MUSBURY PARISH NEWS

Musbury Diary Autumn 2020 Watch the village web site http://musburyvillage.co.uk

Church website http://holyford.org And village notice boards for a resumption of normal service

Sunday 6th September Village praise St Michaels Church 10.00am Monday 7th September Parish council meeting Venue to be announced 7.30pm Sunday 13th September Eucharist. St Michaels Church 11.15am Sunday 20th September Eucharist. St Michaels Church 11.15am Sunday 27th September Evensong St Michaels Church 6.00pm

On Zoom Bible studies to resume in September

Village coffee morning on Zoom 3rd of the Month 10.30am (contact Sue McCoulough 552446. suemcc@phonecoop.coop

Autumn 2020

Covid 19 reminder

The village already has a good network of neighbours , but if you feel anyone has slipped through the net, or are in need of anything yourself this is the phone no to call. Including help with the collection of of prescriptions. Emma at the The Hind 553553

Rector Fr Steven Martin rector@holyford.org 553180 Church Office Administrator Emma Laughton office@holyford.org 552307 Revd Preb John Lees (Associate Minister) 551351 Linda Joy (Children and Families Worker) 07599292449 Jan Lees (Reader) 551351 Emma Laughton (Reader) 551400 Revd Victoria Chester 07489882824 Charles Hill (Reader) 552141 Revd Canon Colin Preece (Retired Assistant clergy) 552154 Revd Nigel Freathy (Retired clergy) 22303 Revd Jeremy White (Retired clergy) 32299

St Michael’s Church, Musbury Church wardens Mrs Sue Irving, Cherry Tree House, Church Hill 552440 Mr Michael Pritchard, Knap Orchard, Combpyne Rd 552297

Treasurer Mr Robin Collis, Monmouth House 551105

MUSBURY PARISH NEWS Village Website: www.musburyvillage.co.uk

This magazine is published quarterly by the Parochial Church Council of St. Michael’s, and is distributed free of charge to all households in the Parish. The cost is borne by the PCC but is largely offset by advertising revenue and by a grant from the Parish Council. The Treasurer will always welcome donations by readers. The services provided by our advertisers are commended: when using them please mention the Musbury Parish News. Editor Jolly Sargent, Ruffles, Doatshayne Lane 552470 jolly.images@mac.com

Distribution: Mr David Antell 553454 Advertising: Rod Powell 552681

Holyford Mission Community www.holyford.org

Contributors please note Deadline for next Issue 14th November

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And Finally

“They didn't like my voice at school”. Vera Lyn 1917 -2020

"The blues - it's kind of like a religion, really." Peter Green 1946 -2020

“It was a game we should have won. We lost it because we thought we were going to win it. But then again, I thought that there was no way we were going to get a result there.” Jack Charlton 1935- 2020

“Famous people feel that they must perpetually be on the crest of the wave, not realising that it is against all the rules of life. You can't be on top all the time, it isn't natural.” Olivia De Havilland 1916-2020

Thanks must go to all contributors who have managed to think of something to say in these difficult times. I hope all parishioners have enjoyed reading this edition and found some useful titbits of information . As I write there seems to be some confusion in the air about exam results and university places. All adding to the the general muddle created by a global pandemic. One can only wonder at the legacy that has been left to future generations. I am reminded it is 75 years since the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Humanity finds itself still unable to reject nuclear weapons. Recent events have shown that the global community must work together more than ever to overcome the challenges facing us in the 21st century. It is good that the community spirit is strong in Musbury and thanks must go to the “Musbury Collective” and to Julian and all the staff at Spar. The shop must have been one of the best stocked outlets in East Devon and there has always been friendly smile ( not so visible now in these day of masks ) even when aisles were blocked with stock and coolers were misbehaving .

In the slow return to normality, it has been good to see the The Hind reopening and I hope that all l that are able will continue to support it and I see that there Christmas Menu is now available

Stay safe and mind how you go

Jolly

Ministry Team letter Where have the last 12 months gone? Even though so much of the spring and summer has been spent indoors or no further than the garden gate, both seasons seem to have raced by; how can it already be September?! Although, as someone said, time proceeds at the rate of one second per second most of us have a sense of it speeding up or slowing down at different times in our lives, even at different times of the day. The slowing down seems to happen when we wait for something, looked for or dreaded, or are held awake in the small hours of the night; while the speeding up seems to take place when we’re in the midst of ‘living’ – special family events, holidays, even sleep can seem to whisk by when the alarm goes off before we’re ready to get up.

I can hardly believe it is almost a year since I was ordained deacon in Exeter Cathedral. That day was so full of family, friends, music, joy in a great coming together in thanks for all that had been and all that was to come. Looking back now that day seems to belong to another time, we didn’t have to wear masks, we could embrace and greet each other and sing our socks off! Just 12 months on I look forward to being ordained priest in the Cathedral on the 26th of September with just 5 tickets to offer friends and family, no singing, masks and hand-wash replacing embracing; and yet I feel there is still so much to give thanks for, and hope for all that is to come.

Thanks most especially for the support, patience and generosity of our communities, colleagues, and congregations as I have learned new ministries in taking baptisms and funerals, and the privilege of sharing these life moments with people. Thanks too for being part of new ways of worship, creating new links, new friendships within and beyond our communities in our Telephone and online services. And hope, that in another year we can be together outside our bubbles, sing together, have time to lament and look forward together.

Time can seem to pass very slowly waiting for life to ‘return to normal’ though, and I was also recently struck by these words from the American poet Maya Angelou, “since time is the one immaterial object we cannot influence, neither speed up nor slow down, add to nor diminish, it is an imponderably valuable gift.” So that is perhaps another hope for the year to come; that however time seems to pass, in our waiting, our living and our hoping, we can welcome whatever it brings as a gift.

Victoria Chester

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By November the summer constellations are moving out of view and the winter constellations of Taurus and Orion are moving into the southern skies. I’m sure most of you can recognise Orion and from there many other objects are easy to find, including the Orion nebula and other things we’ll take about in the December issue.

At Present the NLO is closed because of COVID-19, but hopefully we will be open again prior to the new year. No matter what

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From the Vicarage Steven Writes;

Having not long opened the church and resumed services back in St Michael’s, a few weeks ago some plaster from the ceiling over the South Aisle and South side of the Nave came loose, and fell on the pews. The amount of fallen plaster was significant and we had to close the church until it could be inspected by the architect.

We held a successful service outside in the churchyard when we couldn’t go into church, but as lovely as it was, we can’t count on the sun shining every Sunday as we head into autumn. Fortunately, following the initial inspection, we have been advised that we can safely hold services inside, if we avoid sitting on the south side of the church.

Entry to the church will be by the West Door (under the tower) and the congregation will need to sit on the north side of the church.

Repairs to the ceiling will be costly. We are not quite sure what the final amount will be (as more of the existing plasterwork will also need to be replaced), but it will certainly be in the region of tens of thousands of pounds. Unfortunately, the last few months have had a serious effect on our church finances. As you may know, the work of our church is entirely self-funded; raising money to maintain the day-to-day ministry and the fabric of the church is a significant undertaking at the best of times, but with the disruption caused by the pandemic, and now the extra work needed to fix the ceiling, the time ahead looks particularly challenging. Please keep your Parish Church in your prayers as we work out ways in which we can maintain our ministry and safeguard the future of our beautiful building.

St Michael’s is part of the Holyford Mission Community, which is a group of six churches.

Please visit our website http://holyford.org

or Facebook Page (@holyfordmission) for details of services in Musbury on Sundays. Each Wednesday at 5pm we have a quiet service of Evening Prayer which lasts around 20 minutes. All are welcome to our services.

Fr Steven Martin Rector

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Musbury PCC It has been an interesting few months. The Holyford Mission Community Ministry team have been working hard to produce on-line services, telephone services, videos, and reflections to share with us all and they have been well received even by ex members of Musbury congregation who now live elsewhere. The work of the Church never closed!

Recently our Church building was re opened for personal prayer to start with on Wednesdays and Sundays. Then we had the good news that we could resume services with extra sanitation, social distancing and safer organisation. We managed two services before sadly, we had to close the building again because of a roof plaster fall bad enough to be a risk to people attending. We held a service in the churchyard this last Sunday which was well attended at social distancing but of course these are reliable on good weather. The situation changes regularly and villagers need to keep in touch with Church Wardens to find out what is happening from one week to the next!

A Mission Community Bible Study has been happening on ZOOM and several Musbury parishioners have contributed each week. It resumes in September.

We are grateful to Father Steven Martin for his leadership in these difficult times. His short time with us has not been easy but he has always had our spiritual development and the pastoral care of villagers as his priority and made sure the ‘Church’ has been kept alive during the pandemic. He has been ably supported by his team and we thank them too.

The repairs to the roof are going to be expensive and ways of paying for it are being investigated. Services in our Church had been suspended but as the News goes to print are resuming in part of the church. There will always be other ways of worshipping and making sure everyone is looked after in Musbury Village. There are services at Colyton and in all the Holyford Community Churches, and times are available on the Holyford Mission Community Website. http://holyford.org

Do get in touch with Father Steven or our Church Wardens if you need pastoral help in the coming months.

Kay Short (kayshort43@gmail.com)

The Sky at Night

We are now passing from summer through to autumn. As I look south at the moment I can see the moon, Jupiter and Saturn sitting nicely in a line in the sky. Through September Jupiter will continue shining in the southern skies setting after 22:30. Saturn sets after 1am, so both will be visible for those with small telescopes or binoculars. They will continue to be visible in the evening skies during October and November. aaVenus rises around 2.30am and looks quite resplendent in the dark skies prior to the sun rise. Mercury is too close to the sun for us to see.

