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MURDER AT BABBACOMBE Before DNA testing was invented, life must have been precarious, especially if you were implicated at the crime scene. These days, serious criminals invariable get all modern conveniences, but back in the 1800s, a murder conviction could lead to execution. Read all about the man they couldnʼt hang on page 25.
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There’s much coming up on the horizon this year, what’s fascinating is seeing all the Easter events appearing on the EventHub websites, it’s staggering how many clubs, charities, societies and organisations in general that get really busy in the spring (the EventHub is rapidly climbing up to the 5,000 organisation mark). Also on the horizon the elections are coming up in May. Spin, electoral bribes, scandals, it’s pretty much what we all associate with politics I’m afraid. It will be really interesting to see what happens, will the SNP be in the mix I wonder? Many feel we’ve fared really poorly over the last few years, certainly in South Devon there’s been much building development - I think we’re all concerned about current and planned building on greenfield/agricultural land, rather than existing brownfield sites? Also, we really do need more affordable
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You may have noticed this issue’s striking tiger cover. Renowned wildlife (particularly big cat) painter Pip McGarry is exhibiting at Haddon Gallery in Torquay. If you haven’t seen his work, it’s quite stunning. Pip’s kindly allowed us to feature one of his tiger painting on the cover. When I asked Pip how he managed to get the tiger to pose for him, he explained that this wasn’t really possible (a photo taken on one of his trips to the Maasai Mara, Kenya - of course!). I particularly like the way the eyes follow you round the room. If you’re a bird lover, Andy Stuthridge’s feature in this issue on Dartmoor birds is a visual feast. It’s easy to forget the range of landscapes and habitats that we have all around us, we surely live in the best part of the UK. It really is worth making the effort to get out and enjoy the countryside, the rewards are great. In a coming feature, we’re going to be talking about photography and the gear we use here at Devonshire magazine. Technology these days is really amazing, cameras are moving along at such a pace.
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Putting you in the picture Lincolnshire. On moving to Devon they ran the business off a market stall in Newton Abbot before opening a backstreet shop in Hopkins Lane and finally taking up their current location in Bank Street seventeen years ago. What they re known for is both an excellent gallery and their
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The Great McGarry in Torbay One of the UK s most successful art retailers, the Haddon Galleries of Torquay is delighted to announce the return of the acclaimed wildlife artist Pip McGarry in April. Pip s previous two solo exhibitions at
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Allergy Awareness Week in Devon 20-26th April Fundraising events will take place throughout the week in order to raise awareness of Allergies. Over the past 50 years there has been a large increase in allergic diseases which could be caused by a number of factors including processed foods, increased use of antibiotics and the cleaner environment around us. Allergies can affect many people and whether you suffer from skin or food allergies, managing
specialist framing service, winning many regional awards in the process and being members of the Fine Art Trade Guild. I don t know if you ve ever tried to get a picture framed, but I ve found it s difficult to get just what you envisage when you buy unframed artwork. What s particularly useful is their massive range of frames and mounts (600+ of these). It s great to be able to tap into their vast experience to get the best out of your purchased artwork. Frames and Boxes also specialise in re-mounting and framing old family photos which may well be suffering from mildew, mould and the materials used in the old days can cause problems such as acid damage. It s great to see family businesses such as this flourish, providing the sort of service you just can t get from the chain shops. Let s wish them another 37 years of providing great service - Editor.
Meridian Television series A Brush with the Wild In 2004, which he co-presented with Anneka Rice and taught celebrities such as Nerys Hughes and Linda Robson how to paint. Pip s been Artist in Residence at Marwell Zoological Park in Hampshire for over 15 years, also founder and chairman of Europe s largest wildlife art society. Recently Paul and Fiona Haddon travelled with Pip to the world famous Maasai Mara in Kenya on safari. Pip, says The Mara is one of the most beautiful wildlife areas in the world, with the scorched plains stretching away to the horizons in either direction. We saw lions, leopards, cheetahs and serval, elephants, zebras, hippos, hyenas. Exhibitions runs from the 11-15th of April, contact gallery owner Fiona Haddon on 01803 213000
and living with an allergy can be incredibly difficult. Specialist independent allergy nurse Marlene Hochstrasser from the Devon Allergy Clinic says “it’s important to identify the underlying cause of allergies and finding a solution in order to maximise quality of life.” Marlene also specialises in digestive disorders such as IBS and hypersensitivity to food types. It’s great to be able to get specialist advice when you have problems that can’t be resolved, Marlene can be reached on 01803 401001 or info@thedevonallergyclinic.co.uk
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Hill House Nursery’s 60th year This family run business in South Hams, owned by father and son Raymond and Matthew Hubbard are celebrating 60 years in business. When visiting the nursery, you can tell that the staff are all passionate about their work and take great pride in raising most of the stock themselves. The 3 acre garden, originally laid out by famous plantsman and writer, Edward Hyams, who once owned the Victorian Gothic former vicarage, is open free to the public. Hill House Nursery are also known for their delicious home made cakes, scones, soups and light lunches, all from fresh produce and freshly cooked. The nursery grows an impressive 3000 varieties of plants from the well-known to the rare and unusual such as Thunbergias, Passiflorae, Solanums, Pandoreas, Araujia, Ipomoea, Leonotis, Alyogyne, Hedychiums etc. It’s really inspiring to see a family business still going strong after 60 years. www.hillhousenursery.com
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05 May - Tuesday evening live broadcast from Royal Opera House of La Fille Mal Gardée, Exeter Picture House, 51 Bartholomew Street West, Exeter, 7.15pm.
Until 02 Apr - Find the story of granite: follow the letterboxing trail around the garden, Castle Drogo, Castle Drogo, Drewsteignton, 11.00am.
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Carnivals GREAT INVENTIONS 09 May - Modbury Carnival Procession. Great Inventions Theme. Everyone welcome, Modbury May Fair Carnival, Near Modbury Primary School, Modbury, 3.45pm.
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Until 19 Apr - Brave Dinosaur Egg Hunters Needed! Torquay's Dinosaur World, 3 Victoria Parade, Torquay, 11.00am.
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Until 12 Apr - A chocolate treat for all successful young explorers, Babbacombe Model Village, Hampton Avenue, Babbacombe, 10.00am.
EASTER FUN Until 12 Apr - There will be a host of exciting activities, Coleton Fishacre, Brownstone Road, Kingswear, 10.30am.
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MAKE YOUR OWN WISH GUARDIAN 01 Apr - Make your own wish guardian with Helen Marton, Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, 2.30pm.
CADBURY EASTER EGG TRAIL 03 Apr - Follow the trail and see if you can win a Cadbury chocolate egghead, Parke, National Trust, Home Farm, Bovey Tracey, 11.00am.
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CADBURY EASTER EGG TRAILS 03 Apr to 06 Apr - Enjoy the Easter egg trail at Saltram, Saltram House, Plympton, Plymouth, 11.00am.
CADBURY EASTER EGG TRIAL 03 Apr to 06 Apr - Join the Eggsplorers: track down a Cadbury chocolate Egghead reward, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, 10.30am.
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16 May - Fr.S.Wollf (Requiem) Purcell (Rejoice in the Lord ), Charpentier (Te Deum), Brent Singers, Buckfast Abbey, Buckfast Abbey, 7.30pm.
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17 May - A choral celebration of the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta, Dart Festival Chorus, St Saviour's Church, Dartmouth.
MAY TRAIL 02 May to 04 May - Follow the May trail around the garden and grounds, Castle Drogo, Castle Drogo, Drewsteignton, 11.00am.
TEDDY BEAR FUN DAYS 03 May to 04 May - Come and meet a famous bear, Powderham Castle, Kenton, Exeter, 11.00am.
PLYMOUTH PIRATE WEEKEND 2015 16 May to 17 May - Weekend of pirate themed fun and activities, Barbican Waterfront, Barbican Waterfront, Plymouth, 10.00am.
MR DREWE'S TRAVELS TRAIL 23 May to 31 May - Follow the trail around the garden/grounds & learn about Mr Drewe's travels, Castle Drogo, Castle Drogo, Drewsteignton, 11.00am.
FAMILY BUSHCRAFT WITH THE ADVENTURE ACADEMY 24 May - Enjoy a morning/afternoon of bushcraft around the campfire. Booking essential, Parke, National Trust, Home Farm, Bovey Tracey.
PIRATE WEEK 24 May to 31 May - Captain Jack and the crew are back! Powderham Castle, Kenton, Exeter, 11.00am.
Choirs THE ARMED MAN, A MASS FOR PEACE, KARL JENKINS 01 Apr - A 25th Anniversary Presentation, Sir Joshua Reynolds Choir, Crownhill Methodist Church, Plymouth, 7.30pm.
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BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 16 Apr - BSO, conductor Aleksandar Markovic, The Great Hall Exeter University, Streatham Campus, Exeter, 7.30pm.
CONCERT: HONEYMEAD ENSEMBLE 16 Apr - World-class chamber music (piano trios by Schubert and Dvorak), Exeter Cathedral, 1 The Cloisters, Exeter, 7.30pm.
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EXETER RECORDED CONCERT SOCIETY 20 Apr - Enjoy recorded classical music with fellow music lovers, Exeter Recorded Concert Society, Southernhay UR Church, Exeter, 7.00pm.
PLYMOUTH & DISTRICT ORGANISTS' ASSOCIATION 25 Apr - Evensong followed by a talk and short on the newly-rebuilt cathedral organ, Exeter Cathedral, 1 The Cloisters, Exeter.
