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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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The Family of Rev Anthony Geering of Pilton Church in 1986
Rev Anthony Geering was Rector of St Mary's Church, Pilton, from 1981 to 1986. This photograph shows him with his family taken from a Stewardship Campaign Leaflet of 1986. With him are his wife, ...
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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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The Village of PILTON - Oldest Barnstaple
This document, written by Rev Anthony Geering in the early 1980s, gives a potted history of Pilton. Anthony Geering was vicar of Pilton from 1981 to 1986 and was the instigator of the Pilton Festi...
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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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Other Clergy and Readers at St Mary's Church, Pilton, in 1986
This photograph shows the other clergy and readers at St Mary's Church, Pilton, during the Stewardship Campaign in 1986. From left to right they are: the Rev. Harry Kennen, Harold Jago and Dr Howa...
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The 1982 Pilton Festival Programme
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...
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