The Ivybridge magazine - November issue

Life is local Issue 010NOVEMBER 2011

We will remember themBritish Legion news • Poppy AppealRemembrance Day programme

Speak up for IvybridgeThe chance to shape the

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N ovember is, of course, themonth of Remembrance,therefore, I am delighted that

The Ivybridge magazine can supportour local branch of The Royal British Le-gion to promote the Poppy Appeal andRemembrance Day parade and service.

In the middle of this issue you will findnews from the Legion, details about thisyear’s special Poppy Appeal and, in thecentre pages, the programme of the Re-membrance Day parade.

The parade is a huge credit to theIvybridge branch of the Legion, and tothe town as a whole. The attendance isfantastic and it is great to see so manyyoung people give up an hour or twoon a Sunday morning to engage withthis solemn, traditional and worthy oc-casion. Do go along this year if you can– you can pull the programme out ofthe magazine to take with you to followthe proceedings.

While we will rightly look back onRemembrance Day, there are develop-ments happening now about the fu-ture of our town – and you can have asay. On pages 4 and 5 we have detailsof the masterplanning process, includ-ing a map showing the area to the east-ern side of the town that has beenearmarked for development, and howyou can be involved.

With some justification, many of usfeel that, at times, decisions are madewithout consulting us; this time you canhave a say, so make sure that you do!

Of course, there is the usual commu-nity news, clubs & groups, school reportsand What’s On details that you havecome to expect, plus we are giving you achance to win a turkey for Christmas!

Finally, we have a new landline num-ber – it is 01752 426522.

I hope you enjoy reading this issue.

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COVER PHOTO: RemembranceDay service. Photo courtesy ofThe British Legion

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We will remember them

04 Speak up for Ivybridge06 News08 News10 Letters to the Editor12 What’s On calendar13 British Legion news14 Remembrance Day parade

and service programme16 90 years of the Poppy Appeal18 Clubs and groups19 Slimmers’ award21 School reports23 Class of 201124 Take better photos25 WIN a Christmas turkey26 Sport

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4 THE IVYBRIDGE MAGAZINE November 2011

Life is local news

OVER THE LAST three months, The Ivy-bridge magazine has carried articleson the development proposals (oth-erwise known as Masterplanning orNeighbourhood Planning) for thetown. These look five to 15 yearsahead to see how the town can bestincorporate 425 new homes and 10hectares of employment land allo-cated in the Development Plan forIvybridge drawn up by South HamsDistrict Council.

It is also an opportunity to build inopen space for sport, recreation andplay, consider ideas for improvedpublic transport, the leisure centre(a new pool or not?), a town squareand the new health centre.

Over the past week, a group of com-munity volunteers have been deliver-ing to each household in the town aleaflet entitled “Which Way for Ivy-bridge - New homes and jobs for Ivy-bridge – Your chance to shape thefuture of our town”. If you haven’t seenone, don’t despair, as there are copiesavailable from the Information Cen-tre at The Watermark, so call in andtake a copy, or visit the Town Council’swebsite www.ivybridge.gov.uk.

You now have the chance to ex-press your views and learn about theprocess for a community planningworkshop. If you have an interest inthe town and want to ensure thatyour comments are heard, don’tmiss this opportunity; it is no goodwaiting for a year when buildingstarts, and then complain that youdon’t know what is happening.

You can get involved at a series ofworkshops being held at The Water-mark during the second week of No-vember – see Get involved (right) forfull details.

The workshops are not the end ofthe process, however, so if you can-not attend on either of those datesthen there are further opportunitiesto see what is planned.

The first draft plans, which will bedisplayed to the public on 10 No-vember, will be worked up by thePrinces Foundation into more de-tailed plans for a public exhibitionat The Watermark (and hopefullyelectronically, too), during the firsttwo weeks of December, with feed-back from residents being encour-aged. A report will then be producedby the Princes Foundation, whichtakes those comments into account,by mid January, 2012.

This is an exciting time to look tothe future and positively play a rolein planning the town that providesfor us, but also our children, andgrandchildren.

If you have any comments thatyou wish to submit please sendthem via the Town Clerk at IvybridgeTown Council, email [email protected] and these will thenbe co-ordinated and forwarded ontothe Princes Foundation.

The future development ofyour town is being planned –and you CAN have your say.Lesley Hughes explains how

“If you want to ensurethat your commentsare heard, don’t missthis opportunity. It isno good waiting fora year... and thencomplain that youdon’t know what ishappening.”

Get involvedTake part in a CommunityPlanning Workshop on:

� Monday, 7 November, between7pm and 8.30pm.• Hear about the process from thePrinces Foundation• Give your ideas as to how thenew development can best meetthe needs of the community

� Thursday, 10 November, from7pm to 8pm.• View the two Masterplans forthe area around the park-and-ridesite (and towards the A38), as wellas the town centre. • Your first chance to have yoursay on the plans.

