Spotlight featureSocial media trailerSaturday 11th NovemberSunday 12th NovemberAnimals in Conflict - They Also Served Today, whilst we all take time to honour and remember those who gave their lives in two world wars and later conflicts, it’s fitting that we also...
Events
Events and happenings past and present in and around Bishopsteignton
James William Taylor
Military Experience James joined the 1/6th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment which was a Territorial Force as a private (Service Nr 267973). This division was ordered to India to replace the regular British and Indian armies who were being deployed to the western front,...
Primary School Heritage Trail 2021
Places of interest around Bishopsteignton The community centre The community centre used to be a school.The oldest part of the building is from 1850.It has high windows a tiled roof and big old fashioned doors that look like church doors.It’s...
Bishopsteignton Primary School reactions to Lockdown
Reflections from Year 1 and 2 pupils in Adventurers Bubble Firstly what do you know about the Corona virus? What did it mean for you? Year 1 boy: It’s like a big storm that makes us stay 2 meters or 1 meters away from each other. How did you feel about Lockdown and...
2021 Census
It’s not just about you – it’s about all of us. Do you know what the Census is? Some people know about the Census with regards to their ancestry and their family past. Fun though this is, the main purpose of the Census is about measuring the present so that we can...
Commemorating the WWI Centenary
On November 11th, 2018, the community of Bishopsteignton, Devon processed along the stunning Road of Remembrance , past the new memorial bench to St John’s Church to witness a moving commemoration service acknowledging the lives of all those who were lost in World War I. This service marked the culmination of four years of Bishopsteignton events and research marking the centenary of the Great War which are recorded here.
Village Festival and Carnivals
The VE-75 Knitted Spitfire
How the Group Developed The knitting group was set up and met before I came to the village. Called 'Knit & tinK’ (tinK is Knit written backwards to indicate when we go wrong and have to unravel our stitches), the group meet in a local pub every month. We take our...
VE Day 75th Anniversary in Bishopsteignton – NLHF Funded Celebrations
To replace some of the celebrations arranged for the community throughout May 2020, Bishopsteignton Heritage created an online ‘Countdown to VE Day’ to encourage the village to celebrate safely. A book was published, featuring our VE75 online content including our...
The Bishopsteignton Village Show 1995-2020
The Beginnings It all began September 1995. When the village celebrated the 50th anniversaries of VE Day and VJ Day, which proved a great success, it prompted the idea of holding a village show. A committee was formed to set up the organisation of a Village Show that...