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Possibly a humble dwelling over the millennia? 

Raleigh 400 

A major historical date for your calendar 

This year is the 400th anniversary of Sir Walter Raleigh’s 

execution at the Palace of Westminster (29th October 1618). 

Undoubtedly, Raleigh is one of the most famous Devonians 

and I suppose you could consider him as a polymath of sorts, 

he was a master of sailing, navigation and exploration, a 

poet, courtier, soldier, writer, politician and spy. It’s no 

wonder that queen Elizabeth was taken with him. 

His accomplishments were many and it was 

a tragedy that he finally ended up having 

to suffer execution. Without doubt, he was 

one of the most notable Elizabethan figures. 

Lustleigh Cleave 

Walking the same route can get a little 

boring at times, sometimes you have to 

grab the OS map and venture out into the 

unknown (there’s still nothing to beat an OS 

map). It’s great exploring the countryside, 

once you’re out in the greenery you can 

clear your mind of all the distractions of our 

modern age. Lustleigh Cleave is a pristine 

piece of countryside, it’s our very own bit 

of Devonshire Rain Forest, the trees being 

festooned with moss and lichen - it’s a 

very special place (see Lustleigh Cleave 

walk further on). 

will be able to see The Boyhood of Raleigh 

(by Millais) at Fairlynch Museum in Budleigh 

Salterton. There are numerous lovely walks 

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What many people don’t realise is that his 

childhood home is tucked away in East Devon 

- East Budleigh in fact. Unfortunately, it’s 

not possible to visit the house, but you are 

afforded a fine view from the roadside. We’ve 

put together in this issue a visit guide to East 

Budleigh, because this humble little village 

houses some notable gems. The Raleigh 

family worshipped at All Saints church in 

East Budleigh centuries ago and it has an 

outstanding collection of original mediaeval 

carved pews, one of which being the Raleigh 

Pew. There’s also a portrait of him in the 

church. You may wish to sample a Raleigh 

400 Ale in the Sir Walter Raleigh Inn whilst 

taking a rest (don’t miss the feature further 

on in this issue). There are other interesting 

attractions within several miles, such as 

Bicton Park Botanical Gardens (read later 

on) and from 28th May to 31st of August you 

This issue sees a feature on Devon’s River 

Birds by Andy Stuthridge, there’s also an 

extensive photo-visual feature and walk at 

the beautiful Lustleigh Cleave with the Editor. 

We review Gidleigh Park hotel at Chagford 

and also visit the relatively new Smugglers 

Kitchen at Beer. Also, don’t miss our review 

of the Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio, kindly loaned 

to us by Vospers, Exeter. If you’re keen on 

cars, this one’s a real fire-cracker. 

HUBCAST.co.uk users - please be aware that 

a major redesign of the desktop version is 

currently underway, hopefully it will be with 

us over the next month. The event submission 

engine sees another major improvement. 

Events added now are automatically pushed 

out to social media as soon as you click the 

save button. Don’t forget to get all your 

events in as soon as you have them. We also 

bring your event data down into Devonshire 

magazine and our WHAT’S ON magazine 

which has Devon-wide coverage (1,100 outlets). 

And finally, our new publication, the HOME 

DESIGN YEARBOOK 2018 has now been 

released. It’s a unique book that will be a 

major aid for those attempting home-based 

projects, giving a wide range of useful 

information in a Devon based context. To 

order direct, you can call: 01395 513383. 

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5. Editor's Letter 

The latest from the Editor. 

9. Letterbox 

News from across Devon. 

12. The Countryman 

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30. Lustleigh Cleave 

A photo-visual walk - Editor. 

38. Great Night Out 

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40. Staycation 

Gidleigh Park Hotel, Chagford. 

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The Smugglers Kitchen, Beer. 

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52. Emma's Adventures 

Soggy socks and drenched dogs. 

54. Alfa Romeo Giulia 

The Quadrifoglio test drive. 

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Major art events by HUBCAST. 

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Exmouth seafront by Nigel Jones. 

67. Home Show Feature 

South West Home & Garden Show. 

68. Home Design Yearbook 

A great new home sector book. 

75. Nelsonʼs Column 

By Devonshire’s John Fisher. 

85. But hereʼs the thing... 

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90. Devon's River Birds 

With Andy Stuthridge. 

95. Ship of Fools 

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Triple win for Devon’s Urban Earth 

Exmouth based company, Urban 

Earth, has been awarded a triple 

win at the national Bradstone Assured 

Awards 2018. Marshalls 

and Bradstoneʼs annual regional 

and national award ceremonies 

respectively celebrate the quality 

and workmanship of its accredited 

landscape contractors. Urban Earth 

was awarded the “Most Creative Use 

of Marshallʼs Products” for a full 

garden transformation carried out 

in the autumn of 2017, swiftly followed 

by a ʻhat trick of awards from 

Bradstone, including the prestigious 

ʻInstaller of the Year 2017ʼ. Andrew 

Singleton of Bradstone said “Urban 

Earth are truly worthy winners of 

Bradstone Assured Awards. Their 

ability to provide an outstanding 

standard of garden landscaping was 

unrivalled in this category. We at 

Bradstone are proud to have them 

as a member of our Trusted Scheme 

of Installers.” 

Phill Yolland was presented the 

Installer of the Year award by 

Simon Marriott, director of Concrete 

Products, in front of almost 100 

attendees at the dazzling awards 

ceremony which proved to be a 

great success for the company. 

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Celebrating 30 years 

Honiton Festival is celebrating its 30th 

Anniversary this year by changing its 

name and outreach to communities 

around East Devon. East Devon Music 

Festival will be launched with an 

ambitious programme of engaging 

music and top artists commencing 

with a return visit of Four Girls - Four 

Harps for a Memorial Concert for Jean 

Price, harpist and keen supporter of 

the Honiton Festival over many years. 

Following are concerts for voice, piano, 

violin, strings, chamber ensemble and 

full orchestra with a performance of 

Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2 

with Luka Okros. Finally, a concert of 

entertaining light music, including a 

first performance of a work by Exeter 

based musician, Alfie Pugh. 

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Success for Exeter College students 

Exeter College have announced that 

a record breaking 24 students are 

holding offers to study at Oxford 

and Cambridge starting in 2018. A 

total of 17 students have been 

offered places at Oxford and seven 

New Head Chef at Gidleigh Park 

Chris Simpson has recently joined 

Gidleigh Park as its new Executive 

Head Chef. Moving from Restaurant 

Nathan Outlaw, where he was head 

chef for seven years and which 

has held two Michelin stars since 

2011, Chris enjoys a reputation for 

outstanding cooking with the very 

best local ingredients. Chris’ new 

menus are offered daily for lunch 

at Cambridge in a diverse range 

of subjects from Medicine to Law. 

An outstanding five students were 

offered places to study Medicine at 

either Oxford or Cambridge, two 

and dinner, and in welcoming Chris, 

Stephanie Hocking, CEO Andrew 

Brownsword Hotels commented: 

“Chris is at the forefront of emerging 

head chef talent and we’re delighted he 

has joined us, as we know this will be 

a new, progressive and exciting era for 

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programmes in the country. The 

successful students are from all 

corners of Devon and beyond, from 

a variety of schools. A remarkable 

71% of students from Exeter College 

who were invited to interview, were 

successful in being offered a place 

- far above the national average. 

Jona Metcalf, formally of West Exe 

School, Exeter said: “Itʼs a privilege 

to be offered a place at such a brilliant 

university. To have the chance 

to study at Cambridge is a great 

opportunity - receiving an offer is 

so rewarding.” 

John Laramy, Principal and CEO of 

Exeter College said: “This exceptional 

outcome shows the combined 

impact of great students, working 

with excellent staff in an outstanding 

college.” 

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Yearbook launch 

After a year and a half of work, we 

are pleased to announce that Devon’s 

HOME DESIGN YEARBOOK will be 

available from early March this year. 

This unique and highly visual reference 

guide is available to purchase through 

outlets such as W.H.Smith, Waterstones, 

Amazon, as well as being available at 

most of the estate agency companies 

in Devon and additionally, copies are 

posted out to professionals such as 

architects, interior designers, property 

developers, etc. The Yearbook can 

also be purchased directly from the 

Devonshire magazine office, who are 

the producers of this book. 

The Yearbook contains a mix of both 

‘Industry Pro’ pages from professionals 

talking about what they know best, 

as well as showcases from some of 

Devon’s best home-sector businesses. 

It’s the perfect solution for homeowners 

looking to undertake a home project. 

The Yearbook will be officially launched 

at the Southwest Home and Garden 

Show which takes place at Westpoint 

Exeter, on Sat 14th and Sun 15th April. 

The Yearbook will also be available 

to purchase from the Devon County 

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The COUNTRYMAN 

CHRIS TAYLOR 

The COUNTRYMAN 

Chris lives with his wife, Brianne, 

in north Devon at the confluence 

of the Mole and Bray Rivers. 

Raised on a farm, with a degree in 

Agricultural Zoology, Chris moved 

into Farm Management and more 

recently into Estate Management 

and Consultancy. Over the past 

50 years his passions cover all 

aspects of the countryside, wildlife, 

conservation,agriculture and 

country pursuits. 

Photos copyright C. Taylor 

Spring is newly sprung! 

Spoonbill 

Widgeon 

The very first vestiges of 

spring were evident at the 

end of February, snowdrops 

were nearly over as expected 

and many gardens had daffodils 

out in profusion. The endless rain 

over the winter has meant my few 

ewes and lambs have been brought 

inside each night and it is then and 

at first light, that spring seems 

so tantalisingly close. As soon as 

there is a glimpse of dawn in the 

sky, blackbirds are singing and 

accompanied by pigeons and rooks 

all stirring and numerous other 

tentative bird song, with tawny 

owls calling until the sun rises. 

is an objective of mine to cover 

the entire orchard floor with them 

in my lifetime, still a long way 

to go! Winter pruning of the 

apple trees and hedge laying have 

successfully grafted apple trees 

in the first week of April, though 

this is not the time of year to 

expect success, don't let me lead 

you astray. 

Kestrel 

Dark bellied Brent Geese 

Fortunately, lambing was condensed 

into 10 days this year, 

so those cold, wet walks across 

the fields to the unlit lambing 

shed at all hours of the day and 

night haven't been as many as in 

previous years. Now to hear and 

especially smell the fresh morning 

spring air is so welcome. 

At least once a day, I take a walk 

through the small orchard and 

as yet only a few wild daffodils 

are protruding through the tufts 

of rough grass. These will be in 

full bloom by mid March and I 

will be able to see then, how well 

last year's transplanting went. It 

Breach in the outer sea wall near Horsey Island 

been a pathetic affair this winter, 

this essential work can carry on 

through March, if the weather 

remains cold. However, I wouldn't 

recommend this in the milder 

coastal areas of Devon. Situated 

in the bottom of the Mole Valley, 

this is a real frost hollow which 

delays the sap rising all the time 

we have night frosts. I have even 

Cooperative ewes and the lack of 

dry weather has allowed me to get 

out more and there is still plenty 

of time to enjoy what I have been 

exceptionally fortunate to see in 

late February and early March. 

Bird life, whether it is just sheer 

numbers, numbers of different 

species or rarities... we have had 

them all and most are still about. 

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The view from Exmoor to Hartland 

On the Taw estuary the changes 

around Horsey Island are alarming 

from a flood defence view point, 

but appear to have benefited 

the winter waterfowl migrants. 

Some 200 acres of what was great 

grazing land a decade ago is now 

under the sea at high water (see 

photo lower left). The breach in 

the outer sea wall is huge and will 

be a monumental task to repair, 

and strong westerly wind would 

soon breach too. The inner wall 

protecting Braunton marshes has 

a tide line only a foot from its apex. 

On a happier note, at present, this 

situation has provided a habitat 

for thousands of wading birds, 

vast flocks of golden plover and 

lapwings. Smaller numbers of 

curlew, redshank, shell duck, 

wigeon and many smaller waders 

challenge. Easy to ask now, but, 

who in their right mind would ever 

try to store rubbish at or around 

sea level? GCSE geography would 

teach you this was no more than a 

short term fix. Lets hope those in 

authority can agree to a solution 

and get the work done quickly. 

So to Exmoor and back to spring 

time, I have been fortunate enough 

Countryman's Diary 

March and April 

1. Listen out for the Cuckoo, they are 

meant to be increasing in numbers on 

Exmoor. 

2. Red Kites are more numerous in 

March and April, often seen behind 

the plough along with Buzzards. 

3. By the end of April the Roe Deer will 

have fawns at foot. 

4. The first Mallards will have ducklings 

with them. 

5. Dawn chorus will be at it's best these 

two months. 

6. The soft ground at present is ideal for 

driving posts in, so don't put off. 

7. If planting fruit trees or hedging plants 

do so is March. 

8. Don't forget to keep feeding the garden 

birds, these are the leanest months 

for them. 

Deer in foreground, farmer feeding ewes in field behind 

thousand, sorry, tens of thousands 

of tons of sea wall have been eroded 

away leaving a 100 metre wide 

section of the outer wall missing. 

The local press say there are many 

interested parties talking over 

the reinstatement. Good luck to 

them, when this defence was built, 

there was none of the present 

technology or machinery, so it 

should be possible but, at an 

enormous cost. The reclaimed 

land will take years to recover 

from the salt water and is unlikely 

to even return to grazing land. 

However, to prevent further ingress 

of the sea, it has to be done. The 

entire length of the outer wall is 

peppered by eroded sections that 

with one spring tide, a swollen river 

too, that never seem to stay still 

long enough to identify. Noteworthy 

ones I have encountered are little 

egret, spoonbills. stonechats, teal, 

snipe and peregrines. The experts 

one encounters out twitching, have 

seen and identified so much more. 

Most of these migrants will be 

around through March. 

Erosion on the south side of the 

Estuary by RND Golf Club should 

be of great concern to all who enjoy 

the coast of North Devon and is one 

to keep an eye on, as an old landfill 

site is in danger of being washed 

out to sea. With all the present 

publicity of plastic contamination 

of our oceans, this is our own 

potential huge environmental 

to see many hen harriers and 

short eared owls over my years 

farming and in estate management 

but most have been in Sussex or 

Scotland. This year things have 

been so different. Rumour had 

it there were more than normal 

on Exmoor. I can count on both 

hands the number of hen harriers 

I have seen on Exmoor over 40 

odd years and I can't recall ever 

seeing a short eared owl here. So, 

after two or three trips out to the 

Moles Chamber area and seeing 

nothing, the pleasure of seeing 

between six and eight short eared 

owls and one hen harrier in a day 

was beyond expectation. Most were 

more than 100 metres away, but at 

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skull is coming to the 

museum, Sidmouth Museum, 

Hope Cottage, Sidmouth, 

10.30am to 3.30pm. 

MARSHALL FROM PAW 

PATROL IS COMING TO 

CREALY 

09 Apr to 13 Apr - Meet the 

heroic pup for a photo to 

treasure! Crealy Adventure 

Park & Resort, Sidmouth 

Road, Exeter, 10.00am to 

5.30pm. 

TUAMOR THE TURTLE DAY 

11 Apr - Tuamor the Turtle 

Day learn about the impact 

of litter on sea creatures, 

Sidmouth Museum, Hope 

Cottage, Sidmouth, 10.30am 

to 3.30pm. 

ALICE IN WONDERLAND 

FAMILY SHOW 

13 Apr to 15 Apr - Famous 

children’s story by Lewis 

Carroll, adapted by Suzanne 

Danbury, Ivybridge Theatre 

Company, The Watermark, 

Ivybridge, 7.30pm to 9.30pm. 

DROP IN FAMILY 

WORKSHOP 

21 Apr - Drop in Family 

Workshop making automata - 

moving mechanical scuptures, 

Thelma Hulbert Gallery, 

Elmfield House, Honiton, 

11.00am to 3.00pm. 

Looking for 

Easter events? 

See page 26 

MOTHER’S DAY 

MOTHER’S DAY CRAFTS 

10 Mar- Children come & 

make gifts, card & decorate 

buns for Mother’s day, 

Lymebourne Community 

Centre, Lymebourne Park, 

Sidmouth, 11.00am to 

4.00pm. 

MOTHERS’ DAY TREATS 

AT SEATON WETLANDS 

10 Mar to 11 Mar - Treat 

your mum to a delicious 

cream tea at Seaton 

Wetlands, East Devon 

Countryside Team, Reed 

Base at Seaton Wetlands, 

Seaton, 10.00am to 4.00pm. 

MOTHERS DAY 

11 Mar - Free entry for every 

Mum, Morwellham Quay, 

Tavistock, 10.00am to 5.00pm. 

