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ISSUE 4 DEC/JAN 2010

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EXETER NATURAL HEALTH CENTRE Holistic healthcare in the heart of the city

Health is the fullest expression of you as an individual with the least friction with your environment. it implies adaptation, fluidity, freedom and ease and is truly a blessing. Here at the Centre, we work with you to find the most suitable ways for you to restore and sustain your health. We work from a holistic perspective and with an integrated approach. Situated just off queen Street right in the heart of the city we offer a wide range of complementary therapies all provided by respected and experienced practitioners. our consulting rooms are light and airy and many of our visitors have been delighted by the tranquil ambience of the centre. THE PRACTITIONERS: AlexAnder Technique dawn robinson

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WELCOME to the Christmas/New Year issue of Reconnect. I should first say we have merrily referred to ‘Christmas’ throughout the mag but if you personally celebrate a different religious or pagan festival at or around this time of year, we’re pretty sure we can trust you to make the appropriate adjustments.

So if you’re looking for local goods and services, from friendly, professional people, give our advertisers your support – and please always let them know you saw their ad in Reconnect.

So when we wish you all a joyous and peaceful Christmas and New Year, we mean every word of it – and every one of you.

If you want to advertise in the February/March issue, the deadline is January 8 - call Pete or me for a chat on 01392 346342 or 346204. We never do the hard-sell on people, and we’ll do everything we can to help you get your message across.

RECONNECT is all about lifestyle choices that make the whole community and the wider world, as well as your own home, a better place to live. The most effective way of making that happen is to keep things local, so please think about where you spend your money this Christmas. Buying food and drink from local producers, direct or from specialist shops, markets and box schemes, benefits everyone involved. It means you will know where it was produced, and often by whom, and can be assured of its quality; it means the money you spend stays in the community, helping to build local resilience; and it means it won’t have been carted half-way around the world, leaving a trail of choking emissions behind it. The same is true of every other aspect of the big Christmas spending bonanza. Buying gifts from smaller independent stores and stalls brings those same financial benefits to the community and, at the risk of coming over all Blue Peter, anything you make yourself means a bit less fuel on the furnace of rampant consumerism and really does show you care enough to give up some of your valuable time. You’ll find plenty of local businesses advertising their wares and services elsewhere in Reconnect, and there’s also lots of news of markets, crafts fairs and even workshops where you can make your own decorations. Or how about contacting one of the complementary therapists or personal development practitioners and asking if they can do a gift voucher?

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OR maybe you would like to help us get that message across by joining the Reconnect team? We’re looking for someone to join us and help out with all those ad sales. You already know what Reconnect is about, so if you think the same way, and you have a professional and, crucially, friendly outlook, this could be perfect for you. Working conditions will seem familiar and homely – because you’ll be working from home! Hours are negotiable and payment is by (a very high rate of) commission. On the down-side, you will have some dealings with us, but we promise to keep meetings to a minimum, and we are push-overs for a good cake (oh, all right, we’ll supply the cake). Interested? To get the ball rolling, email me or sPete (email addresses top right) and tell us something about yourself. IF you’re looking for ways of avoiding Christmas and New Year TV (apart from the Dr Who special, obviously), you’ll find hundreds (okay, so I haven’t counted them – lots) of ideas in this issue, from shows to workshops to gigs to art shows. There’s even a brief taster of some of the juicier things coming up in 2010.

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Journey into community space

EDAP goes live MOST people’s experiences of Transition Town Totnes centre around impressive practical projects, like the garden share scheme, Totnes Pound, Food Hub, skillshares and lots, lots more. But behind the scenes, TTT have been beavering away at what they see as their most important project, The Energy Descent Action Plan (EDAP) 2030, a massive, detailed vision of how the whole community can become more resilient to declining oil supplies and climate change. And the big news is that EDAP has finally gone live and can be read, free, online at http://totnes. transitionnetwork.org/EDAPfinal. As we got to press there are also plans to sell printed versions, probably for around £16, at the late shopping nights in Totnes, and there’s an interactive website in the virtual pipeline too. This incredibly ambitious project has seen a dedicated team of volunteers work relentlessly to involve all parts of the community (including Grove School, who visited the draft EDAP exhibition and later created pictures about energy descent, one of which is featured here) in highly creative exercises designed to envisage life in 2030. Then the EDAP team had to turn the notes and ideas and

The plot quickens…

visions into a single document that showed sustainable life in Totnes 2030, and the route to get there. EDAP really is a massive piece of work, but the following very short excerpts give a flavour of its ‘timeline’ structure: Community 2013–2015 Meals on Wheels volunteers link up with community dinners groups to prepare meals in community kitchens and either deliver them to people’s homes or collect people for lunch at the halls twice a week. A policy of using only local produce is welcomed by the Small Farmers’ Association. Building & Housing 2016-2020 The Civic Hall in Totnes is refurbished with timber frame, strawbale walls and solar heating. It features a food garden on its roof and an outdoor space for markets and functions in the civic square. Food 2021–2025 Everyone leaves school able to grow at least 10 vegetables to a basic level. Many now take the advanced course in Organic Plant Husbandry, to acquire a much deeper set of gardening skills. Find our more at www.totnes. transitionnetwork.org, visit 43 Fore St, Totnes, or call 01803 867358

WHILE some areas are frustrated by endless delays in their fight for allotments, Buckfastleigh gardeners seem to have planted their plans in very fertile land. Buckfastleigh resident Jan Bradbury ran a small item in the community newsletter to see if there was any interest in allotments and almost 50 households responded “desperate and excited” to have a plot. Since then, they’ve formed the Plum Tree Allotment Association (you literally can’t get anywhere without an association); located a 50x25-metre plot (yes, with a plum tree) owned by a local trust; and their local councillor Stuart Barker has spoken to Teignbridge District Council, who already manage the land and say they don’t expect any problems. If all goes well, they hope to start cultivating 10 allotments and a couple of mini-plots around spring of next year. Meanwhile, they will need some funding for allotment necessities and would be delighted to hear from anyone who can help. To find out more, contact Jan or husband Simon (now roped in as secretary) - janbradbury@hotmail. co.uk.

Green pages OUR very own local publisher, Green Books at Dartington, have won the Environmental Award, at the British Book Design and Production Award 2009, for Herbs for Home Treatment. Like most of their books, the text paper is 100 per cent recycled, the boards are 75 per cent recycled, and it’s printed using vegetable inks and by a printer within 150 miles of our office. More on Green Books in the next issue, or at www.greenbooks. co.uk or www. britishbookawards. org/2009/

FOR a while, community venues like village halls, churches and meeting rooms were sadly neglected. But there now seems to be something of a revival, and right at the centre of it are the Villages in Action gang, who bring world-class performers right into the heart of communities. These are artists who really want to interact with their audience, to see them, talk to them afterwards… and sometimes join them for a pint too. Like the night when 10 young Zimbabwean singers, Umdomo Wesizwe, visited the pub at Bere Ferrers and everyone joined in with their songs. The spring 2010 programme is out after Christmas, but we can reveal it will include the hilariously clever Mervyn Stutter with his songs for the babyboom generation. Then in April, The London

Philharmonic Skiffle Orchestra arrives with mad musicianship, costume changes and the fastest show on eight legs. There will be comedy theatre from New Perspectives with Those Magnificent Men, about the early pioneers of the skies, and Third Man Theatre are back with their poignant, witty and slick Stalag Happy in March. And for an international flavour, check out Stela, a young band from Poland, Ro:Toro from Estonia and Harald Haugaard and his trio from Denmark.

