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MARCH 2021 | Issue 165
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ANTHONY CITIZENS ADVICE HEALTH
MANGNALL MP SOUTH HAMS MATTERS

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08 TOTNES TOWN COUNCIL Visit Isles of Scilly 18

New Town Mayor sweetevestrawberry.co.ukTHE ISLES OF SCILLY
just a stone’s throw away...
10 DEVON & CORNWALL POLICE Shutterstock.com
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Rural affairs
INTERNATIONAL RECIPES
12 NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH To wow the family

Preventing pet theft 38

14 CITIZENS ADVICE GROW YOUR OWN
Top tips for a fantastic tomato crop
How to spot Coronavirus scams
58
16 ANTHONY MANGNALL MP
PDSA
Planning for a post pandemic Britain Keeping your pet fit and healthy

20 JASON MOUNTJOY

The wealth conundrum

22 MARTIN LEWIS

£5000 grants for home energy efficiency

34 KEVICC

Student book reviews

44 TRANSITION HOMES

Built for and by the community

48 HEALTH MATTERS

Understanding and living with diabetes

50 MEANDERING NATURALIST

In search of pintail ducks

70 A-Z INDEX

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Dear resident...

Welcome to the March edition of the Totnes Directory. photosofdevon.co.uk

We start this month with a polite reminder that this year Useful Numbers
Mothering Sunday falls on 14th March. Whilst our local
eateries cannot play host, the majority are currently offering Police 999 or 101
a take away and or home delivery service. Our best advice Post Office 0845 7223344
being to book early to avoid disappointment! Alternatively the Electricity 0800 365900
towns amazing butchers and independent food retailers have Gas 0800 111999
everything you could possibly need for the perfect Sunday Water 0344 346 2020
lunch. Despite the lockdown Totnes still has so much to offer, Flood Watch 0845 9881188
therefore please shop locally this spring and keep the town’s Totnes Community
heart beating. Hospital 01803 862622
Leatside Surgery 01803 862671
With the current restrictions in place, Devon & Cornwall Catherine House Surgery 01803 862073
Police are reporting an increased demand on their service COOP Pharmacy 0500 970487
with reports and concerns around Covid 19 breaches, which Morrisons Pharmacy 01803 840340
are in addition to existing contacts from members of the Citizen Advice 03444 111444
public who require their help. To this end Devon & Cornwall Town Council 01803 862147
Police have asked if we could remind our community of the Tourist Information 01803 863168
many ways to contact them for a non-emergency, plus any Library 01803 862210
concerns relating to Coronavirus. Their briefing document Rail Enquiries 08457 484950
can be found on page six. RSPCA 01803 866597
South Hams
Also in this month’s edition; after years of work, Transition District Council 01803 861234
Homes Community Land Trust report they have received Totnes Caring 01803 865684
planning permission and funding to build thirty one Totnes Social Services 01803 869300
environmentally-friendly homes between Totnes and Caring Town 01803 864450
Dartington. Local MP Anthony Mangnall discusses a post
pandemic Britain, plus Totnes based business Bespoke
Devon are searching for the right people to join their team.

Please don’t forget we will be happy to publish any community
news, stories or interesting articles completely free of charge.

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Stay safe and well.

Best wishes

Richard & Shona

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Remember in an emergency,
always call 999

With the current restrictions in place, 2 AskNED – the non-emergency directory
Devon & Cornwall Police are seeing Need to ask a question but not sure
an increased demand with reports and who to ask for help, then AskNED -
concerns around Covid 19 breaches. dc.police.uk/AskNED

The force offers many ways for people 3 Go online – dc.police.uk
to contact them in a non-emergency On the website you can find the answers
should they need help. to many of the questions people ask
when calling the police plus lots of helpful
To make sure communities receive the information and advice.
best service please follow these simple
steps when contacting the police: 4 Report Crime Online
If you need to report a crime or tell the police
1 Do you want to report a breach of something, then why not report online
Covid 19 restrictions? using WebChat or the Crime Reporting
If you are reporting a breach of restrictions then Form. Alternatively, you can email
you can do this using the national reporting [email protected]
form on the Police.uk website - www.police.uk
5 Call - 101 Non-emergency number

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MARCH 2021

TOTNES MATTERS

TOWN COUNCIL SETS 2021/22 BUDGET

Totnes Town Council has agreed by majority a 2% increase on the annual
precept, which equates to £0.15p per week or £7.52 per annum per

average band D property (actual increase of 4.14% as the tax base has decreased).
£The total budgeted expenditure in 2021/22 is 1012,870, with the Town Council requesting
£545,986 from South Hams District Council in terms of precept from taxpayers. The shortfall of
£466,844 will be funded from income generation, grant monies and the general reserve.

