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April 2022 No. 484 website 24
Hello
Thank you for paying your subscription so promptly and please
accept my apology for getting the Bank Code wrong - [it should
have been 54-21-14]. If you haven’t already paid please do so
asap!
The Beacon is about to start on it’s new financial year and I would
like to take this opportunity to thank all our advertisers old and
new. We really appreciate those who advertise every year - the
services offered have become ‘reliable old friends’ to our
community. We also have new advertisers for our new year
which is rather exciting.
Once again I am excited by all the events I have been able to
include this month presenting what looks to be a bright future.
Just what we all need I think.
Robin is looking for photos of the 2004 Parish Day - if you have any
please send them to him.
So welcome to snowdrops, daffodils, tulips and spring.
Fiona
The deadline for copy for inclusion in the May 2022 issue is
Sunday 17th April
You can email material to editor.thebeacon@icloud.com
The March issue of The Beacon will be delivered following 30th
April and will be available on www.thebeacon.website on 1st
May
The Beacon’s printed Directory of local clubs, societies and other organisations
is published each February. Visit the Beacon’s website for a much expanded
version of the Directory at https://www/thebeacon.website/directory, in many
cases including additional contact details and further information.
For additions and alterations to both versions of the Directory email
info.thebeacononline@gmail.com - online alterations can be made any time.
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STONE LANE GARDENS needs you!
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Vacancy for a Tea Room Manager 2022
* Part-time, fixed term
* 4th April - 31st October 2022
* 24 hrs per week, flexible hours
Are you ready for something new and special this Spring?
We need an organised and enthusiastic person to manage
our pretty garden tea room. We are looking for someone with
an eye for detail who would genuinely enjoy welcoming our
garden visitors and friends.
We can offer a flexible 24 hrs per week (incl. one weekend shift)
at £15 per hour, a beautiful location, great local suppliers and a
fantastic volunteer team. Experience in catering or hospitality is
ideal, but not essential for the right person.
Further details: www.stonelanegardens.com > support us or
contact Ruth on 07967 979613.
Stone Lane Gardens is an RHS Partner Garden and a
Charitable Trust (No.1141252).
Fuel Poverty in South Tawton
Cllr Crawford expressed concern at the level of fuel poverty
within South Tawton Parish. Dist Cllr Daniel stated that WDBC take
this situation very seriously and that fuel poverty is set to increase
because of the rapid fuel price rises recently. WDBC have some
grant funding available plus help for those in fuel poverty. Below
are emails for organisations also offering help:
support@applyforleap.org.uk
hello@tamarenergycommunity.com
sophie@sdce.org.uk South Dartmoor Community Energy
https://www.gov.uk/the-warm-home-discount-scheme
Dist Cllr Daniel reiterated that the new Vulnerability Officer is
available to assist anyone struggling to complete the applications
or they can contact Cllr Daniel directly in order to help people to
get the grants they are entitled to.
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Weather Watch
I said in last months article that every now and again Mother
Nature likes to remind us of her power. Well on Friday 18th
February it was our turn as Storm Eunice hit. Eunice was well
forecast. The storm was named on Monday 14th (along with
Storm Dudley which mainly affected the north) and the first
warnings were issued. At this time Eunice didn’t exist, but
meteorological models had already predicted its development
and likely track into the UK and northwest Europe. As the event
got nearer and confidence increased warnings were upgraded
to Amber, then finally to Red for parts of the SW and SE UK. Red
weather warnings are rarely issued, only used for the highest
impact events. To issue two for the same event shows how
dangerous this storm was.
Although we sat just outside the Red warning area, we certainly
felt the power of Eunice. At eleven am the observation site at
North Wyke recorded at gust of 82 mph, one of the strongest seen
anywhere in the UK. Needles on the Isle of Wight recorded a gust
of 122 mph, which if verified will be the strongest ever. Although
here in South Zeal we seemed to get away quite lightly, I know
many in Sticklepath, South Tawton, Belstone and Throwleigh were
left without power for hours, and in some cases days. Fallen trees
caused travel disruption, schools were closed, damage was done
to property, but thankfully I heard no reports of anyone being
injured or killed locally. I hope this was the case.
Eunice was the most powerful storm to hit the southern UK for
decades, possibly since the infamous storm of October 1987.
Sadly 17 people lost their lives across the UK and Europe, and the
storm caused an estimated £1.5 billion in damage across
northwest Europe. Without those warnings though it could have
been much worse.
