LAPFORD LOOKOUT

YOUR LOCAL MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

Year 19 ~ Issue 8

August 2016

Bow YFC
Big Bash Disco
Friday 12th August
Copplestone, EX17 5LA
Tug of War from 7:30pm,
BAR, BBQ, BK Discos until 1am
5 members,
7 non-YFC members
(over 18 only)

Lapfords Twinning
Mystery bus trip

Sunday 7th of August 2016 Leaving car park at 10am

15.00 a Person to include bus fare and a picnic.
Everybody welcome!
We are planning our trip to France this year which will
take place from 23rd to 27th of September
If you are interested or would like more information about
the Twinning Association
do not hesitate to call John on 01363 83985

For more info contact

Jess - 07707331744

Interested in volunteering? Then come along too!

Whether you can spare an hour a month or a day a year we
will have opportunities both behind the scenes and working
with young people. With support and training you can
experience the fun, friendship and adventure of Scouting for
yourself.
Lapford Lookout

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LAST POSTING TIMES AROUND THE VILLAGE

Mon-Fri Saturday
Eastington Cross
4.30pm
11.00 a.m.
Woodland Cottage
3.00 p.m. 7.30 a.m.
Industrial Estate
9.00 a.m. 7.00 a.m.
Highfield
4.45 p.m. 10.15 a.m.
Orchard Way
9.00 a.m. 7.00 a.m.
Saxtons
4.30 p.m. 10.15 a.m.
Morchard Road
5.00 p.m. 11.15 a.m.
In addition, items left at the Post Office during
opening hours will be posted that day via North
Tawton.

NATIONAL BLOOD SERVICE

Donations can be made at
Boniface Centre, Crediton,
Wednesdays 10th or 31st August
at 13:10 to 15:15 and 16:15 to 19:15
Or at Chulmleigh Community Centre on
Tuesday 25th October
at 13.00 to 15.15 and 16.15 to 18.30
Call the donor helpline on 0300 123 23 23
for more information or to book an appointment
or book online at www.blood.co.uk
Do something amazing - Give Blood!

LAPFORD OUTREACH POST OFFICE

OPENING HOURS:
Monday 9.00 - 13.00
Tuesday 13.00 - 17.00
Friday 9.00 - 13.00

TO CONTACT THE EDITOR

Write to:

Jeanne Whittaker
Sunnyside, 22 Orchard Way,
Lapford, Crediton,
EX17 6PR

Tel:
E-mail:
By hand:

(01363) 83068
lapfordlookout@btinternet.com
Use the box in The Orchard Centre
or the Editors letterbox

Deadline for inclusion in the next issue: 6 pm on the 14th August for inclusion in September 2016 issue
Contributions are welcome, to be used at the Editors discretion.
The views in this newsletter do not necessarily represent the views of the editorial team.
All information in this newsletter is copyright
and may not be reproduced without the permission of the Editor.

Christians Together in Lapford welcome you to:

The Parish Church
On the first, second and third Sunday of each month, at 9.30am,
Lay led Morning Prayer followed by coffee
4th Sunday at 9.00am, Common Worship Eucharist
5th Sunday at 10.30am Mission Community C W Eucharist - Venue to be posted on Church notice board
Contact: The Reverend Lindsey Starrs - Tel: 877221 - Please avoid her day off (Friday)
Churchwarden - Sheila Stoneman - Tel: 83610
The Congregational Church
Services every Sunday 11.00 am and 6.30 pm
(Childrens Club and Crche every Sunday)
Mid-week Meetings Tuesday 2.30 pm and 7.30 pm plus others as arranged - see Church Newsletter
Contact: David and Vivien Bulley - Tel: 83374
or
Peter and Viv Lacey -Tel: 884230
Yeo Valley Christian Fellowship
Meets every Sunday morning at 10.30 am in the Victory Hall
(Live Wires meet each Sunday in the Committee Room at 10.45am)
4th Sunday of the month is Family Service
Tuesday at 7.30 pm and Wednesday morning at 10.30 am there is Bible study in a house group
Contact: Briony Clinch - Tel: 83666
All the Churches welcome everyone to any of their services and social events.
We look forward to fellowship with you.
Lapford Lookout

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DATES TO LOOKOUT FOR

August 2016
6th

Chulmleigh Community College class of 1982 reunion

at the Red Lion, 7.00pm

7th

Lapford Twinning Mystery Trip.

12th

Bow Young Farmers Disco - 7.30pm Copplestone details page one

14th

Copy deadline 6pm for Lapford Lookout.

17th

U3A Meeting, St Boniface Centre, Crediton, 10 - 12.

16th-18th

September 2016
3rd

Horticultural Society Autumn Show

7th

Parish Council Meeting, 7.30pm, Orchard Centre

10th

Devon Historic Churches Coffee Morning ~

10 -12 noon in Parish Church

14th

Copy deadline 6pm for Lapford Lookout.

20th

Horticultural Society Meeting.

ARK Holiday Club, 10am to 1pm

Garden bonfires : the rules

There are no laws against having a bonfire, but there
are laws for the nuisance they can cause.
Burning domestic waste
You cant get rid of household waste if it will cause
pollution or harm peoples health. This includes
burning it.
Danger to traffic by smoke
You could be fined if you light a fire and you allow
the smoke to drift across the road and become a
danger to traffic.
Complain about a neighbours bonfire
Your council can issue an abatement notice if a
neighbours bonfire is causing a nuisance. A bonfire
must happen frequently to be considered a nuisance.
Your neighbour can be fined up to 5,000 if they
dont stick to the notice.

The Parish Church In August

Sunday 7th
9.30 a.m.
Sunday 14th
9.30 a.m.
Wed 17th
10.30 a.m.
7.30 p,m,
Sunday 21st
9.30 a.m.
Sunday 28th
9.00 a.m.

