Littleham Film Night
A pleasant evening was spent by nearly 100 people at Littleham Parish Hall on Saturday. They were
Bideford to have a new shipyardRound-the-world yachtsman, Alan Smith, and a partner to sign contracts
65 Vintage VehiclesAttractions ranging from a vintage vehicle display that drew 65 entries to a dog show and from a gymkhana
Littleham Funeral of Miss M HearnThe funeral of Miss Mabel Hearn of 'Lower Langdon', Littleham, took place at Littleham Parish
It was close!26 January 1973
Mr and Mrs Brend win special prizes8 June 1960
Littleham Family's Five GenerationsVisitors around the chair of 96-year-old Mrs Eliza Wise represented five generations of a Littleham
Littleham beauty spotpeople fight bid to bury beauty spot under rubbish
Littleham Film NightA pleasant evening was spent by nearly 100 people at Littleham Parish Hall on Saturday. They were
Littleham Film Night - 4th March 1977
A pleasant evening was spent by nearly 100 people at Littleham Parish Hall on Saturday. They were welcomed by Mr L J Badcock. A film on Orleigh Mills was shown by Mr L Grimby and Mr D Haywood showed another of his railway holiday in Germany. Films on traction and stationary engines and various rallies by Messrs D Clark, M Cook, F Burt, C Bennett and B Hughes were also screened. Stewards were Messrs J Devereux, R Smale, K Phelps, A Marshall, J Denford, and T Brend, and refreshments were served by Mesdames C Cook, V Phelps, M Smale, G Short and J Brend. Over £11 was donatd to Hall funds.
Bideford to have a new shipyardRound-the-world yachtsman, Alan Smith, and a partner to sign contracts
Bideford is soon to have a new shipyard on the lines of that made famous by Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.
The new factory – partner in the new firm, round-the-world yachtsman Mr Alan Smith, of Littleham, prefers to think of it in that term – will turn out mainly all steel craft in a covered yard.
Subject to signing this weekend of a contract, he and a naval architect have bought for an undisclosed figure from North Devon Farmers Ltd what was formerly Blackmore’s shipyard situated above Bideford Bridge.
It is anticipated that the reinstated shipyard will be in operation in two months on a production line basis. Mr Smith told the Gazette yesterday that initially they would be employing only 12 skilled men, some of whom would have to be brought in. It was hoped to recruit local labour and to build up to a force of about 60.
The intention is to construct mainly steel-hulled boats varying in length from 30ft t0 60ft. They will have a standard hull design, but with different superstructure. Already in...
65 Vintage VehiclesAttractions ranging from a vintage vehicle display that drew 65 entries to a dog show and from a gymkhana
65 Vintage Vehicles - 8th July 1977
Attractions ranging from a vintage vehicle display that drew 65 entries to a dog show and from a gymkhana to children's sports, provided something for everyone at Littleham fete on Saturday which was opened by Mr Michael Pope, who was introduced by the chairman of the Parish Hall committee, Mr L J Badcock. Flowere were presented by Andrea Clegg and June Pennington.
Principal winners were Mark Goldsworthy, Julie Philps, Mark Stevens, Paula Foad, Tricia Hockin, Suzanne Hockin, Pauline Clements, Tina Foad, Gerard Shard, Sarah Smale, Conrad Stevens, Claire Metherall, Lisa Wilton, Lloyd Bromhead, Ann Goldsworthy, Dominic Stevens, Malcolm Hooper, Graham Hooper, Mandy Smale, Dawn Metherall, Paul Bromhead, Stephen Hopkins, Tom Galvin, Matthew Shard.
The gymkhana was organised by Ann Alvis, Maggie Melvills, Messrs T and P Cooper, H Barrow and Miss L Barrow. Judge was Mr W Johns. Principal winners were R Squire, L Thompson, L Rundle, J Hosegood, R Bromel, J...
Littleham Funeral of Miss M HearnThe funeral of Miss Mabel Hearn of 'Lower Langdon', Littleham, took place at Littleham Parish
Littleham Funeral of Miss M Hearn - 19th March 1967
The funeral of Miss Mabel Hearn of 'Lower Langdon', Littleham, took place at Littleham Parish Church.
