Tag Archives: Bideford Quay

Shipping notes No. 175 (October).

Posted on 01/11/2019 by Tango Alpha

Bideford Quay. Nothing since last issue. Yelland Quay. Nothing since the Deo Gloria in June. Appledore. No news since that last reported (27th September). Bristol Channel Observations. 2/10 at 12.59 cargo vessel Eastern Vanquish, 3,577 tons d.w., owners Eastern Shipping … Continue reading →

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Shipping notes No. 174 (September).

Posted on 01/10/2019 by Tango Alpha

In port – Bideford Quay. Celtic Crusader – (ex- Scorpius ’98, Lamego ’13); built 1994; flag Cardiff; owners British; crew Polish & Ukrainian; from Brombrogh Wall (Mersey) to Castellon; arrived 26/9, sailed 27/9; loaded 2,860 tons ball clay. Yelland Quay. … Continue reading →

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Shipping notes No. 173 (August).

Posted on 02/09/2019 by Tango Alpha

In port – BidefordQuay. Theseus – (ex- Wilson Dundee); built 2009; flag Antigua & Barbuda: owners German; crew Russian & Ukranian; from Liverpool to Castellon; arrived 27/8, sailed 30/8; loaded 2,850 tons ball clay. Appledore. No news regarding reopening ship … Continue reading →

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Wonky Conker.

Posted on 27/09/2012 by Tango Alpha

The “Helping Hand”, which holds up the “Wonky Conker tree”, near Kingsley Statue on Bideford Quay, very nearly didn’t happen at all.  Some years before  its construction, it was decided to chop down the mature trees on the riverbank in … Continue reading →

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Queen’s Diamond Jubilee – 4th June.

Posted on 27/05/2012 by Tango Alpha

Monday 4th June 2012 will see Bideford marking the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with a civic parade along the Quay followed by a family-friendly party in the park.  The parade, led by the Youth Pipe Band, will leave the Town Hall … Continue reading →

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