Bideford Buzz

Posted on 06/07/2010 by Tango Alpha

Welcome to the  on-line edition of the Community Newsletter for Bideford   and adjoining towns, villages, and rural area.

‘Bideford Buzz’ is produced  by a team of volunteers and relies on our local community for articles.   If you are interested in supporting this newsletter we’ll be glad to hear from you.

You can submit your article on disc or by e-mail.    However, ‘snail mail’ is equally acceptable. Material for publication should reach us during the month preceding the month of publication.

Editor – Rose Arno (Bideford Buzz).        

Telephone 07929-976120, or E-mail: [email protected]

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Bideford Film Society – November events.

Posted on 19/11/2024 by Tango Alpha

Please also see our website www.bidefordcinema.org.uk

All showing at The Theatre, Kingsley School.

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The Wild Robot (U).

Friday 22nd Showing time – 7.30pm (Doors open 7.00pm).

Saturday 23rd November. Showing times – 5.00pm (Doors open 4.30pm) AND 7.30pm (Doors open 7.00pm).

Starring Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal & Kit Connor. Directed by Chris Sanders.

After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island’s animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.

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Juror #2 (12A).

Friday 29th & Saturday 30th November – 7.30pm (Doors open 7.00pm)

Starring Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette & J.k. Simmons. Directed by Clint Eastwood.

While serving as a juror in a high-profile murder trial, family man Justin Kemp finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma…. one he could use to sway the jury verdict and potentially convict – or free – the wrong killer.

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‘Light up a Life’ for Christmas.

Posted on 14/11/2024 by Tango Alpha

northdevonhospice.org.uk/light

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Christmas Toy Run, 30th November.

Posted on 14/11/2024 by Tango Alpha

 

www.bidefordbikeshow.org

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RHS Rosemoor events, November & December.

Posted on 09/11/2024 by Tango Alpha

RHS Rosemoor Glows with seasonal delights this winter.

You needn’t dread the shorter days and longer nights as the seasons change because there are a host of sensory experiences to enjoy at the beautiful RHS gardens in the heart of North Devon.

The festive highlight must be the RHS Glow illuminations which transform the impeccably curated horticultural landscape into a dazzling winter wonderland. Explore the garden and make memories with friends and family on an after-dark trail of kaleidoscopic light and colour. For the first time, the twinkling route with atmospheric light and sound installations reaches the majestic arboretum where you can admire a carpet of colour and harlequin trees. With family entertainment also scheduled every evening, it’s the perfect night out for all ages. Keep a look out for the opportunity to take a starring role! You are advised to book early to secure your preferred time on selected dates between 15 November – 28 December.

Prefer to make the most of the daylight hours? Plan to visit the garden between 9 November and 31 January to admire the work of 40 sculptors from across the UK, including local artists from the West Country. See over 200 sculptures, ranging from fluid installations to thought-provoking, large-scale pieces, set against the architectural textures and subtle tones of winter. Bring the children 9-10 November or 25-26 January to enjoy Living Sculpture performances in unexpected places!

If you plan ahead, you can even combine your visit with some retail therapy. Steal a march on your Christmas shopping at the Magic of Christmas Craft and Food Fairs, filled to the brim with tasty temptations and artisan gifts  22 – 24 November and Saturday 30 November – Sunday 1 December (admission after 4.30pm included with Glow tickets on selected dates) You can even pick out a UK-grown Christmas tree, buy gorgeous decorations and find gifts for the bookworm in your life from the Garden Centre.??

Lose yourself in the magical tale of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ at 2pm, Sunday 8 December where bookworm Belle’s quiet life is turned upside down when she is imprisoned by a hideous Beast.  Or enjoy an evening of traditional carols with a mince pie and mulled wine with The Exmoor Carollers at the Victorian Christmas Carol Concert, 4pm Sunday 15 December.

However you plan to spend your holidays, you’ll find a great way to relax at RHS Rosemoor this winter.

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Bideford Sustainability Group AGM, 21st November.

Posted on 08/11/2024 by Tango Alpha

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Consider a career in Local Government.

