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March 2014
From the Editor On the Beat Easter Egg Hunt Storytime
2 2 2 2
The Children’s Voice 3
Short Story 4
Chudfest News Amenity Society Chudleigh Rotters
5 5 5
P.A.U.L.Y. appeal Mr Pesto
6 6
Carnival News Recognition for Annie Mother’s Day Craft Fair
7 7 7
What’s On Town Hall News
8 8
Inside this issue:
www.chudleighphoenix.co.uk
Thanks to this month’s sponsors:
Webselect and New Dawn Sales &
Lettings
Most Chudleigh residents know of the
sheer chaos that descends on Lawn Drive
twice a day. School start and finish times
create an influx of cars and pedestrians,
many with pushchairs and younger children
in tow. As both sides of Lawn Drive are
jammed with parked cars, crossing the road
becomes an increasing challenge. Visibility
is reduced to nil in some places, causing
pedestrians to walk into the road to get a
clear view. That coupled with close
junctions, increasing through traffic, and
parents searching for parking spaces means
the majority of the school population take
their life in their hands on a daily basis.
Many will have witnessed or even been
involved in near misses on this road.
Cars park bumper to bumper, over
lowered kerbs and at the top of Palace
Meadow, obstructing the junction, but
nothing can be done about it. Why not?
They are all within their rights to park there!
There is virtually nothing to enforce.
This is how Chudleigh School Road
Safety was born. We are a group of parents
who have battled with crossing Lawn Drive
for years. We have seen the situation worsen
as Chudleigh has grown and have created
this action group to represent the feelings of
the community. We refuse to wait until a
child is seriously injured, or worse, before
something is done.
After listening to the community’s
views our campaign has begun with a
petition requesting actions from Devon
County Council Highways department. The
petition requests what the majority of
schools already have:
New and extended zigzag lines covering
the vehicle and pedestrian entrances;
Single yellow lines restricting parking at
school times on the opposite side of the
road stretching from above the top
crossing point to below the bottom
pedestrian entrance, also covering the
first 10m of Palace Meadow; (turn to p4)
Chudleigh School Road Safety Campaign by Steph Martin
A familiar school-time sight in Lawn Drive
(photo: Steph Martin)
Don’t miss Jamie Smith’s
MABON, the latest
Villages in Action event.
Details page 6
Stover School launches a
series of History Lectures
on 18th March. Focussed
on the history of Newton
Abbot and surrounding
areas, more details can be
found on the Stover
website or from Carly Isic
on 01626 359909
History Lectures
Chudleigh Phoenix March 2014
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From the Editor
There’s quite a lot in this
month’s issue for and about
children. Once again, we have
Children’s Voice, brought to
you by the junior reporters
from Chudleigh School; plus a
heart-warming story from
Izaak Jones.
Anyone who frequents
Facebook (and I know there
are lots of you out there) will
have seen the flurry of posts
from the School Road Safety
Campaign. But for anyone
who’s not heard about it,
please read Steph Martin’s
article, starting on page 1, and
consider signing the petition.
Views may be mixed on the
solutions, and who should pay
for them, but I don’t think
anyone would argue about the
problem.
One parent who really
understands the implications
of road safety is Jackie Brealy
who lost her son Paul to a car
accident in 2012. Do read
Jackie’s article on page 6 and,
if you’re in town on Saturday
15th March, why not pop into
the Coffee Morning and give
support to the P.A.U.L.Y.
Appeal.
On the subject of
Coffee Mornings, I need to
apologise to Carn ival
Committee. In last month’s
What’s On, I mistakenly
attributed their event on 1st
March to the Pensioners.
Sorry guys; I hope you still
raised lots of money.
Declaring a vested
interest, I am one of the
members of the new Chudleigh
Community Choir and we are
singing at the Palm Court tea
party on Sunday 16th March in
the Woodway Room. Do come
along and support us — and
the tea will be good too!
Enjoy this issue and the
spring sunshine.
Kate
Copy date 31st March for April issue. Reserve your space in advance.
[email protected] or phone Kate on 854611
The editor reserves the right to edit copy for considerations of space.
