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1 October 2015 What’s on Friday 2 nd October Harvest Praise service followed by pasties and cider at St. Peter’s church at 7 p.m. Page 14 Saturdays 3 rd /17 th and 31 st October Ugborough Sustainable Saturday at Ugborough Village Hall from 10 a.m. to 12 noon Page 11 Sunday 4 th October Ugborough Parish Walking Group meets in Ugborough Square at 10.45 a.m. Page 2 Wednesday 7 th October Ugborough Parish Council meets at Ugborough Village Hall at 7.30 p.m. Page 9 Sunday 11 th October Challaborough Challenge in aid of Operation Henry Page 3 Tuesday 13 th October Licensing service for Rev’d David Sayle at St. Peter’s Church at 7.30 p.m. Page 14 Thursday 15 th October Garden Club meets at The Old Post office at 8 p.m. Page 2 Saturday 17 th October Preschool Bring and Share Harvest at Ugborough Village Hall at 7.30 p.m. Page 3 Monday 19 th October Ivybridge U3A AGM at The Watermark at 2 p.m. Page 6 Tuesday 20 th October Preschool AGM at Ugborough Village Hall at 8 p.m. Page 3 Thursday 22 nd October Ugborough School Harvest Festival at Hillhead Farm Barn at 2 p.m. Page 4 Friday 23 rd October- 2 nd November Half term Wednesday 28 th October Ugborough Local History Group meets at Ugborough Village Hall at 8 p.m. Page 2 Details of services at Bittaford Methodist Church are on page 12 Details of services at St. Peter’s Church, Ugborough are on page 15.

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October 2015

What’s on

Friday 2nd October Harvest Praise service followed by pasties and

cider at St. Peter’s church at 7 p.m.

Page 14

Saturdays 3rd /17th

and 31st October

Ugborough Sustainable Saturday at Ugborough

Village Hall from 10 a.m. to 12 noon

Page 11

Sunday 4th October Ugborough Parish Walking Group meets in

Ugborough Square at 10.45 a.m.

Page 2

Wednesday 7th

October

Ugborough Parish Council meets at Ugborough

Village Hall at 7.30 p.m.

Page 9

Sunday 11th

October

Challaborough Challenge in aid of Operation Henry Page 3

Tuesday 13th

October

Licensing service for Rev’d David Sayle at St.

Peter’s Church at 7.30 p.m.

Page 14

Thursday 15th

October

Garden Club meets at The Old Post office at

8 p.m.

Page 2

Saturday 17th

October

Preschool Bring and Share Harvest at Ugborough

Village Hall at 7.30 p.m.

Page 3

Monday 19th

October

Ivybridge U3A AGM at The Watermark at 2 p.m. Page 6

Tuesday 20th

October

Preschool AGM at Ugborough Village Hall at 8 p.m. Page 3

Thursday 22nd

October

Ugborough School Harvest Festival at Hillhead

Farm Barn at 2 p.m.

Page 4

Friday 23rd October- 2nd November Half term

Wednesday 28th

October

Ugborough Local History Group meets at

Ugborough Village Hall at 8 p.m.

Page 2

Details of services at Bittaford Methodist Church are on page 12 Details of services at St. Peter’s Church, Ugborough are on page 15.

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Garden Club Anne Holway

We meet at the Old Post Office on Thursday 15th October at 8 p.m.

New members welcome!

Coffee Drop-In Centre

10.30 a.m.-Noon every Thursday morning in Ugborough Church

Post office available 10 a.m.–12 noon

Why not meet up with friends and neighbours over coffee, tea, cake & biscuits?

Everyone welcome.

TRADITIONAL FARMHOUSE SUNDAY ROAST

To be held on Sunday November 8th at 1 p.m.

At Dunwell Farm, Ugborough.

£15 to include a glass of wine.

All proceeds to St Peter’s Church General Fund

Numbers will be limited- so please contact Sue Johns to reserve your place.

01548 830220 [email protected]

Ugborough Parish Walking Group - Merryl Docker

Our next walk will be on Sunday 4th October. Join us to see how the

Autumn is changing our beautiful parish countryside.