Speak up for Ivybridge

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DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS TO 2016AND BEYOND FOR EASTOF IVYBRIDGE

Map for

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Approx 100 dwellings and 5hectares of employment land by 2016

Beyond 2016, a further 275dwellings and additional 5hectares of employment land

Neighbourhood centre provid-ing small-scale shopping and community needs

Approx 0.6 hectares of play provision

1.3 hectares of other publicspace

Cycle and footpath provision,inc better access to town centre

Contribution to town’s develop-ment as a sports and leisure hub

What’syour view on thetown’s development?HAVE YOUR SAYLetters to the Editoris a forum for you tohave a voice – seepage 10

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Life is local news

Widdi wows ‘emANN WIDDECOMBE entertained a sell-out audience of 200people at The Watermark in a special performance inaid of the Friends of Ivybridge Library

Ann spoke of her varied life – politics, publishing (shehas written four books and is working on her autobiogra-phy) and TV. Questions from the floor were answered inAnn’s typically forthright and amusing manner, particu-larly those relating to her dancing (or lack of) abilities.

The Friends of Ivybridge Library group hope to bringmore such events to Ivybridge in future. If you wouldlike to get involved see the Friends’ board in the library.

Grand entranceat WatermarkTHERE IS a new baby at TheWatermark. A fabulous pianohas been provided by FOPS(Friends of Our PerformanceSpace), with the help of a fewfriends of their own.

Cllr Roger Croad gave £500from his locality fund to-wards the project, with FOPSgiving all but its last £2 and acouple of private individualschipped in to help out withthe rest.

It is hoped that somelunchtime recitals can be or-ganised to welcome thepiano to its new home andFOPS is looking for volunteerpianists to take a turn. If youwould like to take part,please contact The Water-mark on (01752) 892220.

Clearing up after litter loutsTHE ANNUAL Ivybridge litter pick by members of 1st and2nd Ivybridge Brownies and 1st Ivybridge Guidesshowed once again how inconsiderate some people aretowards their local environment, and threw up a fewsurprise items, too.

About 50 Guides met in various locations around thetown and collected rubbish as they walked back to Vic-toria Park, while the 45 Brownies concentrated their ef-forts on the Fore Street and Erme Court areas.

Each year the girls make note of the strangest itemsfound and this time the list incuded a single trainer anda pair of pants! To take part in the adventures, join Rainbows (5-7 years) orBrownies (7-10 years) or become an adult leader. Call Amandaon (01752) 894749 or email [email protected]

Sleeping with sharks!LOCAL BROWNIE groups ‘braved’ shark infested waters fora sleepover with a difference last month.

1st, 2nd and 3rd Ivybridge Brownies joined with 1stModbury and 1st Yealmpton Brownies for a night at theNational Marine Aquarium in Plymouth. The girls en-joyed a fantastic night, which included a twilight tour,craft activities, a 4D film and a midnight snack, before set-ting up their beds in front of the big Eddystone Reef tank.

Brownies and Guides met in Victoria Parkto compare rubbish

Floodlit footieat TownA crowd of more than 300turned up to see the offi-cial switch-on of IvybridgeTown FC’s floodlights be-fore the Throgmorton Cuptie against Cullompton.The evening was fitting re-ward for all the hard workthat has gone into devel-oping the Erme Valleyground so that it meets FAground regulations. Unfortunately, the teamcouldn’t quite live up tothe occasion, beingdumped out of cup aftera 5-2 defeat.



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FOR A GREAT selection of home-madeand hand-crafted gift ideas for friendsand family, head for Ivybridge CountryMarket’s Christmas market on Friday,25 November.

As well as all the usual seasonal pro-duce, the Christmas market will alsofeature craft producers offering somevery individual and different items of

jewellery, knitted items, needlework,art, animal portraiture and photogra-phy. Another great gift idea is a hamper,which can be delivered in the local area.

Ivybridge Country Market is heldevery Friday in the Scout hut, situatedbetween the police station and theleisure centre, between 8.30am and11.30am.

GOVERNORS AT Woodlands Park Pri-mary School are celebrating after be-coming one of only 10 schoolgoverning bodies across Devon to beawarded the prestigious GovernorMark status.

Governor Mark is an externally veri-fied approved quality standard forgoverning bodies, which recognisesthe importance of school governancewithin the leadership and manage-ment structure of the school.

Chris Childs writes: The devel-opment of the new screen atThe Watermark is underway andwill be up and running by theend of the year. This will showthe latest film releases, live the-atre shows, live concerts andopera. Keep checking the newadvertising screen in the win-dow of the information centreat The Watermark for details.Down at Filham Park, the allot-ments are looking good andwell cared for, with a waitinglist of keen gardeners shouldmore plots become available.Sadly, at the skate park, the youthshelter has been vandalised,damaging the roof and walls. We hope to initiate an ArtsWeek next year to promotelocal artists, musicians and ac-tors – what do you think?I enjoyed a cream tea at theceremony at the Chapel PlaceCommunity Centre to revealthe restored wall. Gary Streeter,MP, acted as auctioneer aslocal businesses had donatedgifts and services to raise fundsin support of the IvybridgeCommunity Association. Don’tforget, Chapel Place is availableto hire for local groups to meet.