As VIA’s Jill Grieg says: “There is nothing like the excitement of a live, up-close performance when the audience becomes part of the performance, the energy flows and the feel-good factor lasts for days, if not weeks. It lifts the spirits, feeds the soul and makes us realise just how lucky we are to live in Devon.” For the full Villages in Action programme, check out libraries, council offices and Tourist Information Centres after Christmas, call 01363 773660 or visit www. villagesinaction.co.uk.

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Building for a future SOUTH Devon’s new green builders, Totnes Sustainable Construction (TSC), have great plans - for themselves, as well as their clients. Formed by members of the Transition movement (Rob Hopkins is a director, though taking a back seat), they are already open for business as a green building contractor and have spoken to clients about extensions and refurbishments. One project under discussion would convert an existing British home to German Passiv Haus standards, which would be so well insulated and air-tight that it could be heated all year-round solely by the heat of the bodies and domestic machines within it - the first one to be created from a conversion within the UK. But to sustain their medium and long-term future, TSC need also to be eco developers, so they would like to hear from people who want to live the eco lifestyle but have insufficient funds to initiate a building project on their own. “To create a sustainable community of homes,” says project manager Chris Noakes, “you need five things: motivation, practical skills, technical knowledge, money and land. We have the first three, but the last two are in the hands of clients until we are able to operate as developers.” Practical and technical experience comes in the form of Chris himself, already an established builder in the area, and fellow TSC directors. There are seven in total, including Paul McDonald, who is building a sustainable sawmill at Dartington; his wife Pam, who works in natural finishes; Laura Keely, local architectural technician and member of the Transition Totnes co-housing group; and journalist Chris Bird, who’s been commissioned by Green Books to write a book on sustainable buildings. Find out more from Chris on 01548 821136, or 07890 417535.

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local people local events local food local health local environment Recovery stage ACTRESS Christina Artemis has coupled her long and varied theatrical career with her interest in healing and complementary health to help transform people’s lives. Christina combines her knowledge of transformational breathwork with theatrical productions to create what she calls transformational theatre. Her career stretches back to the sixties when, alongside her professional acting, she taught all forms of dance and drama. She now runs her own theatre company in Bournemouth. Christina explained: “At the core of this work, participants go on an adventure, a mythological journey, often created especially for them - a kind of ritual drama using music, movement, improvisation techniques and visualisation.” She says the on-stage experience can access and heal old fear, emotional and negative belief patterns held deep within the subconscious. Visit www.artemisfoundation.co.uk, or call 01202 467789

Sewing the thought IF you’re one of the ever-growing band of embroiderers and looking for fellow enthusiasts, get in touch with West Country Embroiderers they have around a thousand members through Devon, Dorset and Cornwall. Each regional group has regular meetings to share skills and there are also day schools. Find out more at www.westwountryembroiderers.co.uk, or call Anne Simpson on 01803 782576.

Halls in a good cause THE success of regional airports may not be something any carbonconscious community would celebrate, but in Devon the rise and rise of Exeter airport has given a welcome boost to the coffers of at least 22 local community halls. The sale of the airport in 2007 for £60 million gave vendors Devon Council Council a chance to inject some much-needed funding into local communities and at the annual meeting of the Community Council of Devon (CCD) in October it was announced a further £500,000 had been released from the sale proceeds and 22 community halls across the county had successfully applied for grant funding for a variety of schemes.

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Crafty Christmas THE ever-industrious and creative folk at the Devon Guild of Craftsmen in Bovey Tracey have come up with some special events for Christmas, as you would expect. Saturday, December 5, 10am-5.30 pm, is their Christmas Celebration Day, with free mince pies and mulled wine, seasonal gifts, decorations and cards, and carol singers, plus local blacksmith James Kendrew demonstrating his art. Entrance is free and it coincides with the French Market in Bovey town centre. Also on the same day, from 10am–4pm, local artist Jill Beagely is running a workshop to give you a chance to create your own festive Christmas cards and wrapping. It’s in Bovey’s Phoenix Hall and costs £25/£10. Call 01626 832223, or visit www.crafts. org.uk for details and to book. And finally, the Craft Guild’s Christmas Selling Exhibition, the perfect source of unusual hand-made gifts and collectibles, runs right through December, 10am-5.30pm.

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WHEN June Glover wrote a couple of novels, she hoped one day to see them in print. But, as is often the case, the manuscripts made their way to the back of a drawer, where they were forgotten. One day, many years later, at the age of 81, she was looking for something to amuse her eight-yearold grand daughter, Ayesha, and took out The Angel’s Tears and began to read aloud. With the encouragement of family and friends, the book was selfpublished last March. “When I wrote it,” says June, “we were just beginning to worry about climate change, so these concerns, along with racial harmony, are part of the theme of the story.” The Angel’s Tears (ISBN 978–1–906710– 48–4) is available from all good bookshops, Amazon. co.uk, or directly from the publishers at www.penpress.net.

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local people local events local food local health local environment BOVEY OVEY TRACEY: RACEY every other Saturday Marion Carpenter on 01626 835363. BUCkFASTLEIGH: every Thursday Russell Ashmore 01803 762764. CREDITON: first Saturday Dodie Huxter, 01363 775928.

FACE it, you’re going to spend far more on food at Christmas than at any other time of the year, so please spend your money wisely - spend it on local produce that’s good for you, the local economy and the environment. Our regular Local Food feature brings together news and views on all aspects of local food, so if you have a tasty story for us, please email editor@reconnectonline.co.uk, or call 01392 346204

DARTMOUTH: second Saturday Jenny Farmer 01803 861202. EXETER: every Thursday Malcolm Littler 01392 665480.

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Market leaders WHATEVER you might say about TV celebrity chefs (and this is a family magazine, so we’re saying nothing right now), they have done a great deal to promote the local food cause. Jenny Farmer, who looks after farmers’ markets for South Hams District Council, says local food producers owe a debt of gratitude to the TV chefs. “Shoppers are looking for fewer miles and less packaging,” she said. “Buying from local producers gives you a proven trail and can suggest recipes. That is the sort of interaction you don’t get in a supermarket.” The Dartmouth and Kingsbridge markets are a case in point where numbers of stall holders have

doubled, or in the case of Kingsbridge trebled, over the past two years. Last year the Kingsbridge market, which is held on the first and third Saturday, won the award for the best farmers’ market in Devon. The market celebrated its tenth birthday in August this year. “The range of products is so diverse,” said Jenny. “We have organic meat and vegetables, wine, cheese, a French bakery, oysters and plants. The perception is that farmers’ markets are slightly more expensive, but that is actually not the case.” The Dartmouth market is held on the second Saturday of the month. Call Jenny on 01803 861202.

COOKING and eating with the seasons is good for the planet and us – it avoids the need to haul outof-season produce half way around the globe and it naturally addresses our seasonal nutritional needs. Crediton Climate Action’s Food and Farming Group have come up with a superb way of encouraging in-season eating at the same time as having a great time, with their bi-monthly Seasonal Supper Club. “A group of us get together and cook and eat a seasonal, locally produced meal,” explained Carol Lee, a member of the group. “In November on the menu was pumpkin pie, a swiss chard and goats cheese recipe and braised red cabbage. “For the wintertime, starchy vegetables and grains are plentiful and are needed to give us extra warmth, so stew and dumplings and soups with pot barley are perfect winter fodder.” If you would like to join the Seasonal Supper Club, email Carol: carollee3@googlemail.com. Other projects underway within the group include seeds swaps (the next one is January 30, 11am2pm, at Crediton’s Congregational Church – email deeross@silversmith.eclipse.co.uk); a garden share scheme to match keen gardeners with people who would like to see their gardens used more productively – and share the produce (email catucker@btinternet.com); and the creation of a Local Food Directory, to provide all the information Creditonians need to eat and trade locally (email Linda, lindaml@eclipse.co.uk, or Alison, info@shakspeare.org). More from Crediton in future issues, and if you are involved in local food initiatives, anywhere across Reconnectland, please let us know – editor@reconnectonline.co.uk or 01392 346204.