Meet in Ugborough Square at 10.45 a.m. for an easy meander around

our parish paths and quiet lanes. For more information contact Tom Holway (01752

941872) or Merryl Docker (01752 893651)

Ugborough Local History Group - Merryl Docker

Come and join us on Wednesday 28th October at 8 p.m. in Ugborough Village Hall

when Roger Barrett will give an illustrated talk on Salcombe during World War II.

Salcombe has changed so much over the past 50 years, and it will be fascinating to

see the pretty seaside town we are all so familiar with in such a completely

different light. Everyone will be made welcome. Members free of charge, visitors

just £2 on the door. See you soon.

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Ugborough and Bittaford Pre- School-(incorporating breakfast club and after

school club) Charity Number 1043499Catherine Gwynne

Opening Times Monday – Friday during term time

Breakfast Club 8 a.m.-9 a.m.

Pre-School 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

After School Club 3 p.m.-6 p.m.

Contact 07763215455

[email protected]

Baby and Toddler Group Monday 10 -11.30 a.m., Ugborough Village Hall

Find us on Facebook

We have enjoyed welcoming the new children at pre-school over the last few weeks

and hearing all about everyone’s summer holidays – look out for the display board in

the village hall! Our varied weekly timetable has resumed, promoting healthy

choices wherever we can: from fresh air and exercise to choosing healthy toppings

for muffin based mini pizzas. Following requests from numerous parents, we have

now put our tried and tested pre-school recipes into a cookbook that will be

available to buy soon – let Tania or Naomi know if you’d like a copy.

The last day of the summer term brought a visit from Ofsted. We were pleased

that they recognised the strong quality of teaching and that the children benefit

from highly skilled practitioners who encourage them to solve problems and

develop their thinking skills. Overall we got a good grading.

Our AGM is on 20th October at 8 p.m. in the village hall and we would like to invite

all parents who use the pre-school, breakfast and after school clubs; and anyone

else who would like to attend. Look out for more information about what’s going on

and upcoming events on our website and Facebook page.

The pre-school and after school club committee are delighted to be organising this

year's bring and share harvest supper on Saturday 17th October at 7.30. Look out

for posters around the parish with more details or contact me on 07817175460 or

[email protected] to let me know if you can come and what you can

bring! We look forward to another sociable and fun community evening!

Challaborough Challenge

In aid of Operation Henry (pancreatic cancer charity)

This is a marshalled walk of 5 miles and takes place on 11th October, starting and

finishing at the Dolphin Inn, Kingston. For more information visit

www.operationhenry.org

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The Beacon Federation - Executive Headteacher - Mrs. Jane Byrne

Ugborough Primary School.

Training School News

Last year we were supporting a school in Tavistock as part of our Training School

Programme. That work has been successfully completed.

This year the governors have agreed to a request from the Local Authority to

support Holbeton Primary School through a Management Partnership. This means

that Jane will become the Executive Head at Holbeton for the next 12 months and

will be working across all three schools (Ermington, Ugborough and Holbeton). A

joint committee of governors will monitor this arrangement.

We are looking forward to this opportunity to work with another local school which

has always had a close relationship with Ugborough and Ermington and are

confident that the arrangement will be to everyone’s benefit. Funding from the

Training School Programme will continue to be used to fund staffing enhancements

and staff development across the Federation.

New Website

We are pleased to announce that we now have a new Federation website at

www.beaconfederation.com Do let us know if there is anything you can’t find!

Our sincere thanks go to Sue Roberts who has worked tirelessly on this major

project throughout the summer. Without her input and the guidance of Alex

Nimmo-Smith we would not have got this off the ground. Thank you again.

Volunteers

Should you have any time at all to spare, we really would be truly grateful for your

help in any form. The obvious “listening to children read” and the not so obvious –

gardening, filing etc would be just as welcome. Please see Beverley in the office if

you can help. A DBS check and a simple application form is all that is needed.

Dates for your diary

Thursday 22nd Oct. Harvest- Hillhead Farm Barn at 2 p.m.

23rd Oct – 2nd Nov Half Term

Fri day 30th Oct Deadline for online applications to Secondary School

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Rainfall at Shellwood Hill for August 2015 George Arnison Below is our record for rainfall at Shellwood Hill for August. Rather a wet month

with 180.5mm (slightly over 7”) recorded, compared to 150mm in 2014, 71.5mm in

2013, 205mm in 2012 and 115.5mm in 2011. August is definitely over-rated!

