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‘Mumm’s the Word’ by Pilton Theatre Productions at the Barnstaple Fringe Theatrefest 2024CommunityEvents

‘Mumm’s the Word’ by Pilton Theatre Productions at the Barnstaple Fringe Theatrefest 2024

In June 2024, Pilton Theatre Productions debuted at the Barnstaple Fringe Theatrefest with three performances of a 60 minute comic presentation 'Mumm's the Word'.  Written…
May 5, 2026 · Views: 7
‘Aesop’s Fables’ by Pilton Theatre Productions at the Barnstaple Fringe Theatrefest 2025CommunityEvents

‘Aesop’s Fables’ by Pilton Theatre Productions at the Barnstaple Fringe Theatrefest 2025

Pilton Theatre Productions continued their annual performances at the Barnstaple Fringe Theatrefest in June 2025 with three performances of 'Aesop's Fables'.  Under the writing and…
May 5, 2026 · Views: 4
Concert of Words & Music in Pilton Church, July 2011CommunityEventsLeisure

Concert of Words & Music in Pilton Church, July 2011

After the frantic Pilton Green Man Festival, this Concert on the Sunday evening featured beautiful music played by some very talented Young North Devon Musicians…
March 27, 2026 · Views: 71
Lord Basil’s Reformers : The Farndale MacbethCommunityEventsLeisure

Lord Basil’s Reformers : The Farndale Macbeth

As part of Pilton Festival in 2011, Lord Basil's Reformers, notionally based at The Reform Inn in Pilton, presented a brilliant comedy with the surprising…
March 27, 2026 · Views: 74
Pilton Green Man Day 2016 : A damp but successful dayBuildingsCommunityEventsLeisure

Pilton Green Man Day 2016 : A damp but successful day

Despite the 2016 Pilton Green Man Day being a rather damp day, contrary to the proven knowledge that the third Saturday in July often has…
March 26, 2026 · Views: 55
PASSED PILTON PEOPLE : Hamish Patrick (1946 – 2014)CommunityEventsLeisureNews

PASSED PILTON PEOPLE : Hamish Patrick (1946 – 2014)

In December 2014, Pilton lost a leading light with the passing of Hamish Patrick.  A founding member of Pilton Festival, he was born in London,…
March 26, 2026 · Views: 59
PASSED PILTON PEOPLE : Noel HarleyCommunityEventsLeisure

PASSED PILTON PEOPLE : Noel Harley

In April 2009, we lost a dear friend in Dr Noel Harley. Along with his wife Pet (right), Noel was a stalwart of community life…
March 26, 2026 · Views: 63
PASSED PILTON PEOPLE : Tom Evans (1952 -2019)CommunityEventsLeisureNews

PASSED PILTON PEOPLE : Tom Evans (1952 -2019)

We are saddened to have learned of the death on 23rd June of Tom Evans, Barnstaple Town Crier (and much more).  Tom led the popular,…
March 26, 2026 · Views: 62
PASSED PILTON PEOPLE : Carol Haddrill (1946 – 2019)CommunityLeisureNews

PASSED PILTON PEOPLE : Carol Haddrill (1946 – 2019)

Pilton lost another big contributor to the life of the Pilton community with the death of Carol Haddrill in April 2019 at the age of…
March 26, 2026 · Views: 59
PASSED PILTON PEOPLE : Tracy Grant (1962 -2019)CommunityLeisureNews

PASSED PILTON PEOPLE : Tracy Grant (1962 -2019)

I asked people to sum Tracy up in one word.  “Lovely”, “Kind”, “Brave”, ”Genuine”, “Talented”, “Fun” and “Beautiful” were just some of the all positive…
March 26, 2026 · Views: 50
PASSED PILTON PEOPLE : Anne FeatherstoneCommunityNews

PASSED PILTON PEOPLE : Anne Featherstone

In 2022, Pilton lost one of the world’s most beautiful souls. Anne Featherstone was truly a child of the universe. The amount of good that…
March 26, 2026 · Views: 48
PASSED PILTON PEOPLE : Liz Eveleigh (1950 – 2021)CommunityLeisureNews

PASSED PILTON PEOPLE : Liz Eveleigh (1950 – 2021)

I first met Liz Eveleigh almost 25 years ago in the back of Albert Linacre’s shop where we were making costumes for Pilton Festival, and…
March 26, 2026 · Views: 45
PASSED PILTON PEOPLE : Margaret Reed (1923 – 2023)CommunityNews

PASSED PILTON PEOPLE : Margaret Reed (1923 – 2023)

In April 2023, well-known local historian Margaret Reed died in Pilton House at the age of 90 years.  Born Margaret Anne Bonvoisin in London, she…
March 26, 2026 · Views: 45
PASSED PILTON PEOPLE : Albert Linacre (1930 – 2015)CommunityNews

PASSED PILTON PEOPLE : Albert Linacre (1930 – 2015)

In September 2015, Pilton lost another key figure with the passing of Albert Linacre.  Albert spent the last 35 years of a very full life…
March 25, 2026 · Views: 67
PASSED PILTON PEOPLE : Laurie Wedge (1953 – 2016)CommunityLeisureNews

PASSED PILTON PEOPLE : Laurie Wedge (1953 – 2016)

Laurie Wedge, the Green Man on stilts who graced Pilton Festival for 15 years, died in February 2016, aged 63. Many thousands of people saw…
March 25, 2026 · Views: 76
PASSED PILTON PEOPLE : Dave Butt (1953 – 2016)CommunityNewsUncategorized

