Events – 2025
All talks are held within the Woodway Room of the Town Hall
and commence at 7.30pm on a Friday unless otherwise indicated.
Admission to the talks will be £1.00 for members and
£4.00 for non-members. Complimentary tea, coffee and
biscuits will be provided after the talk.
January 2025 – No Meeting
7th February 2025
7.00 pm Annual General Meeting
The History of Mining in the Teign Valley
A presentation by Nick Walter. Nick has a wealth of knowledge on this subject especially as he has been involved with the Kelly Mine for many years.
7th March 2025
A Roman Soldier's Uniform
A presentation by Oly Martin. Oly is a member of the Second Augusta legion re-enactment group – if you want to know what the local people of Devon saw when the Roman army arrived then this will give you a good idea.
4th April 2025
Celtic Devon
A presentation by Geoff Hodgson that looks at the period after the Romans left in the south west and asks whether Devon has had the same Celtic ancestry as Cornwall for far longer than is widely recognised.
2nd May 2025
The Polish RAF 307 Squadron and Exeter Airport
A presentation by Michael Parrott from the 307 Squadron Project which covers the history of this Polish squadron which was based at Exeter airport and the important role that it played during World War Two.
29th – 31st May 2025
As part of the Devon History Society’s Devon in the 1920s celebrations – An exhibition in Chudleigh Church about
life in Chudleigh in the 1920s.
The Exhibition will run from Thursday afternoon to Saturday afternoon and will include two talks about Life in the 1920s, one from Julia Neville from the Devon History Society about Devon
in the 1920s, and one about life in Chudleigh in the 1920s.
Further details will be advised nearer the time.
June 2025 – No Meeting
6th July 2025 (NB Sunday)
A group tour of Exeter Cathedral looking at the history and architecture of the Cathedral.
Details to be advised soon.
August 2025 – No Meeting
21st September 2025 (NB Sunday)
A group tour of the “Agatha Christie Mile” along the seafront of Torquay looking at places that have links with Agatha Christie.
Details to be confirmed soon.
3rd October 2025
Sir Walter Raleigh – Queen Elizabeth I’s favourite Devonian
A presentation by Devon Historian Philip Badcott which follows the events and achievements of the life of one of Devon’s best-known historical figures – soldier, statesman, scholar and explorer.
7th November 2025
Smuggling in Devon: The Truth Behind the Fiction
A presentation by Robert Hesketh which covers the period between 1700 and 1850 when smuggling was a huge industry in Devon. The majority of Devonians were either involved in it, colluded with it or profited from it – all social classes were involved.
December 2025 – No Meeting
Events from previous years
2015 – 2016 – 2017 – 2018 – 2019 – 2020 – 2021 – 2022 – 2023 – 2024