EXMOOR THE COUNTRY MAGAZINE
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ISSUE No. 69 Winter 2014 £3.20
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46 18 Exmoor Magazine is independently owned and run on Exmoor by Naomi Cudmore, Elaine Pearce and Sue South. We are not part of a chain and we are sold through around 140 local shops, along with Co-ops, Waitrose and M&S. The magazine is also available direct. To enquire please call 0845 224 1203 or go to www.exmoormagazine.co.uk. Published by: Hoar Oak Publishing Ltd. Exmoor Magazine, PO Box 281, Parracombe, Devon EX31 4WW T. 0845 224 1203 Website: www.exmoormagazine.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/exmoormagazine Twitter: twitter.com/ExmoorMagazine Subscriptions & Office: Sue South office@exmoormagazine.co.uk Editor & Designer: Naomi Cudmore editor@exmoormagazine.co.uk Editorial Director: Elaine Pearce hoaroak.publishing@googlemail.com Assistant Editor: Katy Charge Associate Editor: John Dunscombe Colour Management & Associate Designer: Colin Matthews Website: Mike Bishop & Naomi Cudmore Advertising Sales: Grant Harrison and Susie Walker (Zara Media) T: 01392 201227; email: info@zaramedia.co.uk Printing: Warner Midlands PLC, Bourne IMPORTANT NOTICE We do our best to ensure that all advertisements and articles appear correctly. We cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage caused directly or indirectly by this publication. Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the publisher or editor. Copyright Š Hoar Oak Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without written permission.
Cover: Swaledales, a breed native to the north of England (Swaledale), are used on Exmoor as they rough and tough enough for our high, open moorland. Photographed here by Rupert (Jack) Clegg of Exmoor Photography on 21 January 2013, above Chetsford Water, with their colourful identifying marks.
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Contents
Winter 2014-15
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NEWS
17
PHOTO NEWS Andrew Hobbs Round-up
18
READERS' MEMORIES Arthur Heywood on the
Building of Wimbleball
Sue South
20 PROFILE Patrick Veale: Lance Nicholson Country Pursuits Tony James
25 FARMING Wartime Farming in West Somerset Liz Grant
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TASTE OF EXMOOR Ruth's Real Food Mel Roach
LUNCH Claire's Kitchen Holly Wright
37 RECIPES Sweet Projects for Children at Christmas Lisa Walker 43
PAST TIMES Dunster at Christmas Hilary Binding
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SNOW Jane A. Mares
50 FAMILY PAGE Uncle Willow Snuffles Around a Midwinter Wood Endymion Beer 52
COAST Irene Tony James
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LANDSCAPES Fields of Gold Michelle Werrett
75 ACTIVE EXMOOR Triathlon Malcolm Rigby 79
COUNTRY MATTERS Fieldfare Trevor Beer
57 WALKING The Northern Quantocks and East Quantoxhead Sue Viccars 61 65
BOOKS: NEWS & REVIEWS Hilary Binding
ARTS Lucy Lean Lucy Large
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GARDENS An Exmoor Enigma: Glenthorne, Countisbury Rosemary FitzGerald
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GARDEN NOTES Hardwood Cuttings Claire Reid
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Bryan Cath
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Compiled by Sue South
CROSSWORD WINTER DIARY
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IN THE STABLEYARD Equine News, War Horse, Law Horse & Agility Donkeys! Cindy & Ellen Cowling,
Graham Winton, Katy Charge,
Jill Headford & Victoria Eveleigh
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FINAL PAWS Walks with Honey
WELLBEING Gateway Diners Elaine Pearce
PROPERTY Richard Webber
85 HOMES Nature Walk Tree Decorations Ema Rowe
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TOAST OF EXMOOR Exmoor Glass Adrian Tierney Jones
Mary Bromiley
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