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My acquaintance with pine martens
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I personally became acquainted with pine martens when a Scots friend suggested I photograph them. This is not actually that easy because they are very shy and avoid humans whenever possible; but I learnt that they were attracted to
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changed the landscape. As pine martens need cover, man’s alterations to the environment mean it became less and less suitable and pine marten populations fell. At least this was the case in England. In Scotland however, not only are humans less common, but the environment has also changed far less and so pine martens have been able to flourish there.
The pine martens’ demise
Pine martens love climbing and their hind-ankles are very flexible. Their preferred habitat is woodland where they can find food, shelter, and holes in trees to avoid foxes which are one of their predators. Pine martens have a very wide diet and their commonest prey are rodents; they also eat berries particularly in autumn when they eat so many rowan berries that their scats turn bright red! They also take birds, including ground-living game birds and they love eggs.
Have you ever seen a pine marten in the wild? I bet your answer is ‘no’, because they are the second rarest mammal in the UK. They are not found in this country except in the Highlands of Scotland and in North Wales. Yet if we go back, say two thousand years, we would find pine martens were one of the commonest wild mammals. What has happened? But first let me address some fundamentals.
They are mustelids, which means they are in the same biological family as otters, stoats and badgers. They are about the size of a large cat with a long tail, and have fabulous thick warm coats called pelts - and that is part of the cause of their demise. When man discovered their pelts were good for wearing, he began hunting them. Even today the Scottish sporran is made of pine marten fur! In mainland Europe, marten pelts were so important that in Croatia, their currency is named after them, as kuna is Croatian for pine marten!
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As well as being hunted for their pelts, pine marten populations have also suffered because man felled trees and
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Gloucester was the first English county to re-introduce pine martens and there are around 30 creatures in and around the Forest of Dean. These pine martens came from Scotland over a period of years, following an extensive study by Gloucester Wildlife Trust. This is well documented at www. gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk/project-pine-marten. In fact, isolated pine martens have also been recorded recently in Hampshire, Shropshire and Cornwall.
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conducted over several years in Ireland recently has born this out. So, if we reintroduce pine martens, we are likely to get more red squirrels too! I think everyone would welcome that. There are many people now who will pay to see pine martens, so it is a cottage industry in Scotland but is also becoming the case in places in England.
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So, back to the title question
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Rewilding is now a trendy term and it could be applied to pine martens, but there are pros and cons to this question. If you want to rear pheasants or keep hens then there is an argument against having pine martens as neighbours. However not everyone keeps game birds, and there are so many reasons why we should have pine martens. They are part of our natural fauna and so I believe they have a right to exist here. If you have even seen one in the wild, you will understand it when I state they are hugely charismatic (think of bouncy ‘Zebidee’). One of their biggest sponsors is the Forestry Commission. Why? Because grey squirrels cause huge damage to forest saplings, and pine martens eat squirrels. In fact, pine martens can alter the balance between red and grey squirrels. The latter were introduced and are larger, while the former are native and smaller. Pine martens catch grey squirrels more easily and there is a reason: they cannot get so far along a tree branch than the much lighter red squirrel. A scientific study
peanut butter, and so by keeping out of their way, I have succeeded over the years in photographing them. I smear peanut butter at key locations near the house in the afternoon and then wait patiently and quietly inside the house. My cameras are linked wirelessly both to flash guns and remote triggers that allow me to take photographs. This works well when the pine marten appears near the house before it gets dark and can be seen. However, 2022 was different. Not only was it wetter than normal but the pine martens did not appear until it was dark. My preferred means of photographing them could not be used so I had to rejig my cameras to be triggered remotely with beam breakers - so the pine martens took their own photos while I was asleep!
I believe that there are many suitable places locally where human population density is low and the habitat is suitable, so that pine martens could be reintroduced. At a talk I gave recently in Tavistock on rewilding pine martens, a poll of the audience showed that around 70% felt that pine martens should be reintroduced to Dartmoor. There are a lot of procedures that need to be followed and Devon Wildlife Trust is now working on this. I look forward to their analysis of how pine martens could be re-introduced to this county.
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Adamchoreographer.accepted an artist in residency position at a new integrated recreation centre attached to the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London. Its gym was used by both disabled and nondisabled people but he noticed there
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get on the art programme, he graduated in Dance and Fine Art in 1990, and shortly afterwards secured his first art exhibition in the King’s Road. Initially he taught dance part-time in a further education college to fund his painting, but he began to enjoy the teaching, particularly staging productions with the
Adam Benjamin didn’t start dancing until his late twenties, but has since travelled the world, creating spectacular Adamproductions.grewup in London, becoming a keen sportsman and competing at a high level, until his early twenties, when his attention turned to martial arts, particularly Tai Chi. He then realised that dance offered exciting opportunities to combine art with the physical element he loved in martial arts. At 27, he auditioned to study dance at Middlesex Polytechnic; the dance technique class he admits was one of his all-time most painful experiences, however his audition piece fared better. Basing his routine around Tai Chi and Ba Gua movements he captured the tutor’s interest, winning a place in true ‘Billy Elliot’ style. Having also managed to
students and developing his skills as a
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You can see Adam’s new artwork at Mime in Paddons Row, Tavistock, Monday to Saturday until the end of October. For more information about Adam’s projects and artwork see www. adambenjamin.co.uk. Adam teaches Tai Chi at The Printworks in Tavistock on Monday, Tuesday & Friday mornings and in Calstock on Thursday evenings.Rosemary Best
Senegal and Japan often working in expertinathehebusyduringItprojectscreatingasCouncil,withconjunctiontheBritishaswellspendingtimehisowninEurope.wasinJapanabreakinaschedulethatmetTamami,directorofretreatcentreNagano,aninJapanese reflexology – and his future wife.
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The company’s first public performance in Leeds was attended by a critic from The Guardian, after which the project snowballed. By 1993 the company was touring internationally and filling 900 seats in the South Bank. Although it was initially difficult to persuade the top able-bodied dancers to join, that changed as the company’s reputation grew. Adam choreographed and danced with CandoCo from 1991 to 1998, and worked with many inspirational people, including Dame Siobhan Davies, who taught him how to involve his dancers in devising choreography, making them an intrinsic part of the creative process – a life skill he has embraced ever since.
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Art took a back seat, and Adam and Celeste spent their time overturning stereotypical beliefs about physical ability. Adam met the late David Toole at one of their first workshops, Toole later joined the company, an extraordinary performer who danced on his hands, and became one of the most celebrated disabled dancers in the world.
Adam had met Celeste Dandeker through the spinal cord injury charity, ASPIRE; she had been one of the first contemporary UK dancers, but was now quadriplegic after breaking her neck during a performance. Adam persuaded her to start a weekly dance class open to anyone, and as they taught together, the project evolved into CandoCo Dance Company, the first professional company for disabled and non-disabled dancers.
After leaving CandoCo he worked in South Africa, as artistic director of Tshwaragano Dance Company, where he provided a socially integrated platform for disabled, non-disabled, black and white dancers, and even made a soundtrack with the choir of Nelson Mandela, for his show The Querist’s Quire. Projects took him to Ethopia,
weren’t any shared sessions, and it struck him that dance had the potential to provide a collective experience.
In 2002, the couple moved to Cornwall where they brought up their three boys, and in 2008 Adam took on a full-time teaching role with the faculty of theatre and performance at the University of Plymouth. Here he became the catalyst for building The House, the university’s fully accessible venue for performing arts. In 2017 he returned to freelance work, only for the pandemic to shut down the performing arts worldwide two years later. Adam used the time to write, teach Tai Chi outside, set up an environmental fundraiser for reforestation (The Dancers’ Forest) and also rediscover painting. He has barely painted since the 1990s but hasn’t lost his touch, although he admits he has difficulty knowing when to stop on a
Adam has received numerous awards for his achievements in performing arts and education, and his creative energy is still in full flow, so it probably won’t be long before there’s another project on the horizon.
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Born in Hammersmith, Dianne swapped the urban neighbourhood for a more rural playground when her parents moved to Twyford, Berkshire when she
Self-taught via books, magazines and an occasional workshop, her hobby had become something she really wanted to invest in, so with the support of family she took a three-month hiatus from her job and took up the challenge of photographing ‘People of Dartmoor’, a collection of black and white images for exhibition in Home Farm Cafe and Gallery near Bovey Tracey. This led to a further exhibition of local people in the Princetown Visitor Centre. She spent time with farriers, thatchers, farmers, vets, volunteers and a vicar, in the pursuit of capturing natural photographs of a working community. This venture really pushed her out of her comfort zone but she loved every minute and her portraits received universal acclaim.
Dianne’s first love was always the landscape, flora and fauna and she began a project in 2015 capturing Dartmoor throughout the year. She had a book published of her images and has done so every year since, just for herself. She is considering a wider publication in 2025 that will cover ten years of beautiful Dartmoor photographs, but is aware that high quality photography prints come at an expensive retail price.
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Dianne began volunteering at Wildside, a private garden in Buckland Monachorum which occasionally opens to visitors. Keith Wiley the owner, a keen photographer himself was
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Dianne now enjoys working for three days a week in the Devon Air Ambulance charity shop in Tavistock, and tries to fit in time with family, dog and her camera around that. She is very
impressed with Dianne’s Dartmoor images and gave Dianne permission to capture scenes from his garden, with a view to creating a beautiful companion book showcasing the garden throughout the year. It’s a project she is relishing, volunteering for a morning of weeding, then spending the afternoon capturing the ever-changing mood of the garden with the turn of the seasons. In 2021 Dianne entered the RHS photographic competition and was selected for an exhibition in the Saatchi Gallery in Sloane Square. Her portfolio of dark autumnal scenes taken at RHS Rosemoor won a bronze medal and a grand day out to London was had.
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self-effacing and despite her natural talent and huge successes, feels she is still an amateur with so much more to learn. Dianne fell in love with Devon a long time ago and does not take it for granted. She feels fortunate to live in this magical place amongst many people who have offered support, friendship and encouragement. She is a good human; warm, enthusiastic and passionate about the moor, its people and traditions, creating a beautiful library of our home at a point in time which will be celebrated for years to come.
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many people really value information face to face. We run free support sessions for NHS hearing aid users throughout Devon and Cornwall, funded by the Big Lottery, where you can drop in to receive new hearing aid batteries, ear mould retubing and information on how to get the most out of your hearing aids. Our amazing team of local volunteers lead these sessions, many of whom have hearing loss themselves. Someone who recently attended one of our drop-in sessions said: “To visit people who understand my issues and HEARD me was so wonderful I was actually in tears at one point. They renewed
RNID: Royal National Institute for Deaf People
Callington Town Hall from 10.30am-12.30pm every 3rd Thursday of the month
with RNID
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There are lots of ways to stay in touch with RNID’s work and find out more – you can take our free online hearing check on our website which takes just three minutes, or sign up to our campaigns network to stay in the know. We campaign on big issues that affect deaf people and people with hearing loss, such as access to earwax removal services, and subtitles on On-demand television. You can follow RNID on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook, or get in touch with our contact centre by phone, email, live chat, text or BSL video.
Our hearing aid drop-in sessions take place on the second Thursday in the month at Oak Tree Surgery in Liskeard from 2.00pm-4.00pm. The next sessions will take place on Thursday 13 October, and 10 November. We will also be starting a session in Ivybridge very soon.
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my batteries, got my hearing aid working, took all my details to help me further, gave me advice about the doctors’ referral and generally just made me feel that someone was really listening to me and glad to be of assistance. Today was such a positive experience I just can’t put it into words.”
Hearing aid drop-in sessions
Our volunteers also run information stands around Devon and Cornwall, where you can drop in for a chat, pick up information, and find out more about assistive equipment which might help you at home or in the workplace. We’d love to see you at one of these stalls and have a chat. For more information about drop-in support sessions and information stands contact Rose Hindmarsh at heartohelp. devonandcornwall.org.uk or phone/ text 07552 988691. You can find us at:
Volunteers are integral to our work in Devon and Cornwall, and if you would like to find out about becoming a volunteer and making a difference to people with hearing loss in your area, we’d love to hear from you. We’ll provide you with full training, and opportunities to meet other volunteers in your area. If this interests you, contact: volunteering@rnid.org.uk
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Local information sessions
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The Two Moors Pine Marten Project is a partnership of conservation organisations which includes Dartmoor National Park Authority, Devon Wildlife Trust, Exmoor National Park Authority, National Trust and Woodland Trust. The project has also received expert advice and support from Vincent Wildlife Trust, Forestry England and NatureScot, with additional support from Turnstyle Designs.
our woodlands and is thought to have contributed to a decline in the numbers of some of our woodland songbirds.
