...and Vi l l ageSt Michael’s…April 2018

CHURCH DIRECTORY

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VICAR Rev. JEREMY TREW 20391The Vicarage, Colyford Rd, Seaton, EX12 2DF jeremytrew@hotmail.com

St Gregory’s Office seatonchurch@hotmail.co.uk 23656 St Michael’s - Churchwarden: Mrs G. Chapple, Sunnymead, Higher Meadows 20756Treasurer: Mr K. Izzard, Sunningdale, Common Hill, Beer 625181Secretary: Mrs Jean Smith 07412 '010245Sacristan Mrs L. Bees 21723 & Head Server:Altar Guild: Mrs P. Bewick 21954

Mrs Y. Hawker 22191Choir: Dr G. Butler (Practice Wed 6-7pm) 21375Organist: Dr G. Butler, Mullions, New Road, Beer 21375Children’s Society: Mrs P. Edmunds, West Ebb, Common Hill, 23659

Beer EX12 3AQFamilies Worker Kathryn Radley

beerchurchfamilies@yahoo.co.ukChildren’s Team: Mrs Jean Smith 07412 010245

Mrs J. RossMrs L. Molony

Worship Team: Mr P. Dormor (sec) 20003Mrs G. Chapple, Ms M. Hirons,Mrs L. Molony, Mrs L. Bees

Pastoral Team: Mrs G. Chapple (sec) 20756Mrs Y. Hawker, Mrs S. Aplin,Mrs P. Bewick, Mrs E. Singleton,Mrs A. Vaughan, Mrs S. Anderson

Beer Parish News Dr Henry Jaggers, Green Bank, 9 Clinton Rise, 20858Editor: Beer. Email: henryjaggers@btinternet.com Area code for all phone numbers above is 01297 unless shown otherwise

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S t MI C H A E L’ S - APRIL 2018

Sometimes we have to make changes at short notice so the onlyway to be really sure of what’s going on is to come to church!

Sun 1st 7:30am “SonRise” Service Jubilee Gardens Easter Day Followed by breakfast in Congregational Hall 9:30am Communion with chocolate eggs for the childrenWed 4th 10:00am Communion with healing ministry

11:15am Prayer group 6:00pm Choir PracticeThurs 5th 2:00pm “Questions of Life & Faith” St Gregory’s Church HallSun 8th 9:30am Morning PraiseWed 11th 10:00am Communion

6:00pm Choir PracticeSat 14th 1:00pm “Saying Goodbye” Service for bereaved parents at Exeter CathedralSun 15th 9:30am CommunionWed 18th 10:00am Communion

11:15am Prayer Group6:00pm Choir Practice

Fri 20th 10:00am ~ 11:00am St Mickey’s Music MakersSun 22nd 9:30am Family Communion Service

Followed by APCM & Annual Vestry MeetingWed 25th 10:00am Communion

11:15am Prayer Group6:00pm Choir Practice

Fri 27th 10:00 ~ 11:00am St Mickey’s Music MakersSun 29th 11:00am Joint Communion service at SEATONMAYWed 2nd 10:00am Communion with healing ministry

6:00pm Choir Practice7:30pm Archdeacon’s Court of Visitation

at St Mary the Virgin, Ottery St MaryAll Rectors, Vicars, Curates & Ministers cited to appear together with theirChurchwardens and Sidespersons. Readers, NSMs, & members of LayMinistry Teams are encouraged to attend.

