the ivybridge magazine - november 2012
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THE community magazine for the South Hams town of Ivybridge, with a unique fusion of local news, local features, whats on, school reports, club news and regular columns.TRANSCRIPT
Life is local November2012
Issue022 FREE
Remembrance& Armistice Day
Parade and Service
Remembrance& Armistice Day
Parade and Service
WIN aturkey forChristmas
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November 2012 THE IVYBRIDGE MAGAZINE 3
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Life is local November2012
Issue022 FREE
Remembrance& Armistice Day
Parade and Service
Remembrance& Armistice Day
Parade and Service
WIN aturkey forChristmas
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SOMETHING I try to do regularly inthe magazine is write featuresabout people or places in the townthat ordinarily do not get muchpublicity and are, to the vastmajority of residents of the town,practically unknown.
I think I have one such featurethis month. From an unassumingbuilding on the eastern edge oftown, there is a centre, staffedalmost entirely by volunteers,which serves the whole country andprovides a life-enhancing servicefor many, many people – turn topage 13 to find out more.
TAKING IVYBRIDGE FURTHERThe Ivybridge magazine is nowavailable to pick up inside EndsleighGarden Centre from its own,branded stand. Endsleigh attracts inthe region of 10,000 visitors, from farand wide, a week – 10,000 visitorswho are less than five minutes awayfrom Ivybridge town centre. If just afraction of these extended their stayin the area a little longer and madethe short hop into town, think whatthat would do for footfall numbers.
However, we do need to tell themwhat the town has to offer – are wedoing that effectively at the moment?
Interestingly, the subject of howthe town is (or is not) promoted wasthe subject of a thread on the
magazine’s Facebook page. Postedby a relative newcomer to the town,it is a thought-provoking and verypositive perspective on the town –read it on on page 9.
WIN A TURKEYHowever much we’d like to, wecannot ignore the C word –Christmas. It is approaching far toofast for my liking, bah, humbug!
But those generous folks atGribble’s Butchers are already inthe festive spirit and they are givingyou the chance to win a free rangeDevon Christmas turkey in a freeprize draw – see page 16.
A horticultural project to helpyoung people at risk of socialexclusion is now looking forvolunteers to help with its first fullgrowing season – if you would liketo do gardening for good, read allabout it on page 10.
November is, of course, themonth of Remembrance and I ampleased to support the Ivybridgebranch of the Royal British Legionby publishing the RemembranceDay parade and service programmein this issue. It is in the centre, soyou can pull it out if you wish andtake it with you on the day.
I hope you enjoy this issue.
Steven
Don’tmentionthe ‘C’ word
Monthlymusingsfrom theeditor
COVER: Remembrance wreaths atthe War Memorial
05 Food bank set to start
06 David made a difference
09 Potential for town is massive
10 Gardening for good
13 Help from unsung heroes
14 County matters
16 WIN a turkey for Christmas
17 What’s On in November
18 What’s On calendar
19 REMEMBRANCE DAYPROGRAMME
26 Kids’ zone
29 Wild About Ivybridge
30 Pets’ Corner
32 Clubs & groups
36 Take better photos
38 Sport
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Life is local news
Food bank set to start
Farewell tosecretaryIVYBRIDGE CARING is say-ing a sad goodbye to ValCarmichael, their secre-tary since the group wasformed three years ago.
As well as her secretarialrole, Val (right) also got in-volved in fundraising andwas a volunteer befrienderfor the group, and will be a
hard act to follow.Retirement beckons
for 2013, with Val aimingto spend more time withher grandchildren andfamily.
Val is organising aChristmas Carol Concertat the Methodist Churchon Wednesday, 12 De-cember, in aid of Ivy-bridge Caring and will bebringing her U3A choirto sing (see page 15).
ArthritisawarenessAN ARTHRITIS information af-ternoon is being held at Ivy-bridge Rugby Club onWednesday, 12 November,starting at 2.30pm.
Consultant rheumatolo-gist Dr Mark Perry will be onhand at the drop-in session,which has been organised bythe Ivybridge and SouthBrent branch Arthritis Re-search Campaign.
Teddies bringcomfortAN IVYBRIDGE woman is call-ing on the town’s knitters toget their needles out andknit teddies to send to chil-dren caught up in tragediesaround the world.
Doreen Hemming collects‘Teddies for Tragedies’,small knitted teddies whichare put in Shelterboxes andsent across the world to peo-ple in need, and which haveproven to be of great com-fort to young children.
Doreen also gets sent many‘squares’, which Shelterboxcannot use, and would like tohear from anyone who couldmake use of them.
If you would like to knit ateddy, or could make use ofthe ‘squares’, please callDoreen on (01752) 892401.
A SCHEME THAT will provide emergencyfood parcels to local people in crisis iscalling on Ivybridge residents to helpthose in need in their community.
Ivybridge Food Bank is set to starthelping people before Christmas andis holding an open meeting this monthfor people to find out about thescheme and how they can help.
The Ivybridge Food Bank has beenlaunched after a rise in the number oflocal individuals and families access-ing a similar Plymouth-based service.As well as Ivybridge, the food bank willalso cover the outlying villages ofYealmpton, Bittaford, Modbury, Corn-wood, Brixton, Ugborough, Sparkwell,Shaugh Prior, Lee Moor and Wotter.
The service is staffed entirely by vol-unteers and food comes from dona-
tions from the public and local super-markets.
The scheme has been given a boostby the donation of £1,300 from a groupof district councillors, including Ivy-bridge councillors Tony Barber, KathyCuthbert, Louise Jones and David May.
Anyone facing crisis can be referredby health visitors, the children’s centre,doctor’s surgeries, churches and socialservices. The bank will provide a foodparcel with three days worth of food;each person or family referred is able toaccess the food bank on a maximum offour occasions within one year.
The Ivybridge Food Bank open meetingis on Wednesday, 21 November, atIvybridge Evangelical Baptist Church, onExeter Road, starting at 7.30pm.
TWO COMMUNITY initiatives have beenbringing a much-needed buzz to Ivy-bridge town centre.
The new Ivybridge Community Mar-ket and Home from Home CommunityHUB in Glanvilles Mill, launched at thebeginning of October, have attractedscores of people into town.
The market, on the first three Satur-days of the month, has an array of pro-ducers local to Ivybridge showcasingproducts from cupcakes to artisanbreads, delectable chocolate brownies
to exquisite arts andcrafts.
The HUB is alreadyproving to be a valuablecommunity resource,with a host of activitiesalready taking placeand many more in thepipeline. To find outwhat’s going on, keep an eye on thewindow of the HUB or ‘Like’ Homefrom Home Community on Facebookfor regular updates.
Bringing a buzz to town
The RiverQueen opened
the communitymarket
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RoadworksDrainage work on BlachfordRoad (Cleeve Dr to CrescentRd) starts on 29 October,running until 9 November.
The top of Blachford Roadwill be closed for the durationof the works, with a diversionin place in both directions.
EXCITING PLANS ARE in placefor Ivybridge to celebratethe 2012 festive season instyle.
A new-look IvybridgeChristmas Festivities &Late Night Opening Eventwill take place on Friday,30 November, with activi-ties and entertainmentcarrying over to Saturday,1 December, and at vari-ous times leading up toChristmas.
Fore Street will be deckedwith new Christmas illumi-nations, and Santa will bemaking a ‘spectacular’ en-trance to open his newgrotto in Glanvilles Mill,which will be open everyweekend up to Christmas.
The fun starts at 5.30pmand will also include ad-vent markets, Christmasstalls and refreshments,street entertainment andmusic, free face paintingand more.
On Saturday, 1 Decem-ber, the fun continues, in-cluding a fancy dresscompetition in the libraryopen to all the family withcategories for the under5s, for 6-12-year-olds anda family competition.
■ The council are looking forpeople to help marshall theroad closures on the evening.If you would like to help,please call the town hall on(01752) 893815.
NEW-LOOK TO TOWN’SCHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS
Life is local newsCouncil seatsvacant TWO CASUAL vacancies forcouncillors on IvybridgeTown Council have arisen.Unless 10 or more electors ofthe relevant ward submit arequest in writing to the re-turning officer at SHDC thatan election should be held tofill the vacancies, the councilwill appoint the councillors.
