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HARVEST FESTIVAL

What must be the most ancient of annual events descending back in various forms to pagan times, Harvest Festival can be easily missed in our busy day-and-age. It occurs on the Sunday nearest to the Harvest Moon at churches across the land. Don’t miss our photographic feature in this issue of the magazine.

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Devonshire churches Dear reader, this issue of Devonshire magazine is packed with event information for the main Summer Holidays, so if you’re a parent / grandparent, there’s much listed inside to keep the children and yourself occupied.

Further on in the magazine we feature a lovely walk from Torcross to Beesands.

Many of the walks we produce within the magazine also now get added to the Devonshire magazine’s website. What we try to do is show you the countryside you’ll pass through on your walk, through colour photography, much of which can be seen on the website. There’s so much pristine countryside out there - all you have to do is get out with the family and enjoy it.

if you’re a point of contact for your local church, please call us on 01395 513383.

As a long-term project it’d be great to record the sound of Devon’s numerous church bells for inclusion on the Devonshire website. For me, the sound of pealing bells is special, as are our churches. We’d love to hear from all the videographers out there.

Incidentally, if you have any suggestions for us to feature any of your walks or beauty spots/historic sites, we welcome your emails and calls.

At last we’re proud to announce the release of the new version of EventHub (EastDevonHub, SouthDevonHub, MidDevonHub, DartmoorHub, LymeRegisHub, etc). It’s taken us a full year to develop

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the new version, but you should find it much easier to use (particularly for event organisers). The interface is also cleaner and organisers can now add images to each event. We’ve also included tabs at the top for important things like Courses & Rooms, Places & Walks, etc.

What’s really great is the sheer volume of events now online. There’s really nowhere else that provides both the range and volume of information of the EventHub. Traffic levels have grown again over last year’s spectacular level (860,000 views in 2014).

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Any person or persons undertaking the circular walk featured within this publication does so entirely at their own risk. If you take children or dogs on the walk, they will require supervision. We strongly advise that prior to travelling to any of the events listed in our What's On sections, that you call the event organisers to check that the event is running at the times and dates specified.

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Something we’ve never featured before in the magazine is Harvest Festival. We’ve included a photographic feature which also discusses the origins of Harvest Festival.

If you’re a regular reader, you’ll know that we’re keen on history, particularly our historic churches. We’d actually like to feature more content on churches, so

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38. Art Exhibitions

65. Tales of a Yokel

The latest from the Editor.

Devon's major art events.

By F.C.R. Esgen.

7. Letterbox

67. Yellingham Farm

Regional news snippets.

12. Harvest Festival An age old celebration.

16. It's Finally Here!

Don't miss our Judi Spiers interview with artist Alan Cotton

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68. The Beesands Walk Stunning Coastal Scenery.

74. Equine Welfare Tips with Natalie Bucklar.

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What Nature Intended.

28. Live Music

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By Devonshire's John Fisher.

30. Fashion & Beauty

61. But here's the thing...

Great places to indulge yourself.

More expounding by John Fisher.

34. Eating Out

62. Bishop John Coleridge The Business of Slavery, John Fisher.

Dining in East Devon.

'I Love Competition' - Janet East.

75. The Old Vet'nary 'People & Pets' by Ken Watson.

76. Life Matters Disabled Sailing Association

80. The Turbitts A family of Thatchers.

82. Financial Planning With IFA Helen Mulvaney.

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Successful charity concert at Exeter Cathedral Concert commemorating the Battle of Waterloo set to raise £10,000 for Army s National Charity Nearly 800 supporters and guests packed into Exeter Cathedral on June 20th to enjoy an evening of music and readings to remember the Battle of Waterloo and honour the courage and service of British soldiers over the last 200 years. Joining the Deputy Lord Lieutenant and Deputy Lord Mayor were Chelsea Pensioners, members of the Coldstream Guards and local favourites Caroline Quentin and

Angela Rippon. The concert was held to raise funds for ABF The Soldiers Charity, the National Charity of the British Army.

Highlights of the evening, which featured the Exeter Symphony Orchestra, Exeter Philharmonic Choir and Exeter Pipers, were international violinist Tamsin WaleyCohen s performance of The Lark Ascending and a world premiere performance. Regional Director for ABF The Soldiers Charity, retired colonel Robert Jordan said: The evening has been a triumph thanks to the work of the organiser Hamish Monro and his team from our Devon Fundraising Committee.

The funds from tonight s concert will make a major contribution to our work in the County. Last year in Devon over £63,000 was raised across the county but we spent over £70,000 helping more than 100 serving personnel, veterans and their families. To learn more. contact ABF The Soldiers Charity Exeter, telephone 01392 492650 or email: southwest@soldierscharity.org

Fond farewell at Combe House Hoteliers Ken and Ruth Hunt are bidding a fond farewell to Devon after announcing plans to return to Australia.

For the past 17 years, since 1998, Ken and Ruth have welcomed guests at Combe House, Gittisham, situated just outside Honiton. Combe s a 450 years old Grade I listed Elizabethan manor with an award winning restaurant. The mantle is being passed to Home Grown Hotels, part of the very successful group who

have apparently become pacesetters for a new style of leisure stays in the UK. If you ve visited Combe House you ll know it s a special place, not least because of Ken and Ruth s innate charm.

The welcome s always warm and genuine. I m sure there are many of you with fond memories, perhaps of special occasions celebrated at

Now released - the new version of EventHub A full year of development over - Phew!

eventhub There’s great excitement at the Devonshire magazine office. We’ve now released the new and improved version of the EventHub What’s On websites.

After a full year of redevelopment we can all breath a sigh of relief as the exhaustive system testing is over.

The new version addresses many usability issues as well as providing numerous improvements (see more on page 16). I was pondering the EventHub system that we’ve developed the other day. It’s amazing

how a project like this can tie up absolutely masses of time (never mind costs!)

The project was initially conceived by myself in about August 2011, with main design and database architecture presented to our programmer in June 2012 to begin coding out. The first HUB (EastDevonHub) was launched in February 2013. Now in August 2015, 4 whole years later (and five regional HUBs - (another 5 due later this year)), it’s a good time to take stock of this unusual community based project.

I’m amazed to tell you that there are now well over 5,500 organisations registered

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Appeal for male singers at Exeter based choir eXe singers’ are a small, but (almost) perfectly formed, 4-part harmony choir, seeking tenors and basses. Weekly rehearsal are at St Leonard’s Primary School, Exeter. Whether it’s Mozart or McCartney, Bach or bossa novas, madrigals or medleys, they aim to perform it to the highest standard and are led by a talented, patient, perceptive, award-winning Musical Director, Charles West. Each week, at rehearsal, around 15 members enjoy singing an interesting, entertaining, broad and challenging repertoire.

Anyone interested in joining will need the ability to sight-read music and hold a part in a small group or, occasionally, on their own. For details, contact the choir www.exesingers.org.uk or call their Secretary, Jane Perkins, on 01626 890452 or visit EastDevonHub/ SouthDevonHub

A great success!

Combe House over the years. It only goes for me to wish Ken and Ruth all the best on their new life in Australia and a happy retirement.

and using the EventHub What’s On websites in Devon. Also, that traffic levels are significantly up on last year’s 860,000+ views. Best of all is the sheer transparency that the EventHub has achieved, particularly for all the smaller organisations such as local charities, parishes, community organisations, etc.

So much effort goes into these events that it’s vitally important they’re made visible to a large public audience. Actually, these type of events are what many people are really interested in. What’s fantastic is the public can now easily tap into these events, even down to village level. Local organisations can promote their events online on a par with the largest regional organisations at zero cost. Nigel Jones (Editor)

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The Old Vicarage Retirement Home in Otterton held its Annual Coffee Morning on Thursday 18th June. This fundraising event for Otterton Primary School and a chosen charity has been held every June for the past twenty seven years and is well rooted in the village traditions. Over two hundred visitors from the local community attended and great fun was had by all. The morning event was a great

success, the plants and produce stalls were overwhelmed and the raffle much anticipated. All of which contributed to raising £1500 for Otterton Primary School and £745 for this year’s chosen charity Children’s Hospice South West. www.theoldvicarageotterton.com

Total number of organisations registered to promote their events on the EventHub websites

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Devonshire fine homes

Endrick Situated in the lovely village of West Hill The well presented accommodation comprises; entrance hall, lounge, conservatory, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility, cloakroom and study on the ground floor, while on the first floor there are 4 bedrooms, the master with en-suite dressing and bathroom, guest bedroom with en-suite and a family bathroom. The property also has gas central heating. The current owners are able to offer no onward chain. Guide Price: ÂŁ740,000.

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A unique and impressive green oak house set in enchanting gardens and grounds of about 2 1/4 acres close to the desirable village of Dalwood.

Entrance hallway bathroom & utility, magnificent vaulted reception room, kitchen, principal bedroom, dressing room & en-suite, 3 further bedrooms, shower room & mezzanine study. Double garage with studio above. Stunning gardens with large deck, superb country views & workshop. EPC Rating D.

An artist’s home set in a secret secluded walled garden. Kitchen, utility, study, dining room, conservatory, huge living room, 5 bedrooms, one en-suite, cloakroom & family bathroom. Summerhouse, studio, useful outbuildings, swimming pool/changing room, walled garden, duck pond & parking. In all approximately 1 acre. EPC Rating E.

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Magnificent detached residence set in a unique, elevated & secluded position with studio annexe, spectacular panoramic country views & about 1.5 acres.

Hall, study, kitchen/breakfast room, utility, 2 reception rooms, 3 first floor bedrooms, 1 en-suite, second floor bedroom & loft storage. Detached studio/ annexe with sitting room, bedroom & shower room. Double garage. EPC Rating E.

Guide Price £700,000

A spacious, adaptable Victorian farmhouse commanding attractive views, set on the edge of a tiny village. Hall, 3 reception rooms, kitchen with 4-oven Aga, utility, conservatory, 4 bedrooms, en-suite & huge family bathroom. Separate wing with kitchen/sitting/dining room, shower & bedroom. Delightful gardens, small paddock & parking. In all approx 2 acres. EPC Rating E.

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Take your pick, there are hundreds of beautiful churches across Devon, where you can see the Harvest Festival celebration

Harvest Festival

An age old celebration and probably our oldest annual event

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In days past, Harvest Festival was a signiďŹ cant celebration, not least because of the importance of a successful harvest for people dependent upon the land.

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The approach of autumn sees nature take a rest and before the relatively recent mechanisation of farming, the ebb and ow of the seasons would really have dominated lives.

A poor harvest could mean a winter and early spring spent in constant hunger or even starvation - a successful harvest really was something worth celebrating.

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The origins of what we now know as Harvest Festival are much earlier than Christianity, descending back to pagan times.

Churches across the land have witnessed this annual event in an unbroken chain for literally centuries, and to my mind Harvest Festival is a celebration that is very much part of England's fabric.

When you consider how many churches sit directly on top of sites of Saxon worship (many of which were in use by

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Harvest Moon

Photos by Nigel Jones

pagans beforehand), it really is mind boggling to consider the antiquity of these sites and the generations who've witnessed this annual celebration in one form or another!

For me, Harvest Festival can be beautiful - sunlight streaming through stained glass, ripe harvest fruit and lacy owers set amongst the beauty of an ancient church, there's a timeless quality to this scene that's incredibly pure and evocative.

It's easy to miss Harvest Festival at your local church, which is a great pity. I know there are many people that have great appreciation for our churches, which are incredible vessels of history, architecture

and craftsmanship, as well as our traditions and culture.

If you represent your local church, Devonshire magazine is happy to help you promote Harvest Festival and indeed the Flower Festivals that many Churches host in the summer months. We'd also like to hear from keen photograhers as we'd like to present images from our churches in future issues. Nigel Jones (Editor) Incidentally, if you can name all the churches (left hand page), then the reward of a bottle of Champers awaits you - if you guess them all correctly you'll deserve it! (members of the clergy excluded of course - limited to 3 winners).

Southleigh Church

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Where's the church you may ask?

It's not a Devonshire church, it's St Eata's Church at Atcham Bridge, which is situated on the old A5 road. Whilst visiting the delightful city of Shrewsbury (which will appear in a future issue), we decided to pop into the church, many of the stones used in its construction come from the nearby Roman site at Wroxeter. Photos - N.Jones

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Haerfest meaning "Autumn" in Old English, autumn being the time for gathering and storing crops

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What's On? - a new level of event information If you wish to find out What's On, the EventHub really is the place to find everything. Now with over 5,000 organisations registered (across 4 HUBs) to add their events, you're sure to find what you're interested in, be it charity or village events right up to major festivals, its all there for you. Don't forget that the EventHub is also the most comprehensive database of organisations in your area. If you have an interest or hobby, you're sure to find a relevant organisations by searching our database under the Organisation Database tab at the top.

The EventHub network is growing rapidly, with NorthDevonHub, WestDevonHub, WestDorsetHub and ExeterHub coming this year, as well as LiveMusicDevon and MyDevonEvents websites.

This project has been entirely developed and funded by Devonshire magazine.

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01 Aug to 09 Aug - 60 family events throughout the week, raising money for local good causes, Lyme Regis Carnival, Across Town, Lyme Regis.

SEATON CARNIVAL WEEK 2015 29 Aug to 05 Sep - Seaton Carnival Week and Illuminated Carnival Procession, Seaton Carnival, The Esplanade, Seaton, 8.00pm to 10.30pm.

COLYTON CARNIVAL WEEK 05 Sep to 12 Sep - Annual September carnival week, Colyton Carnival Week, Feoffees Town Hall, Colyton.

SIDMOUTH CARNIVAL 26 Sep - Illuminated procession of colourful, musical floats, Sidmouth Carnival, Woolbrook Road, Sidmouth.

Children

KNIGHTS & DRAGONS WEEK

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02 Aug to 07 Aug - A magical tale of knights, dragons, witches and wizards, Powderham Castle, Kenton, Exeter, 11.00am to 5.30pm.

11 Aug to 17 Aug - Residential week of child-friendly outdoors fun, Monkton Wyld Court, Elsdon's Lane, Charmouth, 12.00am to 12.00am.

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04 Aug - Family activities on Tuesdays in August, Killerton House, Killerton House, Broadclyst.

16 Aug to 21 Aug - The Pocketwatch team have continued their historical research and bring you the , Powderham Castle, Kenton, Exeter, 11.00am to 5.30pm.

ROBIN HOOD WEEK 09 Aug to 14 Aug - Get ready for some swashbuckling Pocketwatch action with our merry men…and wom, Powderham Castle, Kenton, Exeter, 11.00am to 5.30pm.

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TRY IT TUESDAY 18 Aug - Family activities on Tuesdays in August, Killerton House, Broadclyst.

THE BASIL BRUSH SHOW 19 Aug - The Full On Fox Tour 2015 will entertain and make people of all ages laugh, Exeter Corn Exchange, Corn Exchange, Exeter.

11 Aug - Family activities on Tuesdays in August, Killerton House, Killerton House, Broadclyst.

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COASTAL QUIZ TRAIL Until 06 Sep - Fun coastal quiz, A la Ronde, Summer Lane, Exmouth, 10.30am to 5.30pm.

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Until 28 Aug - Pistols at sundown! Every Friday pistols will be drawn at 4pm in the maze! Escot Park and Gardens, Escot, Ottery St Mary, 4.00pm to 5.00pm.

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SUPERHEROES DAY 19 Aug - Meet your favourite Superheroes.

Series of meet/greets are held throughout day, Crealy Great Adventure Park, Sidmouth Road, Clyst St Mary.

PIRATES & MERMAIDS WEEK 23 Aug to 31 Aug - The Pocketwatch crew and Captain Jack bring the summer themes to a close with an, Powderham Castle, Kenton, Exeter, 11.00am to 5.30pm.

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25 Aug - Family activities on Tuesdays in August, Killerton House, Killerton House, Broadclyst.

JUNGLE JIM (LIVE SHOW) 28 Aug & 20 Sep - Unforgettable, unique show for children and adults of all ages, Crealy Great Adventure Park, Sidmouth Road, Clyst St Mary.

The Red Arrows return to Sidmouth - 21st Aug

PIRATES & PRINCESSES WEEKEND 12 Sep to 13 Sep - Swashbuckling fun. Join in with your best pirate or princess attire, Crealy Great Adventure Park, Sidmouth Road, Clyst St Mary.