DIVERTIMENTO STRING QUARTET 29 Apr - “One of the finest chamber ensembles with a spectacular intimate sound”, Jeanie Moore MVO, Duke of Cornwall Hotel, Plymouth, 1.00pm.
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03 May - Music from JB Jazz & Blues Band, Plymouth Jazz Club, The Royal British Legion Club, Plymouth.
NEW GENERATION ARTIST: JOO LEON SIR, VIOLIN
08 May - Joo Leon Sir, virtuoso violinist from the RCM - spectacular violin recital, Powderham Castle Organ Fund, Powderham Castle, Kenton, 7.30pm.
MUSIC IN THE CASTLE 08 May - JOO YEON SIR, VIOLIN, FROM THE ROYAL COLLEGE, Powderham Castle, Kenton, Exeter, 7.00pm.
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Collectors TOTNES COLLECTORS & FLEA MARKET 03, 10, 17, 24 Apr & 01, 08, - A collectables and flea market held on Fridays, Totnes Elizabethan Market, Civic Square, Totnes.
WESSEX ROAD SHOW 09 Apr - Stamp Club, Torquay & Teignbridge Stamp Club, St Michael's Church Hall, Kingsteignton, 7.30pm.
COLLECTORS FAIR 18 Apr - Michael Hale Collectors Fairs, Michael Hale Fairs, America Hall, Exeter, 10.00am.
15 May - Watch a grown man act the goat! Babbacombe Theatre, Babbacombe Downs, Torquay, 8.00pm.
LEE NELSON 17 May - The popular stand-up comic, Lee Nelson, Exeter Corn Exchange, Corn Exchange, Exeter.
PAUL FOOT 22 May - Paul Foot: Hovercraft Symphony in Gammon Sharp Major, The Watermark, Erme Court, Ivybridge.
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CHRISTIAN AID SPUD LUNCH 19 May - Tuesday lunch to help raise funds for Christian Aid, Jubilee Hall Chagford, Jubilee Hall, Chagford, 12.00am.
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04 May - A great Vintage day out for all the family. Over 50 stands & live music, Miss Ivy Events, Moorland Garden Hotel, Yelverton.
EAST ALLINGTON WHACKY RACES 09 May - Celebrate the 10th birthday of whacky racing: a fun family day out, East Allington Whacky Races, Shire, Totnes.
LOVE LIFE! BRIXHAM HEALTH & WELLBEING SHOW 16 May - Therapists, treatments, trainers, products, organic food, demo, advice, Oats Healthy Living Store, Scala Hall, Brixham, 10.00am.
DARTINGTON FOOD FAIR - 2015 24 May to 25 May - Our 5th annual Food Fair is back with more family foodie fun than ever! The Shops at Dartington, Shinners Bridge, Dartington, 10.00am.
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23 Apr to 26 Apr - Celebrating the South West's food and drink, it's the ultimate foodie event! Exeter Food & Drink Festival, Northernhay Gardens, Exeter, 10.00am.
Festivals FOOD & DRINK
16 Apr to 18 Apr - Tucker's Maltings Festival, showcasing the finest ales of the SW. SIBA members, Tuckers Maltings, Tuckers Maltings, Newton Abbot.
GENERAL TOBY BUCKLAND'S GARDEN FESTIVAL 01 May to 02 May - Spring Garden Festival is set in the stunning grounds of Powderham Castle, Toby Buckland's Garden Festival, Powderham Castle, Exeter, 10.00am.
BMAD BIKE FESTIVAL
TALK & PRESENTATION
01 May to 03 May - A May bank holiday highlight - bike & music festival, BMAD (Bikers Make A Difference), Esplanade, Paignton.
POETRY CONVERSATIONS- THE SONNET 07 Apr - Meetings on first Tuesday of the month in the Octagonal Room. No need to book, Sharpham Trust, Sharpham House, Totnes, 7.30pm.
CORNWOOD FLOWER FESTIVAL 22 May to 25 May - "Lest We Forget" in remembrance of WW1, St Michael and All Angels, Parish Church, Cornwood, 10am-6pm.
RADIO 4 ANY QUESTIONS IN TOTNES 10 Apr - Totnes Civic Hall will host BBC Radio 4 Any Questions? Totnes Town Council, The Guildhall Offices, Totnes.
PLYMOUTH VOLKSFEST 2015
SHAKESPEARE BIRTHDAY LECTURE
22 May to 25 May - Return of Plymouth's Volksfest with music, dance, caberet, refreshments etc, Plymouth Volksfest, Newnham Park, Plymouth.
23 Apr - Dr Ian Mortimer discusses the Shakespearian authorship debate, Exeter Cathedral, 1 The Cloisters, Exeter.
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DART MUSIC FESTIVAL 15 May to 17 May - Free 'Music For All'Wide variety of genres in various venues throughout town, Dart Music Festival, Royal, Dartmouth, 12.00am.
CRAFT & GIFT FAYRE (TAVISTOCK) 18 Apr & 23 May - A craft & gift fayre with a range of high quality items on sale, Moor Foreshore, Tavistock Town Hall, 10.00am.
ASHBURTON BLUES FESTIVAL
ALL THINGS VINTAGE & LOVELY 25 Apr - Lots going on in addition to the 65 vintage, retro, antique & handmade stalls, Plymouth Guildhall, Armada Way, Plymouth, 10.30am.
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Live Music FOLK ROOTS & ACOUSTIC
ANDERTON & ROWLANDS FUN FAIR Until 12 Apr - Go down to Paignton Green and enjoy all the fun of the fair, Anderton and Rowlands Funfair, Paignton Green, Paignton.
02 Apr - A night of scrumpy & western, one not to miss! Midnight Mango, The Wharf, Tavistock, 7.00pm.
EASTER FAIR
FEAST OF FIDDLES
THE WURZELS - THE SKIMMITY HITCHERS
03 Apr to 06 Apr - A fun family event over Easter weekend with lots of activities & entertainment, The Shops at Dartington, Shinners Bridge, Dartington, 10.00am.
08 Apr - Show of passionate & joyful playing with a liberal dose of fun, Exeter Corn Exchange, Corn Exchange, Exeter. CONTINUED OVERLEAF
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BUCKFASTLEIGH FARMER'S MARKET Thursdays - Weekly Thursday farmer's market, Buckfastleigh Farmers Market, Near Globe Inn, Buckfastleigh, 9.00am.
IVYBRIDGE COUNTRY MARKET Fridays - Locally produced cakes, pasties, preserves, local crafts and seasonal produce, Ivybridge Country Market, Scout Hut, Ivybridge, 8.30am.
BOVEY TRACEY FARMERS' MARKET
SIDMOUTH SEA FEST promises to be a great event
ROBIN & BINA WILLIAMSON IN CONCERT 08 May - A fusion of celtic, indian and roots, Hazelwood House, Nr Loddiswell, Kingsbridge, 8.00pm.
Theatre, Babbacombe Downs, Torquay, 8.00pm.
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15 Apr - Robin is an influential blues rock guitar player, Exeter Corn Exchange, Corn Exchange, Exeter.
FB POCKET ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT 04 Apr - Ragtime blues and 1920s popular music, Hazelwood House, Nr Loddiswell, Kingsbridge, 8.00pm.
Market Days
PETE CANTER'S LIGHTFLIGHT 06 Apr - Seriously groovy Latin jazz quartet led by fine sax & conga player, Pete Canter, Clifford Arms, Shaldon, 8.30pm.
TRADITIONAL JAZZ MUSIC
FARMERS & COUNTRY KINGSBRIDGE COUNTRY MARKET
Alternate Saturdays - Local produce & delicacies every, Bovey Tracey Farmers Market, Town Square, Bovey Tracey, 8.30am.
DARTMOUTH FARMER'S MARKET 11 Apr & 09 May- Choose from an amazing range of produce, Dartmouth Farmers Market, Market Square, Dartmouth, 9.00am.
PLYMOUTH FARMERS' MARKET 11, 25 Apr & 09 May - Twice monthly market stalls selling local produce and goods, Plymouth Farmers Market, Sundial, Plymouth.
TEIGNMOUTH FARMERS/LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET 25 Apr & 30 May - Monthly farmers' market held on the last Saturday, Teignmouth Farmers/Local Produce Market, The Triangle, Teignmouth, 10.00am.
BOVEY TRACEY FARMERS' MARKET 02 May - Local produce & delicacies every alternate Saturday, Bovey Tracey Farmers Market, Town Square, Bovey Tracey, 8.30am.
INDOOR MARKET CHAGFORD FLEA MARKET Fridays - Regular flea market with up to 25 stands, Hyson Fairs Ltd, Jubilee Hall, Chagford, 10.00am.
MANATON MONTHLY MARKET 21 Apr & 19 May - A vibrant and varied Market. Local produce and traders, Manaton Parish Hall Committee, Parish Hall, Newton Abbot, 10.30am.
MARKET DAYS BRIXHAM ART & CRAFT MARKET Saturdays - Showcasing some of the best art and craft in the Southwest, Brixham Art & Craft Market, The Old Market House, Brixham.
EXMINSTER MARKET 04 Apr & 02 May- A friendly and lively community monthly market held the first Sat of month, Exminster Market, Victory Hall, Exminster, 9.30am.
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Wednesday - Weekly Wednesday morning
19 Apr - Des Bacon's Red Hot Syncopators, Plymouth Jazz Club, The Royal British Legion Club, Plymouth, 7.30pm.
PETE CANTER TRIO 24 Apr & 29 May - Fine saxophonist and trio in the conservatory, Pete Canter, City Gate Hotel, Exeter, 7.30pm.
