Farming

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.

Buckland Brewer brothers win in ploughing matches

Brothers David and Norman Poole maintained the family tradition at the Torridge Group of Young Farmers’ Clubs’ ploughing match on Friday, carrying off five prizes between them.

The match was at Gribble, Little Torrington, the farm of the President, Mr G Crocker. The group incorporates Bradworthy, Buckland Brewer, Hartland, Little Torrington, Shebbear and Clawton clubs. Group leader is Mr A Bewes, chairman Mr D Crocker, hon. treasurer Miss A Goaman and joint hon. secretaries Messrs D Daniel and D Cobbledick.

Results – N Poole; B Cottle; A Watts; D Poole; E Ley; K Redwood; J Luxton; H Geatches; T H Kiff; J H Nott; P J Edwards; W H Bulledl; J B Westaway; R W Tapp; M Westcott; M Ward; A Andrew; J Heard; R Cawsey; E Grigg; M Dymond; C Johns; M Westcott; J Luxton; L Goaman; R Hutchings; and J Bond.

Gazette article dated 3 November 1961

Pusehill Farm sold

£27,500 For An Abbotsham Farm

On Tuesday, at Mitchell’s Café, Bideford, Messrs Hannaford Ward and Southcombe Ltd, negotiated the sale of Pusehill Farm, Abbotsham, for Mr L Bellew, the various lots selling for a total of £27,500.

The sale attracted a record attendance, and the bidding was very keenly contested. The six lots were disposed of as follows:

Lot 1: Pusehill House, buildings and 80 acres of land - £10,600 to Mr A P Tucker, of Westward Ho!
Lot 2: Small holding comprising 17 acres - £3,800 to Mr William Beer, of Bideford.
Lot 3: 49 acres of freehold land, known as ‘Gainsboroughs’ - £3,250 to Mr A P Tucker.
Lot 4: Two fields totalling 15½ acres - £2,750 to Mr A Reed, of Northam.
Lot 5: 22 acres of land - £3,750 to Mr E G Bean, of Abbotsham.
Lot 6: 19½ acres of meadow land - £3,350 to Mr A P Tucker

Gazette article dated 3 February 1950

Triplets with a Trio of Lambs

These early lambs

provide triple proof that the long winter days will not last for ever and that Spring is on the way

Triplets Donna, Tracey (Tracie) and Jackie Waldon, 14 year old daughters of Mr and Mrs Brian Waldon, of 18 Barton Tors, Bideford, found the young lambs appealing playmates when they visited Southcott Ash Farm, Parkham, the home of Mr and Mrs R L Dunn. Coincidentally, the lambs were all born on the same day, too, although to two different mothers.

Gazette article dated 20 January 1978