▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁local ▁trad ers ▁declared ▁that ▁for ▁environmental ▁reasons , ▁they ▁would ▁no ▁longer ▁give ▁customers ▁pl astic ▁b ags . ▁This ▁initi ative ▁led ▁to ▁other ▁communities , ▁such ▁as ▁Il am ▁in ▁Staff ord shire ▁and ▁Heb den ▁Bridge ▁in ▁West ▁York shire , ▁to ▁purs ue ▁similar ▁enter pr ises . ▁ ▁Mod bury ▁Ro vers ▁F . C . ▁Mod bury ▁has ▁a ▁recre ation ▁field ▁with ▁a ▁football ▁pitch , ▁tennis ▁courts ▁and ▁a ▁t arm ac ▁all - we ather ▁surface ▁used ▁mainly ▁for ▁sk ate board ing . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Mod bury ▁Ro vers , ▁who ▁are ▁managed ▁by ▁Alex ▁P itch er ▁and ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁P ly mouth ▁and ▁West ▁Dev on ▁Com bin ation ▁League . ▁ ▁Notable ▁former ▁residents ▁ ▁K atherine ▁' K at ' ▁Ash ley ▁n ée ▁Cham per now ne ▁(? ▁– ▁ 1 5 6 5 ) ▁gover ness ▁to ▁Elizabeth ▁I ▁was ▁probably ▁born ▁in ▁or ▁near ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁Sir ▁George ▁Baker , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron et , ▁F RS , ▁F SA ▁( 1 ▁January ▁ 1 7 2 2 ▁– ▁ 1 5 ▁June ▁ 1 8 0 9 ), ▁phys ician ▁to ▁King ▁George ▁III , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁William ▁Batt ie ▁( s ometimes ▁sp elt ▁Bat ty ), ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Phys icians ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 4 ▁was ▁born