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(05-22-2012 08:23 PM)TheHammer417 Wrote: A lot of people seem to only like the high end stuff. I on the other hand can't wait to pick up a box or two this week, I can't bring myself to spend $200+ on one box of only 30 cards. Tried it with tribute and was such a horrible box for the money. I'll stick to the lower-mid end $90-$100 a box type stuff.
(05-22-2012 11:44 AM)mikecala98 Wrote: it's weak. check my bucket for the "goodies" from my 2 boxes!
(05-22-2012 08:56 PM)JonnysCards Wrote: Im wit Cala on this one, looks kinda crappy. I want to wait for Bowman Chrome and better yet for 5 star. I might grab a Darvish single off the bay for .99 if I feel like it, but 200 bucks on two boxes of archives could be saved for a better Jumbo of Chrome. Them prospects you were talkin about are the future and most of em seem to pan out! Save you money, just another box of cardboard funnies. Go get the sunday paper, you get them for 1.50.
(05-23-2012 07:49 AM)jnjbj Wrote: I preordered mine for $50 a box. thought that was pretty price, so I didn't pass on it. But your right, I would not have spent $100 a box.

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srm1 Posts: 3I spoke to my fifth dealer in Miami and now I am convinced they are price-fixing here. Has anyone else experience dealers taking your license and entering the information on-line? How else can they all be coming up with the same price and the same lie about "no such thing as invoice price."?
For a 2007 with package 2, the price they quote is $24,600+ and that is not the OTD price. They will not go lower. This is for a left-over but then again, this pack of sleazy dealers claim 2008 cars will not be available for months and that I must pay over the MSRP price if I want to buy a Prius!
Please, can anyone recommend their dealership (hopefully, not in Miami or in Florida!) -
acdii Posts: 753This is what is known as a Sellers Market. People want a Prius, dealers have limited inventory and sell the car for whatever price they want because they know someone will pay their price for it. This is one of the reasons used Prius are going for top dollar as well. I also think the end of thetax incentives ends soon, so there will be a rush to buy the last of the '07 models, and dealers know this. If you are serious about buying one, there are other states you can look to that may offer a better deal, but from what I have seen lately, the lots are empty again and the waiting list is growing. Good luck, maybe you can find a model that doesn't sell as well like a base model like I did, so it doesn't have smart key or play MP3's in the CD deck, but it has everything else, and with the $140 DICE unit I installed I now play my Ipod in it. I got mine April 2, right after the incentive was cut in half, the Saturday before they all sold out at this dealer, but 10 minutes before I pulled in, they got a base model off the truck. I got it for sticker, plus $4K for a 98 Exploder sight unseen. I drove out of there for under $20K, and it has everything I need in the car save for leather and power seats, which was something I was looking for in a car, but I can live without those. Timing is everything.
srm1 Posts: 3Wow, we just moved from CA to FL and thought it would be cheaper to purchase a Prius here. CA is not known for 'reasonable rates on anything.' Go figure!
After flipping through this site, I learned a lot about the Prius. I thank all of you for enlightening me. Is it worth buying a Prius in the CARB states for that "generous warranty'? Do you pay extra for it? Since my bad experience with the Miami dealers, buying one in the NE is doable. Any dealer recommendations for CT, ME, MA, NJ, NY, RI, VT? -
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johnson5 Posts: 34Many of my friends warned me from buying a prius. They are all senior citizens and their major complaint is lack of comfortable seats, lack of height adjustment and their spouses complain that the rear seats are not very comfortable either.
Other wise no problems at alls. Some of the Prius I have seen got more than 130 thousand miles with no unexpected repairs.
I am 65; at this point comfortable seats are of importance at this age... My friends suggested go for the leather seats (package #6).No of us have seen, or traveled in a prius with leather seats.
I ordered one with a touring package and, option number 6.
I used Costco buying service. It is about 700 dollars above the invoice and depending upon where one lives there is about 1400$ discount (eco savings) package 6.
The local dealers are not very helpful. They want 1000 $ above invoice plus 175 dollars for dealers preparation.
Buying through Costco seams to be an easy way out without spending time with dealers to get one at a reasonable price. I live in rural Midwest and not in southern California. -
cruising7388 Posts: 125With friends like that, who needs enemies? Prius seats are
very comfortable. Rear seats are fine also. It's one of the most reliable vehicles on the road. IMO, the leather seats are a waste of money. For one thing, they are only partially leather seats - lots of the seat is still vinyl.
For what they charge I would opt out of leather and use the cash to buy about 20,000 miles of fuel. -
dmays Posts: 7Your friends don't have a clue. Hopefully they are not the same ones that move to Florida or the warm weather only to stay shut up in their air conditioned homes and riding around in their air conditioned Lincolns!
Seats...get the car. If you have trouble like I did, invest a bit in a high quality car seat cover system. I sprung for the Wet Okle (http://www.wetokole.com) after reading a bit on this site. I have 2 kids and having the waterproofiness is keen. I also though the fabric was a bit low quality and probably would not handle the abuse. I opted for the inflatable lumbar for the driver which while not automatic, can be repositioned. I also opted for the pin stripe, the logo, and the zipper pouches on the back. Go to the website and the pics look exactly like what was delivered.
The seat covers are not cheap, but the quality and fit has to be unsurpassed. Since I'll have the car for while, I thought it was a wise investment...and the first time the coke turned over in the back seat and the next time when the Rita's ice spilled, I was relieved!
johnson5 Posts: 34Just go to costCo com.or google for costco auto purchase program.
You can even find the opinions about costco in priuschat and also about seat comfort Etc.Opinions defer.
50 dollars for membership. The dealer may be away and may not be the near to you.
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johnson5 Posts: 34In April 07 a friend of mine purchased in DC, touring edition for 1300 below MSRP. I do not know about the prices now.
In KY and OHIO some dealers I contacted want
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1000 $ above invoice plus 175 dollars of prep charges Plus 395 dollars of paint and protection package. This is the lowest quote after sending e-mails to several dealers.
Finally I went with Costco. It seems to be 700 dollars above invoice. (Can not confirm it)
Not all colors and option packages are available in my distribution zone. But it can be ordered. The Costco dealer said it may take 2 months to 6 months.
The 08 models are slowly rolling in. As per this dealer normal supplies for this Prius will take 2 months.
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sbrunnergirl Posts: 1Just bought a 2008 Base model with Option Package #6 from Concord Toyota (San Jose) at $1200 below MSRP, final price $26200+TTL. IMO, only way to buy a car is through internet dealers. Getting a deal takes time, patience, and a certain flexibility for your local market at purchase time (I originally wanted a 2007 Touring, but those are hard to come by right now).
I would also recommend shopping your salesman. There are hundreds of Toyota salesmen in the bay area, and quite frankly, some of them just seemed too huckster-ish over the phone. But on the other hand, some salesmen who didn't have the car I wanted were nonetheless helpful and informative over the phone, giving me insights into the local market that proved useful in the negotiation process with other dealers.
The Berkeley salesman indicated that buyer negotiating will improve in the next few months as production for 2008 Prius has been increased and dealers will have more cars on the lots (again, this may be true only for the hot California Prius market). When I later changed my specs for my car, he gave me a great starting price, and I likely would have bought my car from him had I not had to wait a week for its arrival.
