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FEBRUARY 2021 Price 50p
I TAKE MY OWN SERMONS VERY SERIOUSLY !
You’ll be pleased to know that I horseradish and tartare sauce, pride and selfishness. And if I
take my own sermons very marmite and cherries in kirsch am honest, some of the things
seriously! In fact half the time it you can acquire. It was rather I have stashed away are rather
could be said that I am like doing an archaeological dig, painful to confront and so it’s
preaching to myself, with me in sifting through the layers, much easier to shove them
mind! looking up the dates! 2019. away and shut the door.
2018. 2015. (I hadn’t even
You see, I know that deep down moved up to Withleigh then!) And along comes Lent. A time of
inside, despite everything I say, Tescos. Morrisons. Normans. reflection, meditation and
in or out of church, I am a Normans!! Who can remember confession and forgiveness. It’s
hypocrite. I say one thing and Normans? And the chutney! a wonderfully liberating thing.
do another. And what is more, I How many jars of chutney can It’s like opening the cupboard
can justify it! I can explain and you eat in a lifetime? And the door and having a jolly good
argue away my double overwhelming temptation was sort out and allowing God to
standards and duplicity. After to bung it all back in the give us a change of heart and a
all there are mitigating cupboard, close the door and new start. As God has promised,
circumstances. forget all about it. ‘I will give you a new heart and
put a new spirit in you; I will
There are always mitigating remove from you your heart of
circumstances! So, something I stone and give you a heart of
said in a sermon one Sunday flesh.’ (Ezekiel 36: 26)
niggled away at me and I (well
to be truthful it was ‘we’) So, let’s use the 40 days of
decided to do something about Lent to let God have a bit of a
it. We decided to clean out a sort out in our lives. Come and
kitchen cupboard! join us on our Lent course on
Wednesday evenings at 7.30pm
It’s one of those kitchen Actually, the state of my kitchen beginning on 17 February 2021.
cupboards that goes back a cupboard is symptomatic of
long way and is quite difficult to other things in my life. If I With my love and prayers that
get to, unless you are on your rummage back far enough I am you and your families might
hands and knees. confronted not only by my
know the love, safety and
hypocrisy but by my deep
It’s amazing how many jars you seated prejudices, unconscious protection of our Heavenly
can cram into an ordinary sized bias and less than loving Father,
kitchen cupboard. And it’s also attitudes. And I don’t have to
amazing how many jars of rummage very far to find my Steph
Copy Deadline for March / April 2021 issue Monday 8 February 2021
TODAY February 2021
THE EXE VALLEY CHURCHWARDEN EXE VALLEY
MISSION COMMUNITY CONTACT DETAILS
WEBSITE
Calverleigh, Cruwys CALVERLEIGH
Aubrey Goldsworthy 01884 255248 www.exevalleychurches.org
Morchard, Loxbeare, thegoldsworthys@yahoo.co.uk
It’s the best place to go for updates
Oakford, Rackenford, Jackie Herniman 01884 255814
about what’s on and what we do.
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Stoodleigh, Templeton, A recent addition to the website is a
CRUWYS MORCHARD
Washfield and Withleigh Diana Vincent 01363 860227 monthly
vindrv@hotmail.com Prayer Diary with a topic to pray for,
Sarah Cruwys 01884 860287
each day of the month.
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Tel: 01884 250417 OAKFORD As I put the final touches to
Email : Steph@ Wendy Boynton 01398 351383
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COVID-19 has reached
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TODAY February 2021
FROM Steph … …
Join us for our weekly
BIBLE STUDY via ZOOM
Do please join us for a Bible Coffee Morning via Zoom
Study on Wednesday evenings This takes place every Wednesday
7.30pm using Zoom. morning at 10.30am
We would love to see you, whenever Join us when you can and leave when you
you can make it. have to!
The ID and password can be found on our The ID and password can be found on
website the website.
THE SEASON OF LENT
Come and join us for our Lent Course.
Beginning on Wednesday 17 February with a Service of Holy
Communion at St Catherine’s Church Withleigh at 12.30pm.
Booking essential.
Followed by Lent Reflections Wednesday evenings at 7.30pm
via Zoom or Conference Call.
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TODAY February 2021
FROM Steph … …
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TODAY February 2021
FROM Steph … …
Weekly Services Online
Our Zoom/Conference call services are proving very popular. Many people join us
from across Tiverton and our Mission Community – and beyond. Details how to
access them are on our website. In addition, we will record each Sunday service,
which should be available to listen to on the website on the following Monday.
Click ‘Resources’ and a drop down box should appear which says ‘past services’.
That’s where it will be!
FRESH BEGINNINGS 2021
With the limited Christmas festivities now behind us and 2021 now upon us, I felt that during
January we needed a pick me up. As for the past 3 videos the call went out and the kind people
of the Exe Valley and Tiverton so enthusiastically delved into their photographic archives. The
photographs you have sent are stunning, members of the post production team have been
holding back a tear or two and felt quite emotional having watched it.
So to each and every one who contributed, those who read a lesson and led the prayers
THANK YOU.
This was to be last in the series of four experimental video productions, before our current
license expires. I feel so privileged and blessed that I have brought a smile to so many of you
in these challenging times. Thank you for your kind comments.
