Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs - Bishopsteignton Heritage

Bishopsteignton Village Festival

by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Jun 4, 2019 | Events, Festivals and Carnivals

Over the years The Bishopsteignton Village Festival has grown in reputation, size and stature. Many of the same people are still involved in the organisation and implementation of the festival and it still provides a huge draw for the residents of all ages. The...

Rails Through Bishopsteignton

by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | May 21, 2019 | Environment, Air, Rail, Transport

On 24 April 2019 Peter Wade gave a talk for Bishopsteignton Heritage entitled ‘Rails Through Bishopsteignton’, this article is a summary of that talk. 19th Century By 1844, the railway had reached Exeter from Bristol and the next section to Plymouth was soon being...

Riverside Quilters

by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Nov 30, 2018 | People, Organisations

The group was started in 2011 by Ruth Sewell and was originally called St John’s Quilters. It was formed as a fundraising group to make a quilt to raffle for the church funds. We started with about six people including Ruth Sewell, Jenny Dunford, Stephen and...

Website protocol

by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Nov 14, 2018 | Research

Summary Paragraph The Summary paragraph should NOT contain any unique information that is not in the article. If necessary repeat the info further down, especially if it requires a reference. Links, References, Superscript Please put the superscript nos at the end of...

Bishopsteignton Churchyard – Resting Place of Nelson’s Admirals

by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | Oct 10, 2018 | Places, St John the Baptist Church

Graves of Admirals, Quinton, Goodall, Thornbrough. Bishopsteignton became home to some of Nelson’s admirals during the French Wars. With their prize money they built or bought grand mansions along Forder Lane. Admiral Sir Edward Thornbrough (1754 -1834) fought...