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Home Interiors... Snuggle down in irresistible Velvet page 32

“Happy Easter! The hunt is on...”

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elcome to this April edition of Signpost! This month’s magazine certainly has an outdoor, garden feel as we celebrate Easter and, dare I say it, it is beginning to feel more like Spring. Although my ‘daffs’ wouldn’t totally agree as they’ve just been battered by another downpour!

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Fingers crossed in the hope that the weather is kinder in April and we can all enjoy a little more outside time. Our centre pages feature this month is all about Celebrity Gardener, Monty Don. 2023 marks Monty’s 20th anniversary as the popular presenter of the BBC’s Gardeners’ World - although if you’re not quite as ‘green fingered’ as Monty, perhaps the gardening feature on low maintenance gardens (pg 26) is more appropriate! If you need anything for the garden, there’s plenty on offer locally with Lawson’s and Palladium (pg 40) and James Hawkins Fencing (pg 27). Or, if you’re looking for someone to do it all for you, Flete Gardens, Fairway Lawn Services & Devon Tree Co. are the ones to call (pgs 40/41). Even our book reviews (pg 12) have a garden theme this month and the Ivybridge Bookshop gives details of a whole host of literary events (pg 13) It’s worth mentioning that if the Ivybridge bookshop doesn’t have what you want, Matt can order it in for you.We’ve used this brilliant service and never waited more than 48 hours. With a “different hat on”, Matt has sent us details of the Ivybridge Easter Trail - Find the Golden Duck (pg 21) - that the Ivybridge Chamber of Commerce have organised. It’s also great to see business collaborations emerging locally that support Ivybridge Brewing, a fantastic Social Enterprise events featured on (pg29). If you’re looking for somewhere to visit over Easter, Lukesland Gardens on (pg 27) is a hidden jewel on our doorstep and also the stunning Buckfast Abbey (pg 2) Have a wonderful Easter and enjoy the outdoors

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s it’s Springtime and we are out and about more, this month we are promoting our community groups and activities in more detail so come and join in. Our two popular Gentle Exercise Classes at Yealmpton Methodist Church on Tuesday mornings from 10.00-11.00am and 11.1512.15pm are led by Registered Physiotherapists. The classes are chair based with the focus on flexibility, posture, strength, and balance. The classes, for both men and women, have a good community feel with a lot of laughter. People who come generally are over 60 and want to improve their overall fitness and wellbeing. The physio asks new members about their medical history and there is an opportunity to speak to the physio after the class for general advice. Some people may have arthritis, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, dementia, or other chronic conditions. Typical comments include ‘Excellent exercise really good, I feel better’. A who broke her hip 2 years ago says, ‘The classes are helping me get back to where I was 2 years ago’. V who progressed from stroke rehabilitation classes to ours says ‘The key thing is the physiotherapists’ insistence to exercise within your own limits. There’s also immediate professional advice as to how to

focus and improve’. Following the Easter break the weekly classes start again on Tuesday18th April. There is a charge of £5.00 We look forward to welcoming you. Less strenuous but equally enjoyable is the Art and Craft Group which meets in the Yealmpton Community Centre, Stray Park, on Monday 3rd April and Monday 17th April from 10.30-12.00 noon. This is a small friendly group who bring their own craft and art works and enjoy having company to talk about their hobby. The theme for April will be ‘The Coronation’. There is a charge of £3.00 to cover the cost of coffee and any materials used. Our welcoming Reading Group meets every Thursday morning from 10.30-12.00 at the Parish Rooms in Bakery Square, Yealmpton and is an opportunity to share a lifetime of experience as a reader of novels, newspapers, poetry etc. It is fulfilling and enjoyable to share remembered books, favourite poems, and when they were read and the difference they made to our lives. There is a charge of £2.00. Our Walking Group led by qualified walk leaders meets in the car park at the end of Barton Close in Wembury every Wednesday at 10.30am. Join us to walk gently around Wembury, or Saltram or along some of our other local level footpaths suggested by those who come.