Some projects include:

£50,000 for community grants, supporting those groups who, amongst other things, support

the vulnerable, provide youth engagement, provide community transport.

£7,500 for heritage projects.
£188,000 for public realm and shared space (traffic calming) improvements.
£20,000 for public toilet provision.
£10,000 to continue our popular community arts and events programme.
£10,000 to get to grips with climate change challenges and promoting green transport.
£Over 40,000 for Totnes Cemetery maintenance and improvements.
£Over 26,000 on supporting local business and tourism through our Visit Totnes brand.

In the current 2020/21 financial year, the Town Council has spent additional funds on Covid-19
response support such as helping the food bank, additional resources for Totnes Caring, sheltered
shopping measures and assisted local community groups with claiming grant funding available
from other organisations and agencies.

Further information can be found on our website www.totnestowncouncil.gov.uk and
updates are regularly posted on Facebook and Twitter

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NEW TOTNES MAYOR, CLLR BEN PIPER

Hi all, CLERK CORNER

It’s my great honour to address you all as the new Well 2021 didn't start quite the
Mayor. This IS a really difficult time (lucky me!) but I’m way we had all hoped! As
confident, because I know what a great team we’ve built
in our staff, which in turn means we can step up to the frustrating and difficult as it is, it
challenges presented by the years of austerity, and now really is important to adhere to
we have more good people serving as councillors. the latest government rules to

It’s been proved to be a good approach because as this protect each other and the NHS.
crisis hit we were able to do things like support he
creation of a ‘Help Hub’, provide a freezer for the food This pandemic has become
bank and be one of the only places in the county that increasingly personal for all,
managed to work with young and old to actually celebrate
the passing of the seasons with creative projects like the including, in some tragic
Halloween event (check the video out on our Facebook instances, the loss of loved ones.
page).
We must be vigilant, be kind and
We have hired a Community Fundraiser who has already think twice when dealing with
paid for herself in the money she’s helped to bring into each other, everyone has their
the town and we have a new Green Travel Coordinator own challenges.
who is paid for from developer funds. Our Marketing
Manager Sam is supporting local businesses and will The offices are shut for visitors at the
continue to promote Totnes as the special destination it is moment, but we are all working so
and we had SEVEN new shops open before Xmas - please call 01803 862 147 or email
pretty much unique in the country I think?
[email protected].
I am SO proud of the town I grew up in and am so proud
to return to serve ALL its people- here’s to Easter and the Best wishes,
joys of spring in this most beautiful part of the world....I Catherine
would never have thought that it might be me as Mayor
when I started at the Grove school......

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Rural affairs 2021
February

Illegal off-road riding

Why is this important?
Illegal off-road riding and driving cause real damage to the landscape,
heritage sites and can harm livestock. The use of off-road vehicles
without authority is an offence, causes anti social issues and in some
cases the vehicles are uninsured and illegal for use on the road.

What do you need to do?
Under the Road Traffic Act using a mechanically propelled vehicle
without lawful authority on common land, moorland, on any footpath or
bridleway is an offence. Ensure you have permission to carry out the
activity. Members of the public should be vigilant reporting incidents to
the police.

How can you prevent this?
 Be aware of where you are riding and ensure you have permission.

Your vehicle could be seized.
 Drive responsibly, anticipate hazards, ensure your vehicle is road

worthy.
 Landowners can consider securing entrances and the use of

appropriate signage.
 Notify the police using 999 if you suspect an offence is being

committed and the offenders are still on scene.
 If you have any information about illegal off-road riding or driving

please email [email protected], call the non-emergency number,
101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 783 0137.
 Join Devon & Cornwall Alert, Watch schemes and local social media
groups so that you can find out what is happening in your area.

The Devon and Cornwall police rural affairs team have produced a calendar which highlights
rural issues throughout the year to focus problem solving activity for police, partners and
public with key messages and prevention activity.

