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moving home. Amanda Merchant, our House & Home writer also takes a look at what’s involved in order to prepare your home for sale, particularly in terms of making the buying proposition more attractive to purchasers.

This issue sees us visit Swimbridge, which, if you’re a Jack Russell owner, is a place of great significance to the breed. It was great to spend ‘quality’ time with Alfie Jones, one of the security team at Devonshire, who posed for pictures. We also photographed the beautiful St James Church, where John ‘Jack’ Russell was vicar for some 48 years.

EVENTHUB news - as many of you are aware, we (at Devonshire mag) are responsible for this innovative What’s On platform now covering many regions of Devon. I’m afraid we’re a bit behind with our latest phase of development, much of which was completed in the latter part of last year - we’ve still got more testing and development before bringing the new version, but it’ll be a massive leap forward in terms of usability, branding and functionality. We’ll keep you posted.

Devonshire writer John Fisher brings us the story of how, several weeks after Napoleon’s defeat at the battle of Waterloo, he was in Torbay aboard the Bellerophon. Jules Girardet’s historic and characterful painting depicts this epic scene, and is due for unveiling and display at Plymouth Museum on the 23rd of May after having cleaning work undertaken.

This year, we’re going to work alongside our nominated charity, which is the The Project, an organisation that support young people with mental health issues - they’re doing really great work and I urge you to look them up at: www.theprojectyp.org.uk We’ve previously featured The Project in the Life Matters section of our previous issue.

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native county as running as deep as the red earth itself. This talk provides a fascinating glimpse into the artist s personal and physical relationship with the landscape, and in particular his love affair with the Exe Estuary. As an Academician of the South West Academy and member of the St Ives Society of Artists, his words and paintings have carried the grandeur of our region far and wide. The evening will appeal to all those who are equally passionate about art and the landscape. The talk starts at 7pm. (Doors open from 6.30pm) Tickets are £10 and includes a glass of wine, are available from Kennaway House Telephone: 01395 515551.

An Artist’s View Well known Devon author and painter Ray Balkwill will be giving an illustrated talk entitled An

Artist s View at Kennaway House, Sidmouth on Thursday 9th April.

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Celebration of achievement!

The Blundell’s Prep 7+ Scholarship day on 6 March is a unique opportunity for children to experience a day of Art, Music, Cooking and Sport, subjects that are much loved and highly valued at Blundell’s. The day will also include academic assessments, challenging every potential scholar to show their abilities. As these children are at the very start of their journey in education, the whole day is designed to be a celebration of all that they can do. The deadline to apply is 23 February; for more details, please contact the Prep School on 01884 252393 or email prep@blundells.org

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Andrew Wilke - As an integral part of the team Andrew works part time, answering the phone and booking appointments and generally assists in the running of the office.

The faces behind the phones As Tamar Security, a well know household name in Devon enters its 30th year of business trading, we thought it might be nice for our present and perhaps potential customers to see the faces behind the phones. It s always the engineers who have face to face contact with the customers, regularly visiting homes to carry out annual service checks or additional works, but the smooth running of the operation is down to the office team.

Linda Keen - Admin manager. Lin keeps all the office paperwork up to date, she is in charge of internal auditing, invoicing and general administrative enquiries. Lin has been with the company 15 years and has seen how Tamar has grown from the small shop in Exmouth to its present location on Sowton

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Janet Stevens - joined the company, she looks after the fire division, organising quotations and schedules for fire alarm installations and maintenances.

Rachael Johns - As Operations Manager, Rachael has a wealth of experience in the security industry.

Prior to her position with Tamar; she ran Venture Security with her father, now purchased by Tamar and amalgamated into the company.

Rachael deals with the day to day organisation of engineers work and customer enquiries, assisted

by Hannah Bennett.

Nicola Erith - Accounts manager, Nicola ensures the smooth running of the accounts department.

Keith Southwell, Tamar security s founder, will be celebrating this year when the company he started back in 1985 from his home in Exmouth, reaches its 30th year of trading.

Keith originally trained as an apprentice electrician, after leaving school, but moved on to the retail jewellery trade, securing a job and training within an Exmouth company. A job which he enjoyed and pursued for several years, whilst in the jewellery profession he identified the need to provide a security company to serve the East Devon area, and this is as they say how it all began.

Editor - it always amazes me on my travels, how often I see Tamar Security s alarm boxes, they re a great local business providing an essential service. I m sure we all wish them the very best on their 30th anniversary.

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The Brassserie16 Catering ‘team’ has largely remained with Chef ’s Scott, Luke, Steve and Maria producing the same high quality standard as before and Catering Managers, Scott Farr and Stuart Gray, are devising fresh new ideas and looking at the suppliers.

Each of the Front of House staff and the Chef ’s are all looking forward to a fantastic Spring where they hope to build on the success of the Restaurant and the wonderful reputation.

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guided tour around the Castle. The majestic rooms are impressive and the knowledgeable guides really bring the fascinating family history to life. Outside there are stunning views across the deer park and acres to explore. Treasure trails and nature trails for children, friendly animals and even a deer park safari loved by all.

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Powderham Castle opens 27th March Powderham Castle, the delightful 600 year old family home of the Earl & Countess of Devon will be throwing open the doors again to

visitors on Friday 27 March.

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thought otherwise and the rest is history; no bad thing for myself as otherwise I would probably still be pulling pints and washing dishes in the clubhouse! There were many windfalls and amusing episodes along the way, the Villiers diesel engine bankrupt parcel, the half coaster load of Russian wellies and many more that I m sure will be re-told with considerable fondness before the year is out .

Trago celebrating 50th birthday Now in its sixth decade, the South West s famous discount retailer, Trago Mills, is set to celebrate its 50th Birthday in 2015 and is planning several special promotions and activities across the year.

Founded in the 1960s by Mike Robertson and his wife Pam, the landmark stores in Liskeard, Newton Abbot and Helston - before the move to Falmouth - were at the vanguard of discount retailing in the UK and set the benchmark for many others that have followed since. Bruce

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Robertson, son of the founder and now Chairman of the Trago Mills group of companies, remembers clearly how it all started.

He said: Initially my parents wanted to develop the disused explosive factory site at Twowaters Foot (near Liskeard) as a sportsmen s resort that would offer amongst the best fresh water fishing in the county and be run in conjunction with their shark fishing vessel Quesada , a converted MTB that operated out of Looe. Regrettably, the authorities

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With few options and no money remaining, Mike reverted to the wheeling and dealing he so enjoyed in the early post-war years and retailing began under the radar in 1965 - and here we still are! We ve seen many famous retail giants come and go since then but there s no doubt the main reason for our longevity is our total commitment to offering unbeatable prices on tens of thousands of products, in-store, here and ready to take away.

He added: We ve got some terrific new developments in the pipeline and are planning some fun things for shoppers as, after 50 years of loyal support, now is definitely as good a time as any to remember who put us where we are today - local people, our customers.

One of the functions we know that organisations are keen to see, is the ability to add their event photos to each event they add - this new function will be available in the forthcoming release.

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Featuring work by 50 of the finest artists across the region including our patron Charlie O’Sullivan. Other artists include the distinguished Alan Cotton, Judy Hempstead, James Tatum and Yvonne Coomber.

Paul Evans, Headteacher at Colyton Grammar School says:

“We are a specialist science college, reflecting our students’ interests. 88% of our students opted to study one or more science subjects to A Level this year and this has put a pressure on the availability of our specialist accommodation. Approximately 10% of science lessons happen outside a laboratory and so our next challenge will be to build additional lab space.

The proceeds from the Art Show and other endeavours of the Parents’ Association this year will help us realise our goal.

“Thank you to the dedicated parent group, without whom this Art Show would not be possible, and to you for coming along to support us. We hope that you have a thoroughly enjoyable time at the inaugural Colyton Grammar School Parents’ Association Art Show.”

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warning system aimed at protecting Earth’s critical infrastructure from the impacts of ‘space weather’.

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Solar f lares and the like - which are sudden releases of energy across the entire electromagnetic spectrum - affect our technology and systems such as satellites, GPS, power grids, high-flying aircraft and radio communications. The science doesn’t yet exist to predict when the Sun will emit a flare and, given they travel at the speed of light, they can reach Earth in 8.5 minutes so cannot be forecast in advance.

So what’s the best way to let the general public in on these new forecasts we asked the Met Office? They told us, “(We) are engaged along with government in a consultation exercise.

TV, radio, Apps and social media are all under consideration”.

Here comes the sun IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN a year since the Met Office announced that it had added space weather to its forecasting.

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Since then the Space Weather Centre in Exeter has been providing forecasts and equally importantly, developing an early

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work environment – one per square metre ideally – memory and other tests improved considerably. (NOTE TO SELF: remember to water editor’s cactus on way out tonight).

all born under this sign. So it’s probably a good year to launch yourself into show biz or do something spectacular on someone’s ceiling.

Happy New Year

Green Stuff THE MOST TOXIC spaces to work in, reckons Dr. Chris Knight and his fellow psychologists at Exeter University, is devoid of pictures and greenery.

“If you put an ant into a ‘lean’ jam jar or a gorilla in a zoo into a ‘lean’ cage – they’re miserable beasties,” he said. “People in ‘lean’ environments are no different,” he added.

The ten-year study concludes that workers perform better when plants are added to the

Hmm. A Tweet lacks gravitas we would have thought, whilst someone on Radio 1 pulling the plug halfway through a One Direction anthem with “We interrupt this programme to bring you news of an approaching…” would be much too alarming. No, our money is on an App, for them as wants to know.

FIRST THE GOOD NEWS then the better.

If you have already broken your New Year resolutions, don’t despair. Help is at hand – especially from any of Devon’s 65 Chinese restaurants and take-a-ways who will be opening their doors on 19th February to welcome in the start of their own New Year - the Year of the Sheep.

As tradition has it - and this ancient Chinese lunar calendar has been around since 2637 BC - this is a good time for all of us to bring out the creative side in our characters. Laurence Olivier, Andy Warhol and Michelangelo were

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It is also a particularly auspicious year for reconciling differences. These can be international as well as nearer to home with family and friends. What the ever-restless Year of the Horse kicked off so violently in its own year last year, the Sheep can bring to a peaceful closure this. Which should be something to look forward to.

In summary, the Year of the Sheep has always been a good time for quiet introspection and coming up with creative solutions to problems rather than creating havoc, animosity and despair, for instance by simply confiscating the children’s smart ‘phones out of hand.

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15 Mar - Lent Service: 'Song of Mary' (including excerpts from CPE Bach's Magnificat), Exeter Cathedral, 1 The Cloisters, Exeter, 6.30pm.

08 Mar - Romeo & Juliet (Encore Bolshoi Ballet Screening from Moscow), The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, 3.00pm.

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28 Mar - JS Bach's St John Passion with Music For Awhile, leader Maggie, Exeter Festival Chorus, Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, 7.30pm.

SPRING CONCERT 28 Mar - Bach St Matthew Passion. Choir, Orchestra and professional soloists, Ottery St Mary Choral Society, St Mary's Church, Ottery St Mary, 7.30pm.

SWAN LAKE (LIVE) 17 Mar - Tuesday evening live screening from Royal Opera House, Exeter Picture House, 51 Bartholomew Street West, Exeter.

Children FAMILY HALF TERM TRAIL 14 Feb to 22 Feb - Can you solve all the cool clues in our snow themed family trail, A la Ronde, A la Ronde, Exmouth, 10.30am.

HALF-TERM SING-A-LONG FROZEN 17 Feb - Banish the half-term blues with our sing-a-long to the Disney hit Frozen, Headway Devon, The XCentre, Exeter, 1.30pm.

CADBURY EASTER EGG TRAIL 28 Mar to 12 Apr - Have some Easter fun following the trail around the garden, Killerton House, Killerton House, Broadclyst, 11.00am.

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CONCERT BY EXETER BACH SOCIETY 21 Mar - J.S Bach: Easter Oratorio and C.P.E. Bach: Magnificat, also Allegri: Miserere, Exeter Bach Society, St Thomas Methodist Church, Exeter, 7.30pm.

