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Northam Burrows season tickets available from 9th March.
Toll charges on Northam Burrows are set to resume on Friday 3 April 2026, and season tickets will be available to purchase from Monday 9 March. Tickets cost £70 (plus an additional £3 postage charge if buying online or over … Continue reading
Shipping notes No. 251 (February).
Bideford Quay. No commercial shipping this month. Appledore – in port. Baltic Sun (built 2022); flag Limasol; arrived 4/2, sailed 5/2; dischaged approx. 3,000 tons animal feed. Yelland Quay. No shipping at Yelland this month. Regards, Norman. … Continue reading
Bideford Film Society – March events.
Please also see our website www.bidefordcinema.org.uk All showing at The Theatre, Kingsley School. * * * * Wuthering Heights. (15) 136 mins. Friday 6 March & Saturday 7 March at 7.30pm; doors open 7.00pm. ?A passionate and tumultuous love story … Continue reading
‘Wild Again’ – Littleham, 14th March.
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Posted in Environment, Events
Tagged Earth Action N. Devon, littleham, Wilder Communities
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Bideford Phoenix Morris, March.
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Instow jumble sale, March 7th.
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£210,000 refurbishment work to playgrounds.
As part of its commitment to improve play spaces across the district, Torridge District Council has announced that four play areas in East-the-Water, Bideford; Hartland and Winkleigh will undergo £210,000 worth of refurbishment works in February and March 2026. At … Continue reading
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Tagged East the Water, Hartland, TDC, Torridge District Council, Winkleigh
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Appledore Singers.
Appledore Singers Charity Christmas Concert, which was held in Northam Hall, raised the huge amount of £850 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust (we are a relatively small choir). I have attached a picture with some of the Choir holding the … Continue reading
Beaford Archive – the Lost Decades project.
Beaford – The Lost Decades Project. Calling Bideford people! This is an exciting project from Beaford about their community Old Archive. Take a look at the weblinks below and add any details you can to these wonderful old photographs. Discover … Continue reading
Posted in History, Local People
Tagged Atherington, Beaford Archive, Bideford, Dolton, Hatherleigh, Kings Nympton
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Guided walks at Northam Burrows.
We all know how beneficial spending time in nature can be, but finding the time isn’t always easy. That’s where the Northam Burrows Rangers’ Free Guided Walks come in! With two different walk styles and plenty to discover along the … Continue reading
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Tagged guided walks, northam, Northam burrows, Northam Burrows rangers
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Shipping notes No. 250 (January).
Bideford Quay. No commercial shipping at Bideford this month. Yelland Quay. Deo Gloria – 1/1 (1 trip): 2/1 (2 trips): 3/1 (2 trips): 4/1 (2 trips): 5/1 (2 trips): 6 /1 (2 trips): after this trip the vessel returned … Continue reading
Posted in Shipping
Tagged Appledore, Bideford Quay, River Taw, river Torridge, Yelland quay
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Winter volunteering at Northam Burrows.
If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to spend more time outdoors, learn new skills or meet new people, why not join the Northam Burrows Ranger team for a series of practical conservation tasks this winter! Volunteer recruitment is … Continue reading
Shipping notes No. 249 (December).
Bideford Quay. No commercial shipping. Yelland Quay. Dredger Deo Gloria – 22/23/12 (2 trips), 24/12 (2 trips), 27/12 (2 trips), 28/12 (2 trips), 29/12 (2 trips), 30/12 (2 trips), 31 /12 (1 trip). Appledore. Atherstone still alongside quay. Deo Gloria … Continue reading
‘Coastwise’ – Spring programme.
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Bideford Water Fountain restoration under way.
Torridge District Council has announced that works have commenced to bring the Bideford water fountains on Bideford Quay back to life. Local companies Northwave Engineering Ltd and Aquatec Water Services Ltd were on site last week to start work on … Continue reading
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Tagged Bideford Quay, Bideford's water fountain, Torridge District Council
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