Adventure Centre Memories From the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s
Carrying on from last week here are some memories, this time of some of the instructors and staff. The Island...
The Adventure Centre Casemateers
The first groups to stay on the Island were the Casemateers. These were local youth clubs who rented out one of the...
The Adventure Centre Beginnings
I had a great response to the request for memories during the Adventure Centre years so I’d just like to set the scene...
THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE ISLAND
6 months ago I wasn’t aware of any births on the Island. I knew a few troops were accompanied by their families on the...
The Geraldine Lamb Story, a journey of a child of Drake’s Island
This Blog is about one of, or possibly the only birth on the Island. Back in October 1897, on the 11th to be precise,...
A DEVONIAN ISLE OR AN ISLAND OF CORNWALL
Really a bit of a follow on from last week and who owned the Island is the intriguing question of was the Island...
DID THE COUNCIL OWN THE ISLAND AND GIVE IT AWAY?
The belief that Plymouth City Council owned the Island at one stage and then sold it for £1 or gave it away is...
CHRISTMAS ON THE ISLAND OVER THE YEARS
I thought given the time of year it may be interesting to see who may have been on the Island and how they may have...
A PHOTOGRAPHIC INSIGHT INTO THE ISLAND DURING WWI
A few weeks back before the new restrictions came into force I managed to get into the Cottonian Research Room of the...
PLAN AND SECTION VIEWS OF THE FIRST TUDOR BUILDINGS FROM 1716
The Box Archives are a rich source of research for whatever you are looking into. On a recent visit I came across some...
THE END OF THE ADVENTURE CENTRE AND SELLING OF THE ISLAND
Things didn’t get any better throughout the 1980’s. By 1981 the Centre had £100,000 in interest free loans and was...
THE ADVENTURE CENTRE – THE 1970’s
The first years of the 1970’s were the usual mixture of success and setbacks for any volunteer organisation running a...