Welcome to the on-line edition of the Community Newsletter for Bideford and adjoining towns, villages, and rural area.
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Editor – Rose Arno (Bideford Buzz).
Telephone 07929-976120, or E-mail: [email protected]
Please also see our website www.bidefordcinema.org.uk
All showing at The Theatre, Kingsley School.
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Black Bag (15) – 93 mins.
Showing Friday 4th & Saturday 5th April 7.30pm (doors open 7.00pm).
When intelligence agent Kathryn Woodhouse is suspected of betraying the nation, her husband – also a legendary agent – faces the ultimate test of whether to be loyal to his marriage, or his country.??Stars: Michael Fassbender, Gustaf Skarsgård, Cate Blanchett?Director: Steven Soderburgh.
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Alto Knights (15) – 120mins.
Showing Friday 11th & Saturday 12th April 7.30pm (doors open 7.00pm).
Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, are a pair of Italian Americans who were rivals for control of a major crime family in the mid-20th century. Genovese attempted to assassinate Costello in 1957, although Costello retired from the mob.??
Stars: Robert De Niro, Cosmo Jarvis, Debra Messing?Director: Barry Levinson.
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Snow White (PG) – 109 mins.
Showing Friday 18th April 7.30pm (doors open 7.00pm).
Saturday 19th April 5.00pm (doors open 4.30pm).
Sunday 20th April 6.00pm (doors open 5.30pm).
Monday 21st April 5.00pm (doors open 4.30pm).
A live-action adaptation of the 1937 Disney animated film ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’. A princess joins forces with seven dwarfs to liberate her kingdom from her cruel stepmother the Evil Queen.
Stars: Rachel Zegler, Emilia Faucher, Gal Gadot?Director: Marc Webb.
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Six – The Musical (12A).
Showing Friday 25th & Saturday 26th April 7.30pm (doors open 7.00pm).
After starting out life as a show at the Edinburgh Fringe, and going on to take the West End and Broadway by storm, Six the Musical is now set to grace the big screen. The hit musical reimagines the six wives of Henry VIII as musical divas. The six Queens introduce themselves through biographical pop songs and explain that their band’s lead singer will be whoever they determine had the worst experience at the hands of their shared ex-husband.
Filmed at London’s Vaudeville Theatre, Six the Musical Live! will feature the six original West End cast members – Jarnéia Richard-Noel (Catherine of Aragon), Millie O’Connell (Anne Boleyn), Natalie Paris (Jane Seymour), Alexia McIntosh (Anna of Cleves), Aimie Atkinson (Katherine Howard) and Maiya Quansah-Breed (Catherine Parr).
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Get outdoors this Easter and join in some of the fun being organised on Northam Burrows by our enthusiastic team of Rangers! With a wide range of activities, there is something for all the family to enjoy!
Things kick off on Tuesday 8th April with an ‘Eggtravanganza’ egg-themed trail and quiz at the visitor centre between 2-4pm. Join in with the crafts and make your own birds’ nest card to give to a loved one.
On Thursday 10 April – bring your furry friends to the grass behind the visitor centre for a fun FREE dog show with silly competitions. Will your dog be the prettiest? The best dressed? Do they know a cool trick? Registration is from 1.30pm, Classes between 2pm-4pm.
Tuesday 15th April meet the rangers on the beach near the Westward Ho! slipway at 2pm for a “Rockpool Ramble” and uncover all the strange and wonderful creatures that lurk in the rockpools at low tide.
Thursday 17th April – drop into the visitor centre between 2pm-4pm to try your hand at some craft activities to help give wildlife a boost in your garden or play area. Make a ‘No Mow May’ sign for your garden, get some great ideas for projects and take away plants to grow this spring and summer.
Throughout the holidays you can pick up a leaflet from the visitor centre for a self-guided egg-themed Easter holiday trail around the dunes and wildlife on the burrows. Collect a free map between 10am and 5pm.
No booking is required for any of the organised events, but children must be accompanied by an adult and appropriate clothing and footwear is advised. If you’re like Torridge’s hungry rangers some snacks and drinks may also be a good idea. Meeting places vary, so please check out all the details at https://www.torridge.gov.uk/northamburrows or on Torridge Council’s website and posters on social media.
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Providence House and Pimlico Place, Bideford.
Providence House.
Peter Christie, then Mayor of Bideford, unveils the commemorative plaque.
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Bideford Town Band Qualifies for the 2025 National Brass Band Championships!
