• 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 New shipyard on schedule

  • 2 Torrington children build igloo
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    Hamburger is part of modern life
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    Exhibition of school work
  • 5 Faints as she wins national competition

  • 6 Lady Godiva comes to Torrington

  • 7 Some 240 exhibits

  • 8 Repair work on Long Bridge
  • 9 Battle of the gap at Westward Ho!

  • 10 Fundraising trip for RNLI

  • 11 Bideford childrens' cinema opens

  • 12 New Lundy stamps

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    Cadets are given certificates
  • 14 Westward Ho! combined op

  • 15 Torrington Youth Club rewarded by party
  • 16 Waldon Triplets
  • 17 Artisans' Club

  • 18 Broomhayes £1,000 Surprise
  • 19 Students help model St Sidwell

  • 20 Shipbuilding hobby at Hartland

  • 21 Larkworthy Family play in Shebbear's Football Team
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    New gateway
  • 23

    Mums protest in Coronation Road
  • 24 Baby Kate goes home to Lundy

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    First prize
  • 26 Largest salmon caught in Torridge

  • 27 Clovelly nightmare

  • 28 Westward Ho! public conveniences get go ahead
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    10-year-old scrambler practices
  • 30

    Womens Skittles Competition in Buckland Brewer
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    Birgitta Whittaker
  • 32 Charter granted by Philip and Mary

  • 33 Bideford computer stars

  • 34 Just over a year old

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    Married in 1908
  • 36 Appledore's largest

  • 37 Hartland Dancers
  • 38 Cement-clad boats being built at Northam

  • 39

    Successful motor cycling team
  • 40 Bravery against bull at Shebbear rewarded

  • 41 Championship Trophy for Hartland
  • 42

    Relatives all over the world
  • 43 Gloves fit for a king!

  • 44 Celebrations for 103rd birthday

  • 45

    Close associations with North Devon
  • 46

    Double Baptism on Torridge
  • 47 Wine and beer merchants for 150 years

  • 48

    First Girls at Bideford Grammar School take part in Play
  • 49 Devil sent packing

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    Lenwood Squash Club
  • 51 Escaped crane moves into Kenwith Valley

  • 52

    Bidefordians
  • 53 New addition to Quay front

  • 54 New look for Torrington Lane

  • 55

    Reds Womens Team Are First To Compete Throughout Season
  • 56 John Andrew Bread Charity
  • 57

    Gift from Bideford Town Council
  • 58 Littleham family's five generations

  • 59 Cavaliers join the Hunt
  • 60 Modern living at Bideford

  • 61

    Building works
  • 62

    FA Cup Match for the Robins
  • 63 Launching the 'Golden Hinde'

  • 64

    Appledore boys beat mums at football
  • 65 Quads join a Langtree happy family

  • 66 Bringing shopping home by goat

  • 67 Finished in 1876

  • 68 Record player of 80 years ago

  • 69 Teenager Peter Jackson Makes Horror Film
  • 70 Donkey and horses enjoy carnival drink

  • 71

    Youth Clubs Join Together For Entertainment
  • 72 Panto time at Westward Ho!

  • 73 Yeoi Vale House finally demolished

  • 74 Burnard family reunion

  • 75

    Inter-school Road Safety Quiz Cup Winners
  • 76 Church renovation rejoicing at Northam

  • 77 Designed all furnishing of new chapel

  • 78 Hartland postman retires

  • 79

    Gus Honeybun meets local children
  • 80 Brothers reunion 1947
  • 81 Space dominates Hartland carnival

  • 82 A craftsman's 'potted' history

  • 83 Bideford Liberal club new lounge bar opened

  • 84 Eleventh hour bid to save last sailing barge

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    Holidaying in north Devon
  • 86 Fleet of foot and fair of face

  • 87 Jalopy joy for children of Shamwickshire

  • 88 Bideford inquest on French trawlermen opens

  • 89 Salmon netting at Bideford

  • 90 Clovelly custom

  • 91

    Andre Veillett and Quentin Reed in Judo Demonstration
  • 92 Clovelly donkey film star

  • 93 Westward Ho! Tennis Club Winners
  • 94 Ship-in-bottle world record

  • 95

    Mrs Whapham finds ferret in Bridgeland Street while shopping
  • 96 Bideford country dancers on TV

  • 97 Head Barman appointed Torrington Town Crier
  • 98 Appledore Juniors Football
  • 99 Bideford Liberals' fashion show

  • 100 Appledore's new lifeboat

  • 101

    Was a missionary
  • 102 Twenty-one yachts

  • 103

    School of Dancing's Annual Display
  • 104 Entente cordiale in Bideford

  • 105

    Toasted with musical honours
  • 106 Calligrapher extraordinary

  • 107 Bideford A.F.C annual dinner
  • 108 Four sisters' nostalgic reunion

  • 109 Bideford School Junior Choir Sing in France at Twinning Ceremony in Landivisiau
  • 110

    Jinxed School Trip
  • 111

    Wynne Olley's styles impress International Hair Fashion Designer
  • 112 Train returns to Westleigh straight

  • 113 Liked holidays here - so starts business

  • 114 Jumble sale fever

  • 115 Wishing well is pixielated

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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  • 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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  • 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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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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