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Services in June and the beginning of July 2008 JUNE Sun 1st 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP said) 10.00am Morning Prayer 6.00pm Youth Service Wed 4th 10.30am Holy Communion (BCP said) Sun 8th 10.00am Family Communion Crèche, Junior Church and 11+ in school Sun 15th 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP said) 10.00am Family Service 6.00pm Evening Prayer (BCP sung) Sun 22nd 10.00am Parish Communion Gift Day Crèche, Junior Church and 11+ in school Sun 29th 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP said) St Peter & St Pauls Day 10.00am Morning Praise JULY Wed 2nd 10.30am Holy Communion (BCP said) Sun 6th 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP said) 10.00am Morning Prayer 6.00pm Youth Service Sun 13th 10.00am Family Communion Crèche, Junior Church and 11+ in school (last meeting until 14th September)

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 June & early July Service times Inside front cover Contents 1 The Rector writes 2 Gift Day 3 Green Issues 4 Green Issues & Brownies 5 Royal British Legion report & Pre-School 6 Family Page 7 Out and about with John Pennington 8 1st Lym Valley Cubs 9 The Rude Scribblings 10 Mothers Union & Christian Aid 11 Si the Fish & Bending Stone 12 News from the Pub 13 Village Hall Booking Dates 14 Village Hall Booking Dates & Notices 15 Village Fete, Crossword Answers & Adverts 16 Uplyme Parish Council Report 17 Parish Council Chairman's Report 2008 18 Parish Council Chairman's Report 2008 & Uplyme WI 19 Crossword 20 Adverts & Notices Inside back cover From the Register & Church Officers Back Cover

Friday 6th June - EDDC Re-cycling Show in Village Hall Saturday 14th June - Uplyme Village Fete Sunday 15th June - Fathers Day Sunday 22nd June - Church’s Gift Day Friday 27th - Sunday 29th June - Talbot Arms Beer Festival

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The Big Issue

I was listening to a programme involving a number of famous celebrities and they were asked “what verse from the Bible captures the essence of the Christian faith for you?” There was silence. They were thinking deeply. Then one of them said:

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish,

but have eternal life. She confessed that she couldn’t remember quite where in the Bible it came from but she knew that Jesus was the speaker. This gave one of the other celebrities the courage to speak up saying that he thought it was St. John’s gospel, chapter 3 verse 16. He was right. They all agreed that this verse captured the essence of what Christianity meant to them. I was impressed. It was good answer. A number of us from church traveled by coach recently to a convention about Climate Change in Taunton and one of the speakers quoted this same verse pointing out that it is invariably understood wrongly. He made his point by misquoting it “For God so loved the people, that …”, admitting that this realization marked a turning point in the whole direc-tion of his life several years back. What he realized was that certainly for the last 2 to 3 centuries theologians have interpreted Jesus’ death on the cross as being God’s plan of salvation so that believers’ can have eternal life. Their assumption is that the significance of Jesus Christ is singularly to do with people responding by faith to God’s love for them. What the Taunton speaker discovered was that the implication of Christ’s death reaches much further than humanity: It has to do with the whole world. Indeed, the Greek word in the original text is “Cosmos”. “For God so loved the cosmos, that He gave …”. Now, of course, orthodox teaching is right to spell out how Jesus died and rose to bring forgiveness and the possibility of new life by faith to all who believe. This is the good news of the gospel! But we must not be conceited to imagine that we are the centre of his love. He did this for the universe. He loves all that He has made! And we have a vital place and role in the world, which we have abused horrendously. Instead of living under His authority, managing the planet wisely, we have exploited the earth for selfish purposes. The cruelty and injustices that result beg belief. And now, we even threaten the natural stability of our planet through global warming. The situation is serious! What fascinates me is that in God’s giving of His only begotten Son, He is giving us the fundamental means of right relationship with God which in turn makes possible right rela-tions with both other people in our global society and the environment in which we live. The cross not only points upwards to God, it also points outwards to our neighbours, as well as downwards to the earth. Our response in faith must essentially involve a re-orientation of our lives in relationship to God, human society and the planet. This can only happen through the saving work of Christ on the cross. But we do need to receive the risen and living Christ and consciously choose to live as He directs us. It’s a life-changing ex-perience which equates to the promise of eternal life. I believe that it is the only ultimate answer to the human predicament. John 3:16 is, indeed, a remarkable verse! Happy gardening! Jeremy White

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Each year the church has a special Gift Day, this year’s is to be held on June 22nd. Last year’s Gift Day raised over £7,000. Money given on Gift Day does not to go to pay for the maintenance of the church building or the general work of the church. We aim to meet these costs from the regular giving of church members. The money raised on our Gift Day is solely to help mission and aid projects both in the UK and abroad.

