Category Archives: Books

“All Stories” workshop, Barnstaple Library, 22nd February.

Posted on 07/02/2025 by Tango Alpha

Barnstaple Library to host a free writing-for-children workshop with acclaimed local author Polly Ho Yen, following selection through national competition. Barnstaple Library has won an All Stories national competition to host a fully funded workshop, which aims to encourage and … Continue reading →

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The ‘Way of the Wharves’ project.

Posted on 28/12/2021 by Tango Alpha

‘Way of the Wharves’. The Torridge Estuary and Bideford have a long and fascinating maritime history with boat building documented back to Elizabethan times. On the east bank of the Torridge, opposite Bideford town, East-the-Water was an industrial and transport … Continue reading →

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North Devon coast monographs.

Posted on 06/08/2018 by Tango Alpha

     

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Bideford’s Newfoundland links & the Chope Collection.

Posted on 19/03/2017 by Tango Alpha

Devon has strong historic links with the Canadian Province of Newfoundland dating back to the 16th Century, when boats from local ports sailed to the waters of Newfoundland to fish for cod. Initially men left Devon in April and returned … Continue reading →

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‘The Book of Hartland’.

Posted on 13/07/2015 by Tango Alpha

While Bideford Library has marched boldly into the 21st Century with its Wi-Fi and e-book service, we shouldn’t forget the wealth of historical material also kept here. We have a wonderful set of old photographs and also an impressive collection … Continue reading →

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