Welcome To Hatherleigh
During a discussion at Hatherleigh Parish Council on a proposal to have 'Welcome to Hatherleigh' signs erected at the entrances to the town, the question of whether Hatherleigh possessed a Coat of Arms was raised. Members felt that the town's Arms - if it has them - could be incorporated in the signs.
It was agreed to obtain designs and prices of signs and to ascertain the procedure for getting a Coat of Arms if the town is not already entitled to one.
Gazette article dated January 1972