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Who is involved in the Two Moors Pine Marten Project?
What is a pine marten?
They are ‘critically endangered’ in England and Wales, and unlikely to spread from existing populations in Gloucestershire and Mid Wales for many decades. Their absence has left our local wildlife without a vital, functioning part. As predators of small animals, pine martens play an important role in balancing nature, especially in our woodlands. Their loss has had subtle and far-reaching knock-on effects on the wildlife of
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Are pine martens a threat to other species?
Why reintroduce pine martens?
What stage is the project at?
Pine martens evolved alongside our other native woodland species. They are solitary animals, live at relatively low population densities, have large home ranges and eat what is locally and seasonally abundant. This means they have a lower impact on birds than do common predators such as foxes, domestic cats and crows. They are unlikely to affect populations of rare or vulnerable species in a wild environment. Where conservation and reintroduction activities are taking place suitable precautions can be taken to reduce the risk of pine marten predation, for example adapting dormice boxes to prevent pine martens accessing them.
The Two Moors Pine Marten Project
Pine martens are members of the weasel family of animals. They are around the size of a small cat and are wonderful tree climbers. They are mainly nocturnal and most of the time they live alone in sparse populations – so you’re unlikely to see one unless you are very lucky! Much of the pine marten’s diet is made up of voles, but they will also eat other small animals including mice, squirrels, birds and insects. In autumn they also consume a lot of wild fruits.
A new national strategy for the reintroduction of pine martens highlighted the South West as a priority for potential reintroduction. The proposed reintroduction would involve a minimum of 30 to 40 pine martens being translocated from sustainable populations in Scotland over a period of two years. The first pine martens would be released in autumn 2024 and then closely monitored, so that their location and movements would be known. The project is currently working with experts and local communities to determine the potential impacts of pine martens on other native species, agriculture, shooting estates and woodland management, to establish where and whether a reintroduction could take place.
The Two Moors Pine Marten Project is exploring the possibility of bringing the animals back to Exmoor and Dartmoor. Across Britain, the pine marten was once the second most common carnivore, but today they are Britain’s second least common. Populations of pine martens survive in Scotland and parts of Northern England, and in recent years there have been successful reintroductions in Mid Wales and the Forest of Dean, but a lack of good habitat connectivity makes these populations unlikely to reach the South West. After an absence of 150 years, the prospect of pine martens returning to Dartmoor and Exmoor, and from there across the South West, would be a vital next step in the return of a lost native.
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Gardening for weather extremes
Our poor gardens have taken a real pounding after this summer’s drought with ‘autumn’ arriving horribly early for many trees and shrubs which shed their leaves months early, and others like perennials and annuals coming to an end far earlier than usual. With rising temperatures appearing to become the norm, it’s time to make a major reassessment of our garden management, what we plant, and how we use our outdoor space. Autumn is the ideal time of year to plan and carry out any changes, from hard landscaping to turfing and planting.
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can be achieved with a plant-clad pergola that can either be free-standing or with one side attached to a house or outbuilding. Clothe it with a climber such as a grape vine or a wisteria to create a Mediterranean feel, or a rambler rose partnered with clematis. Raised beds need less watering than pots and serve dual purpose as extra, informal seating; plus having planting beds off the ground is ideal for droughttolerant fragrant plants like lavender, sage, and rosemary, which thrive in dry conditions but hate having ‘wet feet’, especially in winter. (Or if sticking with containers, swap small pots for large ones that don’t need watering so often). When planning features such as this for your garden, bear in mind that every garden has to ‘multi-task’ to suit
Shade and outdoor seating along with attractive, fragrant, and low maintenance planting topped many people’s wish lists this summer, which
Planting to suit the soil and aspect (the amount of sun or shade) is a nobrainer now our weather is changing so radically. But what did become massively apparent in my garden was the difference between well-cared for, versus unimproved soil. Borders that had been regularly mulched with garden compost or manure, and my compost-rich no-dig veg beds, grew happy healthy plants and good crops, whereas plants on un-improved soil
really struggled. Time spent on soil improvement this autumn is likely to pay absolute dividends in the future.
If you’re looking for a quick fix to brighten your garden, patio pots are the perfect weekend project. Hoof out bedding plants onto the compost heap and get ahead with planting autumn and winter colour plants, like Heuchera with evergreen foliage in a magnificent range of colours; ornamental grasses with colourful evergreen leaves like bronze, gold, and variegated Carex; evergreen shrubs such as autumn and winter-flowering Camellia sasanqua, and miniature bedding cyclamen. Infill any gaps (or fill whole pots) with spring bulbs to give months of colour from late winter onwards - hyacinths, tulips, and narcissi. Place pots where they can be
As living costs escalate, there are lots of ways to save money in the garden. Plant outdoor crops for next year like soft fruit, brassicas, and garlic and divide rhubarb crowns to make more plants.
Collect seeds from annual garden flowers, such as love-in-a-mist, sunflower, and Californian poppy. Sow outside now if soil is well drained, or in modular trays to overwinter under cover.
Make more plants for free by dividing herbaceous perennials. Tackle spring and summer-flowering ones now and do late-blooming plants as well as ornamental grasses next spring.
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Bought seed packets usually contain lots of seeds, so why not get together with some gardening friends and share an order to save money and grow a wider variety of plants.
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Many plants propagate themselves so when you’re gardening keep a keen eye out for self-sown seedlings and shoots of shrubs and climbers that have rooted where they touch the ground.
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Not everyone’s cup of tea, but hot weather undoubtably attracted a greater variety of insects this summer. Among the first arrivals were adult oil beetles searching for bare patches of ground to build their nest burrows. These charismatic, some might say ugly beetles, exhibit an extraordinary life-cycle. Hundreds of eggs laid underground hatch into tiny louse-like larvae (known as triungulins) that climb into flower-heads to await suitable bee hosts. When a solitary bee arrives to collect pollen, they attach themselves using small hooks on their feet. At the bees nest they dismount and then feed on their pollen stores. Other fascinating beetles included the dor beetle, often called the ‘lousy watchman’ due to the small yellow mites often seen clinging underneath as stowaways, and one of Britain’s largest, the longhorned tanner beetle, attracted to the rotting remains of our old apple tree.
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The hot weather saw more sunbathing than usual by blackbirds and robins, fluffing feathers and stretching wings to drive out plumage parasites, and by our slow-worm and common lizard residents finding new basking areas on exposed leaf piles and old plastic water pipes. Extra heat seemed to be the cause of the garden phlox perennials wilting and dying back, until tell-tale orange pupae found among their roots revealed the destructive activity of the stem bore moth. With autumn soon arriving, the ‘leather-jacket’ larvae of another creature – much loved by local hedgehog, fox and badger populations, will soon emerge as ‘daddy-long-legs’ or craneflies. Not so well loved though, have been the huge numbers of female horseflies after our blood. Known by the Vikings as ‘clegs’, these vampire gadflies forced us to wear long sleeves and trousers whenever mowing or weeding. One sad event to report was
finding one of the young insurgent rabbits apparently asleep under the front hedge, but closer inspection revealed a rear leg inescapably entangled with goosegrass and ivy which had caused its death.
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As autumn takes hold, the dry days of summer, the heat wave and drought seem a distant memory. In my childhood, I’m sure we had loads of long, hot summers with water short on the farm and vivid memories of being scolded by mum or dad if a tap was on too long! Two weeks of hot weather this summer did seem to send the sensationalist media into apocalyptic mood – however it was hot and the animals did not enjoy the extreme heat.
The lack of grass was ok as animals don’t eat loads when it’s hot, but water was a major issue. Greenwell is watered by two springs: one rises and falls with the seasons and usually provides plenty of water; the other is slow and consistent, but never stops. Only on the driest years do we lose the main onethis was one of those years. There was plenty of water for the house, but with cattle and sheep drinking it and watering the garden, it runs short quickly! Fortunately, most of the young cattle had running water near the river and the cows on the common had plentiful water. But we couldn’t use lots of fields for grazing, and grass earmarked to be cut just didn’t grow. So, we will be short of winter feed, although there is still time as the ground is warm and the rain has come - it will just be late. Further east, the dry weather meant farmers harvested their cereal crops in record time. However when it’s so hot the machinery becomes a cocktail of hot, dry, straw dust and grease which is so easily ignited. Combine fires subsequently caught many unharvested fields alight which is devastating. Some crops also became too dry and farmers had to wait to harvest until dew formed.
in the running in some strong classes. The main thing was the boys both got a rosette in the classes and in the young
We managed to get to a few local shows this summer. I judged the Whiteface Dartmoor sheep at Totnes Show and although the family got a bit bored as I pondered over woolly exhibits, it was a lovely day. Chas and Dave showed our team at Okehampton Show as we were away, and Gem and the boys helped me at Chagford Show. We didn’t win much, but were
Summer – a distant memory
The situation is simple – if a person lacks the capacity to make their own decisions, it will not be possible to create an LPA(s) - the only course of action is to make an application for a Deputyship. This involves a rather more complicated legal application and rather than the individual person being able to choose who will act for them – the Court of Protection will appoint a Deputy. This doesn’t mean the people closest to the individual who has lost capacity cannot be involved and make such an application – but it is for the court to decide their suitability. This process is considerably more expensive and can take between 6-9 months to complete. During this time, no one will have legal authority to act on the individual’s behalf. Access to money or sale of property cannot be made, meaning alternative arrangements to fund potential
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Despite my plea to anyone I meet to ensure such documents are created and registered, many people are still delaying
care for loved ones has to be placed on hold. We witness real hardship during these intervening periods. Taking the time to talk through these issues at an earlier stage can avert such suffering and anxiety.
If you are reading this and do not have your LPAs in place, we would urge you to arrange an appointment and let us help you.
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In general, most people are now familiar with Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA), both the Financial & Property and Health & Welfare. These documents form the legal basis upon which a person (donor) with capacity to make decisions can appoint an Attorney(s) of their choice to act on their behalf in the event they are unable to do so. It has become common practice for banks, investment institutions, NHS bodies and professionals to require sight of these documents before they are able to converse or convey information.
and trusting that they will never be in a situation when they may be needed.
Alas, it is evident many people are leaving it too late and beyond the point at which there is an option and choice to do so – in these circumstances, we are approached in the hope we can circumvent the authorities.
Devon County Council will be working with partners to deliver a series of other innovative transport schemes
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• Targeting young people with a community rail project in Okehampton and a Try the Train initiative on the Waterloo line between Exeter and Axminster in East Devon.
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A new grant fund has been launched by Devon County Council to tackle loneliness through transport. The Connecting You Community Grants Fund will provide grants to projects and organisations to connect people to activities that help combat loneliness. The fund is open for applications from projects and charities across Devon. Grants can be applied for to fund specific transport projects tackling loneliness, or transport related activities enabling people to access activities that will help. The grant is part of a Department for Transport funded project that Devon County Council successfully bid for earlier this year, which will deliver a series of initiatives tackling loneliness. Projects already tackling loneliness with transport, include Chatty Bus, serving Exeter to Exmouth, and there are plans for it to start on other routes.
Loneliness is not always about being alone, sometimes people can experience it when a set of circumstances make them feel isolated, for example having a disability or being a young carer. Transport can help solve this problem by connecting us to people, places, and experiences.”
Devon’s pilot project involves a variety of support aimed at reducing loneliness in over-55s and young people aged 16-24. For full grant criteria and to apply, organisations should visit: www.traveldevon.info/accessibility/connecting-you
• Introducing a travel buddy system and developing on board support from staff/volunteers. This builds on the successful trial of the ‘Chatty Bus’ services in the Exeter to Exmouth area to encourage sociable travel and help people to switch to public transport from the car for some journeys.
Councillor Andrea Davis, portfolio holder for transport, Devon County Council said: “We know that transport can often be a barrier to connecting with others, perhaps due to living in a rural area or simply through lack of confidence in using public transport. Loneliness or isolation can negatively impact people’s wellbeing and can affect all ages. The Connecting You initiative invites community organisations to apply for grants to provide transport solutions to enable people experiencing or at risk of loneliness to access opportunities.
