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2024-25 programme 

   

 Sept 25th: "History of Torridge Vale Dairy". Antony Jeffries. A history of the dairy from its beginnings in the 1870s to the present day                                                                                                          demolition.

 

   Oct 23rd: "Photos in wartime". Marion Pollinger. The story of Marion’s grandfather as a POW in a German camp for 4 years, with photos,                                                                                 stories and original recordings of her grandfather telling his story.

 

  Nov 27th: "A walk through time". Denise Holton. Barnstaple from Saxon times to the present day, including photos of buildings and                                                                                           artefacts in Barnstaple from each period. 

 

         Dec: No meeting.

 

 Jan 22nd: "Supreme Sacrifice". Trevor Wilson. The lives of the three Short brothers in Atherington and their deaths in WW1.

 

  Feb 26th: "Chanters Bakery". Lisa Chanter. The history of this local bakery based in Bishop’s Nympton and later South Molton, including                                                                         a display of many artefacts and documents connected to the business.

 

  Mar 26th: "Hill-enclosures of Torridge district". Michael Griffiths-Jones. The Iron Age hill-enclosures of the Torridge district are a largely                                                                                  forgotten and unexplored group of ancient monuments, and unlike other hill-enclosures of                                                                              the county. Michael talks about his ten year’s study of these sites.

 

 Apr 23rd: "Listed buildings in North Devon". David Carter. David  has reported on many North Devon listed buildings, for owners to make                                                                           Planning Applications for alterations or extensions,  during which many interesting stories                                                                               about the buildings came to light. David talks about his favourites, but  with a twist in some of                                                                         the tales! 

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