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Life is local August2012

Issue019

Search is on foran unsung hero

Who is your IvybridgeCitizen of the Year?

Ivybridge loves AnnieSuperb college production

● Community news● Clubs & groups● What’s On

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THE OLYMPICS are underway andI am sure they will be, despite ourcustomary habit of always talkingourselves down, ‘the greatest showon earth’ as the world focuses on usfor the next fortnight.

There is much to criticise aboutthe way the games have been organ-ised – don’t get me started on tickets– but we are actually pretty good atputting on big, showpiece events.

What’s this got to do with Ivy-bridge? Unfortunately, it seems thattoo many people here have a simi-larly negative view of our town, viewswhich, on closer inspection, do notalways stand up to scrutiny.

The common refrains of ‘there’snothing to do’, ‘there is no this, nothat’, ‘there are no shops’, amongothers, are in many cases absoluterubbish. What people do need to dois make an effort.

So, come on, make the effort to getinto town, potter around the shops,go in to some and, even if you do notfancy buying anything, have a chatwith the shopkeeper, take a look atthe numerous noticeboards to see

the great variety of activities going on– who knows, you might even seesomething you want to do.

INSIDE THIS MONTHWe have something new this month.My nine year old daughter has saidmany, many, many times(!) that themagazine is great for grown ups butthat there should be something in itfor kids. I finally gave in and chal-lenged her to get together some puz-zles and activities and other stuff to goon a couple of children’s pages. Shecertainly came up trumps, and wenow have the Kids’ zone (pages 28-29)for the younger residents of the town.

Talking of youngsters, albeit slightlyolder than my daughter, the studentsat the community college have a finereputation for the quality of the pro-ductions they put on, and this year’ssummer show, Annie, was no excep-tion – see page 22. It was superb.

As I thought, the notion that thereis ‘lack of community support’ for anew swimming pool for the townraised the hackles of a few of you (let-ters, page 9), plus you have been vot-ing in the poll on our Facebook pageand the result is overwhelming.

Of course, there is the usual com-munity news, features, what’s on,columns and sport you’ve come toexpect, and I hope you enjoy readingthis issue.

Steven

We need to start lookingon the bright side

Monthlymusingsfrom theeditor

05 Search for unsung hero06 All that jazz raises over £2k09 Your view – letters10 Woods bear brunt of flood fury13 Captains fantastic14 The lure of the outdoors16 County matters18 What’s On calendar21 Chris’ pet subject22 Ivybridge loves Annie24 Clubs & groups25 School reports28 Kids’ zone – NEW!30 Pets’ Corner32 Take better photos33 Tradepoint34 Sport


4 THE IVYBRIDGE MAGAZINE August 2012



LOCALISM FUNDDEADLINE LOOMS

THE DEADLINE for applying forfunds from the town coun-cil’s Localism Fund is at theend of this month.Cash totalling £10,000 isavailable and the scheme isopen to all groups.To apply, download an ap-plication form from thecouncil’s website – www.ivy-bridge.gov.uk. Applications must be sub-mitted by Friday, 31 August.

COUNCILLOR HASCASH TO GIVETHE TOWN’S county council-lor, Roger Croad, still hasmoney available from his lo-cality budget. If you are aclub or voluntary organisa-tion in the town he may beable to help – see CountyMatters (page 16) for detailsof how to contact Roger.

THE SEARCH IS on for the person whosecontribution to the community makesa real difference to peoples lives.

Ivybridge Town Council is seekingnominations for the lvybridge Citizenof the Year Award 2012. If you knowsomeone who makes an invaluablecontribution to the community andmakes a difference through their in-volvement in the town, why not showyour appreciation by nominatingthem for this prestigious award?

The award will be given to the per-son whom the council feel has made adifference through their invaluableinput into the community . The crite-ria includes those who solely volun-teer within the community and, as inprevious years, the award is open topeople living outside the town al-though they must have provided aservice valued by people in lvybridge.

Last year, the award was given to SueLavender (pictured) in recognition ofthe vision shown and outstanding con-

tribution to Ivybridge Caring. Sue wasdelighted with the accolade but withtypical modesty was keen to stress thatit is not a one-person effort. “The awardwas tremendous recognition as muchfor Ivybridge Caring as me,” said Sue.

Nominations will be considered bythe council in October and the winnerwill receive a presentation from theMayor in late autumn.

To nominate someone, write to Ivy-bridge Town Council, Erme Court,Leonards Road, Ivybridge, PL21 OSZstating their name and address and giv-ing the reasons why you are puttingthem forward; also include your ownname and address. You can also emailyour nomination to [email protected]

Entries must be received by Mon-day, 24 September, 2012.

A £1 MILLION purpose-built teach-ing facility has been opened atIvybridge Community College.

The Neil Maythorne Building in-cludes a study area for tertiary stu-dents as well as three Englishclassrooms and is named afterNeil Maythorne, who worked atthe college as director of resourcesfor 20 years and who died last year.

The building provides first-classacademic resources for students,especially the growing number oftertiary students, and is thefruition of a bid made by the col-lege in June 2011.

Students, staff and governorsjoined Tim Loughton MP, parlia-mentary under-secretary of statefor children and families, to for-

mally launch the new teaching ac-commodation on 11 July, whichwill provide students with a learn-ing environment suitable for the21st century.

Tim Loughton MP is pictured withTom Ogle Year 12, Ben HarveyYear 8, Oliver Parsons Year 7 andSummer Martin Year 8

Life is local newsSearch foran unsunghero is on

Facilities for the 21st century



Life is local news

FREE CAREERS ADVICE, including jobsearch tips, help with writing a CV andhow to prepare for interviews, is avail-able to adults looking for work, or evena career change, living in Ivybridge.

Appointments at The Watermark withCareers South West, who provide theservice through the National CareersService, are held on most Fridays duringthe day time, and are available to anyadult from age 19. All adults are entitledto at least one free one-hour session.

The service can provide help and ad-vice with a wide range of job huntingskills, including: ● How to prepare your CV including

identifying your transferable skills● How to prepare for a job interview● Further education, higher educa-

tion, training courses● Where to search for employment

opportunities● Changing career

Many people need help with theirwork and career at some stage in theirlives. The service can help those re-turning to work after a long periodaway from the work place, young peo-ple trying to get their first job afterleaving education, as well as peopleunder threat of redundancy, or whohave been recently made redundant.

The service is also available to peo-ple already in work or education butwho may want advice on updatingtheir skills or learning new ones, op-tions in further or higher education, orare contemplating a career change.

Whatever your circumstance, cop-ing with change can, at times, be diffi-cult and stressful. Having access toindependent and impartial advice canmake all the difference.

To arrange an appointment at TheWatermark, telephone (01752) 892220,or call in person to reception.

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youngsters– see 28-29

AN IVYBRIDGE pre-schoolopened its doors to give localfamilies the chance to see thefacilities and meet staff.Stowford Pre-School, inPrideaux Road, invited fami-lies to an open day to allowthem to explore its toys andplayground and speak withplay-leaders.The day also gave former chil-dren the chance to come backand catch up on old times.