Nights are becoming longer as we head towards changing our clocks again in October, and some of the well-known constellations are now being seen after midnights telling us that winter will soon be here.

In October we have the Orionid meteor shower which is at maximum on the 21st/22nd October. This shower is caused when the earth passes points on its orbit where there is debris left by Halley’s Comet. They should be visible from late evening and overnight and the best time to view them will be after midnight once the moon has set.

In October the Andromeda constellation is in a good position and the Andromeda galaxy should be visible. This is considered to be the most distant object which can be viewed with the naked eye. Despite this it can be a tricky object to spot. Because of the way our eyes work it is better to look just slightly to the left or right so the image falls on the outer region of your retina. This is called averted vision and is the only way to find both the Andromeda Galaxy and on a really clear night the Triangulum Galaxy. Don’t expect to see something like the images you get from the Hubble telescope. What you are looking for is a fuzzy blob Neither of these are visible if you have light pollution though, so find a very dark spot and then look for the W of Cassiopeia it will probably be quite high in the sky. Just to the left you should see a > shape which if you follow it down you will find the square of Pegasus. Go back to the > shape and half way along the upper arm is where the galaxy is. I hope some of you do manage to see it.

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Weather Watch Another three months of contrasts. After the very wet autumn and winter, the dry weather continued through May, with a total of just 8.5 mm (less than 0.5”) for the month; the 16-year average is 62 mm – a little over 2 in). The first 12 days of the month were generally bright but often with a brisk wind. There was slight frost on the mornings of 12th to 16th, enough to scorch any exposed potato leaves; if I hadn’t covered them they would have been killed. The last week of the month was hot and sunny, and this continued for the first few days of June before light rain and cooler weather arrived on 4th. On 18th rain began in the morning and continued all day and much of the following night, giving a 24-hour total of 56 mm – 2.25 in. This was one of the wettest days I have ever recorded, but all the rain soaked into the ground and the river hardly rose at all; it gave the maize and my vegetables a much-needed soak and boost. The 24th and 25th were very hot and humid but it then cooled down. The month’s total was 120 mm (just under 5 in). Long-term average is 64 mm (a little over 2 in). July was a very changeable but generally cool month; the long-term forecast had been for temperatures a little above average, but in fact they were somewhat below – the first below-average month this year. The month’s rainfall was 34 mm(1.5 in), well below the 16-year average of 67 (about 2.5 in).

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Axminster Food Bank Again, very grateful thanks to all who have given so generously to the Food Bank. On one or two occasions we have collected more from Spar than other well known food outlets! Our numbers are levelling out now and we are feeding between 60 and 70 a week which includes a few families with 6 or more children.

We are so pleased when clients can let us know that they do not need our services any more but we continue to receive new referrals almost weekly. This is likely to increase as people lose their jobs or run out of savings and we fear that numbers might rise again as furloughing stops at the end of October.

Our opening times, at the Health & Wellbeing Centre in Axminster, have gone back to 3 days a week (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.) for the foreseeable future but we will increase these again should the need arise. We still deliver to those who cannot get out but are encouraging more people to collect when they can.

Thank you everybody for continuing to support us and we know that those whom we help share in this gratitude.

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Useful information from the East Devon Environmental team and “Streetscene”

Anyone seen “littering” , ie , anything that leaves ones body and lands on any road, path verge, gateway, hedge, tree, beach, if seen and reported may be in for a hefty fine of £80!

This includes fag ends, cans, sweet wrappers, and dog poo bags (full or empty). For example ; Dog Poo bags that are placed somewhere whilst the owner goes for a walk and left to be collected later on . This practice is considered extremely antisocial, unsightly, completely irresponsible, and illegal. Also the practice of placing full dog poo bags in other peoples bins , especially bins that have just been emptied, is most unacceptable. Yuk.

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League of Friends Press release from Chairman Dr Phil Taylor.

“A message to friends and supporters of Axminster Hospital League of Friends

The Trustees send their best wishes to all those of our community who have suffered so much in so many ways because of the Covid Crisis and are still doing so. We were forced to cancel our AGM and at present it isn’t possible for us to plan another one.

Services have been reopening at Axminster Hospital and we still urge anyone referred to a hospital service to ASK FOR AXMINSTER!! We continue our support for various health and care services and continue to fully fund H@H (hospice at home) in the area served by the Axminster Medical Practice. If you have any feedback about the service we would be pleased to receive it. We are still open to the possibility of new requests for funding which meet our criteria Contact via our Hon Secretary Ann Veit via Axminster Hospital Chard St Axminster EX13 5DU or on annvmus@aol.com”

The bookcase is still going strong on my carport with people in and out. My two little ‘twos’ still come regularly. One blowing much valued kisses from the edge of the carport and the other dragging Grandma onto the carport shouting 'Ann Books'. How lovely. Bunches of flowers still arrive on the carport for me and the Allotmenteers have kept me busy with fruit for my jam making. Thank you all. I am about to start selling jams etc from the carport to raise funds for the LOF Axminster Hospital funding Hospiscare@Home in the Axminster district. As all the fruit and sugar is donated every penny raised goes to the LOF, if you pay £2.50 for a jar of jam the League gets £2.50. May I just point out the League has no paid employees we are all volunteers. After 20 weeks I am now out of 'shielding' though there is still quite a list of dos and don'ts. I have been out in my sparkling clean car thanks to Julian and his team at the garage but not far and nor going anywhere that is crowded.

Please, everyone, Stay Safe it is not over yet and I look forward to seeing you all at the other side.

Ann Veit - Hon Secretary

Telephone – 01297 552376 Email – AnnVmus@aol.com

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Nature Watch Birds are mostly very quiet at the moment. After the stresses and strains of raising a brood or two, or three – birds are tired and their plumage is worn. They have no need to defend or advertise a territory and most of them moult all their feathers and grow new ones at this time. Of course they do not lose all their feathers at once but do so sequentially so that they can always fly even if they do not have a complete set of wing feathers. If you look up at the Rooks as they fly over the village to feed in the fields, you will often see gaps in their neat row of main wing feathers (the primaries) and/or in the tail where an old feather has been shed and a new one is growing to replace it. Sometimes the moult goes wrong and they lose all their tail feathers at once and become somewhat awkward and unstable when flying. Once birds have finished moulting, they will reappear in your garden looking very smart and shiny in their new coat of feathers. Some birds have a different plumage when they first leave the nest; young Robins, for instance, are like small thrushes and do not moult into adult plumage (including the red breast) until they are a few months old.

Some birds take up winter territories and sing to defend them; Robins will start to sing their rather weak and plaintive autumn song by late August or early September. At the moment there are at least three Robins feeding under my feeders but quite soon there will definitely be just one (or, if there are two, one will be chasing the other away!). Other small birds do not hold a winter territory but join mixed flocks that forage over a wide area. Great Tits and Blue Tits often form the core of a mixed flock with Nuthatches, Tree-creepers and others joining temporarily. Most such flocks consist of twenty or thirty individuals, but they can be much larger. In a big flock someone is almost certain to spot danger, and the whole flock responds to the alarm call, whichever species it may come from.

The last of the summers ‘cow-parsleys’ are flowering. This group of wild flowers is one of the most confusing and difficult to identify. The family includes many edible plants such as carrot and parsnip as well as herbs and flavourings such as parsley, chervil, dill, cumin, coriander and fennel, and also very poisonous plants such as hemlock. Some think that the common cow-parsley, or Queen Anne’s Lace, flowers all summer, but in fact there are three plants that flower in sequence. True Queen Anne’s Lace flowers in April and May; It has a smooth stem and slim smooth back fruits.

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Devon Mobile Libraries will be back on the road bringing books to you from July 13th 2020. To make sure that customers and staff are safe, we will only be offering a new type of contactless service for the time being. It’s called Choose & Collect.

What is Choose and Collect? a free delivery of up to 5 books or audiobooks per person selected by staff based on your reading preferences you collect from your usual mobile library stop selections available for adults and children.

How do I make sure I get a Choose and Collect delivery Even if we rang you to offer you your first delivery, we regret we can’t do this

every month. You must contact us to order again. Order at least 1 week before the mobile library visits your village or stop. You can check Tiverton Mobile Library timetable on our website:

www.devonlibraries.org.uk/web/arena/mobilelibraries Order a delivery by emailing tiverton.library@librariesunlimited.org.uk

or calling 01884 244644. Remember to tell staff you are a mobile library customer. New customers are welcome, just mention you wish to join the mobile library.

What else do I need to know? If you are experiencing any Covid-19 symptoms please don’t come to the library. We will bag up your books ready for collection, they will have already been issued

to your library card to reduce contact. Please use our hand sanitiser station and follow social distancing rules when you

collect and return items. All returned items will be quarantined for 72 hours. We can only deliver pre-ordered selections for now, and regret that staff can’t

check the shelves for items while you wait during this phase of reopening. Items will be collected and returned at the entrance of the mobile library. You

won’t be able to enter the vehicle to browse or choose for yourself. We look forward to seeing you again, please be patient while we get used to this

new way of working.

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2020

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Rough Chervil, with a hairy, red-spotted stem and burr-like fruits, follows in June and July and finally, in August there is Upright Hedge Parsley, again with shortly hairy stems and burr-like fruits, but much more upright and delicate, and with flowers that are often tinged with pink. This last is flowering now (early August) on the verge opposite the Axminster Carpets showroom. Another member of the family that flowers late is Wild Angelica: smooth hairless, often purplish stems, flowers in a ball-like mass, and with each leaf stalk ending in a papery swollen sheath where it joins the stem.

