tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60828561534921416242024-03-05T10:57:56.798+00:00www.maidencombe.netUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger826125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082856153492141624.post-32010377027645581582021-04-20T13:23:00.002+01:002021-04-20T13:23:12.151+01:00THE EVERLASTING LEAK ON BRIM HILL<p><strong> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqIKLnzx-NTnABmTLV9MquERAj7QWL542m2xqEulfzTOCXj1nWnPIVIiRhr8rV_TllXrCC97I1W-AWgTgIwqYDccrI2E1l68telSPhAQDyfe2gXMKiEosTYiSpNATPQ0uC_3touk8ANmE/s2048/IMG_20210419_164156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqIKLnzx-NTnABmTLV9MquERAj7QWL542m2xqEulfzTOCXj1nWnPIVIiRhr8rV_TllXrCC97I1W-AWgTgIwqYDccrI2E1l68telSPhAQDyfe2gXMKiEosTYiSpNATPQ0uC_3touk8ANmE/s320/IMG_20210419_164156.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brim hill closed again for water lea<span style="font-size: small;">k</span></td></tr></tbody></table></strong><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;">The tell-tale trickle of water down Brim hill could
only mean that the 'everlasting' leak had surfaced once more and that
South West Water would soon be digging up the road - yet again.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;">I
took a closer look at the works on Monday and now can see why the
'leak' occurs and will continue to do so, time and time again.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBAJfff4GHCAF6eWzHzuZWlBdWNK8CYCtDKGUbRBcwpkNcAjyUUB_GheKEFf9lfXsyc0bjFDeO0P16MSxU2cHaNVYtLtNPxRJRYeJMWoYSHJcwUkn-JpPVcoXWT4eVsU1yhzG0kTOd8kr/s2048/IMG_20210419_164239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The 'repair'" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBAJfff4GHCAF6eWzHzuZWlBdWNK8CYCtDKGUbRBcwpkNcAjyUUB_GheKEFf9lfXsyc0bjFDeO0P16MSxU2cHaNVYtLtNPxRJRYeJMWoYSHJcwUkn-JpPVcoXWT4eVsU1yhzG0kTOd8kr/w320-h240/IMG_20210419_164239.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 'repair'</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"> A
veritable Heath Robinson arrangement of water couplers and graduated
plastic pipes connect the two apparently different diameter water pipes.
A failed section of plastic pipe remains.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;">To
my knowledge, this is at least the seventh time the leak has occurred
over the years. I would have thought that engineers had the number of
incidents logged and would have questioned the effectiveness of repairs previously
undertaken.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Residents
now have the right to ask whether it would now be better to simply
replace the section of pipe, instead of SWW continuing to keep patching
up the leak and knowing that it will be just a matter of time before
they are called out again.</span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082856153492141624.post-48587072971954804942020-11-26T19:29:00.000+00:002020-11-26T19:29:01.319+00:00HEAD ON CAR CRASH AT MAIDENCOMBE<p>There was chaos at Maidencombe Cross this afternoon as rescue vehicles galore arrived to deal with a head-on car crash on the bend (Teignmouth side) before Maidencombe Cross. Two fire engines, two ambulances, five police cars and a police dog team were at the scene just after 3 pm and the busy Teignmouth Road was shut, causing serious disruption for motorists.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dytmDURTQ3-Kysr_R_j0MNrSceE4dLt2kDvx--G6UP9C-7AJou3VbhIf0F8EA1rQx_ECGcwy7zu-p2WFJRH7A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /> <p></p><p>The sight of a police dog handler and Alsatian searching the fields alongside Stoke Road gave rise to a suspicion that someone had fled the scene of the accident between a car - on the wrong side of the road - and taxi.</p><p>A short time later, a police helicopter appeared overhead and began circling. A police officer at the scene confirmed that it was searching for someone who had run off.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy_D3NlvPms4DLC_LTOVsEGOGbmeYhikmZ_MMGQZfscpv0BV-GgaKroyoWHBQ9Upds-rfKpnmLGoO5uTIa1-g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p>Two people were injured and taken to hospital, the extent of their injuries not known. Devon Live carried the story but failed to comprehend that there was a police search underway.<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082856153492141624.post-79498665397963240572020-08-02T14:32:00.004+01:002020-08-02T14:34:41.027+01:00A REFURB TO END ALL REFURBS<font size="3">
</font><div><font size="3">Well, it was a long time coming and we had waited,
wondered and hoped but finally, the doors of our beloved pub were opened
for us, the locals, to come on in and see what the new owners had
wrought.</font><br /></div><div><font size="3"><br /></font></div><div><font size="3">Some
tantalizing sneak previews had been posted on their facebook page and
the wow factor was plain to see, this was evidently a refurb to end all
refurbs with great attention to detail and no expense spared. And we
were not to be disappointed when viewing it 'in the flesh' Saturday
evening.</font></div><div><font size="3"><br /></font></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-kwqN1lMlQxV-2W99EV11F2Ya11Xk9NbyAS666INZMV0fBD9M9ciyhrxNhFs4ZVPkSBoy7HC66hQeLCon05i1rq5po9qsPZ6QXUpW3PM25mvwqDt-kcAihxNW6sWvJSFw2T5yXKKISW3n/s2048/Jame+and+Stephen.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-kwqN1lMlQxV-2W99EV11F2Ya11Xk9NbyAS666INZMV0fBD9M9ciyhrxNhFs4ZVPkSBoy7HC66hQeLCon05i1rq5po9qsPZ6QXUpW3PM25mvwqDt-kcAihxNW6sWvJSFw2T5yXKKISW3n/w410-h307/Jame+and+Stephen.jpg" width="410" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">James (left) and Stephen <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><font size="3"><br /></font></div><div><font size="3">Arriving
a little after eight, the pub was already in full swing and a party
atmosphere was evident with a mini barbie operating by the notice board
on the green. Entering the hallowed portal I was surprised to see a
gentleman sitting at the bar! What? Normality restored? Why yes, and
there they were, four sumptuous, sink in and be supported in your
supping bar stools, outfitted in plush royal red upholstery.<br /></font></div><div><font size="3"><br /></font></div><div><font size="3">Three
banks of pumps assailed my eyes with the reassuring real ales at
centre. The de rigueur Jail Ale stood proud and tall - the first non
Hall and Woodhouse ale on offer at this free house for many a moon -
hurrah! <br /></font></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25BoyZ8fmNgSD3uk9NhbOjUEYMECx0-XpQD-_aEWXkF7ryO-G0JBfcBpx21wxTLecxJ9xPauMxoNe5NsHxHxO45weOKNGIG4LfWH4UoIEuV780hawKJukNnjTgiV6_VWX75B-KhZdWYB7/s2048/Jail+at+the+TT.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25BoyZ8fmNgSD3uk9NhbOjUEYMECx0-XpQD-_aEWXkF7ryO-G0JBfcBpx21wxTLecxJ9xPauMxoNe5NsHxHxO45weOKNGIG4LfWH4UoIEuV780hawKJukNnjTgiV6_VWX75B-KhZdWYB7/w410-h307/Jail+at+the+TT.jpg" width="410" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A novel sight at the TT - a pint of Jail Ale<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><font size="3"><br /></font></div><div><font size="3">Recovering
