fairlynch Coffee time Talks
Our Coffee Time Talks take place on a Wednesday, once a month during the Winter, when Fairlynch is closed to visitors. The venue is the Peter Hall, behind St Peter’s Church and all are welcome. Entry costs £5, discounted to £3 for Friends of Fairlynch, and coffee and biscuits are served from 10.30am with the talks starting at 11am and lasting 45 minutes.
Previous topics have included the St Ives School of painting, life in Devon’s workhouses, Richard Caton-Woodville the war-artist, the Exeter Ship Canal, the Roman Army in the Southwest, the Exeter to Exmouth Railway and managing the Pebblebed Heaths.
We are delighted to report that a new series of talks begins on 1st September 2021. The programme is as follows:
Wednesday 1st September 2021: David White - Wildlife Around the River Otter
Wednesday 6th October 2021: Ken McKechnie - West Country Mining - the reality behind the myth
Wednesday 3rd November 2021: Clare James - Clinton Devon Estates
Wednesday 1st December 2021: Alan Humphries - Exmouth Docks - the demise of a working port
Wednesday 2nd February 2022: Brian Portch - Brunel's Great Western Railway
Wednesday 2nd March 2022: David Strange - The Norman Lockyer Observatory
Wednesday 6th April 2022: Stewart Raine - The Development of English Seaside Resorts
Previous topics have included the St Ives School of painting, life in Devon’s workhouses, Richard Caton-Woodville the war-artist, the Exeter Ship Canal, the Roman Army in the Southwest, the Exeter to Exmouth Railway and managing the Pebblebed Heaths.
We are delighted to report that a new series of talks begins on 1st September 2021. The programme is as follows:
Wednesday 1st September 2021: David White - Wildlife Around the River Otter
Wednesday 6th October 2021: Ken McKechnie - West Country Mining - the reality behind the myth
Wednesday 3rd November 2021: Clare James - Clinton Devon Estates
Wednesday 1st December 2021: Alan Humphries - Exmouth Docks - the demise of a working port
Wednesday 2nd February 2022: Brian Portch - Brunel's Great Western Railway
Wednesday 2nd March 2022: David Strange - The Norman Lockyer Observatory
Wednesday 6th April 2022: Stewart Raine - The Development of English Seaside Resorts