MOTHER’S DAY 

11 Mar - Mums & Grans go 

FREE!!! World of Country 

Life, World of Country Life, 

Exmouth, 10.00am to 5.00pm. 

MOTHERING SUNDAY 

11 Mar - Mothering Sunday 

Lunch, Lewtrenchard Manor, 

Lewdown, 12.00am to 

2.00pm. 

MAKE A MEMORY WITH 

MUM 

11 Mar - Bake a tasty treat 

to celebrate Mother’s Day, 

A la Ronde, Summer Lane, 


Choirs 

REQUIEM BY GABRIEL 

FAURE. 

23 Mar - Music for Easter, 

Sir Joshua Reynolds Choir, 

St Peter’s Lutheran Church, 

Plymouth, 6.30pm to 9.30pm. 

THE WINGS OF FAITH 

24 Mar - Romantic sacred 

choral music on the theme of 

Christian hope, South West 

Chamber Choir, Buckfast 

Abbey, Buckfastleigh, 7.30pm 

to 9.30pm. 

CHORAL MUSIC FOR 

HOLY WEEK 

25 Mar - A concert of 

beautiful choral music from 

the 16th and 17th centuries, 

Axminster Chamber Choir, 

St John’s Church, West Bay, 

3.30pm to 4.30pm. 


FAURE. 

27 Mar - Music for Easter 

time, Sir Joshua Reynolds 

Choir, St Peter’s Church, 

Noss Mayo, 7.30pm to 

9.30pm. 


FAURE. 

28 Mar - Music for Easter 

time, Sir Joshua Reynolds 

Choir, Crownhill Methodist 

Church, Plymouth, 7.30pm 

to 9.30pm. 

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SPRING CONCERT 

21 Apr - An evening of lively 

singing including a tribute to 

Sir Walter Raleigh, Budleigh 

Salterton Ladies Choir, 

Temple Methodist Church, 

Budleigh Salterton, 7.30pm 

to 9.30pm. 

ROSSINI & PUCCINI 

CONCERT 

21 Apr - Rossini-Stabat 

Mater & Puccini-Gloria, 

fabulous soloists & Festival 

Orchestra, South Devon Choir, 

Central Church, Torquay, 

7.30pm to 9.30pm. 

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Classical 

Music 

MUSIC IN THE CASTLE - 

MORIARTY WINDS 

09 Mar - Moriarty Winds 

are postgraduate students at 

the Royal Academy of Music, 

Music in the Castle, James 

Wyatt Music Room, Exeter, 

7.30pm to 9.30pm. 

PASSAMEZZO: MUSIC 

FROM THE RESTORATION 

10 Mar- Words and music 

from Restoration England, 

Totnes Early Music Society, 

St Mary’s Church, Totnes, 

7.30pm to 7.30pm. 

VIOLIN&PIANO CONCERT 

10 Mar- Two Violins&Piano 

concert performed by 

graduates of Russia & 

UK Music colleges, Violin 

& Piano Duo ‘Elegance’, 

St John’s church, Totnes, 

7.00pm to 9.00pm. 

THE LORD MAYOR’S 

CONCERT - MOZART 

REQUIEM 

10 Mar- Philharmonic Choir 

The Sinfonietta. Mozart 

Requiem and Clarinet 

Concerto, Exeter 

Philharmonic Choir, Exeter 

Cathedral, Exeter, 7.30pm to 

9.30pm. 

ISCA ENSEMBLE SPRING 

CONCERT 

10 Mar- Programme of 

Rossini, Mahler (Julian 

Rippon - baritone) and 

Tchaikovsky, ISCA Ensemble, 

Sidmouth Parish Church, 

Sidmouth, 7.30pm to 9.45pm. 

TORBAY SYMPHONY 

ORCHESTRA 

10 Mar- Montague: Dark 

Sun Tchaikovsky: Violin 

Concerto D major Mahler: 

1st Symphony, South 

Devon Singers, Pavilions, 

Teignmouth, 7.30pm to 

9.30pm. 

Mother's Day 11th March 

STELLA MARIS TRIO 

10 Mar- ‘Tragic and Comic 

Musical Moments’, South 

Devon Singers, St Michael’s 

Church, Teignmouth, 2.30pm 

to 3.30pm. 

DARTINGTON 

SINFONIETTA: DSCH 

11 Mar- An exploration 

of Shostakovich’s 15th 

Symphony and the life of 

its composer, Dartington 

Sinfonietta, Great Hall, 

Totnes, 7.30pm to 9.30pm. 

EXETER YOUTH 

ORCHESTRA 

11 Mar- Exeter Youth 

Orchestra, South Devon 

Singers, St Michael’s Church, 

Teignmouth, 3.00pm to 

4.30pm. 

LUNCHTIME CONCERT 

14 Mar- Quorum: Janet 

MacDonald - soprano, 

Phil Bonser - clarinet and 

Margaret Chave, Glenorchy 

United Reformed Church, 

Exeter Road, Exmouth, 

12.30am to 1.15pm. 

FINDING ANSWERS 

15 Mar- Thierry Fischer, 

Conductor; Stephen Hough, 

Piano, Bournemouth 

Symphony Orchestra, Great 

Hall, Exeter, 7.30pm to 

9.30pm. 

CLARE HAMMOND, PIANO 

16 Mar- Clare Hammond 

plays Haydn, Schubert, 

Beethoven, Scriabin and 

Stravinsky, NADSA Concerts, 

Courtenay Centre, Newton 

Abbot, 7.30pm to 9.45pm. 

SIDMOUTH MUSIC - 

TIPPETT STRING 

QUARTET 

17 Mar- Sidmouth Music 

- Tippett String Quartet. 

Wolf, Borodin, Beethoven, 

Sidmouth Music, Sidmouth 

Parish Church, Sidmouth, 

7.30pm to 9.30pm. 


21 Mar- Samantha Muir - 

guitar etc, Glenorchy United 

Reformed Church, Exeter 

Road, Exmouth, 12.30am to 

1.15pm. 

CHARLOTTE ASTON 

(FLUTE); WILLIAM VANN 

(PIANO) 

22 Mar- Flute and piano 

recital by exciting young 

musicians, Seaton Music, 

Gateway Theatre, Seaton, 

7.30pm to 9.30pm. 

MONTEVERDI: VESPERS 

OF 1610 

24 Mar- Celebrating 

Monteverdi 450 years, 

with soloists and historic 

instruments, Torbay 

Singers, All Saints Church, 

Babbacombe, 7.30pm to 

10.00pm. 

EXETER SYMPHONY 

ORCHESTRA - SPRING 

CONCERT 

24 Mar- Leopold Stokowski, 

Mozart & Brahms, Exeter 

Symphony Orchestra, United 

Reformed Church, Exeter, 

7.30pm to 9.45pm. 

2018 

COUNTY SHOW 

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28 Mar- Ruth Smit - piano, 

Glenorchy United Reformed 

Church, Exeter Road, 



04 Apr- Elizabeth Holman 

- violin & Andrew Wilson - 

piano, Glenorchy United 



1.15pm. 

CONCERT 

05 Apr- The Gesualdo Six 

unaccompanied male voice 

group .As heard on Radio 3, 

St Andrews Church, Colyton, 

The Churchyard Market Place, 

Colyton, 7.30pm to 9.30pm. 


11 Apr- Joyce Clarke - piano, 

Glenorchy United Reformed 

Church, Exeter Road, 



18 Apr- Andrew Millington 

- organ, Glenorchy United 



1.15pm. 

MUSIC IN THE CASTLE - 

MERIDIES PIANO TRIO 

20 Apr- The Meridies Piano 

Trio from Trinity Laban 

Conservatoire of Music and 

Dance, Music in the Castle, 

James Wyatt Music Room, 

Exeter, 7.30pm to 9.30pm. 

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20 Apr- Violinist Lesley 

Hatfield joins leading 

composer-pianist Huw 

Watkins, NADSA Concerts, 

Courtenay Centre, Newton 

Abbot, 7.30pm to 9.45pm. 


25 Apr- Duncan Honeybourne 

- piano, Glenorchy United 



1.15pm. 

NOTES OF NOSTALGIA 

26 Apr- James Feddeck, 

Conductor; Daniel Müller- 

Schott, Cello, Bournemouth 

Symphony Orchestra, Exeter 

Cathedral, Exeter, 7.30pm to 

9.30pm. 

WEEKEND CONCERT 

27 Apr to 29 Apr- Going 

out With a Bang, St Peter’s 

Music Society, St Peter’s 

Church, Budleigh Salterton, 

7.30pm to 9.30pm. 


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International Horse Trials 

Rathbones CIC** and 

Chatham CIC* 

April 20th - 22nd 2018 

A great family day out! 

Come watch Olympic riders in action! 

A equestrian sport at its very best located in 

the spectacular grounds of the Grade I listed 

parkland belonging to Clinton Devon Estates. 

There will be over 20 trade stands selling a vast 

array of goods for horse and rider plus fashion 

and lifestyle, onsite catering and bar and well 

behaved dogs are welcome on a lead. 

£10.00 Entrance per car including all occupants. 

www.bicton-arena.co.uk 

EMG SYMPHONY 

ORCHESTRA’S APRIL 

CONCERT 

28 Apr- EMG Symphony 

Orchestra celebrates the 

150th anniversary of Exeter’s 

RAMM, EMG Symphony 

Orchestra, Exeter Cathedral, 


TELEMANN AND HIS 

FRIENDS IN PARIS 

28 Apr- Ensemble Moliere 

recall Telemann’s visit to 

Paris in 1737, Totnes Early 

Music Society, St Mary’s 

Church, Totnes, 7.30pm to 

9.30pm. 

Collectors 

ANTIQUES VALUATION 

DAY - HONITON 

08 Mar- A no fee/obligation 

verbal appraisal of your 

Antiques & Collectables, 

Bearnes Hampton and 

Littlewood, Thelma Hulbert 

Gallery, Honiton, 10.00am to 

12.00am. 


DAY - SIDMOUTH 





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VALUATION DAY - 

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COLLECTORS FAIRS 

21 Apr- Michael Hale 

Collectors Fairs, Michael 

Hale Fairs, America Hall, 

Exeter, 10.00am to 4.00pm. 

Comedy 

THE COMEDY AVENGERS 

08 Mar- THE cream of 

Devon comedy are back 

at the Beehive in Honiton, 

The Beehive, Dowell Street, 

Honiton, 8.00pm to 10.00pm. 

TIFF STEVENSON: 

BOMBSHELL 

18 Mar- Tiff Stevenson 

brings her critically 

International Horse Trials at Bicton Arena 

20th to 22nd April 


DAY - HONITON 


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12.00am. 

MILITARIA & VINTAGE 

MINI FAIR 

01 Apr- Militaria, 

Collectables and Vintage Mini 

Fair, South West Airfields 

Heritage Trust, Nissen Hut 

Heritage Centre, Smeatharpe, 

11.00am to 3.00pm. 

Looking for 

Easter events? 

See page 26 

acclaimed 8th solo show 

Bombshell on tour a, The 

Noise Next Door, The Bike 

Shed Theatre, Exeter. 

IAIN STIRLING 

31 Mar- BAFTA-winning 

comedian and narrator of 

Love Island on his brand 

new tour! B-Bar, Barbican 

Theatre, Plymouth, 7.30pm 

to 10.30pm. 

Community 

IN EXTREMIS IMAGES OF 

LANDSCAPE 

Until 14 Apr- C.R. 

Brownridge and Deborah 

Westmancoat, Green 

Hill Arts, Fore Street, 

Moretonhampstead, 10.00am 

to 4.00pm. 

OPAL HEART; LIVING 

WITH THE LOSS OF 

CHILD 

Until 07 Apr- Gatherings for 

bereaved parents, held on 

the first Saturday of every 

month, Aleph Therapeutic 

Learning, 57 Combe Bank, 

Brixham, 1.00pm to 3.00pm. 

FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT 

LIBRARY DISPLAY 

Until 11 Mar- Celebrating 

Fairtrade Fortnight, Fairtrade 

Steering Group, Sidmouth 

Library, Sidmouth. 

KESWICK IN DEVON 

Until 09 Mar- All Saints 

Church Sidmouth Evening 

meetings 7.45pm Morning 

meetings 10.45am, 

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Tel. (01395) 

515551 

Sidmouth 

www.kennawayhouse.org.uk 

FARMERS’ MARKET 

Sat 10th Mar - Second Saturday of 

every month, 9.30am to 1pm. 

CLIMATE CHANGE AND FOOD 

SECURITY 

13 Mar - Cafe Scientifique, Climate 

Week 2018 with Dr Catherine 

Bradshaw, 7.30 to 9.30pm. 

Keswick in Devon, www. 

keswickindevon.org.uk, 


AGATHA CHRISTIE’S A 

MURDER IS ANNOUNCED 

Until 10 Mar- A classic 

Miss Marple tale by 

Christie, Salterton Drama 

Club, Salterton Playhouse, 


to 10.00pm. 

PETE ALLEN’S HOT FOUR JAZZ 

Sun 25th Mar - Tickets £13.50, 3pm 

to 5:30pm. 

WEDDING FAIR 

28 to 29 Apr - Visit our Wedding Fair 

and see for yourself why Kennaway 

House is the perfect venue for your 

big day. Free entry. 

CALL 01395 515551 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND EVENTS 

ALL SAINTS’ FRIENDSHIP 

GROUP 

08 Mar- A warm welcome 

awaits you at the monthly 

friendship group on 2nd 

Thur of month, All Saints’ 

Church, Sidmouth, All Saints 

Road, Sidmouth, 10.00am to 

12.00am. 

‘LOOT FROM THE LOFT’ A 

50/50 AUCTION 

10 Mar- Sell unwanted 

household & garden items 

raising funds for Axminster 

Heritage, Axminster Heritage, 

Atkins Auctions, Axminster, 

11.00am to 2.00pm. 

OTTERTON VILLAGE 

SPRING GARDEN SHOW 

10 Mar- Otterton Village 

Spring Garden Show, 

Otterton Garden Club, 

Otterton Village Hall, 

Otterton, 2.00pm to 4.30pm. 


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please get in touch! 

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FAIRTRADE COFFEE 

MORNING AND 

PRIZEGIVING 

10 Mar- Part of Sidmouth’s 

Fairtrade Fortnight Treasure 

Hunt competition, Sidmouth 

Fairtrade Steering Group, 

Sidmouth Library, Sidmouth, 

10.30am. 

SIDMOUTH LIONS 

CLUB’S GREAT BOOK 

SALE 

10 Mar- Hundreds of good 

books, DVDs/CD’s and 

Cakes stall. Entrance 50p 

inc. coffee, Sidmouth Lions 

Club, St Teresa’s Church 

Hall, Sidmouth, 9.30am to 

12.00am. 

BEER BANGERS & BANDS 

LIVE MUSIC 

10 Mar- Beer Bangers and 

Bands live music concert is 

back in Budleigh, Budleigh 

Food & Drink Festival, Public 

Hall, Budleigh Salterton, 

6.30pm to 11.00pm. 

TIME FOR TEA & A TALK 

13 Mar- "A Spring Garden" - 

Elizabeth Stonex Tea & cake 

served, Axminster Heritage, 

Thomas Whitty House, 

Axminster, 2.00pm to 3.30pm. 

THE BEEHIVE FOLK CAFE 

14 Mar- Everyone is welcome 

to come along and perform 

or listen, The Beehive, 

Dowell Street, Honiton, 

8.00pm to 10.00pm. 

FILLEIGH ADOPTION 

INFORMATION SESSION 

16 Mar- Adoption Information 

Session, Families for 

Children, Families for 

Children, The Garden Flat, 

Barnstaple, 10.00am to 

12.00am. 

The Final Concert, St Peter's Music 

27th to 29th April 

ST PATRICK’S NIGHT 

17 Mar- Traditional Irish 

supper, music and banter, 

The Strand Community 

Centre, 32 The Strand, 

Dawlish, 7.00pm to 10.00pm. 

DARTMOOR ZOO 

WEDDING FAIR 2018 

18 Mar- Free entry wedding 

fair at Dartmoor Zoo. FREE 

entry to the zoo & fair 

from 4pm, Diverse Events, 

Dartmoor Zoo, Plymouth, 

4.00pm to 7.00pm. 

ASHBURTON SINGERS 

SPRING CONCERT 

24 Mar- Haydn Little Organ 

Mass, Rheinberger Stabat 

Mater and other seasonal 

music, Ashburton Singers, St 

Luke’s Church, Buckfastleigh, 

7.30pm to 9.30pm. 

