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From the ChairmanMichael ParleOne of the most interesting developments you can read about in this edition of Burrator BEACON is the protection now given to Burrator Lodge. Both Burrator Dam and the lodge have been listed as Grade II buildings of special historic and architectural interest. That this has happened is thanks in some measure to Burrator Parish Councillor Nicholas Waterhouse. Quiet work behind the scenes led to a case being presented which the Department of Culture Media and Sport found difficult to ignore. But what is the long term future for Burrator Lodge? Listing alone will not prevent possible future application for commercial development. Surely it is now up to all interested groups, Dartmoor National Park Authority, Dartmoor Society, Friends of Burrator and Burrator Parish Council, to work with South West Lakes Trust to find an appropriate use for the lodge. |
As we approach
the end of the year 2000 our villages can look back on various successful shows. The Meavy
Flower Show was outstanding. If you didn’t take part in the voting for the winning
entries make sure you do so next year. Walkhampton’s show was as successful as ever,
with some truly magnificent entries. The Art & Craft Exhibition at Walkhampton brought nearly
400 paintings plus a wide range of crafts into the village hall. It makes you realise just
how much talent there is in the area.
The Parish Council designed a commemorative mug for children aged 12 and under in our grouped parish. Many were distributed at Meavy Oak Fair and at Walkhampton Fair, but there are still a few left - if you didn’t get yours, contact me.
A meeting has been held with Devon County Council with a view to progressing as quickly as possible the provision of a footpath from Woodman’s Corner to Dousland. This has been an enormously long-running effort on the part of the Parish and Borough Councillors and it is beginning to look as if definite progress is being made, although it may mean incorporating the path for part of its route with a Sustrans cycle route. The positive aspect of having a joint route comes down to funding – the Sustrans scheme has money available where the Highways do not, so it is very much a case of trying to obtain the path as a joint effort – alone it is very unlikely that funding would be forthcoming.
One of the “unseen” but major items to have taken place is the award of the annual Parish Grants – these are of great benefit to the recipients and some of the smaller organisations who apply would find existence difficult without this assistance. Perhaps people involved with these organisations could write an article for the Beacon, which might help swell their membership.
Our Millennium boundary stones have been placed in-situ, the granite boulders themselves having been kindly donated by Mr Graham Goddard of Waytown Farm to whom we are extremely grateful. As we go to press the signs are due any day and will be affixed as soon as they are received.
We are currently awaiting further information on the date when the 30m.p.h. speed limit will be introduced in Walkhampton, hopefully fairly soon. Further disruption has taken place while the new gas main has been laid through part of Walkhampton, whilst more work is about to commence in Church Lane.
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don’t suppose I am the first person to be told publicly by Dr.Greeves (letter in the
last Beacon), that where he has failed no less-well-qualified person can hope to succeed.
I probably shan’t be the last either,but it does add slightly to the pleasure with
which I can report the notification received from the Department of Culture Media and
Sport (groan,hereafter “DCMS”!) that both Burrator Lodge and the main Dam were
listed Grade 11 on 1 September.
DCMS will not make public the way in which it arrived at this decision. However this is a case of “third time lucky”, and it is a fair bet that it was the result of teamwork and a careful mixture of hard graft, lateral thinking, and just a dash of politics with a lower case “p”.
The hard graft was by the professionals, including Dr Greaves, whose admirable research turned up the fact that the architect of the lodge and the dam had already had two dams listed in other parts of the country. This meshed nicely with the lateral thinking supplied by the amateurs, who suggested presenting the Lodge’s architectural merits not as an isolated building, but as part of a group of structures. This is a fair point as the architecture of the Lodge consciously echoes the stonework of the Dam and the headworks. The argument clearly registered with the DCMS assessors. The application was for the Lodge alone, but they listed the Dam as well.
