• 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 Olympic riders to compete at Bideford Horse Show

  • 2 Homage to a well-loved sovereign

  • 3 Gift plaque on Clovelly council houses

  • 4 School crossing patrol begins

  • 5 Can spring be far away?

  • 6 In the tortoise nursery - eight hatched at Bideford

  • 7 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 8 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 9 End of the line

  • 10 Huntshaw TV mast

  • 11 Lots drawn to prevent dog fight

  • 12 Unique holiday adventure!

  • 13 Torrington Church's new organ

  • 14 Bridging the stream

  • 15 New gateway to King George's Fields

  • 16 New Post Office

  • 17 Smiling welcome to Hartland visitors

  • 18 Bideford's first woman councillor

  • 19 Sweets derationing

  • 20 Eight to strike and a race to win

  • 21

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 22 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 23 Community centre opened at Westward Ho!

  • 24 Happy Days!

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

  • 26 Move for oldest boatyard on Torridge

  • 27 Mobile missionary

  • 28 Bicycle now does donkey work

  • 29 Tibbles home again - and fish supper

  • 30 Northam loses thatched cottage landmark

  • 31 Circus comes to town

  • 32 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 33

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 34 New civic medallions

  • 35 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 36 Spray dodging - the new pastime

  • 37 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 38 Appledore skill brings 'Hispaniola' to life

  • 39

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 40 Holiday traffic in Bideford High Street

  • 41 All aboard the ark

  • 42 Artisans' Club

  • 43 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 44 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
  • 45 Decontrol of meat

  • 46 Sunshine and shade at Appledore

  • 47 Hartland Dancers
  • 48 Spring-cleaning the Ridge

  • 49 Emergency ferry services

  • 50 Do recall the old windmill at Northam?

  • 51 Photo of town's first car wins prize

  • 52

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 53 Just over a year old

  • 54 Watch the dicky bird!

  • 55 Floral dancing at Appledore

  • 56 Ten year old scrambler

  • 57 Torrington school's sundial - fashioned by Headmaster

  • 58

    Building works
  • 59 Centuries old but today busier than ever

  • 60

    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 61 Torrington acclaims 400th anniversary of granting of charter

  • 62 Meredith's ironmongers

  • 63 Mayor becomes engine driver>
  • 64 Joe the ginger tabby is 21

  • 65 Yelland potter's exhibition at Bideford

  • 66 New addition to Quay front

  • 67 North Devon Driving School

  • 68 Prizewinning babies at Torrington

  • 69 Polish custom on Pancake Day

  • 70 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 71 Bideford loses training ship

  • 72 Fish nearly pulled him in

  • 73 Appledore tugs fete London Tower

  • 74 The Geneva marionettes

  • 75

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 76 Sight of a lifetime

  • 77 From Bobby to Brian

  • 78 Puzzle corner at Bideford!

  • 79 Filming at Hartland

  • 80 New Lundy stamps

  • 81 Penny for the guy

  • 82 Thirty bridges cross Torridge

  • 83 Torrington's shelter for the aged

  • 84 Success to Festival of the Arts

  • 85 Buckland farm workers to receive long-service awards

  • 86 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 87 Bideford Zoo's first baby is big draw

  • 88 Born 1883 - still going strong

  • 89 Out of puff!

  • 90 Bideford's first triplets for 12 years

  • 91 Recognise this resort?

  • 92

    Was a missionary
  • 93 All for the love of a lady!

  • 94 Tomorrow' night's skittles broadcast from Bideford

  • 95 Northam's almshouse

  • 96 Panel sprint for Bideford broadcast

  • 97 Five generations link Woolsery, Clovelly and Bideford

  • 98 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 99 Little 'Big Ben'

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

  • 101 Some 240 exhibits

  • 102 Housing progress at East-the-Water>
  • 103 Safety-first dipomas awarded to Torrington drivers

  • 104 Beach search for mines takes longer

  • 105 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 106 TV contest means big job for Bideford Guides

  • 107 Eight and a half million pound Taw development scheme

  • 108 When horses score over the tractor

  • 109 Inscribed Bibles and silver spoons for babies

  • 110 East-the-Water sets town an example

  • 111 River scenes that enchant the visitors

  • 112 Bideford schoolboy's courage recognised

  • 113 Saving money, wear and tear

  • 114 New look in the hayfields

  • 115

    First prize
  • 116 Christmas tree on Bideford Quay>
  • 117 Can-carrying over cobbles has disappeared

  • 118 Torrington's new amenity

  • 119 America's tribute to 'J.H.'

