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Contents
Going Bi-Monthly and Buy Local ! We are all now hopefully embracing warmer days and looking forward to many active sunny days out. The magazine is full to bursting with inspiration for days out, with events and activities to keep everyone happy! We have included a special children’s What’s On section for this issue, to encompass the many Easter egg hunts and general kids activities going on all over Devon during the school holidays. As we visit our advertisers and suppliers each month, we are hearing more and more from them that locals are just oo not ‘Buying Local’ and that they are r & Tav y desperately in need of your support. You will see throughout the magazine that we are trying to encourage you, wherever possible, to venture away from your computers and get out to ‘Buy Local’. Please do try and support the huge range of fantastic shops, products and services that we have right here on our doorstep – just about everything you could ever need. Totally Locally Tavistock is still trying to spread the message that if everyone spent just £5 per week in our area it would generate £2.6 million into our local economy every year – now that’s surely got to be worth doing! M
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As mentioned above, this is now the first of our bi monthly magazines. The reasons why we have decided to make this and a few other changes to the magazine can be found on our ‘Last Word’ page – so do turn to the end and find out more. As we have made some large changes, we thought we’d make a few small style changes to the look of the magazine too – we hope you like them! Let us know! We love hearing your feedback, comments and stories, so do get in touch.
Lizzie Lizzie Watt, Editor editorial@moorlinks.co.uk P.S. Remember to join our Facebook page for regular event listings and up to date news. Deadlines for the June/July issue will be Friday 1st May. As always, we would like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to our many contributors who help to keep our magazine so interesting to all. We are always happy to talk to anyone who would like to help – do get in touch! Editor: Publisher: Deputy Editor: Editorial Assistant:
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4. Local People
Geoff Lakeman, Marie Potts & Graham Reed
10. Charity Focus
SW Lakes Fishing for Cancer
12. Looking Good
Dr Mary Nichols on the highs and lows of blood pressure!
14. Village News
Pantos, Parish News, Dartmoor National Park News & plenty more.
22. Gardening
Walled Gardens at Maristow, advice and tips from Sue Fisher and news from The Garden House
28. Naturalist
Pete Mayston describes the hedgerow delights of the purple headed orchid
30. Kids What’s On
Egg-citing adventures!
32. What’s On
Lots of events and activities for Spring. Yelverton Cinema listing
40. Music & Art
Collabor-Art and a choral workshop
46. Piggy’s Walk
A stroll round Hatch Mill, Buckland Monachorum and Denham Bridge
50. Feature
Behind the scenes during the Winter months at Buckland Abbey
52. Business
Seminars, IT FAQs, and MP’s news
56. Local History
Fly fishing 100 years on
Moorly our resident hedgehog has been spotted out of hibernation – we think we’ve seen him 8 times. Can you spot him too? ALL ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES Contact Tim Randell on 07540 161 929 or 01822 853110 to discuss your advertising enquiries. Email: advertising@moorlinks.co.uk or visit our website: www.moorlinks.co.uk to view our rate card. Please note that the opinions expressed in this magazine do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the editorial team. We have done our utmost to ensure that all content is correct and accurate at the time of print, but we emphasis that Moor Links/Tavy Links or Olijam Communications Ltd accepts no responsibility for any mistakes or omissions. All data contained in advertisements are subject to the Advertising Standards Authority guidelines and are accepted by us in good faith at the time of going to print. Reproduction of editorial is strictly prohibited without prior permission from the publisher. All rights reserved copyright @ 2015
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Local People
Graham Reed
Creator of customised glass
Born during the heavy snows in 1947, of one of the coldest winters on record, it seems at odds that Graham Reed now works with fire. He produces breathtakingly delicate works of art alongside scientific laboratory equipment to precise measurements. I went to meet him in his workshop in Bere Alston and found it an enthralling visit. Graham fell in love with glassblowing as a young child when he saw a demonstration in a department store and lingered all day watching the magic of turning narrow tubes of hollow glass into beautiful animals. By the age of ten his parents had bought the enthusiastic Graham a Bunsen burner of his own along with some glass tubing from Boots the chemist and metal files to crack the glass. He left school and became a lab technician in a petrochemical firm making synthetic foam. After a chance article in the local paper, Graham saw a prize winner and made the connection with the Mullard factory [electronic m imu t Mino nigh 0 tw e £12 ll to hir se ca tes ra ea ( pl cuss nger dis or lo ) f use
components manufacturers], where he embarked on his dream career - a three year apprenticeship to become a scientific glassblower. He married and moved to Australia working for a laboratory supply company making and mending an assortment of beakers, bottles, and technical equipment to exacting specifications. He soon became a sales representative and travelled all over Sydney promoting the company’s wares. After a brief spell in New Zealand he returned home to work again for Mullard producing glass tubes embedded with fine electrical wires to make special detectors for fighter aircraft. Graham could not foresee a career path development and sought a greater challenge and so by the early 1980’s left to become self-employed - making glass sculptures and gifts alongside high quality scientific equipment. Graham tells me that glass is exceptional in its ability to be manipulated
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“If you think of it as a super-cooled liquid then when it is heated it can be stretched, bent, and fashioned to any shape that your imagination can create. There are almost no limits to this extraordinary material.”
a delicate bauble for me to take away. It looks like magic to me: a cold tube of brittle glass turns to a clear honey in seconds then set into a perfect sphere with a little handle fashioned on the top.
From 1988 when he set up his own business, Scotia Glass Technology, he has been producing and servicing glassware for his loyal customer base. These assignments have been varied and included designing whiskey bottles and jam-jar samples for new products and such odd items as glass organ-baths for the medical profession. “I have made some weird and wonderful glass in my time, including Horses, a Salmon, an office desk with ‘phone etc. and motorbike! I love creating exclusive pieces”.
He is a Fellow and Master member of the British Society of Scientific Glassblowers, having once been its Chair; has squeezed in a degree in Politics and History; is a singer with the Mount Kelly Choral Society and sails at Weir Quay. Despite this busy schedule he continues to produce and repair unique scientific apparatus for the likes of Plymouth University as well as creating art with that enthusiasm of his former child self, still spell-bound by the wonder of glass. He has exhibited his work in Tavistock and given demonstrations at Morwellham Quay and at various Apple Fests. v
Despite having no formal art training, Graham has fashioned some exquisite pieces of glass art for friends and family as well as producing personalised prizes and gifts that have been commissioned by those who know his trade. Whilst we are talking, he ignites the gas escaping from a torch-lamp burner and within a few minutes has made
Nichola Williams If you’d like more information on this magical art form or ask about arranging a club demonstration, please contact Graham at htogrr13@btinternet.com
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Geoff and Joy Lakeman
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Geoff and Joy Lakeman have lived on Dartmoor for 38 years, and in that time have lived a life overflowing. They appear to have struck the perfect balance between significant, admirable careers, a vibrant passion for music and a way of life built on the strong bonds of family. Oh – and they head up the UK’s most impressive, acclaimed folk dynasty! Geoff is a Cornish boy raised on Cornish male voice choirs whilst Joy, a gifted singer and violinist was raised in London and Yorkshire where she was immersed in the traditional music of the Salvation Army Brass band. Joy learned to play the violin on her great grandmother’s instrument – the same one that Seth, their youngest son, now plays. They met in a folk club in London while she was at teacher training college. The duo began playing together
after Geoff took up the Crane Duet concertina and were soon resident at the Herga Club in Harrow and Wealdstone. Originally a reporter for local papers, the Press Association and the Daily Telegraph, Geoff was approached by the Daily Mirror and jumped at the chance of becoming their West Country correspondent. A journalist for fifty years, Geoff has been at the centre of many major news stories and as such, away from home for much of the time. He has continued to play over the years in various collaborative acts but has recently returned to the solo spotlight. A primary school teacher for ten years, Joy was forced to cut short her career when struck by Hodgkin Lymphoma. Whilst recovering from chemotherapy she wrote Them Days a biography of local Buckland character Joan Bellam
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and discovered the writing bug. Unable to devote enough time to teaching whilst raising a young family, Joy trailed a Radio Devon reporter for a year, learning the ropes. She became a freelance radio reporter herself moving successfully into print journalism for ten years. In 2004 she became a magistrate and now specialises in family court. The Lakemans were blessed with three sons in as many years. All three were educated locally. Sean went on to a music degree at Leeds whilst Sam a talented artist began an art course at Plymouth College of Art. Seth was finishing his A levels as he and his brothers signed a major international deal with Warner Music and Polygram publishing . The rest - as they say - is musical history. Accolades have included, a Mercury Music award nomination, numerous BBC Folk awards and nominations, gold and silver albums, as well as albums reaching both the top ten and top twenty albums Geoff and Joy continued to play as a semi-professional folk duo and enjoyed a life immersed in folk music which inspired their sons from an early age. “They were born with a fire in their bellies and music in their blood” says Geoff
.They moved to Crapstone and built a recording studio in the garden. Surrounded by people passionate about music, the boys’ prodigious talents were nurtured. In 1993 they came to the attention of the folk scene touring the festival circuit as “The Lakeman Brothers”. At this time Joy was managing the band and when they went their separate ways she continued to manage their affairs, organising tours, festival gigs and securing recording contracts. All three have now forged highly successful careers producing, singing, writing and playing and remain fiercely loyal to their Dartmoor heritage. Geoff and Joy have moved back into Buckland Monachorum and the boys are near by. The brothers are still very close, and have appeared on each other’s records. All three are now married with seven children between them, including three sets of twins! They rely heavily on Geoff and Joy for babysitting duties as they travel the globe. However, the British festival season is a time when the families all come together; to play, share and celebrate the music they all love.v Nichola Williams If you’d like to hear Geoff’s music you can YouTube him!