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LOCAL food is more than a business for Emma Parkin, it’s become a way of life. After four years of running her own bread business, Emma’s Bread, she helped set up the social enterprise, not-for-profit organisation Love Local Food, bringing together small-scale local food producers who care about quality, taste and, of course, the environment. And what sets this Love Local Food apart is that it runs a mobile shop, driven by Polly, left, who takes the food of up to 25 local producers right into the heart of city housing estates and business parks. Having just celebrated its first birthday, Love Local Food has announced a new Friday route, visiting the business park at Pynes Hill, Sowton industrial estate and Clyst Heath Primary School. On Thursdays, the van’s stops include Cowick Street, the university, Heavitree and Wonford; and on

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Saturdays, Alphington, Exminster & Countess Wear. Said Emma: “Exeter is surrounded by beautiful fields but the only place to buy local food was the farmers’ market on a Thursday. Our mobile shop has a large selection of food, a lot of it organic. It is affordable food and incredibly fresh.” Emma said it was hard work changing the habits of a lifetime. Shoppers are locked into the supermarket routine. “People say they are really interested in local food but you have to make it as easy as possible for them to change. If they just spend 10 per cent of their normal food budget on the van, and a little bit less at the supermarket, we think they will be very pleased with what they are getting.” For a full rundown of the mobile shop routes, visit www.lovelocalfood.org.uk or email contact@lovelocalfood.org.uk.

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Community support HOGCO, the Home Grown – Community Owned local food project was officially launched to the media in October at Proper Job, Chagford’s community composting and recycling initiative. HogCo is a five-year programme working with rural communities across Devon to support around 70 local food projects. Its aim is to help groups to join together to develop skills and seek opportunities to grow their own food. Jay Talbot, Chief Executive of CCD said: “In developing HogCo, we have recognised the groundswell of people seeking to take more control over their own futures – and growing food is central to this. The largest obstacle to more people taking this step is opportunity – exactly what HogCo will provide.”

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Sacks appeal THERE are many new forms of shopping, from co-operative buying groups to online stores, but traditional wholefood shops like Sacks in Totnes just keep on being there, quietly supplying the goods. In fact, Sacks, above, have been doing it since 1976 and for the last five it’s been owned and run by Dave and Sue Lacey, who are Soil Association-licensed to stock over 300 organic products and around 200 different herbs and spices. That sort of range means you can do a major shop there – and if you do, there’s a 10 per cent discount on all purchases over £35. All their dried goods are available in bulk quantities for bigger savings, and they’ll get you anything they don’t stock. They also have a whole range of local fruit and veg – and even better, they display it all across the front of the shop. All very traditional and very inviting. Check out Sacks at the top of Totnes (in The Narrows, opposite Willow restaurant) – they’ve got some tasty Christmas goodies in too.

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Reach for your diary THERE’S a full rundown of December/January events in our Going Out Diary on page 18. But standing here with the new year stretching before us like an inviting but unfamiliar road, it seems like a good idea to look forward to some of 2010’s events. These are just a few highlights, of course – keep on eye on Reconnect for details throughout the year.

We’ll start with Quest, the local festival and show that brings together local and national complementary health and personal development practitioners and adds a tasty dollop of top quality music.

The venue, Newton Abbot racecourse, seems a strange choice but actually works really well because its civilised facilities, ease of access and hard parking mean it attracts people who might not make it to other festivals – ie, it’s not in a field and most of it is under cover. It does, though, have a real festival atmosphere and it attracts all the big names in personal development and complementary therapy, who run a variety of workshops and/or have stands offering tasters. Musically too, they get a mixture of big name and lesser-known but high quality acts. The 2010 line-up isn’t finalised as we go to press (look out

for Quest news, as it’s released, over the coming issues), but 2009 included Seize the Day, The Meltorites, Sheelanagig and as yet undiscovered (by many) gems like slide guitarist with a difference (many differences, actually) Phillip Henry and four-woman acapella group Boy from Bristol (all well worth checking out on the net or at local gigs, incidentally). Reconnect will be there too, so it’s also a chance to say hi, or anything else you fancy, to the team. Quest 2010 is July 8-11 - see www.questuk.co.uk.

Staying with local festivals, Beautiful Days, at Escot Park, Ottery St Mary, is earning itself a reputation for being the way festivals used to be – small, friendly and more about creativity and music than corporation and money. Organised by The Levellers, 2010 will be the eighth Beautiful Days, with five stages, children’s area, comedy, theatre, camping, local real ale and food and crafts… but no corporate sponsorship or branding. Again, we’ll bring you word of the lineup as it’s announced. Beautiful Days 2010 is on the weekend of August 20, 21 and 22. See www.beautifuldays.org. The future of The Big Green Gathering (which was exactly what its name suggests) is still a bit hazy after the 2009 event was cancelled when the Mendip District Council threatened the organisers with a high court injunction and huge legal costs if they didn’t hand over their event licence. All seems very heavy-handed for an event that is about nothing other than peaceful and sustainable living, but the organisers hope they can get something together (maybe with a slightly different name) for 2010. Keep an eye on www.big-green-gathering.com (and Reconnect, of course). Other festivals to watch out for include Off-Grid at Shepton Mallet (details to be confirmed as we go to press) and the Sunrise Celebration, near Frome in Somerset, July 3-6. Back to the Reconnect patch, and in no particular order, Exeter has a couple of gems early in the year, with Animated Exeter (the internationally recognised festival of all things animated, at venues across the city but mainly at The Phoenix) from February 8-21, and Vibraphonic (a wonderfully rich and eclectic mix of big names, new names, live music, DJs and community radio in venues right across the city) from March 5-21. More on those two in our next issue. We don’t want to be accused of being urbanist (which is unlikely because we just made it up), but be reassured there’s stuff going on in the sticks too. Villages in Action, particularly, work hard for little more than other people’s ovations to bring you all manner of great entertainment in village halls across the county. There are some details elsewhere in this issue and we’ll reveal more issue by issue - www. villagesinaction.co.uk if you can’t wait. If folk is your thing (and folk is becoming an increasingly big umbrella), don’t miss Sidmouth Folk Week, July 30-August 6. More details from us nearer the time and, again, www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk too. As always, if you’re involved in something you think Reconnect readers will enjoy, get in touch – editor@reconnectonline.co.uk, or 01392 346204.

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Festive events THREE more wholesome festive events to get you in the mood. If you fancy making Christmas decorations from willow, a workshop in Stoke Gabriel, run by basketmaker Hilary Burns, is just what you need. It runs from 1.30-4.20pm on December 4, and costs just £10, including materials. Booking is essential, on 01803 553144, or email hilaryburns@freenetname.co.uk. Staying with natural decorations, and Sharpham Estate are running their annual workshop making winter wreaths from traditional holly and unusual plants collected from around the estate and gardens. Meet at Sharpham Estate, Ashprington. December 21, 10am-1pm, and wear old clothing and suitable shoes. Again just £10 and again booking is essential - call 01803 732799 or ranger@sharphamtrust.org. For a festive family day out, try Kingsbridge Celebrates Christmas on December 5, which promises market stalls, carol singers, farmers’ markets and street entertainment. Local bands will play into the evening and there’s free parking all day. Visit www.kingsbridgeinfo.co.uk to find out more.

