East Cornwall & West Devon Network

SPRING/SUMMER 2020

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Each Spring and Autumn, the 131 Masonic Lodges in Devon meet to give support totalling in excess of £50,000 to local charities. This year we were delighted to be nominated by our local lodge, the Royal Marines Plymouth Lodge No 9528 to receive a fantastic £1,000! The money comes from the “WAKE Fund” which has given over £820,000 to over 900 worthy causes in Devon since 2001.

Under normal circumstances, we would have been presented with our cheque by the Right Worshipful Brother Ian Kingsbury JP, Provincial Grand Master for the Devonshire Freemasons, at a special event at Mount Edgcumbe Masonic Hall in Plymouth. Ian said “I am delighted that the Freemasons of Devon are able to contribute to these important local causes, many of which are so competently run by volunteers, and hopefully these donations will make a real difference. We are acutely aware that in these extreme times, Covid-19 makes fundraising for charities even more difficult than usual so we are happy that we can continue to help”.

Worshipful Brother Trevor Cowley, Director of Ceremonies for Royal Marines Plymouth Lodge No 9528, used the Wand of Office in order to practice social distancing when presenting the £1,000 cheque to volunteer team member Lindsay (see photo below)

THANK YOU DEVONSHIRE FREEMASONS! www.facebook.com/pgldevonshire

DEVONSHIRE FREEMASONS

DONATE AN AMAZING £1,000 !

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Although we cannot come together at WALK IT as we usually would, Crohn's & Colitis UK are delighted to launch My WALK IT! This is a new virtual challenge which you can complete to support the Crohn’s and Colitis community, even in lockdown, and continue raising vital funds. It’s only £5 to register for either the 5k or 10k walks and you’ll get a medal if you raise over £50!

For more details of what you need to do and how to set up a JustGiving page go to

www.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/my-walk-it

PLEASE SIGN UP NOW TO SUPPORT US!

Introducing MY WALK IT

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DANI’SWORLD

IBD DAY

QUIZ

too taxing! Our new regular quizmaster (quizmistress?), Dani, was on hand to put the questions and make sure no-one was cheating! The rounds were on Tea & Coffee, Nursery Rhymes, and Devon & Cornwall so if you think you know your stuff why not give it a go?

You can find Dani’s World IBD Day Quiz on our Facebook page and also on our Youtubechannel, both with subtitles. Enjoy!

Did you join us for our World IBD Day Quiz? If you missed it, it’s not too late to test your wits! There are only three rounds of five

questions so it’s not

IAN’S RESCHEDULED LONDON MARATHON

Remember Ian Hartley who was going to run the London Marathon (his first time!) in April? Well sadly he wasn’t able to do that due to the lockdown but he’s now got even more time to raisemore funds and practice for the rescheduled date of October 4th 2020!

Ian and his family have a long history of supporting Crohn’s & Colitis UK. He’s pictured left with son, Orlan, at last year’s Plymouth WALK IT where the whole family volunteered as marshals – they were theones giving out the sweets!

Ian has raised just over £1,800 so far which is remarkable but wouldn’t it be great to get him over the £2,000 mark?! If you could spare a few £££s to give Ian your support please visit his fundraising page at https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/IanHart

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If you have a story to tell about raising funds or awareness locally

then please get in touch at

ecwd@networks.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk

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LETTERBOXING

ON DARTMOOR How would you like to enjoy these fabulous views? They can be found on our charity letterboxing walk which can be enjoyed by all.

To go letterboxing you’ll need amap and a compass and know how to use both. And don’t forget an inkpad, and a pad of paper to

stamp your finds in. And a picnic!

Clue sheets are only £2.50 so it’s a low-cost day out for the whole family. And the walk takes you to parts of Dartmoor that are unlikely to be inundated with visitors so you should be able to easily adhere to social distancing rules. In the current climate, it would be sensible to take hand sanitiser with you so you can clean your hands after replacing the plastic boxes back in their hiding places.

For more information about letterboxing, check out this page.

