FROM THE REV’D DAVE APPLEBY

Dear Friends,

‘God Talk: adventures in prayer’.

‘Hearing God’s voice is often like trying to hear a satnav that you’ve locked in the boot of your

car because you thought you wouldn’t need it.’ So says comedian Milton Jones. Do you ever

feel like you’ve treated God like that? Would you like to be able to hear God now and then,

rather than locking his voice out of the way? Or how about finding new ways of talking to God

in prayer?

‘God Talk: adventures in prayer’ is an up-coming series throughout the month of June to find

both new and also some very old ways of praying. The first initiative to come out of the

Mission Community Away Day at Buckfast Abbey, ‘God Talk’ will give us all the chance to

encounter Prayer Walks around the parish, discover what ‘Julian Prayer’ is all about, and visit

Prayer Stations in our four churches. We’ll build Prayer Trees, and we’ll offer to say a prayer

for a complete stranger via the ‘Pray One for Me’ event on the Broadway.

All of this will be supported by a series of sermons during June, and will culminate in a special

afternoon service on June 28th

where we will share what we have learnt, and what we have

heard from God.

So don’t lock God out: talk and listen to him with ‘God Talk’.

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.

_________________ CONGRATULATIONS TO REV’D ROD THOMAS

The Queen has approved the nomination of the Reverend Prebendary Roderick Thomas, Vicar of Elburton in Plymouth, to the Suffragan See of Maidstone, in the Diocese of Canterbury.

He will succeed the Right Reverend Graham Cray, who left in 2009. The See has been vacant since then. In December 2014, the Dioceses Commission agreed to a proposal from the Archbishops to fill the See in order to provide a bishop who takes the conservative evangelical view on male headship.

Rod has been head of Reform, a network for conservative evangelicals, since 2007. He has been a member of the General Synod since 2000 and a Prebendary at Exeter Cathedral since 2012.

Rev‟d Rod has been Vicar at St Mathew, Elburton, for sixteen years and will be missed in the area. The appointment of Bishop of Maidstone, which will commence in September, will be a roving ministry to serve the conservative evangelical wing of the Church of England.

DID YOU KNOW that some archaeologists believe they have found evidence that there were about

1,000 people living in Capernaum when Jesus was alive?

THE PLYMSTOCK UNITED CHARITY

The Trustees of The Plymstock United Charity have certain funds at their disposal to be applied in

accordance with the trusts of the Charity in relieving either generally or individually the conditions of

persons resident in the Ancient Parish of Plymstock (which for this purpose includes Hooe, Oreston,

Turnchapel, Goosewell, Pomphlett and Elburton) who are suffering from need, hardship or distress.

The Trustees may also, where appropriate, make donations or subscriptions to institutions or

organisations which provide or which undertake to provide in return, items, services or facilities for

such persons.

Anyone who might qualify for assistance personally or who knows of an individual or family who could

benefit from financial help in alleviating need, hardship or distress are invited to make a written

application, in confidence, to the Secretary to the Trustees of The Plymstock United Charity c/o 81

Blackstone Close, Elburton, Plymouth, PL9 8UW.

CHRISTIAN AID WEEK ‘MOOVE OVER POVERTY’

The Christian Aid total for St Mary & All Saints and Holy Family, including £116 from Ruth and Bob‟s

Super Soup Lunch on Saturday, 9th May, amounted to £1,693.

The Church of the Good Shepherd raised the sum of £98 for Christian Aid.

The Christian Aid Sale at St John‟s was well attended and the envelopes placed in the Church were well used and raised the total of £374.60p.

This money will be used by Christian Aid to help the needy in the world – to love our neighbour as ourselves.

This makes a pleasing total of £2165.60 in our team churches. A big THANK YOU to all who have donated and helped in Christian Aid Week.

Prayer of Hope

Father, thank you that nothing is impossible with you.

When circumstances seem to conspire, when situations are entrenched,

when relationships feel fragile, help us to remember that you are the

God who breaks through barriers, who opens eyes and

transforms lives of even the most unlikely people.

Help us to be encouraged and full of hope and thanks.

In Jesus’ name, Amen. (by Daphne Kitching)

FROM ST JOHN’ PARISH REGISTERS

BAPTISM: We welcomed into God’s family by Baptism:

26th April CHARLIE PETER MUZZELL, the son of Karen Muzzell

HOLY MATRIMONY: We offer our congratulations and pray for God’s blessing upon:-

16th May MATTHEW WILKINSON and JODIE ANN ROBERTS of Hooe.

