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Widecombe History Group

Whg

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1144684
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Aug. 6, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Nov. 16, 2011
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
Dunstone Methodist Church
Lady Meadow Terrace
Widecombe in the Moor
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ13 7TH

Activities

We hold regular monthly meetings throughout the year, with a guest speaker and also arrange outings for members. We have a series of local history projects on the go at any one time, currently these include: North Hall and Digitising and Cataloguing the History Group and Parish Archive.

Objects: To Advance The Education Of The Public In All Matters Historical Or Allied Nature, And In Particular Those Arising In Widecombe Parish And The Surrounding Area And In Doing So To Preserve And Archive Material Of Historical Interest, In Particular But Not Exclusively By:a) Creating And Maintaining A Heritage Centre For The Purpose Of Presenting Items For Local Exhibitionb) Promoting, Researching And Recording Local History;c) Acting As Custodians Of Historical Material Pertaining To Widecombe Parish Local History By Collecting Together, Conserving And Archiving All Such Material And Any Other Appropriate Historical Material, From Wherever IT May Originate;d) Providing Access To Archives To The Public For Research And Educational Purposes Through Various Means, Including, Inter Alia, A Heritage Centre;e) Undertaking Or Providing Historical Research Projects, Exhibitions, Books, The Internet, Artefact Restoration, Walks, Outings, And A Regular Programme Of Speakers And Discussion Evenings;f) Recording The Living History Of The Whg Through Photographs, Writing, Audio And Other Media;g) Undertaking Such Other Activities As May Be Deemed Necessary

Classification

How
Provides Services
What
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
The General Public/mankind

Geography

Local Authority
Devon

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Feb. 28, 2026 Aug. 6, 2026On time £4,182 £4,324
Feb. 28, 2025 June 19, 2025On time £3,781 £5,775
Feb. 29, 2024 Aug. 13, 2024On time £4,291 £3,623
Feb. 28, 2023 Feb. 19, 202453 days late £3,483 £2,821
Feb. 28, 2022 Aug. 25, 2022On time £1,660 £6,322
Feb. 28, 2021 Oct. 20, 2021 £4,041 £2,142

Trustees

Name Appointed
Terence Hugh French (Chair) May 2, 2013
Helen Susan Barrow May 2, 2018
Rose Mortimore May 2, 2018
William John Southcombe May 1, 2019