Away from Eunice February was another mild month completing
a mild winter with temperatures across the UK 1 to 1.5C above the
30-year average. Despite a wet February, winter as a whole was
slightly drier than average, but was also duller than average here
in the southwest. Perhaps the most notable feature of winter
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2021-22 was not only the lack of snow, but also the lack of frost,
with only 14 recorded here throughout the whole three-month
period.
Summary for February 2022 (difference from average in brackets)
Temperature (°C): Rainfall (mm):
Mean 7.1 (+1.7) Total for period 169.8 (144%)
Mean Minimum 4.1 (+1.5) Wettest day 31.5mm on 16th
Wet days 22
Mean Maximum 9.9 (+1.7)
Dry days 6
Minimum -0.5 on 11th
Maximum 12.4 on 19th
Air frosts 4 (-2)
Meet Your Local Councillor
After so much delay caused by the pandemic our local coffee
mornings in Belstone, South Tawton and Sticklepath have restarted. I will
be attending the regular coffee mornings once monthly. This will offer a
chance for local people to have an informal chat with me about any
West Devon Borough Council issue that I can assist with. If more privacy
is required, we can arrange that separately. The timetable will be;
South Tawton 1st Friday of the month.
Belstone second Thursday of the month
Sticklepath 3rd Wednesday of the month.
Please come along and meet me if you can - Cllr Lynn Daniel
Dawn Chorus Walk at Belstone
The first dawn chorus walk around Belstone, followed by breakfast
in the Village Hall, was held in May 2003; 30 people came along
and 36 different species were seen or heard. That set the annual
pattern until the event was cancelled during the first Covid
lockdown in 2020, when I turned to posting short films on YouTube
so people could still enjoy the songs of blackcaps, robins, song
thrushes and the rest. Now, the real walk is back. Led as usual by
me, it leaves Belstone Village Hall at 5.30am on Saturday 30 April
and follows a varied route around the parish, through woods,
across fields, along lanes and over the open moor. As well as the
expected species maybe we will hear what I call the ‘goose bird’,
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a strange four-note honking that has been puzzling Belstone folk
for three years or more – actually, I do know which bird it is but I’m
not telling here. Wear your walking boots for the rough bits and
bring your binoculars and bird-identifying apps, but please leave
your four-legged friends at home. We should be back at the Hall
for an ‘all-you-can-eat’ breakfast by 8am. Suggested donations
of £2.50 for the walk or £6 for the walk and breakfast will be
gratefully received for Hall funds. Chris Walpole
Belstone Cricket Club
There’s a lot of pre-season work going on at Rew Meadow. As
anyone driving past this winter can hardly have failed to notice
the moles have been very active, luckily mostly outside the
boundary line but still a nuisance as the thrown up stones can
blunt the gang mowers. The collected soil from the molehills will
be useful to fill in the many rabbit holes all over the outfield. Storm
Eunice did some damage on 18 February, flipping over the score-
hut and ripping the roof and sides off the lean-to shelter where
we park the tractor and pitch roller.
On the actual cricket front the Sunday afternoon North Devon
League Division One program starts on 15 May with a home
game against Westleigh. The Sunday before that, 8 May, we play
at home against Holsworthy in a new competition, the North
Devon League Cup. New players are always welcome, call or
email skipper Matt Dennis (07813 898863,
matt.dennis1@tiscali.co.uk or me (01837 840498,
chris.walpole1@outlook.com).
Last season youngsters cricket took off in a big way with around
50 All Stars (5-8 year olds) and Dynamos (8 to 11) having fun on
Friday evenings, with Activator Richard Drake in charge. It’s all
happening again this summer with nearly 30 kids booked in
already. Plenty of room for more, so head to
www.allstarscricket.co.uk or www.dynamoscricket.co.uk to
register with us. The sessions begin on Friday 6 May and run until
Friday 24 June. Last but not least for all you car boot lovers here
are the three dates for the Saturday sales this year: 28 May, 9 July
and 3 September. Chris Walpole
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Eden Project Founder To Open Exhibition at Stone Lane
Gardens.
Artists have only 1 month remaining to enter a prestigious
sculpture exhibition that is set to be opened by Sir Tim Smit in July.
Stone Lane Gardens are opening their doors once again to up
and coming artists as part of their annual Ashburner prize. The
open call for entries will close on March 31st 2022. Sir Tim Smit, a
founder of internationally
recognised innovative Eden
Project, will open the exhibition to
the public in July 2022.