BARNSTAPLE MALE 

VOICE CHOIR JOINT 

CONCERT 

24 Mar- Joint Concert With 

Twin Harmony, Barnstaple 

Male Voice Choir, St Mary RC 

Church, Barnstaple, 7.00pm 

to 9.30pm. 

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BIG NOISE CONCERT: 

HERE COMES THE SUN 

24 Mar- BIG Noise sings 

and fundraises for Torbay 

Hospital League Of Friends, 

Big Noise Chorus Torbay, 

Cental Church, Torquay, 

8.00pm. 

SPRING CONCERT - FREE 

27 Mar- Showcase of local 

musical talent, Marwood 

Community Hall, Muddiford, 

Marwood, 7.00pm to 

10.00pm. 

FAIRLYNCH 2018 

EXHIBITIONS 

30 Mar to 28 May- 

Acclaimed museum 

illustrating local area’s 

history. Open Easter-Oct, not 

Mons, Fairlynch Museum & 

Arts Centre, 27 Fore Street, 


to 4.30pm. 

“FROM SEA DRAGONS 

TO BRICKS” BY CHRIS 

ANDREW 

05 Apr- Chris Andrew, 

Museum Education Officer, 

talk on “From Sea Dragons 

to Bricks”, Friends of Lyme 

Regis Museum, Woodmead 

Hall, Lyme Regis, 3.15pm 

to 4.30pm. 


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CONCERT IN AID OF THE 

KAREN PEOPLE 

07 Apr- A musical evening 

to raise funds for the Karen 

People, The Wyndham 

Singers, St Mary’s Church, 

Uffculme. 

CEILIDH WITH SIDMOUTH 

STEPPERS AND RED 

SHED 

14 Apr- Dance the night away 

and help us celebrate our 

20th anniversary, Sidmouth 

Steppers NW Morris, Sidford 

Social Hall, Sidmouth, 

7.30pm to 10.30pm. 

SAYING GOODBYE, BABY 

LOSS SUPPORT SERVICE 

14 Apr- Free baby loss 

support and remembrance 

service. All welcome inc 

children, The Mariposa Trust, 

Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, 

1.00pm to 2.00pm. 

FILM IN BEER - “THE 

PARTY” 

16 Apr- BFS are showing the 

film “The Party” (cert. 15), 

Beer Film Society, Steamers, 

Beer, 7.30pm to 10.00pm. 

ANNUAL QUIZ & SUPPER 

20 Apr- Charity General 

Knowledge Quiz & Supper 

Rotary Club of Exeter 

Southerhay, Rotary Club 

of Exeter Southernhay, 

Woodbury Village Hall, 

Woodbury, 6.30pm to 

10.30pm. 

FILLEIGH ADOPTION 

INFORMATION SESSION 

20 Apr- Adoption Information 

Session, Families for 

Children, Families for 

Children, The Garden Flat, 

Barnstaple, 10.00am to 

12.00am. 

JJ’S YOUTH ROCK BANDS 

21 Apr- See some new local 

talent and help raise funds 

for charity. Licensed bar, The 

Strand Community Centre, 32 

The Strand, Dawlish, 7.30pm 

to 9.30pm. 

Live music events 

page 38-39 

SIDMOUTH CHORAL 

SOCIETY SPRING 

CONCERT 

21 Apr- Mendelssohn Elijah 

with guest soloist Julian 

Rippon in the title role, 

Sidmouth Choral Society, 

Sidmouth Parish Church, 


SELECTED WORKS BY 

ROBERT LENKIEWICZ 

27 Apr to 23 Jun- Lenkiewicz 

drew inspiration from the 

people of Plymouth, using 

them as models fo, Green 

Hill Arts, Fore Street, 

Moretonhampstead, 10.00am 

to 4.00pm. 

Fairs 

PLYMOUTH RECORD AND 

CD FAIR 

17 Mar- Knowledgeable local 

vendors selling quality vinyl, 

CD’s and music memorabilia, 

Exeter Record & CD Fair, 

Lower Guildhall, Plymouth, 

10.00am to 3.00pm. 

GREAT BRITISH SELL OFF 

25 Mar- Over 25 exhibitors 

will be selling off items at 

rock bottom prices, Miss Ivy 

Events, Tavistock Town Hall, 

Tavistock, 10.30am to 3.30pm. 

MIND BODY SPIRIT FAIR 

15 Apr- Mind Body Spirit 

Fair Everyone Welcome! East 

Devon Mind Body Spirit 

Network, Seaton Town Hall, 

Seaton, 10.30am to 4.30pm. 

DAWLISH MANOR HOUSE 

WEDDING FAIR 2018 

22 Apr- Free entry wedding 

fair at Dawlish Manor House 

with a free frink and goody 

bag, Diverse Events, Dawlish 

Manor House, Dawlish, 

11.00am to 3.00pm. 

Festivals 

FOOD & DRINK 

FARMERS’ MARKET 

10 Mar to 12 May- Second 

Saturday of every month 

- Farmers’ Market, Kennaway 

House, Coburg Road, 

Sidmouth, 9.30am to 1.00pm. 

MOTHER’S DAY LUNCH 

11 Mar- Treat Mum to a 

special lunch in our caferestaurant, 

Otterton Mill, The 

Green, Otterton, 11.45am to 

3.00pm. 

IRISH WEEKEND 

17 Mar to 18 Mar- Celebrate 

St Patrick’s Day with a 

weekend of Irish lunchtime 

specials, Otterton Mill, The 


3.00pm. 

BUBBLES & GIN FESTIVAL 

14 Apr- Love Prosecco & 

Gin? Join us for the ultimate 

Festival of Prosecco & 

Gin, Miss Ivy Events, The 

Guildhall, Plymouth, 1.00pm 

to 7.00pm. 

ST GEORGE’S WEEKEND 

21 Apr to 22 Apr- Celebrate 

England’s National Saint 

with our lunchtime specials, 

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VINTAGE, JAZZ & GIN IN 

THE PARK 

28 Apr- Love Vintage 

shopping, drinking gin & 

listening to jazz music?, 

Miss Ivy Events, Mount 

Edgcumbe Park, Torpoint, 

11.00am to 6.00pm. 

GENERAL 

DARTMOOR MINI FILM 

FESTIVAL 

Until 28 Mar- Film festival in 

celebration of Dartmoor: A 

Wild and Wondrous Region, 

Royal Albert Memorial 

Museum - RAMM, Queen 

Street, Exeter, 2.00pm to 

4.00pm. 

MUSIC 

ONE WHOSE NAME WAS 

WRIT IN WATER 

09 Mar- Music, Words 

& Song Celebrating the 

Poet John Keats’ visit - 

Teignmouth 1818, South 

Devon Singers, St Michael’s 

Church, Teignmouth, 7.30pm 

to 9.30pm. 

LEVERET AND SPIRO 

11 Mar- Featuring seven of 

the UK’s top instrumentalists 

in two incredible ensembles,, 

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KEATS, COFFE AND CAKE 

16 Mar- Keats, Coffee and 

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1818, South Devon Singers, 

Ermington Parish Church, 

Ivybridge, 7.30pm to 9.30pm. 

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South West Alpine Garden Society Show 

24th March 

Of Burt Bacharach, Back to 

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Torquay, 7.30pm to 10.00pm. 

RECITAL BY TRIO EXE 

08 Apr- Music by J S Bach 

and other composers, with 

cello, violin and piano, Exeter 

Bach Society, St Margaret’s 

Church, Exeter, 7.45pm to 

9.45pm. 

APRIL ARTIZAN 

ACOUSTIC SESSIONS 

16 Apr- Acoustic Night at 

Artizan Gallery Door 19:00/ 

Start 19:30, Artizan Gallery 

Cafe Venue, 7 Lucius Street, 


Heritage 

LEGACY OF BRITISH 

SLAVE OWNERSHIP IN 

DEVON 

Until 24 Mar- This temporary 

exhibition examines 

the slave trade, Tiverton 

Museum of Mid Devon Life, 

Becks Square, Tiverton, 

10.30am to 4.30pm. 

MID DEVON’S LEGACIES 

OF SLAVE OWNERSHIP 

Until 24 Mar- Examining 

the local legacies of slave 

ownership within Devon, 

Tiverton Museum of Mid 

Devon Life, Becks Square, 

Tiverton, 10.30am to 4.30pm. 

MILLING 

Until 08 May- 1000 years of 

Milling tradition continues 

every two weeks here in 

Otterton, Otterton Mill, The 


3.00pm. 

GUIDED TOUR OF 

SHILSTONE HOUSE AND 

GROUNDS 

13 Mar- Tour of Shilstone 

House and Grounds by 

Resident Archaeologist Abi 

Gray, Devon Rural Archive, 

Shilstone, Modbury, 2.00pm 

to 4.00pm. 

EXETER’S HISTORIC 

BUILDINGS WITH TODD 

GRAY 

16 Mar- Todd Gray provides 

a guide to Exeter’s historic 

buildings, Royal Albert 

Memorial Museum - RAMM, 

Queen Street, Exeter, 7.00pm 

to 8.30pm. 

TALK ON THE SLAVE 

TRADE IN DEVON. 

22 Mar- Link Tiverton and 

the Mid Devon District and 

the Transatlantic slave trade, 

Tiverton Museum of Mid 

Devon Life, Becks Square, 

Tiverton, 7.30pm. 

2018 MUSEUM OPENING 

23 Mar to 20 May- 2018 New 

Season, Sidmouth Museum, 

Hope Cottage, Sidmouth, 

10.00am to 4.00pm. 

DECORATIVE 

PLASTERWORK IN THE 

SOUTH WEST 

05 Apr- Evening Lecture by 

Nigel Pratt, University of 

Exeter, Devon Rural Archive, 


to 9.00pm. 

GUIDED TOUR OF 

SHILSTONE HOUSE AND 

GROUNDS 

17 Apr- Tour of Shilstone 

House and Grounds by 

Resident Archaeologist Abi 

Gray, Devon Rural Archive, 


to 4.00pm. 

Opera 

A NIGHT AT THE OPERA 

18 Mar- A Night at the Opera 

with Red Earth Opera, South 

Devon Singers, Chudleigh 

Parish Church, Chudleigh, 

7.30pm to 9.30pm. 

Theatre 

PLAYS 

THE COAST 

09 Mar- A play about our 

relationship with the sea, 

MED Theatre, Manaton 

Parish Hall, Manaton, 

7.30pm to 7.30pm. 

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7.30pm to 7.30pm. 

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Coronation Hall, Mary Tavy, 

7.30pm to 7.30pm. 

THE COAST 

16 Mar- A play about 

our relationship with 

the sea, MED Theatre, 

Moretonhampstead Parish 

Hall, Moretonhampstead, 

7.30pm to 7.30pm. 

THE COAST 

17 Mar- A play about 

our relationship with 

the sea, MED Theatre, 

Moretonhampstead Parish 

Hall, Moretonhampstead, 

7.30pm to 7.30pm. 

SLEUTH 

19 Mar to 24 Mar- SLEUTH 

-A Mystery Thriller by 

Anthony Shaffer. Directed 

by Anna Reynolds, TOADS 

Theatre Company, The Little 

Theatre, Torquay, 7.30pm to 

10.00pm. 

STEEL MAGNOLIAS 

16 Apr to 21 Apr- STEEL 

MAGNOLIAS By Robert 

Harling, Directed by Helen 

Gould, TOADS Theatre 

Company, The Little Theatre, 


THE LAST OF THE 

SUMMER WINE 

25 Apr to 28 Apr- Based 

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Productions, Palace Theatre, 

Paignton, 7.30pm to 10.00pm. 

Wildlife 

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15 Mar- Whatever your 

experience come along 

and improve your bird 

identification skill, East 

Devon Countryside Team, 

Island Hide at Seaton 

Wetlands, Seaton, 11.00am 

to 1.00pm. 

THE WILDLIFE OF THE 

RIVER OTTER GUIDED 

WALK 

20 Mar- Guided walk with 

knowledgeable amateur 

naturalist/ photographer 

David White, Otterton Mill, 

The Green, Otterton, 10.30am 

to 12.30am. 

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Otterton Mill, The Green, 

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THE LINDT GOLD BUNNY 

HUNT - EASTER TRAIL 

24 Mar to 15 Apr - Explore 

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Rosemoor, Great Torrington, 

10.00am to 5.00pm. 

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29 Mar to 15 Apr - Can you 

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30 Mar to 02 Apr - Pecorama 

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30 Mar to 15 Apr - Put a 

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FREE FAMILY WORKSHOP 

31 Mar - Drop in Family 

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EASTER SATURDAY FUN 

31 Mar - All events weather 

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31 Mar - Children come & 

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Lymebourne Park, Sidmouth, 

11.00am to 4.00pm. 

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31 Mar to 01 Apr - Scramble 

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A la Ronde, Summer Lane, 

Exmouth, 2.00pm to 2.30pm. 

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EASTER CRAFT. 

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11 Apr - Drop in Family 

Workshop creating colour 

mobiles, Thelma Hulbert 

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Honiton, 11.00am to 3.00pm. 

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Litchen festoons the trees - it's Devonshire's own rainforest 

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Harton Chest, strange stones, thankfully no witches spotted 

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Lustleigh Cleave walk 

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Dartmoor's a place of many moods, and my 

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Raven’s Tor 

South Harton 

Middle 

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Harton Chest 

Hammerslake 

Water 

Cleave 


Sharpitor 

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River Bovey 

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PROVISIONS: It's really 

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flask, sandwiches and 

perhaps a cake or 

two! 

Woodash 

The Oil Beetle 

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loss of habitat. They live 

in bee colonies, feeding 

on the young bees, pollen 

and nectar. In order to 

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nest, the larvae wait on 

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a passing bee. 

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Lustleigh Cleave walk 

The top of Sharpitor, with Houndtor ridge in the far distance. 

Devonshire's magazine's mascot, Alfie, providing a symmetrical cue 

Boulder strewn paths take you up to Sharpitor 

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It's the start of April and Blackthorn is in full flower - Devon's early spring pallette is muted and magnificent! 

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Blackthorn in flower 

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a moss & litchen covered wonderland 


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Great Night Out 

Enjoy FOOD and LIVE MUSIC at your local venue 

LIVE MUSIC 

KENT DUCHAINE PLAYS THE MILL 

08 Mar - The Master of Blues and his 

beloved Lead Bessie returns, Otterton Mill, 

The Green, Otterton, 6.00pm to 10.30pm. 

THE MAGIC BADGERS 

09 Mar - The Black Horse, 30 Fore Street, 

Sidmouth, 9.30pm to 12.00am. 

SILVER BULLET LIVE! 

10 Mar - Tiverton Conservative Club, 

Tiverton. 

CONCERT WITH JACKIE OATES 

10 Mar - Concert with Jackie Oates and 

Mike Cosgrave plus Si Barron, South Brent 

Folk, South Brent Village Hall, South Brent, 

7.30pm to 10.30pm. 

Starter, Thai Orchid, Exeter 

Matthew Read Trio 

MARCH ARTIZAN ACOUSTIC SESSIONS 

19 Mar - With Greg Hancock! Acoustic Night 

at Artizan Gallery Door 19:00/Start 19:30, 

Artizan Gallery Cafe Venue, 7 Lucius Street, 



23 Mar - We return to the Beach in Exmouth 

for more FUN! Yahoo! Silver Bullet Band, 

The Beach, Exmouth. 

ECHO TOWN & SUPPORT: TRUE STRAYS 

23 Mar - Meet Echo Town, a duo consisting 

of brothers Ric and Robert Harrison who 

achieve, The Beehive, Dowell Street, Honiton, 

8.00pm to 10.30pm. 

SILVER BULLET - ROCK, POP, BLUES 

AND SOUL 

24 Mar - The Lime Tree, Paignton, 9.00pm 

to 11.00pm. 

ANNIKA SKOOGH & ORPHEUS 

24 Mar - Orpheus - exciting six-piece Latin/ 

Brazilian Band with singer Annika Skoogh, 

The Tucker’s Jazz Club, The Tucker’s Arms, 

Axminster, 8.00pm to 10.00pm. 

PERFECT STRANGERS 



JUST MISBEHAVIN’ 

11 Mar - Swing jazz to finish your weekend 

in style, Just Misbehavin’, The Point Bar & 

Grill, Exmouth, 6.00pm to 8.30pm. 

PETE CANTER’S SKY ENSEMBLE 

14 Mar - Dreamy & joyful folk inspired 

jazz with sax flute & strings, Pete Canter, 

Speakeasy Jazz Club, Torquay, 8.00pm to 

11.00pm. 