The band is pictured after the awards ceremony at Torquay’s Riviera Centre on Saturday 8th March.
In 2022 the band put Bideford on the National brass banding map by qualifying for the National Championships held at Cheltenham Racecourse in September of that year, and finishing as runners up out of about 16 bands.
This year, they’ve done it again! By coming 2nd out of 17 bands in the recent West of England area championships held in Torquay on Saturday March 8th, they will once again be headed to Cheltenham to represent Bideford Nationally!
One significant difference is that the band is now safely positioned in a division above which just goes to show the amazing progress it has made under its Musical Director Mark Durham.
If anyone would like to support the band by sponsorship for what will be an expensive trip, or indeed at any time, please get in touch via our website at www.bidefordtownband.co.uk or via our Facebook page, Bideford Town Band.
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Torridge District Council is reminding all dog walkers to please take care near sheep to avoid incidents of sheep worrying on the Northam Burrows. The Country Park is popular with dog walkers but is also a grazing common, where the residents of the ancient manor of Northam have exercised their right to graze animals for hundreds of years. It is currently home to a small group of horses as well as a large flock of sheep.
The flock is particularly vulnerable at this time of year as pregnant ewes can abort due to the stress caused by sheep worrying. Newborn lambs are also at increased risk of attack and, while it is always important to keep dogs under control, the Northam Burrows Ranger team is urging owners to take extra care at this time of year.
Sheep worrying is a criminal offence. Anyone that witnesses an incident can report it to the police on 101.
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Bideford Quay.
No shipping this month.
Yelland Quay.
No shipping this month.
Appledore.
Atherstone still alongside quay, Quorn in shed.
In port –
Bremen (ex – Wilsom Limerick, ’18) – built 2012; flag Cyprus; crew & cargo unknown.
Bristol Channel Observations.
1/2 at 12.45 cargo vessel Onego Otra, inward bound for Swansea.
3/2 at 11.43 tanker Advantage Padovaa, owners Norient Product Poll Aps Denmark, inward bound for Portbury. (Seen again at 08.50 7th outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 03.34). At 17.56 vehicle carrier Auto Eco, owners Uniperssoal Madeira, inward bound for Portbury.
4/2 at 13.58 cargo vessel Wilson Gijon, owners Wilson Shipowning Norway, inward bound for Newport. (Seen again at 08.13 8th having sailed from Newport at 02.58). At 14.46 hrs vehicle carrier Hai He Kou, owners Cosco Shipping China, outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 10.21.
5/2 at 09.28 cargo vessel Libero, outward bound from Sharpness having sailed at 22.37 4th
6/2 at 17.14 bulk carrier Aastind, 7,450 tons d.w., owners Aasne Bulk Norwary, inward bound for Newport. (Seen again at 08.44 outward bound from Swansea having sailed at 05.37). At 17.25 vehicle carrier Torino, 22,216tons d.w., owners Wallenius Wilhelmsen Sweden and Norway, outward bound from Portbury having sail at 11.01.
7/2 at 04.53 bulk carrier Aastvik, 7,511 tons d.w., owners Aasnes Bulk Norway, inward bound for Cardiff. At 16.53 vehicle carrier Grande Italia, 12,594 tons d.w., owners Grimaldi Line of Italy, inward bound for Portbury.
8/2 at 11.41 vehicle carrier Neptune Dynamis, 5,600 tons d.w., owners Dynamis Shipping Ltd Greece, inward bound for Portbury. (Seen again at 11.11 9th outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 06.35).
9/2 at 11.44 vehicle carrier Prontus Highway, 21,000 tons d.w., owners Kawaskai Kisen Kaisha Japan, inward bound for Portbury. This vessel is a new ship and her first visit to the Bristol Channel.She is using LNG for propulsion.
11/2 at 06.45 cargo vessel Misje Rose, 5,309 tons d.w., owners Misje Rederi Norway, inward bound for Newport. At 08.15 vehicle carrier Neptune Aegli, 6,580 tons d.w., owners Aegli Shipping Ltd Greece, outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 03.17.
12/2 at 09.50 cargo vessel Emstral, inward bound for Sharpness. At 11.32 vehicle carrier Coral Leader, inward bound for Portbury.
15/2 at 08.16 vehicle carrier Auto Advance, 12,457 tons d.w., owners UECC Uniperssoal Madeira, inward bound for Portbury. At 09.44 tanker YM Jupiter, 15,955 tons d.w. owners Unicharter Line Turkey, inward bound for Avonmouth
16/2 at 08.47 cargo vessel Eems Sun, owners Eems Sun B.V. Netherlands, inward bound for Sharpness. At 11.52 tug Neptun, inward bound for Avonmouth with tow.
