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Welcome to the Devonshire magazine.

What a truly great summer we've had this year! I'm sure you'll agree that it's been outstanding, day after day of

sunshine - there really was no need to travel abroad for a dose of sunshine.

It's great to nip into town when the weather's good for a spot of shopping and perhaps lunch afterwards. Across the region's towns there have been many changes, some shops closing, others opening, hopefully though, the net effect is that our towns remain vibrant places, with interesting shops, great restaurants and pubs. Of course, we can all help by making a conscious effort to buy locally where possible. The money we spend circulates through the community, so ultimately we all benefit and the towns continue to thrive. To this end, we've launched a SHOP LOCAL campaign, a scheme we've devised to gently remind residents that it really helps their local community if they support their town through spending locally. Just a simple concept, but with the threat of the internet

and large retail chains, where your money forever goes out of the community and into hyperspace, it's important to remind people that if they love their town, it needs their support. You'll see these posters in shop windows - incidentally, if you're a business and would like a poster, please email [email protected]

This issue sees us feature Tavistock (p28). If you haven't visited or have, but not recently, it's a great town to spend time at, with many great shops, eateries and galleries - there's also an excellent museum and a walk along the Tavy with free fishing.

Here at the magazine, we're looking for additional display sales assistance - if you have experience in this field, particularly for the North Devon area, please call and ask for Nigel Jones.

If you use the HUB What's On websites, either as an event organiser, or a member of the public, please be aware of major improvements coming later in the year. These comprise of increased functionality, greater ease-of-use and an interface re-skin. We'll also have a content management widget available, so if you already enter events into the HUB for promotion, why not show these same events in your own website simultaneously, with no extra effort? The HUB currently has over 4,500 organisations registered, who use the HUB to promote their events. North Devon and West Devon HUBs are scheduled to be up and running by the end of the year. One of our missions with the HUB is to share data and to this end we provide data feeds to information portals. If you would like event data fed to your website, please call Nigel.

We welcome your letters and emails:[email protected]

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ANYONE FOR ZIDER!As autumn approaches, we all know apples need harvesting. They're such ornamental fruits, particularly at this time of year, as they glow red in the late afternoon sun. It's hard to believe they're not native, it's even harder to believe they're members of the rose family (Rosaceae). No matter, now your appetite's whetted, time for a pint at the Cider Bar at Newton Abbot.

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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.

COPYRIGHT All material within this magazine are subject to copyright. Excepting adverts, all images within the magazine are copyright to N.Jones unless otherwise specified.

WHAT'S ON? The most comprehensive event promotion both online and offline bar none. Over 4,500 organisations registered for promoting their events

CONTRIBUTORSNigel Jones, Ted Gosling, John Fisher,Helen Mulvaney, Amanda Crump,Averil Quinain, Janet East, FCR Esgen,Natalie Bucklar-Green and Hazel Fergie.

EDITORIALNigel Jones - Editor 01395 [email protected] Royd, 6 Bennetts Hill, Sidmouth Devon EX10 9XH

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5. Editor's LetterThe latest from the Editor.

7. Letter BoxNews snippets from the region.

8. Forthcoming EventsWhat's On listings from the HUB

14. Live Music RoundupGigs, bands and venues.

16. Art ExhibitionsExtensive arts scene listings.

21. Nelson's ColumnJohn Fisher's sage viewpoint!

22. SHOP LOCALA new scheme to help our towns.

28. Tavistock FeaturedA visit to this fine abbey town.

34. Fine DiningGreat places to eat in Devon.

36. A Glamorous Nature With interior designer Susan Folwell.

41. Devonshire DialectBy Ashburton author John Germon.

44. Ottery's Tar BarrelsIt's a blazing tradition.

48. The Old Vet'naryLurid animal tales by Ken Watson.

49. Horse Care - NervesWith Natalie Bucklar-Green.

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Andre Daniels, the owner of Artisan Homes, has a fl air for creating unique pieces of work.

“At the end of July I was really pleased to launch my new moth collection. Over the many years of making furniture, my signature inlays have become even more life -like and eventually evolved into the

collection I have launched in the last few months. Andre tells me that the response has been overwhelming and in the few month they have been made available to the public they have fl own to every corner of the globe from Canada to Australia and London.

“Each moth is unique and can never be repeated and represents the beauty of nature in both the moth and of British timber used to make them. A full collection can be seen in my showroom in Modbury.”I always maintain that Devon has some of the most creative crafts people in the UK, this certainly goes to prove the point, beautiful and unique pieces of art - Editor.

Unfortunately, there are many unscrupulous publishing companies out there, claiming all sorts of circulation figures for their magazines. My opinion on this is that if the publishers donʼt print or sell what they quote, then itʼs fraudulent! To this end, staff at the Devonshire magazine decided a magazine count was in order, so the Mare & Foal Sanctuary was called in to independently verify our print fi gures. Amy (right) verifi ed 9,800 magazines for the South and West Devon issue, with Mary from the Blind Club at Sidmouth verifying 10,200 for our Exeter,

East and Mid Devon issue which are stored at Tipton St John. We also received over 200 South and West Devon magazines at the offi ce making 20,200 magazines in total. Donations were made to each charity involved in the audit. Incidentally, we also have a print certifi cate from the company that print the Devonshire magazine (formerly Coast & Country), stating that weʼve always printed in excess of 10,000 magazines for each version. No other magazine company provides this level of transparency!A couple of the Devonshire magazineʼs sister publications celebrate their 20th year in July next year - I suppose weʼve been around a long time! Editor

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Too Long a Secret!New customers to Austins in Newton Abbot usually comment that it’s one of the best kept secrets in the South West.Family owned and run by David Austin, the Managing Director, who’s always available for a complaint or a compliment (thankfully, we don’t get many complaints!)As Store Director (Trevor Boobyer pictured above), my role is to ensure that all departments are a destination, well worth a visit and to ensure a warm welcome. Situated in Newton Abbot, right on the pedestrianised centre, our store has the following departments: Fashion store, Home Store , Furniture Store, Toy Store and Menswear Store, both of the latter now being refurbished to give a complete modern shopping experience, with courtesy a smile and a welcome.

Once you have been you will you will certainly want to return! You can relax in our Coff ee Shop and sample probably one of the best cheese scones you have ever tasted!BREAKING NEWS - Moss Bros has just joined us and Jones the Boot Makers are arriving mid September.When you visit us if you don’t agree with my words, ask for me or David we love to hear from our customers and we do listen. Trevor.Austins is something of an institution, if you haven’t visited, then you’re missing a great shopping experience! - EditorCommunity Spirit

in bucket loads!Since we launched the SHOP LOCAL scheme in mid September, the Devonshire magazine team have been bowled over by the uptake from businesses across the region. All the team at the Devonshire both live and work here in Devon, so we consider it vital to support local businesses, particularly the shopping/retail sector.

I’m sure that you, the reader, agree we don’t want our towns to die, we want vibrant, busy towns full of interesting shops, places to relax for lunch/dinner. If you want to participate in this scheme, contact Richard on 01395 513383. We have A5 posters you can display in the window, also we’re promoting heavily in all the magazines we produce as well as on the HUB What’s On websites.



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MODEL VILLAGE ILLUMINATIONS (HALLOWEEN EVENT) 25 Oct to 31 Oct - You wont be disappointed at the enchanting atmosphere/experience of the lights, Babbacombe Model Village, Hampton Avenue, Babbacombe.

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL 25 Oct to 31 Oct - Explore the pumpkin trail & discover the Halloween treasure, Devon Railway Centre, The Station, Bickleigh.

SNAKES & LANTERNS 26 Oct to 30 Oct - Expect Thrills & Chills this half term! Powderham Castle, Kenton, Exeter, 11.00am.

MINI HORRORS, THRILLS & CHILLS 27 Oct to 31 Oct - Halloween evenings at the model village, which takes on a spooky twist, Babbacombe Model Village, Hampton Avenue, Babbacombe.

COCKINGTON COURT HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL 27 Oct to 31 Oct - Halloween inspired arts & crafts activities for the whole family to enjoy, Cockington Court, Cockington County Park, Cockington.

JOLLYWEEN 27 Oct to 02 Nov - Jollyween, treats with no tricks, pumpkin carving & traditional

entertainment, Pennywell Farm & Wildlife Centre, Lower Dean, Buckfastleigh.

SUPER SPOOKY HAUNTED HALLOWEEN TREASURE HUNT 27 Oct to 02 Nov - Your little monsters won't want to miss our Halloween-themed treasure hunt pac, Hannahs at Seale-Hayne, Howton Lane, Newton Abbot, 10.00am.

HALLOWE'EN BEWITCHED TRAIL 28 Oct to 30 Oct - Can you break the witches spell? Occombe Farm, Paignton, 10.00am.

SHADOWS OF WAR 28 Oct to 29 Oct - Three one-act ballets touched in some way by war, Theatre Royal Plymouth, Royal Parade, Plymouth.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 30 Oct to 01 Nov - Magical production of the family favourite, Theatre Royal Plymouth, Royal Parade, Plymouth.

THE HAPPY PRINCE 07 Nov - Chantry Dance Company, Cygnet Theatre, Friars Gate, Exeter, 7.30pm.

Children

CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES Until 30 Nov - Children's Activities held throughout the year, Stover Country Park, Stover Country Park, Newton Abbot.

THE STORY GIANT 10 Oct - "The Story Giant" is a captivating family show for all based on Dartmoor,, Manaton Parish Hall Committee, Parish Hall, Newton Abbot, 7.30pm.