In the coming weeks, the future content of video projects will be up for discussion. From
producing Powerpoint at group services to producing videos has been a ginormous leap for
me. If you have any ideas or suggestions for future projects please send me an email :
stephen_roche187@hotmail.com
God Bless
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TODAY February 2021
Rackenford’s first church register, The land has been so soaked and
FROM THE ARCHIVES covering births, deaths and marriages heavy underfoot it is not surprising that
‘TODAY’ 50 years ago from 1561 to about 1700, had been there have been some close calls near
February / March, 1971 temporarily returned to the parish. It sloping woodland.
was hoped that, one day, a permanent
transcript could be held in the parish. It has been a sobering winter when we
T he official forming of the Exe Valley
Group was being delayed by two
trusts which hold the Right of ‘Galloping inflation’ had resulted in the
have rejoined the animal kingdom and
shared a life reduced to keeping safe
Patronage, and who, having seemingly Stoodleigh PCC deciding to proceed and hunting for food. We have always
showed no interest in their respective immediately with the installation of a been one step of any advice, so that for
parishes, were now seeking to impose new heating system, at a cost of £1,500. some time now we have departed in
their own style of churchmanship on starlight to forage the supermarket
Templeton’s notes for the January shelves. I am afraid this has disturbed
the Group. Our Rector was staying put
magazine had gone AWOL. The the birds of the hedgerow and they
until this matter had been resolved!
Christmas Fayre had raised about £60, accompany us home along the lane like
The March lead article focussed on and the carol singers had raised £10. the outriders in a police escort. Their
‘reward and punishment’, criticising the Plans for the new village hall were numbers are both surprising and
unions who demanded bonuses or awaiting approval by the Council. welcome and they should be grateful
rewards when production was above for the early call as worms don’t sleep.
Two Withleigh families had had their
par, but refusing to consider penalties
photos in the Gazette, the Yekas
when the reverse happened. Thanks to the mild weather and soft
through the making of a roomful of
ground the wrens and blackbirds have
M.H.A. predicted that, “in 50 years or paper flowers, and the Britton brothers
been active around the house all winter
less, the Post Office as we know it will for reviving the old skill of the
and as they don’t venture far this bodes
have disappeared”! It was envisaged wheelwright. The collection of old
well for the future.
that communication would generally be newspapers and magazines to raise
by telephone and the like. money for the church was being
organised. However we cannot rival a recent sight
at Knightshayes. About 20 blackbirds
On the 15th February, life changed were looking for food and tossing
forever, with D-Day – Decimalisation! Paul Iliff leaves under trees in a manner so
typical of them. The strange thing was
‘Criss-cross-quiz’ matches were about that they were not only split equally
to begin. NATURE NOTES between male and female but had also
segregated appropriate to their sex
A concert given by members of the during their work.
Oakford W.I. had been greatly
appreciated. Over the course of three I t seems to be a very quiet time of year
for everything. The deer and
pheasants are not making much of an
In this age of political correctness I
hesitate to find any suitable comment
nights of carol singing, the Girl Guides but no doubt readers may be able to
had raised £13.14.5d for Save the appearance and the nightly comforting
calls of owls are a reminder of nature stir trouble. I would also controversially
Children Fund. Say yhat blackbirds don’t sing in the
in hiding for the present.
The trees keep silent watch and their dead of night. (Even id their song is in
The parents of a child recently baptised every episode od Midsomer Murders)
at Rackenford had made a donation for lack of leaves further deaden the
the purchase of two new prayer books. landscape of movement unless they
It was suggested that others might be choose to fall over. Thomas More
encouraged to follow suit.
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TODAY February 2021
LIGHTHOUSE NEWS PARISH ROUND-UP
Proclaiming the Gospel since 1988
By serving Him, we are serving you
CALVERLEIGH
Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk
in darkness, but will have the light of life’.
John 8:12 (NIV)
H appy New Year to you all.
Hopefully it is turning out to be a
good one for you so far, despite our
latest lockdown and that it will continue
to be so once vaccinations have been
completed. Looking forward, we await
a time when we can start to arrange
church and social events once again.
The Nativity Trail was supported by
residents of Calverleigh (the shepherds
in their field) and Lurley (Mary and
Joseph journey to Bethlehem), with the
Wise Men following the star residing in
the Church porch. Our thanks go to all
who helped to design and display them
through December until Epiphany. We
hope that those of you who followed
We live in a fast changing situation and things are changing so quickly at the
the trail around the Mission Community
moment. As you will be aware, following last night's announcement by the
villages enjoyed doing so, finding the
Prime Minister, we have had to close Lighthouse for the duration of the current
hidden animals at the same time.
lock-down.
Thankfully our carol services were able
We hoped to run a "click and collect" type service during any future lock-down, to go ahead at Calverleigh. We had two,
but after due consideration have decided not to do so. At present there are no on 13 and 20 December, which were
Bible Reading Notes due till March, and so if we are able to reopen by mid- well attended (with all the necessary
February we will be able to supply them then. However, if it looks like the safety rules in place, of course!).
lock-down may go beyond mid-February, we will reconsider the situation. Although the congregation were unable
to sing the carols, suitable musical
If anyone has still not collected their January Bible Reading Notes, we can still arrangements were chosen with voices
send them out to you. Please either email the shop or leave a message on the included which added to the enjoyment
answerphone and we'll try to get them to you. I'm afraid that it may take a few of the services. Favourable comments
days as I will only be going into the shop a couple of times a week. were made about the choices. What
we really missed was the social
Thank you for your continued support. May God bless each and every one of you. interaction afterwards where there
would normally be refreshments. We
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TODAY February 2021
PARISH ROUND-UP
as daylight was breaking. It was a lovely If you haven't got one of the church The Conference Call/Zoom service will
service led by Rev'd Steph Gordon-Jeffs. calendars yet – why not? We have a few continue as usual at 10.00am on
Our thanks go to Steph and also to all left if anyone wants another one, in Sunday mornings.