The Rev L Budge officated and Mr Richards accompanied the hymns.
Immediate mourners were: Bessie, Nellie, Ada, Fred, Syd and Will, Mary, Edith, Gertrude, Cephas and Rodney Brend, Mary and Cyril Marshall, Phyllis and Stanley Wood, Phyllis and Aubrey Phelps, Tot Ford. Norah, Daisy and Annie were unable to attend.
Others attending included: Messrs A G Heywood, J B Westaway, G and H Vaggers, G Hearn, F Withecombe, W J and W Hearn, W and E Stevens, Mesdames G and E Brend, Phelps and E Nicholls, Miss M Wise.
Flowers were: sweetest memory of dear Mabel from Daisy; in loving memory of dear Mabel from Norah, Fred and family; in loving memory of dear Mabel from Bessie, Stanley, Phyllis and children, in loving memory of dear sister Mabel from Nell, Syd and family, in loving memory of dear sister Mabel from Ada, Will and family; Mrs E A Hearn...
It was close!26 January 1973
Only nine pins prevented Littleham A from becoming the skittles champions of the Westcountry.
Littleham put up a fine performance to reach the championship final from over 300 entries before going down to Watchet All Stars 505-497.
The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final were held at Newton Abbot and Littleham skittled consistently to average 500 a game in their three nine-rub matches.
The team comprised John Hockin, John Palmer, Richard Headon, Lionel Dunn, Anthony Brend, Peter Ellis, Raymond Tremeer and Cyril Lyle. They are the Littleham A team, current leaders of Division 1 of the Bideford and District League, plus two of the B side who are Division 3 leaders.
The full Gazette article is dated 26 January 1973
Mr and Mrs Brend win special prizes8 June 1960
Purses open at the ready.......
Husband and wife win the two special prizes – for vegetables and for fruit and flowers – at Littleham’s annual produce show and fete on Saturday. They were Mr and Mrs E Brend, of Narracott Cottage, Littleham.
The event, object of which was to raise money to pay for new extensions to the Parish Hall, was opened by Mrs Joan Lennard, from Chittlehamholt. She was introduced and thanked by Mr R T Sanders, chairman of the Parish Hall Committee, and presented with a buttonhole by Margaret Clements. Entries for the produce show totalled 262, and the secretary, Mr H F Hedden, said the judges considered the standard very high after the dry weather.
The extensions to the Hall were declared open by Mrs Peter Kivell, who was presented with a buttonhole by Angela Bryant.
Beside the produce show there were many other attractions – stalls, games, children’s sports, a gift auction and an ancient Burrell traction engine, lent by the owner, Mr W Moore, of Powlers Place....
Littleham Family's Five GenerationsVisitors around the chair of 96-year-old Mrs Eliza Wise represented five generations of a Littleham
Littleham Family's Five Generations - 16th February 1962
Visitors around the chair of 96-year-old Mrs Eliza Wise represented five generations of a Littleham family.
Her daughter is Mrs Mary Ann Beer, of Mount Pleasant, Littleham, who is 77. She and her husband John celebrated their golden wedding last April. Their son, Mr Arthur Beer, works at Axminster and lives at Mount Pleasant. His daughter, Mrs Margaret Ann Smale, gave birth to a daughter, Mrs Wise's great-great granddaughter, christened Mandy Sylvia Mary.
Littleham beauty spotpeople fight bid to bury beauty spot under rubbish
Littleham people fight bid to bury beauty spot under rubbish 16.6.1978
Angry residents of Littleham are expected to flock to a protest meeting to be held in the parish hall in a bid to prevent Devon County Council siting a refuse tip in the Yeo Valley, an area which the county themselves have scheduled as of great landscape value. Mr Lionel Badcock parish council chairman stated that he had wrote back a strongly worded protest.
Mr Simon Skinner pointed out it is a public right of way and almost the only amenity area in Littleham.