Finding sanctuary A CHANCE now for us to put two, or more, like-minded people in touch with each other. Lo Walczak’s life ambition has been to set up an animal sanctuary. She has worked with horses and dogs, can teach riding and is an animal healer, also into alternative therapies. Now she’s looking for someone as dedicated to animals as she is, with some capital to put into the venture. If you would like to talk to Lo about her plans, call her on 07813 990 863.

The virtual alternative GASTRIC bands are a dramatic and drastic solution for clinically obese people, but an Exeter therapist claims to have discovered a way of having all the advantages of a gastric band without the operation. John Maclean, of Newwave Hypnotherapy, has patented the Hypno-Band Weight Loss System, which uses a combination of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and hypnotherapy to create a “virtual gastric band”. The initial sessions deal with the emotional and psychological reasons for over-eating to help clients change their eating behaviours and habits. In later sessions the client is taken through a “virtual gastric band operation” complete with operating theatre sound effects. Clients are also given exercise and nutritional advice to ensure they are embarking on a new healthier lifestyle. John has joined the Southernhay Clinic in Exeter, where the Hypno-Band system will be available. The Hypno-Band system has been licensed to more than 70 licensed practitioners in six countries, including the UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada and the US. Visit www.hypnoband.com, email john@newwavehypnotherapy.com, or call 07858 169011.

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local people local events local food local health local environment 20,000 Leagues of their own THE Christmas show at the Exeter Phoenix is 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea from Exeter-based theatre company Quirk. The “thrilling and rather unusual underwater adventure” is fun for the kids with enough nonsense to keep the adults happy too. Following the success of their previous Christmas show, though, tickets will be in big demand, so get in there. Other Phoenix highlights coming up include wonderful short movies in Future Shorts (December 6), Welsh nutters Goldielookinchain (December 4), the dancey 3 Daft Monkeys (December 5), folk stars The Shee (December 12), Vienese tourist adviser Midge Ure (December 12) and all manner of dancefloor goings-on at their New Year’s Eve Party (work it out). See our Going Out Diary for more info, visit www. exeterphoenix.org.uk and call their box office on 01392 667080.

Shop press WE’VE banged the festive drum about the importance of supporting local shops and businesses, particularly at Christmas, and if you’re looking for a different shopping experience, what better than special markets and late-night opening? Castle Street in Exeter is hosting a whole range of seasonal stalls in December, with gifts markets on Thursdays December 3, 10 and Monday 21; Christmas produce markets on Fridays December 4, 11 and 18; and Christmas craft markets on Saturdays December 5, 12 and 19 and Wednesday 23. Call 01392 665929 or email markets@exeter.gov.uk for more details. The Totnes Christmas shopping experience is centred around late-night shopping evenings, with candlelight, buskers, a range of craft, gift and produce stalls, festive munchies and the town’s usual colourful range of shops staying open late, of course. They’re on Tuesdays through December, 8, 15 & 22.

The whole story THERE’S nothing like one of life’s major upheavals for taking the ‘well’ out of wellbeing. Even the strains and pressures of everyday life can leave us feeling battered and damaged. For Iessaiah, a “natural intuitive healer and spiritual counsellor” based in South Devon, her role is simple: to tap into people’s own power to repair and develop, allowing them to put good the damage done and discover their potential. “Healing is about returning to wholeness,” says Iessaiah, who is also training as an interfaith minister. “It is about restoring our natural state of balance, spiritual alignment and wellbeing. “During a session, therapy and energy healing are incorporated to enhance the progression of a client’s journey. “Once you become aware of the potential within you, you have the ability to unfold and find your own direction. It is for me, as a practitioner, to support you in that unfolding.” Iessaiah says energy healing complements and enhances the positive effects of all other types of health care, including orthodox medicine. To find out more, or make an appointment in the South Devon area, call 07738681483, email iessaiah@yahoo.co.uk, or visit www.iessaiah.com.

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FOR many men, particularly those ‘of a certain age’, the traditional leather belt has the similar undefinable appeal as a special item of jewellery might have for a woman. Local manufacturer John Hagger, who uses organically tanned leather from J&JF Baker at Colyton, frequently hears from customers who have worn the same belt for decades – and who are pleased to have found a worthy replacement. Find out more about leather belt folklore at John’s new workshop (where he also runs courses) - Unit 7, Old School, Dartington Hall, or visit www.tannerbates.co.uk, or call 01803 866257.

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AS we go to press, Ali at The Totnes Nappy Company is due to have her third baby any day. Great news for her and her family, but she did ask us to pass on apologies for a drop in local nappy demonstrations although the rest of the team are getting all the website orders out, so you can still get the full range of local nappy goodies at www. totnesnappycompany. co.uk. Normal service will be resumed in February…

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RENEWABLE energy plays a crucial role in a sustainable lifestyle: it’s local (is on your roof or under your garden local enough for you?); it doesn’t rely on ever-diminishing reserves of fossil fuels; and, as grid-supplied energy continues to soar in price, it now makes more economic sense than ever. We’ll be looking at aspects of renewable energy in every issue, so if you’re involved in the industry and want to spread the word, call the editor on 01392 346204

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Going underground THEY might not be as immediately obvious as wind or solar power, but there are natural resources right under our feet, just waiting to be tapped. Water, that most fundamental resource of all, has for too long been taken for granted, but with water rates soaring, the idea of going ‘offgrid’ with a private supply is proving an increasingly attractive option - and a necessity where people want to live, or grow food, where mains water is not available. And you can be assured of the quality and purity of the water. There’s also energy there to be harvested in the form of ground source heating, where the earth’s heat is extracted from the land and transferred to homes and commercial premises. Getting to the resources underground is specialist work, of course, and Geologic Boreholes, based in Honiton and working right across the Westcountry, have the necessary knowledge, equipment and experience. “Drilling boreholes to source water or stored heat for energy from beneath your own land is an initial expense,” admits Geologic’s Richard Lane. “Increasingly, home-owners are seeing it as a worthwhile expenditure in the light of water or heating bills being dramatically reduced or abolished completely. “Water sourced from underground has flowed through layers of rock and chalk, which act as natural filters, so it is usually far cleaner and purer than water provided by water companies. The amount used by the average four-bedroom home can be legally extracted from a borehole, and falls well within the 20,000 litres you are allowed to extract within a day, requiring no permissions or licences.” There are two main forms of ground source heating, trench systems (known as horizontal loop) and borehole systems (vertical loop). Boreholes, which often go down in excess of 80 metres, are ideal if space is limited. For more details on boreholes for water or ground source heating, visit www.geologicboreholes.co.uk, or call 01404 851459.

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local people local events local food local health local environment Bringing life to coaching MANY people looking for guidance in life will turn to self-help books or the internet in a hunt for advice and direction. But lifecoach Chris Cowen says they can never bring the insightful feedback, balanced perspective, encouragement, humour and occasional ‘kick up the backside’ that an experienced and qualified coach can offer.

Market on tour

OFF-GRID holidays, in yurts and tipis, independent of national grid services like water and electricity, are becoming increasingly popular. The Sunday magazine trend monitors tried to call it Glamping (glamorous camping), but really it’s just real camping, with a slightly exotic feel. How camping used to be before you could just load up the car with a portable version of everything you have at home and set off for a campsite with electric hook-ups and clubhouses with everything you could ever want. And which some of us never do.

The site is run by a lovely couple, Neil and Lisa, who visit from their nearby converted watermill every morning and evening to feed the goats and chickens (eggs are free to be collected) from a pen close to our yurt. They have lots of exciting plans, for a solar-powered kitchen area and covered community areas – oh, and they have some crazy dogs.

