Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK) back issues from June 2007:
Good rhythm from freestyle to music
Jun 01, 2007 ... Ihave always loved everything about Dressage to Music. I had neverdone it until the early 1980s, when Brita Gilkison, who was thefounder of Dressage South West, introduced it down here. She had doneit on the continent and Joan Gold, who was a List One judge and hadcompeted ...
Respected trainer to hold clinic
Jun 01, 2007 ... Dressage trainer Bettina Drummond will be holding a problemsolving clinic for horses and riders at Withypool, on Exmoor, fromJune 6 to 10. Widely respected throughout the US and Europe as a trainer andteacher in the French system of classical dressage, cuyer BettinaDrummond was ...
Festival fun to encourage riding at grassroots level
Jun 01, 2007 ... In its bid to increase "grassroots participation" in equestriansport, the Petplan National Riding Festival saddles up for its ninthsuccessive summer campaign and due to the huge inroads it has made inboosting the sports popularity it has received added funding from theBritish Equestrian ...
Tough terrain tests drivers at newnham
Jun 01, 2007 ... Adrenalin on wheels was the order of the day as carriage driverspit themselves against the challenges of Newnham Park's spectacularand testing terrain over the bank holiday weekend. The two-day fixture held on the outskirts of Plymouth, by kindpermission of Judith Cobbold, saw ...
Marathon win for cool Katie
Jun 01, 2007; ... For the first time in its 39-year history, the South WesternShowjumping Club played host to an Area Trial clinched by teamworkand generous sponsorship from Roger, Sue and Stephen Jones of theHelston-based company South West Loos. As promised by Bryn Oakley and his hardworking ...
Schoolmaster gives Lydia confidence
Jun 01, 2007 ... After scouring local shows for big jockeys on small ponies, LizStuart eventually found Gryngallt Playsome for her daughter Lydia. Now the combination has been together since last August and Lizsays the 17-year-old schoolmaster has given Lydia "heaps" ofconfidence. After taking the ...
Decade of achievement for wellbeck
Jun 01, 2007 ... Wellbeck Equestrian centre celebrated ten years of affiliateddressage over the bank holiday weekend with a four-day festival,which turned into three when hit by torrential rain. The Exeter centre, which has primed itself on hosting competitionsand training purely for dressage, now ...
Sea snipe's victory a tribute to trainer
Jun 01, 2007 ... Heavy rain came just in time to provide generally good ground forMonday's Upcott Cross fixture which resulted in a competitive card.Fortunately, the weather relented to give spectators a cool, breezyafternoon. Men's Open Although only three lined up, they had amassed 15 wins ...
Let's fly scores win number seven
Jun 01, 2007 ... Ross Oliver's game 12-year- old Let's Fly was the star of the showat the Dulverton East fixture at Mounsey Hill Gate, where the veryfirm ground kept the number of runners down to only 30 for the sevenraces. Let's Fly easily disposed of his three opponents to take his scoreto ...
Hickstead bid for 2012 camp
Jun 01, 2007 ... As part of a Sussex consortium, Hickstead is bidding to be one ofthe equestrian pre-Olympic Games training camps in 2012, and is ahost venue for the Gatwick Diamond Games on June 10. The Games, aconsortium of six centres bidding for training camp status in 2012,launches its bid this ...
Riders gear up for 3moors charity ride
Jun 01, 2007 ... In support of the North Cornwall, West Devon branch of theMultiple Sclerosis Society local rider Rachel Martyn and five othershave set themselves a challenge to complete the "3Moors ride" forcharity. The journey begins from Timberscombe on Exmoor on Wednesday, June13, where the ...
Interactive presentations from parelli instructor
Jun 01, 2007 ... For riding clubs, pony clubs, livery yards or ridingestablishments, looking for a fun and interactive presentationthroughout the summer months, a Parelli talk could be the answer youare looking for. Three-star Parelli instructor Lyla Cansfield is giving freepresentations ...
Free handbook for new horse owners
Jun 01, 2007 ... Due to the resurgence of interest and escalating participation inequestrian activities Petplan Equine, one of the UK's leading horseinsurance providers has produced a free, handy and practical guide tohorse care for new and would-be horse owners - The Horse Hand Book. The book is ...