The views expressed in CP are not necessarily those of the editor.
Contact Details:
website; Emergencies: 999; General enquiries: 101
On The Beat with your neighbourhood policing team: PC Ali Hooper (14939) and PCSO Mark Easton (30315 JC)
Out now: Parcels in the Rain
and Other Writing
a collection of short
stories, travel writing and
memoirs by Elizabeth Ducie
Chudleigh Phoenix Publications
Available from Chudleigh Post Office, Haldon Forest
Diner or direct from our website.
www.chudleighphoenix.co.uk
Still on sale: two books of
short stories by Elizabeth
Ducie and Sharon Cook
Five Crimes were recorded in
Chudleigh in February:
Burglary: hair products and
money were taken from a
hairdressers /beauty salon,
enquiries continue;
Theft: an item was taken from a
shop by a juvenile; this was dealt
with by restorative justice and
the offender has been banned
from the store;
Theft: 500 litres of heating oil
was taken from a tank in a rural
location; there are no suspects
and no evidence was left at the
location;
Theft: a secure, unattended
motor vehicle was taken from the
roadside, the registration number
has been circulated on the
Automatic Number Plate
Recognition System, and
positive identification is awaited;
Arson: a large wooden shed in
the grounds of a walled garden in
a rural location was set on fire
destroying the contents, evidence
suggests the shed was being used
for sleeping in; enquiries are
continuing.
Looking for a Mother’s Day gift that lasts longer than
flowers or chocolates? How about something to read?
Catch us at
Bishopsteignton Craft Fair on Sunday 23rd March
(details page 7)
Storytime
There will be two Storytime sessions at the Library for primary
school children during the Easter holidays. The dates are 9th and
16th April, both from 10.30am to 11am.
Chudleigh Phoenix March 2014
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The Children’s Voice With this month’s guest editor, Lauren Kenny
What Have You Done For Lent? [Harry & Yen Li]
Lent originated in 33AD. Jesus spent 40 days in the desert praying, without food,
water or luxurious shelter. Not only this, but he had to resist the temptation to
misuse his power. The Devil suggested several sinful acts for Jesus to perform, but
despite this, Jesus remained strong.
Now people give up or start something for Lent which could
make them an improved person, in memory of the time when Jesus
did the same.
Quiz! Who did what for Lent? Match the name to the action:
This year, Team GB achieved their most
successful Winter Olympics/Paralympics
ever!
The events were held in Sochi,
Russia. The main games has been going on
for ninety years and the Paralympics since
1948. Both happen every 4 years. Russia
found out she was hosting the Olympics
back in 2006 and since then, four stadiums
have been built.
Among the highlights for Team GB,
Lizzy Yarnold won gold, zooming down the
skeleton track; while Jenny Jones won
Britain’s first ever snow medal, taking
bronze in the snow boarding. In the
Paralympics, skier Kelly Gallagher and her
guide Charlotte Evans went one better,
winning Britain’s first Paralympic gold and
first snow gold in
either games
All the athletes
showed a staggering
commitment.
C o n s i d e r i n g
what they’ve been
through, the paralympians are truly
inspiring. Competitors have to be
extremely determined to reach their
goals. We should all be inspired by these
amazing people.
Chudleigh school is on fire this
month after doing really well in
two sporting events.
In gymnastics, Team A
was made up of six Y5s and
Team B was six Y6s. We
fought our way through the
heats, keeping toes pointed
and legs straight.
First we had to do a
vault (jumping onto a box and
straight off again) then there
was a floor routine to perform.
We played against
Rydon, who came
1st and Dunsford,
in the friendly
competition. Team
A came 3rd, and
unfortunately didn’t get
through to the next round.
Team B came 2nd and got
through to the final, which is
next week.
The hockey team was
made up of five Y6s and three
Y5s. There were two other
teams, Shaldon and Canada
Hill, We beat Canada Hill 1:0.
The game against Shaldon was
tough but we drew 1:1. We
played each team again and
this time we drew 1:1 and won
2:1.
