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Getting fit doesn’t have to be scary! continued... WASPI Look and feel amazing with Hollie Shillito Personal Training • Fitness training wherever suits you • Nutritional advice with no faddy diets • Unrivalled support • A well qualified and experienced trainer who has your personal wellbeing at heart Contact Hollie today to arrange a complimentary, informal and inspiring meeting to discuss your health and fitness aspirations D E C I D E • C O M M I T • S U C C E E D 07568 543106 | hollie.shillito@gmail.com www.hollieshillitopt.co.uk BODY ST YLE EXETER The Ultimate in Body Toning Join the new owners, Anne and Pauline, to browse ranges of jewellery, handbags and other accessories, whilst chatting with friends and losing inches all at the same time! Feel free to call to find out more. 10 reasons to use Toning Tables Perfect for all ages A proven system for inch loss Stimulates circulatory system Relieves stress and tension Increases flexibility & mobility Improves posture Relaxing, gentle exercise in a comfortable position Ideal for any fitness level Assists with stiffness of joints, rheumatism, arthritis etc. They make you feel GOOD! 01392 428004 77 Fore Street, Heavitree, Exeter EX1 2RN The WASPI women are asking only for the fair transitional arrangements promised in 2011 to pay into the system - the one that has let them down so badly. Yet, as they well know, work is hard to find after 60. At this age, these women did not expect to be struggling to make ends meet, but to have the freedom to support the wider family, as their mothers and grandmothers did, by caring for the older generation and for their grandchildren so that their parents can work. Unsurprisingly, the 1950s women are angry; they feel persecuted, singled out as soft targets, and it is hard not to conclude that the Government, having got away scotfree once, gave in to the temptation to double-dip. The effect - for anyone, male or female - of losing £40,000 in pension at the end of a working life should have been obvious. Similarly, the Government could hardly fail to be aware of the parlous state of women’s pensions, a fact well known for decades. The Old Vet’nary continued from page 93 Another great character was a magnificent cock pheasant who decided I was a reliable meal ticket. Every morning he would follow me up to the greenhouse where I kept the peanuts. Fearless, he would wait for me to throw him peanuts and even came to take them from my hand and he was so accurate that, despite his excitement, he never once pecked me. All the time Put simply, the gender pay gap inevitably becomes the gender pension gap. Even now, 46 years after the Equal Pay Act, working mothers earn 33% less than their male counterparts. The Government must address this gap if women are not to have impoverished retirements. Meanwhile, in possession of decades of National Insurance contributions from 1950s women, the Government continues with its mantra - oblivious of the irony - that it cannot afford to pay them back; the money is already spent. Mrs May, who once warned her colleagues against becoming the Nasty Party, is the latest to turn her back on these women. So now, having heard the WASPI women’s tale, please join their campaign to right this wrong. JOIN US: waspi.co.uk or email: devonwaspiladies@gmail.com he followed me, he emitted a low ticking sound like a well tuned motorbike ticking over; but when I gave him peanuts he moved up a gear, his clicking doubling in rate and volume. His obvious enjoyment was such a joy to watch. Then, sometime in his third year, he was no longer there. Ken Watson 108 Countryside, History, Walks, the Arts, Events & all things Devon at: DEVONSHIRE magazine.co.uk
New protected area proposed for Lyme Bay dolphins Devon Wildlife Trust is calling for a Marine Conservation Zone for dolphins, whales and seabirds in south-west of Lyme Bay. The area is important for two species in particular - white beaked dolphins and Balearic shearwaters. More than 1000 Devon residents pledge support after Devon Dolphins campaign launch. Marine conservationists are calling for a new protected area for dolphins and seabirds in Lyme Bay. Earlier this summer, Defra invited proposals for new Marine Conservation Zones to protect ‘highly mobile marine species’ - animals such as whales, dolphins, sharks, and seabirds. This area is also an important feeding ground for seabirds such guillemot, razorbill and gannet and for a nationally important population of Balearic shearwaters. Dolphins and porpoises are often sited from Berry Head. Just a few miles offshore is an area where Lyme