The projects we hope to support this year are:- Barnabas Fund The Barnabas Fund serves the suffering Church, providing practical help to perse-cuted Christians in all parts of the word. There is still a particular need to support our fellow believers in Islamic counties. . Ian and Rachel Bevington Ian and Rachel regularly worship with us, they have spent most of their lives work-ing with the Overseas Missionary Fellowship with the tribal people on the Thailand/China border. They will be visiting these very new Christians for OMF later this year, our aim is to make a significant contribution to their airfares. Makhosini Primary School Neither Marilyn Kent nor Sue Wells will be going out to Makhosini this summer, they are however still in contact with the school. There is an urgent need to com-plete the finance for two new classrooms at the school. If we can make a gener-ous contribution, this can hopefully be achieved. Missionary Aviation Fellowship Each year we feature one major overseas mission society, this year’s mission is the Missionary Aviation Fellowship. Every three minutes, an MAF plane is taking off or landing somewhere in the world. MAF is the air arm of the church. MAF sup-ports the work of aid and development agencies, missions, national churches and other local groups; they carry dedicated teams bringing healing and relief for body, mind and spirit to remote areas. Tear Fund To counteract some of the worst effects of global warming the PCC would this year like to make a contribution to TEAR fund's major disaster fund. Youth Work We are very privileged in having a variety of thriving youth groups within our Church family and in being able to employ a part time youth worker to oversee them. Our Youth work is mainly financed by income from a bequest, donations from individuals and your annual Gift Day contributions. If you would like to make a contribution to any of these projects, Gift Day enve-lopes are available at the back of the church. Don Draper

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Just how “Green” are we? Whilst recovering from my recent knee operation, and having to rest with my leg up! I’ve spent quite a bit of time reading about re-cycling, eco friendly energy and ways to reduce the carbon footprint we leave. One of the first things I did was to watch Al Gore’s film “An Inconvenient truth”. OK, so my “A level” son pointed out a few misconceptions with it, but in the end he had to agree, the population increase of this country in the past 200yrs, the re-sources we are using to maintain this, and the lifestyles many of us live is phe-nomenal and quite honestly unsustainable. I also visited www.carbonfootprint.com to assess my family’s impact on the earth. I can honestly say I was shocked and appalled at just how much Co2 we are pro-ducing, well above the national average of between 10 – 12.5 tons per year. I’m pleased to say though, we have made some progress in certain areas; Kerbside re-cycling, energy efficient light bulbs, re-usable bags for shopping, growing our own vegetables, unplugging appliances on standby & reducing the washing ma-chine temperature. Simple and effective changes, but they do make a difference! Over the next year I plan to run a regular feature in the magazine on “Green Is-sues” Please let me know your thoughts and feelings regarding this very topical and huge problem. Share your carbon saving ideas and lets see if we can improve the planet. I know this is an issue being looked at by Uplyme Church and I will keep you updated on their, and my progress as we set out to reduce our footprints!! Ed Ps. Thanks to “Bhuti” and Michael Bainbridge who have given me some information (see below) regarding Insulation and saving energy There are opportunities for everyone to save money on their fuel bills and make their homes more energy efficient. People over 70 may be able to save money on their fuel bills for free. Also anyone claiming pension or tax credits or certain

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benefits can do the same. This is because the energy companies are now required to make grants available to anyone whether they are a home owner or renting. Of course, those renting will need to have their landlord’s permission. If you don’t fall into one of the above categories you may still be eligible for a smaller grant. In this case, the cost you will pay will be recouped in about 18 months if you have an average bill or less if the predictions on rising fuel prices are correct. As a surveyor, the two types of insulation that I am involved with are cavity wall and loft insulation. Having these can cut your fuel bill by about 25%. When sur-veying a property I am checking the suitability for cavity wall and loft insulation and assessing the type of grant available. If you think you would like to save money and insulate your home in this way I am available to complete a free survey. Please ring Michael Bainbridge on 0777 552 1617.

This term we have been working on our “Artist” and “Speakers” badges. This has given us lots of opportunities for introducing new and different skills such as illustrating poems, quilling paper for Valentine’s Day

cards, origami and pom-pom chicken baskets for Easter, “love bugs” from pebbles and printing wrapping paper. In February our annual Thinking Day was celebrated with a service for Axminster District, and at half-term we took most of the girls on the train to Exeter for the day to see a special exhibition on Animation followed by a show, “Little Howard”, at the Phoenix theatre and a picnic lunch and games in the park. This term we are working on our “Disability Awareness” badge and are arranging for several guest speakers to come to Brownie meetings including a hearing dog. We will also be preparing for our stall at the village fete on 14th June. We still desperately need a regular, committed person to help at Brownies each week. Our waiting list is still long but numbers have to be limited whilst we are short of regular help. Working with the 7-10 year old girls is an enjoyable and re-warding experience and only needs about 2 hours of your time each week. There are no special skills needed and any training will be provided. Guiding still has a traditional ethos and values, both particularly important in today’s society. Anyone interested in helping regularly please contact Chris Edwards on 445213. Heather Pullinger

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ROYAL BRITISH LEGION WOMEN'S SECTION UPLYME BRANCH 'A Walk Through The National Gallery' was the title of a most interesting talk by Mrs. J. Gillespie which she illus-trated with slides. As she was at one time a guide at the

National Gallery her knowledge of the paintings and the historical back-ground to them was most impressive. England was comparatively late in establishing it's own National Gallery compared with some European countries, but now owns a magnificent collection of superb paintings, 2000 of which are on display at any one time. Of necessity, the number of slides which were used to illustrate Mrs. Gillespie's talk was quite small. Nevertheless, it was very interesting to see the progression of materials used and the techniques which evolved over the years. A most interesting afternoon. Pat Carroll

This term we have been learning about agriculture. The children have been look-ing at different farm animals (this included a visit from a gosling) and the machinery a farmer may use. They created pictures and paintings to display during the Village

