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Do you pay for dentistry and opticians? RIVERFORD RECIPES
Beans & Peas
08 JASON MOUNTJOY
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The most crucial transition
GARDENING
22 TRANSITION TOWN TOTNES Ten ways to be more sustainable

Transition Streets & LEF 10 30

28 LEECHWELL GARDEN TOTNES SHOW
Planning a welcome return
The wildlife awaits you!
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44 KEVICC

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52 TOTNES HERITAGE TRUST

St Mary’s Church project

56 MEANDERING NATURALIST

In search of Orange Tip Butterflies

72 TOTNES MUSIC SCENE

Who is playing when and where

74 TOTNES TOWN BUS

Routes & timetables

76 TOTNES LIBRARY

Spring activities

78 A-Z INDEX

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We were delighted to receive a recent phone call from Useful Numbers
Lynda Harvey (Manager of the Totnes & District Show)
announcing; that after a two year break (due to the Police 999 or 101
pandemic) the show is planned to return to Great Court Post Office 0845 7223344
Farm, Berry Pomeroy on Sunday 31 July. Linda and her Electricity 0800 365900
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The show brings town and country together, with Flood Watch 0845 9881188
something to interest all ages. This really is the perfect Totnes Community
family day out and boasts a wide variety of things to see Hospital 01803 862622
and do including; cattle, sheep, horses, poultry, rabbits, Leatside Surgery 01803 862671
home-craft, baking, handicraft and horticultural classes. Catherine House Surgery 01803 862073
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who help the day run smoothly. Should anyone be Morrisons Pharmacy 01803 840340
interested in lending their support or indeed want to find Citizen Advice 0808 278 7948
out more about this great local institution then turn the Town Council 01803 862147
pages to find this year’s show preview. Tourist Information 01803 863168
Library 01803 862210
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save on the cost of visiting the dentist and optician, Inga RSPCA 01803 866597
Page takes us on a six mile walk across Dartmoor, Colin South Hams
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the first year or so when you know it does. Only six months (or 10 months for childbirth claims)
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be spending larger amounts on the key areas people joining and cancelling to cover specific
each year. treatments. Their aim is that these are longer-
Plus if you or your partner are employees, check term policies so you need to be committed to
if either of your employers offers work-based them.
policies. These can be extremely good value –
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Jason Mountjoy’s - Independent financial guidance

The Most Crucial Transition

Throughout our lives, we will experience numerous Consider that even an extra year or two of saving can make
significant shifts. The shift from our working lives to a substantial impact in these estimates if an initial study
retirement is arguably the most essential of them. yields an unexpected result. Before making any irreversible
actions, ensure sure you have gotten a detailed assessment
We go from being busy, acknowledged as an expert in our from an expert.
industry, and waking up with a purpose every day to being
a blank sheet on which to write our new existence. We move In conclusion, question two is motivated by monetary
from accumulating money and developing wealth to having considerations.
to take money out of our savings account.
Q3: Do you think you’ve got enough to do?
Unfortunately, many wealthy and well-liked people have
unpleasant retirements. This is a disappointing consequence For individuals who have been pleasantly busy for four
for many that diligently saved. The key to a smooth transition decades, this is typically the most difficult question to
is to be clear about what you’re leaving behind and what answer. What will you do with your free time?
you’re aiming for.
An empty schedule can be tough to navigate when you’re
The Three Most Important Retirement Questions used to working full days. Unfortunately, a two-week vacation
does not reflect what you might desire to do with your days.
We’ve identified three critical questions to assist you move Others may still be going about their daily lives, leaving you
into a successful retirement after helping many people with more time than you know what to do with. You can only
manage this once-in-a-lifetime shift from work to retirement. play so many games of golf or watch so many TV shows
These three questions were adapted from Mitch Anthony, a before you become bored. We recommend that you carefully
financial guru. consider what your ideal week might entail. Include time for
family, hobbies, and travel in your schedule. If you have a
Longer retirements are a result of increased lifespan, so this lot of time on your hands, think about if you’re ready for this
is not a change you want to make hastily. Consider all three huge decision.
questions carefully to ensure you have the successful and
joyful retirement you deserve. Finally, if you and your spouse aren’t used to spending all
day together, it’s critical that you agree on how you’ll spend
Q1: Do you think you’ve had your fill of work? your time and how you’ll maintain some independence.
Retirement, as the joke goes, is twice the spouse and half
While you may not have the same level of motivation as the salary.
before, many successful people wish to offer more to their
workplaces. It’s likely that you’ll be able to continue to benefit In conclusion, question three is influenced by one’s
from the mental stimulation of being involved even if you don’t lifestyle.
work full-time. Flexible work choices are available in today’s
workplace that were not available to previous generations. It Takes a Lot of Work to Have a Happy Retirement.
Working from home, in a hybrid office, doing part-time
consulting, or even mentoring could keep you engaged and A good retirement transition is more about moving
give you a reason to get out of bed in the morning. consciously towards a new life than it is about leaving an
old life behind.
Whatever decision you make, it’s critical that you’re
emotionally prepared to leave your previous job. Do not Consider your responses to the above questions, as well as
undervalue the importance of your employment in shaping your spouse’s, to ensure that you go on this new adventure
your identity and well-being. with enough money, enough to do, and fewer regrets.

