EXMOOR THE COUNTRY MAGAZINE
DANCING
Valley of Rocks
WILDLIFE FROM THE TRAIN
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ISSUE No. 77 Winter 2016 £3.20
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Moorland Peat Cutters Butlin’s Redcoat Memories Dulverton Weir & Leat Trust Wilfred Evans, Brompton Regis
A Four-legged Bat Pig! Olympian Danielle Waterman Witheridge Quadrille Team Author & Artist Jill Newton
Exmoor Carolers The Woolly Shepherd Hudnott’s Spirit Drinks Recipes from Bampton
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Contents
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NEWS
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COMMUNITY Exmoor Carolers & StarTrek
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Elaine Pearce
40 TOAST OF EXMOOR Hudnott's: A Spirited Adventure Mel Roach
BUILDINGS Medieval Origins Mary Siraut
PROFILE Wilfred Evans at Leeford Jane A. Mares
TASTE OF EXMOOR Brilliant Bampton Adrian Tierney Jones
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LANDSCAPES Turbary Michelle Werrett
RECIPES The Swan, Bampton Paul Berry
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Cover: By Jack Clegg, Exmoor Photography. Jack says, "I was photographing foxes from a hide in sub-zero temperatures and the squirrel was a regular visitor. Definitely worth the frozen feet though!"
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DOWN MEMORY LANE Terri's Redcoat Memories Susie Kearley
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WELLBEING Let's Dance! Jane Alexander
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PAST TIMES Dulverton Weir & Leat Trust Philip Hull
COAST Hidden Treasures of the Exmoor Coast Shirley Blaylock & Fiona Pink
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WILD GARDENS Teasel Teaser Rosemary FitzGerald
58 WALKING A Lynton Loop: Valley of Rocks & Lee Abbey Woodlands Sue Viccars
75 IN THE STABLEYARD Witheridge Riding Club Quadrille Cindy Cowling
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COUNTRY MATTERS Winter Wildlife in the Valley of Rocks Trevor Beer
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Equine News
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LAWHORSE Dog on the Course!
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INTERIORS The Woolly Shepherd Sandy Francis
PROPERTY Selling at Auction Richard Webber
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Sue Luker
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Bryan Cath
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GARDEN NOTES Winter Protection CROSSWORD FAMILY PAGE Uncle Willow & the Santa Train Endymion Beer
WINTER DIARY Compiled by Katy Charge
FINAL PAWS The Bat Pig! Victoria Eveleigh
Jill Headford
ARTS Jill Newton: Faces of Delight Tony James
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