Although not at the time based in the village, our long term resident Avril Avery has shared some of her childhood memories of World War II leading up to VE Day. She has kindly offered them to us to publish on this, the 80th anniversary. Contains some language “of its time”.
The story of evacuee Leonard Wright as described in a letter to the team at Bishopsteignton Heritage
2014Mission AccomplishedWe looked at various options for our next show and in the end, as 2014 was the centenary of...
Christine Hill moved to Bishopsteignton in 2010 but had been coming to the village for holidays since her childhood....
As the Chief Executive of Huntleigh Healthcare PLC, a technology based healthcare and scientific group in the UK, John...
Fran and her husband Nigel have lived in Bishopsteignton for over 44 years and for most of that time she has been...
Military Experience James joined the 1/6th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment which was a Territorial Force as a private...
Molly Coombe was born on 18th October 1929 to parents Grace Coombe neé Loud and Philip Coombe. She may have been born...
The first honour that was awarded to Sir Andrew Ridgway was when he passed out of Sandhurst at the age of twenty. He...
Sheila Robbins, née Skinner was born in County Cork in Ireland in January 1932, to Sydney Parnell Skinner, a Sergeant...
Introduction In the Spring of 2021 Bishopsteignton Heritage received a message from Paddy O'Gorman from Dublin, asking...
In 2021 Yvonne Hellin Hobbs interviewed Sheila Robbins about the early days of the Bishopsteignton Players, showing...
In September 1959 a meeting of those interested in starting a village drama group was held at Radway House, Radway...
In 2020 during the first national lockdown (March through to June) the Scouts couldn't meet in person but as a group...
In 1989 the Scout Association had a uniform revision which saw the end of all Cubs, Scouts and...
Interviewer; Now, Mother Goose was in 1970, but also, I’ve got The Magic Pipe and Half-Term in the...
1990s How many players can you recognise in the following pictures that were taken in the early 90s? It was documented...
The Bishopsteignton Pantomimes started in the 1960s, when an increasing number of young people wanted to get...
Reflections from Year 1 and 2 pupils in Adventurers Bubble Firstly what do you know about the Corona virus? What did...
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...
It all started in 1920. It is noted in the Bishopsteignton United Programme 1998-99 that Bishopsteignton Football Club...