-

back describe the ethos of theschool as: “Achievement for All isnot just a strap line here, it runsthrough everything the schooldoes and is truly at the very heartof the school which is why thepupils show such strong academicand personal development. Thisschool is all about raising childrens’aspirations”.“I believe firmly that the open-ing sentence in the actualreport represents everythingthe school has been striving toachieve: ‘The King’s School is anoutstanding school that not onlyallows students to reach highacademic standards, but also todevelop into confident, articulate,caring and mature young adult’”.“Although we are obviously allelated at this outcome we arenot complacent and will use thisOfSTED report as a platformto continue to build on thework we do in the future. Onceagain congratulations to every-one but in particular to thestudents who have earned thisglowing accolade.”Congratulations to The King’sSchool, its staff and its students.You are a credit and an assetto Ottery St Mary.

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Campaign to tackle obesityA campaign launches this weekto get the people of Ottery StMary working together totackle obesity in the town aftera national survey revealed thatpeople who are overweightoften suffer humiliation andembarrassment and have lowconfidence and low self esteem,all of which seriously affecttheir everyday lives.Experts acknowledge that waistmeasurement, as well as weight,is an indicator of an individual’shealth. With an ‘at risk’ waistmeasurement of more than88cm for women and 102cmfor men, results of the surveyshow that 41% of people inDevon and the surroundingarea are in danger of developingsevere health problems.In a similar campaign run incommunities across the wholeof the UK last year, slimmers inDevon lost an incredible 2,495stone in 12 weeks. Now localslimming expert Dawn Carterwhose Slimming World groupis based in the heart of the com-munity at Ottery St Mary Foot-ball Club every Monday at 7pm.is pledging to help even morepeople whose happiness andwellbeing are being affected byworries about their weight.She says: “For many people,being overweight has becomea way of life and although they

often feel guilty and unhappywith themselves, they’ve cometo accept these feelings just aspart of the life they have. That’scertainly how I was before Ifound Slimming World. Let’sBeat Obesity Together inOttery St Mary is here to showthat it doesn’t have to be likethat. Losing weight and keepingit off really is possible, and youdon’t have to starve or depriveyourself to succeed.

“The members of my grouplose weight by making smalllifestyle changes. We have 40members in the group, menand women, and they’ve allpledged to make this year’sLet’s Beat Obesity Together inOttery St Mary campaign betterthan ever. ”

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Monday 7.00pm to 9.00pm - Hablando En EspanolA course for students with a good knowledge of the lang-uagewishing to improve their conversational skills. Want to learnhow to speak like a native? Then this is the course for you.Tuesday 7.00pm to 9.00pm - ¿Como Se Dice….?A course for absolute begin-ners specifically designed to enableyou to learn quickly with a minimum of effort.Wednesday 10.00am to 12.00pm - El Toro DosA course for students at inter-mediate level. The saga of “El Toro”will continue during this term and we will be able to finally knowwho “El Toro” is.Wednesday 1.00pm to 3.00pm - No ComprendoA beginners course for those wanting to take it easy at “siestatime” but still learn quickly.Wednesday 7.00pm to 9.00pm - Puedo Hablar EspanolA course for students at intermediate level. Just the course forthose wanting to consolidate their knowledge of the languageand discover how much more they know. Free coffee and teafacilities during the two hours sessions. We provide all the materialnecessary during the course. Recordings from TVE (Spanishtelevision) will be shown periodically using the audio-visualfacilities at the Council Offices. Competitive fees.For more information please contact Josefina Gori at:01297 23777, 01404 811583 / 07941 459441or e-mail: [email protected]

2011 Spanish CoursesThe Spanish classes organised by Josefina Gori, held at OtteryTown Council Offices, have proved extremely popular again andwill continue in 2011. The programme has been tailored to coverthe needs and requirements of those interested in learning thelanguage for the first time and also those who have progressedin their knowledge of the language and their communicationskills and want to continue.

Ladies Netball Players WantedDo you wish to join us to play netball? We are a small group ofladies looking for more players for a fun, not serious, 1 hoursession for anyone aged 11-100. We play on Wednesdays at7.00pm at the Colin Tooze Sports Centre, Ottery St Mary. Comeand join us! For more details phone Caroline on 01404 815910.

OTTERY PRIMARYSCHOOL NEWS

The roof is on! We now havenew contractors working awayon the playgroup building andrecently the roof and windowswere put in place. With thebuilding all but water tight,work can start in earnest onthe interior of the building.Completion is scheduled for22nd April, so hopefully we canwelcome the playgroup in thesummer term.Many of the children through-out the school have beenrepresenting us in local events.Year 6 children attended theHockey Festival held at theKings School wnere theyperformed really well againstother local schools. Year 2 soonfollowed their older counter-parts up to Kings to take partin the Potted Sports Tourna-ment. Both sets of childrenproved to be perfect ambassa-dors for the school while enjoy-ing themselves at the same time.Many thanks to the childrenand teachers for taking part sowell. We were also representedby individuals at the recentRotary Music Even-ing and thechildren who attended thatevent also entertained theschool during assembly justbefore the half-term break. Itwould appear that Ottery doesindeed have talent, and plentyof it!

In the run up to the Easterbreak, some Year 6 pupils willbe attending a Pupil VoiceConference run by East DevonDistrict Council. The confer-ence allows pupils from manyprimary schools to come to-gether and share their ideas forthe future of the area. I am surethey will be full of good ideasand will have no trouble gettingthem across. Speaking of ideas,the School Council have beenbusy organising all kinds ofthings in school.

School Council NewsOur new Chairperson, Eve hasbeen ably assisted by the restof the Council in organisingfundraising to help children andfamilies in Africa to ontainaccess to clean water and sani-tory conditions. They have beenbusy selling entry sheets for adesign-a-bottle competitionand have organised a sponsoredobstacle event when the child-ren return to school. They evenled an assembly all about theideas which I’m sure they foundnerve-wrackingAs well as theircharity work, the Council havealso organised litter duty rotasin school to help keep theplace looking clean and tidy.Hopefully next month they willbe able to tell you how it allwent themselves.Mark Gilronan

It is 1612 and Jacobean Eng-land is still reeling from theGunpowder Plot of severalyears earlier, and the implica-tions it has for the people, andmore importantly, the Mon-archy. The country has alsobeen tainted by the intriguesurrounding Demonology, andspecifically Witchcraft.Although not the scourge ofthe country as is the popularmyth, it infested parts of Europe.Against this backdrop, Witch-finder introduces the story oftwo young lovers from differentclasses, backgrounds andworlds, thrust together in amelting-pot of politics and sus-picion, fuelled by fear and anover-zealous desire to huntdown the evil-doers, whetherthey exist or not.

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Witchfinder - a new musical premier for New Ottregiansvillage life of Pendle, as they arepitted against each other in astruggle for truth and survival.

With a powerful story, dom-inant characters and soaringmusic, Witchfinder traces thestory of those affected with thetragic and heart-rending conse-quences painting a picture ofpeople which is just as resonanttoday, encompassing life and ofloss but equally, love and hope.

Following their recent succ-esses in raising valuable fundsfor Hospiscare, not least withtwo Premieres in the past twoyears, The New OttregiansTheatre Music Company areextremely honoured to havebeen granted the performingrights for the South Westpremiere of this magnificent

new musical, which will bestaged as usual at The King’sSchool from 26th to 30th July.

Rehearsals will start at theUnited Reformed Church Hallon Tuesday 8th March at7.30pm, and new members arevery welcome to join currentmembers that night to hearHelena Williams, the producer,(among other roles!) introducethe words and music of whatpromises to be perhaps themost spectacular production inthe Company’s history.Anyone wishing to know moreabout the company or themusical will receive a warmwelcome from Toni Williams atBagpuss Gallery in Mill Streetor call 01404 814272.Toni Williams-Pugh

As you may have read in Feb-ruary’s issue of the Gazette,Ottery’s Health Store closed itsdoors on 26th February underthe management of a very spec-ial lady, Vanessa Coxon. It hasbeen a privilege to have hadthe opportunity to take over thestore and to work alongsideVanessa during the past 6months. That time has enabledme to get to know the tradeand the clientele who havebeen very kind about me takingover the business.So what changes will you find?In principle, the whole idea andethos stays the same with theaddition of a specialised deli-counter which will provide acheese selection from localWest Country producers. Thekey suppliers for this will beWest Country cheeses in Top-sham and Northworthy Goatsdairy, which many of you willknow from the farmers marketeach month. In addition the delicounter will have a selection ofolives, flavoured vinegars ontap, freshly baked tarts and

Welcome to The Good Lifequiches as well as spelt breadrolls, scones and biscuits to en-joy in the coffee corner whichwill get a key place in the newlyrefurbished premises. Vanessawill play a key role in this bybaking the goods every weekon Fridays and Saturdays soyou can start your weekend orfinish the week with somethingtruly special. Of course, we willcontinue selling fresh organicvegetables although we wouldlike to appeal for more suppliersto be able to provide more var-iety to stock every week. If youknow anyone or you are involv-ed in a community project andyou would like us to sell yourvegetables and fruits pleasecontact us by e mail atenqu i r i e s@thegood l i f e -deli.co.uk for more details.If there are any individual itemsthat you require we can placesmall orders. The same appliesto bulk orders, i.e. orders percase. I have agreed to sustainthe 10% discount if ordered in

bulk. Payment will be requiredon all orders made in advance.If there are any orders requiredfor the opening weekend 1stApril, please let us now beforeFriday 25th March 2011, eitherby email or by phone on 01404812109. To complete the pic-ture, the clinic remains and willbe completely refurbished tomeet current standards for ourpractitioners. The doors of TheGood Life will open on Friday,

1st April 2011 at 2pm. All arewelcome to come and take alook and enjoy wine and can-apes etc. The store will be openuntil 8.00pm and on Saturdayfrom 9am to 4.30pm. Duringthis opening weekend we willgive 10% on the whole rangeto say thank you to those whohave been loyal and supportive.The Good Life will operate newopening hours: Monday-Friday9.00am to 5.30pm, and Satur-days 9.00am to 4.30pm.Lea Wray

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Our forefathers in the medievalbuilding industry could certain-ly teach us all a thing or twoabout constructing buildingswhich would stand the test oftime. The timber roof structuresin many of our churches andother ancient buildings werebuilt to last, using only thetypical carpenters’ tools of theperiod which, amazingly, havechanged little over the cen-turies. Although after manyhundreds of years, timber struc-tures of this nature have beenrepaired or reconstructed, asurprising number of originaltimbers can still be identified.At their February meeting inthe Institute, members andguests of the Ottery HeritageSociety were treated to a fascin-ating talk on medieval roof con-struction, with particular refer-ence to the roof of St Mary’schurch, Ottery St Mary.Guest speaker, Simon Lowne, isa local carpenter. Althoughinitially from Surrey, he haslived locally for a number ofyears. He is a chartered survey-or and a former mining engin-eer before developing his ownbusiness here in the SouthWest.As is well known, Ottery StMary church was rebuilt in theearly 1300’s under the direc-tion of Bishop Grandisson, as

part of his Ecclesiastical Coll-ege. The church was modelledon Exeter Cathedral and dis-plays the same style of Gothicvaulting in the ceiling. In orderto facilitate construction ofsuch vaulting medieval carpen-ters and architects devisedwhat is known as the ‘high roof’.Exeter cathedral is often heldto be the pinnacle of develop-ment for the high roof andOttery, as originally built, sharesmany similarities of construc-tion. An illustration of a rafter‘couple’ from Ottery is shown

above. It consists of rafters,diagonal bracing and a collar.The space under a high roof isunimpeded by any tie beamsrunning between the rafter feetand this allowed clear space forthe construction of the fanvaulting.As originally built there wereapproximately 120 rafter coup-les in the roof structure. Ofthese only a handful survivedin original position, the ravagesof time and decay having re-quired a significant rebuilding

The construction of medieval roofsWith particular reference to St Mary’s Church, Ottery of the roof in the early 19th

century. The original timberswere all cut from oak trees ofbetween 80 and 120 years ofage which would have beengrown in woodland managedspecifically for the purposes ofproducing construction timber.The total number of trees felledto build this roof was in theregion of 150, most having agirth of between 13 and 17inches when cut. All of the roofcomponents have numberingor ‘carpenters marks’ whichare a clear indication that thestructure was prefabricated ina framing yard before beingbrought to site for final ass-embly.In complete contrast to thisecclesiastical style of roofcarpentry, Simon also describedwork undertaken on the con-servation of a medieval hall‘hammer beam’ roof at White-staunton in Somerset (picturedbelow). This required replace-ment of decayed timber andcarving of hammer beams toreplace those removed duringsubsequent alterations. This roofwas originally constructed inapproximately 1460.