In conclusion, question one is motivated by a specific goal. While our first goal is to ensure that you have enough money
to live independently, we are dedicated to aiding you in
Q2: Do you think you’ve got enough? making the transition as smooth as possible.

It’s critical to know what kind of lifestyle your savings can
support in the long run. Keep track of daily expenses,
irregular expenses, and unexpected costs.

Our method is designed to help you understand the
complexity that surround the seemingly simple issue, “Will
I Run Out of Money?”

Jason Mountjoy DipFA / Independent Financial Adviser (Diploma) & Life Planner
Based at Waterside House, The Plains Totnes TQ9 5DW / [email protected]

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PENSIONS ARE NOT THE ONLY ANSWER

NICK DREW Independent Financial Adviser

Pensions are the default option for saving towards retirement and investments to run alongside your pension.
can be a very astute way to make the most of your money. However
they may not be the only way you need to prepare for your future Making regular payments into an ISA might be the solution for
financial security. many people. You will not enjoy the same tax efficiency as with
pension savings. Contributions to your ISA will have to be made
Why pensions have their limits from your income that has already had tax deducted.
Pensions are excellent long-term savings vehicles, but there are two
potential problems if they are your only investment. However once that money is inside your ISA it may offer the
Firstly, the maximum you can contribute each year is currently potential to grow faster than investments outside an ISA because
£40,000, or your entire income, whichever is the smaller. Also, you it can do so tax free. When you come to take money out of the ISA,
will usually pay tax if your pension pots exceed the Lifetime under current legislation you will have no tax to pay on any growth
Allowance, the maximum currently £1,073,100. While this seems a and income from an ISA investment is currently also tax free.
high figure, 40 years of contributions and some successful
investment growth can easily reach it. What’s more, with an ISA and unlike a pension, there is no
restriction on when you can access your cash.
You could find yourself in the position of being
unable to contribute as much as you want into What should you do?
your pension, without running into tax penalties.
Whether or not you should be making ISA or other investments
The second problem is that your pension pot will be locked away alongside your pension will depend on your personal
until you reach 55. The proposed rise in state pension age is likely circumstances and your plans. If you are likely to go over the
to mean a similar rise in the date you can access your private annual and lifetime limits on your pension, or if you have plans to
pension. access your wealth before you reach retirement age, you may
want to consider it.
With some think tanks proposing changing the
state pension age to 70 by 2028 and to 75 by Making the decisions that are right for you will be a great deal
2035, your private pension could be locked away easier if you have an expert to help you take a clear look at your
for longer than you might wish. finances.

At Continuum we have the expertise in pensions and investments
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Should you be investing outside your pension?

With their tax advantages, pensions should be the foundation for
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going over the lifetime allowance or want to be able to access funds
before state retirement age, you might want to consider long term

The information contained in this article is based on the opinion of Continuum and does not constitute financial advice or a recommendation
to suitable retirement or investment strategy, you should seek independent financial advice before embarking on any course of action. The
value of investments can fall as well as rise and you may get back less than you invested. The Financial Conduct Authority does not regulate
taxation advice. A pension is a long term investment. The fund value may fluctuate and can go down, which would have an impact on the
level of pension benefits available. Pension income could also be affected by interest rates at the time benefits are taken. The tax treatment
of pensions in general and tax implications of pension withdrawals will be based on individual circumstances, tax legislation and regulation,
which are subject to change in the future. Accessing pension benefits early may impact on levels of retirement income and your entitlement
to certain means tested benefits. Accessing pension benefits is not suitable for everyone. You should seek advice to understand your
options at retirement.

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Recipes: www.riverford.co.uk/recipes

Ingredients BROAD BEAN FRITTERS
300g podded broad beans
(about 900g in their pods) Serves: 4 / Prep time: 10min / Cooking time: 10min
125g self-raising flour These simple fritters make a good vegetarian main course but you could also serve smaller ones
2 large eggs as starters or canapés for a summer party (they can be made in advance and gently warmed
2 tbsp crème fraîche through in a low oven). Kids generally love them, particularly the dinky-sized ones.
125ml milk Step 1: Cook the beans in a pan of boiling water for 3 minutes, then drain
200g soft, mild sheep’s or and refresh in cold water. Peel off the outer skins and discard, leaving
goat’s cheese, crumbled the bright green inner bean. In a large bowl, whisk the flour, eggs, crème
small handful of mint fraîche and milk until you have a smooth, thick batter. Crumble in the
leaves, chopped cheese. Stir in the broad beans, mint and chives and season with salt and
small handful of chives, pepper.
snipped or chopped Step 2: Melt a little oil and butter in a large frying pan. Add spoonfuls of
a little sunflower or olive the mixture (you’ll need to cook in two or three batches) and cook on a
oil and a knob of butter, medium heat for 2–3 minutes, until golden brown on the bottom (you’ll
for frying see small bubbles appearing from underneath as they’re ready). Flip and
sweet chilli sauce, to serve cook for 2 minutes or so on the other side, until cooked through. Serve with
(optional) sweet chilli sauce for dipping, if you like.

