GALMPTON & CHURSTON DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY GROUP 

 

TALKS & VISITS 2007 – 2008

 

SATURDAY 28th APRIL

GALMPTON HISTORY DAY

 

FRIDAY 1st JUNE

EVENING BOAT TRIP AROUND TORBAY WITH COMMENTARY BY JOHN RISDON - £6 PER HEAD.  7 – 9 P.M. FROM BRIXHAM

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM GALLEON STORES, GALMPTON

 

SUNDAY 1st  JULY

GOOSEBERRY PIE FAIR EXHIBITION – VILLAGE INSTITUTE

 

THURSDAY 6th SEPTEMBER

VISIT & GUIDED TOUR OF POWDERHAM CASTLE

£6.50 (SENIOR CITIZENS £5.50)   TRANSPORT COSTS EXTRA, TO BE ARRANGED ACCORDING TO NUMBERS INTERESTED.

NAMES OF THOSE INTERESTED TO JOHN RISDON BY  1st AUGUST

 

FRIDAY 12th OCTOBER

ILLUSTRATED TALK  “HISTORY OF THE TORBAY LIFEBOAT”

BY ALAN SALSBURY – VILLAGE INSTITUTE   7.30 P.M.

 

FRIDAY  25th  JANUARY

ILLUSTRATED TALK   “HISTORY OF THE BRIXHAM BRANCH LINE”     BY JOHN RISDON _ VILLAGE INSTITUTE   7.30  P.M.

 

FRIDAY 28rd MARCH

A.G.M.  FOLLOWED BY AN ILLUSTRATED TALK

“THE BULLEYS OF KINGSWEAR”   BY JIM MAKER

VILLAGE  INSTITUTE  7.30 P.M.

 

OTHER INFORMATION

PARTNERSHIPS

  • DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL

  • LOCAL CARE SCHEME FOR FOOTPATHS,

  • BRIDLEWAYS AND BYWAYS

  • CONTACT: DAVID BARR

MEMBERSHIP

 

FRIENDS OF DEVON’S ARCHIVES

ACCESS TO DEVON COUNTY RECORDS

CONTACT: JOHN RISDON

 

PROJECTS

  • BOATBUILDING RESEARCH – GALMPTON CREEK

  • CONTACT: JOHN MILNE

  • GOOSEBERRY PIE FAIR EXHIBITION

  • CONTACT: JOHN RISDON

  • GALMPTON & AREA PICTORIAL ARCHIVE AND RECORDS

CONTACT: JOHN RISDON

 

BROADSANDS NEOLITHIC

TOMB SITE MANAGEMENT

CONTACT: DENNIS SHEEN

 

LIMEKILN SITE MANAGEMENT

CONTACT: JOHN MILNE

 

GALMPTON CREEK HERITAGE  PROJECT

CONTACT:  JOHN RISDON

 

Galmpton Village Trail

Copies of Parish Tithe Map 1840

CONTACT: JOHN RISDON

 

Membership benefits include free attendance at illustrated talks and priority at special events.

  

Annual membership of the Group is £5 per Household or £3 per individual.

Membership benefits include free attendance at illustrated talks and priority at special events.

 

 For further information, or an interest in joining the History group, please contact

 

JOHN RISDON

 

Telephone 01803 844102

e-mail  johnrisdon@heritage-southdevon.co.uk

 

 

 

E-mail: webmaster@galmptontorbay.org.uk

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PICTURE INDEX >>

Galmpton in pictures

Take a guided tour round our beautiful village and landscape

Gooseberry Pie Fair 03

Gooseberry Pie Fair 04

The annual event of the Gooseberry Pie Fair held in Galmpton

Galmpton wildlife

In the fields around the village you can see many animals

The old Windmill
Situated on the village common and seen when driving to Brixham

The Village Hall
Used by the community and situated on Greenway Road