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Editor’s Letter Welcome to the NEW winter edition of the Budeigh Diary.

Budleigh Salterton and the surrounding area is renowned for it’s friendly atmosphere and great community spirit.

We are introducing a ‘NEW’ feature in this issue called ‘The Budleigh Diary Community Interview’ in which we visit local people across the Lower Otter Valley. In this issue we meet the Salterton Drama Club at the Playhouse Theatre. If you would like to feature in the next issue or know someone who would we’d love to hear from you.

If you are not yet aware, there’s been a fundamental change to the Budleigh Diary that means every organisation, be it a club, society, charity, business, etc, can get their events into the next issue of the magazine in an easy, transparent way, so that the Budleigh Diary is exactly that - a diary of all events for the Budleigh Salterton area.

For instance, at the start of the events section in this issue, you can see local events in chronological order. This is then followed by East Devon events.

How do I get my organisation’s events into the next issue you may ask? It’s extremely easy, just go to the eastdevonhub.co.uk website

and login as your organisation and then add your events, it’s that easy.

What’s great is that you can get your organisation’s events on the Hub and also in The Budleigh Diary through this single, easy process. At the last count, there were 78 organisations (clubs, societies & charities) already registered on the East Devon Hub in the Budleigh, East Budleigh, Yettington and Otterton area. This service is totally free to use and available 24/7.

If your organisation isn’t registered, just Google East Devon Hub, then go to the register menu option, fill out the form and submit. We’ll let you know when you’re all set up to add events.

Get fit and earn money! We are on the lookout for distributors to help us deliver the Diary magazines to houses and businesses across the Sid Valley and Lower Otter Valley. If you are interested or know anyone who might be then give us a call.

Happy New Year for 2014.

J. Ingles Cover picture: The Otter Valley

by N. Jones

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ROSEHILL COOKERY ASIAN INSPIRATION DAY

ROSEHILL COOKERY MEDITERANNEAN DAY

making an amazing dishes using ingredients from Asia, Rosehill Rooms and Cookery, 30 West Hill, Budleigh Salterton, 10.30am.

Mediterranean there are so many ways to adapt the dishes, Rosehill Rooms and Cookery, 30 West Hill, Budleigh Salterton, 10.30am.

AFFILIATED BRITISH DRESSAGE

BUDLEIGH SALTERTON FARMERS MARKET

17 Jan - Learn the secrets of

STRANGEST DREAM...

Until 26 Jan - Approaching the 100th anniversary of WW1, Brook Gallery turns its attention to, Brook Gallery, Foreshore House, Budleigh Salterton, 10.30am.

JANUARY EVEN THE RAIN (MEMBERSHIP OPEN TO EVERYONE)

18 Jan to 19 Jan - Public

Equestrian event. Check website for times & latest information, Bicton College, Bicton College, East Budleigh.

CASH BINGO

31 Jan - The flavours of the

31 Jan - Held last Friday of

every month 9am - 1pm Rolle Mews Car Park, Budleigh, Clinton Devon Estates, Rolle Mews Car Park, Budleigh Salterton, 9.00am.

22 Jan - BUDLEIGH DIARY,

08 Jan - Film starring Luis

Budleigh Salterton Lions Club, Public Hall, Budleigh Salterton, 7.30pm.

Tosar, Gael Garcia Bernal, Juan Carlos Aduviri, Budleigh Film Society, Public Hall, Budleigh Salterton.

ROBIN HOOD

24 Jan to 25 Jan -

JACK & THE BEANSTALK

FEBRUARY AFFILIATED BRITISH DRESSAGE

01 Feb to 02 Feb - Public

Equestrian event. Check website for times & latest information, Bicton College, Bicton College, East Budleigh.

Carnival Club, Public Hall, Budleigh Salterton, 7.30pm.

Pantomime in aid of the cancer charity Force, Budleigh Buddies, The Public Hall, Budleigh Salterton.

ROSEHILL COOKERY FISH DAY

ROSEHILL COOKERY BREAD DAY

ROSEHILL COOKERY PASTRY COURSE

beat the smell of home-baked bread, Rosehill Rooms and Cookery, 30 West Hill, Budleigh Salterton, 10.30am.

to enhance your skills - beginners intermediate/advanced, Rosehill Rooms and Cookery, 30 West Hill, Budleigh Salterton, 10.30am.

11 Jan - Budleigh Salterton

14 Jan - How to choose, bone, cook and use in many dishes, Rosehill Rooms and Cookery, 30 West Hill, Budleigh Salterton, 10.30am.

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28 Jan - We know you can’t

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ANNA KARENINA

05 Feb - Film starring: Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Matthew Macfadyen, Budleigh Film Society, Public Hall, Budleigh Salterton.

ROSEHILL COOKERY ASIAN INSPIRATION DAY

07 Feb - Learn the secrets of making an amazing dishes using ingredients from Asia, Rosehill Rooms and Cookery, 30 West Hill, Budleigh Salterton, 10.30am.

ROSEHILL COOKERY BREAD DAY

11 Feb - We know you can’t

beat the smell of home-baked bread, Rosehill Rooms and Cookery, 30 West Hill, Budleigh Salterton, 10.30am.

CASH BINGO

19 Feb - BUDLEIGH DIARY, Budleigh Salterton Lions Club, Public hall, Budleigh Salterton, 7.30pm.

ROSEHILL COOKERY FISH DAY

27 Feb to 28 Feb - How to choose, bone, cook and use in many dishes, Rosehill Rooms and Cookery, 30 West Hill, Budleigh Salterton, 10.30am.

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ROSEHILL COOKERY FISH DAY

WATERS OF THE MOON

03 Mar to 07 Mar - A drama

ROSEHILL COOKERY PASTRY COURSE

cook and use in many dishes, Rosehill Rooms and Cookery, 30 West Hill, Budleigh Salterton, 10.30am.

set in an hotel on Dartmoor in 1950. Mon-Fri pm & Matinee Sat 2.30pm, Salterton Drama Club, Salterton Playhouse, Budleigh Salterton, 7.30pm.

11 Mar - Making Pastry great to enhance your skills - beginners intermediate/advanced, Rosehill Rooms and Cookery, 30 West Hill, Budleigh Salterton, 10.30am.

traditional/contemporary folk music from the Emily Smith Trio, Gypsy Music Promotions, The Public Hall, Budleigh Salterton, 6.25pm.

THREE WALLS (MEMBERSHIP OPEN TO EVERYONE)

CASH BINGO

ROSEHILL COOKERY FISH DAY

Budleigh Salterton Lions Club, Public hall, Budleigh Salterton, 7.30pm.

cook and use in many dishes, Rosehill Rooms and Cookery, 30 West Hill, Budleigh Salterton, 10.30am.