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EVENSONG at St John’s Church

SUNDAY 14th JUNE 2015. at 4.00pm

THANK YOU TO SYLVIA COOKE

The members of St John‟s Church would like to thank the many people from near and far, who donated money to the church in memory of Sylvia.

Sylvia was a very active member of the church. As a young woman she was the Brownie Guide

leader and sang in the Church choir with her father. Her superb voice led the singing in church and

entertained us on many occasions. She was a member of several choirs in the area. Sylvia played the

church organ for over 30 years not only at the main Services but at Baptisms, Marriages, Funerals

and other occasional Services. Her skill in writing was well composed and balanced. She wrote most

of the obituaries for the Parish Magazine, the „Young at Heart‟ monthly report and the occasional

poem. She was the first to give and to sell draws and helped at every event even though in later years

it was very difficult for her to walk. For her St John‟s was her second home.

At the May meeting of Hooe‟s District Church Council the vote was unanimous to use the donated

money towards the cost of the new path. Sylvia‟s ashes will

be buried in her parents grave close to the path and it is hoped that everyone who uses the path will

remember Sylvia and give thanks for her life in the area.

BIBLE STUDY IN HOOE

After a break of six weeks the group have reconvened at 1 St John‟s Drive every 1st and 3

rd

Wednesday afternoon commencing at 2pm. The current course, which will continue until July, will be exploring our Christian beliefs and its roots.

This is a very informal group and anyone is welcome. For your Diary:

ST JOHN’S CHURCH

MIDSUMMER MARKET

SATURDAY, 4th JULY

10.30am to 1.00pm

Come and join us

Various stalls ~ Grand Raffle

Lunches & Refreshments

PILGRIMAIRES SUMMER CONCERT

SATURDAY 11th

JULY. 7.30pm. St John’s Church

NEW APPOINTMENT FOR THE REV’D IAN PROVOST

Six people have been appointed from across our diocese to offer support to retired clergy who are still active in their parishes.

A special commissioning Service for the new officers was held in Exeter Cathedral where supporters gathered for the Service of Evensong and to celebrate the role of retired clergy.

The Revd Ian Provost, who retired from the post of Vicar of Hooe, has been appointed for the Plymouth Archdeaconry.

Bishop Robert, who is President of the Retired Clergy Association, said: “My appointment of this team is a way of recognizing and thanking those retired priests who work tirelessly in their communities across Devon.”

In the parish of Plymstock and Hooe we are fortunate to have three retired but active clergy, the Rev‟ds Terry Freeman, Pauline Hardy and Jenny Spear and we greatly appreciate their support.

REMEMBERING THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME

The Provost family will be visiting the Somme battlefield in early June. They intend to lay wreaths at the graves of the seven men who are recorded on St John‟s memorial. They are:

W.H.O. Brain

W.C. Couling

A.C. Doney

J.R. Gilpin

G. Pape

G.A. Squires

J.J.H.C. Strudwick

If these men were your relatives and you would like to make a contribution towards the cost of the

poppy wreaths, please send your money to the treasurer, Mary Skilton - cheques payable to St John‟s

church. The Church Council have agreed to underwrite any shortfall of the cost of the seven wreaths.

‘YOUNG @ HEART’ Our meeting started as usual with a warm welcome for everyone and apologies from those members who, for various reasons, could not be with us. After a few items of business, Ruth welcomed our speaker, Mrs Diane Lowes, who kept us highly amused with her talk which was entitled ‘Wash Day Blues’.

Diane had some really lovely old postcards which she projected on to a screen to highlight her talk.

The cards took us back to wash day years ago which of course being ‘Over 60’s’ we could all identify with.

We had to fill the copper, often having to carry buckets of water from outside springs or streams, then light the fire underneath to heat the water for washing the clothes (no washing machines then). Bath night followed a similar procedure the old tin bath was dragged in from the scullery and placed in front of the fire and water poured in. The youngest family members usually went first then more hot water was added with each subsequent bather, usually finishing with the eldest member of the family. Who would want to be last?

World War 11 cards showed water shortage when 5-inches of water was expected to be sufficient for all cleaning jobs.