Finally the politics. Firstly, previous applications had been forwarded as requests “by a resident”; on this occasion Gretta Madigan and I had persuaded our colleagues to present it as an official application by the Authority itself. Secondly, listing requires you to demonstrate that the building has a place in national as well as local history. On this occasion I was able to arrange strong support for the application from the City of Plymouth. Burrator and the Lodge are a well remembered part of the history of the City, and Plymouth has played a distinguished role in the history of England as a whole.
Whatever the thought process, the listing is in place. It means that the Planning Authority’s control over the use and future of the lodge is greatly strengthened, but the consequences go well beyond that. Effectively, the Burrator catchment as a whole is now the setting of two listed structures, a fact which must be borne in mind by anyone proposing a development in the area.
And all done by kindness…
Nicholas Waterhouse is West Devon Borough Council Member for Burrator and a Member of Dartmoor National Park Authority.
“Where?” you may ask. The answer is in your own back garden!
The Devon Authorities Waste Reduction and Recycling Committee are urging householders to take up composting to help the environment. Composting your organic waste will not only benefit you and your garden, but will help to reduce the thousands of tonnes of waste that goes to landfill sites in Devon every year. As much as one third of the average Devon dustbin could be recycled into compost and reduces the need to buy peat-based products that are depleting the Earth’s natural resources.
Composting your garden waste such as grass clippings, hedge prunings, leaves and dead flowers, along with your kitchen left-overs such as tea bags, egg shells, vegetable and fruit peelings can all go towards making a rich organic compost to use in your garden. Cllr. Shapland (Chair of the Devon Authorities Waste Reduction and Recycling Committee) said “By composting at home you are making a personal contribution to helping the environment”.
Burrator Parish Council has special offers on compost bins to make it cheaper and easier for householders to start composting. The bins will cost you £12 each. Although a compost bin is not essential to composting it can improve the quality of the compost, keeps any smell to a minimum and keeps the garden looking tidy. Devon is running out of landfill sites and with increasingly tough legislation restricting what can and cannot be landfilled it is essential that everyone works to reduce the amount they throw away. By taking up composting along with recycling your paper, glass, cans and textiles you can help Devon and your environment… Are YOU doing your bit?
Contact Ann Ellis on 01822 854383 to obtain your bin.
If you have a small garden or no garden at all and would like to be able to compost your kitchen waste then you could consider Community Composting. For more information contact the Devon Community Composting Network on 01647 433148
Muriel was born in Bramshaw, Hampshire on the 10th.August 1900 the second child of seven children. Her father was a head groom and the family had to move in the course of his work. After spending part of her childhood in Dorset the family moved to the Pendarves Estate near Camborne Cornwall.
One clear childhood memory occurred whilst she was staying with her Grandparents in Milton Abbas, when a young man called to proudly show them his new uniform before he went off to join his first ship. Sadly he never returned – the ship was the ill-fated Titanic. On leaving school she trained as a secretary and recalls having two motorcycles a BSA and a new OK Supreme which she used to ride to work. Not many girls had motorcycles in those days and the British Motorcycle Industry has not survived to see her 100th. Birthday.
She was an active member of the Girl Guides and remembers Mary the Princess Royal reviewing them at Osborne on the Isle of Wight. During the second world war she was a member of the St John’s Ambulance Brigade and did voluntary work at hospitals in Cornwall and also helped with Evacuees. In 1940 she married a widower Mr Reginald Plowman who managed a Creameries on the outskirts of Helston and later in Camborne. However he had to retire through poor health in 1944 and they bought and ran the small Post Office and shop in Horrabridge and also bred and showed bulldogs.
Mr Plowman died in 1949 and is buried in Horrabridge church cemetery. A little over a year after his death Muriel and step daughter Heather moved to New Park, Meavy, a rural property with no mains services and requiring a hardy disposition to endure the keen winds and snows of the winters. Water had to be raised some fifty feet from the well by a long handled outside pump which provided ample exercise, but became somewhat arduous when paying guests required baths. Among her B&B guests was the keen fisherman and father of Robert Robinson of TV fame. Besides the bulldogs, she and Heather had chickens, ducks and Chinese geese to tend to, and Muriel was a keen gardener. She supported Meavy Oak Fair and Meavy and Tavistock Flower Shows and won several prizes.