Trinity 11
Lay Led Morning Prayer
Trinity 12
Lay Led Morning Prayer
Holy Communion
Book of Common Prayer
Service of Healing and wholeness
At St Matthews Coldridge
Trinity 13
Lay Led Morning Prayer
Trinity 14
Common Worship Eucharist

Lapford Lookout

Tuesday 16th, Wednesday 17th and

Thursday 18th August
10 - 1
Victory hall Free
Primary school age
Crafts, games, snacks, DVD clips
and more
To book please contact Becka Poole
07887605799
or
Lorraine Kigongo 07940185713
for a registration form
Run by Yeo Valley
Christian Fellowship
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June Weather
A slightly milder than average June thanks
mainly to the cloudiness of the weather. This
prevented the night-time temperatures falling
very far. The warmest day was the 8th with a
maximum of 22.7 C, the coolest was the 15th
with a maximum of only 15.9 C. The coldest
night was on the 3rd with a minimum of 6.0 C.
Total rainfall was 75.2mm, wetter than
average, but nowhere nearly as wet as many
parts of the South and East of England. We
managed to avoid all the really heavy
thunderstorms that were around. The wettest
day was the 19th with a fall of 13.7mm, just over
half an inch.
The windiest day was the 28th with a gust
of 42 mph.

Andy Epstein

TNMWD Citizens Advice

and felt more engaged with their community.
1-3 Bridge Buildings
9 in 10 feel better equipped and empowered to deal
The Strand
with issues in their lives with 4 in 5 also helping
Barnstaple
friends and families.
EX32 8LW
Nearly a third of volunteers who leave Citizens
Adviceline: 03444 111 444
Advice go on into paid employment or full time
info@ruraldevoncab.org.uk
education.
www.ruraldevoncab.org.uk
CONTACT: Georgia Ainsworth 01271 312948 Vicki Rowe, Chief Executive of TNMWD Citizens Advice
said: Our volunteers are vital to the way we deliver our
service, we really could not help all the local people we do
without them. They work tirelessly to support members of
the public with many areas of concern from debt and
employment to the continually changing Benefit system
Torridge, North, Mid and West Devon Citizens Advice and housing.
offers free, confidential and impartial advice from three
outlets in the Mid Devon area, supporting residents with We are looking for people with availability for one day a
week who have good communication and computer skills
around 5,000 individual issues each year.
and who would like to offer support to the local community
The offices in Tiverton, Crediton and Cullompton are of Mid Devon. If you would like a satisfying challenge that
looking for volunteers to join their friendly and enthusiastic enables you to meet a range of people and give something
teams to offer advice and support to the community. As the back to the public, please do get in touch.
backbone of the service, volunteers perform all sorts of
roles from Advising, to Administration, IT support, Training begins in October 2016. For more information
or for an application pack, please email
Research & Campaigning and Trusteeships. Mid Devon is
trainingofficer@ruraldevoncab.org.uk
on the lookout for people to become Advisers by
or call 01237 426070
undertaking the renowned and in-depth training provided
by Citizens Advice. Full expenses are provided as well as
ongoing support and coaching. Internal research has found
that as well as giving a lot, volunteers get a lot in return:
9 in 10 volunteers gained knowledge of local issues

Mid Devon Citizens Advice

on the hunt for volunteers

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Lapford Dog Club was invited to put on an agility

demonstration at the Coldridge Fair. The different
types of equipment were explained to the audience
before dogs of different sizes showed off their skills
on a typical course. As a finale, two teams
competed in a relay race over a series of weaves
poles, jumps and a tunnel.
Picture is of Vice-Chair, Ralph
Reader, taking his dog Henna over
the dog walk

Restarts Friday 9th September

From 6 p.m. 7.45 p.m.
For kids age 7-11
(Kids welcome from the term they turn
seven up to the end of the Autumn term of
Year 7)
Sub: 1.50 per session
(each additional family member 1 only)
Contact Caroline Gilpin on 83674
for more info.

NEWS FROM THE FRIENDS OF ST THOMAS

Many apologies to all who read last months News
from the Friends. It contained not one but two
howlers from the new Secretary. Mrs Barbara
Glass is, of course, our new Chairman, and our
President remains the Revd. Prebendary Anthony
Geering.
The Friends Autumn Coffee Morning will be held
in the church on Saturday 1st October, the day
before the churchs Harvest Festival, so not only
will the church look lovely but there will also be
delicious cakes and coffee on offer.
The Chair of Lapford Dog Club, Sara Thurgood and
Lady won the Grade 1 agility competition at the
Barnstaple Open Dog Show over the May Bank
Holiday.
Lady was a rescue dog that Sara rehomed after
several other owners gave up on her. She has just
turned 11 years, which goes to show that you can
teach old dogs new tricks.
The win means Sara will now be competing at
Grade 2.

Lapford Lookout

Our project to provide much needed under-pew

heating in the church has been completed, and is
much appreciated on a chilly morning, and our latest
project is the cleaning of the church windows, which
we hope will be done in the near future. Work on the
2017 calendar is continuing, and we have some
lovely old Lapford photos to include for the
coming year.
We hope to see you on 1st October at the Coffee
Morning, where you will be most welcome.
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Lapford & District Horticultural Society News.

