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Issue 112 October 2013

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Ambitious plans to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower It may be several years away but plans for the celebration in 2020 of the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower are already taking shape.

Representatives from the city’s tourism and leisure sector heard about the plans at a conference in Plymouth in September entitled ‘Are we ready for 2020?’

Adrian Vinken, chair of the Plymouth Culture Board and chief executive of the Theatre Royal, told the conference about the strong links already established with Plymouth Massachusetts following reciprocal visits by representatives from both Plymouths.

During their visit earlier this year the Plymouth (England) delegation had met Therese Murray, president of the Massachusetts Senate to brief her on the ambitions and plans for 2020.

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She has undertaken to discuss Plymouth’s plans with US Secretary of State John Kerry. Meanwhile Plymouth’s civic leaders and MPs have already met with Prime Minister David Cameron to highlight the importance of 2020 and the opportunity it presents to put Plymouth on the global map.

Adrian Vinken revealed the top level objectives for 2020 which – if they come to fruition – arguably represent the most significant event in Plymouth’s history since the Pilgrim Fathers set sail those four centuries ago.

You can read about the breathtaking plans for the celebrations on page 14 of this issue. It’s clearly a subject we will be returning to time and time again in the coming months and years.

Elsewhere in this issue we report on the Plymouth Respect Festival which promises a weekend of colour, spectacle, music, dance and cultural celebrations in October.

Organised by the Plymouth and Devon Racial Equality Council and hosted by Plymouth University the Respect Festival returns after a break last year and is set to be bigger and better than ever before, with something to appeal to all ages and backgrounds.

You can read about the event and some of the activities taking place on the centre pages of this edition.

Hope you enjoy the latest issue!

Publishers: Chris Girdler and Ian Pilkington Editor: Debbie Girdler Designers: Sven Lauch and Sam Francis Photography: Roy Perring Contributors: Anthony Goord; Bev Saunders; Kerry Cole; Jon Morcom; Walter Combstock; Dr Laurence White; Jill Hill and Derek Anderson.

Advertising sales: Naomi Shearer and Sarah Simpson Distribution: Tony and Sharon Hodges Finance: Karen Pilkington and Kim Craig Front cover: Jazz Boltwood of Bee Bee Gowns modelling one of the latest evening gowns available at the Crownhill shop. Photo by Roy Perring.

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Plymouth jeweller Nicola Hurst is celebrating her seventh anniversary in business by making unique pendants to raise money for local charity Jeremiah’s Journey.

Mel Williams, functions and events manager at the Duke of Cornwall Hotel talks about her involvement with the hotel’s 150th anniversary celebrations

An exclusive development of contemporary homes in Peverell is proving popular, according to estate agent Gareth Forrest.

Louise Barnes has re-located her Morley Contemporary Arts business from Cornwall to Plymouth and talks to Kerry Cole about her artistic enterprise.

Our big What’s On section has details of a vast range of events taking place in and around Plymouth in October and further ahead.

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uses her talent to raise funds for jeremiah’s journey Plymouth jeweller Nicola Hurst is marking the seventh anniversary of her gallery and workshop in the city by creating seven bespoke pendants for local charity Jeremiah’s Journey.

Nicola spent several days during September crafting the silver pendants, which are based on the hot air balloon featured in the Jeremiah’s Journey story. Each of the seven hand-made pendants contains a different stone, making them completely unique.

Jeweller Nicola Hurst working on the pendants which will raise funds for local charity Jeremiah’s Journey

Nicola said: “I’ve always felt that Jeremiah’s Journey is a brilliant charity that does fantastic work in our community. I wanted to do something to mark the seventh anniversary of my shop in Hyde Park but I wanted it to mean something, too – I wanted to give something back to the community.

“When I was considering which charity I could do this for, something just struck home with me with Jeremiah’s Journey. Being a mum, you do think ‘what if’.

Jeremiah’s Journey offers professional support for bereaved children and their families in Plymouth and the surrounding areas.

“I looked at their website and the picture of the balloon just spoke to me. I thought the balloon would be a lovely thing to do as it’s central to Jeremiah’s Journey.”

The city-based charity sees around 200 families each year, with the support tailored for each one. The story from which the charity takes its name follows the tale of a teddy bear called Jeremiah, who goes on a hot air balloon journey.

The necklace pendants are being auctioned off to coincide with Nicola’s seventh anniversary on October 25.

The story is told to the children to encourage them to maintain a connection with their loved one.

The first is being auctioned at the Jeremiah’s Journey annual ball at the Duke of Cornwall Hotel in Plymouth on October 5.

The remaining six will be placed on the charity’s website, where bids will be updated right up to the closing day of the auction.

Jeremiah’s Journey chief executive, Joanne Anning, said: “What Nicola is doing is absolutely wonderful. These beautiful pieces will be completely bespoke and will raise some muchneeded funds to help us with our work.”

Nicola has been making contemporary jewellery for over 20 years and has had some celebrity commissions – including one from Plymouth diver Tom Daley, who popped into her Hyde Park studio last year to order three bespoke pieces of jewellery depicting the Olympic motif; one each for his mother and his two grandmothers as a memento of his bronze medal success at London 2012.

“I really hope we can raise thousands of pounds with the auction of the balloon pendants,” said Nicola.

“So the more people who can take part and push up the bids, the better.”

Visit Nicola’s website to find out more about her work and the Jeremiah’s Journey website at www. jeremiahsjourney.org.uk during October to make a bid for the pendants.

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fashion matters

hollywood choice for formal Evening gowns in 2013 have a classic Hollywood look, according to Bev Saunders of Bee Bee Gowns.

“This season’s formal wear definitely has a glamorous look…very elegant and lady like. It’s a return to the ‘old Hollywood’ style and it looks a million dollars,” said Bev. She said that dress lengths have plummeted to the floor and that the trendy colours are reds and blacks with lots of regal jewel tones.

“Soft tones of champagne and gold metallics are also popular this season as are gowns with lots of fine ruching and fuller skirts.

“We’re coming into the party season now with all the usual charity balls and company get togethers. It’s also a busy time for cruises as people head away from the damp weather of England to the sunshine in the Mediterranean and Caribbean.

“The classic styles which we are featuring in our West Park showroom now are proving really popular for all those special occasions.”

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look is the hot wear this season Bev said that this season’s styles have added a modern touch to the classic look showing off shoulders and necklines.

“The deep scoop neckline is wonderful for showing off jewellery and the Hollywood style also lends itself to big hairstyles and make up of the era with long eyelashes and bright red lipstick.

“We have the full range of jewellery and accessories to add to the glamour of the Hollywood look.”

Bev said that Bee Bee Gowns offer exclusive limited-edition designer gowns and dresses at prices often more competitive than the High Street.

“Customers are genuinely surprised at the price of our dresses and we also offer a payment plan to help spread the cost.”

For more information call Bee Bee Gowns on 01752 350305 or visit their shop at 434 Crownhill Rd, Plymouth website www.bee-beegowns.co.uk

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art matters

Louise Barnes of Morley Contemporary Art with works

by Paul Cain Smith

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Morley Contemporary Art was born in October 2006 and has successfully carved a place for itself on the West Country contemporary art scene.

It is run by Louise Barnes who has worked in the art world for nearly 20 years.

Formerly of Bonhams in London and subsequently Wren Gallery in the Cotswolds, Louise is excited about taking the business into its new phase in Plymouth.

She continues to show work by the artists who exhibited regularly with Morley Contemporary during its time in Cornwall, but in a more informal, domestic environment.

She holds a small mixed selection of work by various artists which is available to view on-line at www. morleyart.co.uk and at her house by appointment.

She also represents a number of artists and offers a bespoke ‘picture-finding’ service where clients can submit their requirements and she can liaise with artists and suggest pieces which might be appropriate.

Morley Contemporary Art also holds small, focused exhibitions periodically.

This could be anything from a one-off small painting to a whole collection to furnish an entire house. The paintings can then be viewed at Morley Contemporary or in the client’s own home at a time - evenings and weekends included - to suit the individual.

Louise told me” “When contemplating buying a painting, it is often difficult to visualise what it will

look like in one’s own home, when it is hanging under bright lights in a gallery space surrounded by other works. I offer people the unique opportunity to see paintings in a domestic environment rather than a commercial one, either in my own home or in theirs. My philosophy is providing the personal touch, be it liaising with an artist to find the perfect painting, arranging a commission, or organising the viewing of works in situ in a client’s own home.”

Check out the website to see the Morley Contemporary featured artists. They include, Paul Cain Smith whose formative years were spent between Beirut, Lebanon and boarding school in England where he began to draw.

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Today, with many canvasses under the bridge, he frequently uses the landscape as a vehicle for conveying atmosphere and feelings, and has a wonderful, brave sense of colour. A founder member of the Drawn To The Valley network of Tamar Valley artists, Paul now lives and paints on the Rame Peninsula.

In his own words, he observes, feels and absorbs the landscapes around him and then begins to ‘…paint those pictures I couldn’t do if I tried.’ The result is consequently an exciting adventure, each landscape manifesting itself in a different way.

Nick Unwin was born in Singapore in 1969 and, as a toddler, travelled overland

by Land Rover to the UK with his returning parents, an experience which perhaps kindled his fascination for painting a sense of place. He went on to study at Falmouth and Kingston Schools of Art and has been painting in South East Cornwall and Plymouth for Nick Unwin with some of his distinctive work the last 16 years, currently living and working in the Tamar Valley.

His work is characterised by the loose handling of oil paint with an intuitive sense of colour underpinned by a confident drawing style and includes many recognisable views of Plymouth, Tavistock and the beaches and villages of South East Cornwall as well as scenes from further down in the county.

His primitive style is very uplifting and we are treated to bathers splashing in the Plymouth Lido, lazy, sunny summer days in the sleepy Cornish villages of Kingsand and Coverack as well as walkers strolling along the river in Tavistock.

To find out more, please contact Louise Barnes at Morley Contemporary Art, 4 Meadfoot Terrace, Mannamead, Plymouth PL4 7AH 07971 178302

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Caregivers often look after their loved ones at the expense of their own health and wellbeing.

Waypoints care home manager Tessa Marriott explains why respite care breaks can be a real tonic.

Respite care breaks can bring enormous benefits. Whether it is a temporary rest period for a few hours, a day or a block of time extending over weeks, caregivers can hand over the responsibility of looking after someone with dementia to us and invest in their own health and wellbeing.

Caring for someone with dementia is not only challenging because it is a 24/7 responsibility.

obligation, to meet other residents, their families and our staff. They can pop in to our open community coffee mornings or bring family members in for a tour of the home facilities.

It’s essential the caregiver has the peace of mind and reassurance knowing that if their relative or partner did spend time with us, they would be well looked after. We also want the person with dementia to look forward to their time with us – it’s as much a break for them as it is for their carer. For those who regularly book their respite breaks with us, Waypoints is considered as their ‘holiday home.’

It’s not unheard of for residents to say at the end of their respite break that they want to stay with us for longer and if there is a future need for full time residential care the transition into a place already known from respite stays can be much smoother.

It is emotionally difficult when dementia affects the behaviour and welfare of someone you have known for a long time and changes the relationship between you.

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We always have accommodation set aside for respite break residents so that we can respond to the unforeseen circumstances, for example the emergency hospital admission or illness of a caregiver.

Well intended pledges long before dementia was diagnosed ‘to never put me in a home’ and the out of date perception of life in a care home can make it difficult for a caregiver to consider or arrange a respite break. Carers sometimes say they feel guilty or that they have failed their loved one by turning to a third party for support.

When we get a call from a caregiver enquiring about our respite break service, I will visit them in their own home and discuss their needs. We encourage them to visit our home with the cared for person, usually during the lunchtime, so that they can have a meal without any charge or

It’s heartening when you see a caregiver walk in to our home after a respite break looking and feeling more energised and positive. It may be that having undisturbed sleep or the rare opportunity to socialise without worrying about the person they look after has been just the tonic they needed.

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event-full year for mel at the duke Organising functions and special events comes as second nature to Mel Williams of the Duke of Cornwall Hotel.

Every year Mel oversees literally hundreds of events - ranging from small private celebrations to weddings and annual balls attended by hundreds of guests.

