Tavistock & West Devon


YOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO LOCAL EVENTS FEBRUARY 2013


CONTENTS 11 Woodside Animal Welfare Trust Could you give a pet a caring, permanent home?


12 The Village Triumvirate Ted Sherrell takes a look back at life on the Bere Peninsula


14 What’s On in February! Arts & Crafts, Sales, and more!


15 Competition! Win Tickets to the sensational Chinese State Circus!


22 Need a New Printer? Advice from our IT experts at Chez Vous


24 Arran jumpers, beards, sandals ‘n’ socks Terry Hyde surveys folk music


26 The Raymont Family Roderick Martin on the history of a Tavistock blacksmith and his family


28 In The Garden Introducing our new gardening expert, John Ladlow


29 Readers Write A selection of poems from local writers


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Front Cover: Gem Bridge, Tavistock


Picture by David Bullivant


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3 NATURE


COMPETITION - THE CHINESE STATE CIRCUS


PETS


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