Lynton, Lynmouth and Exmoor Advertiser, April 2019

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THE 

LYNTON, LYNMOUTH AND EXMOOR 

ADVERTISER 

www.lyntonadvertiser.com 

advertise@lyntonadvertiser.com 

April 2019 

Issue 238

2 APRIL 2019 

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advertise@lyntonadvertiser.com 01598 752788

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APRIL 2019 3 

Lynton’s No. 1 estate agent 

01598 752221 

LYNTON £299,950 *NEW INSTRUCTION* 

STUNNING 2-bed, 2-bath, FF flat with panoramic 

sea views. Beautifully presented, four balconies, 

quality fitted kitchen, and large lounge and dining 

area. Communal grounds & Parking 

BRENDON £300,000 *SALE AGREED* 

CHARMING stone cottage with garage, parking and 

garden, between Rockford and Brendon. Timeless 

Exmoor location. 

LYNMOUTH £360,000 *NEW INSTRUCTION* 

Large period house, parking for 3 cars and lovely 

river views. Previously traded as a guesthouse, a 

flexible home-with-income opportunity. Needs 

mods, hence price. 

WE URGENTLY NEED MORE 

PROPERTIES TO SELL! 

(Because we keep selling them!) 

Residential AND commercial – we 

out-sold every other estate agent* in 

this area last year – and every year 

for the last five years! 

So, don’t accept second-best. 

Talk to your local experts, 

Exmoor Property, 

Lynton’s No. 1 estate agent. 

** See our new website at 

www.exmoorproperty.com ** 

*Source: Rightmove.co.uk 

BARBROOK £300,000 

4-bed attached period house with garden, garage, 

OSP and woodland opposite. Located on a quiet 

lane above Barbrook and enjoying country views. 

Some mods needed. 


Modern, 2-bed GF flat with allocated parking and 

views. Guest parking, communal grounds and a 

communal summer house in this sought-after, 

private development. 


EASY ACCESS A modern 2-bed GF flat with 

allocated parking space and shared patios. Lowmaintenance 

home. Over 55s 

LYNTON £350,000 

Profitable lifestyle business with accomm. 2 

businesses (laundry & launderette) plus 2-bed flat. 

Great income for a 35-hour week. All equipment & 

training included. 

PARRACOMBE £290,000 

Charming 17thC, 3-bed, stone house with lots of 

character, in the heart of Parracombe village. 

Terraced garden, small stone barn & separate 

garage nearby. 

LYNBRIDGE £255,000 *SALE AGREED* 

Character Vic 3-bed, 2-bath stone house, with 

beautiful woodland views. Sun-trap front patio and 

terraced garden. Nicely presented. Ideal family, 

couple, hols or investment. 

WOODY BAY £295,000 *SEA VIEWS* 

GET AWAY from it all! Spacious 2-bed, 2-bath 

luxury flat with stunning sea views, large paved 

terrace and parking. Tranquil woodland setting. 

Fabulous! 

LYNTON £165,000 *OFFERS INVITED* 

2-bed end-terrace stone cottage with bags of 

character and a roof terrace. Ideal for retirement, 

hols, investment, FTBs or L&L. 



We hope you enjoy this Advertiser and welcome you as a valued reader. 

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River Barle, Jon Coole 

Driver has lucky escape 

Heritage Impact Fund 

CDS offering better broadband 

Learn to love your computer, A Brett 

Ongoing roadworks on Station Hill, Lynton 

Lyn Health News 

What happens to your recycling? 

Police Newsletter 

Project to recreate lost Exmoor garden 

Larking about in Lynton, Jan Hunt 

Pleasure Dome Theatre returns to Valley of Rocks 

Lynton Cinema 

Regal Theatre 

Lynmouth singers pitch in 

‘Notes’, Dave Walden 

Exmoor Pony Centre newsletter 

Legal 

Property 

Antiques 

Financial 

Architectural Services 

Signage 

Funeral Services 

Computer Services 

Motoring, Transport 

Healthcare, Beauty 

Provisions 

Animal Services 

Homes and Gardens 

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Photograph Simon Ellery 

A driver had a miraculous escape when his car breached the bank just 

above Ninneywell on Countisbury Hill early on Saturday morning, 9 th March falling 

about 1,000 feet and ending up on the rocky beach at Sillery Sands. The driver 

managed to get out of his vehicle and walked to a nearby holiday apartment to get 

help. He was lucky to survive as the damage to his vehicle was extensive. 

Lynmouth Coastguard Search and Rescue backed up by Ilfracombe Coastguard, 

Lynton Fire, Barnstaple Fire SRT and Police and Ambulance Services were called and 

the driver was transferred to hospital firstly by ambulance then air ambulance. Cliff 

technicians were deployed to the beach at the request of the Police to make sure 

there were no other casualties. The A39 was closed during the emergency services 

operation. 

A great example of joint services working together and we are fortunate to have these 

people in the area. Well done to everyone involved ! 

www.Facebook/Lynmouth Coastguard Search and Rescue 

R.N.L.I. 


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Marsdens Devon Cottages is one of Devon’s leading independent holiday letting companies 

with more than 40 years’ experience. Here are some of the reasons why our home 

owners choose – and remain – with us. 

High booking levels and competitive 

Strong online presence across multiple 

commission rates result in the best 

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income for you 

Experienced, knowledgeable and 

Bespoke services to suit your needs – we can 

trusted local team 

manage as much or as little as you’d like us to Guaranteed income for cancelled bookings 

We are a local, Devon-based agency backed 

No registration fees 

by the national marketing expertise of a much Free, no-obligation visit to discuss your needs 

larger company 


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Heritage Impact Fund 

Tailored, flexible loans for community businesses and charities seeking to acquire, reuse or 

redevelop buildings which are of historic or architectural importance. Applications can be 

made at any time. The new Heritage Impact Fund (HIF) is a joint initiative between the 

Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF), the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Historic England, 

Historic Environment Scotland and the Welsh Government’s historic environment service, 

Cadw. 

The HIF offers tailored, flexible loans of between £25,000 and £500,000 for up to three 

years to charities, social enterprises and community businesses that want to acquire, reuse 

or redevelop historic or architecturally important buildings in the UK. It aims to help deliver 

projects that support the sustainability of historic buildings as well as support organisations 

with a clear social mission seeking to deliver demonstrable local economic and community 

impact. Projects can focus on buildings that are listed, in a Conservation Area, or of special 

significance to the local community. 

Loans can be used for a wide variety of activities including working capital during the 

construction phase of a project, capital to grow the scope of a business or to finance the 

acquisition of a property. Incentivised terms are available to provide greater assistance to 

those organisations and projects that will deliver enhanced local economic and community 

impact. 

Further information: http://ahfund.org.uk/hif 

Serving the community for over 200 years 

For all your legal requirements … 

Buying and Selling Residential & Commercial 

property 

Wills & Powers of Attorney 

Probate, Administration of estates and trusts 

Agricultural & Commercial property specialists 

Business Advice and Contract matters 

Personal Injury/Accident Claims – 

“No Win – No Fee” 

Disputes and all Court proceedings 

Debt Collection 

Divorce & Family matters 

Landlord & Tenant 

We are open 9.00 am to 5.30pm 

Monday to Friday 

Contact us for advice from our specialist Solicitors 

Choweree House, 21 Boutport Street, 

Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 1RP 

www.miltonpj.net 01271 344300 info@miltonpj.net 



Architectural 

Drawings 

Specialists in Planning Drawings, 

Planning Applications, 

Working Drawings and 

Building Regulations Applications 

FED UP WITH THE HEADACHE 

OF BOOK-KEEPING? 

