1 Production cost 50p A voluntary contribution is gratefully received

“Charles Rennie Mackintosh visited Uplyme………!” “Christian Aid Week May 11th to 17th” “Rushing or Resting? The Rector Writes”

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Services in May and the beginning of June 2008 MAY Thu 1st 9.15am Ascension Day Mrs Ethelstons School Eucharist Sun 4th 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP said) 10.00am Morning Prayer 6.00pm Youth Praise Wed 7th 10.30am Holy Communion (BCP said) Sun 11th 10.00am Family Communion Pentecost/Whit Sunday Crèche and Junior Church and 11+ in school Sun 18th 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP said) 10.00am Family Service 6.00pm Evening Prayer (BCP sung) Sun 25th 10.00am Parish Communion Crèche, Junior Church and 11+ in school JUNE Sun 1st 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP said) 10.00am Morning Prayer 6.00pm Youth Praise Wed 4th 10.30am Holy Communion (BCP said) Sun 8th 10.00am Family Communion Crèche, Junior Church and 11+ in school

Parish News Information

Please remember the next issue of the magazine is for JUNE and all articles up to and including things in early April should be with us by the

10th MAY. The best way to get things to us is by email to:

parishnews@uplymechurch.org.uk

Or leave in the pigeon hole in Church under “H” for my attention by the 10th. Robin Hodges

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CONTENTS May & early June Service times Inside front cover Contents 1 The Rector writes 2 Charles Rennie Mackintosh 3 Uplyme Connections & Uplyme WI 4 The Full Poodle Computer Tips 5 Royal British Legion & Pre-School 6 The Family Page & Advert 7 Out and About with John Pennington 8 Mothers Union Report & Christian Aid Week 9 Si the Fish & Lyme Choral Advert 10 Mrs Ethelstons School & Uplyme Farming update 11 Village Hall Booking Dates 12 Village Hall AGM & Cartoon 13 Parish Council Report 14 Village Fete & Men 8-80 15 Crossword 16 Adverts & Notices Inside back cover From the Register & Church Officers Back Cover

It’s that time of the year again, time for

THE GREAT CHURCHYARD

SPRINGTIME CLEANUP. Please come at 9.30 (or thereafter) on Saturday May 10th, armed with your gardening gloves and weapons of mass destruction (secateurs etc.). See you then, Jack

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Rushing or Resting? Option Paralysis: something that I have referred to before. It is a feature of our modern society. In its most insignificant sense it is when we are spoilt for choice in the supermarket over which brand of coffee to buy. There are so many options we become paralyzed into a state of inertia, dithering over which one to choose. At a more serious level it may compromise a young person’s ability to choose a career. They may look at the different degrees on offer in British universities today and find it terribly difficult to select the course they wish to take. Option paralysis can apply to a whole host of areas of our modern lives. There are other things too.

Nowadays folk can communicate internationally at the press of a button on a mobile phone. This can be a great blessing. But it can be a huge curse. When I was a Padré in the Army we had to be prepared to drop eve-rything and rush to the family of a casualty abroad in case we were beaten to it by the media. And don’t we all know how e mail and the internet have created a whole new field of communication which can at worst be

criminally abused and at best overload people with the demand for an im-mediate response. My correspondence has increased massively since before PC days and I am only too aware of those decisions that have been rushed because of the pressure of time. Communication also embraces travel. Folk cross time zones at the drop of a hat or drive hard for long distances in a way which society would never have imagined even 30 years ago. Okay, I know that you may be frowning at the old Rector for seeming to have a moan! Actually I am not bemoaning modern opportunity or technol-ogy; it’s terrific! But I do observe that we are not very good at adapting to the rate of change in relation to these and many other facets of our society today. The fact is that stress and tension are at unprecedented levels. We seem to be driven in a way as never before. For some reason such opportunities and technological developments too easily become a bur-densome pressure instead of something that increases our quality of life. We are not very good at keeping them under control. I believe that there is a very good reason for this. Paradoxically it is be-cause we think that we are in control, but we are not. We are certainly very good at spending every last penny and more to extract the maximum gain from every opportunity and technology.