AN EVENING WITH HOT FINGERS 25 Apr - Charity concert Acoustic Jazz with Vocalist Emily Campbell, Rotary Club of Crediton, Sandford Village Hall, Crediton, 7.30pm.
BRIDGE JAZZ CLUB 06 May - Pete Canter & Friends Jam Session £6 or £4 jammers, Pete Canter, Exeter Phoenix, Exeter, 8.30pm.
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TOTNES GOOD FOOD SUNDAY MARKET 19 Apr & 17 May - Variety of stalls offer good food from Devon and around the world, Totnes Good Food Sunday Market, Civic Square, Totnes, 10.00am.
01 May - Local Dub/reggae band bring their big sound to Bmad 2015, The Barefoot Bandit, Paignton Seafront, Paignton, 7.00pm.
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02 May - UK Dub/reggae band head to Dawlish, The Barefoot Bandit, The Lansdowne, Dawlish, 9.30pm.
OVERBECKS Until 12 May - Cliff top hidden paradise of subtropical gardens & house full of surprises, Overbecks, Sharpitor, Salcombe, 11.00am.
CHARITY CONCERT 02 May - A concert featuring Tavistock Rhythm & Brass and Tavistock Tapestry choir, Tavistock Rhythm & Brass, Tavistock Parish Church, Tavistock, 7.30pm.
SALTRAM HOUSE Until 30 May - Magnificent Georgian mansion & tranquil garden, Saltram House, Plympton, Plymouth.
JUKEBOX & BOBBY SOX 09 May - 50s/60s stage show that soon gets audiences rockin’ and dancing in the aisles, Babbacombe Theatre, Babbacombe Downs, Torquay, 8.00pm. 22 May - Live music concert with the 2006 Xfactor runner up Ray Quinn, Babbacombe
KINGSBRIDGE MARKET 07 Apr - Weekly Tuesday market day, Kingsbridge Farmers Market, Town Square, Kingsbridge, 9.30am.
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Until 30 May - An exhibition of local needlework, embroidery & all things sewing, Kingsbridge Cookworthy Museum, 108 Fore Street, Kingsbridge, 10.30am. CONTINUED OVERLEAF
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FAMILY OPEN DAY 09 Apr - Lots of events & activities for the whole family. Adults only £1, Kids go FREE, Kingsbridge Cookworthy Museum, 108 Fore Street, Kingsbridge, 10.30am.
THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT
Shows
TORBAY MOTOR SHOW 2015
THE SOLID SILVER 60S SHOW
04 Apr - Great day out for all the family as well as all car lovers, Torbay Motor Show, Paignton Green, Paignton, 9.00am.
09 Apr - Touring music-show featuring singers and icons from the 60s, Princess Theatre, Torbay Road, Torquay.
AN EVENING OF BURLESQUE
A DIFFERENT VIEWPOINT (BELLEVER & MERRIVALE) 18 Apr - A field trip taking in the Bronze Age landscape of Dartmoor. Booking essential, Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, 10.00am.
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EASTER MUMMERS PLAY
02 May - Witness and enjoy high drama, extreme action and breath-taking cinematography, Babbacombe Theatre, Babbacombe Downs, Torquay, 7.30pm.
COSTUME WALK ABOUT
DEVON COUNTY SHOW
21 Apr & 19 May - Tuesday costume walk about, Buckland Abbey, Address, Yelverton, 10.30am.
21 May to 23 May - Celebration of country life at Devon County Showground, Westpoint Arena, Clyst St Mary, Exeter.
MILLS IN THE DEVON LANDSCAPE 07 May - Illustrated talk by traditional milling specialist, Martin Watts, Devon Rural Archive, Shilstone, Modbury, 7.00pm.
HERITAGE REGATTA
Theatre The Dartington Food Fair
02 May to 03 May - One of the longest hill climbs in the South West region, Plymouth Motor Club, Werrington Park, Launceston.
05 Apr - A Easter Mummers Play, Dartmoor Border Morris, National Trust, Yelverton, 1.00pm.
IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY 22 Apr to 25 Apr - Ray Cooney's Hilarious Farce brought to you by Bijou Theatre Productions, Palace Theatre Paignton, Palace Avenue, Paignton.
ROOM SERVICE / QUIET LIFE 01 May - 2 comedies presented by Plymouth based theatre company, Pilot's Thumb Theatre, Cygnet Theatre, Address, Exeter.
STARLIGHT MUSICALS
CLAIR SWEENEY: SEX IN SUBURBIA
THE VOSPERS 2015 HILL CLIMB
23 May to 24 May - Enjoy the weekend Heritage Regatta whose roots go back as far as early 1800s, Brixham Yacht Club, Overgang Road, Brixham.
STARLIGHT Until 05 May - Starlight, a show that promises to glisten from start to finish, Babbacombe Theatre, Babbacombe Downs, Torquay, 8.15pm.
BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL
POP-UP MUSEUM
PLAYS
18 Apr - Officially Britain’s biggest burlesque extravaganza, Plymouth Pavilions, Millbay Road, Plymouth. 21 Apr - The south west’s biggest energy event, Regen SW, Westpoint, Exeter, 10.00am.
18 Apr - Go along to the pop-up museum at Paignton Library, Coleton Fishacre, Paignton Library, Paignton, 2.00pm.
30 Apr to 23 Jul - Enjoy a fun evening which will take you on an inspirational musical journey, Babbacombe Theatre, Babbacombe Downs, Torquay, 8.15pm.
23 Apr - A brand new comedy about dating, men and finding Mr Right, Princess Theatre, Torbay Road, Torquay.
06 May to 04 Aug - Starlight, a show that promises to glisten from start to finish, Babbacombe Theatre, Babbacombe Downs, Torquay, 8.15pm.
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A point of view!
Nelson’s Column
by JOHN FISHER
Cheese and toast Henry V’s army, on the way back home via their historic walkabout through Picardy and Normandy almost certainly liberated copious amounts of fromage and cidre along the way, but shouldn’t we make it a point to mark this day by standing on a chair in a public place with a slab of Devonshire cheddar in one hand and a flagon of Devonshire cider in the other, reciting Henry’s speech before the battle?
Feast your neighbours THIS DAY IS CALLED THE FEAST OF CRISPIAN: He that outlives this day, and comes safe home, Will stand a tip-toe when the day is named, And rouse him at the name of Crispian. He that shall live this day, and see old age, Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours, And say ‘To-morrow is Saint Crispian:’
Aux armes, Devon! Atteindre pour votre fromage!* THERE WERE PLENTY OF DEVONIANS at the Battle of Agincourt. They were led by Sir John Chichester of Pilton, Sheriff of the county, (that’s his shield, inset) together with other knights from the shire and countless numbers of their followers. So how should we precious few, descendants of that illustrious band of brothers best mark Ocober 25th, this year, 600 years to the day since our great victory over the French on
Over the hills - or far away?
But in the meantime that stretch of road between Ilminster and Taunton is being turned into dual carriageway and will clearly siphon traffic helter skelter down the M5. AS more traffic diverts East Devon must surely begin to fade from memory and its visitor pool M5 A303
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Well, look around you and see where the entente cordiale has brought us over the intervening centuries. Today no fewer than 93 towns and villages in Devonshire are twinned with French counterparts. How many of them sell us cheese we have no way of knowing, although the French claim to make over one thousand varieties - whilst Devonshire can boast barely a dozen cheese producers.
evaporate as ever larger numbers of visitors are encouraged to turn right.
IT WILL BE AT LEAST six more years (that’s two elections away) before Devon County Council’s proposed A30/A303 upgrade from Ilminster in Somerset to Honiton, in Devon is put on the table – let alone started.
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St. Crispian’s Day, 1415?
So how best to tempt more of them into that part of Devon that is already being overlooked by persuading them to head for the beauty of the Blackdown Hills and what lies beyond? One suggestion might be to employ a sandwich-board person on the minimum wage to stand at the Ilminster roundabout. Assuming an eight-hour day, a five-day week and a season running from, say, April to September, this would not only create employment it would cost ratepayers just £7,280 per annum or £43,680 for the full six years. Cheaper than the £220-million currently being mooted.
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This story shall the good man teach his son, And Crispin Crispian shall ne’er go by, From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remember’d; We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition: And gentlemen in England now a-bed, Shall think themselves accursed they were not here, and hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks That fought with us upon Saint Crispin’s day. *To arms, Devon! Reach for your cheese!
Gadgets in a landscape BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE DAMAGE or injury to other visitors museums and art galleries have started to ban telescopic ‘selfie-sticks’ for smart ‘phones.
The perpetrators themselves might also be helped if the ban could be extended to outdoors, starting with say, Devon, a place famed for its scenery. If it’s all about capturing a ‘selfie’ moment to look at it in the future it is to miss experiencing the moment itself. Hrrmph! PICTURE THIS: The best view in England, wrote Daniel Defoe, is of Devon’s Otter Valley, experienced from the hill above Honiton.
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Forthcoming Exhibitions April & May 2015
Ricki Mountain - 'Water Lily' - Frames and Boxes
DEVON: A CONTEMPORARY VIEW
David Gray - 'Sunshine in Polperro' - Kaya Gallery
Until 11 Apr - Open Art Exhibition, Harbour House, The Promenade, Kingsbridge, 10.00am.
GALLERIES
EDWARD WAITE ART EXHIBITION - A CITYSCAPE VIEW Until 12 Apr - His largest UK solo show to date, featuring his latest 'Stripped Back' series, Art Source Contemporary Gallery, Residence ONE, Plymouth.
