Imagine a tranquil retreat nestled in the heart of Devon’s breathtaking landscapes, where the serene ambiance of the countryside meets the rhythmic sounds of the ocean. This is not just a dream; it’s a reality waiting for you at this Woolacombe’s exquisite holiday home.
Why Choose Woolacombe?
Award-Winning Beaches: Woolacombe boasts some of the finest beaches in the UK, with golden sands stretching for miles and waves that beckon surfers and swimmers alike.
Unmatched Serenity: The home’s location offers a peaceful escape from the hustle and bustle, allowing you to reconnect with nature and rejuvenate your spirit.
The Perfect Home Away From Home
Spacious and Comfortable: With room to accommodate up to six guests, this home is perfect for families or groups seeking a memorable getaway.
A Garden Oasis: The large garden provides a private haven for relaxation or a playful area for children to explore.
Proximity to Adventure
Close to the Beach: Just a short stroll away lies the beach, where days can be spent sunbathing, building sandcastles, or riding the surf.
Explore Devon: The home’s location is an ideal base for discovering the hidden gems of Devon, from quaint villages to rugged coastal paths.
This Woolacombe holiday home is more than just a place to stay; it’s an experience that will leave you with cherished memories and a longing to return. Don’t miss the opportunity to make this your next vacation destination. Book now and embrace the beauty of Devon.
About this holiday home
This beautiful home is great for a family holiday, it’s large garden and having the beach nearby means you can relax outdoors and enjoy lots of sea air too. Inside you can enjoy spacious, comfortable rooms and the well-equipped kitchen.
As you enter the house a lovely large and very spacious conservatory greets you where you’ll find a sofa and dining area over looking the large and level south facing garden. From the conservatory you access the open and inviting kitchen which also over looks the private garden.
Downstairs also has a cosy living room with two sofas and a wood burning stove, a dining room with beautiful wooden fire surround, a shower room with WC, and a twin bedroom with 2 single beds.
Upstairs is a bathroom and 2 further bedrooms (both doubles). These lovely double aspect bedrooms have far reaching views of the ocean, countryside and Wales. There’s also a bathroom upstairs too.
3 bedrooms and 1+ bathroom
Kitchen
Barbecue grill
Outdoor space
Woolacombe Beach 7 min drive
Barricane Beach 8 min drive
Ilfracombe Harbour 11 min drive
Exeter (EXT-Exeter Intl.) 93 min drive
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A Cumbrian storage, distribution and gifting firm has moved to a new site as part of the company’s continued expansion.
Copper Beech Trading is now operating from a larger warehouse near Kirkby Lonsdale after outgrowing its previous base.
It was set up by Katie Tyndale in October 2020 to provide businesses with efficient, cost-effective fulfilment and packing services and has a number of well-known local and national brands among its customers.
Copper Beech Trading can store, package and ship products nationally and globally offering a service that is tailored to the individual needs of its clients with no minimum order requirements and clear and transparent pricing.
The firm also works with artisan producers across the UK to offer companies a range of quality gift hampers which make great bespoke gifts for their clients no matter what the occasion.
Gary Kirkby Warehouse Manager and Katie Tyndale Managing Director of Copper Beech Trading
Katie Tyndale said: “We’re all about helping businesses grow through freeing them up to focus on what’s important to them by taking away the stresses of packing, shipping and storage. Whether they’ve got trade or online product orders to fulfil, we can support them with our flexible approach that fits in with their individual requirements.”
“We are invested in helping the local economy and in providing rural jobs as well as keeping the environment in mind with everything eco sensitively wrapped, recycling potential waste products. It’s a really exciting time for us having moved to our new warehouse and we’re looking forward to continuing to work with our customers across Cumbria and around the country.”
Copper Beech Trading welcomes enquiries and can arrange a visit to their new warehouse as well as a chat on how they can help your business, just call 01524 220205 or email enquiries@copperbeechtrading.co.uk.
You can find out more too on their website www.copperbeechtrading.co.uk where you can see reviews from their clients as well.
Goldrill Beck Ullswater Credit: National Trust Images / Land and Sky
The River Restoration Centre (RRC) awards the UK River Prize to celebrate the achievements of those individuals and organisations working to restore our rivers and catchments, recognising the benefits of having a healthy natural environment.
One of four finalist, the Ullswater Catchment Restoration Partnership, is led by the National Trust and Ullswater Catchment Management Community Interest Company and supported by partners such as the Cumbria River Restoration Strategy.
