The George Hotel February is a bit of a slow month, with many of us still in hibernation mode, so what better to shock us from our winter torpor, that a shot of Wild Willy Barrett’s Sleeping Dogz ?
Wild Willy is experimental musician and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his collaborations with John Otway in the 1980s.
Although you need to be warned - multi-instrumentalist Willy Barrett says he isn’t ‘Wild’ anymore: just ‘Livid’! For anyone thinking of turning out to see his cabaret Live@ The George, and who frankly hasn’t a clue what to expect, be prepared for a...
Devon and Cornwall Police are appealing for witnesses following the death of an eldery man on Saturday 11th December in South Molton.
The man, who was aged 86, died after his mobility scooter was in collision with a car on a pedestrian crossing in South Molton.
Police and ambulance were called to New Road around 11.20am on Saturday 11th January after the collision between the scooter and a Ford Focus. The 86-year-old man from South Molton sustained a serious head injury and was taken to North Devon District Hospital where he died yesterday (13 January).
The weather was still and dry for the biggest event in South Molton’s busy calendar on Friday night, (6 December), when the town hosted its Winter Wonderland celebration, as part of the Big Christmas Festival weekend.
The evening started in style with the infectious rhythms of Samba Sol, who led the Children’s Lantern Parade as it wended itsway from the Infants School, down the Lime Walk, onto The Square.
Enroute they met up with Father Christmas, who had given his reindeers a night off, arriving instead via Cedric the donkey and his smart carriage! Father Christmas was...
South Molton’s fifth Christmas Fatstock Show was held on Sunday 8 December, as part of the town’s Big Christmas Festival weekend. The Christmas Fatstock Show is firmly rooted in agriculture and any visitor to it experiences a real taste of the area’s farming tradition. This is the one day of the year that sees the Pannier Market returning to its roots, with pens of sheep (and carcasses) beingshown and subsequently auctioned on the day. Mr Ron Tapp and his son Andrew took the Championship once again, as they did in 2011. As sheep are such an important part of agriculture on Exmoor (with...
Each year South Molton’s Big Christmas Festival (which runs the first weekend in December), is based on all the elements of a great, traditional, country Christmas. However, the organisers, South Molton Business Association (SMBA) also like to introduce new items and for 2013, one of these will be the Schools’ Art Expo. This will be a free event, where pictures and other creative offerings from local schools will be on view in the town’s elegant Georgian Assembly Rooms.
The Art Expo was the idea of David Walker, the SMBA member who also co-ordinates the children’s Friday Night...
Enjoy the talents of ‘Guitar Hero’ Clive Carroll at The George Hotel, South Molton on Friday 8 November.
Clive, who has been described by the music press as ‘’ probably the best and most original young acoustic guitar player and composer in Britain’’, has been booked to perform for the likes of Madonna and Jean-Christophe Novelli and now he is coming to a venue near you. C
live Carroll will perform at The George Hotel, South Molton on Friday 8th November at 8.30 pm. Tickets cost £8.50 and can be purchased at www.wegottickets.com/240190 .
We all know that pigs can’t fly, but who knew that cows can?
That’s exactly what happened last month when a group of ‘cows’ flew through the Devon skies in an event named ‘Herd of Cows from Heaven’.
The five strong team took part in the cow print tandem skydive to raise money for road safety charity; P-A-U-L-Y.
P-A-U-L-Y (Parents All United Live-saving Youngsters) was set up by the parents of Paul Bovey who was tragically killed in a car accident on 12 Oct 2012, aged 24. The driver of the uninsured car was also killed in the motor crash which happened near South...
Devon will be getting its first specialised pollution protection vehicle next week (22 October). The vehicle, known as an Environmental Protection Unit (EPU), is specially equipped to handle a number of environmental emergencies such as fuel and chemical spills. It is the first of four Mercedes Sprinter vehicles to be unveiled by Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue service and The Environment Agency. The vehicles are part of a national project to supply fire and rescue services with the equipment necessary to protect the UK from large-scale pollution incidents. The Environmental Agency’s...
Live at The George Hotel, South Molton brings another night of hilarity when it features London based comedian Marc Lucero, ( www.marclucero.co.uk ). This guy has already made a huge impact in the capital, with his show 'George Carlin Saved My Life’ recently selling out at the Leicester Square Theatre.
Marc Lucero is an older dad struggling to come to terms with life in the 21st century. Technology, marriage and organic living all come under scrutiny as he questions the absurdities of everyday living, but skillfully avoids falling into the trap of easy rants, leaving the audience...
The George Hotel, South Molton ( www.georgehotelsouthmolton.co.uk ) relishes the fact that its programmes combine a fusion of new talent and established artists, and on Friday 6 June local audiences will no doubt be delighted to hear that favourite folk legend Dick Gaughan ( www.dickgaughan.co.uk ) is returning to enchant once again.
Dick was an early member of the Boys of the Lough, and the now-legendary Scottish folk-rock band, Five Hand Reel, having made three albums with them. He is also a prolific songwriter whose compositions have been recorded by the likes of Billy Bragg,...