28 Feb - How to choose, bone,

MARCH

05 Mar - Film starring:

GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS

01 Mar - Gerry & The

Pacemakers in Concert, Gypsy Music Promotions, The Public Hall, Budleigh Salterton, 6.30pm.

AFFILIATED BRITISH DRESSAGE

01 Mar to 02 Mar - Public

Equestrian event. Check website for times & latest information, Bicton College, Bicton College, East Budleigh.

Naseerudin Shah, Jackie Shroff, Juhi Chawla, Budleigh Film Society, Public Hall, Budleigh Salterton.

SPRING SPECTACULAR “JOEY THE LIPS”

08 Mar - , Budleigh Salterton Carnival Club, Three Rocks, Otterton, 7.30pm.

12 Mar - BUDLEIGH DIARY,

ROSEHILL COOKERY PUDDINGS

EMILY SMITH TRIO

16 Mar - An evening of

28 Mar - How to choose, bone,

14 Mar - Puddings- all sorts of great ideas for the sweet toothed!, Rosehill Rooms and Cookery, 30 West Hill, Budleigh Salterton, 10.30am.

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Photo courtesy of Johnny Pin and Mike Silver GOLDEN AGE (LIVE STREAMING FROM THE BOLSHOI)

Ballet

30 Mar - Golden Age (live

JEWELS (LIVE STREAMING BOLSHOI BALLET)

19 Jan - Jewels (live streaming Bolshoi Ballet), The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, 4.00pm.

BOLSHOI: THE GOLDEN AGE

30 Mar - Season of live

BOLSHOI: JEWELS

19 Jan - Season of live broadcasts of ballet from the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, Exeter Picture House, 51 Bartholomew Street West, Exeter, 3.00pm.

broadcasts of ballet from the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, Exeter Picture House, 51 Bartholomew Street West, Exeter, 4.00pm.

Children

LOST ILLUSIONS (LIVE STREAMING BOLSHOI BALLET

02 Feb - Lost Illusions (Live

THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF MR BENN

Streaming Bolshoi Ballet), The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, 4.00pm.

Until 04 Jan - Full of catchy songs and astounding magic - for everyone aged 4 to 104, Northcott Theatre, Stocker Rd, Exeter.

BOLSHOI: LOST ILLUSIONS

02 Feb - Season of live

broadcasts of ballet from the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, Exeter Picture House, 51 Bartholomew Street West, Exeter, 3.00pm.

VIENNA FESTIVAL BALLET: CINDERELLA

12 Mar - Vienna Festival Ballet is proud to present their new 2014 Spring Ballet, Exeter Corn Exchange, Corn Exchange, Exeter, 7.30pm.

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streaming from the Bolshoi), The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, 4.00pm.

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PIRATE WORKSHOPS

Until 04 Jan - Pirate workshops before/after seeing the show - a variety of fun & activities, Exeter Phoenix, Brandninch Place, Exeter.

SNOWMAN HUNT

Until 05 Jan - Snowmen are hiding at Escot. Join our Snowman Hunt to find them!

Escot Park and Gardens, Parklands Farm, Ottery St Mary, 10.00am.

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Choirs CHORAL WORKSHOP BACH MASS IN B MINOR

01 Feb - Workshop to explore Bach’s masterpiece, Exeter Philharmonic Choir, Mint Methodist Church, Exeter, 10.30am.

THE ARMED MAN

08 Feb - A Mass for peace composed by Karl Jenkins is at St Mary’s Church, The New Elizabethan Singers, St Mary’s Church, Bridport.

Classical Music JOHANN STRAUSS GALA

02 Jan - New Year Viennese Gala with Gunter Bauer-Schenk & Fiona Murphy, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, The Great Hall, Exeter, 7.30pm.

JOSEPH TONG & WAKA HASEGAWA - PIANO 4 HANDS

09 Jan - Local composer

Gordon Langford features in the programme of this popular duo, Seaton Music, Seaton Town Hall, Seaton, 7.30pm.

MENDELSSOHN ELIJAH

18 Jan - Exmouth Choral Society will perform Mendelssohn’s Elijah on Saturday evening, Exmouth Choral Society, Holy Trinity Church, Exmouth, 7.30pm.

BEETHOVEN’S EROICA

31 Jan - Beethoven’s Eroica.

Kees Bakels Conducts Ronald Brautigam, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, The Great Hall, Exeter, 7.30pm.

HEROES & SUPERHEROES

13 Feb - More music from the movies: Robin Hood,The Magnificent Seven,The Incredibles., Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, The Great Hall, Exeter, 7.30pm.

JONATHAN DORMAND - CELLO

20 Feb - Sonatas by Brahms

and Poulenc with pianist, Marisa Gupta, Seaton Music, Seaton Town Hall, Seaton, 7.30pm.

BEETHOVEN’S FIFTH

27 Feb - Rui Pinheiro and Jennifer Pike, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, The Great Hall, Exeter, 7.30pm.

BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO 9

08 Mar - Joint concert with Exeter Sympony Orchestra.

Proceeds to Army Benevolent

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Fund, Exeter Philharmonic Choir, Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, 7.30pm.

Community

Club Meetings

THE COULL QUARTET

13 Mar - One of the UK’s most highly respected quartets performs Haydn, Borodin & Ravel, Seaton Music, Seaton Town Hall, Seaton, 7.30pm.

TRPCESKI PLAYS CHOPIN

13 Mar - Chopin Piano

Concerto No.1 and Rachmaninov’s Symphony No.2, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, The Great Hall, Exeter, 7.30pm.

ORCHESTRAL CONCERT

22 Mar - Isca Ensemble Spring Orchestral Concert, ISCA Ensemble, Sidmouth Parish Church, Sidmouth.

Collectors ANTIQUES VALUATION DAYS

09 Jan to 30 Jan - Four

antiques valuation Thursdays in January by Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, Kennaway House, Coburg Road, Sidmouth, 2.00pm.

VINYL SATURDAY BRIDPORT

01 Mar - For collectors of rock, pop, folk blues & jazz records & CDs, Vinyl Saturday Bridport, Bridport URC East Street, Bridport, 10.00am.

SID VALE PROBUS CLUB

07 Jan - ‘A Pensioner’s Adventures on the Amazon’ a talk

by Joyce West, Sid Vale Probus Club, The Blue Ball, Sidmouth, 10.30am.

