Autumn 2005

The Royal Oak

Matthew Smith and Leanne Wills

A new era is nearly upon us as a new landlord and landlady are due to take over the Royal Oak at Meavy, this quintessential English country pub, on October 5th 2005.

We may well be familiar faces as we have enjoyed a wealth of experience working in pubs in Yelverton, Dousland, Meavy, Grenofen and Princetown.

Using the knowledge and experience we have gained, we are set to embark on a new venture - a venture we hope to keep traditional and one that will be prosperous for all local suppliers and businesses.

Having both grown up locally, we are aware of what is expected and desired from a local public house, and we are aiming to continue, and extend, a warm welcome to all locals and passers by. Our main objective is to continue running The Oak as a traditional, character-filled, public house.

We are aiming to encourage and improve the warm and inviting atmosphere already in place, and we know that our hospitality skills will contribute greatly to this goal. We firmly believe there is no need to make any drastic changes to the pub’s operation, as this would no doubt prove unpopular and unwelcome with the majority of people currently frequenting the pub.

Our menu will be changing daily to establish the pub as ‘the place’ to go for a home-cooked delicious meal.

We are extremely grateful to Burrator Parish Council for giving us this opportunity, allowing us to become part of a community. With our youth, experience and enthusiasm, we are excited at the prospect of becoming the next landlord and landlady of this historic pub.

We will be taking over on Wednesday 5th October 2005 and we will be having an official opening day on Saturday 8th October.

We look forward to seeing you all from the 5th onwards, for a great pint, a hearty meal and a good time.

Editorial

Ted Whitehead

As you will see from various articles in this issue, our villages have been buzzing with fund-raising activities. The members of our community deserve a pat on the back for the work they do on behalf of others, which is much appreciated.

Once again we have a full council and we can say a big welcome to Tim Lambie of Meavy who has joined the Council representing the Meavy Ward.

With the evenings drawing in, do remember to check that your torches and security lights are all in working order.

For the Christmas (it won’t be long now!) issue we need all contributions to reach us a little earlier than usual so please get them to me in writing by 19th November.

Clerk’s Report

Lucie A Luke

Planning
The appeal application which was lodged for local needs housing in Walkhampton has been withdrawn by the applicant. We are now waiting for the outcome on the appeal lodged by King Edward VI School for a Rural Studies Centre in Lovaton, which should be heard by the Planning Inspectorate in the latter part of September.

Meavy
A Conservation Area. The proposal has now been accepted by the National Park Authority for the designation of Meavy as a conservation area, with the larger boundary. A lengthy legal process will now take place and we will keep local residents updated as and when we receive information.

Parish Property
Repairs/renewals to Parish Property, which includes seats, benches, notice boards and bus shelters, have commenced.

Footpaths
Volunteers are still welcome to join our Footpaths Committee. Duties for any members of the public wishing to join would include attending a couple of meetings a year, walking a selection of the paths and reporting on the condition. Anyone interested can contact me on 01822 614278.

Meavy Oak Fair 2005

Jenny Sharp

After a misty and drizzly week, Saturday 18th June turned out to be a brilliant day of non-stop sunshine for Meavy Oak Fair. The fair opened as usual with the bells of St Peter’s welcoming locals and visitors to what proved to be an absolutely brilliant afternoon. The school pageant was based on the sea and the crowds were entertained with a display involving the whole school.

Nearly 100 runners took part in the Burrator Horseshoe, a scenic, challenging moorland run, starting and finishing at the Green. For those less energetic there was plenty to keep everyone entertained – old favourites such as the coconut shy, hoopla, a mechanized ‘splat the rat’, the skittle alley and the wet-sponge-throwing proved very popular. The W.I.’s cake stall and the produce stall run by St Peter’s did good business. Meavy Friendship Group worked hard in the Hall providing excellent cream teas while outside the Ram Roast and BBQ were in great demand.

The Committee works hard all year preparing the Fair and this year my aim was to get more people involved in running stalls during the afternoon. Thanks to everyone who volunteered and helped out – it was much appreciated. A big thanks also to Yelverton Guides who ran some of the games. Also thanks go to those who helped out on the Friday and Sunday with the flags and tents and tidying up.