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26 Feb - Olympian horsewoman Mary King MBE helps launch Meet the Author 2015. £10, 7.30pm.

22 Feb - Craig Milverton Trio with Jim Rintoul, bass, Andy Hague trumpet. £10 on door, 2.30-6pm.

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BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 06 Feb - Concert: 'Fantastic Dance' will include works by Sibelius, Grieg & Rachmaninov, The Great Hall Exeter University, Streatham Campus, Exeter, 7.30pm.

MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHT 11 Feb - The organists and choir of Exeter Cathedral. #Organ350, Exeter Cathedral, 1 The Cloisters, Exeter, 7.30pm.

LUNCHTIME CONCERT 11 Feb - Rosemary & Phil Henry, soprano & clarinet, with Josephine Pickering, piano, Glenorchy United Reformed Church, Exeter Road, Exmouth, 12.30am.

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09 Mar - Ffiona Eaves investigates the engineering of Roman Empire catacombs. £6, 2.30-4pm.

SIDMOUTH MUSIC - TRIO MARTINU 14 Feb - Trio Martinu - FIRST UK TOUR! Works by Suk, Dvorak and Schubert, Sidmouth Music, Knowle Council Chamber, Sidmouth, 3.00pm.

BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 19 Feb - Heroes & Superheroes ll: enjoy an evening of some of the best film scores, The Great Hall Exeter University, Streatham Campus, Exeter, 7.30pm.

OSCAR ALABAU & JEAN-SELIM ABDELMOULA 20 Feb - Cello and Piano recital. Programme includes Brahms and Franck. Lunch from noon, Honiton Festival, St Pauls Church, Honiton.

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NEW GENERATION ARTISTS:ARTESIAN STR. QUARTET 06 Mar - Royal Academy of Music graduates play Haydn, Beethoven & Bartok, Powderham Castle Organ Fund, Powderham Castle, Kenton, 7.30pm.

CONCERT BY ISCA ENSEMBLE 07 Mar - Music by Brahms and Mendelssohn, All Saints' Church, All Saints Church, Sidmouth, 7.30pm.

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The Gift of Opportunity……….

Come and visit us to plan your child’s next steps.

SCHOOL OPEN DAY & SENIOR SCHOOLS’ EXHIBITION (Meet over 10 of the area’s leading Independent Senior Schools)

SATURDAY 28th FEBRUARY (10am – 1pm)

All Welcome!

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‘A CLASSIC FOR A NEW GENERATION’

The Guardian

February & March 2015

Forthcoming Events CLASSICAL ORCHESTRAL CONCERT 21 Mar - Classical Orchestral Concert by the Isca Ensemble conducted by Roger Hendy, ISCA Ensemble, Sidmouth Parish Church, Sidmouth, 7.30pm.

ZELKOVA QUARTET 27 Mar - Programme includes Haydn, Bridge, Mozart. Lunch from noon, Honiton Festival, St Pauls Church, Honiton, 1.00pm.

Collectors ANTIQUES VALUATION DAYS - HONITON 05, 12, 19, 26 Feb - A no fee or obligation appraisal of your Antiques & Collectables, Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood, Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton, 10.00am.

ANTIQUES VALUATION DAYS - SIDMOUTH 05, 12, 19, 26 Feb - A no fee or obligation appraisal of your Antiques & Collectables, Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood, Kennaway House, Sidmouth, 2.00pm.

COLLECTORS FAIR 21 Feb - Collectors fair, Michael Hale Fairs, America Hall, Exeter, 10.00am.

VINYL SATURDAY BRIDPORT

TUES 17 - SAT 21 MARCH 0844 871 3023

28 Feb - For collectors of rock, pop, folk blues & jazz records & CDs, Vinyl Saturday Bridport, Bridport United Church, Bridport, 10.00am.

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CHILCOTTS AUCTIONEERS & VALUERS 14 Mar - Saturday morning sale of fine art & collectors, Chilcotts Auctioneer & Valuers, The Silver Street Salerrom, Honiton, 10.30am.

Comedy LAUGH OUT LOUD FESTIVAL 04 Feb to 08 Feb - Exeter's Comedy Festival, Exeter Phoenix, Brandninch Place, Exeter.

CONTINUED OVERLEAF

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February & March 2015

TODAY I BECAME A BETTER COMMUNICATOR Overlooking the sea in Sidmouth, St John’s School offers day and boarding to boys and girls, age 2 - 18, in our Nursery, Junior School, Senior School and Sixth Form. Underpinned by traditional, English independent school values, St John’s is a local school that offers an international approach to learning.

We are the only school in the South West authorised to teach the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme, following through to IGCSEs and beyond.

Scholarships and Bursaries are available. For more information visit www.stjohnsdevon.co.uk or call Mrs Jo Mason on 01395 513984.

Forthcoming Events THE JOCULAR SPECTACULAR ROVING COMEDY SHOW

EXMOUTH ART, CRAFT & DESIGN FAIRS

05 Feb - Chris Brooks hosts an evening of hilarious comedic entertainment, Barnfield Theatre, Barnfield Road, Exeter, 8.00pm.

THE CLEAN AS POSSIBLE COMEDY SHOW 19 Feb - Suitable from ages 12 and up!, Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, 7.30pm.

SIMON AMSTELL 15 Mar - Sunday evening with stand-up comic Simon Amstel, Northcott Theatre, Stocker Rd, Exeter.

ANDY PARSONS: LIVE AND UNLEASHEDBUT NATURALLY CAUTIOUS 18 Mar - Andy Parsons is back, Exeter Corn Exchange, Corn Exchange, Exeter, 8.00pm.

AN EVENING WITH PAM AYRES

22 Mar - Exmouth Pavilion, Exmouth, 10.00am.

Festivals FOOD & DRINK BUDLEIGH BUY LOCAL FOOD & DRINK FESTIVAL 13 Mar to 15 Mar - Beer festival, cookery demos, live music, great food and drink, family fun!, Budleigh Salterton Food & Drink Festival, Public Hall, Budleigh Salterton, 11.00am.

Markets FARMERS & COUNTRY

30 Mar - Pam's latest show following her new book of poetry, 'You made me late again!', The Electric Palace, South Street, Bridport, 7.30pm.

SIDMOUTH FARMER'S MARKET 14 Feb & 14 Mar - A volunteer run local produce market providing sustainably sourced fresh goods, St John's Ambulance Hall, Sidmouth, 9.00am.

Craft

BUDLEIGH SALTERTON FARMER'S MARKET

HAND MADE KNITWEAR BY DALWOOD SPINNERS

27 Feb & 27 Mar - Boasts a wide variety of high quality local produce, Budleigh Salterton Farmer's Market, Rolle Mews Car Park, Budleigh Salterton, 9.00am.

Until 01 Feb - All proceeds from sales are donated to the South West Children's Hospice, Axminster Arts Cafe, The Axminster Arts Cafe, Axminster, 9.00am.

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Forthcoming Events

YARCOMBE VILLAGE MARKET 14 Feb & 14 Mar - Popular monthly village market, Yarcombe Village Market, Jubilee Hall, Yarcombe, 10.00am.

COMMUNITY MARKET 28 Feb & 28 Mar - Local food and craft products, free entry, Ottery St Mary United Reformed Church, The Institute, Ottery St Mary, 9.30am.

SIDMOUTH'S LOCAL THURSDAY MARKET Thursdays - Unique market full of local traders, for jewellery, housewares, gifts and more, Sidmouth Thursday Market, St John Hall Blackmore Drive, Sidmouth, 9.00am.

MARKET DAYS HONITON STREET MARKET Tuesdays - Offering fresh local produce, plants, clothing crafts etc, Honiton Street Market, High Street, Honiton.

Theatre MUSICALS A NIGHT OF DIRTY DANCING 18 Feb - Returning by popular demand!,

WOODBURY DANCE STUDIO, PROVENCALE ET AL 28 Feb to 01 Mar - Woodbury Dance Studio present Suite Provenรงale et al, Manor Pavilion Theatre & Arts Centre, Manor Road, Sidmouth, 7.30pm.

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ABBAGIRLS THE BAND. 07 Mar - Manor Pavilion Theatre & Arts Centre, Manor Road, Sidmouth, 7.30pm.

TRIPLE FANTASY. 16 Mar to 28 Mar - London, Paris, New York, East Devon Dance Academy, Manor Pavilion Theatre & Arts Centre, Manor Road, Sidmouth, 7.15pm.

PLAYS RUN FOR YOUR WIFE 09 Feb to 14 Feb - Award winning comedy presented by Middle-Weight Theatre Company, Barnfield Theatre, Barnfield Road, Exeter.

RSC LIVE SCREENING: LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST 11 Feb - To mark the centenary of WW1: a pairing of Shakespeare's sparkling comedies, Exeter Picture House, 51 Bartholomew Street West, Exeter, 7.00pm.

"PRESCRIPTION FOR MURDER" 02 Mar to 07 Mar - A thriller by Norman Robbins, Salterton Drama Club, Salterton Playhouse, Budleigh Salterton, 7.30pm.

Glenn Cosby The Great British Bake Off 2013

Steven Lamb Head of Brand at River Cottage HQ

OPEN 365 DAYS A YEAR Mark Diacono Otter Farm/author

TOUCH, HOLD, FEEL, HUG, LEARN FOR FREE

Willi Rehbock

Rosehill Rooms & Cookery

The boys from Good Game

John McMillan McMillans Deli

Lots of local produce, beer & wine The Exmouth Shanty Men | Just Misbehaving The Budleigh Ukulele Rat Pack | Professor Bumble and much, much more...

Budleigh Salterton East Devon 01395 578222 www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 0NU

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A charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales No. 264818

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Live Music

LIVE MUSIC EVENTS www.eastdevonhub.co.uk/livemusic

February and March 2015

PETE CANTER & PHILIP CLOUTS

FOLK ROOTS & ACOUSTIC

06 Feb - Excellent sax & keys jazz duo in the bar, Pete Canter, Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, 8.00pm.

EXTREME BAROQUE PLAY TRIO SONATAS 06 Feb - Extreme Baroque relish the clarity and precision of Baroque music, Sladers Yard, West Bay Road, Bridport, 7.00pm.

BEEHIVE ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC

CELINE DO SANTOS LIVE 13 Feb - Chilled, smoky acoustic vibes from this delightful, talented lady, By the Bay Restaurant & Wine Bar, Marine Parade, Lyme Regis, 7.30pm.

HUDSON TAYLOR 18 Feb - The Singing For Strangers Tour support from Southern, Exeter Phoenix, Brandninch Place, Exeter, 7.30pm.

21 Feb - Petra Brown-vocals, Jim Newton-drums, Matt Carter-keyboard, Chris Harris-bass, The Tucker's Jazz Club, The Tucker's Arms, Axminster, 8.00pm.

22 Feb - Melodic & accessible latin jazz quartet playing for diners, Pete Canter, Five Bells, Exeter, 6.30pm.

Sunday 1st February Jefferson Starship - The Phoenix, Exeter

JUST MISBEHAVIN'

Jefferson Starship features a stellar cast of players, including songwriter/vocalist/ guitarist Paul Kantner and vocalist David Freiberg, both founder members of the legendary band. Paul Kantner was also an original member of Jefferson Airplane and David Freiberg was a founder member of Quicksilver Messenger Service. The line-up also includes Cathy Richardson who joined the band to anchor the historic role made famous by Grace Slick and multi-talented instrumentalists Donny Baldwin, Chris Smith and Jude Gold. Expect all the classic material that has spanned the decades and made the band one of the all-time greats and one of the most-influential in the history of rock. Tickets from £18, 8pm start, box office 01392 667080.

JAZZ AT KENNAWAY

27 Feb - Mad Dog McRea - Mad Dog Mcrea raise hands, lift feet and start parties, The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, 7.30pm.

22 Feb - Craig Milverton Trio with Jim Rintoul, bass, Andy Hague trumpet. £10 on door, Kennaway House, Coburg Road, Sidmouth, 2.30pm.

