Gittisham Parish Council APRIL 2025 Report

Five councilors met for the April meeting. Phil Twiss (DCC) and one member of the public were also present.

New domestic abuse service. Phil Twiss explained that a new integrated Domestic Abuse Support Service has been launched by Devon County Council, and it aims to transform how people in the county access and receive support. The service will be provided by the Devon Domestic Abuse Alliance, a partnership of seven local organisations. Each partner brings a wealth of expertise, which will help ensure that those in need of the service, their friends and families as well as professionals receive the right advice, information and care at the right time. At the heart of this approach is My Story, a person-centred approach led by a dedicated support team, which aims to avoid individuals being referred to multiple services and then asked to share their traumatic experiences multiple times. For more information, support, or to refer someone to the service, contact: 0808 281 6161.

Finance. Members agreed the finances.

Crimes. January 2025: Nether Close: 2 x violence & sexual offences, 1 x other theft, Hamlett Close: 1 x violence & sexual offences, Rowan Close: 1 x criminal damage & arson, Nags Head Road: 1 x other theft. February 2025: Nags Head Road: 1 x violence & sexual offences, Meadow Acre: 1 x burglary

Planning applications.

a) 24/0514/FUL – Land adjacent to Town House, Gittisham EX14 3AJ – Demolition of existing agricultural buildings. Proposed housing scheme for 6no. CLT owned affordable homes for rent, and 3no. Estate owned open market houses

b) 25/0637/FUL – 2 Ferndale Close Honiton EX14 2YN – Construction of two-storey side extension

c) 24/2270/FUL – Rapshayes Farm Gittisham EX14 3AB – Remove all external render and re-render with a lime-based mortar and construct enclosed front terrace, retaining walls and gate

d) 24/2271/LBC – Rapshayes Farm Gittisham EX14 3AB – Replace door on front elevation, replace all windows. Remove all external render and re-render with a lime-based mortar and construct enclosed front terrace, retaining walls and gate

e) 25/0659/LBC – Rapshayes Farm Gittisham EX14 3AB – To take down existing wall to barns 1 and 2 and rebuild as masonry cavity wall with stone face

f) 25/0660/VAR – Rapshayes Farm Gittisham EX14 3AB – Variation of Condition number 2 (approved plans) on planning permission 20/0781/FUL (Conversion of barn to holiday let accommodation) proposal to take down existing wall to Barns 1 & 2 and rebuild as masonry cavity wall with stone face

Councillors had no objections to these applications.

Councillor vacancies.

Andrea Rye and Gary Pester were elected by a unanimous vote to represent Gittisham Vale and Gittisham Village ward respectively.

Next meeting. Thursday 8 th May at 7.30pm in the parish room. This is also the annual parish meeting. All welcome.

GITTISHAM FLOWER & PRODUCE SHOW SCHEDULE

To be held at the Parish Hall on Saturday 2nd August 2025. Potato bucket weigh in at 3:15pm. The show will open at 2:30pm

Teas and raffle. Admission: Adults 50p; Children 5-16 years 10p. Entrance fee Sections A,B,C 20p:

Children’s entries free

Special potato class £1 – payable when your seed potato is collected. Sections A,B,C no prize money. Section D prizes 1^st = £1, 2^nd = 50p, 3^rd = 25p. McCann Junior Cup for most points by a competitor age 12-16 in Sections A,B,C. Awards for Best in Show in Sections A and B

The show is open to all residents of Gittisham parish, which includes Gittisham Vale and Hayne Farm estate. We also welcome entries from those who no longer live in the parish, those who actively support the parish, and those with close links to the parish. Children must be aged 3-11 on Saturday 26th July 2025. Juniors must be age 12-16 on Saturday 26th July 2025. Children are welcome to enter Sections A,B,C upon paying the entry fee. All exhibits must have been made or grown by the exhibitor. One entry form per person – no sharing! Entries must be made in writing on the Entry form enclosed by marking X in the appropriate box on the form. Entry forms must be accompanied by the correct entrance fees. Entries must reach Sarah and Len Abbott, 4 Church Mead, Gittisham EX14 3AH by Saturday 26th July 2025 NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DATE. Only one exhibit per person per class. The decision of the judges will be final and binding. Entries will be received at the Parish Hall between 0900 and 1045 on show day, and must remain staged until after the presentation of prizes. No exhibit should be named (including children’s exhibits)

