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This is my Devon

This is my Devon

Observations of marvellous Devon life

"A sideways look at stuff in Devon"

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  • Devon’s Famous People
  • Marvellous Locals
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29 August 2024

Devon’s Tom Daley – Diver or Knitter?

How a Plymouth Olympic Diver broke the mould with  his talent for knitting.

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31 July 2024

Torbay’s Hidden Seahorses

Sea grass study in Torbay was the remit. The first  dive  gave an unexpectedly fortuitous result, on the back of the primary intent of searching for seagrass beds – the seahorses.

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17 December 2023

Lobster Pot makers thriving in Devon

Lobster pot  making is on the UK Heritage Craft red list – meaning it is critically  endangered  to die out.

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24 November 2023

A Christmas Carol in Devon

Find Devon’s influence on Charles Dickens’ life, his  writings and Devon’s other traditions

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6 November 2023

Devon’s own Brown Bear, Diego, arrives by train.

How the Wildwood Trust in Ottery St Mary, Devon  has stepped in to provide winter board and lodgings.

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5 October 2023

The Train of Lights to Kingswear and Dartmouth 2023 is selling out fast!

Make this bucket list trip  – it all  started  here at the Dartmouth Steam Railway.

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24 September 2023

El Galeon sailed into Dartmouth this week

Dartmouth’s Community has been treated to the arrival of El Galeon this weekend. The replica 16th Century Spanish galleon sailed into the Dart on Friday. She truly is an awe inspiring   vessel.

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15 September 2023

Picasso’s Muse  and a Gallery  in South Brent in Devon.

Meet the wonderful Lydia Corbett, a French Artist  living in Devon, still painting in her 80’s.

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12 September 2023

How Julia the Circus Elephant swam the River Tamar

One hundred years ago she proved elephants  are good swimmers.

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10 September 2023

A slice of Apple Pie at the Marldon Fair, near Paignton.

Marldon’s Apple Pie Fair  has a long tradition and  dates back to  1888  when local trader George Hill famously provided a huge Apple Pie for the village  to enjoy at the church fete.

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    October 4, 2025
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    September 28, 2025
  • Christopher Robin went to Devon, yet Winnie-the-Pooh went to New York.

    July 27, 2025
  • Drinking Devon Tea in Space?

    July 13, 2025
  • Living with Seagulls in Devon

    May 23, 2025
  • So how is Camouflage and the Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, linked with Teignmouth in Devon?

    April 20, 2025
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    April 8, 2025
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    February 26, 2025

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About Us

I’ve spent my career talking to people and marvelling in their curious stories . And here is my quirky view on my glorious Devon life – particularly the people who have walked this lovely part of the country with me.
My little project is to document snippets of current life, history and voices in Devon,
before they are forgotten by future generations.

As they say – “Everyone has an interesting story to tell”

  • Paignton Zoo Cassowaries and tiny footsteps on the conservation ladder.

    October 4, 2025
  • Cable Cottage calling the French

    September 28, 2025
  • Christopher Robin went to Devon, yet Winnie-the-Pooh went to New York.

    July 27, 2025

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