October 22, 2014
Coast Character: Rob Starr
ROB STARR from The Starr Trust on defying illness to swim the English Channel solo and raising money for a cause close to his heart. Interview & Photograph Julia Horbaschk. The idea of training for…
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October 22, 2014
Coast Characters: David and Lucy Page
DAVID and LUCY PAGE on how they travelled the world, but returned home to start a new cycle hire business in Porthleven. Interview Alex Fisher David says: ‘We’d been working in quite formal careers for…
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October 22, 2014
Coast Character: Will Ashworth
Visionary hotelier WILL ASHWORTH on taking over his parents Cornish bucket-and-spade holiday business. Interview: Alex Fisher My parents originally bought the Watergate Bay Hotel in 1968 from the MOD. It had been used as married quarters…
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October 22, 2014
Coast Characters: Nick and Emma Michell
Pembrokeshire-based couple NICK and EMMA MICHELL on fulfilling their dream to run an ethical coffee company from a vintage campervan. Interview: Jessica Johnson In 2012 we made a bucket list and the concept for The…
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October 22, 2014
Coast Character: Justin Duance
Contemporary jewellery-maker JUSTIN DUANCE on creativity, the Cornish coast and casting rings in sand. Interview: Jessica Johnson After I finished studying jewellery and silversmithing in London in 2000, I spent a year working from a bench in…
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October 17, 2014
My Coast: Ian Rankin
When crime writer IAN RANKIN needs to switch off and write, or enjoy a family holiday, he heads to his coastal bolthole on the Black Isle peninsula in the Scottish Highlands. Interview by Alex Reece.…
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October 16, 2014
My Coast: Lisa Faulkner
Actress and Celebrity MasterChef winner LISA FAULKNER shares her passion for Cornwall’s beaches and its unique food scene. Interview Alex Reece I first visited Cornwall years ago, but it wasn’t until I had my daughter Billie…
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September 25, 2014
My Coast: Sharron Davies
Olympic swimmer and TV presenter SHARRON DAVIES on growing up by the sea in Plymouth, Devon, and how she’s encouraging families to get active. Interview by Alex Reece I was brought up in Plymouth, and…
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September 16, 2014
My Coast: Zandra Rhodes
Legendary designer ZANDRA RHODES describes growing up in the estuary town of Chatham, Kent, and how the North Downs landscape has stayed with her throughout life. Interview by Alex Reece. I grew up in Chatham…
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September 16, 2014
My Coast: Gruff Rhys
GRUFF RHYS of Super Furry Animals describes the impact of the Welsh coast on his imagination and that of ancestor John Evans, the subject of his new project, American Interior. Interview by Alex Reece. Wales…
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September 16, 2014
My Coast: Lesley Sharp
Actress LESLEY SHARP delights in wild-water swimming off the hidden beaches of South West Cornwall. Interview by Alex Reece. Although I live in London now, I’ve always felt strongly that I need to be able…
