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COAST & COUNTRYEAST DEVON

A Celebration of Life in East Devon

FREECovering East Devon, Exeter and West Dorset Oct/Nov 2012

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4. Forthcoming EventsFind out what's not to miss.

8. Live Music RoundupGet the info on local live music!

10. Art ExhibitionsForthcoming art gallery events.

16. I Love ShoppingJoin us on a visit to Sidmouth.

20. Fashion and BeautySummer retail therapy for women.

23. Managing your MoneyExpert tips from Helen Mulvaney.

24. Eating Out RoundupPlaces to dine in the region.

29. Chef's RecipeFrom Bay Hotel's Steve Batey.

30. Farm Life in DevonBy veteran writer Ted Gosling.

32. Back to the FutureHome decor by Amanda Crump.

45. Flatbeare ViewsBy incomer Ardley Chic.

47. Nelson's ColumnAn anonymous point of view.

50. Postcards from LymeWith collector Peter Lacey.

54. Walk in WhimpleA circular walk through orchards.

61. Stars in Their EyesGuy Peters on Norman Lockyer.

62. Tide TimetablesThe tide times from Lyme to Exmouth.

64. All Change in E. DevonJohn Fisher's on the historic A30.

66. Tales of a YokelYarns from FCR Esgen.

70. Business AdviceValuable tips from Katina Styles

72. Horse Care - EquitationEquine advice from Natalie Bucklar.

74. Walk on the WildsideArtist Mike Hughes talks wildlife.

76. Life MattersHealth & wellbeing issues.

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Festivals

Exeter Poetry Festival 6 Oct - Acclaimed poets John Burnside and Andy Brown reading from their work, Exeter Phoenix, 5pm.

R&B Festival 12 to 14 Oct - Beer, various locations.

Sidmouth Science Festival 16 to 21 Oct - Around Sidmouth with the Hub at Kennaway House. It includes talks, exhibitions, hands-on activities, etc.

Comedy

RAW Comedy Fortnightly, Saturdays from 6 Oct - an evening packed with laughter and raw talent, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter, 7pm.

The Knicker Lady 20 Oct - Brilliant 2-act One Woman Show giving the hilarious story of women's lives over the last 250 years, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter, 7.30pm.

Danny Bhoy: Wanderlust 22 Oct - Brand new show from one of the world's most popular and travelled comedians, Exeter Phoenix, 8pm.

Gong 16 Nov - Radio Gnome is back on air, so tune in and let your mind go virtual!, Exeter Phoenix, 8pm.

Jimmy Carr: Gagging order 25 Nov - Brand new jokes, same old Jimmy, Princess Theatre, Torquay, 7.30pm.

Fairs

The Sid Valley Craft Fair 30 Oct - Raising money for three local charities, Sid Valley Country House Hotel, Sidbury, 12 till 4pm. £3.

Hyson Textile and Costume fair 17 to 18 Nov - From Antique to Vintage at the Mackarness Hall, High Street, Honiton. Tel: 01647 231459.

Theatrical Plays

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen 16 to 20 Oct - A new adaptation by Tim Luscombe, Northcott Theatre, Exeter, 7.30pm (Sat matinée 2.30pm).

NT Live - Timon of Athens 1 Nov - Live theatre broadcast to cinema screens around the world: Shakespeare's bitter play with Simon Russell Beale in the title role, Exeter Picturehouse Cinema, 7pm.

Farm Boy 6 to 10 Nov - Michael Morpurgo's compelling sequel to the award-winning War Horse, Northcott Theatre, Exeter, 7.30pm (Sat matinée 2.30pm).

Shakespeare's Macbeth 12 to 17 Nov - Performed underground at Kents Cavern, Exeter. Times vary. £16

Medea by Euripides 28 Nov to 1 Dec - Mike Bartlett's new and startlingly modern version of this classic tragedy of a woman's reaction to her husband's infidelity, Northcott Theatre, Exeter, 7.30pm.

Forthcoming EventsOctober & November 2012

VIENNA FESTIVAL BALLET at PRINCESS THEATRE WARRIORS of the PLAINS at GALLERY 21 RAMM SPIRIT of the DANCE at PRINCESS THEATRE

LOCAL EVENTS

East Devon Writers' Workshop Second Weds - Salem Chapel, Budleigh Salterton, 2-4pm.

Lyme History Walks, Saturdays until end of Nov - 1.5 hour walks exploring the history of Lyme, Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, 11am.

Son et Lumière 11 to 13 Oct - Spectacular sound and light show revealing how the Church, its people, and its architecture have shaped the history of the town, St Andrew's Church, Colyton, 7.30pm.

Readers & Writers 2012 12 Oct - Daisy Goodwin, Kennaway House, Sidmouth, 7.30pm-9pm.

Coleridge Literary Weekend 21 and 22 Oct - The very first Literary Festival celebrating the Life and Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Ottery St Mary.

Reading Phoenix Choir 27 Oct - Music sacred and secular, serious and light, St Michael's Church, Lyme Regis, 7.30pm.

Illuminated Carnival 27 Oct - Starts 7.30pm. Procession through the High Street.

Hallowe'en 27-28 Oct - Celebrations and events at Bicton Park Gardens.

Hallowe'en Tour, 29 Oct - Beer Quarry Caves, 4.30pm.

Fireworks and Bonfire Night 3 Nov - The Harbour, Lyme Regis, 6.30pm.

Tar Barrels 5 Nov - Ottery St Mary,

Nick Baker - Weird Creatures 9 Nov - An evening with naturalist Nick Baker telling his favourite stories about discovering, meeting and filming some of his favourite Weird creatures, Corn Exchange, Exeter, 7.30pm.

Armistice Day Service 11 Nov - War Memorial, St George's Square, Lyme Regis, 11am.

Switch-on Saturday 24 Nov - Christmas Lights switched on, Broad Street, Lyme Regis, 3-5.30pm.

MAIN EVENTS

Trafalgar Day Service 21 Oct - The White Ensign will be flying over Exeter Cathedral during the annual Service to celebrate Lord Nelson’s great victory at Trafalgar in 1805, Exeter Cathedral, 11.00am.

The Hallowe'en Zombie Ball 27 Oct - Hallowe'en-themed fun with a mix of national bands, Devon talent and a host of DJs, Exeter Phoenix, 5pm.

Osligi Maasai Warriors 6 Nov - Spreading the word about Maasai culture through song and dance, Exeter Cathedral, 1pm.

Holiday on Ice - Speed 15 to 18 Nov - Exciting new show taking you through a thrilling journey of love, money, nature and time, Westpoint, Exeter.


ClassicalConcerts

Aled Jones 4 Oct - Cathedral Tour, Exeter Cathedral.

Two Moors' Festival Concert 15 Oct - music by Tchaikovsky, Haydn and Holst, Exeter Cathedral, 7.30pm.

Riyad Nicolas Piano 19 Oct - See Honiton Festival display overleaf.

Dominant String Quartet 25 Oct - Seaton Town Hall, 7.30pm.

James Sherlock 22 Nov - Piano recital, Seaton Town Hall, 7.30pm.

Julian Lloyd Webber, 'Cello 25 Nov - One of the finest musicians of his generation, and with Pam Chowhan, piano, Northcott Theatre, Exeter, 7.30pm.

Michael Trainor and Lynn Carter 30 Nov - Violin and Piano performances. See Honiton Festival display overleaf.

Opera

Musical Memories 3 to 6 Oct - Singing for Sidmouth, the Sidmouth Arts Club Operatic Society celebrates the life of the late Karen Colson, a member of the society for many years. Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth. £12.

L'Elisir d'Amore 13 Oct - New York Met Opera broadcast to cinema screens around the world, Exeter Picturehouse Cinema, 5.55pm.

The Lighthouse 24 Oct - English Touring Opera present Peter Maxwell Davies' haunting work, Northcott Theatre, Exeter, 7.30pm.

Albert Herring 25 to 27 Oct - Benjamin Britten's hilarious satire set in a Suffolk village, with Mark Wilde in the title role, Northcott Theatre, Exeter, 7.30pm.

Otello 27 Oct - New York Met Opera, Exeter Picturehouse Cinema, 5.55pm.

The Tempest 10 Nov - New York Met Opera, Exeter Picturehouse Cinema, 5.55pm.

Ballet

The Nutcracker 31 Oct - Moscow Ballet - La Classique, Corn Exchange, Exeter.

Coppelia 3 Nov - Princess Theatre, 7.30pm.

Freedom 16 Nov - Full-length dance theatre production with breathtaking physicality and beautifully detailed characterisation, Northcott Theatre, 7.30pm.

Tango Motion 23 Nov - Virtuoso displays of traditional tango dance and exquisite tango songs of 1930s Buenos Aires, Northcott Theatre, Exeter, 7.30pm.

Childrens'Entertainment

Pinocchio 6 Oct - Puppetry, shadows, illusion, and specially composed music create a show with something for all ages, Northcott Theatre, Exeter, 3pm.

The Mysterious Vanishment of Pobby and Dingan 14 Oct - Adapted from 'Pobby and Dingan' by Ben Rice, Northcott Theatre, Exeter, 3pm.

Hip Hop Workshop 29 Oct to 3 Nov - Banxy Hip Hop Dance Residence, with a series of Workshops for 7+ yrs, Northcott Theatre, Exeter.

Stones and Bones 4 Nov - Squashbox Theatre's new show is a marvellous mix of history and mystery, Northcott Theatre, Exeter, 3pm.

Pecorama

Free entry to the Gardens To 27 Oct - Tickets must be purchased to view the Exhibitions or ride on the Beer Heights Light Railway.

Exhibition of Wildlife Art 12 to 14 Oct - Linda Wilkes.

Half-term Week 29 Oct to 3 Nov - With ghost trains and tombstones, cobwebs and bats, witches in pointy hats and a FREE treat for children in Hallowe'en fancy dress.

Escot Park

Artists exhibiting Until 31 Dec - In the Coach House Restaurant.

Hallowe'en Camp Wild 30 to 31 Oct - Exciting nature-based outdoor 1,2 and 4 night residential programmes for 8-12 year-olds (plus 7yr old siblings) and day programmes, see www.escotcampwild.co.uk

POWDERHAMc a s t l e

Deer Rut Safari & Cream Tea 2 to 25 Oct - Take a tractor ride into the deer park to see the fascinating behaviour of the deer, and enjoy a delicious cream tea. £10 per person.

Powderham Food Festival 6 Oct - Come and celebrate everything that’s great about food! Demonstrations, workshops, family fun, live music and of course fantastic food and drink. Open 10am to 5pm. Adult £4, Children under 12yrs Free.

Concert in the Music Room 26 Oct - A programme of music mainly by Bach, and including two of the Suites for unaccompanied ‘cello. For more details or to book please call 01626 890243. Concert starts 7.30pm. Tickets £14.

Spooky Tours & More 28 Oct to 1 Nov - Hear fascinating tales of the Castle and its past residents as you are led by a friendly ghostly guide through the impressive Castle rooms.

Michaelmas Fair 8 Nov - Browse an array of stalls around the Castle rooms selling Christmas puddings, decorations, books, jewellery and many unusual things you won't find on the High Street. 10am to 3pm. £4 admission.

CONTINUED OVERLEAF

October & November 2012

Forthcoming Events

SPIRIT of the DANCE at PRINCESS THEATRE


Killerton

'Gems' Costume Exhibition To 4 Nov - Killerton House, 11am-5pm.

'Drop in' Garden Guided Walk 5 Oct - 2-3pm.

Killerton Parkrun 6, 13 Oct - a 5K family event for runners, Killerton House, 9-11am.

Farmers' & Local Produce Market 20 Oct - 10.30am.

Cider & Apple Weekend 20 to 21 Oct - two days in the orchard celebrating national Apple Day and old Devon customs,11am.

Great British Walk Week 27 Oct to 4 Nov - come and enjoy walking through Killerton's beautiful parkland, 11am.

FARMERS &Country Markets

Budleigh Salterton Farmers’ Market Rolle Mews Car Park, last Friday, 9am-1pm.

Exeter Farmers’ Market top of Fore Street/South Street, Thursday, 9am-2pm.

Exmouth Farmers’ Market The Strand Gardens, Exmouth, alternate Wednesdays, 9am-1pm.

Honiton Local Produce Market High Street, 1st Thursday. Easter to December.

Honiton Women’s Guild Country Market Mackarness Hall, Friday, 9.30-11am.

Ottery St Mary Farmers’ Market Land of Canaan Car Park, first Friday, 9am-1pm.

Ottery St Mary Community Market The Institute, Ottery St Mary, last Saturday, 9.30am-12.30pm.

Sidmouth Community Market 13 Oct, 10 Nov - St John's Hall, 9.30am-1pm.

Seaton Farmers' Market 19 Oct - Seaton Town Hall, 9am-1pm.

Stockland Country Market 27 Oct, 24 Nov - Stockland Victory Hall, 10am-12 noon.

MARKET DAYS

Axminster Street Market Trinity Square, Thursday, 8.30am-3pm.

Cullompton Indoor Market Town Hall, Wednesday, 9am-1pm.

Exeter Livestock and Pannier Market Exeter Livestock Centre, Monday and Friday, 10.30am.

Exminster Market first Saturday every month, 9.30am-12.30pm.

Honiton Street Market every Tuesday and Saturday, 9am.

Collectors

Sidmouth Weekly Flea Markets Wednesdays, Thursdays - St John's Ambulance Hall.

Sunday Market and Car Boot Sale Sundays - Matford Park and Ride Car Park, Marsh Barton, Exeter, 6.45am-12.45pm.

Antique & Flea Thursdays - Public Hall, Budleigh Salterton, 9am-1pm.

40th Anniversary Event of the Axe Vale Stamp Club. 9 Oct - Wilf Vevers: A Presentation of the mails and postal history of the South Atlantic island of South Georgia, United Reformed Church Hall, Axminster, 6.45pm, free entry.

Innovations Market 26 to 28 Oct, 29 Nov to 9 Dec - with products to suit all ages and tastes from silver jewellery to handmade pizzas, Guildhall Shopping Centre, Exeter, 9am-5pm (Sunday 10am-4pm).

Honiton Antiques Festival 12 to 17 Nov - Events will be taking place in various venues in Honiton, but mainly in the High Street.

Cooper Antiques Fair 16 to 18 Nov - Cooper Antiques will be returning for another year to exhibit their exceptional antiques at the Castle. 11am to 5pm. £5 admission.

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7 for 7-30pm at United Reform Church Hall, Chard Road, Axminster. 9th October 2012. FREE ENTRANCE - ALL ARE WELCOME

To mark their 40th AnniversaryAXE VALE STAMP CLUB

PRESENT A SPECIAL DISPLAY by a member of the Royal Philatelic Society

Fantastic presentation ofThe stamps andpostal history ofSouth Georgia

Chilcotts Auction 17 Nov - Antique and collector's Toys. Tel: 01404 47783, Honiton.

