December 2013

From the Editors Panto and Party

2 2

The Children’s Voice 3

Short Story Twin Oaks Sculpture

4 4

Chudfest Round-up Harcombe Singers Old and Odd Chudleigh

5 5 5

Amenity Society Chudleigh Rotters

6 6

David Nicholson Chudleigh Film Society

7 7

Scouts Say ‘Thanks’ Inclusive Football Poppy Appeal Results

8 8 8

Refuse Collection Mummers Mr Pesto

9 9 9

What’s On Town Hall On the Beat

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Inside this issue:

www.chudleighphoenix.co.uk

Who’s been

treating Claire?

Find out on

page 8

Where’s

young Thomas

been playing?

Find out on

page 4.

Chudleigh Phoenix December 2013

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From the Editors

Christmas will be here in ten

days time, and I’ve not even

started writing my Christmas

cards yet. And I know everyone

reading this will be just as busy.

So I’m going to make this

editorial a short one; I’d rather

you spent time reading the

articles and notices on all the

other pages instead.

I just want to wish all

our writers, contributors and

readers a great Christmas and

all the very best for 2014. See

you on the other side!

Kate

Copy date 31st December for January issue. Reserve your space in

advance.

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The Children’s Voice With this month’s guest editor, Emma Robinson

Yet again, KS2 children put on

an acting extravaganza which

awed and astounded the

audience. Those lucky enough

to witness the Christmas play

were transported to all

corners of the earth: USA,

China, Germany, Russia,

Australia and Malawi.

In order for everybody

to have their turn in the

spotlight, each year group took charge of a country, apart from

Years 5 and 6 with two countries each. An outstanding dance

and song was performed by each year group, and every single

child contributed.

Leading the production were several Year 6 pupils: Angel

Gabriel-Tobias Scott; Clever Angel-Leo Sherbersky; Hopeful

Angel-Sophia Sprenkel; Excited Angel-Harry Johnson; Fashion

Angel-Elisha Baily; Bossy Angel-Georgia Allen; Kind Angel-Holly

Kimble; Smug Angel-Sebastian Taylor-Smith; Angel Group-

Marcus Hodson, Lauren Ivey and Alice Thomas; Soloists-Yen Li

Yeap and Poppy Evans

Not only did the angels put a great deal of effort into

the play, the diligent orchestra spent many hours of their

spare time practising music.

One of the directors, Ms Taylor, commented, “It went

really well. Everyone had parts. Dancing was varied. Singing was

BRILLIANT!” Overall, the production was a huge success.

Excitement spread throughout Chudleigh on the evening of the

Christmas lights. There were entertainment, stalls, activities

and mulled wine!

The evening started with the switching on of the lights.

Hanging down from local buildings, they gave the most beautiful

atmosphere. Everyone who came on that winter evening saw

them. They gave brightness to every stall and every face.

The KS1 children paraded from the church to the War

Memorial, led by Father Christmas himself! Then Chudleigh

School Taiko drummers put on a smashing performance to huge

applause. Phoenix, one of the performers, said she enjoyed it a

lot and she would score it as 9 out of 10.

On that amazing night there were about 45 stalls in the

town hall and a few on the street. This meant the building was

chock-a-block, and at times people had to queue up to get in.

An apology from the editor: The Children in Need pictures in

November should have read “Photos by Harry and Reuben”.

Sorry, Harry!

Under 10s Adding yet another win to their tally, Chudleigh AFC

faced Kingsteignton FC at home. With a really tight half both

teams were struggling to score. Plenty of chances were created

by the likes of Reuben Evans, Harvey Gamlin and Reuben Bell-

Chambers, most of which were squandered by the strikers.

Just before the break, Kingsteignton got a fluke chance and it

somehow ended up in the back of the net. The half time score

was Chudleigh trailing 1-0 against the run of play.

Chudleigh came storming back on to the pitch: BANG

BANG BANG!!! and got 6 goals in just 25 minutes. Lots of great

assists from Reuben Evans and several goals from Alex Smith,

Rueben Bell-Chambers and Charlie Russell. The final score was

6-1.

Under 11s Doing really well in the league, Chudleigh gained another

3 points. Bossing the game right from the start Chudleigh

easily grabbed two fabulous goals. Kingskerswell Colts

struggled to even touch the ball. The Chudders got yet

another corner. Headed out by one of their defence the ball

fell to Tobie Scott. He struck the ball perfectly; it flew into

the top corner, hitting the crossbar and going in the opposite

bottom corner. Without doubt the best goal of the game,

making the score an impressive 3-0. We got another goal just

before the break. 4-0 at half time.