MORE: Call (01752) 896320,www.stowfordpreschool.co.uk,or pop in

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AN ENJOYABLE evening of Jazz in theGarden performed by the jazz, souland funk, and big bands of IvybridgeCommunity College at Lukelsand Gar-dens raised over £2,000 for Ugandancharity Food for Thought.

The performers, under the baton ofNeil Maya, wowed the audience witha powerful performance of wonderfulmusic and stirring vocals.

Members of the band were alsopresent when a cheque for £2,276 washanded to Beatrice Okumu, a repre-sentative of Food for Thought.

Beatrice Okumu is the charity’s co-ordinator in Tororo, eastern Uganda,

and oversees rural primary schools inthe district which are linked withschools in the UK. The link has a focuson food – growing, preparing, cooking,eating and recycling – and all schoolsinvolved, in Uganda and the UK, haveorganic food-growing school gardens.

All that jazzraises over £2k

Beatrice Okumu receives the cheque

Neil Maya leads the bands


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Dear Sir - South Hams District Councilsay there is ‘lack of community support’for improvements to the pool area.Surely, they had representatives at thePrinces’ Foundation meetings, whenthis matter was one of the issues raised.

I know several people madecomments and also post-it notes weremade at the end of the meeting inorder for the Foundation to havefurther discussions – I certainly did.Gary Streeter, the Mayor, and otherinterested people were at TheWatermark meetings.

The area is untidy and under-usedand it would make more financial senseto be attractive and a useful shape forall to use.

I refuse to swim there and use thepublic one at Plympton once a week. Iam retired and like to swim for an hour inthe lanes, hopefully getting around themile mark. There is no way that anyonewho wishes to have a decent swim canget anywhere at Ivybridge. They can goto Dinnaton, but that is not convenientfor anyone without transport (the

distance is walkable but the road is notvery safe), and you have to use it veryfrequently to make it a viable option.

Thanks for bringing the matter toeveryone’s attention – I wish you luck.

Val Vassallo (Mrs)by email

Centre has lost its appeal

Dear Sir - Re: the article in The Ivybridge

magazine about the swimming pool.I have been a member since it opened

and regularly attend sessions forswimming there. We have seen manypeople come and go over the years andquite a lot of comments about how theplace has gone down over the years.

It needs a really good facelift to getpeople back through the doors. Thewhole building has lost its shine andappeal.

G TuckerAddress supplied

Dog ownersasked to beconsiderateDEAR SIR - Could I pleaserequest dog owners who useBlachford Road to exercisetheir dogs to take home anydoggy poo for disposal,instead of depositing it inplastic bags either down thedrains or in the surroundinghedgerows.During the recent heavyrain the main drains were soblocked that the road andpavement flooded, and thesurface water dischargedthrough my garden,flooding my garage.Before the council couldattend, I removed numerouscarrier plastic bags full of poo(not a pleasant task) beforethe water started to drain.Your co-operation would bevery much appreciated.

John P Vowles MBEResident of Henlake Close

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How our Facebook poll stands (as of 22 July)There is still time to cast your vote – go to facebook.com/theivybridgemagazineand register your opinion

In the July issue, we reported that yet another plan to upgrade theswimming pool at the leisure centre had been rejected by SouthHams District Council. ‘Lack of community support’ was given as amajor reason, so we gave you the chance to show otherwise with apoll on our Facebook page and to write to us.

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to letters under 200 words.● Letters may be edited. ● Stick to the issue(s), don’t get personal.● Do not use swear words.● Publication IS NOT guaranteed.

How: There are three easy ways to send us your letters:By email: [email protected] post: Letters, The Ivybridge magazine, 6 Claymans Pathway,

Woodlands, Ivybridge PL21 9UZDrop box: Pop your letter into our box in the Ivy Cabs office in Fore StreetDeadline: The 14th of the preceding month



I have to first of all men-tion the sad death of DavidBritton, who died on Sun-day, 24 June. David hadgiven his time freely at theWork Club on a weeklybasis in The Watermark, asa member of the RotaryClub and as treasurer ofthe Ivybridge Twinning As-sociation, amongst others.He will be sorely missed.His funeral, at the begin-ning of July in Torbay, wasattended by many.

Armed Services WeekI was delighted to be ableto attend a number ofevents during Armed Serv-ices week, which includedSeafarers UK Armed ForcesCivic Reception, the RAF &Allied Forces Wreath Lay-ing Ceremony and my civicevent in The Watermark,where the film of the Bed-ford Boys was shown – TheTown They Left Behind,which provided a poignantmemory of those who sofreely gave the ultimatesacrifice for the freedom ofour country. I was veryproud to represent Ivy-bridge at all these events.

Tremendous effortDespite the weather, TheLions Funday went aheadon Saturday 7 July at theRugby Club and everyonehad an enjoyable day. Iwant to place on record mythanks and appreciation toall those people from TheLions Club who worked sohard to ensure that thisevent not only went aheadbut was a tremendous suc-cess. Thanks must also goto those raising well-needed funds for their cho-sen charities, whichincluded my own, TheRoyal British Legion, Ivy-bridge Poppy Appeal.

FloodingI was able to celebrate my40th wedding anniversaryat the beginning of July bytaking my wife to San-tander for a few days.However, when we re-turned the news of the tor-rential rain and flooddamage in Ivybridge wasreported to us and I amsorry that so many of youhave been affected. Thegood news is, of course, Iam led to believe that noinjuries or news of a moreserious nature have beenreported.Just to balance this up, therain continued in Spain.

from Cllr Trevor Parsons

Mayor’smessage

Life is local news

LONGTIMBER WOODS, considered oneof the town’s gems, suffered exten-sive damage due to the rampagingflood that occurred over the week-end of 6 July, after a month’s worthof rain fell in 24 hours.

The woods were closed for a timewhile a full assessment was made asto the extent of the damage. Foot-paths had collapsed and a largenumber of trees fell across paths, as

well as into the river, making a greatdeal of the wood impassable.

Access to the wood has been re-opened, but users are warned to ex-ercise extreme care.

The work to repair the damage tothe trails is the responsibility of theDartmoor National Park Authority(DNPA), who sent an emergencyteam to the wood to remove themost dangerous trees and have been

on-site regularly to survey the dam-age and start formulating a workprogramme to repair the damage.

One possible silver lining to the sit-uation is that the authority is con-sidering using the opportunity of therepair works to bring forward im-provements to the trails that hadbeen planned for a later time.

Woods bearthe brunt offlood’s fury

Sections of footpath have been washed away

Signs warn visitors to be careful Some trees have been cleared

Trees were brought down


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IVYBRIDGE BOWLERS put the troubles of aseverely weather-affected season be-hind them when they enjoyed a day ofcompetitive but fun bowling at the an-nual Captains’ Day.

A good turnout of members teamedup to be tested by a competition set upby men’s captain Peter Bray, while asuper lunch was provided by ladies’captain Marlene Bilby.

The dry day, which saw the pristinegreen in Bridge Park basked at times inwarm sunshine, was in stark contrast tothe season so far, which has seen manymatches cancelled.

“It has been very difficult,” said Peter.“I cannot recall another season when somany matches have been called off. Wejust hope things get better so that wecan fit all the matches in before the endof the season in September.”

