Local History
Point of Contact:-
Val Moody, Tel No. 337432. Email: valmoody@virginmedia.com
Wednesday or Thursday Week 1.
Future meetings at Betts Guiding Centre will take place on the first Thursday of each month as the hall is now unavailable on a Wednesday.
Visits may be on the first Wednesday or Thursday of the month.
March 2024
For our first Local History meeting of 2024 we were delighted to listen to John Prosser's 'Plymouth Ramblings'
John touched on many interesting topics including famous people who lived or visited Plymouth, the origins of place names and points of interest in Durnford Street.
Thank you John.
2023
We started the year with questions about Plympton being answered by Sylvia.
This was followed by a visit to The Valiant Soldier Museum and Heritage Centre in Buckfastleigh in April and a visit in June to Dartmouth Museum and also followed the Town Trail.
We enjoyed a Summer Scenic Harbour Cruise from the Barbican.
September saw us visiting Tavistock Museum, Law Court and following some of the Blue Plaque Trail.
We were at Bodmin Jail in October, an indoor meeting in November, watching a DVD and the year ended at St. Elizabeth's House for a Christmas Lunch.
Val
Dates for your Diary | |
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Thu Apr 4th | Elliotts Shop Museum, 27 Lower Fore Street. Meet at 2 p.m. |
Thu May 16th | Ford Park - Building Plymouth - An Exhibition, Architects and Architecture in Plymouth. Details to follow. |
Thu Jun 6th | Kingsbridge Town Trail and Museum - Details to follow. |
Sat Jun 8th | D Day Celebration - including Songs from the Forties. Ford Park 2 p.m. Purchase own ticket from the Office ahead of time Tel: 665442. |
Thu Jul 4th | Exeter's Underground Passages - Details to follow. |
Thu Sep 5th | Totnes Town Trail and Museum or Modbury Town Trail. Details to follow. |
Thu Oct 3rd | Torre Abbey, Torquay - Details to follow. |
Thu Nov 7th | Talk at at Betts Guide Centre at 10.30 a.m. Details to follow. |
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