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 8th
November 2007
1 .
Dart
Marina now a 4 Star Hotel
2.
Dartmouth Drama Festival
3. Lifeboat
now up and running
4. Thanksgiving Dinner
5. Children
in Need Auction
6. "take one crab" Browns Bar
7.
Small News
1 .
Dart Marina now a 4 Star Hotel
Dart Marina Hotel & Spa is
delighted and proud to announce that it has been awarded
four stars from the AA making it the first and only hotel in
Dartmouth to achieve this high standard. This classification
is a true reflection of the impeccable accommodation, professionalism and service which is central to the new Dart Marina.
“The investment in Dart Marina, which is privately owned,
has been in the region of £25 million and we believe that we
now have one of the most stylish hotels in the UK. However,
it’s not simply style that impresses the inspector. Every
aspect of the hotel, from the lamps beside the beds to the
linen on them and from breakfast to the room-service menu,
is inspected and assessed. There is a whole long list of
details which have to be absolutely first class to achieve
FOUR STARS. Above all, the level of service is examined for
courtesy, knowledge, skill and attention to each individual
guest. We have all been working towards this and we’re
absolutely delighted. This is a huge achievement and it
recognises the dedication and commitment of every member of
our team,” said Mark Godfrey, MD of Dart Marina.
The inspector’s AA Quality Standards Report included
positive comments; “It was good to return to the Dart Marina
Hotel and to note the impressive changes that have recently
taken place…….all bedrooms and bathrooms provide guests with
high levels of quality and comfort……housekeeping proved a
great strength of this visit with a thorough attention to
detail apparent throughout all areas of the hotel……..public
areas including the new spa facilities are excellent
features.” Check out their web site by
clicking here.
2.
Dartmouth Drama Festival
The Dartmouth Players have launched a new and exciting
community project bringing together six South Hams amateur
drama groups under one roof for two nights of live theatre
Flavel Theatre.
Taking up the cudgels are, Blackawton Amateur Dramatic
Society, drama students from Dartmouth Community College,
Dit’sum Players (Dittisham), the Inn Theatre Company, Stoke
Fleming Operatic and Dramatic Society and the Dartmouth
Players.
The event has taken organisers, Avril
Dowding and Daphne Scorer, by storm: “We are quite
overwhelmed by the passion and commitment the participating
groups are bringing to this venture. There is so much talent
and good drama being staged in the many villages around us
that it seemed a wonderful way to bring it to a wider
audience. We are particularly delighted to have the students
from the community college with us”. Dartmouth audiences can
expect an array of entertainment from the philosophical to
the ridiculous, comedic to the fanciful. And so full and
comprehensive is the programme that the festival curtain is
having to go up at the early time of 7pm.
Festival dates are Thursday and Friday 15 and 16 November.
Tickets are on sale now at The Flavel priced £7 for adults;
£4 for children under 16 years.
3.
Lifeboat now up and running
John Fenton
reports: At last the Dartmouth RNLI inshore lifeboat is
“on service.” There were three days of intensive training and
assessment of the Operations team, the helmsmen and lifeboat
crew with the launch crew. Following that Simon Pryce, the RNLI
Divisional Inspector from Saltash, was able to ring the Marine
Rescue Centre at Brixham and declare the lifeboat “an
operational asset.” There will be quarterly inspections by the
RNLI whilst the Station is still on trial.
Training on the water takes place twice a week. On Tuesdays from
5pm and on Sundays from 10am. Training on shore takes place in
the new crew training/ops room in the lifeboat station.
The station has a web site (
click here ) for
up to date information and contact details.
Everyone is invited to come and look at the new Lifeboat Station
and facilities this Saturday, the 10th November, between 10am
and 4pm.
4. Thanksgiving Dinner
Thanksgiving is arguably the most traditional
of all American holidays. While the tradition has evolved
over the years, there's something about sharing a meal with
family and friends that brings us closer together just as it
did the Pilgrims and Native Americans in 1621.
