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PLEASE KEEP TWENTY IS YOUR SPEED PLENTY DOWN THROUGH 20 mph INJURES THE VILLAGE 3O KILLS
Number 390
Editor: David Carter A.C.I.B. Wispers Kingston Tel: 01548 810915 E-Mail [email protected] Parish Clerk Sue Green Tel. 01548 810270
Email [email protected] Parish WEB Site www.kingstonparishcouncil.co.uk
Kingston History Society www.kingstonlocalhistory.co.uk
Another month goes by and the unseasonal warm weather has now been replaced by normal temperatures for the time of year. Life goes on with most of the holiday makers having returned to their normal lives, however, life in our community continues with the many autumn events to keep you all busy. Flicks in the Sticks next viewing is this Saturday with “Race” but now with the added extra of a package including a meal at the Dolphin at the special price of £12 per head, be sure to pre book for your meal beforehand which is available from 6 – 6.30 pm. A further quiz is organized for the 28th September at the Dolphin in memory of Martyn Hales on the 28th September with a Murder Mystery event in the Reading Room in November. The Angel Heart Theatre are coming to Kingston on the 27th November which, if a success may lead to further similar bookings in the future. These and many more activities are available for your enjoyment over the next few months. Finally but very important come along and have your say on the future of your village in the Reading Room on the 24th September with the proposal for a large development having been put forward.(details see Parish News)
David
Kingston Local History Society invite you to their AGM
Thursday, October [email protected] in Kingston Reading Room
Followed by Brian Alloway’s illustrated talk entitled “Our Daily Lead”
there will be an opportunity to elect new members onto the Committee or to become a member if you are not already
There will be a welcome glass of wine & light refreshments The subscription remains £3.50 per person
We look forward to welcoming you
Your History Society needs you so please come & support us!
PARISH CHURCH FLOWER ROTA
2016 Sept 17th & 24th Margaret Birch Oct 1st HARVEST FESTIVAL - all helpers please Oct 8th & 15th Carole Walters Oct 22th & 29th June & Ruth Jarvis Nov 5th & 12th Carole Walters Nov 19th & 26th Janet Gilbreath Dec 3rd & 10th Di Phillips Dec 17th & 24th - CHRISTMAS All helpers please If you are unable to do flowers on a given date, please change with someone and let Carole know - 810566. Thank you.
******************** 200 Club Draw
The numbers drawn in the August draw are :- 101. Steph Swain. £20 207. Kim Watkins. £20 47. Jan Dunning. £20 15. Carol Beard £15 72. Ann Cooper £10 The 200 Club The draw at the end of September is the final one in this current series as the 200 club year runs from October to September. This means of course that subscriptions are now due for another year. For the benefit of newcomers to the village who are not familiar with our 200 Club, this is a lottery organised by the Reading Room committee to generate much needed funds to meet the maintenance and upkeep costs of our village hall. The subscription for the whole year is £10 and that covers the twelve draws that take place on the last Tuesday of each month at the Reading Room Morning Market. Five numbers are drawn each month and the prizes are 3x£20. 1x£15 and. 1x£10 This year 200 members contributed to the 200 Club and from the monies collected £1040 was used as prizes and the Reading Room received £960 I do hope you will continue to support the 200 club and renew your subscriptions. We are always looking for new members so if you have not taken part before please get in touch and I will allocate you a number and add you to my list. Good Luck. Margaret Birch Tel. 810521
TUESDAY MARKET TEA/COFFEE ROTA
2016 Sept. 27- Margaret Birch Oct. 4- Judy Alloway. Oct. 11 - John Connor. Oct. 18 - Jan Dunning / Sue Green. Oct. 25- Jean Moore / Jenny Ebs Nov 1 Margaret Joiner / Christine Thomas. Nov 8 Kit Connor. Nov 15 Cynthia / Irene. Nov 22 Margaret Birch Nov 29 Judy Alloway. Dec 6 John Connor. Dec 13 All come Christmas party.
