Littleham Wedding

Pickard-Heywood

A pretty wedding was solemnized on Sept 11th at the Wesleyan Methodist Church, Littleham, specifically licensed for the occasion, the contracting parties being Mr Percy Pickard of Littlehampton, Sussex (third son of Mr and Mrs W B Pickard, Queen Anne’s, Bideford) and Louisa Matilda Heywood (second daughter of Mr A J Heywood, and the late Mrs Heywood, of Littleham Court).
The officiating minister was the Rev J T Tyreman, Superintendent Minister of the Circuit. The bridesmaid was Miss Elizabeth Heywood and Mr Ralph Pickard, in the absence of his brother, Mr A Pickard, ERA, off active service, acted as ‘best man’.
A reception of immediate friends was held at Littleham Court after the wedding and later in the day the happy couple left for Exeter en route to Littllehampton, Sussex.
The bouquets were supplied by Mr R H Yeo, High Street, Bideford, and the carriages by Messrs R Blackmore and Son.
Gazette article dated 17 September 1918