FARMWISE 14 Oct - A fun event for children where they can touch, feel & even smell how farms work, Westpoint Arena, Clyst St Mary, Exeter.

MOSHI MONSTERS AT TRAGO 25 Oct - Meet the Moshi Monsters at Trago, Trago Mills, The Garden Park, Newton Abbot.

MAKE AND TAKE: HALLOWEEN 2014 - THAT'S SPOOKY 25 Oct - Fun 60-minute craft sessions filled with spooky things, (donations welcomed), Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery, Drake Circus, Plymouth.

Ballet

ROH LIVE: MANON LESCAUT 16 Oct - Kenneth MacMillan | Jules Massenet | Ballet in three acts. 2h35m, The Flavel Arts Centre, Flavel Place, Dartmouth, 7.15pm.

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Forthcoming EventsOctober & November 2014

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Kingskerswell Parish Church, Church End Road, Kingskerswell, 3.00pm.

REQUIEM FOR ARMISTICE DAY 11 Nov - Fauré Requiem (Exeter Cathedral Choir), Exeter Cathedral, 1 The Cloisters, Exeter, 7.30pm.

NEW GENERATION ARTISTS' - OPERA HIGHLIGHTS 14 Nov - 'Music in the Castle': Opera Highlights by postgraduate students of RWCMD, Powderham Castle Organ Fund, Powderham Castle, Kenton, 7.30pm.

THE PITY OF WAR 15 Nov - A concert to commemorate the start of the First World War, Exeter Symphony Orchestra, Southernhay United Reformed Church, Exeter, 7.30pm.

PIANO RECITAL BY DUNCAN HONEYBOURNE 16 Nov - Recital by Duncan Honeybourne entitled 'In The Old Style', St Lawrence Chapel, St Lawrence Lane, Ashburton.

RECITAL OF SONG BY CLARE LASH-WILLIAMS 29 Nov - Recital of Song by Soprano Clare Lash-Williams with piano accompaniment, St Lawrence Chapel, St Lawrence Lane, Ashburton, 7.30pm.

Collectors

MATFORD CENTRE ANTIQUES & COLLECTORS FAIR 04 Oct - Large antiques and collectors fair, Matford Centre, Exeter City Council, Exeter, 9.00am.

PLYMOUTH POSTCARD COLLECTORS 08 Oct - AGM, bring & buy sale and buffet, Plymouth Postcard Collectors Club, Scout Centre, Plymouth, 7.00pm.

TORQUAY & TEIGNBRIDGE STAMP FAIR 11 Oct - Stamp Fair, Torquay & Teignbridge Stamp Club, St Michael's Church Hall, Kingsteignton, 10.00am.

EXETER RECORD & CD FAIR, CORN EXCHANGE EXETER 08 Nov - Lots of dealers having masses of good quality Vinyl Records, CD's to purchase, Exeter Record & CD Fair, The Corn Exchange, Exeter, 9.30am.


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HALLOWEEN EXPRESS 31 Oct - Scary! A special train leaving from Buckfastleigh. Can pre-book, South Devon Railway, Buckfastleigh Station, Buckfastleigh, 6.30pm.

HALLOWE'EN AT GREENWAY 31 Oct - There are spooky goings on at Greenway this half term, Greenway National Trust, Greenway Road, Galmpton, 10.30am.

HALLOWEEN 'MAGICAL DWELLINGS' WITH NATUREMAKE 31 Oct - Come and take part in this unique, magical, artist led nature craft workshop, The Flavel Arts Centre, Flavel Place, Dartmouth, 10.00am.

HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR 31 Oct - Dress to distress and join us for a night of Halloween hi-jinks and family-friendly, Hannahs at Seale-Hayne, Howton Lane, Newton Abbot, 8.00pm.

BONFIRE NIGHT 05 Nov - A spectacular evening of music, bonfire and a fantastic fireworks display, Plymouth City Council, Armada Way, Plymouth, 6.00pm.

Choirs

EXETER CHORAL SOCIETY REHEARSALS Until 02 Dec - Rehearsing for music by Mozart including Great Mass in C minor, Exeter Choral Society, Upper Room, Exeter, 7.15pm.

IN CONCERT 03 Oct - Two Choirs in Concert, Sir Joshua Reynolds Choir, St. Bartholomew's Church, Yealmpton, 7.30pm.

BACH CANTATA SERVICE 05 Oct - Liturgical performance of J.S.Bach Cantata 27, Exeter Cathedral, 1 The Cloisters, Exeter, 6.30pm.

AN AUTUMN SERENADE 11 Oct - West Devon Chorale: An Autumn Serenade, West Devon Chorale, Minster Church of St Andrews, Plymouth, 7.30pm.

AUTUMN CONCERTO 17 Oct to 18 Oct - A lively Concert of favourite G & S songs and choruses, Gilbert & Sullivan Society (Torbay Branch), Livermead House Hotel, Torquay, 7.30pm.

Classical Music

SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS & PLYMOUTH POLICE CHOIRS 03 Oct - Enjoy an evening of classical music. Admission includes wine or soft drink, Plymouth Area Police Choir, St Bartholomew's Church, Yealmpton, 7.30pm.

PLYMOUTH JAZZ CLUB 05 Oct - Fraser Weekes Quartet with Claire Hoinville, Plymouth Jazz Club, The Royal British Legion Club, Plymouth, 7.30pm.

MUSICA DOMESTICA 18 Oct - Musica Domestica play music by Handel, Vivaldi and Bach, Totnes Early Music Society, St Mary's Church, Totnes.

MASTERS OF THE KING'S MUSICK 24 Oct - Presentation in words and music by

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PAUL POTTS 29 Oct - Paul Pott's brand new live tour, Plymouth Pavilions, Millbay Road, Plymouth, 7.30pm.

EXETER PHILHARMONIC CHOIR CONCERT 08 Nov - Williams -Tsunami Requiem, Millington - A Sequence for Devon, Rutter-Gloria, Exeter Philharmonic Choir, Mint Methodist Church, Exeter, 7.30pm.

ENSEMBLE MERIDIANA 08 Nov - French baroque music from this award-winning ensemble, Totnes Early Music Society, St Mary's Church, Totnes.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERT 09 Nov - "Remember", A concert of words and music commemorating WW1,

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Comedy

STEPHEN FRY LIVE FROM THE ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL 01 Oct - Stephen Fry Live from the Royal Festival Hall. Live Satellite Event, The Flavel Arts Centre, Flavel Place, Dartmouth.

STAND-UP/COMEDY NIGHT 01 Oct & 05 Nov - A Wednesday evening of stand-up comedy, B-Bar, Plymouth.

VARIETY CONCERT 04 Oct - Annual Variety Concert in aid of Christmas Lights Fund, Chudfest, Chudleigh Community School Hall, Chudleigh, 7.00pm.

AL MURRAY 17 Oct - Al Murrays new show: One Man,

One Guvnor, Princess Theatre, Torbay Road, Torquay, 7.30pm.

DAWN FRENCH 21 Oct to 22 Oct - Dawn's latest show: 30 Million Minutes is based on her life & career, Princess Theatre, Torbay Road, Torquay, 7.30pm.

KATHERINE RYAN 06 Nov - As seen on BBC's Mock the Week, 8 Out of Ten Cats, Dave's One Night Stand, Exeter Phoenix, Brandninch Place, Exeter.

MARK WATSON 20 Nov - Winner of five major comedy awards. 24-hour-show luminary. Novelist and Comedian, Exeter Phoenix, Brandninch Place, Exeter, 8.00pm.

MARK THOMAS 26 Nov - A comedy of betrayal. Following his award winning show Bravo Figaro, Mark


challenges, Rotary Club of Totnes, Dart Bridge, Buckfastleigh, 9.00am.

EXETER'S GREAT WEST RUN 19 Oct - DAAT are the official local charity partner for the Sunday run, Devon Air Ambulance Trust, 5 Sandpiper Court, Exeter, 10.00am.

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD 23 Oct - DCF's annual Volunteer of the Year Awards association with BBC Radio Devon, Devon Community Foundation, Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, 7.00pm.

Craft

MONOPRINT & DRYPOINT PRINTMAKING 18 Oct - Printmaking workshop with Anita Reynolds, Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Phoenix Hall, Bovey Tracey, 10.00am.

CRAFT FAIR 18 Oct - Craft Fair, Teign Heritage Centre, 29 French Street, Teignmouth, 10.00am.

THE BIG DRAW 29 Oct to 30 Oct - Create a folklore forest in the gallery! Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, 11.00am.

Thomas, Exeter Phoenix, Brandninch Place, Exeter, 8.00pm.

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Fairs

HENNOCK APPLE DAY 05 Oct - The Annual Hennock Apple Day, Hennock Parish, West Hele Farm, Bovey Tracey, 11.00am.

GOOSE FAIR OPEN DAY 08 Oct - Cattle Market Open Day providing a traditional feel to Goose Fair, Tavistock Goose Fair Open Day, Tavistock Livestock Centre, Tavistock, 10.00am.

MICHAELMAS FAIR 06 Nov - Michaelmas fair in aid of ABF The Soldiers' Charity, Powderham Castle, Kenton, Exeter.

Festivals

FOOD & DRINK

POWDERHAM FOOD FESTIVAL 04 Oct - A fantastic celebration of local food in a beautiful historic setting, Powderham Food Festival, Powderham Castle, Kenton.

BEER FESTIVAL 04 Oct - Devonport Guildhall & Summerskills Brewery present our very own beer festival! Real Ideas Organisation, Devonport Guildhall, Plymouth, 12.00pm.

