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How did the Romantics picture the coldest months of the year? Courtesy of The Arts Society, their expert, Annalie Talent, has the answers. ‘The rime of the Ancient Mariner’ – ‘The sea of ice’ – ‘By the fireside, Dove Cottage’ – ‘Winter Landscape with Skaters’ – ‘The Wanderer above the sea of fog’ – ‘Samuel […]

Nine members of the Explorers’ walking group did a – not the – Ten Tors walk on 21st October, covering a relatively easy 6.5 miles. The weather was fairly overcast, but dry, and the cloud base was high enough to give us some magnificent views over the moors and towards Plymouth. Starting at Pork Hill […]

By 2025, traditional landline phones using 100-year-old technology are set to be switched off in favour of a digital network – Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP). This technology allows you to make voice calls using a broadband connection instead of a regular (or analogue) phone line.  Many of us in Tavistock are already on this […]

19 members braved the early start and very wet Somerset weather in a recent visit to Bishops Palace in Wells. We hadn’t booked a guided tour in advance, but were very lucky that due to the inclement weather, the resident guide Melanie was free when we arrived and we were able to enjoy an hour’s […]

The Amblers, who meet for a planned walk at Pixon Lane every Monday, contribute 50p each week and those 50p’s soon mount up. On a regular basis, Anne Leader contacts the Dartmoor Search & Rescue Team in Tavistock to hand over the weekly contributions. This month the Amblers donation of £110 enabled the team at […]