Do you have time or expertise which could benefit your community?
Do you want to make a difference to those around you?
Are you passionate about your local area?
Do you want to represent the views of local people?
If you would like to make a difference, and be involved in shaping the future of your local community, you could apply to become a Gittisham Parish Councillor
Gittisham Parish Council is looking for a new Parish Councillor for the Vale ward. If you are interested, please contact the Clerk, Fiona Clampin, on
You will need to fill in a short application form and be prepared to submit a short paragraph on your suitability for the role
The closing date for completed applications to be with the Clerk is
23.59 on Sunday 22nd October 2023
To qualify to become a Parish Councillor a person must *be a British subject over 18 years old *be listed on the current electoral roll *live in Gittisham, or occupy as owner/tenant any land/premises therein or have a principal place of work within the Parish *must not be disqualified from holding office as a Councillor.
A monthly community newsletter published by St Michael’s Church and Gittisham Parish Council
Dates for your diary
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Pierre’s Cafe
Sunday 14th May at the Village Hall
07545 214940
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Village Fete
Saturday 2nd September 2-5pm
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Coffee Get-Together
20th May in the parish room 10.30-12
200 Club Results
April
1st Ann Stansell
2nd J Lawrence-Jones
3rd Nellie Marker
4th Sarah Abbott
5th Nicky Wakley
May
1st S Agg-Manning
2nd Ernie Wensley
3rd Karen Loveland
4th Christine Broom
5th Gary Pester
Gittisham Celebrates the Coronation
Gittisham Village Hall Committee and the Parish Council held a Coronation Party on Saturday 8th May
Starting with live screening of the coronation in the morning and then there was a free bar, bbq for people to cook their own food and a funky disco with DJ Alex. There was much merriment which went on until late. What a lovely way to celebrate such a momentous occasion, the crowning of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
God save the King!
Tom Putt
Two Tom Putt apple trees have kindly been planted in the churchyard by Paul Wakley along with several spring bulbs and he has kindly agreed to look after them.
Gittisham Gazette
Open Gardens – Children’s Hospice South West
Would you be interested in hosting an “open garden” for Children’s Hospice South West?
Gittisham is such a beautiful village and seems to be just the sort of place where people might enjoy opening their gardens either to the public or just to friends and family to support a very good cause.
Please contact Tina Lunt if you are interested 01404 234086 or 07341 153409. She can arrange posters.
Pierre’s Café
Sunday 14th May at the village hall.
Pierre will be serving a Chicken Casserole lunch from 12.30-4pm, followed by dessert. Vegans and vegetarians will be offered Salsify Ragout. There’ll be the usual selection of homemade croissants and pastries in the morning as well as delicious cakes, including gluten free options. Doors open from 10am. Please book to avoid disappointment and to give Pierre an idea of numbers 07545 214940. Bring your own drinks.
People in the news – new arrivals
Stephanie and Peter King have welcomed Rory Joshua Marker King on April 17th.
Hattie and Ollie Harrison have welcomed Huxley Jamieson Max on 2nd May.
Elizabeth and Jurgen Heddes have welcomed Owen on 4th May.
Gittisham Village Hall
The evening of Gittisham Games. Table tennis and duckpins, with Ploughman’s and soup and then afterwards West Country Skittles. Very successful and well attended. Laughter and jollity throughout. Hoped to be repeated again soon.
Events are run by the Village Hall Committee throughout the year and aim to make a profit to keep the hal running and of course to provide fun and socialising for us all.
The hall is also available to hire privately. Details are on www.gittisham.org.uk or contact Carol Hall to make a booking 07854 492347
Gittisham Village Fete
Saturday 2nd September
A call out to crafts and tradespeople who might be interested in having a pitch at this year’s village fete in Gittisham.
Also looking for volunteers that could help with the setup and running of the fete.
Please get in touch with Alex
Coffee Get-Together – Forward Notice
For June 17th, Margaret and Michael Hawkins have kindly invited us to their home 21 Cypress Close, Gittisham Vale EX14 2YW 10.30-12
St Michael’s Church and Honiton Mission Community
Services for May 14th Eucharist, 21st none, 28th Lay led, June 4th none, 11th Eucharist
Julia Barratt led a coronation commemorative service after which a toast was raised to the king with a glass of prosecco.
