Sport

Christmas Eve at the Front

An interesting letter has just been received by Mrs Packer, of Broadclyst, from her husband, Corpl Packer of A Company, 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment, who is serving with the Expeditionary Force in Northern France. In the course of a letter he describes a remarkable incident which occurred on Christmas Eve between the British and German trenches.

Team walked off

The statement said that the referee, Sergeant C. J. Griffin, of the R.A.S.C., who took the match in the absence of an appointed referee, reported that there was no dispute until the last half-minute of play when the captain called the remainder of the side off the field of play.

The Shebbear captain, W. Leverton, admitted responsibility for the team leaving the field.

Gazette article dated 21 November 1958

Practice makes perfect

Bideford County Secondary School netball practice in the playground

This team won the junior section of the North Devon Netball rally, beating Ilfracombe Grammar School in the final, 7-4.

Left to right: Dilys Owen, Juanita Gabala, Frances West, Jacqueline France, Catherine Davenport, Elizabeth Pidler and Carol Bushby.

Gazette article dated 20 February 1959

The Champions

The Robins win

Pictured are the players who have provided Bideford's first team squad in their 1971-72 championship season.

They are: John Mock, Colin Rowe, Steve Snell, Trevor Burnell, Russell Petersen, Derek May, Trevor Morris, Micky Hillson, David Ainscough, Trevor Anthony, Ben Murphy, Peter Druce, John Gauntlett, Brent Howard.

Gazette article dated 19 May 1972