2nd Sunday

of Easter

3rd Sunday

of Easter

4th Sunday

of Easter

5th Sunday

of Easter

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Jeremy writes...I’m writing this shortly before Easter. We’ve hadtwo bouts of snow over recent weeks, and thenews is speaking of the possibility of a whiteEaster. Both the plants in the garden and thebirds trying to build nests are thoroughly confused.And, the only summery thing on the horizon is thechanging of the clocks to British SummerTime…. By the time you are reading this itmay well be quite different. But, thenagain…

Easter is a strange time. We have themysteries of Holy Week and Easter Sunday itself: mysteries we spend agreat deal of effort trying to explain, only to realise we are seeking tounderstand that which is beyond understanding, certainly beyondrationalising, as the greatest acts of love usually are. This “beyondrationalising” theme is taken up by the dear old Church of England itself,as it demands all sorts of reports are produced at this time of year forchurches annual meetings, adding a very different mood to the themesof the season. So, at this point I’d like to say a big thank you to all whohave served in our two churches over this past year in roles great andsmall. You service is appreciated, and each act of service contributes inits unique way to the work of God’s Church in this place. To those whosit more on the sidelines I’d like to say, what about now? What holdsyou back from stepping forward and offering your gift in God’s service?You may feel your gift is small, but Jesus’ tale of the widow’s mite showshow our smallest gift may become the greatest in God’s economy.

Being part of our Lent groups, I’ve enjoyed discussing the Christian lifewith two groups of people. We have looked at the calling God makes onordinary lives, and how we respond, both as individuals and as a church.I’ve often been reminded during those studies of Jesus’ words abouthow his people are called to be salt in the world: savouring andcleansing, but that we have tendencies that lead on to not fulfil thatcalling. Jesus speaks of how salt can go off: contaminated it loses itssaltiness. Likewise, as one person once put it to me, a whole mouthful ofsalt is an unwelcome experience. No-one wants religion forced upon

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them. Ineffective through lack of strength, or ineffective through lack ofrestraint, Christians are called to live a faith that walks a more subtle andcareful middle path.

So, how are we meant to be the local Church? Surely there are too manypressures, too many demands to be this thing or that thing, and, today,too many requirements to follow a growing list of regulations? This iswhere we need to return to the Easter message. Whatever sense wemake of the Easter mysteries we find in them a message of hope. Weare not alone, and the risen Christ walks with his people on their pilgrimjourney, even today. So, whatever we see when we look to the past(our own as individuals or that found in the story of the Church), andwhether our view of it is as a glorious golden age or of a muddled andsometimes off-track, even abusive story, there is still hope. So, as longas there is hope we can work to be that salt, savouring, cleaning,protecting, doing the work of God, and doing it well.

Have a blessed Easter. He is risen! He is risen indeed!Jeremy

Julian Meetings usually take place on thesecond Monday of each month, 7.30 for 7.45pmat St Gregory’s Church Centre, Colyford Road,Seaton. We are a small group who meet regularlyin order to grow in the practice of ContemplativePrayer in the Christian tradition. Julian Meetingswelcome people of ALL denominations, or none.For more information contact:

Sue Price, Reader at St Gregory’s Seaton on 01297 22314,or Liz Molony at St Michael’s Beer.

From the RegistersFunerals:9th March Mrs Dot Lord 98

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Beer WI NewsWe welcomed 24 members to our March meetingand the first item of discussion was all about copingin the snow. It is good, in times such as these tohave friends and neighbours who will look out forone another.Our speaker was Tony Burgess, who returned to entertain us with beautiful,quirky and unexpected images of the West Country, accompanied asalways by his amusing tales, some factual and others fanciful, about thenatural and man-made creations he visits around Devon and neighbouringSouth West counties.We always try to support our national resolutions and campaigns but thisyear we are going to try to be more active. We hope, in conjunction with ourgroup WIs to champion local food and drink providers and encourage lessfood waste. Although national businesses fulfil an important role in thesupply chain and are starting to recognise and react to the demand forlocally sourced and seasonal produce, the small businesses, especially newstart ups need support. Also, holiday makers often like to find local providersand try something new. We are considering putting together a leaflet whichwe hope local shops and holiday accommodation businesses will agree todisplay. If you know of a good food or drink provider within an approx 5 mileradius of Beer or are one, please let Beer WI know.Our second activity is in support of the WI national campaign to reduce theamount of plastic soup in our seas and rivers. You will have probably caughtthe news coverage recently and whether on the beach in Beer or on yourwider travels you will be aware of the increasing plastic waste accumulating.One of the problems arises from single-use plastic bottles and take-outcoffee cups. To encourage people to use a re-fill container that will last along time we are researching bamboo cups, a material that is bio-degradable. At the moment these are only manufactured with silicone lidsbut at least this is recyclable. We hope to work with other village groups on this project to see how wecan encourage a reduction in our use of plastic cups and bottles. TheDolphin and The Anchor and The Sea Shanty in Branscombe have alreadysigned up to the Devon County Council scheme, “Re-fill Devon.”We have kept up our quizzing credentials, entering two teams and comingfirst and third in the WI district round. At the County final, on March 17th, weonce again did very well.