from a previous tipple tasting, I plumped for the Bob (Wickwar Brewery
in the Cotswalds), as endorsed by Paul of the Linhay (of course
pronounced Blackadder style). It was a strange, malty and lively hopped
4.0 abv session ale to keep my senses semi-alert. As Andy Maltas, beer
supper cum connoisseur elite remarked: 'A typical Yorkshire style ale.'<br /></font></div><div><font size="3"><br /></font></div><div><font size="3">However,
enough of the minutiae, back to the Thatched Tavern set-up. Residents
aplenty were present, including the curious from far-flung Stoke and the
beer garden accommodated the overspill and the keen to stay in the open
air set.</font></div><div><font size="3"><br /></font></div><div><font size="3">The
first drink was on the house after you had filled in a covid form with
contact details - cheers to the management for that welcome.<br /></font></div><div><font size="3"><br /></font></div><div><font size="3">Behind the bar were James, Jo (formerly of the Orestone Manor) and General Manager Stephen. <br /></font></div><div><font size="3">There
was suddenly a round of applause as three of the four chefs entered -
apparently for their nibbles assortment which had been distributed
earlier - so an early indication of the quality and preparation of the
food that would be on offer in the restaurant.</font></div><div><font size="3"><br /></font></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdxKt0kWUXHrfAvxI0pVhKK5c1u0vfuhjW9skhM0gSNVexSfRCgAJ2nRcu6dXRzlpzDH4du2mylI_TRy5wg7R3YExmtjZ3zeR9KXVsvLbUs8tsgjjW6Cg4zkqAB6LEXjr6ZKTOE_FZ8ac/s2048/three+chefs.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdxKt0kWUXHrfAvxI0pVhKK5c1u0vfuhjW9skhM0gSNVexSfRCgAJ2nRcu6dXRzlpzDH4du2mylI_TRy5wg7R3YExmtjZ3zeR9KXVsvLbUs8tsgjjW6Cg4zkqAB6LEXjr6ZKTOE_FZ8ac/w410-h307/three+chefs.jpg" width="410" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A round of applause greeted the chefs<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><font size="3"><br /></font></div><div><font size="3">Sue
Austin gave her seal of approval and she echoed the general thumbs up
approval of the locals. The hard work by the new owners had not been in
vain and they must have breathed a collective sigh of relief at clearing
the first hurdle of their proud new venture.<br /></font></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxl06tT1qTz9XVBfpu-MLRbcjRZ60H7DfBe_P_kJJxGHPumIdvV4-6zTdX6Iq08R7JMn_nc_XHVnL8RmPavsZlZEefSoqS8tKQ5Pr6gp1jIdX6icHQesmI6C2DJJ4H969mJPQ6BMzjmIll/s2048/Thumbs+up+by+Rob.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxl06tT1qTz9XVBfpu-MLRbcjRZ60H7DfBe_P_kJJxGHPumIdvV4-6zTdX6Iq08R7JMn_nc_XHVnL8RmPavsZlZEefSoqS8tKQ5Pr6gp1jIdX6icHQesmI6C2DJJ4H969mJPQ6BMzjmIll/w410-h307/Thumbs+up+by+Rob.jpg" width="410" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thumbs up from Rob Austin as Andy Maltas reclines <br />in luxury at the bar.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><font size="3"><br /></font></div><div><font size="3">Time
was called at 10 pm and the locals drifted away - all with a positive
take on the born again Thatched Tavern. It's early days and let us
fervently hope that our local will prosper in these terrible times.</font></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZbUsRTHKNIILm5nETWfY-Ef_verJ1QtotEvtwh5QsDQvdHCLFJ0_q3AHTWaT12-10u-LhzwyT5A57boRg5QfY0s6utJ3AfYOR1y50g2XIyYl2Eu-ilUQ-oADrnrMtdxWWyfYQModXcR1/s2048/dressed+to+impress+CR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2031" data-original-width="2048" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZbUsRTHKNIILm5nETWfY-Ef_verJ1QtotEvtwh5QsDQvdHCLFJ0_q3AHTWaT12-10u-LhzwyT5A57boRg5QfY0s6utJ3AfYOR1y50g2XIyYl2Eu-ilUQ-oADrnrMtdxWWyfYQModXcR1/w410-h406/dressed+to+impress+CR.jpg" width="410" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ziggy Austin looking sharp and dapper in the TT<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><font size="3"><br /></font></div><div><font size="3">The
bottom line from beer drinkers Andy and myself was one of joy and great
relief that we would be welcome to drink beer at the bar - something we
took for granted but which now seems a privilege.</font></div><div><font size="3"><br /></font></div><div><font size="3">Good luck to the new management and fingers crossed everyone.</font></div><div><font size="3"><br /></font></div><div><font size="3">Jim Campbell</font></div><font size="3">Posting on behalf of the Maidencombe Community Group</font>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082856153492141624.post-77962512235612818752020-03-24T16:29:00.001+00:002020-03-24T16:29:16.817+00:00UNUSUAL VISITOR OFF MAIDENCOMBE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Data supplied by: https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/royal-fleet-auxiliary/tankers/rfa-tidespring</h3>
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RFA Tidespring’s role</h3>
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RFA Tidespring is predominantly deployed on
replenishment at sea operations. These involve refuelling Royal Navy
ships while they are on operations, delivering vital supplies, and
transporting specialist personnel, including Royal Marines Commandos.<br />
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RFA Tidespring undertakes a range of other maritime operations,
including policing shipping lanes and providing humanitarian aid. It
also has capacity for a large Chinook helicopter on the flight deck,
making it more versatile than previous tankers.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082856153492141624.post-83906029743198455022020-03-19T14:16:00.000+00:002020-03-19T14:16:18.746+00:00A LONE MAIDENCOMBER'S CORONAWAR DIARY<span style="font-size: small;">My
situation is tricky but not desperate - yet. A ninety eight year old
mother, six rescue cats and a tortoise who didn't want to hibernate are
wholly dependent on me for the duration of the Corona war.
Resourcefulness must be brought into play if my household is to be kept
functioning at 'normal' capacity. Here then is my CoronaWar Diary..</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Rule
1 supermarkets are to be avoided*, there's more available from your
previously much maligned and ill-used corner shop. A visit to
Sainsbury's at the Willows last night amply demonstrated the point. Only
three of anything (two for the toilet rolls and #1 Hoarder items)
seemed like a good idea but most shelves were still forlornly empty and
'serving' [sic] to ratchet up the panic levels even more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Pet
