James Crowden

Author, Poet & Broadcaster

Flowers In The Minefields - El Alamein to St Honorine New Book - As an anti-tank gunner with the 51st Highland Division John Jarmain saw action at El Alamein in October 1942 and then for the next six months he fought with them through the Libyan deserts, right up into Tunisia and then took part in the capture of Sicily. The 51st were often in the thick of the fighting and took terrible casualties.   Read More..
 
Food & Drink
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  Link   Orchard Eye
To the Uk’s foremost collection of West Country Apple Orchards. Put together by local photographer Neil Phillips who has worked for Cider, food and Drink Producers for the past 15 years.
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  Link   The Devon Food Book
Devon produces some of the best food in Britain, from meat to fish and shellfish, cheese, clotted cream and vegetables, not to mention top class beers, cider and wines. The Devon Food Book explores the stories of some of the people behind this cornuc
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  Link   Shaftesbury Local Food Festival
From butchers to bakers, from shepherds to chefs, from cider-makers to sausage-makers, people involved in the production of fine food in and around Shaftesbury..
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  Link   Levels’ Best
A collective trade mark for quality food and drink produced within the Somerset Levels and Moors.
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  Link   Cider Brandy
The first written records of Cider Brandy go back to 1678. Recently, however, there has been a revival of interest, led principally by the Somerset Cider Brandy Company, which in 1989 was granted by HM Customs the first full cider distilling licence
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  Link   Brogdale
Brogdale was home to the National Fruit Collections, the largest collection of varieties of fruit trees in the world.
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  Link   Apple Journal
Welcome to Apple Journal, your resource for everything about apples, the "King of Fruit."
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  Link   Visit Somerset
Visit Somerset For great holidays in South West England
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  Link   cideruk
This site offers details of the history and heritage of cider and also how cider is made. It has details of the scale and composition of industry and the Cider Makers, of all scales, that represent this most vibrant sector of the drinks market.
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  Link   ukcider
Our purpose is to maintain extensive and up-to-date cider and perry related information and know how, with your help.
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  Link   Somerset Food Links Ltd
An independent company, working to develop a thriving local food economy in Somerset and neighbouring counties.
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  Link   Slow Food
Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organization that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat.
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