ART EXHIBITION Until 03 Apr - A daily exhibition by Melissa Muldoon, Teignmouth Arts Advisory Group, 4/5 Northumberland Place, Teignmouth, 10.00am.
ART & SOUL: VICTORIANS AND THE GOTHIC
BOTANICAL SPRING EXHIBITION Until 04 Apr - Art & gift items to be found. With a different sort of gallery experience! Frames and Boxes Gallery, 10 Bank Street, Newton Abbot, 9.00am.
Until 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.
21 GROUP OF ARTISTS EXHIBITION
RE-MAKING THE PAST
Until 04 Apr - 21 Group of Artists Exhibition of paintings and handmade prints, The 21 Group of Artists, Theatre Royal, Plymouth, 10.00am.
Until 10 May - Six makers respond to pre-history with exciting new exhibition, Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, 10.00am. Colin Carruthers - 'Looking Up River' - White Space Art
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In our Gallery Landscape Exhibition 09 to 24 May Michael Bowman, Colin Carruthers, Alex Morton & Greg Ramsden. A four man show of landscape and seascape paintings drawing inspiration from the beautiful southwest. Catalogue available. Member of the ownart scheme (buy art interest free over ten months). 72 Fore Street, Totnes TQ9 5RU 01803 864088 10am-5pm Tues to Sat www.whitespaceart.com
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EXHIBITION Jerry Browning 26 Mar to 18 Apr An exhibition of new work by leading British abstract artist. Please call for full catalogue.
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Paintings, prints, gift items and creative homeware to inspire and delight.
The run up to summer... Getting in the summer swing with sea side Sam Toft (including her new book due out sometime in May), Devon railway posters, and local scenes by our beach loving artists.
Howard Du Ross - 'Becalmed' - Art at The Works Gallery
Gerry Miles - 'Green Turtles' - Delamore Arts
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Until 30 May - Mayne Gallery, in Kingsbridge South Devon, is looking for a new artist. Mayne Gallery, 14 Fore Street, Kingsbridge.
15 Apr to 26 Apr - An exhibition by nine members of the South West Sculptors Association, Harbour House, The Promenade, Kingsbridge, 10.00am.
REMBRANDT REVEALED
DEVON ART SOCIETY EVENT
Until 05 Jun - See Buckland's Rembrandt in a new exhibition, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, 11.00am.
25 Apr to 05 May - 10 day Spring Exhibition, Devon Art Society, The Studio, Torquay.
ART EXHIBITION
EMBRACING PAINT
04 Apr to 10 Apr - Daily exhibition by Wendy Hayden Sadler, Teignmouth Arts Advisory Group, 4/5 Northumberland Place, Teignmouth, 10.00am.
27 Apr to 01 May - An Exhibition of Mixed Media by Rosemary Wood and Oonagh Glancy, Art at The Works Gallery, The Works, Tavistock, 1.00pm.
EASTER EXHIBITION
POINTS OF VIEW: CHERRY LYONS & WENDY CHUDLEY
04 Apr to 04 May - A two person show of new paintings by Amanda Hoskin and Chris Forsey RI, Dart Gallery, 4 Lower Street, Dartmouth.
RUN UP TO SUMMER
Jerry Borwning - 'Cool Vibe' - Brownston Gallery
28 Apr to 10 May - An exhibition of paintings, pastels and printmaking, Harbour House, The Promenade, Kingsbridge, 10.00am.
11 Apr to 30 May - Celebrating in full colour for the run up to summer, Frames and Boxes Gallery, 10 Bank Street, Newton Abbot, 9.30am.
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EXHIBITION The Blockley School at Marine House A fine selection of work by these distinguished artists is on view at Marine House and Steam Gallery at Beer. www.marinehouseatbeer.co.uk 01297 625257
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04 Apr to 02 May Exciting new work from the painter Madeleine Strobel and ceramic artist Adela Powell.
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Forthcoming Exhibitions April & May 2015
DELAMORE ARTS 01 May to 31 May - Annual exhibition of paintings and Sculpture Garden. Open every day in May, Delamore Arts Exhibtition, Delamore Estate, Ivybridge.
DOMINIC HILLS EXHIBITION 02 May to 14 Jun - An Exhibition of Oil Paintings from his studio at Stone
Farm, Stone Lane Gardens, Stone Farm, Chagford, 2.00pm.
BENEDICT RUBBRA 'EYE TO IMAGE' 02 May to 02 Jul - Major exhibition of work from the last 4 decades curated by Deborah Wood, The Art Room, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter.
PAINTING FOR PLEASURE 09 May to 15 May - Artists taking part - Yvonne Grylls, Jan Newton, Dot Hutchings & Gill Michael, Teignmouth Arts Advisory Group, 4/5 Northumberland Place, Teignmouth, 10.00am.
APPROACHES TO ABSTRACTION
Janette Jagger - 'Churchstow Village Fair' - Harbour House
11 May to 15 May - A Group Exhibition of Painting, Mixed Media and Assemblage, Art at The Works Gallery, The Works, Tavistock, 1.00pm.
CONTEMPORARY PASSIONS 2015 19 May to 31 May - An exhibition by members of the South Hams Arts Forum, Harbour House, The Promenade, Kingsbridge, 10.00am.
BENEDICT RUBBRA 'THE SEARCH FOR ORDER' 20 May - Lunchtime lecture: The Search for Order, The Art Room, Royal Albert Memorial Musuem & Art Gallery, Exeter, 1.00pm.
SPRING EXHIBITION FEATURING 12 ARTISTS 22 May to 11 Jun - Spring show part of Dartmouth Galleries Week. Art, Sculpture, Textiles, Glass, Baxters Gallery, 12 Foss Street, Dartmouth, 6.00pm.
James Newton Adams - 'Fish Scale' - Baxters Gallery
WORKS-FOR-ME 23 May to 31 May - Watercolours, Acrylics and Resins - exhibition by Howard du Ross, Art at The Works Gallery, The Works, Tavistock, 1.00pm.
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Artists of
The John Blockley School
Charlie O’Sullivan - ‘Watching The Swell’ 30x30cm - Acrylic on Wood - £1095
Gillian McDonald - ‘Moorland Farm II’ - 50x50cm - Mixed Media - £1795
John Blockley - ‘Westmorland Farmhouse’ 1999 - 40x55cm - Not for Sale
T
he distinguished artists, the late John Blockley and his painting partner Moira Huntly regularly held painting weeks for fellow professional artists. Their influence and inspiration is reflected in the work of many artists who became part of “The Blockley School”. A constantly recurring them is the depiction of upland vistas often with isolated buildings and background sea, hills or mountains. Living as we do in such a fast moving technologically driven environment they invoke a sense of peace and
escapism on the part of viewers. All these artists have achieved extensive recognition and acclaim. Marine House at Beer has made a particular point of exhibiting work from this school, work which continues to increase in popularity, notably paintings by the late Michael Morgan RI, Moira Huntly, Martin Procter, Charlie O’Sullivan and Gillian McDonald. We illustrate examples of their work here. More are available and can be viewed on our web or seen in our galleries.
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Martin Procter - ‘Holwell, Dartmoor’ - 60x60 - Mixed Media - £2995
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01297 625257 Moira Huntly - Yorkshire Landscape - 55x65cm - £2995
Michael Morgan - ‘Moonlit Lake District’ c1999 - 11.5 x 11.5in
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DEL AMORE ARTS
painting and sculpture annual exhibition
DEL AMORE ARTS
Every year Delamore gathers together the work of over 100 artists from across the UK and hosts one of the largest collections of work for sale in the South West. Located on the edge of Dartmoor, the light and airy rooms of this traditional Country house provide a superb gallery for paintings and indoor sculptures whilst the formal Gardens, featuring ancient Rhododendrons and Azaleas,
are at their best in May and provide a stunning backdrop to sculpture large and small, from Henry Moore Foundation prize-winners to emerging artists. Now in its 13th year the Exhibition had raised over £100,000 for charity and this year supports Riding for the Disabled. Also features a separate Animal themed exhibition in the new gallery, a woodland arts trail with interactive exhibits for
children and Café serving homemade soups and sandwiches. “Our art exhibition is proving to be a continued attraction” says Gavin Dollard “Last year we had over 8,000 visitors, purchasing over 300 pieces of Art & Sculpture. We pride ourselves on bringing a fresh, thought-provoking, diverse, collection of Art to the public each year and 2015 will be no exception.”
The exhibition is open every day in May (incl. Bank Holidays) 10.30am to 16.30pm. Admission is £7.50. Cornwood, Ivybridge, PL21 9QT. Telephone 01752 837663. More info at www.delamore-art.co.uk
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Saturday 11th April to Saturday 25th April 2015 An exhibition of oil paintings of African animal and big cats by Pip McGarry, one of the worlds leading wildlife artists.
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But here’s the thing... Agatha Christie and the potato mystery MENTION OF SIR WALTER RALEIGH in our last issue and the suggestion that he was responsible for triggering the behaviour of generations of chip-scavenging Devon seagulls by introducing potatoes into this country, prompted a reader to remind us that he was also amongst the first to bring tobacco to England, via Devon. First bales were landed at Bideford but it was in Dartmouth where he and his half-brother, Sir Humphrey Gilbert had a warehouse full of the stuff.
