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Slade Reservoir

1858 establishments in EnglandIlfracombeInfrastructure completed in 1858Reservoirs in Devon
Spillway to lower Slade reservoir
Spillway to lower Slade reservoir

The Slade Reservoirs are twin reservoirs in the North Devon town of Ilfracombe, England. They are owned by South West Water, and leased to South West Lakes Trust. While no longer used for water supply, they are used as fisheries (mainly the lower reservoir). The waterworks has since been demolished, Ilfracombe's main waterworks is now Hore Down Works on the outskirts of the town. Higher and Lower Slade Reservoirs were originally impounded for potable water supply but local knowledge suggests this reservoir is no longer used (and is considered natural by the enrvioment agency). The reservoir has a 6 acre mixed fishery (carp, bream, tench, perch, roach & pike) managed by SW Lakes Trust. The reservoirs were built to supply water to the urban district of Ilfracombe. The reservoirs were insufficient so that Wistlandpound Reservoir was constructed. It was completed in 1956) and is now used as a fishery. Fishing here is restricted as a permit is required. Upper Slade Reservoir is a twin reservoir of Lower Slade Reservoir and served the same purpose. While it may seem that the river wilder is the primary inflow, it is not the wilder intercepts the spillway between the two reservoirs A staircase has been constructed between the dam and the former railway line between Barnstaple and Ilfracombe. Fishing is allowed in this reservoir, but is strictly limited and requires a special permit.

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EX34 8LJ North Devon, Slade
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The Ilfracombe Academy
The Ilfracombe Academy

The Ilfracombe Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the North Devon town of Ilfracombe, England. Originally opened by then Education Secretary Margaret Thatcher in 1970 and known as Ilfracombe School & Community College, it was the first purpose-built comprehensive school in the country. Subsequently, it was called Ilfracombe College. Since the early 1980s, facilities available to students have included a television studio with an editing suite. The buildings were designed by Messrs & stillman, Following fundraising and negotiations from 2001, the college was awarded specialist college Media Arts status in 2004 and was renamed Ilfracombe Arts College. In 2007, the school built a £3.4 million arts block named the Beacon Arts Centre. The arts department relocated to this department, freeing up rooms for other uses in the school. The previous art rooms were refurbished into new administration, student services, and learning support areas. The previous student services were refurbished into a conference room with video conferencing facilities. The school converted to academy status in May 2013, but continues to specialise in the arts. The school used to broadcast students' radio shows in stereo on frequencies 103.6 & 107.7 MHz FM, up until the completion of a new school building in November 2017, when the old school was demolished to make space for new outdoor areas for students. List of headteachers 1970-unknown, Mr J. F. Gale 2005–2006, Colin Eves 2006–2010, Brian Sarahan 2010–2019, Sharon Barnes/Marshall 2019–present, Steve Rodgers