Half our team had not
played before, so we tried our
hardest. When
we heard “in
first place is
C h u d l e i g h
school” we leapt with
excitement. We were so proud
of ourselves with our gold
medals round our necks. We
returned in the mini-bus with
Miss Walters and thanked all
the people who came to
support us.
Singers and musicians sang and played
their way to stardom in the stupendous
school music concert on 5th February.
Kicking off the evening was the
guitar and ukulele group
led by Steve Walker.
Other group acts
included flautists, some
of whom had only learned
to play the flute in the
previous weeks as part of
the school’s ‘wider
opportunities’ scheme.
As well as many committed
soloists playing instruments, there were
fantastic performances from the Choir
and the Orchestra, led by the fabulous
Mrs Hughes! There was a feline theme
for the Choir, with songs from The Lion King and Cats including I just can’t wait to be King by soloists Daisy Haslam and
Rupert Hill; and Memory by soloist Poppy
Evans. The Orchestra performed Doo Wap and Tropicana, both catchy and
upbeat tunes.
To round off the evening, there
was a moving performance of We Are The World to great applause. Without
Mrs Hughes, none of this would have
been possible, so a great thank you to her
and looking forward to next year.
Chudleigh School Sports Conquest [Elissa and Katie]
A Night to Remember [Daisy and Emma]
Wild Winter Olympics
[Ruby, Reuben and Tobie]
A. Gave up chocolate
B. Took up a positive attitude
C. Gave up sweets
1. Mrs Walters
2. Alex Surtees
3. Mrs Whatmough
Congratulations and Best Wishes to Mr Reed on his Retirement!
What has Alex
done for Lent?
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Chudleigh Phoenix March 2014
This month’s entry from the
the 2013 short story
competition is an original
perspective on desert warfare.
Izaak was in year 6 when he
wrote this and was one of the
junior reporters during
Chudfest week.
It all started on a gloomy day in the Swiss Alps, 1944. I was the 4,927th army knife that Hans
Cuisenaire had made. Eventually, he fitted on my badge and stamped on my serial number. I was to
be known as 00483962. I was packed into my case and then into the box. The next thing I saw was
the face of an angry sergeant as he ripped me out of my box and handed me to a certain Samuel M
Johnson.
Corporal Johnson, or Sammy to his friends, turned out to be quite a respected person. He’d got
the George Cross for running out into no-man’s land to save a fellow, foolish field-marshal. Johnson
was a striking man. As we were in Egypt, all the troops wore just khaki clothes. Khaki trousers, khaki
jackets and even khaki berets. Johnson’s old, well worn, leather boots were caked in dried mud. He
had sandy coloured hair so he could take off his beret and still blend in. He even had a goatee at just
29. He also had an A* in physics. As me and Sammy got closer and closer together, he started to take
me into battle more and more and even gave me a name! I was now called Franz. Everything was
going fine until that one fateful day.
We were doing a secret raid on a German camp, 7 miles outside Cairo. Sammy had brought
me along and was keeping me in the chest pocket, just over his heart, on his jacket. The only problem
was that the Nazis had found out thanks to a mole inside our camp. We were crawling through the
sand when all of a sudden, bright spotlights glared down at us. The next thing we knew the sand all
around us leaped up like the dead being raised in an instant. Men lay lifeless all around us. The
remaining few all got up and ran for their lives, occasionally turning around and spraying a few
rounds at the invisible enemy.
It was during one of those periods that it happened. As he spun around, a stray 14mm bullet
was speeding straight towards his heart. Normally it would have killed him but if you remember
Johnson had put me in his chest pocket. It was on that day, 1st November 1944 that I, a humble army
knife, saved that man’s life. But there was more. Johnson had been shot in the arm. Blood was
seeping down his jacket and into my pocket. As he fled, he turned and saw that no-one was following
him. He thought that everyone was dead but as he passed the last 3 men, they all groaned
simultaneously. Despite his wounded arm, he grabbed them all and with newfound strength, dragged
them all the way back to camp. Using the camp radio, Johnson, the new general. ordered a helicopter
to pick the four of them up. After a long flight home, the soldiers had to report to King George VI.