Beryl’s Bookworms -Anne Holway in Sue’s absence

Burial Rites by Hannah Kent The book was set in Northern

Iceland in 1829. A woman, Agnes, is condemned to death for

murdering her lover. A family was forced to take her in until her execution and a

priest tasked with absolving her. Many of us found the first few pages, loaded

with Icelandic names and places, off putting. However, this soon became

irrelevant. The main thrust of the story is based on Agnes’ life both past and

present .The author weaves beautiful descriptive prose around her characters

giving the reader a real sense of what it was like to live in those harsh

conditions. This tale, based on a real life story, becomes more and more gripping

as you read on. As a debut novel, we felt Hannah Kent had written an outstanding

book. Our marks out of 5 reflected this, the lowest was 4 while the majority gave

it 4.5. It is unusual for us all to agree on a book’s merits, perhaps the dissenters

were all on holiday! * I wonder what the male perspective will be……….well that will

solve Tom’s holiday reading!(*I was on holiday and really enjoyed this book. I would

score it 4.5- Ed.)

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Ivybridge U3A - Jean Sherrell Retired or no longer working full time? Keen to meet people, learn new things, have

new experiences? IVYBRIDGE U3A could be just what you are looking for!

The Annual General Meeting of Ivybridge U3A will be held at the Watermark on

Monday 19th October at 2 p.m. The Guest Speaker will be Patricia Stokes on “

Agatha Christie”. New and potential members welcome.

The U3A offers a wide range of interest groups for you to join including Walking,

Gardens, Dartmoor Archaeology, Etymology, Bridge, Tai Chi, Local History – and

many more.

See our website for full details www.ivybridge-u3a.org.uk

Or email [email protected] or phone 01752 892772

SeaMoor Children’s Centre- Vicky Rawlings

Saturday 31st October

Dads group woodland walk in longtimber woods for male carers and their under 5.

1.00 – 2.30pm. Call 01752 896356 for more information

Tuesday 27th October – 10 a.m. at the Watermark

Half term film morning with SeaMoor Children’s Centre.

SeaMoor Children’s Centre is proud to present Shaun the Sheep in partnership

with the Watermark.

This film screening is open to all under 5’s (and their older siblings up to 7 years

old). The under 5 must be supervising an adult.

Adults £4.00, Child (up to 7 years) £2.00, Under 3’s free.

Tickets must be purchased in advance from the Children’s Centre office. Tel 01752

896356

Every Wednesday

0-18 months group at the Children’s Centre 1 – 2.30 p.m.

Call 01752 896356 to book your place

Every Thursday

Bosom Buddies at the Children’s Centre 1.30 – 2.30 p.m.

Breastfeeding peer support group

Every Friday 9.30 – 11.30 a.m.

Parent Support Sessions available in the library. Just drop in

A family support worker from the children’s centre is available to talk to in the

library and can offer support on anything that affects your family; Child behaviour,

activity ideas, benefits etc.

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Your Stars Tonight. My astral contemplations are jarred by a distant

rendition of “Someday my prince will come”. Eventually it dies away

but then strikes up again … and again. With sinking heart I realise

that the Ugborough Pantomime rehearsal season has started in

earnest. A breathless steamed dietor appears and proclaims “I have started my

regime of daily practices so as to be at the peak condition for our performances in

February”. I am briefly consoled by the thought that, just maybe, our Cinderella

will equal, if not exceed, the splendour of the opening ceremony of the 2012

Olympics. Then I groan inwardly as I realise that for the next four weeks we are

touring the Iberian Peninsula and I will be imprisoned in a small tin container with a

febrile thespian as my sole companion. I fear for my mental wellbeing and retire to

the darkened garden to seek a cosmic peace.

The summer triangle of stars of Deneb, Vega and Altair, the brightest stars in the

constellations of Cygnus, Lyra and Aquila, slowly head into the south western

Horizon straddling the soft light of the Milky Way. Once my eyes have adjusted I

get out the binoculars and the soft mist is magnified into a sea of sparkling stars,

which when viewed through the telescope become a multitude of uncountable stars.