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DEVON AND CORNWALL
COMMUNITY WATCH ASSOCIATION

Neighbourhood
Watch
March 2021

With the growth in the ownership It is best to avoid fields containing any live
of pet dogs and cats there stock and if you are in woodland where there
are three current news items are herds of deer the same applies as dogs
that cause concern on three have been trampled to death by deer when
different fronts! they felt threatened and owners have been
fined for deer being chased or injured by dogs
Firstly with the growing cost of running free.
purchasing a dog as a pet
(Cockerpoos at £3000 and Jack Russels at Finally flea and tick treatment has come under
£1500-2000) the criminal set have been quick the spotlight as a study at the University of
to seize the opportunity to “acquire an animal” Sussex has found toxic chemicals banned
either for onward sale of for breeding in illicit for use in agriculture since 2017/18 but still
puppy farms. Thus theft of dogs unattended licensed for use in pet treatments! These
in gardens, left to run loose on walks, or even chemicals are: Fipronil and Imidacloprid and
snatched lead and all from the owner/walker have a detrimental effect on insect and bee
has become a far more common crime! Even populations which are already in noticeable
the micro chip will not protect your pet as these decline! In samples taken from twenty rivers
are simply replaced with a new chip by the in England ninety nine percent had these
criminal! Simple measures can help protect your chemicals present in them. With over ten million
pet such as not walking any given route at any dogs and eleven million cats being treated
given time, varying your routine etc! Secondly if this puts a large amount into the environment.
you regularly walk your dog in the countryside No investigation has yet been done on these
do keep your dog under control as livestock chemical’s effects on human health.
worrying has already cause substantial costs/
damage to farmers by loss of young etc! In Should you wish to join Neighbourhood
addition cattle can be very protective of their Watch and help with the growing problems
young and perceiving your dog as a threat the police have to tackle each day please
will gather around it in a threatening fashion if contact: Roy Stephenson or Dave Leggett.
your dog is as it should be on a lead this could Email: [email protected]
include you getting surrounded!

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PLANNING
FOR A POST
PANDEMIC
BRITAIN

Anthony Mangnall
Member of Parliament for Totnes

As we start to unlock it is a welcome change to turn such as Connecting Devon and Somerset, work
our attention to the future and begin to plan for a post is already underway in South Devon to improve
pandemic Britain. This future depends on our ability connectivity up to 96%, the national average. Such
to learn from the mistakes of the last twelve months, an achievement would attract investment, job
and to identify in what areas we can improve. opportunities, and bolster our local economy.

The pandemic has cast a shadow across the In tandem with digital connectivity, transport links
world, and it has been a dark and difficult time for lag far behind the rest of the country. The tearing up
so many, but it has also shown our strengths. The of rail lines under Beaching can only be described
role of community has been reasserted and we as wanton acts of vandalism. The need to restore
have seen that the Great British spirit is alive and and reopen old lines is one of my top priorities.
well. The millions of individuals and thousands Reopening Brent Station and the Churston and
of local organisations that stepped up to help in Goodrington line will encourage more people off
their communities has shown us to be a strong the road and on to rail, all while improving air quality
and resilient society that can act at times of crises. and attracting more environmentally friendly visitors
This approach and attitude was so very neatly to the area.
encapsulated in Captain Sir Tom Moore, who
embodied the very best of our country. Our reliance on farmers, fishermen and local
producers has clearly demonstrated the high quality
We should be keen to learn from these examples, of produce coming from Devon, something which
but also to recognise that a return to normality (pre- should not just be celebrated but actively promoted.
Covid life) is unlikely. In fact, the ways in which we First, a ‘buy local campaign’ should be established
work, eat and interact have been so fundamentally to encourage as many as possible to support our
altered over this dreadful period we must recognise local producers and the local economy. Second,
that significant change is required in our local areas. creating a Devon brand that promotes our produce
to both a domestic and international market,
The rapid rise of working from home has brought something our Cornish colleagues, frustratingly, are
huge benefits to millions, allowing people to revaluate way ahead of us on.
their work life balance, able to work from virtually
anywhere, and therefore spend more time with their Planning for our future has been difficult in recent
families. This change should not be resisted post months, but we can look ahead with renewed vigour
pandemic but cultivated and encouraged, and and reassurance. By improving infrastructure,
to do this we must answer the call for improved supporting our local markets, and enhancing the
digital connectivity. Over the coming months the community spirit that we have so often seen on
emphasis on improving digital connectivity should display in recent times, we can build back better
be a Government priority. Working with local groups and stronger than ever before.

