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Dear reader, the sap is rising and all’s well with the World.

It’s a great time of year - the cold winter months recede and we can look forward to blackthorn, daffodils, bluebells, mayflower, and the distant, hazy drone of lawnmowers echoing across the valley.

This issue sees us taking a look at Sidmouth Arts Club Operatic Society and for our Sidmouth People piece, we talk to Peter Martin.

Clubs, Societies, Charities and local organisations - if you wish to get your events into the next Sidmouth Diary, add your events into the eastdevonhub website. You can reach the entire local population free, as this Diary goes through every letterbox in this area.

These days, I like think we’re all Sid Valley-economy centric in our mindset.

However, I did have cause to wonder after reading ‘letters’ in the local rag (I say local - owned by one of the UK’s largest publishers), I came across a ‘valley’ resident extolling the virtues of the chains, suggesting Sidmouth needs more of them down our High Street.

What this person clearly and shamefully failed to appreciate is the sheer effort the myriad small businesses put into Sidmouth’s unique town centre. I often

see the ‘chain’ coffee shop’s supply lorry unboxing ‘stock’ brought in from some distant, centralised production factory.

Contrast this with the small, independent coffee shops/eateries, sourcing local food from local farms, employing local people and generally helping contribute to our local economy.

Not forgetting of course, how much tastier ‘proper’ food is. Horse troughs full of coffee, whipped cream and fatty, sugary, cellophane-wrapped factory cakes don’t float my boat - I hope they don’t yours reader? May I suggest the person penning the aforesaid letter knows what they can do with their ‘chain’ wish - pull it! (just dawned on me, post 80s folk probably won’t even understand what ‘chain pulling’ relates to? ).

Last year, The Diary instigated and designed a scheme called “Shop Local” - to garner support and raise awareness of the independent shops and businesses in Sidmouth (you’ve probably seen the green and black posters in shop windows).

Please, can we keep Sidmouth independent, unique, interesting and also the money we spend, working here, not in some distant shareholder’s/franchisee’s pocket?

Yours - J. Ingles

1st Sid Vale Scounts - A Great Community Cause The last issue of The Sidmouth Diary saw us feature the 1st Sid Vale Scouts, who’re currently raising money to fund the new scout headquartes and faciliy at Salcombe Regis. The work they do is great, building a real sense of community in our youngsters and creating great memories, also building confidence. They’re currently looking for sponsors - can I heartily recommend them if you’re looking to support a great local cause - Jon Ingles.

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Until 17 Mar - WEA 7-week psychology course with tutor Kevin Walker. £52. Tel: 01392 457300, Kennaway House, Coburg Road, Sidmouth, 10.00am.

SPRING EXHIBITION

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

SVA COUNTRYSIDE WALK

03 Mar - Sid Vale Association, Layby west of Bowd Pub, Sidmouth, 10.00am.

PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF CLIMATE CHANGE

04 Mar - Science and Public Understanding of Climate Change. A talk

by Dr Ewan Woodley, Sidmouth Science Festival, Kennaway House, Sidmouth, 7.30pm.

PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB

Until 25 Mar - Friendly photography club for all ages and abilities, Sidmouth Photographic Club, Kennaway House, Sidmouth, 7.30pm.

FOLK DANCE

Until 31 Mar - Folk Dancing, Sidford Folk Dance Club, Sidford Social Hall, Sidford, 8.00pm.

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02 to 06 Mar - Bible teaching and ministry from some of the most gifted preachers, All Saints’ Church, All Saints’ Road, Sidmouth.

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THE ELEMENT IN THE ROOM WITH MATT HARVEY

05 Mar - Performance Poet Matt Harvey

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presents his comedy infused wordsmithing, Sidmouth Science Festival, Kennaway House, Sidmouth.

ATMOS PROJECT TOTNES

05 Mar - ATMOS project at Transition Town Totnes with Rob Hoskins, Sidmouth Science Festival, Kennaway House, Sidmouth, 1.00pm.

THURSDAY GROUP (NETWORK)

05 Mar - Evening with Helen Hewitt from the Met Office, Sidmouth Methodist Church, High Street, Sidmouth, 7.30pm.

COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL ECONOMIES

07 Mar - Rachel Laurence and Fernanda Balata discuss the economics of coastal community, Sidmouth Science Festival, Norman Lockyer Observatory, Sidmouth, 4.30pm.

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CONCERT BY ISCA ENSEMBLE

07 Mar - Music by Brahms and Mendelssohn, All Saints’ Church, All Saints Church, Sidmouth, 7.30pm.

CLASSICAL CHAMBER CONCERT

07 Mar - Another concert

by Isca Ensemble players, ISCA Ensemble, All Saints’ Church, Sidmouth, 7.30pm.

ABBAGIRLS THE BAND

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

TRAVELLING INTO HISTORY CATACOMBS OF ROME

09 Mar - Ffiona Eaves investigates the engineering of Roman Empire catacombs. £6, Kennaway House, Coburg Road, Sidmouth, 2.30pm.

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Door to door transport available.

Transport Service for senior & disabled citizens.