16 Mar - The Ferry Boat, Teignmouth. 

THE PRODUCERS BLUES BAND 

16 Mar - One of the most exciting and 

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17 Mar - Up-tempo jazz with finger-popping 

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7.00pm to 10.00pm. 

SILVER BULLET 

17 Mar - Rock, Pop, Blues and Soul, Silver 

Bullet Band, Sidmouth Golf Club, Sidmouth, 

9.00pm to 11.45pm. 

CULPRITS 



INCANDESCENDO: EMILY BURRIDGE & 

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18 Mar - Emily Burridge on cello and Felix 

Gibbons on Latin percussion and Bossa 

guitar, Artsreach, Springhead, Fontmell 

Magna, Blandford Forum, 4.00pm to 6.00pm. 

PETE CANTER TRIO 

18 Mar - Excellent jazz with fine saxophonist 

Pete Canter & Friends, Pete Canter, Point 

Bar & Grill, Exmouth, 6.00pm to 8.40pm. 

THE EAGLE JAZZ BAND 

18 Mar - Traditional jazz from a great band 

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Jazz Club, The Royal British Legion Club, 

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JAZZ IN THE AFTERNOON 

25 Mar - Pete Allen’s Hot Four 

Jazz, vocalist Susan Valliant Speer (USA), 

Kennaway House, Coburg Road, Sidmouth, 

2.00pm to 5.30pm. 

PETE CANTER TRIO 

28 Mar - Superb dinner jazz with fine 

saxophonist Pete Canter & talented friends, 

Pete Canter, Clifford Arms, Shaldon, 8.00pm 

to 10.30pm. 

NEIL BURNS TRIO 

28 Mar - Jazz guitarist with influences from 

Mile Davis, John Coltrane to Jim Mullen, 

SpeakeasyTorquay at The Toorak Hotel, 


SILVER BULLET LIVE 

30 Mar - Silver Bullet Band, Dolphin Inn, 


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Daily | 12-2.30pm & 6.30-9pm 

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Serving 12pm - 8pm 

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DINING OFFERS 

Curry Night Wednesdays 

£11 | per person | Wed | 6:30-9:00pm 

Pie and Pudding Thursdays 

£12 | per person | Thu | 6:30-9:00pm 

Sunday Lunch 

£12 | per person | Sun | 12:00-2:00pm 

Sunday Dinner & Dessert 

£12 | per person | Sun | 6:30-9:00pm 

DINING OFFERS 

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Live Music 

Saturday 24th March 

ANNIKA SKOOGH 

The Tucker’s Jazz Club 

Wednesday 25th Apr 

SAM MASSEY ENSEMBLE 

The Toorak Hotel, Torquay 

Saturday 17th March 

THE CORY BAND 

RHS Garden Rosemoor, Great Torrington 

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INDIA ELECTRIC COMPANY (+SUPPORT 

JACK COOKSON 

31 Mar - Sometimes folk, sometimes not - 

immensely talented Devonian Duo, The 

Beehive, Dowell Street, Honiton, 8.00pm to 

11.00pm. 

Roast salmon with cruched new 

potatoes, peas, asparagus and white 

wine veloute, The Oxenham Arms 

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01 Apr - New Orleans traditional jazz from 

a fine group of European-based musicians, 

Plymouth Jazz Club, The Royal British 

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KINGSBRIDGE JAZZ CLUB AT AVETON 

GIFFORD 

03 Apr - Kevin Grenfell & Richard Leach; 

“Slide by Slide” present jazz, banter & fun, 

Kingsbridge Jazz Club, The Fisherman’s 

Rest, Aveton Gifford, 6.30pm to 10.00pm. 

DINING OFFERS 

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from £11.95 | daily 

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Table Bookings t. 01837 840244 

BRIDGE JAZZ CLUB 

04 Apr - Jam Session, Pete Canter, Exeter 

Phoenix, Exeter, 8.30pm to 11.00pm. 

JESS KLEIN PLAYS THE MILL 

05 Apr - American singer songwriter Jess 

Klein makes her debut at Otterton Mill, The 

Green, Otterton, 6.00pm to 10.30pm. 

RANDOM 45’S 

06 Apr - The Black Horse, 30 Fore Street, 


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JUST MISBEHAVIN’ 

08 Apr - Swing jazz to finish your weekend 

in style, Just Misbehavin’, The Point Bar & 

Grill, Exmouth, 6.00pm to 8.30pm. 

THE CORY BAND - BRASS BAND 

CONCERT 

08 Apr - Join us and the “best brass 

band in the world” for an afternoon of 

good music, RHS Garden Rosemoor, Great 

Torrington, 3.00pm. 

MATTHEW READ TRIO 

11 Apr - The Matthew Read Trio brings 

a fresh edge to the world of the guitar 

trio, SpeakeasyTorquay, The Toorak Hotel, 


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THE SAVANNAH JAZZ BAND 

15 Apr - Exciting, fun & popular Manchester 

traditional jazz band comes to Plymouth! 

Plymouth Jazz Club, The Royal British 

Legion Club, Plymouth, 7.30pm to 10.30pm. 

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15 Apr - Four,separate folk acts, Tapas 

included, Dashsounds, Salem Chapel, East 

Budleigh, 4.00pm to 10.00pm. 

TOM MCCONVILLE PLAYS THE MILL 

19 Apr - Former BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 

Musician of the Year returns to Otterton 

Mill, Otterton, 6.00pm to 10.30pm. 

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MILVERTON TRIO 

21 Apr - Maggie Reeday is one of the 

country’s finest jazz singers, The Tucker’s 

Jazz Club, The Tucker’s Arms, Axminster, 

8.00pm to 10.00pm. 

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JAZZ IN THE AFTERNOON 

22 Apr - Pete Allen’s Hot Seven, Kennaway 

House, Coburg Road, Sidmouth, 2.00pm to 

5.30pm. 

SAM MASSEY ENSEMBLE 

25 Apr - The Sam Massey Ensemble 

is a brand new jazz-funk septet, 

SpeakeasyTorquay at The Toorak Hotel, 


SPRING CEILIDH 

28 Apr - Spring Ceilidh with Blue Jewel 

Ceilidh Band, South Brent Folk, South Brent 

Village Hall, South Brent. 

BUDAPEST CAFE ORCHESTRA 

29 Apr - A band with infectious energy 

which will sweep you off your feet! 

Lympstone Entertainments, Lympstone 

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The Combestead Master bedroom 

Anyone for tennis? The grounds are peaceful and verdant at Gidleigh park 

STAYCATION 

Gidleigh Park 

Chagford 

Devon 

01647 432367 

gidleigh.co.uk 

Nestling in a beautiful valley on the edge of 

Dartmoor National Park, it's easy to see why this 

establishment is widely known as one of Devon's 

great hotels. 

It was on a particularly windy evening, 

accompanied by driving rain 

and flooded lanes that we reached 

the hotel. A most inhospitable evening 

to say the least, although as 

we approached, up along the lane 

and over the bridge spanning a 

particularly thunderous river Teign, 

there issued a warm amber glow 

from the lantern-like windows of 

the main facade, beckoning warmly 

to anyone caught outside. An unexpected 

delight was for a chap to 

pop out of the main entrance as 

we approached, umbrella in hand, 

cheerfully welcoming us inside. A 

lovely little touch at the start of what 

turned out to be a wonderful stay. 

Much oak panelling prevails inside 

the reception/hall area, continuing 

into the drawing room, a particularly 

restful and delightful room, all the 

better for possessing the instant 

cheer of a wood burner. 

Gidleigh Park's a traditional country 

house hotel in the very best sense 

of the genre, particulary because of 

its dynamic setting on the foothills 

of Dartmoor. I always say that the 

prettiest countryside locations are 

riverside ones, rivers naturally provide 

year-round theatre and possess 

a life of their own. I was particularly 

struck by the beauty of the location 

and just above the road bridge are 

water gardens that were created in 

former times, sitting under a canopy 

of trees, with paths taking you 

alongside and up the rocky valley, 

all extremely delightful, definitely 

worthy of a cream tea or lunch when 

the green explosion starts. 

Blood orange curd and shortbread Fillet beef, ox tongue, kale and cauliflower Lemon sole and brown shrimp 

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Great Devon eateries 

The delightful drawing room 

The Combestead Master bedroom 

The room where we stayed was without 

doubt the most luxurious we've experienced 

in Devon, beautifully panelled with 

relaxing muted colour schemes and a bed 

big enough for probably four people and 

as comfortable as any Italian bed - yes, the 

Italians do really know about beds. The 

bath/shower room again was amazing, the 

shower being nearly big enough to stretch 

out my arms at full length in every direction 

- space is truly a luxurious commodity, which 

was again reinforced by what I can only 

describe as the largest free-standing bath 

I'd ever bathed in, the water flow from the 

taps was amazing - it needed to be! Views 

from the room were lovely, out across the 

valley with a craggy moorland hill on the 

rightmost edge of the horizon. 

In terms of dining, there's a more contemporary 

feel in the dining areas, service was 

excellent, attentive, polite, friendly, but 

not intrusive, particular praise goes to the 

sommelier Elise, whose knowledge was 

astounding, particularly for such a young 

person. It's probably a challenge talking 

about Argentinian wines when you're from 

France, but her recommendations were 

well-founded and accurate. 

The news at Gidleigh is that Chris Simpson 

has taken over as head chef, previously in 

the same position at Restaurant Nathan Outlaw 

in Cornwall. The dishes we tasted were predominately 

fish based (by choice) and his expertise really 

showed through. The dishes were delightful, tasty 

Beautiful grounds surround Gidleigh Park, very much helped by having the river Teign running down along 

the bottom of the hotel's lawns. It's verdant, peaceful and charming in equal measure, highly recommended 

but light, sauces on both the John Dory and Halibut 

mains were finely balanced, complementing 

the fish beautifully - all I can say is that the food 

was excellent and should satisfy even the most 

demanding gourmet. In all, a special hotel in a 

very special location and in reality the photos 

above in no way do justice to the beauty of this 

grand hotel - bravo! Editor. 

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FOOD and DRINK 

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Tuesday to Friday 

T & C’s apply. 

Call or see website for details 

Open for Dinner Tuesday to Saturday from 6.30pm 

Also Open Easter Sunday 1st April 2018 

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Tel. 01395 519494 | www.neilsrestaurant.com 

A PLACE FOR 

EATING 

DRINKING 

AND MEETING 

WITH A VIEW OF LYME BAY 

PYNE'S SIDMOUTH DEVON 01395 513047 

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award winning restaurant • award winning marina 

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• Delicious food from land and sea served fresh all day, every day 

• Friendly and welcoming • Traditional Sunday Lunches 

• Check website for live music & events 

• FREE secure parking • Dog & Child friendly 

• Lovely outside terrace 

tel: 01752 500 008 www.jollyjacks.co.uk 

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continued... 

The 

Otterton 

Fresh food prepared & cooked on the premises 

using local ingredients from our own farm shop 

• Fish landed by our own fishing boats • Sunday carvery 12-3pm 

• Bar serving superb local beers 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 7-10pm Lunch 12-2.30 Dinner 6.30-9 

• Mothering Sunday & Easter Sunday bookings now being taken. 

By Richard & Jayne Eley 

A great pub for every week of the year! 

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No 2 

The PETER TAVY INN 

Peter Tavy 

By Richard & Jayne Eley 

This cosy and picturesque 15th 

century pub is the focal point 

of the pretty village that bears 

the same name. Like all the 

best Dartmoor villages, Peter 

Tavy sits just below the moor 

in the comparatively sheltered 

Tavy valley. 

Peter Tavy 

A 386 

A great pub for every week of the year! 

Tavistock 

B3357 

This characterful pub offers a 

lovely traditional bar, and excellent 

home cooking. Outside is a 

pleasant garden with fine open 

views. The pub is famous for 

receiving a visit from the Kray 

Twins, who were apparently 

looking for Frank Mitchell, a 

notorious criminal, then incarcerated 

at Dartmoor Prison. 

Mitchell was sprung from 

the prison, but was murdered 

shortly afterwards. Like all 

the prettiest Dartmoor villages, 

Peter Tavy is just off the moor 

proper, and nestles in the comparatively 

sheltered valley of 

the River Tavy. Great walking 

country to build up a thirst! 

The Oxenham Arms 

Hotel & Restaurant 

The most beautiful Devon restaurant, set in 

a former 12th century monastery 

Stunning restaurants, lunches, afternoon 

teas, evening dinners, Sunday lunches 

Function room, luxury four poster 

accommodation, parking, 4 acres of 

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The Restaurant Inspector 

Visits: 

The Smugglers Kitchen 

Beer, Devon 

Th eS m u g g l e r s 

Kitchen 

menu sampled 

Starters 

Vietnamese Crunchy Salad 

Wild Mushroom and 

Thyme Croquettes 

Flaming Creme Brulée 

Italian Dolcelatte Cheese, wild blossom honey, dates, biscuits, rocket. 

Smugglingʼs still going on in Beer! 

It’s true, and they’re doing a damn fine job, especially 

in the kitchen department. 

Chicken Udon Pad Thai. 

Mains 

Smoked Louisiana Jambalaya 

Chicken Udon Pad Thai 

It hit me hard when The Railway 

closed in Honiton, I was bereft, one 

of the best places to dine in East 

Devon had closed down. 

an extremely chilly drink in a pub 

over the road (who, in the middle of 

winter, wants to sit in a cold pub?) 

was most welcome. 

Pudding 

Warm lemon tart, raspberry 

sorbet and fresh fruit 

Italian Dolcelatte Cheese, 

wild blossom honey, 

dates, biscuits, rocket 

Drinks 

Italian red Sangiovese 

Elysium - California black 

muscat dessert wine 

So when noted historian and free 

man of Seaton, namely Ted Gosling, 

mentioned that one of the chefs from 

the Railway had setup in Beer, it was 

naturally worthy of investigation. 

Visiting on a bitterly cold February 

evening, The Smugglers Kitchen is 

hard to miss really, with a warm glow 

emanating from the large street-side 

windows. Inside, it’s a cheerful place 

to dine with a range of seating and 

best of all a woodburner, which after 

Firstly came the olives, a mixed 

selection with some rather large 

and delicious green ones. Also a 

ʻRailway’ staple - a ramekin with 

balsamic vinegar peering up at you 

from beneath the olive oil, great for 

dipping your bread into whilst waiting 

for starters. 

Both starters were really delicious, 

something a bit different really 

and extremely tasty. Mains again 

were top notch, particularly the 

Chicken Udon Pad Thai dish. 

The cheese selection was if 

anything, excessive and the 

pretty little lemon tart was not 

only beautiful but again very 

flavoursome. If you haven’t 

visited already, be warned that 

there’s generally a waiting list 

to reserve a table. 

Editor 

Elysium - California black 

muscat dessert wine. 

Above - Smoked Louisiana Jambalaya. 

Below - Warm lemon tart, 

raspberry sorbet and fresh fruit. 

Does this look like the blood of Jupiter? 

It’s a Sangiovese Italian red - sanguis means 

blood, Jovis is Jupiter - translated from Latin 

of course, what an interesting name for a wine. 

Above - Vietnamese Crunchy Salad. 

Below - Wild Mushroom 

and Thyme Croquettes, warm 

Stilton sauce and salad. 

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Michael Downes 

Budleigh/Fairlynch 

blogger extraordinaire. 

Landlady Sally Miller 

and Jonathon Crump of 

Black Tor Brewery with 

the Raleigh 400 Ale 

An ale to quench your thirst for English history! 

Raleigh 400 Ale from the BLACK TOR brewery 

You may have noticed a common theme here, yes, you're 

correct - Sir Walter Raleigh, this year being the 400th 

anniversary of his execution at the Palace of Westminster 

Apologies here, the headline does appear to 

read along the lines of an advert, but actually, 

what an opportunity for history nuts to view 

Sir Walter Raleigh's home where he was raised 

as a child (Hayes Barton), also to visit the 

beautiful All Saints church in order to view 

the Raleigh Pews and finally to slake one's 

thirst with the Raleigh 400 commemorative 

ale in none other than the Sir Walter Raleigh 

Inn, the only pub in England bearing this 

illustrious name. I should also add that you 

could stagger up from the Sir Walter Raleigh, 

turning right outside the front door and up 

about 150 yards along the road where you'll 

see the statue dedicated to the great man, 

funded by the tobacco industry (who else?). 

Incidentally, I'd expect your sober partner 

to be driving you home! 

I shouldn't imagine Raleigh 400 Ale is an 'ale' 

in the true real sense of the word (I stand to 

be corrected), because historically speaking, 

an ale is a beer of the mediaeval period, which 

was brewed without the addition of hops (a 

bittering agent to help balance the sweetness). 