I ended up in a "bidding war" between the Concord dealer and the Capitol (San Jose) dealer. I would recommend either dealer, especially Rick Perez at Capitol SJC, Tobey in Berkeley, or Hamid at Concord. -
smr36 Posts: 59It appears that a lot of us are trying to buy an '08 touring model yet the dealers tell me that Toyota limits their allocation to only a very small percentage of touring models. I've heard figures of 5-10% deliveries of touring models. Why? Why doesn't Toyota increase the ratio of touring models they manufacture?
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wlai Posts: 3I'm in Seattle metro, and were quoted:
MSRP is $26,249
Invoice is $24,538
--->Your price is $25,538 plus tax and license.
It's about $710 under MSRP...quoted by the costco dealer. Is this a good price? Edmund's pricing function doesn't show touring edition for 2008 yet.
Model Number: 1226A SERIAL # :8330xxxx Check Code: 5
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kmovva Posts: 5Sorry - I wa sout of town and wasn't checking. Here are the details you were all asking for!
Fremont Toyota is in city of Fremont, SF Bay Area, California.
I am a CSAAA member and went thru AAA web site - BUT I never had to input my AAA number of anything - not even logged on. Just fyi, same price was offerred to me by Gilroy Toyota in San Jose area.
Price before Taxes/License was exactly: $26691 (Invoice was 26325 with floor mats and cargo mat). Price out the door was $29187 (taxes 2206.55, license 235, doc 55). -
ironpig74 Posts: 1Watch out for the guys down at Toyota of Marin.
My wife and I went down last night to test drive a car and crunch some numbers. The figure they quoted was higher than we wanted to pay, so we decided to go home and talk it over. They said "no problem, the car will be here for you tomorrow if you want to take it at our price.
Around 10:00 this morning, I called them and said hold the car, we will be down this afternoon to finalize the deal( at their price). Our salesman said "no problem it's your car, we'll detail it , get the paperwork ready and see you later today. " Well, I get a call two hours later telling me that they sold our car to someone else.
Get this- he also told me that the other guy was willing to pay more so they were"legally" obligated to sell it to him. They are now out of the model promised to us and can't say when they'll have another one.
Yea, I know, its business -but I guess car salesmen have a bad rep for a reason. They are jerks. -
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prusa Posts: 43I was able to find a 2008 Touring Pkg 6 for 27,212 + tax + tag. Originally, it was 26, 678.54, but the salesperson said he needed to make 2% (533.57) profit. I had to pay extra for the carper mats and tunk mats (165.00 because it did not come with it). Is this a fair price? Cargo net was an additional 55.00. Included in the price was 639.00 Admin and 715.00 Manuf. Delv, Proc, & Hndlg. They really try to get you with all these extras hidding charges.
Any advice? Should I take it or buy in NJ where they don't have any Admin fees? By the way, I live in GA.
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(12-30-2011 05:05 PM)sonnyday Wrote: This would fall under Consumer Rights and advertising. If you purchase a product you expect certain items in that product. Uppe Deck is basically giving their customers products with expired items inside. Does their packaging clearly state that expired redemption cards may be included? And what falls under the definition of a current product. Yes In our world it can be considered 12 months. But legality wise.....you'd be surprised on how a good attorney can twist this all around. upper deck has not asked retailers to take the product off the shelves.
(12-30-2011 05:25 PM)Krangry Wrote: Sound a lot like that lady that sued Mcdonalds for spilling Hot Coffee on her own lap. Its called common sense, anyone buying a old box knows they are running the chance of an unredeemable redemption card.
(12-30-2011 06:04 PM)Krangry Wrote: Did you bother reading the OP? "Anyways, I was praying not to get any redemptions but i guess i was praying to the wrong cardboard god" he knew the redemptions would be bad, just like she knew the coffee was hot.
(12-08-2011 09:13 PM)magneto2 Wrote: Call up Upperdeck and talk to customer service. The worst thing they could do is say no. In the past they have got me some nice stuff. Redemptions do suck but that is the gamble you take with older product.
(12-08-2011 09:06 PM)supremelou Wrote: So I've been walking around with a huge whole in my soul and this is why. I picked up some boxes during black friday nothing to crazy a box of 06 future stars, 08 sp authentic and 08 ginter. Anyways, I was praying not to get any redemptions but i guess i was praying to the wrong cardboard god. I ended up with a redemption in each box. The worst one being this. It would have been my first Jeter auto and as a die hard yankee fan it hurt even more. I SERIOUSLY WANTED TO CRY. Oh well just wanted to share. They need to either extend expiration dates or just get rid of the whole redemption theme.


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100 lb. Club - Accountability Nov 30 - Dec 6View Full Version : Accountability Nov 30 - Dec 6 mj5 11-30-2009, 09:58 AM Do you need a place to post your menu, exercise plan, get support? Then this is the place for you!!! Come on in! mj5 11-30-2009, 09:59 AM Good Morning everyone! I started a new thread for us, hope that's ok. I have my healthy lunch packed, my gym clothes in the car, mp3 player all charged up....I am READY! Have a great OP day everyone! Beverlyjoy 11-30-2009, 11:53 AM Hi friends - good to be back home. My son was in the hospital for 3 weeks - he is doing well now. But, I stayed in the same city as him to help with my GS. Then DH came and we had Thanksgiving together. I must admitt - I used food to help me get through the stress. I have planned for a healthy day. breakfast - egg white scramble, 1/2 english muffin, grapes lunch - tuna sandwich, green bean salad snack - frozen yogurt dinner - melted cheese on toast, tomato soup, carrots snack - sf cocoa, 1/2 banana lots of water meditation write down food/calories fork down between bites NO eating while standing. Hope you all are doing well. lottie63 11-30-2009, 12:24 PM hello! :) my birthday is on the 5th (this saturday) I"m so excited! I also got some xmas shopping done yesterday!!! Got my mom a healthy cooking for two recipe book and my bf an ornament and my mom some little magnets with funny sayings on them. :) I will do more next weekend! I'm back to tracking. I feel really back on track today, it's that familiar feeling of being sick of this.... ha. Slashnl 11-30-2009, 12:50 PM Hi everyone. Back to a normal week now. I went to the gym and packed a good breakfast and lunch. So far, so good. It was nice to have Thanksgiving and we had a great time, but it is good to be back in the routine. I didn't get to the gym as much as I should have! Beverly: Glad you're back. I hope everything continues to improve for your son. Lottie: How funny, my birthday is on the 7th, Monday. I'm not as excited. ha! MJ: Sounds like you are ready to go! Good planning! Hope everyone has a good day. mj5 11-30-2009, 04:11 PM Hi again! Beverlyjoy--So glad to hear your son is doing better. I was really worried. Fresh start. It's ok. lottie--Happy early bday! I have started my shopping too, I need to make a real list tonight, so I have some focus! Diane--I agree, good to get back into a routine. I am also back to using my calendar/rewards. I was doing SO good with it, then fizzled again. It's ok though. I am also using the calendar in my cell phone....I just put in an entry for every day at 4pm to "remind" me to go to the gym. It will make this funny noise about 3:45. Can't wait to get to the gym tonight! rakel 11-30-2009, 08:30 PM Well, that was a fun holiday, but now it's time to get back on track. It looks like I gained about 2lbs, but I have a