  • 120 Northam footballers of the future

  • 121 Children's procession with foxgloves

  • 122 First steel ship built at Bideford

  • 123 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 124

    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 125 New art gallery opened

  • 126 Allhalland Street - then and now

  • 127 Designed and made in Bideford

  • 128 A lost Bideford 'island'

  • 129

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
  • 130 New choral society's growing response

  • 131 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 132 Alverdiscott is proud of its new parish hall

  • 133 What the television camera saw at Abbotsham

  • 134

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 135 North Devon author featured in TV documentary

  • 136 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 137 Holiday scene near Sandymere

  • 138 Light reading for the lighthouse

  • 139 Instow local art show was 'tremendous success'

  • 140 For South Africa from Westward Ho!

  • 141 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 142 Daisy's pride and joy

  • 143 New life for Hartland organ

  • 144 Jumble sale fever

  • 145 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 146 One thousand visit zoo at Whitsun

  • 147 Centenary of Gazette

  • 148 Where Bideford rope-makers walked>
  • 149

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 150 Tramps camp by riverside throughout arctic weather

  • 151 Two kinds of hovercraft at Bideford

  • 152 Appledore schooner broadcast

  • 153 Revived market off to splendid start

  • 154 Wilfred and Mabel visit schools and hospital

  • 155 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 156 TV features Bideford's New Year bread ceremony

  • 157 Fishing light goes out at close of poor season

  • 158 Farewell to passenger trains

  • 159 Alwington School closing after 120 years

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

  • 161 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 162 Ancestral home nestling in lovely combe

  • 163 Bideford's private wharves busier

  • 164 A Weare Giffard speciality - delicious strawberries

  • 165 Picking the pops

  • 166 Sooty is quick on the draw

  • 167 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 168 Mural in the whimsical fashion

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

  • 170 Torrington children build igloo
  • 171 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 172 A man and his wheel

  • 173 Modern living at Bideford

  • 174 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

  • 175

    Cadets are given certificates
  • 176 Bideford-Torrington road gets 'carpet coat'

  • 177 Weare Giffard Hall sold for £11,300

  • 178 Down at the dump something stirs

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

  • 180 Peter poses for TV film

  • 181 X-ray shoe fitting

  • 182 Works at craft he learned over 65 years ago

  • 183 'Les Girls' of Hartland

  • 184

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 185 Second Monte Carlo Rally

  • 186

    Relatives all over the world
  • 187 Afternoon tea in the park

  • 188 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 189 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 190 On her 'maiden' trip from Bideford

  • 191 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 192 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 193 Shoes certainly not made for walking

  • 194 The art of the thatcher

  • 195 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 196 They are parted pro-tem

  • 197 Yeo vale road ruin provides a mystery

  • 198 Childrens' model of Torrington

  • 199 Burnard family reunion

  • 200 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 201 Not Bideford's answer to the moon rocket!

  • 202 Four hundred residents leave Bideford!

  • 203 New fire and ambulance stations

  • 204

    Married in 1908
  • 205 Torridge wins on time schedule

  • 206 Twenty-one yachts

  • 207 Bideford skifflers, they're no squares

  • 208 Thrush builds nest in cauliflower

  • 209 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 210 First ship in 8 years

  • 211

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 212 Sweet success at Langtree School

  • 213 Appledore's largest

  • 214 Pretty pennies at Beaford

  • 215 The cab at the corner>
  • 216 A sense of humour in advertising

  • 217 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 218 Finished in 1876

  • 219 New Estate's view of estuary activities

  • 220 Barley from Bideford to Bonnie Scotland

  • 221 Littleham family's five generations

  • 222 Cruising down the river

  • 223 Dismantling of wireless mast

  • 224 Westward Ho! sand yacht to challenge speed record

  • 225 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 226 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 227 Boys win hockey on the sands challenge

  • 228 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 229 Vessel built 300 feet above sea level

  • 230 Torrington's enterprise's new extensions

  • 231 Practical sympathy at Northam

  • 232 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 233 Getting up steam for tomorrow

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

  • 235 An early 'special' to Bideford

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    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 237 No sale of Springfield House

