EXMOOR THE COUNTRY MAGAZINE
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ISSUE No. 81 Winter 2017
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CROSSWORD STAINED GLASS JULIAN GURNEY FIREPLACES HELPING WINTER WILDLIFE
heart of the moor
winter magic Christmas Veg Recipes
Landscapes of the Royal Forest Carnarvon Arms Memories Ridge and Barrow Winter in Macro
Fatstock Show Pigs and Penguins! Pony Book Gifts Festive Events Diary
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Cover: Exmoor pony by Caroline McMillanDavey. Find out more in our previous issue and at www.mcmillan-davey.co.uk.
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Contents
Winter 2017
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NEWS
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PROFILE The Father, The Son & The Holy Windows: James & Robert Paterson Avril Stone
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CHILDREN'S PAGE Uncle Willow's Christmas Wood
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EXEMPLARS FROM EXMOOR Hannah of the Antarctic
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FARMING 'The Gentleman Who Pays the Rent' Mel Roach
RECIPES Festive Veg to Make a Song & Dance About Recipes by Riverford cooks
Endymion Beer
Sandy Francis
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GARDENS Digging for Happiness Rosemary FitzGerald
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INTERIORS The Notley Arms Sandy Francis
PAST TIMES The Carnarvon Arms Michelle Werrett
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BOOKS Equine Books for Christmas
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LAWHORSE Buying Through an Agent
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JULIAN GURNEY"S NATURE DIARY Why Do They Cut Down Trees?
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ACTIVE EXMOOR The Call of the Trail
Jill Headford
Julian Gurney
GARDEN NOTES A Helping Hand for Nature Through Winter Claire Greenslade
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HOMES Hearth of the Home
LANDSCAPES PART I Heart of the Moor Rob Wilson-North
Zachary J.B. Trump
PROPERTY A Place by the Sea Chris Clifford, Savills
ARTS Handmade Exmoor, Porlock Mel Roach
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LANDSCAPES PART II By Ridge and Barrow Jane A. Mares
WALKING A Dunster 'Winter Hinterland' Sue Viccars
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Compiled by Katy Charge with
Avril Stone
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CROSSWORD
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HEART OF THE MOOR Special
WINTER DIARY With a South Molton special
61 DOWN MEMORY LANE Blindwell Victoria Eveleigh
Bryan Cath
FINAL PAWS A Lucky Encounter Mary Bromiley
Gill Whitehead
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PHOTOGRAPHER'S EXMOOR The Hidden Kingdom in Winter Julia Amies-Green
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