• 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 Clovelly nightmare

  • 2 Cruising down the river

  • 3 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 4 Ten year old scrambler

  • 5 Bridging the stream

  • 6 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 7 Practical sympathy at Northam

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

  • 9 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 10 It really was the 'last time'

  • 11 Littleham family's five generations

  • 12

    Was a missionary
  • 13 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 14 In their new robes and hats

  • 15 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 16 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 17 113 years at Instow

  • 18 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 19 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 20 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 21 New Post Office

  • 22 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 23 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 24 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 25 Police station view of Bideford

  • 26 Northam's almshouse

  • 27 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 28 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 29 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 30 Penny for the guy

  • 31 Some mushroom!

  • 32 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 33 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 34 Revenge in style

  • 35 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 36 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 37 Capers on the cobbles

  • 38 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 39 Bideford computer stars

  • 40 Alwington School closing after 120 years

  • 41 New civic medallions

  • 42 An early 'special' to Bideford

  • 43 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 44 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 45 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 46 New addition to Quay front

  • 47 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 48 A man and his wheel

  • 49 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 50 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 51 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 52 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 53 Pannier Market's future?

  • 54 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 55 Recognise this resort?

  • 56 Out of puff!

  • 57 Hartland's invitation

  • 58 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 59 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 60 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 61 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 62 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 63 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 64

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 65 School crossing patrol begins

  • 66 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 67 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 68 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 69 All aboard the ark

  • 70 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 71 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 72 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 73 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 74 Mural in the whimsical fashion

  • 75 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 76 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 77 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 78 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 79 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 80

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 81 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 82 Hartland Dancers
  • 83 Centenary of Gazette

  • 84

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 85 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 86

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 87 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 88 New shipyard on schedule

  • 89 No laughing matter

  • 90 Finished in 1876

  • 91 The Geneva marionettes

  • 92 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 93 Getting up steam for tomorrow

  • 94 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 95 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 96 Life begins at 80

  • 97 New look in the hayfields

  • 98 Decontrol of meat

  • 99 No sale of Springfield House

  • 100 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 101 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 102 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 103 They are parted pro-tem

  • 104 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 105 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 106 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 107 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 108

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 109 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 110 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 111 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 112

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 113 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 114 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 115 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 116 Jumble sale fever

  • 117 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 118 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 119 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 120 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 121 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 122 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 123 Burnard family reunion

  • 124 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 125 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 126 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 127 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 128 Traditions and skills still there

  • 129 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 130 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 131 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 132 Picking the pops

  • 133 School's link with cargo ship

  • 134 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 135 Just over a year old

  • 136 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 137 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 138 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 139 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 140 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 141 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 142 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 143

    Exhibition of school work
  • 144 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 145

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 146

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 147 Appledore schooner broadcast

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

  • 149 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 150

    Bidefordians
  • 151 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 152 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 153 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 154 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 155 Bideford regatta

  • 156 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 157 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 158 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 159 Can spring be far away?

  • 160 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 161

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 162 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 163 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 164 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 165

    Relatives all over the world
  • 166 New choral society's growing response

  • 167 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 168 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 169 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 170 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 171 Off on a great adventure

  • 172 Circus comes to town

  • 173 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

  • 174 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 175 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 176 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 177 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 178 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 179 Mobile missionary

  • 180 Bideford loses training ship

  • 181 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 182 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 183 Loads of black and white

  • 184 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 185 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 186

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 187 Puppet characters introduced

  • 188 Waldon Triplets
  • 189 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 190 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 191 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 192 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 193 Little 'Big Ben'

  • 194 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 195 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 196 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 197 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 198 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 199 Torrington children build igloo
  • 200 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

  • 201 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 202 Emergency ferry services

  • 203

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 204 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 205 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 206 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 207 New art gallery opened

  • 208 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 209 Future of Torrington almshouses

  • 210 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 211 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 212 Faints as she wins national competition

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

  • 214 Picking the pops

  • 215 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 216 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

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

  • 218 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 219

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 220 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 221 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 222 For crying out loud!

  • 223 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 224 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 225 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 226 Colour TV salesman at eight

  • 227 New life for Hartland organ

  • 228 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 229 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 230 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 231 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 232 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 233 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 234 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 235 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 236 Service with a smile

  • 237 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 238 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 239 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 240 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 241 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 242

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 243 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 244 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 245 So this is the mainland!

  • 246 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 247 A bird of their own!