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and an experience of a lifetime Moor Links has been following the exploits of 17 year old, Tavistock College student Fen Eastaugh who recently undertook 4 weeks voluntary work in Ghana. Fen has been recalling her time in Africa. “It was a fantastic experience. It challenged my perceptions of poverty. I was part of a team of 13 volunteers who worked in schools, renovating and redecorating old rooms to transform them into libraries and study areas. We also did about 10 days of soil preparation and planting. It was very hot, using mattocks to break up the arid soil before planting crops of beans and peanuts. Our last project was to dig the foundations of a house that would become a home to 4 orphaned children and their carer”. Fen has talked in school assemblies about her time in Ghana. “I definitely feel that I have gained from the experience. There is a sense of personal achievement and the knowledge that others less fortunate have been helped. It has inspired me to do more volunteering, perhaps with animals next time”. What advice would Fen give to those thinking of following her example? “Just go. Do your homework about the organisation but then ‘Go for It’. I met and worked with people from all over the UK, and the memories of the children I encountered in Ghana will stay with me forever. Thrive Africa is a well-organised charity with lovely Ghanaian based staff. The accommodation was basic, but clean and well kept”. Did she suffer from any homesickness? “Well not really. It was exciting and busy so there was little time to think about home. As well as the work we also did canoeing, bush walking, treetop challenge, a game drive in a reserve
and saw loads of animals. An elephant joined us for breakfast one morning, it just strolled out of the bush and stood about 20 metres away watching us”. Of all the children she met in Ghana there is one she will never forget. Paul, 12, has facial tumours and is losing his sight. “Paul needs an operation in the UK, so I have donated the surplus funds that were raised for the trip, to helping him”. Fen’s sponsorship came from individuals including Moor Links readers and local businesses that she approached. “Without this support it would not have been possible. Thank you to everybody who helped me”. With special thanks to: Barnabas House B&B, Chez Vouz PC, Crapstone Garage, DB Heating, Farley Menswear, Grantham Pianos, Harrabeer Country House, Mansbridge & Balment, Moorland Garden Hotel, Out of Eden, Overcombe House, The Pool Guy, Rock Dental Practice, The Rock Inn, The Royal Oak, Meavy and Stannary Hash House Harriers.v
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South West Fishing for Life an aid to recovery from breast cancer
So how does fly fishing help people recover from breast cancer? The simple answer is it combines targeted exercise with a relaxing activity, fresh air and good company. Radiation and the removal of lymph nodes during surgery can result in loss of arm movement unless the patient does regular stretching exercises; the action of casting helps to stretch soft tissue and build up muscles, aiding recovery. Fishing is also a great way to relieve stress as witnessed by the many fishermen who escape from reality in tranquil surroundings, totally absorbed in the activity. South West Fishing for Life provides monthly fly fishing sessions for people suffering from or recovering from breast cancer - all the sessions are provided free of charge at various lakes in the South West under the supervision of a qualified coach.
Chris Hall, the Fishery Manager for South West Lakes Trust, had also heard the radio programme and he agreed to help Gillian set up South West Fishing for Life. South West Lakes Trust offered them the use of a lecture room in the winter, the Environment Agency gave them free fishing permits for club members and they invited Sally Pizii, a very experienced coach and instructor, to be their fishing co-ordinator and fly fishing coach. Gillian then set about raising funds through coffee mornings and lunches so they could buy fishing rods. By April 2008 they had five ladies signed up for a taster day of fly fishing involving casting tuition, fly tying and a tasty fish barbeque.
Gillian Payne started the charity a few years ago after she read about Jane Tomlinson who battled with cancer while she continued to run marathons and fund raise for charity. She then heard a radio interview explaining the benefits of fly fishing for breast cancer sufferers and as her house overlooks the beautiful scenery around Wimbleball Lake she immediately thought ‘what better place than this to start a fly fishing group for ladies with breast cancer ‘.
Wimbleball Lake now has fifteen ladies meeting regularly to enjoy fly fishing. There are also fly fishing groups at Siblyback in Cornwall, Kennick Lake in Devon, Somerset, Dorset and even the Pennines. Partners and families of the participants are also encouraged to come along and make use of the alternative facilities provided by South West Lakes Trust such as bird watching, walking and sailing.
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CHARITY FOCUS Charity Focus the small isolated village of Los Positos where students have to travel some distance to the nearest town for secondary education. Pioneering new initiatives support workshops of a women’s co-operative (safety during natural disasters) and volunteer nurses and doctors (sexual health). The fly fishing groups have been a great success with Co-ordinated by the SRF,up visitors from the UK assist some members taking fishing permanently and with these projects on athem voluntary basis ontheir the clear others using it to help get through recovery understanding thatthe theybenefits must begoentirely self-funded. It has period. However way beyond physical proved to be genuine life-changing for many of recovery anda one member describedexperience it as a ‘soul-finding them. experience’. Peter Mayston In 2013 Gillian received a letter announcing that SWFFL had been given the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service and was delighted when it was agreed that the award would be presented at Lake Wimbleball so that everyone could be present at the occasion. “I know that all the ladies really enjoy getting together once a month, a time when we can forget about our daily routine. It is our time to be in the fresh air, our time to think about ourselves, have a laugh and to know that we can talk about our experiences with others if we want to, and you never know, even come home with a trout or two for supper.”v Rosemary Best
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Under Pressure Dr Mary Nichols gives us some useful advice about understanding and monitoring our blood pressure.
As the heart pumps blood around the body there is a difference in the pressure in the blood vessels. When the heart contracts it pushes blood forward at high pressure, this is known as the systolic pressure and is the higher of the two numbers which is measured when The history of blood pressure goes back we take your blood pressure. As the heart relaxes the pressure in the blood many centuries. Dr William Harvey vessels falls and this is known as the in the early 17th century is credited diastolic pressure and is the lower of to be the founder of the concept that the two numbers of your blood pressure. blood circulated around the body by We express the blood pressure with the pumping of the heart. A century these numbers e.g. 136./78 This is said later Rev Stephen Hales undertook as 136 over 78. experiments on live animals which proved the theory of circulation and the blood was pumped under pressure What causes high Blood and he was able to measure this using Pressure? For the majority of people there is no a fluid filled tube .Now we use more single cause of blood pressure but our accurate and less invasive electronic lifestyle can adversely affect it: devices to measure patients’ blood If we eat a diet that is high in salt. pressure. If we are overweight. If we drink too much alcohol and What is blood pressure and what to some degree drinking too are the problems that can occur if much caffeine. our blood pressure is not normal? Blood pressure is a common medical problem which in this country affects half of those over the age of 65 and 1 in 4 of middle aged people. It can also occur ,but is less common in younger people.
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What treatments are available for blood pressure? Depending on the severity of the average readings patients may be offered lifestyle advice such as increasing exercise, losing weight, reducing alcohol, caffeine intake, eating a healthy diet low in salt and of course stopping smoking. Combined with this the addition of one or more medications may be required in order to reduce the risks of further health issues. Who should have their blood pressure checked? It is recommended that all adults should have their blood pressure checked at least every five years but more often e.g. annually, if they are older, have had previous high readings, are diabetic or have a family history. If these levels are found to be raised they should be further investigated and monitored to see if treatment is required. Where can I get my blood pressure checked? These days there are many ways to get your blood pressure checked. At your local GP surgery with either your Practice Nurse or your GP. Some pharmacies also offer a blood pressure check service. Further advice and information is available at www.patient.co.uk
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Panto time again – oh yes it was! Maid In China Buckland Monachorum Drama Group’s production of “Maid in China ~ The Mystery of the Willow Pattern Plate”, (written by Phillipa Smith), played to packed houses at the end of January. Director Sheila Phillips said, “this was another excellent script and the cast, including the children, performed it beautifully. It was over three months of hard work but well worth it, as those who saw it will testify. Now we start planning our next play!”
Turnip and Sprout Ride Out Meavy Amateur Dramatics performed their annual pantomime “Turnip and Sprout Ride Out: the illustrious tale of Meavy’s hapless highwaymen” to lively audiences at Meavy Parish Hall. With an original script, fantastical scenery, a dazzling array of costumes and a cast of over forty actors who range from five to seventy five years old, everyone shared in the mischief and mayhem...and are looking forward to the second instalment of the trilogy next February!
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Starter Horticultural Units Tamar Grow Local has announced it will be creating a land trust of starter horticultural units in the Tamar Valley. Aimed at reinvigorating mid-scale production in the area the starter units will enable new entrants into agriculture to access 1-3 acre parcels of land at an affordable cost. They will also be able to utilise business support, training, equipment share and access to markets. Alongside the starter units, a not-for-profit brokerage system will be developed for these new and existing growers to sell their produce in the local area. Simon Platten, Project Manager for Tamar Grow Local said: ‘It is very difficult for those from non-farming families or those wanting to enter agriculture to get a foot through the gate. We will be offering practical help in a number of different ways to incentivise new entrants to the sector.’ Tamar Grow Local would like to hear from anyone
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Cycle with Moor Care Dartmoor National Park Authority is developing a new code of conduct for cycling both on road, and off road within the National Park and would like to hear what people think about it. The new code aims to set out simple guidelines to encourage people to cycle responsibly with respect for the environment and other users of the moors. Cyclists on Dartmoor have access to a well-developed network of quiet roads, designated cycle routes (e.g. Granite Way, Princetown Railway, Wray Valley Trail)and over 350km of bridleways . However, under the Dartmoor Commons Act 1985, cycling on the open moorland or common land is not permitted unless on a designated bridleway or permitted route. Dartmoor National Park Authority would like cyclists to ride responsibly by: • Cycling only where legally permitted to do so • Respecting the interests of other users, farmers and local communities • Leaving gates as you find them
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SWEP urgent need of help South West Equine Protection (SWEP) desperately needs to boost their funds. With 413 ponies owned and 35 within their rehabilitation yard in Yelverton – SWEP need £54,000 just to keep operating over the next few months. SWEP is a small charity, the only one of its kind in the country and specialise in the rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming of Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor ponies. SWEP attend traffic accidents involving the ponies and take those injured to their dedicated yard as well as those ponies that may struggle through harsh winter climates. They also work closely with owners to insure welfare needs are met. From 2012 SWEP have had a 78% increase in welfare call outs to both ponies on the
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New baking equipment Buckland Community Bread Making Group celebrated a new delivery of artisan bread making equipment recently when they were able to purchase equipment using a grant from Tamar Valley AONB. Future dates for bread making days: April 17th and May 15th. Contact Dave Cox at 01822 853439 / daveandanthea@yahoo.co.uk
Vinyl records are making a comeback! The Oxfam Bookshop in Market Street is now selling vinyl records in an expanded Music section. Go along and have a look! All donations of vinyl are welcome. The shop is developing a team of special interest volunteers to manage the vinyl. If you think you would like to get involved in sorting, researching and pricing vinyl, then contact the shop on 613901.
