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Sometimes one canʼt help being filled with wonder. The occasion for me was a visit to Higher Uppacott on Dartmoor, an in-tact 14th century Dartmoor Longhouse (see further in this issue). It provides a unique view of life in the mediaeval period, around the time of the Black Death, and is pure social history, graphically wrenching you back to the basic realities of life through living off the land. Itʼs currently being restored by the Dartmoor National Park.

Itʼs one of Devonʼs great treasures.

Higher Uppacott, Poundsgate, Dartmoor

A Hub for all of Devon It’s already starting to feel like Christmas, the barrage of TV adverts is underway.

Time to nip out and buy the tree I suppose, all sustainably grown of course!

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2016 is looming on the horizon and naturally it’s worth pondering on the year about to dissolve. Hope it’s been good for yourself, you’ve been in good health, and indeed it’s been a good year altogether?

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Here at the DEVONSHIRE office we’ve been hectic as usual. In this issue - you can read our Staycation piece about Highbullen Hotel which is situated up between mid and north Devon. We’ve also included a 4 hour walk starting from Highbullen Hotel, with views of the Taw valley and Tarka line. We also take a look at the old Exeter

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Higher Uppacott is currently not open to the public, so this article’s a great opportunity to find out more about it.

The news here is that the What’s On website platform we’ve developed has now achieved full Devon coverage with 6 regional websites (10 in total across Devon).

It’s great news for all the organisations who want to ensure they can get the word out about their events, and also for the public - there literally is no other facility such as this in Devon with the level of event detail and transparency that the EventHub provides. If you’re organisation isn’t registered to add events, you’re missing out. Read more further on in this mag. If you’re a magazine publisher, contact us and we can arrange login for you to download events directly into your magazine listings.

It remains for me to wish you an enjoyable festive season. Our next issue’s out in February 2016, so a very premature Happy New Year also!

Published Feb, April, June, Aug, Oct, Dec. DISCLAIMER The publishers of this magazine are not responsible for any costs, loss or damage suffered by any person, persons, or company as a result of any advertisement or article in this magazine. Adverts are accepted on the understanding that descriptions of goods and services are fair and accurate. All artwork is accepted on the strict condition that permission has been given by the owner for use in this publication. The opinions and comments expressed are purely those of the originators. We do not endorse any products or services advertised within this magazine. Whilst every effort is made to ensure that information is correct, the publishers take no responsibility for any errors or omissions.

Any person or persons undertaking the circular walk featured within this publication does so entirely at their own risk. If you take children or dogs on the walk, they will require supervision. We strongly advise that prior to travelling to any of the events listed in our What's On sections, that you call the event organisers to check that the event is running at the times and dates specified.

Poundsgate on Dartmoor. In reality it’s a Dartmoor variant of the Devon Longhouse as Dartmoor National Park’s Keith McKay pointed out. You’ve probably driven past it on your way up over Dartmoor and noticed this unusual building (below).

Nigel Jones (Editor) s Snowballing - Richard Adam Gallery, id Hybr at show on is His work section.

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to Barnstaple road (A377). Devonshire magazine’s John Fisher cogitates on Christmas in the West Country and we’ve also visited Higher Uppacott, a 14th century Devon Longhouse situated up near

PS - if you wish to be kept informed of our Staycation, historic, wildlife and countryside features, the easiest way is to Like us on the Devonshire magazine Facebook page. Alternatively, you can go to devonshiremagazine.co.uk and subscribe to our e-newsletter. @DevonshireMag

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5. Editor's Letter

38. Staycation

The latest from the Editor.

Highbullen Hotel, Umberleigh.

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46. 'Inspiration'

70. Higher Uppacott

Regional news snippets.

By Designer Susan Folwell.

Historic 14th century longhouse.

12. What's On

54. Aerial View

Compiled from EventHub.

Sidmouth to Topsham.

18. Great Night Out

61. Yellingham Farm

Enjoy great food & live music.

'Three in a Bed - Oh no!'

20. Eating Out

62. Magical Christmas

Dining out in East Devon.

By John Fisher.

26. Fashion & Beauty

64. But here's the thing...

Great places to indulge yourself.

More expounding by John Fisher.

30. Nelson's Column

66. The Horse's Mouth

By Devonshire's John Fisher.

Equine care with Natalie Bucklar.

31. Christmas Feature

67. 'Wilson'

76. Life Matters

Great shops and festive events.

By Richard Woodward.

New year, new you - Hannah Trim.

34. Art Exhibitions

67. The Old Vet'nary

82. Financial Planning

Devon's major art events.

'Cops but no Robbers' - K.Watson.

With IFA Helen Mulvaney.

68. Now all of Devon News from the EventHub.

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The Artisans and Artists Candle Local Devon interior design company Artisans and Artists have a multi-sensory approach to interiors and often include fragrance and the softness of candlelight as part of an interior design scheme. Over the years they have sold high-end scented candle products as part of their accessories offering but have not always found that the products on offer tick every box in terms of what they as designers would want from a scented candle. Often the scent and purity credentials of a candle can be perfect but the container can be unattractive, or vice versa. says Susan Folwell their Design Director. The company set about researching and developing their ideal scented candle and have now launched their own product

Exciting Developments

produced for them in France a superior quality, long burn time, refillable scented candle that looks effortlessly chic in traditional or contemporary interior settings.

Sidmouth Harbour Hotel is expanding on an ambitious refurbishment programme. Having completed a £2million, 22 bedroom extension in July 2014, the hotel will also be introducing the Group’s ‘Upper Deck Bar & Restaurant’. The revised internal layout will also see the addition of a luxury ‘Harbour Spa’, featuring an indoor pool, treatment rooms, a sauna, steam room and fully equipped gymnasium.The hotel’s existing bedrooms are currently undergoing refurbishment too, upgrading them to the standard of the new courtyard wing, with stylish décor and design. Mike Warren, Managing Director of Harbour Hotels, says of the development: “We are excited about the upgrading of our food and beverage offering at Sidmouth Harbour Hotel; the addition of the spa facilities will be an added attraction for hotel residents and day visitors.”

Inspired by the shape of the base of a flame, the refillable beech holder is available in Natural or Black and comes beautifully boxed.

Candles are available in three fragrances: Lait de Figue - greenfig / Lounge - vetiver, amber and sandalwood / Thé Noir - tea and lightly smoked lime. Available from the Artisans and Artists showroom in Ashburton.

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Management. Here at Axminster Carpets we continually encourage our colleagues to acquire new skills to share throughout the office. We are extremely proud of all our employees in completing the course

NVQ Success for Axminster Carpets Widely recognised as weaving the finest carpets in the world and carpet supplier to the Royal Household, a number of Axminster Carpets Employees have been rewarded for their hard work by being awarded the City & Guilds / NVQ level 2 in Performing Manufacturing

Operations. Alison Parker HR Advisor never underestimates the importance of continually improving skills across the company.

These qualifications come hot on the heels of a number of our project managers completing their Prince 2 qualifications in Project

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The course, in partnership with Bridgewater College, focussed on developing practical skills to support all aspects of the individual s organisational safety requirements through to practical examples of how they can check and test incoming materials. Enrolment was in early 2014 and took around 16 months to complete, with delegates having to submit a large portfolio of work as part of the overall assessment process.

What a fantastic achievement, congratulations to all the team at Axminster Carpets - Editor.

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REGIONS:

The great news is that Devon now has a What’s On website for every region of the county. The hubcast network of websites has recently opened the final regional website of the series - westdevonhub. Coming in 2016 will be a live music website, an arts/exhibitions based site and also a county level site that will display events such theatre, ballet, music recitals, opera, comedy. These websites will draw data from across the 6 regions, boosting event exposure for organisations in a highly focussed way.

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Host get-together In December, Lucy, the proprietor of Barking Mad and her hosts, will be getting together to share experiences and receive awards for the many incredible things that they do. Recently, one of the hosts had looked after a dog who’d been unable to go upstairs due to a health issue. So the host set up camp downstairs and kept the dog company all night, sleeping on the sofa. It’s just the sort of story we’ve come to expect from the Barking Mad service! Lucy’s found that people are so keen to become hosts for Barking Mad that Lucy even had someone tap her on the shoulder whilst she was in her local supermarket to enquire about the logo on her jacket. Within two weeks they were signed up and hosting their first dog.

You may spot Lucy at her Barking Mad stand at local shows in the New Year. We wish her all the best for 2016 www.barkingmad.uk.com/franchisees/ East-Devon

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05 Dec - SidmouthMusic: Raphaela Papadakis (soprano) and James Sherlock (piano): lieder, Sidmouth Music, Knowle Council Chamber, Sidmouth, 3.00pm to 5.00pm.

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20 Dec - The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, 3.00pm to 5.30pm.

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LUNCHTIME CONCERT/RECITAL 09 Dec - Iain MacDonald, baritone and Michele Banting, piano., Glenorchy United Reformed Church, Exeter Road, Exmouth, 12.30am to 1.15pm.

15 Jan - Join Ballet Theatre UK in their beautiful re-telling of Hans Christian Andersen‚ Barnfield Theatre, Barnfield Road, Exeter, 7.30pm.

TAMING OF THE SHREW (BOLSHOI BALLET STREAM) 24 Jan - The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, 3.00pm to 5.30pm.

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Classical Music Choirs EXETER CHORAL SOCIETY CONCERT 02 Dec - Rossini's Petite Messe Solonelle, directed by Laurence Blyth, Exeter Choral Society, St. James Church, Exeter, 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

LIGHTS OF LOVE SERVICE 04 Dec - La La Choir will be performing at the Lights of Love service for SANDs, La La Choirs, St Thomas Methodist church, Exeter, 7.30pm to 8.30pm.

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CLIC FOR CHRISTMAS 05 Dec - La La Choirs present their Christmas Concert featuring Rebecca Newman, La La Choirs, Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, 7.30pm to 9.45pm.

LUNCHTIME CONCERT/RECITAL 02 Dec - Clifton String Trio, Glenorchy United Reformed Church, Exeter Road, Exmouth, 12.30am to 1.15pm.

09 Dec to 10 Dec - The Exeter Philharmonic Choir, directed by Andrew Millington sing carols., Exeter Philharmonic Choir, Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

KATIE STILLMAN (VIOLIN) & SIMON LANE (PIANO) 10 Dec - Seaton Music present Katie Stillman (violin) & Simon Lane (piano)., The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, 7.30pm to 10.00pm.

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04 Dec to 12 Dec - Work by seven artists on show. 10am-5pm (4th: 10am to late). Free entry.

13 Dec - Christmas party with Pete’s traditional jazz seven. 2pm to 6pm.

Tickets £13.50 in advance.

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05 Dec - Vocalist Eleisha May joins the Craig and Ben Milverton Quintet. 7pm to 10.30pm. £10 on door.

14 Dec to 21 Dec - Solo art exhibition by local artist Kenneth Appleton. 10am to 4.30pm. Free entry.

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10 Dec - Thursday evening concert at the Gateway, Seaton Music, Seaton Town Hall, Seaton, 7.30pm.

12 Dec - Saturday Coffee Concert, Southernhay URC, Dix's Field, Exeter, 10.30am to 12.00am.

11 Dec - Handel's Messiah, as it might have been performed in Powderham Castle in 1740s, Music in the Castle, Powderham Castle, Kenton, 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

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THE PEGASUS TRIO 12 Dec - A concert of beautiful classical music for mezzo-soprano, violin and piano, Pegasus Trio, Temple Methodist Church, Budleigh Salterton, 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

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16 Dec - John Jameson & Margaret Fuest present a programme of music and verse, Exeter Forum, The Mint Methodist Church, Exeter, 10.15am to 12.00am.

19 Dec - A concert of beautiful classical music for mezzo-soprano, violin and piano, Pegasus Trio, The Mint Methodist Church, Exeter, 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

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BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

17 Dec - A concert of seasonal classical music for mezzo-soprano, violin and piano, Pegasus Trio, St Margaret's Church, Topsham, 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

02 Jan - Saturday afternoon concert with the B.S.O. - New Year Johann Strauss Gala, The Great Hall Exeter University, Streatham Campus, Exeter, 3.00pm.

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16 Jan - Sidmouth Music: Ugne Tiskote (viola) and Alexandra Vaduva (piano), Sidmouth Music, Knowle Council Chamber, Sidmouth, 3.00pm to 5.00pm.

22 Jan - £10 flat and £12.00 raised seating, Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, 7.30pm to 11.00pm.

TOPSHAM CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY 24 Jan - Divertimento String Quartet with the Eberle String Quartet. Mendelssohn Octet, St Margaret's Church, Topsham, Fore Street, Topsham, 3.00pm.

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Comedy JETHRO 08 Dec - £20.00 - Over 18s Only please, Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, 7.30pm to 11.00pm.

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ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES 27 Dec to 09 Jan - Exeter Little Theatre Company presents Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, Barnfield Theatre, Barnfield Road, Exeter, 2.00pm.