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OFF THE COAST OF CORNWALL LIE THE ISLES OF SCILLY.
WITH 5 INHABITED ISLANDS THIS BEAUTIFUL HOLIDAY
DESTINATION IS JUST A STONE’S THROW AWAY...

Getting there... Food...

You can arrive at the Isles of Scilly by sea or Surrounded by the sea means freshly caught
plane. Sail on a mini cruise from Penzance seafood! Adam’s Fish & Chip Restaurant gets
in just under 3 hours and enjoy the wonderful great reviews on Trip Advisor as does the
sea views of the Land’s End peninsula. High Tide Seafood Restaurant with great sea
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on 8 or 19 seater planes and take just 15-60 some local produce.
minutes depending on the airport; Exeter,
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Accommodation...

Everything you’d expect from a holiday
destination; hotels, self catering, B&B’s and
camping take your pick. There are 4 campsites
on the Isles; on the beach, farm or fields. Pick
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little more luxury try ‘glamping’.
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TRAVEL

Tresco Abbey Garden Boat trips run from April to November and are
a great way to visit the other Islands. There are
also visits to uninhabited islands to see the
birdlife.

If you’re a sea swimmer and
visiting in September then don’t
miss out on the Scilly Sea Swim
Challenge, an organised sea swim,
swimming between all the Islands.

For garden lovers the world famous Tresco Abbey Light Houses
Gardens is possibly the sole reason to visit the Isles
of Scilly. This is an extraordinary tropical garden The Isles have
where you’ll find exotic plants in abundance with 3 working
over 20,000 species of plant. lighthouses.
Abbey Garden was originally a private garden The most famous
formed in the grounds of Augustus Smith’s home, is probably Bishop
the owner of the Islands in the 19th century. Rock (as seen on
The garden is open all year round from 10am-4pm the BBC). It was
and entrance for adults is around £15. built in 1858 sitting
on a rock just 46m
long, a helipad
was built in 1976.
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keepers left the
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St.Mary’s Islands.

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thrilled. Sailing, kite-surfing and windsurfing ”a great holiday destination
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Jason Mountjoy’s - Independent financial guidance

The Wealth
Conundrum

Another year is upon us, with the same age- This fee is not disclosed on fact sheets, and
old problem. it is not actively brought up by those who sell
financial products. But it’s a cornerstone of the
For long-term investors, the ability to earn financial literate’s understanding of the financial
returns in excess of inflation is the bedrock markets.
of any investment strategy. History being our
guide, we know that deciding what percentage The good news is that a diversified portfolio
of your investment assets to allocate to different experiences temporary volatility while providing
asset classes has the most significant impact permanent gains. It’s a trade-off that any
on future portfolio returns. mature investor should be willing to make.
The foundation of good investor behaviour
Equities, or shares in the great businesses of is realistic expectations, and the best way to
the world, have over the long term provided the understand market volatility is to see how often
best after-inflation returns to investors, making the market experiences corrections.
it the best investment vehicle for attaining and
maintaining financial independence. So, what does this mean for us as investors?
First, it’s a challenge to make sure we have
Owning a small share in the best and most realistic expectations. Second, we need to be
innovative businesses across the globe is a honest about our ability to pay the price that is
thing of wonder. No longer are you spending required. While a portfolio made up of different
money to buy the products of the best-known asset classes is likely to experience lower draw-
brands from around the world, but you are now downs than that of the stock market, this will
also a shareholder and stand to benefit from come at the expense of long-term returns.
their innovation and ingenuity.
Helping you to invest in an appropriate portfolio
Over the last decade, innovation in the capital is one of the reasons we exist and helping you
markets has made it easier and cheaper than to behave appropriately when the inevitable
ever to own a diversified portfolio of the best market declines arrive is the reason, we are
companies across the globe. passionate about what we do.

