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    Welcome to the Bideford & District Community Archive

    ...The Gazette Newspaper 1856 onwards.

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  • Welcome to the Bideford & District Community Archive

    Welcome to the Bideford & District Community Archive

    ...The Gazette Newspaper 1856 onwards.

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  • 1 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 2 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 3 Penny for the guy

  • 4 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 5 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 6 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 7 Meredith and Son ad.>
  • 8 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 9

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 10 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 11 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 12 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 13 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 14 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 15 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 16 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 17 Hartland's invitation

  • 18 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 19 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 20 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 21 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 22

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 23 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 24 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 25 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 26 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 27 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 28 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 29 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 30 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 31 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 32 Local glove-making factory advertising for staff

  • 33 Centenary of Gazette

  • 34 Safety-first dipomas awarded to Torrington drivers

  • 35 Meeting at 10 Downing Street

  • 36 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 37 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 38 Some mushroom!

  • 39 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 40

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 41 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 42 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 43 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 44 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 45 Torrington in 1967

  • 46 Over the bank together>
  • 47 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 48 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 49 No laughing matter

  • 50 Torrington Church's new organ

  • 51 Loads of black and white

  • 52 Community centre opened at Westward Ho!

  • 53 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 54 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 55 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 56 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 57 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 58 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 59 The young smith of Abbotsham>
  • 60 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 61 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 62 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 63 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 64 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 65 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 66 Service with a smile

  • 67 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 68 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 69 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 70 Simple Item 138
  • 71 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 72 Littleham family's five generations

  • 73 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 74 Appledore's largest

  • 75 New choral society's growing response

  • 76 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 77 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 78 Variety in summer weather

  • 79 Picking the pops

  • 80 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 81

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 82 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 83 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 84

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 85 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 86

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 87 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 88 Thriving 'orphan of the storm'

  • 89 New civic medallions

  • 90 Sixty-two year old Picarooner makes ready for season

  • 91 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 92 Bideford loses training ship

  • 93 Gateways with rhymes>
  • 94 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 95 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 96 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 97 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 98

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 99 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 100 Open-air art exhibition by 'under 40' group

  • 101 Clovelly custom

  • 102 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 103 Amsterdam to Bideford double success

  • 104 Capers on the cobbles

  • 105 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 106 113 years at Instow

  • 107 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 108 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 109 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 110 Riverside mystery

  • 111 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 112 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 113 North Devon Driving School

  • 114 From Bobby to Brian

  • 115 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 116 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 117 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 118

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 119 It really was the 'last time'

  • 120 Private home for public pump

  • 121 Cruising down the river

  • 122 Reed threshing 'putting the clock back' at Weare Giffard

  • 123 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 124 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 125 Appledore skill brings 'Hispaniola' to life

  • 126 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 127 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 128 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 129 A bird of their own!

  • 130

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 131 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 132 Clovelly nightmare

  • 133 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 134 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 135 Some 240 exhibits

  • 136

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 137 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 138 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 139 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 140 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 141 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 142

    Was a missionary
  • 143 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 144

    Building works
  • 145 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 146 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 147 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 148 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 149 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 150 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 151 Doing time - over 300 years of it - at Hartland

  • 152 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 153 New life for Hartland organ

  • 154 Found the answer waiting for him>
  • 155 Decontrol of meat

  • 156 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 157 Lundy memorial to John Pennington Harman V.C.

  • 158

    Bidefordians
  • 159 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 160 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 161 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 162 Artisans' Club

  • 163 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 164 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 165

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 166 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 167 He beat the floods

  • 168 Diamond Jubilee of St Peter's Church, East-the-Water

  • 169 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 170 Emergency ferry services

  • 171 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 172 Afternoon tea in the park

  • 173 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 174 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 175 Picking the pops

  • 176 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 177 Torrington's new amenity

  • 178 End of the line

  • 179 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 180 One of the luckier farmers in getting in the problem harvest

  • 181 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 182

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 183 They are parted pro-tem

  • 184

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 185 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 186 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 187 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 188 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 189 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 190 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 191 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 192

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 193 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 194 Disastrous dock fire at Appledore>
  • 195 In their new robes and hats

  • 196 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 197 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 198 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 199 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 200 No sale of Springfield House

  • 201 Braddicks furniture ad.>
  • 202 Down at the dump something stirs

  • 203 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 204 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 205 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 206 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 207 Recognise this resort?

