South Hams Vintage Rally
On 10th and 11th August 2024, the Society had a stand in the Craft ...
Fully loaded LSTs (Landing Ship Tank or 'Large Slow Targets') in Salcombe Harbour.
Salcombe ...
2024 AGM: 26 March 2024
The History Society's 2024 AGM will take place on Tuesday 26 March ...
History Society Chair Ken Prowse and the Committee wish all Members of the Society, a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
The WLA increased Britain's food production in WW2. More food and cultivated land were needed to feed the country. With men away at war, women were first asked to volunteer and from December 1941 could be conscripted into the WLA ...
"Up Against It". Reflections of Salcombe boatbuilder Mike Atfield
Tuesday 26 September 2023, ...
In this issue we're featuring photos from Dornom's Boatyard in Salcombe. The Dornom family were of Danish origin. John Dornom arrived in South Devon from the port town of Esjberg ...
We are offering a prize of £250 and a public lecture in Salcombe for an original work of ...
On 28th March 2023, the Society held its AGM, the first since 2019. Following opening remarks ...
Featuring photos of some well-known Salcombe boatbuilders, as well as the launch of the Anne ...
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
History Society Chair Ken Prowse and all the Committee ...
Speaker Event
Wednesday 23 November 2022. “From voices to pages – Oral history captured” a ...