This year has been even busier than usual for Mel as the hotel celebrates its 150th anniversary. A series of themed events, each reflecting a specific era in the hotel’s history, are being staged during 2013.

The Duke’s anniversary celebrations have already included a tea dance, behindthe-scenes history tours and the highly-successful ‘Tea at the Top’ promotion which included a two-hour afternoon cream tea in the hotel’s famous viewing tower, complete with champagne.

A successful big band night was held in August and the latest high-profile fundraiser was on September 28 when the swinging sixties were remembered with local Cornish tribute band ‘Not the Beatles.’

Mel, who has been functions and events manager at the Duke of Cornwall for 16 years, said: “It has a been a big year for the hotel and I have really enjoyed being involved in helping to arrange these special events.”

Funds raised during the 150th anniversary celebrations will be shared between three local charities: Jeremiah’s Journey, St Luke’s Hospice and Plymouth-based Friends and Families of Special Children.

The Duke of Cornwall has an extensive range of function rooms, capable of accommodating everything from a small board meeting to a conference with 300 people.

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There are seven function rooms in total, the largest of which is the imposing ballroom, which underwent a £30,000 refurbishment earlier this year. It has a fixed stage, private bar and one of the largest hotel dance floors in the city.

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The ballroom is a popular venue for large-scale weddings as well as charity balls and conferences. It can accommodate up to 250 people for a banquet and 300 for a buffet or theatre style event.

The Fleur de Lys Suite on the lower ground floor is popular for smaller wedding receptions and similar functions. It also has its own dance floor and is currently the venue for monthly jazz nights.

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The Millbay Suite can cater for up to 80 delegates theatre style and can be divided into two rooms if required to provide a separate syndicate or food servery area.

Smaller functions can be accommodated in the Writing Room and the Whiteford Room on the ground floor. They offer a bright and sunny setting for lunches, traditional afternoon teas or family gatherings.

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Mel said: “All our functions rooms have Wi-Fi access as well as the usual access to audio visual presentations. We have an extensive menu offering a wide range of cuisine suitable for every type of event and budget.”

Mel said that a number of groups and organisations hold regular lunches, dinners or meetings at the hotel including Plymouth Round Table, Inner Wheel, Plymouth Soroptimists, Exeter Officer Training Corps, Ivybridge Young Farmers Ball, Plymouth Estate Agents and Surveyors, Plymouth Law Society Dinner and the Bentley Drivers Club annual event.

Local charities such as Jeremiah’s Journey and St Luke’s Hospice hold their annual fund-raising balls at the hotel.

“We also host dozens of celebrations every year, such as Golden Weddings, birthdays and other anniversaries as well as sales meetings, product launches and other corporate events for a wide range of Plymouth-based businesses,” added Mel. For more information contact The Duke of Cornwall Hotel, Millbay Road, Plymouth Tel 01752 275862 www.thedukeofcornwall.co.uk

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Adrian Vinken

2020 - once in a lifetime opportunity to put plymouth on the global stage Ambitious plans to celebrate the 400th anniversary in 2020 of the sailing of the Mayflower from Plymouth to America have been outlined.

Adrian Vinken, chair of the Plymouth Culture Board and chief executive of the Theatre Royal, told a tourism conference in the city last month that Plymouth had a ‘rare and precious’ opportunity to put itself on the world map in 2020.

He said that Plymouth could be the focal point of one of the most momentous historic events linking Britain and the United States.

Adrian said that there was a ‘mind blowing chasm’ between what Plymouth has to offer as a destination and the ‘impoverished’ way it has been presented up to now.

“We have a once in a lifetime opportunity to change the visitor perception of Plymouth in 2020. We want to position the city as a ‘must see’ destination for American visitors,” he added.

Adrian said that the importance of the Mayflower and the Pilgrim Fathers to the American nation could not be over-stated.“The Mayflower is seen as having carried

He told delegates that the celebrations in 2020 could involve: • The President of the United States and all living presidents standing on the Mayflower Steps alongside the head of the Royal Family to dedicate a new memorial to the Pilgrim Fathers • The biggest-even reunion in Plymouth of the direct descendants of the Pilgrim Fathers • A joint UK and USA Armed Forces Day on The Hoe • A transatlantic yacht race from Plymouth England to Plymouth Massachusetts • The construction of a new replica of the Mayflower or a return to the UK of the original replica, which is now in the United States.

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the seeds of the soul of the American nation - something which they celebrate with Thanksgiving every year.”

He said that 2020 will be a nation to nation celebration and city leaders and local MPs had already met Prime Minister David Cameron to press the case for a global celebration in Plymouth in 2020.

Talks have already started with Government officials and the American Embassy in London.

Delegations from Plymouth Massachusetts visited Plymouth earlier this year and a reciprocal visit took place in May when Therese Murray, President of the Massachusetts Senate promised to discuss Plymouth’s plans with Secretary of State John Kerry.

The conference, hosted by City College Plymouth, was entitled ‘Are we ready for 2020?’ and brought together representatives of the tourism and leisure industry in the city with travel and tourism experts.

One of the keynote speakers at the conference was James Beresford, chief executive of tourism body Visit England. He said that 2020 was a ‘God given’ opportunity for Plymouth.

“It is a landmark occasion and and Plymouth has a tremendous event to look forward to. But the city should not be complacent and civic leaders and the private sector must understand the importance of working together to promote 2020,” he said.

Earlier, Duncan Currall, chair of Destination Plymouth, told the conference that the tourism and leisure sector generated business worth an estimated £330 million in the city each year and supported over 6,000 jobs.

An estimated four million visitors come to Plymouth each year and Destination Plymouth’s objective is to increase that figure to five million by 2020, creating another 2,000 jobs.

He said that the city was at a turning point in terms of attracting visitors with the recently approved redevelopment of Higher Home Park, regeneration of the Theatre Royal, conversion of the Civic Centre into a four star hotel and rooftop restaurant and the ongoing development of the Royal William Yard and Millbay.

“We still have a long way to go to ensure that Britain’s Ocean City fulfils its potential and makes the most of our special relationship with America in 2020.”

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recipe of the month sponsored by riverford organic

courgette and tomato soup with basil croutons Serves 4 Preparation time 15 minutes Cooking time 30 minutes Ingredients for the soup 2 tbsp olive oil 2 onions, chopped 2 sticks celery, chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 tbsp tomato purÊe 3 large courgettes, diced 5 tomatoes, chopped 1 litre veg stock Ingredients for the croutons: 3 thick slices sourdough or ciabatta, cut into 1½-2cm dice 3 tbsp olive oil 8 basil leaves, finely shredded Fry the onion and celery gently in oil for 8 minutes, until soft but not coloured. Add the garlic and tomato purÊe. Fry for 2 minutes. Add the courgette and fry for 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes and stock and season. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 10 minutes. Blitz in a food processor.

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food matters

new catering enterprise yum yum factor for customers A family-run catering business in Plymouth is making its mark in the rapidly growing home delivery market.

Launched under the name of YumYum Me Limited, the new enterprise has been under development for two years and is now offering delicious meals freshly cooked and blast frozen, delivered to the door in Plymouth.

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Desserts include summer fruit crumble, apple and lemon curd tart and pears in cinnamon syrup.

The meals are prepared by chefs at the company’s commercial kitchens in Burrington Way using locally sourced and 100 per cent traceable ingredients.

James said: “As people taste our delicious meals and recognise the benefits of ordering with Yum Yum, we are confident they will be more and more in demand. We hope to grow further and we will be looking to employ more staff to join our team of chefs in the future.

“There are growing numbers of people who either cannot get out or don’t want the inconvenience of visiting the local supermarket. We believe Yum Yum has exactly what they need.”

The company has supplied literally thousands of meals to schools, nurseries and care homes across the South West for several years and is now turning its attention to the domestic market.

James Lane, one of driving forces behind the new business said: “We honestly believe that once people taste our food they will want to come back time and time again.

Customers register with Yum Yum online and place their order by selecting the dishes of their choice with a simple click of the button. Minimum order value is £25, excluding delivery.

“Our dishes are prepared by experienced chefs who take pride in achieving quality meals that are as good as you cook at home.”

Meals are packed in special insulated boxes and dispatched overnight to arrive either frozen or chilled.

Meals available online from Yum Yum include traditional favourites such as steak mushroom and ale pie, home made vegetable lasagne, cottage pie and chicken pie as well as more exotic dishes including Moroccan lamb kebabs, creamy Young Quinn Lane taste tests one of the Yum Yum dishaes

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James, who trained as a chef at Ashburton Cookery School, has been in the catering trade for more than 15 years and is now putting all his energy behind Yum Yum and the development of the brand.

James said that another innovation is the Yum Yum Fresh

James Lane of Yum Yum Me pictured with his daughter Ollivia and chef Lauren Taylor

promises a real Range, which is aimed at busy professionals who have time to cook, but don’t want the bother of shopping for ingredients.

James said: “Yum Yum fresh boxes contain all the fresh ingredients for customers to produce delicious meals, using the step by step recipe card. It’s perfect for busy professionals and families and it certainly beats ringing for a take-away and it’s a lot more fun.”

His aunt, Sally Driscoll oversees the commercial kitchens in Plymouth and as well as building the successful business supplying nurseries and schools, has been responsible for developing a range of dysphagic foods which are supplied for hospital patients who have difficulty in eating meals.

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Sep 27 to Oct 12 War Horse

All tickets sold out Oct 18 to Oct 26 Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake

Firmly crowned as a modern day classic, Matthew Bourne’s powerful, provocative and totally original interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake turned tradition upside down and took the dance world by storm, dazzling audiences in the West End and Broadway, and across Europe, Asia and Australia. Boldly shattering the traditional concept of swans in tutus, and blending dance, humour and spectacle with extravagant award

winning designs by Lez Brotherston and lighting by Rick Fisher, Matthew Bourne has created a passionate and contemporary Swan Lake.This thrilling, audacious and original production is now unquestionably established as one of theatre’s great events – collecting over 30 international theatre awards – and makes a triumphant return to Plymouth this autumn.

Oct 29 to Nov 2 Birmingham Royal Ballet

Sleeping Beauty and a Triple Bill presented by the popular ballet company.

Nov 6 to Nov 9 Propellor: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Fresh, funny and beautifully lyrical, Propeller’s multi award-winning production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream has enchanted packed houses all over the world.

Nov 10 That’ll Be the Day

This hugely entertaining rock ‘n’ roll

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Members of the cast of the Theatre Royal’s 2013 Panto Robin Hood dropped in at the Boringdon Hall Hotel to meet the press.

From left to right Jeffrey Holland, Lee Mead, Nigel Havers and Bobby Davro

actor-musician production will have you laughing, crying and dancing in the aisles. Using some of the greatest hits from the mighty Madness back catalogue including: Our House, Baggy Trousers, My Girl, Driving in My Car, The Wings of a Dove, Night Boat to Cairo and the all-time classic It Must Be Love – you’d be mad to miss it!

Nov 24 The Vagina Monologues

Eve Ensler’s hilarious Broadway and West End smash hit is back, featuring feisty Hollie-Jay Bowes (Hollyoaks), TV favourite Terri Dwyer (Hollyoaks, Grange Hill, Loose Women) and national treasure Diane Keen (Doctors, Ruth Rendell Mysteries). An unmissable show for every generation – bring your mum, your best friend, your sister or even your gran – this is the ultimate girls’ night out… trust us!

Nov 27 to Nov 29 Rambert 2013

spectacular features a fantastic line up of knock-out hits from the 1950s, 60s and 70s, mixed with loads of new zany comedy routines to produce a show with a real feel-good party atmosphere.

Now in its 28th year of touring continuously in the UK and Europe, That’ll Be The Day is living proof that rock ‘n’ roll will never die!

Rambert’s unrivalled variety of performances, world class dancers and critically acclaimed orchestra have delighted audiences and critics alike for 87 years, presenting some of the finest choreographic and dance talent ever seen in the UK.

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Until Oct 12 Fight Night

Belgium’s multiple Fringe First-winning company Ontroerend Goed and Australia’s The Border Project put the power into your hands to vote for your favourite candidate amongst five actors in an immersive exploration into the intricacies and traps of voting systems.

This makes elections a theatrical game.

stunning films and animation, this is the wickedly twisted international hit tale from the multiple award-winning company behind Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. Like a giant novel bursting into life, 1927 invite you on a theatrical journey of startling originality.