Our next meeting is on Wednesday, 4th April, 7.30pm in The MarinersHall. Our talk is about “The Devon Freewheeler volunteers.” We would loveto see you. Guests always welcome.

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Altar Guild NewsApril 2018

At the AGM held on 6th March the committee was re-elected en bloc. PatBewick Chairman, Yvonne Hawker Vice Chairman, Jenny Ross Treasurer andPat Edmunds Secretary. Pat Bewick thanked everybody for their help andsupport during the year and Jenny presented the audited accounts whichshowed a closing balance of £892. Membership is dwindling with only 12 paidup members last year, so any new active members would be most welcome!Many thanks to all who supported our Lent lunch which was held in theSailing Club on 15th March. £200 was raised for Christian Aid.A reminder for our flower arrangers that we will be decorating St. Michaelsfor Easter on Saturday 31st March. Beryl Prior is kindly providing the flowersfor the altar again. Donations for Easter flowers in memory of loved ones maybe given to Jenny. The book for names is at the back of Church.Our next fund raising event is the Spring Coffee Morning on Saturday 21st

April 10- 12.It will be held in Church and there will be the usual excellent stalls. Anydonations of raffle and tombola prizes, cakes, produce etc. would be muchappreciated.Date of next meeting: Tuesday 8th May 10am

Well done Beer!

Thursday 15th March saw the final Rotary Club quiz of the season.

Meeting in the Long Bar of the Dolphin Hotel, the Beer stalwarts

ended up a very creditable 13th overall out of 48 local teams...

...well done, especially for beating The Malt House

and The Fountain Head!!!

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Monday 16th April 2018, 7:30pm

All are welcome up to venue capacity.

Settled in with the Brown family, Paddington the bear is a popularmember of the community who spreads joy and marmalade whereverhe goes...

www.beerfilmsociety.org.uk

VARIED SELECTION of secondhand books at our bookstall in St Michael’s

Please bring us any books which you wish to donate.GOOD paper backs and good small

hard back books only please! - NoReaders Digest volumes, no large hard backs, andno magazines as we do not have room to store them.

St. Michael’s Bookshop

The film for this nightis yet to be chosen.

It will be announced on our website

STOP PRESS! It will be the surprisingly highly rated PADDINGTON 2

Cert. PG

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YOUR “ LOCAL” CONTACTSParish Council

Martin Richards 01297 23422 ChairmanGeoff Pook 01297 24649 Vice Chairman

Darren Clinch 07790 211242 Rick Dormor 07970 217267 Mandy Graham 01297 20369

Mike Green 01297 20623 Louise Harrison 01297 24152 Ursula Makepeace 01297 23377 Louise Vine 07974 528540 Maureen Westlake 01297 23850 Trevor Wood 01297 24660

Clerk to the Council: Annie Dallaway 07593 405161clerk@beer.eastdevon.gov.uk

Internal Auditor: Hilary Cozens 01297 20951East Devon District Councillor Geoff PookBrereworde House, New Road, Beer, EX12 3HS Mobile: 07966 490429Home: 01297 24649 gpook@eastdevon.gov.ukDevon County Councillor Martin Shaw 07972 760254