RHS partner garden Stone Lane
shares The Eden Projects ethos of
preservation and cultivation. As
well as being a beautiful
sanctuary, the gardens are of
particular scientific value and have over 69 different types of
birch trees. The exhibition will invite emerging artists with a
connection to the South West to submit proposals for work and
once selected will be displayed throughout the gardens,
immersed in the natural surroundings.
The panel of judges is made up of gardens trustee Sandy Lipo,
internationally renowned ceramic sculptor Sandy Brown and
author and academic Penny Florence.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of an annual exhibition at
Stone Lane Gardens. The Ashburner Prize builds on the legacy of
founders June and Kenneth Ashburner. This year, the judges have
decided to assign the theme of ‘connectivity’ to the exhibition.
This theme is intended to be interpreted by each artist.
All works within the exhibition will be open to sale and the winner
of the Ashburner Prize will be awarded £1000 prize money. For a
chance to enter the 2022 Stone Lane Exhibition, sell your art there,
and win the £1000 prize, artists can submit photographs of their
work and details of a proposed piece including dimensions and
weight if possible here - www.stonelanegardens.com/2022/01/
sculpture/
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Fun for all the family!
Organised by Sticklepath Community Church
Taw River Meditation Group
We will be meeting again in person in the upper room in the
Church House, South Tawton,
from Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 - 6.30 -8.30 pm.
This group largely follows the Plum Village practice of Zen Master
Thich Nhat Hanh.
Any queries, please contact Alison on 01837 849085.
Sticklepath Village Workday
Sticklepath held its first Workday in
two years on a lovely bright Sunday
at the end of February. More than
twenty people turned out for an
enjoyable, social morning. The
majority were clearing gorse on
Sticklepath Moor, warmed by a
roaring bonfire and
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Brooker. A small party tackled the job of pollarding trees in the
playing field. With both tasks finished by mid-day, all enjoyed
refreshments and lardy cake supplied courtesy of Steve & Pam
Matthews.
It was generally agreed that the restoration of this previously
annual Workday acknowledged the possibility of a return to
‘normality’ after the upheaval of Covid, and gave hope that the
coming year will see more social functions return to the village.
Belstone Youth Group
made the most of pancake day…
we had fun in the village hall making,
flipping & then decorating our pancakes
with lots of delicious toppings.
We also had a pancake hunt afterwards!
Well done everyone!!
St Mary's Church Heritage Centre Sticklepath
April has arrived and with it, the promise of lighter evenings, busy
birdsong and gardens bursting into life. The church grounds are
looking lovely with masses of primroses and daffodils, following on
from the wonderful early display of snowdrops.
We are anticipating the small team of volunteers will be able to
resume those tasks left on hold with the onset of Winter, now the
garden is less soggy, and we are always looking for more helpers!
The visitor's book is proof that more people have been passing
through during the past few months, which is when we usually
expect a drop in numbers. All positive signs that the Heritage
feature is a real point of interest.
Village Praise will be held on 3rd April at 10.30am and the
12monthly Communion service will take place at 8.30am on Sunday
24th. Please see the Beacon for times of services on Easter Day in
the locality.
St Mary's will be open every day, providing a quiet space for
reflection and private prayer.
Carol Johns, Church Steward
Sticklepath Phoenix Group.......March meeting.
AGM followed by The Sticklepath WI and Phoenix Archives.....
Mike Gilbert
Our AGM was quickly done and dusted.
Committee and Chair elected without a fuss.
Then on to a spirited and fascinating talk from our very own
reclusive archivist, Historic stories and facts about the WI, which
later became The Phoenix Group. All gleaned from archived
documents and slides, carefully housed in the village hall.
Immensely enjoyed by all who attended. Thank you Mike
This is followed by the meeting in April...History of Reddaways
Removals, South Zeal presented by Michael Clinch.
We meet at 7.15pm at Sticklepath Village Hall on the third
Tuesday in the month. Visitors and new members welcome. For
more information contact Lorinda Legge 01837 840326 or any
member of the committee.
The Moorland Group
It was agreed after much discussion at the March meeting of The
Moorland Group (formerly South Zeal W.I.) that the group would
fold as from 10th March, 2022. This was a sad decision to have to
make and we shall I am sure miss our monthly meetings.
However, it was also agreed that we will continue to get together
on the second Thursday of each month for lunch at a local cafe
or pub so that we can catch up on our news (and views!!).
I think that it is worth mentioning that Vera White has been a
member for sixty years!! Our longest serving Committee member.
