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picture shown on the front page of the Burrator BEACON is a postcard photo of Walkhampton
taken sometime around 1915 – no, I didn’t take it! It was posted in
Plymouth in October 1915 by somebody named “Ursula” who had visited
“Kath” at Walkhampton and the weather was “beastly”. It was sent to a
Mrs W. A. Eden in Birmingham and the halfpenny postage stamp bears the head of
King George the 5th. Note the absence of trees which now obscure the
church and also the absence of houses – the photo being taken in the fields on
which Knowle Terrace and Church View stand. Now you can see why Church View was
so named!
Keep those articles coming in please (deadline for the next issue is Saturday 19th May) and don't forget to have a go at our current quiz – good luck.
On a much sadder note the sudden death of Councillor Sue Delooze came as such a shock to us all. The packed church at Meavy was testament to the regard in which Sue was held.
She will be greatly missed by us all. Condolences go to her husband Steven, son Alex and her family.
Foot and mouth disease within Dartmoor is a nightmare scenario that our local farmers dread, and with good reason. At the time of writing, we have not had an outbreak of the disease within Burrator. But it is not just the farms suffering an outbreak that need help and compensation. The restrictions on movement of livestock are having a severe financial effect on Burrator farms. The government, through MAFF, has announced limited movement both locally and to abattoirs under licence. But getting a licence processed is proving to be very difficult, with local offices of MAFF not able to cope with the demand. I hope that by the time you read this the situation will have improved.
The closure of the moor and all footpaths within the national park is having an equally serious effect on local businesses. There has already been a very sharp drop in trade for many shops and hotels within DNP. This should be of direct concern to ratepayers of Burrator. Our precept is kept low in comparison with other parish councils because we benefit from the income of the Royal Oak Inn. Like the rest of the tourist industry on Dartmoor, we will lose a substantial proportion of income if this outbreak continues through to the Easter holiday and beyond, as seems very likely. Government action is needed to ensure financial support for everyone who is affected
As reported elsewhere, The Council has tragically lost the vigorous enthusiasm of Cllr Sue Delooze. Sue was a member of The Royal Oak Inn Committee and was Chair of The Finance & General Purposes Committee and I therefore worked closely with her. She was a totally genuine person, full of life and fantastically loyal to, among other things, the Parish, the Oak Inn and Dartmoor. A hard act to follow.
We have just received the resignation of Cllr Mike Dobson, Chairman of the Footpaths Committee. Dobby really got to grips with this, producing the list of Footpaths and Bridlepaths, complete with numbers, grid references and distances – these are available to anyone interested. Dobby had a major operation last year and feels that time away from the Council is needed; we wish him well and who knows, he may return. I hope so.
There have been articles in The Tavistock Times recently about Councillor activity. Parish Councillors freely give their time and effort. Burrator Parish Council has five Committees; this means that in the year to date (since April 2000) there have been up to 34 meetings that a Councillor could have attended, depending on which, if any, Committees they served. All meetings are held in the evening so you can see that they have to be dedicated and very public spirited to be seriously involved.
WALKHAMPTON - 30 mph Speed Limit. As previously advised, the Council & DCC are jointly funding this scheme. Originally there would have been an unrestricted distance between Dousland and Walkhampton. Now, following representations, it has been decided to include this within the restricted area; the Highways Engineer has suggested that to help “driver awareness” when entering Walkhampton the village sign, with “Please drive carefully through Village” added, be relocated outside the Memorial Hall (kindly agreed by the Hall Committee). It was felt that this made a lot of sense, and it should be in place early in the new financial year.
Lady Modiford’s School – Plans for a “Walking Omnibus” have been drawn up to try and increase the children’s safety and reduce traffic congestion - by the time you read this it will hopefully be up and walking! Well done to “Officialdom” and the many people involved for making the effort required.
Burrator Road traffic speed still causes concern to the residents and we recently forwarded the results of a privately-conducted residents’ survey to the Highways Authority for their consideration. We await their reply.
Devon County Council have confirmed the scheme to create a footpath along the B3212 between Dousland and Woodmans Corner.
Funding has been approved for the 2001/02 financial year.
SINCE our winter edition of the Burrator Beacon, a Government Inspector has dismissed the appeal by South West Water over its planning application and ambitions to create a visitor centre with refreshment facilities and car park at Burrator Lodge.
Dartmoor
National Park had refused permission to change the use of the Lodge in this way
after loud and sustained public objection to the plans were voiced. The
Inspector decided not to overturn this.
The Inspector pointed out that since the original application by South West Water had been made, Burrator Lodge and the nearby dam had been declared as listed buildings grade II. In dismissing the appeal, he said he felt that the building alterations planned to the Lodge “would significantly harm the special character of the listed building and would run counter to Government and development plan policy.”
