Events in December 2021–February 2022
- - An afternoon with Joyce Grenfell - Yvonne Toms
An afternoon with Joyce Grenfell - Yvonne Toms
An afternoon with Joyce Grenfell - Yvonne Toms
01-12-2021Yvonne, who was born in Yorkshire, but has lived in Polperro for 50 years and been married to a Polperro boy for 47 years, will present a synopsis of the life of Joyce Grenfell, interspersed with monologues and song.
Tavistock Town Hall and via Zoom - - A Grandmothers's Legacy - my Great Aunt Constance - Jenny Mallin
A Grandmothers's Legacy - my Great Aunt Constance - Jenny Mallin
A Grandmothers's Legacy - my Great Aunt Constance - Jenny Mallin
05-01-2022Jenny Mallin, Author "A Grandmother's Legacy"
Winner of Best World Cookbook World Gourmand Cookbook Society
To quote Jenny:
"My great aunt Constance was a woman of high social status, a wife of a British official, born in 1898. [This] is her account of her life in Burma and the story of a civilian trek in 1942 involving thousands of people who had to face for the first time in their lives, an arduous hike across some of the world's most treacherous terrain, dealing with monsoon climatic rivers, jungles and steep mountain ranges and dangerous wildlife...."
Zoom - - Plymouth Shops - Alan Bricknell
Plymouth Shops - Alan Bricknell
Plymouth Shops - Alan Bricknell
02-02-2022Alan is retired and, amongst many other activities, is involved in Plymouth u3a as well as being leader of the Ford Park Cemetery Heritage Team.
Of his talk he says:
"Looking around the city centre in Plymouth today, many of the names above the shop entrances are well known national, or even, international businesses. But as recently as 50 years ago the majority of retail outlets in the centre of Plymouth were local shops and stores, founded by entrepreneurs who had been born and brought up in the West Country. This illustrated talk looks at the history of some of those shops, including Pophams, Dingles, Spooners and John Yeo, and the people behind them.
THE TALK WILL BE PRECEDED WITH A BRIEF EGM DETAILS OF WHICH ARE LOCATED ON THE HOME PAGE
Tavistock Town Hall and via Zoom