Thank you Vera! Jacqueline Yeates
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able to put something back into caring for our beautiful
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still used by the community for a multiple of functions. It has a
wonderful atmosphere and is a very special place. We are all
very lucky to have it. If you would like to find out more about
Church House, or even consider helping out occasionally, why
not come to our Annual General Meeting in the building on
Monday 25th April at 7.30pm. You would be very welcome.
Nature walk
We are at the end of Winter; Spring is just around the corner but
the sea is boiling and booming under a grey sky. The tide is
supposed to be on the ebb but the stiff Northwest wind is keeping
the breakers running up the beach blowing white feathery spray
from their crests. Herring Gulls hang in the wind above me; their
clarion calls carry out over the rooftops of the town. Not one of
these Gulls beats a wing. They are poised, holding position with a
slight wing or tail movement. Perfectly balanced on the elements.
Walking back along the Promenade towards those Amusement
Arcades that, a short time ago, were buzzing with half term
activity I look down onto the rocks. There are more Herring Gulls
out there. Most are resting facing into the wind but there is one
brown speckled youngster from last years nest still begging one of
its parents for food. It will take another three years for this young
bird to become an adult. In the meantime it will gradually moult
out those brown feathers swopping them for the grey and white
plumage of its parent. Where the rocks meet the sandy beach
the water is calmer and a flock of Black-headed Gulls are
feeding there. The white leading edges of their wings flicker
against the water as it churns up the golden sand. Some of these
Gulls have now got their black heads, a sure sign that, despite the
cold wind, the seasons are changing. A Common Gull flies in to
join this feeding flock. It is slightly larger than the Black-headed
Gulls and has darker grey wings with black tips. At the very end of
the wing there is a white spot. I watch as this Common Gull beats
along the edge of the rocks and then battles its way out to sea.
18There are Oystercatcher looking for mussel shells down there
amongst the low tide pools. They hammer them open to get at
the sweet meat inside and then have to guard against their feast
being stolen by the ever watchful Herring Gulls. There is not much
else in the rock pools now. The recent storms have cleaned them
out.
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just flitted along beside the sea wall. It flies over the wall and
lands on a patch of decorative gravel in front of a waterside
apartment. Here it carefully tucks itself down behind some stones.
Cautiously I walk towards where this bird has gone. It’s a Rock
Pipit. Closely related to the Meadow Pipit of the Moor the Rock
Pipit is the Meadow Pipits coastal cousin. This particular Rock Pipit
has a feast! It has caught a Sea Slater. The Sea Slater is closely
related to the Woodlouse but can grow up to three centimetres
long. My Rock Pipit has caught a big one and is devouring it in
sheltered safety.
Out on the beach I follow the tide line and realise that I am not
the only one doing so. A dozen little grey and white waders are
chasing in and out of the waves following the water to and fro.
They look like children’s wind up toys. With their black legs moving
incredibly fast these are Sanderling. Like the Purple Sandpiper I
wrote about in my last article these Sanderling breed high up
inside the Arctic Circle and will soon be heading away from here
to make that incredible journey. In the meantime they are
stocking up their reserves of food preparing for the migration.
As the Sanderling leave I know that in a very short time the spaces
will be filled by migrating birds heading back here from their
wintering grounds far to the south. Soon there will be Wheatear
on the Burrows while overhead there will be the chittering of
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19Tinners and Cogs and Wheels on Track
We've organised an outing on the train to Exeter on Sunday
3rd April. All are welcome to join with us to explore the delights of
Exeter. We're dancing in the Cathedral Square and we're booked
at the Quay. We've always had an audience in Exeter, but we
understand that there is a 5km run on the other side the river - we
think we'll provide an extra attraction for the crowds, and will use
up the same amount of energy. For more detail:
bagman@tinnersmorris.co.uk - or our respective Facebook pages.
South Zeal Open Gardens: Sunday 19th June 10am - 4pm
Hello everyone. Well the warm winds are headed our way and
June will be upon us before we know it! Preparations are already
underway for this much missed event and we are really looking
forward to showing off our wonderful villages and gardens again.
We would like to invite participants from South Tawton and South
Zeal, up to and including the gardens just beyond Drybridge. We
already have some gardens offering to be open but we need
MORE! We are so lucky to have such a variety of gardens to
display and we are ALWAYS keen to see new gardens that we
don't know about! We are not looking for perfection - in fact a
garden in the making is interesting to come back to the following
year. Please contact me for further information if you think you
would like to take part and/or to find out more. It's a really lovely
thing to be involved in AND you get a complimentary lunch n
pudding to boot!