However, there is one cost that will never be Don’t let temporary market declines dictate any
reduced: the volatility of the stock market. One changes in your long-term financial plans. As
could say that enduring the regular volatility Warren Buffett says, ‘The stock market is there
of the stock market is the price of admission to serve you and not to instruct you.’
for anyone wanting to build long-term, multi-
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Recipes: www.riverford.co.uk/recipes

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Beetroot and carrot burgers on wilted spinach and roasted
portobellos serves: 2 / Prep time: 1h 10 min / Cooking time: 30 min

This is a super-healthy, vegetarian and gluten Step 1: Use your hands to mix the beetroot, carrot, oatmeal,
free version of a burger in a bun: a meaty roasted eggs, shallot, dill and parsley in a bowl, seasoning with salt
mushroom topped with wilted spinach and a tender and pepper.
patty of grated carrot and beetroot. You can also Step 2: Press together, cover and chill in the fridge for 1
make this with chestnut mushrooms, but the effect hour. Preheat oven to 180°C/Gas mark 4.
won’t be quite so picturesque. Step 3: Divide the mixture into 8 similar sized balls,
squeezing them together in your hands, then flatten a little
Ingredients into burger shapes.
250g beetroot, grated weight Step 4: Heat a thin layer of oil in a large frying pan and fry
250g carrot, grated weight the burgers on each side for 3-4 minutes, until golden.
100g medium oatmeal Step 5: Transfer to a non-stick baking tray. Put the
3 eggs, lightly beaten mushrooms on a separate non-stick baking tray.
1 shallot or small onion, finely chopped Step 6: Drizzle with oil and season. Put both in the oven for
3 tbsp dill, chopped 20 minutes.
3 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped Step 7: When they’re ready, melt a knob of butter in a pan.
oil for frying and roasting, e.g. sunflower Add the spinach and stir for a couple of minutes, until
8 Portobello mushrooms wilted. Season.
400g spinach, any tough stalks trimmed Step 8: Spoon the spinach onto the mushrooms and top with
salt and pepper the burgers.

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With its crisp ruffled top and rich, Chicken, jerusalem artichoke and leek filo pie
flavoursome filling, this is a dish of
impressive contrasts; it’s good with serves: 4 / Prep time: 15 min / Cooking time: 1h
a simply dressed green salad or with
plenty of wilted greens. The filling Step 1: Preheat oven to 180°C/Gas 4. Cut the Jerusalem artichokes into
can be made in advance and frozen. thin wedges, putting them in a bowl of cold water with a good squeeze
Defrost, top with the pastry and bake of lemon juice to stop them discolouring. Cook in boiling salted water
as per the recipe. for 8 minutes, until just tender, then drain.
Step 2: Meanwhile, heat the oil in a heavy-based pan over a medium
Ingredients heat. Add the chicken and fry for a few minutes on each side – just long
500g Jerusalem artichokes, enough to brown the pieces; they’ll finish cooking in the oven. Remove
scrubbed clean, unpeeled to a plate.
squeeze of lemon juice Step 3: Add the butter, leeks and sage to the same pan. Cook gently for
2 tbsp sunflower, vegetable or a few minutes to soften the leeks. Add the flour and cook, stirring, for a
olive oil couple more minutes. Gradually add the milk, stirring continually, until
2 chicken breasts (about 300g), the sauce has started to thicken. Let it bubble for a few minutes to cook
cut into bite-sized pieces out the raw flour flavour.
75g butter Step 4: Stir in the Jerusalem artichokes, chicken, mustard and thyme
2 leeks, washed and sliced leaves. Season with salt and pepper and transfer to a pie dish, allowing
4 sage leaves, finely shredded the mixture to cool.
3 tbsp plain flour Step 5: Lightly brush a sheet of filo pastry with some of the melted
400ml milk butter and place it flat on top of the pie mixture. Trim away any excess,
1 heaped tsp Dijon mustard bearing in mind it will shrink very slightly in the oven. Unless you’re a
leaves from 4 thyme sprigs very quick pastry worker, lay a lightly dampened clean tea towel over the
250g pack ready-made filo stack of waiting filo sheets to stop them drying out.
pastry Step 6: Working with a sheet of filo at a time, brush it with butter, cut it
50g butter, melted into 5–6cm strips and layer them over the pie to make a ruffled pattern.
salt and black pepper Keep going until you have created at least a couple of layers of ruffled
pastry, tucking it in around the edges and making sure the pie filling is
completely covered.
Step 7: Bake for 45 minutes, until the top is golden brown.

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WATERSIDE BISTRO RECIPES TO TRY AT HOME

COINTREAU & ORANGE CHEESECAKE

with tender rhubarb compote

Find more recipes at At this time of year, we
watersidebistro.com always look forward to
the first harvest of tender
young rhubarb. I have
quite a few crowns of
‘Timperly Early’ which
start the season before
the heavier cropping.