Working to restore habitats around Ullswater since Storm Desmond in 2015, the partnership has delivered 282 individual projects, resulting in 843ha of habitat restoration. Projects include over 13km of river restoration, 46ha of pond creation, over 16km of hedgerow creation and significant areas of wood pasture, peat and wetland restoration. The work aims to restore habitats for people and nature, wrapping the communities of Ullswater in a resilient landscape.
Rebecca Powell, National Trust Project Manager, says: ‘It’s fantastic to be recognised for the work we have been doing together in Ullswater. The key to our success so far has been working together with the local community, farmers and other partners. We really believe in regenerative agriculture and we aim to put farmers at the heart of our projects. Ullswater is an example of how you can have natural rivers, thriving wildlife habitats and farming existing happily together for the benefit of everyone involved.’
Danny and Maddy Teasdale, Ullswater Catchment Management CIC, say: ‘We are delighted to have reached the finals of the river prize and are very proud of our working relationship with the National Trust, which we feel shows what is possible when we strike the right balance of farming, river restoration and nature recovery.’
The 2024 UK River Prize winners will be announced at the Awards Dinner at Venue Cymru, Llandudno, North Wales on Wednesday 24 April 2024.
Tree planting in Ullswater in the Lake District as part of the Green Recovery Project. NT funded project, not NT land. (Credit: Danny Teasdale_Ullswater CIC_C.National Trust Images Annapurna Mellor)
We are thrilled to introduce you to Top-Up Talent, a matching service and cutting-edge platform designed to connect accommodation businesses in Cumbria to experienced and reliable housekeepers / cleaners with on a shift-by-shift basis.
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It has been announced that Sunnyside Guest House based in Keswick is a finalist for the Leisure and Tourism category of the North West Family Business Awards 2024.
Sunnyside Guest House beat strong competition with a record number of family businesses entering the awards from across the North West region.
This year’s event will be held at Bolton Football Stadium, co-hosted by Dave Clarkson and Sue Howorth of The Family Business Community, alongside renowned food and drink writer, and presenter Nigel Barden, and will take place on Friday 10th May 2024.
Paul Roper said “We are thrilled to have been selected as a finalist in the North West Family Business Awards and to be representing Cumbria. Nicky and I have strived to develop Sunnyside and we are extremely proud for this to be recognised.”
Co-Founder and Director, Sue Howorth said: “With another year of increased entries we have been working with our 23 judges which are representing all 5 counties of the North West, and we know they have had extremely difficult decisions to make. Our finalists should be extremely proud of themselves for being recognised in this years shortlist.
Co-director, Dave Clarkson said: “A huge thank you to everyone who has invested time filling in their application forms. We’ve been absolutely blown away by the strength and diversity and attention to detail in the applications.”
Sue Baguley from Siemens UK, and who were the hosts of our Judging Day, said: “The number and quality of applications from across the North West region has been outstanding, the businesses are clearly proud to be family businesses and the detail in many of the entries has demonstrated that they are very progressive and innovative.
Fellow judge, Tom Mathew, Group Commercial Director of Dunsters Farm, said: “As always, it was fantastic to hear the stories of the resilient and ambitious businesspeople working in family-run businesses across the region. The judging day is an opportunity for me to contribute to the vibrant family business community but also to go away inspired by the entrepreneurial spirit demonstrated by the applicants. “
The finalists will now receive a visit from our specially selected panel of judges from across the region before the judges make their final decisions. The winners will be announced at a vibrant and entertaining awards celebration on Friday 10th May. You can find out more at North West Family Business Awards – North West Family Business Awards
I wanted to take a moment to share something close to my heart—the incredible work happening at Botcherby Community Association in Carlisle in Cumbria. While I don’t often shout about it, today feels like the right time to do so.
Our dedicated team, led by the hardworking Helen (our center manager) and Marion (our center assistant), has been making a significant impact. This week, we welcomed 82 people to our Weekly Pop-Up Pantry, ensuring that each one left with something good. 🛒
It fills me with pride to see our community come together to support those in need. But it also saddens me that so many people require this vital assistance. The truth is, life can be tough, and sometimes a helping hand makes all the difference.
Here’s what you need to know about our Pop-Up Pantry:
Affordable Access: For just £3.50, families can choose from a variety of 10 items. Our pantry is specifically designed to support low-income households.
Nutritious Selection: We offer everything from fresh fruits and vegetables to frozen goods and occasional treats.
No Referral Needed: Anyone can access the pantry—no referrals required. We’re here for you.
Join us every Wednesday from 12 pm to 3 pm at the Botcherby Community Centre (Victoria Road, Carlisle, CA1 2UE). Our community center cafe is where the magic happens.
Let’s continue to lift each other up, one meal at a time. Thank you for being part of this journey.
