THE PARISH PAPERSt. Mary the Virgin, Payhembury

Vol 47 No 11 May 2015

THIS MONTH’S EDITOR: Marian Edwards 01404 841041 NEXT MONTH’S EDITOR: Claire McMurtrie 01404 841559 ADVERTISING: Lin Horrocks 01404 841021 Editors’ email address: payhemburypaper@yahoo.co.uk Advertising email address: linhorrocksparishmagadverts@gmail.com

Photograph by Malcolm Jarvis

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Rev Cate Edmonds, The Rectory, Station Rd, Feniton (851401) Mrs Babs Leach, 3 Lower Mews, Payhembury (841409) Mr Jim Kimber, 1 Barrow Road, Payhembury (841320) Mr Clive Jones, 11 Markers Park, Payhembury (841685)

Team Vicar:Church Wardens:

Sexton:

Contact details for churchwardens in Escot or FenitonFeniton: David Lanning or Roger White (851441)

Escot: Judy Davis (812739) or Keith & Eve Townson (812604)

Reverend Cate EdmondsThe Rectory, Station Road,

Feniton

Dear Friends,

01404 851401cateedmonds@aol.com

Spring has certainly arrived, hasn’t it? The weather up to now has been very kind to us, perhaps by the time you read this it will be raining, but I hope not.

Certainly the weather has been great for the first few weddings of the season. I’m sure we all love a good wedding, when we are celebrating the love shared by a couple and which they are openly declaring as they publicly commit themselves to each other. That love which they share of course comes directly from God though Jesus Christ, through his death and resurrection which we celebrate particularly at Easter.

At Easter we fill our churches with flowers in celebration just as we fill the churches with flowers at weddings in celebration. Somehow the sight and smell of floral arrangements lift our spirits and help us feel that there is something special happening. Celebrating God’s love for us all is certainly something very special and even though the blooms die away, God’s love for each and every one of us doesn’t, it’s there for us forever.

Often when I’m talking to children about God’s love I try to get them to understand that it’s not soppy, it’s not about hearts and chocolates etc but about actions, kind deeds. We can see love being shared in the way that people behave with each other and when God’s love is shared we find that the world around us is a happier place. A kindly smile and a helping hand are particularly good ways of sharing the love of God.When the risen Jesus Christ appeared to his disciples he breathed on them and said “peace be with you”. We too can breathe God’s love on others, not a literal breath but a kindly thought or action.

If there was more breathing of God’s love around the world I am sure we wouldn’t have as much pain and suffering that we see every day. The blooms of celebration open up and smile at us, perhaps we too can open up and smile more frequently and we might notice a lifting of the collective spirit.

Every blessing, Rev Cate

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Parishes of Feniton, Escot and PayhemburyChurch Services in May 2015

Sunday 3rd May, St Philip & St JamesChurch Time ServiceEscot 11.00am Patronal Festival Communion (CE)

Feniton 10.00 am Storytime (CE)

Sunday 10th May, 6th Sunday of Easter Church Time ServiceEscot 9.00 am BCP Communion (CE)

Feniton 10.30 am Morning Worship (RA)

Payhembury 10.30 am 6.30 pmCafé (CE)Evening Worship (BL)

Thursday 14th May, Ascension Day 10am, Payhembury, Holy Communion

Sunday 17th May, Sunday after Ascension Day Church Time ServiceEscot 9.00 am Matins (TP)

Feniton 11.00 am 6.00 pmParish Communion (CE)Worship and Praise

Payhembury 9.30 am Parish Communion (CE)

Thursday 21st May, 7.15pm, Escot, Prayers for Three Parishes

Sunday 24th May, Pentecost Church Time ServiceFeniton 10.00 am Parish Communion (CE)Payhembury 11.30 am All ages service (CE)

Sunday 31st May, Trinity Sunday Church Time ServiceEscot 10.00 am Joint Holy Communion (CE)

Sunday 7th June, 1st Sunday after Trinity Church Time ServiceEscot 6.00 pm Evensong (CE)

Feniton 10.00 am11.00 amStorytime (CE)Parish Communion (CE)

Payhembury 11.00 am Morning Worship (OT)

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Yellingham Farm Diary – AprilLambing finished 2 days ago and overall it went well. We ended up turning out 44 sets of twins, 4 sets of triplets and 13 singles. In addition we have 2 bottle fed lambs – Monica is more human than human!