It was a brilliant day all round and we made a record profit of £2300. As usual, profits from Oak Fair will be distributed to local organisations and this year we have distributed them as follows:

	The Governors of Meavy School £600
	Meavy Parish Hall £500
	Meavy School PTA £300
	Meavy Church £200
	Meavy Friendship Group £150
	Meavy Mums and Toddlers £150
	Sheepstor Hall £100
	1st Yelverton Guides £100
	Fire Brigade Benevolent Fund £100
	Meavy and Sheepstor WI £100

This year we have made two ‘special cases’ for larger donations, namely the School and Meavy Hall. This is to support funding for extensive work needed at the school and a total refurbishment of the kitchen at the Hall. Both these organisations can use the donation as ‘matched funding’ when applying for grants for the work making the money go much further.

If you have your 2006 calendar already then please mark on Saturday 17th June – Oak Fair 2006. I will be looking for helpers for stalls (so if you had good fun this year make sure you get your request in to help early!) and helpers on Friday and Sunday to put things up and take them down. Let’s try and make Oak Fair 2006 even better than this year.

Jenny Sharp can be contacted at 8 Marchants Way, Meavy.  Tel.: 853652

Walkhampton Show 2005

Mike & Sue Dobson

Once again we were fortunate to have good weather for this year’s Show, not only on Show day but also on the days previous, when the tent is collected from its winter home and erected by a team of willing workers. Tables come from Buckland, vases from Tavistock and then the hall has to be laid out on the Friday before the show in readiness for the entries. This year we saw an overall increase on last year’s entries, with slight falls in the number of entries in the vegetable and fruit classes but with good increases in the cookery, photographic, flower arranging and (especially pleasing) a big increase in children’s entries.

The overall standard was excellent and the trophies were shared among many winners with new faces among them, which is good to see. Yet again the winner of the Pasty cup was a man – Rob Allen, his second success in three years and the third consecutive win by the men. Rumblings were heard after the show of a big effort by the ladies next year to redress the situation. Cooking in the village seems to be a “man thing”, with Bob Grice winning the class for best scones and Nick Shutt winning the men’s Cake competition out of 12 entries!

Cups and prizes were presented at the end of the Show by our joint Show presidents George and Dorothy Eggins.

A splendid day was had by all those showing and attending, and thanks go to all those who helped make the Show happen - Committee members, friends, family and a host of others who help along the way. Our sincere thanks to all of you, it couldn’t happen without you.

Next year’s show will be on Saturday August 26th, so start working on your entries now and help to make the show bigger and better than ever.

Mike & Sue Dobson are Joint Show Secretaries.

Meavy Horse Show

Sue Boylett

The Meavy Horse Show was held on Sunday 21st August 2005.

I want to extend heartfelt thanks to the 35 people who assisted with the horse show, dog show and gymkhana which we hold annually at Hernspitt Farm by kind permission of Mr. Richard Radmore. Without the help of these people we could not turn this event into a success.

Meavy horse show and gymkhana has been running for more than fifty years (or so they tell me) and we try to maintain the tradition of good organisation, trophies for all classes and a warm and friendly atmosphere to encourage the most novice or nervous rider.

Many riders have started their competitive careers here, including our own Devon-based jockey and trainer Jimmy Frost, Heather Fell (twice Pony Club Tetiathlon Champion) and not forgetting father Nick Fell who had great success on his mother's point to point gelding Frivolity.

It was delightful this year to see the grandchildren of Art Cole, himself a former ace gymkhana competitor, turn up and continue the family tradition by stealing the trophies. Well done kids!!

We always donate all profits to the N.S.P.C.C. and the money goes to our local branch. This year we raised over £1500. The weather was wonderful, we got masses of entries and we had lots of spectators, most of whom gave very generously when approached by Sam Doel, our local NSPCC fund raiser. Everyone seemed to have a very enjoyable day, which makes the whole thing worthwhile.

Thank you to competitors and generous sponsors for all your help and we hope to see you again next year.

If anyone would like to volunteer help for next year please ring 01822-853456. And if anyone has memories of the earliest shows I would love to hear from you.

Request for Speed Limit in Meavy Village

Michael A Parle

No action has been taken by Devon County Council on residents’ request for a speed limit to be put in force in the village of Meavy. The Local Service Officer, Mr Brian George, said in response “Devon County Council intend to undertake reviews of speed limits throughout Devon over the coming year in consultation with the Police and in the light of Devon County Council’s policy on speed limits which has been revised on recently published national guidelines.”

Mr George noted the comparison made in the request with nearby villages in the South Hams which already have speed limits of 20 mph.

He went on to say “The County is seeking improved consistency and so it is intended to complete the review to enable proposals from different areas to be compared before implementing most changes. It will therefore be some time before it is finally decided where changes to limits can be supported.”