Heritage Society secretary,Chris Saunders, thanked thespeaker for a most interesting,highly researched and well

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

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

Yonder Street.

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

New Life Church is part of Churches Together in Ottery.

www.newlifeottery.org.uk

Every Sunday at The King’sSchool main hall at 10.30

illustrated talk which, judgingfrom the many questions fromthe audience, had held theirinterest and attention through-out the evening.Membership of the Ottery StMary Heritage Society is opento anyone interested in furth-ering the work of the Charity.Meetings are held in the OtterySt Mary Institute, usually on thethird Tuesday of each month,unless advertised otherwise.Eminent speakers are invited totalk on their particular areas of

interest. These meetings arewell-supported social affairsand refreshments are available.Non members are always wel-come.The next meeting will be onTuesday March 15th, whenguest speaker Martin Watts willbe giving an illustrated talkentitled “Mills in the East DevonLandscape,” discussing thehistory and technology ofmilling.Robert NealOttery Heritage Society

The fan vaulted ceiling in St Mary’s Parish Church, Ottery St Mary

Coleridge Memorial Projectbacks poetry stones

As anticipated, the Making ItLocal funding body has de-ferred CMPs latest bid for funds,but they suggested that CMPput in a new bid which focus-sed on the poetry stones idea,linked to new interpretationmaterials - leaflets and an exhi-bition. This idea was alreadyflagged up very strongly in thepublic consultation that tookplace a year ago, so the CMPcommittee have now decidedto push for the stones in ad-vance of the sculpture that wasthe main aim of earlier bids. Theimportance of a sculpturalcentre piece has not been for-gotten however, and it remainson the shopping list for futurefunding efforts. The current plan is to engraveColeridge’s iconic poem “KublaKhan” in its entirety, along theedge of the new footpathacross Canaan Way recreationgrounds. The stones will be oran attractive dark granite andthe poem will stretch for about70 meters along the first partof the path. A new leafletexplaining the story of KublaKhan and its place in Cole-ridge’s life is in preparation andit is hoped the work will be

completed some time this year,preferably during constructionof the path, but if not, thenshortly afterwards. The educa-tional gain is clear enough - butthis could also be a uniqueartefact - possibly the longestsingle line of engraved poetryin the world. The Heritage Lottery will alsobe approached for funds forthe stones, but clearly there isnow a growing need for localfunds to top up any grants wemay achieve.The CMP website has detailsof our progress and an oppor--tunity to make a donation - oryou can subscribe to a newbooklet of Coleridge’s amusingside - entitles Cole-ridge Sauce,it is due for publi-cation aroundEaster time this year. This is achance to invest in Ottery’sfuture, and anyone who hasOttery at heart should beinvolved in supporting CMPsefforts.For more details please visitwww.coleridgememorial.org.ukregularly to keep abreast ofdevelopments. Chris WakefieldChairman CMP

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This month at the meeting of the West Country EmbroiderersCarol Tanner showed members how to stitch Sashiko quilting.This is a form of Japanese quilting that was used to pad or patchtheir traditional garments. It is a simple straight stitch quilting.Last month Ann Holden demonstrated “stitch and cut back”.This involved layers of materials and the design was stitchedaround the outline and the centre part cut away to show thecolour underneath, rather like a stained glass window. Samplesof both these items will be shown in the exhibition to be held inMay at the Institute. Anyone interested in joining the group, orcoming to see what we do, please contact Pat Snelling on 01404812226 to make arrangements. The group meet on the firstMonday of the month at The Institute, Ottery St Mary.

West Country Embroiderers

Have a go at some exciting,unusual activities at BictonCollege Lambing Sunday atBicton Home Farm on 20thMarch from 11am to 4pm. Take a tractor and trailer rideto the Farm to see the lambs,calves and afternoon milking.Feed a new born lamb and havea Bicton beef burger or hot-dog. For older children, thereis Crate Stacking in the barn.Earth Fair - have-a-go on solarpowered cars and traditionalfun with a Coconut Shy andtest your strength with thehammer to ring the bell. BugEncounters - test your nervehandling crunchy cockroachesand sticky giant stick insects.On the Main College site thereis more to see and do includingDog Show and Dog Agility,Countryside camp, Mad aboutmachines, Climbing wall, Minitrikes, Leaf blower assaultcourse, Lake activities, High andlow ropes courses, Felt making,Laser metal cutting, Horse

weighing and 24 hour tractorrebuild. Visit E3 cafe for home-made soup, cakes, hot drinksand plant sales or have a twocourse carvery in the rest-aurant.We are privileged at BictonCollege to have the facilitiesand the expertise to be able tocreate a magical day for ourcommunity. We are sure thatyou will have a great time andthank you for your continuedsupport.Entry Adult £5, child £2.50,Family group £12 (2 adults and2 children)Bicton reminds people thatwomen who are, or might be,pregnant, should not enter thelambing areas because of thedanger of Toxoplasmosis. Dogson a lead are allowed on themain campus, but NOT at thefarm.For more information call01395 562300 or the websitewww.bicton.ac.uk

Enjoy Lambing Sundayat Bicton College

What fun we had at the Brownies meeting in the United ReformChurch Hall. I think they enjoyed it as much as we did. Theywere so interested in the bells and the history of them. After wehad played a few tunes they came and had ago and we may havetalent for the future so let’s hope they come along occasionallyto visit us and take up playing handbells.Our next visits are to Rockbeare in April and Whimple in Mayand believe it or not we have a future concert in January 2012.It is nice to be so popular. All are welcome and if you would likemore information please contact Joan Dalton on 01404 815082.

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If you are aged between 10 – 17 and love to paint or draw or ifyou work in 3D, you could win the opportunity to exhibit yourwork by entering a local Youth Art Competition organised byOtter Vale Art Society. The exhibition will be held at the Institute,Ottery St Mary on 5th to 14th August 2011.Alan Cotton, internationally acclaimed artist will be judgingand is also offering a unique opportunity for winners to spenda day in his studio learning more about art. There will be greatprizes awarded to the first three winners in the 2 following agegroups: 10-13 year olds and 14-17 year olds. Parents mustaccompany children submitting work. The exhibition will beopen to the public daily, but your work is needed by June.....soget painting now! Apply for an application form either by calling01395 597221 or e mail [email protected]

Youth Art Competition

HONITON U3A DIARY DATESMarch 16th AGM. Followed by free Cream Teas at 2.15pm at theBritish Legion Hall, Dowell Street, Honiton. New members alwayswelcome. For more details call 01404 823160.

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Using the clues shown, fill in the words between ‘Birds’ and ‘Boxes’.

March introduces two new events atEscot! Springing off with the Escot TreeTrail, in time for the National Tree weekcommencing the 7th March. Follow thetrail and discover all the magnificent treespecies on the Escot estate.

Why stop at learning about tree species?Book in for the Family Bird Box Makingevent! Families will have the oppor-tunity of learning more about the nativebirds and getting creative making theirown bird boxes with the guidance ofEscot’s Nature Rangers! Morning andafternoon sessions are available with abrief introduction to wild birds and how

to encourage them into your garden, funinformation sheets about what birds tokeep your eyes open for during Springand how to care for your bird box whenyou take it home with you at the end ofthe day! Hopefully your new bird box willencourage a variety of birds to breed inyour garden!

Escot’s Bird Box Weekend will takeplace on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27thMarch. Booking is essential so please callEscot on 01404 822188 or email us forfurther details: [email protected] are limited so book early toavoid disappointment.

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Simply fill in the word ladder left using the clues provided. Then send inyour answer together with your name and address either by letter to LisaBenton, Escot Ltd, Escot Park. Ottery St Mary EX11 1LU, or by email to:[email protected] (if you are entering the competition via email,please include your full name & postal address). Answers must arrive by31st March 2011. The first five correct answers drawn will each receive afamily day ticket to Escot. Conditions apply. Call 01404 822188 for fulldetails.

The Peninsular Medical School in Exeter is looking for people totake part in a survey to investigate the underlying causes ofdiabetes, a common and increasing condtition in today’s society.10,000 people are required, of which 4000 have already beenrecruited. Volunteers of any age over 18 are welcome, whetheror not they are diabetic. They will be sent a simple form to fill in,asking for details of their medical history, diet and lifestyle, andasked to attend for a 30 minute appointment at the MedicalSchool.During the appointment blood and urine samples will be taken.All the information will be treated with the strictest confidence,and will not be given to anybody else. This is a very easy andworthwhile way to help in an important research project at verylittle personal inconvenience.For further details, please telephone 01392 406769 / 406815 ore-mail [email protected]

People needed for survey toinvestigate diabetesThe daffodils are coming out – a sure that Spring is on it’s way.

We shall be so pleased to be able totake trips out of Ottery. Wedo tend to hold our winter meetings at the Institute as it is hardto forecast the weather. However, come April, we shall beventuring further afield.On 31st March we are arranging a speaker and in April we arehaving lunch at the Pavilion in Exmouth. We so like this venueas there is the possibility, weather permitting, of taking the seabreezes along the prom for those that wish to do this. Otherwise,we can sit and chat in the Pavilion.This winter has seemed a long one and we have sadly lost oneof our members. Margaret will be missed. Our founder, Mrs.Anne Decent, is taking a well earned rest from the day to dayrunning of Vision Om. We will divide the various tasks betweenus, but will still have Anne to guide us. Any new members arestill very welcome and if you are interested we meet the lastThursday afternoon at 2.00pm in each month at the Institute.Please ring Mary 01404 813176 or Kay 01404 815001.

Ottery St Mary Vision OM

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Neutering Costs for those eligible Call 01297 22085If you have lost or found a cat please call - 01297 21610

All our cats and kittens are flead, wormed,vaccinated, microchipped and, if over 5months old, neutered. We also help withneutering costs for the kittens we home.

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The East Devon Branch of CatsProtection is offering freeneutering for your cat if youare a resident with one of thefollowing post codes: EX5, EX8,EX9, EX10, EX11, EX12, EX13,EX15, EX16, EX24, TA20, DT6DT7.You will need to contact yournearest participating VeterinarySurgery to make an appoint-ment. They are:Ikin & Oxenham, VeterinarySurgeons, Ottery St Mary.Tel: 01404 814322.Cranbrook Veterinary Centre,Rockbeare. Tel: 01404 823423.The Vale Veterinary, Whimple.Tel: 01884 35558.Last year the East DevonBranch alone took in nearly200 unwanted kittens. Wecould have taken in many morebut we had neither the roomnor the volunteers to care forthem. Many of the kittens wewere unable to take in will havedied in pain and misery or willhave been abandoned to be-come long term strays. This iswhy we are launching our FreeNeutering Campaign to encour-age people to get their catsneutered before this year’skittening season begins.Cats can be neutered from 4months of age and as a female

Free cat neutering for alimited period

Please join us at St. Francis’ Church Hall,Woolbrook on Saturday March 12th from10am – 12 noon for our coffee morning.

ANDAt our Cats Protection Charity Shopre-opening in Sidmouth on Saturday

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BILLY (pictured left) is a very affectionate11 year old semi long haired grey boy andSMOKEY is a very friendly 9 year old greyboy. They are staying at our foster homenear Tipton St. John. Tel: 01395 577334TUFTY (pictured below) is a very friendly12 year old ginger & white boy and TIGGYis a rather timid but gentle 7 year old blackgirl. They are both staying at our fosterhome in Sidford. Tel 01395 515601.

BILLY

TUFTY

Moving home. It really can bea stressful experience, some-thing that both Paul Richard-son and Kevin Turner, partnersat Avid Move have experien-ced in the last few years. That’swhy after a few years away fromthe industry they have decidedto start their new business. Theirgoal? To make the experienceas stress fee as possible.So what do they do and whyare they different? Well every-thing from a single man and avan service to a UK wide homemove service. The ethos beingit doesn’t matter if it is just asofa that needs moving to theother side of town, a houseclearance with fragile antiquesor a home move to anotherpart of the country. The levelof service will be the same andthe price just as competitive. Infact on their website they offera unique service guaranteeranging from discounts for latearrival, to a “job for free”. Aspartner Paul Richardson said,“It’s something we are preparedto offer because we are confi-dent we will never have to useit!”Based locally just outside OtterySt Mary, they have new 3.5tonne luton vans with tail liftsas well as comprehensivegoods in transit and public lia-bility insurance. Every job is un-ique so they are equipped with

a range of specialist packagingmaterials as well as piano trol-leys, dust sheets etc, - in facteverything that you could need(including a friendly smile!) tomake any move, however big orsmall, a stress free experience.So why not give them a call ordrop them an email? For moreinformation call 01404 38400or visit www.avidmove.co.uk.One of the things they supplytheir customers moving homeis a ‘don’t forget to contact list’that we have included here –you never know you might findit useful!