feeling it's mostly water weight, because I didn't really deviate from my plan that much. Just a few more desserts than I would have had normally. The only thing is that some of the food was pretty salty, and well, some of the calories probably snuck up in things that had butter in them. Anyhoo, I started tracking my calories again yesterday, and I just finished my workout. All around, I am pleased so far with my progress, it would have been better if I LOST weight, but I don't feel like I went off the deep end. Hopefully every holiday will just get better and better! dgramie 11-30-2009, 09:07 PM Wow it feels good to be back on track today. I baked fish for dinner with steamed veggies. YUMMY! I also ate tons of raw veggies today. Hope everyone has a great OP week. Eliana 12-01-2009, 08:48 AM I am going to a wedding four hours away this weekend and need some accountability there. I'll spend the night before with my mom and head to the wedding with my mom and SIL the next day. My SIL already wants to order pizza. So I think: Friday: dinner: 1 slice of pizza cut in two. Hopefully they'll want to get thin crust. breakfast: slim fast snack: protein bar in the car lunch: reception- practice moderation snack: apple? + what? Or just another protein bar? dinner: hopefully I'll be home and can do a lean cuisine or something dgramie 12-01-2009, 09:53 AM It feels so good to be back on track. I cant wait to see what I can do in Dec. breakfast - oats with blueberries( my new addiction) lunch-baked fish and steamed veggies dinner0 eye of round steak and baked potato and green veggie Beverlyjoy 12-01-2009, 10:06 AM Hi chicks...yesterday was a much better 'food' day. I am grateful. I am planning on working through any thoughts of mindless eating today using everything I can think of.:dizzy: breakfast - pnb toast, boca bacon, cube of cheese lunch - chicken soup with veggies snack - frozen yogurt dinner (with Mom at Bob Evans) - lite senior breakfast. - egg beaters, fruit, dry toast, one link of lite sausage snack - sf cocoa, cinn, toast write down food stretches and strengthening fork down between bites lots of water dgramie - so glad you are back on track!:) Elaina - good job planning ahead. Sometimes I will 'play a game' where I see how long something can take to eat. No really - perhaps, with the pizza - you can take a bite - talk, drink water etc - before taking the next bite. rakel - good attitude :) MJ - thanks for missing me - I was missing you too :hug: ( and my friends here) Your reward calendar has been such a good tool/incentive in the past. :D Go girl. How's the knee? Slash - I agree...I normal week sounds 'heavenly' to me. :D lottie - good shopping - great idea...the healthy cook book!:D Have a GREAT OP day, friends. :D:):D Slashnl 12-01-2009, 11:27 AM Hi everyone. Good day at the gym today. I had spin class and it was a really good one. Good in that I couldn't wait for it to end. Ha! But I felt good that I could do what she asked, even though it was kicking my butt. Food was on plan yesterday, so that was good. I just want to keep it going. I slipped into the 240's... barely... and I want to stay there. So, if I can lose a little more, I'll feel more solidly there. (mind games, I guess) My job is sucking right now, so I better get back to it and try to make sense of it all. mj5 12-01-2009, 03:36 PM Hi everyone! rakel--I noticed the salt in foods a lot this holiday. Between that and TOM the scale is up for me too, but it WILL go back down for both of us! dgramie--I agree! It feels so good to get back on track! Eliana--Good for you for planning ahead already. Beverlyjoy--Yea for a good food day! My knee, as of right now, feels ok! It bothers me a bit, sometimes, but after a minor freak out at my follow up appt w/ the dr after surgery, I made an other appt so I could go in w a clear head and chat (he told me that my next step is a knee replacement.) Anyway, after a nice chat, we agreed that if it feels good now--leave it alone! If/when it bothers me again, we'll plan from there. And a knee replacement does not have to be the next step. Phew. How is your foot? Diane--Sounds like a great day at the gym to me! Great job! Hope things at work get better. K, I need to get back to work. Have a great OP day everyone! rakel 12-01-2009, 10:32 PM MJ: I've never really been one that put a lot of salt in food, or enjoyed really salty foods, so I am pretty sensitive to it. I would actually prefer food that had less salt, but more herbs. At any rate, I could tell after the weekend that I had a lot of water in my feet and fingers, as evidenced by my shoes and rings feeling tighter. I feel like I've gone down a bit today (down .6lbs). I'm retaining quite a bit of water as it is. I'm trying to drink a lot, but it also makes me pee a lot too. :dizzy: Today has been OK. I just did my exercise (some strength training), it really got me sweating, which seems to surprise me every time because the activities don't seem like something that would get your heart rate up, but it does. I'm fighting the severe munchies and trying not to snack on foods. For some reason I am just feeling really hungry today. I think it's because I'm still working on some thanksgiving leftovers, which I realize now are mostly carbs. It's all veggies, bread and starches with some turkey. Thankfully it's about the end, or at least all I can handle anyway. I think I get some veggie patties and make a sandwich with it for lunch tomorrow. dgramie 12-02-2009, 08:22 AM Good Morning! We woke up to a cold rain and I just heard that it might end as light snow flurries.I guess dec wants to let us know its here!! I did great yesterday and my scales have moved down alot...still got 2 to go to be back to last weeks weigh in weight.I was up 9lbs on monday.I knew it wasnt true weight but it still hurts seeing that number! Food for today- egg and toast for breakfast lunch left over subway sandwich and raw veggies dinner- chicken pot pie with only one crust snack - 1 ounces of cheese and fruit rakel- I am super sensative to salt also. I made myself salt foods for thanksgiving dinner.My hubbys family wouldnt have eaten them without salt. I never add salt to anything. Just keep pushing the water..and think every bathroom trip is losing extra fluid. eliana- so glad I dont have to fight the urge to eat pizza. Can you order a salad to go with the pizza? mj-HI diane- hope things at work get better!! bev- I really need to slow down my eating...I notice Im done before hubby most of the time. I also made a new rule for myself.NO eating standing. I must sit at the dinning room table to eat anything. Have a great OP day! Beverlyjoy 12-02-2009, 11:28 AM Hi chicks...I am making some progress in my food...yay. This morning the Dr. Oz show focus was on diabetes. I am standing at the door of this disease :( - I need focus on NOT becoming a diabetic. One more thing to pile on - but, it's important. For today: breakfast - egg whites with ketchup, boca bacon, grapes, pnb lunch - tuna sandwich, celery snack - yogurt, tangerine supper - chicken and pasta, salad snack - cheese, crackers, applesauce LOTS of water eating while seated fork down between bits strecthes and strengthening PMA - positive mental attitude Slash - such good news...good food, exercise and into the 240's. YAY. :carrot: rakel - veggie patties sound good...carry on! :) MJ - glad you and doctor agree - if that knee is doing OK...don't 'fix it'! My foot has been doing pretty well. (knocking wood) Lately - the back of my left knee is hurting - like up and down stairs. - Or- when I first start to walk after sitting in a chair with my feet on the floor. It's making a popping sound too. So - I am trying to rest it, take nsaids for a week, ice and heat. Let's see where it goes. I get weary of all this physical stuff. I hope it helps me keep my incentive to stay OP. :dizzy: Everyone has a GREAT day.;):D;) mj5 12-02-2009, 12:40 PM Good Morning everyone! Yesterday was a good day. Today will be a late night b/c I have a hair