local stories – Taleblazers

Podcast – Creative Cullompton

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023Cullompton High StreetCullompton, local stories

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.

9. Creative Cullompton

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

Cullompton School Workshops

February 10, 2023February 27, 2023Blog, Cullompton High StreetCullompton, gory stories, local stories

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.

The Great Fire of Cullompton

January 15, 2023March 2, 2023Cullompton High Street, ProjectsCullompton, local stories

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.

The Gory Story of Tom Austin

October 28, 2022February 27, 2023Blog, Cullompton High Street, Projects, RecordingsCullompton, gory stories, local stories

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.

Chelston Heritage Evening

October 7, 2022October 7, 2022Announcements, Chelston Heritage ProjectChelston, local stories

Our Chelston Heritage Evenings are back! Come and find out more about the heritage of Chelston at the Chelston Manor on Tuesday 8th November, it would be great to see you.

25-30 Rosery Road

January 30, 2022October 3, 2022Chelston Heritage Project, ProjectsChelston, local stories, Torquay, World War Two

Next time you take a stroll down Old Mill Road, turn right at the bottom opposite the park into Rosery Road, and you may notice something strange. Number 25-30 are superficially similar to the other

2. Chelston Heritage Trail

In this episode, we talk about a fascinating recent project in which we produced a hand-drawn heritage map of our local area. Victoria, Kev and Rich talk about the stories that inspired the project, how