Pulman's Weekly News Axminster, January 31, 2017

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A new lease of life for
the Pippins building
THE revival of the Pippins building in ANDERS LARSSON with them, Axminster Job Club and Citizens’ Ad- cess of “determining the long-term financial via-
Axminster continues apace, with the [email protected] vice Bureau. bility of the building”.
number of tenants having reached double Deacon Becky Lovatt said: “In September we de- The hope is that long-term viability can be
figures. She said: “I got very curious about this build- cided to have a go at having a church here, ini- proven and that ownership of Pippins is trans-
ing. I knew there was a youth club but not much tially having a room once a week, but we spoke ferred to the town council.
There were fears the building would be boarded
more.” to Jeremy Walden about a chapel.” Councillor Walden said: “I’m really pleased that
up and sold by owner Devon County Council in
She came to work closely with the town council The chapel, called The Upper Room, became a such a historic and vital part of the town has
2014 when it closed its youth club (based in the
and the Hope Axminster Research Project be- reality and, speaking about the Pippins revival been brought back into community use and, be-
building) as part of a cost-cutting programme.
came a vital part of the town council’s Pippins as a whole, The Rev’d Lovatt said: “It is quite cause of the multi-use, financially it is much
Axminster Town Council assumed interim re-
Community and Business Centre. amazing what is happening here. Since Septem- closer to wiping its face.”
sponsibility before agreeing a lease with Devon
Other organisations, including police and East ber it has gone mad. People from the community The Rev’d Kay d’Albertanson, who has become
County Council, which means that the town
and Mid Devon Community Safety Partnership, have given up their time to help transform the Pippins manager on a voluntary basis, said that
council manages the building and sub-lets it to
were approached. building. They have been up ladders, filling holes a re-launch weekend will be held in spring on a
others.
As a result, RISE (a drug and alcohol out-pa- and so on. I’m really grateful.” date to be announced.
At the time of the youth club closure, there was
tient recovery service) chose Pippins as a base, She also praised Axminster Carpets, Lawsons, She also asked anyone with Pippins photos
only one other user of the building, local charity
joining an expanding rank of tenants. Axminster Care Service and Tesco for support from the past and anecdotes to get in touch. The
The Project.
Three tenants were gained in one swoop when given. building is said to date back to the 1780s and was
An alternative youth club was set up by locals
Axminster Methodist Church decided to move to Town councillor and former mayor Jeremy a preparatory school in the 1950s and 1960s.
and the town council has worked to find more
Pippins last year, bringing two of its own tenants Walden said that the town council is in the pro- Any organisation or business interested in rent-
tenants to make the building financially viable.
ing space in the building is asked to contact
After a slow start, significant progress has been
Axminster Town Council.
made, aided by a partnership with Axminster
Churches Together. l Organisations currently using Pippins are:
Axminster New Youth Club, The Project, Citi-
The Rev’d Kay d’Albertanson (an associate min-
zens’ Advice Bureau, Axminster Job Club, Little
ister at Lyme Regis Baptist Church) took on a
Pips Baby and Toddler Group, MAKE Drama
project called Hope Axminster Research Project.
Group, Singing Matters, Axminster Methodist
Her task was to look at what the churches were
Church, RISE Recovery and Axminster Churches
and were not doing in Axminster, and the needs
Together.
of the community.
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Jam Roly £P1o0ly.0 w0/ fCorh tewrroy pBeroapndley t oS asuhcaere & Custard before Christmas. under-resourced schools “This was always sup-
But figures released by have produced outstanding posed to be about fairer
JOBS –Page 30 | VIEW 2 –Pages 31-34 Devon County Council show results for long enough and funding for under-resourced
that while 212 schools in the now deserve to be properly schools in rural areas.
PROPERTY –Page 35-42 | SERVICES –Page 43-48 county would benefit, an- funded so they can give our “We are closer to the prize
other 129 would be even children an even better edu- now than we've been after
worse off than they are now. cation. such a long battle but we
They include 24 secon- “No school in Devon must keep up the fight to en-
THIS WEEK’S WEATHER daries, 103 primaries and should lose money as a re- sure all our children benefit
two all-through schools. sult of these proposals. from this major overhaul of
And pupils would still be “I welcome the fact that the the funding system.”
Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Tributes paid after second man dies
following Branscombe collision
A SECOND man has died following the two- with a red Renault Clio on the A3052, close
car collision on the A3052 at Branscombe on to the Three Horseshoes junction.
10oC 10oC 10oC 10oC Friday, January 20th. The driver of the Clio, Mr Clargo, was air-
Andrew Clargo, 54, from Colyton, pictured, lifted to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth
9oC 8oC 7oC 6oC died in hospital on Wednesday, January with serious injuries where he later died.
25th. His family has issued a moving tribute, Police collision in-
saying he was popular and extremely well- vestigators attended
loved. the scene and car-
Pulman’s View Series of Newspapers Mr Clargo’s family issued the tribute on ried out a forensic
Friday, January 27th saying: “Andrew was a investigation.
popular and extremely well-loved pharma- The police
view cist in the Exmouth Area. spokesperson said:
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n FARMLAND IN THE COLY VALLEY GCSE results:
Somerset best
in South West
SOMERSET’Syoung people have fared well in
Government GCSE rankings, based on results
of 5,000 schools across the country.
Department for Education (DfE) statistics
show that Somerset’s schools demonstrate
strong performance in a number of areas.
Somerset scored the highest in the South
West (joint with Cornwall) and is in the top
third nationally for the ‘Progress 8’ measure,
which measures progress that students make
from the end of primary school to the end of
secondary school.
The ‘Attainment 8’ measure, which measures
the achievement of students across eight sub-
jects (including English and Maths), showed
that Somerset is performing above the na-
tional average.
Cllr Frances Nicholson, Somerset County
Council’s Cabinet Member for Children and
Families, congratulated Somerset students on
their successes and said: “Your hard work has
been rewarded and I wish you every success
in the future.
“I would also like to thank all teachers,
school leaders and everyone who has sup-
ported and encouraged our young people
throughout their school careers.”
Seaton cabbie stabbed
n A VIEW of the Coly Valley by local award winning photographer Richard Austin
in attempted robbery
Local police force to recruit 150
A TAXI driver was stabbed in the arm during
an attempted robbery in Seaton.
Police were called to Harbour Road at about
9pm on Saturday, January 28th.
DEVONand Cornwall Police will re- “It will enable us to connect with dez last summer.
A spokesperson said: “Police were called to
cruit almost 100 officers and 50 crim- our communities, which is a key She said: “Our consultation clearly
inal investigators thanks to £24m of issue for the force and our partners, showed the public wants better con- Harbour Road following an assault and rob-
additional money as part of the Po- along with modernising our services nectivity with, and accessibility to, bery on a taxi driver.
lice and Crime Plan (2017-2020). and aligning our resources to the its police force.” “Police arrested a man at the scene and the
Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer wel- changing demand in our local, na- “This plan provides a direction to victim was taken to hospital with wounds de-
comed the financial boost and said: tional and international policing help communities become safer, scribed as non-life threatening.”
“This plan, along with the budget landscape.” more resilient and better connected An ambulance spokesperson said a man was
proposals for 2017/18, represents a de- The Police and Crime Plan comes and makes a Local Policing Promise taken to hospital in Exeter with a stab wound
finitive step forward in making the after a consultation into policing is- to ensure that policing is accessible,
force sustainable and resilient for the sues, commissioned by Police and responsive, informative and support- in one of his arms.
