June 2016

From the Editor Friends of Library

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The Children’s Voice 3

Amenity Society News Chudleigh Rotters Cabaret Sauvignon History Group Walk

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Scrambled Legs RJC Wills Stover School Under-13s Football Crossword Answers

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Mr Pesto Queen’s Ball World Challenge

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Chudfest At-A-Glance 7

Open Gardens Chudleigh Bioblitz Church Exhibition

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Quiz Chudleigh Sings! Literary Festival Superheroes Party

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Messy Church Chudleigh Apollo Willow Weaving

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60s/70s Disco Summer Fete Concert for MIND

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Carnival At-A-Glance 12

Town Hall News Phoenix Ladies Night

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What’s On On the Beat Cream Tea

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Inside this issue:

www.chudleighphoenix.co.uk

See page 12

Thanks to this month’s

sponsors:

Stover School, RJC Wills

and Webselect

Celebrating Two Queens

They are separated by many miles, many years

and a lifetime of experience, but two queens

shared the festivities in Chudleigh last Sunday.

In celebration of the 90th birthday of HM

Queen Elizabeth II, Chudleigh Cricket Club

hosted a Party in the Park at the Chudleigh Sports

Centre. The rain stayed away, there were stalls,

gazebos, picnics and lots of fun and games.

And during the afternoon, Chloe Martin

was crowned as the 2016 Carnival Queen. As you

can see, it’s going to be a colourful season for

Chloe and her team of attendants. We wish them

every success in the upcoming events and hope to

see the trophy cabinet at the Town Hall filled

once again at the end of the season.

All dressed up and

raring to go:

Carnival Queen,

Chloe Martin and her attendants are

looking forward to

the first carnival of the season in a

couple of weeks’

time.

(Photo:

Dragonphotographic)

Local sculptor Angela Holmes, from Pottery

Court, has another exhibition in the pipeline.

This time with a gang of friends, plenty of

colour, pictures & objects to browse or buy

(see poster, right, for details).

If you're free this Saturday afternoon, 18th

June, do join them for the opening with cake

& tea. But otherwise, it is open from 10am to

5pm until 24th June at TAAG in Teignmouth.

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From the Editor

Friends of Chudleigh Library from Chairman, Douglas Neely

I had an interesting lesson this

month about not making

assumptions. If anyone had

asked me what was the main

focus of the Gift of Life event on

30th April, I would have said

‘the music’. After all, there

were live acts performing to a

packed street for hours.

And yet, if you read the

report from the junior reporters

in this month’s Children’s

Voice, you will notice a distinct

absence of music from the

event. And when I questioned

this point, I was met with

If you would like more information about Friends of Chudleigh

Library, please contact Jill Hughes (Librarian, Chudleigh Library)

on 852469 or Douglas Neely (Chairman) on 853456.

Fake medicine kills.

No-one is safe.

Regulator Suzanne

Jones’ mission to stop

counterfeiting in Africa

becomes personal. But

her investigations bring

danger ever closer. In

Uganda a factory burns;

Suzanne’s friend goes

missing; and in

Swaziland and Zambia,

children die.

Who is supplying the fake drugs? What is the Eastern

European connection? Can Suzanne stop the counterfeiters

before more people die?

Counterfeit! is the new thriller from Elizabeth Ducie, author

of the prize-winning novel, Gorgito’s Ice Rink

We are delighted to announce that Counterfeit! is now

available to pre-order as an ebook on Amazon. All orders

will be delivered on 19th July.

At just £1.99, it’s cheaper than a cup of coffee and lasts

much longer. Order your copy today by clicking here.

For those of you who prefer your books in print version,

there will be more news next month.

There are a couple of events coming in July and August that I

want to tell you about.

Our Friends Group is involved with the Chudfest Literary

Evening on Wednesday 6th July starting at 7pm. The evening

starts with bestselling and award winning author Veronica Henry,

in conversation with fellow author Fanny Blake. We then

have Ben Collins, the man known as The Stig, and top Racing

Driver, giving us stories from his racing days and also of course

from Top Gear.