appt after work, so I may not get to the gym. It's ok, though, I will make up for it. rakel--I totally agree, I don't add much (if any) salt to food and would much rather have more flavor, than salt. dgramie--We had snow yesterday and today it's supposed to reach mid-50's....that's not going to last, though, back to snow by the end of the week. Beverlyjoy--Great job!!!! I'll have to check out Dr. Oz (we record it in case there are are good topics). I have a family hx of diabetes, so I know I need to be more mindful. I totally agree....the physical stuff gets OLD!!! Have a great OP day everyone! lovemyboy 12-02-2009, 09:39 PM Hi everyone! I hope it is alright to hop in. I shoot for 1400 - 1800 calories per day. I also shoot for 20 - 25% of calories or less (rarely happens) of carbs. Today I had 1400 calories even and 20% carbs. dgramie 12-03-2009, 08:07 AM great day yesterday and pleased to report I had a .4lb loss for the week.I am pleased with it considering I had a 9lb gain as of monday morning. food for today breakfast- oatmeal and blueberries lunch - mcdonalds classic chicken sand grilled no may dinner- chicken pot pie snack fruit and cheese ( if i have enough points left) I am truly loving counting pts. I have my granddaughter for the next 2 days so I may not get here. Violet73 12-03-2009, 08:32 AM I just started my journey this past Monday and I have done great so far! I know its easier in the beginning but I also have a 12 year old who loves brownies.....so you know where I am going with this lol......yes we have brownies in the house...but guess what? I havent eaten one of them! I have stuck with my 1200 calorie diet and drinking lots of water! I feel great :) There will always be temptations around us ....we just have to be strong and realize that we cant eat those things on a regular basis and expect to lose weight. Its too bad we dont have the metabolism of kids! :) Beverlyjoy 12-03-2009, 11:17 AM Hi chicks - I stayed right on with my plan yesterday - I am so grateful. I have been using my ultra sound on my knee - alternating that with some ice. I hope it works! breakfast - turkey with light mayo sandwich, 1/2 banana lunch - open face egg white, cheese and mayo on toast, salad snack - yogurt, tangerine dinner - 12 grain pancake, boca bacon, sf syrup, ns applesauce snack - cherrio's.milk, 1/2 banana Ice, heat, ultrasound stretches and strengthening slow down - put fork down between bites meditation water! leslielou - Welcome - everyone and anyone can join in! Glad you can stay away from the brownies (I don't think I could do it) Dgramie - good on the loss - remember .4 lb is one stick of butter. Have fun with your grandaughter! MJ - So so glad you had a good day. Get your momentum going, friend. Enjoy your hairdo! Have a GREAT day folks. Eliana 12-03-2009, 11:33 AM Leslielou, I'm doing 1200 calories by eating six 200 calorie meals. What I would do is plan on the brownie for my evening snack, but only if I knew how big to make the brownie to keep under 200 calories. I'd probably try for 100 calories worth of brownie and 100 of skim milk. But if that doesn't work for you, hey, I'm proud of you resisting temptation! My step-sister's wedding is approaching and I'm going to have to suffer through pizza! LOL! I have a ready made slim-fast can ready to be packed for the breakfast, and I always have protein bars in the car. mj5 12-03-2009, 12:14 PM Good Morning everyone! love--Welcome!!!! dgramie--Excellent! Have a great time w/ your granddaughter! Leslie--That's awesome!!! Great job! Beverlyjoy--Yippee!!!! Take care of that knee! I watched the episode of Dr. Oz last night. Very eye opening. I am going to the gym tonight even though I have to get groceries after. It's ok, I packed a snack for after the gym so I don't buy a bunch of junk at the grocery store! I need to drink more water....better go fill up my bottle! Have a great OP day! Violet73 12-03-2009, 02:12 PM thanks guys and congratulations to you guys for sticking with the plan! :) I actually have been eating a FF chocolate pudding some days to help with that chocolate crave....and I am so determined to lose the weight that I'm not missing the brownies (yet) :) Eliana..will there be salad there too or just pizza? maybe thin crust and limit to two pieces? lovemyboy 12-03-2009, 03:15 PM I have a holiday dinner at a restaurant tonight. So far so good. I've eaten 600 calories. I went online and researched the menu nutrition and found a dish that has 1000 calories and is low in carbs so I will be at 1600 cals and <20% carbs for the day. :) Eliana 12-03-2009, 03:24 PM thanks guys and congratulations to you guys for sticking with the plan! :) I actually have been eating a FF chocolate pudding some days to help with that chocolate crave....and I am so determined to lose the weight that I'm not missing the brownies (yet) :) Eliana..will there be salad there too or just pizza? maybe thin crust and limit to two pieces? Probably no salad. The pizza is at my brother's house and they don't know I'm dieting. I don't want to say anything. :^: I'll cut one slice of pizza in two and I'll try to push for thin crust. As for the wedding itself, I have no idea. But I'm sure I can practice portion control. Beverlyjoy 12-04-2009, 09:43 AM Ugh - I just lost my long thread.:(:(:( Don't have time to retype. I'll check in later. Have a GREAT day!! dgramie 12-04-2009, 11:00 AM hi..im here barely. I think I have a cold or sinus or something coming on..sore throat, ear ache , headache ect... food today- slimfast lunch?? what ever I can grab with my granddaughter running around dinner baked fish and baked potato and green beans mj5 12-04-2009, 11:32 AM Hi everyone! I couldn't access this site at home this morning, not sure why, and I am swamped at work, so no time to really post. Just wanted to pop in and say have a great OP day! I am going to the gym right after work. I need a good workout!!! Beverlyjoy 12-05-2009, 11:24 AM Hi chicks - tis the season for extra food - plan plan plan to keep from going crazy with temptation. rakel 12-05-2009, 02:46 PM Well, I took a break from my exercise two days in a row - not exactly intentional but I got back on it today for a good 30 minute workout. I'm about the head into the shower after this. To be honest, I was a little surprised to learn that I had gone down close to 3lbs in 2 days, but I'm starting to notice the weight loss off the scale. A lot of my clothes will really fit better if I lost another 15+ lbs, so I don't notice much of a difference there. However, because I don't like to feel like a stuffed sausage all of the time, I went out and bought a couple pairs of pants that, at the time, fit comfortably without pinching at the waist. I am now having a hard time keeping them up, and they are definitely sagging in the butt/crotch and get wrinkled there. I think once I hit the 25lbs mark, my other clothes will start feeling more... comfortable :P. Tonight I'm going to PF Changs for a birthday party. I'm planning my meal right now to make sure I have a great, on-plan evening :). Tomorrow will be a little tougher, because there's a church dinner which generally means that there are as many deserts as their are side dishes. I will allow myself one reasonable plate with a salad, and one SMALL dessert. I will forgo any desserts tonight at the birthday party, because I'm telling you... the people at my church know how to bake and I know I'd rather have that then some restaurant dessert or cupcakes. I am **trying** to restrain to 1 dessert/candy a week and avoid the daily intake of high sugar items. I've been fairly successful, but sometimes I'm having more than that. Overall though, it has definitely been less! Most days I don't have anything, and sometimes I spread a little dark chocolate peanut butter on a wafer cookie or graham cracker for a sweet, but somewhat nutritious treat. fjcinzion 12-05-2009, 06:33 PM I had to have my semi-annual blood work (12 hour fast) done this morning at the hospital. Afterwards we went to