On the 10th and 11th of July.
Members of the Heritage Trust and committee members, played a part in the activities.
The pictures show members of the committee in period costume, The unveiling of an embroided tapestry and children colouring historical pictures at the Methodist Church Hall.
The uniform jacket and cap were previously worn by the last Stationmaster of Bovey railway station, and were donated to the Heritage Centre by his family.
There was also a display of 17th century civil war arms drill by soldiers of the Sealed Knot group.
In the Marquee the visitors could place a piece of Mosaic into the partly completed mosaic picture, which will be on public display when complete.
On the 23rd of June 2010.
Thirty four members of the Plymouth Postcard Collectors Club visited the Heritage Centre.
They were taken on a guided tour of Bovey town by two Heritage Trust committee members.
On their return they enjoyed a buffet meal and purchased some old postcards from the Trust.
On Thursday 17th of June 2010.
Some members of the Heritage Trust visited the micro hydro electricity generating plant at Old Walls, Ponsworthy on Dartmoor.
The visit included a talk about the history and working of the plant, walks alongside the leat and other interesting features.
Or further details see http://www.waterleat.co.uk/index.htm
On Tuesday 16th March at 7.30pm
Chris Chapman gave a talk to accompany the film ‘Wild River, Cold Stone'.
Quite a large audience gathered at The Phoenix Hall, St John's Lane, Bovey Tracey, to see the film.
Chris Chapman said:
‘We started filming in July 2007 with the idea of covering the seasons. However, film-making is an organic process and as we archived the material a new shape to the film emerged. We didn't want a presenter or a ‘documentary style', so we chose to film the people and then let them tell their story. We then approached the poet Alice Oswald, whose wonderful poem ‘Dart' describes so beautifully the heart of the moor and the talented musician, Seth Lakeman who, through his brilliant song writing, gave us an insight into Dartmoor's myths and legends. '
On Sunday 28th February.
Twenty Five people enjoyed a Guided Walk through Yarner Wood. Walkers met at the Old Station Heritage Centre where they were able to see maps and documents relating to the copper mine workings in Yarner, as well as exhibits about charcoal burning, mining and quarrying.
Andy Crabb, Archaeologist, presented a slideshow of images from the Heritage Gateway collection http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/gateway/default.aspx
and provided background information during the walk.
More expertise was provided by Stephen Holley from the Dartmoor Tinworking Research Group http://www.dtrg.org.uk/index.htm
The walk was organised by Albert Knott, Reserves Manager for the National Nature Reserve on East Dartmoor, as part of a series of walks
planned in 2010 to celebrate 750 years of Bovey Tracey's
history, in line with the town charter celebrations. After walking along the granite tramway, visiting the site of the old copper mine in Yarner Wood and seeing an area used for charcoal burning, walkers were taken by bus to Kelly Mine. http://www.kellymine.freeserve.co.uk/
Here, volunteers gave conducted tours of the mine workings, and there were talks and demonstrations to show how the ‘shiny ore' (micaceous haematite) was extracted and processed.
Thanks must go to everyone involved in the planning and preparation of this excellent day.
Further walks are planned:
5th June Woodland Management and Birds
6th July History and Beauty of Heathland
11th September History of the Bovey Valley Woodlands
All walks will start from the Heritage Centre at the Old Station; further details will follow.
For more information about the East Dartmoor National Nature Reserve see:
http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/designatedareas/nnr/1007127.aspx
Pictures and Text by Viv Styles 1.3.2010
OnTuesday 9th February 2010.
Tim Jenkinson of The Old Milestone Society,
presented an illustrated talk and slideshow
entitled ‘Old Devonshire Milestones & Toll Houses',
at the Phoenix Hall, St Johns Lane, Bovey Tracey.
The Talk was very interesting and very well attended,
despite the cold weather.
http://www.milestonesociety.co.uk/index.html
On Saturday the 5th of December 2009.The Bovey Tracey Heritage Trust sponsored the planting of a tree on the southern edge of Le Molay - Littry Way in Bovey Tracey, in support of the National Tree Planting record attempt.
In the absence of the Chairman the tree was planted by the Treasurer of The Bovey Tracey Heritage Trust at 11:50 am.
About 40 trees were planted sponsored by various local organisations.
Saturday November the 28th.
Saw the holding of the annual Christmas Fayre by the Bovey Tracey Heritage Trust. The event was a success but was not helped by the weather, as it rained for most of the afternoon.