FAIRPORT CONVENTION

27 Feb - Fine saxophonist and trio in the conservatory, Pete Canter, City Gate Hotel, Exeter, 7.30pm.

ANATHEMA (ACOUSTIC) & SUPPORT 05 Mar - Anathema, Exeter Cathedral, 1 The Cloisters, Exeter, 6.45pm.

BRIDGE JAZZ CLUB 04 Mar - Pete Canter & Friends & Jam Session £6 or £4 jammers, Pete Canter, Exeter Phoenix, Exeter, 8.30pm.

CHARLIE HEARNSHAW'S MUNJENTA CAFE LATIN JAZZ 21 Mar - Charlie Hearnshaw's Munjenta Cafe Latin Jazz Quintet, The Tucker's Jazz Club, The Tucker's Arms, Axminster, 8.00pm.

GYPSY FIRE, HIGH ENERGY GYPSY JAZZ QUARTET 21 Mar - ‘Simply breathtaking’ high energy gypsy jazz quartet, Sladers Yard, West Bay Road, Bridport, 7.00pm.

JAZZ AT KENNAWAY - LAURA COLLINS

BRIDGE JAZZ CLUB 04 Feb - Pete Canter & Friends Jam Session £6 or £4 jammers, Pete Canter, Exeter Phoenix, Exeter, 8.30pm.

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PETE CANTER TRIO

28 Feb - Saturday evening music by Fairport Convention, The Electric Palace, South Street, Bridport, 7.30pm.

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PETE CANTER'S LIGHTFLIGHT

22 Feb - Lovely Sunday afternoon chill, great for swing dancing or just listening:-, Just Misbehavin', The Bank, Exmouth, 3.00pm.

MAD DOG MCREA ( & SOUND OF THE SIRENS)

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07 Feb - TOMMASO STARACE QUARTET SHOW, Friends of The Beehive, The Beehive, Honiton, 7.30pm.

JIM NEWTON'S FIFTY SHADES OF JAZZ

11 Feb - BEEHIVE ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC IN THE BAR, Friends of The Beehive, The Beehive, Honiton, 7.30pm.

Scan Me!

TOMMASO STARACE QUARTET SHOW

22 Mar - Singer Laura Collins returns with Craig Milverton Trio for more Gershwin. £10, Kennaway House, Coburg Road, Sidmouth, 2.30pm.

Disclaimer - you are advised that before attending any of the events listed in the 'Forthcoming Events', 'Live Music Roundup' and www.eastdevonhub.co.uk, you should contact the venue in advance to double check that the dates and times are correct.

POP

ROBBIE WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE

By the Bay Restaurant & Wine Bar, Marine Parade, Lyme Regis, 7.30pm.

FLEETWOOD MAXED

14 Feb - Tickets £10.00, Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, 8.00pm.

06 Mar - Fleetwood Maxed, Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, 8.00pm.

ESKA

TENORS UNLIMITED 'SHOW THE SUITS WHO'S BOSS'

19 Feb - Eska is the most talked about, revered, internationally known singer you’ve ne, Exeter Phoenix, Brandninch Place, Exeter, 8.00pm.

SIDMOUTH TOWN BAND & THE RIVERTONES CHORUS 21 Feb - Sidmouth Lions Club, Manor Pavilion Theatre, Sidmouth, 7.45pm.

THE FAB TWINS LIVE 27 Feb - A foot tapping, hip swaying sashay through Beatlemania & beyond,

21 Mar - Tickets: £18.50, Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, 7.30pm.

ROCK/ H-METAL

WHOLE LOTTA LED 07 Mar - Whole Lotta Led - The UK & Europe's top tribute to Led Zeppelin's music, The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, 7.30pm.

PETE CANTER TRIO 27 Mar - Fine saxophonist and trio in the conservatory, Pete Canter, City Gate Hotel, Exeter, 7.30pm.

EXETER RECORD & CD FAIR, CORN EXCHANGE EXETER

07 Mar - Lots of dealers having masses of good quality Vinyl Records, CD's to purchase, Exeter Record & CD Fair, The Corn Exchange, Exeter, 9.30am.

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Friday 6th March Fleetwood Maxed - The Pavilions, Exmouth Friday 13th February Celine Do Santos - Marine Parade, Lyme Regis www.musicbyceline.com

Celine is a firm favourite at By the Bay. With talent & good looks in equal measure, her music is the perfect fit with our chilled, easy-going beachfront vibe. With her smoky vocal style - which sometimes has a French twist - Celine plays a mix of acoustic pop / rock originals & feel good familiar covers ranging from KT Tunstall, the Stereophonics & Bruno Mars to Rihana, the Steve Miller Band & the Jackson Five. 7.30pm start, tickets FOC.

www.exmouthpavilion.co.uk

A sensational show featuring the hits and more of Fleetwood Mac. Fleetwood Maxed have recently been playing to enthusiastic audiences in the Plymouth and South Devon area and this is an excellent opportunity to enjoy their authentic homage to the enduring musical legend that is Fleetwood Mac. Tickets £12.00 and £10.00 for a 8pm start, Tel: 01395 222477

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The Beehive

"The great community centre for Honiton" Celebrating it's 1st Birthday In April The Beehive is looking forward to celebrating its first year as Honiton’s own community and arts centre. It seems incredible that after thirty years of campaigning, with the aid of Honiton Town Council, EDDC, some generous sponsors, the Friends of the Beehive and a very dedicated team of volunteers, this extremely busy community building is now thriving.

have either performed in the Cafébar for more intimate gigs, or in the Joanna Leach Hall for larger ones. Large choral works and classical concerts have been performed here to great acclaim too.

Hospice in Honiton, and The Plymouth Military Wives Choir for The Baton, not forgetting the opening Joanna Leach and Sweet Honi’s Christ Crucified Concerts, both of which generously contributed much needed funds to The Beehive.

There have been a variety of fund- raising events and shows, some for local charities, like the Fashion Show for East Devon

All of the profits made by the building are ploughed back into it, in order for it to be self sustaining and so far things are looking good. Of course the main reason for this is the amazing team of volunteers who dedicate so much of their time, energy, skill and tolerance to the cause! They really are the lifeblood of the building and what a friendly bunch they are, always very keen to enlist new recruits, so if anyone feels a little isolated, bored or just twitching to do something helpful for the common good, you know where to come, you’d be very welcome.(tea and biscuits provided)

There are classes, courses, conferences and training sessions booked in almost everyday and events each weekend. The Beehive is also the Town Council’s new home, along with Honiton Worx and Devon Link Up. The venue has a wonderful auditorium, named in memory of Joanna Leach, which has comfortable raked, retractable seating and a semi-sprung oak floor which the dancers absolutely LOVE! There are dance sessions most evenings with a huge range of provision for all tastes, ages and abilities, monthly Tea dances run by the volunteers and a burgeoning Theatre Club on Saturday mornings.

Proving very popular with musicians and bands, several very talented local artists

Looking forward, we have some really exciting bands; comedy and great family theatre coming up so do look at www. beehivehoniton.co.uk pop in for a visit, our cafébar is open for all of our events and most evenings.

Gigspanner will be performing on Sunday 1st March

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Forthcoming Exhibitions Feb & Mar 2015

GALLERIES

NEW DAY BY VIV LYDON 14 Feb to 27 Feb - Mainly seascapes and landscapes, flowers and birds., A la Ronde, Exmouth, 10.30am.

MATISSE - DRAWING WITH SCISSORS Until 07 Feb - A Hayward Touring Exhibition from the Southbank Centre, London, Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Elmfield House, Honiton, 10.00am.

KARL BLOSSFELDT - ART FORMS IN NATURE 14 Feb to 14 Mar - A Hayward Touring Exhibition from the Southbank Centre, London., Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Elmfield House, Honiton, 10.00am.

THROUGH DIFFERENT EYES: SEEING LANDSCAPE Until 22 Feb - Through Different Eyes: Ways of Seeing Landscape, Sladers Yard, West Bay Road, Bridport, 10.00am.

SPRING EXHIBITION 14 Feb to 22 Mar - An art exhibition of new works from several West Country artists. East Devon Art, Old Fore Street, Sidmouth, 11.00am.

LOVE - BROOK GALLERY 01 Feb to 22 Feb - Works of Love, Brook Gallery, Foreshore House, Budleigh Salterton, 10.30am.

Martin Goold - 'Palais de L'Isle' - Artwave West

Norman Ackroyd - 'Love' - Brook Gallery

EXHIBITIONS

ART & SOUL: VICTORIANS AND THE GOTHIC 01 Feb to 12 Apr - A rare opportunity to see works by some of the greatest 19th century artists, Royal Albert Memorial Museum RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 10.00am.

GALLERY ARTIST EXHIBITION 04 Feb to 04 Mar - A Collection of the Galleries top artists., Artwave West, Morecombelake, 10.00am.

Catherine Osbond - 'Summer Dance' - East Devon Art

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Open Tues - Sat 10.30 - 5.00

Sun 2.00 - 4.30

www.brookgallery.co.uk

01395 443003

EXHIBITIONS Love 01 to 22 Feb - Showing a variety of beautiful original prints celebrating the theme of love.

Chris Orr MBE RA 26 Mar to 26 Apr - A selection of wonderfully intricate works by Chris Orr on the theme of Travel.

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New Website! www.themarlegallery.co.uk

EXHIBITION

We’ve now launched our new website with our great artists, exhibitions and more.

Michael Morgan

Tues-Sat 10am-5pm.

21 to 27 March An exhibition of reacquired early works.

Victoria Place, Axminster, Devon, EX13 5NQ art@themarlegallery.co.uk 01297 639970 www.themarlegallery.co.uk

www.marinehouseatbeer.co.uk 01297 625257

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© Estate of Karl Blossfeldt, Courtesy Hayward Touring

Cynthia Scourse 'Watergarden' - Apple Tree Galleries

Karl Blossfeldt - 'Wundergarten der Natur' - Thelma Hulbert

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THE HERMITAGE REVEALED (STREAMED EVENT) 26 Feb - The Hermitage Revealed (matinee streamed event), The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, 1.30pm.

MARIANGELA WILLIAMS 28 Feb to 13 Mar - Exhibition Landscapes of East Devon by Mariangela Williams, A la Ronde, Exmouth, 10.30am.

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TIME LINES PAUL JONES AND AKIKO HIRAI 28 Feb to 12 Apr - Paul Jones’s paintings compliment the unique ceramic work of Akiko Hirai, Sladers Yard, West Bay Road, Bridport.

CHRIS ORR MBE RA 26 Mar to 26 Apr - ‘A selection of wonderfully intricate works by Chris Orr on the theme of Trave, Brook Gallery, Foreshore House, Budleigh Salterton, 10.30am.

SPRING EXHIBITION 06 Mar to 18 Apr - An exciting mix of artists for the ever popular Spring Show. Artwave West, Morecombelake, 10.00am.

EXMOUTH COMMUNITY COLLEGE 28 Mar to 10 Apr - Exhibition Exmouth Community College A Level Photography, A la Ronde, Exmouth, 10.30am.

GERI GREVILLE 14 Mar to 27 Mar - Exhibition Expressions in Oil by Geri Greville, A la Ronde, Exmouth, 10.30am.

THE BIG COLYTON ART SHOW 21 Mar to 22 Mar - 50 local artists will be showing their work. Cafe and shop open all weekend, Big Colyton Art Show, Colyton Grammar School, Colyford, 10.00am.

Old Fore Street, Sidmouth EX10 8LS info@eastdevonart.co.uk 01395 516284

Spring Exhibition - 14 to 22 Feb A mixed exhibition with work from a wide variety of West Country artists.

Continues at weekends until 22 Mar. Easter Exhibition 28 Mar to 12 Apr.

Art tuition available throughout the year.

A selection of work may be viewed on-line at www.eastdevonart.co.uk www.facebook.com/eda.academy Open every day 11am-5pm & every weekend.

EASTER EXHIBITION 28 Mar to 17 May - A new exhibition of works from Devon artists. East Devon Art, Old Fore Street, Sidmouth, 11.00am.