The fun now starts to keep them all alive and give them the best possible chance of survival. The first job will be worming the lambs then this is swiftly followed by their first set of two injections that prevent a series of sheep related illnesses (too technical to list). Then the inevitable sleepless night or two when we wean the lambs from their mums – boy do they make a noise! But this job won’t be done for a couple of months yet.

The other wonderful sight this week was the turning out of the cattle after their stint indoors over the winter months. You open the gate …. They stand and stare at the massive green open space and then a second later they kick up their back legs, their tail goes high in the air, and they are off at a hundred miles an hour. Bless them. With the cattle and sheep all out, we are turning our attention to looking after our grass and setting aside fields for hay. The tractor is busy scarifying and rolling the fields in preparation for haymaking in the summer. My spare time (haha) is now focusing on my garden as in a rash moment I agreed to open my garden on the 14th June to raise funds for the Hospice.

STOP PRESS ... Nell my amazing sheepdog has just had 6 amazing puppies.Janet East

I hope all of you that came to my evening (little red van) at the parish hall enjoyed the evening. It was great to see so many people there. I’m sorry to those of you who couldn’t find a seat (I didn’t realise so many people were going to turn up).

I would like to say THANK YOU to -- BLACKDOWN SOUND for the music, Colin and Jo of the SIX BELLS for the bar and nice buffet, PAYHEMBURY PROVISIONS for selling tickets, the PARISH HALL COMMITTEE for use of the hall, IAN and SUE DERBYSHIRE for taking care of the raffle, to everyone who helped set up the hall on Friday evening and helped to clear up at the end of the evening on Saturday, and a special THANKS goes to JOHN SOMERS who was a great help in organising the evening and designing and printing the posters and tickets, and of course to all of you that came along to help make it a great evening!

After expenses we made a profit of £786 which went to the PAYHEMBURY IN NEED CHARITY which was brilliant! And I had a great evening telling a few tales as well. WHAT A GREAT VILLAGE!! See you around the village and UP THE CLARETS! MARTY

CLARETS’ CORNER

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We all enjoyed a wonderful evening in the Hall on April 11 with Marty, who was celebrating his thirty years as our postie. The huge gathering was a measure of how much esteem we all have for him. There were a lot of people who couldn’t get a ticket. Marty took us on a very amusing and interesting journey through his time here in Payhembury, saying that he’d enjoyed every minute of it, except when he was bitten by dogs. A lovely part of his talk was his reference to those parishioners who are no longer with us---and how he rendered social services to some of them!Marty was ably assisted by John Somers as compere, and the great band “Blackdown Sound”, who will definitely be coming back here. Ian and Sue Derbyshire organised the raffle, which raised a lot of money for the Payhembury Relief in Need Charity. Many thanks to all those who donated prizes.

- the funny, the tragic, the memorable and the difficult experiences of

Payhembury’s own inimitable postman

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Memories of Payhembury past“We had everything you could want in a village - shop, post office, saddler, cobbler, cartwright - but we never had a baker. The baker

used to come from Broadhembury every day with fresh bread.” Len Salter, Hillside

Did the Post Office double up as a saddler’s in Victorian times? It would seem so.

This is WilliamHarris, Esq whose portraitwas taken, we believe, on his 90th birthday. We’ve been told he may have been a funeral director for the village. Does any-one know?

Bill Piercy (centre) we understand was the village cartwright in the early part of the 20th century, occupying the premises which later became the village shop and garage repair shop. Can you confirm this, or do you know differ-ently?

With many thanks again to Brian Salter for providing access to these fascinating old photos.