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Sporting Colours for Trish As you might recall, the Spring 2014 edition of Moor Links included an article on Trish Deykin, World champion Triathlete who has MS. This article was read by Louisa Lowry of Bere Alston, who was so impressed she proposed Trish for University of Plymouth’s Sporting Colour. Trish received this award on 27th September. It was a lovely day. Trish and her family were welcomed as guests to the Mayor of Plymouth’s official residence in Eliot Terrace (formerly home of Lady Aster), where they were
treated to a buffet breakfast. They were then led over to the marquee for the presentations of degrees and awards. When Trish’s citation was read out many graduates cheered, even though they had not known her previously. Trish gave a brief positive speech before parading out to further cheers from the graduates. After the event, there was coffee and a round of photographs. Many thanks to Trish’s mum for getting in touch with us again and sending in this story. Congratulations Trish, from all of us at Moor Links !
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News form Buckland Monachorum Parish Council Yelverton Paths Project Buckland Monachorum Parish Council has been involved in progressing a project to improve the walkways around Yelverton roundabout for local residents. As a result of the Parish Council working with Devon County Councillor Philip Sanders and Highways Officers, surface and access improvements have taken place to the pedestrian islands at the roundabout (along the Tavistock and Dousland Roads). The walkway from the Rock Methodist Church to the roundabout is also to be upgraded by the County Council before the end of March.
offending mess (using a soluble spray paint) does, over time, encourage those who don’t to start acting responsibly. So if you spot orange paint on the walkways around the Parish - that’s the reason. And remember, it’s now an offence to allow your dog to foul in a public place throughout West Devon with an £80 fine if you’re caught!
Neighbourhood Plan taking shape
The Neighbourhood Plan for the Parish of Buckland Monachorum is beginning to take shape thanks to over 500 residents who returned the widely circulated questionnaire. One issue of particular interest is housing; what sort of housing is required to meet The Parish Council is also working with the needs of the Parish and the most appropriate sites for it. Maristow Estate to create a suitably surfaced link path from Briar Tor across the Greenbank Terrace. This path will Bring something be funded by grants from West Devon exceptional to your Borough Council’s Community Grant home with our vast and Devon County Councillor Philip selection of carpet Sanders’ Locality Budget and will and flooring. hopefully be completed within the next few months. Call today to see For more information on the project, contact Cllr Susan Woollacott on 854590 or swoollacott@hotmail.com
Sites have been identified in Buckland and Crapstone but the Plan needs to seek parishioners’ views on these and look at possible alternatives before setting out recommendations in the final plan. You can see where these sites are proposed by going to the Plan’s Facebook page (Buckland Parish Neighbourhood Plan) or coming along to the ‘drop-in’ day on the 28th March (10am - 3pm) in St Paul’s church hall, Yelverton, where experts on development (including selfbuild and the proposed development at Briar Tor in Yelverton) will be on hand to give advice. If you have any questions about the Plan just ask (r_s_cheadle@ hotmail.com / 01822 854710)
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Rotary Club round up Tavistock and Yelverton Rotary Clubs are part of a vast network of clubs with more than 1.2 million members in 200 countries. More than 50,000 men and women are members in Great Britain and Ireland alone. 2014 was a great year for the two clubs. Tavistock’s Golf Day raised over £4,000 for the Triangle Centre, Guide Dogs and other charities. The club has also raised over £7,000 for charity through Trevor Williams’ run in the North Devon Marathon, our team’s entry in the Dartmoor Challenge Walk, Christmas house-to-house collections with Santa Claus, bucket shakes and our stalls at Goosie Fair. This year, Tavistock President Tony Everitt’s main charity is Devon Young Carers. Through the Busoga Trust, Tavistock Rotay club champions the improvement of water and sanitation in an area of Uganda that will benefit over 16,000 people. Yelverton Rotary has been keeping Yelverton roundabout in bloom for many years whilst Tavistock members weeded the pavements in Duke Street and Bedford Square in preparation for Britain in Bloom. Dementia is central to the work of both clubs. Tavistock’s Dementia Friendly campaign and Yelverton’s fortnightly Memory Café are both going from strength to strength. Both groups continue to support international projects ShelterBox and End Polio Now. Working with young people is a key part of our work through the Rotary Youth Leadership programme, the annual ‘Youth Speaks’ and ‘Junior Chef’ competitions. Tavistock Club has also created an Interact Club with the pupils from Tavistock College and Mount Kelly College. In turn, the Interact youngsters are doing magnificent work in the community. Yelverton Club will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary on June 5th at the Moorlands Garden Hotel. Rotary welcomes new members. To find out more, Google Tavistock Rotary Club or Yelverton Rotary Club.
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Discovery of a lost walled garden, Maristow On a clear, summer evening, I drive towards Lopwell to meet Jenny Tunley Price. I’m quite excited because I hear she has a bit of a nice garden and who doesn’t like flowers? I step into a glorious walled garden reminiscent of a secret Tuscan hideaway. It is truly breathtaking, full of fat onions, rhubarb and runner beans, but not a flower in sight! Born in Nottingham and raised in Worcestershire, she spent a year in Brussels before returning to study French & Linguistics at Liverpool University. She joined the Royal Naval reserves for ten years as a Navigational Training Officer before working in insurance and then in management training and development. By 2001 Jenny with her husband and two children had moved to Tavistock and Jenny had retrained in Garden Design & Plantsmanship at the Duchy College. She now maintains a dual career as both an HR consultant and a garden designer.
almost three acres of sheltered, sloping grounds which are divided into three distinct growing areas. Outside the walls are a further two acres, as yet uncultivated. As we saunter through the different areas Jenny points out what she hopes will one day become the orchard, the flower beds, the greenhouse, the hot house (the original Victorian iron framework is still partially intact), the dark cellars for mushrooms and a natural fresh water pool. Jenny’s initial aim was to use the restoration process as a vehicle for community projects and has worked with a broad spectrum of education providers such as the Community Task Force scheme, in conjunction with the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers. In 2011 she began working with the Devon and Cornwall Probation Trust training groups of offenders serving unpaid work orders. This workforce has enabled Jenny to clear the unruly weeds, start to restore the wall itself, some of the outbuildings and reinstate the main body of the garden generating a thriving vegetable garden. Excess produce is sold through the Tamar Valley Food Hub and as a director of Tamar Grow Local CIC Jenny promotes the “grow local” theme.
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Whilst working on one of the gardens at Maristow House she stumbled across its lost walled garden. Jenny is definitely a glass half Stumbling through a gate she must have felt like the Pevensie children full kind of person, with big pushing through the wardrobe into ambition and energy to match Narnia as it opened out onto a forgotten landscape of knot weed, bramble and nettle, so Jenny continues to work as a gardener high she couldn’t even see the 16 foot surrounding walls. and is an associate lecturer at Plymouth Business School in the Employability In February 2009 Jenny was granted the lease to the walled team. She is working on behalf of garden, the house and outbuildings. Within the walls are Tamar Grow Local CIC to devise a new
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Gardening qualification in horticulture, countryside management and rural enterprise for Cornwall Adult Education. She believes that entrepreneurship is the way forward in education, and is trying to get people to think about instigating their own projects. She hopes to make the Walled Garden a teaching garden where horticulture students can study and possibly stay and is currently developing plans to use the gardens for a horticulture therapy project for service personnel suffering from trauma. There are very few existing records of the garden in its glory days but Jenny has found garden accounts from 1863 which cite eight full time gardeners plus casual labour. I ask Jenny if it is not an overwhelming task and she laughs saying if she thought like that she’d have a breakdown. She likes the shifting, organic nature of the work, “It’s an ever evolving cycle of growth and renewal both in terms of the garden itself and the people I work with here. Growing food is a wonderful vehicle for engaging people from different backgrounds in all sorts of different ways.” Jenny is definitely a glass half full kind of person, with big ambition and energy to match. She can imagine the completed gardens so clearly and has the expertise to see it through - if she can just keep on top of the pernicious
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Create a garden pond Having written a BBC Book entitled Gardeners’ World Book of Water Gardens – Sue Fisher is well placed to give us some tips on how to create a beautiful feature for our own back gardens.
A pond makes a marvellous feature to entice a huge variety of wildlife and creates a tranquil oasis where you can sit, relax, and watch a wealth of creatures both in and out of the water. Winter is ideal for this sort of project, so landscaping and planting can be done in time to enjoy the benefits this summer. You’ll be making a valuable habitat for wildlife too: during the 20th century, half the ponds in the UK were lost and of those that remain, 80% are in poor condition, yet two-thirds of all freshwater species are supported by ponds. Now the Freshwater Habitats Trusts’ ‘Million Ponds’ project (www. freshwaterhabitats.org.uk) aims to encourage gardeners, schools and
landowners to create new ponds for people and wildlife. The only good reason for not having one in your garden is if you have very young children or grandchildren; toddlers can drown in even a few inches of water. The easiest material for pond-making is a flexible liner which simply moulds to fit whatever shape of hole you make. Quality and prices vary significantly, but it’s worth buying the best you can afford. Plan thoroughly before starting to dig: choose a site that gets a reasonable amount of sun and away from overhanging trees. A sloping site needn’t be a problem, as the excavated soil can be banked up
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on the ‘downside’ to create a level pond. Shape the inside to give plenty of shallow water which is important for most wildlife, and include a deeper section (45cm +) that won’t freeze in winter. Plan your edging materials for a combination of good looks, practicality and userfriendliness: my pond has a sloping pebble ‘beach’; a ‘green corridor’ of grass and plants; driftwood and stones that create cool, damp crevices for amphibians, and a decking platform to sit and watch the fascinating world within the water. v Sue Fisher is a garden designer and writer based on the Bere Peninsula. Tel 01822 841895. Email: suefisher@talktalk.net Website: www.suefishergardens.co.uk Seasonal jobs 1. Seed sowing begins in earnest now. In warmth under cover, sow tomatoes and tender annuals that need a long growing season, like tobacco plant and petunia. 2. Sweet peas should be sown in warmth, in deep narrow pots, cardboard tubes or ‘roottrainers’. Move the seedlings to an unheated greenhouse or cold frame. 3. Sprout or ‘chit’ First Early seed potatoes in a light, frost free place, to plant in several weeks’ time. 4. Cut back Buddleja (butterfly bush) and finish trimming hedges. 25
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A horticultural history display and woodland creatures carved from wood…just two of the new features for 2015 at The Garden House in Buckland Monachorum, one of the UK’s most romantic garden escapes and set in ten acres of what is rightly hailed a ‘plantsman’s paradise’.
a purpose-designed display tracing the history of this oasis of calm and colour from the 14th Century to the present day will greet visitors to the Fortescue Room. Entitled ‘The Garden House Story’, it features state of the art audio-visual facilities for showing presentations and video.