those who had decorated the Church return for a small donation. Thanks to
prior to the carol services, giving the everyone who has already purchased A shortened form of Holy Communion
church a warm Christmassy look. one. (no sermon, one reading) will take
place each week at St Catherine's
We would like to send a very warm Please see the website Withleigh at 11.15am. If you wish to
welcome to the Robinsons who moved (www.exevalleychurches.org/calverlei receive Holy Communion please book
into Lurley before Christmas. The gh) for any update information on your seat via the church office (01884
previous residents, Annette and family, services or activities. 250417) and wrap up warm!
have moved to Tiverton. We hope that
you are all happy in your new homes. Is there anything you want us to put in Please join us on Sunday Mornings, on
the next magazine? Or have we missed Zoom or Conference Call at the usual
It was with sadness that we learnt of the something? Please send them to Dave time of 10.00am.
passing of David Froom who lived at Burton by calling 01884 561499 or by Conference Call: 0330 336 0036 Pin:
Lower Farleigh. Born in Hastings in email: 586191
1930, David was evacuated at the age of calverleigh@exevalleychurches.org. Join Zoom Meeting
10 to the farm to live with his Uncle and https://us02web.zoom.us/j/824372472
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included hunting, point to point, playing
MORCHARD Coffee Mornings. Our next coffee
cards and watching football. The morning will be on Wednesdays 13 at
funeral service took place at Calverleigh
Church on 17 December. David will be
sadly missed by all his family and many
O ur Churches are still locked, this
magazine in hard copy, will not get
to you. It will come to you via the web
10.30am. In times when we have
restricted social contact, it is good to
get together and have a chat. It’s not
friends locally. Our condolences, site, presuming that you are on line, the same as meeting face to face, but
thoughts and prayers go to all the family your children are not using it for their we always have a laugh, I nearly always
at this time and to all who are mourning school work, or you for you work. find out something interesting and new,
the loss of a loved one. genuine friendships have been made –
Today is 10th January, Plough Sunday. and I can have my coffee just the way I
If you have been suffering from ill health like it! Come and join us – even if you
over the past few weeks/months we UPDATES. Sadly, very sadly, in light of haven’t been before.
hope and pray that you will be feeling the increased risk of Covid-19 in this
much better soon. area, the catastrophic strain on the NHS, You will have seen in the update, that
and the age of most of our congregation we are not holding self services or
A big thank you to everyone who took we have decided that, for the moment, group services for the next few weeks.
part in the Nativity competition before holding services in multiple locations is
Christmas. A slide-show showing the not a risk worth taking. This is a It is a great shame that we cannot meet
entries can be found on our website. We temporary measure, due to the current, at church but I believe the decision is
hope that the winners enjoyed their unprecedented crisis, and it will be right, in these days of the virus
prizes. All proceeds from the reviewed in a few weeks. spreading more quickly.
competition will be donated to the
Church general funds.
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I do hope that you will be understanding preparing ourselves for next years pests. the County Rounds with Jess
of a difficult decision that has been made. Bulbs are now planted and spring will be Parkhouse coming third in the
Until we can meet again, please stay as bright as ever. Best wishes to all our Intermediate Brainstrust and Jessica
safe and well. gardeners for 2021. Kingdom, Gracie and George Rice
coming third in Junior Public Speaking
BIBLE STUDY starts again on YOGA is continuing on Zoom, with Hilary, and George being awarded the best
Wednesday 20 January at 7.30pm, for for all those already on the course male speaker.
more details visit the web site.
CRUWYS ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE The club has still been active with
CAROLS by TORCHLIGHT Tel: 07369 207036 charity work raising £112.80 for CHAT
It was lovely to be joined by so many to We have taken over the pub from Rod & at the Halloween pumpkin fun evening
sing Carols in our churchyard on Val, giving them a well deserved rest and also with donating numerous
Wednesday 16th December 2020 to after so many years as landlords. We advent food bundles to CHAT for
celebrate Christmas, all enjoyed the opened, very briefly, at the beginning of Christmas.
evening, thank you to Steph and Robert November (4 days) and again in We have had fun with a couple of club
for organising this and for their December (20 days). Both of us would quizzes via ZOOM, thanks to Sam
continued support us in these troubled like to thank all of those who came and Edworthy as quiz master.
times. supported us during that short time. It
was greatly appreciated. The club has also been learning new
Our usual Christmas services were skills via ZOOM. We have done cookery,
unable to go ahead but we were able to When lockdown finally ends we will be learning to cook cheesecake, brownies
hold two services in December, a able to stay open permanently; once and more and did wreath making as
Communion Service led by Steph in again giving the village a lively social well.
Rackenford, and our own simplified meeting place and look forward to
Christmas Service, which was much welcoming many more of you through We are looking forward to what 2021
appreciated by those who were able to our doors. We will have a basic menu, has in store, as the club can’t wait for
attend. with “homemade specials” on offer the fun and success to continue.
each week, all posted on our Facebook
Thank you, to those of you, who have page : Cruwys Arms - 2020 & beyond We would like to welcome all those who
contributed to CHAT for which they are (not to be confused with any other have moved to Cruwys Morchard during
particularly grateful in these uncertain Cruwys Arms Page!). Please also note “lock down”, since March 2020. We
times. Donations can be put in the the pub’s new ‘phone number 07369 look forward to meeting you properly at
supermarket collecting boxes at any 207036. our various parish events when the
time. restrictions are over.
