Tag Archives: Bideford Quay

Shipping notes No. 228 (March).

Posted on 03/04/2024 by Tango Alpha

Bideford Quay. No shipping at Bideford this month. Oldenburg still at Sharpness. Appledore. Quorn and Atherstone still in Shipyard. Yelland Quay. No shipping this month. Bristol Channel Observations. 1/3 at 18.02 cargo vessel Wilson Main, 2,541 tons d.w., owners Wilson … Continue reading →

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Wonky Conker.

Posted on 27/09/2012 by Tango Alpha

The “Helping Hand”, which holds up the “Wonky Conker tree”, near Kingsley Statue on Bideford Quay, very nearly didn’t happen at all.  Some years before  its construction, it was decided to chop down the mature trees on the riverbank in … Continue reading →

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Queen’s Diamond Jubilee – 4th June.

Posted on 27/05/2012 by Tango Alpha

Monday 4th June 2012 will see Bideford marking the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with a civic parade along the Quay followed by a family-friendly party in the park.  The parade, led by the Youth Pipe Band, will leave the Town Hall … Continue reading →

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