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Parish Voices & Facebook
As most of you will know the Parish Blog was not established on Facebook as many parishioners did not wish to use the platform and many wanted a more ‘private’ space. Parish Voices continues as usual (in its own web domain) and seems to satisfy the needs of most stakeholders and organisations as well as particularly respecting the wishes of the Parish Council. I have made one change to further spread the process and I am pleased to announce that there is now a three-way Administration Team of Christine Johnson, Mandy Hart and myself (Gary Day-Ellison). You can approach any of we three musketeers if you have any concerns or need assistance!…
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Town and Parish fund – grant application suggestions
The Council would welcome suggestions for small projects around the Parish which could form a grant application to the Town and Parish Fund (joint Teignbridge and Devon County initiative) – the amount available approximately £400. This should be of benefit to the whole community and if possible neighbouring Parishes. If you have a suggestion, please contact The Parish Clerk, one of your Councillors (contact details on the Parish Council front page) or attend the next Parish Council meeting (Tuesday 1st December 2015 at 7.30pm in the Parish Hall, in North Bovey)
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Parish Council meeting agenda – 1st December 2015
The agenda for the December 2015 meeting of the North Bovey Parish Council is attached below as a pdf file The meeting will take place on Tuesday 1st December 2015 at 7.30pm in the Parish Hall, in North Bovey. Press and members of the Public are most welcome. A paper copy of this agenda is also displayed on the Parish Council noticeboard on the Parish Hall. The Parish Clerk, Karen Gilbert, can be contacted on: email: Karen@jollylane.net or phone: (01364) 631031 12-15.pages
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Anyone seen a polecat around these parts?
Has anyone else seen one of these beasties – a polecat? – in North Bovey? I have seen one twice in 2 months or so, on the boundary of our garden and field, and they are apparently about on East Dartmoor. They are much heftier that a stoat or weasel and run like a badger,but are smaller than a badger. The one I saw was dark red/brown with a very bushy yellow tail. I didn’t see its face.
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Christmas Events in the Church
During Advent and Christmas we have a number of events happening in and around St John’s church December 6th at 4.30pm – Christingle Service in the church December 16th at 5.30pm – children’s nativity with real lambs! Meet at the church before walking down the hill to Blackaller to meet the lambs – wellies advisable. December 20th at 4.30pm -‘ Carols by candlelight’ in the church followed by mulled wine and mince pies December 24th at 11.30pm – Midnight Communion in the church December 25th at 9.30 am – Informal family worship – short service in the church Everyone will be very welcome and we look forward to celebrating Christmas…
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MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERE
We are pleased to be able to welcome Marianne Stephen, a doctor who works “in the field” for Medecines Sans Frontieres, to North Bovey on Thursday, November 26th, when she will give a talk on the work of this charity in The Parish Hall at 7.15pm. Light refreshments will be available
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November 11th
The annual act of remembrance will take place at the church memorial lych gate at 10.45 am on Friday, November 11th. Coffee will be served in the church afterwards. All are welcome to attend.
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First Aid
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RAISING THE ROOF
Work will be starting on the church roof on April 4th with scaffolding being erected from the middle of March. Alex Austin, chairman of the Parish Council has kindly agreed to remove the first slate at a small ceremony starting at 4pm at the church followed by tea (and cake!) to which everyone is invited. Come and join us for a piece of village history in the making – who knows what we might find under the present roof over the next few weeks.
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Poetry Evening in The Parish all Friday 13th November
Poetry Evening North Bovey Parish Hall 7pm Friday 13 November 2015 How lucky was that?!!!! Come to the second North Bovey Poetry Evening and celebrate Friday the 13th with poetry and prose in a fun evening of sharing writing that you love on the theme of luck, superstition, myth and legend. There will be pizzas. There will be wine and soft drinks. There will be people reading their own work and others’. There will be prizes… To enter the writing competition, write your own short piece (poetry or prose of 25 lines or less in any form you like). You can read it yourself or ask someone else. The audience…