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Sandra and Steve Ford Barrow Rd and their end of the villageBabs Leach Centre of the villageEmma Goodland and her boys, Jensen and Ethan HillsideDi Somers TaleLouise Granger Marker's ParkRay Granger Outlying areasLiz Capel Her end of the villageMargaret Jones Area round Warren CloseBrian Salter UptonFred Worman Higher CheritonBiddy Hall ColestocksStephanie Houghton Lower CheritonMary Whiting Top end of Barrow Rd

Broadhembury and District Gardening Club

Plant SaleSaturday 9th May 10am - 12pmBroadhembury Village Square

(If the weather is inclement, in the skittle alley of the Drew Arms)

A new ARC Animal Rescue charity shop has opened in Cullompton (near the traffic lights), and they welcome any clothes, bric-a-brac or books to raise funds for re-homing and vet fees. Items can be dropped at 4, Hillside, Payhembury. If there is no-one in, it is safe to leave bags/boxes on the doorstep, provided they are waterproof. Many thanks.

Time for a Spring clean and clear out?

Were it not for the monthly commitment by our voluntary distributors to bring the Parish News to your door, whatever the weather, you wouldn’t be reading this now! They deserve our acknowledgement and thanks -

Feniton Church, Sat & Sun, May 16 & 17, 10 -4

EXHIBITION OF LOCAL WEDDING DRESSES from new to over 100 years old Refreshments

Without whom...

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Nature Notes - Observations from AprilHello everyone Well, what terrific weather we're experiencing! The hot sun has finished our daffodils off, and I'm afraid the tulips may not last long. Still, we can'thave everything.

In our garden, we are lucky to have not one, but two pairs of greenfinches feeding on the nuts and seeds. The male is a beautiful bird, like a small green parrot! We're lucky to have the two pairs, because greenfinches are not so common these days, having suffered from a nasty infec-tious disease. We also have lots of goldies, blue and great tits, plus blackbirds, robins, dunnocks and lots more. This afternoon, there are two huge wood pigeons sitting in the bird bath -- it's so hot, I don't blame them.

I saw my first two swallows on the 8th April, down on the wires at Tuck Mill. Then, the next day, there were two in the village. They have already made a summer! There is a pair of grey wagtails by the stream in the village. I heard my first chiffchaff on the 3rd, at Willands Ash, and I've heard lots more since then. It's wonderful that these tiny birds battle their way to Britain from deepest Africa, every year at this time.

My daughter's father in law, who lives near Louth, Lincolnshire, tells me that two sparrow hawks killed a pigeon in his garden. They both worked in tandem to chase and kill the poor bird. Then, one of them flew up into a tree, whilst his mate fed, and then took his turn. I believe the hen bird would have eaten first, because, after all, he's a gentleman. More to the point, she's bigger than him! Talking of sparrow hawks, I saw one quartering the hedge tops near Tuck Mill. Then, when I reached Cokesputt, there she was again---still quartering the hedges.

The sunny weather has brought the butterflies out early. I've seen the lovely yellow brimstones, tortoiseshells and peacocks already. The orange tips should be next.

Bye for now, Alan

PARISH PAPER DEADLINE for the June issue is May 18th, 4pm.If you would like to submit a contribution, whether it’s information about a past or future event, an article of general interest or a front cover illustration for possible inclusion in The Parish Paper, please either email it to payhemburypaper@yahoo.com or pop it into the box at the bottom of the church steps on the right. We’d love to hear from you.If you have a problem in meeting the May 18 deadline, please contact Claire McMurtrie, Editor for the June issue on 01404 841 559.

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Dear Friends, Do you like this picture of Parchina? Parchina was dressed up for an Easter parade. We travelled to our cousins’ home on Easter Day after our service at Payhembury, we didn’t want to miss out on the chocolate from Rev Cate. At their house they were having an Easter party and Easter parade and Parchina won first prize. It was great fun and lovely to meet up with our cousins and join in the fun, there were mice form all over the place, some had travelled across many fields but as it was dry they didn’t get stuck in any mud.