Bay’s population of white beaked dolphins spend almost all of their lives - this is they where they feed, breed and raise their young. In Lyme Bay, pods of up to 200 white beaked dolphins have been recorded. Surveys carried out by the Dorsetbased charity MarineLife since 2006 have identified distinct individuals. prey species sprat, cod and whiting. Small fish are drawn to the area by the masses of plankton that feed on the nutrient-rich waters in this part of Lyme Bay. This whole ecosystem supports the larger animals, such as dolphins and seabirds, that thrive here. That’s why The Wildlife Trusts want to see the whole area protected from damaging human activities. White beaked dolphins are sensitive to sea surface temperature, thriving in waters cooler than 17 degrees. The species is very rarely present where sea surface temperatures are higher than 18 degrees. As white beaked dolphins off western Europe move further north in response to increasing temperatures, the dolphin-friendly habitats of Lyme Bay will become increasingly important. Large marine animals face a number of threats from industrial and recreational use of the seas. Some of these threats in Lyme Bay - habitat destruction, fisheries bycatch, collisions with vessels, acoustic and physical disturbance – could be managed for the benefit of marine wildlife by creating a Marine Conservation Zone. arise. For example, the dolphins often feed where small fish cluster around submerged wrecks – these artificial habitats could be damaged by dredging, an activity that can be managed when a site has been designated an MCZ.” Of the 50 Marine Conservation Zones currently designated, none are for dolphins or other large marine animals. The third, and final, round of Marine Conservation Zone designation offers the first opportunity to create a protected area for the dolphins of Lyme Bay. Devon Wildlife Trust has launched the Devon Dolphins campaign for people to pledge their support for protecting Devon’s white beaked dolphins and other cetaceans. Devon Wildlife Trust wants to see legal protection for a 1055 sq km area of Lyme Bay which hosts important numbers of white beaked dolphin, common dolphin and harbour porpoise, along with significant records of minke whale and basking shark. However, since 2013 the number of sightings of new individuals has declined. White beaked dolphins are most often seen in the deeper central waters of the Bay, 4 to 15 miles east of Torbay, which support shoals of Devon Wildlife Trust’s Dan Smith said: “This area off Torbay is so important for dolphins and other large marine animals that we need to recognise the site as a whole - for everything from the plankton and the smaller fish that bring in the dolphins and the nutrient upwelling that provides the base for all this wildlife. Creating a Marine Conservation Zone here is about future-proofing the area to manage any threats that Dolphin fans can support the campaign at www.devonwildlifetrust. org/devon-dolphins or when visiting Wembury Marine Centre, Seaton Jurassic and a range of other wildlife attractions in Devon. Photography by Martin Kitching The decline of Britain’s hazel Dormouse Britain’s native hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) has declined by a third since the start of the 21st century, reveals a new report published at the Britain’s native hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) has declined by a third since the start of the 21st century, reveals a new report published at the National Dormouse Conference by wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES). Over the past 100 years dormice have suffered from the loss of woodlands and hedgerows, as well as changes to farming and woodland management practices. As a result, the species is now rare and vulnerable to extinction. Ian White, Dormouse Officer at PTES said: “Dormice have been around for 40 million years, but their future in Britain is now precarious and there’s a pressing need for action to ensure their long-term survival. Protecting dormice is a priority for PTES: along with the support of hundreds of volunteers, we are trying to save them before it’s too late.” PTES has a three-pronged approach to reversing the decline in dormice, which includes: recording dormice, providing training and guidance for woodland managers and landowners, and a reintroduction programme. The reintroductions play an important role in the long-term conservation of this protected species and are part of Natural England’s Species Recovery Programme. Visit: www.ptes.org (Photo by Clare Pengey) hubcast .co.u k 109
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