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contentsPublished quarterly by: Hoar Oak Publishing, Martinhoe Cleave, Martinhoe, Parracombe, Barnstaple, Devon EX31 4PZ Tel: 0845 2241203email: [email protected]: www.theexmoormagazine.co.uk
Editor: Hilary Binding ([email protected])Designer: Naomi Cudmore ([email protected]/ www.naomicudmore.co.uk)Colour management: Colin MatthewsAdvertising sales: Zara Media: Grant Harrison, Susie Walker. Tel: 01392 201227; email: [email protected]
Printing: Warner Midlands PLC, Bourne IMPORTANT NOTICE We do our best to ensure that all advertisements and articles appear correctly. We cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage caused directly or indirectly by this publication. Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the publisher or editor.
Copyright © Hoar Oak Publishing. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without written permission. We welcome contributions that fit into the magazine’s general ethos but, while every care is taken, all such material is sent entirely at the sender’s risk.
Cover: Crossbred sheep (Leicester/ Longwool put to Blue Texel) at
West Yeo Farm. See pages 34–37. © Kate Bailey Please visit:
www.katebaileyphotographer.co.uk
This page: Wild daffodils (jonquils) in Snowdrop Valley. © Brian Pearce
We welcome contributions, including photos. For more details see page 78.
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Issue 46 Spring 2009
In the News
FARMING TALK Albert Beer
PROFILE: Steven Pugsley Hilary Binding
Spring Posy Susie Logan
Weddings
EXMOORʼS BARNS Jane Mares
IN THE STABLEYARDCindy Cowling
COUNTRY MATTERS Trevor Beer
A Revolution in Learning West Somerset Community College West is Best Brian Pearce visits West Yeo Farm
Tighten Your Belts Bob Deville ASK BOB Bob Deville Dig... or Keep a Pig! Sandy Francis WALKING ON EXMOOR River Barle & Court Down with Sue Viccars
PROPERTY James Green
BUSINESS NEWS Enchanted StreamsWayne Thomas BOOKS EATING OUT The Stag, Rackenford
PAST TIMES John Knight’s Exmoor Canal ANTIQUES Chris Binding Visits Watchet East Meets West on the Kitchen Table Naomi Cudmore ENVIROMENT Alison Mothersdale in the first of a new series
WELL BEING Elaine Pearce GARDENS Rosemary Lauder
JONʼS JOTTINGS EXMOOR DIARY CROSSWORD Fred Pitfield TAILPIECE Norma Huxtable
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