The Ivybridge magazine - February 2012

Life is local Issue 013FEBRUARY 2012

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Rediscoverreading

First

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Ivybridge Reads Week

Student writes children’srecipe book

New series

Perfect recipefor stress-freemeal times

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County matters

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February 2012 THE IVYBRIDGE MAGAZINE 3

Life is local Issue 013FEBRUARY 2012

Plus:Pull out What’sOn calendarClubs & groupsSchools

Rediscoverreading

First

anniversary

issue

Ivybridge Reads Week

Student writes children’srecipe book

New series

Perfect recipefor stress-freemeal times

Pets’ cornerNew column

County matters

College students’Shakespearesuccess

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IT’S TRUE! The Ivybridge magazinereally is one year old! It is hard tobelieve that 12 months have passedsince the first issue landed on yourdoor mats.

I can honestly say that it has beena very satisfying year. Hard work,but satisfying. The reaction to themagazine has been great – whenpeople take the time to let me knowhow much they enjoy reading it, allthe late nights and weekend work-ing is worthwhile.

But I am just a small cog in thewheel which turns each month toproduce it. The magazine would benothing without the people whotake the time to send in stories, re-ports and photos. It is their newswhich people so enjoy reading, sothank you to everyone who con-tributes to the magazine.

It of course costs money to printthe magazine, so our advertisers arevery important. Economic times aredifficult at the moment, therefore Ireally appreciate the support of thelocal businesses who advertise.

Having stories and photos and ad-vertisers would, in the end, meannothing if the magazine didn’t reachyou in your homes. Therefore, I amextremely grateful to my ace deliveryteam. They work tremendously hard,come rain or shine, to ensure it is de-livered carefully and comprehen-sively, and all in a couple of days.

INSIDE FEBRUARY’S MAGAZINEIvybridge Reads Week is a week-longprogramme of events aimed at get-ting everyone in Ivybridge reading –you can read all about it on page 9.

Two new columns start thismonth. Ivybridge’s County Council-lor, Roger Croad, will be penning amonthly column, County Matters,on all things Devon County Council.Turn to page 19 for Roger’s first dis-patch – I am sure some of you willhave an opinion on what Roger hasto say, so do write in with your views– contact details are below.

The magazine has also linked upwith Woodlands Vets to bring youPets’ Corner (page 25), a monthlycolumn of pet health advice.

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Life is local news

A RECIPE BOOK packed with great mealideas for young children has been com-piled by a Year 11 Ivybridge Commu-nity College student to raise money fora hospital’s baby intensive care unit.

Danielle Barlow, 15, has combinedher interest in childcare and cateringto help parents and guardians withone of the most common areas onconflict with children – meal times.

Food recipes for 4 year olds has a widerange of ideas for breakfast, lunch, tea,snacks and puddings. As well as recipes,there are presentational tips to helpmake meals attractive to fussy eaters.

Danielle said: “I am really interestedin childcare and catering, so I decidedto combine the two by putting to-gether a children’s recipe book to helpparents and guardians choose what tocook for their children and how tomake meals look attractive if they havea fussy eater.

“I am selling the recipe book for£2.50 and all proceeds will go to thePlymouth Derriford Hospital intensivebaby care unit.

“I would like to thank Mrs Scanlon atcollege, my family and friends, andPlymouth Ice Skating Club for theirsupport, and say a big thank you toeveryone who has already bought acopy.”

� If you would like a copy of Danielle’sFood recipes for 4 year olds recipe bookplease call 07751 875050 or email [email protected]

A CHARITY WHICH takes library services toelderly people in their own homes needsvolunteers to keep the service running.

The Home Library Service (HLS) inIvybridge recently lost the volunteerswho ran the service out of the town’s li-brary, leaving clients without readingmaterial, and the charity urgently wantsto get the service up and running again.

The HLS or, as it’s more affection-ately known, Books on Wheels, is car-ried out entirely by volunteers. Clientscan choose from a variety of readingmaterial, books, large print books, CDsand other material available, such asreminisence material for people suf-fering with dementia. There are nofines and books may be kept for aslong as needed. The service works inpartnership with Devon Libraries to

give the best service possible.As well as providing a life-enhancing

service to some of the most isolatedand vulnerable people in the commu-nity, volunteers often make lastingfriendships with their clients.

The HLS is run by WRVS, a charitywhich aims is to make life for the eld-erly, who often feel left out of the com-munity when they can no longeraccess services the rest of us take forgranted, a little easier.

Ivybridge has a wonderful libraryand the HLS works to ensure all resi-dents can make full use of it.� If you are interested in this worthwhileservice, contact Pam Mayall, local servicemanager, Devon Home Library Service,on 01404 871397 or speak to the librar-ian at Ivybridge Library.

YOUNGSTER IN Ivybridgenow have a better place thanon the streets to ‘hang out’on Friday evenings.Open House Café at IvybridgeMethodist Church (IMC) offersa variety of activities, includ-ing Wii games and table ten-nis or football, card and boardgames, nail painting andcrafts. Hot chocolate and a va-riety of refreshments are avail-able all evening.As well as the activitites laidon, the cafe offers somewherewarm, dry and comfortable tosit and chat with mates.The Café is entirely free andruns on Friday evenings from8pm till 10pm during termtime and provides somewherefor teenagers to ‘hang out inIvybridge’. Youngsters can attend for asmuch or as little of theevening as they choose – it isliterally a drop-in event. All volunteers are Christiansattending churches within thelocal area, who, by giving uptheir time, wish to demon-strate that the youth of Ivy-bridge matter to them.

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A LOCAL SIXTH FORM student could havethe ‘most amazing experience’ at aweek-long outdoor activity leadershipcourse thanks to Ivybridge Rotary Club.

The Rotarians are seeking a studentto sponsor to attend the Rotary YouthLeadership Awards (RYLA) course.

RYLA emphasises leadership, citizen-ship, and personal growth, and aims todemonstrate Rotary’s respect and con-cern for youth, provide an effectivetraining experience, encourage leader-ship of youth by youth and recognisepublicly young people who are render-ing service to their communities.

RYLA is run from OkehamptonBraken Tor YHA and this year’s courseruns from 21-27 July, 2012.

The RYLA participant will be nomi-nated by Ivybridge Rotary Club, in li-aison with Ivybridge CommunityCollege, and Ivybridge Rotary club –

New Generations will cover the costassociated with the program.

If you are a sixth form student andwould like to apply, or learn moreabout the RYLA programme, contactIvybridge Rotary Club or [email protected] for details.