Posted on 04/11/2024 by Tango Alpha

People are being encouraged to ‘Make a Difference’ in their communities by embarking on a rewarding career with their local council. A new campaign, ‘Make a Difference, Work for your Local Council’, aims to inspire individuals to explore career opportunities that have a direct and lasting impact on the lives of local residents.

Local councils provide essential services that residents rely on every day. The campaign highlights the wide range of roles available in council services, welcoming people from all backgrounds and skill levels who are looking to begin a new role in local government.?

Torridge District Council has 151 different roles within the Authority including: planning officers, grounds maintenance workers, coastal engineers, ICT Infrastructure and Digital & Social Media Communications – to name but a few. The Council also offers a range of training and development opportunities including support with Masters Degrees, professional qualifications and apprenticeships and providing financial support and time off. Staff can also take part in regular training on-site. In addition, the council offers a range of work experience opportunities including T-Level placements, graduate placements and apprenticeships.

With over 9 in 10 councils experiencing recruitment and retention challenges amid growing demand for services, this initiative comes at a crucial time. It aims to address workforce shortages by attracting new talent into councils, ensuring they can continue to provide the vital services on which communities depend.

Anyone interested in discovering how they can contribute to the future of their community by working for their local council can visit the dedicated campaign website: www.localcounciljobs.gov.uk

The campaign website includes a postcode search to help job seekers find their ideal role. With hundreds of jobs in varying roles across the country, there are roles to suit all levels of experience, skills, and ambitions.

If you are interested in a career within Torridge District Council please visit our careers website at careers.torridge.gov.uk

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1,000 trees to be planted at Gatefield Amenity grassland.

Posted on 03/11/2024 by Tango Alpha

Following public consultation and a vote by the Community and Resources committee, Torridge District Council has announced plans to plant 1,000 trees at Gatefield Amenity Grassland on Londonderry Estate in Bideford.

The plans, which are fully funded as part of Devon County Council’s Local Authority Treescapes Project, are being delivered in partnership with local not-for-profit social enterprise Parklife South West. The scheme is supported by The Forestry Commission’s Local Authority Treescapes Fund.

Earlier this year, Torridge District Council invited residents to attend meetings to find out more about the proposed scheme and submit their views and ideas. Public consultation showed that there was overall support for the tree planting at the site. The feedback received helped to shape the plans and identified that current users wanted to retain an area of open space rather than footpaths for dog walking and other recreational activities, which formed part of the original proposal.

The plans have been designed to extend wildlife corridors and join up fragmented habitats to make these more resilient in face of threats to the environment. Tree planting at Gatefield will offset carbon emissions, improve local biodiversity and help to deliver the North Devon Biosphere’s ambitious Nature Recovery Plan, which includes an objective to plant 10,000 urban trees by 2025.

The Council will carry out the tree planting this winter at a couple of community tree planting events. These will be advertised as part of the Rangers volunteer programme, so please check Torridge District Council’s Facebook page and website for dates.

Tree species being planted include oak, beech, field maple, wild cherry, hawthorn, hazel, dogwood, dogrose, and spindle.

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Shipping notes No. 235 (October).

Posted on 02/11/2024 by Tango Alpha

Bideford Quay.

Trinity House vessel Mair alongside at Bideford for a few days. On the 29th, vessel in Bideford Bay attending to the fairway buoy.

Yelland Quay.

No shipping this month

Appledore.

Quorn still inside shed, Atherstone alongside quay,

Cargo vessels at Appledore –

Rix Sail – (Ex- Arabella c’94, Ewald ’08, Brigga ’18); flag Liberia; owners Rix Ship Management, Latvia; crew Latvian; from Kleipedia to Bremen; arrived 4/10, sailed 9/10; discharged 4,000 tons rapeseed.

 

Greetje – built 2024; flag Netherlands: owners Scheepvaatondeming B.V Heerenveen, Netherlands; crew Dutch; from Ternezuen to Bilbao; arrived 18/10, sailed 22/10; discharged 3,718 tons rapeseed. This is believed to be her maiden voyage.

 

Bristol Channel Observations.

1/10 at 07.35 vehicle carrier Mercury Ace, 19,110 tons d.w., owners MOL Japan, inward bound for Portbury. At 10.16 bulk carrier Seabulk, 82,449 tons d.w., owners Eiko Kisen imbari Japan, inward bound for Portbury. At 14.28 bitumen tanker An Hai Wan, 6,165 tons d.w., owners Cosco Shipping China, outward bound from Avonmouth having sailed at 08.23.