The vacancies are for theFilham and Central wardsand the request for an elec-tion has to be made on orbefore 5 November, 2012.
A MAN WHO made a demonstrable dif-ference to countless numbers of peo-ple has been posthumouslyrecognised for his outstanding dedica-tion to making the community betterfor everyone by being named the Ivy-bridge Citizen of the Year.
The late David Britton (pictured) vol-unteered freely with many organisa-tions in the town over the years,including lvybridge Caring, where he al-ways met his tasks with a smile. He wasalso involved for many years with lvy-bridge Twinning Association, and hadrecently helped organise the successful40th Anniversary celebrations in Francewhich re-enforced the strong links be-tween lvybridge and St Pierre Sur Dives.
Fundraising with lvybridge RotaryClub was an integral part of David’slife and led to him volunteering at thelvybridge Work Club, where he pro-vided valuable encouragement and
advice to those seeking work.The Mayor, Cllr Trevor Parsons.
said: “David’s efforts in the commu-nity were far reaching and he was ad-mired for his ability to interact witheveryone. He gave many voluntaryhours to benefit the town, and alwayswith great charm and a smile.
“David made a demonstrable differ-ence to countless numbers of peopleand I thank his family for sharing himwith us on behalf of lvybridge."
The award will be formally pre-sented to David’s wife, Jane, at De-cember’s council meeting.
David madea difference
STAFF AT A donkey ther-apy centre have put outan urgent plea for any-one who sees Santa toask him to contact them.
Knowing that he is a very busy man, The DonkeySanctuary’s Donkey Assisted Therapy centre at Fil-ham Park want to check his availability for week-days from 3-19 December, 10am-2pm each day,when children from local schools will be visitingthe centre to meet him and receive their firstChristmas present of the festive season.
Santa will get to enjoy a donkey cart ride to meeteach group of children, and tuck into a full Christ-mas dinner each day to keep his strength up for de-livering all those presents on Christmas Eve.
If anyone sees Santa – or if Santa himself is read-ing this notice – please ask him to contact TheDonkey Sanctuary’s Donkey Assisted Therapy cen-tre on (01752) 690200.
Search forSanta
THE DONKEY SANCTUARY
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Life is local news“The potential forthe town is massive”A relatively new resident of Ivybridge(15 months) made some interestingobservations about the town on theThe Ivybridge magazine’s Facebookpage. Here are edited extracts of whatPaul Medlicott had to say
“I think it is a great town, but talk about‘hiding your light under a bushel’. Thereis access to the moor, a beautiful river,the Two Moor’s Way and it is part ofthe Coast to Coast route, but who wouldknow it? Where is the signage? Also,there are some great shops in the town– but the high street is a sad little place,surely it wouldn’t take much to tidy upthe seating areas, plant a few maturetrees, get some decent flower tubs, dosome weeding? Finally, where is thebridge that gave Ivybridge its name?Does it still exist? Come on!
Ivybridge should be a hub for walkers andthose interested in outdoor activities – Ican’t help but think of similar small townsin the Lake District and the Pennines whohave developed the local economy on theback of their natural assets.
The bridge that gives Ivybridge itsname was painted by Turner and yetthis iconic bridge is not marked,signposted or celebrated in any way.
Can anyone tell me why we make solittle of the town’s natural assets? Thewalks in Longtimber Woods by theErme; the river itself; access to theMoor; the Two Moors Way; the Coastto Coast route; the iconic view ofWestern Beacon.
There are some great businesses inIvybridge – surely we should be givingthem a fighting chance by promotingthe town in a far more effective way.
I think the potential for the town ismassive, unfortunately I don’t have asense of whether the town council hasthe money or the motivation (or theskill?) to deliver that potential.”
THE INAUGRAL Ivybridge Arts Festi-val has been hailed a success afterthousands of people took part inthe week-long event.
Over 40 events showcased thetalent and resouces in Ivybridgeduring the festival, which had asits theme The River Erme: sourceto sea, and which reached allparts of the town.
The festival encouraged peopleof all ages and backgrounds, in-cluding residents, business peo-
ple, landlords, councillors, artistsand non-artists, to create, sculpt,taste, admire, critique, reminisce,dance, laugh and gather together,as well as atttracting new visitorsto the town.
It was a good week for the town’sclubs and groups to show whatthey have to offer, too. The Arts So-ciety and U3A attracted new mem-bers; they celebrated their historyand launched a Mill Town ArchiveProject. The new Community Huband local market created a buzz,the Ivybridge Choir sang and theFlower Club displayed.
The Arts Festival legacy is al-ready being seen, with new proj-ects starting, plus it has stimulateddiscussion about a vision for a vis-able community culture.
“It can only grow from here,” saidAmanda Pellatt, arts facilitator forthe festival. “With the new TownTeam in place, we, the community,are all working together towards avibrant and sustainable town.”
More festival photos can beviewed at www.ivyarts.org
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Art draws the crowds
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An exhibition at TheLeading Edge Gallery
The CommunityChoir sing
Arts & CraftsSociety exhibition
and open day
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Ahorticultural project set up tohelp young people at risk of so-cial exclusion is gearing up forits first productive season, and
is looking for volunteers to join its team.Grow 4 Good SW Ltd, based within the
grounds of Dartmoor Zoo, provides op-portunities for young people who havebeen excluded from mainstream educa-tion to develop skills in organic garden-ing and nursery stock production, as wellas take part in general gardening dutieswithin the grounds of the zoo.
The project aims to improve partici-pants’ personal, social and like skills, de-veloping a sense of identity andself-worth by giving them the opportu-nity to become part of a working team.
The project is the brainchild of Ivy-bridge man Dave Sharp. Dave was ex-cluded from school himself whenhe was 15 and can empathisewith the youngsters he is tryingto help.
“Young people on the fringes of societyare at risk of total exclusion,” explainsDave. “The aim of the project is to try andcatch them before this happens, givethem back some self worth and developlife and job skills.
“Horticulture as a teaching mediumdevelops a lot of transferable skills. It isfantastic to see people develop, start toengage socially and take the initiative.”
The project’s unique location withinthe zoo environment, with close proxim-ity to a range of wild animals with con-servation as the highest priority, offersextraordinary learning opportunities un-available elsewhere.
Following a first year spent clearingand preparing the site, Dave is now look-ing to recruit volunteers to help supportthe project’s participants. They will helpmaintain the nursery garden, growingseasonal salads and vegetables, and willalso get the opportunity to be involvedwith the development of the landscapegardens around the zoo.
While the primary focus of the schemeis to help turn around the lives of the par-ticipants, Dave also sees the volunteersget a lot out of the experience.
“If you would like to help make a real dif-ference to people’s lives, and would
like to learn about, or offer yourexisting, gardening skills, pleasedo get in touch,” says Dave.
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Life is local featureGardening
for good
Volunteer
Volunteers can be from anybackground. You do have tobe over 18 but there is noupper age limit, andgardening experience isn’tnecessary as you can learnas you work.The scheme is open Mondayto Thursday, 9.30am until3.30pm, and they ask thatyou commit to a minimum ofhalf a day to allow forplanning and organising jobs.Travel expenses can bereimbursed for volunteersreceiving benefits.You should be aware thatyou will be working withyoungsters who have beenexcluded from mainstreameducation.
You can support Grow 4Good in others ways, too.They are desperate forpeople with building skills tohelp them finish convertingthe buildings on the plot, oryou can support themfinancially – go tolocalgiving.com/charity/grow4goodswltd anddonate now
To find out more aboutGrow 4 Good, contactDave Sharp on 07989243455 or Liz Wolsey on07976 093225, or [email protected]
Hard at work preparingone of the polytunnels
The site has beendeveloped fromscratch
The scheme helps maintainthe zoo grounds
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“Knowing that what wedo enables people tobe independent isvery rewarding,” ex-
plained Gill Cowsill as she showedme around the RNIB TranscriptionCentre on David’s Lane.
Gill invited me to the centre to seefor myself the work they do for blindand partially sighted people acrossthe country as they prepare to mark25 years of transcription services inIvybridge this month.
Transcription started in the townin 1987 when Gill, now RNIB Tran-scription Centre SW Manager, con-
structed a tiny, homemaderecording booth behind a wardrobein her bedroom to record computerbooks and manuals.
The service moved to Erme Roadfive years later, before relocating in1997 to purpose-built offices onDavid’s Lane, which is still the cen-tre’s home today.