Application forms are available byemail from [email protected] [email protected] – put‘RYLA’ as the subject of your email.

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COULD YOU provide assis-tance and friendship to eld-erly, isolated and vulnerablepeople? If you think youcan, Ivybridge Caring wouldlike to hear from you.Ivybridge Caring volunteersprovide friendship and as-sistance, for example withshopping and light garden-ing, for elderly, isolated andvulnerable people in Ivy-bridge and the surroundingarea. The group also offershort period carer relief.Ivybridge Caring currentlyhas approximately 30clients and 30 volunteers.Clients are referred to theorganisation from medicalpractitioners, family mem-bers or clients can self refer. The organisation is alwayslooking for volunteers, so ifyou feel you have sometime to give please contactthem. Or, you may know ofsomeone who would bene-fit from their service, whichis entirely free, again pleasecall them.

FIND OUT MORE: Call IvybridgeCaring on 07791 239357 or popinto The Watermark, Room 8, fora chat – office hours are 2-4.30pm every Wednesday and9.30am-12.00noon on Thursdays.

Ivybridge Caring is hold-ing a quiz night at theSportmans Inn onWednesday, 29 February,starting at 7.30pm.

VERA LUCKHAM – It was sad to hearof the passing of, I believe, the town’soldest resident Vera Luckham at theremarkable age of 103, writes CllrTrevor Parsons.

Vera was the landlady of the Sport-man’s Inn during the Second World Warand got to know many of the young menfrom Bedford, USA, who trained in andaround the town in preparation for the

D-Day landings; sadly, most of theyoung men were among the horrendouscasualties the Americans suffered in thefirst hours of landing on Omaha Beach.

Mrs Luckham played an impor-tant part in maintaining and formalis-ing the friendship between Ivybridgeand Bedford, USA, which grew out ofthese testing times. She will remain akey figure in the town’s history.



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Life is local feature

IvybridgeReads WeekEvents in the library un-less otherwise stated.Tickets for all eventsavailable from the library.

Saturday 4th• Launch of the BookCrossing Shelf

Monday 6th• Reminiscence sessionfor over 60s, 2.30pm

Tuesday 7th• Morning Storytimesession at EndsleighGarden Centre• Afternoon Storytime,2.30pm

Wednesday 8th• Local schools invited toattend a storytelling ses-sion with Clive PiG• Evening – IllustratedTalk entitled ‘Jane Austenand her West CountryLinks’. Tickets £2• Quiz Night with a liter-ary theme at The Sports-mans, 8.30pm

Thursday 9th• Baby Bounce andRhyme at 11.30am, fol-lowed by a Teddy Bear’sPicnic• Open session of Knitand Natter Group, 3pm• Joint reading groups’meeting hosted by Ju-lian Stockwin, 7.30pm

Friday 10th• Special ‘Murder Mys-tery’ event in conjunc-tion with Black IvyMysteries. £10 per head

Rediscover reading

Aprogramme of literary-themed events has been or-ganised as part of aweek-long reading eventaimed at getting everyone

in Ivybridge readingIvybridge Reads Week runs from 4-11

February and has been organised by Ivy-bridge Library. A whole host of events areplanned, many taking place in the librarybut some in other venues around the town.

The week starts with the launch in thelibrary of the Book Crossing Shelf on Sat-urday, 4 February. Books on the shelf willhave labels showing a unique BookCross-ing ID. This ID will allow the library totrack where the books are travelling.

On Monday, 6 February, there is a Rem-iniscence session for over 60s in the li-brary. This is a greatopportunity to shareyour memories withothers. This free eventstarts at 2.30pm andbooking is essential.

Babies and toddlerstake centre stage onTuesday, 7 February.Endsleigh GardenCentre is hosting aStorytime session inthe morning and thelibrary will be runninganother one in the af-ternoon at 2.30pm.

Primary school children have been in-vited to the library for the morning ofWednesday, 8 February, for a storytellingsession with Clive PiG.

In the evening, The Friends of Ivy-bridge Library are hosting an IllustratedTalk by Penny Townsend of The JaneAusten Society entitled Jane Austen andher West Country Links. Tickets are just£2 and are available from the Library.

Also on Wednesday night, The Sports-mans is holding a special quiz night witha literary theme. It costs just £2 per head,with teams of up to 6 people, and startsat 8.30pm.

The regular Thursday Baby Bounce andRhyme session of lots of rhymes and tra-

ditional songs is a little later on 9 Febru-ary, at 11.30am, as it will be followed at 12noon by a Teddy Bear’s Picnic. Bring apacked lunch and share with others. TheSeaMoor Children’s Centre have been in-vited to come along to this, so it shouldbe a fun time.

The Knit and Natter Group, that meetin the library on Thursdays at 3pm, isholding an open session. Anyone is wel-come to come along for a chat, bringtheir knitting and see what the group getsup to.

In the evening, Julian Stockwin will behosting a joint reading group meeting forall the reading groups the library sup-ports. The groups have been given a copyof Julian’s latest book and as well as dis-cussing that book, the groups will be talk-

ing about their ownlikes and dislikes. Themeeting starts at7.30pm.

The last event of theweek is a Murder Mys-tery event, in con-junction with BlackIvy Mysteries, on Fri-day, 10 February. The“murder” has beenspecially written forthe occasion and willbe centred on the li-brary and things thathappen in libraries.

Tickets are £10 per head to include a lightbuffet supper.

Throughout the week, Devon Librarieswill be offering one free reservation perperson, when placed with staff in the li-brary, so this is a great time to borrowthat book you have always wanted toread; if it isn’t in stock in Ivybridge Li-brary it won’t cost a penny to get it.

Ivybridge Reads Week promises lots ofexciting things to do for all ages, so whynot go along, support your local libraryand join in the fun.

� For more information on all the events ofIvybridge Reads Week, and to book tickets,contact the library on (01752) 893140

Wild ReadsAs part of the initiative to getIvybridge reading, the libraryhas launched Wild Reads. Books have been set free acrossIvybridge, in places where peo-ple might wait, such as a doc-tors’ surgeries or dentists’waiting rooms. Clearly labelled,the idea is for people to pickone up, read it and pass it on orreturn it to the library.



Life is local news

AS A FAIRTRADE TOWN, Ivybridge will becelebrating this year’s Fairtrade Fort-night – between Monday, 27 February,and Sunday, 11 March – with a variedprogramme of events.

