Articles Archive for August 2013
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So you can plan well ahead, here are the dates for the carnivals in East Devon, West Dorset and South Somerset for this autumn season:
Saturday Carnivals:
16th August (Fri) Dawlish 7.15pm
17th August Bridport 7.30pm &Totnes 6pm
24th August Sturminster Newton 7.15
31st August Seaton 8pm
14th September Colyton 7pm
21st September Axminster 7pm
21st September Frome 7pm
28th September Wellington 7.30pm Sidmouth 7pm
5th October Ilminster 7.25 & Gillingham 7.15pm
12th October Chard, Exmouth & Castle Cary -all 7.30pm
19th October Taunton 7pm
26th October Honiton 7.30pm
27th October (Sun) Ottery St. Mary …
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July 2013 surprised us all with turning out to be the
warmest July since the exceptional month in 2006, and nationally it was the third warmest recorded -1983 is in second place. After such an extended cold and often wet spell, which started in April 2012, this was made doubly amazing, and in my book, welcome! In my sheltered location the thermometer reached 30C on five days-as in 2006. The warmest of
these five was 33C on the 13th. This surpassed the previous highest temperature I had recorded on 19th July …