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We crave the bargain, whether we need it or not; and we save for the latest gismo to speed up our operation. In fact we exploit every last chance to optimize our apparent per-sonal benefit. But in reality we are on a treadmill which forces us to keep running and it causes fatigue and even exhaustion. The real problem is that we have lost sight of the fact that actually God is the ultimate authority under whom we should

be living. Our predicament is characterized splendidly in the prophet Isaiah chapter 40 verses 28 – 30. Do read it. It reminds us that God is sovereign but we don’t let Him rule. So even the young fall, utterly ex-hausted. It ends with a magnificent challenge which is the verse that I commend to you this month: Verse 31. It is a great picture of humankind in his right place before God realizing his full creative potential without exhaustion or weariness. There is no sense of exploitation or anxious human control here; just folk resting in their God. Surely this is a goal worth searching for in our frenetic society. Jeremy White

But those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall rise up with wings like eagles,

they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928) is by a long chalk the most distinguished architect that Scotland has produced. We have just learnt that Mackintosh made a tour of Devon churches in 1895 sketching them. And yes, he came to Uplyme Church and sketched ‘The Uplyme Church Entrance Gates.’ His drawing was done on paper and measures 25.8 x 20.3 cms. The original may be seen in the Hunterian Museum and Art Gal-lery where it is exhibit 41393.

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UPYME W I President Lilian Bagnall welcomed members, and a visitor to the 84th Birthday meeting of Uplyme W I. A birthday posy was given to Shirley Hob-den. The winner of the Flower of the Month competition was Win Symonds. A pleasant social afternoon followed the business meeting. Joan Cool gave a talk on the manufacturing of hats by the long-established firm of Cristy in Stock-

port, Cheshire, and had brought along various styles of hats to show to members. There was also an amusing quiz and raffle, and Betty Wood and Joan Cool were thanked for making the birthday cake. The next meeting on May 14th will discuss the two Resolutions which will go for-ward to the AGM at Liverpool in June Shirley Hobden.

Uplyme Connections We had a visitor in church on the first Sunday after Easter. Patricia Mallett has remarkable and unique connections with Uplyme .She is a direct descendant of Rev C.W. Ethelston, the Rev A.W.Parke and Sir John Talbot, all of them distin-guished names that we remember well in Uplyme. The Rev. Charles Wicksted Ethelston was our Rector1842-1873. He married in 1822 Anne Peel. When she died on 6th January 1854, he built a school next door in her memory, which opened in 1873.and flourishes to this day. The Ethelstons had a daughter Ellen who married Charles Parke who had a son Alfred Watlington Parke, grandson of Mr Ethelston, our Rector 1883-1919. His wife was Hilda (née Fort) and they had two boys, Wilfrid, the aviator, ‘who was ‘killed by the fall of his aeroplane’ on 15th December, 1912 as his father was preaching in Uplyme Church. We have a very fine window in his memory immediately in front of the pulpit. The other brother was Richard who is the father of Robert Parke (still living), Patricia Mal-lett’s uncle.. That is one line. But here is another line. Major General Sir William Parke (brother of the afore-mentioned Charles Parke).married Anna Maria Nepean and they had a daughter Dorothy Eden who married a man called (improbably) Som-erset Arthur Sherston. They had a son called William Edric Sherston who is the father of the aforesaid visitor to Uplyme, Patricia Mallett. Phew! It’s a bit com-plicated, isn’t it? But it doesn’t end there. Somerset Arthur Sherston’s mother was Edith Talbot, daughter of Admiral Sir John Talbot of Rhode Hill. So Patricia Mallett deserves to be given the freedom of Uplyme Church, Rhode Hill and the Talbot Arms! Jack Thomas

MARCH CROSSWORD ANSWERS Across 1 Storm 4 Eternal 8 Illness 9 Garni 10 Topaz 11 Evening 12 Matins 14 Joshua 18 Numbers 20 Aloft 22 Motto 23 Raisins 24 Rhythms 25 Horse Down 1 Shittim 2 Orlop 3 Muezzin 4 Easter 5 Eagle 6 Norwich 7 Lying 13 Timothy 15 Obadiah 16 Artiste 17 Esdras 18 Namer 19 Enoch 20 Osier

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JUST CAREFUL … by The Full Poodle – 443819 In these green, green days it seems I am saving the planet as I carefully switch off my lights, turn down the heating and avoid using the car …. I have progressed from being someone who just watched my pennies to a Model Citizen in our Brave New World. Even before it was politically demanded (a stage on from politically correct), I would recycle to avoid landfill and usually enjoyed composting my peel-ings … unfortunately, the hot air I frequently produce restores the balance towards a bit of fine global warming. In my new role as Eco-Warrior-Woman helping to right the wrongs of global monopolies whilst incidentally also saving some pennies, here is some helpful advice:

Don’t be talked into buying Microsoft Office as there are excellent FREE

alternative office suites available on the Internet.