Share estate's vision at family open day
Jun 01, 2007 ... At NOON tomorrow the Dartington Hall Trust in Devon will bethrowing open its doors for a day filled with fun and activities forthe whole family and a chance for the trust to share its work, itsvision and its plans for the future with the wider local community. The open day will be ...
Heading in a new direction
Jun 01, 2007 ... This was meant to be a sea and summit hike, but something wentwrong with the hilly bit. We couldn't find the required path and, asthe location of this walk was so far from home, had to make do with adetour without fully exploring the situation thoroughly. Never mind, it is still a ...
Ladies going for gold at toledo titles
Jun 01, 2007 ... Following the success of bringing home the gold medal in 2005 andthe near miss of 2006, National Federation of Anglers' team managerTom Pickering has named his Cornwall's White Acres squad to win backthe gold medal at the forthcoming World Coarse Fishing Championshipsin Toledo, ...
Singing praises of the king of blues
Jun 01, 2007 ... If you have ever wondered what makes your denim jeans such aunique colour, an exhibition focusing on one of the oldest and mostmagical dyestuffs in the world has all the answers. Indigo: A Blue To Dye For, now on show at Plymouth's City Museumand Art Gallery, tells the story of a ...
Gallery displays artistic aspects of precious metals
Jun 01, 2007 ... A new gallery displaying what has been described as art inprecious metals has opened this month in St Ives, Cornwall. The GaugeGallery has fine jewellery and precious items and visitors can seemaster craftsmen Timothy Lukes and Ed Wilson making items on an openbench. The artists can also ...
Manufactured without argument
Jun 01, 2007 ... Indie electro outfit Drive By Argument often joke that they are a"manufactured" band. And in many ways they are. The five twenty-somethings were thrown together as a group during a module on theircommercial music degree course at a Scottish university. Within months they decided to ...
California calling
Jun 01, 2007 ... South Californian ska punk outfit Reel Big Fish play their first Cornish date tomorrow at Falmouth's Princess Pavilion - and it's asell-out. The show coincides with the UK release of a live double CD combowith live DVD entitled Our Live Album Is Better Than Your Live ...
Longboard championships do justice to fine setting
Jun 01, 2007 ... The Moskito Groms Contest takes place at Fistral Beach tomorrowand Sunday, and it is the fourth of a seven-date series that coversFrance, Spain and Portugal as well as here. It is supported by Globe, Electric, FCS and Santa Cruz, and thereare four divisions - boys' U12, U14 and U16 ...
Mrs overall's tap dance at teatime
Jun 01, 2007 ... Victoria Wood is on fine form. This much loved woman of many parts- comedienne, actress, singer/songwriter and now documentary maker -was celebrating her Bafta win. She picked up not one but two awards for writing and appearing inthe television drama Housewife, 49 - the story of ...
The perils of perfectionism
Jun 01, 2007 ... Top chef Frank Byrne will give anything to win the covetedMichelin star for his restaurant. What happens when he gets it isthe focus of Food, a new play about the double-edged sword ofperfectionism. The imaginarybody's production is physically andvisually inventive as it explores the ...
Cataclysmic cabaret has come to town
Jun 01, 2007 ... It is the stuff of dreams. Here dwell denizens from that level ofsleep where the bizarre is believable, and where what defies logicbecomes an illogical reality. Forkbeard Fantasy's barn-size shed, hidden in the Devon heartlandnorth of Tiverton, is stuffed with surprises. Company ...
Hilarity from the 'james herriot of schools'
Jun 01, 2007 ... Last time raconteur Gervase Phinn addressed a Cornish audience hewas sporting a rather dapper tie in a fetching squared pattern ofgold, black and white, with just a hint of red and turquoise, whichhe insisted on referring to as "Yorkshire" tartan. He then went on totell the gathered ...
The force has always been with Charles
Jun 01, 2007 ... A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away ... A gold star if youinstantly recognised the opening of the first Star Wars film, thismonth celebrating 30 years since an Imperial Star Destroyer thunderedacross the screens and cinema went shooting off in a new direction. In a Sky Movies ...