APPLE DAY 19 Oct - Food & crafts festival showcasing local foods, crafts, apples, juices & ciders, Cockington Court, Torquay.

DARTMOUTH FOOD FESTIVAL 2014 24 Oct to 26 Oct - Showcases local produce and culinary skills in & around Dartmouth, Dartmouth Food Festival, c/o Firmount House, Kingswear.

APPLE DAY AT WOODHUISH 12 Nov - Celebrate autumn at apple day, Coleton Fishacre, Woodhuish, Kingswear.

GENERAL

PLYMOUTH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL 17 Oct to 25 Oct - Joanna Trollope, Kate Adie, Will Self, Sir Andrew Motion and many more, Peninsula Arts, Plymouth University, Plymouth.

APPLE PRESSING DAY AND AUTUMN FESTIVAL 19 Oct - Community apple pressing, activities, Sustrans bike ride, The Sharpham

Trust, Sharpham House, Totnes.

MUSIC

THE TWO MOORS FESTIVAL 15 Oct to 25 Oct - Since 2001, talented musicians play across the Moors see more on southdevonhub.co.uk, The Two Moors Festival.

TEIGNMOUTH JAZZ FESTIVAL 14 Nov to 16 Nov - Enjoy the 25th anniversary of the jazz festival, Friends of


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INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE DEVON MOORS 06 Nov - Illustrated talk by Dr Mick Atkinson, Industrial Historian, Devon Rural Archive, Shilstone, Modbury, 7.00pm.

Opera

ELLEN KENT'S MADAMA BUTTERFLY 08 Oct - Puccini's classic opera and a firm favourite, Princess Theatre, Torbay Road, Torquay, 7.30pm.

ROH LIVE: I DUE FOSCARI 27 Oct - Giuseppe Verdi | Opera in three acts Sung in Italian - 2h35m inc. 1 Interval, The Flavel Arts Centre, Flavel Place, Dartmouth, 7.15pm.

GLYNDEBOURNE TOUR 2014 (THE LYRIC) 25 Nov to 27 Nov - Performance of Mozart's La Finta Giardiniera, Theatre Royal Plymouth, Royal Parade, Plymouth.

Shows

OLD MACDONALD HAD A FARM 04 Oct - The Peoples Theatre Company Present, Tavistock Wharf, Canal Road, Tavistock, 2.00pm.

Teignmouth Jazz Festival, The Town Centre, Teignmouth.

Market Days

FARMERS & COUNTRY

BUCKFASTLEIGH FARMERS MARKET 02 Oct - Usually takes place every Thursday, Buckfastleigh Farmers Market, Near Globe Inn, Buckfastleigh, 10.00am.

BOVEY TRACEY FARMERS' MARKET 04, 18 Oct - Local produce & delicacies, Bovey Tracey Farmers Market, Town Square, Bovey Tracey, 8.30am.

KINGSBRIDGE FARMERS' MARKET 04, 18 Oct & 01, 15 Nov - Average of 30 stalls selling a range of local produce 1st & 3rd Sat of month, Kingsbridge Farmers Market, Town Square, Kingsbridge, 9.00am.

DARTMOUTH FARMERS MARKET 11 Oct & 08 Nov - Local produce for local people from a local source, Dartmouth Farmers Market, Market Square, Dartmouth.

INDOOR MARKET

WIDECOMBE CRAFT MARKET 02, 09, 16, 23, 31 Oct & 07 Nov - A variety of hand made products all created by Devon crafters! Widecombe Craft Markets, National Trust 16th Century Church House, Widecombe In The Moor, 10.00am.

CHAGFORD FLEA MARKET 03, 10 , 17, 24 Oct - A flea market packed with great bargains every week, Hyson Fairs Ltd, Jubilee Hall, Chagford, 10.00am.

DEVONPORT GUILDHALL FOOD AND CRAFT MARKET 25 Oct & 08 Nov - An exciting food and craft market held on the second Saturday of every month! Real Ideas Organisation, Devonport Guildhall, Plymouth, 10.00am.

MARKET DAYS

BRIXHAM ART & CRAFT MARKET 04 Oct - Harbourside stalls, weather permitting, Brixham Art & Craft Market, The Old Market House, Brixham.

MANATON MONTHLY MARKET 21 Oct & 18 Nov - Offering fresh local goods- each third Tuesday every month, Manaton Parish Hall Committee, Parish Hall, Newton Abbot, 10.30am.

Heritage

TORQUAY MUSEUM Until 04 Oct - Collections of national and international significance, Torquay Museum, 529 Babbacombe Road, Torquay.

TEIGNMOUTH AND SHALDON REMEMBER Until 30 Oct - World War 1 Centenary Exhibition, Teign Heritage Centre, 29 French Street, Teignmouth.

FIRST WORLD WAR COMMEMORATION Until 08 Nov - Overbecks commemorates its 100th birthday, Overbecks, Sharpitor, Salcombe, 11.00am.

NAVAL COLLEGE GUIDED TOUR 06, 13, 20, 27 Oct - Britannia Royal Naval College guided tour, Britannia Royal Naval College, College Way, Dartmouth.

TRAFALGAR SERVICE 19 Oct - A service to commemorate Nelson's victory at Trafalgar in 1805, Exeter Flotilla, Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, 11.30am.

DARTMOOR TALES TRAIL 25 Oct to 02 Nov - Follow the spooky trail


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Theatre

PLAYS

THE STORY GIANT 03 Oct - "The Story Giant" is a captivating family show for all based on Dartmoor,, Manaton Parish Hall Committee, Parish Hall, Newton Abbot, 7.30pm.

OTHELLO (THE LYRIC) 04 Oct to 11 Oct - Frantic Assembly return with Shakespeare's Othello, Theatre Royal Plymouth, Royal Parade, Plymouth.

THE COMPANY OF WOLVES 30 Oct to 31 Oct - Outdoor promenade theatre adventure for runners and walkers at Sharpham, The Sharpham Trust, Sharpham House, Totnes, 7.00pm.

CIRKUS SPECTAKULAR 19 Oct - Puppet theatre for all the family, Angel Heart Theatre, Chudleigh Community School Hall, Newton Abbot, 3.00pm.

PROMENADE PERFORMANCE: DOCTOR FAUSTUS 21 Oct to 01 Nov - Blending theatre with live music and film projection, Royal Albert Memorial Museum RAMM, St Nicholas Priory, Exeter, 7.00pm.

SHALDON BONFIRE & FIREWORKS NIGHT 01 Nov - A great family event, Shaldon Parish Council, Shaldon Beach, 6.30pm.

GRAND FIREWORK DISPLAY 01 Nov - Saturday evening will light up with a grand firework display, Lions Club of Tavistock, Tavistock Meadows, 7.00pm.OPTIMISM

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BLUES

RICK AND STEVE PAYNE: FINGER STYLE BLUES 17 Oct - Alone they are wizards on the guitar; together they are totally spell binding!, The Flavel Arts Centre, Flavel Place, Dartmouth, 8.00pm.

COUNTRY & BLUEGRASS

THE CARRIVICK SISTERS 11 Oct - Music Event with two course supper, Friends of Prawle Point (NCI), Charleton Village Hall, Kingsbridge, 7.00pm.

FOLK ROOTS & ACOUSTIC

JACKIE OATES CONCERT 04 Oct - Folk Concert with Jackie Oates, South Brent Folk Festival, South Brent Village Hall, South Brent, 7.30pm.

JOSIENNE CLARKE & BEN WALKER SUPPORT 12 Oct - Their new album 'Nothing Can Bring Back The Hour' is released on October 13, World Unlimited, Kingskerswell Parish Church, Kingskerswell, 7.00pm.

MAZ O'CONNOR SUPPORT HARBOTTLE & JONAS 17 Oct - 'the folk album of the year thus far', World Unlimited, Kingskerswell Parish Church, Kingskerswell, 7.00pm.

BASKERY SUPPORT CROW PUPPETS 21 Oct - Baskery are three sisters from Sweden,, World Unlimited, Kingskerswell Parish Church, Kingskerswell, 7.00pm.

TARRAS 01 Nov - Acoustic trio, World Unlimited, Kingskerswell Parish Church, Kingskerswell, 7.00pm.

Live Music Roundup

MARTIN STEPHENSON ALEX GREGORY 14 Nov - The legendary Martin Stephenson, World Unlimited, St Bartholomews Church, Newton Abbot, 7.00pm.

BOO HEWARDINE SUPPORT EMILY HOWARD 18 Nov - New Best Of Album released in November, World Unlimited, Kingskerswell Parish Church, Kingskerswell, 7.00pm.

LISBEE STAINTON SUPPORT PETER CRAWFORD 22 Nov - 'Bound for glory' an exquisite slice of traditional songwriting, World Unlimited, Kingskerswell Parish Church, Kingskerswell, 7.00pm.

JAZZ

OLA ONABULE 11 Oct - Ola Onabule, Live Music at the Flavel in Dartmouth, The Flavel Arts Centre, Flavel Place, Dartmouth, 8.00pm.

MOONLIGHT SAVING TIME 22 Oct - Moonlight Saving Time combine bold improvisation with atmospheric grooves, Fougou Media, South Devon Arts Centre, Totnes, 8.00pm.

SUNDAY JAZZ LUNCH 02 Nov - Traditional Sunday lunch & Jazz is performed by local band Desperate Measures, Bedford Hotel Tavistock, 1 Plymouth Road, Tavistock.

JAZZ CLUB 07 Nov - Enjoy a seasonal two course dinner accompanied by the smooth sounds of jazz, Coleton Fishacre, Brownstone Road, Kingswear, 7.00pm.