While on the green the bowlers are atthe mercy of the elements, the club offthe green is in a healthy position. It haswelcomed several new members this

season and the existing members con-tinue to give up their time to work onimproving the facilities at Bridge Park.These include an extension to thegreen, allowing more rinks to be played,and the clubhouse is set to be extended.

FIND OUT MORE: Contact club secre-tary Dolly Tyler on (01752) 691061

Captains fantastic

Holiday funat the libraryTHERE ARE a host of holidayactivities at Ivybridge Li-brary this month.

Kiddi Caru is visitingBounce and Rhyme be-tween 10.30-10.50am onThursday, 2 August, foranother Makaton Signsand Symbols session.

Family workshopsThere is a family ‘make aboard game’ workshop onTuesday, 7 August, at2.30pm. This is free butbooking is required.

Another family work-shop, this time giving youthe chance to produce anOlympic animation, is onTuesday, 21 August, from2pm until 4.30pm. Againbooking is required andtheir is a 50p charge.

Hunger Games compIn addition to this, there isa Hunger Gamescompetition running until7 August. Draw a picture orwrite a review of one of thebattles to win a HungerGames t-shirt. You canborrow the book from thelibrary and then watch thefilm at The Watermark –see the What’s Oncalendar for details.

Running all through thesummer holidays is areading challenge. JoinStory Lab and read sixbooks through the holi-days, and receive prizesand stickers as you read.

Friendly competition on the green

Show cancelledORGANISERS OF the popular CornwoodShow have reluctantly had to cancelthis year’s event. The recent atrociousweather has left the showground unfitto host the event, which was due to beheld on Saturday, 18 August.A modified show is planned for Satur-day, 22 September, which will consistof horse and dog shows andGymkhana but no trade stands.MORE: www.cornwoodshow.co.uk



A monthly guide to thewonderful wildlife youmay see in IvybridgeWildABOUT

IVYBRIDGEBY MARGERY EVANS AND CELIA RALPH

Contrary to popular myth, batsdo not get tangled in ladies’hair, they are not blind and

those found in this country do not suckblood! In fact, they are an essential partof our ecosystem, consuming hugequantities of insects, pollinating plantsand spreading seeds.Eighteen species of bats occur in Britainand 17 of these are found in Devon,many in Ivybridge. Some of the bestplaces to see them, at dusk or in the earlymorning, are in Longtimber Woods, Fil-ham Park and the recreation ground nearthe tennis courts. The tiny pipistrelle canoften be seen flying low over our gardens,especially if we have ponds which attractmidges and other insects. The largestroost of Greater and Lesser Horseshoebats in Devon is at nearby Buckfastleigh.Bats hibernate often in large roosts inwinter, but in summer the females get to-gether in a maternity roost where theywait for suitable conditions and give birth

to one baby all at the same time. Theyhuddle together in a tight ball with the ba-bies at the centre where they stay warm.This year has been particularly difficultfor bats and many have failed tobreed. However, bats are long-livedspecies, so hopefully their numberswill pick up again.If you find a bat on the ground it will notsurvive unless it receives help veryquickly. Pick it up carefully in a piece ofcloth, such as a tea towel, and put it ina box with the cloth draped over the sideto give it something to cling to. Keep itwarm and provide it with some water ina milk bottle top to stop it getting dehy-

drated and then ring up the Devon Batgroup. Fortunately, in Ivybridge we haveone of their members, Lizzie Platt, whodoes an amazing job recovering and re-habilitating tiny bats, keeping them warmand feeding them until they can bepassed on to another member of thegroup who prepares them for release.Lizzie would like to know of any batroosts in the area, either in the wild or ina roof space. She is also very happy togive talks about bats, especially to chil-dren, and can be contacted through theDevon Bat group on 01803 782218.

Our next DWT event is a bat walk atSouth Brent on Thursday, 23 August,led by Lizzie. Meet at the Old Station carpark at 8pm. All welcome. Adults £2 do-nation to the Bat group. Children free.

Margery and Celia are volunteers withthe Ivybridge and South Brent localgroup of the Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT)

Contact Margery Evans on (01752) 892984 • www.devonwildlifetrust.orgFIND OUT MORE

Honey the noctule

If you go down in the woods today: freedom to have fun

The lure of the outdoorsIn the July issue, wefeatured a new outdoorplaygroup set up byIvybridge mum andchildminder Amy Claypole.Here, Amy reports on avery successful first month

THE GROUP has been goinggreat. I am so pleased withhow much interest wehave had, and I get newenquiries every day.

We were blessed with dry weather forour first session, thankfully, and had agreat turn out. The children loved ex-ploring, making clay models, tree climb-ing and making mud pies! We celebratedwith home-made cakes and toastedmarshmallows on the fire.

Our busiest week saw 35 children, with26 adults, exploring the woods, and ouryoungest visitor too, an eight-week-oldbaby who enjoyed the fresh air snuggledup in a sling.The children had fun paint-ing pallets with bright paint mixed with

glue to make new colourful seats, andsawdust fairy cakes were on the menu inthe mud-pie kitchen.

We had more good news when we wereawarded a grant to fund a new, larger shel-ter and some new flask cups from countycouncillor Roger Croad’s locality budget.Bluebells Outdoor Woodland Playgroup is every Monday,come rain or shine, between 10am and noon in a bluebellwood on the outskirts of Ivybridge. To find out more, con-tact Amy on 07732 058075, email [email protected]. uk or visit their Facebook page – facebook.com/BluebellsOutdoorWoodlandPlaygroup



Countymattersby Ivybridge’s County CouncillorRoger Croad

100 years old this monthCongratulations to the Ivybridge Constitutional Clubon Blatchford Road. I don’t think they are going to geta card from the Queen, and it is highly unlikely thatany founder members are still hanging around, butthey are celebrating with a smart interior refurbishmentcosting around £50,000, which isn’t bad consideringthe seeming lack of money everywhere else. Let’swish them luck for the next 100 years.

Devon Library Service eBook launchThe Library Service got into eBooks in July. The serv-ice is linked directly from the Devon Libraries webpage to the Devon-branded eBook platform which ofcourse means the service is available 24 hours a day,seven days a week.Downloaded books can be read on every device ex-cept Kindle and Kindle Fire because the licence is,apparently, held by Amazon (have a guess who wasgiven a Kindle for Christmas) although there are highhopes within the service that this can be overcome atsome future date – meanwhile, I’ll stick to the realthing for a bit, although it’s my birthday soon...!One of the great things about eBooks is that out ofcopyright books can be borrowed on library cards –this includes thousands of classic titles.Library card holders will be able to borrow (‘checkout’) up to three items at a time – ‘holds’ or reserva-tions will be free, the ’hold’ limit will be five items andthe ‘hold pick up time’ will be three days – the defaultlending period will be 14 days but customers will havethe option to borrow items for 21 days.If the above is completely incomprehensible, then popalong to the library where the staff will no doubt ex-plain it a whole lot better. For all of you who wouldrather carry on in the old fashioned way, the libraryservice still has many thousands of books on offerand they are not going away any time soon.