, that will once again be a magnet for enthusiasts and those with a passion for the traditional English garden, with an incredible array of around 6,000 plant varieties. “The Garden House is all about the flower power and I am certain we won’t disappoint in terms of that this season,” said Nick.
Thanks to generous sponsorship from the John Spedan Lewis Foundation,
Outside, Head Gardener Nick Haworth and his team have been busy replanting - and taking delivery of ten animal chainsaw carvings made by Walkhampton sculptor Andy Wrayford for a new children’s trail. The new animals are expected to be a real hit with younger visitors and include a rabbit, mole, fox, stoat and squirrel.
A key event in the calendar will once again be the annual Fortescue Lecture on Friday April 17th - 7.00pm at the Plymouth Postgraduate Medical Centre, Derriford Hospital. Sponsored by Brewin Dolphin. Experts Bleddyn and Sue Wynn-Jones will be sharing their experiences of plant hunting in the mountains of northern Vietnam.
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Exercise and fresh air in spades... Gavin Young works his allotment at Buckland Monachorum and here he shares his delight in working with the land - hoping to encourage us all to have a go! I love spending time on my allotment – and a good thing too. Having moved to Buckland Monachorum last January we had to get cracking to prepare the ground in time for the planting season. Cue three mornings a week for a couple of months marking out beds, double-digging and trying to achieve the fine tilth suggested in the gardening books. By June all of our beds were dug and seeds sown. Most of our plants were showing themselves and some had even produced a harvest. I wouldn’t say that a few radishes and a handful of rocket alone kept our family of four going, but it was a very welcome start. We also had a bonus of leeks, spinach and scallions (one worth looking up!) which our generous neighbours had considered surplus to their needs. By the end of the growing season, we’d had a few months with at least one item of home-grown veg in every evening meal and we were thoroughly bored with beetroot.
One aspect of allotment gardening I find interesting is the people who inhabit these places. Some reap the social benefits of the allotment field whilst for others it is a place to have a little quiet time. Some run a tight ship with strict crop-rotation, neat rows and no weeds. Others are more laid back, will sow where space allows and don’t mind a few buttercups showing their faces. Everyone seems to have their own tricks for the perfect carrot or for keeping the snails away. There is usually a choice of neighbour with whom to compare tactics, seek advice or just pass the time of day with. It’s a great place to be. If you would like to get stuck into the growing life, and there are plots available, please visit: www.bucklandmonachorum.info/home/clubs-groups/allotments
One of the best things about ‘growing your own’ is that it is really quite easy. If you can take care of the obstacles of time and initial preparation effort, then the rest is a case of buying seed and simply following the instructions on the packet. Plants like to grow. At Buckland the soil is light and drains well, being on a slope. The site is very open (some would say exposed) and there are magnificent views down the Tavy valley towards the Tamar Bridge. As well as being good for the soul, I find this gives me a heads up on incoming inclement weather. One year on and we are on top of our plot. There’s a mad scramble now and then when a bed needs to be prepared or we start to feel the shame from our collection of weeds. Otherwise, careful planning and regular visits, little and often, takes care of our 10m by 10m.
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A Touch of the Exotic Two rather special flowering plants may be lurking in a hedgerow nearby, yet they are often overlooked. Both are at their best in May though they can be seen in April and can continue into June. Orchids, with their elaborate flowers, apparently fleeting appearance and the extreme rarity of some species have fascinated naturalists for generations. Sadly many will only be familiar with the large showy cultivated specimens available through garden centres and even supermarkets! Yet we have one species that can be seen almost anywhere in the area, namely the early purple orchid. The ‘potted’ versions do however provide a quick introduction to the appearance of the flower They have three large, showy, separate The Early Purple Orchid outer petals plus an inner ring of petals that are joined together tube-like and forming a large lip. These are adaptations for attracting specific species of pollinating insect. Wild UK orchids have much smaller flowers of the same basic pattern, but make up for it with spikes of many such flowers on stems up to 40cm in height.
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Early purple orchids will live in a wide variety of habitats, though the lush grass at the base of a Devon hedge is where I find them most often. The rosette of leaves and the stem, both uniquely spotted, are easily missed, hidden deep in this vegetation. No wonder they seem to suddenly appear, flower for a couple of weeks and then disappear just as rapidly! There are at least 50 other British species out there, though only a handful are regularly seen. Their requirements are very specific, often involving complex inter-relationships with soil fungi, so they are very susceptible to disturbance and the sites are carefully protected. Sylvia’s Meadow at St. Ann’s Chapel is worth visiting, but check the information published about any local nature reserve. Different species are found in limestone areas such as Berry
We first identified one near Buckfastleigh many years ago, then suddenly they started appearing along the lane near where we live (but rather annoyingly not on our bit of the roadside bank!). Indeed one reference book that I use specifies the damp lanes to the south-west of Tavistock as one of its key habitats. How they arrived here originally I do not know, they are certainly unmistakeable.
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My second choice shows none of the shyness of the orchid. It is a member of the dead nettle or Lamium family, often growing in quite luxurious clusters in slightly shaded areas around here. The flowers are spectacular, almost foxglove-like, white with distinct pink to purple centres, up to 3cm long and they occur in groups along the length of the stem. It goes by the slightly unfortunate name of bastard balm, but this is just to distinguish it from the truly medicinal lemon balm. Surprisingly, nationwide they are probably rarer than the early purple orchid. Richard Mabey notes that they are ‘locally common (only) on a few hedgebanks in Devon and Cornwall, where it has been much transplanted into gardens’.
One last thought: the onus on all of us is not to do any harm to these delicate habitats in our quest to see these species. I tried to search online for a clear definition of their legal protection status. It seems remarkably woolly, a sad comment on our relationship with nature! v Pete Mayston editorial@moorlinks.co.uk
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28 March – 12 April Nature Explorers Tamar Trails Centre The trails and woods are amazing places for children to explore and discover. Pick up one of our free activity packs full of ideas and resources to help your kids find out about the wildlife, the history and the wonders of the woodland in the Tamar valley. Activity ideas suitable for ages 3 – 12, FREE. No booking needed, 01822 833409 www.tamartrails.co.uk
2 April Kids Go Wild in the Woods Tamar Trails Centre Drop the kids off for a day of adventure in the woods at the Tamar Trails. The day of bush craft will include den building, camp fires, simple fire starting, wood whittling and marshmallow toasting. Suitable for ages 6+, £30 per child, 9.30am to 4.30pm. Booking essential 01822 833409 www.tamartrails.co.uk
31 March Kids Go Wild in the Trees Tamar Trails Centre Drop the kids off for a day of adventure in the tree tops at the Tamar Trails. Activities include Tree Surfing, Zip Wire, Tree Jump and Tree Climbing. Suitable for ages 8+, £30 per child, 9.30am to 4.30pm. Booking essential,
1 and 8 April Family Felt Buckland Abbey - 11am-4pm Join Claire Packer from the Wet Felting Company for her fun, familyfriendly drop-in felting activity. Normal admission plus £3 per person
3 April – 6 April Cadbury’s Easter Egg Trails Buckland Abbey, 10.30am-4.30pm Follow in the footsteps of Sir Francis Drake as you explore the grounds of Buckland Abbey for hidden treasure. Think you’ve found them all? Hot-foot it back to base camp to retrieve your Cadbury’s Egghead reward! Normal admission plus £2 per trail.
3 April Good Friday Children’s Service St Mary’s Sampford Spiney - 11am All are welcome at our very popular Good Friday Children’s Service 3 April Sleepover with the sharks National Marine Aquarium Plymouth See what happens at night in the underwater world around us! Lots of fun packed into one night with activities and games. Children 5 - 15 years old £40, accompanying adult £30. Booking essential, contact Tim Nurse 01752 275214, tim.nurse@national-aquarium.co.uk 4 April Woodland Easter Bunny Faces Lydford Gorge NT 11am Come and create your own woodland sculpture to take home. Led by our ranger team join in on this very popular event and learn how to use real tools to create your own wood sculpture. Booking Essential. Tickets £3 (per bunny face) 4 April Bunnies and Baskets Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery Decorate Easter cards and baskets using craft materials and images from our social history collections in our fun 60-minute sessions. Make a mask in
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8 April Animal Planet, Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery Bring in pictures of animals or pets. Use collage to create a unique animal scene inspired by the images in our ‘Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ exhibition. 10.30am to 1pm (last entries at 12.30pm), free, but booking advised. 01752 304774 museum@plymouth.gov.uk
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9 April Tudor Archery Buckland Abbey 12.30-4pm Meet our Tudor Archer and see his display of bows and arrows outside the Great Barn. You may even get to try!
17 May Family Wildlife Watch Session, Burrator Discovery Centre 10.30am-12.30pm For more information and to book your place contact Emily Cannon, 01822 855700, heritage@swlakestrust.org.uk
9 April Bird Box Day Lydford Gorge NT - 1pm Come along to Lydford Gorge to make your own bird box with help from our National Trust ranger team. Tickets £5 (per bird box) 19 April Family Wildlife Watch Session, Burrator Discovery Centre 10.30am-12.30pm For more information and to book your place contact Emily Cannon, 01822 855700, heritage@swlakestrust.org.uk 2 May Falconry Special Pennywell Farm
2 – 31 May The Woodland Armada Buckland Abbey, 10.30am-5.30pm See a fleet of ships; hand-decorated by visitors, volunteers and the local community, set sail amongst the bluebell sea in Great North Wood.
25 – 29 May Two Legged Gymkhana Pennywell Farm Pony mad youngsters can join in with pony cycle racing and our mini jumps course to win a rosette. All your favourite Pennnywell activities, rides, shows and displays plus additional entertainment. 28 May Mini Raft Making and Sailing Lydford Gorge NT – 1pm Have you ever wanted to make your own raft and then see how it sails down the river? Now’s your chance! Child £2 Booking Essential.