In olden days, ale was bittered with gruit, 

which was a mix of spices and herbs - boiled 

in the wort (wort - the heated mixture of 

cracked, fermented grain, typically malted 

barley and water). The first documented 

use of hops was in the ninth century, those 

German cousins of ours were busy as usual, 

producing excellent beer, no doubt also 

partnering it with plenty of hog meat. 

The gruit (and also hops), not only bittered 

the beer, but contained antiseptic properties, 

helping increase the life of ale. Hops were 

actually much cheaper than gruit, because 

the price of spices contained in the gruit 

were kept artificially high. Hops were known 

to do a much better job of preserving the 

beer than gruit. 

Returning to the subject of the Sir Walter 

Raleigh Inn, it's a 'traditional' pub in the best 

sense of the word and well worth noting that 

dogs are welcome inside. 

Overleaf - we show you what's available to 

see if you visit East Budleigh - there are some 

historical gems worthy of a day out or even 

a weekend stay nearby, with other delights 

in the vicinity to access. 

Don't miss the full historical feature on Sir 

Walter Raleigh by John Fisher in our May & 

June18 issue of Devonshire magazine. Editor 

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Several of the fabulous mediaeval pew ends at All Saints church, 

East Budleigh, to be featured in a future issue of Devonshire. 

A great Raleigh day out - You could even make a weekend of it! 

East Budleigh 

Sir Walter Raleigh 

If you have a passion for English history, it doesn't get much 

more interesting than East Budleigh, because it's the place 

where Sir Walter Raleigh was raised as a child. 

Mill, situated in a beautiful spot down on the 

river Otter. Also, the Kings Arms, a lovely pub 

with great food and ambiance, also having a 

large beer garden at the rear. 

For such a humble little village, there are some 

remarkable remnants from the Elizabethan 

age to be seen. Indeed, Queen Elizabeth 

herself was on friendly terms with Sir Walter 

and he was a favourite at court. 

MOST NOTABLE RELICS: 

1) Hayes Barton, Raleigh's boyhood home (see 

map and photo). Can be viewed from roadside. 

2) All Saints Church - the Raleigh pew amongst 

other remarkably carved pews. Also, whilst 

inside, don't miss the portrait of Sir Walter on 

the wall opposite the entrance door. 

3) The Raleigh monument (map). 

4) Fairlynch Museum - the Boyhood of Raleigh 

by Millais will be available to view this summer 

from the 28th May until the 31st of August. 

See www.fairlynchmuseum.uk 

5) Raleigh 400 Ale at the Sir Walter Raleigh 

Inn - see previous page for the low-down. 

6) Salem Chapel (see map) - you have to phone 

to arrange permission to view (01395 445236), 

but it's an interesting little church owned 

by the Historic Chapels Trust. Smuggling, 

hauntings, religious dissent, it all happened 

here. Read our Devonshire magazine feature 

at devonshiremagazine.co.uk/salem-chapelat-east-budleigh/ 

GREAT PLACES TO EAT 

In East Budleigh - the Sir Walter Raleigh Inn 

- why not try a Raleigh 400 Ale whilst dining. 

Please phone to check times of food service. 

In Otterton (just down the road) - Otterton 

GREAT PLACES TO STAY 

Sidmouth's your best bet in terms of hotels. 

Top recommended are the Harbour Hotel 

and also the Bedford Hotel which right on 

the Esplanade. 

RALEIGH 400 EVENTS: 

Keep an eye out on hubcast.co.uk, don't miss 

the super quick loading mobile version (no 

tiresome App to download!). The Friends of 

All Saints will be adding all their events into 

this website. 

Additionally, don't miss these: 

https://raleigh400.blogspot.co.uk/ 

www.fairlynchmuseum.uk 

Portrait of Raleigh (a copy), which 

can be viewed inside 

All Saints Church 

All Saints church where the Raleigh 

family worshipped, you can see their 

family pew (image far-right middle) 

The Raleigh Monument 

Vicar's Mead where the young Walter 

Raleigh received his early education. 

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Hayes Barton, 

East Budleigh, Devon, the 

birthplace and boyhood home to 

Sir Walter Raleigh 

'The Boyhood of Raleigh' by Millais, pictured at Budleigh 

Salterton. This famous painting will be available to view in 

Budleigh's Fairlynch Museum from 28th May to 31st August. 

Hayes Barton - please be aware that the house is not open to the public, 

although it can be viewed from the roadside 

Hayes Barton 

Budleigh Brook 

YETTINGTON ROAD 

Map of East Budleigh 

Salem Chapel 

< to Coast Road 

Raleigh Monument 

< to Hayes Barton 

All Saints Church + 

VICAR AGE ROAD 

Vicar's Mead 

H A Y ES LANE 

HIGH STREET 

Sir Walter Raleigh Inn 

B3178 

MIDDLE STREET 

to BUDLEGIH > 

The ancient Holly Marker Tree. 

The Raleigh family pew - see page 100. 

Bridge over the river Otter at Otterton. There are lovely walks 

both up or down the river from the bridge, also Otterton Mill 

and the Kings Arms for meals and drink, both just about a 

mile from East Budleigh 

Salem Chapel, East Budleigh, an interesting place. Visits by 

arrangement (01395 445236). Available for weddings. Read all about 

Salem Chapel on the Devonshire magazine website. 

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FASHION & BEAUTY 

Hello spring! 

Spring is finally here so it's time to 

trade in warm winter boots and 

knitted neutrals for pastels and florals. 

The new styles this season are bright, 

bold and beautiful. Visit your local 

Devon fashion retailer to browse their 

seasonal collections for the latest 

spring wardrobe essentials. 

MONARI collection: selected 

lines available from Angie's 

50 Budleigh Salterton 



 

 

Monari 

Michele 

SE Just White 

Le Comte 

Lucia 

Gollehaug 

Taifun 

Capri 

Foil 

Orientique 

Hatley 

Aventure des Toiles 

Anna Montana 

Michaela Louisa 

“unique collections” 

“innovative designs” 

“luxurious wearable pieces” 

“rare, self indulgent” 

For more Jewellery, Online Shop 

and Jewellery Workshops (including 

‘Making Your Own Wedding Rings’) visit 

us at: www.victoriasewart.com 

39 Southside Street, The Barbican, Plymouth 01752 220011 

Summer loafers, 

ballerinas, sandals 

Riva 

The Flexx 

Cefalu 

Van Dal 

01395 443117 

12 High Street, 

Budleigh Salterton 

EX9 6LQ 

www.angiesofbudleigh.co.uk info@angiesofbudleigh.co.uk 

Open Mon to Sat 10am - 4pm 

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Great shoe shopping 

in Sidmouth 

Devonshire’s intrepid outdoor adventure junkie 

brings you her latest trip! 

Emma’s 

Outdoor 

Adventures 

by Emma Moore 

wer 

slee 

wit 

Just back from the Esplanade in Fore Street 

WHITE & SON SHOES 

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Soggy socks, drenched dogs and 

surprisingly, cosy camping... 

Wild camping is one of my ultimate 

favourite activities to do 

come rain or shine and on this 

particular weekend we managed 

to find some time get out, so we 

grasped hold of the opportunity 

with no looking back. Even if 

the weather forecast did predict 

heavy rain all weekend, they 

hardly ever get it right anyway, 

aye? Well on this occasion, 

unfortunately, they got it 

spectacularly correct! 

Me, my partner Alex and our 

dog Pepsi, set off with the 

end goal of finding somewhere 

nice and peaceful 

to camp for the evening 

around Bell Tor on Dartmoor. 

Alex had planned for us to 

go for a nice walk along 

the river first and what a 

great idea that was, until 

we stepped out of the car to 

discover the sky was already 

filled with such impressively 

fast, sideways rain, that it 

was almost impossible to 

see anything. Of course 

with the rain came the 

vicious wind as well, that was 

howling through the trees. We 

then knew camping was going 

to be a soggy one. 

Being the fools that we are, we fastened 

up our coats and packs and 

ventured out anyway. We battled 

our way to the top of the hill, rain 

still coming down hard, the kind 

of rain that you can appreciate 

from the comfort of your own 

home, inside peering out, the kind 

of rainy days where you decide 

you are not going outside today 

and instead you decide today 

would make for a great duvet 

day... It was that torrential! 

We got to the top where unsurprisingly 

the wind and rain was 

at its most fierce and we finally 

started to drop down over the 

other side of the hill which came 

as great relief as the rain and 

wind started to ease off ever so 

slightly. As we made our way 

down, it was slowly becoming 

very apparent that we must have 

recently had some extremely 

strong wind where we were, as 

even on the cleared paths there 

were numerous giant trees freshly 

lying on the ground, which made 

us think, we need to be seriously 

careful here. 

Dressed up warmly, it’s blooming cold! 

We found several spots that 

seemed to look good, but disappointed 

us when we got there, 

until finally Alex found a little 

spot in a clearing just down by the 

river, it was tucked out the wind 

and held off a bit of the rain, but 

wasnʼt too close to any potentially 

dangerous trees either - perfect. 

It was around 5pm by this point 

and we knew we had to act fast 

to get everything set up in time 

before losing light. We pinged up 

the tent in a flash and began to 

decant the wet clothes. 

Hot cups of tea were on the brew 

and hot dinner too, just what 

we needed. Soggy clothes were 

exchanged for dry ones and the 

inside of the tent was starting 

to look cosy. At long last the 

impossible was starting to look 

possible and before we knew it we 


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Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio 

Road tested by the Editor 

Fancy a saloon car with mind-bending performance? Look no further 

than the Giulia Quadrifoglio, it's a road-going ballistic missile! 

Approaching this vehicle across the car park 

at Vospers, Exeter, it would be easy to make 

a quick assumption that it's a tarted-up 

Alfa, trying to compete in a sector packed 

with stars such as BMW's M3, numerous 

Mercedes AMGs, so many excellent machines, 

could this machine from Alfa Romeo have 

any real merit in this already crowded sector. 

Firstly, it's worth mentioning that the engine 

was designed by Ferrari, a twin turbo all aluminium 

V6 - you'd certainly expect fireworks 

and yes, 510 horse power easily pushes this 

machine into super-car territory. 

The abundance of power this car possesses 

wasn't immediately noticeable upon moving 

off down through Marsh Barton, power is very 

nicely metered, particularly in normal mode, 

surprising for such a highly focussed machine. 

On part-throttle the experience is refined, 

quiet, smooth, comfortable, it's a relaxing 

drive, but you're always aware that this car 

won't suffer heavy-footed fools, it deserves 

carefully measured respect. 

Mama mia, it's fast!! 

Initially, once you've setup the driving position 

(this model had carbon fibre seats which 

were surprisingly comfortable), your first 

impression is that the steering is crisp 

and finely controlled by the steering wheel, 

there's no slop or slack in the mid position, 

it's tight and very positive. Drive is through 

an eight speed ZF gearbox which is perfectly 

matched, you find there's not much need to 

intervene and progress is smooth. My route 

from Vospers was off the Marsh Barton 

Industrial Estate, down along the A30 to 

Ashburton and up across the river Dart and 

upstream onto Dartmoor, before crossing over 

the Dart again at Dartmeet, arriving at the 

Two Bridges Hotel for a lunchtime sandwich. 

The cockpit's a nice place to be, the media/ 

control screen was neat, having the ability 

to switch to split screen was really handy. 

Flappy paddles were all nicely placed and for 

the driver, the seating position is commanding, 

with a proper 'quality' feel to the cockpit 

that's easily equivalent of any Merc or BMW, 

actually, if anything, the Alfa possessed 

more style and individuality than the bland 

German competitors. 

Out on the open road (the A30) you're 

aware of being in charge of an amazing 

machine, there's so much power that gear 

swapping is entirely redundant. If anything, 

short-changing to a higher gear, and as early 

as possible, was preferable. Heavy-handed 

acceleration from cruising speed on a damp 

dual carriageway easily invoked wheelspin, 

despite the traction and stability control 

remaining switched on, something it's wise 

to ensure - this car is a proper beast. 

Negotiating the tight and twisty roads up 

Dartmoor was a delight, the car's athletic and 

nimble nature just added to the enjoyment, 

although foot control needed to be restrained. 

Kevin at Vospers ran me through the driver 

modes, N for Normal, D is for Dynamic 

(basically Sports mode) and R for Race. 

He did caution me about R, it unleashes 

a raw machine that's best suited for the 

track - enough said! Switching to D mode 

the car changes noticeably, the exhaust note 

take on a harder, more purposeful edge 

and you notice that the ride tightens up 

immediately, becoming less limo-like, more 

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V6 twin turbo all-aluminium engine. 

Power output: 510 horse power. 

Torque: 600Nm between 2500 & 5000 rpm. 

SPECIFICATION 

Top speed: 191mph. 

Acceleration: 0-62 in 3.9 seconds. 

Top gear: 80 mph at 2,000 rpm. 

Balance: 50/50 weight distribution. 

Lightweight parts: aluminium wings, doors, 

carbon fibre bonnet, roof and driveshaft. 

The Cloverleaf Giulia - a beast at heart, but equally a car you could use to nip down to town for some shopping. 

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out-and-out street fighter. The transformation 

is amazing really, one minute you're wafting 

about in luxury, next, you're in charge of a 

finally balanced supercar - what a trick this 

car pulls off - allowing you to really have 

the best of both worlds at the twist of a dial. 

In terms of styling, I found the Alfa to be 

understated, although the quad pipes were a 

nice bit of bling. In terms of the wheels, you 

couldn't miss the size of the vented disks, a 

bit like drilled dustbin lids, massive, lacking 

slightly in bite at low speed ambling, 

but anchoring down from high speed, 

they were totally superb as you'd expect. 

In truth this is an incredible machine, 

supercar performance (with major 

industry awards for 2017), fine, poised 

handling, quiet and refined ride quality, 

there's not much to fault. What's most 

interesting is that for a £62k car, it 

provides what most equivalents are 

charging at £90,000 and beyond. 

Granted, it's not a car for the masses, 

but for what it is - it's the bargain of 

the century. 

My time with the Quadrifoglio was short 

I have to say, about 3 hours of driving, 

but in that time I'd come to absolutely 

love this car. At its best, in Sport mode 

with the gearchange in manual, using 

flappy paddles, it was a car lovers' 

delight, the hard-edged wail from the 

sublime V6 was memorable. I did wonder if 

it should have four wheel drive though, but 

apparently their comparatively lightweight 

4x4 Stelvio will have this powerplant later 

in the year - Yikes!! 

The engine - yes, it's worth discussing because 

it's an absolute peach. As with all V6 engines, 

reciprocating internal balancing is good, 

meaning that in use it's super-smooth and 

immensely flexible. With a turbo for each bank 

of cylinders, it's a lightweight all-aluminium 

unit designed by Ferarri. It seems to be the 

way to go, smaller capacity engines pumped 

up with turbos, after all, having a heavy 

engine out front will greatly mar handling, 

so the lighter the better with a front-engined 

performance car. At part throttle it's smooth, 

making easy progress threading through busy 

town streets. In terms of being out on the 

open road, there's an almost imperceptible 

pause if wish to use more power, and when 

it hits, my god it launches the car off with a 

hard edged growl. Depress too hard and any 

It's not Ferrari red, it's a much classier deep red that I found very attractive. 

You won't get any BMW rage from other drivers when emerging from side 

roads. The car's understated, although fitted with carbon fibre seats, it was 

very comfortable for a long drive, of particular note was the ZF 8 speed 

gearbox which performed seamlessly. 

traffic behind diminish into small dots in the 

rear mirror within several seconds, no cog 

swapping required, it's a superb power plant. 

As mentioned, a lightweight turbo unit helps 

a lot in terms of balance and this car achieves 

the magical 50/50 weight distribution over 

front and rear axles, enabling finely balanced 

and controlled handling, particularly important 

when there's 510 horsepower at the rear end. 

What's in a name? 

Quadrifoglio - the name makes reference 

to the Alfa Romeo Cloverleaf racing 

heritage. It's worth noting that this 

car circulated the Nurburgring circuit 

at 7 minutes and 32 seconds, beating 

the Porsche Panamera Turbo by eight 

seconds (source - Top Gear). It's worth 

looking it up on youtube, the lap looks 

truly frightening. 

In conclusion, I'd say that this machine 

breaks new ground for Alfa Romeo 

in that it achieves so much, it's a 

quality machine with absolutely superb 

engineering. The ride is luxurious, 

but can transform in a second to a 

hard-edged sports machine possessing 

real character - what a fantastic car! 

