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Thanks to those who made The Pilton Story
In January 2024, The Pilton Story moved out of its long-term office in Pilton Church Hall and relocated its base to 51 The Rock. Its volunteers are still available and enthusiastic to meet anyone ...
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Celebrations for the Coronation of King Charles III at the Windsor Arms,...
The folk of Bradiford gathered at the Windsor Arms on Saturday 6th May 2023 to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III. Thanks to Lisa Horforth of the Windsor Arms and Rachel Sylvia from www....
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Mark Squires and a Marmoset at the first Pilton Festival in 1982
The first Pilton Festival in 1982 finished with a procession from Pilton Park and a market in Pilton Street on 24th July. Among the participants was a 4-year-old Mark Squires with a marmoset monke...
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Barnstaple Town Football Club Fans adopt the Pilton Pageant Red Mask in ...
In an acknowledgement of its Pilton roots, Barnstaple Town FC fans have adopted the red mask from the Pilton Green Man Pageant on their banners and flags this year. The club has never forgotten it...
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Coronation Tea Party for King Charles III in Pilton Almshouses 7th May 2023
The Coronation of King Charles III on Saturday 6th May 2023 was celebrated by the residents of the Pilton United Charity Almshouses in the gardens of St Margaret’s and the Lower Almshouses on Sunda...
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Dennis Norman 12th North Devon Scout
Dennis Norman became a scout when the 12th North Devon Troop in Pilton was formed in about 1948/49. Years before joining the scouts he recalled having seen a scout of the 1st North Devon Troop (Ba...
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New Pilton Bridge Crossing of River Yeo in 1937
Until 1937 the main road north from Barnstaple, which dates from before the time of the Barnstaple Turnpike Trust (1827), crossed the River Yeo at Pilton Bridge and then went up Pilton Street, The ...
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1st and 12th North Devon Scout Troops going to International Jamboree in...
This is a picture of the combined 1st and 12th North Devon Scout Troops going to the International Jamboree at Hockley, Essex, in August 1952. Thanks to John Norman we have identified almost all o...
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