2012 
January 
11Axe Valley Branch: at 2.30pm, a talk "East Devon Hill Forts" presented by Thomas Cadbury (Curator of Antiquities, RAMM, Exeter) to be held at the Pavilion, Peace Memorial Playing Fields, Coly Road, Colyton EX24 5PU. Entrance: Donation £1 (DA Members) £2 (Non Members). Contact: Chairman, Dr David Westlake (01297 678529).
11Exeter Branch: from 6pm to 9pm, New Year Party with guest speaker Robin Wootton on "The Devonshire Association - Past, Present & Future". To be held in the Devon & Exeter Institution, 7 Cathedral Close, Exeter. Contact Pat Bonning-Snook, 01392 467346.
11Plymouth Branch: at 2pm, AGM at Plymouth Athenaeum. Members only. For further details contact Hon Secretary.
12Newton Abbot Branch: at 2.15pm, AGM and tea to be held at The Town Hall, 9 Devon Square, Newton Abbot.
13East Devon Branch: at 2.30pm. A talk by Bill Horner: "Pipelines, Parks and Pillboxes - Recent Archaeological Work in East Devon".
14Geology Section: at 10am, AGM, at The Museum, Babbacombe Road, Torquay. Followed by a lecture "The Better Kinds of Building Stone from the West Country", by Dr Mike Barr. For details contact Jenny Bennett at jenny.bennett@rocketmail.com.
19Okehampton Branch: at 3.30pm, a talk by Paul Rendell, "Okehampton Through Time - the making of the Book". To be held at the Ockment Centre, North Street, Okehampton.
20Bideford Branch: at 2pm, a talk by Dr Tony Cornford on "Computers in Healthcare - a prescription for recovery?". To be held at the Burton Art Gallery, Kingsley Road, Bideford. Contact Chris Cornford, 01237 or chris@igiltd.com.
20Tavistock Branch: at 7.30pm, "Social Evening", to be confirmed at the November meeting. Pre-booking essential, contact the Branch Secretary (01822 615885).
21Botany Section: 11am, AGM, followed by slide show and walk to look at lichens and bryophytes. Fulda Room, St.Boniface Centre, Crediton (SS837003). Contact Secretary (01752 795256).
21Entomology Section: at 2pm, AGM in the Boniface Centre, Crediton, which is next to the parish church. Please bring items of entomological interest. Please note the start time which is a half hour earlier than customary.
28Literature & Art Section: at 2.30pm, at the Fulda Room, the Boniface Centre, Crediton, the AGM will be followed by tea and an illustrated Quiz with clues based on Devon literature, paintings and drawings.
 
February 
8Axe Valley Branch: at 2.30pm, a talk "Green Lanes in East Devon" presented by Valerie Belsey (Author and Historian) to be held at the Pavilion, Peace Memorial Playing Fields, Coly Road, Colyton EX24 5PU. Entrance: Donation £1 (DA Members) £2 (Non Members). Contact: Chairman, Dr David Westlake (01297 678529).
8Plymouth Branch: at 2pm, a talk, "A Magistrate in Antarctica" by John Killingbeck at Plymouth Athenaeum. For further details contact Hon Secretary.
9Newton Abbot Branch: at 2.15pm, a talk, "The Templer Family" given by Geoffrey Harding, to be held at The Town Hall, 9 Devon Square, Newton Abbot.
10East Devon Branch: at 2.30pm. A talk by Ian Parsons: "Forests of the Haldon Hills".
15Exeter Branch: at 2.15pm, a talk by Lawrence Hunt on "Whimsical Buildings". To be held at the Music Room, Exeter Central Library. Contact Pat Bonning-Snook, 01392 467346.
16Okehampton Branch: at 3.30pm, a talk by Dr Jean Shields on "Napoleonic Parole Towns around Dartmoor". To be held at the Ockment Centre, North Street, Okehampton.
17Bideford Branch: at 2pm, a talk by Mark Lavington, Mike Deaton and James Wright, Appledore Scuba Club, on "Lundy under water - UK's first marine reserve". To be held at the Burton Art Gallery, Kingsley Road, Bideford. Contact Chris Cornford, 01237 or chris@igiltd.com.
17Tavistock Branch: at 7.30pm, "Tavistock Abbey and the Isles of Scilly" - a talk by Dr Tom Greeves at the Parish Centre, Tavistock. Contact the Branch Secretary (01822 615885).
 