Member of Parliament Neil ParishParliamentary matters -House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 7172 neil.parish.mp@parliament.uk Constituency matters - Tel: 01884 841497

BEER LUGGERS CLUBBeer Luggers are a feature on the Beach eachMonday evening during the summer months,photographed, televised and featured on You Tubeit is essential that Beer retains this aspect of itsHeritage. In order to keep Beer Luggers sailingand racing we need more members to participate:- in racing, assisting onthe beach and manning the Powerboat. If you have the interest, skillsand time please contact Nigel Harding - nhharding@outlook.com

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Green waste collections are coming soon !Sign up at

eastdevon.gov.uk/green

or call 01395 571515

Lord's PrayerBy a 15-year-old school kid who got an A+for this entry.The Lord's Prayer is not allowed in mostU.S. Public schools any more.A kid in Minnesota wrote the followingNEW School Prayer:-

Now I sit me down in schoolWhere praying is against the ruleFor this great nation under GodFinds mention of Him very oddIf scripture now the class recites,It violates the Bill of Rights.And anytime my head I bowBecomes a Federal matter now

Our hair can be purple, orange or green,That's no offense; it's afreedom scene.The law is specific, the law is precise.Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice

For praying in a public hallMight offend someone with no faith at all.In silence alone we must meditate,God's name is prohibited by the State.

We're allowed to cuss and dress like freaks,And pierce our noses,tongues and cheeks.They've outlawed guns, but FIRST the Bible.To quote the Good Book makes me liable.

We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen,And the 'unwed daddy,' our Senior King.It's 'inappropriate' to teach right from wrong.We're taught that such 'judgments' do notbelong.

We can get our condoms and birth controls,Study witchcraft, vampiresand totem poles.But the Ten Commandments are notallowed, No word of God must reachthis crowd.

It's scary here I must confess,When chaos reigns the school's a mess.So, Lord, this silent plea I make:Should I be shot; My soul please take! Amen

I’m afraid the above is probably true! It all started a long time ago...On June 25, l962, the U.S. Supreme Court forbade schools from publiclycalling upon the name of the Lord at the beginning of each school day.Different states, and different schools within those states, have at timesdisobeyed that ruling which has led to many court cases. It would appearthe ban is now widely in force. There have also been many court cases totry to reinstate school prayers but without success. Editor

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Bell ringing in Holy Week?Did you think there was something unusual happening when you heard ourbells ringing at 7pm on 27th March? You may not have thought of thisbefore, but it is generally considered not the done thing to ring the churchbells during the week before Easter. This year we were pleased to make anexception.The bells of St Michael’s were rung for the 100thanniversary of the death of Private James Simmonds, afarm labourer and bell ringer from Braywood in Oxfordshire.He died in action as a member of the 1st Battalion of theRoyal Munster Fusiliers on 27/03/1918, and was among1,400 bellringers who died during WW1.

As Beer’s WW1 historian,Richard Scott, explained: “James never livedin Devon, but in 1963 the bells from Braywoodwere moved to the parish church in Beer, andso the bells which he once rang were rung inhis memory exactly one hundred years after hisdeath. The German offensive began on March21 1918 and became the second worst day inthe history of the British Army in terms of thenumber of casualties suffered.”

Later this year, on 11th November, 100 years since the Armistice, bells willring out across the country, and it is intended to honour the 1,400 bell ringerswho died in the war by recruiting 1,400 new bell ringers to take part in thecommemorations.Ringing our bells in a commemorative fashion is not without precedence,see, for example, the article I wrote in the November 2010 edition of BeerParish News, pp. 14-17, where you will also find more information on howSt Michael’s acquired its present ring of bells and on the bells themselves.(Not kept your copy? If asked, I will happily supply you with one!) Editor