Classical Music CLASSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA 01 Aug - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra present the best of classic music, The Great Hall Exeter University, Streatham Campus, Exeter, 7.30pm.

THE 2015 JOANNA LEACH MEMORIAL RECITAL 04 Sep - ANDREAS BOYDE - pianist "Mr. 100,000 volts" Beethoven, Debussy, Mussorgsky, Joanna Leach Foundation, Southernhay Church, Exeter, 7.30pm to 9.45pm.

ANDREAS BOYDE PIANO RECITAL 04 Sep - Free Piano Recital by International Artist, ISCA Ensemble, Southerhrnhay United Reformed Church, Exeter, 7.30pm to 9.45pm.

SHOWTIME WITH BEER'S SPECTACULAR WURLITZER 12 Sep - A welcome return of Nicholas Martin, Beer Wurlitzer Theatre Organ, Congregational Church, Beer, 2.00pm.

HANDEL IN ITALY, 1707 18 Sep - Alison Burnett with strings and continuo present Handel's Annus Mirabilis, Powderham Castle Organ Fund, Powderham Castle, Kenton, 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

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LYME REGIS TOWN BAND 09 Aug - Music for a Sunday afternoon, Lyme Regis Town Band, Marine Parade, Lyme Regis, 2.30pm to 4.00pm.

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BRIDPORT'S VINTAGE MARKET 02 Aug - Sunday vintage market in Bridport.

Enjoy all things vintage & collectable, Bridport's Vintage Sunday, St Michael's Trading Estate, Bridport, 10.00am to 4.00pm.

ANTIQUES VALUATION DAY - HONITON 06, 13, 20, 27 Aug - A no fee or obligation appraisal of your Antiques & Collectables, Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood, Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton, 10.00am to 1.00pm.

ANTIQUES VALUATION DAY - SIDMOUTH 06, 13, 20, 27 Aug - A no fee or obligation appraisal of your Antiques & Collectables, Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood, Kennaway House, Sidmouth, 2.00pm to 4.00pm.

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04 Aug - Tuesday evening concert -Music by the sea, Lyme Regis Town Band, Marine Parade, Lyme Regis, 8.00pm to 9.15pm.

Collectors

DEVON COUNTY ANTIQUES & COLLECTORS FAIRS 15 Aug - Largest Saturday fair in the country.

230 inside stands & many more outside, Matford Centre, Exeter City Council, Exeter, 9.00am to 4.30pm.

11 Aug - Tuesday evening concert -Music by the sea, Lyme Regis Town Band, Marine Parade, Lyme Regis, 8.00pm to 9.15pm.

VINYL SATURDAY BRIDPORT

ORGAN RECITAL: PETER KING (BATH ABBEY)

15 Aug - For collectors of rock, pop, folk blues & jazz records & CDs, Vinyl Saturday Bridport, Bridport United Church, Bridport, 10.00am to 4.00pm.

12 Aug - Peter King puts the Exeter Cathedral organ through its paces, Exeter Cathedral, 1 The Cloisters, Exeter, 7.30pm to 9.00pm.

WEST COUNTRY RECORDS FAIR 29 Aug - The very successful West Country's records fair, Exeter Record & CD Fair, St. Georges Hall, Exeter.

COFFEE CONCERT 15 Aug - Saturday Coffee Concert, Southernhay URC, Dix's Field, Exeter, 10.30am to 12.00am.

BRIDPORT'S VINTAGE MARKET 30 Aug - Sunday vintage market in Bridport.

Enjoy all things collectable and vintage, Bridport's Vintage Sunday, St Michael's Trading Estate, Bridport, 10.00am to 4.00pm.

LYME REGIS TOWN BAND 18 & 25 Aug - Tuesday evening concert -Music by the sea, Lyme Regis Town Band, Marine Parade, Lyme Regis, 8.00pm to 9.15pm.

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PHONIC COMEDY EXTRAVAGANZA

31 Aug - Monday evening concert 'Blackdowns Early Music Project', Exeter Cathedral, 1 The Cloisters, Exeter, 7.30pm.

04 Aug to 05 Aug - An evening of comedy improvisation, stand up, comic poetry and song, Bike Shed Theatre, 162/3 Fore Street, Exeter, 7.30pm.

LYME REGIS TOWN BAND 01 Sep - Tuesday evening concert -Music by the sea, Lyme Regis Town Band, Marine Parade, Lyme Regis, 8.00pm to 9.15pm.

THE COUNTRY SUPERSTARS EXPERIENCE 06 Aug - £18.50, Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, 8.00pm to 11.00pm.

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FREE SUMMER HOLIDAY WORKSHOP

FAMILY BEETLE DRIVE

19 Aug - National Festival Circus, Ladram Bay Holiday Park, Address, Otterton, 2.30pm to 5.00pm.

08 Aug - Live music with barbeque, Friends of Axmouth Church, Axmouth Church, Axmouth, 5.00pm to 9.00pm.

18 Aug - Fun print-making workshop for all ages and abilities, Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Elmfield House, Honiton, 11.00am to 3.00pm.

24 Aug - Adults £2 Children £1 per person to play including refreshments, Hawkchurch Village Fete, Hawkchurch Village Hall, Axminster, 7.00pm to 9.00pm.

JOSH WIDDICOMBE

POETRY PLEASE (SIDMOUTH) MEETING

14 Sep - Josh is back with a brand new tour, Exeter Corn Exchange, Corn Exchange, Exeter.

11 Aug - Regular informal gathering at the Leigh Brown Room, Sidmouth. All welcome, Poetry Please, The Old Meeting, Sidmouth, 2.00pm to 4.00pm.

JIMMY CRICKET 20 Sep - Tickets: £10.00 Adults and £5.00 Under 18s, Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, 8.00pm to 11.00pm.

Community TALK

QUIZ NIGHT 05 Aug - Come and test your knowledge at this once monthly quiz night - cash prize, The Kings Arms Otterton, Fore Street, Otterton, 8.00pm.

FAMILY ROUNDERS 28 Aug - Hawkchurch Playing Field starting at 6pm all Welcome, Hawkchurch Village Fete, Hawkchurch Playing Field, Axminster, 6.00pm to 7.30pm.

SOUTHLEIGH VILLAGE-TRADITIONAL COUNTRY FAYRE

BBQ & CHILDREN’S DISCO

12 Aug - Southleigh Village Fayre. A traditional Fayre, with stalls and entertainment, Southleigh Country Fair, Lees Farm, Southleigh, 2.00pm to 9.00pm.

28 Aug - BBQ and Children’s Disco in the marquee at the rear of the Old Inn, Hawkchurch Village Fete, The Old Inn, Axminster, 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

FUN QUIZ NIGHT IN OFFWELL

TEDDY BEAR’S PICNIC AND PARACHUTE JUMP

15 Aug - Raising funds for the Offwell Woodland Centre & Wildlife Trust, Offwell Village Hall, Offwell, 7.00pm to 10.30pm.

05 Aug - Talk by Mike Rendell "Entertainment in the Georgian Era", Exeter Forum, The Mint Methodist Church, Exeter, 10.15am to 12.00am.

Starlight - Babbacombe Theatre

STAMP CLUB MEETING AT TWYFORD HO, SIDMOUTH

CAR TREASURE HUNT

17 Aug - Displays and talks on stamps, come to 3 meetings free - yearly sub £10 only, Sidmouth & Honiton Stamp Club, Twyford House, Sidmouth, 6.45pm to 9.30pm.

23 Aug - Family Car Treasure Hunt Depart at 2pm-2.30pm, £5 per Car, Hawkchurch Village Fete, Hawkchurch Village Hall, Axminster, 2.00pm to 6.00pm.

CORNUCOPIA OF COLOUR 06 Aug to 09 Aug - Exhibition of textiles and flowers, Friends of Axmouth Church, Axmouth Church, Axmouth, 10.00am to 7.00pm.

29 Aug - Start at 12 noon, Parachute at 1pm, Hawkchurch Village Fete, St John The Baptist Church, Axminster, 12.00am to 2.00pm.

SIDMOUTH LIONS - GREAT BOOK SALE 29 Aug - Hundreds of good quality books, plus CDs/DVDs and Cakes stall.

Entrance 50p, Sidmouth Lions Club, St John Ambulance Hall, Sidmouth, 9.30am to 12.00am.

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SUMMER SWISS PAIRS 07 Aug - SUMMER SWISS PAIRS, Exeter Bridge Club, ISCA Centre, Exeter, 6.50pm to 10.15pm.

SEATON EATS BOUTIQUE 07 Aug - A pop up street food market by the sea, Unique Boutique, Jubilee Gardens, Seaton, 5.00pm to 9.00pm.

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29 Aug - It's going to be an fantastic day, there's something for everyone & your dogs, Lymebourne Community Centre, Lymebourne Community Centre, Sidmouth, 11.00am to 4.00pm.

HAWKCHURCH VILLAGE FETE 31 Aug - Main ring entertainment, stalls, games of chance, raffle, BBQ Bar, Hawkchurch Village Fete, Hawkchurch Playing Field, Axminster, 2.00pm to 5.00pm.

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09 Aug - Pete Allen Jazz Lounge with James and Hilda Clemas, 3pm to 5.30pm, £10 entry on door.

15 Sep to 22 Sep - Artbeat. Displaying the best new work by 12 South West artists, 10am to 5.30pm, free.

ROBERT CRISP SOLO ART EXHIBITION

MAGGIE REEDAY SINGS JAZZ

04 Sep to 14 Sep - Rob Crisp solo art exhibition, free entry.

27 Sep - Popular singer Maggie performs with Craig, piano, Ashley, bass.

2.30pm to 5.30pm, £10.

PETE ALLEN’S REEDS & RHYTHM 13 Sep - Pete Allen performs with trombonist Kevin Grenfell, 3pm to 5.30pm, £12 on door.

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QUIZ NIGHT

ST THOMAS COMMUNITY FESTIVAL 2015

02 Sep - Come and test your knowledge at this once monthly quiz night - cash prize, The Kings Arms Otterton, Fore Street, Otterton, 8.00pm.

12 Sep - Free festival! Live music, dance, food, drink, stalls, craft, fun for all ages, St Thomas Community Association, St Thomas Pleasure Ground, Exeter, 12.00am to 6.00pm.

CHARDSTOCK STREET FAYRE

REGULAR MEETING FOR BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED

05 Sep - Chardstock Street Fayre returns after a break of two years, Chardstock Street Fayre, Community Hall, Chardstock, 11.00am to 11.00pm.

IT'S A KNOCKOUT 06 Sep - FORCE will be hosting the knockout challenge. See web for more details, Powderham Castle, Kenton, Exeter, 11.00am to 4.00pm.

POETRY PLEASE (SIDMOUTH) MEETING 08 Sep - Regular informal gathering at the Leigh Brown Room, Sidmouth. All welcome, Poetry Please, The Old Meeting, Sidmouth, 2.00pm to 4.00pm.

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14 Sep - Group meet on 2nd/4th Mondays in the month, excluding Aug. Transport available, Sidmouth Blind Club, St Peter's Church Hall, Sidford, 2.00pm to 4.00pm.

THORNCOMBE RAILWAY ACTIVITIES CLUB 16 Sep - Peter Harrison "O" Gauge and Continental Railways, Thorncombe Railway Activities Club, Thorncombe Village Hall, Thorncombe, 7.30pm to 10.00pm.

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EAST DEVON AMNESTY GROUP AT TWYFORD HOUSE 17 Sep - Regular monthly meeting, we're always delighted to greet new members, Amnesty International East Devon, Twyford House, Sidmouth, 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

BRANSCOMBE HARVEST FAIR 19 Sep - Village show with games, stalls, entertainment, family dog show & refreshments, Branscombe Harvest Fair, Branoc Hall & Playing Field, Branscombe, 12.00am to 3.00pm.

STAMP CLUB MEETING AT TWYFORD HO, SIDMOUTH 21 Sep - Displays and talks on stamps, come to 3 meetings free - yearly sub £10 only, Sidmouth & Honiton Stamp Club, Twyford House, Sidmouth, 6.45pm to 9.30pm.

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HONITON TOGETHER FOR BUSINESS 24 Sep - Free business advice and networking event at The Beehive, Honiton Chamber of Commerce, The Beehive, Honiton, 3.00pm to 8.00pm.

COFFEE & CO 26 Sep - Monthly group offering coffee, cake and friendship, All Saints' Church, All Saints' Road, Sidmouth, 10.00am.

REGULAR MEETING FOR BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED 28 Sep - Group meet on 2nd/4th Mondays in the month, excluding Aug. Transport available, Sidmouth Blind Club, St Peter's Church Hall, Sidford, 2.00pm to 4.00pm.

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Forthcoming Events GALA WEEK

Craft

24 Aug to 31 Aug - Beer Heights 40th Anniversary Gala week, Pecorama, Underleys, Beer.

KIT CONSTRUCTION DAYS Tues - Personnel tuition from expert modellers Gordon & Maggie Gravett.

(Tuesdays), Pecorama, Underleys, Beer.

INTERNATIONAL OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL 11 Sep - Short film festival which brings you the world's most amazing ocean films, Exeter Corn Exchange, Corn Exchange, Exeter.

KENNAWAY CRAFT & FOOD FAIR Until 07 Aug - Kennaway Craft & Food Fair plus art show by Vanessa Nancarrow.

Free entry, Kennaway House, Coburg Road, Sidmouth, 10.00am to 6.00pm.

BUDLEIGH SALTERTON LITERARY FESTIVAL © Woodbury Woodturners

LACE MAKING 01 Aug - Lace making, A la Ronde, Summer Lane, Exmouth, 11.00am to 4.00pm.

COASTAL CRAFTS 04 Aug - Coastal crafts, A la Ronde, Summer Lane, Exmouth, 11.00am to 4.00pm.

MEADOW CRAFTS

Woodbury Woodturners Annual Show

11 Aug - Meadow crafts, A la Ronde, Summer Lane, Exmouth, 11.00am to 4.00pm.

SHEEP’S FLEECE 15 Aug - Sheep’s Fleece, A la Ronde, Summer Lane, Exmouth, 11.00am to 4.00pm.

FENITON FLOWER SHOW

Fairs & Fetes TERRIER RACING, YARCOMBE,

15 Aug - Flower, produce and craft show, Feniton Fun Day, Feniton Village Hall, Feniton, 2.30pm to 5.00pm.

01 Aug - 6 races, food, bar, tote, good family entertainment, Terrier Racing Yarcombe, Drakes Meadow, Yarcombe, 5.00pm to 11.55pm.

EXMOUTH ART, CRAFT & DESIGN FAIRS

SOUTH WEST ASTRONOMY FAIR 08 Aug - An annual celebration and exhibition of astronomy, Norman Lockyer Observatory, Salcombe Hill, Sidmouth.

16 Aug - Art, Craft & Design Fair, Exmouth Craft & Design Fairs, Exmouth Pavilion, Exmouth, 10.00am to 4.00pm.

BLACKDOWN BEER FEST

FLOWER FESTIVAL 01 Aug to 08 Aug - St Mary's Church is adorned with beautiful displays of floral arrangements, Bicton Park Botanical Gardens, Bicton, Budleigh Salterton.

GREAT OUTDOORS FESTIVAL 23 Aug - Come explore Devon’s Jurassic coast and Seaton’s beautiful Great Outdoors, Seaton Town Development Team, Seaton seafront, Seaton, 12.30am to 9.00pm.

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BEAUTIFUL DAYS 2015 21 Aug to 23 Aug - Family music festival with comedy, theatre, camping, food & craft stalls, Escot Park and Gardens, Escot, Ottery St Mary.

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26 Sep - Medieval Goose Fayre, Colyford Goose Fair, Springfield, Colyford, 2.00pm to 5.00pm.

25 Aug - Summer crafts, A la Ronde, Summer Lane, Exmouth, 11.00am to 4.00pm.

FOOD & DRINK

CRAFT MARKET

6TH COLYTON LOCAL CIDER TASTING FESTIVAL

EXMOUTH ART, CRAFT & DESIGN FAIRS

08 Aug - Gerrard Arms, Colyton, 3.00pm to 9.00pm.

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SUNDAYS 16th August

SUMMER BEER & CIDER FESTIVAL 21 Aug to 23 Aug - Seaton Town Beer Festival, Seaton, 5.00pm to 11.00pm.