There was a programme of Carols and seasonal tunes by the Moretonhampstead Bell Ringers, and produce, book, and other stalls most of which were well attended by buyers.
The prize draw was very good with many prizes, some generously donated by local traders.
Saturday 7th of November 2009,
Was a very busy day for some committee members of the BT Heritage Trust.
A committee member opened the station building at 10:15 AM to prepare for the presentation, by Councillor Anna Klinkenberg of the Bovey Tracey Town Council, of the picture which was the prize in the 2009 prize draw.
The winner was Mr Stuart Kerslake of Paignton, who had bought his ticket at the special opening of the station in February. Fittingly, Mr Kerslake had been a passenger on the last train and now works as a volunteer signalman on the South Devon Railway.
The prize was a picture of Bovey Station; as it would have been in the 1920's, by Alan Fearnley.
Later in the morning the centre was visited by two of the Heritage Trust's volunteer fund raisers, Mr and Mrs G Wills, who had not been able to visit earlier in the year.
They were served refreshments and Mrs Wills was given a bouquet to mark their recent diamond wedding anniversary.
Members of the public, some of the Heritage Trust's members and committee members, attended a talk by Mark Bailey at the Bovey Tracey War Memorial.
The talk was about some of the people named on the Memorial, giving more details of their lives and deaths.
As part of the 750th Charter Celebrations next year, Bovey Tracey Town Council has commissioned a mosaic.
The intention is to construct the mosaic as part of the Charter Fair to be held in Mill Marsh Park on Saturday 10th July 2010.
A Mosaic Workshop was held where Bovey residents were invited to attend to contribute their ideas to the plans for the mosaic design.
Inspiration was provided by storyteller Clive Pigg, (www.clivepigg.co.uk), and by an exhibition of photographs and artefacts from the town's history, Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre displayed a civil war breastplate and a cannon ball.
The workshop was attended by residents of all ages and many drawings, sketches and ideas were collected by Michelle Wilcox, (www.michellesmosaic.com), who is co-ordinating the construction of the mosaic.
On the 3rd of November 2009.
The AGM of the Bovey Tracey Heritage Trust took place at the Phoenix Hall.
After the AGM local potter Jeremy Leach gave a commentary to accompany a DVD which showed him making an amphora, similar to those found by archaeologists on ancient shipwrecks and Roman sites. He brought some of his work with him which he sold in aid of The Burma Fund, http://www.ncgub.net/ .
OnTuesday 13th October 2009.
A talk was given at The Phoenix Hall in St Johns lane, Bovey Tracey, by Iain Fraser, about the Palk family, who once owned a large part of South Devon and lived on Haldon hill at Haldon House, part of this building survives as The Haldon House hotel.
On Thursday 17th of September.
A group of members from the 'Princetown Group' of 'The Civil Service Retirement Fellowship.' Visited the Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre, by prior arrangement.
If you are a member of similar group who may be interested in such a visit, please contact us to arrange things.
Visits may be booked for normal opening hours or evenings. We need advance notice to give us time to ensure that we have time to arrange for extra volunteers etc..
On Tuesday 15th September 2009.Mike Perriam gave an illustrated talk entitled 'Dartmoor from the Road', it was well attended.
The view on the screen in the attached picture, is of Spinsters rock, the only dolmen surviving on Dartmoor. Local legend states that it was erected by three spinsters on their way to market. The capstone is thought to weigh about 16 tons! A nice morning's work for three ladies!
The other pictures show a Stone Row and a Menhir at Merrivale on Dartmoor. Both were mentioned in the talk.
On Thursday July 30th 2009
A group of members and friends of the Bovey Tracey Heritage Trust took part in a conducted walk on the Trendlebere Down, part of East Dartmoor National Nature Reserve.
A bus, provided by Natural England, collected the group at the Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre and delivered it to the moor. The walk was led by Albert Knott, Natural England’s Reserves Manager, Dartmoor, accompanied by Jane Marland, Dartmoor National Park Archaeologist.
Many interesting things were seen, including some Dodder, a parasitic plant which grows on Gorse and can spread over heather, the site of old tin mine workings and the dried up leat which used to supply water to the Bovey Tracey Pottery.
At the end of the walk the group was met by the bus which returned them to the old Bovey station.
On Tuesday 16th June 2009A representative of Dartmoor National Park conducted a
Guided Walk around the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mine area.
The members met at King's Oven car park (near to the
Warren House Inn) at 6.45 p.m. and then walked to the mine and tor.