We had another good half but making three unfortunate

mistakes and conceding three fluky goals. Gareth Daniel did

manage to fire a quality backheel into the bottom corner. The

final score was 5-3 but Chudleigh felt hard done by and should

have got more goals and kept a clean sheet.

The Perfect Production by Yen-Li, Elissa, Ruby and Lauren

The Start of Christmas by Daisy,

Katy and Harry

Football Reports by Tobie and Reuben

One of the organisers,

told us: ”It was so windy

we were worried the

stalls would take off, so

we moved them into the

town hall for safety.”

We found it a

very fun-filled evening

and a great start to the

Christmas season!

Christmas lights in Chudleigh

(photo Kate McCormick)

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Chudleigh Phoenix December 2013

This month’s entry from the

2013 short story competition

was written by Emma

Robinson. Emma, who is also

this month’s guest editor (see

page 2) is currently in Year 6,

but was in Year 5 when she

wrote this story.

“AAACHOOOO!!! Damn cold,” grumbled the troll miserably, one late winter morning. Trying not to

feel sorry for himself, he, namely Grobby, clambered out of his damp, dark cave, for the very first

time!

As Grobby hobbled towards the shops, the ground trembled in his wake. After all, he was ten

feet tall! Stomping past, and on, cars, he scanned the buildings for what he was seeking. Townspeople

screamed and even workmen shuddered at the sight of this revolting monster, making his way down the

high-street.

Suddenly, he spotted what he had been searching for… Lloyds Pharmacy! Grobby ripped the

door right off its hinges in order to get into the bright and airy shop. Once he had set foot in the

pharmacy, customers ran from the room and the shopkeeper cowered behind the counter. Dizzied by

his shiny, white surroundings, the ten foot tall troll randomly picked a bottle off the shelf nearest to him

and drank every last drop of the brown, gooey liquid…

But instead of the usual effects, Grobby, being another species altogether, shrank to ant size!

“What — what’s happened to me,” he spluttered in disbelief. Grobby scuttled along the floor, still

bewildered by his miraculous change in size.

Just as he was starting to think all hope was lost, he spotted an opened box on the floor. With

his limited reading skills, Grobby read the letters out loud ”I-N-S-T-A-N-T G-R-O-W-T-H

P-I-L-L-S.” Grobby looked at the letters not quite understanding what it said “Hmmm, can’t get much

worse than my present state. So why not?” he questioned himself. And do you what? It didn’t!

Although, what it did do was amazing. He did grow, but to twenty feet tall! After that he strode

happily out of Lloyds Pharmacy, down the high-street and back to his cave.

And from that day onwards Grobby wasn’t known as the troll of Chudleigh Rock anymore, but

in fact the giant of Chudleigh Rock!!!

The Troll of Chudleigh Rock

Thomas Tries Dragon for Size

On 29th November a group of Chudleigh residents and guests

congregated at the Twin Oaks Community Garden to officially

unveil the recently-installed wooden sculpture which has been

funded by the Claude and Margaret Pike Woodland Trust. And

right on cue, along came young Thomas Moule with mother Lucy

to demonstrate the child-friendly nature of the dragon-like

structure. The adults looked on enviously as Thomas clamboured

around, trying out all

the seats.

At the same ceremony,

which was attended by

John Pike from the

Woodland Trust and

Isabel Coulton the

sculptor, attention was

drawn to two plaques

installed at the garden.

One acknowledges the

efforts of local people

and organisations in

saving the two oak

trees from being felled;

the other recognises the

input of “offenders

working for the

community” who via

t h e C o m m u n i t y

P a yb a c k s c h e m e

worked on the garden

in 2011.

Above: Isabel Coulton (right) with Lucy and

Thomas Moule

Below: Plaque acknowledging town’s efforts

Female Circuit Training, 0930-10.30 Chudleigh Primary

School, Sat 4th Jan until Sat 8th March £5. All ages and abilities

welcome

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Chudleigh Phoenix December 2013 Chudleigh Phoenix December 2013

This is the third part of a miscellany of

observations about Chudleigh, thought by

current owner Des Shears to have been

compiled by Mrs Brown of Heathfield

House (on the New Exeter Road). Now read

on:

AN ABOMINABLE MURDER.

This story is set around 1790 and is one of

those that is rooted in fact but has acquired

its own mythology. The link with Chudleigh

is a little tenuous, in that the daughter was

staying at Waddon, but it is a tale worth

telling. I have paraphrased some of the

original, which was written in the 1850s.

