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The East Devon Branch of The Devonshire Association was inaugurated seventy years ago on 4th November 1949 when twenty members met at Church House, Sidmouth. Formed to serve the surrounding towns and villages of...
Our winter season continued with two popular talks on local issues. Paula Clarke, the current engagement officer at Castle Drogo, brought a depth of knowledge and an enthusiastic approach to her excellent presentation in...
On Wednesday 13th March (2019), former economist and journalist Philip Agar gave a fascinating talk at the Mint Methodist Church Centre (Exeter) based on his latest book Stumbling through wartime childhood*, which is part...
Our spring 2018 season consisted of three lectures given by experienced speakers: Derek Gore who described the ongoing archaeological excavations on the Romano-British site near Ipplepen; Michael Martyn who related the sad story of...
On Wednesday 8 August 2018, Tony Buller led a party along Dawlish seafront to learn about: (a) the transformation of the town from a medieval agricultural community to a fashionable watering place and then...
The range and versatility of our branch membership has featured prominently in our meetings since the beginning of the new season and we have welcomed a further increase in membership over the period. In...
Our two summer visits were both to locations on Plymouth Hoe. In July we visited the Royal Citadel, Plymouth’s most important historic building and one of Britain’s finest 17th century fortresses. Commissioned by Charles...
In September, and as a prelude to our winter series of talks, many branch members enjoyed our annual ‘Meet the President’ lunch at the Belmont Hotel in Sidmouth. Once again, the occasion provided an...
This years summer visits were most successful. On 12th May a few members made their way to meet violinist Tasmin Little and the North Devon Sinfonia in an ambitious concert at the Landmark Theatre,...
Our February talk, entitled ‘The Western Channel Observatory’, was given by Dr Tim Smyth of the Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML). The Western Channel Observatory is an oceanographic time-series and marine biodiversity reference site in...