Theres been no edition of News for a while now but the Society is flourishing & looking forward to the
Autumn Show on Saturday 3rd September. Show schedules will be available soon from the Secretary, Mrs
Jeanne Whittaker, or from the Post Office during opening hours.
Here is a list of the classes which change for each show. Entry is free, & anyone living in the village or
surrounding parishes is welcome to enter. Show rules can be found inside the front cover of the schedule.
Classes:
Photographic
1) A selfie with a caption
2) Reflections
Craft
1) A paper aeroplane judged on design & flight
2) An item of jewellery incorporating buttons
3) A decorated wooden spoon
4) A tea cosy any medium
Homecraft
1) A jar of marmalade to own recipe
2) A teabread to own recipe, one slice cut & buttered
3) Four chocolate brownies to own recipe
4) A cottage loaf to own recipe
Floral Art
1) For men only an arrangement of flowers in a beer mug
2) A bouquet of weeds
3) An arrangement of dahlias, max size 12X 12 (30 X 30cm)
4) A table decoration a crown for the Queen, max size 8X 8 (20 X 20cm)
Happy Showing!

Devonshire Bean Salad

LAPFORD and DISTRICT
HORTICULTURAL CLUB ROSE
AND SWEETPEA SHOW

Runner and French beans make

a delicious salad. For four to six
helpings:
400g sliced, or whole beans
200g new potatoes cubed and boiled
200g flaked smoked mackerel, smoked trout, or
cubed smoked cheddar cheese
200g halved cherry tomatoes
4 chopped hard boiled eggs
Dressing: whisk together, 4 tablespoons organic
rape seed oil, 2 tablespoons cider vinegar, I
teaspoon Devon honey, salt, and freshly ground
pepper.

There was a good attendance once again for this

years show, held on Tuesday 5th July, which was
judged by Mr and Mrs Sherwood. In spite of the
recent inclement weather, there were some beautiful
roses and sweetpeas on show, and some impressive
vegetables. The winners were:

Photography Noel Parry

Roses Sue Briant-Evans and Barbara Glass
Sweetpeas Eileen Ridd
Any other flower - Trisha Mumford
Vegetables Edwin Pike
Fruit Trisha Mumford
Miscellaneous, Home-made flowers Trisha
Mumford

Cook beans in salted water until just tender then

refresh under cold water, drain well, and cut into
bite sized lengths. Mix the beans with other
ingredients and dressing. Sprinkle with chopped
parsley and chives and serve on a bed of lettuce.

Good with crusty soda bread made with Devon

stout in place of milk.

Most points in the show went to Eileen Ridd,

2nd was Trisha Mumford
3rd was Barbara Glass.

Paul Cleave
Lapford Lookout

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THE FARMING COMMUNITY NETWORK

Contrary to popular belief, a farmers life is not all fields of golden corn beneath a blue, cloudless sky. It is a twenty four hours a
day, seven days a week occupation in fine weather and foul, through good times and bad and with no weekends off: the cows wont
milk themselves.
Like everyone else, farmers suffer financial worries, family difficulties, bereavement, illness and accident yet, on top of that, they
have to deal with animal health and welfare, government red tape, bad harvests and falling prices; the role of the Farming
Community Network is to provide practical and pastoral support to farmers and to farming families at times of difficulty and stress.
With some 390 volunteers throughout England and Wales, of which thirty are in Devon, FCN will visit the farm and walk with the
farmer as he or she finds a way forward and back to a normal way of life. It doesnt matter if this takes a few weeks, or months or
even years an FCN volunteer will be there to provide support.
There is a telephone Helpline which is available from 7.00am until 11.00 pm every day of the year and an e-mail address for those
who prefer.
We are also taking part in a Dementia Research Project and want to speak to farming families where there is a diagnosis of dementia
You can also find us at Exeter Livestock Market every Friday.
Dont struggle on in silence, ask how we can help.
FCN Helpline: 03000 111 999
e-mail chris@fcn.org.uk

Its that time of

year again!
Post Revel and remember a
number of people talking
and asking about Morris
Dancing.
So, if anybody aged between 7 - 70 want to learn Morris
Dancing and not have the bother of travelling to
Winkleigh or possibly further, NOW IS YOUR
CHANCE.
Some years ago Bawderingon-Morris used to be
based in the village and could easily be resurrected with
some new dancers to aid the few remaining previous
members. Bawdering was unique in that most of its
repertoire was based on tales from the history of the
village.
If not Morris, there could be a chance of a Rapper side.
This is usually five people dancing very close together
and connected by short rapper swords which originated
as scrapers for getting the muck and sweat off pit ponies.
This fast, intense dance is usually performed inside the
pub, adding to or aiding the closeness and intensity of
the dancers.
It might also be possible to have a longsword side, which
are rarely seen (outside festivals) in the South West.
Musicians will be given a special welcome.
For info contact:
Roger (01363) 83540
Cat (01363) 884432
Lapford Lookout

Acyrologia
An incorrect use of words - particularly replacing one word
with another word that sounds similar but has a diffident
meaning - possibly fuelled by a deep-seeded desire to sound
more educated, witch results in an attempt to pawn off an
incorrect word in place of a correct one. In academia, such
flaunting of common social morays is seen as almost sorted
and might result in the offender becoming a piranha, in the
Monday world, after all is set and done, such a miner era will
often leave normal people unphased. This is just as well sense
people of that elk are unlikely to tow the line irregardless of
any attempt to better educate them. A small percentage,
however, suffer from sever acyrologiaphobia, and it is their
upmost desire to see English used properly. Exposure may
cause them symptoms that may resemble post-dramatic stress
disorder and, eventually, descend into whole-scale outrage as
they go star-craving mad. Eventually, they will succumb to the
stings and arrows of such a barrage, and suffer a complete
mental breakdown, leaving them curled up in the feeble
position.

YOURE
YOUR
THEYRE
THEIR
THERE
WERE
WERE
WHERE
THEN
THAN
TWO
TO
TOO

YOU ARE
IT BELONGS TO YOU
THEY ARE
IT BELONGS TO THEM
A PLACE
WE ARE
PAST TENSE OF ARE
A PLACE
A POINT IN TIME
A METHOD OF COMPARISON
THE NUMBER 2
INDICATES MOTION
ALSO OR EXCESSIVELY

ITS REALLY NOT THAT HARD, IS IT?