Her cooking and Heather’s cheerful service won them an appreciative Meals-on-Wheels clientele for many years. She was a regular churchgoer until she developed arthritis and in 1993 she was registered blind following an unsuccessful eye operation. However she found enjoyment from listening to talking books supplied by the Royal National Institute for the Blind and from the Talking Newspaper. Her health deteriorated following a fall which required her admission to Hospital in October 1999. She struggled through a succession of setbacks last winter and was admitted to Beechfield Nursing Home in March 2000, where she has received sympathetic nursing and attention from all the staff.
Keith Scrivener and I joined in her 100th. Birthday celebrations at Beechfield along with various family members and friends. We presented her with a basket of scented flowers, a box of chocolates and a card from Burrator Parish Council and were present when the card from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth was opened by Heather and read to her. It was truly a memorable occasion. Now it is all go for her next birthday!
Invite you to their Christmas Craft Fayre at the Moorland Links Hotel on Wednesday, November 15th. From 10am. Until 1pm. Many and varied craft stalls, Cakes and Raffle. Entrance £2.00 to include coffee and biscuits.
For some 18 months, Burrator parish council has had a website. So far it has been used to provide general information about Burrator and to make the Burrator Beacon available to a wider range of readers. A feature of the site is that on the introduction page there is a facility for searching the site for key words. So if visitors want to know if there is any information on fishing, they can do a search for the word ‘fishing’ and the computer will show links to the relevant pages.
Part of the services available to our webmaster is to be able to get a list of the keywords that have been used to search our website. This shows some useful information, in particular, that many searches are related to accommodation. In fact about 18% of the search requests are for ‘accommodation’ or ‘bed and breakfast’.
Sadly at the moment all of these searches would have produced no information, as we have nothing on our web pages relating to local accommodation. So, if that is your line of business, please send us some details so that we can add them to our website.
In fact whatever your business, if you would like to have it advertised in a directory of Burrator Business, all you have to do is contact the council and send us the details. Through our website we wish to help local enterprise to prosper, and there is no charge for this service if you are a Burrator Tax Payer.Details of what you would like to see published in our Burrator Business Directory should be sent to the Clerk, Mr. M. Spry.
| Date | Talk | Speaker | Time | Venue |
| October 17th | Dartmoor Life and Landscape | Len Copley | 7:30 pm | Meavy Village Hall |
| November 21st | The listed Buildings of Tavistock | Alex Mettler | 7:30 pm | Yelverton Rock Methodist Hall |
About an hour after the August Council Meeting, whilst relaxing and enjoying a pint in The Royal Oak, I was approached by two councillors with a request to chair a Parish Meeting. They explained that together with four other electors of the Parish they intended calling a Parish Meeting. In accordance with Schedule 12, Part 3 of the Local Government Act 1972, any 6 electors can call a parish meeting. As it is normal for the Chair of the Council to also chair parish meetings I agreed to do so. The agenda for the meeting was to put a single motion: That a poll of the whole parish be held on the question “Do you want to keep the Pound Sterling as the currency of the United Kingdom?” Note that this meeting was called by six electors of the parish, it was not called by the Parish Council.
The Parish Meeting took place at Meavy Village Hall on Tuesday 29 August, and was attended by a total of 27 people, not all of whom were electors of Burrator. I opened the meeting at 7:30 pm and invited anyone present to chair the meeting if they so wished. No one accepted the invitation!
Mr Palmer addressed the meeting speaking in favour of the motion. An invitation was given for anyone to speak against the motion, but there were no takers. The question of the cost of a poll was raised and it was confirmed that an earlier estimate given by WDBC was £810. As no other person wished to speak, I called for a vote. The result was: For - 20; Against - 0; Abstentions - 7.