Dinner Menu
Smoked trout with apple and onion slices served on a bed of
watercress or
Homemade pumpkin soup in a half pumpkin
Turkey with cranberry sauce,
Sausages and gravy,
Roast and mashed potatoes,
Green bean casserole American style,
Buttermilk corn bread,
Baked yams with marshmallow topping,
Brussel sprouts and carrots
Dartmouth vanilla ice cream with hot chocolate sauce and
toasted almonds or
Pecan Pie with Devon double cream, followed by
Coffee and tea
Thursday November 22nd at
The Royal Castle Hotel, in
Nu Restaurant. Tickets are £17.50, to be purchased from The
Royal Castle Hotel by Monday 19th November 2007.
Complimentary welcome drink at 5.00pm, sit down at 5.30pm
5. Children
in Need Auction
Becca Way from
The Royal Castle reports: On Friday November 16th we will
be doing our charity auction as usual, Richard Baker will be
hosting the auction in the Galleon Bar. We are at
present collecting both the auction and raffle prizes from
various places around the town.
In addition to the raffle and the auction, there'll be a
coffee morning in the galleon bar and the bar staff are
gathering sponsorship for climbing mount Everest!, (they
have borrowed a step machine and are doing the distance in
the galleon bar!) Nic and Taz are also throwing themselves
out of planes to try and raise a bit more!! Last year we
raised over £4000.00 so have got our work cut out if we want
to raise more, which we do!!
Dartmouth dot TV always attends the evening Auction, it is so
much fun, so why not make a date in your dairy and be part of
the fun next Friday?
6. "take one crab" Browns Bar
Tuesday November 13th - "take
one crab!" James Brown reports: Inspired
by many of the dishes at the food festival and the perfect
seasonality of crabs we want you to feast on crab for the
evening. We will cook, pick and prepare three perfect autumn
dishes from local crab. A crab bisque, sweet and sour crab
claws and legs followed by crab cakes served with frites and
salad. These three dishes will be £12 per person including a
glass of house wine. Puddings and small eats will also be
available.
If you want to be sure of a table please call
Browns Bar 01803 832572.
7.
Small News
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Alan from the
Embankment restaurant has had a bad heart attack, we all
wish him a speedy recovery. Paul reports: Rather
than try to recreate the Embankment's evening menu without
Alan, we have decided that up to Christmas we are going
to open for a daytime function with morning coffee,
lunch and afternoon tea. We have some great young chefs
from Dartmouth who are going to cook for us and it's all
coming together. I have to say our customers and
Dartmouth friends have been so wonderful... especially
Wayne from RB's restaurant. Where else in the country would
you find your competitors mucking in to help you out.
Wayne even came and cooked for a private party last
Friday in the Embankment while his second chef Jake held the
fort in his own restaurant. What a star!.
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This Sunday, 11th
November, is Remembrance Sunday, a special day set aside
to remember all those men and women who were killed
during the two World Wars and other conflicts. At one
time the day was known as Armistice Day and was renamed
Remembrance Day after the Second World War. The
eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month
marks the signing of the Armistice, on 11th November
1918, to signal the end of World War One. At 11am on
11th November 1918 the guns of the Western Front fell
silent after more than four years continuous warfare.
Remembrance Sunday is held on the second Sunday in
November, which is usually the Sunday nearest to 11th
November; this year 11th November falls on a Sunday.
Special services are held at war memorials and churches
all over Britain and a national ceremony takes place at
the cenotaph in Whitehall, London.
In Dartmouth the Remembrance Parade led by the Band of
the Royal Marines and including the Mayor of Dartmouth,
the Commodore and officers from Britannia Royal Naval
College begins at 10.30am at the Guildhall. The
procession makes its way to the War Memorial, where at
11.00am the Act of Remembrance and two minutes
silence takes place, followed by a Remembrance Day
service at 11.30am in St Saviour's Church.
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in Dartmouth now?
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