Seaton Wetlands

At Seaton Wetlands the Tower Hide, the Island Hide and the Colyford Common Hides are now open, although the windows and the central partitions have been removed to allow free air flow, and numbers are restricted. Let us hope we can have the windows back before the cold of the winter! Some of the winter waders have started to return. There have been Wood, Green and Common Sandpipers, the latter in abundance, as well as plenty of Redshank and a few Greenshank. A fine male Ruff with much of his ruff still intact visited for a day or two. Back-tailed Godwits are also returning, some in their chestnut-red summer plumage. These birds breed in Iceland (birds marked with colour rings on the Axe Estuary have been seen there) and the ones that return early are probably those that have lost their eggs or chicks to predators. So far the water level has not dropped far enough to attract many of the smaller waders like Dunlin. One or two Teal have returned, but most of the Shelduck have left to moult off north Germany or the Netherlands. All ducks, geese and swans moult all their flight feathers at once, so cannot fly for a few weeks and enter an inconspicuous brown (‘eclipse’) plumage at this time, or, like Shelduck, look for isolated places where they can be out of the reach of predators. Many of the local Mallard are now flightless and in their brownish eclipse plumage. Black-headed Gulls are returning and quickly losing their chocolate-brown (not black) hoods. This year they were joined by a number of Mediterranean Gulls. The adults have no black in the wings and a truly black and more extensive hood. They first bred in Britain in 1968 and there are now over a thousand pairs, usually in southern Britain, mixed in colonies of Black-headed Gulls, with which they sometimes interbreed. I counted seven among Black-headed Gulls on Black Hole Marsh.

Mike Lock

From The Archive The cover of Autumn 2012 Parish News. Eddie Fowler outside the Post office

Dad (Edward Fowler) would like to thank everyone who kindly sent him ‘Get well’ cards, ‘Get Well’ wishes and prayers while he was recently in Exeter Hospital after having suffered a stroke. The kind wishes and thoughts were very much appreciated. Thank you again, Edward Fowler and Family.

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Way before dawn the robin sings, no other sound around. Imagine times gone by, decades before cars. Cornflower skies rise, echoes of blackbird song as light pervades.

An hour’s walk at quiet time, down to a shore where Orange-Tips and Holly-Blues dance by Charlock and the Blackberry hedge with its coils of bramble, not yet in flower.

City surrounds, death lurks in bubbles on surfaces or held in the air between us, as we pass on paths in a two metre dance like zombies in a film, over the bridge with our heads in the air.

Back to the house to eagerly wait for lettuce seeds to spring through earth by the window with a distant view of neon fields, shining in sunshine and showers, glow of buttercups.

A seat out back in a north-facing yard even gets rays this time of year, simple bliss, shimmering breeze shakes toad-flax growing from high walls, the occasional bee weighs down the heart shaped leaves.

By my feet a fern unfurls. I wonder where the world will be when cherry trees leaves are falling like flames to the ground.

Twilight now, two bats flicker in the West, sky’s light all pink and grey sinks another noiseless day then Venus rises, fitting the silence.

Katie Oborn

Katie Oborn grew up in Musbury village and now lives in the city by the sea; Plymouth.

This poem was written in April 2020 as the nation was in full Covid19 shutdown.

During this time, when only an hour a day was permitted as time outside of the home, Katie walked along Plymouth’s waterfront early in the morning noticing the sometimes pleasant differences as people were restricted.

The weather over the spring months of lockdown was warm and sunny. Many people tuned into nature as a way helping find something positive in these uncertain viral times.

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School Report

I hope that everyone is well and staying safe. School is very quiet at the moment, but staff are working to support children and parents with their learning at home. This has proved a very interesting challenge for everyone involved, but I am very pleased to say that the children, parents and staff of Musbury Primary School have risen to these challenges brilliantly.

Before the lockdown, the Spring term was filled with lots of fantastic events. Science week was a big success and included a trip to the Jurassic Coast, dissection led by a secondary science teacher and visits from exotic and farm animals. The children thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Children also monitored some trout fry in a fish tank, visited the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter, participated in World Book Day and supported Sports Relief.

There continues to be much speculation about how and when schools will return. One thing that the current situation has taught us is the importance of community and connecting with each other. Once we return to some sort of normal, I am keen to enhance the school's links with the local community.

Many thanks and stay safe.

Mr T Nield

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Musbury’s Home Guard – 1940 to 1945

Musbury Heritage – Stories from our village history

This is only partly a story, but also a request for information. History research is frustrating, as the distant past suffers from a lack of recording and documentation. Fortunately, the more recent past (19th & early 20th centuries) has a wealth of written and pictorial detail, but more recent times are shielded by privacy laws and peoples’ reluctance to pass on their knowledge.

Whilst researching Musbury’s wartime heroes and reading books about our 20th century history, I found quite a few references & links to our Home Guard in WW2.

Cecil Day-Lewis’ (CDL) books and poetry give an insight, especially his autobiography ‘The Buried Day’ and relatives of those who served in the Home Guard have provided some further clues, but, short of finding official records or further written anecdotes, we seem to have a very limited knowledge of the men (& ladies?) or their exploits. This is what I’ve discovered so far: -

The Home Guard was initially called the Local Defence Volunteers (LDV) until Churchill decided this was ‘uninspiring’ and changed the name. The Musbury LDV was, at first, overseen by Sir George Pickering, the owner of South Cross House. Sir George had spent most of his working life in Africa either serving in the Kings’ Africa Rifles or as a judge in the High Court of East Africa. A portion of this time seemed to have been taken up playing in and winning golf tournaments! He was knighted in 1932. CDL refers to him as ‘an elderly local fusspot’ (aged c.63 at the time!) who got the job on the strength of his knighthood. In no time CDL was commanding the platoon himself and in a few months became a company commander.

Day-Lewis wrote two poems about this time, the most helpful of which is ‘The Stand-To’, as it states names and nicknames for some of the participants. Space permitting this charming poem follows. Here is an extract with the names: -

“Spot who is good at darts, Squibby at repartee, Mark and Cyril, the dead shots, Ralph with a ploughman’s gait, Gibson, Harris & Long, old hands for the barricade, Whiller the lorry-driver, Francis and Rattlesnake, Fred and Charl and Stan”

Oh the branches I will layer and the cuttings I will take Let other fellows dig a pond, I shall dig a LAKE.

My garden – what a showpiece!

There’ll be pilgrims come to stare And I’ll bow and take the credit Once I get up from my chair.

© Copyright: Pam Ayres – reproduced by kind permission from Pam’s book, The Works (Pub. Ebury Books)

Musbury Garden Club will not be resuming its programme of talks this year, but we’ll see what 2021 brings.

Karen, Val and Sue

Last out, First in

Annie, Graham, Sue & Sandie The last to dine at the Hind pre lockdown; the first back in again when service resumed.

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In his autobiography CDL also states “The mob was composed mainly of farm-labourers, cow-men, road-men, carters, many of them young, but with a stiffening of First-War veterans.”

Do you recognise who these may be? Were they your relatives? Apart from Sir George Pickering and Cecil Day-Lewis we also know that John Pike, John Arnold and Harold Gardner (of Whitford) were members. The ‘Whiller’ mentioned is almost certainly Cecil Whiller of Marlborough Road, as he was a lorry driver. Are there any Whillers still living in the area? Others in the Home Guard were probably Charles Gibson of South Cross Cottages, Cecil Harris of Chapel Cottage, & George Long of New Buildings (1-4 Axminster Road?), but again do you know if they have any local descendants?

Can you add to the list? Bear in mind that CDL was only involved 1940/41, so more may have joined later. Any vague recollections may help complete the jigsaw when pieced together with other known facts. Do you have a picture of a relative in a Home Guard uniform or know of any stories of their exploits?

The relevant extract from Cecil Day-Lewis’ book, which is quite amusing, and the two poems will all be made available on www.musburyheritage.co.uk shortly.

As ever all comments are very welcome along with any suggestions for further research. Please don’t forget this is our village history and I only want to preserve it for current and future generations. Hopefully one day we’ll have somewhere permanent to house it all!

Mar$n Minter / Musbury Heritage / mar$n@musburyheritage.co.uk

Garden Club For those of us lucky to have gardens and/or allotments, the outside space has allowed us to make the most of all the good weather and many of us will be in harvesting mode right now. However, there will have been moments when we have all struggled to find the energy to do what needs doing, and will identify with Pam Ayres in her poem ‘When I get up from my chair’ We are grateful to Pam for allowing us to reproduce her poem here:

When I get up from my Chair

Quiet please! Kindly don’t impede my concentration I am sitting in the garden thinking thoughts of propagation

Of sowing and of nurturing the fruits my work will bear And the place won’t know what’s hit it

Once I get up from my chair.

I’m at the planning stages now, if you should need to ask And if I’m looking weary, it’s the rigours of the task

While the creation of a garden is a strain, as you can guess So if my eyes should close, it isn’t sleep of course, it’s stress.

Oh, the mower I will cherish, and the tools I will oil

The dark, nutritious compost I will stroke into the soil My sacrifice, devotion and heroic aftercare

Will leave you green with envy Once I get up from my chair.

I’ve got lots of leeks to dibble and my runner beans to stake

And I want everything hung up – the garden hoe, the garden rake I’ll disinfect the green house, when I’ve finished in the shed

Then, beside my faded roses, I will snip off every head.

I will excavate the bindweed, treat the moss upon the lawn That hairy bittercress will curse the day that it was born

I will rise against the foe, and in the fight we will be matched And the cabbage caterpillars they will curse the day they hatched.

