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Page 1 For the People of Modbury Volume 17, Issue 221, September 2017 Modbury Fruit and Produce Show 2017 All I can say to all those who entered the 2017 Modbury Fruit and Produce Show this year is what a wonderful, wonderful show you put on for us, it made all the preparation put in by the committee worthwhile. I have to mention the big effort made by the children with over 120 entries the most we have had for a long time; well done to you all. A big thank you to Claire Hagger for giving the school and parents encouragement over many weeks prior to the show and to the Brownies and Cubs - all the exhibits were very good. The children’s cookery was well up in number, the trophy was won by Nathaniel Gamblin who made a chequered effect chocolate covered sponge. There was one disappointment for me that was the older age group had just one entry, but it was the most beautiful photograph which had good comments from the judge. The floral art was fantastic having 22 entries; once again the most we have seen for many years. There were some really beautiful arrangements, I saw a lot of people reading the judge’s comments which were really helpful for the exhibitors, congratulations to Teri on winning Best in Show for her table arrangement and to Claire for her second prize both of whom entered for the first time and they were delighted with their prizes. Let us hope the numbers keep up for next year as it got so low in entries the committee considering dropping these classes from the schedule. All the other classes were up in number with the exception of art and this was way down with only five exhibits so come on all you artists - let’s see some entries next year. I would like to thank Bernard Taylor for judging the allotments, this class was for the most distinctive allotment and it was judged anonymously by number 1-14. There were four contenders and the eventual winner was allotment number 1 belonging to Jane Bullen. There was one name missing in the garden section this year and that was Jeff Booth having moved house he now has a small garden but let’s hope he may be able to manage some entries next year??. I would like to thank the president Roger Pickles who presented the cups to the prize winners with the help of his wife Helen. I would also like to thank Roger for covering the cost of all the children entries, also a thank you to all the other vice presidents for their financial gifts and class prizes. Thank you to the people who kindly helped the committee on the Friday morning to prepare the hall and to clear away after the show, also those who acted as stewards to the judges on show day also the children who do all the running with the prize cards, Nathanial and Aurora. Thank you to Fred who conducted the auction for us, he did a wonderful job, and to all those who gave their produce for sale and those who did the bidding, all monies go to the show funds for running the shows. By the time you add it all up it takes a fair amount of money to put the show on each year. I would also like to thank the shopkeepers who display the posters and the schedules. Pauline - thanks for the lovely lunch. My thanks to the judges who all reside a good few miles away from Modbury and don’t know the exhibitors. Teri Jeynes has written the report for the Gazette newspaper and the Gazette photographer Greg Taylor has taken some photograph’s if you wish you can order from Greg Taylor’s web site. Again thank you all for a lovely show see you all again next year, show date is Saturday 28 th July 2018. If anyone has any suggestions for classes in the next schedule please let any committee member know. Many people have been asking about the coffee morning/ evening fund raiser I can now tell you this will be a COFFEE MORNING ON WEDNESDAY 13 TH SEPTEMBER 10AM- 12 noon AT 18 SILVERWELL PARK THERE WILL BE A DRAW, BRING AND BUY STALL OPEN GARDEN ADDMISSION £1-50,PLEASE DO COME ALONG AND SUPPORT THE SHOW. Angela Peters, Show Secretary

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For the People of Modbury Volume 17, Issue 221, September 2017

Modbury Fruit and Produce Show 2017 All I can say to all those who entered the 2017 Modbury Fruit and Produce Show this year is what a wonderful, wonderful show you put on for us, it made all the preparation put in by the committee worthwhile.

I have to mention the big effort made by the children with over 120 entries the most we have had for a long time; well done to you all. A big thank you to Claire Hagger for giving the school and parents encouragement over many weeks prior to the show and to the Brownies and Cubs - all the exhibits were very good. The children’s cookery was well up in number, the trophy was won by Nathaniel Gamblin who made a chequered effect chocolate covered sponge. There was one disappointment for me that was the older age group had just one entry, but it was the most beautiful photograph which had good comments from the judge.