food non-existent and my shopping basket (don't bother with a trolley)
consisted of two cans of red salmon; a bottle of sunflower oil to bake
my unavailable potatoes; a six pack of white finger rolls (still
available on a daily basis - thumbs up) and two packets of basics
digestive biscuits for when we go into bunker mode.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Asda
next and a bit of luck - an employee is unpacking the pet food stocking
trolley and three boxes of Felix senior sachets are like gold dust in
my basket. Strawberries (Mum's favourite) and bananas are available but
as was the case at Sainsbury's:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span>No milk today, it wasn't always so</span><br /><span>The company was gay, we'd turn night into day</span></span></div>
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to the Coop at St Marychurch and though a hefty £1.50, 4 pints of
skimmed milk and two chocolate eclairs (another Mum's favourite) are the
last shop of the day.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span>DAY 1 done and the confidence number (out of 100) is 90.</span></span></div>
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The reserving of the first hour for the elderly/at risk at some
supermarkets not helpful (yet) for me as I tend to be up until the early
hours most nights tending for Mum and 7am is usually when I get my head
down for three hours or so shuteye. Also not sure if queueing in close
proximity with other shoppers a good idea.</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="duvdr-0-0"><span data-text="true">For the elderly among us, the threat is even more serious, so what can we do to make ourselves as safe as possible?</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="1plak-0-0"><span data-text="true">With an ailing and exceedingly frail mother of ninety eight, my courses of action are clear and without resorting to panic measures, I have ceased going out Mondays for my social activities on the hash or having a beer or two at the Church House down the road.</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="b0jd3-0-0"><span data-text="true">The 'hot spot' of Torbay with cases reported from pupils at Churston Grammar and health workers from Chelston Manor practice, mean that the virus is close by and inevitably spreading.</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="37fm4-0-0"><span data-text="true">My groceries were being delivered twice weekly, however, the selfish panic buyers have now used up all slots for over a week and that option is no longer available. This is a great hardship for carers and the elderly who will now have to venture out in order to buy essential items. </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="dm84i-0-0"><span data-text="true">If there is a vulnerable resident near you, please be kind enough to ask them if there is anything you can get them when you go out. THIS MAY BE VITAL FOR THEM in the near future. </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="14fj9-0-0"><span data-text="true">I make sure that I do not touch my face for the duration of any outing and until I have thoroughly washed my hands on returning home. Ensure regularly washing hands after that as the virus can survive on surfaces for some time and you might have brought contaminated items with you back into your home.</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="ck35g-0-0"><span data-text="true">As a community, it is incumbent upon us to look after the elderly and infirm around us. If you live near such a neighbour, please enquire regularly if they are in need of assistance. Such an enquiry would also be deeply reassuring.</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="41ona-0-0"><span data-text="true">Although not guaranteed, the young and healthy have a significantly better chance of shrugging off the virus, whereas the elderly with health issues are at far greater risk. For us, it will be a severe test of our resolve.</span></span></div>
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<span dir="ltr"><span class="_3l3x"> Video shot on 7th March: Thank you Martin Pols for identifying the barge as the Almerode being towed by Grace 1 (Vanuatu flagged). The vessels are now underway and making 5.2 knots some 20 miles southeast of Salcombe. We haven't seen these type of dubious sorties for some time but this inlet is a well-used location for sheltering en route for their destinations off the African coast.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082856153492141624.post-80322390624530864062020-02-29T16:19:00.000+00:002020-02-29T16:26:37.578+00:00SLIPPAGE DOWN ROCKHOUSE LANE<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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By the side of Five Meadows, Rockhouse Lane, NOT Byways as stated on commentary.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082856153492141624.post-47910619690588508412019-08-05T14:03:00.000+01:002019-08-05T14:04:19.006+01:00'LAST POST' FOR OUR POSTIE JOE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On Saturday 3rd August, Joe Croker our much loved postie, made his last rounds in Maidencombe.<br />
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Over the past three decades, Joe has become a familiar sight around the coombe and has got to know many of the residents. A cheerful toot of his horn alerting me to go to the gate for a parcel; when I'm not there, wrapping bulky post or packages in waterproof bags and lowering over the gate - a host of helpful ways which have been so appreciated by myself and others for such a long time.<br />
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I managed to get a short video of Joe on Saturday as he delivered his 'last post' to me. So sad to see him drive off. We all wish him a long and happy retirement.<br />
Goodbye Joe, we'll miss you greatly.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082856153492141624.post-26030997820547295462019-01-05T13:38:00.001+00:002019-01-05T13:38:58.292+00:00SCATHING CONDEMNATION OF THE TDRP's SECRET MEETING ON SLADNOR PARKThe Torbay Coastal Heritage Trust's letter regarding the perceived abject failures and duplicity of the Torbay Design Review Panel (TDRP)<i> </i>makes for fascinating but ultimately alarming reading.<i> </i>The letter is reproduced here by kind permission of the TCHT.<i><br /></i><br />
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<i>“It is up to us to live up to the legacy that was left for us, and to leave a legacy that is worthy of our children." </i><br />
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Our ref 129 -3rd January. 2019 Objection<br />
Your ref. P/2018/1053 Sladnor Park, Maidencombe. <br />
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Planning Officers re Torbay Design Review Panel<br />