Tickets are available from the Chudfest Box Office which

is open every Thursday and Saturday morning on the Town Hall

forecourt. We are also selling tickets in the Library. Our Friends

Group will share in any profit made from this event.

I have also confirmed our next Meet The Author Event in

the Library. We will have the very popular Devon-based author

Marcia Willetts visiting us on Wednesday 17th August. Please

note this will be an afternoon event starting at 2.30pm. I will give

more information about this event nearer the time.

bemusement. The kids hadn’t

even realised it was supposed

to be a music event. The ice

cream had a much bigger

impact on them! A reminder

that we are all different and

different things grab our

attention and interest us.

A n d t a l k i n g o f

differences, if you peruse pages

7 to 12 of this month’s packed

issue, you will see just how

many different events are

available to the good folks of

Chudleigh during the weeks of

Chudfest and Carnival. There’s

music (well, for those that want

it), quizzes and competitions,

comedy, literature, sporting

events, not to mention the

Summer Fete and the Carnival

procession. And you don’t have

to spend a fortune; many of the

events are free. And even those

with an entrance charge are

subsidised to keep the cost a

slow as possible.

So grab your brochures,

check out the website or read

about it all here: a lot of people

have spent a huge amount of

time preparing for this annual

fortnight of festivities: all they

ask in return is lots of people

turning out and having a good

time.

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I’m going to finish this

month with a bit of self-

indulgence, for which I’m sure

you will forgive me. You may

have noticed the poster, bottom

left, for my new book, written as

Elizabeth Ducie, coming out

next month. We’re going to

throw a big launch party and

invitations will be going out

soon for that. But it is currently

available for pre-order as an

ebook. All the pre-orders are

saved up and fulfilled at the

same day (19th July), so there is

the possibility of seeing it in

Amazon’s best-seller lists, albeit

very briefly.

So, I’m going to ask you

all a couple of favours: if you

are a reader of thrillers with a

Kindle or Kindle app, please

consider ordering a copy.

And if you don’t read

thrillers, I’m sure many of your

friends might. So please, help me

spread the word by telling your

friends, family, the milkman,

strangers you happen to be

talking to—anyone really—that

one of your local authors has

another book out. (Begging is so

undignified; I’m going to shut up

now!)

Kate

Copy date 30th June for the July issue. Reserve your space in advance:

editors@chudleighphoenix.co.uk or phone Kate on 854611. The editor

reserves the right to edit copy for considerations of space. The views

expressed in CP are not necessarily those of the editor.

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On 30th April, there was a Gift of Life Festival just outside of

the Bishop Lacey, to raise money for cystic fibrosis.

Many things happened at this festival; some of the best

were...

A group of people walked all the way from Torbay Hospi-

tal pushing a bed with wheels and carrying a stretcher, They

were also dressed as nurses. A big thank you to all those people.

The Bishop Lacey opened up their new ice cream parlour

that has the most amazing ice

creams.

Chudleigh Community Primary

School did 2 activities which

were country dancing and samba

band; both were brilliant.

Thank you to everyone who took

part. It was an amazing day and

raised lots of money for charity.

Gift of Life Festival by Isabelle

The Children’s Voice With Guest Editor Isabelle Mills

Have you read the

classic book? Have

you seen the Disney

film? Have you got the

bare necessities,

those simple bare

necessities of life?

The Jungle

Book is a classic must

read/watch; a great

family novel/film and loved by all. But Disney have taken a shot

at revamping the classic 1967 film. This new film gives a whole

new air to the happy musical we all know. Thankfully, the new

changes haven’t ruined the loved characters Mowgli (the man

cub), Baloo and Bagheera; unfortunately, Shere Khan is still on

set, with more menace and a hunger for vengeance than ever

before.

Prepare yourselves, ladies and gentlemen, for a howler

of a trip to your local cinema...

Jungle Fever by Max and Theo

Bikeability Crossword by Ellen

Cartoon by Otis

See page 5 for answers

History Group Walk

Amenity Society News

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The talk on 20th May was given by Eddie Stevenson from the

Teignmouth branch of the National Coastal Watch Institution. It

was founded at Bass Point on The Lizard in 1994 and has since

grown to 50 centres manned by around 2000 volunteer watchers.