We would both like to thank Rod & Val for
Message from Cindy- Thank you to all all the support, advice and It is with very great sadness that we
who have helped keep the church clean encouragement they have given us, from announce the passing of Jean Ellicot on
and arrange flowers. As the lockdown the idea forming, through Paul giving up Tuesday 5 January. Our sympathy and
continues. I have not yet prepared the work, to getting the pub ready for prayers go to Tony, Heather, Sharron,
cleaning/flower rota for this year but as opening again, until the present day her five grandchildren and one great
soon as things settle I will send it out to (and beyond!) with this new venture in grandson. Jean and Tony have lived in
all the volunteers. our lives. Pennymoor since 1983.
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TODAY June / July 2020toTODAY February 2021 TODAY February 2021
The Christmas Trail
10TODAY February 2021
The Hidden Animals
1. Cat 11. Rabbit 21. Dove
2. Hare 12. Grey Squirrel 22. Llama
3. Snail 13. Grasshopper 23. Ladybird
4. Bear 14. Snake & Fox 24. Blue Tit
5. Owl 15. Mouse 25. Nativity
6. Bat 16. Red Squirrel
7. Hedgehog 17. Robin
8. Badger 18. Woodpecker
9. Deer 19. Frog
10. Spider 20. Shetland pony
11TODAY February 2021
PARISH ROUND-UP
Steven Perry, Wendy Crook and and pray that the situation will soon
LOXBEARE Richard Vickery. Well done!! begin to improve.
Our Carol Service on the 20 December
I t is good in these cold, wintery was cancelled, but Steph led the group
uncertain and anxious times to see Communion Service on 3 January.
OAKFORD
the first signs of Spring with snowdrops
and primroses beginning to flower. As carol singing could not take place
Soon lots of lambs will hopefully be many people gave donations anyway. D
are we wish you a Happy New Year
amidst the havoc that Covid-19 is
playing in the fields in the sunshine! To Steven Berry and Richard Heywood wreaking? Yes, we dare because there
hear and see the birds and other helped people with various jobs and are many things to be grateful for and
wildlife we are so thankful. kindly donated the money to the two happy about. Not least is that we are
charities - Cancer Research and lucky to live in a beautiful county and
Our thoughts and prayers are with all Childrens’ Hospice S.W. Thank you so the countryside is accessible to all.
who have lost loved ones, those who much to them and to all who donated. Spring is just around the corner and
are unwell with the Covid virus, self- Altogether Jackie has received a great already snowdrops, early daffodils and
isolating or shielding. Many will be total of £410. We would like to take this primroses are popping up.
feeling anxious and lonely as we live opportunity to thank Jackie for all her
through another lockdown. We also work in administering the monies and Some parishioners have received their
pray for aall the children and young sending off to the various charities for first vaccination and it’s on the way for
people who yet again have their many years. Thank you so much Jackie. the rest of us.
education disrupted, for teachers and
parents as they do their best with home In the last magazine we thanked all Connection to the community is
schooling. who had helped in any way in keeping possible via the Oakford Village
the Church & Churchyard clean and Massive Facebook page. A great
Also, we remember all the medical staff tidy and we would also like to thank source of humour(!) from Richard Brain
and care workers, many who put their Bob and Steve Berry for doing an and others, cookery demonstrations
own lives at risk. We would like to thank excellent job in cutting the grass and from Julia Mayer and the re-launched
all those who are again helping those in keeping it looking so good throughout Friday night quiz hosted by Sean Mayer.
our communities with shopping, the year and to Steve and Richard
errands etc. May the vaccines be Heywood for removing the moss on the There are lots of Zoom opportunities
successful in providing much needed paths and cleaning the guttering. from Steph too – the regular Sunday
protection. morning service at 10am, the coffee
We pray for Steven Radford awaiting morning chat on Wednesdays at
We thank Steph for all her prayers and hospital appointments and anyone else 10.30am and a Bible study group that
hard work within the parishes and for who is feeling unwell or receiving started up again on 20th January.
organising the Nativity trail which has treatment.
produced much interest. We pray God And there is always the option to turn off
will continue to keep her and Robert Happy Birthday to all with birthdays in the radio and TV when the News
safe and give guidance for the future. February/March and congratulations to programmes persist in wallowing in
all celebrating, albeit very restricted, negativity and gloom. So let’s ‘always
We thank those who produced some special occasions. look on the bright side of life’ and get
lovely pictures for the Nativity trail. At through this pandemic.