After listening to the mission failure and Samuels’s act of courage, he decided to award him the
Victoria Cross. I am extremely overjoyed to tell you Samuel M Johnson’s arm healed perfectly and he
is happily living in a large country house in Oxfordshire. This is Franz the army knife signing out.
The Army Knife by Izaak Jones
Two pelican crossings; one at each crossing point;
A school crossing patrol person to man the top crossing.
The petition is available to sign online here. It is also available as a
paper copy in many local shops including Harveys, Spar and the
Post office.
Headmaster David Barnett has assured us organisation of a
multi-agency meeting is underway, involving the school,
Highways, police, local and district councils, and ourselves. We
will be making all agencies aware of our petition and intentions.
In the meantime we are working with the school on a
number of short term solutions. These include:
The Governors putting together a document of good practice
with regard to parking for the parents of the school;
The children have been producing awareness posters which
will be made into banners to be placed along lawn drive;
Opening up the back entrance of the school (on Parkway
Road) for pedestrian access;
Organising a 'Walk to school week'. Raising the children's
awareness and coinciding this with the opening of the back
entrance;
Promotion of the Park and Stride scheme and discussions with
Teignbridge District Council over time extension (8.30-9.30am
and 3-4pm).
At no point is our aim to
victimise those who drive to
school, either out of
necessity or choice. The
aim is that, however
children have arrived at
Lawn Drive, they are then
able to cross the road
safely.
If you would like
any more information on
any of the above please
contact us. Additionally, if
you have any experiences
or suggestions we’d love to hear from you.
Email us at: [email protected] or find
us on Facebook or Twitter.
Chudleigh School Road Safety Campaign (continued)
Young supporters of the Chudleigh School
Road Safety campaign
(photo: Steph Martin)
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Chudleigh Phoenix March 2014 Chudleigh Phoenix March 2014
One bay has now been totally dismantled as planned, and the
work parties will be able to concentrate on the flow of green
stuff into compost through the one remaining bay, making less
work for the members. We do need some dry weather
[doesn’t everyone?] so we can have a sieving session to
replenish stocks of ready-to-use compost, but this will come in
time.
The 2014 rota is now complete with one work party on
the first Saturday of each month with several members, and
this will be either emailed or posted to all members in the near
future.
As per usual both compost and mulch bags are
available for purchase at half price to members — only
25p/12.5kgm bag. The compost is excellent in helping to
improve the quality of your garden soil and the mulch for
weed control or making natural paths on allotments, and both
are so cheap compared to what is available in garden centres.
Please contact the committee members below if you
are interested in becoming a member [membership free!!!] or
wish to purchase compost or mulch; we are friendly!
Chudleigh Rotters Update From Frances Daysh
Frances - Treasurer
01626 853173; [email protected]
Lyn - Membership Secretary
01626 852090; [email protected]
Chudfest Dates
Open Gardens: weekend of 28th and 29th June
Summer Festival: Chudfest Marquee, Friday 4th
to Sunday 13th
July
Garden and Produce Show: Town Hall, Saturday 20th September
Variety Concert: Community School Hall, Saturday 4th October
Christmas Fayre: Town Centre, Thursday 4th December
The dates are now fixed for some of the main Chudfest events during
2014. Full details will be made available as time goes on, but make a note
in your diaries now, so you don’t miss anything.
In February, David Ramsden from the Barn Owl Trust spoke to us
on Barn Owls: Restoring the Balance. Founded in 1987, the Trust’s
main aims are practical conservation, education, provision of
information, and research. It also provides a live owl emergency
service, a sanctuary, and a rehabilitation facility for injured owls.
The Trust also owns and cares for the Lennon Legacy project, a
26-acre site on the outskirts of Ashburton. The land was a virtually
sterile monoculture of ryegrass and white clover when the Trust
took it over, but now shows remarkable species diversity.
One of the most popular and beautiful British birds, a Barn
Owl grows to about 35cm tall, with an 85cm wing span. The face
and undersides are white and the upper parts a golden-buff colour.
