1. The
return of the Chef
2. The
Singer - Tonight
3. The
man who changed the World
4. Easter Bonnet Parade
5. Flowers for the Mayor
6. Small News
1. The
return of the Chef
Just in time for Easter, Dartmouth's New Angel Restaurant is
re-opening tomorrow, Friday 21st March under the new
ownership of Clive Jacobs.
The restaurant's former owner and celebrity chef John
Burton-Race is preparing menus and cooking when available;
the restaurant's head chef Robert Spencer has returned and
together they will continue to offer some of the finest
cuisine in the country, with dishes showcasing the best of
local and seasonal ingredients in a modern French style. For
reservations call 01803 839425 - and check out their
web site by
clicking here.
Why not come down for a long weekend and sample the New
Angel's menu as well as the many other fine restaurants
Dartmouth has to offer?
2. The Singer Tonight. 
Hailed by critics as a triumphant return to his best, Gerard
Depardieu is outstanding as nightclub crooner Alain Moreau in
this enchanting romantic comedy. When he spies the
beautiful Marion (Cecile de France) in the audience one night,
Alain engineers a meeting with her through his friend Bruno
(Mathieu Amalric). But the troubled Marion, burned by the
experience of a failed marriage, is wary of becoming emotionally
involved and shuns his advances. However, the smitten Alain
isn't so easily dissuaded and sets about wooing the object of
his affection.
Played with remarkable on-screen chemistry between de France and
Depardieu, who also reveals an unexpected vocal talent for
cabaret standards, `The Singer` is a wistful. touching and
superbly entertaining love story. Guest tickets for sale
in The Windjammer 7.30-7.55 £3.50 Our bar opens at 7.30 -
the film to be shown at 8pm approx.
3.
The man who changed the World
Arthur C Clark died this week
and you may be wondering why this features in Dartmouth
News; our owner Dave Cawley explains: As a young lad
of 16, heavily into motorcycles and living in deepest
Cornwall my attention was drawn to a new film called "2001 A
Space Odyssey". Seeing this film changed my life, as
from then on electronics was my only quest. Who can
forget the computer HAL and the
enigmatic cry
from Dave Bowman of "open the pod bay doors HAL".
What isn't
generally recognised is that Arthur was firstly a scientist,
and one of the world's greatest at that. In the
October 1945 issue of Wireless World Arthur wrote his
seminal article "Extra-Terrestrial Relays" that suggested
that satellites positioned 23,000 miles away, would appear
to us as stationary, the advantage being that you could
simply point a dish at them, and nothing more.
However, this was 1945 and no one had launched any sort of
satellite at all. But it wasn't science fiction, all
the calculations were there to back it up. But the
world had to wait another 20 years until 1964 before the
first geostationary satellite was launched. The
position of theses satellites is often referred to as "The
Clarke Belt". Needless to say, SKY TV could not exist
without it.
Dave continued: In 1991 I
was working with "Weather Satellites" and in fact my company
Timestep was the world's leading supplier. We needed
to do some live tests of a satellite operational over India.
Around that time my PA told me a Mr Clarke from Sri Lanka
had telephoned for a brochure, I joked "oh, that would be
Arthur C Clarke?" "yes" said my PA as I sat down
hastily. We called back and Arthur said come over to
Sri Lanka where we could perform our live tests of the
Indian satellite. In a flash my friend Dave Cutts and
I flew over to be chauffeur driven in Arthur's big Mercedes.
The trip was brilliantly successful and Arthur remained a
friend, even sending a congratulatory Fax on my Wedding Day,
something our guests could not believe. The above
photos were taken in Sri Lanka with Arthur and I; remember
this was 17 years ago!
Without Arthur, Jill and I would
not be here in Dartmouth, without Arthur the world would be
a poorer place.
I cannot wish to
be associated with a greater man, may your God be with you
Arthur.
4. Easter
Bonnet Parade
Sue Tweed reports: Easter Bonnet Parade this weekend -
Easter Saturday, 22nd March, from 11 am. in Royal Avenue
Gardens. We would like lots of children and adults to
make and wear an Easter bonnet - every hat a winner, all
ages welcome. Teas, coffees and cakes will be on sale from
10am.
Lots of support is needed this year to raise as much money
as possible for the Children's Hospice, now fundraising to
build a third hospice, this one in Cornwall, which will
provide specialist care for more terminally ill children and
their families from the South West. The picture here,
is of last year's event, we expect this years entries to be
even better??
5
. Flowers
for the Mayor
Dee Nutt reports: Dartmouth Caring Lunch Club on the
Wednesday before Easter was pleased to be able to celebrate
with 25 of the choir from Dartmouth Primary School led by
Sarah Mules, who came to entertain the lunch club. We
were also very lucky to be able to present a bouquet to Mrs
Iris Pritchard the outgoing Mayor; this was presented by Mrs
Avril Dodd. The Lunch Club wanted to thank Mrs Pritchard for
all her help and support to Dartmouth Caring over the last
two years. We were also celebrating Mrs Wyn Truscott's
90th Birthday. Wyn is a local and well loved within
the community. Mr Horace Callis presented a basket of plants
on behalf of the lunch club. We were also joined for
the lunch by the Rev Simon Wright and his wife Mrs Sue
Wright and the Rev Michael Macey who is a Dartmouth Caring
Trustee.
We are looking for volunteer drivers at the present time as
our driving commitments are ever increasing: if anyone has a
few hours to spare please do contact Dianne Walton on 835385
20th
March 2008
