Parish News The Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul, Uplyme February 2024
Worship in Uplyme Church February & early March February 2024 Sun 4th 10am Holy Communion 6pm Service of Wholeness & Healing Mon 5th 7pm Compline - Night Prayer Sun 11th 10am Morning Worship 4pm Telephone Service Ash Wednesday Wed 14th TBC Holy Communion at The Minster Church Axminster Sun 18th 10am Together @ 10 6pm Evening Communion Sun 25th 10am Morning Worship 4pm Telephone Service March 2024 Sun 3rd 10am Morning Communion 6pm Evening Worship Mon 4th 7pm Compline - Night Prayer Mothering Sunday Sun 10th 10am Morning Worship for Mothers Day 4pm Telephone Service Baptisms None Weddings None Funerals None 4pm Telephone Service – A few minutes before 4pm call 0333 011 0616. When asked for the access code dial in 723 9782 followed by the hash key # These services are free to those who have a package which includes free 03 calls [most do] but you may be charged at normal call rates if not. Do check with your service provider
1 CONTENTS Service News Inside Front Cover Contents 1 More Tea Vicar 2 From the Editor & Notices 3 Church & Local Notices 4 & 5 Journeys of Faith 6 Church Notices & Events 7 What goes on in your Parish Church 8 “Come & See” a ‘lent event’ 9 Remembering Ernest Shackleton 10 Adverts 11 & 12 Cop 28 Climate response from CofE 13 Uplyme Climate Community 14 Carbonfast for Lent 15 Horticultural Society & Philpot Museum 16 & 17 KG5 & Diana’s Poem 18 & 19 Pre-School 20 Adverts 21 & 22 1st Lym Valley Scout Group 23 Parish Council & Eco Corner 24 & 25 Village Hall Diary Dates & News page 26 & 27 Adverts 28 Church Officers & Contact details Inside Back Cover Adverts Rear Cover Parish News Copy Deadlines Please remember the NEXT issue of the magazine is for March and all articles up to and including things for early April should be with us by the 10th February Email to - [email protected] Shrove Tuesday (Pancake day) - 13th February Ash Wednesday - 14th February Lent 14th February to 28th March Easter Sunday - 31st March
2 The Rev Dr Gary Bowness considers the aim of Lent. Life on a Spin Many years ago, at the Pleasure Beach at Blackpool, there was a certain ‘ride’ or amusement that was strictly for the physically fit. It consisted of a flat wooden disc about 20 feet in diameter and set at an angle of 45 degrees in the floor. When it began to rotate, the aim was to get to the centre where there was a pole. As the disc rotated faster and faster, everyone who failed to get to the pole got flung off. Nowadays there’s probably a European Community regulation banning it as far too dangerous! The principle of the game was a basic law of physics. When any wheel rotates, the outer rim moves fastest of all. Half way to the centre and you are moving a lot more slowly. And, at least theoretically, at the absolute centre will be a point which is totally still. That’s why anyone who reached that pole could stand there quite comfortably. We have just started the Church’s season of Lent. It’s generally thought of as being a time for giving up chocolate, wine, whatever. But it’s really a time to remind us that in our own rapidly spinning world, God is the still centre. All around God is motion, sound, change and decay – galaxies circling, seasons and years rotating, life developing and decaying. And at the still centre, where there is no variableness, is God, the same yesterday, today and forever. Only about seven weeks ago Christians worldwide were thinking of God getting involved in a special way in the ever moving and changing life of the world. And one great characteristic of Jesus was His stillness. Busy, harassed, injured people found someone with neither clever chat nor idle gossip, neither vulgar boasting nor loud opinion. His life always seemed to rotate round a still central point, which gave Him balance and authority. “Be still then and know that I am God” wrote the Psalmist. Lent is a time for us to try and do just that – to find the still centre of God in our own individual lives. Of course, we’re all of us very much in the world, and must live our lives in all of its busyness. But it may do none of us any harm to be a little more silent than we often are – quick to listen and slow to speak. And the more silent spaces we give ourselves, the more we’ll give that still, small voice within each one of us the chance to be heard. www.parishpump.co.uk