Unassuming from the outside,with only a small sign indicatingwhat the building is, inside are sixfully-equipped, professional record-ing studios which take work from allover the country, converting printedmaterial into audio, braille, largeprint, electronic text and tactile dia-gram formats.
The centre can have in excess of200 jobs ongoing at any one time,with 4,000 print pages transcribedand output in alternative formatsevery month.
The majority of the centre’s workcomes through its individual re-quest service, which allows blindand partially sighted peoplethroughout England to send mate-rial for transcription.
RNIB members can have up to 300pages transcribed free, but the serv-ice is open to non-RNIB memberstoo, although there is a small chargefrom the outset.
The centre also produces materialfor the RNIB’s Talking Books brand,
and provides commercial transcrip-tion services to organisations in theSouth West, such as local authorities.
The centre has eight staff, but thebackbone of the service are the 100volunteers who read, check, scanand input all the material.
“We are totally, totally reliant onour wonderful volunteers,” says Gill.“They are all totally dedicated andcommitted to what they do and weare immensely proud of what theyhave achieved.
“If ever a group of people couldbe called unsung heroes, it is ourvolunteers.”
The breadth of material the centrehandles is immense. Current workranges from instructions for usingan iPad, a wine guide and a collec-tion of letters from the SecondWorld War.
One regular user is a member ofthe Punch & Judy Society and thecentre transcribes the society’snewsletters for him, They also tran-scribe church orders of service and
readings, and receive a steady flowof greeting cards for birthdays, an-niversaries and weddings.
The centre is the only place in theUK that provides modified largeprint music, a format that takes theoriginal text, transcribes it and thenreformats it without destroying theoriginal context or content of thedocument, and allows people tocarry on singing or playing an in-strument.
With many instances of loss ofsight related to age, the work of thecentre is only going to increase asthe population grows older. Thework is also getting more complex.Gone are the days of cassettes andlarge print, now it is CDs, MP3 files,and USB sticks.
“The work does get under yourskin,” says Gill. “We get an amazingresponse from our customers, andknowing that what we do enablespeople to be independent is very re-warding.”
Volunteer
The centre is always looking for newvolunteers, from all ages andbackgrounds. It is open normal officehours every week day, plus twoevenings a week.If you would like to find out more,contact the centre on (01752) 690092 or email [email protected]
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Life is local feature
“4,000 print pagesare transcribedand output in
alternative formatsevery month”
Help from unsung heroesMaking a difference: the work of the centre enables people to be independent
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Countymattersby Ivybridge’s County CouncillorRoger Croad
Police and Crime CommissionerQuestion: Can you name the chairman of the Devonand Cornwall Police Authority, or any of its members?No? Precisely! That is one of the reasons why the cur-rent system of how we hold the police to account isbeing abolished and a new, elected, person put in itsplace who will be a recognisable and identifiable link be-tween local people and the police force and directly ac-countable to us, the electorate.Most of us respect and value the work of the police inour area but that does not mean their performance can-not be enhanced. Electing the right Police and CrimeCommissioner for Devon and Cornwall will help us toensure that the police share your priorities and focus onthe things that most concern you.As I write this, there are 10 candidates for the positionof Police and Crime Commissioner – it is my firm opin-ion that the best person for the post is someone whowill bring a fresh look at our policing. In other words, thatsomeone should have had nothing at all to do with thepolice in the past!Who are the candidates? Before you vote go towww.choosemypcc.org.uk to find out who is standing.No internet? Use free time on computers in IvybridgeLibrary or telephone 0800 1 070708 for a free booklet.Elections take place on November 15th.
Summer reading challengeFor those not aware, the challenge was to get childrenreading six books over the long summer holiday so thestandard of reading was maintained whilst away fromschool. As a follow up to last month, having done thesums, participation was up 30% this year and the high-est number we’ve ever recorded. It is interesting to notethat, despite media coverage that often suggests thatchildren prefer the latest technology, in Devon 28% ofall books borrowed from Libraries are borrowed by chil-dren. That is really positive when you consider they onlymake up 15% of the total population.
Locality budgetI have been pleased to support many clubs and organ-isations in the town in recent years – the most recentwas £500 to Ivybridge Food Bank, which is being setup to provide food parcels to people in crisis in the townand surrounding villages. If you belong to a club/organ-isation which needs a little financial boost, 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
AN IVYBRIDGE ACTION group set up to get on-going sewageand pollution problems dealt with effectively is holdingits third public meeting in five months later this month.
The Ivybridge Group Against Sewage Pollution(iGASP) meeting will be chaired by the town’s MP, GaryStreeter, with representatives from South West Water,South Hams District Council and the EnvironmentAgency answering questions from concerned residents.
The meeting is being held on 22 November, at 7pm inChapel Place Community Centre.
If you think that you are being affected by a sewagerelated problem, contact the group by email [email protected].■ To find out more, and for details of the first two publicmeetings, go to the group’s website – www.igasp.org.uk
Sewage actiongroup meets again
Friends AGMTHE FRIENDS of MacAn-drew’s Field group is hold-ing its Annual GeneralMeeting on 15 November,2012, at 7.30pm in ChapelPlace Community Centre.All welcome.
Grotto helperswantedTHE FRIENDS of the ErmePrimary School are lookingfor someone who couldcreate a Father ChristmasGrotto. The group hope torun an event for the schoolchildren on 15 December,so if you have any materi-als or time to help, pleasecontact Kay Winstone on07980 116104 and help toadd a touch of magic to thechildren’s Christmas.
Have you got newsfor us?Write to us by post, email ordrop it into our box in the IvyCabs office in Fore Street.See page three for fullcontact details.
Models Heather Vosper, Emma Coles, Liz Whitby, JanetDavies, Dawn Childs and Sally Raymond-Jones
Rugby mums took to the catwalk to raise funds forIvybridge Rugby Club’s U15s end of season tour. Theladies modelled a range of themed outfits, including“ladies who lunch” and “evening wear” and after the showthere was the chance to browse through the full collectionfrom Threads Mobile Boutique and try them on.The night raised £225 towards the tour.
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Ivybridge Caringe Ce C
Wednesday 12th December 7pm at Ivybridge Methodist Church
Featuring Guest Artists & the Ivybridge U3A Choir Tickets on sale soon Contact: Val Carmichael on 01752 894438
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what’s on NOVEMBERHalf termholiday clubMethodist minister RalphWard and his team areleading the ‘Rock Solid’ halfterm holiday club at theMethodist Church.Open every morning betweenTuesday, 30 October, andFriday, 2 November, 10amuntil 12.30pm, it’s for schoolyears 1-6.There will be games, songs,stories, crafts and mostimportantly, fun! Admissionis just £1, refreshments willbe provided and there is noneed to pre-book.
Fire serviceband concertThe Devon & Somerset Fire &Rescue Service Concert Bandis performing its AutumnConcert at The Watermarkon Thursday, 1 November.The band, which recentlycelebrated its 18th birthday,plays a wide range of music,from light classical, to filmand big band jazz.The concert starts at 8pmand tickets, available fromThe Watermark box office(01752 892220), are £8.
Library eventsIvybridge Library has agreat range of activitiesgoing on in November.On Friday, 2 November,there is a Roald DahlCelebration, with a craftactivity for childrenbetween 2-4pm. The Children’s ReadingGroup meet on Monday, 5November from 4-5pm.There is an all-day Children
in Need celebration onFriday, 16 November, andevery Thursday is BabyBounce and Rhyme for pre-school children between10.30am and 10.50am,with a special Baby Signingby Kidi Caru session onThursday, 29 November.The Stroke Support Group’sNovember meetings are onWednesday, 14 and 28November, 1.45-3.35pm.
Cafe openingtimesThe Open House Cafe atIvybridge Methodist Churchis open in November onFriday, 9th and 23rd.
Christmasshopping fairThe Erme Primary School isholding a ChristmasShopping Fair on Friday, 9November.Starting at 2pm with FREEentry, it is the school’sbiggest fair yet with stallsinside and outside of theschool. There will be gifts tosuit every pocket, fromcards, jewellery, perfume,books, new and old toys, aswell as a barbecue andother refreshments to getyou going for theafternoon.There will also be children’shandmade crafts, a raffleand much more.