The floral art was fantastic having 22 entries; once again the most we have seen for many years. There were some really beautiful arrangements, I saw a lot of people reading the judge’s comments which were really helpful for the exhibitors, congratulations to Teri on winning Best in Show for her table arrangement and to Claire for her second prize both of whom entered for the first time and they were delighted with their prizes. Let us hope the numbers keep up for next year as it got so low in entries the committee considering dropping these classes from the schedule. All the other classes were up in number with the exception of art and this was way down with only five exhibits so come on all you artists - let’s see some entries next year.

I would like to thank Bernard Taylor for judging the allotments, this class was for the most distinctive allotment and it was judged anonymously by number 1-14. There were four contenders and the eventual winner was allotment number 1 belonging to Jane Bullen. There was one name missing in the garden section this year and that was Jeff Booth having moved house he now has a small garden but let’s hope he may be able to manage some entries next year??.

I would like to thank the president Roger Pickles who presented the cups to the prize winners with the help of his wife Helen. I would also like to thank Roger for covering the cost of all the children entries, also a thank you to all the other vice presidents for their financial gifts and class prizes. Thank you to the people who kindly helped the committee on the Friday morning to prepare the hall and to clear away after the show, also those who acted as stewards to the judges on show day also the children who do all the running with the prize cards, Nathanial and Aurora.

Thank you to Fred who conducted the auction for us, he did a wonderful job, and to all those who gave their produce for sale and those who did the bidding, all monies go to the show funds for running the shows. By the time you add it all up it takes a fair amount of money to put the show on each year. I would also like to thank the shopkeepers who display the posters and the schedules. Pauline - thanks for the lovely lunch.

My thanks to the judges who all reside a good few miles away from Modbury and don’t know the exhibitors. Teri Jeynes has written the report for the Gazette newspaper and the Gazette photographer Greg Taylor has taken some photograph’s if you wish you can order from Greg Taylor’s web site.

Again thank you all for a lovely show see you all again next year, show date is Saturday 28th July 2018. If anyone has any suggestions for classes in the next schedule please let any committee member know.

Many people have been asking about the coffee morning/ evening fund raiser I can now tell you this will be a COFFEE MORNING ON WEDNESDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER 10AM- 12 noon AT 18 SILVERWELL PARK THERE WILL BE A DRAW, BRING AND BUY STALL OPEN GARDEN ADDMISSION £1-50,PLEASE DO COME ALONG AND SUPPORT THE SHOW.

Angela Peters, Show Secretary

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AN AUCTION OF PROMISES& CURRY EVENINGSATURDAY 14 OCTOBER 7:00pmMemorial Hall, Modbury. licensed bar

tickets

£10

in aid of

golf lessonS • cottage holiday London Eye tickets • restaurant meals sail trip • Plymouth Naval museum

at pickLes shop!get your tickets today

Modbury Friends Of St Luke’s presents

Many great prizes up for grabs including:

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Crossing the Imperial Colour Bar: Muslim Indian Soldiers in Devon in World War II. An illustrated talk by Ghee Bowman, Monday 25th September 2017 @ 7pm

On page 56 of Gerald Wasley’s book Devon at War is a mystery: three photographs of Indian soldiers in Devon, wearing turbans and accompanying mules. Behind those photographs is a fascinating story of a wartime   journey across thousands of miles from Punjab to Plymouth, via Marseilles, Dunkirk and Lairg. Between October 1940 and June 1942, men of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps, and their mules, were stationed across Devon: at Plymouth, Teignmouth, Shaldon, Woodbarton Monastery, Ivybridge, Bigbury  and on Dartmoor. This illustrated talk, using photographs and eyewitness accounts, will tell the story of who they were, what they did and why they were here. It will also address the critical question of why they have been forgotten for so many years.