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CHRISTMAS CRAFT MARKET 05 Dec to 06 Dec - A seasonal weekend celebration of traditional crafts made by local artists, Town Mill Arts Guild, The Courtyard and Malthouse Galleries, Lyme Regis, 10.00am to 5.00pm.

POP UP VINTAGE 08 Dec to 03 Jan - Handmade, vintage and up-cycled items for ideal holiday treat or seasonal gift, Town Mill Arts Guild, The Courtyard Gallery, Lyme Regis, 10.00am to 4.00pm.

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Forthcoming Events Festivals MUSIC EXETER COLLEGE FESTIVAL OF CAROLS 03 Dec - Celebrating the festive season with our musical students/, Exeter College (Queen St), Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, 7.30pm to 10.00pm.

SINGING CONCERT 08 Dec - Exeter College BTEC Extended Diploma Performing Arts, Barnfield Theatre, Barnfield Road, Exeter, 7.00pm.

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12 Dec to 13 Dec - The ever popular Stan Hacking Band Christmas Spectacular Concerts returns., Barnfield Theatre, Barnfield Road, Exeter, 7.30pm.

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Ottery St Mary United Reformed Church, The Institute, Ottery St Mary, 9.30am to 12.30am.

Heritage POTTED HISTORY Until 27 Dec - Another in our series showing the passions of local collectors., Royal Albert Memorial Museum - RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 10.00am to 5.00pm.

REDEFINING PRINT Until 01 Jan - Part of a two-year funded project with Double Elephant Print Workshop, Royal Albert Memorial Museum - RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 10.00am to 5.00pm.

WORLD WAR II HANDLING SESSION Until 29 Dec - Explore and handle authentic and replica Second World War objects, Royal Albert Memorial Museum - RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 11.00am to 3.00pm.

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Markets FARMERS & COUNTRY SIDMOUTH FARMER'S MARKET 12 Dec - A volunteer run local produce market providing sustainably sourced fresh goods, Sidmouth Farmers' Market, St John's Ambulance Hall, Sidmouth, 9.00am to 1.00pm.

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12 Dec & 09 Jan- Successful village market on second Saturday of the month, Yarcombe Village Market, Jubilee Hall, Yarcombe, 10.00am to 12.00am.

INDOOR MARKET COMMUNITY MARKET 12 Dec - Community Market at the Institute - local food and craft products, free entry.,

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Until 17 Jan - Part of a four-year programme focusing on WWI's impact on the southwest, Royal Albert Memorial Museum - RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 10.00am to 5.00pm.

WHATEVER THE WEATHER Until 10 Feb - RAMM’s major winter exhibition explores a theme: the weather, Royal Albert Memorial Museum - RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 10.00am to 5.00pm.

LIFE IN THE MET OFFICE 01 Dec - Helen Chivers personal view of the Met Office, Royal Albert Memorial Museum - RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 6.30pm to 7.30pm.

THOMAS HARDY AND VICTORIAN SCIENCE 08 Dec - Explore ways in which Thomas Hardy took up aspects of science in his

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Pavilion Theatre & Arts Centre, Manor Road, Sidmouth, 7.30pm to 9.40pm.

LIVING EACH SEASON

04 Dec to 05 Dec - “A fairy-tale thriller” adapted by Laurence Boswell, Barnfield Theatre, Barnfield Road, Exeter, 7.00pm.

10 Dec - Living Each Season: Dementiafriendly activities at RAMM, Royal Albert Memorial Museum - RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 10.30am to 12.30am.

LOCAL HISTORY TOUR 10 Dec - Join a 60-minute tour of our Local History collection, Royal Albert Memorial Museum - RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 11.00am to 12.00am.

HOME FRONT FASHIONS 18 Jan to 15 Apr - Part of a four-year programme focusing on WWI's impact on the southwest, Royal Albert Memorial Museum - RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 10.00am to 5.00pm.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

CHRISTMAS CHAOS! 17 Dec to 23 Dec - PaddleBoat Theatre Company Think your Christmas is chaotic? Think again!, Barnfield Theatre, Barnfield Road, Exeter, 7.00pm.

PANTOMIME - ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES $| 28 Dec to 09 Jan - SADS annual pantomime.

Written by Ben Crocker and directed by Leigh Steedman., Sidmouth Amateur Dramatic Society, Manor Pavilion Theatre, Sidmouth.

PANTOMIME - ALADDIN 09 Jan - Wonder Productions present Aladdin. Ring Julie on 01395 442067, Budleigh Salterton Carnival Club, Public Hall, Budleigh Salterton, 7.30pm to 10.00pm.

Opera LIVE BROADCAST FROM THE METROPOLITAN OPERA

PLAYS A CHRISTMAS CAROL

16 Jan - A satellite broadcast of Georges Bizet's Les Pêcheurs De Perles, Exeter Picture House, 51 Bartholomew Street West, Exeter, 5.55pm.

04 Dec to 03 Jan - A magical new adaptation of Charles Dicken's much-loved Christmas classic, Northcott Theatre, Stocker Rd, Exeter.

LIVE BROADCAST FROM THE METROPOLITAN OPERA

ALADDIN

30 Jan - Satellite broadcast of Giacomo Puccini's Manon Lescaut, Exeter Picture House, 51 Bartholomew Street West, Exeter.

TURANDOT (PUCCINI) MET OPERA STREAM. 30 Jan - Turandot (Puccini) Met Opera stream., The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, 5.55pm to 9.30pm.

06 to 08 Dec - Fasten your seat belts as we take off on a magical carpet ride, Barnfield Theatre, Barnfield Road, Exeter, 2.00pm.

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24 Dec to 02 Jan - Tickets from £10.50 Early bird price available, Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, 2.00pm to 5.00pm.

08 to 09 Jan - Join us on a journey full of eastern promise!, West Hill Village Hall, West Hill Village Hall, Ottery St Mary, 7.00pm to 10.00pm.

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LIVE MUSIC BRIDGE JAZZ CLUB 02 Dec - Pete Canter & Friends & Jam Session £6 or £4 jammers, Pete Canter, Exeter Phoenix, Exeter, 8.30pm to 11.00pm.

EXMOUTH TOWN BAND CONCERT CHRISTMAS CONCERT 02 Dec - Tickets £7.50, Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, 7.30pm to 7.30pm.

WHITE SPIRIT

THE JAYWALKERS

THE MATT CARTER QUARTET.

04 Dec - Carlsberg don’t do live music, but if they did, it would be here!, The Black Horse, 30 Fore Street, Sidmouth, 9.30pm to 12.00am.

05 Dec - Exciting & entertaining young band working on the British folk scene, Marine Theatre, Church Street, Lyme Regis, 8.00pm.

10 Dec - The Matt Carter Quartet, The Tucker’s Jazz Club, The Tucker’s Arms, Axminster, 8.00pm to 10.00pm.

CHRISTMAS GALA

BELSHAZZAR’S FEAST 06 Dec - Traditional folk music, with a touch of classical, music hall, humour & jazz, Matthew’s Hall, Matthew’s Hall Committee, Topsham, 8.00pm.

THE COUNTERFEIT 60’S CHRISTMAS SHOW

05 Dec - With Claire Martin, vocals, Andy Williamson & the Big Buzzard Boogie Band and, Exeter Festival Chorus, Great Hall, Exeter, 7.30pm to 10.00pm.

10 Dec - Early bird offer - £15.00, Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, 7.30pm to 11.00pm.

SAM EVANS BAND 11 Dec - Originals and covers, The Marine, The Esplanade, Sidmouth, 9.30pm to 11.00pm.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT 02 Dec - Exmouth Town Concert Band’s annual Christmas Concert, Exmouth Town Concert Band, Exmouth Pavilion, Exmouth, 7.30pm to 9.45pm.

ROCK THE NIGHT 11 Dec - Carlsberg don’t do live music, but if they did, it would be here!, The Black Horse, 30 Fore Street, Sidmouth, 9.30pm to 12.00am.

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ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN - GARY MULLEN & THE WORKS 12 Dec - £19.00, Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, 8.00pm to 11.00pm.

BARNFIELD BAR PRESENTS ...

DECEMBER 05 Dec - Barnfield Bar Presents... A Merry Heavy Christmas, Barnfield Theatre, Barnfield Road, Exeter, 7.30pm.

KAREN STREET & PHILIP CLOUTS

THE ZZ TOPS & LIVEWIRE AC/DC DOUBLE BILL

06 Dec - Accordionist Karen Street joins pianist Philip Clouts for an evening of jazz, Marine Theatre, Church Street, Lyme Regis, 8.00pm.

12 Dec - The ZZ Tops & Livewire AC/ DC Amazing double bill xmas party!, The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, 7.30pm to 11.00pm.

LIVEWIRED ROCK BAND 05 Dec - From the roots of Crosswired, forms Livewired. 5 piece party rock.

Continuing, The Six Bells Inn, Mousehole Lane, Payhembury, 8.00pm to 11.00pm.

Joey the Lips

REGGAE DJ NIGHT 05 Dec - Dj set, The Marine, The Esplanade, Sidmouth, 9.30pm to 11.00pm.

KENNAWAY JAZZ CLUB CHRISTMAS SPECIAL SHOW OF HANDS 03 Dec to 05 Dec - £22.00, Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, 7.30pm to 11.00pm.

SLIM SEMORA (AKA SUITCASE SLIM) 04 Dec - Originals and covers, The Marine, The Esplanade, Sidmouth, 9.30pm to 11.00pm.

05 Dec - Vocalist Eleisha May joins the Craig and Ben Milverton Quintet. £10 on door., Kennaway House, Coburg Road, Sidmouth, 7.00pm to 10.30pm.

ORANGUTAN WHEELBARROW 05 Dec - Carlsberg don’t do live music, but if they did, it would be here!, The Black Horse, 30 Fore Street, Sidmouth, 9.30pm to 12.00am.

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DINING OFFERS Brunch every Sunday

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Fine Italian Coffee & Homemade Ricarelli Dinners

Thurs, Fri, Sat | 6:00pm to 9:00pm

DEVONCOURT RESORT Homemade Pie Night

£10.50 | per person | Mon | 6:30-8:30pm

Italian Night (2 Courses)

£13.95 | per person | Tue | 6:30-8:30pm

Evening Steak Special & Glass of Wine

£16 | perWeekly person | Wed | 6:30-8:30pm Specials Pie Night Classic FishMonday & Chip- Night

A Selection of Traditional pies £9.50 | per person | ThurHomemade | 6:30-8:30pm £10.50

Evening Carvery & Hot Dish Selection Wednesday & Friday - Lunchtime Carvery

£8.95 £11.70 | per person | Fri | 6:30-8:30pm

The Six Bells Inn DINING OFFERS Steak Meal including Wine £25.00 | two persons | Wed | 6:30-9:30pm 2 Course Lunch (except Mon) £7.50 | per person | all week | 12-3pm Weekly Guest Ale £2.50 | per pint | all week Daily Specials available.

Christmas menu available until 23rd Dec, pre booked only!

DINING OFFERS Curry Night Wednesdays

£11 | per person | Wed | 6:30-9:00pm

Pie and Pudding Thursdays

£12 | per person | Thu | 6:30-9:00pm

Sunday Lunch

£12 | per person | Sun | 12:00-2:00pm

Sunday Dinner & Dessert

£12 | per person | Sun | 6:30-9:00pm

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Sunday – Lunch and Evening Carvery

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Live Music

© Sam Evans Band

The Marine, Sidmouth www.themarinesidmouth.com

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THE JAYWALKERS

JOEY THE LIPS

Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis www.marinetheatre.com

Exmouth Pavilion www.ledleisure.co.uk/exmouth-pavilion

USUAL SUSPECTS

THE SELECTER

ROCKFELLA - XMAS SPECIAL

12 Dec - Carlsberg don’t do live music, but if they did, it would be here!, The Black Horse, 30 Fore Street, Sidmouth, 9.30pm to 12.00am.

18 Dec - Legendary 2-Tone artists, The Selecter., Exeter Phoenix, Brandninch Place, Exeter, 8.00pm to 11.00pm.

24 Dec - Carlsberg don’t do live music, but if they did, it would be here!, The Black Horse, 30 Fore Street, Sidmouth, 9.30pm to 12.00am.

THE STEAMPUNK YULE BALL

18 Dec - Originals and covers, The Marine, The Esplanade, Sidmouth, 9.30pm to 11.00pm.

12 Dec to 13 Dec - The Mysterious Freakshow present their annual Steampunk Extravaganza., Exeter Phoenix, Brandninch Place, Exeter, 8.00pm to 1.00am.

PETE ALLEN JAZZ BAND 13 Dec - Christmas party with Pete’s traditional jazz seven. Tickets £13.50 in advance, Kennaway House, Coburg Road, Sidmouth, 2.00pm to 6.00pm.

