VOTE FOR CLOVELLY'S BESSIE. Cockwells Nominated for Two Classic Boat Awards: Show Your Support and Vote

Cockwells Modern & Classic Boatbuilding could win not just one but two coveted industry awards if local people participate in a public vote between now and midnight on Monday 9th March 2020.

The latest model in Cockwells’ popular Duchy Motor Launch series – the Twin Cabin Duchy 35 – that was unveiled at the 2019 Southampton International Boat Show has been shortlisted in the Powered Vessels category of the 2020 Classic Boat Awards.

Historic Falmouth working boat, Bessie – which has been restored by Cockwells’ apprentices – has also been nominated in the Restoration of the Year (under 40ft) class.

The Classic Boat Awards celebrate the best newly-built boats and restorations in the ‘wonderful world of traditional vessels and the people who float them.’

The Twin Cabin Duchy 35, designed by Andrew Wolstenholme and built by Cockwells, has been described by the judges as possessing the ‘good harbour launch looks of her sisters’, the Duchy 21 and Duchy 27.

Duchy Motor Launches are classically-designed, handcrafted, semi-production vessels that are built from low maintenance composites and defined by the seemingly infinite number of optional extras that can be incorporated – from teak decks and leather seating to custom glassware in tailor-made stowage.

The Twin Cabin Duchy 35 demonstrates an even greater level of customisation to revolutionise layout as well as ease of use.

“The Duchy 35 is for cruising and relaxing, and offers unrivalled seakeeping with style,” explains Founder and Managing Director, Dave Cockwell. “The twin cabin layout transforms the boat into a comfortable family cruiser with a galley located in the spacious saloon and two double berths below,” he adds. “The shower compartment offers generous headroom and a full-width electric sunroof enables you to take in panoramic sea views from all-round windows. Your choice of hardwood joinery, electronics and upholstery complete the picture.”

At the traditional end of the spectrum, Bessie was built in Looe in 1904 to work the oyster beds of the Helford River. Later, she raced in Falmouth. Now, she is all set to sail visitors across Bideford Bay in the summer months.

This restoration involved much work to her hull as apprentice, Jack Sullivan, explains: “We had to re-plank, which involved learning how to ‘spile’, or take a pattern from an old plank and create a new one, as well as re-fasten old planks and replace frames. I really enjoyed putting my hands to something with a bit of heritage and learning the techniques of proper, traditional boatbuilding as part of my real-time work experience through Cockwells’ Apprenticeships.”

“We are delighted to have been shortlisted twice in this prestigious industry awards scheme and hope that the public will support us by voting for the Twin Cabin Duchy 35 as well as Bessie,” concludes Dave Cockwell. “These vessels showcase the breadth of our expertise from the artisan skills of the traditional shipwright to the style, seakeeping and technical innovation that we are renowned for at the luxury end of the market.”

Winners of the Classic Boat Awards 2020 will be announced in the May issue of Classic Boat magazine, which is published on 3rd April 2020.

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Bessie Restored. Photo credit Ellie Jarvis - VOTE BESSIE

Bessie Pre-restoration. Photo credit Cockwells

Cockwells' Duchy 35. Photo credit Andrew Wright  VOTE DUCHY 35

Cockwells' Duchy 35 Twin Cabin Master Cabin. Photo credit Emily Harris

 Cockwells' Apprentice, Jack Sullivan who worked on the restoration of Bessie. Photo credit Cockwells

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About Cockwells Modern & Classic Boatbuilding
Cockwells Modern & Classic Boatbuilding is based in Mylor Creek Boatyard near Falmouth in Cornwall, at the westerly edge of the UK. We build bespoke superyacht tenders, motor launches and sailing yachts in any material to your precise requirements and our exacting standards. We are also the proud creators of the Duchy Motor Launch brand – a prestigious semi-production launch with a range of 21ft to 60ft. Our Mylor Creek Boatyard is also fully equipped to offer refits, restorations and engineering services for local yachts, and superyacht tenders from all over the world.