Grotto grandopeningSanta’s Alpine WonderlandGrotto opens at EndsleighGarden Centre on Saturday,10 November. Santa arrivesat 11am, with the Grottoopening at 12 noon.As well as Santa’s arrival,there will be a treasure hunt,fancy dress competition,children’s entertainer BillyWiz and the chance to meetSanta’s reindeer.Entry to the Grotto is £5.99– book in advance atwww.g-l.co.uk
Male voicechoir inconcertThe Burraton Male VoiceChoir is in concert atIvybridge Methodist Churchon Saturday, 10 November.The concert is in aid ofIvybridge Youth For Christ,and starts at 7pm. Tickets,which are only £5, areavailable from TheWatermark or on the door.Find out more aboutIvybridge Youth For Christat www.yfcivybridge.org.uk
Arts & CraftsSocietyexhibitionIvybridge Arts & CraftsSociety is holding itsannual Exhibition and Saleon Saturday, 17 November.The show is in theMethodist Church Hall andis open all day between10am and 4pm,
FANTASTIC FIREWORKSThe town’s annual firework spectacular is atIvybridge Rugby Club on Friday, 2 November,starting at 7.30pm.The event is one of the biggest and best displays inthe area. Last year, more than 2,000 people watcheda dazzling, professional display by top UK fireworkscompany, Two Tigers, who are returning to producethis year’s display.As well as the firework display, there will be stalls,fairground attractions, a barbecue, a hog roast and theclubhouse bar will be open throughout the evening,meaning there is something for all the family. Entry is at last year’s price of £3 for adults andchildren £2. Ample parking is available at the railwaystation – you pay £3 when you park but this isrefunded on entry to the event.
There are a host ofother attractions, too
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Quarry Voices Tour An ex-
hibition that provides a fasci-
nating insight into the social
history of quarrying over the
last century. Ivybridge Li-
brary. (Until 5 November)
Under 5s and their families
are invited to a yucky Hal-
loween picnic at Modbury
Memorial Hall (11am-1pm)
with SeaMoor Children’s
Centre. Call (01752) 896356
for more details.
Live @ The Watermark –Fire Service Devon &Somerset Band 8pm. See
page 17.
Arts and Crafts Fair 11am
till 4pm, The Terrace Room,
Endsleigh Garden Centre.
Free admission.
Careers Advice for Adults19+ at The Watermark – call
(01752) 892220 to book an
appointment.
Arts and Crafts Fair 11am
till 4pm, The Terrace Room,
Endsleigh Garden Centre.
Free Admission.
Gary Streeter Con-stituency Advice Surgery,
afternoon, Ivybridge Town
Hall. Appointments must be
pre booked on (01752)
335666.
Fireworks Display,7.15pm, Ivybridge Rugby
Club - see page 17.
Yoga Classes Chapel Place.
Beginners – 6-7pm. Interme-
diate 7-8pm. Contact Bar-
bara Gardner on 07740
780028.
Ivybridge CommunityMarket Home from Home
Community Hub, Glanvilles
Mill, 9.30am-2pm.
Lukesland Gardens Au-tumn Openings 201211am-4pm. Dogs welcome
on lead. Children FREE. De-
tails: www.lukesland.co.uk or
01752 691749.
Citizen Advice BureauDrop in at The Watermark,
10am-1pm. Call 08 444 111
444, www.adviceguide.org.uk
Meeting of IvybridgeTown Council, including
p;ublic participation session,
7pm, The Watermark.
Slimming World – 5.30pm
& 7.30pm. Chapel Place
Community Centre. Tel:
01752 892181.
Slimming World – 9.30am
& 5.30pm. Chapel Place
Community Centre. Tel:
01752 892181.
Ivybridge & District Cam-era Club Meeting, 7.30pm,
New Hall, Bittaford. 200 pho-
tographs from the new
South Devon Salon. Visitors
always welcome. Contact:
David Rayner, ivybridgecc@
tiscali.co.uk
Toybox Chapel Place Com-
munity Centre, 9.30-
11.30am. £1.50 per family.
All welcome.
Ivybridge Work Club 10am-
12 noon at The Watermark.
Lukesland Gardens Au-tumn Openings 201211am-4pm. Dogs welcome
on lead. Children FREE. De-
tails: www.lukesland.co.uk or
01752 691749.
bip Ivybridge EnterpriseClub. A FREE club for people
thinking about starting up in
business or becoming self
employed. The Learning
Suite, The Watermark, 1-
3pm. To book visit www.bip-
westdevon.biz or call
freephone 0330 100 0338.
Film @ The Watermark –The Five-Year Engage-ment (Cert.15) 7.30pm.
Tickets £6, £5 conc.
Film @ The Watermark –The Five-Year Engage-ment (Cert.15) 7.30pm.
Tickets £6, £5 conc.
Careers Advice for Adults19+ at The Watermark – call
(01752) 892220 to book an
appointment.
The Erme Primary SchoolChristmas ShoppingFayre starting at 2 pm.
Stowford School CraftFair 7pm onwards. Entry £1
which includes a free raffle
ticket.
Film @ The Watermark –Rock of Ages (Cert: 12A)
7.30pm. Tickets £6, £5 Conc.
The Federation of Ply-mouth & District Ex-Ser-vice AssociationsVeterans RemembranceFestival 2012. Plymouth
Pavilions 6.45pm for 7.30
start. Tickets from Pavilions
Box Office or online
www.plymouthpavilions.com
or by phone 0845 1461460.
£9 to include Programme
and Union Flag.
Ivybridge CommunityMarket Home from Home
Community Hub, Glanvilles
Mill, 9.30am-2pm.
Burraton Male VoiceChoir Concert at Ivybridge
Methodist Church – see
page 17.
Curzon Arts @ The Water-mark – Tsarina’s Slippers144m + 20m Interval.
7.30pm. Tickets £12/conc.
£11.
Armistice Day and Re-membrance Sunday –service at War Memorial -
see centre pages.
Lukesland Gardens Au-tumn Openings 2012 *last
opening of the season*
11am-4pm. Dogs welcome
on lead. Children FREE. De-
tails: www.lukesland.co.uk or
01752 691749.
Citizen Advice BureauDrop in at The Watermark,
10am-1pm. Call 08 444 111
444, www.adviceguide.org.uk
Slimming World – 5.30pm
& 7.30pm. Chapel Place
Community Centre. Tel:
01752 892181.
Slimming World – 9.30am
& 5.30pm. Chapel Place
Community Centre. Tel:
01752 892181.
Betty’s Memory CaféMethodist Church, 2-4pm.
Details (01752) 893952.
Meeting of Town CouncilPlanning & InfrastructureCommittee, 7pm, including
public participation session,
Town Hall.
Ivybridge & District Cam-era Club Meeting, 7.30pm,
New Hall, Bittaford. Nature
Panel Competition. Visitors
welcome. Contact: email
David Rayner, ivybridgecc@
tiscali.co.uk
Thursday 1st
Friday 2nd
Saturday 3rd
Sunday 4th
Monday 5th
Tuesday 6th
Wednesday 7th
Thursday 8th
Friday 9th
Saturday 10th
Sunday 11th
Monday 12th
Tuesday 13th
what’s on calendar NOVEMBER
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The RBL is the UK’s leadingcharity supporting the mil-lions who have served or arecurrently serving.At the local level, the Ivy-bridge branch has a numberof trained welfare case work-ers who are continually help-ing in many ways. Otherwelfare services include:• Poppy Funds: providingfunds in a temporary crisis. • Poppy Advice: on war pen-sions, compensation claims
and also careers advice. • Poppy Homes: providingshort and long-term care forex-service people and theirdependants in seven PoppyHomes around the country. • Poppy Breaks: the RBL hasfour Poppy Break Centres. • Poppy Travel: visits to warcemeteries, memorials andbattlefields worldwide. • Poppy People: providingemotional support and prac-tical assistance.
We willremember them
Ivybridge will gather on Sunday, 11 November,for a Remembrance Day Parade and Service toremember those who have made the ultimatesacrifice while serving their country.
Commemorations start with a parade through thetown lead by the Plymouth Pipe band, before stoppingat the War Memorial for the Remembrance Service,led by the Legion’s Padre, Cyril Short. (The fullprogramme for the morning is in the centre pages.)