HER MAJESTIES ROYAL MARINE BAND 16 Dec - £9.00 and £11.00 raised seating, Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, 7.30pm to 11.00pm.

ANNA HAMILL

BRINGING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH STONEFOX 31 Dec - Carlsberg don’t do live music, but if they did, it would be here!, The Black Horse, 30 Fore Street, Sidmouth, 9.30pm to 12.00am.

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COPPERHEAD 18 Dec - Carlsberg don’t do live music, but if they did, it would be here!, The Black Horse, 30 Fore Street, Sidmouth, 9.30pm to 12.00am.

ZION TRAIN 19 Dec - Zion Train are a Dub phenomenon., Exeter Phoenix, Brandninch Place, Exeter, 8.00pm to 11.00pm.

JUST MISBEHAVIN’ SWING JAZZ NIGHT 19 Dec - Swing jazz music and much, much more ..., Just Misbehavin’, The Salterton Arms, Budleigh Salterton, 9.00pm to 11.30pm.

JOEY THE LIPS 19 Dec - Tickets £15.00, Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, 8.00pm to 11.00pm.

JAZZ WITH JAMES SHIPWAY & PETE CANTER 19 Dec - Late night jazz spot with top sax & keys duo, Pete Canter, The Grapevine, Exmouth, 10.00pm to 12.00am.

PETE CANTER TRIO 18 Dec - Fine saxophonist and trio in the conservatory, Pete Canter, City Gate Hotel, Exeter, 7.30pm to 10.20pm.

ONLY AFTER DARK DJ 19 Dec - Dj set, The Marine, The Esplanade, Sidmouth, 9.30pm to 11.00pm.

EXTRACTOR 19 Dec - Carlsberg don’t do live music, but if they did, it would be here!, The Black Horse, 30 Fore Street, Sidmouth, 9.30pm to 12.00am.

DAN SELLER DJ SET 26 Dec - Dj set, The Marine, The Esplanade, Sidmouth, 9.30pm to 11.00pm.

CULPRITS - BOXING DAY SPECIAL 26 Dec - Carlsberg don’t do live music, but if they did, it would be here!, The Black Horse, 30 Fore Street, Sidmouth, 9.30pm to 12.00am.

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DINING OFFERS

DINING OFFERS Sunday Carvery

DINING OFFERS

Selected Meals: Two for £15

Christmas Party Nighs

Christmas Menu now available for bookings. 3 course meal.

Roast Dinner & Desert

£10.95 | per person | Sun | 12-3pm £29.95 | per person | All week | 6:30-9pm

Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service Concert Band 10 Dec |8pm

Table Bookings t. 01395 568416

two persons | Mon & Tues | 6:30-9:00pm

£22.95 | per person

£12 | per person | Sun | 12:00pm-6:00pm

Book the restaurant (28 guests) for your function or our Redvers Suite (80 guests) for your wedding.

Now taking bookings for Christmas!

Table Bookings t. 01392 272709

31 Dec to 01 Jan - New Years eve @ The Gateway with Paul Metcalfe & Band (Rod Stewart Tribute), The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, 8.00pm to 1.30am.

BRIDGE JAZZ CLUB 06 Jan - Pete Canter & Friends Jam Session £6 or £4 jammers, Pete Canter, Exeter Phoenix, Exeter, 8.30pm to 11.00pm.

THE ANNIKA SKOOGH QUARTET

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PAUL METCALFE & BAND (ROD STEWART TRIBUTE)

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23 Jan - Jazz Singer Annika with Matt Carter, Al Swainger & Coach York, The Tucker’s Jazz Club, The Tucker’s Arms, Axminster, 8.00pm to 10.00pm.

JOEY THE LIPS (LIVE SOUL BAND) 23 Jan - Joey the Lips (Sensational 10 piece live soul/funk band), The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, 7.30pm to 11.00pm.

PETE CANTER TRIO 29 Jan - Fine saxophonist and trio in the conservatory, Pete Canter, City Gate Hotel, Exeter, 7.30pm to 10.20pm.

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Friday 11th December

SAM EVANS BAND

The Bellows at The Wheelwright Inn

Bringing quality live entertainment to East Devon

Colyford's thriving new live venue

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The Six Bells Inn

Payhembury, Honiton EX14 3HR

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www.sixbellsinn.co.uk

E AT ING OU T Beautiful countryside, great local food producers, excellent restaurants and great chefs - all the ingredients to provide you with truly a memorable dining experience.

We pretty much have it all in this region, with many

restaurants now giving full regard to provenance of ingredients. Being in South East Devon means there's a multitude of growers, so food miles are reduced, but also we're eating 'real' food, grown on our doorstep.

Christmas Menu now available until 23rd Dec, pre booked only.

Food available: Lunchtimes 12 to 3, Evenings 6.30 til late Sunday Roast 12 to 4, Main Menu also available Sunday Evenings - booking only Closed - Monday Lunch  New Menu - all home cooked!  New Chef  Function Room

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Sea Trout Inn

 Dogs Welcome  Free Pool Table  Skittle Alley

Warm welcome, exceptional food

‘Stunning Family run 15th Century Coaching Inn close to the beautiful River Dart, 11 luxury en-suite bedrooms, cosy bars, log fires, beer garden and award winning restaurant. Let our family welcome your family to Devon’s best kept secret ‘ Situated in the picturesque South Hams village of Staverton near Totnes the Sea Trout Inn hotel and restaurant is an idyllic country retreat. There are 10 well appointed en-suite rooms plus our Annex Suite adjoining the Inn, all available for bed and breakfast. Perfect for couples and business people alike. The Sea Trout Inn offers an ideal place to stay, relax and wine & dine with friends, family or business colleagues.

01803 762 274 Staverton, Totnes, TQ9 6PA info@theseatroutinn.co.uk www.theseatroutinn.couk

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A PLACE FOR

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DRINKING AND MEETING

WITH A VIEW OF LYME BAY PYNE'S SIDMOUTH DEVON 01395 513047 WWW.BEDFORDHOTELSIDMOUTH.CO.UK

2015 & 2016 Wedding Special Offer Wedding Breakfast from £23.95 per person, Evening Finger Buffet from £11.95 per person with no room hire charges. Please contact our wedding coordinator to book a viewing or to request a brochure.

Quote ʻDevonshireʼ to receive 10% OFF your taster menu.

01392 272709

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Open daytime Wednesday to Sunday for breakfast, coffee, cakes and Lunch Open for Dinner every Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings Open for Brunch every Sunday

To book a table please call 01395 442676 Please visit www.bowmers.com for our opening times and menu

Bowmers, 7 High Street, Budleigh Salterton EX9 6LD

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The Restaurant Inspector Visits:

The

Salty Monk

Sidmouth

Charming Salty Monk, one of Sidmouth’s historic buildings

The Salty Monk menu sampled Amuse Course

Three cheese tortellini with quince & tomato sauce

Starters

Roast fresh fig, goats cheese & Serrano ham with a sesame & pine nut dressed salad

Flaming Creme Brulée

A duo of own smoked salmon with beetroots & caper dressing

Mains

Roast breast of pheasant with game chips, pheasant & wild mushroom sausage on a red wine game jus & mushroom fondant

Devon lamb cooked 3 ways: Roast loin, miniature hotpot & sausage

Pudding

Dark Belgium chocolate fondant served with an iced raspberry parfait & griottines Signature honey & yogurt baked Alaska with honey & cinder toffee

Devon lamb cooked 3 ways

Roast breast of pheasant

Great fine dining in East Devon The Salty Monkʼs run by proprietors Annette and Andy Witheridge, both chefs by trade who are now into their 17th year of running the business, which is situated in Sidford, Sidmouth. Upon arrival, we were shown to the lounge to order drinks and view the menu.

The Salty Monk is a ʻfine diningʼ establishment and this was very much reflected in the menu, which was interesting and well outside of the usual gastro pub menu. Also, theyʼre very true to the provenance mantra in that they source extensively from local growers and producers, so youʼre assured of quality cooked into your meal. Firstly, the amuse course was sampled, and yes, it

did amuse, three cheese tortellini which had a delicate sliver of grilled crunchy cheese on top great! For starters, fresh roast fig with Serrano ham proved highly flavoursome as did the duo of own smoked salmon, the attention to detail showing through in terms of carrying out their own smoking.

For mains, Devon lamb cooked 3 ways was really excellent, the meat being succulent and tender, loved the lamb sausage, also the hotpot. Roast pheasant one of my favourite meats, was again beautifully cooked, again being succulent ( so easy to overcook pheasant), with a lovely accompanying jus, a top notch main alongside the fresh, roast veg.

Goats cheese and Serrano ham

Pudding was their signature dish of honey & yogurt baked Alaska, also dark Belgium chocolate fondant with iced raspberry parfait and griottines - all superb, light, not overly sweet and full of deep flavours - lovely!

Annette and Andy really inject energy and detail at every corner.

The Kings School dinner they host annually (where pupils take over the restaurant for a day, ordering provisions, cooking meals and waiting at table, all to raise money for 3 charities) is typical of the selfless generosity for which theyʼre known .

I think the pictures say it all, just lovely food at a great dining venue.

Duo of own smoked salmon with beetroots

The amuse - Tortellini - three cheese with quince & tomato sauce

Fresh, roast vegetables The lounge bar. It’s classy and cosy inside the Salty Monk

Signature honey & yougurt baked Alaska

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Fresh food prepared & cooked on the premises using local ingredients from our own farm shop

Fish landed by our own fishing boats • Sunday carvery 12-3pm Bar serving superb local real ales and fine wines 15 quality rooms for bed and breakfast Garden & childrens play area • Dogs welcome (designated areas) Courtesy 7 seat minibus available locally with prior arrangement Breakfast 8-11am, Lunch 12-2.30pm, Dinner 6.30-9pm

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Take home all you make!

Full or half day courses held near Lyme Regis.

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Matt, Sam & the staff welcome you to their family friendly village pub.

Excellent fresh food cooked & prepared just for you at affordable prices.

Live Music

We are now taking booking for Christmas parties & Christmas day. Visit our website to view the menu for this years festivities: www.themaltstersarms.com

See our NEW Great Night Out section for Live Music and Dining Offers in the local area.

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Tea & Coffee • Homemade Cakes • Lunches • Ice Cream Sundaes

GLUTEN FREE ICE CREAM? WE HAVE IT!

Freshly baked scones and other goods made on premises every morning!

FRESHLY GROUND COFFEE CROISSANTS

Ice Cream made on premises - in many delicious flavours

Old Fore St, Sidmouth EX10 8LS 01395 512635 info@tasteofsidmouth.co.uk

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DEVONCOURT RESORT &

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HEATED INDOOR POOL

Weekly Specials Monday - Pie Night. A Selection of Traditional Homemade pies £10.50 Tuesday - Selection of Italian Dishes. 2 Courses £13.95 Wednesday & Friday - Lunchtime Carvery £8.95 Brasserie16 at the Devoncourt Resort has always been known for its good honest food and carveries. Sat in a beautiful location overlooking flower bordered green lawns with the sea as a backdrop you can enjoy tasty food and honest ales and wines.

Open for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner, Teas n Coffees - Good food, good service, great taste!

Wednesday - Evening Steak Special with a Glass of Wine £16 Thursday - Classic Fish & Chip Night £9.50 Friday - Evening Carvery and Buffet with Selection of Homemade Dishes £11.70

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A La Carte Menu and Bar Snacks Available Daily

DOUGLAS AVENUE AT EXMOUTH

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L i fe st yle health & fitness club

• Fitness Gym • Indoor Heated Pool • Outdoor Heated Pool (May-Sept) • Far-Infra Red Sauna • Cleopatra Steam Room • Whirlpool Spa • Aqua Fitness Classes • Aerobics Classes • All-Weather Tennis Court • Sunshower (extra charge) • Snooker Table (extra charge) • Putting Green (May-Sept) SAVE ££S - bring this advert with you and save the joining fee.

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FASHION & BEAUTY

Christmas cheer The festive season has now begun; decorations appearing left, right and centre. It's time to indulge in festive late night shopping and get into the Christmas spirit. Whether you are looking for a stylish outfit for your Christmas party or you're looking to find beautiful unique gifts for friends and family, East Devon has it all!

THE FINESTBRIDAL SHOPS IN THE U.K.

Moba Boutique

Great Plains • Sandwich • White Stuff Johnny Q Jeans • Yest Ya Ya • Capri Angels Never Die • Mama B • NU Also stocking a large selection of scarves, jewellery and boots

105-106 Fore Street • EXETER • EX4 3HY www.bridalemporium.co.uk • tel: 01392 493814

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FASHION & BEAUTY

Great shoe shopping in Sidmouth Christmas is just around the corner so don’t forget your outfit!

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Picture framing Art & photographic frames, collectors boxes & cabinets.

