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A MASSIVE £2,632.65p was raised for Children in Need at events around Sidmouth |
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HIghlights from Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels 2008 |
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FEARS that Ottery’s carnival would fall victim to the devastation which hit the town last week were washed away by a wave of enthusiasm on Saturday. |
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HATS off to Sidmouth Youth Theatre for avoiding the predictable in its quirky choice of musical numbers for a production inspired by West End shows. |
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STAFF and residents of Rose Lawn Care Home paid tribute to their manager who is retiring after nine years of loyal service at a surprise presentation . |
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Highlights from Commando Challenge 2008 |
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CROWDS gathered for Newton Poppleford carnival. Simon Horn captured the highlights. |
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SHELTERS of all different types and materials sprang up at Escot, Ottery St Mary, when Year Seven students from Sidmouth College attended Forest School. |
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SIDBURY Fair week survived a soggy start to draw in the crowds. Downpours on Friday forced the cancellation of an opening day Tug-of-war but a throng of festivities followed, to the delight of villagers. |
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IT was a blaze of lights and colours, with thousands of people lining the route of Sidmouth’s carnival, on its new earlier date in the East Devon circuit season.
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Sidmouth Regatta events including: sailing, raft race, fancy dress and the three legged race! |
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Highlights from the Beautiful Days Festival at Escot by Alex Walton and Stefan Gordon |
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DESPITE a wash out at the beginning of Beer Regatta Week the event has been hailed as a success by the organisers. |
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Despite the awful weather last Saturday, 235 runners turned up the next day for the Michelmores’ sponsored Festival 10k Run - and their faith in the weather forecast was justified by near perfect running conditions. |
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Hundreds of people flocked to the ford off Mill Street for the traditional Friday in the Ford send-off for FolkWeek. |
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Highlights from Sidmouth Folk Week 2008 |
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IN 12 hours, £5,300 was raised at Beer’s Music 4 Life charity event on Saturday. |
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BIGGEST winners in this year’s Great Duck Derby on the River Sid on Sunday were two charities chosen by Sidmouth Lions to get the lion’s share of the £3,800 profit made. |
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UMBRELLAS at the ready, but the showers did little to dampen the fun at St Nicholas Junior School’s Carnival Crazy fete. |
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Highlights from Kings School Prom by Alex Walton |
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Year 11 pupils from Sidmouth College celebrated the end of school with a prom |
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THE purpose built facilities of the Elisabeth Svendson Trust’s Slade Centre were put on show recently, when the doors were opened for a 30th anniversary party.
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A KIDNAP attempt was once again foiled this weekend when around 70 pixies descended on Ottery to abduct members of St Mary’s church. |
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Highlights from the school sports day. |
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The Village Hall at West Hill was transformed into a House of High Fashion in May |
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Highlights from the Finch School of Dance |
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FOR over 100 years, children in Sidmouth under 12 have enjoyed claiming free hot cross buns at Bedford Lawn car park on Good Friday. |
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Simon Horn Captures the action from the Sidmouth Minis Rugby Tour. |
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Highlights from the annual Grizzly Run |
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Highlights from the Point To Point at Ottery St Mary |
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MEMBERS of Sidmouth’s Chamber of Commerce gathered at the Victoria Hotel to congratulate each other on a good year’s business. |
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Browse pictures from nativity plays at schools and playgroups across the Sidmouth area |
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RECORD numbers of swimmers were watched by record numbers of crowds lining Sidmouth seafront for the traditional Boxing Day swim. |
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OTTERY’S Christmas fun day and late night shopping extravaganza was a great success.
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SIDMOUTH sparkled when the town’s Christmas lights were switched on for the first time this year. |
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Alex Walton and Simon Horn captured all the action at Ottery St Mary's 2007 Tar Barrels |
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WITH its “biggest ever” procession, Newton Poppleford Carnival was a great night. |
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AN OFFICIAL visit to Sidmouth’s Donkey Sanctuary by the Earl and Countess of Wessex delighted visitors and VIPs. |
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To shouts of ‘its raining money’ and a few cries of ‘ouch it’s hot’ children in Sidbury happily scrambled to collect some extra pocket money during the village’s annual throwing of hot pennies. PICTURE SPECIAL |
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BEER was once again overrun by smugglers, pirates and excise men as the villagers celebrated the life of the notorious Jack Rattenbury. PICTURE SPECIAL
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AFTER a succession of dismal weekends, the sun shone for Sidmouth regatta and, despite a fall in entries, the event has been hailed a great success. PICTURE SPECIAL |
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The rain didn't dampen spirits at the King's School prom.
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Sidmouth College students enjoyed a night of glitz and glamour at Woodbury Park.
PICTURE SPECIAL |
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The pixies descended upon Ottery in June for the annual Pixie Day event.
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Return to the Forbidden Planet - Sidmouth Youth Theatre, June 5 to June 9 2007
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BUTTERFLIES, Bombay dancers and, or course, beautiful ballerinas invited an audience to sit back, relax and reminisce in a spectacular Triple Fantasy show
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Children from all over the Sidmouth area queued up for Sidmouth's famous Hot Cross Bun handout on Good Friday
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SIDMOUTH Youth Theatre said: “We Will Rock You” and they certainly did. PICTURE SPECIAL |
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TO a cry of ‘he’s behind you’ members of Ottery St Mary Community Theatre opened this year’s pantomime season
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Browse pictures of nativity plays from schools thorughout the Sidmouth and Ottery St Mary area. PICTURE SPECIAL |
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CROWDS gathered on Sidmouth’s chilly seafront to watch as more than 150 people plunged into the icy waters for the annual Boxing Day swim. PICTURE SPECIAL |
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Father Christmas took time out of his busy schedule to visit the Sidmouth Herald office where he met readers of all ages! PICTURE SPECIAL
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Local children and running clubs took part in this year's reindeer run, which combined with the bazaar, netted over £2,000 for Otterton Primary School PICTURE SPECIAL |
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SIDMOUTH was filled with Christmas spirit as the festive carnival took to the streets PICTURE SPECIAL |
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YOUNGSTERS from All Saints School, Sidmouth, got into the festive mood by helping to decorate the Christmas tree at Sidholme, a Christian-run centre.
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Flaming barrels were carried through the streets ot Ottery
as part of the town's annual tar barrels tradition PICTURE
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CHEERING onlookers crowded the streets of Ottery St Mary
as the annual carnival procession wound its way through the
town.
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THOUSANDS of people lined the streets of Sidmouth to watch
carnival clubs, social groups and individuals take part in
the town’s annual carnival parade. PICTURE
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SIDBURY Fair Week saw villagers and visitors unite for a
programme of traditional events. It opened with a short informal
open air church service before the fun run and walk, which
attracted more than 330 entrants. PICTURE
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Pictures from events throughout Sidmouth regatta, including
the Red Arrows, the three-legged race,
pavement painting, sailing and the fireworks display.
PICTURE SPECIAL |
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Pictures and reviews from events throughout Sidmouth's famous
annual folk festival PICTURE SPECIAL |
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Delightful dancers, colourful costumes, charismatic choreography,
endless energy and fascinating fantasy made the Finch School
of dancing’s current production Rhythm ’n’
Shoes at the Manor Pavilion Theatre a night to remember.
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Reporter John Turner mingles with the crowds in Sidmouth’s
annual hot cross bun giveaway
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Seaborough-based trainer Richard Barber was in double form
at the East Devon point to point at Ottery St Mary. PICTURE
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