Ghee Bowman is currently studying for a PhD in History at Exeter University, having completed an MA (with distinction) in 2015. Ghee’s research (funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council) is into Muslim Indian soldiers who were in Europe during the Second World War, and the way they have been forgotten and remembered since 1945. Before returning to university, Ghee did many things, including working as a teacher of English, a stage manager in the theatre, and for charities in the UK and abroad. Most recently he worked for the Global Centre in Exeter, where he co-ordinated a p r o j e c t o n E x e t e r ’ s m u l t i - c u l t u r a l h i s t o r y : h t t p : / /www.tellingourstoriesexeter.org.uk/ Ghee is married, and has two grown-up daughters. During his spare time he volunteers with the Woodcraft Folk, a co-operative organisation for children and young people.

TICKETS £5. Refreshments available from 6:30pm. BOOKING ADVISABLE.

The Devon Rural Archive, Shilstone www.devonruralarchive.com

01548 830832 or [email protected]

Devon Rural Archive, Shilstone The Lime Kilns of South Devon An illustrated talk by John Risdon

Thursday 7th September 2017 @ 7pm The landscape of South Devon is liberally scattered with the remains of a rural industry that was once a vital component of both urban and rural life, especially during the 18th and 19th centuries. Lime kilns were constructed to convert limestone to Quicklime, by burning it. Quicklime was used in building to provide mortar, plaster and limewash, but mostly it was used as a dressing on fields to reduce the acidity of the soil. This illustrated talk will throw light on the vital and diverse lime trade and how it changed and impacted on the lives of all members of society by drawing on and integrating the sciences, human geography and industrial archaeology.

Local historian John Risdon, a Devonian born and bred, has spent his life observing and working with men and women who have helped to shape the 20th century county that is home to us today. John's main personal involvement has been through education and local publishing, across the South West. With his home close to Greenway he has also become intimately involved in all aspects of the estate.

Modbury Royal British Legion The Poppy Appeal in Modbury during August raised £201.97, which is a great effort by the community as we remember 100 years since the Battle of Passchendaele. A very big thank you to all collectors and to all who gave so generously.

The next meeting of the Modbury Branch of the Royal British Legion will take place in the Club on Monday 2nd October starting at 7.30pm, which will be the AGM.

David Scott (Hon Secretary)

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Kingsway, 10 The Priory, Modbury, South Devon PL21 0TL

Tel : 07763 526814

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St. George’s Church – Rector Designate Very pleased to advise that the Reverend Matthew Rowland has been appointed Priest-in-Charge and Rector-designate of the parishes of Modbury, Bigbury, Ringmore, Kingston, and Aveton Gifford in the Diocese of Exeter. Matthew is presently assistant curate in the parish of St Leonard, Exeter. Before and after his ordination in 2014, he was a secondary school teacher and later Student Minister at Christ Church, Clifton in Bristol.

Matthew is married to Louise, a nurse. They have two young daughters, Emily and Isabel, and are looking forward to the birth of their third child in late November.

Matthew will complete his curacy at St Leonard’s during the autumn and the family will move to M o d b u r y early in the N e w Ye a r .

Subject to the completion of all legal formalities, the Bishop of Plymouth will license Matthew on the evening of Wednesday 17th January at a service in one of the churches of the Modbury Mission Community, at which all will be welcome.

Your prayers are asked for Matt, Louise, and their children as they prepare for this new chapter in their life as a family and in Matt’s ministry as a priest.

Alex Hammerstein

Welcome to our church, especially if you are new to Modbury, or just visiting –

tea and coffee is served at the back of church, after our services – we do hope

that you will join us

Sunday 3rd 9:30 am Holy Communion

Thursday 7th 9:30 am Noah’s Ark for children under 5

Saturday 9th 10:00 am Visiting Bell Ringers

Sunday 10th 9:30 am Family Holy Communion

Wednesday 13th 9:30 am Staff Meeting

Sunday 17th August 9:30 am Family Holy Communion with Sunday Club for the children

