People

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.

4 February 1966

Hurrell – To Jill (nee Bidgway) and Malcolm, a son, Jeremy Charles, brother for Dale.
Perryman – On January 28th 1966 at the Grenville Nursing Home, to Eileen (nee Drew) and Roy, a son, Neil.
Seymour – On February 2nd 1966 at the Grenville Nursing Home, to Jennifer (nee Smallridge) and Keith, a daughter, Jane Louise, a sister for Amanda, Mark and Paul.
Whiteland – On January 30th 1966 to Pamela and David, a brother for Neil.
Williams – On January 31st 1966 at Netherwood Hospital, Solihull, to Vera (nee Martin) and Kenneth, twins, Susan May and Alan Glyn, a brother and sister for Barbara.

Bowers-Newcombe – Mr and Mrs D Newcombe, 2 Capern Road, Bideford, have pleasure in announcing the engagement of their eldest daughter, Sandra, to Alastair, elder son of Mr and Mrs C Bowers, 42 Bay View Road, Northam.

Langdon-Westcott – On February 8th 1941 at St Mary’s Church, Bideford, Leslie John to Margaret Daisy, by the Rev Young-Stone. Present address: 28 Elmdale Road, Bideford.
Payne – Mr and Mrs Douglas Payne. Congratulations Mum and Dad on your Silver Wedding. Love Hilary and Alan; also from Julie, Douglas and Michael, grandchildren.

Main-Whitlock – On February 9th 1916, Florence Mabel to Reuben, at the Baptist Chapel, Frithelstock. Present address: 4 Church Lane, Frithelstock, Torrington.

Births and Engagements

7 January 1977

Griffiths – On January 4 1977, at Queen Mother Hospital, Glasgow, to Angela (nee Turner) and Christopher, a son Russell Morton.
Hare – On December 26 1976, at the NDDHMU to John and Hazel (nee Thomas), a son, Matthew. Welcome brother for Jonathan.
Thompson – On January 1 at the NDDHMU, to Richard and Christine (nee Lee), a daughter, Helen Marie, a welcome sister for Michael.
Yarde – On January 1 to Michael and Cynthia (nee Lamey), a son Brian James.

Dymond-Burgess – Both families are pleased to announce the engagement of Steve, eldest son of George and Rosalind Dymond, and Jane, daughter of William and the late Muriel Burgess.

Trinder-Spry – Both families are happy to announce the engagement of Linda, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Spry, 11 Brookfield Street, Bideford East, to David, son of Mr and Mrs William Trinder, Grove Crescent, Trevethin, Pontypool, Gwent.

Williams-Clarke – Both families have pleasure in announcing the engagement of Jayne Elizabeth twin daughter of Mr and Mrs L Clarke, Sandown, 57 Abbotsham Road, Bideford to Kenneth John son of Mr and Mrs A Williams, 3 Capern Road, Bideford

Return to Hartland

Mr and Mrs Leslie Homewood have just achieved an ambition.

Ever since they left Stoke, Hartland, in 1963 when Mr Homewood was transferred by the Coastguard Service to the Lizard as Station Officer, they have longed to return to North Devon. Now they are back with Mr Homewood’s appointment to Hartland and District Officer.

It was at Hartland that Mr Homewood joined the service in 1957. In June 1968 he was transferred from the Lizard to the Orkney Islands as district officer and after four years he was transferred to divisional headquarters at Wick in Scotland.

His new area stretches from Port Isaac in Cornwall to Watchet in Somerset but he is accustomed to long distances.

The full Gazette article is dated 7 January 1970