However, the Inspector seemed to suggest that had it not been for this listed building status, plans for a change of use at the site might have been able to go ahead. He said: “It appears to me that rather than be a threat to this part of Dartmoor National Park the principles of what the appellants seek to achieve could have a beneficial effect."
His assessment went on to say a Ranger living on site would increase security; an information facility would aid the interpretation of the area; modest refreshment facilities would provide a useful service to visitors; and a well-hidden car park could reduce some of the untidy roadside parking that currently takes place.
He concluded: “In principle therefore the appeal scheme would be in sympathy with the character of its site and landscape surroundings.”
Does this open the door to any fresh proposals from South West Water? Watch these pages for any further news.
2001 is an important year in the life of the Burrator Twinning Association as it marks 25 years of Twinning with Mathieu, a small village a few miles outside Caen in Normandy. Everyone living in the civil Parish of Burrator is automatically a member of the Association (free of charge) and everyone is welcome to participate in our activities.
For example, from 5th to 8th May this year, we will be entertaining a party of 25 visitors from Mathieu and if you would like to be involved please do contact us, as we would love to hear from you. Being involved in the Twinning is a great way of fostering friendships and enjoying visits to Normandy!
At the beginning of May 2002 we are planning to make a return visit to Mathieu. Would you like to be involved? Please contact us, and then we will keep you informed as to the arrangements for this visit.
If you have a child at Walkhampton School you will be aware of the annual trip the children make to Mathieu and the great learning opportunities this offers the children.
If you wish to help the Association financially do watch out for our Easter raffle-there will be some excellent prizes on offer. Please also consider joining the Burrator Twinning Lottery. A simple annual payment of £12 ensures that your name will be in the hat for our monthly prize draw.
If you have any queries or require any further information please contact me on 854653 or Jim Knight at Lady Modiford’s School, Walkhampton on 853277.
As many of you are aware there will soon be a new family moving to the village and I would like to introduce them to you as the new publicans at the Walkhampton Inn.
Roger and Janet Sawyer are now the new landlord and landlady of the Walkhampton Inn and are joined by their daughter and son in law Karen and Marc Coles who are also joined by their new daughter Mollie.
The family have been holidaying in Devon in Strete for some years on and off and decided to relocate to the area from their home in Staffordshire. After deciding to move to Devon last year a trip brought them to view the Walkhampton Inn and after meeting some of the locals and falling in love with the property they made an offer in September.
Once it was accepted a few hurdles had to be overcome and therefore the pub was closed. Now Roger and Janet are back doing a few updates to the property and the pub will be open for business again soon - look out for the dates.
Roger and Janet will be the frontline people you will see more often than not; their son in law Marc will be hidden in the kitchen bringing his culinary skills to the fore and creating good old traditional English food; meanwhile Karen will have her hands full with their daughter but will be seen occasionally helping out. The Walkhampton Inn will also be reopening the bed and breakfast rooms and so will bring new visitors to the village.
This new family all hope to see you very soon in the Walkhampton and I’m sure you join me in wishing them every success.
Last summer a few interested people came together and formed an informal cricket club. We practised on Walkhampton playing field and played a number of casual matches against other local sides. This year we are getting much more organised. We now have an elected committee who will run the club and have great plans for the season ahead. We will arrange regular training, more matches & social events, also fund raise and seek grants to expand the club.
The club is strongly committed to encouraging involvement from anyone who is interested within our community. At this stage we are looking to attract more players. Experience, ability or age are not relevant. All that matters is your enthusiasm. Is anyone out there interested? We also need more opposition. Can anybody put a team together from their place of work, local pub or club? For more information please contact Chris Long on 853212 or Andy Rogers on 890246.
The start of the new millennium in Burrator will long be remembered for the great deluge and flooding which occurred on New Year’s Eve. Around three inches of rain was reported to have fallen on Dartmoor in one day and it seemed as if most of it ended up in our parish!
In Dousland, houses were threatened by the overflow from a blockage in the old Devonport Leat, at Welltown at least one home was awash from a swollen stream, and in low-lying Meavy several lanes were turned into virtual rivers and lakes. It was all hands to the pumps at the village’s Royal Oak Inn where a torrent of water behind the building penetrated the walls and flowed across the tiled floors and out of the front door.
At Walkhampton residents kept an anxious eye on the rising river levels and were astonished to see huge boulders, trees and banks carried away by the raging waters. At least one lovely garden was lost to the flood.