The party made a great end to our Easter celebration. We so enjoyed seeing all the children in church on Good Friday and were

amazed at how they scurried around with thoughtful faces. Then on Easter Day the great celebration when everyone was laughing and singing, oh at times we had to cover our little ears. Did you know mice have very sensitive ears? It’s so we can listen out for prowling cats.

It went very quiet after Easter, no school services, it seemed very strange but we were outside playing in the sun. I even got sunburnt ears one day. Mum had told us to be careful but I forgot my hat! But we were soon back to normal with school and other services. I heard Rev Cate say we were going to have a christening later this month. I believe it must be Sebastian Harrison’s, that should be fun and I expect we will see some of the other babies that have been christened as well. One day Parchina and I are going to dash down when no one is looking and have a swim in the font, hee hee that would scare Rev Cate.

Love and squeaks, Parchie and Parchina.

Broadhembury Women’s InstituteTuesday May 12 May, 7.30pm

Payhembury Parish Hall

John Lowe will be talking about a WW2 bomber crash on Dartmoor

Girls’ Night OutTuesday, 19th MayThe Six Bells from 8pm

Ladies of all ages are very welcome

The Mobile Library

Wed 13 May 11.25am - 11.45am

Parish Hall car park

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Talaton Open GardensSat May 23 & Sunday May 24

2pm - 6pm

This event is now in its 22nd year and, as usual, a wide variety of gardens will be open - from country house to cottage and bog gardens. A miniature steam railway is a major feature in one garden and there will be plant sales in others.Children can play ‘Hunt the hidden object” in each garden and visitors will be able to vote in the village Scarecrow Competition. Cream Teas will be available. Entry is £4, free for 16’s and under.All proceeds will go to the Parish Church and Hall.

Ploughman’s LunchPayhembury Church, Monday May 11, 12 -2pm

This will be in aid of Christian Aid* and it would be good if we can boost numbers a little to raise as much as we can. Thank you.

If you wish to donate to this charity see Babs or any PCC member.

(The April lunch was well attended and hopefully everyone enjoyed themselves. The lunches have become quite a social occasion!)

ESCOT CHURCH OPEN DAYSSunday May 3, 12 - 5pmMonday May 4, 2 - 5pm

Displays of church historical records, photos etc.Teas, coffees & cakes

If you enrolled in Honiton University of the Third Age -

you would be joining a co-operative of 200 like-minded people who share educational, creative and leisure activities.General meetings are held monthly at The Beehive in Honiton, when there are speakers covering subjects as diverse as The Stars & The Universe, Friends of Burburi, Kenya and Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle in Devon.There are also 26 interest groups, ranging from bridge, computer awareness and genealogy to photography, Scrabble, opera and history. These usually take place in members’ homes.Fees are £15 a year for individuals, £27 for couples.

For further information contact the Membership Secretary on 01404 43799

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Payhembury writer’s first novel comes out this month May is an exciting time for Payhembury writer Serena Cairns -- her first novel, “Father of Lies” is published this month, and will be available through bookshops and online from Amazon.

The book begins as a supernatural story and evolves into a mystery, involving a hidden prophecy, which stretches over centuries. Alreadyit is being described by critics who have read proof copies as “a brilliant philosophical and theological adventure ... superbly written, tense and challenging”, and showing elements of M.R James and Dan Brown but “quite original in its own right”.Serena’s writing career began when she won a short-story writing course with The London School of Journalism, after which she went on to havestories, articles and poetry published in a number of magazines, ranging from Australian Cosmopolitan to The Criminologist.

St Mary’s Church, Payhembury

Community Quilt DaySaturday May 9th, in the Parish Hall, from 9am - 1pm

Come for a morning of fun creating a quilt All ages welcome, no skill needed!

The idea is that each family, couple or individual brings a piece of sturdy, pastel-coloured cotton, A5 (the size of this paper) plus 2.5cm around the edges to allow the pieces to be sewn together.

On the day there will be helpers to assist you. Your work can be embroidered, stitched, glued (felt) and decorated in any way you like. You choose your subject and design - it could be your family, pets or hobbies for example. So start thinking of ideas and collecting bits and bobs to decorate your work.