About The Cockwells Academy

The Cockwells Academy is aimed primarily at post-GCSE students who are enrolled on a full-time course at Falmouth Marine School. It offers specific work experience days and masterclasses at the company’s Mylor Creek Boatyard for one academic year. Up to ten applicants are selected each year to benefit from real-time work experience as well as access to Cockwells’ highly-skilled craftsmen and elements of the boatbuilding process that it may not be possible for them to encounter during their studies at college. Through this process, students hone the practical skills they need in order to become professional boatbuilders.Following assessment at the end of the year, a number of students from The Cockwells Academy are selected to continue their training at the company as paid apprentices for three years, after which, they become fully-qualified boatbuilders. To apply for The Cockwells Academy, please contact Falmouth Marine School on 0330 123 4783 or email falenquiries@cornwall.ac.uk.

March Highlights. Hartland Book Festival comes to Hartland Parish Hall

You’ll find literary fun and conversation with a talented bunch of local authors as they assemble for the first Hartland Book Festival. Discover exciting titles by a talented bunch of Local Authors across the categories including; Children/Young Adult, Comedy Adventure, Horror and Mystery.

Come and enjoy a few hours of relaxed friendly conversation, listen to presentations, join in with the meandering story and try the Literary Lucky Dip. With book signings and a free cake with every book purchased, there is something for everyone.

Hartland Book Festival

Hartland Parish Hall

Saturday 7th March 2020

10am-2pm

 Admission is FREE. 

Click here to Follow Hartland Book Festival on Facebook
Contact: Sandy Fish at Hartland Book Festival Email 

Proceeds from the Tea Table will be donated to Dementia UK

Journey to the Sea film series set to make waves in North Devon

A new six-part documentary series starring the people and landscapes of North Devon premieres in the county this month - narrated by BBC Springwatch presenter Gillian Burke. Journey to the Sea has been produced in partnership between North Devon Biosphere, WWF, Sky Ocean Rescue, the National Trust, and the Environment Agency.

Journey to the Sea is a celebration of the connection between people, land and the sea - putting nature centre stage. A special Director’s Cut of the films will be screened on Tuesday 21st January in North Devon. The exclusive event will be hosted by science communicator, zoologist and star of one of the episodes, Sophie Pavelle. Following the launch, one episode per week will then go on general release.

Filmed in North Devon, and following the course of the county’s waterways, the collection of short films is a celebration of Devon’s stunning, diverse habitats - from the wild moors of Dartmoor, to the crashing surf of the coastline and out to the open water around Lundy’s shores. The series aims to inspire viewers to take action to protect the UK’s natural world wherever they live.

The films are told through the eyes of local people, who help bring these special places to life. During the series viewers will meet a range of characters, whose lives and livelihoods are intrinsically linked to the area’s waterways, including Ilfracombe’s harbour master and Lundy Island’s warden.

The six films are:

• ‘Wild camping with Trev’ - hiking through Dartmoor National Park
• ‘Farming for the future with Simon’ - connecting young people with wildlife on a working farm
• ‘Exploring the estuary with Sophie’ - paddleboarding on the peaceful Taw-Torridge Estuary
• ‘Surfing with Jasmine’ - disadvantaged young people learning to surf with the Wave Project at Saunton Sands and Croyde beach
• ‘The harbour with George’ - meeting the thriving harbour community in Ilfracombe
• ‘Lundy island with Dean’ - diving below the waves and exploring the island

Rose Stainthorp, Marine Pioneer Coordinator, North Devon Biosphere, said: “North Devon can be a magical place, packed full of wildlife and diverse habitats. We have world-class surfing conditions, which attract surfers from across the country and beyond. Along with the beauty and tranquility of Dartmoor National Park, and the wildlife found on land and at sea, North Devon supports a thriving tourism industry that employs thousands of local people. This should be celebrated and brought to life so we all understand why now is the time to take action and protect nature on our doorstep.”

Alec Taylor, Head of Marine Policy, WWF, said: “We know our oceans and waterways are under threat like never before, from plastic pollution and climate change, to overfishing and underwater noise. Nature is not just a nice to have - it’s our life support system and we can no longer ignore the pressures we’re placing on our environment. We hope these films will inspire people to join the fight for our world and take action to help protect and restore our precious oceans and waterways for the wildlife and communities that depend on them.”

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  Journey to the Sea - Photos copyright @ninaconstablemedia (All Rights Reserved)

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North Devon Focus Coast and Country Chronicle 2019

A colourful reminder of the year around the Bideford Bay area, Exmoor and beyond. Looking forward to a bright and beautiful 2020 on the North Devon Coast. Thanks for visiting and following. 