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ART EXHIBITIONS 

March to April 18 

Mike Bernard - ‘Evening Light, Sidmouth’ - Marine House at Beer 

Wendy McBride - 'Path to the Sea' - White Space Art, Totnes 

EXHIBITION: JERWOOD MAKERS OPEN 

Until 11 Mar - Focussing on 5 UK 

makers presenting ambitious, radical 

work in different media, Devon Guild 

of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey 

Tracey, 10.00am to 5.30pm. 

SPRING EXHIBITION 

Until 11 Mar - An exhibition by 

members of Devon Artist Network, 

Harbour House, The Promenade, 

Kingsbridge, 10.00am to 5.00pm. 

LANDSCAPES AND SEASCAPES 

Until 14 Mar- A solo exhibition 

of landscapes and seascapes by 

Russell Coulson, Town Mill Arts, 

The Courtyard Gallery, Lyme Regis, 

10.30am to 4.30pm. 

THE NUDE IN THE ABSTRACT 

Until 14 Mar- A showcase of recent 

artwork by students of The School 

of Art and Wellbeing, Town Mill 

Arts, The Malthouse Gallery, Lyme 

Regis, 10.30am to 4.30pm. 

PLYMOUTH CONTEMPORARY ARTIST 

SHOWCASE 2018 

Until 29 Mar- Selected artwork 

from the major Plymouth biennial, 

Peninsula Arts Gallery, Plymouth. 

SPECIMENS FROM AN IMAGINARY 

VOYAGE 

Until 01 Apr - Renowned Danish 

glass artist Steffen Dam presents 

his own 3D marine creatures, Royal 

Albert Memorial Museum, Queen 

Street, Exeter, 10.00am to 5.00pm. 

WHAT DO YOU COLLECT? TOY STORER 

Until 01 Apr - Regularly changing 

display shares the passions of local 

collectors, Royal Albert Memorial 

Museum - RAMM, Queen Street, 


EXETER AND YAROSLAVL 

Until 01 Apr - Photographic essay by 

Marija Lees from Exeter and Aleksei 

Loban from Yaroslavl, Royal Albert 

Memorial Museum - RAMM, Queen 


Studio Gallery 

Award Winning Art Gallery 

& Picture Framers 

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New work by Mark Fielding. 

Portrait Commissions. 

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Exhibitions 

In the Picture Exhibition 23 to 24 Mar. 

Art Exhibition and Sale 

26 Mar to 03 Apr 

Antique and contemporary paintings 

from two private collections. 

Deborah Main 05 to 15 Apr. 

What a Wonderful World 06 to 15 Apr. 

Kenneth Appleton 16 to 23 Apr. 

Mike Bernard RI 

Favourite Places 

14 to 27 Apr 

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Kathryn Callaghan - 'Accomplish' - Gallery FAB, Newton Abbot 

GEORGE SHAW: MY BACK TO NATURE 

Until 08 Apr - Turner Prize nominee 

George Shaw explores new magical 

woodland landscapes, Royal Albert 

Memorial Museum - RAMM, Queen 


SPRING EXHIBITION 

Until 21 Apr - A mixed show 

featuring the highly collectable 

artist, Amy Albright, Artwave 

West, Morecombelake, 10.00am to 

4.00pm. 

MARCH EXHIBITION 

09 Mar to 30 Mar - Works of 

expert watercolourists Veronica 

Charlesworth & Michael McDonagh 

Wood, Artizan Gallery Cafe Venue, 

7 Lucius Street, Torquay, 12.00am 

to 6.00pm. 

A CURIOUS TURN - MOVING 

MECHANICAL SCULPTURE 

10 Mar to 19 May - A Crafts Council 

Touring Exhibition, Thelma Hulbert 

Gallery, Elmfield House, Honiton, 

10.00am to 5.00pm. 

CELEBRATING PASTELS 

13 Mar to 18 Mar - An exhibition of 

pastel paintings by Keith Stott and 

his students, Harbour House, The 

Promenade, Kingsbridge, 10.00am 

to 5.00pm. 

EARTH, HARE, FUR & WATER 

16 Mar to 28 Mar - A collaboration 

of 4 Dorset artists who use a 

variety of mediums and subjects, 

Town Mill Arts, The Courtyard 

Gallery, Lyme Regis, 10.30am to 

4.30pm. 

IN THE PICTURE ART EXHIBITION 

23 Mar to 24 Mar - Annual 

Exhibition by local Art Group in 

support of Sidmouth Hospiscare, 

Kennaway House, Coburg Road, 


MARCH STANZA EXTRAVAGANZA 

26 Mar - Door 19:00/Start 19:30, 

Artizan Gallery Cafe Venue, 7 Lucius 

Street, Torquay, 7.30pm to 10.30pm. 

Iain Faulkener - 'A Break in the Journey' - Mayne Gallery, Kingsbridge 

Leigh Lambert - 'Reach For The Sky' 

Haddon Galleries, Torquay 

ART EXHIBITION & SALE 

26 Mar to 02 Apr - Antique and 

contemporary paintings from two 

private collections, Kennaway House, 

Coburg Road, Sidmouth, 9.00am to 

3.00pm. 

THE ENERGY OF PLANTS 

28 Mar to 14 Apr - Open art 

exhibition featuring a wide range of 

responses to the theme, Harbour 

House, The Promenade, Kingsbridge, 

10.00am to 5.00pm. 

NINE MONTHS ON DARTMOOR 

29 Mar to 19 Apr - An exhibition of 

Dartmoor paintings by artists Hugo 

Lines and Kenson Low, Kenson Low, 

John Young Gallery, The Museum 

of Dartmoor Life, Okehampton, 

10.00am to 4.15pm. 


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Iain Faulkener - New images 

from this exceptionally collectable 

artist, in the gallery now. 

Landscape Artist of the Year 

31 Mar to 21 Apr - The 

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Mayne Gallery competition, 

featuring the 6 finalists with a 

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08 to 11 Mar 

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21 Apr to 05 May 

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ART EXHIBITIONS 

March to April 18 

THE LIGHT THAT WE SEEK 

30 Mar to 11 Apr - Paintings by 

Sue Lewin and Chris Goodman 

and sculptures by Greta Berlin, 

Town Mill Arts, The Courtyard 

Gallery, Lyme Regis, 10.30am to 

4.30pm. 

EASTER EXHIBITION 

30 Mar to 15 Apr - An exhibition 

of new works from resident 

artists plus guest artists, East 

Devon Art, Old Fore Street, 


JUSTINE SMITH EXHIBITION 

01 Apr to 30 Apr - New work 

by Justine Smith, Brook Gallery, 

Foreshore House, Budleigh 

Salterton, 10.30am to 5.00pm. 

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD 

05 Apr to 15 Apr - As seen 

through the eyes of 8 awardwinning 

artists, Kennaway House, 

Coburg Road, Sidmouth, 10.00am 

to 5.00pm. 

WAYS AND MEANS: THE PROCESS 

OF IMAGE MAKING 

06 Apr to 18 Apr - Group 

exhibition of recent work from 

artists experimenting with mark 

making, Town Mill Arts, The 

Malthouse Gallery, Lyme Regis, 

10.30am to 4.25pm. 

John Hurford - 'Winter Garden' - Brownston Gallery, Modbury 

APRIL ARTIST PREVIEW 

07 Apr - Works of Cristina 

Ulander, Artizan Gallery Cafe 

Venue, 7 Lucius Street, Torquay, 

6.00pm to 8.00pm. 

APRIL EXHIBITION 

07 Apr to 27 Apr - Works of 

Cristina Ulander, Artizan Gallery 

Cafe Venue, 7 Lucius Street, 

Torquay, 12.00am to 6.00pm. 

COLOURWORKS 

13 Apr to 25 Apr - A solo 

exhibition of vibrant coastal 

landscapes from artist Malcolm 

Giladjian, Town Mill Arts, The 

Courtyard Gallery, Lyme Regis, 

10.30am to 4.30pm. 

SOUTHWEST HOME & GARDEN 

SHOW 2018 

14 Apr to 15 Apr - Set to be the 

region’s leading home and garden 

events, The Southwest Home & 

Garden Show 2018, Westpoint, 


MIKE BERNARD SOLO SHOW 

14 Apr to 27 Apr - New paintings 

by Mike Bernard RI, Marine 

House at Beer, Fore Street, Beer, 

11.00am to 5.25pm. 

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30 Mar to 15 Apr - New works 

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Workshops 

James Tatum. Landscape 17 & 18 Mar. 

Glyn Macey. Expressive Acrylics 24 & 25 Mar. 

Paul Weaver. ‘Alla Prima’ Oils 21 & 22 Apr. 

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Exhibitions 

Spring Exhibition 

Until 21 Apr 

A mixed show featuring the highly 

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latest oil paintings introduce hints 

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16 Mar to 14 Apr - Featuring twelve 

Academicians, this selection of fine 

art painters creating today in the 

beautiful South West. 

FRESH ART FAIR - CHELTENHAM 

27 to 29 April - We will be there! Do 

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Catherine Osbond - 'Red Umbrella, 

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CELEBRATING LIFE 

19 Apr to 25 Apr - An exhibition 

by the Hocking Hill Art Group, 



UNFOLDING STORIES 3 

27 Apr to 03 May - An exhibition 

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Jazmin Valasco - 'The Dog Walker' 

Hybrid Gallery, Honiton 

MARKING TIME:TRACES OF ANOTHER 

JURASSIC COAST 

27 Apr to 09 May - West Somerset 

artists exhibit their responses to 

their own Jurassic coast, Town Mill 

Arts, The Courtyard Gallery, Lyme 

Regis, 10.30am to 4.30pm. 

MAY EXHIBITION 

30 Apr to 28 May - Raw Art 

Forum are a collective of artists, 

Artizan Gallery Cafe Venue, 7 

Lucius Street, Torquay, 12.00am 

to 6.00pm. 

Justine Smith - 'Money Map of the World' 

Brook Gallery, Budleigh Salterton 

Mark Fielding - 'Simon' 

Open Studios, Plymouth 

Kerry Harding - 'To Water Lane' - Artwave West 

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SOUTH WEST ACADEMY 

EXHIBITION 

16 March - 14 April 2018 

Once again The Brownston Gallery is delighted to 

host its annual exhibition with the prestigious 

South West Academy. 

Featuring twelve highly respected Academicians 

this show presents an outstanding collection of 

new work inspired and influenced by living and 

working in the South West. The diversity and 

range of work is impressive: from the abstract 

expressionism of Lar Cann and Karen McEndoo, 

to figuratives by Tony Williams, Ken Cosgrove, 

Sally Lancaster and Greg Ramsden, from 

landscapes by David Norman, Phil Creek, and 

Richard Thorn to still life by Jo Vollers, to beautiful 

drawings by John Hurford and Paula Youens. 

The exhibition will be opened on Thursday 

15th March by Alan Cotton and will run until 

14th April. Please contact the gallery for an 

invitation to the Private View and a price list of 

available works. 

Moonship II - Tony Williams 

Harbour - Karen McEndoo 

Filleigh XVII - Lar Cann 

Roses - Joanna Vollers 

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 

FRESH: Art Fair Cheltenham - 27 to 29 April 

We will be showing at this prestigious event at Cheltenham 

Racecourse alongside 40 other fine art galleries. 

Contact us for free tickets. 

Shepherd Market, London - 7 to 13 May 

Brownston goes to Town! The gallery will be taking a 

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A solo show of 42 new paintings 

Saturday April 14 - Friday April 27 

The distinguished Devon based artist Mike 

Bernard has created a superb collection 

of new works for this his biennial show at 

Marine House. 

Mike’s affinity for composition, 

structure and colour interpreted 

with his special collage technique, 

make his paintings consistently 

amongst the most popular we 

have exhibited in the last twenty 

years. 

For this show Mike reinterprets hallmark 

locations around Devon, London and 

Southern Europe and complements these 

with beautiful still life studies. As ever, 

Mike’s style constantly evolves and this fine 

grouping reflects his first outing with a looser 

and more impressionist approach. 

The show is a feast for the eyes 

and reinforces Mike’s status as 

one of Britain’s leading artists. 

Contact the gallery for a 

complimentary colour catalogue 

and invitation to the opening day 

from 11.00am on Saturday 14 

April when Mike will be present. 

Paintings are for sale from release of the 

catalogue and can be viewed on our website. 

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Elizabeth Hall 

Sadly gone, now a 

high-rise chain hotel, 

marring views and 

the general aesthetic 

of the seafront. A 

'lost' community 

facility. 

Carbuncle 

Whatever were they thinking? 

An ugly high-rise building 

serving what purpose exactly? 

EXMOUTH SEAFRONT - taken by the Editor from a gyrocopter in 2012. 

Call me a stick-in-the-mud if you like, but I liked 'old' Exmouth. As one of England's earliest tourist resorts, it has always possessed immense 

charm - spectacular views off the Beacon, lovely sandy beaches and a fairly uncommercialised frontage. Unfortunately, since the photo, yet 

again East Devon District Council has proved that it's unable to leave it alone. An old adage, if it ain't broke, don't fix it - very much applies, 

but council meddling is progressively destroying the front. Yes, we need investment in infrastructure to support employment and jobs, but 

there is no excuse for the carbuncle that is Premier Inn and also the other carbuncle that is what's now known as Ocean, the bowling alley. 

Both destroy views, greenery and pay no regard at all to resident opinion. High-rise is oppressive, destructive and damaging. Is there nothing 

that the council won't consider selling off I ask? EDDC's further plans for Exmouth seafront area are extensive and irrevocable. 

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A classic case-in-point is the loss suffered by the demolition of Elizabeth Hall (EDDC laughingly called it 'Regeneration'), which you could 

consider to be no more than the usual council asset stripping exercise, a lost facility for the community, owned by the community, sold off 

to private business. What happened to the proceeds - who knows, the fact is us residents never get to know, the community just suffers a 

permanent loss. To quote a very apt paragraph from the East Devon Alliance website: 

"East Devon District Council (EDDC) seems to have been on a quest to undermine those very aspects of the town which reflect 

its history and its unique geographical setting. Exmouth is not only at the western end of the Jurassic Coast but is also situated 

alongside one of the most beautiful and internationally renowned estuaries in the country." 

I urge you to join East Devon Alliance who are actively fighting EDDC's proposals for Exmouth seafront - Editor 


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A point of view! 

Nelson’s Column 

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A Narcissus, by any another name… 

DAFFODILS (genus Narcissus) are clearly 

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floats on high to see them in hosts. But if it’s 

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beautiful and welcome all of Spring flowers 

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The Devon look 

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wander and wonder as we watch the world 

go buy. 

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wear this time around? Which rhetorical 

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spotted this month outside a seaside store 

pontificating on “STYLE”. Is Devon meant to 

feel challenged by what it proclaims or do as 

it suggests and walk on, saying nothing. Was 

it not Grandma, in less affluent times who 

said, “In Devon, m’dears we wears what fits!” 

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lighting, tiling, plumbing, carpentry, decorating, etc., will ultimately win out. 

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Positioning and storage 

Firstly, you need to decide what 

you're looking for in terms of 

design and set a realistic budget. 

One of the fundamental factors 

governing your bathroom 

layout will be where the soil 

pipe is currently positioned. 

However, in many circumstances the 

soil pipe can be moved, if it would 

allow better use of your bathroom 

space, particularly if you have a 

wooden floor. If there's a solid 

concrete floor in place, this becomes 

much more difficult to achieve. 

Another particularly important 

consideration, often forgotten in the 

scheme is storage provision in order to 

achieve a more minimalist approach. 

Drawers instead of doors make for 

easier access and improved usability. 

Also, recessing into walls or installation 

of a false wall can accommodate 

concealed storage and additionally 

hide toilet cisterns and pipe work. 

In terms of the showering experience, 

it's vital to evaluate the ability of the 

plumbing/heating system to deliver 

effective water flow. There's nothing 

as disappointing as having a shower 

under a trickle. In a busy household, 

you may wish to opt for an electric 

shower, as a combi-boiler setup could 

mean that as someone turns on a tap 

in the household, the water runs cold. 

The optimum setup is a pressurised 

unvented cylinder, however, if this 

isn't possible, a pump could be 

added to increase shower pressure. 

Why have a wet room? 

It also makes for a more luxurious 

experience, particularly on those cold 

winter mornings. 

The importance of lighting 

Lighting provides both illumination but 

can also be extremely decorative. It's 

an area that deserves full consideration 

because of the range of possibilities 

such as mood lighting, occupancy 

lighting, etc. 