Oct 22 to Oct 26 The Secret Agent

Set at a time of social upheaval and growing disparity between rich and poor, at the heart of this tale is a woman fighting to protect her young brother from exploitation and violence.

In their trademark highly imaginative style, music hall and early cinema collide in Theatre O’s return to the stage after five years away.

Oct 29 to Nov 2 HAG

Oct 15 to Oct 19 The Animals and Children took to the Streets

Seamlessly synchronising live music, performance and storytelling with

The Wrong Crowd re-imagine Slavic folklore’s extraordinary, child-eating hag-witch, Baba Yaga. Dark, visually inventive storytelling theatre, fusing live action, puppetry and music.

Nov 7 to Nov 23 Solid Air

Exploring themes of artistic purity vs

Nov 12 to Nov 16 People

Following a sell-out run at the National Theatre, Alan Bennett’s acclaimed new comedy People tours the UK. Nov 17 Ha Ha Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles

You’d be absolutely barking to miss this pipesmoking new show as Holmes and Watson embark on their most dangerous adventure yet… hunting down the Hound of the Baskervilles! It’s elementary! It’s also downright hilarious as comedy national treasure Joe Pasquale takes on the lead role in the ultimate Sherlock Holmes spoof.

Nov 18 to Nov 23 Our House

Inspired by the music of Madness, this raucous musical comedy is an uplifting tale of life and love, heartbreak and hilarity, good and bad, set in London’s famous Camden Town in the mid-80s.

Bringing together one of the most successful British writers with one of the best loved British bands, this new

Nov 30 Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings

Rock and roll icon, author, restaurateur – legendary former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman has seen it all and continues to live life to the full. His latest musical rebirth as the driving force behind the fabulous Rhythm Kings sees him return to his musical roots.

A show imbued with absolute quality.

The Rhythm Kings will be joined by very special guest Maria Muldaur, best known for the hit single ‘Midnight at the Oasis’.

Dec 1 Ardal O’Hanlon

Father Ted star, Ardal O’Hanlon is delighted to present his latest stand-up show for 2013. The style is observational, the subject matter is life itself, and the default expression is one of utter disbelief!

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Screams echo through corridors. A forest echoes with the sound of gunfire.

At Claire’s choir rehearsal, something terrible happens. David Greig’s daring new play asks how far forgiveness will stretch in the face of atrocity. Featuring local choirs and a soaring soundtrack, The Events tells of tragedy, obsession and our destructive desire to fathom the unfathomable.

Dec 3 to Jan 18 The Little Red Hen

Making bread is hard work, but it would be a lot easier if the lazy farm yard animals lent a hand! An adaptation of the nursery favourite, featuring a host of animal puppets, sing-along songs and comic routines. It’s a treat for the whole family with no scary bits! From the company who charmed you with The Hare and the Tortoise, The Elves and the Shoemaker and The Enormous Turnip. An early learning classic for everyone aged 2+ and their families.

Navet Bête are back again this autumn!

The saloon door swings open with a creak. Stephen the pianist stops playing his tune and looks at the figure in the doorway. Everyone in the bar does too. All is silent. The tension is accompanied and heightened by some accompanying music from Ennio Morricone; that the people in the saloon can’t hear. Hands begin to reach for their sides and rest on the top of water pistols, some of which have a 10ft distance. The mysterious figure lifts up the peak of his hat to reveal his face…

Le Navet Bête are an award winning internationally touring troupe of clowns based in Devon, whose high energy, spectacular and hilarious shows have wowed audiences in over 20 countries.

Dec 7 to Dec 23 A Christmas Carol

Join Le Navet Bête as they take you through the streets of Victorian London, re-telling this classic Dickensian Christmas tale in a physical comedy fun-fest for all the family. A Christmas Carol Le Navet Bete-style is the perfect alternative to the mainstream pantomimes: a handcrafted show packed with visual gags, featuring jokes for the kids and the grown-ups, a character called Not So Tiny Tim and a sprinkling of topical satire for these recession-hit times.

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theatres & shows Oct 9 , Oct 23, Nov 13, Nov 27 Café Acoustica

Fortnightly showcase of unplugged talent, hosted by singer-songwriter Jessie Mullen.

Oct 4 Lost in Space

A stomping seven-piece party band, with raunchy female vocals, a full brass section, funky bass, rocking guitar and more percussion than you can shake a stick at, playing funky ska and retro grooves, all with an edge of jazz and soul.

Oct 8 Eric Taylor Americana Night

Eric Taylor is a lyrical genius and a master of the guitar. He has created a multitude of fans and devotees that are legends themselves in the singer/ songwriter realm, artists who have long considered Taylor to be a teacher and a lantern bearer whose time is long overdue.

Oct 10 Greg Cooper Americana Night

Raised in the New Jersey shore town of Little Silver, Greg quickly immersed himself in the same rich musical scene which inspired Bruce Springsteen and discovered his own muse in the form of the passion, literary dexterity and plainspoken honesty of Otis Redding, Bob Dylan and Hank Williams.

Oct 11 Adam Piggott and Jayne Freeman

Adam and Jayne combine powerful acoustic guitar and ukulele with their own take on the genres of folk and americana. Live shows also feature unique versions of well known and often unexpected covers.

Oct 17 Andy Quick

The entertaining and personable frontman of popular local band Land of the Giants performs a solo acoustic slot.

Oct 18 Preston Reed

Guitarist Preston Reed taps, tickles, slaps and soothes his instrument,

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Oct 18 Jay Tamkin

Jay Tamkin learned his craft in the best possible environment after spending six years with the Devon Youth Jazz Orchestra as principal bass player, a

position that enabled him to combine musical theory and serious practice with such musical heavy weights as Jools Holland, Dennis Rollins and Roy Ayers.

Oct 24 Trio of Men Play Beck’s Song Reader

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Comedy giant and genuinely nice guy, Lee Evans has announced he will head to Plymouth next August to prepare for his upcoming Monsters Arena Tour.

Lee will be in the city from August 7 to 9 2014 with a series of special shows where he will try out new material.

Plymouth audiences are more than used to Evans heading south to test out new material and the city always welcomes him with open arms!

Last at the Pavilions back in August 2011, Lee played to sold out audiences every night of his mammoth five night stint at the venue. This run has only been topped since by Michael McIntyre back in 2012 with six sold out nights on the Pavilions stage.

For tickets and information contact the Box Office on 0845 156 1460 or visit the website www.plymouthpavilions.com occasion, have spent their whole lives waiting for this moment. Individually, they have danced and sang with disabled OAP’s, supported Muse at the Eden project, sung lullabies with Jackie Oates, toured volcanoes in Japan, composed music for The National Theatre of Scotland, written soundtracks for low-budget zombie movies and toured with puppet companies...

Oct 25 Emily Maguire

Best-known for her strong, thoughtprovoking lyrics and ‘supremely expressive vocals’ Emily Maguire’s songs have been played regularly on Radio 2 and have won her fans across the globe. In July this year she released her fourth studio album Bird Inside a Cage

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Oct 31 and Nov 28 Thomas Ford

Electrifying blues talent in the form of this harp-playing, hard blues singing solo performer.

Nov 1 Swingology

Swingology perform gypsy swing in the style of guitar legend Django Reinhardt.

The swinging guitars and soaring clarinet solos are evocative of the soundtrack to 1940’s Paris.

Nov 6 Comedy Night Jarred Christmas Special

Jarred Christmas has a unique style that deftly mixes gags with storytelling.

He has a dynamic onstage persona and the ability to improvise and roll with anything that’s thrown his way, making his comedy sizzle with originality. Full of passion and charisma, Jarred takes the audience on a hilarious thrill ride of laughs and gasps with an edge of anger that manifests itself in his rants against the small things in our lives.

Nov 8 Matt Woosey

National touring blues artist Matt

Woosey will be making an appearance in Plymouth as part of his ongoing life-long tour. For more information on Matt’s UK tour and to hear his music and videos check out his website – www.mattwoosey.co.uk.

Nov 29 Hamer & Isaacs

Hamer & Isaacs play swinging gypsy jazz under the influence of Django Reinhardt and The Hot Club Of France

Plymouth Pavilions Millbay Road, Plymouth Box Office: 0845 146 1460

Sep 12 and 13 Micky Flanagan

Due to overwhelming demand, Micky Flanagan has added even more Plymouth dates to his mammoth Back in the Game tour, following on from his three shows in March this year.

Sep 24 Bill Bailey

Bill returns with his Qualmpeddler show for another date at the Pavilions after his sell-out gig earlier this year.

Oct 4 An Evening of Burlesque

Britain’s biggest burlesque spectacular

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Award winning Sarah Millican is at the Plymouth Pavilions on October 25 and 26

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Experience a colourful kaleidoscope of the best of burlesque and the bizarre world of variety!

Oct 5 Sixties Gold

The ultimate 60s line up with Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Searchers and more.

Oct 9 The Illusionists

The Illusionists: Witness the Impossible launched in January 2012 with a sell out season at Sydney Opera House reaching an audience of 31,000 in nine days, then went on and ‘wowed’ Mexico City with an audience of 42,000 in eight days.

The hand-picked cast of internationally renowned illusionists together create a blockbuster stage show featuring a stunning mix of outrageous and unbelievable optical illusions.

It is now the UK’s turn to be mesmerised by these jaw-dropping acts of levitation,

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through his various television series, including Tracks, World of Survival, Trips Money Can’t Buy with Ewan McGregor, The Real Heroes of Telemark and many more. Don’t miss this captivating theatre show in which Ray talks about his life, shares stories from his many years surviving the wilderness and its colourful wildlife, and recounts his latest adventures in America and Australia.

mind-reading, disappearance and escapes.

Oct 14 Lawson

After visiting the Pavilions in previous years supporting the likes of Will Young and The Wanted, Lawson now take centre stage as the headline act.

Oct 18 Daniel O’Donnell

Three decades into his sparkling career as a top entertainer, Daniel’s star is still shining bright. His popularity among people of all ages and walks of life hasn’t diminished with the passing of time.

Oct 20 Jake Bugg

Still only 18, Bugg has already had a No1 album, supported Noel Gallagher and the Stone Roses and has been nominated in the British breakthrough category at the Brit Awards.

Oct 25 and Oct 26 Sarah Millican

Friday’s show is already sold out and there is limited availability only for the the British Comedy Award’s Queen of Comedy.

Oct 22 Bowling for Soup

Bitter sweet will sum up the announcement that this tour will be their ‘goodbye’ to the country that, for well over a decade, has been their adopted home.

The Plymouth gig will be one of their final shows on UK soil.

Oct 31 Blue

Following their appearance on ‘The Big Reunion’ earlier this year, and a recent sold out show at O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Blue are back on the road for a full UK tour, including a visit to Plymouth.

Oct 23 Russell Brand

Nov 1 Vampires Rock

Oct 24 Ray Mears

Celebrating its 10th year as one of the best touring production shows, Vampires Rock returns to Plymouth! Along with Steve Steinman a full cast of superb

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theatres & shows singers, dancers and a formidable band blast their way through some of the greatest ever rock anthems. All teamed with an amazing stage set and pyrotechnics to blow your mind, this rock spectacular is not to be missed.

Nov 3 Go West, Hue and Cry, The Christians in Concert

Go West, Hue and Cry and special guests The Christians are united on the same bill for the first time ever. This authentic eighties triple header is not to be missed.

Nov 6 Ed Byrne

will once again be coordinated by the Federation of Plymouth and District ex Services Association. With a supporting cast of the Royal Marines Band, the event will also feature the Police Choir, Plymouth Youth Concert Band and the Childrens’ Choir. This year the event will be also be marking the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic, following on from the ceremonies that took place in May of this year.

Nov 12 Chase and Status

Since headlining the prestigious Other Stage at Glastonbury, the duo has been whipping up the type of raucous storm which has now become synonymous with their addition to any festival billing Nov 13 Alan Davies

Following the phenomenal success in 2012 of his critically acclaimed show, Life Is Pain, Alan Davies - the much-loved star of iconic television series such as Jonathan Creek and QI -makes his debut at Plymouth Pavilions.

Nov 15 Texas

In their 25th anniversary year, Texas will have embarked on a full UK tour including a visit to Plymouth Pavilions.