Festival gig sees Amy launch new album
Jun 01, 2007 ... Young singer-songwriter Amy Newton launches her new album WhichHand? with a gig at Ilfracombe's Landmark Theatre on Sunday - anevent that also forms part of this month's vibrant North DevonFestival. Two years ago, Amy recorded eight solo acoustic tracks for a fewfriends who had ...
All aboard for summer
Jun 01, 2007 ... The Holloways bring their summery punk pop sound to Cornwall nextweek in quirky fashion. Inspired by the 1960s Cliff Richard film,Summer Holiday, the North London four-piece band have hired a reddouble-decker bus kitted out with a candy floss machine, a Punch andJudy show and a coconut ...
Voice of honey, steel and gravel
Jun 01, 2007 ... Critically acclaimed English jazz folk artist Gwyneth Herbert willgive voice to songs from her new album Between Me and the Wardrobe atthe Exeter Phoenix on Thursday. Gwyneth is a thoughtful, pure-toned singer whose tastes run fromjazz standards to dreamy, folk-tinged ...
Clint's cool cat boy
Jun 01, 2007 ... Kyle Eastwood grew up surrounded by jazz music. His father, actorClint Eastwood, and mother Maggie were huge fans of jazz and he hashappy early memories of festivals in Monterey, California, where hegrew up. "I grew up hearing jazz and blues and I remember enjoying it. I'vegone ...
Geoff is on foothills of his Everest
Jun 01, 2007 ... Disabled sailor Geoff Holt, who is sailing around Britain to set anew record for disabled sailors, is well under way now, and hasarrived in the Westcountry. Paralysed from the chest down andconfined to a wheelchair, ex-professional yachtsman Geoff will havesailed more than 1,600 miles ...
Tickets on sale for a slice of mika's pop magic
Jun 01, 2007 ... Tickets go on sale today for a show by new pop prince Mika atPlymouth Pavilions on November 29. Often compared to Freddie Mercury,Mika has produced two of this year's catchiest pop tunes - GraceKelly, which reached number one in January, and Love Today, whichreached number six last ...
Davis is ready for challenge at Albion
Jun 01, 2007 ... George Davis believes his move to Plymouth Albion will offer himthe "fresh challenge" he needs at this stage of his playing career. The 27-year-old yesterday agreed his move down the DevonExpressway when he penned a deal to join Graham Dawe's outfit fromNational League One ...
Former pirate hylton agrees one-year deal with newbury
Jun 01, 2007 ... Newbury have strengthened their squad for next season by signingwinger Jonny Hylton from National League One counterparts the CornishPirates. The 26-year-old (pictured right) has signed a one-year deal withthe Berkshire-based club after rejecting the offer of a new contractwith ...
Sinister treatment of our farmers
Jun 01, 2007 ... Your correspondent David Pedrick-Friend makes no mention of thesinister way in which our farming community has been treated by TonyBlair's collusion with the European Union, in my view with theintention of destroying it. The facts speak for themselves; successive Agriculture ...
Ensuring survival of glow-worms
Jun 01, 2007 ... A hunt for elusive glow-worms is being held in North Devon toenable environmentalists to find the best way of ensuring thecreatures - which are in fact beetles rather than worms - willsurvive. The Northern Devon Coast and Countryside Service is appealing forpeople to provide ...
Spiteful attack on dogs
Jun 01, 2007 ... Regarding Colin Burt's rant on his hatred of dogs (April 24) Ican only say I wonder why, instead of suggesting that dogs are onlyuseful for pulling sledges and rounding up sheep, he stops to thinkthat if he was unfortunate enough to go blind, would he be gratefulfor a guide ...
Campaign for rail line to be reopened
Jun 01, 2007 ... A rail campaign group has warned that the chances of the railwayline to Bideford ever reopening have been severely reduced by thedesign of the new pounds42 million Barnstaple bypass and bridge. Railfuture Devon and Cornwall, which lobbies for better railservices, said that part of ...