  • 208 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 209 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 210 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 211 Bideford's first woman councillor

  • 212 Bridging the stream

  • 213 Burnard family reunion

  • 214 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 215 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 216 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 217 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 218 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 219 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 220 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 221 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 222 Housing progress at East-the-Water>
  • 223 A roof-top view - where?

  • 224 New Lundy stamps

  • 225 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 226 Finished in 1876

  • 227 Bideford computer stars

  • 228 Floral dancing at Appledore

  • 229

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 230 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 231 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 232 Last train from Torrington

  • 233

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 234 Mobile missionary

  • 235 Revenge in style

  • 236 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 237 At Bideford Arts Ball>
  • 238 New art gallery opened

  • 239 Can spring be far away?

  • 240 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 241 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 242 Life begins at 80

  • 243 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 244 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 245 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 246 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 247 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 248 Malibou boys are all-the-year-round surfers

  • 249 Sweets derationing

  • 250 Modern living at Bideford

  • 251 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 252 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 253 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 254 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 255 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 256 Sight of a lifetime

  • 257 Prizewinning babies at Torrington

  • 258 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 259 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 260 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 261

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 262 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 263

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 264 Torrington children build igloo
  • 265 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 266 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 267 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 268 Grenville House for Bideford R.D.C.

  • 269

    Married in 1908
  • 270 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 271

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 272 Warmington's garage ad

  • 273 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 274 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 275

    First prize
  • 276 New Post Office

  • 277 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 278 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 279 Waldon Triplets
  • 280 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 281 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 282 Out of puff!

  • 283 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 284 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 285 The cab at the corner>
  • 286 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 287 Puppet characters introduced

  • 288 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 289 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 290 Northam footballers of the future

  • 291 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 292 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 293 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 294 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 295 Sailing to victory at Appledore

  • 296 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 297 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 298 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 299 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 300 All aboard the ark

  • 301 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 302 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 303

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 304 Peter poses for TV film

  • 305 So this is the mainland!

  • 306 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 307 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 308 Circus comes to town

  • 309 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 310 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 311 To build racing cars in former blacksmith's shop

  • 312 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 313

    Relatives all over the world
  • 314 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 315 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 316 Ships at Bideford

  • 317 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 318 Dustmen of the days of yore>
  • 319 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 320 Hartland Dancers
  • 321 Just over a year old

  • 322 The Geneva marionettes

  • 323 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 324 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 325 East-the-Water's call for new school

  • 326 Christmas tree on Bideford Quay>
  • 327 New shipyard on schedule

  • 328 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 329 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 330

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 331 Off on a great adventure

  • 332 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 333 Bideford - as Rowlandson saw it about 1810-15

  • 334 Devil sent packing

  • 335 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 336 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 337 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 338 Where Bideford rope-makers walked>
  • 339 A man and his wheel

  • 340 Caught in the act>
  • 341 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 342 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 343 For South Africa from Westward Ho!

  • 344 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 345 All for the love of a lady!

  • 346 Golden Bay Hotel ad.>
  • 347 New addition to Quay front

  • 348

    Exhibition of school work
  • 349 Blanchards ad.>
  • 350 Northam's almshouse

  • 351 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 352 Bideford 'What's my line?' challenger

  • 353 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 354 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 355 Traditions and skills still there

  • 356 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 357 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 358 School's link with cargo ship

  • 359 The art of the thatcher

  • 360 Parkham plan realised

  • 361 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 362 Bideford regatta

  • 363 First ship in 8 years

  • 364 Mayor becomes engine driver>
  • 365 By pony and trap to market

  • 366 New look in the hayfields

  • 367 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 368 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 369

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 370 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 371

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 372 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 373

    New gateway
  • 374 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 375 Jumble sale fever

  • 376 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 377 When horses score over the tractor

  • 378 Hartland postman retires

  • 379 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 380 What's the time?

  • 381 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 382 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 383 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 384 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 385 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 386 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 387 Weare Giffard potato

  • 388 Not Bideford's answer to the moon rocket!

  • 389 Happy Days!

  • 390 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 391 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 392 For crying out loud!