NEED HELP? 

CALL CAROL ROBERTS A.I.C.B. 

01598 752724 

FRIENDLY HELPFUL SERVICE 

ALL BOOK-KEEPING WORK 

UNDERTAKEN 

KIRK DYER 

1 Baker’s Court, Lynton, Devon, EX35 6EW 

07873 957158 

www.kgdyerandsonsltd.co.uk 

kirk@kgdyerandsonsltd.co.uk 

Vernon Rush Funerals 

Independent Funeral Director 

PORLOCK : MINEHEAD 

LYNTON : EXMOOR 

01643 862615 (24 hours) 

07967 137033 (Mobile) 

www.vernonrushfunerals.co.uk 

email: vernonrushfunerals@gmail.com 

2 BONDS ROW, PORLOCK, MINEHEAD, TA24 8LE 

COMPUTER REPAIRS 

Exmoor Computer Services 

No Fix, No Fee. Repairs from £35. 

New PC’s set-up. Wireless problems solved. 

Networking issues. Virus removal specialist. 

Documents rescued. Free friendly advice. 

Business Services to Domain Level. 

Call Nick Burnell 

01271 889202 / 07789 718799 

www.exmoorcomputerservices.co.uk 

heidi.signs@btinternet.com 

CDS now offering Better 

Broadband scheme vouchers 

The Connecting Devon and Somerset 

broadband programme announced in 

March that it will be offering vouchers 

through the national BDUK Better 

Broadband Scheme. All homes and 

businesses in the region with broadband 

speeds of less than 2 Mbs per second 

without a published delivery date for 

superfast broadband within the next 12 

months are eligible to apply for an 

interim solution under the voucher 

scheme. Vouchers worth up to £350 

would contribute towards the cost of 

equipment and installation of a 4G 

Fixed Wireless or Satellite solution. 

Applications need to be made through 

registered suppliers on the approved 

supplier list at https://basicbroadband 

checker.culture.gov.uk/ 


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Online safety for kids 

Dear Readers 

This month I am going to talk about ‘momo’ and online safety for kids, and will assume 

most parents have a minimal knowledge of momo. 

In short momo was a nasty, disturbing message claiming to appear on kids’ video 

screens telling them to kill themselves. It apparently started on WhatsApp then 

migrated to YouTube. Eventually after some research the Police said it was a vicious 

hoax set up by hackers looking for information. This spread through my school very 

quickly, did what it was designed to do, and caused worry and panic. We increased our 

security filters and blocked anyone looking for these videos or anything with ‘momo’ in 

a search. You can check for yourselves on any search engine to see the finer points of 

this hoax. Unfortunately the media made things worse by advertising it and then a few 

other people made their own videos, uploaded them and made an already bad 

situation much worse. 

This is a textbook example of how fear can be spread amongst parents and kids. 

Thankfully it has all died down but ultimately we, as parents, grandparents, teachers 

and guardians, have to take what we read or hear with a pinch of salt. Investigate for 

ourselves, verify everything and use technology to our advantage and make it work for 

us. 

Do you really know what your kids are watching or playing? Do you sit with them when 

they are watching videos? Do you know what the PG rating is of the game they are 

playing? For example, did you know the PG rating of the video game Fortnite is 12? 

Did you also know it is illegal in the USA to have a social media account under the age 

of 13? Worryingly, a growing number of European children under the age of 11 are 

using social media. You wouldn’t let a 13 year old buy cigarettes so why let a young 

child use Facebook? There is a lot of online content available to kids and we should 

always try to be aware of what they are watching. I know that I occasionally take my 

eyes off my kids’ whilst they are watching videos but their iPads are locked down, 

however, this isn’t foolproof as things can still get through. 

If you have any questions please do contact me, that’s Andy, at 

ICT@lyntonadvertiser.com 



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Ongoing road works on Station Hill, Lynton 

Estimated duration of work – 3 months from 21 st January! 

Photograph Andrea Davis 

https://devon.roadworks.org/ 

Photographs Bill Pryor 

LEARN TO DRIVE 

with 

GARY ROBERTS 

SCHOOL OF MOTORING 

For competitive prices 

call GARY ROBERTS on 

01598 752724 or 07519 027666 

THEORY TEST TUITION AVAILABLE 

Pass Plus Registered 

IDEAL GIFT 

Driving lesson vouchers available from 

2 hours tuition to full intensive course. 

CALL GARY ON THE ABOVE NUMBER 

OR SEE CAROL IN LONDIS 

Easter Weekend 

Opening hours 

Lands’ End 

Classic Reliability Trial 

Good Friday 

Open 8am – Close at 5pm 

Open 11pm – Close at 5am 

Easter Saturday 

Open at 9am – Close at 7pm 

Easter Sunday 


Bank Holiday Monday 


Good luck to JO, Lauren, 

RIC, Erica, Ash and Rob 

Hours may vary 



Opening Hours 

Tues 23 rd 

April 

until 

31 st October 

Mon – Fri 7am to 8pm 

Sat – Sun 8am to 8pm 

From 

1 st Nov 

Mon – Fri 7am to 7pm 

Sat – Sun 8am to 7pm 

Hours may vary please ring 

Mockham Down Farm, Bratton Fleming, Barnstaple EX32 7LQ 

Tel: 01598 710347 Mob: 07967 894 864 

Charlie has been trading in North Devon for over 40 years with a 

large customer base and can locate any vehicle you require. 

Just contact him to let him know what you are looking for. 

Vehicles carry a 3 month parts and labour warranty. 

Workshop and paint shop facilities available. 

Proprietor: Charlie Burridge 


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Lyn Health Medical and Minor Injury Services News 

New Doctor We are pleased to welcome to the practice Dr Cormack who joins us from the 

1st April. Dr Cormack will be taking on patients who were registered to Dr Rogers. We look 

forward to welcoming him to the team. 

Farewell We are sorry to announce that our Patient Service Advisor, Heather, will be 

leaving us from the end of April. Heather is moving onto pastures new. We would like to 

wish her all the very best in her new venture. 

Early Morning Appointments If you have booked one of our pre-bookable early morning 

appointments please wait at the front door for the doctor to let you in. The ropes may also 

still be up in the car park so you will need to park elsewhere, please do not remove them 

yourselves. Thank you for your assistance with this. 

Local Groups and Clubs - Please Help! Our Patient Group are assisting us with a project to 

advertise the local groups and clubs in our practice area. If you run any of these could you 

supply us with the name of the group, meeting times and contact details. These will be 

displayed in the waiting room. 

Staff Training and Closure Dates The surgery will be closed for staff training on the 

following dates and times. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Minor Injuries will 

remain open as normal. 

