Plymstock and Hooe Parish Magazine

1. FROM THE REV’D DAVE APPLEBY
Dear Friends,
The Trouble with ‘Normal’
September already! Where did summer go? As the school children return to
their studies, we feel the year moving forward into the next phase, and
Autumn begins to beckon. And while some activities ‘get back to normal,’ new
things are around the corner too, which will keep us fresh.
Saturday 12th
September sees two exciting events, as Rev. Vanessa Applegate becomes the new Pastor at

2. Hooe Baptist Church. And on the same day, Rev. Dame Sarah Mullally becomes the first woman Bishop in
the Diocese of Exeter and takes up her post in Crediton. Hopefully we’ll see her visit Plymouth before
long.
The Mission Community of Plymstock & Hooe has a fellowship weekend in the beautiful and relaxing
setting of Sheldon in October, and the work of mission and discipleship moves up a gear.
Someone once sang ‘the trouble with normal is it always gets worse’. I think what the singer meant was
that, if we allow things to stay the same for too long, they become established, as if ‘this is the way
things have always been’, and then we are ‘stuck’. For many, that is a picture of Devon life; as if things do
not change here, and we are stuck. But I would disagree.
Devon County Council is looking for new ways to involve local communities in delivering its services. And
Plymouth City Council’s ‘Love our past: step into the future’ initiative seeks to help us learn from what
has gone before in this area, so we can more easily welcome what comes next. That doesn’t sound like
‘normal’, or being stuck, to me.
Jesus didn’t do normal very well either, much to the annoyance of many around him, including the
religious leaders and those who were part of the establishment. He came to help those who had got stuck
in their lives to live a new life, a life centred around God and his values. This new life would take them to
new places and bring new experiences and they would never stand still and be ‘normal’ again. And this
new life is available to us today.
September - a new school term, the beginnings of a new chapter in the year, and changes around us. The
future is exciting, because we don’t know what’s there, and it’s up to us to shape it!
Rev Dave Appleby
PARISH OF PLYMSTOCK AND HOOE
8am Parish Service of Holy Communion
St John’s — 8am Communion 1st
& 3rd
Sundays
St Mary’s — 8am Communion 2nd
& 4th
Sundays
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EVENSONG at St John’s Church has resumed for the summer months on the 2nd
Sunday of the month at
4.00pm.
ANOTHER COACH TRIP
Our next trip coach trip will be to Clarks Village and Wells.
This is your chance to do some early Christmas Shopping in any one of the various retail shops in this
complex. From here we continue to Wells where the drop off for coaches is only a 2 minute walk from the
Cathedral Green.
On Wednesdays there is a very good market selling
fresh local produce at reasonable prices.
Entry to the Cathedral is free but donations are welcome on leaving.
We are going on Wednesday, October 7th
, and it will cost £25.

3. We leave at 8.30am from the bus stop opposite Lidl Plymstock.
Please let me know if you are interested, as soon as possible,
by phoning 404481.
Margaret Ayres
PARISH FELLOWSHIP WEEKEND
FRIDAY 23rd
- SUNDAY 25th
OCTOBER 2015
SHELDON COMMUNITY, DEVON
We would love for you to join us for our Parish of Plymstock & Hooe Fellowship Weekend. As we do
more together across the Mission Community we thought it would be fun to go away together, spend
time socializing and building friendships.
We hope the weekend will be a relaxed, informal time. You will be able to pick and choose what you do.
There will be a range of social activities for you to enjoy if you wish; some of which will be faith based.
There will also be opportunities for worship and quiet time throughout the weekend.
Sheldon is a Christian community based in a beautiful converted farm in the Teign Valley, north of
Bovey Tracey.
The cost is £88.00 which includes your accommodation and all meals (apart from a trip to the pub for
Saturday lunch).
More information and booking forms are available in each church and should be returned, along with a
£28 deposit, to the clergy, Tim Provost or Rob Wevill as soon as possible.
DAYS OF PRAY AND REMEMBERANCE
On Sunday, 23rd
August, the four churches of the Parish of Plymstock & Hooe worshipped together at
the Church of the Good Shepherd, Oreston, at 10am.
In St George's Chapel Windsor the Dean and Canons, the patrons of St Mary & All Saints, Plymstock,
remembered Plymstock & Hooe in their prayers.
