• Welcome to the Bideford & District Community Archive

    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 No laughing matter

  • 2 Artisans' Club

  • 3 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 4 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 5 Last train from Torrington

  • 6 By pony and trap to market

  • 7 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 8 A story to tell!

  • 9 What is future of railway goods yard?

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

  • 11

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 12

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 13 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 14 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 15 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 16

    Married in 1908
  • 17 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 18 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 19 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 20 113 years at Instow

  • 21 Wasps' nest in sewing machine

  • 22 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 23

    New gateway
  • 24 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 25 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 26

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 27 Hartland's invitation

  • 28 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 29 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 30

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 31 Bideford 'What's my line?' challenger

  • 32 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 33 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 34 Capers on the cobbles

  • 35 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 36 Just over a year old

  • 37 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 38 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 39 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 40 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 41 Jumble sale fever

  • 42 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 43 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 44 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 45 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 46 Appledore skill brings 'Hispaniola' to life

  • 47 Revenge in style

  • 48 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 49 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 50

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 51 Life begins at 80

  • 52 Police station view of Bideford

  • 53 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 54 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 55 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 56 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 57 End of the line

  • 58 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 59 Weare Giffard potato

  • 60 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 61 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 62 Clovelly custom

  • 63 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 64 Northam footballers of the future

  • 65 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

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

  • 67 Golden Bay Hotel ad.>
  • 68 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 69 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 70 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 71 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 72 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 73 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 74 Floral dancing at Appledore

  • 75 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 76 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 77 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 78 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 79 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 80 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 81 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 82 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 83 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 84 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 85 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 86 Community centre opened at Westward Ho!

  • 87 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 88 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 89 No sale of Springfield House

  • 90

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 91 Six footed lamb

  • 92 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 93 Picking the pops

  • 94 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 95 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 96 Ships at Bideford

  • 97 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 98

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 99 From Bobby to Brian

  • 100 Circus comes to town

  • 101 Mayor becomes engine driver>
  • 102 New Post Office

  • 103 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 104

    Relatives all over the world
  • 105 New Lundy stamps

  • 106 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 107 It really was the 'last time'

  • 108 Penny for the guy

  • 109 Housing progress at East-the-Water>
  • 110 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 111 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 112 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 113 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 114 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 115 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 116 Recognise this resort?

  • 117 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 118 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 119

    Exhibition of school work
  • 120 Hartland Dancers
  • 121 A roof-top view - where?

  • 122 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 123 Thriving 'orphan of the storm'

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

  • 125 Amsterdam to Bideford double success

  • 126 A man and his wheel

  • 127

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 128 Appledore's largest

  • 129

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 130 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 131 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 132 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 133 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 134 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 135 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 136 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 137 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 138 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 139 Waldon Triplets
  • 140 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 141 Filming at Hartland

  • 142 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 143 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 144 New addition to Quay front

  • 145

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 146 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 147 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 148 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 149 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 150 School crossing patrol begins

  • 151 Torrington's new amenity

  • 152 The cab at the corner>
  • 153 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 154 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 155 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 156 For South Africa from Westward Ho!

  • 157 New art gallery opened

  • 158 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 159 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 160 Hartland postman retires

  • 161

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 162

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 163 New shipyard on schedule

  • 164 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 165

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 166 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 167 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 168 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 169 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 170 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 171 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 172 Can spring be far away?

  • 173 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 174 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 175 Devil sent packing

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

  • 177 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 178 For crying out loud!

  • 179 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 180 New life for Hartland organ

  • 181 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 182 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 183 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 184 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 185

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 186 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 187 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 188 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 189 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 190

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 191

    First prize
  • 192 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 193 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

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

  • 195 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 196 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 197 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 198 Ten year old scrambler

  • 199 North Devon Driving School

  • 200 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 201 Bideford loses training ship

  • 202 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 203 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 204 When horses score over the tractor

  • 205 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 206 Finished in 1876

  • 207 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 208 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 209 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 210 Afternoon tea in the park

  • 211 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 212 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 213 New choral society's growing response

  • 214 Peter poses for TV film

  • 215 Torrington in 1967

  • 216 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 217 Service with a smile

  • 218 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 219 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 220 The Geneva marionettes

  • 221 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 222 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 223

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 224 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 225

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 226 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 227 All aboard the ark

  • 228 What's the time?

  • 229 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 230 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 231 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 232 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 233 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 234 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 235 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 236 Picking the pops

  • 237 School's link with cargo ship

  • 238 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 239 All for the love of a lady!

  • 240 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 241 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 242 Happy Days!

  • 243 Found the answer waiting for him>
  • 244 Local glove-making factory advertising for staff

  • 245 At Bideford Arts Ball>
  • 246

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 247 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 248 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 249 Pannier Market's future?