Loxbeare they were Evie, Ellie and Keep safe and well and may we all look
Bobby Heywood, Freya and Jezimae after and encourage each other, if only On that positive note, a warm welcome
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and family who have moved into call for the Devon Air Ambulance. On hope however you celebrated you kept
Nethercott Farm. We hope you will be the third trip they gave him his own safe and had a nice day.
very happy living here. woolly hat and Roy joked it was
because he was becoming a regular On Friday November 20, a limited
We were fortunate to be able to hold a customer! funeral service (due to covid ) took
Christmas service in St Peter’s on Roy’s family would like to thank all the place for Brian Peace. Rev Steph
Christmas Eve afternoon led by Steph. many friends and members of the Gordon-Jeffs took this service, where
The church was festively decorated extended family for being so generous tributes, poems and readings were
with holly, ivy, flowers and candles and with their time and support over the given by the family.
of course all rules of social distancing years, in particular Trina Stevens and
applied. No singing of carols, mulled Shirley Hutter. We send our deepest The Church would have been full to
wine or mince pies this year but even condolences to the family. overflowing had restrictions not been in
so it was an uplifting start to the place, as Brian was well known in many
Christmas weekend. Regrettably St Peter’s has to remain areas. Brian was laid to rest with his
closed until further notice. Keep in dear wife Jen.
It is with sadness that we report the touch with the Exe Valley Community Our prayers continue for the family.
death of Roy Collins whose funeral took Mission via its website.
place in St Peter’s on 21 December. Many thanks to Fred and his team who
Roy was amazing! He reached the Lockdown has shut down the social life do such a neat and tidy job of cutting
grand old age of 96 years and was out of our community too at the moment but our church hedges year after year.
walking on Haddon Hill just two weeks much is being planned for later in the What a difference it makes to the
before he died. He grew up in the White year so we can look forward to that. In appearance of the village. Job well done.
House at Spurway Mill, the youngest of the meantime if you are aware of
ten children. He attended Oakford anyone in the parish who is struggling It is so encouraging now that vaccines
Village School and St Peter’s Sunday to go food shopping or to collect are being administered throughout. We
School. In 1939, when just 15, he medicines or who may be feeling lonely will all get notified, so we patiently wait,
started an apprenticeship with Lewis and isolated do contact the church although I expect we all know of
Lees of Tiverton and in 1944 was called warden Dawn 324035 and we’ll try to someone who has already received it.
up to join the Royal Army Ordnance help. We are so grateful to the scientists and
Corps. After being demobbed in 1947 all involved in this mammoth task.
he joined Medland, Saunders and Our thoughts and prayers are with all
Twose in Tiverton. Roy retired when he those who are unwell or mourning the Although not many attended our
was 65. He was a member of Oakford loss of family or friends. Communion Service on December 22,
Parish Council and was a volunteer the Christmas tree (kindly donated by
driver for the community bus. Finally, saying ‘take care’ and ‘keep Liz and Tim) sparkled brightly and was
He didn’t slow down as he got older safe’ is becoming a bit tedious so - visible from the church path, so anyone
and at 90 he could still be found on the chins up, face the foe (not too close passing through could see and enjoy.
caravan roof in his shorts, on his knees and always masked) and keep positive! Holly and ivy displays and the Nativity
applying Bitumen with a sticky brush! scene on the font as always), enhanced
The trouble was the ladder slipped and our service which was taken by Steph.
Graham gave us a warm welcome on
he was stuck up there until someone
realised he hadn’t been seen for a while.
RACKENFORD the organ with carols (but no singing),
Throughout his life Roy was fit and however I think we probably sung in our
heads!
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separate occasions it was necessary to A t the end of our last issue we were
approaching Christmas , so we
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We received Communion in our seats How lovely to see the Christmas tree Posting our Christmas cards in your
and remembered each other, all our beside the tennis court glowing with lovely inside Christmas post box is
family and friends in quiet prayer. lights, many many thanks to Cecile. such a great asset to us all with weary
Graham played ‘We wish you a Merry legs!!
Christmas’ as we left for home, giving We have several people to mention who
us a lovely ending to our service. Thankhave been in hospital or not well for a We are lucky to have so many willing
you to him and all involved in keeping variety of reasons, Vera, Mike, Joan B, hands amongst us, so another thank
us all safe. Mary, The Mills family, Jane Issacs , you to Glen for keeping our clock
Richard and of course our friend ticking, its very much appreciated.
The Christmas period has been odd Jacques (these are the people we know
and we have all missed the usual of as we go to print), if you have not Although we are unable to have our
Nativity, Christmas Service and Carols been mentioned we have not heard, but usual church services, many enjoy
but would like to thank the people who wish you all the very best of health for services on Zoom, by phone call and
organised Rackenford’s contribution to the future in our prayers. We also pray other activities you can be a part of
the Reverend Steph’s ‘Christmas Trail ‘ that our community stays safe. including Bible Studies and Coffee
which were three displays in the church Mornings. Look for all these and more
window, the notice board on the On a much happier and positive note in your magazine.
Common and Trinity Well on the theme belated congratulations to Mary and
of ‘Angels singing in the night sky ‘ Jacques on their 55 Wedding For all the ladies on the flower rota for
Anniversary on Jan 1, our love and the altar, we are not having regular
Many thanks to Helen Hyland , Ellie God’s Blessings for the future. services, so when we do have a service
Denno, Cecile Jones, and the PTFA, Indeed, our congratulations to all I will provide the flowers. it will make it
Ruth Fennell and Liz Paxton who celebrating birthdays and anniversaries, a lot easier as our church remains
organised the displays and collected, we all need something to celebrate. locked .
made and placed the ‘angels’.