a Perkins Restaurant and had breakfast. I had a great breakfast there and it was only 300 calories! I had a senior 2 egg omelet made with egg beaters, green pepper, onion, celery and tomatoes. I also had two pieces of whole wheat toast (no margarine or butter) and a small fresh fruit cup. They have a great website that allows you to figure out exactly what your meal comes to in terms of nutrition. The sodium was of course up but not as bad as it could of been. We then went shopping at Woodman's. It turned out to be a GREAT Saturday morning outing. I stared out walking for only 5 minutes due to my weight and knee problems but I am now up to 51 minutes a day. I wear my pedometer daily and the last few days I have had over 9,000 steps. I am looking forward to meeting my end of the year weightloss goal. As of my Thursday morning weigh-in I only have 2.2 pounds left to reach it (actually the last two mornings it is at 1.8 pounds to go)! This coming Thursday along with my weight I will be doing my monthly measurements. I will also have my husband take my first set of pictures since starting on my Journey to Health and Weightloss on August 6th. You are doing GREAT Rakel! :cp: I'm proud of you! Love ya, MOM :hug: mj5 12-06-2009, 11:15 AM Good morning! So far, so good this weekend. I walked a LOT yesterday, which is a good thing. It did't 'upset' my knee too much, so that's even better news! Have a great OP day! lovemyboy 12-06-2009, 11:47 AM Rakel- I am with you on the clothes thing. My regular size pants have a baggy butt and are too loose in the waist. I can fit in the next size down but I have that stuffed feeling sort of like how I felt before starting this. I'm torn between wearing the stuffed feeling ones as motivation or the loose ones for comfort. Yesterday I had to go out to eat (again!) to celebrate a birthday. I did research the nutrition before I went to make an informed decision. I was 100 calories over my target range but within my carb range. I have a pizza party scheduled in 2 weeks. It is a Christmas function I cannot get out of. How have you all handled this? I think I will budget for one slice, drink extra h2o to flush the sodium and fill up on the salad so I don't go into a carb overload. mj5 12-07-2009, 09:44 AM Good Morning! I am down 1.4lbs! YIPEE!!!! Finally, seeing the scale move down feels SO good! love--I have a pizza party on Wed. I plan to eat my healthy lunch ahead of time and skip the pizza altogether. Good for you for planning ahead! dgramie 12-07-2009, 12:45 PM hi...great job mj on the loss! I also have a party at church on wed night.I am thinking of just skipping the food part. go for the program and then come home.I have a really hard time with fingerfoods!!!! I weigh in on thursday. rakel 12-07-2009, 04:47 PM lovemyboy: I personally go for a mix between what's affordable and what's comfortable. Sometimes I can't afford to buy something new that will fit better, so I'll deal with something tighter/looser. I will be buying things that make me feel good about myself as I lose weight, but I don't plan on spending a lot until I get further down towards my goal. mj5 12-08-2009, 06:44 AM Good Morning! I had a great workout yesterday at the gym, felt sooo good to get back at it! Today, same plan! Have a great day everyone! Beverlyjoy 12-08-2009, 09:24 AM Hi chicks!! Today is going to be a good day! Here's my plan: - egg white scramble, pnb toast, grapes - tuna salad on lite toast, salad - yogurt clemintine - won ton soup, a small bit of egg foo yung snack - cherrios, fruit, milk water stretches, etc slow eating NOT eating standing I've got to run - taking mom to doc. Have a great day. rakel 12-09-2009, 10:01 PM I always seem to forget how many calories are in a bagel. Today I went to a local bagel shop for a sandwhich. Now, they make really good homemade bagels and cream cheese, so I thought maybe I would get some. It's not necessarily that it's a bad idea, but knowing the way I am, I knew I was going to want to eat one. When I got hungry around my usual snack time, I took a bagel out, cut it in half, and spread a bit of the strawberry cream cheese, which would have been fine. But, I had a weak moment and polished the whole thing off. On the plus side, when I got home I was not hungry in the least. Any other carby food that I could eat would make me hungry right away, but for some reason a good bagel keeps me full for hours. In fact, I still haven't eaten "dinner" yet, and it's 9pm. However, I am starting to get a bit hungry now so I think I'll have a snack that will work within my plan. I can still have 363 calories, which is plenty. I will NOT go over my calories... I've been slipping up a bit more than I have been lately and my progress has slowed because of it. On the 7th I "gained" all of the weight I "lost" -- although I think I really just maintained and the loss was just because I weighed myself in the morning before I ate anything. But regardless, I'm back down to 317, so onward and DOWNward. :) dgramie 12-10-2009, 08:13 AM Im doing the happy dance...I lost 1.6lbs this week. I am almost back to the 90lb off mark. food for today breakfast egg and toast lunch turkey sandwich with pepper jack cheese toasted raw veggies dinner breakfast vBulletin® v3.6.7, Copyright ©2000-2015, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
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THE DREAM OF SHAHRAZAD, described by early viewers as a documentary masterpiece and already hailed in Egypt as one of the best films about the country's past few years, looks at recent political events in Egypt and Turkey through the lens of the famous story collection known as THE 1001 NIGHTS. At once observational documentary, concert film and political essay, it uses the metaphor of Shahrazad (the princess who saves lives by telling stories) to explore how creativity and political articulation coincide in response to oppression. A Turkish youth orchestra conductor uses Rimsky-Korsakov's SCHEHERAZADE suite as a tool for political education. A young Lebanese actress reconciles her past by becoming an internet activist in Egypt. An older visual artist finds his "dream of Shahrazad" in the appearance of a beautiful young storyteller. An Alexandrian storyteller meets with the mothers of martyrs of the Revolution and turns their testimonies into new storytelling performances.
Development on the film began in 2006 already, and filming took place over two years between 2010 and 2012 – before, during and after the so-called "Arab Spring". Says Verster: "This has been the film that has taken the most time and has been most difficult to complete – the challenge was not only to film in three foreign countries where I did not at first speak any of the language, but also to construct a film around a specific piece of music, where documentary reality had to be fitted to a predetermined form. The film started with very little means, but we made amazing contacts as we went along and the film grew organically into its final form. We kept returning to Egypt over the year following the January 2011 revolution, and being able to explore all the immense changes happening through friends and subjects there was one of the most fascinating and enriching experience of my life."
While the film was largely self-funded, further funding contributions came from the South African National Film & Video Foundation, the IDFA/Bertha Fund, the Sundance Documentary Fund, Spier Films, the CBA Worldview Fund, the Netherlands Film Fund and the European Union.
The film is produced by Verster and Shameela Seedat of Undercurrent Film and Television, Wael Omar of Middlewest Films and Neil Brandt of Fireworx Media, and coproduced by Fleur Knopperts and Denis Vaslin of Volya Films (Netherlands), Lucas Rosant of Melia Films (France), and Serene Huleileh and Reem Abu Kishek of the Hakaya Regional Network (Jordan). Verster best known previous films include A LION'S TRAIL, WHEN THE WAR IS OVER, THE MOTHERS' HOUSE and SEA POINT DAYS.