The celebrations start with a screen-ing of the acclaimed film Black Gold,about Ethiopian coffee growers, onFirday, 24 February, at Chapel Place,which is being shown as part ofPL:21’s Friday Film programme.

On Monday, 27 February, Sher Ghaziand his wife Roshan, who run a driedfruit co-operative in the mountainousNorthern Areas of Pakistan, will speakto students at the community collegebefore attending a tea party and bakingdemonstration/competition in theScout hut by the leisure centre from 3-5pm. The competition will be in threecategories – primary school, secondaryschool and adult. Anyone can enter, theonly stipulation being that the bakingcontains dried apricots.

A Fairtrade Footstep Trail will takeplace on the morning of Saturday, 10March, and there will be Fairtrade ac-tivity boxes for schools and youth

groups on display in Glanville’s Mill.Throughout the fortnight there will

be food-tasting sessions in the Co-op,a display in the library and otherevents in schools and churches.

Watch out for a detailed programmeof events nearer the time.

The Fairtrade theme for 2012 is‘Take a Step for Fairtrade’ and the ideais to get 1.5 million people to register aFairtrade step by the end of the year;that’s one for every Fairtrade farmerand worker that the Fairtrade Foun-dation works with around the world.

FIND OUT MORE: For further details on any ofthe above contact Janet Parsons (01752)897082 or Lorna Howell (01752) 691749

Events will celebrateFairtrade Fortnight

Field friendswant membersTHE FRIENDS of Macandrew’sField has launched a recuit-ment drive to get moremembers, as it looks tobuild on the comunity’ssuccess of saving this valu-able amenity.

A larger membership willgive the group a greatermandate when negotiatingwith the town council.

With plans announced toremove the fence, thegroup’s priority is to ensurethat the fence is replacedand it is investigating ob-taining funding from vari-ous sources.

You can join the Friendsfor only £1 per annum, perhousehold, and help thembuild on the success of2011, by completing theform on page 25.

� The Friends of Macan-drew’s Field will be holdinga Golden Jubilee Big Lunchon 3 June. Watch this spacefor more details closer to theevent.

A busy December saw my-self and my deputy, ChrisChilds, attend many won-derful community functions,including carol services,school nativity plays, andthe Christmas lights switch-on to name but a few. The “icing on the cake” forme was the Christmas DayParty in The Watermark.Seventy-four guests all hada marvellous time and, as avolunteer, I believe I speakfor all the other helpers,around 20, in saying that

this was a lovely way tospend Christmas Day. A huge thank-you to all ourwonderful supporters andthe band of volunteers whohelped ensure that the dayran smoothly and all guestswere made to feel welcomeand comfortable.

Future Development ofIvybridge TownWe look forward to thefeedback from you, via theconsultation for the Neigh-bourhood Planning onlineand in The Watermark. Thefinal report will be sent tous by the Prince’s Founda-tion in due course.

Out in the CommunityI again spent an interest-ing evening with the policeout and about in the town. An on-going frustration forthe community at large isboy racers and litter. I askagain to please take pridein our town and help to al-leviate these problemswhere you can. It is useful to rememberthat the new non-emer-gency phone number forthe police is 101, so pleaseuse this service to reportrelevant incidents.Of course, in emergency sit-uations please still dial999.

Ivor MartinI am pleased to report thatthe health of the town’shistorian, Ivor Martin, con-tinues to improve followinghis unfortunate accident inthe autumn. With the helpof Occupational Therapy itis hoped that he will returnhome soon. On behalf ofthe Council I wish Ivor, hiswife Pauline and daughterLesley all the best; theyknow they can rely on ourcontinued support.

Lastly, I would like to takethis opportunity to wish youall a belated happy, healthyand prosperous New Year.

from Cllr Trevor Parsons

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Margery Evans and Celia Ralph,volunteers with the Ivybridgeand South Brent local group ofthe Devon Wildlife Trust, high-light some of the wonderfulwildlife you may be fortunateenough to see in the town

Last month we suggested thatyou look out for goosanders,handsome ducks that havetaken to spending their winters

on the River Erme. If you haven`t yetseen them keep looking as they havecome back.This month is a good time to seeGolden Plover, a winter visitor about thesize of a blackbird. To see these birdsyou will need to go up to Western Bea-con, or other places on Dartmoor. Infact, you are more likely to hear them

first with their whistling call as they arevery well camouflaged on the ground.When disturbed, though, they formlarge whirling flocks, glinting gold in thesun. They feed on insects, seeds andworms and in freezing conditions moveto our estuaries.If you don`t feel energetic enough to goonto the Moor, then this is a great time

to bring birds to your garden. Manyhave migrated here from the cold ofScandinavia but some species whichnormally migrate to Africa are remaininghere – one of these is the blackcap.Cut an old apple in half and put it onyour bird table. You will almost certainlyattract blackbirds but will probably geta blackcap as well..

Our February Devon Wildlife Trust walkis on Thursday 16th and is a snowdropwalk along the River Yealm starting fromYealmpton at 10.30am. We also hopeto go into the small museum housingfascinating finds from Kitley caves. Thiswill be followed by an optional birdwatch on the estuary.Anyone is welcome to join us. Detailsare in Newsomes’ window and on theDWT website.

Contact Margery Evans on (01752) 892984FIND OUT MORE

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This month is a good timeto see Golden Plover

FIVE PERFORMANCES overthree days of itsadaptation of fam-ily favourite SnowWhite sees Ivy-bridge TheatreCompany (ITC)back in panto atThe Watermarkthis month.

After the successof their last pan-tomime, Jack andthe Beanstalk, in2010, the company is hop-ing for a repeat performance.

With a brand new script written bydirector Mark Reid, the show haskept all the much-loved traditions ofthe British pantomime, but with afresh approach for a modern audi-ence. ‘Snow White’ promises to be aproduction filled with fun and frol-

ics for the whole family.Preparations began

back in October andeveryone involved hasbeen working hardsince, with the ac-tors, actresses andcreative team put-ting the finishingtouches to the show

with rehearsals.The sugary sweet

Snow White will beplayed by Katherine

Howard-Davis, while herdashing Prince will be portrayed byJames Page. Robin Lee provides thelaughs as comic Muddles in thisshow packed with adventure, com-edy and romance – everything agood pantomime needs!

‘Snow White’ opens with an after-noon performance at 2.30pm on

Thursday, 16 February, and contin-ues with performances at 2.30pmand 7.30pm on Friday 17 and Satur-day 18, February.

Tickets are £7 for adults, £5 forconcessions, and £21 for a familyticket of four (2 adults + 2 children).

