Winter ending in Newton St Cyres
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Mahonia wafts its fragrance
Arboretum Christmas Eve |
Camelia
Arboretum Christmas Eve |
Snowdrops
Churchyard New Years Day |
Pictures from Graeme Barnell
Thank you - David and Jill Baker
The Gardening Club Coffe Morning on !st December had a good collection of stalls, from tombola and craft sales to plants and seeds. The hall was well decorated and the event was very well supported.
The impending departure of David and Jill Baker was marked by the presentation by Jim Enright, Chaiman of the Parish Council of a card signed by villagers and a watercolour of the village. He thanked them for all that they have done to make our village a better place to live.
David and Jill’s association with Newton St Cyres goes back over 40 years, with involvement in many local facilities, including the Recreation Ground. For almost 15 years they have been a big part of the Parish Council with David being Chairman for the past 9 of those years whilst Jill has taken care of reporting to the Press.They have been heavily involved in the current Parish Plan and through that the Community Support Group, Community Speedwatch and of course the Gardening Club. David and the Parish Council were successful in their determination to get the Primary School rebuilt and moved to a safer location within the village.
The impending departure of David and Jill Baker was marked by the presentation by Jim Enright, Chaiman of the Parish Council of a card signed by villagers and a watercolour of the village. He thanked them for all that they have done to make our village a better place to live.
David and Jill’s association with Newton St Cyres goes back over 40 years, with involvement in many local facilities, including the Recreation Ground. For almost 15 years they have been a big part of the Parish Council with David being Chairman for the past 9 of those years whilst Jill has taken care of reporting to the Press.They have been heavily involved in the current Parish Plan and through that the Community Support Group, Community Speedwatch and of course the Gardening Club. David and the Parish Council were successful in their determination to get the Primary School rebuilt and moved to a safer location within the village.
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Cllr Jim Enright said "The Parish Council want to thank them for their inspired leadership and for ensuring that the Parish Council became more transparent and reactive to local needs."
Nicola Bakr thanked them fot all the work that they had put into the Gardening Club. David & Jill have now moved to North Devon to be nearer to family but they remain heavily involved with the Parish Council until they step down from being Councillors next May. |
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The Creedy brings debris to block the bridge on
Station Road on 29th November
Photos from Jock Campbell's phone
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Exeter Community Energy invites local groups to apply for cash to help them power up
We at Exeter Community Energy want to provide grant funding to help our local community and we need your help to do that. Our Community Fund is now open for applications and we'd like you to consider applying, and/or pass this information on to anyone else who you think might like to apply.
This year, Exeter Community Energy (ECOE) has enabled talented kids to brighten Exeter High Street with their busking – and now we want to help more groups. With funds earned from our clean electricity generation, ECOE’s Community Fund is energising local groups in Exeter and East Devon, with £4,100 now available. This fund is available for local community groups to apply for financing for projects that help to save energy and/or ease fuel poverty. Full application details are below. The Music in Devon Initiative (MIDI) has provided a great example of what the 2017 Community Fund money enabled. In August, they launched their solar-powered PA, which as well as displacing fossil fuel-powered energy allows them to perform in off-grid locations. MIDI initially demonstrated it at St Sidwell’s Community Centre, with local musicians playing to passers-by on the High Street, and later used it at Exeter’s Street Arts Festival. ‘The SoundTribe project has made great use of the solar PA’, explains MIDI director Nick Hall. That includes high street busking sessions featuring The Magnetic Meteors, a group of musicians aged from 8 to 11. ‘Having the PA has enabled them to gain confidence and experience in a live busking scenario,’ Hall says. ‘They have gone down really well with the public.’ Also from the 2017 grants, Wonford Community and Learning Centre installed a new feedback display that provides information about how much electricity their ECOE community-owned solar installation is generating. Pinhoe Road Baptist Church installed replacement LED lighting in one of their large meeting rooms, saving on their fuel bills. The ECOE 2018 Community Fund is open for applications now and will close on January 10th 2019 at 5pm. We will hold a collaborative fund allocation event on January 30th 2019, to which all applicants that meet our criteria will be invited to present their proposals. ECOE members, directors and supporters will be invited alongside representatives from each of our rooftop solar sites, local community groups and local statutory organisations to this event. They will hear the proposals and then work out a way to allocate the funds that is best for all involved. If you have any queries email Patrick Devine-Wright at patrick@ecoe.org.uk. The details regarding who can apply, for what and our criteria for the allocation of the grants can be found in our guidance notes athttp://bit.ly/ECOE18Guide. For the application form, see: http://bit.ly/ECOE2018Form |
No 30 in February 2019 Newton Wonder
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