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Countdown to VE Day – 1 day to go – PARTY!

Countdown to VE Day – 1 day to go – PARTY!

by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | May 7, 2020 | Events, VE Day 75th Anniversary Celebrations, World War Two

Get the Party Started Just because we are in Lockdown does not mean that we can’t decorate our homes with flags and bunting, dress ourselves up, party in our homes and gardens and sing along with the music of the 1940s. Over the past 10 days we have been giving...
Countdown to VE Day – 2 days to go – Heroes

Countdown to VE Day – 2 days to go – Heroes

by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | May 6, 2020 | Events, VE Day 75th Anniversary Celebrations, World War Two

Bishopsteignton Memorial to those who died in WWII There are only two days left until we celebrate VE-Day, when the war in Europe was finally over and servicemen and women could look forward to returning to their loved ones at home. Some were not so lucky and paid the...
Countdown to VE Day – 3 days to go – Dancing

Countdown to VE Day – 3 days to go – Dancing

by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | May 5, 2020 | Events, VE Day 75th Anniversary Celebrations, World War Two

‘It is not proposed to make total war total misery,’ said the Home Secretary Herbert Morrison in 1942, as he announced in the House of Commons that dancing was not to be included in the ‘recreations that are to be restricted to prevent interference with the war...
Countdown to VE Day – 4 days to go – Women at War

Countdown to VE Day – 4 days to go – Women at War

by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | May 4, 2020 | Events, VE Day 75th Anniversary Celebrations, World War Two

The Women’s Auxiliary Air Force Mary Overill Mary Overill joined the Royal Air Force as a WAAF. Mary now lives in Fore St. Bishopsteignton. This is the story she has passed on to her great grandchildren. Mary was born, Mary Bovey, in Buckfastleigh, Devon in...
Countdown to VE Day – 5 days to go – Evacuees

Countdown to VE Day – 5 days to go – Evacuees

by Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs | May 3, 2020 | Events, VE Day 75th Anniversary Celebrations, World War Two

Evacuees   With the start of the Second World War came Operation Pied Piper. This was the plan to evacuate civilians from cities and other areas that were at high risk of being bombed or becoming a battlefield in the event of an invasion. 1.5 Million children,...
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  • People 104
    • A Celebration of Bishopsteignton Women 17
      • International Women's Day 2022 Posters 8
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    • Born and Raised in Bishopsteignton 11
      • Colin William Back reminiscences 1944 – 1962 8
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