As the 1972 Local Government Act requires only 10 people to sign a request for a Poll, Mr Palmer duly put in process the request to WDBC for a Parish Poll to be held. In the Tavistock Times of Thursday 31 August the impression is given that Burrator Parish Council supported this request. This is not the case. It would have been more correct to say that some Burrator Parish Councillors acting on their own behalf as electors of Burrator supported this request.
In reply to the request for a poll, the Elections Officer for WDBC said that the group of electors had failed to fully comply with the 1972 Act and that therefore a poll could not be held. Burrator Parish Council is a grouped parish of the three parishes of Meavy, Sheepstor and Walkhampton. To comply with the Act there needs to be a meeting in each of the constituent parishes, with each parish requesting a poll.
The other point is whether a vote on the Pound/Euro issue can be properly considered a parish matter. The Act is confusing with the result that some councils around the country have considered it to be appropriate whilst others along with West Devon have taken the view that a vote on the Pound cannot properly be a subject of a parish poll.
Whatever the pros and cons, I know that there are many electors who were pleased that the poll is not to go ahead. I must admit that I find it rather odd that it requires only 10 electors to commit the parish to such a large expenditure and that if the request had been accepted by the Elections Officer the 1972 Act would have required the Parish to give financial support by picking up the bill.
The groups continue to thrive and have been involved with many activities so far this year helped by the generous donation to our funds by the Burrator Council. This welcome infusion into our limited budget has enabled us to keep subscriptions down so that as many as wish to can join the group and permit numerous events to take place. The sad loss of our group Leader, Dave Roberts, in February cast a shadow but the group has been inspired by his wife Joan,the Cub Leader,to carry forward the work of which Dave was so proud. The group has been busy winning District Raft Races and Quizzes and learning new skills such as carpentry, sub aqua diving, orienteering, and various new sports.
The highlight perhaps has been the camps.There have been four so far which have been hugely enjoyed by all those that took part. They involved plenty of fresh air, lots of salt water and a few sore feet. Rest assured nobody had trouble falling asleep at night and TVs or computer games were nowhere to be seen!
The rest of the year continues to be packed with activity and any newcomers are most welcome. The cubs meet on Monday evenings and the Scouts on Friday evenings. If YOU are interested in joining us please contact: Mrs J.Roberts on 852947 for the Cubs. Or Mr R.Butler on 854439 for the Scouts.
A public meeting was held at Walkhampton Memorial Hall on Thursday 13th July 2000 to allow for public response to the report. The meeting’s broad purpose was: to review the Report; to communicate the Parish Council’s response; to receive the views of the public to the Appraisal findings and recommendations; and to form any relevant action groups as considered necessary.
The saddest thing was the number of people present. Apart from The Chairman of the Parish Council, Mr Michael Parle, The Clerk and 6 Burrator Parish Councillors, there were only 6 members of the public, and that included Mr Edmonds, one of the Organisers of the Appraisal and one member of the Press. Does this mean that everyone is happy in the land of Burrator?
The Chairman began by referring to the number of recommendations for working groups put forward in the Appraisal Report. It was explained to the lonely few present that any Action Groups would require the membership of the public at large. They could not be considered solely a Parish Council responsibility. It was also pointed out that sadly the Council did not possess the finances that may be required to fund many of the remedies and actions suggested, but that if they were to be realised it would require many volunteers or outside funding.
The meeting then focused on items which those present considered most important.
