BEN & LUCY SIEGLE
downside of globalisation in China and Bangladesh where the supply chain is unchecked and the makers of products are never acknowledged. Unfortunately, I’ve reported extensively on the Rana Plaza disaster in April 23 when over one thousand garment workers making Western brands were killed when a factory complex collapsed on the outskirts of Dhaka. I’ve been very involved in the campaign to clean up the fashion industry and acknowledge the workers.” Lucy has also stayed with an indigenous community in the Brazilian Amazon and last year gave a sell out talk on the fashion industry and textiles at the Sydney Opera House. And, as part of Comic Relief, she visited and reported live from Ghana with Davina McCall and Jonathon Ross. She added: “I have a great career with lots of opportunities. I report all over the country for the One Show but try to get back home as much as I can. It’s a bit like working on an oil rig – two weeks on, two weeks off.” Lucy attended Blackawton Primary
School and her dad worked in Totnes. The family moved around a lot but
settled near Moreleigh 17 years ago. Lucy went to university in London and studied English and Drama. She met Ben, who is from Somerset,
in London and the couple married in 2000 at Diptford Parish Church. He too has had an interesting career – in music; film; social and political online cinema; as books manager for The Guardian’s publishing arm; and head manager of naming, wedding and funeral ceremonies for the British Humanist Society. The couple, with their two Jack
Russells and Border Terrier cross, love exploring the South Hams countryside. Lucy said: “I especially love the woods around Gara Bridge, they’re really beautiful. i ran my first marathon, the London Marathon, this year and did a lot of my training at Strete Gate. It’s so beautiful, and provides a rare flat path through the wildlife reserve. You get quite good at running hills if you train in Devon.” Ben added: “I came to Dartmouth as a kid and used to watch the Onedin Line. I’ve always loved the view from Bayards Cove out to the castle – it’s so magical.
“Sometimes I just walk down there, sit down and take it all in. The estuary here is one of the most beautiful places in England.” Although Lucy’s work takes her away a lot of the time, she is very content with how things are at the moment. “When I’m home I love being in the
gallery and it’s a lot of fun to meet our customers but Ben is the one with the vision and is definitely in charge there.” Siegle & Co is on the earliest recorded street in Dartmouth. Along with Anzac Street and Higher Street, it is the historical trade centre of the town and is enjoying a bit of a revival with new shops and galleries. Ben added: “I love Dartmouth and its community which works together. The gallery owners are mutually supportive. We meet and make plans together and there’s a real generosity of spirit and cooperative buzz circulating the Dartmouth galleries. “There’s also a belief that we can all
work together to create a place that people will come to.” The gallery and coffee shop are open throughout the year. For more information visit
www.siegleandco.
co.uk
No2 Smith St, Devon, TQ6 9QR
e:
ben@siegleandco.co.uk|t: 07766545322
www.siegleandco.co.uk
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