5-acre plantsman's garden approached across private ford. Many interesting and unusual trees and shrubs. Visitors can try their hand at identifying plants with the plant list. Homemade teas or plenty of space to eat your own picnic. Walled vegetable and fruit garden, lake, ponds, bog plantings and sweeping lawns. Horses, Dexter cattle and Jacob sheep.

Judy Barton and Sarah Machin will be serving afternoon teas at Prings Farm, Madford on Sunday 27th June from 2.30pm. There will be a delicious selection of homemade cakes along with traditional cream teas. Also, a bring and buy stall. Everyone welcome! In aid of The Blackdown Support Group and St Mary's Church.

Mike Cooper has completed his walk in aid of Injured Servicemen by walking into Malmesbury Abbey Cloister gardens on Sunday 11th April together with a group of friends and representatives from 9 RLC Regiment based at Hullavington 4 miles from Malmesbury.

Mike Cooper set off on his walk from Hemyock to Malmesbury in Wiltshire from St Mary’s Church on Easter Sunday morning with the Easter bells ringing around the valley.   The walk is in aid of Help for Heroes which rehabilitates injured servicemen returning from Afghanistan and Sports Aid which assists the disabled compete in the 2012 Olympics.

A big "thank you" from the Culm Valley Players to everyone who supported the Pantomime of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs either by coming to see it or sponsoring it or both. We had great fun doing it and  raised £1661.22 which was divided equally between Devon Air Ambulance and St. Margaret's Hospice.

Devon and Cornwall Police are trying to revive the lapsed neighbourhood watch scheme.

They are looking for a volunteer to help out at Cullompton Police Station, preferably from Cullompton. They would have to have computer skills, a personable telephone manner and be able to liaise with the police. No hours are stipulated.

Burnett and Hazel Case would like to thank everyone who sent them cards and best wishes on the occasion of their diamond wedding.  Thank you!

Well, do you like it or loathe it? - the new size Parish Pump that is. Comments have varied from - much preferred the smaller size to so much easier to handle; it seems to have even more adverts (they help pay costs); it's harder to find news items they seem to be all over the place to lovely to see so many different things intermingled. A case as always of not being able to please all of the people all of the time! It seems as the village has grown so has the Pump. I'm sure Tony Grosse had no idea the magazine would reach such proportions when he began it many years ago. We are grateful to the various contributors that bring the news to us in each issue and of course the editorial team who painstakingly spend time putting everything together.

The Parish Pump postponed Thank You Tea will now be held on Saturday 17th April in the Church Rooms at 3pm.

Following the great generosity of local people...

The Men's group and St Mary's Church, Upottery, Hemyock Market, Hemyock Baptist Church, St Mary's Church Hemyock, The Evergreens of Culmstock, those who gave to the street collection in Tiverton and many individuals. the Rotary Club of Tiverton has been able to send on to ShelterBox enough funds for 15 boxes (@ £490 each).