17/2 at 08.30 cargo vessel Elenora, inward bound for Cardiff. At 08.45 cargo vessel Eems Drait, inward bound for Sharpness. At 09.30 cargo vessel Eidsvaag Sirius, inward bound for Sharpness. At 12.50 cargo vessel Wilson Main, owners Wilson Shipowning , inward bound for Sharpness
18/2 at 17.20 container vessel Conship Fun, outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 12.02. At 17.32 cargo vessel Summi, outward bound from Sharpness having sailed at 09.43.
19/2 at 13.25 cargo vessel Prima Lady, inward bound for Newport.
22/2 at 07.28 vehicle carrier Liao He Kou, owners Cosco Shipping China, outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 02.45. At 15.50 vehicle carrier Neptune Aegli, 6,580 tons d.w., owners Aegli Shipping Greece, outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 21.30 21st. At 16.05 cargo vessel Santa Helena, inward bound for Cardiff. At 18.47 aggregate carrier Aasfoss, 9,100 tons d.w., owners Aasnes Bulk Norway, inward bound for Newport.
23/2 at 11.14 tanker Dutch Aquamarine, 6,414 tons d.w., owners Essberger Germany, inward bound for Avonmouth.
24/2 at 05.44 vehicle carrier Vega Leader, 16,396 tons d.w., owners Latte Maritima S.A Japan, outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 00.43. At 09.31 vehicle carrier Autosun, 6,670 tons d.w., owner Uniperssoal Madeira, outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 05.47. At 09.44 cargo vessel Eems Servant, outward bound from Newport having sailed at 23.33 22nd.
26/2 at 06.58 container vessel Elbteam, outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 17.09 24th.
Regards,
Norman.
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A collection of articles from the ‘Bideford Gazette’ during March 1925, kindly selected by Bideford Community Archive.
The coasts all round Devon and Cornwall suffered badly by the gales. Roads at Weare Gifford were impassable to wheeled traffic for a time owing to floods in the Torridge Valley, caused by the heavy rains. At Hartland Quay the last end portion of the old Quay wall was washed away by the storm, and there were also two heavy falls of cliff, one on each side of the Hotel, which was undamaged.
Advertisements – Buy the new model Aeolian Pianola Piano from J T White. J U Fulford & Sons Ltd, Queens’ Wharft, Bideford (and at Bude) is calling. World’s Wonders and World’s Stores in Bideford.
The Terminus Inn, Bideford, renews its licence.
Fifty years’ service at The Bideford Gazette Office by Mr W H Hoare.
At a special meeting of Bideford School Managers, it was decided to further advertise for applicants for the post of certified assistant at Old Town Boys School, Bideford, Mr Cawsey having withdrawn his application. It was suggested that the words ‘with drawing qualifications’ should be added.
Miss May Harris and Miss Kitty Cann, pupils of Edgehill College, have passed the recent London University Matriculation Examination.
The death occurred at his residence, the Strand, Bideford, of Mr William Joce, JP, in his 93rd year. The deceased was educated at the Bideford Grammar School which at that time was on the site of the present Bridge Buildings. He took a very keen and intelligent interest in local affairs. He followed the career of his father, to a large extent succeeding him in 1886 as secretary of the Bideford Gas Company.
Funeral of Mr T A Fogaty.
Mr Stanley Bluett and Miss Florence Rogers are married in Plymouth.
A pretty wedding took place at Bideford Parish Church, the contracting parties being William Thomas, only son of Mr and Mrs W Beer, of Rocklea, East-the-Water, and Audrey, fourth daughter of Mr and Mrs H Steer, The Bungalow, Upcott. Mr J Bonetta acted as best man. A reception was held at Rocklea.
The very handsome solid silver tea service presented to Mr G J D Wheeler on his retirement from the National Provincial Bank was chosen from the very extensive stock of G F Truscott (late Squires), Silversmiths, High Street, Bideford and Sidmouth.
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Bideford Quay.
Mair now based at Bideford.
Appledore.
Atherstone still alongside Quay, Quorn in Shed.
The cargo vessel Baltic Anka sailed from Appledore 19.13 4th. She had discharged 2,901 tons rape meal.
Amedeus – (ex- Hansa Lion ’01, Zeeland ’05); built 2001; flag St Vincent & Grenadines; from Wismar to Neath; arrived 13/1, sailed 15/1; discharged 1,650 tons wood pellets.