POPULAR

THE BEAT 03 Oct - One of the biggest bands of the 2-Tone movement, The Beat present fusion rhythms, Exeter Phoenix, Brandninch Place, Exeter.

KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES 06 Oct - Cardiff band Kids In Glass Houses are known for their pop-rock sound, Exeter Phoenix, Brandninch Place, Exeter, 8.00pm.

SHOW OF HANDS 08 Oct - Show of Hands are undeniably one of the strongest current forces in acoustic music, Exeter Phoenix, Brandninch Place, Exeter, 8.00pm.

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EXETER RECORD & CD FAIR, CORN EXCHANGE EXETER 08 Nov - Lots of dealers having masses of good quality Vinyl Records and CD's

to purchase, Exeter Record & CD Fair, The Corn Exchange, Exeter, 9.30am.

THE FISHERMAN'S FRIENDS 16 Nov - The Fisherman's Friends are shanty singers from Port Isaac in Cornwall , Exeter Phoenix, Brandninch Place, Exeter, 8.00pm.

MATT SCHOFIELD 29 Nov - The British guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer, blues guitar at its best, Exeter Phoenix, Brandninch Place, Exeter, 8.00pm.

ROCK & METAL

DAVID KNOPFLER 18 Oct - Guitarist, singer-songwriter and founder member of 70's band 'Dire Straits', The Flavel Arts Centre, Flavel Place, Dartmouth, 8.00pm.

NICK MULVEY 09 Oct - At 28 years of age, Nick Mulvey has accomplished more than most musicians, Exeter Phoenix, Brandninch Place, Exeter, 8.00pm.

NERINA PALLOT 14 Oct - A gifted singer songwriter who writes soulful lyrical songs woven with passion, Exeter Phoenix, Brandninch Place, Exeter, 8.00pm.

IAN PROWES & AMSTERDAM 09 Nov - Merseyside hero Ian Prowse and his band Amsterdam perform their most noted songs, Exeter Phoenix, Brandninch Place, Exeter, 8.00pm.

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Friday 24th OctoberJohn Mayall – Princess Theatre, Torquaywww.atgtickets.com/torquay

Blues legend John Mayall returns for his 80th anniversary tour with special guests King King in this explosive blues bill. Sporting the formidable title ‘Godfather of British Blues’ and an OBE, John Mayall is regarded by many as blues’ most influential artist. His pioneering band The Bluesbreakers, launched the careers of band members Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Peter Green and Mick Taylor. 45 albums later and John is still giving life to his captivating and authentic sounds. John Mayall is joined by King King, a revolutionary blues band with an electrifying rock/funk twist. Ticket prices from £29.40, booking office 0844 871 3023, 7.30pm start.

OCTOBER & NOVEMBER 2014Live Music


Soprano Gillian KeithEach year, the 10 day long Two Moors Festival brings concertgoers in from as far as America and Europe to enjoy sensational chamber performances, set in some of the most beautiful areas in Devon.Once again, Ashburton plays host to the Festival. In its fourteenth year, this world class event brings the finest artists to the depths of Devon. Known for BBC Radio 3 live broadcasts, and as Classic FM’s festival in the Southwest, local businesses benefit by £300,000 from the many visitors coming from all over the UK.

As part of the Festival, soprano Gillian Keith (“tirelessly vaulting into the vocal stratospheres” - the Times), American tenor Tom Randle and pianist, Gary Matthewman, will be singing in St Andrew’s Church on Thursday, 16th October at 7.30pm. Their appearances in the world’s finest opera houses, together with concert engagements at

the Edinburgh Festival, the Proms, and with the finest international orchestras are too numerous to mention.The programme has something for everyone from Handel’s glorious “Where e’er you walk” to West Side Story excerpts plus a bit of Rossini thrown in for good measure. Even Thomas Arne’s “Ravishing Delight” creeps in as does “Sound the Trumpet”.

Do put this date in the diary - you’ll have a wonderful evening!

Tickets are £17, £20 or £25.

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Full details are on the Festival websitewww.thetwomoorsfestival.co.uk.

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

Two Moors FestivalOpera and Song at its best - 15 to 25 October

Wednesday 8th OctoberShow Of Hands - The Phoenix, Exeterwww.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Steve Knightley and Phil Beer are widely acknowledged as the finest acoustic roots duo in England. Steve who writes most of their inspired material and Phil a dazzling multi instrumentalist, have built up a huge following which has seen them sell out the Royal Albert Hall three times, headline major festivals from Glastonbury to WOMAD and playing all over the world, from Europe to America, Australia and India. Tickets £22.50, seated, doors open at 7.30 for 8pm start

Thursday 23rd OctoberThe Steve Gibbons BandPalace Theatre, Paignton

Steve first came to prominence as the leader of The Uglys, an uncompromising outfit at the forefront of the City’s burgeoning 1960s music scene. By the early 1970s he had formed the five-piece Steve Gibbons Band which enjoyed success in the singles charts. With a huge international following, Steve’s long career has encompassed 17 albums. Along the way he has worked and toured with many bands including The Who, Little Feat, Lynard Skynard and E.L.O. in 1981. Plus Support Band, Ticket price £13.50 Box Office: 01803 665800

Friday 14th NovemberThe Toy Hearts & Julian DawsonVictory Hall, Whimplewww.onawhimprotions

One thing about The Toy Hearts is clear: their love for the music, they manage to tip their hats to their influences from Bluegrass, Country and Swing, while making their own mark, and having their own distinct style, which is quite different to that of those whom inspire them. Having toured extensively since making their first record in 2006, they have played gigs and festivals across the UK, Europe and USA. They have opened for the likes of Robert Plant, Imelda May & Ricky Skaggs. And with special guest, Julian Dawson. Singer, songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, author, Plainsong member and busy solo performer. His unique path so far has included recording with avant-garde Germans Can to stellar co-writes and collaborations in Nashville, Austin, New York and London. Doors open at 6.30 for a 7.30 start, Tickets £10, John 07548 278276 & licensed bar.

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Forthcoming Art Exhibitions

October & November 2014


Charlie O’Sullivan - 01 to 14 NovSolo show of 30 new paintings by

acclaimed South West artist Charlie O’Sullivan.

Full colour catalogue and private view invite for 01 Nov from 11.00am.

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The Beloved Hare Exhibition of paintings and prints

The Hare is symbolic of renewal and re birth. To celebrate our freshly renovated gallery room we are filling it with brand new art related to the spirit of the Hare.

Frames and Boxes, 01626 33596510 Bank Street, Newton Abbot TQ12 2JW

facebook.com/galleryfabwww.brookgallery.co.uk 01395 443003Open Tues - Sat 10.30 - 5.00 Sun 2.00 - 4.30

EXHIBITIONS

Wood EngravingDeveloping the medium18 Oct to 16 Nov - Featuring Anne Desmet RA and works from Edwina Ellis, Peter Lawrence, Peter Smith and Roy Willingham.

Amanda Popham - 01 to 14 NovMuch anticipated Annual Solo show

of 60 new pottery works.

Don’t miss the private view from 11.00am on 01 Nov.

View on webwww.steamgallery.co.uk

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JERWOOD MAKERS OPEN Until 19 Oct - Showcase of new work by emerging artists, Hannahs at Seale-Hayne, Howton Lane, Newton Abbot, 10.00am.

DETACHED AND TIMELESS Until 02 Nov - Contemporary artists inspired by nature and spirit of place, Royal Albert Memorial Museum RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 10.00am.

WEST COUNTRY ARTISTS Until 30 Nov - Originals and Limited Edition prints of local scenes by West country artists, Mayflower Galleries, 21 West Street, Tavistock, 9.30am.

WALK ON Until 13 Dec - Walk On: From Richard Long to Janet Cardiff 40 Years of Art Walking, Peninsula Arts, Plymouth University, Plymouth, 10.00am.

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

THE HAPPY HARE Until 11 Oct - Exhibition of paintings and prints of the beloved Hare. A symbol of renewal, Frames and Boxes Gallery, 10 Bank Street, Newton Abbot, 9.00am.

THE EYE OF THE HEART Until 12 Oct - Paintings and mixed media works by David Hamling, Harbour House, The Promenade, Kingsbridge, 10.00am.

TAVISTOCK WHARF ART GALLERY Until 15 Oct - Gallery open Mon - Sat (closed Sundays & Bank Holidays), Wharf Gallery, Address, Tavistock, 10.00am.

GALLERIES

Diane Mcguinness - Kaya Gallery

Debbie Boon - 'The Listener' - Frames and Boxes

Anthony Amos - 'Laid Up' - The Brownston Gallery


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EXHIBITIONS

Masako Whitehouse and Paul JacksonUntil 01 NovPaul and Masako studied at Harrow School of Art and it’s where their journey and friendship began.

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Winter Exhibition08 Nov to Christmas EveMixed show by gallery favourites.

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ARTISTS OF THE DEVONSHIRE ASSOCIATION 10 Oct to 26 Oct - Exhibition by 25 well-known Devon artists, Devonshire Association, gloss-Art, Exeter, 9.30am.

SOUTH HAMS ARTS FORUM ARTS TRAIL 18 Oct to 26 Oct - Artworks by 11 local talented artists on display, SHAF, Market Hall, Kingsbridge, 10.00am.

SOUTH HAMS ARTS FORUM ARTS TRAIL 18 Oct to 26 Oct - Discover artworks at 51 home studios and galleries, from Wembury to Dartmouth, SHAF, ArtSix, Yealmpton, 10.00am.