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Dear Sirs / Madam Timeline of Events re Sladnor Park Application<br />
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1. Developer responds to Torbay Council web question quote:<br />
“Do you need Planning permssion?” “Contact us about a potential future major development”<br />
“Save you the costs of pursuing a formal application unlikely to gain approval”<br />
“Avoid delays by reducing the amount of negotiations and amendments required at the formal application stage”<br />
“In some instances we will wish to refer development proposals to the independent Torbay Design Review panel. A separate fee will be required to cover the cost of using the Panel."<br />
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2. Developers Architect Tyack Architects prepare a 7 page briefing document for Panel distribution and a powerpoint presentation to procure the support of Torbay Design Review Panel.<br />
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3. 7th November 2016 meeting, Torbay Design Review Panel at Council House, Torquay Chair, Panel Members, Developer, Architects, Planning Advisor and Torbay Planning Officers. commencing with a presentation noting the site is within the Countryside zone, Coastal Zone and Area of Great Landscape Value. Recording incorrectly:-“ An extant planning permission exists for a similar type of development”<br />
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4. The TDRP minutes records para 2.1. quote:<br />
“The various viewpoints that you illustrate with a comparison between the current scheme, the impact of the approved project and the anticipated impacts of the new proposals seem not to show a significant increase in harm to the visual amenity of the surroundings,” and Para 5.0 quote:“We are broadly supportive of the revised proposals as a replacement for the approved scheme and it appears that the new strategy is not markedly different in terms of visual impacts.”<br />
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5. Torbay Design Review Panel - became -Torbay Developers Resolution Panel By Wittingly or Unwittingly a series of grave incorrect assessments.<br />
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Reasons:<br />
a) Incorrect analysis that previous approved scheme was valid. Expired (see Para 6)<br />
b) Since expiration, ignoring a multitude of new relevant National and Local Planning Policies.<br />
c) In breach of Principle Accountable. “The Review Panel and its advice must be clearly seen to work for the benefit of the public. This should be ingrained within the panel’s terms of reference.”<br />
d) The Panel was not Independent, working only for the Developers overdevelopment benefit.<br />
e) Not taking account the proposed large development is in an area scheduled as Country Park.<br />
f) Failed to look at scheme in context, and challenge the design brief, to preserve the setting.<br />
g) Failed to identify weak and inappropriate scheme at an early stage, when radical changes can be made with a minimum of wasted time and effort, and consideration of current policies.<br />
h) Failed a programme of community engagement, to hold a meeting in public, proceeding secretly<br />
i) The community was denied knowledge of the secret minutes of the meeting for over two years.<br />
j) The secrecy from the Community, delayed identifying errors of simple common sense.<br />
k) A Panel member was biased- designing and advocating tall building in protected Coastal areas.<br />
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6. 21st May 2018 Torbay Mr Scott Jones Pre-application advice Quote:- “As previously stated within correspondence by Ruth Robinson it was stated that the Authority considered the previous consent to have expired” 7. 15th Nov.2018 Planning Application Validated - Agent Pegasus Planning Group Ltd.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>It is requested the proposals are re-assessed by an Independent Regional or National Panel to re-consider the above mis-calculations before the Committee consideration. </b></span><br />
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Yours faithfully — Trustees (12) of Torbay Coastal Heritage Trust (copy to CABE)<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082856153492141624.post-42379601010833861212019-01-02T15:11:00.000+00:002019-01-02T15:11:22.927+00:00MAJOR SURVEY TAKING PLACE AT SLADNOR PARKEngineers and equipment have been on site all day at the lower end of Sladnor Park just in from Brim Hill. Two operations are taking place with drilling equipment to test the water tables and saturation levels of the lower reaches of Sladnor Park.<br />
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The latest planning application - the highly contentious 'Retirement Village' is under scrutiny by Torbay Council's Planning Department and one of a number of major obstacles facing the developer is the drainage and rainwater run off from Sladnor Park. There are, as villagers are patently aware, existing problems from flooding down Brim Hill with rainfall run off from Sladnor Park. <br />
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The following two videos of the operation are posted below. Video #1 is detailed footage of the Survey 1 team and the following video shows both survey teams.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;">Maidencombe's Neal Taylor, already feted with numerous wins, medals in UK events and excellent times, added a British Masters record to his achievements on Sunday June 10th. The event in question was the 4 x 100 metres Medley relay and Neal swam the anchor freestyle leg for Totnes Swimming Club.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">The team consisted of Kalon Veale, Levin Veale, Dan John and Neal Taylor..</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">They beat a very strong team from Preston. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">During the three days of competition at the Plymouth Life Centre, 715 athletes from 202 clubs took part. As well as the UK, athletes represented Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Turkey and Australia.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082856153492141624.post-19371066504780985232018-06-01T15:10:00.000+01:002018-06-03T01:35:45.032+01:00TEIGNMOUTH STATION OF NCI REQUESTS 'COVES OF MAIDENCOMBE'<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.33px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A request for a 'Coves of Maidencombe' booklet was received from the Teignmouth station of
the National Coastwatch Institution a few days ago. Although the
booklet, first printed in 2014, has sold out, there are a limited number
of archive copies and I was pleased to be able to supply one in person