Amidst these difficult times it is hard to Stay safe everyone and we will get
A particular thanks to Nicola Welsh for know how education will progress for through this together. Healthy New
the wonderful array of paperchain our children, if it’s Primary, High Year.
angels produced by her own ‘Little Schools, Colleges or Universities that
Angels’ and for the wooden models our children attend we hope and pray
which were added by Sharon Saupe. for their future and trust they will
The biggest thanks of all, however, receive all the help and support they so STOODLEIGH
goes to the children of Rackenford who deserve and need from their teachers,
have taken such care making the tutors and families. We remember all
pictures, models and decorations our local children at school and nursery A
t the beginning of the New Year, it
may be helpful to remind ourselves
which have so brightened up a difficult and all who look after them and keep of Stoodleigh’s communications.
Christmas. them happy and try to protect them. We have the Stoodleigh Parish Website:
https://www.middevonparish.co.uk/sto
As the church needed to be closed the A warm welcome to anyone who has
odleigh/
Christmas tree could not be in it’s moved into our village, thinking of the
You may wish to join the Stoodleigh
usual place, and so many thanks to new occupants of Acres Wild. We hope
Community Email group where news
Graham Fennell and Liz and Tim Paxton you will be happy here.
and information is shared via email.
for mounting it in the church window so
How lucky are we to have our Please contact Jean and Geraldine at
it could be viewed from outside.
Community shop with all the kind stoodleighweb@gmail.com.
We certainly hope you all had great fun volunteers helping us in anyway they
in following the trail. can and with restrictions in place.
Bef
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Tiverton
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And there is the Today magazine. If you range egg farm helped by their son-in- David, Alyson, Finn and Archie who
have any reports or news items law John Widdowson and daughter have recently moved from Wheatland
concerning Stoodleigh village life, Mandy. Gaynor was very much a Barn. Welcome to John, Amanda,
please forward them to me for inclusion homebird and loved nothing more than Caroline and John – the new residents
in the magazine. being at home on the farm where she at Wheatland Barn and to the new
rolandchant@gmail.com enjoyed many years with her family. residents at Ford Cottages. We wish
Both Gaynor and Brian were delighted you well in the start of your new lives
News from St Margaret’s Church when their oldest daughter Kim moved here and hope to get to know you
to Stoodleigh recently. Gaynor joined in properly before too long.
‘ with village events and looked forward
to catching up with her local friends at Congratulations to James and Niki on
Village Hall events and enjoyed flower the birth of their daughter on Christmas
What a start to 2021…it can only get arranging in the church. Her most Eve – Annie Blossom. A sister for Rupert.
better! favourite event was the Stoodleigh Dog
Show where her beloved little Pug even The Garden Club is active online; there
As hinted in the last entry, the truth hit won rosettes! Gaynor had suffered with was a garland making demonstration
us; John and Sheila left Barns Cottage her health during 2020 but bore her before Christmas and anyone
on 13 November after eight years illness with enormous courage, faith interested in joining should look at the
having a base in Stoodleigh and and a smile. She passed away Garden Club page on the Stoodleigh
returned to Marlow. Right from the start peacefully in hospital and will always be website.
they threw themselves into the life of hugely missed.
the village. John on his daily three mile The Parish Hall remains closed but we
tramp introduced many of us to new Remembrance Day was very subdued will welcome you back as soon as it’s
walks and being a social chap, kept us with the churchwardens and a few safe to do so. A member of the
up to date with the happenings around members of the PCC standing outside committee visits once a week to check
us. Sheila gave her all as a member of the west door while Jennifer tolled the that all is well and you’ll be pleased to
the PCC, Parish Hall Committee and bell for those departed and those who know, all is good! The AGM has been
organiser of so much. They were both served in the world wars. postponed; it can be delayed for a few
generous contributors and they are months. The committee looks forward
sadly missed. Christmas also came and went in a to sharing reports and news with you
subdued way but we were able to have and perhaps welcoming you to join the
At the beginning of December, Gaynor a service on Christmas Eve and are happy band of volunteers who manage
lost her battle with illness; she will be grateful to Ian Johnson for negotiating the Parish Hall.
sorely missed and we send our the muddy lanes to take it. Phyllis and
condolences to Brian, Mandy and Kim. her merry band of decorators had done Finally, Exercise Classes via Zoom!
It is hoped that once life settles back to the church proud with arrangements on Classes are unable to take place at the
relative normality, there can be a window sills and around the church. Hall for obvious reasons but our
service in church to remember those Although there was no Christmas tree instructors are providing inspiring and
who have died during 2020 so that we this year, the crib was displayed uplifting classes via Zoom!
can all celebrate their long lives. prominently by the pulpit. Sadly, Pilates. Karen Sharp is a qualified APPI
because the church still has to remain instructor and has been running
Gaynor Grimston locked, only those attending services successful classes for several years. If
Sadly Gaynor of Valley View Farm have been able to appreciate all the
you are interested, please ring Karen
passed away on Nov 29. Gaynor and hard work.
on 01392 439660
her husband Brian moved to Stoodleigh
Zumba. Kim Grimston takes three half
in 1990 having purchased land from We welcome Julian and Dionne to Barns
hour sessions per week: Monday 10 am
Steart Farm, where they set up a free Cottage and we send best wishes to
Exe valley market and
community bus
Do you ever wish you could go shopping
in Tiverton, without having
to drive there or worry about parking ?
The Exe Valley Market Bus travels from
Oakford to Tiverton each Tuesday and
Friday mornings and we often have
spare seats ~ particularly on Tuesdays.