One example is Open Office, which has word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation and drawing programs. It can be easily downloaded by going to www.openoffice.org and following the simple instructions. The programs are intui-tive, easy to use and have familiar screens and menus. If you have used Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint, you will have no problems using the Open Office ver-sions (Writer, Calc, Impress) as the programs are very similar with the same basic menus and features.

Another helpful feature of Open Office is that you can use it to open MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint documents (up to MS Office 2003) – particularly useful if you only have Microsoft Works on your computer and want to be able to open a Power-Point slideshow attachment or Excel spreadsheet. The latest version is Vista compatible and the Open Office experts are working on add-ins for MS Office 2007 - watch this space. Spread your wings and save money … it’s not being mean, it’s being careful. Margaret Wiscombe The Full Poodle, Computer Repair & Training

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ROYAL BRITISH LEGION WOMEN'S SECTION UPLYME BRANCH Our Bingo sessions are usually a very popular occasion. Unfortunately, this time our numbers were rather depleted as only our neighbouring branch from Charmouth were

able to attend, although a few visitors did help increase numbers. Never-theless, everyone agreed that it was a most enjoyable afternoon with plenty of friendly rivalry to keep things going, and a raffle and refreshments at half time. The next meeting is on May 12th at 2.30pm in the Village Hall, when Mrs. J. Gillespie will give a talk on 'A Walk through the National Gallery'. This promises to be very interesting afternoon, and anyone who would like to attend is most welcome. Pat Carroll

This term the children have been learning about the people who help us. Here are some photos taken dur-ing the term, there was also a visit from the Police!

Friends, Seth and Rueben are playing with the new fire engines purchased by Pre-school, ahead of the visit form the Fire Ser-vice next term.

Tracey is dressed in full RNLI outfit during a visit from the Lyme Regis RNLI

We are looking forward to the summer term and all the outdoor events that will hold, Sports day, the Village fete and lots more. The children have lots of walks around the village planned, so fingers crossed for some nice weather. If you are interested in any details regarding the Pre-school please contact: Annie Thurgood on 01297 24318

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Cottage to rent in Provence

Charming well furnished old cottage in Provencal hilltop village. 2 bedrooms (sleeps 4), small terrace, living room with open fire. Available to rent from £200 - £300 per week fully inclusive. For every booking from this ad we give £50 to Church funds. Contact Sam Pennington on 444432 or look at www.members.aol.com/rosanscottage for more details.

SMIDDY LOAF 5 ozs margarine 12 ozs sultanas 2 teaspoons mixed spice 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda Pinch of salt 1 cup sugar 1 cup hot water 1 Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes, then leave to cool 2 Ingredients - 2 eggs whisked, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 2 cups plain flour 3 Stir these ingredients into wet mixture 4 Put into a lined loaf tin, bake in a moderate oven for 1 hour 15 minutes.

Boatman boatman, in a trail of spray, comes cockle treading in salt faded shoes eyes, blue mussel shells, white lined (sight keen as an east wind) a being more of sea than land escorted by noisy gull outriders he patrols his tide-edge kingdom nodding at boats, bell lobster pots ropes twisted on driftwood shore king of the ebbtide pacing out his realm through kneeling waves Alison Bielski (from Pembrokeshire Poems)

THE FAMILY PAGE - organised by Iris Cox

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OUT AND ABOUT WITH JOHN PENNINGTON

April showers are here - well snow showers anyway. My primroses are peeping out from under a thin carpet of snow as I write this! On Saturday Thomas - the most junior Pennington - and I went for a bike ride around the lanes of Uplyme, I don't think I have ever seen so many bunches of Primula Vulgaris (Primrose for the Latin speakers out there) before. This species is definitely not on the endangered list, and Uplyme hedgerows are covered in pastel yellow flowers with a few specs of Bluebell blue starting to appear. When Bluebells are in full flower, there are some great crops on view in the woodlands of Uplyme. For those interested:

The Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) is a spring-flowering bulbous perennial plant which is native to the UK and several other Euro-pean countries. The traditional name of "non-script" was intended to distin-guish this plant from the classical hyacinth. The classical hyacinth was a flower described in Greek Mythology that sprang from the blood of the dy-ing prince Hyacinthus

In spring, many British woods are covered by dense carpets of this flower; these are commonly referred to as "bluebell woods. In the United Kingdom the common bluebell is a protected species under the Wildlife and Coun-tryside Act 1981, and it is a criminal offence to remove the bulbs of wild bluebells.