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Five things that can have immediate impact:
• Insulate your loft space
• Use microwaves, slow cookers & air fryers for cooking
• Seal out draughts around windows and doors
• When possible, turn your thermostat down 1ºC and wear more layers
The energy challenge is a holistic problem so needs holistic solutions: we can take practical action to reduce energy bills in the short and longer term, and we can also consider questioning the system that is creating the problem. No potential solutions are easy yet this is our current reality and we must act.
Five tips for the medium term:
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It’s hard to imagine what winter might feel like as we leave the hottest summer in UK records. Some days I forgot I would ever need to switch the heating on again. This was more than we are used to, a reminder that global warming is reality not conspiracy, yet at times it felt great to experience ‘Mediterranean’ Devon. This is changing now as temperatures fall, the heating is back on and we are facing greater increases in energy costs than most of us have ever known, with an 80% rise for the new fuel cap in October, and then another rise in January. You may have already received your latest bill and are wondering how you are going to get through the next few months. Like most things in our 21st century world, conversations about energy are complex: deeply personal, hugely political and increasingly global. At times it can seem that little makes
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• Install renewable energy systems (solar PV, air or ground source heat pumps)
• Install A-rated double glazing
• Retrofit your house for greater energy efficiency
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• When old appliances stop working or are inefficient, replace with energy efficient ones (A+++ rated)
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Do I need all the appliances I have?
When some people are making so much money from something that is a basic human need, how can we help raise awareness of a system that seems to be increasingly unfair – maybe by talking to our MP, writing to our energy suppliers, having conversations with friends and family? We are beginning a new conversation about energy, a conversation that is likely to be with us for a long time. As we navigate the current crisis and continue to transition from fossil fuels, we need to take a different view of our priorities: How do we use limited resources? What is really important in life?
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• Ask your supplier to fit a smart meter so you can monitor energy use
Five tips for the longer term:
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Looking at my own life, I ask myself: How conscious am I of my energy use?
As energy costs rise, where else I can reduce spending?
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What can I do to support those around me who will struggle this winter?
What choices can I make to invest in a more energy efficient future?
I have asked for help from those who know more than I do. Here are some organisations that can help:
As I read this list my heart sinks, so many solutions cost money that I don’t really have, require skills I don’t yet possess, and take mental, emotional and physical energy I can’t always find.
Do I need to travel as much and can I travel differently?
• Upgrade your boiler/heating system if more than 10 years old
I know that when I worry about things, I become closed and find it hard to reach out; yet over the past few years
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A fascinating industrial find has been made in the mud of Tavistock Canal. While SWWA leatsman Martyn Langsford was dredging the canal he came across something metal and heavy in the mud. Once the object had been retrieved from the mud, it seemed likely that it had belonged to one of the canal tub-boat barges which plied their trade along the canal from Tavistock to Morwellham in the early nineteenth century. Local canal historian Simon Dell, took the object, which was suspected to be a wrought
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We have a fantastically well stocked library and want students to browse and borrow as much as possible. However, this means we need to manage the stock and keep shelves in order. If you are a ‘systems’ person who is good at keeping things in order, this could be a role for you.
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Not everyone can donate time, but if you are part of a local business and would like to support the library in another way - perhaps sponsoring our library festival or an author visit – we would love to hear from you.
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iron barge tiller, to canal archaeologist Robert Waterhouse who confirmed it was indeed a tiller. A subsequent visit to meet publicity officer Tessa Wannell at Morwellham Quay and check if ‘Cinderella’s slipper fitted Cinderella’s foot’, proved the tiller fitted perfectly in the barge rudder on display at the historic port. The tiller will eventually go on permanent display at Morwellham after the September Heritage Open Days when it can be seen at Tavistock Guildhall in the canal display room. in
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Tavistock College’s re-stocked and redesigned library opened in September, and we are keen to recruit local volunteers to help us offer the best library support we can to our students. If you love reading, believe in the importance of keeping school libraries open, and would like to know more, please contact Shirley Young, our KS3 coordinator for English at the college, at to(Pleases.young@tavistockcollege.org.noteallvolunteersarerequiredcompleteanenhancedDBScheck, which the college arranges.)
can have enormous benefits. Is this something you might be prepared to give an hour each week to do? You would be working alongside teachers in the classroom and library environments; training would be provided.
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Home-checker Clare said: “Dartmoor Prison is a wonderful forever home for these boys; I’ve never seen pet housing like it! At least 13 x 20 foot and full of tunnels, shrubs and toys etc.”
In 2014, a ferret called Grumpy Gareth left Woodside Animal Welfare Trust for a new home at Dartmoor Prison. Gareth had been something of a liability at the sanctuary as he hated others of his kind and had temporarily blocked any more being taken in. Thanks to a BBC TV article, prison staff took pity on Gareth and he began a life sentence to help with rodent control and also provide inmates with an animal to care for. Gareth got his heavenly release some time ago, so prison staff reached out to Woodside again in August, and have now taken on three homeless ferrets to carry on the tradition.
For advice or news of any needing a home, please ring the sanctuary on 01752 347503 or visit woodsidesanctuary.org.ukwww.
Mustela Putorius Furo, which translates as ‘stinky, raging thief’, is an awful mouthful for the domestic ferret and what can be a very affectionate and fun-loving pet, if handled young enough. They are inquisitive, and unlike Gareth, are usually very sociable and enjoy living in groups called a ‘Busyness’. They can sleep for 18 hours at a time but are otherwise very lively and can even be walked in a harness. Ferrets can live up to around ten years, something to consider when thinking of taking one on. Unlike their constant supply of cats, dogs and rabbits, Woodside doesn’t always have any for adoption.
been neutered, which certainly in Tuck’s case, has removed the terrible smell that had previously banished him to the sanctuary’s outside ferret run.
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Scrappy was found covered in ticks close to a cliff edge. He was very nervous but is now healthy, and his confidence is improving daily with all the attention being given to him on his prison wing. Tuck was a stray who arrived so dirty it took time to discover he was actually an albino underneath. Goose’s owners were unable to take him when they moved, and for a time there was concern about his splayed back legs. Fortunately, despite his funny walk, the deformity doesn’t worry him and he’s a very happy boy. All have
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gifts from the Lions, as well as helping with the Lions’ bucket collections in Bedford Square. So, all in all a busy time before the Lions go into winter hibernation and build up their strength for an exciting and busy 2022.
For more details on all the upcoming events visit www.visit-tavistock.co.uk/ whats-on
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More details can be found at www. tavistocklions.org.uk, on Facebook or by calling 0345 8334807.
The beginning of July saw the start of a new Lions’ year with Lion Paul Blowey taking over as president; Tavistock Carnival was the first event with a full week of activities culminating in a very successful procession. It is estimated that around £7,000 was raised during the week much of which will go back to organisations that took part in the procession and other carnival events. Initial planning for next year’s carnival has already started with a social media
It was a very busy summer for Tavistock Lions as the club was closely involved with the town’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, which started with hundreds of pupils parading through the town in a ‘River of Hope’ with banners they had made; on the Sunday the Lions organised a Picnic in the Park and provided refreshments, while Tavistock Edge singers entertained everyone.
We have more businesses joining the Tavistock Gift Card scheme all the time. Remember that they are valid for one year from the date of purchase. There are plenty of ways to spend them – shopping, eating out with friends, a date night or some well-earned pampering. For a list of participating businesses go to: www.
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Halloween Trail during October half-term - see www.visit-tavistock.co.uk/towntrails. Plans for Dickensian Evening 2022 on 2nd December are well advanced and this year will feature the Christmas light switch-on.
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appeal for theme ideas, as well as giving attention to involving more local business, groups and residential areas in the procession itself.
After two summers of uncertainty, it was wonderful to see the town alive and bustling with activity once more. Occupancy levels in town centre premises are high for the region and we have a good offering for locals and visitors, which shows in our footfall numbers. With new businesses joining the high street, we can have confidence that our town continues to weather the
designed a tote bag to go along with the other products. Currently available from Lawsons, the Visitor Information Centre, Dartmoor Deli, Devon & Moor Gifts and House of Cards.
The next major event is the annual fireworks display on Saturday 5 November at Tavistock Community Football Club at Langsford Park (see What’s On for details). Also in November, the club’s Trees of Light on Tavistock Town Hall will form a much-photographed centrepiece for the Christmas lights, and raise money for three local charities (see What’s On). The club will be serving up its excellent burgers and hot dogs on Dickensian Evening as well as running its popular Christmas postal service again – for details see the club’s website and Facebook. Just before Christmas, Santa will be out on his wonderful sleigh visiting local schools and distributing
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green spaces trail is now available from the Visitor Information Centre or at co.uk/branch-out.www.visit-tavistock.Wearefortunate to have some tremendous, mature and interesting trees in our green spaces and we hope people will come and find out more.
Our official town merchandise has gone down a storm and we have just
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Free craft activities at the library including ‘make a moving skeleton hand’ fun!
Sunday 4 Sep, 2 & 30 Oct, 27 Nov, 10:30 - 10:45am
Things are about to get creepy at RHS Garden Rosemoor! Explore the secret world of bugs with Exmoor Zoo and try out insect-inspired crafts every day of the week. Discover creepy-crawlies and all kinds of weird and wacky plants on the interactive garden trail, and have a go at pumpkin painting. Plus a spooktacular Halloween disco. Normal garden admission applies.
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Get involved in a range of practical conservation projects on Dartmoor (for ages 12-19). Daily 10am-3pm. We provide gloves, tools, instruction/ support, hot chocolate & cake! For more info or to book a place please contact: Emily on 07912 470778 or ecannon@dartmoor.gov.uk
SATURDAY 8 OCTOBER
Youth Heritage Day - learn to map, draw and survey with Dartmoor Tinworking Research Group. Explore with a DNPA archaeologist, and undertake practical conservation with SW Lakes at Burrator Reservoir.
Massive Litter Pick with DNPA Ranger Bill at Haytor
Bracken management on Addicombe Stone Hut Circles with DNPA Ranger Ella at Harford (near Ivybridge)
Night Under the Stars at Gidleigh TUESDAY 25 OCTOBER
Coppicing (woodland management) with DNPA Ranger Pete at East Wray Copse (near Bovey Tracey)
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scientists put teddy back together again? With extraordinary science, magical tricks and puppets all based in the Soapbox Laboratory, this fun and inventive show is for children and adults alike. Suitable for children aged 8 and under and their big people. Pay what you can tickets starting at £10 www.stiltskin.org.uk
CHEEKY PISKIES & CORNISH TALES
See if you can find our resident piskies hidden in the garden with our Halloween trail and discover stories from local folklore.
FRANK ‘N’ STEIN’S TEDDY 15 to 22 October
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Get building Lego railways and bridges at a Brickideas family lego workshop! Take inspiration from the bridges in the Visitor Centre and the railway over Brunel’s Bookingbridge.
Mon 24, Fri 28, & Sat 29 October, 10:0012:00; 14:00-16:00
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The exhibitions shown earlier at The Box now include a new children’s trail to learn about Wampanoag life and culture, the Mayflower and its passengers. An animation called Turtle Island helps tell the story of the emergence of America. £5 for adults, £2.50 for children, family ticket £12.
Mildred was made in America, has fur like Chewbacca and her ancestors lived here 35,000 years ago. Join a member of our team in the natural history gallery for more fun facts about our much-loved woolly mammoth. No need to book; meet in the Mammoth Gallery; free admission.
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although it remained in circulation in British Guiana until 1955. A fourpenny piece is still included in sets of Maundy money although, since decimalisation, it is deemed to be worth four new pence. Both of these particular coins are of the same high denomination and are in remarkably good condition, although coin 2 subsequently fell into two pieces. It is thought that they were removed from circulation soon after minting and were possibly deposited together as a hoard, as neither shows considerable signs of wear. The coins
Tavistock Goose Fair 2022
The more traditional side of Goose Fair takes place at Tavistock Livestock Centre, where there is usually an open day to see cattle, sheep and Dartmoor ponies, as well as an auction of live geese and poultry. While the Artisan Market showcases local artisans and their products in Butchers’ Hall. Free entry from 9am to 8pm. Bedford Car Park will shut for Goose Fair week while members of the Showmen’s Guild put on funfair rides and amusements.
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Tavistock Goose Fair is back this year – the annual event, steeped in history and tradition, dates back to the 12th Century, when a Michaelmas fair was held every 29 September, providing the opportunity for businesses and animal trading, as well as a social event for wives and daughters. Today’s open-air event welcomes a variety of exhibitors, market traders and community groups, offering a wide range of purchasing opportunities and lots of entertainment.
are official issues and will therefore comprise of more than 10% precious metal. The FLO officially declared the groats as Treasure according to the terms of the Treasure Act 1996. Joint ownership passed to the detectorist and the farmer who owned the land on which they were found. Happily, the owners generously donated the groats to Tavistock Museum so that they could be put on display for visitors to see and enjoy. Tavistock Museum is open Wednesday to Saturday from 11am – 3pm until 31 October 2022.