Across the parish at Sheepstor, the village’s pretty brook was turned into something resembling fast-flowing white-water rapids. Hastily erected sandbags could not keep the water back as one of the village’s low-lying dwellings was giving a watering at ground floor level.So bad have been the rains this winter, and so water-logged are our fields and moors, that on that New Year’s Eve water was flowing in places where it had not been seen before in living memory.
At the inspiration of Cllr Nicholas Waterhouse, the Parish Council has now decided to embark upon a survey of the community to try to establish exactly where are the flooding danger spots in our territory.Cllr Waterhouse said at a recent parish council meeting: “If anyone was ever going to be flooded, then New Year’s Eve turned out to be the day it was going to happen”. Flooding on this scale was supposed to arise only once every hundred years, he said, but he suggested that we could learn from this unusual weather event by compiling a list of all the blocked drains, faulty gullies and weak links in our drainage systems.
So if you were flooded during the recent rainstorms or know of a normally dry place in your village that was turned into a stream or lake by the downpour, please take a few minutes to write down a short description of the troublespot. Give its exact location and a suggested solution (if possible) and send it to the parish council clerk, Michael Spry at Mole End Cottage, Huckworthy Bridge, Walkhampton, PL20 6LP or pass on a note via your local councillor.
If you don’t wish to take part in this survey, then our only other suggestion is – start building your ark now!
Sue died very suddenly on February 17th 2001. One of my most enduring memories of Sue will be that of laughter. She was a big lady with a big personality; jolly, kind, gregarious and generous. She could also be serious and exasperating. She had a very strong sense of duty and responsibility and a zest for life. She loved to play cards with friends and family, especially Euchre, and she certainly liked her tipple!
Naturally I have many abiding childhood memories of Sue’s humour – taking fresh putty from window-panes and pretending to be builders by plastering it over the walls (we told a puzzled father it was the birds); playing cricket INSIDE the house etc.
As a teenager Sue loved sport – hockey, badminton, horse riding and sailing and she qualified as a lifeguard. Her love of things piscatorial started when she used to go sea-angling with Father. She graduated to fly-fishing later where her favourite stretch of water was the river Plym.
Sue was a bingo fiend, assembling the troops (Mum, Auntie Oly and Sister-in-law Julie) every Sunday to venture into Devonport for fun and frolics! Needless to say winnings were not forthcoming. An awful lot of people will miss Sue and it is difficult to believe that we will not see or hear her again. There will be a big gap in our lives. However, her spirit will always be with us.
Thanks for the memory Sue.
It is with regret that we have to record the death on February 15th. of Mrs Muriel Plowman. Readers will recall from the Autumn edition of the Burrator BEACON that Muriel celebrated her 100th. birthday on August 10th. 2000. She had been living in the parish for over 50 years and will be sadly missed by many who knew her from her involvement in local activities and voluntary work. Our thoughts go to her family.
Wayne died tragically on Sunday 18th February aged just 26 years. A service was held at S. Mary’s Walkhampton on Monday 26th February and he was buried in the churchyard together with his sister Tami who died in a road accident some years ago.
Wayne, who worked with his father in the family plastering business, was a highly accomplished young man with many talents, some of them arising from his love of the country life and farming at Waytown. He was a good horseman and greatly enjoyed the moor for its beauty and open spaces. Skiing was another passion and he was a keen pool player also.
Together with the family and local friends there was a large number of younger people at his service who shared the heartbreak of the situation but with dignity and love. A seat for S. Mary’s was donated by a group of these friends who wanted to express their thoughts. It will be a token to all who pass by not only to the memory of Wayne but also to friendship’s bond.
The community came together at the service and somehow what was unbearable was lightened by the many who shared the grief. All who in any way know the family have felt deeply touched by their burden which follows their earlier loss.
Wayne was a conscientious young man at work with a deep love for his family and appreciation of friendship. He is greatly missed by all who knew him.
When a young life like his is taken it requires more than words to bring meaning and healing to broken hearts. We pray for Julie and Graham and offer them what help human kindness can show.
Cyril died on 22nd February, aged 84 years. He was born at Buckland Monachorum, the second of seven children and went to Buckland school. He started work at Gnatham Farm working for Mr Blowey, and also for Mr Tom Cole at Dittisham and for a time at Eggworthy Farm.
After Eggworthy he went back to Gnatham, now owned by Mr. Toop. During his working life he lived in Gnatham Cottage in Walkhampton; when he retired he and his wife Ethel moved into Staddon Cottage living next door to his sister Edna. In the late 90’s they took a warden controlled flat in Tavistock but about 2 years ago they moved to Horrabridge to be near Ethel’s family.
