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Author Archives: MV

New Life for Rural Media Charity

Archive film shows in our village halls and bigger venues have been a real draw for local audiences over the years. Margery Hookings reports on the latest news from the rural media charity Windrose, which has just been awarded grant Read more »

Posted by MV on 15/09/2020
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A Living Countryside

People have become detached from wildlife and where their food comes from, says Robin Page, the founder and chairman of the Countryside Restoration Trust. Robin reveals plans to make the CRT’s Dorset farms part of its long term aim to Read more »

Posted by MV on 15/09/2020
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Up Front 09/20

One of the last live sporting events I attended was when Exeter Chiefs hosted Sale at Sandy Park in January. It was a disappointing result for the home team and a fairly mediocre game. But despite that, I doubt that Read more »

Posted by MV on 15/09/2020
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Candida Dunford Wood

‘I have always loved my Greek—or strictly speaking Vlach—heritage. Every woman on my mother’s side of our family has a gold arm bangle, and when I decided to remove it for reasons of security when I went to live abroad, Read more »

Posted by MV on 15/09/2020
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The Lit Fix August 20

Marshwood Vale-based author, Sophy Roberts, gives us her slim pickings for August. Since the last issue, when we were just coming out of lockdown, I haven’t much changed my habit for slim reads. In these distracting times, I’m still attached Read more »

Posted by MV on 15/08/2020
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Help at Hand August 20

A psychological therapies service that is part of the NHS, Steps2wellbeing offers a range of therapies to help with mental health problems. In a series of short articles, Ellie Sturrock offers details of a vital community resource. Low Mood and Read more »

Posted by MV on 15/08/2020
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The Mayflower Generation by Rebecca Fraser reviewed by Bruce Harris

How many of the events planned to commemorate the departure from Plymouth of the Mayflower in September 1620 will actually happen in our present situation remains to be seen. It is to be hoped that as much of the intended Read more »

Posted by MV on 15/08/2020
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Angles of Inspiration

Devon artist Richard Kaye talks to Fergus Byrne   Despite there being no shortage of ‘lockdown’ blogs on the internet the full results of the last few months of enforced isolation will probably take decades to unravel. In the early Read more »

Posted by MV on 15/08/2020
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VJ Day 75 by Derek Stevens

Victory in Europe day was celebrated with teas, games and running races at Alhallows school in my village of Rousdon, where I had spent the war years with my mother and grandparents. Three months later I was visiting an aunt Read more »

Posted by MV on 15/08/2020
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August in the Garden

The trend over the past quarter of a century, or so, has been to move away from the traditional ‘mid-summer’, herbaceous border, plants towards a later flowering, ‘new perennial’, palette. This means that the season of interest has extended so Read more »

Posted by MV on 15/08/2020
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