Last morning market of the year. 2017- Jan 3 Jan Dunning / Sue Green. Jan 10 Jean Moore / Jenny Ebs Jan 17 Margaret / Christine. Jan 24 Kit Connor. Jan 31 Cynthia / Irene. Feb 7 Ann and Elaine. Feb 14 Jeanette Kingdom. Feb 21 Pauline de Champs Feb 28 Margaret Birch March 7 Judy Alloway. March 14 John Connor. March 21 Jan Dunning / Sue Green. March 28 Jean Moore / Jenny Ebs
******************** SOUTH HAMS MOBILE LIBRARY VISIT
The Mobile Library visits on a Tuesday every 4 weeks on the dates as below outside the Fire Station arriving at 11.00 departing at 11.40 If there are residents who are housebound or too frail to carry books, we welcome them into our Home Library Service. For full information about the Mobile Library Service and the Home Library Service please phone 0345 155 1001 Or email [email protected] 2016 October 4th: November 1st: November 29th.
EXPERIENCED ADULT RIDER seeking horse/pony (14.2hh+) to share for local riding. 1-2 days per week, weekdays only, weight 10 stone. Will pay £25 per week towards costs, or help with workload. Please contact Lucy on 07810 302018.
Copy for November newsletter by Monday 24th -October-- please. Editor
DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES
(Also see Parish WEB site for further details) Morning Market every Tuesday 10 a.m. till noon Mother & Toddler Group every Wednesday 10-11.45am (Bigbury Memorial Hall) 2016 Sept 3rd to Oct 3rd Vote for your favourite photos for the Kingston Calendar Sept 24th 7 for 7.30 Flicks in the Sticks “Race” Sept 28th 8.30pm Pub Quiz Dolphin memory of Martyn Hales. Oct 1st 7pm Village Harvest Supper – Reading Room Oct 2nd 9.30 am Harvest Festival Service Kingston Parish Church Oct 8th Concert Quicksilver Reading Room Oct 11th 2.30pm Knit & Natter Brae Cottage Oct 22nd 10-12.30 Packing shoeboxes Op. Christmas Child R/R Oct 23rd 9.30 Shoebox service in Church Oct 27th 8.0pm History Society AGM Reading Room Oct 29th 7 for 7.30 Flicks in the Sticks “Money Monster” Nov 10th 7.30pm Garden Club Open Meeting Reading Room Nov 13th 6pm Murder Mystery Night Reading Room Nov.26th 7 for 7.30 Flicks in the Sticks “Eddie the Eagle” Nov 27th 2.30pm Angel Heart Puppet Theatre “Freya” R/R Dec 17th 7 for 7.30 Flicks in the Sticks “Love and Friendship”
STAY AND PLAY
Kingston Stay and Play every Thursday morning 10 - 12 £1. Per family Under 5s play sessions contact Karen 810070.
******************** Kingston Reading Room
Saturday 8 October 2106 7.30pm (Doors open 7.00pm) Kingston Seasonal Concerts presents
Quicksilver Mix the accomplished guitar playing of Grant Baynham
(formerly of "That's Life") with the powerful vocals of Hilary Spencer (Artisan, Mrs Ackroyd Band), throw in some
comic gems and you have a great night's entertainment guaranteed. Tickets £10 advance, £12 door 01548
810806 to book Support: John Connor and friends
KNIT & NATTER NEWS FOR OCTOBER NEWSLETTER
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, October 11th, 2:30pm at Brae Cottage
when we will be enjoying a cuppa & a biscuit or two while knitting or crocheting for ourselves or for charity. Any new/old knitters are always welcome so please let me know if you are interested in joining us & contact Jennie Stanley at Brae Cottage on 01548 810819 or [email protected]
PUB QUIZ This months 'pub quiz' on the 28th Sept @ 8.30pm in The Dolphin.will be in memory of
Martyn Hales, and raising money for St. Lukes.
Any raffle donations would be warmly received.