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In April 2015, two small silver coins were found close together in the corner of a ploughed field just outside Tavistock. They were discovered by a metal detectorist and were referred to the Finds Liaison Officer (FLO) at the British Museum, who was asked to prepare a report for the coroner. He confirmed that the coins were groats, produced at the London mint between 1465 and 1467 during the first reign of Edward IV. The English groat was worth fourpence and was first minted under the reign of King Edward I (1272-1307). It continued to be produced in the UK until 1856,
Wednesday 12 October
Dartmoor is his dedication to singing and reviving local songs. Bill Murray is now chair of the Dartmoor Society, which is hosting the event. Back in 2011 he won the Dartmoor Society Award for keeping alive the tradition of unaccompanied singing on Dartmoor and this is quite something to witness. 7:30pm at Two Bridges Hotel, Princetown, PL20 6SW.
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Half Term Pumpkin & TrailHalloween www.thegardenhouse.org.uk Buckland Monachorum, Yelverton PL20 7LQ Reg Charity: 203722 Trail: 22nd October to 30th October One of the finest gardens in Britain... and autumn colour at its best. See website for opening times
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October also brings with it a glut of pumpkins (all home grown from our pumpkin patch) and the fun of Halloween. This year during October half-term (22nd to 30th October), we are looking forward to entertaining lots of families and children with a hunt around the garden for pumpkins and ‘spooky’ things! Trail packs will be available at Visitor Reception on arrival and our café will be serving Halloween treats and pumpkin soup.
There are days in early October when it can still seem like summer at The Garden House, with much of the garden still in full bloom. But October also brings several highlights of the season…
A much-awaited crop of fly agaric mushrooms under the birches becomes evident throughout October – a sight beloved by photographers and garden enthusiasts alike. These fly agarics are the typical fairy tale toadstools, definitely not to be eaten (highly toxic) but delightful to admire. The Garden House is also famous for its wonderful autumn colour, seen with early starters such as Prunus ‘Okame’. The New England colours build during the month to culminate in the multi-coloured red, orange and gold display of the Acer
Jim Causley and Bill Murray, two of the best known and well-loved musical entertainers on Dartmoor tell the story of the old songs, sung around Dartmoor hearths and in village halls in days gone by, with special guests Val and Graham Lobb from Whitchurch Down. Jim Causely is well known on the folk scene nationally, but his real contribution to
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‘Funny Money’ certainly made you laugh and we are confident this farce set in The Mount Home for Retired Theatricals, with its plot of eccentric luvvies clashing with unhinged Russian gangsters will have you in stitches again. Details for the Box Office will be posted on our website www.miltonabbotplayers.co.uk in mid- October.
At last! After three years of ‘resting’ Milton Abbot Players are returning to the village hall stage with a production of ‘Old Actors Never Die … They Simply Lose the Plot’, a farce by Lynn Brittney. The Players have a long tradition of choosing plays which will make their audience laugh and Old Actors Never Die is no exception. Our last show
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Remember, remember the fifth of November! Plymouth’s spectacular Bonfire Night celebration on 5 November is a safe and free way to spend the most explosive night of the year. Watch as the huge bonfire is lit, then gaze in awe at the brilliant firework display, have a go on the fairground rides or warm up with a bite to eat from one of the food stalls. Find out more at visitplymouth.co.uk
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Come and visit the South Devon Railway for a 14-mile round trip steam train ride along the beautiful valley of the River Dart. We’d love to see you! just tickettheforagreatdayout southdevonrailway.co.uk
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The Lions Club of Tavistock firework display starts at 7pm at Tavistock Football Club. Gates open at 6.15pm so come early and enjoy the Lions’ barbecue. Tickets available from Shields DIY, Ron’s Pets, Tavistock Visitor Information Centre and Fairway Furniture - advance prices: adult £5, under-16 £1.50; admission on the night (pay by card or cash): adult £6, under-16 £2, family ticket £15 (2 adults, 2 under16s). Enter through Tavistock Football Club main gate or from the Brook Lane to Crowndale cycle track. Parking is available at Tavistock College.
The bonfire and fireworks display takes place at Recreation Ground & Coronation Hall from 5.00pm. There will also be a BBQ, licensed bar, refreshments and music, as well as a sparkler enclosure and glow products shop.
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Thursday 24 to Saturday 26 November
The Brentorians present ‘Who Did You Say You Were?’ - an award-winning play by Giles Scott. It’s supposed to be a murder mystery weekend at a guest house, but one of the guests is psychic and has discovered the ghost of a REAL murder victim. The others are having trouble keeping straight who they are, who everyone else is - and what they’re supposed to be doing.
Then the murderers arrive…
Tamar Energy Fest
We’d also love to see you if you’ve got any time to get more involved with us (e.g. engineers, marketing/ social media specialists), as we work to support our community through this energy crisis. TEC is a not-forprofit community energy organisation providing energy and retrofit advice and support, and developing community owned renewables, across West Devon and SE Cornwall (part of a network of organisations across Devon and Cornwall). Contact us on 0800-233-5414, email hello@tamarenergycommunity. com, or visit tamarenergycommunity.com
Our TEC team of experienced and qualified home energy advisors and volunteers will be on hand to provide energy and retrofit advice; and we’ll be supported by exhibitors from a number of fields including retrofit assessment, renewable energy (heat and power), energy efficient appliances, insulation, ventilation, heating systems, controls and more. We’ll also have our smart meter demonstrator. There will be information displays that you can
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Performances are on Thursday 24th, Friday 25th & Saturday 26th November at Brentor Village Hall. Doors open at 7.00pm and a bar will be available, curtain up at 7:30pm. Tickets £5.00, available from Helen de Carles on 01822 810412.
Tamar Energy Community (TEC) looks forward to welcoming you to the Tamar Energy Fest in Butchers’ Hall, Tavistock (which can be accessed via the Pannier Market). Doors will be open from 10:00am until 3:00pm. The theme of this year’s event is ‘Retrofit & energy efficiency matters’.
browse with case studies, energy saving tips and hints and our Open Homes displays. This is a free, family-friendly event including a number of energy themed activities such as ‘What is Watt?’ and ‘How Energetic are You?’, together with our Energy Café serving a range of delicious cakes. You’ll find something of interest whether you’re ‘able to pay’ or need support, as well as if you’re looking at new build, improving existing homes/businesses or want some ideas on how you could make your bills more manageable.
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and support this great cause, and there will be plenty of opportunities to pick up a stick and have a go at an easy dance so you can see how much fun it is. It`s all free to attend so please put a small contribution into the buckets for the BBC Children in Need appeal.
Over 250 Morris dancers and musicians from all over the South West will be performing in Tavistock for the 7th Pudsey Day of Morris, hosted by Meavy-based Dartmoor Border Morris. The plucky Morris sides will be out and about collecting for the BBC Children in Need appeal - Dartmoor Border Morris has collected around £9000 for the appeal at the six previous events. Morris dancing might be centuries old, and noone really knows how or why it started, but it’s a popular pastime and dancing to live music is good for the heart, soul and mind whether you are a dancer or a musician. In today’s Morris world you find both men and women, young and old, happily dancing and waving big sticks Pudseyaround.Dayis
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starts around 10am with three different dance areas in and around Tavistock market. Each hour, two Morris groups perform in each area, then they stop for a rest and new Morris groups take over. The event finishes about 4pm, when everyone retires to the Stannary Arms in King Street, for a well-earned rest and a proper Morris music session until about 5pm, or when the beer runs out! We love members of the public to turn up
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a colourful event with sides wearing shirts, baldricks, blouses, dresses, tatter jackets or even fishnets and thewavingwellbashing,plentyclogs,maybesoundwillboots.designerTherebetheofbells,someandofstickasashankieandoccasional flower garland. You might even get to meet the real Mr Pudsey Bear! The day
Dartmoor Border Morris meets every Wednesday in Meavy Parish Hall from 7.30pm throughout the winter. They dance in the traditional Border style, wearing tatter jackets reflecting the wonderful colours of Dartmoor. For more details see dartmoorbordermorris.com or Facebook.
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At 7pm on the last Thursday in November, Paul Blowey, president of the Lions Club of Tavistock, will switch on the lights of the three Trees of Light on the front of Tavistock Town Hall. Bulbs on the trees are sponsored by individuals or families in remembrance of a special person, occasion or memory, with all the proceeds going to local charities which this year is Children’s Hospice South West, St Luke’s Hospice and Plymouth & Cornwall Cancer Fund. Please complete the attached form if you wish to sponsor a light and post it to the address shown or alternately donate online through Just Giving. All sponsors will receive a commemorative card and will be listed in the Tavistock Times Gazette in its post-Christmas issue. Around £138,000 has been raised and distributed to local charities since the start of Trees of Light with a single tree in 1999. For the 19th year, local funeral company Morris Bros. (Tavistock) Ltd. will be the main sponsor covering all administration costs which ensures all money donated goes to the nominated charities.
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cheque in favour of ‘Lions Club of Tavistock’ to Lions Trees of Light, 3, Edgcumbe Drive, Tavistock, PL19 0ET
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Halloween Trail
Stylish Homes Market
Dial-a-D og-Wash
Have some fangtastic fun on our annual spooky trail around Tavistock to claim your sweet reward. See visit-tavistock. co.uk/town-trails
21 October
The quiz is for teams of up to 6 people in Coronation Hall, Mary Tavy. Bring your own food & drink. Doors open at 7pm and quiz starts at 7.30pm. Tickets are £2 per person from Mary Tavy Post Office.
Butchers’ Hall, 9am – 8pm, free entry.
8 & 15 October
exist only in the shadowy recesses. He walked the beat at night over four decades while he was a local policeman and knows what lurks around the next corner. Legends, myths, facts and history intermingle on this twilight stroll - if you have the nerve. Tickets will sell fast. 7:30pm at Tavistock Visitor Information Centre (VIC). Tickets £5 available on eventbrite.co.uk - search Tavistock Guildhall – or from VIC Tues to Sat 2210am-4pm.-29October
Heritage Introduction Walk
8 October
9 October
Tour de Moor
Tavistock Guildhall will be hosting a regular coffee and cake event in the courtroom on the 4th Tuesday of every month from 10:30am till 12pm. £3 for a drink and a cake, and at each session Tavistock Guildhall and THT will make a few donations available to view, including gifts of personal history artefacts donated by the community and many photos dating from the 1940s all the way to the present day.
Goose Fair & Artisan Market
If you are looking for something a little different, visit the award-winning Butchers’ Hall Tavistock, for the best of the region’s wares. Open from 9am to 4pm each day; free entry.
Tavistock by Twilight Join Simon Dell on one of his much sought-after ‘Tavistock by Twilight’ walks where he ambles around the dark streets and back alleyways of the town, hunting out places where things
Courtroom Coffee & Cakes
Friends of the Library have afternoon tea or coffee and swap seeds, plants and ideas from 2.30pm to 4pm.
Traditional all-day market and fair in Tavistock, plus Artisan Market in
‘Harmony’, the Mary Tavy choir, is putting on a FREE concert at 7pm in Coronation Hall, Mary Tavy, with a range of songs, many of which will be familiar to everyone. Also introducing ‘Tutti Flutti’, a recorder quartet, only formed in January of this year who will perform a few lively tunes. This should be a fun evening with the audience encouraged to sing along. Admission is free but donations to help with costs would be 22welcome.October
Totally Locally Fiver Fest
24 October Garden Chat
Harmony Choir
Discover Tavistock with this gentle overview of the colourful history and heritage of this 1,000-year-old World Heritage town. A 90-minute, 1-mile, predominantly flat walk takes you through ten centuries, revealing abbey and churches, mineral mining, the Industrial Revolution, the building of the canal and railways, and the influence of the Dukes of Bedford. 2pm from the Visitor Information Centre (VIC) in Guildhall Square, Tavistock. Please wear suitable footwear and outer clothing. Tickets available on eventbrite.co.uksearch Tavistock Guildhall.
8 - 22 October
12 October
Grab some amazing £5 deals from independent businesses in Tavistock.