AXMINSTER PROBUS CLUB

07 Jan - Talk by Steve Parsons - ‘The Home Guard’, Axminster Probus Club, Kilmington Café, Axminster, 10.15am.

POETRY PLEASE! THE OLD MEETING

14 Jan - Poetry Please! The old meeting every 2nd Tuesday of the month, Sidmouth Poetry Please, Leigh Brown Room, Sidmouth, 2.00pm.

SID VALE PROBUS CLUB

21 Jan - ‘A Boy on the Farm’ - a talk by Spence Kingdom, Sid Vale Probus Club, The Blue Ball, Sidmouth, 10.30am.

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SID VALE PROBUS CLUB

Covering all areas of accountancy – accounts preparation, tax returns, VAT, book-keeping, payroll, company and new business set-ups.

Cochran’ - a talk by Dr Malcolm Burge, Sid Vale Probus Club, The Blue Ball, Sidmouth, 10.30am.

Providing a friendly service for a variety of businesses large and small. Fixed fees, free initial consultation.

04 Feb - ‘The Life of Admiral

AXMINSTER PROBUS CLUB

04 Feb - Talk by D.J.Baldock - ‘Booze, Baccy & Cruise Missiles’, Axminster Probus Club, Kilmington Café, Axminster, 10.15am.

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11 Feb - Poetry Please! The old meeting every 2nd Tuesday of the month, Sidmouth Poetry Please, Leigh Brown Room, Sidmouth, 2.00pm.

SID VALE PROBUS CLUB

18 Feb - ‘Tour of Battle Sites

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month, Sidmouth Poetry Please, Leigh Brown Room, Sidmouth, 2.00pm.

SID VALE PROBUS CLUB

18 Mar - ‘Lets Go to the Fair’ - a talk by David Baldock, Sid Vale Probus Club, The Blue Ball, Sidmouth, 10.30am.

Film Club

- Anglo Zulu Wars’ - a talk by Brian Porch, Sid Vale Probus Club, The Blue Ball, Sidmouth, 10.30am.

LYMPSTONE FILM SOCIETY

10 Jan - A LATE QUARTET

04 Mar - ‘A Life of Crime’ a talk by Peter Boef, Sid Vale Probus Club, The Blue Ball, Sidmouth, 10.30am.

21 Jan - The Glenn Miller Story

11 Mar - Poetry Please! The old

February (UK 2012), Lympstone Entertainments, Village Hall, Lympstone, 7.30pm.

LYMPSTONE FILM SOCIETY

18 Feb - David Lean’s version of Great Expectations (1946), Lympstone Entertainments, Methodist Hall, Lympstone, 2.15pm.

14 Mar - Oh Brother Where Art

LYMPSTONE FILM SOCIETY

POETRY PLEASE! THE OLD MEETING

14 Feb - Summer in

LYMPSTONE FILM SOCIETY

(USA 2012), Lympstone Entertainments, Village Hall, Lympstone, 7.30pm.

SID VALE PROBUS CLUB

LYMPSTONE FILM SOCIETY

(1953)The Bandleader Biopic.

Doors open 2.00pm, Lympstone Entertainments, Methodist Hall, Lympstone, 2.15pm.

meeting every 2nd Tuesday of the

Fund Raising Event SIX SADDLES CYCLE EVENT

25 Jan - An ambitious sequel to 2013’s very successful Six On Saddles cycle event, Otter Nurseries (OSM), Gosford Road, Ottery St Mary.

Jumble & Table Top Sale JUMBLE SALE

15 Feb - Jumble Sale, Woodbury Village Hall, Woodbury Village hall, Woodbury, 1.30pm.

Thou? (USA 2000), Lympstone Entertainments, Village Hall, Lympstone, 7.30pm.

Social Group

LYMPSTONE FILM SOCIETY

28 Jan - Tuesday evening social

18 Mar - The Way We Were (1973) Redford and Streisand as mismatched lovers, Lympstone Entertainments, Methodist Hall, Lympstone, 2.15pm.

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meeting, Honiton & District Lions Club, The Deer Park Country House Hotel, Honiton, 7.30pm.

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SEATON LION’S ANNIVERSARY DINNER

21 Feb - Seaton Lions 30th

Charter Anniversary Dinner, Seaton & District Lions Club, Dolphin Hotel, Beer.

Talk & Presentation SID VALE ASSOCIATION TALK

Craft ACRYLIC AND OIL PAINTING WORKSHOP

30 Jan - Acrylic and oil

painting. Suitable for all levels. £25, East Devon Art, Old Fore Street, Sidmouth, 10.00am.

15 Jan - “Sidmouth 150

CRAFT 4 CRAFTERS

years ago in Pictures” Speaker: Dr Nigel Hyman, Sid Vale Association, Manor Pavilion Theatre, Sidmouth, 2.30pm.

day out where all things are creative, Westpoint Arena, Clyst St Mary, Exeter, 10.00am.

SID VALE ASSOCIATION TALK

19 Feb - “Extraordinary Stories

30 Jan to 01 Feb - A great

CRAFT DAYS AT DALWOOD

31 Jan - Crafting for the Love

from an Ordinary Life” Speaker: Iris R Jones-Simantel, Sid Vale Association, Manor Pavilion Theatre, Sidmouth, 2.30pm.

of it, Dalwood Craft Day, Tuckers Arms, Axminster, 10.30am.

SID VALE ASSOCIATION TALK

conjunction with Doughty’s of Hereford, Sidmouth Patchers and Quilters, St John’s Hall, Sidmouth, 10.30am.

19 Mar - “A History of The Knowle” Speakers: Rab & Christine Barnard, Sid Vale Association, Manor Pavilion Theatre, Sidmouth, 2.30pm.

FABRIC ROADSHOW

03 Feb - Fabric Sale in

PAINTING IN INKS WORKSHOP

13 Feb - Learn how to use

Materials provided. £20, East Devon Art, Old Fore Street, Sidmouth, 10.00am.

for charity) Devon, 1 Feebers Cottage, Broadclyst, 12.00am.

CRAFT DAYS AT DALWOOD

16 Feb - A secret spring garden

28 Feb - Crafting for the Love of it, Dalwood Craft Day, Tuckers Arms, Axminster, 10.30am.

CRAFT DAYS AT DALWOOD

LITTLEHAM HOUSE COTTAGE

full of colour, NGS (gardens open for charity) Devon, Littleham House Cottage, Exmouth, 12.00am.

28 Mar - Crafting for the Love of it, Dalwood Craft Day, Tuckers Arms, Axminster, 10.30am.

Heritage QUAY HOUSE VISITOR CENTRE

Until 29 Jan - Discover the

Garden LITTLEHAM HOUSE COTTAGE

09 Feb - A secret spring garden full of colour, NGS (gardens open for charity) Devon, Littleham House Cottage, Exmouth, 12.00am.