Thursday 4th April—Closed from 12.30pm 

Thursday 25th April—Closed from between 1pm and 2pm 

Ilfracombe & District 

Community Minibuses 

LYNTON RING AND RIDE SERVICE 

We operate a Ring and Ride service in 

the Lynton and Lynmouth area for those 

who want to get out and about more 

in friendly company with 2 hours’ stay 

in Minehead on alternate Fridays. 

We will pick up in Parracombe 9.45, 

Barbrook 9.50, Lynton 10 am, 

Lynmouth 10.10, Brendon 10.25. 

Cost is £5 return. 

If this would be of benefit to you, 

relatives or friends, contact 

Janice Banks 01271 864258 to book. 

Open for Residential, 

Day Care and Respite Care 

We have qualified, registered nurses 

and all our carers are trained 

to NVQ2 and NVQ3 

Resident Proprietor: Betty Boundy 

Garson House Care Home, 

7 Lee Road, Lynton, EX35 6HU 

01598 753202 



2019 Land Rover and Cocoa Mint 

Sunglasses now in stock 

Ask about our 50% off a second pair offer and have 

a cool pair of new sunglasses with your prescription! 

3 The Parks, Minehead 01643 702983 

55b Swain Street, Watchet 01984 634140 

www.ExmoorEyecare.co.uk 

advertise@lyntontadvertiser.com 01598 752788

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Stepping into Spring Retreat 

Friday 17 May to Sunday 19 May 2019 

This weekend retreat offers you some of the most breath-taking 

scenery and untouched natural beauty on a peaceful, remote 

coastline of North Devon. Yenworthy Barn and Mill offers luxury 

accommodation with the South West Coast Path and rare 

Atlantic woodlands right on the doorstep. The retreat includes: 

Guided Walks to Sacred Sites Healing Circle 

Gentle Yoga Class 

Shamanic Drumming 

Guided Meditation 

Sacred Ceremony 

Hearty, wholesome food for Friday evening dinner, Saturday 

breakfast, lunch and dinner, Sunday breakfast and lunch. 

Optional extras: 

Complementary therapist and beauty therapist available for deep tissue 

massage, reiki, organic facials, reflexology, manicure and pedicure. 

Accommodation: 

£235 – King Size bed in own room with own ensuite bathroom. 

£225 – Twin bed with shared en suite bathroom. 

£215 – King size bed or single bed in shared room, shared bathroom 

How to book: Please phone 07716 223270 or email 

info@mother-moon.co.uk The rooms will be allocated on a first 

come, first served basis. Payment in full due by 1 April 2019. 

Full details of how to pay will be within your booking form. 

Mother Moon was established in 2017 by Jess Twydall, with the 

intention of bringing like-minded women together in sacred space in 

the wilds of Exmoor. 

I look forward to welcoming you to this special part of the UK. 

CHIROPODISTS 

Martin John Malcolm 

MssCh, MBChA HPC No: CH 17774 

and 

Lesley Watson 

MBChA BSc Hons HPC No: CH 31622 

Boutport Chiropody Clinic 

28 Boutport Street, 

Barnstaple, EX31 1RP 

will be holding surgery at 

Lynton Bowling Club 

17 th April 2019 

29 th May 2019 

Full treatment £20.00 

For an appointment please ring 

01271 323392 Mob:07970 207044 

HOME VISITS BY REQUEST 


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RED RUBY DEVON BEEF 

& EXMOOR LAMB 

From animals born and raised on our farm, 

Grass-fed, given a high standard of care 

and transported by us to the local abattoir. 

Beef boxes and lamb boxes can be ordered 

fresh (packed and labelled for home freezing) 

or frozen meat can be purchased from our 

farm freezer by arrangement. 

Enquiries from the catering trade are welcome. 

www.westilkerton.co.uk 

Facebook West Ilkerton Farm 

Twitter @West Ilkerton 

Chris, Tortie and Sarah Eveleigh 

West Ilkerton Farm, Barbrook 

Lynton EX35 6QA 

Tel (01598) 752310 

The Moorland Pantry 

Butcher – Delicatessen 

Farm Shop – Café 

Organic Exmoor Meats, Home-reared Rare Breed Pork 

Sustainable West Coast Fish & Lynmouth Bay Lobster 

Organic Devon/Exmoor Vegetables 

Organic Lynton Breads, Spelt Breads & Home-made Pies 

Devon Organic Unhomogenised Milk and Local Dairy 

Fair-trade Coffees, Himalayan Teas, Home-made Cakes 

Supporting over 15 Local Farmers/Producers/Artisans 

Sandwiches, snacks and hot food available 

at our new Pantry Café 

12 Lee Road, Lynton 

Tel: 01598 753536 

themoorlandpantry@outlook.com 


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THE COMPLETE HORSE RUG 

WASHING AND REPAIR SERVICE 

7 day turnaround (or less) 

Free collection and delivery 

for 5 or more rugs 

Quantity discounts 

Repairs undertaken at £10ph 

Nikwax products used 

Rug Wash … £11.00 Reproof … £7.00 

Fleeces and Fly Rugs … £9.00 

PETS : FARM : EQUESTRIAN 

OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK 

DELIVERY SERVICE AVAILABLE 

REDUCED DELIVERY CHARGE 

WHEN YOU ORDER ONLINE 

121 High Street, Ilfracombe EX34 9EY 

WE ALSO STOCK COAL, LOGS & KINDLING 

Unit 2, Mullacott Industrial Estate, 

Ilfracombe EX34 8PX 

(behind Mullacott Caravans - follow Starcloth Way) 

FOR ALL YOUR PETS NEEDS 

01271 862570 

01271 865200 

www.melianpetsupplies.co.uk 

info@melianpetsupplies.com 



K.G. DYER & SONS LTD. 

LOCAL BUILDING CONTRACTOR 

Tel/Fax: 01598 753504 Mob: 07873 957 158 

Winners of the Redland Roofing National Craftsmanship Award 

Winners of the Redland Construction of Excellence Award 

SPECIALISTS IN ALL BUILDING REQUIREMENTS 

ROOFING - STONEMASON - JOINERY - PLASTERING 

SKIMMING - EXTENSIONS - NEW BUILD 

RENOVATION AND LIMEWORK 

DECORATING 

6 CROSSMEAD, LYNTON, DEVON, EX35 6DG 


email: kirk@kgdyerandsonsltd.co.uk 

VISIT THE 

SLATE WAREHOUSE AND SHOWROOM for 

Slate tables 

Benches 

Worktops 

Window Cills 

Steps 

Flagstones 

Patio Slabs 

Fire Hearths 

Bespoke cutting and delivery service 

Slate signs, plaques and menu boards made to order. 