Thursday 21st 9:30 am Noah’s Ark for children under 5

7:30 pm Modbury PCC

Sunday 24th 9:30 am Sunday Worship

6:30 pm Living Room Service

Monday to Friday 9:00 am – Morning Prayers

www.modburyteam.org

CONTACTS During the interregnum please contact either of the churchwardens: Emma Romney - 01548 831126 or Alex Hammerstein - 01548 830751

The Vicarage answerphone - 01548 830260

ST. GEORGE’S CHURCH, MODBURY September 2017 Services and Events

St Monica’s Roman Catholic Church

St Austin’s Priory, Ivybridge

01752 892606

Sundays 8.45am Mass

Everyone Welcome

Harvest at St George’s Wednesday 4th October

On Wednesday 4th O c t o b e r H a r v e s t Festival Evensong will be celebrated at St. George’s.

Fresh produce and especially tinned and packet foods or other useful household products such as soap, talc, deodorant, washing up liquid etc will be most welcome and will be shared between the Salvation Army, the Shekinah Mission and Plymouth Women’s Refuge .

Please bring donations [or flowers for decoration] to the church on Tues 3rd October am or leave them at the back of the church earlier if that is more convenient.

Everbody Welcome.

If anyone has any coats or sleeping bags to donate to the Salvation Army please phone me on 01752 881385

Helen Pickles

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Contacts: Police Community Support Officer: You have several ways of contacting your local PCSO, PC Ryan Hayhurst, from the Kingsbridge Neighbourhood Policing Team: Tel: 101 Email [email protected] District Councillor (Charterlands Ward): Beth Huntley: Tel: 07565 263894 Email: [email protected] County Councillor (Salcombe Division): Rufus Gilbert. Tel: 01548 856659 Email: [email protected]

Modbury Messenger Closing Date The copy date for the October 2017 Modbury Messenger is 10th September. Please send all copy, except for paid advertisements by e-mail to: [email protected].

Commercial advertisements should be sent to the Parish Clerk at [email protected]

Advertising rates are published on the Modbury Parish Council website www.modburypc.co.uk

The Modbury Messenger is published by the Parish Council and is printed by Kingfisher Print, Totnes. The views expressed in the Messenger do not necessarily represent those of Modbury Parish Council.

MODBURY PARISH COUNCIL OFFICE. 2 Galpin Street, Modbury PL21 0QA

Tel: 01548 830222 [email protected]

Hours of Business: Mondays 2.00pm –4.00pm Parish Surgery: 10 –11 am every Saturday

Planning Applications: Notices of planning applications lodged with SHDC are displayed on the Parish Noticeboard outside the Post Office. Copies of plans relating to these applications can be inspected at the Parish Office during the above office hours.

Contacting Parish Councillors: Parish Councillors attend the Parish Office, on a rota basis, on Saturday mornings from 10.00 -11.00am. Should you have any parish matter you would like to discuss come along to the Office or call in to the Office and speak to the Parish Clerk, Sacha Hager. Alternatively you can write a letter or speak at the public forum held at the beginning of each monthly meeting of the Parish Council, on the second Monday of each month at 7 pm in the Pavilion, QEII Recreation Ground.

PERSONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

(Births, Deaths, Marriages, Thanks etc)

£5 per insertion—Max. 50 words (Subject to available space)

The Editorial Committee reserve the right to précis/a b b r e v i a t e a n y c o p y submitted for inclusion in the Modbury Messenger. The contents of the Modbury M e s s e n g e r m a y n o t b e reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of Modbury Parish Council.

Coming Soon - Affordable Housing - Palm Cross - Lower Green Park/Moyles Park, Modbury Phased delivery from June 17. Homes are advertised from Wednesday until midnight the following Monday. You can bid for up to 3 homes during this time.

To be eligible for these properties applicants must have a local connection to the parish of Modbury in the first instance. Those with a local connection to South Hams would be considered if no applicants meeting the primary connection are found.