EXHIBITIONS

'...where I intend to end my days' To 15 Oct - a Jennie Pearson exhibition of hand and machine-stitched textiles commemorating family links with Lyme Regis, Lyme Regis Museum.

Photographic Exhibition, Axminster Photography Group 10-24 Nov - The Arts Café, Axminster.

A La Ronde

Walking Festival Countryside Walk 1 Oct, 31 Oct - 10.30am.

Hallowe'en Fun Day 30 Oct - 11.30am.

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Community Christmas Tree Festival 25 Nov - Christmas trees decorated by local organisations and family activities including Christmas Quiz Trail and Christmas Wish Tree, 12noon

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Axe Valley Heritage Association

The World Heritage Site and Jurassic Coast

Information Centre

Visit Seaton Museum on the top fl oor of Seaton Town Hall to fi nd out about the World Heritage site of the Devon

and Dorset Jurassic Coast.

See the updated interactive display on the dedicated computer.

Also new Information panels on the local geology.

The Norman Whinfrey Geological collection and selected fossil display.

Rare prints and books.

ADMISSION FREE

Bernard d'Ascoli piano

Chopin Nocturnes: "This ranks among the most remarkable Chopin Nocturne recordings... performances of a living breathing presence. A revelatory probing disc... a top-flight pianist." Bryce Morrison (Gramophone)

The Minster, Axminster, 7:30pm, Saturday, 3rd November Tickets: £10 unreserved

Honiton Tourist Information Centre, Tel 01404 43716 (c.cards)

and Archway Books, Axminster, or on the door

A Joanna Leach Memorial Recital supporting

Chopin Nocturne in D flat major op. 27 N° 2 Scherzo N° 3 in C sharp minor op. 39.

Debussy Brouillards, Ondine,

la Cathédrale engloutie, Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest

"Images" (two pieces): Reflets dans l'eau, Poissons d'or - Jardins sous la pluie

"Estampes": L'Isle joyeuse

Ravel "Gaspard de la nuit" (two pieces): Jeux d'eau -

Ondine

Schubert Four Impromptus op. 90 D. 899

fHONITONestivaltheHoniton Festival 2012-13

Lunchtime ConcertsFriday October 19th – RIYAD NICOLAS PIANOBEETHOVEN - Sonata in A flat major, Op.110 CHOPIN - Waltz Op.34, No.1 CHOPIN - 4 Mazurkas, Op.24 CHOPIN - 3 Etudes Op.10, Nos. 1 and 4, and Op.25, No. 6 CHOPIN - Ballade No.4 in F minor, Op.52

Friday November 30th – MICHAEL TRAINOR VIOLIN; LYNN CARTER PIANOSCHUBERT – Duo for Violin and Piano in A major, D574 BEETHOVEN – Sonata for Violin and Piano Op.47 “Kreutzer”

“Bringing the greatest new and established talents in classical music to the South West”

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Box Office 01404 43716


GENERAL

1st Friday. Matthew Finnish, The Pilot Inn, Exmouth, 9-11pm.

2nd Saturday. Revue Night, The Huntsman Inn, Ide, 9pm.

Thursdays. Live music, The Oddfellows, Exeter, 9pm.

Sundays. Easy Sundays with Phil Evans, Axminster Inn, Axminster, 12.30pm.

4 Oct. Devon Sproule, folk/pop songwriter with an interest in jazz, Exeter Phoenix, 8pm.

7 Oct. Flamenco Night, El Bocado, Exeter.

12, 26 Oct. Spanish Guitar Nights, El Bocado, Exeter.

13 Oct. Adam Isaac, Exeter Phoenix, 8pm.

13 Oct. Wired, Prospect Inn, Exeter, 9.30pm.

20 Oct. Bollywood Brass Band, the sound of Hindi film hits, Bhangra rhythms, and brass arrangements makes for a captivating blend, Exeter Phoenix, 8pm.

27 Oct. Sound of Sirens, all-girl band with originals and acoustic covers, The Bowling Green, Exeter, 9pm.

27 Oct. The Lateshift, Heavitree Inn, Exeter, 9-11.30pm.

27 Oct. Seedy Cases, The Nag's Head, Lyme Regis, 9-11.30pm.

27 Oct. Thick As Thieves, Ottery Carnival Party, Institute Club, Ottery St Mary, 9-11.30pm.

2 Nov. Barefoot Liarz, The Sorry Head, Exeter, 9pm.

4 Nov. Flamenco Night, El Bocado, Exeter.

9 Nov. Keep It Unreal: Mr Scruff, the now legendary Ninja Tune DJ famed for his awesome hip-hop sound, The Lemon Grove, Exeter, 9pm.

9 Nov. Thick As Thieves, lively and entertaining pop anthem band, The Park Hotel, Exmouth, 9-11pm.

10 Nov. The Lateshift, popular party band that loves to give the audience what it wants, The Beach Hotel, Exmouth, 9-11.30pm.

16, 30 Nov. Spanish Guitar Nights, El Bocado, Exeter.

19 Nov. DJ Fresh, aka Dan Stein, The Lemon Grove, Exeter, 8pm.

28 Nov. The Revival Hour, with performers John-Mark Lapham and David Stith, Exeter Phoenix, 8pm.

21 Oct. Eddi Reader, Corn Exchange, Exeter, 8pm.

7 Nov. Jim Moray, Jurassic Folk Club, The Grove Nite Club, Seaton, 8pm.

9 Nov. Celine Dos Santos, Hatt's, Exeter, 9pm.

11 Nov. Tom McConville and David Newey, Matthew's Hall, Topsham, 8pm.

17 Nov. Shelby's Elbows, Axminster Inn, Axminster, 9.30pm.

BLUES

5 Oct. Souled, The Grapevine, Exmouth, 9.30pm.

6 Oct. Adam Sweet, exceptionally talented young guitarist now carving out a solo career, The Grapevine, Exmouth, 9pm.

11 Oct. Ruarri Joseph and Marc O'Reilly, with an inventive fusion of blues, rock and soul, Exeter Phoenix, 8pm.

12 Oct. The Perfect Strangers, rock trio bringing you powerful classic rock and blues, The Revelry, Exeter, 9pm.

13 Oct. Blue Swayed Blues, The Volunteer Inn, Honiton, 9-11pm.

20 Oct. Newton Faulkner, The Great Hall, Exeter University, 7.30pm.

17 Nov. The Perfect Strangers, The Sorry Head, Exeter, 9pm.

24 Nov. Souled, live at St Thomas Social Club, Exeter, 9pm.

ROCK/H-METAL

6 Oct. Goliath, classic rock anthems, The King's Arms, Exeter.

6 Oct. RocketBox, The Bishop Blaize, Exeter, 9.30-12midnight.

12 Oct. Eat The Rich, The Park Hotel, Exmouth, 9pm.

14 Oct. Diamondogz, glam rock band, First & Last, Exmouth, 6-8.30pm.

20 Oct. Audius Maximus, The General Buller, Exeter, 9pm.

25 Oct. Shinedown, Rock giants from Jacksonville on their headline UK tour, The Great Hall, Exeter University, 7.30pm.

26 Oct. Rock The Night, The Black Horse Inn, Sidmouth, 9.30pm.

27 Oct. Electric Landlady, The Black Horse In, Sidmouth, 9pm-12midnight.

10 Nov. Hooked, Cornwall-based hi-energy rock band, The King's Arms, Exeter, 9pm.

10 Nov. Extractor, formerly known as Snatchtractor, 3-piece rock/blues band, Axminster Inn, Axminster, 9pm-12midnight.

18 Nov. K2, Devon's premier classic rock covers band, First & Last, Exmouth, 6-8.15pm.

24 Nov. K2, this must-see band now at The Prospect Inn, Exeter, 9.30pm.

30 Nov. Reckless, The Farmers' Union, Exeter, 9pm.

LIVE MUSIC EVENTS JAZZ

First Wednesday. Bridge Jazz Club, Bombay Bill's, Exeter, 8.30pm.

Last Sunday. High Tea Jazz, Lakeview Manor, Dunkeswell, 5-7.30pm.

5-7 Oct. Pete Allen's Jazz Weekend, featuring many gifted jazz performers and bands, Kennaway House, Sidmouth, 8.30-11pm (Fri/Sat), 3-5.30pm (Sun).

12 Oct. Just Misbehavin', entertain with their mix of swing, jazz and dance, The Globe Inn, Lympstone, 2-4pm.

14 Oct. Pete Allen and Guests, play tribute to 'King of Swing' Benny Goodman, Kennaway House, Sidmouth, 3-5.30pm.

21 Oct. Take4, with their enticing mix of swing, mainstream and show tunes from the 30s, 40s, and 50s, The Beach, Exmouth, 8.30pm.

6 Nov. Pete Canter Trio, with piano maestro Jim Blomfield and double bassist Sol Ahmed, The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter, 10pm-12midnight.

10 Nov. Just Misbehavin', St Matthew's Church Hall, Exeter, 8-11pm.

16 Nov. Pete Canter Trio, with piano maestro Jim Blomfield and double bassist Sol Ahmed, The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter, 10pm-12midnight.

30 Nov. Take4, cool jazz with a touch of class, The Bowd Inn, Sidmouth, 8pm.

FOLK ROOTS & ACOUSTIC

Thursdays. Alan West & Steve Black, with their own brand of country and folk songs, Axminster Inn, Axminster, 6.30-9pm.

Sundays. Singers' Night, (unless Guest Night). Topsham Folk Club, The Globe Hotel, Topsham, 8-10.30pm.

First Friday. Open Mic Night, Dolphin Hotel, Beer, 9-11pm.

Third Wednesday. Singers' Night, Jurassic Folk Club, Grove Nite Club, Seaton, 7.45pm.

5, 19 Oct. Celine Dos Santos, Hatt's, Exeter, 9pm.

7 Oct. Andy Cutting, soulful and technically outstanding melodeon player, Topsham Folk Club, Matthew's Hall, Topsham, 8pm.

7 Oct. Faustus, a major force on the English folk scene, Exeter Phoenix, 8pm.

Shinedownphoto courtesy of: Sean Berry & Amanda Retotar

photo courtesy of: Wired

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Disclaimer - you are advised that before attending any of the events listed in the "Forthcoming Events" and 'Live Music Roundup' section of this magazine, you should contact the venue in advance to double check that the dates and times are correct.


Jurassic Folk & Acoustic, a platform for local singers, musicians, poets, and other performers, meets twice a month at the Grove Nite Club in Seaton. Founded in 2006 by Folk enthusiasts Peter and Hilary Arnold, JF&A now meets in the Grove's large function room with its superb acoustics and regularly attracts 60 or 70 people to Singers' Nights - the third Wednesday of the month, 7.45-11pm. Doors open at 7.15pm and admission is free; if you would like to like perform it is advisable to phone or email to say you are coming. Guest Nights are now held on the first Wednesday of the month, performance 8.15-10.45pm. Doors open at 7.45pm and pre-

booked tickets are a snap at £5 to £7 to see top-drawer performers.

On 3 Oct Jed Grimes is the guest, and he's as Geordie as you can get. Here is a wonderful songwriter with a charismatic quality that shines through. As he says himself: "I've succeeded if I can put a song in a surprising musical setting and give it a rhythm that makes you want to dance a bit."

Four weeks later, on 7 November, Jim Moray will be the star turn - folk singer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, he locates folk in the modern world. His latest album, Skulk, fuses folk tradition with rock and pop to speak to the

world in which we live, available through: www.jimmoray.bandcamp.com With his lives shows frequently featuring video projection and lighting effects, you could be in for a treat at JF&A, because in Jim's vision the oral tradition is electrified, not only technically but emotionally.

www.eastdevonfolk.org Email: [email protected] Tel: 01297 20064 The Grove Nite Club, Fore Street, Seaton. EX12 2LE

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Thursday 25 October, 7.30pm. SHINEDOWNTHE GREAT HALL, EXETER UNIVERSITY www.shinedown.com

American rock giants Shinedown take in Exeter Uni-versity on their 2012 UK headline tour. Formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 2001, this 4-piece alternative metal/heavy metal outfit still has two of the original members on board - Brent Smith (vocalist) and Brad Stewart (bass), now joined by Zachary Myers (guitar) and Eric Bass (piano and bass). They've released four studio albums - the latest "Amaryllis" in 2012, and have achieved worldwide sales of over 10 million. The Great Hall, Exeter University, Stocker Road, Exeter. EX4 4PY. Box Office: 01392 263518.

Saturday 13 October, 9.30pm WIRED PROSPECT INN, EXETERwww.wiredband.co.uk

Exmouth-based Wired are an exciting and talented 5-piece rock/pop function band, with a unique blend of covers played in their very own style - numbers from the 60s through to the current chart. They give you music to dance, smooch and rock to! Led by flamboyant vocalist and entertainer Paul G Robinson, theirs is a versatile guitar/bass/keyboard/sax/drums line-up with three vocalists. Get along to see them in pubs and clubs, at outdoor events, corporate events, festivals - wherever the music takes them. Prospect Inn, The Quay, Exeter. EX2 4AN. Tel: 01392 273152. (live music on Fridays and Saturdays). [email protected] Tel: 07798 78323.

Saturday 20 October, 8pm.BOLLYWOOD BRASS BAND, EXETER PHOENIX www.eea.org.uk/bbb/about

The Bollywood Brass Band performs and records a wide variety of musical styles, including Hindi film hits, Bhangra, Qawwali, Punjabi folk songs and wedding songs, tinged with influences from jazz and other world musics. With six hot horns and four funky drummers, they turn in a scorching act with unbridled energy, exuberantly splicing Bhangra beats, Bollywood hits, riotous Indian wedding songs to give you an uplifting experience like no other. Their saxophones, tabla, dhol drums, and colossal sousaphone pour out compulsively danceable rhythms. And in October they are bringing their colourful carnivalesque act to the Phoenix Arts Centre for an evening that is different. Tickets. Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Exeter. EX4 3LS. Tel: 01392 667080. www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Jurassic Folk & Acoustic"The folk club for East Devon singers and musicians"

Sunday 21 October, 8pm.EDDIE READER

CORN EXCHANGE, EXETER

www.eddireader.com

Eddie Reader brings to joyous life all forms of song from traditional to contemporary. Grow-ing up in Scotland, she learnt to use music as a vehicle for communicating with others through busking and performing at local folk clubs and then rose to fame through her work with The Fairground Attraction. In October she is coming to Exeter so you can see and hear this truly wonderful performer at the Corn Exchange, Exeter. Tel: 01392 665938.

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FEATURED VENUE

Live MusicOCTOBER & NOVEMBER 2012

10East Devon Coast & Country Art Galleries

GALLERIES

Frans Wesselmann & Sarah Young Until 6 Oct - Paintings at Hybrid.

Vanessa Gardiner show Until 7 Oct - ‘Classical Elements’, paintings inspired by Greek landscape and architecture. Sladers Yard.

Pure Colour Until 13 Oct - Patrick Jones exhibits his work, Gloss Gallery.

Mother Love Until 27 Oct - Textile artists explore complexities of the mother/daughter relationship, Thelma Hulbert Gallery.