The funds raised go towards the Victory Hall which will be
celebrating its centenary this year!
One of our key fundraisers is the plant sale. We would be hugely
grateful if gardeners could bear us in mind whilst sowing those
seeds and donate any spare plants, cuttings and seedlings for the
sale. If anybody is available to help out either on the day or in
the run up then please get in touch. Many thanks Georgie.
07816588571 georgie.defay@gmail.com.
20Belstone Celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Belstone Parish Council called a Parish Meeting in February, so
that all interested parties could come along and discuss what the
village would like to do to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee which
will be from Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th June. The Thursday and
Friday will be bank holidays. From that meeting a committee was
formed, and they are now meeting to arrange interesting
activities to involve everybody. The Belstone Commoners’
Association will be arranging the lighting of a Beacon on Thursday
evening, and the committee are hoping that villagers will meet
on the village green to unveil the memorial stone which is being
engraved by the Parish Council. Villagers can then walk together
up to the beacon on Watchet Hill, and unveil a plaque for a tree
which is being planted as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy.
More events are being planned on Friday and Saturday, to
culminate in children’s activities and a tea party in the village hall
on the Sunday. We hope that there will be something for
everybody to get involved in, so save the dates. If you would like
to help with the organisation in advance or on the day, do get in
touch. Sally Fullwood 01837 849131.
Local News From One Hundred Years Ago – April 1922
Some village news before I digress into a few unusual items
mentioned in the press in April 1922.
A shed containing hay, straw and petrol (not a good
combination) at Lopes House in Belstone burnt down. The owners
sustained a £200 loss. The property was not insured.
Easter visitors to Belstone included the Mayor of Exeter, Philip
Foale Rowsell, CBE, JP, who was staying at the family-built retreat
then called Ladybrook (now Bernard’s Acre).
Okehampton Girls’ Life Brigade and Boys’ Brigade held a route
march to Belstone on Easter Monday. Tea was provided in the
Wesleyan Schoolroom and the young people spent a most
enjoyable afternoon. The Belstone Wesleyan Sunday School was
founded in 1856 and in 1922 was probably still meeting in the old
21Zion Chapel as the ‘new’ schoolroom behind the current
Methodist Chapel (currently serving tea as The Old School
Tearoom) wasn’t built until 1926.
More on the Belstone Cleave quarry dispute. At the annual
meeting of the Dartmoor Preservation Society in Plymouth, the
public service performed by the commoners of Belstone in
seeking legal protection to save grave injury to the scenery of
that neighbourhood was remarked on. The meeting agreed to
make a contribution towards the heavy litigation expenses of the
Belstone commoners. And at a meeting of the Bridges, Main
Roads and County Buildings Committee of Devon County
Council; the Clerk presented the bill of costs in connection with
the recent County Court action between Commoners of Belstone
and the County Council regarding the quarrying of stone at
Belstone Cleave. The Press were requested not to publish the
figures, but the Chairman remarked that it was an expensive
luxury. Already 2000 tons had been taken out, the County Council
were in possession of the quarry, and a good many more
thousands of tons of stone would be procured.
It was decided to pay the bill.
South Zeal; this place was all alive for the first church parade and
dinner of the Oxenham Arms Slate Club. The progress of this club
has been wonderful since its inauguration a few months ago,
having now over 130 members. After the service the members
marched to Ford Cross, Prospect, Ramsley and back to the
Oxenham Arms, where a good old English dinner of roast beef
and plum pudding was awaiting them. About 200 sat down. The
Committee of the Victory Hall has accepted the tender of a local
builder.
Unusual story No 1; at an ironmonger’s shop in Okehampton
surplus First World War submarine mine cases were being sold as
cattle troughs – having been sawn in half to form two separate
hemispheres. Excellent recycling – has anyone seen such things
still lurking in the corner of a field somewhere?
Unusual story No 2; Fortune at Stake; In 1664 Prince Wolfert
Webber, a native of Holland, acquired great wealth in the Dutch
22East Indies and the Fiji Islands, but as his daughter, Princess
Anneka, married against his will, he disinherited her, but left his
estates to the seventh generation of her descendants. Last
spring, the American claimant went to visit the estates, but was
warned by Dutch government officials that cannibals lived on the
property and that two of their agents who had gone to inspect
the estate had never returned. About eight years ago an
advertisement appeared seeking information concerning Samuel
Webber, who was born in Okehampton in 1783. Mr Ralph
Webber, of Plymouth, established the fact that according to the
testimony of the family Bible this Samuel Webber was the
grandson of the disinherited Princess Anneka. The claim by Mrs
Webber to a fortune in the Fiji Islands has resulted in numerous
enquiries being made at Okehampton Workhouse concerning
Samuel Webber. It has been asserted, however, that the only
inmate of the local institution bearing the family name was Henry
Webber, of Sourton, who died some years ago. As far as I can
see from further research, much of this story is bunkum and the
claim came to nothing.