14 Cooks notes: IVariations Use a gluten-free self-raising flour if you prefer. Use chopped up French or
sliced runner beans instead of broad beans. Vary the cheese – try a saltier feta-style sheep’s cheese.

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CchRickUpeSaHs aEnDd kCefiAr RdreRssOinTg SALAD with crispy spiced

Serves: 2 / Prep time: 15min / Cooking time: 25min

This is a salad in a loose sense of the word. Rather it is the coming together of plenty of complementary elements.

Ingredients Step 1: Preheat oven to 200°C/Gas Mark 6. Spread the almonds out on one of the
40g flaked almonds roasting tins. Toast them in the oven for 2-3 minutes until lightly golden in colour.
1 tin chickpeas Be careful not to burn them. Meanwhile, drain the chickpeas and rinse under cold
light olive oil water. Tip them into the clean tea towel and pat them as dry as you can.
800g carrots Step 2: Remove the almonds, throw them with a dash of oil and a pinch of salt. Keep
1 lemon them to one side. Place the chickpeas in the roasting tray with 2 tablespoons of oil
½ red onion and season well with salt and pepper. Mix well and spread them out so they are one
15g mint layer deep.
30g parsley Step 3: Peel the carrots and cut into equal sized angled wedges, about 2cm by 5cm.
1 garlic clove Zest and juice the lemon.
50g watercress Step 4: Pop the carrots into another baking tray. Add half of the lemon juice, 2
1 tsp Dijon mustard tablespoons of water and enough oil to generously coat the carrots. Season with salt
70ml kefir and pepper. Mix well and tightly cover the tray with foil. Place the chickpeas on the
2 tsp honey top oven shelf and the carrots on the shelf below.
1 tsp cumin Step 5: Roast for 20 minutes. Giving the chickpeas a turn twice during cooking.
2 tsp smoked paprika They should be a golden nutty brown. Remove early if they look like burning.
salt and pepper Prepare the rest of the veg by peeling and very finely slicing half of the red onion.
Wash the mint and parsley, shake them dry.
Cooks notes: Covering the carrots Step 6: Pick the leaves off both and finely chop them separately. Peel and finely chop
for the first part of cooking protects or crush 1 garlic clove. Wash and dry the watercress. Make the dressing by whisking
them from the fierce direct heat of the the mustard and half the garlic with the kefir. Season with salt and pepper, and stir
oven. It lets them cook evenly before in the mint.
taking some colour on in the final Step 7: Remove the carrots and chickpeas from the oven. Remove the foil from the
stage. Roasting chickpeas renders them carrots. Mix in the honey and return to the oven for 10-15 minutes until tender. Add
crispy on the outside and soft in the the cumin, paprika and half the chopped parsley to the chickpeas. Mix well and
centre. The occasional one falls foul of leave to cool slightly.
the oven and blisters, just discard any Step 8: When the carrots are ready, give them a rough bash with a wooden spoon
that look puffed up and burnt. or potato masher. You want to lightly smash them into coarse pieces. Do this in the
roasting tray so as they soak up the lemony oil.
Step 9: Mix the warm crushed carrots with the spiced chickpeas, red onion and
watercress. Divide it equally between 2 plates. Artfully spoon the dressing across the
salad. Scatter over the almonds, remaining parsley and a little lemon zest.

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Aubergine,
TomATo
& ShAlloT
Pide

Pides are traditional
Turkish pizzas dating
back thousands of years,
that are more boat-shaped
than round Italian pizzas.
This vegetarian aubergine
and shallot version is an
ideal family meal!

Serves: 4 as a snack,
2 as a main

Preparation time: 20 mins
Cooking time: 30 mins

You’ll need: What to do: Pinch the ends together to make
Pizza dough made from a 1. Make your pizza dough as the a boat shape. Transfer to an oiled
145g packet packet instructions and set to one baking sheet.
2 echalion shallots, side. 6. Divide the vegetable mixture
chopped 2. Preheat the oven to 200oc. between the four pides, rolling the
1 tbsp olive oil 3. Sauté the chopped shallots in the edge over a little to hold it in.
2 cloves garlic, crushed olive oil for ten minutes until golden, 7. Bake for 15 minutes.
1 tsp cumin seeds add the garlic and spices and cook 8. Meanwhile combine the yoghurt,
½ tsp smoked paprika for another two minutes. lemon, mint and garlic to make the
½ tsp cinnamon 4. Add the chopped aubergine and dressing.
½ tsp chilli flakes tomatoes, stir, cover and cook for 9. Remove the pides from the oven,
1 aubergine, chopped ten minutes or until the aubergine leave to cool slightly, sprinkle with
250g cherry tomatoes, is soft. pomegranate seeds and mint and
halved 5. Divide the dough into four and serve with the yoghurt dressing.
3 tbsp yoghurt roll each ball into a long oval shape.
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Slow Cooked
Shoulder
of Lamb
with Rosemary Scented

Shallots. Serves
6
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 4-5 hours

You’ll need:
1 boneless shoulder of lamb
1 head of garlic
½ bunch of rosemary
2 peeled carrots
50ml olive oil
Salt and pepper
400g whole round peeled shallots
20g tomato puree
Pinch of flour
1 litre of chicken stock

Note: Ask your butcher to take out
the bone of the shoulder but give it
to you to use in the pan when
roasting the shoulder to help
make the gravy.

