Scout Hut A couple of years after Joan Leonard left in 1986, the Playgroup moved from the Village Hall to the Scout Hut on Radway Hill.  The Playgroup moved because the rent had been increased at the Village Hall, and it was cheaper at the Scout Hut. However,...

Visitors from La Roche Maurice Bishopsteignton Preschool was now firmly established as an integral part of the village, with widespread community involvement and a developing educational programme. However, in 1996 it drew attention from further afield, with interest...

The Origins On the 26th September 1972, Mrs Buckle from the Pre-School Playgroups Association, showed a film and gave a talk to the Bishopsteignton Modern Wives about the importance of playgroups, and how communities could set up and run them.  When she concluded her...

Edna was born in July 1933. She has lived in Bishopsteignton for over 50 years and has three daughters. Before retiring, Edna was a teacher. Throughout most of her life Edna has been an active member of her local community, as a church goer, and a founding member of...