Arguably the best Bluebell wood in the area is just above the Spittles to the Eastern side of Lyme Regis (it used to be a quarry, so is very undulating and totally carpeted in blue in late April/early May), but as mentioned above, there are plenty of good spots in Uplyme

To finish this flower laden 'Out and About', does anyone know where wild daffodils can be found in Uplyme? I think I know of one spot in the under-cliffs, but would love to hear if anyone can come up with another location. The wild variety are much smaller than culti-vated, have a much more subtle colour - a bit like a primrose - and somehow look far more beautiful than those purchased at garden centres.

Until next time.... JP

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MOTHER’S UNION

The speaker at our April meeting was Judith Smith Buturi, an African lady who delighted us with a talk about African craftwork and Fair Trade marketing She filled a trestle table with beautiful beadwork, jewellery and sandals for us to see the very high quality of their work.

Our speaker next month is Connie Hartnell, a Farmer's Wife and we welcome visitors on May 1st. Iris Cox

Christian Aid Week, 11-17 May 2008.

The central message

Christian Aid Week is seven amazing days of fundraising, prayer and action against global poverty. We want people to add their time, money and voices, and see them multiplied to make an impact around the world through Christian Aid. ‘You add, we multiply’. www.caweek.org

It is now May and Christian Aid Week is upon us, please give gen-erously for this fantastic cause, but we also need your prayers and action against global poverty.

Our collectors will be calling soon; However we do still need help with our house to house collections. If you can help please contact us on the number below. If your envelope is not collected by the end of the week, please return your envelope to our local Village Shop/Post Office, where a collec-tion box will be sited.

Margaret and Mark Trafford. 01297 443252.

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“Si the Fish”

No new fish recommendations for you this month, things have been more than a little bit hectic here, with planning for the other shop and an expectant new family member! For those of you who don’t already know I am now running the fish shop down at The Cobb again, as well as at Millers, along with my trusty ‘ginger’ sidekick Mark. The new website is now up and running, as are the two webcams, so you'll be able to see live images of both shop counters at ‘2wetfishshops.com'. For the techies with iphones, why not log on along marine parade, have a gander, get on the blower and then jump the queue! Just to remind you, opening times are: Tuesday. - Saturday 9.30- 5PM, Sundays 9.30-1pm (Please note that both shops are closed on Mondays) Here's our promise: If you venture down and find us closed, your fish will be free next time

Simon Bennett - mobile 07815528020

Lyme Bay Chorale Present

Let Thy Hand be Strengthened Directed by Alex Davies

Programme includes the Pergolesi Magnificat, Handel 'Coronation An-thems', songs and madrigals

Guest soloists Caroline Szram, Cello and Alexander Szram Piano

Saturday 10th May at 7.30 pm at St Michael's Church, Lyme Regis

Tickets £8 (to include delicious finger buffet) available from Hilary Highet, Broad St, Lyme Regis

Bridport TIC or on the door

Further information and tickets from Gaby Martelli 01308 488348

Collection in aid of Headway and St. Michael's Church

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Mrs Ethleston’s Primary School Our history topics last term were a great success with the children and adults. The History day saw children dressed up as evacuees, or from the Six-ties and Seventies. They took part in a range of activities from making hot air balloons, designing air raid shelters, singing Abba and Beatles songs, and watching Bill and Ben and Mary Mungo

Midge. Yes, that really is modern history! It certainly brought history to life, and the children will remember it for a long time.

Saturn class also visited London with a trip to the Tate modern, a climb up the whispering gallery at St Paul’s cathedral, and a boat trip up the Thames. This was a fantastic opportunity particularly as some children had never been to London before. Neptune class also went to see Abbamania at Poole and joined in enthusi-astically with all the songs.

We held our Easter service in Church with each class portraying the Easter story in a very moving and thoughtful way. Our decorated Easter egg competition was very well supported, complete with model of the Talbot Arms and Uplyme Morris men!

We began the new term with a Eucharist service for Ascension and enjoyed sing-ing from the tower at 8.30am!

