But £450 is raised for charities

Rain held off just long enough for Bideford Round Table’s second annual donkey derby meeting on a course off Sandymere Road, Westward Ho! on Wednesday of last week and the event attracted the support of a large attendance.

As a result £450 was raised for local charities.

Speed seemed the last thing the donkeys were interested in. Some of the young riders were a bit shaken by their untimely descent, but there was nothing serious.

Added attractions included a sulky race between the chairmen of Bideford and Tavistock Round Tables, mice racing, skittling for a pig, golf, a balloon race and may other sideshows.

Results: T and J Derrigan Steaks – Margaret Wickham. The Woolaway Chase – Mr M Turner & Kevin Bright. John Lewington Property Stakes – Mr Dobson & Francine Witt; Chief Officers and staff of Bideford Borough Council & Sheila Lewington; Lock’s Butchers, & Teresa Warner. Bayly Bartle Guineas – Elliott Bros & P Slattery; The Supreme Magic Co. Ltd & Michael Hooper; Braddicks Elizabethan Steaks – Devon Concrete Works & Vivienne Wright; Symons Groceries & Susan Calderwell; Mrs E M V Patt & George Bailey. Appledore Shipbuilders’ Stakes – B Trickey & Linda Trickey; B A-Court & Dennis Job; C G Bradford and Sons & Dennis Short. Chico’s Cooked Steaks – Charles Morris and Sons & Alan Green.

Sideshows were; Mrs M Williams, Mr D Hickmott, Messrs J W Burnell and D Colwill, Mr P Reveley, Mr T C Malone, Mr R Heal, Mr M Parry, Mr R J Gale, Mr and Mrs M R Bird, Mr A J Stephens, Mr K Symons.

Principal officials were: Mr W J Elliott, Mr B D Hall-Tomkin, Mr G B Armstrong, Mr R J Hopkins, Mr D H A Peacock, Mr S R Copp.

Full Gazette article dated 11 August 1967