Exmoor - The Country Magazine Autumn 2011

For everyone who loves Exmoor, the Quantocks & surrounding area

EXMOOR THE COUNTRY MAGAZINE www.theexmoormagazine.com

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ISSUE No. 56 Autumn 2011 £2.95

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Cover: Exmoor Pony by Adam Burton. www.adamburtonphotography.com The caption to last issue's cover image should have read: Holdstone Down looking towards Combe Martin.

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Contents

Autumn 2011

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In the News

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Farming Talk: The Future of Our Farmers' Markets

by Tony James

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Profile: Derek Miles

by Malcolm Rigby

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Country Matters: The Red Kite

by Trevor Beer

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Indian Summer

Jane Mares

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Bampton's Daily Bread

Frances Nicholson

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Eating Out: The Poltimore Arms

Adrian Tierney-Jones

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Taste of Exmoor: On Fire About Food Simon Dawson extols the virtues of smoking

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Smoked Recipes

Anne Petch of Heal Farm

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A Brace of Food Walks

Bryan Cath covers two of the Exmoor Food Festival's Food Walks: Selworthy Beacon to Hindon Farm and Tarr Steps via Winsford Hill

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Environment

Tim Stokes explains the Low Carbon Exmoor project

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The Arts

Somerset Art Weeks, Ten Parishes Festival & Devon Open Studios

Competitions!

Win two tickets to see the

Spanish Riding School!

Plus winter woollies, prizes from the West Somerset Railway & Monkton Elm Garden Centre when you subscribe for yourself or as a gift on our website!

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See page 6.

Win a Five-Star Break at The Heatherville B&B

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See page 10.

Love Canoeing?

WIN A FABULOUS FATYAK! See page 64.

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Win £20 in our crossword competition. See page 88.

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Nettlecombe Oak & Somerset's Gabriel

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Interiors: Living for Colour

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In the Stableyard: The Arabian Horse on Exmoor

by Sandy Francis

Elaine Pearce meets the Jelleys

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The Woodland Play Centre at Crowcombe

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Books: News & Reviews

Compiled by Hilary Binding

Mel Roach

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My Favourite Horse

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Garden Notes

Past Times: The Museum of Somerset

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Kevin Croucher on pruning for autumn

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Crossword

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Endymion Beer’s Family Page

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Well Being

Hilary Binding

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Gardens: The Walled Gardens of Cannington

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Active Exmoor: Geocaching

Laura Holt

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Property

Bridget Froud

Uncle Willow in the woods

Rosemary Lauder

Ruth Reynolds asks what happens as our parents approach older age?

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Exmoor Diary

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Final Paws

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Cindy Cowling

Victoria Eveleigh meets Search & Rescue dogs Rusty and Storm

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