UNIT 1 LARKSWAY, GUNN, BARNSTAPLE EX32 7NZ 

www.ardosiaslate.co.uk 

enquiries@ardosiaslate.co.uk 

01271 831039/831049 



FREE & COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS 

All works carried out by 

Professional & Qualified Tradesmen 

Showroom & Trade Counter 

Rolle Quay, Barnstaple, EX31 1JE 

WINDOWS • DOORS 

CONSERVATORIES • ROOFLINE 

CLADDING • HYGIENE CLADDING 

6 CROSSMEAD, LYNTON, EX35 6DG 

01598 753504 

07873 957158 


email: 


01271 321600 

sales@exmoorfascias.co.uk 

www.exmoorfascias.co.uk 

ESTABLISHED AND FAMILY RUN 

SINCE 1926 

Undertaking all aspects of 

Carpentry and Joinery 

STEVE HOBBS 

PAINTER AND DECORATOR 

GENERAL MAINTENANCE 

INTERIOR & EXTERIOR 

PAPER HANGING 

LIGHT BUILDING WORK 

TILING 

FULLY INSURED 

FREE ESTIMATES 

46A LEE ROAD, LYNTON 

01598 752692 

Windows – Doors – Stairs - Interiors 

Conservatories - Kitchens 

Refurbishments 

Pathfields, South Molton 

01769 572134 

www.gshaydon.co.uk 

DEBBIE WELLS 

PAINTING & DECORATING 

City & Guilds Qualified 

Fully Insured 

01598 753682 

07531 118 191 


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DECORATORS 

FREE & COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS 

K.G. DYER & SONS LTD. 

6 CROSSMEAD, LYNTON, EX35 6DG 

01598 753504 

07873 957158 

www.kgdyerandsons.co.uk 


UPHOLSTERY SERVICES! 

PARK GARDENS 

LYNTON 

EX35 6DF 

HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT 

RE-UPHOLSTERY? 

YOUR SUITE? 

THAT FAVOURITE CHAIR? 

WELDING & FABRICATION 

AGRICULTURAL & PLANT REPAIRS 

GENERAL VEHICLE REPAIRS 

CALL: 07837 981510 

Call or email: 

MIKE GORST 

OLTON UPHOLSTERY 

01598 753 906 

MOBILE: 07946 871 644 

E-MAIL:oltonupholstery@yahoo.co.uk 

WE ALSO DO: CONTRACT WORK, 

CUSHION RE-FILL SERVICE, 

SEAT REPAIRS, HEADBOARDS, AND MORE! 

ATTENTION RESIDENTS OF NORTH DEVON & W SOMERSET 

************************************************** 

FOR LOCK PROBLEMS, SUPPLY OF QUALITY LOCKS TO INSURANCE 

STANDARD, UPVS LOCK SYSTEMS AND CYLINDERS, KEYED ALIKE AND 

MASTER SYSTEMS AND MUCH MORE, PLUS AN INSTALLATION AND 

EMERGENCY SERVICE IF REQUIRED ... RING 

************************************************** 

INDEPENDENT LOCKSMITH 

21 BANCKS STREET, MINEHEAD 

01643 708688 OR 07896 690040 

Fax: 01643 709153 

email: cooper.christopher@btconnect.com 

A FAMILY RUN COMPANY NOT A MULTI-NATIONAL 

SPEAK TO CHRIS OR AARON, IF WE CAN HELP WE WILL 

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WE COVER UP TO BARNSTAPLE INCLUDING LYNTON AND LYNMOUTH 

AND IF WE CAN’T SOLVE THE PROBLEM, WE DON’T CHARGE. 

YALE CHUBB UNION ERA 


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What happens to your recycling? 

Ever wonder where your recyling goes or what it becomes, after you've thrown it in your container 

or bank? 

Paper: Paper is pulped and used to make new paper materials including newspapers and 

magazines. It can recycled into fresh new paper in just 7 days! 

Glass: Glass is sorted into different colours, washed and broken into small pieces and 

reformed to make new glass bottles and jars. 

Textiles: Good quality textiles are reused and sent to African markets and lower quality 

textiles are turned into rags and cloths for cleaning. 

Plastic: Plastic is sorted into different grades and then sent to the correct reprocessor where 

it is turned into new plastic items such as bottles, fleeces and food containers. 

Cans: Cans are melted in a furnace and then used to make new metal products such as tins, 

cans and even aeroplanes 

Cardboard: Cardboard is pulped and then reprocessed into corrugated card or cardboard 

boxes. 

Electrical Items: Electrical items are stripped down to their component materials e.g. plastics 

and metals. These are then reprocessed into new items depending on the grade of material. 

Typical items include traffic cones, new steel products or even new circuit boards. 

Food Waste: Garden waste is sent for processing at a Windrow composting facility. Food 

waste is sent to an anaerobic digestion facility where it heats to high temperatures and 

decomposes with the absence of oxygen. 

https://www.recycledevon.org 

EXMOOR PEST CONTROL 

Fully qualified pest control technician 

with over 10 years’ experience in the field. 

If you are having any pest problems, 

please give me a call or email for a 

free quote – one off visits or contracts 

available – providing an affordable, 

discreet, professional service to 

your home and business. 

Tel: 01598 752749 

07749 133407 or email: 

exmoorpestcontrol@gmail.com 

http://www.exmoorpestcontrol.co.uk 

Covering Lynton, Lynmouth and 

surrounding areas 

Competitive rates and outstanding customer service 

Competitive rates and outstanding customer service 

We are a family run 

Waste Transfer Station based 

in Mart Road, Minehead. 

We offer a skip hire and 

weighbridge service for 

private and business customers. 

Open Monday to Friday 

8am to 4.30pm 

www.exmoorskiphire.co.uk 

01643 818008 

MART ROAD, MINEHEAD 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tree surgery and 

vegetation clearance 

Serving Lynton, Lynmouth and surrounding 

areas. 

Tree works including felling, crown lifting, 

reducing, technical dismantles over property. 

Vegetation/site clearance from a garden to 

large and steep sites. 

Green and woody waste chipped and 

removed. 

Fully qualified, insured and experienced. 

Free quotes and advice. 

24 hour call out service. 

Web: www.mhbrewer.co.uk 

Email: info@mhbrewer.co.uk 

01643 862757 07969 023 182 

OIL, AGA, RAYBURN 

AND BOILERS 

Servicing and Conversion, 

oil tanks supplied and installed 

by OFTEC Registered Engineer. 

ANTHONY SMOLDON 

01598 763727 

www.devonoilheatingservices.co.uk 


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NICK BOWEN 

PLUMBING AND HEATING 

New central heating and repairs 

Complete bathroom specialist 

General plumbing 

TELEPHONE: 

01598 752700 

07812 766993 

Independent family-run oil 

distributor. 

Supplying the Lynton/Lynmouth area 

most days of the week. At Winson 

Petroleum we strive to offer prompt 

reliable deliveries at a competitive price 

every time! 

7.5t Mini Tanker Available on Request 

Top-up Service 

Monthly Payment Option 

Phone: 01271 858677 

Email: office@winsonpetroleum.co.uk 


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Get the right person 

for the job 

Thinking of having some work done in your 

home or garden to prepare for the 

spring? 

Whatever the job, if you are looking for a 

business to do the work search 

Buy with Confidence to find trustworthy 

local businesses that have been vetted by 

Trading Standards and rated by customers. 

Get started, go to 

www.buywithconfidence.gov.uk 

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Lynton Police April 2019 Newsletter 

Police Surgeries Lynton Police hold surgeries so that residents and 

visitors can come along and chat with PCSO 30366 Grace Cleverdon 

about anything which might be worrying them. The surgeries are held 

in Lynton, Brendon and Challacombe. Starting from 2nd May 2019 

the Brendon surgery will change day and time to Thursday 2nd May 

5.30-6pm. Hopefully this will be a more suitable day and time for 

residents to come along and have a chat. Please see dates and times of surgeries below. 

