Sheila Robbins, née Skinner was born in County Cork in Ireland in January 1932, to Sydney Parnell Skinner, a Sergeant in the Royal Engineers and Margery Mary Davey. When Sheila was very young, the family moved back to Bishopsteignton where her father had been born....
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The search for my Grandfather by Paddy O’Gorman
Introduction In the Spring of 2021 Bishopsteignton Heritage received a message from Paddy O'Gorman from Dublin, asking if anyone had any information on his grandfather, Robert Collier, who had tragically died in the village in 1972. After appeals on social media,...
Sheila Robbins on the Early Days of The Bishopsteignton Players
In 2021 Yvonne Hellin Hobbs interviewed Sheila Robbins about the early days of the Bishopsteignton Players, showing her the photographs and press reviews that Sheila had collected in a scrapbook back in the 1960s, which resideds in the Bishopsteignton Heritage...
The Bishopsteignton Players: How it all Began
In September 1959 a meeting of those interested in starting a village drama group was held at Radway House, Radway street, courtesy of Colonel and Mrs Rooth. Those attending this meeting (clockwise from top in the above picture) were: Bob Caldwell, Jane Caldwell,...
Scouting during Covid
In 2020 during the first national lockdown (March through to June) the Scouts couldn't meet in person but as a group we decided to meet every fortnight on Fridays for a zoom call. We got up to lots of things like costume evenings, quizzes, cooking and online escape...
1st Bishopsteignton Scout uniforms
In 1989 the Scout Association had a uniform revision which saw the end of all Cubs, Scouts and Leaders wearing headgear. This cap was one of the last worn in Bishopsteignton, it belonged to the Vicar’s son, Phillip James. Most other Caps at that time were donated to a...
Bishopsteignton Children’s Theatre: Interview with Sheila Robbins
Interviewer; Now, Mother Goose was in 1970, but also, I’ve got The Magic Pipe and Half-Term in the same year. Sheila; Yes, that’s quite right. Mother Goose was for the little ones, Half-Term was for the teenagers. Interviewer; And ’72 was...
Bishopsteignton Football Club – into the New Millenium
1990s How many players can you recognise in the following pictures that were taken in the early 90s? It was documented on a local paper clipping that 1990 saw Bishopsteignton United Football club becoming a family affair with no fewer than four father and son...
Bishopsteignton Children’s Theatre
The Bishopsteignton Pantomimes started in the 1960s, when an increasing number of young people wanted to get involved with the Bishopsteignton Players. The pantomimes were the perfect vehicle for combining age groups, and, eventually, led to the formation of...
Bishopsteignton Primary School reactions to Lockdown
Reflections from Year 1 and 2 pupils in Adventurers Bubble Firstly what do you know about the Corona virus? What did it mean for you? Year 1 boy: It’s like a big storm that makes us stay 2 meters or 1 meters away from each other. How did you feel about Lockdown and...