Tickets for the next 'Murder Mystery Night' will be
available to purchase on the night of the quiz.
Church News
Kingston Calendar 2017. Thank you to all those who have sent us photos for the new calendar. Photos will be displayed in the Church from Saturday 3 September – Monday 3 October and at the Tuesday Morning Market on 20/27 September. Please vote for your favourite photo for each month. The calendar will be on sale in good time for Christmas.
Operation Christmas Child Samaritan’s Purse Thank you to everyone who has left shoeboxes at the back of the Church to be covered with Christmas wrapping paper please keep adding to the pile as we are hoping to send as many as possible again this year. Leaflets explaining more about this Charity are included in your Newsletter they contain helpful suggestions about suitable gifts for the children who will receive them; ages range from 2-4. 5-9 and 10-14. Gifts include toothbrush/paste,flannels, soap, stationery things, small cuddly toys, cars and wrapped sweets. Our knit n’ natter group provide wooly hats, mitts/gloves and scarves etc: to add to the boxes; we would like to thank this small band of willing workers who give up a lot of time and energy to help this good cause. We will be packing the shoeboxes in the Reading Room on Saturday, October 22n from 10-12.30pm so please come along and help us either by bringing your gifts on the day or giving them to Jennie Stanley Brae Cottage (810819) or Shioya Walters Scobbiscombe Farm (810259) before hand. There is also a box at the back of the Church for donations or gifts so please give generously as these boxes may be the only Christmas presents these children receive. The boxes begin their journey overseas in November when they are transported to Kingsbridge. Each box costs £3 to send and with the money raised at the Cream Tea event in July we have sufficient funds to send at least 100 but we do need to fill them. After 14 years this will be the final year that Jennie will be organising the event as Shioya will be in charge next year, I’m sure that you will give her just as much support. Local contacts for St James-the- Less, Kingston Church Wardens: Brian Alloway 810692, [email protected] Robert Beard, 810500 [email protected] Both Churchwardens will be pleased to help you find the right person to talk to and help with Church-related arrangements. Please note that all this information is also on the parish website on the Parish Church page.
KINGSTON GARDEN CLUB
Love Them or Hate Them – WEEDS
A light informative talk by Angela Taylor including weed
control and their use in cooking.
A question and answer session with a glass of wine.
No admission charge, just a donation from non-members.
Reading Room Thursday November 10th at 7.30 pm
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Devon and Somerset Trading Standards have received reports which suggests rogue traders offering tool/knife sharpening are operating in the Devon area. We would advise residents to exercise caution before agreeing to any work offered by unsolicited doorstep callers. Work can often be of poor quality and cost more than first agreed. If you need to have tools etc. sharpened or any general maintenance works undertaken, take time to get three quotes from reputable businesses you trust and make your decision on who to use in your own time. Get recommendations from family or trusted friends or via www.buywithconfidence.gov.uk. If someone knocks on your door and you are not sure, don't open the door. If you are concerned rogue traders are operating in your area, always report it. If you are concerned someone is at risk, always call the Police with any information on 101 or e-mail [email protected].
A Neighbourhood Development Plan for Kingston
At an Extraordinary Meeting in August, the Parish Council agreed to develop a Neighbourhood Plan for Kingston and to set up a Task Group to start the work immediately. This is much the same procedure as for the Parish Plan. Membership of the Group will include: Cllrs. Flo Watts and Carl Firminger, and three parish residents, Judy Alloway, Richard Dalley and Rae Wallin. Group membership could grow and/or change as the Plan develops and different areas of expertise and skills are needed. There will also be a wider group of parishioners, for both consultation purposes and to join sub groups for focusing on particular policy areas, when these begin to emerge.
If you would like to join this wider group please email or telephone Judy Alloway or Flo Watts, see below. It would be very helpful if you could note any skills and expertise you can bring. There will also be co-opted stakeholders with a role to play in the future implementation of the plan at different times.
