Michael A Parle
You will read in the editorial below that Ted Whitehead is standing down
following the publication of this edition of the Burrator Beacon. Ted has
edited the Beacon for a total of 13 years. Throughout this time his depth of
local knowledge has been key to maintaining a vibrant publication which is of
great interest to readers. Ted has done much to encourage parishioners to submit
articles of local interest, but getting copy for the Beacon has not been his
only task. Ted has had to deal with obtaining advertising, organise printing and
stapling, and organise distribution.
On behalf of Burrator Parish Council I wish to thank Ted for all the work he
has done to ensure the continued success of the Burrator Beacon, and to wish him
well for the future. Keith Scrivener is also standing down from the editorial
team but will continue to make deliveries in Sheepstor. We say thank you to
Keith for the work he has put into the production of the Beacon.
For the Autumn edition of the Beacon the editorial group will be Michael
Parle, Chas Symes and Helen Norgate, assisted by the parish council clerk Lucie
Luke. By the time of publication in September we hope to have decided on a new
Editor. If you feel you might have a contribution to make and are willing to
consider volunteering to be Editor please contact either Michael Parle or Lucie
Luke.
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Ted Whitehead
They say all good things must come to an end….
I started editing the Burrator Beacon in 1983 when the then Council Chairman
Fern Palmer thought our residents would enjoy a local newsletter. I have
now decided to step down after a total of 13 years, and pass the baton to a new
team.
In between my stints it was edited very ably by Bill Ames and subsequently by
Walkhampton School and then Tristan Nichols. I have thoroughly enjoyed all
the preparation and work involved and I hope the new team share the same passion
for it that I have. I want to thank Keith Scrivener for all his input over
the years and Don Brown for his support and hard work. In addition I must
thank all the advertisers, contributors, delivery volunteers and those who took
the trouble to contact me with kind words about the magazine; not forgetting
Dave and Nita at our printers, Copycraft, who were always most helpful and had
good things to say about the presentation. I will be keeping the grey
cells ticking over by editing newsletters for the Friends of the Lenkiewicz
Foundation. I wish my successors all the best.
Keith Scrivener adds: “I have thoroughly
enjoyed the last seven years helping produce the Beacon and writing articles
about the community and the interesting events that take place in Burrator.
I now feel it is time for some fresh input to the parish magazine and I wish
every success to the Beacon for the future.”
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Lucie A Luke
The grass cutting contract for the Parish was successfully tendered
for by Land & Tree Maintenance in Callington. All is going well so far.
It is unfortunate to report that the Post Office will be unable to
“set up shop” in Walkhampton Memorial Hall due to legal trading reasons.
A strong letter of objection has been sent to Dartmoor National Park
Authority regarding the Walkhampton Trust’s Planning Application for social
housing off Knowle Terrace. We now wait anxiously for the outcome.
The Council was sorry to see Cllr Locock resign and wish her all the best for
the future. The vacancy has been advertised on the Notice Boards and will
hopefully be filled shortly.
The ford at Marchants Bridge is shortly due to be regraded and the
stepping stones realigned.
Finally, I am about to start the “Certificate in Local Council
Administration”. Once completed, the Parish Council can apply for Quality
Status.
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Chris Morley
It’s great that so many parishioners have shown interest in joining the
Footpaths Committee. This has lead to a tremendous contribution of ideas related
to our many footpaths and bridleways. Also we now have a full register of
helpers to walk all the paths. One of the proposals will be to put details and
descriptions of all the paths on the Burrator Parish website for everyone to
gain access to, a draft of which is already in hand. Keep watching this space!
A Spring Parish Walk took place in early May attended by 15 parishioners. The
route started from Walkhampton and involved a circular route extending out to
Goatstone Pond below Sharpitor. This involved a distance of 4.7 miles thanks to
Mavis Goddard’s pedometer! The weather was perfect and a very pleasant time was
had by all.
Following requests to hold a similar event, it has been decided to have a
Summer Evening Parish Walk in July. This will take place on Friday 14th July
starting at 6.30pm from the Royal Oak in Meavy and should last approximately 2
hours, giving time for refreshment afterwards perhaps! We would be pleased to
see as many people as possible and final details will be posted on the Parish
noticeboards a couple of weeks before.
Finally, we are always very pleased to welcome even more members to the
Footpaths Committee. We have a lot to discuss in connection with the overall
promotion of our very complex footpath system and if you are interested to come
along to the next meeting, please make contact with one of the Council Committee
members. Happy walking!
