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September 2018
Poems on Paving Stones. The Exeter Cathedral Yard inscriptions (Lit & Art Section)
Sally Hollings and Prue Nichols will discuss and read from the poems, extracts from which are engraved in the paving of the Cathedral close. You may wish to visit these some time before the talk…
Find out more »Spider Identification Workshop (Entomology Section)
Spiders are our newest order to the Entomology Section (with honorary insect status) and the Devon Recorder, Matt Prince, will lead this practical session on starting to identify spiders. Specimens will be provided as…
Find out more »Members’ Luncheon (E Devon Branch)
To be held at the Belmont Hotel, Sidmouth. Our invited guest, the DA President, Dame Suzi Leather will give a short talk after the meal. Booking is essential using the application form available from…
Find out more »October 2018
President’s Symposium, October 2018
"Back to the Future: the Social Landscape of Devon" To be hosted by our 2018–19 President, Dame Suzie Leather. For full details see the news item or the two-page flyer below. You can also…
Find out more »The SHIPS Project (Plymouth Branch)
A talk “The SHIPS Project: Shipwrecks and history in Plymouth Sound” by Peter Holt.
Find out more »The Country Houses of Devon (E Devon Branch)
A talk 'The Country Houses of Devon' by Hugh Meller.
Find out more »Devon Heritage Centre (Buildings Section)
A visit to the Devon Heritage Centre, the repository of documents relating to Devon. We are running this event three times – the introduction and the tour of the building will be identical for…
Find out more »DA Forum
Six-monthly meeting for Branch and Section representatives. Details to follow.
Find out more »The Roman Army in Devon, Finds, Fact & Fiction (Axe Valley Branch)
The talk, by John Smith*, is delivered as a "Living History" presentation using nearly two sets of Roman Soldier's equipment, largely copied from artefacts found in Southern England. The talk explains why the Roman Army…
Find out more »Identifying Marine Litter using Satellite Technology (Bideford Branch)
Jan Jackson of Argans Ltd of Plymouth will describe remote sensing and earth observation techniques acknowledging that Devon is supporting the cutting edge of science and technology.
Find out more »Life between the tides (Tavistock Branch)
An illustrated talk by Dave Herdson.
Find out more »Art, illusion and wing patterns of butterflies and moths (Entomology Section)
An illustrated talk by Professor Philip Howse. The visual world of animals is very different from ours and insectivores see images in the wings of butterflies and moths that we cannot see unless we…
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