What better way to start off the New Year than the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch.Take part in the world’s largest wildlife survey on 25-27 January and do something great for nature. Just choose an hour any time over the three days and enjoy time with nature counting birds.

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Glad Tidings from Bideford

Season's Greetings from the North Devon Coast & Country Chronicle

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Here's hoping for another "Event"ful year in 2020.

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Santa Calls at Bideford - Photo credit B. Adams

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Down on the Farm - Six Short Films about Farmers and Farming in North Devon

A short film commission has produced six five-minute documentaries about farmers and farming within the unique environment of North Devon’s UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The films are a revealing insight into the lives of our farming neighbours and will provoke thought and discussion around our food and where it comes from.

Community film making organisation North Devon Moving Image (NDMI) commissioned these emerging documentary film makers from around the UK to bring their individual film making creativity to the telling of these farmers’ stories.

Amanda McCormack, Creative Director of NDMI says “Since founding North Devon Moving Image six years ago it had always been my intention to make some films about farmers in north Devon. In my mind, it was a project that couldn’t NOT be done. As well as creating, collecting and sharing films it is an important part of our remit to encourage and facilitate new film makers. So, putting the two together, I decided to run North Devon’s first short documentary film commission and (as you will see) it has been an amazing success!”

“Giving the film makers a year in which to make their films has meant that they really got to know their subjects and you will experience the impact of this in the intimate and passionate stories they tell in their Down on the Farm films.

These films are important. They have value in preserving a snapshot of farming today, reflecting and celebrating a very important part of north Devon’s essence. They will do the job of enlightening, inspiring and entertaining those who watch them, connecting people with their farming neighbours and encouraging thought and dialogue around the food we eat.”

 The films are free to watch via the North Devon Moving Image website and thanks to generous funding from local, regional and national organisations, NDMI are able to offer a free screening licence to any groups who would like to show the Down on the Farm films on a big screen.

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North Devon Moving Image CIC is a community film making organisation delivering arts and heritage projects creating, collecting and sharing short films to inspire, enlighten and entertain.

Devon Wildlife Trust calls for token effort to combat dying trees

Leading local conservation charity Devon Wildlife Trust is asking the public to help it address one of the biggest challenges facing the county’s countryside and its wildlife.
 

It wants shoppers at Tesco stores across Devon to help it gain a major monetary boost from the supermarket giant. It’s asking people to drop the little blue tokens they receive at the check-out into the nearby collection boxes which read ‘Devon Wildlife Trust – Saving Devon’s Treescapes’.
 

The initiative is the latest effort from the charity in its attempt to address the widespread and disastrous effects of ash dieback disease. Devon Wildlife Trust’s message is very much that ‘every little helps’ in the battle to fill the hole which will be left by the widespread loss of ash trees, one of the most common and best-loved of all our trees.
 

It is estimated that ash dieback will kill at least 90% of Devon’s ash trees in the coming years. The fungal disease is now established and widespread, having arrived in the UK in 2012. Dead and sickly ash trees are a common sight in the South West. The disease and its impact on landscapes is being compared to that of Dutch Elm Disease which ravaged elm trees in the 1960s and 70s.
 

In response Devon Wildlife Trust is leading the fightback, with the Devon Ash Dieback Resilience Forum, in its Saving Devon’s Treescapes project. It wants to work with local communities across the county to plant and then look after thousands of replacement trees. These won’t be ash trees, but they will be of other native Devon species including oak, field maple, aspen , lime, beech, birch and hazel.
 

Saving Devon’s Treescapes is one of three local causes shortlisted for a Tesco Bags of Help Centenary Grant, which could be worth up to £25,000 to help it in its fight to restore Devon’s rural and urban landscapes. The charity is hoping that the public will get behind it and show their support.
 

Peter Burgess is Devon Wildlife Trust’s Director of Conservation and Development. He said: 

“The facts are stark. We anticipate losing most of the two million ash trees in Devon. That’s a lot of holes in our hedges, in our parks, gardens, roadsides and riverbanks. Their loss is also a huge blow for our already struggling wildlife. Ash trees provide food, a place to live for a wide range of other plants, animals and fungi, and crucially corridors which connect the web of life in the county.
 