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25 March NSPCC Flower Arranging Demonstration ‘Spring Time’ Demonstration by Vivienne Thompson (NAFAS Devon and Cornwall demonstrator) followed by Cream Tea at St Paul’s Church Hall, Yelverton, 2pm. Tickets £10, available from Sonja Cheadle 01822 854710 or r_s_cheadle@hotmail.com 27 March Practical conservation volunteer day, Burrator Discovery Centre 10am – 3pm. For more information and to book your place contact Emily Cannon, 01822 855700, heritage@swlakestrust.org.uk 28 March Tamar Valley Male Voice Choir in Concert At St John’s Church, Horrabridge, includes a raffle and refreshments. Proceeds in aid of Friends of St John’s Church and Horrabridge Twinning Association. Starts at 7pm, entry £5 on the door. 31 March Practical conservation volunteer day, Burrator Discovery Centre 10am – 3pm. For more information and to book your place contact Emily Cannon, 01822 855700, heritage@swlakestrust.org.uk
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Dartmoor Decorative and Fine Arts Society about the history of this art form from its birth in late Renaissance 1 April Italy to its spread in the 20th Century. Bere Alston Gardening Club Wild Flowers, Butterflies and Bletchley At the Charter Hall, Market Street, Park - Dame Miriam Rothschild, A talk Okehampton. Coffee and brownies by Dr Ann Pulsford. Holy Trinity Church are served from 9.45am with the lecture starting at 10.30am prompt. For Hall. 7.30pm, entry £2 to include refreshments. Non members welcome. more information contact Sara-Jane Cumming 01822 860281 1 & 15 April 10 April In-depth Tours – Buckland Abbey Nature Make Wednesday 1 and 15 April and 6, Buckland Abbey - 11am-4pm 13, 20, 27 May, 11.30am Get crafty whilst ticking off #18 from Join one of our knowledgeable the 50 Things list as Naturemake invites volunteers for an in-depth tour of you to create magical sculptures from Buckland Abbey. amazing and unusual materials. Normal admission plus £3/£5 per person. 2 April Civil Service Retirement 10 April Fellowship, Princetown Wild About Plymouth, Plymouth Join us for a friendly chat. Our guest City Museum and Art Gallery speaker will be Barrie Riley, ex Customs Officer, with his talk and tales Wildlife photographers. Look around about ‘The Water Guard’. Anyone who the ‘Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ exhibition with our professional is retired is welcome, 12.30pm in the photographer. Then come with us Prince of Wales, Princetown. to the recently restored Drake’s Reservoir and see if you can be a 7 April Abandoned Artefacts of the Moor, wildlife photographer too. Bring your smart phones with you, we Princetown History Club will upload the best images to our A talk by Roger Paul at Princetown photostream. 11am to 1pm, free, no Community Centre, 7pm for a 7.30pm need to book. start. 8 April The History of Opera, DDFAS A lecture by Daniel Snowman for the
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What’s On Grab your sticks and get ready to jingle your bells as Dartmoor Border Morris join us for dancing and Mummer’s plays in Buckland Abbey’s Great Barn. 11 & 12 April An Exhibition of West Country Artists 2015, Bedford Hotel Sampford Spiney Parochial Church Council’s exhibition of 30 wellknown artists, displaying work in a wide variety of mediums and styles including wildlife, miniatures, pottery and botanical art. The exhibition will be open on Saturday 11 April from 10am to 9pm and on Sunday 12 April from 10am to 4pm. 12 & 13 April Practical conservation volunteer day, Burrator Discovery Centre 10.30am – 4pm. For more information and to book your place contact Emily Cannon, 01822 855700, heritage@swlakestrust.org.uk 14 April Daytime Talk Burrator Discovery Centre ‘Life in a Dartmoor Valley’ by Paul Rendell. Cost £3 per person, arrive from 2pm, talk 2.30pm – 3.30pm. For more information and to book your place contact Emily Cannon, 01822 855700, heritage@ swlakestrust.org.uk 17 April Annual Santa Rosa Fund Quiz
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Great quiz with tea, coffee and cakes available. Whitchurch Community Hall, starts at 7.30pm. For booking in your team and more details phone Pat on 01822 840297. 17 April Villages in Action, Bere Ferrers Alaw Band. Drawing on a great wealth of musical experiences, Alaw take their audiences on a musical journey – a tune brought back from a tour in Bulgaria or collaboration in India – but at the heart of their set is a passion for the old tunes of Wales. Bere Ferrers Church Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets available from Margaret Wilmott on 01822 840380. 18 April Flute Cocktail - 15th Anniversary Concert - Lydford Featuring Saxophonics, St Petroc’s Church, Lydford at 7.30pm. Tickets £5 on the door. For further details please visit www.flutecocktail.co.uk or find us on Facebook 18 April Outdoor Cinema – Pentillie Castle & Estate Sit back and enjoy an outdoor film screening on our rear terrace. Serving home-made food and the bar will be open. Gardens open from 6pm. Film screens at 8pm. (Film TBC) For information contact the office on 01579 350044.www.pentillie.co.uk
19 April Dartmoor Guided Walk with Paul Rendell Hangingstone and Watern Tor, length 6 hours / 12 miles. Starting at Scorhill Gate, near Gidleigh (SX 661 678) marked Scorhill Farm on OS map, parking area at end of lane. Cost £10 per person, start time 10.15 am. Booking advisable, please contact Paul Rendell 01837 54727, paul.dartmoor@ virgin.net, www.paulrendelldartmoor. co.uk 23 April Civil Service Retirement Fellowship, St George’s Day Lunch. Join us for our annual St George’s Day outing to a select hostelry for lunch. The destination is traditionally kept secret but transport by coach will be provided. Booking is essential so ring Mike on 01822-890799 for pick up points and times. 24 April Practical conservation volunteer day, Burrator Discovery Centre 10am – 3pm. For more information and to book your place contact Emily Cannon, 01822 855700, heritage@ swlakestrust.org.uk 26 April Guided Walk Burrator Discovery Centre ‘Exploring some more of the farms around Burrator – Part 2’ by Paul
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May 2 - 4 May Annual Art and Craft Exhibition by Buckland Art Group An exhibition of more than 100 original paintings by local artists alongside craft stalls displaying a variety of locally made goods. Tea and cakes will be available to enjoy while viewing. Free admission, Buckland Monachorum village hall 10am - 5pm each day.
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2 – 31 May The Woodland Armada Buckland Abbey - 10.30am-5.30pm See a fleet of ships; hand-decorated by visitors, volunteers and the local community, set sail amongst the bluebell sea in Great North Wood. 3 May Woodland Bluebell Walk, ‘Foxhams’ Horrabridge Stroll 10 acres of beautiful grounds whilst enjoying the bluebells. Refreshments, cream teas and raffle. Parking available. Foxhams House, Bedford Road, Horrabridge by kind permission of Keat Cawrse. Entry £2 per person, proceeds in aid of Friends of St John’s Church, 2.30 – 5.00pm. For further information contact Carolyn, 01822 852385. 3 May May Festival, Morwellham Quay A display of dancing to celebrate the start of spring. Take part in the dancing and have an uplifting day! Usual admission prices apply, 10% discount for online bookings, 01822 832766 www.morwellhamquay-quay.co.uk 5 May Practical conservation volunteer day, Burrator Discovery Centre 10am – 3pm. For more information and to book your place contact Emily Cannon, 01822 855700, heritage@swlakestrust.org.uk
5 May Discovering the Whitehorse Hill Cist, Princetown History Club. A talk by Jane Marchand, DNPA archaeologist, at Princetown Community Centre, 7pm for a 7.30pm start. 9 May Two Routes to Lyford - Lydford Gorge NT A study of the two railway lines that ran to Lydford from Plymouth. Come along to our FREE entertaining talk at our Waterfall Tearooms from Stephen Fryer, an expert on the old railway line that used to run from Lydford to Plymouth. 2pm – 3.30pm 10 May Practical conservation volunteer day, Burrator Discovery Centre 10.30am – 4pm. For more information and to book your place contact Emily Cannon, 01822 855700, heritage@swlakestrust.org.uk 11 May Practical conservation volunteer day, Burrator Discovery Centre 10am – 3pm. For more information and to book your place contact Emily Cannon, 01822 855700, heritage@swlakestrust.org.uk 13 May Milton Abbot Open Day, Hotel Endsleigh Gardens Explore the wonderful gardens
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What’s On of Hotel Endsleigh, one of the most complete Humphrey Repton gardens in the country. Amanda Randell, British Master Florist, will be showing her expertise at demonstrations during the day. Pre-booked lunches available in the hotel. Raising much needed funds to maintain Milton Abbot’s beautiful church. Entry £5.00 to include light refreshments, 11am – 4pm. 15 May NSPCC Annual Plant Sale and Cream Tea Wide selection of plants with refreshments available. Donations of plants welcome. St Paul’s Church Hall, Yelverton, at 2pm. 15 May Wild About Plymouth, Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery Cabinets of curiosity. See thousands of
insects, hundreds of pickled creatures and enjoy lots of activities as we mark Museums at Night 2015. 6 – 8.30pm, free, no need to book. 16 May Annual Plant Sale, Bere Alston Gardening Club A large selection of annual and perennial plants, summer bedding, vegetable and herb plants for sale at excellent prices. Holy Trinity Church Hall, Bere Alston, 10.30 am - 12 noon. All are welcome. 17 May Guided Garden Tour Pentillie Castle and Estate Visitors will be shown around the Pentillie estate by a member of the Coryton family who will reveal a great deal about the history, the secrets and the scandals. Hear and see details of the recent restoration work at the Mausoleum and the hidden vault!
Tour the gardens and view architect Humphry Repton’s proposed castle remodelling, landscaped gardens and parklands in one of his famous red books. Tickets are £16.50 per person for a 2.5 hour guided garden tour including tea and cakes in the castle. All tours begin at 2pm. Please call 01579 350044 for tickets. 17 May Dartmoor Guided Walk with Paul Rendell Across the bleak north moor, a linear walk of 6 – 7 hours / 12 miles taking in Postbridge, East Dart Falls, Cut Hill, Fur Tor, River Tavy, Tavy Cleave, Lane end. Starting at Lane end, near Horndon. (SX 538 825). We take cars to Postbridge. Cost £10 per person, start time 9.30 am. Booking advisable, please contact Paul Rendell 01837 54727, paul.dartmoor@virgin.net, www.paulrendelldartmoor.co.uk
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What’s On 19 May Practical conservation volunteer day, Burrator Discovery Centre 10am – 3pm. For more information and to book your place contact Emily Cannon, 01822 855700, heritage@swlakestrust.org.uk 19 May Princetown Neighbourhood Watch All residents of Dartmoor Forest Parish Council are welcome to attend. Meet in the restaurant of the Prince of Wales, Princetown, starts at 8pm. 21 May Civil Service Retirement Fellowship Outing Coach trip to a place of interest with lunch and / or dinner. Details to be confirmed. Booking is essential. Ring Mike on 01822-890799 for details and pick-up points and times.