“A thatcher, named Collings, lived at

Ashcombe. He was a madman and a

woman-hater. Some believed that he had

been deceived at some time and hated all

women for the fault of one. His ferocity at

last found an object in a poor woman who

lived at a farm in Ashcombe. She was

riding to fetch her little daughter from

Waddon, having promised to be at the

hamlet by seven o-clock. But before that

time the child, who was watching for her

mother with all the eagerness of childhood,

burst into a cry, saying that she had seen

her mother in the sky “all bloody”. This

naturally startled the people at the Waddon

farmhouse and when 8 o-clock passed with

no sign of the woman, they hastened to

Ashcombe in a state of superstitious

apprehension more easy to conceive than

describe.

During this time the thatcher had pulled the

woman from her horse and murdered her in

a manner too horrible for description, near

an ash-pollard. The first fearful

announcement of the tragedy was made by

the appearance of her bleeding heart, which

the madman had cut out with his spar-hook

and placed, according to one account, on an

iron spike of Ashcombe Church gate, and

according to another, on a branch of a tree.

The murderer was found in the church and

was executed at Exeter. Some heavy gyves

(leg irons) made purposely for him, were

still on display in the 1850s and known as

‘Colling’s gyves’.

A sprig of thyme, it was said, fell out of the

poor woman’s bosom during the murder,

and grew on the spot. It was long revered

by her neighbours.”

To be continued...

Old and Odd Chudleigh... A miscellany of historical notes brought to you by Roger Brandon

Chudfest Christmas Round-Up

Thanks for your support...

The Chudfest Committee would like to thank everyone who

worked so hard to make the Christmas Fayre on Thursday 5th

December such a success and also the residents of the town who

turned out in droves to watch the lights being switched on; to visit

the shops during their traditional late night opening; to browse the

stalls in the Craft Fair and Christmas Market; and to partake of the

variety of seasonal food and drink on offer. “This event, like all

other Chudfest events, only succeeds so long as the townspeople

enjoy it,” said Michael McCormick, Chair of the Chudfest

Committee, “so it was great to see so many people out on the street,

despite the poor weather conditions.”

Pound-a-Pop

This year, the Pound-a-Pop draw broke all records, with a total

of £400 collected in envelopes during November and on the

night. The lucky prize-winner, who scooped half the pot, was

Julie Taylor of Orchard Close. [I guess the drinks are on you,

Julie? Ed.]

Christmas Window Competition

The Christmas window competition was won by Harvey’s Coffee

Shop and Delicatessen. Pottery Court newcomer Amy’s Attic came

second and Valerie Ann Hair Fashions in Clifford Street came

third.

Christmas Tea Party

Fifty guests attended the tea party

in the Woodway Room on Sunday

8th December. After musical

entertainment from flautist Joanna

Todd, we were treated to dainty

sandwiches (no crusts!), a

wonderful array of cakes — and tea

in real china tea-pots, while Steve

Cox provided background music on his keyboard. It was an

elegant and peaceful interlude in the midst of all the

pre-Christmas rush.

Liz Webb won the Christmas cake in the raffle. The cake,

which was baked and donated by Margaret Corbett, was a real

masterpiece and raised over £200.

The tea party was sponsored by ACE in aid of the

Chudleigh Christmas lights fund.

Liz Webb—winner

Margaret Corbett’s

beautiful Christmas

cake

Harcombe Singers Christmas Concert

To someone whose favourite opera has always been La Bohème,

the opportunity to hear Puccini’s Messe di Gloria was too good to

miss. It is an ambitious work for a small choir, but they sang it

well, accompanied by Colin Avery on piano, and the soloists, bass

Julian Sutton and local tenor Simon Marsh, were superb. However,

in the end, my favourite piece from the whole concert was the

Mexican song Earth’s Joy with its Bernstein-like tempo. A most

enjoyable evening. I look forward to the Harcombe Singers’ 2014

programme which, we were told, will be “a little different”!

Chudleigh Phoenix December 2013

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We held our last working session on Saturday 7th December on a

lovely fine still-autumnal morning, and worked really well in moving

the working compost from the RH small bays to the LH small bays in

preparation to dismantling this RH bay in the near future. The contents

look as though they will be ready for sieving in the spring just in time

for your tired flower beds and vegetable garden plots to have a top-up of

compost which will as usual be for sale for only 25p/bag via committee

members. There remains one full large bay in the RH bay which we will

move over soon.