3 Calling all parents & carers of 0-4 year olds! Join us from 10am on Friday’s in term time for fun & friendship At the Scout Hut, Rhode Lane, Uplyme DT7 3TX (free parking) For more info email: [email protected] or see our Facebook page You are invited to Uplyme Church’s family friendly all age services at 10am on Sunday 20th November & 18th December Together @ Ten Children’s activities Creche corner Refreshments Everyone welcome You are invited to Uplyme Church’s Family friendly all age services at 10am on the 3rd Sunday of each month 21st Jan, 18th Feb, 17th March 21st April, 19th May & 16th June For more info phone Rev Nicky 07931 413629 www.uplymechurch.org.uk Hello and welcome to the February edition of the Parish News. Well, we’ve had plenty of wind, a fair amount of rain and a few flurries of snow in the past month. Although I have to say that according to my 20 years of photos, it’s next month we need to worry about the snow! Early March has dumped on us a number of times in the past few years. So much so that on one occasion in late March I had to put the heating back on again after I’d switched it off for the summer! Lovely to see the “Climate Community” giving us some advice on how to cut our carbon footprint. Those of you who can should scan the QR code and give it a go. There are plenty of events coming up through into March, it would be lovely to see you there in support. This years Lent Course - starting on 16th Feb - will be “Come & See” which is being run across the whole Diocese. Further details can be found in the magazine, but you can always ring Nicky (Vicar) for further details. Blessings Ed
4 Uplyme Help at Hand General enquiries Anne: 01297 444799 Marilyn: 07885 859946 Transport Dave: 01297 444799 Fred: 01297 445647 Can we help with: • A meal if you’re unwell? • A liA to a medical appointment? • PrescripGons collected? • Emergency items of shopping? • Your dog walked if you’re not up to it? • A visit and a chat if you can’t get out? • Opportunity to go out for tea or coffee with other Uplyme residents? Other needs? Try us! Ring one of the above numbers Remember, it doesn’t have to be an emergency before you call on us! Uplyme Church Presents Winter Warmers An entertainment with music and laughter Soup and a pud (7pm) Saturday February 24th at 7.30pm in Uplyme Church Tickets £9 from Uplyme Shop
5 Saturday Morning Football Saturday Mornings 9am Axminster 3G pitch Starting back January 6th A Church organised group which is open to children in Reception to year 6, although all are welcome to join us. 9am to 10am at Axminster For further details please contact Fletch Hulbert on 07759 830128. UPLYME SHORT MAT BOWLS MONDAY EVENINGS 6.30pm - 9.30pm AT UPLYME VILLAGE HALL ‘Short Mat Bowls’ is not a resident in the village but an established club run by a group of people who enjoy socialising whilst playing indoor bowls. Why not come along and try your hand and join us for a cuppa. No experience is required and it's an opportunity to make new friends. Please contact: Pauline McCarter. Tel No: 01297 442682 Uplyme Gospel Singers We are a community choir that meets at 7:30 pm on Tuesdays in term time at Uplyme Church No experience needed! No audition! No need to read music! First session is free! For more info - www.uplymechurch.org.uk/ worship-3-2/uplyme-gospel-singers/ email [email protected] or phone 01297 443642 Love Uplyme and our community? Leave a gift in your will to Uplyme Village Hall CIO and you will be helping to secure the future of our village hall for Uplyme. Or commemorate the life of a loved one with a donation. If you are considering it, Thank You Any gift, large or small, makes a difference. [email protected]
6 Journeys of Faith MARY’S RESOURCEFUL JOSEPH. Warned in a dream to escape from the murderous king Herod, Joseph left by night for Egypt. Their donkey had to carry Mary and Jesus as well as Joseph’s essential carpentry tools – perhaps a saw, plane, hammer, a bow-drill and a supply of nails. It was remarkable that he must have soon set up a viable business until another angelic message gave him clearance to return to Israel. Question – What spiritual resources are available to us once we commit to following Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour? The bible enumerates two lists of provisions towards us becoming effective Christians in what can be an unsympathetic world. Firstly there are the Fruits of the Holy Spirit i.e., love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness and self-control. These characteristics are to help us to “live by and keep in step with the Holy Spirit” (Galatians 5 vs 22-24) It is really up to each of us to honestly identify the characteristics we lack then to prayerfully ask God to build them into our lives. Secondly, there are the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. The bible lists no less than nine gifts such as:- faith, gifts of healing, miraculous powers and prophecy. “All these are works of one and the same Holy Spirit, and he gives them to each one just as he, the Holy Spirit determines.” (1 Corinthians 12 v 7-11). I have found it necessary to consult a Bible Dictionary as well as wise Christian friends about the meaning, nature, and purpose of these gifts. Only then, have I felt comfortable to prayerfully seek God’s guidance as to which gifts The Lord would have me possess and use for His purposes and glory. David Dare.