15 October Autumn Quiz
OCTOBER
20 - 22 October Autumn Fair
We all love decorating our homes, right? Think stylish… think sophisticated… think OMG that’s just perfect for that empty corner in my living room! We’ll bring you the very best from local crafters and traders with an emphasis on style from chic, classy, trendy, modish, nifty, luxurious to minimalist. Free entry, open from 10am in Butchers’ Hall, Tavistock.
25 October & 22 November
Join us for the region’s boldest cycling challenge on iconic Dartmoor and raise sponsorship and donations to help St Luke’s Hospice provide vital end-of-life care. Choose the 52km or 30km mixed terrain routes, or a family-friendly, shorter tour of the moor. For details see www.stlukes-hospice.org.uk/tourdemoor
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28,29 & 30 October
Browse a range of high quality, affordable art and craft works in a variety of media at Walkhampton Memorial Hall, PL20 6JX. Friday to Sunday 10:30am – 5pm. Free entry, refreshments and raffle available. Proceeds for the village hall and Walkhampton church. Enquiries to Isobel Parris on 01822 855041 or parris67@ btinternet.com
10 - 11 November Makers Market
Celebrating the very best our region has to offer in the award-winning Butchers’ Hall, Tavistock. Open from 9am to 4pm each day; free entry.
who fill Butchers’ Hall with a range of handmade art and handcrafted items. You’ll find many different styles of art for sale, as well as a range of jewellery, wood and textile goods, artisan soaps, pottery and much more. Market on 6 Aug is in Bedford Square, 3 Sep and 1 Oct markets are in Butchers’ Hall from 9am until 4pm.
17 November Plymouth Christmas lights
5 November
Tavistock Arts Market
Craft and Art Fair
Tavistock Library’s popular all-age music event showcasing the talent of the Youth Cafe Zephyr Project and local musicians. From 7pm, entrance £2 on the door.
Shake the Shelves
NOVEMBER
Tavistock Grand Firework Display
Don’t miss the big switch-on due to take place between 6pm and 6.30pm, also marking the start of festive late-night shopping every Thursday in the lead up to Christmas.
17 November - 30 December RHS Glow
27 October
There will be a concert by Tamar Valley Male Voice Choir at 7.30pm in St John’s Church, Horrabridge. Tickets: adults £10, children £5, from Andy Stewart at astewart@rivercot.co.uk, or on the door. There will be refreshments and a raffle, with proceeds in aid of the Friends of St John’s Church.
29 October
annual Winter Sculpture trail. Each year, we select a number of sculptors to create inspirational pieces which add to the beauty of our gardens. All the pieces exhibited are for sale.
Bring all the family for a magical evening at RHS Garden Rosemoor. See the garden in breathtaking beauty and follow our longest Glow trail yet, with spectacular new light displays. 17 November - 17 December, Thur - Sat 4.40pm - 8.30pm; 20 - 30 December, Tues - Fri 4.40pm – 8.30pm
Tamar Valley Male Voice Choir
See the beautiful Christmas garland decorating Cotehele Great Hall. For over 65 years our garden team have created a 60-ft long garland using thousands of flowers grown on the estate, and this year we are celebrating 75 years of caring for Cotehele with a special garland. Normal admission charges, open daily 10:30am to 4 pm, closed 2526 December.
6 November Mary Tavy CommunityAnnualBonfire Night
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Creating Cotehele’s garland
Tavistock Arts Market features a diverse group of local artists and craftspeople
Cotehele Garland
12 November - 31 January Winter Sculpture Exhibition
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Meet the gardeners in the Great Hall at Cotehele as they start to insert over 30,000 dried flowers into the pittosporum to create this year’s garland. 11am to 3pm; booking not needed, normal admission charges, event free.
7 - 18 November
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RHS Garden Rosemoor’s landscaping provides the perfect backdrop for the
19 November - 6 January
5 November
The Barbican and Sutton Harbour Christmas lights will be switched on, with an afternoon of festive family fun including Santa’s grotto, free activities, stalls and entertainment from 12pm to 6pm.
20 November Festive Upcycled Gift Market
Tavistock Library’s popular all-age music event showcasing the talent of the Youth Cafe Zephyr Project and local musicians. From 7pm, entrance £2 on the door.
The Coronation Hall will be hosting this event for the first time, with craft stalls to help with your Christmas gift shopping, musical entertainment from Mary Tavy & Brentor School and
25 November
Festive Love Local Gift Market
This is a festive celebration of upcycled, eco and gift products from talented local producers. In a throwaway society there’s so much waste. Yet there’s a growing movement towards sustainability and environmentallyfriendly products, giving old things a new lease of beautiful life. What’s more, the clever crafters at this market ply their trade with a skill and passion not typically seen on your average
production line. If you care about our environment and want to support local communities, then come along to this fun, fascinating market, for inspiration for this year’s gifts. Butcher’s Hall in Tavistock from 10:00am, entry is free.
Christmas Cheer flower arranging
25 November
Winter Quiz
19 November
Shake the Shelves
24 November
Mary Tavy Christmas Fair
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19 November
Barbican and Sutton Harbour Lights
20 November
Friends of the Library winter quiz at 7pm. Tickets available from the library.
Peter Tavy Christmas Fair
Come and browse a range of Christmas gifts and crafts available to buy, alongside refreshments and plenty of festive cheer! 2-5 pm at Peter Tavy Village Hall. Contact Abi petertavypictures@outlook.comat for more information or to book a table.
Support local businesses this Christmastime at our ever-popular festive market at Butchers’ Hall in Tavistock, the first of our Christmastide markets, featuring an array of Yuletide themed local gift and food & drink exhibitors - just perfect for that special treat!
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NSPCC Yelverton fundraising committee invites you to Christmas Cheer, a flower arranging demonstration by Mrs Vivienne Thompson of NAFAS, followed by a cream team. 2pm at St Paul’s Church Hall, Yelverton; tickets £15, available from committee members and Sonja Cheadle on (01822) 854710.
26 November
by groups see our Facebook page, and posters and leaflets in the library.
27 November
Sarah McQuaid
Our Winter Offer aims to introduce the ways that Tavistock Library can support people with a range of potential areas of concern, including: the cost of living; food; loneliness; health and wellbeing; digital access and support; employment, skills and business. We will be highlighting information, online and in-library services, as well as the range of activities, events and space the library provides. Over the summer many families attended our free and low-cost activities as well as using the library as a space to relax and enjoy time together. The library space has been changing inside and out to provide a place where everyone is welcome to spend time reading, playing and meeting others around shared interests. For information about regular activities and meetings
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Friends of the Library have afternoon tea or coffee and swap seeds, plants and ideas from 2.30pm to 4pm.
Until 17 November
delicious mulled wine and mince pies. Opens at 5.00pm, entry £1 at the door. Contact whatsonmarytavy@gmail.com for more information.
As Heath Flowers Bloom
Nativity scenes created by the local community will be on display 10.30am to 4.30pm each day. Tea/coffee and cake will be available plus a hamper raffle. Free craft sessions for children on Tues 13 and Thurs 15 Dec, 3.00pm – 4.30pm. Entry is by donation with proceeds in aid of the porch and roof restoration. The festival concludes on Sun 18 Dec with a service of Advent carols at 4.30pm.
Until March
Enjoy a choral medley of music for Christmas with carols old and new, works by Eric Whitacre, John Rutter, Mack Wilberg, Billy Joel and rounded off with Handel’s rousing Hallelujah Chorus. 7.30pm at St Peter and The Holy Apostles, Plymouth, PL1 5EG. For details
This photography exhibition by Jake Tebbutt at the National Park Visitor Centre, Princetown explores the subtle changes in the landscape of Dartmoor. Jake’s photographs follow routes often used by those wanting to protect this environment and sustain the areas that
Horrabridge Festival of Nativity Scenes
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Tavistock Library Winter Offer
The annual spectacle is back for 2022. Join us for traditional late-night shopping, food and entertainment in Tavistock, with the Christmas light switch-on this year as well.
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Sarah’s sixth album, with her lush vocals, was released in 2021 to critical acclaim. Concert 7.30pm at St Leonard’s Church, Sheepstor; doors open 6.45pm; refreshments. Tickets £12 from 28853186.uk”drdartmoor@doctors.org.uk“mailto:drdartmoor@doctors.org.or01822youtube.com/sarahmcquaidNovember
Garden Chat
2 December Dickensian Evening
3 December Christmas with Phoenix Chorale
10 - 18 December
visit plymouthphoenixchorale.org
Peter Burkill started an international programme of research on the Indian Ocean 7 years ago. The Indian Ocean may be remote, but it is warming
1st Tues of month
We meet on 3rd Monday of the month, 7.30 to 9.30pm at the Scout Den, Pixon Lane, Tavistock. New members most welcome - see tavistockwoodturners. org for details.
3rd Monday of month
Lastwelcome.Wed of month
1st Saturday of month
demonstrators, visiting the Devon & Cornwall Area Show and gardens. For more information contact 01822 487202 or junecote629@btinternet.com; or visit devonandcornwallfloralart.org
Until 31 October
Friday
Tidy Tavi Litter Pick-Up
Talks are from 7 to 8pm in Tavistock Guildhall. Tickets are £5, available on eventbrite.co.uk - search Tavistock Guildhall - or from Visitor Information Centre Tues to Sat 10am-4pm.
TAVISTOCK HERITAGE TRUST TALKS
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UntilProject.31October
Meet outside Meadowlands Leisure Centre. No need to register - just turn up! 10:00am to midday. All necessary equipment provided, but please bring your own gloves and wear stout footwear.
Sir Edwin Lutyens exhibition ‘Ned’ Lutyens (1869-1944) was a highly respected architect, famed for his ability to adapt traditional architectural styles. He played a key role in designing and building New Delhi, and was responsible for many famous buildings and monuments here in the UK, including the Cenotaph in London’s Whitehall, and Devon’s own Castle Drogo. But did you know he also designed a gentleman’s residence right here in Tavistock? Tavistock Museum,
Tavy Turners and Carvers Club
Tavistock Area Men in Sheds (TAMIS for short) meets every Monday from 10am until 12ish, and Wednesday from 2pm until 4ish at the Shed - we share the King’s facilities and car park off Pixon Lane. For full details of our group’s purpose, objectives, activities and contacts see tavistockmeninsheds.uk or email info@tavistockmeninsheds.uk
TPAG meets on the first Tuesday of the month at the United Reformed Church, 1 Russell Street, Tavistock, PL19 8BD. Doors open at 7:30pm and all are
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Judo, The Avengers and Me Chris Gallie, (stage name Cyd Child), was a stunt girl and European judo champion. She was the stunt double for Diana Rigg and Linda Thorsen in the Avengers, personal trainer for Joanna Lumley in the New Avengers and stunt double in numerous films. Exhibition at Tavistock Museum Wednesday to Saturday, 11am to 3pm – her biography can also be purchased at the museum.
Would you like to join a warm and friendly group? We meet at 2pm in the Church Hall, United Reformed Church, Russell Street, Tavistock PL19 8BD for various activities: flower arranging, workshops, watching talented
prove to be so valuable to those who live and work within the National Park. Jake is a photographer working in and around the South West of England and is currently studying for a BA (hons) in Photography at the University of Plymouth. His work focuses on natural landscapes, and how humans interact with them, informed by natural and human history. This exhibition is in collaboration with the Dartmoor Hill Farm
Tavistock Flower Club
Tavistock Peace Action Group
06 October: Peter Burkill Why bother understanding the Indian Ocean?
We meet to enjoy social play each Friday afternoon at the Nicholls Hall, Lydford, from 1.30 to 4.00pm. It is a friendly, non- league session, with equipment provided plus tea/coffee. £3.00/session. Come and join us for fitness of mind and body.
Lydford Table Tennis Club
Monday & Wednesday
Wednesday to Saturday 11am to 3pm
The Poetry Trail along Tavistock Canal was little known; with its plaques broken, lost, stolen and faded, it fell into disrepair and was forgotten. The first poetry workshops along the whole length of the Tavistock Canal took place in 2002 and involved poet James Crowden and Tavistock Primary School. In 2017, the 200th anniversary of the opening of the canal, a group of like-minded souls decided to reinstate the trail. Eventually in 2021 their four-year project came to fruition and all the poetry was restored in timber from Tavistock to Lumburn. Take a virtual journey to look at the poetry and hopefully inspire you to put your boots on and enjoy it for yourselves.
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telling Shaw’s story with respect, admiration and - as Shaw himself always told it - with humour.