All sewing etc will be done on the day. Come with your ideas and we will provide help, extra fabrics and trimmings - and lots of teas and biscuits.

By making this quilt, we are hoping to raise money for our church, so the cost for the morning will be £10 per quilt piece. When all your work is sewn together, the finished quilt will go on display in the Church, as a record of our community project. Looking forward to seeing you there. Yo Smallwood

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Payhembury Weather www.payhembury-weather.co.uk

Rainfall: March and now April have been in general dry with only 50% of normal rain so we will be needing some more rain this Spring to avoid a drought.

Temperatures: Much warmer than the average for March/April last century, especially during the daytime. On the 15 April (just outside this period) it reached a record breaking 24 degC in East Devon, much higher than forecast.

Weather elsewhere: Some interest over the effects of the partial eclipse of the sun on the 20th March, which could be seen from Devon, and I did see a decrease in temperature in my garden during the passage of the moon in front of the sun. A severe sandstorm over Beijing reduced visibility drastically on 16th April with people advised to stay indoors.

Payhembury Monthly Temperatures deg C

Mar/Apr 15 1960-90ClimateMeasuredAverages

Warmer or colderthan average?

Max Temp 9.6/12.1 11.3/14.7 WarmerMin Temp 2.7/4.1 3.0/4.7 Warmer

Mean Temp 6.2/8.1 7.2/9.7 WarmerTemp Range 7.0/8.0 8.2/10.0

Highest Max 19/21.5 15.2/18 6 Apr 15Lowest Min -9/-4.5 -2.3/1 5 Mar 15Lowest Max 0.5/2.5 6/11 15 Mar 15Highest Min 11/11 9/9 28 Mar 15

Payhembury Rainfall mm Date of maxMarch 15 73 44 13 Mar 15April 15 2 weeks 26 7 3 Apr 15

Roger Saunders Follow me on twitter at @sat_metman

The Tea & Cakes held in the parish hall on Saturday 4th April made a profit of £48.40 which will be divided be-tween the parish hall and the Pre School. Many thanks to all who attended and helped in any way. Louise Granger

The Broadhembury and District Gardening Club

The next monthly meeting will be held at the Payhembury Village Hall at 7.30 p.m. on Thursday 14th May, 2015. Our speaker will be David Usher on ‘Restora-tion of Hestercombe Gardens’ and this will be followed by a general discussion on ‘Topical Tips’.A further reminder for you of our annual plant sale which will be on Saturday 9th May between 10 a.m. and noon in Broadhembury Village Square. Do bring a friend along and also, a few plants from your own garden would be most appreciated. Jenny

Our next get-together will be on

Wednesday 6th May 2015in the Parish Hall from 2.15 pm

Our player numbers remain about the same so we would like to see a few more new faces. Just to keep us going !!!!

Many thanks to those who join us – quite a happy couple of hours isn’t it? Come on folk – give us a try – just £2 for a few games and you may go home with more than you came out with!! A cuppa, home made cake, perhaps a prize of chocolate or money.

See you on the 6th……………………………….…Louise and Joy

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CUP OF TEA AND BINGO

Payhembury Parish Hall Annual General MeetingWednesday 6th May, 7.30pm

This is your opportunity to hear what the Hall committee have been doing over the last year and how they’ve been looking after your hall.

This is when a new committee is elected; anyone wishing to serve on the committee should contact me before the meeting.

Louise Granger 841457

The churchyard clear up will be on Saturday May 23rd from 10-12. Please come along with strimmers or just yourself. Your help is greatly appreciated!

Churchyard clear up

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Things to do, places to go during Half-Term ...

OTTERY 10K CHARITY RUNSunday 17th May 2015 starting at 10:00am

The OTTERY 10K run is being revived for 2015. It is a fairly flat run on lanes around Ottery St Mary and is ideal for new runners wanting to try a 10K run for the first time. There will also be a Juniors fun run (minimum age 9 years) which starts just after the main run.

The race HQ and Start/Finish will be at Ottery St Mary Cricket Club, Strawberry Lane, OSM EX11 1RG.To enter visit www.honitonrc.com and click on the Ottery 10K item on the left panel.