  • 393 Twenty-one yachts

  • 394 Pannier Market's future?

  • 395 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 396 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 397 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 398 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 399 Filming at Hartland

  • 400 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 401 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 402 Police station view of Bideford

  • 403 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 404 Ten year old scrambler

  • 405 Wasps' nest in sewing machine

  • 406

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 407 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 408 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 409 School crossing patrol begins

  • 410 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 411 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 412 A story to tell!

  • 413 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 414 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 415 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 416 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 417 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 418 Six footed lamb

  • 419 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 420 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 421

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 422 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

3.5.1957 Robins win Hansen Cup

Robins Win The Hansen Cup

May 3rd, 1957

Bideford AFC pictured with the Hansen Cup after they had defeated Bude 2-1 in the final

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and suddenly it's spring

Cadds Down Farm

1 March 1974

Joined by Trixie, the pony

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  • Torrington May Fair Queen and Her Attendants

    Names from left to right:Joan Ricketts; Joan Newcombe; Jean Wernhem; Margaret Sweet; Enid Ovenden; Rona Elsworthy; Doris Short; (back row);
    Eileen Short; Miss Margery Bennett (Queen); Joyce Downman; David Fiddian (Page); Peggie Sussex;

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  • Seafield House - the "Spooky House" of Westward Ho!

    The house on the cliff edge known locally as ‘Spooky House’ or even ‘Haunted House’ , was built about 1885.

    The road was especially built to enable access to the house and was initially known as Seafield Road; later it became Merley Road.

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  • 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.

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1911 Coronation Medal

Coronation Medal Presented on June 22nd 1911   Learn More

The Hoops Inn

The Hoops Inn close to Peppercombe Beach

The Quay at Appledore

Appledore Quay where Taw and Torridge Rivers meet 

 
Wynne Olley

Crowning Glory

12 October 1962

Their finest achievement to date...

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Shipyard goes into liquidation 1963

Liquidator appointed

4 January 1963

Difficulty in retaining labour...

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Signl W D French and Miss D K Pennington

The wedding was solemnised at St Mary’s Church, Bideford, on April 11th,

21.4.1942 French Pennington

of Signalman William D French, Royal Corps of Signals, son of Mrs Frenceh and the late Mr French, of Church Walk, Bideford, and Miss Daisy Kathleen Pennington, only daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles F Pennington, of Highborough, Pinecroft Terrace, Clovelly Road, Bideford.

The ceremony was conducted by the Rev R Y Stone.

The full Gazette article is dated 21 April 1942

Wedding At Bideford

Mr W F H Grant and Miss D A M Blackmore

20.1.1942 Blackmore Grant

On Saturday January 10th, the wedding took place at St Mary’s Church, Bideford, of Mr William Frederick Hookway Grant, son of Mr and Mrs William Grant, 6 Kingsley Terrace, Bideford, and Miss Dorothy Alice May Blackmore, only daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Blackmore, 12 North Road, Bideford.

The Rev R A B Chambers officiated and Mr R Harper was at the organ. There were two bridesmaids – Miss Doreen Harding and Miss Joyce Vine. The duties of the best man were carried out by Mr Jack Newcombe, Mr J Pile and Mr W Harding acted as ushers at the church.

The full Gazette article is dated 20 January 1942

Westward Ho! Bride

 Many friends attend ceremony

16.3.1943 Montague Hutchings

There was much local interest and a large attendance of friends at the wedding at Westward Ho! Church on March 4, of Pte John James Montague, Military Pioneer Corps, eldest son of Mr and Mrs J Montague of Glasgow, and Miss Doris Myrtle Hutchings, only child of Cllr and Mrs G W G Hutchings, of 5 Westbourne Terrace, Westward Ho!

The Rev H Hancox officiated at the ceremony and Mrs Kelly was at the organ. The bride was attended by Misses Violet and Edith Ellis and Pearl Montague and the best man was Mr Harry Montague. Misses Evon and Edith Ellis and Patsy Hocking presented silver horseshoe tokens.

Flowers for bouquets were supplied by Messrs Braund Bros, High Street, Bideford and the dresses by Messrs Heywood and Cock, Grenville Street, Bideford.

The full Gazette article is dated 16 March 1943

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