On New Year’s Day

the wedding took place at Bridge Street Methodist Church, Bideford, of two members of Bideford Young Conservatives’ Club.

The bride was Miss Alwynne Muriel Bewes, only daughter of Mr and Mrs W H Bewes, of 16 Buttgarden Street, Bideford, who is a committee member of the Club and the bridegroom, Mr Reginald Leslie Charles Bennett, eldest son of Mr and Mrs C F Bennett, of 34 Coombe Street, Lyme Regis, Dorset, who is the vice-chairman.

The wedding ceremony was conducted by the Rev Isaac Bond and Mr Baker was the organist.

Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a full length dress of white frilled lace and net. Her full length veil was held in place by a head dress of lilies and her only ornament was a pearl choker. She carried a bouquet of red roses, white heather and trailing fern.

She was attended by three bridesmaids, Misses Ruth Fishleigh, Barbara Senner, and Margaret Letcher.

Duties of best man were carried out by Mr Gerald Shapley, a friend of the bridegroom.

Following a reception at Mitchell’s Café, Bideford, Mr and Mrs R L C Bennett left for the Channel Islands where the honeymoon was spent in Jersey.

From their fellow members of the Young Conservatives’ Club, Mr and Mrs Bennett received a table lamp in the design of a ship.

Gazette article dated 14 January 1955