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May 2016
From the Editor Friends of Library
2 2
The Children’s Voice 3
Amenity Society News 4
WILD Muddy Walk Hedgehog Alert! FOCS Pet Show
5 5 5
Town Centre Project Walk to School Week
6 6
Chudleigh Rotters RJC Wills Stover School Cabaret Sauvignon
7 7 7 7
Chudleigh Cannons Petanque Club Rotary Granite Trail Host Families Sought
8 8 8 8
Scrambled Legs Mr Pesto Angela’s Pottery Class
9 9 9
Town Hall News Party in the Park Celebration Ball
10 10 10
Chudfest Dates Chudfest Highlights Carnival News
11 11 11
What’s On On the Beat Community Choir Twinning Association
12 12 12 12
Inside this issue:
www.chudleighphoenix.co.uk
See page 12
Thanks to this month’s
sponsors:
Stover School, RJC Wills
and Webselect
This year there were six nominations for the
Citizen’s Award: Andrew Snell, Carole Smart, Chris Evans, Alan Holman, Annie Holman and Michael Treble. All the nominations were of high merit and the adjudicating panel found it difficult to select an overall winner. However, they finally decided that the award should be presented jointly to Alan and Annie Holman, to recognise the many years of unstinting efforts to make Chudleigh Carnival the success it is. It is fair to say that, without them, the Carnival would probably not exist. It is fitting that last year's Carnival was the most successful ever. The other nominees received a letter of appreciation and a signed certificate, recognising their achievements.
Due to his current poor health, Alan was unable to attend the Annual Town Meeting so the Mayor, Richard Keeling, presented Annie with both their awards and also the perpetual shield. The latter remains on permanent display in the Town Hall.
This award was introduced by the Town Council as a way of recognising and saying thank you to those people who have contributed to the community of Chudleigh. In 2012, the inaugural award was presented to Alan Brunton in recognition of his work with the Amenity Society and History Group, as well as his work in opening the Heritage and Information Centre. In 2013, the award was presented to Sue Metcalfe in recognition of her work with the youth centre and Chudleigh Community Project. The 2014 award was jointly given to Joan Prowse and Jillian Wood in recognition of their work over 20 years in organising coffee mornings to raise funds for St John Ambulance. Last year the award was given jointly to Stewart Sapp and Mike Moyse. Stewart was recognised for his lead role in taking forward the project to build a new play park, MUGA and pagoda at Fore Street Park. Mike Moyse was recognised for his work in setting up a team of volunteers to tackle environmental issues around the town and also for his work as the Council’s Footpaths Officer.
Alan and Annie Win Citizen’s Award
Chudleigh Mayor, Richard Keeling (centre), with Annie and Alan Holman
Mayor and Deputy
At the Town
Council's AGM on Monday 9th May, Richard Keeling was re-elected as Mayor and Mike Underwood was elected as Deputy Mayor.
Richard Keeling (left) and Mike Underwood
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From the Editor
Friends of Chudleigh Library from Chairman, Douglas Neely
We’re starting this month with
some congratulations. Every year since 2012, the Citizen of the Year award has gone to one, or more often two, well-known figures in the town. And each year, the award has been well-deserved. And that is particularly the case this time.
Carnival Week is one of the highlights of Chudleigh’s year and the procession on the Saturday evening brings hundreds of people out onto the street.
I suspect many of those people, sipping a drink while
If you would like more information about Friends of Chudleigh Library, please contact Jill Hughes (Librarian, Chudleigh Library) on 852469 or Douglas Neely (Chairman) on 853456.
Gorgito’s Ice Rink Prize-winner, 2015 Self-Published Book of the Year Awards
A tale of love, loss and broken promises
by local author Elizabeth Ducie
Available from Chudleigh Phoenix Publications
Reading at the table?
Why not?
Out in July
The new thrill-er by
local author Elizabeth Ducie
Not everything is black or
white
After a quiet start to the year, we have had a very busy month as,
in April, we held our first two events of the year. 28 people turned up to help celebrate the 400th birthday of Shakespeare and read their favourite pieces. Everyone enjoyed it so much that it was decided we would try and run a similar style event (not Shakespeare though) in the Autumn.