2/10 at 08.29 cargo vessel Eems Servant, 3,410 tons d.w., owners Eems Servant B.V. Netherlands, inward bound for Sharpness. At 10.28 cargo vessel Prima Lady, 3,622 tons d.w., owners Baltic Shipping Co Finland, inward bound for Newport. At 14.28 vehicle carrier Thor Highway, 19,210 tons d.w. owners Soct Holdings Liberia Japan, inward bound for Portbury.

4/10 at 05.45 vehicle carrier Autosun, 6,670 tns d.w., owners UECC Uniperssoal Madeira, inward bound for Portbury.

5/10 at 13.45 the buoy tender vessel Galatea, 600 tons d.w., owners Trinity House Harwich seen working of the Bideford Fairway buoy.

6/10 at 09.14 vehicle carrier Vega Leader, 16,396 tons d.w., owners Latte Maritima SA Japan, inward bound for Portbury. At 15.31 vehicle carrier Carnation Ace, 16,416 tons d.w., owners Japan, inward bound for Portbury. (Seen again at 13.26 8th outward bound from Portbury, having sailed at 08.57). At 15.37 hrs cargo vessel Falkfjord, 4,748 tons d.w., owners Norwegian, inward bound for Cardiff.

9/10 at 06.51 cargo vessel Eems Dollard, 3,816 tons d.w., owners Eems Dollard B.V. Netherlands, inward bound for Sharpness. At 12.33 vehicle carrier Auto Advance, 12,457 tons d.w., owners UECC Uniperssoal Madeira, outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 08.07. At 13.35 vehicle carrier Grande Spagne, 12,594 tons d.w. owners Grimaldi Line of Italy, inward bound for Portbury. At 15.51 bulk carrier Louisa Bolten, 30,765 tons d.w., owners Lydia Mar Shipping Co S.A Greece, inward bound for Newport. At 16.06 vehicle carrier Neptune Aegli, 6,580 tons d.w., owners Aegli Shipping Ltd Greece, inward bound for Portbury.

10/10 At 05.40 vehicle carrier Gentle Leader, 21,112 tons d.w., owners Ray Car Carriers Israel, inward bound for Portbury.

11/10 at 17.01 vehicle carrier Autosun, 6,670 tons d.w., owners UECC Unipersssoal Madeira, inward bound for Portbury. At 10.07 vehicle carrier Auto Energy, 12,727 tons d.w., owners UECC Uniperssoal Madeira, inward bound for Portbury,

12/10 at 06.38 cargo vessel Skagenbank, 4,500 tons d.w., owners Wagenborg Netherlands, inward bound for Avonmouth. At 17.56 vehicle carrier Neptune Dynamis, 6,850 tons d.w., owners Dynamis Shipping Greece, inward bound for Portbury.

13/10 at 13.38 bulk carrier Sunflower, 28,344 tons d.w., inward bound for Newport..

14/10 at 08.25 ro-ro vessel Eurocargo Livorno, 10,438 tons d.w., owners Grimaldi Euromed Spa Italy, outward from Portbury having sailed at 03.56. At 16.26 cargo vessel Libero, 2,930 tons d.w., owners Latvian, outward bound from Newport having sailed 21.54 7th (she had been waiting orders and had been anchored in Blue Anchor Bay).

15/10 at 06.34 cargo vessel Eemslift Ellen, 4,204 tons d.w., owners Netherlands, inward bound for Avonmouth.

17/10 cargo vessel Celtica Hav, 2,150tons d.w., owners Hav Shipmanagement AS Norway, inward bound for Newport. (Seen again at 13.26 19th outward bound from Newport having sailed at 06.19). At 11.59 cargo vessel Kleipeda, 3,697 tons d.w., owners Joint Stock Company Alatia Shipping Lithuania, inward bound for Avonmouth. At 12.40 cargo vessel Anmiro, 3,670 tons d.w., owners Briese Shiffahrts GMBH & Co Germany, inward bound for Cardiff.