01404 45006

Karl Blossfeldt Art Forms in Nature

Michael Morgan - 'Boat House' - Marine House at Beer

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14 Feb to 14 Mar - A Hayward Touring Exhibition from the Southbank Centre, London. Featuring the intricate botanical photographs of Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932), regarded as one of the defining photographers of the 20th century. www.thelmahulbert.com

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TheMarleGallery CONTEMPORARY FINE ART

SWAc

PROGRAMME 2015 spring

Academicians Exhibition

the annual showcase for the work of the Academicians

autumn

Open Exhibition

the academy’s annual flagship show incorporating the

Young Artists Award

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Gallery Talk

an in-depth presentation from an Academician

Drecki Lecture

on the life and art of Michael Morgan RI SWAc

for more information, news, information on academicians, and much more visit

www.southwestacademy.org.uk

SWAc is a registered charity devoted to education and promotion SWAc in the fine and applied arts across the south west region

Original Paintings • Limited Edition Prints Ceramics • Sculpture • Designer Jewellery

Devonshire

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BRINGING YOU DEVON'S FINEST

The NEW Devonshire website a great online art community!

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art@themarlegallery.co.uk

Our new website is now live! www.themarlegallery.co.uk

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contact Nigel on 01395 513383

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E X H I B I T I O N

From Rembrandt to Robert Indiana the world is awash with art about love, and all that the word ‘love’ encompasses. Whether spiritual or crude, syrupy, playful or humorous - Love has launched thousands of images, and in turn prompted as many emotional responses.

‘This February, Brook selects some of its favourite artists work, and a few more beside, to bring you a selection of work which will inspire and excite.’

‘Love’ will run at the gallery and on-line from the 1st to the 22nd February 2015...

FEBRUARY

LEFT TO RIGHT: Joe Web, Daydream | Brad Faine, Nude not Naked

From Mychael Barratt’s Venus and Mars series (are men really from Mars?), to Dame Elisabeth Frink’s sensuous depiction of the famous Canterbury Tale, ‘The Wife of Bath’s Tale’. Through Patrick Hughes more obvious graphically perfect ‘Love Hearts’, to Brad Faine’s saucy ‘Nude not Naked’, the gallery will be brimming with images that will bring a smile to your face – or a tear to your eye!

1ST – 22ND

FROM THE TOP: Norman Ackroyd, Heart | Chris Orr, 2 Hearts that Beat as One | Zsuzsi Morrison, Tiny Heart Tag Necklace | Mychael Barratt, Venus and Mars

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Fine Dining

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Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm

English & Belgian Chocolates Luxury Gifts, Dairy & Gluten Free, Diabetic Range

Beautiful countr yside, great local food producers, excellent restaurants and great chefs - all the ingredients to provide you with truly a memorable dining experience.

We pretty much have it all in this region, with many restaurants now giving full regard to provenance of ingredients. Being in South East Devon means there's a multitude of growers, so food miles are reduced, but also we're eating 'real' food, grown on our doorstep.

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Colyton’s Friendly Garden Centre The Garden Shop The Garden Shop

King Street, Colyton 01297 551113 EX24 6PD

Fantastic of and garden plants for Autumn colour Lovelyrange indoor outdoor plants, superb collection of Beautiful gifts andhouseplants cards, and our relaxing and sundries etc café serving Tools fabulous coffee, breakfasts, light Gifts,afternoon cards and homewares lunches, teas and more.

Comic Relief - The BIG Event!

Sunday March 8th - Join us for hilarious goingson and merry fundraising, from 10.00-4.00pm.

Spring bulbs, seed potatoes, onions

garlic now in stock.Shop TheandGarden

Coffee by Martin Cawardine & Co

Sunday Roast Lunch served from 12.00-2.30pm Breakfasts and light lunches (please book by previous Friday). Contact us for Teas, cakes, cream a menu, vegetarian optionteas available.

CURRY NIGHT: Every Wednesday.

Selection of authentic curries from £10.95

Traditional roasts served Sunday lunch times and evenings For enquiries or to book call 01395 513047 or email: info@befordhotelsidmouth.co.uk www.bedfordhotelsidmouth.co.uk

Chocolate Make a variety of luxury chocolates with a professional chocolatier

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The Kings Arms is cheerful, contemporary, classy and warm!

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Reinvigorated by Professional New Team I have to confess, it s been a while since I ve visited the Kings Arms, which is situated in the lovely village of Otterton. Otterton s really great, as there are beautiful walks up and down the river Otter,

winter - quite bizarre really). Thankfully

the Kings Arms was lovely and warm, which is really appreciated if you ve stepped in from a cold, damp, wintry night. Actually, you realise as soon as you step

menu sampled Starters

Asparagus wrapped in bacon with balsamic dressing Seafood Medley

Flaming Creme Brulée Mains

Chef’s Steak and Ale pie with short crust pastry, mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables

in bacon and the Seafood Medley (all supplied locally by Greendale who have their

own beef herds, fishing boats and also mussel fisheries in the Exe estuary). Both starters

were beautifully presented, also well-cooked and tasty. Another important point here, the plates came piping hot (it’s amazing how many eateries send out food on stone cold plates! ).

For mains we opted for the Green Grass Curry with wild rice. This was a lovely dish, both attractive and flavourful with just the right amount of chilli heat without being overpowering. The other mains chosen was Chef s Steak and Ale Pie which came with mash and fresh veg. Again a lovely dish for a

Green Grass Curry with wild rice

Pudding

Raspberry Cheescake (homemade)

Wine

House Merlot

Coffee

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COURTESY MINIBUS Something that s really enterprising and genuinely useful is that the Kings Arms have their own complementary minibus, so if there s a party of you and you re booking a table to dine, you can call Barry (568416) and arrange to be picked up, so everybody can have a drink without worry.

Bravo - we need more of this! I think this shows how attentive and thoughtful the new team are at the Kings Arms.

Green Grass Curry with Wild Rice as well as coastal walks from the top of the village. Having a great pub at the start or end of your walk is really convenient, and since the Kings Arms was taken over by Barry and Elaine about a year ago, things are really on the up. They ve made major investment, to the effect that it s now a really cheerful, classy place to have lunch or dinner with friends or family. I really liked the NEW interior makeover they ve created and they ve also fitted a woodburner - it s just great to go to a really warm cosy, cheerful pub in the winter (incidentally, I visited a pub in

Sidmouth recently on a particularly cold day - all the radiators were stone cold, the fire nearly out and a strong draft whistling in through an extractor on an outside wall- I sat shivering over my cold beer vowing never to visit again in the

inside that the Kings Arms is run by highly experienced managers, and indeed Barry and Elaine have previously run a host of successful eateries including; Puccinos and also Segafredo, both in Exeter. What s great is that they re both warm, friendly people that are perfect hosts and you get a great welcome on arrival. Going out with the family or friends, it s not just about the food, it s the whole experience that makes for a great night out, I m pleased to say that the Kings Arms doesn t disappoint in any of these areas. What I particularly noticed also, was how everything was spotlessly clean, a really good sign. On to the food, for starters we tasted the Asparagus wrapped

Homemade Raspberry Cheesecake

cold winter evening, which I fully enjoyed, and yet again, piping hot plates!

We could only manage one pudding which was Raspberry cheesecake, which was light and tasty, without being too sweet, again another enjoyable course.

The finish to a good meal for me is always a decent quality Italian coffee, and we both went for the cappuccino. This was excellent, worth dropping in for coffee alone in the daytime actually.

I m really delighted that Barry and Elaine are running the Kings Arms, it s now a real asset to the village of Otterton and a lovely place to visit for a pint, lunch or dinner.

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• How to prepare your property ready for sale by our House & Home expert • Selling advice from Humberts of Honiton • Information about Stamp Duty taxes from Gilbert Stephens of Sidmouth • Selection of reputable local agents Selling your property in 2015?

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Changes to Stamp Duty Taxes Alexandra Croft from Gilbert Stephens solicitors discusses how the recent stamp duty tax changes which has significantly reduced the amount of tax payable when purchasing a property - will hopefully make the market more fluid.

Many who have thought about moving have been put off by the accompanying costs. When looking to buy a new property the buyer has to calculate the cost of instructing professionals, removal companies etc but also has to think about the cost of stamp duty land tax on any property they purchase which tends to be one of the largest costs due on completion of a purchase. This has meant that many who wish to move have not been in a position to do so because of the related costs.

Alexandra Croft, solicitor at Gilbert Stephens in Sidmouth, specialises in residential Conveyancing.

Previously stamp duty land tax was calculated as a one percentage of the whole purchase price. This precious regime had been referred to as a “slab tax”.

The partners and staff of Gilbert Stephens LLP wish all current and future clients a

Those who are thinking of moving will now be pleased to hear that this has recently been reformed by the government meaning that stamp duty payments are now much fairer. The new approach is more refined as it taxes separate “slices” at different rates. These reforms apply only to residential purchases and not to commercial purchases.

The reforms mean that tax is not payable on the first £125,000 of a property. The rates after £125,000 are 2% on the portion up to £250,000, 5% on the portion between £250,000 and £925,000, 10% on the next bit up to £1.5 million and 12% on everything over that.

The previous high stamp duty meant that many Buyers were often overstretched and Sellers near a rate threshold had to accept a drop below the realistic value of their property unless they were prepared to hold out for their price which was dependent on finding a buyer prepared to pay higher SDLT rates for a Property which was just above the lower rate threshold.

George Osborne has recently said that “The new system means there will be tax cut for 98% of homebuyers who pay stamp duty”.

Given the comments above (i.e. that the majority will now be paying a reduced rate) I consider that this is, on the whole, a good tax change for both Buyers and Sellers. Hopefully these changes will enable more people to move who previously could not due to the stamp duty that was payable. I hope that this tax change will have a positive impact on the housing market over the coming months and years”.

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A Moving Experience Ian Lange from highly respected agents HUMBERTS at Honiton provides us with some invaluable tips Most of us know that moving house is ranked among the top three most stressful events in ones life. But need it be?

Again, most of us have seen the property programmes on TV so know that there are simple things you can do to help ensure your home is sold at the right price within a reasonable period of time. The list includes decluttering, spring cleaning inside and out, cleaning the windows and cutting the lawn so you can ensure your home will have that great and all important ‘first impression’.

So what else can you do?

Think to yourself, 'Have I chosen the right agent?' You should invite 2 or 3 agents to value your home, making sure the ones you choose are familiar with the type and location of your property. For example, it would be a little pointless to invite a town agent to market your rural country cottage with 3 acres. Think of employing an agent as you would choose a partner

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and ask yourself these questions: Will you be compatible and able to work well together? As after all it will be a joint effort. Do they have the experience and knowledge that gives you confidence to trust them with the sale of your most important asset – your home?

The common mistake that people make is to choose an agent solely on their fee. Although this may appear to be saving you money, a good agent will earn their slightly higher fee by negotiating a higher overall price and conducting a sale that takes the stress off your shoulders.

Moreover, if your agent easily reduces their fee, don’t employ them as you are obviously a better negotiator than they are!

An agents job is a combination of marketing, ensuring that your proper t y reaches the widest audience possible, and negotiation.

Do you feel the agent will be able to negotiate the right sale for you, a

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Then there is the decision on pricing.

Correct pricing is essential to achieve a successful sale. There is a maxim in estate agency that says ‘Over price and undersell’. In other words, if you grossly over price your home when it first comes to the market, it will remain for sale for many months (possibly years) and become stagnant.

Eventually, you will drop the price to a lower figure than you may have been able to achieve initially as the property will, by that time, have the stigma of being on the market for a long period attached to it, one that is hard to remove and will deter buyers.

This situation can be avoided if the property were to have come to the market at the ‘right’ price.

Employing the right solicitor to handle the conveyancing will help your dream come true. If you pick one that is slow, has too much on their plate or simply works part time, your dreams will become nightmares.

Ask your friends and family who they have used and who they would recommend. Ask your agent as after all, they will know which ones are

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Selling a property needn’t be stressful if you follow these few sensible rules from the outset.

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Humberts is celebrating 25 years in Honiton During this time we have sold £630,000,000 worth of property at today’s prices. While the price of property has changed over the last 25 years, the brilliant service and attention to detail that you have come to expect from Humberts has not. We pride ourselves on our detailed local knowledge, and our teams work hard to proactively market your property to the right buyers. We leave no stone unturned in achieving the best result for our clients!