We need your support to keep the
service going and it’s FREE if you have a
Bus Pass
Volunteer Drivers always needed
For more details or to book a seat
ring Colin Radford on 01884 881351
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Wednesday 10 am and Thursday Village life here in Templeton as in the Today Parish Magazine’s online
6.30pm Contact Kim on 07773019564 elsewhere, goes on, as neighbours website www.exevalleychurches.org.
or email kgrimston@gmail.com continue to look out for each other, help
with shopping, phone and use video As soon as it is safe to do so,
Yoga. Claire Weeks runs two zoom conferencing as well as socially St Margaret’s Church, Templeton will
yoga classes on Tuesday 6pm and on distanced communication over the be holding regular lay-led services, and
Friday 10am Each session lasts 40 hedge to keep in touch. a Holy Communion Service led by
minutes. When the rules and weather Steph on a rotating basis within the Exe
allow, we will recommend outdoor Despite the restrictions, the spirit of Valley Mission Community.
classes at Down Farm. To book, please Christmas prevailed as volunteers took
call Claire 07793289461 part in activities such as church Christmas Trail in Templeton
cleaning, church flowers, organising The Exe Valley Mission Community
The year ahead may be difficult at services, and preparing for Christmas Christmas Trail, which took place
times; if you need help, the Stoodleigh and the New Year. Our Church, St throughout the Christmas and New
village community is here for you. Call Margaret’s Church, is locked between Year period, was a great success in
a friend, call a neighbour and they will services, but should you wish to spend Templeton, as elsewhere. Each village
contact someone who can support you. some time in the church for private decided which scenes from the
Don’t delay. Call today! prayer, please contact Reg (860246) Christmas story to paint or create, and
Best wishes for 2021 or William (251513), who will unlock the in each scene, one of 28 animals was
church and make sure that it is ‘hidden’. A trail chart was circulated
completely sanitised before and after showing where the pictures were on
your visit. display, so that parishioners could
TEMPLETON follow the trail around the parishes. At
Church Services the end of the trail, at the Rectory at
Several lay-led services have been held Withleigh, a Christmas gift awaited
T he year ahead 2021.
A year full of hope and promise, may not
at St Margaret’s Church, Templeton
over recent months which were greatly
children by the front door! Thank you so
much to everyone who took part in
enjoyed, and the Carol Service on 20th creating the displays and following the
have got off to the most auspicious
December, although very different to trail.
start but, although there is uncertainty,
the usual carol service, was no less
there is still much to look forward to. Templeton’s public rights of way
magical or moving – thanks to the
organ music superbly played by Martin, The countryside around Templeton is
The Anglo-Saxons called February ‘Sol-
the solo carol beautifully sung by Helen, beautiful. The footpaths, bridleways
Monath’ (cake month), because, as
and the recorded carols painstakingly and byways in our parish have been so
recorded by none other than the
arranged by Reg. important, particularly over the last year.
Venerable Bede, cakes were offered to
their gods during this month. And It is vital that we maintain and create
Many thanks go Steph, Steve and Dawn walking routes so that the countryside
March 14 is Pi Day! The event falls on
for all their hard work in keeping and our towns and cities may be
this specific date in March because the
everyone in touch with the various explored on foot.
first three significant digits of π are 3,
activities going on within the Exe Valley
1 and 4. So these two reasons alone;
Group of Churches. Over 49,000 miles of historic paths –
cake and pie, are a reminder that small
enough to stretch around the world
things do make a difference, and The weekly conference call and Zoom nearly twice – are missing from the
sharing even a terrible joke brings us Sunday services, coffee mornings and official maps in England and Wales.
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counties with the most rights of way for over 30 years. Our deepest
missing. These paths are a vital part of sympathies to Derek, Grant, Adrian, WASHFIELD
our heritage, yet if they are not Corin, Selena, and Alex at their sad
reclaimed for inclusion on the definitive loss.
map (the legal record of rights of way)
by January 2026, we risk losing them Jilly and Chris Boumphrey have now
forever, as after this time, it will no moved from Village Cottage, Templeton,
longer be possible to add paths to the to Bickleigh Village – not too far away,
definitive map based on historic and so we hope to still see them at our
evidence. village functions in the future. We all
wish them well in their new home but
Devon County Council has been we will miss them.
carrying out a definitive map review of We also wish a warm welcome to Liv,
the public rights of way in the parishes Susan, and family who have moved into
across the whole of Devon, and Village Cottage. We hope that you will
Templeton parish is now their main be very happy here in Templeton.
focus. You will soon see posters and
information on our notice boards, and
circulated through email, about ways
Our thoughts, prayers and all good
wishes also go to the people in the G reetings to you all at this very
strange beginning to the New Year.
Now that vaccinations are taking place
that we can have our say about our parish, and beyond, who are unwell, in
hospital, receiving or awaiting apace, light IS at the end of the tunnel
local footpaths, and who to contact.
treatment, or going through a tough and a few more months of patience will
For more information go to: time. bring about a gradual return to happier
https://www.devon.gov.uk/prow/the- days.
definitive-map/definitive-map-review/ Lynda is very happy for people to get in Our community spirit is still strong and
touch with her (tel: 881318) if there is well with shopping being done for the
Village Hall and Social Club Events. anything concerning them, or just to vulnerable and offers of help being
At the time of writing, the Village Hall have a chat (all completely confidential, offered.
has closed again, in line with the of course).