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The Stand-To

Autumn met me today as I walked over Castle Hill. The wind that had set out corn by the ears was blowing still Autumn, who takes the leaves and the long days, crisped the air With a tang of action, a taste of death; and the wind blew fair

From the east for men and barges massed on the other side – Men maddened by numbers or stolid by nature, they have their pride As we in work and children, but now a contracting will Crumples their meek petitions and holds them poised to kill.

Last night a Stand-To was ordered. Thirty men of us here Came out to guard the star-lit village – my men who wear Unwitting the season’s beauty, the received truth of the spade – Roadmen, farm labourers, masons, turned to another trade.

A dog barked over the fields, the candle stars put a sheen On the rifles ready, the sandbags fronded with evergreen: The dawn wind blew, the star winked out on the posts where we lay, The order came, Stand Down, and thirty went away.

Since a cold wind from Europe blows back the words in my teeth, Since autumn shortens the days and the odds against our death, And the harvest moon is waxing and the high tides threaten harm, Since last night may be the last night all thirty men go home,

I write this verse to record the men who have watched with me – Spot who is good at darts, Squibby at repartee, Mark and Cyril, the dead shots, Ralph with a ploughman’s gait, Gibson, Harris & Long, old hands for the barricade,

Whiller the lorry-driver, Francis and Rattlesnake, Fred and Charl and Stan – these nights I have lain awake And thought of my thirty men and the autumn wind that blows The apples down too early and shatters the autumn rose.

Musbury Short Mat Bowls Club Not much has happened as far as playing the game of Short Mat Bowls is concerned during the lockdown period. We have all tried to keep in touch with one another using email and phone calls. We are dependent on the opening of the village hall to a great extent before resuming Club Nights but we also have to consider that the majority of members are over 60yrs and many have underlying illnesses. Sadly two members have died recently. One was Chris Tasker who with her late husband, John, was a founder member of the club. She had been in Check House for a few years. Her eye sight had been failing for many years but she still played bowls with great accuracy. I was her partner for many a league match against other clubs and she played a better game than me without being able to see where her wood was going. She was brilliant! She was in her 80’s then!! She was in her late 90’s when she passed away. We also lost John Porter very recently. He was a lovely gentle man who played a good game and enjoyed, with his wife Jeanette, the friendliness of Musbury Club even though he played in the league for another club - sometimes against Musbury!! Another ex member, Don Welch, celebrated his 90th birthday recently. He was playing in matches in his 80’s too!! Hopefully the time will come soon when we can all meet up again and have a game of bowls. No one knows when that can happen in these uncertain times. Until that time, we will endeavour to keep in touch with one another and make sure everyone is safe and well.

Kay Short

From The Midweek Herald May 2009

MUSBURY has published its first ever parish plan and revealed the community's views.People agreed that they enjoy living in unspoilt countryside, in a peaceful rural area, with a strong sense of community.They said they were appreciative of the school, church, pub, garage, village hall, post office, stores and playing field and allotments. Overall, the survey showed most people were happy with the way things are - and did not want 'townies'' ideas thrust upon them.Issues raised included: speeding along the A358 and road safety concerns such as parking during the school run, drainage, improving leisure facilities, the need for more NHS dentists locally, the availability of affordable housing for local people and the accessibility of public transport. Chairman of Musbury parish council Colin Corbett said: "The results of the survey have not produced any major surprises but they have confirmed us in our resolve to work with the relevant outside agencies to make progress on the 'problem area'. "Musbury residents are a very active bunch and they have generated many ideas for extra clubs and activities which now just need someone to make them a reality.

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Parish Council report cont;

Petition the Government – Fund re-opening of community hospital beds for local vulnerable sick people

This is an issue close to the hearts of many local people, brought into sharp focus by recent events. If you feel strongly about bringing back more community hospital beds, a petition has been set up asking:

• That specific NHS funds are earmarked for this purpose, • That the holistic needs of local vulnerable patients are re-assessed, • That the mental health impact on visiting relatives forced to take a

50-mile round trip on public transport is re-assessed and • That the impact of such a move on district hospitals is considered.

If a petition receives 10,000 signatures, the government will respond to the petition. If it receives 100,000 signatures, the petition will be considered for debate in Parliament.

You can add your signature at https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/319223

We look forward to seeing you at the next Parish Council meeting on Monday 7th September 2020 at 7:30pm. Venue to be announced Please keep your eye on the noticeboard and website for more details.

Jo Boyce (Clerk to Musbury Parish Council) Tel: 553898

Destiny, History, Duty, Fortitude, Honour – all The words of politicians seem to big or small For the ragtag fighters of lane and shadow, the love that has grown Familiar as working clothes, faithful as bone to bone.

Blow, autumn wind, upon orchard and rose! Blow leaves along Our lanes, but sing through me for the lives that are worth a song! Narrowing days have darkened the vistas that hurt my eyes, But pinned to the heart of darkness a tattered fire-flag flies.

Cecil Day-Lewis, September 1940

St Michael’s Church

In the midst of this turmoil it seems so strange that our village Church must stand there empty, in silence and with the doors locked.

Nevertheless, of course, the Church and Churchyard remain very much alive to keep everything prepared for the day when the doors can open again to us all, worship resumes and we can enjoy the sound of bellringing on a warm summer evening and so much more.

In the meantime, on behalf of the PCC, a very big thank you to all those, who have continued your giving or made donations. It is hugely appreciated.

Without Services and our popular fundraising activities it is easy to recognise, like so many other organisations, that we are rapidly moving towards a period of substantial loss – potentially a 75% reduction of our limited funds within the next six to nine months.

Wherever you are, regularly travelling up and down Church Hill, living in the village or further afield, and appreciate having the Church in our midst and feel part of the ‘family’.

If you would like to donate, please don’t hesitate to give me a call (01297 551105) or if more convenient make a BACS payment directly into our bank account which is:

Name: St Michael’s PCC. Sort: 30-90-37. A/C No: 00115665.

Very best wishes

Robin Collis. PCC Treasurer

From the archive Autumn 2015 from the Parish Council report

Black spot on the A358 There has been a spate of accidents on the A358 as it bends towards a junction with Bottom Lane (close to Bramley House). Many drivers are going too fast ending up in the field opposite. Some have been lucky to escape serious injury. Residents and the council are pressing highways to ensure steps are taken to try and prevent any further incidents. We understand that a covert speed monitoring exercise will be carried out by the middle of September. The result will inform a meeting of a multi agency group (Police, traffic , road safety ) who will decide on the action to be taken , in the meantime please drive safely .

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Musbury Parish Council News

A Big Thank You

The Parish Council would like to take this opportunity to say a really big ‘Thank You’ to several key figures in the village who have gone above and beyond the call of duty in this challenging time. Sue Leach, Cherry Sargent, Ian McCoulough and Emma Shrubb were instrumental in setting up the Musbury Collective which gathered and organised volunteers to help those most in need, particularly those who needed regular medication and were unable to collect their prescriptions themselves. The Council also recognise that many people helped out neighbours informally too and appreciate the great community spirit that came to the fore to ensure no-one was forgotten.

Julian Rinaldi and all his staff at the garage and shop have also been a fantastic support and service to us all during the pandemic. Always open, always friendly and welcoming and quick to offer a delivery service to those customers who either couldn’t, or were reluctant to, leave their homes. The shop staff listened to customers’ requests and tried to respond to their needs. The bags of flour still on the shelves are testament to that! The village really appreciate the consistent, reliable and personal service you provide.

Local Outbreak Management Plan (LOMP)

At the beginning of July, Devon’s multi-agency Health Protection Board launched its Local Outbreak Management Plan – a plan and a set of measures to contain and reduce cases of coronavirus in Devon, reduce risk of outbreaks in the county, and prevent the virus from spreading. The plan is published on the coronavirus pages of Devon County Council website. It’s important that every Devon resident is aware of the plan, and to help with this, you can follow the link below or simply search for Devon Local Outbreak Management Plan.

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKDEVONCC/bulletins/2934d70

Musbury Movers

Annie Stark has set up this new group to offer villagers the chance to get moving again after the long period of enforced isolation. Even without Covid 19, moving more is a healthy choice for all. Annie is using her expertise as a PT instructor in weekly sessions held either in the Playing Fields or the school field. Aside from running costs, some proceeds will be donated to funding the light for the Devon Air Ambulance site.

Speedwatch

The Clerk has met with PCSO Bolsover and received a lot of valuable information. Due to Covid 19, existing Speedwatch groups have been unable to run any sessions and training for new groups is on hold too. Please see the poster in this magazine for some more information. It has been suggested that, when we are able, one or two potential volunteers could observe a Speedwatch session to get a clearer idea of what it will involve. Parish council report cont overleaf;

From the archive Parish council report winter 1993 At the last two meetings concern was expressed at the speed os some motorists (editor’s note-and tractor drivers) passing through the village. Councillors are appealing to drivers to reduce speed and drive carefully.

Parish council report Summer 2009 Concerns about speeding traffic was something that came through very strongly in the Parish Plan surveyed again in the Neighbourhood assessment . The result of a the traffic monitoring survey conducted in February along the A358 were similar to the last one. The average speed for northbound and southbound were 36.3 mph and 37.5 mph respectively. Over 50,000 cars were monitored. In spite of most cars travelling within the Speed limit , DCC highways is putting footwear this length of road as a location for some interactive sights in each direction .

Parish Council report Autumn 2009 By now you will have all noticed the slow down signs along the main road . DCC has 3 sets of these lights and 12 sites where they are needed . This means they will be rotated around the area and will not be a permanent fixture.