7 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. KNIT AND CHATTER Who are we: A very friendly group who love to Knit and Chat Come and join us, bring yourself, your knitting or crochet if you like. Or we’ll start you off! Where and When: Uplyme Church, Wednesday afternoon 2 till 4 Who’s it for: Everybody is most welcome. Please do join us There's always a ready supply of tea, coffee and biscuits. Who to Contact: Elizabeth Cooper on 01297 445538 Community Walk and light lunch for all Saturday 17th February Meet at church 10.30am Next > Saturday 16th March If you don’t want to walk join us for lunch in church at 12.00 noon For more information : Contact Sue Wells 07912 272102
8 Events at Uplyme Church – past and present Someone on Facebook a couple of years ago, wrote that our Church wasn’t really used much…However, I’m sure most of you know how lively our Church is and how much we reach out to the community, but just in case you aren’t aware, here is a flavour since Autumn unCl now…. First of all, our services, which are varied and lively: Sunday morning and evening services with a family service – Together at Ten once a month, a quiet Compline Service the first Monday of the month FesCval choir rehearsals prior to the main fesCval events in the year, when they then sing what they have been pracCsing within the services. Carol Service. Our Carols by Candlelight service was aKended by a packed Church. NaCvity at the Village Hall aKended by many in the community. The school are in the Church several Cmes a week and oNen parents are also invited to aKend. Secondly, the outreach we do within our community: Each Tuesday evening in term Cme a group of Gospel Singers meet in the Church to sing. We hold concerts twice a year. We held a splendid Gospel Singers concert just before Christmas. The Church was packed. Each Wednesday aNernoon a knit and naKer group meets in the Church. Each Thursday evening, the Bellringers pracCse and then ring on a Sunday. Youth events every Friday evening, oNen at the Church Each Saturday in term Cme a group of wonderful volunteers run Saturday football for the youngsters. Many of them begin to develop a keen interest in the sport and go on to play at Lyme Regis, Colyton or Axminster as they get older. Flower arrangers who meet regularly and work hard to decorate our Church to celebrate different seasons and fesCvals. Christmas Fayre Spring Fayre Winter warmers – local entertainment evening Monthly walks followed by soup and a pud Art ExhibiCons Quizzes Concerts – various So, as you see, our Church building is indeed very well used, and our church members are a lively lot who give to the Community. Why not come and join us? Jo Cursley
9 Lent Course invites us to ‘Come and See’ and then ‘Go and Tell’ This Lent we will be joining in with the diocesan Lent Couse titled ‘Come and See.’ There is a study guide and videos to watch. There are seven sessions that look at different gospel references for ‘Come and See’, and then explores how we can share our own faith with others in an authentic and engaging way. All are invited from across our team of churches to get involved and by the end of the course I hope you will feel equipped and inspired to ‘Go and Tell.’ The sessions are from 2pm to 3.30pm, with one evening session from 7pm to 8.30pm. We will meet at Uplyme Church as it is a flexible space with a screen. (Just to note the school next door will be coming out at 3.30pm so it may be best to park in the village hall or further down the hill so you don’t get caught up in that.) The dates are: February 16th and 23rd, March 1st, 8th, 15th, 18th (Monday evening) and the final session on 22nd. Do let me know if you can join in, so I can ensure we have enough tea, coffee and treats to go round. Further details on the course can be found at Come and See Lent Course - Diocese of Exeter (anglican.org). Or for any other details call me Rev Nicky on 07931 413629.
10 Remembering Sir Ernest Shackleton One hundred and fifty years ago, on 15th February 1874, Sir Ernest Shackleton was born in County Kildare, Ireland – into a family that was English in origin and had Quaker connections. Sir Ernest was one of the leading explorers during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. He led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. His father, Henry, was a farmer, who then qualified as a doctor, and the family moved to Sydenham, London in 1884. Ernest learnt seafaring in the Merchant Navy, becoming in turn second mate, third officer and first mate, before certifying as a master mariner in 1898: this qualified him to command a British ship anywhere in the world. Expeditions he led included the Nimrod (1907-09), the Endurance (1914-17) and the Quest (1920-22). He was also on Scott’s earlier Discovery expedition, but was invalided home early. From early on he had health problems, and the medical officer on the Nimrod expedition believed he had a hole in the heart. Shackleton was described as spiritual but not religious. While crossing the mountains in South Georgia with two others to complete his heroic rescue of the crew of the Endurance, he and his companions said they were aware of a fourth presence, which they called ‘providence’, walking with them. Although Shackleton did not make any major discoveries or register any notable firsts in Antarctica, he took part in some amazingly courageous enterprises and, although he was largely overlooked for many years, is now regarded as one of the giants of polar exploration, always admired by his crewmen. He died of a heart attack on the Quest at the age of 47 and was buried – at his wife’s request – in the graveyard of the English church at Grytviken in South Georgia. Tim Lenton