Our minibuses with wheelchair lifts are used for shopping trips to Waitrose Sidmouth and Tesco Honiton and for the Lunch Club.

Car service is available for all medical appointments by our team of volunteer drivers.

The Transport Office is open 9.00-11.30, Monday to Friday on (01395) 512221.

Rooms available for hire.

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Twyford House, Coburg Rd, Sidmouth POETRY PLEASE (SIDMOUTH) MEETING

10 Mar - Regular informal gathering at the Leigh Brown Room, Sidmouth.

All welcome, Poetry Please, The Old Meeting, Sidmouth, 2.00pm.

afternoon home game playing Taunton Vale 2, Sidmouth & Ottery Hockey Club, Sidmouth Sports Centre, Sidmouth, 12.00am.

Devon Dance Academy; London, Paris, New York, Manor Pavilion Theatre & Arts Centre, Manor Road, Sidmouth, 7.15pm.

International East Devon, Twyford House, Sidmouth, 7.30pm.

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SWAN LAKE, FILMED LIVE

19 Mar - Evening open meeting with Retired Vet David Hemple, Sidmouth Methodist Church, High Street, Sidmouth, 7.30pm.

13 Mar - Demonstrations Axe Estuary ringing group.

Weather dependent, phone or see web, East Devon Countryside Team, Knowle, Sidmouth, 9.00am.

14 Mar - Sophia Lisovskaya (piano) - works

by Bach, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky, Sidmouth Music, Knowle Council Chamber, Sidmouth, 7.30pm.

REGULAR MEETING

STAMP CLUB MEETING

BIRD RINGING

13 Mar - A Friday afternoon meeting and talk

by Professor Brian Golding OBE, East Devon Branch of Devonshire Assoc, Manor Pavilion Theatre, Sidmouth, 2.30pm.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY LEAGUE (LADIES 1ST X1-CENTRAL)

14 Mar - Saturday

16 Mar - Displays and talks on stamps, come to 3 meetings free - yearly sub £10 only, Sidmouth & Honiton Stamp Club, Twyford House, Sidmouth, 6.45pm.

EAST DEVON DANCE ACADEMY, TRIPLE FANTASY.

16 Mar to 28 Mar - East

17 Mar - The classic ballet about a prince who falls in love with a swan maiden, Radway Cinema Sidmouth, Radway Place, Sidmouth, 7.15pm.

SVA MONTHLY TALK

18 Mar - “Proud of our little local picture palace”

by Dr Rosalind Leveridge, Sid Vale Association, Manor Pavilion Theatre, Sidmouth, 2.30pm.

EAST DEVON AMNESTY GROUP AT TWYFORD HOUSE

19 Mar - Regular monthly meeting, we’re always delighted to greet new members, Amnesty

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ART DEMONSTRATION

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19 Mar - Watercolour landscape demonstration, Newton Poppleford Art Society, The Pavilion, Newton Poppleford, 2.00pm.

CLASSICAL ORCHESTRAL CONCERT

21 Mar - Classical Orchestral Concert by the Isca Ensemble conducted

by Roger Hendy, ISCA Ensemble, Sidmouth Parish Church, Sidmouth, 7.30pm.

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MAR & APR 2015 Sid Valley & Surrounding Areas POETRY PLEASE (SIDMOUTH) MEETING

14 Apr - Regular informal gathering at the Leigh Brown Room, Sidmouth.

All welcome, Poetry Please, The Old Meeting, Sidmouth, 2.00pm.

Budleigh Food and Drink Festival 13-15 March BUDLEIGH SALTERTON SPRING FLOWER SHOW

21 Mar to 21 Mar - Show displays plus teas, raffle, plants, tools, books and other stalls, The Public Hall, Station Road, Budleigh Salterton, 12.00 JAZZ AT KENNAWAY LAURA COLLINS

28 Mar - Saturday afternoon home game playing Bridgwater, Sidmouth & Ottery Hockey Club, Sidmouth Sports Centre, Sidmouth, 12.00am.

EASTER EXHIBITION

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

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

TRAVELLING INTO HISTORY PORTSMOUTH

APRIL RISE AND FALL OF THE CITY OF MAHAGONNY

23 Mar - Portsmouth’s Admirals, Authors & Audacious Architecture talk by Sarah. £6, Kennaway House, Coburg Road, Sidmouth, 2.30pm.

01 Apr - Royal Opera House live screening of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s satire, Radway Cinema Sidmouth, Radway Place, Sidmouth, 7.15pm.

PRINTING GROUP

26 Mar - A chance to try various types of printing methods, East Devon Art, Old Fore Street, Sidmouth, 10.00am.

SIDMOUTH AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY PRODUCTION

27 Mar to 28 Mar Intrigue & suspense at the Murder Mystery Evening, Sidmouth Amateur Dramatic Society, All Saints’ Hall, Sidmouth, 7.30pm.

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END OF SEASON TOURNAMENT

01 Apr - Last club night

of the 2014/2015 season, Sidmouth Badminton Club, Sidmouth Leisure Centre, Sidmouth.

SOUTH PACIFIC

04 Apr to 11 Apr - A Rodgers and Hammerstein classic set during World War 2, Sidmouth Arts Club and Operatic Society, Manor Pavilion Theatre, Sidmouth, 7.45pm.