Local connection criteria (at least one of these should be met) - The person has lived in the parish/town for 3 out of 5 years preceding the allocation. - The person has immediately prior to the allocation, lived in the parish for 6 out of 12 months. - Immediate family of the applicant have lived in the parish for 5 years preceding the allocation

(Immediate family is defined as parents, siblings or non-dependant children) - The person has permanent employment in the parish with a minimum contract of 16 hours per week

which has continued for at least 6 months preceding the allocation, without a break in employment of more than 3 months and including self-employment. Employment needs to be of a permanent nature.

- Any periods of ordinary residence in the parish (Please telephone to ask if unsure)

To bid you must be registered with Devon Homechoice. To register with Devon Homechoice or for advice about bidding please call 01803 861234, visit www.devonhomechoice.com

DCH Lettings Team – 01872 267372 or [email protected] For information on shared ownership properties on this scheme, please contact: DCH Sales Team – 01752 856037 or [email protected]

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The evenings are drawing in! Well, we had a few summer days a couple of weeks ago, but buying a barbeque obviously upset the

weather patterns, so I can only apologise and keep the twice-used BBQ safely out of sight until next year.

Meanwhile it might be a good time to look round the home and find where you can save energy (and the planet, unless your name is Trump), this autumn

by installing low energy light bulbs. These have dropped in price considerably, so if you still have the old tungsten bulbs consider the benefits of changing. They cost

less than one tenth the price to run, so although you may want some additional side lights it still makes sense.

With electricity prices rising, and probably gas by the time you read this, consider switching suppliers. There are now 50 companies competing for your custom, so switching from one of the larger companies to a smaller one can save you a lot of money, and it really is very simple. Even I have just done it and reduced

my annual bill by £237. It took about 10 minutes on line: www.uswitch.com Just put in your postcode, answer a few simple questions about your present supplier and usage, and it comes up with a list of

companies that can save you a lot of money. Choose one, and within 3 weeks you are switched. You’ll have to read the meter on a certain day and submit it but all the work is done by u-switch,

so there is nothing to worry about. U-switch believes 7 out of 10 households are overpaying on expensive tariffs.

Let’s hope we won’t need to turn the heating on for a few weeks yet, but it will be reassuring to know it will be costing less than last year.

Jeff Booth

Green Corner

SOUTH HAMS MOBILE LIBRARY Tuesday 5th September Saturday 23rd September Ayleston Park 14:45 to 15:30 Poundwell Square 09:30 to 12:30 Poundwell Square 15:35 to

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Modbury Parish Council Report

NOTICE OF CASUAL VACANCY MODBURY PARISH COUNCIL

NOTICE is hereby given that by reason of the resignation of Mr Mark Lawrence a vacancy has occurred among the members of the Parish Council. Any person willing to fill this vacancy should apply to the Clerk in writing before Monday 4th September 2017. The applicant’s name must appear on the register of the Voters List or the applicant should during the whole of the twelve months preceding the relevant date have resided in or within three miles of the parish or the applicant’s only place or work during the whole of the twelve months preceding the relevant date is in the parish. The applicant must not be debarred from standing as a Councillor.

(PUBLIC elections cannot be held until the year 2019 but for the interim period election to the aforesaid Council will be voted for by the present sitting number of Councillors.)

Sacha Hagar, Clerk Modbury Parish Office, 2 Galpin Street, Modbury PL21 0AG

(email: [email protected])

There was no Parish Council Meeting this month. But people have not been idle. You may have noticed some people walking around in white suits. Three Modbury Parish Council members - Brian Weeks, Bill Cole and Chris Barnes - have been out over the last couple of weeks weed spraying the kerbs around Modbury. The weeds hopefully will be dead by the time you read this and any that are not will be individually targeted. We would like to thank everybody who has taken it upon themselves to clear the kerbs near their houses, this cut down the weed spraying time and amount of weed spraying required. The plan is to carry out some more weed spraying around March, but it will depend on the weeds.

There was also a group of people carrying out grass cutting and raking in the Millennium Meadow, again a big thanks to all.