Helen and her dedicated team offer a wide range of colourpallets, using Wella Koleston perfect & Matrix products.

Dazzle this winter with: Shimmering Blondes, Copper Tones, Velvety Chocolate and Conker Browns.

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A point of view!

Nelson’s Column

by JOHN FISHER

part in bringing huge amounts of snow to the UK. This time round it could be the strongest in decades”.

So we have been warned. But what are the chances of a White Christmas this year? Well the weather wise tell us that “somewhere in Devon” a snowflake has fallen to earth on Christmas Day 39 times since 1962which means that there is about a 5050 chance of snow this Christmas, but where that elusive snowflake might fall is anybody’s guess.

Heading into snow?

IT HAPPENS EVERY TWO TO SEVEN YEARS, the Pacific current El Nino - which means ‘the boy child’ - because it was first observed at Christmas time – and it’s linked to major global climate events around the world.

If you want to talk widespread coverage - what Good King Wenceslas would have called deep and crisp and even - then Devon has only had that kind of White Christmas four times in that same period.

The last time the El Nino current behaved the way it did earlier this year it heralded the winter of 2009/10 when December temperatures plunged and we experienced the coldest Christmas in Devon for over 100 years: and according to the tv weatherman Thomas Shafernaker, “In 2010 the El Nino played a

Not that Wenceslas had a white Christmas Day necessarily. The carol only says that he looked out on the Feast of Stephen – Boxing Day. Christmas Day itself in 10th century Bohemia could have been warm and sunny for all we know. There is nothing so unreliable as weather – then or now.

Ill met by moonlight BECAUSE SIXTY DARTMOOR PONIES have been killed in road incidents this year they are being painted with reflective stripes in the hopes that some of them will be saved from being killed by vehicles.

The paint is being applied to privately-owned ponies to see how durable it is: reflective beads will be added to the paint later.

Conservationists said motorists would not see the animal, but an “alien glow” which should slow them down.

Rob Steemson, Dartmoor National Park’s head ranger, said, “These horrible incidents would not happen if motorists drove with greater care and anticipated that Dartmoor grazing stock regularly wander on to the roads.”

Photo: Karla McKechnie

The idea has been imported from Finland where reindeer are already protected in the same way.

JOHN FISHER

Devon Christmas Scrabble warning ANY READER suckered into playing Scrabble with a seriously old Devonian over Christmas would be well advised to bone up on the rules before the game starts.

Whilst ‘foreign’ words are out, there are plenty of dialect words still around and in use in Devon which some old-timers might claim as ‘common parlance’ in an attempt to chalk up points.

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Here are a few you might care to watch out for, all vouched for by A Guide to Devon Dialect

by John Downes (published by Tabb House, Padstow) and all much in use this side of the

bar of The Weary Badger, somewhere in deepest Devon: chonchables frawzey mommet goocoos vuzzyvurze zog yucks blunkin robin urdick mump-aid grubbish Demshure

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CHRISTMAS EVENTS EXETER CHRISTMAS MARKET

Until 19 Dec - Cathedral Green will once again be brought to life by the Christmas market, Exeter Christmas Market, Cathedral Green, Exeter.

CHRISTMAS CRACKER CONCERT

03 Dec - Big Noise Chorus Christmas Concert in aid of Exeter Deaf Academy, Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education, Southernhay Church, Exeter, 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

CHRISTMAS MARKET

03 Dec to 05 Dec - Series of markets in the city centre designed to offer quality Christmas gifts, Exeter City Council arts/ festivals/event, Civic Centre, Exeter.

SIDMOUTH LATE NIGHT SHOPPING

04 Dec - Come & experience the Christmas atmosphere while you enjoy late night shopping, Sidmouth Town Council, Woolcombe House, Sidmouth.

BUDLEIGH LATE NIGHT SHOPPING

04 Dec - Entertainment, Music, Late Night Shopping, Budleigh Salterton Town Centre, Budleigh Salterton Chamber of Commerce, High Street, Budleigh Salterton, 6.00pm to 9.00pm.

TOWN MILL CHRISTMAS FAIR LYME REGIS

04 Dec - Annual market of tractional crafts, By the Bay Restaurant & Wine Bar, Town Mill, Lyme Regis, 10.00am to 4.00pm.

CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL

04 Dec to 06 Dec - Christmas Tree Festival with refreshments. Admission adult £2, children free, Clyst St Mary PCC, Clyst St Mary Church, Clyst St Mary, 11.00am to 6.00pm.

CHRISTMAS ART EXHIBITION $|

04 Dec to 12 Dec - Work by seven artists on show, 10am to 5pm and 10am to late on 4th. Free entry, Kennaway House, Coburg Road, Sidmouth, 10.00am to 5.00pm.

THE POLAR EXPRESS TRAM RIDE

04 Dec to 24 Dec - Based on the bestselling book by Chris Van Allsburg & a Christmas favourite, Seaton Tramway, Riverside Depot, Seaton.

ST NICHOLAS FAIR

05 Dec - Christmas Fair, St Stephen's Church, St Stephens Church, Exeter, 10.30am to 1.00pm.

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05 Dec - Stalls, Music ,Mince Pies & Wine, Face Painting, Cakes Jams & SANTA & ELVES, St Margaret's Church, Topsham, Fore Street, Topsham, 10.00am to 12.30am.

EXMOUTH CHRISTMAS CRACKER 05 Dec - Includes late night shopping, Exmouth Town Council, The Strand & Town Centre, Exmouth, 11.00am to 7.00pm.

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HERE IN A MANGER

05 Dec to 06 Dec - 28 Nativity Scenes plus Christmas crafts and plants. £3 to incl refreshments, Combe Raleigh Bell Ringers, St Nicholas Church, Honiton, 2.00pm to 5.30pm.

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA & MAGIC SHOW 05, 12, 19, 26 Dec - Saturday magic at the beautiful Bicton Park, Bicton Park Botanical Gardens, Address, Budleigh Salterton, 10.30am.

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CRAFT & GIFT FAIR

05 Dec - The Christmas craft & gift fair is back, supporting FORCE cancer charity, Cullompton Community Centre, Pye Corner, Cullompton.

TOPSHAM FLOWER CLUB CHRISTMAS DEMONSTRATION

08 Dec - Nick Grounds - National Flower Demonstrator, Topsham Flower Club, Matthews Hall, Exeter, 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

10 Dec - Cheering festive music, tickets on the door. Proceeds to Neighbourhood Friends, Budleigh Salterton Ladies Choir, Temple Methodist Church, Budleigh Salterton, 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

CHRISTMAS MARKET

10 Dec to 13 Dec - Series of markets in the city centre designed to offer quality Christmas gifts, Exeter City Council arts/ festivals/event, Civic Centre, Exeter.

CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT

11 Dec - Annual candlelit Carol Service, The Donkey Sanctuary Sidmouth, Slade House Farm, Sidmouth, 3.30pm to 7.00pm

CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL

11 Dec to 13 Dec - A Christmassy event with decorated trees depicting a 'Winter Wonderland' theme, Musbury Parochial Church Council, St Michael's Church, Musbury, 10.30am to 4.30pm.

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AN EVENING OF FESTIVE MUSIC

12 Dec - Axe Valley Community Choir Directed by Edward Jacobs, Axminster Heritage, The Minster, Axminster, 7.00pm to 9.30pm.

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CHRISTMAS CONCERT 12 Dec - Christmas Concert - Faure Requiem and a selection of Christmas Carols, Ottery St Mary Choral Society, Ottery St Mary Parish Church, Ottery St Mary, 7.30pm to 9.45pm.

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XMAS FAYRE

12 Dec - Xmas Fayre Santa, stalls, entertainment, refreshments, St Michael’s Community Centre, Honiton, 9.30am to 12.30am.

CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL

13 Dec to 23 Dec - Our Church is filled with trees.The theme this year - "A Song for Christmas", Friends of Axmouth Church, St Michael's Church, Seaton, 11.00am to 6.00pm.

CHRISTINGLE AT ST FRANCIS CHURCH

15 Dec - Advent service of Christingle on Sunday afternoon, St Francis Church, Bennetts Hill, Sidmouth, 4.00pm.

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SIDMOUTH COLLEGE CAROL CONCERT

16 Dec - The college are holding their annual Carol Concert on Wednesday evening, Sidmouth College, Parish Church, Sidmouth, 7.00pm to 8.30pm.

HOLLY AT CHRISTMAS

16 Dec - Holly's hits & other classics will entertain you at this fantastic family show, Marine Theatre, Church Street, Lyme Regis, 7.30pm.

CHRISTMAS MARKET IN CASTLE STREET, EXETER

17 Dec to 22 Dec - Series of markets in the city centre designed to offer quality Christmas gifts, Exeter City Council arts/ festivals/event, Civic Centre, Exeter.

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CANTILENA CONCERT CHRISTMAS SPARKLE

18 Dec - An evening of Christmas music - with sparkle! Proceeds to D.A.A.T, Cantilena, Broadclyst Victory Hall, Broadclyst, 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT 19 Dec - Saturday concert at St. Pauls, Sheldon Singers, St Paul's Church, Honiton.

CANTILENA SINGS CAROLS

19 Dec - Cantilena will sing you into Christmas! Cantilena, Harlequins Shopping Centre, Exeter, 2.30pm to 4.00pm.

SIDMOUTH CHORAL SOCIETY CHRISTMAS CONCERT

19 Dec - Saturday evening concert with some audience participation, Sidmouth Choral Society, Sidmouth Parish Church, Sidmouth, 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

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TRADITIONAL CAROL SERVICE AND READINGS

20 Dec - A service of carols and readings to prepare for Christmas, Plymtree Church of St John the Baptist, The Church, Plymtree, 6.00pm to 7.00pm.

ALL SAINTS' CHURCH CAROL SERVICE

20 Dec - You are invited to a Friday evening Carol Service, All Saints' Church, Sidmouth, All Saints' Road, Sidmouth, 7.30pm.

ST FRANCIS CAROL SERVICE

22 Dec - Traditional Sunday Christmas carol service, St Francis Church, Bennetts Hill, Sidmouth, 6.00pm.

CAROLS AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE

23 Dec - Mince Pies, Mulled Wine & Carols round the Christmas Tree in the heart of Lyme, By the Bay Restaurant & Wine Bar, The Shambles, Lyme Regis, 7.00pm to 8.00pm.

CHRISTINGLE SERVICE

24 Dec - Christingle Service as darkness falls on Christmas Eve, Plymtree Church of St John the Baptist, The Church, Plymtree, 4.00pm to 4.45pm.

CHRISTINGLE AT ALL SAINTS'

24 Dec - Family Christingle service on Christmas Eve, All Saints' Church, Sidmouth, All Saints' Road, Sidmouth, 4.00pm.

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Forthcoming Exhibitions December 15 & January 16

Diane Jakobson - 'On The Scent' - Apple Tree Galleries

GALLERIES AN UNRULY BRUSH WITH LIFE: STEPHEN COLLINS Until 02 Dec - A visual record of the battles fought between heart and head when painting, Town Mill Arts Guild, The Malthouse Gallery, Lyme Regis, 10.30am to 4.30pm.

WEST COUNTRY ARTIST, LINDA BARTLETT Until 05 Dec - Unique pictures and one-off decorative pieces from driftwood and found objects, Axminster Arts Cafe, Axminster, 9.00am to 2.00pm.

SEA, SKY AND STILLS Until 02 Dec - Dorset coastal scenes and still lifes painted by George Paul Sainsbury, Town Mill Arts Guild, The Courtyard Gallery, Lyme Regis, 10.30am to 4.30pm.

EXETER'S FINE ART COLLECTION Until 06 Jan - Featuring topographical prints, drawings and watercolours of Exeter, RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 10.00am to 5.00pm.

John Duffin - 'Arrival 3 - Paddington Station' - Brook Gallery

ARTIST REFLECTIONS Until 07 Dec - We've invited artists to create reflections on our collections, RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 10.00am to 5.00pm.

PRESENT MAKERS 2015 Until 19 Dec - Annual selling exhibition of contemporary craft by leading SW makers, Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Elmfield House, Honiton, 10.00am to 5.00pm.

EXHIBITIONS Open Tues - Sat 10.30 - 5.00

Sun 2.00 - 4.30

www.brookgallery.co.uk

01395 443003

NEXT MAJOR SHOW Night & The City 03 Dec to 10 Jan - A selection of etchings and paintings by John Duffin.

His work is based on the modern environments of cities and towns.

Shows in Exeter and Budleigh.

For this, other talks and events visit: www.brookgallery.co.uk

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51 High Street Honiton t. 01404 43201 www.hybrid-devon.co.uk

In our gallery Goodwill To All

Until 19 Dec Painting and sculpture created to interpret the season’s greeting, with an accompanying series of Christmas cards available to pass on the message.

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Exhibitions Autumn Exhibition

Until 19 Dec A mixed exhibition for the autumn.