27th September

ALE AND CIDER FESTIVAL 28 Aug to 30 Aug - Food and Drink Festival in the heart of Exeter, Exeter Phoenix, Brandninch Place, Exeter, 12.00am.

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LYME CRAB FESTIVAL 04 Sep to 06 Sep - Spend the weekend celebrating the crustaceans of Lyme Bay, Lyme Traders Organisation, Town Centre, Lyme Regis.

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LYME REGIS MACKEREL FESTIVAL 2015

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16 Aug - There will be plenty of family fun on offer at the Summer Fair, 10am-4pm, The Donkey Sanctuary Sidmouth, Slade House Farm, Sidmouth, 10.00am to 4.00pm.

COLYFORD MEDIEVAL GOOSE FAYRE

22 Aug - The biggest club woodturning show in the southwest is here again, Woodbury Woodturners, Woodbury Village Hall, Woodbury, 10.00am to 4.30pm.

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SUMMER CRAFTS 18 Aug - Summer crafts, A la Ronde, Summer Lane, Exmouth, 11.00am to 4.00pm.

27 Sep - Art, Craft & Design Fair, Exmouth Craft & Design Fairs, Exmouth Pavilion, Exmouth, 10.00am to 4.00pm.

GENERAL

17 Sep to 20 Sep - Entertainment for all at various venues within the Town, Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival, The town, Budleigh Salterton.

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21 Aug to 23 Aug - Singing, dancing & music-making by the sea, Lyme Folk Weekend, Lyme Regis, Lyme Regis, 12.00am to 11.00pm.

27 Sep - Last chance of the season to grab some bargains for the garden, Poltimore House and Grounds, Poltimore House, Exeter, 12.00am to 4.00pm.

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Garden YONDER HILL GARDEN ~ NGS CHARITY OPENING Call for opening dates - 3½ acre garden planted with love, open for charity ~ Adults £3 Child £1, Yonder Hill Garden, Yonder Hill, Sidmouth, 1.30pm to 4.30pm.

LITTLE ASH BUNGALOW, OPEN GARDEN FOR NGS 16 Aug - Designed for year-round interest, wildlife and owners' pleasure, NGS (gardens open for charity) Devon, Little Ash Bungalow, Honiton, 3.30pm to 5.30pm.

AUTUMN FLOWER SHOW 12 Sep - Autumn Flower Show, Ottery St Mary Gardening Club, The Institute, Ottery St Mary, 2.15pm to 3.30pm.

SOUTH WOOD FARM, OPEN GARDENS FOR NGS 19 Sep to 20 Sep - Large country garden surrounding a 17th century Devon farmhouse, NGS (gardens open for charity) Devon, South Wood Farn, Honiton, 2.00pm to 5.00pm.

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Fri - Homemade products. Tea & coffee available, Exmouth Country Market, Glenorchy Church Hall, Exmouth, 8.30am to 11.30am.

SIDMOUTH FARMER'S MARKET 08 Aug - A volunteer run local produce market providing sustainably sourced fresh goods, Sidmouth Farmers' Market, St John's Ambulance Hall, Sidmouth, 9.00am to 1.00pm.

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Forthcoming Events KILLERTON FARMER'S MARKET 15 Aug - Regular farmers and local producers market on 3rd Saturday of every month, Killerton House, Killerton House, Broadclyst, 10.30am to 2.30pm.

BUDLEIGH SALTERTON FARMER'S MARKET 28 Aug & 25 Sep - The monthly market offers a wide variety of high quality local produce, Budleigh Salterton Farmer's Market, Rolle Mews Car Park, Budleigh Salterton, 9.00am to 1.00pm.

SIDMOUTH FARMER'S MARKET 12 Sep - A volunteer run local produce market providing sustainably sourced fresh goods, Sidmouth Farmers' Market, St John's Ambulance Hall, Sidmouth, 9.00am to 1.00pm.

KILLERTON FARMER'S MARKET 19 Sep - Regular farmers and local producers market on 3rd Saturday of every month, Killerton House, Killerton House, Broadclyst, 10.30am to 2.30pm.

INDOOR MARKET CULLOMPTON INDOOR CRAFT & RETAIL MARKET Weds - Warm & Friendly craft & retail Market, Cullompton Indoor Craft Market, Town Hall, Cullompton, 9.00am to 1.00pm.

SIDMOUTH'S LOCAL THURSDAY MARKET Thurs - Unique market full of local traders, for jewellery, housewares, gifts and more,

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BUDLEIGH ANTIQUE & FLEA MARKET Thurs - Regular Thursday antique & flea market with up to 36 stands, Hyson Fairs Ltd, Public Hall, Budleigh Salterton, 7.30am to 1.00pm.

COMMUNITY MARKET 29 Aug & 26 Sep - Community Market at the Institute - local food and craft products, free entry, Ottery St Mary United Reformed Church, The Institute, Ottery St Mary, 9.30am to 12.30am.

MARKET DAYS HONITON STREET MARKET Until 01 Sep - Market held in a wide street offering fresh local produce, plants, clothing craf, Honiton Street Market, High Street, Honiton.

SIDWELL STREET MARKET Until 24 Oct - Open air market from Monday Saturday, Exeter City Council arts/festivals/ event, Sidwell Street, Exeter, 8.30am to 4.30pm.

SEATON ARTISAN MARKET 05 Aug - Beautiful arts & crafts from the South West, Seaton Artisan Market, Windsor Gardens, Seaton, 10.00am to 3.00pm.

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EXETER’S FINE ART COLLECTION Until 30 Sep - An exhibition of paintings

by Francis Hayman, important Devon born artist, Royal Albert Memorial Museum RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 10.00am to 5.00pm.

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Until 30 Sep - Ebb and Flow: Seasonal Sounds Through the Devon Year. An installation by Chris W, Royal Albert Memorial Museum RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 10.00am to 5.00pm.

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THE WAYS OF THE ANCESTORS: THE ART OF TONGA Until 30 Sep - Celebrating Exeter’s historical links with Tonga, Royal Albert Memorial Museum RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 10.00am to 5.00pm.

LIVING HISTORY WEEK Until 02 Aug - Edcott, Escot's Anglo-Saxon village, is a living history site that enables vis, Escot Park and Gardens, Escot, Ottery St Mary.

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August & September 2015

Forthcoming Events SIDMOUTH MUSEUM'S CELEBRATION OF "RED ROCKS" 12 Aug - Annual celebration of the Jurassic Coast, Sidmouth Museum, Hope Cottage, Sidmouth.

SIDMOUTH MUSEUM 17 Aug to 31 Oct - Something for everyone at Sidmouth Museum, Sidmouth Museum, Hope Cottage, Sidmouth.

AUGUST FORECAST: SCIENCE AT RAMM

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21 Aug - Help the Met Office test the latest version of an interactive weather forecast, Royal Albert Memorial Museum RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 10.00am to 4.00pm.

Wonderland - Powderham

ST. GILES CHURCH TOURS

LIFE AND DEATH IN ANCIENT EGYPT: ACTIVITIES

Thurs - St. Giles Church, Sidbury, Address, Sidbury, 2.30pm.

01 Aug - Help with a re-enactment of the mummification of Shep en-Mut, Royal Albert Memorial Museum RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 11.00am to 3.00pm.

LIFE & DEATH IN ANCIENT EGYPT TOUR 01 Aug - Join one of our 30-minute time ticketed tours of our Egyptian Collection, Royal Albert Memorial Museum RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 11.30am to 3.00pm.

NATURE ROCKS: JURASSIC COAST FAMILY FUN DAYS 11 Aug to 13 Aug - Bridport Museum, the Jurassic Coast Team & MARINElife Conservation: family fun, Bridport Museum, 25 South Street, Bridport.

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DRIVER'S EYE EXPERIENCE 06 Sep - A taste of what it’s like to drive one of Seaton Tramway's trams, Seaton Tramway, Riverside Depot, Seaton.

HERITAGE OPEN WEEKEND 12 Sep to 13 Sep - Heritage Open Weekend, A la Ronde, Summer Lane, Exmouth, 11.00am to 4.00pm.

Rally & Motor 42ND HONITON HILL RALLY 30 Aug to 31 Aug - Something for all the family at the very successful hill rally, Honiton Hill Rally, Honiton.

THE AMAZING VINTAGE CLASSIC CAR RALLY! 13 Sep - Over 100 vintage & classic vehicles on display! World of Country Life, World of Country Life, Exmouth, 10.00am to 5.00pm.

Shows HONITON SHOW 2015 06 Aug - Showcasing the best of local farming, crafts and rural skills, Honiton Agricultural Show, Honiton Showground, Honiton.

BOWJANGLES: ON THE BOX! 06 Aug - A witty dynamic 'TV' stage show for all the family! Marine Theatre, Church Street, Lyme Regis, 7.30pm to 9.00pm.

HARBOUR VOICES 07 Aug - Lyme Regis Shanty Singers present songs of the sea, sing from the heart, Marine Theatre, Church Street, Lyme Regis, 7.30pm to 9.00pm.

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15 Aug - Gardening & Craft Show, Sid Valley Horticultural Society, Sidford Sports Field, Sidford, 2.00pm to 5.00pm.

THE RED ARROWS, SIDMOUTH 21 Aug - The worlds premier aerobatic team return to Sidmouth on Friday evening, The Red Arrows - RAF, Sidmouth Esplanade, Sidmouth, 6.30pm.

THE MELPLASH SHOW 27 Aug - A showcase & celebration at this premier agricultural exhibition, The Melplash Show, Melplash Showground, Bridport, 8.00am to 6.00pm.

THE UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN 19 Sep - 2 performances of the amazing ukulele orchestra - 30 plucking years, Exeter Corn Exchange, Corn Exchange, Exeter.

Theatre LYME REGIS FOLK WEEKEND 21 Aug to 23 Aug - Third Year of this festival of music, charm and storytelling!

Marine Theatre, Church Street, Lyme Regis, 7.00pm to 11.00pm.

TWELFTH NIGHT 23 Aug - Outdoor theatre in Theatre Square, Lyme Regis, Marine Theatre, Church Street, Lyme Regis, 7.00pm to 10.00pm.

SEE-PLAY-DO: MONKEY 25 Aug - See-Play-do: Family Theatre, Marine Theatre, Church Street, Lyme Regis, 3.00pm to 4.00pm.

MUSICALS PAUL TAYLOR MILLS PRESENTS SUMMER SEASON Until 23 Sep - The last Standing Weekly Repertory Season in the UK, Manor Pavilion Theatre & Arts Centre, Manor Road, Sidmouth, 8.00pm to 10.00pm.

THEATRE ON THE LAWN

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15 Aug - Summer Flower and Produce Show including plants, other stalls, raffle and teas, Budleigh Salterton Flower Shows Soc, The Public Hall, Budleigh Salterton, 12.00am to 4.00pm.

11 Aug - Illyria present The Three Musketeers! Escot Park and Gardens, Escot, Ottery St Mary, 6.30pm to 9.00pm.

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BUDLEIGH SALTERTON SUMMER FLOWER SHOW

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01 Aug - A beautiful, thought provoking performance, Cygnet Theatre, Address, Exeter, 7.30pm.

OUTDOOR THEATRE 04 Aug - An outdoor theatre production of Twelfth Night, Killerton House, Killerton House, Broadclyst, 7.00pm.

THEATRE ON THE LAWN 04 Aug - Illyria present The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Escot Park and Gardens, Escot, Ottery St Mary, 6.30pm to 9.00pm.

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING 09 Aug - A fast-paced, physical and funny new open-air show, The Pantaloons, Manor Gardens, Exmouth, 7.00pm to 9.10pm.

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HAMLET 11 Aug - An open-air Shakespeare production filled with live folk music, Folksy Theatre, Connaught Gardens, Sidmouth, 7.00pm to 9.30pm.

ROPE BY PATRICK HAMILTON 13 Aug to 19 Aug - The Last Standing Weekly Repertory Season in the UK, Manor Pavilion Theatre & Arts Centre, Manor Road, Sidmouth, 8.00pm to 10.00pm.

OUTDOOR THEATRE 15 Aug - Saturday evening performance of Mr Stink, Killerton House, Killerton House, Broadclyst, 6.00pm.

SHAKESPEARE - AS YOU LIKE IT 20 Aug - The Bard’s wonderful pastoral comedy full of love, laughter, and lyricism, and, Powderham Castle, Kenton, Exeter, 6.00pm to 9.30pm.

THE MATING GAME BY ROBIN HAWDON 20 Aug to 26 Aug - The Last Standing Weekly Rep Season in the UK, Manor Pavilion Theatre & Arts Centre, Manor Road, Sidmouth, 8.00pm to 10.10pm.

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THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST BY OSCAR WILDE 17 Sep to 25 Sep - The Last Standing Weekly Rep Season in the UK, Manor Pavilion Theatre & Arts Centre, Manor Road, Sidmouth, 8.00pm to 10.10pm.

PLAY - MUCH AD O ABOUT NOTHING 29 Sep to 03 Oct - William Shakespeare's 'Much ado about nothing', Sidmouth Amateur Dramatic Society, Manor Pavilion Theatre, Sidmouth, 7.45pm to 10.00pm.

Wildlife DAILY BIRDS OF PREY DISPLAY Until 31 Aug - Daily Birds of Prey Display, Escot Park and Gardens, Escot, Ottery St Mary.

AXE VALLEY WILDLIFE PARK SUMMER ACTIVITIES Until 04 Sep - Axe Valley Wildlife Park Summer Holiday Activity Days Tues Wed Thurs & Fridays, Axe Valley Wildlife Park, Summerleaze Farm, Axminster, 10.00am to 5.00pm.

Liddon’s Dairy TROPICAL TEA GARDEN

Station Road, Colyton 01297 551559

(15O yards from tram station) See more on our website: .liddonsdairytearoom..co.uk

Open for Good Friday for the season

Open 10am-5pm 7 days a week Have lunch or a snack whilst enjoying the surroundings Bring the kids, they’ll enjoy watching the llamas, horses, rabbits, Guinea pigs, exotic birds & chickens whilst you relax with a cup of tea and a cake.

Tea Rooms & Patio

Teas, freshly ground coffee, chilled drinks, homemade cakes, scones baked daily.

Savouries & Light Lunches

Baguettes, paninni, fresh crab & smoked salmon.

Salads freshly prepared with herbs from our garden.

Real Devon Ice cream

Lyme Regis Folk Weekend

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

WILD ABOUT TOPSHAM

22 Aug - A beautifully hilarious and delightfully innovative new open-air adaptation, The Pantaloons, Connaught Gardens, Sidmouth, 7.00pm to 9.10pm.

Until 15 Sep - Wildlife of the Topsham area, Topsham Museum, 25 Strand, Topsham, 2.00pm to 5.05pm.

WAIT UNTIL DARK BY FREDERICK KNOTT

17 Aug - East Devon Council Rock pooling Event, Ladram Bay Holiday Park, Address, Otterton, 1.30pm to 3.30pm.

27 Aug to 02 Sep - The Last Standing Weekly Rep Season in the UK, Manor Pavilion Theatre & Arts Centre, Manor Road, Sidmouth, 8.00pm to 10.10pm.

BOEING BOEING BY MARC CAMOLETTI 03 Sep to 09 Sep - The Last Standing Weekly Rep Season in the UK, Manor Pavilion Theatre & Arts Centre, Manor Road, Sidmouth, 8.00pm to 10.10pm.

RADIO BUDLEIGH PRESENTS "UNDER MILKWOOD" 07 Sep to 12 Sep - "Under MIlkwood" by Dylan Thomas presented in full as a radio production, Salterton Drama Club, Salterton Playhouse, Budleigh Salterton, 7.30pm to 10.00pm.

ROCK POOLING EVENT

BIRD FEEDER MAKING 26 Aug - Make your own bird feeder with Escot’s Nature Rangers! Escot Park and Gardens, Escot, Ottery St Mary, 10.30am to 4.00pm.

