Category Archives: Local People

One Hundred Years ago – July 1925.

A collection of articles from the ‘Bideford Gazette’ during July 1925, kindly selected by Bideford Community Archive. www.bidefordarchive.org.uk * * * * * * Shopkeepers in the Gazette area are being warned to be on the alert as counterfeit £5 … Continue reading

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Appledore Clean Maritime Innovation Centre progresses.

Torridge District Council has announced it has appointed BAM Construction to act as the main contractor for the delivery of the Appledore Clean Maritime Innovation Centre. The Centre has been partly funded through the Levelling Up Fund, Community Regeneration Partnership … Continue reading

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Bridge Trust charitable grants available.

Applications from clubs and other organisations for Charitable Grants for the inhabitants of Bideford and its immediate neighbourhood are now invited. The form can be found here: https://www.bidefordbridgetrust.org.uk/…/Bridge-Trust… Please note The Trust do not accept applications by email and they … Continue reading

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One Hundred Years Ago – June 1925.

A collection of articles from the ‘Bideford Gazette’ during June 1925, kindly selected by Bideford Community Archive. www.bidefordarchive.org.uk * * * * * * Jim Hearn and Dora Hoblin are married at St Mary’s Church, Bideford. The marriage took place … Continue reading

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One Hundred Years Ago – May 1925.

A collection of articles from the ‘Bideford Gazette’ during May 1925, kindly selected by Bideford Community Archive. www.bidefordarchive.org.uk * * * * * * While the River Bank and Park Committee’s report was under discussion at the meeting of Bideford … Continue reading

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One Hundred Years Ago – March 1925.

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 … Continue reading

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‘Man Down’ mental health support.

  All men welcome to come along to our friendly, non-judgemental and supportive peer support group. Directions:When you get to Marlborough Court, turn left and then left again where the car park is. Look out for the Man Down signage … Continue reading

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One Hundred Years ago – February 1925.

A collection of articles from the ‘Bideford Gazette’ during February 1925, kindly selected by Bideford Community Archive. Births – at King’s Arms, The Quay, Bideford, to Mr and Mrs Manning, a son; to Mr and Mrs R H Morrow, a … Continue reading

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One Hundred Years Ago – December 1924.

A collection of articles from the ‘Bideford Gazette’ over December 1924, kindly selected by Bideford Community Archive. A notable feature of the Christmas was the overwhelming and unprecedented rush on the Bideford Post Office. All previous records were broken by … Continue reading

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“Bideford Legends” – 2.

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 … Continue reading

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“Bideford Legends” – 1.

Introducing “Bideford Legends”. My name is Tanya Harrison, I was born abroad and came to live in Bideford in 2017. By profession I am a Teacher of English to foreign students, not a photographer, not a writer, not an expert … Continue reading

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A tribute to Peter Christie.

Peter Christie. We were very sorry to hear the news of the death of Peter Christie, Torridge councillor, author and historian, and loyal contributor to “Buzz”. He wrote a host of articles over the years, all of which have been … Continue reading

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The Huntshaw Church bells project.

Huntshaw’s Historic Bells drop into the limelight – After 500 years! For over a year the ‘Friends of Huntshaw Bells’ have been raising money through grants, sponsorship and events and have raised so far £17k. There is a long way … Continue reading

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The ‘Way of the Wharves’ project.

‘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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The “Freshspring” project.

Steamship ‘Freshspring’ celebrates four years in Bideford. During the Second World War, a fleet of freshwater-carrying steam ships was commissioned by the Royal Navy to deliver water to warships. These became the ‘Fresh’ class of ships and the last one … Continue reading

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