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Pilton Festival : The Early Years : A personal view by Ian Thomas
Ian Thomas became Deputy Headmaster of The Bluecoat C.E. Junior School, Pilton in January 1978. In 1982 he got involved in the Rev. Anthony Geering's idea of resurrecting Pilton Festival - an even...
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Film of the First Pilton Festival 1982
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...
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Rev Anthony Geering proclaiming at the first Pilton Festival in 1982
This photograph is one of the few good pictures we have found of the Rev Anthony Geering, Vicar of Pilton and the man credited with the idea of the modern Pilton Festival in 1982. The anecdotal ev...
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Pilton Festival - A Short History
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...
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Ladies v Gents Cricket Match at Pilton Cricket Club during the first Pil...
On 20th July 1982, during the very first Pilton Festival, a Ladies v Gents cricket match was played at the Pottington Ground. The Gents were, left to right, Rod Bowden, Steve Webber, Bob and Alan P...
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12th North Devon Scouts at the 1982 Barnstaple Carnival
In 1982, the 12th North Devon Scouts, based in Pilton Church Hall, produced this prize-winning entry "AFTER LAST YEAR WE'RE PREPARED" for the annual Barnstaple Carnival. It was so named because th...
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George Best and others played charity football at Barnstaple Town in Dec...
Famous Northern Irish footballer George Best visited Barnstaple in December1982 with a group of friends - the George Best All Stars. This photograph shows George, second from the right for those t...
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Extracts from Programme Barnstaple Town FC v George Best All Stars 12th ...
This shows extracts from the programme of a charity football match on 12th December 1982 between a Barnstaple Town Football Club XI and the George Best All Stars. It was organised to raise money f...
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