21st century. Crime Commissioner Alison Hernan- ive. Peter Hall, aged 40, from Hawkchurch, near
“Devon and Cornwall Police is al- Axminster, has been charged with attempted
ready a good force. Through better robbery and being in possession of a bladed ar-
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Arada Stoves to team up with MP
Axminster-based stove manufacturer Arada Brettell said: “As one of the UK’s leading stove
(cid:4)(cid:12)(cid:10)(cid:10)(cid:13)(cid:14)(cid:1)(cid:11)(cid:9)(cid:14)(cid:2)(cid:7)(cid:15)(cid:11)(cid:9)(cid:6)(cid:12)(cid:13)(cid:14) stoves will work with local mP neil Parish to pro- manufacturers, we are proud to be leading this
mote low-emission wood burning stoves to reduce campaign.
pollution and improve UK air quality. “We recognise that air quality and particularly the
A company spokesperson said that poor air qual- lowering of particulate emissions is the main prior-
(cid:3)(cid:15)(cid:8)(cid:13)(cid:12)(cid:14)(cid:5)(cid:8)(cid:15)(cid:15)
ity levels in London has led to the resurgence of ity for us and we are working hard to ensure that
blame on wood burning as a major contributor to our new and existing products represent this new
the problem, and added: “But in reality, stoves are era of low emission stoves.
Lots of Love and Kisses
already a relatively low source of emissions which “Alongside his wider contribution to the ecode-
From Mummy , Daddy and Emma xxx are currently being further adapted to be the most sign ready scheme, we are pleased to be working
environmentally-friendly yet.” closely with neil Parish who will be visiting us in
The changes being made to UK stoves come from April to launch our low emissions products locally.
new eU regulations to lower emissions in wood “Coupled with the correct installation, fuel choice
burning stoves, due to come into force in 2022. and operation, we want people to feel confident in
supported by the stove industry Alliance, Arada their decision to choose a new era of wood burning
Ethan Ford will be one of the leading UK manufacturers head- stove which will benefit the wider environment and
ing up the new ecodesign ready scheme for stoves
support the improvement of air quality here in the
Happy 16th Birthday on 30th that will meet the lower emission limits five years UK.”
ahead of the new legislation.
January. Lots of love from Mum, independent research conducted by Kiwa Gastec Man taken to hospital
Dad, Meggie, Mia, Harriet on behalf of the siA shows that this new era of
and Henrietta xxxx ecodesign stoves will significantly further reduce after A358 crash
emissions. The new clean burning stoves will pro-
duce 90 per cent fewer emissions than an open fire A mAnwas taken to hospital after a two-car
and 84 per cent less than that of a stove produced crash on the A358 between Axminster and
10 years ago. Chard.
As the chairman of the select Committee on the The collision happened at the Waggs Plot
Congratulations environment, Food and rural Affairs, mr Parish will turning, near Axminster, and a spokesperson
be the keynote speaker for the launch of ecodesign for the ambulance service said a call came in at
ready scheme on February 28th at the Houses of 5.55pm on Saturday, January 28th.
Sean and Catherine Spiller
Parliament. A man was taken to musgrove Park Hospital
Commenting on the initiative, Arada mD mark in Taunton with injuries to neck and chest.
on the birth of their daughter Amber
Man struck by Chimney fire in Tytherleigh
21-1-2017. Love from all the family
A firecrew from Axminster dealt with a chim-
vehicle in Millwey ney fire in Tytherleigh on Wednesday, January
25th.
firefighters were called to a property in
FREE FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENT FORM A PEDESTRIANwas taken to hospital with a leg Broom Lane just after 8.30pm, and a
spokesperson for the fire and rescue service
injury after being struck by a vehicle in St An-
Message.............................................................................................................................................................................................. said: “Crews confirmed the chimney was alight
drew’s Drive, Millwey, Axminster.
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Solicitors recognise long Axminster’s darkest day
service at festive lunch
FEBRUARY 3rd will mark the away from their European and A spokesperson for Axminster
100th anniversary of Axminster’s Russian borders. Heritage said: “The Devonshire
darkest day of World War I. In the autumn of 1916 the British Regiment’s losses in Mesopo-
SolicitorSMilford & Dormor The company has offices in success that we identify and Five men from the town, part of forces, including the 1st/4th Bat- tamia (i.e. not just those of the
have celebrated the loyalty and chard, Axminster, Seaton, ilmi- celebrate the achievements of The 1st/4th (Territorial) Battalion talion, launched a concerted effort 1st/4th Battalion) amounted to 437
long service of some of their nster and Hemyock, and senior these dedicated individuals. of the Devonshire Regiment, were to re-capture Kut from the Ot- deaths in total.
