6 November 1906
During the past six years it has been the practice among some public bodies, including the Devon County Council, to sanction the alteration of the way in which the name of this Parish has been spelt "Weare Giffard" and in many quarters this has now become the general way of spelling it. As the alteration has, however, never been allowed by the Local Government Board, the District Auditor informed the Hon. Clerk to the Parish Council (Mr J M Tucker) on Wednesday last, the alteration in spelling the name was entirely illegal. A meeting of the Parish Council
…4 August 1961
As he recalled days when he had had to wade through floods to deliver the mail, Mr Albert Curtis, of 1 Downings Terrace, Weare Giffard, who retired on Friday as postman there, was able to look at a river Torridge reduced almost to a stream by the long dry spell and giving little indication of how rapidly it can rise, flooding meadows, roads and sometimes houses.
On Friday morning at 7 o’clock Mr Curtis, who will be 65 on August 7th, began his round at usual, astride his bicycle (known to him as his iron horse).
…16 November 1956
Weare Giffard, one of Devon’s longest villages, straggling for three miles alongside the River Torridge, is giving itself a £3,000 present this Christmas.
The present will not be wrapped or tied with pink ribbon but there will be all the excitement attendant on the unwrapping of Christmas parcels when the new Village Hall is opened.
While the last war was still going on Lord Fortescue generously gave to the village the now disused school for use as a hall and it has fulfilled that function ever since but only with difficulty because of the small size of
…2 second-year students of Bideford School of Art have replaced
2 second-year students of Bideford School of Art have replaced stained glass windows in the gate house of the 15th century Weare Giffard Hall which had been vandalised some years ago.
There are 4 windows set in pairs – the picture above details Henry VIII and Ann of Cleves. Weare Giffard Hall is being restored by Miss E M Mullins, Mrs M Minett and Mr and Mrs H M Dickinson who bought it 12 months ago.
This picture and article appeared in the Gazette on 2 February 1968.
Members of Weare Giffard and Landcross W.I. were entertained by Miss D Luard who gave a talk
Members of Weare Giffard and Landcross W.I. were entertained by Miss D Luard who gave a talk and showed slides about her visit to Australia. She was thanked by Mrs Bannister.
The competition - scotch eggs - resulted: 1. Mrs Bannister; 2. Mrs Chamings.
A new member, Mrs Moore, was welcomed.
Captain Frederick John Gayette, formerly of Myrtle Street, Appledore, who has died, at the age
Captain Frederick John Gayette, formerly of Myrtle Street, Appledore, who has died, at the age of 93, went to sea at the age of 10.
He had travelled all over the world in sailing and steamships, and served on Merchant Navy ships in the Boer Wars. One of his ships was torpedoed in the First World War and another, the Shoal Fisher, was sunk by bombs in teh World War 2. He then served in the Admiralty in the Torridge estuary. For his services he was appointed M.B.E.
Mrs Beatrice Mary Braunton of April Cottage, Weare Giffard, who died at the age of 82 was the widow
Mrs Beatrice Mary Braunton of April Cottage, Weare Giffard, who died at the age of 82 was the widow of Mr Frank Braunton. The funeral took place at Holy Trinity Church, Weare Giffard.
Immediate mourners were: Mr and Mrs A Braunton, Mr and Mrs C Parish, Mr and Mrs R Baker, Mrs E Brend, Mr J Hocking, Mr A Tanton, Valerie Searle, Tom and Beryl Cruse, Pat Bond, Stella and John Barter, Jill and Neville Heard, Graham and Susan Brend, Ian and Carol Brend, Mrs F Ayre and Mrs P Mitchell. Bearers
The last time reed-threshing was seen in the village of Weare Giffard was about 30 years ago
The last time reed-threshing was seen in the village of Weare Giffard was about 30 years ago, and it could be another 30 years before it is seen again.
It so heard that Mr John Moore of Riversdale, Weare Giffard, heard of a sudden demand for thatch to re-roof some of the several remaining thatched buildings in the area. He hired a 'reed comber' from Messrs Murch of Little Torrington and set to work with a dozen or so helpers. The four men in the photograph are
19 October 1962
Mrs Cork took over the duties of the President, assisted by Mrs Wilkie as secretary. Mrs Chamings entertained members with a series of delightful coloured slides. Mrs Lampard-Vachell distributed bulbs for the February hyacinth competition. Mrs Lillie was the tea hostess.
Results of the previous completion for ‘a poem on Weare Giffard’ were announced as Mrs Lillie; Mrs Bannister; and Mrs Maxwell. Mrs Coyle judged the competition for a jar of green tomato chutney awarding as follows: Mrs Lee;
9 January 1959
Husband and wife only – that was the strict ruling for those attending a Christmas and New Year social at Weare Giffard Parish Hall on Thursday week.
The social was the second annual event of its kind at Weare Giffard and is an experiment being carried out by the rector and his wife, the Rev and Mrs J M Lucas.
