We were delighted to receive some photos through from Creative Cullompton, taken of Stacey working on the mosaic with visitors. Thank you to Kathy Coley Photography for allowing us to use these great pictures!
Our part in Cullompton Roman festival, which celebrated not only Roman Cullompton, but the recent archeological digs at the Hill Fort.
With guests Vik and Hannah of Creative Cullompton. In the podcast we talk about the amazing Golgotha at St Andrews Church, enthuse about the sheer volume of the local schoolchildren, discuss Creative Cullompton’s next projects and hint darkly at the time Kev nearly got off the train in the wrong county.
Hannah and Vik from Creative Cullompton are our guests today as we find out more about the history and stories of this fascinating, ancient town. This podcast was recorded in the Walronds, a beautiful Tudor building that is now at the heart of Cullompton’s heritage.
Our role in this project has been to deliver educational sessions to the two primary schools in Cullompton. Here we talk about the structure of the sessions and inspiration behind the educational content we delivered.
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.
On the High Street project we have featured a heavily-edited version of the story of Tom Austin, a local highwayman, and Kev has been absolutely desperate to tell the whole tale in a less sanitised format. Here it is. It’s pretty gruesome.
Just in time for Hallowe’en, we present a Gory Story from Cullompton – the Terrible Tale of Tom Austin. This is a fairly gruesome tale and may not be suitable for young children.
Visiting the Walronds we found these interesting circular carvings on the fireplaces and doorways. This is the fascinating story of the witches’ marks, also known as apotropaic marks, scratched into surfaces to stop evil spirits from gaining access to the room.