Car parking charges have now changed to those proposed by the Parish Council. There is a new low rate of 10p for half an hour in the Poundwell Meadow car park for those wanting a quick stop and the Poundwell Street car park is limited to a maximum of two hours. Those wanting to park for longer should use the Poundwell Meadow car park, which is cheaper.

South Hams Council are thinking of combining with West Devon and they are consulting on this for more info go to www.onecouncil.org.uk

The Joint local plan has now been sent to the inspector a n d d e t a i l c a n b e f o u n d . h t t p s : / /www.southhams.gov.uk/jointlocalplan. South Hams have not accepted the Modbury PC suggestions of fewer and different sites for housing and have continued to propose sites for 40 units adjacent to Palm Cross and 40 units at Penn Parks. This will be discussed at the next Parish Council meeting on September 11th.

Chris Barnes

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The Modbury WI -Busy Wiling Away the Summer Despite its summer recess, the Modbury WI group has been busy and had four successful stalls at The Barrow Market where home baked and home grown goods have been eagerly sought. A visit to the Britannia Royal Naval College on a beautiful summer's afternoon was inspirational, the views and architecture was stunning and watching the training activities of its students was exhausting. A wonderful visit facilitated by Nicola Aldridge of the college. In addition, the newly formed Book Group has now met and will meet 10 times a year in members' homes.

The Modbury WI is now in its second year and is one of 6,300 groups nationally making the National Federation of Women's Institutes the largest voluntary women's organisation in the UK. The Federation's aims include enabling women to take part in a wide range of activities and to campaign on pertinent issues both nationally and locally. Recent national responses include supporting the Paris Climate Agreement and to the Government's Gender Pay Gap regulations. Currently a national campaign is gathering momentum to raise public and political awareness to keep micro plastic fibres out of our oceans, which has been readily endorsed by Modbury WI members who already support a plastic free life locally.

The Modbury Group has a range of special interest talks and visits planned for the future and meets at 7.30pm on the first Friday of each month (apart from August) at the QE2 Mars Sports Pavilion, PL21 0RP where there is ample free parking. If you are new to the Modbury area or a long time resident and want to get involved you can be assured of a warm welcome. Our next meeting is Friday 1st Sept.

Rosemary Parker

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August walk dates:- 5th September 12th September 19th September 26th September Contact Modbury volunteer walk leaders: Sue Rogers (831289) Sandra Sidey (830582) Catherine Speight (830195) Monica Yunnie  (831049)

Louise Evans (Active Devon) Walking for Health Co-ordinator [email protected] Tel: 01392 925150

We shall be starting the new season of talks on Wednesday 13th September, when we shall be welcoming the return of Mrs Judith Farmer from Cornwood. Her subject will be “The Domesday Book – and its relevance to this area of Devon”.

Meetings will be held in the Assembly Room of the White Hart, by courtesy of the Management, starting at 7.30 pm. The subscription will remain at £10 per year, or £3 for each meeting for visitors.

Please pay by cash or cheque at the first meeting, if possible. Programmes are being prepared and all meetings will be advertised in The Messenger.

David Mitchell (Tel. No. 830 446)

Modbury Local History Society

Schleroderma and Reynauld’s Syndrome Schleroderma and Reynauld’s Syndrome Is an auto-immune disease which has no cure and from which Margaret Fielden has suffered for 30 years.

Charles Fielden and his fellow cyclists completed the Prudential cycle ride Surrey 100 on Sunday 30th July,2017 to raise funds for Schleroderma and Reynauld’s UK, to assist those with this disabling complaint and for research.

Kingston-on Thames was the main source of sponsorship through the cycling team. There were further funds raised in Dorking with James Fielden in charge and by Geoffrey Fielden in Modbury. The total sponsorship collected up to Sunday 6th August, 2017 was £5,300 which includes £1,202 collected in Modbury from 84 sponsors. Margaret was very moved and delighted with this result.