What to do: l When the lamb is cooked and the shallots are also
cooked, remove everything from the tray and allow
l Go over the joint and remove any large fat deposits to rest somewhere warm.
or unsightly skin.
l Add the tomato puree and flour to the cooking tray
l Stab the joint several times over with the tip of a and place back on the stove to cook slightly. Then
small sharp knife and insert one ½ clove of garlic per add the stock and bring to the boil.
incision. Also stick in a little sprig of rosemary per
incision to enhance the flavour. l Strain through a very fine sieve into a clean pan
and bring back to the boil, season if required.
l Place the shoulder on the lamb bones with the 2
carrots cut just in half, drizzle over the olive oil and l Carve the lamb onto a warm serving dish, place
season with sea salt and pepper. the shallots around and put the gravy in to a sauce
boat.
l Place in the oven at 160c for 4-5 hours, covering
with a sheet of foil for the first 3 hours. With one l Serve with green vegetables and some potatoes.
hour to go, throw in the peeled shallots and remove
the foil. www.UKshallot.com
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WATERSIDE BISTRO RECIPES TO TRY AT HOME

ARANCINI WITH PORCINI MUSHROOM VELOUTE,
ASPARAGUS, PARMESAN & TRUFFLE OIL

Find more recipes at
watersidebistro.com

Ingredients What to do
Makes 4 portions Risotto: Sweat the shallots in the olive oil until softening, add the garlic,
rice, bay & thyme. Stir for a minute before adding first the wine and
For the risotto then a ladle of stock. Continue to stir until the stock has been absorbed
125g Shallots, finely diced before adding in another ladle-full. Repeat until you have incorporated
50ml Olive oil all the stock. The rice grains should be cooked through and not too
3 Garlic cloves, crushed & chopped chalky in the mouth but still have a good bite - ‘Al Dente’. Remove
200ml Dry white wine from the heat and stir in the butter & cheese. Taste and season with salt
240g Arborio rice & black pepper. Remove the bay leaves and thyme stalks. Allow to cool.
Bay leaf & thyme Refrigerate if preparing in advance.
500ml Vegetable stock, hot Porcini mushroom veloute: First soak the dried mushrooms in the
80g Parmesan grated warm stock. Sweat the shallots in the butter until softening, add the
50g Butter garlic, bay & thyme. Add in the white wine, mushrooms and their
Salt & pepper to your taste soaking liquor. Bring to a boil then simmer until the liquid has reduced
by 4/5ths, approximately 15-20 minutes. Add the double cream and
For the wild mushroom veloute return to a simmer for 5 minutes. Remove the bay and thyme stalks
25g Dried porcini mushrooms before blending everything very well with a stick blender or even better
200ml Vegetable stock, hot a smoothie maker until you have a really smooth creamy sauce. Taste
50g Shallots finely diced and season with salt & black pepper before passing it through a fine
1 Garlic clove, crushed & chopped chinois sieve.
25g Butter Breadcrumbing the arancini balls: Shape the cooled risotto into 65g
200ml Dry white wine balls, using a weighing scale to check they are all the same size. First
Bay leaf & thyme roll them in the flour dusting o any excess, before dipping them in the
200ml Double cream egg wash. Again, take care to let excess egg drip o before rolling in the
breadcrumbs.
For making the arancini To finish the dish: Deep fry the arancini in good clean vegetable oil at
Dried breadcrumbs 170c until golden and crispy on the outside and hot through. Allow to
A whole egg beaten with a little milk drain on kitchen paper. Meanwhile warm your mushroom sauce and
Plain flour cook the asparagus spears under a hot grill drizzled with a little olive oil
Oil for deep frying and a pinch of sea salt. Serve with generous shavings of parmesan and a
drizzle of tru e infused olive oil to give it a special touch.

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Transition Streets -
building connections to
care for each other and
our world

One of the most popular requests that came out of good conversations and even been invited in to look
the community events when Totnes, South Hams at the garden of someone I had never met before.”
and Devon councils all declared a climate emergency
back in 2018/19, was to bring back Transition Streets. How does it work?
The people of Totnes spoke, we listened, and after Groups of 6-8 neighbours meet over seven sessions
last year’s pilot of a new programme, we’re ready to to talk about topics including energy, food, travel
roll it out to another 25 streets. and water. We provide a facilitator to help with the
first and last sessions and a pack with activities and
Transition Streets officially relaunched last month conversation topics for the rest.
with a community event at the Methodist Church in
Totnes. Everyone was welcome to come along to Streets can then create their own projects from
find out more, hear from past participants and speak garden shares, car shares and babysitting circles
to the team of volunteers and facilitators that are to wildlife friendly verges, befrienders and energy
working hard to help make it all happen. saving projects.

