Photograph Competition
You can’t win it if you’re not in it! Closes 17th August
There is still time to submit images for the first ever Molly Coombe Photo Competition! We are looking for any photos (new and old) that really capture the character of our special village. Visit the competition page to get full details of the brief and use the simple form to upload your photos!
For your chance to win: Click here
Archive digitisation
We have added 100s of records to our online collection since the last newsletter, all of which you can view on our website anytime and include photographs and documents relating to exciting village events like the carnival, royal celebrations and sports games; photos of the village centre, local families and friends as well as more material for the Modern Wives project!
Type a key word into our collection search to start exploring the online catalogue: Click here
Want to help out?
We are always seeking contributions from members of the local community or anyone with a connection to Bishopsteignton to lend archive material for digitisation. Stories and oral histories are also collected and included in our online publications as well as being used to enhance catalogue records for collection items. Do you have a family archive at home which includes photos, letters, diaries or other items relating to Bishopsteignton people, places, events or environment? Let us know by sending an email to [email protected].
Bishopsteignton Festival
We loved meeting all you who came to see us on the village green in June!
2023 has seen another hugely successful village festival for Bishopsteignton, entirely organised by local volunteers for local people! With fantastic musical talent showcased on multiple stages, crafts, groups and organisations represented and school workshops conducted, this year’s festival will definitely have created memories for many.
We were lucky enough to share a gazebo with the brilliant Twinning Association, whose history you can read about here: Twinning – La Roche Maurice. We set up our stall with a selection of display panels from recent past exhibitions from Remembrance to our most recent exhibition: Philip Coombe: Building a Legacy.
We also had original archive material and facsimiles on display for you to come and see a part of the village’s archive collection up close. This included one of the amazing Women’s Institute Scrapbooks which were created by the group specially for the former Museum and showcase excellent photography in and around the village and tell stories we otherwise have no record of!
We even enjoyed the opportunity to give a workshop for some of the local school’s pupils which you can read more about in the ‘Outreach and Collaborations’ section below. So many of you visited our stall and we are grateful to each and every one! Some faces we knew well and others we had never met but all were equally enthusiastic about the history of our special village: our unique inheritance.
Here’s a video that sums up the main festival day on June 18th – super weather, lots of people enjoying such a great range of activities, displays and more! Even the re-enactors had a great time!
Keeping you informed…
… the local, sustainable way!
Women’s History research
The project continues to piece together the story of the Modern Wives
In the last newsletter we celebrated volunteer Natalia’s brilliant achievements with publishing posters and online articles exploring the history of notable Bishopsteignton women as well as starting her research into the unique Bishopsteignton Modern Wives.
Since then she has successfully interviewed 2 former members of this amazing group and collected their ‘Oral Histories’ for future generations to enjoy and learn from! While research continues, you can start reading and listening to these stories here: Bishopsteignton Modern Wives.
Were you or someone you know a
Bishopsteignton Modern Wife? Get in touch!
Outreach and collaboration
The Hub team recently gave two successful and engaging talks to the Primary School children Years 5 and 6 on how to research people and places in Bishopsteignton using our own website and various other websites available to them. The children learnt new skills to help them in their quest to obtain information and discover the past in Bishopsteignton for our next meeting in October. Watch this space for the children’s projects!
The festival was very successful for collaboration as well, beginning with a village history tour on the Friday of with the school children which was followed by lots of conversations with families at the festival while we looked at village maps on display. A few of you found it interesting seeing what the area around your home looked like before it was built and as a result, we even had some photos sent in showing the construction of some newer houses!
Upcoming Events
Molly Coombe Photograph Competition Close: 17th August. All the details at https://www.bishopsteigntonheritage.co.uk/competitions/molly-coombe-photograph-competition-2023/
Annual Molly Coombe Lecture: 27th September – A talk from Viv Wilson OBE, local historian. Location and start time still to be decided.
Regular Hub opening hours: Fridays 11am – 4pm. Other times available by appointment so please get in touch via our Contact page.