Chris Morley is Chairman, Footpaths Committee
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Meavy School Head Retires
Capt. David Tall
Mary Williamson retires from Meavy School after 14 years as our Headteacher.
The time under her wise, consistent and committed leadership has seen the school
negotiate considerably choppy waters and she leaves us with the school in a very
much better state in every regard than when she joined and everyone involved
with Meavy School during her stewardship, but particularly the pupils, owe her a
very great deal.
 Mary
has guided us through 2 Ofsteds, a much needed building extension and
improvement programme, the purchase and provision of a Sports’ Field and,
because of much hard work by a number of people, but great leadership from Mary,
a stable workforce and a consistent pupil roll. Her wise interpretation and deep
knowledge of DfES, LEA and Diocesan bureaucracy ensures the School gets the very
best for our children at all levels. The recognition of and award of an
“outstanding practice” by Ofsted of our Huff and Puff initiative is a rare, but
well deserved, accolade for a school of our size and reflected very well on Mary
and her excellent team. Mary has ensured that the school has been at the heart
of the local community. The fabulous contributions to the Meavy Oak Fair, the
uplifting and joyous Carol and Harvest Festivals, our deeply moving Leavers’
Services, the quite wondrous school productions and amazing PTA events have been
living proof of this commitment and owe so much to Mary’s personal interest and
involvement. Important as our Community Links are, Mary has ensured that the
children have an international dimension to their education and personal
development and they have been regularly involved in fund raising events for
children in Romania and Ghana. There are too many experiences to highlight, but
I for one will never forget the book of poems the children produced following
the Boxing Day Tsunami – they obviously reflected the personal feelings of the
children but equally Mary’s subliminal tender and caring influence.
Mary is a woman and teacher of rare qualities. The vocational nature of her
life shone through her early training as a nurse, throughout her teaching and in
her future role – though I do not suppose she considers the time she spent
working for the Inland Revenue as the slightest bit vocational!! We have sought
the views of a wide range of people to obtain their memories and opinions and it
does not matter whether pupil, parent, member of staff,
Governor, colleague HT or local resident, everyone commented on Mary’s
approachability, consistency, reliability and obvious affection for the school
and her charges. She demonstrated this affection by inviting several damp and
cold youngsters (and volunteers) to tea after a visit to the Otter Sanctuary and
hosting a PTA BBQ at her house shortly after her appointment. Music, sport and
Grenville House have played major parts in her life and although I know Mary
will miss much on her retirement, guarding the boys’ dormitory on the first
night at Grenville will not be missed!! She is indeed a wonderful person who
after 27 years of teaching moves on to another vocation, well suited to her
innumerable qualities. We hope her new career allows her more time to spend with
her family, but especially her 4 grandchildren, and to continue her interest in
reading, the theatre and walking.
We thank her for all she has done for us, wish her every success in her
journey to ordination and assure her of a warm and loving welcome whenever she
returns to see us at Meavy School.
We shall be holding a Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving for Mary at St
Peter’s Meavy on Tuesday 18 July at 6.30pm followed by a short reception in the
Parish Hall. All friends, former pupils and parents are warmly invited to
attend.
Capt David Tall is Vice-Chairman of Governors, Meavy School
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Church House, Walkhampton
Ted Whitehead
Church House, which is now a listed Grade II* building because of its
historic importance, stands at the entrance of the path leading to Walkhampton
Church, itself a long haul from the village up the steep western flank of
Dartmoor.
 Despite
its isolated position the Church House must have played a vital role in the
village and parish life for hundreds of years. It was a meeting place, a sort of
doss house and an inn until the vicar had the licence revoked at the end of the
19th century. Associations from the distant past echo through the building which
has its history built into the stonework.
A well weathered gargoyle, probably from the nearby church tower, grins open
mouthed in the living room and an upstairs window sill is roughly fashioned from
an old slate gravestone, with only part of the date April 14 visible.
Bread was distributed to the poor from the Church House thanks to the
generosity of Lady Modiford who left a gift of £50 to the parish in 1719. Tithes
were also collected there- as shown by a letter written in 1772 by the curate
who said that the house was full because of the tithe feast. By 1830 the
building had become an inn and the venue for parish meetings.
The arrival of the Rev Walker in the parish produced dramatic changes in the
way things were run. He moved the annual election of churchwardens out of the
church and into the Church House from 1865 and two years later unsuccessfully
attempted to end the inn licence. He succeeded in 1895 and the Church House was
converted into two cottages soon after—remaining so until the early 1990s when
the building became one dwelling again.
