Lympstone Village Station

 An open meeting will be held in the Village Hall Function Room on Monday, 14th January 2008 at 7pm.  Simon Evans (First Great Western) will explain the Station Adoption Scheme and answer questions. The scheme can include gardening, "station watch" and community information displays.

 Pete Acca (Chairman, Parish Council) will chair the meeting, which is sponsored by the Parish Council and is supported by Lympstone Garden Club, Lympstone History Society and the Avocet Line Rail Users' Group.

 Whilst we will mainly be discussing ideas for the future and how to implement them, it would be very useful to look at what happened before.  If anyone has old photos of the station or embankment when it was planted with flowers, please could I borrow them to make a copy?

 Tony Day 268653

 

LIVE AT THE REDWING

                                

                                                                         Friday 11^th Jan                                                   Eat the Rich   

                                                                          Tuesday 15^th                                                     Fingersmith

                                                                         Friday 18^th                                                         Rock Against the Machine

                                                                         Tuesday 22^nd                                                    Honest John and Ray Beavis

                                                                         Friday 25^th                                                        Rooster

                                                                         Tuesday 29^th                                                     Maggie Reeday Band

                                                                         Friday 1^st Feb                                                   The Disclaimers

                                                                         Tuesday 5^thFeb                                                 Jelly Beans

                                                                         Friday 8^th Feb                                                    Shufflebones

Jackie’s Home Cooking

A la Carte/Bar Snacks/Sunday Lunch

 

The Redwing Inn, Church Rd, Lympstone Tel : 01395 222156  

 

FLOOD WARDENS & CLOG DANCERS

 

The closing act in this year’s Village Concert on 19^th January will be the Lympstone Gate Wardens, that brave band of villagers who struggle from their beds in storm and tide to close the barriers that protect us from being overwhelmed by floods. They have written their own song to celebrate their valour and will sing it lustily with the audience joining in the chorus: “Close the gates, the tide is rising, close the gates the tide…” etc etc.  Other new acts include the Lympstone Clog Dancers, and for the first time the W. I. Drama Group will grace the Village Concert. There will be the usual family entertainment of songs and comic sketches, demonstrating what a talented village Lympstone is, and as usual we shall start with the young players of The Lympstone Training Band. There are a few tickets left at the Post Office.

 Harland Walshaw

 WANTED: Families to host our language students in Lympstone

For 2008 we are looking for host families in Lympstone to accommodate our language students.  The students mainly come from European countries, and are a mixed group of personally selected boys and girls aged 10 to 19 years. 

The host families are required to provide bed, breakfast, a hot evening meal and a packed lunch.  For the students there is a full sport and entertainment programme out of school hours which the students are encouraged to attend. We offer very good rates and conditions.

For further information regarding dates, fees etc. please contact:

Ray or Claudia at The Lympstone Language School, Bridge House, Underhill, Lympstone, Devon EX8 5HH Tel. / Fax 01395 227333

LympstoneLanguageSchool@btinternet.com 

 

Old London Bed and Breakfast

The Strand   EX8 5JW. For a warm welcome and a great breakfast Ring Norma on 01395 266116 or visit www.oldlondonbandb.co.uk

Or email keith.exelby@sky.com

 

Friends of Lympstone Parish Church 

The winner of the special Christmas draw was Richard Giles with ticket number 3502. 

 Joyce Maltster

LYMPSTONE FILM SOCIETY

 

In contrast to our very successful Black & White night in December, the January offering, on Friday 11th, will be Julie Christie and Greta Scacci in HEAT & DUST with its colourful  Indian setting.  And on Friday 8th February we'll be showing CLOSELY OBSERVED TRAINS.

Meanwhile on Wednesday 23rd January we are staging our first 'Silver Screening': a matinée for older residents featuring the timeless Ealing comedy KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS.  With Alec Guiness starring (as seven different characters!) and a plethora of the best of British acting talent of the immediate postwar years, it should make for a killingly funny afternoon.  Doors open at 2pm in the Village Hall Function Room.  Entry £2.  If you need transport, ring me on 277501 the week before.

John Eaton-Terry

 

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ENGLISH TUITION: Qualified experienced teacher for primary and secondary English. Lives in Lympstone – CRB Checked. Contact: Mrs Jill Dakin Tel: 01395 263958