Two days later, we held the latest in our “Meet The Author” evenings, when two young crime writers, Claire Do-noghue and Chris Ewan, held an “In Conversation” discussion about their writers' lives and their new books. This was very well received and we had many complimentary comments about both authors. I think we will now all be following their careers closely as I am sure they will be going on to great things in the world of crime writing.
Finally, we held our annual Coffee Morning in the Town Hall at the beginning of May. As usual our members were very generous in the offerings of cakes and raffle prizes to sell on the day and we raised over £200 to put to good use in the library.
admiring the floats or dropping some change into the collecting buckets, do not realise just how much effort goes into organising that event or indeed the whole week.
For the members of the Carnival Committee it is a year-round activity. And Alan and Annie are the lynch-pins that hold it all together. They don’t make a noise and a fuss about everything that needs to be done; they just get on and do it. Huge congratulations to the pair of them for a well-deserved recognition of their efforts.
And as many of you will know, Alan has some health
issues at the moment. We wish him well; we are thinking of both of them at this difficult time.
*** Over the next week, you will hopefully see even more children than usual walking through town on the way to, or from, school during Walk to School week [details page 6]. Anyone who lives anywhere near Lawn Drive will know of the issues caused by excessive, and sometimes downright dangerous, parking at the start and end of the school day.
This quote posted by one of the parents on Facebook recently says it all: “a fire engine that was obviously on the way to the serious accident on the A38 at Harcombe Cross had great difficulty making its way up Lawn Drive as it just had no way to get through because of all the idiots that double park just up from...the lay by, the cars driving up and down had nowhere to go to make room for
the fire engine to pass. “Was really bad
watching the fire engine struggle through. Let's hope people learn from this.”
*** And this month, as we rush towards summer (well hopefully) we see the start of the major outdoor events, with the Party in the Park. Organiser Mike Underwood has been hinting that HM is planning to put in an appearance herself. Now, I wouldn’t hold out much hope for that personally, but it’s going to be a great afternoon, with or without the guest of honour. And our own Carnival Royalty will be there. Enjoy!
*** And don’t forget that the Chudfest Box Office opens this month. There will be a special session for Beach Party tickets on Monday 30th May, but the main Box Office opens on Thursday 2nd June.
Kate
Copy date 31st May for the June issue. Reserve your space in advance: [email protected] or phone Kate on 854611. The editor reserves the right to edit copy for considerations of space. The views expressed in CP are not necessarily those of the editor.
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This year, the swimming pool is open 3 weeks early, so it gives more chance for people to swim!
It was a big hit on the first day; many people were there doing jump-ins, swimming, playing on the floats and mostly hav-ing great fun! On the side, adults were relaxing in the sun and enjoying chocolate bars from the shop. The life guards were also enjoying themselves as no one was drowning!
But if there aren’t enough visitors, it may have to shut down. Dun... Dun...Dun... So please visit the swimming pool as no one wants it to shut down.
Make a Splash by Saffron
The Children’s Voice With Guest Editor Saffron Mitchell
We all know the classic book and films of Peter Pan, written by J M Barrie, but now it has been recreated in a high-flying adventure, Pan.
Peter, who was abandoned by his mum, is a cheeky 12 year old. He has spent nearly his whole life in a cruel London orphanage. But when the evil matron secretly sells him to pirates in the dead of night, Peter arrives at a fantastical world, of pirates, warriors and mythical creatures, called Neverland. He must uncover the secret of his mum and see where he stands in this new world. Peter teams up with Tiger Lily and a new friend, James Hook. Will they be able to defeat the ruthless pirate, Blackbeard.
As they say in the movie: ‘Friends become enemies and enemies become friends.’
New (or Old) Adventures in Neverland by Connie
May the Fourth (or International Star Wars Day) has just been and gone, and in tribute we’ve decided to put your knowledge to the test. [You will find the answers on page 8.]
The Light Side Q1: Who is Han Solo’s furry companion? Q2: What weapon is used by most Jedi? Q3: Who is CP30’s best friend? Q4 Who is the Master of the Jedi?
The Dark Side Q5: Who are the Empire’s black and white soldiers? Q6: Who is Luke Skywalker’s Father? Q7: Who is Jango Fett’s son? Q8: Who is in charge of the Empire
Are You Sith or Jedi?