WOOD ENGRAVING - DEVELOPING THE MEDIUM 18 Oct to 16 Nov - Featuring Work by Anne Desmet RA, Brook Gallery, Foreshore House, Budleigh Salterton.

THE WARMTH OF SHAPE AND COLOUR 25 Oct to 08 Nov - Open art exhibition featuring a wide range of responses to the theme, Harbour House, The Promenade, Kingsbridge, 10.00am.

HANNAHS ART/HANNAHWOOD EXHIBITION 25 Oct to 09 Nov - Guests from both our Ivybridge and Seale-Hayne sites present their annual art, Hannahs at Seale-Hayne, Howton Lane, Newton Abbot, 10.00am.

'THIS CORNER OF THE EARTH'; STEWART EDMONDSON 25 Oct to 25 Nov - A solo show of 30 stunning new paintings of Devon by Dartmoor based Stewart, Dart Gallery, 4, Dartmouth, 10.00am.

CHARLIE O'SULLIVAN - SOLO SHOW 01 Nov to 13 Nov - A two-week solo exhibition of new work by Charlie O'Sullivan, Marine House at Beer, Marine House, Beer.

AMANDA POPHAM - SOLO SHOW 01 Nov to 13 Nov - Two-week solo exhibition of new work by Amanda Popham, Marine House at Beer, Steam Gallery, Beer.

PEREGRINATION 12 Nov to 23 Nov - An exhibition of oil paintings by Jolanta Bogdan, Harbour House, The Promenade, Kingsbridge, 10.00am.

ART & SOUL: VICTORIANS AND THE GOTHIC 22 Nov to 01 Feb - A rare opportunity to see works by some of the greatest 19th century artists, Royal Albert Memorial Museum RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter, 10.00am.

TWO VISITS IN EXETER 27 Nov - Private visit to the studio of an international mosaic artist and a Gallery, Art Fund, Exeter, 11.00am.

Jackie Gale - Contemporary Textile Art

Charlie O’Sullivan - ‘Beyond The Terminus of Memory’ - Marine House at Beer© Falmouth Art Gallery - 'The Lady of Shalott JW Waterhouse'

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Amanda PophamHer annual solo show at Steam Gallery

with over 60 new worksSaturday 1 November to Friday 14 November

Steam Gallery’s event of the year the greatly anticipated solo show by Amanda Popham. She remains endlessly inventive and this show can only serve to enhance her reputation as one of the world’s great sculptural potters. Get in early to avoid disappointment!

Charlie O’Sullivan is firmly established as one of Britain’s leading contemporary artists with an international following. This show of 30 new works simply reinforces the evolution of her style and the depth of her imagination. The title she has chosen is “Beyond the Terminus of Memory”.

“In his 1949 book, Beyond the Terminus of Stars,

the East End poet Hugo Manning asks, ‘In the oceans wastes, is the albatross alone happy?’ For him, I believe the answer lay between rumour and reality, truth and fiction, that place best occupied by storytelling. The point where memory overlaps with imagination forms an inspirational and creative frontier. This is the departure point for the body of over thirty

new works I have painted for this show. “Beyond the Terminus of Memory”, inspired by Manning’s title, seemed to fit what this group of paintings tries to achieve. My painting continues to explore new ways of working and new materials. My visual interpretation of the narrative or story line is the fundamental underpinning to my compositions.”

Charlie O’Sullivan SWAc ‘Beyond the terminus of memory’

A major solo show at Marine HouseSaturday 1 November to Friday 14 November

Charlie O’Sullivan - ‘As Evening Blues Draw Closer’ - 40x40cms - Mixed Media on Wood

Charlie O’Sullivan - ‘Apples and Afterthoughts’ - 76x76cms - Mixed Media on wood

Charlie O’Sullivan - ‘Beyond The Terminus of Memory’ - 100x100cms - Mixed Media on Canvas (detail)

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Nelson’s Column A point of view!

by JOHN FISHER

DOZENS OF STATUES in London and

Manchester were given voice this summer

in an imaginative new arts initiative that

allows a passer-by to swipe a smartphone

across a nearby tag and hear them talk.

Abraham Lincoln in Mancheter has been

voiced by Tom Conti, Sherlock Holmes

in London’s Baker Street has the voice of

Anthony Horowitz (and a script by Tom

Stoppard).

But don’t expect some polite recitation of

their life and works from these monoliths.

That would be as mundane as the captions on

their plinths. Take John Wilkes for example,

a notorious 18th century parliamentarian,

advocate of free speech and rakehell.

He confronts passers-by in Fetter Lane with

the voice of Jeremy Paxman, no less, who

snarls: “It’s the ugliest man in England

here but leave me alone with your wife or

daughter, and you would better be back within

20 minutes or I’ll have talked my face away

and we’ll be upstairs.” Wilkes’s rant lasts for

3 minutes and 42 seconds and ends with an

abrupt, “Now go away!”

The work of a small creative team called Sing

London, (tap in www.singlondon.org) their

initiative is breathing new life into weary

landmarks and encouraging listeners to visit

nearby museums and exhibitions.

A good idea for Devon?Not that Devon has any weary landmarks

of course but if we did want to introduce

a little zest into some of the county’s old

favourites (ready for the next holiday season

and without costing ratepayers a fortune) we

might start with some of the following run-of-

the-mill, ho-hum statues. All of them are so

familiar to Devonians that we probably pass

them by without a second thought or even a

second glance. And that, surely, was never

the intention. So let’s hear it for:-

Francis Drake, on Plymouth Hoe: sailor, explorer, beard-singeing privateer, to be voiced by Joss Ackland

General Redvers Buller, outside Exeter College: soldier, war hero. Voice suggestion

– Benedict Cumberbatch.

Charles Kingsley, Bideford quayside: priest, historian and author of The Water Babies. Voice suggestion - Nicholas Parsons.

William of Orange, Brixham sea front: King 1689 – 1702. Voice suggestion - Dutch film actor (remember the bad guy in Blade Runner?) Rutger Hauer.

Lady Georgina Mount-Temple (below), Babbacombe:humanitarian, involved in the RSPCA and the Anti-Vivisection Society.Voiced by local lass, Jennifer Saunders.

R ich a rd Hooker, outside Exeter Cathedral: priest and ‘Prophet of Anglicanism’, voiced by Channel 4 News’s, Jon Snow, whose father was a bishop.

Not to mention (but we will) “Verity”, the

far from ho-hum 20m high cut-away bronze

If only they could talk

OUR MENTION OF DANIEL DEFOE and

his 1724 guide book to Devon in our last

issue prompted a murmur from one of the

denizens of the saloon bar of The Weary

Badger (somewhere in Devon) concerning

what the author of Robinson Crusoe etc.,

had to say on the subject of the one-time use

of Devon cider.

“On the left-hand of this road lies that part of

the county (East Devon) which is famous for

the best cider in that part of England.

They tell us they send twenty thousand

hogsheads of cider hence every year to London,

and (which is still worse) that it is most of it

bought there by the merchants to mix with

their wines—which, if true, is not much to

the reputation of the London vintners. But

that by-the-bye.”

Poor ol’ Lunnun!

Whining about the wine

Murmurs from The Weary Badger

edifice of a very pregnant

woman from the Damien

Hirst worshops which

continues to grace the

seafront at Ilfracombe.

Voice suggestion? Janet

Street-Porter would be

perfect.

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CHRISTMAS CRAFT & GIFT FAIR 08 Nov - Come and join us for all things Christmas!, Mount Batten Centre, 70 Lawrence Road, Plymouth, 10.00am.

CHRISTMAS FAIR 15 Nov - Christmas fair in aid of Leukaemia and Lymphoma research, Jubilee Hall Chagford, Jubilee Hall, Chagford, 10.00am.

ISCA VOICES CHRISTMAS CONCERT 15 Nov - The Friends of St. Michael's present: ISCA Voices Christmas Concert, St. Michaels Church (Chagford), High Street, Chagford, 7.30pm.

CHRISTMAS SPARKLE & LIGHT SWITCH ON 15 Nov - Great day of family entertainment-music, fireworks, & lots more in town centre, Torquay Town Centres Company, Vaughan Parade, Torquay, 11.00pm.

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EVENING AT THE SANCTURARY 21 Nov - Organised by parents & friends association Enjoy mulled wine & warm mince pies, The Donkey Sanctuary Ivybridge, Filham Park, Ivybridge.

ALL THINGS VINTAGE & FESTIVE SHOW 22 Nov - With over 65 stalls packed full of Christmas gifts, live music & play!, Miss Ivy Events, Guildhall, Plymouth, 10.30am.

ADVENT FAIR 2014 22 Nov - Family fun aimed at families, offering organic food, crafts, storytelling etc, South Devon Steiner School, Hood Manor, Totnes.

PRIM AND PROPER CHRISTMAS GIFT FAYRE 23 Nov - Christmas Shopping With Over 50 stalls, live music, Father Christmas & more!, Shoreline Events, Livermead Cliff Hotel, Torquay, 10.00am.

WHITE CHRISTMAS 25 Nov to 29 Nov - Musical produced by TOPS

Musical Productions to get us in the festive mood, Princess Theatre, Torbay Road, Torquay.

DICKENSIAN EVENING IN TAVISTOCK 28 Nov - Truly magical, festive experience coinciding with Christmas light switch on, Tavistock & District Chamber of Commerce, Various Locations, Tavistock.

CANDLELIT DARTMOUTH 28 Nov to 29 Nov - Christmas market, entertainers, musicians, official lights switch on-much more, Candlelit Dartmouth, Royal Avenue Gdns, Dartmouth.

