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President: Brian Warmington M.A.

Past Talks
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Natural History Evening
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Local History Workshop
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Memories, Memories
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North Devon of Yesteryear
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Rames and Wrecks
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Public Transport of North Devon
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An Evening Walk Within The Parish
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An evening of slides of Old Hartland
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The Fascination of Books, Maps and Prints
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An evening of slides of Old North Devon,
1978-79
- Rames and Wrecks
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Area Librarian Ken Hunt with more old and interesting books,
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Pictures of Yesteryear
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100 Years of Hartland School
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The Presence and the Past - Preservation or Reconstruction
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Two Years Before the Mast
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Film of the Orkney's
1979-80
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The History of Hartland School
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Hartland through the eyes of William Heard
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A members evening of old slides and memories
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Hartland's Non-Conformist Churches
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"Rames and Wrecks"
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An Evening at Hartland Abbey
1980-81
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Hartland Quay
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"A History of Clovelly"
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A members evening for Christmas
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An evening of slides from the Hartland Society's own archive
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The History of Hartland School
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'An evening of memories of the West Country Inn'
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Annual General Meeting - A guest speaker will be present
1981-82
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"The Parish of Morwenstow"
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Members Evening
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An evening of slides from the Society Archive
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Visit to the new District Coastguard Centre
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The Hartland Society plays host to the Bradworthy Local History Group
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Cheristow - the last 1000 years
1982-83
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"Hartland through the four seasons"
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"Hartland Tales, Topics and Treasures"
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"A surprise package'
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An evening of slides from the Hartland Society Archive - many new ones!!
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The life and times of "Cruel Coppinger"
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Visit to the Bradworthy Local History Group
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Docton Mill
1983-84
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Enchanting slides on Wildlife
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Harvesting and Thrashing of Yesteryear
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Festive Entertainment
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"From Ploughboy to Priest"
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Slides from our archives
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"Farm Move in 1948"
1984-85
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Members' photographs and slides of local interest
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Rev. Fred Pennington - Life in Hartland
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Morwenstow Society
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New Year Party - Mark Myers has offered to show slides of his paintings
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Thomas Gory Burrow and the Hartland Chronicle
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Devonshire Dialects
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Hartland Abbey
1986-87
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An evening of slides of the carnivals of 1967/8 plus street scenes of yesteryear
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Life in Clovelly
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Woolsery Historical Society
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'Hartland Treasure’
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"Getting to Know You"
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"Where, What and Why"
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"Old Bideford"
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Exploring our Parish Church
1987-88
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Old Time Harvest Festival
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An evening of dialect reading and telling of local humour and the showing of photographs
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Hartland in the Hungry Forties
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Members photos of events of years gone by
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Wild Flower Diaries and a selection of slides
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Abbey and its History
1988-89
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Harvest Supper
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Devonshire Dialect
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Hartland Quay
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The Abbey River
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Slides from the Archive
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Carnivals of Yesteryear
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Place & Field Names
1990-91
1991-92
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Hartland's Heritage Coast
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Hartland Point Lighthouse
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Festive Meeting at Hartland Quay Hotel
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"Hartland Historian, Richard Pearce Chope"
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Slides from the Archive
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"All in a Day's Work!"
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"Work-a-day Hartland"
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"Know Your Parish" Quiz
1992-93
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"Hartland Quay - A Vanishing Port"
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Hartland's Christian History
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Festive Meeting of Devonshire Dialect
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The Story of My Home
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Slides from the Archive
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Historic Artifacts and Curios of Yesteryear
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"The Story of the Abbey Wall Paintings"
1993-94
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"Abbey River - from Source to Sea"
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The Story of My Home
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"Hartland Through the Seasons"
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Slides from the Archive
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"From Ploughboy to Priest"
1994-95
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The Story of My Home
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The Story of the Harton Town Trust
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The Story of Stoke and it's Past
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"Hartland Through the Seasons"
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Slides from the Archive
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Past Characters of Hartland Abbey Recalled
1995-96
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Slides from the Archive and a Local Pictorial Quiz
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Looking at Elmscott
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The Story of My Home
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Recalling Hartland Characters
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An Evening in the Countryside
The 1996/7 season consisted of talks on:
- A centenary of Thomas Cory Burrows " Hartland Chronicle".
- Enriching the local Environment for wildlife.
- 100 years of motoring.
- 21st anniversary dinner.
- Tracing local family trees.
- Hartland characters.
- The local studies and record office.
- A trip to Knightshayes Court.
The 1997/8 season consisted of talks on:
- The life and times of Geoffrey James.
- The Second World War, and its impact on Hartland.
- A Festive meeting and entertainment at Hartland Quay Hotel.
- Recalling the shops of Hartland.
- Place and Field Names.
- A natural history evening with photos from the collection of the late John Jeffery.
- Hartland characters, past and present.
- An outing ( to be arranged)
The 1998/9 season consisted of talks on:
- Characters of Hartland - Past & Present
- The Public Houses of Hartland and the Area
- A Festive Selection from the Hartland Society Slide Archive
- Hartland Fire Service - Past & Present
- "Romance" - and the "Hartland" Perspective!
- The Abbey River
- An Evening Devoted to Natural History
The 1999/2000 season consisted of talks on:
- "Hartland Branch, Royal British Legion" by Mr A Higgins, &
"The Story of Local use of Water Power" By Mr S Hobbs
- The History of My Home: Blendylake by Mr C Prouse & Farford by Mrs B Davey
- Natural History Evening - "The Birds of our Coast"
- Hartland 2000 - Looking Back
- Tourism and Farming
- Medicine & Education
- Domestic and Social Changes
The 2000/1 season consisted of talks on:
- A Fresh Dip In The Photographic Archive!
- James, Charles, Oliver, Charles, James
- Know Your Parish! - Light hearted quiz evening
- Dr. Somerton's Hartland
- The Amazing Bird Photography of John Jeffery
- Twenty Years Of The "Hartland Times"
- An Incomer's View Of Hartland
The 2001/2 season consisted of talks on:
- A Look at the Story of Hartland Quay by Stephen Hobbs
- More From The Older Archives by Brian Warmington
- Know Your Parish! - Light hearted quiz as we approach the festive season.
- Pottery - Its Place In Our Community
- Our Ancient Parish Church and its Story by John Cass held at St. Nectan's Church.
- The Flora of Hartland by Clare Gurton
- Recording Hartland's Weather Statistics by Richard Needham
The 2002/3 season consisted of talks on:
The 2003/4 season consisted of talks on:
The 2005/6 season consisted of talks on:
The 2006/7 season consisted of talks on:
The 2007/8 season consisted of talks on:
The 2008/9 season consisted of talks on:
The 2009/10 season consisted of talks on:
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