This innovative project helps us connect with our What will be the benefit?
neighbours, support each other to reduce our living The original project in 2010/2011 involved around
costs and to cut our carbon footprint by taking 500 households which each made average annual
practical action together. A number of streets in savings of £570 on household bills, as well as
Totnes have already signed up and a starter pack is big reductions in their carbon footprints. These
available for anyone interested in participating in the households and streets are invited to participate
project with their neighbours. once again in this newly revised format, which seeks
to increase the financial and carbon savings per
Local resident, Fiona Gibbon has already made household.
good progress on her street, Copland Meadow,
where a handful of neighbours are actively engaged There is more of an emphasis on community wellbeing
in getting together to go through the Transition in this revised and updated Transition Streets project.
Streets programme. Its aim it to strengthen our connections to care for
each other and the natural world.
Fiona said: “Knocking on doors in my street makes
me slightly nervous, but once I say I am a neighbour Project manager, Ruth Leonard-Williams says;
I’ve found people very welcoming. It is good to be “Covid, the climate crisis and rocketing energy, food
able to call with something to offer. It has been a joy and other costs mean that we need to support each
to meet new people so nearby. I’ve had several really other now more than ever”.

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Recruit your neighbours
We’ve produced a short handy guide and flyer that
you can post through your neighbours’ doors to
help your street get involved.

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POWERS OF Together, they are the foundations for helping our
communities to thrive.
LEF10
Organised by Jay Tompt, coordinator of the
May 19 @ 3pm Reconomy Project, this local ‘dragon’s den’ with
a difference forms part of a blueprint for citizen-
NEW LION BREWERY led economic transition in Totnes. It’s part of the
solution to making our communities more resilient
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Local in the face of economic collapse and the rising cost
Entrepreneur Forum on May 19th makes a welcome of living crisis.
return to its springtime roots in the calendar of
events. It’s been the catalyst for many of our Co-founder of Transition Town Totnes, Rob Hopkins
favourite social enterprises in Totnes and district, calls it “one of the top ten innovations coming
securing the success of these businesses and out the Transition Movement that could begin to
nurturing the people and projects they support. turn the economic crisis around”.

A handful of businesses will pitch their projects to It’s apt therefore, that this year’s event is taking
a ‘community of dragons’. Everyone is welcome to place at New Lion Brewery, the micro-brewery
attend, to pledge their support and to be inspired that Rob himself pitched at the very first Local
to come back and be among the line-up of those Entrepreneur Forum in 2012. The circular economy
pitching next year. This inspirational and practical has come full circle.
event would not be possible without the investors
– members of the community, donating their time, Join us on May 19th at New Lion Brewery for the
money, knowledge and skills. 10th Local Entrepreneur Forum and Community of
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10 ways to be

more sustainable
in your garden

Make a difference to the environment
with these easy tasks...

 

Trees are brilliant at drawing down carbon from the Pollinators need our help. Loss of habitat is one of
atmosphere. the main reasons why we see fewer bees, butterflies
If all 30 million UK gardeners planted a medium- and other insects visiting our gardens.
sized tree in their community, school, workplace or Help slow and reverse the declines in bees,
garden and nurtured it to maturity, they would store butterflies, moths, hoverflies and other pollinators by
enough carbon equivalent to drive you more than 11 growing a wide variety of plants including a mixture
million times around our planet. of native, near-native and exotic plants to support
pollinator diversity.


Switch from mains to rains in your garden to save
carbon. Make your pledge on mains2rains.uk Some imported flowers have up to 10 x the carbon
Use a water butt containing water that falls onto your footprint of home or UK-grown bouquets.
roof instead of turning on a tap from the mains Growing or buying UK-grown cut flowers can save
supply, or use a watering can instead of a up to 7.9kg carbon per bunch compared with buying
hosepipe. So far 6.6 million litres of water have been some imported bunches.
pledged to save on the RHS mains2rains website,
equivalent to taking 82,385 baths - saving enough 
carbon equivalent to charge 1.3 million smartphones.
An average petrol power tool emits 0.848 kg carbon
 per litre of petrol used. It's not only carbon, they emit
harmful particulate and noise pollution too.
Peatlands are the world’s largest carbon store on If the 21% of UK gardeners who use power tools
land. They provide valuable ecosystems for plants switched from fossil fuel to green energy electric-
and animals and act like sponges, reducing the risk powered tools, it would save enough carbon
of flooding. equivalent to drive around the planet 29,820 times.
When we take peat for our gardens, carbon is
released and habitats are damaged. Keeping peat in 
bogs – not bags – is a crucial part of the fight against
climate change. Our planet's billions of acres of Add your garden plants to RHS My Garden online.
peat hold more carbon than all the world’s forests Together we can help map UK garden plants,
combined. helping to conserve and grow this important
biodiversity now and for future generations. So far
 we have 122,000 users who have added 2.4 million
plants consisting of 77,600 different types of
Carbon saving quantities linked to home composting cultivated plants.
(as opposed to buying bagged retail compost) are
equivalent to 1.85 miles (driven by average car) 
saved per kg of home compost made. 
Every 1kg of homemade compost typically saves 
over 0.1kg fossil CO2 emissions, which could save
more than 5.1 kg carbon, per gardener, every year. Buying locally sourced and home-grown produce
can save significant amounts of greenhouse gas
 emissions.
Eat more home-grown UK, local and seasonal fruit
Garden soils and perennial plantings play an and vegetables from local sources or from your own
important role in storing carbon. garden or allotment. Growing at home allows you
If 30 million gardeners pulled up a paver and planted to choose not to use pesticides –
1m² of perennial plants (either herbaceous, shrubs or another plus for the planet.
trees) in their community, school, workplace or
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Best of the bunch... 