SECTION “A” VEGETABLES

Class

3 White potatoes 2. 3 Coloured potatoes 3. 1 Cabbage (any variety)

4. 1 Lettuce (any variety) 5. 5 Spring Onions 6. 5 Onion sets

7. 6 Shallots 8. 6 Sprays of Parsley 9. 3 Beetroot

10. 3 Carrots (any variety) 11. 6 Pods of Broad beans 12. 6 Pods of Peas

13. A pair of Cucumbers 14. 5 Tomatoes 15. 5 Cherry tomatoes

16. 3 Courgettes under 6” 17. 6 Runner beans 18. 6 French Beans

19. 3 Sticks of Rhubarb 20. 4 different culinary herbs (not parsley) in a jam jar

21. The longest runner bean

SECTION “B” FLOWERS Classes 24-28 to be presented in a clear glass jar (NOT A VASE)

22. An Orchid (pot not exceeding 8”) 23. 5 pansy heads floating in clear water in a clear glass bowl

24. 1 Spike Gladioli 25. 3 Dahlias

26. 6 Stems of Sweet peas 27. 4 stems of different cut flowers

28. 1 Specimen Rose

29. An arrangement of garden flowers to illustrate a song title of your choice. Arrangement not exceeding 12” or 30cm in any direction. Own vase, not jam jar. Please add a note to indicate the song

SECTION “C” HOMECRAFT

Chocolate Swiss Roll – as attached recipe 31 Vegetable Tart (not exceeding 20cm)–own recipe
Sausage Plait – using homemade rough puff pastry 33 Madeira cake

34 A jar of strawberry jam 35 Jar of pickled vegetable(s)– any variety

36 Set of 4 Dorset Buttons 37 Homemade birthday card for a child

38 Photo of a bird in your garden – max size 25cm x 20cm

39 MEN ONLY – 6 Brownies – as attached recipe

SPECIAL CLASS: Potatoes in a bucket – potatoes can be collected from Sue and David Fallows, Parkers East, Gittisham 01404 850922 on or after 1^st April 2025

SECTION “D” CHILDREN’S CLASSES

0 – 5 years

40 A painted pebble 41. An animal made of vegetables 42 A garden on a plate

6 – 11 years
43. A pompom/bobble for a hat 44. An A4 poster for next year’s Flower and Produce Show on 1^st August 2026

45. 4 pieces of Rocky Road – own recipe

ENTRY FORM

Please place an X in the square showing the number of the class(es) you intend to enter. When completed please return this Entry Form, with the correct Entry Fees, as shown on the schedule to: Sarah and Len Abbott, 4 Church Mead, Gittisham EX14 3AH on or before Saturday 26^th July 2025 No entries will be accepted after this date. Each entrant must complete a separate entry form. No sharing! Please do not name any exhibit – even the children’s

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Entrant’s name………………………………………………………………………

Address………………………………………………………………………………….

Total entry fee enclosed………………………….

Or, if child, state child’s age………………………

Additional entry forms available, if required, from Sue Fallows, Parkers East, Gittisham, EX14 3AS 01404 850922 or

Chocolate Swiss Roll

75g (3oz) plain flour Chocolate butter icing

3 eggs 50g (2oz) butter

75g(3oz) caster sugar 100g (40z) icing sugar

2 tblsp cocoa powder 2 tblsp cocoa powder

1tblsp water 2 tblsp water

Preheat oven to 180c .Grease and line a 33cm x23cm(13 x 9 inch) Swiss roll tin
Or baking tray with baking parchment.

Sift flour into a small bowl and set aside.
In a large bowl,whisk the eggs and sugar for about 10 minutes, until the mixture
Is pale and light and the whisk leaves a trail.Using a large metal spoon,

Gradually and gently fold the flour,cocoa,water into the mixture until evenly mixed.

Gently pour the mixture into the tin and lightly level the surface.Bake for 8 -10 minutes until
Wwll risen, and firm to touch.

Whilst the Swiss roll is baking,place a large piece ofof baking parchment onto the work surface and dust with icing sugar.

As soon asthe cake is baked turn out onto the paper, removing the parchment the Swiss roll
was cooked in. Trim the edges of the cake and make a score mark a 1 inch in from
the shorter edge.

Place a sheet of parchment over the Swiss Rolland roll up from a
short end, with the parchment inside and leave to cool.

While cooling, mix up butter Icing. When cool carefully unroll, remove the paper and spread icing and re roll

Chocolate Brownies

Preheat the oven to 180/160 Fan/Gas 4

Grease and line an 18 x 28cm (7 x 11 inches) tin. Bring the lining paper up a good 5cm (2in) above the rim.