Agricultural event in the Village Hall at the end May. We are all looking forward to the next half of the summer term. We will hope for good weather for the Pre-school annual sports day on Wednesday 16th July, everyone is welcome along to cheer our youngsters in their events. Refreshments will be available. The summer trip this year is to Pecorama, it will be on Tuesday 15th July and the Toddler group have been invited to join us. We always have a lovely day at Beer and the unlimited train rides, is always a great reason to go! Here is a photo of the children looking at some chickens during a Pre-school walk in the local area. Annie Thurgood

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THE FAMILY PAGE - organised by Iris Cox from THE LAND OF HEART'S DESIRE The wind blows out of the gates of the day, The wind blows over the lonely of heart, And the lonely of heart is withered away; While the fairies dance in a place apart, Shaking their milk-white feet in a ring, Tossing their milk-white arms in the air: For they hear the wind laugh and murmur and sing Of a land where even the old are fair, And even the wise are merry of tongue; And I heard a reed of Cool ancy say - 'When the wind has laughed and murmured and sung The lonely of heart is withered away'. W B Yeats. Ireland 20th century FRIED BANANAS WITH RUM 2 large bananas, peeled and cut in half lengthways 1 oz butter Juice of quarter of a lemon 2 tablespoons rum Caster sugar 1 Melt the butter in a frying pan. When it bubbles add the bananas and cook very gently for 2 minutes on each side. Then add the lemon juice. 2 Taking care warm the rum in a ladle, or spoon, over a flame; let it ignite and pour over the bananas. 3 Sprinkle with the sugar and serve immediately. Delicious with cream or Ice Cream.

Note from the Ed Kids, after you have mown the lawn, washed the car & given your Dad the newspaper why not get Mum to help you make this delicious pudding as a treat for him on Fathers Day, which is on Sunday 15th June. I’m sure he would appreciate it. (I know I will !!!!!!!!!)

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OUT AND ABOUT WITH JOHN PENNINGTON My family and I have recently collected a huge bin liner load of rubbish from Ro-man Road, Lyme Regis. It seems to me that there is more and more litter appear-ing on the roads, pavements, and hedgerows. Readers over 35 will remember the 'Keep Britain Tidy' campaign of the 70's. Litter was a real problem and gradually the problem was sorted - whether or not the advertising campaign worked I'm not sure? But, I think perhaps it time for another. More bins might help too! Perhaps I am wrong and just because the lane next to our house is a top litter spot I am no-ticing far more whenever I go out for a walk? What is definitely a problem though are the beaches of Lyme Regis and Uplyme thanks to the Napoli. A recent beach tidy produced sacks of shampoo bottles from Monmouth and Pinhay bays. Unfor-tunately I think the sunken containers from the Napoli will be producing litter on the beaches for several years yet.

I found this photo re-cently which I thought was worth showing you all. Taken during the 1930s or 40s I would guess, it shows Uplyme expanding. At the time there was (I have no doubt) a great deal of objection to the new building. It changed the face of the village and caused the population to swell. Since these houses were built many

more have followed and Uplyme is considerably larger now a days. The school, which is just around the corner from this photo, is now far too small for the popula-tion of the village. A new site is needed and the most ideal one next to the village hall - also very near this photo - has been rejected as it’s a flood risk. This strikes me as rather ridiculous. When was the village hall last flooded and are all the other houses nearby charged huge insurance on the grounds that they are in a high flood risk zone? 'Health and safety' has truly gone mad! So, another site needs to be found or the existing site will need to be expanded whilst the school remains open (an extremely difficult task which would put a huge strain on the children and teachers). If a new site is located that is not on a flood plain, and is not considered to be a traffic hazard it will probably have many objections from those who feel their view will be compromised. Whatever the outcome, in another 60 years the view from where this photo was taken will have changed again. Until next time.... JP

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1st Lym Valley Cubs Our summer term began, over the early May Bank Holiday weekend, at the PGL Activity and Adventure Centre, Barton Hall, Torquay. 15 Cubs accompanied by 3 leaders eagerly set off on Friday afternoon, after school, to partake in water activities such as raft-building and canoeing. Other activities in-cluded fencing, zip wire, aero ball, team games and survival techniques. Evening activities included the Great Egg Race and Passport to the World. For some of the boys it was their first taste of life away from

home and we hope that this environment provided a safe, challenging and enjoy-able way to do it. Further plans for this term are to complete the LOCAL KNOWLEDGE and MAP READERS badges. To introduce these we shall be meeting Jack Thomas, at the church to admire the ancient Yew Tree in the churchyard. Later on this month we shall be climbing the church tower with Jeremy, and further on this term Colin Dawes has kindly offered to meet us at the beach with his metal detector. A theatre trip to the Marine Theatre is planned for the end of the month to see “Talking Pants”. 1st Colyton Scouts are arranging a 5-a-side football competition in early June, and being a pack of sporting enthusiasts we hope to enter a team or two. This will be a family fun day, beginning at 10am on 7th June at Colyton Sports Field, including barbecue, face painting and bouncy castle. Our numbers have slightly decreased recently, as 2 of our Cubs move onto Axmin-ster Scouts - we wish Alex Butcher and Matthew Watson well there. Numbers are expected to increase again after the summer break in September when we shall be welcoming more Beavers. We are lucky to have a new adult recruit to Cubs, be-ing Charlie Wheadon, our full time weekly helper and we all really value the time and input he gives us. Finally, thanks must go to all parents and friends who helped make curtains for the hut. These should help keep the hut warmer in winter and absorb the noise when we are inside a lot during the long winter months. Sam Pennington