This year, Remembrance Sunday falls on ArmisticeDay. It is now 94 years since the guns fell silent onthe Western Front at the 11th hour of the 11th day ofthe 11th month; Armistice Day commemorates thesigning of the armistice between the Allies andGermany which brought an end to World War I.There are no surviving combat veterans of the GreatWar – the last of these, Claude Choules, died inAustralia in May 2011, aged 110. Living links with thehorrors of the trenches may have been extinguished,but the annual festival of Remembrance and theRoyal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal ensure that thesacrifice of those who died will never be forgotten.
This year is the centenary of the formation ofthe Royal Flying Corps, the fore-runner of theRoyal Air Force.The aircraft you will see flying on RemembranceSunday is a replica of a SE5a World War I Bi-Plane fighter used in frontline service from 1916.The aircraft carried two forward firing guns, aVickers machine gun with 400 rounds posi-tioned in the fuselage and a Lewis gun posi-tioned on the top of the wing with four 97-rounddrums which the pilot had to change in flight. The aircraft is painted in colours of '56Squadron’, which flew in action over the West-ern Front. The aircraft will be flown, weatherpermitting, by owner and builder David Sils-bury, from Ivybridge.
Record-breaking appeal
The final total for the 2011-2012 PoppyAppeal is a fantastic, record-breaking£28,117.66. The Ivybridge branch of theRoyal British Legion would like to say a hugethank you to all who have contributed tocollecting this outstanding amount.
■ HOW THE LEGION HELPS
Details of this year’s appeal are on the back page of this pull-out
PHOTOS BY GRAHAM BUCKLER
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10:20 Muster at Ivybridge MotorsOne representative from each contingent report to the Parade Marshal
10:30 Fall In and Prepare to Step Off
10:35 Parade Steps off, led by the Plymouth Pipe Band
10:45 Parade Halts at the War Memorial
WELCOME by the Reverend Cyril Short, Padre to the Ivybridge Branch ofThe Royal British Legion, followed by the Lords Prayer.
Our Father, who art in heaven,Hallowed be thy Name.Thy Kingdom come,Thy will be done on earth,As it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread.And forgive us our trespasses,As we forgive those that trespass against us.And lead us not into temptation,But deliver us from evil.For thine is the kingdom,The power, and the glory,For ever and ever.Amen
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN
THE HYMN
Remembrance andArmistice DayParade And ServiceSunday, 11 November, 2012
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Eternal Father, strong to save,Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,Who biddest the mighty ocean deepIts own appointed limits keep;Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,For those in peril on the sea!
O Christ! Whose voice the waters heardAnd hushed their raging at Thy Word,Who walked on the foaming deep,And calm amidst its rage didst sleep;Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,For those in peril on the sea!
Most Holy Spirit! Who didst broodUpon the chaos dark and rude,And bid its angry tumult cease,And give, for wild confusion, peace;Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,For those in peril on the sea!
O Trinity of love and power!Our family shield in danger’s hour;From rock and tempest, fire and foe,Protect us wheresoever we go;Thus evermore shall rise to TheeGlad hymns of praise from land and sea.
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11:00 The Last Post
They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old,Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn,At the going down of the sun and in the morning,We will remember them
ALL: “We will remember them”
11:02 Reveille
11:03 Flypast by a WWI Bi-Plane (weather permitting) courtesy of David Silsbury,followed by laying of Wreaths. On completion members of the public areinvited to lay personal tributes
11:20 Address by David Davis, Chairman of the Ivybridge Branch of the RoyalBritish Legion
11:25 The Kohima Epitaph and closing address by the Padre
“When you go home, tell them of us and say,for your tomorrow, we gave our today”
Parade Marches off, the Parade will halt at the American War Memorial at theHarford Road car park, where wreaths will be laid in memory of ourAmerican Allies. On completion, the parade will march down Fore Street,and disperse at Ivybridge Motors.
Message from the Chairman:
Ladies, gentlemen and children, thank you for joining us today in our actof Remembrance. Please join Royal British Legion members, Veterans andThe Plymouth Pipe Band in the Sportsmans Inn after the parade for a smallbuffet and a great raffle, all proceeds going to the Poppy Appeal.Accompanied children are most welcomeNew members are always welcome; please speak to any member of thebranch for further details, annual subscription is just £15. Membership isopen to anyone with or without a service connection. Last year’s Poppy appeal in Ivybridge raised in excess of £28,000 – a recordfor Ivybridge.The Royal British Legion is very grateful for your generosity and support.Very many local serving and ex-servicemen/women and their dependentshave benefited – Thank you again.
“When you go home, tell them ofus and say, for your tomorrow, we
gave our today”
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The American MemorialLocated in the Harford Road car park, this commemorates theAmerican soldiers who were stationed just outside Ivybridge andwho left from here to take part in the D-Day landings.
The Royal British Legion Ivybridge BranchOFFICERS
Chairman: David Davis (01752 690647)Vice Chairman: Tim LynchPoppy Appeal Team Leader:David Cosh Secretary: Jan TaylorTreasurer: David EllisMembership Secretary:Paul ChilareckiBranch Standard Bearers:Colin Cliffe BEM, John Kemsley &William MutchPadre: The Reverend Cyril Short Parade Marshal: Chris RedwoodLast Post / Reveille: Royal MarineBandsman from HMS Raleigh
Registered Charity No. 219279. Patron: Her Majesty the Queen
Poppy ShopOnce again, the Ivybridge branchwill have a Poppy Shop inGlanvilles Mill for the PoppyAppeal collection period. It will bein unit No 25, which was formerlythe pet supplies shop. Poppies,poppy mugs and a wide range ofother items will be available.
Poppy SellersIf you would like to help withcollecting for the Poppy Appeal, orprovide support for othercollectors, please contact theIvybridge branch on (01752) 690647or email [email protected]
Camping out at TescoTo raise awareness of The RoyalBritish Legion and collect for thisyear’s Poppy Appeal, branchmember Stuart Moir will becamping outside the Tesco LeeMill store for the duration of thePoppy Appeal.He will be there from the 1st to the14th of November. Keep an eye outfor his military-style tent outsidethe main entrance, and please stopand show your support.
Remembrance ShieldEuchre competition
This year’s competition will beheld on Saturday, 24 November,at the Sportsman’s Inn.Registration is 12.30pm for a 1pmstart. Entry is £2 per person.Come along and enjoy a game ofcards and support the PoppyAppeal.
AGMThe branch’s Annual Generalmeeting is on Wednesday, 5December at the ConstitutionalClub. It starts at 8pm and will befollowed by a buffet.Guest speaker will be JohnPentreath, former Devon CountyManager now working with thePlymouth Medical school asproject officer including VeteransAccommodation, at PlymouthUniversity.
TweetingYou can now follow the Ivybridgebranch of the Royal British Legionon Twitter. The branch will postregular updates of news andinformation about upcomingevents.Follow at twitter.com/trblivybridgeand help highlight the branch andthe Royal British Legion ingeneral.
Local amateurphotographerGraham Bucklerproduces acollage of imagesfrom theRemembranceDay parade andservice for theIvybridge branch– this is his photomontage ofRemembrance inthe town last year
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Toybox Chapel Place Com-
munity Centre, 9.30-11.30am.
£1.50 per family. All welcome.
Ivybridge Work Club 10am-
12 noon at The Watermark.
Film @ The Watermark –Beasts Of The SouthernWild (Cert: TBC) 7.30pm.
Tickets £6, £5 conc.
Film @ The Watermark –Beasts Of The SouthernWild (Cert: TBC) 7.30pm.
Tickets £6, £5 conc.
Careers Advice for Adults19+ at The Watermark – call
(01752) 892220 to book an
appointment.
Film @ The Watermark –Beasts Of The SouthernWild (Cert: TBC) 7.30pm.
Tickets £6, £5 conc.
Ivybridge CommunityMarket Home from Home
Community Hub, Glanvilles
Mill, 9.30am-2pm.
Arts & Crafts Society Ex-hibiton & Sale Methodist
Church Hall, 10am-4pm.
Live @ The Watermark –The Churchfitters 8pm.
Tickets £12.50.
Ramblers group walk Plym-
bridge Woods. 10.30am. Con-
tact Mary – 01752 843852.