1 FEEBERS COTTAGE

15 Feb to 16 Feb - Mature but evolving cottage of 1 acre.

Many varieties of snowdrops in spring, NGS (gardens open

history and development of the Quayside. Open weekends only, Quay House Visitor Centre, 46, Exeter.

WEST COUNTRY TO WORLD’S END

02 Jan to 03 Mar - RAMM tell the story of the evocative period of the Tudor age in the South West, RAMM Gallery, Queen Street, Exeter, 10.00am.

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Open Day

Saturday 8th March 2014 10am – 1pm

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BILL DOUGLAS CENTRE

PRINCE IGOR

dedicated to the History of Cinema and Popular Culture.

Open week days, Bill Douglas Centre, The Old Library, Exeter.

music by Borodin, The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, 4.00pm.

02 Jan to 28 Mar - Museum

02 Mar - Prince Igor (Opera)

RUSALKA, BEAMED LIVE FROM NEW YORK MET OPERA

08 Feb - Opera by Dvorak

beamed live to the Picture House, Exeter Picture House, 51 Bartholomew Street West, Exeter.

RUSALKA (OPERA)

Massenet’s opera, Werther, Exeter Picture House, 51 Bartholomew Street West, Exeter.

style, glamour and grace: skating like you’ve never seen before, Westpoint Arena, Clyst St Mary, Exeter.

Manor Pavilion Theatre & Arts Centre, Manor Road, Sidmouth.

WERTHER (OPERA) LIVE STREAMING

THE BIG CAKE SHOW

JANE EYRE

28 Mar to 30 Mar - Baking

Until 11 Jan - Passionate and

streaming from the Met Opera, New York, The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, 6.00pm.

extravaganza with baking celebrities from across the UK, Westpoint Arena, Clyst St Mary, Exeter.

romantic drama for Christmas and the New Year, Cygnet Theatre, Address, Exeter.

THE MICE WHO ATE CHRISTMAS

15 Mar - Werther (Opera) live

19 Feb to 23 Feb - Speed,

PRINCE IGOR

TOPSHAM FILM SOCIETY

Borodin’s Prince Igor, Exeter Picture House, 51 Bartholomew Street West, Exeter.

Topsham Film Society, Matthews Hall, Topsham, 7.30pm.

03 Jan - Hyde Park on Hudson,

THE CIRCUS OF HORRORS LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT

28 Jan - A whirlwind journey

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Plays

02 Jan - Bad Theatre Company Shows

01 Mar - New production of

KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING.

ROBIN COUSINS’ ICE

08 Feb - Rusalka (Opera), The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, 7.00pm.

(musical) on the Gateway big screen. (times & priceTBA), The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton.

WERTHER, BEAMED LIVE FROM NEW YORK MET OPERA

15 Mar - New production of Opera

through plague ridden London up to the great fire of 1666, Exeter Corn Exchange, Corn Exchange, Exeter, 7.30pm.

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Sport MUD AND SWEAT MTB NAVIGATION EVENT

05 Jan - Mud and Sweat, Mountain Bike Navigation (MBO) Event - The Turkey Burner!, Mud and Sweat, Woodbury Common, Exeter, 8.00am.

Theatre ALADDIN A FAMILY PANTOMIME.

Until 04 Jan - Theatre panto, Manor Pavilion Theatre & Arts Centre, Manor Road, Sidmouth.

Musicals MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

15 Jan - Merrily we roll along

presentation. A Christmas comedy for adults & children 8, Dalwood Village Hall, Nr Church, Dalwood, 7.30pm.

PRESENTS “RED” OUR ANNUAL PANTOMIME

15 Jan to 18 Jan - Follow the story of Red, the wolf and the piggies in our new pantomime, Ottery Community Theatre, The Institute, Ottery St Mary, 7.30pm.

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: CORIOLANUS

30 Jan - Live broadcast of the Donmar Warehouse’s production of Coriolanus. Doors 6pm, The Electric Palace, 35 South Street, Bridport, 7.00pm.

PRIVATE LIVES (NOEL COWARD)

19 Feb - Private Lives (Noel

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WARHORSE (NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE)

27 Feb - Warhorse, this

powerfully moving drama is a show of phenomenal inventiveness, The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, 7.00pm.

Wildlife MILLING AT CRICKLEPIT

10 Jan - Watch local

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Local historian Ted Gosling looks back in time The Philpots and Mary Anning

by Ted Gosling

For the majority of people who visit the West Country the image of Lyme Regis is conjured up by two ladies.

Meryl Streep standing on the windswept Cobb, when she gave that memorable performance as Sarah Woodruff in the film “The French Lieutenant’s Woman”, is one. The other, of course, is Mary Anning wearing her bonnet, with a basket under her arm, collecting fossils.

Miss Anning (1799-1847), the fossil woman, lived in Broad Street and was the eldest child of Richard Anning, a carpenter and Dissenter of Lyme Regis.

Although she made many important discoveries and helped her brother in the digging out of the first complete ichthyosaur, it would be stretching our imagination to call her one of the first women scientists; a title given to her in recent months.

About this time both well-known and obscure fossil collectors visited Lyme Regis and, although many of them found their main attraction in the fossil shop of Mary Anning and her mother, there were many others for whom the first interest was to examine the fossil collection or museum belonging to the Miss Philpots. Who were these Philpots? A familiar name to our museum Geologist, Geoff Marshall, but I suspect a complete mystery to those of you brought up with the romantic story of Mary Anning.

John Philpot was a solicitor practising in London. In about 1805 he took a house at Lyme Regis for his four sisters. Three of them, Mary (1777-1838), Margaret (?-1845) and Elizabeth (1780-1857), settled there for life at Marley Cottage, number 1 Silver Street, which is now the Mariners Hotel. They soon began collecting fossils, and the youngest of the sisters, Elizabeth became the expert in this field.

The sisters also took on a young protégée who was one day, rather unfairly, to become much more

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Broad Street, Lyme Regis - where Mary Anning lived

celebrated than they were. This was, of course, local girl Mary Anning and, although the achievements of Miss Anning in her own right are remarkable, it was the Philpot sisters, which shrewdness and patience, formed a collection of local fossils that became famous throughout Europe and is now one of the pride of the Oxford University collection.

The Philpots moved in a small circle of intelligent geologists who came to visit Lyme Regis at the time.

