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Issue 33
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June—July 2015
Chairman’s Report
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Highampton Messenger.
Thank you to everyone who attended the Open Parish Meeting. At the
May Parish Council meeting, I was voted in as chairperson for another
year with Mr Charles Dumpleton now as vice chair. I would like to thank
my fellow councillors for their support, and I will endeavour to work for
the good of the Parish.
On behalf of the Parish Council, I would like to welcome Richard
Dimmock (see below), Wally Wallace and Tony Knight on to the Council
and thank Ross Baker, Julian Gilling and Mike Puckey for their
contributions over the last 7/8 years.
The Village Hall’s Anniversary event is on Sunday 19th July. To mark the
21st anniversary we will be having a luncheon, followed by a power point
presentation by local man Doug Anderson a wildlife cameraman who was
involved in filming the “Frozen Planet”. Having attended a fantastic talk
by Doug before, it is definitely a date to put in your diary! See page 4
for more details.
Good luck to any parishioners taking part in the annual Ruby Run on
Sunday 14th June (see page 7 for more details).
Glenn Rose— Parish Council Chairman
If you would like to submit an item for the next issue please email
[email protected] or leave items at the Village Shop.
The newsletter is published every February, April, June, August, October
and December
Deadline for next issue: Wednesday 22 July 2015
Please also get in touch if you would like to advertise your business.
Hello, my name is Richard Dimmock and I am one of your new parish councillors.
I live in Burdon Lane with my wife Davina my son Ruben and our Labrador puppy
Jasper.
I am 52 years old and am a professional horticulturalist, having spent all my career
in the Nursery and Garden Centre industry I am now launching my own consultancy
business from home. I also write the gardening pages for this newsletter (see page
9).
I am looking forward to working with my fellow councillors in making our
community a pleasant and safe place to live.
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traditionally managed Highampton farm
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Beef from our pedigree Aberdeen Angus herd also sometimes
available
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Coombe Farm Highampton
Highampton Area Pre-school (at Highampton Village Hall)
Come and visit our small and friendly pre-
school and see what we are all about!
Everyone Welcome
Toddler Sessions
Wednesday & Thursday 9.15 to 11.45
Now open for morning & afternoon sessions &
full day care
On Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday For 2
to 5 year olds 9.15 to 3.15
Contact us for more details on 07837357815
in pre-school hours Or 07801581054 out of
hours.
First two sessions FREE
T C M Plumbing
Burst pipes? Taps dripping? Valves leaking?
Radiators not getting hot? Gutters blocked?
Based locally at Inwardleigh we cover the surrounding
areas helping you with your plumbing need no matter how
small
Contact Tim Morgan on 01837 810599
Or visit our website www.tcmplumbing.org.uk
To see what we can do for you
Dog Mess.....again
The onset of lighter evenings and warmer days has unfortunately once again highlighted
the problem of some irresponsible dog owners allowing their pets to foul the footpaths in
the village. This is becoming a persistent serious hazard for those wishing to enjoy a walk
in the village, particularly families with young children and those in push chairs.
Despite bins being placed in a number of places in the village and along the Ruby Trail,
posters reminding pet owners of their responsibility and the threat of fines for not doing
so, dog mess left by dog walkers is still causing a dirty, smelly and dangerous nuisance.
Please remember to take a bag with you and clear up after your dog. Keep our paths
and verges clean so that everyone can enjoy a walk, not just you and your pet.
Felicity Lowe Clerk, Highampton Parish Council
Highampton Community Group
Highampton Summer Solstice Festival
The Easter Bash, we ran in the Village Hall, was again a very well received success this year. A
respected member of the community said to me afterwards that one of the bands, 9 Yards, was
“the best group to ever play in the Village Hall”. The good news is that the group are returning for
our Summer Solstice Festival as well. The Easter Egg Hunt was again well attended and on a
sunny Easter Sunday both children enjoyed hunting for eggs while the adults took advantage of
the offerings in the Golden Inn as well as a chance to catch up with neighbours.
We are holding the Highampton Summer Solstice Festival on Saturday 20th June 2015
afternoon and evening at the Golden Inn featuring music, stalls and food. There will be two
sessions:
The afternoon from 2:30 to 6:00pm.
The evening from 7:30 to 10:30pm.
However the grounds and the pub will remain open between the sessions so those wishing to
make a day of it will be more than welcome.
The master of ceremonies will be well known local entertainer Rob Pudner who performed the
honours last year. There will be a cash bar and a range of attractions including:
Dartmoor Falconry Bird Display, Pistol/Rifle Target Shooting, Pony Rides and Craft Stalls, Cream Tea Stall (afternoon), Hot Food Stall (evening),
Healing Tent with local experienced healers offering a range of different kinds of healing including Reiki, Children`s games, face painting, and much more.