Jeannette Hayes Until 27 Oct - Solo Show, Artwave West.

Elemental Until 30 Oct - Molly Garnier and Michael Sole Nature and the elements, both of landscape and the human form, are central to the work of these artists, The Marle Gallery.

Fine Art Collection Until 4 Nov - An exhibition of the city’s most famous paintings alongside important new acquisitions never before seen in Exeter. A rich variety on view. Gallery 5, RAMM, Exeter.

A Symphony of Curves Until 11 Nov - A rare opportunity to see the art of architectural sculpture by Geoffrey Preston, Gallery 22, RAMM.

Landscape 8th Oct - David Webb, St John's Ambulance Hall, Honiton.

Doug Hyde 12 Oct - Surridge Gallery, Exeter.

Exhibition of Wildlife 12 to 14 Oct - Linda Wilkes, Pecorama.

The Big Draw 13 Oct - A fun day of free drawing workshops, suitable for all the family, East Devon Art. The Hidden Thread 13 Oct to 17 Nov - Masterful paintings by Irene Jones with a narrative thread. Hybrid.

Derek Nice 13 Oct to 2 Dec - ‘Forms that Float and Fly’ new paintings and sculpture. Sladers Yard.

Annual Open Exhibition 19 Oct to 10 Nov - The South West Academy of Fine & Applied Arts (SWAc), Gloss Gallery, Exeter.

Autumn Show 20 Oct - Lucie Bennett's solo exhibition for the first time at Brook Gallery.

Keith Proctor Exhibition 21 Oct - Inspired by his young son Jack, Keith's collection celebrates the simple innocence and freedom of youth. 1 to 4pm, Castle Galleries, Exeter.

The Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren (Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance) 22 to 28 Oct - International Art Exhibition, see overleaf. Free. Kennaway House, Sidmouth.

51 High StreetHoniton

t. 01404 43201www.hybrid-devon.co.uk

art & designfor your home and garden

hybrid

The Hidden Thread 13 Oct - 17 Nov Masterful paintings by Irene Jones with a narrative thread. Decorative dioramas by Melanie Tomlinson. (closed 28 Oct-5 Nov).

25.12 21 Nov - 22 DecPaintings measuring a seasonal figure from gallery artists

51 High Street Honitont. 01404 43201

www.hybrid-devon.co.ukEXHIBITIONS

Autumn ShowLucie Bennett - 20 Oct

In October we look forward to an inspiring solo exhibition of Lucie Bennett for the first time at Brook. Lucie’s glorious use of colour and shape create the most intriguing of collections. Definitely a must see.

www.brookgallery.co.uk 01395 443003Open Tues - Sat 10.30 - 5.00 Sun 2.00 - 4.30

www.thelmahulbert.com

Mother Love Until 27 OctTextile artists explore complexities of the mother/daughter relationship.

Thelma Hulbert 30 Oct-9 NovWork by the late Thelma Hulbert.

Present Makers 2012 10 Nov-22 DecSelected Southwest designer makers.

01404 45006

Victoria Place, Axminster, Devon, EX13 [email protected] 01297 639970

www.themarlegallery.co.uk

EXHIBITIONS

Elemental Until 30 OctMolly Garnier and Michael Sole. Nature and the elements, both of landscape and the human form.

Anticipation 3-24 NovSimon Cook solo show. The world distilled to the simple and beautiful. Abstract using oils, gold and silver leaf.

contemporary fine art & ceramics

TheMarleGallery

Donna Goold - 'Fox' - Artwave West

Sonia Fynn - 'Cretan Spring, Meadow Alliums' South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts

Michael Sole - 'Fresh Easterly' - The Marle Gallery

Forthcoming Art ExhibitionsOctober & November 2012

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Old Fore Street, Sidmouth EX10 8LSwww.eastdevonart.co.uk 01395 516284

[email protected]

EastDevonArt.co.uk

Open every day 11am-5pm, including Sunday

The Big Draw - 13 OctA fun day of free drawing workshops.

Suitable for all the family.

Autumn Exhibition - 27 Oct to 4 Nov An exciting mix of styles by selected

West Country artists.

Art tuition available throughout the yearA selection of work may be viewed on-line at www.eastdevonart.co.uk

www.iscagallery.co.uk

EXHIBITION

Works by selected West Country Artists

Opening Hours:Monday-Saturday 11am-5pm(Closed Thursday)

01395444193

ISCA

3 Chapel StreetBudleigh SaltertonEX9 6LX

GALLERY

Autumn Exhibitions3rd to 16th Nov

Michael Morgan Solo ShowMichael Morgan’s last solo show of new paintings. Marine House.

Amanda PophamAmanda’s annual ceramic show (same dates). Steam Gallery.

www.marinehouseatbeer.co.ukwww.steamgallery.co.uk

Contact the gallery for a catalogue on: 01297 625257 or 625144 (Steam)

www.sladersyard.co.uk 01308 459511

Sladers YardContemporary British Art,

Furniture & Craft. Licensed Café[email protected]

EXHIBITIONS:Vanessa Gardiner until 7 OctClassical Elements: new paintings of the Aegean coast

Derek Nice 13 Oct to 2 DecForms that Float and Fly: new paintings and sculpture

Gallery Stars 8 Dec to Feb 2013Works on paper by the best Sladers artists.

Judy Hempstead - 'Reflections Otter Estuary 2'ISCA Gallery

Jeannette Hayes - 'Sunshine on St Ninian's' - Artwave West

Original Paintings, Limited Edition Prints, Books, Cards

Christmas Exhibition‘CONNECTIONS’

Paintings by Ray Balkwill, SWAc Pottery by John Harlow

Sat 1st and Sun 2nd December 10am - 5pm

The exhibition then runs throughout December strictly by appointment only.

www.raybalkwill.co.uk

Ray Balkwill’sSTUDIO GALLERY

Thistledown, Marley Road,Exmouth, EX8 4PP Tel: 01395 270278

Ray Balkwill, SWAc. - 'Bright Day on the Grand Canal, Venice'

Derek Nice - 'Yellow Hut' - Sladers Yard

Richard Adams - 'Frosty Parsnips' - Hybrid

Autumn Exhibition 27 Oct to 4 Nov - An exciting mix of styles by selected West Country artists. East Devon Art.

Thelma Hulbert 30 Oct to 9 Nov - Work by the late Thelma Hulbert, of the Euston Road school. Thelma Hulbert Gallery.

Christmas Exhibiton 2 Nov to 22 Dec - Artwave West.

Michael Morgan Solo Show 3 to 16 Nov - A Michael Morgan’s last solo show of new paintings. Marine House.

Amanda Popham 3 to 16 Nov - Amanda’s annual ceramic show. Steam Gallery.

Anticipation 3 to 24 Nov - Simon Cook solo show. The world distilled to the simple and the beautiful. The Marle Gallery.

Present Makers 10 Nov to 22 Dec - Selected South West Designer makers, Thelma Hulbert Gallery.

Fabian Perez 14 Nov - Surridge Gallery, Exeter.

20 by 20 17 to 24 Nov - Professional artists, graduates, designers, sculptors, architects, ceramicists and glassblowers come together to help raise money for charity for this Christmas exhibition, Gloss Gallery, Exeter.

25.12 21 Nov to 22 Dec - Paintings measuring a seasonal figure from gallery artists, Hybrid.

Louise Dear Exhibition, 24 Nov - Louise's striking and stylish collection encapsulates the vivacity, excitement and sensuality of the modern day woman. 12-4 pm, Castle Galleries, Exeter.

12East Devon Coast & Country Art Galleries

www.marinehouseatbeer.co.uk01297 625257

‘The Waterside House’ 10 x 8 inches

THE MICHAEL MORGAN SHOWSaturday 3rd November - Friday 16th November

www.marinehouseatbeer.co.uk 01297 625257

Fore Street, Beer, Devon EX12 3EF

Michael Morgan RI’s claim to a lasting legacy as one of the greatest innovators using the watercolour medium needs little justification. His classic and evocative interpretations of remote buildings in upland and coastal settings have attracted countless enthusiasts around the world.

Sadly Michael is in poor health, but was able to complete this remarkable body of work for what may prove to be his last solo

show after fourteen exciting and record breaking years working with Marine House. We all hope that he recovers and can then excite us anew by producing occasional new paintings in the future.

Please contact the gallery for a colour catalogue and invitation to the private view on Saturday 3 November from 11.00 - 5.30. The works can also be seen on our website from mid October.

1312 A Celebration of Life in East Devon Art Galleries

www.marinehouseatbeer.co.uk01297 625257

‘The Waterside House’ 10 x 8 inches

THE MICHAEL MORGAN SHOWSaturday 3rd November - Friday 16th November

www.marinehouseatbeer.co.uk 01297 625257

Fore Street, Beer, Devon EX12 3EF

Michael Morgan RI’s claim to a lasting legacy as one of the greatest innovators using the watercolour medium needs little justification. His classic and evocative interpretations of remote buildings in upland and coastal settings have attracted countless enthusiasts around the world.

Sadly Michael is in poor health, but was able to complete this remarkable body of work for what may prove to be his last solo

show after fourteen exciting and record breaking years working with Marine House. We all hope that he recovers and can then excite us anew by producing occasional new paintings in the future.

Please contact the gallery for a colour catalogue and invitation to the private view on Saturday 3 November from 11.00 - 5.30. The works can also be seen on our website from mid October.

Connections 1 to 2 Dec - Studio Gallery Christmas Exhibition. Paintings by Ray Balkwill and Pottery by John Harlow. Marley Road, Exmouth.

Fine Art Collection 1 Dec to 30 Mar 2013 - the exhibition will include city views, 20th century Devon landscapes and striking portraits. Fascinating prints and drawings reveal Exeter before the bombings of the second World War changed the city forever. Gallery 5, RAMM, Exeter.

Group Show 8 Dec to Feb 2013 - Works on Paper. Sladers Yard.

The Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren (Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance) International Art Exhibition, is an extraordinarily moving, intimate and inspiring exhibition, detailing both and inner spiritual life and an outer human rights tragedy.

Set to show at Kennaway House, Sidmouth from the 22nd - 28th of October 2012, with a private view to be opened by artist Alan Cotton.It is an attribute to the timelessness of fine art. This exhibit of Art is to inspire the soul, and to ennoble the spirit, the art is meant to benefit as well as inform. The

viewer is reminded of the power of the human spirit, of the capacity of human kind to confront and overcome acts of evil. It probes the relationship of the human to the divine, and suggests new horizons of understanding.

Falun Gong, an ancient spiritual and meditative exercise, was brought out to the public in 1992, and is based on the fundamental principals of truth, compassion and tolerance.Professor Zhang Kunlun, founder of the exhibition, who practices Falun Gong, was detained for three months as a prisoner of conscience, and was made to plumb the depths of suffering, while tortured physically and mentally in a Chinese detention centre. In the aftermath, through his spiritual discipline, he was able to mend his body and soul and brought together a diverse group of 18 artists, whose experiences paralleled his, to create the Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren.

The paintings show the steadfast spirit of those who remain compassionate and tolerant under such harsh persecution. The story portrayed is one of beauty, courage and justice and the message is one of hope and triumph. A certain purity and depth mark these works and many viewers remark on the sense of peace, calm and beauty they feel in the work’s presence.The artists featured are: Xiaping Chen, Dr. Xigiang Dong, Tingyin Shi, Zhenping Chen, Kathleen Gillis, Daci Shen, Ruizhen Gu, Yuan Li and Dr. Kunlun Zhang.

For more information see:www.zsr-art.org.uk

or contact Joy on 07946 591198. Entry to the exhibition is free.

The

Big Draw

Saturday 13th OctoberEast Devon Art Academy,Old Fore Street, Sidmouth EX10 8LS

The Big Draw is a national initiative which aims to promote drawing to all ages and to all levels of experience. At East Devon Art Academy on Saturday 13th October there will be a day of free drawing workshops available. These will be suitable for all the family. Various taster drawing sessions will be taking place between 11 am and 3 pm. Drawing workshops and activities will include a drawing wall, general drawing activities, figure drawing from a professional clothed model, drawing animals and en plein air sketching.

All drawing sessions will be lead by experienced tutors and practising artists. All materials and equipment will be provided. To be assured of a place, please book in advance. Otherwise, just pop along! Whether you want to stay ten minutes or two hours, there is bound to be something for you!In addition, there will also be an exhibition of drawings on display.For further details please contact us on:[email protected] www.eastdevonart.co.uk01395 516284

真善忍 Zhen Shan Ren

Patrick Jones - 'Deep Blue' - Gloss Gallery

Elemental: Molly Garnier and Michael SoleUntil 30th October

Nature and the elements, both of landscape and the human

form, are central to the work of Molly Garnier and Michael Sole. Molly Garnier is well known for her small smoky oil paintings of the female nude. Since moving to her native Norfolk, she has been inspired to paint the coastline capturing the distinctive, slightly bleak colours of that very particular seascape.

Michael Sole is captivated by the whole sensory experience of sea and sky. Michael responds to the natural energy of his subject: big seas are portrayed with a physical and confident painting technique, enabling the viewer to place himself at the centre of this sensory experience of the world in its most elemental form.

The Marle Gallery Victoria Place Axminster Devon EX12 5NQ | t: 01297 639970 | Open Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 to 5:00www.themarlegallery.co.uk | e: [email protected]


TheMarleGallery

Since its opening in 2011, The Marle Gallery has attracted a

following of art lovers hungry to see fresh and challenging work. The Marle Gallery is situated just off the High Street in Axminster; a delightful small town in East Devon including The River Cottage Canteen, a few minutes walk from the Gallery.

Michael Sole - Burton Bradstock No. 6 - Oil and acrylic on Canvas

Molly Garnier - Ella - Oil on board

Molly Garnier - Last Light - Oil on board

How to capture a moment in time, the essence of the feelings evoked by a shaft of light breaking on distant hills? Simon Cook’s non-figurative

work steps beyond the re-creation of the image seen by our eyes, and seeks to portray the often all too fleeting emotions that are stirred within ourselves. Cook’s canvasses are a beautiful array of colour and light, contemplative yet with an inherent sense of anticipation in what is to follow. Simon builds layers of transparent pigment, combined with gold, silver and metal leaf to maximise luminosity, allowing ambient light to interact with the painting. This work invites your undivided attention and asks for no less than a solo exhibition. Come and immerse yourself in a world distilled to the simple and beautiful by master practitioner, Simon Cook.

Michael Sole - Temesaei - Oil and acrylic on Canvas

Simon Cook - Becoming - Oil and Gold Leaf

Anticipation: a solo show by Simon Cook 6th to 24th November private view - Saturday 3rd November 3pm to 7pm

Simon Cook - Radiance - Oil and Gold Leaf

14East Devon Coast & Country Art GalleriesArt Galleries

Elemental: Molly Garnier and Michael SoleUntil 30th October

Nature and the elements, both of landscape and the human

form, are central to the work of Molly Garnier and Michael Sole. Molly Garnier is well known for her small smoky oil paintings of the female nude. Since moving to her native Norfolk, she has been inspired to paint the coastline capturing the distinctive, slightly bleak colours of that very particular seascape.

