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September 2019
Ocean Changes (Tavistock Branch)
Guy Baker, Communications Coordinator for the Marine Biological Association. An illustrated talk on Ocean Changes.
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Dartmoor Boundaries (Tavistock Branch)
Richard Horsham will give an illustrated talk on Dartmoor Boundaries – stones, walls, fences, hedges – their history and construction.
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Between the Tides (Tavistock Branch)
Doug Herdson will give a talk entitled "Between the Tides".
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Darwin and Devon (Tavistock Branch)
The officers of the Tavistock & West Devon Branch regret to advise at short notice that the chief blender of Voyager Coffee who was to have made a presentation at the meeting on Friday,…
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Social Evening 2020 (Tavistock Branch)
This year's social evening will include speaker Dr Helen Wilson with postcards on the Tamar Valley. Please note that the evening will commence at 7.00 pm. Pre-booking essential.
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Re-wilding Dartmoor (Tavistock Branch)
Adam Owen, the Director of Moor Trees, will give an illustrated talk on Re-wilding Dartmoor.
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Cancelled: Ben Mee from Dartmoor Zoo (Tavistock Branch)
Please note that this event has been cancelled as a precautionary measure against the anticipated spread of the coronavirus. See our dedicated page for the latest updates. Ben Mee will give an illustrated talk…
Find out more »April 2020
Cancelled: AGM 2020 (Tavistock Branch)
All DA events up to 30 June have been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. See our dedicated page for the latest information. Branch Annual General Meeting, to include the election of officers. To…
Find out more »June 2020
Cancelled: Wine and Cheese Tasting evening (Tavistock Branch)
All DA events up to 30 June have been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. See our dedicated page for the latest information. On this date, the Branch will be repeating last year's successful…
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Tavistock and the Taj Mahal: the town’s significance as World Heritage (Tavistock Branch)
To be held by Zoom video conferencing. A talk by Andrew Thompson, archaeologist and local historian. In the 18th and 19th centuries the economy and society of Tavistock and West Devon were transformed by…
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The diaries of Tom Robins: the story of a Devon Hill Farmer (Tavistock Branch)
To be held by Zoom video conferencing A talk by Dr Stuart Windsor. This talk is about the life of Stuart's great-grandfather, Tom Robins, as told through his diaries. Tom kept a farm work…
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History of the Devon Ball Clay Industry and the Stover Canal (Tavistock Branch)
To be held by Zoom video conferencing A talk by Darrin Hewings, a fifth generation clay worker employed by Sibelco, whose association with the clay industry producing world-renowned ball clay in the south west…
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