Friday, 25th
September, will be celebrated at St John's, Hooe, as the church's ‘birthday’, as on that day
in 1855 the then Bishop of Exeter consecrated the church and called the building ‘St John's’.
On this day, the Diocese prayer rota asks the people of Devon to pray for the Parish of Plymstock &
Hooe, its people and clergy.
So very appropriate days for us to bring our churches to God in thanksgiving.

4. AS IT WAS………….
1st
Plymstock Church Cadet Corps leaving Plymstock Church in 1963 after their monthly Church Parade and
marching with trumpets, bugles, and drums back to the their main assembly point outside the Fire Station at
Dean Cross.
PLYMSTOCK COMMUNITY FESTIVAL TIME
SATURDAY, 5th
SEPTEMBER ~ 11.00am – 4.30pm
Jesus spent most of his time not in the Synagogue but reaching out to people in the community. May we
follow Jesus’ example strengthened, encouraged and inspired by the Holy Spirit.
Once again we will have a display of Church pamphlets and magazines, a marvellous selection of Christian
books and novels for children, teenagers and adults, all free. It is an opportunity to communicate with the
public through the materials and talking about Jesus, if asked. There will be imaginative Christian themes for
children to colour, cut out and generally have fun.
This year the Revs Dave and Jennie Appleby will be organizing the ‘Prayer Tent’. It is a new initiative for the
festival, an opportunity for people to receive prayer in the privacy of the ‘Prayer Tent’.
We need your prayers as prayer is the absolute bedrock of all we do. Could you help for one hour on one of
the stalls as we are encouraging people from all the Plymstock churches to help. Just a visit to the stalls to
support fellow Christians would be greatly appreciated.
Well! What an exciting day in prospect. Our banner proclaims ~
‘PLYMSTOCK CHRISTIANS WORK TOGETHER’
-Brian Hancock

5. TABLE TOP SALE
SATURDAY, 12th
SEPTEMBER 2015
10.00am to 12 noon
St Mary & All Saints Parish Hall, Church Road
Tea or Coffee ~ Admission 20p.
For your Diary:- NOVEMBER MARKET
SATURDAY, 28th
NOVEMBER 2015
10.00am to 2.00pm
St Mary & All Saints Parish Hall, Church Road
FROM THE PARISH REGISTER
We welcomed into God’s family through Baptism at St Mary’s on
26th
July RILEY MITCHELL BANKS, the son of Cameron and
Deeanne Banks;
and also JACK WILLIAM MENZIES, the son of Gary Menzies and
Katrina Hooper.
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VINCENT WARREN EDUCATIONAL TRUST PRIZE FOR READING –
SHAUN LAVIS, Pomphlett Primary School
‘The Rev Vincent Warren was a local Church of England vicar in Plymstock,
who was very passionate that children should have good Literacy skills. He
established an educational foundation to support children’s literacy in the
Parish of Plymstock and Hooe and, every year, the Foundation contributes a
prize to each local school for the child who has made the greatest
improvement in their Literacy skills. Shaun joined the School in the Juniors
and has not always found learning, and reading in particular, to be easy. He
has had to really apply himself in order to make the improvement needed to
reach the level of reading skill expected of students of his age. He has been
very successful and has made an incredible FOUR National Curriculum
levels of progress in his time in the Juniors (expected progress is two levels)
and he is now able to read really well, with all the benefits to the rest of his
learning that goes with that.’ – Des Walsh, Headteacher, Pomphlett Primary.
Pictured is Shaun receiving his award. Well done Shaun!
FROM ST JOHN’S PARISH REGISTERS
BAPTISM: We welcomed into God’s family by Baptism:
26th
July TABITHA SKORKA-BROWN, the daughter of Jessica and Luke.
HOLY MATRIMONY: We offer our congratulations and pray for God’s blessing upon:
15th
August JOSHUA KALLE WOOD and BRIONY LYELL

6. FUNERAL OFFICE:
We remember those who have lost loved ones and commend to God the soul of:
DR. GERALD DAVID WASLEY aged 87 years. The Service was held at St John’s Church on 12th
August 2015,
the Rev’d Steve Payne officiated. The ashes will be taken to Efford Crematorium to be with his wife and
other family members. Donations were to SCOPE.
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EVENSONG at St John’s Church
SUNDAY, 13th
SEPTEMBER 2015
at 4.00pm
MUSIC AT ST ANDREW’S
St John’s organist, David Stevens, will be playing in St Andrew’s Minster on Wednesday, 2nd
September,
2015.