All tickets and information can beobtained from The Watermark boxoffice on (01752) 892220.

� For Ivybridge Theatre Companynews see Clubs & Groups on page 22

It’s panto time!

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A MidsummerNight’s Murder

A MAGICAL production of Shakespeare’sA Midsummer Night’s Dream was per-formed by Year 7 and 8 students of Ivy-bridge Community College in January.

Following the success of Charlieand the Chocolate Factory, LimelightTheatre Company presented the taleof magic, mistakes and mischief withoutstanding performances from the37 cast members. Year 7 and 8 stu-dents had to audition for the rolesand had been rehearsing in a profes-sional environment since October.


Toybox, Chapel Place Com-munity Centre. 9.30-11.30am.£1.50 per family.Ivybridge Work Club, TheWatermark, 10am-12 noon.Job and work advice. Free ac-cess to computers.

Film @ The Watermark –The Guard, 7.30pm, Cert15. Tickets £6, £5 cons.

Ivybridge Country Market8.30-11.30am, Scout Hutnext to the leisure centre.More Computing for Be-ginners, 10am-12pm, 5-week course, Cost £44, MTBFree, The Watermark. Detailsand to enrol 0845 155 1014,or email [email protected] @ The Watermark –Ladies’ Night, Brides-maids, 7.30pm, Cert 15.Tickets £6, £5 cons.

Launch of Book CrossingZone Shelf and WildReads into Ivybridge. TheLibrary, The Watermark.Film @ The Watermark –Ladies’ Night, Brides-maids, 7.30pm, Cert 15.Tickets £6, £5 cons.

South Hams Citizen Ad-vice Bureau Drop in at TheWatermark, 10am to 1pm, orcall 08 444 111 444Meeting of IvybridgeTown Council, includingpublic participation pession,7pm, The Watermark.Plymouth & District Ar-chaeological Society Win-ter Lectures 2011-2012,The Archaeology ofEarthquakes, 7pm, Devon-port Lecture Theatre, Port-land Building, University ofPlymouth. No need to book.Non members welcome.www.plymarchsoc.org.uk.

New Toddlers, 10-11.30am,Evangelical Baptist Church.Children under 5 and theirparents/carers welcome.Contact Emma Prowse on01752 690799. Devon Stop SmokingService Tuesdays 4-7pm,Ivybridge Leisure Centre.Meeting of Town CouncilPlanning & InfrastructureCommittee, 7pm, includingpublic participation session,Town Hall.Ivybridge & District Cam-era Club Meeting, 7.30pm,New Hall, Bittaford.

Toybox, Chapel Place Com-munity Centre. 9.30-11.30am.£1.50 per family.Ivybridge Work Club, TheWatermark, 10am-12 noon.Job and work advice. Free ac-cess to computers. Clive Pig Storytelling Ses-sion for schoolchildren in theLibrary, The Watermark.

Jane Austen and herWest Country Links,7.30pm, The Library, TheWatermark. Illustrated talkby Penny Townsend of theJane Austen Society. Tickets£2.Special Quiz with a Liter-ary Theme, hosted by TheSportsmans Inn, 8.30pm, £2.Film @ The Watermark –Larry Crowne, 7.30pm, Cert15. Tickets £6, £5 cons.

Bounce and Rhyme,11.30am-12 noon, The Li-brary, The Watermark.Open Session for Knit andNatter, 3-5pm, The Library,The Watermark.Joint Reading GroupMeeting, 7.30pm, The Li-brary, The Watermark.Trams, Trains and Barges,1.30-3pm, Walk throughPlymbridge Woods to dis-cover its hidden past.Details: 01752 341377.Meet at Plym Bridge.Film @ The Watermark –The Fighter, 7.30pm, Cert15. Tickets £6, £5 cons.

Ivybridge Country Market8.30-11.30am, Scout Hutnext to the leisure centre. Careers Advice for Adults.For aged 19+. Contact TheWatermark to book an ap-pointment with Next Step,Careers South West Ltd. Murder Mystery Evening,7pm, The Library, The Water-mark. £10 per head.Film @ The Watermark –The Fighter, 7.30pm, Cert15. Tickets £6, £5 cons.

Children’s Cinema @ TheWatermark – Tangled,10.30am, Cert PG, The Wa-termark. Tickets £6, £5 cons.February Lambing Spe-cial, until Wednesday 29th,at Pennywell Farm. Opendaily between 10am and5pm, 7 days a week. Family History Day, Cen-tral Library,10am-3.30pm.

South Hams Citizen Ad-vice Bureau Drop in at TheWatermark, 10am to 1pm, orcall 08 444 111 444

New Toddlers, 10-11.30am,Evangelical Baptist Church.Children under 5 and theirparents/carers welcome.Contact Emma Prowse on01752 690799. Ivybridge Flower Club,7.30pm, The Watermark.Ivybridge & District Cam-era Club Meeting, 7.30pm,New Hall, Bittaford.

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Charity quiz night

THE LOCAL GROUP of Crohnsand Colitis UK, a charitywhich supports people withInflammatory Bowel Dis-ease, is having a quiz nightto raise awareness of thegroup and raise funds.Bill at The Sportsmans Inn isholding one of his famousquizzes on Wednesday, 22February, starting at 8.30pm.Entry is £2 per person. The Sportsmans also has itsspecial £5 meal offer from 5-7pm for anyone who wants toeat first (booking essential).

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Toybox, Chapel Place Com-munity Centre. 9.30-11.30am.£1.50 per family.Ivybridge Work Club, TheWatermark, 10am-12 noon.Job and work advice. Free ac-cess to computers. One-day Pencil and Wa-tercolour Workshop(10am-4pm) Ivybridge TownHall. Cost £37.50 for the day.Spaces are limited so strictlyfirst come, first served basis.Tel 01752 893852.Holiday workshops: Curi-ous creations, 10.30am-1pm (last entries at12.40pm), Plymouth CityMuseum and Art Gallery.

Holiday workshops: Mapit out, 10.30am-1pm (lastentries at 12.40pm),Plymouth City Museum andArt Gallery. Make your ownmap inspired by famousexplorers. Admission is free.No need to book. Ivybridge Theatre Com-pany Pantomime, SnowWhite by Mark Reid,2.30pm, The Watermark. Seepage 12

Ivybridge Country Market8.30-11.30am, Scout Hutnext to the leisure centre. Ivybridge Theatre Com-pany Pantomime, SnowWhite by Mark Reid,2.30pm and 7.30pm, TheWatermark.