Nov 16 Sean Lock - Purple Van Man

Purple van man is a hilarious new stand up show from Sean Lock, undoubtedly one of the most fertile comic minds in Britain.

A self-confessed “miserable old git” since the age of 23, Ed Byrne is now in his Forties. While for others this might result in a crisis that prompts the purchase of a sportscar, Ed embraces middle age with open arms. Come join him, as he truly comes of age and gives out his clarion cry: “I am in my Forties. HEAR ME ROAR!” Nov 7 Brit Floyd present P-U-L-S-E

Having performed to over half a million fans around the world since it’s first show in 2011, Brit Floyd returns to the UK in 2013 to present P-U-L-S-E 2013, The Pink Floyd Ultimate Light & Sound Experience, a stunning new three hour show featuring all the hits from Pink Floyd.

Nov 8 Festival of Remembrance

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Nov 23 Bryan Ferry

UK superstar and true musical icon Bryan Ferry makes a welcome return to Plymouth as part of his UK tour.

Nov 26 Five

Following their huge success of as part of sell out The Big Reunion tour and ITV2 series, one of the UK’s most successful boybands Five are embarking on their own massive headline tour this winter Scott, Ritchie, Abz and Sean reunited earlier this year for The Big Reunion and showed the country just why they are one of the UK’s most popular bands.

Nov 27 The Lumineers

Fresh off the back of their packed festival crowds at Glastonbury, T in the Park, Belsonic and Reading-Leeds the band have confirmed their largest UK headline shows to date, including a stop at Plymouth Pavilions!

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and Beethoven. Tickets from Peninsula Arts Box Office, tel 01752 585050 www. peninsula-arts.co.uk Oct 5 Charity Concert

Oct 4, Nov 8 Jazz at the Fleur

Duke of Cornwall Hotel Free entry for live jazz from 9pm to 11.30pm. Recently listed as one of the top five jazz gigs in The Times, Jazzacadabra plays a variety of smooth and mainstream jazz. Details from www.jazzacadabra.co.uk Oct 4 Celebrity Flute Recital

Sherwell Centre, Plymouth University Ian Clarke, flute Tim Carey, piano. Part of The Great Plymouth Flute Adventure.

Tickets from Peninsula Arts Box Office, tel 01752 585050 www.peninsula-arts. co.uk Oct 5 Ten Tors Orchestra

St Andrew’s Minster Church Simon Ible - conductor, Clare Southworth - flute featuring Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture and works by Reinecke

Emmanuel Church, Mannamead Kessenyan Singers present Brymbo Male Voice Choir, from Wrexham Tickets from Mrs Jennie Owens on 01752 829365 (evenings only) or via griffonj@btinternet.com. In aid of POOCH, Plymouth Oncology Outpatients and Chemotherapy.

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Oct 13 Peninsula Doctor’s Orchestra

Oct 11 Plymouth Clarion Choir

Roland Levinsky Building, Plymouth University Simon Ible - conductor featuring Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5 in E minor, Op.64 This concert is the culmination of the Peninsula Doctors’ orchestra weekend workshop. For information about joining the orchestra visit www.peninsuladoctorsorchestra. org.uk

St Budeaux Methodist Church Concert for Senior Citizens. Contact Barbara Mills 01752 368581.

Oct 17 The Brodsky String Quartet

Oct 6 Plymouth Jazz Club

The Nova Scotia Jazz Band at the Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Crownhill. Call 01752 721179 or visit www.plymouth-jazz-club.org.uk

Oct 12 Respect Festival

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around the world play songs from Iran, Lebanon, Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, to soulful Gospel and Blues to sublime Indian Ragas and Western Classical compositions. Tickets £6, concessions £4.50 from Peninsula Arts Box Office, tel 01752 585050 www.peninsula-arts. co.uk

Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery Part of the 21st International Concert Series. Featuring Daniel Rowland and Ian Belton, violin, Paul Cassidy, viola and Jacqueline Thomas, cello. Tickets

from www.wegottickets.com or from the Museum shop.

Oct 19 Gala Concert

St Andrew’s Minster Church The Plymouth Gilbert and Sullivan Fellowship, with guest artistes Jill Pert and Richard Suart present a 90th Anniversary Gala Concert in aid of the RNLI. Tickets from www. plymouthgilbertandsullivan.com or 01752 829176.

Oct 20 Plymouth Jazz Club

Mike Owen’s Great Danes. A rare visit by a fine Danish band dedicated to the New Orleans style jazz at the Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Crownhill. Call 01752 721179 or visit www.plymouth-jazz-club.org.uk Oct 26 Saltash Ladies Choir

Saltash Wesley Church Festival of Remembrance for Saltash Branch of the Royal British Legion.

Nov 2 Ten Tors Orchestra

St Andrew’s Minster Church

The Nova Scotia Jazz Band..playing at Plymouth Jazz Club on October 6

Conductor Simon Ible, with Adrian Powter - baritone performing Vaughan Williams: Fantasy in a theme by Thomas Tallis; Vaughan Williams Five of the ‘Songs of Travel’; Eduardo Miranda: Milonga for Strings in A minor - premiere; Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings. Details Peninsula Arts Box Office 01752 585050 www.peninsula-arts.co.uk

Nov 27 Plymouth Symphony Orchestra

Plymouth Guildhall Conductor Anne Kimber, with Martin Roscoe - piano. Featuring Elgar’s Overture Froissart; Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto no 2 and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no 5. Tickets from Vibes, 19 Mayflower Street, Plymouth, on line at www.wegottickets.com or on the door.

Nov 3 Plymouth Jazz Club

Nov 30 Saltash Ladies Choir

The Craig Milverton Trio at the Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Crownhill. Call 01752 721179 or visit www.plymouth-jazz-club.org.uk

Ashtorre Rock, Saltash Evening of Christmas Music. Tickets £4 at the door.

Nov 9 Handel’s Messiah

St Andrew’s Minster Church Performed by Devon Baroque with Devon Baroque Voices directed

by Jonathan Watts. Tickets www. devonbaroque.co.uk Nov 9 Arcadia String Quartet

Sherwell Centre, Plymouth University This talented quartet from Romania have a growing international reputation with a string of awards and competition

Dec 5 Divertimento Flute Trio

successes. They recently won the prestigious Wigmore Hall London International String Quartet Competition 2012, The Esterházy Foundation Prize and The Beethoven Prize. Tickets from Peninsula Arts Box Office, tel 01752 585050 www.peninsula-arts.co.uk Nov 17 Plymouth Jazz Club

The Rich Bennett Band with Dorine

de Wit. Exciting traditional jazz from a band of young enthusiasts at the Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Crownhill. Call 01752 721179 or visit www.plymouth-jazz-club.org.uk Nov 22 Plymouth Area Police Choir

United Reformed Church, Tavistock.

Concert in aid of the church roof fund.

Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery Latest in the Lunchtime International Concert Series. Featuring Judy Hall, flute, Vicky Evans, cello, Margaret Lynn, keyboard. Tickets from www. wegottickets.com or from the Museum shop.

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internation A striking Indian dance troupe and an inspirational orchestra of blind musicians will be among the headline acts at the 2013 Plymouth Respect Festival.

The event, which is organised by the Plymouth and Devon Racial Equality Council, is being hosted by Plymouth University over the weekend of October 12 and 13.

It will feature a blend of music, entertainment and food from across the globe, alongside a range of community focused and awareness raising activities.

And among its star performers will be classical dance group Kathakali, and the Inner Vision Orchestra, who wowed crowds during a performance with Coldplay at last year’s Paralympic closing ceremony.

A carnival atmosphere carrying a number of very important messages is being promised by festival organisers. There have been numerous changes since the last event in 2011, but the mixture of vibrant entertainment, activities and vital education will be carried through from previous years.

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Dan Thompson, artistic director of the Plymouth Respect Festival, said: “The opportunity to bring such world class acts to the city is an absolute pleasure and must reaffirm that we are a city with culture. The Respect Festival has a huge role to play in raising awareness of Plymouth’s diversity and celebrating the many cultures and communities who call the city their home.”

The Kala Chethena Kathakali Company hails from Kerala in southern India and is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. The group includes dancers, singers, drummers, with highly-skilled make-up artists adding to the visual spectacle.

The Inner Vision Orchestra is led by musical director Baluji Shrivastav, and features musicians from around the world who are blind and partially sighted. They play world music with influences from Iran, Lebanon, Nigeria, and western music.

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The Respect Festival will see events taking place across the University campus and city, and among its other highlights will be a world food market which will bring the best cuisine from across the planet to the city centre, while people of all ages will be able to take part in parades, activities and workshops to spread the message of respect throughout the community. This includes designated areas for children and young people to take part in sensory and creative activities.

Supporting activities have already taken place over the past six months, with ‘Step Up 4 Respect’ events within city schools and a summer holiday workshop seeing

Plymouth Respect Festival highlights Saturday October 12 10.30am - Grand Parade - From Plymouth Guildhall to Plymouth University Campus 1pm - Black Voices - Rolle Square 7pm - Baluji Shrivastav and the Inner Vision Orchestra. - Theatre 1 Roland Levinsky Building.

Sunday October 13 11.45am - Jon Sterckx presents Drumscapes - Theatre 1, Roland Levinksy Building 4pm - The Kala Chethena Kathakali - Theatre 1, Roland Levinsky Building.

4pm - RSVP Bhangra - Rolle Square 6.30pm - The Peninsula Doctors’ Orchestra - Theatre 1, Roland Levinksy Building

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Musical director Baluji Shrivastav and The Inner Vision Orchestra features musicians from around the world who are blind and partially sighted. They will be appearing at Theatre 1 in the Roland Levinsky Building on Saturday October 12

nal acts to headline 2013 plymouth respect festival youngsters create striking sculptures, with a theme of ‘Flying for Respect’, that will feature in the Respect parade to open the event on Saturday morning.

These will include a model of Isis, the Egyptian goddess of children and rebirth, which will lead the parade as it makes its way through the city centre from the historical venue at the Plymouth Guildhall up to the new venue at Plymouth University.

Professor Wendy Purcell, Vice-Chancellor of Plymouth University, said: “We are delighted to host the Plymouth Respect Festival and further develop its strong reputation and impact.

“Our staff and students make a hugely positive contribution to the cultural diversity of Plymouth, and a key opportunity here is to reach out and sustain mutual respect throughout our community.

We look forward to continuing our work with the Plymouth and Devon Racial Equality Council.”

Ann Wilkinson, co-director of the Plymouth and Devon Racial Equality Council, added: “We have worked for many years to ensure the Plymouth Respect Festival ming in has become an important event in the city’s calendar for highlighting diversity and quare celebrating differences.

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“The new collaboration with Plymouth University will open up a whole range of innovative developments, which will undoubtedly breathe new life into a festival which Plymouth has embraced wholeheartedly over many years.

“The festival has been a tremendous force in the city and beyond, and as we enter this new era, we hope more partner agencies and people will join us and be inspired for the future.”

The Respect Festival includes a range of free and ticketed events, with new acts being announced regularly on the Festival’s website. For more information visit www.plymouthrespectfestival.co.uk or call Plymouth and Devon Racial Equality Council on 01752 224555.

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celebrating literature at second international The Plymouth International Book Festival is a new literature festival and a celebration of international and UK writers.

With a programme of readings, talks, poetry, workshops, demonstrations, music, film, and play, the festival promises something for everyone to enjoy.

Plymouth International Book Festival, now in its second year, is part of an exciting partnership project between Plymouth University, Plymouth City Council and Literature Works (the South West Literature Development Agency), with the support of Arts Council England, which aims to bring a year long programme of literature events to the city.

The festival runs from October 31 to November 9 with events taking place at a number of venues within Plymouth University, Plymouth Guildhall, Plymouth City Museum, Drake Circus Shopping Mall, Plymouth Central Library, Plymouth College of Art, Waterstones, Plymouth Arts Centre, B-Bar at the Barbican Theatre, Plymouth Social Club Among authors, poets and writers taking part are author and actor Charlie Higson, Big Issue founder John Bird, rapper and writer Dizraeli, literary editor Suzi Feay, crime writer Michael Jecks, award-winning poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, Ben Okri, Mona Siddiqui and Lemn Sissay.

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Visit the Hoe to view a beautiful array of locally made arts and crafts. The market will be held on the second Sunday of each month.