‘Playing the Clown’ Shaw’s play ‘Man and Superman’ encouraged Brian to consider the theatre as a potential career: three weeks after demobilisation he started work at the London Palladium. Large chunks of the next twenty years were spent touring abroad, usually for the British Council, often with plays by or about G.B. Shaw. Shaw called the clown ‘the best part of the circus’ and wrote ‘all my life I have been merely playing the clown’. In this presentation, Brian is both narrator and player, adding memories of his overseas tours to light-hearted chronicles of the life, works, correspondence and complicated personal relationships of the ‘best playwright since Shakespeare’,
1 December: Simon Dell
TAVISTOCK LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
18 October: Commonwealth War Graves ScatteredCommissionaroundPlymouth Road
All meetings are free for paid-up members, £3 for others. The meetings below take place at 7.30pm at Tavistock Parish Centre & via Zoom. For more details contact 07746 577598 or recentWeRomanfollowsHistoryFort13secretary@tavistockhistory.co.ukSeptember:CalstockRomansocietymemberDrChrisSmartuponhis2021presentationonmilitarysitesintheTawValley.lookforwardtolearningaboutthediscoveriesatCalstockasaresult of the post-excavation analysis and written report.
Cemetery is the familiar sight of the almost identical CWGC gravestones for Commonwealth military casualties of World Wars 1 and 2, and later. Rebecca
Brian Freeland
George Bernard Shaw:
Tavistock Canal Poetry Trail
extremely fast with significant consequences. His talk covers what we currently know of the Indian Ocean and what we need to know in the very near 03future.November:
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The Search for the North West Passage
Professor John Mather Talk followed by the AGM
3 November: Mark Pellow Devon Dialect
Our winter series of monthly talks take place in the Parish Centre, Tavistock (members £2, others £3). For further information contact tavistock@ devonassoc.org.uk or check on our website www.devonassoc.org.uk.
17 November: Clive Charlton
WEST DEVON U3A
20 October: Chris Robinson
1 December: Guest Speaker (tba)
16 December, 7.30pm: Professor Ian Bateman
28 October, 7:30pm: Tony Gale Copplestone: the story and the stone (changed from 21 Oct)
The secret world of the undergrowth 26 November, 2pm:
18 November, 7.30pm: John Walters
Smith, CWGC Public Engagement Coordinator for the SW, talks about the history and work of the CWGC throughout the world as well as locally.
CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT FELLOWSHIP (Princetown Group)
details contact Mike on 01822 890799 or mikeandkate132@gmail.com.
6 October: Joyce Reith
Plymouth in the Age of the Petrol Driven Motor Car
SWEEP: the South West Partnership for Environment and Economic Prosperity (ZOOM only)
We meet on the third Thursday of each month at 10am in the lower hall of Tavistock Methodist Church. We have a wide range of groups and a speaker each month. For more information visit www.westdartmooru3a.org.uk or contact the membership secretary on 01822 616644.
DEVONSHIRE ASSOCIATION TAVISTOCK & DEVON BRANCH
8 November: The Devonshires
Tony Rea, author of South Devon in the Great War and Devonshire Regiment historian talks about the 2nd (Prince of Wales’s) Volunteer Battalion, within the Devonshire Regiment, which was formed in 1860 and included the 22nd (Tavistock) Devonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps. In 1908 these Tavistock volunteers became “A” Company of the 5th (Prince of Wales’s) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment, and many Tavistock men served with the Devonshires in the Great War.
If you are retired, no matter what your previous career was, you are very welcome to join us. Meetings take place in the restaurant of the Prince of Wales, Princetown at 12.30pm on the first Thursday of the month. For
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WelcomeMUSIC..............................................................to... ELO AGAIN Fri 7 October Enjoy a taste of what an ELO concert would have been back in their hey day, great reproduction, stunning light show and visual effects. SatGUNS2ROSES8October They are the closest to the original GNR line up with ever changing authentic stage outfits to catch the era and stage performances down to the last detail. Dates and times shown may vary, so please check our website for all up to date information: www.tavistockwharf.com theatre...................... Sun 2 & Sun 9 October TC2 PRESENT THE ADDAMS FAMILY The Addams Family, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare! A Tavistock Children’s Theatre Club production. INGLORIOUSSat1Oct On the upward trajectory this 5 piece are making huge strides onto the classic rock landscape, catch them at this intimate setting before they go mega! live screenings................................................. NTFLIESJACKTHEMAYERLINGROYALBALLETWed5OctoberABSOLUTEAGAINLIVEThurs6OctoberAIDATHEROYALOPERAWeds12OctoberLABOHÈMETHEROYALOPERAThurs20October THE SEAGULL NT LIVEThurs 3 November A THECELEBRATIONDIAMONDROYALBALLETWeds16November
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Dates and times shown may vary, so please check our website for all up to date information: www.tavistockwharf.com ONLINE BOOKING AVAILABLE FOR ALL MUSIC EVENTS AT... c tavistockwharf www.wegottickets.com Seven great musicians and singers dedicated to the life and music of the late Bob Marley, hear the classics and more. LEGEND - BOB TRIBUTEMARLEY Fri 14 October RISING FROM THE DEEP Fri 21 October Deep Purple, Rainbow and Whitesnake hits played by musicians who have worked with the Ian Gillan band, Bernie Marsden and others The definitive Prince tribute band celebrating the music life and legacy of a true musical legend. PURPLE CELEBRATION Sat 5 November The world’s longest running and only tribute band endorsed by Iron Maiden themselves, grabbing attention of Maiden fans across the world. HI ON MAIDEN Sat 22 October NEVER 42 Fri 28 October A combined passion for the musicianship of Mark King and Mike Lindup and upbeat jazz funk sound that is Level 42 earned them a wealth of fans.
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Sat 29 October The Floyd Effect are renowned for the remarkable accuracy with which is performs the music of Pink Floyd faithfully recreating the sound and intensity of their show. Tavistock’s main venue for Films, Theatre, Live Music, Talks and Live Broadcasts CATS IN SPACE Sat 15 October Cats in Space have been causing quite a stir since landing in 2015;, with their unique sounds they will transport you back to days of 70s classic rock! Critically acclaimed as one of the greatest tribute acts in the world it’s recurved standing ovations to sold out theatres. SIMON & THROUGHGARFUNKELTHEYEARSSun20November Expect an electrifying stampede through all the Foo classics and selected album tracks for hard core fans, the UKs ultimate tribute to Dave Grohl and co. FAUX FIGHTERS Sat 12 November
In Plymouth, the exhibition will be centred on the migration of bodies, peoples, plants, objects, ideas and forms; taking inspiration from and referencing the role it has played in Britain’s colonial past, as well as the encounters between British and other cultures that have, and continue to enrich our society. The selected artists will present their work across four different venues: The Box, KARST, The Levinsky Gallery at the University of Plymouth and MIRROR at the Arts
8 October to 23 December
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British Art Show 9 is curated by Irene Aristizábal and Hammad Nasar and
highlights work that has been made since 2015. The exhibition is structured around three main themes – Healing, Care and Reparative History, Tactics for Togetherness and Imagining New Futures – and has evolved with every city, with a different combination of artworks and artists that respond to each location.
University Plymouth. Their works include film, photography, multimedia, painting, sculpture and performance. British Art Show 9 also includes a programme of artist films and a dedicated website which enables artists to share works online. A programme of events and talks for people of all ages will take place in Plymouth, while outreach and Ambassador programmes will create further opportunities for people to engage with the exhibition and its themes. www.britishartshow9.co.uk
The UK’s most influential contemporary art exhibition, British Art Show 9 (BAS 9), culminates in Plymouth this autumn after showings in Aberdeen, Wolverhampton and Manchester.
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Thirty-seven artists have been confirmed for this final stop on the national tour, which brings the work of some of the UK’s most exciting contemporary artists to four cities every five years.
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Two Counties Jazz Band Formed from some of the best jazz musicians in Devon & Cornwall and
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led by great personality Graham Trevarton, the band plays highly entertaining jazz in traditional style.
Admission £12 (members £9, full-time students £7)
Get creative this autumn
Sunday 6 November
Greg InternationallyAbate recognised and immensely popular saxophonist and flautist Greg Abate from Rhode Island USA, visits Plymouth on a UK tour to play 1960s and later style jazz standards, accompanied by the superb Craig Milverton Trio. Admission £15 (members £12, full-time students £7).
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collagraph printing, abstract collage & paint, natural dyeing, textured seascapes & moorland and blockprinted Christmas cards. Alternatively, at the Tavistock Craft & Sculpture Studio you could explore modelling, casting, construction, wire and Modroc, mosaicing, metalwork and willow and tissue art. West Devon Art Workshops aims to make art and craft accessible to all adults, with the Art for All courses which are heavily subsidised, and other courses which are run as affordably as possible. Experienced tutors give lots of one-to-one support to help individuals of all abilities reach their potential. For more information visit the West Devon Art Workshops website: www.westdevonartworkshops.co.uk Andy Cairns, one of the tutors, said: “In our classes, participants learn new skills and build confidence, but also feel a part of a community, and make new friends. This is particularly important as we recover from the pandemic, which has made more people feel isolated and lonely.”
Sunday 20 November
MUSIC AND ART Way Cottage Studio, Gidleigh TQ13 8HR 07776216785 Email: janey.leitch@btinternet.com www.janeleitch.co.ukRemembrance?Anniversary,Birthday, JANE PORTRAITSANIMALLEITCHCommissioned by Representing the region’s finest artists Chapel Lane, Horrabridge, Yelverton PL20 7SP • info@wildwoodartsdartmoor.co.uk • 01822 258529 Traditional, investment & contemporary fine art . prints . ceramics . jewellery . glass . textiles www.wildwoodartsdartmoor.co.uk See the website for events , opening times & further info plus view our online gallery DARTMOOR’S ART GALLERY
The gigs are held at The Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Crownhill, Plymouth PL6 5DH starting at 7.30pm. Doors open 7.00pm and tickets are available on the door only. For further information visit plymouth-jazz-club.org. uk or phone 01752 290758.
This West Country band was formed in Exeter in the mid-1980s and plays happy foot-tapping New Orleans and Dixieland tunes in the ‘Trad’ style. Admission £12 (members £9, full-time students £7)
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Get creative this autumn with West Devon Art Workshops, who are offering a wide range of art and craft courses for beginners and improvers, including drawing, printmaking,painting,textiles and sculpture. The ever-popular Art for All courses run by West Devon Art Workshops at the Printworks, Tavistock are funded by the National Lottery, and provide an opportunity to try something new in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. There will be short courses on lino-printing, experimenting with paint, print and stitch on fabric and drawing people. Also at the Printworks, are classes in watercolours, drypoint and
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Part of the University of Plymouth, Levinsky Hall announces its inaugural season as a new classical music venue bringing world-class musicians to the South West. Situated in the ground floor atrium of the Roland Levinsky Building and boasting a Steinway Model C grand piano, Levinsky Hall presents the Musica Viva Concert Series, starting with two concerts this autumn. plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/autumn-2022
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This is Westcountry Potters’ third market at the wonderful Butchers’ Hall in Tavistock. We have 25 potters showing their wares this year, an increase on last year, and many of the potters are new to the market. Come along and see the great variety of work on offer from domestic ware to more sculptural and decorative items. A visit to the Potters’ Market will add some new inspiration to your Saturday market visit, and may even provide some early Christmas presents.
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We enter the vivid, imaginative, even visionary, sometimes haunted realm of passionate piano music. Robert Taub will start with the stormy Pathétique Sonata in C minor of Beethoven, a proto-Romantic work that sold out of its first printing almost immediately. Next is a set of highly personalized musical characterisations of an imaginary society by Schumann, his Davidsbündlertänze; then the thundering sonorities of Chopin’s mighty Sonata in B minor.
Saturday 15 October
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Romantic Pre-concertPianotalk: 7:00pm; performance: 7:30pm
Saturday 15 October
Saturday 12 November
Virtuoso Pre-concertViolintalk: 7:00pm; performance: 7:30pm
The brilliant young London-born violinist Mathilde Milwidsky draws her bow across the strings and brings them to life, creating dynamic, vibrant waves of sound. With pianist and composer Huw Watkins, Mathilde is performing the expressive, stirring and demanding works of Ravel, Bartok, Walton, and Watkins himself. And ever an adventurous virtuoso, she is also playing two solo violin works: Paganini’s 24th Caprice, a violin showstopper (so extraordinary was Paganini’s own playing that he was reputed to be in league with the Devil!) and Huw Watkins’ dramatic 2006 composition Partita for solo violin, commissioned by the BBC.