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Musbury Parish Council News

A Big Thank You

The Parish Council would like to take this opportunity to say a really big ‘Thank You’ to several key figures in the village who have gone above and beyond the call of duty in this challenging time. Sue Leach, Cherry Sargent, Ian McCoulough and Emma Shrubb were instrumental in setting up the Musbury Collective which gathered and organised volunteers to help those most in need, particularly those who needed regular medication and were unable to collect their prescriptions themselves. The Council also recognise that many people helped out neighbours informally too and appreciate the great community spirit that came to the fore to ensure no-one was forgotten.

Julian Rinaldi and all his staff at the garage and shop have also been a fantastic support and service to us all during the pandemic. Always open, always friendly and welcoming and quick to offer a delivery service to those customers who either couldn’t, or were reluctant to, leave their homes. The shop staff listened to customers’ requests and tried to respond to their needs. The bags of flour still on the shelves are testament to that! The village really appreciate the consistent, reliable and personal service you provide.

Local Outbreak Management Plan (LOMP)

At the beginning of July, Devon’s multi-agency Health Protection Board launched its Local Outbreak Management Plan – a plan and a set of measures to contain and reduce cases of coronavirus in Devon, reduce risk of outbreaks in the county, and prevent the virus from spreading. The plan is published on the coronavirus pages of Devon County Council website. It’s important that every Devon resident is aware of the plan, and to help with this, you can follow the link below or simply search for Devon Local Outbreak Management Plan.

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKDEVONCC/bulletins/2934d70

Musbury Movers

Annie Stark has set up this new group to offer villagers the chance to get moving again after the long period of enforced isolation. Even without Covid 19, moving more is a healthy choice for all. Annie is using her expertise as a PT instructor in weekly sessions held either in the Playing Fields or the school field. Aside from running costs, some proceeds will be donated to funding the light for the Devon Air Ambulance site.

Speedwatch

The Clerk has met with PCSO Bolsover and received a lot of valuable information. Due to Covid 19, existing Speedwatch groups have been unable to run any sessions and training for new groups is on hold too. Please see the poster in this magazine for some more information. It has been suggested that, when we are able, one or two potential volunteers could observe a Speedwatch session to get a clearer idea of what it will involve. Parish council report cont overleaf;

From the archive Parish council report winter 1993 At the last two meetings concern was expressed at the speed os some motorists (editor’s note-and tractor drivers) passing through the village. Councillors are appealing to drivers to reduce speed and drive carefully.

Parish council report Summer 2009 Concerns about speeding traffic was something that came through very strongly in the Parish Plan surveyed again in the Neighbourhood assessment . The result of a the traffic monitoring survey conducted in February along the A358 were similar to the last one. The average speed for northbound and southbound were 36.3 mph and 37.5 mph respectively. Over 50,000 cars were monitored. In spite of most cars travelling within the Speed limit , DCC highways is putting footwear this length of road as a location for some interactive sights in each direction .

Parish Council report Autumn 2009 By now you will have all noticed the slow down signs along the main road . DCC has 3 sets of these lights and 12 sites where they are needed . This means they will be rotated around the area and will not be a permanent fixture.

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Parish Council report cont;

Petition the Government – Fund re-opening of community hospital beds for local vulnerable sick people

This is an issue close to the hearts of many local people, brought into sharp focus by recent events. If you feel strongly about bringing back more community hospital beds, a petition has been set up asking:

• That specific NHS funds are earmarked for this purpose, • That the holistic needs of local vulnerable patients are re-assessed, • That the mental health impact on visiting relatives forced to take a

50-mile round trip on public transport is re-assessed and • That the impact of such a move on district hospitals is considered.

If a petition receives 10,000 signatures, the government will respond to the petition. If it receives 100,000 signatures, the petition will be considered for debate in Parliament.

You can add your signature at https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/319223

We look forward to seeing you at the next Parish Council meeting on Monday 7th September 2020 at 7:30pm. Venue to be announced Please keep your eye on the noticeboard and website for more details.

Jo Boyce (Clerk to Musbury Parish Council) Tel: 553898

Destiny, History, Duty, Fortitude, Honour – all The words of politicians seem to big or small For the ragtag fighters of lane and shadow, the love that has grown Familiar as working clothes, faithful as bone to bone.

Blow, autumn wind, upon orchard and rose! Blow leaves along Our lanes, but sing through me for the lives that are worth a song! Narrowing days have darkened the vistas that hurt my eyes, But pinned to the heart of darkness a tattered fire-flag flies.

Cecil Day-Lewis, September 1940

St Michael’s Church

In the midst of this turmoil it seems so strange that our village Church must stand there empty, in silence and with the doors locked.

Nevertheless, of course, the Church and Churchyard remain very much alive to keep everything prepared for the day when the doors can open again to us all, worship resumes and we can enjoy the sound of bellringing on a warm summer evening and so much more.

In the meantime, on behalf of the PCC, a very big thank you to all those, who have continued your giving or made donations. It is hugely appreciated.

Without Services and our popular fundraising activities it is easy to recognise, like so many other organisations, that we are rapidly moving towards a period of substantial loss – potentially a 75% reduction of our limited funds within the next six to nine months.

Wherever you are, regularly travelling up and down Church Hill, living in the village or further afield, and appreciate having the Church in our midst and feel part of the ‘family’.

If you would like to donate, please don’t hesitate to give me a call (01297 551105) or if more convenient make a BACS payment directly into our bank account which is:

Name: St Michael’s PCC. Sort: 30-90-37. A/C No: 00115665.

Very best wishes

Robin Collis. PCC Treasurer

From the archive Autumn 2015 from the Parish Council report

Black spot on the A358 There has been a spate of accidents on the A358 as it bends towards a junction with Bottom Lane (close to Bramley House). Many drivers are going too fast ending up in the field opposite. Some have been lucky to escape serious injury. Residents and the council are pressing highways to ensure steps are taken to try and prevent any further incidents. We understand that a covert speed monitoring exercise will be carried out by the middle of September. The result will inform a meeting of a multi agency group (Police, traffic , road safety ) who will decide on the action to be taken , in the meantime please drive safely .

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The Stand-To

Autumn met me today as I walked over Castle Hill. The wind that had set out corn by the ears was blowing still Autumn, who takes the leaves and the long days, crisped the air With a tang of action, a taste of death; and the wind blew fair

From the east for men and barges massed on the other side – Men maddened by numbers or stolid by nature, they have their pride As we in work and children, but now a contracting will Crumples their meek petitions and holds them poised to kill.

Last night a Stand-To was ordered. Thirty men of us here Came out to guard the star-lit village – my men who wear Unwitting the season’s beauty, the received truth of the spade – Roadmen, farm labourers, masons, turned to another trade.

A dog barked over the fields, the candle stars put a sheen On the rifles ready, the sandbags fronded with evergreen: The dawn wind blew, the star winked out on the posts where we lay, The order came, Stand Down, and thirty went away.

Since a cold wind from Europe blows back the words in my teeth, Since autumn shortens the days and the odds against our death, And the harvest moon is waxing and the high tides threaten harm, Since last night may be the last night all thirty men go home,

I write this verse to record the men who have watched with me – Spot who is good at darts, Squibby at repartee, Mark and Cyril, the dead shots, Ralph with a ploughman’s gait, Gibson, Harris & Long, old hands for the barricade,

Whiller the lorry-driver, Francis and Rattlesnake, Fred and Charl and Stan – these nights I have lain awake And thought of my thirty men and the autumn wind that blows The apples down too early and shatters the autumn rose.

Musbury Short Mat Bowls Club Not much has happened as far as playing the game of Short Mat Bowls is concerned during the lockdown period. We have all tried to keep in touch with one another using email and phone calls. We are dependent on the opening of the village hall to a great extent before resuming Club Nights but we also have to consider that the majority of members are over 60yrs and many have underlying illnesses. Sadly two members have died recently. One was Chris Tasker who with her late husband, John, was a founder member of the club. She had been in Check House for a few years. Her eye sight had been failing for many years but she still played bowls with great accuracy. I was her partner for many a league match against other clubs and she played a better game than me without being able to see where her wood was going. She was brilliant! She was in her 80’s then!! She was in her late 90’s when she passed away. We also lost John Porter very recently. He was a lovely gentle man who played a good game and enjoyed, with his wife Jeanette, the friendliness of Musbury Club even though he played in the league for another club - sometimes against Musbury!! Another ex member, Don Welch, celebrated his 90th birthday recently. He was playing in matches in his 80’s too!! Hopefully the time will come soon when we can all meet up again and have a game of bowls. No one knows when that can happen in these uncertain times. Until that time, we will endeavour to keep in touch with one another and make sure everyone is safe and well.

Kay Short

From The Midweek Herald May 2009

MUSBURY has published its first ever parish plan and revealed the community's views.People agreed that they enjoy living in unspoilt countryside, in a peaceful rural area, with a strong sense of community.They said they were appreciative of the school, church, pub, garage, village hall, post office, stores and playing field and allotments. Overall, the survey showed most people were happy with the way things are - and did not want 'townies'' ideas thrust upon them.Issues raised included: speeding along the A358 and road safety concerns such as parking during the school run, drainage, improving leisure facilities, the need for more NHS dentists locally, the availability of affordable housing for local people and the accessibility of public transport. Chairman of Musbury parish council Colin Corbett said: "The results of the survey have not produced any major surprises but they have confirmed us in our resolve to work with the relevant outside agencies to make progress on the 'problem area'. "Musbury residents are a very active bunch and they have generated many ideas for extra clubs and activities which now just need someone to make them a reality.

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In his autobiography CDL also states “The mob was composed mainly of farm-labourers, cow-men, road-men, carters, many of them young, but with a stiffening of First-War veterans.”