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Oct 12 and 13 Plymouth Respect Festival

A festival designed to promote respect and celebrate diversity across all areas of the community will take place at Plymouth University. There will be a parade going through the city centre, live music, dancing and theatrical events, play activities, world food, information stands and many showcased events. See feature on centre pages.

Oct 13 St Luke’s Tour de Moor

This will be the 30th anniversary of the major fund-raising event. Starting at Coypool and taking in Dartmoor.

There’s also a family-friendly sevenmile gentle ride through the Plym Valley Nature Reserve. Details at Online at: www.stlukesevents.org.uk/tdm Oct 30 to Nov 9 Plymouth International Book Festival

The Plymouth International Book Festival is a literature festival which in 2012 was the first large scale celebration of international and UK writers that Plymouth has ever seen.

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book festival Among the family events are: Oct 31 The Enemy with Charlie Higson 6pm Roland Levinsky Building. Author of the popular series, ‘Young Bond’, Charlie will be discussing his popular series ‘The Enemy’ with horror editor and writer Johnny Mains.

Nov 1 Young Writers Squad Book Launch 12 noon Plymouth Guildhall. The Plymouth Young Writers have been working together for a year under the guidance of Plymouth based writer Babs Horton to produce their own book.

Come along to the launch of this exciting new publication and celebrate with the young writers as they read from the book. With the opportunity to purchase this captivating read and have it signed by future Plymothian writing stars!

Nov 5 and 6 Telling Tales From 9am Watch the magic of professional and student illustrators at work as they take inspiration from the eclectic collection of objects on display at the Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery.

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Plymouth street dance crew BeatBreakers, who are known for their exciting, high-energy perfomances will be appearing on stage, along with Lady Gaga tribute act, otherwise known as Gaga unleashed. Local singer Felicity Dukes, who recently performed at Music of the Night and Local duo Natalie and Cotty, will also be taking to the stage. There will also be fairground rides and food stalls available from midday. All city centre car parks will be open but spectators are advised to use public transport where possible.

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Nov 14 to Dec 24 Christmas Market

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family events Events at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Drake Circus The Imaginators

Admission free. Booking essential.

Free, fun creative learning sessions for pre-school children and their parents/ carers. 10.30am to 11.30am or 1pm to 2pm on Wednesdays (term time only).

Advance booking is essential. Call 01752 304665 to reserve your place.

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Under the Sea Oct 5 11am to 4pm Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery Join the Wild About Plymouth team for ‘The Big Draw 2013’. Watch free films in our Learning Centre, see all sorts of marine specimens from our natural

history collections including pickled creatures from Plymouth Sound in our foyer, and enjoy a range of fun craft activities in our galleries where you can draw your own marine monsters, make paper plate octopuses and create honeycomb sea creatures. Admission is free and there is no need to book.

Drop in for as little or as long as you like.

Infinity and Beyond Nov 16 10am to 12noon Davy Building, Plymouth University, Listen to a talk from local astronomer Robin Montford, who will show you some of the amazing images he has captured from the night sky in his observatory. Then go to the University’s Immersive Vision Theatre

for a tour of the solar system, to the edge of the known universe and back with space guide Luke Christison.

Download a booking form from www. plymouthmuseum.gov.uk. £2.50 per adult £1.50 per child under 3s go free What’s Your Bug? Dec 7 10am to 12noon Davy Building, Plymouth University, Come along to our popular event where we use the University’s microscopes to examine the smaller animals that we share the world with. Look at the key features Scientists use to identify different mini-beasts. Try and name the animals on display and bring some mini-beasts of your own to look at. There will be prizes for the best drawings! Download a booking form from www.plymouthmuseum.gov.uk £2.50 per adult £1.50 per child under 3s go free Make and Take

Make something then take it home with our seasonal creative sessions aimed at children aged five to 11 (all of whom must be accompanied by a responsible adult). Sessions run from 11am to 12 noon and 1.30pm to 2.30pm. Admission is free. Advance booking is essential on 01752 304774.

Call on the day to see if any last-minute places are available - although there is no guarantee any will remain.

Little Monsters Oct 26 11am, 1.30pm and 3pm Make a monster mask, a Halloween wand and try your hand at origami, plus enjoy some other Halloween-themed crafts in this spooky 60-minute session.

Dr Who Day Nov 23 11am, 1.30pm and 3pm . The world’s most famous Time Lord celebrates his 50th anniversary today. Try your hand at colouring sheets, cut out and wear a Silurian mask and make a dalek of your own design in one of the 60 minute sessions.

Santa Stops Here Dec 14 11am to 1.30pm and 3pm . Make a variety of festive keepsakes to take home as we get ready for Christmas.

Decorate a spiral hat, make candy

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The Big Draw 2013: Almighty Myths

Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery Oct 19 10.30am to 1pm (last entries at 12.30pm) Do you know your Jupiter from your Mercury or your Venus from your Mars? Join in, explore and draw the families and myths of the Roman Gods – many of which are featured in our historically important Cottonian Collection. Admission is free and there is no need to book. Drop in for as little or as long as you like.

Super Saturday: Giant Jungle Queen Session

Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery Nov 30, 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 3.30pm Admission £2.50 per child. Advance booking and payment is advisable via the Museum Welcome Desk. Join our guest artist for a creative session where you will create your own version of Hew Locke’s colourful ‘Jungle Queen 11’.

Holiday Activities for Families Wednesday Drop-In: Fantastic Faces Oct 30, 10.30am to 1pm (last entries at 12.30pm). Use a range of craft materials to create a fantastic colourful portrait inspired by the works on display in our ‘Artists Make Faces’ exhibition.

Admission free. No need to book.

Drop-in for as little or as long as you like.

Thursday Workshop: Abstract Art

Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery Oct 31 10.30am to 12pm (suitable for 4+) Get creative and work with our Learning Officer to make a fun abstract collage based on the works you can see on display in our ‘Hidden In Plain Sight’ exhibition. You can also join in with our huge Justin Knowle-inspired abstract piece. Admission is £2.50 per child. Places are limited - so book today! Advance booking and payment are essential at the Museum Welcome Desk. Payment can be made by cash or cheque – sorry, no credit cards. The

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Amazing West Africa with Seckou Keita Nov 29 11am to 11.45 am Adults £4.50, children £3. Booking essential.

Join kora maestro and outstanding percussionist Seckou Keita who will lead an interactive performance that youngsters can join in with! Seckou will guide you as you sing and create rhythms together. He will also introduce you to the music and instruments of his homeland Senegal, including African harp – the kora, and African drum – the djembe. Online ticket sales are now available on the www. wegottickets.co.uk website. Tickets will also be available to purchase from the Museum Welcome Desk by cash or cheque made payable to ‘Plymouth City Council’. All children must be accompanied by a responsible, paying adult. Please note that tickets are nonrefundable. Admission charges apply and booking essential.

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Oct 31 Halloween Hunt

Join the Halloween Hunt for a spooky time at Mount Edgcumbe and create an impact at the fancy dress competition - if you want to take part be there at 1.45pm prompt! Between 2pm and 3.30pm do the Interactive Quiz in the Sawmill or join in the Scavenger Hunt in the Park. From 2pm to 2.45pm make a Halloween Mask with Sue and Terri.

Between 2pm and 2.45pm the Butler of Mount Edgcumbe House has a spooky tale to tell!

Dec 7 and Dec 8

Christmas Fayre It’s the tenth anniversary of Mount Edgcumbe’s Christmas Fayre and this year it promises to be better than ever!

The fayre will run from 10am to 5pm on Saturday and 10am to 4pm on Sunday.

Inspirational cookery demonstrations from leading west country chefs. Local produce will be available for your culinary delight. If your looking for that special Christmas gift, there will be a wide variety of crafts and gifts to choose from. Admission: Adults £3 each, children £1 each.

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Oct 31 Halloween: Saltram’s Spooky Stables

Discover the spooky side of Saltram’s stables and join us for an evening of crafts, games, face painting, story telling and a costume parade. Two sessions. Tickets: £3 child, £1.50 adult Nov 23 and Nov 24 Christmas Festival

Transform your Christmas shopping experience with the perfect antidote to high streets full of weary shoppers.

Soak up the atmosphere and search out unusual, high-quality gifts from local stalls in the historic grounds of Saltram.

With a range of unusual gift ideas, it is the ideal place to find inspiration, and there’s plenty of mouth-watering food and drink to treat yourself to along the way. And delve into life below stairs at Christmas inside the house.

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Oct 1 Bird Walk

Join volunteer Alan on a walk to identify the birds that make Buckland their home.

Oct 4, 9, 15 and 21 Pushchair Amble

Set off around the pushchair friendly Yellow Walk for a glimpse of autumn colour and wildlife. Bug pots for beastie hunting and materials to make leaf crowns available at reception.

Oct 26 to Nov 3 Welly Challenge

Get your wellies on and challenge yourself! Can you tackle Buckland’s welly obstacle course? See how well you perform against your fellow visitors - extra points to those who go three-legged!

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Oct 4 Nature’s Autumn Larder

Go along for a wild food walk, foraging here on the Cotehele Estate and looking for edible plants. You’ll explore the woodlands and hedgerows, honing your identification skills.

Oct 26 Spooky Night

Enjoy Cotehele House in the dark and learn more about the ghostly goings on.

Bring a torch. Adult £7.50, Child £5.00.

Booking essential on 0844 249 1895 Oct 28 to Nov 1 Spooky Half Term Fun

Have some spooky fun carving pumpkins, making brooms and more with the countryside team. Small charge for materials. Monday and Thursday Pumpkin making (age 5+); Tuesday, Mask making (age 2+); Wednesday, Broom making; Friday, Monster making (age 7+). Create your own monster out of wood using cordless drills, glue and hammers

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Plym Valley Railway October 27 - Spooky Sunday December 1, 8, 15 & 22 - Christmas specials

The Plym Valley Railway has re-built a one and a half mile section of the ex-Great Western branch line from Marsh Mills to Plym Bridge.

The line used to run from Tavistock Junction, just outside of Plymouth, to Launceston. It is a heritage railway centre where steam and diesel locomotives, carriages, wagons, and other historic railway artifacts are being preserved to recreate the atmosphere of a bygone age. Fares Adults £4 Children £2 For details of these and other running dates visit www.plymrail.co.uk

producers fair at crocadon Crocadon Producer’s Fair Oct 20 and Nov 17

Each month over 45 stallholders display their produce and creations in Crocadon’s courtyard, and the venue has become renown for its high quality monthly producer markets. Crocadon is just 15 minutes from Plymouth and the producer’s fairs are a great activity and fun day out for the family. The fair includes food, arts and crafts and is held in the courtyard among a 130 acre organic farm. Crocadon is part of the Pentillie estate woodland and is definitely worth a visit!

Offering fresh local meats, fish, vegetables as well as sweet treats of all kinds. The fair also boasts a wide range of arts and craft producers for you to look around at your leisure. Crocadon’s café has cake and drinks on offer.

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Events at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Drake Circus Until Oct 12 Nancy: The Life and Times of Lady Astor

Find out more about the life of Nancy Astor including her career as the first female MP and MP for Plymouth Sutton, a supporter of many causes and high profile acquaintances. Her roles as a wife and mother, friend and foe, politician and personality will be highlighted using images and objects from the City’s permanent collections.

It is also hoped to include some loan items from a selection of national institutions.

Sep 7 to Dec 7 Artists Make Faces

In 1983, Monika Kinley and her partner Victor Musgrave invited their artist friends to lend works for a small show in their new London home. The show

was called ‘Artists Make Faces’ and 30 years on this exhibition is a realisation of a long held idea to create a show on this theme in a public gallery. It will feature a distinctive and personal selection of works from public art galleries and collections, including Arts Council England, Tate and the Whitworth. So many artists both past and present are concerned with the face. It gives us our identity and acts as a mirror for our feelings. In this show, the selected artists use it as a canvas, playing with it or agonising over it rather than creating a straightforward image of a recognisable person.

Oct 26 to Jan 15 Hidden In Plain Sight

The term ‘abstract’ can mean many things – to remove, to summarise, to be difficult to understand, to be impersonal – all of which can apply to abstraction in art. It can refer to art that has an object or landscape as its subject or starting point, or it can use forms that have no source from the visible world. This exhibition will focus on abstraction from our collection, including work by Patrick Heron, Ian Davenport, and Justin Knowles. It will also include previously unseen footage of Patrick Heron in his studio from the late 1950s.