They are not woodland birds and do not hoot. They hunt open
country, flying slowly and silently 3 metres above ground. Their
favourite prey are field voles, common shrews and wood mice,
though if these are scarce they may take frogs or small birds. They
do not build nests, preferring to roost on a ledge or cavity high in a
building, although modern farm buildings do not have such
features.
The Barn Owl is under serious threat as its habitat is
disappearing. Thousands are killed every year by road vehicles.
New rodenticides are far more toxic and over 90% of Barn Owls
have been found to have detectable levels of rodenticide in them. A
petition for tighter regulation of rodenticide use was delivered to
the Minister responsible for pesticide regulation, in the first week
of March.
Barn Owls are impacted by weather. Their fluffy plumage
which aids silent flight offers no protection from water; continuous
rain for more than 24 hours can be life-threatening. On the plus
side, high temperatures allow small mammals to survive and even
breed outside their normal season, thus providing prey for the owls.
David pointed out we are all responsible for the plight of
the Barn Owl. Our politicians produce the legislation that protects
wildlife and if we do not like the way they do the job, we have the
power to kick them out and elect others. If we buy food solely on
the basis of price, agricultural and food industries will stock
supermarkets with cheap food, regardless of consequences. By
shopping intelligently, we encourage food producers interested in
long-term care of the natural environment.
David’s final advice was, whenever we buy anything, be it a
house, a car, a ready meal or a newspaper, just pause and think for
a moment about how it is produced, how it will be used and
eventually disposed of and what the impact on the natural world
will be. We can make a difference!
The Barn Owl Trust is not generally open to the public, but
details of all its activities can be found on its website
www.barnowltrust.org.uk
Amenity Society
You a re respec tfu l l y
reminded that subscriptions
for the 2014 season are now
due (£10 joint, £6 individual).
Admission to talks is free to
members, £2 for guests.
For information on
CADAS activities contact the
Membership Secretary on
01626 854 106 or email
Tony Woodville Barn Owl
(photo Kate McCormick)
Mr Pesto Recommends with Phil Curtis, founder member of Chudleigh Diners Club
Chudleigh Phoenix March 2014
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I am a Mum whose life changed forever on 12th October 2012
when my middle son Paul, aged 24, lost his life in a car
accident. He was a passenger and died instantly.
The aim of P.A.U.L.Y. is to prevent youngsters from
losing their lives on our roads, by helping to educate them and
make them more aware much earlier on, of the dangers that
face them on the roads, and how to avoid them or deal with
them in a safer, more skilful way.
In the future I hope to fund P.A.U.L.Y from a variety of
sources, including monthly subscriptions from businesses that
sign up to the organisation (in particular Driving Instructors,
Schools, Colleges and Insurance companies), sponsorship from
other local businesses and monthly events organised by my
Fundraising Team.
In return for signing up and subscribing £20 a month,
businesses will be promoted on our website at
www.paulystaysafe.com. Schools and colleges will receive an
annual one day @stay Safe On The Road’ workshop on site for
all their Sixth Form students. Everyone will gain the
satisfaction of knowing they are helping to protect young lives.
We also have a online petition that we are taking to 10
Downing Street once we have 10,000 signatures so please
come and sign it for us
An Appeal by Jackie Brealy
Another busy month dining. A group of ten of us spent a great
evening once more at the Nelson Kingskerswell, pie and a pint
£7.50. The chicken pie needed a gravy and this was mentioned to
the landlord who said he would include a gravy in future;
otherwise very good.
Had lunch with my children at the Claycutters, always
seems to be good value, enjoyed the cottage pie.
Haldon Diner makes one of the tastiest cheese omelettes I
have tasted, served with beans, hash browns, mushrooms etc. well
worth a visit.
The Diners Club met at The Phoenix in Chudleigh on
18th February, about a week after they opened and had an
excellent meal; we loved the decor and were amazed at the
transformation from the original Coaching House. Everyone
enjoyed the meal, venue, service and atmosphere. I had the game
terrine; pork belly and hogs pudding on a bed of sweet potato
and butternut squash mash; followed by lemon tart with
raspberry sorbet. We will certainly dine there again.