Saturday 18th FebruaryIvybridge Theatre Com-pany Pantomime, SnowWhite by Mark Reid,2.30pm and 7.30pm, TheWatermark.

South Hams Citizen Ad-vice Bureau Drop in at TheWatermark, 10am to 1pm, orcall 08 444 111 444Spanish Beginners Read-ing & Writing, 6.45pm-9.15pm, 12-week course,Cost £101, MTB Free, Ivy-bridge Community College.Details and to enrol 0845155 1014, or [email protected] WI Meeting,7.30pm, Waterside House,Keaton Road. Textile Art byDoris Rolli-Smith.

New Toddlers, 10-11.30am,Evangelical Baptist Church.Children under 5 and theirparents/carers welcome.Contact Emma Prowse on01752 690799. Meeting of Town CouncilPlanning & InfrastructureCommittee, 7pm, includingpublic participation session,Town Hall.

Toybox, Chapel Place Com-munity Centre. 9.30-11.30am.£1.50 per family.Ivybridge Work Club, TheWatermark, 10am-12 noon.Job and work advice. Free ac-cess to computers.

Film @ The Watermark –Tinker, Tailor, Soldier,Spy, 7.30pm, Cert 15. Tick-ets £6, £5 cons.Quiz night, The Sportsmans,8.30pm, £2 per person, in aidof Crohns and Colitis UK

Film @ The Watermark –Tinker, Tailor, Soldier,Spy, 7.30pm, Cert 15. Tick-ets £6, £5 cons.Ivybridge Garden Associ-ation, 7.45pm, MethodistChurch Hall.

Ivybridge Country Market8.30-11.30am, Scout Hutnext to the leisure centre. Careers Advice for Adults.For aged 19+. Contact TheWatermark to book an ap-pointment with Next Step,Careers South West Ltd.Film @ The Watermark –Woman in the Fifth,7.30pm, Cert 15. Tickets £6,£5 cons.Matt Harvey Wondermen-talist, 7.30pm, ErmingtonVillage Hall. Hit EdinburghShow suitable for adults andword-based teenagers. Tick-ets call 01548 831132.

Children’s Cinema @ TheWatermark – Yogi Bear,10.30am, Cert U, The Water-mark. Tickets £6, £5 cons.

South Hams Citizen Ad-vice Bureau Drop in at TheWatermark, 10am to 1pm, orcall 08 444 111 444Ivybridge U3A MonthlyGeneral Meeting, 2pm, theMethodist Church.Start of Fairtrade Fort-night, see page 10 for details

New Toddlers, 10-11.30am,Evangelical Baptist Church.Children under 5 and theirparents/carers welcome.Contact Emma Prowse on01752 690799. Ivybridge Flower ClubQuiz Night, 7 for 7.30, Ivy-bridge Rugby Club. Teams of4-6, £7.50 a ticket to includea Ploughman’s Supper.Ivybridge & District Cam-era Club Meeting, 7.30pm,New Hall, Bittaford.

Toybox, Chapel Place Com-munity Centre. 9.30-11.30am.£1.50 per family.Ivybridge Work Club, TheWatermark, 10am-12 noon.Job and work advice. Free ac-cess to computers. Quiz night for IvybridgeCaring, The Sportmans Inn,starting at 7.30pm. Pay onthe night.Film @ The Watermark –Woman in the Fifth,7.30pm, Cert 15. Tickets £6,£5 cons.

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Countymattersby Ivybridge’s County CouncillorRoger Croad

In the nearly seven years that I have represented Ivy-bridge on Devon County Council (DCC) I have, peri-odically, distributed leaflets of general and sometimestargeted themes to inform residents of events andhappenings which may be of interest on a variety ofsubjects. The Ivybridge magazine does much thesame, so it seems to make sense to combine theseactivities in some way, hence this first attempt at whatI would hope to become a regular feature. This time I should like to touch upon just two of theCounty Council’s responsibilities

WASTE DISPOSAL AND RECYCLINGIn a three tier authority such as Devon, waste is han-dled by two authorities; South Hams District Councildo an excellent job of kerbside collection and DCC isthe disposal authority. Devon (not including Plymouthand Torbay) produces some 400,000 tonnes of wasteevery year of which we recycle 55% (more than anyother authority in the country). In the hierarchy ofwaste arisings, Recycle comes third behind Reduceand Reuse but it is much more preferable to the pres-ent fourth option which is Landfill.That option is environmentally destructive and hugely ex-pensive, being subject to an escalating Landfill Tax intro-duced by the previous government which is presently£64 per tonne, going up £8/tonne every year – we mustdo everything we can to divert ‘waste’ from landfill.DCC provides 20 permanent recycling centres acrossthe county accepting some 120,000 tonnes per yearand recycling over 75% of that figure. The recyclingcentre here in Ivybridge deals with about 5,000tonnes/year and recycles over 70%. It would be morebut the site is too small for the full range of recycling andwe are looking for a larger and more convenient site.

BOOKS AND MOREDCC runs 50 permanent and 11 mobile libraries. InIvybridge, we have one of the most modern libraries inthe county and last year it loaned out over 113,000items, making it the sixth most used in the county.February 4th sees the start of National Book Week, sowhy not go along to the library – through the NationalLibrary Scheme we can get almost any publication stillin print, and some not; why buy a book, read whatyou want for free!I hope that wasn’t too much of a ‘blizzard’ of statistics.----------------------------------------------------------WHAT DO YOU THINK? Contact me:By phone: (01752) 892223 By email: [email protected] By post: Higher Newlands, Godwell Lane, Ivybridge PL21 0LE

Life is local news

The town council’s leadership is crucial to spark the re-generation of the town according to Mr Streeter

Town cited in Commonsas example of goodlocal leadership

IVYBRIDGE TOWN COUNCIL has been praised in the Houseof Commons for its initiatives to regenerate the town.

The area’s constituency MP, Gary Streeter, mentionedthe town during a speech in the Commons in responseto a recent government report on the future of towncentres by retail guru Mary Portas.

During his speech, in which Mr Street detailed hisown five golden rules for regenerating town centres andhigh streets, he used the town to highlight practical ex-amples of his ‘rules’.

Local leadership is crucial to sparking the regenera-tion of towns, according to Mr Streeter, and he cited Ivy-bridge Town Council’s formulation of a neighbourhoodplan and the Masterplanning process to come up witha brand new vision for the town centre as good exam-ples of bottom-up local leadership.