Wash day was strictly kept to Mondays – if lucky and the weather was fine all the washing would be pegged on to lines slung between two poles and hoisted higher to catch the wind with what was known as a clothes prop. Reckitts blue dolly bags were swished through the final rinsing water to brighten the whites and Robin starch used for table linen and detachable shirt collars, etc.

Diane had cards advertising all the old time washing products. They were really funny. John Millais’ painting ‘Bubbles’ was shown advertising Pears soap and here we were reminded that Plymouth had its own soap factory at Millbay. Lord Lever’s workers’ cottages at Port Sunlight were highlighted – we all remembered Sunlight soap.

We were shown many more amusing cards and Diane finished her talk with the question ~ What was seen on the very first wash day? Answer: Two fig leaves on a line!

We showed our appreciation in the usual way followed by our hymn and ‘Young @ Heart’ tea. All agreed it was a lovely afternoon.

The speaker at our next meeting will be Mrs Jean Mintoft from Macular Degeneration. Hope to see you there. -Ruth Earl Next Meeting ~

Tuesday, 2nd June 2015, at 2.00pm in St John’s Hall. New members are very welcome.

Cherishing Churchyards

A-Z of Churchyard Conservation

Reprinted with permission from Caring for God's Acre, the conservation charity for churchyards and burial grounds, 01588

673041, http://www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/

"U" is for Urtica dioica

Or stinging nettles as we know them. This hardy perennial is

extremely good for us being full of vitamins, minerals and fibre. It

also has anti- inflammatory properties, often used as a tea to help

hay fever.

Managing nettles: Ladybirds use nettles for raising their larvae.

Many species of moth and butterfly lay their eggs on nettles sited in

sunny areas. A wide range of other beneficial insects feed on the

stinging nettle. So mid-June would appear to be the best time for

cutting nettles to allow predators to build up and then be moved on.

To control nettles in grass, cut regularly when shoots appear in

spring and repeat cuts each time the shoots reach 6-12 inches.

Hand pulling nettles is also a good way of controlling these

beneficial (but sometimes invasive) plants.

A great book by Piers Warren - ‘101 Uses for Stinging Nettles’

"V" is for Valerian – Centranthus rubber

Red valerian is a lovely long flowering cottage garden plant, originally from the Mediterranean, which

now grows wild in many places, on walls and old buildings, on sea-cliffs and railway banks and on

waste ground. The flowers are a source of nectar for bees and also many butterflies and moths,

including the hummingbird hawk-moth.

Having a woody rootstock means that it has a slight ability to damage walls constructed of small

bricks or stonework. This tendency should be considered against the conservation value and

attractive appearance of the plant. Consider keeping it in places which are very visible and easily

accessible for re-pointing.

For information on managing churchyard grassland contact:

Caring for God‟s Acre, the conservation charity for churchyards and burial grounds, 01588 673041,

http://www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/

FROM THE PARISH REGISTER

We welcomed into God’s family through Baptism at St Mary’s in April:-

HARVEY ANDREW ROYLE, the son of Jonathan Royle and Kelly Hinds.

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THE COFFEE MORNING on 22nd

April raised over £200 for St Luke‟s Hospice, Turnchapel. It was

well attended, thank you to all who came along. We had two representatives from the Hospice to

answer any questions.

Thank you to all the helpers and to Sylvia Tall for the use of her home. Thank you for all the Raffle

prizes and to Maureen Anning for looking after the tea and coffee and all the washing up. Like to see

more of you at these venues.

-David Roberts

TABLE TOP SALE

SATURDAY, 6th

JUNE 2015

10am to 12 noon

St Mary & All Saints Parish Hall

Tea or Coffee ~ Raffle

Admision 20p.

CHEESE AND WINE EVENING

with RAFFLE

SATURDAY, 20th

JUNE 2015 ~ 7.00 to 9.30pm

St Mary & All Saints Parish Hall

Tickets £6 with lucky number

Tickets will be on sale at all 4 churches

or contact David Roberts on Tel: 408861

or come along on the night.

In aid of Church funds.