On behalf of all sufferers, a very big thank you to all concerned, especially to Charles for the initial idea and hard work throughout the process and event. Geoff Fielden

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Aveton Gifford Preschool Playgroup

Every Monday morning 9.45am in

term time Babies, Toddlers and

Pre-schoolers welcome

A friendly group always happy to

welcome newcomers

Find us in The Hive, located behind the school, access

through the school.

HOORAY FOR HARVEST! Harvest-time has been celebrated from earliest times. Around 1280BC, on their release from slavery in Egypt, the Jews were commanded to “celebrate the Feast of Harvest with the first fruits of crops you sow”. In England, thanks have been given for successful harvests since pagan times. An early harvest festival used to be celebrated at the beginning of the harvest season on 1 August and was called Lammas, meaning 'loaf Mass'. Farmers made loaves of bread from the fresh wheat crop, and these were given to the local church as the Communion bread  during a special service thanking God for the harvest. More commonly, harvest has been celebrated when “all is safely gathered in”. The traditional Harvest festival is held on the Sunday nearest the Harvest Moon. This is the full moon that occurs closest to the autumn equinox (22 or 23 September). The modern British tradition of celebrating Harvest Festival in churches began in 1843, when the Revd  Robert Hawker  invited parishioners to a special thanksgiving service at his church at Morwenstow in Cornwall, and many of our harvest hymns and customs date from the Victorian era. With supermarkets selling foods from across the world, the link with harvest has weakened. We take for granted that everything will be available on demand, and it is perhaps more difficult to remember that “all good gifts around us are sent from heaven above”, and thus to thank God for his goodness. There would be no harvest without sowing, so let’s not forget the farmers and growers on whom we depend. And their work would be useless without the sun and rain we take for granted. So thank God for the harvest! Just as we look forward to harvest, so Christians await a different sort of harvest. As the seed of the gospel is sown week by week, so we pray that it will germinate, take root in people’s lives and bring forth a rich harvest of people trusting and following God. That is of course the meaning of the well-known Parable of the Sower told by Jesus.

Michael Tagent

Club sessions: 6.30 pm until dusk Thursday evenings and10am until midday Sunday mornings.

We have two courts and a small pavilion. Please contact us about how to join or use as a visitor.

Modbury Tennis Club welcomes new members. Contact: Paul Eden, tel: 01548 831064 Email [email protected]

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piano lessons for young children ……….........…..with a difference

Piano lessons which use the “mother tongue” method of learning are accessible to very young children, and have been shown to work for ALL children. We learn to speak by listening to others, and so we can learn to play by listening to music. The best time to start is between the ages of 3 and 6.

If you are interested and prepared to have a real piano in your home, come to observe some lessons and think about whether you would like to provide this opportunity for your child. For the children this is a painless and straight-forward way of learning about music. For the parent it requires some effort (attendance at lessons and help with practice at home), but you do NOT need to be musical in order to support your child's learning.

I teach at home in a lovely environment about 7 minutes drive from Modbury. If you would like to talk about lessons then please call or email me, Jo Highley, on 01548 83080 [email protected].

Modbury Information Centre Firstly apologies that we did not have the Days Out Train trips to Cornwall at the beginning of July as stated. They had been promised but were in fact not printed! They may now be in when you read this but not sure so come in and check. The footfall into the office has been well up on last year and thus the town must also be benefiting. Let’s keep on plugging our lovely area. We still have the fun ‘BEE GREEN MODBURY’ tee shirts in stock so come and have a look, great for presents particularly for kids at this time of year.

All the local events and ideas for yourselves and visitors are here so do let us help you. The discount vouchers are really worth having. We are open Monday to Saturday 10.00am to 5.00pm

Cathy and all at the Information Centre

July 2017 Lottery number

Name Amount

1st Prize 124 Rosemary Bromley

£36.50

2nd Prize 95 Gill West £21.90

3rd Prize 2 Mary McClarey £14.60

August 2017

1st Prize 41 Fran Palmer £36.50

2nd Prize 61 Gerry Kendrick £21.90

3rd Prize 171 David George £14.60

MARS 50/50 Lottery The 50/50 Lottery raises funds for MARS (Modbury Association of Recreation and Sports). It helps support the Queen Elizabeth II Recreation Ground and the MARS Pavilion.

