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Laver.

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Tango Alpha

I am not suggesting that you rush out onto the foreshore to start collecting and make your own Laver, but it shows you the lengths mothers generally went to, to feed their families. If you were to accept the media … Continue reading →

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Bideford Pannier Market and Butchers’ Row.

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Tango Alpha

As many of you will know, Bideford was granted its Market Charter in 1272 and the present market building dates from 1884. The Market Hall which houses the Pannier Market was principally used for the sale of produce from local … Continue reading →

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Nov 2011 – Should Bideford become a ‘Transition Town’?

Posted on October 18, 2011 by RoseArno

‘That is the Question’, as Hamlet said! Well, you certainly can’t answer it unless you know what a transition town is. It’s one of those annoying terms which I sometimes wish had never been invented!  I think it was a … Continue reading →

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August 2011 – one hundred years ago.

Posted on July 22, 2011 by RoseArno

One hundred years ago from the Bideford Gazette No bandstand A  visitor reminds us that Bideford is without a bandstand in the park although it has a town band and a territorial band. A sale of work Opening a sale … Continue reading →

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