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Rude Scribblings about our Rood Screen As you sit in the Nave looking at our rather undistinguished Rood Screen, you may have wondered what the nine shields thereon represent. They were made and painted by Peter Ransford, a churchwarden in the 70s and 80s. In the centre is a cope which represents the Province of Canterbury. The Church of England is di-vided into two Provinces, presided over by two Archbishops, York and Canter-bury. The Province of York (roughly speaking the North of England and some of the Midlands) is presided over by Archbishop John Sentamu, Primate of Eng-land. The Province of Canterbury has as its leader Archbishop Dr Rowan who is also Bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury, and Head of the Anglican Church. He is Primate of All England. Note the ‘All’ for Canterbury and not for York, a nice se-mantic difference. In each Province there are a number of Dioceses (from a Greek meaning admini-stration). Dioceses are sometimes called Sees (from the Latin for a seat, because a Bishop sits - literally – in his Cathedral (from the Greek for a chair). On either side of the central shield on our Rood Screen are two red shields with a sword and a key crossed. These represent the Diocese or See in which we reside, that of Exeter. We often pray for Michael our Bishop (Right Reverend Michael Lan-grish). The Cathedral of Exeter is like Uplyme church dedicated to St Peter and St Paul. St Peter is symbolised usually by crossed keys, one gold, one silver. St Paul is symbolised by a sword and a book. The next two shields are interesting. On a blue background they apparently show the letters X and P. But this is the Greek alphabet and the two letters in Greek are called CHI and RHO. CHI IN English is ch which we have in words like Christmas or chiropody. Rho is simply the letter R. CHR are the first two letters of CHRIST’s name. In Greek it would be spelt CHI RHO IOTA SIGMA TAU. Early Christians hiding in the catacombs of Rome, fearful of persecution, drew a simple picture of a fish on the walls. The Greek for fish is Ichthus, I CHI THETA UPSILON SIGMA. In other words Jesus Christ God Son of the Saviour. Thus did they bravely and unequivocally proclaim their faith. The final two shields on ei-ther side have a single key (St Peter) and a single sword (St Paul), reminders to us that we share our patronal saints with Exeter Cathedral. Jack Thomas

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MOTHER’S UNION We had a happy informal meeting in May, as we had known our speaker for a long time. She was Connie Hartnall, a farmer's wife and a dedicated worker for the Mothers' Union. She told us of her incredibly busy life - they supply ewes milk for yoghurt and have a flock of 250 ewes which are milked twice

daily. This is the centre of her life but she also takes holiday visi-tors, and helps out with cooking at a nursing home. A delightful discussion followed and she invited us to Jobblehayes Farm at milk-ing time. Iris Cox

Christian Aid Week, 11-17 May 2008.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. Thank you to all our volunteers and generous givers, for this years Chris-tian Aid week. As yet we are unsure of the total funds collected, but we will get this information to you in the next edition of Parish News, Pew News or alternatively look out for the poster in church/post office or local community However although the week is officially over please do not forget this or-ganisation and all its good work. Keep you prayers going for all those who suffer from global poverty and, thanks to your continued generosity Chris-tian Aid will be doing its utmost to alleviate this injustice. If anyone missed the collection and would still like to make a donation, it’s never too late, do contact us for information of how to do so. Once again though a big thank you to all those who made it a successful week. Margaret and Mark Trafford (01297 443252) www.christianaid.org.uk

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“Si the Fish” Now it's warm we're starting to see plenty of local mackerel, bass, bream and grey mullet. So it's less Sole and more Whole! Mussels are quickly going out of season. It's now 'May water', which means plankton bloom. So if you're dining out and see 'hand dived scallops' on any menu, they're pre-frozen. We are now stocking smoked sprats, as well as selling local pots of mackerel pate made in Branscombe. Up here at Millers I've been popping it in their fresh baps with sliced cucumber. Mmm, time I had breakfast I think! It's been an eventful few weeks in our family. Rosie Kate is now 3 weeks old and I'm fast running out of matchsticks for my eyes. Anyhow, she's lovely and defiantly worth the odd sleepless night or two! All I can say is thank goodness for Mark help-ing out with the running of the shops. Don't forget you can see our daily counters @ www.2wetfishshops.com. The Old Watch House can be reached on 444205. Tiredly till next time Simon...

Bending Stone In Canterbury Cathedral the steps leading up to St Thomas à Becket’s shrine have been worn down by the pious treads of countless pilgrims. Similarly in Wells Cathedral the stair-case up to the Chapter House, arguably the most beautiful steps in Britain, movingly re-cords the wear and tear of the passage of the faithful. Here in Uplyme, in our own small way, we have living proof, if proof were needed, of the devotion of our congregation. The step leading from the nave into the chancel has been eroded over the centuries. This poem salutes its mute but eloquent witness to faith. Unworthy so much as to gather up The crumbs under the table, from pew to choir, Farmer and publican, blacksmith and squire, Villagers all have trod this step to sup. But a short journey for the communicant, Yet a pilgrimage of faith for those journeying Through centuries of worship, yearning For absolution and suppliant For redemption through Christ’s sacrifice. This stone which humbly curves beneath their weight Is mute testament and advocate For sinners’ passport into Paradise. What liturgical pressure and what weight Has bowed this intransigent adamant Beneath the feet of all those suppliant To Christ whose Last Supper we commemorate. Jack Thomas