Watchers are highly trained in, amongst other things,

vessel identification, use of charts, describing weather

conditions, and use of radios. “Spot, plot and report” is what

they do and they report to the Coastguard who then takes the

appropriate action. What they are mainly concerned with is

identifying and helping vulnerable vessels and individuals both

at sea and on the coast.

Our next talk, “Devon’s Torre Abbey “ is on 17th June

and will be given by Dr Michael Rhodes who was curator of the

Abbey for almost two decades. Thereafter, there will be a break

during July and August with the next talk, “Birds in your

garden”, being on 16th September.

CADAS closely scrutinizes planning applications

particularly those in our Conservation Area where some of the

developments have been less than sympathetic. Last month, we

reported on 1, The Square where the owner has appealed to the

Planning Inspectorate in Bristol. We understand that an inspec-

tor will be visiting the site before a decision is made.

Frances - Treasurer

01626 853173; dayshfrances5@hotmail.com

Lyn - Membership Secretary

01626 852090; lyn.paris@virgin.net

Chudleigh Rotters Update

Saturday 4th June was work session time down on the

Chudleigh Rotters' site next to the RC cemetery and was blessed

with good weather and an excellent team of keen people who

soon got down to 'muck in'! Nigel worked wonders standing in

the bays moving compost from Bay 2 to Bay 3, compost from

Bay 1 to Bay 2 to aid the process of composting by aerating the

compost ably helped by Anne, and then they both loaded the

donation pile into Bay 1 to start its journey through the bins.

Meanwhile Nick and Mike set up the sieve and sieved at

least 50% of Bay 5 producing nearly 40 bags of wonderful

compost; this was a start-stop process as the sieve is showing

signs of wear-and-tear [i.e. years of use!]. Nick kindly rushed

home and returned with the necessary fencing staples and

hammer to repair the sieve thankfully.

We all thoroughly enjoyed the morning together in true

community spirit—partly marred by my first forgetting the

coffee and tea supplies [though I had remembered the hot wa-

ter!] and then realising I hadn't brought milk, but black tea or

coffee and shortbread biscuits with a good natter were all

enjoyed in the sunshine!

Liz came along and purchased many bags of compost,

and Anne purchased some too, but there are plenty of bags

available to members [50% discount!].

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE DO NOT AND CANNOT

ACCEPT TREE BRANCHES ETC WHICH SOMEONE HAS

LEFT. WHOEVER IS RESPONSIBLE, WE WOULD BE

GRATEFUL IF THEY COULD KINDLY REMOVE THESE

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Next session will be as usual on the first Saturdayof the

month, on 2nd July from 10-12noon, and anyone is welcome to

come along"

Alan Brunton is proposing to lead

a walk around the Haytor Quarries

on Sunday 26th June. Leaving

2.00pm, back approximately

4.30pm.

If you are interested in

taking part, please contact Alan on

01626 852714 or email him at

alanebrunton@btinternet.com

before Monday 20th June.

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And The Training Goes On...

Don’t forget to show

your support for the

wonderful women of

Scrambled Legs,

running once again in

the 6 mile Road Race

on Friday 15th July.

Go along on the night

to cheer them home—

but give them some financial support too. All

monies raised go to local charity, Cancer Lifeline

South West. You can find out more about this

amazing charity here. You can sponsor

Scrambled Legs on their central page (in Sarah

Lea Weston’s name). There are also Face Book

pages for Scrambled Legs and Cancer Lifeline.

Help! Youth Football Players Wanted in Chudleigh

Chudleigh Athletic Under-13s are

urgently looking for new players,

currently in Years 6 & 7, to strengthen

their squad.

They are seeking players of

experience in all positions, although

those new to the game or moving up from

other teams would be welcomed. This is

a great opportunity for those who enjoy

playing football, and would like to de-

velop their skills in a fun and friendly

team environment.

To join you must be over the age

of 10 on the 1st September 2016 and

under the age of 13 on the 31st August

2016.

If you are interested in joining,

please contact John

Evans on 07595

023149 asap, or

visit our Facebook

page Chudleigh

Athletic Under 12’s

Football Team

(Under 13s next

season!).

