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Moorhaven Gazette
Winter 2010
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The GazetteThe Moorhaven Village Gazette ispublished on behalf of the MoorhavenVillage Management Company.
Editor: Elayne Hoskin.
With this issue, the emphasis is onelectronic distribution. You canbrowse the Gazette from the villageweb site (www.moorhaven.org.uk)or if you prefer, print your own copy.
Contributions to future editions arewelcome. Contact details are on thevillage web site:
www.moorhaven.org.uk
In this issue:Moorhaven Summer Ball
Moorhaven Sports Club Update
News from the Board
Twitter: love it or hate it
Ivybridge walking and outdoor festival
Wrangaton sports and social club
Moving House
Thinking about golf?
Village Web site
Neighbourhood watch
The Gazette in ancient times
Miscellany
Moorhaven Summer BallLesley Abraham
A date for your diary; the MoorhavenSummer Ball will be held on 24thJuly 2010. Further details to followsoon! Please contact Jim Abraham on691475 if you have any queries in themeantime.
Moorhaven Sports ClubUpdate
Billy McKenna
The Sports Club has been up andrunning now for around a year, andit’s been quite a busy year. Weorganised our first fundraising event,made good behind-the-scenesprogress with the Jays field, set inplace structures to progress this workand planned our first sports day. I’llgo into each of these in a bit moredetail:
Our first fundraiser
Stuart Newberry and Steve Webborganised a quiz night at the Jays.Around 50 people turned up, fromteenagers through to the more seniormembers of our community.Everyone had a great time and it raisedjust over 140 pounds, half of whichwas donated to Children in Need.
The Jays field
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We (through Moorhaven VillageManagement Company) are on trackto grant a license to the ParishCouncil to enable the field to be usedfor organised children’s footballactivities, which you may recall wasthe subject of an EGM last year.Thanks are due to the Parish Councilfor donating several hundred poundsto enable survey work to take place.This will help with fundingapplications. We have also submittedtwo applications, one of which wasrejected and the other is still underconsideration. If anyone has anyexperience in funding applications totrusts or other organisations and
would like to help, please get intouch.
Structures
We have set up a committee to runMoorhaven Sports Club, comprisingdirectors of the managementcompany, shareholders andrepresentatives of the widercommunity. The committee hasfinalised a Terms of Reference (whatit’s for) and an agreement with themanagement company.
Our first sports day
We had a raft of fun activitiesplanned for people of all ages inAugust last year, coordinated by Paul
The main drive, January 2010: photo: David Roe
Cover picture: Naomi Loveland
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Penrose. Unfortunately the weatherwas impossible, with torrential rainand mist rolling in from the moorand we had to cancel it. Howeverwe’re now looking to do somethingsimilar in July. Watch this space.
The committee is always looking fornew members. If you’re interested, orwould like to find out more aboutany of the above, please get in touchwith either myself of Jim Abraham.
Regards
Billy McKenna, Chair of MoorhavenSports Club 2 Tower Lane
News from the boardJohn Meehan
This new year seems to be beginningat a sprint. Christmas is a distantmemory and February is here withbunches of daffodils pushing up allalong the drive. If you get the chance,do look out for the circle of crocuseswhen it appears in the groundsbehind Tower Lane near the wall. It’sa real spring treat.
Our new Board is working welltogether having met four times nowsince the AGM and I think we’vebeen very lucky in the new directorswho have joined us. Our monthlymeetings can go on for over twohours (obviously slack chairing!) buteven then it is not always possible forus to cover all subjects. So, we have
an informal meeting planned for laterthis month to discuss among otherthings, roles and responsibilities, thegrounds contract, and finances.
There will be a chance to discussthese matters with us at the OpenForum which has been arranged forMonday 15th March, 7.30 at the Jays.This will also be an opportunity forshareholders to hear about how theplaying field project is progressing.