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    Bidefordians
  • 251 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 252 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 253 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 254 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 255 Northam's almshouse

  • 256 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 257 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 258 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 259 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 260 Safety-first dipomas awarded to Torrington drivers

  • 261 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 262 A sense of humour in advertising

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

  • 264 Bideford regatta

  • 265 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 266 Bideford's first woman councillor

  • 267 Simple Item 138
  • 268 He beat the floods

  • 269 New look in the hayfields

  • 270 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 271 Bideford computer stars

  • 272

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 273 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 274 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 275 Some mushroom!

  • 276 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 277

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 278 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 279 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 280 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 281 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 282 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 283 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 284 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 285 Torrington Church's new organ

  • 286 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 287 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 288 Off on a great adventure

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

  • 290 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

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

  • 292 Meeting at 10 Downing Street

  • 293 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 294 Where Bideford rope-makers walked>
  • 295 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 296 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 297 Some 240 exhibits

  • 298 Emergency ferry services

  • 299 Loads of black and white

  • 300

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 301 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 302 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 303 Warmington's garage ad

  • 304 Littleham family's five generations

  • 305 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 306 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 307 Down at the dump something stirs

  • 308 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 309 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 310 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 311

    Building works
  • 312 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

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

  • 314 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 315

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 316 Out of puff!

  • 317 A bird of their own!

  • 318 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 319 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 320 Bideford - as Rowlandson saw it about 1810-15

  • 321 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 322 So this is the mainland!

  • 323 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 324 Torrington children build igloo
  • 325 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 326 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 327 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 328 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 329 New civic medallions

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

  • 331 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 332

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 333 In their new robes and hats

  • 334 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 335 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 336 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 337 Sweets derationing

  • 338 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 339 Parkham plan realised

  • 340 Clovelly nightmare

  • 341 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 342 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 343 Riverside mystery

  • 344 The art of the thatcher

  • 345 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 346 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 347 Variety in summer weather

  • 348

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 349 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 350 Traditions and skills still there

  • 351 Bridging the stream

  • 352 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 353 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 354 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 355 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 356 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 357 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 358 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 359 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 360 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 361 Private home for public pump

  • 362 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 363 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 364 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 365 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 366 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 367 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 368 Centenary of Gazette

  • 369 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 370 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 371 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 372

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 373 Cruising down the river

  • 374 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 375 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 376 Twenty-one yachts

  • 377 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 378 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 379 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 380 First ship in 8 years

  • 381 Christmas tree on Bideford Quay>
  • 382 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 383 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

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

  • 385 Modern living at Bideford

  • 386 Mobile missionary

  • 387 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 388

    Was a missionary
  • 389 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 390 Sight of a lifetime

  • 391 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 392 Fishermen of Greencliff

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

  • 394 Prizewinning babies at Torrington

  • 395 Decontrol of meat

  • 396 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 397 Puppet characters introduced

  • 398 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 399 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 400 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 401 Sailing to victory at Appledore

  • 402 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 403 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 404 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 405 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 406 Burnard family reunion

  • 407 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 408 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 409 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 410 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 411 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 412 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 413 They are parted pro-tem

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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Barley Grove School

Looking Forward To Their Great Occasion

29.3.1956 Schools

The first fittings for the costumes these pupils of Barley Grove School will wear as this year’s principals at Torrington May Fair ceremony took place at the school on Friday. What exactly the costumes will be is a secret at the moment but there is no doubt from the smiles of the youngsters they are happily excited about their great day.

Tom Blight, Alison Johns, Leslie Johns, Carol Saltearn, Jean Wheeler, Sheila Johns, Sandra Johns, Rachel Squire, Wendy Lugg, Anne Morey, Heather Bissett and Gwendoline Copp.

Article dated 29 March 1956

Netball at Northam

These young pupils of St Margaret’ School, Northam, have plenty to smile about

13.5.1977 Northam School1

Since the 11 year olds formed a netball team last September they have played some 20 matches – and they have won them all.

Their latest success came in the Torridge District Schools football and netball rally at which they won the netball trophy with a 13-10 victory over East-the-Water School, Bideford in the final.

The team comprises: Lindsay Warmington, Alison Jarvis, Julie Chattey, Sandra Maxfield, Carolynne Moore, Suzanne Holder and Polly Hughes with Harriet Peacock and Cerys Parry as reserves.

Gazette article dated 13 May 1977

Ten Tors Expedition

No, it’s not a Mods and Rockers fashion parade

5.6.1964 Ten Tors

Far from it, in fact.

These youngsters did something worthwhile over the Whitsun holiday.

They are the six boys who made up the Bideford County Secondary School patrol that took part in the gruelling Ten Tors expedition on Dartmoor.

The boys are Brian Smith, of Fremington; Stuart Lane, Kevin Stach, Christopher Brackstone, David Hughes and Roger Humphrey, all of Bideford.

Gazette article dated 5 June 1964

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