20/10 at 05.35 vehicle Coral Leader, 12,164 tons d.w., owners Nippon Yusen Kaisha Japan, inward bound for Portbury. At 16.34 vehicle carrier Neptune Aegli, 6,580 tons d.w., owners Aegli Shipping Greece, inward bound for Portbury.

21/10 at 05.10 bulk carrier Lavaux, 34,000 tons d.w., owners Suisse-Atlantique Soc de Nav Maritime SA Switzerland, outward bound from Avonmouth having sailed 21.04 20th.

22/10 at 13.16 vehicle carrier Morning Capo, 20,139 tons d.w., owners Eukor Car Carriers Inc. South Korea, outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 08.10. At 17.55 vehicle carrier Auto Advance, 12,457 tons d.w., owners UECC Uniperssoal Madeira, inward bound for Portbury.

23/10 at 05.52 vehicle carrier Autosun, 6,580 tons d.w., owners Uecc Uniperssoal Madiera, inward bound for Portbury.

25/10 at 05.35 vehicle carrier Morning Lena, 21,139 tons d.w., owners Eukor Car Carriers Inc South Korea, inward bound for Portbury. (Seen again at 08.37 26th outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 04.30).

26/10 at 07.05 vehicle carrier Emerald Leader, 10,821 tons d.w., owners Francis Maritime S.A Norway ,inward bound for Portbury. At 07.35 cargo vessel Rix Mariner, 3,676 tons d.w., owners Rix Management Ltd Latvia, outward bound from Newport having sailed at 01.02. At 15.32 vehicle carrier Neptune Dynamis, 6,850 tons d.w., owners Dynamis Shipping Greece, outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 23.24 25th. At 17.40 vehicle carrier Auto Eco, 16,995 tons d.w., owners UECC Uniperessoal Madeira, inward bound for Portbury.

27/10 at 05.07 ro-ro vessel Eurocargo Istanbul, 14,413 tons d.w., owners Malta Motorway of the Sea Malta, inward bound for Avonmouth. (Seen again at 0910 29th outward bound from Avonmouth having sailed at 04.10). At 05.29 vehicle carrier Grande Napoli, 14,565 tons d.w., owners Grimaldi Line of Italy, outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 00.39.

28/10 at 18.40 cargo vessel Eems Delf, 3,800 tons d.w., owners Eems Delf B.V Netherlands, inward bound for Sharpness.

29/10 at 11.09 vehicle carrier Autosun, 6,670 tons d.w., owners UECC Uniperssoal Madeira, inward bound for Portbury. At 11.28 bulk carrier Rijn Confidence, 33,328 tons d.w., outward bound from Avonmouth having sailed at 06.18. (This ship has been at Avonmouth since early October; she had a fire in No 2 hold which the local fire brigade attended to).

31/10 at 08.10 cargo vessel Maratona, 4,250 tons d.w., outward bound from Swansea having sailed at 04.57. At 12.31 vehicle carrier Grande Anversa, 12,353 tons d.w., owners Grimaldi Line of Italy, inward bound for Portbury.

Regards,

Norman.

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“Bideford Legends” – 3.

Posted on 27/10/2024 by Tango Alpha

The Hamlyn property.

A fine listed building once the property of the Hamlyn family, who were noted decorators of the time.

(Interior photos courtesy of Rightmove).

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The railway shed in Kingsley Road.

Another listed building, originally an engine and rolling stock shed owned by the Bideford and Westward Ho! Railway company.

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Sixth round of Household Support Fund.

Posted on 24/10/2024 by Tango Alpha

Torridge District Council has launched the sixth round of Household Support Funding with effect from October 2024. Nationally £421m has been made available by Central Government to cover the period October 2024 to March 2025.

Devon County Council has been awarded funding of over £5m by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for a sixth Household Support Fund, part of which it will utilise to support voluntary and community partners such as Citizens Advice Devon and the Devon Community Foundation and provide Free School Meal holiday vouchers.

Just over £2M will be split amongst the eight district councils for targeted support to those identified in need, with Torridge receiving just over £210,000 to allocate across the district, over six months. The previous five schemes have already released payments totalling £1,038k to meet basic household costs of struggling Torridge residents.