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING FAYRE 28 Nov to 30 Nov - Festive market. Range of Christmas presents for all the family under one roof, Westpoint Arena, Clyst St Mary, Exeter.

DARTMOOR SOCIETY REVEL 2014 29 Nov - Dartmoor Society's annual Winter Revel with music, dancing, raffle & a supper, Jubilee Hall Chagford, Jubilee Hall, Chagford, 7.45pm.

CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR 29 Nov - Christmas Craft Fair, Teign Heritage Centre, 29 French Street, Teignmouth, 10.00am.

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

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

Nigel Jones - Editor

You can do your bit, just don't forget to use your local shops, eateries, businesses, it's that easy!

We are a local independent shop selling high quality chocolates, providing

service with a smile!

Local shopkeeper, Greg Weiss proprietor of Truffles of St Marychurch, displaying one of the SHOP LOCAL posters that you'll see displayed in

shop and business windows.

We stock French inspired painted furniture, home accessories and gifts.

We are stockists of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and off er bespoke painting services.

For more information pop into our lovely shop, see our website or fi nd us on Facebook.

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NEWTON ABBOT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SWITCH ON22 Nov - Music and Entertainment during the day (starting at 11am),switch on at 5.30pm with firework display, Clock Tower, Newton Abbot.

Newton Abbot for all your shopping needs

Scores of friendly local independent shops and cafes, plus many of the big high street brands, including M&S Outlet. Indoor Market open 6 days a week and outdoor markets 4 days a week.

Regular town centre street entertainment and live music, and of course, great shopping!

Spectrum Orchestra playing outside AUSTINS , which is undoubtedly the finest independent department store in the region

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For Fashion, elegant homeware and unique gifts visitHouse of MarblesPottery Road, Bovey Tracey Devon. TQ13 9DS. 01626 835285. houseofmarbles.comOpen 7 days a week, see website or call for more details.

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Visit Our Decedent Chocolate Shop Or Find Us Online

Truffles Specialise In Locally Handmade Devon & British Chocolates Along With European Too

Make it fun – make it family – make it Newton Abbot!


The Studio, 5 St Lawrence Lane, Ashburton, Devon, TQ13 7DDTel: 01364 652155 Email: [email protected]

Open Mon-Sat 10.30am - 4.30pmwww.kate-higham.com

Bold & Bright for Autumn!Come and see our stunning collections from new and established designers.The gallery is one of the most diverse jewellery galleries in the South West featuring many local and British designers. If you can’t make it into the gallery then have a look on our brand new website where you can browse the online shop. Subscribe to our online newsletter to get 10% off your fi rst order and other exclusive VIP off ers!

For more Jewellery, Online Shop and Jewellery Workshops (including ‘Making Your Own Wedding Rings’) visit us at: www.victoriasewart.com

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Fashion Store Open Sundays 11.00am - 4.00pmFREE PARKING

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MODBURY

Celebrating

A modern day success story - and the traders and townsfolk are not afraid to shout it from the rooftops.

There are few towns these days that can boast a high street full of independent shops. In Modbury not only is

every shop occupied - pretty unusual when so many high streets are full of empty stores, charity shops and chain

outlets – but each store offers something unique, from art and antique galleries and gift shops, to interior design

and homeware, from hair care and beauty to fine food and locally sourced produce.

is famed for being forward-thinking and innovative. Remember the plastic bag ban from six years ago? It's still a passion in the town. These days the spirit that pioneered the project is still alive and well, new ideas are springing up all the time to keep the town current and relevant. This summer saw the launch of the successful Wheelbarrow Market which drew in new crowds who were intrigued by this quirky initiative. Every Saturday morning visitors came to buy fresh produce and locally designed crafts from the imaginatively decorated wheelbarrows while being entertained by musicians of all ages including the Vicar's Ukelele Band – a sight not be missed! Next year's Summer Wheelbarrow Market will be even bigger and better than this years.

This winter, Modbury traders will be working together to encourage more people to visit this traditional Georgian town to do their Christmas shopping. Shops will be open late till 8pm every Thursday from the end of October right through to Christmas. With a fantastic range of gift ideas and unique, individual products on o�er together with a glass of mulled wine and lots of seasonal treats, this will be the perfect place to do your Christmas shopping. You can browse at leisure in a relaxed atmosphere and then round o� the evening with a glass of wine or a festive meal.


MODBURY

What’s on offer? Friendly service, great variety and excellent quality. From the day to day

necessities of life to the more unusual, luxury items and gifts galore, Modbury has something

for everyone - the best of Devon in one town!

The Wild Goose, an eclectic mix of unusual gifts, decorative items and old pine furniture. Devonshire Fine Art, quality picture framing and restoration. The gallery features antique paintings, prints and maps. Nicholas Hair and Beauty for consultation, great hairdressing, cutting, exciting vibrant colouring, beauty therapy, massage therapy. Award-winning Master Florist Hojo Floral Design offers beautiful arrangements plus workshops and gifts. Shop at the Top & The Old Bakery a treasure trove of quality pre-loved clothes and coffee shop serving everything from lunch, cream teas and the best cappucino! Modbury Pharmacy - the local pharmacy, with perfumes and gifts, as well as looking after your healthcare needs.Discover fine fabrics and soft furnishings at Dupère Design as well as lots of beautiful accessories for the home. Ringrose for gifts you would like to keep, scarves, handbags, jewellery, Solmate socks, Emma Bridgewater and more ...

The Brownston Gallery for stunning contemporary original art, sculpture, prints and jewellery at in the heart of Modbury.Pickles' Homeware - A selection of just about everything from quality cookware to pet products.

Mackgills Deli - a fantastic selection of local and continental cheeses, fine wines and speciality foods, plus seasonal gift hampers.Petty Cache, festive fruit and veg boxes, and Christmas trees, delivered free at a convenient time to you.Outstanding kitchens from the nationally recognised Kitchens by DeZine.Carpets, rugs and more for the connoisseur from The Floor Show. Fifth Sense, a range of gifts by Devon artists. Handmade organic skincare and soaps and Fairtrade toys.Luscombe Maye – Great team. Great results.

Hulu for all your knitting, crochet and sewing needs - buy gifts or start creating with style!St Luke's Hospice Shop is more of an Aladdin’s cave, to be honest, the best in the South Hams.Modbury Melodies - everything for the musical enthusiast in your family, from instruments to sheet music. Don’t forget the musical crackers!Aune Valley Meat - a traditional family butchers stocking a great range of quality, local produce. The extensive Modbury Post O�ce with its own gift section providing all you could want.The Modbury Co-op is the perfect place for those everyday essentials served by helpful staff.Marchand Petit - the very best of everything in the South Hams.

The Exeter Inn is a very pretty traditional Devon pub serving real ale and home cooked food.Artist Annabelle Gregory at Bistro 35 provides locally sourced food in cosy and informal surroundings.The White Hart’s award-winning chef offers fine dining and light lunches with a great wine list.Don’t miss The Lazy Cow - their breakfasts, lunches, home-baked cakes and coffees are legendary.Fabulous exotic food at The Royal Spice restaurant and take-away.

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easy parking thursday nights till 8pm speciality shopping

the finest gifts for

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For news of special events and entertainment check out visitmodbury.co.uk or our Modbury News facebook page


T AV IST O CK

One of England's most famous sons, Sir Francis Drake,

was born here in Tavistock

This fine statue of Sir Francis is situated on the Plymouth Road approach to Tavistock

An Old Abbey TownTavistock's Abbey has been at the centre of the town since Saxon times

I should imagine that as long as man has inhabited England, Tavistock will have been occupied. In the early days, tribes foraging, hunting and fishing along the banks of the Tavy will have had all that was required to eke out a living. Major settlement occurred when the Saxon King Edgar's brother-in-law, Ordulf founded Tavistock Abbey in 974 AD, also giving the Abbey 20 properties with which to support the upkeep of this costly religious community.

The major worry in those days was Viking attack, and despite paying the danegeld, Tavistock Abbey was sacked and burnt by the Vikings in 997 AD, being subsequently rebuilt by Ordulf and Abbot Aclfmar.

After Domesday in 1086, Norman lords deprived the Tavistock Abbey of lands and the Abbey was also required to cover the fees of 15 knights.

Alice in Wonderland! - a golden cloaked hare blowing an heraldic trumpet on roof of the Bedford Hotel. Surely contrived by someone with very deep pockets and eccentric taste. The turret is particularly elegant. The Duke of Bedford appointed Jeffry Wyatt to carry out the design work of this building (he was also responsible for the transformation of Windor Castle in 1824)

The guys at Tavistock Museum. Whilst you're visiting, don't miss their interesting exhibitions, particularly the one for 29th Infantry Division of US army. They were the first group on Omaha Beach at the D-Day landings.

In 1105, a Royal Charter was granted by Henry I for a pannier market, which is still in existence today, with a large market building just back from the square.

For five centuries the Abbey was the centre of life at Tavistock until that great vandal and asset stripper, Henry VIII, laid waste to the religious institutions across the land and as a result, Tavistock Abbey was fairly comprehensively destroyed (although minor parts of the Abbey can still be seen).

Tavistock's major claim to fame is as the home town of Sir Francis Drake, although the exact spot of his birth hasn't been verified. In 1549, the Drake family suddenly departed to live in Kent, where Francis learnt to sail on the Medway. Drake carried out the second circumnavigation of the world and his exploits against the Spanish are the stuff of legend. King Philip II was said to have offered a reward of 20,000 ducats for his capture (about £4 million today).


shops providing an interesting and friendly shopping experience, with the main streets being West Street, Duke Street, continuing down to Brook Street.