Moving? Don’t forget totell them!

Personal Contacts: Family,Friends, Colleagues, Employer.Local Services: Milk andPaper Delivery, Library,School, Gym, Social ClubFinancial Services: Bank &Building Society, InsuranceCompanies, Credit CardCompaniesGovernment Agencies:Local Council, InlandRevenue, DVLA.Health Services: NHS,Doctor, Dentist ,Optician, VetUtilities: Electricity, Gas,Water, Internet ServiceProvider, Landline/MobilePhone Companies, Royal Mail,TV Licence, TV ServiceProviders.

Moving home? Movingsomething? Moving away?

cat can become pregnant at 5months old it is important tobook you cat in as soon aspossible. Neutering is a safeprocedure which has becomecommonplace in veterinarypractices for over 30 years.There are many other reasonsfor having your cat neutered.Neutered cats cost less to feedand are less likely to get sickor injured. Neutering also re-duces a cat’s likelihood to roam,fight, spray and catch certaindiseases such as FIV and FELV.They are also less likely to getcertain cancers. Un-neuteredToms will be attracted to yourhome when your un-neuteredfemale is in season. So pleasetake advantage of our offer andring a participating vet as soonas possible.For participating vets in otherpost code areas that differ fromthose shown above call Stephon 01297 22085.

Marmaduke - nowhappy in his new home

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Problems with ‘Compliance’ PaintsHello and welcome to March’sTip of the Month Column. Inthe ‘DIY world’ there is a lotof confusion regarding ‘trim’paints which are gloss or satinpaints for wood and metalsurfaces. Basically, due to newlegislation these paints whichare traditionally solvent based,have to reduce their VOC level(Volatile Organic Compounds)which contributes to atmos-pheric pollution. As a result, alot of paints and wood preser-vers are switching from thetraditional solvent based paint,to a water based paint.The problem that customersare finding is that, say forexample, a tin of Dulux Satin-wood that they purchased lastyear, will not do the same thingas a tin purchased this year.That is because the new waterbased topcoat will not ‘sit’ ontop of a solvent based under-coat. It simply will not adhereand will peel off. Like I saidearlier, there is a lot of confu-sion out there with these new‘compliance paints’ and a lotof people have been badly ad-vised on these.Abbotts is a Dulux Colour andAdvice Centre (the only onein Devon), and as a result wehave been sent this up to dateinformation from Dulux which

applies to their products only.“On bare surfaces use twocoats of Dulux primer/under-coat (water based), and thenone coat of the water basedSatinwood or eggshell finishpaints.“The general rule of thumb isthat water based paints will notgo on top of solvent basedpaints, but, if for example, youare recoating a surface that waspainted using a solvent basedpaint that is a few years old, thenyou will be able to over coatwith a water based paint pro-viding you lightly sand the sur-face to remove the sheen, andthen apply one coat of primer/undercoat to adhere to the sur-face, before applying your waterbased top coat. If the surface isfreshly painted in solvent basedpaint, then the paint will needto be sanded right back or poss-ibly removed prior to applyingthe water based paint.”I hope this makes some kind ofsense! For specific informationand the correct advice comeand see us in store. You will alsofind that our range of Duluxpaints are very, very competit-ively priced against the DIYsuperstores. And we will makesure you have the right paint,for the right job!

Payhembury Spring Bulb and Flower Show (the 48th Open) willbe held on Saturday 19th March 2011 in the Parish Hall,Payhembury. Doors Open at 4:30 pm to 6.15pm. For moreinformation please contact Mrs Pat Holdaway on 01404 841816or e mail: [email protected]

PAYHEMBURY SPRING BULBAND FLOWER SHOW

Bits & Bobs, another new Ottery business, opened its doors fortrading on Monday 7th February. The £1 and Discount shop islocated in Jesu Street (formerly Wendy’s Greengrocers).Proprietor Richard said: “Basically, we are selling items that costa lot more elsewhere for £1, 2 for £1 and some at 3 for £1. Ourstock includes items ranging from food stuffs to pet food and wehave a great range of discounted puzzle books. We also have arange of top brand cosmetics that are less than half RRP and alovely range of Fair-trade jewellery. In time we will be bringingeven more stock to the shop and selling things to the public atdiscounted prices. We plan to stock the shop until we can’t fitany more in!“The shop has already been very well received by people whohave found us and we already have many regulars who think thebusiness is a good idea - which is really encouraging for us andwe would like to thank them for spreading the word! We wouldalso like to thank other shop keepers in the town for displayingour posters. They have been so encouraging.”Richard and his wife Emma, who live in Ottery, had previouslybeen making cushions and selling them various markets twice aweek. They decided to open the shop in town to be close toEmma’s mother who became very ill and needs them to be closeto home. Richard and Emma took foward to seeing more newcustomers. Pop soon and grab yourself a bargain!

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We have NEW Wood Sculpturesand various artists exhibitingin March

As I reported in the last edition,we were going to hold thebelated wheelbarrow rafflenear to St Valentine’s Day. Thiswas held on Saturday 12thFebruary in Honiton, and waswon by Sue Broom of Honiton.Photographs of her and otheritems of interest can be foundon our newly established website, which is contactable onwww.honitonlions.org.uk. LionBob Francis has put a great dealof work in getting this websiteup and running, and it is wellworth a visit in order to viewits regular updates and photo-graphs.I did mention that we were inthe semi final of the DistrictSkittles. We won this againstClevedon Lions Club, and nowhave to play the final which isagainst Okehampton LionsClub. This game will decidewhich team with be presentedwith cup at the District Con-vention at Torquay in March.We recently presented Honi-ton Brownies with some moneywith which to purchase equip-ment. Some of us went along

to one of their meetings inorder to have our photographtaken with them. We may looka bit out of place, but they madeus very welcome. Support oflocal organisations is one of themain objects of the Lions move-ment, and several of them havebenefited over the years.We normally meet at The DeerPark Hotel at Weston nearHoniton, but this is closed forre-furbishment, so at themoment we are ‘homeless’.Several of our members andtheir ladies attended the SeatonLions Club Annual CharterAnniversary held at the Dol-phin Hotel at Beer. We had a

very enjoyable evening, andmet many old friends. OurCharter Anniversary will beheld at the Tumbling WeirHotel, Ottery St Mary, on Satur-day 14th May. Don’t forget our‘Friends of the Lions’ scheme,

which you can join for just £5.For this you will receive anewsletter, and will be able totake part in our Social activitiesetc. I am Bill King and can becontacted on 01404 813513,or [email protected]

Singers wanted!Ottery Chorale is a community choir looking for new members,especially tenors and basses, to join and take part in a concert tobe performed at Ottery St Mary Parish Church on Saturday 30thApril 2011. Rehearsals are held at the United Reformed Church7.30pm - 9.30pm on Fridays on a weekly basis until the concert.Conducted by Ben Scott, Ottery Chorale will be performing choralpieces by Widor, Vierne, Dupré, Franck, Bellenot, Fauré, Bairstowand Stanford. All abilities are welcome. If you have any questionsor would like to join us, please contact Sandra Chapman on01404 814528 or 07863 325415.

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‘DIY SOS: The Big Build’ is theBBC’s flagship DIY show andattracts around 6 millionviewers in its prime time sloton BBC One. Presented byNick Knowles, the show is anhour long programme in whichwe take on really ambitiousbuilds to help out truly deserv-ing families.We are filming the fourthepisode of our 22nd series inOttery St Mary where we willbe helping the Wright family(consisting of Mum, Dad andtheir three sons). The three boys(ages 7, 9 and I1) are currentlysharing one bedroom as thefamily live in a two bedroombungalow!The Wrights started work on asmall extension and loft conver-sion back in February 2009 buta run of bad luck has severelyhampered their progress withthe build. Dad (Ian) has had totake on all of the labour himself(with the occasional helpinghand from his good friend John)as they don’t have the moneyto employ trades. Whilst all thework lan’s done is of an excel-lent standard, he just doesn’thave the time or the experienceto complete such a massivebuild. But still he soldiers on.

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Mum (Morny) suffers withchronic M.E and is unable tohelp with the build. She is beingtreated for depression becauseof the state of the house. Ontop of the build she has alsohad to nurse her motherthrough breast cancer and hassuffered the death of herestranged father. Their youngestson Casper also has severebehavioural problems whichhas made life very difficult livingin the shell of a small bungalow.It is a case of many cuts havemade them weaker. They are ina terrible situation and haveendured the winter with onlyhalf a roof and missing anexternal wall! The family are at

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breaking point. ‘DIY SOS’ istheir only hope.We feel that they representhard working families who takeon these projects with only thebest intentions for their familybut for reasons beyond theircontrol things don’t work outas planned and they findthemselves in dire straights.With the help of the local com-munity and the generosity oflocal trades people, we’re goingto finish the build. This will givethe boys the rooms they needfor their personal developmentand will lift the burden fromMum and Dad’s shoulders. Ianand Morny are integral mem-

bers of their community and itis their dream to start a musicgroup for the children in thearea. (See panel below left).Ian was a founding member of‘Stage by Stage’ in Exeter andwould like to replicate itssuccess here in Ottery St Mary.By completing the build we willgive them the time to do thisand ultimately leave a lastinglegacy for the family and thecommunity.Pictured above: Members of theDIY SOS team (left to right):Charlie Luxton, Mark Millar,julian Perryman, Billy Byrne,Chris Frediani, Nick Knowles,Mat Skelton.

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Jumble Sale successOttery St. Mary Scout Group Mammoth Jumble Sale is over foranother year! We had two very successful weekends with hugesupport from both far and near. The Group would like to thankthe people of Ottery for once again so generously donating somany items to be sold. Thanks also go to the large number ofpeople who came on both weekends looking for bargains. Adonation from the Jumble Sale is to be given to the B.B.C. RadioDevon Air Ambulance appeal.On a slightly less positive note, the success of the two weekendswere marred by the theft of one of our purpose designedadvertising boards, taken from the gate of the Millennium Green. As a result, some of the hard earned funds raised will have to bespent on a new board for next year’s Jumble Sale - an unnecessaryexpense caused through somebody’s stupidity. Mary Moore, Organiser

We have got some excitingtheme based activities in storefor the children over the nextfew weeks which include ‘PostOffice,’ ‘The Woods’ and ‘TheGarage’. We will be creatingsome hand print trees and leafrubbings, together with junkmodelling with boxes, creatingtyre tracks on paper and havingroad signs around the play-ground.To raise money for Comic Reliefthe children will be partici-pating in a sponsored hop, orjump, around the playground.We will also be doing some rednose painting on Red Nose Day.The Busy Otters building pro-ject on the Primary School siteis progressing well with thebuilding now watertight withthe roof in place and windowsand doors fitted. The staff are

Busy Otters Pre-school Newslooking forward to visiting thebuilding soon and we are allexcited about the move.Busy Otters currently runs atThe Old Boys School in YonderStreet. We offer pre-schoolplaces for children from 2 years6 months, up until they beginschool. Sessions are Monday –Friday 9.30 – 12 noon. After-noon sessions are Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday 12.45– 3.15pm. We also have LunchClub on Monday, Tuesday andWednesday.Toddler sessions for the under5’s are on Thursday afternoons,1pm – 2.45pm. £2 per family.For further information pleasering 01404 815370 or [email protected] out our website atwww.busyotters.co.uk

Readers WriteDear Sir,On my journey from Fairmile to Ottery I passed over the RiverOtter. A splash in the water caught my eye and to my suprise Isaw a cormorant. I watched it for a minute or two before it swamdownstream and flew away. Has anyone else seen this birdpoaching?David Mitchem, Clyst Hydon

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Ottery St Mary Flower Club will be holding the following meetingsto be held on Wednesdays at Ottery St Mary Primary School,starting at 7.30pm. Vistors would be most welcome.16th March - Demonstrator Pat Penno from Launceston27th April - Demonstrator Sarah Hills-Ingyon from Sidford18th May - Demonstrator Alison Penno from Launceston15th June - Demonstrator Sheila Hadlow from Par20th July - Demonstrator Tina Parkes from Exeter

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A Tribute to the JasmineAmid the season’s taxing moodsWhen nature’s pulse was lowI knew someone in the garden wouldArrange a cheering show.

Would organise a bright displayBy setting up a stallWith yellow blossoms every dayAgainst a sheltering wall.

Contrasting with the background greyIt made a welcome sight,As if an artist touched a dark sceneWith a brush of light.

While other shrubs are fast asleepI’m glad the jasmine’s hereTo lift our flagging spirits upAbove surrounding drear.DERRICK V. RUGG

Ottery St Mary Bowling Club will be holding their popular HotCross Bun/ Coffee morning at the Institute, Ottery St Mary, onSaturday 2nd April from 10.00am till 12.00pm. There will be theopportunity to browse along the stalls,enter competitions andchat with your friends over coffee. There are a few remainingstalls for hire at £5 00. Ring 01404 811195 for more details.

