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@frederick - close! Looked for a great vantage point that I could easily take the same shot each time :-) I will take a pic each time any work is done, no matter how minor .... so you may have to play "spot the difference" ;-) As to the order, that's all sorted, the first pic to appear will be the latest one. I did last when I first got here last year see a set of then & now pics of the town. ...

Flo, You could be right It`s not confined just to Dawlish either? For me it`s been constant since 1992 I am sat looking at a Annalytical report from South West Water dated 8th October 1992, Following a complaint from me at the time several 2 ltr bottles of water samples full of C.... were taken away and annalysed. a full water quality report was sent to me covering period 01/08/91 to 01/08/92  ...

Better hurry if you are interested in applying -applications have to be in by tomorrow! http://www.teignbridge.gov.uk/jobs/index.aspx?articleid=16653

Just found out about these - so thought I'd pass on the info. http://www.treasuretrails.co.uk/devon/things-to-do-in-Exe_Estuary_West.html http://www.treasuretrails.co.uk/devon/things-to-do-in-dawlish.html

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Laughter Yoga session is this Wednesday, 3rd October, at the Mount Pleasant Inn, Dawlish Warren. 6pm-7pm Book here: http://creativelaughter.eventbrite.co.uk/ More details: http://www.creativelaughter.co.uk/

Anyone want them fresh, before I smoke them instead?

Recieved a letter today from May Gurney, informing me that High Street will be closed for essential works near number 35, which I believe is just before Queen Street. Apparently diversions will be in place. Between 1 and 3 October. Pretty short notice. (mind you, I've just thought, maybe that's 2013! Shredded the letter now so can't check!)

Good to see that this has almost been completed, and that its a proper resurfacing job rather than than just the thin scattering of road chippings that I feared. Granted that its not before time, but well done for doing the job properly.

Shame it's in school time :/

update - went out looking for pumpkins and could only find butternut squash on offer, so its in baking ready for some soup for dinner. Anyone have any other varieties growing? Particularly, spaghetti squash?

Sovereign Living is having a shared ownership homes open event at the Secmaton Rise/Swan's Rise site (top of Carhaix Way) on Saturday 29th September between 10.30am - 2.00pm Three bedroom and two bedroom shared ownership homes available. Shared ownership is accessible to first time buyers with a household income of less than £60,000 pa.

Well you know now how to contact me and Sue. A cooking demo with locally produced food. Brilliant! Just brilliant!

Back again YAY !!

At around 7pm on Monday 24 September an 11-year-old boy was assaulted by a group of youths when on his own in Manor Gardens Park, Barton Terrace, Dawlish. It is understood that three teenage boys began shouting abuse at him, they then tripped him up, stamped on his leg and pushed him into the bushes causing some injuries. Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed this incident, or knows who ...

Perhaps a new road will need to be built?  Wonder how that will get funded? As you say Flo - the traffic around that area is already congested.

Well last night we went to Gurkhas and tonight had a takeaway from Mei Lai. Both very very good!:-)  Thankyou Nelson & Jools.

BT has said 24 further Westcountry communities are due to be connected to high-speed fibre broadband network, as it continues its £2.5 billion UK-wide Openreach roll out. Towns including Torquay, Barnstaple, Plymstock, Tavistock, Okehampton, Honiton, Totnes, Bovey Tracey, Dawlish , Tiverton and Yelverton – are due to be upgraded in 2013. The investment project will upgrade broadband networks ...

Some more Marshals for this Sunday’s Triathlon are needed – no experience necessary. There is a marshals briefing, etc at 7.30am on the Green (Dawlish Warren) on Sunday morning with the race starting at 8.30am. And/or call into Braking Wind bike shop before then to let them know if you can help out. 8.30am   RACE STARTS SHOULD BE FINISHED BY NOON APART FROM TIDY-UP MORE INFO FROM ...

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@Nelson .OOPS I missed that.Thanks nelson.

Neil is this orchard you're talking about the community orchard that is being set up at Holcombe? If so, any chance you could let us all know all about it, how it came to be, how the land was acquired etc. Thanks

TUESDAY 25th SEPTEMBER 7.30 p.m. HEDLEY WAY CENTRE, MANOR GROUNDS/BROOK STREET, DAWLISH, EX7 9AJ. ADMISSION £3.00 to include refreshment. A WARM WELCOME TO ALL

Look out for the Harvest Moon next weekend - it's the period of full moon closest to the equinox, so called because ....... The shorter-than-usual time between moonrises around the full Harvest Moon means no long period of darkness between sunset and moonrise for days in succession. In the days before tractor lights, the lamp of the Harvest Moon helped farmers to gather their crops, despite the ...

And to reply with a poem, a very fine one. That is special, a good omen I think. Thank you very much Neil.

@chef  - glad to give you a chuckle.  I used to test by poking the jelly on a cold saucer but found it very variable.  So with scientific background I moved to thermometer for more precision!!  Batch of crabapple schnapps now made - leaving for a couple of months to mature ready for Xmas festivities.  First batch of crabapple juice ready for jellying tomorrow.  Smells delicious but we didn't get ...

Hello everyone if you like our facebook page you will see we are running a little competition all you have to do is like our page and then keep a eye out for the above advert in a well known local directory coming out in a few weeks be the first to comment on facebook to which page its publised on and I will bring you round a bottle of red or white wine! Our facebook page is ...

@HuwMatthews2 Re Supported Housing Allowance. This is from today's Inside Housing. Thought it might be of interest. Universal credit to exclude supported housing costs 24 September 2012 | By Carl Brown Homelessness charities have welcomed a decision by the Department for Work and Pensions to exclude supported accommodation from universal credit. Charities had raised concerns that universal credit, ...

Hope you enjoy your day (and the beer and the lunch). Weather's much kinder today than yesterday.

Some useful info here. http://www.teignhousing.co.uk/node/1269

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness

Hedge foraging.  last week I found a hedgerow full of marjoram.  I don't know if it has seeded naturally or if someone just scattered some packets of seed on a whim.  It struck me that that would be a good idea - if everyone bought a packet of herb seeds and scattered liberally in a local hedge we'd gradually get a local herb store.  Go forth and scatter.

Five years after a terrible motorbike accident, which left her fighting for her life, Pippa Farr of Holcombe, near Dawlish, is back in action and winning. With concrete determination the 34-year-old decided last year that she was fit enough to be able to follow her dream buying a horse again, having ridden and competed prior to her accident. To find out more see www.britisheventing.com

@neilh sloe vodka sounds interesting, have made sloe gin may have a go at the sloe vodka.

Heard an interesting itme on the radio this morning.  A young couple who couldn't afford a house bought a double-decker bus and converted it into a one-bedroomed home. Cost? £3000 for the bus, don't know about the conversion but couldn't have been much more than £10k since they did the work themselves.  Effectively they ended up with a modrn apartment at minimal cost - apparently better than the ...

Thank you Philip very kind of you.

Hi Neil Thanks for the reply, we do have help from the rotary clubs, we now have over 60 volunteers helping us on the day which is fantastic!

Hasn't this been done before?  I seem to remember a dredger a few years ago dumping sand off the Warren to compensate for tidal erosion ..... or maybe it's just a false memory (!).

DAWLISH LTC Juniors produced a day of tennis to be proud of at their club championships finals day. The large crowd of juniors, parents, family and friends were entertained by 14 finals ranging from U9s to U18s. Read the full article ...

Barring step daughter going into labour with #3, I'll see you there! :-)