All Saints, Braywood, fromThe Illustrated London News, 1867

“Questions of Life & Faith” - Meetings once a month on the firstThursday of each month from 2 to 3.30 in St Gregory’s Centre.Anyone is very welcome to come along and it doesn’t need to be apermanent commitment as each week stands alone. It helps if thereis some continuity and knowledge of what has been shared but newquestions arise all the time as we think about the world and our life offaith. If this is of interest then note the date in your diary and turn upon the day; no advance booking is needed. Karen Curnock

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Seaton Beer and DistrictBranch RNLI

Seaton Beer and District Branch Annual General Meeting tookplace on Tuesday 6th March at the Dolphin Hotel, Beer. Therewas a very interesting presentation about a year in the life ofLyme Regis Lifeboat Station by Richard Horrobin (PublicityOfficer) and Ken Lavery (Deputy Launching Authority). Theyspoke about the refit for their lifeboat "Spirit of Loch Fyne" andhighlights of 2017.Our Shop at Jubilee Gardens, Beer once again had an excellentyear plus we raised £12,537 from collections, donations,collection boxes, our events and events in our area. OurChairman Ian retired after twelve years service and our Vice-Chairman and Treasurer retired after six years service each. Wewelcomed present Volunteers to fill their positions, plus twoadditional Committee members. However, we still need additionalVolunteers to assist at our events and at events we attend in ourarea.Please call in to our Shop, telephone (01297) 23040 or emailwac500@hotmail.co.uk.

On Friday 16th March wecollected £486.06 at TescoSeaton.On Sunday 18th March insnowy blizzard conditionswe had a great timemanning the Drink Stationwith Beer Village Heritageat Beer Head Caravan Siteas the Grizzly Race Dayrunners came through, uparound the common thenback again to Seaton. This

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year due to the weather conditions the course was the ten mileCub Run and was open to all runners. It is the first time that we

remember the water in the plastic cups freezing!

Our next branch event is the Mayday Appeal. Seaton Park Runare supporting us on Saturday 5th May. We will be collecting andgiving out Yellow Welly badges and stickers. The route is a loopfrom Seaton roundabout, to Axe Yacht Club and return to theroundabout. The distance is approximately 5k (3 miles). Sponsorforms are available from the above telephone number or email ifyou would like to take part.Further details of our events during the year will be available asthe year progresses or by obtaining our Branch Event Newsletter.Once again we thank everyone for their support.Wendy CumminsSecretary, Seaton Beer and District Branch RNLI.

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Firstly an up-date on the eco-friendly cups: Sarah and the WI have ordereda selection of attractively coloured bamboo cups which will be on sale in thevillage. And we’re delighted to see that the Dolphin has already signed upto Devon County Council’s project to encourage businesses to fill waterbottles without charge.Beer Village Heritage joined a variety of organisations atthe Bat event at Beer Quarry Caves on March 24th andhelped a small army of youngsters to make a pastadiplodocus. Over 500 people went on a bat tour in the caves,where they saw a variety of hibernating bats, including Greater Horseshoebats. The winners of the design for a logo for our Bat Friendly Beer projectwere announced, and the resultant logo, which takes aspects of bothwinning pictures, was unveiled. And we had the replica Dippy skull forcompany too. (you can see it at Seaton Jurassic until just after Easter). Theteam at Beer Quarry Caves are to be congratulated on organising athoroughly enjoyable – if muddy – day.Beer Village Heritage members were out in force to help with The Grizzly,many of them at the “first out, last back” water station at Beer Head Caravan

Park. We arrived at 0845 to start settingup tables and filling cups with water.We already knew that the main Grizzlyhad been cancelled on safety grounds,and that all entrants had been invited torun the 10 mile Cub Run. At 0930 itstarted to snow. At 1000 we heard fromthe Race Officer that at least 1000people were on the start line. In factover 1200 hardy souls ran the race, with

the stragglers coming though around1330. It stopped snowing around then!In the meantime our volunteers hadhanded out ice-cold water covered insnow, replenished cups of ice withwater and given out 3kg of jelly babies.Once we’d tidied the site we found thatall our cars were snowed in…. In factwe had to forego our traditional baconbutties because the chefs couldn’t gettheir vehicle out. A huge thank you to everyone who came out to help.