To present day geologists they read like a Roll of Honour: Rev William Conybeare (1787-1857): James Sowerby, famous for his books ‘Mineral Conchology and British Mineralogy; a book now fetching in excess of £6000 in book auctions: Professor William Buckland (1784-1856), born at Axminster, who wrote a prize-winning paper for the Royal Society

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Local Local historian historian Ted Ted Gosling Gosling looks looks back back in in time time

One of many illustrations depicting a solitary figure, presumed to be Mary Anning on a outing, scouring the shoreline for fossils

Fossil exhibits at Seaton Museum. Lyme Regis also has a fine collection of fossils.

and published in book form as ‘Reiquiae Diluvianae’; Professor Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz (1801-1873); Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (1792-1871); Professor Adam Sedgewich (1785-1873); Sir Charles Lyell (17961875); Henry Thomas De La Beche (pronounced Beach), and many others visited the town. I wonder what they would have thought of the claims to be the gateway to the Jurassic Coast, from every town from Exmouth to Swanage.

The fossil collection of the Miss Philpots consists of about 400 specimens, mainly from the Lower Lias of Lyme and Charmouth. It was compiled during the first part of the 19th century during which time it was studied by the various prominent paleontologists. On the death of the youngest sister, Elizabeth Philpot, the collection passed to a nephew, John Philpot and in 1880 it was presented to Oxford University by his widow.

Buckland, known for his humour and eccentricity, would have remarked; ‘What a load of coprolites, most of these claimants do not know the difference between an ammonite and a belemnite’.

Although the Philpots were the most important and should be given precedence in terms of strict science, do remember that Mary Anning, a local girl of humble background and education, became one of the finest field searchers of the time.

Ammonite fossils exhibited at Seaton Museum

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Of the other image; Meryl Streep? Well although John Fowles the author of ‘French Lieutenant’s Woman’ lived in Lyme, film fame is momentary and by the 22nd century she will be long forgotten.

But Fossils! Well they are as old as time and for collectors in the future there will always be new and still rarer specimens to find. This means that Mary Anning, that young maid from Lyme, who devoted her life to exploring those frowning and precipitous cliffs, will never ben forgotten. After all is said and done, she makes a romantic legend and a good story.

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Salterton Drama Club

Meet the cast Back row left to right: Jeremy Townley, Angie Maslen, Sandra Witts, Ray Pickworth, Steve Clark, Elaine Wilson, Roger Simmonds, Finn Morley-Welch, Pamela Welake, Michele Morley-Welch, Richard Gomm.

Front row left to right: Rosemary Williams, Shirley Snell, Wendy Gomm, David Holt, Mary Logan, Dianne Nicholls, Deborah Pearson.

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There is a long tradition of successful amateur dramatics at Budleigh Salterton. Since the group was founded in 1938, it has gone from strength to strength, finally acquiring its own theatre - the Salterton Playhouse - in 1970.

The Playhouse is set next to the stream in Meadow Lane, and is accessed by footpaths, one from Station Road, one from the car park behind the Public Hall, as well as Meadow Road. The auditorium has raked seating and full facilities for approximately 80 patrons including disabled access and toilets.

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As a result, we are currently able to stage four plays a year, with each production running for a week, every evening Monday ‒ Friday, ending with a Matinee on Saturday.

We are always glad to welcome individuals who are interested in acting and directing, and there are plenty of opportunities for non-acting members to become involved in a variety of backstage and front of house activities.

The club also has a busy Social Programme, which does much to maintain the integrity of the group during the periods between productions. This involves events such as social play readings, theatre visits to both local amateur and professional productions, as well as our annual

Garden Party. The Salterton Drama Club is nothing if not social, and new members can be assured of a warm welcome.

We do endeavour to provide as wide a variety of Productions as possible, with a selection of comedy, drama and thrillers each year. In November last year we produced a show ‒ Radio Budleigh presents An Evening With Noel Coward . As the title suggest this was presented as a radio show, and consisted of a read One Act Play, followed by songs and sketches all written

by Noel Coward. This gave many members who do not act the opportunity to appear on stage.

Our next Production is a Drama entitled Waters of the Moon by

Continued overleaf The Salterton Playhouse is situated on a public footpath which runs from beside The Garden Shop florists on Station Road to Meadow Road.

Upcoming Productions WATERS OF THE MOON 3rd March - 8th March 2014

By Norman Charles Hunter Directed by: Ray Pickworth TBC 2nd June - 7th June 2014 To be directed by Fay Hamilton

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Salterton Drama Club N C Hunter. The action takes place at an hotel on the edge of Dartmoor between 28th December and New Year s day in the early 1950s, and tells the story of elderly residents whose ordered life is somewhat disturbed by unexpected visitors. Rehearsals are already underway on Tuesday and Thursday evenings with the Production running from the 3rd to 8th March.

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www.saltertondrama.co.uk The Piano Group . (left to right) Sandria Stewart, Tim Othen, Jenny Roberts and Penny Hill

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Cec Hardy’s lighthearted take on life about memory shortages. This was a condition familiar to us both but we took exception to having it pointed out by a mere machine.

Then we realised it was projection on that devious machine’s part for it was the computer itself that needed treatment that even defragmenting couldn’t supply.

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by Cec Hardy I can’t tell you what I got for Christmas because it hasn’t happened yet.

Oops, I’ve let the gerbil out of the bag. For all these years I’ve regaled you in the winter article with tales of how badly Christmas went and revealed my broken New Year resolutions when actually I write this in the dark days before the solstice.

We’ve been told that most people change their computers every two years. To me that‘s incredibly wasteful but reluctantly we conceded defeat on this occasion and added to the enormous pile of redundant electronic stuff at the tip. The replacement model is very fast but too efficient for my liking.

I have the impression it’s decided we are decrepit old codgers and keeps suggesting we change things when we’re quite happy with the status quo.

In fact that attention-grabbing first sentence isn’t strictly true. Wife Christine and I bought ourselves a joint present back in November.

It probably didn’t qualify as a Christmas gift since neither of us wanted it but that can perhaps be said of many a lovingly chosen present.

Since I’ve now shot myself in the foot regarding 2014 resolutions I haven’t yet made I’ll mention one of last year’s instead. I’d joined a choir and decided I couldn’t get away with miming forever and had better learn to read music. It might even improve my harmonica playing. Simple enough to master the dots, I thought, for even Christine had recently managed it. “It’s mathematical.” she smugly claimed. Alarm bells should have started ringing in the head of one who once scored 11% in a maths exam.

Our computer was but ten years old but we knew senility had struck when it began flashing messages

Allow me to explain the rudiments of music theory as I came to not understand them. Sitting

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comfortably? Something to drink?