We think the pairing of
a cheesecake and rhubarb
makes a really great
combination!

Ingredients What to do
Makes 10 individual To make the base: Grate the biscuits, using a machine of you like, with
cheesecakes or one 26cm the aim of keeping some crunchy texture which you will lose if you put
diameter tin. them in a blender.
Melt the butter and mix together with the sugar, cinnamon and biscuits.
The base: Spread this evenly into the base of your prepared mould and firm down
300g Digestive biscuits well. Put into the fridge to chill.
150g butter
1 Pinch of cinnamon To make the cheesecake filling: Put the gelatine leaves in a bowl with
1 tablespoon of demerera sugar cold water and leave to soften. In another bowl, beat the cream cheese
with the zest, icing sugar, Cointreau and the seeds scraped out from the
The cheesecake filling: vanilla pod.
600g full fat cream cheese In a third bowl whip the cream until it reaches soft peak. Drain the water
300ml double cream from the gelatine and warm it gently until it melts
100g icing sugar Now fold the cream into the cream cheese and mix until smooth,
1 vanilla pod before adding the gelatine and again mixing. Put this mixture onto your
Zest of ½ a lemon and ½ an prepared base and refrigerate overnight.
orange 150ml Cointreau Gently warm the mould with a kitchen blow torch, or carefully with the
2 leaves of geslatine steam from a kettle, before removing it and serving the cheesecake with
your baked rhubarb.
For the compote:
Several sticks of rhubarb To make the rhubarb compote: Cut the rhubarb into small chunks, add
Spoonful or two of sugar the sugar and orange juice. Put in a moderate oven until soft.
A splash of orange juice

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Patatas Bravas with Shallots,
New Potatoes and Chorizo

A delicious combination of flavours and textures, smoky paprika, tender roasted shallots and
new potatoes make this an easy, inexpensive crowd pleaser.

www.ukshallot.com Serves 4 Method
Preparation time: 15 mins Pre heat oven 200c / 180c fan /
Cooking time: 30 mins Gas 6. Place the shallots, new
potatoes and chorizo onto a
Ingredients roasting tray or in an oven-proof
20 shallots, peeled dish, sprinkle over the olive oil,
750g new potatoes, washed and garlic and smoked paprika, toss
halved until lightly coated. Cook for
100g chorizo, cut into chunky approx 30 minutes turning at
pieces regular intervals, the shallots
1 tbsp olive oil and potatoes should be cooked
1 clove garlic, crushed and lightly golden. Sprinkle with
1-2 tsps smoked paprika the parsley. Heat the tomato and
1 tbsp parsley, finely chopped. chilli sauce. Serve, the yoghurt
1 x 350g tub ready-made tomato and sauce in bowls alongside the
and chilli sauce roasted shallots, potatoes and
Greek yoghurt, to serve chorizo so you can dip in to them.

Tenderstem, potato, ham Method
and cheddar frittata Rinse the potato slices under running
water to remove some of the starch. Bring
A quick, simple and very child-friendly dish a large pan of lightly salted water up to
the boil. Carefully drop on the potato slices,
Serves 4 adults, leftovers are great bring back up to the boil and cook for 3-4
cold in packed lunches minutes until just tender but not falling
Preparation time: 10 mins apart. Drain well. Blanch the Tenderstem
Cooking time: 15 mins in boiling water for 3 minutes until just
tender but with plenty of bite. Drain well.
Ingredients Heat the oil in a medium sized, preferably
500g potatoes, peeled & cut into non-stick, frying pan and add the garlic,
5mm slices if using. Fry for one minute then tip in
240g Tenderstem, cut into 3-4cm the potatoes, stirring to coat well in the
pieces oil. Scatter over the Tenderstem, mixing
3 tbsp olive oil lightly among the potatoes. Tuck in the
1 clove garlic, crushed (optional) pieces of ham. Beat the eggs in a bowl and
4 slices ham, cut into bite sized season well with salt and pepper. Carefully
pieces pour into the pan. Allow to set over a
8 eggs medium-low heat for around 8-10 minutes
75g mature cheddar cheese, grated - the frittata should be set about two thirds
Salt & freshly ground black pepper of the way through. Preheat an overhead
grill to hot. Sprinkle the cheese over the
www.tenderstem.co.uk frittata and put under the grill to melt and
finish setting the eggs.

