Publications

My Favourite View of the AONB

Details of our children's art competition are on the website.  The closing date for entries is Friday 16th September so there is still time to get busy with your paints and pencils.  There are some great prizes for individuals and a workshop with Brian Pollard for the best school entry of 3 pictures. 

Contact: Diane Lethbridge Communications Officer on 01803 861378

Summer Shows

We have attended Yealmpton and Totnes shows and we were delighted to be awarded the prize for the best stand at the Yealmpton show.  Some of the credit must go to our partners BTCV who entertained children making dream catchers and to the face painter Sue Norris who made the stand a focus of activity. 

We will have a stand at both Kingsbridge Show on 3rd September and the Dart Water Festival on 10th September.  Please come and say hello if you are at the events. 

Contact: Diane Lethbridge Communications Officer 01803 861378

Sustainable Development Grant

Since its launch at the AONB annual forum in June the Unit has received 42 enquiries regarding this scheme.  To date eight completed applications have been received, bidding for the £100,000 fund.  The projects include a wide variety of community and private sector initiatives.

Although it will not be possible to fund all projects in this first round it may be possible to make provisional offers of support from the next financial year subject to confirmation of grant 2006-7.  The first Grant Advisory Panel meeting will take place on 9th September 2005. 

Aune Update

An opportunity to find out more about the Aune Conservation Association's work on the changing landscape and habitats of the Avon Estuary is scheduled for 20th October 2005. 

A fascinating update on the project will be provided as part of the Association's Annual Public Lecture event.  The venue will be Aveton Gifford Memorial Hall, located at the north end of the village, open from 7pm for a 7.30pm start. 

The event will showcase the mapping, modelling, survey and analysis work that thas been undetaken by this partnership project during the course of the year, and is designed to help us understand just what is happening to our Aune. 

Flavel Centre Exhibition

4th - 27th October 2005

Photographs from the most beautiful parts of the South West will be on show in Dartmouth during October, as part of an awareness raising campaign about the importance of the region's finest landscapes.  The 60 images are from a collection of 6,000 taken during an 18 month period by a team of photographers working for the Countryside Agency. 

Postcards depicting a selection of the images will be available at the event.

Alongside the photographs will be the winning entries from the young person's art exhibition.  The exhibition will be open daily from 9.30am to 6.30pm. 

Contact: Diane Lethbridge Communications Officer 01803 861384

Foodies' Paradise

Beautiful landscape......beautiful food

We have some fantastic food and drink produced on our doorstep.  A leaflet promoting food and drink from the South Devon AONB and links to the landscape is due to be published early in September.  Its aim is to inform consumers about the many benefits of buying local and to encourage them to enquire about the origins of ingredients when they are eating out. 

Its launch will be marked by a press trip by six key journalists who will spend two days visiting producers, and sampling some of the delicacies produced in the AONB. 

Contact: Diane Lethbridge 01803 861378

Goodbye Trudy

Welcome Liz

Trudy Turrell our AONB Community Officer left the AONB Unit in July to become freelance after 17 years working for the Coast and Countryside Service based at South Hams District Council.  Trudy is well known for her interpretation work locally and also for being instrumental in setting up Orchard Link.  She is continuing to prepare the events leaflet for the AONB Unit. 

Her successor Liz Davey who has been working with the Isles of Scilly AONB will commence work on 27th September 2005. 

Life into Landscape Progress

Showcasing day 30th September 2005

The Life into Landscape project is organising an event for funders and decision makers to demonstrate the excellent achievements of this innovative scheme, which integrates the environment with community , access, recreation, economic, landscape and heritage themes.

The day will focus on a site visit to the Sharpham Estate where various aspects will be demonstrated.  The scheme has a further 1 year to run, hence we are starting to think about what comes next and are keen to involve representatives from potential new partnerships like the primary care trusts.