There will be plenty of events happening this term so keep an eye on our weekly newsletter, and feel free to come along to one of our sharing assemblies at the end of term to see what the children have been doing.

Andrea Rice Head teacher

LYME REGIS MUSEUM UPDATE ON FARMING IN UPLYME The opening times of our farming exhibition at the Village Hall at the end of May are:

Thursday 29 May 11am- 5pm Friday 30 May 10am - 8pm Saturday 31 May 10am - 4pm

Devon Record Office hope to have someone from the Family History section there on Thursday which will be of interest to anyone researching their family history. We are sure everyone will find something of interest in the exhibition. Ken Gollop and Graham Davies

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MAY Thursday 1 May 9.30am-4.30pm School 4.30pm-7.00pm Ballet 7.00pm-9.00pm Private hire Friday 2 May 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School Saturday 3 May 7.00pm-11.00pm Mainly Ballroom Sunday 4 May 9.30am-11.30am Quakers 6.00pm-7.00pm Private hire Monday 5 May Bank Holiday Tuesday 6 May 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 12.15pm-3.30pm Toddlers 4.30pm-6.00pm Tai Chi 7.30pm Social Club Meeting Room 7.30pm VH Committee Wednesday 7 May 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 1.30pm-4.30pm Patchwork Group Thursday 8 May 9.00am-4.30pm School 4.30pm-7.00pm Ballet Friday 9 May 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School Saturday 10 May 8.30am-12.00pm Hort. Soc. Sunday 11 May 9.30am-11.30am Quakers 11.30am-4.30pm Private hire 7.30pm-8.30pm Private hire Monday 12 May 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 2.00pm-4.30pm Royal British Legion 4.30pm-5.30pm Ballet 5.30pm-7.00pm Brownies 7.30pm Short Mat Bowls Meeting Room 7.30pm Horticultural Tuesday 13 May 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 12.15pm-3.30pm Toddlers 4.30pm-6.00pm Tai Chi

7.30pm Social Club Wednesday 14 May 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 2.00pm-4.30pm WI 7.00pm-10.00pm Parish Council Thursday 15 May 9.30am-4.30pm School 4.30pm-7.00pm Ballet Friday 16 May 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 6.00pm-9.00pm PTA Disco Saturday 17 May 9.30am-3.00pm Garden Furn Sale 7.00pm-11.00pm Mainly Ballroom Sunday 18 May 9.30am-11.30am Quakers 6.00pm-7.00pm Private hire Changing Rooms 4.00pm-8.00pm Private hire Monday 19 May 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 4.30pm-5.30pm Ballet 5.30pm-7.00pm Brownies 7.30pm Short Mat Bowls Tuesday 20 May 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 12.15pm-3.30pm Toddlers 4.30pm-6.00pm Tai Chi 7.30pm Social Club Wednesday 21 May 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School Thursday 22 May 9.00am-4.30pm School 4.30pm-7.00pm Ballet Friday 23 May 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School Saturday 24 May Nil Sunday 25 May 9.30am-11.30am Quakers 6.00pm-midnight Private hire Monday 26 May 11.00am-5.00pm Private hire Tuesday 27 May 4.30pm-6.00pm Tai Chi Wednesday 28 May

Village Hall Booking dates for MAY & Early JUNE 2008

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6.00pm-9.00pm Lyme Regis Museum Thursday 29 May 10.00am-8.00pm Lyme Regis Museum Friday 30 May 10.00am-10.00pm Lyme Regis Museum Saturday 31 May 10.00am-5.00pm Lyme Regis Museum 7.00pm -11.00pm Mainly Ballroom JUNE Sunday 1 June 9.30am-11.30am Quakers 6.00pm-7.00pm Private hire Monday June 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 4.30pm-5.30pm Ballet 5.30pm-7.00pm Brownies 7.30pm Short Mat Bowl Meeting Room 7.30pm Horticultural Society Tuesday 3 June 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 12.15pm-3.30pm Toddlers 4.30pm-6.00pm Tai Chi Meeting Room 7.30pm Village Hall com Wednesday 4 June 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 1.30pm-4.30pm Patchwork Group 7.00pm-9.30pm Hort. Soc. Talk 7.30pm-10pm LR Dramatic Soc Thursday 5 June 9.30am-4.30pm School 4.30pm-7.00pm Ballet Friday 6 June 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 2.00pm-4.00pm EDDC Recycling Road Show 6pm through to Sunday Private hire These booking times are not necessarily start times of events - check with indi-vidual organisations for event times. For bookings & enquiries about the Vil-lage Hall please contact Margaret Wiscombe, Hall Manager, on 443819

