HOORAH! We have reached our 100th published post, after just a year of being live. Thank you so much to all our researchers and authors and all the input you have had. Our latest publications include one on Edith Quantick, in her own words....
News
News of events and activities that we are involved in.
Merry Xmas !
Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers and researchers who came to our Xmas social yesterday, and thank you to Michael J Smith and the team at the Old Commercial Inn for making us so welcome. It was great to catch up with you all and to introduce new people to our...
Maggie Sullivan
It is with great regret that we mourn the passing of Maggie Sullivan, who died peacefully on Nov 30th. Maggie was a well-loved personality in the village and was very involved with the Bishopsteignton Museum in earlier years. She was responsible for building the model...
The Story So Far November 2019
On October 9th we hosted the Molly Coombe Memorial Lecture at St. Johns. It was well attended and there was an enthusiastic response from the audience. We had a few sound problems, which we shall have to address before the next talk, but on the whole it was well...
The Story so Far October2019
Attendance at our Molly Coombe Memorial Lecture on October 9th was very good, thanks to all who came and we hope you were entertained and enlightened. We are now gearing up for our Open Day here at BH, on October 26th at the Community Centre, from 2pm until 4pm. We...
V.E. DAY PREPARATIONS
In order to start preparing for our village VE Day Celebrations next year BH would like to invite you to an Open Day at the Community Centre on Saturday October 26th, from 2pm to 4pm. Join us for a cup of tea, look at our new HUB and chat about what we are doing...
V.E.Day Preparations
Here at BH we are starting our preparations for the V.E.Day celebrations next year. We shall be arranging a programme of events around the theme of 'Bishopsteignton during WWII' throughout the year, and especially during the week of 4th to 9th May 2020. We shall be...
Molly Coombe Memorial Lecture 2019
* SAVE THE DATE * Medieval Power and Sacred Spaces: The Legacy of Devon's Bishops' Palaces. The latest Molly Coombe Memorial Lecture is coming up in a few weeks. An enduringly popular subject from a scholarly speaker, it should be fascinating. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 9TH ,...
THE STORY SO FAR AUGUST 2019
Once again we have welcomed more visitors to the Hub this month. This time a lovely elderly gentleman called John Hope and his wife and stepdaughter, who were visiting the area and got in touch. He began talking about his time in the village as a boy during WWII. His...
THE STORY SO FAR! JULY 2019.
July has been a bit of a quieter month here at BH: a chance for a breather before the next onslaught of events. On July 3rd the new Boundary stone was unveiled at the point where the four parishes of Bishopsteignton, Ideford, Chudleigh and Ashford meet: an...