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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 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 2 When horses score over the tractor

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    New gateway
  • 4 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 5 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 6 Photo of town's first car wins prize

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

  • 8 The Geneva marionettes

  • 9 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 10 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 11 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 12

    Was a missionary
  • 13 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 14 Devil sent packing

  • 15 Cruising down the river

  • 16 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 17 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 18 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 19

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 20 No laughing matter

  • 21 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 22 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 23 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 24 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 25 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 26

    Bidefordians
  • 27 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 28 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 29 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 30

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 31 Penny for the guy

  • 32 The art of the thatcher

  • 33 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 34 Centenary of Gazette

  • 35 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 36 School crossing patrol begins

  • 37 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 38 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 39 New choral society's growing response

  • 40 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 41 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 42 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 43 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 44 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 45 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 46 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 47 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 48 Modern living at Bideford

  • 49 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 50 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 51 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 52 Steep street of old Bideford

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

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

  • 55 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 56

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 57 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 58

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 59 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 60 Weare Giffard potato

  • 61 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 62 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 63 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 64 Just over a year old

  • 65

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 66 Last train from Torrington

  • 67 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 68 Ships at Bideford

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

  • 70 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 71

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 72 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 73 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 74 New look in the hayfields

  • 75 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 76

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 77 Open-air art exhibition by 'under 40' group

  • 78 Bideford loses training ship

  • 79 Clovelly custom

  • 80 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 81 Last of Bideford factory chimney

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

  • 83 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 84 Some mushroom!

  • 85 Clovelly nightmare

  • 86 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 87 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 88 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 89 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 90 New Lundy stamps

  • 91 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 92 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 93

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 94 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 95 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 96 Artisans' Club

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

  • 98 Picking the pops

  • 99 It really was the 'last time'

  • 100 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 101 In their new robes and hats

  • 102 Ten year old scrambler

  • 103 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 104 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 105 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 106 No sale of Springfield House

  • 107 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

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

  • 109 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 110 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 111 Some 240 exhibits

  • 112 What's the time?

  • 113 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 114 Picking the pops

  • 115 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 116 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 117 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 118 Peter poses for TV film

  • 119 He beat the floods

  • 120 Sight of a lifetime

  • 121 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 122 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 123 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 124 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 125 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 126 School's link with cargo ship

  • 127 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 128 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 129

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 130 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 131 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 132 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 133 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 134 Littleham family's five generations

  • 135 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 136 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 137 Mobile missionary

  • 138 Warmington's garage ad

  • 139 Bideford computer stars

  • 140 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 141 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 142 Jumble sale fever

  • 143 113 years at Instow

  • 144 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 145

    Exhibition of school work
  • 146 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 147 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 148 Simple Item 138
  • 149 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 150 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 151 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 152 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 153 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 154 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 155 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 156 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 157 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 158 Can spring be far away?

  • 159 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 160 Bridging the stream

  • 161 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 162 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 163 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 164 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 165 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 166 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 167 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 168 Loads of black and white

  • 169 Out of puff!

  • 170 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 171 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 172 A story to tell!

  • 173 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 174 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 175 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 176 Bideford regatta

  • 177 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 178 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 179 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 180 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 181 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 182

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 183 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 184

    Building works
  • 185 North Devon Driving School

  • 186 Twenty-one yachts

  • 187 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 188 New life for Hartland organ

  • 189 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 190 By pony and trap to market

  • 191 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 192 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 193 Variety in summer weather

  • 194 Life begins at 80

  • 195 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 196 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 197 New Post Office

  • 198 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 199 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 200 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 201 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 202 New addition to Quay front

  • 203 Off on a great adventure

  • 204 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 205 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 206 Northam's almshouse

  • 207 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 208 Appledore's largest

  • 209 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 210 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 211 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 212 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 213 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 214 An early 'special' to Bideford

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

  • 216 Hartland Dancers
  • 217 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 218

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 219 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 220 Service with a smile

  • 221 Torrington in 1967

  • 222 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 223

    First prize
  • 224 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 225 Torrington's new amenity

  • 226 Revenge in style

  • 227 All for the love of a lady!

  • 228 Circus comes to town

  • 229 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 230 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 231 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 232 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 233 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 234 Emergency ferry services

  • 235 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 236 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 237 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 238 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 239

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 240 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 241 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 242 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 243 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 244 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 245 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 246 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 247

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 248

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 249 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 250 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 251 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 252 Hartland postman retires

  • 253 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 254 So this is the mainland!