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Working to bring our history to life and to

conserve our environment for future generations

Mark Elliot’s talk at Marshlands gave a balanced and rational view of thepossible reintroduction of beavers. He explained how beavers need deepwater in order to build their holts, which is their rationale forbuilding dams – hence no dams on the mainstream of the River Otter. Mark described anexperimental area which has been in placesince 2011 where the beavers have increasedthe water holding capacity of the site, whichpreviously had a marshy area with a tiny streamrunning through it. The value of this could beseen in graphs showing that when there wasvery heavy rainfall, the amount of water going intothe area increased, but the output remained static,thus reducing the risk of flooding downstream. The water is sampled as itgoes in and out of the site. That collected as it comes out of the site isremarkably clear and free of things like nitrates. Mark was clear that theyneeded to work with farmers when beavers are about, as there are variousways in which the animals’ activities need to be managed and curtailed.Trevor Wood’s account of his walk to 88 temples in Japan was fascinatingand gave us a real insight into the culture which he encountered on hispilgrimage. Definitely a different way to celebrate a special birthday And itwas good to know that dialling 999 will bring a Japanese rescue helicopterwhen you are clinging to a bush on the edge of a precipice. The nextBranscombe Project talk is on Mud Larking on the Thames on April 9th,immediately after an exhibition on the story of the Branscombe pubs from4th – 9th April.The WI plans a Beach Clean, which we will support, on March 29th. with ourfirst rock-pooling session taking place at the same time. As I write this thefish tanks are still waterless. There was too much of a swell for us to pumpwater into them earlier in the month, so hopefully the volunteers will havemanaged to get it done. Thank you to everyone who has helped to tidy upand clean the centre. The Fine Foundation is now open daily.If you’d like to be involved, you’ll find most of our events advertised on ourwebsite - www.beervillageheritage.org.uk In addition we try to keep thoseon our email list informed of a variety of heritage relatedactivities around the area.If you’d like to know more, just ask one of ourregular helpers such as Nick Jones, Mike Green,Chris Jones, Carol Green, Trevor Wood,Jean Wood, Henry Jaggers or Norah Jaggers.

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The NewsIt’s bad. The news is always bad. If you listen to or watch thenews all the time you could get quite depressed. What are wedoing to our world? What are we doing to each other? Howare we treating farmed animals? And those wild creatures whoshare the planet with us and who are being steadily pushedtowards extinction. The seas emptying of fish and filling withplastic. And the future! Oh my goodness, let’s not go there.Who’s to blame? It’s not us, is it. It’s politicians. And peoplewho commit crimes. Oh, and supermarkets. They’re toblame. They make the world the way it is.I care. Of course I care. But let’s face it, I’m not going tomake a difference, I’m not going to make the world a betterplace if I stopped drinking cow’s milk and stop eating batterychicken, or if I stopped going to Tesco, and if I gave somemoney to save the Indian tiger and the gorillas in Ruwongo orwherever they are. What good would that do? I can’t changeanything, can I?So what do I think? I say leave it up to God. He or She cansort it out. In the end – and there must be an end, mustn’tthere? – God’s in overall charge. The whole thing is down toGod. Ultimately, I don’t need to do anything a) because itwouldn’t make any difference, and b) because it’s not myresponsibility, in the end. Is it?I worry a bit about that. The End. My End. Because sure aseggs is eggs, it’s coming. There’s no escaping that. Whatthen? When I look back at the life and what I did for theplanet, what I did for other people – what’s that going toamount to? As if I made a difference.Do I owe anything? Do I need to pay anything back for mylife? What’s God going to say?I wonder about that.