We’re closed during January.

Please see our website for upcoming events.

Open Wednesday to Saturday 10am-4pm

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Christmas Sparkle Special Glass show on now from top artists.

See full page display overleaf.

www.steamgallery.co.uk 01297 625144

Town Centre, Axminster EX13 5NQ Open 10-4 Mon-Fri, 10-3 Sat

01404 45006

Present Makers 2015

Until 19 Dec - Unique examples of textiles, jewellery, ceramics, glass and lighting - perfect as Christmas gifts.

South West Academy Exhibition

09 Jan to 13 Feb - An exhibition of work including Alan Cotton and Peter Randall-Page.

Please note the gallery is closed from 24 Dec, reopening 5 Jan. www.thelmahulbert.com

Apple Tree Gifts A four room treasure trove of locally handmade gifts, proudly supporting local artisans.

An Eclectic Collection

by Axminster Artists Axminster Art Society

01 Dec to 28 Jan - A diverse collection of styles and subjects by talented local artists.

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Louise McClary - 'Watching the Rain Dance' - Artwave West

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AUTUMN EXHIBITION Until 19 Dec - A mixed exhibition for the Autumn., Artwave West, Morecombelake, 10.00am to 4.00pm.

GOODWILL TO ALL Until 19 Dec - Painting and sculpture created to interpret the season's greeting, Hybrid, 51 High Street, Honiton.

A SUNDAY AT STUDIO 36 Until 29 Dec - Studio 36 Open Sunday.

Art, music and studio cafe., Studio 36, 36 Denmark Road, Exeter, 11.00am to 6.00pm.

Jess Davies - 'Winter Fuel' - Thelma Hulbert Gallery

DREAM VISIONS: ALFRED STOCKHAM & HIS CIRCLE Until 28 Feb - Sladers Yard, West Bay Road, West Bay, 10.00am to 4.00pm.

NIGHT & THE CITY 03 Dec to 10 Jan - A selection of Etchings and Painting by John Duffin, Brook Gallery, Foreshore House, Budleigh Salterton.

Cover image - 'Snowballing' - Richard Adams - Hybrid Gallery The cover image this issue is from a chalk pastel original by Richard Adams. His work is on show at Hybrid Gallery in Honiton in their Christmas show. Adams’ imaginative compositions typically involve colourful characters in simple, domestic and rural pursuits and are widely collected for their quirkiness and optimism. Adams spent his early life in Wiltshire and now lives in Rye, in Devon he has exhibited at Combe House in Gittisham as well as at Hybrid Gallery. 2016 sees the 25th anniversary of his first exhibition with Hybrid and will be marked with a special event in October.

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Visit us in Sidmouth Great Christmas Gift Ideas We showcase a variety of contemporary art including paintings, sculptues, pottery and jewellery.

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Winter Exhibition

Recent paintings by

Winter Solstice Exhibition

New work from over 30 artists Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm

Until Sunday 28 February

ALFRED STOCKHAM ARCA RWA

and his circle: DAVID INSHAW, SIMON GARDEN, STEWART GEDDES, STEPHEN JACOBSON, GEORGE TUTE Furniture by PETTER SOUTHALL

5 Cross Lane, Sidmouth EX10 8AE www.cordeliagallery.co.uk 01395 576918

Andrew Coates - 'Sounds of the Sea' - Marine House

www.sladersyard.co.uk Open daily. 01308 459511

West Bay, Bridport, Dorset DT6 4EL

Until 10 Jan - Selected West Country artists exhibit new works.

Spring Exhibition 14 to 22 Feb.

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.

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21 Nov to 30 Jan

Calling all printmakers!

We are asking printmakers to join us for The Marle Print Show.

Please contact us for more details Application deadline 29th Feb 2016 Victoria Place, Axminster, Devon, EX13 5NQ art@themarlegallery.co.uk 01297 639970 www.themarlegallery.co.uk

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TheMarleGallery CONTEMPORARY FINE ART Victoria Place, Axminster, Devon EX13 5NQ

Winter Exhibition

New work from more than 30 artists

21 November - 30 January

Tuesday - Saturday 10am-5pm

Forthcoming Exhibitions December & january

ARTIST REFLECTIONS 08 Dec to 07 Feb - We've invited artists to create reflections on our collections., RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 10.00am to 5.00pm.

REDEFINING PRINT 01 Jan to 10 Jan - Part of a two-year funded project with Double Elephant Print Workshop, Royal Albert Memorial Museum - RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 10.00am to 5.00pm.

ALFRED STOCKHAM ARCA FILM & TALK 29 Jan - Alfred the Great Inspirer! Film and talk Tickets: ÂŁ10, Sladers Yard, West Bay Road, West Bay, 7.00pm to 10.00pm.

EXETER'S FINE ART COLLECTION 07 Jan to 04 Apr - Featuring topographical prints, drawings and watercolours of Exeter, Royal Albert Memorial Museum - RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 10.00am to 5.00pm.

SOUTH WEST ACADEMY EXHIBITION 09 Jan to 13 Feb - Exhibition of work by members of the South West Academy of Fine & Applied Arts, Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Elmfield House, Honiton, 10.00am to 5.00pm.

Sylvia Paul

Lynsey Adams

Pat Johnson

Mairi Stewart

Call for exhibitors

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Jude Freeman- 'Winter Bouque' - The Marle Gallery

Peter Layton - ‘Red Burano Sailform’ - £3150 and £2995

Amanda Brisbane - ‘Fish’ - 32x46cm - £465

Christmas GLASS SPARKLE!

Can anything be more seductive than beautiful handmade glass objects lovingly made by top British glassmakers?

Stuart Akroyd - Large Vase - £212

In Steam Gallery at Beer we have built a reputation for presenting the finest selection of creative glass. What fine Christmas presents they make, glowing on even the dullest winter’s day.

E&M Glass - Ship’s Decanter - 26cm - £105

You can choose from objects for everyday use such as drinking glasses or perfume bottles all the way to the most exquisite masterpiece in glass to form a centrepiece for a room.

Come and enjoy the inspiration of choosing something special and unique at Steam Gallery.

You can also check many items on our web.

We’re open every day except Tuesday right up to Christmas and open again the day after Boxing Day.

Lucy Batt - Cutler - 12cm - £815

Bruce Marks - ‘Tall Birds’ - £750 each

Siddy Langley - Ammonite Paperweight - from £42 each

Bob Crooks - Perfume Bottles - £67 each Bob Crooks - Drinking Glasses - £33 each

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The elegant Morning Room

Highbullen's main staircase

S TAY C AT I O N Chittlehamholt Umberleigh North Devon

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Highbullen hotel

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A beautiful Victorian country house hotel set in a 125 acre estate amidst the rolling North Devon countryside. Also having an amazing TuscanRoman themed wedding facility - the Palazzo.

Devon's a massive county, much of it rural and for many people it's undiscovered. The temptation, particularly if you live along the south coast of Devon is to gravitate towards the coastline, but you'd be missing out. There's a wealth of pristine countryside and history to discover in Mid and North Devon, although it can be hard to know where to make a start.

By chance I recently came across the Highbullen Hotel and promptly made a visit. Having travelled up and down the old Exeter to Barnstaple road many times (A377), it seems you drive for miles through many little villages and scenic countryside (not forgetting historic Crediton), but it appears there's not much opportunity to explore the hinterland from other than a few roadside inns. So it was great to

discover Highbullen Hotel, situated at Chittlehamholt, high up on the ridge of land between the rivers Taw and Mole. It's one of those flamboyant Victorian Gothic manor houses with verdant grounds and exceptional views.

Designed and built in 1879 by prominent Exeter architect William Moore - it was their home for over 40 years. It's a fine example of what you'd call the 'Arts & Crafts' movement.

Arriving and walking up to the bedrooms, you can't fail to be impressed by this stately building.

The bedroom booked was the Louise Seize, a grand and spacious

room having panoramic views. The welcome was great at Highbullen, not the least thanks to the plate

of beautifully presented fruit and a bottle of Devonshire produced Pebblebed wine in the bedroom - a lovely touch.

Highbullen's facilities really are second to none - there's indoor & outdoor pools, extensive golf course (& simulator), gym, billiards room, tennis courts, spa. They also have a stretch of river Mole for game fishing and some of the best shooting in the country.

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James (The Manager) told us that the house in days past, was visited by many famous individuals including that luminary of stage and screen, Lawrence Olivier. James also said that many romances were enjoyed away from the prying eyes of London society. I did wonder if 'Larry' had counted sheep in our room, an interesting prosect to say the least!

Incidentally, getting back to the route from Exeter to Barnstaple, the A377 is infinitely nicer that going via M5 and then A361 (which is actually a dog leg and quite monotonous). Don't miss the reference to the Copplestone Cross and Chulmleigh further on.

On the evening of our arrival, we dined downstairs at the Devon

View Restaurant, a lovely space that transpired to live up to its name in the morning. Dining at Highbullen's great, you know how it is before trying the food. You worry that no matter how fine the hotel, if the food's mediocre, then you're not going to enjoy your stay fully - let's face it, home cooking takes some beating.

Happily, I can report that the food is

The Louis Seize room - spacious and classy - with panoramic views

Beautiful fruit selection (above) and bottle of Pebblebed wine in the room on arrival what a great welcome!

View from the ha-ha - when you're up in the bedrooms, the countryside views are vast. superb, exceeding all expectations.

There were many stars over the weekend of our stay. The Steak and Ale Pie, Duo of Local Game, but the Platinum Star was awarded for the Vegetable & Parmesan Risotto - a delicate, light and highly flavoursome dish - compliments to the Chef!

In terms of the Hotel's facilities, I can't remember staying anywhere with so much to do, there's an extensive golf course (and indoor golf simulator), tennis courts, gym room, indoor and outdoor pools, spa, billiards room, game fishing on the river Mole, shooting - it's all here, including peaceful walks heading out in all directions into the countryside (see walk featured overleaf ).

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Our stay at Highbullen was relaxing, luxurious and peaceful. It's a great base from which to explore the Devonshire countryside. Many thanks to the staff for a great stay, including James, Ronnie and Chris.

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Vegetable & Parmesan Risotto

Duo of Local Game

Steak and Ale Pie

Roasted Beef

The food at Highbullen Hotel is divine, you get the full Fine-Dining experience. Top marks to the Chef and his team - I'd return again for the food alone! Incidentally, views out from the Highbullen's 'Devon View Restaurant' are lovely, stretching out for miles across the rolling and verdant north Devonshire countryside.

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Lovely rambling farm yard with old apple trees

It's late season, Dahlias making a late showing

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If you welcome the opportunity to lose yourself in rich Devonshire countryside, this walk should prove perfect.

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groups in my local town, dressed and booted as if venturing out to tackle the North Face of the Eiger.

The Highbullen Hotel's a great place to stay,

Escaping into the countryside is good for

being superbly situated on the ridge of land

the soul and the walk undertaken for this

sitting between the lovely rivers Taw and Mole

issue (Highbullen Hotel's walk no 4), proved an

(incidentally, they have a lovely stretch of river on

exceptionally peaceful hike into rural Devon.

the Mole for game fishermen). The surrounding

My memory of this walk, sitting at the PC, is of

countryside is idyllic and Highbullen's an

an afternoon where time seemed to evaporate,

excellent base from which to explore the lovely,

ambling down green lanes, across fields, down

untouched countryside.

wooded tracks, through farmyards, indeed it was a blissful day that I'm sure won't be forgotten in a hurry. Of course it helps when you peer out

Walk aficionado and 'true' Devonian, Alfie - our Parson Jack Russell

Nigel Jones - Editor

in all directions to be met by pure countryside, no big blots on the landscape, just fields, trees, hills, the occasional church, livestock, almost as if the clock's stood still for the past 50 years.

Devon's a big county, and for many residents, it's pretty much undiscovered. In fact there's so much pristine countryside that you have to make a serious effort to really get to grips with it, and I urge you to do so as soon as possible because if you love the English countryside, you'll be aware that things are changing.

This walk took about 4 hours with no difficult bits, although I'd say that a ruck sack with provisions is fairly essential as you don't walk past anywhere with shops or pubs. Hope the ruck sack doesn't sound a bit extreme, I have to confess to smiling a bit when I see the walk

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Churches sprouting from the ground!

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Warkleigh

Hilton’s Wood

+ Old Parsonage Farm

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Nosy bullocks - they always seem more interested in your dog that they do in you?

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This part of Devon is pure rolling countyside

The Tarka Line - crossing the river Taw - running from Exeter to Barnstaple

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A hot dog in deepest Devonshire

Warkleigh Church - these timeships adorn the Devonshire countryside in a beautiful way

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The Old Exeter to Barnstaple Road (A377) Venturing into the Mid/North Devon countryside, the A377 is a great route to take because it emphasises how much countryside there is out there to explore.