Saxifraga  Take cuttings from sturdy,
young shoots on border
These pint-sized flowering perennials and root them in
perennials look great in rock pots of cuttings compost in a
gardens and scree beds or, in garden frame.
the case of several varieties,
planted en masse in the front  Remove faded flowers
of borders to add colour in late from spring-flowering bulbs
spring and early summer, and give the plants a
acting as valuable ground cover. They produce densely packed sprinkling of general fertiliser.
rosettes of spoon-shaped leaves and flower freely in shades ranging
from pink and red to white, cream and yellow. Cut off the flower stems  Begin to harden off
after flowering and you will be left with neat, green rosettes. All rockery bedding plants in a garden
types need well drained soil in a moist spot with some shade from the frame before planting out in
midday sun. late spring.

Good enough to eat…  Net brassicas to protect
Prevent cauliflower problems them from pigeons.

They are known to be tricky to Cauliflowers can also be prone to  Continue to spike and
grow, largely because they suffer clubroot disease, a fungal scarify lawns to improve
from the same problems as infection which attacks the plant surface drainage and remove
cabbage, including insect pests through the soil via its root hairs. thatch.
such as cabbage root fly and In a short period of time this will
cabbage white butterflies. The lead to massive swelling,  Sow tomatoes, cucumbers,
best way to prevent such insects distortion and severely hampered melons, aubergines and
is to cover newly transplanted growth. peppers for greenhouse
plants with garden fleece or fine growing.
netting. Cabbage caterpillars can Clubroot can infect whenever the
be a real nuisance as they soil is moist and warm, so most  Re-pot houseplants and
burrow inside the developing new infections will tend to occur give them a week or two in
curds (heads) and ruin them. If from mid-summer until late the greenhouse to
your netting is securely anchored autumn. A combination of crop convalesce.
and held clear of the plants on rotation and liming should help to
wires or hoops, the adult prevent the disease.  Thin out autumn-sown
butterflies will not be able to lay annuals.
their eggs on the cauliflowers.
 Plant gladioli corms.
Three ways to...
 Soak the soil around wall-
Create easy-care flower beds trained fruit trees and mulch
with manure.
1. Avoid disturbing the soil around the plants unless necessary.
Each disturbance produces a new batch of weed seedlings.  Plant up herbs in
containers.
2. Choose plants which are self-supporting, particularly if your garden
is exposed. Don't choose short-lived plants which need replacing every  Remove the insulation
few years and avoid using annuals. from the greenhouse.

3. Don't overfeed or plants will become vulnerable to damage.  Prune tender climbers and
wall shrubs before leaves
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THE WILDLIFE AWAITS
YOU AT THE TOWN’S
COMMUNITY GARDEN

Leechwell Garden is a beautiful green space in the heart of Totnes where the
waters from the ancient Leechwell flow, where people meet and children can play.

Leechwell Garden Association has plans to encourage A solitary mining bee collecting pollen for its nest
a wider variety of wildlife into the garden, and provide (Photo: Philip Strange).
opportunities for learning more about the natural
environment. We have made a start by re-purposing What’s in the garden in May?
the sections of trunk sawn from the lime tree which
was badly damaged by a recent storm. These are now • Solitary bees and early bumblebees; birds
creating ideal habitats for insects and fungi. Later in the nesting and night-time owls.
year we will be adding more plants with early flowers
and seeds to feed the birds and pollinators. • Wallflowers, aquilegia, iris, bugle, scented
climbers, early roses, apple trees and hawthorn.
The photos show a solitary bee that makes its nest in the
soil; and a slow worm, or long crippler as it is known in
Devon, which hides away in secret places.

For more information about pollinators in Devon see:
philipstrange.wordpress.com

Sue Holmes,
Chair of Leechwell Garden Association

• A new fence and hedge to protect the lower
pond; bird boxes in trees.

.

Ways you can help us:

Slow worm (Photo: Holger Krisp from Wikimedia Commons) • Join our volunteer gardeners between 10.00am-12pm
on Thursdays from 21 April. Tools are provided.
www.leechwellgarden.org.uk
[email protected] • Make a donation in the box by the main gate or via
Facebook and Instagram.
@leechwellgarden
• Make a contribution for plants from our plant table.

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WE ARE BACK!