Theft from motor vehicle Devon and Cornwall Police are urging the public to be aware of 

opportunist thieves looking for valuables left in vehicles. Already this year in the Wistlandpound 

Reservoir area vehicles have been broken into by having a window smashed and items stolen 

from within. Don’t tempt the opportunist thief by leaving items of value on display or under 

coats on the back seat, be mindful of who might be observing you and leave things out of sight 

in the boot, do not place items under the seats, and remember that loose change left in view 

will also tempt someone. Your vehicle is a shop window to the opportunist thief. Marking your 

property and registering it at immobilise.com is an extremely effective way of deterring thieves. 

Keep dogs under effective control A reminder for all dog owners living or exercising their pets 

in the Exmoor area that it’s Lambing Season. When you take your dog into the outdoors always 

ensure it does not disturb wildlife, farm animals, horses or other people by keeping it under 

effective control and take particular care in controlling your dog around areas with sheep. 

Please be aware sheep worrying is an offence. It is legal for landowners to shoot dogs to 

protect their livestock provided there was no other way of stopping the dog worrying their 

animals and they report the killing to the police within 48 hours. Livestock also includes 

domestic fowl, geese or ducks. 

Crimes reported in February 2019 Lynton & Lynmouth - 1 x Criminal Damage to property 

valued under £5000, 1 x Send letter/communication/article conveying a threatening message, 

1 x Assault a person thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm : Countisbury & Brendon - 1 x 

Without the consent of the owner/occupier of land take/kill/injure a Deer : Parracombe & 

Martinhoe – None : Challacombe – None : Kentisbury & Trentishoe - 1 x Send letter/ 

communication/article conveying a threatening message, 2 x Theft from Motor Vehicle : 

Arlington - None 

April 2019 Police Surgeries Held once a week for one hour in Lynton Library and for half an 

hour every four weeks at Staghunters Inn, Brendon and Black Venus Inn at Challacombe. 

PCSO 30366 Grace Cleverdon will be available for you to talk to about any concerns you might 

have in your Neighbourhood. Letters for Lynton Police can be left in our post box at the front of 

the Fire Station or in the “Have your say” box inside Lynton Post Office. Due to last minute 

emergencies it is possible an officer may not be able to attend. 

Tuesday 02/04/19 Lynton Library Cancelled 

Tuesday 09/04/19 Lynton Library 3-4pm 

Wednesday 10/04/19 Staghunters Inn 2-2.30pm 

Monday 15/04/19 Black Venus Inn 2-2.30pm 



Tuesday 30/04/19 Lynton Library Cancelled 

*NEW* Thursday 02/05/19 Staghunters Inn 5.30-6pm** 

Contact Us: 999 Emergency, 101 Non Emergency 

Police Enquiry Office at Barnstaple 0900h to 1700h Monday to Friday 

(closed 1315-1400 lunch) Closed bank holidays 

Like us on Facebook – LYNTON POLICE - and get regular updates 

Grace 30366 Mark 15303 

@dc.police.uk @dc.police.uk 




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elcome to the Crown Hotel, originally a coaching house 

from the 1760’s, situated in the heart of Lynton Old Town. 

We offer a selection of local Cask Marque real ales and 

home cooked food which can be enjoyed in our bar, 

restaurant or lounge. 

Sunday roast carvery served 12 – 3pm 

We can cater for functions 

Bar food served daily until 9pm (all day at weekends). Daily specials, gluten free & 

vegetarian options always available. We also do take away. 

Dogs and families welcome 

Full size snooker table 

Accommodation available from £70 per room, bed & breakfast. 

Call in or contact us: Market Street, Lynton, EX35 6AG Tel: 01598 752253 

www.Crownlynton.com Email: thecrownhotellynton@outlook.com 

Or join us on Facebook: The Crown Hotel in Lynton 



ACCOMMODATION 

12 en suite rooms 

EXCELLENT 

HOME MADE FOOD 

SUNDAY ROASTS 

LOCAL REAL ALES 

FOLK EVENINGS 

every 3 rd Saturday in the month 

The Black Venus Inn 

QUIZ NIGHTS 

alternate Thursdays 

FOOD 7 DAY A WEEK 

THROUGHOUT THE YEAR 

Please give us a ring for details 

about any of the above 

01598 741222 

Stag Hunters Inn, Brendon 

Lynton, N Devon, EX35 6PS 

www.staghunters.com 

e: stay@staghunters.com 

12NOON TO 2.30PM AND 5.30PM TO 9PM 

OPEN ALL DAY FOR FOOD AND DRINK 

DURING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 

Challacombe 

Barnstaple EX31 4TT 

01598 763251 



The Old Coach House 

Lynton 

(Opposite The Church) 

Licensed Café, Tearoom and Takeaway 

Open Daily 10.00am – 4.00pm (Last Orders) 

(Closed Tuesdays) 

Full Menu Available All Day 

Breakfasts, Lunches and Teas 

Homemade Scones, Homemade Cakes 

Using the Finest Local Produce From 

Exmoor and the West Country. 

Including Meats, Cheeses, Jams, Real Ales 

and Cider 

Gluten Free, Dairy Free and Vegan Catered For 

Tel 01598 753360 / 07525011881 

Beggars roost inn 

POST CODE: EX35 6LD 

OPEN EVERY DAY 

LUNCH FROM: 12.00 TO 2.30PM 

DINNER FROM: 5.30PM TO 9.00PM 

SUNDAY ROOST: 12.00 TO 2.30PM 

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DOGS WITH MUDDY BOOTS & WELL 

BEHAVED OWNERS VERY WELCOME 

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PARTIES CATERED FOR 

FREE PARKING 

FREE WIFI 

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SKITTLE ALLEY 

GOOD FOOD 

REAL ALES 

KEVIN AND JAN LOOK FORWARD 

TO WELCOMING YOU 

BOOKING ADVISABLE 

TEL: 01598 753645 



The 

Blue Ball Inn 

Countisbury, Lynmouth, Devon, EX35 6NE, 

01598741263 

blueballinn@btconnect.com 

www.blueballinn.com 

The Blue Ball Inn is a Cask Marque, truly dog friendly, 14 th century, 

traditional Inn. The inn has 15 en-suite bedrooms and a fine and growing 

reputation for providing real ale, fine wines and excellent food every day 

of the year 

Food served 

The kitchen will be open 

Monday to Thursday 12-3pm and 6-9pm 

Friday to Sundays 12-9pm 

All meals are cooked from fresh and we are firmly committed to the use, 

wherever possible of high quality local produce. It is advisable to call the 

inn to make a reservation for meals in the evenings and weekends. Please 

call the Inn on 01598 741 263 for further details. 

Job Vacancy 

We currently have a vacancy for a front of house team member 

must be able to work weekends and evenings 

If you are interested please contact Nick. 