Carry on - scrumping ACCORDING TO THE GOOD BOOK, Eve was the world’s first scrumper, which documented act had both she and her husband, Adam, evicted from the Garden of Eden. But were they remorseful? Not according to Sir Harold Boulton, the man who penned the lyrics of that family favourite of the Light Programme in the days of Wireless, Devon, Glorious Devon. His suggestion is that they may have simply shrugged it off and moved on: When Adam and Eve were dispossessed of the garden, hard by Heaven, they planted another one down in the West - ‘twas Devon, ‘Twas Devon, glorious Devon! Here, Eve grew more apples and Adam turned them into what the West Country has ever since called scrumpy. So you would be forgiven for thinking that the word scrumpy and in turn scrumping (from the verb to scrump) share a common stem. Not so, says the Oxford English Dictionary which defines scrumping as “being the theft of apples from a tree” whilst scholars of Olde English state that scrumpy derives from a word meaning “withered”or “wrinkled.” And before anyone writes in, “scrumptious” only dates from the 19th century and is simply a twist on “sumptuous”, okay? But whilst we’re on the subject, Devon has given etymologists a couple of new phrases forged over the centuries by us down yere. They describes those who, likely as not, ‘as over-embibed. These be “proper scrumped” and “half-scrumped”. Pass they jugs, Evie, do.
West Country or Westcountry? WITHOUT WISHING TO STATE what Basil Faulty might call ‘the bloomin’ obvious’ (or something like that) we live in the West Country. Note, two words.
Take a river trip down the Dart to Agatha Christie’s mansion, Greenway (formerly Sir Humphrey’s home) and the man who drives the boat will point out the site of the warehouse on the opposite bank. This, he says, is where Walter had a bucket of water thrown over him whilst smoking, by a servant, who thought he was on fire. Agatha Christie on the other hand, who was born in Torquay, never smoked. A nurse during the Great War (when the public was encouraged to send troops cigarettes because they needed “tobacco as much as bullets”) she felt obliged to apologise, in an interview, for not embracing the weed. She had tried many times, she said, but just could not like it. Good girl, But as for potatoes: in 1940, she was asked to contribute to one of the earliest celebrity cookbooks, A Kitchen Goes to War: recipes included ‘Sir Kenneth Clark’s Ham Roll Salad’, a recipe from music hall star Jack Warner called ‘Cheese and Chutney Crackers’ and ‘Agatha Christie’s Mystery Potatoes’.
circumstances and they came out as simply ‘W’ instead. Then South West Water decided to sell its shareholding but the West Country now had a television company that influenced a generation into thinking that “Westcountry” was the “right” way to spell West Country.
Then a business called Westcountry Television came along. Note, one word. The company replaced its predecessor, TSW (Television South West), on the 1 January 1993. One of the shareholders of Westcounty Television at that time was South West Water, the water and sewerage business for the South West. How would Westcountry Television’s outdoor reporters identify themselves when they appeared on our screens wearing compa ny-issue anoraks, people wondered? Would their badges read WC TV? The BBC would have loved that, but no. The WC part was unthinkable in the
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Good to see that ITV’s regional news programmes have since given us our proper titling back – which was very nice of them. But flick through any business directory serving the South West today and see how many enterprises called themselves ‘WestcountrySomething-Or-Other,’ prompting the rest of us to have to sometimes think twice before we write about where we live. In the West Country.
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SUMMER BIRDS on DARTMOOR Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Dartmoor National Park is the largest upland area in Southern England. For anyone interested in birds, Dartmoor is a special, unique place. Editorial and photography by Andrew Stuthridge
Dartford Warbler (Sylvia undata)
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D
artmoor has a varied Landscape from high moorland, lowland heath and blanket bog to dense woodlands and also numerous river valleys which drain from the moors into the nearby sea.
However, Dartmoor still remains an important area for birds and provides a stronghold for several species such as Skylark, Snipe, Meadow Pipit and Wheatear which are in decline elsewhere in the country.
As a consequence, Dartmoor has a range of habitats holding a diverse population of birds, some of which are at the limit of their range like the rarer species such as the Dunlin, Ring Ouzel and Golden Plover (the latter sadly probably now extinct as a breeding bird on Dartmoor). Other birds are in serious decline such as the Curlew and Lapwing, and this illustrates the fragility of the existence of some of Dartmoor’s avi-fauna.
Many of these birds are easily accessible to the visitor and with a little knowledge and patience, can be easily seen by visitors to the area. As a Naturalist and Wildlife Photographer, I regularly visit Dartmoor and especially love the higher moorland areas especially in spring and summer when the sound of the Cuckoo and the Curlew can still be heard in some areas although sadly not as common as they once
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Naturalist and wildlife photographer Andrew Stuthridge in action. For the camera buffs out there, Andy uses the topend Canon 1D mark IV and mainly Canon 500mm f4 and 100-400 lenses - an abundance of patience is a prerequisite.
were . At this time of year, the moor is alive with birdsong and breeding birds and it's a wonderful time for anyone interested in birds and wildlife to visit the Moor. I will sometimes spend all day walking the moor armed with my camera and binoculars and have become quite familiar with many of Dartmoor's birds. The most common bird on Dartmoor is the Meadow Pipit - the area holds nationally important numbers with about 20,000 pairs. It is a plain brown bird which can often be seen all year around on the moor and on Dartmoor this small bird is the main host species for the Cuckoo, a summer visitor which lays its eggs in other birds nests. The Cuckoo has decreased alarmingly throughout the UK in recent years but fortunately Dartmoor still holds good numbers of this bird and its distinctive, repetitive call, that gives this bird its name , can stilI often be heard on the moor in spring and early summer.
are small trees or bushes that it can utilise as song posts. Sharing a similar moorland habitat to the Yellowhammer is the Stonechat and its cousin the Whinchat. The Stonechat stays with us all year round and again Dartmoor holds nationally significant numbers of this lovely bird. The Whinchat is a similar bird in habits to the stonechat and is a summer visitor arriving in April or May to breed in our upland areas.
An exotic looking summer visitor, the Redstart (male)
bird and I always find them in good numbers around the fringes of the moor, especially in the area around Haytor and Post Bridge in areas of bracken and gorse where they build their nests and in good years can often rear three broods of youngsters.
lives here all the year around which makes it susceptible to harsh winters which can have a drastic effect on its survival. The male can often be seen singing from the top of a gorse bush before quietly disappearing from sight into the undergrowth.
Both are similar in their habits and these birds require areas of heathland, heather and gorse to raise their young, the nest being well concealed on or near the ground amongst bracken long grass or other dense vegetation. The Stonechat in particular has a distinctive repetitive call which sounds like two pebbles or stones being knocked together and it is this that gives this beautiful bird its name.
The Wheatear is another familiar summer visitor and frequents well grazed areas where there are stone walls and rock-clitter. It is amongst these stony areas that the Wheatear will raise its brood, nesting close to the ground, often under rocks or in stone walls and the adult birds can be quite conspicuous as they flit from stone to stone, keeping a wary eye on intruders into their territory. The male in particular is a dapper bird with its upright stance and blue /grey colouring and this is a relatively common bird on many areas of Dartmoor Another Summer visitor that often nests in trees, stone walls or old buildings is the Redstart and this is a bird that I have regularly come across in a variety of habitats within the National Park. The male in particular is a beautiful and colourful bird and once seen never forgotten. On Dartmoor they are now quite locally common and although essentially a woodland bird, frequenting areas such as Yarner Wood, they can also be found at higher elevations in more open areas wherever there are trees present to use as song posts. Another diminishing bird nationally is the Yellowhammer, a bird familiar to country people by its “little bit of bread and no cheese” song, but fortunately Dartmoor still holds good populations of this lovely colourful
The Cuckoo - now a much rarer bird, although Dartmoor still holds good numbers. The joyous cuckoo.. call is often heard on the moor in spring and early summer. This habitat is also important to a small bird that has spread throughout many areas of Devon in recent years, the Dartford Warbler, which has recently expanded its range across southern Britain. This shy bird can be found in several areas on the Moor and is sedentary so
Other Warblers are summer visitors with a few staying with us to overwinter and the most common on the Moor are the Whitethroat with its repetitive, scratchy song, often sung from cover within gorse or bracken and also the Willow Warbler which frequents open areas wherever there
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Other familiar birds are of course the Skylark which is well known for its beautiful song as it soars higher and higher into the sky singing its little heart out! Significantly, Dartmoor holds good numbers of Skylarks because again
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Whinchat (male) (Saxicola torquata)
SUMMER BIRDS on DARTMOOR
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
this bird has declined drastically in other areas of the country. A summer day on the open moor would not be complete without the song of the Skylark ringing in your ears, a sound that will always lift your spirits and gladden your heart.
Wheatear (male) (Oenanthe oenanthe)
There are several factors that can inuence the success of breeding birds on Dartmoor such as climate change, human disturbance, changes in agriculture and other threats to migratory birds elsewhere in the world. Some of these may seem beyond our immediate control, but all visitors to the moor can play their part in conserving Dartmoor’s birds so that their future can be secured for future generations to enjoy. Simple precautions can be taken during the bird breeding season from March until August which still allows visitors to enjoy the Moor, but which will help minimise disturbance and harm to birds.
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
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Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Stonechat (male) (Saxicola torquata)
These include: 1. Keeping to tracks and paths especially in areas of dense heather, clitter and wetlands. 2. Keeping your dogs on a lead. 3. By avoiding young birds on the ground as the adults are normally close by and also by avoiding adult birds that are clearly distressed and excitable as they may have a nest nearby. By thinking about what we are doing when on the moor we can all hopefully have an inuence in securing a bright future for the birds of Dartmoor, so that we can maintain the national signiďŹ cance of the last wilderness area in Southern England. Andy Stuthridge -----------------------------------------------Editor I'm sure you'll agree that Andy's exquisite photos really highlight that Dartmoor has more than just ponies and tors, there's important and precious habitat that deserves our full protection for the future. Many thanks to Andy, I'm sure you'll agree he's a bird photographer par excellence! Andy's images can be seen at: www. andystuthridgenatureimages.co.uk
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a forgotten hobby
Did you used to collect stamps?
