Sept 2022 Parish Magazine

Uplyme September
2022
P Narish
ews

www.uplymechurch.org.uk

Uplyme Church Services in September & early October

September

4th 10am Holy Communion

6pm Evening Worship

5th 7pm Compline

11th 10am Morning Worship
4pm Telephone Service

18th 10am Together@Ten

11am BIG CHURCH PICNIC - PECORAMA

6pm Evening Holy Communion

25th 10am Morning Worship
4pm Telephone Service

October

2nd 10am HARVEST PRAISE
6pm Evening Communion

3rd 7pm Compline

9th 10am Morning Worship
4pm Telephone Service

The front cover is an apple tree that I saw whilst at a NGS
open garden in Lyme Regis - Thank you Sam Pennington.

Zoom chats: a chance to reflect and meet together every Sunday at 11.30am
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81020110380

4pm Telephone Service – call 0333 011 0616, access code 723 9782#

Baptisms - 6th August 2022
Elora Nelly Tappin

Weddings - None

Funerals / Interment of Ashes / Service of Thanksgiving -
Dennis Hebden - 28th July 2022

CONTENTS

Service News Inside Front Cover
Contents 1
Deliberations of an Ex-Rural Dean 2
From the Editor & AVMC Football returns! 3
Uplyme Help@Hand 4
Church Notices 5&6
Local Events 7
News from your local........Church 8
Adverts 9 & 10
Journeys of Faith 11
Together@10 & Old Leaf? 12
Ride+Stride & Meditation returns 13
Walking at Home and Away - David Jones 14 & 15
1st Lym Valley Scout Group 16
Horticultural Society 17
Treasured Toys - Diana Hunt 18
The Earth goes round the Sun! 19
Parish Council Update 20
Village hall Booking Dates 21
From Bedroom to Business - Entrepreneur help! 22
Adverts 23 & 24
Knit & Chatter 25
Trinity Matters 26 & 27
Philpot Museum and Roots & Shoots 28
AVMC Details Inside Back Cover

Parish News Copy Deadlines

Please remember the NEXT issue of the magazine is for October
and all articles up to and including things for early November should be with

us by the 10th September
Email to - [email protected]

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Dear Friends,

We are living through uncertain and challenging times at
the moment, aren’t we? It seems that on all sorts of
fronts there is confusion and discord, the political unrest
in our country, the rising prices, the war in the Ukraine,
the rapidly changing climate, let alone any personal
circumstances. Now that’s not a great way to start this
message, is it? But we have to be realistic, there is
uncertainty and change all around us. We can become
consumed with fear and anxiety if we let these issues
bear down on us, so what do we do about it?
We can’t ignore the effects of climate change, in particular. We do need to look
at how we can be good stewards of God’s creation, how each one of us in our
own small way can make a difference. If we just change one thing in our lives
which may reduce our carbon output it would help and when we do it does make
us feel better, more positive.

I have to say that when I feel overwhelmed by mounting issues, I stop take a
breath and if possible, walk out into the beauty of creation. It may be a walk into
the garden or into our glorious countryside and if that’s not possible just look at
a bunch of flowers smiling at me from a vase. When I do it lifts my spirit and
reminds me of God and my place in His creation.

The world around us may be changing, may be challenging, and even
threatening but what is so wonderful, and reassuring is that God never changes.
The love of God brought to us through the birth death and resurrection of Christ
is the constant in our lives.

There will always be change and challenge in our lives and how we deal with it

can vary and does take energy. We are recharged with energy each time we

look at the cross and remember what Christ has done for us, opened the

pathway to God so that time and again we can be filled with His love, filled with

His spirit and that keeps us going. We must never be weighed down, we must

look around us at creation, the good things of our world and let the light of Christ

shine into our hearts again and again. That light which will penetrate even the

deepest darkness, “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not

overcome it.” John 1:5 Canon Cate Edmonds

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Hello and welcome to the September
edition of the Parish news.

I hope you’ve been enjoying your summer, and that
oppressively hot period in early August didn’t cause
too many problems. I know that down in Lyme the
trades people had a bumper period and I tried parking a couple of times, only to
find I had to queue or wait for a space! It seems to have cooled down a little now
and it would be good to get plenty of gentle steady rain (at night) and some warm
bright days during this month!

