Links Magazines launch digital edition

When I started work on what was to have been the May/June edition of Oke Links, back at the end of February, I never dreamt that a few short weeks later, life as we know it would have changed so drastically. The global pandemic seems, for the most part, have brought out the best in people - many of whom are facing real diffi culties in their lives, from their mental health, to their fi nancial stability. And while humankind struggles with a new kind of normality, the natural world very suddenly shrugged off the grey gloom of winter and an ironically-timed, blazingly beautiful spring arrived at just the time communities were locked down. While we are unable to produce a printed magazine at the moment, as a community publication we felt it was vital to still publish an edition, albeit in a digital form. We have off ered free advertising to our regular customers, in the hope it helps maintain their profi le during these diffi cult times. Our online magazine can be seen by a far wider readership than our individual and very popular publications, namely Oke Links, Tavy Links, Moor Links and Plym Links - and while it won’t have the usual very local fl avour, there is still lots to read and plenty of valuable local information. On page six you can fi nd out how a project promoting community health and wellbeing is fi lling gaps in a rural area following the closure of hospital in-patient beds. Turn to page eight to read how a marketing expert from The Netherlands has embraced the moorland town of Chagford with passion and enthusiasm; and on page 22 you can fi nd out about the vital work carried out by the Devon Farming Network charity. As usual, we have health advice, our gardening feature, educational information plus much more - but sadly no forthcoming events, one of which would have been the local commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of VE Day. We felt this should not be forgotten - take a moment to read the poem on page 22 and refl ect on another era of extraordinary historic signifi cance, as we continue to work our way through the current one. I am hugely grateful to everyone who has contributed submitted copy for this issue, which would have otherwise been considerably slimmer due to our own editorial fi nancial constraints. Please stay safe - and as many are saying, see you on the other side...

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Enjoy your reading!

Jane

Jane Honey Editor