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keep reading this article here: http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2014/06/06/cold-harbour-for-kgoroge
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luzuko elvis bekwa on an inconsolable memory
grand master
the opening prayer in the documentary ' inconsolable memory' when this old lady is summoning the higher being to give truth to the project, the plight of the eoan group is quite touching. the documentary soundtrack, the japanese pianist tomoko mulaiyama, gives the documentary a majestic and haunting elegance.
on the subject itself i should say i find the film to be quite enlightening . it kind of want to say we are all on the same page when it comes to prejudice. the visuals of the yesteryear district six, the children playing in the street, a jolly good drunk fellow who is teased by the bunch of kids in the street kind of set the film tone towards the path of truth . to console your memories you have to drown your self to alcohol..the struggles of the eoan group is a struggle that almost all of us in sa have experienced. the beauty though of the documentary is that it is not only highlighting the struggles of the eoan group as the coloured race but deeper it pins and pierces through the struggles of the arts in both past and present south africa. it is only through the arts that we can , or begin to understand the ways of a society.
the eoan group it seems were the force to be reckon with when it comes to opera music but because of a cruel system that deprived them of the free expression they were instead labelled as collaborators , a stigma that everyone is afraid to be associated with.it is unfortunate that the colour card has to go to extremes as to even create hatred amongst the community itself , perhaps the divide and rule system.
memory has no colour , as i contemplate on this idea i am reminded by the plight of the white people (perhaps very few) who were also caught in this race fracas . those who were deprived of free movement in their "own" country and by their own elected "government" . maybe it is because unknowingly they collaborated in voting for that oppressive and fascist rule. the inconsolable memory is telling us how to destroy arts entirely . arts is the reflection of a society and as such it evokes many feelings such as envy, pride , discipline etc and those are the qualities that shape society's political expression.disdaining of the eoan group can be reminiscent of the nazi rule in germany . in order to survive in an evil idea one has to build clandestine of a token privilegded. of which those would be the oppressed.therefore i find it very hard to classify the eoan group contribution in shaping this country's socio-politics nor towards the upliftment and advancement of the arts . were they collaborators (i don't know) were they cultural activists ( i don't know). whatever the case here is a tell tale of a heritage almost forgotten and erased from the archives of our cultural thoughts
memory is cost. perhaps this one area that we all fail to look at when we come to archiving . it was an alarming distress to learn that during the making of this documentary nfvf refused funding of this project with reasons that we can not understand . maybe it is because of what coloured people often lament and i can quote them clearly ,' during the apartheid times we were not white enough to be classified as white people but now is the black rule and still we are not black enough to be classified as black people'. this is a sad and painful remark to think of . it is even more sad when you see it happening practically even in times of democratic rule.in 1996 during the acceptance of the first post-apartheid constitution mr tm mbeki on behalf of the anc made a powerful and oratory speech . in his speech he laid bear the hardships and struggles of the coloured race(the khoi and the san descendants) and how they were the first to suffer under colonial rule and ultimately lost their dignity . but now with this nfvf action it kind of inflicting on that wound.
memory is legacy – having been following the works of aryan kaganof from his previous projects it is clear that we are dealing with someone who is in state of hysteria , someone who is helplessly distressed by the erosion of arts in south africa , someone who is constantly and consistently banging on the doors of those who claim to be the custodians of arts but regrettably get no answer.his works are about preservation of legacies to reclaim our human dignity and to contribute an authentic, original and geniune gift to world cultures.
the photographic memories of ian bruce huntley on his recently launched book keeping times further emphasis of the importance of memory produces a perfect parallel and suitably vindicates the case of aryan kaganof.
as sometimes painful as the circumstances may be, memory heals. at times hidden, memory builds. controversial at points , it leads to healthy debates.whatever the case
memory is GOOD


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Parish Council minutes 12 November 2014
Draft minutes of the Buckland Brewer Parish Council meeting, Wednesday 12 November 2014 Read on…
Village Hall committee minutes 17 September 2014
Minutes of the meeting held on 17 September 2014
Present: Trevor Mills (Chair), Jane Lowe, Jim Lowe, David Watson, Steve Harding, Catherine Fry, Dawn Dziurzynski, Alex Dziurzynski, Sophie Grills, Kevin Lobb, Tom Lloyd, Barbara Babb, Alan Sutton.
i. Apologies: George Tilley, Shirley Tilley.
ii. Subject to the deletion minute silence, the minutes of the meeting held on 20 August 2014 were agreed as a correct record.
iii. Matters arising not otherwise on the agenda: A free Wi-Fi hot spot would cost £300. It was agreed not to proceed at this point in time. The History group may need to re-scan some of the pictures.
iv. Correspondence: Dawn had received a letter regarding licensing changes. Jane agreed to check out the implications (Action: Jane).
v. Treasurer's Report: The Treasurer had provided a statement of the financial position as at the end of August and the comparable figures for the previous financial year. The comparisons showed:
The statement was the provisional out-turn for the year. With the exception of one small amount outstanding, all hire fees have been paid. A loss of £1,640.61 has been made.
Payments for the deep clean, heater repairs and painting have been made. £1,017.80 has been received from the Rosemoor event.
Details of other receipts and payments were given. The only outstanding invoice is the water for August.
The contract for electricity is due for renewal. The wording of the Trust Deed is causing difficulties in obtaining Gift Aid approval.
Current balances stand at £4,103.09 for the village hall and £36,496.53 for the New Village Hall Fund.
The committee agreed that Alan Saunders be appointed to audit the accounts for a fee of £30, which will be paid to a charity of his choice.
vi. New Community Hall
A grant application to Torridge is being considered on 22 September. Our local councillor is to be asked to support our application (Action: Trevor).
At the Hallmark examination it was suggested that the Parish Council should contribute to the cost of running the hall. A request for support will be made (Action: Jane). It was also suggested that the Hallmark award could be used to obtain a discount on insurance premiums.
The architect for the new hall is to be contacted re obtaining plans for an application for planning permission for the current hall before disposal (Action: Jane).
vii. Hallmark
It was agreed that we should attend the conference to collect our award.
viii. Fundraising & future events
Sales for the Carole Ray evening are slow.
18 October is cheese and wine-tasting. A licence will be obtained. It was agreed to trial making and additional charge for tickets bought 'at the door'
Jim and Jane are running a village quiz at the Coach and Horses on 1 November. The funds raised will be given to the Air Ambulance &Bloodbikes in lieu of a contribution from the village hall.
22 November – Baroque Music Unravelled; charge £10.
Xmas market is on 6 December – A licence is to be obtained (Action Jane).
There was a wide ranging discussion on ideas for future events for next year including:
Big All & Wild Strawberries
A Brunch on 1 March
Pasty & Pub walk on part of the village boundary
Valentines event on 13/14 February – no food
Plant sale on 16/17 May + Safari Lunch
Village Fete – 11 July
ix. Any other business
The paint currently stored by Sophie needs to be relocated.
The keysafe needs to be moved as it is too high.
The cleaning list needs to be revised.
The purchase of an additional kettle was agreed
Date of next meeting: 15October @7.45 p.m.
The meeting closed at 9.58 p.m.
Road closure: Stibb Cross: 15 January 2015
BT OpenReach will be working in Stibb Cross on 15 January 2015 with single lane working controlled by traffic lights.
The details are:
- Location A388 road from Stibb Cross to Downmoor Cross
- 200 metres west from West Stibb Farm, Stibb Cross, Devon EX38 8LN
Emergency/out of hours contact for traffic management or signal failure:
Aplant Lux
Telephone: 08700 500792
Approximate location
Detailed plan of traffic flows
Stibb Cross road works 15 January 2015 – planned traffic flows
New food hall at Christmas Market
The 2014 Buckland Brewer Christmas market with 40 stalls runs from 11am to 3pm on Saturday 6 December.