15 Apr to 18 Apr - A dark Comedy of food waste, life decisions and toilet rolls, Manor Pavilion Theatre & Arts Centre, Manor Road, Sidmouth, 8.00pm.

EAST DEVON AMNESTY GROUP AT TWYFORD HOUSE

05 Apr - Open Discussion Afternoon, What Do You Think, Leigh-Browne Room, Sidmouth, 3.00pm.

16 Apr - Regular monthly meeting, we’re always delighted to greet new members, Amnesty International East Devon, Twyford House, Sidmouth, 7.30pm.

SVA COUNTRYSIDE WALK

BOLSHOI BALLET LIVE, IVAN THE TERRIBLE

DISCUSSION AFTERNOON

07 Apr - Sid Vale Association, Livonia Road, Sidmouth, 10.00am.

FRIENDSHIP GROUP

14 Apr - Friendly group of people who meet every second Tuesday in the Church lounge, All Saints’ Church, All Saints’ Road, Sidmouth, 10.00am.

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19 Apr - Live screening of Ivan the Terrible with music from several Prokofiev works, Radway Cinema Sidmouth, Radway Place, Sidmouth, 4.00pm.

STAMP CLUB MEETING

20 Apr - Displays and talks on stamps, come to 3 meetings free - yearly sub £10 only, Sidmouth & Honiton Stamp Club, Twyford House, Sidmouth, 6.45pm.

NEIL SANDS PRESENTS WHEN YOU’RE SMILING

20 Apr - A brand new show taking you down memory lane with songs from the 1940s- 1970’s,

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Manor Pavilion Theatre & Arts Centre, Manor Road, Sidmouth, 2.00pm.

BALLET THEATRE UK PRESENT ALADDIN

25 Apr to 26 Apr - Critics choice; ‘Top Five Dance Productions touring the UK’, Manor Pavilion Theatre & Arts Centre, Manor Road, Sidmouth, 7.30pm.

FREE CHAMBER CONCERT - VIOLIN RECITAL

26 Apr - Emmanuel Bach (violin) accompanied by Jenny Stern (piano ), ISCA Ensemble, Sidmouth Parish Church, Sidmouth, 3.00pm.

SID VALE ASSOCIATION AGM

29 Apr - SVA Annual Annual General Meeting for members only, Sid Vale Association,

Manor Pavilion Theatre, Sidmouth, 2.30pm.

Sidmouth Leisure Centre, Sidmouth, 8.00pm.

EVERYONE’S SCARED OF STEPHEN.

SIDMOUTH’S LOCAL THURSDAY MARKET

30 Apr to 02 May - Nightshade Theatre Company present a brand new comedy, Manor Pavilion Theatre & Arts Centre, Manor Road, Sidmouth, 8.00pm.

SIDMOUTH SEA FEST

01 to 02 May - Coastal Community Celebration: Fish Kitchen, Coastal Creativity, Exhibition, The Ham, Sidmouth.

REGULAR SIDMOUTH BADMINTON CLUB NIGHTS

Until 01 Apr - New members welcome, but must have some badminton experience, Sidmouth Badminton Club,

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

THE GATHERING

Fridays - Informal Christian meetings for Worship teaching and fellowship, The Gathering, Twyford House, Sidmouth, 7.15pm.

REGULAR MEETING

2nd & 4th Mondays (Monthly) - A group for blind & visually impaired who meet on 2nd & 4th Mondays in month, Sidmouth Blind Club, St Peter’s Church Hall, Sidford, 2.00pm.

SIDMOUTH FARMER’S MARKET

2nd Saturdays (Monthly) - A volunteer run local produce market providing sustainably sourced fresh goods, Sidmouth Farmers’ Market, St John’s Ambulance Hall, Sidmouth, 9.00am.

FRIENDSHIP GROUP

2nd Tuesdays- Friendly group of people who meet every second Tuesday in the Church lounge, All Saints’ Church, All Saints’ Road, Sidmouth, 10.00am.

COFFEE & CO

Last Saturday - Monthly group offering coffee, cake and friendship, All Saints’ Church, All Saints’ Road, Sidmouth, 10.00am.

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School Open Evening Thursday 14th May 4pm – 7pm

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Exhibitions & Workshops across East Devon KARL BLOSSFELDT - ART FORMS IN NATURE Until 14 Mar - A Hayward Touring Exhibition from the Southbank Centre, London, Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Elmfield House, Honiton, 10.00am.

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

SPRING EXHIBITION Until 22 Mar - Weekends only.

New Works by resident and new artists, East Devon Art, Old Fore Street, Sidmouth.

THE BIG COLYTON ART SHOW

21 Mar to 22 Mar - 50 local artists will be showing their work. Cafe and shop open all weekend, Colyton Grammar School, Colyford, 10.00am.

Neil Hampson - ‘Shags’

George Hutchinson - ‘Jacob’s Ladder’

MICHAEL MORGAN

21 Mar to 27 Mar - An exhibition of reacuired early works, Marine House at Beer, Beer.

CHRIS ORR ON TOUR

26 Mar to 26 Apr - A selection of wonderfully intricate works by Chris Orr on the theme of Travel, Brook Gallery, Budleigh Salterton.