May the Fourth Be With You by James and Lucy
Can you control your emotions?
Is Friendship better than
success?
Is strength better than intelligence?
Do you ever break promises?
Sith Jedi
Word Search and Comic Strip by William
Can you find the following words in the word search grid: Pool; sun; barbecue; outdoors; heat; beach
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Amenity Society News
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Dr Todd Gray is one of our regular speakers as he is well
informed about Devonshire matters as well as being very entertaining. His talk on 15th April, entitled Remarkable Wom-en of Devon, was attended by 31 members and 7 guests, a good attendance as several of our regulars were away.
Our next talk, The National Coastal Watch, is on 20th May and will be given by Eddy Stevenson from the Teignmouth branch of The National Coast Watch Institution, a voluntary organisation set up in 1994 to restore a visual watch along UK shores since the closure of many of our small Coastguard Stations.
***
Many of you will have wondered why the Chudleigh Mosaic
has been removed. Penetrating rainwater has caused extensive damage so it is being refurbished and will be re-attached using measures to minimize, and hopefully avoid, similar damage in future.
***
Following the rejection by the District Council of the plans to
develop 1, The Square, the owner has appealed to the Planning Inspectorate in Bristol. CADAS, together with the Chudleigh Protest group, has submitted further reasons why the application should be rejected. A decision is awaited.
A New Tree for Chudleigh
To mark the 90th Birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth II, the
Chudleigh and District Amenity Society has planted a new tree in the churchyard in front of the main entrance and in a position where it can be seen equally from the main street.
Following advice from the TDC tree officer, a specimen Magnolia campbellii ‘Sidbury’ was purchased through Teign Valley Nurseries, Bridford who sourced it from a specialist in the Theme Valley of Worcestershire. It is a variety originating from Sidbury Manor in Devon and which should in time grow to 25ft. high .Once again the Town’s Environment Group, ably assisted by members of CADAS, stepped in to help with the planting which was carried out as soon as the tree arrived.
It was most appropriate that Christopher Pidsley, one of CADAS’s founder members in 1972 and a former Vicar of Chudleigh, should bless the tree on the occasion of his 80th Birthday Party in the Church on 8th May. Andrew Turnbull, current Chairman of CADAS hammered in the plaque to record the donation and thanks go to Skaigh Engineering of Oldway who designed and produced the plaque at short notice.
Magnolia Sidbury which will grace the Churchyard in years to come in thanksgiving for HM the Queen’s 90th birthday
Christopher Pidsley (right) blesses the tree, watched by Andrew Turnbull, Chairman of CADAS
(Happy Birthday, Christopher!)
The new tree is planted in the churchyard,
overlooking Fore Street
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We were pleased to see no fewer than 22 people,
including a tiny baby, five children and two dogs, for our first public event on 23rd April.
On our walk to the River Teign and Puttshills Wood we saw a Goldcrest, Treecreepers and a Wren, and heard Nuthatch and Marsh Tit calling. The Primroses, Violets, Early Purple Orchids, Wood Anemones, Bluebells, Wild Garlic and Yellow Archangel were a picture. Fraser fished out a Bullhead and various mayfly larvae from the river while we watched solitary mining bees around their holes in the bank. We marvelled at the long tongue of a furry Bee-fly, which it probes into flow-ers whilst hovering. At the end we had a collection towards buying Swift nest boxes.
Don't forget to keep an eye open for nesting Swifts in the town and let us know ([email protected]) where you see them entering buildings. We have more Chudleigh WILD events planned for the coming months, including a picnic walk in August, bats in September, hedges in October and bird ringing in December. Details will be given in future issues of Chudleigh Phoenix.
Dave Smallshire and Fraser Rush
Chudleigh WILD ‘Muddy Walk’
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Hedgehog Alert! Drive Carefully
Barbara Steele contacted CP to say hedgehogs are active in her garden,
and she has seen them crossing the roads at night on Lawn Drive, Millstream Meadow and Chestnut Crescent. They have also been sighted in Rock Road. It is good that these little creatures are in Chudleigh, and it is to be encouraged, but sad if they get run over.