Combe Raleigh are holiday a plant sale on Sunday 14th May 2-5pm in gthe garden of The Barton just behind the church. This is always worth a visit as they have excellentplants and reasonable prices.
At St Pauls there will be a Eucharist to celebrate the wonderful feast of the Ascension on Thursday 18th May at 7.30pm. They have achieved their Bronze Award from Eco Church. This was quite a process and very grateful thanks went to Jane Scriven, Julia Beaman and all the working group who put in so much time to enable this to happen.
Weekly services still continue to be at 11am. The website (honitoncofe.org) is updated regularly and has news about services. The monthly Mission Community newsletter Around The Parishes is avilable by email or post from the parish office 01404 44035
Christian Aid Week is 14-21 May. Cream tea 4.30pm and Christian Aid Serice after at about 5pm Sundat 21st May at St Pauls. The envelopes will be placed on the bench in churcg and some will be delivered around the village. There will be some in the Vale bus shelteer and the few houses that normally get them.
Church Warden Retirals: Honiton’s Lyn Thatcher, Buckerell’s Penny Pear and Cotleigh’s Pam Lane have all retired from being Church Wardens. They have each held the position for many yearfs and we wish them well in their retirement.
200 Club
Would you like to join the 200 club and help to fund the upkeep so necessary for this old church. It takes a lot to keep it heated (especially with the increasing cost of energy) and watertight, keeping the churchyard in good order and kind to nature. The cost is £12 per number per year. The draw takes place at the beginning of each month with 5 prizes £40, £20, £15, £10 and £5. Twice a year there is a 6 monthly prize of £48 (March and September). Contact Janet Twist 01404 45484
Parish Council April 2023 Report
Six councillors met for the April meeting. Alasdair Bruce (EDDC) and nine members of the public were also present.
Horses.
In his absence, Phil Twiss (DCC) sent a report outlining the county council’s support for the British Horse Society’s (BHS) “Dead Slow” road safety campaign. The aim is to educate motorists on how to approach and pass horses safely on Devon’s roads, with
the posters advising drivers to reduce their speed to a maximum of 10mph and leave at least two metres space. Since 2018, around 375 incidents involving equestrians on Devon’s roads have been reported to the police and the BHS.
Voter ID Don’t forget your photo ID to vote in the local elections on 4 th May. This is a new
requirement for anyone visiting a polling station. This will apply to:
• Local elections
• Police and Crime Commissioner elections
• UK parliamentary by-elections
• Recall petitions
From October 2023 it will also apply to UK General elections.
Finance. Members agreed the finances.
Crimes. Feb 2023: no reported crimes.
Planning applications.
a) Batts Cottage, Gittisham – Remove existing front door and frame and replace with new on front (south west) elevation. No objection.
b) Batts Cottage, Gittisham – Proposed shed / studio building to replace oil tank and fenced enclosure. No objection.
c) Blamphayne Sawmill, Gittisham – Proposed storage building for timber. No objection.
d) Gittisham Farm – Construction of earth-banked slurry lagoon. Councillors resolved to have no objection to d) in principle. However, members had concerns over access for large farm & construction vehicles via Chaghayes (Shaggys) Lane, and would like use to be mitigated where possible.
Village play area.
The Chair explained that in order to obtain S106 funds allocated to the parish council for sport, leisure and play, it had had to go through a public consultation process mandated by EDDC. She said the majority of those who responded had suggested an outdoor ping pong table; of all the suggestions put forward by parishioners, this was the item which had received the most votes. Members discussed the concerns over potential noise and disruption raised by some members of the public over the outdoor ping pong table. The Chair said she had received some hedge plants from the Woodland Trust which could potentially shield the adjoining properties.
Scams.
Janet Twist reported that a new scam is circulating on WhatsApp. A criminal gets in touch via a group chat and sends you a six-digit code. Taking action on this will lock you out of your account, and allow the criminal to send the same scam to your address book.
Vale bus shelter / Old Elm Road. Members heard that moss had been removed from the pavement and the hedge cut
along Old Elm Road. Peter Orchard reported that the Vale bus shelter had once again been swamped with books, but they had since been removed.
Mark R. Williams Returning Officer Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Blackdown House, Border Road, Honiton, EX14 1EJ
NOTICE OF POLL East Devon Election of a District Councillor for Feniton Notice is hereby given that:
A poll for the election of a District Councillor for Feniton will be held on Thursday 4 May 2023, between the hours of 7:00 am and 10:00 pm.
