Talk - The Story of the Westcountry's Policewomen

Wednesday 27th November at 2pm.

£4 for members. £8 for non-members.

Simon Dell MBE returns to the PPL to tell the story of the westcountry's policewomen. It is a story impossible to tell without looking at the remarkable national picture which was born from the suffragette movement and the first paid policewomen of 1915. This talk celebrates the women who changed the history of the police service. 

Talk - A Second Look at Plymouth Shops

Wednesday 26th February 2025 at 2pm.

£4 for members. £8 for non-members.

A small number of Plymouth's independent stores have survived into the twenty first century although they have now given up their store in Plymouth City Centre and these days can only be found in Ivybridge, Tavistock and Totnes. Goulds, who found life increasingly difficult with competition from companies such as Blacks, Cotswold and Go Outdoors, finally ceased trading recently. Other shops, such as Costers, Tozers, Boolds and Moons, disappeared from the high street many years ago but are remembered fondly by many locals.

This illustrates talk by Alan Bricknell looks at the history of each of these six companies, and ends with a brief look at the history of Plymouth Co-operative.