TRANSPORT
Transport provision was considered one of the more important local issues and
whilst car-sharing was felt to be a part-answer the practicalities of organising a working
scheme were felt to be large. It was felt that the local bus service could do more to
cater for residents wishing to get to either Plymouth and/or Tavistock and a late bus-
service on Friday and Saturdays would be a major improvement, as would improved links to
existing services. The Parish Council’s commitment to improving the pedestrian access
from Yelverton to Dousland was confirmed, with the sum of £10,000 having been committed
by the Parish Council to Devon County Council towards the funding of such a scheme. The
Borough Councillor (Mr Waterhouse) pointed out that to his certain knowledge this had been
actively lobbied for during the past 22 years. He added that it was a highly regrettable
fact that a serious accident or accidents would probably achieve more in terms of getting
the desired result than the commitment and lobbying combined. It was agreed to add the
pedestrian link from Yelverton to Dousland to the Council Agenda for the next meeting to
be held in Walkhampton and to invite the public to attend for discussion and comments
prior to the meeting.
SPORTS
Mr Bud Francis of Walkhampton explained the objectives of the pilot group
currently considering the feasibility of a sports-hall in Walkhampton, explaining that one
of the major costs – the acquisition of land – was not a problem as the land was
already freely available adjacent to the Memorial Hall. However, the scheme was very much
at an infancy stage and a representative would attend and address a Parish Council meeting
in the near future. Mr Francis explained that only one such scheme was feasible within the
Parish and that were any group formed anywhere else, for example in Dousland, then the
Walkhampton scheme would be abandoned.
MOBILE LIBRARY
Clerk to advise the Library service of the Appraisal findings.
HEALTH
It was felt that the lack of a NHS Dentist within the areas of both the Parish
and Yelverton combined was to be regretted. The Clerk to advise the Health Authorities, as
recommended, of the Appraisal findings.
ENVIRONMENT
The Borough Councillor suggested any Groups formed should liaise with WDEN (West
Devon Environment Network).
The Chairman asked for volunteers to form groups as recommended at various points through the Appraisal. With so few people present it was hardly surprising that none were forthcoming.
Attention was also drawn to the fact that it was agreed at the Council Meeting held on 29th June 2000 that a questionnaire/survey would be included in a forthcoming issue of The Burrator Beacon in respect of a number of recommendations specifically referring to the Parish Council, namely:
Expect to see this questionnaire in the Winter edition.
The level of attendance and participation at the meeting was disappointingly low. Coupled with the relatively low number of “identified” returns could this be a reflection of a lack of concern on the part of the people of the parish to the issues highlighted in the Appraisal Report? This seems rather strange, as it is the people of the parish who brought out these issues in their responses to the Appraisal Questionnaire. The point was raised that evening meetings could be difficult for some potential volunteers to attend. However, perhaps it is more likely that the residents of the Parish of Burrator are generally content with “things” the way they are.
(With thanks to Mike Spry for his notes taken at the meeting)
Once again the Burrator Beacon draws attention to dog fouling in the area, the implication being that local dog owners are responsible. As one of the small number of responsible dog owners in Meavy I take exception to this. It should be obvious to Council members that it is the animals of visitors to the area that cause the problem. It is the same minority of visitors who throw their litter and empty drink cans into the fields and hedges – litter which we locals clear up whenever we can. If members know of someone locally who is offending then the proper thing to do would be to have a quiet word with that person, not accuse all residents. The idea of spending money on a dog-warden scheme I consider to be ludicrous. I would suggest that members consider more practical and efficient ways of enhancing the Parish. For instance as regards the village of Meavy:-
The problem of litter as mentioned The reason for the increase in river weed in recent years below Meavy Bridge The unpleasant smell which often comes from the sewage tanks in that area The provision of seats and the general upgrading of the grass area by Meavy ford Traffic slowing through the village – especially the “Kamikaze school mums” Allowing whenever possible car parking in the hall car-park. At present parking on the road at busy times is causing traffic hazards especially outside the Royal Oak, on the corner of Meavy Villas and at the bottom of Vicarage Lane.
These are just a few points which come immediately to mind
Recently, while talking to a relative newcomer to the area, I realised how interested people are in the characters who are now long gone. I suggested to the Editor that perhaps a series of articles could go in the Burrator Beacon, and here is the first.