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n late '50s and much of the 1960s a treat for many youngsters was a trip to "Saturday morning pictures". Nobody didn't complain most of what they saw up on the screen was in black and white. So perhaps surprisingly some discovered a different world in a local Woolworth store nearby in city or town where see-through packets offered "Fifty Foreign Stamps For Sixpence". And these were in colour. If you can remember those Saturday cinema shows you're the folk Devon stamp clubs are aiming for you in 2015. Even better if you bought those Woolworth packs, perhaps for years, West of England Philatelic Society (WESSEX) suggests now is the time to return to the hobby.
An activity pursued in one's spare time for pleasure or relaxation, says a dictionary defi ning 'hobby'. For men and women now having more 'spare time' but fi nding age an eventual handicap on the golf course or any other field of sport, stamp collecting is the perfect answer. Devon currently has 11
stamp clubs still running but all are seeking new members. They offer friendship and fun philately. You may have dabbled with collecting for four or five or even longer before closing your albums. Why not contact your nearest club - most local libraries list interests in their area -- pop along see modern philately is all about today. Did you concentrate on GB, Commonwealth, perhaps Australia or maybe USA when you first tried philately? All are still high on favourite list. But something new has appeared too -- thematic collecting. Find something you're interested in ... animals, birds, railways, ships, sport, for example ... and don't worry about which country a stamp comes from. The pictures take over the album page with few words needed to tell your story. Don't worry about the cost of getting stamps today. You buy what you can afford. Yes things have changed since Queen Victoria ruled the post.
WESSEX FEDERATION CLUBS In 1876 a small group of collectors, mostly military men, formed Devon's first stamps organisation. It is thought the first provincial stamp society in the UK. Apart from two world wars, it still continues as Plymouth Philatelic Society. They meets once a month with approximately 25-30 members attending. Dereck Ashton is secretary and member Sally Ellam secretary to the Federation. To add to the Plymouth story, it was the birthplace of Stanley Gibbons, the man who spread the word and interest in stamp collecting throughout the world. And his catalogues are renowned and used by everyone around the world. OTHER GROUPS: • Bideford Stamp Club: Secretary Mrs Val Robbins • Brixham Stamp Club: Sec. Tony Key. • Dartmouth Stamp Club: Sec. Mrs Debbie Morris. • Dawlish Stamp Club: Sec. Jim Wigmore. • Exmouth Stamp Club: Sec. Jeff Gregory.
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Mid Devon Philatelic Society: Sec. Dave Evans. Sidmouth & Honiton Stamp Club: Sec.Jill Prideaux. Taw & Teignbridge Stamp Club: Sec. Andrew Austen. Torquay & Teinbridge Stamp Club: Sec. Mike Dimmock.
Also in the WESSEX FEDERATION are: • Launceston Stamp Club: Sec. Mrs E. Sandercock. • Liskeard & District Stamp Club: Sec.John Harrison. • Minehead & Distric Stamp Club: Sec. J. Bayley. A WESSEX Bulletin regularly presents philatelic features and a "What's On In Devon, Cornwall and Somerset". A similar Bulletin, WETS, is for thematic collectors. Long-time stalwart of WESSEX, Mrs Mary Claydon from Tiverton, is its' President. Mr Dave Evans from Buckfastleigh is Federation Chairman, with Sally Ellam secretary and Carol Turner treasurer. Still interested in 'signing up' with your local club call WESSEX vice-chairman Tony Smith (right) 01404 46358 for more information.
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HORRENDOUS MURDER AT BABBACOMBE as reported by the top-selling ‘penny dreadful’ of the Victorian age, The Illustrated Police News. It always contrived to splash a murder or two on its front page - the gorier the better - as in the case of John ‘Babbacombe’ Lee, soon to be known internationally as “The Man They Couldn’t Hang,” whose story we recount overleaf…
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The Man They Couldn't Hang - and the man who tried to hang him By John Fisher
JOHN BABBACOMBE LEE was probably not guilty of the murder of his employer, Emma Keyse at her home in Babbacombe on 15th November 1884.
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he evidence against him was weak and circumstantial but with a previous criminal record for robbery and Lee apparently - the only man in the house at the time of the horrendous killing, the jury at his trial at The Guildhall, Exeter found him guilty and he was sentenced to be hanged by the neck until dead .
Yet he continued to profess his innocence all the way to the gallows. But as events unfolded on that grey morning of 23rd February, 1885, with hundreds of people standing in the cold outside Exeter Prison waiting for the official notice of his execution to be pinned to the door, Lee was about to escape death at the hangman s noose and take his place in British criminal history as the man they couldn t hang . For in spite of three attempts by the vastly experienced public executioner, James Berry, the
trapdoor beneath Lee s feet failed to open, not once, nor twice but three times. Lee walked back to his cell where he told the priest that he had dreamt all of this the night before and knew that he would be spared death. Victorian society was rocked by the news and his escape from the very jaws of death was held up as proof, provided by Providence of his innocence. Subsequently Lee s sentence would be reduced to life imprisonment - and eventually, after 22 years of appeals - freedom.
The Convicted John Henry George Lee was born in Abbotskerswell in 1864, and put out to work by his father when he was 15. He found a job as a servant at The Glen , the large house of a Miss Emma Keyse, in Babbacombe
JAMES BERRY was born in 1852, in Yorkshire. He was married and had six children three of whom died when they were young. He became a policeman in his early 20s but after eight years he left the force and became a shoe salesman, the better to support his family. Having met the public executioner during his police days he was persuaded to apply for and got the job of public executioner, chosen from some 1,400 applicants.
~ THE HANGMAN ~
He was 32 years old and over the next eight years he hanged 131 people, including five women. He was paid £10 per hanging plus expenses, second class rail and cab fares and hotel,
an execution in a country town he took his rod and basket, and took half a day to fish before or after the execution. At home he kept rabbits and flew pigeons.
He was by all accounts a quiet and contemplative man his favourite occupations being fishing and otter hunting, Frequently when going to
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before he left suddenly to join the Navy at Plymouth - to his father s anger, his mother s distress and Miss Keyse s sad regret. Invalided out with pneumonia at 18 he became a footman in Babbacombe, but shortly after was arrested and jailed for robbing an employer. On release however he was re-instated by Miss Keyse as a general handyman. Two elderly servants also lived at the Glen, sisters Eliza and Jane Neck, and Elizabeth Harris, Lee s step-sister. He slept in the pantry, the rest of the household upstairs. During the night of Saturday, 15th November 1884, someone started a fi re at the house and panic ensued. Miss Keyse was not in her bedroom but was found by Lee in the smokefilled dining room but only after he had smashed a window with his elbow to clear the smoke, cutting his arm in the process. In evidence
played upon his conscience and his health He resigned his post in 1892, aged 40 and published his memoirs My Experiences as an Executioner
and loaned the rope that had been used in the attempted hanging of Lee to the Chamber of Horrors exhibit at Madame Tussaud s in London.
But the onerous duty of his job began to tell on him and he confided in close friends that at least six of the people he had hanged he believed to be innocent, this belief
According to some accounts he became subject to nightmares and turned to alcohol, touring pubs in Yorkshire and giving talks. Following a complete nervous breakdown he became a committed Christian and in 1894 became an Evangelist preacher at the Bowland Street Mission in Bradford. He was a strong campaigner against capital punishment up until his death. He died on 21st October 1913 at Bolton, near York, aged 61.
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he later said what he saw as he turned, My poor dear mistress lying on the carpet - a ghastly sight. I can still see her eyes staring out from the hair which had fallen about her face. I can still see her hands. They were blue and claw-like, drawn up in convulsions of death. Miss Keyse s throat had been cut and her head savagely mutilated with an a xe or some such instrument. Oil had been poured over her body and an attempt made to burn it. Lee helped the police carry the body from the house before he was apprehended on suspicion of murder. They had found a knife in Lee s sleeping area that he could not explain. This, together with the cut on Lee s arm and blood on a trouser leg - this in an age when forensic science had still to be developed - were sufficient for Lee being arrested and sent for trial.
My Method of Execution
Berry was a perfectionist and meticulous in his preparation for an execution - which his memoir shows - something that made the failure of the trap to work in Lee s case even more of a mystery. These are Berry s own words:
The Drop
It is, of course, necessary that the drop should be of sufficient length to cause instantaneous death, that is to say, to cause death by dislocation rather than by strangulation. Generally seven to ten feet.
The Rope
The one I use is made of the fi nest Italian hemp, I adjust it just behind
the left ear. This position has distinct advantages and is the best calculated to cause instantaneous and painless death,. Before using it I thoroughly test it with bags of cement of about the weight of the condemned person. The rope is thirteen feet long.
As soon as the pinioning is done, a procession is formed, generally in the following order: Chief Warder, four Warders, Chaplain, Convict, Executioner, Principal Warder, two further Warders, Governor and Sheriff, Wand Bearer, Gaol Surgeon and Attendant.
Pinioning Straps
On the way from the cell to the scaffold the chaplain reads the service for the burial of the dead, and as the procession moves I place the white cap upon the head of the convict. Just as we reach the scaffold I pull the cap over his eyes. Then I place the convict under the beam, pinion the legs just below the knees, with a strap similar to the one used for the elbows, adjust the rope, pull the bolt and the trap falls. Death is instantaneous, but the body is left hanging for an hour, and is then lowered into a coffi n, made in the prison, and carried to the mortuary to await the inquest. The inquest usually takes place at ten o'clock, but in some few places it is held at noon. After the inquest the body is surrounded by quick-lime and buried in the prison grounds.