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FROM THE CHURCHESFROM THE CHURCHES IN OTTERY

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We have has our AGM for CTIO and Sue Wakely-Stoyle handed over her Chair’s role to the RevdGraham Tarn of the URC. Each year the chair’sposition goes to a different CTIO representative sothat it is shared out fairly and without being a ‘job

for life’ which can be quite daunting for an already very busyperson. It gives variety of approach which we value too.The meeting to discuss the Youth Work Report is scheduled forthis month so we will be able to give you news of it in April. Itwill be a big undertaking if we find we can commit ourselves toit and will need not only financial backing but moral and practicalsupport and encouragement.

New Life church meets at the Kings School main hall at 10.30am on a Sunday where we enjoy worship, biblical teaching andSunday school groups for the children. We are always pleasedto welcome visitors and are happy to pray with anyone whoneeds healing or who has any concerns. Home groups are heldon a Wednesday evening and we are currently meeting on thefirst Wednesday of every month at the New Life chapel for atime of worship and prayer.‘Groundbreakers’ is our very lively kids club for children aged7 – 10 years. It meets during term time between 6pm and 7.30pmat the New Life Chapel on Friday evenings – all children arewelcome. The Youth Group, for 11 – 18 yr olds, also meetsevery Friday from 7.30 to 9.30pm.If you want to know more about New Life or any of our activitiescontact Bruce and Heather Talbot at [email protected] check out our website www.newlifeottery.org.uk.

Time for change? The URC holds its annual general meetingearly this month. Philip Scoble and Judith Webber are standingdown from the leadership team but will doubtless continue theirinvolvement in various aspects of church life. Our URC minister,the Revd. Graham Tarn has just taken over as chair of ChurchesTogether in Ottery. The healthy church questionnaire lastNovember threw up thought-provoking comments and theleaders have already had one session considering theimplications. This exercise will lead into a weekend when localURC representatives join the congregation and seek God’sguidance for the future.This month Women and Men hold Breakfasts. On March 5 thewomen meet at the Tumbling Weir at 8am. Please book withRuth 850747. On Saturday March 26 at 8am the Men welcomeas guest speaker the Revd. Alastair McCollum, vicar ofKilmington. The ex-King’s student recently attracted pressattention when he took over as licensee of the Yarcombe Inn.Men meet in the Lamb and Flag, Batts Lane, beginning with a fullEnglish breakfast. Men from any church or none are welcome.Bookings to Philip (812118). Meanwhile we look forward to theinter-church house groups in Lent and plans are afoot for theMothering Sunday service at the URC on April 3 at 10.30am.

Over 80 children and adultsgathered for the first Café Churchat Ottery St Mary Parish Churchin February. Our topic in March(on Sunday 13th at 11am) is ‘Faith– so what’ and we will be joinedby the Bishop of Exeter.Café Church stands for ChurchAccessible For Everyone, and theaim of this service is to welcomechurch and non church goers aliketo join together around tables

enjoying good coffee and pastries, and to have the opportunityto discuss ‘life’ issues in a Christian context. It will be a veryinformal gathering with quiet time for reflection and theopportunity to listen to and engage in thought provokingdiscussions in a safe environment. For children there will be acrèche and group activities. Each month on the second Sunday‘Café’ Church will tackle a particular life subject in a relaxedenvironment. Topics planned for future Café Church sessionsinclude money management, bereavement, parenting and familylife, developing good habits, staying healthy and keeping safe.

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THE SALVATION ARMYThe Methodist fellowship had a recent double Christening inthe persons of Hannah Patel and Eva Matthews - granddaughtersto Terry and Rosemary Palmer. A really warm welcome into theChristian community was made to them and we hope memoriesof the Service will stay in the hearts of all their families for manymonths to come.The midweek fellowship have committed to following the e100readings - although as we don’t meet weekly we think it’ll takeus 2 years to complete!! The coffee morning meeting continueswith occasional new faces looking round the door. Everyone iswelcome and we are always pleased to see you. We have had areceptive ‘audience’ at it for Rosalind Sopp’s little booklet ofpoems. As ever, services are Sunday mornings at 10.30am -preachers as advertised on our board.

The season of Lent will soon be upon us, where we prepareourselves spiritually for the great festival of Easter. We hope tobe sharing with other churches in the town for Lent study groups;an opportunity to share alongside others whose traditions andways of worship may be foreign to us, but always immenselybeneficial.We have just held our Churches Together in Ottery AGM, whichmarks the end of my year as Chair, and I would take thisopportunity to thank everyone for their help and support duringthe year, and wish my successor well.Sue Wakley-Stoyle

We used the occasion of Commitment Sunday to make StellaMunn a member of The Salvation Army at Ottery St Mary. Whata great start to 2011. The photo shows Stella, with Harry holdingthe flag and me presenting her with her certificate.We were privileged, at the end of January, to have the visit ofMajor’s John & Anne Read from The Salvation Army’s TerritorialHeadquarters in London. Major John Read is the Salvation Army’sEcumenical Officer for the United Kingdom and Republic ofIreland so the visit coincided with the end of the Week of Prayerfor Christian Unity. Major John preached at the United Serviceat the Parish Church on the Sunday evening.Major Anne Read is currently our Anti-human trafficking co-ordinator for the UK. It was interesting to discover how widespread the problem of trafficking is. During the presentation wewere told that much of the chocolate we eat uses cocoa beansharvested by trafficked children but by choosing fairly tradedchocolate we can be sure that it is also free from traffickedlabour.In the early 1970’s Major Anne Read’s grandfather, Tom Vallelly,was in charge of The Salvation Army in Ottery. Anne used tocome on holidays to Ottery during the summer. Another visit,during those days, was with a group of young Salvationists fromWales when the local paper asked, “Is Ottery ready for thearrival of some young evangelists in mini skirts?” During theweekend we were able to show Major Anne where hegrandfather’s cottage was.The Salvation Army leaders from around the world recentlymet in London to elect our new General (International Leader).The selected candidate is Commissioner Linda Bond. The newGeneral takes office on 2nd April and becomes the third womanto hold the post, the first being one of William Booth’s daughtersin 1934.Steven Watson. Captain, Corps Officer,Ottery St Mary & Exmouth 01404 812159Please do not hesitate to join any of our congregations or tojoin a Lent Group...you are always assured of a warm welcome.

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A lovely Coffee Morning washeld in the Feoffee Room at theend of January. It was the sameday as the Scout Book Sale soa lot of people were in the townon a sunny morning and ableto support us.Our popular Wayfarers Lunch(pictured) was held at the RoyalBritish Legion on Saturday 19thFebruary. This was very wellattended and everyone seemedto enjoy the lunch we served,especially the desserts whichthey found hard to choose fromthe great selection.Our thanks to everyone formaking the morning so succes-sful and thank you to our everfaithful two ladies that have themammoth task of washing up!Thank you also Val and Sue foryour valued help and the BritishLegion for giving us such alovely venue to hold this lunch.We have a few events lined upfor the coming months, firstlyan Afternoon Tea at the Meth-odist Church on Friday 18thMarch, from 3-00pm. On 31stMarch there is an informalevening at the Tumbling Weir,at 7-30pm. A Team from thehospice will be joining us. The

aim is to enlighten everyoneabout the work of the hospice,the In-care, Day Centre andVolunteer Groups. We wouldlove to see you there enjoyinga chat and coffee with us all.Ros and Dave are holding theirSpring Coffee Morning andTable Top Sale at the Village Hall,Newton Poppleford on Satur-day 2nd April. from 10-00am.This is always a lovely morningand as I have said before isworth attending if only to takepart in their fantastic Draw.We move on to May, when weare having an Evening Talk withSlides at the Village Hall, TiptonSt John at 7-30pm. Alan Dollyfrom Exeter is presenting‘Memories of Exeter’. Alan iswell known for supportingHospiscare throughout thearea with his very interestingtalks. He will probably start theevening with slides of the walkfrom the Turf along the Canalto the Quay and then after the break for coffee, his subject isNostalgia. Please look out forthe posters and tickets will beon sale shortly.

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21st May. This walk is a greatfundraiser for the hospice.Ladies can register by ringing01392 688020 or online atwomensmidnightwalk.co.ukI can assure you this is a bril-liant good fun night, roundedoff about 2-00am with a baconbuttie and hot drink. Anothervery important diary date is

Saturday 18th June when ourextremely popular PuddingClub is being held again at theRoyal British Legion, West Hill.Tickets will be limited so pleasebuy them early. I’ll obviouslygive you more details next time.I would like you all to make anote of a Tea Dance at OtterNurseries on 6th July.

The Sustainable Ottery African Drumming Workshops just keepgetting busier. There are two more dates booked for Saturdays5th March, and 9th April from 2.00 to 5.00pm at the StationYouth Centre, Ottery St Mary. As usual the first hour and a halfis for beginners and less experienced drummers with the secondhalf being for people who have been drumming for longer.Everyone over 11 is welcome and the cost is £7.50 per session.Drums are available to borrow. If you want to know more call01404 814217.

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One of Shakespeare’s bawdiest plays, The Merry Wives of Windsor,comes to Payhembury Parish Hall on Tuesday 15th March 2011.Performed by postgraduate students from Exeter UniversityDrama Department, the performance promises to delight withits cross dressing and intrigue as bumbling Falstaff thinks he hasa chance to steal the hearts of several ladies, especially two wealthymarried women, Mistress Ford and Mistress Page. Neither isinterested in the unfit and unattractive Falstaff, and when theydeclare to each other the receipt of Falstaff’s letters, they decideto play him along, resulting in a fine comic plot.Following last year’s very successful performance of The Tempestit is expected that this performance will sell out. Tickets £5,under 18s £3, are available from Di Somers at 01884 277390 [email protected]

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In these days of rapidly increas-ing fuel costs where the priceof petrol and diesel seems togo up every week, it is becom-ing more and more importantfor us to look at ways of gettingwhat we need to survive locally,and food is one of the thingswe really can’t do without.What can we do regardinglocal food in Ottery? Sustain-able Ottery, in co-operationwith HogCO, are organising afun event that will invite peopleto share their ideas for growingand producing more foodlocally, as well having thechance to use local produce,learn about growing vegetablesorganically, making soda bread,swapping and sowing seeds andsharing a local lunch.HogCo is a home grown,community owned 5 year pro-gramme working with ruralcommunities across Devon tosupport local food projects.They help groups to jointogether to develop skills andseek opportunities to growtheir own food. See http://www.hogco-devonrcc.org.uk/or call 01392 383423.The event, on Saturday March12th at 11am in the Institute,will start with a short presen-

tation from HogCO. There willbe ample opportunity for peo-ple to bring their ideas forwardfor growing, making andcooking local foods. A hands-on cookery session will followwith a chance to help make aseasonal salad and soda breadto go with the local vegetablesoup for lunch.Following lunch there will beinformation about food andcooking generally, sowing andgrowing vegetables includingplanting vegetable seeds whichyoungsters can then take homewith them at the end of the day.A seed swap will also take placewhere you can bring your halfused packets of seed and swapthem for something new togrow. This should enable youto grow new varieties withoutthe cost of buying an expensivepacket of seeds.Families are welcome. Tickets,costing only £1 per person, willbe available from the OtteryTourist Information Centre andRoberts. There are only a limitednumber available. For moreinformation please call 01404814217.

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Following the tragic devastation and total destruction of theinterior of Feniton Church by the freak storm on 30th. October2008, the church has now had the basic refurbishment and repairscompleted. A number of parishioners decided to form a groupcalled the Friends of St. Andrews, Feniton, who will be asking theresidents of Feniton to help with the upkeep of this ancient andbeautiful church.The group are sending a pamphlet to each household in Fenitonasking for their support and help by becoming a Friend. Theaims of the group are to ensure the maintenance of the churchand to encourage its use, not just for worship but also forcommunity events. The chairman of the group, Valerie Stringer,said - “There are some exciting plans for using the church, notjust for Sunday Service, but such things as concerts,candlelitsuppers and an Antiques Roadshow. We hope the residents willsupport us”.

