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contents
Issue 49 Winter 2009
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FARMING TALK Albert Beer and Sean Beer
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PROFILE Alison (Banger) Milton Val Sherwin
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On opposite page: Autumn splendour, Mike Sherwin.
46 BOOKS: A Bumper Selection of Exmoor Christmas Titles 50 Where Angels Fear to Tread: Hugh Harrison Conservation Naomi Cudmore
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Every Stone Counts Jane Mares
54 Spare A Thought For Christmas Heather Holt looks at ways to help others close to home this festive season
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Photographerʼs Exmoor Neville Stannik
56 Not Just a Playbus! Alison Mothersdale
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Otter Resurgence Michelle Werrett
58 Walking the Wivey Way Malcolm Rigby
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WALKING ON EXMOOR Sue Viccar: a circular route taking in the River Barle and Ash Hill
62 Keeping Cosy Sue Scammell Interiors
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COUNTRY MATTERS Trevor Beer
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PROPERTY James Green
69 EATING OUT Mary Gray and friend
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A Chocoholicʼs Dream Brian Pearce
70 Well Being Elaine Pearce
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RECIPES WITH CHOCOLATE Bob Deville
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ASK BOB Bob Deville
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An Exmoor Christmas Miscellany
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Midnight on Lundy
18 Cover image: Snowy days at Upton by Naomi Cudmore.
In the News
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64 GARDENS Rosemary Lauder 67 JONʼS JOTTINGS
72 IN THE STABLEYARD Cindy Cowling 74 EXMOOR DIARY 76 Searching for Footprints Endymion Beer 79 Memorials Quiz 80 TAILPIECE Norma Huxtable
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