Sheepwash Chronicle Christmas 2016 edition

Submission Deadlines for the Chronicle in 2017
We publish six issues of the Chronicle every year, aiming to have each new issue out as close as possible
to the 1 st of the month in February, April, June, August, October, and December.
In order to allow time for editing, layout, and printing, the deadline for submissions for each issue has
to be at least a week earlier. To simplify matters, the deadline day is always on a Friday, and each issue
is then finalised over the following weekend.
Many contributors want to coordinate the organisation of events to fit in with our publication dates, to
facilitate pre-publicity for things that are coming up, and reporting on things that have happened.
So here are the deadline dates for 2017 – obviously, submitting before these cut-off dates is preferred,
but these are the latest dates when we can guarantee that content will be included.
For the Winter edition (covering February/March): 20 th January
For the Spring edition (covering April/May): 24 th March
For the Summer edition (covering June/July): 19 th May
For the Harvest edition (covering August/September): 21 st July
For the Autumn edition (covering October/November): 22 nd September
For the Christmas edition (covering December/January): 17 th November
Parish Council Report
At the November Parish Council meeting Devon county councillor Barry Parson's “Update Holsworthy
Rural” announced that our ward area had received £99k for pot hole repairs, the most of any of the 62
wards in Devon. At least it is an indication of the state of our roads.
Also within that report mention is made of “Wider Devon Sustainability and Transformation Plan and New
Devon Success Regime”. Not a good title, but this examines the “Future Care Mode” for the NHS, with a
focus that people are best supported at home with local, place-based support. This could have major
implications for rural areas like Sheepwash if it is carried through.
Councillor Gill Trace outlined some recreational facilities that might be beneficial for the village if the
necessary land was gifted. It formed part of a planning application based on the Luke's farm site in West
Road that would include affordable and mixed housing.
It was felt that this proposed application would best be covered by a pre-application parish council
meeting, to be arranged as soon as possible. I hope this special meeting will be well attended.
Michael Francis
Making Money From Used Stamps
Even in this electronic era of emails and texts, we all still receive letters, many of which have stamps on
the envelope. These stamps are still valuable, even though you can’t re-use them to post another letter
– philatelists all over the world are keen to collect them.
There is a box in the community shop where you can deposit your used stamps. All stamps deposited
there will help raise funds for the Children’s Hospice South West.
So please save all your used stamps, and drop them into the box next time you’re in the shop. All
contributions will be very gratefully received, and this simple act can achieve a lot of good!
17