The group usually adjourns somewhere comfortable for refreshments and to chat. A happy afternoon is spent once a month at our Singing along in Yealmpton Methodist Church come and join in with community singing led by Jenny George supported by the Brixton Village Airs. Singing really lifts our spirits and the afternoon is joyful and relaxed with everyone having some fun. There is a charge of £3.00 for refreshments. The next Singing along is on Friday 21st April from 2.00-3.30pm. End the week with a relaxing hour having Coffee & Chat at The Rose and Crown on Friday 14th April from 2.00-3.30pm a friendly welcome awaits for everyone including carers. Carer Support by zoom is on Friday 28th April from 2.30-3.30 please call Maxine for the link. Tesco blue disc support in April If you are shopping in local Tesco branches in April, please support us by using the blue disc given at the checkout. If we get the maximum number of blue discs, then we receive £1,500 from Tesco Community Grants. For further information advice/ support please contact Maxine on 07450206312. Follow us on Facebook and at...

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win over the ladies of Ivybridge, Tam will be specialising in women’s hairdressing and admits to being passionate about it. If you book a consultation and subsequent cut and/or colour/ treatment with Tam, you will get the full ASCF experience, as well as having an appointment where Tam looks after you from start to finish. Not only will he wash your hair, condition it, massage your scalp, he will lead you through the whole process – cutting, colouring, blow-drying, until he’s helping you into your coat and seeing you out the door, as a satisfied customer. No time is wasted waiting between stages, and you will be attended to throughout. As you might expect from a Graduate stylist, Tam’s price list is more affordable than the more senior staff members (there are nine stylists to choose from at ASCF), which is good to know when we’re all feeling the pinch.You can expect a fresh new style that won’t break the bank (and is probably less expensive than you might think.) A cut and blow dry is just £20, with a wet cut at £15. It’s a snip! You can enjoy all the luxuries of A Salon Called Fish experience at the cut prices offered by Tam, plus enjoy the luxury hair products including shampoos, conditioners, and colours from Joico and Olaplex.

stylists, and will be advancing his knowledge with further education, taking his Level 3 qualification in September. He also hopes to attend courses to further his knowledge further down the line. Tam is excited to start. He hopes you’ll all welcome him and help him dare to dream, by joining his client list. Fully equipped he is looking forward to seeing you soon to discuss your hair needs and maybe even a new look for 2023. He says, ‘Please come with me as I begin my career journey.Take advantage of my introductory offers and hopefully stay with me for the long haul.You can benefit from great prices and up-to-date techniques.’ To book an appointment, you can reach the salon on 01752691696. Open Tuesday to Saturday, with late nights on Wednesdays and Fridays (open until 8pm).You can also find Tam on social media – Instagram: hairby.tam Facebook:@TamCluney

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Joint Ownership Your Options; Pros and Cons p- If one of you dies and the other wishes to sell, they can proceed with the sale without the need to provide a Grant of Probate.

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X - When you sell the property, all proceeds will be sent to a joint bank account, or a nominated bank account agreed by all clients. In the event of a relationship breakdown, the court is most likely to award a 50/50 split unless you can amicably agree otherwise. X - You cannot nominate someone to receive your share of the property in your Will. It will be automatically passed to the surviving owner(s). X - You will need consent from all parties to sell the property and if someone does not consent you must go to Court to obtain a Court Order. Tenants in Common – Advantages & Disadvantages: p- Your share of the property will be part of your estate on death. p- If a Trust Deed has been created, there should be no dispute regarding who owns what share of the property. p- If one of you contributes more when purchasing a property, you can protect that additional contribution by agreeing a Deed of Trust showing the shares of ownership. X - You will need to ensure you have a Will, otherwise your share of the property will be dealt with by the Law governing Intestacy. This means that your share of the property may not be given to the person you wish it to go to. X - A tenant in common can apply to court for an ‘order for sale’ which would force a sale without the other tenant(s) in common’s permission. If you require assistance in making a Deed of Trust, a Will or completing a Sale or Purchase Transaction, please call Gard & Co Solicitors on 01752 668246. Ww will be happy to help.

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Getting out of your comfort zone How many people do you know that have said ‘Oh, I’d like to go to that gym/class/park run but I have to get fit first’? For many people the leap from deciding that they want to go to the gym to actually setting foot in there can be a big one. It is common for some people to worry that they won’t be able to do the prescribed exercises and that other gym goers will judge them and that they won’t fit in and feel like they belong. I hear the ‘I won’t be very good’ ‘I won’t be fit enough’ type phrases quite often from those looking to join us at Achieve and I obviously reassure them that it is far from the case. But that worry can often only be eased once they have been to a few classes and seen how easily people of different abilities can train together and encourage each other. Our members love to give advice to others on how long it took them to do a push-up, for example, and what worked for them. The point of a gym is to train to improve, not come in already able to do it all. You can come in with no prior fitness experience - or maybe you haven’t trained in a few years - and still find the right path forwards to suit you. Sometimes you have to push yourself a little out of your comfort zone to find that you can achieve much more than you thought yourself capable of. - Tanya ************************************************************* It’s our birthday! On the 1st of April, Achieve gym will be 4 years old! To celebrate we are offering our introductory month membership for £30 again (usually £45) for anyone that joins in April.

