2.  Bellini’s winter menu

Bellini's new winter menu is eat in or takeaway.  So you can pop in for a drink and take a lovely dinner home with you.  Or like us decide on another drink and eat in!

We started with Thai Fish Cakes with Chilli sauce, and Satay Chicken.  Cooked fresh on the premises these were really rather tasty with a good helping of spice and seasoning.  Next up was the Thai Green Curry and a "Pieminster pie"  It's well known that our MD loves pies and this one was no exception.  Served with thick gravy, mushy peas and mashed potatoes it was a good hearty meal and at a remarkably reasonable price too.  The Thai was as authentic as any we have tasted and the pie was just gorgeous! No arty expensive food here, something to satisfy your hunger without hurting your wallet and in lovely surroundings too.  Check out their menu by clicking here.

3.   David White retires

For the last few years David White has been our friendly Harbourmaster.  Amongst others, he master minded The World coming to Dartmouth and skillfully piloted her in,  Although he has retired, David will continue to work with Destination South West to bring more cruise ships into Dartmouth.  Over 100 people came to celebrate his leaving and the Dartmouth dot TV crew witnessed the largest bar tab they had ever seen!

4.   Best Dressed Christmas Dog

Dust off that Santa hat and persuade your pooch to keep it on their head long enough to enter the inaugural Candlelit Dartmouth ‘Best Dressed Christmas Dog’ competition.

Dogs will be judged at 12pm on the bandstand on Sunday 5th December by Linda from Dartmouth Pet Foods – dogs of all shapes & sizes welcome – and owners too !!!

Also Sarah Duggan reports that the lantern making workshop for the Candlelit Dartmouth lantern procession was a great success.

The theme is Dartmouth and lanterns made at the workshop included some amazingly detailed boats, coloured fish, the bandstand, a submarine, a lifeboat, the lookout tower and even a bottle and glass of wine. Over 30 lanterns were made on the day and many more have been made in workshops with the primary schools, the Academy and the girl guides. With the Academy feature lanterns of a giant swan, a giant seahorse and large fish this year’s procession promises to be the best yet.

The lanterns made will be carried in the procession on Friday 3rd December at 6.30pm after which the Christmas tree lights will be switched on and Santa will arrive by boat. For more information see click here.

It’s a perfect time to visit and do your Christmas shopping. Over 80% of Dartmouth’s retailers are independent businesses so you’re sure to find something different. You could also enjoy a Candlelit Dinner while you’re here in one of our many fabulous restaurants. The Park and Ride will be open for the event and best of all it’s free of charge. 

Candlelit Dartmouth is being held on the 3rd - 5th December 2010 - don't miss it!

5.   Small News

• Sarah from Danielli reports: We are having a special weekend this weekend to help customers with Christmas shopping – 25% discount on purchases made on Friday and Saturday (excluding vouchers and cards).  Mention Dartmouth dot TV to get this really rather big Christmas bonus!!  Check out their website by clicking here.
  
   

• Last week we ran an article about the D'Art gallery with a poem by Daverick Leggett, click here to see it, not to be outdone our local poet Kevin Pyne has written his own inspired by the paintings you can see by clicking here.
  
  Looking at a Stuart Edmondson
  My boy’s eyes saw his paintings
  And those veils of great tall trees
  Which the magic light within the rivers
  Snared for all eternity
  
  But when I saw the great Dart
  Throb with wildly dancing light
  I bowed down to the artist so as to
  Acknowledge his vision and insight
  
  Because some may paint a picture
  That hangs impotent upon a wall
  While so few others paint a picture
  That is possible to walk along into
  And hear the heart of nature as it calls
   

• This Saturday from 10.00am, visit the Christmas Fair in St Saviour's Church to find gifts, books, toys, home made cakes.  There's also a raffle and refreshments.

• We ran a small news item on the new film Tron click here to see the HD trailer, and hoped that The Film Society would pick up on it?  But can you see the connection between Tron and our company "Timestep"? The first to guess correctly will have a free pint or glass of wine behind the bar at the DA.

Why not come and visit Dartmouth?

• Self catering accommodation click here
   
• Dartmouth B and B  click here
   
• Dartmouth Hotels click here
   
• A Tourist Guide to Dartmouth click here

Images copyright  Dave Cawley,  Andy Kyle,  & others.