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13 "Thank you, but we should have done more" Bishop responds to COP 28 The Bishop of Norwich, Graham Usher, lead bishop for Environmental Affairs, has been reflecting on the recent COP28. Here are some extracts of what he says: “My hopes for COP28 were that we needed a commitment to phase out fossil fuels, make significant progress with the Loss and Damage Fund, prioritise resilience building for climate vulnerable communities, and create a transition to green development pathways that is just and ambitious. “COP28 saw some progress on these items. Like a cracked record, I say again: ‘Thank you, but we should have done more.’ “$700m has been pledged for the Loss and Damage Fund, with further funding pledges for adaptation and resilience building. Both are a start, but the amounts are not nearly enough to support even the existing schemes in the pipeline to support the poorest and least resilient communities in the world who have pumped the least carbon into the atmosphere. “While it is very significant that the words ‘fossil fuels’ have made it into the final agreement, it remains disappointing that the parties have failed to agree the most important pledge – the need to completely phase out fossil fuels. “The UK Government’s clear position of a phase-out of fossil fuels means it can have global moral leadership in this area. Without a phase-out of fossil fuels, there is no pathway to net zero carbon. “The Church of England has a clear role in continuing to be a place of thanksgiving for our life in Jesus, hope for the poor, and prophetic action to care for our planet. “I urge us all, and particularly world leaders, to remember that the pledges made at COP28 do not have to be the upper limits of our climate action. We can and must reach further. That goal must be a fossil fuel phase out and a re-centring of our priorities towards the care of creation and the poorest people.” www.parishpump.co.uk
14 Uplyme Climate Community Recently a few of us have come together to begin the Uplyme Climate Community* – a forum for people in Uplyme and the surrounding areas to connect and support each other as we figure out how to live well in the age of the climate crisis. We are proposing four opportunities to gather in 2024 as a way to get started. These are based on the sequence described by Joanna Macy in her book ‘Active Hope’, with four stages beginning with gratitude, then, honouring our pain for the world, seeing with fresh eyes, and finally, going forth to act. Love, Gratitude and Pancakes Tuesday 13 February 12-2pm, Uplyme Church You are invited to come and share something you love about this world of ours, and contribute to an art installation if you wish! A Valentine’s/ Pancake day/love-for-the-earth mash-up. Vigil for Climate Justice Saturday 2 March 10.30-1130am, Uplyme Church Creating space for our feelings about the climate and biodiversity crisis. There will be an option to sit quietly, some creative activities for all ages outside, and a chance to put shared words to our experience. Walk, talk and look! Saturday 16 March 10.30am, meet outside Uplyme Church Join the community walk to make some time to notice the biodiversity and beauty of our home patch. The walk is followed by a lunch What shall we do next? Date & venue tbc - look out for it in the March issue! An invitation for everyone to share ideas for actions, big and small. Let’s celebrate the things we are already doing and see what new ideas might emerge too.
15 Carbon Fast for Lent "There’s a lot of confusion over which climate actions make the biggest difference – or even whether personal actions make any difference at all. They do – about a quarter of climate emissions can be dealt with through personal actions. The rest is beyond our control as individuals, though of course we can campaign and advocate for it. In other words, other things matter much more, but we don’t get to a sustainable world without individual action." Jeremy Williams, author of https://earthbound.report/ 2023/10/12/personal-climate-actions-that-matter/ Here are some ideas for simple actions we can try during Lent: which one will you try? ● meal plan to reduce food waste ● use a timer for shorter showers ● use washing machine at 30 degrees ● substitute one or more car journeys with walking/public transport ● buy only secondhand clothes ● carshare a journey I would otherwise have done alone ● boil only the water I need in the kettle ● dry washing without using a tumble drier ● go meat-free one or more days per week ● Something else? If you want to share what you are doing, scan this QR code - I will compile a list of all the actions taken by residents of Uplyme to share in a future edition. Laura Condell Don’t forget those Nestboxes! On 14th February our annual National Nestbox Week begins. Now an established part of the ornithological calendar, it aims to encourage people to help out the birds in their gardens each Spring. Everyone is invited to put up more nestboxes in their local area, and a very helpful website gives full instructions on how to do this. More details at: https://www.nestboxweek.com