Lots of buyers are keen to purchase a property before the general election in May, so if you’re thinking of selling your property, now is a good time.

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Spring Preparations February can be a bleak month for gardeners, the ground is either wet or cold or both! However, we do get some beautiful sunny days when the hard blue of the sky really shows a garden off. This is a good time to take stock of the architecture of the garden, trim down plants that are too large, even take out shrubs and trees as they will be dormant now, so easily moved ( I often end up getting other peoples plants this time of year as I just cannot say no to waifs and strays). Dog woods known for their colourful bark can be trimmed down now.

The top tip really for February is add feed to the garden, well rotted horse manure if you can get it, just shovelled straight onto the borders, the vegetable beds - usually one of the dogs as well.

Also start planning your gardening year. Decide on which potatoes are to go, what did well last year, what didn't do so well. Make these decisions now and you will hit the ground running come March.

I always look to clean out the greenhouse and start adding compost, sometimes removing piles of exhausted soil. This also helps with dealing with over wintering bugs, self seeding tomatoes and diseases. I also give the inside of the glass a good clean.

Come March and you can really get into the action planting summer flowering bulbs, shallots onions and potatoes. Make sure potatoes are chitted before planting though.

This involves exposing the tubers to light for a week or so until they produce tiny little shoots. This will give them a head start when in the ground.

Lastly, check all your tools and equipment, lawn mowers often need a service, tools need cleaning and sharpening and maybe even replacing - now there's a good job, nothing better than spending a few hours down at the garden centre browsing the garden tool aisle and trying to fathom out (a) what it does, and (b) how can I justify buying it.

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Devonshire magazine test this pocket rocket from the famous Italian marque Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo 4c

Road tested for Devonshire magazine by Chris Lilly

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or anyone with even a passing interest in driving, one of the most exciting cars on the road at the moment is the sporty Alfa Romeo 4c.

Small, lightweight and fantastically designed, the 4C is promises much.

But the question is, can the Alfa match the expectations?

Taking a look at all the different aspects of the car, buyers will be delighted to see a carbon fibre chassis underpinning the 4C. This keeps the weight down to just 895kg which is fantastically light, and also makes the whole car incredibly stiff.

The other key component in the 4C s arsenal is a small but powerful engine. The Alfa Romeo is propelled by a 1.75 litre turbocharged petrol unit producing 240hp and 258 lb ft of torque.

Crucially, and aided by the low weight, the economy figures are equally if not more impressive. The 4C will return 41.5mpg and emits 157g/km CO2 which are excellent

figures for such a focused sports car.

But these are just numbers and give you only a guide as to what the Alfa is like to drive.

noise for a little four-pot and raising question marks as to whether Alfa forgot to fit a silencer while on the production line.

What has to be done is to climb over the wide, exposed carbon fibre sill, slot yourself in behind the wheel and take it for a spin.

When you pull away though, all questions and other thoughts are banished as you are instantly immersed in the act of driving it.

The Alfa's a truly practical supercar, 0-62mph in 4.5 seconds and 41.5mpg The driving position is excellent straight from the off with all of the switch-gear orientated towards the driver. You immediately get the impression that you are sitting in a racing car with a few added creature comforts.

Start the engine and that impression is reinforced. The engine rumbles and pops, generating a fantastic

A rarity for cars these days, the Alfa feels remarkably unaided ‒ leaving you as a crucial component of the act of driving, not merely a passenger.

The most obvious piece of driving technology is the Alfa Romeo DNA system which tweaks the settings of the throttle and electronic

differential for various conditions.

The normal DNA system found in other models has dynamic , normal and all-weather modes while Alfa has added a race set-up on the 4C s unit. Put in normal or all-weather and the 4C shows off one of its best party pieces. Relying on the considerable torque available from the engine, you can potter about in the Alfa all day long. Leave it in almost any gear and the 4C will pull you along and let you trickle through traffic easily.

It was quite a surprise to find this out as I thought that the small petrol unit would have to be thrashed to get the best from it.

You really don t have to though and the front visibility is brilliant too with the Alfa s compact dimensions helping with parking and the day to day act of driving. The haunches are right over the wheels and you know that there is virtually no overhang in front of that, making the 4C easy to pilot about town.

Switch the DNA system to dynamic or race though and it quickly becomes apparent that the 4C s natural habitat is out on a sweeping, twisty road.

impression as it pulls smoothly and hard in almost any gear and at almost any point on the speedometer.

forward towards the first corner.

Apply the strong brakes and turn into the bend and you will have a huge smile across your face guaranteed.

The amount of feedback from the 4C lets you feel completely dialled in to the Alfa, enabling you to put the car wherever you want to in the corner. The precise steering is highly responsive while the sharp brakes can be feathered nicely to scrub off speed mid-corner should you need to with the car remaining unbothered.

There is no hint of the Alfa being petulant as it lets you flick the car into a corner or gradually load it up beforehand, whichever your

The Alfa is designed for driving and being driven properly ‒ everything pulls together and creates one superb machine. The engine uses its torque low down and the turbo higher up the rev range to pull you along at a serious rate of knots when you put your right foot down.

It is on the open road that you forgive the 4C its sins; the somewhat ungainly ingress to the cabin, the lack of decent rearward visibility and load space and the slightly stiff ride.

None of these matter when you are on your favourite road in the lithe Italian sports car.

The 0-62mph sprint is despatched in 4.5 seconds but it is the in-gear acceleration that creates a bigger

The benefits of the stiff and lightweight chassis come into their own as the acceleration pushes you

preference ‒ or how playful a mood you are in.

It is one of the finest driver s cars around. Compare the 4C against the likes of Porsche s Cayman and the Alfa doesn t buckle under the pressure. I m not sure which would be better but I know which I would choose. The Italian machine has a far greater sense of ceremony when driven and would be my pick.

At £45,000 it isn t ridiculously priced, especially when compared to rivals, the driving experience is flexible and pin sharp and it looks absolutely fantastic. I m glad to say that Alfa Romeo is back. - Chris Lilly

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Looking good for the summer ahead It's exciting looking ahead, the warmer months being not far off. Now's a really good time to start looking at the approaching summer fashions, with many retailers in this region having stock ready for the season ahead. We really are blessed with many great retail outlets, it's not necessary to fight the crowds when towns such as Sidmouth, Honiton and Lyme Regis have great boutiques with unique ranges of clothing, as well as great places for lunch and coffee for rest between buying!

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NEW DISCOVERY SPORT FAMILY ADVENTURES WITHIN YOUR REACH

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Janet East is the proprietor at Yellingham Farm, also running a Farmhouse B&B establishment www.yellinghamfarm.co.uk 01404 850272

by Janet East of Yellingham Farm

Being a Lady Shepherd at Lambing Time It’s 3 am and the routine is always the same.

Small side light on, socks first, trousers, jumper over my nightie, lastly my warm red bodywarmer. With eyes still not quite focusing I creep downstairs trying not to wake the rest of the household, but given the snoring that greets me at the top of the stairs from all angles, that is unlikely.

Every night before I go to bed, my wellies, complete with rubber trousers folded down over my boots and my lambing coat are placed inside the back door and of course sat beside them is my faithful dog Todd ready to leap into action. I can’t say I would use that phrase to describe how I felt... I don’t think I could leap anywhere at 3am. I believe that every in-lamb ewe deserves the best treatment you can give them and so on our farm we do not close the door at the end of a normal working day and open it the next morning. Hence my night shift.

In truth, I love it. Me, my dog, my sheep and no other human in sight and the tranquillity of the barn. We always lamb indoors and whilst there are sound arguments for lambing outside, for me being a relatively small female, I find the whole process easier to manage. The key to lambing indoors is superb hygiene.

As I approach the barn I can always tell if there is some action even before I get there, as a ewe that has lambed or is lambing often makes a wonderful quiet bleating noise and on this occasion that’s exactly what greeted me. A big Jacob ewe was busy “making her nest” pawing the ground over in the corner, scraping up the straw and turning in circles before she eventually lies down and starts to push. She seemed quite in control so Todd and I have a good wander around, checking for any other signs of action. It’s also a great time to look at the ewes that have already lambed. We put the ewes and their newly born lambs in individual pens, bedded down with loads of clean straw so they have time to “mother-up”. It also gives me chance to make sure the lambs are suckling well and the ewe is well in herself and has taken to her lambs - a ewe that rejects her lambs is a nightmare - but that’s another whole story! It

looks like my night is going to be a quiet one and with just the one ewe deciding to lamb, I sit in my little armchair, kept specifically for lambing and doze. It’s not long before the said ewe starts to lamb, the water bag is present and in no time a tiny black nose and two front feet appear - always a relief - no one wants one front foot, or even worse, a tail rather than a nose.

My detailed sheep records have already told me that she has lambed perfectly for the last 2 years so hopefully this should be straightforward - it was. Two healthy lambs and a keen mother.

You can’t ask for anymore at 4am. With no other ewes looking to nick the lambs (yes it happens, there’s definitely jealousy amongst ewes!) I leave her to clean them up and straw down an individual pen ready for her.

The lads are up by 6am and I’m snuggled back in bed for a couple of hours - I just hope that they don’t have a difficult lambing and need me to sort it out - one of the benefits of being a lady shepherd is that most of us have small little hands and can lamb a ewe in trouble with less pain than a man with hands like shovels.

The B and B is busy and we have 6 for breakfast, so no lie in for me. I was busy taking the breakfast order, 2 porridge, one fruit compote, 3 melon... When I was abruptly interrupted

by Edward who said my neighbour was on the phone and wanted to speak to me quickly.

“Hello Janet, it’s Stan.”

“Yes Stan.”

“Well it’s like this... I’ve got a Yaw (ewe) that’s in trouble lambing and I know you’ve got tiny hands and I think you could lamb her... I’ve

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tried and can’t... er’s in a bit of a state.”

I quickly replied that I was just doing breakfast but I would be over asap.

“No need for that, I’m worried you see, so I’ve come over and I’m outside your back door and she’s in the van.”

I couldn’t believe it. So I quickly dived back into the Dining room and explained that we’d got a slight delay with breakfast due to an unforeseen occurrence (I didn’t tell them what!).

I quickly got my bottle of lambing lube for my hands (Antiseptic jelly), took off my rings and watch. Washed my hands and went out to the back porch, and yes, as he said, Stan was stood with the back doors of his van open and this massive ewe looking at me longingly so if to say, please help and please hurry up. I muttered at Stan about his timing but felt pleased he thought a lady could sort the problem - men can be proud you know. The ewe was groaning, Stan was groaning in sympathy, so I told him to be quiet in no uncertain terms. The problem was not easy, the first lambs head was back and only one leg forward and was further complicated by a leg in the way from the second lamb, but once I had sorted it out inside, I carefully eased the first lamb out - the second followed swift ly - my little hands had done the trick. I am sure that if a sheep could smile, this ewe would have a massive grin on her face - Stan certainly did. I told him that she would need a shot of antibiotics and he was on his way.

Aware of my starving guests, I bolted back into the kitchen, washed my hands and arms and carried on where I left off. With the starters already ordered, I asked my guests what they would like for main course, I went through the menu and was slightly surprised by the stunned silence. Something wasn’t right. With a grin, one of my guests said that if I was cooking, he was going to opt for toast. A chorus of “we will have the same” soon followed. Laughing they asked me to look at the underside of my arms.

In a rush to get breakfast underway, my hand and arm washing clearly wasn’t that effective.

Yes... there was still evidence of the lambing activity up my arms. I felt terribly embarrassed and assured them that I would limit my input to waiting table only and that Edward was cooking. Full English all round was the response from six hungry guests! - Janet East Illustrations by Jim Stanes ©

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East Devon Monuments By noted West Country Author and Devon Historian, Ted Gosling Scattered across East Devon are a rich variety of monuments showing that the past is closer to us than we think and each of the following have an interesting story.