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News from the Pub The Bank Holiday over 40s’ football match was just brilliant. This year saw a record crowd of spectators and WAGs with their very own supporter T Shirts. The players’ shirts were very kindly sponsored by Travis Perkins for Terry’s Team, and Highland Spring Water in memory of Joe Beeston our special friend for Eryse’s team. (Like Steve, Joe was a New-castle supporter and Steve who was on Eryse’s team was delighted to be playing in a black and white strip!) The Tal-bot Boot was retained by Chris Eryes Team 4-3, but victory did not come easy, and Terry’s team certainly put up a good

fight. Don’t worry Terry, there’s always next year! Referee man of the match was Rob Prosser, well done Rob. After the match it was all back to the pub for the usual bite to eat, and a great performance by our Uplyme Morris Men. A special mention must go to those men who performed after coming off the footy pitch; everyone was hugely im-pressed with their stamina! Later Fluxy provided the disco and those with enough energy danced the night away. Player’s subs and the generosity of the spectators amounted to an amazing £500.40. This year, in memory of Joe, the monies went to FORCE The Local Cancer Charity based in Exeter. We would like to say a big thank you to Uplyme Football Club for use of the facilities, Andy Cleere for referee-ing, Jon and Phil for running the line and our very reliable bucket and sponge lady Romy On Sunday 18th Steve and 32 excited men and boys set off for Wembley to watch Exeter in the Play off against Cambridge, the Exeter win made the trip a very memorable one. Thanks go to Phil James for organizing it all and thank to Steve the Bus for driving the bus!!! Our Beer Festival is taking place on 27th - 29th June, Steve has been working hard choosing the ales and already has a selection of over 30! Entertainment will in-clude line dancing, a disco and by popular demand again this year The Three Counties Swing Jazz Band. It promises to be a great weekend, so please come and join us. Between June 7th and 21st we will be showing all the International Summer Rugby Tour, details of KO times will be posted in the pub. Monday night ‘Pub Cricket’ has started, please come and enjoy the lovely facilities of the Uplyme Cricket Club and support the pub team in their home fixtures. As you may have seen our building work is really taking shape and the outside of the pub is also having a bit of a makeover! Hopefully all should be finished by July(ish)!! Well that about it for now, I wish you all a very pleasant and enjoyable summer. Best wishes and kind regards,

Wendy P.S I can hardly wait for June 10th Ceirion our youngest son is returning from his Gap year travels, I am sure Bronny will be as excited as us when she sees him, at least she will have someone to ‘play rugby’ with her!

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JUNE Sunday 1 June 9.30am-11.30am Quakers 6.00pm-7.00pm Private hire Monday 2 June 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 4.30pm-5.30pm Ballet 5.30pm-7.00pm Brownies 7.30pm Short Mat Bowls Meeting Room 7.30pm Horticultural Soc Tuesday 3 June 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 12.15pm-3.30pm Toddlers 4.30pm-6.00pm Tai Chi Meeting Room 7.30pm VH Com & AGM Wednesday 4 June 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 1.30pm-4.30pm Patchwork Group 7.00pm-9.30pm Hort.Society Thursday 5 June 9.00am-4.30pm School 4.30pm-7.00pm Ballet Friday 6 June 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 2.00pm-4.00pm EDDC Recycling Show 6.00pm through to Private hire Saturday 7 June All day to midnight Private hire Sunday 8 June 9.30am-11.30am Quakers 12.00pm-4.00pm Private hire 6.30pm-7.30pm Private hire Monday 9 June 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 4.30pm-5.30pm Ballet 5.30pm-7.00pm Brownies 7.30pm Short Mat Bowls Tuesday 10 June 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 12.15pm-3.30pm Toddlers 4.30pm-6.00pm Tai Chi Wednesday 11 June 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 2.00pm-4.30pm WI

7.00pm-10.00pm Parish Council Thursday 12 June 9.30am-4.30pm School 4.30pm-7.00pm Ballet 7.00pm-9.30pm Prayer Meeting Friday 13 June 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 3.30pm-4.30pm School Saturday 14 June 8.00am-5.00pm VILLAGE FETE Sunday 15 June 9.30am-11.30am Quakers 6.00pm-7.00pm Private hire Monday 16 June 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 4.30pm-5.30pm Ballet 5.30pm-7.00pm Brownies 7.30pm Short Mat Bowls Tuesday 17 June 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 12.15pm-3.30pm Toddlers 4.30pm-6.00pm Tai Chi Wednesday 18 June 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 6.30pm-9.30pm Pre-School Par-ents evening Thursday 19 June 9.00am-4.30pm School 4.30pm-7.00pm Ballet Friday 20 June 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 3.30pm-4.30pm School Saturday 21 June 7.00pm-11.00pm Mainly Ballroom Sunday 22 June 9.30am-11.30am Quakers 6.00pm-7.00pm Private hire Monday 23 June 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 4.30pm-5.30pm Ballet 5.30pm-7.00pm Brownies 7.30pm Short Mat Bowls Tuesday 24 June 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 12.15pm-3.30pm Toddlers 4.30pm-6.00pm Tai Chi

