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Rattery Book Club
Rattery Book Club - first meeting in the Church House Inn on Monday 30 January 2012 19.30 - 22.30. If you like reading or need inspiration to read more, please come along and help us plan what we do next. We hope to make this a monthly event - probably the last Monday of the month. |
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AUCTION OF PROMISES
Friday 16th March 2012 7.00 pm At the new Halwell & Moreleigh Village Hall For a Hot Supper accompanied by a glass of Wine, followed by £10.00 entry Halwell & Moreleigh Village Hall and Recreation Trust Registered Charity No: 1066398 |
Connect advice takes Valentines outing to Rattery South Hams Connect Service is visiting Rattery for the first time on Valentine’s Day and their trump card will be information messages from a variety of services – requested by the villagers themselves. The service by South Hams District Council was pioneered by shared staff in West Devon Borough Council and extended to cover both councils’ areas. Now Connect is branching out in South Hams. This first visit will showcase agencies that include Citizens Advice Bureau, Action on Hearing Loss, Community and Voluntary Service, South Hams Waste and Recycling, Call 24 and Devon Link to name a few. Residents attending the event will be able to access all sorts of information and services along with all the usual goodies available plus a free prize draw to win a Purely Devon Hamper worth £40 The outreach drop in sessions will join the coffee morning and produce sales on a quarterly basis throughout 2012, on May 8, August 14 and November 13. Claire Wager, South Hams Customer Service adviser, said: “This is a great opportunity to make contact with our outreach teams, who really can help with new ideas and information that will make your life safer and more comfortable. We look forward to meeting you”. |
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 “Hold a Fish and Chip Supper to help spinal cord injured people live full and independent lives.”
Great British Fish and Chip Supper – Friday 18th May 2012 Want to do something different? Want to raise money where you live or work? Want to eat Fish and Chips, while raising money for charity? Hold a fish and chip supper on Friday 18th May 2012 whilst raising awareness of spinal cord injury and supporting SIA’s information and support services. You can hold a fish and chip supper in your own home, at work or hold a larger supper at your local community centre. SIA will provide a fundraising pack containing hints and tips, recipes, invitations and donation envelopes. By inviting 7 friends and asking them to donate an additional £5.00 means you will raise at least £35.00 from your supper but we will also give you additional fundraising ideas to raise even more money for SIA. Last year we had over 100 suppers taking part in England and Wales and we raised £6,000. In the three years we have been running the event we have raised £20,000 to support spinal cord injured people. The money raised from the suppers will help the Spinal Injuries Association offer support to individuals who become paralysed and their families, from the moment a spinal injury occurs, and for the rest of their lives by providing services and publications which enable and encourage paralysed people to lead independent lives. Every year in the UK over 1,000 people experience a spinal cord injury and there are an estimated 40,000 spinal cord injured people in the UK alone. Community Fundraising Officer, Elizabeth Wright, says, “The Fish and Chip Supper is a wonderful opportunity for a great evening with friends and family. We are also encouraging people who work to hold a Fish and Chip Lunch in their work places to raise even more funds. You may be even a local community group wanting to run a fun evening with your group. Be a part of something special and make a real difference to help spinal cord injured people gain access to the information and support they need to enable them to live full and independent lives.” For more information or request a fundraising pack call Elizabeth Wright on 0845 071 4350, |
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Invitation Community Open Day
The Totnes Renewable Energy Society (TRESOC) is an industrial and provident society with all shareholders resident in Totnes and the 15 surrounding parishes of Ashprington, Berry Pomeroy, Cornworthy, Dartington, Dean Prior, Diptford, Halwell and Moreleigh, Harberton and Harbertonford, Littlehempston, Marldon, North Huish, Rattery, South Brent, Staverton and Stoke Gabriel. TRESOC aims to develop renewable energy projects for the benefit of this community. Its flagship project is the Totnes Community Wind Farm, consisting of two modern wind turbines between Totnes and Harbertonford. Read more..... |
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Rattery and Brains-sur-le-Marche
We have been asked if as a village we would be interested in twinning with a small village in France. Its called Brains-sur-le-Marche, and is just East of Rennes, between Brittany and Normandy. About 3 hours drive from Roscoff, or a direct flight from Exeter. Is anyone interested? We would need a wholehearted response from the village, something for everyone to get involved with, otherwise its not worth doing.
