The Peter Christie Local History Prize 2024

 

Where do you think you are?

Peter was a local historian and lecturer at Petroc College. He was Mayor of Bideford and wrote 41 books and more than one thousand articles in the North Devon Journal and the North Devon Gazette. You can read more about Peter here.

 

In honour of Peter Christie's contribution to the Torridge area BookRelief UK with support from the Bideford Community Archive and the Devon Family History Society have decided to hold a competition to encourage young people in the Torridge district to find out more about their local area.

THE COMPETITION

 

The competition is only open to young people between 11 and 18 who either live in the Torridge area or come to school here.

 

The competition is in two parts. You can enter one or both as you wish.

 

Part one - The Quiz. This has prizes of £10 for successful entrants. You can download the quiz and entry form here.

 

Part two - Exploring an Aspect of Local History. This has a first prize of  £250 and three second prizes of  £50 each. You can download the instructions and entry form here.