A broad leathern (sic) body-belt is clasped round the convict's waist, and to this the arm-straps are fastened. Two straps, an inch and a half wide, with strong steel buckles, clasp the elbows and fasten them to the body-belt, while another strap of the same strength goes round the wrists, and is fastened into the body-belt in front. The legs are pinioned by means of a single two- inch strap below the knees. The rest of the apparatus consists of a white cap, shaped somewhat like a bag, which pulls down over the eyes of the criminal to prevent his seeing the fi nal preparations.
The Scaffold
The essential parts are few. There is a heavy cross-beam, into which bolts terminating in hooks (for the ropes) are fastened. Its ends are let into the walls of the scaffold house. The scaffold proper, or trap, or drop, as it is variously called, is the portion of the structure to which most importance is attached. It consists of two massive oaken doors, fi xed in an oak frame-work on a level with the floor, and over a deep bricked pit. The fi rst door is hung on three strong hinges, which are continued under the second. When the trap is set the ends of these long hinges rest on a draw-bar. When the lever is pulled over it moves the draw-bar in the opposite direction, so that the ends of the long hinges drop through the openings and the two doors fall.
The Proceedings
After the execution is over the fact that the sentence of the law has been carried out is announced to the public by a notice fi xed to the door of the prison.
So what went wrong at Exeter Prison?
When the noose was adjusted I stood back and pulled over the lever. The noise of the bolts sliding could be plainly heard, but the doors did not fall. I stamped on the drop, to shake it loose, and so did some of the warders, but none of our efforts could stir it. Lee stood like a statue, making no sound or sign. As soon as we found our efforts useless we led the condemned man away. We tried the doors, which fell easily; then Lee was placed in position again, and again the doors refused to fall. Lee was led away, the doors tested for the third time (after wood was planed from the edges of both doors) - but again, to no avail. At the time various theories were advanced for the failure of the workings, most popular being that it was caused by the doors being swollen with the rain which fell on the Sunday night.
Berry concluded, That this was
not the cause is proved, fi rstly, by
the fact that the doors fell all right when the weight of the prisoner was not on them, and secondly, by the fact that they would not fall with the prisoner on them, even when we had chopped and planed down the sides where it was supposed that they stuck .
What then of Lee?
John Lee served 22 years in prison, and was released in 1907 in a flurry of newspaper reports and magazine articles and began his reintroduction into society by being photographed shaking hands with the vicar of Abbotskerswell.
Berry produced this preliminary report for the authorities:
The hour fi xed for executions is 8.00 a.m. The scaffold and rope are arranged, and the drop decided, beforehand. I calculate for three minutes to be occupied from the time of entering the condemned cell to the fi nish of life's great tragedy for the doomed man, so I enter the cell punctually at three minutes to eight.
Eight o'clock on Monday, February 23rd, 1885, was the time fi xed for his execution. The scaffold and its arrangements had not been used for a previous execution, in their then position, though the drop had been used once, for the execution of Mrs. Took, but it was then fi xed in another place.
The chaplain is already there, and has been for some time, also the two attendants, who have watched through the convict s last nights on earth are also present. At my appearance the convict takes leave of his attendants, to whom he generally gives some little token or keepsake, and I at once proceed to pinion his arms.
On the Saturday I examined this drop, and reported that it was much too frail for its purpose, but I worked the lever and found that the doors dropped all right. On the Monday morning, at the appointed time, I brought out the prisoner in the usual way, pinioned him and adjusted the noose. He was perfectly calm, almost indifferent.
After a couple of changes of his first name - coincidentally perhaps to that of the man who tried to hang him - John Lee was buried in Milwaukee under the name James Lee, having died of a heart attack in 1945, aged 80 years.
There began a small industry devoted to the production of articles, pamphlets, books and later, plays, fi lms and nowadays websites, devoted to mulling over the evidence and theorizing over what might have been. He toured pubs and public halls recounting his story. A play was written about him and subsequently two films were produced under the title The Man They Could Not Hang. He married a girl from Newton Abbot in 1909 but later abandoned her. In their book"The Man They Could Not Hang", extensive detective work by the authors, Mike Holgate and Ian David Waugh have uncovered the fact that he left Britain in 1911 bound for a new life in America, where, during the Depression, he found employment as a shipping clerk for a trucking company.
So who did murder Emma Keyse? TURN BACK THE PAGES to the beginning of this story. Look at the man pictured second from the left at the top of the front cover of The Illustrated Police News, where the artist may have inadvertently captured the likeness of the true killer. Reginald Gwynne Templar was a young solicitor who stepped forward - unasked and unexpectedly - on the morning of the discovery of the body and offered to act as the defence for Lee. There is speculation that he was the lover of Elizabeth Harris, the cook, and was, according to Lee at least, present in the house on the night of the murder. Two days into the trial however. Templar was taken ill and died in December 1886 from paralysis of the insane - a polite medical euphemism used at the time for a condition associated with tertiary syphilis. Was he the killer and Lee an accomplice - or was Lee, as he always maintained, innocent of the charge? John Fisher
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Capital punishment for murder in the UK was abolished in 1965 in Great Britain and 1973 in Northern Ireland. A YouGov poll in August 2014 showed that fewer than half of respondents would support reintroduction of the death penalty in the UK for murder. Of almost 2,000 people questioned, 45% were in favour ‒ which represents a fall from 51% in a similar poll in 2010.
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Interior designer Susan Folwell of Devon based design studio Artisans and Artists highlights some of the fabric, wall covering and furnishing offerings for 2015
AT THE INTERNATIONAL INTERIOR DESIGN SHOWS earlier in the year the animal kingdom, the oceans and the 70's collided to present an exciting offering of fabrics, wall coverings and furnishings. Fresh takes on classic designs alongside innovative new materials and patterns made for a seductive offering, making our job of editing in order to carefully add to our palette for client projects ever more important.
Lounger fabric and wallpaper both from Zinc's Nightclubbing collection.
Maasai Necklace - image by Emmy Award winning photographer Toby Strong (POA The North Street Gallery, Ashburton). Antique sofa (covered in Pantanal from Osborne and Little's Keshi Velvets collection - £120 per metre) teamed with vintage rattan screen, a cowhide rug and marble topped antique table.
A Walk on the Wild Side Animal inspired designs and a glamorous "Out of Africa" vibe resulted in new and exciting fabrics and wallpapers working their way into our ever growing library, including Osborne and Little's Keshi Velvets and Pasha Wallpapers and the Chimeres and Cosmopolitan collections from Nobolis. Ocelot and leopard print velvets work beautifully on antique or modern pieces and sit well alongside rattan screens, marble or stone decorative objects, powerful photographic images and cowhide rugs for a tactile, striking and timeless look. The natural beauty of fossilised wood combined with the elegance of classic inspired patterns, such as Agate, Utopie and Diamond from Nobilis, make working a restrained colour palette very appealing, the result is restful and elegant. Dar Es Salam wallpaper from Nobilis conjures up an exotic jungle and elephants landscape, inviting you to a spot of armchair travel (see circle). 36
Left - Fossilised wood side tables / stools (POA Artisans and Artists), curtains in Diamond (£161.50 per metre) and cushions in Utopie (£211 per metre), both from the Chimeres collection by Nobilis. Right - Curved sofa (covered in Agate fabric from Nobilis - £134.50 per metre), side table with fossilised wood top on a brass base.
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Some of the world's most legendary clubs where the great and good partied and relaxed are the inspiration for Justin Marr, designer at Zinc Textile, for his new Nightclubbing and 1973 collections. Ever the masters of technology and design, Zinc have produced these exciting new collections showcasing sleek snakeskin foiled onto wool, digitally printed velvets, textural fringe sheers and faux silks - an intoxicating mix of bold designs presented in a neutral palette with bursts of electric blue and deep purple. The 1970's love affair continues in furnishings, lighting and art, presenting an exciting mix of materials and shapes to play with in order to create often simple, but always glamorous, interiors. Left - Brass and antiqued mirror glass side table (POA at Artisans and Artists).
Iconic black and white photography and sculptural shapes communicate the 1970's vibe (side chairs covered in Schiaparelli - from Zinc's 1973 collection, £145 per metre).
High Seas Many of our clients here in Devon have an affinity with the seas and new seascape inspired designs caught our eye. Marmara wallpapers and fabrics from Osborne and Little are dreamy and transcendent. The Nobilis Seychelles wall coverings collection includes real mother of pearl as well as silver and gold highlights on deeply textural grounds in a pale but interesting colour palette. SEY10 from The Seychelles collection from Nobilis - mother of pearl wall covering - £184 per metre.
Right - Marmara wall covering from Osborne and Little's Pasha Wallpapers collection - £68 per roll.
Folk Art Mark Alexander presented seven new collections including Folk, a range of designs capturing the spirit of art that makes a culture distinctive, featuring a chevron embroidered linen inspired by Mayan stonework, a pocket weave representing handcrafted Batik dyed fabric and the most beautiful Kashmiri paisley screen printed onto a fluid linen. The clever printing techniques and laid back colours that Mark Alexander use result in beautiful fabrics with a handcrafted artisan appearance and great fluidity that make working and living with these cloths a great joy. Left - A blue bedroom scheme featuring fabrics from the Folk collection by Mark Alexander (fabrics from £70 per metre).
