2026-27 programme
September 23rd: "Jacobite sword mystery unravelled". Bob Boswell (re-arranged from February 2026). Discovering many family stories when clearing my parents’ house.
October 28th: "The Ordeal of Miss Lucy Jones". Liz Shakespeare. A local tale of scandal, outrage and disgrace.
November 25th: "Mudlarking on the Taw". Keith Shaddick. A wealth of curious and ancient treasures.
December: No meeting.
January 27th 2027: "Easter Island: Rapa Nui, the remotest inhabited island on Earth". Michael Griffith-Jones. Fact and Fiction - an archaelogical study of the truth.
February 24th: "D-Day and the dunes". Dave Edgecombe. The North Devon coast’s role in the invasion preparations.
March 24th: "Lifeboats, tunnelling machines and settlers". Jan Cooper. Discovering my past: famous names, inventions, monuments and events in many countries.
April 28th: "Brannams". Alison Mills (Barnstaple Museum). The Barnstaple pottery.