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It's great this time of year, looking out onto the frozen garden, enjoying a steaming bowl of soup. Most people with apple trees make the mistake of picking all the apples off - but when left on the tree they make a beautiful festive display glowing baubles in your garden and food for the blackbirds also. How long before they drop?

My favourite garden ornaments - winter apples

Festive Greetings Festive greetings and a warm welcome to the Devonshire magazine.

This issue sees us take a look at the spectacular Drake monument at Musbury. There's a link between this and the great mariner Sir Francis Drake, all is revealed in the feature. If you didn’t know about this historic treasure, then why not pay a visit - but don’t forget to leave something in the donation box for upkeep.

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The team at Devonshire magazine have been very busy recently, and at long last the new Devonshire website is open for all.

If you’re a regular reader, you’ll know we feature much history, countryside, wildlife, walks, etc within the magazine, and much of what we do is highly visual, with rich photography. The new website makes available much of the high quality content we produce and will enable us to reach an extended group of readers. To date this seems to be borne out as the Google Analytics we use has recorded over 11,000 views to the website in just 4 weeks since launch. We’ve performed no promotion at all so far, so things look very

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42. Restaurant Inspector

66. Funny Old Christmas

The latest from the Editor.

A visit to 'Dukes' at Sidmouth.

John Fisher casts his gaze onto Pantos.

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69. Tales of a Yokel

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From the inimitable FCR Esgen.

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We interview Nick Whittaker.

A circular walk with the Editor.

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76. Pet Corner

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The Old Vet'nary and Wilson.

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77. Horse Care - Feeding

Great places to indulge yourself.

A visit to the village of Hawkchurch.

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The Project - Debbie Humberstone.

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A new milestone for the eventhub.

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Tripadvisor and generally don’t use it because of its divisive nature.

For me, a more trustworthy food indicator would be a regional scheme promoting the best on offer regionally. Dukes based at Sidmouth being a case in point.

Having recently won a Taste of the West Gold, Mark Seward of Dukes commented:

Dukes - receive a Gold Award We’ve come a long way in the last couple of decades in the food arena. I suppose much has to do with the media, the constant barrage of Masterchef and food related programmes is really mind boggling. Food has become a bit of a national obsession and generally our tastes are far broader and more sophisticated than they were say

15 years ago. To me, the changes are most marked, probably not in our home-cooking, but more in the range of food available to us when eating out. I’ve noticed massive improvements in the last 10 years and undoubtedly - love it, or hate it, Tripadvisor may have had a hand in this. Personally, I’m not altogether convinced by

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It’s become something of an annual Christmas pilgrimage, the trip over to Cotley Farm to see their reindeer. Dancer, Prancer, Cinnamon and Spice are enjoyed by young and old alike. What’s great is there’s no charge, although you can make a donation in aid of ‘Send a Cow’

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In August we were thrilled to learn that Dukes had been awarded Taste of the West Gold in the dining pub category.

After three consecutive silvers this award reflects the ongoing commitment from our busy kitchen team who have created a menu sourced with produce from within a 35 mile radius. Combine this with a bar stocked with local ales, lager, cider, and juices and you have a showcase for what’s “Best in the West” It remains for me to say a hearty ʻWell Done’ to the team at Dukes although it comes as no surprise, being a regular diner at Dukes myself. See our Restaurant Inspector piece further on in this magazine. Editor

the public to access this content via searching and through helpful menu architecture - in a nutshell a website! Well now you can do all of this and more, as we’ve recently launched the Devonshire website (www.devonshiremagazine.co.uk).

This new website allows us to map out our high-quality content, so both residents and visitors to the region can browse the website to find walks, historical sites, beauty spots, what’s on, and a range of other information.

What’s key also is that it approaches Devon from a totally different angle to the plethora of visitor/lifestyle based websites out there. It’s a Non-Advertising platform, with no pop-ups, no banners, no bouncing balls - just rich content, that’s totally reader focussed!

charity. Cotley Farm have top quality Christmas trees on sale, as well as festive foods, hampers, Christmas decorations and a large selection of homemade holly and fir wreaths. Also, top quality beef, pork and turkey, all locally reared.

You may even be offered a free mulled wine and mince pie! Editor for What's On, visit: eastdevonhub .co.uk

Merry Christmas!

The proprietor of well-known Sid Valley IFA practice Richmond Independent, wishes all her clients a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. Helen’s been providing financial advice in South East Devon for the past 23 years and says it’s been a great pleasure helping clients solve their financial problems.

Photo: Emma (left), Helen (right) Helen has recently added Emma Thorpe to her team, to provide additional admin support. She says “if you’ve ever had to deal with the financial institutions, you’ll know that much of it is now web-based, extremely complex and time-consuming”.

Helen Mulvaney tells me that the financial services industry has changed out of all recognition in the 28 years she’s been in the industry. Now, with the extensive requirements of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), the ability to process admin efficiently is an important component for providing personal independent financial advice.

A New Milestone!

The ever-popular eventhub has reached a new milestone. Figures for 1st January to 5th November this year are 754, 478 views, with Google Analytics scatter maps showing strong concentrations in Devon, but also across the South, London and Midlands, with browsers as far up as Scotland and Ireland. You can find out more about this amazing success further on in the magazine. Pictured above: Charlotte Fergie (eventhub manager) and Heidi Radford (Honiton Visitor Information Centre manager) who recently helped by auditing these figures. eventhub supplies event data to a range of information websites, including the Visit Honiton website and the Honiton Chamber of Commerce website. The ethos of eventhub is to share event data for the benefit of all! - Editor.

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4homes redesigned showroom It’s often that many of our coastal towns are accused of being sleepy, retirement backwaters that are behind the times, so it’s good to see local home interior specialist 4homes providing exciting contemporary designs and products that wouldn’t be out of place in our metropolis.

They’re currently undertaking a major redesign of their Sidmouth

High Street Kitchen and Bathroom showroom with the inclusion of new modern kitchen displays.

These include the latest touch control cabinets in sleek gloss grey finish complimented with touch control cooking appliances by Luce - including new soft close oven, black glass warming drawer and matching microwave oven. A modern twist on a traditional painted shaker kitchen

Yet another award for the Deer Park The Deer Park at Honiton has again scooped more awards. The dedication and the hard work and even the ethos of the team at the Deer Park is shining brightly.

They’ve won the Best Employers in Hospitality Awards 2014 which was hosted by TV star Sue Perkins in London. The Deer Park commented “We’ve long held the opinion that happy

New face at PW Energy Jamie Andrews-Britton has taken over this renowned local renewables business, bringing with him a passion for the environment and a wealth of experience in the industry. Jamie said “ The key to any renewables project is to really understand the customer’s needs, as all projects are unique. A typical renewable system can pay for itself in 5 to 7 years with the help of the Renewable Heat Incentive supported by the government,

is also included, demonstrating tall pull-out storage alongside dramatic illuminated display cabinets - all in a beautiful Steel Blue painted finish. Finally a new design station incorporates the latest super-matt painted white finish from leading British kitchen manufacturer CrownImperial. This combines both a design workstation, storage and a display area in super-matt White and Dark Oak finish with a stunning pure white Quartz work-surface.

All of the new displays incorporate the latest in LED lighting - offering striking design led lighting solutions while being incredibly economical to run - typically costing 1/10th of traditional lighting solutions.

All I can say is well done to Mike and the team for putting the effort in and raising the bar. As they say, variety is the spice of life, and 4homes new showroom will certainly allow you to explore possibility of stylish contemporary designs for your home space. Editor Pictured: Mike Parrish and team at their Sidmouth showroom with new displays in background - Editor.

staff leads to happy guests, and the proof of this pudding was top prize. Never mind celebrity hob-nobbing, it is our staff from top to bottom who earned this with their splendid service and hard graft. We also scaled the heady heights of eighth in the “Top 60 Best Employers in Hospitality” for the whole country”.

They were also singled out for praise as one of the best wedding venues in the South West.

Another award that winged its way over to Weston was the Acland Award from the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Partnership. The judges had recognised the Deer Park’s green strategy and credentials as a green hotel. The Deer Park commented “Devon is such a ravishing part of England, and from day one we have done our utmost to keep it this way” All I can say is that the whole team are a credit to the Deer Park - long may their good work and successes continue. Editor

especially if converting from oil or electricity. Farms, nursing homes and small hotels can see significant savings.

I love East Devon, it’s people and places, my favourite spot is Beer Heights, because of its lovely pleasant scenery and the my children love Pecorama and the wonderful light railway. I cannot wait to fully relocate my family down as I feel the area has so much to offer especially for youngsters, all those open spaces to run around in.”

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A Major Initiative Cavanna Homes has given its support to a major Devon-wide enterprise initiative designed to help build the businessmen and women of the future. The Community and Schools Entrepreneurship pilot has seen teenagers from five Devon secondary schools - including the Community Colleges in Exmouth, Okehampton, Holsworthy, Clyst Vale in Broadclyst and King Edward VI in Totnes (KEVICC) - participate in a number of enterprise challenges designed to encourage innovation among younger people. Three of the schools took-up the Cavanna Homes Property Challenge which was originally developed by the Torquay-based homebuilding company for the Education Business Partnership and has been run in Devon’s schools over the past 15 years. Martin Cavanna who is behind the Property Challenge said: “This exercise gives young people a real insight into how business works and also provides them with the opportunity to put their communication and presentation skills to the test by producing a new homes marketing campaign.” The pilot scheme has been funded through the Rural Growth Network (RGN) and Devon County Council and delivered

by Devon and Cornwall Business Council in association with a number of partner organisations. Students from King Edward VI Community College in Totnes won The Property Challenge. At the awards ceremony held on September 12th the winners were given the opportunity to do work experience at Cavanna Homes and also visit the company’s new “Origins” development at Dartington.

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16 Dec - Tuesday evening live broadcast by satellite from Royal Opera House, Exeter Picture House, 51 Bartholomew Street West, Exeter, 7.15pm.

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25 Jan - The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, 3.00pm.

Christmas EXETER CHRISTMAS MARKET ON CATHEDRAL GREEN Until 18 Dec - Offering unique, handmade & unusual gifts, crafts, decorations and food items, Exeter Christmas Market, Cathedral Green, Exeter.

COTLEY FARM CHRISTMAS SHOP Until 24 Dec - Traditional Christmas experience, Real Reindeer, Christmas Trees, Festive Shop, Cotley Farm, Woodhayes Lane, Whimple, 10.00am.

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JAZZ AT KENNAWAY HOUSE 05 Dec - Craig Milverton Trio livens up Sidmouth's late night shopping, 7.30pm. ÂŁ10, Kennaway House, Coburg Road, Sidmouth, 7.30pm.

02 Dec - Friendly Christmas lunch in the Church Hall, All Saints' Church, All Saints' Road, Sidmouth, 12.15am.

CHRISTMAS CAROLLING 05 Dec - Evening Carol service followed by switching on of the town's Christmas tree, St. Paul's Church, Parish Office, Honiton, 5.30pm.

SEATON CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL 05 Dec - Seaton Christmas Festival 2014 starts at 4pm Christmas Lights switched on 6.15, Seaton & District Lions Club, the Square, Seaton, 4.00pm.

LATE NIGHT SHOPPING 05 Dec - Sidmouth buzzes with carol singers, hot chestnuts, hog roast and lots more, Sidmouth Chamber of Commerce, Market Place, Sidmouth, 8.00am.

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05 Dec to 07 Dec - A festival of Christmas Goodwill Admission £2 children free, Clyst St Mary PCC, St Mary's Church, Clyst St Mary, 11.00am.