EXHIBITION

Michael Morgan 21 to 27 March An exhibition of reacquired early works.

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03 Apr to 06 Apr - Yearly charity art exhibition by 50 local artists, Branscombe Village Hall, Branscombe.

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Catherine Osbond - ‘Sunset Over Everest’

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Cec Hardy’s lighthearted take on life

A Certain Age

by Cec Hardy

Those with a long memory might recall the January issue in which I resolved to hang up my mouse. A premature retirement, perhaps, for at least three people have since begged me to carry on writing and who am I to deprive them of their reading pleasure?

So the good people of Sidmouth, Budleigh and surrounding villages * can breathe a collective sigh of relief.

Although I’m a trifle miffed at the postponement of my leaving party at the Frog & Hosepipe it’s worth it for the opportunity to spill the beans about a certain person’s even less successful New Year resolution.

Wife Christine had sworn to stop hurling insults at the computer and even adopted one of my redundant piggy banks as a swear box. Luckily for her the contents of the box were sufficient to cover the repair bill when she finally lost patience and turned violent. I’ve cautiously suggested that should she reach boiling point again it would be cheaper to take the hammer to the poor piggy instead.

As a form of relaxation therapy she has taken up the saxophone. It’s quite loud.

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I suggested muffling it with a sock but the gerbil beat me to it. Christine couldn’t play for a couple of weeks because of a tooth problem and when she next picked up the instrument she discovered a hibernating gerbil in the end where the noise comes out. Being an animal lover she wouldn’t want to deafen the little chap so we won’t be hearing those dulcet tones again until spring. Then again I’m not entirely sure the gerbil isn’t deaf anyway for it never comes when I whistle it. The only way to get it back into its cage is to lay a trial of gerbil sweeties up to the cage door. Seems to work with saxophones too - hope it ate all the evidence before it fell asleep.

As one of those fortunate baby boomers I actually reached state pension age three years ago and qualified for bus pass and winter fuel allowance at 60. Senior Citizens are often given discounts on cinema, theatre tickets and such like but nobody seems quite sure of the exact definition nowadays.

If 60 is the new 40, like they keep saying, how do the venues decide whether you are eligible? Is it how you look, how you act or how honest you are?

So there I was basking in the warmth of a winter fuel allowance when I received notification that it was to be halved since there was another person living in the household. I suspected a ghost or some mysterious lodger secreted in the attic but then Wife Christine confessed that she too had been notified and was entitled to half the payment since she had now reached the magic age of **. I shall have to see about getting some sort of meter to ensure my fair share.

She has been known to describe me as a ‘miserable old sod’. After my 68th birthday last month I thought it was probably time to act like one.

So I shall now start every sentence with ‘when I was a lad’, generally followed by how things were much better/cheaper/ simpler and there were fewer squirrels about.

Being now of an age when I can call myself a Senior Citizen with a clear conscience I feel entitled to tell young people what they missed out on. I can confuse them with tales of going to the cinema, having a choc ice and then a bag of chips wrapped in newspaper on the way home and all for one shilling.

Mind you, they’re probably listening to music through their earplugs anyway.

From now on I shall correspond to the stereotype of a 68 year old even if it is only 45 (?) in new money. Are you three quite sure you want me to continue writing?

Cec * PS Welcome to my new readers in Bowd, Newton Poppleford, Tipton St John, Dotton, Colaton Raleigh ,Harcombe, Harpford, Northmostown, Pinn, Salcombe Regis and Weston. I’m told the NEW EXTENDED COVERAGE now gives you good people the chance to enjoy the magazine. You must have been deeply disappointed on opening the last issue to find I was giving up and you had missed all my 44 episodes. Wife Christine gleefully informs me it was only 43 since she wrote one of them when I was laid low with writers’ block - nothing wrong with her memory. - Cec

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Yarns from the inimitable FCR Esgen

Tales of a Yokel

D.C.B. Photography © 2015

GETTING SLAUGHTERED I have always found autumn such a leisurely time of year and I like nothing better than to go picking apples in one of the many orchards dotted around our beautiful Devon countryside. One can make so many delectable creations from the humble apple; from juice to chutney or if all else fails perhaps a drop of scrumpy. It was on one of these apple forays a few years ago, coming back from time well spent in an orchard at the back of Ottery St. Mary that myself and a friend interestingly called Rob, happened upon a farm selling sacks of potatoes at seriously cheap prices. Now I have never been one to turn down proper food at supermarket prices so we decided to split the sack between us and stick it in the back of our motor. We turned down the farm lane and eventually found ourselves outside an old barn with potato sacks lying against its cob wall already for collection. Walking up to the farm door, we saw some strange drag marks going right to where the door opened. We knocked on the great cast iron knocker and pressed the bell but all to no avail; so hearing

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voices I looked in the kitchen window and witnessed a sight I will never forget to my dying day.