March 
8Newton Abbot Branch: at 2.15pm, a talk "Dark Deeds in Devon" given by Janet Downer. To be held at The Town Hall, 9 Devon Square, Newton Abbot.
10Buildings Section: at 2.15 pm. The Spring Meeting at St George's Church Hall, Tiverton. Cost £5 including tea. Talk by Wesley Key, Clerk of Works at Castle Drogo, the only 20th century building in Devon to be listed Grade 1. The Recorders will give an account of their work. Booking essential. For details contact Vivien Arthur 01404 814881 vidon@hotmail.co.uk.
10Entomology Section: at 2.30 pm, a talk by Malcolm Scoble, former Keeper of Entomology at the Natural History Museum, entitled "The role of the internet in taxonomy: making our knowledge of insect biodiversity more accessible". To be held at the Community & Leisure Centre, situated at the corner of Dobbin Arch and School Road, Kingskerswell TQ12 5DJ.
10East Devon Branch: at 2.30pm. A talk by David Clement: "The Development of Waterborne Transport in Devon".
10150th Anniversary Special Event - Botany Section: Field Day. Details to follow.
12History Section: at 2.15pm, in The Music Room, Central Library, Castle Street, Exeter, John Heal will be speaking on "Serges, Fires and Maps - A History of Crediton".
14Axe Valley Branch: at 2.00 Branch AGM followed at 2.30pm by a talk "John Rolle Walter, Pompeo Batoni and the Grand Tour" presented by John Madin, Curator of Art, RAMM, Exeter to be held at the Pavilion, Peace Memorial Playing Fields, Coly Road, Colyton EX24 5PU. Entrance: Donation £1 (DA Members) £2 (Non Members). Contact: Chairman, Dr David Westlake (01297 678529).
15Okehampton Branch: at 7pm, Branch AGM and "Devon Place Names Fun Quiz". To be held at the Ockment Centre, North Street, Okehampton.
16Bideford Branch: at 2pm, a talk by Prof. John Mather on "Some historic therapeutic springs, spas and hot baths of SW England". To be held at the Burton Art Gallery, Kingsley Road, Bideford. Contact Chris Cornford, 01237 or chris@igiltd.com.
16150th Anniversary Special Event - Tavistock Branch: "The DA, Past, Present & Future" by Robin Wootton at Tavistock Parish Centre. Also a Seasonal Display at Tavistock Museum "Focus on 7 presidents inducted at Tavistock". Contact Secretary (01822 615885).
21Exeter Branch: at 2.15pm, a talk by Prof. Anthony Buller on "Permian Coast". To be held at the Music Room, Exeter Central Library. Contact Anthony Buller, 01392 217538.
 
April 
12Newton Abbot Branch: at 2.15pm, a talk, "History of Little Poland - Ilford Park" given by Clare Thomas. To be held at the Town Hall. 9 Devon Square, Newton Abbot.
14President's Symposium: "Devon Churches and their History", 10.30am to 4.30pm, at The Mint Church Centre, Exeter EX4 3AT. Details in Autumn 2011 DANews and to follow in Spring 2012 issue.
20Tavistock Branch: at 7.30pm, AGM, at the Parish Centre, Tavistock. Contact the Branch Secretary (01822 615885).
21Bideford Branch: at 10.45am, Branch AGM followed by a talk by Prof. Nicholas Orme on "Medieval Childhood", followed by a medieval roast lunch. To be held at the Durrant House Hotel, Heywood Road, Northam, Bideford. Contact Chris Cornford, 01237 or chris@igiltd.com.
28Literature & Art Section: (MOVED FROM 14th APRIL) at 2.30pm, John Madin, Curator of Fine and Decorative Art at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, will guide us around the museum's exhibition of the work of Devon Painters, which will have opened that week. All DA members will be welcome, but please ring 01392 275332 in the ten days beforehand to indicate attendance.
 