Earlier this month there was a hedgehog awareness week, and tips about encouraging them can be found on this website: www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk.
Have YOU seen hedgehogs in your garden? Do get in touch and let us know.
Chudleigh School Pet Show
At the Friends Of Chudleigh School pet show on 13th May there was a wide range of pets on display from a large snail to bearded dragons.
Certificates were presented by the Mayor of Chudleigh, Richard Keeling.
Here are just some of the prize-winning pets and their owners.
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Chudleigh Town Centre Improvement Project
Background
Trying to foresee the future is difficult, particularly in town
planning. There have been a number of development plans drawn up by Teignbridge District Council (TDC) some with extensive consultation with residents. The most recent in 2010/2011 led to the Chudleigh Masterplan, which is part of the TDC local plan. Particular themes expressed by the population included:
Improved facilities for young people. We can now see the results: an envied Skate Park, multi use games area (MUGA) and a youth centre in the old school.
Community and sports facilities. This is being addressed by the community interest group.(CCIC)
Town centre improvement, which we look at in this document. TCEAC is committee of CTC formed in 2014 as a result of the Masterplan. A detailed scoping document has been produced, but this summary is to try and outline the issues. Some concept designs have been done, but a feasibility study would be necessary to see what is possible.
KEY AIMS
Improve business/retail opportunities in the town centre.
Make the central retail and community facilities attractive to residents
Make the town centre attractive to tourists
Make it safe
Make it beautiful
Traffic flow and speed
Traffic signs should encourage traffic leaving the town centre to use the most efficient route.
Traffic slowing measures, e.g. chicanes and bumps, should be improved such that traffic in the town centre is at roughly 10mph.
Increase in parking spaces for delivery and shopping in the main street .
Pedestrians
Widening pavements and reducing trip hazards would prevent the need for baby buggies and motor scooters to go into the roadway.
Bus stops could be resited so that there are adequate bus shelters with seating.
Fingerposts would direct walkers to other features of the town.
Changing the road layout could make space for pleasant seating, trees and further planting.
General Appearance
Surface of road and pathways can be changed to emphasize different spaces.
It would be very good if cables could be buried.
Street lighting could be better designed.
The surroundings of the Obelisk and War memorial could be improved.
Challenges
Change is always difficult to cope with and there is a feeling that decisions are made without asking local residents. Consultation was very extensive in 2010/2011 including a town questionnaire and there was good response. There is no doubt that the town population will increase over the next 10-15 years and we need to make plans so that retail opportunities are improved and the essential character of Chudleigh is not lost. During building work the trading businesses must be protected. Town centre enhancement is already a feature of the TDC Local Plan. A feasibility study will look at ways to roll this out and make life better for vehicles, pedestrians, residents and visitors for the future.
Tessa Frost Chair of Environment Committee
Pupils from Chudleigh Primary School,
along with children and parents across the UK, will be taking part in Walk to School Week between Monday 16th and Friday 20th May. The idea is to increase children’s health and well-being due to the benefits of additional exercise, while helping the environment by reducing the number of car journeys.
In a rural area like ours, it is not always possible to walk to school, due to the distances involved. However, Chudleigh offers a Park and Stride
scheme where parents can leave their cars in the main car park and walk their children through town and across the Playpark to school. This short-term parking is free between 9am and 9.30am; and from 3.15pm to 4pm.
The issue of parking in Lawn Drive at the start and close of each school day is one of great concern to a number of parents. One parent told CP: “There are parents throughout the school who have no idea they can't come up the drive without permission; who don't
Walk to School Week and Parking Issues
know about the Park and Stride scheme; and who are genuinely ignorant of the parking problem. They therefore have the power to improve it by parking responsibly.”
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Frances - Treasurer 01626 853173; [email protected]
Lyn - Membership Secretary
Chudleigh Rotters Update
The work session on 5th May went very well with lots of
attendees which included two new members, and one of our attending member’s young daughter also lent a helping hand. She was very amazed to be shown our resident slow worms who were nesting under the carpet mound.
Twenty bags of compost were sieved and bagged up ready for sale and in fact twenty bags were sold on the morning!! All the bags of mulch from the Xmas trees have been sold already. The pile of mixed donations was added to the large bay together with some shredded paper and cuttings from the newly mowed grassed area; and, to help things along, water was also added. One of the middle bays was turned over to get the air into it and the spoil from the sieving was added to it. The weather held out for us and everyone had a very enjoyable and productive morning.