Prizes are drawn every month and winners will be contacted and names of winners will be published in the Modbury Messenger,

If you wish to take part, please contact Nikki Mitchell at [email protected] or [email protected] Nikki Mitchell

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Getting the Most from Your iPad & Learning with Your Laptop New courses of classes starting in

September on Thursday afternoons. Contact us to reserve a place on the

course. You only pay for the lessons you attend.

Thursday 21st September 2pm, Modbury Memorial Hall

COMPUTER CLUB Everyone welcome, whether you have a PC, Mac, iPad, Tablet or Smartphone to

discuss your projects or problems

For further details or to book private tuition or computer technical issues

call Lynne 07806559465 or Chris 07722254064 or email

[email protected]

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Modbury Show Winners Cup List 2017

CUP/ TROPHY CLASSES CLASS WINNER1 BL Cup Best in show classes 49-70 51f Runner Beans Angela Peters2 Percy Rogers Cup Best in show classes 71-83 75b Gladioli AngelaPeters3 Meatherel Cup Most points classes 31-34 Dahlias Justine Slade4 Reuben Mears Cup Most points classes 49-83 Cottagers Angela Peters5 Gladys Moysey Cup Most points classes 1-40 Open Phillip Gilbury6 Wilkinson Cup Most points classes 84-103 Cookery Angela Hickman7 Axon Shield Most points over 60s Angela Hickman & Monica Yunnie8 Childrens Prize Best exhibit class 128 Miniature garden Abi Rossiter9 Joan Law Trophy Most points classes 41-47 Maureen Styler10 Treasures Cup Most points classes 105-113 Handicraft Lyn Hunt11 Special prize £5 Best exhibit classes 41-44 Table arrangement Teri Jeynes12 Ray How Trophy Most points class 13 3 Varieties potatos no exhibit13 Cookery prize Best exhibit classes 85-104 Coloured macaroon Verity Barker 14 Art Palette Best exhibit classes 114-118A Colligraphy Connie O'Neill15 Marjory Cross Trophy Most points classes 124-129 4- 7 yrs L. Bonnell16 Childrens Cup Most points classes 130 - 135 8-11yrs D. Rossiter17 Childrens Cup Most points classes 136 -138 12-15 yrs Charlotte Hope18 Pauline Ryder Trophy Best exhibit childrens cookery Cookery Nathaniel Gamblin19 Mable Williams Trophy Most points class 144-146 Over 60's cookery Angela Hickman20 Special prize £5 Best exhibit class 81 Vase flowers Monica Yunnie21 William Baker Cup Bset exhibit classes119-122 Photography Jacky Partridge22 M&R Jackman Cup Best exhibit class 82 Potted Fuchsa Derek Deans23 Petes News Cup Best exhibit class 123 Pre school Lucy Ma'ria Cross24 William Jackman Cup Most points classes 72&73 Roses R Jackman& M Yunnie25 Bill Spink Cup Best exhibit class 145 5 Flowers Monica Yunnie26 Muriel How Cup Best in showclass 1-24 class2 Runner beans Angela Peters27 R&Nmitchell Prize Bes in show class 25-40 31 Ball dahlias Bill Devlin28 J Ellis Memorial Cup Best exhibit class 70 5 a day plate Derek Deans29 Modbury School interclass trophy Best exhibit class 135A 135B Collage Class 430 Fred Fice Cup Best exhibit class 17 3 flowers 3 veg Phillip Gilbury31 Derrick West Cup Best exhibit class 48 Best allotment Jane Bullen32 Mens Cookery Prize Best exhibit class 104 Jam tarts Peter Preston33 R&H Pickles Prize Best exhibit class 133 Miniature garden Tom Hagger34 M&C Hagger Prize Best exhibit class 123 Pre school Lucy Maria Cross

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