They have similar issues to us, a very rural area with not much employment other than farming, but they do have a school, and are very keen to forge links with a village in the UK.
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We are privileged to live in one of the most beautiful parts of the country, with easy access to the coast and to the open moors, so it is easy to forget that behind this beauty there are individuals and families for whom the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB), is an essential source of independent information and advice when they are in need of help. We thought you might like to know a bit more about the service, you may never need it yourself but you might know someone who does- or you might like to get involved! The advice provided covers the whole range of problems and issues and includes queries on benefits, debt, housing, employment, relationships and legal cases. In fact, it would probably be very difficult to find a topic that has not been raised with the CAB. And even within these broad topic areas, it breaks down into even more specialist areas. For example, benefit issues include council tax, working and child tax credits, employment support allowances, housing benefit and community care grants. All of these can be a bewildering forest of forms, bureaucracy and specialist knowledge, so it is no wonder that many people turn to us to help them through the foliage. Also, the CAB collects information on the social issues affecting our community and this information is analysed nationally to identify statistics and trends. This in turn enables Citizens Advice nationally to submit policy recommendations, reports and to influence government policy. We are currently collecting evidence to submit to a review of the Work Capability Assessment review. In addition , a social policy briefing was provided to Sarah Woolaston MP on transport problems in rural South Devon. We have also been involved in the campaign to highlight the loss to CAB clients should the cuts to legal aid funding be implemented. This would mean there would be no legal aid for welfare benefits cases, and aid on debt and housing issues will be severely restricted. None of the work carried out by the CAB would be possible without the dedication and loyalty of our volunteers and paid staff who are fully trained to deal with a whole range of problems, and provide guidance to specialists when appropriate. We have every reason to thank them. Of course, we are very grateful to receive some grant funding from South Hams District Council and Devon County Council, but we always need more funding- and additional monies have to be found. We are keen to take up any ideas for fundraising! CONTACTS |
 CAN YOU HELP?As a local charity we have been able to provide a scheduled daily bus service for Totnes - BOB THE BUS - for over ten years. Potential funding opportunities mean that we could expand, improving our service in Totnes and some of the surrounding villages. We are therefore conducting surveys to ascertain the transport requirements of various parishes, their residents, businesses and visitors. We would like to find out whether a bus service to your village would be used and how regularly. Please could you let us know your particular transport requirements. We will use this information to inform our decision making process. Thank You, The Totnes Community Bus Group Please telephone 01803 867076 / 865211, write to Coordinator, TCBG, Lyndene, Station Road, Totnes, TQ9 5HW or |
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Dartmoor Access Forum
Are YOU interested in access to Dartmoor? Dartmoor Access Forum is looking for new members - Could you contribute to the development of public access to the countryside within Dartmoor National Park? We are looking for dedicated volunteers who have the passion, skills, knowledge and enthusiasm to help people make the most of the many opportunities for enjoying Dartmoor. More information> |
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Police/Neighbourhood Watch Report (From Parish Council Minutes 12.07.11.) Once inside one burglar will keep the owner occupied while another searches the home for cash and valuables. Another tactic is to pretend to be a workman who needs to get into the property to check something or make urgent repairs. Top tips when someone calls at the door: Stop and think – are you expecting anyone? Chain the door. Always check identification The police encourage local residents to report any suspicious callers to their local neighbourhood policing team on 08452 777 444 or to call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. |
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Rattery residents are invited onto a new neighbourhood scheme to help them cut £600 off their household bills. They'll also be eligible for solar-PV grants, and people on lower incomes can get them nearly for free, thanks to South Hams District Council and the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Called Transition Streets, the scheme is a bit like a book club: people get together in each others houses to go through a workbook and find they become 'green aware by accident' |
 Need more volunteers?Baffled by CRBs or the New Vetting and Barring Scheme? The Devon Association of CVS are offering time and expertise on a range of volunteering issues to small (income under £40k) community and voluntary groups in your Parish. You may want to find out more about the Vetting and Barring Scheme or help with recruiting more volunteers – if so, we can help! You will also be able to access regular updates on volunteering issues and have the opportunity to link in to local networks if you want to. Interested? We would love to hear from you. |
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