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| What’s On at the Village Hall Village Hall Committee Quiz night 17th May Coffee&Cake4AKitchen with VE day cakes 24th May Father’s Day BBQ 15th June Band and Bar 21st June Please support these events to help us raise vital funding for the upkeep of our beautiful village hall Weekly Fitness class Tuesday mornings Folk Dancing Weds evenings Community Kitchen Thurs eve Yoga Friday afternoons Pierre’s Café 11th May Gittisham Fete 30th August gittishamfete@gmail.com Church 200 Club April Draw Results 1st Prize Betty Madden 2nd Prize Rory King 3rd Prize Lesley Wensley Church Services Sunday 11th May 11am Holy Communion Sunday 25th May 11am Morning Worship Sat May 10th Natter and Nibbles 10am-12 Hayne Farm Harriet Harrison (Agg-Manning) would like to thank all those who supported her in running the London Marathon in aid of Hospiscare and in memory of her father, Nick. She raised just over £5000 thanks to the donations from so many!  | The Gittisham cabaret    Did you have a PREEMIUM ticket for the cabaret? Did you enjoy the complimentary snacks? Or do you need refund from the “no laughter-no fee policy”? A truly professional event with some incredible performances by villagers and supporters of the parish. Who can forget Barry and his Thomas the Tank notebook, the talented dancing grannies or the poor couple in the red car that got forced into a ditch? Whatever your thoughts, a whopping £1200 was raised for the hall, so thank you for coming and putting up with it all. Well done for drinking so much beer too! Thank you to all those who helped out behind the scenes to ensure this was one of the best cabarets Gittisham has ever seen. The Village Hall Committee have several events coming up over the next few months – keep an eye on the WhatsApp, Facebook and website pages for details.  Gittisham Needs You… …to bake a cake with a war time or VE day theme. Time to dust off the old recipe books and hunt out the dried egg and lard. We’re hoping for an exciting selection and a chance for all to try out what cake was like before sugar and chocolate were plentiful. Come on over on the 24th May, enjoy some 1940s tunes and have a chat with friends. See you there! Congratulations Dale and Amalinde on your marriage. We wish you a long and happy life together. And thank you for choosing the village hall for your reception. It looked absolutely beautiful. Completely transformed into a perfect wedding paradise. And well done Village Hall Committee for all the hard work in the garden to make it look just right.     St Michael’s Church Julia Barratt Our wonderful flower arrangers were busy on Easter Saturday transforming our Church as we moved from the solemnity and sorrow of the Good Friday Vigil to the Joyful celebration of the risen Christ on Easter Morning! The children helped to roll away the stone and tell Easter Story And Rev Robert blessed the water, and after we renewed our baptismal vows , sprinkled us all with it! On Easter Monday, the Easter Bunny appeared! Professor Bumble keeping the children (and adults) entertained for over an hour! For further information contact Julia at Tel 07763 111367 This month Pierre’s Café will be “Taste of French Basque country”.  Home made croissants and cakes. Gluten free main courses with vegan option £9.50. Dessert £3.50. Please bring your own alcoholic drinks. Sunday 11th May at Gittisham Village Hall. Booking 07545 214940 Best wishes to Charlotte Whitfield and Andy Feakes who are getting married on 24th May and to Bill Griffiths and Sara who are getting married on 31st May. | ||||
| Thinking of you To all the students about to take A levels, GCSEs and other end of term assessments, we wish you well and hope the questions are kind and your amazing brains recall all those facts and figures. | |||||
Gittisham Parish Council MAY 2025 Report
Five councillors met for the May meeting along with Richard Jefferies (DCC) and one member of the public.
Chair & Vice Chair. Carol Hall was re-elected as chair and Alex Rowe as vice chair for 2025/26.
New county councillor. Richard Jefferies was welcomed to the meeting as the new councillor for Feniton & Honiton electoral division. He said he was looking forward to representing the views of Gittisham parish residents at county level. Members said they would very much like him to help progress the lack of superfast broadband in Gittisham village. All paid tribute to the work of Cllr Phil Twiss who fulfilled the role from May 2017 until the recent election, and his strong support for the parish.
Finance. Members agreed the finances.
Crimes. No updates since the April meeting.
Planning applications. a) 25/0856/FUL – 1 Church Mead, Gittisham EX14 3AH – Replacement single storey side extension with associated internal alterations
b) 25/0369/FUL – Roebuck Farm Weston EX14 3PB – Proposed MOT station, hard-standing and widened access track (retrospective application).
Councillors had no objections to a). Regarding b), the parish council was made aware in August last year by a parishioner of a previous application for change of use at Roebuck Farm. This application was subsequently withdrawn. Although Gittisham is the adjoining parish, part of the track which serves the proposed change of use is in Gittisham parish. Councillors expressed their disappointment that a change of use appeared to have gone ahead, and objected to this application which risks increasing vehicle movements in the surrounding area.
Road closures. 4–6 August road through Alfington closed for Wales and West Utilities work.
Honiton Rugby Club. Councillors heard that East Devon District Council have released £200k of S106 money to Honiton Rugby Club for improvements to floodlights and drainage. Work should start this month for completion by the forthcoming season. Part of this sum was a contribution from Baker Estates to Gittisham parish, which the parish council offered to Honiton Town Council to spend on sports activities which would benefit Gittisham parishioners.
EDDC Local Plan. Councillors discussed the possibility of engaging the services of a planning consultant to represent the parish council when the Local Plan examination comes forward later this year. David Valentine said in its submission to the public consultation, Broadhembury PC had taken legal advice from a consultant who, on its behalf, challenged both the soundness of the plan and raised objections to what was being proposed.
Village play area. Councillors Adam Powell, Andrea Rye and Peter Orchard had attended to the items highlighted in the annual safety inspection report. Andrea Rye said some cherry trees could be trained along the back wall of the wild area by the bee hotel.
Next meeting. Thursday 5th June at 7.30pm in the parish room.
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
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 1st 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 1st August 2026
45. 4 pieces of Rocky Road – own recipe
Entry forms from Sue Fallows, Parkers East, Gittisham, EX14 3AS 01404 850922 or