  • 238 'Out of Appledore' sailing memories

  • 239 First tankers arrive at new depot

  • 240 Wishing well is pixielated

  • 241 Local glove-making factory advertising for staff

  • 242 Alderman Anstey's dream comes tru

  • 243 Passing of a Torrington landmark

  • 244 Preparations for new Clovelly Court

  • 245 Speeding communications: Bideford firm's new installation

  • 246 Bideford electricity window display qualifies for area competition

  • 247 Appledore boy is youngest recipient of RNLI vellun

  • 248 Torrington in 1967

  • 249 Old Girls revisit Edgehill

  • 250 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
  • 251 Picking the pops

  • 252 School's link with cargo ship

  • 253 Steep street of old Bideford

  • 254 A bird of their own!

  • 255 Hartland's invitation

  • 256 They set out for Bideford and became lost

  • 257 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 258 It really was the 'last time'

  • 259 Torridge graveyard of wooden hulks

  • 260 Death - and birth - of a telephone exchange

  • 261 Bideford blacksmith wins English championship

  • 262 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 263 No ancient Grecian temple this

  • 264 Champagne send-off for Torrington new factory

  • 265

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 266 Sixty-two year old Picarooner makes ready for season

  • 267 Harvest service in Bideford 'pub' bar

  • 268 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 269 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 270 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 271 Bideford shipyard workers cheer new minesweeper

  • 272

    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 273 New Lundy air-mail stamps

  • 274 Puppet characters introduced

  • 275 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 276 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 277 They never miss a game at Torrington

  • 278 Variety in summer weather

  • 279 Record pebble-throwing day

  • 280

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 281 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 282 Bideford has built over 500 post-war homes

  • 283 Bideford regatta

  • 284 Thunderstorm destruction of 25 years ago

  • 285 Warmington's garage ad

  • 286 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 287 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 288 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 289 Thriving 'orphan of the storm'

  • 290 Torrington to have first woman mayor

  • 291 Up-to-date Bideford!

  • 292 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 293 Simple Item 138
  • 294 Police station view of Bideford

  • 295 Bideford's new market opens next week

  • 296 What is future of railway goods yard?

  • 297 Bideford computer stars

  • 298 Off on a great adventure

  • 299 Golden Bay Hotel ad.>
  • 300 Bideford's gift to Sir Francis

  • 301

    Bidefordians
  • 302 Royal prince visits Torridge-side

  • 303

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 304 Broomhayes children will keep their winter pet

  • 305 So this is the mainland!

  • 306 Life begins at 80

  • 307 Waldon Triplets
  • 308 Last of Bideford factory chimney

  • 309 Some mushroom!

  • 310 A roof-top view - where?

  • 311 Rowing triumphs at Bideford

  • 312 In their new robes and hats

  • 313 Pannier Market's future?

  • 314 Bideford firm develops new non-spill paint

  • 315 Clovelly's 91 year old horseman

  • 316 Meeting at 10 Downing Street

  • 317 Northam wants to continue pumping from river

  • 318 Bideford triplets' first birthday party

  • 319 Capers on the cobbles

  • 320 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 321 Last train from Torrington

  • 322

    Exhibition of school work
  • 323 Picture bought for shillings may be worth thousands

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

  • 325 Pet squirrels at Monkleigh

  • 326 Fishermen of Greencliff

  • 327 Hartland postman retires

  • 328

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 329 Bideford stock car racing entry comes in second

  • 330 Bank Holiday weather was beach weather

  • 331

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 332 New shipyard on schedule

  • 333 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

  • 334 Centenary of Landcross Methodist Chapel

  • 335 Devil sent packing

  • 336 Bideford - as Rowlandson saw it about 1810-15

  • 337 Wasps' nest in sewing machine

  • 338 Signed scroll momento of Queen Mother's visit

  • 339 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 340 Town's second woman mayor in 392 years

  • 341 Buckland goes to County Show

  • 342 Still hunting aged 80 and a Field Master

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

  • 344 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 345 Chess - their bridge over the years

  • 346 Thorn-apple found in Littleham conservatory

  • 347 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 348 113 years at Instow

  • 349 Revenge in style

  • 350 Donkey work made easier at Clovelly

  • 351 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 352 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 353 Ships at Bideford

  • 354 Television comes to Torridge District

  • 355 Littleham cow tops 70 tons mark in milk production

  • 356 Eleven million pound scheme's official opening

  • 357

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 358 Landmark at Bradworthy

  • 359 Amsterdam to Bideford double success

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    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 361 Lady Churchill congratulates Bideford artists at nursing exhibition

  • 362 Weare Giffard potato

  • 363 Making way for the double-deckers

  • 364 Colour TV salesman at eight

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

  • 366 Traditions and skills still there

  • 367 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 368 Water Board mains spread through villages

  • 369 Clovelly nightmare

  • 370 What's the time?