I decide to have a closer look at the area of sky in the constellation of Lyra and

half way between the two bright stars at the bottom of Lyra is a hazy patch of

light. I glance away and immediately the wonder of averted vision gives me a

glimpse that the patch of light has a hole in the middle. Switching between direct

and averted vision I at last train my eye (and brain) to see Messier Object 57 –

usually referred to as the Ring nebula - and just like the first time I saw it I feel

like shouting “It really is a ring” as it floats in the starry background looking for all

the world like a cosmic smoke ring.

How it was made might be the basis for a pantomime script. “Once upon a time

there was a Jolly Red Giant of a star who over billions of years grew bigger and

bigger so it would have been easily visible from a back garden in Ugborough. But it

became bloated and boastful until one day the Gravity Queen said “the time has

come for you to collapse under your own weight.” And sure enough it did. But as it

collapsed the Gravity Queen squeezed the iron heart in the centre of the star to

incredible pressure until it awoke Wicked Witch of Thermonuclear Physics who

squawked “I can’t take the pressure” and started a runaway nuclear reaction which

made the star explode. And now all that is left of the Jolly Red Giant is a tiny

White Dwarf Star, so tiny that it can’t be seen, except by really large telescopes,

and a smoke ring of cosmic smoke and debris fleeing from this nuclear disaster.”

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Ugborough Village Hall - Stafford Williams

The survey of the community regarding potential refurbishment of the Hall has

been completed and the Committee are analysing the comments to discern the

consensus on priorities. A summary of the key points will be published once all the

ideas have been reviewed.

The summer was relatively busy for the Hall, but there was time for a few routine

repairs and administrative tasks. Some of the larger jobs require fund raising, but

it is hoped that there will be enough to repair the side access path and complete

some paint tasks. It is hoped that the Hall will prove to be a suitable site for the

proposed village defibrillator, but final plans remain to be drawn up by the Parish

Council.

Sports report - Janner Motson

CUP ACTION FOR UGGIES

The Uggies hosted higher league opposition in the South West FrootLoops Premier

Conference South by South East Association Trophy Vase Competition when

National favourites Melchester Rovers visited last week. They boast their famous

striker Roy Race, who still tops the scoring charts in his 61st season with the club

despite losing a foot in a helicopter crash in 1993. Now partnered with his son

Rocky, himself in his late 30s, Roy is also manager and married to Club Secretary,

Penny Laine.

The Melchester team were fresh back from their tour of Mienameistan where Roy

and Rocky were both kidnapped by gangsters trying to rig the betting on the match

with National Champions Balin Theair, but miraculously they escaped to score the

winning goal just in the nick of time.

Uggies acquitted themselves well leading 2-0 at half-time after Rocky Race was

sent off for punching the mascot ‘Sideshow Melchy’, and they were able to kick on

in the second half. Goals came from Ken Domuch and Will Batteram and the Uggies

looked good at 4-0 up with only 2 minutes left to play. It was then that Roy came

off the bench and when the final whistle came the Uggies had lost 5-4 following an

unexpected 27 minutes of time added on.

So, the Uggies miss out on European football again this year, but they enjoyed

their day in the Sun…and the Mirror…as all the National Papers ran full game

reports. As for Roy, he was last seen being bundled into a black sedan by masked

gunmen….all in a day’s work for a football pro at Melchester Rovers.

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Chance for crime victims to meet offenders

Anyone who’s ever been the victim of a crime, no matter how small it is perceived

to be, will know that it’s not simply the immediate effects of the crime itself that

are felt. The impact can last for days, months and years, and can affect people

far beyond the immediate victims.

There is now an opportunity for people who have been the victims of crime to

access a restorative justice process that would give the opportunity to come face

to face, or, correspond, with the perpetrator, and to seek the closure they often

need to be able to move on with their lives, by asking the questions that remain

unanswered about the crime.

Restorative justice creates opportunities for people affected by crime, conflict,

anti-social behaviour or the harmful actions of others to come together with the

person responsible, and seek answers to their questions and explain the impact the

incident had on them.

The process helps everyone move on. It gives those who accept responsibility for

the incident an insight into the impact of their behaviour, and creates

opportunities to find ways in which they can make amends.

