Autumn_2010

EXMOOR THE COUNTRY MAGAZINE

ISSUE No. 52 Autumn 2010 £2.95

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Past & Present

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Published quarterly by: Hoar Oak Publishing Ltd, The Exmoor Pony Centre, Ashwick, Dulverton, Somerset, TA22 9QE Tel: 0845 224 1203 Email: hoaroak.publishing@googlemail.com www.theexmoormagazine.com Editor & designer: Naomi Cudmore (naomi@naomicudmore.co.uk/ www.naomicudmore.co.uk) Associate editor: Hilary Binding Colour management: Colin Matthews Advertising sales: Zara Media: Grant Harrison, Susie Walker.

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Cover: Stag in velvet as summer turns towards autumn just below the trig point on Winsford Hill, by Mike Sherwin.

Contents Autumn 2010

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In the News

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Poetic Views

Farming Talk

Poetry and pictures

by Jane Mares

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North Molton Past & Present

Heather Holt

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Interiors

Small is stunning in Kathy Morrison and Darren Perry’s American Retro Caravans

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Retail Therapy

Elaine Pearce experiences Exmoor’s personal touch while shopping for clothes

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Bottled Beauty

Frances Nicholson reflects on Cutcombe Market

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Profile

Hilary Binding

by Steven Pugsley

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Exmoor’s Deer Legacy

by Michelle Werrett with photographs by Basil Warren and Mike Sherwin

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Open Studios

Somerset Art Weeks 2010

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North Devon & Exmoor Walking Festival & A Porlock Circular Walk

Bryan Cath

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Country Matters

Bat Chat with Trevor Beer

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Preserves and preserving

by Simon Dawson

What a Pickle!

Bob Deville’s recipes for delights in a jar

29 16 ‘Rain Clouds Over Minehead’ by Richard Beart – one of over 285 artists exhibiting in this year’s Open Studios for Somerset Art Weeks. See pp 21-23.

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Books

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Gardens

News & reviews

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Eating Out

Two Moors wins Gold at Chelsea, by Rosemary Lauder

In & Around Wivey, Mary Gray & Friends

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Environment

In The Stableyard Cindy Cowling rides the Coleridge Way and visits the Farmers Den

Alison Mothersdale explores our beaches from Ilfracombe to Blue Anchor

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My Favourite Horse Property

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The Ups & Downs of Cycling on Exmoor

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Malcolm Rigby tackles the Tour of Britain route

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Wild Harvest

Endymion Beer’s child-friendly look at the myths and mysteries of Autumn

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Cheers to the Outdoor Volunteers!

Exmoor Conservation Volunteer Partnership

James Green weighs up the pros and cons of letting

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Em’s Garden Notes

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Exmoor Crossword

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Diary

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Tailpiece: the last word

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Prize Reader Survey

Compost & composting

Aileen Carrett

Norma Huxtable

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