Not to be missed is the walk up along the Tavy into the town from the main car park, which takes you along some of the remaining Abbey walls and past the Abbey Still House. Once you arrive in the main square, you can see Saint Eustachisus' church and within the grounds you can see the sole remaining arch from the Abbey cloisters (right).

Various traders and businesses were in the square when the team from The Devonshire magazine visited. Teign Valley Bakery put on a fine show of their baking skills.

The view south east from the viaduct which apparently is going to see the train return once more (don't miss the chance to enjoy the views currently)

Tavistock, like Ashburton to the East, has also been a stannary town for centuries, with mining activity on the moor bringing much prosperity to the town over the years. The Devon Great Consols mine at Blanchdown was one of the biggest copper mines in the world, reputedly earning the 7th Duke of Bedford £2 million alone in the mid nineteenth century. Incidentally, Endsleigh House which was home to the Bedfords is now run by Alex Polizzi as Endsleigh Hotel.

Today, Tavistock's a bustling town with many small independent

Remaining arch from the abbey cloisters destroyed during the English Reformation


The river Tavy has some fine trout, apparently, you can fish free from just outside the main car park to the bridge.

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The sprawling Square, all built to order by the Duke of Bedford. The buildings have a Scottish 'look' to them.

Again, another of the Duke of Bedford's commissioned buildings, he had deep pockets, his mines were extremely profitable.

One of the photos on display in Tavistock Museum from the US Army / D-Day Landings display

Tavistock's fascinating pannier market just behind the Square (there's a big gateway with a sign at the top - you can't miss it).


Hardly the most cheerful message, but in their day and age, when a mere fever could see you off, their pragmatic approach was understandable. It reads:

"reader behold, here in the grave we lie, convincing proof of mans mortality. In vain for age or youth or strength to boast. As every moment thou art doom'd to dust. Strive to improve thy moments as they fly. Thy soul's immortal tho thy body die."

Inside Tavistock's parish church, St Eustachus - apparently a Roman centurion who became a Christian

The East Window of the chapel designed by Burne-Jones and the renowned William Morris which commemorates John Hornbrook-Gill whose son married Morris's sister.

Amazing effigies within the church, reserving a place inside the church with this sort of display was the most you could possibly wish for.

Constant reminders of mortality are ever present, use of a symbolic skull seems to be fairly common practice.

Right

St Eustachus church tower


T AV IST O CK

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Harmony is a modern and traditional lighting gallery with a large and varied range of fl ush and suspension ceiling lights, wall lights, table and fl oor lamps and outside lighting.A home consultancy service is available. We will bring your chosen selection of fi ttings to your home to enable you to see them in the intended setting.We also show a range of console and lamp tables, unusual mirrors, ornaments and gifts.

Barsand House, Pym Street, Tavistock, PL19 0AWOpen Tue & Thu to Sat: 9am - 5pm, Wed: 9am - 12noon

01833 618933

The Hat Studio 01822 61967625 West Street

We offer a wide selection of hats and fascinators, bridal headpieces and veils. We also stock Rainbow shoes and bags. Bespoke and Hire services available. www.thehatstudiotavistock.co.uk

ALTO Interiors 01822 61610114 West Street

Alto Interiors is a family run business with over 40 years combined experience in kitchens and living space installations. They supply modern clean cut furniture from Leicht and also have a highly bespoke range of Traditional but contemporary furniture. Appliances are by Siemens, Meile and Gutmann to name but a few. Alto Interiors pride themselves on service and quality. Les, Bob & Alfie look forward to seeing you. www.altointeriors.co.uk

Charles Gray Kitchens 01822 617240Unit 2, Pixon Court, Crelake Ind Est

www.charlesgraykitchens.co.uk

Left to right: Paul Gray, Mike Gray and Lloyd Williams

Tavistock Audio 01822 6189408c West Street

Tavistock Audio is a specialist stereo retailer on the edge of the Dartmoor national park, a breadth of experience, coffee and a warm welcome is what you can expect. Tavistock Audio stocks audio equipment from brands such as: Naim, Wilson Benesch, Michell, Usher, Kudos, PMC, Yamaha, Audio-Technica, Ruark Audio, Audiolab and Quad. Here you will be given the time and expert advice to experience the different systems on offer, in a relaxed and friendly environment. Use our special audio demo room. www.tavistockaudio.co.uk



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But here’s the thing...

NEXT MONTH (November) sees the release

of a new film called Effie Gray. It stars Emma

Thomson, with Dakota Fanning in the title

role and, we had hoped, would have been set,

in part at least, in Budleigh Salterton,

For Effie Gray may be better identified as

Euphemia Chalmers Millais, Lady Millais

née Gray, aka Effie Gray, Effie Ruskin or

Effie Millais (1828 – 23 December 1897) and

Budleigh Salterton was a favourite stomping

ground of Effie and her second husband, one

of the most famous of the pre-Raphaelite

painters, John Everett Millais.

The film centres on her doomed first marriage

to art critic John Ruskin, in the 1840s, a

marriage that was never consummated. She

was 19, he 29 and revealed during the divorce

Not tonight, Euphemia

Emma Thomson and Dakota Fanning in Emma Gray (Image courtesy The Playlist )

Effie and John Millais

with two of their eight

children, Little Effie and Mary,

photographed by Lewis

Carroll

Devon braced for ‘Stir-up Sunday’

THIS COLUMN ESTIMATES 214,625

Christmas puddings will be eaten across

Devon this year. The vast majority shop-

bought but about 5% - and that’s 10,731 - home-

made and a home made pudding needs a LOT

of stirring.

It’s why ‘Stir-up Sunday’ was invented and

why generations of Devon mothers have told

their offspring that if they stir they may

make a wish - a practice that is believed to

have been started in this country by Prince

Albert. It possibly explains why Victorians

went in for such large families. Victoria and

Albert had nine offspring.

Traditional pudding producers need to be

all mixed up and ready to get steaming on or

proceedings that ‘some aspect of her body’

had revolted him.

She wrote to her father: “He alleged various reasons, hatred to children, religious motives, a desire to preserve my beauty, and, finally this last year he told me his true reason... that he had imagined women were quite different to what he saw I was, and that the reason he did not make me his Wife was because he was disgusted with my person the first evening.”

Five years later poor Effie married Ruskin’s

protégé, painter John Everett Millais (most

famously he painted The Boyhood of Raleigh

at Budleigh) who clearly found nothing about

Effie to revolt him and together they had

eight children.

Emma Thompson, who also appears in the

film as Lady Eastlake, also wrote the script,

which is set in Venice and London but dear

old Budleigh Salterton, alas, fails to make

the frame.

before the last Sunday before Advent, which

this year is December 1st. But hold on. Before

you start corralling the kids for the big stir

you may care to know that one enterprising

woman in Devon has come up with a short-cut.

WI to the rescue!

Google “Devon recipe Christmas Pudding”

and up comes a recipe from Angela Horlock of

the Devon Federation of Women’s Institutes,

for (believe it or not) a home-made, micro-

waved Christmas pud that is mixed, zapped

and ready to eat in less than 30 minutes.

That’s even less time than it takes to get down

to your local Kwiki-Mart and back. Could this

be the beginning of the end of civilisation as

we know it or is the WI onto a winner here?

Our Christmas stir-up wish is that it should

be the latter. - JOHN FISHERVictoria and Albert with

their nine little stirrers


A Careful EditAutumn is always a busy time of year in the interior design industry. Trade Shows and Design Weeks are taking place at home and abroad and any interior designer worth his or her salt is closely reviewing what the world has to offer, often with specific clients and projects in mind, taking away from the vast choice presented a carefully edited selection to add to their palette. Such an edit may include a particular texture, colour, fabric or wallpaper, a raw material to use within a design or as a component for a bespoke furniture piece, a particular chair or table or the merest hint of a certain shape or pattern that is appealing.

Each designer will notice different aspects of any given array of materials and products on offer, each will have a different perspective and resulting interpretations will be unique and tailored to a particular client and project. It is this creative aspect of the interior design industry that makes it such an exciting space. Here are some of the things currently in our studio's edit.

Devon based interior designer Susan Folwell of

Artisans and Artists talks about interior

design trends and the current fascination

the industry has with nature.

A GLAMOROUSNATURE

Nature Turns Up The GlamourNature has turned up the volume on glamour and is striking out in all of her glory. Wallpapers cleverly printed with metallic or opalescent mica finishes and fabrics incorporating reflective elements sit well alongside materials with a natural background.Perennially popular motifs such as exotic birds have come to the fore and colourful examples can be found fluttering across fabrics and wallpapers. Palms waving seductively, from the most delicate patterns on fabrics and wallpapers to full scale 10ft high utterly convincing faux trees - nothing adds quite such drama to a room than a 10ft palm.

Above - Marbleous Surround Wallpaper from Zinc offers an easy alternative to marble for walls, available in 5 colourways (Marbleous in Connemara ZW112 £650 for 15 sq metres)

Detail - Malachite patterned fabric from Jim Thompson, available in 4 colourways (Gemstone fabric 3325/04 £70 per metre)

Above - Quartz Crystal lighting by Australian lighting designer Christopher Boots - POA at Artisans and Artists

Rock ChicMarble, malachite, semi-precious stones and fossilised wood supply another dimension to nature's glamorous offering. Marble, in a glorious array of colours and patterns for walls, floors and counter tops, is offered alongside technically clever, man-made, lightweight options that provide striking and inexpensive alternatives.

Quartz crystal and other semi precious stones are being developed into the most engaging lighting, formed into sheet material for counter tops and walls, as well as being incorporated into decorative objects.

