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4 days ago |
bbc.com | Kevin Hay
Schoolboy, 11, to play with North Devon SinfoniaElliot Ball & Kevin HayBBCRiver's music teacher has described his talent as remarkable A schoolboy from Devon is set to join the North Devon Sinfonia for a one off concert in late June. River, an 11-year-old pupil at West Buckland School in Barnstaple, has been playing piano since the age of six when his grandma noticed him humming, whistling and singing to movie music. "She thought I would be interested in the piano.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Kevin Hay
Lottery grant of £227k for rare Dartmoor habitatBBCThe Shallowford Trust gives children the chance to experience life on a working farmA Devon charity has been awarded a large grant to help protect and restore an ecologically important area of marshy grassland. The Shallowford Farm Trust on Dartmoor provides children from inner-city areas with the chance to experience life on East Shallowford Farm.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Kevin Hay
How an orphaned lamb changed estate agent's lifeKevin HayBBCStephen Keighley swapped sharp suits for "tatty clothes" after walking away from the hustle and bustle of city lifeFlashy cars, a prestige job and plenty of money - high-flying estate Stephen Keighley had it all. Underneath, he knew "something was badly wrong". "One morning I was driving to work, and tears started coming down my face," he said.
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4 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Kevin Hay
'We celebrated but we had remorse as well'Kevin HayBBCMax Embury was a Scout Car Commander"We did think of the casualties... and we were thinking why them and not me?"Three men from Devon and Cornwall have recalled their memories of their service during World War Two on the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Former Scout Car Commander Max Embury, from Newton Abbot, said he remembered "throwing our hats into the air and jumping for joy". "In retrospect, we had a lot of remorse as well," he added.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Kevin Hay |Archie Farmer
Residents reflect on VE Day singing and dancingKevin Hay & Archie FarmerBBCBeryl Darch was 10 years old and living in Tamerton Foliot when the war endedPeople living in Devon have remembered the celebrations that followed the end of World War Two in Europe, which happened almost 80 years ago. At the time, Beryl Darch was 10 years old and living in Tamerton Foliot.
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