New Times for the Royal Oak

Michael A Parle

If you believe the media, the new licensing laws will mean 24-hour drinking. Of course that is not really true. What the new regulations provide for is more flexibility and a change of responsibility, from the magistrates to the local borough or district council.

For the Royal Oak there will be a few changes to the permitted hours for the sale of alcohol. Opening time will be a little earlier, 11:00 am every day. Weekdays Monday to Thursday will see no change to the closing time, which remains at 11:00 pm. Weekend closing times will however be a little later: Friday at 11:30 pm, Saturday at 12 midnight, and Sunday at 11:00 pm.

In addition to setting regular hours, the Premises Licence allows for a limited number of non-standard times. For the Royal Oak these are Saturdays on Bank Holiday weekends, Meavy Oak Fair day, and Christmas Eve. On these occasions the permitted time for the sale of alcohol can continue through to 1:00 am.

The Premises Licence also covers live music. The regular permitted hours for live music will be Saturdays 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm. On the non-standard days listed above live music will be permitted from 8:00 pm to 00:30 am.

The new licensing regulations come into force on 24th November 2005.

Dancing in the barn at Sheepstor

Esther Rookes

The village of Sheepstor held its summer event on the Saturday of August Bank Holiday weekend at Pitts Barn, Collyton Farm. This year it took the form of a barn dance with live music from ‘Mountain Dew’. The traditional country music was thoroughly enjoyed. The band even gained three members at one point during the afternoon, when three local ladies joined in the vocals.

Several traditional activities were held. The annual duck race took place this year further up Sheepstor brook – by Collyton Farm, where the stones and vegetation dashed the hopes of some wayward ducks! Wheelbarrow races were held on the sloping field adjoining the barn in real wheelbarrows. Children and adults had great fun, especially as individuals were tipped out of their wheelbarrows – both by accident and by intention. Bale tossing made a comeback this year. The adults used a pitchfork to toss their bale over the bar, with many different techniques being used, which resulted in the bale ending up in different places, to the surprise of both the competitor and spectators! The children also had a go, throwing the bale over the bar by hand. Welly-throwing also resulted in several boots going in the opposite direction to that intended.

A good number of children and adults attended the event and a great time was enjoyed by all. A large range of food provided by the Sheepstor ladies was enjoyed with the BBQ. The Village Hall committee wish to thank David and Corinna Legassick for the use of their barn and field for the event and the generosity of everybody present, which enabled a profit of about £260 to be made for village hall funds.

The next planned event is on Friday, 28th October in the Village Hall, when a Curry, Stew and Pizza evening will be held and former village resident, Mr Colin Wakeham will be coming to give a talk on ‘The Local History of Sheepstor’. All are welcome.

Walkham Valley Cricket Club

Mike Dobson

On June 19th 2005, the third annual match between the President’s X1 and Walkham Valley Cricket Club took place, at the Memorial Playing Field in Walkhampton. The President’s team was captained by the Rev. Nick Shutt.

The President’s team batted first and scored 140 runs, with major scores from Roger Smith with 25 not out, Chris Shutt with 20 not out and Chris Long with 25 not out and extras scoring 18.

After a sumptuous tea, prepared by the President’s wife, with the assistance of grandson Thomas, the Club took the field. In the allotted overs they scored 135, with major scores from James Hills with 25, John Berry with 29 and G. Vince with 25 not out. They were ably supported by the Club skipper, Sandy Ralph, who scored 14 not out but was unfortunately restricted by a knee injury.

The result was that the President’s team won a very close match by just five runs and recorded their first win in three attempts. As is the custom after these games, a post match review took place at the Walkhampton Inn where, with the aid of the odd glass of ale, reasons for victory and defeat were debated.

Mike Dobson is President of Walkham Valley Cricket Club.

Tea Shop under the Tor

Keith Scrivener

Sheepstor’s Tea Rooms  in Days Gone By

The picture above shows Sheepstor village’s former Tea Room at Hellington Farm. The photograph is reproduced here with kind permission of Elisabeth Stanbrook and is taken from her popular book ‘Dartmoor Pictures From The Past’ (Quay Publications Brixham).

The date of the picture is uncertain, but locals speak of the farm cottage as being both a Village Shop and Tea Room up until the early 1970s. The description ‘shop’ is probably a little over-stated as the farm is believed to have kept and sold only a small range of provisions for visitors and villagers alike.

The old motorbike propped against the stone wall to the left of the picture looks as though it belongs to the 1940s which may give a clue to the date of this scene. A sign advertising ‘Tea Room’ can just be seen on the wall to the right of the gate, in front of the cottage’s porch door.