Above - Matthew Williamson has captured the essence of colourful exotic birds and palms in his Sunbird fabric available in 4 colourways plus matching

wallpapers (Sunbird F6533/01 £68 per metre from Osborne and Little)

The Devonshire magazine


Above -Bellisario Stripe wallpaper from Zinc, available in 6 colourways (shown in Gunmetal ZW107/01 £105 per roll)

Out of AfricaAlways exotic and glamorous - African safari chic makes a subtle turn and it's all about texture and pattern. Designs inspired by the animal kingdom - less precise and more ethereal than previously imagined - bring a seductive element to fabrics and wallpapers as well as carpets and decorative objects. Shagreen is working its way onto walls, curtains, cushions and furniture - subtle matt finishes can be found alongside shimmering creations.

Above - Embossed effect velvet from Black Edition, available in 5 colourways, adds a very tactile texture to this sofaDetail - Veta in Nougat 7652/01 £110 per metre from Black Edition

Patina - Nature's Hand of Time Patina speaks to us of time and experience, memories and romance. The

allure of a special antique piece, the faded glamour of patinated walls, aged fabrics and precious frescoes. Working with

patinated materials presents opportunities for unique and interesting interiors to be created.

Left - Venier from Rubelli presents 20 fabric colourways of this patinated

design (Venier fabric 30882 - left to right - Sabbia,

Acqua, Reseda - £143 per metre)

Above - Astratto, a silk brocatelle featuring a diffused water mark effect on a satin ground - available in 5 jewel rich colours from Black Edition (Astratto in Ochre 7665/03 £117.50 per metre)

Right - Foil printed shagreen effect fabric from Zinc's Glamorama Collection,

available in 5 colourways - wallpapers also available (fabric Z369/02 Morgan

in Linen colourway £105 per metre)

www.artisansandartists.co.uk

Above - Fossilised wood makes a statement as a material to incorporate into various furniture pieces such as side tables or carved out for wash basins, each piece being unique.

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Hello my boodies‘n owe be knackin’ vore?

Letter equivalentss = z (e.g. summer - zummer)f = v (e.g. farmer - varmer)o = sometimes changed for an ‘a’oo = sounds like a ‘u’

ISBN: 9781846741203

DevonshireDialect

John Germon’s written several books on Devon’s rich dialect. ‘Cheers Me Boodies!’ is available from Countrysidebooks.co.uk for £6.99

Time again to have a look at some words in the Dialect Alphabet:

ABROAD - (Broken to pieces) “Look at ‘th ole cloam pot, ‘ee’ve scat ‘n abroad.

AIMZES, AMEZES (Hames) “Zort out thikky Aimzes will ‘ee, they’m lookin’ a bit Raimid (Stretched)

ANSTEEVE (Handle of a � ail) “� is yer Ansteeve be proper ‘Ramshackled” (Rickety)

A-VEERED (Afraid) “Look at ‘th ole great gawk, ‘ee be a-veered ‘o a little ole appledrane”

AXWADDLER - Ash Peddler - Some-one who collected wood or peat ash to be used in the manufacture of soap.

ACE, ISS, EES, AYS - (yes) “Oh ays, it do zute uz to zay uz be or else uz baint”

APPLEDRANE (Wasp) “Will ‘ee mop up thikky trade, else twill draw ‘th ole appledrane’s to ‘ee”

APSE (Hasp, Fasten) “Why dawnt ‘ee apse thikky door ‘n a proper manner, yer gurt mump-aid”

ANKERCHER (Handkerchief)

BATCHELORS BUTTONS - (Old name for the Burdock Plant).

BISSLY,BISSLE,BISSLY - (Beastly, Dirty) “Get rid ‘o ‘th Bissly ole thing will ‘ee?”

BLADDERS - (Blisters) Jan Stewer in one of his famous books wrote that he had “Bladders on both veet ‘n was pummel vooted ver a vortnight”.

BRIMMLES, BRIMBLES - (Brambles) “You watch yer ‘ands buye, they ole Brimbles ‘o scratch ‘ee ‘t bits”.

BROKEN MOUTHED - (Without Teeth) “� is yer oss be master Broken Mouthed”

BLIDDY WARRIORS - � is is a very old Devon name for Wall Flowers, it is said that it is called this because they resemble lines of warriors in bright tunics!

BAINT - “Uz Baint” (We are not) “Baint right (It is not right)

BRANDY BOTTLE - (Yellow Water Lilly) BILLERS - (Hollow stems of plants such as Cow Parsley)

John Germon

CompetitionPrize - an original Devonshire 200 shilling note to spend at anywhere displaying the SHOP LOCAL poster.Time to test you. � e sentence below contains; “Back-zee Vore” can you tell us what “Back-zee Vore” means?

“Yer gurt gawk, yer vest be Back-ze-Vore”

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Playing with � re!THE SQUARE IS PACKED. It’s nearly midnight and the last barrel of the year is zig-zagging through the crush, everyone craning their necks, standing on tip-toe to know will it come their way. The next runner lifts it to his shoulders, blackened by soot, the potato-sacking wrapped round his hands already smouldering with the heat. Very soon now, with the iron hoops glowing red, he must heave the remains crashing to the ground. The men will throw their own gloves into the blaze, grinning at one another and shaking hands. They will sing Auld Lang Syne. The ritual is over for another year.



Ottery St Mary’s TAR BARRELS

This ancient Devon tradition needs treating with respect

So come and watch - but just stand well back!THE DAWN WILL COME UP LIKE THUNDER from the � ring of a dozen ‘rock canons’ in one particular Devon town this November 5th as it has done since who knows when. The town is Ottery St. Mary and the year that began what is now known universally as Tar Barrel Night is lost in the smoke of a thousand bon� res.The only certainty is that if someone tried to roll out those famous blazing barrels from scratch nowadays it would give a Health & Safety inspector a heart attack – which doesn’t mean that visitor safety is not of paramount importance to the people who run it each year.Their job is to oversee the running of seventeen blazing barrels as they pass

rapidly through the narrow streets of the town on the shoulders of the chosen ones – and that means Ottery-born and Ottery-bred – the only people empowered to carry this honour. Accompanied by warning shouts of

‘”Up’ards!” or “Down’ards!” they run pell-mell through the crowds who gather in this ancient town, sparks and � ames spewing from the mouths of the barrels as they twist and turn, scattering the throng until things get too hot to handle and the next runner wrestles it onto his own shoulders. To drop a barrel is to bring about its premature demise and the old sweats amongst the runners

reckon to be able to keep a barrel blazing for 20 minutes or more.But unlike the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona this isn’t a display of mindless bravado played out for the bene� t of a crowd, as Andy Wade, the event organiser told Devonshire magazine, “This town has an ancient history and for those of us who take part in Tar Barrel Night this is part of a way of life”.

“We are proud of an annual event that has been passed down through generations and we ask that people who come to celebrate the night with us treat those traditions with respect. And the best way to treat a � aming tar barrel with respect is to stand well back and watch!



Echoes from the pastOTTERY WAKES EARLY every November 5th to the sounds of canon � re. Not ship’s canons you understand but so-called

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Ottery St Mary’sTAR BARRELS

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One day I had just finished morning

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Can you attend?” Not having the

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Zoo. The driver had received

permission from the owners of the

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to rest overnight in their premises.

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broken the wire in the corner of the

trailer and escaped. The driver was

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red light district of Devonport was just

down the road was irrelevant. The

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the zoo’s high fence, but to be safe the

police had cleared the whole of the

surrounding Central Park and police

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the ground as I climbed.

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The horse’s behaviour is affected by two main factors - the environment and genetics - and the better we can understand and manage the influence of these factors, the more successful our partnership with a horse will be.We used to mainly ride and drive horses as a mode of transport, they were useful to us. Nowadays very few people take a carriage to work or ride a pony to school because other more practical solutions are available but we continue to ride because it brings us pleasure. In the process of gaining this pleasure we do many things that are completely senseless to the horse and if we can appreciate how they

think and behave then hopefully we can minimise the negative affects that our pleasure seeking can have on them. As with human relationships, horse-human partnerships require give and take to optimise success.Although it is an unpleasant thought, keeping horses stabled is the most obvious way in which we are selfish at the expense of the horse. Wild zebra (a close relative as there are very few truly wild horses) have a movement range of up to 80 square miles. New Forest ponies cover a 4 mile range. A stabled horse has 12 square feet. They all have the same innate need for movement.Other practices that we carry out can be with good intentions to look after the horse but are actually incomprehensible to them. We pick out their feet but horses are a flight animal and handing over one of their means of escape doesn’t come naturally. We lunge them round and round in circles, often in trot or canter for up to half an hour or more. Our reasoning is to ‘give her some exercise’ or ‘stretch his legs because of being stabled’, but a horse would

never exercise itself like this, it would amble for a few hours over large distances, with the occasional short trot or canter.Perhaps the most generous thing horses do for us is to let us ride them. For a creature that can be scared of a fluttering crisp packet, to let someone sit on their back shows how giving they can be. They are literally trusting us with their life, we know that we are not going to jump on their backs and eat them but they don’t know that; their instinct says otherwise and they have to learn this and trust us, a different species that talks a whole different language to them. How impossible people make this at times, when they inflict pain, discomfort and confusion by their riding.We should therefore try and consider that in keeping them for our pleasure, we need to give our horses something in return. If we learn to understand them, we can manage and ride them in such a way that enables their mental and physical needs to be met as much as possible. This can only be good for us too as after all, we are also trusting them with our safety.

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