So much is going on in September, the magazine is full of things re-starting, new
groups and events. The new Knit & Chatter group that meets on a Wednesday
afternoons in the church would love to see you. You don’t even have to be able to
knit to go along! They’re happy to teach you, or you can just sit and chat with them
while enjoying a cup of tea. I hope you know that ‘those that knit make the best
cups of tea’? Prove me wrong!

Now for a plug for my group. Many will know that I run the Kids Saturday Football
(see below) and if you’ve got young children or grand children, bring them along
on Saturday 10th September @ 9am for our first meet of the year! The best thing
is that there’s a “Big Breakfast” in the Village Hall that day, and you can reward
yourselves with a fry up for being the perfect guardian!

Keep Safe, and enjoy the month. Ed

AVMC Kids Saturday Football

Saturday Mornings 9am
Uplyme Playing Field

Starting back Saturday September 10th at 9am

A Church organised group which is open to children in Reception to year
6, although all are welcome to join us.
9.00am to 10.15 on the field.
9am to 10am at Axminster

For further details please contact Robin Hodges on 01297-445180.

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Uplyme Help at Hand - cares

General Enquiries: Marilyn – 07885 859946
Anne – 01297 444799 Fred – 01297 445647
Transport:
Dave - 01297 444799

Outings are in full swing now – we are certainly
making up for lost time! September and October are
already in the pipeline.
This time Blackbury Honey Farm – in glorious
sunshine with a garden to explore full of bees,
butterflies and beautiful flowers.
You can see how good the cream tea was!

Do contact us if you would enjoy an outing.
• chance to make new friends.
• pick up and drop off at your house.

What is Help at Hand about?
Community
Care
Communication
Contact
Company
Conversations- lively!
Coffee – any way you like it!
Cakes - home made and gorgeous!
Catchup – with old friends
If you would like to know more, contact Anne or Marilyn

When the sun goes edgewise – and daytime equals night

23rd September is the autumnal equinox (if you live in the northern hemisphere)
or the vernal (Spring) equinox (if you live in the southern hemisphere) The equi-
noxes occur in March and September, when the Sun is ‘edgewise’ to the Earth’s
axis of rotation, so that everywhere on earth has twelve hours of daylight and
twelve hours of darkness.

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UPLYME CHURCH FESTIVAL CHOIR

All singers are invited to join Festival Choir to participate in the Harvest
Festival service on Sunday October 2nd @ 10am. We sing in 4 parts
but you are given lots of help to learn your part!
You don't have to be a sight reader! Please ring Adrian on 01297 442902
if you'd like to learn more about getting involved this time or in the future. 

Uplyme Bell Ringing

Practice & teaching for those who’d like to learn.


Thursday evenings 7.30pm - 9pm
in the Church

If you’ve always wanted to have a go at ringing church bells,
we’d love to meet you and let you have a go.

For further details please contact Jo Clarke, on 443050 she’d

love to hear from you


Please do come along and join in.

Hope you all had a wonderful Summer break.
Our volunteers have cleaned and sorted the Shining Stars toys and

equipment and are looking forward to welcoming you back.
Our first session will be on Friday 9th September - Hope to see you there!

10:00 to 11:30am on Friday’s during term time
at the Scout Hut, Rhode Lane, Uplyme DT7 3TX

Suggested donation - £1 per child
Please bring an adult

This September Shining Stars will be 10 years old!
We will be celebrating during our session on 16th September and

taking part in a special Together @ Ten family service on 18th September
at Uplyme Church - see the Together @ Ten notice for your invitation.

For more information please e-mail Jan at [email protected]
visit: www.uplymechurch.org.uk/worship-3-2/shining-stars/
or: Facebook page: Shining Stars Playgroup

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Church Notices

Saturday 10th September “Ride and Stride”
for Devon Historic Churches Trust 10.00am at Church
Sponsored cycle/walk 50% for Uplyme Church
Contact Rob Walker for cycle ride 01297 444811
Contact David Jones for walk 01297 444729

Sunday 18th September Together@10 in church
Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Shining Stars.

Sunday 18th September Axe Valley Mission Community “Pecorama”
Fun day out – a chance to meet people from other churches.
More information from Shuna on 07971 759997

Saturday 1st October Uplyme Village Hall
7.00pm Harvest Supper and Barn Dance
Tickets £10 adults - £3 Child under 16
All profit to St Petrocks - caring for the Homeless in Exeter.

