“The appeal is dismissed and outline planning permission is refused.”

The full results may be viewed HERE
My synopsis may be viewed HERE
What is quite clear from the decision is that The Inspector was impressed with the strength of feeling by the community (all those letters!) and the cogent arguments put forward at the hearing.

Well done all – a marvellous result – further updates later.

Rosie Jones

Thanks to Jim Hill of The Forge for letting us know of this.

It involves all the Sailing Clubs on the estuary and also associated groups such as fishermen and windsurfers. About 100 boats take part and 170 crew and associated families.

A programme of events is produced at the end of April. More information is available on the River Exe Regatta website www.river-exe-regatta.org.uk. Anyone wishing to advertise in the programme or on the website, which had over 217, 000 hits last year, please either email Judith_carter@hotmail.com or phone 274104.

Judith Carter

We are looking for new committee members, so if you would like to know more about what this involves please contact either Adrian on 276922 or abvehicle@live.co.uk or Jill on 224774or jilldixon100@hotmail.com

Liz Griffiths

Based on African folklore, and with live traditional music, this promises to be an exceptionally appealing show. Children will be encouraged to interact with the cast afterwards and try out their authentic African instruments.

‘Dickens Asks For More’, on Saturday, 17th March, will be our contribution to the international celebrations of the bicentenary of the great novelist’s birth. Michael McEvoy’s one man show has been well received in this country and abroad, one critic commenting that his ‘energy on stage is extraordinary. You will leave his show pleasantly thought provoked and having received a solid dose of fun.’

Tickets for both these presentations are available from Lympstone Post Office, or from 1 Harefield Cottages, or by phoning 01395 263 928.

John Eaton-Terry

First they had made and installed a new vestry door in the short passage between the toilet area and the vestry. This makes the vestry more private and improved for sound proofing during services. This is especially important when the children meet there and also means that the toilet area may be made available without the security risk of the vestry being open. The vestry will also be warmer in the winter.

Tower arch window. He then went on to provide an experimental plastic sheeting ‘window’ to cut off draughts from the tower coming into the rear of the church. A brilliant job has been made of the temporary screen and it is worth having a look to see how a permanent window might look. We have thought for some time that this is the main cause of the church feeling freezing cold with all the heaters on full. The new trial screen has already proved the point when the social committee organised a games evening at which players did not have to sit in their coats all evening!

The new social committee has been set up to look at the possibility of holding a range of events, on a monthly basis in the church or other venue, which will be open to all. Before the committee was introduced we have had two successful events as trial runs, the quiz evening in December and the games evening in January. More will follow, so watch in this column, the church notice board and, inevitably, the telegraph poles, A4 size of course!

‘The Net’ is the monthly magazine for the Mission Community, Littleham cum Exmouth with Lympstone. We have our new priest-in-charge, James Hutchings, and now we know we have the appointment of Benedict Cambridge as Team Vicar. In this month’s Net he writes about himself and his family and I have copied some of his report. The full version is in the Net, a copy of which may be seen, borrowed or taken from the church. He writes: ‘It is with a great sense of anticipation I write this, sitting in my office on the Stoke-on-Trent campus of Staffordshire University. (where he has been senior Chaplin for the last seven years) We will be moving down over the Easter Holidays and look forward to joining the community, school and churches. (He will be licensed on 19th April.) I am originally from the Wirral and grew up on the banks of the Dee. I trained at Durham. I love kayaking, canoeing and climbing so am hoping to meet some paddlers.’ He is married to George (Georgina, a teacher, but he is Benedict, not Ben) and they have two boys Samuel (9) and Joshua (7). ‘So we’re really looking forward to meeting you all and we look forward to all that God has in store for us all as we proclaim His Kingdom together.’

Lent Lunches begin on Monday 27th February in the Methodist Hall from 12 noon to 1.30pm with a simple meal of home-made soup, bread and cheese. They continue for five Mondays in Lent.

Give it up for Lent!

There will be a Table Top Sale in Lympstone Parish Church on Saturday 17th March from 10.30am until 12.30pm. Refreshments will be available. To reserve a table (£5) please contact Louise Pearson on 226153 or Debbie Skidmore on 279610.

Brian Mather

Our President, Anne Frampton, then welcomed Mrs Carol McFadzean who gave an informed and much enjoyed talk on the life and work of a Devon lacemaker, Charlotte Treadwin, who had local connections having been married at Gulliford Chapel, Lympstone in 1850. She learnt lacemaking at Woodbury and earned a Royal Warrant by making lace for Queen Victoria and the Princess of Wales. One of Carol’s journeys of excitement and pleasure came in 2002 when a lace dealer’s bag, found in Woodbury Salterton school, became a major find in the lace world as it contained over 700 samples of lace dating from the 18th century. She was thanked by Diana Letcher who wondered just how many of us had, in our childhood days, played with pieces of lace which would now be regarded as important samples!

Our February lunch will be held in the Function Room at 12 noon for 12.30pm on Tuesday, the 14th, cost £6. Members may bring their own drink, if they wish. The Devon WI Spring Council meeting will be on Wednesday 25th April at the Riviera Centre, Torquay. The celebrity speaker is Chris Beardshaw, the popular broadcaster and gardener, so reserve your ticket soon for this full and interesting day. Coach transport is available. Our next Committee meeting is on Tuesday, 28th February at Rose Cottage, Longmeadow Road at 2.15pm.

The Rev. S Hoyle is the speaker for our next meeting on Wednesday, 7th March; his subject is “The Titanic”. Do come and hear him, all ladies welcome.

Diana de la Rue

Our next Friday screening at the Village Hall is on Friday 9th March and is Le Quattro Volte. It’s ‘a quiet and beautiful meditation on the fragility of life around us’ from Italy (2010); subtitled, but not too much dialogue!. Doors open at 6.45pm.

Don Mildenhall

The first meeting of the group’s executive committee is to be held at the Scout HQ on Wednesday, February 22nd at 7.15pm. Executive committee appointments have been made with welcome support coming from parents. The group needs to raise about £2,000 each year to cover overheads. Any offers of help from the community will be gratefully received.. .

Beavers are now running weekly on Wednesdays and Cubs are due to start shortly followed by Scouts later in the Summer. If you would like to help with fundraising, either by organising an event or by joining the executive committee, please call Pete Hardy on 01395 270157.

Pete Hardy