Summer is a simple tale of loss and
regret for a life that's been frittered away. It is filled with
excellent natural performances from all the leads, especially
from Robert Carlyle who gives his best performance since
Trainspotting.
It is set in three time periods of
Shaun's (Carlyle) life - the innocent childhood of riding bikes
and scraping knees, the adolescence spent drinking cider and
stealing kisses in the woods, and the comedown of a thirties
spent as an ex-alcoholic carer.
They are interwoven in such a way
that the true reason for the strength of the bonds between the
central characters remains hidden until near the end, a secret
that makes the film exceptionally compelling. Not to be missed!
Guest tickets available in The Windjammer 7.30-7.55 £3.50.
Our bar in The Guildhall opens at 7.30 - the film to be shown at
8pm approx
2.
Fascinating Aida at Fingals
Fascinating Aida are back at
Fingals! Old Coombe,
Dittisham on Wednesday 13th May 8.00pm Tickets £15 must be
booked in advance call 01803722398.
They are still grouchy, rude, charming and smutty beneath their
well brought-up surface. They hate this government even more
than the last. They feel jolly cross about global warming. They
are trying to warn the world about lots of things – ooh, the
peril of celebrity, the absurdity of the beauty business, the
scariness of Health & Safety - and have come back to bellyache a
bit more. There are lots of new songs, and a few old songs, and
a new CD, which they will shamelessly try to flog you at the end
f the show. Adele and Dillie are delighted to introduce the
lovely Liza Pulman to Fingals, and can unashamedly say that
she's the best soprano they've ever had.
3. McHenry Hohnen Australian Wine Dinner at Wildfire
Well, Chris Jones of Dart Marina
said it would be good, and it was excellent! The McHenry Hohnen
wines chosen to accompany the special
Wildfire Wine Dinner menu were the best Australian wines the
Dartmouth dot tv team have tasted. Dave, not usually a white
wine drinker, was completely taken with the 2008 McHenry Hohnen
Semillon Sauvignon, Margaret River which accompanied our first
course of Warm Trickle goats cheese, beetroot carpaccio and
walnut dressing. Wildfire’s chef excelled with the main course
of Slow cooked fillet of beef which simply melted in your mouth
and the 2005 Three Amigos Shiraz Grenache Mataro complemented it
perfectly.
We were fortunate to be seated with David Hohnen of McHenry
Hohnen who provided diners with an explanation of the philosophy
behind this successful family business and described the merits
of each wine during the course of the evening.
Both red and white McHenry Hohnen wines feature in the Marina
wine list – they are well priced and you really should try them.
At a set price of £35.00 per head for five courses and five
wines, the Wine Dinner evening was outstanding value; watch out
for more of them as regular events at Wildfire and make sure you
book early as they are bound to be very popular!
4. Browns Fish
Night with Mark Lobb
Last Thursday the Dartmouth dot tv
team sampled
Browns Fish Night with Mark Lobb. Mark brought his whole
fish stall into the bar at Browns Hotel in Victoria Road. After
choosing from a great selection of starters, including monkfish
tails, king prawns with sweet chilli, mixed shellfish and
Bigbury oysters, the highlight was to select your main course
from the range of freshly caught fish on the stall, which was
then prepared by Browns’ chef. Dave, not exactly a lover
of fish, pronounced his (rather large) fillet of halibut
“absolutely outstanding” – and this from a man who was reluctant
to go along because there wouldn’t be steak on the menu! The
evening was a treat not to be missed so keep your eyes peeled
for the next event and book your table early as places are
limited and it is sure to be another sellout!
Having just taken delivery of his first retail wines, James of
Brown’s decided to use the opportunity of the Fish Night to
launch his “Off Sales @ Browns”. Now you can take home a bottle
of wine from £4.99, Chablis at £9.99, Champagne @ £23, Deutz
Champagne £12.99, Pinot Grigio £6.20, Sauvignon Blanc £8.66 and
many more.
5.
Worm Charming and Wacky Races!
Steve Thomas reports: Why not come
to the East Allington Whacky Races. Saturday 2nd May 10 till 12
Children's racing and events. 12 till 1 Lunch break and adult
karts gather outside the Fortescue at 1:00pm, adult racing and
events followed by prize ceremony.
This Sunday 3rd May sees the
27th International Festival of Wormcharming in Blackawton near
Dartmouth. In recognition of 2009 being the International
Year of Astronomy this year’s event is to be known as 'The
International Festival of Astro-Wormery'. Beginning at the
Normandy Arms at 11.00am with a parade to the George Inn led by
the Blackawton Morris Dancers, followed a toast to the worm and
maypole dance, the competition itself begins at 1.30pm. Entry
forms must be handed in by noon and there will be a team fancy
dress competition. The actual location for the charming is a
closely guarded secret until the day of the competition so come
along and see which team's charming substance works best - and
will the recent rain have increased the number of worms? Other
distractions include a Ram Roast; Donkey Rides; Beer Festival
and Live Music; plus street traders throughout the village;
refreshments are available at the village hall. A great day out
for the family! For more information, see visit the web site by
clicking here.
Gorch Fock
visits Dartmouth. Last weekend the port of
Dartmouth played host to the German Navy Training Ship the
Gorch Fock. Built in 1958 this three masted tall ship
replaced an earlier ship of the same name and offers
training for up to 200 officer cadets. She has a steel hull
and is some 266 feet long (without her bowsprit) and 40 feet
wide. The tops of her fore and main masts can be lowered to
enable her to navigate the Kiel Canal (her home port is
Kiel). The albatross which forms her figurehead has had to
be replaced several times and is now made of carbon fibre
reinforced polyester. The crew were pleased to welcome
members of the public on board during Saturday afternoon and
as always, Dartmouth provided a warm welcome to the German
sailors.
Dr Who
If you put "Dr Who Dartmouth" into Google you may find the
fourth entry is our very own Dartmouth News,
click here to see it? Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane
Smith) had a bit of a "thing" with Tom Baker. One day
we will release the out takes that so far have never ever
been seen outside of BBC VT before. Here is a 10
minute video of every Dr Who theme tune, I bet the hairs on the
back of your neck will stand up? Just click the big
play button in the middle of the image above? (if your
browser rejects active x you won't see it at all).
Egyptian
visitors You may remember
the article from last week; readers have reported that they
are from Stoke Gabriel, Bayards Cove and even Tuckenhay?
Much like the cat with 7 homes and 7 dinners?