Having thought that we were wellprepared for the digital switchover,we have had reports of someproblems with the TV signal. We’vebeen advised that this has been to dowith the relative strength anddirection of the signal from localtransmitters. To remedy this, a newaerial has been put on the Tower anda small additional aerial has beenplaced in the Grove to ensureadequate coverage.
I’m pleased that this edition of theGazette has finally appeared and mythanks go to all those involved. It’sgreat to have the means ofcommunicating with everyone in thevillage. We do also have the websitehowever and many of you will nowbe aware that we are currently tryingto make the website a more effectivemeans of communication. David Roeis setting up an arrangementwhereby all residents in the villagecan subscribe to the message boardsof their choice. Our aim is to increase
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the audience for those postingmessages on the website and therebymake the website a more effectiveinformation centre.
As good as these new ways ofcommunication are, there’s surelynothing as good as actually gettingtogether with others socially toengender a sense of community andsimply enjoy oneself. Last year, aswell as the Book and Film Clubs,there has been the Centre CourtBallette, and what now appears to bethe annual village carol singingevening. The quiz night at the Jays inNovember, organised by Stu
Giraffe Cafe: Yes we’ve got pancakes,toast, muffins, English – great coffee.
It was great to hear directly from theExeter City Centre manager(someone I don’t know in person). Itwas also reassuring to hear straightaway from Giraffe. This in essence ishow Twitter works.
Twitter is like marmite. You eitherlove it or hate it. . Many people haveheard of it, but don’t understand it. Itseems Twitter is one of those topicsthat generate lots of opinion,judgements and argument.
What is Twitter? When I tell people
TWITTER: Love it or hate itLiz Scott
Newberry and Steve Webber wasgreat fun and what a great mix ofpeople! It proved that there is amarket in the village for such socialevents. What a pity the Sports Dayback in September had to becancelled, another casualty ofhorrendous weather. It would begreat to see more opportunities for usto get together. All it takes issomeone to take the lead!
Hope to see you at the Open Forum
Best wishesJohn Meehan
The other day I wantedto find somewhere in
Exeter that opened at 8am forbreakfast as I had an early businessmeeting. I didn’t want to get on thephone or trawl the internet – thatwould take time. I just wanted ananswer. It took me 5 minutes to findan answer. How did I do it? I sent atweet out. Here’s a synopsis of theconversation
ME: does anyone know where i canget breakfast in Exeter at 8am
Exeter City Centre Manager: I knowGiraffe cafe does breakfast. One ofmany places in the city.
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Ivybridge Walking &Outdoor Festival
Events List,24th April – 3rd May 2010
Saturday 24-April
08:00 7hr Walk, Erme-Plym ValleyTrail. Coach from Watermark,Ivybridge. 14 miles. Bring a packedlunch. Booking essential at NaturesLarder 01752 894197 IWC LeaderMark Walker. £6.00 (concessions) (IWC) )
10.30: 2.5hrs - Introduction to NordicWalking Start from Lydford HighDown ( DNPA )
10.30: 6hrs - Improvers Navigation atPrincetown ( DNPA )
Sunday 25-April
10:00: 4hr Walk – ( IWC )
10.30: 6hr Walk Brent Moor & More(DNPA )
10:30: 3 hr Walk - Exploring HolneMoor ( DNPA )
11:30 2.5 hr Walk - Tinning &Antiquities ( DNPA )
I enjoy Twitter, many are heated intheir responses. They think it’s awaste of time, it’s pointless and it’sthe death of conversation
For many people, the description ofTwitter is the first nail in its coffin. IfI tell you that it’s a medium wheresomeone (on the internet) can send amessage of no more than 140characters – I wouldn’t be surprisedto see you roll your eyes with angst.Why would anyone want tocommunicate like this?
Twitter is actually a medium toconnect with people you wouldnever usually meet. I run a websiteto help life, business and executivecoaches to develop their business. Ihave met hundreds of people viaTwitter that I would never havecome across during my day. That’swhat Twitter is all about.