We know that planting replacement, disease-resistant, native species trees is the most effective response we can make. But to do this we need the public’s help. So, I would ask, please can all Tesco shoppers add their little blue tokens to save Devon’s Treescapes ? By doing so they will be making a world of difference to the local wildlife and landscapes that we all love.”
 

The chance to help the Saving Devon’s Treescapes project runs in Tesco stores until 31 December 2019.
 

Devon Wildlife Trust is leading the Saving Devon's Treescapes project on behalf of the Devon Ash Dieback Resilience Forum, a cross-sector partnership of more than 30 organisations established in 2016.

Sick and dying ash trees. Photo copyright Devon Wildlife Trust (All rights reserved)
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More on Devon Ash Dieback Resilience Forum at www.devonashdieback.org.uk
Devon Wildlife Trust is the county’s leading environmental charity, with 35,000 members. The charity manages 51 nature reserves and six Valley Parks across Devon, including a range of beautiful landscapes such as woodlands, meadows, wetlands and heaths. Devon Wildlife Trust relies on charitable donations, grants and the generous support of its members and the general public to raise more than £4million every year. Money raised is spent maintaining our work for wildlife conservation and education in Devon, for present and future generations. More at www.devonwildlifetrust.org

Devon Wildlife Trust becomes owner of major new wildlife haven in North Devon

Devon Wildlife Trust has purchased the 80 hectare wetland which forms part of the northern edge of the Taw Estuary, close to the village of Braunton. The undisclosed purchase price was met by the charity after it received a generous donation from a local resident and bird watching enthusiast, Mr Mark Ansell. The Trust now intends to make the site its latest nature reserve.

After a breach to its sea wall in 2017, Horsey Island now consists of an extensive intertidal salt marsh and wetland. It is a haven for wildlife and is especially important as a feeding and roosting place for thousands of birds including many rarities. A flock of more than 1,200 golden plover has been seen roosting and feeding there. Ospreys, Spoonbills, Glossy Ibis and Great White Egrets have all been recorded there in the recent past. These and many other seasonal sightings have made the site popular among birdwatchers.

With the addition of Horsey Island Devon Wildlife Trust now manages 57 nature havens covering well over 2,000 hectares of the Devon countryside. The Trust aims to improve the site still further as a place for nature and provide opportunities for people to enjoy the spectacular bird life in this quiet corner of North Devon.

Horsey Island has a long and interesting history. The land was reclaimed from the sea in the 1850s to create farmland. Two earth bank defences were constructed to keep the sea out; one an outer wall facing the sea, and the other known as ‘Great Bank’ (not part of the new nature reserve owned by Devon Wildlife Trust), which runs between the site and Braunton Marshes further inland.

However, in recent times Horsey Island’s defences have been compromised. In 2017 a major breach occurred to its outer wall, inundating its interior with sea water. Rising sea levels and more frequent violent storms have since widened the breach. Today its interior is open to the tide and in the place of what was once farmland a fascinating system of tidal creeks, salt marsh and mudflats has been formed.

Peter Burgess, Devon Wildlife Trust’s Director of Conservation and Development, said:
“Horsey is an exciting, dynamic place which is now being shaped by natural processes, dominated by the daily tides which ebb and flow into the reserve. Shifting sands and muds are starting to be colonised by salt marsh plants. It is now an exceptionally important location for roosting and feeding wading birds and stands as one of the best locations in the county to see murmurations of wading birds from the security of the Coast Path”.

Devon Wildlife Trust’s Chief Executive, Harry Barton, said: 

“The purchase of Horsey Island is a wonderful opportunity. It will allow us to protect and enhance a stunning area of intertidal habitats in North Devon. Over the coming months we will be developing ambitious plans for the site in discussion with local stakeholders so that it reaches its full potential as a stunning place for wildlife and the local community.”

At present Horsey Island has no direct public access, but good views of the site and its wonderful birdlife can be had from the South West Coast Path which runs adjacent to it.

Devon Wildlife Trust has a successful track record of managing newly created tidal wetlands elsewhere in the county. In 2012 it took on the management of a similar nature reserve at South Efford Marsh nature reserve, near Kingsbridge, in South Devon. Since then the charity has successfully overseen its transition from rough grassland to saltmarsh and mudflats. The nature reserve has become one of Devon’s premier birdwatching venues.