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Food

Crisped Salmon with Watercress
and Soba Noodles

Serves 4
Preparation time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 5 mins

Ingredients
4x 175g boneless, skinless salmon fillets
4 tbsp teriyaki marinade
juice of 2 oranges
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp groundnut oil
ground black pepper
250g soba noodles (40% buckwheat)
85g bag watercress

Method www.watercress.co.uk
Marinate the salmon fillets in the teriyaki
marinade for 10 minutes, turning them
over halfway through. Meanwhile, make
up a dressing by mixing the orange juice
with the soy sauce and groundnut oil and season with plenty of black pepper.
Cook the soba noodles following pack instructions and drain. Mix with the dressing.
Heat a frying pan over a moderate heat. Cook the salmon for 5 minutes turning over
halfway through. Stir the watercress into the soba noodles, divide between 4 plates
and top with salmon.

Strawberry & Blackberry Method
Clafoutis Preheat the oven to 180c and grease
a baking dish. In a bowl mix the
strawberries and blackberries with

the brandy and allow to sit. Sift the

Serves 6 flour into a bowl and stir in the baking
Preparation time: 15 mins powder, sugar and salt. In a separate,
Cooking time: 35 mins dish whisk the eggs, vanilla and cream
together then slowly add the mix

Ingredients to the flour, stirring until you have
A little butter for greasing a smooth batter. Place the brandied
150g Sweet Eve strawberries, halved fruit into the greased dish arranging
150g blackberries it so that the rounded sides of the
1 tbsp brandy strawberries face upwards and pour
60g plain flour the batter over the top. Bake for 35
1\2 level tsp baking powder minutes until puffed up and golden
100g caster sugar brown. Remove from the oven, dust
pinch salt with the icing sugar and serve.

3 large free range eggs

1\2 tsp vanilla extract TOP TIP...
250ml single cream Serve this fruity dessert with a
icing sugar for dusting dollop of crème fraîche

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Sauces - single portion £2.50, double portion £4.00
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KEVICC Community News

Winter 2021

Lockdown Student Book Reviews

Benny Williams Year 7

After much consideration, my absolute favourite book from the KEVICC Canon has
to be Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy, a gripping book full of witty humour
and insults, crime fighting and a cocky, sharply dressed skeleton detective. Having
read many of the listed titles off the KEVICC Canon, it was not an easy decision to
make, but the main factors that tipped my decision were that it is an extremely well
written book and keeps you fully engaged in the story to the very end by making
sure everything that happens is a complete surprise for the reader. I enjoyed it so
much that I then went on to read the rest of the series which (SPOILER ALERT) has
a very satisfying (and unexpected!) twist near the end.
My favourite genre to read is by far fantasy fiction, as it allows for such a myriad
range of different story-types and is sure to have books that everyone will enjoy, no
matter what their interests are. A few series that I would recommend are: Summoner
by Taran Matharu, Bodyguard by Chris Bradford and Magisterium by Holly Black
and Cassandra Clare.
Benny Williams

Josie Williams Year 8

The most recent book that I read from the Canon is Murder Most Unladylike by
Robin Stevens. At Deepdean School for Girls, Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong have set
up their own detective agency. But they are struggling to find any real crimes to
investigate. Then Hazel discovers the Science Mistress, Miss Bell, lying dead in the
Gym. To add to the mystery, when she and Daisy return five minutes later, the body
has disappeared. I think the best thing about it was when they found the body but
then when they went to look again it had disappeared... My favourite character in
the book is the character ‘Beanie’ because she's nice and funny.
The Canon books I recommend are: 1) The Hunger Games; 2) Wonder ; 3) A Murder
most Unladylike
Josie Williams
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Ogden Trust Winners

Last summer when we were all away from College the
Ogden Trust launched a photographic competition for
students in three different age categories to capture
‘Physics in Everyday Life’. In the Sixth form group
KEVICC students scooped two of the top three prizes
– showing that they can be masters both of art and
science!
Lalie Pireyn (now in Year 13) finished second with her
night time exposure of a scene familiar to all Totnesians.
Her composition has a skilful exposure that lets you see
the light that has taken less than a millionth of a second
to arrive from the brickwork as well as the photons that
have travelled for hundreds to thousands of years from
distant stars to arrive together at that precise moment.
The sense of scale is spectacular.