23 May to 31 May ‘Works for Me’ Exhibition - Art at the Works, Tavistock Howard du Ross’ first solo exhibition of paintings, sculpture and woodturnings in watercolour, acrylic and resin. There will be an eclectic mix of abstract and traditional art including the latest evolving watercolour range of seascapes, sunsets, townscapes, and landscapes, and will show the very varied style and content of my Work. howard@duross.eclipse.co.uk, www.howsart.co.uk
10am – 3pm. For more information and to book your place contact Emily Cannon, 01822 855700, heritage@swlakestrust.org.uk
23 – 25 May Charcoal Weekend Buckland Abbey, 10.30am-5.30pm Head down Cot Lane to discover how Buckland Abbey’s Rangers turn estate trees into charcoal.
28 May Paper Cup Consequences, Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery Create paper cups that turn into fun changeable portraits inspired by Reynolds and our other ‘In the Frame’ artists! 10.30am to 12pm, £2.50 per child, booking advised 01752 304774 museum@plymouth.gov.uk
29 May Practical conservation volunteer day, Burrator Discovery Centre
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We started in 2006 and now have a membership approaching 60, meeting on Mondays and alternate Thursdays from as far afield as Ivybridge, Callington, Plymouth and Tavistock. Our venue is the Village Hall in Buckland Monachorum but during the summer we make field trips to local venues whenever possible. From the outset we have been holding beginners classes as well as inviting demonstrations and workshops by established local artists and count among ourselves several who exhibit regularly. The group is loosely knit with few rules except to share as many of the necessary chores as possible and each pay a small subscription every time we attend. Anyone who is interested in joining us is welcome to make contact with Iain Grant on 855683 or basmudoc@gmail.com Derek Mahoney on 855032 or derek.mahoney@care4free. net. Or just come along.
The ‘Moor Things Vintage & Lovely’ Spring Garden Fete at Moorland Garden Hotel will include music from the local ‘Metropolis Swing Quartet’ and dancing from the talented ‘Mad about Swing.’ An abundance of quirky stands for all you lovers of Vintage including clothes, jewellery, crockery and kitchenalia. Lots of talented, local craftspeople will be showcasing their amazing creations and there will also be various demonstrations throughout the day . To entertain the children there will be traditional games including Vintage Pedal Cars, Hook the Duck, a hog roast and of course Afternoon Tea! Moorland Garden Hotel. 10.30 – 4pm Entry is £2.00 (under 12’s free). More details can be found at www.missivyevents.co.uk
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Toby Buckland’s Garden Festival at Powderham Castle 1st - 2nd May
Tavistock Edge The Fringe side of the Arts 11th /12th July & 18th July
Tavistock Edge is bringing a new and vibrant approach to all of the arts to Tavistock. We are well served for most of the arts: music, theatre, art, films and more, so what can we do that is different – well basically we are trying to create free, fun and unexpected events in unexpected places! Whether it is a surprise dance or music event, making Tavistock more colourful or doing something slightly different at more conventional events, we hope that you will enjoy it.
A two day garden festival celebrating the best in gardening with leading specialist nurseries from throughout the West Country, held in the picturesque surroundings of Powderham Castle. A much anticipated family fun event with live music, good food and a high profile gardening speaker programme. The new Garden Festival at Powderham showcases many local nurseries from the Westcountry who are otherwise overshadowed by larger national organisations. This allows keen gardeners the opportunity to share their passion with a huge variety of growers in a fabulous location. An all-round great day out, full of information, fun and entertainment for everyone. Tickets: Adults £7.50 on the day, £6 with advance booking online, children under 16 free.
The main part of the Edge will be in Carnival Week which is organised by the Tavistock Lions and who are giving us their full support. So our big days will be Saturday 11th July in and around town, Sunday 12th July in and around the Meadows alongside the Lions and Saturday 18th July for the Carnival Procession. We are also planning a series of taster events in the months leading up to July. These may be scaled down versions or something completely different. We are hoping to raise some funds by creating our logo in 2p pieces in Bedford Square on Arts Market days, there may be pieces of art given away or some slightly different buskers on other Saturdays and knitted surprises in local shops. Keep an eye and ear open! We are working with lots of local groups, schools and businesses, many of whom are already supporting us. If you would like to join in an event, help with all the work that goes into this sort of thing or sponsor us please get in contact. www.tavistockedge.org.uk edge@tavistockedge.org.uk
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Villages In Action Villages in Action has been using the arts to enrich and support the social vitality of rural communities across Devon for over 20 years. VIA offer top quality, professional yet affordable arts experiences to communities through a network of local volunteer promoters.
Traditional music from Alaw Trio 17th April
‘Alaw’ is Welsh for melody, and it is a love of melody that is at the heart of this group. Drawing on a wealth of experience, three exceptional musicians take their audiences on a musical journey - a tune brought back from a tour in Bulgaria or collaboration in India - but at the heart of their set is a passion for the old tunes of Wales. From sublime slow airs to dazzling dance tunes and storming songs, Alaw promise a performance of joyful and life-affirming music. www.alaw-band.com/ Bere Ferrers Church Hall – Friday 17th April 2015 at 7.30pm. Tickets £8 from Margaret Wilmott 01822 840380. Refreshments available.
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Support St Luke’s Hospice St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth is at the heart of West Devon, providing free specialist care for patients diagnosed with a terminal illness. What is often not realised is that the majority of this care actually takes place at home or in hospital, with only those with complex conditions requiring care at the hospice in Turnchapel. Cathy (pictured) is one of two Specialist Community Nurses caring for people in Tavistock, Yelverton, Princetown and the surrounding area. St Luke’s has to raise the £4million to keep this vital service running. The St Luke’s Midnight Walk for Women and Open Gardens Scheme are just some of the ways you can show your support. St Luke’s Midnight Walk, returns for its ninth year on Saturday 18 July for the largest ladies night out. Whether it’s in memory of a loved one, a physical challenge or as part of a girls’ night out, you can take part in one of the brand new 12, 6 or 3 mile Midnight Walk routes. St Luke’s Open Garden Scheme (from March to September),
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Spring at Buckland Abbey Garden and Estate Spring has started to appear at Buckland Abbey with a radiant display of colours appearing within the gardens and estate. Soon Great North Wood will be a sea of colour as hundreds of bluebells start to appear, along with rhododendrons, Rembrandt tulips and ransoms. It’s an ideal time to head out with family, friends and the dog to explore Buckland’s wider estate. With the bluebells expected to be in full bloom early May, we’re launching a fleet of ships hand-decorated by visitors, volunteers and members of the community. From Saturday 2 May come and see over 100 ships set sail within the Great North Wood amongst the bluebell sea. On Saturday 23 – 25 May, take a stroll down Cot Lane to see our Rangers and kilns showing visitors how we take our estate trees and turn them into charcoal, used to keep us warm in the winter months and for our barbeques in the summer. Buckland Abbey, Garden and Estate is open daily from 10.30am-5.30pm. With the Abbey and ‘Rembrandt revealed’ exhibition open daily from 11am-4.30pm.
Costume Day Tuesday 31 March, 11.30am-3.30pm Get into a get up that has a story to tell, as Buckland Abbey’s resident volunteer Costume Group take out their authentically made costumes for you and all the family to try on. Nature Make Friday 10 April and Thursday 28 – Sunday 31 May, 11am4pm Get crafty whilst ticking off #18 from the 50 Things list as Nature Make invites you to create magical sculptures from amazing and unusual materials. Normal admission plus £3/£5 per person. Spring Walks Thursday 7, Sunday 10 and Thursday 14 May, 1-2.30pm Head out to explore hidden areas of Buckland Abbey’s estate to see what delights are springing up with a guided walk with our resident ranger. Walk approximately 1.5 hours, 3 miles.
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Launch of a new album by Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman
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Horrabridge based folk music duo Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman are proud to announce their album Tomorrow Will Follow Today, their boldest musical statement to date.
merge seamlessly with Sean’s deft and inventive live guitar work on stage - and his award-winning sonic skills in the studio.
After being voted ‘Best Duo’ in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2013, and also nominated for ‘Best Original Song’ (The Ballad of Andy Jacobs). In Tomorrow Will Follow Today they add two rarely covered traditional songs to eight confidently written compositions to create a superb new album. Kathryn’s sublime vocals
The new album (launched in February) is available through all usual music retailers although Kathryn and Sean promote a scheme to buy music directly from the artists who make the music, thus supporting their creativity in the most direct way. Visit www.kathrynrobertsandseanlakeman.com
Schumann’s Requiem Mass Workshop Saturday 18th April An opportunity to sing Schumann’s Requiem Mass, at a workshop with Marcus Alleyne - Musical Director of Plymouth Phoenix Chorale Marcus Alleyne is an accomplished singer and played a number of operatic lead roles with Sterts Theatre Company and Plymouth’s Barbican Theatre before studying Music at Plymouth University and deciding to focus on choral and orchestral conducting. Schumann’s Requiem is a beautiful and underperformed work so don’t miss this opportunity to perform it in the superb acoustics of St Peter’s Church, Wyndham Square, Plymouth PL1 5EG. The
workshop costs £15 including a light buffet lunch and hot and cold drinks. Registration opens at 9:30am and the workshop will run from 10:00am to 4:30pm culminating in an informal concert from 5:00 to 6:00pm. Copies of Schumann’s Requiem Mass will be available for use on the day. Email bookings: rosemary101@orangehome.co.uk
An Exhibition by Howard du Ross entitled “Works-for-Me” Saturday 23rd to Sunday 31st May Art at the Works, 3 Dolvin Rd, Tavistock. First solo exhibition of paintings, sculpture and woodturnings in watercolour, acrylic and resin by Howard du Ross. There will be an eclectic mix of abstract and traditional art including the latest evolving watercolour range of seascapes, sunsets, townscapes, and landscapes, and will show the very varied style and content of work over the last few years. Please come and enjoy. Tel: 01822 612142 Email: howard@duross.eclipse.co.uk www.howsart.co.uk 42
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CollaborART! Artist, Tessa Jane, one of our local art contributors, tells us a story…of collaborative art in support of our local independent shops. Last issue I encouraged you to think about commissioning or creating your own Christmas Gifts by working with, learning from or commissioning original art. This issue we’d like to share a successful collaboration of artist and local independent business -The Book Stop in Tavistock. After seeing a post on my facebook page - Lizzie, Moor & Tavy Links editor, suggested to The Book Stop that they contact me to help with their Christmas window display, using books in a slightly more unusual way!