An old man had hold of a dead bull calf's head, with the rest of the animal lying flat out on a huge pine table. His extended family were in various stages of chopping the animal into usable joints and packing them into sealed plastic bags. I watched the grisly scene for some time until I was spotted by a young woman in a white apron that was liberally bespattered in blood.

She instantly screamed and another man in a check shirt ran over to the window and hurriedly threw the curtains across. Rob commented that he didn’t realise that buying potatoes with me could be so exciting. The next thing we knew the front door opened wide as if by itself and the man in the check shirt's face appeared on its own as if suspended in space and time around the door. He seemed to visibly choke as he asked us what we wanted. We explained that some potatoes

and a few eggs would be nice and his countenance improved visibly. Then he disappeared again as he said that he had to wash his hand first. We waited for a few more minutes and heard muffled voices coming from the kitchen until the man reappeared wearing an old tweed jacket and asked us how many eggs we would like. We took a dozen each and our sack of potatoes and put them in the back of the car. Turning round to pay the farmer, Rob and me looked at each other as he had vanished into thin air and after a quick look round some of the other barns was nowhere to be found. We eventually knocked on the front door again and this time the old man came to the door and asked us what we wanted. We told him we hadn’t paid for the eggs and potatoes The old man rubbed his chin for a moment and then said "just give us a couple of quid sur".

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We oer both long term residential care and short stay respite care for older people. We have consistently had excellent reports from the Care Quality Commission.

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By Ted Gosling, West Country Author and Devon Historian

Shipwrecks

The Berar on the rocks 1896

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n estimation of wrecks along the Devon coast is difficult, records and names are often confused but there is little doubt that more ships are found off East Devon than are recorded.

from Torquay, calling on its way at Sidmouth, Seaton and Lyme Regis. Although these towns had no pier, passengers got ashore via a small bridge thrown out to the beach from the boat.

The Berar was an Italian three-masted barque which ran ashore on the rocks near Rousden. She was laden with about 1,200 tons of planking. The ship soon broke up and the load of timber was scattered all along the shore. No loss of life occurred but the crew suffered terrible hardships and privations. The figurehead of the Berar can be seen in Seaton Museum.

In 1934 the Duchess was wrecked at Sidmouth, having got into difficulties because of a heavy swell and came into Sidmouth beach broadsides. All the passengers were taken off safely but the old and faithful steamer was dismantled where she lay.

Another ship wrecked on Seaton beach during a storm in February 1922 was the Malpas Belle, a Polish registered barque laden with iron ore, here again fortunately, no lives were lost.

The pleasure steamer the Duchess of Devonshire conveyed passengers to Bournemouth and Weymouth

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The figurehead of the Berar

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Harcombe Valley Care Ltd is based in Sidmouth and has been running since 1996. A family run business, they provide a flexible, professional level of caring to clients within their own home.

All our staff are police checked, are fully trained and give the highest standards of care.

The services that Harcombe Valley Care covers, are assisting with washing, bathing, shaving, retiring to bed and getting up, preparation of light meals, housework, shopping and other day to day tasks, so all the everyday living needs are taken care of, allowing the client to remain in their own home.The hours can be varied and are tailored to meet your needs and could be from as little as half an hour to as long as 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

There are no limits to Harcombe Valley Care’s commitment for supporting people in the local community and would do anything to help and keep clients in their familiar, safe and secure surroundings of their own home.

• Personal Care - washing, bathing and dressing • Medication - prompting, monitoring & administration • Domestic Help - shopping, cleaning and other tasks • Meals - preparation and service • Carer Relief, Support Respite & Holiday Cover • Police Checked and Fully Trained Staff • Jobs with us - Join the friendly team.

Experienced & non-experienced welcome.

For more information, contact Harcombe Valley Care on (01395) 513222 “Trusley”, 3 Manstone Close, Sidmouth, EX10 9TZ

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Local historian Ted Gosling looks back in time

In 1992 when most of the shingle was swept away and scoured down to bedrock along the main sea front, and again the keel and rudder of the old steamer were uncovered.

The Grindon Hall was another vessel wrecked off Sidmouth beach. It was on Friday 3rd of November 1916 the Grindon Hall (2,360 tons) bound from France to Barry Docks encountered terrible weather and ended up drifting helplessly off Sidmouth at the eastern end of the town near the shore. Volunteers were asked to help Stephen Reynolds to rescue the crew. First to communicate with the ships captain Brewis were H. Burgess, W.Yeo and others. It was hoped to lower a rope down the cliff to the beach but, owing to the violence of the wind, it had to be abandoned. A Mr Bunner carried a rope over the river and the crew left the ship and landed on the beach.

They were saved with the help of Messers Skinner, Haselock, J.Hayman, W.J.Govier, A.L.Smith, W.Turner, A.C.Drewe, Tom and Bob Wooley, T.P.Syres, H.Spencer,

F.Russell, T.Smith, W.Hook, W.Ware, T.W.Harris, W.Yeo, D.Hook and J.Tapley.

Vessels such as the 73 ton schooner the Friends and the brigantine Julia were wrecked off Exmouth but the most spectacular ship wreck was the MSC Napoli, a United Kingdom flagged container ship.

