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Primary School Heritage Trail 2021
Places of interest around Bishopsteignton The community centre The community centre used...
2021 Census
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...
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Countdown to VE Day – 2 days to go – Heroes
Bishopsteignton Memorial to those who died in WWII There are only two days left until we celebrate VE-Day, when the...
Countdown to VE Day – 3 days to go – Dancing
‘It is not proposed to make total war total misery,’ said the Home Secretary Herbert Morrison in 1942, as he announced...
Countdown to VE Day – 4 days to go – Women at War
The Women’s Auxiliary Air Force Mary Overill Mary Overill joined the Royal Air Force as a WAAF. Mary now lives...
Nursing in WWII
Nursing in Bishopsteignton in WWII In the National Register that was taken in 1939 there are several nurses mentioned...
Countdown to VE Day – 5 days to go – Evacuees
Evacuees With the start of the Second World War came Operation Pied Piper. This was the plan to evacuate...
Countdown to VE Day – 6 days to go – Sing for Victory
Welcome to Day 6 of our VE-Day countdown, and today we want to share lots of wonderful wartime music...
Countdown to VE Day – 7 days to go – Cook for Victory
We have reached Day 7 of our VE-Day countdown, and today we are going to make some suggestions as to what you can eat...
What was the Battle of Britain?
Background Eighty years ago, back in 1940, Britain faced a real and imminent threat. Germany, under Hitler and the...
Countdown to VE Day – 8 days to go – Forties Fashion
So here we are, at 8 days and counting, until we all dress up and party in our homes to celebrate VE-Day. So this...
Countdown to VE-Day – 9 days to go – Flags and Bunting
With only nine days left to get ready for your VE-Day party at home, we thought we would give you some hints on...
What is VE-Day?
Description After 6 years of a war, where there was fighting and bombing in many countries, where fathers, brothers...
VE Day Celebrations 2020
Programme of Events > v Friday May 8th 2.55pm Playing of The Last Post by Charles Morgan from the balcony above the...
Countdown to VE Day – 10 days to go – Celebrations
Well, if we were not all in this Lockdown situation right now we would be part way through a long list...
Over the Rainbow
Bishopsteignton’s remarkable music and video shout out to carers Thursday 9th April 2020
Millennium Paintings
During the Millennium Celebrations for the year 2000, a project was put forward for the children of Bishopsteignton...
Dig For Victory
Context and Background The ‘Dig for Victory’ campaign was vital to help keep the country fed well and healthy during...
Geoffrey Theodore Garratt M.B.E. MA
Early Life Geoffrey Theodore Garratt was born 7 November 1888, in Little Tew, Oxfordshire [1]. Son of...
Evacuees
With the start of the Second World War came Operation Pied Piper. This was the plan to evacuate civilians from...