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OTTERY SILVER BAND DIARYSpring is in the air and a newprogramme is taking shapenicely at our Tuesday rehearsalevenings. Our thanks go to SallyBull who has been taking therehearsals in the short termabsence of Chris Taylor, ourMusical Director, who isunfortunately unwell at themoment. We hope he feels a lotbetter soon and look for-wardto seeing him shortly.Sally, a first cornet player in theBand and also a music teacherby profession, has rehearsed usthrough various new marchesand challenging new pieceswhich we are looking forwardto showcasing in our forth-coming concerts.The Band, as always, are lookingto recruit new playing mem-bers. If you are a brass playernew to the area looking to playin a brass band, or perhaps arethinking of starting playing againafter a break, why not comealong to see us. We would alsogreatly love to have any drum-mers/precussionists. Pleasetelephone the number at theend of this writeup for furtherdetails.We are all looking forward toour band social evening inMarch at the Tumbling WierHotel, which has kindly beenarranged by Keith Allen (Tubaplayer in the Band). A chance

for a good get together andnosh up before our playoutsbegin!The Spring Concert date hasbeen set for Sunday 8th May atthe Institute Hall, Ottery St Mary7.45pm start. Tickets will beavailable from the usual sourcesbeing Stagestruck and theTourist Information Centre inOttery, from Band Membersand on the door. More detailsto follow.Looking further ahead we willbe playing at the Cotleigh Fayreand have also had confirmationthat we will once again be atthe Honiton Show in August.We have also been kindlyinvit-ed back by the RotaryClub of Westhill to play at theirCarol Evening at Christmas,seems a long way off but it willbe here before we know it!!We will keep you posted on allthe other fetes and fairs thatwe will be attending.The ‘Brass Class’ junior bandcontinues to rehearse on aMonday evening and will bejoining us at the SpringConcert performing a shortprog-ramme.Should you have any enquiriesabout the band or Brass Classplease telephone Brian (MainBand) or Verity (Brass Class) on01404 814502.

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The Side by Side Project, based in Ottery St Mary, is a small,supported volunteering Project, which is funded by the NationalLottery and managed by EDVSA. The Project has been runningfor over 10 years and has evolved over this time. We offer peoplerecovering from mental ill health the opportunity to learn aboutgardening and outdoor craft activities at our gardening site atOffwell, near Honiton.Working as part of a small team on the gardening plot or otheractivities that we offer gives the volunteers the opportunity tolearn some new skills and make new friends in a positive andsupportive setting. This enables people to build up their selfconfidence and contribute positively to community life and tohave less reliance on health services. Some of our service usershave now moved on to educational courses and paid employment.We take referrals throughout East Devon, from Mental HealthSupport Workers and GPs. We are constantly seeking new waysto enable our supported volunteers to express their creativeideas and also to promote this very valuable Project in the localcommunity. Our plan for this year is to create a ‘Therapy Garden’,which will be user led and represent the four seasons. It willfollow of the stages of recovery to mental wellness. When theTherapy Garden is complete we will have an Open Day for thelocal community to see what the service users have achievedand promote the Project to a wider audience.We will need many items to achieve our goal such as plants,compost, timber, pots, tools, gravel and bark chippings. If anylocal business is interested in making a financial contribution ordonating any materials we would be extremely grateful. Anyindividual or business that assists us would be mentioned in anypress coverage and obviously would be invited to our open day.The Project runs sessions from Monday to Thursdays and wecurrently have spaces on all days. If you, or anyone you know, issuffering from mental ill health and is interested in joining theProject please get in touch for more information.To get in touch please contact:Ellen Hunt, Side by Side Project Support Worker.Telephone: 01404 54904. e mail: [email protected]

The next meeting will be on Wednesday 2nd March when Mr.W.Gale will give a talk on ‘New Zealand’ illustrated with slides. Thisis an open meeting when ladies are welcome.Meetings are held at The Institute, Yonder St, Ottery St Mary.Doors open 2.30pm for 3.00pm meetings. Further informationfrom the Secretary Harry Phillips, Telephone: 01404 814524.

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In March law firm Everys isholding a free day time seminaron the subject of LastingPowers of Attorney at theTumbling Weir Hotel, Ottery StMary, on Thursday 17th Marchat 9.30am.A problem for many of us aswe grow older is worrying whatmight befall us should ourhealth deteriorate and whatwould happen should webecome unable to make ourown decisions with regard toour personal affairs and welfare.A Power of Attorney is a legaldocument that lets you appointsomeone to either assist you ormake decisions on your behalfif you are unable to do so.Powers of Attorney have beenaround for a long time. How-ever, in recent years the law haschanged quite substantially.Changes to the Lasting Powerof Attorney forms means thatthey are lengthy and have tobe registered before they canbe used. This can be confusingand it is often difficult to findclear information as to the bestway to proceed.At the seminar Ian Hunt (pic-tured), Legal Executive inEverys’ Private Client Depart-ment will speak on the subjectof the new Powers of Attorney

Everys to hold free LastingPowers of Attorney seminar

procedures with the aim ofclarifying the process. Ian andmembers of his team will beavailable to answer questionsat the end of the session.If you would like to attend thisseminar please call PaulineRoberts on 01404 540950 byTuesday 1st March. Paulinecan be contacted by email [email protected]’ Ottery St Mary officewill be officially reopening onMonday 17th March 2011. IanHunt will be holding a free legalclinic every Tuesday between9.00am and 11.00am.To arrange a free half an hourappointment on this subject orany other topic pleasetelephone Christine Hopkinson 01404 540954 or [email protected]

Martin Farrant was overjoyedon February 1st to see hisbusiness, Bay Tree Shoe Repairs,Ottery St Mary, celebrate its 1stanniversary. He has enjoyed hisfirst year and is looking forwardto expanding his services overthe next 12 months.Martin said “I have had a mostencouraging 1st year. The first12 months required investmentin tools, equipment and mat-erials, a window display, signageand a web site. This hurdle isnow over which means that mysecond year in business will bemore profitable. During my firstyear I found Ottery people tobe really friendly and verysupportive. This has enabled meto build up a large loyal custo-mer base which has under-pinned my first year’s businessand will hopefully expand in thefuture. I enjoy my work and Ihave developed great a rapportwith many customers.”Bay Tree Shoe Repairs don’t justrepair shoes. Martin also pro-

A successful first year forBay Tree Shoe Repairs

vides a watch battery and strapsupply and fitting service, drycleaning, engraving, key cuttingand knife and scissor sharp-ening. He would be interestedto hear customer’s ideas onany other services that hecould offer that are notavailable locally.Martin added “I now feel partof the community. It ‘s nicegetting to know people and tobe able to go that extra milefor them. You just wouldn’t getthat if you went to the big city.I would like to thank all mycustomers for their supportand I look forward to servingthem for many more years tocome. I would also like to thankColin and Theresa Daly forgiving me the opportunity totake on the business.”Call in and see Martin at 11Mill Street, Ottery St Mary (onthe corner by the Bay Tree Cafe)or call him on 01404 813088.More details on the website atwww.shoerepairsdevon.co.uk

Ottery St Mary Table Tennis Club meets on Thursday evenings atThe Institute, Ottery St Mary, from 7.00pm from Septemberthrough to May. It has 6 Tables and coaching is available on aregular basis. For further details contact Roger Johnson (01297625061) or Ray Puttick (01404 813720).

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7.30-9.00pmTuesday 22nd March 2011The Main Hall, The King’s School,Ottery St Mary EX11 1RAOpen to the public,No admission charge.Tea and coffee availablefrom 7.00pm.

Part of the national ‘Celebrating RE’ monthThis evening meeting will be a chaired debate, with a panel ofspeakers, to include public participation. It will be open tostudents, staff and all members of the public and run on thelines of BBC1’s The Big Questions.

Contributors include:John Bryant, University of Exeter

Onnagh Corrigan, Peninsula Medical SchoolSharon Pavey, Green Party Candidate

for East DevonBill Birdwood, Chaplain at Dartmoor Prison

Questions for discussion: Is religion good for society? Does prison work? Genes and embryos, are we on a slippery slope?

The Big Question, to be hostedat the King’s School, Ottery StMary, at 7.30pm on Tuesday,22nd March will be a public,open debate where expertcontributors will stimulatediscussion on current ethicalissues. Topics up for discussionare: ‘Genes and Embryos: arewe on a slippery slope?’; ‘Doesprison work?’ and ‘Is religiongood for society?’The event is part of the national“Celebrating RE” month andGCSE and A level Religious

The Big Question discussionat The King’s School

Studies students will be takinga prominent role in the discus-sions. Speakers include JohnBryant of Exeter University,Oonagh Corrigan from thePeninsula Medical School,Sharon Pavey, local Green PartyParliamentary candidate andBill Birdwood, Chaplain of Dart-moor Prison. This is a publicparticipation event and all arevery welcome. No admissioncharge. Please come along andhelp make this a lively and stim-ulating evening.

Ottery Later Life Forum will beholding its second Seminar inits Talking About series entitled‘Older people and democracy- Do we still count?’ on Thurs-day 31st March at The Institute,Ottery St Mary from 10.00amto 3.30pm. The guest speakerwill be Tony Benn supportedby Ian McKintosh and TonySimpson.In a question and answer ses-sion with the speakers the Sem-inar will examine:

Can the over 50’s influenceDemocratic processes? How?

Have we had our day? Is therestill opportunity to influencepolicy and, indeed, do we wantto bother?

Looking back on your life,could you say that you haveplayed a role; either locally ornationally where you haveinfluenced policy?

Is it now time for youngstersto take over?

Is our knowledge and exper-ience important for the futurewell-being of our society?Tony Benn is joining us for theday (he will be 86 a couple ofdays after the Seminar!) and isas active and involved in poli-tics as ever. Is he a role modelfor all of us? Let us hear andlearn from him about today’sissues and reflect on how hehas influenced and made policyas a Minister in Governmentand in the House of Commons.Contributing to the discussionsfrom their own life and workexperiences are two localpeople, Ian McKintosh, a retir-ed lawyer and judge and TonySimpson, whose career hastaken him into many aspects ofsocial and community action.Entrance, including coffee onarrival and a prepared picniclunch, £15.00 p.p. (£ 9.00 forLater Life Forum Members).

Tony Benn to speak atLater Life Forum seminar

We’re now half way throughour Spring term at the Pre-School and all our childrenhave settled down well and allare having lots of fun learningand making new friends.We have now added a Walk-o-dile to our walking bus betweenthe Pre-School and the PrimarySchool. This great system allowsthe staff to safely walk thechildren to and from the Pre-School. It attracted a lot of att-ention from the press and localcouncil as we’re the first Pre-School in the whole of Devonto use one. The children love ittoo and we get lots of requestsfrom the other children who allwant to join in – we may needto buy a second one!The Pre-School will be holdingits AGM on Thursday 10th

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March at 7.30pm at the Pre-School. All parents are encour-aged to attend, if anyone elsewishes to join our committeethen please also attend – manyhands make light work!Coleridge pre-school playgroupis an Ofsted registered, comm-ittee run playgroup based in thecentre of Ottery St Mary. It isrun by professional and friendlystaff who have many yearsexperience in providing earlyyears education.The playgroup is open 9.15am– 3.15pm on Monday to Fridayexcept Tuesday when it closesat 11.45. Morning sessions runfrom 9.15am – 11.45am, lunchclub is 11.45am – 12.45pm,and afternoon sessions comm-ence at 12.45pm. A toddlergroup is held at the school onTuesday afternoons, 1.15pm to3.00pm. All parents and carerswith children aged up to 5 yearsare welcome.Coleridge takes children from2½ up to school age. Fundingis available for 3 and 4 yearolds. For more informationplease call 01404 812663 andask to speak to Sharon Cakeor Sue Scott. Alternatively,search for Coleridge Pre-School on Facebook. There isalso the opportunity for wrap-around care from 8am – 6pmdaily for parents who chooseto also use Happy Days – theout of school provision thatoperates independently fromour premises. Details can beobtained by ringing the samenumber and asking for LyndaHole.

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As I write this report, we arestill tidying up after twofantastic nights of our “Into theFuture” Fashion Show 2011.This took place on Thursday10th February and Friday 11thFebruary in a transformedSchool Hall.We had endless support fromour students who were choreo-graphed, dressed and fantasti-cally made up to perform anddisplay their outfits. The em-phasis of the evening wassustainable and recycleddesigns along with textilescourse work. There were fabu-lous dance routines normallykept within the school day andrarely seen by parents andfamily We were wowed by thevocalists too. The event was fullyappreciated by the audienceand students who got theirchance to shine.Special thanks must go toOtter Nurseries who allowedus to showcase their clothingand outerwear and for theirvery generous raffle donations.We had a last minute panicwith ice creams and thankfullyTaste of Sidmouth turned upwith the goods! Thanks also toOttery Tourist InformationCentre for selling our ticketsand providing raffle prizes. Somany teachers present and pastput in a lot of extra hours.