government COVID-19 guidelines. As We hope your Christmas was as good
soon as the guidelines allow village There is no Flower Rota currently but as it could be with families being apart,
halls to open up again, the committee Gloria will phone the volunteers on the but no doubt in touch in other ways. It
will endeavour to find ways in which the rota, as soon as the next service is is particularly hard for the bereaved not
local community can safely gather and allowed. being able to visit, or be visited by,
socialise. For more information about family and friends and we send our
future bookings, please contact Bindy Meanwhile, here are 12 recent additions kind thoughts and prayers to Malcolm
Linden at 860655. to Templeton; some Middle White who has lost Caroline after her long
piglets. illness, bravely borne and whose
Our sympathies, thoughts and good Funeral and Thanksgiving Service was
wishes. in the Church in December. We look
The funeral of Sibell Wren (83 years) forward soon to be able to support
was held on 23rd December at St Malcolm in a more practical way when
Margaret’s Church, Templeton. Sadly, restrictions are lifted.
Sibell died on 7th December 2020,
following a long illness. She will be At present we need to pray for all NHS
greatly missed by all those who knew workers undergoing severe stress and
her. Derek, Sibell and the family have to be thankful for the clever scientists
lived within the Templeton community
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who have worked so hard to produce child for daughter Diane and her after such a long time with the door
vaccines. husband Alex. locked. Our first attempt to reopen
Congratulations to you all. would have been for our Remembrance
After a consultation with all the And so many congratulations go to Day Service, but of course the second
Churchwardens Steph has decided that Samantha Bolt (daughter of Morley and lockdown put paid to that. We still have
she is not happy to ask them and their Carol) as she and Samuel celebrate the church door locked during the
helpers to put themselves at risk by their recent engagement. What happy week, and are sorry that we are closed
continuing to carry on with a Holy news! for private prayer, but that is so that we
Communion Service in each church, can have a service on Sunday. Please
which has been happening for some We send all those experiencing ill health see service times in the magazine or
months, but to offer this Service each our best wishes and those awaiting on the Mission Community website if
Sunday at 11.15 am at Withleigh, when treatments and operations at the you wish to attend.
she herself will deal with the moment, we hope that you don’t have
arrangements for safeguarding etc.. to wait too long for these. Going back to our Christmas Service
This will fulfill the Church's duty to on Christmas Eve, it was so lovely to
provide Holy Communion for those who Look out for more updates, positive be back in Church, We were few in
depend on it. The service of Morning news and villagers sharing useful number, but the simplicity of the
Prayer from The Liturgy, shared with information on the village Facebook Communion Service without any
Robert, will continue at 10 am by page ‘Humans of Washfield and Lower Carols gave us all a real feeling of that
telephone or 'Zoom', or by listening to Washfield’. first Christmas so long ago. Cattle
a recording at any time, or by reading moving about in the background would
the text on the website. have just set it off!
The Bible studies start again on Jan 20 WITHLEIGH Instead, thanks to Sara who put up the
and Coffee Mornings continue on tree, and with candles in the windows,
Wednesdays at 10.30 am if you feel like we were given the feeling of a Holy
a chat. Thank goodness for technology
and who knew we would ever say that! A nother year, another Lockdown.
C’est la vie! All our hopes of an early
return to normality have, so far, been
Christmas without the fuss. Thank you
Steph for taking the service, which was
really appreciated by all who attended.
Primroses are flowering in Washfield
and the days are getting longer. frustrated, but we hope and pray that
Spring WILL come and Steph is on the vaccines coming on stream will Despite not being able to hold our
hand if you need her. succeed in helping in the defeat of usual Christingle service, a donation
Covid-19. Some may well ask where was sent to the Children’s Society.
God is in all the suffering, but that is
precisely where he is – in it with us, It had been noticed, back in October,
suffering alongside us. that some of the mortar flashing had
Christmas was certainly a very strange fallen from the church roof. Clearly the
affair, with just one day on which we replacement of this was urgent, with
could meet up with a limited number of winter almost upon us. The failed lime
other family members. Feedback mortar has now been replaced with
We definitely need some happy, positive received suggests that members of our cement mortar.
news in these difficult times and the community were keen to abide by the
next two good news items will hopefully rules, unlike some in other parts of the Our grateful thanks go to Margaret who,
bring cheer. country. prevented from selling her preserves
and chutneys at both the Summer Fête
We wish many happy wishes to David Our Christmas Service here in and the Craft Fayre, has been selling
and Marion Elston on becoming first Withleigh was extra special this year, as
time grandparents to baby Ada, the first it was the day we reopened our Church
“The new Rector is really cool, Dad.
She told us that God emailed the Ten
Commandments to Moses’s iPad
“Who knew that ??”
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them, along with hand-sewn items,
from her doorstep, raising a
magnificent £500 for church funds.
Thanks also to Christine for her help in
the production of the preserves and
chutneys.
As we look forward to a return to
something like normal as the year
progresses, it is reassuring to see the
snowdrops and primroses peeping
through in the churchyard with, no
doubt, the crocuses soon to follow.
The sight of our churchyard’s renewed
floral display may be just a small
encouragement in these difficult times,
but it demonstrates that the pattern of
the seasons is changeless.
Our children and young people are
having to again face up to assessed
results for their GCSEs and A-levels,
and no doubt we can all sympathise
with all who are struggling with the
broad-band speed (or lack of it) that
we experience in our area.
Celebrations, as such, may be off
limits, but congratulations to any who
have special birthdays or
anniversaries.
Get well wishes go to all those known
to us who are receiving treatment,
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