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The Old Vet’nary by Ken Watson
Cats of Character a friendly, family practice
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hich is a silly title because all cats have character in spades but not all of them get a chance to express it. They say that dogs have owners but cats have staff. Dogs love to learn tricks to please us and thrive on routine, whereas cats exhibit hauteur, which just means they look down their noses at the world. I well remember two dogs having a great game with a ball when a cat passed by. The cat paused, observed, and then went on his way with a look that could only mean contempt for such a childish behaviour. I knew a cat which exhibited a protective instinct towards a younger cat in the household. The older cat was out in the garden and the younger was in the house when they received a visit from a Labrador puppy, exuberance personified, and the pup started to play roughly with the kitten. Suddenly the elder cat came rushing in from the garden and beat up the Labrador as only a cat can. The same cat embarrassed his owners when they were visiting neighbours. They were all sitting in the kitchen drinking coffee when this cat strolled in, cleared up the resident cat’s food and then walked upstairs to sleep on the bed. Their hosts said, “He often does that. We don’t know where he comes from”. His owners, to their everlasting shame, said not a word. Is this starting to give an idea of the character of cats? Now I know that in Rome there are vast number of feral cats, but I also noticed that in many of the Italian coastal towns there were numbers of well fed well groomed cats lying in the sun, and they knew they owned the place and mere people had to walk around them. On the other hand I knew a ginger cat who always slept with his owner’s chicken. During the day he claimed his place in the household, when he wasn’t catching rats or rabbits from dusk to dawn he had his bed (and food) in the henhouse, and woe betide any marauding rat that strayed into his domain. So you see they are adaptable.
us draped across the hall carpet like Cleopatra welcoming her subjects, but when Twizzle comes in the front door she streaks down to greet her and there is much nose kissing and body rubbing, before they get down to the serious business of mock attacks and all-in wrestling. Once let out into the garden they hare off with the dog in front and the cat in close pursuit; but what the dog does not realise, in the headlong striving for speed, is that the cat is making strategic short cuts. Now I can hear the cynics among you saying these cats are just reacting to stimuli as all animals do. In the same way a cat approaching you with friendly intentions will have his tail erect like a flagpole, or if he is squaring up for a fight his ears will be flattened to his head. We all know now, at the first sign of danger, his fur will stand on end to make him look bigger to his foe. So the cynics may be right; we must not read too much into simple reflexes but what about these two examples? A small dog visited a house where there lived a ginger cat. As the dog entered the kitchen by the back door she veered around the corner and without hesitation hoovered up all the cat’s food. She knew her way around. The cat sat on it’s favourite chair and watched, inscrutably you might say. But later that evening when everyone was in the lounge and the dog was shut in the kitchen, she was a bit
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boisterous in company you see, the cat quietly slipped through the serving hatch into the kitchen and beat the daylights out of her as only a cat can. All vets quietly do a lot of charity work by in taking in stray animals. In my Plymouth surgery we had a tom cat, called Tom, who became our surgery mascot. Mind you we soon neutered him. If you have ever tried to coexist with an entire tom you will know why. His great delight was to sit in the
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office during surgery time and watch the hammers of the old fashioned typewriter. If a dog made a great fuss whilst being treated he would run across the desk top and wait for it to come out of the consulting room. Then, taking advantage of his superior height on the desk, he would cuff him about the ears as if to say “Don’t make that noise in my place”. He eventually found a lovely home and lived to a contented old age. - K. Watson
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by Janet East of Yellingham Farm
A month of singles - no not lambs! I cannot believe how busy I have been with single ladies staying at our farm for Bed & Breakfast. Not that there’s a problem with that, but this month they do seemed to have caused me some surprises to say the least. Single lady No. 1 arrived and was so pleasant, apparently en route to a Buddhist retreat where you are able to get away from the world and its problems. Her problem was that she was unable to make a decision, which she clearly admitted to. I didn’t realise how serious it was until she sat at the breakfast table with two other couples and went to pieces, cupping her head in her hands whilst I recited the morning menu. Within seconds of me explaining the wonderful dishes available she asked to be excused, donned her coat and wellies and announced to all that she was going to go for a walk down to our river in order to try and make a decision about what starter and main course she wanted for breakfast. To say that there were a few open mouths at the table was an understatement. I am pleased to report that she returned some 20 minutes later with melon as her choice of starter and just toast after that! I often wonder how she got on at the retreat and hope it was a success. Single lady No. 2 followed a week later and yet again I had two other couples staying. Breakfast does seem to be the place and time where my single ladies expand on their unique characters. After taking the order I was just making my way back to the kitchen when in a very loud, unexpected burst of enthusiasm, my lady guest asked me to just pause a moment as she has something quite important to say. Total silence surrounded the dining room table as lady No. 2 took out a bunch of keys from her handbag, held them up for all to see and announced in no uncertain terms that she had a unique skill. The room was totally silent and with no one daring to speak, she announced that when the English breakfasts arrived at the table she would be able to tell whether the food was fresh or not. I was dumbstruck and rooted to the floor. Still no one spoke as she had yet to explain how her keys would determine if my cooked breakfasts included fresh ingredients.
“When my breakfast arrives I will place my keys over the plate and if they rotate to the left the food is fresh, if they rotate to the right I will have to return my meal”.
“Well I assume it is in a cage and if that is the case, I see no reason why not”
Clearly I made this single lady very happy, as she waxed lyrical about her travelling companion who had been her soul mate for the past 20 years.
My sons were uncontrollable as the day Surely the lady was stark raving mad. I hasten of her stay loomed. The parrot was huge, to add that I was not alone in my thinking as yet beautiful and talked more than I do! one of the gentlemen announced boldly that Pleasantries were exchanged and all was well. he was a lecturer in physics at Cambridge About 6 o’clock there was a tap on the kitchen University and had yet to come across such an door and it was my guest who explained that interesting theory. This welcome comment, she was popping out for an hour or so and which certainly broke the ice, was followed promptly handed me a piece of paper with a swift ly by my other guest announcing that he mobile number on it. was a Chemical Engineer working for a multi national organisation and was also somewhat intrigued with the “key theory”. You can “This is my mobile number... you see it is just in imagine what Edward said when I passed on case the parrot needs me so you can contact me this interesting information! The breakfasts straight away”. What did she just say? Surely were cooked as normal using fresh ingredients, not. as always. Even though there was no way the keys were going to rotate clockwise, I was With that, she rushed out of the door giving stupidly nervous. Whatever next! You could me no time at all to ask how the parrot would have cut the atmosphere in the dining room communicate with me if he wanted me to ring with a knife; it was so full of anticipation and her. As she flew out of the farm gates, she disbelief. As I carefully placed the breakfasts wound down her car window and shouted on the table, the show began. The keys were that he should be fine as he was watching his raised over the really delicious looking cooked favourite television programme. She was gone. breakfast... which way would they go? My lady guest smiled as the keys stated to rotate in At top speed, the boys and I sprinted upstairs an anti clockwise direction. Was she serious and peeked through the open door to see or fooling us all? Rapturous applause followed the parrot sat on his perch nodding away, and my guest clearly enjoyed being the centre peacefully watching Eastenders. of attention. Needless to say breakfast was enjoyed by all, but neither of my scientific The mobile number was not needed. Surely guests dared delve into the “key theory”. single lady No. 3 wasn’t serious? As single lady No. 3 discussed the possibility of single occupancy on the phone with me, I wondered whether I would yet again have a surprise guest about to arrive into my life.
I haven’t smiled so much or been short of words for so long in one month - keep those single ladies coming!
“Well you see I do want single occupancy, but I do have a companion”.
Not sure what an earth she meant, I did think the worst… what sort of companion, male, female, dog, cat? “Mrs East, I was just wondering whether or not you accept parrots in the room?”
Oh no, I can’t believe it; this was not going to be straight forward either.
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Rogers Trust Dame Hannah Rogers Trust, or Hannahs as we are known, is a pioneering charity that has worked with, and championed, disadvantaged and vulnerable children, young people and adults with a range of disabilities for more than 230 years.
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e were founded in 1767 through the generous £10,000 legacy of Dame Hannah Rogers, the wife of a Plymouth MP who had passion for working with children. Although our proud history has always been varied, the aim has been simple: to help enrich and empower the lives of children and adults in need. Working across two sites in Devon - at Ivybridge and at Seale-Hayne on the outskirts of Newton Abbot - Hannahs provides learning, care, support and real choice to children and adults with a range of disabilities.
There is an onsite Health and Wellbeing Centre with hydrotherapy pool - the largest of its kind in the South-west, as well as sport physiotherapists and beauty therapists, an experience warehouse providing art and music sessions to all abilities, a farm providing animal care experience and a horticulture garden, whereby guests accessing services learn to grow produce and then harvest it to use in the onsite Bistro.
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It is a place where art, music, food, wellbeing and social enterprise meet in an inclusive and sustainable environment.
Eager to expand our reach and bursting with more pioneering ideas and services we wanted to provide, Hannahs acquired a 90 acre site at Seale-Hayne in December 2009. Seale-Hayne is an innovative and groundbreaking solution to the complete lack of appropriate facilities for people with disabilities once they reach adulthood and is also open to the public 7 days a week.
In 1925, Hannahs opened one of the UK’s first orthopaedic hospitals at Ivybridge, on the edge of Dartmoor National Park. Some 30 years later, we opened the doors to educate children with cerebral palsy. Since then, Hannahs at Ivybridge has gone from strength to strength. It is a Centre of Excellence and home to our School, Respite Centre,
It is a place where art, music, food, wellbeing and social enterprise meet in an inclusive and sustainable environment. We attract tourists, community groups, regional and national companies, schools and families, able bodied and those with disabilities. We support people with disabilities to take part in new experiences, learn new skills and attain
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