by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | May 25, 2021 | Organisations, Bishopsteignton Children's Theatre, Oral Histories
Interviewer; Now, Mother Goose was in 1970, but also, I’ve got The Magic Pipe and Half-Term in the same year. Sheila; Yes, that’s quite right. Mother Goose was for the little ones, Half-Term was for the teenagers. Interviewer; And ’72 was...
by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Apr 20, 2021 | People, Bishopsteignton Children's Theatre, Organisations
The Bishopsteignton Pantomimes started in the 1960s, when an increasing number of young people wanted to get involved with the Bishopsteignton Players. The pantomimes were the perfect vehicle for combining age groups, and, eventually, led to the formation of...
by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Mar 17, 2021 | News
So the National Census is upon us again. It only happens every ten years, and March 21st is the date for this year’s forms to be filled in. It occuured to us at BH that there could be a whole generation of young people out there who will never have encountered...
by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Mar 8, 2021 | People, Coronavirus Lockdown
Reflections from Year 1 and 2 pupils in Adventurers Bubble Firstly what do you know about the Corona virus? What did it mean for you? Year 1 boy: It’s like a big storm that makes us stay 2 meters or 1 meters away from each other. How did you feel about Lockdown and...
by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Mar 4, 2021 | Events, Demography
It’s not just about you – it’s about all of us. Do you know what the Census is? Some people know about the Census with regards to their ancestry and their family past. Fun though this is, the main purpose of the Census is about measuring the present so that we can...
by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Jan 8, 2021 | News
So here we are in a New Year and a new lockdown! But fear not, boredom will not be a problem! Here at BH we have devised a whole raft of new projects for you to get involved in and keep your mind active. Check out our 2021 projects here;...
by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Dec 23, 2020 | People, Families, Oral Histories
During the early years of the 20th Century, when moving film footage was in its infancy, Ken Dawe’s family bought a 9.5 mm movie camera and proceeded to capture village events and historically significant working practises in Bishopsteignton. The films they...
by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Dec 10, 2020 | Current and Planned Research Projects, Places
We are considering starting the project by interrogating the archive to trace the various homes occupied by the Wallis family, the family of the legendary headmaster of Bishopsteignton School. Several of his homes still stand, including the Community Centre where he...