Basically, music is divided into bars. There are commonly four beats to a bar except when there aren’t. Inside these bars reside notes - semi breves, minims, crockets and quavers, which our American cousins refer to as whole, half, quarter and eighth notes. I don’t often agree with American pronunciation, spelling and grammar but in the case of music I find their ideas eminently sensible.

I believe a whole note occupies 100% of a bar. What puzzles me, among many other things, is that if a semi breve is a whole note and occupies a whole bar then what is a breve? Well, according to our super fast new computer the word ‘breve’ is derived from the Latin ‘brevis’ meaning ‘short’.

This seems a little strange as I recall reading somewhere that it’s the longest note value in music use nowadays.

The Americans call a breve a double whole note since it lasts twice as long as a whole note. Now 82% of my brain can accept that you can have 200% of something but the other 11% doesn’t think you can go above the 110% which sportspeople often claim to achieve.

Of course it’s just as problematical when we get to really short notes.

A semihemidemisemiquaver should come with a health warning.

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A ‘bird’s eye’ view of the lower Otter and Budleigh Salterton

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Things were much simpler back in the 6th century BC. Wife Christine disagrees but declines to argue since I obviously remember it so well. It’s said that a clever Greek scientist called Pythagoras took time out from his triangular ruminations to let loose his great brain on musical theory and devised a system of octaves divided into twelve. Even to me this seemed logical and mathematical but unfortunately the music purists said it didn’t sound right so they messed about with it and sharps and flats started popping up all over the place.

So by the time I’d worked my way through bunches of keys, only to come up against augmented triads and diminished fifths, I’d decided to chuck in the choir, chuck out the harmonica and take up origami.

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them as Ethan said he didn’t have to get involved with the Inland revenue as he lived on the coast!

D.C.B. Photography © 2013

ETHAN I first met Ethan when he walked up to me while I was sun bathing on my local beach.

He was brandishing a freshly caught trout in front of my nose.

He and his associates had just bagged eight of the beauties in one net they had set across the river upstream from the beach.

These they proceeded to sell to beach-goers with the highest disposable income.

How was it, I said to them later, that they never seemed to be bothered by water bailiffs.

Ethan just laughed and said that the last one they spoke to ended up floating down some river, still shouting, courtesy of the business end of his boot. I made a mental note always to keep on the right side of Ethan and his friends.

Poaching, although in his blood, was just a sideline for Ethan. He had what he called his proper job; which was a general dealer in anything that would make him a fast buck.

In time, revenue and customs became just as interested in Ethan as he was in his money making ventures. This was somewhat unfortunate for

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ANGEL DUST There she was on the back seat of the 157 from town, all curled up like cat sunning herself on a kitchen windowsill. I hadn`t seen Simone for weeks since she went to visit her cat in Wales. She had apparently been stranded there on an island inhabited by monks, undergone a psycho- analytical test for the insane and been thrown into prison. Not bad work I thought, even for Simone, who courted disaster like butch cassidy collected banknotes. Later as we both sipped coffee at ginos she elaborated on the finer points of her latest adventure.

As happened most of the time with Simone it all started quite innocently. She took a day trip to Caldey island just off the coast of Tenby in Wales. After the grand tour of the monastery and a communal picnic on the cliffs, Simone went down for a quick dip in the sea and a sun bath. She was rudely awakened sometime later by what she referred to as the welsh version of the yettie, demanding to know what she was still doing on the island as it was early evening and all the tourists had taken ferry home hours

ago. Simone said she was more than happy to camp out for the night as she had her four seasons sleeping bag with her and catch the morning ferry.

The man responded by jumping up and down like a mad thing, telling her it was illegal to stay on the island overnight and threatened her with the police. With that he stomped off never to be seen again. .

Simone decided to settle down for the evening and watched puffins playing in the tidal pools at the cliff base. She caught sight of a lifeboat out on a call close to the island and was only mildly surprised when it beached near her. The penny finally dropped when four men jumped off the lifeboat and headed straight for her. The yettie had apparently phoned them to get her removed from the island. She was immediately plied with hot tea and custard creams, which was all very nice but it was a sunny evening at the end of May and Simone didn’t feel hypothermia was an issue. It was just turning into a nice little tea party when the police helicopter arrived. They too had been called and were bemused too say the least at the surreal sight of Simone feeding custard creams and sweet nothings to the best looking lifeboat man in the party. C’est la vie! FCR Esgen © 2013

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Restoration French Polishing Cabinet Making Modern Finishes Free Estimates ~ Collection & Delivery 01395 223321 mob 0781 7984 505

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Covering Budleigh Salterton & surrounding area For a free estimate, call Joe Beckett No job too small • Mowing & garden maintenance • Fencing • Flat pack furniture assembly • Handrail fitment • Jetwashing • Light bulbs • Shelving • Water butt fitment • General repairs ... and lots more!

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- Please add 1 hour tide times to take into consideration British Summer Time which starts on 30th March.

- Dogs allowed on main beach for Jan, Feb, Mar.

Visit our beautiful Sidmouth showroom to see our full range of interior products, including kitchens, bathrooms, ooring, designer fabrics, curtains and ďŹ replaces.

SIDMOUTH DESIGN ALEXANDRIA ROAD SIDMOUTH, DEVON, EX10 9HE

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ANIMAL CARE

A flock of sheep at the all you can eat food bar

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When you are away from home All Animals offer: ∙ Daily cat feeding visits ∙ Small pet & bird care ∙ Home visits for dogs ∙ House sitting Service ∙ Pet therapy ∙ Dog walking

Qualified, experienced & fully insured For enquiries call Tel: 01395 567973 Mobile 07980 188183

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The Old Vet’nary

Nostalgic happenings on the farm

by Ken Watson

Palpation

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f you don’t know what it means you soon will. I have always admired the way my wife can handle dishes hot from the oven, but then if my fingertips were as innured to the heat as hers have become I would not have been able to carry out my life’s work as well as I have done.

On the other hand my brother-in-law, a farmer all his life, had fingers like a bunch of bananas and they served him well. Every vet worth his or her salt gives patients a thorough examination whilst listening to the owner’s recital of the symptoms.

Much of this is done by feeling with the fingertips, or palpation.

I often think the medical profession is losing this accomplishment because, like playing the piano, it needs constant practice. Of course, the medical profession is impeded by clothing, but just imagine if it were not so and you might have the situation where a mother has brought her daughter because of an ear infection and is suddenly told, ‘Madam did you know your daughter is pregnant?’. Such a scenario often happens in the veterinary world, or maybe it is a large abdominal tumour, or even severe constipation.

