Main Hall/Kit

THE WELLIED SLEUTH DIGS THE DIRT ON DARTMOOR. Speaker: TIM HARROD. A venerable yet vagabond PhD in wellies and an ancient VW has quartered Lustleigh’s landscape in all weathers but there was a purpose and an award winning colourful outcome.

NATIONAL COASTWATCH FROM TEIGNMOUTH VIEW POINT. Speaker: EDIE STEVENSON. A rota of volunteers maintain a watch along the coast path and out to sea for potentially vulnerable people and craft. All equipment is funded by donations and a bookstall, they would be pleased to receive any unwanted books, paperbacks only thank you.

SOME RUDE MONUMENTS OF A CURIOUS KIND Speaker: JANE MARCHAND An antiquarian’s view of Dartmoor.

AN OVERVIEW OF EASTERN DARTMOOR AT THE TIME OF THE BLACK DEATH. Speaker: Dr DAVID STONE. This talk explores the local evidence for the impact of the Black Death of 1348 - 1349 which nationally caused the death of nearly half the population.

WILD DAYS AND MEDIEVAL KNIGHTS. Speaker: ANDREW COOPER. A biologist and anthropologist by training, Andrew’s talk tells an extraordinary story and is a saga that takes you from prehistoric to present day featuring a secret valley in South Devon.

THE CATHEDRAL YARD FIRE & RESEARCHING EXETER’S ANCIENT BUILDINGS. Speaker: Dr TODD GRAY. During renovations to the Clarence Hotel and adjacent buildings following the fire of October 2016 many new and extremely interesting points have come to light.