Keep an eye outCitiBus is consulting on a half hour daily return serviceto Plymouth from the town centre.

Locality budgetEvery year I get a small budget to assist clubs and volun-tary organisations etc in the town and I still have some inmy back pocket. If you are interested, contact me. ----------------------------------------------------------WHAT DO YOU THINK? Contact me:By phone: (01752) 892223 By email: [email protected] By post: Higher Newlands, Godwell Lane, Ivybridge PL21 0LE

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Holiday Activity @ ICC -Two-day Bikeability Levels 1 &2: 10am-3pm, free. Enquiries &bookings: (01752) 698315 [email protected] Work Club, TheWatermark, 10am-12 noon.www.ivybridgeworkclub.org.ukChildren’s Cinema @ TheWatermark - Judy Moodyand the Bummer Summer10.30am. Tickets £5 for achild and then 1 free adult.Film @ The Watermark –We Bought a Zoo (Cert PG)7.30pm. Tickets £6, £5 conc.

Children’s Cinema @ TheWatermark - Judy Moodyand the Bummer Summer10.30am. Tickets £5 for achild and then 1 free adult.Ivybridge Library - KiddiCaru visiting Bounce andRhyme, 10.30-10.50am.Holiday Activity @ ICC -Just Play Badminton: 10am-12noon, £4. Day Two - Bikeabil-ity: 10am-3pm. Enquiries &bookings: (01752) 698315 [email protected] @ The Watermark –We Bought a Zoo (Cert PG)7.30pm. Tickets £6, £5 conc.

Ivybridge Country Market8.30-11.30am, Scout Hutnext to the leisure centre. Careers Advice for Adults19+ The Watermark – (01752)892220 for appointment.Children’s Cinema @ TheWatermark - Judy Moodyand the Bummer Summer10.30am. Tickets £5 for achild and then 1 free adult.Film @ The Watermark –We Bought a Zoo (Cert PG)7.30pm. Tickets £6, £5 conc.

Children’s Cinema @ TheWatermark - Judy Moodyand the Bummer Summer10.30am. Tickets £5 for achild and then 1 free adult.Cricket @ Filham – 2pm,2nd XI v. LewdownFilm @ The Watermark –We Bought a Zoo (Cert PG)7.30pm. Tickets £6, £5 conc.

South Hams Citizen Ad-vice Bureau Drop in at TheWatermark, 10am to 1pm.Call 08 444 111 444 orwww.adviceguide.org.ukHoliday Activity @ ICC -Art Workshop – Desert Is-land, 10am-4pm, £16. En-quiries & bookings: (01752)698315 or email [email protected]

Betty’s Memory CaféChurch, 2-4pm. Details:(01752) 893952.Holiday Activity @ Ivy-bridge Library 2.30-4pm.Make an Olympic or StoryLab themed board game. Nocharge but booking required.Holiday Activity @ ICC -Beginners’ Indoor RockClimbing - 9.30am-12.30pm,£8. Intermediate IndoorRock Climbing, 1-3pm, £6.Enquiries & bookings:(01752) 698315 or [email protected]

Ivybridge Work Club, TheWatermark, 10am-12 noon.www.ivybridgeworkclub.org.ukChildren’s Cinema @ TheWatermark - A Monster inParis, 10.30am. Tickets £5 fora child and then 1 free adult.

Holiday Activity @ ICC -Two-day Bikeability Level 3,10am-1pm. Free. Enquiries &bookings: (01752) 698315or email [email protected] @ The Watermark –The Hunger Games (Cert12A) 7.30pm. £6, £5 conc.

Holiday Activity @ ICC -Just Play Tennis: 10am-12noon, £4. Day two – Bikeabil-ity Level 3: 10am-1pm. En-quiries & bookings: (01752)698315 or email [email protected]’s Cinema @ TheWatermark - A Monster inParis, 10.30am. Tickets £5 fora child and then 1 free adult.Film @ The Watermark –The Hunger Games (Cert12A) 7.30pm. £6, £5 conc.

Ivybridge Country Market8.30-11.30am, Scout Hutnext to the leisure centre.Careers Advice for Adults19+ at The Watermark –(01752) 892220 to book anappointment.Children’s Cinema @ TheWatermark - A Monster inParis, 10.30am. Tickets £5 fora child and then 1 free adult.35th Dartmoor Folk Festi-val, South Zeal, until 12th.dartmoorfolkfestival.co.ukCricket @ Filham – 6pm, P& D FinalFilm @ The Watermark –The Hunger Games (Cert12A) 7.30pm. £6, £5 conc.

Children’s Cinema @ TheWatermark - A Monsterin Paris, 10.30am. Tickets£5 for a child and then 1free adult.

Cricket @ Filham –1.30pm, 1st XI v. IpplepenHaytor Hoppa DartmoorEvening Excursions Wel-come to Warhorse Country.To book call (01822) 890 414or www.dartmoor.gov.uk/haytorhoppaFilm @ The Watermark –The Hunger Games (Cert12A) 7.30pm. £6, £5 conc.

Cricket @ Filham – 1.30pm,Club XI v. Bovey TraceyWalk Ten. 10k twilight walkto raise money for localMarie Curie Nurses. MountEdgcumbe. Register atwww.mariecurie.org.uk/walk-ten or call 08700 340 040.

South Hams Citizen Ad-vice Bureau Drop in at TheWatermark, 10am to 1pm.Call 08 444 111 444 orwww.adviceguide.org.ukHoliday Activity @ ICC -Rocketball: 10am-12 noon,£4. Just Play Badminton: 1-3pm. Enquiries & bookings:(01752) 698315 or [email protected]

Holiday Activity @ ICC -Plymouth Argyle SoccerRoad Show, 10am-3pm, £10.Enquiries & bookings:(01752) 698315 or [email protected] @ Filham – 6pm,Club XI v. South PlymouthBritish Firework Champi-onships - Plymouth Hoe, &Wednesday 15th.

Ivybridge Work Club, TheWatermark, 10am-12 noon.www.ivybridgeworkclub.org.uk

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(All dates and times believed to be correct at time of going to press)

Pencil & watercolour work-shop (10am-4pm), Town Hall.£37.50. Tel (01752) 893852.Children’s Cinema @ TheWatermark - Journey 2:The Mysterious Island10.30am. Tickets £5 for achild and then 1 free adult.Holiday Activity @ ICC -Junior Gym: 10am-12 noon.Just Play Rounders: 1-3pm,£4. Enquiries & bookings:(01752) 698315 or [email protected] @ The Watermark –A Royal Affair (Cert 15) –

Danish with English Subtitles,7.30pm. Tickets £6, £5 Conc.