06 Dec - Christmas Carolling with Cullompton Community Choir, Cullompton, 6.30pm.

10 Dec to 11 Dec - An evening of carols, Exeter Philharmonic Choir, Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, 7.30pm.

CHRISTMAS AT CRICKLEPIT 06 Dec - Festive celebration for all the family, Devon Wildlife Trust, Cricklepit Mill, Exeter.

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06 Dec to 07 Dec - facebook.com/ seatonartisanmarket, Seaton Artisan Market, Windsor Gardens, Seaton, 10.00am.

11 Dec - Budleigh Salterton Ladies Choir, Temple Methodist Church, B. Salterton.

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLASS

11 Dec - Thursday late night shopping: a great range of products that make ideal gifts, Woodbury Park Hotel & Golf Club Ltd, Woodbury Castle, Woodbury.

06 Dec - Starts at the west end of High St, Honiton Christmas Carnival, High Street, Honiton, 5.30pm.

08 Dec - Branch Scottish Country Dance Class for those who have learned the basics, RSCDS Exeter Branch, Southernhay United Reformed Church Hall, Exeter, 7.30pm.

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06 Dec - With Santa's Grotto & games, Seaton & District Lions Club, the Square, Seaton, 10.00am.

09 Dec - Internationally popular singers Voces8 return to Budleigh with Christmas music, Budleigh Salterton Music Festival, St Peter's Church, Budleigh Salterton, 7.30pm.

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CHRISTMAS WREATH MAKING 11 Dec - Thursday Christmas wreath making, East Devon Countryside Team, Younghayes Centre, Cranbrook, 10.00am.

of Exeter Cathedral Choir - Christmas Music, carols, Powderham Castle, Kenton, Exeter.

CAROL SERVICE 12 Dec - Stover pupils perform a Christmas Carol Service at Exeter Catheral, Stover School, Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, 11.30am.

CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL 12 Dec to 24 Dec - The Twelve Days of Christmas - Annual Christmas Tree Festival, Friends of Axmouth Church, St Michaels Church, Axmouth, 12.00am.

1970'S RETRO CHRISTMAS PARTY NIGHT 13 Dec - A fab chance to bring everyone together to get ready for Christmas! Book early, Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth.

MUSIC IN THE CASTLE 12 Dec - The return to Powderham Castle

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• Our new Baccalaureate curriculum.

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CHRISTMAS FARMERS MARKET

CAROL SERVICE

VISIT SANTA BY TRAM

SNOW WHITE

13 Dec - Join us for our annual Christmas farmers market, Cullompton Famers' Market, Higher Bullring, Cullompton.

18 Dec - Enjoy the Thursday carol service, Cullompton Community Choir, The Pony and Trap, Cullompton.

21 Dec to 24 Dec - Seaton Tramway, Harbour Road, Seaton, 10.20am.

26 Dec to 30 Dec - Pantomime, Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, 2.00pm.

CHRISTMAS WITH THE CATHEDRAL CHOIR

THE BEEHIVE XMAS PARTY

BSO LAST NIGHT OF THE CHRISTMAS PROMS

19 Dec - Friends of The Beehive, The Beehive, Honiton, 7.30pm.

22 Dec - A selection of Christmas favourites old and new, Bournemouth Symphony

13 & 17 Dec - Exeter Cathedral's popular Christmas concert. Carols for choir and audience, Exeter Cathedral, 1 The Cloisters, Exeter, 7.30pm.

PANTOMIME 27 Dec to 03 Jan - Annual Pantomime Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs, Sidmouth Amateur Dramatic Society, Manor Pavilion Theatre, Sidmouth.

SHELDON SINGERS CHRISTMAS CONCERT

CHRISTMAS FAYRE

30 Dec - Friends of The Beehive, The Beehive, Honiton, 7.30pm.

13 Dec - Gifts, Crafts, Cakes, Tombola, Refreshments and Santa, St John Ambulance Axminster, The United Reform Church Hall, Axminster, 2.00pm.

BSO NEW YEAR JOHANN STRAUSS GALA 02 Jan - BSO's annual Viennese Gala celebrating Johann Strauss, the King of Waltz, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Great Hall, Exeter University, Exeter, 7.30pm.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT 13 Dec - Ottery St Mary Choral Society, Ottery St Mary Parish Church, Ottery St Mary, 7.30pm.

PANTOMIME - SLEEPING BEAUTY 09 to 10 Jan - Professional production: a traditional panto, fun for all the family!, West Hill Village Hall, Beech Park, West Hill, 7.00pm.

BUDLEIGH MALE VOICE CHOIR 14 Dec - Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, 7.30pm.

VISIT SANTA BY TRAM 14 Dec - Visit Santa by Tram, Seaton Tramway, Harbour Road, Seaton, 10.20am.

ROYAL MARINE BAND CHRISTMAS CONCERT 17 Dec - Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, 2.30pm, 7.30pm.

FESTIVE LOCAL LUNCH 17 Dec - Delicious festive meal made with local ingredients & a tour of the grounds, Monkton Wyld Court, Elsdon's Lane, Charmouth, 12.30am.

BODYZONE - LATE NIGHT SHOPPING 18 Dec - Late shopping with a great range of products that make ideal Christmas gifts, Woodbury Park Hotel & Golf Club Ltd, Woodbury Castle, Woodbury.

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TUDOR CHRISTMAS 20 Dec - Enjoy Saturday festive fun and games at the hidden jewel of St Nicholas Priory, St Nicholas Priory, The Mint, Exeter, 10.30am.

CAROL SERVICE WITH CAROLS AND READINGS 21 Dec - Carol Service with traditional carols and readings by candlelight, Plymtree Church of St John the Baptist, The Church, Plymtree, 6.00pm.

Orchestra, Great Hall, Exeter University, Exeter, 7.30pm.

CHRISTINGLE FOR ALL THE FAMILY 24 Dec - Christingle service for all ages as the darkness falls on Christmas Eve, Plymtree Church of St John the Baptist, The Church, Plymtree, 4.00pm.

BOXING DAY SWIM - SIDMOUTH 26 Dec - Organised by Sidmouth Regatta Committee in conjunction with Sidmouth Lifeboat, Sidmouth Town Council, The Esplanade, Sidmouth, 11.00am.

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JOSEPH HOUSTON - PIANO 11 Dec - Joseph Houston is a London-based pianist specialising in Contemporary Music, The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, 7.30pm.

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22 Jan - BSO plays works by Elgar, Rachmaninov, and Vaughan Williams, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Great Hall, Exeter University, Exeter, 7.30pm.

SARAH BETH-BRIGGS - PIANO 22 Jan - Pianist Sarah Beth Briggs is a leading recitalist and concerto soloist, The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, 7.30pm.

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MATFORD CENTRE ANTIQUES & COLLECTORS FAIR

13 Dec - Saturday antique fair, Beaminster Public Hall, 8 Fleet Street, Beaminster, 9.30am.

14 Dec - Soloists, chorus, orchestra, Seaton Choral Society, Seaton Town Hall, Seaton, 4.00pm.

BSO LONDON TOWN

06 Dec - Sales comprise of tin plate toys, model steam engines, dolls, stamps, more, Chilcotts Auctioneer & Valuers, The Silver Street Salerrom, Honiton, 11.00am.

13 Dec - Large antique and collectors fair, Matford Centre, Exeter City Council, Exeter, 9.00am.

13 Dec - Clare Hammond (piano): works by Bach, Scriabin, Sibelius, Beethoven, Chopin, Sidmouth Music, Knowle Council Chamber, Sidmouth, 3.00pm.

16 Dec - Piano & Violin Recital, Duo Elegance, Southernhay Church, Exeter, 7.00pm.

Collectors COLLECTORS ITEMS - SALES

CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT 09 Dec - Internationally popular singers Voces8 return to Budleigh with Christmas music, Budleigh Salterton Music Festival, St Peter's Church, Budleigh Salterton, 7.30pm.

24 Jan - Dante String Quartet: Quartets

by Haydn, Bartok and Debussy, Sidmouth Music, Manor Pavilion Theatre, Sidmouth, 3.00pm.

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06 Dec - Fish, the critically acclaimed progressive rock singer/songwriter, and former le, Exeter Phoenix, Brandninch Place, Exeter, 8.00pm.

JETHRO 09 Dec - Over 18s only, Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, 7.30pm.

THE NOISE NEXT DOOR 19 Dec - Comedy night, don't miss it!, Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, 8.00pm.

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Forthcoming Events SARA PASCOE

SATURDAY COMMUNITY MARKET

28 Jan - Sara Pascoe, star of Stand Up For the Week and Campus (C4), Live at the Apollo, , Exeter Phoenix, Brandninch Place, Exeter, 8.00pm.

06 Dec - An indoor market selling all sots of food plus presents for Christmas, Matthew's Hall, Matthews Hall, Topsham, 8.30am.

Markets FARMERS & COUNTRY SIDMOUTH FARMER'S MARKET 13 Dec & 10 Jan - A volunteer run local produce market providing sustainably sourced fresh goods, Sidmouth Farmers' Market, St John's Ambulance Hall, Sidmouth.

OTTERY ST MARY COMMUNITY MARKET 13 Dec - 30 stalls displaying wares from local groups and individuals, Ottery St Mary Community Market, The Institue, Ottery St Mary, 9.30am.

YARCOMBE VILLAGE MARKET 13 Dec & 10 Jan - Popular monthly village market, Yarcombe Village Market, Jubilee Hall, Yarcombe, 10.00am.

MARKET DAYS

KILLERTON FARMERS' MARKET 20 Dec - Third Saturday of the month, March to October and December, Killerton House, Killerton House, Broadclyst.

INDOOR MARKET SIDMOUTH THURSDAY MARKET 04, 11, 18 Dec - Weekly general market for housewares, unique gifts, antiques and more, Sidmouth Thursday Market, St John Hall Blackmore Drive, Sidmouth, 9.00am.

SCHOLARSHIP DAY 20th January 2015 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.

Our Scholarship Day is Tuesday 20th January 2015. There are a range of scholarships available including academic, sports and music. In addition local awards worth up to 25% of fees and Headmaster’s awards worth up to 50% are available.

UNIQUE BOUTIQUE CHRISTMAS MARKET 06 Dec - An indoor pop up market featuring artists and makers from the south west, Unique Boutique, Exeter Phoenix, Exeter, 10.00am.

CULLOMPTON TOWN MARKET 03, 10 Dec - Weekly traditional market, Cullompton Street/Indoor Pannier Market, Higher Bull Ring, Cullompton, 9.00am.

EXMOUTH COUNTRY MARKET 05, 12 Dec - Homemade cakes, desserts, savouries, jams, marmalades & chutneys.

Every Fri, Exmouth Country Market, Glenorchy Church Hall, Exmouth, 8.30am.

SEATON ARTISAN CHRISTMAS MARKET 13 Dec - facebook.com/seatonartisanmarket, Seaton Artisan Market, Windsor Gardens, Seaton, 10.00am.

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

December 14 and January 15

BLUES

ADAM SWEET 04 Dec - Fundraising for Hospiscare alongside The Billycocks, Alex Gregory and James Dixon, Boston Tea Party, Honiton, £5.

JAY TAMKIN 05 Dec - Internationally renowned guitarist and songwriter, Artigiano, Exeter, 8pm.

JAZZ

BRIDGE JAZZ CLUB 03 Dec - Pete Canter & Friends Jam Session £6 or £3 for jammers, The Bridge Jazz Club, Exeter Phoenix, Exeter, 8.30pm.