This commences at 1.10pm. Free admission, lunches available.
‘YOUNG @ HEART’
At our August meeting we welcomed back the accordionist, Jim McMullin, and his wife Barbara, who
entertained us with Jim’s wonderful playing and Barbara’s wit.
Jim started with ‘Under the Bridges of Paris’ followed by a jolly composition in waltz time called ‘Princess
Esme’. Esme, 4, lives with her family next door to them and he has written this tune in her honour. It has
been entered in a competition – we all considered it lovely and well deserving of a prize. It is hoped that
Esme will play it on her 16th
birthday and maybe on her wedding day.
This was followed by ‘Aint Misbehaving’, then some romantic melodies, ‘I don’t know why I love you like I
do’ and ‘Let me call you Sweetheart’ and the ‘Alphabet Song’ (‘A’ you’re adorable, etc).
The Beatles ‘Yellow Submarine’ took us on to ‘Spanish Eyes’ then into a second childhood with ‘Old
MacDonald had a Farm’ which we accompanied with lots of mooing!
Back to romance with ‘Chanson d’Amour’ (song of love) and a ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ song ‘If I were a rich
man’. We were asked if ‘Bill Bailey’ had yet come home? Then off to America with ‘American Patrol’ and
then ‘Blue Moon’ to acknowledge two full moons in the last month.
Romance again with ‘In other words I love you’. Then off to ‘Deep in the heart of Texas’.
Jim played a special tune to his wife, Barbara, which left us all smiling – ‘Am I wasting my time over you?’
It was obvious he wasn’t, they are such a devoted couple.
Jim stopped for a moment to tell us that in his opinion the best accordion music was written in the 40’s
and 50’s, the modern music not lending itself to the accordion.
A tune from Lionel Bart’s ‘Oliver’ came next then ‘Try a little tenderness’, which in today’s world we could
all do with.
Elvis followed with ‘Are you lonesome tonight?’ Then ‘Sing, sing a song’ (which we had been doing this
afternoon). Then two more Elvis songs which we remembered swooning to, ‘Wooden Heart’ and ‘Love me
tender’.
Jim rounded off a wonderful afternoon with ‘We’ll meet again’ made so famous by Vera Lynn, the Forces
sweetheart.
Ruth thanked Jim and Barbara for a super afternoon and members responded with applause and thanks.
We then had our tea, the Draw and sang our hymn before wishing each other a safe journey home.
Our next meeting will be our Summer Party, should be fun, hope to see you all there.
-Ruth Earl
Next Meeting ~

7. Tuesday, 1st
September 2015, at 2.00pm in St John’s Hall.
New members are always made very welcome.
THE SPARKES RETURN
Thomas Sparkes of South Brent married Sarah Rapson of
Plymstock in Holy Trinity Church, Southside Street, Plymouth,
in 1897.
They lived in 3 Kelly Cottages, Turnchapel, and gave birth to
ten children.
They then moved next door into the Mansion House. Tom’s
work was to drill the holes for blasting the rock from the local
quarries and light the dynamite.
(Sparkes – someone’s sense of humour!)
(Thomas & Sarah in old age)
Their fourth child, also called Thomas but known as Jack,
emigrated to Canada choosing to make for British Columbia where he married. Their daughter Pamela and
her daughter Zoe came to England to stay with Trish and Suzie, grandchildren of another sister, Wyn
(Land), who lived on the hill in St John’s Road. Both Tom and Sarah died at her home and are buried in St
John’s churchyard as are several of their children.
On their visit a day was spent touring Turnchapel
followed by a visit to the old school, now the church
hall. Over a meal with Mary Skilton (Madeline Sparkes’
daughter-in-law) photos and stories were exchanged
and the family tree studied in depth.
Another branch of the family, Bronwyn (Bron), who is
the grandchild of the eldest child Georgina who
emigrated to Melbourne in 1929 and now lives in Perth,
Australia, but is in regular contact with the family, so
stories of the family’s past Trisha Scarlett
Mary Skilton Suzie Hayman
were filled in.
Zoe Ludwig Pam Evans
An enjoyable day was spent reliving the Sparkes family
heritage.
DID YOU KNOW ?