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Please collect a ticket from the Welcome Desk or contact the museum and they will post or put one aside for you. Everyone who attends receives a voucher for a 20 per cent discount in our café afterwards, so you can grab yourself a quick bite to eat too!

Nancy Astor’s Plymouth – October 2 and 9 Mythology in the Cottonian Collection – October 16 Beyond St Ives – October 30 The Cottonian Collection: Plymouth’s Greatest Gift – November 6 Sculpture in the Cottonian Collection – November 20 Painting as ‘Object’ – December 4 Oils in the Cottonian Collection – December 11

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45 Southside Gallery in Plymouth’s historic Barbican continues its successful feature exhibition programme with a textile exhibition from October 18 to November 17.

The gallery specialises in ceramics, glass and metalwork by artists based in Devon or Cornwall, and always some textile art. This exhibition is its first focus on textile art.

Five textile artists will be showing their work and one ceramic artist, whose work starts as embroidery. Debbie Rudolph and Sue Spooner are both from Cornwall, while Jane Price, Helen Edwards and Beverley Bailey live in Devon.

A passion for history is evoked by Sue Spooner’s woven rugs and wall-hangings. Sue’s work is inspired by decaying buildings found in the Cornish landscape, remnants of the Cornish mining heritage.

Fellow weaver Debbie Rudolph also lives in Cornwall and gained extensive weaving experience during a degree from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London followed by a weaving scholarship with the International Wool Secretariat.

Debbie uses her experience to create wonderful materials, which she turns into throws, scarves, cushions, purses and bags.

Jane Price, Helen Edwards and Beverley Bailey have all shown at 45 Southside before and will be showcasing their latest works.

An example of Debbie Helen Edwards creates woven wallpieces and scarves as well as mixed media artworks Rudolph’s work which apply textile processes, like stitching, weaving and threading to a range of materials, including pewter, paper, fabric and ceramics.

Jane Price’s brightly coloured abstract works express an interest in saturated colour combinations. They appear like abstract paintings, but are embroidered.

Beverley Bailey uses freehand machine embroidery to make wallpieces, as well as bookcovers and jewellery.

Emma West’s ceramic panels will be exhibited alongside the textile works. The use of textiles in Emma’s work is a relatively new departure.

An embroidery ‘image’ is hand stitched, quite loosely, allowing threads to fall freely and give a ‘sketch’ quality to the piece. The embroidered cloth is then impressed into the unfired porcelain. At this stage various freehand marks are made in the clay altering each piece. Glazes are subsequently applied to reveal the imprint bringing the permanence of porcelain to the fragility of a stitch.

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kf kitchens help ken and sue their dream kitchen It started with a leaking gas hob and ended up with a sparkling new kitchen.

decision, but after discussing our thoughts at length with Nathan we asked him to come to our home to do a survey and take things further.”

That was the unusual chain of events for Crownhill couple Ken and Sue Burns.

Sue said: “Nathan spent three hours with us talking about how we use the kitchen and our lifestyle. He gave us lots of advice about how to make the most of the workspace and all the different appliances available.”

Retired police officer Ken explained: “We discovered that our old gas hob was faulty and it was condemned as unsafe by British Gas. “We obviously needed a new hob but then started to look at our kitchen which had not been updated since we purchased the house from new 23 years ago. One or two of the doors were faulty and the kitchen looked pretty tired.”

Ken and Sue, a former senior lecturer at Marjons, decided to visit local kitchen showrooms for ideas and inspiration.

Sue said: “We had visited a few companies and were on our way home when we decided at the last minute to call in at KF Kitchens in Faraday Mill. It was the best thing we did.

“The KF Kitchens showroom is huge with an amazing selection of different kitchen styles and settings. We were welcomed by Nathan Damarell who was friendly, knowledgeable, patient and businesslike all the way through.”

Ken said: “We actually fell in love with the first kitchen we saw and Nathan then took time to show us the appliances available, including giving us a demonstration of the amazing new NEFF induction hob.

Sue Burns enjoying her new NEFF double oven “At no time did we feel pressurised into making a supplied by KF Kitchens

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Nathan recommended moving the sink from under the window, which has a panoramic view across the city and has since become the focal point of the kitchen.

Ken said: “Nathan worked out an initial estimated price and promised that the final price would be within 10 per cent of that figure - depending on how the installation progressed.”

The couple decided to go ahead and the work went totally according to plan, being completed in around three weeks.

Ken paid tribute to the quality of the tradesmen involved. “The whole project went really smoothly with Nathan project managing and the specialists carrying out the plastering, electrical work and plumbing. But special mention to Gary who installed the kitchen - he was a total professional.”

The couple chose Alabaster cabinets with chrome handles with matching Taurus sand worktop and a Blanco granite sink. They chose eye-level NEFF ovens, including the latest AquaAssist technology, NEFF induction hob, cooker hood and a built-in microwave.

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The adjacent utility room was also included in the makeover with matching cabinets and flooring from Karndean, supplied by KF Kitchens.

Sue said: “What Nathan and his team have done for us is magnificent. We have so much more worktop and cupboard space - including corner cupboards which maximise the space available.”

Last word goes to Ken: “Nathan told us to enjoy our new kitchen and we are certainly doing that.

“The whole experience has been incredibly pleasurable and I would have no hesitation in recommending them to anyone who is thinking of a having a new kitchen. In fact it would be crazy not to visit KF Kitchens.”

Right: Ken Burns enjoying his new hi-tech induction hob

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Gareth Forrest pictured at The Chase an exclusive development of contemporary homes in Peverell

chase is on for eager home buyers An exclusive development of new homes in a sought-after area of Peverell is proving a big hit with potential buyers.

Gareth Forrest of Town & Country Estate Agents said that within weeks of the development being advertised almost a third of the 14 properties at The Chase in Verden Close, had been sold or were under offer.

The Chase is a brand new collection of contemporary styled homes, set within a landscaped courtyard, accessed by electric gates. It offers a choice of detached, semi-detached and town houses ranging in price from £239,950 to £279,950.

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In addition, all of the properties have a ground floor cloakroom, master bedroom with ensuite, patio and landscaped garden and come with a 10 year NHBC guarantee.

Another benefit of the properties is the exceptional energy efficiency they offer.

“We have had an extremely positive response to this unique development and there is a huge amount of interest in The Chase,” he said.

“It is ideally located in Peverell only minutes from Hyde Park with its range of local shops and services and the much sought after Hyde Park Primary School and Plymouth College, both within walking distance.”

“Its quiet position adjacent to the park, offers space to relax away from city life.

Added to that, the Chase is just 10 minutes walk from Central Park and the new Life Centre with Mutley Plain is also close by.”

The development is due for completion within a few weeks and Gareth is confident that all the new homes will be sold before the end of the year.

Being appointed as sole agents for The Chase is another coup for Town & Country Estate Agents, which was established little more than two years ago.

“We’re delighted to be involved in such a prestigious development and our appointment as sole agents is another important milestone for Town & Country,” added Gareth. “We were involved in marketing a development in Tavistock earlier this year, but this is our first in Plymouth.”

Since its launch Town & Country Estate Agents has seen consistent growth and now has a four-strong team at its North Hill offices, led by Gareth.

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Last September Town & Country became a member of the prestigious Waterside Properties Network of estate agents and now has a dedicated waterside collection of properties on its website.

Town & Country were at the Southampton Boat Show earlier this year and will be marketing their waterside properties at the London Boat Show in January.

“We have seen a marked increase in the level of enquiries for waterside properties in Plymouth as a result of our membership of the network,” said Gareth. “Plymouth has so much to offer, particularly for the sailing fraternity and we expect interest in the city to continue to grow in the years ahead.

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Gareth Forrest in the superbly fitted kitchen-dining room

“The development of the Royal William Yard, Millbay and Sutton Harbour are all positive news and property investors are now waking up to the huge potential of the city, especially with the number of top chefs who have started businesses in Plymouth.”

Gareth said that there was now a more optimistic view of the property market in the city, with confident buyers returning to the market which will potentially will see prices rising slowly in the months ahead.

“Affordability is still a key factor in the market and we hope that homeowners will remain realistic about asking prices. Government initiatives such as ‘Help to Buy’ and will undoubtedly stimulate more growth in the market, but no-one wants to see a return to the ‘boom and bust’ days of the past.”

He said that the lettings market remained particularly buoyant with plenty of new investors achieving yields of between six per cent and 10 per cent, particularly with student properties.

“It’s good to see that Plymouth is increasingly regarded as a great place to invest, live or spend your retirement,” he added.

For more information contact Town & Country Estate Agents 54 North Hill, Plymouth Tel 01752 201010 www.townandcountryproperty.com

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free landlords expo and training event at guildhall in october

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Westcountry Landlords Association in partnership with Plymouth City Council is again holding their Annual Expo, this year in addition with a Landlord Training Event.

This event is to encourage not only those who wish to enter the property market, but also experienced landlords with information and seminars and engaging with the experts.

The event is being held on Thursday October 24 at the Guildhall in Royal Parade Plymouth from 12 noon to 6pm. All people attending will be entered into a free draw for many prizes including Marks & Spencers vouchers.

Manny Pisani, chairman of Westcountry Landlords Association, said: “The plethora of changes in the law in respect of letting property has confused some landlords and anyone considering letting should consult with the experts and professionals to ensure that they comply with all the requirements that are now required, not only from drawing up the tenancy but also in establishing what their obligations are. It is no longer a simple case of handing over the keys in exchange for deposits!

“The introduction of the Housing Act 2004/2006 has seen the biggest ‘shake-up’ in the Private Rented Sector’ in the last 50 years.

“This piece of legislation together with many other requirements that have already been implemented such as Planning, Licensing, Deposit Protection – of which the rules changed again in April 2012– and Local Housing Allowance which is changing (ie how the Housing Benefit is administered) to Universal Credit in addition to the introduction in 2008 of Energy Performance Certificates which are now a legal requirement.”

In October 2013 Housing Benefit/Local Housing Allowance will be administered by the Department of Work & Pensions in a single payment directly to the tenant of all benefits – this will be known as ‘Universal Credit’.

Another government proposal is to ‘scrap’ the benefit for people aged 25 or under, the Prime Minister David Cameron suggestinfg this will save almost £2bn on the welfare bill.

Manny Pisani, added: “We have also seen local authorities fining landlords heavily for non-compliance in respect of issues such as ther condition of a property condition or lack of House of Multiple Occupancy licence and most commonly landlords being sued through the county court for non-lodgement of the deposit.

“This event will give landlords and potential landlords the chance to meet experts who are well versed in their own field and give the opportunity of discussing individual requirements in addition to promoting landlord awareness highlighting their responsibilities in providing safer and more comfortable living accommodation for their tenants.”

Exhibitors and contractors at the event will cover a wide range of specialist areas while Plymouth City Council will have many representatives from all departments concerning landlords.

Energy Performance Certificates, which are now a legal requirement will provide prospective tenants with a rating showing its energy efficiency and its environmental impact on a scale from A – G where A is the most efficient and G is the least efficient for the property that they occupy.

These certificates are now provided with domestic appliances such as fridges and washing machines.

Manny Pisani added: “It all starts at 12 noon and everyone is welcome to attend this event. It will provide a fantastic insight with many exhibitors and free seminars to make it a memorable and educational day for all. Why not make a day of it by attending this free event: we look forward to welcoming you.”

Peter Farrow of Futons 247 in his showroom at HQ Business Centre

Independent businesses can compete with big high street retailers by offering a first-class product coupled with first-class service and value for money.

That’s the ethos of Plymouth businessman Peter Farrow who has been selling futons and sofa beds for nearly 20 years.

His company, Futons 247 is the internet trading site of The Futon Shop, and now operates from a first floor showroom and offices at the HQ Business Centre in Union Street.

He has been running the futon business in Plymouth since 2004, returning to the city after spending four years with a futon manufacturer in East Anglia.

“I launched the online business nearly 10 years ago and also operated from city centre premises for about a year, but that became increasingly unsustainable,” said Peter.

“I started the online business because I felt it offered a good alternative to the traditional high street retailing. My experience with the shop in Cornwall Street confirmed that view.

