EXMOOR THE COUNTRY MAGAZINE
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ISSUE No. 65 Winter 2013
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Cover photograph: 'Winter Stags' by Chris Triggs. The photograph was taken at Simonsbath, in January 2013. (www.christriggsphotography.com) This image is also available as a Christmas card from the charity St Margaret's Hospice. It is available in their charity shops and on their website: www.somerset-hospice.org.uk
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Contents
Winter 2013
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In the News
18
Profile: Sisters of distinction, Tamsin and Freya Waley-Cohen
21
Young Farmers' Clubs
Ellen Cowling
22
Farming Talk: Voices of the Hoar Oak Valley
Holly Wright
Bette Baldwin
27 Eating Out: The Luttrell Arms, Dunster Adrian Tierney Jones
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Taste of Exmoor: Six geese a-laying Mel Roach
33
Recipes: Winter game recipes from Streamcombe
37 Walking: St Michael's, Minehead to All Saints, Selworthy
Sue Viccars
41
Community: Red Watch – behind the scenes with Barnstaple Fire Brigade Avril Stone
45
Country Matters: The long-eared owl
Trevor Beer 23
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A winter's tale: Little Bob & Mrs Bob
51
Books: News & reviews
Hilary Binding
Jane A. Mares
54 Family Page: Uncle Willow's nighttime walk Endymion Beer 57
Well Being: Story-Well
58
Active Exmoor: Hashing
Malcolm Rigby
60
Ecology: Exmoor lichens
64
Arts: Folk of the moors
69
Interiors: Churches for the 21st century
Hilary Binding
Elaine Pearce
Pat Wolseley
Tony James
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Property: Who can help you to buy?
Chris Kearney
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Garden notes: Thinning trained fruit trees
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Gardens: Winter-green
Andrew Tolman
Rosemary FitzGerald
81 Crossword Bryan Cath 83
Country roads: Driving in bad weather
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In the Stableyard: Horse logging
86
Lawhorse: What you need to know if you have a groom
89
Exmoor Festive Diary
96
Final Paws: Taff the Wonder Dog and DHK
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Damian Lee
Cindy Cowling
Jill Headford
Compiled by Sue South
Naomi Cudmore and Jennette Baxter
Competitions & Offers!
WIN A copy of Ange Hardy's album, 'Bare Foot Folk'. See page 10. WIN a Christmas break worth £399 at the Yarn Market Hotel, Dunster! PLUS £25 Yarn Market Hotel discount for all readers. See page 89. OFFERS Our 3-in-1 tea and a read winter offer. Save 10% on your subscription to Exmoor Magazine, enjoy free tea and coffee and save £5 on a La Cafetiere 3 cup cafetiere with DJ Miles. See pages 16-17. WIN A copy of An Artist on Exmoor by Ken Hildrew. See page 52. WIN £20 in our crossword competition. See page 81.
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