Deputy mayor’sbusy month

A TEENAGE SWIMMER fromIvybridge’s DinnatonSwimming Club hassuccessfully completeda cross-Channel swimand raised over£2,000 for charity.

Eighteen-year-oldHarriet Tuck com-pleted the 21 mileswim from Dover toCalais in 10 hours and59 minutes, finishingin darkness with only

the spotlights on the pilotboat to guide her to shore

in France.Harriet took up the

challenge to raisemoney for Meningi-

tis UK, a charityclose to her heart

because her olderbrother John hadmeningitis when hewas 16 months old,which left him pro-foundly deaf.

It was a real family affair as therest of her family provided greatsupport and encouragementthrough the tougher parts of thecrossing from the support vessel.

Harriet has other open waterchallenges in mind for the future.She hopes to tackle the Channelagain to record a faster time, andis interested in swimming aroundManhattan Island in New York.

Help Harriet raise more money – goto www.justgiving.com/Harriet-Tuck

Governors, teachers and pupils celebrate being recognised as being up to the mark

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Enjoy a country Christmas

Teenager’s courage for cross-Channel swim



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The Watermark– more than afinancial statistic

Dear Editor – Regardingthe letter in the Octoberissue, Watermark a whiteelephant?, what does thewriter mean by “not payingits own way”? It’s not just afinancial statistic; it coversa spectrum of events, activ-ities and services.

Regarding the marketingside, I am the owner ofAdfab Advertising Designand Print Ltd, the com-pany which publishes TheWatermark’s What’s Onmagazine. I took on theproject in January of thisyear and put this pro-gramme together with TheWatermark manager and Isell the advertising.

I also go out myself withthe distributors, who de-liver it to households in theSouth Hams area and partsof Ivybridge and the sur-rounding area. They alsogo into doctor’s surgeries,dentists, businesses, retailand industrial estates,Endsleigh Garden Centreand beyond.

It is an informative pub-lication and distributedwell in advance for peopleto book their upcomingchosen event. It is not aleaflet, which consists ofone page – it consists of24 pages.

There are, of course,copies at The Watermark,for people who do not re-ceive it through theirdoors to pick up.

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novemberIvybridge & District Cameraclub meeting, 7.30pm, New Hall,Bittaford. Illustrated talk Galapagos& Ecuador by nature photographerPeter Norwood.

Toybox, Chapel Place CommunityCentre, Wednesday mornings 9.30-11.30am

Film – Water for Elephants(12A0, 7.30pm, The Watermark

Ivybridge Community Choir7pm, Ivybridge Community College.Details: www.communitychoir.co.ukemail [email protected]. Call: Sheila 01626870107

Ivybridge Country Market 8.30-11.30am, Scout Hut next to theleisure centre

Fireworks Display, IvybridgeRugby Club, 7.30pm

Saturday Market, Glanvilles Mill,9am to 5pm

Bonfire & Fireworks Night, BottlePark, Lee Mill. Starts 6 pm. Free entry

Live @ The Duke of Cornwallin November5th - Peter Crawford12th - Seeker19th - Less Is More26th - FlukeMusic starts at 9pm

Lukesland Gardens Autumnopenings, Harford. 11am to 4pm

Great events at Endsleighthis November

6th - Free Kids’ Club Work-shop - Grow Your Own MagicBean. 11am-1pm. Plant yourown bean in this free, interactiveworkshop and learn about grow-ing your own. Workshop will lastapprox five minutes.

From 9th - Wednesday LateNight Shopping until 9pmEnjoy a complimentary glass ofmulled wine and be entertainedby a local school choir (6.30-7pm) and (Billy Wiz 6-8pm) whilechoosing the perfect gift fromthe inspiring displays instore.

12th - Santa’s Toy FactoryGrotto Grand Opening.Santaarrives with his reindeer at 11amand Grotto opens at 12noon.Tickets available oline or instore.Open Wednesday evenings andweekends in November.

Stay and Play, Jays Day Care Nurs-ery and Pre-School, 10am-12 mid-day every Monday and Friday

Meeting of Ivybridge TownCouncil, including public participa-tion session, 7pm, The Watermark

Careers Advice for Adults (19+).Contact The Watermark to book anappointment with Next Step, Ca-reers South West Ltd. Tel: 01752892220.

Betty’s Memory Café, IvybridgeMethodist Church, 2-4pm

Meeting of Town Council Plan-ning & Infrastructure Commit-tee, 7pm, including publicparticipation session, Town Hall

Ivybridge Flower Club, 7.30pm,The Watermark. Theme is Inspiredby Rosemarie Tree “Its Here Again”

Ivybridge & District CameraClub Meeting, 7.30pm, New Hall,Bittaford. Nature portfolio Compe-tition

One-day pencil and watercolourworkshop (10am-4pm), IvybridgeTown Hall. Tel 01752 893852.