Do you recognise who these may be? Were they your relatives? Apart from Sir George Pickering and Cecil Day-Lewis we also know that John Pike, John Arnold and Harold Gardner (of Whitford) were members. The ‘Whiller’ mentioned is almost certainly Cecil Whiller of Marlborough Road, as he was a lorry driver. Are there any Whillers still living in the area? Others in the Home Guard were probably Charles Gibson of South Cross Cottages, Cecil Harris of Chapel Cottage, & George Long of New Buildings (1-4 Axminster Road?), but again do you know if they have any local descendants?

Can you add to the list? Bear in mind that CDL was only involved 1940/41, so more may have joined later. Any vague recollections may help complete the jigsaw when pieced together with other known facts. Do you have a picture of a relative in a Home Guard uniform or know of any stories of their exploits?

The relevant extract from Cecil Day-Lewis’ book, which is quite amusing, and the two poems will all be made available on www.musburyheritage.co.uk shortly.

As ever all comments are very welcome along with any suggestions for further research. Please don’t forget this is our village history and I only want to preserve it for current and future generations. Hopefully one day we’ll have somewhere permanent to house it all!

Mar$n Minter / Musbury Heritage / mar$n@musburyheritage.co.uk

Garden Club For those of us lucky to have gardens and/or allotments, the outside space has allowed us to make the most of all the good weather and many of us will be in harvesting mode right now. However, there will have been moments when we have all struggled to find the energy to do what needs doing, and will identify with Pam Ayres in her poem ‘When I get up from my chair’ We are grateful to Pam for allowing us to reproduce her poem here:

When I get up from my Chair

Quiet please! Kindly don’t impede my concentration I am sitting in the garden thinking thoughts of propagation

Of sowing and of nurturing the fruits my work will bear And the place won’t know what’s hit it

Once I get up from my chair.

I’m at the planning stages now, if you should need to ask And if I’m looking weary, it’s the rigours of the task

While the creation of a garden is a strain, as you can guess So if my eyes should close, it isn’t sleep of course, it’s stress.

Oh, the mower I will cherish, and the tools I will oil

The dark, nutritious compost I will stroke into the soil My sacrifice, devotion and heroic aftercare

Will leave you green with envy Once I get up from my chair.

I’ve got lots of leeks to dibble and my runner beans to stake

And I want everything hung up – the garden hoe, the garden rake I’ll disinfect the green house, when I’ve finished in the shed

Then, beside my faded roses, I will snip off every head.

I will excavate the bindweed, treat the moss upon the lawn That hairy bittercress will curse the day that it was born

I will rise against the foe, and in the fight we will be matched And the cabbage caterpillars they will curse the day they hatched.

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Musbury’s Home Guard – 1940 to 1945

Musbury Heritage – Stories from our village history

This is only partly a story, but also a request for information. History research is frustrating, as the distant past suffers from a lack of recording and documentation. Fortunately, the more recent past (19th & early 20th centuries) has a wealth of written and pictorial detail, but more recent times are shielded by privacy laws and peoples’ reluctance to pass on their knowledge.

Whilst researching Musbury’s wartime heroes and reading books about our 20th century history, I found quite a few references & links to our Home Guard in WW2.

Cecil Day-Lewis’ (CDL) books and poetry give an insight, especially his autobiography ‘The Buried Day’ and relatives of those who served in the Home Guard have provided some further clues, but, short of finding official records or further written anecdotes, we seem to have a very limited knowledge of the men (& ladies?) or their exploits. This is what I’ve discovered so far: -

The Home Guard was initially called the Local Defence Volunteers (LDV) until Churchill decided this was ‘uninspiring’ and changed the name. The Musbury LDV was, at first, overseen by Sir George Pickering, the owner of South Cross House. Sir George had spent most of his working life in Africa either serving in the Kings’ Africa Rifles or as a judge in the High Court of East Africa. A portion of this time seemed to have been taken up playing in and winning golf tournaments! He was knighted in 1932. CDL refers to him as ‘an elderly local fusspot’ (aged c.63 at the time!) who got the job on the strength of his knighthood. In no time CDL was commanding the platoon himself and in a few months became a company commander.

Day-Lewis wrote two poems about this time, the most helpful of which is ‘The Stand-To’, as it states names and nicknames for some of the participants. Space permitting this charming poem follows. Here is an extract with the names: -

“Spot who is good at darts, Squibby at repartee, Mark and Cyril, the dead shots, Ralph with a ploughman’s gait, Gibson, Harris & Long, old hands for the barricade, Whiller the lorry-driver, Francis and Rattlesnake, Fred and Charl and Stan”

Oh the branches I will layer and the cuttings I will take Let other fellows dig a pond, I shall dig a LAKE.

My garden – what a showpiece!

There’ll be pilgrims come to stare And I’ll bow and take the credit Once I get up from my chair.

© Copyright: Pam Ayres – reproduced by kind permission from Pam’s book, The Works (Pub. Ebury Books)

Musbury Garden Club will not be resuming its programme of talks this year, but we’ll see what 2021 brings.

Karen, Val and Sue

Last out, First in

Annie, Graham, Sue & Sandie The last to dine at the Hind pre lockdown; the first back in again when service resumed.

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School Report

I hope that everyone is well and staying safe. School is very quiet at the moment, but staff are working to support children and parents with their learning at home. This has proved a very interesting challenge for everyone involved, but I am very pleased to say that the children, parents and staff of Musbury Primary School have risen to these challenges brilliantly.

Before the lockdown, the Spring term was filled with lots of fantastic events. Science week was a big success and included a trip to the Jurassic Coast, dissection led by a secondary science teacher and visits from exotic and farm animals. The children thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Children also monitored some trout fry in a fish tank, visited the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter, participated in World Book Day and supported Sports Relief.

There continues to be much speculation about how and when schools will return. One thing that the current situation has taught us is the importance of community and connecting with each other. Once we return to some sort of normal, I am keen to enhance the school's links with the local community.

Many thanks and stay safe.

Mr T Nield

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Lockdown Days

Way before dawn the robin sings, no other sound around. Imagine times gone by, decades before cars. Cornflower skies rise, echoes of blackbird song as light pervades.

An hour’s walk at quiet time, down to a shore where Orange-Tips and Holly-Blues dance by Charlock and the Blackberry hedge with its coils of bramble, not yet in flower.

City surrounds, death lurks in bubbles on surfaces or held in the air between us, as we pass on paths in a two metre dance like zombies in a film, over the bridge with our heads in the air.

Back to the house to eagerly wait for lettuce seeds to spring through earth by the window with a distant view of neon fields, shining in sunshine and showers, glow of buttercups.

A seat out back in a north-facing yard even gets rays this time of year, simple bliss, shimmering breeze shakes toad-flax growing from high walls, the occasional bee weighs down the heart shaped leaves.

By my feet a fern unfurls. I wonder where the world will be when cherry trees leaves are falling like flames to the ground.

Twilight now, two bats flicker in the West, sky’s light all pink and grey sinks another noiseless day then Venus rises, fitting the silence.

Katie Oborn

Katie Oborn grew up in Musbury village and now lives in the city by the sea; Plymouth.

This poem was written in April 2020 as the nation was in full Covid19 shutdown.

During this time, when only an hour a day was permitted as time outside of the home, Katie walked along Plymouth’s waterfront early in the morning noticing the sometimes pleasant differences as people were restricted.

The weather over the spring months of lockdown was warm and sunny. Many people tuned into nature as a way helping find something positive in these uncertain viral times.

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Rough Chervil, with a hairy, red-spotted stem and burr-like fruits, follows in June and July and finally, in August there is Upright Hedge Parsley, again with shortly hairy stems and burr-like fruits, but much more upright and delicate, and with flowers that are often tinged with pink. This last is flowering now (early August) on the verge opposite the Axminster Carpets showroom. Another member of the family that flowers late is Wild Angelica: smooth hairless, often purplish stems, flowers in a ball-like mass, and with each leaf stalk ending in a papery swollen sheath where it joins the stem.

Seaton Wetlands

At Seaton Wetlands the Tower Hide, the Island Hide and the Colyford Common Hides are now open, although the windows and the central partitions have been removed to allow free air flow, and numbers are restricted. Let us hope we can have the windows back before the cold of the winter! Some of the winter waders have started to return. There have been Wood, Green and Common Sandpipers, the latter in abundance, as well as plenty of Redshank and a few Greenshank. A fine male Ruff with much of his ruff still intact visited for a day or two. Back-tailed Godwits are also returning, some in their chestnut-red summer plumage. These birds breed in Iceland (birds marked with colour rings on the Axe Estuary have been seen there) and the ones that return early are probably those that have lost their eggs or chicks to predators. So far the water level has not dropped far enough to attract many of the smaller waders like Dunlin. One or two Teal have returned, but most of the Shelduck have left to moult off north Germany or the Netherlands. All ducks, geese and swans moult all their flight feathers at once, so cannot fly for a few weeks and enter an inconspicuous brown (‘eclipse’) plumage at this time, or, like Shelduck, look for isolated places where they can be out of the reach of predators. Many of the local Mallard are now flightless and in their brownish eclipse plumage. Black-headed Gulls are returning and quickly losing their chocolate-brown (not black) hoods. This year they were joined by a number of Mediterranean Gulls. The adults have no black in the wings and a truly black and more extensive hood. They first bred in Britain in 1968 and there are now over a thousand pairs, usually in southern Britain, mixed in colonies of Black-headed Gulls, with which they sometimes interbreed. I counted seven among Black-headed Gulls on Black Hole Marsh.