I’m running an evening workshopon Twitter (the basics) at theWatermark library if you’d like tocome along just drop me an [email protected] ORfollow me on twitter@coachingconnect
Liz Scott
Leadership Coach
07884 063592 / 01752 893505www.lizscottcoaching.comCo-founder ofwww.coachingconnect.co.uk
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Monday 26-April
10:30: 4hr Walk- Archaeology of ThePlym Valley ( DNPA )
19:15 : 1hr, Run/Walk HASH 6/3miles Teign Valley Hash HouseHarriers. www.tvh3.org.uk fordetails.
Tuesday 27-April
10:30: 4Hr Walk – Bronze, Tin, PeatClay Granite & Man IvybridgeRailway Station ( DNPA )
Free to those arriving by publictransport.
10:00: 3hr Walk, Henlake Down &The Erme Valley. Meet Watermark,Ivybridge. IWC Leader Mark Walker01752 897034. Donations to MayorsCharity.
18:00: Run, Training, 6-10 miles. MeetIvybridge Leisure Centre. ErmeValley Harriers; visitwww.evh.5u.com for further details.19:30: 1hr Run/Walk HASH,Ashburton Hash House Harriers.http://ashburtonh3.spaces.live.com
Wednesday 28-April
14:00: 2hr Walk, Archaeology of theSouthern Moor (Lukesland Gardens,Ivybridge). Meet at LukeslandGardens (By kind permission of theHowell family). DNPA Adults £ 3.00,children 14 and under free.
19:30: 1hr, Run/Walk HASH, EastPrawle. Meet at the Pigs Nose. SouthHams Hash House Harriers. For
further details, visit www.sh4.org.uk
Thursday 29-April
10:30: 4Hr Walk – Bronze, Tin, PeatClay Granite & Man IvybridgeRailway Station ( DNPA )Free tothose arriving by public transport.
16:30: 3.5hr Evening Walk, MeetWatermark, Ivybridge. ( IWC )Leaders Mo and Jan.www.iwc.org.uk
18:45: Tennis, “Hit and Hopers”.South Devon Tennis Centre,Ivybridge. For more details tel 01752893700 www.southdevontennis.co.uk
Friday 30- April 11:
Saturday 1- May
09:00: 26miles Salcombe CoastalMarathon For more information visitwww.salcombecoastalmarathon.comor email [email protected].
10:00: 4hr Walk - River Erme -Ivybridge to Mothercombe over FleteEstate (permission courtesy ofA.Mildmay-White) 9 miles Debriefwith tea and cakes at Old SchoolHouse. ( IWC )
14:00 :2hr Stroll – Discover the Dam -Shipley Bridge
Sunday 2- May
10:30 : 6 Hr Walk – Archaeology ofthe Two Moors Way
Monday 3-May
10:30 3Hr Walk – Venford Reservoir
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shorter, but nevertheless challenging
run/walk/crawl up to the post at thetop of the hill above the golf course.
We can use the facilities of the golfclub including the bar and cateringafter the run and present prizes to thewinners.
The idea is to have fun and raisemoney at the same time for bothevents, so please do all you can tosupport both events.
Stuart Newberry
Moving HousePeter Rowlands
Moving house, they say, is morestressful than death or divorce butwhen the day of your move is thecoldest, most icy of the year they mayhave to rework the quote to beMoving house is more stressful thandeath, divorce and moving housecombined.
And so it was that on January 7thDebbie and I had been packing boxesfor days and still seemed to havemore to pack than when we firststarted. The cavalry had arrived inSteve and Daphne from Centre Courtand we were soon at the stage of notworrying about bubblewrap morethan just getting all this stuff into theboxes before the removal lorryarrived.
The boxes in question had been
Wrangaton Sports andSocial ClubStuart Newberry
Whilst plans for the sports field taketheir course, we’re planning a coupleof events for the summer. With nodates fixed at present this is just towhet your appetite and get youthinking.