Entertainment will include:
Local group 9 Yards (evening)
The Hatherleigh Ukulele Bashers (afternoon) and Entertainingly Different (afternoon)
Plus a surprise guest…
Joint Tickets for both afternoon and evening are £7 adult in advance (£9 on the door), £4 under
16’s and under 5’s go free. Single tickets for either afternoon or evening are £4 adult in advance
(£5 on the door), £2.50 under 16’s and under 5’s go free. Tickets can be purchased from
Highampton Village Shop or call 07960 244370. We have responded to a number of comments
regarding the supply of evening and afternoon only tickets for those who cannot make both those
who can’t make both afternoon and evening.
Of course all funds raised will be for projects in the village such as supporting the Youth Club. We
are currently investigating a new project for Highampton Community Group to fund a defibrillator
for the village and we are currently working with the Parish Council to review the feasibility of this.
If we can make this work then we could literally be saving lives in the future.
A fun packed afternoon and evening for all ages and all are welcome. So do come along and
enjoy the event knowing full well that the funds raised will be used to benefit Highampton Village
and all its residents.
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FOODBANK DONATIONS : There is now a pink collection box in the
Church for donations. Items suggested for donation include: long life
milk, long life juice, sugar, tea, coffee, tinned meat biscuits, tinned
tomatoes and tinned rice. Any donation would be gratefully received.
BUCKLAND FILLEIGH FAMILY DOG SHOW Bank Holiday FUN for all the family
BBQ, Refreshments and Raffle Monday 31st August 2015
Buckland Filleigh Village Hall Entries from 12.30 Judging 1.30
Contact Emma Anderson 01409 231294
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE VILLAGE HALL COMMITTEE
18 May 2015
Mr Glenn Rose welcomed everyone to the meeting which was the 30th annual meeting of the Committee. Dr Nick
Crowe has joined the Committee as the Highampton Community Projects Group representative.
Mrs Helen Bakehouse will represent the School and it was hoped that a Pre-School representative will soon be
appointed.
Mr Rose expressed the members thanks to all who have helped at and supported the fund raising events and
especially to Mrs Dayman, Sue Hutchins and Linda Knight.
Funding has been secured for the storeroom extension, £10,000 from the Big Lottery Fund. £2,000 from James
McInnes our Devon County Councillor and £8,000 from the TAP Fund.
All paperwork is complete regarding the Solar Panels and confirmation of financial arrangements with British Gas.
The Hall will celebrate its 21st Anniversary this year with a luncheon and illustrated talk. Tickets will be available
from all the Committee Members.
HIGHAMPTON VILLAGE HALL ANNIVERSARY LUNCHEON SUNDAY 19 JULY 2015
Followed by an illustrated talk by Doug Anderson, wildlife cameraman involved in filming ’The frozen Plant’
Tickets: Adults £15 Children £7.50 includes bar and raffle
Highampton Ladies Club On 17th June we will be holding a Barbecue at Highview, Burdon Lane and
on 15th July we will be going on our annual garden visit (venue to be decided)
If you would like to come along to either event we would be delighted to see you.
Meetings are held at 7.30pm in the Committee Room at the Village Hall on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. Refreshments are available. Visitors £2
For more information please ring Jane Bull (01837 810372) or Mary Greenhill (01837 811804)
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100 CLUB WINNERS MAY
1st (81) Phil & Jill Spinny
2nd (19) Janet Urand
3rd (8) Julie Wright
4th (49) Kelvin Sowden
The Plant Fayre held on the 22nd May with good weather allowing this event to be held outside on the school Play Ground
raised £147.05p profit. On sale at the Village Shop is a Flower Quiz. Entries to be
returned to Highampton School or Village Shop by Friday 3rd July. The winner will be announced at the School Sports & Fete
on Saturday 11th July. Look out for posters advertising the
event giving the time and more details of this event!
NEWS FROM HIGHAMPTON C.P. SCHOOL
We have reached half term already! Now we are looking forward to all the fun that the
summer term brings including some sunny days in which we can run around the field and
make the most of our space.
We recently welcomed Thomas to school in Reception, as well as several younger
children who are preparing for their entrance to full time school in September. At the
other end of school we are getting ready to say a fond farewell to Tom who will be
leaving us to go on to secondary school, we all hope he will come back and visit from
time to time.
Following a whole school trip to Castle Drogo earlier in the term we were able return to
take part in some outdoor sculpture, as well as seeing what has been done to the Castle
since our last visit, and we are very much looking forward to a further visit before the end
of term to experience some of the special activities that the National Trust is organising
for children. In addition we are going to spend a day before the end of term at the
adventure centre at Simonsbath in Exmoor where earlier this year some of the older
children spent a few days on a residential visit.