Tues May 26 Escot camp wild dayFree entry for all children to Escot. Check-out Yurt Village and all that happens at Camp Wild. There’s storytelling by the fire, toasted marshmallows, Camp Wild games, pond-dipping, shelter building, bushcraft fun and a swamp walk. More details at www.escot-devon.co.uk

Sat & Sun, May 23 & 24 River Cottage Spring Food FairTrinity Hill Road, AxminsterEnjoy the best of the season at River Cottage Spring Food Fair. Live cookery demos, kids’ activities, hands-on master classes, gardening tips, book signings. More details at

Tues May 26 Craft Events in Exeter Cathedral‘Drop-in” craft activities 11am - 4pm. Draw a picture and turn it into a badge. Create your own “shrinkie” key ring. Try brass rubbing. £1 for each activity. More details atwww.exeter-cathedral.org.uk

Sat & Sun, May 30 & 31 Exmouth Kite FestivalKite flyers from around the UK with thrilling displays of aerobatic skills. Also, lots of side shows. 10.30am to 5pm. More details on www.exmouthrotaryclub.co.uk/kite-festival/

Sun May 24 Seaton Tramway - Dinosaur TrainA celebration of the fascination children have with dinosaurs and trains! Geared to smaller children - but fun for the whole family. Includes return train journey Seaton to Colyton, with stories, dinosaur dig and other dinosaur-related activities & close encounter with snakes and other species from Exeter Exotics. Early booking advised. More details on www.tram.co.uk

Sat & Sun, May 23 & 24 Stick Man, Exeter Northcott TheatreAfter a smash hit West End season, Scamp Theatre’s adaptation of the hugely popular children’s book Stick Man in coming to Exeter. 2pm Sat,11am or 2pm Sun. More details onwww.exeternorthcott.co.uk/stick-man-live-on-stagePLUS school holiday swimming at Slade Barton, Mon & Thur 9am-1pm (promptly please)

www.rivercottage.net

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Feniton and Payhembury Mothers’ UnionSadly we had to cancel our Lady Day Service due to illness and holidays. Thinking of illness, we are delighted that Marjorie Wright has now come home from hospital and we hope she will make a speedy and full recovery.

We were delighted to welcome Rev Frank Minchinson as our speaker this month. He gave us a fascinating talk on imagery and icons. Not only did he talk about imagery down the ages saying that icons were thought of as ‘windows into heaven’ but he explained how icons were produced and showed us some he had painted himself.

We are most grateful to David and Joan Evans for bringing Frank and his wife Jill over from Exmouth.

This month we go on our outing to Buckfast Abbey on Wednesday, May 20th.

Judy Davis (substitute reporter!)

“THANK YOU”Very many thanks to all for your prayers and good wishes to support me and Alan whilst I was in hospital.It is good to be back home again and back in our lovely village with its wonderful caring community.

All good wishesMarjorie

The May coffee morning will be at 11am, Wed 20th at Oak

Cottage, by kind invitation of Anthony and Alison

Burroughs, We look forward to seeing you all there!

PAYHEMBURY PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGWednesday, May 13, 7.30pm in the Parish Hall

The minutes of the last meeting of the Parish Council which took place on Wednesday, March 11, can be found on www.payhembury.org.uk or on the village noticeboard. Contact: Sue Morris (Clerk) 01404 850094 or payhemburypc@googlemail.com

William Garvey, furniture designers & makers, of Upton,

are delighted to sponsor Payhembury Parish Paper

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INFORMATION PAGE

Non-urgent police contact: 101 Honiton Hospital: 01404 540540 (Minor Injury Unit 8am - 10pm) RD&E Hospital Exeter: 01392 411611Ottery St Mary Hospital: 01404 816000 (MIU Mon - Frid, 8am -1pm )