Children’s Cinema @ TheWatermark - Journey 2:The Mysterious Island10.30am. Tickets £5 for achild and then 1 free adult.Holiday Activity @ ICC -Athletics Academy: 10am-3pm, £10. Enquiries & book-ings: (01752) 698315 or [email protected] @ Filham – 6pm,Club XI v. UgboroughFilm @ The Watermark –A Royal Affair (Cert 15) –


Ivybridge Country Market8.30-11.30am, Scout Hutnext to the leisure centre.Careers Advice for Adults19+ The Watermark – (01752)892220 for appointment.Children’s Cinema @ TheWatermark - Journey 2:The Mysterious Island10.30am. Tickets £5 for achild and then 1 free adult.Holiday Activity @ ICC -Dodgeball: 10am-12 noon, £4.Just Play Tennis: 1-3pm, £4.(01752) 698315 or email [email protected]

Plymouth Flavour Fest -City Centre Piazza, until 19th.Film @ The Watermark –Curzon Classics TheApartment (Cert PG)7.30pm. Tickets £6, £5 Conc.

Children’s Cinema @ TheWatermark - Journey 2:The Mysterious Island10.30am. Tickets £5 for achild and then 1 free adult.Cricket @ Filham –1.30pm, 1st XI v. ChagfordFilm @ The Watermark –A Royal Affair (Cert 15) –


Rockpool Ramble 1pm.Wembury - www. wemburymarinecentre.orgTotnes Festival – until 26th

South Hams Citizen Ad-vice Bureau Drop in at TheWatermark, 10am to 1pm.Call 08 444 111 444 orwww.adviceguide.org.ukU3A Monthly Meeting 2pm,Methodist Church. SpeakerJohn Bower, “My Life as a Vet”.

Betty’s Memory CaféChurch, 2-4pm. Details:(01752) 893952.Holiday Activity @ Ivy-bridge Library - OlympicAnimation. 2-4.30pm.Make a stopmotion anima-tion about the Olympics. 50p- booking required.

Ivybridge Work Club, TheWatermark, 10am-12 noon.www.ivybridgeworkclub.org.uk

Children’s Cinema @ TheWatermark - Mirror Mir-ror, 10.30am. Tickets £5 fora child and then 1 free adult.Film @ The Watermark –Woody Allen: The Docu-mentary 7.30pm. Tickets£6, £5 Conc.

Children’s Cinema @ TheWatermark - Mirror Mir-ror, 10.30am. Tickets £5 fora child and then 1 free adult.Film @ The Watermark –Woody Allen: The Docu-mentary 7.30pm. Tickets£6, £5 Conc.

Ivybridge Country Market8.30-11.30am, Scout Hutnext to the leisure centre.Careers Advice for Adults19+ at The Watermark –(01752) 892220 to book anappointment.Children’s Cinema @ TheWatermark - Mirror Mir-ror, 10.30am. Tickets £5 fora child and then 1 free adult.Film @ The Watermark –Curzon Classics AnnieHall (Cert 15) 7.30pm. Tick-ets £6, £5 Conc.

Children’s Cinema @ TheWatermark - Mirror Mir-ror, 10.30am. Tickets £5 fora child and then 1 free adult.Cricket @ Filham – 1.30pm,2nd XI v. Dartington & TotnesFilm @ The Watermark –Curzon Arts AdrianaLecouvreur (Cert 15) –

Sung in Italian with Subtitles

+ 20min Interval. 7.30pm.

Cricket @ Filham –2.30pm, Club XI v. Old Boys

Craft event - high and dryat Wembury Marine Centre.Information www.wembury-marinecentre.org

Cricket @ Filham – 1.30pm,Club XI v. Cudham Wyse

Ivybridge Work Club, TheWatermark, 10am-12 noon.www.ivybridgeworkclub.org.ukFilm @ The Watermark –Albert Nobbs (Cert 15),7.30pm. Tickets £6, £5 Conc.

Dartmouth Royal Re-gatta - until 1st September.Film @ The Watermark –Albert Nobbs (Cert 15),7.30pm. Tickets £6, £5 Conc.

Ivybridge Country Market8.30-11.30am, Scout Hutnext to the leisure centre.Careers Advice for Adults19+ at The Watermark –(01752) 892220 to book anappointment.Gary Streeter MP Con-stituency Advice Surgery,afternoon, Town Hall. Ap-pointments must be prebooked on 01752 335666.Film @ The Watermark –Albert Nobbs (Cert 15),7.30pm. Tickets £6, £5 Conc.

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Chris’ pet subjectA

part from his family,Chris Collings has twogreat loves in his life.dogs and Devon.

So perhaps it is no great surprisethat after a career in engineering, heturned to both when he looked for anew direction in his life.

It was then that Chris hit uponOscar Pet Foods, a national com-pany making high quality pet foodin the UK for distribution by fran-chisees around the country. Withranges to suit every pet and everybudget, it offers the nutrition yourpet needs at an affordable price.

For Chris, it offered more than thechance of running a business in aplace he has lived these past 30years. With Oscar Pet Foods, all petfood, and everything else in its widerange, is delivered free by Chris

when an owner needs it, no matterthe size of the pet or the order.

Chris, who gets to meet his cus-tomers and their pets on a regularbasis, is, as well as a distributor ofthe food, also a fully trained nutri-tional adviser, so he can also makesure your pet loves the food andthrives on it. What’s more, as your

pet grows, he can ensure the foodevolves with it to supply the nour-ishment it needs.

Being an Oscar Pet Foods fran-chisee seemed to offer Chris his per-fect combination. “It’s rare you canfind a business that gives such jobsatisfaction,” says Chris. “To driveround Ivybridge and the surround-ing countryside making sure mycustomers are happy and their petsproperly fed and healthy is an ab-solute treat.”

To emphasise the point, look outfor Chris’s Oscar van in your street.Chris has promised he’ll give any-one who talks to him a free treat fortheir pet!

For more information call Chris Collings on(01752) 895123 or 07813 678638

AN AGRICULTURAL, horticul-tural and engineering sup-plier with a depot at LeeMill Industrial Estate hasbeen taken over by a newSouth West private invest-ment business.

Medland, Sanders &Twose, along with sistercompany Parkins Indus-trial Supplies, has for oversix decades been one of themost trusted brands in thebusiness. For the majorityof that time, the firm hadbeen a part of the LowmanGroup, owned by theHeathcoat-Amory Family.This changed at the end ofMay when the businesswas acquired by The Long-

house Group (TLG), a newSouth West private invest-ment business.

TLG, set up by formerCEOs Nigel Godefroy, ofSutton Harbour Holdingsplc, and Simon Foster, ofRedhall Group plc, investin or acquire South Westbusinesses where it seesan opportunity to achievegrowth. The acquisition is

the group’s first deal as itaims to create a portfolioof ambitious businesses.

MST Parkins, which has aturnover of £12m and em-ploys 80 staff, offers brandname equipment and con-sumables to the agricul-tural, engineering, weldingand construction trades.

TLG director NigelGodefroy said: “We’re in-

vesting for growth in theregion and its businesses,and will look at a range ofsectors from engineeringto property and regenera-tion.”

The acquisition is an-other chapter in the MSTParkins story, with em-ployees looking forward toa secure future under thenew owners.

“To drive roundIvybridge... makingsure my customers

are happy and theirpets properly fedand healthy is an

absolute treat.”

MDG/MSTPIS

New chapterfor machinerysupplier



at IvybridgeCommunity College

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1: Charlotte Connor as Annie 2: Star ToBe, Molly Dixon 3: The orphans

Ivybridgeloves AnnieB et your bottom dollar

that young stars fromIvybridge CommunityCollege came out to

put on a fantastic production ofhit musical Annie over fournights in July.