at the station last Tuesday.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The elevated Teignmouth NCI station in Eastcliff Walk</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was welcomed by the Deputy Station Manager, Isobel, and shown around the tiny lookout station in Eastcliff Walk. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watchkeepers at work inside the Teignmouth NCI station</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Isobel told me that </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.33px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">the
watchkeepers realised that there were probably some 'nooks and
crannies' along the southern stretch of coastline from Shaldon which
they observed from their lookout but had no details of, so the Coves booklet
would fill that gap.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">It was a<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13.33px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">fascinating insight into the vital work undertaken every day by the NCI and I thanked Isobel for the invitation to the station.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span>View from the station looking south to the Ness</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cover of the Coves of Maidencombe</td></tr>
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This afternoon down on Maidencombe beach as Storm Emma swept in to batter south Devon.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082856153492141624.post-36884106759691650932017-12-04T16:37:00.000+00:002017-12-04T16:37:06.109+00:00MAIDENCOMBE'S TIN CHURCH SENSATIONALLY REVEALEDI am indebted to John Williams for giving me access to a most extraordinary and historically important photograph of Maidencombe's Tin Church which was situated within Sladnor Park at the turn of the twentieth century.<br />
Such was my incredulity at first seeing the photograph, I studied the image for many minutes to ascertain its authenticity. As various recognizable features were identified, my initial doubts were dispelled and replaced with wonderment at the sight of the almost fabled structure before me. <br />
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In the above magnified and enhanced image of the original, important detail can be discerned. Although the original photograph is faded sepia tint, the lightness of the exterior of the church indicates either a pale colour such as green or blue or indeed a rarer whitewash of the CGI panels. The church would have come, twentieth century shades of Ikea, flat packed and assembled in situ to be modified and painted as desired by the denomination.<br />
The structure is aligned as I had thought - immediately adjacent to Sladnor Park Road with the entrance pointing to the southwest. In the top left hand of the image, the junction with Longpark Hill and the Teignmouth Road can be identified.<br />
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The building at centre (above) and semi-screened by trees is Applegarth Villa (demolished and now the Orestone Drive development). Lower down and to the right is Brimhill Villa which exists today.<br />
Although indicated by the 1904 OS map, the complete absence of trees in the immediate vicinity and below the church is somewhat surprising to me. The pasture land dropping away to the east of the church is now heavily wooded - being the main part of Glass wood. The 1933 OS map - possibly ten to fifteen years after the dismantling of the church - shows the loss of pasture land and the steady encroachment of trees and undergrowth.<br />
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An incredible discovery by John Williams which now can be recorded in our archives. <br />
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<span id="goog_1739024781"></span><span id="goog_1739024782"></span><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082856153492141624.post-66160738186968471622017-11-17T21:11:00.013+00:002021-02-15T13:18:00.185+00:00OBERLEUTNANT BIEBER - SCOURGE OF SOUTH DEVON SHIPPING IN WW1<div style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anyone
strolling along Maidencombe beach on the evening of September 16th
1918 would have witnessed the sinking of the Lord Stewart - a 1445 ton
armed merchantman (converted collier) - en route from Cherbourg to
Barry. At 8 pm in the evening, she was directly opposite Maidencombe,
some 11 kilometres offshore when a torpedo hit her on the port side at
50° 30'N, 3° 17'W. The merchantman sank in just four minutes but with
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<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">One of the dangers facing U-boat commanders in WW1 was the advent of the Q-Ships, pressed into service by the Admiralty to counter the mounting threat of U-boats. They were decoy vessels, typically a merchant ship with concealed armament, designed to lure a U-boat within gun range and then open fire at close range. </span></span></span><br />
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<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Such a vessel was HMS Hyderabad which was especially well armed with 1x4 in gun hidden abaft of her funnel, 2 x 12 pounders and a deck mounted 2.5 pounder (the only weapon visible). HMS Hyderabad also had four Sutton-Armstrong bomb-throwers behind cargo hatches, two depth-charge throwers concealed on deck and four 18in torpedoes in launching tubes masked by screens. She also had a very shallow draught of 6 feet 9 inches, designed to let torpedoes go beneath her.</span></span></span></div>
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<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Obltnt. Bieber may well have been responsible for an attack on HMS Hyderabad in Lyme Bay on November 26th 1917. His UB31 had sunk the Steamer Farn off Start Point on November 19th so he was in the area. A torpedo was fired at close range and narrowly missed astern, mainly due to the quick response of the officer on watch. A U-boat commander of Bieber's experience had almost certainly observed the ship before attacking and had been suspicious enough not to have surfaced to engage with his deck gun (the preferred method of attack as UB31 only carried six torpedoes).</span></span></span></div>
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<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">UB104 returned to Bieber's hunting ground for what was to be his final tour in September 1918 - just two months from the end of the war. It must have seemed like 'business as usual' as Bieber entered Lyme Bay on September 14th, routinely sinking the Steamer Gibel Hamam 15 miles off Portland Bill before heading across to his favourite haunt and so well-known area off South Devon. </span></span></span></div>