By the time you read this we will have dined at the Chi
Restaurant, Kenton.
Also dined at the Rainbow, the View and the Stable
which I will go into more detail about next month.
Phil Curtis
07702 418458 if you would like to join us.
Sixteen diners attended an excellent Caribbean Evening at the
home of Mark and Vicky Macnair recently. The meal, which
was a fund-raiser for Chudfest, started with black bean soup
with hot roast pepper cream and a hot-hot prawn and potato
curry. There were an array of main dishes and three desserts
including a magnificent ginger, pecan and rum chocolate
brownie.
Mark and Vicky run the Chudleigh Kitchen and can cater
for events, big and small. All profits go to charity. For more
details, contact Mark or Vicky on [email protected]
Mr Pesto Extra The Chudleigh Kitchen
Chudleigh Phoenix March 2014
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Heathside
Tutors
Chemistry to A Level/IB
Maths, Physics, Biology to I/GCSE
Qualified Teacher,
DBS (CRB) checked
Michael, 01626 854611
Carnival News from Alan Holman
The calendar has turned another page and preparations for the 2014
carnival are gathering momentum slowly but surely. The crowning of
this year’s Queen (Sophia Andrews) will take place on Sunday 4th May
at Ugbrooke House at approximately 3pm. Lord & Lady Clifford have
very kindly included the crowning in a day of events being held there.
[See poster, left.] Posters will be displayed around the town nearer the
event.
The theme for the Float has been decided and work will start
very soon with a varied list of events already booked, starting Saturday
12th July.
Annie’s Dedication Recognised
When Chudleigh’s Cooperative store re-opened recently
after its refurbishment, Annie Holman was asked to perform
the opening ceremony.
Annie who, together with husband Alan, is well-
known to anyone who’s involved in Chudleigh Carnival,
has recently retired from her job in the Co-op.
Store Manager Matt Hooper told Chudleigh Phoenix
he’d asked Annie to cut the ribbon, not only because she
was a long-time member of staff, but also because of her
dedication to Carnival and
other charitable activities
throughout the year.
Matt wants the revamped
store to be customer and
communi t y- l ed . New
initiatives include the
Community Notice Board
behind the tills and the
‘What’s On’ board just
inside the door.
Annie wields the ceremonial scissors, watched by Store
Manager, Matt Hooper
(photo: Kate McCormick)
Chudleigh Phoenix March 2014
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What’s On In Chudleigh
Contact details: John Carlton, Town Clerk, 01626 853140, [email protected] ; http://www.chudleigh-tc.blogspot.com/
Friday 14th
Chudleigh Film Society: Greenfingers (A group of
inmates of HMP Leyhill discover a flair for gardening of the legal variety), Wood-way Room, 7.15pm for 8pm.
Saturday 15th
Weekly Produce Market: Outside Town Hall, 9.30am to 1pm. P.A.U.L.Y. Coffee Morning: Rest Centre, 10am.
Villages in Action: InterCeltic music with Jamie Smith’s MABON, details page 6.
Sunday 16th Chudleigh Community Choir:
Tea Party and Concert, details page 1.
Monday 17th Folk Dancing: Woodway Room, 8pm.
Wednesday 19th Chudleigh Writers’ Circle: Ambulance Hall, 10am. Mothers’ Union: Katie Drew with Melanesian Mission, Parish
Church, 2.15pm. Thursday 20th
Weekly Produce Market: Outside Town Hall, 8.30am to 1pm.
Friday 21st
Amenity Society: AGM followed by Eric Walkom with HMS Exeter – the last of the
Heavy Cruisers, Woodway Room, 7pm
Saturday 22nd Weekly Produce Market: Outside Town Hall, 9.30am to
1pm. You th Cen t re Co f f ee Morning : Rest Centre, 10am.
Sunday 23rd
Mother’s Day Craft Fair:
Bishopsteignton, details page 7.
Monday 24th Folk Dancing: Woodway Room, 8pm.
