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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 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 2 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 3 Happy Days!

  • 4 A bird of their own!

  • 5 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 6 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 7 Found the answer waiting for him>
  • 8 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 9 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 10 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 11

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 12 By pony and trap to market

  • 13 Christmas tree on Bideford Quay>
  • 14 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 15 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 16 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 17 Picking the pops

  • 18 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 19 Artisans' Club

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

  • 21 End of the line

  • 22 Some 240 exhibits

  • 23 Where Bideford rope-makers walked>
  • 24 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 25 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 26 What's the time?

  • 27 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 28 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 29 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 30 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 31

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 32

    New gateway
  • 33 Bideford's first woman councillor

  • 34 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 35 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 36 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 37 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 38 Private home for public pump

  • 39 Caught in the act>
  • 40 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 41 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 42 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 43 Six footed lamb

  • 44 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 45 A story to tell!

  • 46

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 47 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 48 North Devon Driving School

  • 49 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 50 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 51 Golden Bay Hotel ad.>
  • 52 No laughing matter

  • 53 Amsterdam to Bideford double success

  • 54 All for the love of a lady!

  • 55 Meeting at 10 Downing Street

  • 56 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 57 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 58 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 59 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 60 Emergency ferry services

  • 61 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 62 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 63 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 64 Simple Item 138
  • 65 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 66 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 67 Capers on the cobbles

  • 68 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 69 Just over a year old

  • 70 Torrington in 1967

  • 71 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 72 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 73 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 74 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 75 New choral society's growing response

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

  • 77 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 78 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 79 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 80 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 81 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 82 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 83

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 84 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 85 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 86 Clovelly nightmare

  • 87 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 88 A roof-top view - where?

  • 89 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 90 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 91 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 92 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 93 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 94 Ships at Bideford

  • 95 Weare Giffard potato

  • 96

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 97 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 98 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 99 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 100 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 101 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 102 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 103 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 104

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 105 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 106 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 107 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 108 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 109 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 110 Northam's almshouse

  • 111 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 112 Circus comes to town

  • 113 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 114 Puppet characters introduced

  • 115 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 116 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 117 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 118 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 119 Finished in 1876

  • 120 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 121 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 122

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 123 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 124 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 125 Parkham plan realised

  • 126 Mayor becomes engine driver>
  • 127 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 128 All aboard the ark

  • 129 Torrington Church's new organ

  • 130 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 131 Traditions and skills still there

  • 132 The Geneva marionettes

  • 133 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 134 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 135 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 136 Devil sent packing

  • 137 Variety in summer weather

  • 138

    Building works
  • 139 Pannier Market's future?

  • 140 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 141

    First prize
  • 142 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 143 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 144 New life for Hartland organ

  • 145 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 146 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 147 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 148 The art of the thatcher

  • 149 New look in the hayfields

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

  • 151 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 152 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 153 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 154 Revenge in style

  • 155 Peter poses for TV film

  • 156 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 157 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 158 New civic medallions

  • 159 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 160 Disastrous dock fire at Appledore>
  • 161

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 162 New Post Office

  • 163 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 164 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 165 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 166 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 167 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 168 Appledore's largest

  • 169

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 170 One of the luckier farmers in getting in the problem harvest

  • 171 Community centre opened at Westward Ho!

  • 172 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 173

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 174 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 175 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 176 Train returns to Westleigh straight

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

  • 178 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 179 Service with a smile

  • 180 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 181 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 182 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 183 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 184 Floral dancing at Appledore

  • 185 For crying out loud!

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

  • 187 He beat the floods

  • 188 Northam footballers of the future

  • 189 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 190 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 191 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 192 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 193 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 194

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 195 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 196

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 197 To build racing cars in former blacksmith's shop

  • 198 Gateways with rhymes>
  • 199 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 200 Housing progress at East-the-Water>
  • 201 Meredith and Son ad.>
  • 202 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 203 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 204 New shipyard on schedule

  • 205 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 206 New addition to Quay front

  • 207 Some mushroom!

  • 208 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 209 Torrington children build igloo
  • 210 Torrington's new amenity

  • 211 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 212 Safety-first dipomas awarded to Torrington drivers

  • 213 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 214 Waldon Triplets
  • 215 Bridging the stream

  • 216

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 217 Life begins at 80

  • 218 Riverside mystery

  • 219 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

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

  • 221 Thriving 'orphan of the storm'

  • 222

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 223 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 224

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 225 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 226 New Lundy stamps

  • 227 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 228 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 229 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

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

  • 231 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 232 Clovelly custom

  • 233 They are parted pro-tem

  • 234 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 235 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

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

  • 237 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 238 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 239 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 240 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 241 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 242 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 243 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 244 At Bideford Arts Ball>
  • 245 Sweets derationing

  • 246

    Bidefordians
  • 247 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 248 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 249 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 250 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 251 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 252

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 253 Open-air art exhibition by 'under 40' group

  • 254

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 255 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 256 Sailing to victory at Appledore

  • 257

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 258 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 259 Bideford loses training ship

  • 260 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 261 Off on a great adventure

  • 262 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 263 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 264 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 265 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 266 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 267 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 268 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 269 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 270 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 271 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 272 It really was the 'last time'

  • 273 Penny for the guy

  • 274

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 275 Loads of black and white

  • 276 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 277 First ship in 8 years

  • 278 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 279 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 280 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 281 No sale of Springfield House

  • 282 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 283

    Relatives all over the world
  • 284 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 285 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 286 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 287 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 288 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 289 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 290 Picking the pops

  • 291 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 292 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 293

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 294 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 295 Bideford regatta

  • 296 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 297 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 298 Afternoon tea in the park

  • 299 Filming at Hartland

  • 300 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 301 Sight of a lifetime

  • 302 In their new robes and hats

  • 303 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 304 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 305

    Was a missionary
  • 306

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 307 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 308 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 309 School's link with cargo ship

  • 310 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 311 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 312 For South Africa from Westward Ho!