CROSSWORD ANSWERS

ACROSS 3: Bicycle; 4: Chain; 5: Pedals;

6: Crossroads.

DOWN 1: Helmet; 2: Wheel; 3: Brakes

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Mr Pesto Recommends with Michael McCormick

Chudleigh has a variety of places to get food, either

on-site or as takeaway. We have pub grub at Bishop

Lacey, now including takeaway in their offering—good

luck, Robin and Wendy—and The Highwayman’s Haunt,

under new management. There are two well-established

cafes offering sit-down or takeaway; Harveys and Pottery

Court. Takeaway can be had at Sangers, Mei Wah,

Chudleigh Chippy and Rominoss. Additionally there is

The Phoenix Chudleigh offering breakfast, coffee and

cake, lunch and dinner. However from 1st to 10th July

there will be a new place to eat: Chudfest.

During the Summer Festival, many of the events

offer food, and as many local providers as possible are

involved. During the Open Gardens weekend, several of

the venues will be providing refreshments. On Saturday

2nd July you will be able to relax with a cream tea in the

Church. Chudleigh Kitchen, which provides catering for

not-for profit events, will be supplying the supper for The

Beach Party, Ploughman’s for the 60s/70s Disco, and

BBQ for the Fête. The Fête will also have tea and cake

courtesy of the Scouts; candyfloss, and.ice cream. Harveys

will provide lunch and supper at the Literary Festival and

food at Hits from the Blitz. Quiz night cheese and pickle

is provided by Chudfest.

What a wonderful place Chudleigh is for food; the

retailers deserve our support. But don’t forget Chudfest:

entertainment and food for the community!

Normal service will be resumed next month. Katherine Johans is fundraising for an expedition of a life time to

Malaysia and Borneo in July 2017 . She is looking for more

Auction lot donations, so if there are any businesses or members

of the public out there that could help please contact Paula at the

Town Hall on 01626824759 or paula.johans@yahoo.co.uk

Town Councillor and former Mayor, Chris Webb is

a staunch supporter of vulnerable young people and

each year, he finds a novel way to fund-raise. This

year he will be spending two nights, Monday4th and

Tuesday 5th July, sleeping rough under the stair-

way at Chudleigh Town Hall.

The sleep-out will be in aid of the Chud-

leigh Youth Centre and the Teignbridge Homeless

Action Today, a charity based in Newton Abbot.

Chris says: ‘Many people are currently sleeping on the streets

in Teignbridge for many reasons. This includes young people, so I

see a link between Youth Centres and this charity for the Homeless’.

You can find sponsorship forms at the Chudfest Box Office

and in Harveys. Bill Keen and Sue Metcalf both have copies. You

can pop in to T.H.A.T Charity Office, which is at 8 Queensway

House, Queensway, Buckland Newton Abbot and opens between

10am and 1pm weekdays. Or contact Chris on 07968508451.

Chris, good luck; we’re keeping our fingers crossed that it

doesn’t rain on you.

Chris Webb’s Sleep-Out

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Chudfest Box Office

Thursdays 8.30am to 1.30pm

Saturdays 9.30am to 1.30pm

Chudleigh Market

(outside the Town Hall)

chudfest@yahoo.co.uk

www.chudfest.co.uk

Carnival: At A Glance: (For details, see brochure)

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Town Hall News: featuring items from

CTC not covered elsewhere in CP

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Town Hall improvements

The kitchen attached to the Large Hall has been replaced; this means

all three kitchens in the Town Hall have been refurbished over the last

two years.

The lighting in the Large Hall has also been replaced. The

previous light fittings were so old, it was no longer possible to source

fluorescent tubes that fitted them. The lighting in the school room has

been upgraded to new LED fittings, resulting in markedly improved

light levels in that room.

Planning permission is awaited to put photovoltaic panels on

the roof of the Woodway Room; it is hoped to have them in place by

the end of summer

Planning consent has also been requested to place a

defibrillator on the exterior of the Town Hall. It will be situated in the

alcove beneath the fire escape, thus keeping the defibrillator out of

direct sunlight; if the temperature within the case exceeds 50 degrees,

it can damage the kit.