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<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The next day, September 15th, the Kendal Castle was sunk off Berry Head and Bieber, almost brazenly, stayed close by this latest sinking to attack and sink the Steamer Ethel four miles away, the very next day. Bieber still hadn't finished, as a few hours later, after tracking across Tor Bay, Bieber surfaced to periscope depth to sight the armed merchantman Lord Stewart** approaching him as he lay off Hope's Nose in the fading light. A scan of the horizon also revealed three Royal Navy warships close by, but Bieber, his confidence high, nevertheless proceeded to attack the Lord Stewart, firing a spread of torpedoes from his bow tubes. One of the torpedoes hit the Lord Stewart on her port side and she sank inside four minutes with the loss of one crew member.</span></span></span></div>
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<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The next day, September 17th, Bieber sank the Ursa off Beer Head and that was the last time Bieber and the crew of UB104 were ever seen or heard from again. The likelihood was that his U-boat had either exhausted its supply of torpedoes (10 in the UB III series vessel) or was heading home after sinking five ships in four days and anticipating the resultant furore.</span></span></span></div>
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<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">One report states that UB104 struck a mine in the North Sea, whilst another source stated that: UB104 disappeared presumably in Lyme Bay for an unknown reason on or after September 17th 1918 with 36 dead (all hands lost). </span></span></span></div>
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<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">What cannot be disputed is that in a scenario so reminiscent of the final episode of 'Das Boot' - the much acclaimed fictional account of WW2 U-boat U96 and its crew - Oberleutnant zur See Thomas Bieber and his crew were killed after surviving nearly all of World War 1. The wreck of UB104 has, to this day, never been located. </span></span></span><h6><br /></h6><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">*Type UB III = UB104 carried 10 torpedoes and 160 rounds for the 88mm deck gun. </span></span></span></h6>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">**The Lord Stewart was en route to Barry from Cherbourg so her position and path was strange - heading directly into what was known as a graveyard for shipping.</span></span></span></h6><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IRdRyV9ATQX3uDMCb32COijiAOQ5lXjVbyM3Qs3pkKDF1Y8QolSsqKVuR6Q0HYSkTQS8Ay_kXj61ofSK0kixmvyyg6UX0HewFXN5pctPcoN7dJuA5jGaqbgNxhZO6jFGL39k2_nJsAmQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="921" data-original-width="1478" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IRdRyV9ATQX3uDMCb32COijiAOQ5lXjVbyM3Qs3pkKDF1Y8QolSsqKVuR6Q0HYSkTQS8Ay_kXj61ofSK0kixmvyyg6UX0HewFXN5pctPcoN7dJuA5jGaqbgNxhZO6jFGL39k2_nJsAmQ/" width="320" /></a></div>Map fragment courtesy of Google maps.<br /><br /><h6>
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<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1</span></b> 24 April 1917 sailing vessel St Jacques (Fr) damaged by gunnery 15M south of Portland Bill, beached and refloated</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2</span></b> 28 April 1917 passenger steamer Medina sunk 3M ENE of Start Point 6 casualties</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">3</span></b> 15 June 1917 steamer Teesdale damaged 2 miles off Bolt Head: beached and refloated</span></span></span></span></span>
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<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">4</span></b> 17 June 1917 steamer Stanhope sunk 7M SW x W of Start Point 22 casualties</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">5 </span></b> 5 July 1917 sailing vessel Ocean Swell stopped and sunk by gunnery 15M SE of Start Point</span></span></span></span></span>
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<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">6</span></b> 6 July 1917 steamer Ariadne Christine torpedoed and damaged 6M south of Start Point</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">10</span></b> 2 August 1917 steamer Newlyn torpedoed and sunk 2M S of Prawle Point 4 casualties</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082856153492141624.post-56587955110596777232017-11-03T00:27:00.000+00:002017-11-05T15:16:30.094+00:00THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY of MAIDENCOMBE'S WAR<div>
Nestled unobtrusively in a sheltered combe between Torquay and Teignmouth, the then undeveloped and mainly farming community of Maidencombe would have been expected to avoid the heavy punishment meted out by the Luftwaffe in World War two. And, to a large extent, it did but the tiny hamlet did have a few isolated occasions to remind the residents that the war was never that far away.<br />
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It may come as a surprise to residents today that the only time that Maidencombe was intentionally attacked was by two marauding Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter bombers on Tuesday November 3rd 1942. Documentation is sparse, but by cross referencing various snippets of military sources, the event can, for the first time, be more precisely recorded.<br />
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<b><i>Terrorangriff</i> raid</b></div>
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Four Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Würger fighter bombers from unit 8/ZG 2 set off on November 3rd 1942 to bomb Newton Abbot. Each aircraft carried a 500 kg bomb slung beneath the fuselage. The flight plan was recorded as a <i>Terrorangriff </i>(terrorist attack) against Newton Abbot.<br />
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However, for various reasons (visibility, fuel, navigational error, wind direction etc) but most probably poor visibility as weather reports for the day indicate that it was raining,* Teignmouth was targeted by the four 'Butcher Birds' with all 500 kg bombs being dropped on the Salcombe and Park Street area at 1249 hrs. Six people were killed and four injured.<br />
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The flight then separated with two aircraft heading out to sea and the other two peeling off in the direction of Torquay. This <i>Rotte</i> (two aircraft - tactical formation), flying at low level, proceeded to strafe the built up area of Maidencombe at approximately five minutes to one in the afternoon. It would have all been over in a few seconds before the pilots veered off seawards to join up with the other Fw 190s. There are no recorded casualties or damage sustained in the 'fly past' attack, but this was to be Maidencombe's war and only recorded deliberate attack upon the sleepy hamlet in WW2<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>.**</i></span></div>