King’s students stunning ‘Into the Future’ Fashion Show

Although we raised a profit, theevent was more about theopportunity for the studentsthan about raising funds.The PTFA Volunteers provideda slick service on the refresh-ments front as always. We arenow planning our next fund

raising event - more details tofollow.Contact the PTFA via theSchool front office or by emailon [email protected] the King’s School website atwww.thekings.devon.sch.ukDiana Mckay

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Welcome back and what funwe had over the Christmastime which seems so long agonow. If you missed the classesand gained a few extra pounds,don’t worry too much as we areback with a vengeance. OurOttery class has doubled insize and is such a hoot, lots ofnew ladies and (gent) comingalong to join us.Whimple also gained severalnew members and although wewere running on Thursdays westill had a good attendance.March sees us return to ourregular slot on Monday even-ings. January is always a bit of astrange month as Christmas isover and the nights are stilldrawing in early. Then comesFebtastic! That’s what it’s beenfor OHL - we have had a majorevent presenting the ‘Thick asThieves’ band at the Institute,Ottery St Mary, raising well over£700!

We were thrilled with thesupport and what a fantasticevening it was. The place wasrocking and the atmosphereelectric. If I have been askedonce when the next one is, Imust have been asked a hun-dred times. A special thank yougoes to all our helpers: Barry,Nicole, Maggie, Nick, Gary,Matt, Chantelle, Shane, Mary,Ruben, John and Caroline.(Also anyone else who I haven’tmentioned). Phyllis, Maggie andSally - thanks for selling thetickets. Not forgetting Mauricefrom Costcutters, Ottery StMary.The Band were phenomenaland put on an excellent showensuring all had a great evening.Otter Nurseries kindly invitedus in for the week to run asweep stake for the BritishHeart Foundation and we rais-ed in excess over £400. A bigthank you goes to Sabine fromOtter Nurseries and all the staffwho were most helpful.Our classes are now back tonormal. Whimple (Victory Hall)is running on Monday eveningsonce again from 7.30 until8.30pm and Ottery (Old BoysSchool) on Tuesdays from 8pmuntil 9pm. The classes aregreat fun and are made up ofall ages and sizes, so if you fancyCha Cha or Charleston, Salsaor just Dance then come alongand experience exercise in afun way. All you need is a reas-

onable level of fitness and wework the classes so you can goat your own level impacting aslittle or much as you please.We have a very wide variety ofmusic from Latin to Tom Jones,Shakira to Black eyed Peas,Dean Martin to Pavarotti. I canhonestly say our classes aredefinitely a giggle and a wiggle.The bonus is that all our classesare pay as you go and a weenjoy a different routine everyweek. If you miss one, there isno need not worry as there isno catching up to do - just slipstraight into the next rout-ine. All this and raising fundsfor the British Heart Founda-

tion at the same time is a winwin situation.Don’t forget the Ottery Groupwill be celebrating their 3rdOttery Healthy Living birthdayon 8th March. Let’s party!Sorry to say that we are nowsold out for the Murder Myst-ery Dinner on 2nd April in theTumbling Weir Hotel, but wewill be running another inNovember. So keep your eyespeeled and don’t miss out onthe next one. Its all set to be abrilliant evening. Just what thedoctor ordered!!!For further information pleasecontact Michele on 07984869498.

On Friday, 1st April, the pop-ular “Off the Peg” will againbe bringing a selection offamous label cothes at amazingprices for you to try on andbuy on the night.The internal marquee will beerected and the Village Hall willbe transformed into a FashionHouse for the evening. Glam-orous models will stride thecatwalk, while you sit in com-fort and enjoy a glass of wineor soft drink served by immac-ulately dressed waiters. Adressing room will be set asidefor you to try on the clothesand make your choice(s). You

‘Off the Peg’ Fashion Showat West Hill Village Hall

can pay by cash, cheque, creditor debit card. A night out withyour friends, a glass of wine andcut price clothes – what morecould you want?! Doors openat 7.00pm …the show startsat 7.45pm.Entry will be by ticket only, (£6,to include that first drink).These are now available fromOttery Tourist InformationOffice, West Hill Post Officeand Village Hall ManagementCommittee members, or youcan phone 814520 / 813560to reserve. All proceeds toVillage Hall funds.Pictured: Last year’s show.

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

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

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

their eyes tested at home,free.”

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

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

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

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The OtterySt Mary ScoutGroup celebrate another succ-essful Jumble Sale. Held overtwo weekends, the annual eventis reputed to be the largestjumble sale in the South West.Despite the current economicgloom early indications are thatthe jumble sale will have gen-erated another strong perfor-mance. Success does not comeeasy, the event is reliant upona small army of unsung Ottery

Hill. These are then sold overtwo days to generate money forthe scout group to spend onproviding a variety of oppor-tunities for the young people.John Green, Group ScoutLeader, said “Scouting providesa great opportunity for youngpeople. In Ottery we believethat young people developmost when they are ‘learningby doing,’ when they are givenresponsibility, work in teams,take acceptable risks and thinkfor themselves. Through theteam of volunteer Leaders andAdult Supporters we deliver anexciting programme of activitiessuch as caving, kayaking, gliding,hiking, scuba diving, climbing,international adventures andweekend experiences. In add-ition our young people partici-pate in the Duke of Edinburghprogramme as well as YoungLeader training.”If you would like to learn moreabout the fun and adventure

Ottery Scout Group thank you for Jumble Sale success

After the success of the Scout& Explorers first internationalvisit to Germany in 2010, thegroup has decided to visitanother of our Europeanneighbours.40 Scouts and Explorers aged10 to 16 years will depart fromOttery to spend 9 days basedin Delft, Holland. The youngpeople and leaders will bebased at the Kruithuis Scout-centrum, which was originallythe 17th century gunpowdermagazine for Holland.The activities for the visit willbe finalised when a number ofthe leaders will make a prep-aration visit in April. However,following a presentation theyoung people voted on theirmost popular activities toundertake which includes

Ottery Scouts and Explorers to make new Dutch friends

water skiing, theme park visit,tour of Operation MarketGarden battlefields and wargraves, day visit to Amsterdamin addition to sampling typicalDutch life.

Group Scout Leader JohnGreen said of the planned visit“An international visit does notcome cheap and we havealready started applying forgrants as well as planning fund

raising events to help cover thecost of the trip. However, all ofthis will be worthwhile whenyou see what the young peopleget out of the experiencescouting makes adventureavailable to everyone.” If youwould like to learn more aboutthe fun and adventure Scoutingbrings please visit our web siteat www.otteryscoutsuk.org.uk.Ottery St Mary Scout group hasa membership of over 100young people aged 6 – 18years of age and is run by adedicated team of volunteerunformed leaders and adultsupporters.For further information pleasecontact John Green,Group Scout LeaderTel: 01404 812836Mobile: 07740 772099

Kruithuis Scout-centrum

folk who help out each year(some of them have beeninvolved for 30 years). Inaddition to the organising team,this year’s event was supportedby many of the Scout Group’sparents and young people.The jumble sale must be oneof the best recycling projectsaround. The Scout Groupcollects clothing, furniture,books, bric-a-brac etc from thegood folk of Ottery and West

Scouting can provide pleasevisit our popular web site atwww.otteryscoutsuk.org.ukSo, all those involved withScouting in Ottery would liketo thank you for the part youplayed with the Jumble Sale. Ifyou missed it this time we do itall again in January 2012.Ottery St Mary Scout group hasa membership of over 100young people aged 6 – 18years of age and is run by adedicated team of volunteerunformed leaders and adultsupporters.

For further information pleasecontact John Green – GroupScout Leader.Telephone: 01404 812836Mobile: 07740 772099.

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Ottery St Mary Venture Scouts CarnivalClub had their best season ever season in2010 attending many carnivals in Devon,Dorset and Somerset including SturminsterNewton for the first time. Awards won in2010 include 8 1st prizes, including firstat Taunton, 2 2nd prizes, and two spirit ofcarnival awards. This is a fantasticachievement considering the majority ofthe members are under the age of 20. Theydefinitely make up for their lack ofexperience with their enthusiasm.Following the success of 2009, we built apirate themed float complete with boat,rotating capstan, treasure chests thatopened and cannons. Over 400 light bulbswere added to the float for 2010 providinga challenge for the electricians. Thecolourful costumes were hand made byPat Hamilton and contrasted well with theboat. The artistic talent of some of the newermembers gave the finishing touches to awell constructed float.

Venture Scouts win trophies galore for carnival float

We were very kindly sponsored by HallsEstate Agents and Bay Tree Shoe Repairsand the club would like to thank thesponsors for their help in 2010. Buildingof the float for 2011 is already underway.

Carpenters, electricians and those with acreative eye to help build the float, andanyone who wants to be on it, arewelcome. For further details please contactChris Hamilton on 01404 813865.

First week we started back in2011 saw the Beavers enjoyinga Christmas Party. It was notthat we had gone mad! just thatour original party was can-celled after Ottery was delugedwith snow before Christmas.Needless to say the party wasa great success with a mix ofgames and good food for all theBeavers to enjoy.Preparation for the ScoutGroup Annual Jumble Salemeant that the Beavers movedout of the Scout Centre andtravelled to Exeter to workwith one of the Scout Associa-tion activity badge sponsors.Pets at Home invited theBeavers to go shopping andfind various items on a shopp-ing list - these included dogleads, hamster toys, fish foodand live reptile food. They thenshowed the staff their goodiesand were shown several smallanimals. These animals werepassed around for Beavers to

cuddle. They included Guineapigs, a rat, dwarf hamsters andtwo beautiful rabbits.Information was given to theBeavers about the care andnutrition of these animals andwere also given a work bookto fill in. At the end of the even-ing the Beavers went homehaving had a great time and therabbits breathed a sigh of relief.The second week of the JumbleSale (with the Scout Centre stilla major sorting area) theBeavers visited Ottery St. MaryParish Church. They found outabout lots of interesting featuresof the church and even enjoy-ed a trip up the tower to lookat the bells. The Beavers allwrote a simple prayer and atthe end of the evening eachBeaver lit a candle and thoughtabout people who were not asfortunate as themselves. Sincethe visit to the parish churchthe Beavers have been presen-ted with their faith badge.

What a busy time for Ottery St Mary BeaversBack at the Scout Centre theBeavers were in constructionmode and made three beautifulcastles out of “junk”. At the endof the evening, the leftoverswere carefully sorted intorecycling piles for Fox to taketo the tip. If you have a child

aged between 5¾ and 7½years and would be interestedin joining the adventure atBeavers please complete theMembership Application Formwhich can be found at our website www.otteryscoutsuk.org.ukjust follow the link.

Pixie Day this year will be on Saturday 11th June - rather earlierthan usual. The original date has had to be changed due toclashes with other events.

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Are you finding it hard to paythe utility bills? Was keepingwarm this winter a struggle?Well maybe we can help. Aspart of our commitment to re-ducing energy consumption,Sustainable Ottery has joinedthe Energy Savings Trust ‘GreenCommunities’ project. The aimis to try and establish a CarbonFootprint for the town and toidentify areas where energyefficiencies can be made.We’re hoping that you willsupport this scheme by addinginformation about your energyuse online (paper copies avail-able too) into a secure EnergySavings Trust web location setup just for Ottery St Mary, toestimate your own personalcarbon footprint. Using theinformation that you supply, itwill also provide you withtailor-made suggestions on howyou can reduce your energyuse in the future.All those who enter their detailswill be entered into a prize-draw with a suitable energy-efficient prize! From all theinformation gathered, we canmake an estimate for the townand the more people that takepart, then the better the esti-mate will be. This can be usedas a benchmark to show anyprogress that the town hasmade in energy savings in theyears ahead. If you wish toenter your details now, inadvance of the meeting thenplease visit the website:www.greencommunitiescc.org.uk/group/otterystmary and followthe instructions. This schemecould result in extra grants tohelp with insulation, cavity–fill,double-glazing etc. togetherwith free energy audits, energy-

saving measures and possiblyrenewable energy schemes forcommunity buildings.To get the ball rolling we haveorganised a talk to coincidewith ‘Climate Week’ on Thurs-day 24th March at 7.30pm inThe King’s School which willlook at why it is imperative tobecome more energy-efficientfor both environmental andeconomic purposes. We arepleased to announce thatDerrick Ryall, Head of ClimateChange at the Met. Office, willbe taking part and will talkabout climate change, its causes,the most up-to-date predictionsand the implications for us inthe future. Also speaking will beenergy advisors with help andtips on how we can reduce ourenergy consumption in thehome and with personal trans-port by reducing your fuel billsas well as your carbon foot-print.We hope to have lots of infor-mation on hand to help youkeep your bills down, whatgrants are available to help youmake your home more energy-efficient, local car-sharing andlift-sharing scheme and renew-able energy etc. If you bringalong an idea of your annualgas and electricity usage (kW/h), then we may be able to cal-culate your carbon footprint onthe night (wi-fi permitting!)With larger-than-ever energybills dropping through yourletter box and petrol costing aday’s wage to fill-up the car, youcan’t afford to miss this. Formore details or if you requirehelp with transport to themeeting, then please ring JillDixon on 01404 811067 [email protected]

Climate Change and EnergyTalk at The King’s School‘SAVE ENERGY, SAVE MONEY, LIVE BETTER’Spring is just round the corner

and to celebrate The RainbowWarriors is running a fabulouscraft event for kids in the Easterholidays. Pop along to TheMagic Cottage, opposite thegarage in West Hill, near OtterySt Mary, between 2-4pm onTuesday 12th April and make anature crown from the firstflowers of Spring. Cost just£2.50 per child, booking isessential.If you’re planning a party TheRainbow Warriors are sure toentertain and delight childrenwith a unique brand of captiv-ating storytelling, complete withtipi, toadstools and treasurechest. A huge success withschools, pre-schools, theBrownies and festivals, includingBeautiful Days and CampBestival. Plus, book a partybefore the end of March andreceive an amazing £20 off.If it’s a girl’s night you’re organ-ising how about an Angel Party?With advice from angel cards,crystals and tarot, a beautifulguided meditation, plus aunique angel canvas for thehost, it’s an evening that will beremembered forever, for all theright reasons!The Rainbow Warriors are alsooffering £5 off Reiki healing and

Rainbow Warriors EasterCraft Event for children

Indian head massage therapies(normally £30) in the gorgeous,cosy Magic Cottage in West Hilluntil March. Both treatmentsare dreamy and the perfect wayshrug off the sluggishness ofWinter. Book an appointmentnow. You’re worth it!“Wake Up & Smell the Roses”is back at Exeter Phoenix onMay 7th. This empoweringpersonal and spiritual develop-ment workshop covers basicmeditation, creative visualisa-tion, breathing techniques andan introduction to energy. Costis £50, booking essential. Formore info on any of the aboveoffers visit the websitewww.therainbowwarriors.co.ukor call Kara on 01404 812158.