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more from Fitz this month ...........

So, there I was standing on my own on platform two of Ivybridge railway station staring up and down the line waiting for a train. I had arrived early, and much to my surprise was joined by about twentyfive others just as the 11.35 rolled into view. As we piled on, I became aware of lady trotting over the bridge dragging a rather heavy case behind her. Having missed many a connection myself, I tried to do the gentlemanly thing and get on the train as slowly as possible in order that she could catch it. Rather red faced, she made it, puffing and panting but was safely on board and very grateful. I tried to be even more helpful by lugging her bag on for her, placing it in the luggage rack, slotting her coat in the overhead shelf and then offered her the one remaining seat as the train started to roll. ‘Just made it,’ she said. ‘I always hate these trips to Plymouth.’ I watched Bittaford slide past the window and had to ask, ‘Is this why you’re going to Exeter?’ She glanced out of both train windows and got off at Newton Abbot in quite a bad mood! I would like to think that I’m up with the trends and fully conversant with modern technology. So much so that when I was detailed to go and do some shopping a couple of weeks ago I decided to open my supermarket app on my phone which would read the bar codes of the items I needed and thus could save time at the checkout. 22

This is the first time I’ve actually opened the app and in a timesaving five minutes had to download it all over again and re-register as I stood by the entrance muttering foul oaths. I then set off and soon realised that it was easier to keep the app open as it switched off after each item went onto the list. After a few ‘other’ technical issues, dropping it in the cauliflowers and taking a picture of a tub of coleslaw … I was soon ‘bleeping’ away nicely. Bag of carrots, pack of ham, four chocolate eclairs on special offer, I was really getting the hang of it. Then the phone decided to kick me out because it hadn’t been active for a couple of minutes ... I was looking for Dijon mustard… they had moved it. So, I took the phone out of its cover and opened the screen permanently just to save a bit more time. As I walked down one aisle, this sixtyone-year-old had convenience shopping absolutely licked. When I got to the till, I discovered that the phone had read every barcode I had passed in the last twenty feet. I had bought a slap at dog food, six packs of plain flour, a cat litter tray and poop scoop plus two bottles of whiskey, only one was in the trolly. The express checkout till and my shopping took half an hour and two assistants to re programme!

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Last Month’s Guess Who who was Mark Celebrity was Paul Benton is an Young English (born 17actor, January born1956) in North he is anGuisborough, English musician, Riding of Yorkshire, singer and songwriter. Some FormerlyEngland. the frontman of Benton’sbands early of the short-lived Kat Koolacting & theexperience Kool Cats, came with Middlesbrough Youth Theatre, Streetband and Q-Tips,with performances in plays such as Atmos he became a teenFear idol and Twist. with his solo success in the 1980s.