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Unfortunately for the adventure seeking pilots - who were often given free rein to roam and strafe after dropping their lethal cargoes - fuel permitting, retribution was about to catch up with them in the form of two Hawker Typhoon interceptor fighters stationed at RAF Bolt Head (one mile southwest of Salcombe) and about twenty five miles from Maidencombe.</div>
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The two Typhoons of 257 Squadron, piloted by Flying officer Geoffrey Ball and Pilot officer Pete Scotchmer had been on a status of "readiness" (ready to take off within two minutes) and had been scrambled to intercept the Tip and Run raiders.</div>
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The Typhoons were given an intercept vector heading of 120 degrees but even with their superior maximum speed (Fw 190 408 mph and Typhoon 417 mph) it would have been touch and go whether they would have been able to overhaul the fleeing 190s before they reached the safety of the French coast.</div>
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Eight minutes after take-off, the four Fw 190s (now together) were spotted by the Typhoons which were at 1000 feet altitude, flying in wide line abreast at sea level about three to four miles distant. A six minute chase ensued until the Typhoons were in range to engage. Each Typhoon pilot destroyed a Fw 190 with one flying out of range and the other hidden in cloud. Lt Hermann Kenneweg and Uffz Johann Hannig were both killed in the engagement.<br />
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On this occasion, the act of bravado by the two predatory Luftwaffe pilots may have been the reason for the fatal conclusion to the flight, with half the unit destroyed. Even the few seconds of delayed flying time as the other two planes reduced their air speed to allow them to rejoin the formation could well have been crucial.<br />
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*Official meteorological records for November 1942: 'On the 2nd and 3rd (November) a depression over the Bay of Biscay moved quickly north-east and caused further rain, particularly in England.'<br />
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**On May 4th 1941 a bomb/bombs was dropped in Horton's field, Maidencombe (about 200 yards up from Maidencombe cross towards Shaldon) but was probably jettisoned as the plane(s) turned for home. The Teignmouth road, immediately adjacent to the field was badly damaged and was closed off for some time to traffic.<br />
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**On May 30th 1943, a Fw 190 hit by flak on Babbacombe Downs after participating in the Tip and Run raid on St Marychurch, crashed into the sea off Maidencombe beach. It was witnessed by resident Alan Hunt and has been documented in another posting.<br />
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**The 40mm bofors gun, positioned in Tiddly Pinch field to the south of the village, engaged Tip and Run aircraft as they flew across Babbacombe Bay.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082856153492141624.post-66851305472943546722017-10-26T15:57:00.002+01:002017-10-26T15:57:23.421+01:00MAIDENCOMBE'S WARNovember 3rd 2017 marks the 75th anniversary of a very little known and even less documented event in Maidencombe's history.<br />
On that day in 1942, Maidencombe came under direct and deliberate fire from the Luftwaffe as opposed to the dumping of ordnance by Tip and Run raiders who had missed their primary target.<br />
For the first time, a detailed account has been compiled and 'Maidencombe's War' will be posted here on the very day the event took place seventy five years ago.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082856153492141624.post-68707584574949757482017-09-24T21:56:00.002+01:002017-09-24T21:56:36.647+01:00RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SOLOMON'S POST MARKERWith no carpentry skills to draw upon, the reconstruction of a Solomon's Post marker was daunting but as a former silversmith who had work experience in Hatton Garden, I felt ready to make the attempt.<br />
Here follows the basics set out in photos as I progressed.<br />
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The 4 inch beam had to be thoroughly dried indoors for several months and then fine sanded smooth.<br />
Two coats of white matt undercoat were applied, followed by two coats of exterior white gloss. The beam was left for ten days for the paint to cure. Then the black stripes were applied, spacing at four inches.<br />
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The layout of the letters was next, utilizing stencils to space the legend SOLOMONS POST evenly - no apostrophe was used as in the original post set up.<br />
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Finally, the Solomon's Post marker is displayed in my living room, whereupon my mother, thinking I had appropriated the original sign, exclaimed: 'Do they (authorities) know you've got that?'<br />
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So, fifty years after it was removed and presumably destroyed, the historical marker comes back to life.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082856153492141624.post-32947804204131056202017-09-24T18:03:00.000+01:002017-09-24T18:03:44.778+01:00THE SOLOMON'S POST PROJECT<div>
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The old black and white wooden sign posts - so evocative of the era - that served the rural hamlet of Maidencombe were replaced by more 'modern' metal road signage in the mid sixties. Notably, a major casualty was the non fingerpost Solomon's Post which stood at the junction of Ridge Road and the main Teignmouth Road. Its status was purely historical - being a record of the importance of the major crossing point which would later serve as the site of the toll house circa 1827 after the turnpike was officially designated. </div>
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In hindsight, the marker should not have been removed but its relevance and importance may not have been appreciated at the time.</div>
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The only remaining trace of Solomon's Post is the retained name of the old toll-house, now returned to residential use. The other associated naming was the Solomon's Post Caravan Park in Ridge Road which was dismantled in the nineteen eighties.</div>
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The bus timetable of the era listed Solomons Post as an official picking up and dropping off point and, in those days of less frenetic traffic overload, the #13 Devon General bus would draw up exactly opposite the black and white post on the bend. With the removal of the historical marker, Stagecoach Devon have relisted the stop (now repositioned further back in a purpose built bay) as 'Maidencombe Sladnor Park Road', thus further fading and eroding the historical significance.</div>