And if you're travelling up from Exeter way to the north, it's a much more relaxing ride than the high speed hike up the M5 and A361. Of course the Barnstaple to Exeter road is an old one, along

the way you'll pass through Crediton, which had a bishopric long before Exeter. You'll also pass the Saxon Copplestone Cross (right). For part of the course you'll follow the mighty river Exe and further along the river Taw will appear which you'd follow to the sea if driving as far as Barnstaple.

Ilfracombe

Exmoor

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Barnstaple

Bideford

Umberleigh

South Molton

Chittlehamholt

Chulmleigh Town Pump - apparently made by Young & Sons of Barnstaple in the early 1800s, it's a very recognisable landmark situated in Fore Street. The lantern replaces the original wrought iron plaque directing travellers to the inn.

Great Torrington

River Taw

Rackenford

Chulmleigh Tiverton Nymet Rowland

Winkleigh

River Exe

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Hatherleigh

Copplestone

Crediton

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Exeter Moretonhampstead

Lydford

Dartmoor The Old Court House, Chulmleigh Devon's friendliest pub? It was certainly welcoming when I visited - the landlady was convinced she knew me, although the name Simon didn't ring any of my bells. A gentleman at the bar helpfully suggested I may have a doppleganger, but it was a nice welcome all the same, be it as myself or Simon. I confess to getting a bit worried when someone says they know me - was it from a previous life or had it been from a drunken and long forgotten evening? In my heyday thankfully there was no Instagram. Simon certainly made a welcome change from John Denver which is the usual comment received!

Below - view of Chulmleigh, a remote Saxon hilltop town which is worth visiting, if just for the architecture (not forgetting the Old Court House - don't forget to mention Simon).

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The Tarka Line The Tarka Line was made famous in Henry Williamson's book Tarka the Otter and takes you through some of the finest scenery in southern England. It regularly tracks the road route, although I should imaging the views are even better from the train. There's a book called "Tarka Line Walks"

by Peter Craske that's produced by the Tarka Rail Association in partnership with First Great Western, published by Crimson Publishing. If you take the trail from Exeter to Barnstaple, it takes and hour and a quarter. Apparently you can take up to 2 dogs on

the train per person, and it runs nearly every hour.

Also, if you're stopping at the Highbullen Hotel, they can arrange for a taxi to collect you from Umberleigh station.

Place names - Nymet Rowland's a fairly unusual name which has Celtic origins, apparently meaning "Sacred Grove" and has associations with the Druids.

Apparently, the river Yeo used to be called the Nymet, although during researching I also found reference to the river Mole as previously being known as the Nymet, so the verdict is out there I'm afraid.

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Highbullen has a dedicated team focussed on your every need. From the first moment you make contact until long after your wedding our team will help you every step of the way. We can offer a range of locations for both a civil ceremony and reception, and chef will be delighted to write a menu specifically for you.

Fantastic new spaces, excellent photo opportunities and friendly staff... all easy to see as soon as you walk through the door. But what about the food? Why not put us to the test - simply call to make an appointment and arrange a date for a show around and experience our hospitality for yourself, with lunch on us before you make your booking.

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INSPIRATION

Interior designer Susan Folwell of Devon based Artisans and Artists talks about new fabric collections, inspiration, monkeys, flamingos and why the Left Bank of Paris is home from home for the Ashburton based interior design company.

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Inspired New Collections The approach of winter has seen the launch of some inspired new fabric and wallpaper collections.

Nina Campbell's new Fontibre and Bargello Velvets collections feature designs, colourways and names inspired by places visited by Nina’s great uncle, the watercolourist Stratford Hely-Hutchinson Keightley. The monkey illustrated on the Barbary Toile is particularly engaging and reminds me of growing up in the Far East where monkeys, enticed by the banana trees, were regular visitors to our garden, I must confess to having something of a fascination with monkeys as a result.

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Matthew Williamson, a designer known for his love of travel, presented his new Cubana Collection of fabrics and wallpapers.

Colours direct from the catwalk conjure up the glamour and excitement of pre-revolutionary Cuba in the era of Hemingway.

Flamingo Club depicts a nonchalant flamingo peering through exotic flora and is available in six colourways on fabric and seven on wallpaper, any one of which is sure to deter the winter blues. The design team at Black Edition have

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Images 1. Nina Campbell's Barbary Toile from her new Fontibre Collection for Osborne and Little. Fabric and wallpaper available in 5 colourways.

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2. Matthew Williamson's Flamingo Club from his Cubana Collection for Osborne and Little. Fabric available in 6 colourways and wallpaper available in 7 colourways.

3. Named after a castle on the River Tagus, Nina Campbell's' Belem wallpaper from her Fontibre Collection for Osborne and Little is available in 5 colourways. Also by Nina Campbell for Osborne and Little is the Bargello Velvet on the sofa, named after the Renaissance palazzo in Florence, available in 5 colourways, from the Bargello Collection.

4. Inky florals and weathered paint effects in the Kansai Collection from Black Edition. Kansai floral fabric (velvet or linen) and wallpaper both available in 3 colourways. Antica paint effect printed velvet in 3 colourways also available as a wallpaper in 4 colourways plus 2 colourways in flock wallpaper.

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5. Black Edition's Iroko wallcovering which is available is 6 colourways and their Mistra wide-width decorative sheer fabric which is available in 6 colourways.

also looked to high end fashion for colour themes and combined these skilfully with Japanese inspired florals printed onto velvets and linens. Kansai is an experimental collection that merges art with innovative layering and contemporary photography in a bold and vivacious palette, the results are elusive inky florals, elegantly weathered paint

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effects and atmospheric abstract landscapes.

Iridos, also from Black Edition, is a modern collection of lightweight weaves, sheers and semi sheers inspired by oxidised metals and earthy minerals presented in a metallic palette of copper, silver and gold that works perfectly with their

new Iroko wallcoverings collection of intriguing and deconstructed designs that add a contemporary twist to classic damasks.

Inspiration is vital for anyone involved in a creative profession whether curating or creating - and these new collections clearly show that inspiration comes in many forms.

La Rive Gauche - A Home from Home In our studio we are inspired by our clients and the houses that they ask us to work on. The setting of a property and the dreams of its inhabitants combine to fire our imagination, we add to this our experience and technical ability and then draw further inspiration from the materials that we work with, the films, art and theatre that we see, the books that we read, the music that we hear, the changes in the seasons and nature's wonderful offerings, as well as the places that we visit at home and abroad. We cannot, however, always explain every element of the design process - there is a little bit of magic that happens along the way. We visit Paris regularly on buying trips for the showroom and projects

(it is a short and convenient hop from "La Rive Gauche" shares characteristics Exeter airport), staying on the Left with our adopted home town of Bank in the 6th arrondissement. In Ashburton - the shops are individual, fact we now stay in a particular hotel the antiques and art galleries are that opened a few years ago and we fascinating, it is foodie and the even book the same room. We regard architecture is eye catching. We can buy superb macarons at Ladurée on this creative area of Paris as a source of inspiration and a home from home. Rue Bonaparte on the Left Bank and we can buy them in the award winning Our preferred hotel, the Hotel Ashburton Deli. da Vinci, is a compact and bijou Renaissance inspired hotel housed The Left Bank is also full of creative in a typical Left Bank building with an enterprises such as fabric companies, intriguing history - the Mona Lisa was designers, architects, artists, antique temporarily stored here when stolen dealers, florists and perfumers and from the Louvre in 1911, hence the what drives these enterprises is inspiration for the hotel's name and the passion and inspiration of the its interior design. individuals who create and manage them.

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INSPIRATION A Curious Mind

One of the bedrooms at the Renaissance inspired Hotel da Vinci, Paris.

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• Francolins 17 West Street • Ella Artisans Baker 9 West Street • The Ashburton Deli ashburtondelicatessen.co.uk • The Fish Deli thefishdeli.co.uk • Kate Higham Jewellery kate-higham.com • Yume Martin Jewellery yumemartin.com • Tom wood Antiques & Curios 7 St Lawrence Lane • Etc Etc Antiques 19 North Street • East Street Antiques 8 East Street

• Galerie Geraldine Banier geraldinebanier.fr • Deyrolle deyrolle.com • 7L Bookshop librairie7l.com

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Another key ingredient for any creative enterprise or individual is curiosity ... why that colour / will that texture make for a great result / if we combine those two materials will it work? ... endless research, questions and curiosity, to that end I decided to combine some research with errands and shopping in order to ask some of the creatives who are also lucky enough to live or work here in Ashburton what inspires them.

Popping into Moorish Restaurant to buy some of their fabulous drinking chocolate I find Owen the owner / chef is busy in the open kitchen along with his sous chef, he doesn't stop preparing food as he answers my question about what inspires him. "The Mediterranean, in particularly the Eastern Mediterranean, the Levant, those flavours. Yes it is about seasonal freshness but it is also about endless research and thought about what flavours go with what, Olga (his Spanish wife who runs the restaurant with him) and I may be in London or Spain and see something that makes me consider a new recipe - ideas come from everywhere.", he tells me as he places a tray of freshly prepared large and lovely looking lamb meatballs into the oven.

A few doors down Ella the Artisan Baker is busy in her open kitchen bakery as she tells me that she draws inspiration from her roots, that her parents were flour millers and had a windmill in Lincolnshire where, aged 15, Ella opened her first bakery at the mill. Nowadays people queue to purchase bread and cakes from Ella's Ashburton bakery, testament to the passion and skill that goes into the creating and baking.

"Oh definitely the seasons, look the John Dory are just arriving, that will inspire us to think about what we can cook." says Nick at The Fish Deli with a smile as he gestures towards his young fishmonger who is expertly filleting a large John Dory. This award winning deli is a feast for the senses and never fails to please.

We have not one but two jewellery designers in Ashburton and they can be found in their respective studio / showrooms creating unique and special designs. Yume Martin shows me her new Neptune's

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Treasures collection and confirms that she continues to be inspired by nature. Kate Higham tells me that she is inspired by "the sum of all of my passions, interests and loves.".

Kate's partner, Tom Wood, can be found in his antiques and curios emporium next door to Kate's studio - this is a veritable treasure trove and Tom not only finds the most amazing treasures he is also inspiring when he tells you the background story to a piece.

"For me I can only see objects in terms of shape and colour, whether ancient or modern, valuable or not, if a piece appeals to me I will buy it.", Tom tells me in answer to my question as he places the most delightful small, carved monkey into my hand - he knows about the monkey fascination and knows that I am very unlikely to leave the shop without purchasing the piece.

The colourful palette of the macarons available from The Deli, Ashburton

Next stop is North Street Gallery to collect four pictures purchased at a recent exhibition. Christopher Johnson is the curator at the gallery and I ask him what inspires him to choose particular work to exhibit and the inspiration for the gallery's displays of work. "It only takes one really good piece of work to inspire a whole exhibition, whether it's a solo or group show there will usually be that killer piece that inspires how the whole exhibition will be presented, as soon as I see that piece I can see the whole show.".

Different answers to the same question but essentially saying the same thing - creativity is about an innate desire and ability to create, to draw together different threads of inspiration, experience, research and thought to produce something that resonates ... and then to do it anew. www.artisansandartists.co.uk

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by Janet East of Yellingham Farm

Three in a Bed - Oh no!

My Bed and Breakfast diary is my bible, my life, my everything.

It was looking a complete and utter mess and had more lines going through the pages than Clapham Junction Station. New bookings, cancelled bookings, dietary requirements, allergies, kids names, dogs names, aunties middle name, husbands inside leg measurement – too much information. I understand my scribbles, but the rest of the family need to know as well so as to avert any misunderstandings.

It was a very busy weekend with all rooms booked. A newly married couple in the large double, a brand new guest in the small double, especially requested by a single lady (which always intrigues me – the mind boggles!) and in the twin room my regulars from Surrey, Angela and Geoff. They have been staying with us since the Foot and Mouth outbreak in 2001 and are part of the family – Geoff is a fantastic man who can mend and fi x anything – a dream come true.

When Geoff rings to book a holiday, it is like music to my ears: “Hello Janet, shall I bring any tools down with me?”

My answer is always the same “Edward continues to be excellent in the culinary department but somewhat lacking in the maintenance department, so bring every tool you possess”.

He chuckles but realises his 3 night “holiday” will be very busy. To show our appreciation for his hard work we always take them out for a meal.

Tonight was the night. The newly weds were arriving late and I gave them explicit directions to their room and talked them through the lights, the keys, the temperamental

shower (on Geoff ’s list), the window that sticks (on Geoff ’s list). The single lady was due anytime. As usual I was late and flew upstairs to wash and change and quickly reminded Edward that the single lady who had just arrived and was driving through the gate, was in the double room – check the diary for any oddities – bound to be an allergy or two! With instructions bellowed at the top of my voice, I disappeared.

