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Parish newsThrowleigh news continuedand a splendid variety of stalls. The good turnout waspartly thanks to South Zeal having to cancel their fête,so our gratitude to those who turned out from the FarSide, too.Future Events: Please note! This year, our ChristmasBazaar (shared with Gidleigh) has been moved toSaturday 23 rd <strong>November</strong> (due to St Michael's,Chagford, holding theirs the following Saturday). Welook forward to seeing you there for great shopping:gifts, white elephant and nearly new stalls, cakes, plantsand Val's great teas.Wartime Antarctic AdventureOn Saturday 19 th <strong>October</strong> at 7.30pm in the VillageHall, Dr John Dudeney will make a return visit toThrowleigh to give another talk about the Antarctic:‘Britain's Secret Wartime Antarctic Adventure’.In the depths of World War II Britain secretly plannedand launched an expedition to Antarctica under thecode name Operation Tabarin. At the time there was acampaign of disinformation to obscure the real reasonsbehind this operation. The propaganda was so successfulthat the cover story has become the received wisdom,while key official documents from the time haveremained secret (until now). This talk will expose themyths and tell the tale about what the expedition wasThrowleigh Christmas Bingoat The Village HallFriday 13 th December <strong>2013</strong>Lucky for Some and Unlucky for Others!Doors Open 6.45 for a 7.30pmEyes Down Start10 Full House of Christmas dinners complete withall the veg and trimmings. Joints of beef, pork,chicken, duck, gammons. Line prizes of wine,Christmas puddings, chocolates andall the usual Christmas fareGRAND DRAW and a FLYERSo make a date on your calendar to come along tothis traditional fun night outreally all about, tracing its roots back to the ScottishNational Antarctic Expedition of 1902-1904, linking itsrelevance to Britain's involvement in Antarctica today.Tickets £6 adults, £3 students and under 17 from DaveHatton, tel: 01647 231051. Email: .hatton.d@virgin.net .Throwleigh Archive ExhibitionDuring the weekend of <strong>November</strong> 2 nd -3 rd , theThrowleigh Archive will open an exhibition ofphotographs and documents revealing past and presentlife in Throwleigh to launch the revised reprint of thearchive’s book, Throwleigh: Pictures and Memories of aDartmoor Parish. At 192 pages, in A4 hardback and nowwith an extensive index, it includes over 250 picturesfrom the archive with explanatory text about places andinteresting village characters. It is available at theexhibition for £16 (or from 01647 231051 or 231213,or archive.throwleigh@virgin.net ).The show will display several hundred photographsfrom the archive (including many not in the book) andgive an insight into the lives of some of the fascinatingpeople who lived and worked in the parish, and showbuildings and features which have disappeared orchanged. It will be in Throwleigh Village Hall each dayfrom 10am to 5pm, with free admission. Refreshmentswill be available.Throwleigh WIMonday 21 st <strong>October</strong>: ‘Garden Diseases and Weeds’,speaker: Julie SteedMonday 18 th <strong>November</strong>: ‘Aloe Vera’, speaker: NorahBertramNew members always welcome. We meet in theevening at Throwleigh Village Hall at 7.15pm on thethird Monday of each month. Please tel. Tina Forster on01647 433719 for more details.37
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