Mary gets customers to shop till they drop
Jun 01, 2007 ... Mary Portas is a television natural. The camera loves her tallframe and her chiselled cheekbones. She has a quirky look about herand a confident but kindly manner. The programme she's presenting - Mary Queen of Shops - is theperfect vehicle for her talents and her ...
What a terrible state we're in
Jun 01, 2007 ... Ere's a bit of jet-set name dropping that I hope readers willforgive, because I am doing it for good reason. I've just returnedfrom Malaysia where I've been watching celebrations staged in orderto mark the country's 50 years of "nationhood". So why mention it in this column? Well, ...
Young gardeners tidy hospital grounds
Jun 01, 2007 ... Pupils at the Orchard Lodge adolescent mental health hospital nearTaunton have been carrying out an environmental project in thegrounds of the hospital at Cotford St Luke. The group cleared and tidied grounds at the front of the hospital,and planted tomato plants, snapdragons and ...
Workshop for aspiring documentary film-makers
Jun 01, 2007 ... Aspiring documentary film-makers can sign up for a new workshop. The Cornwall Film Festival and local television production companyDenham Productions are drafting in industry experts to run thesession. The A-Z of Documentary Filmmaking will be led by Maud Hand fromChannel ...
Tourist's digital camera missing
Jun 01, 2007 ... Police in Plymouth are appealing to the public for help inretrieving a camera full of memories. An Australian touristaccidentally left his silver digital camera in a black leather caseon top of a ticket machine in Drake Circus. A woman is clearlypictured on CCTV footage picking up the ...
Solo north pole bid for adventurer
Jun 01, 2007; ... A westcountry mother-of-four hopes to become the first woman totrek solo to the North Pole. Ann Daniels, 42, of Whimple, East Devon, aims to set off earlynext year, across the Arctic sea ice. The record is still up for grabs because another Briton, 47-year-old Rosie Stancer, ...
Shaped by a love of horses
Jun 01, 2007 ... The image of an enraged, out-of-control horse bearing down on arioting crowd is one that is forever etched on Andrew Lacey's mind.With perfect clarity, he can picture the white, wide eyes and flarednostrils of the rampant animal - and the petrified people troddenbeneath its ...
Stand-off over proposals for 'home rule' in Exeter
Jun 01, 2007 ... A stand-off has emerged between the people of Exeter and those inthe rest of Devon over proposals for a unitary council, writes MattChorley, London Editor. More than half of people in Exeter think the city will be betteroff if it is handed "home rule" by ministers and allowed to ...
Expert in ancient metallurgy
Jun 01, 2007 ... As well as being an artist with an international reputation,Andrew Lacey is also an well-known expert on ancient metallurgy. He is currently involved in a unique project based around bronzecasts of horses in Venice. He has helped historians discover how the giant artworks were ...
Children get ready for music festival
Jun 01, 2007 ... Thousands of Westcountry children will experience weird andwonderful sounds from all around the world at their own musicfestival this summer. Performers from China, Mexico and Turkey - and rock legend PaulWeller's former Style Council drummer and award-winning fiddle playerLauren ...
Fear for swan population after cygnets found killed
Jun 01, 2007 ... Fears are growing for the safety of the swan population on aWestcountry river after five cygnets were killed. It is believed they were the victims of a dog on the loose nearthe Quay in Exeter. Two of the bloodied bodies of the cygnets were found near thenest, just a few ...
Villagers in last-ditch fight to save pathway
Jun 01, 2007; ... Villagers are furious after a farm's new owners changed the routeof an ancient river pathway near Agatha Christie's former home. A storm of protest has swept through Galmpton, near Brixham, SouthDevon, after landowners moved the historic route when they bought upa property in ...
Respite centre to organise fundraising fun day
Jun 01, 2007 ... A respite centre for disabled people and their families is askingpeople to put their best foot forward for a fundraising walk. The Churchtown centre, near Bodmin in North Cornwall, hasorganised the walk to raise much-needed funds to continue providingactivity breaks for 20 disabled ...
Region looks set for warm summertime
Jun 01, 2007 ... Weather forecasters are predicting a sun-kissed summer in theWestcountry, despite the recent downpours. According to the most recent data provided by the Met Office inExeter, temperatures are expected to peak above average. An office spokesman said: "Following the trend set ...