After a two-year break the popular annual Totnes Flyball Club. We also have the talented Dartmoor Hill
& District Show returns to Great Court Farm, Pony Display team to entertain us. Come and meet
Berry Pomeroy on Sunday 31 July 2022. We can’t these wonderful ponies, alongside some magnificent
wait to welcome you back and to celebrate being gentle giant shire horses. Main ring attractions and
part of our community again. entertainments will be running throughout a fun
packed day with something to suit all ages.
The show brings town and country together, with
something to interest all ages. The perfect family day There will be numerous catering outlets on the show
out boasts a wide variety of Cattle, Sheep, Horse, field to suit all appetites as well as a public bar
Poultry, Rabbits, Homecraft, Baking, Handicraft & offering the finest selection.
Horticultural classes.
Check www.totnesshow.com for up-to-date
There is always something new and for everyone to information, competition & exhibitor schedules and
enjoy at the Totnes & District Show - come join us you to buy discounted tickets in advance. Our New
will be spoilt for choice! E-Tickets are available to purchase online with an
airport style entry where you can either print off your
Enjoy shopping in the dedicated makers Craft ticket or simply show your phone which will both be
Marquee alongside the Lifestyle Pavilion and scanned through the Fast Pass Entry Lanes. It is
numerous trade stands. Do not miss the new for cheaper to purchase your tickets in advance as well
2022 Food Village, where you can sample some of as a hassle-free entry. There is free parking adjacent
the finest and best local produce available. Watch to the showground or you may wish to take advantage
talented chefs cook up a storm in the superb demo of the free park and ride operating all day.
kitchen, all passionate about local ingredients that
our South Devon larder has to offer. If you have a business no matter the size, you may
like to join us with your trade stand on the day.
A wonderful spectacle will be the fiercely fought lamb Applications are open and you can apply via www.
shearing competitions. See shearers compete in totnesshow.com or email [email protected] for
quick paced and highly skilled shearing competitions details. We’d love to offer your business a fabulous
throughout the day. Competitors flock from far and shop window and opportunity to engage with new
near. It is fast and furious, marvel at the action! At the and existing customers.
other end of this production, you can see the Totnes
Spinners in action using their skills to process wool. The successful Lifestyle Pavilion also provides a
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person and would like to join us, please do get in the most out of your experience with us. There are
touch – we’d love to hear from you! many aspects of the Totnes Show you can choose to
get involved with; from working directly with the show
Of course, we should also not forget one of the most office to being hands on at the show site.
popular areas of the show which is the Food Village.
The South Hams certainly has lots to offer with our Volunteering is so rewarding and for younger people
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particular interest. All our volunteers receive a free
The Totnes & District Show is a registered charity admission ticket to the show and complimentary
and run by volunteers for the benefit of our local lunch/refreshments. If you feel you have something
community. We are always pleased to welcome new to offer, we would be delighted to hear from you.
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MAY WALK

LONGASH-SAMPFORD SPINEY-VIXEN TOR 6 miles

(An OS Map of Dartmoor is essential to be able to follow this walk)

It’s a bit of a drive to the start of this If you have picked the right time of year – mid
walk but well worth it. Firstly it’s a to late May – these woods and meadows will be
lovely drive, secondly you’re most of a carpet of bluebells that will take your breath
the way to Tavistock so can go there away. I first spotted them driving back from
after the walk and enjoy the lovely Tavistock one day when I looked across at the
market, riverside strolls and historic valley and wondered why it had changed colour
town centre. from the last time I drove that way. There’ll be
more bluebells to enjoy on the other side of the
Follow the Tavistock road all across Dartmoor valley too.
and park at the car park on your left a few Follow the path southwards through Daveytown
hundred metres before you reach the disused and it becomes a small lane with wildflowers
Merrivale quarry and the Dartmoor Inn (SX 553 abundant in the verges. Turn right at the
751). Walk down the road and turn left on the crossroads and descend steeply to Ward Bridge
footpath by Hillside farm. over the Walkham. This bridge crosses the river
This path follows the side of the valley in a single span and if you look closely you’ll see
southwards, passing through old field enclosures that two tunnels have been incorporated into the
above the Walkham Gorge. Medieval settlers on buttresses to prevent the build-up of water when
Dartmoor sensibly chose the valleys to build the river is in spate – the Walkham can carry
their homes, where water was accessible and up to 20 times its normal flow after heavy rain.
they were sheltered from the worst of the winds. Carry on up the hill from the bridge, and then fork
The farm you pass through, Longash, has been right up a green lane alongside a fine stone wall
occupied since 1317 and features the remains which goes steeply up. At the top, turn right and
of a fine medieval longhouse. The old clapper follow the footpath signs across fields as far as
bridge across the first stream you cross is known Eastontown. It’s worth having a look at the beech
as Little Wonder Bridge. It was said to rise and woods below and to your right – in the right
fall with the level of the stream: the 7 foot space season they are also carpeted with bluebells.
between the water and the bridge apparently When you reach the lane at Eastontown, you
never varied. Beyond it, you enter a wonderful could turn left and make a short detour to the
world of dwarf oak trees. Like the more famous lovely hamlet of Sampford Spiney which is well
Wistman’s Wood, these oaks survive on the west- worth a visit. It has an ancient church surrounded
facing slopes of river valleys and are seeded by bluebells, a village green, old schoolhouse,
amongst the clitter of the tors above. The track manor house and Tudor cross. But no village!
passes Hucken Tor, hidden amongst the trees The manor house by the green was at one point
and featuring numerous rock basins and brilliant owned by Sir Francis Drake and he is said to
views from the top of its low rock piles. (Hucken have briefly lived in it when he was on Dartmoor
derives from the old English oaken). supervising the construction of Drake’s Leat.