Lammastide ~ Lammas or ‘Loaf-Mass’ (derived from the Anglo-Saxon (Hlafmaesse) is an English feast in
origin, held on 1 August as a thanksgiving for the first-fruits of the wheat harvest. Traditionally, a newly baked
loaf from the wheat harvest was presented before God within the mass of that day.
While the ceremony ceased at the Reformation, reference to Lammas Day continued in the Prayer Book
calendar, and the practice has been revived in some places in more recent years. The tradition of giving
thanks for the first-fruits need not be limited to 1 August, and churches are at liberty to decide when to hold
such a celebration. The Lammas loaf should ideally be baked by members of the congregation, using local
produce wherever possible. Other small loaves or buns in the tradition of ‘blessed bread’ may be distributed
to the congregation. Part of the Lammas loaf may be used as the eucharist bread on this occasion. Two
patterns of readings are suggested, the first concerning the offering of the first-fruits and the second
concerning the bread of life.
Common Worship Times and Seasons.
Harvest Thanksgiving ~ Harvest Thanksgiving is a more modern addition to the church calendar. Its origins
are usually traced to the adaptation in 1843 of Lammas Day by the Revd R.S. Hawker, a Parish priest in

8. Cornwall. He chose the first Sunday in October as a Christian response to coincide with the traditional but
largely secular ‘harvest home’ celebration, but there is some evidence to suggest that a thanksgiving for the
harvest was already a relatively widespread practice. An annual church celebration of the harvest certainly
established itself rapidly with great popularity and was first recognised officially in the Church of England in
1862. Since then, many local traditions for the celebration have developed and many liturgical resources are
available.
-submitted by Graham Lea
PLYM VALLEY HERITAGE
At the next meeting on Thursday, 17th
September 2015, 7.30pm in St John’s Hall, our President, Robin
Blythe-Lord will be giving a talk entitled ‘Plymouth Photographers’. This will be followed by the AGM.
The talk is open to visitors with an entrance fee of £3.00, however only members can attend the AGM.
An appeal is also made for members to consider coming on to the Committee. This meets once a month for
approximately 2 hours. Anyone interested please contact Gill Whillock on Tel: 491039.
-Gill Whillock
DEAR GOD . . .
Dear God – so far today I’ve done okay.
I haven’t gossiped or lost my temper.
I haven’t been grumpy, nasty or selfish.
But in a few minutes I’m going to get out of bed,
And that’s when I’m going to need all the help I can get!
(submitted
by Sylvia Tall)
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I got up early one morning and rushed right into the day;
I had so much to accomplish that I didn’t have time to pray.
Problems just tumbled around me, and heavier came each task,
“Why doesn’t God help me?” I wondered. He answered, “You didn’t ask.”
I wanted to see joy and beauty but the day toiled on grey and bleak.
I wondered why God didn’t show me. He said, “But you didn’t seek.”
I tried to come into God’s presence; I used all my keys at the lock.
God gently and lovingly chided; “My child, you didn’t knock”.
I woke up early this morning, and paused before entering the day.
I had so much to accomplish that I had to take time to pray!
Anon.
(submitted by Tony Banbury)
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Smiling is infectious; you catch it like the flu,
When someone smiled at me today, I started smiling too.
I passed around the corner and someone saw my grin
When he smiled I realized I’d passed it on to him.
I thought about that smile then I realized its worth,
A single smile, just like mine, could travel round the earth.
So if you feel a smile begin, don’t leave it undetected
Let’s start an epidemic quick, and get the world infected!
Keep the smile going by passing it on.
Everyone needs a smile!!
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9. CHILDREN’S PAGE
Happy New Year! This month a new school year begins. September gives you a fresh start probably in a
new class with some different classmates. There will certainly be new things for you to learn about the world
you are part of and there will be new skills for you to practise.
Perhaps this year you will be able to master those spellings or sums you found difficult last year. Those
reading skills you worked at will now let you enjoy reading stories, poems or reading for information. Maybe
this year you are looking forward to setting up science experiments or being able to sing, dance, or take part
in discussions. Maybe you are looking forward to using your imagination in art, story writing or making great
movements in gym.
I expect by now you are able to understand how it feels to be a new member in school or in the class. Do you
find that you want to befriend and help new children settle in and find their way around the school?
