The Ilfracombe Magazine - December 2019

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THIS MONTH...

Positive parking

P10 - Why the town council have scrapped the controversial car park cameras

Micro Car madness

P18 - Round Table’s latest whacky event raises thousands for worthy causes

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Quote of the Month...

“It is December, and nobody asked if I was ready.”

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In the immortal words of one Noddy Holder, it’s Chriiiiiiiiiiiistmaaaaaaaaassssss! Well near enough anyway. The decs are up, the lights are twinkling and the tree is being fiddled with by both meddlesome kids and curious cats. I say it every year, but I LOVE Christmas - particularly in Ilfracombe, we really know how to do this time of year! Every year our events get better, the window displays in the high street improve and everyone generally embraces the festive spirit.

To all our readers - and the whole town - may we wish you a very merry Christmas!

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Council scraps anpr parking cameras

Ilfracombe Town Council has announced the removal of the ANPR parking cameras in Ropery Road Car Park. Following feedback from Ilfracombe residents and visitors to the town regarding issues with the ANPR camera system, the council agreed on the removal of the camera system and return to a pay and display system. The new system is now in place with a new tariff and with the existing Ringo and cash payments. Users will need to pay when they first park and display their ticket as per terms and condi-

tions of parking. During the coming months we are also upgrading the ticket machines to provide an option to pay by credit card which will increase usability for all our car park users.

The Mayor, Councillor Val Gates said: “North Devon Council will now provide our car park monitoring.

We are pleased to have reverted to a traditional pay and display system with easier ways to pay. The carpark will now be monitored by parking wardens rather than cameras! It has taken a while to exit from the previous contract but

it was pretty obvious that our residents and visitors have been experiencing problems that we needed to deal with” Winter Charges have now started and they are as follows: 08:00 – 18:00 Monday to Sunday Up to 1 hour £0.70 Up to 2 hours £1.40 Up to 24 hours £2.00 More information about parking and permits can be found on the Ilfracombe Town Council website at www.ilfracombetowncouncil.gov.uk/council/parkingpermits/ropery-car-park/

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micro-car challenge huge success

Ilfracombe Round Table has raised more than ÂŁ2,500 by holding a Top Gear style challenge featuring small but mighty vehicles. The inaugural Micro Car Challenge saw local Round

Table members travel from London to Land’s End in cars ranging from a classic Indian TukTuk to a modern electric-powered Renault Twizy. Competitors endured breakdowns, bad traffic and

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As the saying goes, this one is old but gold! This snowy scene is actually from February 2018 when the town was literally coated in a thick blanket of the white stuff. I know it’s not exactly current, but at this festive time of year I’m of the opinion that we all deserve a bit of a winter wonderland - and let’s face it, it’s the closest we are going to get to a white Christmas! I know I drone on about it every year, but winter and particularly the festive period, are by far my favourite time. Friends, family, food, roaring log fires, chilly walks on the beach, mulled wine, Christmas markets, bobble hats, festive films - what’s not to like? So here’s to your Christmas - may it bring you everything you wish for!

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Narthen may be a name new to many – but not for long, I suspect. They are a quartet of fine singers: Barry Coope and Lester Simpsoin from the famed but now defunct Coope, Boyes & Simpson, with Jo Freya of Blowzabella and Moirai, Fi Fraser of PolkaWorks and Old Swan Band, who got together to concentrate on a winter shows, but then took it further so that they could perform throughout the year. Since then, Lester has decided to give up the touring in favour of local choral work, so Narthen have been joined by our own Devon nightingale Jim Causley, six times a BBC Folk Awards nominee. So the pedigree is there for all the members of the band, but their Christmas show is not just a bunch of folk with good voices belting out traditional carols. It’s a welcoming hotchpotch of stories, poetry and jokes threaded through with

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