Day Four

News since last nights announcement Coronavirus: A quarter of the world’s population in lockdown – BBC News Coronavirus: Half a million people have now contracted the virus globally – BBC News PM Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus – BBC...
Lock Down News

Lock Down News

So, how is the Lock Down affecting you? We at BH have unfortunately had to postpone our VE Day programme for the time being, but hopefully, later in the summer, we can resurrect some of the events and party like it’s 1945! Meanwhile we have started a new page on...
Millennium Paintings

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

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

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...