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This is the programme of the first Pilton Festival of the new era in 1982. The Festival lasted from 24th June until 25th July. The programme was introduced by Anthony Geering, Vicar of Pilton. I...

This was the report of the first Pilton Festival Pageant, Parade and Fair, held on 24th July 1982, in the North Devon Journal of 29th July. The Pageant depicted people and events throughout Pilton...

A charter for an annual Market and Fair in Pilton was believed to have been granted by Edward III in 1344. The modern Festival was inaugurated in 1982 by the then vicar, Rev Anthony Geering, and l...

A world of 30 years ago was re-visited in Pilton, Barnstaple, with the showing of a film of the first Pilton Festival in Pilton Church Hall on Friday 27th January. The right to hold a street market...

As the oldest part of Barnstaple, Pilton was granted a charter to hold an annual market by Edward III in the 14th Century. In 1982, the Rector of St Mary's Church - Rev. Anthony Geering - was inst...