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LINES TO LAPFORD
I recently got hold of a fascinating old book called 150 Years of the L.S.W.R., The London and South Western
Railway, and it has a lot of relevance to Lapford as it was the company that ran the line and the trains which came
through Lapford for so many years. The railways reached Exeter by 1844 and Plymouth four years later. By 1851 they
got as far as Crediton, and then the whole line as far as Barnstaple was opened in 1854. This was the North Devon
Railway and was bought out by the LSWR in 1862, and was mixed gauge until 1892 when it became the standard
gauge. It is still a wonder, all these years later, that the cuttings, banks, bridges were all done by hand and primitive gun
powder. As many as 1075 men and huge numbers of horses were used. Navvies (navigators) were killed by being run
over, buried, by explosions, but they were well paid by comparison with farm and mill labourers, so no shortage of
workers. But where did they live? Where did they eat?
In 1854 it took 2 hrs 18 mins from Exeter to Barnstaple and by 1913
there were seven trains a day, to Barnstaple from Lapford 47 mins and
44 to Exeter. By then of course freight trains were every bit as
important as passenger ones. Cattle transport was vital. Nearly every
station had its own livestock auction market nearby. Some of us
remember the remains of it, where the industrial estate is now. The
cattle were taken on live to London and South Wales to be slaughtered.
Huge quantities of milk in churns were sent on from the local farms,
timber, pit props from Eggesford and Yeoford where there were saw
mills. Many farmers wives went to the markets at Exeter or Barnstaple with cream, butter,
cheese, eggs, flowers etc., to boost their incomes and for social chit chat. Back to Lapford
and the other stations came newspapers, the mail, sorted on the train and delivered to the Post
Office at the mill. In came coal, machinery and all sorts of necessities for the farms and
villagers. These were some of the great days for the railways. Great pride was taken in the
upkeep and the beauty of the stations. Lapford five times won the Best Kept Station award.
Now came the days of the splendidly named Atlantic Coast Express, travelling to the South
West, with coaches uncoupled at Exeter and then taken on to Barnstaple, and from there to
Bideford and Torrington, but especially for fifty years taking many thousands of passengers
to exotic Ilfracombe ~ ended by the popularity of motor cars.
There were lines to Lynton, from Yeoford to Coleford,
Okehampton, Holsworthy, Wadebridge and Padstow. The trains shifted enormous
quantities of Ambrosia Creamed Rice and other products from the Dairy factory too.
Then came the 1939 - 1945 war, and now the trains carried through to Lapford the troops
from Dunkirk, tired out and wounded. They were followed by the thousands of evacuees,
some of whom came to Lapford of course. Rakes of carriages were kept at Yeoford and
Umberleigh overnight, brought from Plymouth to avoid German bombing. Then came the
American troops as they prepared for D. Day on the beaches and cliffs of North Devon.
The war damage and lack of money made it impossible to improve the rail infrastructure
and so the much criticised Beeching Report killed off so many of the lines. The Atlantic Coast Express ended in 1964,
the majority of the local link lines were closed, but there is still so much wonderful growth in the Heritage Lines.
Volunteers are working endless hours, restoring locomotives, carriages, stations, signal boxes and infrastructure all over
the country. The lovely little station at Lynton has re-opened, go and have a ride (still only a mile or so) on it, and there
are ambitious plans to re-open the line eventually to Barnstaple. Before this edition of the Lapford Lookout is delivered
I shall have had my ride on the G.W.R. ~ the Gloucester Warwickshire
Railway, from the Cheltenham Race Course station, over 20 miles behind a
steaming, incredibly powerful loco, in comfortable, beautifully clean
conditions. And the Tarka line itself between Exeter and Barnstaple is
busier than ever, but the station here is unstaffed, with only a few proper
stops along its whole length.
One final matter of interest ~ when the bridge over the railway and river was
built in the early 1950s, the road was curved to the right (going downhill), so
losing the old path to the ford which gave our village its name over a
thousand years ago.

Noel Parry

Lapford Lookout

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(An unmatched left parenthesis creates an unresolved

tension that will stay with you all day.

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Handle every stressful situation like a dog

- if you cant eat it or play with it,
just pee on it and walk away.
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EX17 6QT
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MOT class 4 & 7 (motorhomes & transits)
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Car sales
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We offer a local vehicle collection service or

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etcetera

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Chulmleigh
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Jonathan Wood Veterinary Surgeon Ltd.

01363 772319
www.jwoodvet.co.uk
24hr Emergency Service.
As an RCVS accredited practice, we provide a friendly, caring,
professional service for companion animals,
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We offer hydrotherapy and rehabilitation, modern ultrasound
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For full details visit our website.

We are proud to be accredited by the international cat care

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Working in the village for 25 years
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TURNER FRAMES
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Mount Cutting-Framing-Box Framing-Glazing-Repairs
Call me for a free no obligation quote
No job too big or too small
Locally based studio in Eggesford
Tel: 01769 581615 Mobile: 07802 256349
Email: pcturner71@gmail.com

STEVE WREFORD
GARDEN MAINTENANCE
Lawn mowing
Hedge cutting
Strimming
Turf laying
Fencing
Patios and Decking
Pressure washing
General garden tidying
Any other jobs considered

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phone 01647 24382 and speak to
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www.crosswayswoodlandburials.co.uk

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Scratch below the surface

living with skin
conditions
Its fairly common to see our pets sit back,
raise a back leg, and have a good old scratch behind
the ear. Most of the time we think nothing of it, but
there may be a more serious condition lurking under
your pets fur coat.
Skin conditions can be very distressing for
both pets and owners and they can seem difficult to
treat. But with the right expert veterinary care and a
tailored management plan, your pets condition can be
brought under control and the itching soothed.
To help raise awareness of skin conditions in
pets, we are running an initiative throughout the
summer to help owners identify and manage skin
conditions.
Just give us a call at St Boniface Vets on
01363 772860 to book your pets half price skin
consult.

