August 2006 » People's Republic of South Devon

Oh Niki, you’re so fine…

By PRSD, on Thursday, August 31, 2006

Hullo viewers. We got back from lunch to find this lovely message hanging around our inbox.

It’s from Aeon Festival organiser and all-round top bird Niki and this is what it says:

Thank you so much for such wonderful feedback… it means a huge amount to hear it.

Totally wicked write up, guys. You made it sound like

Britt Ekland running around the Haldon Forest in the nod! Calm down Stan Collymore, this aint that sorta site! Those people at the Centre for Contemporary Art in the Naturalist (schucks) World are up to some high jinks again, they’re showing the original Wickerman (Edward Woodward not Nick Cage) on Saturday at 7.30pm, with live

Fest class

By PRSD, on Wednesday, August 30, 2006

How often do you come away from a local festival loaded down with CDs by people you’ve never heard of? Pretty much never, we’d wager – but that’s exactly what happened to PRSD at the Aeon Festival over the weekend.

Febrile Fitz # 7

By PRSD, on Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Hullo, and welcome to another look at the crazy world of David â€˜Fitzâ€™ Fitzgerald â€“ the TSW philosopher turned Evening Herald scribe.

This weekâ€™s effort is pretty dull (wot no Ratboy?) but still a good column for fans of Rainman-like diatribes against political correctness gone maaaaaaad. Insania!

Course you do

By PRSD, on Monday, August 28, 2006

What, you run a voluntary or community group in the South Hams or Teignbridge and you don’t know of the courses on offer? Shame on you. The first one is on September 14, Turning press releases into news.

Totally bogus

By PRSD, on Sunday, August 27, 2006

The British Heart Foundation is warning citizens of the People’s Republic about the perils of bogus charity collectors (and they don’t mean ‘bogus’ in the Bill and Ted sense).

Age old story

By PRSD, on Saturday, August 26, 2006

Citizens who are over 50 start celebrating, the government is throwing Â£10 million your way! No, you ain’t won the lottery, it’s part of a national scheme to produce one-stop shops to tackle social exclusion, because that’s what the socially excluded want – one-stop shops.

Dig for victory

By PRSD, on Friday, August 25, 2006

Thereâ€™s a great story in Plymouthâ€™s Evening Herald today (we know! Step back in amazement!).

Apparently, a grotty public space in Stoke has been transformed into a thriving flowerbed overnight thanks to the nocturnal efforts of a green army (and weâ€™re not talking about Plymouth Argyle).

No such thing

By PRSD, on Friday, August 25, 2006

Free refreshments have got to be a good thing especially when you’re surrounded by people prepared to give you money.

As part of the Dartmoor Project (with financial assistance, of course, from the Dartmoor Sustainable Development Fund and Leader+) Teignbridge CVS (community volunteer service) has organised a Meet the Funders afternoon at Liverton Village Hall on

Drink to health

By PRSD, on Thursday, August 24, 2006

The bods behind ethical bottled water brand, One Water, have launched a competition to give two lucky, erm, drinkers the chance to win a trip to Africa.

In case you don’t know, One Water donates 100 per cent of its profits to funding roundabout-powered water pumps in Africa through the Not for Profit NGO PlayPumps International

Eden and drinking (coffee)

By PRSD, on Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Yesterday, we went to see gonk rockers Muse at the lovely Eden ‘complex’. It was good but did we learn anything?

Here’s what we learnt:

Shake yo ass

By PRSD, on Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Type ‘ass that won’t quit’ into Google these days, and chances are you’ll be pointed in the direction of Sidmouth Donkey Sanctuary’s new webcam (nb, please do not get your children to try this).