This is a drawing of a very interesting man who was born in China 2,566 years ago. His father died when he
was 3 years old and his mother was left with little money. K’ung Fu-tzu was a clumsy
child with staring eyes and large teeth. Some of the local children called him names or
laughed at him. K’ung Fu-tzu was a kind, gentle child and soon found out that shouting
back at them only made things worse. He was more interested in learning new skills
and finding out about the world. He couldn’t wait to go to school but his mother couldn’t
afford to pay the school fees. So K’ung Fu-tzu decided to find things out for himself. He
looked at things very carefully. Have you carefully looked into a flower? He asked the
adults he met lots of questions and he would listen carefully and think about their answers. If he found
something difficult to do he would practise and practise until he could do it. Do you do that?
K’ung learnt lots of interesting things and grew up to be a very clever man and teacher. People all over the
world call him by the Latin form of his name Confucius. Here are some of the things Confucius said:-
Use your eyes and you will see many wonderful things.
Use your ears to listen and learn.
Always show a friendly smile. That tells other people you are kind.
Always remember to be well mannered and polite.
Always speak the truth and play fair with others.
Do not do anything to other people that you would not like done to you.
Do you think those words are wise words?
Have you tried smiling when meeting someone new?
In the Bible one of the laws Jesus tells us to follow is to love your neighbour as yourself. Do you think
Confucius would have agreed with that thought?
Enjoy LEARNING new things!
SAVE OUR SPIRES!
A ‘Save our Spires’ appeal has been launched by the National Churches Trust to highlight the plight
of crumbling church spires around the UK.
The current ‘Heritage at Risk Register’ shows that 40 listed parish churches require urgent repair
work to their spires. Damage ranges from stone decay and deterioration, to rusting to iron cramps
used in Victorian spires.
Over the last three years, the National Churches Trust has helped fund repairs costing over
£370,000. Now it hopes to raise at least a further £250,000 to help more parish church spires.
Details at: https://vimeo.com/nationalchurchestrust/sos
DRITHELM - Vision of the after-life
Drithelm is the saint for you if you have ever wondered what lies beyond death, or have had a near-
death experience. He was married and living in Cunningham (now Ayrshire, then Northumbria) in
the 7th
century when he fell ill and apparently died. When he revived a few hours later he caused
panic among the mourners, and was himself deeply shaken by the whole experience.
Drithelm went to pray in the village church until daylight and during those long hours reviewed the
priorities of his life in the light of what he had seen while ‘dead’. A celestial guide had shown him
souls in hell, in purgatory, in paradise and heaven... suddenly the reality of God and of coming

10. judgment and of what Christ had done in redeeming mankind became real to him, and his life on
earth could never be the same again.
Next day he divided his wealth into three: giving one third to his wife, one third to his sons, and the
remainder to the poor. He became a monk and went to live at Melrose, where he spent his time in
prayer and contemplation of Jesus.
Drithelm’s Vision of the after-life is remarkable in that it was the first example of this kind of
literature from England. It was SO early: seventh century Anglo-Saxon England! Drithelm has
even been seen as a remote precursor of Dante.
On a lighter note, Drithelm can also be a saint for you if you didn’t get abroad this summer, but
ventured to swim instead off one of our beaches: he used to stand in the cold waters of the Tweed
for hours, reciting Psalms.
-from
September issue of Parish Pump
A THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH
Spread a little kindness, plan a little plot,
Make a bit of sunshine in some gloomy spot.
That’s the way to cheer up folk who’re feeling sad,
Odd that it will also make your own heart glad!
CREATION FEST
Creation Fest is a free, non-denominational Christian festival. It is held annually. This year it took place near
Wadebridge, between 1st
and 7th
August. A great deal was available, for all ages, including a Kid’s Holiday
Club, venues for bible teaching, seminars and concerts. There was also a specific venue for teenage
activities.
We were present for 24 hours and were amazed at everyone's enthusiasm.
One of the highlights was a bible study of Philippians chapter 4, ‘Celebrate God every day’ was the theme as
the passage told us to iron out differences and make up - God doesn’t want his children bearing grudges!
Central to this study was the command, “not to worry”! Instead, pray as ‘It’s wonderful what happens when
Christ removes worry at the centre of your life.’
The second highlight was a talk about the Ascension. Sarah Yardley, a Californian currently based in
Portreath, told us how she grew up in a God fearing family and learnt a great deal of bible teaching.
However, it was only later that she came to know the value of it in her own life. She gave us the message of
the Ascension. That the benefits of the power of Christ are available to us throughout our lives. Christ is with
us to enable us to discover the truth and power of the hope of the Gospels. Her talk was exceptional.