Its Sunday after Revel 2016. I hope you all had a good time. The weather was kind to us
again which makes things much easier. We tried to provide something for everybody so
hopefully we succeeded.
This is a note to say Thank You to my fellow committee members for all your hard work over and prior to
this years Revel. Without you and the support of your Family the Event would just never happen.
I would also like to thank the guys who every year provide their time and manpower to set up the event on
3 different sites over 3 days. You know who you are.
Also a big thank you to all the other people who assisted over the Revel weekend. No matter how big or
small, your help is much appreciated.
Finally I would like to thank the people of Lapford and the surrounding villages for coming out to support
the Revel again this year. Clearly it does not matter how much work is undertaken by others if there is
nobody there to see it.
We are always looking for new members or just some assistance on Revel Weekend so if you can spare
some time or feel you would really like to become involved and join the committee please let us know.
The Revel will not happen if we dont have enough on the committee and the help over the Revel
Weekend. You can contact us at the email address below.
Darren Crump, Chairperson
Darrencrump99@hotmail.co.uk

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August in the Garden and Allotment

The Vegetable and Fruit Garden
The second early potatoes will all be coming up now, along with early main crop potatoes and with
luck you will have escaped the blight. If you do get an attack of potato blight the best method to
preserve the crop is to remove the haulm and dispose of it then leave the potatoes in the ground for
a fortnight to stop the spores getting onto the tubers. It's best to harvest potatoes fairly early in the day, rinse them off as
they come from the ground and then leave in the sunlight for a day to thoroughly dry off and harden the skins before
storing.
Once you've harvested your potatoes, rather than leave the soil bare to grow weeds through to winter, sow green
manure. Even if it only stops the weeds from growing, it's worthwhile.
As spaces develop that you are not going to fill this year, try sowing some dwarf French beans as a green manure. The
seeds are cheap enough and even if you have enough beans to feed an army, the plant produces a fair amount of leaf
and stem plus the roots, as with all legumes, have nodules containing bacteria that fix nitrogen from the atmosphere.
Free fertiliser as well as organic matter can't be bad. Unlike most green manures, French beans can be used in even
small patches.
There are still quite a few things you should be sowing in August. Spring cabbage and Chinese cabbage, which is a late
crop as well as hardy lettuce. Although we think of lettuce as a summer crop, it is a surprisingly hardy plant and under
cloche and in the greenhouse can easily be available for a Boxing Day salad rather than some tasteless import from
sunnier climes.
Sow spring onions like White Lisbon winter hardy which will grow, albeit slowly, to add zing to that salad along with
some fast growing radishes.
Late spinach can be sown in August along with a last sowing of kohl rabi and turnips.
Plant out the savoy cabbages and cauliflowers to grow on for the earliest crop as well as hardy kales.
Your runner beans will be at the top of the canes now so pinch out their growing tip to encourage bushier growth below.
Pick all runner, climbing and dwarf beans regularly except for the haricot varieties such as Borlotti where we want the
bean rather than pod for table.
Stop tomato plants now to encourage fruit to swell and ripen. Stopping is the process of cutting off the growing tip so the
plant's energy is not diverted into foliage from fruit. Keep your tomato side shoots in check, you want tomatoes not
masses of foliage.
Keep on top of the pests. Aphids and Blackfly are a particular problem in the greenhouse although they are
certainly about in the open plot as well. In the greenhouse the biological controls are most effective and don't forget the
traditional sticky yellow cards which attract the whitefly.
The Ornamental Garden
August can be a tough moment in the garden, with summer taking its toll. Many perennials, such as the hemerocallis,
will have completed their flowering by now and will be looking tired or tatty. We are between seasons, the first of the
autumn aster and rudbeckia a way off yet. Keeping drought at bay and the garden looking good might test your
ingenuity, but the last half of the season can be the most glorious if you apply energies carefully now.
Water is the single most important ingredient in the growing season, but use it wisely. Water butts and
underground storage tanks are becoming increasingly popular, and it is always best to use these supplies first. New
plantings should always take priority, and remember to water deeply and with less regularity so that the roots of plants
are drawn down into the soil rather than teased to the surface. Irrigate in the evening when evaporation is diminished
and only water when you need.
Powdery mildew is particularly aggressive if plants are subjected to drying out, as it will prey upon plants that
are stressed. Deep watering will help here, too, and I prefer this to resorting to chemical sprays. If you garden
organically, apply sulphur dust or a liquid formulation of sulphur. Blossom-end rot on tomatoes, courgettes and
aubergines causes the end of fruit to brown. This is the result of calcium deficiency, but it can be prevented most easily
with consistent watering.
If you have a glasshouse, damp-down the paths regularly in hot weather. In hot, dry weather, red spider is
particularly problematic. Spraying plants down with water both on the top and underside of the foliage will keep it in
check, as it does not thrive in damp conditions. Within the confines of a glasshouse you can also introduce the
phytoseius mite, a natural predator from www.greengardener.co.uk. Red spider mite is also becoming a problem
outside, with plants close to buildings being particularly prone. As a preventative measure, spray down susceptible
plants such as Euphorbia melifera and Brugmansia in dry August weather.
If you are going on holiday move pot plants into the shade and put them in shallow trays that can be filled up
with water before you go. Harvest as much as you can from the vegetable garden so that there is plenty to eat on your
return.
Deadhead regularly to prolong flowering. This is best done on a daily basis so that it never becomes a chore,
watering with one hand, deadheading with the other. Deadhead recurrent blooming roses to keep them going until
autumn, but leave the rugosa roses now to develop hips.
Those plants that are useful as seed donors should be allowed to go to seed. Gather as soon as it ripens,
identifying the means of dispersal before ripening so that you don't come back to empty cases. Tie paper or muslin bags
over plants that fling their seed to collect them. Euphorbia, legumes and perennial geraniums are good examples. Dry
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seed thoroughly in an airy room and label the envelopes before storing in a plastic container in the fridge or a cool
corner.
Trim yew hedges and topiary, cutting close back to last year's form to avoid them getting out of shape.
Deciduous hedges, such as hornbeam and beech, should have been cut by now and most will not need to be trimmed
again this year, but Lonicera nitida and privet keep growing until autumn and can do with six-weekly cuts to keep them
in line.
Now is the time to order bulbs for an autumn delivery. Try and remember where the gaps are that need to be
plugged. Get your colchicum early so that you can enjoy their blooms this coming autumn.
Happy Gardening