DONT FORGET to bring your real Christmas

tree to the allotment site at Mount Pleasant

between 10am and 2pm on Saturday 4th

January for recycling; this date was decided by

Teignbridge albeit just before Twelfth Night,

but it is hoped that this won’t deter people from

bring their tree along! Teignbridge has great

faith in Chudleigh increasing their record

collection of last year, so help us to repay their

faith in us! While we are there we hope to make a start on dismantling

the RH bay so if anyone wants some wood to build their own compost-

ing bays — come and give a hand to dismantle!!!

Once the excitement and joy of Christmas is behind us, and we

have unwrapped 2014 diaries and calendars, committee members will

be calling [by phone or by person] to arrange next year's working

sessions.

May we wish you all a very Happy Christmas and peaceful New

Year.

Frances - Treasurer

01626 853173; dayshfrances5@hotmail.com

Lyn - Membership Secretary

01626 852090; lyn.paris@virgin.net

Chudleigh Rotters Update From Frances Daysh

David Ireson from Exmouth was our Speaker in

November on the subject of Living with Deer and other

animals since the Ice Age.

His unique high quality presentation, without

notes, incorporated both visual and audio components

and excellent voice projection. It began by describing

how Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens survived,

developed and depended upon deer after the last Ice Age.

Mention was made of nearby Kent’s Cavern at

Torquay where the oldest Homo Sapiens remains

(42,000 years old) within this country were recently

discovered.

The bow and arrow helped Homo Sapiens

provide meat for food (horses being the most popular

source of meat), protection against the most feared

animal, the bear, and deer skins for warmth. Cavemen

did not in fact live in caves, but in skin-covered tents.

Many of the animals encountered were painted by

man and there are 300 caves containing paintings in

Europe The best are considered to be the Altamira Cave

in Spain and Lascaux Cave in the Dordogne, although

the latter had to close to visitors because human breath

was destroying the pictures.

The analogy was made between a cave dwelling

and a cathedral; a feature of both being the darkness and

silence which raises spiritual awareness.

David talked about how and why in Britain today

we might still value deer, wildlife and woodland, as the

countryside around us changes so much. He considered

the initial establishment of farming to be a big mistake,

in that it drove wild animals away, because civilisations

were established which were no longer nomadic.

There has subsequently been re-introduction of

native species such as: wild boar which are not, as once

thought, dangerous; beavers which are good for rivers;

and wolves which pose no threats to humans.

Our local area is known for its high numbers of

Roe Deer; there are also Fallow Deer on Haldon Hill and

on the Powderham estate.

David recommended we eat lots of venison, as it

is a healthy meat, but advised we tactfully check it has

not been poached!

In conclusion, he stressed the care needed by

motorists, particularly when driving at night, to avoid

colliding with deer crossing the road, usually in

considerable numbers, and apparently oblivious to

oncoming vehicles. There are 123 deer collisions every

day with vehicles on the UK’s roads and it is estimated

that 10 to 15 people die each year as a result of these

impacts.

Amenity Society Notes

from Brian Portch

If you wish to know what is involved and feel you may like to

help, please phone Eleanor Taylor (Secretary) on 859365 or Alan

Brunton (Chairman) on 852714 for further details.

Deer — a native species since Cavemen times

(photo: David Ireson) Four Committee members (out of a total of seven) will be

standing down at the AGM in March 2014 and therefore

four volunteers are needed to replace them in order to

ensure the continuity of the Chudleigh Amenity Society —

a registered Charity, that has been in existence for over 40

years.

Chudleigh Phoenix December 2013

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Chudleigh Film Society is celebrating its

50th (Golden) screening on Friday 10th

January with a showing of the 50 year

old James Bond film Goldfinger (Cert

PG) in the Woodway Room, Chudleigh

Town Hall. Doors open at 7.15pm, when

drinks are on sale, with the screening at

8.00pm. Tickets £5 on the door.

This polished third film for Ian

Fleming’s Bond is full of entertainment,

fluently acted with many unforgettable

moments: Pussy Galore is by far the best

name for a Bond ‘girl’; the mid-air show-

down with the gold obsessed villain, the

duel with the bowler-hatted sidekick Odd

Job; and Shirley Eaton’s celebrated gold-

plated death

Rather than individual events,

they are cleverly related to the story line,

which holds your attention throughout the

whole 120 minutes of the film.

It has also been said that it

revitalised Sean Connery’s interest in the

series and produced what many claim

was his best ever performance.