Everyone taking part will be supported throughout the process by one of the

trained independent professionals located across Devon, who will meet with the

parties involved to talk about what happened and the effect it had on them, and if

both parties want to meet, this will be arranged; or if not an alternative found,

such as a letter exchange or recorded meetings.

If a meeting is possible, a suitable and neutral venue for this to take place will be

found, and the professional will guide the meeting to ensure that everyone has the

opportunity to have their say. Both parties can bring a friend, family member or

advocate with them, and everyone involved will be part of the planning process.

Anyone in Devon who has been a victim of a crime, and who thinks that a

restorative justice process would benefit them can contact Community Solutions on

01752 304136; e-mail [email protected] or use Twitter @DevonRJustice.

Restorative justice is funded by the Police and Crime Commissioner as part of his

responsibilities for victims of crime.

Ugborough Parish Council Clerk: Sarah Woodman 01364 661127

email: [email protected] Website: ugboroughparishcouncil.org

Dartmoor National Park Member Cathie Pannell introduced herself, at the start

of the September Parish Council Meeting, as the new Parish representative, acting

as a conduit between the Park and parishes. She can be contacted at

[email protected]

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A couple of consultations were announced at the meeting, and you may wish to get

involved:

SHDC Alcohol & Entertainments Licensing policy consultation to 6.11.15 at

http://southhams.gov.uk/article/10322/Licensing-Policy-Public-Consultation;

Devon Minerals Plan Consultation to 16.11.15 at

https://new.devon.gov.uk/haveyoursay/

West Devon & South Hams at Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service

Prevention Manager Danny Slay is offering a free Home Safety Visit to vulnerable

people in the community. Their Home Safety Visit takes around 30-45 minutes and

as part of the visit they work with the occupier/owner to look at Fire related

safety issues and, where required, fit free 10 year battery life smoke alarms. In

addition, they can provide a range of other items on a risk based approach

including fire retardant bedding, throws, Carbon Monoxide and hard of hearing

smoke alarms. Vulnerable groups are

• Anyone over 65

• Smokers

• Anyone with children

• Households where main carer is under 18

• Anyone on benefits

• Anyone with a Dementia or Mental Health

The aim is to ensure people get the support and advice they need to reduce the

risk of fires in their homes. In addition, they will soon be conducting Falls Risk

Assessments alongside our Fire Safety Visits for persons over the age of 65. If

you are interested in receiving this free service, please contact Danny Slay on

[email protected] or call 01752 333605

The Neighbourhood Development Plan is progressing, with consultations in early

2016 and a revised completion in the spring. The local affordable housing needs

survey is now available, and is being factored into the Plan. A reminder that those

seeking affordable housing must register on www.devonhomechoice.com, and those

seeking help to buy must use www.helptobuy.org.uk.

Planning applications Councillors supported the proposed agricultural livestock

building at East Cannamore, Avonwick and the lean-to extension to the existing

straw barn at the Donkey Sanctuary, Godwell Lane, Ivybridge. A neutral response

was given to the resubmitted application for a single storey extension at Erme

View, Donkey Lane, Ugborough.

Concern was expressed that SHDC would not be consulting Parish Councils about

Prior Notification Applications, including the conversion of agricultural buildings to

dwellinghouses. The Parish Council would be responding that, notwithstanding the

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Regulations, Parish Councils should be consulted, and Gary Streeter MP would be

advised of its concerns.

Devon County Highways has produced some useful webpages:

https://new.devon.gov.uk/devonhighways/ advises you what works are being

undertaken and provides a link to report problems.

Defibrillators will be provided at Ugborough Village Hall (and also in Modbury and

Holbeton) thanks to a TAP application submitted by the Parish Council. The cost of

the defibrillators, amounting to £5400, will be met by TAP grant funding. The

deadline for the 2015/16 TAP grants is 18th December and, if you have any

suggestions, please let us know.

Junk Mail Did you know that 50,000 tonnes of junk mail hits Devon’s doormats

EACH YEAR! DCC’s Waste Team have produced leaflets to encourage the public to

sign up to the Mailing Preference Service, which will remove your name from up to

95% of Direct Mail lists; and letterbox stickers to enable residents to tailor their

mail. Look out for the leaflets and stickers in your library and village halls.

The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Wednesday 7th October, starting at

7.30 p.m. Agenda and minutes are displayed on the noticeboards and website.