“We sell to customers all over Britain via our own website and also through Amazon Marketplace, which has proved increasingly important to us - particularly with a growing number of customer recommendations,” said Peter.

“We have seen the need to move into specific niche markets - such as oak frame futons and futons that you can sleep on all the time. The market is increasingly competitive so we have to offer something extra in terms of service, quality and product range.

“More and more people are now using a futon as the mattress on their main bed, this mainly being due to the good support that a futon mattress offers by moulding itself to the shape of your body forming what we would call a people shaped impression on the futon mattress.”

He said that the luxury Pocket Futoflex futon mattress was particularly suitable for bed use as it contains a ‘cage’ of springs inside the top and bottom layers of woolfelt.

“We have a lot of business in London and the south east,” said Peter, “and we are keen to serve more customers in Plymouth and the immediate area.”

“Thankfully not everyone wants to buy from the big stores and we take pride in the quality of service and product which we deliver.”

Futons 247 deliver direct to the customer’s home or place of work using reliable carriers.

For customers in the Plymouth area Peter is happy to deliver products free of charge and will also assemble the futon or sofa bed for the customer. Customers

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One of the most popular sofa beds stocked by the company is the ClicClac Sofa Bed, which is particularly popular in Europe. “If you are looking Peter demonstrates just how easy it is to for a sofa bed that is robust, unfold the popular Clic-Clac sofa bed easy to use and good enough for everyday use, the Clic-Clac is ideal.”

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He said that futons and sofa beds were popular with a complete cross-section of customers - from professionals to those who prefer to live a more radical lifestyle.

“Many customers opt for futons or sofa beds because of space or access considerations - but I am often surprised by the addresses we deliver to in London - some of the most upmarket parts of the capital. At the other end of the scale we have even delivered futons to yurts and teepees in Cornwall.”

Visitors are welcome to visit the Futon 247 showroom in the HQ Business Centre between 9.30am and 5pm Mondays to Fridays and 1pm to 4pm on Saturdays.

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City College students show their support for St Luke’s Hospice fund-raising campaign

st luke’s to benefit from college fundraising City College Plymouth has nominated local charity, St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth, as the recipient for its fundraising and volunteering during the current academic year.

St Luke’s offers palliative care 24 hours a day, seven days a week to individuals with a life limiting illness, as well as support to their families. However, to provide this service they need to raise over £4.5 million each year.

Talking about the charity nomination, City College Plymouth principal, Phil Davies,

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said: “St Luke’s is a local charity that many of our students and staff have been touched by, and was suggested by a member of staff.

“In any year there is a host of fundraising activity - often organised by the students themselves as part of their studies, but also run as a way of making a contribution to our local community.

“In addition to fundraising, our commitment to St Luke’s is also going to include volunteering. Again, there is a significant amount of volunteering across the College.

“Volunteering is win-win. We can help St Luke’s provide additional services while enabling our students to put their newly acquired skills into practice, and give them a real sense of pride in doing this for such a worthwhile cause. Students then have real experience, helping make them more employable.

“We are introducing an element of competition amongst our students with the volunteering and fundraising. This will help us, as a Gazelle College, demonstrate the positive impact that enterprise and entrepreneurship has on all aspects of society. ” St Luke’s communications and marketing manager, Robert Maltby, said: “We are so delighted to have City College on board and can’t wait to start working with them.

“Fundraising is, of course, key to St Luke’s being able to operate and offer essential end of life care to the local community. However, the volunteering arm of St Luke’s is also a major part - without our army of volunteers we could not function! Our Volunteering in Partnership (VIP) opportunities will enable the students to help the charity and interact with patients.

“At the same time it will give the students work experience and references for their first step into employment.”

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The St Luke’s Tour de Moor, sponsored by Itec, returns on Sunday October 13 at the new location of Harrowbeer Airfield, near Yelverton.

Join hundreds of bikers as they hit Dartmoor, for a day of thrills, hills, mud and sweat, taking to the rugged terrain of Dartmoor and helping to raise £100,000 for St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth.

From the leisurely 7 mile fun cycle of Drakes Trail to the brave challenge of a 35 mile route to Princetown, there’s even an intermediate 15 miler to make sure there is something for riders of all abilities.

The Tour de Moor promises to be a great family day out with a chance to see hundreds of bikers up close and activities for the children to keep them entertained.

Entry information: Adults £15 (age 17+); child £7.50 (age 9+); family £37.50 (2 adults, 2 children 16 & under)

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The course is not open to children aged under nine years. All participants will receive a chip to track their progress and time.

For more information on the Tour de Moor and to register call 01752 492626 or visit www.stlukes-hospice.org.uk

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the two faces of egypt... ...and why holidaymakers should always check on foreign office advice Over the past few months advice on travel to certain destinations has become a major issue not only for travellers, but also tour operators and travel agents.

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However, the Red Sea resorts visited by the majority of British tourists have remained unaffected by any violence and protests. In such circumstances, the travel industry is lead, and to extent governed, wholly by information supplied by the Foreign Office.

As soon as a country or a particular area is deemed unsafe for Britons to travel to, the Foreign Office will formally issue advice to this effect and holidaymakers are then permitted to change or cancel their travel arrangements free of charge.

Tour operators are required to abide strictly by Foreign Office advice. This means that if a country or area is considered safe to travel to, despite any nearby unrest, the travel company is perfectly within their rights to continue taking bookings and sending clients to these destinations.

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In such circumstances tour operators also have no obligation to refund passengers who choose to cancel. It is therefore worth remembering that if you do not agree with Foreign Office advice and choose to cancel your holiday anyway, you will be liable to pay cancellation or amendment fees.

In some cases, if you leave it until the last minute and cancel very close to your departure date, you could lose 100 per cent of your money!

For anyone who is unsure of the official advice surrounding their destination, I would urge you to contact your travel agent or consult the Foreign Office website - www. gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice - which is updated regularly particularly during times of civil and political unrest and conflict.

Looking at the opposite and considerably more unlikely scenario, if the Foreign Office declares a particular country, area or destination as unsafe to travel to and you still choose to go ahead with your visit, you should check that your travel

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Resorts on the Red Sea coast are still safe for travellers according the Foreign Office - unlike Cairo (above) where riots and civil unrest has made it totally unsafe

insurance cover remains in place. Your travel insurance provider will be able to confirm this but it is unlikely that you will be covered and travel to these places is obviously unadvisable.

A considerable number of our clients have travelled to various Red Sea resorts in

Egypt during recent months and all have returned to say that their holidays were completely unaffected by the situation in Cairo and that the atmosphere appeared calm and normal.

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safety is of prime importance when travelling to egypt The Red Sea resorts are situated on the Sinai Peninsula some considerable distance from the main Egyptian cities and are home to mainly foreign tourists.

I fully understand that this doesn’t stop people from worrying entirely as they are still in Egypt, but we can only reiterate the feedback we are getting from clients who have just visited and this suggests that holidays will continue as normal.

Always remember that your safety is of prime importance to all parties concerned and tour operators, travel agents and the Foreign Office have nothing to gain by sending anyone to an area that is not considered to be safe.

On a much lighter note, I recently had the pleasure of meeting Mark Harris, the sales manager of Wendy Wu Tours.

I am sure that many of you have noticed their advertisements in some of the national newspapers but were you aware that we can book all their tours right here in Plymouth?

I have always thought that China would be a fascinating place to visit and it has featured on my personal ‘bucket list’ for some time although probably more appropriate for when my children are older and I have more time to spend travelling.

To celebrate the launch of the new 2014 Wendy Wu Tours brochure, we will be holding a ‘China and Beyond’ evening at our West Park offices on November 20 starting with refreshments at 6pm and the presentation at 6.30pm.

Mark will be available to answer any questions about the Wendy Wu product and give a presentation on their tours. Light refreshments will be provided and a selection of Chinese food will be served up for sampling.

If you are interested in attending this special event, please call Tracey on 01752 364186 to reserve your places as numbers will be limited. We look forward to seeing you there.

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By Dr Laurence White School of Psychology, Plymouth University Imagine getting up for breakfast, saying a bleary ‘Good morning’ and hearing someone else’s voice coming out of your mouth.

A Plymouth woman experienced just such a jolt to her identity in 2010. She was hospitalised after a severe migraine and suffered an unusual complication, apparently similar to a stroke. Like many stroke patients, her language was affected.

What made this woman’s case so striking was the change in her accent, which sounded Chinese to many listeners.

As seen in a recent BBC documentary - The Woman Who Woke Up Chinese - ‘foreign accent syndrome’ is very rare, but can have profound personal consequences.

Notoriously, a Norwegian woman, Astrid L., was left with a strong German accent after suffering head injuries during an air-raid in 1941. Speaking in apparent imitation of the wartime enemy, she was ostracised by friends, despite having no control over her accent.

Our power of voice is fundamental to our identity. Perhaps the most important lesson from these ‘foreign accent’ cases is that our sense of self is strongly affected by our spoken interactions with other people. The foreign accent is, in fact, as much in the ears of the listener as the mouth of the sufferer.

Why are we so sensitive to differences in how people speak? One theory of the origin of human language may provide a clue.

Chimpanzees, our nearest relatives, maintain good social relations by mutual grooming sessions, smartening up each other’s fur by stroking and picking off twigs and insects.

This promotes trust between chimpanzees who rely on each other for help with hunting and foraging for food, and crucially, for defence from other groups of their fellow creatures.

As early humans moved out of the forests and onto the African plains, our social groups became larger than those of our primate cousins.

This made it impossible to devote hands-on grooming time to all group members.

Instead, the theory suggests, we started using vocal signals to indicate our loyalties.

The giant leap towards human language may have been given a crucial push by the need to prove trustworthiness within our early stone-age tribes.

Of course, speech can only be a reliable signal of potential cooperation or conflict if we are sensitive to differences between voices.

Research on very young infants suggests that we are born with this ability already active, if not fully developed. Growth in the womb takes place to a lively soundtrack of internal sounds – breathing, heart-beats, tummy rumbles – together with all the sounds of the outside world that the mother hears, though perhaps a little muffled.

The mother’s voice is loud and clear to the developing foetus, however.

Not surprisingly, new-born babies prefer their mother’s voice to another woman’s, the first sign of the lifelong human tendency to judge people by their accents.

The Babylab at Plymouth University is one of Britain’s leading centres researching the development of language skills, from just after birth to six years old and beyond.

“Babies react differently to familiar and new sounds,” said Dr Caroline Floccia, head of the Babylab.

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“By monitoring where babies look when listening to sounds and accompanying

visual stimuli, we can work out whether they can tell different accents and languages apart.”

In one recent project, local babies at five months old, sitting comfortably on their carer’s knee, heard the difference between a Plymouth accent and a Welsh accent, but – rather surprisingly – could not tell Plymothian and French speakers of English apart.

When played sentences from other languages, babies could clearly hear the difference between French and Spanish, but not between Spanish and Finnish.

“The fact that babies can distinguish some accents and languages, but not others, tells us about the features of speech that are really important for them,” said Dr Floccia.

“Analysis of these babies’ behaviour suggests that they are sensitive to small differences in the duration of certain sounds, barely noticeable signs in speech that tell listeners when sentences are about to finish. As they say about comedy, the answer may lie in the timing.”

If you are interested in contributing to research on language development and have a child aged from 0 to six years, please contact us at the Plymouth Babylab on 01752 584865 or visit www.plymouthbabylab.org.

If you’d like to hear more about how humans and other animals communicate, come along to the next CogTalk public debate, in the Peninsula Art Gallery at Plymouth University on October 3 at 6pm.

Entrance is free, call the box office on 01752 585050 to reserve your place.

Looking for a rewarding volunteering opportunity? If you’re over 50, and could help someone else to get on-line in their own home, then Plymouth SeniorNet could be for you.

For more information and an application form, please phone 01752 665424 and ask to speak to Mary, or email mary.james@ageukplymouth.org.uk All our volunteers are CRB checked.

Plymouth SeniorNet is a Routeways and Age UK Plymouth project transforming the lives of isolated older people in Plymouth by helping them to get on-line and acces services, information and support with day-to-day needs. Plymouth SeniorNet is funded by the Big Lottery Fund (Silver Dreams) and supported by Plymouth University.

