IT'S back to one of those halcyon summer days of the early 1980s this week - the month is July, the year 1982, and Buckfastleigh carnival was in full swing.

King and Queen of Hearts Victoria Bolton and Rachel Giles with motorccyle outrider Christopher Giles.
King and Queen of Hearts Victoria Bolton and Rachel Giles with motorccyle outriderChristopher Giles. (MDA Archive)
Members of Ashburton-based Teignbridge Theatre Company
Members of Ashburton-based Teignbridge Theatre Company (MDA Archive)

Blooming marvellous - Sarah Annett and Lisa Honeywell.
Blooming marvellous - Sarah Annett and Lisa Honeywell. (MDA Archive)