The stylish re-telling of the fa-mous story, including large,choreographed musical num-

bers, great vocal performancesand live music, was faithful tothe original, much-loved storyof orphan girl Annie.

From the first note of Maybe,Charlotte Connor wowed the au-dience with a charming per-formance as Annie, beingespecially composed during thescenes with Sandy, the stray dog.



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4: Rebecca Cheetham as Grace Farrell (farright) and Max Ayson as Drake (right)

5: Nathaniel Turner as Oliver Warbucks

6: The orphans7: Katie Abraham as Miss Hannigan8: Lily Hannigan (Lauren Roberts),Miss Hannigan and RoosterHannigan (Aaron Ashton)

The strength of the cast’s per-formances was a stand-out fea-ture of the show.

The orphans, which includedchildren from the town’s pri-mary schools, put on spectacu-lar songs and dances. Theiralcoholic caretaker, the tyranni-cal Miss Hannigan, was su-perbly (and clearly enjoyably)played by Katie Abraham, herhammed-up mannerisms a hu-

mourous highlight, whileNathaniel Turner gave an ac-complished performance asOliver Warbucks.

The performances were deliv-ered against a backdrop of im-pressive sets, which trulycaptured the changing atmos-phere of the story.

Without doubt, the wholeshow left the audience wishingthere was more tomorrow.



Life is local clubs&groups

Ivybridge Art [email protected] Arts & Crafts(01752) 897024/344096Ivybridge Garden Association(01752) 894867Ivybridge Flower Clubwww.iwc.org.ukIvybridge U3Awww.ivybridge-u3a.org.ukIvybridge Twinning Association(01752) 893726Ivybridge German [email protected] Rotary Club of Ivybridge (01752) 898906Ivybridge Lions [email protected] Trefoil Guild(01752) 895833National Women’s Register01752 698041Ivybridge WI(01752) 893851Erme WI(01752) 89299850+ Club(01752) 691974Ivybridge Probus Club(01752) 892255PL:21www.pl21.weebly.comFriends of Ivybridge [email protected] Computer Club07979 998 949Ivybridge Walking Clubwww.iwc.org.ukCleeve Angling Club(01752) 895241Ivybridge Cricket Clubwww.ivybridgecc.co.ukIvybridge Rugby Clubwww.pitchero.com/clubs/ivybridgeIvybridge Town Football Clubwww.ivybridgefc.comIvybridge Bowls Club(01752) 691061Ivybridge Short Mat Bowls Club(01752) 402658Air Cadetswww.339sqn.org.ukFire [email protected] Brigade(01752) 892756Girls Brigade(01752) 892756Scouts(01752) 893277Explorer Scouts(01752) 346866Erme Valley Girl [email protected] Football Clubwww.manstowfc.co.uk

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Gorgeousarrangements

Funday defies flooding

Cream tea time

IVYBRIDGE RESIDENTS did not let flooding and heavyrainfall dampen their spirits as healthy crowds en-joyed the annual Lions Club Funday.

It was touch and go that the event, held at therugby club, would go ahead at all after a night oftorrential rain but organisers, stallholders and ex-hibitors rallied round to put on a successful day.

They were rewarded with a very healthy numberof visitors as the town’s residents showed realcommunity spirit and refused to let the weatherget the better of them.

The success of the day was reflected in the factthat it still managed to raise in the region of £600for the Lions Club’s chosen charities of the scouts,air cadets and Ivybridge Memory Cafe.

DEMONSTRATOR LINDA McGannity, from Perran-porth, gave an informative and interestingdemonstration to members of Ivybridge FlowerClub at their July meeting.

Using mostly locally-sourced flowers, but also afew exotics to complete her theme of ‘Design De-sign’, Linda’s arrangements were complementedby a variety of containers which resulted in a dis-play of all shapes and sizes. She even took us backto using a pin holder, a rarely used but eco-friendly piece of equipment these days! A goodturn-out of club members resulted in eight luckywinners in the raffle, each taking home one of thegorgeous arrangements.

The club’s next meeting will be on Tuesday, 11September, when Heather Werkmeister, an areademonstrator, presents ‘My Floral Passion’.

THERE IS a break frommeetings this month forIvybridge Garden Asso-ciation but it isn’t allquiet on the associationfront.

A fundraising event isbeing held on Tuesday, 21August, when MaureenStyler will host an after-noon cream tea at herhouse. It is from 2pm andtickets, which cost £2, areavailable from Maureenby contacting her on(01752) 691592.

The association is alsolooking forward to its Au-tumn Show, which will beheld on Saturday, 6 Octo-ber, at the MethodistChurch Hall – watch thisspace for more details.

Regular monthly meet-ings resume in September.

FIND OUT MORE: Contact MrsAcheson on (01752) 894867

Club & group reportsIf you would like your club orgroup to be in The Ivybridge mag-azine, send your report to us byemail, post – contact details areon page 3 – or put it in our dropbox at Ivy Cabs in Fore Street. Thedeadline is the 14th of the month.

ZAK DAVIES

A high quality production of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None byIvybridge Theatre Company was enjoyed by big audiences over three nights atThe Watermark – see next month’s magazine for a full review.



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Erme team conquerTen T ors challenge

Marathonattempt

A group of children from the Erme PrimarySchool recently took part in the Junior TenTors expedition on Dartmoor.The team had to visit 10 tors over twodays, with a camp-out overnight. The expe-dition totalled 20 miles of trekking overchallenging moorland terrain.Executive head teacher and group leaderSimon Hall said: “This is a great achieve-ment. The children had to walk this dis-tance on difficult terrain, and they all cameout still smiling.”As a reward for their hard work and seem-ingly endless weekend training, the groupwere presented with special Junior Ten

Tors t-shirts in the jubilee colours to markthe importance of this year.“The event has become a key part of yearsix life at the school,” continued Simon.“There are already children in the loweryears showing an interest and saying howthey want to be a part of the team whenthey get into Year 6.”The event, which is organised and run bythe 13 participating schools, has now be-come a very popular annual event.

There was a charity skydive witha difference at Woodlands ParkPrimary School.A ‘Ready Teddy Go’ raffle gavechildren the chance to win a15,000 feet skydive for theirfavourite Teddy Bear in aid ofthe British Red Cross. A jump wason offer for one bear from eachof Foundation, Keystage 1 andKeystage 2The raffle raised £107.50 and allthe winning bears recently re-turned from their adventure, safeand sound, with a photographand a certificate.

Stowford School rounded offNational Sports Week withan all-day marathon relay.After a whole school warmup, pupils and staff movedto the field to watch the firsttwo laps of the marathon.Throughout the day everyclass took part in the at-tempt, with pupils runningwith a partner to completeone lap, before handing overthe batons to the next pair.The entire school assem-bled again at 2.30pm towatch the last few laps,which saw teachers and theschool’s sporting “stars”carry Mrs Plane’s Olympictorch with pride, as theschool orchestra playedChariots of Fire to add tothe sense of occasion.

Ready Teddy Go!