Citizen Advice BureauDrop in at The Watermark,
10am-1pm. Call 08 444 111
444, www.adviceguide.org.uk
Slimming World – 5.30pm
& 7.30pm. Chapel Place
Community Centre. Tel:
01752 892181.
Slimming World – 9.30am
& 5.30pm. Chapel Place
Community Centre. Tel:
01752 892181.
Toybox Chapel Place Com-
munity Centre, 9.30-
11.30am. £1.50 per family.
All welcome.
Ivybridge Work Club 10am-
12 noon at The Watermark.
Arthritis Information Af-ternoon Ivybridge Rugby
Club, 2.30pm
Film @ The Watermark –Liberal Arts (Cert: TBC)
7.30pm. Tickets £6, £5 conc.
Public Meeting 7pm,
Chapel Place Community
Centre, to discuss ongoing
sewage problems in Ivy-
bridge - see page 14.
Film @ The Watermark –Liberal Arts (Cert: TBC)
7.30pm. Tickets £6, £5 conc.
Ivybridge Garden Associ-ation, 7.45pm, Methodist
Church Hall - see page 32.
Two Moors WayIllustrated Talk by Keith
Miller, Lukesland House
tearooms, 7.30pm. £10 -
booking essential. Ring
(01752) 894423.Plymouth ChristmasLights Switch-On
Careers Advice for Adults19+ at The Watermark – call
(01752) 892220 to book an
appointment.
Film @ The Watermark –Liberal Arts (Cert: TBC)
7.30pm. Tickets £6, £5 conc.
South Brent WinterFloodlit Carnival - 6pm.
Citizen Advice BureauDrop in at The Watermark,
10am-1pm. Call 08 444 111
444, www.adviceguide.org.uk
U3A General Meeting:2pm, Methodist Church.
Speaker Chris Robinson on
Plymouth in the 50’s and
60’s
Give Blood Ivybridge Rugby
Football Club, 1.15-3.15pm
and 4.45-7.15pm. For an ap-
pointment call 0300 123 23
23, or visit www.blood.co.uk.
Public Consultation 2pm-
9pm, The Watermark (no
further details available at
time of going to press).
Slimming World – 5.30pm
& 7.30pm. Chapel Place
Community Centre. Tel:
01752 892181.
Slimming World – 9.30am
& 5.30pm. Chapel Place
Community Centre. Tel:
01752 892181.
Betty’s Memory CaféMethodist Church, 2-4pm.
Details (01752) 893952.
Meeting of Town CouncilPlanning & InfrastructureCommittee, 7pm, including
public participation session,
Town Hall.
Ivybridge & District Cam-era Club Meeting, 7.30pm,
New Hall, Bittaford. Western
Counties travelling print
portfolio and critique. Visi-
tors always welcome. Con-
tact: David Rayner,
Toybox Chapel Place Com-
munity Centre, 9.30-11.30am.
£1.50 per family. All welcome.
Ivybridge Work Club 10am-
12 noon at The Watermark.
Film @ The Watermark –On The Road (Cert: TBC)
7.30pm. Tickets £6, £5 conc.
Tony Cobley PhotographyWorkshop “Photographing
the River Erme in Autumn” –
The Watermark & Longtim-
ber Woods. £69 per person
9.30am-4.30pm, www.tony-
cobley.com 07886 871711.
Film @ The Watermark –On The Road (Cert: TBC)
7.30pm. Tickets £6, £5 conc.
Careers Advice for Adults19+ at The Watermark – call
(01752) 892220 to book an
appointment.
Gary Streeter ConstituencyAdvice Surgery, afternoon,
Ivybridge Town Hall. Appoint-
ments must be pre booked on
(01752) 335666.
Ivybridge Christmas Fes-tivities & Late NightOpening Event 5.30pm on-
wards. There’s a fresh ap-
proach to festive fun this
year - see page 6 for more.
Film @ The Watermark –On The Road (Cert: TBC)
7.30pm. Tickets £6, £5 conc.
List your event inthe CommunityDiary
Call (01752) 892220 oremail [email protected] deadline is the 12th ofeach preceding month
Friday 30th
Monday 26th
Tuesday 27th
Wednesday28th
Thursday 29thWednesday 21st
Thursday 22nd
Friday 23rd
Saturday 24thTuesday 20th
Monday 19th
Sunday 18th
Thursday 15th
Friday 16th
Saturday 17th
Wednesday 14th
(All dates and times believed to be correct at time of going to press)
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Our experienced andhighly trained carersdeliver an efficient,reliable and caring service
01752 [email protected] Erme Court, Leonards Road, Ivybridge PL21 0SZ
A professionalhomecare service inthe local community
Currently Recruiting Carers -duties to include weekend work
Valuing the 'personal touch'
AN IVYBRIDGE homecareprovider is celebrating 17years of providing profes-sional, reliable and caringservices to individuals intheir own home thismonth.
Simply Caring providecompassionate commu-nity homecare for peopleliving in Ivybridge and thesurrounding areas.
Their professional ap-proach means an individ-ual is assured an efficient,reliable and caring service.Every client will be knownpersonally and Simply Car-ing are there to help im-prove a person’s quality oflife by helping them remainin their own surroundings.
Simply Caring offer careand assistance on a long-orshort-term basis and canprovide help with personalcare, prompting medica-
tion, help prepare meals,as well as shopping anddomestic duties, compan-ionship and rehabilitation.
They also participate ina Devon Carers’ Link ‘Takea Break Scheme’, offeringa sitting service to allowcarers and relatives theopportunity to take a well-earned rest.
Whatever aspect of careyou require, Simply Car-ing provide highly-quali-fied, well-trained andefficient staff to meetthose needs. Whetherdealing with ownersBrenda and Robbie, regis-tered manager Kara, sen-ior carer Pauline, or one oftheir many highly-re-
garded carers, you can beassured of a professional,reliable and caring service.
Simply Caring was setup by Brenda and Robbiein October 1995, havingworked together for manyyears as part of a socialservice’s homecare team.After re-training, theystarted Simply Caringfrom a study at home.Kara joined two yearslater, and is now SimplyCaring’s registered man-ager, responsible for theday-to-day management,which includes the super-vision of more than 20community care workers.
Simply Caring wish tothank all their carers, serv-ice users and their familiesfor all their support andbusiness during 17 yearsof serving the local com-munity.
Compassionate community homecare for 17 yearsSimply caring’s highly-
regarded carers helpimprove people’s
quality of life
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26 THE IVYBRIDGE MAGAZINE November 2012
ds
FierySudoku
Colour me in
Fill the grid so thatevery row, column and
3x3 region containsthe digits 1-9
Have fun trick or
treating, but be safe
and respect people who
don’t want to take part
Let’s be artistic!Colour in this firework
explosion!
Hi! Welcome to the second kids’ zone.This time it has a Halloween andfireworks theme. If you are having aHalloween party, I have got a recipe fora great Spooky jelly! If you like colouring,then get your pens out and make ourpicture of fireworks explodingcolourful. There are also a few brain
teasers, with a fiery Sudo ku andwicked word search to try and
complete. I hope you enjoy them.Charlotte
Remember,remember
the 5th ofNovember
Fireworks are fun, but can be very,very dangerous so be careful! ● Never put fireworks in your
pocket ● Never throw fireworks● Keep pets indoors● Hold sparklers at arms length,
but not near anyone else
ki zone
Solution on page 35
Q: When canschool uniforms be
a fire hazard?A: When theyare blazers !
from Immogen Pope
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Spooky pondwater jelly
You will need...1 sachet of powdered gelatine500 ml chocolate milk1 packet of green jellyPacket of jelly sweets eg bugs,worms etc
This is how tomake it...Place 125 ml of hot water in a jugand stir in the gelatine untildissolved and well mixed. Thenstir this into the chocolate milkand pour into a glass bowl. Chillfor about 30 minutes until juststarting to set then gently presssome of the jelly bugs into thechocolate jelly. Put back into thefridge until completely set.Make the green jelly by followingthe instructions on the packetand carefully pour on top of thechocolate jelly.Chill again and when set, decoratethe top with the rest of the jellybugs, snakes etc to make it look asspooky as you can. enjoy!!