NATURAL HISTORY FAMILY DAY AT SIDMOUTH MUSEUM 26 Aug - Family activities. Visit rock pools, trails, trees & plants. Walks and talks, Sidmouth Museum, Hope Cottage, Sidmouth.

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LIVE MUSIC EVENTS www.eastdevonhub.co.uk/livemusic

Live Music Aug & Sept 2015

JUST MISBEHAVIN’

BLUES

CAM COLE (SIDMOUTH FOLK WEEK) 07 Aug - Heavy Blues Duo not to be missed, The Marine, The Esplanade, Sidmouth, 9.30pm to 11.00pm.

14 Aug - Swing jazz music and much, much more.. Just Misbehavin’, The Globe, Lympstone, 9.00pm to 11.30pm.

PETE CANTER TRIO 28 Aug - Fine saxophonist and trio in the conservatory, Pete Canter, City Gate Hotel, Exeter, 7.30pm to 10.20pm.

FOLK ROOTS & ACOUSTIC

ART HOUSE TRIO

MISTY ROSE (SIDMOUTH FOLK WEEK)

31 Aug - Lively Jazz Trio of sax, vox, keys & double bass: bebop, swing & latin jazz, Pete Canter, Artigiano, Exeter, 7.30pm to 10.00pm.

02 Aug - Traditional folk and roots, The Marine, The Esplanade, Sidmouth, 7.30pm to 9.00pm.

02 Aug - Acoustic Folk Singer Songwriter from London, The Marine, The Esplanade, Sidmouth, 9.30pm to 11.00pm.

TURIN BRAKES 21 Aug - Lyme Folk Weekend - Cult electro-folk band, Lyme Folk Weekend, Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, 7.00pm to 11.00pm.

LYME FOLK WEEKEND 21 Aug - Isobel Sugden, Jack Warshaw and Mischa and his Merry Men, Lyme Folk Weekend, The Pilot Boat, Lyme Regis, 7.30pm to 11.00pm.

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PETE ALLEN’S REEDS & RHYTHM

PAPAPHONE (SIDMOUTH FOLK WEEK)

13 Sep - Pete Allen performs with trombonist Kevin Grenfell, 3-5.30pm. £12 on door, Kennaway House, Coburg Road, Sidmouth, 3.00pm to 5.30pm.

DUTCH SWING COLLEGE BAND 15 Sep - A treat is in store with the 70th Anniversary World Tour of young musicians, Barnfield Theatre, Barnfield Road, Exeter, 7.30pm.

THE DAN POGORZELSKI QUARTET 19 Sep - The Dan Pogorzelski Quartet at the Tuckers Jazz Club in Dalwood, The Tucker’s Jazz Club, The Tuckers Arms, Dalwood, 8.00pm to 10.00pm.

Friday 7th August Cam Cole - The Marine, Sidmouth www.themarinesidmouth.com

Cam Cole is a British Dirty Bluesy Rock N' Roll two piece band based in London, influenced by Delta Blues and Rock N' Roll. Cam Cole is a singer, songwriter and guitarist, on stage he is accompanied by his drummer, James Adams. Eclectic influences include T-Rex, Jimmy Hendrix, Robert Johnson, Screaming Jay Hawkins to name a few. Blending deep fuzzy blues guitar with overdriven vocals along with pounding drums and tons of energy, creates some powerful noise. 9.30pm, cost free

LYME FOLK WEEKEND 22 Aug - 8pm: Russell Joslin. 9pm: Mitchell & Vincent. 10pm: The Uke Men League, Lyme Folk Weekend, The Pilot Boat, Lyme Regis, 7.30pm to 11.00pm.

POP

VELVET & STONE

JIM CAUSLEY & FRIENDS - HOW THE WEST WAS SUNG 23 Aug - How The West Was Sung Lyme Folk Weekend, Lyme Folk Weekend, Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, 7.00pm to 11.00pm.

01 Aug - Sidmouth Folk Festival, Dukes, The Esplanade, Sidmouth, 1.00pm to 2.30pm.

Scan Me!

MARTIN CARTHY & DAVE SWARBRICK 27 Sep - New collection of traditional songs and instrumentals, Exeter Corn Exchange, Corn Exchange, Exeter.

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JAZZ

MCSMITH 07 Aug - Sidmouth Folk Festival, Dukes, The Esplanade, Sidmouth, 6.30pm to 8.00pm.

PETE ALLEN JAZZ 09 Aug - Pete Allen Jazz Lounge with James and Hilda Clemas. 3pm. £10 entry on door, Kennaway House, Coburg Road, Sidmouth, 3.00pm to 5.30pm.

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PETE CANTER TRIO 25 Sep - Fine saxophonist and trio in the conservatory, Pete Canter, City Gate Hotel, Exeter, 7.30pm to 10.20pm.

MAGGIE REEDAY SINGS JAZZ 27 Sep - Popular singer Maggie performs with Craig, piano, Ashley, bass.

3pm. £10. Bar, Kennaway House, Coburg Road, Sidmouth, 2.30pm to 5.30pm.

SUPERSONIC 70'S SHOW 21 Aug - £17.50, Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, 8.00pm to 11.00pm.

THE FAB TWINS LIVE 18 Sep - Harmony based acoustic renditions of all your favourite Beatles hits and more, By the Bay Restaurant & Wine Bar, Marine Parade, Lyme Regis, 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

Horse, 30 Fore Street, Sidmouth, 9.30pm to 12.00am.

EXTRACTOR 03 Aug - Free Live Entertainment...

The best live music in Sidmouth, The Black Horse, 30 Fore Street, Sidmouth, 9.30pm to 12.00am.

JET BLACK 3 (SIDMOUTH FOLK WEEK) 03 Aug - Rock Covers & Orginals, The Marine, The Esplanade, Sidmouth, 9.30pm to 11.00pm.

ROCKFELLA 07 Aug - Free Live Entertainment...

The best live music in SIdmouth, The Black Horse, 30 Fore Street, Sidmouth, 9.30pm to 12.00am.

ROCK/ H-METAL

PERFECT STRANGERS

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01 Aug - Free Live Entertainment... The best live music in Sidmouth, The Black

EXETER RECORD & CD FAIR, CORN EXCHANGE EXETER

29 Aug - Lots of dealers having masses of good quality Vinyl Records, CD's to purchase, Exeter Record & CD Fair, The Corn Exchange, Exeter, 9.30am.

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Friday 21st August TURIN BRAKES - Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis

Sunday 27th September MARTIN CARTHY & DAVE SWARBRICK Corn Exchange, Exeter

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This remarkable pairing played an important part in the tremendous shake up given to British folk music in the middle to late 60's. Their experienced approach to their art lacks none of the fervour of their early days, and brings a maturity born of many years living with the music that is an integral part of their beings. All the old skills are demonstrated with a new collection of traditional songs and instrumentals. Ticket prices £16 (includes £1 booking fee) starts at 7.30pm (doors 6.45) Tel: 01392 665938 www.exetercornexchange.com

This acoustic folk combo, whose Mercury prize nomination and worldwide album sales have elevated them to cult status, will share their own unique brand of psychedelic alt-folk in a sneak preview of their forthcoming album.

Plus Wildwood Kin - Radio 2 Folk Award nominees and rising female folk trio Jonny Morgan - Lyme’s favourite folk troubadour Tickets: Standing £18. Seated £22. Under 16: £13/17 Tickets from: www.lymefolk.com or 01297 442138.

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The Marine Theatre "Lyme's unique venue"

This Autumn The Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis is host to a conker-cracking season of live music events to warm the cockles and bring a sparkle to the West Dorset and East Devonshire cultural calendar as the nights draw in!

We’ve also got simply the best tribute bands on offer Classic Clapton on Friday 11th September, The Best of

If sassy bluegrass tickles you, we’ve got former Young Folk Award finalists, The Jaywalkers, playing on Saturday December 5th. If ‘A Musical Kaleidoscope of Jazz, World and Classical influences’ floats your boat, try acclaimed virtuoso cellist and percussion duo, Incandescendo, on 28th November. If you like more of an up close and personal session with an acoustic band, we’ve got the fabulous Colyton siblings Six Days playing on Thursday 3rd September in the Stage Door Bar.

David Bowie Friday 30th October, The Total Who Show on Saturday 21st November and Holly at Christmas on Wednesday 16th December…and in tribute to the legendary Jimi Hendrix, founding member of Bellowhead, Benji, sends Hendrix acoustic on The Marine Theatre stage on Sunday 13th September. Now that’s what we call music!

The Marine Theatre is a unique venue hosting a varied programme of class acts, with incredible views over the Jurassic Coast from the Stage Door Bar. For more information about our Little Theatre by the Sea, visit www.marinetheatre. com

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FASHION & BEAUTY

FASHION & BEAUTY be ready for summer and introduce some summer sparkle With summer here, it's time to get down to your local fashion retailers for the season's latest trends. Your local independent retailers have been hard at work selecting the best styles and products for this season.

There is a great range of Jewellers in East Devon, passionate about providing beautiful Jewellery collections of the highest quality, whatever your style and budget. Jewellery is the perfect gift for a loved one or a little treat for yourself to give you that extra summer sparkle.

Jewellery IN DEVON

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Great shoe shopping in Sidmouth

Just back from the Esplanade in Fore Street

WHITE & SON SHOES @ SIDMOUTH

01395 516618

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FASHION & BEAUTY

Ladies fashion & Accessories

in Lyme Regis 35a Broad Street, Lyme Regis, DT7 3QF phone 01297 443824 - -www.onnishop.co.uk

Summertime and the shop is looking bright with colourful and cool tops, tunics, dresses and trousers, from all our favourite designers and labels. Flax, Nila Rubia, Bohemia, Robell, our own Marja Putus & lots more.

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Our quarter page rate works out at just over £15 per week which is unbeatable value for high quality coffee table exposure - 500+ outlets across the region.

Contact Hannah Trim on 01395 513383

• Hairstyling for Men, Women and Children • Colouring

Picture framing

• Smoothing/ Straightening/ Volume/Curling

Art & photographic frames, collectors boxes & cabinets.

• Wedding Hair • Ear Piercing

Call at the shop or phone 07833770569 Winter opening hours: Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 5:00 Wednesday 11:00 to 6:00 Summer opening 10:00 to 5:30. Sundays: Easter to Sept 12:00 to 4:00 ALTERATION SERVICE AVAILABLE

Team of professional and experienced stylists, specialising in all aspects of hairdressing. Stockists of Joico hair products.

Established hair salon for 30 years, now under new ownership.

47 The Strand, Exmouth

01395 271663

Angie’s • Aventures des Toiles • Olivier Philips • Capri • Tina Taylor • Taifun • Monari • Frankwalder • SE Just White • Michele Magic Jeans • Ralston • Michaela Louisa and many more besides!

Beautiful bespoke ladies clothing for all sizes. All our designs can be created just for you. We specialise in wedding mother of the bride/groom outfits, cruise wear and evening wear - all handmade to order

by Julie in our workshop.

Accessories available.

You can find us down Mill Street (the road next to Natwest Bank) on the right.

Ballerinas, shoes, boots, jewellery, belts and bags to delight!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Sizes 14-34

01395 443117 12 High Street Budleigh Salterton EX9 6LQ

We do clothing for any special occasion from mother of the bride/groom to cruise wear and party wear!

Open Mon to Sat 10am - 4.30pm

(01395) 513209 www.overlygorgeous.co.uk

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Open Tuesday to Saturday 10.00am - 4.15pm

38 Mill Street, Sidmouth EX10 8DF

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FASHION & BEAUTY

Hair Studio A Modern, Minimalist Hair Haven in the Heart of Sidmouth

Stockists of: Environ Skin Care Advanced nutrition programme • Espa bareMinerals • HD Brows • Jessica • Sienna-X Tan

B O D Y

new

Helen and her dedicated team offer a wide range of colourpallets, using Wella Koleston perfect & Matrix products.

With exciting options from: Shimmering Summer Blondes, Copper Tones, Velvety Chocolate and Conker Browns.

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NEW TREATMENTS LAVA SHELL MASSAGE CORE PEEL FACIAL (ENVIRON)

Ladies & Gents Hairdressing Cutting and Finish Colouring/ Highlighting Perming Wedding Specialist Party/Prom Hair

Offers available call for more info

Full range of body and beauty treatments Open Monday-Saturday late nights Wed, Thurs, Fri

(01395) 578 917

Tel: 01395 512 394 Open Tues-Sat 61 High Street, Sidmouth EX10 8LE

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Above Mocha Restaurant, just off Sidmouth Esplanade

Outstanding marquees for exquisite locations

Enjoy the confidence of beautiful teeth

Gentle Dentistry Hygiene Care “Your hygienist mentoring in dental hygiene was excellent and proving more than helpful” “The environment is comfortable and attractive, what more could anyone ask for?”

BROOKVALE DENTAL PRACTICE 6 King Street, Honiton, EX14 1AF

Tel: 01404 44800

Marquee and equipment hire for weddings and all other events Visit our website and call us today www.soundevents.co.uk - 01392 250679

MERRIFIELD DENTAL PRACTICE

15 Mill Street, Sidmouth, EX10 8DW

Tel: 01395 579932

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Celebrate in Devon

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The Restaurant Inspector Visits:

La Petite Maison

at Topsham at Lyme Regis

on 20th September 2014

Fine Dining at Topsham

La Petite Maison

menu sampled Starters

Goats cheese soufflé with roasted tomato and pesto dressing

Warm scallops with black pudding and bacon and a lemon dressing

Flaming Creme Brulée Mains

LPM for 2 decades, so armed with appetite and camera, we arrived at this bijou restaurant.

The welcomeʼs warm and friendly, with attentive table service. The food was absolutely delightful, all delicately and skillfully cooked and presented. Particularly excellent were the Sea Bass with scallops and prawns and also the Fillet of Beef which was delicious. The starters were lovely and the almond and apricot tart was truly

great, with excellent coffee and chocs to finish. I think the pictures say it all, it was good to eat as it looks in the pictures below.

It was great to meet the chef/ proprietor Doug (and wife Liz) who did the rounds at the end of the service, it really crowned what was a most enjoyable evening.

I unreservedly recommend La Petite Maison - if you appreciate fine food, itʼs excellent - Editor.

Fillet of Sea Bass with king prawns and scallops was divine! o

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Fillet of Sea Bass, king prawn and scallop with spinach potato cake, spaghetti of vegetables and a white wine beurre blanc

Iʼd visited La Petite Maison about 20 years ago, before the current proprietors, and was aware that itʼs always had a reputation for fine food. Topshamʼs an unique and immensely likeable little place, having great pubs, restaurants and coffee shops plus the brilliant Topsham Museum and with lovely views up and down the estuary, itʼs the sort of place that brings you back time and time again.

I canʼt think why I hadnʼt visited

Fillet steak with thyme potato croquet, Savoy cabbage and bacon, mushrooms, glazed vegetables and sherry and mushroom sauce

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Absolutely lovely coffee and choccies that finished the meal beautifully

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Pudding

Warm almond and apricot tart with amaretto mascarpone cream accompanied by Vat 5 Semillion

Starters Goats Cheese Soufflé with roasted tomato and pesto dressing

Fillet Steak with thyme potato croquet, Savoy caggabe and bacon, mushrooms, glazed vegetables and sherry and mushroom sauce had deep flavours and was superbly tasty

Delightful warm almond and 34 apricot tart, accompanied by Vat 5 Semillon (above) was delicious

Starters - Warm scallops with black pudding and a lemon dressing - loverly!

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OPEN ALL DAY

8am - 11pm for breakfast, coffee, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner The

Otterton

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FORE STREET • OTTERTON • DEVON • EX9 7HB

A PLACE FOR

EATING AND MEETING

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GLUTEN FREE ICE CREAM? WE HAVE IT!

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ine Dining In South East Devon

We pretty much have it all in this region, with many restaurants now giving full regard to provenance of ingredients. Being in South East Devon means there's a multitude of growers, so food miles are reduced, but also we're eating 'real' food, grown on our doorstep.

PYNE'S SIDMOUTH DEVON 01395 513047

We make Artisan Gelato ice cream on premises using local milk & cream

01395 568416

Beautiful countr yside, great local food producers, excellent restaurants and great chefs - all the ingredients to provide you with truly a memorable dining experience.