Michael Sole is captivated by the whole sensory experience of sea and sky. Michael responds to the natural energy of his subject: big seas are portrayed with a physical and confident painting technique, enabling the viewer to place himself at the centre of this sensory experience of the world in its most elemental form.

The Marle Gallery Victoria Place Axminster Devon EX12 5NQ | t: 01297 639970 | Open Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 to 5:00www.themarlegallery.co.uk | e: [email protected]


TheMarleGallery

Since its opening in 2011, The Marle Gallery has attracted a

following of art lovers hungry to see fresh and challenging work. The Marle Gallery is situated just off the High Street in Axminster; a delightful small town in East Devon including The River Cottage Canteen, a few minutes walk from the Gallery.

Michael Sole - Burton Bradstock No. 6 - Oil and acrylic on Canvas

Molly Garnier - Ella - Oil on board

Molly Garnier - Last Light - Oil on board

How to capture a moment in time, the essence of the feelings evoked by a shaft of light breaking on distant hills? Simon Cook’s non-figurative

work steps beyond the re-creation of the image seen by our eyes, and seeks to portray the often all too fleeting emotions that are stirred within ourselves. Cook’s canvasses are a beautiful array of colour and light, contemplative yet with an inherent sense of anticipation in what is to follow. Simon builds layers of transparent pigment, combined with gold, silver and metal leaf to maximise luminosity, allowing ambient light to interact with the painting. This work invites your undivided attention and asks for no less than a solo exhibition. Come and immerse yourself in a world distilled to the simple and beautiful by master practitioner, Simon Cook.

Michael Sole - Temesaei - Oil and acrylic on Canvas

Simon Cook - Becoming - Oil and Gold Leaf

Anticipation: a solo show by Simon Cook 6th to 24th November private view - Saturday 3rd November 3pm to 7pm

Simon Cook - Radiance - Oil and Gold Leaf

Nelson’s Column A point of view!

WRITTEN IN 1907 by one John Glover-Kind,

it wasn’t until this summer that the sentiment

expressed in that particular Edwardian

music hall ditty was brought into sharp

focus by the findings of the European Centre

for Environment and Human Health at the

Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry

at the University of Exeter. (Phew!)

They looked at data from 48 million people in

England from the 2001 census and compared

the distance people live from the ocean and

their answer to a question about their health.

People living less than one kilometre from

the briny were more likely to say they were

in “good health” than people living further

away. Lower stress and more opportunities

to exercise were suggested as one possible

explanation for this. But the lead researcher

Dr Ben Wheeler said many others had been

suggested, including it being a more relaxing

environment.

Then of course, wealthier and healthier people

might be more able to move to the coast. The

study also found that people from the poorest

backgrounds benefited most from a coastal

home, whilst there was little or no benefit to

the most affluent people.

But 112 years before Dr. Wheeler and his

colleagues came up with their findings,

dear old John Ruskin (a frequent visitor to

Devon) wrote that the measure of any great

civilization included the number and quality

of its public spaces and open places. For the

most part, we, in Devon therefore, should

count ourselves lucky to be living in one

enormous green natural space flanked on

two coasts by the ocean.

And with none of us on this island supposedly

living more than 71 miles from the sea, should

you ever find yourself in a pub quiz and need

to answer precisely which spot is furthest

inland, you should quote Google, that fount of

all knowledge, that tells us that it is Church

Flats Farm in Derbyshire. Latitude: 52º 43.6’N.

Longitude: 1º 37.2’W. Good health, everyone!

I do like to be beside the seaside

The nearer we live to the sea, the healthier we feel, people have told researchers. (Photo: Bruno Girin)

SO YOU LIVE IN DEVON, as close to the sea

as you can manage. So far so good. You take

plenty of exercise, enjoy a healthy lifestyle and

are still puzzled by the fact that it’s already

October and you are wondering where the

year has gone. There is an explanation.

Time, according to the mathematician

T.L.Freeman (sort of) speeds up with age and

we need to think in terms of the relationship

between actual age and effective age.

His paper goes something like this. When you

are 10, a year represents 10 percent of your life

and seems like a very long time. However, by

the time you hit 50, one year has reduced to

only two percent of your life, and hence seems

only one-fifth as long. Freeman suggests that

a person’s actual age needs to be corrected for

the apparent length of a year.

So if Christmas and birthdays seem to come

round faster every year, maybe this is the

time to start celebrating your effective age.

The fact that it is already October and you

forgot to get the chimney swept - along with

remembering that you can take the dog

back onto the beach again - has nothing to

do with any of this. Your year has flashed

by (punctuated by torrents of intermittent

rain most like) because that is simply the

way of things.

Why it’s later than you think

JOHN RUSKIN loved living along the prom prom prom in Victorian Devon

1514 A Celebration of Life in East Devon Art Galleries


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Chapter's Autumn/ Winter collection 2012Fashion retailer Chapter, in Sidmouth, is stocking clothing ranges from the following fashion houses this autumn: Sandwich, Pause Cafe, Marie Mero, Mado les Autres, Fred Sabatier, Brax, Simclan, Passport, Just White, Adini, Signature, Ronen Chen, NYDJ.

An exciting wool store in Bridport

British, local and fairly traded yarns • well-known brands • unusual and unique ranges • beautiful natural fi bres, textures and colours

• wide and varied range of accessories • knitting and crochet workshops • late night ‘knit night’ • support, help and advice

76 South Street • Bridport • Dorset • DT6 3NNt: 01308 455669 e: [email protected]

www.bridportyarn.co.uk

Open Monday - Saturday 9.30am-5pmLate night Tuesday ‘Knit Night’ 5-8pm

a gorgeous creative experience


Autumn/Winter Collection

Sandwich w Fred Sabatier w Marie MeroPause Café w Mado et les Autres Adini w Passport w Brax w SimclanNYDJ w Ronen Chen

Tel: 01395 579181

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Pause Cafe


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PAMPERYOURSELFPampering is beneficial for mind, body and soul, so why not indulge yourself with a luxury beauty treatment, available in many forms, in readiness for a brilliant Indian Summer...

If you're into unique jewellery, Erin Cox has a range of really lovely hand-crafted pieces. See below right.

This year’s Budgetannounced that fromApril 2013:

• Age Allowance will stop for anyone reaching 65 on or after April 5th 2013. Personal Age Allowance will be frozen for those who do qualify for it, until such times as the Personal Allowance reaches the Age Allowance, when it will match the Personal Allowance.

• The Age Allowance is £10,500 at 65 and £10,660 at age 75. The new Personal Allowance from 2012 will be £8,105 and from 2013 £9,205.

• Income in excess of £25,400, for 2012/13, reduces the Age Allowance by £1 for every £2 of excess until it reaches the Personal Allowance.

The eff ect of these changes are that people over 65 are

not receiving the same level of benefi t that people under 65 will, for the next few years. Personal Allowance rises by £1,100, meaning a saving of £220 for those on Basic Rate Tax and people over 65 will miss out on this benefi t.

So, in our opinion, it is very important to reduce your liability to tax by utilising well established tax saving methods such as:

• Use an Individual Savings Account (known as ISA) for allowance, as ANY income from an ISA is ignored by the Inland Revenue.

• Transfer assets between spouses to make sure both Personal Allowances are being used.

• Utilise Capital Gains Tax rules to replace investment income, where possible.

Contact us for more i n f o r m a t i o n a n d a n assessment, to see if you can reduce your tax liability.

Helen MulvaneyBA (Hons), Dip M, DipPFS

Proprietor of Richmond Independent

Helen has been advising clients in the East Devon area for the past 20 years and specialises in the provision of retirement and investment advice.

Her firm also provides a specialist annuities service for people approaching retirement and newly retired which operates nationally.

To fi nd out more about her practice, you can view her company website at:

www.richmondindependent.co.uk

As more Independent Financial Advisors are leaving the industry, put off by a rapidly changing sector and an ever increasing burden of compliance and continuing professional development,

Sidmouth based Richmond Independent Financial Advisors are delighted to be celebrating their twentieth anniversary in East Devon.

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This year’s Budgetannounced that fromApril 2013:

• Age Allowance will stop for anyone reaching 65 on or after April 5th 2013. Personal Age Allowance will be frozen for those who do qualify for it, until such times as the Personal Allowance reaches the Age Allowance, when it will match the Personal Allowance.

• The Age Allowance is £10,500 at 65 and £10,660 at age 75. The new Personal Allowance from 2012 will be £8,105 and from 2013 £9,205.

• Income in excess of £25,400, for 2012/13, reduces the Age Allowance by £1 for every £2 of excess until it reaches the Personal Allowance.

The eff ect of these changes are that people over 65 are

not receiving the same level of benefi t that people under 65 will, for the next few years. Personal Allowance rises by £1,100, meaning a saving of £220 for those on Basic Rate Tax and people over 65 will miss out on this benefi t.

So, in our opinion, it is very important to reduce your liability to tax by utilising well established tax saving methods such as:

• Use an Individual Savings Account (known as ISA) for allowance, as ANY income from an ISA is ignored by the Inland Revenue.

• Transfer assets between spouses to make sure both Personal Allowances are being used.

• Utilise Capital Gains Tax rules to replace investment income, where possible.

Contact us for more i n f o r m a t i o n a n d a n assessment, to see if you can reduce your tax liability.

Helen MulvaneyBA (Hons), Dip M, DipPFS

Proprietor of Richmond Independent

Helen has been advising clients in the East Devon area for the past 20 years and specialises in the provision of retirement and investment advice.

Her firm also provides a specialist annuities service for people approaching retirement and newly retired which operates nationally.

To fi nd out more about her practice, you can view her company website at:

www.richmondindependent.co.uk

As more Independent Financial Advisors are leaving the industry, put off by a rapidly changing sector and an ever increasing burden of compliance and continuing professional development,

Sidmouth based Richmond Independent Financial Advisors are delighted to be celebrating their twentieth anniversary in East Devon.

The demise of Age Allowance for those over 65

MANAGING your MONEY

Celebrating 20 years of Business in East Devon

* RECENT NEWS *Helen's recently been awarded the DipPFS

20 YEARSin business in East Devon

Need help managing your investments?

Our practice can provide risk graded advisory portfolios and a regular valuation and monitoring service using the latest technology.We specialise in this service.

Approaching or in retirement?For those approaching or in retirement, ensure that all your options have been considered. We research the whole market to fi nd the most suitable annuity and retirement options. We specialise in this service.

Richmond Independent is a trading name of Investment & Financial Solutions Partnership LLP which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority


Welcome to East Devon Coast & Country's eating out section

which we hope will give you inspiration. After all, everyone enjoys a meal out - it's a real treat. We're so lucky here in the Southwest with many lovely countryside and coastal eateries - enjoy!

Eating Outin East Devon

The StrandLympstone01395 272644/270403

[email protected]

The Swan

Restaurant open 7 days a week including Sunday EveningsLunch 12-2.30/3.00 weekend, dinner 6.00-9/9.30pm.

• Coffee served all day• Pit Stop for Estuary Cycle Path• Cycle racks outside pub• Six excellent Cask Marque Real Ales available• Superb lunchtime and evening menu• Daily Fresh Fish Board Specials• Metres from the waters edge

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The Quay Brasserie

TOPSHAM

Reservations: 01392 876 123

THE QUAY BRASSERIE From Boat Shed to Brasserie, this place has come a long way in four years... The journey began with a vision for great food, enjoyed in stylish surroundings, oozing character both inside and out, at one of the most sought after locations on the waterfront in Devon.

You will be greeted with the smell of freshly ground coff ee in the morning, enjoy a tasty bowl of steaming moules whilst catching up with friends over lunch or throw a celebratory party on the terrace, with the sunset as your backdrop. There’s something for everyone to enjoy, at any time of day!

And the cooking? Just simple food, using the best local ingredients, cooked exceptionally well - how refreshing. Small wonder this cafe-bar, restaurant and jazz lounge is so well loved. Call 01392 876 123 for reservations or visit thequaybrasserie.com

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The Quay Brasserie, 6 The Quay, The Strand, Topsham EX3 0JB

The Esplanade, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 8AX Tel: 01395 516367 / 513151 Reservations: 08000 48 17 31Email: kingswoodanddevoran@hotels-sidmouth.co.ukwww.hotels-sidmouth.co.uk Follow us on Twitter@KDHotel

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Popplefords, Exeter Road, Newton Poppleford, EX10 0DE01395 567181 - www.popplefords.net

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Open every day for great food and drinkIntroducing...Our New £9.95 Two Course LunchChoose any two courses from our new set lunch menu for only £9.95 per person. Available Monday to Friday lunctimes.

Wednesday CarveryWednesday lunchtimes are the new Sundays here at Popplefords! Come in between 12 - 3 when we’ll be serving our popular Carvery for only £8.50.

Friday TapasWith winter coming, hold onto a taste of Spanish summers at Popplefords. In addition to our evening menu, Friday night is now Tapas Night. Why not pop in?

Daily SpecialsPopplefords believes in always keeping thing fresh, so our specials board offers a varied selection of seasonal specialities.


Welcome to East Devon Coast & Country's eating out section

which we hope will give you inspiration. After all, everyone enjoys a meal out - it's a real treat. We're so lucky here in the Southwest with many lovely countryside and coastal eateries - enjoy!


“The Alexandra’s reputation for excellent food is, in our opinion, very well deserved.”

Dorset Magazine

theConservatory Restaurant

at the Alexandra Hotel

Lyme’s popular lunchtime venue is now

open every evening

Enjoy great food, thoughtful service and wonderful views across Lyme Bay.

Open every evening between 7-9pm.

For reservations please call 01297 442010Alexandra Hotel and Restaurant, Pound Street, Lyme Regis, Dorset DT7 3HZ

Lyme’s stunning restaurant venue is open for lunch, brunch, afternoon tea and dinner.

Enjoy award-winning food, thoughtful service and wonderful views of Lyme Bay and the

Jurassic Coast.

Open all day every day.

“It’s all very elegant and very British. A timeless classic some might say.”

Quintessentially Magazine

For reservations please call 01297 442010Alexandra Hotel and Restaurant, Pound Street, Lyme Regis, Dorset, DT7 3HZ

www.hotelalexandra.co.uk [email protected]

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Chocolate WorkshopLearn the craft from an experienced East Devon based chocolatier in a purpose-built facility.

Chocolate - why do most of us love it? Because it’s versatile and mouth wateringly tasty. It evokes feelings of joy as well as feelings of guilt and it can keep us going when we’re tired. Pure chocolate produced at very low temperatures, without any additives, dairy products or sugar contains antioxidants and vitamins as well as a high volume of magnesium, needed to fight certain diseases. Buried within the chocolate bean in its raw state are amino acids and enzymes that enhance our mood and a stimulant more subtle than caffeine.

