Devonshire's East Devon magazine September October 2018

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A point of view! Nelson’s Column by JOHN FISHER Welcome to the Heritage Museum in the ancient town of Ottery St. Mary which has more than 1000 years of documented history. Jane’s words for wise guys Housed in a striking red-brick Victorian building opposite St.Mary’s Church, the premises have seen many previous lives initially as the town hall, then a magistrate’s court, a police station and more recently, the public library. History finds a home HOW GOOD to be able to report the opening of a new museum in Devon. The museum is staffed by volunteers from the Heritage Society whose energies and objectives over the last 20 years have been to draw together and preserve historic items and documents for posterity as they sought a permanent home for this unique collection. Robert Neal of the society said: “This latest venture should be viewed as a development project; it will grow and change to begin with, relying on our members’ input, coupled with welcome suggestions from the townsfolk who responded overwhelmingly in favour of the project.” Admission is free and the museum is open Monday to Saturday between 10 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. initially up until mid October. BBC’s Jane Garvey THREE YEARS HAVE PASSED since this column published its findings on the typical greetings then being put out by staff to customers at 79.37 per cent of Devon’s major retailers and eating establishments. There was a time, we wrote, when this would be something along the lines of “Hello, How may I help you?” But then, our inspectors revealed, it had become, “Yawl white dare?” This translated as a rather meaningless, “Are you alright there?” as if the customer’s physical location was either in question or even in jeopardy. Gather ye rose hips while ye may HEDGEROW FORAGING SEASON is upon us once more when squirrels must needs be beaten to this year’s rich nut harvest, sloes sought and rose hips…rose hips? Rose hips for syrup, jelly, wine and even marmalade. But relax. This is no cookery column but in October 1941, during WW2, Devon families put on their wellies and set out along country lanes and pathways in response to a government appeal to hit the hedgerows for “Rose hip Week”. Scouts, Guides, WI and WRVS members from across the county answered the call and pooled their baskets full of rose hips. In total some 200 tons were harvested, resulting in 600,000 bottles of rose hip syrup. By 1943 the Ministry of Food had put out a leaflet “Hedgerow Harvest” which contained recipes including Rose hip Marmalade which one domestic goddess described to us as, well, “Hmm”.. When we mentioned wartime rose hip forays to one Devon old-timer who reads this column he told us that he and his mates used the otherwise discarded rose hip fibres to make “jolly good itching powder”, which they then stuffed down each other’s necks. Those were the days, eh Fred?’ A change But last month’s survey has revealed a change over the intervening three years. Today it has become “You all white dare, guys?” Now BBC Woman’s Hour host Jane Garvey has followed suit and protested at the use of “guys” not simply because it is another step in the Americanisation of the language but also because the word “guys” is gendered. Guys is of course an import from Hollywood (good guys, bad guys, youse guys) via Guy Fawkes, who was most decidedly a chap before he became a Bonfire Night effigy. It is used increasingly in everyday speech regardless of the make up of a group. And she, Jane Garvey, and a lot of other women who called the programme subsequently said that they had had enough of it. Our next survey on the subject is scheduled for September, 2021. JOHN FISHER 40 Countryside, History, Walks, the Arts, Events & all things Devon at: DEVONSHIRE magazine.co.uk
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