Mike Lock

From The Archive The cover of Autumn 2012 Parish News. Eddie Fowler outside the Post office

Dad (Edward Fowler) would like to thank everyone who kindly sent him ‘Get well’ cards, ‘Get Well’ wishes and prayers while he was recently in Exeter Hospital after having suffered a stroke. The kind wishes and thoughts were very much appreciated. Thank you again, Edward Fowler and Family.

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Nature Watch Birds are mostly very quiet at the moment. After the stresses and strains of raising a brood or two, or three – birds are tired and their plumage is worn. They have no need to defend or advertise a territory and most of them moult all their feathers and grow new ones at this time. Of course they do not lose all their feathers at once but do so sequentially so that they can always fly even if they do not have a complete set of wing feathers. If you look up at the Rooks as they fly over the village to feed in the fields, you will often see gaps in their neat row of main wing feathers (the primaries) and/or in the tail where an old feather has been shed and a new one is growing to replace it. Sometimes the moult goes wrong and they lose all their tail feathers at once and become somewhat awkward and unstable when flying. Once birds have finished moulting, they will reappear in your garden looking very smart and shiny in their new coat of feathers. Some birds have a different plumage when they first leave the nest; young Robins, for instance, are like small thrushes and do not moult into adult plumage (including the red breast) until they are a few months old.

Some birds take up winter territories and sing to defend them; Robins will start to sing their rather weak and plaintive autumn song by late August or early September. At the moment there are at least three Robins feeding under my feeders but quite soon there will definitely be just one (or, if there are two, one will be chasing the other away!). Other small birds do not hold a winter territory but join mixed flocks that forage over a wide area. Great Tits and Blue Tits often form the core of a mixed flock with Nuthatches, Tree-creepers and others joining temporarily. Most such flocks consist of twenty or thirty individuals, but they can be much larger. In a big flock someone is almost certain to spot danger, and the whole flock responds to the alarm call, whichever species it may come from.

The last of the summers ‘cow-parsleys’ are flowering. This group of wild flowers is one of the most confusing and difficult to identify. The family includes many edible plants such as carrot and parsnip as well as herbs and flavourings such as parsley, chervil, dill, cumin, coriander and fennel, and also very poisonous plants such as hemlock. Some think that the common cow-parsley, or Queen Anne’s Lace, flowers all summer, but in fact there are three plants that flower in sequence. True Queen Anne’s Lace flowers in April and May; It has a smooth stem and slim smooth back fruits.

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Devon Mobile Libraries will be back on the road bringing books to you from July 13th 2020. To make sure that customers and staff are safe, we will only be offering a new type of contactless service for the time being. It’s called Choose & Collect.

What is Choose and Collect? a free delivery of up to 5 books or audiobooks per person selected by staff based on your reading preferences you collect from your usual mobile library stop selections available for adults and children.

How do I make sure I get a Choose and Collect delivery Even if we rang you to offer you your first delivery, we regret we can’t do this

every month. You must contact us to order again. Order at least 1 week before the mobile library visits your village or stop. You can check Tiverton Mobile Library timetable on our website:

www.devonlibraries.org.uk/web/arena/mobilelibraries Order a delivery by emailing tiverton.library@librariesunlimited.org.uk

or calling 01884 244644. Remember to tell staff you are a mobile library customer. New customers are welcome, just mention you wish to join the mobile library.

What else do I need to know? If you are experiencing any Covid-19 symptoms please don’t come to the library. We will bag up your books ready for collection, they will have already been issued

to your library card to reduce contact. Please use our hand sanitiser station and follow social distancing rules when you

collect and return items. All returned items will be quarantined for 72 hours. We can only deliver pre-ordered selections for now, and regret that staff can’t

check the shelves for items while you wait during this phase of reopening. Items will be collected and returned at the entrance of the mobile library. You

won’t be able to enter the vehicle to browse or choose for yourself. We look forward to seeing you again, please be patient while we get used to this

new way of working.

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Axminster Food Bank Again, very grateful thanks to all who have given so generously to the Food Bank. On one or two occasions we have collected more from Spar than other well known food outlets! Our numbers are levelling out now and we are feeding between 60 and 70 a week which includes a few families with 6 or more children.

We are so pleased when clients can let us know that they do not need our services any more but we continue to receive new referrals almost weekly. This is likely to increase as people lose their jobs or run out of savings and we fear that numbers might rise again as furloughing stops at the end of October.

Our opening times, at the Health & Wellbeing Centre in Axminster, have gone back to 3 days a week (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.) for the foreseeable future but we will increase these again should the need arise. We still deliver to those who cannot get out but are encouraging more people to collect when they can.

Thank you everybody for continuing to support us and we know that those whom we help share in this gratitude.

Sheila. s.abdy@mypostoffice.co.uk. Food bank 01297 32331

Useful information from the East Devon Environmental team and “Streetscene”

Anyone seen “littering” , ie , anything that leaves ones body and lands on any road, path verge, gateway, hedge, tree, beach, if seen and reported may be in for a hefty fine of £80!

This includes fag ends, cans, sweet wrappers, and dog poo bags (full or empty). For example ; Dog Poo bags that are placed somewhere whilst the owner goes for a walk and left to be collected later on . This practice is considered extremely antisocial, unsightly, completely irresponsible, and illegal. Also the practice of placing full dog poo bags in other peoples bins , especially bins that have just been emptied, is most unacceptable. Yuk.

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League of Friends Press release from Chairman Dr Phil Taylor.

“A message to friends and supporters of Axminster Hospital League of Friends

The Trustees send their best wishes to all those of our community who have suffered so much in so many ways because of the Covid Crisis and are still doing so. We were forced to cancel our AGM and at present it isn’t possible for us to plan another one.

Services have been reopening at Axminster Hospital and we still urge anyone referred to a hospital service to ASK FOR AXMINSTER!! We continue our support for various health and care services and continue to fully fund H@H (hospice at home) in the area served by the Axminster Medical Practice. If you have any feedback about the service we would be pleased to receive it. We are still open to the possibility of new requests for funding which meet our criteria Contact via our Hon Secretary Ann Veit via Axminster Hospital Chard St Axminster EX13 5DU or on annvmus@aol.com”

The bookcase is still going strong on my carport with people in and out. My two little ‘twos’ still come regularly. One blowing much valued kisses from the edge of the carport and the other dragging Grandma onto the carport shouting 'Ann Books'. How lovely. Bunches of flowers still arrive on the carport for me and the Allotmenteers have kept me busy with fruit for my jam making. Thank you all. I am about to start selling jams etc from the carport to raise funds for the LOF Axminster Hospital funding Hospiscare@Home in the Axminster district. As all the fruit and sugar is donated every penny raised goes to the LOF, if you pay £2.50 for a jar of jam the League gets £2.50. May I just point out the League has no paid employees we are all volunteers. After 20 weeks I am now out of 'shielding' though there is still quite a list of dos and don'ts. I have been out in my sparkling clean car thanks to Julian and his team at the garage but not far and nor going anywhere that is crowded.

Please, everyone, Stay Safe it is not over yet and I look forward to seeing you all at the other side.

Ann Veit - Hon Secretary

Telephone – 01297 552376 Email – AnnVmus@aol.com

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Weather Watch Another three months of contrasts. After the very wet autumn and winter, the dry weather continued through May, with a total of just 8.5 mm (less than 0.5”) for the month; the 16-year average is 62 mm – a little over 2 in). The first 12 days of the month were generally bright but often with a brisk wind. There was slight frost on the mornings of 12th to 16th, enough to scorch any exposed potato leaves; if I hadn’t covered them they would have been killed. The last week of the month was hot and sunny, and this continued for the first few days of June before light rain and cooler weather arrived on 4th. On 18th rain began in the morning and continued all day and much of the following night, giving a 24-hour total of 56 mm – 2.25 in. This was one of the wettest days I have ever recorded, but all the rain soaked into the ground and the river hardly rose at all; it gave the maize and my vegetables a much-needed soak and boost. The 24th and 25th were very hot and humid but it then cooled down. The month’s total was 120 mm (just under 5 in). Long-term average is 64 mm (a little over 2 in). July was a very changeable but generally cool month; the long-term forecast had been for temperatures a little above average, but in fact they were somewhat below – the first below-average month this year. The month’s rainfall was 34 mm(1.5 in), well below the 16-year average of 67 (about 2.5 in).

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Post House Window Displays Thank you to the many people who have lent us items to display in our windows over the past few months. We have some ideas for the future – harvest, Hallowe’en, Remembrance Day – but if you have anything you’d like to display for a week, do let us know. Perhaps you have always had a burning desire to share you prized china pig collection with a wider audience...

Sue and Ken

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Musbury PCC It has been an interesting few months. The Holyford Mission Community Ministry team have been working hard to produce on-line services, telephone services, videos, and reflections to share with us all and they have been well received even by ex members of Musbury congregation who now live elsewhere. The work of the Church never closed!

Recently our Church building was re opened for personal prayer to start with on Wednesdays and Sundays. Then we had the good news that we could resume services with extra sanitation, social distancing and safer organisation. We managed two services before sadly, we had to close the building again because of a roof plaster fall bad enough to be a risk to people attending. We held a service in the churchyard this last Sunday which was well attended at social distancing but of course these are reliable on good weather. The situation changes regularly and villagers need to keep in touch with Church Wardens to find out what is happening from one week to the next!

A Mission Community Bible Study has been happening on ZOOM and several Musbury parishioners have contributed each week. It resumes in September.

We are grateful to Father Steven Martin for his leadership in these difficult times. His short time with us has not been easy but he has always had our spiritual development and the pastoral care of villagers as his priority and made sure the ‘Church’ has been kept alive during the pandemic. He has been ably supported by his team and we thank them too.