I make chocolate for a living, a business that started several years ago in France and moved with me a year and a half ago to East Devon. As well as creating artisan chocolates to sell, the main part of my work is giving chocolate making workshops. Everyone is welcome; adults, children, teenagers. It ’s rewarding and joyful work as the courses are designed to be fun as well as informative. There are several different aspects of chocolate making that you can explore in my courses from basic truffle making to decorative gifts. All the courses involve trying out professional techniques such as dipping, moulding and tempering and you don’t need any previous experience, or even a love of chocolate, as you can give the chocolates you make (at least 30) to someone who will appreciate them.

I got involved in mak ing c h o c o l a t e when I was given a gift of an intensive professional c o u r s e i n chocolate confectionary making at the ‘Valrhona School of Chocolate’ near Lyon in France. This very arduous and enjoyable experience vastly improved my French and, more importantly, enf lamed the embers of a lifelong love of chocolate. I used what I had learnt to start a small chocolate school in the Var region of France, giving day courses in the techniques of making chocolates in a home environment. Time is allowed at the end of the course for you to wrap your creations in cellophane and ribbons (in case you want to give them as gifts), and you will be given an information sheet on how chocolate is produced, from its beginnings as a cocoa pod growing on a tree, right through to the ingredient that we recognise as chocolate. You also take away a printed recipe sheet so that you don’t have to spend precious chocolate making time scribbling notes. I hope this has tickled your taste buds and curiosity!

If you are interested in coming along to a course you can see the details on my website: www.chocolateamour.co.uk or call me on 07717 887442.


Sidmouth Harbour Hotel is the perfect setting for an Afternoon Cream Tea which can be enjoyed in our beautiful

lounges or on the terrace, with fantastic views across Lyme Bay.

Enjoy a Cream Tea or Full Afternoon Tea and get a second for your friend free!

Cream Tea - £5.00 per personFull Afternoon Tea - £15.00 per person

To receive this exclusive offer fill in your details below, and hand to a member of the team when ordering.

Name:

Address:

Email:

Available throughout October and November 2012. Table reservations are required for a Full Afternoon Tea.

Buy one get one FREE!

Sidmouth Harbour Hotel, The Westcliff, Manor Road, Sidmouth, Devon EX10 8RU

T: 01395 513252 www.sidmouth-harbour-hotel.co.uk

If you are part of a local group whether its the WI, Rotary, Lions, British Legion or any other local organisation we are now taking bookings for Christmas lunches. Opposite is a copy of our specially created menu.

We have produced a booking form for local groups and organisations so just give us a call and we will send a copy to you. It’s that simple.

2 Courses and Coffee for £19.50 or 3 Courses and Coffee for £25.00

We meet on a Friday each month (usually the first Friday) and enjoy a two course lunch plus hear from a range of speakers as varied as politicians, TV journalists and even an Agatha Christie speaker.

£15 a head

Served every Wednesday between 12.00 and 2.00pm.

Two courses £12.00Three courses £16.00

Hawkchurch Nr Axminster EX13 5TX

Dinner Served 7 Nights a week 7 - 9pmStarters from £4.75Main courses from £11.50Desserts from £5.00

StarterRoast Parsnip Soup (V) Served with Herb Croutons

Smooth Chicken Liver and Bacon Pate served with Port and Redcurrant Jelly, Toasted Rustic Bread

Smoked Fish Platter with Trout, Salmon and Mackerel served with a Baby Leaf Salad, Horseradish and Crème Fraiche Dressing

Vegetarian Glamorgan Sausage (V ) Cheese, Mixed Herbs, Breadcrumbs, Leeks and Mustard

Main CourseTraditional Roast Turkey with all the Trimmings Roast Potatoes, Stuffing,

Seasonal Vegetables, Roasting Gravy

Herb Crusted Salmon Supreme With Lemon Scented Roasted New Potatoes, Seasonal Vegetables and Beurre Blanc

Winter Game Casserole with a Pastry Top Pheasant, Pigeon and Venison in a Rich Button Onion, Bacon

and Red Wine Gravy, Creamed Mashed Potatoes, Seasonal Vegetables

Greenfields Vegetable Assiette (V) Potato Gratin, Spinach, Celeriac, Carrots, Baby Leeks & Mixed Mushrooms

in a Red Wine Sauce

PuddingsIndividual Christmas Pudding Served with a Warm Brandy Crème Anglaise

Vanilla Pannacotta With a Winter Berry Compote

Rich Dark Chocolate Tart With a Christmas Ice Cream

A Selection of Granny Gothards Ice Cream and Sorbet Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, Lemon, Lime – all served in a Brandy Snap BasketPrice includes a free Christmas Cracker for each guest and

Freshly Ground Fairtrade Coffee and Mince Pie

ChriStMaS LuNCheS

Bookings now being taken

t: 01297 678 349 e: [email protected] www.fairwaterheadhotel.co.uk

The Cinnamon Tree

www.cinnamontree-sidmouth.co.ukOpen 12pm-2pm and 6pm-11pm open 7 days a week

Tel: (01395) 514190 or 5768562 Radway Place Sidmouth EX10 8TL

Premium Quality Indian Cuisine

HOMEDELIVERYSERVICE

FREE bottle of wine with

takeaway orders over £35

One of the very best Indian restaurants in the region!

3 Course Lunch Banquet £11.95 (MON-FRI)


Packed with fresh fish and prawns in a rich, creamy sauce, topped with cheesy mashed potato and served with warm,

crusty bread.

With fresh, locally sourced food, fantastic views out over Lyme Bay and the harbour, set menus that change regularly offering 2 courses for £9.95 and 3 courses for £13.95 available during the day

or the evening, where else could you be?

www.bythebay.co.uk


Tea RoomsHomemade CakesSelection of Teas

Delightful Tea Garden

Light Lunches

High Street Newton Poppleford

01395 568439

Also Guest House

Also Guest House

♦ Tea Rooms ♦ Light Lunches ♦ Homemade Cakes ♦ Selection of Teas ♦ Delightful Tea Garden

01395 568439High Street,

Newton Poppleford

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Chocolatemakes us smile

So spend a happy day making a variety of delicious chocolates with a professional chocolatier

Fun Chocolate Courses For All Ages

You’ll take home at least 30 beautifully wrapped chocolates, (unless you eat them all first).

For information call Gill at Chocolate Amour: 07717 887442 [email protected] www.chocolateamour.co.uk

For enquiries or to book call 01395 513047 or email: [email protected] www.bedfordhotelsidmouth.co.uk

CURRY NIGHT:Every Wednesday. Selection of authentic curries from £10.95

PIE NIGHT:Every Thursday. A choice of two pies and dessert for just £11.95

Traditional roasts served Sunday lunch times and evenings


with Chef Steve Batey at The Bay Leaf

COOKING METHOD

Ingredients• 150-170gfilletofwildseabass(farmedisok)

• 30gwildboarbacon

• 50gwhitebeans(cannelliniaregood)

• 40mlofgoodfishstock

• 25mlwhitewine(chardonnayisgood)

• 15mlofdoublecream

• 2bananashallots

• 1springonion

• Juiceof1lemon

• Tbsofrapeseedoil

• Tbsofvegoil

• Tbsofplainflour

RecipePan-fried wild sea bass, white bean and wild boar bacon broth with wood sorrel, wild chervil and crispy shallots

1. Start by dicing one of the shallots, then chop the spring onion and sweat in the pan with the bacon lardons for a couple of minutes.

2. Add a teaspoon of plain flour to the mixture and cook out. Slowly add the fish stock, white wine and lemon juice so the broth thickens very slightly.

3. While it's simmering, heat the fry pan, flour the skin side only, season with salt and pepper and cook in a tsp of rapeseed oil until golden brown. Turn the fish, add a small knob of butter and take off the

heat to leave the fish cooking slowly in the pan.

4. Slice the other shallot into strips and flour, them, dip into milk and back into the flour then deep-fry until golden and crispy. Add the beans to the broth as well as the cream and simmer for a couple of minutes. F inish the broth with a pinch of chopped parsley.

5. Spoon the broth into a large serving bowl, place the fish on top with the sprigs of herbs around, place shallots on the fish and drizzle a little more rapeseed oil over the fish.

The Bay Leaf Restaurant has an elegant yet relaxed atmosphere.

Combined with Head Chef, Steve Batey’s modern English cuisine, the restaurant truly is a marvellous dining experience.

Steve Batey grew up in Lyme Regis; he has great knowledge of local produce which is reflected in his seasonal menu. Where appropriate local ingredients are sourced, from Exmouth mussels to line-caught cod from Lyme Bay itself.

Located on the promenade, the Bay Leaf Restaurant has a perfect setting to unwind - with awning-style covered outdoor seating and with the sea so close it makes for a very memorable visit.

Our menu offers a wide choice, from Portland crab on toast to fillet steak, a fantastic child’s menu and an excellent selection of wines. Along with our specials board, there is always something which will entice you.

Our Sunday roasts are very popular amongst locals and visitors alike, a great lunch for the whole family to enjoy.

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In Devon you can fi nd the England

of peaceful villages and sociable people; a place where cottages

cluster round a church and farms sit down amid their solid acres.

Hay making is an important date in the Devon farmerʼs calendar. Hay provides much of the winter feed for farming stock, so getting the hay cut and dried takes top priority. At one time, the gathering and storing of hay played an important part in the countryside life and most of the community gave a hand. Before the Second World War, hay was fi rst cut with a horse-drawn mower, then picked up using pitchforks and loaded onto the hay wagon. It was then taken to the farm yard and stacked in ricks.The work was very laborious, yet the workers pictured in hay making photographs always look happy. Their humour was probably helped by the

plentiful supply of cider that was available during the break periods. Friesian cows peacefully chewing their cud also refl ect the tranquility of life in the Devon countryside. The Friesian, a foreigner to Devon, is a breed that was developed in the Netherlands and it is such an effi cient milk producer that its introduction has really destroyed our native breeds. Before milking parlours were installed, dairy farming was more intensive. We all have a false image of a happy milkmaid sitting on a stool, hand milking cows, but in reality it was a dirty job and it took two men all their time to hand-milk thirty fi ve cows. It was also hard work, especially during the cold weather, when you had to fetch them in from muddy fi elds.

The Devon countryside before the First World War was so very quiet as there

were no aeroplanes and few lorries or cars. Labour came cheap and village people were close with families working on the same farm for generations and before this age of machinery, every job was done by hand. Hedging and ditching were winter jobs, unfortunately the craft of hedge laying is now very much on the decline, largely owing to labour costs.

Devon is a county where hearts beat at a diff erent pace, a place where the true Devonian know not only where their food comes from, but that small farmers still care more for the land than anyone else. Unfortunately, this could all change in the future as large scale agri-businesses aim more at the export market.

Ted Gosling

Thomas family haymaking at Couchill C1924 - enjoying a lunchtime break

Farm Life in DevonLocal historian Ted Gosling looks back at Devon's heritage


It has long since been understood that our unsustainable

plundering of the earth’s natural resources is taking its tole on our planet. Not only are the fossil fuels which we so readily rely on running out, but the environmental damage caused by using such fuels must stop before the outcome is catastrophic.

Not only that, but the rise of these fuels means that we are all seeking a cheaper alternative, and there is no better place to start than by ditching your conventional oil, gas, or electric heating system and replacing it with one of these eye-catching, highly effi cient and environmentally friendly solutions.

Th e facts: A tree is made by the absorption of sunlight and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Th e carbon dioxide produced by the burning of wood once the tree has been cut down equates to the carbon dioxide taken by the tree in the fi rst place, ensuring a carbon neutral cycle. Th is is most unlike the burning of fossil fuels where the carbon released whilst burning greatly outweighs any carbon taken from the atmosphere in the fi rst place. Other benefi ts include having the look of a natural fi re without any of the hassle, soot, smoke and smell issues, as well as the risk aspects of having an open fl ame within the home.

An open fi re is estimated to be only about 20-25 percent effi cient, but it can be even lower than that, which can eff ectively make your room even colder than before. Th is is due to most of the heat being sucked out through the chimney. A wood burning stove, however, can run at over 80 percent effi ciency. Th is means that burning your logs in a stove rather than a fi re can generate at least three times the amount of heat. In addition, if opting for a cooker stove, you can even boil a kettle or bake a cake whilst heating your home. In my opinion, the Esse Ironheart (seen left ) is the sleekest cooking stove available (RRP £3,695). Whilst an Aga may be your initial idea due to its iconic status within the country home,

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the Ironheart proves to be a fi rm favourite with the famous team at River Cottage, with its quintessential features of Esse`s famous cooker stoves and beautiful looking design. Th ere are so many fantastic stove producers around; Nestor Martin, Drugasar and Chesneys are probably my favorites, however, our local supplier Stovax also produce some wonderful looking and functional stoves, such as Th e Riva F66 Cassette (RRP £1,599) see image on right.

If you are looking to buy a wood burning stove on a budget, you can easily grab a bargain on many online websites for as little as £250.00. Th ese may not look quite as elegant as the pricier options, or may not be as effi cient, however they are sure to be an improvement on whatever heating system you may have at present.

Another fantastic and relatively new idea on the market is the briquette.

these made up from various materials such as sawdust, wood chippings, rice husk and straw, although sawdust and wood cuts are the most effi cient heat source. Th is source of fuel has risen in popularity, so much so that the chinese government succeeded in their target of one million tonnes last year in their programme to increase the production and use of Biomass Briquettes.

Th ere are even kits available for you to use at home, using your recycled paper and cardboard pieces and creating fuel for your home with them. Th is involves a lot of soaking, clamping and drying, and to be honest, with the prices being so reasonable for packaged briquettes I`m not entirely sure it`s worth all the hassle!

Mandi Crump(www.mandyjane.co.uk)

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Th ese are an easier and better alternative to wood logs as they are far less bulky and there`s no need to head out into the park or woodland whenever you run out of fuel! Briquettes burn better, produce more heat and last as long as top quality kiln dried logs. Th ey also produce less local air pollution. You can buy

Stovax Riva 66 Cassette £1,599


It has long since been understood that our unsustainable

plundering of the earth’s natural resources is taking its tole on our planet. Not only are the fossil fuels which we so readily rely on running out, but the environmental damage caused by using such fuels must stop before the outcome is catastrophic.

Not only that, but the rise of these fuels means that we are all seeking a cheaper alternative, and there is no better place to start than by ditching your conventional oil, gas, or electric heating system and replacing it with one of these eye-catching, highly effi cient and environmentally friendly solutions.

Th e facts: A tree is made by the absorption of sunlight and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Th e carbon dioxide produced by the burning of wood once the tree has been cut down equates to the carbon dioxide taken by the tree in the fi rst place, ensuring a carbon neutral cycle. Th is is most unlike the burning of fossil fuels where the carbon released whilst burning greatly outweighs any carbon taken from the atmosphere in the fi rst place. Other benefi ts include having the look of a natural fi re without any of the hassle, soot, smoke and smell issues, as well as the risk aspects of having an open fl ame within the home.