PETE CANTER QUARTET & JAMES SHIPWAY 05 Dec - Hard swinging jazz standards, groovy latin jazz, atmospheric originals, The Bridge Jazz Club, St John the Evangelist, Exmouth, 8.00pm.

ROGER MARKS' BRASS FARTHINGS 13 Dec - Roger Marks' Brass Farthings Trad Jazz Band, The Tucker's Jazz Club, The Tucker's Arms, Axminster, 8.00pm.

JUST MISBEHAVIN' 20 Dec - Swing, jazz, R'n B, ....and much much more, Just Misbehavin', The Salterton Arms, Budleigh Salterton, 9.00pm.

JUST MISBEHAVIN' 28 Dec - Lovely venue for a Sunday afternoon chill, great for swing dancing, Just Misbehavin', The Bank, Exmouth, 3.00pm.

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ANNIKA SKOOGH QUARTET 24 Jan - Annika-vocals, Matt Carterkeyboard, Al Swainger-bass & Coach York-drums, The Tucker's Jazz Club, The Tucker's Arms, Axminster, 8.00pm.

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THE LATESHIFT 05 Dec - Various covers, The Globe Inn, Lympstone, 9pm.

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Friday 23rd January The Three Degrees - Corn Exchange, Exeter Formed in 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The group has remained a trio with 2 original members since Sheila Ferguson left many moons ago. A firm favourite with Prince Charles, The Three Degrees are well known for their soulful voices, beautiful gowns and fabulous stage shows. They are known all around the world for songs like 'When Will I See You Again', and 'Take Good Care Of Yourself' and have been continuously touring for more than 40 years. The Three Degrees are "Helen Scott" "Valerie Holiday" & "Freddie Pool" Tickets £25.50, doors open at 7.15pm.BOX OFFICE: 01392 665938

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06 Dec - Drunk folk singer, barefoot troubadour and cult legend Beans on Toast has been a, Exeter Phoenix, Brandninch Place, Exeter, 8.00pm.

20 Dec - Rock, Pop & Blues, Axminster Inn, Silver Street, Axminster, 9.30pm.

RAILHOGS 07 Dec - Eyre Court Hotel, Seaton, 4pm.

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12 Dec - The Royal Clarence, Seaton, 9pm.

07 Dec - The Bishop Blaise, Exeter, 6pm.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

ZZ TOPS & LIVE WIRE AC/DC XMAS PARTY

14 Dec - Budleigh Salterton Male Voice Choir Christmas Concert, Budleigh Salterton Male Voice Choir, Exmouth Pavilion, Exmouth, 7.30pm.

LIVE CHRISTMAS MUSIC - THE WINDOW TREES

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18 Dec - Join us for an evening of fabulous food and Christmas music, River Cottage Canteen & Deli, Trinity Square, Axminster, 7.15pm. ©LW

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20 Dec - The finest tributes to ZZ Top & AC/DC, The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, 7.30pm.

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EMILY PARKS 04 Dec - Quirky singer songwriter, 1 Mary Arches Street, Mama Stones, Exeter.

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Saturday 24th January 2015 Joey The Lips - The Gateway, Seaton www.seatongateway.co.uk

Joey the Lips (10 piece funk & soul band) Superb soul band playing all the classic funk & soul hit's from the 60's 70's 80's This band have everyone dancing the whole night through! Doors open 7.30pm Tickets £12 in advance from box office or from the website www.seatongateway.co.uk, Box Office: 01297 625699 or £15.00 on the door.

Saturday 6th December Beans On Toast - The Phoenix, Exeter www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Drunk folk singer, barefoot troubadour and cult legend Beans on Toast has been around the block more times than he cares to remember. Thankfully though, with his unique blend of simple songs and no holds barred quick wit, he is an act that is anything but tired. Doors open at 7pm Tickets £9 BOX OFFICE: 01392 667080

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VICTORIAN GOTHIC: AN ALL CONSUMING PASSION?

05 Dec to 06 Dec - A Christmas Concert

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03 Dec - This panel discussion promises a fascinating and entertaining evening, Royal Albert Memorial Museum RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 7.30pm.

SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS

THE HISTORY OF FORENSIC SCIENCE 03 Dec - An Illustrated Talk, Axminster Historical Society, The United Reform Curch Hall, Axminster, 7.30pm.

MILLING AT CRICKLEPIT

Rally & Motor

Opera MET OPERA - DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NURNBERG

12 Dec - Watch local history come alive as the mill's waterwheel starts turning, Devon Wildlife Trust, Cricklepit Mill, Exeter, 10.00am.

10 Jan - Epic comedy/opera by Wagner performed live from N.Y. Metropolitan Opera House, Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, 7.00pm.

THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH AT AXMINSTER

THE MERRY WIDOW - LEHAR (MET OPERA STREAM)

07 Jan - An Axminster Historical Society Illustrated Talk, Axminster Historical Society, The United Reform Curch Hall, Axminster, 7.30pm.

17 Jan - The Merry Widow - Lehar (Met Opera stream) new production, The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, 5.55pm.

TEST DAY AT SMEATHARPE 10 Jan - Blow out the Christmas cobwebs, and get ready for the season, South Hams Motor Club Devon, Smeatharpe Airfield, Smeatharpe, 9.00am.

27 Dec to 03 Jan - Sidmouth Amateur Dramatic Society present the family panto for all ages, Manor Pavilion Theatre & Arts Centre, Manor Road, Sidmouth, 6.00pm.

PLAYS JOHN (NAT THEATRE LIVE STREAMING) 09 Dec - JOHN (Nat Theatre live streaming) conceived & directed by Lloyd Newson, The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, 8.00pm.

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Theatre MUSICALS JAZZ ON A CHRISTMAS EVENING 04 Dec - Boogie woogie jazz pianist Peter Gill with his swing quartet, Manor Pavilion Theatre & Arts Centre, Manor Road, Sidmouth, 7.30pm.

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13 Dec - WARNING! Contains Dodgy Ventriloquism, Caustic Comedy & Breathtaking burlesque!, Friends of The Beehive, The Beehive, Honiton, 7.30pm.

BIG DICK WHITTINGTON AND HIS AMAZING PUSSY 21 Jan - Over 18s only, Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, 7.30pm.

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FORTHCOMING EXHIBITIONS Dec 2014 & Jan 2015

GALLERIES CHRISTMAS ART AND CRAFT 05 Dec to 07 Dec - Rob Crisp and Friends Christmas Art Exhibition Kennaway Food/Craft Fair, Kennaway House, Coburg Road, Sidmouth, 10.00am.

EXETER'S FINE ART Until 04 Jan - Commemorating the outbreak of the First World War, Royal Albert Memorial Museum RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 10.00am.

PAPER PERSUADERS Until 25 Dec - A collection of First World War recruitment posters, Royal Albert Memorial Museum RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter.

WHAT DO YOU COLLECT? WAR CABINET Until 31 Dec - Weapons, trench maps, nursing kits and diaries from the Great War, Royal Albert Memorial Museum RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 10.00am.

AUTUMN ART EXHIBITION Until 20 Dec - Work by 25 local artists on view and sale, (not 4-7th Dec)10am-4pm Free entry, Kennaway House, Coburg Road, Sidmouth, 10.00am.

PRESENT MAKERS 2014 Until 20 Dec - Annual selling exhibition of the finest work by South West designer makers, Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Elmfield House, Honiton, 10.00am.

OIL PAINTINGS BY ALAN JACKSON Until 06 Dec - Oil paintings of characters of yesteryear, which reflect a slower pace of life, Axminster Arts Cafe, The Axminster Arts Cafe, Axminster, 9.00am.

EXHIBITIONS

WINTER SOLSTICE EXHIBITION 05 Dec to 04 Jan - Art Exhibition of paintings and textile work from West Country artists., East Devon Art, Old Fore Street, Sidmouth, 11.00am.

Jeannette Hayes - 'Pink Bushes' - Artwave West

MEMORIES OF LANDSCAPE Until 20 Dec - A wonderful and exciting show to end a great year at Artwave West!, Artwave West, Morecombelake, 10.00am.

WONDERLAND Until 20 Dec - Gallery Artists, Hybrid, 51 High Street, Honiton.

GIVE ART FOR CHRISTMAS Until 18 Jan - Our annual Christmas Show features a wide variety of work priced under ÂŁ500, gloss-Art Gallery, 1 Barnfield Crescent, Exeter, 6.00pm.

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

CHRISTY KEENEY Until 14 Dec - Christy Keeney - ceramic sculpture, The Art Room, 8A The Strand, Topsham, 11.00am.

KATHLEEN CADDICK 02 Dec to 09 Dec - A subject matter of trees and their muted colours has remained constant., Brook Gallery, Foreshore House, Budleigh Salterton, 10.30am.

INSPIRED MOMENTS 03 Dec to 30 Jan - An exhibition using a variety of mediums to capture inspired moments., Apple Tree Galleries, Old Bell House, Axminster, 10.00am.

COACH TRIP TO RWA BRISTOL 04 Dec - Coach trip to RWA Bristol to see the Autumn Exhibition., East Devon Art, Old Fore Street, Sidmouth, 8.00am.

OPEN STUDIO 07 Dec - A showcase of art & jewellery by Blackdown Hills artists Tammy & Mark Betson, T&M Arts and Crafts, Acre Ridge Cottage, Cullompton, 10.00am.

IMPRESSIONIST STYLE SEASCAPES IN OIL 08 Dec to 24 Dec - Oil paintings by Devon artist, Geoff Darling Cottam, Axminster Arts Cafe, The Axminster Arts Cafe, Axminster, 9.00am.

REMBRANDT EXHIBITION (SCREENING) 09 Dec - Rembrandt Exhibition (Screening), The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, 2.00pm.

BRIAN RICE - RARE EARLY PRINTS 12 Dec to 12 Jan - Early Prints, Brook Gallery, Foreshore House, Budleigh Salterton, 10.30am.

TheMarleGallery contemporary fine art & ceramics

Open Tues - Sat 10.30 - 5.00

Sun 2.00 - 4.30

www.brookgallery.co.uk

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EXHIBITIONS Kathleen Caddick 02 to 09 Dec - Depicting our calm and beautiful landscapes.

Brian Rice 12 Dec to 12 Jan - An exhibition of iconic rare early prints.

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EXHIBITIONS Winter Exhibition

Until 11 Jan - A mixed exhibition, offering a wide range of original works from our established gallery artists and new faces never seen before at the Marle.

Tues-Sat 10am-5pm.

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

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Exhibitions Memories of Landscape Until 20 Dec A wonderful and exciting show to end a great year! Striking new works by Sonia Stanyard, Jeannette Hayes, Elisa Mcleod, Heather Duncan, Paul Denham.

Open Wednesday to Saturday 10am-4pm

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Sarah Jack

An exciting and original artist.

We think Sarah has a rare and exciting talent and we have now received a fresh grouping of work large and small. Do come and see them at Steam Gallery at Beer. www.steamgallery.co.uk 01297 625144

S LADERS Y ARD Contemporary British Art, Furniture & Craft. Licensed CafĂŠ. gallery@sladersyard.co.uk

Through Different Eyes: ways of seeing landscape From 6 Dec - New work by: Julian Bailey Daisy Cook Luke Elwes David O’Connor Alfred Stockham ARCA RWA

Furniture by Petter

'Agapanthus' - Apple Tree Galleries

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www.sladersyard.co.uk 01308 459511 West Bay, Bridport, Dorset DT6 4EL

Brian Rice - 'Red Assembly' - Brook Gallery, Budleigh Salterton see box, bottom far left GM Hutchinson - Kennaway House

Old Bell House, Victoria Place, Axminster EX13 5NQ Open 10-4; Mon-Sat

Apple Tree Galleries Inspired Moments 02 Dec to 30 Jan

The tilt of a dogs head, a flower nodding in the wind, yachts bobbing on the sea, just some of the moments Anne finds irresistible and is compelled to capture in her artwork. Also enjoy two additional rooms full of locally handmade arts and crafts and a Coffee Lounge with homebaked cakes.