16 Uplyme and Lyme Regis Horticultural Society www.ulrhs.wordpress.com Important – date changes for 2024 events Please note the following changes to our published events programme • The February coffee morning will take place on Saturday 24th February 10am to 12 noon at Uplyme Village Hall (not the 10th) • The March 27th talk by Keith Wiley will be preceded by the Society’s AGM starting at 7.30pm • The Autumn Show and Coffee Morning will take place on Saturday 12th October at Uplyme Village Hall 10am to 12 noon (not the 5th) • The December Christmas Social will take place on Wednesday 18th December at Uplyme Village Hall 7.30pm (not the 11th at the Church). If you already have a printed version of the 2024 events, please will you update your own version with the information above. We will continue to advise you of events as we move through the year. East Lambrook Manor snowdrops, coach trip, Tuesday 13th February Grade 1 listed garden created by the doyenne of cottage gardening Margery Fish. Abundant borders of snowdrops, hellebores and hardy geraniums. Snowdrops for sale. Cafe and shop. Coach departs Uplyme Village Hall 9.30am. Cost £20, includes £5 non-returnable deposit. Non-members welcome for an additional £3. Please book with Jenny Harding [email protected] 07773 604137. Coffee morning, Saturday 24th February 10am-12noon This is a great chance for everyone to break out from the gloom of winter and look ahead to brighter days in good company. Entry free and open to everyone. Potato tubers and buckets will be on sale for £3 for the Potato in a Bucket competition at the Summer Show. Could you be the one to beat last year’s record-breaking entry? There will be displays from the Bestic Trust explaining the plans for the landscaping to surround the new Mrs Ethelston’s School. See the plans and find out how you could get involved in making the area more beautiful. The Hedgehog Predicament, talk, Wednesday 28th February Colin Varndell, photographer, will look at the natural history of the hedgehog, its decline and the reasons for this, and what we can do as individuals to help hedgehogs. Talk starts at 7.30pm. Doors open at 7pm for refreshments. Members free; non-members £3. Membership renewals for 2024 due by 29th February Only £6 per annum gives you access to our fantastic talks and trips (nearly 30 in total in 2024) as well as a 10% discount at Groves, subject to obtaining a Groves discount card from our Membership Secretary. If you wish to renew your membership, or to join, here’s how: - Bring £6 cash to the coffee morning, talk or trip in February - Contact our Membership Secretary Allison Crabbe 07711 312437, [email protected] if you can’t get to the talks, or wish to pay by BACS - If joining for the first time you may complete our online application form, found from the ‘Join Us’ page of our website www.ulrhs.wordpress.com
17 Membership runs from 1st January to 31st December. Members joining part way through a year pay the full annual membership and will renew from 1st January the following year. Tyntesfield, coach trip, Wednesday 6th March Ornate Victorian gothic revival house (National Trust) with spring flower-filled terraces, kitchen gardens and parkland. Café, shop and bookshop. Coach departs Uplyme Village Hall 9.15am. National Trust members £15; non-National Trust £25. Cost includes £5 non-returnable deposit. Non-members welcome for an additional £3. Please book with Jenny Harding [email protected] 07773 604137. Committee members and new Secretary needed We’re a friendly and dynamic society with around 400 members in the Uplyme and Lyme Regis area. We provide a full programme of activities for our members each year and welcome their ideas and suggestions. We would very much like to increase our committee members to bring in new ideas and contribute to the running of the society – there are plenty of small jobs to be done that would really help us to ease the workload of the current members. In addition, we are seeking a new Society Secretary to be appointed at our AGM on March 27th. The role of the Secretary is to deal with any correspondence to the Society, take minutes at committee meetings and the AGM, and manage room bookings. The role could be split if needed. If you might be interested in becoming a committee member or Secretary, please contact Jenny Harding [email protected] 07773 604137 or Tricia Boyd [email protected] 07767 261444. Tricia Boyd Friends of Lyme Regis Philpot Museum You are welcome to attend our illustrated talks in the Woodmead Hall, Lyme Regis. Sunday 3rd March at 2.30 pm. ‘When the Yanks came to Lyme’ by Ken Gollop. This illustrated talk on the American troops in Lyme Regis is in recognition of the 80th anniversary of their arrival in November 1943 for the DDay landings in Normandy. Entrance fee: £4 . Thursday 7th March at 2.30 pm. ‘Ammonite Secrets that Darwin might wish he had known’ by Wolfgang Grulke. The talk focuses on uncoiled ‘heteromorph’ ammonites with bizarre shapes, a story that seems to be largely untold. They present intriguing evolutionary puzzles that will be discussed. Entrance fee: £2 for members; £4 for visitors. Enquiries to David Cox, 01297 443156
18 News from King George’s Field Fletcher Hulbert joined us as a trustee in June and it has been great to have him as part of the team. A local resident whose three children have been taught at Mrs Ethelston’s School, Woodroffe and Colyton Grammar he is well aware of how important our field is to the community. He has helped Robin with Saturday morning football for a number of years and will be a real asset. We continue to seek an additional trustee for our board to bring us up to the recommended seven - if you feel you could help please, please let me know. It is not an arduous role, but very important to our community. If you would like more details please don’t hesitate to contact me. We were delighted to recently receive a grant from the Co-op Community Fund to help improve the field surrounds with some new tree planting. As one of three organisations, with B Sharp and Lyme Regis Lifeboat supported locally our grant was £1036. A big thank you to all who supported our cause by choosing King Georges Field when using their Co-op card/app. Thank you also to local parishioner Jacqueline Hughes, the local Co-op member pioneer and Carl the manager of the Lyme Regis shop who were so helpful and supportive of our cause. We were saddened to hear of the death, after a short illness, of Gary Rowland, who has attended our regular meetings as the Cricket Club’s representative for many years and been a real stalwart in liaising between the two organisations. A lovely man, in all respects we will really miss his humour and practical suggestions. We know that the fencing around the tennis court needs attention and are currently getting quotes to replace and repair sections of it. The surface also needs to be professionally cleaned to remove algae and some fine sediment. Our hope is that this work will be completed in the Spring. The court is still very playable so as the days become longer why not make a New Year’s resolution to use it on a regular