Village Hall Booking dates for JUNE & Early JULY 2008

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Wednesday 25 June 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School Thursday 26 June 9.00am-4.30pm School 4.30pm-7.00pm Ballet 7.30pm-9.30pm Community Players Friday 27 June 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 3.30pm-4.30pm School 6.00pm through to Private hire Saturday 28 June All day to midnight Private hire Sunday 29 June 9.30am-11.30am Quakers 6.00pm-7.00pm Private hire Monday 30 June 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 4.30pm-5.30pm Ballet 5.30pm-7.00pm Brownies 7.30pm Short Mat Bowls JULY Tuesday 1 July 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 12.15pm-3.30pm Toddlers 4.30pm-6.00pm Tai Chi 7.30pm-9.30pm Community Players Meeting Room 7.30pm Village Hall com-mittee Wednesday 2 July 9.00am-12.15pm Pre-School 1.30pm-4.30pm Patchwork Group Thursday 3 July 9.30am-4.30pm School 4.30pm-7.00pm Ballet 7.30pm-9.30pm Community Players These booking times are not neces-sarily start times of events - check with individual organisations for

event times. For bookings & enquiries about the

Village 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 PLEASE send a representative to this meeting We are looking for a secretary to replace Gill Bullock, who is retiring after many years service. The committee only meet once a month on the first Tuesday at 7.30pm.You don't need to have any con-nection with the hall Please, if you can spare a few hours each month. to take the minutes, then contact me on 631919. Many thanks. Paula Wyon-Brown(chairman)

CHURCH NOTICES???

The Peacemaking meeting scheduled for today had been cancelled due to a conflict ! ! !

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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.

Uplyme Fete

Saturday 14th June at 2pm Village Hall and Playing Fields

Procession from Mrs Ethelston's at 1.45pm This year we are lucky to have Anne Swithinbank, BBC broadcaster and presenter of Gardeners World and Gardeners Question time, to open the fete!

Don't forget to book your table. A great way to raise funds for your charity. Phone Paula on 631919 or Sue on 444647.

Any children (up to the age of 11years) who would like the chance of be-ing the fete princess and attendants, then please submit a picture of "flowers" on A4 paper, with name, age and telephone number on the back. These can be left at Uplyme Post office, by 2nd June please, for judging.

Fancy dress will be 50's and 60's. Lots of prizes.

MAY CROSSWORD ANSWERS Across 7 Castle 8 Cattle 9 Asa 10 Pentecost 12 Peter 13 Periods 15 Drought 17 Again 20 Harassing 21 Odd 23 Reveal 24 Untied Down 1 Parsee 2 Sty 3 Jewel 4 Scatter 5 Stockings 6 Closed 11 Jerusalem 14 Thistle 16 Reaper 18 Indeed 19 Snout 22 Ate

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Report on Uplyme Parish Council Monthly Meeting held on 14th May 2008 Your Parish Council – Election of Officers Chairman Cllr. B.Denham Vice Chairman Cllr. J.Clarke-Irons Parish Council Sub-Committees Regrettably Cllr. Duffin who has chaired the Planning sub committee for a number of years is unable to continue in this post due to outside commitments. It was therefore agreed that this and other appointments would be postponed until the June meeting. The Chairman thanked Cllr.Duffin for all his hard work and commitment. Planning Applications Granted by East Devon District Council Doone, Whalley Lane. Erection of side extension Churston, Harcombe Road. Demolition of garage, ground floor extensions & raising of roof height to provide 1st floor accommodation. Colmers, Woodhouse Fields. Demolition of existing garage and construction of new free-standing garage Hunters Croft, Charmouth Road. Conversion and extension of garden shop to form self contained holiday unit. Applications considered Higher Holcombe Farm, Holcombe Lane Demolition of existing conservatory & replace-ment with garden room & extended living room, construction of 3 new dormers on SW Elevation. The Parish Council has no adverse comments. Approval Recommended. Shapwick Quarry. Replacement building for storage of agricultural lime. The Parish Coun-cil has no adverse comments but the colour of side cladding and roof sheeting should be approved. Approval Recommended. Lydwell House, Lyme Rd. Erect three 3 bedroom town houses with access from Lyme Rd. The Parish Council considers this application to be over development of the site and the following factors need to be addressed. 1)The proposed buildings are too high on land which is known to be unstable due to greensand.2)The proposal is not in accordance with the Uplyme Parish Plan supplemental planning buildings (as approved by EDDC). 3) Three storey buildings in this location do not fit in with the surrounding area. 4) Insufficient detail concerning the development of the adjacent location. Refusal Recommended. Copies of three letters of objection to EDDC were received. Valley View Farm, Lime Kiln Lane Conversion of barn into two holiday cottages. The Parish Council considers the proposal to be of poor design within an AONB and not in accordance with the Parish Plan. The large picture windows and velux windows in a small roof remove any character of the original building. Refusal Recommended 6 Ethelston's Close. Conservatory. The Parish Council has no adverse comments. Approval Recommended. Children’s Playground It had been suggested at the March meeting that consideration should be given for an open shelter to be erected outside the play area to provide shelter for youngsters and to prevent misuse of the swings. Not all councillors thought this to be a good idea but quotations would be obtained so that further discussion could take place. Since then two letters of objection have been received and quotations ranged between £7800 an £10,000, sums which are quite out of the question. The idea has been abandoned. Farming in the Lim Valley Exhibition This is to be held at the Village Hall from 29th and 31st May. Admission is free. The Parish Council unanimously agreed to donate the sum of £150 in support of this enterprise which should be of great interest to parishioners.

