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Celebrate VE Day 75 at home
Join people across the nation to celebrate VE Day 75 from the safety of your own home. Plymouth City Council have kindly outlined what the City is doing to celebrate VE Day. VE Day 75 takes place on Friday 8 May – which is the first May Bank Holida Read more
Dartmoor commons – our link to a world we have lost
When we talk about going for a walk on the ‘open moor’, we’re usually heading for common land, land that is mostly unfenced and where we can seemingly roam at will. Within the boundaries of the Dartmoor National Park, 37% is classified as common land Read more
Secret History: The Bedford Hotel Exclusive Heritage Tour and Lunch Friday 11th October 2019, 10am
Join local historian Alex Mettler for an illustrated talk on the history of The Bedford Hotel, and an exclusive guided tour of the hotel and its associated buildings to uncover some of the hotel's little-known secrets. £30 per person, including a d Read more
Delving into the past at Moisten - Ace Archaeology Club members undertake their seventh dig
Okehampton people may be familiar with the name Moyes. There is a Moyses Lane not far from the Castle. While there are many people in the area with that surname, ACE Archaeology Club likes to think it may have something to do with our excavation sit Read more