Armistice Day RemembranceService (brief), 10.45am IvybridgeWar Memorial

The Federation of Plymouth &District Ex Service AssociationsVeterans Remembrance Festival2011, Plymouth Pavilions, 6.45pmfor 7.30pm start


Children in Need fundraiser,9am-2.30pm, Ivybridge Youth Centre

Ivybridge Art and Craft AnnualExhibition and Sale,10am to4pm, Methodist Church Hall

Table top sale - fundraising forIvybridge Scouts, 10am-2pm,Scout Hut (beside leisure centre)

Remembrance Parade, 11am,Ivybridge War Memorial – see cen-tre pages for programme


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THE ROYAL British Legion hasbeen helping service peoplepast and present since 1921.Although their needs havechanged over time, the needfor its work is as vital as ever.

Best-known for the Poppy Appeal,the Legion is not just about poppies inNovember, it’s about caring for peopleall year round.

The help and support the Legiongives is many and varied says DavidDavis, chairman of the Ivybridgebranch of The Royal British Legion.“We are there to help however we can,and often the help we give is not solelyabout money. It may be advice about

how to access training, or as-sistance to get modificationsto accommodation to en-sure the person can con-tinue to live independently.”The British Legion spends

£200,000 every single day in sup-port and care of the Armed Forcesfamily and it is this invaluable workthat money raised by the Poppy Ap-peal helps make happen.

“There are no Great War veterans stillwith us, and those from World War Twoare dwindling,” explained David. “So,increasingly, we are helping young menand women who are returning fromcurrent conflicts with terrible injuriesand trauma.

“They will have to live with these for40, 50, maybe 60 years, and they de-serve the best possible care.

“That is why we want to make the90th Poppy Appeal the best yet, so theLegion can continue to offer the bestpossible care to current and futureservice personnel.”

11-11-11-11 – a once-in-a-life-time Remembrance DayOn the 11th hour, of the 11th day, ofthe 11th month, 2011, we will remem-ber those who fell with a short service atthe War Memorial. Gather at 10.45am.

POP ALONG TOTHE POPPYAPPEAL SHOPThe Poppy Appeal Shopin Glanvilles Mill, alongfrom the fish shop,opens on Saturday, 29October.As well as selling pinbadges, books, mugs,bags and wrist bands forthe appeal, the shop willalso act at the Poppy Ap-peal HQ, so if you wantto get involved in anyway, pop in for a chat.The shop will be openbetween 10am and3pm every day exceptSunday until Remem-brance Day.

New venue for AGMThis year’s branch AGM isat the Constitutional Clubon Wednesday, 7 Decem-ber, 7.30pm for 8pm start.There will be a buffet andraffle after – donations ofprizes very welcome.

Mayor backs appealThe town’s mayor, CllrTrevor Parsons, has nomi-nated the Poppy Appealas his chosen charity forhis term in office. Goodluck to Trevor with hisfundraising efforts.

More...• Remembrance DayParade and Serviceprogramme – pages II & III• 90 years of the PoppyAppeal – page IV• True stories of incrediblebravery – page IV

Registered Charity No. 219279. Patron: Her Majesty the Queen THE IVYBRIDGE MAGAZINE I

A BIG THANK YOULast year’s Poppy Ap-peal raised a fantastic£22,785. Thank you toeveryone who gave sogenerously. Many local

serving and ex service-men and women and

their families have ben-efited from your kind-ness, thank you.

POPPY PEOPLEWANTEDCan you spare sometime to join the Le-gion’s army of collec-tors, helping to provideas many opportunitiesas possible for people towear a poppy and showtheir support?You don’t have to be aLegion member, norhave to join, and you canoffer as little or as muchtime as you can spare.If you don’t have trans-port, the branch canhelp with travelling, too.Interested? Contactchairman David Davison (01752) 690647 oremail [email protected], or call intothe Poppy Appeal shopin Glanvilles Mill.

Reverend Cyril Short,Padre to the IvybridgeBranch of The RoyalBritish Legion, leading theRemembrance Day service

Shoulder to shoulderwith all who serve

The RoyalBritish Legion Wreath will be

laid on Remembrance Sunday byDouglas Stephens, who was born in 1921,

the year the British Legion was formed


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1020 Muster at Ivybridge MotorsOne representative from each contingent report to the Parade Marshal

1030 Fall In and Prepare to Step Off

1035 Parade Steps off, led by the Plymouth Pipe Band

1045 Parade Halts at the War Memorial

WELCOME by the Reverend Cyril Short, Padre to the Ivybridge Branch ofThe Royal British Legion, followed by the Lords Prayer.

Our Father, who art in heaven,Hallowed be thy Name.Thy Kingdom come,Thy will be done on earth,As it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread.And forgive us our trespasses,As we forgive those that trespass against us.And lead us not into temptation,But deliver us from evil.For thine is the kingdom,The power, and the glory,For ever and ever.Amen

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN

THE HYMN

I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above,Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love;The love that asks no questions, the love that stands the test,That lays upon the altar, the dearest and the best;The love that never falters, the love that pays the price,The love that makes undaunted the final sacrifice.