Rex Dunham

Crediton & District

Monthly Meeting 17th August, 2016

Boniface Centre 10am 12pm
Rt Revd Dame Sarah Mullally ,
Bishop of Crediton
speaks on:Health & Spirituality
Become a member and join one or more of our
interest groups such as walking, pub lunches, French,
board-games, philosophy, science, grandparents
And many more
1.50 - including tea or coffee

Situation Vacant
Lapford Regeneration Committee is a committee of
the Parish Council whose remit is to make
recommendations to the Parish Council on Community
matters. It is particularly concerned to foster the
development of & inward investment to the community
in diverse ways & to work with other local organisations.
The Committee is made up of three Parish Councillors
plus additional members from the Community to provide
balance, expertise & guidance.
At present the Committee has a full complement of
Parish Councillors, but due to two recent resignations for
personal reasons has at least two vacancies for
community members.
If you have a bit of time, evening meetings every two
months or so or as necessary, plus experience or
expertise in business, entrepreneurship, or enthusiasm for
community development the Committee would love to
hear from you. Please contact the Chair Cllr Sue BriantEvans
on
01363
83763
or
email
susan.briantevans@tesco.net (The full terms of reference
for the Regeneration Committee are available from the
Chair, see above, or Parish Clerk, see the back page of
the Lapford Lookout

Lapford Lookout

Are you concerned

about potholes in the roads, speeding traffic in the village,
inappropriate noise in public places or other community
issues?
You can do something about it!
For non-urgent crime or public order problems ring the
Police non-emergency number 101. (The present
average answering time for this is 2 minutes).
Alternatively, & even better report on line at
101@dc.police.uk For urgent & serious matters
always use the 999 number.
To report potholes or other road-related problems ring
Devon County Council Highways on 0845 155 1004
or 0345 155 1005. Alternatively, & even better report
on line via the Devon County Council website
On www.devon.gov.uk/transportroads or
www.fixmystreet.com or our County Councillor,
Margaret Squires Contact info inside back cover.
All of us are responsible for our communitys wellbeing.
Reporting problems takes very little time, is efficient & in the
end gets things done!
Often Councillors receive these types of concerns direct & are
asked to do something about it but usually the only thing that
can be done is to use the above contacts. Going through someone else takes time & ends up with further delay, second-hand
reporting or not being able to answer additional questions. It
would help us all if you could report direct on these issues.
Thank you.
Lapford Parish Council, Regeneration Committee

