Over £50 was raised as a result of the annual sale of work organised by Alwington W.I.
Over £50 was raised as a result of the annual sale of work organised by Alwington W.I.
The variety of stalls supervised by members included cake, produce, parcel, handkerchief, jumble, miscellaneous and bran tub. Tea was also served by members.
Mrs B Daniel, of Little Torrington, judged the large number of entries in the cake competition, awarding: 1, Mrs C Jeffery; 2, Mrs G Lewis; 3, Mrs L Lott.
There followed a social evening and a skittle competition, winners being: 1, Mr F Leverton; 2, Mr G Smale; 3, Mr
Farmer Mr Norman T Westaway was given permission by Bideford Rural Council to demolish
Farmer Mr Norman T Westaway was given permission by Bideford Rural Council to demolish historic Yeo Vale House, Alwington, a ruin. The owner of the house cannot be found.
A Fairy Cross skittler, Mr Brian Charles Daniel, third son of Mr and Mrs F Daniel, of Woodbine Cottage, Alwington
A Fairy Cross skittler, Mr Brian Charles Daniel, third son of Mr and Mrs F Daniel, of Woodbine Cottage, Alwington, and Miss Cynthia Jane Weeks, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs E Weeks, of Meadow Vale, Merton, were married at Merton Parish Church. The Rector (Rev. W J G Nelson) officiated.
There were four bridesmaids - Misses Venus and Rosalind Weeks, Syliva Braund and Ruth Daniel. Best man was Mr Gail Riddell.
Lieut-Col E C Pine-Coffin of Cleave Barton
Lieut-Col E C Pine-Coffin of ‘Cleave Barton’, Durrant Lane, Northam, who, on Monday, became president of the Royal North Devon Golf Club, is a member of one of the oldest families in the country.
Until Portledge House became a hotel in 1947 it had been their seat since 1200. Col Pine-Coffin, in addition to owning the Portledge estate, is lord of the manor of Alwington, Goldworthy and Monkleigh. Like many of his forebears – a Coffin, of Portledge, was with Henry VIII on the Field of the Cloth of Gold – he was a professional soldier. From 1915 until the end of
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Final arrangements were made for the birthday party in February.
Names were taken of members able to accept the invitation to the Dolton and Dowland WI party in March. An unusual and interesting talk on ‘Witchcraft’ was given by Mr Ian Kelway, of the County Education Dept. Mrs Allin thanked the speaker on behalf of the members. Tea hostesses were Mrs Kistenmacker and Mrs Taylor.
The competition – six ginger biscuits – was judged by Miss
2 March 1918
Miss A Lott collected £15 17s. 8d., Mr G Bailey £6 7s., Mr R Pennington £4 4s. 6d.; Proceeds of entertainment, £6 - total amount £32 9s. 2d. A committee has been appointed to select the parcels and forward to each man.
Gazette article dated 2 March 1918
30 July 1918
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
7 March 1958
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
2 May 1958
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,
Third member of the family to hold the office of High Sheriff of Devon
Lieut-Col John Pine-Coffin who lives with his wife, son and two daughters at West Drydon, Fairy Cross, will be the third member of his family to hold this centuries old office.
The first of these was in the reign of King Henry VIII, and the second in the reign of King James II.
The Queen followed tradition at a Privy Council at Buckingham Palace when she used a gold handled bodkin to prick the names of the Sheriffs for the ensuing year for all the
Clan Coffin gathered in 1881 to honour Tristam and Dionis
The estate is now owned by Colonel Claude Pine-Coffin of the Indian Army.
There are many branches of the Coffin family in America who look upon Portledge House as their ancestral home. Some sixty-three years ago there was a notable gathering there of the ‘Clan Coffin’, as it was called. A reader of the Bideford Gazette into