So why this urge to go primitive? It could be because we want to reconnect with some primal urge to cook over open fires and use the same toilet facilities as we’re absolutely sure bears do. Or maybe it’s something more altruistic about wanting to take a holiday without leaving a carbon skidmark half-way around the globe. Or even just a desire to live for a while without all of life’s complications and trappings.

EXETER was chosen as the first venue for a new green market currently touring the country. The Great Green and Ethical Trade Market kicked off its autumn/winter tour at the corner of Fore Street and South Street in the city centre. As well as traders selling their homemade clothing and jewellery, there were also local, traditional and exotic produce stalls. Market Square Group, who organised the event, first introduced the themed market in 2007 to reduce carbon emissions and ‘preserve local environments through sustainable and ethical practices’. Paul Kennedy, director of Market Square Group said: “The Great Green Market actively seeks the participation of local businesses. “Yes, we bring our own travelling band with ethically traded goods and homemade foods, but we look to local fair trade steering groups, local producers and council environment initiatives to make this event of particular relevance to Exeter”. The Great Green and Ethical Trade Market will now continue its tour of the country before finishing in Oxford in December. Visit www.marketsquaregroup.com or call 0560 1866 238. David Millichip

All our light came from candles (and a carefully balanced torch for reading) and our own handwound rechargeable radio ensured regular doses of Archers and news from the madly complicated world all around us. And yes, we did have a loo in the woods, albeit of the compost variety in a (again very pretty) shed built into a tree.

They currently have three yurts and two tipis. Although the tipis are packed away for the winter months, the yurts are available right through the year and are particularly popular at Christmas. We stayed in their top-of-the-range yurt, with a double bed (hand-made by Neil from local wood, as is all the furniture and sheds), log-burning stove and assorted candle holders and knickknacks. Keeping warm was easy with the crude but effective metalbox stove and we wouldn’t hesitate to go again in mid-winter – although we would need to practice keeping the stove in overnight to prevent a light frost falling across the rolling plains of the duvet. Having taken control of wood cutting, fire lighting and cooking (it’s a man-thing – Jenny didn’t complain), and making trips to nearby beaches, craft-makers and moors, I seemed to be busy the whole time. But I have never felt so rested. If you like real camping, with a hint of roughing it, and you don’t need on-site entertainment and electric… well, anything, you’ll love it too. Book now and enjoy a simply wonderful, and wonderfully simple, holiday. See www.millvalley.co.uk, or call 01208 841163 or 07725 055370.

He trained as a counsellor with the Exeter-based Iron Mill Institute and is now a fully accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). “Life coaching can be a great opportunity to stand back and take a fresh look at ourselves and the world around,” said Chris. “Like letting light and fresh air into a dark, stuffy room, we come to see some of our ingrained beliefs and habits for what they are – outdated, unnecessary and self-limiting. “This provides a great starting point for making those important changes that will take us towards a more complete and fulfilling experience of life.”

Fun at sundown THE perfectly named Nature at Sundown is an organisation set up to encourage people to enjoy, well, yes, nature at sundown - surely one of the most magical times of the day. Events for December (and they’re all free) include dormouse box building at Sharpham Estate at Ashprington near Totnes (starting at 3.30pm on December 4 and 5), and a ‘canoe experience’, in a 12-seater canoe, with an experienced guide. Find out more or book (places are limited) by calling or texting 07915 488374.

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In his element BACK in the first issue of Reconnect, we ran a story about local artist Greg Ramsden – the one who lets all manner of elemental forces, from rain to bonfires, have an effect on his artwork. Now, just three issues later, we’re pleased to announce he’s won the Lionel Aggett award for the most accomplished single work in the South West Academy of Fine Art open exhibition. “As a young artist, only out of university for five years, it was very unexpected to receive such great praise from my peers,” said Greg, who has also been invited to apply to be an academician – very rare for anyone under 30. Find out more about Greg’s amazing work on 01364 654 157.

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The medieval ceremony of apple tree wassailing, in Stoke Gabriel on January 26, includes a lantern procession to the candlelit orchard and the Wassail king and queen, when the trees will be woken from their winter sleep with the dramatic firing of shotguns. Then there’s entertainment from the Wassail Singers, Newton Bushel Morris Dancers, Bovey Tracey Mummers, folk music and story-telling with Clive Fairweather. Entry is £2.50 for adults, £1 children, and food and drink are on sale from 4.30pm, with the procession from 5.30pm. Proceeds go to Stoke Gabriel Scout Group and Stoke Gabriel Primary School.

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OVER 100 supporters, patients and friends of the Exeter Natural Health Centre attended its official reopening. Practice manager Ali Morrish said it was a wonderful occasion and served as a celebration of the life and work of Jon Freeman, who ran the centre for eight years. Since the relaunch Ali and husband Mo have been busy promoting and encouraging their therapists, teachers and students. “We now have over 30 practitioners working from the centre offering all the main complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments plus our hugely popular yoga, tai chi and active birth classes,” said Ali. The other main focus of the centre is professional training. Said Ali: “We are now at the start of the new academic year for our Peninsula Medical School (PMS) student placements, which occur weekly.” Students from the PMS attend various community placements as part of their training and this includes a two-hour visit to the centre. “We try to provide each student with an experience of one of the treatments available,” said Ali. “Our aim is to promote an integrated approach to healthcare.” The centre’s School of Bodywork begins its diploma massage courses from January and continued professional development training seminars for homeopaths from all over the South West are run every six weeks. The centre has plenty of room to accommodate workshops and courses and enquiries are welcomed. Visit www.enhc.org, email info@enhc.org, or call 01392 422555.

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YURT HOLIDAYS

THERE’S something magical about ceremonies that bind together ancient traditions, the seasons and local produce.

Centre’s integrated approach

Whatever the motivation (and probably a bit of all the above), in September Jenny and I spent a week in a yurt at Mill Valley, near Wadebridge in Cornwall, and absolutely loved it. For a week we cut firewood and lit fires and cooked every meal over them. Water was boiled in a storm kettle (fire at base, chimney up centre through water container, boiled in minutes – simply brilliant) and even the bath water was heated by a logburner behind the (very pretty) shed where the bath itself was housed.

Over the last eight years Chris Cowen has built up a practice as a life coach and counsellor, bringing to his work his wide and varied experiences of a career in management, business consultancy, and care work for people with learning disabilities as well as involvement with Mencap, Amnesty International and Shelter.

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ONE of the truly great things about the 350 campaign (designed to put pressure on governments to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to the safe level of 350 parts per million – see www.350.org) is that it unites so many different people in the one cause. October 24 was the campaign’s international day of climate action and while it attracted the green campaigners you’d expect, there were also schoolchildren and fisherman and accountants and dancers and… well, you get the idea. And from all over the world - people in 181 countries took part in more than 5,200 events to call for real and immediate climate action. Among them were many locals, so we thought we’d give a mention to two towns in particular, while sending good wishes to all of you. Although driven by the Crediton Climate Action group, people from all parts of the community took part in events in the town, including sports clubs, church groups, walkers, cyclists, Brownies and shop staff. It all culminated in a gathering and celebration in the market square, where they partied to the town band and created the figures 3-5-0. And from December 9-16, local campaigners Laura and Gerald Conyngham ( www.justgiving.com/laura-gerald/) are cycling 140 miles from Essex to Copenhagen to take part in the International Conference on Climate Change. Meanwhile, Bovey Climate Action attracted crowds of locals to a candlelit procession after which they shared a feast of locallygrown, homemade food before enjoying a talk by local TV man Adam Hart-Davis, poetcomedienne Jackie Juno, and music from Joyaa.