01297 598011 www.appletreegalleries.co.uk

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

Winter Solstice Exhibition

05 Dec to 04 Jan A new exhibition of works from Catherine Osbond, Neil Hampson, Victoria Goodman, Griselda Shipp, George Hutchinson, Rosie Draper and Sandy MacFadyen.

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.

Sarah Jack - 'Lynmouth Lightboat' - Steam Gallery at Beer - see box below left

Three quarters of a million views

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Wonderland Until 20 Dec Painting and sculpture created on a Winter Wonderland theme.

Galleries 1, 2 & 3.

Selected crafts and exclusive Christmas cards.

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Present Makers 2014

Until 20 Dec - Annual selling exhibition of contemporary craft by leading South West designer makers.

Vicky Oldfield - 'Bottles, Books and Flowers' - The Marle Gallery

Catherine Osbond - 'Summer Rain' East Devon Art, Sidmouth

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The exhibition features stunning examples of textiles, ceramics, jewellery, stained glass, furniture, wood and printmaking. www.thelmahulbert.com

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The South West Academy

Winter Exhibition

22 November - 17 January Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm

A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to Academicians, Friends and Supporters

Keep a look out for exhibitions and events that we're holding in 2015 www.southwestacademy.org.uk

Mairi Stewart ‘Pinks and Plums’

A mixed exhibition, offering a wide selection of original works of art from our established gallery artists and new faces never before seen at the Marle.

Artist? - Join the Growing Art Community Are you an artist, amateur or professional, looking to showcase your work? Then you can now join the online art community at the Devonshire magazine website.

We are creating a unique, county-wide resource to showcase the breadth of Devon's amazing talent.

There's a dedicated section called THE ARTS under the LIFESTYLE section, where we now have major galleries and world famous Devon artists onboard.

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Being included in this community means that your talents are in front of the website's rapidly growing traffic. We link through to your website, ensuring your website doesn't just sit alone in cyberspace! (from launch, starting at zero traffic, the Devonshiremagazine website achieved over 11,500 visits in just 4 weeks!) We've now pointed the eventhub WHAT'S ON websites (that we run) inwards to the Devonshire magazine website, which will give the website permanent, high-level exposure. We'll also be promoting in the 200,000 high-quality magazines that we produce each year! (eventhub had an independent website traffic audit recently, and recorded a staggering three quarters of a million views in just 10 months of 2014 eventhub comprises: eastdevonhub, southdevonhub, middevonhub, dartmoorhub with northdevonhub and westdevonhub coming in early 2015).

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Steam Gallery at Beer recently introduced the work of a new artist on the scene, Dorset based Sarah Jack. We are genuinely excited by the innovation and drama Sarah has built into her paintings. They truly “jump off the wall.”

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10 January – 7 February 2015 Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Elmfield House, Dowell Street, Honiton, Devon, EX14 1LX T: 01404 45006 E: info@thelmahulbert.com www.thelmahulbert.com Open: Tues – Sat 10am – 5pm Free Admission, Donations welcome Henri Matisse, L’Escargot (The Snail), 1952-53 Lithographic reproduction 286 x 287cm © Succession H. Matisse/ DACS 2014.

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We can all participate in this scheme to ensure our local towns remain vibrant, interesting places to shop and relax.

LOCAL The Devonshire magazine created the Shop Local scheme in September with the purpose of reminding residents of the value in spending their money locally. Every pound spent locally will circulate in our local economy and not be lost to some faceless internet company or out-of-town hyperstore.

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If you’re involved with the visitor industry in East Devon, you may be aware that consensus out there amongst the visitor based business community is that East Devon’s the forgotten region of Devon when it comes to marketing initiatives, either from local government or tourism bodies within the region.

No doubt someone out there will dismiss the above statement and point to something or other to justify themselves, but the fact does remain that with local councils under the increasing burden of housing and care for the elderly, and with the coastal towns having large retired populations, etc, there just isn’t the money in the coffers to invest into tourism from locally based sources - it’s understandably not seen as a major priority, when more pressing needs remain.

You only have to mention English Riviera to understand the value of good marketing - they’ve been at the front of the queue for years in terms of funding assistance for marketing.

There are also several other major factors where East Devon is at a disadvantage: a) Lack of capacity - so many hotels have been converted into care/nursing homes that there’s a shortage, and self-catering is also fairly heavily booked in the summer months. The solution

would be to ensure out-ofseason capacity is fully utilised - but we need good reasons for visitors to book out-of-season and equally, highly targeted marketing to get the message out there effectively. b) Regional naming/branding - You have to understand that East Devon doesn’t exactly sound inviting, the word “East” being the problem. A warmer sounding solutions is needed.

But there’s a deeper problem that surrounds the “East Devon” regional name - that of internet search semantics: c) Internet keywork mis-match Over the last 10 years, the internet has transformed to now being a daily part of life, accessible on so many different devices and nearly everywhere. How does this relate to the term “East Devon” you may ask? Well (and this is the crux of the matter), visitors considering a visit, generally gravitate towards the coastlines, either North Devon or South Devon, with ‘South Devon’ being the most heavily searched term. Consequently, South Devon gets the bulk of the visitor traffic for visitors performing internet searches in order to stay on the south coast of Devon. Visitors don’t understand that East Devon is on the south coast of Devon, they certainly don’t recognise it as a part of the south Devon coastline or even,

as a unique region. In reality, East Devon is a council defined region and never was going to be a coherent destination name. So, if we’ve established here that ‘East Devon’ doesn’t fit this region in terms of being a suitable destination name, then what would, you may ask?

I would suggest to you - and this isn’t ground-breaking, in fact I’m almost embarrassed to suggest this, but it’s logical, coherent and simple:

the East Devon region. Also, it’s much easier for the visitor to understand that“South East Devon” is on the south coast of Devon. So we have to start with something that as I said before is logical in terms of the internet (which these days has be be factored in above all else).

That’s not to say we can’t have a branding strapline such as:

South East Devon!

What’s certain is that the East Devon region (and apparently Mid Devon also) needs to have a coherent, long-term marketing strategy, and also that it would need to be fairly heavily weighted towards the internet (although paper marketing needs factoring into the equation).

The first consideration, which is a major one, is that visitors searching for ‘South Devon’ will now receive results that include: ‘South East Devon’, so our previous ‘East Devon’ based website pages would start to become found in search results (and not automaticaly excluded) - OK, it’s not as hot as ‘South Devon’ for search results, but it’s a really good start to the process.

Additionally, ‘South East Devon’ sounds a bit warmer than East Devon. Some of you may think we need something on a par with ‘English Riviera’ for this region - well, I don’t know whether it’s feasible because long-term, the money’s just not there to implement the sort of big budget, high-level marketing required to get over a totally new destination branding name for

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Devon’s Natural Region (or suchlike?)

If you’d like to add your opinion to the discussion, why not complete the easy online survey form (takes only a few minutes to complete). Just email to receive the link to the survey: charlotte@devonshiremagazine. co.uk The more constructive intelligence that’s collected, the easier it will be for East Devon (South East Devon?) to move forwards rapidly in the near future!

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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

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y dream... to have wonderful children staying at our farm enjoying what they see only on the television, xbox and other reality (not) programmes. Real fields, grass, sheep, cows, bullocks, chickens.

Before moving to Yellingham we knew that the farm would not sustain a family of 4 - too small and heck there was some work to do as well. So the major plan was for me to farm and Edward to keep doing what he did well - cook. Well that’s a bit of an exaggeration - he was very good at managing money and his chefs - they were superb cooks - he controlled the budget to produce the desired result for the paying public, aristocracy, and whoever else could afford to eat and go racing. The only link to farming that Edward has is cooking the results - that’s where it starts and finishes.

Within 12 months of moving I decided that a good quality B and B was the way forward to earn and inject some much need cash into the business. A major part of my marketing plan was children - dreamy, well-behaved children. Ones who would sit at the table, be polite, eat everything I cooked for them, smile, laugh and I suppose... just be kids, but ultimately learn a little about the wonderful world of farming. Yes, I know - a dream to get all that in a small package! It is so wonderful to watch children’s beautiful faces light up when they collect a warm egg, laugh at a cow having an early morning release of the bowels - well, we all do it but maybe not in such an unashamed style, watch the cockerel enjoying his morning treat - got to be done.

with my 6 dogs who immediately realised that they had got 2 new playmates. A short sharp whistle from me stopped my dogs in their tracks, and thankfully the boys came to an abrupt halt as well - excellent. Mum clearly had no control and I could see I was in for a full on 3 days with the boys. My dream? Oh heck!

I could see within seconds that I needed to assert some authority over the boys as their dear mum was somewhat lacking in that department.

“Right boys - farms are wonderful places but you do need just to listen to me before you go off exploring”. A few rules and regulations read out - the dogs are not pets, they’re working dogs and don’t do cuddles - please don’t jump off the haystack, watch out for the ponds, the river, the dung heap. The boys were silent and nodding, mum was silent, oblivious, nodding, and on her mobile phone. I felt awful - it sounded like they couldn’t go anywhere or do anything. I was only interested in their safety and my sanity.

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“Good morning Yellingham Farm, how may I help you, Janet speaking?” (I don’t really say that - what “bullocks”).

“I wonder if you have your family room available for myself and 2 children - your farm looks soooooooo lovely and my boys are both well behaved” (that’s a warning sign before you start ). Normally my guests are talking about their dogs when they say they’re well behaved and of course they are always quite the opposite, so I was prepared.

Loads and loads of questions followed “Will Rupert and Theo be able to feed the chickens?” “Of course”. “Is there plenty of space for them to run around? “Yes 45 acres” “Can they totally involved in farm life?” “Well, within reason, they must be safe” “Oh how exciting, they will love it”. Booked - 3 days and nights.

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The first morning the children were up before me, ready and raring to go - no sight of mum - somehow no surprise, but, hey- ho she was on holiday too. They were a delight and chatted non-stop as we let out the chickens, fed the ducks and then wondered off to check some sheep all before breakfast. Egg collecting is always a highlight for kids and I showed them exactly where to search. It wasn’t long before I heard squeals of delight and saw the boys rushing across the yard with a bucket full of eggs. Alarm bells rang immediately as I knew I had only a few hens laying. The eggs were dull, all white and very warm. I knew immediately that they weren’t new laid eggs. Oh no... in the distance I could hear one very, very unhappy chicken, rushing around, feathers all plumped up and showing signs of distress. Bless those dear little boys. In their quest for eggs they had searched everywhere and had come across my broody hen who had sat patiently on those eggs for nearly 3 weeks, the chicks due to hatch any day. Quickly, I took the boys hands, dragging them and the bucket and set off in haste for the little coop where she was sitting. With a lot of pecking from the angry hen we managed to put back the eggs back under her and she settled down on them quickly with a look of complete disgust on her face. Tears were welling up in the boy’s eyes and I felt so terrible. Clearly they thought I was cross but a little explanation from me and they were soon smiling again and rushed off to tell “sleeping beauty” what had happened and that chicks were due any day.

Their last day arrived too quickly and as a treat their mum asked if they could spend the whole day on the farm as the weather was so beautiful and hot and did I mind if they had a picnic. No problem - of course.