50g (2oz) dark chocolate

110g (4oz) butter

2 eggs, beaten

225g (8oz) granulated sugar

50g (2oz) plain flour

1 tsp baking powder

¼ tsp salt

110g (4oz) chopped nuts

Break the chocolate into small pieces and melt with the butter over a pan of simmering water.

Away from the heat stir in all the other ingredients and mix well.

Spread in the lined tin.

Bake for approx. 30 minutes until a skewer comes out just clean. The mixture will firm up on cooling, so don’t overcook.

Leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes then divide up and finish cooling on a wire rack.

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What’s On At the village hall Cabaret Fri & Sat 25^th & 26^th April Community Kitchen Sunday 27^th April (not Thursday this week) Coffee&Cake4AKitchen 2.30-4.30pm Pierre’s Cafe 11^th May VE Day Coffee & Cake Saturday 24^nd May Quiz 17^th May Weekly Fitness class Tuesday mornings Folk Dancing Wednesday evenings Community Kitchen Thursday evenings Yoga Friday afternoons Gittisham Fete 2025 Will be held on the 30th August, please come forward if you have any ideas for a theme for this year’s s fete or if you would like to get involved with supporting the event. Thank you, Alex gittishamfete@gmail.com Church 200 Club March Draw Results 1st prize Florence Wolsey 2nd prize Sara Trumper 3rd prize Julia Barrett 200 Club Subscription Renewal A reminder for those subscribers who pay annually by cheque/bank transfer, your renewal is due by the end of April. If you have a query please email . Thank you for supporting St Michael’s at Gittisham	Dear Parishioners and friends of Gittisham Parish Hall, Who can believe it’s April already! Thank you to all of you who have supported the hall in so many different ways over the last month. The Easter Bingo and cake sale were enormously successful raising over £1000 towards our much needed kitchen upgrades. You may have noticed we have been working hard to make improvements to the hall and this would not be possible without your support, so THANK YOU! We would also like to thank MKM Building Supplies for generously gifting us supplies to improve both the inside and outside space. Our local thespians have been putting the final flourishes to the cabaret! A show, the likes of which has never been seen before!April 25th, 26th from 7pm. Tickets are selling fast be sure to order yours now by either call or text Nick on 07973 797447 or emailing The ever popular monthly cake sale will be on Saturday 25th April 2.30-4.30pm. Cakes always gratefully received. Invite your friends! All of them! We all enjoy these and a very warm welcome awaits. Dates for your diary: May 13th 7.30pm. AGM. Please do come along and hear what we have been up to over the last year and we can tell you about our exciting plans for the next year May 17th Quiz June 15th Father’s Day BBQ June 21st. Live music, bar and pizza wagon. More details to follow We hope to see you soon! St Michael’s Church Julia Barratt We’ve been busy in the Old Churchyard. Spring is here and primroses have replaced the snowdrops and Paul Wakely assisted by Maggie has set about creating a new seedbed for wildflowers in the Old Graveyard. This turned out to be quite an undertaking involving ‘scarifying’ the ground and much raking. But look what they found! It looks older than our mostly C18th gravestones, so we are hoping we might be able to find out a bit more about it. For further information contact Julia at Tel 07763 111367 Village Playground Wild Area A warm welcome to our newest arrival in the wild area, Tom Putt. It was planted this month by Adam Powell, who said “the Tom Putt is my favourite apple, to look at. It is ripe in September, with beautiful red striped tones on a light green background, it looks like an oil painting of an archetypal apple. The story goes it was bred by Reverend Tom Putt, who lived at Combe House, there is an Orchard of Tom Putt near Putts Corner, by the Hare and Hounds, and now I have planted a young tree in the playground orchard.” Tom Putt apples make fair cider, they are best blended with other sweeter varieties like Morgan Sweet and, could make an early cider for Christmas in the same year. But Tom Putt cooks well, and at peak ripeness is sweet enough to eat. Hopefully in a few years, we will be able to put this good-looking all-rounder to the test. The tree was generously donated by Tom Nanncarrow who runs Adams Apples, thanks Tom. The village playground wild area is looking very lovely now and is a great place to sit with a picnic or hunt for flora and fauna. The fruit trees there were all donated and planted by people from the village and now form a beautiful community orchard for all parishioners to enjoy. The slide tower was paid for with a Lottery grant and the wild hedge was donated by the Woodland Trust. There are bird and insect boxes provided by the Devon Wildlife Trust and a bench with a view to admire it all from. If visiting by car, park by the phone (AED) box and walk along the riverside track to get to the playground. Bring a picnic or use the brick barbecue, enjoy a game of table tennis or a relaxing swing in the birds nest.