Hartland

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.

Decision of Bideford Rural Council not to support a protest by Hartland Parish Council at the action of local education officials in ‘causing alarm to parents’ on the matter of school transport, had been criticised, Mr S A Brimacombe told the Rural Council.

There seemed to be some confusion, he added. He had been asked why they had not supported it. They had done all they could to support he move for a new school. The protest on this occasion, said the clerk Mr C T Braddick, was about the action of officials. The critics had not read into the matter.
The Chairman, Sir Dennis Stucley, agreed that throughout the negotiations the Council had supported Hartland in the attempt to obtain a new school. After the Clerk had read the minute relating to the matter, the Chairman said that it would have been improper for the Council to have been associated with any protest over the action of County officials who had attended meetings to examine what alternative measures could be taken if the children had to travel to schools.
Gazette article dated 12 June 1959

Hartland Royal Marine Bridegroom

Wearing full ceremonial dress of the Royal Marines, Mne John Walter, son of Mr and Mrs A H Walter, Church Cottage, Stoke, Hartland, was married at St Mary’s Parish Church, Gillingham, Kent, on Easter Monday, to Miss June Camille Bickell, daughter of Mr and Mrs J H Bickell, 33 Livingstone Road, Gillingham, Kent.

The Rev J R John officiated and the organist was Mr E Chaney. The bride was attended by Miss Margaret Thornton, her cousin. Best man was Mr Leonard Walter, the bridegroom’s brother. A reception held at the Queen’s Hall, Gillingham, was attended by 45 guests. The couple met while the bridegroom was serving on HMS Birmingham.

The full Gazette article is dated 3 April 1959

Hartland Win Shield For Third Time

For the third successive year Hartland children carried off the shield at the Bude Methodist circuit youth council’s seventy youth eisteddfod.

A total of 21 Hartland children, aged six to 14 years, were responsible for 123 entries and achieved the massive total of 1,744 points. Providence, one of the smallest schools, runners-up for the past four years, were pushed into third place by Morwenstow.

Hartland results: Jennifer Allin; Hazel Bragg; Martin Colwill; Dwayne Heard; Wendy Heard; Alison Manley; Patrick O’Donnell, Sandra O’Donell, Andrew Prouse; Denise Short; Kenneth Sluggett; Jennifer Thorne; Tracy Thorne.

The full Gazette article is dated 6 April 1973