 View across Horsey Island. Photo copyright Andy Bell (All rights reserved)

Golden Plover flock with Lapwing in foreground (Nb. not taken at Horsey Island). Photo copyright Andy Parkinson (All rights reserved)

Ode to Remembrance. "For the Fallen"

They went with songs to the battle, they were young.
Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

The Nation will honour the fallen on Remembrance Sunday when wreaths of poppies are laid on local war memorials and a two minutes silence is held at 11 a.m. The "Ode of Remembrance" is an ode taken from Laurence Binyon's poem "For the Fallen", which was first published in The Times in September 1914. Wikipedia Stub: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ode_of_Remembrance

 "The Unknown Soldier"

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The stunning commemorative display at RHS Garden Rosemoor in July 2018, celebrating the centenary of the end of the First World War. The "Unknown Soldier" (by Artist: George Hider) amidst one hundred ceramic Poppies (by Artist: Renee Kilburn). The Great War started on the 28th July 1914 and ended on 11th November 1918

War memorials given listed status ahead of Remembrance Sunday - North Devon Gazette 7th November 2019.

For Remembrance Sunday Events around the region visit the North Devon Gazette

In the United Kingdom, Remembrance Sunday is marked by ceremonies at local war memorials in most cities, towns and villages, attended by civic dignitaries, ex-servicemen and -women (principally members of the Royal British Legion), members of local armed forces regular and reserve units (Royal Navy and Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Marines and Royal Marines Reserve, Army and Territorial Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Auxiliary Air Force), military cadet forces (Sea Cadet Corps, Army Cadet Force and Air Training Corps as well as the Combined Cadet Force) and youth organisations (e.g. Scouts and Guides). Wreaths of remembrance poppies are laid on the memorials and two minutes silence is held at 11 a.m. Church bells are usually rung "half-muffled", creating a sombre effect.

Wikipedia Stub: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Sunday

NOVEMBER HIGHLIGHTS. “WHAAM” - Westward Ho! & Appledore Music Showcase

“WHAAM Showcase” - Westward Ho! & Appledore’s Music Showcase representing North Devon bands and singers performing in aid of the Royal National Life Institution's Appledore Lifeboat Station.

On 22nd November this Showcase will feature some of the most innovative and talented musicians in North Devon presenting a broad spectrum of music from rock ’n roll bands, individual singers, dancers and various acts and will take place at The Pier House, Westward Ho!

The Mayor and Mayoress of Northam, Councillor Mr & Mrs John Hyman will officially open WHAAM.

Acts will include Dave & Les, The Sarah Anne Westcott Studio Dancers, Rough Justice and Wyldwood Bands, Charlotte Pirrone, Winner of the 2019 Westward Ho's Got Talent and a few acts from the Sunset Festival, Westward Ho!

There will be a Grand Raffle in aid of the RNLI. The Principal Sponsor is Robert Braddick of BRADDICKS LEISURE and other Sponsors include Kitemare – Surf & Kiteshop.

“North Devon has a first class reputation for being a centre of excellence for live music events.” said Showcase organisers, John Barton and Peter Sawyer. “We’re excited to be a part of this and to be bringing a showcase of local musical talent to the wider public”.

Doors open at 6.15pm and the entertainment will run continuously from 7.00pm to 10.30pm with a short break at 9.05pm for the Grand Raffle.

All this for only £5.00 a ticket for adults and £3.00 for Children under 16.

Tickets will be sold online and sales outlets at The Co-operative Food, Golf Links Road, Westward Ho! and Market Street Kitchen, 25 Market St, Appledore, and at the door of The Pier House. (All proceeds to the RNLI Appledore).

“WHAAM” - Westward Ho! & Appledore Music Showcase

Friday 22nd November at The Pier House, Merley Road, Bideford EX39 1JU

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For the Record. "Bideford 'The Little White Town' in North Devon Dubbed as Racist"

What's the story? "Bideford in Devon changes 'Little White Town' signposts after racist claims"

Bideford made local and national news at the beginning of November and the contraversy spilled over into Social Media and TV culminating in a "Little White Town" debate between Bideford councillor Dermot McGeough, Susanna Reid and Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain. Catch Up here - https://youtu.be/CPhh8FCDRts

Bideford has been known as the ‘Little White Town’ for more than 150 years after author Charles Kingsley coined the phrase in reference to its large number of white buildings. Here is an extract from Charles Kingsley's description of Bideford - "The Little White Town which slopes upward from its broad river tide" (Scroll down for full description from the novel Westward Ho!). Looking from these photos,  I reckon his words are appropriate. ?.