Uplyme Village Hall Management Committee

AGM To be held in the meeting room on

Tuesday 3rd June, 7.30pm All user groups are invited to send a repre-sentative. We are urgently looking for a secretary, to replace Gill Bullock, who is retiring from the position. If you are inter-ested then please call Paula on 631919. Just to remind everyone that the car park in front of the hall is for hall users only. If you are going on an outing, or off walking and would like to leave your car for the day, then please check with Margaret, the hall manager, on 443819, and park your cars in the rear car park. Many thanks for your co-operation.

CHURCH NOTICES???

At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be "What Is Hell?"

Come early and listen to our choir practice!!!!!

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Report on Uplyme Parish Council Monthly Meeting held on 9th April 2008 PlanningApplications Granted by East Devon District Council Strathaven, Pound Lane. Crown lift 4 beech trees Greenties, Lyme Road. Demolish 3 garages and erect detached house Enmore, Lyme Road. Single storey side extension to provide improved entrance and downstairs wc/shower room Applications considered Hunters Croft, Charmouth Road. Conversion and extension of garden shop to form self contained holiday unit. The Parish Council has no adverse comments. A majority of the planning sub committee consider it a significant improvement on the original application. Approval recommended. Application withdrawn Post Office, Lyme Road. Demolition of P.O. & store & construction of replace-ment 2 storey building with P.O. on ground floor and 2 flats above Vandalism outside the Village Hall and in the playground. Regrettably it has been reported that this is becoming a problem. It was agreed that a letter should be sent from the Parish Council to the police requesting that the PCSO patrols the area, particularly outside school hours, in an effort to discourage unwelcome be-haviour. District Councillor’s Report District Cllr.Ken George reported that he had attended a presentation by EDDC Planning Department on its research into its systems organisation This was prompted by the criticism that has been levelled at the department. The Planning Department was genuinely surprised at the outcomes which included: 1.The public wanted quick results. 2.The average time to arrive at a decision could take between 60 and 180 days. 3. Decisions were not consistent. 4.Some of the public had not heard of the pre-application advisory service. 5.A lot of time was wasted because the public filled the forms in incorrectly. The result is that a radical root and branch cull is being implemented in the depart-ment. One of the first things to happen will be the involvement of the Ward mem-ber with the case officer at an early stage. County Councillor’s Report County Cllr.Margaret Rogers reported that Devon County Council's Executive has backed proposals by the Leader of Devon County Council, Brian Greenslade, and Shadow Leader of the County Council, John Hart, for a unitary model of local government in Devon based on three councils -- Plymouth, Torbay and a new uni-tary authority to take responsibility for the services currently provided by the County and District Councils of Devon. The proposals follow a series of consulta-tion meetings with Town and Parish Council representatives and will now be sub-mitted as an outline concept to the Boundary Committee for England which is reviewing local government arrangements in Devon. The Boundary Committee will consider the concepts in detail over 12 weeks and will be challenging the au-thorities to clarify aspects or even to develop their concepts further.

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Having then identified a preferred concept, the Boundary Committee will conduct local consultation through July to September, before finally reaching a recommen-dation for the Secretary of State towards Christmas 2008. The Secretary of State will then decide whether to implement the Boundary Committee's recommenda-tion, with the new unitary Councils to be set up by April 2010.

Charles White, Parish Clerk

Uplyme Fete

Saturday 14th June at 2pm This years fete will be opened by Ann Swithenbank, who is a well known broadcaster on BBCs Gar-deners World and radio 4s Garden-ers Question time. Fancy dress theme this year will be 1950s and 60s If anyone would like to book a stall (even if you regularly have a stall you need to book) please call me on 631919 Fete princess and attendants will be chosen from children ,under the age of 11,who submit a drawing of "flowers" on an A4 paper, with name, age and telephone number on the back, by Monday 2nd June, and handed in to Uplyme post of-fice. (prizes for winners, who also get to ride in a vintage Bentley) Paula Tel 01297 631919