And there’s another country, I’ve heard of long ago,Most dear to them that love her, most great to them that know;We may not count her armies; we may not see her King;Her fortress is a faithful heart, her pride is suffering;And soul by soul and silently her shining bounds increase,And her ways are ways of gentleness and all her paths are peace

Ivybridge Branch

Remembrance DayParade And ServiceSunday, 13 November, 2011


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1100 The Last Post

They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old,Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn,At the going down of the sun and in the morning,We will remember them

ALL: “We will remember them”

1102 Reveille

1103 Flypast by a WWII Aircraft (weather permitting) courtesy of David Silsbury,followed by laying of Wreaths. On completion members of the public are in-vited to lay personal tributes

1120 Address by David Davis, Chairman of the Ivybridge Branch of the RoyalBritish Legion

1125 The Kohima Epitaph and closing address by the Padre

“When you go home, tell them of us and say,for your tomorrow, we gave our today”

Parade Marches off, the Parade will halt at the American War Memorial at theHarford Road car park, where wreaths will be laid in memory of ourAmerican Allies. On completion, the parade will march down Fore Street,and disperse at Ivybridge Motors.

Message from the Chairman:

Ladies, gentlemen and children, thank you for joining us today in our actof Remembrance. Please join Royal British Legion members, Veterans andThe Plymouth Pipe Band in the Sportsmans Inn after the parade for a smallbuffet and a great raffle, all proceeds going to the Poppy Appeal. Accompa-nied children are most welcomeNew members are always welcome; please speak to any member of thebranch for further details, annual subscription is just £14. Membership isopen to anyone with or without a service connection. Last year’s Poppy Appeal in Ivybridge raised £22,785. The Royal British Legionis very grateful for your generosity and support.Very many local serving and ex-servicemen/women and their dependentshave benefited – Thank you again“This year is rather special, as it is the 90th Anniversary of the formationof the British Legion.”

“When you go home, tell them ofus and say, for your tomorrow, we

gave our today”


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The euphoria of victory in theGreat War had faded by 1921.The promise of a country fitfor its returning heroes had

not been kept. Life was hard for manyex-Servicemen and their families.

No-one knew how the British pub-lic would react to the first Poppy Ap-peal, and the initial order of poppieswas a cautious one. The response sur-prised everyone and showed that thenation wanted to unite to honourtheir countrymen who had made theultimate sacrifice.

The first poppies were priced atthreepence and the appeal raised a

staggering £106,000 (nearly £3.5 mil-lion in today’s money). The money wasdonated to the newly-formed BritishLegion to help them care for thosewho had suffered while serving theircountry.

Today, The Poppy Appeal is a majorannual event in the nation’s calendar,and over 45 million poppies will bebought as the Legion strives towardsits 2011 target of raising £36 million.

Beyond the numbers, and all theseyears later, the poppy still stands forRemembrance – remembering theservice men and women of all genera-tions and all conflicts.

The Royal British Legion Ivybridge BranchOFFICERS

Chairman: David Davis, (01752690647)Vice Chairman & Poppy AppealTeam Leader: David Cosh Secretary: Jan TaylorTreasurer: Sue KemsleyMembership Secretary: John KemsleyBranch Standard Bearers:Colin Cliffe BEM, John Kemsley &William MutchPadre: The Reverend Cyril ShortParade Marshal: Chris RedwoodLast Post / Reveille: Lauren Carol

CHRISTINE TREHARNE

The American Memorial

Located in the Harford Road carpark, this commemorates theAmerican soldiers who were sta-tioned just outside the town andwho left from here to take partin the D-Day landings.

William Stoneman

A rear gunner on D-Day,William lost his hearingas a result of his war-time experience. The Legion has helped himwith special hearing aids,he’s receiving extra ben-efits and expert care forhis wife, who hasAlzheimer’s Disease.

Allen Parton Suffered a terrible acci-dent during the first GulfWar. The Legion helpedAllen with housing andprovided an electricwheelchair for him.

Simon Brown Simon lost most of hissight when a snipershot at him in Basra. Hehas had 12 operationssince; the Legion helpedhim with pension claimsand encouraged him totake a teaching degree.Today, he gives motiva-tional talks and is atruly inspiring figure.

PICTURE COURTESY OF THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION

90 years of thePoppy Appeal

Poppies beside theMenin Gate memorial



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Erme Primary School Christ-mas Fayre, 1-4pm at The ErmePrimary School. A wide range ofstalls selling lots of gifts, a raffle,games for the family, chocolatetombola and most importantlySanta himself. Details: 01752892247

Betty’s Memory Café, IvybridgeMethodist Church, 2-4pm

Meeting of Town Council Plan-ning & Infrastructure Commit-tee, 7pm, including publicparticipation session, Town Hall

Ivybridge & District CameraClub Meeting, 7.30pm, New Hall,Bittaford. WCPF Travelling Print Port-folio. 100 of the best prints in theWest Country


Ivybridge Garden Association,7.45pm, Methodist Church Hall –see page 18

Ivybridge Country Market spe-cial Christmas Market 8.30-11.30am, Scout Hut next to theleisure centre – see page 8.

Gary Streeter Constituency Ad-vice Surgery, afternoon, IvybridgeTown Hall. Appointments must bepre booked on (01752) 335666.