Warm regards,
Chloe Brownlee-Chapman Chair, Botcherby Community Association
Woodward SHE Ltd are delighted to be able to announce that NEBOSH have chosen ourselves as the Learning Partner to deliver the prestigious L’Oréal International Bursary 2024 training course. They are looking forward to welcoming the ten successful applicants onto the course this summer.
NEBOSH and L’Oreal have joined forces once again to collaborate on a bursary that supports women who aspire to build a career in health and safety in 2024.
Following the success of last year’s NEBOSH L’Oreal International Bursary, which attracted nearly 200 applications from women all over the world, the bursary has now grown to accommodate double the amount of winners. This means that there is now the opportunity for ten women to win the opportunity to study for the NEBOSH International General Certificate with their study and assessment fees paid for by the bursary.
The aim of the bursary to develop more learning opportunities for women, and to address the under-representation of women in the health and safety industry, with some research indicating that women make up just 18-27% of those in the profession.
Maria Anderson, Global Head of Health, Safety and Wellbeing at Cambridge University Press & Assessment, holds four NEBOSH qualifications and is a member of the Bursary judging panel.
She says: “I am proud to be a part of the NEBOSH L’Oréal Bursary judging panel because it allows me the privilege of contributing to the recognition and support of women dedicated to occupational health and safety, an initiative that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.
Being entrusted with the responsibility to evaluate and reward the passion, commitment, and innovation demonstrated by applicants is not only an honour but also a testament to the importance of fostering excellence in safety practices.
Together, we empower the next generation of professionals to make a lasting impact, creating a safer and healthier workplace for all. I look forward to working with my fellow judges to identify and support the next generation of leaders in this field.”
NB: Applications for this bursary closed on the 27th February 2024.
Piece below in the words of the group’s member – Andy Semple, Cockermouth
Someone I Can Talk To 1978 – 2024 – Soundtrack of Our Lives
In 1978 four 20 year olds from Annan started a punk group – The Limps. Andrew, Derek, Norman and Tam became Andy Septic, Dee Dee Tee, Chuck Abnormal and Tam Limp. We chose the band name as Chuck had a job tattie picking and walked accordingly as a result. There was a further obstacle in that apart from me (Andy Septic) no one could play anything. Nae bother. Chuck picked up the bass once I told him third fret top string then fifth (repeat); he was a quick learner. Tam was the arty one, a student at Carlisle Art College, so his vocals and stage presence were a given. Dee Dee neither owned a set of drums or had ever been near one. Nae bother. He bought some Drumsticks from Dias in Carlisle and so began his literally blistering punk journey.
And that journey first took us to Mick’s Club in Carlisle. Our first gig was immortalised in the following review in the Carlisle Evening News and Star.
“Anything New Wave might have weakened the impact potential of The Limps, the opening band from Annan. On reflection, even a Salvation Army band could have done that. The drummer played as though his hands and feet were tied together; the bassist as though rigor mortis had set in. Guitarist Andy Septic appeared to have some idea of chords, but didn’t have a hope with the back up of a drummer who gleefully admitted later that, until a week before, the only practice he’d had was on Tupperware tubs and biscuit tins. They played about six songs and repeated two of them” – Carlisle Evening News and Star Newspaper, 25 February 1978.
With that wind behind our sails we decided to make a record. In Collaboration with our Carlisle friends and their band No Support. I cant remember exactly how much we paid to get it done at Fairview Studios in Hull. Could have been a hundred quid and its safe to say we never recovered our loss as sales turned out to be in the same vein as our first review: discouraging.
The Limp Someone I can Talk To EP Credit discogs.com
The first Limps/No Support EP (Opposite Sides) was released on our own label, Match Box Classics. And a copy was sent to John Peel at Radio One. And he never played it. Nae bother, we made another EP again at Fairview in Hull. And sent John Peel a copy. This time – he played it!! I have the recording from my radio cassette and John Peel said
“Last year I got an EP featuring the Limps and No Support, who straddle the Scottish/English border I cant remember which side which lives on but that’s the way I understand it anyway. Now they’ve got a second one out on the Matchbox Classics label. And from it these are The Limps and Someone I can Talk To”- John Peel, BBC Radio 1 autumn 1978.
Despite that accolade sales were still in the single digits but we were now on the crest of our own creative wave and went on to make one other EP – “8 from 80” in that very year alongside No Support and other Carlisle bands The Toolbox Murderers, Kirsty and the Husbands and Veldt.
And then we went our separate ways, to Cardiff, Kendal, Middlesborough and Earlston. The Tupperware went back in Ella’s cupboard and Dee Dee’s mam could fill them with tattie scones once again.