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Bluebells and dwarf oaks

From Eastontown, follow the path that heads Vixen Tor is still easily visible and very spectacular.
northwards up the valley towards Heckwood Tor. The path goes around the edge of the enclosed
Here we are on open moorland with magnificent land, heads northwards alongside a long line of
views back over the valley and out to the high beeches, and re-joins the main road just west of the
moor beyond. You’ll pass Heckwood Tor on quarry. Enjoy a refreshment at the Dartmoor Inn,
your left (also named after the formerly abundant head down to Tavistock, or climb up from where
oakwoods in this valley) and Heckwood Quarry you’ve parked to explore the Merrivale antiquities,
on the right. The path then descends to cross a one of Dartmoor’s finest Bronze Age sites.
stream and skirts famous Vixen Tor. Its dramatic If you’re wondering about a gift for a friend
shape and the fact that it rises 98 ft from the who likes the outdoors, consider giving them a
ground made it a popular place to visit and climb. voucher for a guided walk on Dartmoor – it’s a
Unfortunately the current landowner closed it to great way to see parts of the moor you wouldn’t
the public when she bought the land in 2003 and otherwise see! Dartmoor Walks This Way
there were many protests and mass trespasses (www.dartmoorwalksthisway.co.uk) offers
but all to no avail. If I had space, I’d now tell you regular guided walks on Wednesdays and Sundays
the legend of the wicked witch Vixiana who used as well as leading bespoke walks on request.
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KEVICC
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FULLY OPEN
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‘Our facilities are here for the benefit archery and frisbee. We also have dance studios,
of the community’ is the message from a theatre, gymnasium, classrooms, grass pitches
King Edward VI Community College in and the Ariel Gallery that are available for the
Totnes, who are delighted to announce community to use.
that they are once again allowing lettings
of their facilities. As a Community College it’s important to us that
our facilities benefit the whole of Totnes and if
This follows the 18-month closure of all facilities, you’re looking for an affordable venue to hire, our
due to COVID-19. College can provide great facilities for you or your
group.”

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Volkswagen Tiguan Life 1.5
By Rob Auchterlonie @robauchy

THERE’S a good chance that the hugely A modest (for today’s standards) 0-62mph time of
popular Tiguan could see a surge in sales, a fraction under 10 seconds belies the fact that the
with more and more of us eschewing the 1.5 four cylinder turbocharged unit has a healthy
sunny destinations of the past in favour of 184lb/ft (250Nm) of torque. It also has cylinder
staycations in the UK. deactivation and thus run on two cylinders
Leisure vehicles like caravans are being snapped under certain loads, which lowers emissions and
up almost as soon as they arrive on dealer improves fuel economy.
forecourts. And to tow a caravan you need a decent More and more motorists are hankering after a car
towcar, which is where the Tiguan lays its cards on that looks like a big SUV but is more compact in
the table. size so actually isn’t. This one is the classy option.
With a variety of engine sizes, trims, and with four Tiguan has been part of Volkswagen’s lineup since
wheel drive available, it’s always been one that can 2007 and has been one of their most successful
tick the ‘capable’ and ‘able’ boxes. global models.
Under scrutiny here is the 1.5 litre TSI 150 in Life Now the second generation that went on sale
trim, expected to be the most popular choice. in 2016 has had a major upgrade – there’s a
Weighing in with a kerbweight of 1510kgs, it’s more completely redesigned front end with new LED
than capable of safely lugging one of the modern headlights and a bonnet that extends over the
lightweight touring caravans along behind it. As distinctive radiator grille, and at the rear the model
long as you’re driving safely, of course. name is now sited centrally below the new VW
roundel.
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All the bases have been touched and ticked – safety, FASTFACTS:
styling, space, technology, engineering, performance
and economy – so the perceived improvement is not Volkswagen Tiguan Life
just visual.
It’s a given that it has predictable handling and Price: £26,750 (£29,295 as tested)
it copes well with your British Standard Pothole Engine: 1.5 litre, four cylinder, turbocharged petrol
without causing too much grief for those inside. Power: 148bhp
Steering is very light to the touch but not in any Torque: 184lb/ft
sense vague, and the overall feel is that it is quite Transmission: six speed manual
softly sprung, meaning there’s a relaxing waft to Top speed: 126mph
forward progress. 0-62mph: 9.9 seconds
Instrumentation is clear logical, easy to read and Economy: 42.6mpg
very user friendly, and with very comfortable seats CO2 emissions: 151g/km
that offer plenty of support in all the right places.
And for the internet generation of car buyers, it
also has the required array of apps available via its
onboard communication system.
There’s also a new digitised control unit for the air
conditioning, which has touch panels and sliders in
gloss black to make changes to the interior climate.
There’s more room inside than before as well so less
need to squeeze people in. Trim levels are Tiguan,
Life, Elegance and R-Line, and choice of diesel and
petrol engines.
Quality comes at a premium of course, and Tiguan
ownership will set you back more than some of its
immediate competitors like the SEAT Ateca, which is
also built on the MQB platform but which costs less
of your hard earned.
But sitting in the chunkiness of a Tiguan gives you
that extra bit of reassurance when one of our foreign
lorry driving brethren decides to change lanes with
less warning than the US navy got at Pearl Harbour.

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