Coronation - Abbotsham - 1937
Coronation Day will commence early at Abbotsham where a service will be held in the Church
Abbotsham - Northam WeddingThe wedding has taken place at Bideford Register Office of Mr Kelvin John Charles Ridd, only son
Silver Jubilee of Abbotsham WIA very successful silver jubilee dinner and dance was held in the New Inn Hotel, Bideford, by members of...
C H M Peto1954
Abbotsham Building LandWhen six acres of building land at Abbotsham were offered by public auction on Tuesday by Messrs Kivell
Failed to find a supporer5 June 1964
Geraldine Portus11 March 1955
Fancy dress ball8 January 1954
Coronation - Abbotsham - 1937Coronation Day will commence early at Abbotsham where a service will be held in the Church
Coronation - Abbotsham - 11th May 1937
Abbotsham
Coronation Day will commence early at Abbotsham where a service will be heldt in the Church at 8am. School children will be presented with mugs in the morning, and at 2pm sports for adults and children will be held. At 4pm a football match will be played. A free tea is to be provided for all parishioners at 5pm, and half-an-hour later a skittles competition will take place. A social in the Parish Hall commences at 7pm and at 10pm the huge bonfire will be lite and a display of fireworks given. Funds were raised by public subscription and amounted to £15. Mr D Grahame is chairman and hon. treasurer of the Celebrations Committee. The ladies' committe for the tea and social comprises Mesdames de Las Casas, Grahame, Bale, Stapledon, Facey, Jewell, Manning, Glover, and J Hockin.
Abbotsham - Northam WeddingThe wedding has taken place at Bideford Register Office of Mr Kelvin John Charles Ridd, only son
Abbotsham - Northam Wedding - 16th January 1970
The wedding has taken place at Bideford Register Office of Mr Kelvin John Charles Ridd, only son of Mr and Mrs John Ridd of 1 Seaview, Abbotsham, and Miss Sheila Mary Rucki, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs John Rucki of 37 Morwenna Park Road, Northam.
Best man was the bride's brother-in-law, Mr John Dyer. The reception was held at Durrant House Hotel.
Silver Jubilee of Abbotsham WIA very successful silver jubilee dinner and dance was held in the New Inn Hotel, Bideford, by members of...
Silver Jubilee of Abbotsham WI - 10th December 1971
A very successful silver jubilee dinner and dance was held in the New Inn Hotel, Bideford, by members of Abbotsham W.I.
The president (Mrs K Vanstone) welcomed a party of 70 members with their husbands and other guests.
A celebration cake, made by Mrs H Graham and iced by Mrs E Violet, was ceremonially cut by Miss Annie James, the oldest member.
Three past presidents were at the party.
Mrs R Beer proposed the toast to the guests, to which Mrs E Hemmel replied.
During the evening a boquet was presented to the president in appreciation of her efforts in arranging the function.
C H M Peto1954
Brig C H M Peto has sold Kenwith Castle, his Abbotsham home, and has left for Marlborough, Wiltshire.
The new property, says Brig Peto, has about 22 acres, but he is hoping to obtain an adjoining farm to continue his agricultural pursuits. Brig Peto, who is not seeking re-election to Parliament at the next election – he has been Member of Parliament for the former North West Devon Division and, following constituency boundary reviews, for the North Devon Division since 1945 – took up residence at Kenwith Castle at the end of the last war. His late father, Sir Basil Peto, who was also MP for North West Devon for 12 years, was an honorary Freeman of Bideford in appreciation of his services to the community and in particular towards securing the restoration of the title of Port to the borough. ‘I shall, indeed, be sad to go, because my roots seem to have grown down in this neighbourhood and constituency’ Brig Peto said. ‘But Marlborough is within easy distance by road, or rail to London,...
Abbotsham Building LandWhen six acres of building land at Abbotsham were offered by public auction on Tuesday by Messrs Kivell
Abbotsham Building Land - 19th November 1971
Abbotsham Building Land Tops £6000 Per Acre
When six acres of building land at Abbotsham were offered by public auction on Tuesday by Messrs Kivell and Sons, bidding in the crowded room opened at £20,000, rising to £36,500 at which figure it was sold to Messrs S L Vanstone and Son.
Failed to find a supporer5 June 1964
Bid by Mr R B Richardson, newly elected representative for the parish, to persuade Bideford Rural Council to oppose any further development in Abbotsham was cold shouldered on Tuesday.
He told the Council he wanted to preserve the village from ‘totally unnecessary development’. But they decided to recommend to the North Devon Divisional Planning Committee conditional approval of an outline application for the building of 10 houses in the parish, subject to the consent of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Mr Richardson failed to find one supporter. His opposition, said the Chairman, Mr S A Brimacombe, was contrary to the Council’s opinion. The Council, in fact, resented that the planning authorities had sometimes prevented development in the rural district.
It was ‘a poor outlook’ contented the vice-chairman, Mr J Wickett, if they were expected to keep the villages unchanged. Many people worked in Bideford, but preferred to live in the country, he said. Were such people to be debarred because...
Geraldine Portus11 March 1955
Schoolgirl’s 6,000 mile trip
After travelling 6,000 miles with the Golden Hind expedition, Geraldine Portus, the 12 years-old schoolgirl from Abbotsham, is going to return home.
Organiser of the expedition was Geraldine’s uncle, Mr Paul Delmer, journalist, traveller and businessman. Now Mr Delmer had decided to leave the expedition, although still remaining a shareholder, and to make his way with his family to Australia, where he hopes to settle.
This news has been received by Geraldine’s parent, Mr and Mrs William Portus, of Bay View, Abbotsham, in a letter from Mr Delmer which offered the opportunity for Geraldine to accompany them.
Miss Berenice Brooks, formerly of Londonderry Farm, Bideford, who is a Queen’s and State Registered Nurse, will be continuing with the expedition which she joined as a nurse.
The full Gazette article is dated 11 March 1955
Fancy dress ball8 January 1954
Enthusiastic dancers
from a wide area attended a New Year’s Eve Fancy Dress Ball at Abbotsham Parish Hall.
Proceeds of the ball were for local organisations.
Prize winners were: Mrs D Tucker; Mrs F Beer; Mr C C Prust; Mr D Tucker; Norma Prust; Wendy Beer; David Stapleton; H Strachey. Judges were Capt. and Mrs C Henty-Dodd and Miss Stephanie Boyd. Competition winners were: Mr G Tallin; Mrs Winters; Miss Hill.
Refreshments were served by a ladies committee under Mrs Grigg. Music was by the Blue Orpheans Orchestra.
The Gazette article is dated 8 January 1954