There was an attendance of 44 at the social, all husbands and wives. Young people of the village and some older members of the local Mothers’ Union branch helped with refreshments and babysitting. The programme of
18 July 1958
Brownies came from four Bideford packs, and packs at Appledore, Northam and Alwington, as well as Weare Giffard.
The event was organised by the Rector of Weare Giffard, the Rev J M Lucas, and Miss P Durant.
During the warm, sunny evening Brownies enjoyed races, games, a treasure hunt and refreshments.
Gazette article dated 18 July 1958
8 May 1923
Deceased was highly respected, and beloved by all who knew her.
The funeral service was taken by the Rector, the Rev R H Moyses. During the first part in the church, the hymn ‘Abide with me’ was sung, and, as the funeral procession wended its way to the graveside, the organist, Mrs Mancy, played ‘O Rest in the Lord’. The coffin of unpolished oak inscribed ‘Elizabeth Banbrook,
17 August 1951
Many relatives and friends attended the wedding at Holy Trinity Church, Weare Giffard, on August 4th, of Mr Walter Douglas Redclift, second son of Mr William Redclift and the late Mrs Redclift, of Hartland Mill, and Miss Phyllis Mary Evans, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Evans, of Quay Cottage, Weare Giffard.
The wedding service was fully choral and was conducted by the Rector of Weare Giffard, Rev G C F Edwards. The organist was Mrs L A Edwards.
There were three bridesmaids, Misses Vera Evans, Barbara Redclift and Jennifer
7 March 1958
The incident had a repercussion following the game when the Chairman Walter Heddon told the players concerned that they either had to mend their ways or go somewhere else for their football. Weare Giffard started off well with a goal scrambled by Kenny Keen in the first minute and were unlucky not to be leading by
…3 October 1958
There were members of a party from Uelzen, Lower Saxony, visiting North Devon under an exchange scheme, and had earlier been entertained to tea at Landcross by Mrs Glover and her sister, Mrs Jones.
After the visitors had been welcomed by the Rector, the Rev J M Lucas, ‘Miss Weare Giffard’ (Jean Moore) presented two bouquets, one to the leader of the German party and one to Miss Elsie Gartside, the North Devon
…10 November 1950
Weare Giffard Parochial Church Council has decided to proceed with a scheme for re-hanging and re-tuning the Church’s peals of six bells.
The estimated cost of the work, which it is hoped will be finished by Christmas 1951, will be £637. This is a very heavy burden for the Church to bear by itself and it is hoped that the villagers of all denominations will concern themselves in this improvement to their historical church, so that the bells may once more ring in perfect harmony.
An appeal for funds will be launched in the near
3 March 1967
The 15th-century Manor House of Weare Giffard Hall with 3½ acres of land and half a mile of fishing in the River Torridge was sold by public auction on Friday for £11,300.
Joint purchasers were Miss E Mullins, of Ealing, London, and Mr and Mrs Maurice Dickinson, of the Post Office, High Street, Clovelly. Miss Mullins is Mrs Dickinson’s aunt. Mr Dickinson, now in his seventh year as sub-postmaster at Clovelly, is a New Zealander who previously served nine years in the Army. He said after the auction that they had no plans to make the
…13 May 1960
The enterprising Rector of Weare Giffard (the Rev J M Lucas) is to try an experiment to overcome the drop in Sunday School attendance during the summer months – by transferring the school to Thursday evenings.
He tells of the plan in the current Hartland Deanery Magazine, pointing out that Sunday afternoons in the summer ‘are a chance for families to go out together, and who would say that is a bad thing?’ He continues: ‘Each Thursday during the summer at 6.15pm the church bells will ring and a short service and
…The bridgegroom, Mr Terry William Dymond, eldest son of Mr and Mrs W Dymond, 3 Church View
The bridgegroom, Mr Terry William Dymond, eldest son of Mr and Mrs W Dymond, 3 Church View, Weare Giffard, plays skittles for a village team. The bride, Miss Linda Susan Kitto, is the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs D F Kitto, 3 Glebe Houses, Abbotsham.
Bridesmaids were Julie, the bride's sister, Vanessa, the bridgegroom's sister and Beverly and Rebecca Williams, cousins of the bride. Mr Michael Randell was best man and the ushers were the bride's brother, Bryan, the bridegroom's brother Roger and the bridegroom's brother-in-law, Mr Ivor Dennis.
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The 15th century Manor House of Weare Giffard Hall, with 3 1/2 acres of land and half a mile of fishing
The 15th century Manor House of Weare Giffard Hall, with 3 1/2 acres of land and half a mile of fishing in the River Torridge was sold by public auction on Friday £11,300.
Joint purchasers were Miss E Mullins of Ealing, London, and Mr and Mrs Maurice Dickinson, of the Post Office, High Street, Clovelly. Miss Mullins is Mrs Dickinson's aunt.
Weare Giffard Hall, scheduled at being of special historic interest, was built on the site of an old Saxon manor house in about the