Vitifer was an old tin mine which began work in the late 18th century, but underground work ceased there in 1915 and surface work by 1926. A water turbine and generator were installed probably in the 20's but then removed to the nearby Golden Dagger mine.
On Friday 29th of May.
Some members of the BTHT visited the local Lower Down Pottery.
The potter, Jeremy Leach, opened a new kiln of recently fired glazed ware and gave a demonstration of pot making on his foot operated potter's wheel.
This was followed by afternoon tea and sales of pottery. A very pleasant afternoon was enjoyed by all.
In the afternoon of Thursday the 21st of May2009
A committee member of the Bovey Heritage Trust gave a commentary at a showing of the silent monochrome film of Bovey Tracey in the late 1940's, to a local disabled person's group.
On Wednesday 20th of May 2009Some members of the Bovey Tracey Heritage Trust visited Hennock Village Hall, where the Hennock History Group presented a talk about the Palk Family of Haldon House, by Iain Fraser author of the book, The Palks of Haldon.
On the evening of Sunday 26th of April 2009
Members of the Bovey Tracey Heritage Trust and their friends, boarded the South Devon Railway's 'Fish and Chip Special' at Buckfastleigh station.
Meals were served during the 2 hour journey to Totnes and back.
A jovial and pleasant evening was enjoyed by all.
The train was hauled by steam locomotive number 5786.
For more details of the South Devon Railway, please go to www.southdevonrailway.com
On Saturday 25 th of April 2009
Some committee members of the Bovey Tracey Heritage Trust were invited, by The Lustleigh Society, to attend the opening of the new Archive room which will contain the Lustleigh Community Archive, it is situated in the Old Vestry (picture above) and will be open to visitors on Monday afternoons and Thursday mornings. The Society welcomes visitors and enquiries from researchers.
For more details online, please see www.lustleighsociety.org
The evening talk, on the 10th of March 2009 Titled "400 years of Bovey Families", by Terry Higgins, was very interesting and was well attended.
The family names concerned were STAWELL, HARRIS, SAINTHILL, PINSENT and GURNEY.
Anyone connected with these families, who may be able to add to our knowledge of these families in the south Devon area, is welcome to contact this Website. Any information will be much appreciated.
On February 28th and March 1st 2009 There was a Special Winter Opening of Bovey Station, to mark the end of passenger train services on the Newton Abbot to Moretonhampstead branch line exactly 50 years ago, it was very well attended.
The weather was dry with some sunshine and there were over 100 visitors on Saturday February 28th and over 150 on Sunday 1st of March.
Someone commented that the station building had not been so busy since before WW2.
Notable visitors on Saturday were Mrs Dorreen Black; Mayor of Bovey Tracey, some Town Councillors and the Town Clerk, also former signalman, Derek Aggett who worked at Bovey Station.
On Sunday Veronica Chambers, daughter of the Reverend Awdry, who was at opening of the Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre in 2004, paid a return visit.
On the 10th of February 2009The Bovey Tracey Heritage Trust, hosted a talk by Brian Huxtable, entitled ‘The Mysteries of a Bovey Churchyard'
The talk centred on work carried out by ‘The Men's Group' at ‘The Bovey Tracey Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Thomas of Canterbury', with details of a novel method of deciphering the lettering on weathered and lichen covered gravestones. Brian Huxtable presented The Heritage Trust with a list of the names on and locations of the gravestones identified so far.
After the refreshment and prize draw interval, there was a re-showing of the silent monochrome film of Bovey Tracey which is thought to have been made in the late 1940's.
The Heritage Centre is would like to identify some more of the people featured in the film.
The occasion was extremely well attended, despite it being a very cold evening.
On the 29th of December 2008The Bovey Tracey Heritage Trust held a Christmas Fayre at the Phoenix Hall, in St Johns Lane, Bovey Tracey.
The event was well supported, people enjoyed mulled wine, mince pies, and various stalls, for children there was a lucky dip, a game of putting the antlers on a reindeer blindfolded, and of course Father Christmas. The Bovey Tracey Primary School Choir attended and sang various carols.
The AGM of The Bovey Tracey Heritage Trust for 2008
Was held on Tuesday 11th of November. The Winner of the raffle for a framed railway print of Bovey station by David Elphick, was selected, the print was won by Mrs Sutton of Chudleigh.
The AGM was followed by an illustrated quiz by Robert Hesketh, which involved identifying the locations of various Devonshire buildings.
