One of the lesser-known stories of Cullompton is that of the great fire of 1839. We used this tale as the centrepiece of our sessions, and the children had great fun retelling it themselves.
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The Life-Changing Power of a Hobby
In the midst of January, like many others, we at Taleblazers started thinking about our hobbies; their power to change us and their impact on the course of our lives. We asked Kev, our resident
Continue ReadingA Rubbish History of Ilsham Valley #KeepBritainTidy
As it’s Keep Britain Tidy week, I wanted to explore a little of the history of our relationship with refuse and how our attitudes and practices towards waste have changed over the years, shining a
Continue ReadingTerrible Tales of Torre Abbey
Today is International “I love to write“ Day (apparently) and I have been tasked with putting together a little piece to cover that particular topic as well as our recent Halloween event that Taleblazers put on at Torre Abbey. Let me start by making this
Continue ReadingThe Ballad of the Thirsty White Dragon Inn
Long, long ago, when I was 8 or 9 years old, I was walking home from school with my mother. As we trotted past the imposing Edwardian terraced houses of Wellswood Park we noticed that
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