We piled in the car and I breathed a sigh of relief as I looked forward to a quiet meal and having a long chat with Geoff, checking on progress with his never ending long list of jobs. I was driving and after a couple of miles, I asked Edward what the single lady was like and was she happy with the room.

to sleep in the middle? I swung into the farm gate and to my utter relief there was only one car in the yard.

I got out, rushed upstairs, took a deep breath and knocked gently on the door. After huge apologies, offers of discounts, and more apologies, I quickly moved my dear guest to her rightful room. She was still very pleased and soon I had her settled in. Meeting her for the first time, I could understand why she required a double bed – a single one might just have been a tight squeeze!

A quick call to the restaurant explaining that we were unavoidably delayed and I was soon back at the wheel, driving towards a stiff G&T.

“Edward, you are driving home”. No argument there.

The next morning, life was back to normal, Geoff was busy on more of his tasks, whistling away and I was having a chat to my single lady who was checking out and who, thankfully, was amused by the previous nights adventure. As I’ve said before, I do seem to attract a special type of single lady. What came next took all my will power not to collapse in a heap laughing.

“Thank you so much for everything Janet - a near perfect stay” Oh no. Near perfect, but not perfect.

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“She absolutely loves the room and was surprised how big it was”.

Laughing, I replied “She must be a tiny lady if she thinks the small double is large”.

Edward was suddenly quiet before replying, “You said put her in the double, which I did – the large double”.

I slammed on the brakes, the car came to a shuddering halt and a torrent of abuse came forth from my mouth to which there was no reply, in fact silence all round. My diary did look a mess but it clearly stated which room my single lady should occupy. I turned the car around at speed and flew back through the lanes, still shouting at anyone who was listening that the chances of 3 in a bed when we got home was a real possibility. Please do not let this nightmare happen – I had this vision in my mind of the conversation that might ensue between my guests – so who wants

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DEVON HAS NEVER CLAIMED to have invented Christmas of course, but it was certainly a Devonian who gave the world the first Christmas Tree, a thousand and more years before Prince Albert bore the great family celebration into Victorian parlours and Dickens decorated it with his immortal A Christmas Carol.

by JOHN FISHER

The on-going magic of Christmas in the West Country The blessed Boniface later become the patron saint of brewers thereabouts which must have come as something of the icing on the Christmas cake to a nation famed, then as now, for its fondness of fermented brews.

The man was Saint Boniface of Crediton - where the church still honours his memory with a festival every December - who took an axe to a pagan oak tree in distant Bavaria some1200 years ago at the time of the Winter Solstice and felled it at a single, saint-like, swingeing swipe.

Miraculously a fir tree, an evergreen symbol of everlasting love, sprang up in its place and the awe-struck pagans, suitably gob-smacked, gave up their old beliefs, embraced the Christmass, decorated the tree with offerings and danced round it, probably hand in hand. Sound familiar?

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Another son of Devon, this time the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge found himself close on the heels of Boniface and in the same part of the world at Christmas 1798. This is how he reported on the on-going magic of the season that Boniface had sparked, in a letter to his wife, Sarah: “On the evening before Christmas Day, one of the parlours is lighted up by the children, into which the parents must not go; a great yew bough is fastened on the table at a little distance from the wall, a multitude of little tapers are fixed in the bough ... and coloured paper etc. hangs and flutters from the twigs.

Under this bough the children lay out the presents they mean for their parents, still concealing in their pockets what they intend for each other. Then the parents are introduced, and each presents his little gift; they then bring out the remainder one by one from their pockets, and present them with kisses and embraces”.

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Some 45 years later that same magic all but overwhelmed Dickens himself as he created the characters of Scrooge, Bob Cratchit and his family and the Ghosts of Christmasses Past, Present and Yet-to-Come.

Dickens’s biographer, John Forster wrote how the story gripped its creator as his story unfolded:

“He wept over it, and laughed, and wept again, and excited himself to an extraordinary degree. He kept Christmas that year with an extraordinary zest; ‘such dinings, such dancings, such conjurings, such blind-man's buffings, such theatre-goings, such kissing-out of old years and kissing-in of new ones, never took place in these parts before' “.

He had lived and worked in Exeter as a young man of course - and met his wife, Catherine in the city - returning in 1858 to give a public reading of his Christmas tale to a packed house. The Flying Post reported:

“Mr. Dickens possesses great dramatic ability, wonderful powers of facial expression, and a rich sonorous voice, of which he is a perfect master, changing it from the rough tones of Scrooge to the sweet and delicate key of Tiny Tim with an easy and remarkable facility."

We have so many Christmas myths, legends and traditions, so here are just a few to mull over this holiday season: and what are Devon’s myths if not truths in the robes of poetry?

First and foremost of course must be the tale of how the West Country saw Joseph of Arimathea cross from St. Michael’s Mount, via Yesse Tor on Dartmoor and travel to Wearyall Hill, above Glastonbury in December AD63. Here he planted his staff and there he founded the first Christian church in these islands.

The staff took root and blossomed – don’t ask us how - and a thorn blossoms each midnight still on 6th January each year, Christmas Eve in the old Julian calendar. A cutting is sent to the Queen’s Christmas table at Sandringham.

It was a widely held belief – and practice – in the West Country that farm children, taken into the barn an hour before midnight on Christmas Eve might witness the oxen kneeling and turned to the east. Thomas Hardy captured the magic of that scene in a poem.

Those same lucky children, wrapped in love, might also be carried to the orchard, where each beehive was bedecked with a sprig of holly, to listen to the bees who might just be humming a Christmas carol.

How many of Devon’s unwed maids we wonder will be peeling an onion and placing it beneath their pillows this St. Thomas’s Day, 21st December? Those who believe in this kind of magic may well have a sleeping vision of their future husband in this traditional pre-Christmas Special of a dream.

meaning to be whole or healthy: when pronounced wash-ail it’s a shure shign that ish high time to come back in for a cocoa.

It is of course what Little Jack Horner stuck his thumb into whilst sitting in a corner and pulled out a plum, crying “What a good boy am I!” But dig a little deeper and we discover that the corner was the West of England and Jack was Thomas Horner, steward to the last abbot of Glastonbury before the dissolution of the monasteries.

Before Devon’s Sir Walter Raleigh introduced the turkey into England (the first flocks disembarked noisily at Dartmouth) its place was taken on the groaning board by the boar’s head, traditionally carried to the table by a servant dressed in blue with an apple in his mouth. The boar’s head that is.

A number of good old fashioned pubs in Devon this Christmas will be burning ‘ye ashen faggot’ in their fireplaces - a bundle of green ash sticks bound together with nine bands of hazel. Lit on Christmas Eve and kindled from the remains of last year’s faggot it’s a harkback to pagan Devon. Each time one of the bands bursts (with a loud ‘crack!’ bumpers of cider are clunked and raised “To Christmas!” (How many of those toasters know that a ‘bumper’ is a hangover from Catholic England when we drank the health of the Good Father, the Bon Père ?)

The story goes that prior to the abbey's destruction, the abbot sent Horner to London with a huge Christmas pie that concealed the deeds to a dozen manors as a bribe to tempt Henry VIII not to confiscate church lands.

Feeling peckish on the journey however Horner dipped into the pie and took out the deeds to the manor of Mells in Somerset, which he kept for himself.

Believe that as you may, the rest is nursery rhyme.

Cider has always flowed like, er, cider in Devon at Christmas time, traditionally on Twelfth Night when the wassailers went walk-about through dormant cider apple orchards in search of the Apple Tree Man – the most fruitful of this autumn’s trees. Once found they soaked his roots in cider and sang.

The word wassail stems from the Anglo-Saxon waes haeil,

Mistletoe of course is very pagan and all about fertility and the like and was therefore embraced by the Victorians who needed any excuse they could find after Victoria came to the throne to let their hair down a little over Christmas time. But Devon folk should still beware of bringing it into the house before Christmas Eve – and then only by a man.

And just make sure that every last twig of it – along with every holly leaf - is taken out before Twelfth Night else ill fortune will attend in the year ahead.

Twelfth Night was the finish of the holiday and ‘the end of misrule’, when serfs and servants were indulged by their lords and masters in the spirit of goodwill which prevailed throughout this magical time of the year.

So before that comes to pass there is just time – and a little space remaining - to wish a magical Christmas and a healthy and happy New Year to everyone.

And remember: these are the good old days!

JOHN FISHER

Before there was Christmas pudding, Devon ate plum porridge, a mutton and beef broth thickened with currants, raisins, wine, spices and prunes and eaten with the roast on Christmas Day. And if that didn’t give you an appetite for Christmas pie, nothing would.

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young woman ‘sent to the country’ by your parents to escape the amorous advances of William, Prince of Wales?

The answer, as far as Sarah Catherine Martin was concerned was to put quill pen to paper and write The Droll Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard, and her Wonderful Dog, the children’s nursery rhyme which was published a year later and is 210 years old this month.

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Poor Sarah. When she was 17, Prince William Henry (later to be William IV), aged 20 - and an impetuous lad so history tells us - fell madly in love with her and went as far as to apply to his parents for permission to marry her, a commoner. Both sets of parents were horrified and Sarah was packed off to Devon and the home of her sister, Judith Anne at Kitley House, Yealmpton, near Plymouth.

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for 20 years and they had ten illegitimate children together.

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damage and I would rectify the problem immediately.

As I waved her car into the distance, I went and found Geoff who hadn’t seen her leave. With a deadpan face, I said that I had an extra task for him...

“Well, the room was lovely, the homemade biscuits, the fresh flowers, Edwards excellent breakfast - it all made my stay special. There was just one small problem. As you can see I am well built and I happened to sit “Could you please help my single lady, rather too quickly onto the wooden as she has a small problem, well in toilet seat and couldn’t move without fact it’s quite a large problem” the toilet seat moving with me - there is a small split in the seat and it “Of course Janet. What is it?” pinched the cheek of my bottom”.

“The single lady is upstairs in the Bless her! I could not believe what small double room walking around she had just said and my mind was with the toilet seat attached to her working overtime imaging the sight rear end – could you, in the most she had just described. With my sensitive way, remove it for her”. bottom lip trembling, and fighting back a “cheeky” smile, I said thank It’s the only time Geoff has ever you for letting me know and I refused to do a task for me! hoped there was no permanent Janet East

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The Horse's Mouth

by Natalie Bucklar

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

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

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

Biting: Part 2 My last article offered some thoughts on bitting and the horse’s mouth and wow, what a response! It was shared via social media hundreds of times in just 24 hours and certainly got people talking about this very important subject. The article was intended as a starting point, to encourage people to think, research, look at every individual and not just follow fashion and it prompted a few people to ask ‘So what is a good bit’? Alas, I cannot wave a magic wand and offer solutions and an answer to this question for every horse and rider, impossible anyway, let alone in a few hundred words. However in the space I do

Firstly, a good bit is one that suits the conformation of the horse’s mouth and facilitates communication between horse and rider without causing unnecessary discomfort or pain in good hands. Just like a saddle should co nfo r m to th e individual horse’s back, a good bit will fit the individual too, therefore avoiding peaks of pressure.

Generally, horses have very little space in their mouths, they have big tongues and the space available for a bit is tiny. So thinner mouthpieces are often better, as although a fatter mouthpiece might distribute pressure over a wider area, many horses simply cannot take fat mouthpieces comfortably as they don’t have enough room in their mouths.

Horses that are intolerant to tongue pressure are better off in a jointed bit, as a straight bar mouthpiece will lie across the tongue and compress it more than a jointed mouthpiece. Conversely, horses that dislike contact on the bars can prefer an un-jointed bit, however these do have pitfalls, such as not conforming to the mouth shape very well and they can also press on the edges of the upper palate. A mullen or curved mouthpiece would therefore usually be preferable to one that is just straight.

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With regards to jointed mouthpieces, I personally would never use a single jointed bit. Double joints enable the bit to be much more anatomically correct and therefore more comfortable. They also avoid the v shape created by the single joint when a contact is taken; this undesirable shape can pinch the tongue, create more pressure on the more sensitive outer tongue and create a single ‘sharper’ point that can easily poke the palate. In double jointed bits, lozenges are usually more comfortable than French links, as the latter are less flat and therefore the roundness of the link at each end can also create pressure points. The orientation of the joints also contributes to whether a bit is good for the horse or not. The

rounded parts of the joints should not protrude upwards as they can dig in to the palate. Many bits, even some costing over a £100 and marketed as designed for the horse, have their joints the wrong way around! One bit that has more than 2 joints is the Waterford, which while not being dressage legal, can

be successful in some sensitive horses because it wraps around the mouth and can be moved to relieve pressure, some horses are much happier for this.

Whilst the design of the bit rings are not really influenced by conformation beyond aesthetics, they are still an impor tant consideration because they influence the action of the bit.