Thursday 27th Weekly Produce Market: Outside Town Hall, 8.30am to 1pm. Carnival Bingo: Town Hall,
7pm. Saturday 29th
Weekly Produce Market: Outside Town Hall, 9.30am to 1pm.
Film Society Coffee Morning: Rest Centre, 10am. Messy Church: Life is messy, church can be too! Parish Church, 3.30pm to 5.30pm.
Monday 31st Chudleigh Phoenix: Copy due for April issue.
MARCH
Bovis Homes has started work on the Coburg Fields development. The first four months will be taken up with the construction of
the entrance, the roads and installing services, after which building can commence. The project is anticipated to be complete in 18
months. Bovis will provide on-site parking for their contractors and will instruct suppliers with HGVs to access and leave the site
via the A38 rather than the town centre. When the access is being constructed (date yet to be confirmed), part of Parade will be
restricted to a single track with temporary traffic lights. Site working hours will be from 7.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday and 8am
to 1pm on Saturdays. The need is being investigated for a Traffic Regulation Order to limit parking on either side of the entrance
road to the development due to the risk of restricted visibility for cars turning onto Parade.
Bovis intend to renovate and sell The Cottage in due course.
The discussion of the Rocklands development, scheduled for 4th March, was postponed since negotiations between the District
Council and the applicant regarding the financial viability model were not complete. This is the third time this has happened. No
further bookings will be made until it is confirmed that the application is “oven-ready”.
The past four years of finance reductions for County and District Councils mean that everything apart from Statutory Services is
under consideration for abolition or severe cutbacks. Devon County Council is currently reviewing residential care/day care
provision and youth services. It is likely that future youth services will be targeted at those with demonstrable and severe need. The
generalist service, of which Chudleigh youth club is a part, will be dramatically curtailed. The Town Council will be working with
the club’s committee to find ways of maintaining this service.
Devon & Cornwall Constabulary has been reviewing their estate with a view to shutting several police stations and moving the staff
elsewhere; the aim is to allow a greater proportion of their money to be spent on operations. Following plans to dispose of the Rock
Road premises, it has been agreed in principle that the police will relocate to the Town Hall later this year, pending agreement of
lease terms. As is currently the case at Rock Road, this would not be a public caller office. If all goes according to plan the police
will have a suite of offices comprising the council chamber and two adjacent rooms currently used for storage.
News from the Town Council: items not covered elsewhere in this issue
Folk Dancing: Woodway Room, 8pm.
Wednesday 2nd WI: Ann Widdecombe with My
Life and Times, Rest Centre, 7.30pm. Sorry; members only
Thursday 3rd Weekly Produce Market: Outside Town Hall, 8.30am to
1pm. Friday 4th
History Group: Simon Dell with
Dartmoor Sett Makers’ Bankers,
Woodway Room, 7.30pm. Saturday 5th
Weekly Produce Market: Outside Town Hall, 9.30am to 1pm.
Mothers’ Union Coffee Morning: Rest Centre, 10am.
.Monday 7th Town Council: Full meeting, Town Hall, 7pm.
Tuesday 8th Diners Club Monthly Dinner:
Contact Phil on 07702418458 for details.
Wednesday 9th Storytime: For primary school children, Chudleigh Library,
10.30am to 11am. Thursday 10th
Weekly Produce Market: Outside Town Hall, 8.30am to 1pm.
Friday 11th
Chudleigh Film Society : Quartet, Woodway Room, 7.15pm for 8pm, details below.
Saturday 12th Weekly Produce Market: Outside Town Hall, 9.30am to 1pm. Carnival Coffee Morning: Rest
Centre, 10am. Tuesday 15th
Chudleigh Phoenix: April issue due out.
Members’ Choice Evening
Friday 11th April, 8.00pm in the Woodway
Room, we will be screening QUARTET (Cert
12) voted for by our members.
Comedy drama set in a home for retired musicians where the annual
concert to celebrate Verdi's birthday is disrupted by the arrival of
Jean, an eternal diva and former wife of one of the residents.
Members £1.00 Guests £5.00
Doors open 7.15pm. Wine and soft drinks on sale
MARCH