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One of the week long programme of events for the Brixham Heritage Festival is morris dancing on the old Fish Quay. Grimspound Border Morris entertained the crowds first. They "blacked up" in the ...Read more

A memory of Brixham in 2008 by John Howard Norfolk

The two Shaldon ferry boats were at anchor when our Morris Dancers performed in front of the Ferry Boat Inn this week. They looked just like this photograph - although there were no sails! It was a lovely ...Read more

A memory of Shaldon in 2009 by John Howard Norfolk

I spent a lovely sunny July evening with my morris dancing friends at Babbacombe providing a musical and dancing entertainment for the holidaymakers on the Downs. The entertainers were the ...Read more

A memory of Babbacombe in 2009 by John Howard Norfolk

This view is EXACTLY the spot where the dancers and musicians of Dartington Morris and their guests Heather and Gorse Clog Dancers performed in August 2008. It was ...Read more

A memory of Stoke Gabriel in 2008 by John Howard Norfolk

My name is Mary and on the 25th September 2007 I discovered Tow Law! Having spent 64 years of my life only knowing my birth name was McGurk on that morning to my eternal joy I found all I had ever wanted...my birth family in Tow Law. This village that I love dearly will be in my heart forever.

A memory of Roddymoor in 2009 by Mary Seagrave

Staying at North Lopham back in 2002 with my friends I decided to spend the day at Bressingham Steam Museum and Gardens,where the annual 'Dad's Army' exhibition was taking place. As a fan of the TV series it was an opportunity ...Read more

A memory of Bressingham in 2002 by Stephen Smith

Totnes Rotary Club invited Heather and Gorse Clog Dancers to entertain at the Dornafield Midsummer Promenade along with other peformers. The weather was dry and cool for a mid-June evening and just right for ...Read more

A memory of Two Mile Oak Cross in 2008 by John Howard Norfolk

Ebbsfleet is now home to the Ebbsfleet international train station, but most people will not know of its history. An excavation at Ebbsfleet revealed mammouth fossils and a Stone Age site where found ...Read more

A memory of Ebbsfleet International Sta in 2007

My grandfather Edward John Hughes of Henllys Isaf sadly  passed away on Wednesday 27th of June 2007 at Bryn Beryl at the age of 92.  He will be greatly missed by all who knew him, especially the ones closest to him. My ...Read more

A memory of Llanbedrog in 2007 by Mathew Hughes

I am a decendant of the Westren family who lived in Elmsett Hall and live in Australia. I have a copy of The Book of Elmsett which provides a lot of history of Elmsett and the Westren family including the Tithe Memorial incident. I was ...Read more

A memory of Bildeston in 2005 by Carol Hillsdon