In 1842 the granite arched windows were walled up although in 1867 the house
still had adjoining it a stone arched doorway under a thatched roof which led
into the church yard. I was fortunate to be present over a hundred years later,
when a very excited Bill Andrew hacked through masonry and plaster and
discovered the original, quite beautiful, granite windows. Thanks to the
dedicated work of the present owners, Bill and Sue Andrew, this historic
building is now a happy family home.
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Walkhampton Show 2006
Mike Dobson
This year’s show will be held in the Walkhampton Memorial Hall on Bank
Holiday Saturday, August 26th. Doors open at 2-30pm. As usual there will be
classes for Vegetables, Fruit, Flowers, Flower Arranging, Home Cooking, Home
Brewing, Photography, and Handicrafts, including painting and drawing. There
will be children’s classes for most of these as well. Full details will be in
our Show Schedules which will be available from late June. These can be bought
at the following locations; Yelverton Stores, Dousland Post Office, Yelverton
Garage, Corner Shop at Leg O’Mutton, The Walkhampton Inn and Horrabridge Post
Office. However, if you have difficulty in buying a Schedule, please contact
Mike Dobson on 852937.
This year the Cottage Garden Society are delighted to have been supporting
Lady Modiford’s School with their Gardening club and we are hoping for some
strong competition from them! The Tea tent at the show will be open from 2-30pm.
selling not only tea, coffee and soft drinks but also delicious home made cakes
etc.
Show entries are welcomed from residents of the Parishes of Walkhampton,
Meavy, Sheepstor, Dousland, Horrabridge, Sampford Spiney and Buckland Monachorum.
There is a small entry fee for adult classes but all children’s entries for 16
and under are free.
Walkhampton Show is one of the few remaining shows in the area and we welcome
your support to help keep it alive.
Mike Dobson is Show Secretary
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Keith Scrivener
The village cross in Sheepstor was set in its present position almost 100
years ago and must occupy what is one of the most picturesque spots in our
parish. A familiar signpost to generations of walkers and ramblers who have
passed through the village on their way up to the moor, the cross was erected on
the tiny village green in front of the pretty lych-gate of St Leonard's Church
in 1910.
This was arranged by the then Vicar of Sheepstor, the Rev. Hugh Breton, who
wanted to commemorate the Coronation of King George V by restoring and resetting
the cross. Previously the shaft had been standing minus its arms as a rubbing
post for cattle in a field just above Burrator waterfall and just east of
Burrator Wood. On old maps of the area its position in the field was noted as
‘Roman's Cross (Stone Cross, remains of).’
Rev. Breton arranged for a group of local Sheepstor men to have the shaft
transported to the village green where two new arms were expertly refitted and
the shaft was chamfered and incised with a raised cross in relief on both faces.
The finished article stands 5ft 4ins tall and its arms, which are tapered
inwards, measure 2ft 3ins across.
 It
is reported that the Sheepstor men voluntarily gave up their evenings for three
weeks to complete the work and the Rev Breton dedicated the cross as an open-air
preaching cross on Coronation Day, June 22nd 1911. It is believed that the
socket stone of the old cross may have been re-used and built into the base
plinth of three stone tiers that exists today.
In 1902 William Crossing wrote that the stone base of the old cross was lying
broken at the nearby junction of Scotland Lane and the road to Collyton. No
doubt the working party would have taken the old socket stone and used it in
their restoration. It would be nice to think that a rededication of the cross
might take place on the centenary of its restoration - in five years time.
Photo by Keith Scrivener
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Another look back at the Burrator Beacon of 20 years
ago
Don Brown
In 1986, the Beacon reported on a visit to the parish by 30 American teachers
and their spouses. With 3 weeks in the U.K. they attended a Civic Reception in
Plymouth, and thoroughly enjoyed an American-style “Cook-out” at Walkhampton
school attended by over 100 people.
Radio 4’s “Gardeners Question Time” visited Meavy, and a large audience of
members and friends of Meavy Flower Society filled the Hall for the recording,
followed by informal chats with the experts. Walkhampton WI celebrated its first
birthday, and children from Meavy School performed “Yanomamo”, a World Wildlife
musical at Plymouth Guildhall. Meavy Parish Hall came second in the competition
for the “Best-kept Village Hall in Devon” - the only points lost were for
inadequate facilities for disabled people (since improved).