Parish Council minutes 8 October 2014
Draft minutes of the Buckland Brewer Parish Council
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Held at Buckland Brewer School
Members Present: Mrs Barbara Babb, Mr Andrew Hewitt, Mr George Heywood, Mr Jim Lowe, Mr Trevor Mills, Mrs Kate Slocombe, Mrs Shirley Tilley and Mr David Watson.
Also in attendance 5 members of the public and Claire McIntosh (R Hicks & Co.)
Parish Clerk: Patrick Blosse
1299 Apologies for Absence
PCSO Liz Rendle
1300 Minutes of the Meetings of the Parish Council on 10th and 24th September 2014
The minutes of the meetings held on 10th and 24th September 2014 were confirmed and signed.
1301 Declarations of Interest
Shirley Tilley and Barbara Babb in relation to Item 1313: Grants (Short Mat Bowls Club), and David Watson in relation to Item 1313: Grants (Buckland Brewer Church)
1302 Public Participation
1303 Crime Report
PCSO Liz Rendle was unable to attend. The Clerk read a short report indicating that there had been no crimes reported in the parish in past 3 months and giving details of a crime prevention scheme for war memorials. The Council chose not to join the scheme.
1304 Presentation by Aster Homes Ltd
The representatives were unable to attend but will come to the meeting in November 2014. Jim Lowe also suggested that a representative from the Community Council of Devon should be invited to talk to the Council about social housing sometime before next summer.
1305 Clerk's Report
Correspondence: A summary of various items of general correspondence was supplied to each member. The following item was specifically drawn to the Council's attention:
- BOC: Automated External Defibrillators
- TTVS: Torridge Matters, September 2014
- Messagemaker: LED Traffic Information Displays
- DCC: Agenda, Highways Conference
- Rural Services Network, Newsletter 15th September 2014
- Rural Services Network: Rural Vulnerability Service, RURAL TRANSPORT SEPTEMBER 2014
- TTVS: Snippets 72
- Care Closer to Home Commissioning Intentions
- Community Council of Devon: Official Conference Programme and Speakers
- Devon Highways: Temporary Traffic Order
- Rural Services Network: Newsletter, 22nd September 2014
- Action for Children survey – (response requested by end September)
- DALC: Autumn/Winter Events
- Rural Sounding Board Survey reminder – (response requested by 30/9/14)
- Summer 372 service report
- Rural Services Network: Newsletter 29th September 2014
- DCC Community News Roundup: Library Service Review
- TTVS: Snippets, Issue 73
- Devon Countryside Access Forum: Annual Report
- TTVS: Annual Report and invitation to AGM, 23rd October 2014, 10:00, Sea cadet Hall, Victoria Park
- DALC Update: Its Budgeting Time
- Rural Services Network: Newsletter 7th October 2014
- Healthwatch Voices, Issue 6 Autumn 2014
- Devon Senior Voice
ii) Parish Councillor Vacancy: There had been insufficient signatures received by the Electoral Registration Officer to call an election so the Parish Council was now entitled to appoint a co-opted member if they so wished. It was agreed to advertise on the notice board, website and the Village Scene for nominations to be received by 30th November 2014. A decision would be made at the December parish council meeting. If more than one nomination was received the applicants would be asked to give a short presentation.
iii) Review of Standing Orders: The Clerk presented a revision of paragraph 1.m to reflect the change in the law regarding filming of parish council meetings. It was agreed to adopt the amendment below:
A person may not orally report or comment about a meeting as it takes place, but otherwise may, with due regard to data protection law and without causing interference of any sort to the conduct of the meeting or those people present:
Film, photograph or make an audio recording of a meeting
Use any other means for enabling persons not present to see or hear proceedings at a meeting as it takes place or later
Report or comment on the proceedings in writing during or after a meeting or orally report or comment after the meeting.
1306 North Devon Link Road Strategy Consultation
It was agreed to submit a comment suggesting that the A361 should be dual carriageway all the way. Jim Lowe will write to the MEP.
1307 Football Pitch Club House
Andrew Hewitt said that he now has the timber to board the doors and the job will be done soon.
1308 Thornhillhead Moor
(i) Discussion with Claire McIntosh regarding use of project funds: Claire explained that the annual income to the project will be £8,873.00. Payments of £2, 501.80 are due to Coles for 2 years maintenance works and similar costs of £1,000- £2,000 per annum should be expected in future years. It was recommended that a reserve of £5,000.00 is held to meet any unexpected expenses. The Clerk said that the fund currently has about £12,600.00in its account. George Heywood said that a similar project on Dartmoor had decided to keep all its funds in reserve to meet any costs that might arise from a TB scare. There are 319 cattle rights in all. It was proposed by Trevor Mills, seconded by Kate Slocombe and agreed by 7 votes to 1 that graziers rights of £5 per head should be settled with the graziers in the current year. The Clerk to liaise with Claire McIntosh to arrange the details and timing of the payments. A set of accounts will be presented at a future meeting of the Council.
Fly-tipping: Claire has had no time to follow this up so far.
1309 TAP Fund Project
2014/15 Application re Village Green Improvements: A quotation had been received for £3,150 + VAT for resurfacing works, which it was agreed would be taken no further. Steve Harding and Andrew Harding had planted out some bulbs for which payments were agreed. It was agreed that the benches need repainting. Jim Lowe will buy the paint and will do it when he has the opportunity.
1310 Hopper Saturday Bus/Summer Bus Service Statistics
Parkham Parish Council has shown some interest in the scheme but wants answers to some specific questions concerning the cost, the bus to be used and the volunteer drivers. These will be identified by the Clerk and relayed to the parishes. A definitive answer is expected from all of the parishes by the November meeting.
1311 Babeleigh Barton Road: 2nd Stage Complaint to DCC
It was reported that the Babeleigh Barton School Governors are very worried about the state of the road. It was agreed that more homework was needed on the traffic flow. A vehicle count will be organized by Barbara Babb to take place for one full day. Shirley Tilley suggested that the Council asks for the loan of a counter device from DCC. Jim Lowe will seek advice from the Ombudsman regarding how to progress with the complaint.
1312 Half-Yearly Budget Monitoring Statement
The Clerk presented a budget monitoring statement showing income and expenditure to date this year and projected expenditure to the year end.
1313 2014/15 Grant Applications
Six applications for grant had been received. (see summary at Appendix 1)
- Buckland Brewer Village Hall: It was proposed by Kate Slocombe, seconded by Shirley Tilley and agreed unanimously that a contribution of £500.00 per year should be added to the precept starting from 2015/16.
- Buckland Brewer History Group: Agreed – £50.00
- Buckland Brewer Playing Field Association: The Council noted that the annual grant to the Association had already been paid. It was agreed to continue to pay the Association £250.00 per year from the annual budget. (£250.00 to be included in the 2015/16 budget.)
- Buckland Brewer Under 5s Pre-School: Agreed – £100
- Buckland Brewer Short Mat Bowls Club: Agreed – £50.00
- The Church of St Mary and St Benedict, Buckland Brewer: Agreed – £250.00
1314 Priority Signs, Cleverdons
No further action.
1315 Village Library
Shirley Tilley reported that Betty's son has a bookcase and that stocking the library can go ahead when this is delivered.