He also lambasted town planning ‘experts’ who hadfor the past 20-30 years tried to ban cars from town cen-tres, through reducing parking spaces and ever-in-creasing parking charges. “It is essential to providespace for car parking in the regeneration of our towncentres and high streets,” said Mr Streeter. “And for thatparking to be either free, very reasonably priced, or freefor a certain period.”

Glanvilles Mill was also mentioned by Mr Streeterwhen he called for landowners and developers to be keyplayers in regeneration. The development, according toMr Streeter “is full of empty or half-empty shops”, and“we need much more creativity in establishing a newdevelopment to bring Ivybridge into the 21st century”.



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THE STORY OF the family-favouritefairy tale Cinderella has been used byan Ivybridge primary school to high-light bullying.

Stowford School started the newterm with an anti-bullying week, withwork throughout the school centringon the story of Cinderella. Each yeargroup investigated different aspectsof the well-known fairy tale in theform of re-enacting scenes, dis-cussing why the ugly sisters were bul-lies, and writing “agony aunt” lettersto Cinders giving her practical adviceon how to cope with her situation.

At the end of the week all the chil-dren had the opportunity to watch aperformance of the pantomime ofCinderella, performed by M & M The-atrical Productions, the UK’s largesttouring children’s theatre company.

The aim of the week was to remindall the children, from Foundation toYear 6, that Stowford is a “tellingschool” that does not tolerate bullying.

“Bullying can be very distressingand upsetting for anyone,” said JackieRundle, PSHE coordinator. “So atStowford we are very proactive aboutteaching the children how to recog-nise when bullying is taking placeand what they can and should do totake a stand against it.

“Every year the school dedicatesspecific time to thinking about anddiscussing bullying, in order to re-mind the children that it is not toler-ated at our school.

“It was fantastic to be able to linkour work to such a well-known storythis year- a story that even theyoungest children were familiar with.”

ONE OF THE town’s primaryschools has been judgedmuch improved with aboveaverage exam results followingits latest Ofsted inspection.

The Erme Primary School,has made significant progressin recent years, according toeducation inspectors from theschool standards agency, whospent two days at the schoollast term, with exam resultsgoing from well below averagefour years ago to above aver-age now.

The Erme joined a federa-tion with Cornwood andShaugh Prior primary schoolstwo years ago and inspectorssay that this partnership hassupported improvements inteaching and the broadeningof the curriculum.

Progress is now judged goodthroughout the school andYear 6 pupils’ attainment inreading, writing and mathshas risen significantly.

Teaching was found to begood and the staff make les-sons interesting and exciting,and the curriculum is en-riched by special activities inand out of school.

“The Erme is a goodschool,” concluded lead in-spector Rowena Onions. “Ithas outstanding partnershipsin promoting the pupils’learning and well-being.”

“Everyone at the school is de-lighted with this judgement,”said Mr Hall, executive head-teacher. “We are really pleasedthat our hard work has beenrecognised, especially our out-standing partnership workthat promotes the children’s’learning and well-being.”

Finn, Lucy, Fletcher, Rebecca, Luke and Eva with the M & M cast

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School is muchimproved

The Friends of the Erme Primary School is currentlytrying to raise much-needed funds to repaint andtransform the inside of the school over the Easterholidays.

The group want to make the school a really inviting place to learn and makeit a place the children can take pride in, so they are doing their very own DIYSOS makeover. But they can’t do it without help. The group are in real needof paint, brushes, rollers, new carpets, refreshments and any willing volun-teers who have a little time over the Easter holidays.If you think you could help with any of the above, then please contact KayWinstone via email [email protected]

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Life is local clubs&groups

THE NEW YEAR came in with the ‘Wow’factor at Ivybridge Flower Club’s Jan-uary meeting, when Susan Wills-Pope, a florist from Paignton,entertained members with the title“Fun with Flowers”.

Susan told members that she en-joyed using this title of her demon-strator’s repertoire as she could doexactly what she liked! She didn’thold back with her use of simplespring flowers in a basket arrange-ment, a huge hand-held arrangementof tortured willow, large orange ger-beras and palm, and two pedestalarrangements – one of green orchids,green chrysanths, red roses and redgerberas on a large glass bubble standand the other of amaryllis, anthuri-ums and gerberas in shades of pink.

These were just some of her ninearrangements, finishing with a simplejam jar filled with golden yellow daf-fodils!

This month’s meeting is on 14 Feb-ruary at The Watermark, and will in-clude a demonstration entitled“Surprise” by Caroline Crabb. Asusual, the meeting starts at 7.30pm.

Visitors are welcome to club meet-ings, the cost is £5.

FIND OUT MORE: Contact Hilary Newcombe on892647.

� Ivybridge Flower Club is holding a quiz night on Tues-day, 28 February, at Ivybridge Rugby Club, 7 for 7.30pm.Teams of 4-6, £7.50 a ticket to include a Ploughman’s sup-per. Prizes for the winning team. Tickets and further infor-mation available from Janet Weston (01752) 894643.

A truly wonderfulbeginning to 2012

Fishing isfun for allthe familyTHE FABULOUS Filham fishing lake isone of the town’s best-kept secrets.Overseen by Plymouth and Dis-trict Coarse Angling Club, the lakeis a huge asset for the town, and at-tracts some amazing wildlife, suchas kingfishers and herons.

Fishing can be enjoyed by thewhole family, not just dads, and isa great way to spend your sparetime, especially for a child; it beatsbeing in the house in front of thetelly or on a games console.

Alan Fielding, a member of Ply-mouth and District Coarse AnglingClub, with daughter Ellie, a juniormember, displaying a lovely orangeKoi carp caught last summer

LEFT Abbie Fielding caught thisbeautiful common carp of 12lbexactly, which is a junior recordfor the lake, in December

Lions say‘Thank you’

THE LIONS CLUB of Ivybridgewould like to thank every-one in the town for theirsupport of the Christmastree of lights. The moneyraised will be split betweenthe Royal British Legion andMacmillan.

They would also like tothank people for supportingtheir street collection on 14January, which raised £100for the club’s charity of theyear, the Special Olympics.

If you would like to join theLions Club, anyone can at-tend a meeting and find outwhat they do. Meetings areheld in The Old Smithy onthe second or fourth Thurs-day of the month, and startat 8pm.