On Tuesday 14th October Clare Thomas, Head of Ilford Park (Stover Camp) presented an illustrated talk entitled ‘The History of Ilford Park Polish Home since the second world war'.
The talk was accompanied by a film made for BBC2 TV in the 1980's, which was very moving. The home is now run by the Veterans Agency.
For more information please visit http://www.veterans-uk.info/welfare/ipph.html
and for more pictures visit
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/in_pictures_ilford_park___past_and_present/html/1.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/in_pictures_ilford_park___past_and_present/html/1.stm
If you have the opportunity to see this talk, at another venue please don't miss it.
Saturday September 20th 2008Mike Lang, Chairman of Bovey Tracey Heritage Trust making his opening speech at the ceremony marking the return of the 18th century salt glaze kiln to Bovey Tracey. With councillor Dorreen Black, Mayor of Bovey Tracey, Mr Arthur Mann, retired shopkeeper and author of ‘My Life and Times in Bovey Tracey', and Brian Adams, pottery and kiln expert who supervised the move of the kiln from Heathfield.
Copies of Arthur Mann's booklet are available from the Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre.
The Mayor of Bovey Tracey, Councillor Mrs Dorreen Black, cutting the ribbon to mark the return of the kiln to Bovey Tracey.
On the evening of the 9th of September 2008Roger Harding, Chairman of the Stover Canal Society, gave an illustrated talk.
The talk was about the past history and future plans for the Stover Canal, it was very enjoyable and very well attended.
Like most heritage projects the society is in need of volunteers for its working party. Anyone with time, wellies and loppers or a JCB, is welcome to assist with site clearing.
For further details of the Stover Canal please visit, http://www.stovercanal.co.uk/
On Saturday 12th July 2008The Devon Pottery Collector's Group visited the area and called in at the Heritage Centre to see the collections of Cobb and Devon Art Pottery on display.
The picture shows the group in front of the 18th century salt glaze kiln.
On 8th July 2008 A group of Heritage Trust members visited Yarner wood. They met at the Heritage Centre and travelled to the upper part of the wood by minibus.
Warden Albert Knott then led a walk along the Granite Tramway in the wood, down to
the site of the Yarner copper mine, which operated between 1858 and 1865. The remains of engine house and the pit which now marks the top of the old mineshaft were seen. The shaft is believed to have been 300 feet deep and employed about 50 workers.
Members enjoyed a sunny and interesting evening.
For More information about Yarner Wood please visit: http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/nnr/nnr_details.asp?nnr_name=east&C=0&Habitat=0&natural_area=&local_team=0&spotlight_reserve=0&X=&NNR_ID=219
On the 17th of June 2008Members of the Bovey Tracey Heritage Trust paid a visit to the historic Frost Farm, situated to the north east of Bovey Tracey, thanks to a kind invitation from the owners Mr and Mrs Richard Harvey,
( www.frostfarm.co.uk ).
The weather was dry apart from one rain shower and the visit ended with refreshments in the farm house.
On May 29th 2008There was an evening visit by members of the Hennock History Group to the Heritage Centre. Refreshments were served afterwards.
On Wednesday 21st of May 2008The Devon County Council Roadshow Bus was hosted in the car park of Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre.
The visit was arranged by the Bovey Tracey Activities Trust Family History Group to assist their members with family history research using the bus's computers and satellite link.
The original plan had been for the bus to park close to the Phoenix Hall in St Johns lane, from 10 am until noon. However, for safety reasons concerning the large amount of commercial traffic in St Johns lane, DCC asked if the bus could be parked at the Heritage Centre, where it could remain until 4:00 pm. This was agreed.
The bus was accompanied by a representative from the Meteorological Office in Exeter, with a display of leaflets and information about the weather in the south west of England.
On the 19th March at 7.30 pm‘The Annual Town Meeting' took place in the Bovey Tracey Town Hall, it featured a short film of Bovey recently transferred to DVD from an old ‘cine film'. This was first shown at the Bovey Tracey Heritage Trust 2007 AGM and is a delightful record of a walk through the town in the late 1940s. Information is still required to identify some of the people in the film.
On Tuesday 11th March 2008
Peter Gray gave an illustrated talk at the Phoenix Hall about
‘RAILWAYS IN THE DAYS OF STEAM'
The talk attracted quite a large audience.
On Tuesday 12th February 2008
Mike Perriam gave an illustrated talk on the
‘LEGENDS AND FOLKLORE OF DARTMOOR'.