Creation Fest is near enough that we could organise a day visit next year. It would be the equivalent of a
spiritual swim in the sea – hard to start, great when you get going and afterwards a marvellous sense of
being both invigorated and at peace.
-submitted by Bob Davidson
PLYMSTOCK GARDENING SOCIETY
On Monday, September 28th, 7.30pm, our talk is:-
‘Saltram through the Seasons’ by Martin Stott, Gardener at Saltram.
We meet at Plymstock United Church Hall. Non-members welcome ~ £1. Contact number 01752 407578.
-Margaret Lowles, Vice Chair
HOOE & TURNCHAPEL LADIES GROUP
We meet at the Hooe & Turnchapel Community Centre on the 1st
and 3rd
Tuesday of each month at 8.00pm.
ALL ladies welcome.
Our programme for SEPTEMBER is:-
SEPTEMBER 1st
SUMMER BREAK

11. SEPTEMBER 15th
WELCOME & GAMES EVENING
For further information please contact: -Diane McCarthy (Sec) Tel: 311931
ST LUKE’S HOSPICE – The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, 2015
CONGRATULATIONS – Volunteers who give thousands of hours service each year to St Luke’s, Plymouth,
have been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can
receive in the UK.
Volunteers have always been at the very heart of St Luke’s since the Hospice opened in 1982, willing to give
of their time to give invaluable support to others facing a terminal illness.
St Luke’s currently has 1,194 volunteers assisting in a variety of roles, from helping to provide care for
patients and their families to generating the £4 million that is required each year to keep the hospice
operational. A total of 997 volunteers work across the 35 charity shops in Devon and Cornwall alone.
The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service was created in 2002 to celebrate the Queen’s Golden Jubilee and
winners are announced each year on 2nd
June – the anniversary of the Queen’s Coronation.
The award was presented to St Luke’s on 30th
July by the Lord Lieutenant of Devon, Mr David Fursdon.
Future Fundraising Event:-
Sept 19th
‘Puttin’ on the Glitz’ a Charity ball with a difference on the Hoe in the unique graduation
marquees kindly donated by Plymouth University.
You will be transported back in time to the roaring twenties glitz and glamour, with performances from
Plymouth Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Co, DJ, casino tables whilst enjoying a delicious 3 course meal.
(Contact: www.stlukes-hospice.org.uk Tel: 492626.
OUT & ABOUT
Sept 5th
Plymstock Community Festival, Downham Park, Plymstock.
Rockfish Blue Mile for participants to swim and paddle from the
Mayflower Steps to promote protection for the blue environment.
Sept 19th
Plymstock Broadway Monthly Food and Craft Market
Sept 26th
Plymouth Clarion Choir
Sept 26/27th
Plymouth Seafood Festival 2015. Barbican & Sutton Harbour
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Music at St Andrew’s ~ 1.10pm FREE admission, lunches available
(Tel: 661414)
Sept 2nd
David Stevens on Organ
Sept 9th
Music for Brass
Sept 16th
Richard Line on Organ
INTERESTED IN ART? Some dates for your Diary:-
THE QUAYSIDE ARTISTS
Invite you to their
ART EXHIBITION
at the
PLYMSTOCK LIBRARY
THURSDAY/FRIDAY 22nd
& 23rd OCTOBER 9am – 6pm
SATURDAY 24th
OCTOBER 9am – 4pm
Admission Free
ART WORK FOR SALE OR JUST COME AND BROWSE
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12. If you are interested in joining our Club to improve your art skills,
please contact us:
Shirley Hole ~ 01752 291143
Eunice Jackson ~ 01752 401564
THE SOUTH HAMS ARTS FORUM
Invites you to visit 52 of the most inspiring Studios, Workshops,
Galleries and Exhibition halls In the South Hams.
The Arts Trail 2015 runs from 17th
to 25th
October.
The South Hams Arts Forum (SHAF) is an active association of artists and craftspeople from across the
region. Membership is so diverse, some create in purpose built studios while others produce their work at the
kitchen table.
This year the Art Trail features 52 venues across the South Hams.