It was not long before mum appeared in the farmyard ready for her day on the farm, complete with makeup... dressed, no less, in a bikini which understates the word - a mini-kini would be more appropriate. I watched in amazement as she set out her beach towel complete with sun tan cream, Ray ban sunglasses, book, bottled

water and of course mobile phone (can only assume she thought David Hasselhoff might call !).

I had no problem with the whole set up. It was just the position she chose to sunbathe... right under my kitchen window, in the farmyard, on concrete for goodness sake. Edward glued himself to the window for the rest of the morning. “What are you looking at?”

“Nothing.” “Why are your glasses steamed up?” “They’re not”. “Don’t tell lies...”

My dream was coming true, knowing that I had seen and helped children learn a little more about the beauty of farm life and nature at its best. The trouble was, Edward also spent the entire day focusing on what he thought was nature at its best!

- JANET EAST Read more of Janet’s amusing stories at devonshiremagazine.co.uk

Punishment fitting the crime Whilst on holiday last year, staying just outside Dorchester, I happened upon a charming sign in the middle of a bridge during a walk (left). The message on the sign is certainly ominous, no messing about in those days (I assume the late 1700s, early 1800s judging by the sign and bridge ), stepping out-of-line had dire consequences. You can't help but speculate this was a neat mechanism used by the ruling classes to populate the colonies and to eliminate trouble-makers at the same time. How else would you get people to move to some fly infested, sun-baked country in the middle of nowhere?

If I'd been a peasant in those times, I'd probably have preferred swimming the river, just to be on the safe side! Editor

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Nelson’s Column

by JOHN FISHER

Romans themselves. But it was those same

Funny Money

Romans who were the big spenders hereabouts

Some 1,764 years later and Exeter’s

– witness the 22,000 coins bearing the image

independent businesses are at it again, this

of the Emperor Constantius Augustus II

time drawing up plans to print their own

(317 – 361 AD), unearthed in East Devon

money that can be exchanged for goods and

recently and now on display in the Royal

services offered by participating businesses.

Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter.

It keeps money circulating within the city rather than it being taken back to be squandered in say Rome or Truro or Taunton.

If everything goes according to plan the city will join Totnes and Bristol in having its own currency by this time next year.

What the Romans did for Devon shopping

Although it would be many centuries before hit the shops at Christmas, mistletoe, mead,

The Bristol £10-note employs the image of one

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING IN DEVON IN 350

dormice in honey and jars of fermented

Hannah Moore, an anti-slavery campaigner.

AD was probably nothing much to write

fish sauce (called Garum) all suitably gift-

Let’s hope it isn’t Constantius Augustus who

home about.

wrapped, would have flown off the shelves

will be smiling out of the Exeter tenner next

during the festive season as Devon’s shops

year. He was, according to scholars (but in

turkeys, crackers, and reindeer pullovers

‘Home’ meant Rome and those who could write

bent over backwards to attract those moneyed

the words of the immortal actor/comedian,

- save for a few monks – were the occupying

Latins to buy locally.

Terry Thomas), an absolute shower.

first Christmas card,

household in Preston should receive a free

right here, in Devon. For

copy of his Malt Liquor Lecture, in which

Henry had an inventive

he maintained that “there is more food in a

turn of mind and was

pennyworth of bread than in a gallon of ale”.

also a patron of the arts.

He patented a stay-hot teapot, had a hand in the

Unforgettable!

design of the world’s first postage stamp (the Penny

OVERHEARD in the saloon bar ofThe Weary

Black) and was a founder

Badger, somewhere in Devon.

of London’s Victoria & Albert Museum.

Cheers, my dears!

“I never forget ou r

we d d i n g

But that image in the centre of the card – of

a n n i v e r s a r y.

one of his grandchildren being given a festive

We got married

THAT’S NOT MR. PICKWICK enjoying a

sip of wine – got him into trouble with one

on the same day

traditional Dickensian Christmas at Dingley

Joseph Livesey, the founder of the teetotalism

that Arsenal beat

Dell. It’s a renowned Devonian, Sir Henry

movement in Preston, Lancashire and had

Southampton 1 - 0

Cole in the bosom of his family on 25th of

become something of a voice in the land.

in the Cup Final

December, 1843.

and our dustbin There is no record of Livesey ever having sent

men closed the lid back down on our wheelie

“Sir Henry who?” we hear you cry. Henry

Christmas cards. However he left provision

bin”.

was the man who invented the world’s very

in his will that at Christmas time every

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WINTER BLISS

As the nights draw in and the days get colder, not to mention the nights, there's nothing better than stumbling into a warm, cosy hostelry, shaking off the overcoat and the cold weather gear to settle down next to a real fire. A lovely warming drink in hand let your eyes wander over a menu stuffed with seasonal delights, whether that's a warming soup or a full-on roast dinner, nowadays here in Devon, we are blessed with a cornucopia of locally reared, freshly caught and newly picked food.

The culture of good food is certainly here to stay, consigned to the past are memories of micro waved or deep fried packet food that I remember from my youth. Now we have young talented chefs, not looking for fame and fortune but just trying to be great cooks, making every effort amplify the hard work of the farmers, breeders and suppliers who have invested time and love in their produce.

So when the food is gone, your hunger satisfied and the cold has gone from your cheeks, give thanks as you hit the great outdoors again, that you live in a county built on great soil, great farming and blessed with great pubs and restaurants in which to enjoy the fruits. Richard W.

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The Restaurant Inspector Visits:

DUKES

menu sampled Starters

Toasted muffin, sun ripened tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella & wild rocket £6.50 Spinach, beetroot, shallot & grilled goats cheese salad £6.50

Mains

10oz Ribeye steak £20.00

Flaming Creme Brulée

Grilled salmon with red peppers, chilli & tom sauce, wedges & salad £12.00

Dukes

at Sidmouth at Lyme Regis

on 20th September 2014

Just a great place to eat, drink and enjoy yourself This wasn’t a difficult restaurant to review, although Dukes is much more than a restaurant, it’s a place you can enjoy for many reasons.

Since Dukes came into being 10 years ago, it’s developed into one of East Devon’s best destinations.

I apologise if you can detect a bias here, Dukes is a favourite of mine and I’m a regular visitor because it’s great for dinner, a coffee, lunch or a beer - you can relax and enjoy the bustle of people milling about,

the neglected Marlborough Hotel before it was reinvented.

Getting back to the food, it was great as usual, delicious starters, - the toasted muffin, sun ripened tomatoes and buffalo mozzarella I’d liken to a culinary jump into a big feather bed, all put together perfectly. The second starter grilled goats cheese with beetroot, shallots and spinach again lovely, a punchy combination that all works well together.

which, if you’re a cheese lover, was delicious and massive. We also ordered the affagato that is highly recommend. We finished the meal with coffee, Dukes do great Italian coffee by the way. A big favourite are their home-made cakes, particularly the scones which if you order with jam and cream, are a meal in themselves!

The overwhelming feeling you get of Dukes is that of generosity of spirit. Portions are large, nothing’s

Pudding & Cheese Affagato - vanilla ice cream with expresso £4.50 West Country cheese selection £7.50

To finish Coffee

Toasted muffin, sun-ripened tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella and wild rocket

A mighty generous cheese board!

walking over the road onto the Esplanade or back into the town centre.

The evening of my visit was a Friday night and we arrived at Dukes to the usual buzz. Don’t know what it is about the place, but it’s cheerful, contemporary, sophisticated yet friendly and unstuff y. Not sure know how it achieves all this, but it’s obviously much more than a happy coincidence, it’s a serious business that’s finely tuned to give the visitor a great experience. I well remember the building as

10oz Ribeye steak with onion rings and mushrooms Main courses - ribeye steak with onion rings, chips, mushrooms and a pouring sauce. Real comfort food, succulent steak and the sweetness of onion rings and lovely depth from fried mushrooms - there’s not much I can say. Dukes source matured beef from locally grown herds, so quality of meat is top notch. My wife opted for grilled salmon with red peppers, chilli and tomato sauce, again tasty, the portion being extremely generous.

Following mains, we opted for the West Country cheese selection

Spinach, beetroot, shallot and grilled goats cheese salad too much trouble for staff, they even hand out free dog biscuits (a very nice touch). Their music events enliven the town and bring a much-needed highlight in the summer months. It’s just a great place to eat, drink and just spend time. If you’re visiting the region, don’t miss the treat that is Dukes.

I’m sure you’ll join me in wishing Mark and Jo Seward and the team all the best for the next 10 years!

PS - well done in winning the Taste of the West Gold - Editor

My favourite bit of Dukes - the bar having just the right balance of feng shui!

Dukes - just a great place to chill. For young and old alike, it’s a real destination, particularly in the summer months when they host great music events

Great contemporary dining, you can also eat in the conservatory and bar

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SPECIAL PROJECT

Looking at local businesses excelling in their craft

We speak to Nick Whittaker of Honiton based construction company NJ Whittaker

The aftermath of the fire in March 2009 to the second 1830s built church in Kilmington.

Nick Whittaker (MD) of NJ Whittaker, the Honiton based chartered building company Nick started N J Whittaker in 1998 with a workforce of three working from an office above the garage in his new self- built home in the Hamlet of Weston Nr Honiton. They now employ up to twenty staff with an enviable reputation for quality of build and service in East Devon and the surrounding areas.

Amanda Merchant - is the Devonshire magazine’s regular Home & Interiors contributor Amanda Merchant studied a ceramics degree at Cardiff, before deciding to focus her career in interior design. She worked as the international showroom designer, visual merchandiser and accessory designer for a London-based fabric house, specialising in linens, paisleys and embroidered accessories.

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Nick Whittaker, director of NJ Whittaker Ltd, initially entered the building industry as a trainee for Bovis Construction, a sixteen year old boy. After working as a building surveyor contracts manager for various companies, he then decided to work freelance for a few years.

builds - from new build projects and refurbishments, to extensions and larger commercial projects.

In addition to the contractor’s enviable reputation, the company is also a member of the Chartered Building Company (CBC). This is an important asset which potential customers

and surveyors, on a teamwork basis.

Most of their turnover emanates from repeat business and recommendation by previous clients.

One thing that strikes you whilst looking at their website is the range of projects in which they’ve been involved. New build projects It was whilst he was building include “Georgian” style his own home he realised just architecture, contemporary The company’s 3.5 million how liberating it would be to designed bungalows and large dwellings with attached set up on his own business, pound turnover is testament free from the shackles of how annexes, cottages in natural to its solid reputation others chose to do things. He stonework and agricultural felt that he could provide a tied dwellings. They have much better service independently, recognise as valuable reassurance. completed refurbishments and and hence, NJ Whittaker was created Some key aspects to consider when conversions on stately homes, from an office above his newly built choosing a contractor include good churches and barns. One of the garage. business practice, specialist and listed farmhouse refurbishments even well trained staff, compliance with used the traditional natural products Today the company employs a total of all relevant statutory and contractual of cob, hempcrete, thatch and lime over twenty in-house local craftsmen, requirements, insurance for relevant plaster. Of course there have also a far cry from the original three at risks, and a complaints procedure been many commercial builds ranging its modest beginning, sixteen years which can be dealt with quickly and from veterinary hospitals, offshore ago. The company’s 3.5 million pound equitably. There is an emphasis on a pools and cafes, however, there is turnover is testament to its established partnership approach at NJ Whittaker, one current project which is shining reputation in creating high-end quality working closely with clients, architects, out incredibly brightly.