Forty years go by
On 23 July 2023 Chuck rang me. He lives in Cardiff now and also works quite a lot in the USA. “An American film director wants permission to use a Limps song in his new film. He says the song is “an unambiguous plea for companionship”
So I checked out two things: that Chuck had not been on the drink and most importantly I checked IMDb and found that, yes, Adam Rehmeier was an award winning director from Nebraska.
Then Chuck sent me a Whatsapp message;
“Dear Andy, Chuck, Dee Dee, Tam,
My name is Adam Rehmeier, writer/director of the upcoming film SNACK SHACK, a coming of age film set in early 90’s Nebraska City, NE, that revolves around two teenage best friends, running the concession stand at the local swimming pool. The film is based on my own childhood, and like all coming of age films, the soundtrack is super important and super hand-curated for optimal flow and emotion.
In full transparency, I did not hear Someone I Can Talk To until five or six years ago, but during the writing portion of the film – deep in the depths of Covid – it became an absolute daily play. As I shaped the ending of the film, I found it to be the only track that could instantly evoke the type of emotion I wanted the audience to feel as they walk out of the theatre.
It would mean the world to me to include this track in the film.
Thank you very much.
Adam Reheimer
I asked Chuck to send my reply
Adam what a joy it is that you have a place in your heart for a piece of music that four young Scottish school friends put together, with no grand plan that on another continent someone decades later would put in a film.
(Credit; Wikipedia)
New York Times Critic’s Pick 14 March 2024
“Snack Shack” Review: The Kids Are Alright. Performances from the two main characters elevate this boisterous teen comedy to the level of raunchy art.
Other online reviews say “go see this film”!”, “Wow! What a pleasant surprise best movie I’ve seen in a long time”. IMDb says “Snack Shack is a well-done movie. Charming in its nostalgia and warming in its character development”
And that last review shall be on the Limps banner as we march our way on to Spotify and Apple playlists for as Adam promised our song plays at the end of the film and people go out of the “theatre” with our song in their ears and I’d like to think, their hearts. And as the credits roll up comes
“Someone I Can Talk To”
Written by Andrew Semple
Performed by The Limps
Courtesy of Matchbox Classics Records
We all got together at the new year to celebrate and it was really, really, good to have someone I can talk to again.
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The team at Winter Tarn Dairy, based at Dockray Hall, Kendal, have just discovered that the company has won a bronze award for their Farm House Salted Butter in the Farm Shop & Deli Products Awards.
The annual awards now in their third year have quality and excellence at their heart. Supported and judged by leading farm shop and deli retailers, top wholesaler buyers and owners and industry experts, the Farm Shop & Deli Product Awards recognises and rewards the best in specialist food and drink products.
In late January through to mid-February, a panel of industry specialist judges, consisting of wholesalers, retailers, and experts, came together to evaluate an amazing collection of entries from independent brands.
The Farm Shop & Deli Product Awards are unique as they assess the overall business model of products. The panel of judges have reviewed everything about the product including the value chain and branding, along with taste, ensuring products are not just great tasting but are well set to successfully sell in the independent sector.
This enhanced criterion gives business confirmation to buyers that an awarded product is worth stocking, and the judges included well known retailers and wholesalers such as Booths, The Gorgeous Food Company, Cotswold Fayre, Diverse Fine Foods and Kitchen Food Company.
This year, saw producers from across the UK enter products into numerous product categories including beverages, chilled and frozen desserts, chilled deli, condiments and sauces, fermented and smoked foods, meat, non-food, plant-based, preserves, savoury biscuits and snacks and sweet bakery and confectionery.
Commenting on the awards, Giorgio Rigali, Head of Communications, Exhibitions at William Reed commented: “Following another record-breaking year for entries, we are thrilled to announce our list of winners for 2024. NPD is critical to growth and these awards are unique, by way that producers get genuine informed feedback on their products and their business model which helps them refine their strategy. The list of winners truly highlights the quality and innovation that is available throughout the specialist retail sector, and we are delighted to be able to provide the opportunity for these businesses to have their products put in front of wholesalers, retailers and experts.”
Harry Jackson, from Winter Tarn, said: ‘’It’s great that Winter Tarn’s Farm House Salted Butter was recognised by the judging panel. Receiving a bronze award shows that we’re creating an excellent product that appeals to a broad audience and stands out from many of its peers on the national stage. Recognition like this is a real achievement for the whole team and recognises everything that they do day in and day out to make the business the success that it is.’’
Harry Jackson Winter Tarn Dairy Butter Packing Machine
