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ILLUSTRATED
TALK ENTITLED "FILM STUDIES" BY DR RICHARD BRADBURY
Lympstone WEA Branch in conjunction with Lympstone Film Society have arranged this talk for Wednesday 21 May 7.30 for 8pm. All welcome. Tickets £2.50 on the door including light refreshment. A plethora of WEA courses are planned for the autumn & winter, including a follow-up to the above talk.
Richard Crisp
LYMPSTONE FILM SOCIETY
The DVD of all the short films and 'adverts' made by the Society are on sale at Shear's Place for £5. Profit from the sale of the DVDs will help towards running our courses for new filmmakers.
Brian Mather
FOOD WONDERFUL FOOD - TUESDAY 20 MAY 7.30 PM IN THE FUNCTION ROOM
Shirley says she has almost a full complement of readers/singers but if anyone else would like to contribute, they must let her know no later than 10 May. Your item must relate to food - or possibly drink - or both!
Anyone wishing to come as audience must let Shirley know no later than 16 May so that the 'wonderful food will be there in the right quantity as well as quality.
Remember to bring your own wine or other drink - the £3 entry only covers food!
Clive Wilson
Amenities Committee report
ANNUAL MEETING
We were pleased to report a successful year with the majority of objectives achieved, this included refurbishment of over 75% of the benches, replacement of broken rubbish bins and notice board. Completion of draft flood plan, sponsorship for flowerbeds, resolution of safety issues at The Rag and Candy’s Field. Land and boundary ownership issues were also clarified. I would like to thank the whole team for their active support over the last year with special thanks to Peter Acca for general repairs and managing the bench refurbishment, Brian Cotton for his meticulous work on Candy’s Field land and boundary status and the Flood Action Plan.
Plans for this year.
We will complete refurbishment of all benches (thanks Chris), and hope to reinstate the bench in Cliff Field. Additional rubbish bins are planned for various locations, and we are also liasing with DCC and EDDC regarding cycleway bins.
Our main focus this year will be on improving the appearance of the parish. We hope to put a lot of effort into improving the condition of our footpaths and flowers beds where we have been fortunate to received support from businesses within the community. We would like to The Lympstone Language School, Londis, The Swan Inn and The Globe Inn for their generous support. We would also like to thank the many villagers who have and continue to maintain our flowerbeds on an entirely voluntary effort. We hope to prepare the beds over the next couple of weeks subject to approval of DCC and we are talking to them regarding increasing the frequency of grass cutting.
Other work planned for this year includes contributing to the Parish Plan and implementing our Surface Water Flood Action Plan (there will be a public meeting to discuss the draft plan). We will continue to progress and develop our action list, which is published on our notice boards monthly. The next meeting of The Amenities Committee will be held this month and notices will be published before hand. Items on the draft agenda include our bin and bench purchases, footpaths, highways drainage, flood plan, Avenue and Cliff Field issues and lengthsman schedule of work. We would be delighted to see any members of the public at our meetings where you will get a chance to hear first hand what we are up to !
If you there are any issues you think we are not adequately addressing please let us know. Contact details are on all the notice boards.
Cllr Miles Freeman
POLICE
MATTERS
On 5th April 08 two Canoes were stolen from outside a property in the Strand, The canoes, one yellow and one red, are quite unique as one has a motif of Jesus printed on it. If anyone has seen these canoes or has any information regarding the theft, please contact the police on the details below, quoting KE/08/932.
I
am amazed as I walk around Lympstone how many vehicles I see unlocked and with
keys left in the ignition whilst unattended, often with bags and mobile phones
left on display. Lympstone is generally a low crime village but we do have
travelling criminals who target rural areas, as they consider us to be more
relaxed in our security! We have recently had a vehicle stolen from Lympstone
and I would urge residents to rethink their security and make sure they secure
their vehicles when unattended – even if you are only away from the vehicle for
a few minutes, that’s all it takes!!!
Once again I would ask residents to park considerately, especially around the Shop and Post Office. As I am sure you are all aware, it is an offence to park on double yellow lines.
And finally, just a quick update with my progress on the concerns regarding the cycle track. Despite leaving messages (more than a few!) for the Highways department, they have yet to respond, however I will continue with my efforts.
Emergency number 999
General Enquiries 08452 777 444
My Airwave Number – 0845 656 7853
Email: sarah.trayhurn@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk
The 30th Sherry Morning- Sunday 27th July in aid of Ant-Slavery International
Tickets at £7 to include the first drink, all food and live entertainment, on sale at the beginning of June. There is a Grand Draw which will be conducted by our special guest – Gerald Wilberforce, ( great, great grandson of William Wilberforce), as well as designer Mexican silver jewellery on sale at discounted prices. Since space is limited – tickets are limited – so please phone 274485 as soon as possible to avoid disappointment!
Graham Martin