WITH A VIEW OF LYME BAY

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Fish landed by our own fishing boats • Sunday carvery 12-3pm Bar serving superb local real ales and fine wines 15 quality rooms for bed and breakfast Garden & childrens play area • Dogs welcome (designated areas) Courtesy 7 seat minibus available locally with prior arrangement Breakfast 8-11am, Lunch 12-2.30pm, Dinner 6.30-9pm

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Fresh food prepared & cooked on the premises using local ingredients from our own farm shop

Tea & Coffee • Homemade Cakes • Lunches • Ice Cream Sundaes

Freshly baked scones and other goods made on premises every morning!

FRESHLY GROUND COFFEE CROISSANTS

Ice Cream made on premises - in many delicious flavours

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Old Fore St, Sidmouth EX10 8LS 01395 512635 info@tasteofsidmouth.co.uk

OPEN 8am UNTIL 9pm

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The Restaurant Inspector

Las Iguanas, Exeter

Visits:

menu sampled

Las Iguanas

Exeter

Starters

Gambas Albondigas Empanadas

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FlamingMain Creme Brulée

Camarao a la criolla White fish Bahia Moqueca

Gambas

Empanadas

Pudding

Dulce de leche macadamia cheesecake

Brazillian dining in a colourful setting!

Itʼs not often I dine in a ʻchainʼ restaurant, although I have to say that in various ways the ʻchainʼ restaurants have pushed many of the other independent restaurants along in terms of improving consistency and quality by setting repeatable benchmarks over the years. On my travels in Italy, Iʼve never had a better pizza than at the Exeterʼs Pizza Express - yes, I know thatʼs probably the result of going round the usual tourist haunts, but a pity all the same. Sampling Brazilian food was a first for me.

Las Iguanas set their stall out by their colourful Brazilian dishes

Strawberry Daiquiri

and the food appearing on the table was certainly attractive and colourful. Plenty of spices used, but it was subtle, never marring the flavours of the food, leaving you to really enjoy the dishes which were aromatic and surprisingly ʻlightʼ.

We worked through about five different dishes and Iʼm happy to report that Iʼd be equally happy to order any one of them again.

Iʼd also definitely visit Las Iguanas again, itʼs added a new dimension to our eating repertoire. If youʼre after a new experience, itʼs certainly worth a visit.

Contemporary and stylish Café/Restaurant on Budleigh Salterton High Street Please visit www.bowmers.com for our opening times and menu Bowmers 7 High Street Budleigh Salterton EX9 6LD To book a table please call 01395 442676

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Full marks to the friendly team, the service was friendly and excellent.

In all it made for a thoroughly enjoyable evening in great surroundings. - Editor

White fish Bahia Moqueca (seafood casserole from the northern Brazilian state of Bahia)

DEVONCOURT RESORT &

APARTMENTS OUTDOOR POOL

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Weekly Specials Monday - Pie Night. A Selection of Traditional Homemade pies £10.50 Tuesday - Selection of Italian Dishes. 2 Courses £13.95 Wednesday & Friday - Lunchtime Carvery £8.95 Brasserie16 at the Devoncourt Resort has always been known for its good honest food and carveries. Sat in a beautiful location overlooking flower bordered green lawns with the sea as a backdrop you can enjoy tasty food and honest ales and wines.

Open for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner, Teas n Coffees - Good food, good service, great taste!

Wednesday - Evening Steak Special with a Glass of Wine £16 Thursday - Classic Fish & Chip Night £9.50 Friday - Evening Carvery and Buffet with Selection of Homemade Dishes £11.70

16 Brasserie Sunday - Lunch and Evening Carvery £10.95

A La Carte Menu and Bar Snacks Available Daily

DOUGLAS AVENUE AT EXMOUTH

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Snooker Table (small supp.)

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Forthcoming Art Exhibitions August & September 2015

Howard Flanagan - 'Fleeting Glimpse' - Apple Tree Galleries

JUST GLASS: FROM KILN TO COAST Until 05 Aug - Lyme Regis’s first exhibition devoted to the art of contemporary glassmaking, Town Mill Arts Guild, The Malthouse Gallery, Lyme Regis, 10.30am to 4.30pm.

GALLERIES MERVYN HEWISH WORKS IN A VARIETY OF STYLES Until 01 Aug - An avid hunter of scenes that grab his attention, he works from many photos, Axminster Arts Cafe, The Axminster Arts Cafe, Axminster, 9.00am to 2.30pm.

ANNUAL ART EXHIBITION Until 05 Aug - Exhibition of works

by Art Society members, Newton Poppleford Art Society, The Pavilion, Newton Poppleford, 10.00am to 6.00pm.

MAKING AN IMPRESSION Until 05 Aug - An eclectic mix of prints and ceramics in a fresh and contemporary show, Town Mill Arts Guild, The Courtyard Gallery, Lyme Regis, 10.30am to 4.30pm.

PICTURE PALACE Until 08 Aug - Richard Adams, Hybrid, 51 High Street, Honiton.

Trevor Price - 'In The Arms of Our Family IV' - Brook Gallery

EXHIBITIONS Open Tues - Sat 10.30 - 5.00

Sun 2.00 - 4.30

www.brookgallery.co.uk

01395 443003

EXHIBITIONS All Things Good - Until 03 Sep. An exhibition of fabulous work

by Mychael Barrett PRE and Trevor Price RE. Brendan Neiland - Oct. Former Keeper of the RA schools brings his contemporary vibrant work to Devon.

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51 High Street Honiton t. 01404 43201 www.hybrid-devon.co.uk

In our gallery Until 08 Aug

Picture Palace - Richard Adams.

A wealth of stills from the movie of Adams’ imagined life.

Pollination - Linda Felcey.

Seeds, pollen and the fruitfulness of nature in oils.

info@artwavewest.com | artwavewest.com artwave west | 01297 489 746 morcombelake | dorset | DT6 6DY

Exhibitions

Exhibition

Annual Summer Exhibition

An exciting new group of paintings by ground breaking artist

Courses and Classes

who has built an international reputation since her work was introduced seven years ago.

Until 26 Sep Features a large collection of artists and ever changing works.

Visit www.eastdevonhub.co.uk and search for Artwave West.

Open Tuesday to Saturday 10am-5pm

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Charlie O’Sullivan

www.steamgallery.co.uk 01297 625144

SLADERS YARD

Contemporary British Art, Furniture & Craft. Licensed Café. gallery@sladersyard.co.uk

DAISY COOK

recent paintings

TIM NICHOLSON

unseen paintings from a lifetime

PETTER SOUTHALL furniture

Until 13 Sep

www.sladersyard.co.uk Open daily. 01308 459511

West Bay, Bridport, Dorset DT6 4EL

Town Centre, Axminster EX13 5NQ Open 10-4; Mon-Sat Kathy Little - 'Headland' - Artwave West

Catherine Osbond - 'Red Cliffs' - East Devon Art

Apple Tree Gifts A four room treasure trove of locally handmade gifts, proudly supporting local artisans.

POLLINATION Until 08 Aug - Linda Felcey, Hybrid, 51 High Street, Honiton.

EXMOUTH AND BEYOND Until 19 Aug - New work by Simon Ashby. & Oil paintings of Exmouth and beyond., INC, 17-18 The Strand, Exmouth, 10.00am to 5.00pm.

ANTONIO MARGUET Until 29 Aug - Working at the boundary between sculpture, instillation and photography., Exeter Phoenix, Brandninch Place, Exeter, 10.00am to 5.30pm.

ALL THINGS GOOD Until 03 Sep - An Exhibition of work

by Mychael PRE Barrett & Trevor Price RE, Brook Gallery (Budleigh Salterton), Foreshore House, Budleigh Salterton, 10.30am to 5.10pm.

SUMMER EXHIBITION Until 26 Sep - Annual Summer Exhibition, Artwave West, n/a, Morecombelake, 10.00am to 5.00pm.

FOLK WEEK ART EXHIBITION 01 Aug to 09 Aug - A wide variety of painting from various artists., East Devon Art, Old Fore Street, Sidmouth, 11.00am to 5.00pm.

EXHIBITION – VINTAGE STUFF BY ELENA STEERS 01 Aug to 14 Aug - Exhibition - Vintage Stuff by Elena Steers, A la Ronde, Summer Lane, Exmouth, 10.30am to 5.30pm.

BRIDPORT MUSEUM 03 Aug to 26 Sep - Artwork by Nancy J. Clemance, Bridport Museum, 25 South Street, Bridport, 11.00pm.

UNINTENTIONAL OUTCOMES! 06 Aug to 19 Aug - Unique mixed media landscapes created by Julie Oldfield and natural weathering, Town Mill Arts Guild, The Malthouse Gallery, Lyme Regis, 10.30am to 4.30pm.

SUMMER OPEN 07 Aug to 26 Aug - A showcase of West Dorset-East Devon artwork by members of Art Co, Town Mill Arts Guild, The Courtyard Gallery, Lyme Regis, 10.30am to 4.30pm.

Charlie O'Sullivan - 'Waiting for Spring to Come' - Steam Gallery - see overleaf

EVOLVER PRIZE 2015 Until 29 Aug - Comprising the winning Evolver Prize 2015 artwork alongside the 49 runners up, Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Elmfield House, Honiton, 10.00am to 5.00pm.

GREAT SUMMER EXHIBITION Until 05 Sep - A mixed show, featuring new work from over 30 artists, The Marle Gallery, Victoria Place, Axminster.

SEATON & DISTRICT ART SOCIETY’S SUMMER EXHIBI 08 Aug to 13 Aug - Paintings, sculpture, greetings cards by local artists, plus refreshments., Seaton and District Art Society, Seaton Town Hall, Seaton, 10.00am to 5.30pm.

PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHBITION 09 Aug to 22 Aug - Exhibition of student’s varied & exciting photography work, Pecorama, Underleys, Beer.

It’s Still All in the Detail

Howard Flanagan, Dorset 01 Sep to 31 Oct - Back by popular demand, Howard’s meticulous attention to detail produces breathtaking photo-realistic artwork.

01297 598011 www.appletreegalleries.co.uk

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Old Fore Street, Sidmouth EX10 8LS info@eastdevonart.co.uk 01395 516284 Folk Week Exhibition 01 to 9 Aug Late Summer Exhib. 22 Aug to 04 Sep Devon Open Studios 05 to 20 Sep Summer School 10 to 25 Aug Art tuition available throughout the year.

A selection of work may be viewed on-line at www.eastdevonart.co.uk www.facebook.com/eda.academy Open every day 11am-5pm & every weekend.

01404 45006

Evolver Prize 2015 - Until 29 Aug Comprising the winning Evolver cover and the 49 runners-up. The ideal way to discover and purchase the work of Wessex-based artists.

Flock Together - 12 Sep to 17 Oct A collaborative exhibition by artists Sara Dudman and Debbie Locke exploring sheep farming in the Blackdown Hills AONB. www.thelmahulbert.com

TheMarleGallery CONTEMPORARY FINE ART

Summer Exhibition - Until 5 Sep A mixed show, featuring new work from over 30 artists, including some interesting new faces. Original paintings and prints, ceramics, sculpture, designer jewellery and textiles.

Colin Moore & Mairi Stewart 10 Sep to 10 Oct

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Three and four block lino prints and vibrant still life paintings.

Tues-Sat 10am-5pm.

Victoria Place, Axminster, Devon, EX13 5NQ art@themarlegallery.co.uk 01297 639970 39 www.themarlegallery.co.uk

TheMarleGallery CONTEMPORARY FINE ART

Summer Exhibition 4 July - 5 September

Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm

Forthcoming Art Exhibitions August & September 2015

Colin Moore

Colin Moore - 'Blakeney Harbour' - The Marle Gallery

EXHIBITION – MOOR TO MOUTH BY JO MORTIMER 15 Aug to 28 Aug - A la Ronde, Summer Lane, Exmouth, 10.30am to 5.30pm.

Lynsey Adams

Sylvia Paul

Kathy Ramsay Carr

Victoria Place, Axminster, Devon EX13 5NQ

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ART@JUBILEE 16 Aug - A brand new series of outdoor fine art events in a beautiful seaside setting., Seaton Town Development Team, Art@Jubilee, Seaton, 12.00am to 3.00pm.

COBB AND CHIPS 28 Aug to 15 Sep - Carolyn King’s paintings, books and mosaics celebrate the British seaside, Town Mill Arts Guild, The Courtyard Gallery, Lyme Regis, 10.00am to 5.00pm.

OPEN AIR EXHIBITION 29 Aug - Art Exhibition, Sidmouth Society of Artists, Connaught Gardens, Sidmouth, 10.00am to 5.00pm.

WATERMARK 18 Aug to 29 Sep - Watermark: Photographs by Barbara Steele with poetry by Lily Neal, Barbara Steele, Exeter Picturehouse, Exeter.

ART@JUBILEE 30 Aug - A brand new series of outdoor fine art events in a beautiful seaside setting., Seaton Town Development Team, Art@Jubilee, Seaton, 12.00am to 3.00pm.

EARTH-AIR-FIRE-WATER 21 Aug to 01 Sep - UK/European photographers & artists respond to theme in The Shed’s summer show, Town Mill Arts Guild, The Malthouse Gallery, Lyme Regis, 10.30am to 5.30pm.

ROBERT CRISP SOLO ART EXHIBITION 04 Sep to 14 Sep - September 4-14th 10am to 4pm. Rob Crisp solo art exhibition. Free entry., Kennaway House, Coburg Road, Sidmouth, 10.00am to 4.00pm.

ART EXHIBITION 22 Aug to 31 Aug - Exhibition of new works by local artists., Budleigh Salterton Arts Club, Public Hall, Budleigh Salterton, 10.00am to 5.00pm.

JOHN HAMMOND SOLO EXHIBITION 05 Sep to 13 Sep - John Hammond solo exhibition, Marine House at Beer, Fore Street, Beer.

LATE SUMMER EXHIBITION 22 Aug to 04 Sep - A wide mix of styles and media from various West Country artists., East Devon Art, Old Fore Street, Sidmouth, 11.00am to 5.00pm.

DEVON OPEN STUDIOS 05 Sep to 20 Sep - Various West Country artists display new works in many styles and media., East Devon Art, Old Fore Street, Sidmouth, 11.00am to 5.00pm.

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‘Whittled Memory of Summer’ • 60x60cm • £2995

01297 625144

01297 625257 ‘Stepping Stones to You’ • 75x75cm • £4350

CHARLIE O’SULLIVAN, SWAc An Exciting New Group of Paintings

Charlie O’Sullivan is a ground breaking artist who has built an international reputation since her work was introduced seven years ago. Most people are initially drawn to her paintings through the vibrancy and depth of the colours and their clever juxtaposition each with their own specific narrative. This can be drawn from such diverse moments as snippets of conversation overheard on a South Hams beach near her home or childhood incidents in Glasgow, or

intriguing manuscripts found in a junk shop, or happiness relaxing with her family in the garden. These are some of the sources which form the narrative in each painting.

Working with Steam Gallery and Marine House at Beer, Charlie has exhibited at shows in London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Edinburgh as well as a permanent presence in Beer. Her work constantly evolves as does her exciting

extension of painting onto wood and aluminium as well as canvas with the different moods and intensity these mediums project.

Steam Gallery is now presenting a varied collection of her latest work. Images don’t do justice to their power; they need to be viewed, and can be done so at the gallery every day from 10.00am to 5.30pm.

‘Lost in my own Landscape’ • 40x90cm • £3495

01297 625144

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Forthcoming Art Exhibitions August & September 2015

ARTBEAT - ANNUAL EXHIBITION & SALE 15 Sep to 21 Sep - Displaying the best new work by 12 South West artists, Artbeat, Kennaway House, Sidmouth, 10.00am to 5.30pm.

HONITON ART SOCIETY ANNUAL EXHIBITION 09 Sep to 19 Sep - Annual exhibition of members work, Honiton Art Society, The Mackarness Hall, Honiton.

EXHIBITION – MARINE MOSAICS BY AUDREY HARDM 12 Sep to 25 Sep - Exhibition – Marine Mosaics by Audrey Hardman, A la Ronde, Summer Lane, Exmouth, 10.30am to 5.30pm.

FLOCK TOGETHER 12 Sep to 17 Oct - Collaborative exhibition by artists Sara Dudman and Debbie Locke, Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Elmfield House, Honiton, 10.00am to 5.00pm.