REFLECTIONS ON THE AGAPE EVENING

As someone for whom the Maundy Thursday Eucharistic Service has always been one of the most spiritually meaningful Services of the Church year, I attended the Agape Evening with some reservations. However, on looking back, I found the Service embraced the following elements:-

1) Fellowship before and during the meal;

2) the simplicity of the meal itself and the sharing of food as at The Last Supper;

3) The concept of Christ as a servant, quietly demonstrated by Clergy members, preparing and serving the meal, whilst noting where food needed replacing, washing feet and clearing up afterwards;

4) the brief video and the picture which focused attention on the point of the evening and, finally: – 5) the Eucharist itself, which was planned to take place with minimal movement to allow for private

thoughts.

The whole evening was conducted in an atmosphere of friendliness, calm, dignity and reverence. Whilst the „feel‟ of Plymstock Church building is unique and cannot be captured elsewhere, the validity of the Agape Evening is unquestionable.

I suppose hastily assembled altars on battle fields in order to celebrate the Eucharist are just as valid in a different way.

-Shula Molyneaux

CHILDREN’S PAGE

Do you have any friends? Are you a friend to anyone? How do you show someone that you are

friend? Perhaps you invite your friends to celebrate your birthday with you. Maybe you have helped a

friend look for something he or she has lost. Have you tried to cheer a friend up when he or she was

sad?

In the gospel of St. Mark, in chapter 2, we read about some men who cared for their sick friend by

carrying him to see Jesus.

Read the story for yourself in the Bible. Then you can renumber the sentences below in the correct

order. Here the story is mixed up.

1. ___ They made a hole in the roof so they could lower their friend down.

2. ___ The house was packed with people wanting to see and hear Jesus.

3. ___ Jesus saw that the men believed in God.

4. ___ A man who could not walk wanted to be healed by Jesus.

5. ___ The man‟s friends carried him to the house in Capernaum where Jesus

was staying.

6. ___ Jesus forgave the man his sins and then healed him.

7. ___ Carrying their friend, the men climbed up the outside steps and onto

the roof.

I’m Very well Thank You.

There is nothing the matter with me,

I‟m as healthy as I can be,

I have arthritis in both my knees,

And when I talk – I talk with a wheeze.

My pulse is weak, and my blood is thin,

But – I‟m awfully well for the shape I‟m in.

Arch supports I have for my feet,

Or I wouldn‟t be able to be out on the street.

Sleep is denied me night after night,

But every morning I find I‟m alright.

My memory is failing, my head‟s in a spin

But – I‟m awfully well for the shape I‟m in.

The moral is this – as my tale I unfold,

That for you and me who are getting old,

It‟s better to say “I‟m fine” with a grin

Than to let folks know the shape we are in.

How do I know that my youth is all spent?

Well, my „get up and go‟ has got up and went.

But I really don‟t mind when I think with a grin

Of all the grand places my „got up‟ has bin.

Old age is golden, I‟ve heard it said,

But sometimes I wonder as I get out of bed

With my ears in a drawer, my teeth in a cup,

My specs on a table until I get up.

„Ere sleep overtakes me I say to myself,

Is there anything else I could lay on the shelf?

When I was young my slippers were red,

I could kick my heels right over my head.

When I was older my slippers were blue

But still I could dance the whole night through.

Now I am old my slippers are black.

I walk to the shops and puff my way back.

I get up each morning and dust off my wits,

And pick up the paper to read the „obits‟,

If my name is still missing I know I‟m not dead,

And so I have breakfast – and go back to bed. Author unknown

(By request – as though some of us of a certain age need reminding . . !)

AS IT WAS.......

Our „As it was‟ picture is a post card view sent to us by Celia Myers of the Heybrook Bay tidal swimming pool

which was part of „The Patches Holiday Camp‟ in the 1930‟s. Today, part of the pool remains along with the

concrete slab which supported the now long gone changing huts and is still a favourite beach during the summer

months.

Photo: Graham Bulley

PLYMSTOCK GARDENING SOCIETY

Plymstock Gardening Society

ANNUAL PLANT STALL

will be outside Plymstock Community Centre

on June 13th ~ 10am-2.30pm.

Donation of plants for sale will be welcome.

Michael Stevens will give a talk and presentation to Plymstock Gardening Society on „Fascinating

Ferns‟ on Monday 29th

June, 7.30pm at Plymstock United Church Hall, Plymstock Road, Oreston.

Non-members welcome ~ £1. Contact number 01752 407578.

-Margaret Lowles, Vice Chair

PLYM VALLEY HERITAGE

Our guest speaker for our June meeting on Thursday, 18th

June, is Barbie Thompson. Her talk is

entitled „The Role of Plymouth and Dartmoor during the War of 1812‟.

