Yelverton & District Local History Society

2012 - Programme of events

INDOOR EVENTS

TUES JAN 17 "The Roman South West " - a talk by Derek Gore
TUES FEB 21

"Historical Murders in Devon" - a talk by Simon Dell

TUES MAR 20 "Sale of the Century - the day the Duke of Bedford sold Tavistock!" a talk by Gerry Woodcock (plus AGM & raffle)
TUES APR 17 "The Mariners' Way - Bideford to Dartmouth (a walk across Devon)" - a talk by John Risdon
TUES MAY 15 "Myths & Legends of Dartmoor" - a talk by Tom Soby

OUTDOOR EVENTS

TUES JUNE 19

Milton Combe - a village walk with Richard White 

Meet in Pub car park 7pm  

TUES JULY 17

Exploring Historic Lydford 

A guided walk with Dr. Tom Greeves 

Meet Castle Inn car park 7pm  

TUES AUG 21

Tavistock - an historical Town walk with Alex Mettler

Meet outside Town museum in Bedford Square 7pm

 

INDOOR EVENTS

TUES SEP 18 "Clapper Bridges of Dartmoor" - a talk by John Stuart
TUES OCT 16 "The Domesday Book in Devon & Cornwall" - a talk by Terry Faull
TUES NOV 20

"Arthurian Landscapes - Putting myths & history in their place" - a talk by Andrew Thompson (plus Christmas Raffle )

 

All our indoor events are held at Meavy Village Hall at 7.30 pm.

We welcome suggestions on topics for future events - please contact us & let us know your views

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EVENTS

Talks are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at Meavy Village Hall. Outdoor visits and walks take place in the summer at various locations in the area.

MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS
2012 rates are as follows:
Individual: £4.00
Family: £7.00
Libraries, Schools etc: £3.50
Contact: Nick Lane, Whitehall, Buckland Monachorum, Yelverton PL20 7NL

JOURNAL
The journal is published every other year where possible, provided we have enough contributions from the members.

CONTRIBUTIONS
Correspondence relating to the Journal and contributions for publication should be sent to the Editor, Y&DLHS, Westway, Whistley Down, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6EN (or emailed to the Chairman - see Contacts page). Copy date for next Journal is summer 2012.