Welcombe Historical Society
Lunch
Club
Welcombe Lunch Club is held twice a month at the Village Hall with a three
course meal. Anyone is welcome to come along but please let us know in advance
for the catering. If you wish to know more, or want to know the dates, lease
call Sheila Wade 01288 331391 or Lisa on 01288 331794
Welcombe & Meddon WI. are a lively group of ladies who meet at on the second Tuesday of each month except August, at 7.30 pm in the summer months and 2.30pm in the winter at Meddon Village Hall. We have a varied range of speakers and we also go on trips to gardens etc. We would be pleased to welcome any new members, - just come along to any meeting or, if yuo wish to know more, please contact President Sheila Wade on 01288 331391 or Secretary June Holdaway on 01288331183
A branch of the Women’s Institute was formed here in Welcombe on the 8th December 1932. The elected committee at that time were Mrs. Wheeler, President, Mrs. Clark Vice-president, Mrs. Bond Teasurer, Miss Clark Secretary, Mrs. Dennis, Mrs. E. Oke and Miss Ward being the remaining Committee members. For unknown reasons (does anyone know why?) this WI was dissolved a year later and on the same evening the United Womens Guild was formed.
On the 22nd March 1934 the Meddon & Welcombe WI was formed and has continued from strength to strength since that time.
Welcombe
Bellringers meet
at the Church at 7.30 to 9.00pm on Monday evenings.
Currently 'learning the ropes' at an amazing rate of knots are, James Hill,
Keith
Funnel, Angela Horswill and Michael Horswill. Several others have expressed
an interest in learning but cannot make Monday nights, so we intend doing
something
about that later in the year. David Conway and Howard Pankhurst are currently
teaching the learners, with occasional help from Steven Yeomans, Rosemary
Lauder and Anne Wells. Denis O'Dell regularly tolls the '5 minute bell' you
may have heard on Sunday mornings when we do not ring more than that, and
Denis is always one of our band when we do manage to ring properly for a service.
There are other ringers in the village who are not ringing regularly at the
moment, but who I am sure will start again once we get to ringing regularly.If
you are interested in learning this ancient and fascinating hobby, contact:
01288 331273
or David Conway 01288 331574
Welcombe
Spinners & Weavers
This well established group meets most Mondays at Welcombe Barton throughout
the year. Their shared inerests include spinning, weaving, natural and synthetic
dyeing and feltmaking. They organise an interesting programme of visiting
tutors, share their skills and exhibit and demonstrate locally. If you would
like to join them please contact Pauline on 01237 441 861.
The Stitch & Chat Group
This informal group meets on Wednesday mornings at The Barton and welcomes
new members with an interest in any forms of stitching. Patchwork and quilting,
embroidery and knitting are just some of the crafts that the members share.
For more information call Ann on 01237 441 871.
The Skittles Club season runs from September to March. The club is part of the Bideford League and teams of six play in the skittle alley at the village hall. The men play on Mondays and the ladies play at home on Thursdays with away matches often on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Welcombe
Historical Society
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for some interesting old pictures and complete census information for Welcombe
1841 to 1901
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