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to reduce their environmental impact. Much of the work utilises up-cycled materials and raw materials which have been created naturally and sustainably. Among those taking part are a group of eight local makers who recently held their Drawn to the Valley Open Studio together at Tavistock Library. They will be exhibiting their innovative textiles, jewellery, linoprints, photography, illustrations, and ceramics (photos above by Laura Joint). Lyn Edwards, one of the event organisers said: “We are delighted to have around 40 talented creatives at the exhibition. We hope visitors will have a lot of different and unusual work to see and buy.” The exhibition is open 10am to 5pm on Friday 28 October, and 9am to 5pm on Saturday 29 October. www.drawntothevalley.com
Friday 28 to Saturday 29 October Drawn to Make Festival
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After the huge success of its inaugural event last year, the second Drawn to Make Festival of Contemporary Makers promises to be even more diverse, with makers from across the South West and further afield being invited to take part. The 2022 exhibition at Butchers’ Hall in Tavistock is organised by the Tamar Valley-based Drawn to the Valley group of artists and creatives, and showcases a range of skills including spinning, weaving, stitching, woodworking, ceramics, assemblage, jewellery making and printmaking. Visitors will be able to see some of the makers at work, and the event is a chance to purchase one-off hand-crafted items by some of the most skilled exponents in their field.
Gilly Spottiswoode (printmaking)
Tavistock Musical Theatre Company (TMTC) will be kicking off this year’s Christmas festivities in the town in late November when it stages the feel-good show Elf The Musical in Tavistock Town Hall - tickets are now on sale. Based on the well-loved film Elf, rehearsals are in full swing for the community production of this sparkly, jolly, twinkly, jingley show that will put a smile on the faces of young and old alike. Santa will be taking time out from his busy schedule to take part, along with some of his elves as they help to tell the story of Buddy and his journey to discover his true identity. With an awesome number of award-winning productions behind them, the company is thrilled to be able to perform such a cheerful show after Covid-19 has prevented them from staging a production since the near sellout production of The Sound of Music in 2019. With a cast of almost 40 people, including a dozen children, rehearsals for the production have been underway since the summer, led by director Julian
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26 November. Matinee performances are on Saturday 26 November and Sunday 27 November. Tickets are £16 for adults and £11 for children. Special VIP children’s tickets for youngsters who want to meet Father Christmas and Buddy before the show, which also include a small gift, cost £16 and must be booked in advance by phone. Tickets are available by booking online via Tavistock Musical Theatre Company’s website - tavimtc.co.uk - or by calling 01822 855030 or 07483 897648.
Wednesday 23 to Sunday 27 November
Bennett. Taking the lead role of Buddy, is Ryan Procter and Anna Dunsford is Jovie. Anna took the lead role of Maria in the company’s The Sound of Music. Karen Batson, chair of TMTC, says that this will be one of the company’s most ambitious productions yet, with all sorts of novelties and surprises for the Theaudience!show will open on the evening of Wednesday 23 November, with further evening performances on Thursday 24 November, Friday 25 November (one month before the big day!) and Saturday
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Tavistock’s own musical ensembles: Blowzone, Saxophonics and Flute Cocktail, will join together to entertain the town with a vibrant mix of music, conducted by Peter Jones, Sarah Hunt and Mel Orriss. From Glen Miller to the Beatles, from Gospel to the West End, hear each group’s unique sound, culminating in a joint grand finale. These ensembles are open to local musicians,
Friday 11 November
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so come along if you play a wind instrument and are interested in joining. The performance will commence at 7pm at Tavistock United Reformed Church. Admission on the door: £5 for adults, £2.50 for children. Refreshments will be served during the interval. For more details, please contact blowzonetavy@ gmail.com
Plymouth Philharmonic Choir blockbuster
Sunday 4 December
in 1741, Messiah, the rest, as they say, is history and in the case of Judas Maccabaeus, in more ways than one.
In England, with feelings of patriotism running high, Handel was inspired to write Judas Maccabaeus in honour of the victorious Duke of Cumberland who had crushed the Jacobite uprising led by Bonnie Prince Charlie at the Battle of Culloden. In writing the text for the oratorio, Thomas Morell was making a comparison between the success of the duke and a second century BCE victory over the brutal Antiochus IV Epiphanes - one of the Graeco-Syrian invaders of Judaea who outlawed Judaism and its practices on pain of death. The
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desecration of the temple in Jerusalem was such a bitter blow that it sparked a rebellion led by the priest Mattathias. Upon the priest’s death, his son, Judas Maccabaeus became the leader of the revolt. Handel’s music depicts the changing moods of the Jewish people as their fortunes vary from dejection to jubilation. For more information and tickets see plymouthphilchoir.org.Mary Johnson
There’s something special about the escapism provided by a good movie –the high emotion and intrigue, especially when an injustice is involved. Plymouth Philharmonic Choir are staging their own blockbuster at 7.30pm in Plymouth Guildhall with a performance of Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus, with four first class soloists: Natalie Montakhab (Soprano), Kate Symonds-Joy (MezzoSoprano), Greg Tassell (Tenor) and James Cleverton (Baritone). Based on fact both ancient and more recent, the plot and back story are as enthralling as anything on the big screen. Despite the great success of his music, Handel was facing his own cost-of-living crisis. The expense of staging operas, together with waning popularity for this style of music in England, led him to experiment with a new genre - oratorio. Composing one of the world’s most famous oratorios
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Jekyll & Hive, a new craft honey beer is the result of a community initiative between Tavistock Beekeepers (a branch of the DBKA) and Stannary Brewing Company. Stannary is an award-winning brewery in Pixon Lane, Tavistock, which recently celebrated its sixth birthday. Chris John, one of the three owners, was approached by the Tavistock Beekeepers chair, Susanne Allen, with a proposal to produce a honey beer together. Chris was immediately enthusiastic and within a few minutes was buzzing with potential recipes. The Tavistock beekeepers’ bees forage as far south as Plymouth, to the edge of Okehampton in the north, over the Cornish border in the west and on Dartmoor itself, so the honey collected gives a wonderful mix of flavours.
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Chris decided to make a farmhouse honey grisette, which finds an echo in the history of Tavistock. Tavistock is a stannary town because of its historical connections to the tin mining industry. Grisette beer was originally made as a thirst-quenching drink for miners after a hard day’s work in France and Belgium, two or three hundred years ago. Different flavourings were often added to the beer, including honey. So this history ties together beautifully to make a wonderful and appropriate choice for a Tavistock beer and honey collaboration. The brew was made relatively quickly, taking just over three weeks from ‘striking the mash’ to canning this light coloured craft beer with 4.8% ABV. About half of the beer was put into bourbon oak barrels to age for a year. There is also a plan to make a dark beer at around 11% ABV this coming autumn/winter with honey from the beekeepers. A competition to name the new beer saw David Painter of Mary
Tavy, winning with ‘Jekyll & Hive’, and Tavistock Beekeepers acting secretary, Louise Ketteridge, worked with Stannary on the label design. Finally, Stannary invited Tavistock Beekeepers to a private launch in August. Beside the brewing unit is a cosy bar and an outside covered space. Cornish Maid’s Kitchen food van supplied plenty of sustenance too, so there were many happy beekeepers that night. At the public launch a few days later, this delicious beer was very well received from the keg and quickly sold
Beekeepers have rallied around to gather another 22lbs of honey and Chris has started a second brew of Jekyll & Hive. It will be ready by the time you read this, so do go down to Stannary Brewing Company and try it. This is the beginning of a great collaboration between two local Tavistock groups that hopefully will continue well into the future.
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by politics, standards have risen sharply, resulting in some terrific wines.
Where should you start? Well, Georgia may be the cradle of wine so let’s start with its most famous grape, Saperavi. As well as being easy to pronounce it produces deep red wines well suited to ageing and has the distinction of being one of the world’s few Teinturier grapes. What? You don’t know what that is? How lucky I’m here. Teinturier means the flesh, as well as the skin,
is red. Surrounding countries also grow Saperavi and the best I’ve tried personally was from Moldova.
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wines? How do you pronounce the grape variety Smerderevaka? (no idea).
The labels can be intimidating - if it seems like a foreign language, it probably is! Fortunately, most countries include eyebrow-raising English translations from a certain well-known app. Some grape varieties don’t exactly roll off the tongue - Feteasca Regala, Rkatsiteli, Plavac, Malvazija Istarska - you get the idea. And for anyone thinking ‘I’ve heard of Malvasia’, Malvazija Istarka is no relation at allha! But wine should be a bit mysterious so why not the label? I find a Cyrillic label exciting (I’ve had a sheltered life). Anyway, I’ve tried a variety in restaurants as well as at work, and I’m a fan; I love the engaging mixture of familiar and exotic.
It may be the new boy on the bloc (sorry!) but Eastern Europe is probably the birth-place of wine. Wine was made in Georgia 8,000 years ago - it’s probably past its best now - but countries like Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Slovenia and Macedonia all have admirable winemaking histories. Look up ‘Moldova wine tunnels’ next time you’re surfing the net - seriously! Communism didn’t do these wine-loving nations any favours. Standards fell quickly, and traditional grape varieties were dug up and replaced with international varieties. The collapse of the Soviet Union reversed the situation - Eastern Europe was back. Labour and production costs are low. To start with ‘value’ meant OK house wine, but unhindered
White lovers may be tempted by orange wine - a style of natural wine where white grapes are left to ferment in contact with their skins like red wine, often in a traditional earthenware ‘Qvevri’, which is a giant amphora without handles often sunk into the earth. ‘Proper’ orange wine is a bit of a shock. Savoury and powerful, it should accompany food. Many customers buy a bottle, but few buy a second. Luckily ‘westernised’ orange wines are available; Romania’s biggest exporter, Cramele Recas, makes a delicious, light version like a Pinot Grigio with candied fruit notes. Call in soon to say hello and we can practice saying ‘Gaumarjos’ (‘Cheers’ in Georgian).
accommodation. The room over Court Gate arch was suggested as a library but the Tavistock steward William Bray was so slow to respond that instead a new library was built behind the old Guildhall in Bedford Square. The library minutes show that the plans were submitted by a builder called James Colling, in a classical style resembling Foulston’s Athenaeum in Plymouth. The building opened on 1 July 1822 and was nicknamed the Propylaeum.
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In the later 18th century, the mining industries in Cornwall and Devon, the French war and Plymouth naval dock gave impetus to technological development and corresponding intellectual activity, and learned societies and libraries were founded. In Tavistock, the Unitarian minister William Evans, as well as John Commins and Edward Atkins Bray, the son of the Bedford agent Edward Bray, were stimulated by the arrival of a brilliant young engineer, John Taylor, to organise a public library organisation to provide or lend books, periodicals and newspapers to subscribers for an annual fee. Tavistock’s library was established in 1799, earlier than libraries in Plymouth and Exeter.
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For the first twenty years the library occupied part of the premises of a local bookseller, William Tapson, who acted as librarian. Ladies were eligible, although not for office, and from 1810 the Duke and Duchess of Bedford became members. The first printed catalogue was issued in 1810, and by 1897 the number of books had increased from a few hundred to nearly five thousand. William Tapson retired in 1819, by which time the library collection had outgrown his
However the Propylaeum building was soon in the way of the 6th Duke of Bedford’s plans for Tavistock, and in 1829 he offered the library the Court Gate rooms, plus a cottage for the librarian, rent free for 15 years. So in 1831 the library was moved; some of the railings from the old building were used to fence the garden of the replacement library and a few of the stones they were set in survive, otherwise the only remains are fragments of stucco, dug up in 1997 and kept in the museum. The books were mostly housed in the room above Court Gate arch and lectures for the Tavistock Institution formed in 1927, took place in the upstairs reading room. A succession of librarians lived in the cottage, including William Merrifield, who ran the library for thirty years, taking daily meteorological observations, and recording the life of the town by photography - Tavistock Museum has copies of some of his photographs. In 1929 the offices of
librarian and secretary were merged into an honorary role, and the cottage was given over to a caretaker.