The meeting will commence at 7.30pm in St John‟s Hall. Members free and guests £3. All are

welcome.

The date for our conducted walk around Wembury has been changed to Wednesday, 10th

June at

2.00 p.m. We will meet at the Heritage Centre, and it will be a general history walk given by David

Pinder from the Wembury Historical Society. The walk will include Wembury beach, the Church fields‟

area which includes the importance of the Langdon Estate, the port proposal and the building threats

of the 1930‟s. This should be an extremely interesting walk which will be followed by a cream tea at

Wembury Cafe. The cost is £6 which includes a donation of £1 to St Luke‟s Hospice. For anybody

who does not wish to partake of a cream tea, the cost will be £1 for St Luke‟s.

David advises a pair of sturdy shoes as we will be going on the beach but not the muddy area!

Booking is essential and payment is required when booking. A ticket on payment will be issued and

closing date is Wednesday, 3rd June including cancellations. To book please ring Ros Dow on

484415. All are welcome.

Just to remind any members who have not yet paid their subs, these are due now.

PVH looks forward to your company for either the walk, Barbie Thompson‟s talk, or both!

-Gill Whillock

LOCAL SCHOOL COLLECTS FOR A COMMUNITY DEFIBRILLATOR.

My name is Ellie and I go to Oreston Community Academy. My school is

collecting money to buy a Defibrillator to go in our school for anyone in the

local area to use. Anyone with an urgent heart problem could benefit from

the help of a Defibrillator. If you have a heart attack receiving treatment from

the Defibrillator earlier could greatly improve your recovery. Did you know

that many large shops already have Defibrillators?

We have been fund raising in many ways already, and need to raise £1,400.

Esmee Barret held a cake sale that raised a fantastic amount £120. We

wrote to Saltram Rotary Club asking if they could support us with our aim of

£1400, soon after they presented us with a cheque of £500. This together with £456, and another

pledge of £200 means we now only need £200 to achieve our target. A community bake sale is now

being planned.

The Defibrillator works like this, if anyone has a heart problem the

Defibrillator paddles gets put on your chest and your heart gets a shock.

The Defibrillator is a box with two paddles that go to your chest. If we

get the Defibrillator lots of lives can be saved.

If you can help us please pop in to the Oreston School Office and ask

for Emma Barrett, who would be grateful for any donations.

Ellie Moore, Year 4.

Ellie and her family worship at The Church of the Good Shepherd, Oreston.

HOOE & TURNCHAPEL LADIES GROUP

We meet at the Hooe & Turnchapel Community Centre on the 1st and 3

rd Tuesday of each month at

8.00pm. ALL ladies welcome.

Our programme for JUNE 2015 is:-

JUNE 2nd

URBAN LIVING – Mr Payne

JUNE 16th CHARADES

For further information please contact: -Diane McCarthy (Sec) Tel: 311931

MOTHERS’ UNION BIG WHEELS APPEAL

On Tuesday, 5th May, a dozen or so people gathered at Daphne and Terry Freeman‟s house for

Coffee, Cake and Chat, and to raise money towards the Mothers‟ Union Big Wheels Appeal.

The Appeal this year aims to help people both at home and abroad, who

are refugees, survivors of abuse or living in poverty. With the current news headlines, what better

cause could there be?

By coming together and putting our values into action, we can make a positive difference to people‟s

lives. Here are a couple of examples:

Attending a MU Parenting Programme helped Tomas from Guyana to overcome

his drinking problem, making for a happier family with more money to spend on feeding the

children.

MU in the UK provided single mum Steph and her children with an „Away from it all‟ holiday

to help re-build their lives after an abusive relationship.

Many thanks to Daphne for hosting the Coffee morning and enabling us to raise about £50 for the

Appeal. -Sheila Eccleston

SCAMS

Please read this to make yourself aware of the scams that are doing the rounds. They can be by email, by telephone or in the post. One is where someone pretends to be ringing from your bank and says there is a problem with your account and could you confirm your account number, sort code and name and address to make sure they have the right details. They may also say, that to confirm it is a genuine call, for you to ring the bank back yourself. However, they do not put the phone down at their end, so no matter what number you ring you will still get back to them. There is another one almost identical but pretending to be the police advising that your account has been hacked into. Neither your bank nor the police would ask you to disclose these details over the telephone. Another is a letter or email from HMRC stating that you are entitled to a tax rebate but need to complete a form with your bank details so they can put it straight into your account. The form looks very official but is a forgery and once you have given your details it will be them getting a rebate from your bank account. Another is that you have made a mistake in your self-assessment form and need to complete another. By email only is one pretending to be from Pay-pal and one appearing to come from one of your email contacts asking for you to support a certain charity. So, do not give any of your details to anyone who contacts you, check with the email address that they have in fact sent it and, no matter how nice the person sounds on the phone do take care as some of the money stolen from people like you is going to support terrorist organisations.

