Drake's Church of England Primary School in East Budleigh, birthplace pf Sir Walter Raleigh and Roger Conant
On 22 July 2025, the Vicar of Budleigh, the Reverend Martin Jacques, presented book tokens to five children from Drake’s School in East Budleigh, chosen by their teachers as the first recipients of the annual Roger Conant award at their end of term leavers’ service.
A gift of £500 from the village’s Roger Conant Club to enable the awards was made earlier in the year to the Parent, Teacher and Friends Association (PTFA) of Drake’s School, pictured above, and the money will be awarded as prizes over the next few years to pupils who best represent the School’s values.
Drake’s Church of England Primary School, pictured here, is named not after the Tudor explorer Sir Francis Drake but after Joan Drake. She was the first wife of the father of Sir Walter Raleigh, Queen Elizabeth I’s favourite courtier who, like Roger Conant, was born in East Budleigh.
Are you a descendant of Roger Conant or interested in his life and times. Join the Roger Conant Club! It's based in his birthplace of East Budleigh, Devon, UK. Membership is totally free. Just email: conantcourier@gmail.com with your name. You will receive regular copies of The Conant Courier. It's an online, seasonal newsletter of 30+ pages. Along with local history content the newsletter includes features and news from Salem and Beverly, the cities founded by Roger Conant in 1626.
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