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Membership fluctuated and in both world wars the library struggled financially. In 1949 though, the library’s 150th anniversary was celebrated, attended by the Duke of Bedford. In the 1960s the remaining Bedford Estate properties were sold, and fearing Court Gate would be lost to developers, the town council bought the buildings with aid from an appeal. The library could only afford to rent the ground floor room, which it still occupies as a reading room. In 1989 it became a member of the Association of Independent Libraries and obtained charitable status in 2007. It celebrated its 200th anniversary in 1999 and a new catalogue was printed, with a history of the library by Jean Wans. Although many books were lost in times of crisis, Tavistock Subscription Library still has over 800 books and the annual subscription is £12, or £18 for family membership. For more information, go to tavistocksubscriptionlibrary.co.uk.Simon
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The scene filmed in Tavistock Subscription Library is part of a case involving the discovery of a partly decomposed snail in a ginger beer
The film is scheduled to premiere in early November at the university’s Jill Craigie Cinema.
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Courthouse in Tavistock Guildhall Heritage Centre
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Rob Giles, founder of Time-Lock Productions, said that the library provided the perfect location for the office of William Leechman, the solictor who took up the case for Mrs Donoghue.
A scene in the library
bottle, which May Donoghue was consuming in a cafe in Paisley, Scotland, around 100 years ago. The case went all the way to the House of Lords before Mrs Donoghue finally won her legal battle for damages in 1932. She was awarded £200 in compensation, the equivalent of £7,400 today, and her win was established as a legal case study, and used in every court action where a person suffers injury or loss. Millions of damages actions around the world now regularly begin with the ruling in the Paisley snail case.
Tavistock Subscription Library has a starring role in a new film created by Time-Lock Productions for the University of Plymouth. The 200-year-old library was transformed into a solicitor’s office as part of the shooting of the film ‘The Strange Case of the Snail in a Bottle’ - which follows a landmark legal case Donoghue v Stevenson. Filming also took place in Plymouth’s Prysten House, and Tavistock Guildhall courthouse which housed the town’s magistrates’ court for many years and is said to be modelled on Court Number One at the Old Bailey. Plymouth University spokesman Andrew Merrington said that law experts at the university are creating the first-ever dramatisation of some of the most foundational cases in the country’s legal system. He said: “The Strange Case of the Snail in a Bottle is the second in the series of films entitled The Justice Files, each focusing on cases that have become enshrined in the law of more than 60 countries. More than 300,000 law students study these cases every year and the first film will be made freely available to schools, colleges and universities to assist with learning.”
He said: “We would like to express our thanks for accommodating us on the day and generously allowing us to adjust the furniture and utilise some of the books to help create such a wonderful set. We will add a special thanks to Tavistock Subscription Library in the credits at the end of the film.”
The library stars in legal film
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the pavement along the busy road for a short distance. Just before the bus stop cross the road with care into Windard Terrace, which is signed as a public footpath.
An autumn walk on the edge of Dartmoor and through a woodland nature reserve with John Noblet of Tavistock Ramblers. This 4-mile walk starts at Sourton with its ancient church dedicated to St Thomas à Becket, and a quirky pub. Field paths lead to Cleave before reaching Sourton quarry, once a hive of activity and one of the largest limestone quarries in the area but now a nature reserve. Pass under and then over Lake Viaduct before joining The Granite Way back to Sourton. Park by Sourton Village Hall (SX535903)
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3. The footpath is well signed across three fields to reach another metal gate at Cleave. Cross an area of rough ground and then a small bridge over a stream opposite a house called East Cleave. Go left and then bear right up a short, steep slope before going left through a metal gate into a field where it is signed as a public footpath.
between hedges and into a further field.
6. The old railway is now a multi-use trail, The Granite Way, so look out for cyclists from here on. Cross the viaduct but pause to savour the splendid views from Brent Tor and the Cornish hills to the west, and of course, Dartmoor to the east.
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Continue for nearly a mile as far as Sourton church. Turn left here and back to the car.
4. Now keep the hedge on the right to reach a stile in the far corner. Go diagonally across the next field to another stile in the corner. Go up a few steps to a road, once the main A30. Walk along the verge for a short distance and take the first turning on the left signed as a bridleway. There are splendid views of the Dartmoor skyline. Pass two cottages and the entrance to Sourton Quarry nature reserve. Walk along the track with glimpses of the flooded quarry over the wooden fence.
You will also find a series of self-guided walks on the website to download or print. Two books of Tavistock District walks and several leaflets of walks in the area are available in Tavistock Information Centre.
5. Turn left at the lane and follow this to a T-junction. There is a distant view of Lake Viaduct from the gateway before turning right downhill. Cross the A386 again with care and continue on the signed bridleway with Bearslake Inn on the right The path follows and then crosses a stream before passing under the massive viaduct built in 1874 for the London and South Western Railway. Almost immediately turn right through a gate and follow the path uphill alongside the viaduct to reach The Granite Way.
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A sharp rise in the cost of living effectively takes a large chunk out of the purchasing power of money and thereby drastically erodes the real value of cash savings. For instance, if you held £10,000 in a building society account a year ago earning a rate of 1%, you would have received £100, and your total balance would be £10,100. However, with inflation running at 10%, the same £10,000 worth of goods and services bought a year earlier would now cost £11,000. So, although you may feel you have gained £100, when factoring in the effects of inflation, the value of your cash savings has actually dropped by £900 in real terms.
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If you have already upgraded your machine to Windows 11 or purchased a new PC with the OS installed, check these features to make sure you aren’t missing out on any productivity enhancers. One new feature is the widgets panel. This feed has a few basic applications at the moment, and more are expected, making it even more useful. You get to this panel through an icon on the taskbar, and the widget feed can be tailored with local weather, traffic, news, and more. One of the helpful features you can use right now is the ‘To do’ widget, which allows you to quickly create a task list and check off tasks without having to open another application. The widget can be added to your panel in seconds and save time with the easy desktop access. If you’re still using File Explorer to search for documents, you can save a lot of time by using the Start/Search menu instead. Click the Windows icon on the taskbar (which has now been moved to the middle instead of far left) and type your search keyword at the top. This master search will bring up documents, settings, applications, and even web pages. The newly streamlined interface also reduces the clutter of the old Windows Start Menu.
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I enjoy resourcing, working, and practicing with the best quality products and then helping customers achieve the best possible results whatever project they are working on. It makes me so proud to know have helped so many customers achieve so much enjoyment with their precious sewing time in my past 36 years in the business.
What products does Quilt Direct offer?
Where did the business start and how has it developed over the years?
We stock everything sewing related. From hand sewing needles
What is the most ambitious quilted item you have created?
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That’s a tough one but, I’d have to say creating three different sampler quilts in 3 weeks during lockdown was quite a challenge. We took part in the Moda ‘Stitch Pink’ Challenge for breast cancer in 2020 and we created four different colour ways for our customers to choose from. This was not made any easier by the lack of supply of fabrics and threads at this time.
all things sewing. I found out several years after setting up my shop to my surprise my great grandmother was actually a professional quilt maker. My Aunt was also a seamstressskilledandcreated a Princess Ann ‘Sindy’ wedding dress within 2 hours of seeing the original. So, I guess it was in my genes.
How did you learn about the artof sewing?
Having come from a family of sewers, I have always had a keen interest in
It all began in 1986 when I opened a needlework shop in Paddons Row, Tavistock, called Moor Silks and Yarns. Over the years the business has evolved and grown, I moved from Paddons Row to bigger premises on Market Street, Tavistock, before realising my dream and creating an online store. In 2018 we moved into our current premises in Pitts Cleave, just outside Tavistock and we’ve not looked back since! We are proud to say we now have two teaching studios and stock over 14,000 items.
We have 5 Bernina longarm quilting machines and offer a quilt finishing service but we are passionate and always encourage people to come along and learn how to use the longarm machines and finish their own quilts. After spending so many hours putting a quilt together it is very rewarding to finish it yourself too. We have two spacious teaching rooms where we offer demonstrations on Bernina & Accuquilt products, host our tuition and have visiting guest tutors too. We also offer a click and collect service so you can order online and pick up in store, where you will be assured a friendly face and warm welcome when popping in to pick up your sewing supplies.
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The couple say: “We were keen to find locations with high footfall for our shops; Fowey and Tavistock are proving to be a perfect blend. The wonderful thing about Heather Jane & Co is that we get to work with the most incredibly talented makers and artists and provide them with the means to present their creations in a professional and commercial environment. We carefully select each of our craft makers to guarantee an extensive range of unique products, many of them exclusive to Heather Jane & Co.
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Sitting within Tavistock Town Hall with windows onto Bedford Square at one end and out into the Pannier Market at the other end, the Tavistock shop is spacious and fully accessible. Heather’s skilful merchandising of the 70-plus independent ranges is a joy to see.
tourists - this was a fundamental part of our strategy when selecting the shops. Our makers create ranges which appeal to those looking to treat themselves, friends, family or simply take a memory back from their holiday, resulting in their work being enjoyed across the UK and abroad. Likewise, it helps us to increase the size of our online market as many customers contact us through our website on returning from their holiday, looking to add to the items that they have already purchased.”
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The driving force behind the business is husband and wife team, Steve and Heather Bowyer. Heather originally trained as a florist, before adapting her creative skills to work in visual merchandising at garden centres in the Midlands. Steve is an experienced business manager, having worked at a senior level for large garden centres around the UK. The couple relocated to the South West when Steve became head of RHS Garden Rosemoor in 2017; the relocation provided Heather with the opportunity to adapt her skills once more and set up as an independent craft maker, trading as Heather Jane Creations. They opened the first Heather
“Both locations provide us with the perfect mix of customers, from the local community along with elevated levels of
Amidst the backdrop of a national pandemic and challenging economic climate, Heather Jane & Co against the odds is a rapidly growing, exciting, young business. Now with two shops in Fowey and Tavistock, they bring together a wide variety of crafted and artistic creations from more than 90 southwestbased, independent makers and artists.
Jane & Co shop in Fowey immediately after the first lockdown on 15 June 2020. Despite the lockdowns and the challenges faced during COVID19 and the current economic climate, the business is achieving rapid growth, and Steve and Heather opened the second shop in Tavistock in May this year.
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Wings Accountants 47
Santé Care at Home 27 Carpet Retailers
Therapies North Devon 14 Mustard Tree Macmillan Cancer Support 15 Tara’s Treatments 14
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Bennett Wealth Planning 32
Countrywise Tree Care 22
Devon & Cornwall Care Services 17
Outer Clean 75
Andrew Brown Dental Practice 12
Rubbish Collector 51 Kitchen & Bathroom Fitters Charles Gray Kitchens 2 Motoring, MOT & Vehicle Sales
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Berkeley Parks 10 Schools, Classes & Community TheatreTrain Exeter 34
Howdens Tavistock 24
AquaTech Water Services 76
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DB Heating 4
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Men for All Seasons 22
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Philip Hartnoll Osteopath 14 Pet Supply Retailers
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Heather Jane & Co 71 Curtains & Blinds
Bluebird Care West Devon 18
Tavistock BID 32
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Paladin Advocates 26 Sports & Leisure
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Dot~Teas Wholefoods 73
Red Squirrel Tree Care 22 Venue Hire
Jane Leitch Artist 55
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Harwood Dental Practice 3
Wine to Water Coaching 15 Hearing & Mobility
GWT Ltd 74
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Bridestowe Village Hall 46 Windows & Glazing
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Tavistock Picture Framing Gallery 59
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Sports Therapy & Massage Clinic 14 Tree Surgeons
Griffin Electrical 74 Estate Agents & Lettings Bond Oxborough Philips 60 Kirby Estate Agents 79
Tavistock Bathrooms & Tiles 80 Westcountry Tile and Bathroom 58 Bed Retailers
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Cook IT CLean 77
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Adam of Eden Tree Care 22
YelTV 77
Tamar Crossings 34
Asset Finance Man 29
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Tavistock Carpets 40
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LTB Blinds and Curtains 42
Tricounty Ltd 76
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QueensWood Dental Clinic 16 Rock Dental Practice 14 Dog Groomers
Garage Door Retail & Service Alliance Garage Doors 50
Aerial Services
Dentists
Marcus Allen Groundworks 23
Building, Construction & Maintenance
Chartered Surveyors
Dial a Dog Wash Devon 43 Electricians
Toad Hall Cottages 8 Home Furnishings Fabric & Furniture 49 Home Improvements & Interiors Gemma Harvey Decorating 76 Realistic Home Improvements 56 Hotels, Inns & Clubs
Chamings Heating & Plumbing 50
The Box 54
Moorland Fuels 76
Podiatrists
Jonathan Case Builders 44
Ron’s Pet Supplies 67
Bearslake Inn 38 Religious Groups
Tavistock United Reformed Church 45 Residential Parks
Safe & Sound Windows, Doors & Conservatories 76
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