19 basis? Remember the court can be booked by anyone, with online booking and payment. A coded padlock is on the gate and the code issued when booking. The cost of an hour’s use of the court remains at a very good value £7. There is no membership and anyone whether local or visitor can use the court. The court can be booked online at: https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/ UplymeVillageTennisCourt Alternatively just type in Uplyme Tennis to a search engine, like Google and the link should come up. Two dates for your diary: Saturday 8th June is Uplyme Fete and Saturday 3rd August is the Uplyme & Lyme Regis Horticultural Society’s summer show. Finally please remember that the only area of the field in which dogs are allowed is on the footpath which runs along the side of the field from the gate near the car park to the bridge over the river at the corner of the croquet lawn. They should always be on a lead and not allowed to stray onto the main field area. This is very important as the field is not only used for community recreational sports but is regularly used by the pupils of Mrs Ethelston’s Primary School as their sports field. James Thomas (Secretary for King George’s Field Trustees) [email protected] DO WE EVER…..? Do we ever stop to thank the people who we meet, When they pass the time of day when we see them on the street? Do we thank the Driver who drives the local bus, Manoeuvring it around the streets, with the minimum of fuss. What about your Gardener who comes to mow the lawn Also, all the workers who work from dusk to dawn. The bloke who cleans the windows and makes them really shine Don’t moan at him if he is late and doesn’t arrive on time. The Farmer works long hours, and often very late, Preparing lovely produce to put upon your plate. Do you give a thought for the driver of the train And the council worker who comes to unblock the drain. The shop assistant who is on her feet the whole day through, The waiter and the waitress who serve the food for you. Don’t forget the Postman, who delivers mail right to your door, And the local Fitter who lays carpet on your floor. Do you have a Lady who comes to your house to clean? Stop to ask her why she does, and what the cash will mean. Do you take for granted the help these people give They are earning money that’s quite simply, for them to live. Take the time to thank them, and show them that you care These few words of kindness are something you can share. Diana Hunt
20 Uplyme Pre-school News We had so much fun last term, we were busy making Christmas cards, crafts, and calendars and we loved dressing up in our Christmas jumpers. We had a party, a visit from Professor Bumble and even Santa Claus came to join us. The term ended with a fantastic nativity performance of ‘The Sleepy Shepherd’, the children sang their hearts out and melted all of our hearts. The spring term has started with some exciting news, we reached our fundraising target and were able to finish off our outside play area with a brand new rubber mulch play surface. We’d started the project last year but we’d only been able to afford to lay the new surface at the back of the play area leaving a small grass patch at the front which, since the summer, has continually been muddy. Now the whole area is accessible to the children all year round, no more muddy wellies and fenced off grass. Thank you to Lyme Regis Regatta & Carnival, Uplyme Parish Council, Tesco Community grants and all of our parents for your generous donations. Our toddler group has been really busy and we’ve loved seeing all of the little ones coming and enjoying playing and making new friends. Toddler group runs every Tuesday afternoon (term time) from 1.45pm until 3.15pm, everyone is welcome.
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23 1st Lym Valley Scout Group (Uplyme and Lyme Regis) This is a funny time of year where the excitement of Christmas is a long memory away, and the thought of the days getting longer and warmer never seem to happen. With the weather being unpredictable and cold most of the activities are happening in the hut, but that doesn’t mean we are not having fun! There are lots of activities being planned for the summer months so stay tuned. Well done to the Powder Monkeys ESSU for their Christmas Tree recycling fund raiser. They raised over £800, money to help them fund the many activities they have planned for this year. This month the Beavers will be flipping pancakes, hopefully having a visit from the local Police and Swimming (indoors of course), which they always love. The Cubs are working towards the Outdoors in 24 badge where they will have to do 24 activities outdoors this year, working towards their outdoor challenge badge. They will also be celebrating Chinese New Year and doing the Pet Carers badge. The Scouts will also be flipping pancakes and having a go at making ice-cream yum yum!! They will also be spending a couple of weeks having a go at the Artists badge which will be interesting. Let’s just say I think there will be a lot of ‘impressionist and abstract artists’ and the leaders will have to try and interpret the works of art. The Explorers will also be making Pancakes, I think there is a bit of a theme going on here, Scouts love cooking and even more so eating. They will also be doing first aid not just on land but water based first aid, which is very useful as they spend a lot of their time on the water. We have space in the Beaver Section so if you have a child who is coming up to 6 years old and would like to join please contact us on our website. Also if you as an Adult would like to come and join us, help out at meetings, making and eating pancakes, sit on the Trustee board or just help out in the back ground please contact us and have a chat. Yours in Scouting Karen Yelland Beaver and Scout Leader www.lymvalleyscouts.org.uk Instagram 1stlymvalley