(from Plymouth Senior Citizens Forum Newsletter)

Sunday 5th July, Wembury Bay, from 3.00p.m.

Look for the Messy Church banner!

CONGREGATION OF THE HOLY FAMILY, STADDISCOMBE

Car parking available in

Wembury Church car park.

Bring rug, chairs, and soft drink to share.

We will provide the BBQ!

sand castles ◦ rock pooling ◦ parachute games

More details & booking with Bob: Tel 481020 This is a free event for all the family

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COFFEE MORNING

THURSDAY, JUNE 4th

10am – 12noon

Independent South West

2a Rockville Park (just off Pomphlett Rd)

Independent South West is a charity which provides day service / short breaks / respite care for adults

with severe physical and sensory disabilities

The charity hold regular Coffee Mornings on the first Thursday of each month when they would be

delighted to see you .

-Revd. Steve Payne

OUT & ABOUT

Fri June 5th

Plymouth Area Police Choir Summer Concert, 7.30pm at Plymouth Methodist

Central Hall. Details: 01752 406995.

Sat June 6th

Lord Mayor’s Day. City Centre.

Thu June 11th

Antiques Roadshow. Royal William Yard. This popular programme will be filming its

38th series. Entry to the show is free. Doors close at 4.30pm.

Sat June 27th

Armed Forces Day on Plymouth Hoe. A day packed with activities. (See Local

News Pg 21) Also on ~

Sun June 28th

Royal Navy Volunteer Band Festival will return to Plymouth showcasing the talents

of 400 volunteer musicians representing the Royal Navy made up of nine bands. A

fitting part of Armed Forces weekend.

ANNOUNCEMENT: NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK

The Bank has announced that the local Plymstock Branch will close on 25th September 2015.

Customers have been advised that they can pay money in at the local Post Office and that their Mobile Bank will visit the Broadway weekly.

For further information please contact the staff at the local branch.

Local News

2015 Election Results Labour and Conservatives have agreed a working arrangement to run Plymouth City Council following the local elections in May where no party gained overall control. Labour is the largest party with 28 seats, Conservatives 26 and UKIP 3. Councillor’s Nigel Churchill (Plymstock Dunstone) and Ken Foster (Plymstock Radford) were re-elected with majorities of 1694 and 1631 respectively. Gary Streeter was returned as Member of Parliament for South West Devon with an increased majority of 20,109.

Lord Mayors Day 2015 Saturday 6 June 2015 – Armada Way This year’s theme will be the 200th Anniversary of Napoleon on HMS Bellerophon in the Plymouth Sound. Local community groups, organisations and charities will be able to take part in the day by taking part in the amazing walking parade, showcase on the stage under the big screen or have a stall to promote and raise awareness. There will be a children’s activity area on Guildhall Square between 11am and 5pm, street entertainment by the Sundial and Place de Brest and some

children’s fairground rides. Plymouth University will be holding their ‘Set Sail with Plymouth University’ event at Drake Place on the University campus between 9.30am and 1.30pm. There will be plenty of entertainment for the family and the walking parade will depart from Drake’s Place at 1pm.

Plymstock Bank Closure NatWest Bank is to close its Plymstock branch in September. The bank has advised customers about the closure.

Summer Bus Services Service 54 Plymouth - Bovisand Target Travel is running the service over weekends during school term time and every day during the summer holidays until Sunday 13 September. Buses depart from the A9 stop on Royal Parade every hour from 10am until 6pm (except at 2pm) and return from Bovisand hourly from 10.30am until 6.30pm (except at 1.30pm).

Service 48 Wembury – Plymouth The service will be extended to Burrator, Princetown, Moretonhampstead and Exeter as part of the Dartmoor Sunday Rover until 31 August 2015. This affects the number of journeys operating between Wembury and Burrator. The Monday to Saturday timetable is unchanged. The Exeter service leaves Wembury at 9.55am with a return service at 3.30pm.