killed in a single action in toman Turks.
partners and staff. partner William Bennett, who “Their experience and knowl- “Twelve of these were Axmin-
Mesopotamia (Iraq). The offensive carried on into the
long-serving members re- has been with the firm for edge has proven to be invalu- The Mesopotamia campaign and following year and Axminster’s ster men, and another four whose
ceived awards at the christ- more than 40 years, said: able over the years and we Axminster’s contribution to it will worst day of World War I occurred names appear on the war memori-
mas lunch held at the lord- “Whilst we continue to grow as believe this is something that be featured by Axminster Heritage on February 3rd. als at Kilmington, Axmouth and
leaze Hotel, chard. a firm it remains integral to our our clients value greatly.” Centre when it opens for the new During an attack on the Hai Uplyme.”
season in spring. Salient in the Turkish line south of He also said that an account of
At the outbreak of war in 1914, Kut five men from Axminster the town’s contribution to the
Mesopotamia (largely the same were killed: Sergeants Leonard Mesopotamia Campaign will be
territory as modern-day Iraq) was William Lethaby and Frederick posted online at axminsterheritage
a province of the Ottoman Empire, Charles Perham, and three Pri-
.org shortly, and added: “It is clear
and the purpose of landing a vates: Frederick W Coote and
that Axminster and its surrounds
British and Indian force in brothers Leslie Walter Sprague
contributed disproportionately to
Mesopotamia was to secure con- and Reginald Charles Sprague.
tinuing access to the oilfields of All except Sergeant Lethaby are the Mesopotamia camp- aign.
southern Iraq and western Iran buried in the Amara War Ceme- “We will also be featuring the
(Persia), and to oblige the Ot- tery; his name is recorded on the Mesopotamia campaign as a who-
toman Army to send troops well Basra Memorial. le in our 2017 displays.”
District council withdraws appeal
EastDevon District Council has taken the decision to now obtained much needed clarity on the position re-
withdraw its appeals against the Information Commis- lating to the confidentiality of tendering processes, not
sioner Office’s decision, which ordered EDDC to re- just for Knowle, but for all its commercial activities.
lease details of the bidding process for its council a spokesperson for the council said: “Mr Jeremy
offices in sidmouth and the contract it has with Pega- Woodward (a member of the public) has been provided
susLife, the buyer of the site. with the information that he requested and copies of
The council previously stated in November 2016 that the documents in question will be available on the re-
the appeals were lodged due to the way the ICO han- location pages on the East Devon website.
dled these requests and because of the sensitivity of “The council would like to reaffirm its commitment to
the information at that moment in time. publishing information relating to the relocation project
With the PegasusLife planning application having as and when it is appropriate to do so. The next tranche
been refused, it is considered that this sensitivity has of paperwork, which covers up to september 2016,
now been reduced and that publication of the informa- should be available online very shortly. Furthermore,
tion is acceptable. we can confirm that there has been no cost to us - or
nLOYALTY: Gifts were presented to: (from left to right) Nicola Bush (10 years), Pat Coates (25 years), In addition, the ICO, through the appeal process, has East Devon taxpayers - for undertaking this appeals
Angela Kennedy (10 years), Colin Burdett (partner, 35 years) Dee Fazio (partner, 20 years), Judith Phillips clarified that the council was right to question the way process. Each of the parties to the appeal agreed to
(15 years) and Peta Melling (35 years) the decision was made and, as such, the council has bear their own costs and our costs were all internal.”
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Young Farmers all set for busy
year after their Boxing Day dip
by Anders Larsson
[email protected]
MEMBERSof Axminster Young Farmers’ Club
have ‘recovered’ from jumping into the cold sea at
Seaton on Boxing Day and are looking forward to
a busy 2017.