Those close to home:-
Plymstock 143, Wembury Road, PL90DF Open10am-5pm
(closed Sun 18th
& Sun 25th
Oct)
Wembury Channel View, Cliff Road, PL90HW Open 10am-4pm
(closed Wed 21st
Oct)
Sea Call, Cliff Road, PL90HW Open 11am-4.30pm
Heybrook Bay (2 artists in this venue)
Xanadu, West Hill, PL90BB Open 11am-4.30pm
(closed Mon 19th
Oct)
For more information of the other works in South Hams see www.shaf.org.uk
‘LOVE YOUR PAST’
Plymouth Zoo was opened in 1962 by the Chipperfield family. It closed just
16 years later in 1978. Despite being short-lived, I'm sure that many
Plymothians and tourists alike enjoyed a happy visit to this attraction.
The Zoo was located in Central Park, towards Outland Road. It had a
surprisingly exotic selection of animals for a small zoo. These included an
elephant, zebras and tigers.
It seems as though the management prided themselves on providing a
beautiful place to visit with landscaped gardens and extensive planting.
As an urban zoo Plymouth was able to serve as a quarantine centre for
animals which had been newly transported to the UK. This meant that many
other animals passed through Plymouth on their way to Safari parks and
other Zoos across the country.
This colour guide book was collected by Hilary Cross during a summer
holiday to Plymouth in August 1974. She had particular memories of seeing
the hippopotamus as it was probably the first time she had ever seen one. The
family also attended a Summer Spectacular at the Hoe Theatre that same evening.
The guide book describes the zoo as having a 'friendly intimate atmosphere,
appreciated by residents and visitors alike'. I do wonder what the reaction of the local
Peverell residents actually was when the zoo first opened though!
Rachel Smith, Curator of Social History and World Cultures.
Augustus Jeremiah Honeybun was supposedly found under a gorse bush on
Dartmoor in 1961 by the founders of Westward Television and became the station
mascot for both Westward and TSW from 1961 to 1992. A puppet rabbit, and star of

13. Gus Honeybun's Magic Birthdays, he achieved a much respected longevity second only to Sooty!
Gus is now cared for by the SWFTA archive which was set up by television executives following the closure
of the TSW studio in 1993. Gus sits happily alongside former colleagues and TV personnel who are
supporting the care and preservation of the growing tape and film resources held within the archive.
Stacey Dyer, Archive Director, South West Film and Television Archive (SWFTA).
WHAT’S ON DIARY ~ SEPTEMBER 2015
for Churches in the Parish of Plymstock and Hooe
Every ThursdayHooe’s Place Café 11.45am – 1.30pm
Tues Sept 1st
‘Young @ Heart’
2.00pm
St John’s Hall
Sat Sept 5th
Plymstock Community Festival
Downham Pk, Plymstock
11.00am – 4.30pm
Sat Sept 12th
Table Top Sale 10.00am – 12 noon
St Mary’s Parish Hall
Sun Sept 13th
Evensong
4.00pm
St John’s Church
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Hooe’s Place Community Café
Thursdays
Open to all
Morning Coffee 10.30-11.30am
Freshly cooked lunches 11.45am-1.30pm
St John’s Church, Hooe
Open every Thursday
10.00am - 2.00pm
Church open for prayer and/or viewing
Entrance through St John’s Hall
Enquiries regarding Baptisms, Marriages at
St Johns can be made between
10-11am in the church hall.

14. Local News
New Bus Services
Bus services currently operated by First Group in Plymouth and south Devon will be withdrawn on the 6
September. Services from this date will be provided by Stagecoach who will take over many but not all of
the present bus routes operated by First Group. Services 3/3A, 6, 15, 76 and 81/81D are withdrawn and no
longer run.
New Services
Stagecoach Service 2/2A - Plymouth to Mount Batten will run every 10 minutes with earlier and later
journeys over revised bus routes with alternative services running via Pomphlett Close and Dean Cross
Road/Pomphlett Road. On 20 September the service will be extended to Saltash (St Stephens Road) via
Plymouth railway station and Milehouse. Stagecoach Service 48 to Wembury will run as at presnt.
Stagecoach will continue to offer a very similar range of tickets and passes with no change to prices, and will
be accepting all existing tickets and passes issued by First until their expiry.
All Stagecoach service enquires should be made to the Exeter Travel Shop on 01392 427711 before the 6
September as no information centre is available in Plymouth at preent.
Timetables are available on the Stagecoach website.
Plymouth City Bus
Numerous changes will be made to city bus routes on the 30 August. Details can be found on Plymouth City
Bus website.