We have been fortunate to have had a visit from artist Karen Hawkins who spent a day
with the children sketching wild flowers in preparation for some doing felt artwork when
she visits again before the end of term.
The children have been learning about nocturnal animals and habitats, and spent a day
at the Otter Park near Launceston where they had the opportunity of holding owls as
well as some birds of prey before visiting the deer, wallabies, meerkats, polecat, Scottish
wild cats, chipmunks, giant rabbits and of course the otters!! A particular favourite was
the orphaned baby wallaby, named Willaby, who was being brought up by hand with
much love and help from a dog.
The school has been busy raising funds for those affected by the earthquake in Nepal.
The children organised a tuck shop selling sweets and cakes at break time, a raffle of
chocolate, and an exhibition of their skills with balls, ropes and hoops. Many thanks to
everyone who contributed to the events. After half term the school will be visited by a
neighbour from Sheepwash who was actually in Nepal at the time of the earthquake.
He will be telling the children about it and in particular about the village where he was,
and to where he will be returning in order to help.
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Highampton Local History Group
www.highampton-lhg.co.uk
The Annual General Meeting of the HLHG took place in the Village Hall on Wednesday, 22nd April.
The Chairman, Maurice Thomas, gave his Annual Report and said that the group had had another successful year
with the attendance of a number of guest speakers and illustrated talks, as well as a couple of planned outside visits
that included Buckland House, Buckland Filleigh and Beara Court, Black Torrington. In addition, our members
enjoyed a most interesting walking tour in and around Okehampton in March led by local historian Paul Rendell. At
Christmas we joined up with the Highampton Community Group for a social buffet at the Golden Inn.
Photographs and other items of local interest, which include an important series of historic deeds and documents
relating to a cottage in the village, continue to be handed in for inclusion in our ever expanding archives, for which
the Group are extremely grateful.
Maurice thanked all the members and officers for their enormous help and support over the past twelve months.
All the officers were re-elected, namely: Maurice Thomas, Chairman; Charles Dunpleton, Vice-chairman; Maureen
Morel, Secretary and Jane Bridges, Treasurer.
The AGM was then followed by the monthly meeting in which members were entertained to a most interesting talk
by Gerald and Irene Williamson entitled Horse Drawn Power in the West Country. This fascinating and amusing
illustrated talk gave an insight into Cornwall’s coaching routes which were the best, serviced by some of the finest
Coaches before the River Tamar was bridged by Brunel. The captivating talk continued with the story of the epic
journey from Falmouth to London taking despatches with the news of the Battle of Trafalgar and the Death of Lord
Nelson by John Richard Lapenotiere, in 1805.
Gerald and Irene will be returning to Highampton later in the year when they will be giving another of their
esteemed illustrated talks to the local Highampton Ladies Group.
Horse power being used during the construction of the railway
line (now the Ruby Way) at Highampton in the 1920s. Charles
Westlake, who lived at Moorview Farm at the time, is seen
holding the horse on the left.
Picture from the archive of the Highampton Local History
Group.
The Highs and Lows of Pulworthy Gardens
You are invited to potter around Higher and Lower Pulworthy
Sunday 28 June 11am until 4pm
Cream Teas Entrance £1
Proceeds to Highampton Church and ACE Egypt
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Email: [email protected]
THE RUBY RUN
Thirteen years ago a few local people got together to set up the Ruby Run a half marathon to be
run between the towns of Holsworthy and Hatherleigh. It is run, or walked, between the two
towns on the second Sunday in June and has raised a lot of money for local charities. Last year
about £2,500 was split between the hospice in Holsworthy and Exeter ELF. All the organising is
done by volunteers who do everything from marking the route to taking the entries and manning
the water stations to clearing rubbish. In alternate years it runs in opposite directions, this year it
goes from Hatherleigh to Holsworthy on Sunday 14th June. If you can help marshals are always
needed and if not come out and support the four hundred participants as they go by. For further
information, including an entry form, look up the Ruby Run web site or contact me
Charles Dumpleton on 01409231302 or [email protected]
POST OFFICE OPENING TIMES
AT HIGHAMPTON VILLAGE HALL
Tuesday 13:30 - 17:30
Thursday 10:00 - 14:00
Friday 15:15 - 18:15
HOLY CROSS CHURCH SERVICES
Sunday 14th June 11am Morning Prayer
Thursday 25th June 9am Holy Communion
Sunday 28th June 11am Holy Communion (followed by Open Gardens)
Look out for the timetable for the July services in ‘Connected’
Saturday 13th June BENEFICE SATURDAY CHURCH Barnabas the Encourager At Bradford Village Hall
Thank you to Nick and Kate Bowden for hosting the Benefice Rogation Service in May.