Motorists who rush along the A3052 from Seaton to Sidmouth pass on by the turning to Hangmans Stone (on the left hand side), a prehistoric boundary stone, to which a legend clings of a man who stole a sheep. Over 250 years ago a sheep thief named Norman stole a sheep from a nearby farm and feeling tired from carrying the animal, he decided to sit down on the stone for a rest. The sheep in struggling to get free got behind the stone, twisting the rope in which he used to secure the animal round the mans neck, strangling him, a good story even if not strictly true.

About a mile further on the left is a roadside memorial to Dr Thomas Gilbart Smith MD. FRCS who fell dead from his bicycle after watching the glorious sunset of August 3rd 1904.

THUS CLOSED A NOBLE LIFE SPENT IN THE SERVICE OF HIS FELLOW MEN. HE NEVER TURNED HIS BACK ON DUTY, BUT FAITHFUL TO

Gilbart Smith was the son of reverend J. Denham Smith, a cleric widely known in Ireland during the 1860’s and in later years in London. Thomas, after graduating in medicine at Trinity College, Dublin, came over to England and continued a student career at St Bartholomews Hospital and it was not long before he established himself in Harley Street in the house which he continued to occupy throughout his career. He held a large number of medical posts of importance and was an active member of many societies.

In 1885 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and in 1891 was a president of the Harveian Society.

These are the inset plaques that were replaced in 1981 when the originals were stolen from the roadside memorial (above right)

He took a keen interest in the affairs of the Irish medical schools and the graduates association, he was also a physicians of the infirmary for consumption and diseases of the chest.

Dr Gilbert Smith was a man of rare and fine type, wherever he went his cheeriness took possession of anyone he met.

He was buried in the family grave at West Hempstead in the presence of a large number of family and friends and had this roadside memorial in Devon dedicated to his memory.

Unfortunately the plaque on this memorial were stolen in about 1979 and a replacement plaque was fitted in 1981.

Incidentally, the information on the memorial is incorrect and it is a shame that they have his name spelt incorrectly, it should read Gilbart, not Gilbert.

On now to Putts Corner on Honiton Common where we can

ON THIS SPOT AT HALF PAST NINE O’CLOCK AFTER WATCHING THE GLORIOUS SUNSET of AUGUST THRID, 1904, THOMAS GILBERT-SMITH, M.D., F.R.C.S. FELL DEAD

HIS MOTTO

FROM HIS BICYCLE.

“DARE AND DO”

THUNDER AND LIGHTENING

REMAINED UNDAUNTED

IMMEDIATELY

TO THE END.

FOLLOWED.

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Few people today know much about this man and why this memorial is here. Dr Thomas Gilbart Smith was a physician to the London Hospital and at the time of his death was only 56 and on a bicycling holiday in Devon with one of his sons.

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find a rolling stone older even than Mick Jagger.

The Rolling Stone, now set at the front of the Hare & Hounds pub on Putts Corner, Honiton Common, was moved from its position and reset in recent years.

Originally this rolling stone used to lie under the finger post at Putts Corner, opposite the Hare & Hounds, and this small monolith was overthrown early in the 19th century. The Sidmouth historian Peter Orlando Hutchinson paid a visit to Putts Corner on Friday 9th July 1855, and made a sketch of the stone which shows that by then it had fallen over.

There is no doubt that the Rolling Stone is correctly named, and many legends are associated with it. It is of local fame because of the tradition, which may have given its name to the stone, that at midnight when the moon is full it rolls down to the River Sid to wash away the bloodstains left upon it by human sacrifice.

We could class the Rolling Stone as a pagan sacred stone, in consideration of both its traditional story and the probability that it had been brought from a distance, but I very much doubt that.

In reviewing evidence for the age and purpose of this Rolling Stone, several theories can be eliminated.

It was certainly not placed to indicate the existing crossroads, as the road to Sidmouth bears no sign of great antiquity, nor do I think it would have been erected to mark the parish boundary.

Bearing in mind that on the range of hills between Honiton and the Hangman’s stone there were formerly between 80 and 90 barrows, many of which have been destroyed within the last few decades, the most tenable theory is that this Rolling Stone was set up to mark some significant spot on a prehistoric trackway.

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The memorial on the A3052 coast road just past the derelict Three Horseshoes Inn on the road between Sidmouth and Seaton Incidentally, this stretch of road was the old turnpike road running from Sidmouth to Lyme Regis. The Turnpike Trust was setup after a petition to Parliament in order to get something done to improve the dangerous roads that were a real hazard to coaches and waggons.

In 1951 the situation of this monolith, in an upland scattered with relics of pre-history coupled with the threat of its ultimate obliteration, led to its re-erection in August 1951. A crane and a tractor, provided by Leonard Pike of Bovey Barton, was needed to raise the Rolling Stone to its correct position, but at a later date, due to road improvements, this old stone rolled across the road to its present position.

The very ancient Rolling Stone, resited outside the Hare & Hounds Inn on Honiton Common

By the way, I note that now on the East Devon District Council site it is now called ‘the Witches Stone’. Pure fantasy and utter rubbish.

Editor - you may have noticed Ted’s not a man for mincing his words well certainly not when it comes to officialdom!

(The stone is situated just outside one of the windows next to the main fireplace)

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When Napoleon exited the field at Waterloo 200 years ago this year, few could have guessed that within a few short weeks he would be sunning himself in Torbay - especially L’Empereur himself

Napoleon's farewell to Devon

By John Fisher

NAPOLEON ALWAYS HAD A PLAN and after the battle of Waterloo, on Sunday, 18th June 1815. it was that he should beat a retreat to America - a country sympathetic to the French cause since their own Revolution of 1776 - to live to fight another day.

Meanwhile a message arrived from a British agent further along the coast that revealed the degree of Napoleon s desperation at this time.

So, barely one jump ahead of the approaching Allied armies he headed to Paris were he told the provisional government that he had decided to abdicate as emperor - again. He had done it once before of course, in 1814 when the Allies besieged Paris and had him imprisoned on Elba.

Maitland later wrote: that it was the intention of Bonaparte to escape from Rochefort in a Danish sloop, concealed in a cask stowed in the ballast, with tubes so constructed as to convey air for his breathing.

I afterwards inquired of General Savary, if there had been any foundation for such a report; when he informed me that the plan had been thought of, and the vessel in some measure prepared; but it was considered too hazardous; for had we detained the vessel for a day or two, he would have been obliged to make his situation known, and thereby forfeited all claims to the good treatment he hoped to ensure by a voluntary surrender .

Bonaparte in a barrel

Oh, and one more thing, he told them. He would need two frigates put at his disposal at Rochefort, on the west coast of France, for himself and his entourage, together with American passports for all of them.

This was the end game. If he stayed in France where many were demanding an end to the bloodshed across Europe and a return of the Bourbons, there would be a civil war, which would not go well for him. This time the Allies would surely lock him up and throw away the key.

The remote island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic had been mooted, But first they would have to catch him. And waiting to do just that was Frederick Maitland, captain of HMS Bellerophon, the 74-gun lead ship of the blockading force patrolling near Brest.

Bonaparte knew that getting out and onto the high seas was going to be no easy matter. He was also fearful that the French crew of the frigate would mutiny and hand him in - or worse still kill him outright. He therefore sent emissaries out to the Bellerophon to stall for time whilst he put another plan into operation.

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Napoleon in his study at Tuileries by Jacques-Louis David

The letter they carried - dictated by him - said, "The Emperor is so anxious to spare the further effusion of human blood, that he will proceed to America in any way the British Government chooses to sanction, either in a French ship of war, a vessel armed en flute, a merchant vessel, or even in a British ship of war."

Maitland had already been ordered not to let Napoleon escape and to conduct him to the nearest anchorage in England - which was Torbay. He stood his ground and extended the invitation for Napoleon and his party to come aboard under safe conduct whence they would be taken to England.

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Captain Maitland of HMS Bellerophon The game was up. With no way out but via the British, Napoleon put a bold face on it and wrote a letter to the Prince Regent, whose father, George III, was at that time mentally incapacitated.

Rochefort, July 13th, 1815.

Your Royal Highness, "A victim to the factions which distract my country, and to the enmity of the greatest powers of Europe, I have terminated my political career, and I come, like Themistocles, to throw myself upon the hospitality of the British people. I put myself under the protection of their laws; which I claim from your Royal Highness, as the most powerful, the most constant, and the most generous of my enemies.

Napoleon .

He came aboard with 33 people in his party, military men, dignitaries, their wives and children, servants and his own personal chef, whilst 17 others were accommodated aboard another ship.

Maitland offered up the great stern cabin of the ship. I propose, he said, dividing (it) in two, that the ladies may have the use of one part of it .

But he was told, "the Emperor will be better pleased to have the whole of the after-cabin to himself, as he is fond of walking about, and will by that means be able to take more exercise."

After Napoleon s first meal on board 'a cup of strong coffee was handed round; he then rose and went into the after-cabin, asking all the party to accompany him, the ladies among the rest'. After that first meal courtesy of the Bellerophon s sea cooks all Napoleon s subsequent meals were prepared by his own chef and kitchen and meals served off silver plates.

News of what was afoot had been sped to London by fast frigate and faster still, back via Admiralty telegraph to Portsmouth and Plymouth.

Every old seaman living along the route would watch the telegraph shutters open and close and although they could not read the codes, they knew the numbers that identified each ship-of-the-line and would have known that the old Billy Ruffian as they called her, was coming in and many may have guessed that something was up.

The next two days were calm and sunny. Bonaparte amused himself by playing at cards after breakfast: the game was vingt-un, in which all the party joined, except myself, said Maitland, a Scottish aristocrat of some wealth who could have made an outstanding career as a diplomat, which was probably the reason he had been assigned that specific patrol duty. He proposed that I should play with them, but I told him I had no money, making it a rule to leave it all with my wife before I went to sea: on which he laughed, and good-humouredly offered to lend me some, and trust me until we arrived in England: I, however, declined his offer, having the numerous duties of the ship to attend to .

managed to get close enough in a small skiff to make some lightning sketches of the man as well as details of the colour of his clothing: details later verified in this letter, dated a week after the Bellerophon had left Torbay for good, by a young naval officer who had taken his wife, Emma, out to the ship. (Eastlake s picture now hangs in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich).

Maitland reports: About eight in the evening, the high land of Dartmoor was discovered, when I went into the cabin and told him of it: I found him in a flannel dressing-gown, nearly undressed, and preparing to go to bed. He put on his greatcoat, came out upon deck, and remained some time looking at the land; asking its distance from Torbay, and the probable time of our arrival there.

Perhaps he was thinking also of the 11,000 French and 271 American prisoners of war who had died in the prison since its completion in 1803 and were buried there.

News of their arrival had preceded them and when they dropped anchor off Brixham on Monday, 24th July Maitland made sure that the scores of small boats that began to encircle Bellerophon were kept at a safe distance. But Bonaparte seemed to relish the attention and came out on deck, waving his hat to the crowds.

It was at this time that the artist, Charles Eastlake, who was Plymouth born and bred came racing down from London to Devonport with his sketch pad - possibly tipped off to events by his father who was a well-connected Admiralty Lawyer in London. Risking life and limb he

Devon fishermen or smugglers?

Maitland continues his diary account: He then spoke of the character of the fishermen and boatmen on our coast, saying, They are generally smugglers as well as fishermen; at one time a great many of them were in my pay, for the purpose of obtaining intelligence, bringing money over to France, and assisting prisoners of war to escape. They even offered, for a large sum of money, to seize the person of Louis, and deliver him into my hands; but as they could not guarantee the preservation of his life, I would not give my consent to the measure ".

His first glimpse of Devon On Sunday, the 23rd of July, Bonaparte remained upon deck a great part of the morning. He cast many a melancholy look at the coast of France, but made few observations on it.

his shirts, waistcoats and neckcloths.

Blind infatuation! Our correspondent, who was alongside the Bellerophon on Sunday last, says that the sympathy in his favour was astonishing, that he heard no cheering, but that the hats of the men, and the handkerchiefs of the ladies, were waving in every direction”

Our boat (which was a very handsome one and filled with Ladies and Officers) having attracted his attention, he came forward and looked at us occasionally with an opera glass, for the space of five minutes. He was dressed in a green coat with red collar and cuffs and gold epaulettes and he wore a Star. After staying good naturedly long enough to satisfy the curiosity of the ladies, he sat down to a writing table and we saw no more of him.