Enquiries: 01626 859195 or on

our website: chudleighfilmsociety.org

C o m e e a r l y t o a v o i d

disappointment

Film Society’s Golden Occasion

“David always loved

dangerous activities,” Judy

Nicholson told me as we sat

drinking coffee last week. She

showed me photos of her late

husband white water rafting in

New Zealand when he was

well into middle age and an

older, black and white shot of

him on skis. And as we

chatted and she read me

extracts from his war notes, I

could see what she meant.

I’d gone to interview Judy about David, after hearing he

was one of the approximately 120,000 service personnel eligible

for the new Arctic Star. The award, which was announced by the

Prime Minister in December 2012, is in recognition of the great

bravery of those who served in the Arctic during World War Two.

It had long been argued that those who served on the Arctic

Convoys, providing food and other supplies to Russia, deserved a

specific medal of their own, rather than the more general Atlantic

Star. The eligibility of the new award has been extended to include

all who served north of the Arctic Circle in World War Two.

David Nicholson joined the Royal Navy as an Ordinary

Seaman in 1942 (and as he was only 17 at the time, he might just

have been a little economical with the truth when questioned about

his age!). He was made class leader, due to the fact that he had

been in the OTC at school, but since his class comprised twenty

London policemen, he didn’t have too easy a ride. He spent six

months on the Arctic Convoys, sailing from Loch Ewe to

Murmansk or Archangel. On his first visit to Murmansk, he was

sent to the local bakery to source fresh bread for the crew and was

horrified to find that the local women were using inverted flour

sacks to make dresses.

David transferred to HMS King Alfred in Hove to

undertake officer training. His first introduction to navigation

involved riding around on a Wall’s Ice-cream tricycle, taking

compass readings on oak trees. He later moved to HMS Mount

Stewart, joining an experimental unit involved in ‘irregular

warfare’ which included human torpedoes, mobile flotation units

and explosive motorboats. In his own words, it was “enormous fun

being part of a small unit being engaged in cloak and dagger

work.” Later, when “looking round for something more

interesting” he took a mine-sweeping course and joined the team

clearing minefields between Trieste and Vienna in the North

Adriatic. During this time, the navy

personnel enjoyed a great relationship with

the army. “They joined us on the

minesweeping exercises and we enjoyed

ourselves driving their tanks back on land.”

By 1953, David and Judy were

married and two of their three children had

already been born. Deciding naval service

did not sit well with family life, he retired

and went into the motor trade, selling cars

from a garage in Teignmouth. Judy still hears

from some of the staff and customers who

remember David fondly. The family moved

to Chudleigh in the 1970s.

Judy has given David’s Arctic Star to

their son who suffers badly with MS. In her

words: “from one brave man to another.”

The Man Who Loved Danger by Kate McCormick

David Nicholson

Arctic Star

Chudleigh Phoenix December 2013

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On Saturday 26th October, 1st

Chudleigh Scout Group presented Claire

Hawkins, the owner of Passion

Boutique, Fore Street, Chudleigh, with a

bouquet of flowers as a sign of their

appreciation for the £749.45 that she

raised for them at a recent jumble sale.

Claire has been running her

50/50 dress agency for 5 years and

during that time has raised a total of

£3353.00 for local good causes. As they

know that Claire is supported by a team

of volunteers in her fund raising efforts,

the Scouts also gave her a large box of

chocolates to share with them.

“We would like to thank Claire

and her team very much, they are very

generous with their time, a sum like this

makes a big difference to our group and

ensures that we are able to continue

offering a wide range of activities to

over 120 young people in Chudleigh,”

said a spokesperson for 1st Chudleigh

Scout Group.

Scouts Say “Thank You” to Claire

Claire Hawkins & members of 1st Chudleigh Scout Group

(photo Dave Waller)

Poppy Appeal

Chudleigh residents excelled themselves in

November by, for the first time, breaking

the £4000 barrier for donations to the Royal

British Legion poppy appeal.

Paula Steer from Lily Warne Wool

raised £450 through sales of her beautiful

hand-made poppies. The collection in the

church raised £497.

The remainder of the £4073 total

came from static donation points, house-to-

house collections and the sales of wreaths.

Poppies hand-made with wool from Lily Warne

Wool

Chudleigh Phoenix December 2013

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What’s On In Chudleigh For dates and times of Christmas church services see page 1

Contact details: John Carlton, Town Clerk, 01626 853140, Johncarlton1994@yahoo.co.uk ; http://www.chudleigh-tc.blogspot.com/

Wednesday 18th Chudleigh Writers’ Circle: Ambulance Hall, 10am.