More recently the authorities suggested he needed residential care, but Ethel insisted that he stayed at home where he would be happy with her looking after him.
He will be sadly missed by many local people.
2001 has seen the start of another busy year for the Scout & Cub group.
The Cubs meet every Monday evening at the Walkhampton Memorial Hall and under the close supervision of Joan Roberts (01822 852947) a multitude of different activities are planned to take place. The Scouts meet on Friday evenings, in the winter months at Walkhampton School, then they move to the Glebe Field behind the church at Yelverton in summer. Ray Butler (01822 854439) is the scout leader, ably assisted by John Perkins (01822 853175).Regular meetings of both the scouts and cubs aim to teach and develop all sorts of basic life skills from swimming to making rafts. Overnight camps of various lengths and different venues are sprinkled into the programme to add variety and allow the troop to enjoy the experience of a night under canvas. This year there will be a “Dartmoor Camp” at Easter and another “Sea Camp-sailing, canoeing, swimming etc” at Cawsand Bay in August.
Membership of the group is open to any child who wants to join and the committee endeavours to keep subscriptions as low as possible so that as many as wish to may join. Burrator Parish Council greatly helps us out here by funding the rent of the Memorial Hall. We are always looking for adult support, so anyone out there who would like to lend a hand-please come forward and contact one of the leaders.
Walkham Valley Scout Group are pleased to announce that they are in the process of starting a Beaver Scout Colony. This will open after the summer holidays in September. This section is for those boys aged between 6 years old and 8 years old. Again we provide a full and fun programme encouraging the children to take up new challenges within a friendly and safe environment. We will be doing craft activities, learning about other countries, cooking, finding out about the local community, going on visits and lots, lots more. We are currently taking names of those who would like to join us in September. We will be running out of the Walkhampton/Yelverton area. So please ring and let us know how many boys there are who would like to join us. Let your friends know as well-the more the merrier.
If you have a son who would like to join any of the sections mentioned above please ring Malcolm Young (Group Scout Leader) on 854097.
Come & Join Scouting – It’s the Biggest Club Worldwide.
Did you know that a survey conducted in 1955 revealed that 86% of adults over 16 claimed to have attended Sunday school or Bible class in their childhood? Did you know that by 1989 only 14% of children under 15 attended any church related activity on a Sunday? In the space of a generation a national custom has died. You may look back on your days in Sunday school and it may bring a warm glow as you recall happy, carefree days. Conversely, your experience of church as a child might have been so bad that it has effectively inoculated you from ever wanting to darken the door of a church again! You may have young children yourself and believe they should have the opportunity of learning about the Christian faith
Yelverton Team Crusaders exists to meet the needs of modern children and young people in giving them (hopefully) positive ideas of what it means to be a Christian in the 21st century. We have 2 groups that meet on Tuesday evenings during school term time at Walkhampton School. Our junior group caters for 8-11 year olds (6:30 to 7:30) and our senior group caters for young people who are aged over 11 (7:45 to 9:00). The group attracts children from our 2 excellent church schools and the wider area and is open to all in the Burrator Parish area and beyond.
Group meetings are a mix of games, and a slot where we consider our faith. In addition to the weekly meetings we arrange occasional activities such as swimming, ice-skating, summer camp for the junior group, weekends away at the Dartmoor Training Centre for the Senior Group, trips to watch basketball, activity days at River Dart Country Park etc. The seniors are encouraged to attend a monthly evening service which is preceded by a shared tea. I hope this gives you a flavour of what we do and will encourage you to consider giving Crusaders a try. There are currently over 30 in the Junior group and 15 to 20 in the Senior Group – you will be surprised how many people you will know who go to the group! Crusaders is a national Christian organisation. All our leaders are trained, vetted in accordance with Child Protection procedures and properly insured. If you require further information please contact me on 854653 or ask a friend who you know already goes to Crusaders.
We have had various comments about the Burrator BEACON logo from people wondering what it meant. Back in the 80’s the Parish Council thought it would be a good idea to have a competition to design a logo that would encompass the grouped parish of Burrator.
We offered a £10 prize and Miss Helen Harwood of
Meavy drew the winning entry. I adapted it for general use by the Council and it
became the logo on the Burrator BEACON newsletter. It fell out of use after later editorial
changes and I re-introduced it when I took over again.
The cross in the logo is the Walkhampton War Memorial, the oak leaves represent the oak tree of Meavy, with Sheepstor in the background.
The design has proved very popular with readers.
Congratulations to Mrs M Boon of Meavy Lane, who is the winner of the Winter 2000 Competition. A £10 Meal Voucher which was kindly donated by Jeff Gale of the Burrator Inn at Dousland has been sent to her.
