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1. Ferry arrives
2. Mayoral
Divisions
3. Creative
Weekend
4. Small News
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1. Ferry arrives
 
 
On Monday, 15th June hundreds of
people lined the River Dart to welcome the new Dartmouth to
Kingswear Higher Ferry. The new Higher Ferry, which was
completed by Pendennis super yacht builders of Falmouth,
Cornwall, was accompanied by an official Naval escort. With
almost double the capacity of the old Higher Ferry and
simultaneous loading and disembarking systems, the new Dartmouth
Higher Ferry will make crossing the Dart quicker and more
efficient.
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So many people liked
last week's poem by Kevin Pyne that he has written
another one, just for us! Kevin also took two
of the photos above as we were too busy.
Thanks Kev
Let us welcome the new Dartmouth
Higher Ferry
Built in Holland and brought all the way across
The cold North Sea
To be fitted out down in Cornwall
By the shipyard workers
At Penndennis skilfully
For service on the River Dart accordingly
And even if we locals many of us say
“We had a great fondness for the old one
That served us so well all its days"
We know that in truth “we’ll pretty much and soon
Accept and get used to this one
Even with its modern new fangled mega ferry ways”
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For everyone has an interest in
ferries
Because they are not like any other ship on the sea
But instead a necessary and vital link
That for yet another five decades will ply
Between the either side of our close communities
For she is built to move backwards
and forwards
With the motorcycles, cars, and lorries
And be of service to visitors and locals
As they go about their business each day
Even to bring home mums and dads with new babies
Or to take the hearse when it needs to cross
As it will for so many of us at the end of our days
So let it be a floating bridge of welcome
To those of us who have crossed and will re-cross
Or have not indeed yet crossed ever until this day
For they may come to the Dart's water as strangers
But let them be friends as they go again on their
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2.
Mayoral Divisions
  
There was bright sunshine with
just a hint of a cooling breeze for the BRNC Passing Out
Parade last Saturday. Dartmouth Town Mayor Debbie Morris,
with Rear Admiral Chris Snow inspected the Divisions and
took the salute as 58 young officers passed out after
completing up to 12 months of arduous training both at the
college and in a variety of warships. On parade there were
also a number of cadets who have just begun their year long
training at BRNC. All were watched with pride by families
and friends. With the recent disbanding of the BRNC Band of
the Royal Marines, music was provided by the Massed Royal
Naval Volunteer Bands under the direction of Band Colour
Sergeant Mark Phillips BMus(Hons) RM. |
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3.
Creative Dartmouth Weekend
BUDDING artists of all ages are
set to get creative as part of a major new interactive
festival being held throughout Dartmouth this weekend
20-21 June 2009. Creative Dartmouth is set to be the largest
event of its kind in Devon, with thousands of families
expected to join in the dozens of free activities available.
Highlights for the packed weekend include open-air life
drawing classes in Royal Avenue Gardens, giant works of
street art, technique tutorials, live music and a large arts
and crafts fair.
Among the 50 artists and craftspeople exhibiting at the
festival are some of the region’s biggest names including
Sarah Gillespie and James Stewart. All of the dozen or so
Dartmouth galleries, as well as Browns Hotel and the Royal
Castle Hotel will be exhibiting work and hosting events over
the weekend. The Old Market Square will host a contemporary
craft fair including blacksmiths, jewellers, furniture
makers, and home-wares.
Potential Picassos will be able to brush up on their
techniques at the free workshops being held throughout the
weekend. These will cover areas such as drawing for
beginners, watercolours oils, and lino-cut printing.
Leading artists and craftspeople will be demonstrating their
work. Among others Simon Hart will be printing in Foss
Street, Victoria Benns painting in the open and Penny Carter
firing glass beads in the Old Market. Students from
Dartmouth Community College, which is fast gaining a
reputation as a centre of excellence in arts, will be
creating a large stone sculpture in Avenue Gardens, and
asking the public to, quite literally, chip in.
To see the program
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Why not come down
for the weekend, or even a week?
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4. Small News
Candlelit
Concert at St Petrox Church, Dartmouth on Saturday
This Saturday 20 June at 7.30pm the Chamber Choir,
Barbershop and instrumentalists from St Peter's School, York
will perform a varied programme, including music by
Bruckner, Rutter, Rachmaninov, John Denver, The Carpenters
and Handel. Come and hear these young musicians in the
magical setting of St Petrox Church. Admission is £5 at the
door (wine
available).
Why not come and visit Dartmouth?
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