Benton has a recurring role as Father McBride in the James Nesbitt series Murphy’s Law and His hit singles include “Love of the Common has starred with Vic and Bob in the series People”, “Wherever I Lay My Hat”, “Come Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) , Catterick, Back and Stay”,Trousers. “Every Time Youhe Go Away” and Monkey In 1999, played andMickeyo “Everything Change”, Formerly the in theMust last episode of series 5, The frontman of the short-lived bands Katappeared Kool Wedding, of Ballykissangel. He also & the Kool Cats,representative Streetband and Q-Tips, as an Earthly of the Devilhe in became a teen idol with solo success the 2003 ITV drama The his Second Coming,inand thethe 1980s. 2005 ITV drama Planespotting. From 1999 to 2003 Benton played Martin Pond in sitcom His smooth voice belonged to Three a Barbara.yet He soulful has also starred in the BBC comedy I’m Stupid and in the Doctor Who genre known aswith "blue-eyed soul". At the 1985 conspiracy Brit episode Awards,“Rose” Youngas received the theorist award Clive. for late 2008, Benton starredwith in the ITVSecond drama BestInBritish Male. Associated the Britannia High co-stars in Time Scoop, in which British Invasion of and the US, "Every You Go he plays Max number de Lacey. Benton co-starred Away" reached one on the Billboardin Mysteries episode Girl Hotthe 100Roman in 1985. It also won Best “The BritishSlave Video from Jerusalem”. at the 1986 Brit Awards. Film1985, roles include Ricky in Mike In July Young appeared atLeigh’s Live Aid held Career Girls (1997), Phil in the 2001 cult at Wembley Stadium, London, performing the British independent film Mr In-Between, and Band Aid hit "Do They Know It's Christmas?" the British comedy Three and Out (2008). (having sung the opening lines on the original Benton featured in all three of The Booze single release) Cruise episodes, with Martin Clunes and Brian andhe hisappeared own hits in Murphy, among others. In 1996 "Come Back Catherine’s Cookson “The Girl”. and Stay" and "Every You In April 2008, Benton appeared as Time Jess Yates GoGreen, Away",Most with in the BBC Four drama Hughie Sincerely. Alison Moyet joining him on Other roles have included Connor in perform Afterlife stage to (2005), Dad in The Imaginarium of Doctor "That's The Way Parnassus Hustle (2010), andhas Farmer Love Is". Since(2009), the mid-1990s, Young Finch in the BBC’s Land Girls. performed with his band Los Pacaminos.

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Benton joined the cast of BBC drama Waterloo “I was labels and writing Road inbetween its seventhrecord series[2] as Daniel ‘Chalky’ material for a new album I wanted Chalk, a Maths teacher untilbut 6 March 2013to however, returned for loved an episode in play live Benton again. I’ve always the Tex-Mex series 9. and knew a few musicians who had sound

a similar passion for this type of music. So I

Inasked 2015 Benton Police Constable them toappeared join me inasforming a band.” Walt Everett in the BBC daytime series Father Brown, episode 3.12 “The Standing Stones”. He The group’s early performances were in also appeared as Les in the “La Couchette”, bars and clubs, performing a mixture of their the first episode of the second series of own material covers. album Los anthology seriesand Inside No. 9.The In 2015, Benton Pacaminos in 2002. presented thewas BBCreleased One daytime game show The Edge for its first series, being replaced by Upon the release of the album, the band Gabby Logan.

established themselves as a professional line-

On 21 August up,the consisting of:2016, Benton played Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Mendelssohn) in•Young the BBCon prom 48. and Benton appeared as a guitar vocals bartender in the on December 2016 Christmas •Drew Barfield guitar and vocals Special of Duffy British on Sitcom Outnumbered. •Melvyn pedal steel guitar

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In 2017, he played Dennis Feldman in the ITV vocals drama, The Halcyon.[6]

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So, there I was standing on my own on platform two of Ivybridge railway station staring up and down the line waiting for a train. I had arrived early, and much to my surprise was joined by about twentyfive others just as the 11.35 rolled into view. As we piled on, I became aware of lady trotting over the bridge dragging a rather heavy case behind her. Having missed many a connection myself, I tried to do the gentlemanly thing and get on the train as slowly as possible in order that she could catch it. Rather red faced, she made it, puffing and panting but was safely on board and very grateful. I tried to be even more helpful by lugging her bag on for her, placing it in the luggage rack, slotting her coat in the overhead shelf and then offered her the one remaining seat as the train started to roll. ‘Just made it,’ she said. ‘I always hate these trips to Plymouth.’ I watched Bittaford slide past the window and had to ask, ‘Is this why you’re going to Exeter?’ She glanced out of both train windows and got off at Newton Abbot in quite a bad mood! I would like to think that I’m up with the trends and fully conversant with modern technology. So much so that when I was detailed to go and do some shopping a couple of weeks ago I decided to open my supermarket app on my phone which would read the bar codes of the items I needed and thus could save time at the checkout. 54

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Last Month’s Guess Who who was Mark Celebrity was Paul Benton is an Young English (born 17actor, January born1956) in North he is anGuisborough, English musician, Riding of Yorkshire, singer and songwriter. Some FormerlyEngland. the frontman of Benton’sbands early of the short-lived Kat Koolacting & theexperience Kool Cats, came with Middlesbrough Youth Theatre, Streetband and Q-Tips,with performances in plays such as Atmos he became a teenFear idol and Twist. with his solo success in the 1980s.