Yelland Quay.
No shipping since last issue.
Bristol Channel Observations.
2/1 at 09.57 vehicle carrier Morning Charlotte, 22,578 tons d.w., owners Euckor Car Carriers South Korea, outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 04.40.
6/1 at 10.01 vehicle carrier Clover Ace, inward bound for Portbury. At 15.06 vehicle carrier RCC Asia, outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 10.21. At 15.50 ro-ro vessel Ville de Bordeaux, owners Airbus France, inward bound for Portbury to collect Airbus wings. (Seen again at 14.29 7th outward bound having sailed at 09.25). At 17.35 cargo vessel Eemslift Hendrika, inward bound for Avonmouth.
7/1 at 11.31 container vessel Contship Top, 13,803 tons d.w., owners Container Ship Management Germany, inward bound for Portbury. At 12.46 vehicle carrier Auto Eco, owners UECC Uniperssoal Madeira, outward bound from Portbury having sailed 20.12 29th. At 14.54 cargo vessel Spanaco Fidelity, outward bound from Silloth having sailed 12.46 3rd (she had been sheltering in Blue anchor Bay).
9/1 at 12.00 bulk carrier Brave Star, inward bound for Newport.
10/1 at 10.38 cargo vessel Fast Jet, owners Fast Line Belgium, outward bound from Sharpness having sailed at 03.03. At 17.30 bulk carrier Karewood Star, 6,315 tons d.w., outward bound from Swansea having at 13.04.
11/1 at 07.40 bulk carrier Cetus Bowhead, 35,000 tons d.w., inward bound for Newport. At 09.55 vehicle carrier Coral Leader, 18,403 tons d.w., outward bound from Portbury having sailed 3rd. At 11.04 tanker Dutch Aquamarine, 6,414 tons d.w., owners Essbberger Hamburg, inward bound for Barry.
12/1 at 07.58 cargo vessel Eems Servant, inward bound for Sharpness. At 09.27 cargo vessel Wilson Grimsby, owners Wilson Shipowning Norway, inward bound for Avonmouth. At 10.55 cargo vessel Sky Wish, inward bound for Cardiff. At 17.50 bulk carrier Star Dalmatia, inward bound for Portbury.
14/1 at 08.40 cargo vessel Pride, 2,981 tons d.w., owners Biese Chartering Management Germany, inward bound for Avonmouth. At 15.55 cargo vessel Theseus, outward bound from Sharpness having sailed at 06.52.
17/1 at 06.08 vehicle carrier Bosphorus Highway, inward bound for Portbury. At 12.51 cargo vessel Sarah B, 2,300 tons d.w., outward bound from Newport having sailed at 04.50 hrs. At 14.05 vehicle carrier Jasmine Leader, outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 09.07.
18/1 at 13.06 cargo vessel Amedeus, 1,700 tons d.w., owners Erica Shipping Kingston, outward bound from Neath. At 14.30 bulk carrier Cetus Bowhead, 43,433 tons d.w., outward bound from Newport having sailed at 09.18.
19/1 at 15.15 vehicle carrier Grand Legacy, inward bound for Portbury. At 16.30 vehicle carrier Autosun, 6,670 tons d.w., owners UECC Uniperssoal Madeira, inward bound for Portbury.
20/1 at 06.20 vehicle carrier Neptune Dynamis, owners Dynamis Shipping Greece, inward bound for Portbury. At 12.59 bulk carrier Star Dalmatia, outward bound from Portbury.
23/1 cargo vessel Zeycan Ana, inward bound for Newport.
26/1 at 08.30 bulk carrier Brave Star, outward bound from Newport having sailed at 23.08 25th (passing very slowly at about 3 knots. I think she may have had engine problems).
29/1 at 10.25 BC Maccoa, outward bound from Waterford (she had been sheltering from the bad weather). At 10.30 cargo vesssel Santa Helena. At 11.05 cargo vessel Rheintal, inward bound for Avonmouth. At 15.05 bulk Carrier Federal Yukon, owners Canadian, outward bound from Cardiff having sailed 13.04 23rd.
30/1 at 05.45 cargo vessel Garip Baba, outward bound from Newport having sailed at 18.02 hrs 28th.
31/1 at 08.25 cargo vessel Fehn Lyra, inward bound for Cardiff. At 10.03 cargo vessel Libero, inward bound for Sharpness.
Regards,
Norman.
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