Mothers’ Union: Carol Concert and Tea, Parish Church, 2.15pm.

Thursday 19th Weekly Produce Market:

Outside Town Hall, 8.30am to 1pm. School Carol Concert: Parish Church, 10am. Late Night Shopping: Town

Centre, to 8pm. Friday 20th

Chudleigh Town Council: Closing date for applications to be co-opted on to CTC.

Police Surgery: Town Hall, 7pm to 8pm.

Saturday 21st Weekly Produce Market: Outside Town Hall, 9.30am to

1pm. Brainwave Coffee Morning: Rest Centre, 10am.

Monday 23rd Weekly Produce Market:

Outside Town Hall, times to be confirmed.

Thursday 26th Mummers: Various times and venues, details page 9.

Saturday 28h Weekly Produce Market: Outside Town Hall, check details with Market Manager.

Tuesday 31st

Chudleigh Phoenix: Copy due for January issue.

Thursday 2nd

Weekly Produce Market: Outside Town Hall, check

details with Market Manager. Saturday 4th

Weekly Produce Market:

Outside Town Hall, 9.30am to 1pm. Chudleigh Rotters: Christmas Tree recycling, details page 6.

Monday 6th

Town Council: Full meeting, Town Hall, 7pm. Folk Dancing: Woodway Room, 8pm.

Tuesday 7th

Town Council: Planning meeting to discuss Rocklands development, Town Hall, 7pm.

Wednesday 8th WI: Chocolatier talk, Rest

Centre, 7.30pm. Mothers’ Union: Assessing progress, Parish Church, 7.30pm.

Thursday 9th

Weekly Produce Market: Outside Town Hall, 8.30am to 1pm.

Friday 10th

Chudleigh Film Society: Goldfinger (details page 7), Woodway Room, 7.15pm for 8pm.

Saturday 11th Weekly Produce Market:

Outside Town Hall, 9.30am to 1pm. Rotary: Senior Citizens’ Tea Party, Town Hall, 2.30pm,

details page 2. Monday 13th

Folk Dancing: Woodway Room, 8pm

Tuesday 14th

Diners Club Monthly Dinner: Harvey’s, Contact Phil on

DECEMBER

JANUARY

The post of Deputy Mayor, which became vacant when Peter Beale resigned from the Town Council due to work commitments, has

now been filled by Councillor Chris Webb, who has been a Town councillor for many years and is a previous Chair of the Council

The revised application for the Rocklands development will be considered by the District Council’s Development Control

Committee in January. To allow the Town Council to input into the decision the Planning Committee will meet on Tuesday 7th

January at 7pm. This meeting will be open to the public and anyone attending will have the opportunity to offer their views on the

proposed development.

Nominations are now open for the Chudleigh Citizen’s Award 2014. This award was introduced by the Town Council in 2012 to

recognise individuals who, in a voluntary capacity, have served the town and its people and made the town a better place. If you

would like to nominate someone please contact the Town Hall office for a nomination form. The closing date for nominations is 28

February 2014 and the award will be presented at the Annual Town Meeting in May.

News from the Town Council: items not covered elsewhere in this issue

On The Beat with your local neighbourhood policing team: PC Ali Hooper (14939) and

PCSO Mark Easton 30315 JC

Contact Details:

http://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/

Emergencies: 999; General enquiries: 101

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A total of 4 Crimes were recorded in November: possession of

Class B drugs leading to a Cannabis Warning; theft of a motor

vehicle, details have been sent out on Community messaging and

Automatic Number Plate Recognition system; drink driving, the

driver failed the breathalyser and was charged; criminal damage

to a building, a public house window pane was broken, the

offence was dealt with by Restorative Justice.

The next Have Your Say surgery will be held in the Town

Hall Chudleigh on Friday 20 December 2013 between 7pm and 8

pm.

Advance Notice The Chudleigh Rural Skip service will take place on Saturday

15th February at Market Way Car Park between 10am and 4pm.

07702418458 for details. Wednesday 15th

Chudle igh Phoenix: January issue due out. Chudleigh Writers’ Circle: Ambulance Hall, 10am. Mothers’ Union: Brenda

Higgins with A Return Visit to South Korea, Parish Church, 2.15pm.

Chudleigh Writers’ Circle’s latest

anthology: more details here or from

Roger Brandon on 01626 852123 or by

emailing:brandon1973@homecall.co.uk