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The Laurie Passmore Cup is presented annually by the Devon Association of Ringers at a bellringing competition held in North and South Devon in alternate years. It was first awarded in 1981-82 fol...

Lawrence (Laurie) Passmore (right) was a Master Saddler who first worked for Mr Gubb (left), who had a shop in Boutport Street where Howards Jewellers used to be and now a branch of Catherine Bisho...

This photograph of Pilton Centre Football Club came to The Pilton Story from Michael Parkin without any names. From the photograph we guessed it was in the 1970s and, indeed, Pilton Centre had a f...

Richard Westacott was a member of Pilton Church Choir in the 1970s and 1980s - in the days when Eric Ashton was Choirmaster and Rev James West was the vicar. Later he also sang under Choirmaster J...

From a time when such displays were not considered at all 'inappropriate' comes a photograph of the 12th North Devon Scouts Barnstaple Carnival float in 1980. It celebrates the 50th Anniversary of...

This is a photograph of the top class at Pilton Bluecoat School, in 1979 or 1980. Mr Ken Morrish (back left) is the teacher - and was clearly reckoned to be very good. Peter Bray's daughter Gail ...

This photograph shows the 12th North Devon (Pilton) Scout Group in Pilton Church Hall around 1979/80. We would love to be able to identify everyone in the picture but so far can only specifically ...