The talk at the Phoenix Hall in St Johns lane was well attended.
Diary of Events 2007.
On the 1st December 2007
The annual Christmas Fayre was held at the Old Station the Choir from Bovey Tracey Primary School sang Christmas Carols and saw Father Christmas.
Refreshments in the form of Mince pies and Mulled wine were provided. Tea, coffee and cakes were also available. A produce stall, lucky dip, draw and tombola along with a soft toy and book stall added to the event.
Some members of the Heritage Trust committee and volunteer helpers dressed in 19th century style.
The Annual General Meeting of the Bovey Tracey Heritage Trust
The Annual General Meeting of the Bovey Tracey Heritage Trust took place on the 20th November 2007. It was very well attended having an audience of around 80 people. After the meeting there was a break for refreshments.
There followed the first public showing of a short monochrome movie film which was donated to the trust some years ago, the film has been transferred from it’s original 16 mm photographic film to VHS video and DVD, by the ‘Television South West film and television archive’ ( www.tvswfta.co.uk ).
The film, made by an unknown photographer, showed various people and views of places in Bovey Tracey, Lustleigh and Haytor in what seems to have been the late 1940’s or early 1950’s.
Members of the audience were able to give names to most but not all of the people in the film.
Two pictures of unidentified people are shown, we believe the old Lady may have lived near to St John's Church, the girl may have been a visitor to Bovey. Remember this is how they looked in the early 1950's.
The film was followed by an illustrated talk by local resident Stan Dart; about the history of and changes to shops in Bovey Tracey from the 1930’s onwards.
The winning ticket in the annual prize draw, for a framed original painting, of a train at Bovey Station in the 1940's, by local artist David Elphick, was drawn by the Mayor of Bovey Tracey Cllr. Alan Griesiell.
The winner was Mr John Butcher a recent resident, who was evacuated to Bovey Tracey during WW2 and has now returned for his retirement, Mr Butcher has volunteered to be a steward at the Heritage Centre in 2008.
On Tuesday 9th OCTOBER
PHIL NEWMAN
Gave an illustrated talk entitled
‘The Dartmoor Tin Industry’
At the Phoenix Hall , Bovey Tracey.
This was very well attended despite it being a very wet evening.
OnTuesday the 4th of September
An Illustrated Talk entitled 'The Moorland Teign' was given by Mike Perriam.
At The Phoenix Hall, St Johns Lane, Bovey Tracey.
Thursday July 19th 2007
Members and non members of the Heritage Trust had an accompanied walk to the abandoned medieval village near Hound Tor.
The weather was fine despite the sounds of distant thunder, and there was an excellent sunset over the moor.
A new exhibit arrived at Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre on Monday 16th July.
Saturday July 7th 2007
A group from the Bovey Tracey Youth Action organization visited the Heritage Centre, to see, draw and photograph some of the exhibits and interview some of the ex workers from the Bovey Pottery.
Saturday June 16th 2007
A group of Devon Pottery Collectors visited the Heritage Centre to view the collection of Bovey Pottery, after lunching at the Dolphin Hotel.
Saturday June 16th 2007
Pottery Exhibition.
The Mayor of Bovey Tracey Cllr. Alan Griesiell performed the official opening of the 2007 Bovey Tracey Pottery exhibition, which marks the 50th anniversary of the closure of The Bovey Tracey Pottery Company in Pottery Rd, Bovey Tracey.
Pottery worker's reunion.
Twenty ex-pottery workers were invited to the official opening event.
Saturday June 16th
A memorial plaque to the late Nick Harman, Founder and Chairman of the Bovey Tracey Heritage Trust (who died last year), was unveiled by his widow Mrs Beverley Harman, at the Heritage Centre.
Thursday June 14th 2007
Chris Kelland conducted a guided tour of the remains of the Atlas Mine at Hay Tor, the weather was good and event was well attended.
Tuesday 6th February
A talk entitled ‘Policing the Peninsula' by
Police Historian; Simon Dell, took place at The Phoenix Hall, St John's lane,
Bovey Tracey.
Tuesday 28th February 2006.
Mike Perriam gave an illustrated, evening talk entitled: ‘Dartmoor through the Ages', at the Phoenix Hall, St Johns Lane, Bovey Tracey.
Tuesday 28th March 2006.
Nick Walter gave an illustrated, evening talk entitled: ‘The Workings of Kelly Mine',
at the Phoenix Hall.
Heritage Centre re-opening 2006.