Just a reminder: before you head out on Dartmoor please check the Dartmoor National Park Authority website and the latest government advice on the Covid-19 pandemic for the latest information. If you’d like to buy one of our clue sheets then please email us at ecwd@networks.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk.

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QUIZ CORNER numbers which make up a kind of code. The code represents a well-known phrase, measurement, film or book title, song, or something similar. So, for example, 16 O to a P = 16 Ounces to a Pound, and 8 D a W = 8 Days a Week. If you’re struggling to complete the Number Quiz, you’ll find some clues underneath. When you’ve finished you can check your answers on the back page.

A bit of fun to help you through these difficult times!

The Number Quiz below contains 50 sets of letters and

NUMBER QUIZ 1. The T of P 123

2. 32 D is FP in F

3. 5 GR

4. 12 M

5. WI 64

6. 1066 B of H

7. R 66

8. The 40 YOV

9. 2001 ASO

10. H 5-O

11. 24 H from T

12. 14 P in a S

13. 40 W

14. The 6th S

15. The 4 H of the A

16. 1760 Y in a M

17. 57 HV

18. 50 W to LYL

19. 11 P in a FT

20. 99 RB

21. The 7 S of R

22. 147 MB in S

23. 2 out of 3 AB

24. S of ‘6925. 7 P

26. AS in TS 9

27. IT 2 to T

28. 12 AM

29. 7 DS

30. 3 S to the W

31. 1605 GP

32. 1 F over the CN

33. 20 FO in a P

34. The 3 D

35. The M 7

36. 40075 K = C of the E

37. 50 S of G

38. 76 T in the HP

39. The 7 YI

40. 28 DL

41. B to S 1

42. 8 P in a G

43. 13 U for S

44. 60 M in an H

45. 101 D

46. 10 GBH on the W

47. 77 SS

48. 4 W and a F

49. AB in the H is W 2 in the B

50. C 9

NUMBER QUIZ CLUES 1. Film about a subway hijack

2. Low temperature

3. Partridge in a Pear Tree

4. Sci-fi film with Bruce Willis

5. Beatle’s song6. Famous fight

7. Famous road

8. Film starring Steve Carell

9. Stanley Kubrick film

10. US TV series

11. Gene Pitney song

12. Weight

13. A nap

14. Film with ghosts

15. Symbols of end of world

16. Long measurement

17. Baked beans

18. Simon & Garfunkel song

19. The beautiful game

20. Song by Nena

21. Song by Queen

22. Steve Davis made the first

23. Meatloaf song

24. Bryan Adams song

25. Dark comedy film

26. Proverb about sewing

27. Saying about dancing

28. Film starring Henry Fonda

29. Sloth is one

30. Drunk

31. Celebrated in November

32. Film starring Jack Nicholson

33. Liquid measurement

34. US female group

35. Western

36. Long way around

37. S&M book and film

38. Marching tune

39. Time to split up

40. Post-apocalyptic film

41. Start all over again

42. Another liquid measure

43. Not fortuitous

44. Time measurement

45. Cartoon film

46. Counting song

47. US TV show from 50’s48. Hugh Grant film

49. Proverb about wildlife

50. A happy place

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WHAT JACK DID NEXT Of course you will all remember Jack Craigie who is one of our superstar fundraisers. As he says on his fundraising page “Every year Ichallenge myself to raise money for Crohn's & Colitis UK to support the amazing work they do. Due to Covid-19, donations are down by 60%, impacting their research and valuable support to sufferers like myself around the UK and so I wanted to help.” So despite beingstuck at home during the lockdown, he came up with yet another fundraising idea this year - a 26-hour cycle on his exercise bike for the#TwoPointSix challenge!

Of course he dragged his Dad, Mike, and Mum, Rachael into it as well. The deal was that they split the 26 hours of cycling between the three of them in multiples of 2.6 hours. Mum did 2.6 hours, Dad did 5.2 hours, and Jack took on the rest of the time, 18.2 hours - totalling 26 hours. And all without leaving the house.

The Craigie family has already raised over £850 and, with gift aid, it tops £1,000, but it would be great to push their total up a little more! You can support their fantastic fundraising efforts by donating at https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/JackCrai

gie.