The number of District Councillors to be elected is one.
The names, home addresses and descriptions of the Candidates remaining validly nominated for election and the names of all persons signing the Candidates nomination paper are as follows:
Name of Candidate
Home Address
Description (if any)
Names of Signatories
Proposer
Seconder
BRUCE Alasdair S
(address in East Devon)
Conservative Party candidate
Suzanne M Wilkins
Christopher J Wilkins
COLLINS Jane
(address in East Devon)
Green Party candidate
Claire L Salt
Gary P Grove
The situation of the Polling Stations and the description of persons entitled to vote thereat are as follows:
Situation of Polling Station
Station Number
Ranges of electoral register numbers of persons entitled to vote thereat
Buckerell, Splatthayes Studio, Buckerell, Honiton
79
TK-1 to TK-233
Feniton Sports & Social Club, Acland Park, Feniton, Honiton
90
TU-1 to TU-1548
Gittisham Parish Hall, Gittisham, Honiton
92
TW-1 to TW-452/1
Where contested this poll is taken together with the election of Parish Councillors.
Dated Wednesday 5th April 2023 Mark R. Williams Returning Officer Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Blackdown House, Border Road, Honiton, EX14 1EJ
East Devon District Council Election of Parish Councillors for Gittisham Vale
I, being the Returning Officer at the above election, report that the persons whose names appear below were duly elected Parish Councillors for Gittisham Vale.
Name of Candidate
Home Address
Description (if any)
ORCHARD, Peter A
30 Cypress Close, Honiton EX14 2YW
TWIST Janet
7 Hodges Close, Gittisham, Honiton EX14 3FN
I, being the Returning Officer at the above election, report that the persons whose names appear below were duly elected Parish Councillors for Gittisham Village.
Gittisham Village ward
Name of Candidate
Home Address
Description (if any)
HALL, Carol M
Part Drillers, Gittisham, Honiton EX14 3AJ
ROWE, Alex
(address in East Devon)
VALENTINE, David M
5 Town Farm Buildings, Gittisham, Honiton EX14 3AL
Dated Wednesday 5th April 2023 Mark R. Williams Returning Officer Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Blackdown House, Border Road, Honiton, EX14 1EJ
East Devon District Council Election of a District Councillor
The following is a statement of the persons nominated for election as a District Councillor for the Feniton Ward
Name of Candidate
Home Address
Description (if any)
Name of Proposer
Name of Seconder
BRUCE, Alasdair
(address in East Devon)
Conservative Party Candidate
Wilkins Suzanne
Wilkins Christopher
COLLINS Jane
(address in East Devon)
Green Party Candidate
Salt Claire
Grove Gary
The persons above, where no entry is made in the last column, have been and stand validly nominated
Honiton St Michael’s ward
Name of Candidate
Home Address
Description (if any)
Name of proposer
Name of seconder
BONETTA, Violet B
(address in East Devon)
The Labour Party
Harvey-Ingram Luke
Harvey-Ingram JoAnne
BROWN Jenny
Burwood, Exeter Road, Honiton, EX14 1AL
Conservative Party Candidate
Sherwood Michael R
Case James
CARTER Paul R
O Jays Barn, Metcombe, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1RS
Conservative Party Candidate
Case Yvonne
Brown Albert C
COLLINS Roy F
Hale Farm, Honiton, EX14 9TQ
The Liberal Party
Tratt Samantha J
Borkowski Stefan
CORNELIUS Brice W J
4 St Leonards Road, Honiton, EX14 1YE
Conservative Party Candidate
Nicks Tracy
Nicks Stephen
FOTHERINGHAM Joanne S
(address in East Devon)
Independent
McCollum Anthony J
Cloke Katie
INGHAM Nicholas J
(address in East Devon)
Independent
McCollum Anthony J
Cloke Katie
The persons above, where no entry is made in the last column, have been and stand validly nominated
Dated Monday 27 March 2023 Mark R. Williams Returning Officer Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Blackdown House, Border Road, Honiton, EX14 1EJ
NOTICE OF ELECTION East Devon Election of District Councillors for the Wards listed below Wards Number of District Councillors to be elected Wards Number of District Councillors to be elected Axminster Three
Honiton St Michaels Three
Beer & Branscombe One
Honiton St Pauls Two Broadclyst Three
Newbridges One Budleigh & Raleigh Three
Newton Poppleford & Harpford One Clyst Valley One
Ottery St Mary Three Coly Valley Two
Seaton Three Cranbrook Three
Sidmouth Rural One Dunkeswell & Otterhead Two
Sidmouth Sidford Three Exe Valley One
Sidmouth Town Two Exmouth Brixington Three
Tale Vale One Exmouth Halsdon Three
Trinity One Exmouth Littleham Three
West Hill & Aylesbeare One Exmouth Town Three
Whimple & Rockbeare One Exmouth Withycombe Raleigh Two
Woodbury & Lympstone Two Feniton One
Yarty One
Nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer, Blackdown House, Border Road, Honiton, EX14 1EJ between the hours of 10am and 4pm from 27 March 2023 until 4 pm on Tuesday, 4th April 2023.
