Salcombe History Society

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Newsletter – Issue 23 – December 2022

Newsletter – Issue 23 – December 2022

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR! History Society Chair Ken Prowse and all the Committee Members would like to wish Members of Salcombe History Society a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Clearing Snow on Main Road   Snowed Under 1979 – Ken...
Speaker Event – a talk by Stephen Pedrick

Speaker Event – a talk by Stephen Pedrick

Speaker Event Wednesday 23 November 2022.  “From voices to pages – Oral history captured” a talk by Stephen Pedrick about recorded memories of life in the South Hams. 7pm at Salcombe Rugby Club, Twomeads, Camperdown Road, TQ8 8AX.  Free entry for members, £4.00 for...
Newsletter – Issue 22 – October 2022

Newsletter – Issue 22 – October 2022

We were deeply saddened by the passing of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022.  We give thanks for her remarkable life of service to the Nation and the Commonwealth. God save the King. HISTORY SOCIETY NEWS Speaker Event Wednesday 23 November 2022. ...
2023 Calendars – Now on Sale

2023 Calendars – Now on Sale

Salcombe History Society 2023 Calendar   Now on sale for £6.00 at Ashby’s of Salcombe, Bonningtons, Salcombe Maritime Museum and Salcombe Tourist Information Centre. Or visit our website shop HERE to purchase for £8.00 incl. postage to UK, international postage...
Newsletter – Issue 21 -June 2022

Newsletter – Issue 21 -June 2022

QUEEN VICTORIA’S 1887 GOLDEN JUBILEE James Fairweather published a detailed account of Salcombe’s celebration of Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee held on Tuesday 21st June 1887, republished in 2001 by his great-grandson John Fairweather Tall, who wrote:Golden...
Newsletter – Issue 19 – December 2021

Newsletter – Issue 19 – December 2021

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Chairman Ken Prowse and all the Committee members would like to wish Members of Salcombe History Society a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Due to Covid restrictions, we have suspended public meetings and the outside...