The first is a Fun Day on the sportsfield with stalls, games, events andgeneral fun for families. Moorhavenhas a fine tradition of Summer fetesand, although in recent years it’sbeen hard to stimulate enthusiasm.Efforts to have one last year werethwarted by monsoon weatherconditions.
But this year will be different. PaulPenrose is working with StuNewberry on provisional plans.We’re looking to get an organisinggroup representing the village tomake it an event to remember. So, ifyou have experience of these type ofevents or would just like to getinvolved, please contact Stuart on07901 506649.
The second idea is to have a 10k runusing the facilities of Wrangaton GolfClub. Paul Penrose is an experiencedtriathlete and he will plan the coursefrom the golf club up onto the moor,taking in some of the most panoramicviews in South Devon towards thesea. The fun element will be a
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provided by D&R Removals (a firmwe cannot recommend highlyenough. www.dandrremovals.comTel 01752 60 69 49). A couple ofweeks before the move date theyrang to ask how many packing boxeswe’d need to borrow and I genuinelysaid “Oh a dozen should be morethan enough”. The experienced voiceat the end of the phone paused andthen said “OK but I’ll bring you fortyjust in case”. And so they did and,have you guessed it yet? we endedup needing more.
Anyway as I say, come the day of themove, the roads were very icy and aline of cars was parked at the bottomof the drive, unable to make it up.D&R Removals (a firm we cannotrecommend highly enough.www.dandrremovals.com Tel 0175260 69 49) however were made ofsterner stuff and their lorry was ableto make it up to the Chapel but eventhey called a halt when faced withthe icy slope at the beginning ofChurch Lane. They were a hundredyards from our front door yet itmight as well have been a hundredmiles.
Cups of hot tea were supped whilethe situation was discussed and theremoval men showed their ability tostay calm whilst underneath theirthoughts were flapping like a swansfeet. Moorhaven’s gritting salt had allrun out in line with the rest of the
country and it was thoughtSommerfield would not have enoughSaxo to do the trick. A quick call tothe estate agent confirmed that ournew owners were in an ice free areaand their removal lorry was packedand ready to roll. The words contract,penalty clause and lawyers left us inno doubt about the consequences.
Howard, one of the removal men,was straight onto his mobile. “Haveyou? How much? OK hold it for us”and with that he swung intoorganiser mode. “Is that yourtrailer?” he asked me. “Yes” I replied“I bought it as a Christmas present tomyself (sad or what?) and it’s all newand shiny.” “Never mind that now.Get it hitched onto your car and let’sget over to the quarry near Elburtonwhere they’ve got some 3mm shingleleft.”
Howard is one of life’s problemsolvers and an hour later we wereshovelling said shingle down ChurchLane much to the dismay of somewho had been using the slope as asledge run. We were three hoursbehind in an already tight schedulebut the lads from D&R upped thetempo and somehow had ourcontents squeezed into their lorryand away to their depot in time toavoid the estate agents warnings.
All’s well that ends well, they say,and that’s certainly true with a firm
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Back of the 7th green in a blizzard
of the snow. It’s extremely rare for
the course to be closed but thathappened on and off for about 3weeks. None of us will be surprised
about that as the photos show the sortof weather we’ve experienced. Liz
and I walk up to the moor most daysand it was particularly enjoyable
during the snow. One day we actuallysaw some people skiing across the
like D&R Removals (did I mentionthey are a firm we cannotrecommend highly enough?www.dandrremovals.com Tel 0175260 69 49)
Peter Rowlands
Ex 11 Church Lane
Thinking about golf?Stuart Newberry
It’s that time of year when those of uswho play golf are desperate to dustoff the clubs and strike some ballsdown the fairway. Well, there havebeen a few brave souls who’veventured up onto ‘our’ course atWrangaton, but most of us wait forthe better weather before getting outthere.
I’ve played a few times so far thisyear but it has been limited because
Liz knee deep in snow!