Christmas Bazaar, 10.30am until1pm, Waterside House, Keaton Roadin aid of the Air Ambulance and Wa-terside House Tenants Association

South Brent Floodlit WinterCarnival, 6.15pm

U3A monthly meeting 2pm atthe Methodist Church. Guestspeaker Steve Beech on the work ofthe Woodland Trust


To get your event listed in thecommunity diary call (01752)892220 with the details, alterna-tively, you can email information [email protected]

To make sure your event is includedin the diary, please supply details bythe 12th of each preceding month

All details believed to be correct attime of going to press

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PLANNING A BIG EVENT IN 2012?If so, get it listed on the Ivybridge Major Events’ Calendar for 2012by emailing details to [email protected]


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Life is local clubs&groups

Sue Lavender, chairman of Ivybridge Caring, is presented with a cheque for£3,000 by town mayor Trevor Parsons. The group was awarded the money fromthe council’s localism fund following an open council meeting where the publicvoted on which local groups should receive funding. The money will be spentsupporting the group’s volunteers through training, CRB checks and expenses.

Ghostlygoing-ons

THERE WILL be ghostly going-ons at the November meet-ing of Ivybridge GardenAssociation.

‘Devon Ghosts’ is the titleof the talk to be given byRobert Hesketh at the meet-ing on 24 November at theMethodist Church Hall,starting at 7.45pm. There willalso be a Bloom of theMonth competition, a raffleand refreshments.

Meetings are free for mem-bers, for visitors it is just £1.50.

There will be no meetingin December.FIND OUT MORE: Contact Mrs LesleyAcheson on (01752) 894867

AS WELL AS rehearsals for nextFebruary’s Snow White thepantomime, the cast of the Ivy-bridge Theatre Company (ITC)production will be makingspecial appearances in thetown in the lead-up to Christmas topromote the show.

ITC-affiliated Black Ivy Mysteries hasa festive murder mystery evening nextmonth. ‘Mistletoe, Mirth and Murder’is on Friday, 9 December, at EndsleighGarden & Leisure. It starts at 7.30pmand tickets, advanced booking only,

are £25 per head to include dinner.Further details call (01752) 898906.

ITC meet every Wednesday at7.30pm at Chapel Place CommunityCentre. Membership is age 16 yearsand over. FIND OUT MORE: www.ivybridgetheatrecompany.co.ukor (01752) 893308

A WORKSHOP on writing children’s storybooks/fiction is being held by Friendsof Ivybridge Library.

Tutor Vanni Cook has conducted anumber of other workshops for theFriends and they have all been ex-tremely well received.

The workshop is for adults, although

keen would-be authors over the age of15 would be welcome.

It is on Saturday. December 3, be-tween 1.30-4pm at the library. It costsonly £4, including a workpack, butnumbers are limited, so early bookingis advisable. Tickets are available at thelibrary.

LEARN THE ART OF TELLING TALES

Filham Parkwildlife hedgeplanting

IVYBRIDGE ENVIRONMENTAL Ac-tion Group (IEAG) will becontinuing its work to estab-lish the hedge at the north-ern end of Filham Park witha planting and tidy up dayon Sunday, 6 November.

The group will be plantingmore trees and tidying up thearea to encourage morewildlife to use the hedge as anatural corridor, as well asproviding more nut trees aspart of our Plant Lots project.

Anyone is welcome to comealong and help. Meet at thetop end of the park for 2pm,with work continuing until4.30pm. Gloves and suitableclothing are essential.

Has your club/group got news?Send it to [email protected]



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MEMBERS OF a slimminggroup have lost an incredi-ble 522.5lbs (37 stone) inweight over one of the mostdifficult periods for slim-mers to scoop an award.

The Monday eveningmembers of SlimmingWorld have picked up theBronze Award for thebiggest weight loss in theregion during August andSeptember. The award notonly recognises the amaz-ing feat of such an out-standing weight loss butalso the members’ com-mitment over time.

Slimming World con-sultant Leanne Tancock,who holds sessions atChapel Place CommunityCentre, is delighted for thegroup. “This job is very

special. Watching peoplechange from having noconfidence and being em-barrassed about their size,to someone who looks andfeels great, brings its ownrewards on a daily basis.

“But, to have your workrecognised in this way is, Imust admit, a very proudmoment for me.

“The August-Septemberperiod is one of the tough-est times, with children offschool and summer holi-days.

“So for the group toachieve such a fantasticweight loss is a really greatachievement. I am soproud of them and theaward is worthy recogni-tion for a very dedicatedgroup of people.”

Tell us your story

Have you overcome the odds to achieve somethingamazing? Maybe you have done (or are going to do)something incredible for charity? Or, do you campaignfor a local cause or issue you feel passionately about?If so, we would like to hear from you. We know Ivybridgehas many dedicated people who do amazing deeds formany causes and we would like to give you a little bit ofrecognition with a feature in the magazine. In the firstinstance, drop us a line outlining your story and we willget in touch. Email [email protected]

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EurovisionA MUSIC SPECIALISM schoolmarked European Week in theonly way how – by staging itsown Eurovision contest!Stowford School celebratedwith an afternoon where allclasses entertained the restwith songs from around Eu-rope. The event saw entriesfrom Wales, England, Spain,France and Germany and atthe end of the day all the chil-dren were rewarded for their ef-forts with European stationeryset.