  • 255 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 256 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 257 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 258

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 259 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 260 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 261 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 262 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 263 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 264 New shipyard on schedule

  • 265 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 266 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 267 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 268

    Married in 1908
  • 269 Decontrol of meat

  • 270

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 271 Malibou boys are all-the-year-round surfers

  • 272 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 273 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 274 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 275

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 276 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

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

  • 278 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 279 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 280 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 281

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 282 Six footed lamb

  • 283 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 284 Private home for public pump

  • 285 Burnard family reunion

  • 286 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 287 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 288 Capers on the cobbles

  • 289 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

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

  • 291 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 292 Pannier Market's future?

  • 293 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 294 First ship in 8 years

  • 295 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 296

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 297 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 298 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 299 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 300 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 301 Riverside mystery

  • 302 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 303 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
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    Toasted with musical honours
  • 305 A roof-top view - where?

  • 306 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 307

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 308 Waldon Triplets
  • 309 Recognise this resort?

  • 310 A man and his wheel

  • 311 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 312 New art gallery opened

  • 313 Northam footballers of the future

  • 314 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 315 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 316 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 317 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 318 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 319 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 320 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 321 Torrington children build igloo
  • 322 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 323 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 324 Hartland's invitation

  • 325 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 326 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 327 They are parted pro-tem

  • 328 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 329 A bird of their own!

  • 330 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 331 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 332 All aboard the ark

  • 333 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 334 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 335 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 336 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 337 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 338 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 339 New civic medallions

  • 340

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 341 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 342 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 343

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 344 Parkham plan realised

  • 345 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 346 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 347 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 348 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 349

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 350 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 351 Puppet characters introduced

  • 352 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 353 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 354 End of the line

  • 355 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 356 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 357 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 358 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 359 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 360 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 361 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

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    Relatives all over the world
  • 363 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 364 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 365 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 366 Traditions and skills still there

  • 367 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 368 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 369 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 370 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 371 Bideford 'What's my line?' challenger

  • 372 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 373 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 374 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 375 Finished in 1876

  • 376 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 377 Police station view of Bideford

  • 378 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 379 Happy Days!

  • 380 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 381 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 382 For crying out loud!

  • 383 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 384

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 385 Making way for the double-deckers

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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  • 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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  • 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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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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Third Northam Brother Emigrates to Tasmania

Three generations link with Bone Hill Farm

Believing that farming abroad offers greater scope and is less hampered by restrictions, Mr Eric Withecombe, of Bone Hill Farm, Northam, is selling the whole of his farming stock and later this month sets sail for Tasmania with his wife and child.

3.10.1952 Northam Withecombe Bone Hill Farm

Two of his brothers, Bruce and Vernon, are already in Tasmania and are looking forward to welcoming their brother and his family to a new life.

Bone Hill Farm has been in the Withecombe family for three generations. Eric’s grandfather first farmed there and was followed by his son, the late Mr W E Withecombe, who carried on the farm until the end of the recent war. There will still be Withecombes at Bone Hill, however, for Colin, the youngest of the family, will now run the farm.

An Old Boy of West Buckland School, Eric, like his four brothers, Frank, Bruce, Vernon and Colin, is well known in the district. The five brothers are keen sportsmen and have all, at one time or another, been playing members of Bideford Rugby Football Club.

During the recent war, Eric was commissioned in the Royal Artillery and was at Arnhem with the Airborne forces.

In the six years he farmed at Bone Hill, he has built up a fine herd of 65 attested milk recorded Ayrshires. The herd was established in 1948 from selected animals, mostly from Scotland, and is now one of the highest yielding Ayrshire herds in the county. In addition to the dairy herd, 70 sheep and a collection of agricultural implements and machinery will be offered at the dispersal sale.

3 October 1952

Buckland Brewer Exhibitors

Bideford Show Trophies

24.12.1959 Buckland Brewer

Above: Mrs. G. M. Brimacombe, of Tythecott, Buckland Brewer, who won the trophy for the most points in the poultry-dairy produce classes at the Three Societies’ Show at Bideford last week.

Below: Mr. W. Scoble, of Waffapool, Buckland Brewer, winner of the “hoof” section trophy for the best pig exhibits. With him in the picture is his son-in-law, Mr. R. Barron, associated with him in the farm. The pigs are Landrace cross Large White. (Photos, Mill Street Studios).

Gazette article dated 24 December 1959

 

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