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Honiton Show 2011

The annual Honiton Show takes place on 4th August 2011

The show is open from 8.00am - 6.00pm

It is the 121st Honiton Agricultural Show and boasts lots of great attractions, including:

• Bolddog “Lings” Freestyle Team, Honda’s official and the UK’s number 1 motorcycle display team!
• Cyril the Squirrel and his Racing Terriers
• The Rockwood Dog Display Team
• Tame otters, Belinda and Rudi, will be based in the lower field with their owner Daphne Neville
• Owls R Us an educational display of fascinating birds of prey including the beautiful barn owl
• Heavy horses in the main ring
• West of England Hound Show
• The Blacksmiths Guild will demonstrate their expertise and compete against each other during the day
• Over 100 Vintage tractors will be on display
• A dog show consisting of both Pedigree classes and fun classes for the family pet
• Over 400 trade stands, including a Craft marquee and a Food Hall

Plus much much more...

If you attend the Honiton Show please let us know if you enjoyed it and we would love to feature your images in our 2011 gallery

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For more information on the Honiton Show visit there wesbite: www.honitonshow.co.uk

Honiton Train Station Improvements

Mayor Vernon Whitlock, Councillor Stuart Hughes and Andy Pitt, South West Trains Managing Director formally unveiled the £1.4 improvements to Honiton Train Station this week.

The improvements include: improved waiting area, brand new toilets, a new ramp on platform 2, a new retail unit and a new waiting shelter on platform 2.

Andy Pitt, Managing Director for South West Trains said:

“We are pleased to have delivered this significant project with our partners to provide a much improved station for Honiton’s passengers. It is great to see these new facilities.

“Passengers in Honiton rely on rail for over 328 thousand journeys every year, reflecting its importance to the community and local economy.

“I am sure local residents will take pride in the new look of their train station for years to come."

Source.

New Mayor for Honiton

Honiton's new Mayor was "made" on 6th June 2011 at the traditional "Mayor Making" ceremony. The ceremony dates back to 1847.

Mayor Veron Whitlock has taken over the the very popular and much loved Peter Fleming.

At the ceremonty Mayor Whitlock said:

“I think that every year previous mayors, myself included, have said that it will be a challenging year for the town council.

“This year will be no exception. But the town is represented by good councillors who will be working hard for Honiton. Looking at the coming year there will be reductions in funding and we are probably going to see quite a bit more.

“We need to be working closer with the district and county councils to address those to the benefit of the people of Honiton.”

The very popular new Deputy Mayor Councillor D Foster was also appointed.

Honiton Mayor Vernon Whitlock is pictures with Cllr Sharon Pavey

See more pictures from the Mayor Making in our Mayor Making Gallery

Community Transport

TRIP Community Transport is a registered charity providing transport solutions and advice to rurally isolated people of all ages, older people, the infirm and the disabled. We cover a wide area of East Devon, centred on Honiton but extending to include Sidmouth, Seaton, Lyme Regis, Ottery St Mary, Dunkeswell, Broadhembury, Offwell, Stockland & Whimple. Services provided include:

1. Voluntary Cars taking people to medical appointments throughout the area as well as further afield to Exeter, Plymouth & Bristol.
2. Ring & Ride service- a door-to-door, fully accessible, minibus service that covers all our areas at least once per week and takes people out for shopping and to places of interest during the week and at weekends.
3. Our smaller accessible vehicles are available for wheelchair friendly transport to daycare, medical and social appointments.
4. We operate a manual & powered wheelchair & scooter hire service for people coming into Honiton.
5. Sales of aids for daily living- we stock a wide range of items to make life easier for people with life limiting conditions. We also accept NHS Devon prescriptions for disability aids.
6. We take bookings for patient transport by ambulance to medical appointments at local & district hospitals
7. We stock public transport timetables for a large area of Devon

As a charity we operate on a not-for-profit basis and aim to provide solutions rather than create issues for people who need our help.

Our website www.tripcta.org covers all of our services and gives a fuller explanation of what we do.

Sound Out Honiton

After six years of running Sound Out (Honiton); a local hearing support group for people with hearing problems and their partners, Christopher and Patricia Clow are retiring in April 2011. It is sincerely hoped that someone can be found to take on the role of coordinating and with the help of the committee continue to run this friendly and lively group. The group is in a sound financial position and has as their home the Methodist Church in Chapel Street Honiton where they meet on the third Tuesday of each month. There is a hard working committee who each have their roles to play, who will be very willing to support someone new. If anyone feels this is something they would be interested in considering please contact the current chairman by email on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by text on 07702504701 or telephone 01404 549328.

When we first started Sound Out in April 2005 we didn’t know if anyone would come to our inaugural meeting, In fact we had eight people turn up, some are still with us! We both have had hearing problem for many years. We found that our social life had become virtually non-existent and when we looked for a hearing support group, found none.

We meet once a month always on the third Tuesday morning, and have speakers, outings, quizzes and finger spelling games, also a Birthday card scheme, a Christmas Tea and about twenty members. Many friendships have sprung up over a cuppa. The Methodist Church is an ideal venue for us because it has a good loop system, so everyone can hear what’s going on. There is full disabled access for people with physical disabilities. There is limited adjacent parking.

Our routine is that we get there around 9.30am to set up the room and test the loop system and look out for our guest speaker (we generally give a small gift to those who don’t charge) we have a member who takes care of the refreshments, we offer decaffeinated and ordinary Teas & Coffees for those who have tinnitus and find this beneficial. We still only charge 50p for this. The biscuits are set out on plates with dollies on to make it more of an occasion. At Easter and Christmas we serve appropriate refreshments. (Easter biscuits and mince pies etc.) We have a member who sends Birthday cards; from Sound Out to every member, also every member gets a small gift and card at Christmas these have been funded by Pat and Chris and not from the clubs resources. We have a Christmas tea every year which in recent years we have been able to pay for from funds. We get unsolicited donation most years which helps provide these little extras.

The local newspaper (Midweek Herald) is very helpful in advertising events and activities the group has. Also the local library, Honiton Council Office the Sensory Department of Social Services, as well as the Royal Devon & Exeter Audiology unit steer people who could benefit towards Sound Out. We were also asked to take part in consultation into advances in their services. We have had mentions in the past in Devon link magazine, and Positive Devon Living a new magazine for people with disabilities.