Fair and Local- how you can support producers at home and abroad

(information from Fair and local Steering Group, Exeter Diocese)

Support our local dairy farmers by choosing milk products such as yoghurts, cream

and cheese with the Union Jack or Red Tractor logos as this indicates that the

milk is from British dairy farms.

Buy and use Fairtrade products- look for the Fairtrade mark or support

Traidcraft. According to the Fairtrade Foundation, sales of Fairtrade goods have

fallen for the first time in 20 years by more than 4%.

Give consideration to where you do your shopping. Are there local farmshops we

could support? Our switch to shopping in chains such as Aldi and Lidl, which stock

fewer Fairtrade goods, is having an impact. Thousands of producers and artisans in

vulnerable communities in more than 30 developing countries rely on trade through

Traidcraft.

(And- Support Ugborough Sustainable Saturdays- this month on 3rd, 17th

and 31st October.)

And- Ivybridge Country Market- Alison Burgess (Secretary) via Kay Hart

The Ivybridge Country Market has been running successfully for 30 years. It’s

open every Friday morning in the Scout Hut, Leonards Road, near the Leisure

Centre. The opening times are 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.

Come along on a Friday morning and have a look at the market.

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Totnes and District Open Eco-Homes October 3rd - 4th and

Eco-Homes Fair, Saturday 10th October

For the last seven years Transition Town Totnes has organised an Open Eco Homes

weekend. From the traditional to the unconventional, you are invited to visit

inspiring homes in Totnes and the surrounding area which are at different stages

on the journey to reducing their energy bills and environmental impact. These

measures can vary from secondary glazing, draught busting, solar PV and solar hot

water, to pellet boilers or building from the ground up with thermally efficient

materials and state of the art Passivhaus technology. This is then followed a week

or so afterwards by an Eco-Homes Fair featuring suppliers of eco-friendly goods

and services, plus home energy installers and eco-builders.

Come along and find out how to make your own home cheaper to run and cosier to

live in. Contact Mary Popham for more info by emailing

[email protected] or calling 07815 799996, or keep an eye on the TTT

website - www.transitiontowntotnes.org.

Bittaford Methodist Chapel Jutta Berger 01752 698381

Please come and join us - we look forward to welcoming you. Sunday 4th October 10 a.m.

Revd. David Youngs Worship and Holy Sacrament of Communion

Sunday 11th October 10.a.m.

Mr. John Pointon Worship

Sunday 18th October 2.30 p.m.

Revd. Ralph Ward Harvest festival and Holy Sacrament of Communion

Sunday 25th October 10 a.m.

Mrs. Gillian Mills Worship

Sunday 1st November 10 a.m.

Revd. David Youngs Worship and Holy Sacrament of Communion

Our Hall is available for hire. We have a small Tea Kitchen. All enquiries

contact: Jutta Berger as above or e-Mail to: [email protected]

Green Pastures Coffee Bar for families with small children.

Open every Friday from 10 a.m. 'til 12 noon including School Holidays!

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St. Peter’s Church, Ugborough

Harberton Vicarage

September 2015

Dear Friends,

We are now standing on the threshold of a new phase in our Church community life

as we await the imminent arrival of David and Heather. In fact, by the time you

read this they should have taken up residence in the Rectory and be familiarising

themselves with the passing places in our lanes.

I did wonder if our profile should have included a passage to the effect, “Are you

ready to enjoy the beauty of our hedgerows throughout the spring; do you feel

competent to do emergency stops when hares or badgers or foxes jump into the

lane right in front of your car; are you patient enough to wait for herds of cows or

flocks of sheep to be moved around the villages; can you reverse for considerable

distances? If so, you are the person we are looking for in the Three Rivers MC”.

Seriously, though, we have been looking for someone who can lead us through the

next phase of our corporate existence, when we shall face many challenges

spiritually, liturgically, administratively and financially. We are living through times

when any religion can be sneered at, considered at best irrelevant or eccentric, at

worst a destructive and divisive force. It is often hard to admit to being a

Christian, to practising our faith and to finding relevance and meaning in the

Gospel.