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where there’s a will... ...there may well be a problem These days, apart from solicitors, there are lots of other people who want to get involved with providing legal services.

Often people get steamrollered into signing paperwork which commits them to very expensive - and sometimes unnecessary - legal services, because they don’t realise what has happened until it is too late.

Big businesses can tend to deal with peoples’ affairs just as a ‘process’ and often don’t take into account those personal things that real people need.

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More recently, the Legal Services Consumer Panel has called for will writing services to be regulated following an investigation into the quality of wills and poor sales practices.

The Panel’s mystery shopping research looked at the quality of wills prepared by solicitors, will writers, banks and online wills and came up with the statistic that a quarter of the wills failed for being not legally valid or of poor or very poor overall quality.

Crucially, too many wills failed to reflect what the client intended and made other basic errors.

Some did not cover all of the estate and sometimes clients’ requests had been left out or the actions specified in the wills were potentially illegal.

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The survey also found cases where wills were drafted by ‘cutting and pasting’ from software packages without the required legal knowledge.

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Plymouth SeniorNet (PSN) is a partnership project between Routeways, Age UK Plymouth and Plymouth University, funded by the Big Lottery Fund (Silver Dreams).

Plymouth SeniorNet’s IT-savvy volunteers, all of whom are over the age of 50, deliver individualised learning programmes to help older people bridge the ‘digital divide’ and go online to access information, entertainment, specialised services and to communicate with family and friends.

SeniorNet volunteers are DBS-checked and receive training so that they can

support people in one-to-one sessions in their own homes or in small informal workshops led by an expert trainer.

As well as IT-support, volunteers are able to detect and respond appropriately to additional needs, especially signs of neglect and other difficulties associated with the challenges of ageing.

Since the beginning of June, as well as supporting individuals all over the city, Plymouth SeniorNet volunteers have assisted over 50 people in workshops held in community centres and sheltered housing schemes and will continue to do so over the autumn months including at Age UK Plymouth’s three centres in the City Centre, Mount Gould and Plymstock which now offer free Wi-Fi to users.

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pioneering plymouth project opens up the online world to elderly people in the city up of equipment and means of accessing the internet.

Working with local suppliers, Plymouth SeniorNet is able to provide high quality recycled equipment as well contribute to the cost of broadband, subject to certain terms and conditions, for those most in need.

As well as passing on crucial knowledge to others and supporting them in developing the skills to get on line to help with day-to-day needs, PSN volunteers enjoy meeting new and interesting people, gaining new purpose and motivation as well as having a lot of fun along the way.

client, using the internet to trace information on fellow colleagues from his time in Bomber Command. Excellent!”

Jo Atkey, project manager, said: “Through one-to-one learning at home and now in our small group sessions, we are supporting more and more people to not only use computers but also to get on-line.

“In doing so, we’re helping people stay in touch with family and friends; do their shopping; pursue hobbies; manage finances and researching that elusive crossword clue!

“In all seriousness, with increasing use of the internet and service providers opting not to send certain information through the post, bank statements for example, the support provided by Plymouth SeniorNet is becoming increasingly important in ensuring people have access to important day-to-day information and services.”

Paul, a Plymouth SeniorNet volunteer, commented: “My current client finds it amazing that it’s possible to e-mail, attach and view pictures in an instant.

“Through Plymouth SeniorNet, people are achieving things that they would not have expected to achieve in their lifetime: emailing and video calling through Skype and Facetime friends and family all over the world; viewing their family’s homes overseas via Google Earth; watching catch-up TV; listening to the radio and, for one

For more information or to find out more on being a volunteer call Plymouth SeniorNet on 01752 665424 and ask to speak to Mary. The website is www. plymouthseniornet.weebly.com/index.html

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a blaze of colour in Well, we are at that time of year again when the nights are getting longer, the days are getting shorter and the temperatures are definitely getting cooler – but there is no need to be all doom and gloom.

There is a whole explosion of colour happening in our gardens this month and it’s time to get out and enjoy it, because before we know it, it will be gone.

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Derek

Anderson October is a month like no other in terms of colour, as this month is all about foliage, rather of Plymouth than flowers. Trees and shrubs become the Garden Centre stars of the show and illuminate the garden in shades of yellow, orange and red. Many also have an abundance of berries, also adding colour to the display and a much need food source for wildlife, especially crucial for birds in the winter.

So this month I will be focusing on trees and shrubs – those much over-looked stars of the garden. But as we all know, space in a garden is precious, even more so in smaller gardens and every plant has to earn its place. So I have selected trees and shrubs that give interest through out the year and not just in autumn.

Acers look particularly stunning now and are turning vivid colours before the leaves drop. I would consider Acers to have some of the best autumn foliage of any plant.

They are available in a range of leaf shapes from large and hand shaped to small and delicate like lace.

Acers also come in a wide array of colours from dark green to acid yellow and dark red to pink variegation. The leaves take on a luminous quality in autumn and change to shades of bright red, yellow and orange.

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Acers bring spectacular autumn colours

can tolerate sun and shade. They like a slightly acidic soil to bring out the best of the colours but are adaptable to most soils. Acers range in height from 1m-8m (3’5’) wide and high, depending on the cultivar and variety.

Witch Hazel (Hamamelis) is a large shrub that is particularly useful in the garden for autumn and winter colour. The leaves in autumn turn from shades of yellow, through orange to red gradually ascending up the leaf giving a rainbow like appearance.

It also flowers in late winter with small spider like blooms filling the garden with a delicate sweet, spicy fragrance. They grow to a height of 4-5m (13’-16’) and a spread of 2.5-5m (8’-16’), but can be kept smaller by pruning.

Cercis Siliquastrum is a useful small tree for adding colour to restricted locations.

Due to its high canopy, tolerance of poor, compacted soils and urban pollution, this tree is well suited to life in a city garden.

Leaves appear late on this spectacular flowering tree, after the startling clusters of pea-shaped blooms which can smother the tree and burst from the new young shoots, the surface of the bare branches and even the main trunk of the tree.

To flower well it needs full sun and a long warm summer the previous year, and it is not so impressive in cooler gardens. From late summer onwards, large bunches of rich purple pods deck the branches and last well into winter, while the pretty foliage turns light yellow and chestnut in autumn.

There is a variety called Cercis Forest Pansy, that has beautiful large, reddish purple heart shaped leaves from spring until autumn that makes a particulary goood garden tree.

Another good variety is Cercis Lavender Twist, this is an unusual weeping variety, it grows to 2m (6’4”) with a spread of 1.5m (5’).

These wonderful plants have many features which make them very attractive to gardeners in the UK: they’re drought tolerance, lack of invasive roots and winter hardiness all contribute to ensure that they are safe plants to place into even a small garden or patio container. It can grow up to a height of 10m (30’) with a spread of 9m (27’), but generally much less, especially when grown in a container and it can be pruned to requirement.

Cornus or Dogwoods are generally grown for their winter stem colour and autumn leaf colours. They are unfussy about their soil conditions, but they are able to thrive in damp conditions where other shrubs might fail. Cornus Alba is the widest grown variety because of the colour range of stems that are available, commonly red, black, yellow or green.

Cornus Controversa – the wedding cake tree – is grown because of the way the branches grow in a tiered shape resembling that of a wedding cake, and Cornus Officinalis is grown for the yellow pom pom flowers it produces on bare branches in late winter.

All Cornus species will tolerate full sun or partial shade, but those grown for their winter stem colour show better colour when grown in full sun. Cornus Controversa needs little pruning, developing their tiered shape naturally with time. Limit pruning for removal of lower branches as the tree grows in height, will create a clear trunk.

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There should be one topmost leading branch, and any side branches that compete with it should also be removed.

Pruning, if needed, is best carried out between autumn and early spring, while the tree is dormant and leafless. Hard pruning is not tolerated and will spoil the shape of the tree.

Cornus Alba on the other hand need hard annual pruning to produce the best display Cornus Contraversa of colourful winter stems, but at the expense of flowering growth. However, allow plants to grow un-pruned for the first year after planting. Prune in early spring, before bud break, by cutting back all the stems to within 5cm (2in) of the ground, or within two buds of the previous year’s growth.

Cornus Alba typically grows to a height and spread of approximately 1.8m x 1.8m (6’x6’) and Cornus Contraversa grows to a height and spread of between eight and 24 feet.

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The Rowan or Mountain Ash (Sorbus Aucuparia) has attractive creamy white blossom in early summer, usually in May or early June. These are followed by brightly coloured berries that are usually orange or red, but there are some cultivated varieties that are white or pink. The berries provide an excellent food source for birds in the autumn and are extremely decorative. The leaves in autumn are highly decorative, changing through shades of red, yellow and orange.

A striking tree to grow for its summer foliage alone is Pyrus Pendula, the weeping silver pear. The foliage is silver and covered in white hairs, making it stand out, particularly when grown against purple foliage or green foliage plants. It is an excellent tree to grow in a smaller garden being quite compact, it grows to a height of 5m (15’) with a spread of 4m (12’). Its ability to thrive in poor soils Trachelospermum Jasminoides and cope well with pollution makes it an ideal tree to grow in small city gardens.

It produces white flowers in spring which are followed by small ornamental fruits that are great for the birds. It prefers a position in full sun on alkaline soil to perform at its best.

A really nice low growing grass that has beautiful summer foliage and autumn foliage is Hakonechloa Macra Aureola. It is one of the most eye-catching small grasses, forming elegant arching clumps of vividly Hakonechloa Macra Aureola striped bright gold and lime-green foliage that holds its colour throughout the season.

When grown in full sun this cultivar often develops a slight reddish tinge.

So why not go outside and enjoy the seasonal colour before it’s gone!

Happy gardening from Derek.

The Rowan prefers a site that is in full sun or partial shade on well drained, slightly acidic soil, but it can tolerate neutral soils. It grows to a height of approximately 1015m (35’-50’) in height with an approximate spread of about 7m (24’). It produces a light open canopy allowing for a wide range of plants to be grown at the base of it.

It is also a great tree to use in a smaller space because it is light and airy and not overly imposing.

Crab apples are superb little trees with stunning pink/red buds that open into mostly white blossom in the spring and mature into little red or yellow fruit in the autumn. It is ideal for any small garden and looks truly spectacular at this time of year.

The spring blossom is outstanding and rivals that of the ornamental cherries. The small fruits look great and can last on the branches for months. There is also the added advantage of the beautiful autumn foliage colour. It prefers a sunny position and tolerates most soil types. The best varieties to go for are Malus Red Sentinel, John Downie, and Golden Gem and they can reach a height of about 3-4m (10-12’) with a spead of 2-3m (6-10’).

A trouble-free climber for the garden or large patio pots is Trachelospermum Jasminoides – a reliable flower that can grow up to 3-9m (12’-29’) in height and is perfect for climbing up a trellis, scrambling through shrubs and trees or for screening fences and walls.

It produces large clusters of highly scented, five petaled star shaped white flowers from mid summer freely into autumn. It will continue to flower into early autumn. It prefers a position in full sun in free draining soil.

We have in a couple of new varieties that still offer the same sweetly scented flowers, but have slightly different leaves to the norm, the first is Golden Memories which has beautiful golden evergreen foliage throughout the summer, turning bronze in the winter and the second is Waterwheel. It has thin, elongated leaves in dark green with a silver stripe running down the centre of the leave.

It has dense growth and is quite unusual but very striking. Again the foliage turns Plymouth Garden Centre in Fort Austin Avenue, Crownhill is open from 9am to 5.30pm weekdays and 10.30am to 4.30pm Sundays Tel: 01752 771820. www.plymouthgardencentre. co.uk the plymouth magazine

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On New Year’s Eve guests can sit back and relax as the Duke of Cornwall’s team serve up six courses to delight the tastebuds. Live music is provided and revellers can dance the night away with the hotel’s resident DJ. As the clock strikes midnight a glass of sparkling wine will be poured for all guests to toast 2014.

Ideal for a family or business party, the prize includes a four course dinner in the hotel’s award-winning restaurant or ballroom, followed by a disco to dance the night away until the early hours.

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Meanwhile, every Friday and Saturday evening and also some weekdays between November 29 and December 21 the Duke is putting on a four course Christmas dinner and disco at just £36.75 per head and from November 29 to December 23 Christmas lunches for £19.95 per head.

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