Tim Nicholson - 'Jug 4' - Sladers Yard

ART@JUBILEE 13 Sep - A brand new series of outdoor fine art events in a beautiful seaside setting., Seaton Town Development Team, Art@Jubilee, Seaton, 12.00am to 3.00pm.

ALAN COTTON INTERVIEW 30 Sep - Alan Cotton in conversation with Jenny Pery starting at 6pm.

Tickets available from RAMM Gallery £8 (£6 concessions) 01392 265858.

ARTBEAT ANNUAL EXHIBITION AND SALE 15 Sep to 22 Sep - Artbeat. Displaying the best new work by 12 South West artists. Admission free, Kennaway House, Coburg Road, Sidmouth, 10.00am to 5.30pm.

Moose Allain - 'Positivopolis' - Thelma Hulbert Gallery

THE SOUTH WEST ACADEMY OPEN EXHIBITION 2015 28 Sep to 03 Oct - The South West Academy Open Exhibition 2015 at St Stephens Church Exeter, South West Academy of Fine & Applied Arts, St Stephens Church, Exeter.

CONTOURS IN COLOUR ALAN COTTON 17 Sep to 1 Nov - A retrospective of the noted artist's works spanning the last five decades at RAMM Gallery, Exeter. Paintings borrowed from worldwide collections. An absolute 'must-see' for art lovers.

Debbie Coles - Kennaway House

Devonshire THE BEST OF DEVON

The place for art lovers.

The Devonshire website A great online art community! www.devonshiremagazine.co.uk contact Nigel on 01395 513383

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The

Alan Cotton Restrospective

Contours in Colour - starting 17th September A major exhibition of artist Alan Cotton's work spanning the last 5 decades

Starting 17th September Running until 1st November Paintings borrowed from worldwide collections on view at RAMM Gallery, Exeter.

See interview with Judi Spiers overleaf Tibet - Sunlit Peaks Deep Shadows Everest, 2012

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If you are an armchair traveller, give yourself a treat and travel the world courtesy of Alan Cotton

by Judi Spiers

H

e will take you from the elemental coastline of Hartland in North Devon to the clear light of the high Himalayas and Everest.

the truth. Alan grew up in a family of six in a small two-bedroomed house in the industrial Midlands, and would escape for hours into the fields lying in the long grass and drawing the heads of barley or ears of corn. At 15 as he puts it, “I had the audacity to send work to the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists.”

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n route you will visit the magical Dingle Peninsula on the West Coast of Ireland, pass through the lush landscapes of Provence and Piemonte, the exotic flora of Fiji and onto the striking dramatic coastline of New Zealand. All you have to do is get yourself along The Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter to see Contours In Colour a major retrospective of his work.

Alan’s paintings hang in some of the most beautiful homes and prestigious venues in the country and whilst many have been extremely generous in loaning them to him for this retrospective he has had to exchange a few to cover the blank spots left behind!

Alan Cotton and Judi Spiers

they knocked into one adding a studio.

The local Dr. Took an interest in his work and told him that he should show it to John Berger English art critic, novelist, painter and poet and a former villager.

Alan admits he was “filled with trepidation” but John Berger never seemed to appear. Until that is early

his obvious love and sensuous use of oil paint and the way he used a knife to apply the paint encouraging to continue on his course. This was a seminal moment in his life.

“When you meet a certain person that you can respect at a certain

Devon - Hartland Quay 1976

He actually sent three paintings and got them accepted. For years as a young art student he had walked down Cork Street, London looking at some of the great exhibitions, dreaming of what it would be like to exhibit in the West End. At that time he had found the galleries intimidating and not at all welcoming to young students, dripping water over their carpets and polished wooden floors.

His persevered his success grew and the first painting bought for a public collection to hang in the City of Plymouth Art Gallery was of Hartland Quay. It was, Alan remembers fondly, “a great thrill.”

The Western Morning News loved the story of his mother’s hair being used to make his paintbrushes and included it in a headline for a piece written to coincide with the exhibition in Plymouth. Over 200 people attended all fascinated to meet Alan’s mother who he describes as ‘a most humble lady’. She was mystified by all the attention but Alan explained, “You’re famous now... and also they want to see if you’re bald!”

If that first exhibition put him on the map then accompanying his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales as Tour Artist to Sri Lanka, Fiji, Australia and New Zealand certainly sent him global. Alan is a great mimic and slides effortlessly into that most imitated of royal voices when he tells the story of going to Highgrove on their return to show the Prince some of his paintings and try to persuade him to try oils.

There are over 68 paintings representing the entire span of his work for more than five decades and, as Rod Stewart sang, every picture tells a story.

one Sunday morning when Alan, still in his pyjamas, went down to the bottom of the garden to empty the ashes and suddenly over the horizon there was the man himself with a photographer.

Perhaps one of the most important paintings to Alan is that of the Wye Valley. Newly wed and his student days behind him he and his wife Patricia moved into two miners cottages that

“I rushed into the house and shouted, Pat for G-d’s sake get some coffee on John Berger is coming down our path!”

He needn’t have worried John was most complimentary especially about

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point in your life they can help you tremendously and he was a great help to me.”

He was once asked during filming by his friend and television director Kevin Crookes how it was he started painting and he had replied, “The truth is we were a poor family and my mother made paint brushes from her own hair.”

It sounds like a great PR story but it is

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“I know it would be very good for me to paint in oils “ The Prince replied, “but it’s a frightfully messy business. If I were going to paint in oils I would need a studio and as you can see Highgrove isn’t very large!”

Laughingly Alan adds, “He wouldn’t mind me telling these stories he has a great sense of humour. I bought him a great big box of oils and prepared him some canvasses and I believe he is having a go with them but he hasn’t shown me yet.”

The

Devon - Otter Blue Landscape 1986

Co Kerry Sheep grazing at edge of the Dingle Walker 2010

I know how His Highness must be feeling... Alan has done the same for me in preparation for my first lesson!

Flick of a brush and Alan is Italian impersonating his old friend Mario, who introduced him to Piemonte telling him,

great exhibitions, dreaming of what it would be like to exhibit in the West End. Then he had found the galleries intimidating and not at all welcoming to young students, dripping water over their carpets and polished wooden floors.

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“You must come out to Piemonte. You can’t imagine how beautiful it is... more beautiful than Tuscany”.

Once there he was bewitched by the landscape. The space, the levels, the smells, the sounds, and the vines as they turn from green to amber and ochre in the warm calm light of the evening... and of course the people who embraced Alan.

So proud are they of their region that when Alan had his Piemonte exhibition in London more than half the village including the Mayor, the Chief of Police and the Priest came!

Some of Alan’s most startling and biggest pieces of work have been painted in the last few years on two visits to Everest. He was invited by the explorer David Hempleman-Adams to join him as Expedition Artist, as he led a party attempting to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain via the North Face. Unfortunately whilst David continued to climb Alan and his son Robin had their trip thwarted by the Chinese police following a demonstration by American students.

He went back some months later with David on what turned out to be a most successful trip with clear skies and brilliant searing light which yielded a series of twenty five paintings. I have had the privilege of seeing many of them altogether in his studio. I can only describe it as a breathtaking experience.

Alan has certainly come a long way since the days when as a young art student he had walked down Cork Street, London looking at some of the

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Seeing his name emblazoned in red across the window for the first time was as Alan said, “the most amazing feeling,” admitting that “all these years later I still feel the same excited anticipation as I arrive to see a show beautifully hung and lit by the gallery team”.

Contours in Colour was opened by HRH the Earl of Wessex in June, at the

Edge, the new centre for the arts at Bath University and moves to the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter from 17th September until November 1st and on 30th September in Gallery 20 you can hear Alan in conversation with Jenny Pery - artist, art historian and author of Alan Cotton Giving Life a Shape. - Spiers.

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What Nature Intended

Amanda Merchant speaks to Dave Matthews at Oak Homes, a specialist Devon based timber framing and joinery company.

W

ood is one of the worlds oldest building materials, and the skills which are used to shape wood have developed and improved tremendously throughout the ages. carpentry skills have been passed down from craftsman to craftsman

For a skilled tradesman, who is passionate and dedicated to his chosen material, modern design and build must be frustrating at times. To become a skilled carpenter involves both acquiring theoretical knowledge and hands on practice,

worked as a journeyman in a variety of carpentry and joinery jobs in Britain and across Europe, learning different techniques and refining his skills. He found that even though the end result of a particular piece of work appeared identical,

frame restoration areas of Cheshire and the borders of Wales. He then went on to join the Timber Framers Guild and the newly formed Carpenters Fellowship to study and share knowledge of traditional

“He who works with his hands is a labourer.

He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman.

He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist�.

St Francis of Assissi (1181 - 1226)

through the tried and tested apprenticeship system. Written knowledge, guides and pattern books did not come into play until the arrival of the printing press in the 15th century.

With the advent of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, and the invention of the steam engine, mass production and modern building materials, traditional timber framing in Europe started to decline.

Most importantly, the lack of good quality timber production and forest husbandry, along with the enormous deforestation carried out to supply the British navy and international traders for ship timber, led to a serious depletion in resources.

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learning skills by observation, reading and working in the trade for many years.

Dave Matthews from Oak Homes, based in Branscombe, has spent most of his life doing just this.

After growing up in South Africa, he returned to the UK at the age of fourteen with dreams of studying architecture or engineering. As his education developed, however, Dave decided on a more practical route and embarked on a City & Guilds Carpentry and Joinery course in Peterborough. This proved to be incredibly satisfying and led on to a lifetime of woodworking.

Over the following ten years Dave

the methods used within the process were often very different.

After working at a small artisan’s workshop in Provence, producing high quality joinery and timber frame buildings, Dave realised this was where he wished to focus his energies. Dave moved back to Britain and set up his own business with this aim.

Oak Homes was established in 1997, with Devon being an obvious first choice due to the climate and quality of life it had to offer Dave and his family. With his first workshop in Chideock, Dave continued his travels in pursuit of new techniques, working in the burgeoning timber

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timber framing skills. Oak Homes also carried out several prestigious restoration works at Portmerion and other heritage sites in North Wales, working with the conservation bodies of Wales and England, CADW and English Heritage. During this time he also worked closely with Stuart Interiors, one of the few British companies still producing hand carved oak interiors to rival the best of the past five centuries of British craftsmanship.

In 2005 Oak Homes moved to a new workshop in a large barn, situated in the middle of fields and farms in Branscombe. Over the past 10 years he has transformed the barn in to the

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a complete oak staircase as support ‘under’ the existing 400 year old elm staircase. A Viking style feasting hall in Norway which Dave worked on even had hand carved dragons at the bottom of the staircase, each attached to gas pipes so they could breathe real fire from their mouths!

perfect workshop to accommodate the production of new timber frames and joinery, putting his plans and dreams he had on return from France into reality. Dave works alongside his apprentices and uses sub contractors to help on projects when needed. Walking into the workshop is almost like stepping back in time; huge timber frames laid out ready for marking and cutting.

The workmanship which is carried out in here is simply outstanding, testament to the history surrounding such skills.

without disease. Most timber framing is carried out using green timbers as they are far easier to work with. The joinery must take in the rough sawn timber, often not square when it arrives from the sawmill, and the shrinkage will occur over the following 5-10 years at a rate of approximately ½ inch per year. The design needs to work within these boundaries to exacting standards to create strong, long lasting joinery. These skills are put to practice with the benefit of many years of expertise.

There are important and complex factors which are required when building with wood. For example, a standard 6m x 200mm x 200mm length of oak would take a minimum of 100 years growth, therefore, not only is serious planning ahead required (2-3 generation!), but the timber must be farmed efficiently in order to grow straight and true,

It is no wonder given the growth time and processing, that oak frames are such a precious and labour intensive item to purchase. However, in doing so, you will have created a building which will be around for centuries and is incredibly beautiful to live in.

restoration and repair works, and this is where skill really comes into play. Oak Homes` work involved in restoration of such buildings is in essence, what to keep and what to replace. It is a highly complicated process, where hard wood which has been drying, sometimes hundreds of years, has to be fitted together with new sections of dried timber using modern resins, stainless steel plates and rods, alongside the traditional mortice and tenon joinery.

No green wood can be used in these situations, and a lot of hard work and sharp tools are needed to carry out these repairs. Each restoration project has unusual features, which need unique solutions and a thorough grounding in timber

There are many homes which require high quality and sympathetic timber

knowledge, along with imagination.

There is a lot of creativity involved when working on old buildings.

Working on an old manor house in Marshwood for instance, Dave used an old supply of elm coffin boarding to line an internal wall, and he built

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These days, it is sometimes thought that only those with money have the option of using one of our oldest construction materials. However, there are ways to overcome this, as contemporary design allows us to mix up tradition with new technologies. An imaginative use of other timbers can reduce costs dramatically. For instance, Douglas Fir demands a half to a third of the price of oak and can be used in much the same style of building. Not only that, but drying times are almost 10 times quicker than that of oak. As a designer and manufacturer, this means that Oak Homes and their clients can efficiently plan a year in advance, drawing the plans, ordering the timber from the sawmill, then stacking to air-dry. As construction begins the following year, the timber is re-machined to final sizes, thereby removing most problems associated with shrinkage. Actual construction is generally quite a quick process.

In terms of design, it is possible to have that home of your dreams, without necessarily having the finances you may think you need to get it. A contemporary designed home could be enhanced by constructing a gable end or front wall using traditional timber framing, and glazed using modern dry glaze systems. An Oak Homes hand made pair of patio doors could cost in the region of £9000.00 - £14,000.00. This kind of design gives the impression of grandeur, creating a light and open space along with the warmth and beauty of the timber. Dave designs most of his buildings, working with specialist timber frame structural engineers, his own team, and other sub-contracted skilled tradesman where required.

For Oak Homes, this may look to be the future of business, where traditional ideas and skills can be combined with modern day design and building regulations to create the timber frames of the future. See their advert further on in this section.

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A point of view!

Nelson’s Column

by JOHN FISHER

the few dozen or so red squirrels thereabouts have seen their numbers increase to more

No longer conger?

than 700. Hooray!

ONCE UPON A TIME, conger eels like the Squirrel Nutkin of course was a red squirrel

giant caught by a Devon fisherman earlier

and a native to these islands, whilst the grey,

this summer brought a good price in the

Sciurus carolinensis, was introduced from

market of Plymouth Fisheries.

America shortly after the end of their Civil

Nutkin, S.

War by landed gentry to ornament their

But Devon has never gone for conger eel in

estates. Tragically the ornamentation went

a big way and since it was listed on a set of

viral and now there are fewer than 100,000

Royal Mail postage stamps last year as one of

reds left in the UK but an estimated 10-

five fish under threat in UK waters, catches

15,000,000 greys.

have diminished. (The others are common skate, spiny dogfish, wolf fish, and sturgeon).

They not only carry Squirrel parapoxvirus - which is fatal to reds - but do to Devon’s

Devon’s grey squirrels last stand?

gardens and particularly birdlife what

Well that just about wraps it up for the 3.000

But do the maths.

Quantrill’s Raiders once did to the MissouriKansas borderlands.

grey squirrels on Anglesey. Next stop Dorset

3,000 greys in 17

and the Isle of Purbeck and then, skirting

years? It could be

neatly around Devon – but only for the time

a very long time

being - the great grey squirrel cull rolls on

before we see the

to Cornwall’s Lizard Peninsula.

last of them pesky varmints in this

Dr. Craig Shuttleworth of the European

here neck of the

Squirrel Initiative told the Welsh Daily Post

woods.

that since 1998 when the Anglesey cull began,

Quantrill, W.

In fact this particular conger, two metres long and weighing 59 kg was caught by accident, as Steve Govier, skipper of the in-shore trawler, Hope explained:

Shortly after crossing the coast near

Mayday in July

Sidmouth, both engines cut and the aircraft

“When we pulled it up I was stunned, because it

was forced to glide. In complete darkness the

was so huge. It was already dead else we would

aircraft threaded its way through a maze of

have thrown him back in and let him live”.

pylons, buildings and woods. It skimmed

Mitch Tonks of the Seahorse Restaurant in

over the Salston Hotel, chopped the top from

Dartmouth told us: “Conger is not a popular

an 80-foot oak tree, bounced twice across a

fish to eat hereabouts. However for stews and

meadow and skewed sideways to a halt a few

soups it adds a certain gelatinous texture and

feet from a railway line and the River Otter.

is often used in this way”.

