Oh dear, what a dismal summer we are having but whilst some events have been badly affected by rain we have been quite fortunate here. One lucky couple who really had a gloriously sunny day for their wedding were Sarah Bourne and Trevor Jackson. Their Ugandan theme day was a delight and we wish them and their family all happiness as they move to Dorset where Trevor will begin training for church ministry. We also say a fond farewell to the Morgan family returning to Australia where Dan will be taking up a teaching position at the NSW State Conservatorium of Music in Sydney and to Gill and Ian Richardson who with their 3 children have bought a shop near Lot, France.
Just a reminder for your diaries that Monday 3rd September will see rehearsals start for "Showstoppers" to be performed in mid November by the choral group. The coffee morning in the Forbes Lounge to buy tickets for this will be Saturday 3rd November.
Do you want to join a yoga class, but do not want to travel long distances, especially on cold, dark evenings? Why not join us at Hemyock Primary School?
The autumn term will commence in early October following the summer break and will run from 7.30 pm until 9.00 pm.
May was a very busy month for many of our members due to Devon county show. We had members taking part in a whole range of classes and activities after weeks of preparation we came home with awards for the club with most points in the cookery section, club with the most points in the static section and club gaining highest number of points in all classes.
The June meeting was held in the Forbes Lounge on Tuesday June 5th. Cindy Jefferson chaired the meeting in the absence of Lyn who was unavailable. It was a lively meeting with Daphne telling members of the interesting county events, taking orders for calendars and diaries and gathering names of those prepared to help with stalls at both the School Fete and the Church Fair. Karen has undertaken responsibility for the monthly competitions and there was much interest in Hemyock's potential entry for a competition at the Mid Devon Show.
Just as this edition of The Pump comes out we will be taking delivery of new Bibles for St Mary's. Many of these have been donated by people in the parish and we would like to say thank you to them for their generosity. The Bibles are in the New Revised Standard Version, and are an edition published in conjunction with Christian Aid. So a good cause has been helped, as well as helping the congregation follow the readings and talks in our services. Why not come and try one!
No not the TV programme! Following the Annual Church meeting and subsequent Church Council meeting, we have some new people as points of contact for St Mary's and Culm Davy.
The DHCT are having their annual "Ride, Stride or Bike Day" on Saturday September 8th. On this day many of the churches in the county will be open and people are encouraged to visit as many as possible, and get some sponsorship for doing it. 50% of any money raised goes to DHCT, the other does to which ever church you decide to nominate. So you could cycle round all the Dartmoor churches and raise money for Culm Davy!
In 2004 the Manchester Diocese chose the last Sunday in September as a special day, on which they invited back to church people who had lost their link with a church. Nearly 1000 people responded to the invitation, and the next year the idea spread to neighbouring dioceses.
Dry and settled with plenty of sunshine developing today.
Today:
Early frost and local freezing fog patches will clear during the morning to leave a fine day across the region with a good deal of sunshine. Patchy low cloud affecting parts of the south coast and Scilly Isles though. Maximum temperature 13 °C.
Tonight:
Remaining dry through the evening and overnight. There will be clear periods allowing a frost to return, though some low cloud and fog is also likely to form by dawn. Minimum temperature -4 °C.
Wednesday:
Another quiet day is on the cards weather wise, with low cloud, frost and fog soon clearing to leave lots of sunshine. A gentle breeze, but feeling pleasant again. Maximum temperature 15 °C.
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
Dry and sunny at first on Thursday, but clouding over with some showers developing later. Further showery rain during Friday. Skies brightening again on Saturday. Often breezy, but noticeably milder.
Oh dear, what a dismal summer we are having but whilst some events have been badly affected by rain we have been quite fortunate here. One lucky couple who really had a gloriously sunny day for their wedding were Sarah Bourne and Trevor Jackson. Their Ugandan theme day was a delight and we wish them and their family all happiness as they move to Dorset where Trevor will begin training for church ministry. We also say a fond farewell to the Morgan family returning to Australia where Dan will be taking up a teaching position at the NSW State Conservatorium of Music in Sydney and to Gill and Ian Richardson who with their 3 children have bought a shop near Lot, France.