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VIDEOS AND LIVESTREAMS Here’s a handy guide to some of the terrificvideos and past livestreams available on our YouTube channel. We haven’t been able to do any more of our regular livestream chats since February but we hope to resume as soon as we are able. Almost all our 20+ livestreams and videos have subtitles.

1. A great video all about the Endoscopy Unitat Derriford, including how to get to the unitand what happens before, during and after acolonoscopy. (15 mins)

2. Our only livestream of 2020, in February,was with Kathy Webb, Specialist IBD Nurseat Derriford Hospital and covered topicssuch as TPN, fistulas, abscesses and Setons.(30 mins)

3. Enjoy Dani’s Fun Quizzes (including theone for World IBD Day) which each have 3rounds of 5 questions – nothing toocomplicated! (Less than 30 mins)

4. Our November 2018 livestream featuredguest-panellist Lucy Pritchard, specialistgastro dietitian, giving her expert advice onlots of diet-related queries. (40 mins)

5. In September 2019 our livestream focussedentirely on pregnancy with mums, Heatherand Hannah, and pregnant Lindsay. (50 mins)

6. In March 2018 we invited Salts HealthcareStoma Nurses Ann-Marie Pickerill and DawnChadwick who advised about stomas,blockages, diet, soreness, etc. (30 mins)

There are plenty more livestreams available, many with Kathy as our guest panellist, and covering a huge variety of topics. So, time to

check out our YouTube channel!

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The East Cornwall & West Devon Network has made every reasonable effort to ensure the content of this

newsletter is accurate but accepts no responsibility for any errors or omission. The views of the contributors

do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of Crohn’s & Colitis UK and no reference in this newsletter to

any product or service is intended as a recommendation.

CONTACT US EAST CORNWALL & WEST DEVON NETWORK

Leads: Shas Chilcott and Dani Hooper-Bennett

0300 222 5700 (via Information Service)

ecwd@networks.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk

Website: www.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/ecwd

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1 THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123

2 32 DEGREES IS FREEZING POINT IN FAHRENHEIT

3 5 GOLD RINGS

4 12 MONKEYS

5 WHEN I’M 646 1066 BATTLE OF HASTINGS

7 ROUTE 66

8 THE 40 YEAR-OLD VIRGIN

9 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY

10 HAWAII FIVE-O

11 24 HOURS FROM TULSA

12 14 POUNDS IN A STONE

13 40 WINKS

14 THE SIXTH SENSE

15 THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE

16 1760 YARDS IN A MILE

17 57 HEINZ VARIETIES

18 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER

19 11 PLAYERS IN A FOOTBALL TEAM

20 99 RED BALLOONS

21 THE SEVEN SEAS OF RHYE

22 147 MAXIMUM BREAK IN SNOOKER

23 TWO OUT OF THREE AIN’T BAD24 SUMMER OF ‘6925 SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS

26 A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE

27 IT TAKES 2 TO TANGO

28 12 ANGRY MEN

29 7 DEADLY SINS

30 3 SHEETS TO THE WIND

31 1605 GUNPOWDER PLOT

32 ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST33 20 FLUID OUNCES IN A PINT

34 THE THREE DEGREES

35 THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

36 40075 KILOMETRES = CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE EARTH

37 50 SHADES OF GREY

38 76 TROMBONES IN THE HIT PARADE

39 THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH

40 28 DAYS LATER

41 BACK TO SQUARE ONE

42 8 PINTS IN A GALLON

43 13 UNLUCKY FOR SOME

44 60 MINUTES IN AN HOUR

45 101 DALMATIONS

46 10 GREEN BOTTLES HANGING ON THE WALL

47 77 SUNSET STRIP

48 FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL

49 A BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH 2 IN THE BUSH

50 CLOUD 9

NUMBER QUIZ ANSWERS

Since coronavirus has hit the UK, our community has needed our support and guidance more than ever. Calls to our helpline have risen by 400% and visits to our website have increased by 600%. If you are in a position to be able to donate,

please donate what you can now.