Has your club/group got news?It’s easy to get your club/group’s news in The Ivybridgemagazine – simply email it [email protected] by the 15th of the month

Ivybridge Art [email protected] Arts & Crafts(01752) 897024/ 344096Ivybridge Garden Association(01752) 894867Ivybridge Flower Clubwww.iwc.org.ukIvybridge U3Awww.ivybridge-u3a.org.ukIvybridge Twinning Association(01752) 893726Ivybridge German [email protected] Rotary Club of Ivybridge (01752) 898906Ivybridge Lions [email protected] WI(01752) 893851Erme WI(01752) 89299850+ Club(01752) 691974Ivybridge Probus Club(01752) 892255PL:21www.pl21.weebly.comFriends of Ivybridge [email protected] Computer Club07979 998 949Ivybridge Walking Clubwww.iwc.org.ukCleeve Angling Club(01752) 895241Ivybridge Cricket [email protected] Rugby Clubwww.pitchero.com/clubs/ivybridgeIvybridge Town Football Clubwww.ivybridgefc.comIvybridge Bowling Club(01752) 691258Ivybridge Short Mat Bowls Club(01752) 402658Air Cadetswww.339sqn.org.ukFire [email protected] Brigade(01752) 892756Girls Brigade(01752) 892756Scouts(01752) 893277Explorer Scouts(01752) 346866Erme Valley Girl [email protected] Football Clubwww.manstowfc.co.uk

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WITH ONLY A few weeks left before theopening performance of the pan-tomime Snow White – see page 12 forfull preview – Ivybridge Theatre Com-pany (ITC) are advising people to booktheir tickets early; the matinees in par-ticular tend to sell out very quickly.

Black Ivy Mysteries (affiliated to ITC)is holding a murder mystery evening atIvybridge Library on Friday, 10 Febru-ary, at 7.30pm, as part of IvybridgeReads Week (see page 9). With a plotmirroring pages out of a whodunitcrime thriller it promises to be enter-taining. Tickets cost £10 to include abuffet supper. For further details con-

tact the library on (01752) 893140. ITC meet at Chapel Place every

Wednesday at 7.30pm. They are alwayspleased to welcome new members andencourages anyone who has an interestin the performing arts – from acting toback-stage help; costume, make-upand set design, sound and lighting ex-pertise – to come and visit them. Mem-bership is from age 16 years and over.

It’s not just about acting, there are somany other roles to play within a the-atre group, and it can be fun, too!

FIND OUT MORE: Contact Ron Davis: (01752) 893308or www.ivybridgetheatrecompany.co.uk

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Gardeners totalk SuddenOak DeathTONY JESSUP will be giving atalk on “Sudden Oak Death”at the February meeting ofthe Ivybridge Garden Associ-ation on Thursday, 23, Feb-ruary, at the MethodistChurch Hall.

A Bloom of the Month com-petition will also take place,refreshments will be availableand a raffle will be held.

Meetings start at 7.45pmand are free for members –visitors are charged £1.50.FIND OUT MORE: Contact Mrs LesleyAcheson on (01752) 894867

European debate atProbus Club meetingBRITAIN’S RELATIONSHIP with what is nowthe European Union (EU) was the subjectof the presentation at Ivybridge ProbusClub’s January lunch meeting at theSmithaleigh Hotel.

The meeting, held under the chairman-ship of David Dunton, saw Philip Mann col-lect the raffle prize before speaker secretaryPeter Cork introduced David Salmon tospeak on Britain’s relationship with the Eu-ropean Union.

The talk detailed the country’s integrationinto the EU since joining under EdwardHeath, and how successive prime ministershave signed the country up to furthertreaties, which had, in the speaker’s opin-ion, sold Great Britain “down the river” bybeing frugal about the content and truthconcerning the full impact of changes al-ready in the pipeline from the Lisbon Treatyand those before.

The talk generated many questions andcomments from members.

One member suggested that, while notdisputing what had been presented asbeing a true picture, it could be seen as bi-ased; the chairman was asked if a speakerwith differing emphasis could be found tobalance matters.



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

FOR THE MOST PART in thesetips columns, I’ve as-sumed that many of youuse a compact camera, seton automatic. But, cleveras modern camera are,they cannot determineyour mood or desire andso always chooses a mid-dle ground on exposure.

Here’s how you may re-balance this exposure com-promise to be more creativein your photographs.

The diagram, which Icall the Exposure Pyramid,sums up the factors thatare involved with exposure

rather nicely. The graphicfeatures I’ve included arean aide-mémoire to someof the creative values youmay use.

However, the main ideaof this graphic is to showthat ‘exposure’ is a balancebetween three camera con-trols: Aperture (the amountof light); Shutter Speed (theamount of time) and ISO(the sensitivity to light). Ifany one of these changes,another one must alsochange to keep the expo-sure balanced. You maythink of it as a little likemoving the point of the

pyramid around. Your camera automati-

cally balances these threeon every camera mode ex-cept full Manual control,so if you deliberately moveone, say the shutter speed,the camera will automati-cally change one or moreof the others to rebalancethe exposure. Now this israther nice, as it allows youto get creative and still nothave to concern yourselfwith getting the exposureright.

The method of changingAperture, Shutter Speed

and ISO varies betweencamera models. This is es-pecially so with ISO, whichon many cameras isburied in the menu sys-tem. This is a shame aschanging it greatly extendsthe range you may use thecamera’s other exposureoptions, thus is potentiallyvery valuable.

For this reason it is wellworth learning how tochange ISO as well as howto use the mode changecontrols for Aperture andShutter.

Most cameras come witheither a mode dial sporting

the letters P, A, S & M, or amenu adjustment instead.The letters stand for Pro-gram mode, Aperture pri-ority mode, Shutterpriority mode and Manualmode. There will often beother modes such as Intel-ligent Auto (shown here inred) or Auto (often ingreen), plus several othermodes. Note that Canonuses different letters, butthey do the same thing.

Once you have learnedthe idea it’s all rather sim-ple to use:• Program mode works bystarting with the ‘Auto’‘compromise’ values andallows either the ShutterSpeed or the Aperture sizeto be varied away from themiddle ground.• Aperture Priority modesimply sets the last aper-ture you used and allowsyou to vary the apertureover the whole range ofthe camera’s lens.• Shutter Priority mode issimilar, except it’s theshutter speed you mayvary.

The changes you makewill be controlled by a dialor buttons and shown onthe LCD screen.

Now you have theknowledge to take betterphotographs in yet an-other way. Go out and ex-plore!

WHAT CREATIVEEFFECTS CAN BEOBTAINED?