The festive dip was part of the club’s fundraising
efforts for Dementia UK, and the total raised will
be added to money generated from the forthcom-
ing ‘big breakfast’.
The club has also released tickets for its perfor- Soldiers’ Charity
mance of ‘Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventures,’
taking place on Saturday, February 4th at Chard-
stock Village Hall.
Tickets include a supper of bangers and mash, nBRAVE: Mark Warren, Alice Gay, Gavin Herrod, fundraiser at Tesco
with doors opening at 7.30pm for an 8pm start. Lucy Bailey and Josh Short in Seaton on Boxing
To book tickets for this event, contact Alice Gay Day
on 07896 350748.
Arts cafe set to open on Sundays GENEROUS customers and staff at Tesco’s motto is ‘For Soldiers, For Life’.
Axminster branch supported ABF The Soldiers’ “This money will be used to support serving sol-
following Christmas Day meal Charity to the tune of £433 during a recent collec- diers, veterans and their immediate families in
tion. need across Devon and the South West.”
Members of the Devon fundraising committee Philip Hutchens from the charity’s Exeter office
and local veterans experienced first hand the gen-
InspIredby a Christmas day have spent Christmas day us in the past that opening on said: “We really are very grateful to Tesco for their
erosity of local shoppers and staff.
lunch, Axminster Arts Café will alone, the lunch was a big hit. a sunday, which is arguably support and want to thank Alistair Ryan and his
A spokesperson for the charity said: “The
open on sundays. Axminster Arts director Jen- the loneliest day of the week team for all their help.
collectors had wrapped up against the cold,
The decision was inspired by ny Fells said: “Following the for many people, is a popular “But especially we want to thank all the Tesco
but Tesco staff allowed them to collect inside the
the success of the recent successful Christmas day idea. A warm and cosy wel- customers whose generosity is going to help mem-
store.
Christmas day lunch held by lunch in the Guildhall, organised come awaits everybody, whe-
“Showing great kindness and hospitality, the bers of the Army Family here in Devon.”
Axminster Christmas Togeth- by Axminster Together, Axmi- ther they are a solo diner or
staff canteen also provided hot drinks during the ABF The Soldiers’ Charity (formerly the Army
er. nster Arts has decided to open part of a group.”
day which was greatly appreciated. Benevolent Fund) is the National Charity of the
Held for the second year for the arts café on a sunday. Axminster Arts Café is open
people who would otherwise “several people have said to each sunday from 10am - 2pm. “In all, just over £433 was collected to contribute British Army, supporting soldiers, veterans and
to the work of the Army’s National Charity, whose their immediate families in times of need.
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Top swimmer goes
Bradfords boost for Project charity
back to his roots
na BraDforDshospitality event at
exeter Chiefs’ sandy Park raised
£550 for The Project in axminster, a
Former Common- were all very excited to to give inspiration to
charity for young people with mental
wealth Games gold meet him and to be the new generation of
health issues.
medalist matthew Clay shown the gold medal swimmers who train
Bradfords’ axminster branch man-
returned to his roots to that he had won at the at the pool.
ager Dean Hodder raised the money
run two master-class Commonwealth Gam- “Thank you to Axe
with the help of customers. sessions for Chard & es. Vale Festival and
Mr Hodder entered the ‘catch the District Swimming Flamingo Pool man- Spectrum Housing
ball’ competition and suggested the Club at Flamingo Pool, ager Steve Buxton Group for helping to
money be presented to a young peo- Axminster. said: “It was great to fund this equipment,
ple’s mental health charity. matt, now 33, started see matt back at the we hope it will breed
He said: “Debbie Humberstone (the his swimming career pool, where he has more future champi-
founder of The Project) and her team as a young schoolboy previously trained, and ons.”
of volunteers bring a vital service to training at the Flam-
axminster that not only helps young ingo Pool and won gold
people but also offers support to fam- in the 50m backstroke
ilies, and what better charity to sup- event at the 2006
port than one that is in the town and nDeanHodder presenting Debbie Commonwealth Gam-
gives support to our young people. Humberstone with a cheque under es in melbourne.
