Baby Chums (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Some people claim that the new logo in a north Devon resort town looks like a sperm. The resort town of Ilfracombe in Devon needed to rebrand the tourist area with the hope of giving it new appeal in tough economic times. Yet some people say the rebranding effort went astray with a swirl over the “i” [...] Source: Baby Chums
Cinnamon Brainstorm (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
A new logo for a north Devon resort which some residents have likened to a sperm has been defended by a "laid back" council. The "idiosyncratic" swirl incorporated in the £5,000 logo for Ilfracombe has been criticised on the town's website, but Fresh Bread Marketing , the creators of the identity, said the swirl on the logo was meant to resemble a fish or dolphin. The swirl...
Eastcliff Richard (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
According to the BBC News website , a row has broken out in the north Devon resort of Ilfracombe after some of the locals with more, er, fertile imaginations decided that the town's new logo made the place a 'laughing stock'. The critics are of the opinion that the dot over the 'I' resembles a sperm. I must say that this is the same kind of misguided, Mary Whitehouse thinking that put the kybosh on...
Anorak News (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Come to Ilfracombe, Devon, induces the seaside town’s new logo. Come to Ilfracombe, Devon, and swim with the sperm...
Nipper News (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6659924/Logo-for-town-with-high-levels-of-pregnancy-looks-like-sperm.html A town with high levels of teenage pregnancies has a new logo – which critics claim looks like sperm. The logo came out of a brainstorming session by consultant Fresh Bread Marketing with representatives from Ilfracombe’s tourism, retail and business communities, as well as Ilfracombe...
Holiday Parks UK (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
If you are looking to getaway to Devon then you might like to consider the North Devon Holidays in a log cabin. The log cabins are now one of the best choices of accommodation and not only do you get to stay in the comfort of a fully equipped self catering log cabin but you also get to enjoy any of the facilities on the park locations as well (most at no extra cost). This makes these holidays some...
Holiday Parks UK (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Self Catering is the most popular choice of holiday in the UK and during the holiday seasons thousands of people enjoy spending time in a range of accommodation. The North Devon Self Catering choices are extensive as you would expect and there are many ways you can enjoy a holiday or a short break in this lovely part of England. Throughout North Devon on the coast and in areas such as Lynton, Lynmouth,...
Ambush Predator (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
There's something magical about the moment a bonfire roars into life on Guy Fawkes night. But in Devon this evening there won't be any waiting around for the flames to take hold. You won’t believe what they plan to do instead … The blaze will be raging just as soon as the organisers press the on-button on their giant television . Thousands will celebrate November 5 crowded around a screen...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Devon club to celebrate Guy Fawkes night by screening film of bonfire because of health and safety legislation Like many organisations throughout the UK, Ilfracombe rugby club, in Devon, will be celebrating Guy Fawkes night with a bonfire. However, unlike most, its blaze will be virtual. The club , which has held a "non fire night" for the past four years, said health and safety legislation...
where does the time go..... (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Please to remember The fifth of November Gunpowder, treason and plot I see no reason Why gunpowder season Should ever be forgot Guy Fawkes - now he and his friends had a plan. Thoroughly disillusioned with their current rulers, who weren't at all friendly towards Catholics, they planned to blow up parliament with gunpowder and start again; some people might think that this plan could work well with...
nufc1892 blog on Absolute Radio (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
A rugby club is set to celebrate Guy Fawkes night round a large TV after health and safety forced organisers to use footage of a bonfire rather than the real thing. The event – dubbed 'non fire night' – will see dozens of families hold sparklers and gather around a massive screen showing film footage of a bonfire. Recorded images of a roaring real fire will be projected onto a 16ft by...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Ghost-hunting's not for wimps, as we find out on hair-raising tour of a haunted Devon manor house Kate Wallace's death wasn't peaceful. Legend has it she was shipwrecked off the coast of Ilfracombe, north Devon, when returning to the town in 1695. She was nursed, coincidentally, by her parents, but was so badly bruised that they did not recognise her. Three days later, she died, but only after her...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
The body of a father of two from Ilfracombe in Devon is found close to the town's lifeboat house.
Vicki with an i (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
My grandfather died last week. We all knew his funeral was going to be a bit out of the ordinary but weren't quite expecting this. This is what the local paper had to say about it. There was also a photographer at the funeral taking pictures but I'm not sure which paper he was from. Last Post honour for D-Day landings marine Jeff, 85 Monday, October 12, 2009, 09:20 A MILITARY funeral will take place...
Devon History Society (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
Further to the post about Hannah Cowley, see Scrapblog: A Writer from the South-West : this weblog by poet and writer Julie Sampson is a fascination exploration of the many (largely little-known) women writers who lived and worked in, or were inspired by, Devon and Cornwall. Julie Sampson ... Recently edited Mary, Lady Chudleigh's Selected Poems for Shearsman and is working on a book about women writers...
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