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Bishopsteignton Playgroup & Preschool – Part 2

Bishopsteignton Playgroup & Preschool – Part 2

by Natalia Urry-Mackay | Mar 24, 2025 | Organisations, A Celebration of Bishopsteignton Women

Scout Hut A couple of years after Joan Leonard left (1986), the Playgroup moved from the Village Hall to the Scout Hut on Radway Hill. According to Hilary Davies, a Playgroup Supervisor at the time, the Playgroup moved because the rent had been increased at the...
Bishopsteignton Playgroup & Preschool – Part 1

Bishopsteignton Playgroup & Preschool – Part 1

by Natalia Urry-Mackay | Feb 24, 2025 | Organisations, A Celebration of Bishopsteignton Women

The Origins On the 26th September 1972, Mrs Buckile from the Pre-School Playgroups Association, showed a film and gave a talk to the Bishopsteignton Modern Wives about the importance of playgroups, and how communities could set up and run them.  When she concluded her...
Edna Atkinson’s Memories of the Bishopsteignton Modern Wives

Edna Atkinson’s Memories of the Bishopsteignton Modern Wives

by Natalia Urry-Mackay | Sep 12, 2023 | People, A Celebration of Bishopsteignton Women, Modern Wives, Oral Histories

Edna was born in July 1933. She has lived in Bishopsteignton for over 50 years and has three daughters. Before retiring, Edna was a teacher. Throughout most of her life Edna has been an active member of her local community, as a church goer, and a founding member of...
Betty Aplin’s Memories of the Bishopsteignton Modern Wives

Betty Aplin’s Memories of the Bishopsteignton Modern Wives

by Natalia Urry-Mackay | May 19, 2023 | A Celebration of Bishopsteignton Women, Modern Wives, Oral Histories, People

Interview Part 1 Betty introduces her life in Bishopsteignton before discussing the Modern Wives. https://www.bishopsteigntonheritage.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-01-20-OHI-Betty-Aplin-P1.mp3 Betty was born in Bishopsteignton in 1935 and has lived in the...
Bishopsteignton Modern Wives 1968-1982

Bishopsteignton Modern Wives 1968-1982

by Natalia Urry-Mackay | Feb 3, 2023 | People, A Celebration of Bishopsteignton Women, Modern Wives

The first meeting of the Bishopsteignton Modern Wives was held on the 23rd of January 1968, in the village’s St John the Baptist Church.  There were 21 women in attendance, and the first Chair was Mrs B. Grant. The group as explained by Mrs Grant at this first...
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  • Events 131
    • Coronavirus Lockdown 102
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    • Millennium 2
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    • A Celebration of Bishopsteignton Women 17
      • International Women's Day 2022 Posters 8
      • Modern Wives 3
    • Born and Raised in Bishopsteignton 11
      • Colin William Back reminiscences 1944 – 1962 8
      • Dave Robbins 3
    • Decorated Villagers 5
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    • Oral Histories 9
    • Organisations 18
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  • Places 37
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    • W. J. Ryder's Supply Stores 1
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    • Whidborne Manor 1
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