Next day Maitland was ordered to sail round to Plymouth where a higher level of security could be maintained. As Bellerophon waited the tide, Napoleon - unaware of the imminent move - walked above an hour on deck, frequently stood at the gangway, or opposite to the quarterdeck ports, for the purpose of giving the people an opportunity of seeing him, and, whenever he observed any well-dressed women, pulled his hat off, and bowed to them .

By the following week the Plymouth Dock Newspaper was evidently hot under the collar on the subject:

'On Sunday, we regret to say, a large proportion of spectators, not only took off their hats, but cheered him; apparently with a view of soothing his fallen fortunes, and treating him with respect and consideration.' His linen sent ashore to be washed, has been held in much esteem, that many individuals have temporarily put on

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The ship anchored off Plymouth Sound, and the frigates Liffey and Eurotas were anchored nearby, to row guard. No one was to come near the ship, let alone board it.

Mrs. Maitland’s close encounter

Maitland picks up one of the consequences of his orders: In the afternoon Sir Richard and Lady Strachan, accompanied by Mrs. Maitland, came alongside the ship.

Bonaparte was walking the deck, and, when I told him my wife was in the boat, he went to the gangway, pulled off his hat, and asked her if she would not come up and visit him. She shook her head; and I informed him, that my orders were so positive, I could not even allow her to come on board.

He answered, "That is very hard."

And addressing himself to her, "Lord Keith is a little too severe; is he not, Madam?" He then said to me, "I assure you her portrait is not flattering; she is handsomer than it is."

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Napoleon on the Bellerophon in Plymouth Sound, 1815 by Jules Girardet (1856-1938) © Plymouth City Council (Arts and Heritage).

ON SUNDAY, THE 30TH OF JULY, there were reckoned to be upwards of a thousand small boats crowded round the ship, in each of which, on an average, there were not fewer than eight people. The crush was so great that the guard-boats became desperate to keep them off; one chose simply to ram some of the smaller boats with such force as nearly to upset them, alarming the ladies and children extremely . A man, a stone mason from Plymouth,

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was drowned. It was at about this time that Maitland ordered the firing of one of the ship s great guns as a warning to everyone to stand off ! a moment captured in the famous painting by Jules Girardet. It was also a this time that Napoleon knew for certain that he was not to be allowed to set foot in England but would, instead, be exiled to the island of St. Helena.

Horror struck "The idea of it is perfect horror to me.

To be placed for life on an island within the Tropics, at an immense distance from any land, cut off from all communication with the world, and every thing that I hold dear in it!

It is worse than Tamerlane's iron cage.

I would prefer being delivered up to the Bourbons. Among other insults but that is a mere bagatelle, a very secondary consideration - they style

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me General! they can have no right to call me General; they may as well call me Archbishop, for I was head of the church, as well as the army.

If they do not acknowledge me as Emperor, they ought as First Consul; they have sent Ambassadors to me as such; and your King, in his letters, styled me brother .

As Bonaparte always retired early to bed, it was the custom for the French ladies and officers to assemble every

her distress, followed her, broke open the latch and found her half way through the window in an attempt, not to escape, but to drown herself.

More drama followed. Information arrived from London that a habeas corpus writ had been taken out to summon Bonaparte as a witness to a hearing of some kind in London: a device simply to get him on shore.

A lawyer was already on his way down to serve it and Maitland was therefore ordered to be ready to put to sea at a moment s notice.

Bonaparte was quick to note the activity and was told that they were to rendezvous with the Northumberland, the vessel appointed to take him to his final captivity.

He said: I wanted nothing of them (the Government) but hospitality, or, as the ancients would express it, 'air and water.' My only wish was to purchase a small property in England, and end my life there in peace and tranquility .

He lived on St. Helena for five and a half years until his death, from stomach cancer, at sunset, on 5th May, 1821. He told his faithful General Ber trand, who had accompanied him into exile, that, lifelong aetheist that he was, he was not afraid to die.

The only thing I am afraid of", he added with a smile, is that the English will keep my body and put it in Westminster Abbey!

His body was exhumed on the orders if King Louis Phillipe I of France in 1840 and taken to Paris amidst great ceremony and his body now lies entombed within six coffins beneath a great slab of carved red porphyry, in the central crypt of the Eglise du Dome Church at the Hotel des Invalides in the heart of Paris.

The tomb has a solemn, almost sacred atmosphere and why not, commented William Makepiece Thackery, "for who is god here but Napoleon?"

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Soon af ter nine o'clock, the Bellerophon's signal was made and they beat out into the Sound with the guard boats towing them out against wind and tide. Thus Napoleon departed Devon, in enforced haste and in deep despair, never to return.

FOOTNOTE: As all writers since on this subject, I am indebted to the pen of Sir Frederick Lewis Maitland and his eye-witness memoir, The Surrender of Napoleon.

This painting (left), can be seen in an exhibition at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery from 23 May to 26 September 2015 called ‘Fallen Emperor: Napoleon in Plymouth Sound in 1815’. For full details visit www.plymouth.gov.uk/museumnapoleon or call 01752 304774.

evening in the ward-room, and partake of wine and water, punch, or bishop - a mixture consisting of port, Madeira, nutmeg, and other ingredients, well known to sailors, and much relished by the French.

Attempted suicide It was during one of these occasions that Napoleon s senior aide, General Bertrand and his wife, the Countess, entered into a great argument which

became so heated that they took it out onto the deck. She told him that she would sooner die than accompany him to St. Helena and when he told her it was his duty she stormed below, pushed her way past the two Royal Marine sentries and threw herself at the feet of Napoleon.

He is said to have looked amazed and told her that her husband was a free man - at which she ran to her own cabin and locked the door.

Fortunately a French officer, seeing

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Alfie Jones visits the spiritual home of the Jack Russell breed

Pensively resting at the gate to St James Church To the Parson Jack Russell, Swimbridge is a place of great significance 60

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The Sporting Parson John "Jack" Russell, a famous Old Blundellian who had amazing vigour and constitution

Trump - the forerunner of the Parson Jack Russell, bought from a milkman whilst studying at Exeter College, Oxford

Parson John 'Jack' Russell's grave at St James Church, Swimbridge. 1795-1883.

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bout 5 miles out of Barnstaple, you'll f ind the quiet and unassuming village of Swimbridge.

Situated at the bottom of the valley, approaching along the main road you can instantly spot the impressive little church with its metal clad, rocketlike tower. Not only is this church worthy of a visit purely for the fine historical artefacts contained within (see overleaf), but it's also the parish church that parson John 'Jack' Russell, the creator of the Jack Russell breed was vicar for more than 48 years and where his body now lies at rest in the graveyard.

Of course, the Jack Russell breed has its origins in hunting, parson 'Jack' was a fanatical hunter, otherwise known as "The Sporting Parson" and he channelled much of his energy developing what he believed was a dog capable of routing out the fox which had gone to ground and keeping the chase going.

Interestingly, Russell was one of the founder members of The Kennel Club, for which he helped to write the breed

The Sporting Parson - John Russell illustrated in this painting, surrounded by fox hounds and a white terrier (centre front) standard for the Fox Terrier. Russell was a Devonian, born at Dartmouth in 1795, he was schooled at Plympton Grammar School, Blundell's School and finally attended Exeter College at Oxford, where he spotted the milkman's little white terrier bitch,

which had tan spots over her eyes, ears and at the tip of her tail. He bought the bitch called "Trump", which he subsequently used as the foundation for the line of fox hunting terriers that famously became known as the Jack Russell Terriers. There's a

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lot of debate about what constitutes a 'Jack Russell' and indeed what John Russell's original intended formula was. The Parson Jack Russell is a registered breed and it's thought this breed was what John Russell sought to develop, a longer legged terrier, capable of keeping up with the fox hounds, whilst also being able to go to ground to pursue the fox and maintain composure, so as not to attack it. Parson Jack Russells are taller than the ubiquitous Jack Russell, the Kennel Club standard dictating that dogs should stand about 14 inches to the withers (bitches 13"), which is pretty tall for a Jack Russell.

Generally, the non-parson Jack Russells have much shorter legs, although they come in a great variety of sizes, heights and colouration.

Whilst at Oxford, Russell managed to make many aristocratic friends who shared his love of hunting. His first curacy in 1820 was at George Nympton near South Molton, where he befriended the Revd. John Froude of Knowstone, known throughout Devonshire for his love of hounds

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and disregard for episcopal matters.

In 1826, Russell married Penelope Incledon Bury, daughter of Admiral Bury of Dennington House, Barnstaple.

Russell moved to Iddesleigh and realised his dream of keeping his own pack of foxhounds, hunting across the moors and becoming known and respected, both by the gentry and rural population for his powers of endurance and masterful control of the pack.

In 1832, Russell was appointed the perpetual curacy of Swimbridge, although soon after, the Bishop of Exeter, martinet Henry Phillpotts, demanded Russell appear before him to answer his charge of neglect, concerned at the time by the number of parsons involved in hunting.

Russell's marriage to the heiress Penelope Incledon-Bury undoubtedly helped finance Russell's expensive hunting habit and he apparently drained the Colleton estate of resources in the process.

There's a famous story about the parson who, at the age of 79, after staying at Ivybridge hunting for the entire week, rode seventy miles to Tordown the following day!

Russell was vicar of Swimbridge for over 48 years, his grave lies in the churchyard.

St James Church is notable in that it has several outstanding features which are featured overleaf.

Where, you may ask, does the non Parson Jack Russell ďŹ gure in all this?

Well, they have their origins as hunting terriers and generally the Jack Russell term is misapplied to cover the multitude of terriers forms out there.

For centuries, hunting's been a big part of our rural history, but now though, much of that's been consigned to the past. What we're left with is John Russell's legacy, his breeding development work, giving us a superb, feisty, resilient and intelligent little dog with great character.

The Parson Jack Russell What's the difference from the standard Jack?

Longer legs - yes, they should be about 13 to 14 inches tall at the withers (the highest part of the back - above the shoulders).

Smaller ears - moderately small and thick 'v" shaped ears, the tip pointing towards the eyes.

Outline - with a body about as long as the dog is tall. A longer head and larger chest and relatively flat skull.

Coat - either smooth coat or broken (similar to smooth but with some longer hair on the head, face, legs or body. There should only be a hint of eyebrows and beard should the dog be broken coated. They're predominantly white, with black, tan or tricolour markings. Curly or rough coat is not recognised for the Parson breed.

Diet - Extremely fond of all cheese, curry, not keen on dog food.

Temperament - Parsons seem much more laid back. My other Jack Russell (see right) is much more highly strung, seeming to notice every leaf drop or shadow crossing his path. There's quite a marked contrast.

The Parson was bred to rout-out the fox, but not attack. They may be prone to teasing smaller animal which could be a problem if you have another smaller dog or animal. They have a great sense of fun and are always ready to play. They're energetic, the Australian Kennel Club says that at home, they're exuberant, playful and affectionate, I can verify those comments - Editor

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On a hot day, there's nothing so refreshing as watching your dog cool down in the river.

Alfie pictured in the river Sid at Dog Town, South East Devon

Where the Parson Jack Russell excels, at running.

Their longer legs give them a phenomenal turn of speed

Anyone have a biscuit?

Who could resist such a cute doggie.

The Parson (left) and the fox? - well a smaller Jack Russell at least. Jack's on the receiving end of a fair bit of teasing.

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StJames Church

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The glorious, incredibly detailed rood screen at St James has to be seen to be appreciated, dating from c. 1500

The amazing enclosed font (the front opens out)

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The beautiful lead clad spire of St James dating from 1310 A.D.

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The Old Vet’nary

by Ken Watson

Intelligent Sheep

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cientific pundits recently published the results of studies which show that sheep are more intelligent than dogs. I could have told them that.

Most people underestimate the savvy of sheep because they are not in close enough contact with them. Seen at a distance, on the hillside or in the field, their antics seem to lack sense; but when you think of it, they mostly add up to keeping out of the way of man and his accomplice the dog, both they have learned mean trouble.