Our next work session is on Saturday 4th June from 10am to 12noon at our site in the Mount Pleasant composting site, and as usual hot and cold drinks and biscuits will be provided. New members are always welcome, so drop by during this time to see what we are doing!"
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Host Families Sought For Language Students
Student applications are up and the Chudleigh-based I AM
SCHOOL OF ENGLISH is once again looking for families who would be willing to provide accommodation for language students over a two or three week period this summer.
The school describes itself as Christian based and is particularly interested in working with Christian families.
The dates are either: Thursday 30th June to Sunday 17th July; or Thursday 30th June to Sunday 24th July.
Payment is £20 per day, making a total of £340 or £480 for the two or three week period respectively.
If you are interested in following up this opportunity, contact Paul Jenner on 01626 437478 or email him at:
Answer to the Children’s Voice Star Wars Quiz on page 3:
1 Chewbacca; 2 Lightsaber; 3 R2D2; 4 Yoda; 5 Stormtroopers; 6 Darth Vader; 7 Boba Fett; 8 Darth Sidious (aka The Emperor)
We welcome all members and
new members to our club at the start of our new season.
We have practice ses-sions every Thursday evening starting at 6.30pm at our Boules Piste at the Chudleigh Sports Centre. There is a League member-ship, but also a social playing membership at the cost of £10 which also includes admission to Chudleigh’s refurbished Sports Centre pavilion which is vital to our community and should be supported by all.
If Thursday evenings are not convenient, please let us know by phone/text/email when would be the best time for you to play and we will try to have a member present to help you along.
All ages and abilities can participate in the sport. We have spare ‘boule’ for young and older citizens to try and also a fully qualified coach on hand for help and instruction.
This sport is great if you are a strong individual that enjoys challenging your own ability or a team player, enjoying the sun (mostly) fresh air, exercise (as much as you want to put in) in a really beautiful setting in our town.
Please see our website for information and to download a membership form, or contact me direct.
Mike Moyse. 07970 862 788. [email protected]
Petanque 2016 Season Opens
Chudleigh Diners Club meets on the second Tuesday of every month. For details, ring Phil Curtis on 07702 418458.
Mr Pesto Recommends with Michael McCormick
When new restaurants open or are under new
management, I always get a mixed feeling of excitement and trepidation. The excitement is the hope of something new; preferably something I’ve never had before. Trepidation because the restaurant is an unknown quantity and can be disappointing when it first opens.
This month I tried Ricca’s, 57 Queen Street, Newton Abbot. Now you may think that Queen Street doesn’t need yet another eatery, but a good Italian is always welcome. The décor is light and fresh and service was good. We went for lunch and started with olives and a Caprese salad (tomatoes, mozzarella and basil) followed by meatballs with pasta and penne with chicken. The food was OK but lacked the joy and pleasure of real Italian food. I know people who were looking forward to this being a “special treat” kind of place, but it’s not quite there yet.
The Highwayman’s Haunt, Exeter Road, Chudleigh, is now into its fourth incarnation since we arrived in Chudleigh. People tell us how pop-ular it used to be when the people running it had
identified their customer base and delivered what they wanted.
The new business owners, John Milan and Steve Bellman, should be able to make it a great place to visit again. They own a number of establishments in the West Country, including: The Mill on the Exe, Exeter; Pandora Inn, Falmouth; and The Waterfront, Plymouth.
The first time we went was just after they had taken over and everything was a little chaotic with repainting going on around us. The second time we visited for lunch and had a very good sausage and mash, washed down with a pint of Abbot Ale. Front of house is ably managed by staff formally of the Ring of Bells in North Bovey and the chef also came from there. It has all the makings of a pub that will get better and better as it homes in on what customers want. We look forward to eating there regularly.
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Legs Scrambling Again! Lisa Lea-Weston brings us an update
This is the third year that a bunch of very
“normal” women have been training for the tough 6mile road race that is taking place this year on 15th July and begins outside the Bishop Lacy pub.