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WITH Exeter’s Iron Mill Institute boasting a 30-year history as a leader in the field of practitioner training, it seems the obvious place to establish an agency and single reference point for potential clients. The institute has launched the Iron Mill Agency providing experienced practitioners or those in training with a safe and secure database to offer counselling, psychotherapy, clinical psychology, coaching, supervision and mentoring. For voluntary student placement purposes, it also provides a facility for organisations to search our extensive register of Iron Mill students wanting to gain valuable client-hours as part of their training requirements. Iron Mill also offer a rich and varied continuing professional development programme (CPD) available to the qualified professional or for those just wanting to sample what is offered at the institute. For further details visit www.ironmill.info, email enquiries@ironmill.info or call 01392 219200.

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Oh yes it is DARTMOUTH’s panto at The Flavel is Robin Hood, written by Bill Hunt and Norman Cork, the team who created the centre’s last two sell out Christmas shows. Presented by the Dartmouth Players, there are 2.30pm matinee performances on December 28, 30 and 31, plus a 7.30pm show on Tuesday the 29th. For full details of performances and times, see www.theflavel.org.uk.

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LIFE has a habit of throwing up questions, problems and dilemmas, but meditation teacher Srimati believes we already have the answers we’re looking for – and meditation is the key to accessing them. “Every one of us has the capacity to find our own brilliant answers,” she says. “I’ve created a special guided meditation to help us access our own innerwisdom – all we need do is relax and listen to the meditation and the answers come” Srimati teaches this simple method and other nourishing meditations at her Tuesday evening meditation group in Broadhempston (attended and enjoyed by Reconnect editor Martin). Both the dropin evening class - and her mid-month Sunday mini-day retreats in Totnes - are gentle and powerful and suitable for new and experienced meditators. Call Srimati on 01803 812904 to find out more, or visit www. thrivecraft.co.uk, where you will also find details of her new guided meditation CD and MP3 download.

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In the House THE gallery at Harbour House continues to strike the perfect balance between the work of the area’s finest artists and local community projects. Over the next couple of months, they are giving wall and floor space to Flying Colours by Aline Rose and Diana Booth (December 1-6), Roy Lang (December 8-13), and Primary Colours, another of their superb celebrations of art by local primary school children (January 23February 10). And if you would like to see your own work at Harbour House, they have two open art exhibitions planned for 2010 – Positive Earth in the spring and Holiday Sketching in the autumn. Find out more at www.harbourhouse. org.uk and in our Going Out Diary.

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The Totnes Pound group say they now have a healthy bank account from Totnes pounds in circulation and has decided a proportion of it should be put to work. They are offering interest free loans, of between £3-500, to projects within the community that aim to rebuild local resilience and reduce carbon. They are repayable over six or 12 months and the small administration fee is waived if it’s repaid within the term.

INSPIRED by a trip she made to Brazil, where she visited a sanctuary set up by a healer known as John of God, a Devon healer hopes to form an organisation here offering free access to healing. Iessaiah, who works as a healer and spiritual counsellor in South Devon, is calling on other healers and anyone who can give some time to get in touch. “I came away from my experience in Brazil humbled and filled with promise, with a desire to fulfil a purpose to bring healing to those who can’t afford it,” she says. “Healing is a gift for all and although we may build a private clientele as therapists, healing should not only be for those who can afford it. After all, the NHS was developed so everyone would have free access to health care and medicine - surely it is possible for healing, and eventually other complimentary therapies too, to be more readily available?” At a time when the financial climate is changing and making us re-evaluate the way we live, Iessaiah believes it is all too easy, in our own struggles, to forget those who are sick and suffering – as well as feeling the financial strain. The plan is to make healing available at the very heart of communities, in village halls, on a no-frills, no-appointment basis, with a small donation covering the cost of hiring the hall, etc. She would love to hear from anyone prepared to offer their time and services free of charge, and from those too who could help with administration, or in some other way. Email Iessaiah at iessaiah@yahoo.co.uk, leaving your details and any help you feel able to offer. Her website is www.iessaiah.com.

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Doing the business Kicking out homophobia IT’S probably true to say you won’t find a lot about football in Reconnect. Nothing against the game (Hardy and Foster are both fans, although Pete supports Wolves so that doesn’t really count), but it gets plenty of coverage elsewhere. What might not have been so widely covered, though, was the Diversity Cup, held in October as part of this year’s week-long Plymouth Pride to help kick homophobia and racism out of the sport. Plymouth Police Diverse Communities Team won the five-a-side tournament with a team comprising officers and members of the community and were presented with their trophy by gay and human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, currently working with the Football Association to produce a DVD to raise awareness of homophobia in the game. Among the other teams who competed were the Justin Fashanu AllStars (who won the Goals Soccer Centre Fair Play Trophy), named after the late Norwich, Nottingham Forest, and Torquay United player Justin Fashanu, who was the first - and, so far, only - professional player to ‘come out’, and who committed suicide in 1998. Find out more at www.thejustincampaign.com.

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BEING a successful complementary practitioner requires more than just the knowledge and practice of your chosen therapy – marketing and other business skills are essential. Mike Bridger has taught homeopathy for 30 years, and considers the practicalities of running your own business a vital part of his courses at The Contemporary College of Homeopathy in Bristol. “They not only have to be able to do the job, they have to be able to sell themselves successfully,” says Mike. Around 95 per cent of his students complete the four-year course with the intention of opening a full-time practice. “It is very difficult to practice homeopathy as a hobby,” he says. “There is so much work to do. Students have to attend the college for one weekend a month for four years – but it can be a successful career if people are trained properly.” Students come from a variety of backgrounds, including doctors, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, organic farmers, housewives and social workers. “Students range from 20-60 and there are more and more younger people coming in,” says Mike. On February 13, 2010, the college is staging an open day. “We will provide information on free teaching clinics,” he says, “as well as the projects we are currently working on, including treating the homeless in Bristol and The Homeopathic Project in Ghana.” Visit www.conhom.com, or call 0845 6032878.

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IT’S free, it’s comprehensive and it’s so Christmassy it could give you an allergic reaction to holly and ivy… welcome to the Christmas/New Year Going Out Diary. As always it’s crammed with crucial information on events we know will tickle your fancy. Events listed are, of course, subject to changes, cancellation, acts of god and occasionally questionable keyboard work, so always check before turning up with a coach-load of your mates. If your event isn’t listed, you obviously didn’t tell us about it, so, if you’ve got an event planned for February/March, send us all the details and we’ll blab it all over South Devon. The deadline is Friday, January 8; the email address is editor@reconnectonline.co.uk; the phone number is 01392 346204. If you want publicity for a course or workshop (or want to attend one) check out The Guide, or email the details to adverts@reconnectonline.co.uk or call 01392 346342. Right, now check out where you’re going tonight and go and get ready – that gold lame catsuit won’t iron itself… DECEMBER Until December 19 Four Romanian Artists, exhibition, Peninsula Arts Gallery, Roland Levisnky Building, 01752 58 50 50, www.plymouth.ac.uk Until January 4 Christmas Prints, affordable framed prints, The Flavel, Dartmouth, 01803 839530, www.theflavel.org.uk TUESDAY 1 Until Sunday 6 Flying Colours - Recent Works by Aline Rose and Diana Booth, Harbour House, Kingsbridge, 9.30am-4pm daily, www.harbourhouse.org. uk, 01548 854708 Until December 6 Incidental Imagery Goes Green, contemporary art and crafts, 39 East Street, Newton Abbot (under the archway next to The Locomotive pub), contact Gill Greatorex, greatrocks@ btinternet.com, www. incidentalimagery.co.uk. Newton Abbot farmers’ market, 01626 215426 WEDNESDAY 2 Future Shorts, short films from around the world, 6.15pm, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, 01392 667080, www. exeterphoenix.org.uk Victorian Evening, starts 6pm, Newton Abbot