Moorcroft Quarry Aggregate Industries UK Limited have submitted a new planning application (15/00794/ENV) to determine a 15 year review of old mineral permissions for the Moorcroft and Hazeldene Quarries in Plymstock to ensure these conditions do not become outdated with the passage of time. Full details of the conditions are available on the council’s planning website.

Community Grant Scheme Plymouth City Councillors are allocated £3,500 each financial year to make small grants to community projects in their wards. Grants made by Cllrs. Churchill, Pengelly and Wigens in Plymstock Dunstone Ward, in the financial year 2014/15.

You Can Do It Achievement Awards £300 Elburton Methodist Church, transport £500 Elburton Christmas Lights £1,000 St Matthews Church Hall, new window £600 Elburton Village Hall, new cooker/paint £822 St Mary’s and All Saints, church groups £498 Elburton Village Hall, resurface car park £4,000 Elburton Primary School, landscaping £994

Grants made by Plymstock Radford Councillors will appear in next month’s magazine.

Extensions to Hooe School Planning application 15/00763/FUL has been submitted to Plymouth City Council for a single storey extension to Hooe Primary School. Application 15/00560/FUL, by All Aboard Pre-School, relates to erection of a portable refurbished classroom at the existing pre-school site at Hooe School.

Plymstock Library Films The film, Sunshine on Leith, will be shown on Monday 15 June at 2.00pm. It carries a Certificate PG and

runs for 100 minutes.

Classic Films to be shown this month:

The Pianist - Tuesday 9 June at 2.00pm. The Certificate 15 film runs for 149

minutes. The Sixth Sense - Tuesday 23 June at 2.00pm. The Certificate 15 film runs for 103 minutes.

Swimming Pools Reopen Tinside Lido and Mount Wise Swimming Pools are open daily until 13 September between 12.00 - 18.00 in term time and 10.00 -18.00 at weekends and school holidays Mount Wise Swimming Pools comprises a 25m main pool, a small paddling pool ideal for young children and a fun-packed activity pool including a whirlpool and bubble pool. All pools at Mount Wise are completely FREE to enter.

Sea Water Quality The quality of Plymouth’s bathing waters at EU designated bathing areas at East and West Hoe is monitored every day by the Environment Agency. Water quality predictions can be found at www.plymouth.gov.uk/bathingwaterquality or on Twitter.

Bridge reopens The former railway bridge across the River Plym reopened last month as a safer, traffic-free link for walkers and cyclists and an important link in the National Cycle Network - Route 27. It is planned to construct a bridge across The Ride roadway this summer to allow the cycle track to be extended further towards Billacombe.

Armed Forces Day Plymouth Hoe - Saturday 27 June 9.30am-11pm. Events will include: 9.30am RAF & Allied Air Force Memorial Service 1.30pm - Field Gun Competition. Air Displays throughout the afternoon 5.00pm – Evening concert begins. Full details of the day can be found on the visitplymouth.co.uk website.

Pa r i s h o f P l y m s t o c k & H o o e, P l y m o u t h

S u n d a y S e r v i c e s

St Mary & All Saints, Plymstock

8.00am Eucharist ~ See rota on Page 2 of Magazine 10.45am Eucharist St John the Evangelist, Hooe

8.00am Eucharist ~ See rota on Page 2 10.45am Eucharist (Morning Praise ~ 1

st Sunday)

4.00pm Evensong on 2

nd Sunday of month during summer months

Church of the Good Shepherd, Oreston

9.15am Sung Eucharist (Family Eucharist ~ 1

st Sunday)

4.30pm Service of Compline (normally 1

st Sunday)

Church of the Holy Family, Staddiscombe

9.15am Informal Iona Eucharist

W e e k d a y W o r s h i p

10.00am Tuesday Eucharist St Mary & All Saints, Plymstock 10.30am Wednesday Eucharist Good Shepherd, Oreston 11.00am Thursday Eucharist St John‟s, Hooe 8.00am Friday Eucharist St Mary & All Saints, Plymstock

Enquiries for Baptisms & Weddings ~ Please contact the Clergy (Contact details inside back cover of Magazine) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Note: The deadline date for items for July 2015 Magazine is June 15th

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.

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