In line with previous versions of the scheme the purpose of the grant is to provide support to households experiencing hardship due to the ongoing cost of living crisis. The grants will be available to help people in need to buy food, pay essential utility bills or meet other essential living or housing costs. Previous assistance has already allowed people to purchase clothing, blankets, and fund boiler servicing or repairs during the winter months. Applications can also be made to meet the cost of purchasing or repairing white goods such as fridges, freezers and ovens, which might otherwise currently be beyond the means of struggling households.

Access to the fund will once again be via a form, with initial applications being processed by the council’s partner and local charity organisation, Encompass. The application form link will be available on Torridge District Council’s website by clicking on the “Cost of living Help” icon on the main landing page and then the “Household Support Fund” link. Alternatively, people can contact Encompass through their website or by telephone if they do not have access to the internet on 01271 371499.

Reminder re Pension Credits.

Torridge District Council is also reminding people of State Pension age (66+) who are not receiving certain benefits to check their eligibility and apply for Pension Credit.

Thanks to the Pension Credit backdating rules, it is possible to apply for Pension Credit and have the claim backdated by up to 3 months – so long as there is entitlement during that time. This means that the latest date to apply and still qualify for Winter Fuel Payment is 21st December 2024.

Eligible pensioners could qualify for Winter Fuel Payment and other support such as help with housing costs and Council Tax, and a free TV licence for those aged 75 and over. In addition to Winter Fuel Payment, Pension Credit also provides extra support for heating costs such as The Warm Home Discount Scheme and Cold Weather Payments.

It is estimated that up to 880,000 households are missing out on Pension Credit, and it is worth, on average, £3,900 per year, providing additional benefits such as help with Council Tax and Housing Benefit and a free TV licence for those over 75. Raising awareness of Pension Credit could make a difference to an older person’s life: www.gov.uk/pension-credit.

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‘Active Torridge’ contract extended to 2032.

Posted on 16/10/2024 by Tango Alpha

 

Approval granted for fourth Active Torridge Centre at The Old Library, Bideford.

Torridge District Council has announced that it has extended its contract with Active Torridge to run its Leisure Centre Services until 2032. Since taking over the contract in 2022, Active Torridge has outperformed the ambitions set in its original business plan in the first two years of trading – despite a backdrop of an increase in energy costs and inflation.

With membership levels continuing to grow across its existing sites in Northam, Holsworthy and Great Torrington, the Council also voted to approve plans to add a fourth site to its portfolio. The new Centre will be at old Bideford Town Hall and Library and is scheduled to open in early 2026, once the programme of refurbishment works has been completed. The new venue is projected to alleviate current capacity issues by accommodating more members and expanding the target market.

Bideford Town Hall and Library dates back to the 1880s and is the Council’s largest historic asset and a Grade II Listed Building. However, after previously being used for administrative purposes by the authority and by Devon County Council for the provision of library facilities, the entire premises are now largely vacant.

The underutilised premises have not benefitted from any significant investment in the structure and fabric of the building for several decades. The new investment programme will ensure that the building complex receives the level of funding required to ensure that its long-term future remains secure, whilst providing much needed ‘state-of-the-art’ gym facilities, and a mix of (commercial) office space, in the heart of Bideford Town Centre.

Chris Keeble, Chief Operating Officer, Active Torridge, said: “We are delighted that our contract has been extended to 2032. By being able to plan long term we can manage future growth more effectively, ensuring that Active Torridge can meet the needs of the community. By adapting the site at the Old Library, we will be able to deliver a state-of-the-art gym that meets public demand. Many of our fitness classes are oversubscribed and, as membership levels continue to grow, by offsetting popular classes from existing Active Torridge facilities we will have more space to offer a greater range of sessions and classes”.

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Appledore Clean Maritime Innovation Centre – update.

Posted on 04/10/2024 by Tango Alpha

Torridge District Council has resolved to grant planning permission for its amended plans for the Appledore Clean Maritime Innovation Centre.

 The revised drawings and plans were submitted back in July 2024 in response to public feedback and changes in market demand and approved by the planning committee.

The revised plans will ensure that the lettable area can be optimised by reducing ancillary spaces, and that the completed building fully responds to current and future market requirements.

In response to public consultation the height and scale of the building has been reduced. In particular, the entire second floor has been removed, the extent of the first-floor area reduced, and the first floor of the Benson Building has been removed to overcome concerns around overlooking.