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Notes of the Meeting of Lapford Parish Council held on Wednesday 6 th Web link - http://planning.middevon.gov.uk/onlineapplications/
July 2016 at the Orchard Centre, Lapford.
applicationDetails.do?
activeTab=externalDocuments&keyVal=O9IWJDKS02X00
These notes are a summary of the main issues raised at this meeting. A Associated documents: http://docs.middevon.gov.uk/pap/index.asp?
full copy of the latest approved Minutes is available to read at the
caseref=16/00988/FULL
Orchard Centre and the Parish Council website.
A site visit was required.
Present: Cllr Hemsworth (Chairman), Cllr Briant-Evans, Cllr Clinch, Cllr
Phillips, Cllr Burrows, Cllr Heal, Cllr Wensley, Cllr Leach, Cllr Doe, Cllr
Ref: 16/00917/LBC
Eginton (Ward), & Christopher Voaden (Clerk),
Proposal: Listed Building Consent for conversion of barn to selfApologies: Cllr Squires (County)
contained ancillary accommodation
Location: Annexe East Eastington Lapford
OPEN SESSION FOR MOPS
Site Vicinity Grid Ref: 274799 / 109073
MOP Allotment Society Chairman.
Parish: Lapford 33
It was noted that there were limited grants for the purchase of Land by Web link - http://planning.middevon.gov.uk/onlineapplications/
the Parish Council therefore the Association would have to make grant applicationDetails.do?
application to raise funds to purchase the land. A request to the Youth activeTab=externalDocuments&keyVal=O8TL5QKS02T00
Club Management Committee for a grant from funds released from the Associated documents: http://docs.middevon.gov.uk/pap/index.asp?
sale of the Old School site could be considered in due course.
caseref=16/00917/LBC
MOP / Cllr Eginton When is fibre optic to be activated within
No objections were raised with the above planning application.
Lapford? It was stated that Lapford is one of 12 such cabinets in the
area and a date is forthcoming.
Ref: 16/00916/HOUSE
Proposal: Conversion of barn to self-contained ancillary
DEVON AIR AMBULANCE NIGHT LANDING
accommodation
Toby Russell spoke about forthcoming night flights starting in October
Location: Annexe East Eastington Lapford
2016. Lapford had been identified as a site but it would cost the
Site Vicinity Grid Ref: 274799 / 109073
community 4000. Further discussion will take place.
Parish: Lapford 33
Web link http://planning.middevon.gov.uk/onlineapplications/
CASUAL VACANCY
applicationDetails.do?
Bill Graham was accepted as a new member of Lapford Parish Council
activeTab=externalDocuments&keyVal=O8TKEBKS02T00
from September 2016.
Associated documents: http://docs.middevon.gov.uk/pap/index.asp?
TAP FUNDING
caseref=16/00916/HOUSE
Quotes were being sought for the new road signs around the Parish. It No objections were raised with the above planning application.
was hoped that these would be installed after September 2016.
Cllr Hemsworth wished to pass the planning brief to another Parish
LYPFT COMMITTEE
Councillor, It was agreed that Cllr Heal would now report on planning
The Parish Council held approximately 320 for LYPFT that was
within the Parish.
provided in 2012. This will be passed over ASAP to LYPFT to contribute
DISTRICT COUNCILLORS REPORT
to new benches.
Yeo Vale enforcement case is still active, MDDC now considering
HIGHWAYS REPORT
compulsory purchase.
Work requested to be undertaken by the river near the Industrial estate
MEMBERS STATEMENTS
had not been undertaken. Cllr Burrows continues to chase. The Clerk
Cllr Wensley - Camping at the river on the A377 was also being
was assured that the fencing work was with contractors to quote for
monitored by MDDC.
proposed work.
Grass Cutting around the Parish once provided by MDDC was expected Cllr Hemsworth - There has been a report of dogs in Highfield being
regularly left outdoors causing a disturbance.
to be undertaken soon.
Trees in Orchard Way that were maintained by Highways. These would Cllr Burrows - Verges and Bank on Mill Hill need to be cut by residents
on Mill Hill as it is their responsibility.
be reported and asked to cut.
Cllr BriantEvans - The house opposite the old Post Office is
QUEENS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
unattended and untidy / unsafe. MDDC will be contacted.
The event went well and was well attended. Commemorative Mugs
The next Parish Council meeting will take place on the September 7 th
(Still available) were given to all Children in the Parish that attended.
2016.
The Parish Council thank all who were involved with the organising.
FINANCE
Account Balances
a.
Current account - 9,324.74 (29.06.16)
b.
Savings account - 4,915.71
c.
Loan stock - 983.98
The Trustees of Lapford Church Green and LYPFT requested that the
Parish Council continue to pay the Insurance of 565.15 and 182.05
respectively. These requests were granted.
PLANNING
Ref: 16/00988/FULL
Proposal: Removal of Condition 3 of Planning Permission 15/01830/
FULL - Use of 2 barns
Location: Cleave Farm Lapford Crediton
Site Vicinity Grid Ref: 275336 / 110546
Parish: Lapford 33
Lapford Lookout

Useful Telephone Numbers

Emergency numbers ~ 999 or 112

Childline ~ 0800 1111

Citizens Advice Bureau ~ 03444 111 444
Crediton Ring and Ride ~ 01353 773303
Crimestoppers ~ 0800 555 111
Dog Fouling/Fly Tipping 01884 255255
NHS for non urgent medical needs ~ 111
Farming Community Network ~ 03000 111 999
Police Non-emergency ~ 101
Samaritans ~ 116 123 or 01271 374343
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Name of Society

Contact

Banyu Hatten Aikido

Beaver Scouts (Winkleigh)
Books on Wheels
Fellowship 29
Friends of Lapford Mill
Friends of Lapford School
Heart of Lapford Development (HOLD)
Lapford Allotment Society
Lapford ARK and Foodbank
Lapford Association Football Club
Lapford Book Club
Lapford Dog Club
Lapford & District Horticultural Society
Lapford Emergency Action Plan Committee
Lapford Foodbank
Lapford Friends of Langannerie (twinning)
Lapford High 5 (ages 7-12)
Lapford Mothers Union
Lapford Over 60 Club
Lapford Pantomime Group
Lapford Youth and Playing Field Trust
Lapford & District Pre-school Playgroup
Lapford Project 2000 Committee
Lapford Regeneration Committee
Lapford Revel
Lapford School
Lapford Short Mat Bowls
Lapford Victory Hall Booking Secretary
Lapford Village Archive
Lapford Village Market
Lapford Voluntary Car Aid
Lapstock 2016
Nymet Rowland Village Pump
Springers 4s and under
The Friends of St Thomas of Canterbury
1st Bow Scouts Group

Telephone

Mr Geoff Flather
Mr Ron Kercher
Mr Peter Westcott
Claire Tappon
Alex Gator
Mrs Becka Poole
Mrs Sue Briant-Evans
Mr Raymond Waldron
Mrs Briony Clinch
Mr John Burrows
Mrs Jill Doe
Mrs Sara Thurgood
Mrs Jeanne Whittaker
Mrs Jeanne Whittaker
Mrs. Briony Clinch
Mr John Burrows
Mrs Caroline Gilpin
Mrs Sheila Stoneman
Mrs Josie Robertson
Mr Ian Wilkie
Mrs Caroline Gilpin
Mrs Lorraine Kigongo
Mrs Sue Briant-Evans
Mrs Sue Briant-Evans
Mr Darren Crump

01363 83355 / bhaikido@googlemail.com

01363 83810 / ronaldkercher@hotmail.co.uk
01363 83525 / pj.westcott@btinternet.com
07816 235412 / claire.tappon11@gmail.com

Mr Jon Tucker
Mr Andy Epstein
Mrs Jeanne Whittaker
Mrs Gemma Cran
Mrs Jenny Gray
Mr Steve Keable
Liz & Roland Smith
Mrs Caroline Gilpin
Mr Andy Epstein
Mrs Marie Waycott

07814 568846
01363 83332/ jane@epstein6.freeserve.co.uk
01363 83068 / jeanne.whittaker@btinternet.com
01363 83172 /
01363 83099 / (Mon to Fri 9am - 5pm)
01363 83200 / steve.keable@btinternet.com
01363 884446
01363 83674
01363 83332/ jane@epstein6.freeserve.co.uk
1stbowbcs@gmail.com