May 
12150th Anniversary Special Event - Botany Section: Field Day. Details to follow.
16Exeter Branch: a visit to Ugborough Parish Church and Shilstone manor. Cream tea. Own transport. Contact Neil Macaulay, 01392 879812.
24-27 Annual Conference & AGM (150th Anniversary): at Torquay. Details to follow in March 2012.
 
June 
16Literature & Art Section: at 2.30pm, in the Fulda room, the Boniface Centre, Crediton, Greta Stoddart, an award-winning Poet now living in East Devon, will talk about writing and publishing poetry, illustrated with readings by Greta and by James Turner.
16150th Anniversary Special Event - Botany Section: Field Day. Details to follow.
21Okehampton Branch: at 7.15pm, "Okehampton in 1962 Town Walk" led by Okehampton Community Archive. Start from Ockment Centre, North Street. Charge £3. Preceded by reception, with refreshments, and display of Okehampton in 1960's in the Ockment Centre from 6.15pm.
23150th Anniversary Special Event - History Section: at 2.15pm, "Landscape and People - Devon in the 1860s" - A Day Conference at the University of Exeter. Booking details available from December.
 
July 
2History Section: at 2.15pm, a talk by Dr Tony Cumming on "The Royal Navy and the Battle of Britain", in The Music Room, Central Library, Exeter.
12Exeter Branch: An evening walk around St Davids, Exeter. Meet at 6.30pm. Contact Geoff Harding, 01392 276176.
14150th Anniversary Special Event - Newton Abbot Branch: "Following Templer from Quarry to Quay", walk, ride and boat. Details to follow.
19Buildings Section: a Reception to mark the 25th anniversary of the section, at Old Forde House, Newton Abbot. Numbers limited to 50 only and Building Section members will be given priority. Contact Vivien Arthur 01404 814881 vidon@hotmail.co.uk.
 
September 
12150th Anniversary Special Event - East Devon Branch: "Baroness Elizabeth Butler Sloss" at the Manor Pavillion, Sidmouth. Details to follow.
13History Section: at 6.30pm, Social Evening and talk by Michael Butterfield on "John Graves Simcoe - His Life, His Times and His Achievements" at the Devon & Exeter Institution. Booking details available from December.
19Exeter Branch: at 12 noon, the Annual Lunch with guest speaker. At Exeter Golf & Country Club. Contact Neil Macaulay, 01392 879812.
20150th Anniversary Special Event - Okehampton Branch: a Town Walk, led by O.C.A. members, starting at the Ockment Centre. Details to follow.
 
October 
13150th Anniversary Special Event - Buildings Section: at Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre, Buckfast, Devon to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the DA. A Study Day on "Country House Crafts 1550 - 1770" by Dr David Bostwick, BA Hons, MA, PhD, ALA, AMA. For details contact Vivien Arthur 01404 814881 vidon@hotmail.co.uk.
13150th Anniversary Special Event - Geology Section: a joint meeting with the Geological Association at RAMM, Exeter. Details to follow.
14150th Anniversary Special Event - Geology Section: Field Trips "Rivers through Geological Times", a joint venture with the Geological Association. Details to follow.
23150th Anniversary Special Event - Botany Section: Field Day. Details to follow.
?Exeter Branch: a special event to mark the 150th Anniversary of The Devonshire Association. Details to be announced. Contact Geoff Harding, 01392 276176.
 
November 
12History Section: at 2.15pm, Dr Robert Higham will speak on "William the Conqueror's Siege of Exeter- Causes and Consequences", in The Music Room, Central Library, Exeter.
17Exeter Branch: at 2.30pm, AGM to be held in the Devon & Exeter Institution, 7 Cathedral Close, Exeter.