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Rising from the ashes, the new Baptist Church at Kilmington

The new church nearing completion, located next to the village community hall in Kilmington. The design is a fusion of contemporary and traditional design and materials.

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Above: The interior gives a modern light and airy feel to the main worship area.

Below: The first Baptist Church in the area “ Loughwood Meeting House “ dating back to 1650.

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“The Beacon” is the newly constructed Kilmington Baptist Church. This is a vast contrast to the roots of this church, which go back to Loughwood Meeting House, where local Baptists began to meet in 1650. This building was carefully hidden amongst woodlands and into the hill, to avoid discovery by the County Officers, who often sought to arrest Baptists in this era of religious persecution for nonconformists. A congregation was started in the 1830’s in a newly constructed chapel in Kilmington, which became known as Kilmington Baptist Church. This chapel was also unobtrusive, designed in such a way that it was tucked into hiding within the village. The chapel

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became a very much accepted part of the local community, with its congregation stretching out across the Axe Valley.

However, in March 2009, the premises were destroyed in a very serious fire, since which time the Church have been worshipping in Kilmington Village Hall and other local venues.

The new “high profile” build stands on a beautiful plot of land which is secured in the heart of the village adjacent to the village hall. This fantastic new build will not only be a place of worship, but will be a place which will be welcoming to all.

It has been created as a flexible facility,

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including a quiet room, two meeting rooms, a kitchen, an office and a very large hall as well as the worshipping space itself with a large, tiled, baptising bath built in by the alter.

The build itself is a fusion of traditional and contemporary design, a perfect mix which reflects the faith’s locally developed journey from 1650 to the present day.

The powerful name and large structure of today’s church is so symbolic of the solid congregation who have ploughed on through the last few hundred years, avoiding persecution and worshipping in hiding. This building is a proud statement of what hope, belief and faith

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can achieve, so understandably there is a huge responsibility of completing the project perfectly.

For NJ Whittaker Ltd, it has been an honour to have been trusted with the construction of such a unique and rare project as this. The Beacon will provide an excellent environment for the local community to gather and worship for many more generations to come, and it’s been nothing less than a privilege for all involved in the construction of this unique project.

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But here’s the thing... of designs like ‘crowns and anchors’ faded.

Pushed into tattoo parlours by their mates, the most popular tattoos amongst conscripts at those times became “Mother” or the cheaper version “Mum”.

Devonshire magazine’s dedicated tattoo research team can reveal that the most popular ‘first time’ tattoo adorning the bodies of Devonians in this day and age, (male and female alike) is – wait for it – ‘a small dolphin’.

Following what is clearly a unisex icebreaker for the previously un-tattooed, second choice with ladies is revealed to be ‘stars and flowers’ intertwining with initials. A chap’s choice on the other hand - from the extensive a la carte menu on offer at all parlours - are

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behind grog shops in seaside towns, from

bicep-encircling gothic barbed wire motifs,

whence they tattooed other sailors and, er,

albeit needled-in just a tad above the t-shirt

sailors’ girlfriends.

sleeve line.

TODAY you can be tattooed in more than 62 Tattoo removal in Devon is also possible.

different places in Devon – locations that is,

“It costs about £50 a session”, one tattooist

rather than parts of the body.

told us. Further enquiries reveal that The art is perhaps five thousand years old but

removing a ‘large tattoo’ (dinner-plate size)

the rebirth of the practise in modern times

can take eight and more laser treatment sessions and cost nearly £2,000.

can probably be traced back to the return of Captain Cook’s sailors from the South Pacific

Came World Wars One and Two - when many

in the mid-1700s.

thousands of young men were called-up for

The old adage, “tattoo in haste, regret at

the army before they had time to find a

leisure” still seems to hold good after 5,000

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years.

who for a halfpenny brought us seventeen,

them for us, which is their way of dressing

Next day he dined on lobster (at 6 pence old

and, if he would have taken them, might

them, with pepper and salt, which cost us

money), “which was excellent and three

have had as many more for the same money”.

about a farthing; so that two of us and a

shillings cheaper than London”.

With these we went to dinner; the cook at

servant dined—and at a tavern, too—for

the inn (probably the Royal Castle) broiled

three farthings, dressing and all”.

Many of these old salts set up tattoo parlours

The price of fish DARTMOUTH has always been a good place to eat fish. When Daniel Defoe, the man who wrote Robinson Crusoe visited in the 1700s he recorded one great shoal of pilchards that came fleeing into the mouth of the river, pursued by a school of dolphin.

It chased them up as far as Totnes Bridge. “so that the country people who had boats and nets catched as many as they knew what to do with, and perhaps lived upon pilchards for several days”.

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Our treasured villages ~ HAWKCHURCH Perched up close to the Dorset border on Lambertʼs Castle Hill at an altitude of nearly 1,000 feet, lies the sleepy village of Hawkchurch.

This position was occupied nearly 2,000 years ago, most certainly by the Romans, as traces of a camp have been found hereabouts. As is usual with many of Devon’s villages, there’s the usual configuration of a village inn and church in close proximity.

Incidentally, the Old Inn is not so old, sadly, the original burnt down in early 1800 and was rebuilt in 1806.

Thankfully, someone had the sense to insert the original mason’s block above the front door, which shows the previous date the inn was built in 1547. In reality, many inns have been on the same site for centuries, and when fires, dilapidation and expansion occurs, along comes a new building, but the original sites are usually very ancient.

St John the Baptist church can be seen directly through the pub window, a sober reminder of the presence the church held in this village. The church was subjected to major reconstruction from 1859 to 1861, this work was financed by the Rev E. Cay Adams, and works undertaken by

John Hicks of Dorchester. Although reconstructed, there are still many parts of the church remaining from earlier periods. For instance, the tower is from the early Tudor period and there are interesting Norman corbels and some of the most interesting and delightful Romanesque carvings in Devon. The firm of John Hicks involved in the reconstruction employed a certain Mr Thomas Hardy, who was apprenticed to the firm and even visited this church (the novelist).

'Reset stone, mason's block showing the date - 1547 - it was first built'. (It burnt down in 1806 and was rebuilt).

An interesting story relating to the village, centres around the Rev John Going, he became the rector of the parish and apparently went to the trouble of planting rose trees on the walls of every cottage, and subsequently the villages was given the title of “The Village of Roses”.

Hawkchurch has many characters and villagers that’ve seen radical changes in their lifetime.

One such person is Guy Searle, who’s selflessly given his time to village matters for decades. In his teens, he joined the local village hall committee and since the late 1970s, he’s been a dedicated bell ringer at the church.

Jill Matthews is another such person.

The Old Inn was owned and run by her uncle and aunty. They’d bought the pub when the church had sold it back in 1955. Jill has memories of her grandad who had his carriage and horses housed at the inn, he’d ferry people about, sort of a taxi service to the local towns. There are old families such as the Bowditchs, who’ve farmed since the 1600s, and then there are people such as Meeri Wallace, a relative newcomer, who’s now been elected as the secretary of the village hall committee - village life continues. Editor.

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By Ted Gosling, West Country Author and Devon Historian

The Victorian Dream that Changed a Town Calverley Lodge (now Check House), nestling in the trees below

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ore than 140 years ago Seaton and its neighbour Beer had hardly altered since the days of the first Elizabeth. Thatched roofs and cob walls were almost the total inventory of the picturesque fishing villages when the Manor of Seaton went back into the estate of Walter Calverley Trevelyan. Apparently an 18th century steward of one of Sir Walter’s ancestors, Sir John Trevelyan of Nettlecombe in Somerset, had got them for himself by trickery.

Sir Walter, as he later became, was one of those wealthy Victorian scientists and philosophers with boundless energy for an enormous number of interests. His included Phrenology and Mesmerism. He and his wife, Pauline, decided to turn Seaton into a modern watering place with all the features thought best by Victorian liberalism, such as a railway station, school and spa. Through them, Seaton took on a character which it has not lost today, even with the demise of the station.

Lady Trevelyan, clever and vivacious, attracted to herself, and hence to Seaton, some of the famous names of Victorian art, science and literature, to give the town a lustre it had at no other time. One of the family, the author Raleigh Trevalyan, tells the story of how Seaton and Beer came into the lives of Sir Walter and Pauline in his book A Pre-Raphaelite Circle. The book tells how Sir Walter and Pauline visited Seaton to study geology, in which they were both interested. But they also had the exciting idea of turning the pretty little fishing village in to a modern Gothic resort “A school would have to be built, and there must be a sea wall and a promenade. They would restore the church...

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discovery of a Roman fort near the town... and Pauline found that at the neighbouring village of Beer, once famous for its smugglers, the local women made beautiful bobbin lace. They were desperately poor, and her heart was touched.

She would help them to get their work known, sell for them in London and Edinburgh, take orders, make designs herself.”

Pauline was as good as her word. She sent a collar of Honiton Lace to the director of Marlborough House, where displays were shown, and asked for £3 on behalf of the two women who took a month to make it. Her ‘enemy’ was John Tucker of Branscombe, who gave lace workers groceries instead of cash for their work.

Built with fantastic attention to detail, the house looks today just as it did when first build in 1866

Sir Walter himself supervised the building of the Seaton school. When the school was opened he gave an address of Education, Ignorance and Temperance. Temperance was one of his many interests, and he commissioned plans for a temperance hotel in the town to be called the Coffee Tavern. There was a similar establishment, called Gould’s Hotel, where Woolworths used to be sited in Marine Place.

Gas became available in Seaton in 1865, the railway opened three years later and an improved water supply was operating in 1874. But this takes us far

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One of Sir Walter’s chief estate was Nettlecombe in Somerset, but Pauline’s idea was for her own villa at Seaton. Today it is called Check House on the Old Beer Road. The architect was to have been Benjamin Woodward, who was to have developed all of Seaton to Sir Walter’s plan. He wanted to build a Gothic marina along the Esplanade with high roofs and gables. Sir Walter was a keen early advocate of the use of concrete in building, and the marina would almost certainly have been of that material. Concrete was used for the Axmouth bridge and toll-house which opened in 1877.

However, Woodward died of consumption soon after he had first seen Seaton, and the marina never materialised. The author comments: “So Seaton did not get its Gothic marine. Succeeding generations thought this a blessing, but looking at the present architecture along the sea-front, one is not so sure.”

Check House, or Calverley Lodge as it was first called, was built by Charles Edwards to Woodward’s designs. Edwards had built a ‘Venetian-Gothic’ police station and bank at Axminster. Built with fantastic attention to detail, the house looks today just as it did when first build in 1866 as an avantegarde piece of startlingly modern architecture. It has all the advantages of size and space of those far-off days. The nine large bedrooms can be reached via two fine staircases, one of stone with a mahogany handrail, and the other an elaborate wrought-iron one. The building of Calverley Lodge cost the Trevelyans £3,980 12s. 5d.

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Funny Old Christmas Traditional pantos have changed, reckons our man in the gallery, John Fisher - but not so Christmas crackers!

MILKING THE LAUGHS: Jeffrey Holland is Dame Trot in Jack in the Beanstalk at Theatre Royal, Plymouth (Photo: Clare Tregaskis)

PANTOMIME WAS A HAPPY RELEASE for pent-up society at the height of all that Victorian prudishness.

This was the age when it was considered bad form not to cover the naked legs of pianos and billiard tables lest they induced lewd thoughts in the minds of men and women alike.

Conversely buxom young actresses - well, some were not that young but all were certainly buxom were poured into pale pink tights, draped in ultra-short tunics and paid money by canny theatrical management to stride the stages of music halls at Christmas time, playing young men’s parts for all they were worth. They may have been billed as Principal Boys but they fooled no one.