Bideford Long Bridge - view across the River Torridge to the town from East the Water. Photo credit Pat Adams (North Devon Focus 2010)

 Bideford Quay - view across the River Torridge to the town from East the Water. Photo credit Pat Adams (North Devon Focus 2010)

Extract Charles Kingsley's description of  Bideford from the novel "Westward Ho"

“All who have travelled through the delicious scenery of North Devon must needs know the little white town of Bideford, which slopes upwards from its broad tide-river paved with yellow sands, and many-arched old bridge where salmon wait for autumn floods, toward the pleasant upland on the west.  Above the town the hills close in, cushioned with deep oak woods, through which juts here and there a crag of fern-fringed slate; below they lower, and open more and more in softly rounded knolls, and fertile squares of red and green, till they sink into the wide expanse of hazy flats, rich salt-marshes, and rolling sand-hills, where Torridge joins her sister Taw, and both together flow quietly toward the broad surges of the bar, and the everlasting thunder of the long Atlantic swell.“

Charles Kingsley - http://www.westwardhohistory.co.uk/charles-kingsley/
Kingsley Museum at Clovelly https://www.clovelly.co.uk/things-to-do/seeing-clovelly/kingsley-museum/

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December Highlights. Northam Care Trust Charity Christmas Fair & Grotto

The Northam Care Trust will be hosting its annual Christmas Fair & Grotto on Sunday 8th December.

There will be many stalls with festive crafts & gifts to purchase, fun games and activities to enjoy and Santa will be in his grotto to hear the children's wishes and give a gift.

Hot food and refreshments are available, as well as our bountiful cake stall. Enter and park for free, and bring the family along.

All money raised at this Charity event will go towards a mobile hoist to allow our clients to be fully supported whilst still enjoying holidays.

Charity Christmas Fair & Grotto 

on Sunday 8th December from 12pm - 4pm

 at Rose Hill Activity Centre,

 Heywood Road, Bideford, EX39 3PG.

at www.northamcaretrust.co.uk.

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ABOUT NORTHAM CARE TRUST

The Northam Care Trust is a charity formed as Northam Lodge in 1978 and our mission is to support people with learning and physical disabilities in having choice and control in achieving the best possible quality of life, evidenced by real quality outcomes and supported by our passion for excellence. They are based in Northam and Bideford in North Devon and have developed person centred support for people with profound and multiple learning and other disabilities and complex needs in residential and day activities. Excellent communication, respect, dignity, engagement, support for carers and a set of values and behaviours underpin our work and add value with personalisation at the core. They are the only organisation in North Devon and North Cornwall providing this high care specialist service and are a vital resource for families and carers whose relatives live in our accommodation or use our community support facilities including the range of day activities we offer at Rose Hill. Tap here to find out more about the Northam Care Trust Past and Present

Presentation of the Cyril Webber Cup to Sadie Davies at Clovelly

The formal presentation of the engraved Cyril Webber Cup to Sadie Davies took place on Clovelly's Apple Day at the Red Lion Harbour Bar on 23rd October. 

Sadie was the first lady and only the fourth person to have achieved the formidable feat of completing the 15 mile swim from Hartland Point to Lundy last August. She raised more than £6000 for her chosen charities. 

The Cup was presented to Sadie by John Webber (son of Cyril Webber), attended by Gary Readman (who swam to Lundy from Hartland Point with Steve Maclure in September 2017); Simon De Burgh, her trainer; Quinton Davies, her husband, The Hon. John Rous, owner of Clovelly and others.

Sadie's challenge next summer is to explore the coastline around North Devon and swim from Clovelly to Westward Ho!

Presentation of the Cyril Webber Cup to Sadie Davies at Clovelly.

L-R. Front: Quinton Davies, Sadie Davies, Simon De Burgh
L-R Behind: John Webber, Gary Readman, The Hon. John Rous

Photo Ellie Jarvis