Sheepstor has been a popular destination for walkers since Victorian times with charabancs, coach parties, cycling clubs, and rambling groups all enjoying regular visits to this part of Dartmoor over the years. It is easy to imagine the pretty Tea Room enjoying a good business on sunny summer days of yesteryear.

The village had a much bigger population in days gone by when more people lived and worked on the local farms. Then, as well as a Tea Room and shop, the community also had its own pub, a small Post Office in one of the cottages near the church, a school, and its own railway station at nearby Burrator Halt. All are now gone or are no longer serving their former purpose.

If you live in an interesting property in our parish which has a history to tell, we would love to hear its story. Send details to the Editor (address at the bottom of the page).

Meet Your Councillors

Helen Startup

Hello. If you haven’t met me yet, my name is Helen, and I have just recently joined the Parish Council as a representative of the Walkhampton Dousland Ward. This month marks the anniversary of my second year living in Walkhampton. I live on the end of the village with my fiancé Andrew and our young dog Viggo (a very handsome and squirrel-obsessed Lurcher!). Next year after our wedding we hope to begin raising our family here in the Parish.

Until recently I served as an Officer in the Royal Navy. After five years spent travelling the world I have found that I do not really want to be anywhere else but here. If it were not for the necessity of work I could quite happily spend my hours hiking on the Moor, camping, and just generally enjoying this unique place in which we are lucky enough to live. As such I have a keen interest in preserving the land and character of the parish.

While serving on this council I hope that I can represent the views and opinions of you – the parish residents. I believe myself to be very approachable, friendly and a good listener, so come and talk to me! I am sure you will tell me if this is not the case! I look forward to meeting you out and about.

Care & Repair West Devon

Care & Repair has been set up to assist homeowners who are over 60 or disabled to find the best answer to their housing needs and to live in greater comfort and security. We are a small team working in close liaison with other support services and organisations and can organise work which may range from minor repairs or adaptations to major improvements.

You contact us and we will arrange for a member of our staff to visit you at home. They will discuss your situation and how Care & Repair can be of assistance. This may involve organising repairs or adaptations to your home, providing advice on benefits or putting you in touch with other services.

While the work is carried out we will make periodic site visits while the work is on site and liaise with the contractors on your behalf.

If you would like free advice or assistance, please contact West Devon Care and Repair, The Quay, Plymouth Road, Tavistock PL19 8AB or telephone 01822-613638.

Obituaries

It is with regret that we record the passing of the following:

William Thomas (Bill) Willcocks. Died 18th June (aged 95 years) Service at Meavy Church 28th June.

Emma Helena Cole Died 1st August (aged 90 years) Service at Meavy Church 10th August.

Annie Jane Ware (aged 86 years) Service and burial at Sheepstor Church 15th August.

Philip (JR) Eden Died 4th August (aged 56 years) Service at Walkhampton Church 16th August.

Stephen John Doidge Died 1st September (aged 78 years) Funeral service at St Paul’s Church, Yelverton 9th September followed by burial at Walkhampton.

Our condolences go to all their families.

Backalong (1)

Fernley Palmer
(Yelverton & District Local History Newsletter 1985)

Dousland has been a holiday centre for many years. Described in early information books as a place where artist, antiquaries, walkers, naturalist and sportsman may all find objects of interest in the neighbourhood.

It was also stated, “here the town workers receive fresh energy, health and vigour, while those who need only quiet restful holidays may ramble unchecked among hills, valleys, moors and Devon lanes”.

There were plenty of hotels or boarding houses, probably the most famous being The Grange, which boasted 42 bedrooms, billiard room, tennis, croquet and a ballroom, described by Edith Holden as “Accommodation for the better class of person”. Nearby stood Dream Tor, which burnt down in the 1930’s.

Further up the road was Dousland Hotel, known locally as The Temperance Hotel, which is still standing but now converted into flats. Opposite this was The Manor Hotel, at one time known as Yennadon Arms Hotel which was advertised as being fully licensed, all bedrooms with H&C and Central Heating. This hotel known today as The Burrator Inn is the sole survivor meeting the needs of the thirsty locals and accommodation for the traveller.

Editor’s Footnote
Fernley Palmer served our grouped parish as a Councillor & Chairman for a number of years. This article is reprinted by kind permission of Mrs Mavis Palmer.

Backalong (2)

Peter R. Hamilton-Leggett.
(Yelverton & District Local History Society Newsletter 1990)

Josiah Wedgwood Visits Walkhampton

In 1775 Josiah Wedgwood, visited Walkhampton and he recorded his thoughts in his diary for that year.