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golf course! I wonder if that’s a first.
Would you like to take up golf thisyear or play a bit more than you havebeen?
Well, Wrangaton has some greatoffers for membership which start inApril. If you can’t wait until thenthere’s an amazing offer for thoselooking to see what Wrangaton canoffer. For just £10 until 15th Marchyou can play the course AND get apasty in the clubhouse afterwards.
Contact the club for more
Stunning views on moorland course
information 01364 73229.
For those of you with children, theclub professional, Glenn Richards,provides coaching lessons for thekids on Saturday mornings for acouple of quid. It’s a real bargain andan opportunity for you to get yourboys and girls playing golf. It’s worthsaying that Glenn has a brilliant shopat the club, well stocked with golfequipment and also great ranges ofclothing. It’s not limited to members,so call in and see for yourself.
Stuart Newberry
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Village web siteDavid Roe
useful in exchanging informationabout rapidly changing situationssuch as the kind of traffic problemswe experienced early this year, TVbreakdowns or security alerts.
The maps section of the web site hasalso been improved by incorporatingGoogle street maps and satellitemaps. The maps can be panned andzoomed and are useful for travel toand from the village by car, or forwalking on the moor.
Your feedback on these or any otherweb facilities is welcome, [email protected].
Two new enhancements have beenmade this year.
There is now a message forwardingservice designed to help keep you intouch with what’s going on in thevillage. You can have instant emailnotification of message boardannouncements made on the website. You choose what kind ofinformation you are interested in:general message board notices,advertisements, managementcompany announcements, book cluband film club notices etc. An emailwill be sent to you whenever amessage board announcement of thekind you selected is made.
This facility will be particularly
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Exciting New
Membership Deals
Available now at
Wrangaton Golf Club
*Full Membership Reduced*
*Now only £495*
*New Five Day Membership*
*New Green fee Membership*
Contact Bob or Glen for details
Office 01364 73229 Pro Shop: 01364 72161
Email: [email protected]
Golf Link Road, Wrangaton , South Brent, TQ10 9HJ
www.wrangatongolfclub.co.uk
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The Moorhaven Gazettein Ancient Times
David Roe
… well, in December 1995 to beprecise, the publication date of IssueNo. 3 of Moor News, the earliest thatI can trace. The value of much soughtafter numbers 1 or 2 is anyone’s guessand if anyone has one, please let meknow.
In issue No 3 of December 1995 it wasreported that six of the ten houses inMoor Park were occupied. The Jaysnursery had been open sinceSeptember and they were about toopen their new baby unit. The birthwas announced of Sebastian Slade,Moorhaven’s third baby. MarkStrawbridge, Moorhaven’s headgardener had been appointed to themanagement company board. Asever, dog mess was an insolubleproblem.
By the time of issue 4 in May 1996,only one building plot in the villagewas available for sale. The aviary wasto open soon and it was planned thatchildren from the Jays nursery wouldlook after the birds and animals,helped by John the gardener. A smallmuseum of Moorhaven’s agriculturaland general history was planned in aroom in the Tower. Moves wereunderway to set up a Gardening Sub-committee and a Youth Subcommittee to back up the work of theexisting Social Committee. Achildren’s beach party atMothecombe was planned.
Neighbourhood WatchTrudi Bell
All quiet in and around Moorhavenas far as I am aware. It may be worthnoting that February is NationalScam Awareness Month.”Scams” cantake many different forms, such ascalling at your house trying to sellyou anything from dusters, tarmac orInsurance: talking with you at yourfront door whilst an accompliceenters your house via back door tosteal money, jewelry or electricalequipment.
A Scam may take the form of atelephone call where you may beoffered a free holiday or gift inexchange for your bank details—never give these details to anyoneover the telephone or by email.Never invite a stranger into yourhouse and do not engage inconversation with them as they canbe very cunning and persuasive.Scams can also be very sophisticated.