For example, some horses prefer loose rings as they offer movement, enabling a horse to transfer pressure. Not many people can sit still on a soft chair, let alone a hard one for any length of time before movement is needed to transfer pressure. It is unreasonable to expect a horse to not find ways to move the bit if it is pressing somewhere in the mouth- even worse to strap the mouth shut, ignore the problem and even make it worse!

I will repeat the most imp or t ant p ointbit ting, just like saddle fitting, is very individual and will be most successful when the horse is considered above all else. Just because sk inny jeans are fashionable, doesn’t make them suitable for everyone- nor that they will be liked by everyone! Some people like going naked and so yes, bitless may be better for some horses too! The bit has considerable potential to cause damage and discomfort, so research first then make a choice, then most importantly - LISTEN TO YOUR HORSE! Happy Riding

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lymouth was home to the three services, who all employed dogs, but these were dwarfed in terms of veterinary work by the Police Dogs.

Part of the cultural shock of moving from Sidmouth to Plymouth was the constant wailing, night and day, of police sirens.

The reason for much of the work with Police dogs was that the handler, all PC’s with a sergeant in charge, identified and bonded with his dog.

They had many reasons for keeping their dogs healthy. In fact they were all paranoid about it. A sick dog could not work and the handlers took it personally. They were all German Shepherds who devote their affection and loyalty to one person, their handler. If a dog could not work, then the PC was put back on the beat, a demotion. Unfortunately German Shepherds were very prone to hip and spinal weakness and their working life often ended at 7 or 8 years. I have known handlers go to great lengths to disguise their dog’s weakness. When searching old building they often have to climb up steep stairs or ladders.

More than one copper, after a discrete look around, has lifted his dogs up the steps. After all that training it must be daunting to think of taking on a new dog. If he could get one!

There were no breeding centres and they were dependent upon the public donating unwanted young dogs. I was often instrumental in finding them. The Plymouth squad once put on a publicity stunt by marching around the streets with their dogs,

but one who could not find a dog, walking with an empty collar and lead, stiffened with wire, held before him. Another PC had the misfortune to have two trainee dogs in succession develop fits. He was in such a state about this that I was moved to write to his superiors to emphasise that it was not his fault. But through all this the dogs were a delight and loved their work.

There was the problem of what to do when the dog was retired. They had all lived with their handler’s family and the mutual bond was so close that it was often difficult to separate them on admission for some surgical procedure, let alone a permanent retirement separation. Happily many PC’s were able to keep their dog but this could cause difficulties when the new trainee came along.

Out of all this maelstrom of dogbonding, male machismo and old wives tales about treatment, I was supposed to extract payment for all this work. I can only say that dealing with the policed financial department was a nightmare, only beaten by MAAF where you were lucky if you were paid inside 6 months. Yet I enjoyed it because I loved working with German Shepherds, that most lovable, albeit temperamental, breed of canines.

The Police always insisted on priority attention and the sergeant would telephone me to say he was sending a dog for treatment. I would watch

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www.barkingmad.uk.com out for him and usher him into my up behind me with lights flashing and consulting room as soon as possible. sirens wailing. I pulled into the side All this close contact with the police, thinking “what have I done now?!” both with dogs and also the many Instead of pulling in front of me it accidents I attended could have its double parked beside me, the window downside. My wife once opened ran down and a face I knew well said the front door to be confronted by “How’s my dog doing?” His pet dog a posse of police with dogs, one of was hospitalised for treatment. which was practising jumping over my rose bed, who happened to be At that time the other services “just passing”. I was not in! On the had mainly guard dogs but MOD other occasion I was just returning to Ernesettle, where they stored the work after lunch and had reached the naval ammunition, brought me into main road when a police car roared contact with a remarkable lady. No spring chicken even when I first knew her, she manager when at home to look after her disabled brother and several cats but at work she fed and

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It was my experience that in any such establishment there was a humble soul like her who dedicated themselves to such a time consuming task. Unrecognised by society they seek no plaudits but the satisfaction and love of what they do. Anyway this lady would ring me up and say that she would catch and bring an ailing cat to the back of the cycle sheds at a certain time, whence I would carry out any necessary treatment. Thus she was able, with a twinkle in her eye, to tell everybody, “Oh Mr Watson and I have been meeting behind the cycle sheds for years”.

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DEVON'S GEMS - Devonshire mag's series bringing you historic treasures from across the county

Higher Uppacott ~ Historic Dartmoor Longhouse Perched high up on Dartmoor, near Poundsgate, is another of Devon s gems - Higher Uppacott, an extremely rare and in-tact example of the classic Dartmoor Longhouse that s of national importance and under the protection of the Dartmoor National Park Authority.

We take a look at the form and purpose of the medieval longhouse type dwelling that s been in use for centuries and can be seen across Dartmoor. It's worth pointing out that the Dartmoor Longhouse is a variant of the Devon Longhouse. The original construction

of Higher Uppacott has been dated to the early 14th century, in the decades leading up to the Black Death. A Dartmoor longhouse was built with the purpose of housing both humans and animals together under one roof.

When I say together, the livestock would be

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tethered in the shippon end of the building and provision was made within the design for storage of fodder and also for evacuation of animal waste. It s hard for us today to truly understand how important animals were to sustain life, you needed to be able

Higher Uppacott, 1950

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The roof over the Shippon, rebuilt in the 18th century

Literally hewn from the ground, all built from local materials

to produce and preserve what you ate directly where you lived. If any of your animals died, life would suddenly get much harder. Being able to keep a watchful eye on your livestock and give them warm shelter in harsh weather was a major advantage. Wolves still roamed England, as well as bands of villains, and the remoteness would compound the sense of isolation and vulnerability. So the shippon (cattle shed ) was incorporated into the design of the longhouse - what s unique about Higher Uppacott is that the shippon still survives intact ( probably out of the 125 longhouses on

the photo of the shippon ( overleaf ), you can see the original stone floor complete with central drain. Animals were tethered to posts running along the inside of the wall in the shippon end. The animal s rear end would lie over the central drain and in the photos it s evident why the house was built on a slope, giving natural drainage. Directly above the shippon, horizontal beams are set with flooring running across that would enable the storage of fodder directly overhead, keeping it dry, but also convenient in terms of being able to push the fodder down into the feeding trough (see fig 1 further on). Lighting was poor as the holes for ventilation were small to eliminate

Dartmoor, there are only a handful with the shippon still complete ). If you take a look at

Hall and inner room windows

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Old lamps and bottles heat loss. Glass windows were totally out of the question, although you could stretch a pigs bladder over a frame in the aperture (providing you had a pig available). In the photos you can see various holes in the wall at the shippon end providing the only source of illumination.

In the 14th century, chimneys weren t really mainstream, you ve probably seen chimneys in Norman castles, highly necessary as a result of having to channel smoke from fi res on different levels, but much was invested

Well sheltered from the prevailing winds in castle technology and cost was no object.

An open hearth in the halls was normal practice in domestic dwellings of the time, being centrally placed on the ground with smoke expected to escape through the thatch.

This is evidenced at Higher Uppacott by remaining and very rare smoke-blackened thatch visible inside the roof of the building.

Currently, this building has an upstairs floor and bedroom, as well as a centrally located wall with chimney built in - this is all due to later modification. Originally the building

Horizontal beams support the-

had no upper floors or chimney, and was fully open end to end. You can imagine what a smoky environment it would have been and the risk from a spark taking light in the thatch (or fodder) would have been worrying. Smoke would have helped with preservation of hams hanging from the roof beams and probably helped lower the levels of biting insects. In terms of preserving and storing food, options were limited. In the 14th century salt would have been expensive, especially being so far from the sea. Your

The internal shippon - note the central drain which vents through the hole in the wall at the end. All very practical and necessary in the winter months particularly if there was snow on the ground. From study, it's accepted that the climate throughout 14th century Britain deteriorated, bringing bad harvests and starvation. The Black Death had occurred by 1349.

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-hayloft floor

The moulded granite upper hall window (left) is an anomaly, probably salvaged

other options were smoking, pickling or drying. Some foods naturally produced gelatine which when cooked, could form a protective barrier, providing a suitable container was on hand.

CONSTRUCTION

Housing for people dependent on the land and surviving with limited resources was very much determined by the availability of free or affordable local materials. As

a result, many longhouses across Devon were built using cob or, as in the case of Higher Uppacott, stone, which on Dartmoor would have been fairly abundant. Where ground has been improved and cleared over generations, much of this granite has gone to make walling to contain livestock and to provide boundaries, so I should imagine sourcing enough for building wouldn t have been difficult. The walling stones at HU ( Higher Uppacott ) were bedded on Growan , this is decomposed granite that can be found

Lower end of shippon

by digging down into the ground. You can also add lime putty into the growan but in this instance, only growan was used.

In terms of the roofi ng, the structure was generally cruck construction using curved timbers - these would have been cut from trees exhibiting natural curves. The feet of the crucks would either be bedded on the ground or shorter types could be used as in HU, which were bedded part way up the wall. The cruck frame forms an inward

It' looks wonky to say the least, but there's purpose behind the position, the slope to provide drainage for the integral shippon at the lower end. The longhouse situation is well sheltered, set on the lee side of the hill to escape the prevailing westerly winds.

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The shippon had a new roof in the 18th century

Above - you can see the stones set into the floor that have a hole to support the vertical post to which the livestock would be tethered.

Early 14th century raised cruck truss

Fig 1.

Above right - it's reckoned that the roof structure was replaced in 18th century. It's interesting to note that there's no jointing of the tie beams, they all appear nailed. It's quite a crude structure with very little work done on the basic timbers in terms of reducing them from trees/branches.

Fodder pushed down into stiles

Right - Fig 1. schematic showing how livestock would be tethered to posts and fodder fed down from the above storage down into the trough, again all very practical and labour saving. One consideration to bear in mind was that cattle were much smaller in the 14th century. Quite luxurious for livestock really, much better than been left out on the moor. The stone floor may have had bedding laid on it, perhaps straw, rushes, bracken?

There would probably have been a low level wooden screen separating the human residents from the animals along the line of the cross-passage through the middle of the building running side to side.

Fodder stored on hay loft floor

Central drain

Stone floor

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Cross section through shippon

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Feeding trough

Shippon end where you can see the really small ventilation and light holes, you can't really call them windows as such curving A shape which is secured from deformation with tie collars running horizontally. The frame would have been hewn from

green oak/chestnut, that is from trees freshly cut down and not allowed to become seasoned, this ensured that working the wood

was relatively easy. Joints were pegged with tree nails (wooden pegs) as iron nails were extremely expensive and would have to be hand-made by the blacksmith.

Incidentally, the term cruck' is derived from Middle English crok, and Old Norse krāka, meaning hook ( also the origin of crooked ).

A cheap and abundantly available roofing material was thatch, although not being as durable as slate ( and nowhere near as expensive ), it could be grown locally and harvested for use.

The earliest thatch found at HC is Rye which is smoke-blackened.

If you wish to arrange a visit for a group, please contact DNPA or go to their website for Open Days.

Many thanks to Keith McKay and Mike Nendick at the Dartmoor National Park Authority for allowing DEVONSHIRE magazine access to this fascinating building and also for their help in compiling this article.

THE FUTURE

A 16th century addition, the separating wall, chimney, fireplace and ceiling/floor. Notice the beams, displaying adze marks, no sign of being processed in a sawpit. Concrete flooring removed, ready for traditional floor surface. Open door gives view from hall into the shippon - people at the upper end, animals in the lower end, all under one roof.

The Dartmoor National Park Authority are now carrying out restoration work which includes HLF funding at HU and currently it s open by arrangement for guided tours. In future, once restoration is complete, they will be more widely open to the public.

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It is important to make resolutions you can keep as otherwise you are more likely to feel like giving up. It is also good to share your experiences with family and friends. Having someone to share your journey with makes it

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at the moment, as stockmarkets

significant if you get your timing

This is may be a product worth

become increasingly volatile. This

wrong and also the risk of longevity.

considering because it offers a mix

product can accommodate those

Retirees often underestimate their

of annuity and drawdown which

with medical or lifestyle problems

life expectancy and this is serious

can provide an individually tailored

as it offers enhanced annuity rates

as their fund may run out. Using a

blend depending on a retirees

as well as fully fit retirees who

combination, aims to provide a sort

situation. Some retirees may need

can benefit from a competitive

of segregated pot approach which

to ensure that day-to-day costs are

guaranteed annuity rate.

means that the retiree benefits

income stream but they may feel

This produc t also provides

without being overly exposed to

able to risk some of their pension

comprehensive death benefits

the downsides. It negates some of

pot by investing in a drawdown fund

which can be very important where

the problems of annuity purchase,

which would cover discretionary

one spouse will need to depend

such as inflexibility and loss of access

expenditure like holidays, home

on the other`s pension pot. On the

to cash.

improvement, gifts etc. Income can

drawdown side, the fund can be

be stopped (this might be useful if

inherited in full (although subject

covered by a guaranteed, stable

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