That is what make veterinary work so much more interesting than medical.

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A car salesman who was a bit of a wag once telephoned me and as I was rather a long time coming to the phone he said, ‘‘Have your arm half way up a cow did you?’’ Only he did not put it quite like that which is something that people might find repugnant. But believe you me it is where palpation really proves its worth. In there is a world of wonder.

With your fingertips you can feel all the amazing stages of pregnancy or it’s aftermath, the growth of the foetus and the accompanying throbbing rise of the arteries and changing shape of the ovaries.

Maybe it is all redundant today because of that modern miracle the scan.

Yet I am sure one skill has not changed; that magic moment when you feel the situation inside the newly opened uterus of a different birthing in a sheep, cow or less often a mare. What is this jumble of legs?

Are they fore or hind legs or even a mix of twins tumbling to be born. Or where is the head, and in the case of twins does this head belong to these legs. Once the situation has been sorted comes the business of bringing the foetus into this world.

Two forelegs and a head together is the ideal but sometimes you have to make the most of what you find

and it can then become difficult.

It is amazing what a difference can be made by just pulling the ears through the cervix, the head will then follow. I once used this principle to good use. I was called to a caravan where a puppy had it’s head stuck in a hole in the floor.

When I arrived there was already a fire engine and an RSPCA team on the scene, and the firemen were assembling some powerful looking cutting gear. I noticed that the hole was one inch longer than it was broad, so I turned the puppy’s head and then pulled the floppy ears back one at a time and out it came. But, returning to the birthing process, one thing is certain, for that one moment when you hold that slimy, warm and wriggling new born in your arms is one of the best sensations ever.

Having carried out those essential procedures to kick-start life I would turn and look at the owner and I never came across even the most toil hardened farmer who could not help a smile crossing his face.

K. Watson

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HEALTH & Fitness DEVONCOURT HOTEL & Apartments

Paola Royal

Physiotherapy Acupointmassage Auricular Therapy Sports and Wellbeing Massage Breathing therapy for Cystic Fibrosis In-clinic and home visits available

£5.00

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Lifestyle free joining offer with this advert Lifestyle invites you to join Exmouth’s most prestigious health and fitness club. See what we have to offer you for as little as £5.29 per week: • Fitness Gym • Indoor Heated Pool • Outdoor Heated Pool • Far-Infra Red Sauna • Cleopatra Steam Room • Whirlpool Spa • Aqua Fitness Classes • Aerobics Classes • All-weather Tennis Court

• Sunshower* • Competition Snooker Table* • Putting Green (May-Sept) • Diane’s Hair & Beauty Salon • Hotel Accommodation • Massage & Beauty Therapy • Meals taken in Avenues • Restaurant *denotes additional charge

Just show the

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Phone: 01395 444067 Mobile: 07715 310920

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Budleigh Salterton DENTAL PRACTICE

& Implant Centre

Routine Dental Care Dental Implants Teeth Whitening Cosmetic Dentistry Sedation options available for nervous patients Providing a personal & professional approach to all your dental care, in a relaxed and friendly environment

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11 Station Road, Budleigh Salterton, EX51JY

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HEALTH & CARE COURSES & CLASSES Walking on Air Footcare Footcare for all the family

Devon

A friendly and highly professional service guaranteed where comfort, hygiene and confidentiality are paramount in the comfort of your own home. www.walkingona irfootca re .co.uk

Providing a range of services to people in their own homes that include: Personal care Meal preparation Shopping

Tel 01395 277835 or 264767 www.helpinghands-care.co.uk

My Companionship & Support Service for Local Residents

Counsellor MBACP (Accred).

Providing counselling in Budleigh Salterton and surrounding areas. Working with individuals experiencing stress, panic attacks, anxiety, phobias, depression, abuse and relationship issues.

I am also a trained bereavement counsellor.

Contact me in confidence on 01395 443265 or 07756 405060 or judithewalton@hotmail.co.uk Also see www.judithwaltoncounselling.co.uk

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Food & Drink

Pilates focuses on developing core strength and flexibility, and it helps improve posture and balance.

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Nordic walking Lessons also available. www.tessawhittingslowpilates.co.uk

03 Jan - Festive dining at

River Cottage, River Cottage HQ, Park Farm, Axminster, 12.00am.

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BREAD COURSE

27 Jan - Join us and learn to

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make great bread every time, The Holt, 178 High Street, Honiton, 9.30am.

SMOKING & CURING COURSE AT THE HOLT

29 Jan - A beginners course on Smoking and Curing at The Holt, Honiton, The Holt, 178 High Street, Honiton, 5.00pm.

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The Church Hall, East Budleigh & The Public Hall, Budleigh Salterton

It is low impact and suitable for all ages and fitness levels. To find out more please contact Tessa Whittingslow on: 01392 832434

Housework Escorted outings

All staff are trained and policed checked

To book an appointment please call Beverley on 01395 567 252 or 07786 224 248

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Community Care Service

BREAD COURSE

24 Feb - Join us and learn to make great bread every time, The Holt, 178 High Street, Honiton, 9.30am.

SMOKING & CURING COURSE AT THE HOLT

26 Feb - A beginners course on Smoking and Curing at The Holt, Honiton, The Holt, 178 High Street, Honiton, 5.00pm.

Language TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

10 Feb to 07 Mar - Trinity College CertTESOL course.

Learn to teach English as a Foreign Language, Sidmouth International School, Sidmouth International School, Sidmouth, 9.00am.

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HEALTH & CARE

Our accommodation offers:

• Two lounges, 3 conservatories

• A lift for easy access to the 1st floor • A varied and wholesome dining experience • Purpose built wet room • Individual rooms all with en-suite facilities

The Firs care home is a residential home for the elderly and people with dementia. The home is set in safe attractive grounds within walking distance of the town, seafront and cliffs.

The home offers quality care to private and funded residents.

Our aim is to provide a safe secure and homely environment to those who need the care and support we can offer.

We provide 24 hour care whether long term, short stays or repsite care. We also provide day care and convalescent care.

Contact us at The firs for more information Or visit us at the address below:

Tel: 01395 443394 Email: firscarehome@aol.com www.bucklandcare.co.uk

Rolle Podiatry & Health Kate McNally BSc Pod, MChs Linda Wendon MSSCh, MBChA Health Professions Council Registered Podiatrists

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Susan Fishwick MFHT, CNHC Complementary Health Practitioner & M Technique Instructor

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The Budleigh Diary, serving the Lower Otter Valley for the last 19 years

Your Lower Otter Valley ORGANISATION featured on this page!

