INTERVIEW
By the Dart INTERVIEW
CAMILLA BELOE NEW CHAIR OF DARTMOUTH FOOD FESTIVAL by Kate Cotton
event having been a sponsor for the past three years with her company Corinium Care. she has taken on the role of committee chair for this
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year’s festival which runs from October 23 to 25, after David and holly Jones stepped down last year. Camilla said: “It’s such a great thing to be involved in.
I’ve always been a fan of the festival so I’m very excited about taking over from the brilliant work David and Holly did. I hope I can do their legacy justice this year. “There’s a really great committee
who’ve all been involved for a long time, which makes my job as easy as possible. my role at the moment is one of shepherding and chairing the monthly meetings, pulling it all together and pursuing new sponsors. as the festival date gets closer I will be more front of house.” Ten volunteers make up the committee, including a
artmouth’s Food Festival has a new face at the helm. But businesswoman Camilla Beloe is no stranger to the
winning Corinium Care, which specialises in the provi- sion of live-in carers for elderly people who wish to stay in their own homes. The business started on her kitchen table and now has 800 carers on its books; 20 full-time staff; a national Training award; and Business of the Year in the Glouc- estershire media Women in Business awards under its belt.
Camilla said: “I set it up in 1992 just after my son was
“We stayed with friends on Dartmouth Marina, on a boat on a typical Devon damp grey day and I fell in love with the place. ”
born. I bought a nanny agency because I thought it was a good thing to do from home and from that saw a need for elderly care. When my ex husband lost his job as a stockbroker the business had to become bigger and now it recruits carers from our of- fices in nailsworth, Gloucestershire, eastern Cape in south africa and Harare, Zimbabwe. “We recruit a lot of african nurses
and physios with British backgrounds who can work in the UK via the ancestral visa route. English is their mother tongue so they can meet the
board of directors and core group. most of the festival is free and begins with the children’s day, when local schools get involved in cooking and discovering where their food comes from. Camilla added: “It’s a non-profit making community
event promoting Dartmouth in its unique location. and what a brilliant place we live in, with fantastic produce out of the sea and local farms to promote. “I feel very strongly it’s a Dartmouth and south West
event and never want it to lose that. It’s grown year by year but kept its identity, which I think is the secret of its success. There’s no reason to change things as it’s working so well. “The festival aims to promote local businesses and encourage visitors to the town from across the country and beyond. “It’s been featured as one of the top ten food festivals in the country by The Guardian.” Camilla is the founder and chief executive of award-
care and social needs of our clients, including helping them enjoy things like a game of scrabble. It’s proved very popular and the carers love it here. most have three months on, followed by three months off and can triple their earning potential here. “I’ve spent a lot of time in africa and am also involved in a charity which collects mobility aids, such as walking sticks and frames and ships them out to Zimbabwe where they have a huge need for such kit.” Camilla has lived in Dartmouth for four years and maintained a home in Nailsworth. She said: “I’m spending more and more time here. In
nailsworth the office is just ten minutes from home so it’s always hard not to do work. “I think Dartmouth is an extraordinary place to live and has got everything that makes it work as a town, including fantastically nice people. “People tend to move here because they love it, so
they have much in common and it works well. ‘There’s wonderful walks for our two english setters
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