Author Archives: Martin Haddrill

The Big Pilton Quiz is here again

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Winners of the 2012 Big Pilton Quiz - The Professionals.

The Big Pilton Quiz is back for its third year on 11th May 2013.  With a beautiful carved wooden trophy in the shape of a question mark, the Quiz is expected to attract a lot of teams.  In the first two years it sold out with twenty teams of six people and in 2012 it was won by The Professionals (left).  The same price again of only £5 per person includes a light supper — just bring your own drink.  And don’t be deterred if you haven’t got a team.  You can join one on the night.

Tickets are available from Cobley’s Newsagent (only open until 1pm) or from Carol Haddrill on 01271 372416.  It will help the organisers if you can buy them before the night so they can get the food right.

The aim as before is to raise money to make the Hall an even better community space than it already is.

Memories of the Early Festival

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Ian Thomas as a Bishop with his children Kate and Andrew

Ian Thomas, Deputy Headmaster of The Bluecoat C.E. Junior School, Pilton from January 1978, got involved in the Rev. Anthony Geering’s idea of resurrecting Pilton Festival in 1982 – an event with its roots in the 1344 granting of the right to hold a market by Edward III.  With Anthony Geering, Albert Linacre and Noel Harley, Ian formed the core of the first Festival Committee.  On The Pilton Story archive now is a short memory of his personal involvement in the first few years of the Festival.  Read more in Pilton Festival : The Early Years by following this link.  It tells us a little about how Pilton Festival became what it is today.