CHILDREN BECAME Tudors for aday when they visited Ply-mouth Museum on a schooltrip as part of their workabout the era.

Staff and children fromStowford School Year 5 en-tered into the spirit by don-ning costumes; it was a rangeof Tudor royalty, gentry andservants that disembarked in Plymouth.

The day started with the youngstershaving the chance to handle Tudor arte-facts, which they had to study and tryand guess what its role in Tudor life was.

In the afternoon, the children visitedthe Elizabethan house and gardens on

the Barbican, where they had thechance to experience what it would belike to live in a house where there wasno artificial light and learn about howTudor people would have made themost of anything edible that was avail-able to them.

Illuminatinglighthouses

STOWFORD SCHOOL’S Year 2 chil-dren extended their light-house project during a trip toPlymouth when they visitedthe museum and had the op-portunity to climb upSmeaton’s Tower.

They started the day by ex-ploring the City Museum,where museum staff led a ses-sion dedicated to Smeaton’sTower and its role in Ply-mouth’s history to preparethem for the afternoon’s visit.

Following a picnic on theHoe at the foot of the light-house, the children climbedthe 93 steps of Smeaton’sTower. During the climb theylearnt more about the realitiesof the life of a lighthousekeeper. On display were thecurved benches and cup-boards and the box beds thatthe keeper would have used.At the top they were rewardedby the magnificent view fromthe lantern room.

Children at Woodlands Park were joined for their Har-vest Celebration by Mayor Cllr Trevor Parsons. Duringthe special assembly, the children sang a selection ofharvest songs, as well as gave a presentation on harvestcelebrations during the Victorian times. A collection oftinned, dry packet and long-life foods meant the schoolcould donate four hampers each to The Shekinah Mis-sion, The Foodbank and the Salvation Army.

Kai Hembry climbs the 93 stepsto the top of Smeaton's Tower

Year 5/6 children of The Erme enjoyed anaction-packed week of activities at GrenvilleHouse, Brixham. Activities included abseiling, canoeing, raft building and high ropes, as wellas orienteering and a study of Berry Head.

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YEARS 3 AND 4 at WoodlandsPark have had a growing successwith their new raised beds. Theywere able to grow a host of veg-etables and herbs and a goodrange of flowers to attract thevery important honey bees.While the beds lay dormant untilthe growing season starts againthe children will be using them toshowcase their environmentalsculptures and encouragingwildlife to live there over the win-ter months.

A visit to gettheir teeth intoCHILDREN IN the Swifts and Swal-low classes at Stowford Schoollearnt more about keeping theirteeth healthy when staff from theDen Dental Group visited them.

As part of their Funny Bonestopic, the children have been fo-cussing on how to keep them-selves healthy, and the visit wasto encourage them to thinkabout the importance of dentalhygiene. As well as discussing theways in which a dentist can helpthem, every child had the oppor-tunity to chew a disclosing tabletto highlight plaque so that theycould see where they had tobrush more diligently.

CHILDREN AND PARENTS from Stowford Primary schoolcelebrated Harvest with two special assemblies, one ledby Year 3 and the other by Year 5.

Year 3’s assembly focussed on where food comesfrom and how far it travels, while Year 5 linked their as-sembly to their topic work and chose to re-tell the storyof the first Thanksgiving ceremony in America.

Harvest gifts were sold at the end of the school day toraise funds for the British Heart Foundation, one of theschool’s chosen charity for coming year.

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Take BETTER PHOTOSMore tips on how to improve the images you take using your digital camera from David Rayner of Ivybridge & District Camera Club

TONAL RANGEin an imageis vitally im-portant to avisually in-t e r e s t i n gphotograph.But thehuman eyeis so good atevaluating a scene that wetend to forget the cameracan only record a limitedrange of tones.

There are many photo-graphic techniques for im-proving tonal range butthis time I’d like to showyou how to make best useof the tonal range yourcamera has without re-sorting to complicatedsoftware or trickery.

First though, let’s look atwhat we mean by tonalrange. In our cameras,each doubling of light levelis called a Stop (sometimescalled EV). Our eyes are ca-pable of easily seeing 12stops of light, but our cam-eras can only reasonablydeal with five or six stops.

The upshot of this is thatthere are many ordinarydaylight scenes that can-not be easily recorded inthe way we remember thescene in our minds. Shad-ows lose detail and be-come just a black blob onthe photo; similarly, bright

areas ‘burn out’ and soskies and bright buildingsoften become featureless.

A ‘good’ tonal range inan image will allow theviewer to appreciate boththe shadows and the high-lights – or at least will bepresented in a way thatthe viewer appreciates thevarious tones that arethere. What we also ideallyneed is a good range oftones in between blackand white; although, asthe image above shows,we can sometimes makegood use of darker tones.

Cameras often have toolsto help. One such tool isthe flashing highlights onthe recorded image. Thistells us that those areas ofthe image are too brightand contain no detail. Ifyour camera has this facil-ity it may be turned on inthe set-up menu.