Black Dog Coffee Mornings

will be returning on the

First Thursday of each month

We begin again on Thursday 1st September starting at 10.30am
All are welcome, young and old alike and we’re hoping to be able to entice all
those who used to attend assuming they’re still able. It’s a very informal
affair to be held in the lounge adjacent to the Cafe and Pat Dench herself will
be there to welcome everyone. I think coffee will be £1.00 and biscuits will
be provided for free. It’s an opportunity to have a chat and catch up with
friends who may not have been able to see each other a while.
Lifts will be available for those who need it and I would ask that folk contact
either myself 01297-442095 or David and Ann Hardman 01297-444799 to
arrange. We also hope that some of those who attend may be able to offer
lifts also. If folk need any further help or information then do contact us.

Graham Sheargold

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UPLYME SHORT MAT BOWLS


Axminster and Lyme Cancer Support aims to MONDAY EVENINGS 6.30pm - 9.30pm
provide support for anyone living with and AT
beyond cancer in our community, including
relatives and carers, regardless of age, ill-health, UPLYME VILLAGE HALL
disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.
We provide information, educational literature ‘Short Mat Bowls’ is not a resident in the village but
and hold meetings around a variety of issues an established club run by a group of people who
surrounding a cancer diagnosis or specific cancers. enjoy socialising whilst playing indoor bowls.
We have some great events booked for 2022.
Please do check our website events page for up to date Why not come along and try your hand and join us
information on drop-in and events. for a cuppa. No experience is required and it's an
We also have a monthly active treatment and a opportunity to make new friends.
monthly bereavement support group now available.
Website - axminsterandlymecancersupport.co.uk Please contact: Pauline McCarter.
Email - [email protected] Tel No: 01297 442682
Facebook - Axminster and Lyme Cancer Support
Instagram - axminsterandlymecancersupport
Phone - 07512 279663

Saturday 1st October
Harvest Supper and Barn Dance

in the Village Hall at 7.00pm
Dancing to the “Crooked Furrow Ceilidh Band”

Tickets £10 Child under 16 £3
All proceeds to St Petrocks

(caring for the homeless in Exeter)

Book your ticket:
Sue Wells 07912 272102
or [email protected]
or sign on the form in church

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News from the Church

The Parish Clock at Uplyme Church
We are still fund raising in order to get the chimes working again.
Did you know that to keep the clock telling the time it has to be wound every
week?
To do that you have to climb up the spiral staircase in the tower.
Fix the heavy arm lever to the correct part of the winding system and then turn it
22 times. Every week.

When the chimes are working – they have to be wound too.
Another big lever which has to be turned 64 tunes!

Do you know who winds the clock every single week of the year?
Many of you will know him.

A lovely gentleman called James Booth.
We are so fortunate to have this quiet man looking after the clock.
Thank you James.

Update on the Churchyard
East Devon County Council now maintain our churchyard with the church paying
for a private contractor to mow on alternate months. We also arrange a “tidy up
time” once or twice a year to help keep everything as best we can. To encourage
wild life, insects and the bees, certain areas of the yard have been sown with wild
flower seeds and will be left to grow. So if you see areas of wild looking untidy
growth, pause a while and see the beauty of wild flowers and remember the wild-
life enjoying them too!

Uplyme Church is always open!
Uplyme Church is unlocked each morning by a very generous neighbour.
Apart from holidays, Anne Willett walks up the church path each day to open
the church – A very big thank you. And the doors remain open until another volun-
teer comes to lock up early evening.
If you spend any time up in the church on any day of the week it is wonderful to
see and to meet people visiting. Some come for a little peace and quiet. Some
come to pray. Some come because they are interested in the history of the
church. Some come to visit a grave and place flowers.
Some come and enjoy a sandwich whilst sitting on one of the benches. Some
come to meet up and have a chat. Whatever the reason – everyone is welcome.
And if you haven’t been inside recently, I challenge you to do so and to count the
stars on the ceiling…...how many?

Sue Wells - Church warden

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07540 342058
01297 442430
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Uplyme
Devon
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DOES YOUR DAUGHTER
OR SON ENJOY SINGING?

So many children do but have maybe only
sung as part of a group, in class or a choir.
Would your child like the chance to discover
their solo voice? My fun lessons, tailored to
their age and experience and drawing from a
wide range of songs appropriate to their level
and interest, will increase your child’s
confidence, nurture pride in performance and
build a firm foundation for whatever exciting
musical journey lies ahead. Special option
available this term: preparing and recording
your selection of Christmas songs – a perfect
gift or memento to be proud of!

*convenient studio in central Uplyme
*optional practice online back-up
*optional ABRSM exam opportunities

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