Further changes will come into effect on the 20 September.
Services No. 4/4A. Plymouth–Mount Batten, No. 45 to Ivybridge, No. 49 to Heybrook Bay and No. 75B to
Wadebridge will all be withdrawn.
Service 5/5A - Daytime journeys are retimed to depart Royal Parade at 00 and 30 past the hour on
service 5 and 15 and 45 past the hour on 5A. Service 5 operating in both directions via Billacombe
Rd, Stentaway Dr and Church Rd. Service 5A operating in both directions via Oreston Rd and
Plymstock Rd.
Service 21/21A. Frequency of services increased to run every 15 minutes to City Centre from Barne Barton
and every 7/8 from Royal Parade to Plympton.
21/21A.
Service 42/42A/42/B/42C
Buses will run every 10 minutes from Royal Parade to Derriford Hospital. The service to Tavistock
is withdrawn.
Thrive Plymouth Report
Life expectancy for people living in Plymouth varied considerably in 2011/2013. In wards just a
few miles apart life expectancy values varied by years. In the seven miles south from the Southway
ward or west from the Plympton Chaddlewood ward or the Plymstock Dunstone ward every mile
closer to the Devonport ward almost one year of life expectancy was lost.
Average life expectancy in Plymouth is lower than the England average for men (78.0 years
compared to 78.9 years) and for women (82.0 years compared to 82.8 years); in Plymstock
Dunstone it is 83.1 years and Plymstock Radford 81.4 years
Plymstock Library
The film, The Imitation Game, will be shown on Monday 21 August at 2.00pm. It is a Certificate
12 film and runs for 114 minutes.
Classic Films showing this month:
War Horse - Tuesday 8 September at 2.00pm. A Certificate 12 film running for 146 minutes.
Jane Ryre - Tuesday 22 September at 2.00pm. A Certificate 12 film runs for 115 minutes.

15. Plymstock Broadway Market
The monthly Food and Crafts Market in Plymstock Broadway will be take place on Saturday 19
September.
Stalls selling free range chicken and duck eggs, to gluten free savouries, specialist dog treats honey
and other foods, Hungarian langosh, various beautiful crafts, accessories and jewellery and face
painting and inflatable activities for children are available.
Fenced Off!
The Trustees of Plymstock Community Centre have submitted a planning application (15/01257/FUL) to
cover over the existing paved area at the rear of the centre and erection of a 2.4m security fence.
The fenced area will extend around the Community Centrel and the William Venton Day Centre from the
demolished Downham School site to the Broadway Car Park. Fencing off of the footpath will make it less
convenient for pedestrians using the short cut between Horn Lane and the Broadway Car Park.
Heritage Open Days
St Mary and All Saints Church
On Saturday 12 September Graham Naylor will lead 1 hour tours around the church building and highlight
historic aspects of the interior of the church. Including a detailed look at the medieval rood screen as well as
other church furniture and architectural features. We also highlight some of the prominent memorials and the
stories of the people to whom they commemorate.
On Sunday 13 September Graham Naylor, will be giving his highly informative and enlightening talk about
the many stained glass windows inside the church. Graham's talk unravels the stories contained within each
window and gives biographical information behind the donors of the windows and the people to whom they
commemorate.
Times Saturday 12 September: Tour 1000, 1100 & 1200 Sunday 13 September: 1200-1600, Talk 1400
Councillor Advice Surgeries
In a response to last month’s Local News article, Ian Boyer, Conservative Councillors Group
Leader on behalf of Plymstock Ward Councillors has said ‘that (HYS) meetings held previously at
Plymstock Library, Goosewell, and Staddiscombe have been discontinued due to lack of support
from local residents and the meetings at Staddiscombe have actually ceased at the residents'
request. All Councillors are prepared to resume such meetings should sufficient demand be made by
local residents.
Conservative Councillors throughout the City are dismayed over the inconsistent approach being
taken and particularly the lack of Officer support given. We all acknowledge that this lack of
support from the current Council is proving to be difficult.’
Note: The deadline date for items for October 2015 Magazine is Sept 15 2015
Our thanks to the Advertisers who sponsor this Magazine.
Advertisements and service quotes do not imply recommendations on the part of the Church.
Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Editor.
Printed & published by St John’s DCC, Hooe, Plymouth UK. © Plymstock & Hooe PCC 2015.