Many cameras have ahistogram feature and it isworth getting to know howthis works. Usually the

brighter tones in the imageare displayed to the rightand the darker ones to theleft so if your image showsa tall histogram at one endor the other, or both ends,then try to recompose thescene and take anothershot. Usually the remedy iseither to recompose thescene or use the EV button(exposure compensationcontrol) to pull the imageinto a tonal range the cam-era can deal with.

These in-camera toolsare very useful, but reallywhat we need to learn ishow to see the scene andread the light in it. So let’sthink about composition.

If we put the main sub-ject of the scene in thehighlight area the eye willbe drawn to it, but if our

main subject is in theshade then the viewer willhave to struggle to workout what the photographis representing.

On the other hand,strong shadows at theedges or base of a scene

can create interesting pat-terns and give a solid feel tothe image. Although sunnydays create deep shadowsand hide detail, the shad-ows can be used to advan-tage. Look out for patternsthat help create depth orlead the eye into the scene.

For example, if the sky istoo bright try excludingmost of the sky from theimage. You’ll see the detailin the shadows improveenormously. Sometimeswaiting a few moments forthe sun to move into hazeor cloud is a simple answer,fill-in flash is another.

Getting the exposurecorrectly balanced be-tween the dark and lighttones will often producegood results, particularly ifthe light is not too harsh.In these situations takeseveral shots at differentEV compensation settingsand probably one willcome out well.

The picture at the startof the article was simplyobtained by adjusting theEV control by two stops. Itspartner (below), was shotat the camera’s default set-tings and illustrates thevalue of looking at theimage in-camera and try-ing again.

Put the main subject in thehighlight area of the scene




SPORT Send your sport report to:[email protected]

ERME VALLEY HARRIERS’ runnersjoined veteran athletes from all overthe country to take part in the presti-gious British Master Athletic Federa-tion (BMAF) 10k Championships inExmouth.Two of the club’s leading athletes,Alan Ryder and Neil Holmes, were in-volved in a sprint finish, with Ryderhaving to break his own age recordto beat Holmes. Ryder achieved atime of 35.24, with Holmes finishingon 35.32.Ryder and Holmes, along with MikeHansen, picked up third prizein the 45-54 age group.Club vet records have contin-ued to be broken with AlisonThorn setting a vet 35-39 agerecord with a time of 40.54 atNewton Abbot, while JaineSwift set a 40-44 age recordwith a time of 41.28 at Tor-bay. Dave York continued therecord-breaking by setting a70-74 age record with a timeof 63.54 at the Newquay 10k; it was

York’s first race for six years.Harriers’ athletes enjoyedthe trip to the New Forest,with Nigel Stopard (the win-ner of the club’s SummerHandicap Series) first Har-rier home in the halfmarathon in a time of1.37.49. However, pride ofplace goes to Ewan Lake foran excellent time of 3.23.56

in the marathon.

IT HAS BEEN a busy start to the sea-son for Ivybridge RFC’s under 11s,with back-to-back festivals.The Exeter Saracens’ Junior Section40th Anniversary Festival, held in theunexpected heatwave in October,saw the Greens start well with a winagainst Brixham. But they seemed torun out of steam, producing a drawagainst Okehampton and then suf-fering defeat at the hands of even-tual winners Barnstaple.However, they rallied in the finalgame with an emphatic win over thehosts Exeter Saracens, and overallfinished the tournament in secondplace. The following week they were in ac-tion at the Exeter Chiefs’ Land RoverCup. In the pool stages Ivy notchedtwo wins, against Sidmouth and Ex-

eter Saracens, and a draw againstTaunton. They progressed to thesemis where they faced the hometeam. In a tight game solid defenceby both sides meant that the finalscore was five-all, but Chiefs pro-gressed to the final because theywere first to score in the match.

Ivybridge Rugby ClubNovember matches – all gameskick off at 2.30pm unless otherwisestated.

Saturday 5th1st XV......v. Torquay (H) Colts ........v. Devonport (H)Saturday 12th1st XV......v. Exe Saracens (A) 2nd XV ....v. Exe Saracens II (H)Colts ........v. Plymstock (H)Saturday 19th1st XV......v. Devonport Services (H)2nd XV ....v. Newton Abbott III (A)3rd Xv ......v. Salcombe II (A)Sunday 20thColts ........National Colts v. Cleeve

or Wiveliscombe (H)Friday 25th3rd XV ....v. Torbay Sharks (H)

KO 5.15pmSaturday 26th1st XV......v. Redruth II (H)2nd XV ....v. OPM I (H)Colts ........v. Plymstock (A)

Ivybridge Town FCFirst team fixtures in November –games kick off at 3pm unless oth-erwise stated

Saturday 5thv. Saltash United (H)Tuesday 8thv. Tavistock (H) KO 7.30pmTuesday 15thv. Saltash United (A) KO 7.30pmSaturday 26thv. Liskeard Athletic (A)

Support our local teams bygoing along to cheer them onfrom the sidelines.Refreshments are available.

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Harriers’ athletes land team prizeat National Vets’ Championships

Alan Ryder and Neil Holmes (right)

Fast and furious start for under 11s

Ewan Lake

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