On January 19th 2007, the ship was taken under tow by the salvage tug Abeille Bourbon to be towed to Portland harbour from off the coast of the Lizard following gale damage. Unable to reach Portland, the Napoli was beached at Branscombe. After containers from the wreck began washing up at Branscombe, around two hundred people went onto the beach to scavenge goods which included new BMW motorcycles. A salvage free-for-all followed until the police closed the beach. The wrecked Napoli became a much photographed subject until mid summer 2009 when she was finally removed.

Ted Gosling

The Napoli

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VEHICLE MAINTENANCE & SALES

Parthorn Salcombe Regis Sidmouth EX10 OJN

The Alfa's a truly practical supercar, 0-62mph in 4.5 seconds and 41.5mpg

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

Small, lightweight and fantastically designed, the 4C is promises much. But the question is, can the Alfa match the expectations?

Thorn Coachworks Car Body Repairs

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Tel: (01395) 514977 Fax: (01395) 514977

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The

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Sidmouth Arts Club Operatic Society MANOR PAVILION, SIDMOUTH

Wish to get in contact?

Website: www.sacos.co.uk

Hello Dolly Easter Performance

Contact: Nigel Broome tel: 01404 831036 nigelanddebs@gmail.com

Our society is an amateur group committed to staging musical theatre in Sidmouth. We exist to provide quality entertainment for audiences at the Manor Pavilion Theatre and as an outlet for the considerable amateur talent that exists in this part of East Devon.

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The

The Society was formed in 1922

Theatre this Easter and we are very

and, apart from a break for WW2,

keen to encourage new members to

has presented either one or two

join either to perform on stage or to

shows every year since then. Our

help behind the scenes.

105th Production South PaciďŹ c will

In the last 5 years alone we have

be staged at the Manor Pavilion

presented Thoroughly Modern

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YOUR SID VALLEY ORGANISATIONS

Hello Dolly

1934 show at the Manor Pavilion

Millie, The Pirates of Penzance, My

and Sullivan Production in the

to hear from you. If you want to

Fair Lady, When the Lights Go On

South West in 2013.

appear on stage, personality and

Again, Half a Sixpence, Ioloanthe,

enthusiasm are equally important

Oklahoma, Musical Memories, The

Although we work very hard

as talent and we are always happy

Sound of Music, The Mikado and

and pride ourselves on our

to help someone who isn t quite

Hello Dolly.

exceptionally fun and derive a lot

sure at first.

of enjoyment each time we stage a Under the auspices of the National

musical. We are extremely friendly

We meet to rehearse in St Peter s

Operatic and Dramatic Association,

and always welcome new support

Church Hall, Sidford on Monday

The Pirates of Penzance won the

of all ages and of all talents. So

and Wednesday evenings and on a

Regional Award for Excellence in

whether you would like to audition

small number of Sunday afternoons

2010, Thoroughly Modern Mille

for a principal part, join the chorus

as the production gets closer.

won Best Musical or Operatic

to sing or dance, help construct

Production in the South West in

scenery, help backstage, help

Find our performances on the

2009 and The Mikado won the Allan

with costumes or props or work

local What s On website:

Brooking Cup for the Best Gilbert

in front of house, we would love

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Memberships Membership subscriptions are £15 per person pa or £20 for family membership. If you are in full time education, the cost is £5 pa. Associate (non acting) membership is also available for £10.

South Pacific

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Opens Saturday 4th April, then runs nightly from 6th to 11th April. (N.B. there there is no Rehearsals at St Peter s Church Hall performance on Easter Sunday) There is also a matinee on Saturday 11th.

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Celebrating 23 years of Business in East Devon

Helen Mulvaney.

BA (Hons), Dip M, .

DipPFS.

MANAGING your MONEY A New Pensions Era

Freedoms and Responsibilities

T

he new pension freedoms planned for April will provide unprecedented freedom to choose how and when to take benefits. There will be much fewer restrictions on how to take benefits and there is no requirement to buy an annuity.

The abolition of the high 55% tax charge on death also means that beneficiaries look set to inherit more. Although there will still be a death tax charge on pension pots for those over 75.

The new freedoms however will inevitably bring a few problems.

Firstly, A recent sur vey conducted by the International Longevity Centre found that almost 70% of respondents aged 55 - 70 actually favoured guaranteed incomes over ones that rise and fall. The survey also found that many people hadn't planned towards their retirement

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The

Proprietor of.

Richmond.

Independent

Helen has been advising clients in the East Devon area for the past 23 years and specialises in the provision of retirement and investment advice.

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

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

and that often they didn't intend to take any advice.

I think the first observation is that the press and the media have demonised annuities, however, for a considerable number of people an annuity might still be the most suitable product.

This is particularly true if you have a low risk threshold, a limited amount of assets and limited income sources. For many people, just the security of a guaranteed income for life is the most important factor and they don't want to contemplate the prospect of running out of income in their later years. It's important to remember that every individual has different requirements and that press comment doesn't necessarily mean that an annuity is no longer suitable. Depending on your circumstances it may still be the

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most suitable choice for many as evidenced in the survey results.