(L-R) Milly Quinn, 7, Leo Spencer, 5, and Cerys Manners, 10

Homeward bound: The Erme Primary School team

Lydia, Dan and Mat bringthe torch home

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UNIQUE OLYMPICSPORTS DAY


A night of adventure and discovery under canvas on Dart-moor was recently enjoyed by Stowford School’s Year 5.The trip to the WildWise camp, situated in a remote part ofthe moor, was a first experience of camping for some of thepupils. The children had the opportunity to get closer to thewildlife, as well as offering some unique experiences todeepen their understanding of nature and the environment.Year 5 teacher Joe Hardman said: “It was a wonderful andvery thought-provoking encounter for all the children.They enjoyed every minute and had some amazing experi-ences, from walking in the wood at night to using a com-post toilet!”

Ivybridge Learning Community’s unique Year 5Olympic sports day went ahead despite the weatherconditions not living up to what had been forecast.The event, organised by a team comprised of MarkCahill and Sharon Kee from Ivybridge CommunityCollege and teachers Therese Williams and SophieBickle from the primary schools, was a chance forYear 5 children from all the local primary schools toget together in mixed school teams and experiencea wide variety of sports.Each activity was run by B.Tec students from thecollege and the range on offer included traditionalsports, such as cricket and javelin throwing, andmore unusual sports, such as frisbee and rocket ball.

A fundraising day for Cancer Research, incorporat-ing a ‘Race for Life’, was held at Woodlands ParkPrimary School. The children had a pink mufti day,with a pink cake sale at break time and held theirown ‘Race in Our Place’ run around WoodlandsPark. Everyone who took part received a rosette andthe school raised an amazing £282.60.

(L-R) Ryan Bailey, 8, Phoebe Wakeley, 10, andCharlotte MacGregor, 7. (Below) Under starter’sorders: Headteacher Heather Hanrott and pupils

Wild nightout

Sam, Joseph, Harry, Connor, Mathew, Marcus, Aaron, Aiden and Joshprepare to spend a night under canvas



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Hollie, Tia, Georgia and Emma pre-pare to test their coastal defences

Owls and Kestrels classes at Stowford Schoolwere challenged to construct their own coastaldefences and test them against the elements aspart of their topic work on coasts.Coastlines made from soil and the bottom partof a milk carton had to be defended, with thechildren choosing to use coast already plantedwith vegetation, others relied on seawalls, artifi-cial reefs, netting or stones. The tests were winderosion, rain, waves and a torrential downpour.

Headteacher Helen Tipping said: “It wasa very ambitious project to undertake,but, as ever, our Year 6 children provedmore than up for the challenge. It was awonderful production.”

to an ambitious performance which fea-tured the chorus, challenging solo singingnumbers, dances choreographed by thechildren, all with a backdrop of greatscenery and props.

A SPECTACULAR production ofthe musical Joseph was the ea-gerly-anticipated end-of-year pro-duction by Stowford’s Year 6.The rest of the school were treated

Cameron, Rhys, Rhianne, Steven, Iona and Tyler

Darren, Jack, William, Connor and Jordan

Richard, William,Emily, Charlotte, Jessica,

Cody and Bryannie



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Brain teaserSudoku

Colour me in

Fill the grid so that everyrow, column and 3x3 regioncontains the digits 1-9

Solution on page 30

Let’s be artistic!Colour in this lovely -

seaside scene

Hi, I’m Charlotte!My daddy does the magazine and I am veryproud of him, but I kept saying that thereisn’t anything in it for kids. Well, it worked! Hehas given me two pages for a kids’ zone.There are some puzzles, some of my bestjokes and my cooking class - krispy squaresare scrummy and everyone loves them!.

I am 9, so I hope the stuff is OK forsomeone a bit younger than me, and

good for those a bit older, too.Have a great school holiday! CDV

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Chewy krispysquares

You will need...

227g Dairy toffees200g Marshmallows175g Rice krispies125g Butter

This is how to makethem...

Take a large non-stick pan andthrow in the butter, toffees andmarshmallows. Heat very gentlyon the hob until everything meltstogether, with just a few lumps ofmarshmallow left. Remove fromthe hob and add the ricekrispies, mixing well.

Put in a shallow tin 8 inches x 12inches and leave it in the fridgeto set, then cut into pieces andenjoy!!

Remember, when usingthe hot hob make surethere is an adult tohelp you

Charlotte’s

cookingclass

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Where you see a red triangle, you mayneed help from a grown-up

Yummy! Delicious, krispy and sticky

Wickedword searchFind the 8 things you may take on asummer holiday in the grid below:

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Have you got any ideas for the kids’zone? If you have, I would like to hearfrom you. You can send me your favejokes or your best recipe, or maybe yougo to a club and think other kids wouldlike it too. Send it to my email [email protected], Charlotte



As I write this, my bedraggled collieleaves muddy footprints in my officeand a large damp impression in hisbed; he sighs, he is as fed up with thelack of sunshine, as I am.Sun or not, the life of a local vet is variedand challenging. I recently did a week ofnights that began with a weekend oncall. Opening up dogs’ abdomens to re-trieve objects seemed to be a commontheme. I removed a large fishhook froma Labrador’s stomach that his ownerhad intended to catch Sea-bream with.‘Max’ was none-the-worse for his expe-rience, albeit a little shame-faced but theowner went home with no fish and alarge dent in his wallet (he really wishedhe had been insured).Another evening, and an undiscerningHungarian Vizla swallowed a large pointystone that got painfully stuck in his smallintestine. One x-ray and enterotomy

later, the stone was successfully re-moved. The day before, a dear littlespaniel suffered from a ruptured infectedwomb and resultant peritonitis. Sheneeded an emergency hysterectomyand spent the next several days in thedog equivalent of the high dependencyunit and thankfully survived to go on andreceive dedicated and intensive nursingback to health from her devoted owners.These events don’t happen convenientlyone after the other; one night I had threeemergency calls at once – someone had

inadvertently reversed over their belovedold deaf cat, someone’s collie had im-paled itself whilst racing round the gar-den, and another dog sadly died whilstthe owners were on the phone. This wasfollowed early the next morning with thesimultaneous arrival of a collapsed cat inrespiratory distress and a bulldog need-ing an emergency Caesarian section.Luckily, as I was delivering the first puppythe day shift arrived and it was all handsto the ropes! We ended up with fivehealthy pups and a well recovered mum,who began to suckle the pups immedi-ately on waking up from anaesthesia.

Helping save a happy family group likethat made up for the lack of sunshineand I went home for a well-deservedrest, feeling glad that I had chosen to bea vet. It’s a good life, you can be happy,sad, exhilarated, nervous, worried andrelieved, all in the space of an hour work-ing with people and their cherished pets.

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A vet’s life for me: Jane Kitchings

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An enviable history providingrefuge to those in need wasthe message from the Bishopof Plymouth, Rt Rev Christo-

pher Budd, when he addressed the con-gregation at the Centenary CelebrationMass of St Austin’s Priory at Cadleigh.

Distinguished members of the com-munity and churches, including GaryStreeter MP and the Mayor of Ivybridge,Cllr Trevor Parsons, joined regularchurch goers for one of the highlights ofthe Priory’s centenary celebrations.

