A peek at the past in and around Teignmouth here with everything from professional arm wrestling to children’s book characters and the good ladies of the WI.

Teignmouth WI members celebrate their 21st birthday party at Richard Newton Hall in Teignmouth. Pictured here are: Margaret Mason, Lettie Kelly, Joy Jones, Freda Richardson (cake-maker), Hilda Skerrett (county chairman) , Edith Kibble, Honor Lamble, Beartice Hawkes, Dora Andrews and Evelyn Perry.
Teignmouth WI members celebrate their 21st birthday party at Richard Newton Hall in Teignmouth. Pictured here are: Margaret Mason, Lettie Kelly, Joy Jones, Freda Richardson (cake-maker), Hilda Skerrett (county chairman) , Edith Kibble, Honor Lamble, Beartice Hawkes, Dora Andrews and Evelyn Perry. (MDA)
April 1986 and the Raymond Briggs character Fungus the Bogeyman puts in an appearance to delight youngsters at Teignmouth Library
April 1986 and the Raymond Briggs character Fungus the Bogeyman puts in an appearance to delight youngsters at Teignmouth Library (MDA)
Arm wrestling championship held at the First and Last Pub in Teignmouth in mid-November 1990. Anne Bell from Teignmouth gets some practice in with British professional champion armwrestler Rod 'Rambo' Lenette
Arm wrestling championship held at the First and Last Pub in Teignmouth in mid-November 1990. Anne Bell from Teignmouth gets some practice in with British professional champion armwrestler Rod 'Rambo' Lenette (MDA)
Arm wrestling championship held at the First and Last Pub in Teignmouth in mid-November 1990. British professional champion armwrestler Rod 'Rambo' Lenette and Bovey Tracey's Paul Brealey
Arm wrestling championship held at the First and Last Pub in Teignmouth in mid-November 1990. British professional champion armwrestler Rod 'Rambo' Lenette and Bovey Tracey's Paul Brealey (MDA)