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To cries from the chaps in the audience of ʻBrava!” they slapped their thighs at every entrance and exit and never missed an opportunity to display their talents as they climbed beanstalks, scaled battlements or up-staged the Ugly Sisters in the kitchen scene with one leg up on a chair (round the

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audience’s side of the table of course) as they toyed with Cinder’s affections.

Hanky panky Something for the ladies? Enter the Dame, played by a man, playing a single lady of a certain age, dressed to kill and desperately in search of a man. Any man. One of the Bailiff ’s men was fair game, or Baron Hard-up perhaps, or what about the smaller of the two funny painters who come in to decorate her boudoir at the start of Act II? Just so long as the laughs were outrageous and guaranteed to fly straight over the heads of Augusta, Little Willy and the twins.

No wonder it took five adults to take one child to the pantomime for this annual spectacle. In addition to dear Papa of course, you can bet that his singleton brothers, Uncles Harry and George could always be relied upon to escort the kids and especially to the famous panto at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, which had scores of young chorus girls, dozens of costume changes and could last up to five hours.

Nowadays pantomime posters draw the crowds by splashing the names

and images of celebrities from tv soaps in the main roles but in the late 1890s it was the special effects that packed them in.

the songs that had made them famous - and part of theatrical history - like Peter Pan - went out of the window.

Pa ntomime had beca me increasingly focused on creating wonder, with elaborate sets and special effects, none more so than Drury Lane, but provincial music halls were quick to follow suit. Hydraulic stage machinery was installed in some theatres as early as 1896, enabling ever-more spectacular and frequent scenes to be added to the production.

In 1900 at the Theatre Royal, ʻSleeping Beauty and the Beast’ was conjured out of two popular fairy stories to delight the Christmas crowds. The ʻplot’ allowed for sets that included the Haunted Vaults of the Palace, the Fairy Parliament, and the Enchanted Crystal Garden.

The fi nale was the climax of eight different scenes which represented Beauty’s wedding gifts, each involving a vastly elaborate set change, a staircase and multi-jetted fountain lit with coloured lights.

Funny business But as Music Hall became an increasing part of the action with the introduction of stars like Dan Leno and Florrie Forde - the traditional stories and their telling began to fade into the limelight as gas light gleamed and electricity fl ickered on the horizon and the stars went into their routines and

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In 1885 these changes caused a man called Edward Blanchard, who wrote pantomimes for a living, to write to a friend: ʻMy smooth and pointed lines are turned into ragged prose and arrant nonsense.

Hardly anything done as I intended or spoken as I had written, the music hall element is crushing the rest and the good old fairy tales never to be again illustrated as they should be.’

His friend probably wrote back, “Oh, no they’re not!” to which he must have felt duty bound to reply, “Oh, yes they are!”

As they played to the adult part of the audiences with risqué humour - and the younger element with strings of sausages, slapstick, ghosts and custard pies - the double entendre came into its own, and

has remained a fi rm part of the tradition ever since.

The theatre critic Michael Billington, who writes for the Guardian, wrote of the performance of Ian McKellen in the 2004 production of Aladdin at the Old Vic ʻMcKellen (has) an appetite for double entendre (and) adopts a suitable look of mock-outrage. At least we can tell our grandchildren that we saw McKellen’s Twankey and it was huge.’

Pantomime’s other great Christmas tradition was the Christmas cracker.

It was the fi nale of every Drury Lane panto when, after a certain number of curtain calls, a gigantic cracker was carried to the front of the footlights by the principals who organised two teams of children to take sides and pull. As the smoke cleared, hundreds of wrapped sweets, small toys, whistles and rolled-up paper hats spilled out onto the stage and were thrown to every part of the audience. Wellheeled children in the boxes as well as those on hard wooden benches up amongst ʻthe gods’ all got a gift.

not just a sweet or a small toy to the inside of each of his crackers - but printed mottos and jokes.

Those same jokes - or so it seems - continue to be resuscitated and recycled in different forms, year after year.

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Not that all crackers contain jokes.

The most expensive we could fi nd this year are from the American maker MacKenzie-Childs and are being sold by Fortnum and Mason and cost £500 for six. They are “packed with surprises of the most impressive and luxurious kind.” But no jokes we are told.

Meanwhile, in another part of the forest, Tesco’s crackers are understandably f lying off the shelves at £4 for twelve and do contain jokes. Oh, yes they do! We know because their marketing people in head office were kind enough to open a box for Devonshire magazine and look.

We hope we won’t be spoiling too much of the yuletide fun for you if we explain that there are still essentially THREE types of cracker jokes doing the rounds in all half-decent boxes of crackers this Christmas. They can be loosely categorised as follows:-

Chestnuts What do you call a blind reindeer?

No eye deer What do you call a man with brown paper trousers KING OF CRACKERS: Tom Smith

The man who supplied the London theatres with these giant crackers was also the man who invented table crackers. His name was Tom Smith (above) and he ran his confectionery business ‒ later to become his cracker business from Wilson Street, Finsbury, not a stone’s throw from half the music halls in the East End of London - which he probably frequented, armed with his note book and pencil.

For after several false starts he hit on the bright idea of adding ‒

Russell What do you call a woman who lights her gas bill?

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Ones-That-Have-ToBe-Explained What do you call a pig with four eyes?

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A piiiig.

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TOP TIP: Jokes in any of these categories appear to get funnier after a glass of prosecco, followed by say, a Merlot, and finally a sauterne with the pud.

Ancient & Modern THE WORST JOKE OF ALL of course is several hundred years old and is saved for Christmas lunch each year.

It is wheeled out relentlessly as the turkey is carved: “Right then!” echo the spirits of Great Uncles Henry and George, “Who wants stuffi ng?”

- which remark is the signal for the sherry drinkers amongst the congregation to collapse into helpless, uncontrollable laughter.

It is also the sign that the mobile phones of Augusta, Little Willy and the twins should now be turned to ʻstun’, the house ʻphone taken off the hook, the drawbridge pulled up and for everyone to get down to the seriously evergreen business of enjoying the pleasures of the table again this Christmas. The toast once more is Good health - and absent friends!

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ALE AND HEARTY by FCR ESGEN It’s exactly forty years ago since I made my fi rst pint of beer. The long care-free days of summer were coming to an end and my friend Andrew and I were spinning out the last weekend before returning to months of incarceration in something grown ups called school. It seemed such a waste of life somehow when we could be out exploring the landscape and making secret dens and camps.

On one of these last escapades we found a creeping plant growing out of a hedge with strange dry leafy fruit on the end of its long tendrils. We took some home and showed them to my father who pronounced that they were hops. He said if we picked enough we could buy some malt and yeast and make beer!

So we rushed back into the fields where the farmers were bailing the last of their hay and collected all we

needed. That weekend father commandeered the kitchen for the day and mother was pack off shopping; which suited her down to the ground. We started off with a large fried breakfast which father said was essential to get the digestive juices going. After washing up, which father said was also essential if we wanted to live in the same house as mother after she got back, we set too on our brewery and by the end of the day had made two

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gallons of what my mother later described as interesting looking beer. We put it all in pint milk bottles, sealed them, and screwed them down tight.

The flavour of the beer my father said was different, but it did at least smell of hops.

Today if I am ever in a country pub drinking real ale, the memories of those long off days are reassuring and warm, and I can still see my father in his rocking chair sipping our home made beer from his old pewter pint pot! © 2014

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As with most villages, the church tends to be the repository of a village's history and St Michael's church doesn't

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disappoint, it's a truly lovely church which either at the start or end of your walk, can be inspected in more detail. Inside it contains one of the historic jewels of South East Devon, the Drake Monument (see overleaf ).

Be aware that the walk has some decent inclines, so you need to be reasonably fit to make it up to the ridge. The effort is well worth it though, as once you get to point 4, the views across the Axe Valley are great - it’s fairly

evident that the Axe Valley is pretty much unspoilt.

Along the route, you walk across an Iron Age hill fort (between 3 & 4). The ridge (between point 3 to 5) is one of few places where you can get a really decent view of the Axe Valley - you can see from Axminster, nearly as far down as Axmouth.

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The Drake Memorial at Musbury Church Devon's churches are full of treasures, this one at Musbury Church near Axminster is truly astounding!

Kneeling in prayers, three knights fully armed and dressed in their best attire, wives at their side. This solemn monument served as a sober and constant reminder to future Drakes, both of their illustrious ancestors and mortality.

You have to ask yourself if there's a connection between these ancient Drakes of Aishe (or Ayshe, Ashe) and Sir Francis Drake, born near Tavistock. The effigies at Musbury Church (near Axminster) are certainly lavish and expensive, and all three Drakes on the memorial were knights of the realm. They're an important ancient family with their own coat of arms. Sir Francis on the other hand, inherited no coat of arms and was from Crowndale Farm, Tavistock. More about this overleaf.

If you're a Drake from this illustrious family, we'd love to hear from you.

The Drake memorial at the church of St Michael, Musbury The Drake family memorial (right) was built in 1611. It includes Sir John Drake and wife Amy, Sir Barnard Drake and wife Garthrud, and Sir John Drake with wife Dorothye. Ashe (De Esse or Aishe/Ayshe) House was nearby, which was the seat of the Drake family.

Tragically, it was destroyed in the civil wars, it's now a farmhouse.

The link between the Drakes of Aishe and that famous seafarer Sir Francis Drake? ..read overleaf..

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Another Drake tomb at St Lawrence church, Southleigh The plaque (right) is that of Robert Drake and wife Elizabeth Prideaux.

Robert lived at Wiscombe Park and was the brother of Sir Bernard Drake of Colcombe Castle, Colyton ( you may

have seen the pub in the square bearing the Colcombe Castle name).

Robert's parents were John Drake and Amy Granville of Stowe.

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Sir Francis was, and probably remains, Devon's greatest achiever!

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Above - the Drake family memorial, built in 1611

Above left: Sir John Drake & wife Amy Middle: Sir Barnard Drake & wife Garthrud Right: Sir John Drake with wife Dorothye

Sir Francis Drake - a Buccaneer

Prominent feature of the Drake of Aishe arms - a wyvern (winged

creature with a dragon's head and reptilian body), wings displayed and tail nowed (knotted ) gules (red tincture/coloured )

The spat at Queen Elizabeth's Court...

When Sir Francis Drake received his knighthood, the next step he took was to adopt the Drake of Aishe (Ash or Ayshe) arms ( presumably, he didn't have his own), which were argent, a wyvern, wings displayed and tail nowed gules (see illustration far right). Distinguished sailor, Sir Bernard Drake, rejected this claim by Sir Francis of kinship and refuted his right to bear the Drake of Aishe family arms. This was a dispute that resulted in a "box in the ear" being given by Sir Bernard to Sir Francis at Queen Elizabeth's court (recorded

in "Worthies of Devon" by John Prince). Subsequently,

Queen Elizabeth awarded Sir Francis his own coat of arms to assuage matters (see right).

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Sir Francis Drake is famous for his successful circumnavigation of the world between 1577-1580.

The first attempt by Portuguese mariner Ferdinand Magellan was successful, but Magellan ultimately paid with his life and did not finish a complete personal circumnavigation Regarded with mixed feelings, at home and abroad, in England, many regarded Francis Drake with mistrust, having through guile, risen above his station. Others admired Drake as a hero. I think he's what you'd call a go-getter, being ruthless and fearless would help in his tough day-and-age.

Francis's father John, was born in 1490 and acquired a lease from the Russell family on a farm called Crowndale, outside Tavistock. The two families must have developed a close relationship, as John's grandson, Francis, was named after the second Earl of Bedford.