The Council agreed to accept the public open space in Walkhampton from
McKinnerys, the developers of the Blackbrook estate, and decided that with some
tidying of the hedge, and the placing of one or two seats, this could become a
very attractive asset to the village. The builder gave the Council £750 towards
tidying the Green, and Derek Lavers & Ted Whitehead were the signatories to the
hand-over. On a lovely summer evening, a group of local residents turned up with
an assortment of implements. We really put our backs into it, and the green was
soon looking ship-shape. But we can’t help but note that the Green is still
awaiting the seats 20 years later!
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CAB on your Doorstep
Mandy Kenyon
West Devon Citizens Advice Bureau has been awarded funding by Devon
Renaissance and the Big Lottery Fund to enable a new Home Visiting service to be
established. If you find it difficult to get to a CAB due to transport or health
problems, caring responsibilities or even because your work commitments mean
that the main town bureaux are never open when you can get there, then please
telephone 01837 52105 and ask for a Home Visitor to come to you.
As well as offering home visits, the new service includes an outreach element
where once every few weeks we will offer appointments at a local venue such as a
village hall, doctor’s surgery or other suitable location. Confidentiality is a
key element of our service and this is taken into account when outreach sessions
are being organised.
Contact Mandy Kenyon at West Devon CAB, The Ockment Centre, North
Street, Okehampton, Devon EX20 1AR
Coffee Morning
Ted Whitehead
The coffee morning held on June 7th at Moorland House raised a total of £165
for the newly formed Friends of the Lenkiewicz Foundation Fundraising Group.
This is the start of our efforts to get a really good web site up and running.
Many thanks to all who supported us and to those who worked hard on the day.
Woodside Charity Shop – Yelverton
Ted Whitehead
As you can see we are still at the Parade, having just celebrated our 2nd
year. The shop recently expanded into the old Bank premises, giving us more
space to display our goods and more comfort for our customers. It has proved a
very popular venue for many local people, and we thank you for your support,
which helps a lot of animals. As we go to press, the Sanctuary at Elfordleigh
(01752 347503) reports that they have a lot of beautiful bunnies for rehoming.
If you can help, please contact them.
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"MARK IT - REGISTER IT - KEEP IT"
Colin Harris
Your fingerprints are unique, and marking your personal possessions will make
them unique too. Every year property worth hundreds and thousands of pounds is
recovered by the police, but only a small amount of it can be returned to its
rightful owner. Help us to help you.
Devon & Cornwall Constabulary has the ability to detect personal possessions
that are marked using ultra violet pens to transponder technology. If you mark
your personal possessions you can register them free for life, via our web site
and you will reduce the likelihood of it being stolen. You can help reduce the
market place for the sale of stolen property, we can target thieves and the
handlers of stolen property.
To register your marked property, go to
www.devon-cornwall.police.co.uk/marking and follow the on screen prompts to
help register your property free for life. If you are offered suspicious goods
call Devon & Cornwall CRIMESTOPPERS 0800 - 555 – 111.
Colin Harris is at West Devon Neighbourhood & Farm Watch Team. Tel 01566 -
783336 – email:
westdevonwatches@tesco.net
West Devon Neighbourhood Watch & Devon and Cornwall Constabulary
Building safer communities together
DOORSTEP CALLERS
Colin Harris
West Devon Neighbourhood & Farm Watch Community Safety Team is appealing to
all householders to be on their guard. There are people travelling round Devon
selling from cars and vans to people like you and me. Be careful.
*Never let strangers into your home.
* Don't be pressured into buying from these doorstep callers.
* Say NO!! Then shut and lock your door.
* Always ask for an Identity card from callers.
* Check the caller out, but never phone the number on the ID card.
* Shut and lock the door, then check the phone number on the ID card against the
phone number in the telephone book, phone the company up and check the caller
out.
* Never leave your door open or unlocked even if you are just going to pop round
to a neighbours or to the shop, or if you are out in the garden.
You never know who is watching. It can take only a minute for an opportunist
thief to steal from your house. SAY NO TO DOORSTEP CALLERS. BE SAFE - KEEP SAFE
- STAY SAFE.
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People of the Parish
Gavin Hamilton
Hi everyone, my name is Gavin Hamilton and I am the new Headteacher at Lady
Modiford’s at Walkhampton. Being such a community orientated area as we are,
many people have been kindly asking about me and I thought that this would be a
good vehicle to introduce myself.
I have lived in Plymouth for most of my life and, since qualifying as a
teacher, have taught in Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall. My specialisms at college
were English and PE but for the last seven years I have been a Subject Leader in
maths and a Leading Maths Teacher in Cornwall. I was also a Deputy Head for
seven years in Cornwall with a full time teaching commitment.