Men: 8-80 The Men 8-80 group has been going now for almost 2 years! Please do remember the name is just a name it does not imply any restriction on the age of the male attendees. If you can think of a better name do say so! Our events are typically; walks, both in our local area and further afield (Dartmoor, Mendips); a break-fast with a guest speaker; a social evening at the pub playing skittles, darts or some of game. Please do make any suggestions for other ac-tivities you think might appeal. Events are typically advertised in the weekly Church Pew News and via information sheets, to be found on the left as you enter Church. How-ever, please do not hesitate to con-tact Terry, Mike or Mark for any de-tails (see below). All are welcome, we’d love to see you, so please do come along. In April we had a walk in the Mendips and a breakfast. In May we have another walk, currently planned for Saturday 10th May but do check the notice sheets as de-scribed above for further details. Terry Daly (445541), Mike Whittome (445744) or Mark Trafford (443252).

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CROSSWORD FOR MAY

Across 1 Violent tempest in Jonah ch. 1 (5) 4 Description of the queen in Isaiah ch. 47 (7) 8 Ailment suffered by Hezekiah in 2 Kings ch. 20 (7) 9 Bouquet _____, small bundle of herbs (5) 10 Jewel of Cush in Job ch. 28 (5) 11 Time of day for evensong (7) 12 Morning service (6) 14 He succeeded Moses as leader of the Israelites (6) 18 4th book of the OT (7) 20 Far above the ground (5) 22 Maxim (5) 23 Fruit comprising certain cakes in 2 Samuel ch 16 (7) 24 Patterns of sound (7) 25 Red animal ridden in Zechariah ch. 1 (5)

Down 1 The spies in Joshua ch. 2 were from here (7) 2 Lowest deck of a ship (5) 3 Muslim official who calls the faithful to prayer (7) 4 Major Christian festival (6) 5 Bird that stirs up its nest in Deuteronomy ch. 32 (5) 6 East Anglian diocese (7) 7 Untruthful, like the tongues in Psalm 109 (5) 13 Paul wrote two epistles to him (7) 15 OT book and prophet (7) 16 Performer (7) 17 Two books of the Apocrypha (6) 18 Person giving a name (5) 19 Father of Methuselah (5) 21 Willow used in basketry (5)

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Saturday 24 May Amnesty International's annual book sale plus coffee morning and bake sale 2 Sherborne Lane Lyme Regis. 10 am - noon.

Bethany Chapel Coombe St, Lyme Regis 4pm Sunday 25th May.

Will be showing the DVD

"Robbers of the Street" followed by a delicious Sunday tea will be served. For further information ring:

Rob Greenman 443210

The 1st Lym Valley Beavers, (age 6-8) and Cubs (age 8 to 10 and a half), are looking for someone to start up and lead a Scout move-ment in Uplyme for children aged 10 and a half to 14 years. If you think you have what it takes please call Paula Wyon-Brown on 631919.

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From the Registers Baptisms: Nil Marriages/Blessings: Nil Funerals: 28th March Mary Morris 2nd April Joan Ford

YOUR LEGACY

TO THE CHURCH HAVE YOU MADE ONE WHY NOT SEE YOUR

SOLICITOR

Rector of Uplyme & Vicar of Axmouth Rev. Jeremy White, The Rectory, Rhode Lane, Uplyme, DT7 3TX Tel: 443256 Email: rector@uplymechurch.org.uk Church Administrator Carol Linsley 444499 (Church Office) Email: administrator@uplymechurch.org.uk Churchwardens Robin Hodges 445180 Carole Fowkes 35884 Deputy Churchwarden Jenny Perham 32254 Mark Trafford 443252 Treasurer Neil Pullinger 443973 Sexton Jeanne Allen 445457 Electoral Roll Officer Alan Cottis Organist & Choirmaster Brian Manners 443845 Asst Organist Adrian Pearson 442902 Bell Ringers: Tower Capt. June Moulding 445143 Youth Worker Irve Griffiths 444621 Mrs Ethelston’s School Head Andrea Rice 442210 Mission Support Group Carol Linsley 442358 Home Groups Don Draper 442755 Lay Visitors Group Carole Fowkes 35884 Flower Group Jenny Perham 32254 Prayer Group Terry Daly 445541 Junior Church Kate Eaton 445135 Parish News Editor Robin Hodges 445180 Redlands, Lime Kiln Lane, Uplyme, Lyme Regis, Dorset, DT7 3XG parishnews@uplymechurch.org.uk