Charles White, Parish Clerk.

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UPLYME PARISH COUNCIL _- CHAIRMANS REPORT 2008 The Parish Council entered the new electoral year short of two councillors; fortunately two public spirited parishioners came forward and offered their services bringing the council up to full member-ship of 10.The last year has been reasonably quiet in terms of major planning but exceedingly busy in other directions. Our committee members have done a great job, Cllr Burton has worked long and hard to have our 57 footpaths in excellent order, Cllr Duffin and his ever vigilant committee have coped ably with a perpetual stream of planning applications and Cllr Sellars has done an excellent job in overseeing our maintenance team. Cllr Clarke Irons has continued to keep a vigilant eye on our play area- providing more equipment and attending, regrettably, to damage- Cllr Clarke Irons will be giving you a fuller report. Planning The Parish Council has handled 68 applications, 41decisions agreed with the Parish Coun-cil, 10 applications recommended for refusal by the Parish Council have been granted by EDDC and 3 applications recommended for approval by the Parish Council were refused by EDDC. It would appear that the Development Control Committee and the EDDC members empowered to form the delegated powers committee are under great pressure to meet deadlines. EDDC handled 3354 planning applica-tions last year. Barnes Meadow is now heading towards completion with funds being made available to finally finish the estate after 7, going on 8 somewhat turbulent years. It will be good to have the roads com-pleted and adopted and then hopefully the grass verge alongside the B3165 will be kept in better order. Once the residents are able to form their own management committee I am sure the public area facing the road will be kept in much better order and we shall at last see the development as it was envisaged. I continue to attend the Developer’s Management meetings to keep a weather eye on matters which concern the parish including the Millennium Copse. Glebelands The estate was completed and the houses all occupied during 2007. Despite strenuous efforts on my part to have the roadside wall re-instated as shown on the original plans, in this I was strongly supported by a parishioner, EDDC maintain that as no condition was included in the planning permission EDDC refused to pursue the matter further and so the Parish Council is left with a dirty weedy patch and a letter from Head of Planning saying the matter is closed. Affordable Housing On behalf of the Council I continue to search for a suitable site for a small devel-opment. Last year the Rural Housing Enabler, her assistant, the Parish Clerk and I toured the village trying to identify some possible suitable sites. Five exception sites were pinpointed and the Rural Housing Enabler wrote to all the land-owners, out of five only one replied and that reply was negative. The site at Barbers Lane was also inspected but access is the main problem off a narrow footpath. In November last year the Parish Council was informed that the environment agency had deemed the exception site by the village hall unsuitable for the new school as it was in the designated flood plane. As a strip of the land going up to Cooks Mead round about was outside the flood area I immediately contacted the land owner who was willing to consider affordable housing, I contacted the Rural Hous-ing Enablers both at DCC and EDDC and also the Manager of Guinness Trust alerting them to the fact that there was a possible area for a small estate. The matter was passed back to the environment agency and I am still-in spite of numerous phone calls- awaiting their answer. Last week I attended the Lyme Regis Affordable Housing day. Lyme Regis has the same dilemma as Uplyme .The EDDC Rural Housing Enabler also attended. House prices in East Devon are the second highest in England superseded only by the S.E. Affordable housing in East Devon has a shortfall of 736 houses and as the average income for the area is £21.000 but many of our young people earn less than the average wage and it is impossible for young couples to get a foot on the housing ladder. I feel so frustrated that we are not getting the support the village deserves. Tree Warden Our Tree Warden for several years has been Tonia Phillips. She has done a superb job looking after the trees in the Parish, her knowledge of our native species and their culture is excellent. For personal reasons, Tonia resigned during the year but the Parish is most grateful for all her work. Help was at hand and I asked David Sole if he would be interested in taking over from Tonia, fortu-nately he agreed and I can assure the Parish that our trees will be safe in his hands. Village Shop and Post Office At this time last year the future of the village shop and post office was