24 Uplyme Parish Council c/o Uplyme Village Hall, Lyme Road, Uplyme, Lyme Regis DT7 3UY Tel: 07413 947067 Email: [email protected] Website: www.uplymeparishcouncil.org New Year’s resolutions! Tree Hub – FREE native specimens Uplyme Parish Council, working with their honorary Tree Wardens, have offered to host a Tree Hub courtesy of the Devon Wildlife Trust. This will take place on Saturday 3rd February 2024 from 10am in the Village Hall rear car park. Posters are up around the village and details are also on our website and social media, so spread the word with your neighbours, friends and family. Devon's treescapes are stunning and crucial habitats for so much wildlife. But they are under threat from Ash Dieback which is estimated to kill at least 90% of Devon’s ash trees in the coming years. It will affect everyone, but everyone can be part of the solution. Do your bit by collecting a free tree to plant in your garden. You will be able to collect between 1-5 free trees along with protection and a free planting and aftercare guide. The trees will all be cell grown UK broadleaf species such as crab apple, wild cherry, rowan and birch. They will be 2-3 years old and so around 20-60cm in height and will need to be planted within a few days of collection. The hub will be there until trees run out so ensure you arrive early to not be disappointed! Playground – new equipment The Council have allocated a budget of £15,000 this year to replacing some of the more aged equipment in our very well-loved playground on the King George V field. Whilst that sounds like a large amount, it is nowhere near the funds required to purchase the equipment needed. We need your help in accessing the rest of the funds from the planning authority to help make this project a reality. East Devon District Council hold funds (under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990) which allows a local planning authority to enter into a legally-binding agreement or planning obligation with a landowner as part of the granting of planning permission. The obligation is termed a section 106 agreement. These agreements are a way of delivering or addressing matters that are necessary to make a development acceptable in planning terms. They can be used to support the provision of services and infrastructure, such as highways, recreational facilities, education, health and affordable housing. However, there are strict rules around accessing this money, and one of those is consultation with the community about how it is spent. Therefore, if you are a user or a carer of a user of the playground, we would like to hear from you about what sort of equipment that you would like to see in the playground. This will then help inform what eventually appears! If you are against the Council spending money on the playpark or, alternatively, if you would like to let us know what types of new equipment you would like to see in there, get in touch with the Clerk, Zishan, details in the heading of this page.
25 Additional Defibrillator We have the vital opportunity to obtain an additional defibrillator – in case you’re unaware, there is a defibrillator at the Village Hall – however, we need to be able to site it somewhere with an electricity supply. The Council would like to site this on Whalley Lane due to the density of population, and therefore potential need, so if you would be able to offer a site with an uninterrupted electricity supply to fix the weatherproof housing for a defibrillator, please get in touch with the Clerk to find out more. Cemetery Bins Users of the Cemetery will have noticed that there are no longer green waste bins to put spent floral tributes/wreaths into. Despite putting signs up to deter offenders, the bins in the cemetery have been used to put in all sorts of waste, including dog waste. Unfortunately, as a volunteer empties the bins and cannot dispose of anything other than green waste, the Council have been left with no option but to remove the bins for use. Any green waste on graves will now have to be removed and taken home to be disposed of. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. And finally, thank you! In the recent new year’s storms, we must thank those wonderful volunteers who stepped in to clear the roads from fallen trees/branches, ably co-ordinated by Cllr. Andy Turner. Cllr. Turner is the Council’s lead on emergency planning and resilience, so he is very experienced in dealing with difficult weather and the fallout from natural disasters, but he could not do it without help from those willing to come out in very poor conditions to protect the parish. Chairman: Cllr. C James Vice Chairman: Cllr. A. Turner Cllrs: Mrs. E. Daly, P. Hackett, P. Oakley, C. Pratt, W. Trundley, Mrs P Frost, Mrs C. Wiscombe Eco Corner: Fall in love with nature on St Valen5nes Day. Take &me out to be in nature this month. Walk in the woods or the fields. Appreciate the wonder, the complexity, the intricate beauty. Look at the first shoots of new life emerging. Appreciate all that the natural world freely gives you: air, water, food. Be thankful, and enjoy that nature flows through you, sustaining your life, and you are part of nature. Job 12:7-10 7But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you; 8or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you. 9Which of all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? 10In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind.