A harmonious team 

Any bath/shower room installation will 

intrude on your privacy. Your home is 

your castle, so it's important to choose a 

team that will respect your privacy and 

minimalise the disruption during the 

installation. It's also worth considering 

that the quickest, smoothest installation 

will result from a company that has all 

the trades in-house, who work together 

seamlessly. 

interior living space 

It sounds very obvious, but the 

cornerstone of a good bath/shower 

room layout is having a mirror situated 

directly above the basin. Always 

avoid positioning the basin below 

the window opening, or on the wall 

directly opposite. Ideally, the basin 

would benefit from being positioned 

on either of the side walls, which take 

advantage of the natural daylight. 

The answer is to have a minimalist 

and timeless appearance whilst also 

benefiting from ease of cleaning. 

Additionally, it can significantly add to 

and reflect the value of your property 

as well as enabling easy access, which is 

particularly helpful for elderly people. 

Of course, underfloor heating is a fairly 

beneficial item to include in your wet 

room to aid drying after a shower. 

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But here’s the thing... 

she returned from a speaking tour of America. 

The liner she was on, The Majestic, anchored 

in territorial waters off Plymouth. 

Devon’s “Deeds, 

not words!” 

ALTHOUGH A BLACK AND WHITE 

PHOTOGRAPH, we know that the colours 

of the sashes those fifteen women at the front 

of the group are wearing, purple, white and 

green: purple symbolising dignity, white 

purity and green hope. We also know what 

they were singing when the picture was 

taken, come to that. 

This West Country Pilgrimage walked, whilst 

some amongst them cycled, from Land’s End 

to London via Devon, gathering more and 

more women along the way. 

It was the summer of 1913 and as they trudged 

the dusty miles in support of The National 

Union of Women Suffrage Societies, one 

of their number, Emily Wilding Davison, 

The West Country Pilgrimage 

had thrown herself under the hooves of the 

King’s horse at the Epsom Derby and they 

faced hostility and abuse - from men and 

women alike - before reaching a 50,000 strong 

national rally in Hyde Park, demanding 

Votes for Women. 

The long road to emancipation 

Their route took them into Devon at 

Plymouth, where they were met with abuse 

and rotten eggs were thrown. They held 

open air meetings as they went with other 

groups joining them at Exeter from Torquay, 

Exmouth, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth and 

many of the surrounding towns and villages. 

They then advanced on Taunton and thence 

to London. 

Suffragettes and Devon were in the news 

again in December of that same year when 

Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst was arrested as 

On Home Office instructions (who were 

worried about the welcome that awaited her 

in Southampton) she was taken from the ship, 

whisked into the awaiting basement cell in 

Exeter Prison where she went on hunger 

strike in protest. She was released four days 

later under the Temporary Discharge for Ill- 

Health Act, commonly known as the Cat and 

Mouse Act. It allowed for the early release 

of prisoners weakened by hunger strike and 

at risk of death. 

A first for Devon 

In 1918, women over 30 who held £5 of property 

or had husbands who did, were given the 

vote. All women finally got the vote in 1928, 

but the first women to take her seat in the 

House of Commons was Nancy Astor as the 

MP for Plymouth Sutton, who sat from 1919 

until 1945. 

We also know that those women in that faded 

photograph on the West Country Pilgrimage 

sang as that journey snowballed, to keep their 

spirits up. You can find words and images for 

the song they sang on their historic march on 

YouTube under “The March of the Women” 

by Ethel Smyth. 

The version with the rather tinny piano 

accompaniment is best because it has the 

lyrics at the foot of the screen. If you have 

tears, prepare to shed them. 

Did Cheddar Man make 

it to Torquay? 

THREE HUNDRED GENERATIONS AGO - 

that’s 10,000 years, according to the Natural 

History Museum, there were probably fewer 

than 12,000 people scattered around this 

country. 

One of them was the so-called Cheddar Man 

whose recent DNA analysis has revealed him 

to have had dark brown skin and blue eyes. 

Would he or any of his chums ever have 

wandered down to our part of the world, 

hunting and gathering I wondered. I asked 

Nick Powe, director of Kents Cavern 

Cheddar Man (photo courtesy of the 

Natural History Museum). 

Prehistoric Caves in Torquay, if they had any 

human remains from this period. Nick said 

“Yes indeed – Britain’s oldest early modern 

human fossil, Homo sapiens (same species as 

Cheddar Man) was found in Kents Cavern. 

In fact this (jaw bone) is the oldest human 

fossil ever found in north western Europe”. 

“Kents Cavern has revealed evidence of 

three quite distinct human species, Homo 

sapiens, Neanderthals and Homo erectus or 

Heidelbergensis, the first bi-pedal hominids 

to come out of Africa and populate the world”. 

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Birds of Devon Rivers by Andy Stutheridge 

Goosander 

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Grey Wagtail 

Devon is probably best known for its 

high moors and sandy beaches, but 

it's also blessed with some spectacular 

rivers and picturesque estuaries. 

Most of Devon’s rivers have their 

source on Dartmoor or Exmoor 

such as the rivers Exe, Teign, Dart, 

Plym, Torridge and Taw, but others 

like the rivers Axe, Otter and Tamar 

rise outside the county. 

They are important for recreation, 

agriculture, industry and fishing, but 

also provide natural corridors bustling 

with wildlife and surrounded 

by stunning scenery. 

These rivers provide a rich habitat for 

many of our commoner birds but 

also to less familiar and rarer species. 

Any walk alongside these rivers will 

surely bring you into close contact 

with some lovely sights, whether 

it be a Swan gracefully floating by 

or the dazzling blue flash of the 

Kingfisher as it races past you at high 

speed close to the water's surface. 

A rivers journey will begin at its 

source which can be a simple moorland 

spring and it is hard to imagine 

that this small trickle will eventually 

evolve into a mighty river. The upper 

reaches of the moorland rivers are 

often rocky and fast flowing as they 

descend from the higher ground and 

race through gullies and steep sided 

rocky valleys. It is these areas that 

I particularly love as they are wild 

and isolated and it is here that you 

are most likely to see Grey Wagtails 

(top) and Dippers (overleaf). 

The Dipper (above) is one of my 

favourite birds and is a short-tailed, 

wren-like bird about the size of a 

thrush. It gets its name from its constant 

dipping and bobbing when 

perched on a rock or other perch. 

Its white throat and breast contrasts 

with its dark body plumage and is 

remarkable in its method of walking 

into and under water in search of 

larvae, invertebrates and insects. It 

is our only songbird able to do this. 

I have spent hours watching and 

photographing these unique birds 

and they often return to the same 

spot each year to raise their broods. 

I know of some locations where they 

have nested in the same spot for at 

least the last 20 years. 

Wherever you find the Dipper you 

will often see the Grey Wagtail 

(above), resplendent in spring and 

summer with its bright yellow breast. 

It too loves the wilder areas of the 

river, but can also be found on the 

middle and lower reaches and even 

near the coast. It's seldom still and 

will often leap into the air to catch 

passing insects. It truly is a beautiful 

bird and always a delight to see. 

The Middle reaches of our rivers 

run more gently and after the high 

energy flow of the upper reaches, 

it now seems much calmer as the 

river widens on its journey to the 

coast, often through deep wooded 

valleys, filled with songbirds, buzzards 

and woodpeckers. There can 

still be rapids and cascades here 

and the main river may be joined 

by tributaries of smaller rivers. 

Here the river will often flow over 

a gravelly, stony bed and Dippers 

and Wagtails are still prominent 

here. The Goosander (left), a relative 

newcomer to Devon, can also 

be seen in these areas. 

Goosanders are diving ducks of the 

sawbill family, so-called because of 

their long serrated bills used to catch 

fish and are one of Devon's breeding 

successes of recent years. They first 

bred on the river Dart in 1980 and 

now breed on many of our larger 

rivers such as the Exe, Dart and Teign 

making use of holes in trees to lay 

their eggs. 

I regularly see them on The Exe, 

which is my local river, both on the 

upper and middle reaches. In winter 

they can be seen congregating in 

groups on lakes and larger ponds 

and in early spring they spread out 

again to their breeding haunts. 

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Little Egret 

Mandarin duck 

Also on some rivers you can catch 

sitings of the colourful Mandarin 

Duck, an introduced species which 

also breeds in tree holes or hollows. 

In these lower reaches the flow is 

more sedate as the river meanders 

slowly through the countryside. 

Wagtails can still be seen here but 

Kingfishers are by no means rare in 

Devon but their colourful plumage 

ensure that the bird is surprisingly 

camouflaged as it sits on overhang- 

time and again to the same branch 

or post. If you can find one of these 

perches and then sit quietly you will 

almost certainly get good views of 

this stunning bird. 

They make good use of the high 

sandy banks of the river here in 

which they excavate a small tunnel 

at the end of which is a hollowed out 

chamber where it lays its eggs. Heavy 

rain and any subsequent flooding 

is the main threat to the Kingfisher 

and many nests are destroyed by 

rising river levels. 

You are also likely to see here that 

stealthy and silent hunter, the Grey 

Heron, as it stalks the shallows by 

the river edge trying to catch fish, 

eels and frogs. Its smaller cousin 

the Little Egret can also be found 

here and often congregates in small 

groups in fields by the river. 

As the river continues its descent 

towards the sea it widens again 

and its high banks are often bordered 

by flood plains and farmland. 

this is now the main area to see Mute 

Swans, mallards, Coots and Canada 

Geese and as well as one of our most 

beautiful birds,the Kingfisher. 

Kingfisher 

ing branches and foliage by the river 

making them difficult to spot. 

The Kingfisher will dive for small fish 

from a favourite perch returning 

Little Egrets have also moved from 

mainland Europe in the last few years, 

probably due to climate change, 

and now nest at several locations in 

the county. The larger Great White 

Egret has also colonised parts of 

Somerset and is occasionally seen 

on our rivers and estuaries and it is 

hoped that it too will soon breed 

in Devon. Eventually, our rivers will 

complete their journey when they 

reach the sea. They bring with them 

Mute Swan 

The Coot 

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Grey Heron 

nutrient rich sediments eroded from 

the river banks and river beds, which 

help create our lovely estuaries and 

provide a rich food source for invertebrates 

and molluscs, which in turn 

provide a bounty for Waders, Geese, 

Shelduck and Grebes. 

Hopefully, you will now be aware of 

how our rivers sustain a unique ecosystem 

for birds and other wildlife 

and it is of course essential that they 

are maintained and protected. We 

can all play a part in this by ensuring 

a cleaner, pollution free environment 

so that our rivers can be enjoyed and 

appreciated for ourselves and future 

generations in the years to come. 

Andy Stuthridge 

Many thanks to Andy, I'm sure 

you'll agree that his photos are 

stunning - Editor. 

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GARDENING 

Janet East is the proprietor 

at Yellingham Farm, also 

running a Farmhouse B&B 

establishment 

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The diary of lady farmer, Janet East 

The weather has been 

atrocious and the fields are 

under a deluge of water - it just 

lies there, floating, totally still, 

not moving, not doing anything, 

not going anywhere. Each day I 

consider the merits of doing my 

rounds of the farm in a wetsuit 

and snorkel. At least if I fell in 

the river when it is a raging 

torrent, which seems to be ever 

more frequent, I would stand 

a chance of survival as I was 

whisked away at speed towards 

the Otter! No good whinging, 

but yesterday the rain very 

nearly cost the life of my old 

border collie Jill. 

It was pouring with rain 

and even my good trusty 

waterproofs were struggling to 

keep out the water as I started 

my last job of the day before 

a well earned rest to dry out 

in front of the Aga. I loaded 

up the quad trailer with hay 

ready to take down to the river 

field where there are forty odd 

hoggets looking forward to my 

gift of something dry for them 

to eat. I started up the engine 

which was a signal for Jill, my 

old collie to jump on the back 

and hitch a ride. It was late 

afternoon by the time I got 

to the sheep and getting a bit 

dark, but as usual all five dogs 

bounded along with me, bar Jill, 

as they actually love the river, 

no matter what the weather. 

The current dog game is for 

Todd to bark loudly, Kit to dive 

into the river and run up and 

down and the others to run 

up and down the riverbank 

watching Kitʼs antics. No 

different to normal. Hay 

unloaded, a shrill whistle 

indicating itʼs time for home 

and off I sped with the dogs 

running at full pelt, water and 

mud flying everywhere. After 

shutting the chickens away and 

a quick check of the in-lamb 

ewes which are safely housed 

indoors, out go the lights in 

the barn and itʼs indoors for 

the night. Just the dogs to sort 

5 bowls of food... only 4 dogs? 

out ‒ whilst they donʼt mind 

the weather, the poor things 

seem to be permanently wet 

and covered in mud ‒ but still 

they smile, wag their tails and 

splatter my walls in mud as 

they shake ‒ must paint the 

walls brown next time. 

Feeding the dogs, I put down 

the 5 bowls, but only 4 dogs 

appeared. Jill was missing. 

Sheʼs now 14 and whilst active, 

is always last through the 

barn gates before I shut them. 

Because it was getting dark 

and I was freezing cold, I must 

have just had a blank and didnʼt 

see her come through the gate 

‒ which obviously she didnʼt. 

The language was acute as the 

sodden wet arctic clothing was 

put back on. In the dark she 

could be anywhere. I was quite 

honestly frightened for her. I 

took all the dogs back out as 

they have a brilliant sense in 

the dark. I started up the quad 

and slowly drove around the 

perimeter of the front field 

which is some 11 acres, she was 

nowhere to be seen. Biggest 

problem is she is deaf, so no 

good calling her name. In 

the next field where there is a 

great big ditch - could she have 

slipped and fallen in and not 

been able to get out? Couldnʼt 

see her. Then I remembered 

last seeing her down at the 

river with the others. So at far 

too quick a pace, I bombed 

down to the river field which is 

long and narrow ‒ some 600 

yards of river. It was difficult 

to see because the quad lights 

werenʼt shining on the whole 

of the river and I had to keep 

stopping and turn the quad 

head on. Still no sign. It was 

getting later and later and I did 

fear for her. 

All of a sudden we got to a place 

where the cattle drink in the 

summer and the river bank is 

low, but the river was running 

quite high. There across the 

other side of the river, stranded 

on a tiny shelf was Jill. In 

her old age, with her sight 

and hearing diminishing, she 

must have lost her footing, 

fallen in the river, somehow 

swum across to the other side 

and was stood freezing and 

shivering with the cold. 

Yet another venture into the 

river for me as there was no 

way she had the desire, or 

energy to swim back across - 

she really looked so frightened. 

I quickly threw off my wellies 

as the water was too deep and 

made my way to the opposite 

bank. She was too heavy for 

me to carry that far in water, 

so with me supporting her the 

best I could, she swam back. I 

couldnʼt feel my legs, the water 

was so cold. Safely back on the 

other side, I bundled her up on 

the back of the quad and home 

we went. She loves the quad 

thank goodness and was soon 

wagging her tail as we all - yes 

all 5 dogs this time ‒ sped back 

across the fields to the warmth 

of the kitchen. 

A good towelling, down, an 

extra special dinner and her 

bed moved in front of the Aga, 

she was soon a very happy 

dog... and a very lucky dog. 

My tail was still frozen, so I 

plonked my rear end on the 

Aga. An Aga is a girlʼs best 

friend - and a dogʼs too. 

Janet 

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Equine Science to degree level and 

produced research for preparing 

Great Britains' equestrian teams 

for the Olympics. Natalie provides 

consultations in horse management, 

training and problem solving using 

a force-free, science based approach. 

Change the way you 

look at things and the 

things you look 

at change 

I have a photograph in the 

classroom, of me jumping down 

a huge drop fence cross country 

at the National Championships. 

Once upon a time I liked that 

photo, it recorded a memory of 

a competitive achievement and 

reminded me of the fun I had 

competing and challenging myself. 

Then in more recent years, as I 

learnt more I started to be racked 

with guilt about that picture, it no 

longer bought me pleasure. Why? 

Because in it I’m ‘hailing a cab’ as 

the saying goes, I’d basically taken 

my hand off the reins and hit my 

beloved horse George with a whip. 

I did it because the adrenaline 

was high, we were doing well 

and he came into the drop fence 

and backed off and I made a split 

second decision and I used my 

whip. Only once, but I used it. In 

fact in the 20 years of owning 

George I can’t remember ever 

hitting him more than twice but 

the fact remains that I did. The 

first was out of frustration, again 

at a competition, I was 17 years 

old and he got over excited, I lost 

my patience and hit him. My dad 

hauled me out of the saddle and 

gave me such a telling off I can 

still remember it, he was rightly 

appalled and told me that if I ever 

did it again I wouldn’t be allowed 

to ride. 