The season's new exhibition celebrated the life and remarkable achievements of Isambard Kingdom Brunel on the 200th anniversary of his birth. The Heritage Centre re-opened on Saturday April 1st, in time to celebrate his birthday.
Brunel was born in Portsmouth on 9th April 1806. In 1833, at the age of 27, he was appointed chief engineer of the Great Western Railway. His work on the Great Western helped to establish Brunel as one of the world's leading engineers.
April 6th
There was a coffee morning and bring and buy sale, held at Southbrook Court, by kind invitation of John Morris.
Heritage Trust members had an opportunity to visit this wonderful house and garden. The house was originally the farmhouse of South Brook Farm which was part of the Parke Estate.
On the 13th & 14th of May 2006.
A vintage bus stopped at the Heritage Centre to collect visitors to the Brunel 200 Event in Newton Abbot.
Unfortunately there were not many passengers, as the football cup final was on the same weekend.
Wednesday 17th May. There was an evening visit to the Heritage Centre, by The Moretonhampstead History Society.
26th of May 2006 the bus returned bringing visitors to the Heritage Centre from Newton Abbot and Teignmouth.
Monday 12th of June.
There was an evening visit to the Heritage Centre by the Plymouth Railway Circle, who walked along part of the old railway track-bed.
This was followed by a talk and refreshments.
July 6th
Mr Brunel (Steve Manning) visited the Heritage Centre to tell local Primary School children about the life and achievements of Mr Brunel and to answer their questions.
On the same morning, Tony Beard, from BBC Radio Devon, visited the Station to interview one of the Heritage Centre volunteers and Steve Manning, for a Radio Devon news item.
18th July 2006.
There was an evening visit to the Waterleat Hydro Electric plant at Old Walls Farm, Ponsworthy, on Dartmoor. http://www.waterleat.co.uk/ .
The weather was lovely and the conducted tour was very interesting, this was followed by refreshments.
On the afternoon of August 5th 2006.
Members of The B.T. Heritage Trust and Friends visited an ‘Open Day' at the Kelly Haematite Mine, Lustleigh.
The waterwheel at Kelly Mine.
www.kellymine.freeserve.co.uk/kellymine.htm#Contents
Saturday 19th August 2006.
Volunteers from the Heritage Centre manned a stall at The Bovey Tracey Horticultural Show.
Wednesday 23rd August 2006.
There was an evening visit to Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre by the Widecombe History Group.
Tuesday 5th September 2006.
An evening talk and slideshow, about Devon Inns and their signs was given by Robert Hesketh of Devon Life magazine, at the Phoenix Hall Bovey Tracey.
Slideshow by Robert Hesketh.
Tuesday 10th October 2006,
Chris Kelland gave an illustrated talk entitled
‘Surface Mining On and Around Eastern Dartmoor'
Saturday 30th September 2006.
A Car Boot Sale was held in the Heritage Centre car park.
On the morning of November 4th 2006.
Bovey Tracey Heritage Trust, committee members and volunteers, provided morning coffee, and guided walks in Bovey Tracey town, for members of the Devonshire Association, who held their 2006 AGM in Bovey Tracey at the Phoenix Hall.
In the afternoon the Heritage Trust manager gave a slide show entitled ‘A Brief History of Bovey Tracey', afterwards tea was provided.
November 4th 2006.
The Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre closed for the winter.
It will reopen at Easter 2007, with an exhibition to mark the 50th anniversary of the closing of the last commercial pottery in Bovey Tracey.
Tuesday 14th November 2006
The AGM of the Bovey Tracey Heritage Trust was held at the Phoenix Hall in the evening. The meeting was followed by cheese and wine, an exhibition of old photographs and a request for people to put names to the faces in some of the pictures. There was also a prize draw.
The Mayor of Bovey Tracey Cllr. George Gribble drew a ticket to select the winner of the season long 2006 prize draw.
20th November 2006.
The Mayor of Bovey Tracey presenting the winners of the 2006 prize draw, Mr & Mrs John Warr of Bovey Tracey, with their prize at the Heritage Centre.
The prize was a framed, limited edition print of Bovey Station, by local artist David Elphick, who kindly donated the picture.Mr & Mrs J. Warr and the Mayor of Bovey Tracey.
Wednesday 22nd November 2006.
The Heritage Centre was visited by The Lord of the Manor of Bovey Tracey, Mrs Val Brealey and her Husband.
supported by: Devon County Council - The Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter - MLA Renaissance in the Regions
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