Signage will soon appear in the parking bays on the forecourt

that make clear that parking is for town hall users only. This is not

meant to discourage hirers or their customers from parking on the

forecourt. Its aim is to try and reduce the number of cars parked on the

forecourt whilst occupants do their shopping.

Vandalism problems

Over the last couple of weeks there have been some vandal-

ism problems – the first in some time. Firstly two refuse bins

were kicked into oblivion at the skate park. The cost of

replacing them was £374, money that could have been spent

elsewhere. The second problem was at Fore Street park where

vandals attacked the pagoda: various wooden pegs and shin-

gles have been removed and other pieces of timber torn off.

Given the bespoke nature of the construction the original

contractors will need to carry out the repairs. They are not

local, so it may take a few weeks for the repairs to be carried

out. We don’t yet know how much this will cost.

If you witness any vandalism in the town please

inform the police using the 101 call facility. Alternatively,

contact the Town Hall staff, providing as much information

as you have. If it is known roughly when the vandalism took

place there is some hope of identifying the offenders from

CCTV footage.

South West Water: Sewerage improvement works in

Chudleigh

EU directives require SWW to improve water quality on

shellfish estuaries, of which the Teign is one. Chudleigh is an

area where they can make a significant improvement to water

quality, because much of the sewerage network in the middle

of the town is old and has shared use for both sewage and

rainwater run-off. When there is heavy rain, the overflow

procedures cause untreated sewage to enter the Teign.

The shared sewerage pipes are primarily at the top

part of Fore Street, Old Exeter Street, New Exeter Street and

Woodway Street. SWW plan to lay new foul water drainage

pipes, to separated it from the rainwater run-off pipes. Once

the work is done the incidents of sewage entering the Teign is

anticipated to be reduced by 30%. It is also likely to reduce

the incidents of basements in Fore Street being flooded.

SWW are legislatively required to carry out this work

within the next two financial years. The work is likely to take

around 20 weeks but will be phased to minimise disruption.

Councillors have asked that when the work is taking place

"business as usual" signage is erected to assist the retailers.

There is also a plan to introduce what are called "rain

gardens", where concrete is replaced with porous planted

areas. This is a concept introduced by Welsh Water, with

significant success, and SWW propose to do something

similar in New Exeter Street using the areas at the end of

parking bays.

You can find the PowerPoint presentation delivered

by SWW on the Town Hall website. If you don’t have web-

site access and would like a hard copy, contact Town Hall

staff.

Exeter Road allotments:

The Council has agreed to spend £2,000 to expand the

parking facilities at the Exeter Road allotments, although

resurfacing the entrance track is outside this year’s budget

and will probably have to wait for next year. The work on the

parking area will take place at some point during the summer

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What’s On In Chudleigh

Thursday 16th Weekly Produce Market and Chudfest Box Office: Outside

Town Hall, 8.30am to 1pm. Friday 17th

CADAS: Dr Michael Rhodes with Devon’s Torre Abbey, Woodway Room, 7.30pm,

details page 4. Saturday 18th

Weekly Produce Market and Chudfest Box Office: Outside Town Hall, 9.30am to 1pm.

Carnival Coffee Morning: Rest Centre, 10am. Town Council Surgery: Town Hall, 10am. Messy Church: Parish Church,

3.30pm to 5.30pm. Queens Celebration Ball: Woodway Room, 6.30pm, details page 6.

Sunday 19th

Cabaret Sauvignon: Con Club, 7pm for 7.30pm, details page 4.

Monday 20th Chudleigh Writers Circle: Rest

Centre, 10am. Thursday 23rd

Weekly Produce Market and Chudfest Box Office: Outside Town Hall, 8.30am to 1pm.

Friday 24th World Challenge: Charity Auction, Town Hall, 7pm, details page 6.

Saturday 25th

Weekly Produce Market and Chudfest Box Office: Outside Town Hall, 9.30am to 1pm. Parish Church Coffee Morning: Rest Centre, 10am.