01363 83795
01363 83763 / susan.briantevans@tesco.net
01363 83894
01363 83788
01363 83985 / rjburrows1@btinternet.com
01363 83410 / gilldoe@tiscali.co.uk
01363 83081 / info@lapforddogclub.co.uk
01363 83068 / jeanne.whittaker@btinternet.com
01363 83068 / jeanne.whittaker@btinternet.com
01363 83666
01363 83985 / rjburrows1@btinternet.com
01363 83674 / caroline@gilpin.eclipse.co.uk
01363 83610
01363 83208 / lapfordover60@btinternet.com
01363 83437
01363 83674 / caroline@gilpin.eclipse.co.uk
01363 83162 / lapfordpreschool@gmail.com
01363 83763 / susan.briantevans@tesco.net
01363 83763 / susan.briantevans@tesco.net
01363 83326 / Darrencrump99@hotmail.co.uk

LAPFORD PARISH COUNCIL, ETC

Cllr Ian Hemsworth (Chair)

Argosy, Lapford, EX17 6PX

01363 884460 / i.hemsworth@btinternet.com

Cllr Sue Briant-Evans

Edgerley Cottage, Lapford.

01363 83763 / susan.briantevans@tesco.net

Cllr John Burrows

7 Park Meadow Close, Lapford.

01363 83985 / rjburrows1@btinternet.com

Cllr Peter Heal

Ashlands, Lapford.

Home - 01363 884277 / Office - 01363 775467

peter.heal@btconnect.com

Cllr Jill Doe

Sunnyside, Lapford.

01363 83410 / gilldoe@tiscali.co.uk

Cllr Briony Clinch

1 Park Meadow Close, Lapford.

01363 83666

Cllr Rachel Phillips

Barris House, Lapford.

01363 83509 / raznev@sky.com

Cllr Stephen Wensley

Woodland Cottage, Lapford

884237 / stephen.wensley@equusprints.co.uk

Cllr Fern Leach

Netherfield House, Lapford, Crediton, EX17 6PU

01363 83803 / fern.leach@hotmail.co.uk

Mr Christopher Voaden,
Parish Clerk

Robin Cottage, 2 Chulmleigh Road,

Morchard Bishop, EX17 6NZ

01363 877807 / lapfordpc@live.co.uk

District Cllr Clive Eginton

6 Moortown, Chawleigh, Chulmleigh, EX187EW

01769 580830 / ceginton@middevon.gov.uk

County Cllr Margaret Squires

Frostland Farm, Copplestone, EX17 5NY

01363 84337 / margaret.squires@devon.gov.uk

Mel Stride MP

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

02072 197037 / mel.stride.mp@parliament.uk

(Vice Chair)

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Horse riding accident

NEED TRANSPORT
TO YOUR SURGERY APPOINTMENT?
Lapford Voluntary Car Aid provides the residents of the
village with courteous, reliable and fully insured drivers to
get you to your appointment safely and on time. Bookings
can be made, Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, by telephoning
Jenny Gray on 01363 83099 with the date of your
appointment, preferably giving 24 hours notice please.
Current fares for the services covered are as follows:
Chulmleigh (Health Centre & Dental Practice) - 5.00
Crediton (Hospital) - 5.00
Winkleigh Surgery - 5.00
Chiddenbrook Surgery - 5.00
Morchard Bishop (Surgery) - 3.00
Should you be offered an urgent appointment to see your
nominated doctor at the Winkleigh surgery this can now
be arranged by telephoning Jenny as abovethe fare is
5.00. Please note this out of area option is NOT
available for North Tawton or Okehampton surgeries.

Thanks for all your messages. First of all, I'm fine - or I will be
soon. I had nasty accident yesterday but I'm OK. I went horse
riding and let's just say it didn't end up quite as planned. I got
on the horse OK and started out slowly but he started to speed
up and we were going faster than I was comfortable with until
we were going as fast as the horse could go! Have to admit I
was terrified!! Then the worst thing ever happened - I fell off
and caught my foot in the stirrup and the
horse was dragging me around in a circle.
It wouldn't stop, it just kept going around
and around. Thank God the store manager
at Tesco's came out and unplugged the
carousel.

LAPFORD LOOKOUT
ADVERTISING RATES AND POLICY

Lapford Lookout has a circulation of 600 copies and the

advertising of village events is free of charge. There is a
charge for all other advertisements and current advertising
rates, payable in advance, are:
One eighth page:
One quarter page:
One half page:
Whole page:

6 per month.
12 per month.
24 per month.
50 per month.

Pay for 12 months and you get one extra month, FREE!
Please send all advertising with payment to the Editor by
the deadline of the 14th of each month for inclusion in the
next issue. Cheques to be made payable to Lapford
Project 2000 please.

FOR 4s & UNDER, PARENTS & CARERS

FOR 4s & UNDER, PARENTS & CARERS

EVERY THURSDAY 9.45am 11.45am

EVERY THURSDAY 9.45am 11.45am

WHAT'S ON AT LAPFORD CONGS IN AUGUST

SUNDAY SERVICES 11a.m. & 6.30p.m.
7th August
14th August
21st August
28th August

a.m. Adrian Wyatt

p.m. Adrian Wyatt
a.m. Pastor David Bulley
p.m. Pastor David Bulley
a.m. Pastor David Bulley
p.m. Bill Townsend
a.m. Pastor David Bulley
p.m. Pastor David Bulley

OTHER EVENTS THIS MONTH

For any other events please see the

church notice board or Newsletter

Information about these and other church activities from

Pastor David Bulley 83374 or Peter Lacey 884230
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