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BEER BLAZER10K 5K & 1MILE

Multi Terrain Fun RunSUNDAY 20th MAY 2018

Race Start 10.30am at Pecorama - Full details / Entry Form:www.beer-ce-primary.devon.sch.uk / www.facebook.com/beerblazer

Cry for help from Beer Horticultural SocietyOnce again, we are going for Gold in the South West in Bloomcompetition, but we cannot achieve this on our own. So,please, roll up your sleeves and give us a hand in looking afterour containers; there are approximately 100 of them.The object is to create a beautiful and relaxing environment foreveryone.I am trying to form two groups: "Friends of Beer's Containers" and"Friends of the Play Park and Memorial Gardens".The more helpers we have, the less there is to do. It simplyinvolves helping to maintain the containers, i.e. watering anddead-heating at regular intervals.So would anyone who can spare a bit of time please come tosee me or John Lang and we can discuss further details. Theannuals will not be planted until the middle/end of May, but inthe meantime, the daffodils may need a bit of attention.Ursula Makepeace

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Thank You, Beer.

For the month of February, injust 28 days, you wonderful andgenerous people of Beer, donatedover 450 separate items of food,toiletries and kitchen goods for thebenefit of the Foodbank in Seaton,which assists families in Seatonand the surrounding districts, whofind themselves in a food crisis forsome reason.

Over 68 different types fooditems were donated, ranging fromTea Bags to Tahini, Baked Beansto Bean Sprouts and tins of

Hot Dogs to Jars of Honey.

And 26 different types of bathroom products,were also generously provided, varying from BathCrystals to Bars of Soap, Hair brushes to Hair Spraysand Ladies Tights to Toilet Rolls.

In fact, such was the generosity of you all thatthe bottom, quite literally, fell out of the collection box,necessitating an urgent repair.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

Jean & Trevor

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St Michael’s Church

is happy to open its doors so you

can keep warm & dry, maybe

make a hot drink, and just chill

with your mates after school

once a week

TIME: DATE:

Tables & chairs at back of church to catch up with mates, face-time—maybe even talk to each other!

A FEW GROUND RULES!NO DRUGS/ SMOKING/ ALCOHOL

& PLEASE TREAT THE PLACE

WITH RESPECT

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Beer Parish Council News March 2018The meeting opened with some interesting comments from

Richard Scott, who, spoke on behalf of the Beer branch of the RBL.To commemorate 100 years ago, this autumn, the ending of WW1,the RBL is planning to plant an avenue of 28 trees, one for each ofthe 28 men from Beer who died in that war. It was suggested that theavenue might be planted on the seaward edge of the Beer HeadCaravan Park, which, it is hoped, would be low enough not to impedethe existing sea views of the occupants of Common Hill.

The Clerk reported that as Toby Russell from the Devon AirAmbulance Trust, who was expected to speak at the annual parishmeeting in April, will now not be able to attend, the focus would bechanged to the upcoming Transfer of Assets. This will be a good timefor local residents to be able to ask any questions that they mighthave about this far reaching and important change in the way thatsome of the assets of Beer are managed.

Due to the recent snow fall, Cllr Wood agreed to check, andlist all the grit bins, to see which ones needed refilling.

A donation of £175-00 was agreed for the Beer HorticulturalSociety, and the Council acknowledged the hard work of themembers who gave up so much of their time to ensure that Beerlooked its best with a wonderful floral display throughout the year.

There were two housing surveys, for discussion. The first isthe Devon Communities Together survey, coming through your letterbox soon, which will be liaised with by Cllr Pook. And the second, amore informal yet not less important survey which is being planned byCllr Westlake. This one will be to try to find more up to dateinformation, such that an accurate comparison of second homes /rented accommodation can be compared with full time residency inthe village. Anyone wishing to help, please contact her through theusual channels.