  • 371 Council agree to demolition of Chanter's Folly

  • 372 For crying out loud!

  • 373

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 374 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 375 A story to tell!

  • 376 Safe door weighing two tons

  • 377 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 378

    Hamburger is part of modern life
  • 379 Sailing to victory at Appledore

  • 380 Six footed lamb

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

  • 382 By pony and trap to market

  • 383 Birds' convalescent home at Instow

  • 384 Symbol of Lundy independence

  • 385 Big develolpment at Calveford

  • 386 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 387 Found the answer waiting for him>
  • 388 Future of Torrington almshouses

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    New gateway
  • 390 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 391 Quads at Thornhillhead

  • 392 Calf thinks of mare as mum

  • 393 Service with a smile

  • 394 Clovelly custom

  • 395 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 396 Riverside mystery

  • 397

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 398 Parkham plan realised

  • 399 At Bideford Arts Ball>
  • 400 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 401 Private home for public pump

  • 402 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 403 Bideford Bridge re-opens

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

  • 405 He beat the floods

  • 406 Boys from Bideford school complete Ten Tors

  • 407 Loads of black and white

  • 408 Hartland Abbey outdoor staff 60 years ago

  • 409 Down at the 'Donkey House'

  • 410 The creative urge on Saturday morning

  • 411 Tide sweeps under and over the old bridge

  • 412 Photo mural in Bideford bank

  • 413 No laughing matter

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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  • 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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  • 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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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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Buckland beat Bradworthy in YFC Quiz Challenge

Throughout the country Young Farmers’ Clubs are helping to fit a new generation of British farmers for their part in the great industry of agriculture.

11.2.1955 YFC quiz challenge

Typical of the friendly rivalry that exists between neighbouring branches was the Quiz contest at Buckland Brewer last week when the Bradworthy Club Advisory Committee challenged the local committee to a test of knowledge of agriculture and general topics. A close contest was won by Buckland Brewer by only five points.

One of the most interesting, and certainly the most amusing, items on the programme were the one-minute speeches on subjects selected by Mr R C Roe, area officer, NAAS, who also set the quiz questions.

Appearing in the group photograph are: Messrs D Trewin, R C Roe, M Jackman, R Trewin, S A Brimacome, P Trewin, R G Pomeroy, W Harris, A Hockridge, G Quance, Miss O Hancock, Messrs A Barham, T Taylor, M Andrew and S Brown, J Cann.

Gazette article dated 11 February 1955

YFC Quiz at Hartland

Hosts, Hartland Young Farmers’ Club finished third when a friendly Y.F.C. quiz was held at the Hartland Church Hall on Tuesday night.

21.11.1957 Hartland YFC

Three club teams visited Hartland for the quiz – Bradworthy, Buckland Brewer and Shebbear. The contest resulted: Bradworthy 30 ½ points, Buckland 28, Hartland 22 ½, Shebbear 14 ½. Tuesday’s quiz was one of a series of friendly contests arranged by the local Y.F.C.s.

Question-master was Mr. F. M. Shore, of Bideford, group secretary of the Torridge branches of the N.F.U. Adjudicators were Messrs. L. Goaman and E. G. Quance.

Members of the teams were: Hartland – W. Goaman, D. Williams, J. Heard, J. Cottle, Mrs. A. Gray; Bradworthy – C. Bellew, J. Quance, T Rozuaduski, Miss M. Harris and Miss J. Wickett; Buckland – D. Poole, B. Stevens, E. Ley, W. Moase, Miss J. Dunn; Shebbear – E. Haste, J. Lawton, M. Pedrick, E. Finnemore, C. Nicholls. The scorer was Mr. Andrew Goaman, chairman of the Hartland club.

The quiz was followed by a social.
Music was supplied by Mr. E. J. Fulford.

 

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