But back to the photo. This was 

many years later, I was wiser and 

had more experience and I hit 

George not out of frustration 

but because that was what I was 

taught to do, if a horse backs 

off from a jump, use the whip. It 

was just a normal part of riding 

cross country. It is only all these 

years later that I look at the whip 

differently and because of this 

I get consumed with guilt. The 

drop fence was big, he naturally 

just wanted to check it out as we 

came to it at speed, he hesitated 

and got hit for doing so. He didn’t 

deserve it, quite the opposite, he 

was looking after us both and the 

guilt comes from this and knowing 

that I can’t ever say sorry or take 

it away. Horses don’t understand 

sorry. 

Years of traditional lessons and 

competing had desensitised me 

to what whipping a horse actually 

meant. It was never referred to as 

causing pain, a classic example 

of humans changing language 

for moral disengagement! But 

whips do cause pain, that’s why 

they’re used, they get the horse 

to do something that it might not 

want to do because otherwise it 

gets hurt. Even if only used once 

the whip can become associated 

with pain and so its mere presence 

can be enough to get a horse to 

perform. 

And for those that need further 

evidence, research has now given 

us proof that the horse’s skin has 

more nerve endings than humans 

and it is also thinner, meaning 

that against popular belief, 

horses do feel pain when they 

are smacked with a whip, even 

gently. It’s actually common sense 

if we’re honest with ourselves and 

We insure it. 

You enjoy it. 

not clouded by the problem of 

desensitisation to their use. 

I kept George until the end of 

his days, he had many years of 

retirement and I like to think he 

was happy. I can’t change the past 

but I can learn from it and I now 

use the photo to help explain to 

others that inflicting pain is not a 

positive method of horsemanship. 

George was the best teacher I 

could ever wish for, he taught me 

more than anyone in my whole 

career. If only I’d known how 

privileged I was at the time. 

Happy Riding! 

Natalie x 

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The Old Vet’nary 

by Ken Watson 

The intelligence of birds 

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My dictionary defines “Intelligence” 

as the capacity for 

understanding. I prefer to think 

of it as the ability to cope with life. 

Birds are a perfect example, and as 

their lives are short evolutionary 

improvements built up fast over 

generations, as opposed to, say 

elephants or horses. Think what 

they have achieved since they 

branched off from dinosaurs. The 

Turkey of today is probably the 

closest to dinosaurs. Look at it 

closely and you can see how scales 

became feathers. 

Most of these improvements have 

come about either by genetic 

aberrations or from renegade 

individuals who have suddenly 

devised better ways of coping 

with life. Some of these variations 

have been successful, but most 

have just disappeared in the soup 

of life. Young birds learn most 

from parents, but they also copy 

each other. There are examples 

of sheer stupidity, such as the 

Pied Wagtail which attacks its 

image in the wing mirror of a car, 

or the Crow who pecks at a pingpong 

ball, but mainly their foibles 

have one aim, the procreation of 

the species. The classic example 

of Tom Tits stealing cream from 

milk bottles on doorsteps is 

said to have started in an area 

North of London, from where it 

spread like wildfire by copying to 

the most of the country. Many 

innovations have to do with 

sexual display. We have all seen 

the swooping stalled flight of the 

Pigeon, usually accompanied by a 

distinct clap of the wings. Various 

species perform a complicated 

dance before their partner and 

presumably have learnt this 

from their fathers. The Bower 

Bird woos his intended with a 

display of bauble collected, bottle 

tops, pieces of coloured glass 

or plastic. He will smooth out a 

stage to display them and then 

enhance the whole shebang 

by pulling adjacent long grass 

into an arch to make a bower. 

The female will come to view. 

If it does not impress her, she 

will fly off. Then he will either 

rearrange his treasures or fly away 

in search of new trinkets, some of 

which he might steal from other 

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be gone long or his own trove 

might be burgled. Many other 

tricks have been acquired, the 

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the way some birds will carry 

moss to their nest to squeeze 

out moisture for their nestlings or 

a Woodpecker honey laden bark 

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cheeky House Sparrow realised 

that it was easier to squeeze down 

the tube from the top and then 

come out backwards. Soon they 

were all doing it, even the Greater 

Spotted Woodpecker who was a 

pretty tight fit. 

'Wilson' 

by Richard Woodward 

Yet not all accomplishments 

come from copying. The young 

Cuckoo’s parents have left for 

Africa probably before it is even 

hatched, but it knows its own 

route to Africa and what to do with 

its egg on return to this country 

next Spring. The last batch 

of young Swallows or Martins 

can find their migratory route 

without parental guidance, and 

what about their use of magnetic 

lines for migration. Get my drift 

about intelligence? 

On the other hand, the amount 

of infidelity among birds would 

amaze you. Most Robins have 2 

or 3 wives, but the females are 

also up to the game and often nip 

off to a lover, so that any clutch 

of eggs in a nest may have more 

than one set of genes. Oh what 

a world it is out there. Reminds 

you of human-kind! 

- Ken Watson 

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HISTORIC PEW ENDS, ALL SAINTS CHURCH, EAST BUDLEIGH 

TheRALEIGH P EW 

Situated inside All Saints church at East Budleigh you can view the historic Raleigh Pew. It's where the Raleigh family sat as 

they worshipped at the church. You have to remember that Raleigh was a youngster, attending the church with the family, 

his schooling was at Vicar's Mead just down the road and his home was Hayes Barton, about half a mile out of the village. 

In the fourteenth century, before the river Otter had silted up, the sea reached the edge of the village and East Budleigh 

was actually a port as well as being a market town. Perhaps the port is where Walter gained his love of ships and the sea. 

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HISTORIC PEW ENDS, ALL SAINTS CHURCH, EAST BUDLEIGH 

images Cn.jones 

unknown origination 

It's sad to say that the origination of this pew appears to be unknown. It's an odd mix of imagery that's been carved 

into this pew end, a ship being the most prominent item with someone in the crow's nest. East Budleigh being a port 

at the time, the sea was an important carrier of goods, so it's probably reasonable to suggest that it was the pew 

of a prominent local family with links to the sea, perhaps a prosperous merchant? It is noticeable that none of the 

mediaeval pew ends carry either Christian iconography or references within their carvings. 

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‘There are 11.9 million disabled people 

in the UK. Almost 1 in 5 people in the UK 

have a disability’ (Papworth Trust, 2016). 

The majority of disabilities are not 

visible; there are only 1.2 million 

wheelchair users in the UK. More 

than 800,000 people in the UK are 

profoundly deaf and over 2 million 

people live with sight loss. 

Living Options is a leading charity 

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on these invisible disabilities. The 

charity was set up in 1990 by 

Peter Swain OBE, Chair of Trustees, 

following an accident which gave him 

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Devon. With just one staff member 

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80% of the Trustees and volunteers 

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One of the charity’s newest projects 

is Heritage Ability. Supported by 

the Heritage Lottery Fund, the 

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heritage places across the South 

West improve accessibility to 

enable meaningful and enriching 

experiences. Another of the charity’s 

project is the See Hear Centre, which 

provides information, training and 

equipment demonstrations/loans 

for those with sensory loss across 

North Devon. The service helps 

people to make best use of their 

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their independence: 

“I am now able to volunteer at local 

library because I can read emails 

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In July last year, Living Options 

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The charity hopes to further raise 

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The Old Vicarage, Otterton 

The Old Vicarage Residential Home is a grade two listed Georgian country house, 

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Devonʼs NHS in crisis 

by Martin Shaw 

Three Devon emergency clinicians, Ann Hicks of 

Plymouth Hospitals, Liam Kevern of Northern Devon 

and Nick Mathieu of Torbay and South Devon, signed 

an urgent letter to the Prime Minister in January saying 

that in A&E, ʻthe current level of safety compromise 

is at times intolerable, despite the best efforts of staff.’ 

However winter pressures have only made the crisis in 

Devon’s NHS worse: it has been evident throughout 

the year. 

idea, are highly controversial 

as they could involve 10-15 

year contracts to supply all 

NHS services for the county 

and restrict patients’ entitlements 

to the services 

specified in the contracts. 

Postcode lotteries would 

be embedded in different 

contracts across England: 

effectively we wouldn’t have 

a national health service with 

universal standards. Much 

NHS treatment would be 

second-class, and better-off 

people would be pushed 

further towards private 

treatment. 

All hospital trusts in Devon are further 

from meeting national waiting time 

targets than they were 12 months ago, 

not only for A&E but also for cancer 

care and planned operations. In North 

Devon 25 and in Exeter 20 per cent of 

cancer patients are not treated within 

62 days of an urgent referral by a GP 

(the national target is a maximum of 

15 per cent). In cancer care, delays cost 

lives. The Royal Devon and Exeter Trust 

claims that reducing ‘elective activity’ 

by 5 per cent is a success of the last 

year, but patients tell me it just means 

waiting longer in discomfort and pain 

for operations which are not really a 

matter of choice. 

The Royal College of Surgeons estimates 

that the NHS needs real annual 

rises of 4 per cent to keep pace with the 

costs of a growing, ageing population 

and improving treatments, but it has 

had increases of only 1 per cent since 

the Conservatives came to power. 

Devon, with its older-than-average 

population, is even more underfunded 

than nationally. Managers in our Clinical 

Commissioning Groups (CCGs) 

have therefore focused on reducing 

the mounting deficit. In the last two 

years they have closed in-patient beds 

in community hospitals such as Seaton 

(pictured), after flawed consultations in 

which communities felt badly treated. 

All CCG efforts have gone into a ‘new 

model’ of care at home, but it is not 

yet clear how well this has worked for 

patients through the winter. The one 

real success in the last year seems to 

be to have reduced bed-blocking, by 

getting more patients discharged early 

from the acute hospitals. 

addressing the declining real pay of 

nurses and others (for years they have 

had rises of only 1 per cent while inflation 

has mounted to 3 per cent) would 

surely help recruitment. Workers in 

private care homes, mostly paid just 

the minimum wage, need to get the 

genuine Living Wage to offset the lure 

of easier jobs in retail - for example, 

there is a fear that the new IKEA will hit 

care worker recruitment in Exeter. The 

Brexit vote and the depreciation of the 

pound have also led some European 

doctors, nurses and care workers to 

leave the county, while others have 

not come in the numbers they were 

previously doing. 

In the face of these severe pressures, 

managers are pushing further organisational 

changes. ‘Place-based delivery 

systems’ of care will centre on market 

towns, and a series of community 

‘conversations’ has been launched. 

We must hope that these will enable 

local people to secure the services 

that people want in their towns. In 

our far-flung county, it makes sense 

to deliver many treatments in the local 

hospitals (which communities have 

helped build and maintain), so that 

The public would no longer be able to 

make Freedom of Information requests 

about the operation of the service 

sick people can avoid often-difficult 

journeys, with poor public transport 

to already congested cities. 

At the county level, in the last two 

years we have had the cost-cutting 

Success Regime and then the Sustainability 

and Transformation Plan (SPT), 

which will become an Accountable 

Care System (ACS) from 1st April. This 

may lead to the issuing of contracts 

to Accountable Care Organisations 

(ACOs) later in 2018. You are probably 

as confused as I am by this cascade 

of acronyms, but ACOs, an American 

Moreover Jeremy Hunt, the Secretary 

of State for Health, has told Dr Sarah 

Wollaston, the MP for Totnes who 

chairs the Health Select Committee, 

that private companies have equal 

rights to tender for ACO contracts. 

If Devon’s ACO was run by a private 

company, this would be a tipping 

point in privatisation of the local NHS. 

It’s not clear that our Health Scrutiny 

Committee would still be able to hold 

providers to account, or to refer decisions 

it didn’t like to the Secretary of 

State for independent investigation. 

The public would no longer be able to 

make Freedom of Information requests 

about the operation of the service, as 

this would be covered by commercial 

confidentiality. 

The public have not been informed 

about these changes, and especially 

after recent scandals involving contracted-out 

public services, there is 

no consensus in Devon or nationally 

for privatising the NHS. It is therefore 

deplorable that Devon’s ACS was not 

brought to the Health Scrutiny Committee 

in time for proper evaluation. 

However I have now put it on the 

agenda and I hope councillors will 

put a halt to this development. Meanwhile, 

the real decisions are being 

made nationally. Devon’s MPs should 

show some mettle and make proper 

funding for the NHS their condition for 

supporting the government. 

Martin Shaw is the 

Independent East Devon 

Alliance County Councillor for 

Seaton and Colyton 

Like all areas of the NHS, the teams 

running nursing and care at home 

suffer from difficulties in recruiting staff. 

It is often said that these shortages 

are a separate issue from funding, but 

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Hillside House 

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The house has undergone 

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fourteen residents. The rooms are 

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We focus on providing delicious 

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Our day room is accessed 

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We have lift 

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Within the grounds 

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our horses, ponies & 

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Bright, cheerful dining room 

Enclosed courtyard - relaxing lounge at end 

Throughout the care home 

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MANAGING your MONEY 

"the hardest thing in the world 

to understand is income tax" 

Albert Einstein 

Celebrating 26 years of 

providing independent 

financial advice in Devon 

Funding the State pension 

- there's trouble ahead! 

recent document released by the Government 

A Actuary's department (in 2017) has laid out its 

predictions that the National Insurance (NI) fund faces 

a shortfall by the 2030s. 

The report predicted that the NI 

fund would continue to rise until 

2025 before rapidly declining to 

zero. 

These predicted results 

are partly due to a lower future 

earnings prediction (so less NI to 

be collected) along with the impact 

of the triple lock guarantee on the 

state pension. 

6 million people in 

their 40s will need to 

wait or work longer 

before they can draw 

a state pension 

If you recall, there has recently 

been another move to put back the 

state pension age for the younger 

generations. 6 million people in 

their 40s will need to wait or work 

longer before they can draw a state 

pension. So another hike may be 

unpalatable. The other approach to 

solving this problem is to increase NI 

contributions. Class 1 may need to 

rise from 22% to 27% by 2025. I think 

this is what is commonly known as 

a "hot potato" with the government 

getting well and truly burned when 

it attempted a similar move with 

self-employed contributions last 

year. Chancellor Philip Hammond 

was forced into a u-turn on his 

2017 plans following a general 

outcry. Much of the problem may 

lie in the growing trend for many 

previously employed positions to 

have somehow become redefined 

as self-employed positions. The gig 

economy undoubtedly has a lot to 

answer for in terms of tax and NI 

shortfall - but this may be changing 

as we hear of various gig economy 

workers going to Employment 

Tribunals over issues such as sick 

pay, public holidays, maternity 

leave etc. Recently I read that a 

BBC presenter has recently been 

landed with a tax/NI bill of up to 

£420,000 after losing a legal battle 

with HM Revenue and Customs. 

It has been reported in the media 

that Christa Ackroyd (presenter 

of the regional Look North news 

programme) was contracted by 

the BBC via a personal service 

company. The BBC hold that the use 

of personal services companies was 

"entirely legitimate and common 

practice across the industry". I have 

to say, sadly, added to the recent 

equal pay gripes at the BBC, I don't 

think this situation really reflects 

very well on this public body. 

In my view, at the end of the day, 

it may well be that the NI fund is 

simply bailed out from general 

taxation and then revenue raising 

or benefit cutting will be brought 

into play. Unfortunately, if you 

haven't retired by 2032, then your 

state retirement age may start to 

become fluid once again. 

Property is not as 

tax-efficient as a 

pension 

Saving towards retirement is 

absolutely vital, however, many 

people still believe that pensions 

"don't work" or that they are "broken". 

Many preferring to buy property as 

their retirement vehicle of choice. 

Property is not as tax-efficient 

as a pension, is not flexible and 

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one asset class tends to be risky, 

after all, the housing market has 

been known to crash. This outlook 

is problematic because there is 

nothing intrinsically wrong with 

pensions, in fact, they are simply 

one of the most tax efficient and 

flexible retirement savings plans 

available. Generally I believe that 

although people are aware of the 

need to save for retirement, they are 

not always saving in the right way. 

I recently came across a new client 

saving regularly into her National 

Savings & Investment account 

and this wasn't the best savings 

choice in her circumstances. There 

is such a wide choice of products 

and savings vehicles that people 

tend to be information-rich on 

these aspects but unable to filter 

the information and to be able to 

pick out what is really relevant to 

their situation. Getting it right all 

along the way and particularly at 

retirement is vital as some choices 

can't be undone. As always, getting 

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Oxford House 

West Street Ashburton 

Devon UK 

TQ13 7DU 

info@artisansandartists.co.uk 

Showroom / South Devon Studio 00 44 (0)1364 653276 

North Devon Studio 00 44 (0)1837 811099 

artisansandartists.co.uk

Devonshire March April 18

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