An update on the book launch
21st August 2014 by Leave a Comment
Tuesday the 19th August saw the launch of ‘The upper Culm Valley before, during and after The Great War’.
Over 75 people were in attendance and enjoyed some short words form Michael Cooper, Phil Norrey, Chief Executive of Devon County Council, and Lt Col Tim Courtenay RM.
During the launch almost 140 copies of the book were sold. Copies still remain and can be purchased by emailing info@blackdownarchives.org.uk.
The activities continue on in to this weekend where we will have three exhibitions taking place.
- Friday night, 22nd August, there is an exhibition running from 7pm until 9pm in Culmstock Village Hall.
- Saturday, 23rd August, from 2pm until 5pm there will be dramatic readings of some of the stories from the book which will be filmed
- Sunday, 24th August, sees the exhibition visiting Clayhidon and will be in St Andrews Church.
We are grateful for the support of the three parish councils, the Heritage Lottery and the AONB SDF for their support.
The Great War Exhibition
5th August 2014 by Leave a Comment
On Tuesday 19th August at 7.30pm in Hemyock Village Hall there is the Book Launch of our book
“The Upper Culm Valley before, during and after the Great War”
On Friday 22nd August at Culmstock Village Hall from 7pm until 9pm there is an Exhibition of material collected from families of those who served.
On Saturday 23rd August the Exhibition will be at Hemyock Village Hall from 2pm until 6pm and there will also be dramatic readings of some of the stories from the book.
On Sunday 24th August the Exhibition will be at Clayhidon in St Andrews Church.
We are grateful for the support of the Three Parish Councils, the Heritage Lottery and the AONB SDF for their support.
The Upper Culm Valley before, during and after The Great War
25th July 2014 by 3 Comments
The WW1 book The Upper Culm Valley before during and after The Great War was published in 2014.
One of the major stories researched and highlighted was the Battle of Bois des Buttes around the 27th May 1918 when the second Battalion of the Devon Regiment stood to the last man in defiance of the Kaiser’s last offensive with some 100 Divisions of German troops released from the Eastern Front joining the forces on the Western Front to attack around the River Aisne. By standing so firm against unsurmountable odds the 2nd Devons were awarded the Croix de Guerre at a ceremony held in November 1921.
The centenary of this battle will be marked by another ceremony at the memorial on the Aisne on 27th May 2018.
Volunteer meeting organiser required.
2nd January 2014 by Leave a Comment
Since the commencement of our Great War project we have been unable to meet on a monthly basis. Due to most of our volunteers being involved the project, we are looking for a volunteer to organise some meetings over the course of 2014. Should anyone be in a position to assist us, please contact us at info@blackdownarchives.org.uk. Alternatively leave a comment and we will come back to you.
Blackdown War Memorials
9th December 2013 by Leave a Comment
Over the last few years work surrounding the Blackdown Hills War Memorials has been undertaken by Steven Trick and Andy Read. A website has been created to document some of their research and can be found here:
WW1 meeting: 10th December 2013
21st November 2013 by Leave a Comment
The next meeting for our World War 1 project will take place on the 10th December 2013 in the Forbes Lounge of the Hemyock Village Hall. Commencing at 1930, we will hear from different people regarding areas of the project including research, publications and our drama group.
Anyone is welcome to come along and learn what is happening or offer their services.
Should you have any questions before, please email ww1@blackdownarchives.org.uk.
Uploading files for our Great War Project
13th September 2013 by 2 Comments
Following a successful meeting at the Church Rooms on the 3rd September, many wheels are now in motion and the project structure is taking form.
One area which was discussed was the ability for people to upload documents to a central folder. This has now been created and for ease you can simply select the file you want to upload and click ‘Upload To dropbox!’ and it will appear in our folders.
If you are uploading information in this way, please also email ww1@blackdownarchives.org.uk. Equally, if you are having any problems uploading documents just get in touch via email.
The material added to the Blackdown Archives web site and dropbox is protected by the Trustees of the HH&AA. Approval for its use must be obtained from the Trustees of the Association
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