To keep up to date with local policeissues and national scams visit theDevon and Cornwall Police Website.
Please report any suspicions ordefinite local crime to the police on08452 777444(and a quick call to meon 01752 896937) or [email protected] (and [email protected])
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The Gazette of September 1996reported on a packed meeting at theBittaford Institute convened by theUgborough Parish Council to discussthe problem of traffic congestion onBittaford Hill. The six or sevenattendees from Moorhaven were verymuch in a minority, and at least onereported feeling “rather vulnerable”.A number of proposals to relievetraffic congestion were put forward,including a one-way traffic system,no parking on the hill and a new reliefroad from the Wrangaton road to theB3213, but by far the preferredsolution was to put up a barrier on theWrangaton road to divert Moorhaventraffic away from the hill. On ahappier note there was a report of thefirst Moorhaven Charity Ball attendedby 200 people.
In what was presumably a specialedition of the Gazette only a monthlater there was much discussion aboutanother “traffic congestion” meetingto be held in October. Residents wereinvited to express their preference forone of four “prohibition of drivingorders” ie barriers to divert trafficaway from Bittaford Hill. No otheroptions were on offer.
Oddly, there was no mention of thesubject in any of the subsequenteditions. Just what happened at themeeting of October 1996 is a mystery.However, we should be on our guard.The wheels of government turnslowly. Maybe one day as we proceeddown the main drive and take the
right to the hill, we will be confrontedby a barrier, the infamous “prohibitionof driving” barrier and our familiarworld will be turned upside down……
MiscellanyElayne Hoskin
We’re all being encouraged to supportlocal businesses. And this sectiondeals with very very localbusinesses………………. Welcome tothe Business Card section!
Our very first entry is below, and ifyou want to be in the next issue pleasecontact me.
The Domestic GoddessAn Eye for Detail
* Business & Domestic Cleaning
* Holiday Home Management
* Painting & Decorating
* 24 hour Professional LaundryService
Adopt A Bed
I’m sure we’ve all admired DebbieRowland’s hard work in taming thepreviously overgrown bed at the topof Church Lane. It now looks lovely,with lots of hebes, crocosmia and ox-eye daisies at the back, and the springbulbs coming through.
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BUT Debbie’s now moved, and sothe bed now needs someone else tolook after it. All the hard work’sbeen done, it just needs a little lightweeding and some occasional TLC.Any volunteers?
Fastest Milk Cart In TheWest?
Well, no – and the milkman’s notcalled Ernie. But it’s an incrediblyreliable milk cart. All thro thiswinter’s snow and ice, the milk carttrundled up the drive, and deliveredon time. I also discovered that youcould order a wide range of basicsover the internet, and provided Iplaced my order by nine the previousnight, it was all delivered to my door.
Fantastic service. If you’re interestedyou can find details on the internetunder Milkandmore.
Some One Shrunk MySwimsuit
At this time of year our thoughts turnto – holidays, days on the beach, andthe annual horror of seeing if lastyear’s swimming costume still lookslovely.
So you might be interested to knowthat there’s a possibility of organisinga weekly or monthly “tums, bumsand legs” session.
If you’re interested contact Paul
Penrose on [email protected]
Ivybridge 10k
Running really seems to have takenoff at Moorhaven, and if you’reinterested in some informal trainingand/or running with others, thencontact Paul Penrose [email protected].
I managed to ignore my “innerrunner” last year, and limited mysupport to lurking at the bottom ofMoorhaven drive and cheering onthose taking part.
So whether running or watching, youneed to put Saturday 15th May inyour diary.
Speeding on the Increase
Please, please watch your speed onMoorhaven’s roads. All went well –and slowly – for a few months afterlast year’s article, however, speedingon our narrow roads is (again) on theup.
I’m sure that the root of the problemis not intentional speeding, and Ifound that the easiest way to keepmy speed down was to stay in firstgear whilst in Moorhaven.
Give it a try – it really does work.
Elayne Hoskin
