History of Galmpton & Churston District, South Devon
Dear Members, I wanted to thank everyone who attended our first meeting of 2022, for helping to make it such asuccessful evening. Ian Howes’ talk ‘Lighting the Rock’ on the 14th January was both memorable and fascinating. In addition, the… Read moreNewsletter – January 2022
Dear Members, A reminder for you: following our successful stroll around Galmpton on the 5th June followed by a cream tea at The Manor Inn, we move to Churston. Saturday 17th July – Churston Stroll: The Lord of the Manor’s… Read moreNewsletter – July 2021
Dear Members, Your Committee have very recently held our first face-to-face meeting for over a year, a very enjoyable and constructive event for all concerned. It was a unanimous, heart-felt decision that our History Group should renew and continue but… Read moreNewsletter – May 2021
Dear Members, Well, we are not going to have to wait 100 years before being woken from our Covid slumbers, but in some ways it seems that way! Seriously though, for those of you who might have been afflicted personally… Read moreNewsletter – March 2021
As you may be aware we had to cancel our AGM, scheduled for 13th March in the Village Hall. As per our Looking ahead to our plans for the rest of 2020 post, we do have a full programme of… Read moreAn update on our outdoor events from May
Reluctantly, the History Group committee decided this year’s AGM should be cancelled on public health grounds, especially considering the numbers we pack into our relatively confined Village Institute. However, we are determined that our plans for the year ahead will… Read moreLooking ahead to our plans for the rest of 2020
This talk has come about having been privy to the diaries of a Victorian gentleman and Squire, Arthur Mudge, brother in law to Richard Mallock (1843-1900, pictured left), Squire of Cockington from 1873 to 1900. Following a family bereavement at… Read moreIllustrated talk: Cockington – A Victorian Vignette by John Risdon
The planned visit to Devon Heritage Centre later this month, on 17th July has unfortunately been cancelled. However, the centre are trialling ‘Torbay Archive Service’. Documents can be ordered for viewing by selecting online from the South West Heritage Trust… Read more*New* Torbay Archive Service and visit
As we come to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D Day (6th June 1942), it is an appropriate time to highlight the part that our little part of England played – not just during 1944 – but throughout the Second… Read moreIllustrated talk: Our Home Front 1939-46 – 31st May
Paula Clarke will be presenting her talk on Castle Drogo on Friday 15th March 2019. Paula is Castle Drogo’s Community Engagement Officer and has been closely involved with the major work being carried out there and communicating this and other… Read moreUpcoming talk on Castle Drogo – 15th March 2019