APERTURE – A large aper-ture (small number) willtend to make the fore-ground and backgroundblurred while your subject isstill sharp. It also helps thecamera keep the shutterspeed higher. Conversely, asmall aperture will helpkeep more parts of theimage sharp while forcingthe shutter speed to belower: useful for landscapesfor example.SHUTTER SPEED – A highshutter speed will ‘freeze’movement (including cam-era shake!). A mediumspeed will be useful for re-vealing a small amount ofmovement, eg wheelsgoing round. A slow shutterspeed is ideal for use (on atripod) to blur waves, wa-terfalls and clouds. ISO – A low ISO is good forhigh quality images. Mov-ing to a higher ISO will in-crease a grainy effect called‘noise’ but allows a highershutter speed or a smalleraperture to be used.Increasing ISO is particu-larly useful in raising theshutter speed for photo-graphing small animalsand birds, which tend tomove very fast and so endup looking blurry. A higherISO also allows more free-dom to use a smaller aper-ture in hand-heldsituations.Experiment with your cam-era to find how much noiseyou can accept. Black &white pictures take a lotmore noise before it be-comes objectionable.



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Hello! Welcome to the firstPets’corner from Woodlands Veteri-nary Group on the Cornwood Road,Ivybridge. Each month, Pets’cornerwill bring you advice on how to keepyour pets, small and large, common orunusual, healthy and happy.This month we are focusing on out-door rabbits. These sensitive, intelli-gent and complex animals are all toooften relegated to the hutch at thebottom of the garden, where they alltoo easily become neglected.Did you know that rabbits are socialanimals and as a prey species feelsafer in company? Rabbits will spendlarge proportions of the day cuddledup to one another, grooming. (Aneutered male and neutered femalemake the best pairings but more ofthis in a later column.) Rabbits are

playful and curious and like to explore.In the wild they would have to cover alot of ground foraging for their food.Rabbits love to jump up on things tohave a good look around.Your hutch should be at least six feetlong and taller than the rabbit when itis standing at full stretch. It should beraised off the ground, be wind, rainand predator proof, and be dividedinto an enclosed sleeping area and a

mesh wire fronted exercise area. Itshould be easy to clean out.Above all, rabbits need space to ex-ercise, so an integral run or a sepa-rate day run is needed. The rabbitshould not be able to burrow out ofthe run and it must be roofed to pre-vent predators getting in. An interest-ing environment should be created inthe run; an area to dig in, somethingto climb on, an old pipe to tunnel inand tree branches for chewing. An-other way to provide this is to fenceoff part of the garden, making sure itis escape proof.An exercised, occupied bunny is ahappy, healthy bunny.

To find out more visit these websites:www.rabbitwelfare.co.uk orwww.woodlandsvet.co.uk

Pets’corner

Rabbits are social animals andfeel safer in company

By Jane Hitchings, veterinary surgeon

Woodlands Veterinary Group is on Cornwood Road, Ivybridge, and offers a friendly veterinary service for all your pets. See their advert on page 2

A GROUP OF Brownies visited the vets as part of theirwork towards the Friend to Animals badge.

Thanks to Woodlands Veterinary Centre on Corn-wood Road, 2nd Ivybridge Brownies had a tour of thepractice and learnt why it is important to look aftertheir pet’s health.

As well as the visit, the Brownies had to make factsheets about an animal of their choice and find outabout the work of some animal charities.

The girls are now busy collecting used stamps and inkcartridges, towels, blankets, dog and cat toys and food forthe animals at Gables Farm Dogs’ and Cats’ Home.

IF YOUR CHILD is looking for everyday adventure, look nofurther than the Scouts.

Scouting is for people of all backgrounds and mem-bers learn to work in a team, learn by doing and thinkfor themselves.

The 3rd Ivybridge Scout Group meet at the Scout HQ,next to the leisure centre, on Wednesdays for 8-10.5 yearolds and Fridays for 10.5-14 year olds.FIND OUT MORE: Call Tiggy (01752) 893139 or visit www.ivybridgeonline.com/3rdivybridge

Vet visit for Brownie badge

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Pet health advice from Woodlands Veterinary Group



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Harriers start yearin fine styleATHLETES OF Erme Valley Harriers’made a good start to 2012 with Ali-son Thorn winning the ladies prizeat the First Chance 10k in Exeter.

This was a particularly impressivewin as Alison was followed most ofthe way by a lady athlete who wasonly a yard behind her, with the in-tention of no doubt sprinting to over-take Alison in the last 100 yards!Thankfully Alison was strong enoughto win and her time of 39.07 was anew club vet 35 – 39 age group record.

The Harriers’ had a good turnout atExeter and the race was run inspring-like conditions. First Harrierhome was Alan Ryder in an impres-sive time of 35.44 (12th place). EmmaLake and Sue Pascoe both did well byachieving personal best times.

On the same day several athletesran in the January Jaunt 10k atPlympton. Alan Hoskin, who had agood 2011, started the year well and

was first Harrier home in a time of40.32 (16th place).

Turning to the cross countryscene, Jess Harvey ran brilliantly atthe South West Championships atBicton and won her race to becomeUnder 20 Champion.

The clubs’ athletes are now intraining for the popular PlymouthHoe 10 on Sunday 19th February.This is the first major road race inthe area.

FIND OUT MORE: www.ermevalleyharriers.co.uk

Alan Ryder (left) and Alan Hoskin

AlisonThorn

SWIMMERS competed in exciting racesand posted many personal best timesat a local swimming club’s annual gala.

Dinnaton Swimming Club’s annualclub championships represent the cul-mination of 12 months’ hard work anda commitment to train for up to 14hours each week and all the swimmerswho took part swam exceeding well.

Members who competed in thechampionship are invited to the An-nual Prize Giving evening at The Wa-

termark on Saturday, 25 February,starting at 7.30pm. Tickets are £5 foradults and £2 for children, and a fam-ily ticket for two adults and two chil-dren is £12. The price includes a buffetfor adults, sausage and chips for chil-dren, and a disco.

Dinnaton Swimming Club is lookingforward to an exciting 2012, the high-light being that one of its members,Megan Bowen, will be swimming in theOlympic trials in March.

Competitors make a splashat swimming championship

Do you run a sportsteam in the town?

The Ivybridge magazine isthe ideal place to report yourteam/club’s results and news.So, if you are involved in the run-ning of a local sports organisa-tion – adult or junior – we wouldreally like to hear from you. In the first instance, send anemail to the address at thetop of the page, telling usabout the club/team, and wewill contact you to discusshow the magazine can reporton your club.

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