A word from the editor

Hello and welcome to the March edition of The Ilfracombe Magazine. Anyone who has had cause to collect a prescription in Ilfracombe at any point over the past couple of years will know that it is anything but easy. From personal experience I can confirm that it usually involved long queues, longer waits and often several visits to different pharmacies. Which is why we are over the moon to bring you news of a brand new pharmacy which has opened in the town.

But this isn’t just another big, faceless corporation, this is a local, independent business run by young but extremely experienced individuals and located below Combe Coastal Medical Centre (the dream location, if we’re honest). We’d like to wish SMD Pharmacy the best of luck for the future - see page 12 for the full story. We also bring you news of another new venture coming to Ilfracombe this year - a beer festival in an unbelievably cool tipi! Ilfracombe Round Table (of which I am a member, full disclosure) is organising the all-new event on the May 26-29 Bank Holiday weekend at the Landmark Theatre Green. Expect dozens of ales and ciders, street food vendors, live music, fire pits, kids entertainment and much, much more. And the best bit? Every pint you drink raises money for local charities and worthy causes. Charity never tasted so sweet!

The Ilfracombe Magazine