Miraculously all 62 passengers and crew

“The eels used in traditional jellied eels

clambered unscathed from the wreckage but

are the freshwater kind and are stewed in

IT WAS 35 YEARS AGO this July that a

the full story of how this near disaster came

their own juices which then set to create

Vickers Viscount passenger aircraft ran

about and who was to blame has never been

what we know as jellied eels: these are often

out of fuel on a flight from Spain and made a

told in full until now. A new book, “Mayday

eaten warm or cold with vinegar and white

belly-landing in a field near Ottery St, Mary,

in July” is by Devon author Jim Rider, and

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But here’s the thing...

Already called Saint-Louis-du-Ha Ha (population 1,380) it’s a parish in the Témiscouata Regional County Municipality in Quebec and established in 1873. They added the exclamation marks during the 1930s to become Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! and have never looked back. (A ha ha wall is a recessed landscape design element that creates a vertical barrier while preserving views).

Alas, the change was not recognised by the Federal Board on Geographical Names and the city fathers decided to drop what the New World calls the exclamation point. Doubtless asking one another, “What’s the point?”

So where is all this heading?

Well, what has worked for Westward Ho! and Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! could work for East Devon (population 133.300). Undeniably one of the most beautiful parts of the loveliest county in England, but through no fault of its own, seemingly stuck with what some consider a rather chilly-sounding – even off-putting kind of a name. East Devon. Brrr.

What’s in a name?

WESTWARD HO! in North Devon (population 2,112) is the only place in Great Britain with an exclamation mark in its name.

It derives from the title of Charles Kingsley’s 1855 novel Westward Ho! He in turn took it from the cries of the water taxis that had plied the Thames in yesteryear with calls of, “Eastward ho!” and “Westward ho!” depending on the tide.

Quick to spot a good thing when they saw it, an enterprising clique of Victorian property developers ‘borrowed’ it when they put up villas and a hotel along a previously unnamed length of sandy coast near Bideford, to cash-in on the growing interest in seaside holidays.

No laughing matter By contrast there doesn’t seem to have been much to laugh at in the town of Hamilton, the county seat of Butler County in south western Ohio (population 62,447) and once described by one of its own council as ‘the most boring place in the world where nothing much ever happens.’

On 28 May 1986 therefore, as part of a plan to pep-up the place the city council voted 5-1 in favour of adding an exclamation mark to the city’s name. Thus, overnight, Hamilton became Hamilton!

If Devon is to be rushed through in future by holiday-makers heading for the delights of a newly independent Cornwall, why not distract them - at little more than the cost of a tin of black paint - by re-signing this mustvisit part of Devon, to be known in future as: East Devon!!!

Too dramatic? Then what about something much more friendly and inviting?

South East Devon Now there’s a thought.

Linnaeus Tripe was the ninth of 12 children.

His mother, Mary, founded the Devon and Cornwall Female Orphan Asylum and his father, Cornelius was a surgeon. Linnaeus joined the East India Company army in 1838 and progressed rapidly.

He was the first to extensively photograph south India and took large format paper negatives of places and architecture, some 60 of which make up the exhibition.

Canadian humor Meanwhile, 3.000 miles away, an enterprising huddle of Canadians, inspired by ‘our’ Westward Ho! hit on the idea of adding TWO exclamation marks to their own town’s name.

Captain Tripe’s Big Indian Adventure HE WAS BORN IN DEVONPORT in 1822, and became a pioneer of early photography. Now an exhibition of his work, produced in India and Burma in the 1850s and 60s is on display at London’s V&A Museum until October.

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He returned to Devon in 1874 a major-general, and spent his retirement with his extended family, giving up photography but instead pursuing his other interest, collecting shells and corals, many of which are now in the British Museum.

He died in 1902 and having sprung from such a large and illustrious family are there still Tripes out there in Devon today we wonder?

JOHN FISHER!

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The Bishop and the Business of Slavery In 1863, 30 years after parliament abolished slavery in the British Empire and at the height of the American civil war to end slavery, the first shipload of kidnapped South Sea Islanders was herded onto the dockside at Brisbane by ‘blackbirders’ to open a sad new era of forced labour that is largely glossed over in our history books.

Left - Bound for the South Seas and martyrdom, Patteson aged 26

THERE IS NO KNOWN GRAVE for Bishop John Coleridge Patteson. He was clubbed to death by natives on the island of Nukapu in the Solomon Islands on 20th September, 1871 and after his palm-wrapped body was found later, floating in a canoe, he was buried at sea.

He had left his home in Feniton, Devon as a young priest and spent the rest of his life as a missionary, fighting the slave trade in the South Seas, which was plagued by ruthless gangs, who practised socalled ‘blackbirding’, kidnapping natives and selling them in Queensland, Australia and Fiji, to work on sugar and pineapple plantations.

Patteson has two monuments.

One is made of brick and stone and stands at the cross roads between Feniton and Ottery St. Mary on the old Honiton to Exeter road. The other is that his name and memory are celebrated in Anglican churches for his saintly life and as a martyr: he is commemorated with a Lesser Festival on 20 September.

John Coleridge Patteson was born in 1827 and grew up in Feniton. He was the elder son of Sir John Patteson and Frances Duke Coleridge. a niece of the poet and was known to family and friends alike as “Coley”.

After three years at the King’s School, Ottery St. Mary, he was sent first to Eton and then to Balliol College, Oxford. A gifted linguist (he would eventually become fluent in 23 native tongues in Melanesia) he toured Europe before returning to Oxford in 1852, where he became a fellow of Merton College.

He returned to his beloved Devon in September 1853 where he was ordained as a deacon and curate of the

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little church of St. James and St. Anne at Alfington and a year later was ordained a priest at Exeter Cathedral by The Rt Hon Rev Henry Phillpotts, Bishop of Exeter and a man who, until the Abolition of Slavery Act in 1833, had profited from the employment of 655 slaves in Jamaica. But that, as they say, is another story.

Patteson was 27 and was already looking beyond Devon to what would become his life’s work. By the following March the young priest found himself on board a ship bound for Auckland, New Zealand and would never see England again.

He had been recruited to become a missionary in the South Seas

by George Selwyn, himself the

Patteson’s first church, at Alfington, near Ottery St. Mary

first Bishop of New Zealand and for five years Patteson toured the islands on the good ship Southern Cross, learning the many languages spoken by the islanders, running the Melanesian Mission in Auckland and founding a college for boys on Norfolk Island.

These were dark days in the islands which were plagued by ‘blackbirders’ who kidnapped men, women and children and sold them into slavery (a healthy male could fetch £4 in 1863) especially to Fiji and Queensland where there were vast pineapple plantations.

He was consecrated as the first Bishop of Melanesia in 1861 but with a diocese nearly 1,800 miles across he spent much of his day-to-day work of making first contact with islanders by determining to look as little like an Anglican bishop as he could.

When he reached a new island he would go barefoot, stripping down to shirt and trousers, rolled up to the knee. Then he would lower himself gently over the side of the ship’s boat which then waited offshore whilst he swam to the beach wearing his bishop’s top

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hat: a top hat filled with small presents for the people.

He had what was described by his cousin and biographer, the novelist Charlotte Mary Yonge, as having a grave and gentle face,

a ready smile and a good memory for names and faces which he could employ on subsequent visits. He wrote grammars and vocabularies and translated the gospels into the Mota language.

Usually Patteson’s gentle, quiet manner reassured the indigenous peoples, but not always. Once when he and his assistants were about to leave Santa Cruz, they were attacked. Despite Patteson’s care for them, both of his companions died from the wounds they received from poisoned arrows.

In 1867 the Melanesian Mission moved to Norfolk Island where in the milder climate the school could not only continue in the winter months but native foods

such as yams could be grown. ‘Have you anything like this?’ Shot Dynamic and practical, he taught off one of the yard-long arrows, the Mission to speak English, play and his companions in the other cricket and tend livestock. two canoes began shooting as quickly as possible, calling out, as But the visits to the island they aimed, ‘This for New Zealand were becoming yearly more man! This for Bauro man! This dangerous. In 1869 he wrote: for Mota man!’” “vessels which have been taking away S. Sea islanders for the The boat was pulled back rapidly, Fiji & Queensland labour market and was soon out of range, but not have acted in a very sad miserable before three out of the four had way... often with treachery and been struck; James only escaped violence. The effect is... to by throwing himself back on the embitter the islanders against seat, while an arrow had nailed any white man whom they do John’s cap to his head, Mr. Atkin not as yet know well to be their had one in his left shoulder, and friend”. poor Stephen lay in the bottom of the boat, with six arrows in the The Southern Cross outside the reef at Manu, Solomons When his own end came it came chest and shoulders”. out of a clear blue sky, on the island of Nukapu. The log of the (The rescue party from the ship) Southern Cross showed that they “had long to wait till the tide was killed, and believed themselves “But the natives could not but were in nine fathoms of water high enough to carry them across to be performing a sacred duty expect retaliation for what they beyond the reef, it was 91 degrees the reef, and they could see people when they dipped their weapons had done. There was no interpreter. and 11.30 on the morning of 20th on shore, at whom they gazed in the blood of the Bishop whom They knew nothing of flags of September, 1871, the equatorial anxiously with a glass. About they did not know well enough truce; and when they saw a boat midsummer eve. This is how his half-past four it became possible to to understand that he was their approaching, full of white men, scholar, Edward Wogale, reported cross the reef, and then two canoes protector”. armed, what could they apprehend events. rowed towards them: one cast off but vengeance for ‘Bisope’?” the other and went back; the other, The next morning, St. Matthew’s “The ship’s boat took him to some with a heap in the middle, drifted Day, the body of John Coleridge “So they discharged a volley of waiting canoes. There was a towards them, and they rowed Patteson was committed to the arrows, and a sergeant of marines delay of about twenty minutes; towards it”. waters of the Pacific. He was 44 was killed. This was an attack and then two canoes went with years old. on the British flag, and it was the one containing the Bishop, the severely chastised with British two chiefs, Moto and Taula, who Yonge concludes: “There is pain firearms. It is very much to be had before been so friendly to him, too in telling the further fate of doubted whether Nukapu will ever being in them. The tide was so Nukapu. H.M.S. Rosario, (an understand that her natives were low that it was necessary to wade 11-gun screw sloop sent to the shot, not for killing the Bishop, over the reef, and drag the canoes Australia station to bring an end but for firing on the British flag.” across to the deeper lagoon within. to ‘blackbirding’) Commander A Melanesian canoe The boat’s crew could not follow; Markham, touched at Norfolk John Fisher but they could see the Bishop land “As they came up with it, and lifted Island, and Captain Markham on the beach, and there lost sight the bundle wrapped in matting undertook at once to go to the of him”. into the boat. The boat came island and make enquiries”. alongside, and two words passed, ‘The body!’ Then it was lifted “A protest was drawn up and up, and laid across the skylight, signed by all the members of the rolled in the native mat, which was Mission against any attempt to secured at the head and feet. The punish the natives for the murder; placid smile was still on the face; and Captain Markham, a kind, there was a palm leaf fastened humane, and conscientious man, over the breast (in which were five as no one can doubt, promised knots tied - the number of the slain, that nothing of the kind should as they supposed, or possibly of be attempted”. those whom his death was meant to avenge) and when the mat was opened there were five wounds, no more”. (There then followed a description of the wounds which revealed that death was probably instantaneous)”.

Patteson’s memorial at Merton College depicts his body in the canoe in which he was found

“The boat had been about half-anhour drifting about in company with the canoes, and there had been some attempt at talk, when suddenly, at about ten yards off, without any warning, a man stood up in one of them, and calling out,

Charlotte Yonge surmised: “All this is an almost certain indication that his death was the vengeance for five of the natives. ‘Blood for blood’ is a sacred law, almost of nature, wherever Christianity has not prevailed, and a whole tribe is held responsible for the crime of one. Five men in Fiji are known to have been stolen from Nukapu; and probably their families believed them to have been

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SHOPPING FOR SUNGLASSES by FCR ESGEN You would have thought it a comparatively simple operation to buy a pair of sunglasses. So did I until yesterday, when I tried it for myself. Being a serial tight-wad I decided in my wisdom to go to a charity shop and buy them second hand; reasoning that someone, somewhere, would also benefit from my purchase.

The sun was giving me a squint that Fagin would have been proud of as I walked into the shop and asked the young

girl behind the counter for a look at her spectacle selection.

She informed me, sadly, that it had just become illegal to sell sunglasses in her shop due to new health and safety regulations and that all sorts of terrible things would happen to me if I dared don a pair. Then to my total amazement the girl said that I could see her extensive range in the back room if I just looked at them, but didn t touch! We duly walked through the shop and into a small store where goods

were being kept until they were put on the shelves for sale. All except sunglasses of course.

Then I saw a pair that instantly caught my eye and begged the girl in the secrecy of the store to be allowed to try them on.

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She said they looked great on me and as I gave myself the once over in a dress mirror in the corner of the room, something snapped. I asked what would happen to us both if I refused to take them off.

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by Janet East of Yellingham Farm

I love competition - but could I win this one?

The big day arrived and I was to be judged at 3pm – perfect as it gave me time to sort out any last minute problems. They were running late, had they forgotten me? I was really keyed up for the competition and actually quite nervous, which is not like me. 4pm arrived, then 5 and then 6. Yes, I had been forgotten.

Then the telephone rang and it was the steward who drives the anonymous judge around over the 2 day competition.

Ever since a youngster I have always loved competition, and with it goes the desire to win, otherwise why compete?

But this competition was one I had never encountered before - a sheep flock competition. Might not sound exciting, but this was a big day for me with flocks from far and wide competing for the prestigious accolade of best pedigree flock.

I have shown individual sheep at shows for years, but I have never taken on such a challenge as this. With sheep showing you only select your very best and spend months “grooming” them for the occasion.

With a flock competition, you bear all - the good, bad and ugly. Up to be judged are your stud rams, breeding ewes, ram lambs and ewe lambs. In other words, everything you owned had to be presented to the judge, but in their natural environment grazing in the fields. I had spent days rounding up my sheep, checking for lameness, dirty rear ends, teeth, testicles, signs of impending death (sheep love dying unexpectedly - true), fly strike and the hundred other things sheep love to get when you don’t want them to.

At 7pm a typical farmers truck flew into the farmyard and two flustered gentlemen fell out of the cab. The judge had arrived - oh my goodness, my heart nearly sank. He was extremely well built, shall we say, with a ruddy complexion and by the look on his face had had enough of sheep for the day. With few words, he introduced himself and in my normal style I chatted away happily, but soon gave up, as the judge was clearly not interested in my jabbering on.

expecting me to walk another step in search of your sheep”. The Steward looked at me hopefully and all I did was grin from ear to ear.

As always, sitting quietly behind me was my In response to his very sharp comment beautiful, faithful, border collie Tinker - the “Where’s the sheep then?” I realised this was one competition I was going to struggle to win. best dog I have ever had the privilege to own and train. Quickly I gave her a command He was clearly not in the best of moods -in “Tinker, away to me”. She set off at speed and other words, “sheeped” out and tired. ran close to the river’s edge and soon she was out of sight. There was total silence between The Steward tried to lighten the whole event the judge and steward. Tinker disappeared but that was a waste of time as well. as the field had a dogleg where the river meandered. A few whistle commands and I saw the heads of some 60 ewes start to come around the corner. As they came within about 400 yards, I knew instinctively that some were missing. I whistled to Tinker “Lie down” followed swift ly by another command, “Look back”. Working superbly, she turned around and disappeared back down the field and bought another 10 or so ewes to join the flock. Still no comment from the judge, but across his ruddy face came a huge smile. As Tinker brought the flock steadily to the judge’s feet, I was so proud. She was amazing. Still no comment, but an even larger smile aimed solely at my dog. The sheep looked good, if Illustrations by Jim Stanes © slightly out of breath. The judge had recovered his breath, the sheep slowly recovered their breath, as did Tinker. Total peace, pride, and ultimate praise for my sheep and most importantly my dog. As my good old shepherd We set off across the yard and the judge friend told me time and time again “You wanted to see the ewes first. I thought that cannot shepherd without a good dog! He was when I told him where they were he would proved so right that day! turn on his heels and go home. They were at the furthest part of the farm - our river field.