There will now only be one point of access to the site. In response to residents’ concerns around traffic, it has been determined that the removal of the second access onto New Quay Street (previously proposed to serve a car park) will simplify vehicle movements around the access to the site compared to the original scheme.

BAM Construction has been appointed to work with Torridge District Council to secure Planning Consent and deliver completed designs. A main construction contract for the build of the Innovation Centre will be awarded in early 2025, with construction anticipated to start soon thereafter. In order to allow the works to be planned and in anticipation of a construction contract, an event will be hosted later this month in Appledore, to allow local businesses to ‘meet the contractor’ and find out more about the work available.

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Shipping notes No. 234 (September).

Posted on 02/10/2024 by Tango Alpha

Bideford Quay.

No shipping at Bideford this month.

Appledore.

Quorn still in shed, Atherstone alongside quay. I understand another vessel due 4th October to discharge rapeseed from Kleipeda

Yelland Quay.

No shipping at Yelland this month.

Bristol Channel Observations.

4/9 at 16.22 cargo vessel Arklow Venus, 5,158 tons d.w., owners Avoca Shipping, inward bound for Newport. At 16.28 cargo vessel Arklow Clan, 5,054 tons d.w., owners Arklow Shipping Eire, inward bound for Sharpness.

6/9 at 16.47 vehicle carrier Autosun, 6,670 tons d.w., owners Uniperssoal Madeira, inward bound for Portbury.

8/9 at 10.14 cargo vessel Spanaco Simplicity, owners Spanaco Five Germany, inward bound for Portbury. (Seen again at 13.41 13th outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 21.31 12th).

9/9 at 10.38 ro-ro vessel Eurocargo Istanbul, 14,413 tons d.w., owners Malta Motorway of the Sea Malta, inward bound for Portbury. (Seen again at 19.42 11th having sailed from Portbury at 14.58 hrs. At 12.55 cargo vessel Wilson Dieppe, owners Wilson Shipowning Norway, inward bound for Newport. At 12.58 vehicle carrier Neptune Dynamis, 6,850 tons d.w., owners Dynamis Shipping Greece, inward bound for Portbury. At 15.12 vehicle carrier Freesia Leader, 19,514 tons d.w., owners Kamaishi Maritime SA Singapore, outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 09.16.

10/9 at 11.23 vehicle carrier Auto Achieve, 13,000 tons d.w., owners UECC Uniperssoal Madeira, outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 09.16.

12/9 at 05.25 tanker Angelina Amoretti, 23,740 tons d.w., owners Emiliania SPA Italy, outward bound from Avonmouth having sailed at 23.03 11th. At 11.08 cargo vessel Northern Rock, owners Dutch, inward bound for Avonmouth. At 18.02 bulk carrier Astura, outward bound from Port Talbot having sailed at 12.36.

13/9 at 17.55 cargo vessel Hav Zander, 2,999 tons d.w., owners 1Hav Bulk AS Norway, inward bound for Sharpness.

14/9 at 06.12 cargo vessel Immensity, inward bound for Newport. At 07.08 vehicle carrier Autosun, 6,670 tons d.w., owners Uniperssoal Madeira, inward bound for Portbury. At 07.07 cargo vessel Alma, outward bound from Newport having sailed at 01.00. At 18.18 vehicle carrier Euphony Ace,18,944 tons d.w., owners Mol Auto Carrier Express Japan, outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 13.33.

15/9 at 10.36 vehicle carrier Jasmine Leader, 19,359 tons d.w., owners Ray Car Carriers Israel, inward bound for Portbury.

16/9 at 13.05 cargo vessel Wilma, inward bound for Swansea. At 13.50 bulk carrier Pan Harvest, outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 08.29.

17/9 at 11.17 vehicle carrier Auto Advance, 12,457 tons d.w., owners Uniperssoal Madeira, inward bound for Portbury. At 12.15 cargo vessel Eems Exe, owners Netherlands, inward bound for Sharpness. At 17.35 cargo vessel Arklow Valley, 5,158 tons d.w., owners Avoca Shipping BV Netherlands, inward bound for Newport.