The Blue Ball Inn 

Countisbury, Lynmouth, Devon EX35 6NE, 

tele: 01598 741263 

blueballinn@btconnect.com 


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Kentisbury Big Breakfast We certainly were not lonely on Big Breakfast morning. Standing 

room only at times with the good folk from all around flocking to get a decent breakfast. It was a 

fantastic morning and due to the generosity of those that came we raised over £500, the lion’s 

share of which will be going to the North Devon Hospice. Thank you to those that came to 

support the cause and a really big thank you to my fantastic Village Hall Committee who bought 

the food, set the hall up, cooked the food, served the food, collected the empty plates, washed 

up and then cleared the hall away afterwards. Amazing gang of people. Margaret Purchase 




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Easter Extravaganza at Caffyns! 

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April Events 

Ride and Lunch - 4th 3hr experienced, 11th 1 1/2hr beginner, 18th Easter 

family ride and 25th 1hr starter. 

Local’s Breakfast Club (get one breakfast, second one half price) - 6th, 13th 

and 27th. 

Saturday Groom and Ride from £12.50 (for children 7-14, please ring to 

book) - 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th. 

Guided Easter Dog Walk (free) - 19th 11am. 

Bingo £6 per book - 17th 7pm. 

Kids Easter bingo £2 per child - 21st 3pm. 

Psychic Supper - 20th. 

Cider Tasting – 21st 6-9pm. 

For more details please ring 01598 753967 or see our Facebook page. 


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The Cottage Inn at Lynbridge 

01598 753496 

OUTSIDE BARS 

We now offer fully professional outside bars, including 

chilled draught products and Lynton’s very own Craft Ale 

"Fat Belly Crafty" which is brewed right here at the Cottage. 

We cater for any event, from weddings to birthdays, 

local events or Christmas parties. 


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Project to recreate lost Exmoor gardens gets underway 

A project to recreate a 200-year-old picturesque 

garden in the former royal forest of Exmoor, near 

Simonsbath, gets underway following major 

funding from the Western Somerset LEADER 

programme and Exmoor National Park Authority. 

The garden was once the vision of wealthy 

businessman John Knight who, in 1818, 

purchased a vast area of remote, uninhabited 

wilderness formerly used by the Crown for 

hunting and largely untouched since the Bronze Age. He set about building a grand 

mansion amidst an elaborate „Picturesque Landscape‟ – a concept central to the 

Romantic Movement focused on harnessing natural beauty to enhance the sense of 

drama in the landscape. 

For reasons that aren‟t well understood his dream was never finished and his 

importance in shaping the Exmoor landscape largely overlooked until letters and 

documents dating from the time were uncovered in a loft near Kidderminster in 2016. 

These revealed ambitious plans to reclaim a vast area of remote valleys, mires, moors 

and woodland, along with the creation of a bespoke road and canal network, plus 

numerous buildings and farmsteads. 

Even by modern-day standards it was a remarkable feat – with a 29-mile-long 

boundary wall, at least 12 miles of roads, two farmhouses, two canals, networks of 

land drains and the cultivation of more than 2,500 acres of moorland all documented 

as completed within the first 18 months. But amid faltering finances, a family feud 

over inheritance and his wife‟s ill health, the mansion remained unfinished, whilst the 

once awe-inspiring gardens sank back into obscurity. Now, in the year of the 

70th anniversary of the Parliamentary Act that gave rise to the UK‟s National Parks, a 

team of volunteers working alongside the Simonsbath Programme Steering Group 

and Exmoor National Park Authority, hope to bring back to life the gardens through 

work to reopen one of the original picturesque walks and restore historic buildings 

that formed part of the original garden. 

Rob Wilson-North, Exmoor National Park Authority‟s Head of Conservation and Access, 

said: “The lost gardens of Ashcombe are a very rare example of a Picturesque 

landscape – a concept that underpinned the Romantic Movement and helped put the 

countryside at the very heart of Britishness, setting the tone for the creation of the 

UK‟s National Parks over a century later.” 

Anyone interested in helping with the project should contact Patrick Watts-Mabbot 

on 07973 727469 or email getinvolved@exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk 


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LYN VALLEY WILDLIFE WATCH 

Larking about in Lynton 

I grew up in a city. The only birds I ever saw in our tiny back garden 

were pigeons. The first time I heard about skylarks was at school 

when we studied Shelley’s famous poem which seemed to me to 

go on forever. It was only when I moved to live in the country 

outside Bath that I understood Shelley’s passion. Climbing the hill 

behind our house we reached fields used for growing various crops. And in spring they 

were alive with skylarks, their song almost deafening, you heard it way before you got 

there, a beautiful sound. 

Research showed that their numbers – like most of our songbirds - are plummeting. 

In the UK we now have only 10% of the skylarks we had 30 years ago. The main 

reason is changes in farming habits with winter grown crops becoming increasingly 

widespread. These small rather plain birds are ground nesters, well camouflaged to 

hide away amongst the stubble where they produce 3 to 6 eggs in June. Crops grown 

so early result in greenery that is too dense for the birds to use. Though farmland 

birds, they do also use heathlands and dunes, but even these are becoming more 

difficult to find. 

So I was delighted when - walking in the valley one day last February - I heard that 

excited trilling way up in an amazingly blue sky. So far up that I couldn’t see it! I gather 

that’s good. The singing is the males showing off and the higher they fly, the more 

complex their song, the more impressed the females will be. There were only a 

couple of them, but it was a good start. And at least I knew they were in the right 

place to nest and breed. 

The story of the field outside Bath didn’t have a happy ending. One spring day when 

the birds were a little quieter, dropping down frequently to their nests, obviously 

feeding their young, the farmer decided to manure the fields. In one day he flattened 

the whole area, running over nests as he did so. Many of the locals were upset, 

especially as he had notices everywhere about being part of a stewardship scheme. 

Complaints poured in. Excuses were made. The birds were confused, circled around, 

were silent, shocked. Then they moved off. The following year a few skylarks 

returned, but not many. The year after there were none. They’d gone. 

Would love it if one day the valley could be as full of song as that field was. Here’s 

hoping. 

Jan Hunt 

E-mail: wildings55@btinternet.com 


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The Pleasure Dome Theatre Company returns to the 

Valley of Rocks with a new production of Lorna Doone 

The Pleasure Dome Theatre Company are 

delighted to be returning to the Valley of 

Rocks this summer with their contribution 

to the Lorna Doone Festival. They will be 

reviving and redeveloping their 2017 hit 

production of Lorna Doone. Expect 

stunning scenery, beautiful costumes, 

atmospheric music and pure drama as we 

bring R.D Blackmore's classic romance to 

life in the breath-taking Valley of Rocks. 

We will be holding open auditions at Lynton Town Hall to find local performers who 

would like to be a part of this production. There are two sessions on Sunday 28th 

April. 10:00 until 1:00 and 2:00 until 5:00. These will be informal work-shop style 

auditions where we will do some text work, some physical work and some music from 

the show. 

We hope that it should be a fun and enjoyable way into our process and as much an 

opportunity for prospective performers to see whether this is a project, they’d like to 

be part of, as it is to help us cast. 

You must have good availability from 5th August and be completely free in the 

evenings for the run opening on 20th August till 31st performing every night other 

than Monday with Sunday matinées. 