An open fi re is estimated to be only about 20-25 percent effi cient, but it can be even lower than that, which can eff ectively make your room even colder than before. Th is is due to most of the heat being sucked out through the chimney. A wood burning stove, however, can run at over 80 percent effi ciency. Th is means that burning your logs in a stove rather than a fi re can generate at least three times the amount of heat. In addition, if opting for a cooker stove, you can even boil a kettle or bake a cake whilst heating your home. In my opinion, the Esse Ironheart (seen left ) is the sleekest cooking stove available (RRP £3,695). Whilst an Aga may be your initial idea due to its iconic status within the country home,

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the Ironheart proves to be a fi rm favourite with the famous team at River Cottage, with its quintessential features of Esse`s famous cooker stoves and beautiful looking design. Th ere are so many fantastic stove producers around; Nestor Martin, Drugasar and Chesneys are probably my favorites, however, our local supplier Stovax also produce some wonderful looking and functional stoves, such as Th e Riva F66 Cassette (RRP £1,599) see image on right.

If you are looking to buy a wood burning stove on a budget, you can easily grab a bargain on many online websites for as little as £250.00. Th ese may not look quite as elegant as the pricier options, or may not be as effi cient, however they are sure to be an improvement on whatever heating system you may have at present.

Another fantastic and relatively new idea on the market is the briquette.

these made up from various materials such as sawdust, wood chippings, rice husk and straw, although sawdust and wood cuts are the most effi cient heat source. Th is source of fuel has risen in popularity, so much so that the chinese government succeeded in their target of one million tonnes last year in their programme to increase the production and use of Biomass Briquettes.

Th ere are even kits available for you to use at home, using your recycled paper and cardboard pieces and creating fuel for your home with them. Th is involves a lot of soaking, clamping and drying, and to be honest, with the prices being so reasonable for packaged briquettes I`m not entirely sure it`s worth all the hassle!

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While I was seated comfortably at the bar of the Pig & Trampoline watching

some giant Olympian on the giant 3D screen that pub landlord Jack had installed for the occasion, an Editorial Directive from on high fl ew in through the door, which had been left open to allow the fresh air to escape and be replaced by the heady aroma of cigarette smoke from just outside. Carefully removing it from the pigeonʼs leg, I found an ultimatum: ʻNo more anonymous articles!ʼ

So now you know. Itʼs not a common surname, Chic. I suppose Iʼd better come clean - my father was French. Well thatʼs not strictly true; my brother and sisterʼs father was French. Confused? Well, I was the youngest and around the time I was born we had a particularly handsome milkman - seems my mother thought so anyway. I think my father suspected something, possibly alerted by the oddly inclined nose that I shared with the milk purveyor. When dad fi rst set eyes upon me four days after I was born (no ̒ new manʼ he) his opening words were “Sacreblue!” and “Zut Alors!”, closely followed by some pidgin English, which he always used since my mother didnʼt understand him, not being conversant with French: “Regarde zat nooze, ee ees so uglee, no? Like ze meelkman. Eeʼs ʻardley a Sheek”. Blood tests proved this to be the case.

Anyway, after many recriminations, my parents decided to stay together and bring me up as their own, the milkman having bottled out. My father imposed just one condition - since I wasnʼt his real son he insisted I be called ʻArdley Chic. Itʼs been a constant source of embarrassment but Iʼm not one to hide behind a nom de plume, though I did drop the .̒ Actually the name does describe my nature, Chic being the French (and English) word for fashionable; no one could accuse me of that. What Iʼd really like is to turn the clock back fi fty years,

which is largely why I migrated westward to sleepy Flatbeare.

Digressing somewhat, isnʼt it funny how words and expressions in one language become common in another, especially in posh restaurants? Perhaps there should be a monetary value attached to exporting words. Weʼve already traded some of ours to the French, such as Le Camping, Le Disco and Le Weekend. Other countries have given us tapas, gezundheit and many others. If the trade builds up enough we might end up with a common world language. I reckon I may have hit on an idea whose time has come - totally in the Zeitgeist.

Anyway, back to business. I promised to explain the raison dʼetre of the name ʻPig & Trampoline .̓ Are you sitting comfortably?

Some years ago the pubʼs owner bought a piglet at market. He intended to rear it for the annual harvest hog roast and while it was little he kept it in a petting zoo in the pub garden, which also contained a childrenʼs play area and trampoline. The kids became very fond of the little beast and were dreading the day when it would be eaten, but the pig was now fat and ready for the roast. Then, on the very morning of the harvest celebrations, the landlord discovered a thin and emaciated pig bouncing up and down on the trampoline. It had obviously been there all night.

To this day, no one knows how it managed to get up onto the trampoline but it was now much too thin to eat and ended its days happily back in the petting zoo, as it had become something of a celebrity. They do say that each year, on the night before the harvest celebration, a boing-boing sound may be heard all over the village and ̒ tis the custom for all the locals to go to the pub and drink excessive quantities of ale in honour

of the bouncing pig of Flatbeare.

Unfortunately The Editor has vetoed my tale of how the Ferret & Codpiece got its name as this is a family magazine. Perhaps Iʼll see what he thinks about the other two pubs that Flatbeare used to boast in healthier economic times ‒ The Revolving Bedpost and The Gibbon & Pomegranate. Nowadays even the Pig struggles to stay alive. Landlord Jack has a drink problem ‒ he canʼt sell enough of it. I feel itʼs my duty to help him as much as I can.

While I toil over a hot typewriter, my good lady wife is getting on with more practical matters. Sheʼs started on the Christmas Cards though I reminded her that Halloween comes fi rst. These days you are expected to send a card for every occasion. The year begins with New Year cards to those that you had newly deleted from your Christmas list only to fi nd one from them on your doorstep the day after Boxing Day. Then there are cards for (in no particular order) Burnsʼ Night, Valentineʼs Day, Motherʼs Day, Easter, St Patrickʼs, St Davidʼs, St Georgeʼs, St Andrewʼs, Fatherʼs Day and Halloween. Thatʼs about it except, of course, for innumerable birthday and anniversary cards. And be warned, I spotted a couple of new ones recently ‒ ʻHappy Gap Yearʼ and ʻEnjoy Your Prom .̓

Iʼm contemplating a business venture designing alternative cards for that special occasion, such as ʻSorry you failed your driving test again but lots of drivers will be grateful ;̓ ʻAnniversary wishes to the couple who deserve each otherʼ and an anonymous ʻFatherʼs Day Surpriseʼ card to send to your unattached male friends.

Thatʼs enough for now, my fi ngerʼs got cramp. Ciao and hasta la vista, if youʼll pardon my French.

Ardley Chic fi nds life’s not always so pleasant in an idyllic village

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Our resident wildlife and countryside expert talks about the great survivor of our countryside

A source of classic children’s tales, preyed on by foxes, badgers, buzzards, stoats and man, infl icted with a hideous disease which destroyed 99 per cent of the population in this country, the rabbit, despite all the slings and arrows, is the archetypal survivor.

Yet despite its interwoven relationship with so many aspects of the countryside, the rabbit or coney, like the grey squirrel, is historically an alien species, introduced to Britain in the 12th century as a source of food and fur by the Normans. There is no mention of the rabbit in Doomsday Book, nor have any archaeological traces been found from Saxon times, while current evidence places the introduction of the rabbit sometime between the reign of Henry 11 (1154-89) and Richard 1 (1189-99). It is even possible that rabbits were brought to this country by returning Crusaders. Stemming originally from the Mediterranean

region and, notably, the Iberian Peninsula, the Norman invaders originally kept this excellent source of food and fur in warrens which were often located on off -shore islands where the animals would be safe from predators, both four and two legged. One of the earliest references to such a warren is on the Isles of Scilly, while in 1272 there is a record of 2,000 pelts being taken from Lundy.

It seems that those pioneer rabbits were less inclined to tunnel and dig than were later generations. Many warrens were established in parks and other secure areas, particularly where light, sandy soil was available into which artifi cial tunnels and pipes could be installed to encourage breeding. Today, some traces of the ancient warrens can still be found in local names such as Dawlish Warren in Devon and Lakenheath Warren in Suff olk. These warrens were maintained well into the 17th century, but inevitably, feral populations had long since been established via escapees into the surrounding countryside; there to establish the basic population which was to expand into vast numbers, invading every corner of every county in the British Isles.

The second half of the 19th century was notable for a huge population explosion of rabbits in this country. Agriculture was rapidly expanding and the expansion of game shooting led to the wholesale destruction by gamekeepers of the natural enemies of rabbits. Rabbits, too, had long since been a staple diet for country folk and even in the 1920s and ‘30s, rabbit stew fi gured as staple rural fare. By the end of the 1930s it was estimated that the rabbit population was around 30 million and by the end of the Second World War, as a result of a lack of control, a fi gure of near

100 million was estimated, despite the fact that around 40 million rabbits were being killed every year for their meat and fur. The cost to agriculture was in the region of £50 million annually.

Then, in 1952, the South American Myxoma Virus was harnessed by man and the hideous disease, myxomatosis, was launched into the countryside via a retired French physician, Dr Armand Delille, who had obtained a sample of the virus from a Swiss colleague. Delille inoculated some rabbits and released them west of Paris. The disease spread rapidly through Europe, reaching England and Kent in October 1953. It spread like wildfi re throughout the land, causing the most hideous misery and death to its victims. Infected rabbits, their eyes and head grotesquely swollen with pus, blinded and suff ering, could only be put out of their misery when discovered.

It has been estimated that 99 per cent of the rabbit population was destroyed by this disease, and though deliberately spreading it was made illegal by an amendment to the Pest Act 1954, there is no doubt that infected animals were dumped in order to spread the disease.

But the rabbit is a survivor! By the early 1970s rabbits were once again appearing in the countryside and it soon became obvious that immunity to the disease was being passed on to a rapidly expanding population. Many rabbits were now choosing to live above ground, so avoiding the worst attentions of the rabbit fl ea, the disease vector. Yes, most autumns see minor outbreaks of the disease but it is now a spent force and the rabbit is once again a regular and, dare I say it, much loved feature of our countryside.

by Tony Jackson

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Mao's Last Dancer 19th Oct - Presented by Honiton Community Cinema. Mackarness Hall, High Street, Honiton. £5. Starts 7.30pm Illuminated Carnival 27th Oct - Starts 7.30pm. Procession along the High Street.

Honiton Antiques Festival 12th to 17th Nov - Events will be taking place in various venues in Honiton, but mainly in the High Street. Participants will include a large number of the eighty five antiques and related dealers who operate in the town, and the two firms of Auctioneers. Allhallows

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THE OLDEST JOKE in the English language

goes something like this:

“Prithee, varlet, What eatest thou?”

“Why, sirrah, ‘t is venison.”

“Venison thou sayest? Is that deer?”

“Nay, sire, ‘t is but two groats a pound!”

Boom boom!

Which only goes to show perhaps that there

wasn’t much to laugh at in Anglo Saxon

England, where life was nasty, brutal and short.

On the other hand, as a guest of the local chief

in his Great Hall you did at least get to lean back

after your roast boar and mead to listen to a

stand-up poet, who rounded off the roasting

and the rousting with a repertoire of riddles.

Riddles aren’t necessarily jokes of course, but

it helps if they raise more than a knowing smile

from the audience. Those that have survived

through an age when few, if any, were written

down can only have survived because of their

popular appeal. “Go on, Ulfric, tell us the one

about the onion again!” So the funnier the

better, the wittier the better - and of course,

this being Anglo Saxon England, very often

the cruder the better.

Some of those in the Exeter Book of Riddles

may have only existed orally for hundreds of

years before they were written down. It was

given to the library by one Leofric, the first

bishop of Exeter and is the largest collection

of Old English literature in existence. Little

wonder that it is kept securely under lock and

key. It contains secular and religious poems

and other writings, along with a collection of

94 riddles.

Home for Christmas

Part of it - a 128-line riddling twist of a poem

called The Seafarer - was let out on loan to

London earlier this year where it could be

viewed, under glass, at the British Library. If

you didn’t get to see it there it will probably be

no consolation to know that it is now safely back

in Devon’s capital again in time for Christmas,

but again not on public display.

We made it our mission therefore to scour its

113-odd pages on behalf of readers, to give them

a taste of what they might have missed. So

why not ditch the Christmas cracker jokes this

yuletide and instead, snatch a mike, leap up

onto a table somewhere and hit your audience of

choice with one or two of the following freshly

filched funnies from the book-of-the-show that

had our Anglo Saxon forebears thumping the

groaning board and whistling for more. Hold

on to your sides.

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Nelson’s Column A point of view!

A funny thing happened on the way to the Cathedral!“No wonder Exeter Cathedral’s Book of Riddles is kept under lock and key, some of them are positively unrepeatable!” chortles John Fisher.

ANSWERS: Riddle 38 - Onion, Riddle 17 - Wine (The last three lines are about Communion wine).

Guessed the riddles? Here’s a clue...

What am I? (Riddle 38)

I was alive but said nothing; even so I die.

Back I came before I was. Everyone plunders me,

keeps me confined,and shears my head,

bites my bare body, breaks my sprouts.

No man I bite unless he bites me;

many there are who do bite me.

More? Well, you asked for it:

More ‘what am I?’ (Riddle 17)

My garment is darkish. Bright decorations,

red and radiant. I have in my raiment.

I mislead the stupid and stimulate the foolish

toward unwise ways. Others I restrain

from profitable paths. But I know not at all

that they, maddened, robbed of their senses,

astray in their actions - that they praise to all

men

my wicked ways. Woe to them then

when the Most High holds out his dearest gifts

if they do not desist first from their folly.

Chuckle in the chapelThe actual burial place of Bishop Leofric

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Picture postcards are a way of sharing our holiday destinations with family and friends; it’s a custom that has been with us since 1894 when the Post Office issued licences for their production. However, a milestone was reached in this popular convention, when in January 1902 divided back cards were introduced and for the first time it became possible to write a message alongside the address. This innovation led to picture postcards becoming very much the vogue and indeed somewhat of a national and international institution.

It is necessary to reflect that in the early 1900’s cameras were not a common possession, and therefore the postcard provided an important photographic record of holidays. This is the

reason that many postcards were not written on or posted, and why despite being fragile so many have survived virtually intact for over 100 years.

Today the hobby of collecting postcards attracts an estimated 100,000 people in this country alone, of which I am one. The fascination for me is the unique photographic record they offer of bygone times. Since I started collecting some 40 years ago the value of pre-1950s postcards has increased dramatically. Cards that I purchased for a few pence now sell for between £3-£10. Rare cards can fetch in excess of £100.

My personal collection of over 400 postcards focuses on that “Pearl of Dorset” - Lyme Regis.

They are not the glossy high tech cards we see on sale today, for the most part they are black and white with a few sepia and coloured images. As to be expected, scenic views are much to the fore, although street scenes are well represented as are social and civic events.

Selecting a small number of postcards for this article has not been easy. The intention guiding my choice is to provide readers with the opportunity to reflect on the changes that the town has witnessed in the last century. To assist this process, each card has a commentary setting it in a social context. Historically it is interesting to visually compare today with times past.