  • 313 Can spring be far away?

  • 314 Cruising down the river

  • 315 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 316 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 317 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 318 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 319 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 320 Wasps' nest in sewing machine

  • 321 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 322 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 323

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 324 New art gallery opened

  • 325 Ten year old scrambler

  • 326 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 327 Prizewinning babies at Torrington

  • 328 Modern living at Bideford

  • 329 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 330 School crossing patrol begins

  • 331 Bideford computer stars

  • 332 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 333 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 334 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 335 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 336 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 337 Dustmen of the days of yore>
  • 338 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 339 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 340 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 341 Mobile missionary

  • 342 So this is the mainland!

  • 343 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 344 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 345 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 346 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 347

    Married in 1908
  • 348 Hartland's invitation

  • 349 Littleham family's five generations

  • 350 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 351 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 352 Over the bank together>
  • 353 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 354 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 355 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 356 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 357 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

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

  • 359 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 360 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 361 When horses score over the tractor

  • 362 Police station view of Bideford

  • 363 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 364 Recognise this resort?

  • 365 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 366 Twenty-one yachts

  • 367

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 368 Bideford 'What's my line?' challenger

  • 369 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 370 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 371 From Bobby to Brian

  • 372 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 373 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 374 Warmington's garage ad

  • 375 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 376 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 377 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 378 Hartland Dancers
  • 379 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 380 Centenary of Gazette

  • 381 The cab at the corner>
  • 382

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 383 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 384 Blanchards ad.>
  • 385 The young smith of Abbotsham>
  • 386 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 387 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 388 Braddicks furniture ad.>
  • 389 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 390 Local glove-making factory advertising for staff

  • 391 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 392 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 393 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

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

  • 395 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 396 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 397 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 398 Decontrol of meat

  • 399 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 400 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 401

    Exhibition of school work
  • 402 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 403 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 404 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 405 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 406

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 407 Hartland postman retires

  • 408 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 409 113 years at Instow

  • 410 Down at the dump something stirs

  • 411 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 412 Appledore skill brings 'Hispaniola' to life

  • 413 Jumble sale fever

  • 414 A man and his wheel

  • 415 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 416 Last train from Torrington

  • 417 Out of puff!

  • 418 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 419 Burnard family reunion

  • 420 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 421 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 422 Colour TV salesman at eight

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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Buckland beat Bradworthy in YFC Quiz Challenge

Throughout the country Young Farmers’ Clubs are helping to fit a new generation of British farmers for their part in the great industry of agriculture.

11.2.1955 YFC quiz challenge

Typical of the friendly rivalry that exists between neighbouring branches was the Quiz contest at Buckland Brewer last week when the Bradworthy Club Advisory Committee challenged the local committee to a test of knowledge of agriculture and general topics. A close contest was won by Buckland Brewer by only five points.

One of the most interesting, and certainly the most amusing, items on the programme were the one-minute speeches on subjects selected by Mr R C Roe, area officer, NAAS, who also set the quiz questions.

Appearing in the group photograph are: Messrs D Trewin, R C Roe, M Jackman, R Trewin, S A Brimacome, P Trewin, R G Pomeroy, W Harris, A Hockridge, G Quance, Miss O Hancock, Messrs A Barham, T Taylor, M Andrew and S Brown, J Cann.

Gazette article dated 11 February 1955

YFC Quiz at Hartland

Hosts, Hartland Young Farmers’ Club finished third when a friendly Y.F.C. quiz was held at the Hartland Church Hall on Tuesday night.

21.11.1957 Hartland YFC

Three club teams visited Hartland for the quiz – Bradworthy, Buckland Brewer and Shebbear. The contest resulted: Bradworthy 30 ½ points, Buckland 28, Hartland 22 ½, Shebbear 14 ½. Tuesday’s quiz was one of a series of friendly contests arranged by the local Y.F.C.s.

Question-master was Mr. F. M. Shore, of Bideford, group secretary of the Torridge branches of the N.F.U. Adjudicators were Messrs. L. Goaman and E. G. Quance.

Members of the teams were: Hartland – W. Goaman, D. Williams, J. Heard, J. Cottle, Mrs. A. Gray; Bradworthy – C. Bellew, J. Quance, T Rozuaduski, Miss M. Harris and Miss J. Wickett; Buckland – D. Poole, B. Stevens, E. Ley, W. Moase, Miss J. Dunn; Shebbear – E. Haste, J. Lawton, M. Pedrick, E. Finnemore, C. Nicholls. The scorer was Mr. Andrew Goaman, chairman of the Hartland club.

The quiz was followed by a social.
Music was supplied by Mr. E. J. Fulford.

 

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