How it All Began On Friday 2 December 1938 at 3.00pm a meeting was held at the Parish Hall, Bishopsteignton. This was a public meeting to discuss the formation of a Women’s Institute. Miss Harris VCO, who came to explain the workings of Women’s Institutes, asked Mrs...
Organisations
Organisations, clubs and institutions within the village of Bishopsteignton.
The Big Breakfast
The Big Breakfast Many people in Bishopsteignton have enjoyed the 'Big Breakfasts' at the Community Centre, which have now been successfully taken on by a group of friends in the village, supported by the Scouts. The funds raised are donated to support various...
Riverside Quilters
The group was started in 2011 by Ruth Sewell and was originally called St John's Quilters. It was formed as a fundraising group to make a quilt to raffle for the church funds. We started with about six people including Ruth Sewell, Jenny Dunford, Stephen and Pippa...