18/9 at 08.34 offshore supply vessel Sartor, outward bound from Avonmouth having sailed at 21.35 17th. (This vessel has been operating between Avonmouth and Hinkley Point Power station for quite a long time: the contract must have concluded, as the vessel was proceeding to Rotterdam).

20/9 at 09.26 cargo vessel Arklow Rambler, 6,847 tons d.w., owners Avoca Shipping BV Netherlands, inward bound for Avonmouth. At 13.10 offshore supply vessel Sar Brage, outward bound from Avonmouth having sailed at 20.46 19th. (This is another vessel which has been operating between Avonmouth and Hinkley Point Power Station for a considerable time, and the contract must have concluded as the vessel was proceeding to Vlissingen). At 14.05 the bulk carrier HTK Fortune, 32,000 tons d.w., owners Vietnamese, outward bound from Avonmouth having sailed at 08.51.

21/9 at 12.48 cargo vessel Wilson Odra, owners Wilson Shipowning Norway, inward bound for Avonmouth. At 14.43 cargo vessel Fehn Lyra, outward bound from Avonmouth having sailed at 08.24 hrs

22/9 at 17.05 cargo vessel Eems Delf, 3,800 tons d.w., owners Eems Delf BV Netherlands, inward bound for Avonmouth.

23/9 at 06.47 vehicle carrier Global Highway, 20,686 tons d.w., owners Kawasaki Kisen K.K Japan, inward bound for Portbury. At 14.11 bulk carrier Avocet Arrow, 62,823 tons d.w., owners G2 Ocean A/S Norway, inward bound for Portbury. At 14.15 hrs container vessel Containership V111, outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 09.48.

24/9 at 17.53 vehicle carrier Emerald Leader, 10,821 tons d.w., owners Francis Maritime S.A Norway, inward bound for Portbury. (Seen again at 09.50 27th outward bound having sailed from Portbury at 02.10 26th).

25/9 at 15.37 chemical tanker Stolt Kingfisher, 5,890 tons d.w., owners Sea 139 Leasing Co Ltd Netherlands, outward bound from Barry having sailed at 11.27.

26/9 at 11.15 chemical tanker Aral, inward bound for Newport.

27/9 at 14.23 vehicle carrier Autosun, 6,670 tons d.w., owners UECC Uniperssoal Madeira, inward bound for Portbury. At 19.24 vehicle carrier Auto Achieve, owners Uniperssoal Madeira, outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 14.45.

28/9 at 08.59 cargo vessel cargo Arklow Accord, 8,543 tons d.w., owners Arklow Shipping Eire, outward bound from Avonmouth having sailed at 03.07.

29/9 at 09.50 bitumen tanker An Hai Wan, owners Cosco Shipping China, inward bound for Avonmouth. At 19.15 vehicle carrier Auto Aspire, 12,452 tons d.w., owners UECC Uniperssoal Madeira, inward bound for Portbury.

30/9 at 10.46 vehicle carrier Don Pasquale, 28,147 tons d.w., owners Wallenius Wilhelmsen Norway and Sweden, outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 06.13. At 15.45 vehicle carrier Neptune Aegli, 6,580 tons d.w., owners Aegli Shipping Greece, outward bound from Portbury having sailed of 13.55 hrs 28th (she had been sheltering off Lynemouth due to the bad weather.

Regards,

Norman.

Photo from my collection –

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‘Coastwise’ Autumn programme.

Posted on 20/09/2024 by Tango Alpha

www.coastwisenorthdevon.org.uk

[email protected]

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“Bideford Legends” – 2.

Posted on 19/09/2024 by Tango Alpha

The Strand Cinema.

The Strand Cinema was opened by Maurice Prince, Jewish entrepreneur, in 1938. During the war Maurice was a civil defence warden and he also helped Jewish refugees who were escaping from Nazi persecution by sheltering them in the dressing rooms of the premises.

Here is the Cinema as it was –

 

And how it is now, as “Strand Court” –

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Grenville Nursing Home.

Grenville Nursing Home wasn’t as lucky as Torridge Hospital, next door, which survived as flats, perhaps because it did not have protected status.

Here it is in 2009, before demolition –

All that remains are a couple of walls –

On the site there is now a small playground and housing development –

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