Broad Street circa 1920This postcard clearly shows that traffic congestion and parking problems are not a modern phenomenon. Coaches,buses, cars and pedestrians present a busy scene.

A walk along Broad Street today using this card as a reference will reveal little structural change. The Royal Lion Hotel became “royal” after the future King Edward VII stayed there in 1856. An Elizabethan inn named The Lion once occupied a site just behind the present building. The Three Cups Hotel on the left of the picture has been closed for several years, refurbishment is long overdue much to the chagrin of the townsfolk. The original building sited lower down the street was destroyed by the disastrous fire of 1844. Despite changes Broad Street still retains its character, with many elegant buildings, such as the imposing Georgian structure that is now the Lloyds T.S.B. Bank.

Postcards from Lyme Regis A GLIMPSE OF THE PAST

The Beach circa 1920The postcard reflects the impact of the rail link. The branch line from Axminster opened in 1903 bringing with it an influx of day trippers. This did not meet with the approval of class conscious visitors. They objected to the sale of sweets and ice creams on the beach and a band playing on Marine Parade.

with Peter Lacy


Burning Cliffs – circa 1908A contemporary guide book gives the following description of what it describes as the “Lyme Volcano”. “In January 1908 attention was given to a cliff phenomenon midway between Lyme and Charmouth. A pile of debris fell from the cliff to the plateau below, it then began to emit clouds of sulphurous smoke, being quite volcano like”. Spontaneous combustion by the action of water on the iron pyrites and bituminous shale in the fall was the cause. Young men were paid by the hoteliers to keep the cliff burning by pouring paraffin on the site. The postcard has been enhanced by the “touching up” of the flames and smoke; yet another deception. By strange coincidence this card was sent to Naples, referring to the cliffs as “delightfully horrid – but not like Vesuvius”.

Edwardian Beach Scene – circa 1906 One of my favourite cards depicting the elegance of the time, it really is worthy of close scrutiny in order to fully appreciate the detail. It is very much a middle-class scene; holidays for the working-class were not yet with us, the most they could hope for was a day-trip.

The bathing tents were vital, as changing on the beach “was simply not done”. The clothing is of special interest, certainly not casual, and headwear must have been almost compulsory. The sand is more extensive than today, with the holiday-makers enjoying traditional beach activities. This is the only picture I know of showing donkey rides on the beach, they must have ceased at the end of the era.

The imposing Sundial house built in 1901 is the f irst building along the parade. The retaining walls erected in 1903 were built to prevent slippage from the steep grassy bank. Today it is part of the Langmoor Gardens.


The Smithy – circa 1909With the horse still in great demand there was no shortage of work for the town’s blacksmith/farrier, whose workshop stood on the site of the present Tesco Express Store.The card shows the smithy hammering home the shoe nails, while his assistant stands by with a file to finish the job. Apprentices learned the trade by working alongside the craftsman, even in this modern age it is still a requirement for a trainee farrier.The smithy Samuel Govier became immortalized when in 1895 James Abbott McNeil Whistler painted his portrait giving it the title “Master Smith of Lyme Regis”. The famous American artist painted a second portrait while staying at the Royal Lion Hotel; that of Rose Rendall the grocer’s young daughter. Sadly both of these fine paintings can only be viewed by travelling to the American City of Boston.

Lifeboat circa 1908A rare photograph of what is almost certainly “ The Susan Ashley” under sail, this lifeboat was on station from 1891 until 1915. The self-righting boat measured 34 feet and cost £420.She carried a crew of 13 and was powered by sail and oar. The oilskinned crew, which included a coxswain, bowman and signalman relied upon its five sets of double banked oars when the wind was not favourable. On one occasion in 1907 they rowed a total distance of 32 miles, spending over 10 hours in the boat. Three years later the crew embarked on an even greater epic, spending 21 hours at sea in gale force winds when going to the rescue of the German barque “Furst Bismark”. To say they were hardy individuals would be an understatement. The postcard shows a watching crowd gathered on the Victoria Pier, as indeed they do today, when the high-powered inshore rescue boat is launched from the modern lifeboat station. Between 1853-1932 Lyme had five pulling /sailing lifeboats which saved some 35 lives. The lifeboat station closed in 1932 and did not reopen until 1967.

Postcards from Lyme Regis A GLIMPSE OF THE PASTwith Peter Lacy


Paddle-Steamercirca 1908The steamers brought day trippers to the town in large numbers from 1884. The service was Weymouth based and operated mainly by Cosens of that port. While passengers were ashore the steamers offered short coastal excursions. The fare in 1932 was one shilling. The paddle-steamer trade was of commercial importance to the town. Between 1884-1903 a total of 295 steamers landed some 18,000 day trippers.

FootnoteMy postcard collection acted as a catalyst for an in-depth study of Lyme’s maritime history. Following seven years of research my book Ebb and Flow, The Story of Maritime Lyme Regis, was published by Dovecote Press in May of last year, price £15. The 33 chapters span the years 774 to 2010. There are 80 illustrations, a third in colour, many have never been published before. It has a comprehensive index and is fully referenced. A review in the South West Maritime History Society’s Newsletter stated ‘This book has to be amongst the best and most complete account of local economic history I have read, woven into the encompassing times of the periods and covering a period of some 1,000 years. It is an eminently readable book, very well written and fascinating in its wide coverage. Peter was deservedly the recipient of a special research award by the Society’. PETER LACEY

Harbour circa 1890An early Victorian plate photograph. The vessel in the foreground is a ketch, while alongside the quay with a crossed yard is a topsail schooner. Both craft were the workhorses of the coasting trade. Note the rather antiquated cargo crane. Between 1884-1903 Lyme was mainly exporting limestone and importing coal. It was said that vessels arriving were ‘black with coal, on leaving, white with lime’.


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Whimple

Site of original Whiteways Cider Works

Knowle Cross

Cricket Field

The Green The Thirsty Farmer pub

New Fountain Inn

MWhimple Museum

The Old Orchard

I n times gone by, autumn in East Devon was an important time for harvesting

the apple crop for cider making.

If you mention Whimple, most people know about the Whiteway's cider company and until several years ago, you couldn't fail to have noticed the large brick building running along the road through Whimple, which was the site of the factory.

Although the factory was pulled down, thankfully, there are remnants of orchards scattered all around in the surrounding fields, which can be a glorious sight in the autumn when the sun catches a multitude of waxy red apples - they're so ornamental!

This walk takes you along paths, through fields and up to the old orchard that covers the hill

overlooking Whimple and the surrounding countryside. You return via the road that takes you past the cricket field and then alongside the side of the Whiteway's cider works and back into the Square.

It's a fairly easy walk as most of it's on level ground, the only incline being when you approach the orchard on the hill, and again when you go down over the other side to meet the road.

As a point of interest, if you wish to find out more about Whimple's cider making past, there's the Whimple Heritage Centre situated in the car park of the Fountain Inn which contains much information.

The Wassaling ceremony still take place at Whimple in January, with traditional dress

East Devon Coast & CountryWhimple Orchard Walk


being worn and much noise being made to waken the apple trees and ward off evil spirits.

As to the future, well, Courtneys of Whimple produce their own apple juice, being situated on one of the old Whiteway's orchards. They also now produce "Silly Cow" cider. This is available locally at numerous outlets. I daresay the EU makes it really difficult to be a cider producer these days, bless them!

Whimple

Site of original Whiteways Cider Works

Knowle Cross

Cricket Field

The Green The Thirsty Farmer pub

New Fountain Inn

MWhimple Museum

The Old Orchard

Inquisitive faces amongst the old orchard

We'll be featuring a piece about Whimple's connection to the Whiteway's company in the future. If you have something you think that would be interesting to add, please contact the magazine on 01395 513383 and speak to Nigel Jones.

Incidentally, if you have apple trees, Vigo at Dunkeswell (www.vigopresses.co.uk) have an extensive range of equipment for juicing apples and for cider making in general.

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Above: you can just see the church at Whimple, from halfway up the path to the old orchard.

Left: old agricultural buildings can have a lot of charm and are very much part of the landscape.

Right: old orchards can be very beautiful places - they should be treasured.

Below: it's lovely to see dilapidated old sheds and barns in unkempt fields.


Right: Jack's happy running amongst the

trees. This orchard is a more modern,

commercial orchard. As such, the trees

are shorter and more regular to cater for

machine harvest of the apple crop.

Far right: ripe apples glow in the light of early

evening.

Below: the cricket field viewed from the top of

the old orchard.

Below right: apple blossom and fruit, both highly ornamental and

beautiful!



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Are you one of those people who’s eyes go glazed at the mention of the Norman Lockyer Observatory? Do you think, who was Norman Lockyer anyway?

Well, lets briefly address that question first. Norman Lockyer lived in Victorian times and started out as an amateur astronomer. He went on to become the director of the Solar Physics Observatory at South Kensington in London and the first professor of astronomical physics in the Normal School of Science now known as the Royal College of Science. He was knighted in 1897. If you really want to know more than that, put his name in your Google search engine and you will get all the information you want. Your eyes are still glazed. It’s of little interest to you. You are thinking, unless one is into science, then anything to do with the Observatory is of no interest what-so-ever. Well, actually, you don’t need to be a nuclear physicist or even vaguely interested in science to understand and appreciate all the Observatory has to offer. You still look glum. You say, anyway, what exactly is an Observatory? I’m glad you asked me that! Have you ever looked at the sky at night and wondered if there is life on other planets? Good! That is enough interest to make a visit to the Norman Lockyer Observatory more than worthwhile. Star gazing, is what the Observatory is about only they do it with the help of, no less than, seven telescopes of varying strengths. It is interesting to note that their smallest telescopes, the 8 and 10 inch ones, have better magnification than the world’s

largest telescope had in 1960! Which only goes to show that size isn’t everything. To celebrate the Observatory’s centenary this year, a further telescope was installed in the new dome. The

‘Connaught’ dome houses a 20 inch Newtonian telescope. Now, the astute amongst you may have noted that I said that star gazing is what the Observatory is about not what it is ALL about. No sir! This fabulous observatory is about a lot more than just star gazing albeit the main thrust of its activities.

They do, of course, have a Planetarium. This involves an American projector, which was donated by the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, enabling them to project pictures of the ever changing patterns of the night sky. One can witness the movements and directions planets have taken at certain times. A team of presenters, deliver extremely interesting talks to all sorts of

groups as well as local schools. However, there’s more! It’s an educational centre for such subjects as science -especially astronomy, meteorology, amateur radio and sciences of the coast and countryside. They promote and support science education in schools, colleges and universities. The planetarium seats 60 and is the centrepiece of their public work.

There is a much, much more too but don’t let me spoil the surprise! Go along and find out. There are two main ways of visiting the Observatory. One can simply go to a scheduled public viewing or as a member of a booked group. There is no need to book if attending a public open night. Whichever way is chosen, the scope of the visit and the cost is the same - adults £5.00 (no concessions), children and full-time students £2.50. A visit takes roughly two hours but could take longer on a clear night if the telescopes are in use. There will always be a planetarium presentation, a tour of the domes and their telescopes. In addition, there may be a talk in the lecture theatre and a demonstration of the Met Station showing satellite images and automatic weather recording or a visit to the radio room. The Norman Lockyer Observatory is for YOU. It is your gateway to the universe!

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CATHERINE OF ARAGON was not supposed to come up the A30 at all.

Her mother, Queen Isabella of Spain, had wanted her to land at Southampton because she had been told that it was England’s safest harbour and that is where it was planned that the 16-year old Infanta was to meet up with her husband-to-be, Prince Arthur, a boy more than a year her junior.

But time and tide are no respecters of princes and the

regal reception that awaited her in Hampshire was thrown into disarray as a great storm blew up in the Channel. This was later reckoned to be a bad omen and a forerunner of what was to follow.

At 3 o’clock in the afternoon of Saturday, 7th October 1501, the future Queen of England and her entourage, all of them decidedly green and ‘fearing for their lives throughout the storm’ set foot on English soil for the first time, in Plymouth, where they straightaway went

How England’s future Queen changed horses in Honiton and created a new

fashion in the Tudor court

Since “The Great South West Road” lost its name and became a series of numbers in 1919, the A30 (with the A303 bolted-on a little later) is still the third-longest road in the United Kingdom* although nowadays perhaps a shadow of its former romantic self.

Although today it now by-passes many of its old towns and villages, they are still there - thank goodness - awaiting re-discovery, along with their stories, in settings which, in many instances, remain unchanged.

ARTHUR, PRINCE OF WALES: Catherine’s first husband, died aged 15 on their honeymoon. His younger brother Henry, later to be crowned Henry VIII, succeeded to Arthur’s title shortly after, but only when it was known that Catherine was not carrying a child. He and Catherine were later married for 24 years - before she was set aside for Anne Boleyn.

ll Changein East Devon

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shorter English Prince (she stood half a head taller than him) did not dance together: this would have been too much of an affront to Spanish etiquette.

But by this great folly, some say, the marriage was cursed, and Arthur died shortly afterwards, in the middle of his honeymoon.

As the Great South West Road delivered Catherine to her destiny - and the wildly cheering crowds of London - she abandoned the litter the English had provided and chose instead to demonstrate her Spanishness to Court and crowd alike by riding into the City on a broad-backed mule, which she chose to ride side-saddle - and to the right - ‘in the Spanish style’.

Yet an even greater curse than the loss of her husband was to follow, of course, when she was married off to Arthur’s younger brother Henry, later to become Henry VIII, and she, poor woman, the first of his six wives.

*Catherine was probably England’s first veiled bride

- introducing the fashion from Moorish Spain - whilst the litter she had been persuaded to climb into at Honiton became increasingly unfashionable and Tudor ladies chose instead to imitate the feisty young woman who was to become their queen.

*The longest road in the UK is the A1 (London to Edinburgh) at 409 miles (658 km), whilst trailing a poor second is the A38 (Plymouth to Mansfield in Nottinghamshire) at 292 miles (470 km). The A30 is 284-miles (487 km) long.

into a church and gave thanks.Mild panic ensued as lodgings were found and the princess (who spoke only Spanish and Latin, with just a little French) was persuaded to cool her heels for a week as messengers were sent ahead, hot foot.She reached Exeter on 19th October amid a cavalcade of escorting gentry, in time for an official reception hosted and arranged by Henry VII’s specially appointed event organizer, the

‘Sebastian Coe’ of his day, Lord Willoughby de Broke.

He must have been a remarkable man and probably set up some kind of new land-speed record, to have covered the ground between Southampton and Exeter, to get the whole welcome back on track in such a short space of time.

Awaiting her party at Honiton the next day were 12 palfreys (small riding horses) for her ladies, whilst a litter (a covered chair mounted on poles and carried between two horses) carried Catherine herself; and thus began her progress proper, following roughly what was to become the A30, with comfort stops every 12 miles or so.

Just west of Crewkerne she bid adios to the great and the good of Devon and Cornwall and hola to those of Somerset’s dignitaries who could be mustered in time.Here was Sir Amyas Paulet, from Hinton St. George, and by his

side, Sir John Speke, a widower, from White Lackington.

