South Milton Local History Group meets on the first Friday of every month (except August) in the village hall at 7.30pm. Non-members are assured of a warm welcome.  We started our new year programme on January 6 when Owen Masters gave an illustrated talk of a recent tour he made to the wartime battlefields of northern France and Belgium. Our next meeting will be on March 2 when Felicity Goodall, once of this parish, will talk about her latest book, Exodus Burma.  

On December 2 we joined forces with the PCC and met in the church to hear Dr Todd Gray talk about his new book, which includes All Saints as one of his 50 best churches in Devon.  At the November meeting members spoke of family connections in both world wars, and gave many moving accounts.

A major ongoing feature is the setting up of a computerised village photographic archive using equipment purchased with grants from the parish council and the Lottery Awards for All scheme.

We have provided information about village landmarks for the parish map produced by the parish council, and have researched field names, past and present, throughout the parish.

We have also produced a pamphlet which gives brief biographical details about the victims of the two World Wars, whose names are commemorated on the war memorial.  (Please note that John Auger, who died in 1915, and whose name is included in our pamphlet, is not the John Auger whose name appears on Thurlestone war memorial. This has been revealed as a mistake, which is regretted and will be corrected when the pamphlet is reprinted.)

If you are interested in finding out more about the history of the village you will be welcomed at any of our meetings.
Graham Collyer 01548 560932 

Calling old South Miltonians wherever you are. If you were born in the village, or lived here at some time in your life, and would like to share you memories with the history group, please get in touch via the Contact button above.