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January 2020
AGM 2020 (Entomology Section)
Annual General Meeting followed by: What Inspired Me! Images and other representations of insects have long played a cultural role in human society from the earliest depictions of honeybees over 5,000 years ago (and…
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The Section's Annual General Meeting followed by informal discussion of members’ favourite travel books.
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AGM followed by a presentation given by Tim Harrod entitled “Dr Siegfried Marian: The Enigma behind Fingle's memorial plaque. Mad, bad or before his time?” Dr Tim Harrod, who spent his working lifetime as…
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AGM 2020 (IA Section)
The Industrial Archaeology Section's AGM 2020. Meet for coffee at 10.00 am. At 10.30, Mike Barr, Independent Geologist and Geographic Information System (GIS) and Aerial Photography Consultant will talk on The Geology of Devon…
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The Music Section’s Annual General Meeting.
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The AGM will be followed by an informal walk to look at lichens and bryophytes in the vicinity, and a short slide-show. The car park at Bickleigh Village Hall is quite small so it…
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A Devon Jazzman (Music Section)
A Devon Jazzman. Music and chat with Craig Milverton. Contact: Tony Rhodes for information, Pam Wallinder for tickets, both at devonassoc.music@gmail.com
Find out more »Snakes and Ladders (Lit & Art Section)
Snakes and Ladders. The Interlinked Lives of Two Victorian Artists. An illustrated talk by Jenny Pery.
Find out more »Hallsands – a predictable disaster (History Section)
A talk by Ursula Myers entitled “Hallsands – a Predictable Disaster - why the building of Devonport's North Yard led to the destruction of this South Hams village.” Cost: £2.00 members, £3.00 non-members.
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Nicholas Hilliard and the art of painting miniatures (Lit & Art Section)
An afternoon dedicated to miniature painting, with talks by Roger Phillips and Carmela Arturi on Hilliard and other miniaturists, and by Roz Pierson on contemporary miniatures technique. Examples of modern and antique miniatures will…
Find out more »Copper Mine and Hunting Lodge (History Section)
Guided tour of old copper mine together with the Industrial Archaeology Section, followed by a presentation on Yarner House entitled “A Royal Hunting Lodge”. Speaker: Dr Frances Billinge. Venue: Natural England Woodland Centre, Bovey…
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Henry Williamson (Lit & Art Section)
Dr Christine Faunch, the University’s Head of Heritage Collections, will talk to us about the author, Henry Williamson and show us around the Williamson archive. Numbers will be limited to 15, so it is…
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