THURSDAY 3 Buckfastleigh farmers’ market, 01803 762764 Exeter farmers’ market, 01392 665480 FRIDAY 4 Goldielookinchain, partytime Welsh hip hop, 8pm, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, 01392 667080, www. exeterphoenix.org.uk Rex Boyd and Henry Parker, live comedy, The Flavel, Dartmouth, 01803 839530, www.theflavel.org.uk Nature’s Decorations, willow decorations workshop, Stoke Gabriel Scout hut, 1.30-4.30pm, £10, booking essential, 01803 553144, hilaryburns@ freenetname.co.uk Indian Extravaganza, evening of food, music and dancing,7.15pm, Exeter Corn Exchange, 01392 665866 SATURDAY 5 Until December 31 Body & Mind, exhibition of paintings by Judith Chandler, 1st floor contemporary art space, Torre Abbey, Torquay, www.torreabbey.org.uk. Until December 31, Christmas selling exhibition, Wrapped Up, gifts and collectibles, Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Bovey Tracey, 01626 832223, www.crafts.org.uk Crediton farmers’ market, 01363 775928

Christmas Celebration Day, seasonal gifts, decorations and cards, blacksmith demonstrations, carol singers, 10am5.30pm, Devon, Guild of Craftsmen, Bovey Tracey, 01626 832223, www.crafts.org.uk Nut tree planting in and around Totnes, 01803 868305/732545 Coach from Crediton to London for The Wave climate demonstration. For more information, contact Linda Lever lindaml@eclipse.co.uk French Market in Bovey town centre, all day, free. Kingsbridge farmers’ market, 01803 861202 Family Christmas card and wrapping workshop with local artist Jill Beagely, Phoenix Hall, Bovey Tracey, £25/£10, 10am-4pm, 01626 832223, www.crafts.org.uk 3 Daft Monkeys, 8.30pm, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, 01392 667080, www. exeterphoenix.org.uk Chris Wood, folk music, supported by Ben and Alfie Weedon, Great Hall, Dartington, 01803 847070, www.dartington.org Kingsbridge Celebrates Christmas, market stalls, carol singers, farmers’ markets & street entertainment, all day, free parking, www. kingsbridgeinfo.co.uk

Brixham Christmas Parade, starting 4.30pm at Kings Quay, 01803 211211 Bovey Tracey farmers’ market, 01626 835363 SUNDAY 6 St Agnes Fountain (Carrivick Sisters as support), folk at Ariel Centre, Totnes, 6.15pm, £15/10, www. harbertonfolk.co.uk MONDAY 7 Lyngo Theatre presents What a Wonderful World, children’s show, Studio 31, Dartington, 01803 847070, www.dartington.org TUESDAY 8 Until Sunday 13 Roy Lang, oils exhibition, Harbour House, Kingsbridge, 10am-5pm daily, www. harbourhouse.org.uk, 01548 854708 Looking After Your Children’s Health, evening talk with Oliver Cowmeadow & Marijke De Coninck, . Little Stable, Buckyette Farm, Littlehempston, Totnes, info@holistic-cooking. co.uk, 01803 762598. Newton Abbot farmers’ market, 01626 215426 THURSDAY 10 Buckfastleigh farmers’ market, 01803 762764 Exeter farmers’ market, 01392 665480

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Christmas concert, University of Plymouth Orchestra, programme prepared during rehearsals and workshops through the term, 8pm, free, Main Hall, Davy Building, 01752 58 50 50, www.plymouth.ac.uk SATURDAY 12 The Shee, winners of BBC Radio 2 Horizon Folk Award 2008 for best newcomers, 8pm, Exeter Phoenix, www.exeterphoenix.org. uk, 01392 667080 Bovey Tracey farmers’ market, 01626 835363 Plymouth farmers’ market, 01752 306552 Cathedral Choir Christmas carol concert, Exeter Cathedral, tickets from Cathedral shop or call 01392 271354 Dartmouth farmers’ market, 01803 861202 Exmouth farmers’ market, 01395 267237. SUNDAY 13 Climate change and our response, a meditation in words, pictures and music, speaker Tim Gorringe, Exeter Cathedral, 11.30am-12.30pm. O Magnum Mysterium (plus traditonal carols) with Dartington Community Choir, The Great Hall, Dartington, 01803 847070, www.dartington.org TUESDAY 15 Newton Abbot farmers’ market, 01626 215426 WEDNESDAY 16 Apple tree wassailing with lantern procession to candlelit orchard at Scout hut and village orchard in Stoke Gabriel, from 4.30pm, £2.50/£1. www.stoke-gabrielprimary.devon.sch.uk or 01803 782394 THURSDAY 17 Quirk presents 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, 6.30pm, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, 01392 667080, www. exeterphoenix.org.uk

Midge Ure, 8pm, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, 01392 667080, www.exeterphoenix. org.uk Buckfastleigh farmers’ market, 01803 762764 Low Carbon Exeter, open meeting at the Global Centre, Exeter meet, share ideas, hear speakers, watch films, David at dmezzetti@ ukonline.co.uk. Exeter farmers’ market, 01392 665480 FRIDAY 18 Quirk presents 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, 6.30pm, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, 01392 667080, www. exeterphoenix.org.uk Ola Onabule, soulful singer, 8pm, The Flavel, Dartmouth, 01803 839530, www.theflavel.org.uk St Marychurch Christmas street party, Torquay, 01803 211211 Ola, soul and jazz singer, The Flavel, Dartmouth, www. olasmusic.com SATURDAY 19 Bovey Tracey farmers’ market, 01626 835363 Kingsbridge farmers’ market, 01803 861202 MONDAY 21 Until December 28 (except 25 and 26) Quirk presents 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, 2 and 4pm, 01392 667080, www. exeterphoenix.org.uk Christmas wreath making, Sharpham Estate, Ashprington. 10am-1pm, £10, booking essential, email ranger@sharphamtrust. org, 01803 732799 TUESDAY 22 Newton Abbot farmers’ market, 01626 215426 Family winter solstice decorations, Sharpham Estate, Ashprington, 10am1pm, £5/£2.50, ranger@sharphamtrust. org, 01803 732799 THURSDAY 24 Buckfastleigh farmers’ market, 01803 762764

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TUESDAY 12 Newton Abbot farmers’ market, 01626 215426 WEDNESDAY 13 Food, Health, Environment & Global Warming, evening talk with Oliver Cowmeadow, Little Stable, Buckyette Farm, Littlehempston, Totnes, info@holistic-cooking. co.uk, 01803 762598. THURSDAY 14 Buckfastleigh farmers’ market, 01803 762764 Exeter farmers’ market, 01392 665480 SATURDAY 16 Until Feb 28 Paper Works, striking works of art in paper by 12 international, open daily, free, 10am-5.30 pm, Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Bovey Tracey, 01626 832223, www.crafts.org.uk Bovey Tracey farmers’ market, 01626 835363 Create your own willow bed, Sharpham Estate, Ashprington, £40 per person includes materials & tools, 10am-4pm, 01803 732799 or ranger@ sharphamtrust.org Kingsbridge farmers’ market, 01803 861202 SUNDAY 17 Tree planting at Meadow Barn, East Portlemouth, free, 11am-4pm, 0845 4569325 Occombe Orchard Wassailing, workshops and precession, Occombe Farm, Paignton, 01803 606035 TUESDAY 19 Newton Abbot farmers’ market, 01626 215426