Unusual story No 3, from the Daily Mirror; A friend who has been
‘Eastering’ on Dartmoor tells me that, true to custom, the women
of Widecombe placed flowers on Easter Sunday on Little Dolly’s
tomb. The tomb is little more than a tradition itself now, but the
flowers keep a pretty memory green. Little Dolly was a child killed
in the local tin mines, somewhere in the seventeenth century, and
her funeral, they say, was attended solely by about 500 women,
dressed all in the purest white. There is not much truth in this story
either. The author Sabine Baring Gould (1834-1924) spun a tale of
handsome Dartmoor girl Dolly who attracted the attentions of Sir
Thomas Tyrwhitt (1762-1833) and the Prince Regent George IV
before marrying Tom Trebble, who took her away to live in a
remote cottage on the Dart. After Tom died Dolly worked at
Hexworthy tin mine. The real Dolly Trebble (née Mosey) was born
in 1793, married William Trebble at Lydford in 1819 and died in
1879, two years after her husband. Any relationships between
Dolly, Tyrwhitt and the Prince Regent are undocumented and
23unlikely, given that she was over 30 years younger than both, and
it’s also nonsense to suppose that she started work in a tin mine
aged 84!
Chris Walpole (unless stated otherwise, quotes in italics are from
the Devon and Exeter Gazette, Nottingham Journal, Western
Morning News and Western Times). Thanks also to the Legendary
Dartmoor website, www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk
Celebrate St Georges Day once
more
with the South Zeal Pace Egg
Mummers Play in
Kings Arm's Garden.
6.30pm Tinners Morris Perform.
7.00pm Pace Egg Play.
South Tawton Parish Council Extracts from minutes of the
February meeting West Devon BC – Cllr Daniel’s report - Home
Scheme to Cut Bills and Carbon Is Still Available
A £600,000 scheme to reduce home energy consumption in West
Devon is underway. The first installations of measures including air
source heating systems and external insulation are now being
carried out through West Devon Borough District Council’s Green
Home Grant. Further funding to help home-owners improve the
energy efficiency of their home is still available, however time is
limited and funding is likely to stop in April
Community Funding News
Devon Funding News is a great place to go to see what new
grant funding schemes are available to our communities – as
many of you will be involved with community groups. The website
is updated regularly and some of the new schemes added in
January include:
Up to £5,000 for the repair or improvement of community
buildings Screwfix Foundation
24Up to £10,000 for community groups and artists planning activities
focusing on art, creativity and culture in
celebration of the Platinum Jubilee Devon CF Notes for
Applicants https://www.devon.gov.uk/fundingnews
Planning
Application to install 15m monopole accommodating 3no.
antennas, the installation of 2no. equipment cabinets (plus a
meter cabinet), along with ancillary works on land opposite
Olditch Farm, Sticklepath. STPC do not support the proposed
location of this mobile mast
Tree Planting on the Commons
Ian Brooker – DNP Ranger explained the circumstances of recent
tree planting on Firestones Common and a further small-scale
planting will take place later in the year.
Platinum Jubilee and Beating the Bounds 2022
Platinum Jubilee
Cllr White updated members on arrangements and it was agreed
that a memorabilia coin will be given to all children under 11. The
lighting of the Beacon will be part of a national event at 9.45pm
on 2nd June 2022. South Tawton will host their main event on Friday
3rd June on the Recreation Ground Field South Zeal, with the
Victory Hall booked as a ‘back-up’. The Wreckfords have been
booked for 2 music sessions, commencing at 3pm.
Beating the Bounds
Cllr White updated members on arrangement for beating the
bounds which includes the supply of a cooked pig and
accompaniments for £650, the commoners are donating a barrel,
the scouts donating use of their tents, and negotiations are taking
place regarding the use of a shoot trailer.
Replacement benches – Clerk reports the two benches have
been ordered and delivered and arrangements to have them
installed in Spring at Zeal Head and South Tawton Square
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