1. The
Castle Hotel: 25 years
2. Dinner
@ RB's
3. Ewes,
Lambs and Lunch!
4.
Signature of Dartmouth
5. Grow Your Own
tonight
6. Small News
1. The
Castle Hotel: 25 years
STOP PRESS: Sax Appeal will be in
the Bandstand from 7:00PM and there will be a truly fantastic
firework display at 9:00pm!
Nigel and Ann Way report: On
Tuesday 22nd April come and join us for our 25th anniversary
celebrations!We will be having an ‘open house’ and anyone who
has stayed, eaten or drunk at the Castle over the last 25 years
- this is our thank you to you! The bars will be open as
usual and in addition there will be entertainment and live music
in both bars throughout the day. Later on in the evening we have
arranged a spectacular fireworks finale for the whole town to
enjoy at 9pm followed by a 80’s disco in the harbour bar. Please
feel free to dress accordingly!
If you can’t make it on Tuesday don’t worry, we will be serving
an 80’s bar food menu in the bars on Monday, Wednesday and
Thursday of that week between 12-2pm and 6-8pm along with the
usual bar food menus. In the restaurant business will continue
as normal.
It should be a great laugh and we hope to see lots of familiar
faces. We hope that customers new and old will get in touch with
us and help us to build a photo album for all to view. We
would very much like you to join us!! To se our
previous report on Nigel,
click here.
To see the Castle Newsletter for
Spring, and you really ought to,
click here.
2. Dinner
@ RB's
The
Dartmouth dot TV team had a brilliant birthday meal at RB's
Restaurant in Lower Street, Dartmouth last week. As always, the
food was superbly prepared by Wayne and beautifully served by
Wendy. Regular readers of the “News” will know that Dave is a
bit of a steak aficionado and pronounced his Luscombe fillet to
be “absolutely one of the best he’s ever tasted!” Both of us
chose fish starters from the Specials board; plump scallops and
crispy herring roes were equally delicious and Jill’s sea bass
fillet melted in the mouth. All complemented by an excellent
Cabernet Sauvignon. We couldn’t manage a dessert, but finished
our meal with local ice cream. Thank you RB's for another
excellent evening. Why don’t you come down to Dartmouth and try
RB’s organic fillet of beef or their locally caught seafood.
Check out their menu by
clicking here?
It's important
to support restaurants run by people who live in Dartmouth, who
use local produce and support Dartmouth and its residents.
Previous reviews we have written include Anzac Street Bistro,
click here to view, Browns
click here to view, Nu & The
Castle
click here
to view, Wildfire
click here to view and the The
Embankment
click here to view.
See our restaurant guide by
clicking here.
Come down for the weekend ?
3. Ewes,
Lambs and Lunch!
On Sunday 20th
April Farmer Phil Bond invites you to come and see 500 ewes and
their lambs at Collaton Down Farm. On a walk through the fields
with wonderful views, Phil will explain how he produces lamb for
local markets and cares for his land under Countryside
Stewardship. After the walk enjoy a barbecued lamb and mint
burger (or veggie burger) with salad. Meet at 11.00am at
Collaton Down Farm, off the A3122 Totnes-Dartmouth road between
Totnes Cross filling station and the Forces Tavern. Walk
finishes at 1.00pm, local produce on sale. Adults £3, children
£1.50, plus £3 for lunch. A gentle walk. Not suitable for
pregnant women due to the proximity of new born lambs. Booking
essential, call 01803 712636 or email:
click here.
4.
Signature of Dartmouth
Opening today -
'Signature of Dartmouth' is the perfect place to find that
special present. Specialising in interior gifts for the
home, Signature has sourced many of its products from the
continent, including items from Denmark, Germany, Sweden and
Belgium, as well as from home-grown designers.
Located in Lower Street, between Alf Resco's and RB's
Bistro, Signature stocks a wide range of items: from
cushions to candelabras, parasols to picture frames, you are
bound to find something to suit the occasion. Come on down
to Dartmouth and pop in to see them, Signature will be open
7 days a week.
5. Grow Your Own tonight
"Grow Your Own" is set
amid the mud and clutter of an allotment garden. Run by
hidebound traditionalists who ignore the occasional
dissenting voice, the status quo is threatened by the
arrival of a handful of asylum seekers who are given plots
in the hope that outdoor work and fresh food will help them
heal their broken lives.
This is not a film about gardening, it's a story of
prejudice and pain in a garden setting. Expertly written and
brilliantly rendered by the actors, the film takes you on a
journey of hope and despair with many insights into the
lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.
A gentle, astute, life-affirming British comedy. Dig in.
Guest tickets for sale in The Windjammer 7.30-7.55 £3.50.
Our bar at The Guildhall opens at 7.30 - the film to be
shown 8pm approx.
6. Small News
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Come on guys, send
us some news!!
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Is
it
time to book your holiday
in Dartmouth now?
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Images copyright Dave
Cawley & others.
17th
April 2008