“There are so many youngsters bat- the supervision of Bradfords staff matt recently re-
tling with mental illness and to know turned to the
we have a centre on our doorstep to their lives. We have to raise all our own “It is vital that people have a better Flamingo Pool to train
offer help is so valuable.” funds to continue this service, and the understanding of mental illness, to swimming club mem-
Ms Humberstone said: “our groups money donated by Bradfords helps us make it easier for those who are bers, focusing on
support up to 80 local young people to do so. struggling to speak out and seek help starts and turns.
every year, and are often the only help “With so many young people now when they need it." The starts were from
and support they receive. struggling with mental health prob- If you would like more information the brand new starting
blocks, funded by a
“Young people attending The Project lems, we are also passionate about about The Project or would like to get
grant from Spectrum
continually tell us of the difference raising awareness around the issues involved in volunteering, contact Deb-
Housing Group and a
that we are making to their lives, help- affecting young people - having local bie on 07970 167341 or email info@
donation from Axe
ing them to build self esteem and con- businesses like Bradfords supporting theprojectyp.org.uk
Vale Festival. Club
fidence, and, in turn, enabling them to us is an important part of us being able More information can also be found
members aged be-
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Development team to put Seaton ‘on the map’
PUTTING Seaton “on the map as the home of During 2017, the team will also be working on
outdoor adventure and natural environment, and Art@Jubilee, the Artisan Market, supporting a
a place for art and culture” is a key task for the new Seaton Triathlon, continuing to support the
town development team. Seaton Parkrun, and working on this year’s
Members of Seaton Town Development Team Seaton Cycle Fest, which takes place on July 1st
recently met to plan strategy, and say they will be and 2nd, and promises to be “bigger and better”
working hard to enliven the town. than ever.
They plan to keep developing Seaton as a “vi- Karin Frewin, marketing and events specialist
brant town”, working with organisations such as for the town council and team co-ordinator, said:
the newly formed Seaton Traders’ Association, “We’ve got a great hard-working team and we’ve
Seaton Chamber of Commerce, the town’s attrac- done some amazing projects in Seaton over the
tions and sporting organisations. past few years.
Other projects include working on better sig- “We’re looking forward to working with every-
nage, creating opportunities for footfall, promot- one in Seaton this year to continue to boost foot-
ing art and culture, undertaking marketing and fall and create a vibrant town.”
promotion of the town, as well as staging a num- Seaton Town Development Team works under
ber of events. the remit of Seaton Town Council and was estab-
The first event this year will be the annual lished in 2012 to increase awareness of Seaton,
Seaton Big Clean which takes place from 11am establish more events and attractive places for
on Saturday, March 4th where everyone is invited visitors and residents to enjoy, create an active
to come and join them on the beach and streets town and encourage pride in the community.
of Seaton to help make the town look its More information about the STDT is available
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New associate priest licenced at Axmouth church Dog fouling rise on seafront and Harepath Road
TheRev’d Ann Stuckey was li- at Uplyme Church. Seaton mayor Cllr Marcus your dog’s mess is £80. would urge members of the
cenced as an associate priest in A large congregation of about Hartnell and his fellow town Cllr Hartnell asked for help public to contact the council if
a service at St Michael’s Church 150 people was present to wel- councillors have heard that dog from the public and said: “We they suspect others are not
in Axmouth, which was officiated come Ann, and a reception fol- fouling incidents appear to take the offence of dog fouling doing the same so that we can
by the Bishop of Crediton, the Rt lowed in the village hall. have increased recently, in par- very seriously. take action.”
