Millennium Paintings

During the Millennium Celebrations for the year 2000, a project was put forward for the children of Bishopsteignton Primary school to enter artwork for the purpose of designing a mosaic and stone sculpture as a permanent memorial. Below are pages reproduced from the...

Dig For Victory

Context and Background The ‘Dig for Victory’ campaign was vital to help keep the country fed well and healthy during both of the World Wars and also during the years after. This is the story of the campaign and its relevance on a local level. The ‘Dig for...

Evacuees

  With the start of the Second World War came Operation Pied Piper. This was the plan to evacuate civilians from cities and other areas that were at high risk of being bombed or becoming a battlefield in the event of an invasion. The Blogg Family When Phyllis...
COVID19 cancellation

COVID19 cancellation

Unfortunately, due to the current crisis we have been forced to cancel the Jam and Jerusalem talk by the W.I. on Wed 25th March. We hope to bring you this and lots of other events later in the year, when this crisis has passed. We were due to have our programme of...

Philip Gourd, in his Own Words

Early Memories I have been asked to record (for the record), things that have happened in my life. I have a mini recorder kindly presented to me. I shall try to use this from time to time but perhaps (to be safe) I will put things in writing as well. Some people say...

The Story So Far March 2020

Following a second programme meeting with various representatives of village interest groups, lots of events and projects have been agreed on and the printed programme content is almost completed. Events start in March and continue through to December, although some...