Working at the Valley of Rocks is tiring but we hope to provide a valuable and exciting 

experience as well. Here is what a cast member said of our 2017 show: “My 

appreciation goes to you and your team - we were made to feel welcome and treated 

as equals. There are stories out there of how professionals don't like acting with 

amateurs but your company is different. Scott was a great combination of open and 

friendly with that professional intention of constant improvement - this permeated the 

whole production. I learned a lot from the rehearsals and the support of those behind 

the scenes and the openness of the actors made the performances enjoyable.” 

If this sounds like something you’d relish, please email 

pleasuredometheatre@gmail.com and specify which session, morning or afternoon 

you want to attend. 

We really look forward to hearing from you. 

Helena Payne 

Creative Director. 



LEE ROAD, LYNTON EX35 6HW 

Booking/Enquiries: 01598 753397 

www.lyntoncinema.org.uk 

DOLBY DIGITAL SOUND 

AND PROJECTION SYSTEM 

DEAF LOOP FITTED THROUGHOUT 

Adults £5.00, Senior Citizens £4.50 

Children £3.00 

Please note films are subject to change 

Friday 29 March for 7 days at 8.00pm 

Matinee Monday 1 April at 2.30pm 

TUPPENCE MIDDLETON, JAMES PUREFOY, DANIEL MAYS 

FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS (2019) Based on a true story about ten fishermen from 

Port Isaac in Cornwall who were signed by Universal Records and achieved a top ten hit with 

their debut album of sea shanties. 12A 112 minutes 

Friday 5 April for 7 days at 8.00pm 


KEIRA KNIGHTLEY, NED WILLS, PANDORA COLIN 

THE AFTERMATH (2019) Post World War 2, a British colonel and his wife are 

assigned to live in Hamburg during the post war reconstruction but tensions arise with the 

Germans who previously owned the house. 15 108 minutes 

Friday 12 April for 14 days 

Daily at 2.30pm and 8.00pm 

LUCY DEVITO, EVA GREEN, COLIN FARRELL 

Walt Disney’s 

DUMBO (2019) A young elephant whose 

oversized ears enable him to fly helps to save 

a struggling circus but when the circus plans 

a new venture Dumbo and his friends discover 

dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer. 

PG 130 minutes 

Friday 26 April for 7 days at 8.00pm 


JUDIE DENCH, ALFIE ALLEN, KIM ALLEN 

RED JOAN (2018) The story of Joan Stanley who was exposed as the KGB’s longest 

serving British spy. 15 101 minutes 



REGAL THEATRE 

MINEHEAD 

01643 706430 

www.regaltheatre.co.uk 

MINEHEAD IN BLOOM 

1994 – 2004 

TEN YEARS OF BLOOMING SUCCESS 

AN ILLUSTRATED TALK BY SANDRA SLADE 

TUESDAY APRIL 23 RD AT 7.30PM 

AT THE BEACH HOTEL 

Do you remember when Minehead’s 

flowers were a picture? 

Come and relive those colourful years when 

Sandra was secretary and Minehead achieved 

Regional, National and International success 

in the BRITAIN IN BLOOM competitions 

In aid of Minehead Museum 

Tickets £5 (£3 to Friends of the Museum) 

May be purchased from the Museum 

Open 10-4 Tuesday to Saturday, 11-4 Sundays 

or from Janet Styles 01643 822097 

janetstyles@btinternet.com 

Minehead Museum Charity Reg No 1169355 

Tuesday 2nd April 2019 - 6:15pm 

The Royal Opera 

VERDI : LA FORZA DEL DESTINO 

TICKETS: Adults £15, Members/Friends £12.50, Students £10 

A sensational production packed with colour and action 

Thursday 4th April 2019 - 7:30pm 

The Pantaloons 

THE ODYSSEY 

TICKETS: Adults £12, Friends £11.50, Students/ES40s £6 

A hilarious adaptation of the most epic journey of all time. 

Saturday 6th at 7:30pm, Sunday 7th April 2019 at 2:30pm 

Spotlight Dance 

LAST CHANCE TO DANCE 

Tickets: Adults £9, Friends £8.50 Students/ES40s £6 

Get those feet tapping and enjoy the show! 

Monday 8th April 2019 - 10:00am - 5:00pm 

NATIONAL YOUTH THEATRE AUDITIONS 

Aged 14-25 and interested in performance? Register 

online at www.nyt.org.uk/aaf to book your place. 

Tuesday 9th April 2019 - 7:30pm 

Regal Film Society 

WAJIB Subtitled 

TICKETS: Members £3, Guests £5 

A comedy-drama set in Nazareth. 

Friday 12th April 2019 - 7:30pm 

Dreamers and Temple Brothers 

THE 60’S NIGHT OUT SHOW 

Tickets: Adults £20, Friends £19.50, Students/ES40s £15 

Highly entertaining concert to take you down memory lane. 

Sunday 14th April 2019 - 3:00pm - 5:30pm 

PETE ALLEN’S DUKES OF WELLINGTON 

TICKETS: All at £12 in the Regal Bar 

Book a seat for a swinging jazz treat. 

Wednesday 17th April 2019 - 2:30pm 

GOLDILOCKS, THE THEE BEARS & THE MAYOR OF 

PORRIDGETON 

TICKETS: Adults £8.50, Friends £8, Children £6, Family of 4 £24 

Filled with adventure and fun for all. 

Tuesday 30th April 2019 - 6:45pm 

The Royal Opera 

Gounod FAUST 

TICKETS: Adults £15, Members/Friends £12.50, Students £10 

Gounod’s opera remains one of the most enthralling 

versions of Faust. 


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Lynmouth singers pitch in to help save bridge 

A fundraising campaign to reinstate a much-missed 

footbridge in Exmoor National Park’s stunning East 

Lyn Valley, near Lynmouth, has soared past the 

£30K halfway mark following a flurry of support 

from local groups. This includes the all-female 

singing group the LynTones who generously 

donated all £680 of the proceeds from their 2018 

performances. 

Laura Whitfield from the LynTones said: “We’re a friendly community vocal group who 

just love to sing. Each year we pick a different cause to support, with the Woodside 

Bridge chosen last year. Many of us have grown up in the area and it’s great to be 

helping put back a piece of local history that means people can once again 

experience this lovely circular walk. It’s a wonderful place to live.” 

The Lyn Community Development Trust (LCDT)’s Woodside Bridge Appeal aims to 

raise £60K needed for a new bridge at Woodside after the old one wore out and had 

to be removed in 2016. It will mean those out for a beautiful riverside stroll will once 

again be able to return to the town via a short circular route through Middleham 

Memorial Gardens, created in memory of victims of the famous 1952 flood. 

All donations, including any Gift Aid, were being match-funded by Exmoor National 

Park Authority until the end of March with the Lyn Masonic Lodge, the Lyn Art and 

Craft Society, Sandra Collier and yoga group, plus many generous individuals, among 

those to have donated recently. sThe campaign has previously attracted support 

from Julia Bradbury after the route featured in her hit TV series Britain’s Best 

Walks and online portal The Outdoor Guide, and also TV presenter Caroline Quentin 

who took time to record a video appeal after finding out about the Bridge through her 

role as President of the Campaign for National Parks. 