Rev’d Dame Sarah Mullally, pic- The Rev’d Kate Woolven com- ticular in Harepath Road and on “The dog warden cannot be Reports of dog fouling can be
tured right. mented: “We are delighted to the seafront. everywhere, and we rely on made by email to admin@
The licensing took place on welcome Ann to Axmouth and to The council employs a part members of the public to in- seaton.gov.uk or by telephone
Sunday, January 15th, and Ann the mission community as a time dog warden to issue fixed form us of fouling hot spots so on 01297 21388.
will work alongside the rector, whole. I know her enthusiasm penalty notices, but also to in- that we can target those areas alternatively, you can visit
the Rev’d Kate Woolven, devel- and experience will be a great form and educate the commu- with more patrols. the council offices at Marsh-
oping the ministry at St Micha- support to us and I look forward nity whilst on duty. “The vast majority of dog lands, which are open Monday
el’s and also supporting the work to working with her.” The fine for not picking up owners are picking up, and I to Thursday from 9am–2pm.
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Councillor wants social club money for community
COUNCILLOR Geoff Pook is working flat out to amounts to 0.15acres, has stirred up a lot of homes for retired local people or starter homes
by Kevin Fahey
try to safeguard the assets of Beer Social Club emotion in the village. for young people.
for the benefit of the community. “There is a lot of passion about this subject as “I think it is morally wrong for people to take
Cllr Pook, who represents Beer and Brans- time to go through,” said Cllr Pook. a lot of people say it is a community asset that that money and we are trying to combat that.”
combe on East Devon District Council and “We are talking to the estate agents and the was originally donated to the community and Cllr Pook said the CLT would be able to pro-
also sits on the parish council, wants the sale social club committee and I know they have for the current 100 members who were lucky vide eight or nine small units on the site and
of the club, which folded last year, to be written to all 100 members asking whether enough to be members when it folded to take they would be distributed in the same way as
used for extra community housing for local they want to take the proceeds of the sale or the value of the club for themselves is not the new homes on the fringe of the village on
people. donate it to the CLT. morally right,” added Cllr Pook. Quarry Lane in 2015.
The club is now on the market with estate “Some of the members are prepared to do- “Someone came to see me who had been a “If a commercial builder bought the site he
agents Richardson Gill with a guide price of nate their share from the sale to the CLT but member for 50 years and had just let it lapse. could apply to build five holiday homes and
£150,000 and bids have been requested by the one or two on their own is not enough and we The benefits of the sale of Beer Social Club under current regulations none would have to
end of the month. could do with half of the members agreeing to should go to the village because this is a great be affordable housing for local people,” warned
But according to Cllr Pook that represents that. opportunity to provide small, affordable Cllr Pook.
significant problems for the Beer Community “At the moment we are trying to put together
Land Trust (CLT) which he helped set up to a bid against the unknowns of what sort of
provide affordable housing in the village. grants we can get and how many members of
“Our Asset of Community Value application the social club will support us – and we have
has gone into East Devon District Council to do that by then end of next week.”
(there are regulations to protect community Cllr Pook admitted that the closure of the so-
assets against development) but that will take cial club and the decision to sell the land, which
est ffoor 26 yearrss
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Shute children re-enact WWII evacuation
SHUTEPrimary School organ- a walk of about 2.5 miles. blankets made the experience tance would be quite normal for War II.” son said: “We were happy to
ised a World War II re-enact- Head of teaching and learning even more believable. children in the 1930s and 40s, “If you were evacuated to host and provide the transport
ment trip for children in years 3 Clare Rinaldi said: “The chil- “When we arrived at Colyton walking to and from school. Dorset or Devon in the war, for Shute Primary School free of
and 4 starting in Seaton. dren and staff dressed up in war- the children talked about how “It was an excellent experience please contact head@shutepri- charge as it was a superb oppor-
Parents came to wave their time clothes with the essential they felt waiting for the host for the children, who were able mary.co.uk –we would love to tunity for the children to really
children goodbye at the tramway gasmasks and address labels. family.” to really feel what it may have hear about your experience.” experience what it may have
terminus in Seaton. “Even their lunches were au- Eventually a kind host arrived been like for children in World A Seaton Tramway spokesper- been like to be an evacuee.”
Donning historical dress, the thentically wrapped in brown and agreed to take all the chil- Big turnout for tractor run
children then boarded a carriage paper, some even had spam dren to their farm before they
and were taken to Colyton. sandwiches. The tramway kind- finished the exercise by walking
They arrvied to find an evacu- ly put on a tram to take the chil- the footpaths back to Shute.