He was in fact touring the West of England and was accompanied by a Mr Henry Tolcher, a Plymouth Alderman, for his travels in the Tavistock and Plymouth area. Under Walkhampton he writes:

“Walkhampton, or Walington-meadow land, worth £4 per acre. I found it very difficult to understand the people in this part of the country.

Take a small specimen of their language, which Mr.Tolcher gave me upon my complaining of this difficulty. A witness in a court of justice said the prisoner was all pillam up to the uxions. And what is pillam said the judge?

Pillam, why pillam be muxie ground. And what is Muxie? Why muxie is what you find in the lane”.

And that was that! He moved onto another village. (H)uxions are ankles, Pillum is dry, sandy dust, while muxie means mud, dirt or mire.

Editor’s Footnote
‘Tis a good job us all naws ‘ow to talk proper now, innit me lovers!
Ah bin a collector of Wedgwood for yers, but ah din’ naw Josiah ever come to Waketon - ‘e wern of nawn a word ah zed!

Poet’s corner

The Furry Caterpillar by Gordon R. Crimp (2002)

Earthbound throughout its transient sojourn,

Soft and colourful,

Held gently in the hand you have beauty in motion,

Yet beneath its velvet folds lie the gossamer wings of its butterfly,

SO MAY I AWAKEN TO JOYFUL ACTIVITY.

Letters To The Editor

Why do it?

Summer, the satisfying swish of a stick as it scythes through tall plants. But stop to think, kids, before you decapitate those lovely foxglove flower spikes. Hundreds of bees and insects depend on each one for food. And if they starve, no pollination, no new plants, flowers, bees, seeds for next year. No new plants. What a crying shame, something lovely destroyed, not just for now, but for coming years too, all for the sake of a swishing stick. And it’s not just the destroyed plants which matter. Those plant seeds were also food for birds - they will find life harder too.

Yes, we know nature heals itself; just look at the way Littlewood recovered after the tree-felling and pruning of last winter. A new green sward sprung up in the spring, a new grove of foxgloves burst into flower, and then…the stick swishers slaughtered them in a few minutes. Who could do this? Maybe the same two lads seen in Burrator Road a few days later, swishing the heads off the cow parsley on the verges. They’d run off before anyone could talk to them.

So how will they get the message? How will they come to know that such destructiveness is wrong, that the seemingly simple act of swishing a stick to break off flowering spikes will have consequences beyond some broken plants, the death of some flowers; that there is a wealth of nature dependent on each one, endangered by every mindless act of plant vandalism?

Let’s keep our lovely Devon just that way and show that we all care for it. Young and old, stop swishing!

Jill Locock (Councillor) & Joan E. Voisin

Notices

County Council gives £124,700 boost to village halls.

Village halls across Devon are to receive financial boosts to help pay for improvements thanks to funding from Devon County Council.

The Community Council of Devon (CCD) provides a Village Halls Service which offers advice and support to the voluntary committees that run the 400 plus village halls across the county.

The village hall grant scheme, which is funded by Devon County Council, helps pay for capital works, refurbishments and new builds of village halls.

County-wide map of bus services available

Devon County Council’s free Devon bus map, published annually, is now available, providing residents and visitors with details of almost all local bus services and rail routes in the county.

For all timetable enquiries call Traveline South West on 0870 608 2 608.

DevonBus publications may be obtained by phoning DevonBus on 01392 382800,  or by email to devonbus@devon.gov.uk. Visit the website at www.devon.gov.uk/devonbus

Village Halls

Please support our local village halls. Each hall has disabled access.

Booking details can be obtained from the following:

Events

Leukaemia Research Fund (Yelverton & District Branch)

The Christmas Craft Fair will be held on Wednesday 9th November at the Moorland Links Hotel. There will be lots of stalls laden with various crafts, cakes, raffle and we shall be running the ever-popular Silent Auction.

Do come and join us for a coffee and buy your Christmas presents!

Meavy Garden Society

October 17th. George’s Winter Wonderland - George Kestell
Gifts & cards by Perennial for sale.

November 21st. More changes at the Garden House - Stuart Fraser

For details contact Doris Potter 01822-853255

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Endpiece

Burrator BEACON Editor  Ted Whitehead, 
Moorland House, Golf Links Road, Yelverton PL20 6BN  Tel. 01822 853435

Editorial Team  Anne Ellis, Keith Scrivener   Internet Edition Editor 

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