Your Parish Council:Meetings held 2nd Wed of alternate months (starting January) 7.30pm in the Parish HallDi Somers 01884 277390 Robert Leach 01404 841408Mark Disney 01404 841353 Keith Williams 01404 841772Clive Fowler 01404 841646 Jon Scarle 01404 841466Clare Doble 01404 841758 Sue Morris, Parish Clerk 01404 850094 email: payhemburypc@googlemail.comUseful numbers at the County Council (all 0345)General Enquiries 155 1015 Registrars 155 1002Roads & transport 155 1004 Libraries 155 1001Disability information 155 1005 Children/families 155 1013Bus passes 01392 383 688County Councillor Paul Diviani 0845 328 5788EmergenciesSocial Care 0345 600 0388 Highways 01392 383329Animal welfare, petrol, explosives 01392 499499

Useful numbers at the East Devon District Council (all 01395)Switchboard 516 551 Emergency (out of hours) 516 854 Missed bins/recycling 571 515Dog problems 571 457 Council Tax/benefits 517 446Pest control 516 551 Car park fines 571 780Planning matters 517 475 Environmental health 517 456Support for elderly, disabled & vulnerable residents 578 237

PAYHEMBURY PARISH HALL HIRE AND CHARGESPlease contact Jo Vincent on 01404 841554 for details and to book.

(Please telephone before 6pm)

PAYHEMBERY PROVISIONSOpening hours & contact details

Monday - Friday 8am - 7pm Saturday 8am - 1pm Sunday 8am - 12pm

Tel: 01404 841856 or info@payhemburyprovisions.co.uk

CALENDAR FOR MAY 2015

Frid 1st Emmaus Group, Cherrybrook, 9.15am Mon 4th Payhembury May Day, 11am Wed 6th Tea & Bingo, Parish Hall, from 2.15pm Parish Hall AGM, 7.30pm Thur 7th BBC with Rev Cate at The Rectory Sat 9th Community Quilt Day, Parish Hall, 9am - 1pm Sun 10th Café Service, 10.30am. Evening Worship, 6.30pm Mon 11th Ploughman’s Lunch, Church, 12-2pm Bible Study, Cherrybrook, 8pm Tues 12th WI, Parish Hall, 7.30pm Wed 13th Mobile Library, Hall car park, 11.25 - 11.45am Parish Council meeting, Parish Hall, 7.30pm Thur 14th Ascension Day. Holy Communion, Church, 10am Gardening Club, Parish Hall, 7.30pm BBC Social Frid 15th Emmaus Group, Cherrybrook, 9.15am Sun 17th Parish Communion, Church, 9.30am Mon 18th PARISH PAPER DEADLINE, 4pm Tues 19th Girls’ Night Out, Six Bells, from 8pm Wed 20th Coffee Morning, Oak Cottage, 11am Mothers’ Union outing to Buckfast Abbey Thur 21st BBC with Rev Cate at The Rectory Sat 23rd Churchyard clear up, 10am-12pm Sun 24th All ages service, Church, 11.30am Early June dates: Sun 7th Morning Worship, 11am Wed 3rd Tea & Bingo, 2.15pm Church flowers: May 2nd & 9th, Mrs P Fowler May 16th & 23rd, Mrs A Burrow May 30th & June 6th, Mrs P Linsdell

REGULAR WEEKLY ACTIVITIES HELD IN THE PARISH HALL MONDAY Apple Pips 9.30 - 11.30 am Pre-school 9.00 - 12.30 pm Youth Groups 5.30 - 8.30 pm TUESDAY Pre-school 9.00 - 12.30 pm Musical Moments 10.15 - 11.30 am Pilates 7.00 - 8.00 pm & 8.15 - 9.15 pmWEDNESDAY Pre-school 9.00 - 12.30 pm Pilates 9.15 - 10.15 am & 10.30 -11.15 am (Men) Short Mat Bowling 7.30 - 10.00 pm THURSDAY Pre-school 9.00 - 12.30 pm Pilates 9.15 - 10.15am, Beginners FRIDAY Pre-school 9.00 - 12.30 pm

Editorial Team: Claire McMurtrie (841559) Kate Duggan (849159) Marian Edwards (841041)

Payhembury Village Website: www.payhembury.org.uk

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