A recordentry helped ensure record takings She gave special mention to Thorncombe
ation-style collection point, from dren to Colyton. Mrs Rinaldi said: “Many were
for the annual New Year’s eve tractor run from Sports and Social club for facilitating lunch, and
which the children embarked on “The wooden floorboards and surprised to hear that this dis-
Hawkchurch to Thorncombe along the back added: “Luckily we had good weather on New
lanes. Year’s eve.”
No less than 52 tractors turned up, and the
total raised was £1,010.
The run is organised by the Bartlett family and
this year’s chosen charity was the Beacon can-
cer Support centre at Musgrove Park Hospital in
Taunton.
This particular cause was chosen after the sad
loss of Alan downs, a close friend of Mike
Bartlett senior.
Sue Bartlett praised everyone who supported
the event in various ways, saying: “Thank you for
turning up and supporting the tractor run.”
nTHE‘evacuees’ having just said goodbye to their parents
Exciting year ahead for garden club
nHONITON GARDEN CLUB: Following its AGM in The Garden, The Daily Telegraph, Gardeners’ World
January, Honiton Garden Club launches its pro- Magazine and, in July 2012, published ‘Gardener’s
gramme for 2017 with a real treat on Thursday, Guide to Bulbs’.
February 16th when Lady Christine Skelmersdale She was a member of the Council of the Royal
comes to talk about ‘Year Round Bulbs in the Gar- Horticultural Society for 11 years and a member of
den’. The club meets in the narthex of St Paul’s the Gardens Committee, with special responsibility
Church, Honiton at 6.30pm. for Rosemoor, for 12 years. Christine is also vice
Christine Skelmersdale has been an enthusiastic chairman of the Bulb Committee and a member of
gardener since childhood and has been the manag- the Daffodil and Tulip Year Book Committee.
ing director of Broadleigh Gardens, a nursery which The club’s programme for the rest of the year in-
has specialised in smaller bulbs, woodland and fo- cludes a variety of speakers on topics as varied as
liage plants for 40 years. propogation, house plants, and edible gardening as
She is a keen plant photographer with an exten- well as three day long trips to places of interest to
sive library of slides and also an inspirational gardeners. A full programme is available in St Paul’s
speaker, lecturing widely in Britain and over- Church.
seas both on gardening topics and plants in the Visitors are welcome to every meeting, which is
wild. held on the third Thursday of the month, and mem-
Author of ‘Creative Gardening with Bulbs’ (1989), bership details are available by calling 01404
she writes articles and reviews for, among others, 548709.
Bringing back the days of steam
nTHORNCOMBE RAIL ACTIVI- which he has no details. branch line to Seaton departed.
TIES CLUB: Following a short Most were unable to be identi- Some interesting historic
AGM, the club welcomed Amyas fied and remain a mystery; how- views showing the changes at
Crump who provided an ani- ever two slides were clearly Seaton Junction over the years
mated and well illustrated talk. identified by audience members. were shown, before we took a
He first covered some of the Following the break for tea and trip down the line to Seaton,
final days of steam in the South- cake, Amyas took us on a de- stopping at the intermediate
ern region, including interesting tailed tour –with their history – stations.
historic views of Winchester of two local branch lines, long Comparative views of Colyton
Chesil station in Southern Re- since closed. station showed it in the early
gion days, shortly before its final Firstly we visited the branch days, in the last days of steam
closure. line from Axminster to Lyme and in its present re-incarnation
Other historic views of steam Regis, stopping at the stations as the terminus of the Seaton
in Hampshire followed. en route, including a detailed look Tramway.
The audience’s railway knowl- at the historic early concrete The next meeting will be on
edge was then severely tested viaduct at Cannington. Wednesday, February 15th,
when Amyas shared some of the We then moved a short way when Philip Bisatt will give an il-
slides from his extensive collec- down the main line to the former lustrated talk on ‘Ireland in the
tion of historic railway scenes for Seaton Junction, from where the Nineties’.