With these new changes it is surprising that people still don't undertake any planning and aren't looking to get professional advice. We believe that this is a very important and now very complex area of planning and therefore experienced, professional advice is important especially if you have built up a large pension pot.

The new pension freedoms (available from April 2015) mean that you can effectively access all your pension pot. However, there are some important issues to consider. Firstly, those who chose to take their benefits early and access all the pot

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may need to think about how long they will need this income. Life expectancy is high and increasing and therefore your pension will need to work very hard to provide for you. Metering out pension pots to ensure a financially secure retirement requires astute long term planning. Even those with large pension pots may find that annuities have some place in their planning. The need for professional advice has never been higher.

Whatever stage of your working life that you've reached it is good practice to keep your pension plan under regular review and ensure that you keep contributing to your pension.

April 2015 changes • Flexible access to pensions from age 55 (this will rise to 57 from 2028) • You will be able to receive 25% of the fund tax free but you won't have to take it in full at outset • Pension drawdown restrictions relaxed • Unfunded public sector schemes, for example, nurses, teachers and the police force are not allowed to transfer.

• Death benefits can be paid to beneficiaries not just dependants and will be tax free on death before age 75 • Death benefits after age 75 will be subject to 45% if paid as a lump sum and then the beneficiary's marginal rate from 2016/17 • Withdrawals from drawdown plans (after tax free cash of 25%) are be subject to the policyholder's marginal tax rate Please contact Helen Mulvaney of Richmond Independent (01395 512166) for independent financial advice on pensions.

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

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Christine Ashby S O L I C I T O R

Local solicitor offering a friendly and professional service: • • • • • • •

Wills and probate Inheritance tax planning Administration of estates Trusts Powers of attorney Court of protection Member of Solicitors for the Elderly

Home visits available - Please call to discuss your requirements 61 Mill Street, Ottery St Mary

Telephone 01404 814303 Email: mail@christineashby.co.uk

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Tax returns from £130 (plus VAT)

CHARTERED TAX ADVISER

Accounts & tax returns from £210 (plus VAT) Covering all areas of accountancy – accounts preparation, tax returns, VAT, book-keeping, payroll, company and new business set-ups.

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

Email: peter_findlay@btconnect.com

Unit 2, Dotton Farmstead, Newton Poppleford, Sidmouth.

Peter Findlay

Tax Consultant & Business Adviser t.

01395 568568

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Your are most welcome to contact us for advice and a free quotation: 01395 514444 or 07973 561055

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HOME & INTERIORS Carpets or Upholstery need cleaning?

Reach 34,000 local residents, right through their front door

We have the solutions!

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Jack says:

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Successfully combining finest traditional personal service with latest technology, highest standards are guaranteed Superb results Extra long Lasting Excellent drying times

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Only £6.50 a week for this advert! (no VAT)

MARTIN PAVER I’ve been cleaning carpets for 38 years!

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INTERIOR / EXTERIOR PAINTING & DECORATING • CARPENTRY • PAVING PATIOS • P.V.C. FACIAS • GUTTERS Please telephone Graham

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No sticky residue left when the carpet has dried!

Carpet mites Bed bugs Dust mites Fleas Remove bacteria Sanitize carpets

Tel: 01395 597320

Mobile: 07977 605162 enquiries@cleaningyourcarpets.co.uk

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Plastering Services PAUL CLARE Telephone 01395 597481 Mobile 07866 496953

NORMAN SPENCER & SON PLUMBING & HEATING ENGINEERS Your local plumber for a professional & reliable service

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Electrical Contractors

J.R. PRATT

APPROVED CONTRACTOR

Experienced in Domestic, Commercial & Industrial Work Kitchens Bathrooms Lighting Electric Heating Fire Alarm Systems

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We’re qualified, clean & reliable

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HOME & INTERIORS 25 years experience • All trades fully qualified

SGS BUILDING SERVICES Extensions and Loft Conversions Kitchens and Bathrooms Windows and Doors Driveways and Flood Defences

Call Roger on 01392 467051 or Graham on 07869 147625

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PLASTERING Chris Small

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277049

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4 GARDEN CARE

Looking for help in the garden?

Covering the Sidmouth Valley area, these longestablished, local businesses can help with your garden care - from landscaping, and garden maintenance to tree surgery, fencing and garden machinery.

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1 983471 4 4 BEN GILBERT FENCING • Domestic and Agricultural Fencing • Decking and Landscaping • Fully Insured • Competitive Rates - Free Estimates

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GARDEN CARE Shane Booth T:01395 274071

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• Free quotations and advice.

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Gardening Do you need a little help with gardening and odd jobs about your house?

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General house maintenance, painting, decorating and general repairs.

Contact David for a free quote:

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TIDE TIMES

Sidmouth Beach

C LOCK T OWER C AFÉ Connaught Gardens, Peak Hill Road, Sidmouth

Situated in the award winning Connaught Gardens with outstanding views over Jacob’s Ladder.

We are open for morning coffee, fabulous breakfasts, full and light lunches, afternoon teas and fantastic homemade cakes!

Open daily from 10am – 5pm (Lunches until 2.30pm)

Tel: 01395 515319 / 512477

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Dogs allowed on main beach until the end of April.