Delamore Arts Annual Painting and Sculpture Exhibition Delamore, Cornwood, Nr. Ivybridge - May 2015 Every year Delamore gathers together the work of over 100 artists from across the UK and hosts one of the largest collections of work for sale in the South West. Located on the edge of Dartmoor, the light and airy rooms of this traditional Country house provide a superb gallery for paintings and indoor sculptures whilst the formal Gardens, featuring ancient Rhododendrons and Azaleas, are at their best in May and provide a stunning backdrop to sculpture large and small, from Henry Moore Foundation prizewinners to emerging artists.
I created two window displays ready for Dickensian Evening and throughout Christmas. A book is for life, not just for Christmas and You can go anywhere in a book , delighted passers by. The Book Stop had so many positive comments and feedback from these displays that the collaboration then continued with another new display for World Book Day on March 6th - The Empty Page is a Dessert. Do you know of a successful collaboration with local businesses supporting one another? editorial@moorlinks.co.uk
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Now in its 13th year the Exhibition has raised over £100,000 for charity and this year supports Riding for the Disabled. The event also features a separate animal themed exhibition in the new gallery, a woodland arts trail with interactive exhibits for children and a café serving homemade soups and sandwiches.
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17th April to 5th May Described by Festival President, Adam Hart-Davis as “A feast of cultural entertainment not to be missed!”, Tavistock will come alive with nineteen days of music, art and literary events throughout the town and in the local area. Now in its 13th year, the Tavistock Festival will be held in conjunction with a three month long Festival Arts Trail, ensuring everyone will find something to his or her own cultural tastes. From art exhibitions, to workshops, dramatic performances, literary and music workshops, poetry readings, lectures as well as musical events covering a broad spectrum of musical styles.
Perhaps one of the highlights of the festival is the gathering of over 200 children in St Eustachius Church on Monday 27th April for ‘Tavistock Sings!’ Children from many of our local schools will be performing their own programmes throughout the evening, finally joining together as one chorus when they sing a medley of songs from ‘Mamma Mia’, conducted by Maria Collier.
This year, the Festival is working closely in association with The Wharf Arts Centre, in the promotion of their ‘Live Performance Broadcasts’. Some highlights to this programme will include the Royal Shakespeare Company’s, Love’s Labour’s Won, (better known as Much Ado about Nothing); Kurt Weill’s - Berthold Brecht’s Rise and Fall of the City of Mahogonny from the Royal Opera House and the Bolshoi Ballet’s Ivan the Terrible.
Saturday 2nd May will once again see the ever popular Festival Artists’ Market, giving makers from Devon and Cornwall the opportunity to exhibit and sell their unique and exciting mix of original art works. Everything from fine art, print, ceramics, glass, wood, metal, textiles and jewellery will be on show.
Journalist and writer Kate Adie, will be giving a lecture on Sunday 26th April about her recent book Fighting on the Home Front telling the story of World War I through women’s eyes. The lecture features fascinating detail of just how difficult it was for women to enter the world of men.
With more than 60 events planned throughout The Tavistock Festival, there truly is something for everyone. We have included here, a very small sample list of the events taking place during the Festival. For a comprehensive listing please ensure you pick up a Festival brochure – available from The Wharf Arts Centre, as well as at many supporting venues in the area or visit the website – www.tavistockmusic.co.uk
Music & Art A small sample of some of the events taking place during the festival: Friday 17th April - 7.30 pm The 4th Drake Lecture given by Adam Hart-Davis ‘Are we alone in the Universe?’ Venue: The Library, Mount Kelly Foundation Tickets: £10 (Students £6) in advance from the Wharf Arts Centre Box Office; or £12 on the door. Thursday 23rd April - 10.00 am Art Workshop with Gill Cairns Gill Cairns will run a three hour workshop – hand-printed/ hand-painted decorative cushion cover/artwork. Venue: Alexander Centre, Plymouth Road Tickets: £20.50 including material costs to be paid on arrival; prior booking at the Alexander Centre is advised.
Tuesday 28th April The Tavionians Theatre Company present A.R.Gurney’s Love Letters Take an emotional ride through the lives of two people who share their most intimate thoughts over a period of fifty years. Stuart Waterworth and Barbara Howland perform this Pulitzer prize nominated play, directed by Ali Fife Cook. Venue: Nicholls Hall, Lydford Tickets: £8 (£6 concessions for OAPS/students) from the Wharf Arts Centre Box Office Thursday 30th April Wurlitza presents G.W.Pabst’s A Diary of a Lost Girl (1929) Coming to the Wharf for the first time, Wurlitza’s performance of their live soundtrack to the silent film Diary of a Lost Girl promises to be a treat.
Friday 24th April 7.30pm The 9th Russell Lecture given by Jeremy Black, Professor of History at the University of Exeter – ‘Why the Allies won World War II’ Professor Black is widely known as ‘the most prolific historical scholar of our age’, having written over a hundred books, principally but not exclusively on 18th-century British politics and international relations. Venue: The Library, Mount Kelly Tickets: £10 (Students £6) in advance from the Wharf Arts Centre Box Office; or £12 on the door Saturday 25th April 8pm Snake Davis and his Band Snake Davis, the UK’s favourite saxophonist, returns with his band to the Wharf; the band includes keyboards, drums and bass – all consummate musicians who clearly enjoy performing together. This is not highbrow, it is genuine, emotional, soulful, feel good music; as Snake says ‘ I believe any music that moves you is soul music.’ The bar and barbecue open from 7.00 pm Venue: The Wharf Arts Centre Tickets: £14 (seated); £12 (standing) from the Wharf Arts Centre Box Office.
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Fast moving and at times shocking, ‘Diary of a Lost Girl’ traces the story of Thymian, played by the mesmerising 1920’s screen idol Louise Brooks, as her life yoyos between episodes of lightness and innocence, darkness and hope. Venue: The Wharf Arts Centre Tickets: £6.50 (£5.50 concessins) from the Wharf Arts Centre Box Office Details of all events are correct at the time of publication. The promoters reserve the right to change programmes.
Piggy’s Walk
Buckland Monachorum and Denham This is one of Piggy’s favourite walks because she can do it without having to get into a car. The walk is about 3¼ miles (about 1½–2 hours) and has some steep climbs. Those who don’t live in or near Buckland may have to drive. There is limited parking in the village near the church and Drake Manor Inn, which is ideal for refreshments afterwards. With the church on your right (1), follow the road past the school on the left and the roundabout on the right. The road bends left, leaving the village and tracking along the valley. Follow this quiet lane for about ½ mile until it crosses a small stream and goes uphill to a junction by Fairtown (2). Turn left here onto a narrow lane that leads steeply downhill to a bridge and a T-junction (3). Turn right and follow this shady lane gently downhill then uphill for just over ¼ mile. Where it turns sharply right, a sign on the left says ‘Hatchmill and Boskenna only’ (4). Take this lane, which is also a footpath, downhill towards the river. After about ½ mile you walk through Hatch Mill itself (5). This is private property so please keep dogs on leads and respect the owner’s privacy. A gate directly in front of you takes you onto a footpath between two banks, which soon disappear. Follow the path beside the river Tavy for about 150 metres. Here the weir across the river has recently been removed (6). The path continues just away from the riverbank and is stony and uneven. During wet weather it can be flooded, in which case there is an alternative path, which leads through a dense bamboo stand. No pandas have ever been spotted.
...there is an alternative path, which leads through a dense bamboo stand. No pandas have ever been spotted.
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Rosé wines – not just for girls ! ‘Traces of dry strawberry and barley sugar...’ Charles Steevenson shares his passion for the lighter wines of Spring. Spring wines … What does that mean? In Europe, our spring is the time wines from the northern hemisphere are often released onto the market having been harvested in the latter part of Summer-Autumn; whereas at this time around Easter, the harvest is taking place in the southern hemisphere; in short the wines in the southern hemisphere are made 6 months before those in the north. The reality is ‘Spring Wines’ is a marketing term we use to promote wines which actually compliment the often lighter dishes we crave after the excesses and over indulgences of the winter months. Food compatibility – never overwhelm the food! As a wine merchant, I continue to note that the often less weighty wines of Europe continue to outsell what customers perceive to be the bigger wines from the southern hemisphere; with Chile being the possible exception. Why is this? Food compatibility, let the food have its say, wine should never overwhelm the food. Hence as we, at this time, welcome in dishes such as spring lamb and an abundance of fish being landed on our shores, our preference is for lighter wines. There are a few handy hints which might steer you in the right direction when choosing your wines. Rosé wine sales have never been more brisk, ten percent of all wines sold are now pink. No longer is the perception that Rosé wines are only for girls. With or without food, Rosé wines come up trumps. Rose, when chosen carefully, can be so elegant, traces of dry strawberry and barley sugar, yet always balanced by clean acidity. My favourite at the moment is Villa Wolf, a Pinot Noir Rosé made in Pfalz, by Germany’s top man Ernst Loosen, soft, rounded damson and a hint of wine gum.