But it is also a time when we need to hold firm, not to be found wanting as faithful

disciples of the One who went to the cross rather than deny the integrity of a

godly life. Challenges are good for us – they make us question what is important

and what has perhaps outlived its usefulness, and then work to uphold all that is

good and true and beautiful. Christianity has much to say about generosity,

compassion, truth, self-sacrifice and forgiveness – all virtues so needed in our

world. See how we can apply them to the situations unravelling before our eyes in

so many areas, to the instability of the Middle East, to the wars and terror

prevalent all around, to the desperation of refugees and migrants.

To understand their plight, imagine that it is your son and daughter-in-law and

grandchildren that have left everything to try and reach a safe haven. Would you

not be grateful for any act of kindness shown to them?

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Then ask – what can we as individuals, as the Christian body, as our nation do to

help? Top of the list comes prayer – which can help to release and generate

practical aid.

Surely every single one of us can spend a few minutes each day holding such people

in a loving embrace before God; who knows what could be the positive outcome

then?

Pray also for David and Heather as they settle among us, become our friends and

lead us on the next stage of our journey through the world to our heavenly home.

Thank you all for what you have done to keep the Good Ship The Three Rivers

Mission Community alive and flourishing during the last year. That clutch of

bunches of keys can now move off my desk…..

With love and prayers,

Caroline

Mission Community Invitation

The Licensing Service for the Revd. David Sayle –

Tuesday 13th October at 7.30 p.m. in St. Peter’s, Ugborough

All who live or worship within the boundaries of our seven parishes, are invited

to attend the welcoming service for our new priest-in-charge,

David and his wife, Heather. Do come!

Harvest Praise

It’s time to celebrate this year’s successful gathering in of the harvest and

St Peter’s PCC would like to invite everyone to the annual Harvest Praise

service on Friday 2nd October at 7 p.m. Appropriately our own farmer’s wife,

Sue Johns will be leading the service, with visitor Rev. John Wilson invited to

do the talk. Following the service pasties and cider will be served at the back

of the church.

This is a great traditional family and community event and we look forward to

welcoming many of you there.

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St Peter’s Church Services in October

The Three Rivers Mission Community covers the parishes of Diptford, Ermington,

Halwell, Harberton,Harbertonford, Moreleigh, North Huish and Ugborough.

From 13th October-

Priest in charge- Rev’d David Sayle, The New Rectory, Diptford TQ9 7NY

Assistant Priest -Rev’d Caroline Luff, Harberton Vicarage, Totnes TQ9 7SA

01803 868445 : [email protected]

Business matters should be referred to the church wardens-

Mrs Helen Hart- [email protected]

Jeremy Wells- 01364 72180

Parish matters may also be referred to our Reader

Dr. David Stafford- 01752 691525

Date and time Service

Friday 2nd October

7 p.m.

Harvest Praise service followed by pasties

and cider

Sunday 4th October

9.30 a.m.

All Age Harvest Celebration

Sunday 11th October

11 a.m.

Sung Eucharist

Tuesday 13th October

7.30 p.m.

Licensing service for Rev’d David Sayle

Sunday 18th October

9.30 a.m.

Family Communion (said)

Sunday 25th October

11 a.m.

Sung Eucharist and Baptism

Sunday 1st November

9.30 a.m.

All Age Worship

Tuesdays (except school

holidays) 9 a.m.

Celtic Prayer

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Contributions

Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this Newsletter.

Contributions should be sent to - Mrs. Norma Roe, The Editor, Ugborough Parish

Newsletter, 20 Lutterburn St, Ugborough, Ivybridge, PL21 0NG.

The deadline is 15th of the month please. Thank you for keeping to this.

E mail is welcome to [email protected] (I use Microsoft word,

font Comic Sans. Any articles as attachments in this format would be particularly

welcome.)

Your Newsletter is available online at the Parish Council website

ugboroughparishcouncil.org. and at ugborough.com

Views published in the Newsletter are not necessarily those of the Editor or of

the Newsletter Group, or of any other contributing group. Contributions are

published at the Editor’s discretion.

Village services.

A reminder that you can visit the Devon Libraries Mobile Library Service at

Ugborough Square, Tuesdays from 9.30 a.m.-10 a.m. every 4 weeks. The date for

October is 20th

And don’t forget to visit your Post Office in Ugborough Church on Tuesday

afternoon and Thursday morning.