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"The very mention of school dinners to anyone who has experienced them is likely to conjure up images of characterful dinner ladies and uniquely unpleasant meal options. Who can forget spotted dick, 'frog spawn' (tapioca), soggy cabbage, lumpy custard, 'gristle' pie (dog food?) and the much-maligned instant mashed potato, randomly garnished with hair-of-chef or fingernail-of-dinner lady?" All that may be a thing of the past, as Miranda Irving finds out...
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"Much of the disappointment was created by the great build-up they gave themselves. We thought we were in for a treat. Not so." Kay and Dave stayed overnight in North Devon in August 2005 - here's their verdict on the Fortescue Arms in Woolacombe...
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"We recently went to North Devon to meet a pal of ours there. On the journey home to our south London suburb we were in no great hurry and stopped at, or took a detour to, anything that took our fancy." A pot-pourri of some West Country tourist attractions...
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The War Graves Photographic Project is a volunteer project set up to document the graves and memorials of British Service personnel from 1914 to the present day, including those killed in recent conflicts and peace-keeping operations. Find out how you, too, can help this worthwhile cause.
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"When we were forced to return to the UK in May 2005 but had nowhere to move into, we decided to spend the first couple of weeks in Worthing. We enjoyed it so much that, once we finally did get our house back, we went back down for a couple of nights when we were fed up of redecorating." Dave on where to eat, drink and sleep in Worthing.
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