News about the next opportunity to join in remembrance of a Dawlish serviceman that lost his life during World War One. Private Frederick W Bond, of the 1st Wessex Ambulance Company will be remembered on Saturday 23rd May 2015 at the Methodist Church, commencing at 12 noon . Private Fred Bond was the first Dawlish territorial to die in the war, aged just 20. Brought up in Dawlish, he is ...
Robert Vickery's Posts
30 Nov 2014
I am glad that FGW took up my suggestion of preparing walks from the Exeter-Paignton stations. There has for some time been a very good booklet for walks from the Avocet LIne stations and that provided a model for this new booklet. The walk from Lympstone is a favourite if timed to end with a pub lunch.
4 Aug 2014
The grant to the Shaftesbury Theatre is well deserved, for they are putting on a production this week of "Oh! What a Lovely War" and it has a larger cast with more demands on costume than they normally encounter. This amateur production opens on the centenary of the Declaration of War on August 4th, 1914, and it is part of a continuing programme of events, exhibitions and commemorative services ...
23 Jul 2014
A massive Congratulations! from one who wouldn't know where to start in Octopush. So glad that the Town Council gave a grant to help you travel, earlier in the year. Obviously put to great effect. Marvellous.
29 May 2014
Could be they were having their AGM and all attendants were there?