26 Village Hall February 2024 REGULAR HIRERS TIMES MAY VARY - Please check with the group/organisation Uplyme Pre School/ Term time only Mondays 9am-3.30pm Wednesdays 9am-1pm Tuesdays/Fridays 9am- 1.30pm Toddlers—Term time only Tuesdays – 1.45pm -3.30pm School – Mrs Ethelstons/Term time only Wednesdays 1.30-3.30pm (4.45 if club) Thursdays 10.30am- 3.30pm (4.45 if club) Fridays 1.45pm-3.30pm (4.45 if club) YOGA Thursdays 6.30pm-8.00pm Short Mat Bowls Mondays 6.30pm-9.00pm Parish Council Usually 2nd Wednesday of each month 6.30pm Horticultural Society Usually 4th Wednesday of each month 7pm-9pm Mainly Ballroom Saturday 10th February 7.30pm Quakers Sundays 9.30am – midday Village Hall Committee meeting 1st of the month 7.00pm Wed/Oct-March Tues/April-Sept Other bookings for this month 3rd Feb Colmers Hill Fashion Sale 3rd Dorset Wildlife Trust Tree Hub 10th GIG Club Jumble Sale 12th – 16th School Half Term 16th Hall Fundraising Quiz 17th Crystal & Gem Show 24th Horticultural Show Coffee Morning Coming up…. Hall Jumble Sale 2nd March. Please let us know if you have any donations. To book the Village Hall please contact Amber Email: [email protected] M: 07396704980 - office hours only Visit our website/calendar www.uplymevillage.com Calendar/online calendar times are hire times not event times. Check with the individual organisations for event times. What is the right age to get married? 23 is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then. - Camille, age 10 No age is good to get married at. You got to be a fool to get married. - Freddie, age 6 How can a stranger tell if two people are married? You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids. - Derrick, age 8
27 UPLYME VILLAGE HALL NEWS February already! Not quite as short as usual as it’s a leap year … Make the most of that extra day. Whoo-hoo! Make it a full, fun packed month by joining in the UPLYME VILLAGE HALL QUIZZICAL QUIZ EVENING with Ian Wood on FRIDAY 16th FEBRUARY at 7pm, with risqué repartee, the right responses & riotous ribaldry. Or just answer the questions? Get a tasty HOT DOG and amazing crumble even if you get the answers wrong! The Village Hall committee have pencilled in events for 2024 with the aim of raising funds towards installing solar panels. We will apply for grants but will need to raise plenty ourselves to cover the estimated cost of around £20K. Saturday 2nd March: Jumble Sale and Coffee morning Saturday 4th May: (Star Wars Day) Indoor Car Boot Saturday 8th June: Village Fete. Raffle for Hall funds. Saturday 3rd August: Horticultural Summer Show Saturday 14th September: Big Breakfast – so good in 2023 that we had to buy more supplies half way through! Sunday 22nd September: Village Hall Exhibition celebrating our 30th year with a great social event as well. Saturday 19th October: Jumble Sale and Coffee Morning Saturday 30th November: Christmas Coffee Morning, Fayre & Duck Race. The Hall is very busy & a real community resource, used by many different groups and organisations. Our income comes from hirers and the trustees work hard at keeping charges affordable to support our local groups whilst keeping the Hall in good condition. So, there is a continual drive towards raising funds and in a way that everyone can enjoy. Friday 16th FEBRUARY at 7pm QUIZ EVENING at UPLYME VILLAGE HALL. £7. Light supper included. Teams of 4 (max 6). Raffle. Beer, cider, wine, soft drinks available. Book your table with Kathy on 07759 591300 or by email [email protected] If you would like to find out more or help at any of our events, please talk to Chair Pete Hackett, Sec Margaret Wiscombe, our lovely Manager Amber or any of our wonderful committee members. [email protected]
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Uplyme Church Contacts part of the Axe Valley Mission Community Uplyme Church, Pound Lane, Uplyme, DT7 3TT Team Vicar Rev Nicky Davies email [email protected] Tel 07931 413629 Churchwardens Jenny Perham 07761 081424 Sue Wells 07912 272102 Licensed Lay Minister (LLM) Roger Grose 22107 Church Administrator Louise Collard 441986 email: [email protected] Admin Office Hours: Mon - Wed 09.00 – 12.00 Thurs 12.30 – 15.30 Fri 09.00 – 12.00 Hon Treasurer Sharyn Walker 444811 PCC Secretary Chris Buckingham 07770 253289 Safeguarding Advisors Jo Clarke 443050 Noreen Watson N/A Church Membership Mike Maccoy 07970443631 Pastoral Co-Ordinator Roger Grose 22107 Gospel Choir Jo Cursley 443642 Under 5’s Janet Impey 441986 Festival Choir Adrian Pearson 442902 Flower Group Carole Hodges 445180 Saturday Football Fletch Hulbert 07759830128 Mrs Ethelston’s School Head Katie Lyons 442210 School Link Jo Cursley 443642 Parish News Editor Robin Hodges 445180 Redlands, Lime Kiln Lane, Uplyme, Lyme Regis, Dorset, DT7 3XG Email: [email protected] Uplyme Church Registered Charity Number 1131962 All telephone numbers are STD code 01297 unless otherwise stated.
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