HIGHAMPTON HOLY CROSS CHURCH
Over the weekend of 8th and 9th May
Jill Bowden, Margaret Bowden, Mary Bowden
and Alma Knight, took part in the Flower
Festival held in Northlew. The Festival was
part of the celebrations for the 200th
anniversary of Northlew Methodist Church.
The picture shows the fabulous display
arranged by the ladies to celebrate the
theme of christenings.
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Highampton Ladies Skittles
Alma and Jill would like to thank all team members for their commitment ensuring that we had teams to play each
week. Each member of the A Team received a Certificate and a piece of Dartington Crystal which they picked up at
a dinner in Holsworthy for coming second in the league. Their points total was 68. Linda Knight also received a
piece of Dartington Crystal for playing in the winning Devon County Team. We played our House Championship on
16th April. The winner was Angie Rose with Patsy Ions as runner up. On the 23rd April we went to the Golf Course
in Holsworthy for the end of season Carvery, when the presentation of the house trophies took place .
The A Team Results The B Team Results
Highest Average Linda Knight 56.66 Highest Average Debbie Croft 53.54
Highest Score Linda Knight 74 Highest Score Debbie Croft 76 Away To Stratton
Double Floors
Gold Medal Winner
Congratulation to Tracey Cann for having a Triple Floor a score of 27 away to Stratton
Silver Medal Winners
Gill Denton had 25 away to Northlew, Linda Knight had 24 away to Pyworthy
Bronze Medal Winners
Linda Knight had 23 away to Bradford also 20 away to Yeolmbridge, Tracey Cann had 20 away to Whitstone
We start our new season in September if anyone is interested to join us for a good night out:
Contact Alma Knight 01837 810435 or Jill Bowden 01409 231173
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HAPPY GARDENING By Richard and Davina
I’m sitting writing this after another sunny, but chilly, early summers day. The yearly horticultural fest that is The
Chelsea Flower Show is nearly upon us and coming up rapidly on the horizon is the longest day of the year, 21 June,
which is also Fathers Day, by the way! All this summer sunshine, giving warmth and extended hours of daylight,
enables all the plants in your garden to put on an extra burst of growth, precious ornaments and pesky weeks alike!
THINGS TO DO:
1. Hoe borders regularly to keep on top of weed growth.
2. Check Clematis for signs of wilt.
3. Feed lawns with a quick acting summer fertilizer.
4. Deadhead annuals and perennials to maximise flowering time.
5. Treat apples trees for scab.
6. Cut back the foliage from spring bulbs after it has died back naturally.
7. Once hardy Geraniums have finished flowering, cut back to encourage fresh growth and a second flush of
flowers.
8. Stake up tall and floppy plants to prevent wind damage.
9. Pick Sweet Peas as soon as they come into flower as this encourages them to produce more blooms over a
longer period.
10. Prune out dead or overcrowded stems of evergreen Clematis to create a well balanced healthy plant.
Clematis Wilt
The rapid blackening, wilting and eventual death of Clematis can be caused in two ways:
1. In large flowering hybrids the fungus phoma clematidina is normally the cause.
2. In resistant hybrids and species Clematis the problem in normally environmental.
There are currently no chemicals available to treat Clematis wilt. To best prevent it occurring, firstly it is important
to create an ideal environment for the root system through deep cultivation and also by mulching on the soil
surface to minimise root stress through water loss. If you have the fungal infection, cut out all the affected shoots
back to healthy tissue. New shoots should begin to form at ground level. Destroy all affected material and remem-
ber to sterilise your tools after use.
Resistant species include, Alpha, Montana, Orientalis, Macropetela and Tangutica.
Apple Scab
Apple scab is an airborne fungal disease causing black, scab-like marks on the surface of the fruit and leaves. Light
attacks only damage the skin of fruit and eating quality is not affected. Heavy attacks can lead to secondary
problems such as storage rots rendering the fruit inedible.
Controlling Apple Scab
Prune out young stems that show signs of blistering and dispose of infected fallen leaves and fruit to prevent
reinfection.
For chemical control use Bayer Garden Fungus Fighter concentrate or Fungus Fighter Disease Control, tough these
chemicals will only be available until 30 November this year before they are with drawn from sale.
Highampton Community Primary School
An Outstanding School Ofsted inspection September 2012
Come along to see the opportunities available for children
Meet the Headteacher – See the children’s work
Hear about our trips to enhance learning in the
classroom
After school activities
Join our free Monday Movers and Friday Fun sessions
for under fives
Please contact the school to arrange a visit.
Church Road, Highampton, Beaworthy, Devon EX21 5LE
Telephone: 01409 231339
email: [email protected]