Cllr Makepeace spoke of the proposal of a joint effort,between the Beer Horticultural Society and East Devon DistrictCouncil, to improve and enhance the upper level of the MemorialGarden, on Sea Hill. A combination of regeneration of the existingsoil, combined with new planting and replanting of the semi circularflower bed would lead to a much more attractive community garden.In addition, two more large containers would be situated with the

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three existing ones, but filled with bee-, insect- and therefore Batfriendly plants. So not only enhancing the horticultural assets of Beer,but also its ecological credentials as well. The existing areas of thelower play areas would remain unchanged as a lot of work wascarried out in 2017.

--------------------------- The above is only a small selection of a full friendly yet robustcouncil meeting, which can only be really appreciated by attending inperson. So please come along to any, or all, of our future meetingswhich are usually held on the first Tuesday of each month except inJuly when it is on the second Tuesday, and August when there is nomeeting held. If you can’t come along you can, as usual, get more details of anymeeting by looking at the Beer Parish Council notice board outsidethe Mariners Hall, or on our web site at www.beerparishcouncil.org.ukor follow us on our Facebook page.

PCC (Parochial Church Council)St Michael's PCC met on 21st March. The main focus of the meeting was toapprove the report for the church Annual Parochial meeting (APCM). Thisreport gives a snapshot of the work of St Michaels over the past year.Copies of the report will be available in the Church by Easter Sunday. Allparishioners are invited to attend the APCM which will take place 22ndApril following the 9.30am service.

The quinquennial inspection took place at the beginning of the year and wediscussed how we would address the work that had been identified asneeding attention. This includes the need to bring in a structural engineer toinspect the tower and the chancel and less serious issues such as gutterclearing. Quotations are being sought for the work and the issues are beingprioritised for action.

We also discussed repairs to the sound system, and the new requirements fordata protection which come into force in May.

The date of the next meeting is Tuesday 8th May.

Jean SmithSecretary to the PCC

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April 4 - 8: April Project Exhibition

“THE STORY OF THEBRANSCOMBE PUBS”

Next Easter our exhibition is mainlyabout Branscombe Pubs -The Masons Arms, the Fountain Headand the Three Horseshoes.If you know anything about theirhistory, if you have stories to tell,beans to spill, photos or pictures, we’dlove to hear from you.

You can email us:contacts@branscombeproject.org.uk

www.branscombeproject.org.uk

April 9: Mud Larking on theThames - Ted Sandling

April 30: A Talk by The Project The Branscombe Project

Branscombe Village Hall

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FITNESS CLASSES EVERY FRIDAY 10.00-11.00am MARINERS HALL1st Roger Hann Craft Fair Mariners Hall 11.00-5.00pm2nd Roger Hann Craft Fair Mariners Hall 11.00-5.00pm3rd Beer Parish Council Meeting Balcony Room Mariners 7.15pm3rd Beer Regatta Meeting Beer Sailing Club 7.30pm4th WI Meeting Balcony Room Mariners Hall 7.30pm6th-8th Jack and the Beanstalk Easter Panto at Pecorama 12.30pm and 2.30pm Normal Entrance Fees - No extra charge10th Beer Best Years Club Mariners Hall 2.00-4.00pm11th-21st Beer Quarry Caves Theatre Production of Medea by Four of Swords Theatre Group-Tickets £15 pp 7.00pm and 9.00pm14th Wurlitzer Organ Show Congregation Church 2.00-4.30pm14th Beer Sailing Club Asian Themed Supper 7.00pm for 8.00pm15th Pecorama Pirate Day - Entertainment All Day15th Beer Scouts Mariners Hall All Day17th Beer Parish Council Planning Meeting Balcony Rm 7.15pm20th Big Breakfast at Beer Sailing Club 8.00-1.00pm21st & 22nd Beer Quarry Caves Locals Day Discounted Rates All day for residents in EX12 and EX2422nd Roger Hann Craft Fair Mariners Hall 11.00-5.00pm24th Beer Best Years Club Mariners Hall 2.00-4.00pm

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