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A monthly guide to thewonderful wildlife youmay see in IvybridgeWildABOUT
IVYBRIDGEBY MARGERY EVANS AND CELIA RALPH
I n years gone by, many Ivybridgefarms and large houses had their ownponds and lakes. During the winter,
leats brought water from the Moor toencourage the growth of lush grass inthe water meadows. Now, most ofthese have been drained and devel-oped, with the resulting loss of wildlife.Several ponds have been created, no-tably the fishing lake at Filham and thewildlife pond in Woodlands Park; unfor-tunately, the latter has been choked byParrot’s Feather, an alien invasive pondplant almost impossible to eradicate. We can all create small wildlife havens inour own gardens by making our ownpond or wet area. Ponds can either bepre-formed or you can use a liner. Makethem about 18 inches deep in the mid-dle, so that frogs do not freeze in icyspells, but make a shelf at the edge sothat there is shallow water for them to lay
their frogspawn. Always provide a rampso that visiting hedgehogs can get out –many get drowned in garden ponds.Once you have allowed your pond to fillup with rain water, put in a few plants,being careful to avoid the invaders, andleave it for wildlife to appear – soon you’llfind that you have newts, frogs, toads,dragon fly larvae, pond skaters, divingbeetles – and possibly a visiting heron.Obviously, if you have toddlers you prob-ably will not want a pond but you could
still have a sink or raised water feature.When children are a bit older they will befascinated by pond dipping, especiallywhen they find newts and dragon fly lar-vae, or watch the drama of frogs mating!Once you have a well-balanced pondyou shouldn’t have to clean it out much;if you do, do it at this time of the year soas to not disturb breeding creatures orones that are hibernating at the bottom.Pond Conservation is asking us to cre-ate a million ponds in the UK – let’s doour bit towards achieving this.
The November DWT event is a guidedwalk in Plymbridge Woods on Thursday15th at 10.30am, meeting in the carpark. All welcome.
Margery and Celia are volunteers with theIvybridge and South Brent local group ofthe Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT)
Contact Margery Evans on (01752) 892984 • www.devonwildlifetrust.orgFIND OUT MORE
Fascinating fun
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s c h o o lREPORTS
Kids denimdonations
A HARVEST TO HELP OTHERS
Woodlands Park Primary Schooldedicated its Harvest Celebration tothe new Ivybridge Food Bank. Each
class prepared a hamper containing
items from the Harvest Appeal Shopping
List for the Ivybridge Food Bank.
Every day people in the UK go hungry, for
reasons ranging from redundancy to
receiving an unexpected bill on a low
income. Food banks provide a minimum
of three days emergency food and
support to people experiencing crisis. Last
year the food bank network fed 128,697
people and this year we wanted to help!
(L-R) Lucy Rix, Owen Edmonds, Chloe Giles, Jake Goldsworthy, Charley Rendle,Kieran Lowry, Ethan Sidebotham, Ella D’Cunha and Wilfred Templar, with theheadteacher, Heather Hanrott
‘Everyone’s gottalent’ Rev saysUsing your talents was the themeof Methodist Church MinisterRalph Ward’s assembly when hepopped into Stowford School forone of his regular visits.As ever, Rev. Ward brought along
his guitar and started by teaching
the children a song with plenty of
actions about Jesus’ ability to keep
us “rolling along” through good
times and bad. He then used
volunteers to re-tell the parable of
the talents, reminding the children
that everyone has a talent and God
hopes that we will use our talent.
He also shared the true story of a
lady in Cornwall who became a pen
pal of a child in Africa. Growing up,
the child would constantly write to
her about how he wasn’t good at
anything and she would reply that he
should keep trying because he would
find his talent if he kept looking. They
finally met this summer, when he
travelled to Cornwall to show her the
silver medal that he had won at the
London Olympics.
Ralph with Hazel, Ella, Harley andBecky
Children at Manor Primary School
were allowed to wear jeans to
school for a day – provided that
they made a small donation to the
annual appeal for the charity Jeans
for Genes, which raises money to
support children with genetic
disorders.
The day was a great success,
raising £187 for this very
worthwhile cause.
Rhys, Madison, Lucy, Oliver and Hollywith PC Bond and PC DingleyYoungsters from Year 1 and Foundation at
Stowford School were visited by two
members of the Police to help them
understand more about how to keep safe.
PC Dingley, whose daughter is at the school,
and PC Bond came along to teach the children
about what to do and how to stay safe if they
got lost. They showed them a video about a
girl who became lost in a supermarket, which
explained how she was helped by a shop
assistant and went on to talk about how
people who wear a uniform are safer
strangers if you are lost.
The children were also given stickers
and colouring pictures to remind
them about what they had learnt.
Safer strangers
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Fireworks night can be an extremelystressful time for dogs and cats. Itgoes without saying that they shouldbe kept inside on the night, but whatmore can you do to help an anxiousdog or cat through the night?It is important not to fuss and reassurethem when they are behaving in ananxious way, as you will reinforce theirassumption that there is something tobe afraid of. Be a role model of calm-ness and be reliable and in control.Make a secure den or hidey-holewhere the animal feels safe, eg behindthe sofa, covering it with a duvet tomuffle the noise. If your dog is used toa crate, cover that with a duvet andput treats and toys in, but do not shutthe animal inside as this could cause itto panic more and injure itself. For
cats, an elevated, warm, dark place isideal – maybe in a wardrobe.Draw the curtains, lock windows, catflaps and doors to prevent escape.Turn on the television or music, orother “white noise”, to mask the bangs.Take the dog for a long walk early inthe evening before the fireworksstarts. Exercise helps the dog relax.Do not leave your pets alone duringthe fireworks, they will feel less anx-ious with you around.Do not punish your pet if it is anxious,as this will make matters worse bymaking it even more anxious.Fear and anxiety caused by fireworknoises can be a normal response toperceived threats, but it is estimatedthat 50% of dogs suffer from noisephobias; a phobia is a disproportionateanxiety response to normal stimuli.
How can you tell when your pet is anx-ious or fearful? Signs of fear vary fromanimal to animal but include any or all ofthe following: hiding (or withdrawingmost common sign in cats), urinating,defecating, chewing (destructive orover grooming), panting, pacing, tryingto escape, drooling, seeking the owner,expressing anal glands, not eating, notlistening to commands, trembling orshaking, dilated pupils, vocalising (bark-ing or whining or meowing).Phobias do not resolve sponta-neously, in fact they often get worseas the animal learns to become anx-ious. There are things that you can doto help and the sooner treatment isstarted, the higher the chance of suc-cess, so in next month’s Pets’ CornerI will look at the options for treating adog that has a phobia.
Pets’cornerBy Jane Hitchings BVSc MRCVS – veterinary surgeon
Woodlands Veterinary Group is on Cornwood Road, Ivybridge, and offers a friendly veterinary service for all your pets. See their advert on page 4
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SLIMMERS’ SUCCESS REWARDEDA local slimming group rewarded its members with anawards ceremony to celebrate their weight-lossachievements. The Slimming World awards (pictured)recognised Man of the Year, Woman of the Year, TopTarget Member of the Year and Young Slimmer of theYear. The award winners pictured lost an incredible 32stone between them. Three other winners, not pictured,lost a further 13 stone between them.
SLIMMERS DO not need tobe party poopers at Christ-mas, according to a localslimming expert.
Leanne Tancock, whoruns Slimming Worldgroups in Ivybridge, says itis possible to enjoy the funand festivities of the seasonwithout your slimmingplans going off course.
“Whether it’s Christmasday or a Christmas party,it’s important to remem-ber that it’s just one day,”
says Leanne. “It’s what youdo every day that makes adifference to your weight.
“The key is to planahead. Each week we talkabout coping with the dif-ferent challenges – sharingrecipes, practical tips andseasonal meal ideas. And
the thing about Food Opti-mising (Slimming World’sfamous eating plan) isyou’re never going to behungry or bored – what-ever the time of year!”
To find a SlimmingWorld group for you, seetheir advert on page 31.