As a young boy living at Huckworthy I knew the family who had a one-up-and-one-down adjoining, but now part of our house: Mr and Mrs Huggins and their son Harry who worked at Priest’s garage at Yelverton, now Westella. During the war Harry served in the RAF, returning to Priest’s on his demob.
Before moving to Huckworthy Mr and Mrs Huggins lived in the Crossing Cottage at Lowery but this was demolished under Beeching’s closures. Mr. Huggins worked on the railway and his wife opened and closed the gates for the Princetown trains. Jimmy was well known in the area for walking fast and could often be seen well into old age setting out for Walkhampton, hands clasped behind his back. There were tales that when Jimmy was working he would leave Dousland Station after the last train to Princetown had left and walk to Lowery, arriving before the train!
Mrs Huggins was the real character; although not very tall, she wore Victorian-style clothes with huge wide skirts, a large hat and always an apron. She was known for her straight-talking and if she didn’t like someone she would tell them. I never knew her remember anybody’s name – you would all be greeted with “Hello Mr Somebody” or “Alright Mrs Somebody?” Nearly every morning she would knock on our door calling “Mrs Somebody, where are you?” As soon as my mother replied she would launch into “Oh, what a night I’ve had Mrs Somebody, stomach ache all night, most of the time sitting on the edge of the bed rubbing Vaseline and self-raising flour on my stomach, and my old man out to the world and snoring his head off.” I do wonder if her remedy worked!
Editor’s note: If you would like “Backalong” to continue please let me have your memories for the coming issues.
I am sorry to say we did not have a correct answer to our Summer Quiz. The answers were: A.The bottom of Church Lane, Walkhampton. B. Bullbaiting, Sheepstor. C. 1986, Meavy.
Q. Where in the Parish of Burrator is the Pixies Cave ?
The prize for being drawn from the correct answers received is a £10 meal voucher kindly donated by Chris and Zenna Kingdon of The Royal Oak Inn, Meavy. Answers please to the Editor by the last day of November. The Editor’s decision is final.
Sitting at her desk by the window of her convent, Sister Elizabeth opened a letter from home enclosing a £10 note. Seeing a shabbily dressed man leaning against a lamp-post in the street below, she quickly wrote “Don’t despair, Sister Elizabeth’, put it in an envelope with the £10 note and dropped it down to the man below. He nodded, waved thanks and strolled off down the road. Next day she was told that there was a man at the door asking for her. She found the stranger waiting. Without a word he handed her some money. “What’s this?” she asked. “Your winnings, Sister, £60. Don’t Despair came in at five to one”.
Reproduced with the permission of Monarch Books, Author Phil Mason and our local ROUNDABOUT magazine.
Walkhampton football club has had the best ever season in its short history! The 1999-2000 season saw the under 13s winning their division, gaining promotion to second division football for the coming season,and the under 14s were runners-up in their division,and will be playing first division football this season! There have also been a few personal achievements for some players in each team. The under 14s Rikki Allen has been having trials for Plymouth Argyle, Richard Marshall is currently undergoing trials for Wimbledon, and both these boys have been playing in the Devon Representative squad. Chris White also plays for the Plymouth schoolboys squad, representing Devon! Jordan Jenns from the under 13s, has also had trials for Torquay!
At our recent presentation evening, held at Walkhampton Village Hall, the following trophies were awarded: Under Thirteens: Leading goalscorer Jordan Jenns. Players player Chris Williams. Managers player John Pope. Sporting trophy Danny Blatchford.
Under fourteens: Leading goalscorer Richard Marshall. Players player Ben Pearce. Managers player Chris White. Sporting trophy Jermaine Parsons. Honor Evans Loyalty trophy Steven Gibbings.