“My fellow friars and I are aware thatwe are the successors of all the won-derful Augustinian Recollects whohave served and received the affectionof this community for more than eightdecades,” said Fr Sean, Parish Priest.

“St Austin’s continues to be blessedas a source of renewal and hope.”

Centenary grand finaleA Day to Remember is the theme forthe Priory’s flower festival inSeptember, which will be a fittingfinale to its centenary celebrations.

St. Austin’s Priory is renowned forits flower festivals and this, so special,year should be no exception. The fes-tival is on Friday 14, and Saturday 15,September, from 11am until 5pm, andSunday, 16 September, from noonuntil 5.30pm. Admission is by dona-tion and there will activities includingcraft displays and refreshments.

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BACK IN October last year wediscussed ‘capturing time’and one of the examples Igave used slow shutterspeeds to show how waterlooks milky when time isslowed down. Many peoplewith compact camerasdon’t find it easy to takephotographs like this oneat Norsworthy Bridge, sothis time I’m going to lookat various ways to help.

A milky look is caused be-cause the water is movingwhile the camera shutter isopen. The opposite effect isalso commonly enjoyed byphotographers, that of‘freezing’ the water so thatindividual droplets or sprayare captured – by using avery fast shutter speed. Ifyou want that effect, simplyreverse the tips below!

Of course, the first re-quirement is to have apretty watercourse tomake a photograph from.However, it is possible tomake an interesting mov-

ing water photograph fromalmost any stream. Even asingle boulder offers po-tential for recording howthe water passes aroundthe obstacle. Clearly, thespeed of the water is a sig-nificant factor but all sortsof speeds may be found inone place. For example, afast moving waterfall maylead quickly into a quietpool with slow eddies.However, as we will see,you may not be able tophotograph all sorts inevery type of weather.

For milky water, thecamera’s shutter speedneeds to be slowed down.There are several ways toachieve this, but it’s not asstraight forward as makinga single setting on thecamera. Most cameras willhave a range of shutterspeeds that include suit-able speeds. What theyvery often don’t have is amatching range of smallapertures that will reduce

the light enough to use aslower shutter in normaldaylight. (Remember: ex-posure is a balance be-tween shutter speed andlight.) So, our bag of trickstoday are all ways of re-ducing the light enough toforce the camera to useslow shutter speeds.

There are just two thingswe can do to the camera.One is to set the camera tothe A mode (aperture pri-ority) and use the smallestaperture the camera willset (largest f-number) andthe other is to set the ISO tothe lowest value you have.Scene modes may not helpas sadly, most of the pre-set scene modes are de-signed to increase theshutter speed whereverpossible, so are of little useto us. It’s best to stay on Pmode or automatic if youdon’t have A mode.

Some cameras have ascrew thread or an adapterfor fitting a filter. This is

very useful, as a strongneutral-density filter willcut down a lot of light. Apolarising filter will alsousefully cut down theamount of light as well asreducing glare from thewater surface.

Major contributions tothe light entering the cam-era are of course the loca-tion and the time of day.Choose dull days for takingmilky water pictures, or goto the location in theevening as light is falling.Fortunately, many water-courses run under shadytrees and this helps reducelight. Fast flowing waterwill blur into a milky effectsooner than slow movingwater, so as light falls youwill find new photo oppor-tunities opening up to you.

Finally, with slow shut-ter speeds you must havea steady camera. Restingthe camera on a rock andusing self-timer will do buta tripod is the answer.




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Cricketers seek glorious AugustIVYBRIDGE CRICKETERS will be hopingthat they can turn up the heat in Au-gust as the 1st XI, 2nd XI and Sun-day teams could all be in the huntfor honours if they can secure astring of victories during the month.

With the 1st XI now picking upsome hard-fought wins as some ofthe old campaigners find form withthe bat, it is not inconceivable thata title challenge can be made.

The second team is thriving underthe captaincy of Mike Tuckwell, andit, too, will feel that the title could bewithin grasp. A mix of experienceand youth has put the team right upthere as crunch time approaches.

The Sunday side has strung to-gether some good performanceswith youngsters such as GemmaLancaster, Adam Huxtable, TomHall and brothers Rob and Luke

Forward all demonstrating that thefuture bodes well for Ivybridgecricket for years to come.

A highlight of the August calendaris the annual Old Boys’ match onSunday 26th August. Some of thegreat Ivybridge players of yesteryearwill be ironing their whites andstretching their sinews as they pre-pare to face the current crop ofplayers. The match is always playedin the best of spirits and there willbe Gribble’s finest on the barbecuefor players and spectators alike.

■ Ivybridge Cricket Club fixtures at Fil-ham Park are now listed in the What’sOn calendar in the centre pages – lookfor ‘Cricket @ Filham’ in the listings.Spectators are always welcome and re-freshments are available from the club-house bar.

ERME VALLEY HARRIERS trio SamTrigg, Carie Robertson and MirandaHardacre all achieved selection torepresent Devon at the prestigiousEnglish Schools’ National Finals atGateshead at the beginning of Julyafter solid performances at theSouth West Schools’ Champi-onships in June.

All three enjoyed the experience ofcompeting against the country’sbest. Sam, who is in the last year ofeligibility, set a personal best (PB)when coming fifth in the triple jump.

The trio represented Devon againat the SW Inter Counties event heldat Exeter in the middle of the month,with Sam and Carie winning goldand Miranda claiming silver andbronze. They were joined by NathanBrown who also took bronze.

At the South West League meetingJacob Abraham and Ruth Terryachieved PBs, while Andrew Reed

claimed no fewer than two PBs anda season’s best.

Having spent his 50th birthdaywatching his son win the triplejump at SW Schools, Andy Trigg wasfirst Male Vet 50 home at the TorbayHalf the following day, with JaineSwift first Female Vet 40 in a newrecord time.

The club’s Erme Valley Relays on6th July were a great success, with91 teams taking part and wins forEVH Female and Male Vet 40 teams.

SPORT REPORTS – If you would like your sports club/team covered in The Ivybridgemagazine, send your reports to us by email, post – contact details are on page 3 – or

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Juniors competeat Nationals

Best season everDINNATON SWIMMING CLUB is cele-brating the end of the best sea-son in the club’s 25-year history.Success at regional champi-onships, competing at Nationalsand even an Olympic trial areamong its achievements.Dinnaton enjoyed success at theDevon County Championshipswith 13 swimmers achieving topthree positions. Success at theSW Regional Championships wasequally impressive, with nineswimmers qualifying and a haulof six medals, three of them gold.Megan Bowen (14) took part inthe British Swimming Champi-onships, which doubled-up as theOlympic Trials, and was the firstmajor event to be held at theLondon Aquatics Centre. The clubalso enjoyed its first cross-chan-nel swim, when Harriet Tuck com-pleted the crossing last Autumn.Emma Richards, chair of DinnatonSwimming Club, said: “We’re de-lighted with the success and ex-tend our congratulations to all ofour members and our coaches fortheir hard work and dedication.”■ As one season ends and an-other approaches, the club islooking to add to its team ofcoaches. Anyone interested injoining the club should [email protected]


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