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The image of the iconic landmark has remained with me for the half century since its removal and I visualize it on the corner every time I pass. I can recall seeing it for the first time in 1960 when, as an eleven year old with a vivid imagination, I really thought that the post was emblematic of King Solomon of Israel! In those days, before the advent of the internet, knowledge, especially the local history variety, was hard to find. Indeed, it has only been fairly recently that I have discovered the origin of the local naming*.</div>
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The other evocative symbols of past Maidencombe community life were the three K6 red telephone boxes, that through cell phone technology and lack of use also passed into history. Obviously, they will never return but the Solomon's Post marker is quite another matter, such is its social historical importance. Indeed, the central hub of Maidencombe was at this 'Seven Several Ways' junction and not the sleepy combe, sparsely populated with a few farms and isolated houses.</div>
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I have been in contact with a much respected council officer and he also is supportive of the idea of reinstating the marker. He indicated that Torbay council, if approving such a venture, would probably wish to manufacture the sign themselves, however, with such financial constraints right across the table, it is unlikely that funding would be available.</div>
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To this end, I have undertaken the task of reproducing the marker myself. If nothing else, the facsimile could be temporarily repositioned at its original location and photographed for posterity. </div>
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* See the article SOLOMON’S POST AT MAIDENCOMBE at www.maidencombeunity.org</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082856153492141624.post-57899817720801411202017-08-21T16:29:00.001+01:002017-08-21T16:29:39.856+01:00GOT MAIDENCOMBE.NET BACKPleased to be able to get our original domain of <b>www.maidencombe.net</b> back today. I 'lost' it after an admin error by the provider stopped me from renewing and I have had to wait to get it released again.<br />
All previous archived posts had been lost so relieved to have them back. My apologies for the inconvenience.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082856153492141624.post-26284381591019394832017-07-19T14:32:00.000+01:002017-07-19T14:32:59.330+01:00SPANISH PLUME HITS THE COMBEIsolated thunderstorms and flash floods hit Cornwall and Devon overnight, resulting in localised flooding and severe damage at Coverack. They were initiated by a 'Spanish Plume' (very warm air pushing north from the Spanish plateau on a southerly airflow).<br />
Maidencombe did not escape but was let off comparatively lightly after 35mm of rain fell in about ninety minutes. Light rain together with sheet lightning at 11:30pm were the harbinger to a sustained downpour of heavy rain which fell just after midnight.<br />
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My extension was flooded after the porch guttering was inundated by run-off from the conservatory.<br />
I shot video of part of the thunderstorm from my porch:<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082856153492141624.post-21023521233254642842017-07-14T18:47:00.000+01:002017-07-14T18:56:03.211+01:00MYSTERY AT MAIDENCOMBE CROSSA blue<b> </b>Astra Sport Cdti was seen blocking the farm gate below the layby at Maidencombe Cross last Tuesday. It was later moved by the police into the layby where it has remained for the past three days. Strangely, the keys were still in the car and were removed by the police to Torquay police station. With the garage close by, it would appear that mechanically the car was sound.<br />
The car remains in the layby with this notice taped to the windscreen:<br />
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The Astra has a cymru plate so presumably is not local.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082856153492141624.post-24950868528517877612017-07-11T15:32:00.000+01:002017-07-11T15:56:27.545+01:00SOLOMON'S POST CARAVAN PARK HISTORYResearch has been ongoing regarding the Solomon's Post Caravan Park off Ridge Road in Maidencombe. Photographic evidence is particularly hard to find but I have been able to locate an image taken circa 1960 when I first arrived in Maidencombe.<br />
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Caravans at Solomon's Post c1960</div>
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This was taken at the time when the site was unauthorized and living conditions were primitive and the winters hard to endure. A few caravans had been present since about 1930 and word of mouth resulted in a steady accumulation of these most basic forerunners of 'affordable housing'. In the photo (above) small, two wheeled caravans can be seen, cut into the slope of the field with the backdrop of the Stoke valley below. Tiny wooden sheds served as privies. A few years later, larger, more permanent mobile homes moved onto the site and water and electricity installed. These upgrades ultimately would result in the demise of the caravan park. I can remember that these later homes were towed onto the site and had concrete footings, making them permanent dwellings.</div>
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By the early sixties, the authorities took an interest and the owners were forced to make an application to the local planning authority to license the field off Ridge Road as a legally permissible caravan park. This was granted on March 4th 1963, but after objections and several legal rulings, the permission was withdrawn and the site was cleared in the late eighties.</div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082856153492141624.post-65598445857632001122017-06-11T21:20:00.000+01:002017-06-11T21:20:13.626+01:00BOUNDER IN THE BAYYou may be wondering what the ship lying off Maidencombe for nearly a fortnight is doing there. The Antigua & Barbuda flagged general cargo ship Bounder is apparently 'awaiting orders', which covers several eventualities. The Sanko Mineral, anchored off Maidencombe off and on for over a year was also apparently awaiting orders until it transpired that the ship was at the centre of a legal dispute and could not continue to any port.<br />
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The cargo vessel Bounder as seen on June 1st.</div>
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