By The Dart Issue 60

In this Issue

Dart Notes ............................4 What’s On .............................8 The Flavel .............................26 Around Kingswear .............49 Family Favourites ................45 Food & Drink ......................58 Life Aboard ..........................77 Book Review .......................81 Health and Beauty ..............82 Postcard from Leonie ......111 Dart Harbour....................115 Tide Predictions ...............119 Computing .........................127 Motoring ............................135 Legal Corner .....................125 Personal Finance ...............122 Nature Notes....................129 Gardening ..........................130 Garden Design ..................133 Property View ...................140 Trades & Services ............154 TVFTDO ............................160

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ISSUE 60: AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2014 REGULARS

Pick Your FEATURES 20 Things to do at

Regatta.................30 A taste of the many fun items on the packed programme this year.

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Dartmouth Railway 150 years................39 Opened in August 1864, the stunning Paignton- Kingswear railway line celebrates its 150th anniversary this year!

Jill Treseder.................89 Dittisham author Jill Treseder has been hard at work, with her latest novel now available on Amazon. She also spoke at last month’s Ways With Words literary festival, at Dartington Hall, on the creative writing process.

Linda Churchill...............91

Linda is a scriptwriter for the Dartmouth players community drama group. She also

directs and performs and is part of the group’s management team.

A Day in the Life.................94 Nigel Thomas is the engineer for the last remaining coal fired paddle steamer in the UK, the Kingswear Castle. We describe his typical day.

Les Hurst................97

Les spent most of his life flying fast-jet aeroplanes, firstly operating F4 Phantoms in the RAF and then going on to test-fly Tornados for British Aerospace.

Trinity Sailing Foundation................100 Toby Russell and his team work to preserve vessels from a bygone age. They use the magnificent craft to engage with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Rachel Cole.................103

The 26-year-old marine biologist is business manager at Monty Halls’ Great Escapes and can often be seen out on the water in the company’s RIB, as both skipper and marine educator.

Also, Anna Duckworth (p66), Becky Bettesworth (p68), Dartmouth Food Festival (p62), FAKTree (p106), Nick Hutton (p121), Regattas Around the World (p34)

Next Issue - available from October 3rd , 2014 visit www.bythedart.co.uk - for everything & anything about Dartmouth

Favourite Simon Drew Cartoon. Enter Our Prize Draw! See pg 73

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