We are fundraising again for Cancer Lifeline South West, based here in Devon, who have supported many local people over the years in that frightening moment after treatment ends and there are no more hospitals. Not that we like hospitals particularly, but somehow you feel safe in treatment. Set free finally actually feels really frightening and often people around you are so happy you are well they want you to go back to how you were…
But there is no going back, only forward in a life forever altered by cancer and its treatment. This can be very exciting alongside an acute sense that life is precious.
This year it seems to be shifting into something else which I find really exciting… There are more Legs than there have ever been and many are no longer from my immediate circle of friends but women who have been inspired to run after friends who have become or were friends of
mine and Sarah’s have run it the last two years. A kind of wobbly Leg effect…there may well be over 20 of us running. How amazing is that?
Every Saturday at 4pm since Feb/March we have been meeting up and running/walking for an hour. It is still the case that many of the women running have never run or haven’t run since before they had children. It is a serious challenge to all of us. Andy Palmer and Alison German are the ones getting us from 0 fitness to 6miles of running uphill and down. Without their motivation and planned training we would get nowhere on our own…we would be too busy “yakking”.
There is a WhatsApp group set up this year where we arrange our mid week runs—you would not believe the amount of encouragement and support that exists—new friendships are being forged again. It is utterly wonderful to be part of it. Women’s partners are suddenly wondering where they are on a weekend—they are out running—and our children are seeing us differently. Many of us have personal men-tal and physical health challenges that we encounter through training and gradually
overcome. So, all of this
is what we gain for ourselves but when motivation dwindles, it really is massively remotivating to remember who we are doing it for. The last two years our funding has been some of the biggest Cancer Lifeline has received. It receives no central funding.
So please, help motivate us and sponsor us here on our central page (in Sa-rah’s name):
You can find out more about this amazing charity here. There are also Face Book pages for Scrambled Legs and Cancer Lifeline.
Thank you for your support. We will give you more info on the runners next month!
Local sculptor Angela
Holmes has vacancies in her pottery sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays for all ages and abilities. If you are feeling creative or would like to learn a new skill, why not get in touch?
Pottery Ses-sion times are:
Tuesday 2pm to 4.30pm
Thursday 10am to 12.30pm
Clay Door Studio,
Old Pottery Court,
Chudleigh
Feeling Crafty?
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Town Council Accounts for 2015/16
The Town Council accounts for the year ending 31st March 2016 are
complete and are available for public inspection. So too is the Annual Return that we are required to submit to Grant Thornton, the external Auditor. At present both documents are unaudited so could still be subject to change. They can be viewed on the Town Council website or hard copy can be obtained either by email or by visiting the Town Council office.
Town Hall News: featuring items from
CTC not covered elsewhere in CP
Contact details: John Carlton, Town Clerk,
01626 853140, [email protected] ;
Chudleigh Town Council website
Chudleigh Town Council is supporting an
extravaganza in our community with a “Party in the Park” at the Kate Brook Sports Centre kindly hosted by Chudleigh Cricket Club.
The afternoon party, on Sunday 12th June, will start at 2pm and you are invited to bring your own refreshments and gazebos or sun shades and enjoy an al fresco picnic with friends and family in the sunshine. Alternatively there will be plenty of food choices available with teas and cakes, hot and cold savouries and of course candy floss! The bar will be open all afternoon until late and the CC will be holding a BBQ later in the afternoon.
Many of the Chudleigh organisations are taking part with exhibitions, sideshows and performances. These will include the Chudleigh Primary School Drummers and the Shanty Men, and watch out for the pantomime cow!
And appropriately, the Chudleigh Carnival Queen will be crowned during the afternoon
So if you enjoy a party; if you would like to share a picnic with family or friends; if you would like to try your hand at pétanque or soft ball cricket; maybe hunt for treasure with real metal detectors; enjoy a BBQ later in the afternoon; or just pop in for a beer, you will be most welcome. Bring your cameras!
Chudleigh Celebrates Queen’s 90th Birthday
Chudleigh Business Guild
will be at the
Party in the Park on Sunday, 12th June, 2016
In celebration of
Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday Come and see us and join in our Treasure Hunts.
There will be spot prizes and a Treasure Trove prize.