Sparkles and Champagne Spring, summer, autumn, it is always time for sparkling wines, and quite right too. The feel good factor, the easing of the recession, whatever it is Champagne sales are up! Why not celebrate this welcome news with a delicious glass of Prosecco … well, Champagne everyday would hit the pocket! Prosecco at any value from £8 to £14 owes such a great opportunity for social drinking, light, gentle mousse with a twist of lemon sherbet. And now for the Red wines. As we piece together our spring 2015 Wine List we are overwhelmed by choice. Again my inclination is to venture down the Rhone Valley. The 2013s are bursting with juicy bramble and white peppery fruit, so yummy with … again lamb! Never overlook the usefulness of a Beaujolais 2013, still holding out so well, served slightly chilled to punch up the grip; even takes on the Friday curry. Italy is a country whose wines cry out for food – red wines to suit every palate. Explore and you will seldom be disappointed. And … next time you are hosting a supper party, rather than offering a red and a white wine, cram the table with two or three different reds and whites, all on the table at the same time, an impromptu tasting with good friends and good food…what could be better? Drink is for pleasure and there is no end to the pleasures awaiting to be explored. Charles Steevenson
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Preparations for a new season at Buckland Abbey, Garden & Estate Nichola has been to meet some of the team at the Abbey to see just what preparations are required over the winter months, ready for Spring opening Buckland Abbey, a 700-year-old house on our doorstep in Buckland Monachorum is most noted for its connection with Sir Richard Grenville the Younger and Sir Francis Drake and is presently in the ownership of the National Trust. You’d be mistaken for believing the abbey was in a state of hibernation over winter but by the time the doors reopen to the public this Spring, twenty dedicated staff will have worked throughout the colder months, dusting, weeding, buffing and polishing ready for another busy year. Sally Whitfield and Ryan Hicks – Gardeners As with any garden in winter, the 4-5 acres of 1950’s style gardens require management and attention. There are two formal areas mainly made up of shrubs, roses, hedges and herbaceous borders which need pruning, staking and mulching. There are paths and hard landscaping to maintain and seed orders to consider for next season’s kitchen garden plot. Ryan Hicks who has been at the Abbey for four years enjoys the sense of history and the beauty of the gardens throughout the seasons. He tells me they are extremely fortunate to be aided by local volunteers. “We really appreciate all of the help from our volunteers and would not be able to present such striking gardens without them”. Patricia Burtnyk – House Steward Patricia heads up a team of dedicated conservation assistants who look after and care for the contents of the house and outbuildings, including the newly
discovered Rembrandt. Unlike some National Trust properties, Buckland Abbey is not put to bed during the winter months so they are able to clear whole rooms in order to clean and care for the floors throughout the Abbey. “We treat everything with great care, whether it’s a teaspoon or a treasure such as the legendary Drake’s Drum”. She takes great pride in her position and finds the responsibility of looking after such significant artefacts a real pleasure. James Breslin – House and Visitor Experience Manager and Richard Burrow – Visitor Experience Officer In the summer, daily routines are dictated by visitor enquiries, organising and helping volunteers and staff, and preparing for events. However, the winter months are just as busy - with much more forward planning and marketing involved. This involves preparing next season’s visitor welcome guides, printing leaflets, designing new signage and booking events and concerts. James explains, “We look forward to the return of all our events and especially our daily activities during the summer holidays. We are also already busy preparing for Christmas!”. In collaboration with the National Trust’s “Coast 2015” which celebrates 50 years of “Enterprise Neptune” a fundraising campaign to preserve our coastline, staff at the abbey are hanging 100 ships in the Great North Wood. “This is a project we are very excited about, the Woodland Armada will sail over a sea of bluebells, creating a spectacular visual display”.
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Douglas Munford James tells me that there is a balance to the work they all do at the abbey between pure conservation, preserving historical artefacts, buildings and the woodland for future generations but also allowing the present generation access to enjoy the abbey today. “The National Trust’s ethos of conservation, access and education is always at the forefront of what we do”. Doug Munford and Steve De’Ath – Rangers “If it’s outside and not in the gardens then it’s my responsibility”, says head ranger Doug Munford. Doug manages 394 acres of woodland and pasture land as well as working closely with the tenant sheep farmer on the estate. “Our aim is to return the ancient woodland to its native form of broadleaved trees, such as oak, ash and beech by removing all the
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regimented plantation trees and allowing nature to take its course. By allowing light in to the woods we foster a natural regeneration environment where the native saplings can thrive, supporting biodiversity. We welcome walkers into the woods and with the support of local school children we aim to expand the woodland play park this year”. In order to bring funds to the abbey, the felled wood is used to make charcoal or sold as timber and sometimes used for artworks.v In order to discover more about what is on at Buckland Abbey Garden and Estate this year please go to www.nationaltrust.org.uk/buckland, call 01822 853607 or like Buckland Abbey on Facebook or Twitter, @BucklandAbbeyNT
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Business Monday 27th April 2015
Spring Investment Seminar at The Garden House, Buckland Monachorum Are you looking at options to increase your retirement income or make your money work harder? This free Spring Investment Seminar at The Garden House on the afternoon of Monday 27th April may be of interest.
If you are interested in attending this seminar and would like an invitation please contact Barry Bennett on 01822 855060 or email Barry.Bennett@RaymondJames.com
The Seminar is being hosted at The Garden House by Yelverton based Chartered Financial Planner & Chartered Wealth Manager Barry Bennett of Raymond James Investment Services. Guest speaker is Ross Lamacraft of Woodford Investment Management. The Garden House is one of the UK’s most romantic garden escapes and is hailed as a ‘plantsman’s paradise’. As well as the Seminar, the afternoon includes guided tours of the garden by Nick Haworth, Head Gardener and concludes with Cream Tea. Seminar Notification
Portfolio Construction and Garden Design We are delighted to host a free seminar at
The Garden House Monday 27th April 2015 at 2pm to 5pm If you wish to attend please contact Barry Bennett on 01822 855060 or by email at Barry.Bennett@raymondjames.com
The seminar will cover the following topics: v Macroeconomic Update by Ross Lamacraft, Woodford Investment Management v Comparison of Portfolio Construction and Garden Design v Highlight the 8 areas where we add value for our clients v Attempt to quantify that value we add in the short and longer term As part of the event you will be given a guided tour of the gardens and also enjoy a delicious afternoon cream tea. This event is strictly open only to those who confirm their attendance in advance.
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Business Gidon from the Technology Company answers your questions
Q. Is there any way I can get Microsoft Office for free? Microsoft have a free version of their Office suite available online. It looks almost exactly the same as their familiar desktop applications. Your documents are stored online which has the added benefit of them being available from any device, anywhere you have an Internet connection. From your PC or Mac, visit http://office.com and create or sign in with a free Microsoft account. Then choose the application you’d like to work in from Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook or OneNote. Another free option if you prefer not to work online is LibreOffice (on a PC download from https://ninite.com/ libreoffice/). This is a complete office suite very similar to Microsoft’s offering, although not quite as familiar. Q. I got my personal information stolen from opening a fake email. How can I avoid this in future?
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News from Geoffrey Cox MP
Maintaining Our Rural Commnication Routes For many, especially those in rural areas, local bus services are essential, enabling people to travel to work, to education, to the doctors or even just to the local shops and banks, and drastically improving quality of life. This is why saving and improving these rural services has long been a key issue for me as a Member of Parliament. It is always a concern when services are cut, particularly where it is clear that the bus service in question provides an essential lifeline for many who may otherwise be unable to reach their local towns and villages as there is no alternative form of transport.
constituents when these cuts are made known to me.
One such service withdrawal that I was recently made aware of was the Western Greyhound 510 running from Launceston to Exeter via Okehampton, which is a much valued and essential service linking many small villages along this route to the nearby amenities.
However, I am also pleased to note that the Government also views these services seriously and has allocated more than £300 million to fund major local authority bus projects since 2010. Also, through the Government’s £70 million better bus areas fund in 2012, Ministers have supported improvement schemes in 24 local authorities. Enhancing bus services is also a feature of 95 percent of the projects supported by the £600m local sustainable transport fund.
After raising the matter with the companies involved I am extremely pleased to confirm that the new Stagecoach 6A service will be replacing the 510, and creating a new service providing four journeys a day from Launceston to Exeter. Due to their importance I believe it is vital that we campaign to save these valuable services, especially those providing an essential link between our villages and towns, and, as in this instance, I will continue to do whatever I can to support my
Whilst there is no doubt that we are in challenging economic times, the Government wants to ensure that the bus market is still attractive to all operators, large and small, urban and rural. The funding I have mentioned helps to ensure that the market is still attractive while giving the best value for the taxpayer, and will hopefully give our valuable rural services the support they need to survive. Geoffrey Cox MP
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150 years of fishing for The Tavy, Walkham and Plym Fishing Club This year marks the 150th anniversary for the club, who still enjoy salmon and sea trout along 15 miles of fishing rights. Devon has one of the oldest fishing clubs in the country and this year it celebrates its 150th anniversary. The Tavy, Walkham and Plym Fishing Club was formed in 1865 when a group of gentlemen met in the Bedford Hotel in Tavistock in order to provide affordable fishing for local anglers. The annual subscription was set at one guinea, recorded in the original Minute Books which still belong to the club.
Tavy in the 1870’s and continued right up to his death in 1926. Captain Roe’s record for the largest salmon caught on rod and line still stands today. He caught the 33 lb cock fish in 1920 from the Virtuous Lady Pool about a quarter of a mile below Double Waters. Captain Roe had a big advantage over other anglers as he lived in the old mine captain’s cottage which overlooked the river from a high vantage point. He would sit in the staircase window and watch for salmon, and when he spotted one he would rush down the stairs, grab his rod and head for the bank.
Fishing in the nineteenth century was different from what we know today. Salmon and sea trout, or peal as they are known in the west-country, tended to be more numerous and With such a long history they had some tremendous it is not surprising that runs of fish up the rivers. several books have been However, from time to time He would sit in the staircase window and written by members there were some serious of The Tavy, Walkham watch for salmon, and when he spotted and Plym Fishing Club. pollution problems from the mines that were found one he would rush down the stairs, grab Jeffrey Bluett was a club all the way up the valleys of member from the mid his rod and head for the bank. the Walkham and Tavy. In 1930’s until the late 1872 the Tavy was poisoned with mundic waste from 1950’s and was author of “Sea Trout and Occasional the mines. This happened again in 1900 killing all Salmon” and he was the first to encourage fly the fish for many miles downstream. Pollution of the fishing at night for sea trout. Major Kenneth Tavy from mines at Mary Tavy and Peter Tavy was Dawson was a prolific author and at least three of bad owing to increased production during the First his books were about fishing on the club’s waters. World War. After one of these pollution incidents He first fished the Tavy in 1910 and carried on for the Duke of Bedford paid to have the Tavy restocked the next sixty years. There is a brass plaque fixed with young salmon brought down from the River Tay to one of the rocks in the river commemorating in Scotland. Today mining activity has ceased and the this achievement. The tradition of writing angling rivers run clean and clear. books continues to the present with Bob Mountjoy publishing his book “The Sea Trout Diaries” in There have been some great characters in the club 2007. The rivers have also inspired another current who have fished the rivers over the years. One such member of the club, author and wildlife artist person was Captain Roe, who started fishing on the Robin Armstrong. 56
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History In Victorian times the club used to employ a bailiff to look after the rivers and maintain the banks. In 1891 the bailiff’s wage was 18 shillings per week with a suit of clothes and a pair of leggings every other year. Today the maintenance is done by the members themselves. They have a series of working parties at the beginning of each season in March so that they can concentrate on fishing for the rest of the year. The club has fishing rights to 15 miles of the Tavy, Walkham, Plym and Meavy, almost all of which is rented from the Maristow Estate with whom they have a very good relationship. The club has associate members who can fish all but three of the beats and full members who have access to all the fishing. Permits are also available to the general public to fish certain beats.v If you want more details about the club please visit their website www.twpfishing. net or contact the Hon. Sec. Roger Round on 01752 701945. Gil Graham
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