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By the time you are readingthis 2011 will be well under wayand hopefully Spring will be justaround the corner. Thesnowdrops and daffodils arealready beginning to burstthrough and bring a welcomeglimpse of colour.At our Inner Wheel meetingheld on 17th January we weredelighted to welcome Rose-Marie Burrows, Vice Chair ofOtter Vale Friends of Hospis-care as our guest, and presen-ted a cheque for £1,500 whichhad been raised at our quiz inNovember. Rose-Marie gave abrief overview of the workcarried out by Hospiscare inthe Ottery St Mary district andadvised that the funds wouldgo towards supporting the 2nurses who current served thearea.In February we held our ‘Sun-day Challenge’ when we invitedour Rotary partners to join usfor very tasty and traditionalSunday Roast Beef lunch atGittisham Village Hall followed

Busy year planned for Otter Valley Inner Wheel Club

by some light hearted fun chall-enges. In the past the Rotarianshave beaten us at skittles, dartsand 10 pin bowling so this timethey had to try their hand atmaking a flower corsage, icingcup cakes and making and dec-orating a paper hat! Needlessto say on this occasion the

ladies did extremely wellalthough a valiant attempt wasmade at all three events by theboys. We do wonder whatevents they will put forwardnext year though….perhapsDIY may be on the cards?Over the next couple of monthswe have a number of forth-

coming events such as ourInter-Club meeting when weshall welcome all other InnerWheel Clubs in our District toan Afternoon Tea, and ourOverseas Meeting in April whenHugh Scudder of ChristianResponse to Eastern Europewill be telling us of his Charity’swork in taking articulatedlorries laden with humanitarianaid to the poorest areas ofMoldova. These are distributedwithout charge to benefit asmany as possible. As you can see, we alreadyhave a very busy year planned- all we need now is somewarmer weather and a touchof spring to brighten each dayand encourage us in our activ-ities. More next time!Sue HulleyClub CorrespondentPicture: Inner Wheel membersEleanor Watson, Romy Fletcherand Beryl Evans with their win-ning paper hat, cup cakes andflower corsage.

In a challenging economicclimate, many voluntary andcommunity organisations arelooking for ways to help themfund their work or projects.East Devon District Councilhas a funding and grantssection on its website, whichhas recently been completelyupdated and is now easier tofind. Whilst the Councildoesn’t have the resources tooffer funding itself, what the sitedoes offer is a guide to grantsopportunities throughoutDevon and further afield.The site is divided into sectionsso that, for example, if you are

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Otter Vale Art Society NewsWe are all busy preparing our art (painting) entry for thecompetition, subject ‘LIFE!’ which will be judged for the GriffinMemorial Trophy at the Annual General Meeting of the OtterVale Art Society In the Institute, Yonder St. Ottery St. Mary onFriday March 11th 2011 at 7.30pm. Come and join us! Formore information call Jacqueline Ward on 01404 8122621.

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Our first meeting in our normalvenue was on the 4th January.Our speaker for this eveningwas Mike Hull from the DevonDrivers Centre at West Point.He chose as his topic “DriveSafely for Longer”. Sensibly, heasked around the club what theactual medical and eyesightrequirements; it was quite sur-prising how many were unsure.He then moved on to medic-ations and their possible effects.Having looked around theroom and assessed our overallage group, he pointed out thatprescription drugs could be asdangerous as drugs that aregenerally misused, and thedrink/drive rules appliedequally to them as the others.So if you are on prescriptiondrugs take advice on their sideeffects.He strongly advised us to lookfor sources of help, particularlyfamily and friends. If theyadvocated that now might bethe time to give up, don’t getcross. They are probably right.If the doctor puts you onmedication or diagnoses aparticular condition, ask aboutits effect on your driving. LastJuly, the club held its majorfund-raising event, Sail4Heroes,

which raised £20,000. At theend, we had only collected in£15,000 so at the presentationin London, only cheques for£7,500 were presented to thetwo beneficiaries, the RoyalBritish Legion and Help4-Heroes. The rest of the monies,including Gift Aid, had been allreceived by this January soeach was owed a cheque for£2500. Accordingly, on the11th January, the club invitedthe local representative ofHelp4Heroes, Jessica Colson, tocome to the club and talkabout the charity and receiveher cheque. The charity wasfounded by Bryn and EmmaParry, Bryn being an ex-service-man himself. He served in thearmy for ten years. After leaving,he heard of an acquaintancewho had been injured inAfghanistan and felt that moreneeded to be done for thesepeople and they decided to puttheir skills to helping theseunfortunate folks.Headley Court, the militaryrehabilitation centre, desper-ately needed a new hydro-pool,but it would cost 8 millionpounds. Undeterred, they gottogether 300 people and raisedthis sum. Buoyed by their

success, they went on to raisea total of £12 million in the firstyear; in the 3 years up toOctober of last year, they haveraised a total of £80 million –no mean feat. All donatedmonies go to the charity, mer-chandising pays all adminis-tration costs. Of the moneyraised, £3.5 million has goneon a new Combat Stress wingin Birmingham hospital; £6million towards the QuickReaction Fund and £15 milliontowards other recoveryprogrammes. She concluded bypointing out that the charityonly worked forwards, sowould not assist those injuredin the First Gulf War or theFalklands.For our next meeting on the18th, we were joined by AreaScouts Co-ordinator, JohnGreen and Ottery Scout Lead-er, Bruce Harvey who reportedon their joint Scout camp withthe Scouts of their twinningtown in Germany, Ilsfeld. Theidea of such a camp startedback in 2007 with a discussionwith the twinning group fromIlsfeld who had brought someScout leaders with them.The following year, 2010, 40Ottery Scouts went to Ilsfeld;the main idea being to build onthe excellent relations/friend-ships which had been estab-lished at the first camp.Their hosts took them to Stutt-gart, a major German city; formany of the Ottery Scouts thiswas their first visit to a foreigncity of such a size. They showedthem how to make campfirechairs which they were able totake home with them and manyother things. Many friendshipswere formed, with emailaddresses and mobile phonenumbers being exchanged. Itwas not just the youngsterswho benefited, the leaders gotto know their charges betterand were able to help thembecome more independent.

This report really showed thevalue to the community of thetwinning programme and theconsiderable advantage it pro-vided to the local youth.For the next meeting, we hadthe other beneficiary ofSail4Heroes, the Royal BritishLegion, to talk to us in the formof the Chairman of the DevonBranch, Ralph Howard-Will-iams, a retired Royal Marineand a fellow Rotarian fromExmouth Raleigh.He started his talk by agreeingthat the Legion although itretained the Guardianship ofRemembrance needed to getaway from the image of old mendrinking beer. He began bygoing back to the end of WorldWar I when the soldiers return-ed to a “land fit for heroes”only to find that there were nojobs and most of them were outon the streets. The sad plightof these men lead to the forma-tion of many charities, one ofwhich was the Earl Haig Fund,later to become the Legionwhich has looked after ex-Servicemen ever since.However, we are now in the eraof Iraq and Afghanistan and themission of the Legion haschanged. It is now dealing muchmore with the welfare of theex-service community, both theservicemen and their families;the injured and their needs;their interests and fosteringthem and last but not least thememory of those that have fall-en. It is a big organisation with2,600 branches, 620 clubs and34,000 members with 103branches overseas. It is thelargest service charity with anincome of £200 million a yearand is the 4th largest charityin the country. The Club mem-bers were most impressed withRalph’s talk and it clarifiedmany queries raised by mem-bers thus concluding a veryinteresting month of speakers.

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Looking back at FebruaryThe First team pulled them-selves up to 5th from bottom,having beaten high-flyingAppledore away 0-1. Appledoreis long way to go and a hardteam to beat, so a great result.Unfortunately, as has been thecase all season, we then lost agame to Exmouth that wecould have won in the first 20minutes. Chances went beggingafter we’d established a one nillead and then we forgot to turnout for the second half, goingon to lose badly in the end.Frustrating for all involved.On a more positive note, wehad a great turn out for thePhoto Shoot on 6th February,with 120 kids taking part, withall our teams being represen-ted. We also had Coaches, Vet-erans and Tipton 2nds photosdone. The weather just heldout, with the rain starting justas we finished the final photos.A fantastic bit of organising byAlison, and well done to thecoaches for keeping everythingticking over. The pictures havenow arrived and the teamcoaches will be organisingdistribution. If you’re in a hurryto see them, just get in touchwith the team’s coach now.

On the social front we hadCarnival Bingo on the 13th,well attended as always. At thetime of writing, we are lookingforward to our Race Night on25th. All tables have now beensold I believe.

Upcoming EventsIn March we host the EastDevon Carnival AGM on 17th,starting at 7.30pm. No CarnivalBingo in March, the nextsession will be on 10th April.How to contact the ClubCome along and visit, whetheryou are into Football or not.The Club has Pool Table, DartsBoard and Bar. If you haveyoung kids, bring them along ifyou want somewhere to relaxin a child friendly atmosphere.Better still get them involved intheir Youth Age group if theylike the idea of playing. The Clubis open from Wednesday toFriday from 7.00pm, and onSaturdays is open all day from12.00 midday. On Sundays theClub is open from 12.00 mid-day until 6.00pm.The Football Club has tworooms available for PrivateParties, Christenings, WeddingReceptions, Events or BusinessMeetings daytimes or evenings.

To enquire on availability, anddiscuss your requirements forcatering or bar contact us ringColin on our new number01404 812781.If you wish to advertise via theClub, or sponsor a team ormatch, then see the newwebsite for details at http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/otterystmaryfootballclub/.

And FinallyThe OSM Veterans Tour toCornwall is fast approaching.We leave on Friday 25th Marchand details of what time tomeet and departure time willbe circulated over the nextcouple of weeks. We are stilltrying to fit in a League matchand a friendly or two beforethen but as usual we are bat-tling against unfriendly weather

and shortage of pitches. I’msure all the guys are doing ind-ividual training, keeping fit andgetting ready for a gruellingweekend of football and social.Can’t wait!!Anyone who is interested ingetting involved behind thescenes, get in touch by ringingthe Club or by asking to talkto a committee member if youare down at the Club itself. Weare always looking to welcomenew social or committeemembers to the Club and thereis always things to do.If you are interested then ringus on the new number 812781or just come down and askColin behind the bar to grab acommittee member for you totalk to.Bill Hayes

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No. ofDay Group Time Sessions CostWednesdays Rusty Rackets 7.00 - 8.00 10 £60Thursdays Improvers 7.00 - 8.00 10 £60

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Our first two February walkswere what I call “chunky”-plenty of ups and downs. TheThursday walk with 23 walkersstarted in Membury, a villagewithin the Blackdown Hills areaof outstanding natural beauty.Membury is a village of con-trasting buildings from quaintterraced cottages to modernproperties on the village edge.Leaving the car park it was asteady climb past the 13thcentury church crossing GoyleAcre Lane to reach the highpoint at Yarty Copse. We thenwent down to Yarty Farm thenon to a footpath along side theRiver Yarty to reach BeckfordBridge, an ancient packhorsebridge where we had our coffeebreak.After coffee we followed pathsacross farm land to Lea HillFarm and then on past RockMill for a climb up to MemburyFort. The views were fantasticfrom this 600 feet plus highpoint. We then returned downto Membury for the journeyhome. A good walk in goodweather.Our Saturday walk started atConey‘s Castle. We needed wet

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herded by three collies. Wedidn’t look like sheep!After a picnic lunch at Highgatewe remained on the Monarch‘sWay through Wyld Warrenwood before leaving to followpaths downhill and onto Fish-ponds Bottom passing the smallchurch before returning up hillto our cars. An enjoyable walkin spite of the m mud. We are a local, informal groupof friends, with volunteersleading walks and everyonetaking responsibility for them-selves - no liability consequen-tial or otherwise is accepted forany incident. Anyone is wel-come to join a walk, providingthey bring food (as necessary)and are equipped with suitableclothing, boots and water-proofs.All walks meet at the Land ofCanaan Car Park, Ottery St

Mary at 9.00am and we sharecars. For further informationand a programme of our walks,please contact Trevor on 01404811830 or Barbara on 01404814204.