To celebrate The Budleigh Diary’s new Daily Events Diary, we’re featuring one club, society or charity in each issue.

Just email lauren@prestige-media.co.uk or call 01395 513383

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A GREAT COMMUNITY RESOURCE Every organisation can get their events into the next issue of the Budleigh Diary, totally free of charge and with a minimum of effort, so that the entire Lower Otter Valley population are kept abreast of all events.

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Celebrating 22 years of Business in East Devon

Helen Mulvaney

MANAGING your MONEY Don't lose out in retirement

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ecent figures from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) suggest that 1 out of every 2 people who retire could qualify for an enhanced annuity. Some retirees may be able to increase their incomes by 40% (depending on their health and lifestyle situation).

If you don’t shop around for your annuity and simply take the first one on offer then you might be missing out. In fact, the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) issued a report in 2012 which suggested that by taking the first annuity on offer pensioners could be losing up to £1 billion in retirement income.

You might not think that you qualify for these enhancements but our experience has demonstrated that it’s always worth considering lifestyle

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and any health conditions. A combination of a few health or lifestyle factors might be enough to give you an enhanced retirement income.

Importantly, it has been estimated that around 5 million people in the UK are walking around, with undiagnosed

If you don’t shop around for your annuity and simply take the first one on offer then you might be missing out. high blood pressure (source the British Heart Foundation).

If you have any doubts, a free blood pressure check can be arranged at leading pharmacies.

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BA (Hons), Dip M, DipPFS Proprietor of Richmond Independent

Helen has been advising clients in the East Devon area for the past 22 years and specialises in the provision of retirement and investment advice.

Her firm also provides a specialist annuities service for people approaching retirement and newly retired which operates nationally.

To find out more about her practice, you can view her company website at: www.richmondindependent.co.uk

22 YEARS OF SERVICE As more Independent Financial Advisors are leaving the industry, put off by a rapidly changing sector and an ever increasing burden of compliance and continuing professional development, Sidmouth based Richmond Independent Financial Advisors are delighted to be celebrating twenty one years of business in East Devon.

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Here’s a list of some of the lifestyle factors and health factors that might qualify for an enhancement:• high blood pressure • high cholesterol • weight problems • smoking • previous occupation • alcohol intake • heart problems • diabetes • or serious illnesses, for instance, cancer This isn’t an exhaustive list and we recommend

that you take independent financial advice which will focus on your personal situation. Remember once you’ve bought an annuity you can’t undo it - so it’s a once-and-for-all transaction - which makes it even more important to check everything.

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DIRECTORY ACCOMMODATION

Syon House - 442991

DECORATOR

Richard Baker - 443179

ACCOUNTANT

Peter Findlay - 568568 ANTIQUES/ VAULATIONS

Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood 01392 207000 BUILDERS

DENTIST

Budleigh Salterton Dental Practice 442552 ELECTRICIAN

Baker Electrical Ltd - 446692 Four Corners Electrical Services 277808

Haveron and Vanstone Builders 443615 CABINET MAKER

Furniture by Michael Smith 278435 CAR DEALER

ESTATE AGENTS

Fulfords (Sidmouth) - 578126 FAMILY HISTORY

Ottervale Family History Services 442428 FINANCIAL ADVICE

Hamilton Garage - 578131 CAR VALETING

Richmond Independent - 512166 FITNESS CLASSES

S R Car Valeting - 223445 CATERING SERVICES

T. Whittingslow Pilates 01392 832434

Bespoke Buffets & Catering Services - 445495 CHIROPODIST

Rolle Podiatry & Health - 442437 Walking on Air Footcare - 567252

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Browning Restoration - 223321 GARDEN EQUIPMENT

Garden Kit - 567514 GARDEN LANDSCAPING/ MAINTENANCE

Honey Park Gardeners - 446394 Greenscape - 442044 Sherwood’s Tree Care - 444423 HANDYMAN

Needahand - 445151

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HEALTH & FITNESS

Jean Thompson Couturier - 446241 JAN to MAR 14

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INTERIOR DESIGN

Sidmouth Design Co. - 577558 PET

Budleigh Dog Grooming 07875 684371 All Animals - 567973 PICTURE FRAMING

Talisman Framing - 442251 PHYSIOTHERAPIST

Body & Mind Therapy - 444067 PLUMBER

Clark Heating - 442923 REMOVALS

Baters Removals - 01404 812487

The Firs Residential Hotel - 442294 The Old Vicarage Retirement Home - 568208

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Judith Walton - 443265

Budleigh Inside Out - 568602

FURNITURE RESTORATION

PM Business Support - 577632

Computer Solutions - 519209

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Bluebird Care - 01392 426006 Helping Hands - 277835

Buddleia Flowers & Gifts - 442695

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Spick and Span - 260271

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St Peter’s School - 576829 SECURITY SYSTEMS

Tamar Security - 01392 368830 SOFT FURNISHINGS

Barbara Rouse - 232532 Mike Nichols Carpet Specialist 272715 SOLICITORS

Symes Robinson and Lee - 445581

Devoncourt Hotel - 272277

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Need help with your retirement options?

Ask for Helen Mulvaney on 01395 512166

Independent Your local specialist annuity & retirement adviser

We are happy to help you with your retirement choices and our experience can potentially help ensure that you don t miss out on all the options available.

We aim to:  Ensure you have considered all the options available to you.  Research annuity rates to get you the most suitable deals on the

market.

 Check whether you qualify for enhanced rates.  Take on the burden of paperwork & liaise with your annuity and

pension provider.

 Advise on draw-down and other options.  Help you work out if investment annuities are suitable for you and

to pinpoint the advantages.

 Advise on new EU rules which mean that male annuitants will

get less income (effective from Dec 2012) and a new directive on capital adequacy will also have a downward effect on rates.

Richmond Independent is a trading name of Investment and Financial Solutions Partnership LLP which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

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Independent Our

22 year nd

For a comprehensive financial service including: Tax Efficient Investments Inheritance Tax Planning* Specialist Annuity Service Pension Provision Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) www.richmondindependent.co.uk

PROPRIETOR - HELEN MULVANEY BA(HONS), Dip M, DipPFS

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01395 512166

Est 1992

JAN to MAR 14

Beech Royd Bennetts Hill Sidmouth Devon

21 Byears financial advice in East Devon UDLEIGHof DIARY he

* This service is not regulated by the Financial Services Authority Richmond Independent is a trading name of Investment and Financial Solutions Partnership LLP which is authorised and regulated by the Financial services Authority

of business in East Devon

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