The Blackdown Archives project is opening its doors this weekend to capture peoples memories and display its collection of more than 2300 local family photographs. During the […]
Uffculme Bowls Club 1960’s
On 29 September 1911, forty people attended a meeting in the Old Sunday School, Uff
World War 1 Veterans Return Home
With all these veterans now sadly gone, it would be fitting to keep those who did return, known to us. If you have any information about these […]
Upottery Fire Crew
It would be really good to get some names to these heroic faces. The equipment (or lack of it) in ‘those days’ must have made dealing with […]
Upottery Primary School
About 125 years ago, Lord Sidmouth built Upottery School, providing free education for the village children. The distinctive building, with its single high-vaulted schoolroom and the adjacent […]
Upottery Mothers’ Union 1928
In 2010, 82 years after this picture was taken, the Upottery Mothers’ Union was still going strong. Perhaps you can tell us more about the members, old […]
Upottery & Yarcombe Ploughing Match
Local ploughing skills beng put to the test while the ‘experts’ look on. Local farming skills being put to the test in 1958. Some of these young […]
Uffculme School Photos 1912
These two photos were taken at Uffculme School in 1912. The bottom left of the chalk boards being held, have the numbers 1 and 2 – the […]
Churchinford General Stores
The Churchinford village general stores, on Lisieux Way. Date not known. The identity of the two ladies from the store is also currently unknown. Do you know […]