1316 War Memorial
The Clerk had already asked a contractor to make a start on the re-enamelling works but as this has not yet been started. He will chase them up again.
1317 Fields and Allotments
(i) Review of Terms and Condition: The Clerk presented a revised terms and conditions document in accordance with the decisions taken at the meeting on 24th September. The wording was agreed unanimously.
Applications for Allotments: (a) Jack Seddon is keen to get on with plots 14 and 15 and had asked for a waiver of the deposit for which he would undertake to restore the plots himself. The Council refused the offer, preferring to get the work being done by the contractor completed first. This would be done as soon as the weather permitted.
Chris Kaminski requested to erect a shed and a greenhouse on plot 13 that were both larger than size currently permitted. The application was refused.
Field Inspections, 25th October 2014: Will start from the village green at 10:00am.
1318 Village Hall: Progress Report
Jim Lowe reported that the Hallmark Certificate was presented at the recent CCD Conference. 14 houses have been sold so far and 1 reserved. Work has started on the 2nd phase of the works, which is a little behind schedule due to difficulties in obtaining materials. Jim Lowe had been approached by someone wishing to purchase the corner of the field currently used by Fred Babb but he had explained the field is not yet the Parish Council's.
1319 Parish Clerk's Annual Appraisal
A meeting of the Personnel Sub-Committee was arranged for Wednesday 14thOctober 2014, starting at 8:00 in the Village Hall.
1320 Members' Reports
Jim Lowe gave a report of the Community Council of Devon Conference that he had attended last month. Further cutbacks in DCC budgets were resulting in proposals to pass more work down to the parishes, in particular the creation of Highways or Road Wardens to be responsible for organising volunteers for a range of work such as filling in potholes and tasks previously undertaken by the lengthsmen. A review of snow clearance and gritting is likely to pass more expense onto the Parish Councils, such as having to pay for salt. Picnic sites will be closed, weed treatment will be reduced and staffing in the Neighbourhood Teams will be reduced. Andrew Hewitt commented that the County should expect the Parishes to bale out the County. George Heywood felt that these policies would effectively cut off the rural population and that they were outrageous. Jim Lowe felt that things would get worse and that, if Exeter were to become a Unitary Authority it would be likely that the remaining Devon Councils would also merge into one Unitary Council, which could make things even more difficult for the rural areas. Robin Julian agreed that the agreed that that the ongoing cuts were disgraceful and unfair and that the County was asking parishes to do too many jobs. George Heywood said that he drew that at not being able to get to work. Robin Julian said that he was against the cuts and that he would pass on the Parish Council's feelings with great pleasure. He also said that there was a possibility that the parishes would be given a small percentage of the budget to do things for themselves, for example, the County might provide tools and equipment if the parishes provided volunteer labour.
Trevor Mills said that the lengthsman had visited recently and had cut back an area near his property that had already been done twice before.
Kate Slocombe reported that there was Japanese knotweed on Glen Road, half-way down the hill. George Heywood thought it had come from fly-tipping. Jim Lowe will try to get the lengthsman to deal with it.
Shirley Tilley complained that the bungalow on the corner of Barton Road had overgrown hedges. She also felt that the vacant allotment sites had not been advertised well enough. In relation to the Best Kept Village competition, she felt that the rubbish in Gorwood Road was a factor in the village not doing so well and that it was a disgrace and needed to be cleared up.
David Watson asked whether the Parish Council planned to give further money to the Children's Drop-in Centre. The Clerk explained that there was £300 in the budget for it but the money hsd not been authorised for payment yet.
Robin Julian said that there had been 3 bids for taking over the Springfields Day Centre and repeated that he had grant money to give to the community if the Parish Council wished to apply for it.
1321 Planning
Appeals: (i) 1/0668/2013/FUL – Bilsford Farm Wind Turbine, Erection of a wind turbine (46.9m to blade tip, 100kw) and associated infrastructure.
1/1067/2013/FUL – Watershute Farm, Horns Cross; Wind turbine (up to 35m blade tip- 25m hub)
Late Item: 1/0954/2014/FUL – 3 Hillpark – Conservatory Although this item had been received too late to be added to the agenda the Parish Council felt that it was not sufficiently contentious to warrant an extra meeting, especially as a conservatory on another new property in Hillpark had already met with their approval. It was therefore agreed that the application would be supported.
1322 Accounts
i) Bank balances:
Parish Council Current Account was £8,487.17 as at 30th September 2014
Thornhillhead Moor Account was £12,605.51 as at 19th September 2014
ii) Payments due (£575.67)
Parish Clerk's salary, expenses and associated PAYE: £299.92
Torridge Community Transport Association – £92.37
Ernest Martin, Grass-cutting – £82.00
P J McClymont, Website – £50.00
S Harding, Village Green bulbs – £26.38
A Hewitt, Village Green maintenance – £25.00
iii) Receipts since last meeting (£3,771.00):
TDC: Precept (2nd Instalment) – £3,000.00
Grass cutting contributions – £1.00
Field rents – £770.00
Date of Next Meeting
7:30pm, Wednesday 12 November 2014, Buckland Brewer School
Please note change of time to winter schedule.
There being no further business, the meeting closed at 9:50 pm.
Parish Council vacancy
Following the sad and untimely death of Councillor David Lloyd, the process of finding a replacement for him on the Parish Council was started last month. There were not enough signatures received by the Electoral Registration Officer to require us to hold an election so the Parish Council would now like to co-opt a new member for the remainder of the term of this Council, which ends in May 2015.
A co-opted member must meet ONE (or more) of the following criteria:
- be registered as a local government elector for Buckland Brewer
- occupied, as owner or tenant, land or other premises in the parish during the whole of the past 12 months
- Buckland Brewer must have been the only or principal place of work during the last 12 months
- must have resided in Buckland Brewer, or within 3 miles of the parish, during the last 12 months
Parish Councillors make an important contribution to the life and future of their local community.
Buckland Brewer is a vibrant and forward-looking parish that is actively planning to help Buckland Brewer to grow and to improve its local services in the years ahead.
If you would like to be part of the team, or would just like more information, please contact any member of the Parish Council or the Parish Clerk, Patrick Blosse
- email: email@example.com
- Telephone: 01805 624832
- or write to him at Catsborough Cottage, Catsborough Cross, Monkleigh, EX39 5LE) by no later than 30 November 2014
The Parish Council will consider the applications and appoint the new councillor at its meeting on 10 December 2014.
Mobile library timetable for 2015
Devon County Council has published the mobile library timetables for 2015; Buckland Brewer is "week 3″ in the 4 week cycle.
Mobile library schedule for 2015 – Buckland Brewer
The mobile library visits the village green between 12.15pm and 1pm on Wednesdays
- 21 January
- 18 February
- 18, March
- 15 April
- 13 May
- 10 June
- 8 July
- 5 August
- 2 September
- 30 September
- 28 October
- 25 November
- 23 December
This route also includes Littleham, Woodtown, Parkham, Monkleigh, Newton St Petrock and Stibb Cross
For more information or copies of this timetable in large print contact Devon Libraries:
- Telephone: 0345 155 1001
- Email: email@example.com
- Twitter: DevonLibraries
- Facebook: Devon Libraries
- Web: Devon Libraries
See also: 2014 mobile library timetable


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