Sir Francis was profoundly religious and held twice daily religious services on board ship.

The Royal Navy's website says of Drake: "he was the greatest sailor of his generation, the navigator Francis Drake went to sea aged 13 whilst living at Chatham as an apprentice on a small trading ship.

The master left the ship to Drake, who sold it and sailed with his cousin, Sir John Hawkins. They made

the first English slave-trading expeditions.

Many English privateers dreamt of capturing one of the Spanish vessels returning to Spain with silver mined from the Andes. The Isthmus of Panama was the place to ambush Spanish ships, as the cimarrones (slaves who'd escaped Spanish capture) were keen to halt the Spanish ships. Drake was fortunate enough with the help of the cimarrones, to ambush a ship laden with silver and returned to England a very wealthy man.

Queen Eli zabet h ( amongst other sponsors ), commissioned Drake to circumnavigate the globe.

So, on the Golden Hind, Drake sailed the Straits of Magellan in the Pacific and raided Spanish treasure ships, before travelling up to the Americas, where he landed in what's now called California, which he named Nova Albion (New England ).

Drake then cut west and stocked his ship with spices in the East Indies, after which he returned to England.

This was an extraordinary feat of navigation by Drake, Magellan had previously navigated the globe, although he'd died in the process.

What Drake's expedition had achieved, was to capture an estimated ÂŁ600,000 worth of treasure, ÂŁ300,000 of which went directly to the crown (more than the crown's income for a year). Subsequently, Drake was knighted by Queen Elizabeth and also made Mayor of Plymouth.

Drake had obviously enraged the Spanish, due to his raid on Cadiz, where he occupied the town for 3 days and destroyed 26 enemy ships and much of the Spanish stores.

The Spanish Armada was sighted in 1588 on the 19th of July, whilst Drake was famously, playing bowls on the Hoe. He's thought to have finished his game of bowls before making chase to the Armada, capturing the Rosario.

Drake subsequently led an unsuccessful expedition to destroy the Armada (at the request of Elizabeth), and was in disgrace after returning empty handed.

Drake subsequently led an expedition to the West Indies company with his friend Hawkins and died of yellow fever in Panama.

References: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich and the Royal Navy's website.

The Drake Arms Important for advancement, a coat of arms was an important addition to your credibility.

Sir Walter Raleigh's awarded arms

Drake of Aishe arms

Sable a fess wavy between two pole-stars (Arctic and Antarctic) argent, and for his crest, a ship on a globe under ruff, held by a cable with a hand out of the clouds; over it this motto, Auxilio Divino; underneath, Sic Parvis Magna; in the rigging whereof is hung up by the heels a wyvern, gules, which was the arms of Sir Bernard Drake."

"Worthies of Devon" (1697 - John Prince)

Argent, a wyvern (winged creature with a dragon's head and reptilian body) Gules (red tincture/colour) with the crest a dexter arm grasping a battle axe Sable (tincture of black), headed Argent (Argent being the tincture of silver - a kind of silver leaf ) and tail nowed (knotted ) gules These were the arms that Sir Francis, after being knighted, attempted to adopt, claiming he was kin of the Drakes of Aishe, living at Musbury, near Axminster.

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Yet the mornings all hummed with activity enough to keep anyone warm. Steam filled the air as syringes, catheters and instruments were sterilised for the day’s work on open gas rings - syringes and needles in small stainless steel dishes and long catheters, also stainless steel, in long fish kettlesall bubbled away like the devil’s cauldron. These long conceived with a liquid known as Lugol’s Iodine. Who Lugol was I never divined, but the farmers swore by this treatment, so it was in great demand. We made the solution up every morning in recycled calcium bottles. We also made up various medicines, many specific to the practice and so powerful that the corks had to be held down with string and hot sealing wax. At that time we did not have antibiotics, but we did have Sulphonamides, soon to be overshadowed by Penicillin, but never-the-less very useful drugs. A treatment for diarrhoea in cattle required a precise amount of powder squared up on a bench with a spatula, divided into 16 squares, then each wrapped in brown paper to make a twice daily dose. In the cupboard was a Red Drench, a loaf-size block of Epsom

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Salts, and a Brown Drench, mainly ginger, a very popular bovine tonic.

The shelves above held wonderfully shaped glass dropper bottles of oils and exotic tinctures.

All this activity then led to the ceremony of the day. As we all gathered around the pulpit which held the large diary and the day’s tasks were handed out, the gossip flowed and any young vet was able to learn more than any college could teach.

Usually someone was missing because he, unlucky soul, had

any more than a sideline and any money taken would be thrown into the petty cash. There was at that time in the profession a very macho attitude that the only real work was farm work. This lingered on into the sixties when I was trying to build up a town practice in Plymouth on the back of a large farm practice.

The principal of a firm across the Tamar in Saltash was an irascible Welshman (we’re not saying all Welshmen are irascible - editor).

On being called upon to visit a dog in the isolated Saltash Passage he got out of his car with the statement, “I don’t usually visit bloody dogs!”

Needless to say the client, a breeder of Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, transferred to me forthwith and became a lifelong client. Then he introduced me to his neighbour, a certain Mr. Thomasjeski, and when he died, his widow continued as a client for many years as long as she kept dogs. That’s how it went.

I cannot speak for today, but then there was a protocol for the free and easy transfer of clients as they wished. It was all very gentlemanly.

The etiquette was for the gaining practice to inform the losing practice; a pointless exercise really because the client had the right to do what they liked. But there was a vet in Honiton who styled himself with a military title and would have none of it. He would call on the hapless client and demand to know why. Two times out of three they would meekly recant. The veterinary profession was full of eccentrics.

You may notice I have made no mention of nurses. That is because there weren’t any. If any assistance was required with patients we called

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in the yard man. Every practice had a yard man, who maintained the cars, cleaned up, and generally did anything required of them. A marvellous breed of men. The only

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icture the scene... evening at an early 19th century listed building in Axminster. A large room with pool table, table football, a kitchen area, armchairs. It looks like a typical youth club and indeed normally is a youth club, but tonight is different. The Project is in action - a mental health scheme for young people, and unique in the country.

In the main room, some young people are making a snack together. Others are talking animatedly with each other, sharing and opening out some of the emotional issues which have troubled them. In another room, a girl with a history of self-harm is having a oneto-one session with one of the three paid workers. In the art room, several young people are painting expressively to discover aspects of their inner life.

On another evening there might be a campfire evening, music or maybe a relaxation workshop …

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There are two groups, which rotate fortnightly, for 13-18 year olds and 18-24s - and some young people have been coming almost since The Project began operating in the autumn of 2013.

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“The Project is brilliant. I feel safe with the people around me. I enjoy coming and know that I can talk to people who understand or will at least empathise with what I’m going through.”

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The Project was set up by a local mum, Debbie Humberstone, who lives in Axminster, and describes her life as having been “turned upside down” when her daughter, Jess, developed severe mental health issues at the age of 15. Suffering with severe depression, continued overleaf...

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Five years on, Jess is now living a fully independent life - proof that with the right support, and a lot of determination, young people can, and do, recover from mental illness. But both Debbie and Jess felt that more could have been done at a community level to support her recovery. And so The Project was born, out of both their experiences, and the support they would have wanted, and which may have prevented Jess’s illness becoming so serious.

At a national level, young people’s mental health services have been almost constantly in the news over the past few months, with inadequate investment over many years leaving statutory services now in crisis. This has resulted in appointment waiting times of many months - sometimes up to a year, and young people being admitted to hospitals hundreds of miles from their homes.

to fill that gap, and in its first year it has already shown how effective this can be.”

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Separating in a planned way represents an opportunity to avoid hasty decisions and bad choices.

Before taking any steps on behalf of a client, I would always wish them to be clear that they are certain in any decision to separate. “The grass is not always greener”. On the other hand some relationships do reach the point where they are broken beyond repair and are even harmful. Where clients are not absolutely sure I would always suggest that they take their time to think things over. I may make a referral to a counsellor (relationship or individual counsellor).

Resolution is an organisation of 6,500 family lawyers and other professionals in England and Wales, who believe in a constructive, non-confrontational approach to family law matters. Resolution also campaigns for improvements to the family justice system.

Resolution supports the development of family lawyers through its national and regional training programmes, through publications and good practice guides and through its accreditation scheme.

The Resolution approach is about good practice, fairness, realism and protecting the needs of children.

It is about doing the best for the client.

My track record

I have been a member of Resolution for over 20 years. I was one of the first mediators trained by Resolution in 1996 and I was also amongst the first Collaborative Family Lawyers to be trained in Devon in 2005. I am the current elected Chair of the Devon region of Resolution (my second term). I have also served spells on the Governing Board of the Family Mediators Association and the National Family Law Committee of the Law Society.

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f you've been following the news

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its intentions to make some pretty

funds will be able to take benefits

interesting changes to the death

as income (whereby they will be

interest for those over age 75, who

benefits on pensions.

Having

taxed at the beneficiary's marginal

are concerned with IHT, will be the

to pass down their pension funds to

pleased many pensioners by making

rate if death occurs after age 75 or

option to take tax-free cash from

younger generations. Completing

their pension funds more accessible,

tax-free if death occurs before 75). If

pension fund; will taking tax-free

new nomination paperwork might

the government is now trying to give

the pension fund is taken as a lump

cash always be an attractive option?

be an important consideration

us good reasons for keeping money

sum then it will be tax-free on death

It's always a very personal choice

pension benefits if they want to try

in our pension funds. I understand

before age 75 and the taxable at 45%

with unique considerations for each

From April there will also be free

that many people are put-off

if death occurs after age 75 (and at

client, however, from an IHT position,

guidance on pensions delivered

pensions because of the diďŹƒculties in

the beneficiary's marginal tax rate

taking tax-free cash from a pension

from government agencies. It is

leaving money to friends and family

from 2016/17). In my view, it seems

fund will bring the tax-free pension

important to remember that this

(source Association of Investment

quite clear that pension planning

lump sum back into your estate

will more than likely be limited

Companies). The proposed new

and especially retirement planning

for IHT purposes (and therefore

and probably not tailored to your situation and therefore you should

rules will come into force from

should be considered carefully in

potentially chargeable at 40% [IHT])

April 2015 and affect those with

conjunction with IHT planning as

and it may take time to get it out of

be prepared to bite the bullet and

uncrystallised and crystallised funds.

there might be possible savings to

your estate again and this might be

take independent financial advice

problematic for those aged over 75.

on this important area of planning.

At age 75, moving to drawdown and

Contac t Helen if you need

be made in this direction.

Currently, many pension funds are taxed at 55% on death (apart from

On another note, those reaching

not taking tax-free cash might allow

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those who die with before age 75

age 75 with pensions should also be

you to pass on the entire fund to, say,

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with uncrystallised funds). Under

aware of the potential for a lifetime

children, grandchildren, or other

the new rules the tax payable is

allowance tax charge. At age 75, a

family members who could then

generally less or removed but the

benefit crystallisation event may

select the option of taking income

new rules also offer something

occur and this means that if your

from the fund and pay only at their

rather more interesting, and

relevant pension funds are worth

own marginal tax rates on income

that’s the option to leave pension

more than the permitted lifetime

taken and this might save some tax.

funds to any beneficiary not just

allowance, then there will be a tax

dependants. Opening this door

of 55% to pay on the excess and

Reaching age 75 might be critical

means that sons, daughters and

this will be payable whether or not

in a number of ways and most

grandchildren might become the

you've taken benefits. Of particular

clients should be aware of all the tax implications that can affect

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