  • 248 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 249 Riverside mystery

  • 250 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 251 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 252 Northam footballers of the future

  • 253

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 254 Six footed lamb

  • 255 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 256 Simple Item 138
  • 257 Artisans' Club

  • 258 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 259 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 260 Some 240 exhibits

  • 261 When horses score over the tractor

  • 262 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 263

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 264 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 265 Twenty-one yachts

  • 266 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 267 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 268 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 269

    Building works
  • 270 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 271 Clovelly custom

  • 272 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 273 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 274 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 275 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 276

    New gateway
  • 277 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 278 Last train from Torrington

  • 279 Modern living at Bideford

  • 280 End of the line

  • 281 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

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

  • 283 Appledore's largest

  • 284 Private home for public pump

  • 285 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 286 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 287 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 288 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 289 A story to tell!

  • 290 Peter poses for TV film

  • 291

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 292 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

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

  • 294 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 295

    Married in 1908
  • 296 Bideford - as Rowlandson saw it about 1810-15

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

  • 298

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 299 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 300 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 301

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 302 Torrington in 1967

  • 303 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 304 North Devon Driving School

  • 305 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

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

  • 307 He beat the floods

  • 308 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 309 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 310

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 311 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 312 Hartland postman retires

  • 313 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 314 A roof-top view - where?

  • 315 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 316 By pony and trap to market

  • 317 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 318 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 319 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 320 Warmington's garage ad

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

  • 322 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 323 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 324 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 325 Bideford Bridge re-opens

  • 326 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 327 Happy Days!

  • 328 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 329 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 330 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

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

  • 332 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 333 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 334 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 335 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 336 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 337 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 338 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 339 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 340 All for the love of a lady!

  • 341

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 342 Parkham plan realised

  • 343 Variety in summer weather

  • 344 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 345 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 346

    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 347 The art of the thatcher

  • 348 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 349 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 350 Weare Giffard potato

  • 351 New Lundy stamps

  • 352 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 353 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 354 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 355 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 356 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 357

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 358 Sight of a lifetime

  • 359 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 360 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 361 First ship in 8 years

  • 362 Devil sent packing

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    Successful motor cycling team
  • 364 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 365 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 366 What's the time?

  • 367 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 368 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 369 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 370 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 371 Ships at Bideford

  • 372 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 373 Shoes certainly not made for walking

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

  • 375 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 376 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 377 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 378 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

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

  • 380 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 381 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 382

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 383

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 384

    First prize
  • 385 Torrington's new amenity

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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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Pork Prizes At Alwington

A pig was given to be cut up for prizes for a whist drive held at Alwington Village Hall on Friday to aid the village hall repair fund.

7.3.1958 Alwington

There were 25½ tables and the duties of the MC were carried out by Mr L G Elston. Door stewards were Mrs Taylor, Miss M Hillman and Mr T Headon.
Prize winners were: Mrs S Brend; Mrs J L Parsons; Mrs V Headon; Mrs E Metherell; Mrs D Cornish; Mrs C Hedden; Mrs Rawle; Mr K Poole, Mr R Stoneman; Mrs H M Butler; Mr R Poole; Mr P Colwill; Mr E J Grigg; Mr G Lewis; Mr M Curtice; Mr F W Heard; Mrs A C Glover; Mr D R Wickett; Mr W G Tucker; Mr R Cooper; Mr E H Rowbottom; Felix; Mrs E M Cork. Mrs J Bailey was the holder of the lucky number ticket.
The full Gazette article is dated 7 March 1958

World War 1

Alwington

30.7.1918 Alwington Bradworthy

For the four best cottage allotments prizes have been awarded as follows: - Bailey, Woodtown, 1; J Daniel, Spamone, 2; J Beer, Woodtown, 3; T Glover, Woodtown. 4. The scheme was promoted by Major Kirkwood. Mr G Sleep, head gardener at Hartland Abby, was the judge, assisted by Messrs Sherriff and Luxton. Mr Sleep and Mr Sherriff also visited the school garden and commended the boys for their work, which as they said deserved a much better piece of ground.

Gazette article dated 30 July 1918

Alwington Enrols Guides and Brownies

Two mothers of Brownies, who had themselves been Girl Guides in the original Company, were among the many parents and friends attending the first enrolment held by the 1st Alwington Girl Guides and Brownie Company since it was re-formed last December.

2.5.1958 Alwington Girl Guides Brownies


Three members of the 1st Weare Giffard Guide Company formed the colour party and the ceremonies of enrolment were performed by the District Commissioner Mrs Coham-Fleming, assisted by Mrs P Metherell, Guide Captain, and Mrs J Hopper, Brown Owl.
The nine Girl Guides enrolled were Valerie Bailey, Wendy Beer, Janet Daniel, Mary Kay, Rosina Kay, Ann Lewis, Sylvia Martin, Jane Moase and Valerie Smale.
Patricia Daniel, Jill Dyke and Alice Kay were enrolled as Brownies.
Following the enrolments, the District Commissioner talked about the life of Lord Baden Powell and explained how the Guide Movement began.
The full Gazette article is dated 2 May 1958

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