All entrants are invited to the presentation of It’s a stunning walk along the river Tale with awards evening and I thought I ought to go swallows swooping and buzzards crying high but with no expectations whatsoever. above, being pursued by the ever present duo of crows if you are in a good mood - a hell “...and the winner of the pedigree flock is Mrs of a long walk if you are at the end of a long Janet East”. I wasn’t listening. Edward poked day (and your tether), “well built” and fed up me and everyone started clapping. As I walked looking at sheep. Hey Ho ! I kept my spirits up up to receive my prize from the judge, he was as we trotted (joke) off down the field. He was the one grinning from ear to ear - I had seen puffi ng going down hill so I was worried to that huge smile once before... down at the river death he might not make it on the way back. field.

As we went through the gate to the river field, I mentioned my total surprise and being it was the turn of his heart to sink, not mine. cheeky I asked him: The river field is long and narrow, with the river Tale forming its boundary and to my “Who really won the competition that night... horror and clearly to his horror, there was not Me or my dog?” He smiled and winked. Both one sheep in sight. The judge looked at me he and I knew the answer! concerned - his look said, “You are surely not

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Slapton Ley

footpath green lane lane/road

Torcross

Start

Widdicombe House

Torcross Point

Limpet Rocks Beesands Quarry

Walk information 1. Parking - the walk can be started from where ‘Start’ is shown on the map above.

2. Footwear - assuming dry conditions, trainers or boots advised.

3. Dogs - lead necessary as livestock may be present although there are plenty of places to let the dog/s off the lead.

4. Distance - a gentle walk with one steep incline, it’s two and a half miles in total (circular).

Dun Point

(disused)

Lower Widdincombe Farm

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Widdicombe Ley

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The Beesands walk

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DEVONSHIRE

magazine

Having stunning coastal

bit of coastline a distinctly

scenery on your doorstep is

continental flavour.

a great luxury, particularly

The winter months seem

because living in South

remote when you’ve just

Devon means you’re just

enjoyed a blissful sunny day,

minutes from reaching it

but this part of Devon often

whilst the sun’s out!

bears the brunt of extreme weather. The winter of 2013

Driving down along the cliff

was particularly tough, with

-top roads from Dartmouth, you must surely know this coastal drive is one of the

high tides and big winds

Dogs will be dogs, particularly when it comes to Jack Russells

most picturesque in Britain.

Elevation, combined with wind shaped trees,

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causing extensive damage along this coastline - it was particularly noticeable how

many properties were undergoing repair work at the

characterful scots pines, greeny-blue waters and

time of my visit (2014). What you can’t see when the

warm, honey coloured shingle beaches give this

road at Torcross veers suddenly around the lake and

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Slapton Ley, looking across to the village at Torcross behind which lies the seafront directly inland, is the beautiful and

back over the hill).

unspoilt countryside just over the hill. That’s where this walk takes you,

Don’t miss lunch or morning coffee

up into the next valley to Beesands

at Seabreeze, Torcross. I cannot

and Widdicombe Ley. It’s a truly

recommend them highly enough,

lovely walk, returning back along

particularly their scones!

the shingle beach (tide allowing otherwise the path can be taken

Regards - Nigel Jones (Editor)

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Widdicombe Ley and Beesands in the distance

Take the walk in April and May and you’ll see beautiful spotted orchids along the pathside

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The start of your walk, you can either lunch here, enjoy a picnic along the way, or eat on your return.

It’s a lovely piece of coastline, pretty much unspoilt by development., with the distinctive curve of Slapton Sands guiding your eye round the bay

Widdicombe Ley looking East up the coast

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An apple tree in blossom in mid April - that’s early when you consider the cherry trees were also in blossom at the same time.

Looking west along Beesands

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Storm devastation of the land bridge under repair It’s my sort of walk, totally charming pathways opening out to spectacular and expansive panoramas

Route notes The route takes you up over the headland, just negotiate the lefthand side of the building at the end. Be careful not to take the first left higher up, as this will only lead you down to Beesands beach.

Turn left at the end and walk uphill along the road. You need to look out for a right hand turn, which is up a path leading you alongside a house (on the right).

You’ve reached Lower Widdicombe Farm. Just follow the path downhill, through the gate and on to the road at the end.

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Below - at the top of Drunkards Hill - looking north. The path you need to follow turns off behind you.

Slapton was the site for the rehearsed D-Day landings in World War II. A major incident, occurred where Nazi E-boats attacked an Allied convoy resulted in 946 American servicemen deaths. The incident was under the strictest secrecy at the time and only reported afterwards, due to the impending D-Day invasion of Normandy.

Slapton Sands - Lovely views along the route, big expanses of blue and the warm coloured pebble beach. The walk takes you over the headland where you are then afforded views of Beesands on the other side.

Room to breathe, lots of space and totally unspoilt

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Natalie has owned horses for over 20 years and owns East Devon Riding Academy near Sidmouth.

She has previously lectured in Equine Science to degree level and produced research for preparing Great Britains' equestrian teams for the Olympics. Natalie provides consultations in all aspects of Equine Science, and has fitted saddles for competitors at Badminton International Horse Trials.

When is a rider a rider?

One of the questions I am frequently asked is about expected progression when learning to ride and when will a rider be off the lead rein/trotting/cantering or reaching another milestone. The way I view riding is as a journey, not a destination, so although goals can be set and worked towards it is as much about getting there as it is about achieving them. To me, riding is not just about ‘I want to...’ where often success is measured by the ability of a rider to achieve something, regardless of how they actually do it and frequently ignoring the other side of the partnership - the horse!

Making decisions, planning ahead, correct timing, correct pressure (with every different part of the body), co-ordination, balance, sense of rhythm, feeling the horse underneath, understanding

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the horse underneath, listening to the horse underneath... the list of skills required by a rider is extensive. Every individual person is on a scale for each one, with everyone being different in what they find easy or difficult and some skills just take time to acquire.

Children do not learn to walk, read, write or spell over night and they do these things every day. Yet often there is an expectation that they should be capable of controlling a very strong animal with it’s own brain when they only ride for half an hour every week or less. Similarly with adults, they don’t learn to drive safely and in control of a car without hours of regular driving, yet many consider it acceptable to trot or canter on a horse with little or no tuition or practice. Madness!

Even madder when a riding school or other instructor confirms that this is acceptable by encouraging beginners/novices/children/ those out of practice to ‘have a go’. There is far more to being a rider than being a passenger or a bully, both of these are undesirable characteristics for anyone involved in riding a horse and it is important to assess whether these methods are being used.

It is not fantastic when a child comes off the lead rein, it is fantastic when a child is off the lead rein and they have the skill and knowledge so they can communicate with the pony correctly, stay safe and keep the pony happy. This difference is often ignored (or worse unseen) by both instructors and riders or in the case of children, their parents. Is a person riding at a canter or are they sitting on a cantering horse? There is a BIG difference. Personally I find it unacceptable to encourage the hold on and hope for the best approach, it is dangerous and very punishing for the horse. Even a small child can cause extensive damage to a pony’s mouth or back by hanging on a rein or bouncing

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in the saddle. Why should a pony be hurt just so a child doesn’t have to practice, so they can achieve a goal that they are not yet skilled enough for?

I recently watched a video of a child continually falling off some ponies that were labelled as naughty. The reality was that the ponies were confused, a lot of the time they were actually trying to help the rider out but they were mentally and physically incapable of performing because the rider was insufficiently skilled and didn’t give them a chance, they weren’t being naughty. This ignorance is sadly very common and demonstrates very weak horsemanship, which I would argue is nothing to celebrate by putting together a video to

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The horse has a difficult job, they do not know the riders plan and they speak a totally different language, they also have strong natural instincts that the rider often doesn’t want them to follow. It is important to remember this when a horse ‘won’t do something’, is ‘being naughty’ or ‘isn’t listening’.

Learning to ride properly takes time, even for an adult and anyone willing to say otherwise is creating an illusion with potentially dangerous consequences. So yes, goals are worthwhile and lovely to achieve but remember that the journey is just as important for a rider to truly become a rider. And why not just enjoy the journey too?

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So now you have dressed, started Would I need any special equipment. the car and are on your way. Still Location? Must get that right. Folk are sleepy. What is the best route? What notoriously poor at giving directions so problem awaits you. Some roads in an encyclopaedic knowledge of local Plymouth run to numbers over 1,000 geography was needed. Then there and have long front gardens with the was the delicate matter of payment. number on the house. I had a pillar Has to be discussed because, unlike mounted spotlight on the car just for the commercial world, aAdvert veterinary Strictly illegal, but a godsend.

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I remember a time when I stopped a police car to ask if they had seen a runover dog. I watched with amusement as the occupants obviously discussed whether to caution me about the pillar spot. They didn’t and I never was.

It met it’s demise when modern cars were produced without pillars strong enough to hold it.

Reasons for a call-out ranged from domestic pets in trouble - injuries, cuts, severe illness, objects lodged in throats - to larger animals, often on Dartmoor. A swan flew into power lines, a lone calf being struck by traffic. All went into the back of the car. These were just the cases that could Pag not or would not come to the surgery. Many was the time I was told there was nobody to bring the patient in, only to arrive and find 2 or 3 teenagers slumped in front of the TV. Callers ranged from owners to Police, Fire Brigade or RSPCA, and I became a connoisseur of accident set-ups.

Dollies were set up, onlookers kept back, but I remember one poor dog, in the gutter on a steep street in a downpour. Instructions to PC’s not to move the casualty meant that his body had backed up water which gushed over my feet when I picked him up. Some accidents were in dark and lonely spots, others in the midst of bustling night life. I attended a German Shepherd, back broken, in Plymouth’s notorious Union Street. I gave him a pain killer, but you could not hang about in such a place with drunks a plenty. So I picked him up with a lift I had perfected for such cases and as I did so he buried his teeth into my wrist. I like to think that nobody noticed. Just as dangerous was a call to one of Plymouth’s notorious drinking pubs, packed on a Saturday night. Medical bag held high, “Let me through please”, but knock someone’s drink at your peril!

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The late hour seemed to create an intimacy with folk. Sitting beside a client while a bitch delivered pups, with intermittent help, in its bed.

Sharing pity for a mare with colic which had to be kept on its feet and moving although it sweated with pain.

The mutual joy felt as I held a fresh delivered calf or lamb in my arms.

The interaction with people, like the young couple, no more than children really, very much in love, who had found this kitten severely injured below their bedroom window. It was obviously their pet, and even more obvious that they had no money....

Hence the pretext. I hope I went along with the charade. Charity, charity!

I often gained insight into the terrible tragedies of the night. The young girl dying of cancer, the man in the prime of his life but dying of a brain tumour and sitting in his bed in dread of the coming night. Or the renal dialysis patient who has run out of veins and awaits the arrival of the expert visiting night shift or nurses to rescue her.

Did you know that all that went on while you slept?

Then home again and hoping for no more calls, and hoping the car is still there and driveable. One of my partners kept an old banger for night calls, tired of returning and finding the wheels gone. One mile from home a right turn at the crossroads, no traffic and an eerie silence, but a red light holding me. Suddenly a gang of teenagers appeared from nowhere and jumped all over the car, aerial and wipers at risk. I jumped the light and jinked and turned and they all fell off one by one. Back home and I looked up and saw crystal stars glittering in a cold sky and it all seemed worth it.

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an event on the River Dart providing try sailing experiences which meant that the skippers and crew had to manoeuvre the boat on tidal and river water in and out of the dock every hour and participation in the Eddystone Challenge.

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The DSA is run entirely by volunteers Miss Ann Widdecombe joined Free Spirit's commissioning ceremony

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DSA was the principle provider of 'try sailing' experiences when Figaro stopped over in Torquay

took place on a sunny Saturday 11th July at Torquay Harbour supported by honoured guests and members including the local MP, Kevin Foster and the elected Mayor Gordon Oliver.

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the Turbitt thatching family

A family of thatchers

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Thatching is one of the most ancient crafts still being carried on today, stretching back to a time when only locally sourced materials were available and when most rural hamlets were truly self-sufficient.

Thatched buildings have a natural empathy with their surroundings, helping them blend seamlessly into the East Devon countryside.

Irregular cob walls add even greater charm, particularly when rendered and limewashed.

Cob and thatch buildings are very green due to excellent thermal efficiency and biodegradability.

An important consideration with the current environmental issues.

To gain more of an insight into this ancient rural craft, I visited Frank Turbitt in Otterton, whose family have been thatchers since the time of George II. Over the generations, the Turbitt family have thatched all manner of Devonshire property from Raleigh’s Hayes Barton, to many of the farms and cottages that grace the Devonshire countryside.

Frank is retired now but the business has been

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taken over by Philip White, who was trained by Frank and worked for him for 20 years. Frank’s son, although interested in thatching, preferred electronics. Frank’s brother, David, also a retired thatcher, has his son Mark continuing on with the family thatching business.

Frank’s grandfather was a thatcher on General Buller estate in Crediton and married a thatcher’s daughter from Sandford. In the late 1900’s he came to the Sidbury Manor Estate to carry on his trade.

It was particularly interesting whilst browsing through Frank’s collection of old photos and family documents, coming across an article from Country Life magazine written in 1943.

Frank’s father, Jack, had been featured in this article which was soberly headed “Will

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Thatching Be Revived?”. Jack said that he was getting numerous requests to thatch properties that had previously been tiled. Country Life also questioned whether new homes built using these traditional methods to satisfy the rustic cravings of homeowners would be “wholly unsuitable”. It appears that the mass use of thatch in modern homes hasn’t happened to any great extent, although when you do spot them, the eye can be jarred as precise, square cornered buildings are out of kilter with the naturalistic curves of a thatched roof.

Many buildings are now thatched with water reed although traditionally, rye wheat straw (a by-product from growing wheat grain) was used which Frank tells me gives a finer finish. However, wheat straw is no longer suitable in many cases as varieties grown for a large wheat ear, give a short straw.

Nowadays Frank says that they do go to the effort of growing their own rye wheat in order to get a supply, which is particularly important where listed buildings consent requires wheat thatch. However, the last couple of seasons have been particularly poor due to conditions at harvest.

Where water reed is used, much of it is sourced from Austria/Turkey/Poland/Ukraine. The Lincolnshire Fens, once providing an abundant supply, now produce only sufficient for local roofing, supply

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being exacerbated by nitrate leaching and RSPB protection of habitat.

Quality of workmanship is very important to the longevity of a thatched roof. Apparently, there is much scope for either good or poor quality

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the straw / reed ends being set backwards to create the sloping effect. Each wad is secured by spars (split hazel, twisted and bent to form a staple).

Underneath the ridge area, a tightly bound layer of straw running horizontally is secured to timberwork and then the final ridge thatch is secured with linggers (see picture 1 ) to make good.

Spars and liggers were traditionally made by coppice woodsmen, but this craft has largely died away, so thatchers now undertake spar and ligger making themselves.

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workmanship and it is the attention paid throughout the construction that will provide extra durability and lifespan.

The process of thatching starts at the eaves, Straw wads are positioned on the wooden roofing and securely tied in with baler twine. Successive layers are built up by positioning the wads on top with

The Gazeebo on Peak Hill, Sidmouth. One of the many properties that Frank Turbitt has thatched over the years

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Frank making liggers.

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Frank making eaves woods, which uses some of the straw to self-bind.

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Eaves hook used for cutting wheat under eaves.

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Biddle - a frame used for working on the thatch.

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Using a shearing hook for trimming work.

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Frank Turbitt, with his father David (known as “Jack”)

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2 nights dinner, breakfast couple, night.

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To T obook book your your stay stay please pleasecall call 01395 01395513 513 252 252 quoting quoting ‘Devonshire’ 'Devonshire' www.sidmouth-harbour-hotel.co.uk

T erms and Conditions:Valid until 30th September 2015, excluding bank holiday weekends.Rates arebased midweek stays in aCourtyard room.

Supplements apply for upgrading room types and weekend stays.Rates arepre-paid rates and cancellations arenon-refundable.