Exmoor The Country Magazine Winter 2016

EXMOOR THE COUNTRY MAGAZINE

DANCING

Valley of Rocks

WILDLIFE FROM THE TRAIN

www.exmoormagazine.co.uk

ISSUE No. 77 Winter 2016 £3.20

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COAST

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Moorland Peat Cutters Butlin’s Redcoat Memories Dulverton Weir & Leat Trust Wilfred Evans, Brompton Regis

A Four-legged Bat Pig! Olympian Danielle Waterman Witheridge Quadrille Team Author & Artist Jill Newton

Exmoor Carolers The Woolly Shepherd Hudnott’s Spirit Drinks Recipes from Bampton

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Contents

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NEWS

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COMMUNITY Exmoor Carolers & StarTrek

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Elaine Pearce

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Hudnott's: A Spirited Adventure Mel Roach

BUILDINGS Medieval Origins Mary Siraut

PROFILE Wilfred Evans at Leeford Jane A. Mares

TASTE OF EXMOOR Brilliant Bampton Adrian Tierney Jones

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LANDSCAPES Turbary Michelle Werrett

RECIPES The Swan, Bampton Paul Berry

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Cover: By Jack Clegg, Exmoor Photography.

Jack says, "I was photographing foxes from a hide in sub-zero temperatures and the squirrel was a regular visitor. Definitely worth the frozen feet though!"

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DOWN MEMORY LANE Terri's Redcoat Memories Susie Kearley

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WELLBEING Let's Dance!

Jane Alexander

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PAST TIMES Dulverton Weir & Leat Trust Philip Hull

COAST Hidden Treasures of the Exmoor Coast Shirley Blaylock & Fiona Pink

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WILD GARDENS Teasel Teaser Rosemary FitzGerald

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A Lynton Loop: Valley of

Rocks & Lee Abbey Woodlands Sue Viccars

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Witheridge Riding Club Quadrille Cindy Cowling

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COUNTRY MATTERS Winter Wildlife in the Valley of Rocks Trevor Beer

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Equine News

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LAWHORSE Dog on the Course!

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INTERIORS The Woolly Shepherd Sandy Francis

PROPERTY Selling at Auction Richard Webber

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Sue Luker

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Bryan Cath

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GARDEN NOTES Winter Protection CROSSWORD FAMILY PAGE Uncle Willow & the Santa Train Endymion Beer

WINTER DIARY Compiled by Katy Charge

FINAL PAWS The Bat Pig! Victoria Eveleigh

Jill Headford

ARTS Jill Newton: Faces of Delight Tony James

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