What is a Neighbourhood Plan? Kingston published a strong Parish Plan in November 2007. This Plan helped us agree a radical Local Lettings policy with the District Council and has steered Parish Council decision making for some time, as well as being very helpful to quote in grant applications for the village. However it does not have any legal status.
A Neighbourhood Development Plan, once it has been agreed with the parish electorate, the Parish Council and South Hams District Council, will be a part of the Joint Local Development Plan for the South Hams, West Devon and Plymouth. It will form the basis for determining planning applications for the parish. A Neighbourhood Plan can set policies for development and use of land, identify key local priorities, allocate sites for housing or other development. Most importantly it will be YOUR PLAN.
How can you all be involved? You will be consulted first about the issues we should be addressing for the future development of Kingston. This will be through village meetings and on line. A questionnaire survey will follow based on this first trawl for information. Finally the draft plan, will be subject to a Community Referendum in which everyone on the Kingston section of the Electoral Roll can vote. Inevitably all this will take some time, but it will be worth it, as in the meantime Kingston is exposed to the plans of those who do not necessarily have Kingston best interests at heart.
This will involve all of us and it will take your time and energy. Are you prepared to help plan for Kingston’s future?
( [email protected] 810692; [email protected] 810019)
Kingston Planning Forum (KPF)
KPF is an informal group of Kingston residents, formed in response to recent plans for housing development in the village. We are concerned that these plans are not based on village need or any coherent strategy for ensuring a sustainable future for our village. KPF is committed to ensuring that the final development reflects the needs and particular attributes of Kingston. The members of this core group are:- Judy Alloway (810692); Richard Dalley (810550); Bob Musk (810824) Brian Alloway; Rachel Bush; John Cocks; Eve Jardine-Young; Margaret Kelly; Andrew Kinder;
Jenny Kinder; Penny McFarlane; Stuart McFarlane;; Rae Musk; Thelma Rumsey; John Wurr. They bring a wide range of skills and experience but will also draw on the knowledge, assistance and experience of others. 03 If you would like to contribute your views (as many have already done), please contact us at [email protected] or, if you do not have access to email, telephone Judy, Richard or Bob and we will ensure that you receive paper based information.
News From
Please Note There will be a temporary prohibition of through traffic and parking in place from Monday 17th October for a maximum of 5 days, to allow for the repair of a burst water main. The roads affected are from Church Cross to Yellands Park, Kingston, O/S Dolphin Inn to O/S Old Hundredth. The alternative route via Kingston Side Road and St James Church Road will be signposted. The contractors are Kier MG. Vicarage Park Limited Representatives from the above company are putting on a manned display of their proposals in the Reading Room on Saturday 24th September between 11am and 3pm, with illustrations of the proposed development on the site to the rear of Westentown. In their literature, they express their intention to use this event to consult with village residents, answer questions, and listen to views. Broadband Update? Many of you will have noticed lots of activity by BT Openreach and Drainage Specialists over the past week or two. There is nothing confirmed yet, but we are hopeful this is a good sign re SFB for Kingston – watch this space! Wedding Party Thank You! KPC have been sent a lovely email, addressed to Kingston village, after the wedding of Sarah Jarvis to Alex Osborne – here a a few extracts! “The most friendly kind and welcoming community who could not have been more helpful.” “Craig and his staff at The Dolphin were fantastic.” “Special thanks to the Jarvis family for the supply of electrical expertise, sewing accessories, bunting, music making and so much more!........we feel very lucky to be welcoming a Jarvis to the Osborne family.” “We loved your walks, beaches and your village.” Our fantastic community does it again, so well done Kingston!! Recreation Ground Monitoring Dates Thanks again to everyone on the monitoring group keeping a very keen eye on the tidiness of the grounds, which are being so well used. Here is the rota for the next few weeks 19th Sept. Flo Watts 17th Oct. Ali Lewis 26th Sept. Kit Connor 24th Oct. John Connor 3rd Oct.. Rachel Hardy 31st October Leah Worthington 10th Oct. John Wurr 7th Nov. Sally Denham
Hedge Cutting and Drains! It is that time of year again – Autumn. A kindly reminder please that you ensure your hedgerows are cut back. This allows for correct access for all vehicles from cars to tractors, and for pedestrians to see clearly round corners and not be hidden to traffic by overgrown hedgerows. Over grown hedges will not slow cars down! For everyone’s safety please check your hedge is not causing poor visibility. A special note please, that the height of your tree and hedge over-hang is no less than 3 meters clearance above the road, as tractors and milk lorries etc can have damage caused to them by low tree/hedge clearance. Adopt a drain! If your home is close to a drain, please ensure it is kept clear of fallen leaves and any other obstructions, so that the village has the best chance possible of avoiding floods resulting from Autumn/Winter storms.