Many thanks to all the other entrants-better luck next time.
The Spring Quiz is;
Q. In what year was the work completed on the raising of Burrator Dam?
Answers please to the Editor by the 19th of May 2001. The Editor’s decision is final.
It is nice to see horse riders on the roads, but surely there is no need for riding on the pavements. While we cannot expect horses to conform to the dog-fouling regulations, encountering their droppings where one does not expect them is most unpleasant, especially after dark.
RIDERS, PLEASE KEEP OFF OUR PAVEMENTS.
With the introduction in March of a Regulator for Royal Mail, and an increase in competition on the delivery of mail, where does that leave the rural areas?
We have all seen the effects on rural Post Offices with services moving into Supermarkets etc. You can be assured that any competitors to Royal Mail deliveries are not interested in providing a universal service or delivery to rural areas. All they would be interested in is the delivery and collection of mail in cities and towns, where the profit is, and which at the moment support the deliveries in the countryside. If this system disappears where does that leave our communities? What can we do to ensure our delivery service remains in its present form?
One idea perhaps in places where access is difficult for mail vans (for example down rough farm entrances) is to have an American style box at the gate. This would save wear and tear to Royal Mail vehicles, and hence costs.
Perhaps readers have some other ideas?
There have been numerous complaints to our Council over the lack of care some dog owners are showing when walking their dogs. Meavy Green is in a disgusting state and is really not safe for children to walk on. Burrator Road along with other lanes is also being used by local people to exercise their dogs. It is accepted that while the Foot & Mouth outbreak is putting the moors out of bounds to walkers and dogs, more people are using the lanes and roads. This really isn’t an excuse to leave dogs’ poo where it is dropped. We know the visitors can’t be blamed – there aren't any!
So please, BAG IT & BIN IT.
Community based social care contracts totalling more than £250,000 have been agreed by Devon County Council’s Executive Committee.
Renewed and extended projects include the continued provision of an information worker specialising in social care and health matters in Tavistock CAB (£22,000) Contact 612359.
Congratulations to Drs. M and I Thomas of Dousland, better known as Barbara and Dick, who recently celebrated their 60th Anniversary. Barbara served as a Meavy School governor for 30 years and was the Meavy and Sheepstor WI President for 3 years. Dick was deputy organist at Meavy Church for more than 50 years and still plays the piano. All good wishes go to them both.
April 17th 7:30 pm at Meavy village Hall
A Mediaeval Mystery – Hunting the Three Hares from Dartmoor to China by Tom Greeves.May 15th 7:o0 pm, meet at the Bridge in Horrabridge
A Summer walk around Horrabridge with Jill Fitzsimmons.June 19th 7:o0 pm, meet in Church car park
A Summer walk around Yelverton with Derek Roper.July 17th 6:45 pm for 7:00 pm, meet on site
Visit to Tor Royal, Princetown with Jenny Sanders.August 21st 7:30 pm, Meavy Village Hall
The History of the Fruit Industry of the Tamar Valley by Caroline Vulliamy.September 18th 7:30pm, Clearbrook Village Hall
The Roman Army in Devon by John Allan.
October 16th 7:30 pm, Meavy Village Hall.
Devon’s Century of Change by Helen Harris.November 20th 7:30 pm, Yelverton Rock Methodist Church
Members’ Evening (Research Projects)
April 23rd Claire Gosling, Head Gardener, Overbecks. A talk on the garden.
May 21st Stuart Fraser, Public Relations Manager, The Garden House. A talk on the Development of the Garden.
June 18th Michael Gilmore. Garden Design – A self-help Guide.
July 21st SUMMER SHOW
August 20th Mike Crowley. The Flora of Dartmoor. (Part 2)
September 17th Barbara Burr. In the Steps of Marianne North.
October 15th Ron White. Daffodils with a Difference!
November 19th Michael Taylor, Endsleigh Gardens Nursery.
Every year children of all ages in your local area need to spend time away from their birth families. In many cases such children are looked after by foster carers.
Fostering means looking after someone else’s child in your home. The child may need help in coming to terms with separation from their family, or with other problems or difficulties. Foster carers need patience, understanding and a sense of humour!
Locally, there is a need for new carers to undertake the following types of fostering:
All kinds of people become foster carers. There are no special qualifications required. Police checks and medicals are routinely taken up. Prospective carers are also asked to provide references from people who know them well. Carers receive allowances to cover the needs of the child, and depending on carers’ skill and experience can also receive a reward payment.
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Advertising
The charge for adverts is £10 per advert per single issue or £24 per advert four 4 issues. One full page advert costs £30 per issue. 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 is 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.
