DEREK GORE
We had a very good attendance for our autumn talk at the Village Hall. Mr. Gore’s theme was the Roman settlement of Devon and since he is an expert on all the recent research on the Roman invasion and the information from the latest archaeological finds it proved to be a very interesting evening.

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John Risdon
The guest speaker for our Autumn talk at the Village Hall was John Risdon. His theme for the evening was Raleigh and the Gilberts of Compton and Greenway. This was a big theme indeed and a theme that focussed on families. Anyone who has attempted to undertake any family research will be able to testify that families can be unwieldy and difficult diversifying into many different trails and cul-de-sacs.

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Our next talk

THE ROMAN CONQUEST AND THE SETTLEMENT OF DEVON – DEREK GORE, EXETER UNIVERSITY

VILLAGE HALL WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 31st 7.30pm.

MEMBERS FREE

NON-MEMBERS £4

REFRESHMENTS AND RAFFLE.

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Lanterns Procession

The lanterns procession this year will take place on SATURDAY 24th NOVEMBER at 6.30pm. The lantern making sessions at the Hub have been arranged for the following dates:

TUESDAY 23rd OCTOBER 10am – 12.30 pm

SATURDAY 10th NOVEMBER 2pm – 4.30pm

SATURDAY 17th NOVEMBER 10am – 12.30pm

Future Talks

The Local History Group will be hosting the following talks at the Village Hall:

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 31st – DEREK GORE ‘THE ROMAN CONQUEST AND THE SETTLEMENT OF DEVON (with particular reference to the IPPLEPEN dig)

MONDAY FEBRUARY 25th 2019 – PROFESSOR STEPHEN RIPPON ‘UPDATE ON ALL THE RECENT FINDINGS FROM THIS YEAR’S DIG’

MONDAY JULY 22nd 2019 AGM and talk on a Newton Abbot theme

MONDAY OCTOBER 21st 2019 – TODD GRAY (theme to be arranged)

Italian Gardens

The Local History Group would like to extend a warm thank you to Angela Dodd Crompton for putting together such a well prepared guided tour of the Gardens at Ambrook.

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Lanterns Procession

It might seem a tad early to be reminding everyone about this year’s lanterns procession but I shall give you a heads-up anyway so that you can start thinking creatively about the event. The date is SATURDAY NOVEMBER 24th and news of lantern making sessions at the Hub will follow in next month’s magazine.

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700th ANNIVERSARY OF ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH
St. Andrew’s looked resplendent for the Re-dedication of the High Altar on the evening of May3rd. The Bishop of Exeter was clearly pleased to be present, both in the service and at the Church Hall for refreshments afterwards. The floral decorations and the displays by the school pupils and the churchwardens added to the occasion.

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MONDAY MARCH 5th Visiting Speaker
COLIN VOSPER ‘THE OLD SALTWAY FROM COOMBE CELLARS TO TOTNES’.
Talk starts at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. Entrance is £4 or free to members. Refreshments included.
700th ANNIVERSARY OF ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH
Preparations are well under way for the dedication of the High Altar on May 3rd.

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YOUR PICTURES PLEASE!
We know that the most popular aspect of our History work is the photography archive but unfortunately we are running out of new stock and need more.
If you have some old photos of the village please consider their possible use in our archive for all posterity to appreciate.

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Lanterns procession
Our highly successful Lanterns procession seems a long time back now and although it received excellent press coverage this is the first opportunity to record the results in the magazine.
Children’s Section:
1. Kate Mundy – Sunflower
2. Tallulah Zahel –Shark
3. Rose Darnley –

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