Tory MP left his car in parking bay for disabled
Jun 01, 2007 ... A tory MP who has received two parking tickets after he left hiscar in a disabled bay as he rushed to catch a train has defended hisdecision. Anthony Steen, Tory MP for Totnes, said he was rushing to catch aLondon-bound train when he made the decision to park in the bay atNewton ...
Westcountry beaches are cleaner than ever
Jun 01, 2007 ... It's official, Westcountry beaches are among the best in thecountry. A report published by the European Commission has shown that allthe beaches in Devon and Cornwall go above and beyond the basicminimum standards. Neil Parish, South West Conservative MEP, said: ...
'Stop paying bills' call as water profits soar
Jun 01, 2007; ... Angry campaigners are threatening to stop paying their water billsafter it was revealed that South West Water's profits have jumped byalmost 11 per cent. Figures published by the company showed its revenues rose bypounds33 million to pounds381 million in the year to March 31, ...
Beer festivals celebrate 30 years of real ale campaign
Jun 01, 2007 ... Two big beer festivals are to take place in Cornwall this year tocelebrate 30 years of the county branch of the Campaign for Real Ale. The first takes place today and tomorrow at the organisations'susual venue - the Concert Hall of the Guildhall, Street-an-Pol, StIves. If ...
GM threat to organic food
Jun 01, 2007 ... When it comes to genetically modified crops, there are a range ofviews about the impact they could have on agricultural production,from beneficial to disastrous. But few commentators would argue thatthe biggest issue relates to the potential for genetically modifiedmaterial to spread, ...
Are UKIP politicians selling out to EU?
Jun 01, 2007 ... Et out of Europe. Simple. Love it or loathe it, that was, in fourwords, what UKIP and its members stood for. You were either with themand believed they were the only politicians speaking for you. Oragainst them, dismissing the party as a single- issue protest groupharking back to a time ...
Ryan bags his room with a view
Jun 01, 2007 ... City centre tent dweller Ryan McLean yesterday bought thepounds150,000 luxury flat he had queued eight days for - thenpromised himself a good sleep. "I am going straight to my bed," said the 30-year-old soundengineer after putting down a pounds1,000 deposit on the ...
House price increases show signs of slowing
Jun 01, 2007; ... Booming house prices in the Westcountry are finally starting tolevel off, according to the latest figures. Statistics from the Land Registry for April show Devon andCornwall prices are still on the rise, but the rate of increase hasslowed down. The monthly increase in prices ...
One day my boy, all this will be yours
Jun 01, 2007 ... Sir Benjamin Slade, the eccentric aristocrat who was searching foran heir to his pounds7.5 million mansion, has found one after aworldwide DNA search to find his closest relative. And the lucky man is his distant relative, Isaac Slade - anAmerican pop star. For the past 18 ...
Telegraph pole worker 'not wearing a harness'
Jun 01, 2007 ... Electricity worker Andrew Batten, who fell to his death from thetop of a telegraph pole near his home, was not wearing a safetyharness, an inquest has heard. The jury in the case were yesterday told that Mr Batten, whoworked for Western Power Distribution, had cut overhead cables ...
Knights in combat revive the age of chivalry
Jun 01, 2007 ... The exhilarating sounds of thundering hooves and clashing swordshave echoed around the historic walls of a Cornish castle for amedieval event. Knights in armour have been battling for glory at the Grand Joust,held against the stunning backdrop of Pendennis Castle, on the coastin ...
Apple to open store in City's new shops centre
Jun 01, 2007 ... Electronics giant Apple is planning to open a store in Exeter'snew Princesshay shopping quarter. In a coup for the pounds225 million retail development, due to befully opened by the autumn, the city will be one of those chosen byApple as it looks to build on its current group of ...
Vanity in a grand tradition
Jun 01, 2007 ... The gaudy era of political peacocks and popinjays is still aliveand blazing. Tony Blair is helping to keep it alight with theentourage of people from Men's Vogue accompanying him on his farewelltrip to Africa. And Conservative leader David Cameron is reported, on the sameday, as ...