Devonshire Association "William Pengelly, F.R.S., F.G.S., Father of the Devonshire Association (1912)" By Mrs. Hester Forbes Julian (Née Pengelly). (Read at Exeter, 24th July, 1912.)
Having frequently been asked by members of the Association to contribute a paper on the life and work of my dear father, it seems specially appropriate and suitable to do so in this year, which not only marks the Jubilee of the Devonshire Association, but also the centenary of its founder, William Pengelly, and the celebration of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Royal Society, of which he was a distinguished Fellow. It seems also specially appropriate that this meeting should be held in our own Cathedral city, for we all feel that in coming to Exeter we are coming home.
https://devonassoc.org.uk/devoninfo/william-pengelly-father-of-the-da-1-1912/
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Obituary Published in DA Transactions, 1992. President of the Devonshire Association in 1978
Professor W. G. Hoskins, one of England’s greatest economic and social historians, pioneered the subject of landscape history and revolutionised the study of local history. But, as the success of his two major television series in the 1970s suggested, his larger achievement was to have left us all incomparably richer in our understanding of the past all around us.
Devon played a large part in all this. Born in Exeter in 1908, the son and grandson of Exeter bakers, Hoskins was educated at Hele’s School and the University College of the South West. From his earliest years he developed a passionate interest in the Devon landscape, which provided much of the raw material for his thinking and writing. He began to ask questions about the apparently ordinary elements of the local landscape: its field banks and boundaries, its deep sunken lanes, its isolated farmsteads hidden down long muddy tracks.
https://devonassoc.org.uk/person/hoskins-w-g/
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Hello, my name is Maisie Frost and I am the Member of Youth Parliament for North Devon. I was elected in February 2020, but unless you found my Youth Parliament Instagram (@myp_maisie) you probably haven’t heard anything from me since then. My job is to represent the young people in North Devon. And I hope that you feel that I am trying to do that. Always contact me if there is anything I should be doing better or that you want to see happening or even just for a chat! With COVID-19 and lockdown everything has been very different to how we expected and to be honest we have only just got used to it and worked out how we can work around it. It’s still a lot harder and we are all trying hard to find ways to continue working and taking action. I apologise for not updating and connecting sooner but hopefully this is the start of regular updates and connections with you guys- my constituents! I will try not to make this too long as I know no one can be bothered to read pages and pages of writing.
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Obituary Text published in DA Transactions, 1949.
MISS ETHEL CLELIA LEGA-WEEKES, F.R.HIST.S., died at Varnello, her home in Exeter, on 7th April, 1949, after a very short illness, aged 85. Born in London to an American father, Ansel Weekes, master mariner, by an English mother, Clelia Lega, née Fletcher, Miss Lega-Weekes, through her maternal grandparents, was descended from William Fletcher and Antonio Zombelli, the faithful servants of Lord Byron in Italy and Greece. Educated at Aramattapoisett, Mass., she came to England as a student in the art schools. Domestic influences, mainly those of her Italian grandmother, fostered her intense interest in mediaevalism. From genealogical research she gradually turned to the detail of local history. She settled with her mother (who kept her in perpetual tutelage) in Exeter, and made a close study of the civic and ecclesiastical history of the city.
https://devonassoc.org.uk/person/lega-weekes-ethel-clelia/
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Helen Booker is Senior Conservation Officer for RSPB in South West England. Amongst other projects, she has worked on the Seabird Conservation Project on Lundy and the Isles of Scilly.
Helen was one of the people who inspired my Guillemot studies on Lundy. She suggested Guillemot diet and provisioning studies to the Wardens on Lundy in 2006, the year I started working in the Marisco Tavern.
Articles about Helen's work on Lundy can be found by searching for her name in the Lundy Field Society bibliography:
http://www.lundy.org.uk/index.php/resources/lundy-bibliography
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Tony Taylor has organised the bird ringing on Lundy for the Lundy Field Society since 1979 and was the LFS bird recorder from 1980 to 2007. He visited Lundy in the early 70s as part of his study of Common Guillemots for the University of Newcastle. He made the first detailed surveys of Manx Shearwaters on Lundy, which was one of the factors which led to the RSPB-led Seabird Recovery Project on Lundy. His recent work has included a study of the Wheatears that breed on Lundy.
Tony was one of the people who inspired me to continue my Guillemot studies on Lundy.
Articles about Tony's work on Lundy can be found by searching for his name in the Lundy Field Society bibliography:
http://www.lundy.org.uk/index.php/resources/lundy-bibliography
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Harvey Hennessy, 16 year old Climate and Environmental Activist living in North Devon:
I founded Fridays For Future Barnstaple in April 2019 and we had our first strike on the 24th May 2019!I I work internationally with the Fridays For Future movement and will continue to. I recently also started Extinction Rebellion Youth North Devon!
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On June 8th 2018, Riverford moved into employee ownership. Founder-owner Guy Singh-Watson has long seen Riverford’s purpose as more than just growing and delivering the best organic veg; since converting his first field to organic in 1987, he has challenged business norms and pushed to use Riverford as a force for good. Employee ownership is the next chapter.
https://www.riverford.co.uk/ethics-and-ethos/employee-ownership
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