Whilst Paulet was well and truly married with a year-old son, Speke’s 59-year old eye, though probably dim, was still roving and here at the roadside on that chill October day it settled on one of Catherine’s young Maids of Honour. Her name, the records show, was Alicia or Alice (the Speke family tree spells her name Allice), and whether he courted her in English, Spanish or Latin, the old boy must have had something going for him, because the following year they were married and together had one son, John, to keep the Speke line going.

Fast forward 357 years to 1858 and their great great (umpteenth great) grandson, John Hanning Speke was the man who discovered the source of the Nile, crossing Lake Victoria (as he himself named it) in a little collapsible boat called The Lady Alice!

Catherine’s progress continued through Dorset, with overnight stops at Sherborne and Shaftesbury, until arriving finally at Dogmersfield, in Hampshire, not far from today’s Fleet Services. She took a welcome break from her journey and sent a message ahead to the rapidly approaching King Henry VII and groom-to be, Arthur, to hold off a while.

It was, her messengers reminded them, forbidden for either of them to have sight of her before the wedding day*.

Nothing daunted, Henry rode roughshod over Catherine’s protestations and the young couple were brought together and an inpromptu party and ball were held, although history relates that the diminutive Spanish Princess and her even

WEDDED BUT NEVER BEDDED: Catherine, the Infanta of Spain, wedded at 15 to England’s young Prince Arthur and widowed just 20 weeks later. She later testified that the marriage was never consummated. Portrait by Juan de Flandes.

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As a small boy, I used to stand between my mother's legs, staring in awe at the person everyone called the brush man. He would call once every few months and open his enormous shiny leather suitcase, full to the gunnels with every type of brush, cloth, cleaning device, fluid and cream known to man, for the benefit and purpose of scouring the entire house and contents thereof.

Mother, kind as ever, always bought something, usually one of the many brushes on display. My favourite was always the blue loo brush. As the brush man said, it went right round the bend, whatever that meant. The hawkers of my boyhood were a relic of what was once a thriving Victorian industry.

Many people back then had no transport, so vendors came to them. These included the baker, butcher, fishmonger and milk and butter man, who sold butter by the inch.

Then, of course, there were the gypsies and travelling folk who would come round to mend pots and pans, sell you clothes pegs or just offer a sprig or two of heather for a few coppers.

The last of these traders I remember calling was when I was still a teenager. He was a grizzled old man with black teeth and one leg longer than the other. Bumbling up to our front door with some tools in his worn canvas bag, he would ply his trade as a knife grinder. He sharpened mother’s best kitchen knives or sometimes grind and reset father’s ancient Qualcast push mover, which cut grass like a knife for months afterwards.

FatherFather was brought up in abject poverty . His widowed mother cleaned toilets for a living in a grotty part of Croydon. It was the 1920s and my father and his sister walked to school barefoot, or if they were lucky, in shoes filled with cardboard to stop the wet soaking through the holes in their soles. The main meal was at night and usually consisted of tripe and onions with stale bread.

On bad days there was no food and the family was reduced to begging for burnt chips and gribbles at the local chip shop. As a direct result of this lack of food in early life, my father always ate his meals at least three times faster than everyone else at the table, as he said he was worried someone else might pinch it. When a child myself, my father never had a problem with me not eating the food I didn’t like, he just scraped the leftovers onto his plate and I was told I could leave the table.

Father had two main attributes; brains and looks. He married my mother who had brains, looks and money, so both of them were happy.

Having come into money, as my father so candidly put it, he and mother decided to buy a small farm and live the simple life. Father liked nothing more than throwing lavish dinner parties and invited all the local water bailiffs who mercilessly patrolled the stretch of river nearby for poachers and other vermin.

Now my father loved fish and even better if it was free, just swimming around waiting to be caught and put on his

plate. So after one particularly late party, I was awoken at the ungodly hour of four in the morning and told to go and catch breakfast, as all the bailiffs had just gone to bed and so I wouldn’t be troubled by them. I duly left the warmth of my bed and walked out into the early morning mist and was rewarded by catching two fine brown trout, which father and I had later with bread and butter and a cup of tea.

Another bugbear of father's was planning permission. He said he didn’t need some pen pusher telling him how to plan his life, which always sounded reasonable to me. One time he wanted to extend our apple orchard, so he and a friend borrowed a JCB digger and moved the hedge until the orchard was the required size. His biggest coup though was when the water board man came round to turn off our water supply as my father had never paid the water bill. The man was summarily taken out into the back garden, where we got our water from a large fast flowing stream that ran through on one side of it and told by my father he was welcome by all means to cut us off if he could find the tap.

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The Developmentof Equitation

Have you ever wondered how or why we do things the way we do with our horses? The fi rst complete text on equitation was published in 1561, written by an Italian named Grisone, it was entitled ‘The Rules For Riding’. Over the centuries, many people have contributed to the development of equitation and one man who is considered to have revolutionised horsemanship is Federico Caprilli.

Born in 1868, Caprilli was a member of the Italian Cavalry and he was later to become their chief instructor, also teaching his methods to riding masters from all over the world. You may think Caprilli was a wisened old man but he died at the age of just 39,

ironically after falling from his horse at the walk. However, his system was developed after many years of study, with an underlying aim to remove the suff ering infl icted on a horse by bad riding, whilst at the same time improving the safety of the rider. Caprilli looked upon the horse as not just a means of transport but a companion and friend and opened up the idea that the rider should bring to the act of riding a rapport and greater two-way communication with the horse. He felt a great deal of trouble came from the fact that people wanted to learn to ride quickly, often for show or social elevation. Caprilli considered this a great failing and believed it was not possible in equitation to reach a certain level then stop, rather that the horse could never be completely understood. Indeed, I was taught from a young age that learning to ride was a journey, not a destination. Caprilli identified that in order to have a nice riding horse with a good temper, the rider needed to avoid at all costs hurting the horse’s back and mouth and that you should never punish a horse for his instinct. He considered heavy and sudden aids to be abhorrent. He observed from the ground how a horse moved and considered how the rider could support the horse and spare the horse any suff ering, whilst still remaining in control. From this, the heels down style of riding was developed and perhaps more well known is the ‘forward seat’. Through his observations, Caprilli identifi ed that horses who have their movement restricted by the rider become pre-occupied with avoiding the associated discomfort and pain in their mouths and backs. Particularly when jumping, he considered it

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Another man who advocated a more natural style, did so even earlier than Caprilli. Count Antoine d’Aure was Master of royal stables and chief instructor at Saumur, France, one of the oldest riding schools. He considered that “A horseman’s talent lies in knowing how to employ his own action in proportion to the horse’s capability, his nature and instincts” and that horses should be ridden “As nature made them”. d’Aure was very sympathetic to horses, believing that methods which constricted the horse or were in any way brutal made the rider no more than a bully, not a horseman. Although the ideas put forward and practiced by Caprilli and d’Aure are over 100 years old, they still have a great relevance to the way we ride our horses today. What these men did was to look at horses in their natural

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As well as thousands of wading birds and wildfowl arriving on the coast, inland the yields and farmland of Devon become home to large numbers of Redwing and Fieldfare. Having bred in northern Europe, over a million of these thrushes head to the UK every winter.

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HALFF (Health & Local Food for Families) started in 2006 teaching parents with young children how to cook nutritious and delicious food for their families. The charity aims to encourage healthy eating from weaning age onwards, to encourage good practice and avoid the risk of obesity in childhood and later on in life. Pre-school children and their parents spend time preparing, cooking and eating healthy food together at free Make and Munch monthly sessions currently held in Axminster, Chard and Honiton.

England’s Chief Medical Officer says, “People need to be honest with themselves about what they eat and drink, in order to tackle rising obesity levels. 60% of adults are overweight, and as a nation we are heading towards more diabetes, cancers and heart disease than ever before”.

In April 2010, HALFF opened a Drop-In food information centre together with a Greengrocer's shop in the centre of Axminster where it could provide nutritional information to help people overcome the possibility of developing health conditions later. Soon after opening, they were asked by many elderly residents to do cookery demonstrations, so a monthly session was started for the over 50s.

Health and Local Food for Families (HALFF) is a registered charity set up to help people to cook delicious healthy food for themselves, their children and to promote local food.

answer their questions. Participants will be taking part in the preparation and cooking as these are lessons and not demonstrations. This is funded by The Big Lottery Fund.

The charity is supported by the GPs, Health workers and Children’s Centres in the East Devon area. 23.5% of school children in the Axe Valley area under the age of 11 are recognised as being obese by the Devon Primary Care Trust. Depression, lower involvement in sport, bullying and lower academic attainment are all more common in obese children, so tackling this issue is critical to the future health and economic prosperity of the area. In Axminster, 28% of the population served by the Axminster Medical Practice are over 65 where

the national average is 15.8% In this area the rate of coronary heart disease and hypertension are higher than the national average (4.4% and 17.1% respectively locally versus 3.4% and 13.4% nationally). These statistics could be greatly improved by eating more healthily and taking increased, regular exercise. But many adults do not have the nutritional knowledge or cooking skills to understand all the factors contributing to heart problems and obesity.

In October, the charity will start what will be known as a Heart Hub from within the Axminster shop to help the community with specific food issues relating to a healthy heart. This is all part of the expanding face of the charity, to help meet the needs of its

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These sessions offer recipes and ideas on lowering salt consumption, reducing cholesterol, the importance of eating more fruit and vegetables and reducing portion size to combat increasing levels of obesity.

Recently, a woman who had been diagnosed as having high cholesterol and high blood pressure and had heard about HALFF, came to one of the cooking sessions for the over 50s. She had been advised to have a healthier diet and although she had some knowledge, she didn’t understand how to put it into practice on a practical level.

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Another person - a Type II diabetic - had been given a diet sheet which emphasised the foods that he couldn’t eat so he found that he couldn’t stick to the diet prescribed. He needed to talk through with someone what he could eat, and how to prepare it. He also came to an Over 50s' cookery session.

Both these people needed longer term support to make the necessary changes to their diets. This is not available through the NHS and a growing concern for GPs.

In September 2012, the charity has been funded to provide ‘Learn to Cook Healthily’ sessions for adults who find themselves having to cook for the first time in their life through changed circumstances, either social or health. Bereavement, divorce, poor health or poor health of those that they care for. Those that come along to the course of five lessons will meet a friendly and helpful team which includes an experienced cook and a nutritionist to

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A Make and Munch session held in Axminster


local community. This is funded by the British Heart Foundation in conjunction with Subway.

So although lots of new and exciting things are happening and the face of HALFF is constantly changing and looking to the future, alas the funds are limited, and donations are always appreciated. Victoria Parry, HALFF Director says, “We are keen to take all the sessions that we provide into neighbouring towns with similar demographics. GPs, Health Visitors, and Children’s Centres say there is a need, however, we do not currently have the funding. We are constantly applying for new funds and looking into ways of raising money to support our activities. Most of our funding

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You can donate to the charity at www.localgiving.com/charity/halff. A donation of £5 would buy food for a weaning session, £15 would cover food for a parents' taster or over 50s' session. £30 would buy recipe books and learning materials for cooking sessions and £100 would pay for a cooking teacher for two sessions. For more information go to www.halff.org.uk or call 01297 631782 to book a place on one of the courses available.

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Balloons (bereavement and loss looking onwards), is an Exeter

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Over the past two and a half years, 272 bereaved young people throughout Exeter, Mid and East Devon have been helped to manage their grief and reactions to loss, and 650 families have been supported to work together through the difficult times before and after a death.

A myth exists that children will ‘get over’ death, or ‘they are too young to understand’. Adults want to protect children, and often feel helpless and caught up in their own emotions. With time and support, children and young people can work through their grief - but to do this, they need to talk about the death, ask questions and have their fears and worries accepted. This is what Balloons staff and volunteer Grief Support Workers do - working alongside the family and young person through home visits and group activities.

In addition, Balloons offers group support/play activities and advice at Bereavement Memory Days, when families and children can meet together, remember and celebrate the person who has died.

Bereavement Memory Days are a very powerful way of making a real difference to grieving families. These are amazing days where bereaved families gather together to network, provide mutual support and celebrate the life of the person who has died. Balloons is now finding that families are coming back regularly and numbers attending these days are growing.

One of the new volunteer Grief Support Workers decided to join Balloons after a positive experience at a Bereavement Memory Day: 'Myself and my two boys used Balloons services after my husband died. We attended a Bereavement Memory Day together and got so much out of it. The help and support was amazing. In the summer, I decided to train as a Balloons volunteer. I felt I wanted something good to come out of such a bad experience by helping someone else.'

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Volunteers who wish to become Balloons Grief Support Workers undergo intensive training and they provide incredible support to children and families who contact the charity. Volunteer training courses run three times a year.

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Balloons has gained excellent support from the community and business sectors during 2012. The charity was selected as Charity of the Year for Exeter Basepoint Business Centre, and also for Exeter Makro, both in Marsh Barton. The Manager of Basepoint writes: 'As a company we look to support local smaller charities that have direct benefits to the area and communities around our business centres. Balloons fits in well with our company values and provides a unique service to families and their children at the most difficult of times’.

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[email protected]

Unit 5, The Venture Centre, Yeoford way, Marsh Barton,Exeter, Devon, EX2 8LB Tel: 01392 823030 In front of Makro

SHOWROOM, DESIGN, INSTALLATION, FREE PARKING

A member of the Devon design Guild, passion for design,attention to detail and excellence in service.

www.devondesignguild.co.uk


5 The Venture Centre

Yeoford Way

Marsh Barton

Exeter EX2 8LB

Tel. 01392 823030 Email: [email protected]

Considering a new bathroom can be very confusing, with the variety of styles and products available. Devon Bathroom Centre have a huge showroom in Exeter with a professional design and installation service. We are located on the Marsh Barton Trading Estate in Yeoford Way, in front of the Makro supermarket. Bathroom fashions are changing constantly, we have just updated our displays with the latest designer showers. Our in-house state of the art computer aided design service will create 3D bathroom images, technical drawings. Our experienced staff will complete a detailed quotation. If you would like the bathroom installed, we fully project manage and provide all the trades to a very high standard. Small bathrooms can be a challenge. Whatever the size of your bathroom, there are basins, showers, baths and WCs that will fit even the smallest rooms. When it comes to designing your bathroom it will be tailored to your individual needs. We have over 50 bespoke settings to suit everything from contemporary to traditional, manufactured by the best factories in Europe. We have been importing ceramic tiles from Italy and Spain for 17 years and stock over 10,000 M2 of wall and floor tiles in the latest designs, beautiful mosaics. We also provide over 20 coloured grouts to suit your tiles. Why not call into the Devon Bathroom Centre for some inspiration?

VISIT OUR SHOWROOM 9am –5pm Monday- Friday & 10am - 3pm Saturday DESIGN, INSTALLATION AND FREE PARKING

DEVONBATHROOM

CENTRE

SPECIAL OFFER Includes Washbasin, Vanity drawer & tap £449

www.devonbathroomcentre.co.uk


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