Note British Summer Time begins on the last Sunday in March when you need to add 1 hour to tide times.

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Sidmouth People My Story - Peter Martin

Peter with his dog, Stitch While I grew up in Cirencester in Gloucestershire, Sidmouth has always been a special place to me. I first came to know the town as a boy, when I’d spend the school holidays staying with my grandparents in Exmouth. My grandfather would drive us to Sidmouth for a day out, gently edging his car through the ford before heading up the hill to visit the observatory.

With a zoologist and an entemologist for parents, and a house full of pets to care for including dogs, tropical fish and stick insects (not to mention a pond full of frogs and newts!), my interest in science and animals grew ever stronger, and by my teenage years I was brimming with determination to become a vet. When the holidays came round again, I’d take a break from studying for the all-important A-level exams to stay with my grandparents once again – this time, grandad would drop me off at the Donkey Sanctuary, where I’d spend the day with the veterinary team, dashing about the picturesque East Devon lanes to reach the next donkey in-need.

All that work experience paid off as I won a place at Bristol University’s vet school. Five years of hard study followed – the time that wasn’t spent concentrating on lectures was spent wading through muddy farm yards or learning the ropes in a busy intensive care unit! Vet school is a remarkable time in life for every vet – you emerge with the key to a wonderfully exciting career and some of the best friends you’ll ever have, not least Stitch, the cheeky little whippet x terrier whom I found at a rescue centre in Somerset and has been with me ever since.

My veterinary career began in a mixed practice in Cornwall, seeing all sorts of animal from cats and dogs to dairy cows and racehorses. I enjoyed the outdoor work visiting farms and stables, but it was working with pets that I really fell in love with – it’s an amazing privelege and repsonsibility to care for an animal that means so much to someone.

Next came an adventure in India, working as head vet for two street-dog charities in Kerala. India is a beautiful country but animals have a tough and dangerous life there. You can only scratch the surface of the huge animal welfare problems – but to the individual dogs I treated, I made all the difference, and thanks to a few caring and compassionate people, the nation’s attitude to animals is slowly changing for the better.

I returned to the UK in the freezing winter of 2010, and as I was now working around Exeter and Honiton, where better to live than that beautiful seaside town that grandad had introduced me to all those years ago? Paddling my kayak along the Jurassic Coast a few months later, an idea popped in to my head: a new veterinary practice for Sidmouth, dedicated to pets - why not call it Jurassic Vets? Four years of careful planning culminated in us opening our doors in May 2014 and we’ve been getting busier ever since.

Sidmouth has been incredibly kind to me – every day I’m grateful to live in such a beautiful town and work alongside such friendly and optimistic people.

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The Commander

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always referred to him as The Commander but in truth I never knew his actual rank. It was so natural to imagine him, short of stature, but long in gravitas, strutting across the bridge of some naval ship. I saw quite a lot of him and his wife because they bred King Charles Spaniels. They were a pleasant pair and I got on well with them and they seemed to be living an idyllic retirement. Then tragedy struck. His wife developed a form of dementia, a particularly unpleasant type whereby she became aggressive, both verbally and physically. Apart from attacking him she would repeatedly accuse him of various

misdemeanours. After about a year of this she died.

One hesitates to say it, but there must have been some relief on the part of the Commander and his two grown up sons, each with his own family. To help with the funeral arrangements a family relative of his wife arrived from Canada. She and the Commander got on very well and the upshot was that he went back with her to Canada to live. A happy ending.

Well the sons did not thing so, for there went their inheritance, I never felt so comfortable with either of them as I did with their father. The elder on the two

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PET CARE seemed to have too much of his mother’s aggression, which resulted in an unpleasant episode. He did not come often to my surgery but one day he and his wife came in and placed their dog on my table. They obviously had a great difference of opinion which they continued to air in my surgery. His wife was really letting off steam, until he finally shouted, “shut up”.

This seemed to have no effect so he just smacked her round the face. Well I usually made a point of keeping out of family arguments but at this I had to say, “steady on. I am not having any of that in here”.

I cannot recall the consultation nor seeing much of them as clients after that. Nor was I sorry about that to tell the truth. In my work I saw quite a bit of domestic abuse, but that is a story for another day.

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for all the time I knew him. He had one great asset, his wife. A statuesque blonde, she oozed sexuality, maternity and kindliness in equal quantities. Soon they had four lovely daughters, and the chaotic house filled with dogs, cats, birds, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils; you name it they had it, and they were all well looked after. As you can imagine I was a frequent visitor to this menagerie. There was only one cloud in their happiness. Daughter number four, the youngest, was autistic. Yet they took this misfortune in their stride and it was a happy house, for she was cherished.

girls in the back of the car. She had to negotiate the T junction where the road from Crapstone joins the Plymouth to Tavistock Road across the moor. Who knows what happened in that car. Did the children distract her? As she drove out into the main road, some idiot came hurtling along and smashed into their car. They were all killed outright. All except one. The autistic daughter survived and she and her father started the rest of their lonely life together.

Ken Watson On one fateful day his wife was driving home from visiting a friend in the village of Crapstone, with the

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

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