Give them the chance to interact with man on a level of mutual trust and a different character emerges.

My wife and I used to keep sheep, but as our grass was not very productive we had to get them in every day for extra feed and so we got to know them and they got to know us very well. In the first place, and if they are allowed to, they form lifelong friendships. The first flock of sheep we had were a mixed lot, but amongst them were two Poll Dorset Horns, and they were inseparable. So much so that we could not tell one from the other. What with that and their gentle nature we just called them the Sweeties. One would not move without the other. They slept side by side and were never parted. They

were no youngsters when they came, and lived into their teens. When the end came for one of them from sheer old age, it happened when they came in for feeding. Her mate stood over her and when the flock were let out after feeding, she stayed as long as she could and then reluctantly walked out to the flock with just one or two backward looks, because a sheep must always be with the flock.

The flock is everything, their protection and security. To see the way it interacts is an example to humans in behaviour. There is always a leader.

When the decision is made to move to another location, it is done in an orderly fashion. In single file they stick to well worn tracks and when two files join into one, they politely take it in turns to join the main track. Fights are rare and are mostly for show and their lambs get most concerned and often try to interpose themselves between the

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mothers. But let them into fresh grass and you will see them young and old, kick up their heels with joy, a sight which must move even the most hardened shepherd.

They seem to recognise humans at a distance by their clothes. A new coat can cause panic, but on close-up they go by smell. My wife has long blond hair and when she bent over to fill the trough they took great delight in smelling her hair, even sometimes forgetting to dive their noses into the trough.

Lambs are like children, and like all children they have a play hour just before dusk. It starts as a general get-together, as though they were

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mob. After a run in one direction they stop, moon around and then they are off back the way they came.

They can make games with just the simplest props. A bale of hay or a tiny hillock and they play “king of the castle”. One jumps up and defies anyone to come up and barge him off.

Then the shadows lengthen and the ewes start to call the lambs back and reluctantly they comply. Sometimes ewes join in, or an excited lamb will jump on its mother’s back and tramp back and forth.

You may have noticed that so far this has been a mainly female affair.

When the rams come in everything goes haywire, fighting all round, and that’s just the females. Perhaps it’s an allegory for human behaviour. I remember when I worked on a farm in Cumbria that all day the air was filled with a repeated “crack” as the two rams charged each other head on

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Horse Care

Correct, enjoyable & progressive lessons for adults and children from 2 years of age.

Training

by Natalie Bucklar

Natalie Bucklar gives valuable advice on various aspects of horse care and welfare...

Natalie Bucklar

BSc (Hons), MSc (Equine Science)

Natalie has owned horses for over 20 years and owns East Devon Riding Academy near Sidmouth.

She has previously lectured in Equine Science to degree level and produced research for preparing Great Britains' equestrian teams for the Olympics. Natalie provides consultations in all aspects of Equine Science, and has fitted saddles for competitors at Badminton International Horse Trials.

The Importance of Training The dressage horse is required to have a stride length ranging from 20 centimetres in piaffe to 3.5 metres in extended canter. Racehorses can reach maximum speed (around 45 mph) in under 30 strides and to jump a fence 1.50 metres high, a show jumper produces enough power in its hind limbs to light 590 light bulbs. Horses take part in amazingly diverse activities and although they are often different breeds and types, they still have the same basic anatomy and physiology that gives them their athletic ability and trainability.

The ability of a horse is largely dictated by genetics, which cannot be changed once the horse is born but ability can also be influenced by things we can control after birth;

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these are training, health and the environment in which the horse lives. So starting with a horse that is genetically suited for your chosen sport is advantageous because genes will determine the ultimate limit of performance, however the training, health and environment will determine how close the horse can get to reaching that limit. This ability to influence performance is important for all horse owners, whether they only hack down the road or are aiming for Badminton, as in order to perform at any level, in any activity, horses need appropriate training and a physically and mentally healthy environment.

Training will be specific to the chosen discipline and the individual horse. Many things can influence training and therefore ultimately the performance at a given time, such as age, temperament, breed, facilities, time, rider ability, tack suitability and fit, nutrition and management routine. Attention to detail is therefore paramount in all aspects of horse management as well as the ridden work. For example, 75% of elite endurance and event horses have been found to have airway inflammation one month prior to major international competitions and 50% of stabled horses are also affected. A horse with airway inflammation will not perform as well as they could without it.

Apart from the advantages to be gained in performance, the importance of training for the avoidance of injury cannot be emphasised enough. A horse that is not ridden all week (a common occurrence in winter) cannot hunt at the weekend or be taken jumping without a high risk of injury. The response of an unfit horse to exercise may just be demonstrated by poor performance but stiffness, lameness, depression and illness can all be caused by

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a lack of training. Competing an insufficiently trained horse can also cause problems such as colic and exertional rhabdomyolysis (azoturia). Of absolute importance is also the fact that a fitter, more skilled horse is less likely to become fatigued and for example, make mistakes when jumping. If a horse falls then so do we! And furthermore, a trained horse is a safer horse that is less likely to demonstrate potentially dangerous behaviour.

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There are of course some things that are very hard to train for, nor even do we think about training for.

Such as the Hoover that was turned on right behind one of my Shetland ponies this morning. It is testament to his amazing temperament and other training that he didn’t bat an eyelid but I certainly have never thought about training him for unexpected Hoover incidents!

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20 years old and much in demand St Petrock's, Exeter St Petrock’s is an Exeter-based charity that aims to address the problem of homelessness, particularly single homelessness and has been in operation since 1994. They provide a range of emergency, support and prevention services that are accessible and flexible and can respond rapidly to people in crisis or emergency.

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eople are often surprised to learn that Devon has a relatively high homeless population given its relatively small overall population. However, figures covering the Devon County Council area (excluding Torbay and Plymouth unitary councils) show that a one-day snapshot, in May 2013, found 1,150 individuals who were homeless or at risk of homelessness and the majority, some 692, of these individuals were in the Eastern Hub (East, Mid and Exeter).

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Last year, 1,435 people were helped

by St Petrock’s services, which as well as it’s centre in Cathedral Yard also has teams working in HMP Exeter, with Probation and in the community.

Importantly, it also supported 865 individuals into accommodation.

With a combination of professional staff and volunteers, it costs approx. £475,000 a year to run St Petrock’s.

Last year, 35% of income came from the local community; 33% from trusts and foundations and 32% from statutory bodies. As a small, local

Over the last 3 years, St Petrock’s has introduced a Private Rented Service which has provided support and accommodation to over 74 individuals who had no statutory rights to housing and who had previously been rough sleeping.

As the first point of contact for people who are homeless in the area, Exeter charity, St Petrock’s has seen a 34% increase in the number of people seeking its services over a one-day snapshot, in May the last 4 years and now sees 2013, found 1,150 individuals around 60 people a day who are who were homeless or at risk of homeless or vulnerably housed.

homelessness and the majority,

Sleeping outside in the winter doesn't even bear contemplation

It also leads on Exeter’s No Second Night Out/Rough Sleeper Service which aims to help people new to homelessness quickly off the streets. Last year, this service supported 215 people new to homelessness off the streets and into accommodation and 81% avoided a second night sleeping rough.

“There are around 50 individuals some 692, of these individuals rough sleeping in E xeter were in the Eastern Hub (East, currently,” explains Mel Hartley, Mid and Exeter) St Petrock’s project manager, “the remainder of people we see will be sleeping on floors/sofas “As a frontline service, we believe or in empty buildings or have come in charity, St Petrock’s strategy of not our No Second Night Out team has been as they’re at risk of becoming homeless”. being dependent solely on government invaluable in helping stem the increasing funding seems to have paid off. tide of people becoming homeless and Lack of social housing is well documented it’s very unfortunate that Government but in Exeter the situation is particularly “Being independent allows us to adapt funding for this is coming to an end”, acute with over 4,000 households on our services responsively to meet our Mel adds,“however, we will looking for ECC’s waiting list and therefore there are clients needs and, in turn, this helps us a way to extend our funding for this little opportunities for individuals who attract funding from other organisations service as it’s vital to our work”. do not meet statutory criteria for housing. and trusts”, says Mel. continued overleaf...

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continued... St Petrock's, Exeter St Petrock’s centre is open each weekday, So far this winter, St Petrock’s has had 52 weeks a year –the only exception 17 bedspaces taken up over 3 nights being New Year’s Day - in addition to of SWEP. offering basic survival services, it also provides a contact and advice service to “This is another very important service ensure people seeking help receive the and it does literally save lives,” says appropriate support. The centre also Mel, “in addition, it can also be very re-opens to offer overnight “bedspaces” useful in encouraging some of our more for up to 9 rough sleepers per night, entrenched rough sleepers to reconsider during periods of extreme cold weather, the benefits of being indoors and take as part of Exeter City Council ‘s Severe the first steps towards becoming Weather Emergency Provision (SWEP). accommodated, so it’s a very useful tool.”

With one in six charities facing closure, years of recession and government spending cuts, it’s some achievement that a small, local community project has endured for 20 years. But St Petrock’s marked it’s 20th anniversary this Christmas Eve. “It hasn’t been all been plain sailing”, admits Mel, “we’ve had some very challenging financial times when we’ve been forced to consider reducing our services. Fortunately, we’ve never had to do this as each time we’ve received very timely and unsolicited funding

donations from local people which have made all the difference.

Clearly, we don’t take it for granted that we will receive this support but we are very grateful and feel extremely fortunate to have such strong support from the local community with all our donations.“ If you would like to learn more or support St Petrock’s please go to www. stpetrocks.org.uk where you will find details our it’s work, most needed items, how to donate and volunteer.

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of the couple equally they cannot give advice to both or either. The Mediator can give information.

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how and when to take benefits.

just the security of a guaranteed

There will be much fewer restrictions

income for life is the most important

benefits early and access all the pot

on how to take benefits and there is

factor and they don't want to

may need to think about how long

beneficiaries not just dependants

no requirement to buy an annuity.

contemplate the prospect of running

they will need this income. Life

and will be tax free on death before

The abolition of the high 55% tax

out of income in their later years. It's

expectancy is high and increasing

charge on death also means that

important to remember that every

and therefore your pension will

• Death benefits after age 75 will be subject to 45% and then the

• Death benefits can be paid to

age 75

beneficiaries look set to inherit more.

individual has different requirements

need to work very hard to provide

Although there will still be a death

and that press comment doesn't

for you. Metering out pension

beneficiary's marginal rate from

tax charge on pension pots for those

necessarily mean that an annuity is

pots to ensure a financially secure

2016/17

over 75.

no longer suitable. Depending on

retirement requires astute long term

your circumstances it may still be

planning. Even those with large

plans (after tax free cash of 25%)

The new freedoms however will

the most suitable choice for many

pension pots may find that annuities

are subject to the policyholder's

inevitably bring a few problems.

as evidenced in the survey results.

have some place in their planning.

marginal tax rate

Firstly, A recent survey conducted

With these new changes it is

The need for professional advice has

by the International Longevity

surprising that many people still

Centre found that almost 70% of

don't undertake any planning and

never been higher.

respondents aged 55 - 70 actually

aren't looking to get professional

Whatever stage of your working

favoured guaranteed incomes over

advice. This is a very important

life that you've reached it is good

ones that rise and fall. The survey

and now very complex area of

practice to keep your pension plan

also found that many people hadn't

planning and therefore experienced,

under regular review and ensure

planned towards their retirement

professional advice is important

that you keep contributing to your

and that often they didn't intend

especially if you have built up a large

pension.

to take any advice.

pension pot.

I think the first observation is that

The new pension freedoms (available

• Flexible access to pensions from

the press and the media have

from April 2015) mean that you

age 55 (this will rise to 57 from

demonised annuities, however, for

can effectively access all your

a considerable number of people

pension pot. However, there are

• You will be able to receive 25% of

an annuity might still be the most

some important issues to consider.

the fund tax free but you won't

suitable product. This is particularly

Firstly, those who chose to take their

• Withdrawals from drawdown

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