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SATURDAY 23 Until February10 Primary Colours: A Celebration of Children’s Art, Harbour House, Kingsbridge, 10am-5pm, www. harbourhouse.org.uk, 01548 854708 Bovey Tracey farmers’ market, 01626 835363 Plymouth farmers’ market, 01752 306552 SUNDAY 24 Plant and prune young apple trees, location to be confirmed, 10am-3pm, £15 (£10 for Orchard Link members), www.orchardlink.org.uk Winter woollies from beast to back, Washbrook Farm, Kingsbridge, £5/£2.50, 2pm, sandy@ proudyarns.co.uk, 01548 856659

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The world’s most perverse workshop? ROBIN wonders if one of the things stopping people doing his workshop is actually something that the workshop will help people overcome. Let him explain… IT’S the name that’s the problem, isn’t it? Making Friends With Money, I mean. My workshop. When people see that, and because I work as an independent financial adviser, a lot assume it’s about… well, finances. No. NO. NO! At least not directly. It’s to do with our relationship with money, and this is just a manifestation of our relationship with ourself. And, perversely, because money tends to be so important to most of us, you can get into people’s underlying beliefs through this more easily than something more trivial. The problem is that it can be difficult to get people to come and do the workshop. It is a two-day event, with three weeks in between the start and finish, and I acknowledge that there’s quite a bit of hard work to do and things can get rather emotional. But people who’ve actually been on it generally think it’s tremendous – just look at some of the feedback on the website (www.makingfriendswithmoney.co.uk) - and apart from phrases like “what a brilliant workshop!”, the most frequent response is “I’ve been meaning to come and do this for about five years…”. So, apart from those issues around the name, what’s holding people back? Well, it’s also because people don’t really like change, especially around issues we regard as important – such as money. And, perversely (!), if you were considering wanting to change your relationship with money, this would probably only be because it was fairly negative. So why wouldn’t you want to actually shift things? Aaaah. Well, that’s one of the things that comes up in the workshops. That we want to be able to predict the future so that we feel safe. Even if it’s a negative expectation. This is part of the wonderful perversity of our relationship with dosh. If we can only feel safe by predicting the future, and we have a

belief that we’ll never have enough money, then guess what? We’ll only feel safe if we’re broke. Not happy, not successful, but safe because then we can prove we were right. And, therefore, in charge. One underlying question is how old you were when you invented this belief. It seems that it’s one of the things we do as small children when we’re starting to separate from our parents. And, to stay safe, when we have a powerfully emotional experience – particularly if it’s negative - we assume it’s going to be the rule. In my case it happened when I was about three. I was in a sweet shop where there was a big bar of chocolate at the top of the counter. I wanted to buy it and my mum had given me threepence as my pocket money. So it was a really traumatic experience when I was told I couldn’t have what I wanted because I didn’t have enough money. Simple and trivial from the outside, but from the inside it felt as if I’d been kicked in the stomach.

And it’s not just me. This is the most common pattern. I had a client back in the 1990s who was clear she’d never have enough money and I remember her complaining on the phone that she couldn’t afford a car. And then she won the lottery. But when we next spoke and I congratulated her for paying off her debts and buying an extremely expensive new house, she complained that she couldn’t afford a yacht… So is the name, Making Friends with Money, actually triggering the very internal mechanism that the workshop is designed to help people realise is… well, stopping them doing things? If it was called something like ‘The Joy of Abundance’ (or ‘The Abundance of Joy’?), would you be more likely to come and do it sooner? Let me know. Really - send me an email or log on to Facebook or Twitter and give me feedback. The next local session will be in Dartington on January 10, 2010, so you also have the option just to come and do the bloody marvellous workshop Making Friends With Money and make friends with yourself…

So, as a result, for many years I recognised situations when I didn’t have enough, but seldom noticed when I did.

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And, for much of the last 50-odd years, that phrase has been running in my head on a daily basis. And, again perversely, it’s designed to try and keep me safe.

In my case, the inner-voice decided it must be because I’m not a good enough person. And, as with most people, it mentioned this literally hundreds of times a day. Effectively beating me up to try and keep me safe. Perverse? You betcha.

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And my inner voice said: “Aaaah! I see! I can’t have what I want because I haven’t got enough money. So the rule is that I’ll never have what I want because I’ll never have enough money.”

There’s also a clever bit that I call a ‘retrospective justification’ – that is, the invention of a reason why the incident happened.

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LEARN to dowse for water, utilities, archaeology. Trace ley lines. One-day courses in Devon £16. Aaron 07973 120244 www.discoverdowsing.com

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Basic Leatherwork Skills – Weekend courses and evening classes. Dartington Estate, Totnes. Cost: £95 plus materials (approx £25). Call John Hagger 01803 866257 07738 634136.

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Cathy Towers Cert. Zero Balancing

“The body therapy of choice for abuse and boundary issues” Available in Bovey Tracey, Exeter and Exmouth Contact for more information:

01395 278 437 or 07989 564660 SUNDAY 13 Do you believe in Angels? - Magical Angel Workshop - Woodlands Hotel, Teignmouth. 10am – 5pm. £50 incl. gift, (some concessions). Tel: 01626 774404. Email: healers@ lighthavencentre.com

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Complementary Health Drop-in For six weeks. Free 15 minute sessions. 11.30 – 12.45pm The Kenn Centre, Kennford. Tel 01392 832005 www.greenmanshop.co.uk. THURSDAY 7 & 21

Heart and Soul of Therapy. Tutor - Julie Hewson. 10am to 5pm. Iron Mill Institute, Exeter. Tel 01392 219200 for details and entry requirements.

Ongolian overture singing workshops 6pm - 8.30pm - learn the unique art of singing two notes at the same time, very good fun and deeply meditative. Check www.woodshedcollective.co.uk for more information.

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SATURDAY/SUNDAY 12/13

DATES TO BE ARRANGED Ending Personal Suffering. Teachers of the Christ Mind are offering a day intensive workshop. January 2010, date and venue to be arranged. Call Jackie Watson on 01626 854367 emailinfo@jackiewatson.co.uk WEDNESDAY 6 yoga course for beginners, the not so nifties and anyone wanting gentle exercise for stiff joints and muscles. Six weeks. The Kenn Centre, Kennford. 10am – 11am cost £5 per session. Call 01392 832005. www.greenmanshop.co.uk.

Third Man Menswork To January 10th with Joseph (Mark Josephs-Serra). This weekend is an introduction to Third Man Menswork and also a taster weekend for The Initiatory Journey (Feb–Dec 2010). www.cultureofhonouring.com 08456 1234 32 MONDAY 11 Relax and dissolve stress with our £3 taster sessions in Exeter, Plymouth, Newton Abbot, Kingsteignton, Kingsbridge and Totnes. The Devon School of Tai Chi. www.devontaichi. co.uk. Tel: 0845 257 2142.

Editorial: 01392 346204 editor@reconnectonline.co.uk

Ok, ok, yes, it’s Robin Currie Really, there’s no point him putting an advert on the back of this magazine.

I mean, I already know what he does. He’s that green money bloke, isn’t he? (That’s right, isn’t it?) The ethical specialist IFA, or what ever. The one who’s committed to environmentalism and making sure our money supports the world and all that stuff. As well as making a profit. And he runs that amazing workshop, Making Friends With Money… the one I’ve meaning to do for about the last five years but haven’t got round to yet…

Hmmm… Robin Currie

Perhaps I’ll give him a call…

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Call Robin Currie on 01392 411630 15 Sylvan Road, Exeter, Devon EX4 6EW • tel: 01392-411630 • mob: 07973-533352 • e-mail: robin.currie@barchestergreen.co.uk • www.barchestergreen.co.uk • www.makingfriendswithmoney.co.uk 24

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