The LCDT is arranging a series of fundraising events for 2019 including two National 

Trust guided-walks exploring the flora and fauna of the East Lyn River on 13th April 

and 8th June, a joint event with the Lynmouth Flood Memorial Hall on 20th April to 

remember the historic overland launch of the Louisa lifeboat in 1899 and the flood 

disaster of 1952, and a Race Night at The Bath Hotel on Saturday 18th May. An event 

at Hunters Inn is also planned for later in the year. 

Donate to the Woodside Bridge Appeal via CareMoor for Exmoor at www.exmoornationalpark.gov.uk/caremoor, 

in person at the National Park Centre in Lynmouth or 

for Gift Aid via the LCDT at wonderful.org/appeal/woodsidebridgereplacementappeal- 

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by Dave Walden 

Phone: 01598 753503 

or email: davewalden0408@btinternet.com 

At the 'Cottage Inn' the other night a bunch of us 

surrendered ourselves to the gentle and peaceful swamp 

that Kent Duchaine takes with him on his wide- ranging 

musical journeys. 

An excellent and unusual guitarist with a repertoire that is 

mainly Delta style blues he proudly projects his Deep South 

origins by way of his many anecdotes centred around his 

native Georgia. Tales of a swampy, lake studded landscape 

full of 'gators, 'skeeters, snakes and hummers (Hummingbirds). 

These are all delivered in a soft Southern drawl that lulls his audience into a 

relaxed mood that was enhanced by the fabulous 'Fat Belly' ales that genial host Gary 

provides. 

www.myspace.com/kentduchaineleadbessie 

But there was no chance of getting bogged down thanks to Kent's dynamic style and 

musical excellence. A lean and wiry figure with the build of a long- distance- runner he 

hops around in a lithe and youthful manner that appears to belie the maturity that his 

countenance would suggest. Perhaps I am wrong. Maybe he is only 30 years old. If so, 

he must have had an enjoyable and enviable lifestyle. 

Being his second visit to our soggy shores everyone knew what to expect but were still 

moved by his great act. He plays all over the world and is getting really good reviews 

wherever he goes. We are lucky to have him as a regular act. Thanks, Gary for another 

memorable night of top- class entertainment in lovely surroundings. 

Gary tells me that plans for his annual beer and music festival are progressing well. 

Accommodation businesses nearby are reporting good bookings from visitors who 

were here last year and are keen to repeat the experience of a fantastic festival in 

safe, comfortable surroundings in what is surely one of the most beautiful venues 

going. Gary plans to stage the festival on the weekend of June 14, 15 and 16. So 

cancel that camping trip to the Queen's Balmoral Estate: It always rains there anyway. 



News from the Exmoor Pony Centre 

Ashwick, Dulverton TA22 9QE 

The Pony Centre opened to the public in February and got off to a 

great start with a busy Activity Day on the 21st. The ponies were 

happy to meet the visitors after a quiet winter and enjoyed being 

made a fuss of. We were able to show off our lovely new petting 

pens which have been funded by the grant we received from 

Tesco Bags of Help and are now nearing completion. With new 

fencing, weather proof non-slip flooring and covering gazebos it 

will make the whole experience of meeting and grooming the 

ponies much more pleasant for all our visitors including those 

with restricted mobility or wheelchair users. We will soon be 

adding multi-height media boards which will give information about the ponies and 

explain the work we do helping unwanted moorbred foals. 

And we have had yet more great news from Tesco. We have just heard we were voted 

second in the Bags of Help scheme at the Ilfracombe store and have been awarded 

£2,000 towards setting up a mobile pony roadshow. This will help us equip a trailer 

with a heavy-duty, weatherproof gazebo large enough to take a pony plus handler and a 

display of educational and marketing materials. We will then be able to expand the 

area we can cover and travel further afield to events, shows, schools and groups in 

other areas. We would particularly like to reach more communities in Devon as a third 

of Exmoor lies in this county, and Exmoor ponies are very much a part of the Devon 

heritage. A huge thank you to everyone who voted for us! 

We have a full programme of events lined up for the coming year: 

Sunday, 14th April - Activity Day at the Pony Centre - 11am - 3pm 

In addition to our usual activities we will have an Easter Quiz Trail which all the family 

can play. Answer all the questions and claim your chocolate reward. 

Thursday, 30th May - Activity Afternoon at the Pony Centre - 12 midday - 3pm 

Sunday, 28th July - 11am - 3pm - Celebrate Summer and the 13th year of the Pony 

Centre 

Activities available at ALL the events at the Centre are: Pony Rides (the minimum age 

for riding is 4 years old and there is a 12 stone weight limit). 

Pony Grooming; Crafts & Games; 

Refreshments (cakes, sandwiches) served by our volunteers in our warm Green Room 

Building. We are open every day except Tuesday and Saturday so do come along and 

see us sometime. 

www.exmoorponycentre.org.uk 


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SIMONSBATH HOUSE OUTDOOR CENTRE 

Simonsbath, Exmoor, Somerset, TA24 7SH 

Children’s Holiday Activity Programme 

9.30am – 4pm 

Archery, Mountain Biking, Orienteering, Assault Course, 

Gladiator Challenge, Tree Climb, Zip Line, Circus Skills, 

Pond Dipping, River Rambles, and more under the safety 

and supervision of one of the experienced instructors. 

Easter Special offer £15.00 per day 

Tel:01643 831382 

e-mail: tutor@shoc.info 


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EDWARD NIGHTINGALE 

We were sad to learn of the death of 

Edward Nightingale on 19 th March at 

Eastleigh Nursing Home, Minehead. 

Edward was well known in 

Lynton and Lynmouth and 

will be greatly missed. 

A lovely man and a true gentleman 

R.I.P. 

. 

In this area we rely very heavily on our 

visitors to bring money into our 

community, by staying in our hotels and 

guesthouses, eating in our restaurants 

and buying from our shops. Most of the 

jobs in the area are directly related to 

tourism, in one way or another. 

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/lyninbloom 

Every little helps so please give 

what you can to help make our towns 

more attractive for visitors and residents. 

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Taunton Feel Good Festival Line Up 

Excitement is building for this year’s Taunton Feel Good Festival at Woodlands 

Castle in Taunton, with just eight weeks to go before the festival kicks off. 

Organised by Charley Elizabeth Events, Taunton Feel Good Festival promises to be a 

weekend of happiness, wellbeing, inspiration, fun and laughter for everyone. 

The official line-up for the event has now been announced with talks and 

demonstrations from the likes of Taunton Kinesiology, The Sangha House, Nuffield 

Health, Allegra Nutrition, all leading the way in showing us how to feel good and look 

after ourselves. 

With something for the whole family, visitors can expect to try your hand at yoga in 

the fitness tent, learn how to make a healthy smoothie in the main house and listen to 

live music on the lawn. 

The number one aim of the festival is to make you smile. Treat the whole family to a 

weekend of feel good fun, bring your loved ones, friends or come alone, with a focus 

around ‘Feel Good Therapy’, you’re sure to wash away your worries for a day or two. 

Early bird tickets cost just £5 per day, or £9 for the weekend and are available at 

tauntonfeelgoodfest.co.uk/tickets 



To Hire 

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07495 048 648 

Holy Trinity Church, Challacombe 

14 th April - Holy Communion at 11.15am 

28 th April – Evening Prayer at 6.30pm 

All welcome 

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Myers 640 Precision Cutter 

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