The club would like to say a big thankyou to the following: BURRATOR PARISH COUNCIL, WALKHAMPTON HALL COMMITTEE, FAIRWAY FURNITURE, BRUCE MILLAR (Sound City Roadshow)
Suzanne Butler is Secretary of Walkhampton Wasps FC
Devon is served by a network of local bus services, ranging from frequent main routes to country services on market days. To keep you informed of what is available Devon County Council publishes a range of FREE area timetable guides and leaflets available from most Tourist Information Centres, public libraries, bus stations and some local shops and post offices. There are also a number of telephone enquiry services offering information on bus services within Devon plus timetable publications.
You can also find us on line at www.devon-cc.gov.uk/devonbus/ or e-mail us at devonbus@devon-cc.gov.uk
In the light of the current controversy about the Dome, I felt I just had to say how much I enjoyed a recent visit. A 7 hour stay was too short to see all the displays and we thought there was something for all age groups. The acrobatic show – performed 3 times a day -is alone worth the entry fee. Maybe the overall finances should have been managed better, but the Dome is there, and if you have a chance, do go to see it. The Buckingham Palace tour is only available for a few weeks, but again should be a “must” for anyone interested in our history, furnishings, paintings etc. And the souvenirs have been tastefully designed. No, I am not on commission, but I do think that a lot of people who enjoy knocking the Dome probably haven’t even been to see it. Try it for yourself, before it’s too late, and make up your own mind.
With deepest regret we record the death of Margaret on July 5th. Margaret worked as a cook at Walkhampton School for many years and was a great favourite with the children. She was one of the main organisers of the Senior Citizens Christmas party at Walkhampton, various coach trips, and she also worked tirelessly on local committees. Her sudden and untimely death was a shock to all who knew her and a full congregation attended her funeral service. After cremation at Weston Mill her ashes were interred in Walkhampton Churchyard. She will be sorely missed by all the schoolchildren who came into daily contact with her. I would like to convey our sympathy to John, Julie, Elizabeth and their families.
It is with a very real sadness that we record the passing of Don Godfrey, who spent most of his life in Meavy. When the wartime ban on bell ringing was lifted, he learnt the art, and over the next 56 years became a very dedicated and skilled ringer. As one of the Meavy team, which won several competitions, Don had rung in churches throughout Devon and Cornwall, accompanied by his wife Anita, and even after they moved to Mary Tavy he returned each week to our Parish churches. The whole family has become involved – daughter Tracey, son-in-law Peter, grandson James – and his youngest grandson Colin has just started ringing too. Don was always of a cheerful disposition, and he will be sorely missed.
Sheepstor Whist Drive supporters wish to express their sadness at the death of Enid. She has been a regular player at Sheepstor for many years, and also supplied prizes and cakes. We offer our sympathy and support to her husband Max.
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Published and issued quarterly, free of charge by Burrator Parish Council. Copy to be sent to the Editor by the end of month prior to publication. Next edition published in December.
Advertising
The charge for adverts is £10 per advert per single issue or £24 per advert four 4 isues. One full page advert costs £30. Adverts must be booked and paid for in advance. Cheques made payable to Burrator Parish Council and sent to the Editor (address above). We have 800 copies distributed free of charge to every household in the Burrator Grouped Parish. The Burrator Beacon also on the parish council website, so why not take the opportunity to publicise your business.
Please contact the Editor with any enquiries or adverts in writing. Please include any illustration preferably in the form of a clear line drawing.
Apart from providing information from the council, the web site can be used by any business within the parish to advertise and attract new business. This service is provided free of charge to all council tax and business ratepayers within the parish.
We have many businesses that could benefit from the national and international coverage that World Wide Web provides. If you are interested in taking advantage of this offer get in touch with either the clerk Mike Spry or the council chairman Michael Parle.
The opinions expressed in the Burrator Beacon are not necessarily those held by Burrator Parish Council. Every effort is made to ensure that information in these pages is accurate. However, the Council cannot be held responsible for errors or omissions. Including information does not imply recommendation.