Plus enter our quiz for a chance to win a voucher redeemable at any one of the Guild Businesses.
Proceeds to be donated to three causes.
Come along and join in the fun!
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Amy Wins Carnival Brochure Cover Competition
Amy Hughes, a pupil at Chudleigh Primary School, has won
the competition to design this year’s cover for the Carnival brochure. Her design is currently being printed and you will be able to see it first hand when the brochures are delivered at the end of this month.
Chudfest 2016 Dates Box Office for Summer Festival
Monday 30th May (beach party)
Thursday 2nd June onwards (all events)
Open Gardens
Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th June
Summer Festival
Friday 1st to Sunday 10th July
Garden and Produce Show
Saturday 20th August
Box Office for Variety Concert
Thursday 22nd September onwards
Variety Concert
Saturday 22nd October
Christmas Fayre
Thursday 8th December
www.chudfest.co.uk; Facebook or Twitter
Within a couple of weeks, the Summer Festival brochures will
be coming to your door and the Box Office will be open. The website is being updated as we speak. But here is a sneak preview of some of the highlights from Chudfest 2016.
Bioblitz 1st to 2nd July
Run by Chudleigh Town Council as part of the programme of initiatives to encourage the appreciation of wildlife, this will be a 24 hour celebration of all things wild and wonderful in the Chudleigh Parish. People will be asked to help the team of researchers record the species of plant life and animals around the town. This is an interactive event which promises to be informative, educational and will assist ecology research.
The Beach Party 2nd July
In a change from the headline Summer Ball, this year we are throwing a Beach Party in the marquee resplendent with a surf board simulator and cocktails at the bar to get you in the holiday mood. No stuffed donkeys in sight but don your flip flops to throw shapes to Exeter band Reckless who are sure to make it a memorable night. Box Office opens Monday 30th May.
Live at the Chudleigh Apollo 7th July
A new sort of Comedy Club with alternative comedians, com-pered by Jackie Juno who tells us: “We have such a varied lineup of performers, including an Independent Catholic Priest and stand-up comedian in the form of Maggy Whitehouse; Rob-ert Garnham, surreal performance poet and Professor of Whim-sy; brilliant young stand-up talent from Luke Honnoraty, a born natural to the stage; and .. er ... me.... woman of a certain age, firm believer in Death Before Diet, resident of Bovey Tracey and Grand Bard of Exeter.... Chudleigh has never seen such a cutting-edge diverse array of comedy talent!”
Hits from the Blitz 8th July
The sirens are wailing and the talented townsfolk of Chudleigh invite you to take refuge in the marquee with your hosts Gaina Seager and Paul Hurrell ( CADS Panto Dame!) for a night of toe tapping 40s and 50s entertainment.
You will be keeping good company with: The Shanty Men; Chudleigh duo ‘Sophisticats’; AJ’s Burlesque Dancers; Songs by Sunny Van der Pas; Girls Allowed Out plus Chudleigh Am-ateur Dramatic Society and 2Fired up. "This could be our finest hour!"
Vikings invade Chudleigh! 10th July
Vikings will be present at the Chudfest fete on July 10th. They will set up an encampment, and demonstrate metal working, including using a replica forge, and will re-enact an exciting Viking battle (but we have asked them to desist from excessive pillaging...)
And all the old favourites will be back, including the Quiz and the 60s/70s Disco. Posters for all events will be published in next month’s Chudleigh Phoenix.
Chudfest Highlights
Amy shows off her design to
Adrian Martin, Chairman of the
Carnival Committee
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What’s On In Chudleigh
Sunday 15th Cabaret Sauvignon: Con Club, 7pm for 7.30pm, details page
7. Monday 16th
Chudleigh Writers Circle: Ullacombe Farm, 10am.
Wednesday 18th
Mothers’ Union: Fellowship Meeting, Parish Church, 2.15pm.
Thursday 19th Weekly Produce Market:
Outside Town Hall, 8.30am to 1pm.
Friday 20th CADAS: Eddy Stevenson with National Coastal Watch,
Woodway Room, 7.30pm, details page 4.
Saturday 21st Weekly Produce Market: Outside Town Hall, 9.30am to
1pm. Twinning Association Coffee Morning: Rest Centre, 10am. Town Council Surgery: Town Hall, 10am.