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in jeopardy and was being kept going by hard working volunteers. However, the shop was saved by a resident, Mark Holmes and has been transformed into a very interesting and friendly emporium. Our heartfelt thanks to Mark and the parishes good wishes for a successful future. As far as the Post Office is concerned we shall know the decision at the end of May. I asked the Post Office to keep a record of the number of customers and transactions carried by the post office in any one week and the result was truly amazing, it is an exceptionally busy and well used service- long may it remain. Highways. Very little to report on Highways. The Vice Chairman and I attended a DAPC meeting, the speaker was from Devon County Council Highways Department. Apparently all A and B roads are to have speed restrictions checks during the coming year, apart from that the department is short of funds for major repair work and even pot holes have to be a certain size before they can be repaired. The Boundary Commission Report. Following the failure of Exeter to become a Unitary Authority The Secretary of State has required a major review of Devon’ Administrative Area. Some Councillors attended a meeting at East Devon and East Devon is making a submission to the Boundary Commis-sion for an Eastern Area to include Exeter. It would appear the Devon County Council are making a different submission and the Parishes will be consulted again at a later date. I think our County Coun-cillor may well up date us on this. 2010 would appear to be the magic date for re-organisation. Ongoing Re-organisation. We have been swamped with documents recently from EDDC. One 90 page document- East Devon Local Development Framework is at present out for consultation and will eventually replace the East Devon District Council Local Plan. We were also confronted with a docu-ment Regional Spatial Strategy. This was introduced by the South West Region and input was re-quired from the Parishes. Cllr Clarke Irons and Cllr Peter Burton attended meetings on this matter and put in a great deal of time submitting a well argued document on matters which affect our Parish. Speakers We have invited interesting speakers during the year ranging from an EDDC officer from the A.O.N.B. team, to a demonstration on Parishcopes which was interesting and well attended by the Parish. Councillors have attended many meetings away from the monthly Parish Council meeting. We have been represented on the village hall committee, ring and ride. Devon Association of Parish Councils including the AGM. Lyme Regis Development Trust, A.O.N.B. Trinity Hill Nature Reserve, Police Liaison Committee and the Parish Clerk , the Vice Chairman and I have also attended various meetings at East Devon on matters concerning the Parish. On your behalf I have attended various civic functions and last July I received an invitation from the Lord Lieutenant’s Office to attend a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace, truly a day to remember. That is the end of my report for the year and it is my pleasant duty to thank both our County Councillor and District Councillor for attending our monthly meetings, to thank the police for their regular atten-dance and for updating us on crime and other matters in the Parish. Thank you to all the councillors for the work you undertake and your unfailing good humour. Finally a big thank you to our Parish Clerk who holds the whole Council together, keeps a firm but miserly hand on our finances and is an unfail-ing support to me, whenever I have a problem (which is quite often) I seek his wise advice, so Charles on behalf of us all thank you. Beryl Denham—Chairman

UPLYME WI Eight members attended the Spring Council Meeting held in the Univer-sity of Exeter's Great Hall, and heard Pam Rhodes give a fascinating insight into the making of the television programme 'Songs of Praise'. It was a most enjoyable day with an opportunity to buy cakes, preserves, cards and other goodies made by W I members from all over Devon.

The June meeting, on the second Wednesday in the month, will feature a talk by Mary Boyd on 'Brass Rubbing and Medieval Life'. Visitors most welcome. Shirley Hobden

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CROSSWORD FOR JUNE

Across 1 ..who has died a _______ death (Num 19.16) (7) 5 Bent the body, like Moses in Exodus ch. 34 (5) 8 Father of James and John in Mathew ch. 4 (7) 9 Drink made from apples (5) 10 In Genesis ch. 7 it fell for forty days (4) 11 King of Israel renowned for his wisdom (7) 14 Weight equal to 60 minas (6) 16 1 Peter ch. 3 describes a wife as such a partner (6) 18 What the fishermen were doing to their nets in Luke ch. 5 (7) 19 Of which Og's bed was made in Deuteronomy ch. 3 (4) 23 Burnt remains eaten as food in Psalm 102 (5) 24 King Xerxes imposed _______ (Esth 10.1) (7) 25 Had the necessary courage (5) 26 eg Christmas or Easter (7)

Down 1 Jesus' home town (8) 2 Son of Ginath in 1 Kings ch. 16 (5) 3 ..no galley with oars will ____ them (Isa 33.21) (4) 4 Remain in hiding (3,3) 5 Made a summoning gesture (8) 6 Matrimony (7) 7 Like the clouds in Psalm 18 (4) 12 Showed great excitement (8) 13 Like the mansions in Psalm 49 (8) 15 John the Baptist's belt was made of this (7) 17 As heat and drought ______ awat the mented snow (Job 24.19) (6) 20 Circular, like the loaf of barley bread in Judges ch. 7 (5) 21 A disembodied one wrote on the wall in Daniel ch. 5 (4) 22 Cultivate the soil (4)

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Bethany Chapel Coombe St, Lyme Regis 4pm Sunday 29th June.

Something to sing about

Presenting some thoughts on Psalm 103, followed by a deli-cious Sunday tea.

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 on the number below

1st Lym Valley Scout Hut Rhode lane

Our hut is available to hire for regular user groups or ideal for parties, especially children's. We have a very strong Beaver col-ony, which meets on a Wednesday evening, 6-7.30pm and a cub pack, which meets on Thursday evening 5.45-7.15pm. Boys and girls from 6years to 10and a half years. Contact Paula on 631919 for more details

SMILE LINES “Something’s wrong with me,” sighed a young lady after a wed-ding. “I’ve been a bridesmaid twice, I even caught the bouquet, too; but I’m still single.” “Next time,” advised her grand-mother, “don’t reach for the flow-ers; reach for the best man.”

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From the Registers Baptisms: 11th May Isobelle Wiscombe

Marriages/Blessings: Nil

Funerals: 18th April Col David Fenner 25th April Bernard Orwin 25th April Pamela Petitt

YOUR LEGACY

TO THE CHURCH HAVE YOU MADE ONE WHY NOT SEE YOUR

SOLICITOR

St Peter & St Pauls Church, Pound Lane, Uplyme, DT7 3TT ……………………………..

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 Carole Fowkes 35884 David Hardman 444799 Deputy Churchwarden Jenny Perham 32254 Mark Trafford 443252 Hon Treasurer Neil Pullinger 443973 Sexton Jeanne Allen 445457 Electoral Roll Officer Alan Cottis 33188 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