PASSED PILTON PEOPLE : Dave Butt (1953 – 2016)

Friends, colleagues and former pupils were shocked in 2016 to learn of the sudden death of Dave Butt at the age of only 63. Dave…
March 25, 2026 · Views: 41
The Evolution of Pilton (Green Man) WebsitesNewsOther

The Evolution of Pilton (Green Man) Websites

Pilton Festival had an early website www.piltonfestival.co.uk back in around 2000, thanks to the work of the late Ken Wilson.  In 2012, it was developed…
March 21, 2026 · Views: 67
THE PILTON STORY – THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP in 2012NewsWork

THE PILTON STORY – THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP in 2012

As The Pilton Story is re-built after 14 years, and enters a new phase, it is appropriate to remember all the people and organisations who…
March 20, 2026 · Views: 66
The Carved Oak Lethbridge PanelBuildingsOther

The Carved Oak Lethbridge Panel

This carved oak panel was thought to be the shield of Sir John Lethbridge of Westaway, Pilton, Barnstaple, dating from when his baronetcy was assigned…
March 20, 2026 · Views: 92
Mayor and Mayoress Bosence of Barnstaple with Rev Anthony Geering of PiltonNewsOther

Mayor and Mayoress Bosence of Barnstaple with Rev Anthony Geering of Pilton

This picture sbows the Mayor and Mayoress of Barnstaple, John and Audrey Bosence, with the Mayor's Chaplin, the Rev. Anthony Geering, Vicar of St Mary's…
March 19, 2026 · Views: 55
Turning the Years Back to 1986CommunityEvents

Turning the Years Back to 1986

In July 1986, Pilton turned back the clock 900 years and relived the days of William the Conqueror with a 'Domesday Fair' theme to what…
March 19, 2026 · Views: 56
Sketch of Bradiford Bridge by Samuel ProutBuildingsOther

Sketch of Bradiford Bridge by Samuel Prout

This is a sketch of Bradiford Bridge from the west side, thought to be by Samuel Prout and dated at early 19th century.  It shows…
March 19, 2026 · Views: 43
Agnes Blake of The Rock, Pilton – Labour Certificate from 1920CommunityHome LifeWork

Agnes Blake of The Rock, Pilton – Labour Certificate from 1920

This document is a copy of a Labour Certificate No. 1, a historical record issued in 1920 for Agnes Blake, residing at The Rock, Pilton.…
March 19, 2026 · Views: 107
Celebrations for the Coronation of King Charles III at the Windsor Arms, Bradiford
Celebrations for the Coronation of King Charles III at the Windsor Arms, BradifordBuildingsCommunityLeisure

Celebrations for the Coronation of King Charles III at the Windsor Arms, Bradiford

The folk of Bradiford gathered at the Windsor Arms on Saturday 6th May 2023 to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III. Thanks to Lisa…
June 6, 2023 · Views: 98
Mark Squires and a Marmoset at the first Pilton Festival in 1982
Mark Squires and a Marmoset at the first Pilton Festival in 1982CommunityLeisure

Mark Squires and a Marmoset at the first Pilton Festival in 1982

The first Pilton Festival in 1982 finished with a procession from Pilton Park and a market in Pilton Street on 24th July. Among the participants…
June 3, 2023 · Views: 142
Barnstaple Town Football Club Fans adopt the Pilton Pageant Red Mask in 2023
Barnstaple Town Football Club Fans adopt the Pilton Pageant Red Mask in 2023CommunityLeisureSport

Barnstaple Town Football Club Fans adopt the Pilton Pageant Red Mask in 2023

In an acknowledgement of its Pilton roots, Barnstaple Town FC fans have adopted the red mask from the Pilton Green Man Pageant on their banners…
May 10, 2023 · Views: 226
Coronation Tea Party for King Charles III in Pilton Almshouses 7th May 2023
Coronation Tea Party for King Charles III in Pilton Almshouses 7th May 2023BuildingsCommunityLeisure

Coronation Tea Party for King Charles III in Pilton Almshouses 7th May 2023

The Coronation of King Charles III on Saturday 6th May 2023 was celebrated by the residents of the Pilton United Charity Almshouses in the gardens…
May 10, 2023 · Views: 178
Who Opened Pilton Bluecoat School Opening in March 1969?
Who Opened Pilton Bluecoat School Opening in March 1969?BuildingsCommunity

Who Opened Pilton Bluecoat School Opening in March 1969?

Bluecoat School (now Bluecoat Academy) was officially opened by J L Smeall, the Principal of St Luke’s College, Exeter, and blessed by the then Bishop…
March 22, 2023 · Views: 154
Dennis Norman 12th North Devon Scout
Dennis Norman 12th North Devon ScoutLeisureOther

Dennis Norman 12th North Devon Scout

Dennis Norman became a scout when the 12th North Devon Troop in Pilton was formed in about 1948/49. Years before joining the scouts he recalled…
March 9, 2023 · Views: 185
New Pilton Bridge Crossing of River Yeo in 1937
New Pilton Bridge Crossing of River Yeo in 1937BuildingsCommunityWork

New Pilton Bridge Crossing of River Yeo in 1937

Until 1937 the main road north from Barnstaple, which dates from before the time of the Barnstaple Turnpike Trust (1827), crossed the River Yeo at…
March 8, 2023 · Views: 322