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

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,

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

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

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

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 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.