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Life is local clubs&groups
Ivybridge Art [email protected] Arts & Crafts(01752) 897024/344096Ivybridge Garden Association(01752) 894867Ivybridge Flower Club(01752) 894643Ivybridge 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.comCommunity Computer Club07979 998 949Ivybridge Walking Clubwww.iwc.org.ukCleeve Angling Club(01752) 895241Erme Valley Harrierswww.ermevalleyharriers.co.ukIvybridge 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) 402658Manstow Football Clubwww.manstowfc.co.ukAir Cadetswww.339sqn.org.ukFire [email protected] Brigade(01752) 892756Girls Brigade(01752) 892756Scouts(01752) 893277Explorer Scouts(01752) 346866Erme Valley Girl [email protected]
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FestiveworkshopA workshop to make ei-ther a Christmas wreath oran Advent ring is the focusof Ivybridge FlowerClub’s November meetingon Tuesday, 13 Novem-ber, at The Watermark,starting at 7.30 pm.FIND OUT MORE: Contact JanetWeston (01752) 894643
Show will be one to treasureIvybridge Theatre Company will once again play aleading role in the town’s festive celebrations, whichget underway with a special night of entertainment,activities and shopping on Friday, 30 November.
As preparations gather pace for its production ofTreasure Island - a family pantomime, to be performedat The Watermark on 21-23 February, 2013, during theschool half-term, you can be sure that there will beplenty of “Ahoy Mateys” and “Shiver me timbers”around town in the build up to Christmas!
ITC welcome new members and encourage anyonewho has an interest in the performing arts to visit themat its weekly Wednesday night meetings held at ChapelPlace, Fore Street, from 7.30pm onwards.
Help! The company’s ever-expanding range of cos-tumes and props urgently needs somewhere to live. Ifyou think you may have suitable storage space thatITC could hire, they would love to hear from you. FIND OUT MORE: Contact chairman Ron Davis on (01752) 893308 orvisit www.ivybridgetheatrecompany.co.uk
Ivybridge gardeners put the fruits oftheir green-fingered skills on show atIvybridge Garden Association’s Au-tumn Show in October.
Following a challenging summer forgardeners, the flower and vegetableson show were of a commendably goodstandard, and other classes, includinghandicrafts and photography, at-tracted a very high calibre of entries.
The much sought-after show cupswent to: Best in Show Cup – JennyHockings; Gloria Whitford (floral art);Brian Mead (Div 1 flowers & plants);Gill Thorpe Belton (Div 2 fruit & veg);Lesley Acheson (domestic science);Dianne Benson (roses and dahlias);
Winnifred Hick (best knitted item);David Stock (photography); and SueThomson (Fuchsias).
Harvey Whitford, Kieran Baxendale,Oliver Baxendale and Phoebe North-moor were the winners in the chil-dren’s classes.
A talk about the well-known CoteheleGarland by David Bouch is the highlightof this month’s meeting of IvybridgeGarden Association on 22 November inthe Methodist Church Hall. It starts at7.45pm. FIND OUT MORE:Contact Mrs Ache-son on (01752)894867
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FUNGI ARE found allthrough the year but au-tumn is the best time, sothis month we are going totake a look at some hintsand tips for this type of na-ture photography.
Mushrooms and theirunderground myceliumare nature’s clean-upagents, breaking downwaste and removing tox-ins from the soil. The fruit-ing head only appearswhen conditions are rightfor the spores to spread.
These fungi heads fre-quently appear after rainand are quickly eaten byslugs and bugs, so to pho-tograph them in goodcondition it’s a good ideato go out soon after rain.Having said that, fungi donot like prolonged rain,when it may be better towait a couple of days.
Fungi are often found inwoods or other low-lightconditions, so you willneed to steady your cam-era, otherwise the result-ing slow shutter speed willeasily cause blurred im-ages; many mushroomsappear on the ground orlow down, so a bean-bagor something soft to restthe camera on can bemore useful than a tripod.You will often end upkneeling, so don’t forget totake a plastic bag to reston if you don’t have water-proof clothes. Fungi oftenhave fascinating gills un-derneath to release sporesfrom, and so a good com-position and interestingimage can be taken fromlow down.
To get more light on thesubject you can use flashbut it is very easy to spoilthe image with over-ex-
posed highlights. Similarproblems occur withbright sunlight, although acontrolled highlight or twowill improve the image. Agood way to do this is touse a torch to illuminatethe underneath of the fun-gus, or a compact mirrorto redirect sunlight ontothe scene.
Fungi can have fruitingbodies as wide as a treetrunk or so small you canhardly see them, so it’seasy to miss many of themwhen first at a location.Keep searching, and onceyou have seen them youwill soon see many more.
Don’t forget they live ondecaying material, so aswell in the moss or on lastyear’s leaf litter you willfind them on fallenbranches and high up ondead tree stumps.
Each is a different pho-tographic opportunity andchallenge, but in manycases you will want to usethe telephoto end of yourzoom lens to magnify thefruit, plus a small aperture,say f11 or f16, to increasethe depth of field, whichwill still be very small, justa few millimetres. This isanother reason for steady-ing the camera. There will
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To increase you chancesof getting more in focus,try to position the camerastraight on to the mainpart of the fruit.
Take BETTER PHOTOSMore tips on how to improve the images you take using your digital camera from David Rayner of Ivybridge & District Camera Club
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IVYBRIDGE CRICKETERS will celebrate ahugely successful season when theymeet for their annual awards evening.
The event, at Ivybridge CricketClub’s Filham Park clubhouse onFriday, 30 November, from 7.30pm,will see presentations to the awardwinner at all ages.
A victorious season saw the first andsecond elevens both gain promotion,while the Sunday team’s push for titleglory was only derailed by rained-offfixtures and a combination of poor re-sults conspired to place them mid-table by season’s end.
The club’s junior section thrived aswell. There were more opportunitiesfor games for the U/11, U/13 andU/15 teams than ever before andthere was a well-attended, high-qual-ity junior cricket summer school.
A host of players are in the runningfor the much sought-after awards.Top batting honours will likely bebetween Horwood, whose fine sea-son included hitting a century, old
hands Trent, Jacobs and Johnson,and de Silva, who, with an average of68, made the biggest contribution.
De Silva also topped the bowlingaverages, with other contendersPaul Veale and Pete Abraham, whotook 20 and 16 wickets respectively.
For the second eleven, DesSolomon had a superb batting sea-son, with Greenhouse, Goswamiand Borrow chipping in useful con-tributions. Wickets were takenlargely by Greenhouse, Kopparam-bil and the ever-reliable Stuckey.
Father and son Des and HarrySolomon were top run scorers onSundays, with Hibberd andGoswami making telling contribu-tions. Of the bowlers, only de Silvamanaged a double digit haul ofwickets, with some 22 differentbowlers sharing the remainder.
Both Saturday skippers, GarethAndrews and Mike Tuckwell, mustalso be contenders given the suc-cess of their teams.
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Cricketers look backon successful season
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FATHER AND SONAT WORLD FINALS
A KIDS RUGBY team took to the fieldfor their first match of the season inbrand new shirts, thanks to a trio ofsponsors.
DS Developments, JEM Scaffold-ing and Bradfords Building Supplieshave all contributed to a new kit forIvybridge Rugby Club’s U9 team,and the boys will play with theirsponsors represented on differentparts of their new shirts. Theyoungster’s were obviously inspiredby their new turn out and notchedup their first victory of the season.
U9s manager Nick Simner, whohanded out the shirts just beforekick-off, said: “It is fantastic for theteam to start the season looking sosmart and well turned out.We
would like to thank all the sponsorswho made it possible for the boys toplay in new kit.”
Ivybridge Rugby Club is keen to en-courage new sponsors – individualsand companies – to get involved withthe club, with a wide range of oppor-tunities and packages available tosupport this thriving club. For moreinformation, contact sponsorship co-ordinator Jon Law on (01752) 895045.
FATHER AND SON athletes Markand Travis Bramley are off toDubai this month to compete inthe Biathle World Champi-onships as part of the GreatBritain team.
Mark and Travis, 13, securedtheir places in the team with topthree finishes in their respectivecategories at the NationalBiathle finals at Salford QuaysManchester earlier in the year.
The nationals was a real fam-ily affair with Aegean Bramley,10, also competing, finishing acreditable 10th against oldercompetitors in the under 13 agegroup.
Biathle is a multi-disciplineevent consisting of a run, swim,run with transition either side ofthe swim.
This year’s World Champi-onships will be the second yearthat the family have representedGB. Last year, Mark, Travis andAegean all competed in theWorld Championships in Sofia,Bulgaria, where Travis was oneof the three members of the U13boys team who won gold.
Will, Jack and Sam in the new shirts
Travis with the silver medal hewon at the National Biathle finals
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