Nomination papers may be obtained at Blackdown House, Border Road, Honiton, EX14 1EJ during the times stated above.
If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday, 4th May 2023.
Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on 17 April 2023. Applications can be made online at www.gov.uk/registertovote
Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Blackdown House, Border Road, Honiton, EX14 1EJ by 5 pm on Tuesday, 18th April 2023.
Applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Blackdown House, Border Road, Honiton, EX14 1EJ by 5 pm on Tuesday, 25th April 2023.
Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on 25 April 2023. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate can be made online at eastdevon.gov.uk/elections-and-registering-to-vote/voter-id-2023/voter-id-2023
Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Blackdown House, Border Road, Honiton, EX14 1EJ by 5 pm on Thursday, 4th May 2023.
Dated Monday 27 March 2023 Mark R. Williams Returning Officer Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Blackdown House, Heathpark Industrial Estate, Border Road, Honiton, EX14 1EJ
NOTICE OF ELECTION East Devon District Council
Election of Parish Councillors for Electoral Areas listed below:
Number of Parish Councillors to be elected All Saints 5 Awliscombe 7 Axmouth 9 Aylesbeare 6 Beer 11 Bicton 2 Brampford Speke 7 Branscombe 9 Broadclyst 15 Broadhembury 12 Buckerell 5 Chardstock 6 Clyst Honiton 5 Clyst Hydon 5 Clyst St. George 7 Clyst St. Mary 6 Colaton Raleigh 8 Colyford 7 Colyton 11 Combpyne Rousdon 9 Cotleigh 5 Dalwood 7 Dunkeswell 8 East Budleigh 8 Farringdon 5 Farway 5 Feniton 7 Gittisham Vale 3 Gittisham Village 4 Hawkchurch 9 Kilmington 9 Luppitt 8 Lympstone 11 Membury 9 Monkton 7 Musbury 7 Newton Poppleford (Harpford) 4 Newton Poppleford (Newton Poppleford) 6 Newton Poppleford (Venn Ottery) 1 Northleigh 5 Offwell 9 Otterton 9 Payhembury 7 Plymtree 7 Poltimore 7 Rewe 6 Rockbeare 7 Shute and Whitford 8 Southleigh 5 Sowton 6 Stockland 10 Stoke Canon 10 Talaton 7 Uplyme 10 Upottery 9 Upton Pyne 9 West Hill 7 Whimple 9 Widworthy 5 Woodbury (Exton) 3 Woodbury (Woodbury Salterton) 3 Woodbury (Woodbury) 7 Yarcombe 9
Nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer, Blackdown House, Border Road, Honiton, EX14 1EJ between the hours of 10am and 4pm from 27 March 2023 until 4 pm on Tuesday, 4th April 2023.
Nomination papers may be obtained at Blackdown House, Border Road, Honiton, EX14 1EJ during the times stated above.
If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday, 4th May 2023.
Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on 17 April
Applications can be made online at www.gov.uk/registertovote
Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Blackdown House, Border Road, Honiton, EX14 1EJ by 5 pm on Tuesday, 18th April 2023.
Applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Blackdown House, Border Road, Honiton, EX14 1EJ by 5 pm on Tuesday, 25th April 2023.
Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on 25 April 2023. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate can be made online at eastdevon.gov.uk/elections-and-registering-to-vote/voter-id-2023/voterid-2023
Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Blackdown House, Border Road, Honiton, EX14 1EJ by 5 pm on Thursday, 4th May 2023.
If you are considering standing for election as a parish councillor on 4th May, please contact Gittisham’s clerk for a nomination pack by email
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