Devonshire January February 18
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WONDERS of WHIMPLE<br />
Fund raising calendar now available to purchase<br />
Whimple truly is a wonderful place, having<br />
lived there myself briefly in the 90s, it<br />
was before all the property development<br />
had happened and the Whiteway's Cider<br />
Factory was still standing. Whiteway's was<br />
once one of Devon's great success stories,<br />
but various factors including the addition of<br />
VAT in on 1st April 1973 (in order to comply<br />
with EEC practice) and drastic increases in<br />
fuel cost resulting from political moves in the<br />
Middle East and dramatic inflation in the 70s<br />
caused a major decline in Whiteway's fortunes<br />
(documented in Eric Whiteway's excellent<br />
book entitled 'Whiteway's Cider - A company<br />
history' - a highly recommended read if you<br />
can get hold of a copy ISBN 0-7153-9819-9).<br />
Incidentally, I hope our cider makers are<br />
lobbying for post Brexit to get VAT on cider<br />
reversed - it would provide major assistance<br />
to our orchards and producers - perhaps we<br />
have an MP worth his/her salt who would<br />
step forward to help? - just another of my<br />
Utopian dreams? - most probably.<br />
I'm not quite sure what happens in Whimple<br />
these days, I know that cider production still<br />
takes place, with a couple of companies<br />
producing. If you're a business operating<br />
from Whimple, you're welcome to contact<br />
<strong>Devonshire</strong> magazine to be featured.<br />
Getting back to the Wonders of Whimple<br />
calendar, what a great idea and equally, what<br />
excellent community spirit exhibited by these<br />
ladies in Whimple that have taken part in this<br />
project to raise money for the charities; Breast<br />
50<br />
Countryside, History, Walks, the Arts, Events & all things Devon at: DEVONSHIRE magazine.co.uk
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