Photograph Competition
You can’t win it if you’re not in it! Closes 17th August
There is still time to submit images for the first ever Molly Coombe Photo Competition! We are looking for any photos (new and old) that really capture the character of our special village. Visit the competition page to get full details of the brief and use the simple form to upload your photos!
For your chance to win: Click here
Archive digitisation
We have added 100s of records to our online collection since the last newsletter, all of which you can view on our website anytime and include photographs and documents relating to exciting village events like the carnival, royal celebrations and sports games; photos of the village centre, local families and friends as well as more material for the Modern Wives project!
Type a key word into our collection search to start exploring the online catalogue: Click here
Want to help out?
We are always seeking contributions from members of the local community or anyone with a connection to Bishopsteignton to lend archive material for digitisation. Stories and oral histories are also collected and included in our online publications as well as being used to enhance catalogue records for collection items. Do you have a family archive at home which includes photos, letters, diaries or other items relating to Bishopsteignton people, places, events or environment? Let us know by sending an email to [email protected].
Bishopsteignton Festival
We loved meeting all you who came to see us on the village green in June!
2023 has seen another hugely successful village festival for Bishopsteignton, entirely organised by local volunteers for local people! With fantastic musical talent showcased on multiple stages, crafts, groups and organisations represented and school workshops conducted, this year’s festival will definitely have created memories for many.
We were lucky enough to share a gazebo with the brilliant Twinning Association, whose history you can read about here: Twinning – La Roche Maurice. We set up our stall with a selection of display panels from recent past exhibitions from Remembrance to our most recent exhibition: Philip Coombe: Building a Legacy.
We also had original archive material and facsimiles on display for you to come and see a part of the village’s archive collection up close. This included one of the amazing Women’s Institute Scrapbooks which were created by the group specially for the former Museum and showcase excellent photography in and around the village and tell stories we otherwise have no record of!
We even enjoyed the opportunity to give a workshop for some of the local school’s pupils which you can read more about in the ‘Outreach and Collaborations’ section below. So many of you visited our stall and we are grateful to each and every one! Some faces we knew well and others we had never met but all were equally enthusiastic about the history of our special village: our unique inheritance.
Here’s a video that sums up the main festival day on June 18th – super weather, lots of people enjoying such a great range of activities, displays and more! Even the re-enactors had a great time!
Keeping you informed…
… the local, sustainable way!
Women’s History research
The project continues to piece together the story of the Modern Wives
In the last newsletter we celebrated volunteer Natalia’s brilliant achievements with publishing posters and online articles exploring the history of notable Bishopsteignton women as well as starting her research into the unique Bishopsteignton Modern Wives.
Since then she has successfully interviewed 2 former members of this amazing group and collected their ‘Oral Histories’ for future generations to enjoy and learn from! While research continues, you can start reading and listening to these stories here: Bishopsteignton Modern Wives.
Were you or someone you know a
Bishopsteignton Modern Wife? Get in touch!
Outreach and collaboration
The Hub team recently gave two successful and engaging talks to the Primary School children Years 5 and 6 on how to research people and places in Bishopsteignton using our own website and various other websites available to them. The children learnt new skills to help them in their quest to obtain information and discover the past in Bishopsteignton for our next meeting in October. Watch this space for the children’s projects!
The festival was very successful for collaboration as well, beginning with a village history tour on the Friday of with the school children which was followed by lots of conversations with families at the festival while we looked at village maps on display. A few of you found it interesting seeing what the area around your home looked like before it was built and as a result, we even had some photos sent in showing the construction of some newer houses!
Upcoming Events
Molly Coombe Photograph Competition Close: 17th August. All the details at https://www.bishopsteigntonheritage.co.uk/competitions/molly-coombe-photograph-competition-2023/
Annual Molly Coombe Lecture: 27th Septemer – A talk from Viv Wilson OBE, local historian. Location and start time still to be decided.
Regular Hub opening hours: Fridays 11am – 4pm. Other times available by appointment so please get in touch via our Contact page.