Benton has a recurring role as Father McBride in the James Nesbitt series Murphy’s Law and His hit singles include “Love of the Common has starred with Vic and Bob in the series People”, “Wherever I Lay My Hat”, “Come Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) , Catterick, Back and Stay”,Trousers. “Every Time Youhe Go Away” and Monkey In 1999, played andMickeyo “Everything Change”, Formerly the in theMust last episode of series 5, The frontman of the short-lived bands Katappeared Kool Wedding, of Ballykissangel. He also & the Kool Cats,representative Streetband and Q-Tips, as an Earthly of the Devilhe in became a teen idol with solo success the 2003 ITV drama The his Second Coming,inand thethe 1980s. 2005 ITV drama Planespotting. From 1999 to 2003 Benton played Martin Pond in sitcom His smooth voice belonged to Three a Barbara.yet He soulful has also starred in the BBC comedy I’m Stupid and in the Doctor Who genre known aswith "blue-eyed soul". At the 1985 conspiracy Brit episode Awards,“Rose” Youngas received the theorist award Clive. for late 2008, Benton starredwith in the ITVSecond drama BestInBritish Male. Associated the Britannia High co-stars in Time Scoop, in which British Invasion of and the US, "Every You Go he plays Max number de Lacey. Benton co-starred Away" reached one on the Billboardin Mysteries episode Girl Hotthe 100Roman in 1985. It also won Best “The BritishSlave Video from Jerusalem”. at the 1986 Brit Awards. Film1985, roles include Ricky in Mike In July Young appeared atLeigh’s Live Aid held Career Girls (1997), Phil in the 2001 cult at Wembley Stadium, London, performing the British independent film Mr In-Between, and Band Aid hit "Do They Know It's Christmas?" the British comedy Three and Out (2008). (having sung the opening lines on the original Benton featured in all three of The Booze single release) Cruise episodes, with Martin Clunes and Brian andhe hisappeared own hits in Murphy, among others. In 1996 "Come Back Catherine’s Cookson “The Girl”. and Stay" and "Every You In April 2008, Benton appeared as Time Jess Yates GoGreen, Away",Most with in the BBC Four drama Hughie Sincerely. Alison Moyet joining him on Other roles have included Connor in perform Afterlife stage to (2005), Dad in The Imaginarium of Doctor "That's The Way Parnassus Hustle (2010), andhas Farmer Love Is". Since(2009), the mid-1990s, Young Finch in the BBC’s Land Girls. performed with his band Los Pacaminos.

Young first formed Los Pacaminos in 1993. The reason for the group forming was Young’s desire to get back to basics, as he explains

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Benton joined the cast of BBC drama Waterloo “I was labels and writing Road inbetween its seventhrecord series[2] as Daniel ‘Chalky’ material for a new album I wanted Chalk, a Maths teacher untilbut 6 March 2013to however, returned for loved an episode in play live Benton again. I’ve always the Tex-Mex series 9. and knew a few musicians who had sound

a similar passion for this type of music. So I

Inasked 2015 Benton Police Constable them toappeared join me inasforming a band.” Walt Everett in the BBC daytime series Father Brown, episode 3.12 “The Standing Stones”. He The group’s early performances were in also appeared as Les in the “La Couchette”, bars and clubs, performing a mixture of their the first episode of the second series of own material covers. album Los anthology seriesand Inside No. 9.The In 2015, Benton Pacaminos in 2002. presented thewas BBCreleased One daytime game show The Edge for its first series, being replaced by Upon the release of the album, the band Gabby Logan.

established themselves as a professional line-

On 21 August up,the consisting of:2016, Benton played Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Mendelssohn) in•Young the BBCon prom 48. and Benton appeared as a guitar vocals bartender in the on December 2016 Christmas •Drew Barfield guitar and vocals Special of Duffy British on Sitcom Outnumbered. •Melvyn pedal steel guitar

•Steve Greetham or David Levy on bass and

In 2017, he played Dennis Feldman in the ITV vocals drama, The Halcyon.[6]

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vocals As of February 2018, Benton starred as Frank •Jamie Moses on guitar and vocals Hathaway, •Mark Pinder or Jim Russel on drums alongside The band continued to perform and record actress Jo Joyner inthroughout the new Europe and the UK. In 2014, the BBC daytime band released their second album A Fistful of comedy Statins. drama Shakespeare &Other Hathaway: media released by the band include Private Investigators an EP and a live album. In 2015, member Matt Irving died. The band, however, continues to tour and record.

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