The repairs to the roof are going to be expensive and ways of paying for it are being investigated. Services in our Church had been suspended but as the News goes to print are resuming in part of the church. There will always be other ways of worshipping and making sure everyone is looked after in Musbury Village. There are services at Colyton and in all the Holyford Community Churches, and times are available on the Holyford Mission Community Website. http://holyford.org

Do get in touch with Father Steven or our Church Wardens if you need pastoral help in the coming months.

Kay Short (kayshort43@gmail.com)

The Sky at Night

We are now passing from summer through to autumn. As I look south at the moment I can see the moon, Jupiter and Saturn sitting nicely in a line in the sky. Through September Jupiter will continue shining in the southern skies setting after 22:30. Saturn sets after 1am, so both will be visible for those with small telescopes or binoculars. They will continue to be visible in the evening skies during October and November. aaVenus rises around 2.30am and looks quite resplendent in the dark skies prior to the sun rise. Mercury is too close to the sun for us to see.

Nights are becoming longer as we head towards changing our clocks again in October, and some of the well-known constellations are now being seen after midnights telling us that winter will soon be here.

In October we have the Orionid meteor shower which is at maximum on the 21st/22nd October. This shower is caused when the earth passes points on its orbit where there is debris left by Halley’s Comet. They should be visible from late evening and overnight and the best time to view them will be after midnight once the moon has set.

In October the Andromeda constellation is in a good position and the Andromeda galaxy should be visible. This is considered to be the most distant object which can be viewed with the naked eye. Despite this it can be a tricky object to spot. Because of the way our eyes work it is better to look just slightly to the left or right so the image falls on the outer region of your retina. This is called averted vision and is the only way to find both the Andromeda Galaxy and on a really clear night the Triangulum Galaxy. Don’t expect to see something like the images you get from the Hubble telescope. What you are looking for is a fuzzy blob Neither of these are visible if you have light pollution though, so find a very dark spot and then look for the W of Cassiopeia it will probably be quite high in the sky. Just to the left you should see a > shape which if you follow it down you will find the square of Pegasus. Go back to the > shape and half way along the upper arm is where the galaxy is. I hope some of you do manage to see it.

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Anagrams (answers inside back cover )

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By November the summer constellations are moving out of view and the winter constellations of Taurus and Orion are moving into the southern skies. I’m sure most of you can recognise Orion and from there many other objects are easy to find, including the Orion nebula and other things we’ll take about in the December issue.

At Present the NLO is closed because of COVID-19, but hopefully we will be open again prior to the new year. No matter what

“keep looking up.”

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From the Vicarage Steven Writes;

Having not long opened the church and resumed services back in St Michael’s, a few weeks ago some plaster from the ceiling over the South Aisle and South side of the Nave came loose, and fell on the pews. The amount of fallen plaster was significant and we had to close the church until it could be inspected by the architect.

We held a successful service outside in the churchyard when we couldn’t go into church, but as lovely as it was, we can’t count on the sun shining every Sunday as we head into autumn. Fortunately, following the initial inspection, we have been advised that we can safely hold services inside, if we avoid sitting on the south side of the church.

Entry to the church will be by the West Door (under the tower) and the congregation will need to sit on the north side of the church.

Repairs to the ceiling will be costly. We are not quite sure what the final amount will be (as more of the existing plasterwork will also need to be replaced), but it will certainly be in the region of tens of thousands of pounds. Unfortunately, the last few months have had a serious effect on our church finances. As you may know, the work of our church is entirely self-funded; raising money to maintain the day-to-day ministry and the fabric of the church is a significant undertaking at the best of times, but with the disruption caused by the pandemic, and now the extra work needed to fix the ceiling, the time ahead looks particularly challenging. Please keep your Parish Church in your prayers as we work out ways in which we can maintain our ministry and safeguard the future of our beautiful building.

St Michael’s is part of the Holyford Mission Community, which is a group of six churches.

Please visit our website http://holyford.org

or Facebook Page (@holyfordmission) for details of services in Musbury on Sundays. Each Wednesday at 5pm we have a quiet service of Evening Prayer which lasts around 20 minutes. All are welcome to our services.

Fr Steven Martin Rector

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And Finally

“They didn't like my voice at school”. Vera Lyn 1917 -2020

"The blues - it's kind of like a religion, really." Peter Green 1946 -2020

“It was a game we should have won. We lost it because we thought we were going to win it. But then again, I thought that there was no way we were going to get a result there.” Jack Charlton 1935- 2020

“Famous people feel that they must perpetually be on the crest of the wave, not realising that it is against all the rules of life. You can't be on top all the time, it isn't natural.” Olivia De Havilland 1916-2020

Thanks must go to all contributors who have managed to think of something to say in these difficult times. I hope all parishioners have enjoyed reading this edition and found some useful titbits of information . As I write there seems to be some confusion in the air about exam results and university places. All adding to the the general muddle created by a global pandemic. One can only wonder at the legacy that has been left to future generations. I am reminded it is 75 years since the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Humanity finds itself still unable to reject nuclear weapons. Recent events have shown that the global community must work together more than ever to overcome the challenges facing us in the 21st century. It is good that the community spirit is strong in Musbury and thanks must go to the “Musbury Collective” and to Julian and all the staff at Spar. The shop must have been one of the best stocked outlets in East Devon and there has always been friendly smile ( not so visible now in these day of masks ) even when aisles were blocked with stock and coolers were misbehaving .

In the slow return to normality, it has been good to see the The Hind reopening and I hope that all l that are able will continue to support it and I see that there Christmas Menu is now available

Stay safe and mind how you go

Jolly

Ministry Team letter Where have the last 12 months gone? Even though so much of the spring and summer has been spent indoors or no further than the garden gate, both seasons seem to have raced by; how can it already be September?! Although, as someone said, time proceeds at the rate of one second per second most of us have a sense of it speeding up or slowing down at different times in our lives, even at different times of the day. The slowing down seems to happen when we wait for something, looked for or dreaded, or are held awake in the small hours of the night; while the speeding up seems to take place when we’re in the midst of ‘living’ – special family events, holidays, even sleep can seem to whisk by when the alarm goes off before we’re ready to get up.

I can hardly believe it is almost a year since I was ordained deacon in Exeter Cathedral. That day was so full of family, friends, music, joy in a great coming together in thanks for all that had been and all that was to come. Looking back now that day seems to belong to another time, we didn’t have to wear masks, we could embrace and greet each other and sing our socks off! Just 12 months on I look forward to being ordained priest in the Cathedral on the 26th of September with just 5 tickets to offer friends and family, no singing, masks and hand-wash replacing embracing; and yet I feel there is still so much to give thanks for, and hope for all that is to come.

Thanks most especially for the support, patience and generosity of our communities, colleagues, and congregations as I have learned new ministries in taking baptisms and funerals, and the privilege of sharing these life moments with people. Thanks too for being part of new ways of worship, creating new links, new friendships within and beyond our communities in our Telephone and online services. And hope, that in another year we can be together outside our bubbles, sing together, have time to lament and look forward together.

Time can seem to pass very slowly waiting for life to ‘return to normal’ though, and I was also recently struck by these words from the American poet Maya Angelou, “since time is the one immaterial object we cannot influence, neither speed up nor slow down, add to nor diminish, it is an imponderably valuable gift.” So that is perhaps another hope for the year to come; that however time seems to pass, in our waiting, our living and our hoping, we can welcome whatever it brings as a gift.

Victoria Chester

Rector Fr Steven Martin rector@holyford.org 553180 Church Office Administrator Emma Laughton office@holyford.org 552307 Revd Preb John Lees (Associate Minister) 551351 Linda Joy (Children and Families Worker) 07599292449 Jan Lees (Reader) 551351 Emma Laughton (Reader) 551400 Revd Victoria Chester 07489882824 Charles Hill (Reader) 552141 Revd Canon Colin Preece (Retired Assistant clergy) 552154 Revd Nigel Freathy (Retired clergy) 22303 Revd Jeremy White (Retired clergy) 32299

St Michael’s Church, Musbury Church wardens Mrs Sue Irving, Cherry Tree House, Church Hill 552440 Mr Michael Pritchard, Knap Orchard, Combpyne Rd 552297

Treasurer Mr Robin Collis, Monmouth House 551105

MUSBURY PARISH NEWS Village Website: www.musburyvillage.co.uk

This magazine is published quarterly by the Parochial Church Council of St. Michael’s, and is distributed free of charge to all households in the Parish. The cost is borne by the PCC but is largely offset by advertising revenue and by a grant from the Parish Council. The Treasurer will always welcome donations by readers. The services provided by our advertisers are commended: when using them please mention the Musbury Parish News. Editor Jolly Sargent, Ruffles, Doatshayne Lane 552470 jolly.images@mac.com

Distribution: Mr David Antell 553454 Advertising: Rod Powell 552681

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MUSBURY PARISH NEWS

Musbury Diary Autumn 2020 Watch the village web site http://musburyvillage.co.uk

Church website http://holyford.org And village notice boards for a resumption of normal service

Sunday 6th September Village praise St Michaels Church 10.00am Monday 7th September Parish council meeting Venue to be announced 7.30pm Sunday 13th September Eucharist. St Michaels Church 11.15am Sunday 20th September Eucharist. St Michaels Church 11.15am Sunday 27th September Evensong St Michaels Church 6.00pm

On Zoom Bible studies to resume in September

Village coffee morning on Zoom 3rd of the Month 10.30am (contact Sue McCoulough 552446. suemcc@phonecoop.coop

Autumn 2020

Covid 19 reminder

The village already has a good network of neighbours , but if you feel anyone has slipped through the net, or are in need of anything yourself this is the phone no to call. Including help with the collection of of prescriptions. Emma at the The Hind 553553