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History of the Parish book is now available
20 December 202428 December 2024

Literally hot off the press, Hope History and Heritage group are pleased to announce that the latest revised and updated version of our history of the parish has been printed and will be on sale from 20th December in the village shop. From the end of January 2025 it will also be available online from…

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A very photogenic part of the world
4 February 202224 September 2024

The arrival of the actor Jim Broadbent in Kingsbridge last autumn to shoot some scenes for a film “The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry” prompted some old memories. Who remembers the 1950’s TV series Quatermass (which terrified me) and later the first series of “Maigret” in the early sixties both of which starred Rupert Davies? The…

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