Town Council Surgery: Town Hall, 10am. Chudfest: Open Gardens, details page 8.

Sunday 26th

Chudfest: Open Gardens, details page 8. Cream Tea: in aid of Chudleigh Youth Centre , Oakf ie ld Coaching House, details, this

page. Thursday 30th

Weekly Produce Market and Chudfest Box Office: Outside Town Hall, 8.30am to 1pm.

Chudleigh Phoenix: copy date for July issue.

Friday 1st

Chudfest: details page 7 onwards. History Group: Anthony Poulton-Smith with Place Names, Woodway Room, 7.30pm.

Saturday 2nd Chudfest: details page 7 onwards. Weekly Produce Market and Chudfest Box Office: Outside

Town Hall, 9.30am to 1pm. World Challenge Coffee Morning: Rest Centre, 10am. Chudleigh Rotters: Monthly work session, details page 4.

Town Council Surgery: Town Hall, 10am.

Sunday 3rd Chudfest: Community Church Service, Chudfest Marquee,

10.30am. Monday 4th

Chudfest: details page 7 onwards.

Tuesday 5th

Chudfest: details page 7 onwards.

Wednesday 6th Chudfest: details page 7 onwards.

WI: Pat Beasley with Agatha Christie, Rest Centre, 7.30pm.

Thursday 7th Chudfest: details page 7 onwards.

Weekly Produce Market and Chudfest Box Office: Outside Town Hall, 8.30am to 1pm.

Friday 8th Chudfest: details page 7

onwards. Saturday 9th

Chudfest: details page 7 onwards. Weekly Produce Market and

Chudfest Box Office: Outside Town Hall, 9.30am to 1pm. Carnival Coffee Morning: Rest Centre, 10am. Town Council Surgery: Town

Hall, 10am. Sunday 10th

Chudfest: details page 7 onwards.

Monday 11th

Carnival: details page 12. Phoenix Chudleigh: Ladies Night, details page 13.

Tuesday 12th Carnival: details page 12.

Diners Club Monthly Dinner:

JUNE

On The Beat with PC Ali Hooper (14939); PCSO Mark Easton (30315)

Contact Details: website;

Emergencies: 999; General enquiries: 101

There were a total of nine crimes recorded for Chudleigh during

the last reporting period, broken down as follows:

Domestic violence incidents (3): The police and the relevant part-

ner agencies have been informed and are working with the persons

involved.

Theft from shop (2): A number of bottles of alcohol have been

taken on both occasions. The offenders are not known. The images

of the suspects have been published on the police briefing system

for possible identification.

Harassment without violence: Unwanted content has been

received via a mobile. The offender has been identified and words

of advice have been given.

Use of threatening / obscene / insulting words / behaviour: An

incident occurred in the street with no witnesses. Insulting words

were used followed by Facebook comments. The incident is still

under investigation.

Sending letters etc with intent to cause distress or anxiety: A

number of text messages from an unknown number were received

over a period of time. The messages all threatened to burn a

property down. The number has been contacted on numerous

occasions with no reply. A text message has also been sent from

the police requesting that the messages stop.

Exposure: A female was followed by an unknown male in a

secluded wooded area. The female shouted at the male who then

rode off on a bicycle left nearby. There is a description of the male

and the bicycle. Enquiries are complete pending any further infor-

mation.

Contact Phil on 07702418458 for details.

Wednesday 13th Carnival: details page 12.

Thursday 14th Carnival: details page 12. Weekly Produce Market:

Outside Town Hall, 8.30am to 1pm.

Friday 15th Chudleigh Phoenix: June issue due out.

Traditional Cream Tea

Oakfield Coach House, Exeter Road, Chudleigh TQ13 0DD

Also homemade cakes stall and raffle

Sunday 26th June, 3pm until 5pm Cream tea tickets £3-50 available from Dandelion

Carnival: details page 12. Saturday 16th

Carnival: details page 12. Weekly Produce Market: Outside Town Hall, 9.30am to 1pm. Carnival Coffee Morning: Rest

Centre, 10am. Town Council Surgery: Town Hall, 10am.

Sunday 17th Carnival: details page 12.

JULY