My philosophy of education has changed little and is child centred. I believe
that every child has the right to learn and at the same time every teacher has
the right to teach. I recognise the importance of maths and English but I also
believe an integrated curriculum is necessary so that art, music, PE and the
other foundation subjects give children as wide a range of experiences as
possible. In this way maths, English and science can also be creative.
On a personal level, I have several hobbies, I enjoy travel both abroad and
visiting friends in this country, I like to lose myself in a good book and I
play sports. I am happy to try as wide a range of sports as possible but my main
passion is rugby. Although the joints creak and I spend most of Sunday morning
moaning about them, I still play rugby on a Saturday. I have also organised
trips from school to Twickenham to watch England play which are fantastic days
out. I have played some football which I enjoy more than am good at!
I am very excited by my new appointment at Lady Modiford’s. The school is a
very vibrant place to work with a dedicated staff and lovely pupils. However, as
with most old buildings the romantic façade takes quite a bit of upkeep and we
are starting to think of some refurbishment. Hopefully many of you will join us
on ‘ground’s days’ to help clear up and, as the Navy puts it, ‘make and mend’.
Donations of paint and plants will always be gratefully received as will offers
of a more practical nature from those of you with building or carpentry skills.
I look forward to meeting many of you in and around the area.
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It is with regret that we record the passing of the following:
Marian Agnita Cautley (aged 101) Service & Burial at Sheepstor 16th
March.
Joan Irene Inglis (aged 85) Burial of cremated remains at Meavy 22nd
March.
David Colin Roderick (aged 47) Committal at Walkhampton Church 8th.
May.
John Robert (Bob) Grice (aged 80) Died 5th May. Service at Walkhampton
Church 11th May.
Our condolences go to their families.
Monica Pearce (Vice Chairman, Heartswell)
Ted Whitehead
Monica Pearce, one of the keenest fund raisers in the area, died suddenly at
Derriford Hospital in April.
Monica was a driving force behind Heartswell and could be seen at Derriford
Outpatients dept. and most village fetes, manning a stall. Monica worked
ceaselessly for this charity even to the extent of having her head shaved for
sponsorship. At our coffee morning, in aid of Heartswell, last year, Monica
turned up laden with boxes of goodies to sell; and later in the year, with many
friends from our villages, we enjoyed a cream tea in aid of Heartswell in her
garden - entertained by a mixture of wildlife!
A dedicated fundraiser, Monica will be sadly missed by all who knew her.
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Meavy Events
29th June - 6.30pm - Concert by Mount House choir and instrumentalists in St
Peter's Church, Meavy. Retiring collection in aid of the kitchen facilities.
22nd July - 11am - 4.00pm - Open Gardens in Dousland. Refreshments and plant
stall. Admission £3.In aid of the kitchen facilities.
9th September - Devon Historic Churches Trust Walk. Further information on
all events from Sarah Gordon - 01822 854298.
Doris Days in Devon
Devon’s Online Roving Information Service
is free for any adult living in Devon who wishes to contact the Council or find
out about local services in their area. Doris regularly visits market and
coastal towns in Devon. Other visits can be made by request by ringing 01392
383444 or emailing : doris@devon.gov.uk
Village Halls
Please support our local village halls. Each hall has disabled access.
Booking details can be obtained from the following:
| Meavy Hall |
Val Smith |
01822 855909 |
| Sheepstor Hall |
Enid Stebbings |
01822 852838 |
| Walkhampton Hall |
Neil Morrison |
01822 854880 |
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Burrator BEACON Editor
vacant
Editorial Team
Michael A Parle, Chas Symes, Helen Norgate.
Internet
Edition Editor
Published and issued quarterly, free of charge by Burrator Parish Council.
Copy to be sent to the editorial team or the clerk by the 8th September
for the next edition to be published end September 2006.
Burrator Parish Council is a body which complies with the Freedom of Information
Act 2000. Contact the Clerk Lucie Luke for specific details about parish
business.
Advertising
The charge for adverts is £10 (inc. VAT) per advert per single issue or
£28.20 (inc. VAT) per advert for 4 issues. One full page advert costs £35.25
(inc. VAT)
per single issue. Adverts must be booked and paid for in advance. Cheques made payable
to Burrator Parish Council and sent to the clerk. 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.
Burrator Web Site
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 Lucie Luke or
councillor Michael Parle.
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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.
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