Sunday 22nd Rotary: Granite Trail charity walk, details page 8.
Thursday 26th Weekly Produce Market:
Outside Town Hall, 8.30am to 1pm.
Saturday 28th Weekly Produce Market: Outside Town Hall, 9.30am to
1pm. Pensioners Coffee Morning: Rest Centre, 10am. Town Council Surgery: Town Hall, 10am.
Monday 30th Chudfest: Beach Party box office, Woods Estate Agent, 10am to 12 noon.
Tuesday 31st
Chudleigh Phoenix: copy date for June issue.
Wednesday 1st WI: Members Night, Rest Centre, 7.30pm.
Thursday 2nd Weekly Produce Market and
Chudfest Box Off i ce : Outside Town Hall, 8.30am to 1pm.
Friday 3rd Chudleigh History Group: A
Visit to Ashburton Museum, meet in car park behind library for 7pm departure, lifts
available. Saturday 4th
Weekly Produce Market and Chudfest Box Office: Outside Town Hall, 9.30am to 1pm.
WI Coffee Morning: Rest Centre, 10am. Chudleigh Rotters: Monthly work session, details page 7. CTC Surgery: Town Hall,
10am. Monday 6th
Town Council: Full meeting, Town Hall, 7pm.
Thursday 9th
Weekly Produce Market and Chudfest Box Office: Outside Town Hall, 8.30am to 1pm.
Saturday 11th Weekly Produce Market and
Chudfest Box Off i ce : Outside Town Hall, 9.30am to 1pm. Scouts Coffee Morning: Rest Centre, 10am.
CTC Surgery: Town Hall, 10am. Messy Church: Parish Church, 3.30pm to 5.30pm. Twinning Association: Visitors
from Troan here in Chudleigh. Sunday 12th
Party in the Park: to celebrate HM the Queen’s 90th birthday, Sports Centre, 2pm, details
page 10. Twinning Association: Visitors from Troan here in Chudleigh.
Tuesday 14th Diners Club Monthly Dinner:
Contact Phil on 07702418458 for details.
Wednesday 15th Chudleigh Phoenix: June issue due out.
MAY
On The Beat with PC Ali Hooper (14939); PCSO Mark Easton (30315)
Contact Details: website;
Emergencies: 999; General enquiries: 101
There were a total of ten crimes recorded for Chudleigh during
the last reporting period, broken down as follows:
Domestic violence incident: The police and the relevant par t-ner agencies have been informed and are working with the persons involved.
Theft from shop: A number of bottles of alcohol have been taken. 1 white male was captured on CCTV footage. The image of the suspect has been published on the police briefing system for possible identification.
Common assault: An ongoing neighbour dispute has resulted in an assault. There were no injuries caused during the incident. The victim was happy for the offender to be given Words of Ad-vice.
Harassment without violence: A male has been harassing his ex-partner by texting / turning up at the victim’s work / following her whilst walking her dog and calling at the victim’s home address. The male has been issued with a Police Information Notice stating that he is to have no contact with the victim.
Criminal damage to property under £5000 (6):
A bicycle was damaged by some children. The offender has been identified and is being dealt with by Community Res-olution. The Neighbourhood Team has arranged for Halfords to replace the bike free of charge.
5 vehicles have been damaged on 5 separate occasions in different locations. The vehicles have all been parked secure / unattended. There are no suspects, witnesses or CCTV and enquires are complete.
Chudleigh Community Choir is looking for more singers
If you enjoy singing, want to stay local, and make
new friends, come and give us a try!
We meet on Tuesday nights, from 7.45pm to 9.45pm
in Chudleigh Scout Headquarters, next to the Church
We sing all kinds of music, often chosen by the choir members themselves, so let us know what you like
and want to sing.
It is not essential that you are able to read music, but,
of course, it is an advantage.
Please feel free to just turn up at a session, or for more information, contact: Kate McCormick on 01626
854611 or [email protected].
JUNE
Our French friends from
Troarn will be joining us for the weekend of 11th-13th June and plans are currently being made for their visit, including a meal and barn dance on the Saturday evening and the Party in the Park on Sunday afternoon.
Twinning Association