Further Reminder! Your Councillors are here for you Eve White. Chairman. (810289) Mervyn Freeman. Vice Chair. (810070) Hayley Swain. (810896) Flo Watts. (810019) Alison Lewis. (811234) Sally Richardson. (810195) Carl Firminger. (810011) Sue Green ~ Parish Clerk. (810270)
READING ROOM SCHEDULE OCTOBER 2016
This schedule is up to the date that the newsletter was finalised
Please note that you can now see the Reading Room Schedule in real time via the Parish WEB site
Parish WEB Site www.kingstonparishcouncil.co.uk Click on “What’s On & Parish Newsletter” Click on “HERE”
Hiring Charges Kingston Reading Room
Reading Room with Kitchen Facilities
£6.50ph for a minimum of 2 hours or £25 for 4 hours Children Party - 4 hours Afternoon Hire – now only £10
Downstairs mini meeting room £5 per session
All enquiries to:
Judy Wurr, Bookings Secretary – 01548 810065 [email protected]
CHURCH SERVICES & THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH
* Service in traditional language “YOU’RE WORTH IT” According to a recent survey by the Children’s Society, more than a quarter of a million girls in Britain are unhappy with their lives and appearance. The report, based on surveys of thousands of young people, paints a stark and disturbing picture of the pressures many young people face. “We’re expected to be perfect, like Barbie dolls or something and if we don’t then we get bullied,” one young girl said. This lack of self-worth is reflected in other parts of society, with people feeling they’re no good and have no future. It’s a million miles away from the truth, and we need to shout out that everyone is made in God’s image and is incredibly valuable to him. The reality, as we know, is that a perfect complexion doesn’t make a perfect character. The prophet Samuel had to be reminded that “man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart”. Or, as the art critic John Ruskin put it, “remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies, for instance”. Jesus refers to the lilies of the field in the Sermon on the Mount, reminding his hearers that worrying about material things (including how we look) is pointless. Life is the most important, and God offers it abundantly, not just now but in the future, for ever. Each one of us, no matter how plain (or ugly), whatever our shape or age, is sufficiently precious that Jesus was willing to sacrifice his life for us. He promises to be the closest of friends, no matter what happens, and has plans just for us. He loves us, and needs us in his work. So let’s make it our aim to please him, and not the snotty-nosed bully round the corner! And show to others going through a bad patch that they are truly “worth a million dollars.”
Michael Tagent
Rector: The Revd Neil Barker (830260: any day except Mondays) Readers: Joyce Howitt (01364 73093), Michael Tagent (810520)
Website: www.modburyteam.org
Bigbury 11.00 am
Kingston 9.30 am
Ringmore 9.30 am
2nd October Harvest Communion Harvest Communion Sunday Worship
9th October Holy Communion in Aveton Gifford Church with the Bishop of Plymouth (11.10 am)
16th October Sunday Worship Holy Communion Village Service
18th October (Tuesday)
Korniloff Communion (2.30 pm)
23rd October Holy Communion* Operation Christmas Child “Shoebox” Service Family Communion
30th October Sunday Worship Sunday Worship Holy Communion*
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