Local Talent

Jupiter Jones in Year 10 has used a range of approaches
here to capture these scenes of Totnes at night. The long
exposure used outside China Blue is exceptional as is his
composition of Totnes old town at night.

King Edward VI Community College 35
Totnes, Ashbuton Road, TQ9 5JX

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 
  6 
  
 
  
 
 4  
  
  
  
  
  
 
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  
  
 
  
 
3   
  
  
  
  
  
  
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 
 
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 
 
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 
 
 
 
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 
 
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 
 
 
 
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 
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 
 
 
 
 
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 
 
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Transition Homes Community Land We originially planned to provide 70%
Trust is a community housing project affordable housing. However, due to
which grew out of Transition Town Totnes numerous delays in the project and
building and housing group. increased costs we are seeking to amend
After years of work, we have received our planning consent to add a few houses
planning permission and funding to that will be sold to cross-subsidise the
build 31 environmentally-friendly homes costs of providing the affordable housing.
between Totnes and Dartington, 59% of With these new homes, our affordable
which will be affordable. housing still constitutes 59% of the total
units on-site compared to the 30% required
of conventional developers.
There is lots of information on our website
for those who are interested in learning
more about the project. There are drawings
and links to our consultations and planning
applications and details of how to become
a CLT member and show your support.

The homes will share a community- For more information please visit
building, and green spaces for food transitiontowntsotnes.org/transition-
growing and recreation. The houses are homes
highly insulated and with a community PV
array managed by local renewable energy
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be starting infrastructure works on site. To
complete this one lane of the A385 will
be closed for these works to take place –
big apologies for any delays caused. We
needed to get on with this work in order to
take up a government grant which is only
available until the end of March.

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In 2009, we set up Transition Streets, to -creating much needed social support
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Diabetes is a lifelong condition that causes a Lifestyle changes do not impact a person’s risk of
person’s blood sugar level to become too high. becoming diabetic, however both type 1 and type 2
There are two different types of diabetes. diabetes are both linked to people being overweight.

Type 1 diabetes When do you need to see a GP?
This is when the body’s immune system attacks and It is important that diabetes is diagnosed as early as
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This is when the body does not produce enough
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Pre-diabetes • Frequent episodes of thrush
There are many people who have blood sugar levels • Wounds / cuts healing slowly
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People who fit this category are at higher risk of Type 1 diabetes can develop very quickly over a few
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Diabetes in pregnancy people often live with type 2 diabetes before being
Some women become diabetic during pregnancy; diagnosed.
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The amount of sugar in our blood is controlled by
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In search of Pintail Ducks

by COLIN HAIR

Just before Christmas I Pintails are found in Europe and North
headed up to the River Exe near America in the summer with some migrating
Powderham to watch out for to central and East Africa, India and South
pintails and had a good view of East Asia with the American birds flying
about thirty birds feeding near the south from Canada and the mid-west states
shore on an incoming tide. These to Texas, California and the northern regions
birds migrate to Devon mainly from of South America. The species is declining
Russia, Finland or Scandinavia and globally but not under threat with a total
can fly ten thousand kilometers or more population of around four point seven million.
en- route. Large numbers are shot each year and they
They feed on vegetation by reaching their only live for three years on average with the
long necks down to dabble on the estuary oldest recorded bird living to sixteen years.
bed. Almost thirty thousand pintails winter in Conservation of migratory birds is complex
the United Kingdom and they will be leaving with a number of countries responsible for
in March to return to their breeding grounds. the survival of the species. For bird watchers
There is a very small breeding population and naturalists all species have innate value.
numbering less than forty which reside in However a value in economic terms can be put
East Anglia. They first breed when they are upon the species depending on what is called
twelve months old and lay up to nine eggs. ecosystem services, which could include
As you can see the male is very distinctive and food value, especially for native Americans. It
from a distance on the ground the white neck has been estimated that ecosystem services
is the stand out feature along with a brown derived from the pintail amounts to over one
head. The female looks rather like a slim hundred million dollars with viewing being
mallard. In flight the long tail feathers, slender seventy million dollars and hunting thirty one
neck and fast flight help with identification. million dollars.
For so many of us during the pandemic our
wildlife has been particularly important for
our wellbeing. Enjoy our flora and fauna as we
head into March.

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