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5th March: Dawlish Warren,Cofton, Mamhead, Dawlish. Packed lunch needed, perhapsstop for tea in Dawlish2nd April: Tiverton GreatWestern Canal, Manley Bridge,pub lunch at Butterleigh Inn.Bickleigh Mill, Exe Valley Way,Tiverton.

THURSDAY WALKS(5 to 6 miles)

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TUMBLING WEIR HOTEL - 10% discount off A La Carte Meals.(excluding functions and light lunches).DOWNS MOTORS - 10% discount on new Unipart batteriesDEVON TILES - 10% OFF all Roca and Roman showers.MILLSTONE BAKERY - Draw every month for a voucher for a8” round celebration cake valid for 3 months. Watch theblackboard for other great Otterycard offers.C H SALTER - 10% OFF servicing on all Citroen, Peugeot andRenault Cars.COLES FURNISHERS - 5% OFF Flanelette Sheets.OTTERY OFFICE & COMPUTER - Save £7 off a 320Gb ExternalHard Drive – Now £49.00

Ottery St Mary Hospital has been open for 15 years nowand during the hours of 5.00pm to 8.00pm a stewardingscheme has been in place to welcome anyone who has areason to visit us. We need more volunteers to keep ournumbers up. It is only once a month and provides a muchvalued service. To find out more please telephone MargaretFord on 01404 813841 for the immediate few months.

HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDS

VOLUNTEERS WANTED

A.J’s Big Band is preparing foranother packed year of engage-ments performing across theregion with a schedule of con-certs and dances featuring bigband classics both old and new.Although a comparative new-comer to the band, but alreadyestablished as a firm favouritewith her stunning vocal style,is the band’s singer PaulaMitchell.Paula’s musical career spans 25years of performing all aroundthe UK and abroad includingsinging at the prestigiousGleneagles Hotel, Scotland andthe Novotel in Times Square,New York. She has worked atMama Stones, Exeter, as headof artistic development and asvoice coach. Most recently sheperformed backing vocals on

Joss Stones latest album“Colour Me Free”. MD KenParr comments; ‘Paula is a trulyoutstanding Big Band vocalistwith a big personality. Herpresence lights up the stage andaudiences love her interpre-tation of both ballads anduptempo numbers’. A recentconcert review recorded ‘withher outstanding voice Paula’srange, emotional depth anddownright sassiness thrilled theaudience throughout both sets,bringing alive hits by IrvingBerlin, Burt Bacharach and EllaFitzgerald classics.’A.J’s Big Band with vocalistPaula can be heard at theManor Pavilion, Sidmouth,Friday 11th March at 8.00pm.Ticket £12.50p. Box office01395 514413.

A.J swings - Paula singsCamellia Festival 28 February – 11th March. Join Otter Nur-series for this FREE EVENT. Take a look at the superb displays ofOtter grown Camellias and receive free advice on how to carefor them from Otter’s plant experts…plus find out about somegreat offers in store.Spring Tea Dance Make it a date! Wednesday 30th March 2011- 4pm to 6.30pm at Otter Nurseries. Prepare for a fun filledafternoon of music and dancing. Enjoy the sounds of live musicfrom “Dance with Elaine”, back by popular demand. Ticket priceonly £3.95 each, including delicious refreshments. Tickets mustbe booked in advance and are available from the main shop tills.Mother’s Day Come and celebrate Mother’s Day, at OtterNurseries, on Sunday 3rd April. It’s the perfect day out…so treatyour mother to a delicious meal in our restaurant, with a selectionof roast meats, a superb choice of lunches and mouth-wateringpuddings, this is definately a day not to be missed. No room forpudding...? Why not take home one of our homemade cakes toenjoy the “otterly” outstanding quality and flavour in your ownhome...Or treat your mother to a beautiful plant from our gardencentre or a special gift from our shop, with lots of extra specialproducts being recommended prior to the day, you’ll be sure tofind the perfect present to show her just how much she meansto you.

What’s On at Otter Nurseries

LAST SKIP DATEThe Skip will be available at The Land of Canaan CarPark on Sunday March 13th. Devon County Councilwill stop the service from April 2011 onwards.

What’s On in March

Further info: telephone 813417 after 6pmor visit www.otteryreformed.freeola.net

Teaching from 1 Corinthians chapter 11 for a gatheringof the Reformed Church at The Institute, Ottery St Mary,

on Sunday 27th March at 3.00pm.If you are serious about God why not join us?

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The Reformed Church has no connection with Churches Together in Ottery

Ark Pottery. Open daily from 10.00am to 5.00pm. 01404 812628Cadhay House & Gardens. Open each Friday in May and lateSpring Bank Holiday, on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. From 2pm to5.30pm. For more information contact 01404 813511Escot Gardens, Maze & Park Open all year. See the Otters, RedSquirrels, try the Drop Slide. Watch the Falconry displays. Contact01404 822188 for more information about a great day out.4th Fri Ottery St Mary Farmer’s Market Hind Street

9.00am to 1.00pm5th Sat East Deon Hunt Point-To-Point Horse Racing

At Bishop’s Court, Ottery St. Mary. First Race 11.30am14th Mon WI Evening at the R C Church Parish Room. 7.30pm

Speaker Judith King – Subject Keep Fit on a ChairAlso a competition Most Words from ‘Gymnastics’

19th Sat Ottery St Mary Gardening Club Spring ShowAt The Institute at 2.15pm

26th Sat Ottery Community Market The Institute9.30am to 12.30pm

March Events Tickets on sale at Information Centre5th Sat Budleigh Salterton Male Voice Choir Annual concert

With Special Guests Rame Penninsula Male Voice ChoirAt Tower Street Methodist Church Exmouth 7.30pmTickets £6

5th Sat Ottery St Mary Parish Church SHROVE SHOWAt the Institute Children’s entertainment from 6.30pmFood served from 7-8pm Entertainment from 8pmTickets £5 adults £2.50 Children Under 5’s FreeTickets also available from Church Office 812062

12th Sat Sustainable Ottery Local Food Feast – Grow Sow, DoughCome along to the Institue Ottery St Mary11.00am – 2pm. Limited number of tickets also availablefrom Roberts Hardware

19th April New Event - Easter Fair. Includes Food/Craftsand lots moreAt the Institute from 9.30am to 12.30pm Contact theInformation Centre on 01404813964 or [email protected] for more information.

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Telephone:01404 81325307891 124025

Roofing, Guttering, Plumbing,Painting and Decorating,Drainwork, Gardening.House/General Repairsand Maintenance.No call out charge, FREE Estimates24 hour call out service

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MONDAY 21ST MARCH, 2011 (at the latest)

TOWN COUNCIL MEETING NOTICE

will be held at 7pm on Monday 7th March 2011in the Council Chamber, The Old Convent,

8 Broad Street, Ottery St MaryThe following meeting will be held on

Monday 4th April 2011at the same time and venue

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

www.otterystmary-tc.gov.ukat least three clear days before the meeting

Members of the public and the Press are welcometo attend

The next meeting ofOTTERY ST MARY TOWN COUNCIL

VOLUNTEERS are wanted to help escort elderly people toand from Ottery St Mary Day Centre on the hospital mini-bus.No driving or training necessary. For more information telephoneAlison or Karen on 078133 23750.

SITUATIONS VACANT

VOLUNTEERS WANTED

FOR OTTERY ST MARY HELP SCHEME(based at the Coleridge Medical Centre)

CO-ORDINATOR

Salary: £21,176 - £27,534 per annum pro rataHours per week: 22.5 hours

An unusual opportunity to head a well established VolunteerHelp Scheme within the local community.Experience of working in or with the Voluntary Sector, Healthor Social Services would be an advantage.The successful applicant will have excellent communicationskills and be able to work with volunteers, patients and allstatutory agencies. Basic computer skills required.

Apply with CV and covering letter to Mrs P Roy, Chairman, OtterySt Mary Help Scheme, Coleridge Medical Centre, Canaan Way,Ottery St Mary, Devon EX11 1EQ. (Closing date March 21st 2011)

For further details contact Mrs P LaneTelephone: 01404 816700Email: [email protected]

The Ottery Gazette is typeset, printed and published by the proprietors: John Gaffney Design and Print, The Old Town Hall,The Flexton, Ottery St Mary Devon EX11 1DJ Telephone 01404 815111 email: [email protected]

The newspaper title ‘Ottery Gazette’ and all artwork contained therein is protected by copyright, 2009.

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Local plumber/gas engineer offersa reliable and efficient service.Services include: Bathrooms and Kitchens Tiling and Maintenance Boilers and Central Heating Gas Appliances Gas Safety Certificates Emergency Repairs Solid Fuel and Renewables

For quotations and fair ratescall Paul Kent on:

515282

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We meet every Thursday at theInstitute, Yonder Street, OtterySt. Mary. The game starts at7.00p.m. Visitors are verywelcome. Contacts:J. Whitlam: 01404 815318,M. Waterfield: 01404 813864

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If you have been watching thenew BBC series ‘Faulks onFiction’ (or even if you haven’t)you may be interested in theaccompanying book. This is acompelling and personal takeby novelist Sebastian Faulks onthe story of how the dazzlingcreations of novelists havehelped to shape the world welive in. This is an engagingliterary and social history thatfocuses not on the writers buttheir creations, from Tom Jonesto Sherlock Holmes, Mr Darcyto Lady Chatterley this bookcelebrates the act of novelisticcreation and how the mostenduring fictional charactershave helped to map the Britishpsyche. This is a hardback witha cover price of £20 but wehave it on offer at just £9.99.Turning to fiction we are expec-ting Ian Mcewan’s novel ‘Solar’to arrive in paperback duringthe first week in March. MichaelBeard is a Nobel prize-winning

physicist whose best work isbehind him. Trading on hisreputation, he speaks for enor-mous fees, lends his name tothe letterheads of renownedscientific institutions and half-heartedly heads a government-backed initiative tackling globalwarming. A compulsive woman-iser, Beard finds his fifth marr-iage floundering. But this timeit is different: she is having theaffair, and he is still in love withher.When Beard’s professional andpersonal worlds collide in afreak accident, an oppor-tunitypresents itself for Beard toextricate himself from hismarital mess, reinvigorate hiscareer and save the world fromenvironmental disaster. Rangingfrom the Arctic Circle to thedeserts of New Mexico, “Solar”is a serious and darkly satiricalnovel, showing human frailtystruggling with the most press-

ing and complex problem ofour time. A story of one man’sgreed and self-deception, it is aprofound and stylish new workfrom one of the world’s greatwriters. Normally priced at£7.99 we have this on offer forjust £4.99.Another big name just out inpaperback is Kate Atkinson.‘Started Early, Took My Dog’starts off as a day like any otherfor security Chief Tracy Water-house, until she makes a pur-chase she hadn’t bargained for.One moment of madness is allit takes for her humdrum worldto be turned upside down withfear and danger at every turn.The cover price is £7.99 butwe have it on offer at £4.99.On a lighter note we also haveKatie Fforde’s new paperback‘A Perfect Proposal’ in stock.Described as a funny fresh andlively read this is perfect forlight reading and since it is also

on offer at just £4.99 it won’tbreak the bank either!Turning to the children’ssection World Book day is the3rd of March and we will beaccepting the £1 World BookDay tokens as usual. These caneither be redeemed against thespecial £1 books (making themfree!) or used against thepurchase of the other children’sbooks we have in the shop sohurry along and make the mostof them!The Curious Otter is availablefor orders and enquiries on01404 814469.

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